Since the Gaza Strip turned into a war zone, there have been a number of disturbing events. Violence against Jews has risen. Acts of anti-Jewish vandalism are rampant. Leftist strongholds have let the mask drop to show how they really feel about Israel.
In response to this, the Puddin’ Head Joe Administration swung into action. With their fingers fully on the pulse of the nation and how Americans feel about Israel, they gathered their best minds and announced a national initiative to combat…islamophobia.
Remember, kids, this idea came from their best minds.
Since the Left brought it up, I figured we should revisit islamophobia in the current context and have a few laughs in the process.
What the Left thinks it means – irrational fear or hatred of Muslims, currently fueled by high emotions over the Gaza situation
What it really means – a term used to deflect legitimate criticism of Muslim extremists
Let me make something perfectly clear. I don’t hate Islam anymore than I hate anything else. The customs and practices are different, but that’s not a reason to start stringing up Muslims. Just like with Christianity, there are different belief systems under the Muslim banner, some more uptight, others more relaxed. Regardless, I extend that offer of kinship until such time as it gets revoked because I would like the same for my beliefs.
Having said that, Islam has a problem, namely there are some really uptight assholes ruining it for the rest of the faithful. As much as Leftists like to paint people like me as radical extremists destined to lash out with violence, I don’t see that many Amish drive-bys. Mainly because they tend not to have cars, but the point’s the same. Christianity is not by its nature violent. You could count on the two hands of the world’s worst power tool demonstrator the number of Christians who have acted violently in the past century or so. And last time Christians did act violently on a wide scale (i.e. the Crusades), it didn’t work out for them.
Islam, on the other hand…well, let’s just say they have a ways to go in the non-violence workbook. And it’s for this reason people are a little skittish about completely trusting our Muslim brothers and sisters. When Christianity gets radicalized, you tend to get Amway-level aggressive proselytizing. When Islam gets radicalized, you tend to get explosions. They are not the same.
Naturally, the Left has found a way to weaponize prudent caution by shaming people into ignoring it through shame. Islamophobia works in the same way “racist” does with the Left: take any less-than-positive statement, put it through their intersectionality prism (with a quick consultation of their Oppression Decoder Rings), and turn it into hate. You know, just like The Squad!
With regards to the fighting in Gaza, the Left has ramped up the islamophobia rhetoric to paint Muslims as being persecuted by Israel. And, just like clockwork, the squawking points went out for Leftists to recite without self-reflection. Although there are Muslims affected by the current situation, the Left has pulled a bit of a switcheroo.
Take any current Leftist statement about islamophobia, for example. Notice there is one name that never gets mentioned in the same breath as decrying islamophobia. That’s right, kids. I’m talking about Hamas. By only mentioning Muslims, Leftists don’t have to deal with the fact there are Muslims like Hamas running around out there. And they use Israel’s military strength to create a David vs. Goliath where the Muslims (i.e. Hamas) are the underdogs.
That same approach works with islamophobia, too. By painting Muslims as the victims, the Left has made it next to impossible for any legitimate discourse on whether radical Islam is a problem. (Spoiler Alert: it is.) So, all of Islam gets a whitewash and the Left can keep avoiding a major blind spot it has regarding it. A win-win!
Well, except for all the people who are injured, kidnapped, or murdered by the radical Muslims like Hamas, of course.
There is legitimate hatred of Muslims out there, but it’s not nearly as widespread as the Left wants us to believe. But this gives the Left an incentive to pump up the numbers by making any slight against Muslims islamophobic. And I do me any slight. The problem becomes separating the real islamophobia from the bullshit and being unafraid to call it out when it happens.
Guess who I trust least with doing any of that.
Maybe it’s me, but it’s almost like the Left is so focused on fighting islamophobia as an apology of sorts for our response to 9/11, which was to…go after Muslim extremists and their proxies. Even though there were examples of dumb people treating anyone with darker brown skin like a terrorist, most of the anger was directed at those who supported the attack on America.
To the Left, this was a black stain on our history, so they made it a central point of their platform from that point on to reject the idea there are bad Muslims, just good Muslims being persecuted by evil nasty poopyhead Right Wingers.
Wait…isn’t that the same rationale the Left used with illegal Mexican immigrants?
And wouldn’t that be a great strategy for people who want America to be destroyed to exploit? But I’m sure that would never happen, right?
That insinuation may make people call me islamophobic, and I don’t care. The term has lost all meaning for me because it’s been oversaturated like the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift relationship. At that point, I enter Don’t Give A Fuck Mode. The fact the Left continues to pretend islamophobia is rampant, especially at a time when Muslim extremists are responsible for killing people who were at a fucking music festival, is troubling. How many more people are Leftists going to allow to be killed or hurt just to protect their feefees?
If the media coverage of the war in Gaza is any indication, as many as it takes.
In the meantime, it’s incumbent upon us to keep cooler heads and not treat every Muslim how Leftists are treating Israel right now. We have to encourage Muslims to feel free to express their opinions, even if we disagree with them, and show them love. As the late Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” If we want to end hostilities towards Muslims (or any group for that matter), we must start by mending fences.
Of course, once those fences get blown up by people who prefer to kill us than be neighborly, only three words need to be uttered.
Game on, bitch.
I’ve been trying to avoid writing about this, but since the Left can’t stop talking about it for 2 microseconds, I suppose I’ll have to weigh in. After moments of tepid unrest (as opposed to the usual white hot variety), tensions between Israel and Palestine flared up, resulting in rockets being exchanged, and not in the white elephant kind of way. To put it mildly, they were putting some heat on those things.
As they typically do in situations like this, the Left has already taken sides with Palestine, with members of “The Squad” openly calling Israel an “apartheid state.” I’m sure that’s going to go over well with the white nationalists there, but that’s not important right now. What is important is the Left’s political gamble taking sides with Palestine, a gamble they’ve made before and won handily. In the grand scheme of things, does this matter?
Why, yes. Yes it does.
What the Left thinks it means – a nation being oppressed by Israel merely for trying to get its land back
What it really means – a nation that no longer exists, due in no small part to its leaders
The biggest problem when discussing Palestine is agreeing on the basic facts that are not in play, mainly because there are so many people who disagree on them. However, there is one fact not even the staunchest of pro-Palestinian propagandists can spin away.
Palestine doesn’t exist today.
Oh, sure, they did at one time and the United Nations even recognize Palestine as a state, but that means nothing in 2021. Especially that second part. If your ace in the hole is a UN proclamation, you’re better off in admitting you got nothing. At least then you won’t have to worry about explaining away the UN’s noted anti-Israel bent. If anything, they should get bent.
The country that was once Palestine was comprised of a lot of land in the Middle East in what is now Jordan. Not Israel. Not the West Bank. Not even the Gaza Strip. Jordan. The fact Israel and Jordan are neighbors doesn’t help the situation any because they have easy access to each other and their respective populations and property. In short, this is a property line dispute with heavy artillery.
But as a former homeowner myself, I can tell you it’s hard to have a property line dispute when you don’t actually own the property. If the Palestinians had a valid claim to Israel, I would be one of the first to say so. As it stands, all they have are a UN proclamation and apparently nobody who knows how to read an ancient map. But what they do have is Leftists willing to carry their water for them. As it turns out, this is their default position on Palestine because a) they like to at least appear to support the underdog against the powerful, and b) they have a major anti-Semitism problem.
