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Days of rain and humidity have left this patch of woods downright steamy, and I almost expect Tarzan to swing by. Following a trail, I soon come upon some homeless squatters.
This encampment does not scream "homeless." Three colorful tents are spread beneath a canopy of trees. Bottles of laundry soap, shoes and other items are neatly set about them and clotheslines stretch between the trees. Two bicycles lean against tree trunks: They are "Walmart" variety, but they're in good shape. A couple of people sit by one tent, chatting, unaware of me.
This place seems more KOA than homeless to me.
But this is, indeed, an encampment of homeless men and women, squatting on private property in town. They are friendly, if a bit suspicious.
One, Roger — "Don't use my real name. I don't want people to recognize me" — consents to an interview.
As we talk, I remind myself that you must sometimes take what an indigent person tells you with a grain of salt. Sometimes with a tablespoon of the stuff. Even their exaggeration is layered over truth, however. And so the following stories are not always verifiable, but they are the words of the people I've interviewed.
His is the smallest tent, about 6 feet by 6 feet, and on closer inspection, my family campground visions start to fade.
Empty whiskey bottles lay beside the front door. A quarter-full bottle lies inside, along with other elements of his life: an electric guitar, a battery-powered amp, personal belongings dangling in netting from the roof. A frozen food container is filled with ash and cigarette butts whose stale smell permeates the place. Beside them, opened cans of Great Value and Del Monte vegetables and fruits.
A Denver native, he thinks New Bern is a great place to live. Motioning toward the town, he grins. "This is really Ozzie and Harriet over here," he says.
Like many others, he began his homeless journey as the result of a personal crisis.
Roger and his wife were trying what he described as "risky" entrepreneurial ventures when she was diagnosed with cancer. When she died in 2003, he was left with a huge mortgage and massive medical bills.
"I took up side work and tried to make it for awhile," he said. He also had a small pension "but I had nobody… things began to cave in."
The house went under. He loaded up his truck one day and hit the road.
"I started driving here and there, renting a room or two a couple of nights, kind of binge drinking," he said.
At Atlantic Beach, he was pulled over and an unregistered gun was found in the car. Charged with DWI and weapons charges, he says he spent 10 days in jail. When he got out, he couldn't afford to get the truck out of impound and lost it.
He visited New Bern briefly and got thrown out of the RCS shelter when he fought with a fellow resident.
Hotels quickly drained his pension and so most of his homeless life has been "streetwise," much of it in larger cities, where "you can pretty much backpack it, sleep in the street. Just kind of lay down wherever you need to."
With nothing more than a backpack and a "good ground cloth," one can pick up and move quickly when trouble comes.
Police are often a problem, he said, in part because of old charges against him. In some towns, officers took a disliking to him and would follow him around looking for an excuse to arrest him.
But the New Bern police, he says, seem much kinder. They remind him, in fact, of Andy Griffith.
He recently returned to New Bern "on his heels" where he met his fellow tenters who were having coffee at Joe Muggs.
"They could see I was hauling all my stuff," he said, "so they invited me to join them." New at tenting, he considers himself the kindergartener of the group.
The other tenters include a young couple, unmarried, and an older man who works at night and sleeps during the day. Everyone follows a few basic rules and they watch out for one another's things. The camp is unusually clean for a homeless gathering, he says, and he claims it to be drug free. He's a heavy smoker with a cough to prove it. He claims he drinks only for fun; "I don't need it."
He makes jewelry and occasionally trades it but almost never sells it: "I'm more of a give-it-away kind of guy."
He faces a lot of challenges, such as how to charge a cell phone, vital as his only means of communication.
"These tents still leak," he adds. Damp clothes and mold are a continual hassle.
And then there's the endless pressure. "You're on the lam," he says. "You keep a low profile — as low as you can get."
The police know their whereabouts, and Roger and his friends wait daily while the officers track down the landowners in Raleigh. If those landowners want them to leave — and they usually do — they will have to evacuate. Finding themselves homeless from even this rudimentary home is one of his biggest worries of all.
Then there's Don, an elderly man who was raised in New Bern. "Piss-poor planning" and hard living got him where he is today, he says: a bed at RCS.
Don, from a middle-class family, knows he has had opportunities in his life. He admits to hard drinking and claims he has done drug smuggling.
I meet him in his dorm — a Spartan hall of bunk beds and lockers lined up against walls decorated mostly with rules.
"If you hang around this place, it's depressing as hell," he said. His hobbies are obvious: a pair of fishing poles lean in a corner.
"I was living a happy-go-lucky life," he says. "Here I am, 69. I never even thought about reaching 60."
He's been homeless about a year and at RCS a little over two months, which means he'll max out his stay in a couple of weeks. He had stayed his 90 days at Greenville's shelter before moving into a tent by Vidant Medical Center. There are other homeless living in tents around Greenville, he says, mainly in commercial districts.
He developed chest pains and found himself inside Vidant for a week, being treated for blood clots in his lungs. Not knowing what else to do, he called Juliet Rogers, the RCS director of shelter services. Although he had been at RCS before, she invited him back again.
