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Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/29/14
Summer Camps
Academy of the New Church Boys' summer lacrosse camp, run by ANC head boys' coach Rob Forster. Instructors at the camp will feature many All-American college players and professional players. The ANC Boys' and Girls' Lacrosse Camp focuses on teaching the basic fundamentals of lacrosse and to promote the love and spirit of the game to young men between the ages of 6-14. This will allow for growth in the individual as well as the game itself. These basics will be grounded in the philosophy of playing the game. Boys and Girls Grades 1 to 9 invited. Skills to be taught: Positional instruction and team concepts; Building Lacrosse IQ; Shooting/Dodging/Footwork; Games featuring prizes! Lots of fun and instruction every day
Second Session: July 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 29th, 30th, 31st 3:45 PM – 5:45PM
For More Information and To Register, Click Here.
Fusion Overnight Camps at Cape Henlopen, Delaware Second session- August 18th-21st. *Ages 4th-11th grade. Fusion unveils a tremendous opportunity to learn from the best lacrosse players in the world while also swimming, surfing, hiking, fishing, disc golfing, and having fun doing just about anything else you can think of in the pristine Henlopen State Park in Delaware. This combination of great lacrosse and great environment will certainly be the highlight of everyones summer. MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTER HERE!
Rippin' Rope Lacrosse Camps is offering nine camps for boys and girls aged 7 and up this summer, mostly in Delaware and in South Jersey. Rippin' Rope Lacrosse Camps are the premier lacrosse education day camp in the Delaware Valley. Designed for boys and girls ages 7 and up, as old as those entering senior year in HS, looking for improvement with all lacrosse skills, concepts, and strategy at each position on the field. We welcome all skill levels at our camps and, when appropriate, will separate campers by age, ability, and/or preferred position.
Camps and location:
# 4 – SEA Camp (1st session) – July 7 to 11 at Saint Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE
# 5 – SEA Camp (2nd session) – July 14 to 18 at Saint Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE
# 6 – Archmere Camp (2nd session) – July 21 to 25 at Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE
# 7 – Hockessin Camp – July 21 to 25 at Hockessin Montessori School, Hockessin, DE
# 8 – Smyrna Camp – July 28 to 31 at Smyrna High School, Smyrna, DE
# 9 – So. New Jersey Camp – August 4 to 7 at Marlton Park, Woodstown, NJ
REGISTER HERE at www.rippinrope.com
Malvern Preparatory School Summer Lacrosse Camps: The 24-0, Inter Ac regular season and Invitational Champion Malvern Preparatory School will run the following summer camps:
July 14-17 Boy's Lacrosse Camp for 5th-8th graders
July 28- 31 Boy's Lacrosse Camp for 1st-4th graders
To register and more information for our Boy's Summer Lacrosse Camps please click here.
To register for our Coed Lacrosse Conditioning please contact: Todd MacFarlane, email@example.com
American Indoor Lacrosse Association Integrated Academies for Summer of 2014. the camps feature AILA's In|Crosse System, developed by AILA President and Philadelphia Wing's GM Johnny Mouradian. In|Crosse education and training, AILA's proprietary system leverages the integration and convergence of the indoor version of lacrosse with the field game. The cutting edge program teaches bio-mechanics, principles, strategies and tactics of indoor lacrosse taking advantage of the several features like small goals (4'x 4'9), 30 second shot clock, five on five lacrosse, players learn to play offense and defense, to name a few skills. The academies are for players from 3rd grade through players heading into college.
2014 American Indoor Lacrosse Association Summer Academies:
Bryn Athyn College Overnight/Day -July 8th-11th; Day Only: August 5th-8th
422 SportsPlex – June 30th – July 3rd
Marple Sports Arena – June 30th – July 3rd
Total Turf – June 30th – July 3rd
BucksMont – July 14th-17th
Integrated programs contribute to the building blocks of lacrosse literacy, developing well rounded field players by taking advantage of the many features of indoor lacrosse and transferring the benefits to their field game. For information and registration at www.ailacrosse.net. Questions, contact Brendan Staudt, firstname.lastname@example.com. "YOUR LEADER FOR INDOOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING"
Be Your Best Lacrosse Camp, June 27-30, July 7-11, This camp will teach skills, techniques and strategies of lacrosse. It stresses the importance of good fundamentals, training and fun!! The camp encourages all levels of players to learn, improve and enjoy! GREAT FOR BEGINNERS OR ELITE PLAYERS. Be Your Best camp is directed by Coach Dave Sowers and the format is designed to maximize knowledge and skill retention and provide all athletes with tools they can use to progress their game even after they walk off our fields. We instill in our campers our philosophy of order: family, school, and then lacrosse. Leaving our camp as a better player is an objective – leaving as a better person is our goal.
Session 2 – Monday July 7th – Friday July 11th (5 days) – 8:30 am – 2:30 pm / Boys and Girls
Location: Wissahickon Middle School (Ambler, PA – minutes off turnpike or Rt 309)
Visit our website and sign up today – limited spots – over 400 campers in 2013. www.BeYourBestLax.com
Little Gators Boys' Summer Lacrosse Camps at Shipley School, boys 4-7 and 8-11, Directed by: Shipley's Varsity Lacrosse Coach Mark Duncan, Session II – July 14-17, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (½ day option for 4-7 year olds), Shipley Farm Fields (1319 Waverly Rd, Gladwyne, PA), Contact: Mark Duncan, 610-715-4242, email@example.com. Ages 4-7 year olds: All sticks and equipment provided; Ages 8-11 year olds: This is a stickwork and skill work camp. Bring your own stick and lacrosse equipment.
Black Bear Lacrosse 2014 summer camps. Black Bear Lacrosse has been providing expert instruction and training at camps and clinics for over a decade. Black Bear Camp directors are all current or former high school head coaches with a passion for teaching the game. In addition to its fundamentals program, which is designed to introduce the game to beginning and intermediate players, Black Bear provides advanced technique and training for experienced players, in a fast paced, fun environment.
Avalon 1- June 30 – July 4 – boys and girls
West Chester – July 7-11 – boys only
Phoenixville – July 14-18 – boys only
Stone Harbor- July 21-25 – boys and girls
Ocean City 2- July 28-Aug 1 – boys only
Upper Merion – Aug 4-8 boys only
Avalon 2 – Aug 11-15 boys and girls
Click here to register.
NXTsports' Trashcan Lacrosse summer camps (for boys aged 7 to 14) at Episcopal Academy, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, The George School, United Sports Training Center and Westtown School. Trashcan has also added national locations in Hartford, Conn. and North Shore, Park Ridge and Naperville, Ill. The summer skills curriculum is specified to refresh each player's enthusiasm to play the game of lacrosse and prevent "game drain." Game drain is prevalent in players burned out from the spring lacrosse season, school year and the grind of getting better every day (GBE). Trashcan Lacrosse Camps and the summer skills curriculum account for the factors that lead to game drain. The Trashcan camp experience integrates a memorable camp experience and the training to build upon the previous spring's accomplishments. The Trashcan Lacrosse Skill Development Curriculum (SDC) is built around a Play Fast drill book, box infusion, progression drills and the game of Trashcan Lacrosse: the dynamic 2v2 pick-up game that focuses on playing fast and mastering the art of the 2v1. Trashcan's popularity has skyrocketed by more than doubling in attendance in the past year. To register, visit TrashcanLacrosse.com. Visit us on Twitter @TrashcanLax and on Facebook at facebook.com/trashcanlacrosse
The Philadelphia-area summer 2014 Trashcan camps will be held at:
Episcopal Academy, 1785 Bishop White Drive, Newtown Square, Pa. 19073 – June 30-July 3.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19118 – July 14-18
The George School, 1690 Newtown-Langhorne Road, Newtown, Pa. 18940 – July 21-24
United Sports Training Center, 1426 Marshallton Thorndale Road, Downingtown, Pa. 19335 – July 21-24 and July 28-Aug. 1
Westtown School, 975 Westtown Road, West Chester, Pa. 19382 – To be determined
John Nostrant 2014 Summer Lacrosse Day Camps, for boys in grades Kindergarten – rising 8th grade, at The Haverford School, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Winner of the Main Line's "Best Lacrosse Camp Award" – Session 2: June 30-July 3; Session 3: July 7-10. The camps feature elite instruction for all levels – beginner, novice and advanced; Experienced, positive coaches from all over the area; Individual skill development & improvement; Positional instruction for Attack, Midfield, Defense, Goalie, Face-off; team concepts; three turf fields, Guest speakers; Championship Thursdays. Click here to register and to see brochure.
