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BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore forward Travis Daniel (North Brunswick, N.J.) and senior forward Jim Ennis (Roslindale, Mass.) each scored goals while senior Kevin Bendel (Denville, N.J.) turned aside 22 shots to record the shutout as men's ice hockey (4-5-2) defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology (6-4-1), 2-0, in a non-conference contest at Matthews Arena.
UMass Boston held a 12-5 shot advantage through the opening 20 minutes with half of their shots coming on a pair of power play attempts. However, freshman netminder Alex Peck made several key stops to keep the visitors off the scoreboard.
Wentworth controlled play early in the second period, taking the stanza's first four shots before the Beacons created scoring chances of their own. At the 17:29 mark, freshman defenseman John Houston (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took a shot from the right point which was tipped to the high right side by Daniel, breaking the scoreless stalemate. Also assisting on the goal was junior defenseman Rob Florentino (West Roxbury, Mass.) UMass Boston outshot Wentworth by a 10-7 margin in the second period.
The third period was a back and forth affair with both teams having chances to get on the board, but both Peck and Bendel made 10 saves apiece in the stanza. With 59 seconds remaining Peck was pulled for an extra attacker, however at the 19:46 mark Ennis rifled a shot from the red line into the open net to seal the game.
Peck made 31 saves in the loss as the Leopards were outshot by a 33-22 margin.
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Also, as Dragon Horse points out, the lady who cheered Barack for marrying a black woman isn't incoherent, but she is phrasing her praise in a way that is technically self-defeating if taken literally. I was being a wise guy. Black men tend to favor women with European facial features and ligther skin over darker women with more prominent sub-Saharan African features. That in addition to black men being nearly three times as likely to marry and five times as likely to cohabitate with white women as white men are to marry/cohabitate with black women shows why her frustrations are understandable.
Ahead of the DNC in Denver last weekend, the WSJ ran an article about how Obama's candidacy "has sparked a debate about identity" in the black community. The thrust of the article revolves around what Steve Sailer has identified as Obama's quest to prove he is black enough. This underscores the assertion that Obama owned the black vote in the Democratic primaries because he was blacker than the other white candidates. Had Al Sharpton run again, Obama wouldn't have received the nomination on Thursday. The article also illustrates some generally accepted fallacious "conventional wisdom" that is worth pointing out, which is why I excerpt so liberally:
Sen. Obama embodies contradictions in the community that are starting to bubble to the surface -- largely out of the earshot of whites. He is the biracial son of an African father and a white mother in a community where most people are descended from slavery or whose ancestors had direct experience with segregation. He is the married father of two in a community in which more than 60% of children grow up in a single-parent household. He's a politician who isn't steeped in the civil-rights struggles of the 1960s and didn't grow up in the inner city or in a black neighborhood.He is also half-Kenyan by descent. Other than pigmentation, he doesn't look like most American blacks, who are of West African descent. Both of his children were born in wedlock, something fewer than one-in-three American blacks enjoy. He went to a mostly white prep school in the blackless state of Hawaii. Not exactly the optimal profile of one who wants to show he is down with the struggle.
The article gives the impression that American blacks are undergoing the same transformation that other immigrant groups did upon arriving in the US (huh?):
Sen. Obama has "taken the discussion out of that box that America tends to put people in and given some additional light on us as a people," says Curtis Watkins, 52, who runs a social-service agency in Washington, D.C. "I don't think it was his intention, but it is what it is and he can't lessen that."Those groups began rising in a generation or two. Blacks have been in the US longer than any other non-native, non-European group has, and they comprised a significant portion of the population for centuries before Jews came to represent one in 100 Americans. At the end of the Civil War, Jews comprised less than .5% of the US population.
This dialogue isn't that different from discussions that other groups -- Jews, Italians, Asians, Irish -- have had as they have risen in America.
Nevermind that, Obama is lighting the way just as Lierberman showed that at the turn of the century, the US had finally come to accept Jews in positions of power:
The 2000 vice-presidential nomination of Sen. Joe Lieberman, an observant Jew, provoked initial unease among some Jews but eventually was widely seen as proof of the widespread acceptance of Jews in America.Because up until 2000, Jewish success in the US was so rare! In science, medicine, politics, and punditry (where, still struggling today, they make up less than half--only 27%, actually--of the top media talking heads), it took Lieberman's ascension to prod other Jews into finally having an impact on America!
Though Obama may have a tough time brandishing his street credentials, he shouldn't be rejected out-of-hand just because he didn't enjoy the luxuries growing up that 50 Cent did:
In his autobiography, "Dreams from My Father," Sen. Obama wrote that in college, "I didn't have the luxury, I suppose, the certainty of the tribe.... I hadn't grown up in Compton or Watts. I had nothing to escape from except my own inner doubts."Imagine if a white preppie (and Obama is closer to that than he is to 50) said the same. Yeah, I suffered from my two parent middle class home, soccer games on Saturday afternoons and church on Sunday mornings, barely ever able to escape the plushness and enjoy a good run on 13th and MLK boulevard!
Continuing on the curiously absurd theme of blacks as new arrivals to the US, the authors point to the success of black immigrants:
Immigrant blacks fare better for many of the same reasons as other immigrants:No, most other immigrants fare worse than their native counterparts do. Black immigrants are an exception to the general trend, not an example of it. Hispanics immigrants, representing nearly 50% of the foreign-born population, mostly fare worse than native Hispanics do.
They're often a self-selected, highly motivated group.
Previously, I created an index to rank immigrant performance in the US by country using six factors including the percentage using one or more welfare programs, who are self-employed, without health insurance, have less than a high school education, have a bachelor's degree or greater, and who are in poverty. Immigrants from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and most significantly Mexico (which, comprising two-thirds of the total foreign-born Hispanic population in the US ranked dead last among 25 countries*) do more poorly than native Hispanics (or native blacks, for that matter) do. In contrast, immigrants from the two majority black countries of Haiti and Jamaica outperform native blacks.
Notice I write "native blacks", not "native African-Americans" (wouldn't that be a contradiction in terms?). Whiter readers might have thought that indicative of my backward boorishness. Turns out I'm actually ahead of the curve:
The growing prominence of black immigrants is prompting some to favor the term "black" as more accurate, and inclusive, than "African-American."When I was in high school, I played against the Barry Sanders-like Darren Sproles. As a D-end, I was told to wait for him to come back if he headed outside opposite. I don't think it did much good then, but in this case applying the advice worked out.
Moving on, the article offers some irony:
[Pat, a teacher from Nairobi who is visiting Vermont] turns to Prudence Carter, a Stanford sociologist and an African-American. "You talk about race all the time," she says. "I don't understand that."Diversity is celebrated when it means a reduction in the size of the white population and/or its cultural influence. That is the right kind of diversity. Other forms of diversity, especially those that reduce solidarity among NAMs, are the wrong kinds of diversity and so should be resisted.
Ms. Carter, 38, shakes her head sadly. "On the one hand it's beautiful we are diverse," she says. "But can we become so fragmented that we don't share anything?"
Think electing Obama will be a cathartic experience that'll put an end to black community's resentment over the perceived restraining force of the white power structure like John McWhorter does**? Maybe not:
Yet even as they bask in the senator's success, some middle-class blacks remain uneasy about their own choices and wonder whether they have distanced themselves too much from poor blacks. They worry that Mr. Obama's success -- what many call being a "good black" -- could feed negative stereotypes among whites about blacks who don't succeed or who act in a more confrontational manner.If a black guy becomes President, white society will expect us all to become Presidents. It'll turn the bigotry of low expectations on its head! And they'll expect us to play the game, too:
"Part of me has my fist clenched under the table," says Dawn Jefferson, a 31-year-old who teaches at a predominantly white private school outside Washington, D.C. "There is this feeling that black confrontational behavior won't be so acceptable. We have to all play the game now."Welcome to the professional world. We all have to play the game.
... Oh, he meant that game:
Michael Patterson, 34, who owns a car-related business in Jena called Classic Shine and Detail, says he isn't sure if Sen. Obama has endured the "black experience." He describes this as being stopped by police and being afraid of what might happen even "when you know you've done nothing wrong," and "coming home from school and finding out the lights have been cut off."To reassure people that he's seen policemen doing their jobs, Obama employs the thug hug, plays basketball, adopts a black inflection in his voice when speaking in front of black audiences (notice how every couple of sentences ends just short of a yell, and also how words ending in "y" roll of his tongue), attended Trinity and considered Wright a spiritual mentor, and married a black woman with West African, not European, features.