Let’s start with the first one since it’s first and all. The Left loves a good David vs. Goliath story, not because they necessarily want David to win, but because they love making Goliath look like a jerk in the process. Instead of fighting for the little guy, the Left tends to fight against the big guy because it’s easier to paint the big guy as the villain just like they did with the big banks. Of course, when it’s a big guy who agrees with them (I’m looking right at you, Jack Dorsey), the Left turns a blind eye…until it becomes convenient to throw you under the bus. Just ask Amazon.
Or we can just ask Israel. With the two terms of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and the first year of Joe Biden’s term, Israel knows full well what the Left thinks of them and how they will make nice to your face while helping the opposition. The Left has even sent political advisors to Israel to try to defeat Benjamin Netanyahu, all because he has this crazy idea that Israel should exist. That MONSTER! Out of Clinton, Obama, and Biden, only Clinton had Israel and Palestine try to work out some sort of agreement. Even when Israel was willing to give in to Palestine’s conditions, their leader at the time, Yasser Arafat walked away. Since then, the possibility of peace between the sides is more remote than a hermit at Ice Station Zero.
This is where the anti-Semitism comes into play. Yes, there are Leftist Jews who are on the “Free Palestine” bandwagon and will criticize Israel in the same breath they order brunch, but they are being used for votes and money, just like every other group the Left associates with. The Left loves the money and power the Leftist Jews give them, but nothing else beyond that. As long as the Israel-Palestine conflict continues, the Left will use it for their own ends without doing anything to help the situation.
Oh, and it should be pointed out, as the Left loves to do, the Palestinians are also Semites. So, what would you call a group of people who use the death of people they allegedly support to enhance their own political and fiscal power? Some could say they were…anti-Semites…
Amazing, but not unexpected from the Left.
Beyond that, some of the Left’s favorite hustlers…I mean figures have a history of out-and-out disdain for Israel and its people: Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Hillary Clinton, Louis Farrakhan, just to name a few. More recently, “The Squad” has shown it can flex with the best of them when it comes to attacking Israel. No matter how many times they get caught, however, the song never changes. Israel will always be bad, and Palestine will always be good. And as long as there’s money and votes to be had, the Left won’t care.
The larger question is whether Palestinians want peace. I can’t point to anything specific, but I get the feeling the majority of them do. Constant fighting without a reason to fight erodes your soul pretty fast, and the way many Palestinians have found a way to live without fighting is…by moving to Israel. Contrary to popular belief, Palestinians in Israel enjoy a modicum of power and respect so long as they don’t wreck anything. They even have a place at the table in Israel’s version of Congress, the Knesset. Hard to argue Israel is an apartheid state when they give more freedom to Palestinians than Palestine does.
And therein lies the real tragedy of it all. Palestinians really don’t have an ally on the Left, but Hamas does. That’s not an insignificant distinction to make, either. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the US and others, and currently holds all the power in Palestine. Oh, and they’re much more militant than Arafat was, and he was militant enough as it was for a guy who could pass for Ringo Starr in an off-Baghdad production of “Lawrence of Arabia.” The other option is to seek sanctuary with the ”enemy” or try to stay enough under the radar as to not attract attention. With fanatics like Hamas, though, neither option is good enough. You’re either in all the way or you’re a traitor.
Hmmm…I wonder if that attitude has anything to do with the religion Hamas members follow…naaaaaaah!
In the end, there will be more fighting, more death, and more heartache until both sides of the Palestine/Israel conflict decide enough is enough. Even then, the Left will find a way to paint Palestine as a victim instead of a participant, if only to secure more money and power for themselves. If only to try to stem the tide of eternal war (and, admittedly, make Leftists even madder than they are now), I will defend Israel’s right to exist.
And I will continue to act as an Israeli Chamber of Commerce for Palestinians looking to get out from the conflict.
I had a piece already written about a lighter subject, but recent events out of Minnesota changed the best-laid plans of mice and bloggers.
When four members of the Minneapolis Police Department detained and eventually killed George Floyd for attempting to pass counterfeit money, it started off a chain of events resulting in property being destroyed, people being injured, and general discord around the world. And, as you might expect, politics got injected into the situation early and often.
Enter Representative Ilhan Omar and the other members of “The Squad.” The Minnesota Congresswoman took to Twitter to help promote donations to ActBlue.com, a Leftist website, under the auspices of racial justice. What is that? I’m glad you asked, otherwise I’m out a topic for the Lexicon.
What the Left thinks it means – getting justice for disenfranchised people of color
What it really means – tilting the scales of justice to favor people of color at the expense of actual justice
There is a reason statues of Lady Justice wear a blindfold; justice is supposed to be blind. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been when it comes to police officers and black criminals. In the former case, sentences tend to be on the light side, while in the latter case, those sentences are harsher. And it’s been going on for far too long.
Hence, the Left’s renewed call for racial justice. This is another term the Left devised that combines a powerful word that appeals to most Americans (justice) and adds a politically-charged modifier (racial) designed to advance an agenda. In this case, the goal is to take any negative feelings about racism and apply it to the judicial system to allow blacks and other minorities a chance to experience what the Left thinks/knows whites have enjoyed for so long.
The scary part is the Left has a point. Blacks and whites do not have equal justice in America, no matter how hard we try to ignore it. And before you start throwing out statistics about what percentage of blacks commit what percentage of crimes, the fact it took days to arrest the officer who choked George Floyd and at least contributed to his death shows how screwed up our justice system is.
Having said that, the Left’s solution isn’t to fix the problems, but screw them up even more by using race as even more of a factor than it already is. Of course, that’s by design. One of the cornerstones of Leftist ideology is to undermine the American legal system and institute a global legal system, an idea most American Presidents have rejected. But, the Left doesn’t give up that easily and has made progress towards their goals. The very fact we have four Representatives on record advocating for racial justice in an attempt to raise funds is proof of how emboldened they feel right now.
By adding race into a court proceeding, it guarantees the results will not be just because it prevents the jury from doing its sworn job. It’s not to try to figure out what race deserves what punishment; it’s to determine guilt or innocence based on the law and the arguments presented by the attorneys involved. Any thought outside of those two elements muddies the waters, making actual justice harder to obtain.
Granted, I’m a white guy and have undoubtedly received preferential treatment because of it, even though I don’t want it. We are supposed to be equal under the law, so I prefer to be treated equally. No, that doesn’t mean I want to be treated as poorly as blacks have. It means I want blacks to be on an even playing field with me. Racial justice doesn’t strive to do that. Instead, it strives to make race a major factor in determining whether I go free if I’m found not guilty or punished more severely if I’m found guilty.
In trying to bring racial justice to fruition, the Left has made justice racist. Good job, I guess?
Meanwhile, we should not be scared to point out the disparities between how blacks and whites are treated. It doesn’t start with looting, violence, and vandalism. It’s starts with a conversation so we can learn from each other and build a stronger relationship as a result. And, yes, that means we white folk are going to have to be willing to listen and accept how blacks have been treated overall, but it will lead to a much greater result, one that will make The Squad’s call for racial justice obsolete.