Penn State Men's Lacrosse is offering the following summer camps for boys' lacrosse players:
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Freshman/Sophomore Prospect Camp, June 29
The Nittany Lion Boys Lacrosse Freshman/Sophomore Prospect Camp is open to students who are entering grades 9-10 during the fall of 2014. The is a one-day competitive camp which will focus on skill development and team play concepts for more advanced skill players who are serious about raising their skills in preparation for playing at the collegiate level. Enrollment will be limited to 88 players. The enrollment will consist of the following: 16 Attackmen, 32 Midfielders, 24 Defensemen, 8 Face-Off Specialists and 8 Goalies. Fee: $125 (includes instruction, lunch, camp shirt)
Penn State Goalie Camp. June 30-July 3
The Nittany Lion Boys Lacrosse Goalie and Instructional Camps are open to students ages 8-18.
The Goalie Camp is designed to provide goalies with the use of specialized drills and individual instruction sessions to enhance skill development in the cage. Solid instruction will focus on strategies to help goalies further refine their skills in game-like situations. Goalies will also participate in all games and several drills during the Penn State Instructional Camp. Instructors in the past have been Penn State alumni and current MLL All-Stars, Long Island Lizard Drew Adams ('09) and Chesapeake Bayhawk Chris Garrity ('03).
Fees: $510 resident fee (includes instruction, housing, meals, camp shirt); $425 commuter fee (includes instruction, all meals, camp shirt)
Lacrosse Instructional Camp
The Lacrosse Instructional Camp will include stick-work practices, games and solid instruction that will focus on offensive and defensive strategies to help the players further refine their skills. Individual-help sessions and extra scrimmages under the lights will also be held.
Freshman & Sophomore Prospect Camp, June 29, 2014 – Click here to register REGISTER
Lacrosse Goalie Camp, June 30-July 3, 2014 – Click here to register REGISTER
Instructional Camp, June 30-July 3, 2014 – Click here to register REGISTER
GameBreaker Lacrosse camps for boys and girls ages 6-17 in the Mainline Philadelphia area this summer.
Directed by Shipley School Head Coach Mark Duncan, the summer season will kick off with a day camp at The Shipley School's Farm Fields in Gladwyne, running June 30-July 3. The camp is open to both boys and girls of all ability levels, and groups will be made based on both age and ability. The Shipley camp will also offer a half day option for campers ages 6-9. Click to view the Shipley camp flyer <https://thriva.activenetwork.com/FileStore/STXLacrosseCamps/2-Dual-shipley.pdf>.GameBreaker will then move to The Phelps School in Malvern July 21-24, offering both extended day and overnight options for boys and girls. Click to view the Phelps camp flyer.For more information on these great summer lacrosse camp opportunities, please click here.
Germantown Academy Fusion Day Camp (Box and Field), Mon-Thurs June 30th-July 4th, REGISTER HERE. Fusions professional staff Directors are professionals Kevin Crowley and Steven Holmes) is enhanced by Virginia All-American middie Chris "Shocker" LaPierre and Germantown Academy Head Coach Brian Grady among others. Campers learn 1.5 hours of box lacrosse and 3.5 hours of field lacrosse every day of camp: Fusion will utilize one of the most beautiful campuses and athletic facilities in the country to deliver their progressive training! Experience Fusions innovative summer platform that blends the fun and relaxed experience of a summer camp, with an ability to accelerate players learning curve at an exceptional rate. Cost: $350 before April 1st.
Box-Out Lacrosse Camp, July 1-2 at Yale University's Reese Stadium with Yale coach Andy Shay and Philly coaches Adam Muller and Todd MacFarlane. The Box-Out Lacrosse camp is designed to introduce field players to box lacrosse in an outdoor setting.. Box-Out Lacrosse Camp, and Box-Out Lacrosse Camp Lite are restricted to 180 players. We will accept no more than 30 players in each box, and we will restrict each division to 30 players. If interest dictates, we may open a second group in one age division. The two day session includes specialized box lacrosse drills and instruction and many small game scenarios as well as actual box lacrosse games. Click here at box-out.com to get more information and to register. The Box-Out Lacrosse Camp Lite is being held July 3. Box-Out Lacrosse Camp Lite is a hyperspeed, abridged version of our two day curriculum. You will be doing the same drills, but you will be getting three total sessions as opposed to six. You may, by all means, sign up for both camps meaning you would get three days total of lacrosse. The curriculum, while somewhat redundant, would be well worth repeating. Tuition includes lunch BUT NOT DINNER as you will have ample time to leave the facility for dinner. We are in negotiations with an on site caterer as well.
Staff: Adam Mueller, National Lacrosse League Coach of the Year in 2008. Todd MacFarlane: Founder Top Notch Training – Southern California's first box lacrosse training company that catered to Middle, High School, College and Post-Collegiate play. Andy Shay: Head Coach of Yale Lacrosse
Atlantic Coast Lacrosse Events, LLC., Pride Lacrosse Camp at The Perkiomen School in Pennsburg. Enrollment is open to boys in rising 5-12th grades at all skill levels and the camp will take place from July 6-10th. Run by Chad Watson, Founder/Director Pride Lacrosse Camps and a Perkiomen Class of 1985 graduate who also is a North Carolina (ACC and National Champion) grad from the Class of 1989. For more information about the Pride Lacrosse Camp and upcoming lacrosse opportunities visit: ACLACROSSE.COM
Arcadia Lacrosse Youth Camp for boys aged 8 to 12 on July 7-10 at Arcadia University from 6 to 9 p.m. Camp Overview: Players will be taught fundamentals, team concepts and play games over the 4 day program, The camp will be directed by Arcadia Lacrosse Head Coach Jim Stagnitta along with his staff and guest college and HS coaches. Arcadia Lacrosse team members will also be on staff. The camp will also feature position specific instruction including goalie training. This camp is for players of all skill levels and will break players up based on age and experience. Jim Stagnitta brings 25 years of experience in the teaching camp field.
Camps are held on Easton Field on the campus of Arcadia University. Located off PA. Route 309 in Glenside, PA. Easton field is a lighted state of the art artificial turf stadium
Camp Director Jim Stagnitta, Arcadia University, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, 267-620-4869, email@example.com
Registration Click here for the registration forms.