"She's a very caring and understanding person," he says.
He is on prescription medicine, which he gets through the MERCI Clinic on Tatum Drive.
Don says he is a divorcee who has put himself out of work from injuries after rolling his car three different times.
"Drinking was usually the cause," he says. "I was burning the candle at both ends."
Still, he looks at the bright side: "I feel lucky I'm here."
He has found God, he says, and is turning his life around, working at making amends with his two children while visiting friends about town — most who don't know his situation — and spends a lot of time fishing.
He is waiting, he says, on some inheritances to come through and he hopes for disability claims to come through so he can afford a catamaran to use as a home.
Reggie leans comfortably back in his chair, shifts the backward ball cap on his head, and says, "First of all, I'm an addict."
He is in his late 50s and doing some work at a local ministry. He sleeps in the back of a ministry truck sometimes; other times he sleeps in a house where he pays some rent and deals with overcrowding and a serious infestation of bedbugs. And he is a regular user of crack.
"Sometimes I go down, I get a twenty-five dollar rock," he allows. He says he wants no intervention counseling but insists he will cure himself of his addiction by the time he is 60 — as a way of honoring his late grandmother, who raised him.
He sometimes stays in a trailer without electricity. "I haven't been there for three days," he says. "It might be 15 people when I go there. You never know."
Reggie says he was born in New Bern to a 10-year-old girl. He graduated from New Bern in 1973.
"I've done real good and I've done real bad," he says. For a time he went to New York where he says he managed stores and tried to get together with his mother — who wanted nothing to do with it.
He came back to New Bern because "This is my home. This is where I'd like to pass away."
He has 11 children, he says, birthed by four different mothers. He says none are in the area but claims to be in touch. "My grandma raised me to be a husband, a father."
Like Don, he is trying to get disability so that he can buy his late grandmother's house and have a home.
Amy, whom we've already met, is homeless in the city as a result of domestic abuse. She lost her three sons to foster care when she was evicted from her apartment. Suffering neurological problems as a result of beatings, she is unable to do many of the kinds of work that might help her to get back her children and go on with her life.
Still she looks for work.
"With narcolepsy," she says, "I have to rethink what I can do. …I'm working hard at it. Until I get my boys back, I'll work 18, 19 hours a day, if I have to."
Asked if she has a specific goal, she says: "Realistically, I'm shooting for a couple of months to get my life back on track. I know it's not going to happen overnight."
She has no interest in being on public assistance for long, but aims to provide for her family on her own. Ultimately she wants to go back to school to become a school counselor, possibly specializing in dealing with troubled youth.
On most days, she rises and generally and breakfasts at RCS around 8. Then she does chores around the shelter and goes to her various counseling and health appointments. She may spend part of the day filling out applications or in the library, researching her options on the computers.
Once the heat of the day returns, she returns to the shelter and helps out. "If I keep myself busy, I can keep myself happy," she says.
Along with her family and pride, homelessness has cost her many of her friends.
"I have my sister that I keep in contact with, but the friends couldn't deal (with my situation) and they abandoned me," she says. "It makes you re-look at the term 'friends.' True friends are very hard to find."
Amy has found a few at the shelter, she believes, both among the volunteers and staff and among her fellow homeless.
"We've almost taken to each other like an extended family," she says. "They worry about you. It's so sweet 'cause they're the first ones who've shown concern."
Amy is willing to have her real name used and to pose for a picture.
"I don't mind sharing my story because hopefully it will help someone," she says. "(Being homeless) is the hardest thing to do. I'm not going to lie about it." But she sees a light at the end of the tunnel.
And for the time being? "I keep a smile on my face, move on and help the next person."
I was at one of those 24-hour breakfast diners ordering a lunch and asking about that diner's reputation for giving out the occasional free meal to the local homeless when Gina, one of the waitresses, looked at me in surprise.
"Being homeless?" she asked. "Oh, I know all about that."
She is working now and thankful for it, but back in May, she was living in a truck with her 5-year-old daughter, her fiancé, George, and his rather large dog.
Her story is a mixture of, shall we say, marital blitz, loss of a job and medical emergencies.
She and her fiancé lived in Kentucky, where she had divorced a husband who, she said, was too much under his mother's thumb. She was living with George's sister when she was thrown out "over a bunch of tulips my daughter picked out of her back yard. The tulips apparently had sentimental value and she went ballistic."
Both Gina and George worked in a factory in Kentucky when an auto accident put her temporarily out of work. George left his job long enough to be her caretaker and when they were ready to start again, Gina says, they were dismissed from their jobs.
"We'd been working less than 90 days, so they didn't have to give us a reason," she said.
With nowhere to live, the family came to Craven County where George has relatives. Once here, however, they found the family could not help them. And neither, she said, could anyone else.
"I found an amazing lack of help for the homeless," she said. "We've tried to get help from churches. They couldn't help us. They had no idea where to get help."
She said shelters were not a choice as, being unmarried, they could not stay in the same room. Besides, the shelters, she said, would not let them keep the dog. As to public housing, she was told she would have to be put on a waiting list behind several other families.