Youth Orchestra meetings are suspended as of March 16, 2020. Please check back for updates.
The Covenant Youth Orchestra will be starting their first semester of the 2020-21 year in August, and you are welcome to join! The Youth Orchestra rehearses in the Music Room at Covenant from 4:30-5:20pm each Thursday. Watch this page and @cchsindy social media for the official start date.
The orchestra is open to students of all ages and skill levels. The Youth Orchestra performs with the high school students for the following Covenant Fine Arts spring events:
- Fall Concert on October 2 | 7pm
- Christmas Concert on December 11 | 7pm
- Fine Arts Festival on May 14 | 7pm


Take a look at the grants Kansas and Missouri received to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced over $2.6 billion in FY 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards for roughly 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the United States. The awards for Kansas and Missouri will provide funding for GKCCEH and surrounding HUD-affiliated programs to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness move into permanent housing with access to supportive services, with the overarching goal of long-term stability.
The CoC program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. The program is the largest source of federal grant funding for homeless services and housing programs servicing people experiencing homelessness. The 2021 awards include approximately $102 million for new domestic violence support projects. The awards also fund new projects that focus on adding permanent housing to communities including new permanent supportive housing, new rapid rehousing, and projects that provide transitional housing to households and then shift them to rapid rehousing.
On August 18, 2021, HUD issued the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2021 CoC competition awards. The NOFO was the first CoC Program NOFO of the Biden-Harris Administration and reflects the Administration’s commitment to equity and evidence-based solutions to address homelessness. Additionally, for the first time, the NOFO invited Indian Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing entities (TDHE) to apply for grants through the CoC program. Specifically, HUD sought projects that:
- End homelessness for all persons experiencing homelessness;
- Use a Housing First approach;
- Reduce unsheltered homelessness and reduce the criminalization of homelessness;
- Improve system performance;
- Partner with housing and health agencies, including to leverage and coordinate American Rescue Plan resources;
- Advance racial equity and addressing racial disparities in homelessness; and
- Engage people with lived experience of homelessness in decision-making.
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This is why we participate in PIT
We conduct the Point In Time Count (featured on our blog on March 4 and January 27) in Kansas City to showcase a need for more funding from HUD. Our efforts in 2022 will hopefully increase the number of grants and awards once the results are finalized this time next year.
Highlighting Our Coordinated Entry Manager– A Key Player in PIT 2022
Kaylee Coulter is our Coordinated Entry System (CES) Manager. She joined GKCCEH in September 2021. She graduated from University of Missouri – Kansas City with her Master of Social Work in 2019. Fresh out of school, she starting working in our CoC as a Housing Navigator helping households experiencing homelessness get connected services and obtain documentation for housing.
Coulter started her social work career as an intern with HappyBottoms, a local diaper bank in Kansas City providing diapers to low-income families. This is where she cultivated her passion for advocacy and social justice. She is passionate about empowering others to overcome and/or adapt to challenges in their life.
Coulter is excited to be part of the GKCCEH team and is already playing an active roll in promoting positive, impactful change in the community!


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January is NetGalley Month!
For the month of January, I plan to read as many books as I can from NetGalley. For bloggers and reviewers, this is your paradise! NetGalley is a site that matches up book reviewers with publishing houses who have books that need reviews–it’s a great system. You get to read a free book, often before it is released to the public–and all it will cost you is a review!
Red House Books had declared January to be NetGalley month, and who am I to argue? 🙂 This is not a reading challenge, but more like a read-a-thon…your goal is to read as many books from NetGalley during January as you can!
I’ve already read and reviewed one NetGalley book. My review will be posted Monday.
If you love reading and giving your opinions, I encourage you to join NetGalley! They have books from almost every genre, so any reader is sure to find something they’d love to read. If you are already a NetGalley member and want to join with other bloggers for NetGalley month, join here. There is even a cute badge you can add to your blog 🙂

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Built in the 8th century, Samye Monastery (Chinese name:桑耶寺) was the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet. Samye is famous for its sacred mandala design: the central temple symbolizes the legendary Mount Meru, center of the universe. It is a popular pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists, some of whom travel on foot for weeks to reach it.
Samye Monsstery is constructed in approximately 775 AD under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen of Tibet who sought to revitalize Buddhism, which had declined since its introduction by King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century. The monastery is located in Dranang, Shannan Prefecture.
Samye Monastery is laid out on the shape of a giant mandala, with the main temple representing the legendary Mt. Meru in the centre. Other buildings stand at the corners and cardinal points of the main temple, representing continents and other features of the Buddhist universe.The main temple is full of Tibetan religious art in mural and statue form, as well as some important relics. Many Tibetan Buddhists come on pilgrimage to Samye, some taking weeks to make the journey.

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Effects of chronic N additions on tissue chemistry, photosynthetic capacity, and carbon sequestration potential of a red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) stand in the NE United StatesAuthor(s): G.A. Bauer; F.A. Bazzaz; R. Minocha; S. Long; A. Magill; J. Aber; G.M. Berntson
Source: Forest Ecology and Management. 196: 173?186.
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DescriptionTemperate forests are predicted to play a key role as important sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide, which could be enhanced by nitrogen (N) deposition. However, experimental evidence suggests that the impact of N deposition on temperate forest productivity may not be as great as originally assumed. We investigated how chronic N addition affects needle morphology, nitrogen metabolism (or partitioning) photosynthetic capacity and foliage productivity. The investigation is based at the Harvard Forest (MA) as part of a now 15-year long N amendment study. Foliar N content in red pine (Pinus resinosa) of the high N treatment has significantly increased, but this increase was accompanied by a de-coupling of the photosynthesis?N relationship. In addition needle longevity in the high N trees was significantly lower compared to the control trees. Conifers of the high N treatment did not use the surplus of N to optimize the amount of photosynthetically active metabolites. Instead N accumulated as soluble protein (other than Rubisco), amino acids and chlorophyll. Photosynthetic capacity in the control trees was about 50% higher than in the fertilized trees. These results indicate that the increase in leaf N is not accompanied by a greater capacity for carbon assimilation in the high N treatment. Using a simple model (PnET-Day) of canopy photosynthesis and carbon allocation, we assessed the long-term effect of these physiological changes on ecosystem carbon balance. The model results emphasize and reinforce the large difference between rates of carbon accumulation predicted to occur if net photosynthesis remained linearly related to foliar N concentration, and rates measured in the field.
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CitationBauer, G.A.; Bazzaz, F.A.; Minocha, R.; Long, S.; Magill, A.; Aber, J.; Berntson, G.M. 2004. Effects of chronic N additions on tissue chemistry, photosynthetic capacity, and carbon sequestration potential of a red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) stand in the NE United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 196: 173?186.
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Saturday 18th November 2017 marks European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation. It is also marks 3 years since the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Northern Ireland made a range of recommendations to better protect children and young people from CSE.
Currently government departments and agencies are completing their annual reports on how they have implemented the Inquiry recommendations.
Koulla Yiasouma, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People said,
“I have been deeply disappointed by the quality of previous government reports which provided insufficient evidence of real progress in tackling CSE.
“I hope the next reports, which are due to be published now, give us confidence that children are safer today than when the Independent Inquiry first published its findings in 2014.”
- Information and resources about European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation can be found here
- If you have been affected or are worried about someone who may be affected by the issues in this report please contact police or social services. You can also contact NSPCC on 0800 389 1701 or Barnardo’s Safe Choices NI on 02890 658 511.

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Join us for an evening of drawing, music, models, and wine!
Every year to kick off Fashion Week, Drawing is Free holds a fashion-themed session with a guest designer and models. This year, Drawing is Free is delighted to team up with Xavier Thurston (PCA Class of 2016) to bring you the opportunity to draw Thurston’s original looks, with models styled by Fashion Design Coordinator Alyx Kleinsteiber.
The event will take place on Monday, September 23, from 6 to 8 pm in the PCA Gallery. As always, the event is free and open to all–but you have to draw or model to get the wine!
About Drawing is Free:
The ‘Drawing is Free’ sessions were first proposed at Paris College of Art as a way of bringing the school community together – students, faculty, administration, and staff to draw. This invitation is now extended to the wider public and friends and family of those connected to PCA.
There is no teacher, but a theme sets the subject and rhythm of the drawing activities.
Events take place in different locations around Paris. We speak French and English.

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After a two-year hiatus, Bellows Falls was able to bring the Liquid Gold Cup home by a score of 31-22.
“It’s been a great rivalry between the two towns ever since I can remember growing up and every year we bring a little extra energy to playing Springfield,” said Bellows Falls head coach Todd Wells. Sydney Bazin and Julia Nystrom both hit two 3-pointers apiece to put us out in front to start the game and there was no turning back.
“I thought our defense was pretty good and we did a good job at holding the Cosmos to no second-chance shots,” Wells said. “Springfield played even with us after the first quarter and I thought we did a great job with help defense on Clark who created a lot of offense driving to the hoop.”
Bazin led Bellows Falls with 16 while Bre Stockman and Nystrom each added six points each.
Even the pandemic couldn’t keep down the Bellows Falls / Springfield rivalry.
Next game is Tuesday versus Windsor.
Stevens dominates against Newport, 68-35Clayton Wadsworth scored all 24 of his points in the second and third quarter as the Cardinals (2-5) blew open a close game by scoring 43 points in those two frames. Wadsworth had seven of Stevens’ 10 3-pointers, with Kayden LaClair adding two more as part of a career-high 12 points. Stevens led just 11-9 after one, but increased that to 33-19 at the half and led 54-27 after three. Brady Moote added nine points and nine rebounds for Stevens, which hosts Fall Mountain on Tuesday. Devyn Heino scored 12 points to lead the Tigers (0-3).
Kearsarge 58, Coe-Brown 54This game came down to the fourth quarter and both teams made big plays to help take the lead, with multiple lead changes throughout the quarter. With 1:30 to go and the game tied, Nolan Grant hit a corner jumper to give Kearsarge the 56-54 lead, followed by two clutch free throws by Chris Stanchfield to ice the game.
“This was a great high school basketball game, with two teams battling it out with a playoff type atmosphere,” said Kearsarge head coach Nate Camp. “Credit Coach Smith and Coe-Brown, they played really well and pushed us to the limit today. Grant and Stanchfield made some big plays for us late, but it was a team effort once again by everyone who played, as eight kids scored and many others grabbed a stat line in some way to contribute.”
Stats: Chris Stanchfield, 27 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals; George Jallah, eight points, 10 rebounds; Nolan Grant, seven points; Bobby Needham, five points; Connor Pillsbury, four points; Tim Flanders, three points; Sam Carl, two points, nine assists, two blocks, three steals; Adrian McCarthy, two points.
Windsor 77, Bellows Falls 22Top scorers for Windsor were: Elliot Rupp, 30 poitns, six steals; Ashley Grela, 15 points; Peyton Richardson, 11 points; Adi Prior, nine points and six steals. Reese Perry ended with eight rebounds and Eve Page sniped five steals. Bellows Falls was led by Bre Stockman with seven points.