Joe Walters Lacrosse Camp, by Pro Lacrosse Camps, July 7-9, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., The Agnes Irwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA, Three day commuter camp for boys ages 7-18 of all experience levels. All positions are welcome, Cost: $375. Early sign up discount available! See website at www.prolacrossecamps.com for discount code. Phone: 301-377-9750
The 380 Lacrosse Summer Boys' Camp at The Exeter Field House. The 380 directors offer separate sessions for 3/4 grade, 5/6 grade and 7/8 grade boys in the air conditioned turf facility. All players will participate in a high paced, fast moving curriculum that focuses on proper techniques such as stick skills, shooting mechanics and position defense. Our always advancing curriculum will also use fast, high repetition drills to push the boys field sense and lacrosse IQ all while focusing on having fun and learning great sportsmanship. Each camp will be cut off at 20 participants so please do not hesitate and REGISTER TODAY! *All participants will receive a FREE Tshirt and be entered in raffles for prizes on the last day! Registration details: (All players should register for grade completed)
3/4 Grade REGISTER HERE
Date: July 7 – July 10 (M – TH). Time: 9am – 12noon. Cost: $135
5/6 Grade – REGISTER HERE
Date: July 21 – July 24 (M – TH) Time: 9am – 12noon Cost: $135
7/8 Grade – REGISTER HERE
Date: July 28 – July 31 (M – TH) Time: 9am – 12 noon Cost: $135
Nike Boys Lacrosse Camp, Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE, HS ages 14 to 18 (July 7-11), Youth ages 8 to 13 (July 28-Aug. 1). DC Sports and US Sports Camps team up to offer an outstanding Nike Boys Lacrosse Camp for high school and youth players at Ursuline Academy. Ursuline's top notch athletic facilities make it a perfect location for a Nike Lacrosse Camp. At the Nike Boys Lacrosse Camp at Ursuline Academy, our goal is to stimulate a love for the game by immersing you in the sport and giving you the kind of focused, intensive training essential to improvement. Daily emphasis on fundamentals, position training, drills and scrimmages. Every camper receives a reversible Nike practice jersey. The camp programs are under the directorship of Silverback Lacrosse Director Christian Zwickert, a native Delawarean and well known lacrosse athlete and former NCAA lacrosse coach who turned around several college lacrosse programs that consistently had winning seasons during his tenure. Click here to register
Villanova Boys' Overnight Instructional Camp for players aged 11 to 17 on July 8-11. The Villanova Lacrosse Camp is designed for players ages 11-17 and is focused on individual instruction and developing the team player. Instruction and coaching will be geared to the ability and talents of each individual camper. The camp is designed to improve fundamental skills and techniques while advancing the players' understanding of game concepts and team play. All players will be challenged to reach their highest potential by an outstanding staff of college coaches, high school coaches and the best college players from all over the country. CAMP SETUP: Players will be divided into age and experience appropriate groups. CAMP STAFF: The camp will be staffed by the Villanova coaching, local high school coaches as well as current college players.
FACILITIES: Campers will use both field turf and natural grass fields, including Villanova Stadium. All campers will be housed in on campus dormitories and will eat all meals in on-campus dining halls. Dormitories will be monitored by Villanova Lacrosse Camp staff as well as our Villanova Public Safety Office. TO REGISTER:
Go to www.villanovalacrossecamp.com
Malvern Prep Summer Boys' Lacrosse Camp Grades 5-8, July 14-17,Times: 9:00 am- 12 pm.
The Malvern Prep lacrosse camp is player-focused and uses a comprehensive teaching progression to serve the needs of beginning, intermediate and experienced players. Campers progress through daily fundamental station work, individual positional work, competitive position drills, systematic unsettled concepts as well as team play where new skills and concepts are applied. There will also be daily specialized coaching in goalie play and face-offs. Staff: Steve Holmes- Malvern Prep Varsity Assistant Coach; Todd MacFarlane- Malvern Prep Varsity Assistant Coach; As well as other Malvern Prep Lacrosse Coaching Staff members and current NCAA players. Cost: $175 (Registered before April 1, 2014), or $205. Click here to access the emergency medical form (must be filled out).
Click here for more information.
Click here to register.
Have questions about camp? Please contact Todd MacFarlane at firstname.lastname@example.com
Jim Stagnitta MVP Camp, a Position Specific Instructional Boys' Camp, July 14-17 at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. This unique instructional event is geared towards drilling the fundamentals (both basic and advanced) to each players specific position. We will accomplish this with a high caliber staff of College Coaches, HS Coaches and current Major League Lacrosse players. Participants will also be instructed in team concepts and have the opportunity to play in full field game situations each day. The quality of the staff separates MVP from all its competitors and will help players of all skill levels take their game to the next level. Click here to download the registration form. Download and completely fill out the printed registration form. Online registration is not available for this event.
Staff: Jim Stagnitta- Director- 28 years of College Coaching experience and 22 years running the MVP Instructional Camps. Current Head Coach of D-3 Arcadia College. Former Head Coach Denver Outlaws of MLL, Rutgers University and Washington and Lee University. Jim Rogalski-Director- Head Coach Lafayette University. 20 years Experience in College Coaching. Former Head Coach at Scranton University. David Metzbower- Assistant Coach and Offensive Coordinator at Loyola University, former long-time assistant at Princeton University and head coach at Malvern Prep; Stan Ross- Head Coach of the Florida Launch of the MLL Florida Launch and other MLL Players.
Holy Ghost Prep Lacrosse Summer Camp, July 21-25, Camp Director-HGP Head Coach Ryan Tessler (St. Joseph's University 09'). This camp will have current HGP Players, HGP Alumni College Players at the Division 1 and 3 level as counselors. The camp will also have HGP Alum Brett Manney – Assistant Captain of the Philadelphia Wings (NLL) as a counselor as well. We plan on developing skills on the offensive and defensive end of the field. HGP counselors will help develop in specific areas like Goalie, Face-Off and Wing Play. The camp will offer competitions, special giveaways and a great experience on the HGP Campus. Cost: 200 per camper.
Click here to register
Millon Lacrosse Camp, Overnight & Extended Day Camp: July 27 – July 31, at The George School, Newtown, Pa. The camp is run by US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame inductee and former Philadelphia Wings NLL champion Mark Millon, who has been running camps on the East Coast for 20 years. The camp features top-notch instruction from some of the world's top players and offers overnight and extended day hours. Click here to register or for more information. Camp highlights: First-class facility, Elite staff, Every camper gets a free stick, instructional DVDs and a reversible jersey, Great competition, Camp is fun for the kids; if it's fun the kids want to go home and practice, Goalie school runs in conjunction with the camp.
Philadelphia Wings Brodie Merrill Development Camp on Aug. 11-14 at Shipley School. This positional camp, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is geared toward players of all ages who want to improve their overall lacrosse IQ, playing style, and knowledge. Click here to learn more about Wings Lacrosse Camp or to register today.
Learn the game from some of the top players and coaches in the game. Brodie Merrill brings his expertise from playing both field and box lacrosse to develop campers into better lacrosse players. Camp will include: Position, Age, and Skill Specific instruction; Leadership development; Fun non-lacrosse games; Implementation of BOX lacrosse fundamentals into your FIELD lacrosse game; Advice and direction on the importance of education and the NCAA recruiting process; Lacrosse Wake-up Call, The importance of living a healthy and active lifestyle; Player package and Prizes from Brine Lacrosse; A pair of tickets to the 2015 Wings home opener.
Summer Recruiting Camps
Top Prospect Camp 2014, hosted by the B'more Lax Company and the Baltimore Crabs. Each of two sessions will be held at Saint James School, Hagerstown MD. SESSION I: Starts Monday June 16th, 17th, 18th & ends Thursday June 19th noon. SESSION II: Starts Monday July 7th, 8th, 9th and ends Thursday July 10th at noon. A bus from Young Guns Tourney to St James will be available Sunday afternoon at an added cost for those families interested in having their son stay Sunday night for camps start Monday afternoon. The Top Prospect Camp is not for everyone. Applicants must provide a reference as part of the selection process. Successful applicants typically will have been starters for their respective AA/A type travel teams. Limit on numbers: 2017's – 20 attack, 28 midfielders, 20 defenders and 8 goalies. 2018s – 20 attack, 28 midfielders, 20 defenders, and 8 goalies. Players will experience an intense, fast-paced teaching environment during the instruction sessions. These sessions will include both team dynamics as well as position specific breakouts. No matter what team you play for you do not want to miss this opportunity to play with and meet some of the best players in the nation. Click here for more information. Click here to register. Camp Director -Ryan McClernan – founder BLC CRABS . Tuition $625. TO GET AN INVITE Go to "Top Prospect Camp 2014" tab on HOME page and enter info. We will do our part and get back to you within 2 weeks. We have had a tremendous amount of interest prior to opening the online form. Players interested should be aware that not everyone will get invited and those who are Bigger – Faster – Stronger and have played at a high level for accomplished club teams will have the best shot of getting into camp. IF YOU GET YOUR INVITE — go to "register online" tab on HOME page and follow registration instructions!