Michelle might wear the pants, but if most black women think gaining the upper hand is something just over the horizon, they are going to be waiting for it until they're blue in the face:
In conversations, many wonder why there aren't more men like Sen. Obama in their lives.Black men are thirteen times more likely to be imprisoned than black women are (p34). They are nearly three times more likely to marry white women than black women are likely to marry white men (and the non-married cohabitation ratio is even more skewed, with black male-white female couples occuring five times as often as white male-black female couples occur). Despite 5% of the black male population behind bars at any given time, black men are still more likely to be married than black women are. There are 106 married black men for every 100 married black women.
"You should see the emails I get from my girlfriends," says Makeba Lloyd, a real-estate agent in Harlem and campaign volunteer, who is 34 and single. "We all want someone who lifts us up and praises us. Obama is raising the bar for black men."
From 1950 to 2000, the percentage of black women and girls 15 and over who are married declined to about 36% from 62%, according to census data. Among white females, the decline was far less, to about 57% from 66%. Over the same 50 years, the percentage of black women who had never been married doubled, to about 42% from 21%.
The supply of black women exceeds the demand by an estimated 8%^. On average, black women need to lower--not raise--their standards to snag a husband. A 34 year-old woman who cannot find a man and now thinks that demanding even more in a man than before will land her a husband is setting herself up for more disappointment.
Barack's choice of a spouse probably helped him in the primaries. Without competition from another black candidate, he had black men in the bag. But a sliver of black women might've gone the feminist route if he'd married a white woman:
Angering many black women is the perceived tendency of some successful black men to marry white women or lighter-skinned blacks. "Obama could have easily chosen a white woman," says Adrienne Dixon, an education professor at Ohio State University in Columbus and 40-year-old mother of two teenagers. "The fact that he didn't says a lot. It's important for my boys to see a love relationship that doesn't depend on skin types. They see they don't have to be with a light-skinned black woman to be successful."As interracial unions consitute just under 4% of total marriages according to the 2006 Census estimates, Dixon's point doesn't make sense. Black men are still more likely to marry black women than they are to marry white women, so Obama having married a white woman would've done a better job showing her sons that love doesn't depend on skin types (assuming Obama is seen as a black man rather than a halfrican). But blacks tend to look at these things through a different prism than whites do (see the preceeding remark about diversity).
Anyway, it's good that black men are already in the bag, because this sort of thing definitely does not impress black guys who are keeping it real:
"I wouldn't give a damn about him if it wasn't for Michelle," she says. "He has enough fortitude and courage to let Michelle be Michelle."Black guys I know have another word for that.
"Does he rub his wife's back? Does he take out the garbage?"
It doesn't really matter what blacks think of Obama's authenticity. They're going to vote for him. Obama's actual challenge will be to show that he is white enough without causing people to think he is a whiterperson in disguise.
If Obama wins in November, we get to look forward to an uptick in these sorts of articles for at least the next four years. That's 1,461 days. Yikes.
* Data on former Soviet countries were amalgamated into a single "country".
** To be fair to McWhorter, he also thinks the hazy conception of a 'racist America' will also be lifted among whites if Obama is elected, especially among younger generations. McWhorter has understandably taken a lot of flak for his apology of the Obama's Trinity Church membership, but from my experience he gets the middle class black attitude right in saying that many who immerse themselves in the Reverend Wright atmosphere are doing it for ritualistic value and cultural solidarity, not because their beliefs are actually that extreme. It's kind of like professional blacks who go to black comedy clubs to yuck it up even though they don't live the life the comedian is portraying, the life that many lower class blacks actually do live.
^ Assuming that the black prison population is entirely off the market (which isn't exactly the case) and that marriage disparities proxy reliably for relationship disparities.


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CHICAGO — Corey Crawford was in the stands when Patrick Kane slammed home the goal that secured the Stanley Cup for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. A year later, Tuukka Rask was just a practice player when Tim Thomas led the Boston Bruins to the title.
CHICAGO — Corey Crawford was in the stands when Patrick Kane slammed home the goal that secured the Stanley Cup for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.
A year later, Tuukka Rask was just a practice player when Tim Thomas led the Boston Bruins to the title.
Fast forward to Wednesday night at the United Center, and Crawford and Rask will be in goal when the Blackhawks host the Bruins in Game 1 of the Cup finals.
It's been a long road, but that little taste of the Stanley Cup turned into much more for two of the most important players for this series.
Sure, it's nice to win a championship. It's just a little sweeter when you're on the ice at the very end.
"Once you've seen it, and not being on the ice, I think everybody would like to have that chance someday," Rask said. "For me, it came pretty early after our win and I'm just trying to make the most out of it and enjoy myself."
The rise of Rask and Crawford is a testament to the patience and steady approach of the Bruins and Blackhawks, and it's no coincidence that each team is seeking to become the first franchise with two Stanley Cups in the salary cap era.
After a slow and steady climb, Rask and Crawford have been the best goaltenders in the league during this year's playoffs. Crawford leads the NHL with a 1.74 goals-against average, just ahead of Rask (1.75 GAA).
"It's a process for goalies, I think," said Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman, one of Crawford's biggest supporters over the years. "We've always had confidence in his ability. I think it's just nice to see now him getting the recognition that he deserves.
"The consistent play that we've had game in, game out, it's been that way from the beginning of the year. We know we're going to get a great performance from him every night."
While Chicago drafted Crawford in the second round a decade ago, Rask was a first-round selection for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2005. Boston got him in a trade for goalie Andrew Raycroft a year later.
General manager Peter Chiarelli, who officially took over the team a couple weeks after the Rask deal, said it's his understanding that the Bruins decided they wanted Rask instead of center Jiri Tlusty in the deal.
"There was a lot of discussion at both ends about it," Chiarelli said. "It was decided that it would be Rask from Boston's end. I think they tried to come back and maybe flip that, consider the other guy, who is a good player in Carolina now. Eventually they said no and the deal was done."
It certainly worked out for the Bruins.
Rask took over after Thomas decided to take a year off. Once the 26-year-old Finn got off to a great start, the mercurial Thomas was traded to the New York Islanders.
The 6-foot-2 Rask helped the Bruins finish second in the Northeast Division, then raised his game to another level in the playoffs. He shut down high-scoring Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference finals, allowing just two goals and recording a .985 save percentage in a sweep.
The impressive performance against the Penguins included 53 saves in Game 3, giving Patrice Bergeron enough time to net the winning goal in the second overtime of a 2-1 victory.
"He's just, I think, fundamentally a good goalie," Boston defenseman Andrew Ference said after the Bruins arrived in Chicago on Tuesday. "As far as positioning and his style, he has a very consistent style, so he doesn't really get himself into I think too many bad situations."


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ANAHEIM – A radiothon fundraiser to help feed children and families living in low-rent motels and on the verge of homelessness brought in less money than last year – but was far from a disappoint to those involved.
It will, organizers say, help feed hundreds of kids for months and help move families into more stable housing.
KFI-AM's 16-hour fundraiser at the Anaheim White House restaurant on Wednesday collected $135,781 and more than 10,000 pound of pasta and sauce. Last year's event brought in $160,000 and 7,000 pounds of pasta and sauce.
The event started just before 6 a.m. while radio host Bill Handel, who initiated the idea, was broadcasting. Nearly half of the cash donations came in during his four hours on air.
Hosts, including John and Ken and Tim Conway Jr., continued to broadcast at the Anaheim White House until 10 p.m.
Organizers say that this year's event came together with less lead time and less publicity, but they added that they are thrilled by listeners' outpouring of support.
"I'm extremely happy by how people responded, especially because we only talked about this for about 10 days (on air) this year compared to a full month last year before the event," said Anaheim White House owner Bruno Serato, whose charity to help feed needy children benefits from the fundraiser.