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With the Broncos' top decision-maker, John Elway, having declared the quarterback competition "wide open," the team will get down to the business of choosing a starter when training-camp practices begin Thursday.
"The bottom line is, we're going to give them equal reps and it's an open competition,'' Kubiak said. "We've got a plan ... so we'll get an equal look at all of them.''
Kubiak said that, initially, Sanchez will work with the starters and that Siemian will be the second quarterback in the rotation and Lynch the third. But he also said, "That will change on a day-to-day basis. ... We just want to give them all an equal opportunity."
Sanchez, who was acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, and Siemian, a seventh-round draft pick in 2015, would get the bulk of the work with the starting offense.
In the wake of Peyton Manning's retirement and Brock Osweiler's departure to the Houston Texans in free agency, the quarterback question will be the biggest topic of football conversation throughout the preseason for the defending Super Bowl champions.
"I think it's going to be wide open," Elway said Wednesday. "We'll get to see how it's really going to take shape. ... We'll find our guy."
When the Broncos' offseason program concluded in June, Kubiak told all three quarterbacks how things would go in training camp.
"One thing we want to make sure is, every night we go up in that office and Mark had 75 throws that day, Trevor had 75 throws, Paxton, I want to be able to look at it that way,'' Kubiak said. "I want to be fair from that standpoint, because I think they all deserve the opportunity."
Kubiak said he has no timetable to make a decision. When asked what was the most important thing for the potential starter to show him, Kubiak noted that beyond getting the ball to the right people and limiting mistakes, he wanted to see a leader emerge.
"Who does the best job with the team?" Kubiak said. "I think there are a lot of things involved. We'll see. ... let's let them go to work."
Asked how deep into the preseason he would be willing to go to make a decision, Kubiak said, "I think they're going to tell me by how they perform and how they handle the football team.
"I know that they know they're on equal footing as far as reps and what's fixing to take place. They left here [in June] knowing that."


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Speed the process toward better jobs
- Portland Tribune - Opinion
Every elected official in Oregon says job creation is his or her top priority. Such a goal is impossible to dispute in a state with an unemployment rate that's still above 10 percent and an economy that seems even less assured than it did a year ago.
We think local, state and federal leaders can stimulate employment growth by cutting in half the time it takes to wade through government rules and regulations.
One immediate way to accomplish that would be to begin an audit of the processes that regulate business development and job creation and determine if the rules and regulations inhibit or encourage the timely job creation.
We strongly suspect that in most local communities and state agencies - save the city of Hillsboro, which has learned to expedite construction and development projects - those processes end up delaying job creation.
We have some hope following Oregon Attorney General John Kroger's recent hiring of Portland attorney Fred Granum. Kroger told the Tribune last week that Granum was brought on board to work with the business community, the governor's office, the attorney general's office and the Legislature to help reform laws and regulations that serve to discourage economic growth.
Granum should be a man in a hurry. And not because his position is only budgeted to last for 18 months. Quick action by Granum, Kroger and the governor's office can serve as economic stimulus in a state that typically sees years go by before public review, environmental impact statements and citizen-involvement processes are completed. If Oregon finds the appropriate balance between process and timeliness, we might have a real chance to create the jobs that this state needs.
We encourage Kroger and Gov. John Kitzhaber - both noted environmentalists - to show that it's possible to protect the environment and public interest while also cutting back on onerous rules and regulations that inhibit the economy.

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BEIJING -- Stability and development of Tibet has demonstrated the Chinese central government has carried out the right policies in the region, Premier Wen Jiabao said here Friday.
"The situation in Tibet on the whole is stable. The Tibetan people hope to live and work in peace and stability," Wen told a press conference on Friday morning, after the conclusion of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC).
"Both China's Constitution and the Law on Ethnic Regional Autonomy safeguard the freedom and rights of people in Tibet, particularly in religious belief," the premier said.
He added that the central government has increased fiscal input to Tibet to accelerate the region's economic development and to improve the well-being of farmers and herders.
"The Tibet Autonomous Region would continue follow the opening-up policy for the sake of its own development," Wen said.


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Rising Treasury yields that added to the dollar’s appeal after rallying to fresh 16-year highs
The US dollar extends its rally on Thursday, holding above the 106.50 zone as buying interest persists around fresh November highs registered around 106.84 during the previous session. Now, the buck seems to have enough upside momentum to challenge fresh multi-month tops in the near term, especially as the DXY keeps trading above the 106.00 key figure that represents the immediate significant support at this stage. The greenback keeps deriving support from a hawkish Fed and rising Treasury yields that added to the dollar’s appeal after rallying to fresh 16-year highs. The USD index looks ready to extend its ascent towards 107.00 if the buying pressure persists. A wider technical picture stays positive as well. Should the DXY see further bullish pressure, a decisive break above the 106.85 zone would open the way towards fresh multi-month tops. Meanwhile, EURUSD stays depressed, trading around early-2023 lows seen at 1.0488. The pair is changing hands below 1.0500 as of writing, up 0.1% on the day.
The cable found resistance represented by the 200-DMA earlier this month and has been trending lower since then. Furthermore, the pair fell below 1.2200 to register fresh March lows around 1.2110 during the previous session. The pound bounced marginally today, but still lacks the momentum to stage a more robust recovery despite oversold conditions. Now, the pound holds around the lower end of the extended trading range, also staying below the key SMAs. During the European deals, the pair has settled in positive territory, trying to attract demand at this stage. The daily RSI turned slightly positive in oversold territory, suggesting the pair could see some relief in the immediate term before resuming the downside move. In recent trading, GBPUSD was changing hands around 1.2150, up 0.15% on the day. On the downside, the immediate significant support is now represented by the 1.2120 zone. On the upside, a decisive recovery above 1.2200 would pave the way to a more sustained bounce.
The USDJPY keeps adding to gains these days as the Japanese yen struggles to attract demand. The dollar turned slightly negative during the European trading hours on Thursday, holding just below fresh October highs seen around 149.70 during the previous session. The pair has settled just below the 149.50 figure, staying elevated despite overbought conditions. As the pair still stays above the ascending 20-DMA, downside risks remain limited in the near term. The dollar was last seen changing hands around 149.30, down 0.21% on the day. Now, the greenback needs to make a decisive break above the 149.70 region in order to extend the rally towards the 150.00 psychological level. The daily RSI turned slightly lower, staying in neutral territory, suggesting the dollar could see some bearish consolidation in the immediate term before resuming the ascent. On the hourly timeframes, the technical picture has deteriorated somewhat, with downside risks persisting as prices are now below the 20-SMA while the RSI is correcting lower in neutral territory.
The price of gold keeps bleeding, trading with bearish bias since peaking at $1,947 last week. After a slide from local highs, the precious metal dipped back below the key SMAs that turned back into resistance levels. Now, the bullion holds around the lower end of a local trading range, lacking the momentum to regain the $1,900 zone that represents the nearest significant barrier for buyers. Should the pressure intensify any time soon, the bullion could threaten the $1,870 zone for the first time since March. Gold was last seen changing hands around $1,877, up 0.18% on the day. On the weekly timeframes, the bullion still looks vulnerable as the metal remains under the 20-SMA that continues to cap gains. On the upside, the immediate target is now represented by the $1,890 region, followed by the $1,900 region. On the four-hour charts, the XAUUSD pair has settled below the key SMAs while the RSI looks bullish, painting a mixed technical picture.