Lehigh Valley Mini Camp Rising Junior (2016s) Recruiting Event, June 28-29, at Lehigh University- Asa Packer and Goodman Athletic Campuses, run by Lehigh and Selected Division I, II, and III coaches. This camp is designed to provide rising/repeating high school juniors from all over the country with advance skill development in a highly competitive tournament style-playing environment. The showcase will also enable the athletes to display their skill in front of college coaches from Division I, II, and III teams. These coaches will be invited to act as instructors as well as recruiters. Being one of the last showcases of the summer, this is an excellent opportunity to be seen before the 2015-recruiting season, leaving college coaches with a fresh impression days before the first time they can contact you. Off the fields athletes will take part in strength and speed training clinics (results will be available to take home after camp), recruiting and academic seminars, and a leadership character-building seminar. The Lehigh Valley Showcase mission is to help campers gain visibility within the recruiting landscape, while helping them grow as players and as people. It will max out at 150. Click here to register.
The Philly Boys Showcase Camp, June 30-July 2, at Saint Joseph's University, with the Showcase Camp's coaching staff. The Camp is co-directed by D-1 head coaches in Peter Lawrence (Hartford University) and Taylor Wray (Saint Joseph's University) and will host assistant coaches from the likes of the following schools: Bryant University, Boston University, Drexel University, University of Michigan, Rutgers University, Sacred Heart University, University of North Carolina, University of Vermont and Loyola University. The Showcase Camp features college-style practices, a recruiting seminar, a speed training workout, a box lacrosse infusion clinic, film analysis and culminates with the Fab 40 All-Star Game. Campers leave better educated about both the on and off-field lives of college players and learn about the college recruitment process, NCAA rules, strength training and nutrition. Limited spots are still available, so make sure to grab your spot by signing up at showcaselacrosse.com. For more information, contact Showcase Director Brett Manney via email at email@example.com and visit us on Twitter (@NXT_Showcase) and Facebook (facebook.com/nxtshowcaselacrosse).
Lehigh Valley Rising Sophomores (2017s) Recruiting Showcase, July 23-25, at Lehigh University – Asa Packer and Goodman Athletic Campuses, run by Lehigh and Selected Division I, II, and III coaches. The Lehigh Valley Showcase is designed to provide the high school class of 2017 (sophomores) from all over the nation & Canada with advance skill development in a highly competitive tournament style-playing environment. The showcase will also enable the athletes to display their skills in front of college coaches from Division I, II, and III teams. These coaches will be invited to act as instructors as well as recruiters. Being one of the last showcases of the summer, this is an excellent opportunity to be seen before the unofficial visit time at their respective schools, leaving college coaches with a fresh impression. Off the field athletes will take part in strength and speed training clinics (results will be available to take home post the event) and an educational seminar. The Lehigh Valley Showcase mission is to help showcasers gain visibility within the recruiting landscape, while helping them grow as players and as people. It will max out at 250. Click here for registration.


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Disney's smash hit Kim Possible is focused on the everyday life of a high school teen. Kim Possible has to find a balance with everything school related, and battling super villains on a regular basis. Of course, all heroes need a wisecracking, clumsy partner. Kim is no exception. The comic relief of the heroic duo, Ron Stoppable, is always there for Kim, though his pet and second best friend Rufus, the naked mole rat, is always there to help out the duo when the going gets rough. The series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation.
Character Guide:
Kim Possible: High school cheerleader by day, crime fighter by. . . well, day as well. She still has to be home by curfew, after all. Kim has no secret identity, which makes her that much more of a hero in that people can relate to her and don't seem to make a big deal out of it, mostly at her insistence. Her fiery red hair is a symbol of her attitude that is best summed up by the phrase, "I can do anything." She is stubborn, strong-willed, and has a fuse shorter than a grenade with a three second delay. Despite all of this, however, she is extremely humble, refusing to take credit for her truly amazing actions.
Ron Stoppable: Kim's best friend, partner, and in fourth season boyfriend. His nonconformist "never be normal" philosophy is applied to all facets of his life, and he has taught Kim a thing or two about peer pressure. He takes great pride in eating, and is the proud inventor of the Naco. Unlike Kim, who refuses to take credit for her actions, Ron is, as Kim puts it, "prone to big-headiness." While he's a bit of a glory hound, he always shares it with Kim (often to her chagrin) instead of soaking up the limelight. His unwavering devotion to Kim is simultaneously his greatest strength and his greatest weakness, for while it is the trait that makes her take notice of him, it also leads to her taking him for granted more often than not.
Dr. Drakken: For a supergenius, Theodore "Drew" P. Lipsky aka Dr. Drakken is pretty stupid. He has the brains to come up with some great ideas, but he lacks the patience it takes to iron out all the kinks and get his inventions fully functional. If it wasn't for Shego, he would have been out of the villain game a long time ago.
Shego: Essentially Kim's dark reflection. Both are smart, athletic, attractive, not to mention they both have green eyes. The only difference is that Shego has raven black hair as opposed to Kim's auburn locks, and the fact that she chooses to use her powers for evil rather than good. And boy, does she have powers. Her fiery personality is illustrated perfectly in her ability to encapsulate her hands in green plasma, as well as shoot these bursts of plasma at whomever she chooses. Shego takes great pride in sidelining Drakken's megalomaniacal ranting with the occasional snide remark and attempts to act as the voice of reason but fails utterly because Drakken is, well, insane. Why exactly she sticks around other than that is uncertain, but it may have to do with some feelings that may forever go unexplored.
Wade: As Kim's gadget guy and operator of her website, Wade is an invaluable addition to Team Possible. Despite only being 13, he holds several PhDs and can type at over 300 words per minute. He is a genius at all things technical, and proves invaluable as a support operator. He would be world renowned if he ever left his room, but the fact that he has only left it once shows signs that Wade suffers from agorophobia, the fear of going out into public.
Mr. Dr. Possible: As a rocket scientist, he's a living analogy for intelligence. He views women as equals with their own opinions rather than as underlings to be ordered around, and for this reason he is a great father to Kim and lets her live her own life, but he has letting go issues. He just can't handle the fact thas someday somebody will take away "his" Kimmie-cub, who will forever remain four to him. But with Kim now dating Ron, he'll have to let go sooner or later.
Mrs. Dr. Possible: Top brain surgeon and mother to Kim, Mrs. Dr. Possible has yet another analogy attached to her name. She is essentially Kim all grown up. Smart, independent, attractive, and not afraid to have a little fun, the Possible matriarch is a little more lenient than her husband, but she still enforces the rules when they truly matter.
Jim & Tim Possible: Kim's twin brothers or "Tweebs" as she calls them. They are super smart, but they use their intelligence more to annoy their sister than anything else. Despite the annoyance that they can be, twin supergeniuses can be quite useful on a mission.
Bonnie: If Shego is Kim's dark reflection, then Bonnie is Kim's polar opposite. Her stuck up, pessimistic, OCD, holier-than-thou attitude makes her the typical cheerleader. She makes it her mission to make Kim's social life miserable, but ends up failing most of the time.
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KANSAS CITY, KS -- A new study shows that exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease. In the study, people with early Alzheimer's who were less physically fit had four times more brain shrinkage than normal older adults.
One of the authors of the study, published last week in the journal Neurology, is Jeffrey Burns, who directs the Alzheimer and Memory Program at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, KS. While brains shrink with normal aging, the rate is doubled in people with Alzheimer's, Burns says.
The study included 57 people over the age of 60 with early Alzheimer's. The participants' physical fitness was assessed by measuring peak oxygen demand while on a treadmill. Brain shrinkage was estimated by MRI scans.
The study also showed that participants who were more physically fit did not do significantly better on tests for mental performance. Burns says the study may have had too few patients to show an effect show in the analysis. He adds that the work is only a starting point for exploring whether exercise and physical fitness can slow the progression of Alzheimer's and that the study cannot prove an effect because the participants were evaluated only once rather than repeatedly over time.


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CHAMPAIGN — As Ron Zook prepares to enter his seventh season as Illinois football coach, his home base for recruiting might not necessarily be the home state.
CHAMPAIGN — As Ron Zook prepares to enter his seventh season as Illinois football coach, his home base for recruiting might not necessarily be the home state.
"You start in Champaign and go as far as you have to go,'' Zook said.
With a new athletic director in place and speculation over Zook's job security rampant among media and opposing recruiters in the Big Ten Conference footprint, signing high school players from Illinois has become more difficult.