Serato said the pasta and sauce will be stored in a room at his restaurant and will likely last for most of 2013. He feeds 300 to 500 children nightly through his nonprofit Caterina's Club at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and at surrounding motels, mobile-home parks and government-funded housing projects. He also helped fund a van to transport children to and from the club and keep the downtown Anaheim club open on Sundays.
This year, Serato also used much of the money to help families with first-and-last-month's rent to get them into apartments. He's helped 21 families so far and hopes to help up to 50 families next year.
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The first time I sat down to interview Pooh Jeter we were in our dorm at the University of Portland. He was a sophomore guard on the basketball team, I was a second-year sports reporter with the student paper, and Pooh already had an avid following for his energetic style of play and his infectious smile.
When I caught up with him this week, our lives had changed, but as I could tell just seconds into our conversation just off the court at the Rose Garden, Pooh hadn't changed much.
The energy is still there and so is the smile.
After four years bouncing around the NBA D-League, Europe, the Middle East and NBA summer camps, Jeter got on with the Sacramento Kings, and is seeing significant minutes as the oldest (and likely shortest) rookie in the NBA.
"I'm just happy to be a part of it," he said of the spectacle that accompanies every game. "I still pinch myself when I wake up to see if I'm still dreaming."
On a day when Horizon Christian School and CS Lewis Academy, two small schools full of underdog players, battled it out at the Rose Garden a few hours before the Blazers took on the Kings, his message had particular relevance.
"One thing I want to tell everybody is to never give up on your dream, never," he said. "I was in Europe, I was in the D-League, but I kept on working hard. Before practice and after practice I was in the gym working out and just preparing for moments ...Never giving up and enjoying the moment where you are. That's the key."
The 27-year-old has been averaging 15 minutes a game for the Kings and has made a couple of appearances on NBA.com's list of top rookies so far this year. Not too bad for a guy who just a few years ago got more attention from his nickname than his NBA prospects.
For the record, his full name is Eugene Jeter III, but "Pooh" stuck when shortly after he was born his grandmother said he looked like "a little black Winnie the Pooh."
Jeter is a rarity in the NBA for a multitude of reasons. He stayed through four years of college at a school not known for churning out NBA prospects; he spent four years bouncing around the D-League, Spain, the Ukraine and Israel; he's generously listed at 5-11 and did I mention he is a 27-year-old rookie?
As he hopped back and forth between the States and Ukraine, the States and Spain and then the States and Israel, Jeter never lost faith that his perseverance was going to make his dream happen.
"I always believed I would be in the NBA," Jeter said. "I'm glad God gave me the endurance and the energy to get it done. A lot of work came along with that and I'm happy I had a great family and friends to keep me going."
It finally paid off when the Kings, the team which gave him his first summer league audition four years ago, signed him to a contract following another summer league stint, this time with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
"When my agent told me Sacramento wanted to give me a contract, I was crying, both my family and I," he said.
He's not taking the opportunity lightly.
"I can't get comfortable; I've got to keep working hard. I cannot get comfortable and relax," he said. "I've got to keep working to better myself and continue to stay ready for what happens tomorrow. But for today, I am so blessed."
Monday's game against the Blazers was the first time Jeter has played in the Rose Garden, and the first chance he's been back in his adopted hometown since fulfilling his NBA dreams. He spent the morning having breakfast with his former college coach, Michael Holton, who is now a TV/radio analyst for the Blazers, and then spent much of the rest of the day visiting the University of Portland campus and catching up with his former professors.
Many NBA players are on a college campus barely long enough to show up for a class. Pooh spent several minutes rattling off his favorite classes and professors.
His favorite part about playing in Sacramento is not the fact that he's finally in the NBA. It's that he is an hour plane flight from his hometown near LA, finally allowing his friends and family to see him play professionally.
When asked if given the chance to go back in time and trade in his life for that of a one-year-and-done college player with all the God-given talent in the world blessed with a huge contract, he said no way; he's made too many friends and had too many great life experiences over the last four years.
"It's all about just enjoying the moment where you are," he said.
During Monday's game, all the Kings players got booed throughout the game. Except one.
When he checked into the game for the first time, he got a round of applause. Signs in the stands declared fans' mixed allegiances between the home team and the returning small college star with one saying "Welcome back to Portland Pooh" with the "o" in Portland the Trail Blazers' logo and the "P" a Portland Pilots logo.
During the game Jeter alternated at times between just sitting in his seat grinning and leaping out of it to cheer on his teammates when he was on the bench and harassing Portland's Patty Mills and Andre Miller when he was on the court.
He was closer in height to the ball boys on the sideline than he was to 7-footer Joel Pryzbilla, who he tangled with to try and force a jump ball, but as he stepped onto the court, he was living proof of the adage that if you dream it you can do it.
"Don't give up. Whatever happens and whatever cards your dealt, stick with it. Keep working hard, keep God first and believe in yourself," he said. "A lot of people told me I couldn't do it because of my height or the school I went to but I got a chance to prove them wrong."
He would like to keep playing for as long as he can, hopefully another 10 years. Maybe all of that won't come in the NBA, but he doesn't care. He's having too much fun in the here and the now.
"If it's my time it's my time," he said. "But right now I worry about today."
When both teams came on to the floor for their pre-game warmups, Pooh got to lead the Kings out of the tunnel.
When he emerged from the darkness and into the bright lights of the arena, a scattering of "POOOOH!" chants echoed from the seats.
The small, well-traveled, old-for-a-rookie player looked up into the stands and started grinning from ear to ear, living in the moment and taking it all in.
Then he went back to doing what got him there - sprinting through layups, launching jumpers, getting down on defense - ready for his next big shot.
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Johns Hopkins kicks off the season locally with its season opener against Siena. The No. 5 Blue Jays have won all previous four meetings with the Saints and are 10-2 in season openers under coach Dave Pietramala. In addition, Johns Hopkins is 13-3 in February and has not lost to an opponent this month in its last nine games. Here are a few factors that could influence the outcome at Homewood Field in Baltimore Friday evening.
1) Use the emotion. Since an 11-5 loss to Maryland in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals, the Blue Jays have had nine long months to think about what could have been. After all, they were the No. 2 seed, the only team in the field to upend top-seeded Loyola, and one of the favorites to capture the national championship. That memory – along with the excitement of a new season's beginning – should fuel the players, Pietramala said. "These young guys, they want to play games," he said. "They've done that for three years, and for many of them that have played for us for three years, this is their senior year. I think they want to put the bad taste of last season's end out of their mouth, and that will take some time. But it's very obvious that they're excited to get back to Homewood Field and play."
2) Don't underestimate Siena's offense. The Saints went 11-5 last year, claiming the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's regular-season title before falling to Canisius in the league's tournament final and missing out on a chance to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. Siena graduated attackman Bryan Neufeld (37 goals and 39 assists) and midfielders Chris Roth (35, 14) and Chris D'Alberti (20, 9), but Pietramala said Johns Hopkins still must pay close attention to senior attackman Danny Martinsen (33, 29) and junior attackman Colin Clive (31, 6). "[W]hat you'll see is probably Colin Clive and Danny Martinsen kind of pick up a little bit more of the weight," Pietramala reasoned. "When you lose a guy like Neufeld, I don't think just one person steps into the fray and reveals himself as the guy that's going to replace Neufeld. I think what happens is that production that he had gets distributed amongst other players, and each guy picks up a little piece of it. So I think you'll see Colin Clive and Martinsen pick up a little bit more of the load."
3) Johns Hopkins' faceoffs. Siena also bid farewell to starting goalkeeper Tom Morr, who recorded a 9.55 goals-against average and a .543 save percentage and accounted for 936 of the team's 960 minutes in the net last year. Senior Matt Sharp is expected to get the start, but he has played in just four contests in his career. Still, Pietramala stressed that he's not looking for his players to take the first shot that presents itself against Sharp. "You need to take good shots," he said. "The biggest mistake you can make is to go into a contest with a kid whom you haven't seen a lot of and whom you don't have a lot of tape on and just say, 'All right, we're just going to throw the ball at the goal.' I think we've got to take good, high-percentage shots. I think we'd like to put some pressure on him early. I think that's important any time you're facing a new goalie."


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Amy Van Dyken-Rouen to get back in pool for rehab
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ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is getting back in the pool as part of her rehabilitation.