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The Washington Post recently closely tracked the D.C. Council’s controversial award of a sports betting contract to Intralot, a company without a traditional RFP process. The award came under fire after the Washington Post reported on the controversial nature of the decision. It’s unclear whether Intralot was actually the best candidate for the job. Here are some things to consider before placing your bets. They may surprise you! In this article, we’ll cover legal sports betting in the District, moneyline betting, and Media-sportsbook partnerships.
Legalization of sports betting in the United States
While legalized sports betting would allow consumers to bet on sports and other events, prohibition has not worked. In fact, it has made many law-abiding citizens into criminals. According to a recent poll, only 38 percent of American adults know whether sports betting is legal in their state. That means that the sports betting industry must do more than just offer a more exciting product. It must also help promote competition and cooperation among all stakeholders.
Favorite and underdog bets
When you’re betting on sports, you’ll see two types of bets: favorite and underdog. Both types of bets are good for novice bettors and can bring you great value. Backing a favorite may seem like a novice move, but the best sports bettors know that betting on underdogs can be profitable, especially when the favorite isn’t guaranteed to win.
When it comes to placing bets on sports, moneyline bets are the best way to bet on the final score without considering the point spread. This type of bet focuses solely on a team’s final score, and is the ideal way to place bets on low-scoring sports, such as baseball and basketball. Point spread betting is better for games with larger scores, such as boxing or tennis.
Media-sportsbook partnerships are a recent trend in the world of sports betting. While the number of such partnerships is still relatively small, they are important to the industry. In time, the list of partnerships will likely grow as sports bettors gain more experience with sports betting. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of a media-sportsbook partnership? Let’s discuss each in more detail. In the first instance, the media-sportsbook partnership allows the sportsbook to reach a vast number of consumers.
Sites to place bets
Before you choose a site to place sports bets, you should first consider your preferences and motivation. While some sportsbooks are ideal for those who like to bet on high-value games, others cater to more experienced players. While choosing a site, consider whether it offers casino gambling or sports betting. If you’re planning to bet on both, then a high-rated sportsbook will probably offer you casino gambling.

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Its a tough world to be in with super powers right? Ask yourself this question. If you have the ability to control elements how would you use these new found gifts? For good? For bad? or maybe in between. In the Norwegian supernatural thriller from André Øvredal MORTAL we find an American backpacker who unfortunately becomes a one man wrecking crew with no rhyme or reason to how he gets there. As things play out and he becomes the target of a man hunt we find out he may be in the hands of a greater power unlike anyone has ever seen.
In the recent months there has been a reams of films weirdly describing super powers. As far back as two years ago a film by the name BRIGHTBURN terrorized film goers and gave a new glimpse into the worlds of superhuman feats with no direction towards saving people. Most of MORTAL follows our lead Nat Wolff trying to figure what happened to his family and why all of a sudden he has the ability to produce elements and take away life. There is a small bit of excitement as we watch him deal with this foreign land and unwanted powers that seem to have mind of their own. Great visuals are on display at full throttle. Anytime you have a film that showcases the multitude of engagements as we see here views tend to be worried that the film is cheesy and lacking any clear direction. Not the case with MORTAL. It's almost mesmerizing to see uncanny this display of power showcased in the film but audiences will be rewarded when they see how things play out.
There are so many beloved characters in the history arch of superheroes and villains that we forget sometimes they are based off true mythical gods. MORTAL will remind you that behind every story there is an origin and sometimes that origin may be confusing at first but settles in nicely. MORTAL will be a film viewers wont forget for sometime.
MORTAL is directed by André Øvredal and stars Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie, Per Frisch, Per Egil Aske, Priyanka Bose.


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Healthy Corner Stores for Healthy New Orleans Neighborhoods is a toolkit for neighborhood associations that are looking to bring healthy foods into their corner stores.
Working Towards Wellness: An Assessment of the School Health Environment at Ames Middle School raises awareness about the strengths and challenges of the school health environment in the areas of nutrition services, mental health services, and physical education.
Corner Store Program Possibilities in Louisville explores the possibilities for and barriers to increasing healthy food access through partnerships with corner store owners.
Community Food Assessment of Bedford-Stuyvesant documents the severely limited access to healthy foods in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn and the effect this has on community health.
The Food Stamp Resource Guide equips Tennessee service providers with the knowledge and materials to do effective SNAP outreach in their communities and connects local agencies with one another to facilitate continued sharing of updated information and best practices.
Opening New Doors to Ending Hunger: Out-of-Office Food Stamp Applications in California documents how county agencies and community-based organizations around the state are partnering to increase application options for clients by offering application assistance, posting county workers in community centers, … Read more
Struggling for Sustenance: Barriers to SNAP/Food Stamps in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties details the hardships eligible households face in trying to access food stamps. Based on 400 surveys and 40 interviews with food bank clients and partner agencies, … Read more
Harnessing Youth Voice in the Fight Against Hunger: The Role of Youth in Evaluating Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs Within Albuquerque Public Schools provides an overview of Albuquerque Public School students’ views on school meals and the pervasive problem of hunger … Read more
Considering the Costs of Senior Hunger and the Benefits of Federal Nutrition Programs explores factors affecting the food security of older D.C. residents and the impact of hunger on wellness, and assesses the value of federal nutrition programs in relation … Read more
Re-Imagining Bodegas: Stories of Community Involvement in the Healthy Bodegas Initiative describes the Adopt-a-Bodega process and offers three case studies illustrating the successes and challenges of the program in the South Bronx, Central Brooklyn, and East Harlem.
An Assessment of the Child & Adult Care Food Program After-School Supper in Milwaukee Public Schools examines the impact of the supper meal on students, families, and staff during after-school hours and describes alternative school supper models used in other … Read more
Hungry Souls, Richly Nourished provides policy and programmatic recommendations to increase student access, enrollment and participation in the National School Lunch Program in Albuquerque within the confines of school district budgets.


Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute about 45 per cent of the manufacturing output, 40 per cent of the total exports of the Indian economy. They have been the torchbearers of a fast- growing India. However, if their small set ups help them be agile, it also brings them difficult operating scenarios. Many believe that availability of finance is the biggest worry for MSMEs. However, what hinders MSMEs most is knocking on multiple government departments especially in taxation. We urge the government for simplification and unification of taxation for MSMEs. We firmly believe that a “Single Window Clearance System”is an idea whose time has come. It will not only reduce red tapism, efforts, time and costs, but also reduce unintential non-compliance by MSMEs to a great extent. It will allow MSME owners to submit regulatory documents to a single department. This paperwork mainly involves lengthy applications for import-export permits, customs declarations, trading invoices and other such documentation: for example easing up statutory compliances in the National Manufacturing Policy of 2012.