The hiring of Mike Thomas as Illini boss prompted another round of negative recruiting, sending the Illinois coaches back on the road in their talent search.
Zook is 28-45 in his first six years at Illinois with two bowl appearances, including a 38-14 win over Baylor in the Texas Bowl last season. The retirement of former athletic director Ron Guenther left him vulnerable in the eyes of his competition. The closer to home potential recruits are, the more they hear it.
"It's easier (for Zook) to recruit out of state,'' said Mike Farrell, a national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. "They have so much trouble recruiting locally. When you have that lame duck situation that a lot of (opposing) schools are selling to kids, saying why do you want to go there, it makes it really hard to recruit.''
Low ranking
Illinois is off to a slow start recruiting the class of 2012. Among Big Ten teams, Illinois stood last in the rankings by Rivals.com with the recruiting season still young. The Illini have seven commitments, fewer than every school in the Big Ten but Nebraska.
Rivals ranked the Cornhuskers' commitments as better quality. Of the Illini commitments, only Frankfort Lincoln-Way East wide receiver Jason Robertson, of Mokena, is from Illinois. Two commitments come from Florida with two more from Ohio.
Of course, a big season would make recruiting easier and perhaps quiet Zook's critics.
"Their key is getting kids in the system,'' Chicago-based recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said. "It doesn't matter whether they're from locally or not. If they're getting them from other places, then it's fine. Illinois is doing very well nationally. I see their name everywhere on kids' lists.''
Going out of state for players is nothing new for Illinois. Former coach Mike White said he learned quickly that the notion of the Illini as a sleeping giant was a misconception because of the lack of a talent base.
There's no way to own Chicago, and the downstate talent level wasn't enough to carry the program.
So he went to California, Indianapolis and the Southeast.
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The notion that Illinois should own Chicagoland is outdated, recruiting analysts agreed. Nobody owns Chicago.
"It used to be Notre Dame,'' Lemming said. "Now, no one is dominating Chicago. It's a wide-open town.''
Easy accessibility makes Chicago an open market, and there are no allegiances to a particular school.
"Champaign is two or three hours to Chicago,'' said Tim O'Halloran, a Chicago-based analyst for Rivals.com. "For Illinois, the only problem with that is so is Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern. Michigan's not that far off. Purdue is closer to Chicago than Illinois. It's very, very difficult, even from a national perspective.
"You can be USC and Florida, fly to Chicago and hit 12 schools in a day, target your top kids, see them, be on a plane out of town. That's a wonderful thing if you live in Chicago. If you're trying to lock up the state, it's almost impossible.''
By using his connections elsewhere, Zook not only avoids some of the negative recruiting but also works prep programs that have been good to him in the past. Despite getting fired by Florida seven years ago, the state is his best hunting ground.
"He was the head coach of the biggest program down there,'' Farrell said. "He didn't win national titles, but he can say (former Florida coach Urban) Meyer won a national title with kids he recruited.''
Illini assistant coaches Jeff Brohm, Joe Gilbert, Mike Gillhamer and offensive coordinator Paul Petrino also spend a great amount of time in Florida, but Zook is the leader of the pack.
"Zook is a likable guy,'' Lemming said. "High school coaches in Florida respect that. That's the key to the state.''
Southern recruits play it smart, choosing to commit later in the process after watching it play out.
"You try to get guys up here to commit early,'' Petrino said. "Down there, you have to hang on, keep fighting and hopefully get the commitment.''
Good linemen
The Illini have done well with instate linemen and have bolstered the skill positions with predominantly Southern recruits. Four of the five projected starters on the offensive line hail from Illinois. Two of the four players expected to start on the defensive line also come from the state.
Meanwhile, five of the top six receivers are from Florida.
Starting quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase grew up in the Kansas City area, although freshman backup Reilly O'Toole was a recent in-state recruiting victory when he signed out of Wheaton Warrenville South.
Freshman Donovonn Young, a future star at running back from Texas (Houston suburbs), was an out-of-state recruiting win.
"That's how you start pipelines,'' Zook said. "You get a guy that comes as the first guy from an area. A couple things have to happen. He has to be happy. He has to be successful in the classroom and on the football field. If you get those things, it's easier to get the next guy and the next guy.''
No matter the low rankings were with the last two Illini recruiting classes, Petrino felt there was quality.
"Sometimes you have to believe in yourself,'' Petrino said. "You watch them practice, watch them play in person. A lot of them come to camp. Then you believe in your own evaluations. For recruiting services, it might be a surprise. For us, they're not.''
Zook uses what he calls the friends-and-family recruiting philosophy, hitting the same people and the same areas.
Hoops state
The state of Illinois is known for producing linemen, O'Halloran said, because the skilled athletes often play basketball rather than football in the state.
"This is still a basketball state,'' O'Halloran said. "You don't have the abundance of skilled kids as you do down south.''
Like other head coaches, Zook uses the recruiting backgrounds of his coaches. When the Illini first gained momentum under Zook while earning a berth in the Rose Bowl in 2007, the team was heavily influenced by recruits from Maryland and Washington, D.C., because of former offensive coordinator Mike Locksley's knowledge of the area.
The remnants still exist, with linebacker Trulon Henry, safety Tavon Wilson and linebacker Ian Thomas.
"We came from about 15 (from Maryland and D.C.) down to about two other guys,'' Thomas said. "I kind of thought the number would drop a bit. I never thought it would be this many. It's a bunch of Florida guys now.''
Like Zook said, the recruiting trail starts in Champaign, then goes as far as necessary.
John Supinie can be reached at 217-377-1977. Follow him on Twitter @JohnSupinie.


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Thursday, February 16, 2012
It's Media Day In Daytona
It is Media Day at the Daytona International speedway on Thursday. Basically, time for drivers to answer the same question asked by different faces hundreds of times.
This year, SiriusXM and NASCAR.com will be live from the location all day. ESPNEWS will be live from noon to 3PM. Then, Mike Massaro hosts a 30 minute NASCAR Now show. SPEED is up next with RaceHub running for two hours, from 6 to 8PM ET.
Media Day runs from 8AM to 4PM like a big singles dating party. Every media outlet gets an allotted amount of time and then someone says "change" and everyone gets a new partner.
Let's use this post to allow you to tell us where and when you see these NASCAR drivers during the daytime as NASCAR moves toward more TV and radio exposure for the sport.
To give us your observations, just click on the comments button below. Thank you for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
17 comments:
- Tex said...
recThanks Tuner/Nascar.com.
I'll be tuning in via the while at work.
Now lets make this web-casting thing a main stay going forward.
Going to be a great speedweeks.
- February 16, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- OSBORNK said...
I think most drivers hate today worse than any day of the year (except for Danica)
- February 16, 2012 at 8:15 AM
- GinaV24 said...
thanks for the schedule, JD. the live streaming is good for those of us who are working during the day.
may i just say that I hate the new version of verification words? I swear they make them hard to read on purpose.
- February 16, 2012 at 9:40 AM
- Vicky D said...
Gina, these old and tired eyes are having a hard time reading the words too. I guess that's progress though. We can't livestream at work so I have to wait to get home and watch the dvr'd stuff. I'm enjoying Mike Massaro & Ricky Craven on Nascar Now this week.
- February 16, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Bobby said...
We say Hello to Speed's Monica Palumbo, who is wearing a NASCAR.COM shirt and slacks, a notepad, and is now on the other side -- no longer a model, she's in the journalist's line. We'll see how she goes today in her first "major" event on the other side of the queue.
- February 16, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- John in Chico said...
This is very telling today as to ESPN's commitment to all things NASACR.
Today is the big "met and greet" day at Daytona. All the drivers are there and they will all have time to talk to anybody with a microphone.
Where's ESPN? Home at Bristol with Nichole the one person representing the network.
Thanks JD for all the information during the non-off season we just had, what fun. We're stoked for the new season and will be reading every blog.
Have a great year everyone!
- February 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM
- AveryNH said...