The six-time gold medalist tweeted early Tuesday that she was excited to find out she would be swimming later in the day. She found out when a nurse came in the middle of the night to change her position and immediately posted about it using the hashtag #Freedom.
On Monday, she posted a photo of herself standing up with the help of a standing frame at Craig Hospital in suburban Denver, where she arrived last week.
A June 6 ATV crash in Arizona has left the 41-year-old paralyzed just below the waist. The odds of her ever walking again are long but she has impressed her doctors and fans with her positive attitude.


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With the release of "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" in theaters this past weekend, the "Twilight" film saga draws to a close. Depending on your view of the "Twilight" series, this was either a sad day (because there will be no more "Twilight" films) or a day of relief (because there will be no more "Twilight" films).
The "Twilight" films, and the original young adult novels that inspired them, have been an interesting cultural phenomenon. The films released so far have earned an impressive $2 billion+ at the box office worldwide, and they have inspired equally passionate groups of haters and fans. Personally, the series never really captured my interest, but I don't have anything against those who enjoyed it (though I will confess to good-naturedly teasing some friends of mine that are fans of the films). ;) Since the film series recently ended, I thought it would be interesting to reflect back on what's made it so popular and what impact it has had on pop culture (and how long that impact will last).
There's no doubt "Twilight" has left a major impression on the entertainment industry. The popularity of the books and films have inspired numerous copycats in the "paranormal romance" genre and led to an influx of vampire-themed media. Yet what made "Twilight" stand out? The concept of "Twilight" itself isn't too ground-breaking. The "Romeo and Juliet"-esque, forbidden love plot device is well-used in film and literature, and the idea of portraying vampires as more nuanced characters than classic villains like Dracula isn't new to "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer. I think the reason the "Twilight" series really caught on is that it combined these two themes — forbidden love and mysterious, otherworldly creatures — and targeted the story to young adults.
I've never read the "Twilight" novels, and I've only seen a couple of the films (not necessarily by choice), ;) so I'm probably not the best person to critique the series. However, I think the reason it didn't really work for me is that the films gloss over some interesting philosophical themes they could have delved into more deeply.
Bella Swan — the series' protagonist, who falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen and eventually becomes a vampire herself — seemed a little one-dimensional to me. Her whole life appears to revolve around Edward and how much she wants to be a vampire so she can be with him. The movies never really seem to acknowledge what she'd lose by becoming an immortal vampire — she'll lose a chance to have a "normal" life or career; she'll eventually lose all her family and friends, who will age normally; and by losing her humanity, the essence of who she is and her personality will be changed forever.
I'm not necessarily saying I wouldn't have had Bella turn into a vampire in the end; I just think the story might have been better if it had reflected on some of those themes. The story isn't as deep as another famous dark, ill-fated romance, Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre," which is one of my favorite novels. Jane Eyre is a much stronger protagonist, and the struggles and challenges she must overcome give the story a lot more emotional heft. While "The Hunger Games," another popular, recent young adult novel, has a love triangle similar to "Twilight," it's a more powerful narrative, as well.
I also felt the "Twilight" films took themselves just a little bit too seriously. There's a lot of drama but not much humor, at least in the films I saw. Additionally, you could make the argument that by romanticizing vampires and turning them into more benign, sophisticated creatures, you take away from what made more classic vampire stories, like Bram Stoker's "Dracula," so interesting and suspenseful. Vampires just aren't as scary or dangerous anymore.
It will be interesting to see if "Twilight" continues on in popularity, or if it gradually fades from the spotlight now that the film series is over. I suspect it won't have the enduring popularity of film sagas like "Indiana Jones" or "Star Wars," but that will depend on whether it captures the imaginations of the next generation of fans, or if it turns out to be more of a product of its time.
Like I said earlier, I have nothing against "Twilight" fans and their devotion to the series. I have plenty of film franchises I devotedly follow and look forward to the next chapter. I went to see "The Avengers" on opening night, and the crowd there was just as giddy and excited as "Twilight" fans on the opening night of one of their films. But I have to admit, it will be kind of nice to not hear so much about "Twilight" in the entertainment news media for a while. Or about sparkly vampires. ;)
Box Office Buzz: The sun sets on the 'Twilight' saga
With the release of "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" in theaters this past weekend, the "Twilight" film saga draws to a close. Depending on your view of the "Twilight" series, this was either a sad day (because there will be no more "Twilight" films) or a day of relief (because there will be no more "Twilight" films).


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 26, 2009) - Facing a four-point halftime deficit, the ETSU men's basketball team picked up the pace in the second half and forced the issue against Atlantic Sun Conference foe USC Upstate, ultimately outscoring the Spartans 50-36 in the final 20 minutes to take an 82-72 win Monday night in front of 3,854 fans at Memorial Center.
The Bucs' fullcourt defense forced 17 turnovers and ETSU hit on 31-of-35 free throws (89 percent) to pick up the victory and move to 15-5 overall, 9-1 in A-Sun action. With the win, the Bucs set up a crucial first-place showdown with Jacksonville Friday night in Florida, as the Dolphins also stand 9-1 in the league. The game will air on CSS at 7 p.m.
"It was an interesting game," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team completed a perfect 4-0 homestand. "The first half was not what we wanted, but the second half we did a better job and got rolling. Our big three were huge again and Greg (Hamlin) had another double-double. Teams in this league are not easy to beat and we knew Upstate would give us a fight. We just didn't think it would be that tough in the first half."
The "Big Three" of seniors Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and Courtney Pigram (Memphis), and junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) were certainly strong again for the Bucs. Smith and Pigram each finished with a game-high 22 points, while Tiggs pitched in 18. In addition, Hamlin ended the night with his second double-double in three games with 11 points and 12 rebounds, to go along with four assists, four blocks and two steals. Pigram was an impressive 13-of-14 at the charity stripe.
Along with shooting 89 percent and scoring 31 points at the foul line, ETSU held USC Upstate to just 42 percent shooting in the second half after giving up a 52 percent clip in the first half. The Bucs' defense also produced 10 steals.
In the first half, Upstate used the size of 7-foot-3 Nick Schneiders to perfection, pounding the ball inside while also using the big man to find open 3-point shooters on the perimeter. The result was a strong showing by the Spartans on the Bucs' home floor in the first 20 minutes and a 36-32 lead at the break.
However, ultimately the Bucs used their fullcourt press defense and transition game to open the second half on a 24-6 offensive run and make it 54-42 with 10:18 left. While the Spartans were able to cut the lead back to just nine at 75-66 with 1:22 left, there was just not enough time to continue a comeback.
For USC Upstate, Bobby Davis led the way with 18 points, Schneiders added 16 and Josh Chavis pitched in 15. The Spartans won the battle of the glass 33-32, and shot 35 percent from beyond the arc.
For more on ETSU men's basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's basketball link.


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I am lucky to have a job I truly love that's mostly 9am to 5pm, with a little work at night sometimes after the kids are in bed. But a recent promotion has thrown things off-kilter as I put in late nights to get up to speed on new projects. I'm pretty sure things will even out again for me, maybe with a bit more work at night, but it should still be manageable. Good thing, because I'm married to someone with a Big Career.
Plus: Mom vs. Dad—Who's Doing the Work?
My husband's typically home around 8pm each night, missing one or both of the kids' bedtimes, and goes in early sometimes too. He travels often. There are few boundaries between work and personal time; I like to tell the story about how his boss was sending him e-mails on the day everyone knew my son was being born…which was a Saturday…and the 4th of July. I complain about how much time he puts in, but the work culture in his office is such that leaving at 5pm feels like a walk of shame. And who wants to be the guy who leaves early every day with so many companies laying people off?
Plus: Are You Offended by the Term "Working Mom?"
I dream of better family balance—eating dinners together, taking turns tucking our kids into bed, and having more back-up when things get intense for me at work. But is that even realistic? A new piece on Huffington Post contends that top-level professionals consider 40 hours a week part-time according to a report from the Center for American Progress, and that working 9-to-5 would be "career suicide." And over the last thirty years, most Americans have started working longer hours (while, sadly, they earn less).