By Scott Fischbein
Upper West Siders have been growing more stressed about helicopters hovering over the neighborhood for the past year, and now it looks like a whole new fleet may be on its way.
Two companies — Blade and Ross Aviation — are teaming up to offer commuter helicopter rides between New York City and Westchester County Airport, with service starting as soon as this month.
New Yorkers have spent more time at home over the past year than ever before, and police and television helicopters hovered over the city during protests over the summer. City records show a 130% increase in calls about the issue of noise pollution from helicopters, despite there being a four-month period at the beginning of the pandemic when tourist flights over the city were suspended. “This is really a quality of life issue for New Yorkers,” Robert Gottheim, a spokesman for Congressman Jerry Nadler, said in an interview.
Blade, which did not respond to requests for comments, hopes to launch daily flights to the Westchester County Airport from Manhattan’s West 30th Street heliport, which along with the East 34th Street and the Pier 6 (also known as the Wall Street heliport), are the three heliports in Manhattan. The flights are expected to start in March, cost $175 per person and take 12 minutes. Blade stated in a press release that it hopes that the option for people to commute to work in Manhattan from Westchester and Connecticut via helicopter will cut down on pollution from cars. Blade does not own a helicopter fleet, but instead, much like Uber, arranges helicopter flights on behalf of operators and clients to depart NYC for destinations up to 200 miles away. It’s also working on launching Electric Vertical Aircraft service for commuter flights, which it expects to be ready by 2025, and allow the industry to reduce noise and carbon emissions.
Blade’s commuter helicopter plans face pushback from people who have grown tired of the buzz, believing the service promotes the industry and its wealthy clients over the peace of mind of average New Yorkers.
Melissa Elstein and Andrew Rosenthal are on the board of Stop the Chop, a tax-exempt organization that aims to reduce the noise and environmental pollution of helicopters over the city. In an interview, they referred to the Upper West Side as a “helicopter highway,” where the noise is oppressive for residents. “For the person on the ground this [expanded helicopter routes] will affect them mentally and physically, and in terms of environmental impact this always affects poorer communities more heavily. There’s no way to get to the Westchester airport without flying over peoples homes…For the average person during en economic downturn, commuting by helicopter just isn’t an option,” Elstein explained during a phone interview. “Millions of New Yorkers are suffering for the convenience of the .1%.”
Previous actions taken by the city do not appear to have made a significant dent in the frequency of helicopter traffic. In 2016, New York City reached an agreement with the Pier 6 heliport to limit the amount of tourist flights over the city by 50% and to restrict all non-essential flights on Sundays. However, tourist and commuter helicopters can simply depart from New Jersey heliports instead and then enter New York City airspace. Although the city and the industry agreed to make commuter helicopters stay over the Hudson or East River, opponents say that companies don’t always abide by those rules — and even if they do, helicopter noise can travel for up to two miles. “Water routes are not a panacea,” Rosenthal said.
Stop the Chop is a supporter of H.R. 4880, the Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019. The bill was introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney in 2019 and is now being co-sponsored by Congressmembers Jerry Nadler, Nydia Velazquez, Yvette Clarke, Jose Serrano, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It would seek to remedy the limitations of previous legislation and agreements between residents, the city, the aviation industry, and federal agencies. The bill would prohibit all nonessential helicopter flights, including waterways within the city’s jurisdiction — allowing for the continued presence of law enforcement, emergency response, military and news media helicopters in city airspace, while prohibiting tourist or commuter flights, even those coming from New Jersey.
For some, such legislation is not only necessary to make the city livable, but safe as well. “We’ve been lucky how few helicopter crashes we’ve had in New York City…our airspace is currently like the Wild West,” Gottheim said. “We have an uncontrolled airspace that operates on visual flight rules of ‘see and avoid’ without any beacon based controls.”
The office of Borough President Gale Brewer voiced its support for a solution to complaints about helicopter safety, noise and pollution in a phone interview. In December 2020, Brewer’s office helped to convene a task force that includes industry representatives, community associations, the FAA and New Jersey local politicians. The task force plans to meet again in March.
“At the March meeting, we’ll use the information we gathered to brainstorm solutions and legislation with NJ,” Brewer’s office emailed. “Also, through our NJ outreach, we’ve learned that there is interest in regulating the industry and that pending legislation exists. For example, NJ introduced S479 in 2020 to ban all tourism helicopters. That would be AMAZING if it got passed!”
Brewer believes that the tourist helicopters “appear to be the main noise contributors,” with commuter, police and news flights less of an issue at the moment, her office said.
Complaints about helicopters are not just limited to New York City. Similar groups have been started in other areas, from East Hampton to the Grand Canyon and Hawaii.
Rob Burke, the executive director of Hudson River Community Sailing said that in addition to the noise, the pollution produced at the West 34th Heliport makes sailing both unpleasant and unhealthy for people trying to enjoy the wilderness of New York City waterways. “I never smell car exhaust coming off of the Westside Highway, but I always smell the jet fuel of idling helicopters at that heliport. It’s essentially like being next to an airport,” he said. A 2006 study done by the Dutch government concluded that helicopters emit 3 to 5 times as much carbon emissions as diesel-burning cars do per mile.
“We have to have a balance between the valuable portion of the City’s tourism industry and the health and safety of the residents of New York,” Gottheim said. “We don’t want an industry that’s so loud, so polluting, so dangerous and so poorly regulated expanding in New York City.”


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Question pipeline protests
It would be interesting to find out who or what country is providing the money to fight the pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf Coast of the U.S.A. (“Thousands protest oil pipeline plan,” Nov. 7).
It seems that any time the country tries to become energy-independent via our own oil resources, the protesters come out in droves. I have seen local landowners provide money to fight power lines until they got a higher price for their land, and then drop their support for the protesters.
Could it be that oil-producing countries are providing financial support to the protesters to keep the price of oil high? I would hope The Press-Enterprise and other news sources would be investigating this.
I don’t expect our politicians to look into this, as the foreign oil lobby is keeping them quiet.
Hypocrites bash Cain
All of the finger-pointing and condemnation of Herman Cain over unfounded allegations of sexual harassment would be comical if they weren’t so pathetic (“Cain accuser cited several incidents,” Nov. 5).
The partisan, left-wing hypocrites who are calling for Cain to bow out of the presidential race are the same self-serving individuals who felt that the sexual peccadilloes of Bill Clinton, before and after his election, made no difference whatsoever in his ability to govern.
When Clinton was impeached for lying under oath, the response of the left was to simply say “any man under those circumstances would have done the same.” Given the willingness of those on the left to look the other way when it came to Clinton’s actions, they have made charges of “sexual harassment” in presidential politics a moot point!
Let’s be honest: All of the brouhaha over the allegations against Herman Cain are all about his being ahead in the polls for the Republican nomination and the fact that he is a conservative who happens to be black!
George H. Joyner
‘Occupy’ has a point
The editorial on the Occupy Wall Street movement (“Enough occupation,” Our Views, Nov. 5) suggests to me that, like much of the establishment, you just don’t get it!
It is not simply that some people are rich and others are not that pulls people into the streets. It is the fact that workers struggle to buy groceries and pay rent (having lost their homes) while CEOs and bank presidents devise schemes to make more money — schemes that recently proved disastrous for the economy that supports us all.
The editorial said “the cold reality” is that “this condition will exist in every social arrangement — even in socialist ones.” But it did not exist here in United States during most of my 72 years. CEOs once earned 10 times what their average employees were paid. Now, Forbes.com reports, Discovery Communications compensated its CEO (David Zaslav) with $42,589,296 in 2010. That’s almost twice the $23.4 million we taxpayers shelled out to pay the president, vice president, all Cabinet officers, the nine Supreme Court justices, the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and 100 U.S. senators — combined.
Appreciate our troops
My grandson was in the Marine battalion that just came home from Afghanistan. I share Jean Stewart’s tears (“Eradicate warfare,” Your Views, Nov. 7) — of thankfulness that my grandson came home and profound sorrow for the families whose loved ones didn’t.
Marilyn K. Brown