"We would probably be waiting a year," she said.
And so they settled into life in a Dodge Durango. They slept in Food Lion and church parking lots. They would set the truck's alarm, she said, so that no one could get in and her daughter could not slip out without alerting them. She and George usually slept in the front seat of the truck; in the back seat, her daughter would curl up on one side of the seat while the dog curled up in her daughter's child seat.
For food, the little family lived off food stamps they'd brought from Kentucky. With no place to cook, "We ate a lot of sandwiches."
One of her greatest concerns is being able to keep her daughter: "She is my life." Gina has to send Kentucky evidence that she is able to take care of her child if she is going to keep custody.
For Gina, things are beginning to work out. She landed a part-time job at the diner and, after 10 days in the truck, found a trailer park where the manager is giving her a break — no rent for the portion of May in which she lived there and a the chance to pay her deposit over time rather than right away.
She needs more work, she says, and George is looking as well. Both are enrolled at an area community college. He is looking to a career in law enforcement while she hopes to become a translator. ("I speak several languages," she says.)
Her daughter will also start school in the fall and is excited at the idea that all three of them will be competing for the best grade.
During their time of homelessness, Gina said they were never harassed, but it was a constant worry.
"I don't know which is worse," she said, "my daughter saying, 'Mommy, are we ever going to get a home?' or 'Mommy, why won't that nice lady let us stay?'"
In part three, we will look at resources for the homeless.


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Abstract We develop an economic model of "greenwash," in which a firm strategically discloses environmental information and an activist may audit and penalize the firm for disclosing positive but not negative aspects of its environmental profile. We fully characterize the model's equilibria, and derive a variety of predictions about disclosure behavior. We rationalize conflicting results in the empirical literature, finding a non-monotonic relationship between a firm's expected environmental performance and its environmental disclosures. Greater activist pressure deters greenwash, but induces some firms to disclose less about their environmental performance. Environmental management systems discourage firms with poor expected environmental performance from greenwashing, which may justify public policies encouraging firms to adopt them.
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In our last session, we drew the Ironskin rumor card, and we are unsure about what effect it could have in the final avatar fight (Master of the Hunt), if any. The Ironskin entry on page 40 of the rulebook seems riddled with problems:
A figure with Ironskin is immune to the effects of Aura, Bleed, Burn, Pierce, Poison, and Sorcery. In addition, all damage dealt to figures with Ironskin by attacks that affect more than one space (such as Blast, Burn, and Breath) is reduced to zero. This ability does not affect attacks made by an avatar.
First of all, there is no attack that affects more than one space named "Burn". "Burn" is a lingering effect that deals 1 damage to a figure if it doesn't roll a surge at the beginning of its turn to get rid of said Burn effect.
1) Should "Burn" be replaced by "Bolt", the third (and very rare) kind of area attack, like on the Skull Shield card for example?
2) Does "This ability" in the last sentence about the avatar attacks refer a) to the whole Ironskin ability (but then, why would they have used "Ironskin" in the first two sentences instead of using the wording "this ability" that appears in the last sentence?), or b) only to the previous sentence (the one beginning with "In addition...")
3) In case the answer to 2) is a), is a hero with Ironskin at least immune to the avatar's Aura, as Aura is not an attack but an ability, or is Ironskin completely useless in avatar battles?
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Actors and crew get ready to start filming "Seven Minutes" in Arlington on Sunday night.
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Pam Cox (left) applies face paint to Jennifer Tanner as they wait for filming to begin on a movie at Arlington's Haller Middle School on Sunday night. Both are teachers at Emerson Elementary School in Snohomish and answered an open casting call for extras.
On Sunday evening, at least 400 people filled the stands at Haller Middle School to join in on the fun and to be able to tell their friends they once had a little slice of Hollywood -- filling the role of an extra for the film, "Seven Minutes."
The producers previously had been on location in Everett and Snohomish County in May.
Sunday's scenes depicted a game between two rival football teams with members of the Everett and Cascade high school football teams asked to play the roles.
And of course, they needed walk-on fans to cheer the teams. Participating extras were asked to wear red or blue representing the team colors of the two teams depicted in the movie.
The movie's production crew hoped for a turnout of hundreds of people, and they got it.
The stadium bleachers were half-full two hours before the public was asked to show up at 6:30 p.m., said Bert Kern, one of the film's producers. Cars jammed the school parking lot and surrounding streets.
The film's plot is about the heist of a mortgage broker's stash of money by a young athlete who takes a wild turn after suffering a serious injury.
The film stars Leven Rambin, who played Glimmer in "The Hunger Games," Australian TV actor Luke Mitchell, as well as Kris Kristofferson, Jason Ritter, Zane Holtz and Brandon Hardesty.
One of the extras who made a point of arriving early was Deanna Crowe, from Kirkland. "We got here five-ish," said Crowe, who brought her daughter and four other girls.
The girls participate in drama and just finished a production of "Les Miz," she said. Once they arrived at Haller Middle School, Crowe said, the girls couldn't be bugged, not even for supper.
"I ran out and got them pizza," she said.