Plus: Single Motherhood and Working From Home
Back to us: At least one of us has a job that, present learning curve aside, usually lets us keep a regular schedule for the kids, vital since we don't live near family. We both have thriving careers in fields we love, a babysitter we can trust, a lifestyle that's comfortable, and kids who are awesome despite not eating dinner with us most nights. Maybe this is as good as balance gets.
Plus: When Work Spills Over Into Family Time
I would love to hear: if you work full-time, how many hours a week do you and your spouse work? Has one or both of you had to give up on the idea of balance for your career? For a peek at how other people do it, read through A Cup of Jo's Balancing Motherhood series, with work/life schedules from Smitten Kitchen, Oh Happy Day and more.


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The Artist Toolbox "Isabel Allende" Join host John Jacobsen in the lush Marin County home of Isabel Allende, the most widely-read writer in the Spanish language, whose eighteen books have been translated into almost as many languages as exist on the planet. Having been called 'genius' by The Los Angeles Times, she has received countless awards and honorary doctorates, including the coveted Dorothy and Lillian Gish Award, granted to writers "who have contributed to the beauty of the world." Fleeing for her life from her home in Chile after her uncle, President Salvatore Allende was thrown from power in an American-supported coup, she writes about what she describes as "marginals. D
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Galesburg, Ill., September 3, 2011 – The Washington University in St. Louis football team posted a 28-10 win at Knox College in its 2011 season opener on Saturday afternoon at the Knosher Bowl in Galesburg, Ill.
Senior tight end Phill Stoecker caught six passes for 41 yards and three touchdowns in the win for the Bears. Sophomore running back John Hagemann carried the ball 14 times for a career-high 102 yards and a touchdown, as Washington U. grinded out 242 rushing yards. Junior running back Chris Castelluccio added 63 yards on nine carries for the Bears.
After a scoreless first quarter, Washington U. struck first as Hagemann scored from one yard out with 14:14 left in the second quarter to make it 7-0. The Bears took advantage of an interception by senior defensive back Marcus Shelby to set up their second score of the game. Junior quarterback Dan Burkett found Stoecker in the end zone for a five-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0.
Leading 14-3 in the third quarter, Washington University put the game out of reach with a pair of scores. Stoecker caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Burkett with 10:38 left in the third, and then junior quarterback Adam Banks found Stoecker for another three-yard score with eight seconds remaining in the quarter to make it 28-3.
Burkett was 11-of-20 for 104 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, while Banks was efficient completing 4-of-5 passes for 40 yards and a TD. Washington University had 386 yards of total offense, but fumbled four times.
Washington U.'s defense limited Knox to 220 yards of total offense and forced two fumbles and had three interceptions. Sophomore defensive back Scott O'Brien led the defensive unit with eight tackles, including two for loss, and two interceptions. Senior linebacker Kyle Larkin added five tackles, including 1.5 for loss.
Washington University returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 10, for its home opener against Rhodes College. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., at Francis Field. The game will be broadcast live on http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/wustl.portal#.
Bear Notebook: Washington University leads the all-time series with Knox College, 7-0-1 … The Bears are 18-5 in season openers under Kindbom … Senior center Joe Rhein made his 31st-consecutive start on Saturday … The 242 yards are the most in a game since November 7, 2009 against the University of Chicago (300 yards) … Washington U. was 4-for-4 in the red zone and 2-for-2 on fourth down.


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Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift + More Make 100 Greatest Women in Music List
Last week, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and a handful of musical country femmes made it onto VH1's 1oo Greatest Women in Music list. The complete list debuted Feb. 13 in a one-hour special that kicked off a five-day series of similar specials. Topping the list as the greatest woman in music was Madonna, with Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Adele joining her in the top five.
Country women made quite the showing on the list as well, with Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott sitting at No. 89, Leann Rimes at 62, Miranda Lambert at 58, Taylor Swift landing at 43, the Dixie Chicks at 39, Faith Hill at 37, Shania Twain at 35 and Carrie Underwood as the highest-ranking country lady with a placement at No. 23.
The list features the best women in music in the past 20 years, and last week VH1 aired an hour-long segment talking about a different group of the women each night.
Underwood just released an in-studio video preview of her upcoming single 'Good Girl' for fans to enjoy. That single is expected to release Feb. 23, just a couple of weeks after Underwood made an appearance at the Grammys dueting with pop standard luminary Tony Bennett.


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Tub Styles: From Classic to Modern
Slipping into a steaming hot bath filled with lavender salts in a candlelit room is my idea of blissful indulgence. Baths are often considered a sacred place where you can close the door on the world and let your day just melt away. With all the options out there choosing your perfect tub can be daunting. Do you know what your dream tub style is?
Are you a pure white, clawfoot tub enthusiast, or do you like to throw a little color into the mix? Is super sleek and modern more your style, or would you be so daring as to get a glass tub? No matter what style floats your rubber ducky as long as it's a place where you can let go and unwind than nothing else matters.
Top Row:
1. Alexandra Rowley via decorpad
2. via Get Going Girl
3. Royal freistehende Gussbadewanne in Stripes Design by Kohler
4. via doornob
5. Duo Bathtub by Neutra
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1. via pro-decorating
2. Convivium Tub by Neutra
3. Foster 1700 x 750 by Hoesch
4. via elhomedesign
Related Post: Colorful Clawfoot Tubs
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S.T.'s Tex-Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009
Recipe: Tex Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets with Homemade Chipotle Ranch
Category: Omnivore
How long does it take? 20 minutes prep, 15 minutes cooking
Name: S.T.
Why is it a favorite meal? It's the perfect fun meal to assemble with friends. Plus, who doesn't love bacon and homemade ranch?!
Tex Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets with Homemade Ranch
Chicken Nugget Ingredients:
1 whole rotisserie chicken, shredded
16 large jalapeños, halved with all the insides removed
1 8 oz package of cream cheese, room temperature
1 package of bacon, each piece sliced in half
1 Tbs Tex Mex Seasoning*
Honey for drizzling
Chipotle Ranch Ingredients:
8 oz sour cream
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 lime, juiced
1 Tbs finely chopped parsley
1 Tbs finely chopped chives
1 Tbs garlic powder
1 Tbs onion powder
1 tsp chipotle pepper, ground (paprika can be substituted)
*Tex Mex Seasoning:
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
Preheat oven to 425.
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for Tex Mex Seasoning.
In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients for Chipotle Ranch and whisk together. Put in refrigerator. (This can be made ahead of time because the flavors only get better the longer it sits!)
In a large bowl, shred rotisserie chicken by hand. Add all the Tex Mex Seasoning and entire package of cream cheese. Mix together with your hands until it's thoroughly mixed and creamy. (Try to resist the temptation to taste too much of the chicken mixture – you have to save it for the recipe!)
Stuff each jalapeno half with a spoonful of the chicken mixture. Wrap a halved piece of bacon around each stuffed jalapeno. Place on cookie sheet. (Foil or parchment paper on the cookie sheet will make for an easier clean-up!) Drizzle honey on top of each nugget.
Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until bacon is crisp.
Dip each nugget in ranch and devour!
Thanks S.T., and good luck! Readers, give S.T. a thumbs up if you like this recipe!
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November 2010 4xForwardPosted in Ultimate Adventure: 2010 on November 1, 2010
Wow, what a trip! The 10th annual Ultimate Adventure is over, and we present it to you in the pages of this issue and the next. The trip was a huge success. We hope you enjoy the coverage and invite you to check out more on our website, 4wheeloffroad.com. You can see more photos and exclusive outtakes of our trip. Also, check to see when the Ultimate Adventure DVD will be available, as it will make a perfect holiday gift.
After 10 years of producing the Ultimate Adventure, we know of only one similar hardcore event, the Ohio Adventure produced by Ralph Painter from Painted Rock Adventures (www.paintedrockohv.com), which we visited on UA 2009. While other events similar to ours have been launched in the last few years, none has been of the caliber of the UA, with its unmatched intensity of wheeling, camping, and driving. While we may wonder why not, it is more important to lay down the challenge to you, the reader, to come up with your own event. If it is up to snuff, you can bet we'll want to cover it.