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While many residents of the Tampa Bay area have heard about waterspouts and tornadoes forming during and around a hurricane, most of us tend to think of tornadoes as separate weather events. In other words, homeowners frequently assume that tornadoes can form when certain types of thunderstorms occur, but we do not always consider the risks of tornado damage when preparing for a devastating hurricane. As many Tampa residents know, Hurricane Irma recently made its way near the Tampa-St. Petersburg area as a Category 1 hurricane, according to an article in Business Insider. Yet while West Central Florida homeowners were preparing for high winds and flooding associated with the hurricane, many Floridians also learned that they were under tornado watches and warnings.
When are hurricanes more likely to produce tornadoes that can cause damage to homes and other structures? And what can Floridians do to prepare for this kind of tornado damage?
Tornado Watches Accompanied Hurricane Irma Throughout Much of Florida
According to a recent report from CNN News, when Hurricane Irma made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida earlier this month, it also produced tornado watches throughout much of the state (and even into Georgia). As the report highlights, “Hurricane Irma wasn’t the only vortex that the southeastern US had to worry about,” given that the “cyclone spawned tornadoes in parts of Florida in the morning and afternoon” as it made landfall. The production of tornadoes during a hurricane is “typical of hurricanes that get enough of their circulation over land.”
Initially, Hurricane Irma was not supposed to remain over land throughout West Central Florida. While the hurricane’s track shifted significantly in the days before it made landfall in Florida, forecasters initially expected the storm to skirt the Gulf Coast as it traveled in a northerly direction. Instead, the hurricane took a somewhat easterly turn after striking the Florida Keys, and it ended up moving largely over land as it traveled north in the state of Florida.
Getting the Facts About Hurricanes that Produce Tornadoes
Most of the tornadoes produced by Hurricane Irma were “well away from the hurricane’s core, and in the storm’s front-right quadrant,” which “is typical for cyclone-produced tornadoes.” What else do you need to know about tornadoes produced by hurricanes? Here are some key facts from the CNN News report:
● Hurricanes that strike land are more likely to produce tornadoes than hurricanes that remain over water;
● Tornadoes that are produced by hurricanes most often occur in the front-right quadrant of the hurricane;
● Most tornadoes produced by hurricanes occur well away from the eye of the storm, posing a risk to homeowners who may not be expecting the worst of the winds associated with the hurricane itself; and
● Hurricane-produced tornadoes spawn very quickly and often with very little warning.
Contact a Tornado Damage Lawyer in Tampa Bay
While homeowners in the Tampa Bay area were spared much of Hurricane Irma’s worst damage, many homes nonetheless sustained damage, and properties throughout the state experienced tornado damage as well as damage from the hurricane force winds. If you have questions about filing a tornado damage claim or need more information about how a tornado damage claim might arise under your Homeowner’s insurance, a Tampa tornado damage attorney can speak with you today. Contact the Valrico Law Group to have your questions answered by an experienced advocate.

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"Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds. It is an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken. Love alters not with time's brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even to the edge of doom" -William Shakespeare

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Nominees play to ease Grammy blues
Fiddler Joel Savoy knows a thing or two about Grammy nominations. Besides 10 personal nominations, Savoy has totaled eight for Valcour Records, his 12-year-old recording studio in Eunice that sits where his late grandfather once held jam sessions and cookouts.
Savoy has made a half dozen trips to Los Angeles to bask in Grammy glory. But after spending money on airline tickets, a $200-per-night hotel, tuxedo rental and other expenses, Savoy estimates his wallet is $2,000 lighter after each trip.
That expense may be change on the Maserati floor for Adele and other million-selling artists. But for roots musicians, who are lucky to have record sales in the hundreds, $2,000 creates a huge debt.
“You spend $1,000 just to be there,” said Savoy. “I spend another $800 on tickets for my Valcour partner to come with me. That’s $200 to go to the Grammys for each person, plus $200 a person for the after-party.
“The flight, the hotel, getting around while you’re there, the tux, the food. It adds up.”
Savoy and other local artists aim to ease their traveling blues with performances at the Gateway to the Grammys fundraising concert at 7 p.m. Thursday at Vermilionville. VIP tables have sold out, but individual $15 tickets are still available at vermilionville.org.
Savoy is part of another bumper crop of local nominees for the Best Regional Roots Album Grammy. He and Josh Caffery produced “I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country,” a four-CD set featuring more than 30 local artists performing recordings from the historic Alan and John Lomax collection.
Barry Ancelet and Sam Broussard are nominated for “Broken Promised Land,” renditions of French music and poetry. Roddie Romero and the Hub City All Stars are in the running for their critically-acclaimed “Gulfstream” CD.
The winner will be announced Feb. 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
“I can’t think of two better records to compete against,” said Savoy. “I’m very proud of all of us. We’ve all worked really hard.”
Erin Segura, director of communication at Vermilionville, said recognition for the hard-working, local talent is one of the reasons the folklife park became involved in the fundraiser. Vermilionville hosted a similar celebration in 2015, when Bonsoir Catin, the Magnolia Sisters and Jo-El Sonnier were Regional Roots nominees. Sonnier emerged as the winner.
“Our setup works well for it,” said Segura. “It definitely falls into the mission of what Vermilionville does, which is to promote the Acadian, Creole and Native American cultures.”
Want to go?
What: Gateway to the Grammys
When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday
Where: Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd.


