According to Title 36 of the United States Code :. During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note.
When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there. While it's worth noting that the code does not mention that the anthem is a time of somber quiet reflection, if you're clapping and cheering, your hand is not over your heart as the code says it should be. So the question becomes, how strictly should we follow this code? Many of the things in the code are things we take as common sense.
For example, the flag should never be flown upside down unless as a signal of dire distress or it should never be allowed to touch the ground. There are many other codes I'm sure are broken consistently - "When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street" or "The flag should never be used as wearing apparel" and "The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever.
There's also the ironic code for that calls for flags no longer fit for display to be burned in a dignified manner. So I'm guessing most people don't even know this code exists in the first place. That doesn't make it right to break it. However, you're never going to get all Americans to follow every aspect of the code so should we make exceptions? Yes, technically the cheering during the anthem breaks the code since we do not hold our hands over our hearts. However, I don't follow the line of thinking that this inherently means cheering equals disrespect.
As I said before, cheering makes me feel like I'm part of the song in a way I never ever get at other sporting events. I don't mind if I miss the anthems at other events but if I can't be part of the anthem at the United Center I feel I've missed an important aspect of the experience. When I cheer during the anthem I have not an ounce of malice or disrespect in my mind. My thoughts are on how special the moment is and how excited I am to be participating.
Shouldn't that be considered when deciding if it's disrespectful? At the end of a game day, roughly 3, photos are taken. The Stanley Cup championship banner-raising ceremony and when Duncan Keith scored the go-ahead goal in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final — the only one of the three titles from the last decade that the Hawks clinched on home ice.
Agnello-Dean has near carte blanche to shoot what he needs to preserve what takes place at the United Center. He has developed an intuitive understanding of how to give the players privacy when they need it.
Leave it be. Agnello-Dean fortuitously joined the Hawks before the season and shot the three subsequent Stanley Cup title runs. He realizes his pictures will be around long after he and everyone else currently in the organization are gone.
Within seconds of the whistle blowing to end a period, a dozen kids in full hockey uniforms ready to skate in a relay race magically appear on the United Center ice. Time is precious when officials take TV timeouts, giving Kearns two minutes to make sure everything gets done before play resumes — which is why she moves constantly.
During the course of a game day, she walks seven miles — yes, she has tracked it — around the United Center to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Among her responsibilities, she spends time in the stands with the in-game hosts as they play games on the video board with fans, moves to the ice for the shoot-the-puck contest and then to the hallways to wrangle the youth hockey players.
It was Kearns who instructed every person on the ice — Kane included — where and when to go and made sure they followed suit. A massive amount of information is constantly delivered to video boards throughout the United Center, and it all comes from a secure room high atop the building. Wherever they are inside — or outside — the stadium, Lozano can reach them with the push of a button.
When we win, our win graphic and the score of the game is going outside. Lozano, 51, has been a scoreboard operator at the United Center since it opened in and is on his third scoreboard. The current one, in its rookie season, is far more powerful than the first two, and the team still is learning new and creative ways to use it. But ultimately Lozano tries to provide fans with updated statistics and video pouring in from the 24 camera angles at his disposal that are mostly different from what TV viewers see.
The new scoreboard has video screens underneath, so those fans can see replays. We have statistics there and the feed of the game. After Bulls games, for instance, that means getting home around 2 a. But cleaning up after concerts is more time consuming, and occasionally it makes sense for Ahearn to stick around after getting the ice ready.
An early morning crew comes in on a game day for some resurfacing and prep work, then Ahearn arrives between 9 and 10 a. The invention of the Zamboni in the s made it possible to complete a resurfacing in minutes, but ice sheets still require more hands-on attention. Between periods, technicians scrape ice off the corners of the boards to try to keep the entire surface even for when the Zamboni makes its rounds. The current ones are 3 years old, having replaced a pair that lasted 18 years.
Teachers can be funny and kind of cool. November 5th, I am thankful for my character traits. My hard-working trait, my try to be amazing at things trait, my sweet trait, my fashion trait, and my smart trait, and my love trait. But I also am thankful for those who stick around when my bad traits come out like my sassiness, my moody trait, my sensitiveness, my grumpy trait, my angry trait over dumb things, and even my trying to be amazing at things trait because I always try to be perfect.
Thanks, friends, and family for sticking around. Arthur Bozikas has penned a memoir that is heart-breaking and gutsy, as well as being full of hope and gratitude.