Of course, we don't want to see another manufacturer's trail trip or a wallet-job ride where you stay in hotels every night, as that isn't the core audience of this magazine. While those events are fine, we are looking for real-world rigs and real readers doing their thing under harsh conditions-without a chopper airlifting your ride out of a tough obstacle. In other words, we are looking for events like our own Ultimate Adventure.
The UA this year had a record seven readers participating, and all of the sponsors were once readers themselves before they got into the industry. We wheeled hard, broke harder, and fixed stuff on the trail this UA to an unprecedented degree, and we want to cover you guys doing the same thing on your trips.
Can you and your group measure up to the challenge? Write us with your plan for your own adventure. Send it to email@example.com by the end of next month so we can make travel plans. Make sure you include enough details so we can determine if it's the right event for us to cover. You may see your own adventure in the pages of 4WOR!


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With a relish for the future and respect for the past, the Hood River Library system ceremonially opened its doors on Friday.
On Tuesday, the library returned to operation, after being closed since June 30, 2010.
"We are really excited that you are coming back to the library," Director Buzzy Nielson told the 300 people gathered at the State Street library entrance Friday for the unlocking of the library and the chance to go inside for the first time in a year.
The festive occasion was helped with music by Victor Johnson and friends, ice cream served by Friends of the Library and a visit from The Cat in the Hat (Kim Vogel).
Also, the message chain that was created for the levy campaign in spring 2010 was back on the building for the occasion.
As soon as the doors opened at about 5 p.m., the crowd streamed in. Books couldn't be checked out that night, but staff was issuing library cards, and many people signed up on the spot. (See page A9 for schedule details for Cascade Locks, Hood River and Parkdale branches.)
"We did not go quietly. We said, 'We will do whatever it takes to achieve public access for all,'" said library board president Sara Duckwall Snyder, referring to the May 2010 defeat of a levy to create a library district, following Hood River County's decision in 2009 to no longer fund the library as a department.
"This community is filled with varied people who need a public library," Snyder said. In November 2010 a second levy request passed and a new library board elected.
"It takes a village to raise a library," Snyder said.
Seven-year-old Tanner Brownback said, "I think it's cool because we get to read all the books, our parents can read them to us, and story time is fun. It's just fun."
His sister, Keelie, 12, looked forward to meeting old friends again.
"It's awesome. Because now I can have access to all my favorite books," she said, citing "Harry Potter" and the "Spiderwick Chronicles" series.
"Fabulous," is how parent Lindsey Rosselle of Hood River described the reopening.
"My kids have missed a lot of the aspects of what the library provides," she said. "Ryann (5) has really been looking forward to this," she said. Her other daughter, Claire, 1½, "hasn't experienced it, but she is about to."
Rep. Mark Johnson told the crowd that the library reopening serves as "an example of what kind of community we really are."
"You'll never have your library close again, and for that I thank you all," State Librarian Jim Scheppke told the crowd.
"The Hood River County Library is an inspiration to the entire state of Oregon," Scheppke said. "This isn't the only community that's struggling with funding problems; it isn't the only community wondering how to keep a public library going. There are unfortunately many communities in Oregon right now having that same issue.
"When I go out and meet with people in those communities, I talk about the Hood River story. Your story. You are the only place to reopen its library with permanent and stable funding," he said.
On Friday, the symbolic lock was opened by new Library Director Buzzy Nielsen and his predecessor, June Knudson, after a series of short speeches and a moment to honor Meg Euwer, who has served local libraries for more than 50 years and recently stepped down from the Library Foundation.
Foundation president Michael Schock said Euwer is part of a long line of women who have made the county library system happen.
"Our library is here because in the early 1900s a group of women came together and decided this community needed a library," said Schock. (Georgiana Smith, who personally formed the community's first library in the late 1900s, is the namesake of the park that surrounds the library.)
Schock also acknowledged former library foundation board president Linda Rouches, who more than 10 years ago began the movement to pass a bond for the 2003 library expansion, and the late Virginia Hosford, who Schock said, "worked diligently so the park that surrounds the library could come to fruition. (Hosford died in May 2011.)
Her husband, Don Hosford, was present, and Schock said, "We want to let him know we are so appreciative of the work Virginia did."
Then there was Euwer, the Upper Valley orchardist who always had time for the Parkdale library and served for years on the Library Foundation board. Schock and Knudson presented Euwer with a bouquet.
Said Euwer, "I think I'm a token symbol, of the old grandmother who is still working for the library.
"There are so many people, who should be here receiving this, too. I'm just a symbol. Thank you so much."
Snyder said that, as the library prepares to reopen, the biggest thanks go to the community.
"You are the driving force to all our efforts to help reopen our library system," she said.
Snyder said her interest in getting involved with the library revival was inspired by her own Hood River valley childhood, and memories of checking out books and hearing librarians read her stories."
"As a mom I hope to always provide the same, if not more, for our children; and I saw we were losing out on a fundamental resource I relied on as a child," she said.
Snyder acknowledged the following people for their roles in reopening the library:
Library board members Paul Blackburn, Mary Ethel Foley, Mike Oates and Heather Staten
"No task has been too large or too small for them," Snyder said.
She said the board made the decision to reopen the library without taking out any debt.
County Administrator David Meriwether, Finance Officer Sandy Borowy and staff members Heidi Ochsner, Sandi Lain, "among others, have given countless hours."
The Hood River Library Foundation, which she said "has tirelessly risen to the challenge of early opening," overseeing the assembly of $220,000 in grants and donations to fund the library through November 2011 when district tax revenue comes available.
The Friends of the Library. "They truly are our - and your - friends," she said.
Nick Hogan, acting budget officer, "who has given numerous hours and finance expertise to get our budget off the ground." (Hogan is budget manager for the Hood River County School District).
Debra Phillips, who gave pro bono legal advice when it was so badly needed. (Phillips ran unsuccessfully for the district board in November 2010.)
Chuck Bugge, executive search consultant and Michael Gastineau, library consultant.
Jim Scheppke, state librarian, "who has been a guiding light since the first day we became a library district."
Hillary Steighner, administrative support and library technician, "who stepped into a role that morphed daily with poise and a can-do attitude."
Schock acknowledged the foundation board members, who did not want to wait until November to open the library.
"We thought it seemed such a shame to have it sit closed through the summer when it is so important to have programs, especially for the children," he said.
The community came through with grants from organizations, businesses and individuals, "especially from individuals," Schock said.
"We relied a lot on these people for everything in the past year," Schock said. "We grew our board, and brought in new people with new energy."
But Schock looked out at the people gathered in the sun along State Street and said that is where the main credit lies.
"I think you should all thank yourself for helping reopen the library," and at that, a modest round of applause went around.
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Phil Bargman's '76 Toyota Land Cruiser is a mix of fine Japanese styling and strong American components. We would almost go so far as to describe it as having some Yankee ingenuity, but them's fightin' words to a proper southern boy from Piedmont, Oklahoma. The cool thing about our sport is that many of you, like jet fighter test pilots, are willing to risk life and limb to test new ideas on your rigs and push the envelope. Phil has come up with a safe, unusual rig that uses everything from leaf springs to airbags and rolls along on the biggest set of Boggers available.
We don't know if Phil planned on 44s from the start, but it seems like everything was built for them. The 350/350/4.3 recipe gets the power from the TBI 350 engine to the TH350 tranny and through the Atlas 4.3 transfer case. Then all that power drops down to 1-ton axles and hits the ground through those big meats. One of the cool aspects of Phil's rig is the rear suspension that not only uses airbag/air springs but also incorporates a Watt's linkage setup to locate the axle. This system, seen in some cars, involves a propellerlike link mounted to the axle that helps locate it laterally. We always like it when folks take age-old technology and reapply it to build modern-day off-road machines.


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Nov. 29, 2006
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The Ivy League announced the list of student-athletes selected for Academic All-Ivy honors in fall sports today. Ten Bulldogs received recognition, by being a starter or key reserve on a varsity team with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average. Alan Kimball (Olathe, Kan.) and Ed McCarthy (Fairfield, Conn.) of the football team, Jake Miller (San Rafael, Calif.) and James Stewart (Weston, Conn.) of the men's soccer team, David Napper (Cypress, Calif.) of the men's cross country team, Trista Choksi (Washington, D.C.) of the women's soccer team, Lindsay Collins (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Rachel Lentz (Short Hills, N.J.) of the field hockey team, Lindsay Donaldson (Lincoln, Mass.) of the women's cross country team and Anja Perlebach (Elkhorn, Neb.) of the volleyball team were the Elis chosen.