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Get an early look at the betting lines for Week 12 in college football and analysis on what bets you should consider.
Week 11's mammoth slate of six top 25 matchups not only separated contenders from pretenders but also helped starkly distinguish between sharps and square bettors.
With the exception of Alabama's stunning overtime win at LSU that pushed a seven-point line, final scores in each of the week's most impactful games -- and several of the minor ones, too -- blew the spreads away.
TCU easily put down 6.5-point dogs Kansas State to the tune of three touchdowns as the Horned Frogs improved to not just 8-1 straight up but an FBS-leading 8-1 against the spread, as well.
We can dedicate the name of this column to Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson, who threw not one, but two pick sixes against 2.5-point favorites Arizona State, stunting the Fighting Irish's formidable comeback as Arizona State pulled away for a 55-31 win.
Oklahoma blinked, and Baylor scored 48 points in Norman, lifting the 5.5 point underdogs to a 34-point blowout road victory few saw coming.
Bettors piled on to Michigan State both before and after Mark Dantonio all but guaranteed a victory for the Spartans, with some shops reporting up to eight or nine times less money coming in on Ohio State +3.5. J.T. Barrett gave Vegas a nice win as he was responsible for five touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 49-37 win.
In sum, last week didn't mandate bettors wait for nuances in lines. No amount of movement, outside of Alabama shifting from -6.5 to -7, mattered.
Points Of Emphasis
- Of the 12 teams remaining that have one loss or fewer, three do not play Saturday. Oregon and Baylor have Week 12 off. So do the mysterious phenomenon known as Colorado State, a squad that could give Marshall a run for its money in the Group on Five battle for a New Year's Six bowl slot.
- Hat tip to Ed Feng over at The Power Rank for predicting a Connor Halliday-less Washington State would beat Oregon State by roughly a touchdown, when nearly everyone else, including Vegas, had the Cougars as one touchdown underdogs.
- After the Texas A&M-Auburn line opened somewhere in the 14s on Nov. 2, incessant loads of Tigers money pushed the line to between 23 and 24 points. Auburn fumbled twice in the game's waning minutes, and the usual Gus Malzahn Cover Machine didn't even win straight-up, much less win by 24. That made for an easy win for the smart money that came in late on the Aggies.
- West Virginia (-3) had a let-down game after a back-breaking loss in Week 11 to TCU, while Texas secured a nice win that could preserve the Longhorns' shot at a bowl game this year. By a few indications, Vegas actually might have lost money on the Longhorns, who went from 5.5 to three-point dogs and won by 17.
- With Alabama's line-pushing seven-point win in Baton Rouge, the Crimson Tide have still not covered on the road once all year. In fact, Alabama hasn't covered in its last seven games away from Bryant-Denny Stadium, dating back to a 40-7 win over Kentucky on Oct. 12, 2013.
- If you had bet the under on San Diego State in every game they've played this year, you'd be much wealthier and more observant than most college football bettors. The Aztecs are 0-9 O/U and remain the only with a zero in either column of the ATS or O/U standings. San Diego State plays Boise State in Boise on Saturday.
Week 12 primer
No. 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs at No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide (-7)
As mentioned early, Alabama has not covered the spread in its last seven games away from home. Were it not for last Saturday's improbable push against LSU, the Crimson Tide would be tied with Florida State and a few other teams at an FBS-worst 2-7 ATS this season. Thankfully for Alabama bettors the story is murkier when the Tide play at home.
Saturday's matchup with Mississippi State boils down to two things: Alabama's defense stopping or not stopping Dak Prescott on third downs, and how effective Mississippi State is at pressing Amari Cooper.
Mississippi State has a top fifteen rushing offense but will likely have to win the game through the air as Alabama's run defense is notoriously stingy. The Tide's passing defense isn't too shabby either, allowing 4.82 yards per pass attempt. If there is a weakness for Alabama, it's on third downs, where the Tide are allowing a 34-percent conversion rate. If anyone can shred a secondary in a tight situation, it's Prescott, who has done that all season.
To the second key, while running back T.J. Yeldon's status is not known for Saturday's game, whether he plays or not isn't critical to this matchup. Mississippi State's secondary is not exactly iron clad. And while Cooper is earning defenders' attention, quarterback Blake Sims and running back Derrick Henry have the ability to gain yards on the ground.
Something about Alabama laying opponents exactly seven points two weekends in a row feels too simple. Sure, Alabama beat a tough opponent by seven last week. They'll do it again.
There will be at least minimal variance in this line. Remember when pondering Alabama's various matchup advantages that the No. 1 team in the country +7.5 is never a horrible option.
No. 12 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers (-6)
The line jumped two points in Wisconsin's favor Sunday night almost immediately and could very well jump even higher, framing an intriguing Big Ten matchup that may as well be dubbed The Ground War. A reportedly healthy Ameer Abdullah (186 attempts, 1250 yards, 17 touchdowns) challenges Melvin Gordon (198 attempts, 1501 yards, 19 touchdown) in a game during which the clock might never stop running other than for first downs.
At first glance, aspiring sharps will notice a lower-ranked home team favored by six points (and growing) and play devil's advocate: It's a fairly even match up, so laying the No. 12 team anything over a touchdown seems hard to swallow. I'll quietly jump on Nebraska.
Not so fast. The more plays the Badgers run and the longer they control possession of the ball, the higher the likelihood is of a spread-clearing win is for Wisconsin. This game will be played on the ground; both teams boast strong pass defenses and have an obvious proclivity for running.
So, the key comparison is this: Against similar competition, Wisconsin is the FBS' third-best rushing offense (7.28 yards per carry) and ninth-best rushing defense (3.88 yards per carry allowed), while Nebraska has averaged 6.13 yards per carry and allows 4.64. With those edges Wisconsin can out-Nebraska the Cornhuskers by wearing them down on the ground.
If Nebraska controls possession and forces turnovers, this could get really feisty. But if Wisconsin holds onto the ball and controls the clock, there is value in Wisconsin -6.
No. 2 Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes (+2.5)
Very little is left to be said about Florida State. The Seminoles have not covered often this season -- they're now tied at an FBS-worst 2-7 ATS record. They come on notoriously strong in the second half. There's a load of off-the-field distractions that initially seem to impact results on the field and then end up not mattering. Against the spread, Florida State has struggled. Straight up, it clearly hasn't. As I wrote about in this space two weeks ago, Vegas has not figured the Seminoles out.
When this happens, some bettors might back Florida State to lose either ATS or S/U because they have this vague feeling that it "can't keep this up." This moves money against the Seminoles, as was the case with the Florida State-Louisville line a few weeks ago that traveled from eight to 3.5.
This line, as it currently stands, feels bargain basement for Florida State backers. As always, it's not that simple. Miami hasn't beaten Florida State at home in 10 years, but the Hurricanes have quietly come alive in their last three games, albeit against North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati. Miami has a top-25 passing offense, top-10 rushing offense, top-10 passing defense and top-25 rushing defense, according to yards-per-play data. Florida State does not boast those same tempo-free rankings. The Seminoles have played the 51st toughest schedule in the country, according to Jeff Sagarin. Miami? The 25th.
Florida State has shown almost zero ability against the spread this season, but it has also refused to lose S/U since Nov. 24, 2012. The margin for both of these habits to still continue is around 2.5 points this week. I don't foresee Florida State winning this game by only one or two. CG had its line at -2 as this went to publication, and several online shops as well as the Stratosphere had it at -2.5. There are worse bets you can make this weekend than laying the points on the defending national champion at under a field goal.
No. 3 Auburn Tigers at No. 20 Georgia Bulldogs (-2.5)
This line is begging for money on the Bulldogs at home against an Auburn team for which, according to popular narrative, the magic has finally ran out after Saturday's debacle at Jordan-Hare Stadium. All eyes will, perhaps mistakenly, be on Todd Gurley, who will be active for the Bulldogs for the first time since his suspension for accepting money in exchange for autographs.
While the focus may be on Georgia's top-five per-attempt rushing game, consider Auburn's aerial vulnerability. The Tigers are a top-25 team against the run but give up 6.61 yards per passing play, 93rd-worst in the FBS. Georgia averages more than seven yards per pass attempt, and quarterback Hutson Mason threw for four touchdowns last weekend against Kentucky. The Wildcats are not Auburn, but if Mason connects with his receivers this Saturday close to how he did his past weekend, and the Georgia can go to Gurley on second or third down, Auburn could be in for a long day.
Another factor to consider could be motivation: If Georgia wins, there's a decent possibility, it can come back to win the SEC East. The Bulldogs just need Missouri to lose to Texas A&M, Tennessee or Arkansas. If that happens, Georgia gets a shot at winning the SEC title game and possibly playing itself into the periphery of the conversation for the College Football Playoff. The best Auburn can hope for is a four-way, two-loss tie in the SEC West that throws everything into mayhem and spits out the Tigers as the division champs.
Auburn is 6-0 in its last six games as an underdog, including this season against Ole Miss. Recently, the Tigers have been a trendy pick to cover because they're both a talented team and, until Saturday at least, seemed to receive the blessings of the football gods. But it's no secret that Gus Malzahn's miraculous ability to cover -- Auburn went 20-6 ATS in the coach's first two seasons -- is regressing to the mean: Auburn is 4-5 against the spread this season.
No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon State Beavers (+9.5)
The line opened offshore at 6.5 and jumped all the way up to 10 within minutes, before settling back down Monday morning at 9.5. This makes sense. Oregon State is, by most accounts, one of the three worst teams in the Pac-12, and Arizona State's aggressive takedown of Notre Dame is fresh in everyone's minds. The Sun Devils were an excellent value at -2.5 last week. Bettors expect value to be consistent week-to-week. Unsurprisingly, Arizona State has received roughly 70 percent of money so far at some books.
The Sun Devils are still a strong bet at -9.5, but as always, there are caveats. One is history: Arizona State has won in Corvallis just once since 1997. More significantly, Oregon State is actually competitive late in games this season; it's just not winning many of them. This doesn't mean the Beavers will win Saturday, but it's harder to justify giving 10 points to a team that has blown three fourth-quarter leads this season, most recently against Washington State this past week.
Saturday's matchup will be a night game at Reser Stadium, and as we've warned before: Anything can happen in #Pac12AfterDark. Oregon State has a habit of holding close against ranked Pac-12 foes at home in the past few season. The Beavers played No. 20 Utah to within six points this season, No. 8 Stanford to eight points in 2013 and No. 16 Stanford to four points in 2012. Sean Mannion is prolific and dangerous when he gets into a comfortable rhythm. But it's hard to envision Oregon State's passing game working seamlessly against a defense Mike Riley is the first to admit is "really disruptive."
The real value on this line disappeared in about 10 minutes on Sunday, but -9.5 is still a strong line for Arizona State.


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While maintaining a consistent oral care routine certainly has a positive impact on your mouth, it can also make a difference in a patient's overall quality of life.
For women, maintaining oral health during pregnancy is vitally important. Besides the general health benefits, how you care for your teeth and gums during pregnancy can also impact your baby.
Diabetic patients tend to be at higher risk for oral health issues. Read about the positive difference maintaining a consistent oral care routine can have for those living with diabetes.
Bad breath is an oral health issue few want to discuss due to its embarrassing nature. Here, we talk about the causes of bad breath and why it is important to have the discussion with patients.
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