Eli Bradford, a part-time actor, drove from Renton to be a face in the crowd. "I'm mainly just doing this for experience," he said.
Bradford said he was surprised at the hundreds of people who packed the bleachers. "I knew there would be a big turnout, but not like this," he said. "It's like being back in high school."
Mack Gray, 13, from Arlington, said he heard about the opportunity to be an extra from a friend. "I got dressed and came."
His friend, Brantly Stupey, 13, was dressed in blue. "I think it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," he said. "I think it's a cool movie and when it comes out I'll get to say I'm in it."
Three members of the staff of Emerson Elementary School in Snohomish wore bright blue wigs, painted their faces blue and white, and dressed in blue T-shirts accented with silver and blue necklaces.
Jennifer Tanner has been a teacher at the Emerson for 24 years "At 50, its time to start checking things off the bucket list," she said.
"I'm on the cusp of fame," exclaimed Pam Cox, a parent-educator at the school who brought along her daughter, 6th grader Haley Cox.
Elaisa Navarro, who teaches special education, joked that perhaps their participation could be a stepping stone to a new TV show, "Dancing With the Teachers."
Jayona Battle, 6, from Lake Stevens was dressed in red. She said she's wanted to be in the movies since she was 4. "I was so excited," she said about the opportunity to participate in the film.
Her grandmother, Susan House, from Snohomish, said that after seeing films in production during trips to California, she, too, decided to join in Sunday's night's production.
"It's really fun, really exciting to see how they put it all together," she said.
The movie is expected to open in theaters next year.
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In first JEC hearing with new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, Klobuchar urges the Fed to combat long-term unemployment by maintaining dual focus on employment and price stability
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today discussed the current state of the U.S. economy in the JEC's first hearing with new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Citing Chair Yellen's past statements on long-term unemployment, Klobuchar urged the Fed Chair to continue efforts to promote job creation and economic growth, including the Fed's twin objectives of promoting maximum employment and price stability. Klobuchar called on her colleagues in Congress to come together on legislative proposals that would reduce the deficit and unleash innovation, such as comprehensive immigration reform and an overhaul of the U.S. tax code.
"The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in five and a half years, but there are still millions of Americans looking for work, and now is not the time for the Fed to take its eye off job creation," Klobuchar said. "Congress needs to do its part as well, by stepping up to advance common-sense bills that would boost our economy and help more Americans get ahead, from streamlining our outdated tax code to reforming our broken immigration system."
During the hearing, Klobuchar asked Chair Yellen to discuss the advantages and limitations of monetary policy in encouraging economic growth, as well as the Fed's efforts to address the ongoing challenge of long-term unemployment. While the overall unemployment rate is now close to what is was before the recession, the long-term unemployment rate remains at 2.2 percent – well more than double its pre-recession levels. Klobuchar recently met with the President of the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis to discuss ideas for reducing long-term unemployment in Minnesota.
In her role as Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, Klobuchar has been focused on ways to address long-term unemployment. She was a co-sponsor of recently passed legislation that would restore federal unemployment benefits to 2.8 million job seekers, and has worked to advance policies that would help more Americans get back to work by strengthening skills training programs, investing in STEM education, boosting manufacturing and increasing exports.


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Miami Hockey Postgame Notes
Miami vs. Minnesota State
NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Toledo, Ohio – Huntington Center
With Miami's 4-0 win over Minnesota State Saturday in the Midwest Regional Semifinal, the RedHawks earned their fifth NCAA regional final appearance in program history, last doing so in 2010 when the RedHawks won the Midwest Regional to advance to the Frozen Four. The victory was Miami's first NCAA Tournament win since beating Michigan in double overtime in the Midwest Regional Final on March 28, 2010.
The RedHawks improved to 8-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament with the win while making their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. It was Miami's eighth straight NCAA Tournament berth, which is the second-longest active streak in the country behind North Dakota (11). The RedHawks are now 8-8 in the NCAA Tournament under head coach Enrico Blasi.
Miami earned its first NCAA Tournament win as a No. 2 seed Saturday, improving to 1-2 all-time as a No. 2 seed in the tournament, also earning a No. 2 seed in 2006 and last year, when the RedHawks dropped an overtime contest to UMass Lowell. Miami also improved to 3-0 all-time in the Midwest Regional, winning both games in 2010, and 4-2 all-time against current WCHA teams in the NCAA Tournament, winning each of the last four meetings. Saturday was Miami's first NCAA Tournament game against Minnesota State however, as the 'Hawks are now 2-0-1 all-time against the Mavericks in program history.
The RedHawks' four goals Saturday tied for the most goals Miami has scored in an NCAA Tournament game in program history. Miami also scored four goals March 29, 2009 in a 4-2 win over Denver and April 9, 2009 in a 4-1 victory over Bemidji State in the Frozen Four. The four-goal victory was Miami's largest margin of victory in NCAA Tournament history.
By blanking Minnesota State, Miami earned its first shutout in NCAA Tournament history. It was the first time the Mavericks, who entered averaging 3.17 goals per game, had been shut out all season. The last time MSU was held scoreless prior to Saturday was March 3, 2012 vs. North Dakota.