Kimball, a junior economics major, was a second-team All-Ivy kicker. He made 12 FG's, including the game-winner against Penn.
McCarthy, a senior history major, was a first-team All-Ivy offensive lineman. He is also a finalist for the Draddy Award, given to the top scholar-athlete in college football.
Miller, a senior economics major, was a second-team All-Ivy defenseman, for the second year in a row.
Napper, also a senior economics major, overcame injury to place among Yale's top five finishers at the Ivy League/Heptagonal Championships and at the NCAA Northeast Regional.
Stewart, also a senior economics major, was a first-team All-Ivy selection. He tied for the team lead with five goals.
Choksi, a senior history major, appeared in all 17 games for the Bulldogs and recorded a goal and two assists.
Collins, a senior molecular biophysics major, was a first-team All-Ivy and all-region selection. She tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals.
Donaldson, a junior sociology major, finished third at the NCAA Championships in a time of 20:42.7. She also won the Ivy League/Heptagonal Championships.
Lentz, a senior history of science/history of medicine major, was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Week (10/30 and 11/6) and tied for the League lead with nine goals.
Perlebach, also a senior history of science/history of medicine major, is Yale's all-time leader in digs (1,380). She was fourth in the League in 2006 with 354.
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Relatives and friends of a man who bludgeoned to death a 10-month-old boy as he robbed a house have lashed out at the jury that found him guilty.
The jury deliberated for five days before finding Harley Hicks, 20, of North Bendigo, guilty of murder, aggravated burglary and two counts of theft amid a robbery spree in the Bendigo suburb of Long Gully early on June 15, 2012.
Hicks bashed baby Zayden Veal-Whitting with a home-made baton made of copper wire wrapped in tape, which was later found in Hicks' possession and with DNA from Hicks and Zayden on it.
Stunned supporters of Hicks began shouting abuse as they cried and hugged outside the court in Bendigo on Wednesday.
"Shame on the jury! They have just convicted an innocent man! Shame! I hope they rot in hell," one man said as a woman sobbed nearby.
But Zayden's mother, Casey Veal, praised detectives who investigated her son's murder.
"I only wish that (Detective Senior Constable) Tony Harwood (of the homicide squad) was here to see it," she told journalists.
Ashley Hicks posted a tribute to his twin brother, Harley, on Facebook.
"My dearest brother my best friend my rock my twin. I love you from the moon and back and beyond no matter what happens keep your chin up we will fight this we are fighter's and believe me matey we will raise the roof and fly once more my little man I love you harley we are twins xoxo love your big brother ash," he wrote (sic).
During the trial, prosecutor Michelle Williams SC told the jury Hicks bashed Zayden.
"We allege the accused man unplugged the baby monitor and that he struck the baby at least 25 times to the head with that home-made baton, she said.
Police later discovered sunglasses stolen from Zayden's home at a house Hicks had recently visited, along with the baton, which Hicks had placed in a car.
Defence barrister David Hallowes said Hicks had robbed some homes and cars but was not the murderer.
"He's a liar, he's a thief, he's a drug user - that does not make him a killer," he told the trial.
"We take issue that Harley Hicks was the only person out that night with dishonest intent."
He told the jury a second man accompanied Hicks and suggested Ashley could not be excluded from scrutiny because his DNA matched that of the accused.
Outside the court, journalists asked Ashley about the DNA. "It wasn't mine, so youse can all go f*** yourselves," he said.


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With the real estate market gaining solid footing across the country and interest rates holding near record lows, many consumers are taking the leap into home ownership.
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In recent years, homes have been selling for less than the true value or replacement construction costs, according to Walter Molony, spokesperson for the National Association of Realtors. "Even though prices are up, they're still below their peak."
But real estate is very local—some markets are experiencing price drops while bidding wars break out in other areas of the country.
"In certain markets, there's almost a frenzied feeling again because of the shortage of inventory," says Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac. There are fewer homes for sale mostly because foreclosure inventory is down about 30% from the peak and new construction is still slow. On top of that, many underwater homeowners are waiting to sell their homes until the market recovers more. Low inventories make buyers feel like they have to bid up the price of a home to be able to buy, says Blomquist.
Low interest rates and cheap money make it tempting pay more for a new home as well. Before making an offer, Michael Corbett, Trulia's real estate expert, suggests knowing the true worth of properties and the inventory status in a desired location.
"Take your emotions out—it's a business decision," says Corbett. "Don't throw money at a purchase price out of the excitement of a bidding war."
Even with a bidding war, knowing whether you're getting a good deal on a home can be difficult, says Jonathan Clements, director of Financial Education for Citibank. Once you've chosen the house you want to buy, experts recommend questions to research before making an offer.
Question 1: What are the comparable sales?
"The primary way to make sure you're not overpaying is to look at the comps," says Corbett. Sales rather than listing prices can help you monitor what something's worth. Corbett suggests researching sales in the same neighborhood that occurred within the last 60 days to get a good idea about home prices.
Regardless of what you can afford, experts advise against paying more than what someone else paid for a similar home last month. Even with multiple bids, homes are not selling for more than their asking prices, says Blomquist. "What ends up happening is the seller has to choose what offer they like best based on other factors that the buyer brings to the table." These days, sellers tend to choose the most qualified buyer rather than the highest bidder.
Question 2: Can you afford the house?
"When you're home shopping, you shouldn't be looking for a return on your investment," says Corbett. "Buy for lifestyle and all the advantages home ownership brings you."
"If you put 20% down, is your mortgage payment going to be less than what you're renting in that area?" asks Blomquist. Since homeowners get a tax break for mortgage payments, even if the home's monthly payments are higher than rent, it still may make financial sense to own a home. "If you're a homeowner, you should be taking advantage of that deduction that's available to you."
Blomquist suggests keeping monthly payments, including insurance, property taxes, and maintenance costs, for a new home at one-third or less of your monthly income. If you lose your job or have to relocate unexpectedly, you'll have the fallback position of being able to cover your expenses if you rent your home.
Buying an investment property may require a higher down payment to be competitive with area rents. "You have to look at your own financial situation," says Corbett. "In some cities, it's cheaper to rent than buy."
Question 3: What's the appraisal value?
"If you need a mortgage, you're going to be precluded from overpaying," says Molony. Underwriting standards have made qualifying for a mortgage difficult and many lenders require an appraisal. "Appraisals are coming in below the agreed upon price." On average, about 33% of real estate contracts were canceled, delayed or renegotiated because of issues that include low appraisals, according to the National Association of Realtors.
"If you have a price that's bid up above the appraisal value, you won't get a mortgage unless you come to the table with cash," says Molony. With a low appraisal value, the bank may deny you a mortgage or require a higher down payment so experts suggest requesting another appraisal. Contract offers are usually contingent on getting a mortgage and a satisfactory home inspection—buying a house "as is" can cause you to lose out.
"Look at the comparables that the appraisers are using," says Molony. Banks have been demanding that appraisers use eight to 10 comparables that sold in the past three months. In areas without many sales, appraisals sometimes use foreclosures without making any price adjustments.
Experts recommend becoming educated about home prices so you have a good appreciation of valuations before making an offer. All cash buyers who aren't seasoned investors may risk overpaying if they don't understand an area's home valuations, says Molony. "If you're purchasing as an owner occupant, you really have to do your homework."
Question 4: How long do you plan to stay in that home?
"If you don't see staying put for five to seven years, you probably shouldn't be buying a home," says Clements. The longer you stay, the more likely you'll be able to ride out any market declines and to recoup the enormous amount of money it costs to buy and sell real estate because of broker fees, application fees, lawyer fees, commissions, title searches and home inspections.
If you're going to be in the home short-term, consider renting as an alternative to buying, says Corbett. For a time horizon less than five years, if renting and buying cost the same, buying could still be a viable option.