This book is guaranteed to lift up readers and have them believing in the resilience and transcendence of the human spirit, making it a must read for years to come. When reaching adolescence, most teenagers want more freedom, independence and control in their lives. For Arthur, it was the opposite, as he discovered that his lifespan would only last up to adulthood.
After becoming an adult, Arthur was waiting for his death. It was at the eleventh hour, at the age of twenty-one, when Arthur was introduced to a miracle treatment, but only after the damage of iron overload from all the blood transfusion was done to his body.
Grateful to be given a chance to survive for a few more years, Arthur decided to do something with his life; to get married, buy a house and also to have children, knowing he had no prospect of any future for himself. At the age of sixty, Arthur and his wife Helen celebrated their thirty-five-year marriage anniversary.
Recently we caught up with Bozikas so we could learn more about this amazing human and very talented writer. Why was you story Iron Boy one that you felt you needed to share with the world? I promised myself if I made it to the age of 40 years old, I would put it all down in writing. I didn't know it will take me another twenty years to do it? When reading Iron Boy, the book struck me as a story on struggle, but more so about survival and endurance. How has that challenges you faced growing up helped shape you as an individual today especially as it pertains to business and entrepreneurship?
This is the first of its kind worldwide, from the prospective of a patients' point of view and not from a specialist or doctor.
I wish I had something like Iron Boy when I was young and very afraid of my prospects! As a professional CEO for over twenty years, the challenges in business is that you need to equip yourself with the right information or you are dead in the water! People with my condition now do have my book to prepare for the future because there is one and it's up to the individual to believe!
Being married for 35 years is a huge accomplishment, what is the secret to your success that you can share with younger couples looking to hopefully have the same success in their marriages? I think if both couples feel like they can't wait to share a new idea with one another or are not prepared to go anywhere without their partner by their side, then this is the only secret that any younger couples must desire for a successful marriage! These two examples will resolve all arguments that every couples get into a marriage too or later!
From a life lesson perspective what are some of the key points that you hope others can take away from your story 'Iron Boy' and even more so what is something that you hope you leave behind to your children that you hope they can apply to their own lives? My children have been raised to see the person, and not the disability, that they have. I would like for a life lesson that the world can refer to us as "people first" regardless the disability one has.
People with a disability and not disabled people…always put "people" first. See the person and not the disability! How do you feel now? How is life after the 'miracle' treatment and is there any message that you would like to share with others who are struggling with the same challenges that you faced but that you are also facing here today? I feel very grateful and life is wonderful for me and my family.
Although health issue will continue to always be a big issue for me, I will deal with them each one at a time. The important thing is that young people worldwide with my condition can inspire others to do great things would something I would love to inspire! Aging can make getting around much harder. Make sure your parents are safe in their own home by following these tips. There is going to come a time when your parents need a little help to safely live in their home.
This is just an inevitable part of life. The goal is to keep your parents as comfortable as possible while also knowing that they will be safe when alone. Luckily, it is fairly easy to make a few adjustments to the house that drastically improve its livability for seniors.
These are the four things you must do to help your parents create a safe home as they age. Poor eyesight, reduced hearing, and imbalance put older individuals at risk of falling while moving around the house. Falling is actually the main cause for injured seniors. Since this is a dangerous problem, you need to remove all fall hazards from their house immediately. Throw rugs, long cords, and old unused furniture all pose a huge risk. Make the house as open as possible.
Walking up stairs puts a lot of stress on older bodies. They have to use all of their strength just to go up a flight of stairs. There is also a major injury risk if they fall while using the stairs. Avoid all of these dangers by adding a stair lift in the house.
Stair lifts will safely go up and down the stairs whenever needed with absolutely no risk of injury. The slippery surfaces in the bathroom make it one of the most dangerous rooms in the house for your older parents.
There are several changes you need to make to ensure they stay safe. Put rubber mats inside and outside of the tub to prevent slipping.
Add grab bars in the shower and next to the toilet. It is also a good idea to lower the temperature on the water heater to stop accidental burns in the shower. The best thing you can do to make sure your aging parents are safe in their home is by making regular visits to see them. In addition to spending valuable time with your family, you will also be able to access the house and your parent's well-being during these trips. Make sure some of your visits are unannounced to get a true sense of how they are living.
Your parents took care of you your entire life, so it is now time to repay the favor. Making these changes to the house will let your parents have independent lives in their own home for as long as possible.
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