The shutout was the RedHawks' sixth shutout of the season, last doing so Feb. 9 at Western Michigan. Miami ranks second nationally allowing just 1.68 goals per game. The 'Hawks have now held the opposition to two goals or less in 32 of 41 games this year, including 29 of their last 34 contests, and one goal or less in 21 of 41 games on the season.
Freshman goaltender Ryan McKay stopped all 20 shots he faced to earn his fourth shutout as a RedHawk. The four whitewashes tie for sixth nationally and first in the CCHA. McKay's 1.30 goals-against average is tops in the nation while his .950 save percentage is second nationally. He started his eighth straight game Saturday and has now held opponents to a goal or less in 15 of his 22 starts this season.
By scoring four goals Saturday, Miami improved 20-0-1 when scoring three or more goals this year and 15-0-0 when topping the four-goal plateau.
Senior forward Curtis McKenzie scored the first goal of the game in the second period. The RedHawks improved to 21-2-1 when scoring first this year, having done so in 24 of 41 games this season. Miami also bounced back from a loss to move to 8-1-2 on the season following a defeat.
McKenzie now has goals in back-to-back games for the second time this year after scoring against Michigan March 23, as well. It was his second career NCAA Tournament goal but first since his freshman year, which also came in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Fort Wayne. He now has six career points in the NCAA Tournament, the most among any active RedHawk. It was his 11th goal on the year, which ties for third on the team, while his 24 points are also third on the squad. His goal was also the game-winner, his team-best fifth of the season, which ties for eighth nationally.
Sophomore forward Austin Czarnik dished out two assists Saturday. He is now riding a season-long four-game point streak and has seven points during that stretch (three multi-point games). The Hobey Baker finalist has a team-best seven points this postseason (3g, 4a). Czarnik's 40 points on the year lead both the team and the CCHA while his 26 assists are tops on the team and tie for the CCHA lead. It was his ninth multi-assist game of the year and team-leading 13th multi-point game of the year.
Freshman forward Riley Barber assisted on Miami's first goal of the game Saturday. He now has 39 points on the year, which is second on the team and in the CCHA. He leads all freshmen nationally with his 24 assists and 39 points this season.
Sophomore forward Blake Coleman also handed out two assists, which tied his career high. It was his first multi-assist game of the season and second of his career, also dishing out two helpers Jan. 28, 2012 vs. Northern Michigan. It was his fifth multi-point game of the season and 10th of his career with the two points tying his season high.
Sophomore forward Cody Murphy scored a goal and added an assist for a two-point night. It was his fifth multi-point game this year and sixth of his career. He now has 11 goals on the season, which ties for third on the team, while his 20 points are fifth on the team.
Junior forward Max Cook also tallied a goal and an assist with the goal coming in an empty net. The two points are a career high, marking his first career multi-point game.
Miami's sophomores accounted for one goal and six of the RedHawks' 11 points Saturday. The six second years have now totaled 44 of Miami's 105 goals this season (41.9 percent) and 105 of the team's 281 points on the year (37.4 percent). A sophomore has scored a goal in 25 of Miami's 41 games this season.
Miami scored three goals in the third period Saturday tying for the most goals in a period this season. It was the sixth time this year the RedHawks tallied three goals in a stanza with five of those coming in the final frame.
After allowing a power play goal in each of Miami's last three games, the RedHawks went a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill Saturday, denying Minnesota State on each of its power play chances. The Mavericks entered the game with an NCAA-best 44 power play goals this season. Miami's 167 kills (in 189 chances) are the most in the country while the 'Hawks rank sixth nationally with an 88.4 percent penalty kill.
The RedHawks blocked 28 shots Saturday, the second-most Miami has blocked all season. The 'Hawks blocked 31 shots Oct. 20 vs. Providence. Freshman defenseman Matthew Caito and senior defenseman Garrett Kennedy led the way with five blocks each. Caito leads the team with 77 blocked shots this year while Kennedy is third with 67.
The RedHawks improved to 23-0-0 when leading after two periods this year as the RedHawks led MSU, 1-0, after 40 minutes Saturday.
Miami and Minnesota State played a scoreless first period. It was the 11th time this year that neither the RedHawks nor its opponent found the back of the net in the opening stanza. Miami is now 4-6-1 when the game is knotted at 0-0 after one period this season. It was the 19th time the 'Hawks did not score in the opening 20 minutes but Miami improved to 7-10-2 when failing to do so. The RedHawks are also now 8-7-1 this year when tied after one period.
Senior defenseman Joe Hartman and senior forward Curtis McKenzie each played in their 157th career game Saturday, tying for the most on the team. They are now tied for eighth in school history in games played with Justin Mercier (2005-09).
Freshman forward John Doherty played in just his fourth game as a RedHawk Saturday. It was his first game since Dec. 29 against Robert Morris.