They just had Tony Stewart on Sportcenter live about twenty minutes ago, pretty lame interviewer though. Standard Sportscenter, Spend thirty minutes on this 'LINSANITY' and five seconds on Nascar which kicks off Saturday night.
- February 16, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- AveryNH said...
And Junior is on Sportcenter right now too!
- February 16, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Sure has been interesting to watch the online and TV coverage today.
- February 16, 2012 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
DirecTV guide showed NASCAR Media Day, 2011, so I watched the CNN news and turned the TV off. Now I find out it was just another screw up by DirecTV. They do that quite often with their guide. Morons.
- February 16, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN News covered it I believe from noon- 3PM had a long interview with Junior but no ESPN reporter on site - interview by satelite only
- February 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- Roland said...
I wont be watching it tonight. This is about the most useless day of the year. They just had a media tour so I never figured out why they needed today other than for the TV networks to shoot promos. Tired of talking, ready to race.
- February 16, 2012 at 4:49 PM
- RPM said...
I think John Roberts has had too much coffee. I don't remember him talking like he's stuck in fast forward.
- February 16, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Shayne Flaherty said...
Media Day. Where was the mainstream media when this story unfolded?
On CBS Sports website (Jan. 23, 2012), Pete Pistone wrote an article titled, "Next Hall of Fame Class Should be Diverse". A reader commented and identified himself as Little Red Vogt. I'll let you read the article and comments:
Not a peep from the media about this claim.
Also, since Danicamania is in full blown psychosis, I found NASCAR's next pair of soft porno marketing bimbos. Derrick Cope must be proud of his little girls.
It's media day alright.
- February 16, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
I can't believe on Race Hub saying that media is from 4 countries! WOW whooped di do! It seems like the same drivers, Ku Busch, Ky Busch, DP, & Clint being interviewed. Where's the other drivers??????
- February 16, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Gary said...
Race Hub, 7:15 PM EST
Trotta's comment about father-to-be Harvick "not shooting blanks" was very sexist and not proper for evening TV, even if on cable.
My grandkids were watching with me.
- February 16, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- Zetona said...
Off-topic, but is the YouTube channel TheOfficialNASCAR really the official NASCAR YouTube channel like it claims to be? I ask mainly because it seems unlikely that an official NASCAR channel would only have 150 subscribers after two months of activity.
- February 16, 2012 at 10:37 PM


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The Melody-Catalpa neighborhood of Boulder is proudly wearing the mantle of the first "bee-safe" locality in Colorado.
It may not be a title for which there was fierce competition, but those in the roughly 200 households of the north Boulder neighborhood who signed a pledge not to use neonicotinoids or similar systemic pesticides are buzzing with excitement over earning the distinction.
Three neighborhood residents earlier this year banded together to sign on about 20 volunteers to go door to door. And, faster than they'd dared hope, they convinced more than half of the area's 389 households to sign a pledge not to use neuroactive chemicals that many believe are contributing to the colony collapse phenomenon reported in global honeybee populations.
Those doing so were awarded green flags, signifying their commitment, to plant in their front lawns. Some homes there have not yet been contacted by the volunteers, but will be.
"We felt really good about it," said Anne Bliss, one of the three organizers and a resident of the 3500 block of Catalpa Way. "We thought we would finish this by the end of May, and we more than had our goal really quickly. It took us a couple weeks."
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Hopefully I'm not the only person who always clicks through to Instagram posts that surface on my Facebook newsfeed, and then remembers in disappointment that, oh yeah, you can't see Instagram profiles on the web. But hallelujah, Instagram has announced it will begin rolling out web-accessible profiles! Since Facebook bought Instagram earlier this year, it is no surprise that the latter will resemble the former.
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Consumer product development caters to individuals who live in houses or condos, have jobs to which they commute by car, and generate a steady stream of disposable income. This is the group to which the business press often refers collectively as "the consumer". One often reads that the consumer is retrenching, that the consumer's credit is tapped out, that the consumer's disposable income is shrinking and so on. The consumer market is not growing. What is there left to do except design and manufacture fewer and fewer products? The answer is as simple as it is surprising. The consumer is not melting away; the consumer is mutating and evolving. In the United States alone, half a million people a month (in round numbers) is being shed from the workforce. Although this is often portrayed as a temporary condition, job creation is not expected to pick up pace any time soon, and few people are willing to forecast when it will again exceed population growth. Even a rose-tinted economic scenario has to admit that there is a high probability of new energy price spikes triggering new recessionary periods, which would drive unemployment higher. Therefore, more often than not, a job loss will set a person on a new career path - one that comes with a new set of challenges and options. Most significantly, these formerly employed people often no longer have sufficient income to afford the two items that dominate most household budgets - the house and the car, and all of the expenses that are associated with them. Medical expenses form a third category, and are highly variable, depending on a person's age and medical condition. These costs range from zero (for the healthy uninsured) to arbitrarily large (medical expenses being the largest single cause of personal bankruptcy). Does permanent job loss mean that someone is no longer a consumer? In some cases the answer is yes: some people continue to spend as if they still had a job, and the inevitable result is eventual destitution. Once they run out of unemployment benefits, savings and credit, their purchasing ability decreases to the barest minimum provided by food stamps. I don't mean to sound harsh, but this makes them rather uninteresting from a new product marketing perspective. Image above: Boomer generation facing a new challenge with 21st century technology. From (http://myhomelessstory.net/homeless_camp_images.htm) But other people may be quick to shed their biggest categories of expense, walking away from their mortgage and their car loan, allowing their medical insurance to lapse, and developing a new lifestyle that is well within their new budgetary constraints. They may couch-surf, take advantage of house-sitting opportunities or rent a spot at a campground by the season. For the cold part of the year, they may head south and, again, camp out. They may look for seasonal employment, do odd jobs for cash, or use their skills to repair or make and sell items for cash. With their largest expenses gone, their disposable income may actually be higher. However, their needs and requirements are quite different, and since most product offerings target the settled, fully employed consumer, they are in some ways under-served. This is an area where new product development opportunities abound, and companies that gain a share of this growing market segment and build brand loyalty among this fast-growing consumer underclass will lock in a decade or more of profits and rapid growth. As a marketing strategy, it is not just recession-proof but actually recession-enhanced. In saying that the unemployed consumers are currently under-served, I do not mean to belittle the huge positive effect on their lifestyles that resulted from the recent major advances in mobile computing and communications. Laptops with wireless Internet access have made it possible for a homeless person to run an Internet business or a software company, manage an investment portfolio, or contribute to an international scientific collaboration. Any of these things can now be done from an Internet cafe or a public library, or, in fine weather, even a bench in a city park or a tent at a campground. Cell phones make it possible to give radio interviews and participate in teleconferences from just about anywhere that is within sight of a cell phone tower. Hand-held GPS units allow people to find their way around and to retrieve items stashed in the woods using their coordinates. But even here there is plenty of room for specific improvements: the umbilical cord of the laptop power supply and the cell phone charger hampers mobility. It would not be difficult to add small solar panels to the backs of cell phones and the lids of laptops, making it possible to recharge them simply by leaving them in the sun for an hour or two. Many people would be willing to trade off certain features, such a high-powered microprocessor or a brilliant display, against reduced power consumption and a reduced need to use the power cord. In addition to such incremental improvements, certain completely new types of devices can be designed to serve some of the unique needs of the permanently unemployed. For example, it is not uncommon for them to be living in places that lack public utilities such as running water, making it impossible to use flush toilets. A commonsense adaptation is to put together a composting toilet, using a 5-gallon drum and a toilet seat, and a length of dryer hose for the exhaust duct. A key component of this solution is the exhaust fan, which can be quite tiny and low-powered, but has to run continuously. A small computer fan connected to a lantern battery is adequate and lasts for many months, but an even better solution is a battery-backed exhaust fan powered by a solar panel that is designed to be installed in a partially opened window. Another example: a portable device that can detect the many environmental hazards that are likely to be present in such a less-than-ideal living environment: a combined smoke/carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide detector that can also detect toxic fumes from burning synthetic materials would be perfect. A device for testing the safety of drinking water would also be very useful. In addition to such new products, the permanently unemployed would also benefit from certain services designed to fit their unique needs. For example, a campground at which campsites are paired up with garden plots, allowing people to spend the summer months growing their own food, would suit people who have plenty of time, little money, and nowhere to live. In the cities, low-priced dormitories styled after Japanese capsule hotels, and shower and locker facilities would make their lives much easier while also helping to improve sanitation and public health and to preserve public order. We live in a time of steadily rising unemployment, and, consequently, much emphasis is being placed on stimulating job creation. To this end, the federal government has already spent a lot of economic stimulus money on a variety of infrastructure projects. An obvious question to ask is whether any of these projects have directly benefited the unemployed, beyond creating a few temporary jobs. It is a no-brainer that the jobs to create first are the ones in industries with the highest growth potential, where job creation can quickly become self-sustaining. As a matter of public policy, it would make perfect sense to provide seed money for what is bound to become a new high-growth industry segment: serving the needs of the permanently unemployed. .