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Arab Christians Assess Election Results
ISRAEL-- Though former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line Likud Party and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's more moderate Kadima Party both claimed victory in the Feb. 10 Israeli elections, a certain beneficiary of their virtual tie was the relative newcomer Avigdor Lieberman. Mr. Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu Party placed third, winning 15 seats in the 120-member Knesset, putting Lieberman in the position of possible parliamentary kingmaker when a new governing coalition is formed. Lieberman won votes on an ultranationalist platform that includes redrawing Israel's boundaries to transfer highly populated Arab areas to Palestinian control and the mandatory signing of an oath of loyalty by Arabs who remain in Israel.
With no political party gaining a clear majority in the elections, it is now up to Israel's President Shimon Peres to decide which of the two top parties—Likud or Kadima—will be entrusted with forming a coalition government that may require the participation of Mr. Lieberman and his followers if it is to succeed. Accordingly, neither Kadima, which according to final poll results won 29 seats in the Knesset, nor Likud, which won 28 seats, has come out against the Yisrael Beitenu Party. President Peres's decision may take weeks.
"We now have a fascist party in the Knesset and none of the large parties have spoken out against them. That is scary," said the retired journalist Atallah Mansour, a close observer of Israeli politics. "With Lieberman having influence in the government, Israel is on a collision course with the United States." Mansour noted that President Barack Obama has indicated he wants to make significant changes in the way negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are conducted. But, he pointed out, Lieberman has taken a strong stance against the Palestinians and has been quoted as saying he wants to wipe out the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which now rules the Gaza Strip after having been separated from Fatah.
"I don't see any difference between Hamas and Lieberman," said Wadie Abunasser, an Arab Catholic Israeli who is head of the International Center of Consultations, a nonpartisan political think tank based in Haifa. Abunasser noted that both Hamas and the Yisrael Beitenu Party refuse to recognize the rights of the other; both advocate the use of violence; and both decline to accept past peace agreements. "The irony is that while everyone is proud of boycotting Hamas, no one is talking about boycotting Lieberman. The election of such a person as Lieberman, who is corrupt, who is saying such things, raises a lot of questions [about] how decisions are going to be made in Israel," he said.
Mr. Abunasser also said that the enormous leap made by the Likud Party, from 12 seats to 28, indicates a worrisome and clear shift to the right by Israeli voters, which could endanger the peace process. "It is the largest-ever increase for any party in Israel," he said. While it is most likely that a center-right coalition will be formed, there is still the possibility of an extremely conservative coalition taking the lead, said Abunasser. Regardless, the new coalition will be highly unstable, with a single party able to topple it at any moment by withdrawing its support, he added.
Mansour said that with 12 political parties likely to have representatives in the Knesset, "the government is like a broken glass shattered into a bunch of little pieces…. Not that it was much better before, but now it is even worse."
Religious in Amazon Face Threats
AMAZON -- Bishop Erwin Krautler of Xingu, Brazil, remembers the first time he received a death threat. "It was the exact day I completed 25 years as a bishop," he recalled. Later that year, a local paper even announced the day his assassination would be expected. Bishop Krautler says there are several groups unhappy with him and with his colleagues, who are fighting to save the Amazon region from environmental destruction. The bishop has recently spoken out against the construction of a hydroelectric plant along the Xingu River. He has also strongly opposed land-clearing by farmers and loggers in the Amazon forest and is one of the main figures trying to bring to justice those who killed Dorothy Stang, of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, in 2005.
"These people have formed a 'consortium' to murder those who speak out against what they are doing," Bishop Krautler told Catholic News Service. "I believe that it was a consortium of landowners who got together to hire someone to murder Sister Dorothy." Sister Dorothy Stang, a native of Ohio and a naturalized Brazilian, was 73 when she was murdered near the town of Anapu. She was known as a fierce defender of the Amazon forest.
The government was surprised by the international repercussions of Sister Dorothy's assassination and, according to Brother Henri des Roziers, O.P., does not want to worsen its image abroad. Now the authorities provide limited police protection for Bishop Krautler and others.
Both Bishop Krautler and Brother des Roziers say the thought of leaving the region has never entered their minds. "If it were that easy, they would have eliminated me long ago," said Bishop Krautler. "What they are doing is psycho-terrorism...trying to get me into a depressed mood so I'll leave." But, Bishop Krautler added, the only way he will leave is if the pope reassigns him.
Pope Meets Pelosi
ROME -- Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Feb. 18 with Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representa-tives, and told her that all Catholics, especially those who are lawmakers, must work to protect human life at every stage. "His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural moral law and the church's consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death," said a Vatican statement. Speaker Pelosi was making an official visit to Italy. The Catholic Democrat from California has been criticized by some Catholics for her support for keeping abortion legal. In a statement released by her office, Pelosi said, "In our conversation, I had the opportunity to praise the church's leadership in fighting poverty, hunger and global warming, as well as the Holy Father's dedication to religious freedom and his upcoming trip and message to Israel."
Murphy-O'Connor Addresses Anglicans
Divisions within the worldwide Anglican Communion impoverish all of Christianity, said Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor of Westminster during a speech to the General Synod of the Church of England on Feb. 9. "Let me be frank," Murphy-O'Connor told the governing body of the Anglican Church in England. "Your struggles with issues on communion which deeply affect the unity of the Anglican Communion affect us all. Divisions within any church or ecclesial community impoverish the communion of the whole church." Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor added that Catholics and Anglicans "cannot give up" their goal of unity "even if it still seems so distant." But he reiterated remarks by other Catholic leaders, including Vatican officials, that the Church of England's decisions on matters such as the episcopal ordination of women and the priestly ordination of sexually active homosexuals would affect "how our relationship is going to develop."
Commission Rallies Support for Zimbabwe
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe will use its nationwide network to rally support for rebuilding Zimbabwe following the recent formation of a unity government. "The new administration will need to work hard to end the human suffering" in Zimbabwe, which faces rampant inflation, a cholera epidemic and 90 percent unemployment, said Alouis Chaumba, head of the commission. Morgan Tsvangirai, 56, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, was sworn in as prime minister by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Feb. 11. Mugabe has said he will cooperate in the unity government. "We are very hopeful," Chaumba said, adding that Zimbabweans "have been isolated from the international community for many years, and now we have the chance to hold our heads high."
Austrian Withdraws After Opposition
Bishop-designate Gerhard Wagner has asked Pope Benedict XVI to withdraw his nomination as auxiliary bishop of Linz, in the face of fierce criticism. The uproar stemmed mainly from comments Wagner made implying that Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was a punishment from God for sins committed in New Orleans. The diocesan bishops of Austria issued a statement saying they supported Bishop-designate Wagner's request to withdraw, although they also reaffirmed their belief that it is best for the church that the pope appoint bishops. If a bishop were to be elected by the faithful at large, they said, "conflicts would be inevitable." The bishops also said, however, that the canon law procedure for choosing a bishop, which calls for consultation with other bishops, priests and lay leaders, is important. "The procedure provided for in canon law for the selection and the examination of candidates [for the office of bishop] has proved its worth, if this procedure really is followed," they said.
Korean Cardinal, Rights Advocate, Dead
Korea's first cardinal, an outspoken defender of human rights, died in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 16. At the time of his death, Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan was the longest-serving cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Daegu in May 1922, the late cardinal was ordained a priest in 1951. After earning a degree in philosophy at the Catholic University of Jochi Daigaku in Tokyo, Japan, he was named bishop of Masan, Korea, in 1966. He was named archbishop of Seoul just two years later. Pope Paul VI made him Korea's first cardinal in 1969. One of the main focuses of the cardinal's work was pressing for reconciliation between North and South Korea and for freedom of religion in the Communist North.
News Briefs
• The John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel has announced that it donated more than $2 million last year to fight desertification and promote rural development in nine African countries. • Bishop Jesús González de Zarate Salas of Caracas, Venezuela, said on Feb. 15 that the removal of term limits for the country's president, Hugo Chávez, is a blow to democracy in the country. • Supporters of the religious rights of immigrants detained by the federal government celebrated the passage of a law requiring Illinois State and Illinois County detention facilities to allow detained immigrants to meet with pastoral workers. • A new Gallup poll ranked the top religiousstates in the United States and found Southern states ranked highest, while several states in the Northeast ranked the lowest. Mississippi topped the list with 85 percent of those surveyed claiming that religion was important.