Miami will face No. 4 seed St. Cloud State in Sunday's Midwest Regional Final. The Huskies beat fellow CCHA foe Notre Dame, 5-1, in Saturday's first regional semifinal, making Miami the last CCHA team standing. Sunday's game, which is set for 4 p.m., is a battle of regular-season champions as Miami won the CCHA and St. Cloud State won the WCHA. The two will play in the same conference next year when the National Collegiate Hockey Conference debuts.


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To think Adan and I were trail running in the snow yesterday morning only to be surfing and camping with our families here last night...
The snow doesn't exist unless you have documentation!We have a lot of snow above us right now in San Jacinto. But I didn't take any pictures either.It is cool that we can ski or snowshoe in the morning and surf in the afternoon.:)
"Winter" in southern CA is my favorite time of year.It's always a nice treat when the coast ranges get a dusting of snow a few times each year. Here's a couple shots from the mountains behind Ojai in Ventura County from earlier this winter. Surf and snow in the same day...Anacapa and Santa Cruz Island are visible on the horizon.The ridgeline on the far horizon is the Santa Monica Mountains; just off to the right is the beaches of Oxnard/Pt Mugu area.
I finally took advantage of the fourth season in Southern California. Snow camping on San Jacinto last week.Although it rained all night we were above the clouds in the morning.
Andy,Thanks for posting the photos. I see snowshoes in the photos. Do you think it would be passable with crampons only? or too deep and soft snow?
Roger, From the tram microspikes were fine on the trail up to Round Valley. From 9,100 feet+ the snow was knee high and snow shoes were best. After the most recent storm the cross country routes to the top via Sid Davis/Tamarack look like fun. Crampons would be a must if going up the mountaineers route via Snow Creek but I don't have experience with that route.I usually check these sites for info on current conditions: San Jacinto ForumLong Valley CamNOAA Weather ForecastHave fun!
Just climbed Baldy via the Ski Hut trail to Baldy Bowl, good layer of snow on the ascent passed the Ski Hut. Not too icy, though Microspikes were nice. So far that's my only experience this Winter in Southern California!
Cool Justin, I was planning on climbing Baldy this weekend.
very cool pix.nice to see the summit without the 100 people and their bicycles.I like to take the bear flat trail to Mt B in the summer... although my knees cartilage hate me on the downhill. someday I'll make it as an overnight trip instead of same day.
Craig - for a family man you certainly manage a lot of outdoor time.
"Craig - for a family man you certainly manage a lot of outdoor time."I don't golf, watch TV, watch sports, and I don't do happy hour with the co-workers.I figure that alone frees up about 7 hours per day vs. the average American male, right?
I'm with Craig on this one. While its personal preference how many hobbies you have, it's prudent to limit your interests and choose your hobbies wisely. Allows me to have a lot of family time and build" relationship equity" (a term coined on BPL?) with my wife, allowing me to go out more. Plus, why would you go to happy hour with coworkers when you can buy a barrel aged imperial stout for cheaper, and drink in peace and quiet while reading a book or, perusing BPL...
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Photographing Magical Morocco:
Tips on shooting better travel photographs
Whatever your particular personal taste in photography, magical and diverse Morocco has something for everyone. Whether you prefer lively street scenes, sweeping landscape vistas or travel portraiture you are sure to be satisfied with the offering.
The streets of Marrakech with their distinctive blend of French colonial and Arabic cultures offer a veritable smorgasbord of street scene photographic opportunities. The High Atlas and anti Atlas Mountain ranges offer beautiful landscape vistas as does the incredible Sahara desert.
The friendly and approachable people dressed in their distinctive Berber Jellaba make a fine study in travel portraiture. As with all places there are certainly some challenges to photography in Morocco. I have included here some tips below which will make your photographic endeavours less stressful and more productive.
Travel Portrait tips
One challenging and admittedly stressful side to travel photography comes into play when we try to take
photographs of local people. Many people often ask what the secret to good travel portraiture is and will often comment that they feel too frightened or intimidated to photograph people for fear of making the person angry.
Keeping in mind that Marrakech has become a vibrant and very busy tourist destination many of the locals may be feeling increasingly like they are being placed on display or under a microscope- and highly likely multiple times in any one given day! So before you race up to your next "study" consider how you may feel if you are busily trying to complete your work or tasks for the day and someone kept popping up to photograph you in the process...intimidating alright!
The commonly accepted rate is Dh 10 per "session" where you can offer to pay your chosen subject for a chance to take a few quick snapshots before they resume their daily tasks. Of course some people may not expect payment at all so I found the best way to tackle the situation was to arm myself with a whole pocket of dhirham coins.
One essential piece of knowledge a travel photographer must carry at all times is how to say thank you in the native language. Remember at all times you are the stranger in a strange land and you will get so much further with respect, a big smile and (in Morocco) a pocket full of change.
In summary essential equipment for travel portraiture
• Smiles
Street photography
Marrakech abounds with opportunities and subject matter for fabulous street photography. Whether you are drawn to the busy souks or enjoy wandering the rustic and charming little alleyways you are sure to find something to catch your eye.