Permanently Unemployed Economy
SUBHEAD: The consumer is mutating and evolving. This new fast-growing consumer underclass is an area where new product development opportunities abound. Image above: Dignity Village residents in Portland, ORegon, employ both scrap material and new products in their households. From (http://myhomelessstory.net/homeless_camp_images.htm) By Dmitry Orlov on 12 February 2010 in Club Orlov - (http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2010/02/products-and-services-for-permanently.html) Developing and marketing products for a shrinking market poses an interesting set of challenges. Even if a company does an outstanding job and is able to steadily grow its market share, these gains are negated if the market itself continually shrinks by an ever larger amount. For instance, a company might have an outstanding electric vehicle design, but it is destined to by the wayside during a time when the number of consumers that qualify for a car loan is trending downward, the used car market is glutted by repossessions, and federal, state and municipal governments are unable to upgrade their car fleets because their budgets are far in the red.
INDEX: Adaptation , Business , Consumerism , Innovation
POSTED: 1:38 AM POSTER: David Ward


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Random thoughts about the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, Civil Rights, and ObamaCare
Fellow Weasel Watcher Greg, at Rhymes with Right, came up with a good poster likening every woman's right to have a gun to a black woman's right to sit anywhere she wants in the bus. That poster, combined with a discussion I had with some young 'uns about the Bill of Rights got me thinking about the expression "Civil Rights," which is something the Left bandies about freely.
Lately, the Left has taken to calling government control of American health care a Civil Right. We all know that's wrong, but it's worth understanding precisely why it's wrong. I'm still trying to organize my thoughts here, so please bear with me as a waffle my way through this.
The beginning of any discussion of civil rights must be the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
This single sentence is the "whereas" the precedes the Constitution. Without this acknowledgement of God-given human status and dignity, the explicitly listed Rights in the Bill of Rights are meaningless. These unalienable rights are the abstract predicates that justify a citizen's more concrete "right" to have certain areas of functioning upon which the government cannot impinge. Unless we acknowledge that humans — all humans — are equal and deserving of Life, Liberty, and the ability to make their way in the world, all the other bulwarks against government overreach are meaningless.
Which gets us to the Bill of Rights. What exactly is it? I mean, we all know what's in it, but I don't think most people stop and think about what it is.
The Constitution is a contract between the People (acting through their state-elected representatives) and the government. Its sole purpose is to describe what form the federal government will take. It's a rather dull document that's given over to defining the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch, and then apportioning power and responsibilities between the three of them.
The main body of the Constitution has nothing to do with the People, and everything to do with defining a functioning government. Thus, while it seeks to make sure that the executive can't overwhelm the legislature or that the courts can't overwhelm the executive, there's nothing in it about whether the government as a whole can overwhelm the citizens under its rule.
What the Founders realized in the wake of the Constitution's ratification is that creating a government is not the same as protecting the People's declared rights under that government. "Rights" aren't things that the government gives people and that it can take away from people. Things that the government can "giveth and taketh away" are merely privileges. Rights, on the other hand, belong to the People outside of the government. Rights have nothing to do with government control over people, and everything to do with the People's right to control government. They preexist the government and will continue to exist long after the government is gone. Rights are independent of government.
That rights are independent of government does not mean that the government cannot use its aggregated power to destroy those rights. That they are destructible, despite being unalienable, is what concerned the Founding generation and what led them to create the Bill of Rights.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution recognize that the rights described are fundamental rights that transcend government, but that a tyrannical government can nevertheless destroy these fundamental rights. Rather than assuming that a beneficent government will automatically protect these rights, the Founders erred on the side of caution and warned the government that it had (and has) no power to touch rights that exist in the People, irrespective of the government.
Combined, that extraordinary sentence in the Declaration of Independence and of the first ten amendments to the Constitution create a bright line of human inviolability into which government cannot intrude. For example, from the Declaration of Independence, we have a controlling principle that explains why, even though sitting in the front of the bus isn't set out explicitly or even implicitly in the Bill of Rights, it is still a fundamental Right that is a necessary predicate to the Bill of Rights. Rights must be applied equally to all humankind, because humankind is created equally.
Freedom to speak, worship, and assemble are unalienable rights. The right to be armed, for whatever the heck reason you want, is an unalienable right. The right to have your home free from American troops in an unalienable right. The right to be protected from torture and coercion aimed at forcing you to convict yourself out of your own mouth is an unalienable right. The state has the right to execute you if a properly constituted trial finds you guilty of a capital crime, but you have the right to an execution that is neither cruel (death by torture) nor unusual (death by bizarre forms of torture). There are other unalienable rights.
Let me say again what these rights are: They are a bright line of human inviolability and power that the government, despite its concentrated strength (police forces, armies, taxing powers, etc.) cannot attack or abridge.
Once one understands the difference between Rights (which are unalienable) and privileges (which depend on the government we elect) we can see why it's so ridiculous when the Left describes health care as a "civil right." It's not. True civil rights recognize that citizens and the government are adversaries: the government constantly attempts to impose itself on the citizens, and the citizens have as their bulwark the Declaration and the Bill of Rights to protect them from this government overreach. Good health is not a matter of government overreach — except, of course, when the government uses health as a means of undermining the Bill of Rights.
This then, is the problem with ObamaCare: Rather than upholding a civil right, it is created to undermine people's civil rights. Its death panels contravene the unalienable right to Life. Its abortion and contraception mandates directly impinge upon the unalienable right to freedom of worship. It's proposed requirements that doctors ask prying questions about guns infringes upon the unalienable right to keep and bear arms. And Justice Roberts' decision to the contract, its penalties for inaction are a direct infringement to people's liberty.
As I said, this is a work in progress, so I don't have a rousing or neat conclusion. I'm not even sure what to do with these thoughts, but I did want to get them down while they were still swirling in my head. Please feel free to add to or refine upon what I've written.


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gypsy replied to Brittany's topic in Business, Marketing, and AccountingBrittany, there really is no meaningful way for a stranger to price a specific pot for you. There are so many factors involved. As others have advised you here, you have to gain a whole lot of reference points before you can make meaningful pricing decisions. In the meantime, charge the amount that would make the sale worthwhile for you. Mea I think your teapot is whimsical and fun!
super dark clay body and glazes
gypsy replied to Rebekah Krieger's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryYou should be proud of that work.
cone 6 clay with 04-06 glazes
gypsy replied to gypsy's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryThanks everyone. I have cone 6 clay and wanted to fire mayco specialty glazes but didnt know if it would work.
I like that.
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gypsy replied to Rebekah Krieger's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryThats a dandy fine goblet!
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gypsy replied to Mo Collier's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI only use my kiln setter to fire. You'll be ok.
Sorry I've been away for a while... personal loss.......
gypsy replied to a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryJohn, so sorry to hear of your fathers passing...I wish you peace during this difficult time.
gypsy replied to Rebekah Krieger's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHey,there; A great first effort. The trick with teapots is that you want the spout to get smaller and smaller. When you restrict the flow like this, it pours. If you have a bulb, like yours, or if the spout opens up on the end, the tea will gurgle. Check out an example of what I am saying in my gallery page. I do not know how to make attachments, as I am a bit of a Ludite.Keep at it. TJR. Thanks for that! When I was making my teapot I was just looking at Google images to get inspiration, I did the "bulb" type spout because I saw a lot of them and thought they looked cool, but I guess I was looking at faulty pots LOL!! It would help if I look at work from respected potters to learn from! I don't think you're going to find any respected potters here. Lark Publishing's "500 Teapots" is a start. Jim you are too funny! But i will check out the book I think it is a lovely tea pot and love the glaze.
So its better to put crackle clear over under glazes then other glazes? I never used clear glazes but always thought they went over glazes tp give them a sheen. I must be wrong.
That means it will be crackle over bare clay....wouldn't that be ugly?
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Thank you. This crackle is cone 6. can I put it over a colored glaze to get crackles in that color?
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gypsy posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryI have Mayco clear matte crackle glaze. I don't know how to use it. Do I use it by itself over white clay bisque or can I use it over another glaze color to make that color crackle? Please help on this one. Thank you.
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gypsy replied to RS17's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work^You folks are so lucky to have this knowledge and understanding of gas kilns and reduction. I want so badly to own a gas kiln but can't afford one and am afraid it would be too difficult to fire. I am humbled by the knowledge you guys have Do used gas kilns ever appear for sale? I have never seen on advertised...but who would want to give one up.
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gypsy replied to gypsy's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI am sort of in your area...I live about a half-hour north of Harrisburg. Not close enough for pit firing, unfortunately! Welcome to the forums! Thats not so far...come to Raystown Lake and stop by! Gypsy


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Canucks' sore Kevin Bieksa is 'groin to travel with team (with video)
Notebook: It's double daddy days for Alex Burrows, Jannik Hansen
Bracken Kearns, son of former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dennis Kearns, will suit up on San Jose's top line tonight at Rogers Arena
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa is back on the shelf, out day-to-day with a sore groin, but apparently well enough to travel with his teammates Wednesday to Columbus, Ohio.
The fact he's going on the road is probably the best sign. The Canucks play the Blue Jackets on Thursday and then have another two days off before meeting the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in St. Paul. Bieksa has missed four of the Canucks' last five games, including Tuesday's game against the San Jose Sharks.
Head coach Alain Vigneault insisted at the morning skate Tuesday that Bieksa didn't rush back Saturday to confront the Stanley Cup champion L.A. Kings. Bieksa played 22:58 that night — second most after Alex Edler's 23:45 — had two shots on goal, two blocked shots, one hit and one takeaway.
"Kevin came back and felt fine but, toward the end of the game, he hit someone and felt a little discomfort so he's back to being day-to-day," Vigneault explained. "It's like any other injury. At the end of the day, the player and staff talk it over. He might feel he's 100 per cent and ready to go and that he can play. Or sometimes he's not 100 per cent but he feels he can play and play through it. You never know how it's going to turn out.
"In Kevin's case, he was fine," said the coach. "He was playing really well in that game. He was quick, he was strong 1-on-1 and then toward the end of the game, one hit, one push, and he felt it again. He didn't think anything of it. Next day (Sunday), he got up and it was real stiff."
Cam Barker took Bieksa's spot in the lineup Sunday and stayed in the lineup against San Jose. Andrew Alberts came out as Keith Ballard returned following a two-game benching.
"I was fairly frustrated," Ballard said prior to facing the Sharks. "The situation I'm in, the role I'm in, it's up to me to make the best of it."
JENSEN TO WOLVES: Top Canuck prospect Nicklas Jensen, who turns 20 Wednesday, has completed his Swedish Elite League season with AIK Stockholm and will be re-assigned to the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves. Jensen finished with 17 goals in 50 games in the SEL.
According to Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman, Jensen does not have to return to the Oshawa Generals, who still have five games remaining on their Ontario Hockey League schedule plus playoffs. Jensen played two seasons for the Generals.
"His direct assignment from Vancouver to AIK nullified the requirement to send him to Oshawa," said Gilman.
LATE BLOOMER: Big buzz at the Sharks' skate Tuesday morning centred around call-up winger Bracken Kearns, the 31-year-old career minor leaguer and son of former Canuck stalwart defenceman Dennis Kearns.
Bracken finally made it to the NHL last season with the Florida Panthers and appeared in five games. Tuesday's outing was his sixth. If nothing else, the North Vancouver native deserves an 'A' for persistence.
He worked his way up from the Junior B Grandview Steelers to the CIS Calgary Dinos to the ECHL and AHL. He spent six full seasons in the minors before getting his first NHL taste last year. He's had stops in Toledo, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Reading, Norfolk, Rockford, San Antonio and Worcester, the latter San Jose's farm club where he had 30 points in 50 AHL games this campaign.
"You keep pressing forward," Kearns said of his journey. "I've had tons of struggles but tons of good things happened to me over my career. I just felt like I kept getting better every year and that's kind of what kept me going."
Dad Dennis, on a holiday in Southern California, didn't attend Tuesday's game at Rogers Arena, which allowed Bracken a comedic moment.
"He'd probably be a nervous wreck so I think it's probably a good thing he's down there," quipped the younger Kearns.
His two older brothers, his father-in-law and a nephew plus friends attended the game.
DADDY DUO: Canucks winger Alex Burrows became a second-time father Monday, a day after teammate Jannik Hansen became a first-time father of twin boys Daniel and Lucas (not identical). Burrows's wife Nancy gave birth to Lexie, a younger sister to 22-month-old Victoria. Lexie weighed in at six pounds, eight ounces.
"With our heavy schedule, it was nice to be able to get the birth done on a day off," said a proud Burrows. "Lexie is a beautiful little healthy baby so it was fun. I brought Victoria to the hospital Monday night and she was really happy to spend a couple of hours with her mom and her baby sister."
Hansen, meanwhile, says his twins will spend some time in the hospital as they were 2½ pounds each at birth.
"They're doing fine but they're obviously still in the hospital with their mother," said Hansen. "They'll still be in the hospital when we're on the road. They have quite a while to go. Obviously we didn't expect it to happen right now so it was a bit of a surprise but a happy one."


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People's Park Tree-Sit Ends With Holiday Reprieve
Berkeley's latest tree-sit ended the same day it began last week when campus police signed a Christmas truce that spares—for the moment—two acacias in People's Park.
Zachary RunningWolf, the same arboreal ascender who began the lengthy occupation of the oak grove at Memorial Stadium on Dec. 2, 2006, was the lone occupant of one of the People's Park acacias, which share space with a children's playground. The grove tree-sit ended Sept. 9, the same day the last of the trees there was leveled by a chainsaw-wielding contract crew.
RunningWolf's ascent at People's Park on Dec. 18 came after campus officials cut down one tree south of the park's stage area and posted a notice that they planned to ax the other two to the east.
According to the plastic-shielded notice placed on a fence surrounding the playground, one of the shoots of the acacia at the park's western end had collapsed Dec. 2, and the remainder of the tree was then taken down.
"Two other acacia trees at the east end of the park … have been identified as potential hazards by UC Berkeley and consulting arborists," the notice declared. "They are structurally weak and subject to failure and collapse, and are planned to be removed in the near future."
After RunningWolf ascended the branches Thursday and a preliminary effort failed to dislodge him, negotiations began, and by mid-afternoon, UC Police Capt. Guillermo Beckford had signed a statement which was passed up to RunningWolf.
"This is written notification that if you will voluntarily come down from the Acacia tree that you are in presently, that the university will NOT remove these two trees during the holidays," read the statement that opened "Dear Zachary."
"If the stadium treesit was the longest urban treesit, this was the shortest," said RunningWolf Thursday afternoon.
Both campus and city police were on hand when he descended, but Capt. Beckford had promised no arrest would be made, so RunningWolf was free to accept the accolades of supporters, who included Dumpster Muffin and other veterans of the stadium grove action.
The protesters plan to consult with their own tree experts to see if the acacias really are diseased.
"I was up in the trees and I didn't see any sign of disease," RunningWolf said, adding, "I suspect they really just want to cut whatever they can in the park. But this isn't on fraternity row. This is People's Park."