Patience is key again and if you can find yourself a lovely little quiet café or seat on the edge of a busy square you will have a much better opportunity to capture some great candid shots- not to mention enjoying some of the local mint tea whilst you wait. Another added benefit to this approach is that once you are seated and sipping your refreshment you are on a much more even footing with your audience rather than rushing at them with a camera.
Marrakech like many other cities is a bustling and lively place until well after sundown. The advantage of this is that it is often fairly slow to get started in the morning so if your passion is deserted little alleyways or photographing some of the hundreds of thousands of amazing rustic doorways then this is the time for you to be out and about. The early bird truly does catch the worm.
If you are out in the middle of the day when there is lots of activity be sure to use high ISO and fast shutter speed so as to be able to freeze all that activity especially in the shady winding little alleyways and the dimly lit and frenetic backstreets of the souks.
• sit and wait for the subject to come to you
Shooting Landscapes
Once you are out of the Medina and the bustling city there are many opportunities for landscape photography. Obviously, a tripod would come in handy if you are planning on early morning or evening shoots where the light may be less plentiful.
There are many little villages as you wind your way up into the High Atlas Mountains and it is an invaluable exercise to be able to leave your car and wander these lovely villages. A good guide is essential and our driver/guide was superb and very patient with his photography guests. In the end he was actually pointing out things he thought would make good subject matter.
The Sahara was another fantastic opportunity to explore some landscape photography. We stayed in a bivouac overnight and I desperately wish we had booked 2 or even 3 nights as one sunrise and one sunset just simply was not enough.
Tips for Desert Photography
*It can be extremely cold….take gloves and rug up warm for early morning and evening shoots
*If you want endless sand dunes devoid of footprints or tire tracks be prepared to trek a good distance to get them.
Consider, if using a tripod, that the legs will readily sink into the sand which may give movement on long exposures. Consider taking some plastic cups along to pop under each leg which will spread the weight and stop this happening.
Not only is it cold in the desert it is also quite dark predawn with no nearby cities giving light. Take a torch to light your way, read your camera settings and stay safe.
In summary
Take great care to protect your camera from dust and sand
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Take a look at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3118. That bug was fixed in Maven 2.0.8 and called out in the release announcement as a backwards compatibility risk:
As noted in the comments to MNG-3118, Surefire 2.3 had a bizarre classpath ordering bug that made the test classpath appear to be correct (test-classes first) under Maven 2.0.7 for some users with large classpaths:
SUREFIRE-61 was fixed in Surefire 2.3.1. Notably, it would make the "Test Classpath" output in -X look correct, while secretly under the hood it would munge the classpath incorrectly!
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Maven 2.0.7 + Surefire 2.3: test-classes before classes
Maven 2.0.8 + Surefire 2.3: classes before test-classes
Maven 2.0.7 + Surefire 2.3.1 or higher: classes before test-classes
Maven 2.0.8 + Surefire 2.3.1 or higher: test-classes before classes
Benjamin checked in a classpath ordering test in the Surefire trunk that we now run with every release. It's currently passing in Surefire 2.4.2 and Maven 2.0.8, and failing with Maven 2.0.7.
Read this page, which explains how Surefire launches your tests. Classloading and Forking under Maven Surefire
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So, the question now is, Is it wrong to kill children? It seems to me that it is. And right now I can't think of why we might think that this is a relative truth. Can anyone help me?
I have a hard time imagining a situation in which killing a child would not be wrong. Nevertheless, I'll try.
Try to imagine that you have a child who is suffering from an incurable cancer which has metastasized throughout her body. She is in tremendous pain. Every waking moment of her young life is filled with agony. The only time she is not grimacing and moaning is when you give her enough morphine to render her unconscious. You feel helpless to comfort her. Even hugs cause her great pain.
You are given leeway in how much morphine you may administer to relieve her suffering. Unfortunately, at some point she is still in tremendous pain despite giving her the maximum dose allowable. Frustrated, you give her a slightly higher dose of morphine than what is prescribed in a desperate attempt to comfort her.
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The average life span of the Bernese Mountain Dog is 6 - 8 years.1/25/2015 2:12:39 PM
We had a Berne name CJ (Sir Corinthian Julliard) He lived to be 9 years and was such a love. Our family & friends all loved CJ. He's been gone for 2 years now and we still miss him. We had a trainer train him he got so big so fast. He was 160lbs and got him down to 150lbs. A gentle Giant..... RIP4/15/2015 6:04:10 PM
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There is no standard height requirement of a Bernese Mountain Dog at 12 weeks old. Contacting your breeder and vet is the best thing to do in this case, as the breeder can give you the average of his/her pups; while the vet can tell you if your pup is healthy and at the correct height or not.7/9/2014 8:49:19 PM
Your veterinarian will assess your dog's overall health and can check for worms. Also, make sure you're feeding the proper amount each day. My Bernese pup weighed 38 pounds at four months, 77 pounds at 18 months. Much of how a pup develops is genetic. Check the size of both parents and grandparents if you can. Remember there is considerable variation in size within the breed. You may just have a runt. 12/14/2013 7:16:19 AM
Female bernese are almost always smaller than males. Normal weight vary between 45 to 65 lbs at that age. Genetics do play a huge part in your puppies potential size as well as your feeding & nutrition practices. Ask your vet to evaluate your feeding program and make appropriate adjustments as necessary. 4/6/2014 1:01:21 PM
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Your best be would be to join the Yahoo Group Berner-L, they can give a lot of great info on this breed. They can sometimes have serious temperament issues.11/26/2012 8:31:38 PM
You would need to choose the right puppy, ours is a great family member. As far as a guardian goes he is not one to sound an audible alarm to let everyone know there is trouble but that is one of the traits that we were looking for. 12/8/2012 7:58:52 PM
Not all Berners are good guardians. Ours is very friendly and wants everyone to pet her. However, as she grows, her size and forwardness is enough to cause most people to back off. You will definitely know if someone is there. We've had more than one occasion when our young dog snapped to attention in the house and quietly went to the back door. We peeked out the window and found a Pit Bull in the front yard. Loyalty has to be earned. Ours had none until she learned she was not the pack leader. I've met others who have several Berners and they are great guardians. They don't even let the neighbor's horse get within ten feet of the property line. 12/14/2013 7:24:40 AM
Report them to the Humane Society or ASPCA. By law, dogs have to have space to run and not be neglected.9/8/2012 3:36:45 PM
call the humane society. have the guy arrested and the dog taken out.
that dog is going to go crazy9/9/2012 12:59:39 PM
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Berner's are very sensitive to heat & are more likely than any other breed to suffer from heat stroke. They are typically very well behaved & can be left alone during an average work day, however, just like any dog, training and consistency are extremely important. Also get ready to vacuum like never before! Their health & personalities are very sensitive, but they're very sweet dogs, just know they are very high maintenance!8/16/2012 1:22:46 PM
Berners are fine to leave home, just make sure it has plenty of water and food,*lots of shade.Ours LOVES the cold, since berners are from Switzerland.But,over here, the summers are 78-84 degrees,and ours is just fine,because she sits under the porch all day!12/17/2012 4:34:42 PM
I had a Berner for 14 years growing up. She stayed indoor for the work day and liked to lay out on the porch after work. She never destroyed the house or anything like that. We kept her clipped short so there was little hair to vaccum and she looked really cute too. She did have some dry skin issues and never had any heath problems. Perfect doggy! 4/27/2013 5:08:35 PM
I've never had our Berner tear up anything. But, beware if food is out on the counter it may be too big a temptation!12/14/2013 7:28:00 AM
A female Berner should be at least 2 yrs old to breed.We are considering breeding our Berner when we get a male.12/18/2012 11:18:15 AM
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Please visit www.bmdca.org and read the entire Info Series! Is your Berner registered with Bernergarde? Has she passed all clearances (OFA Hips/Elbows/Cardiac, CERF, DM)? Are at least 75% of the dogs in her 4 generation pedigree AKC Champions and have all of their clearances? Is she herself an AKC conformation champion, and therefore fits the breed standard for structure, movement, type and temperament? The BMDCA has a breed steward program, they would love to help!7/3/2012 10:16:20 PM
Around 7 to 8 years.5/9/2012 2:15:10 PM
I have read 8-10. We have had our baby since he was 2 months old and he just turned 9 years old in March. Although he is a little slower getting up or on walks, he still is jogging and doing at least 1 mile almost everyday if not more...Wonderful dogs!6/4/2012 2:29:39 AM
Two weeks ago I had to put my Callie "to sleep". She turned 9 in Feb , and in the same month i found out she had cancer (histio.) and only weeks to live. She told me when it was "time" just by the look on her precious face. As heartbroken as I am....I would love a Berner all over again....fur and all!!!!4/25/2013 9:53:45 PM
If by physically stronger, yes male Bernese mountain dogs are more built than the females.. typically 20 or 30 lbs heavier. Although, for BMD, weight is hardly a factor. They are big fluff balls towards children and when raised correctly the most outgoing and submissive breed out there !!5/1/2012 11:19:11 PM
My female Bernese Mountain dog was 100 + pounds and could drag me anywhere! She loved people and other dogs and food!! Just lost her to cancer a couple weeks ago and miss her like crazy. She was 9.4/25/2013 9:56:50 PM
bernese mountain dogs need a lot of space like on farms, but they will do okay in a small house if sufficiently exercised.4/25/2012 2:27:25 PM
The house may not be a factor if you are allowing your dog plently of exercise and outdoor time. We have a decent size house and a good size backyard, however, our Berner loves walks (up to 3 a day) and since he's turned 9 years old, car rides6/4/2012 2:31:47 AM
do not feed your berner scallions, onions, or chocolate. there are other things you shouldn't feed it too, but these are the basics and most important to be aware of.4/25/2012 2:29:21 PM
The Bernese can enjoy the water like any other breed. If they are not used to the water some patience will be required. Take a favorite toy to toss in shallow water. If the dog sees you in the water, they may be ok coming in right along with you. But there could be caution demonstrated on the part of the dog. Encourage the dog but don't force it. Your dog will let you know it's comfort level. With patience and trust the dog should be willing to take the plunge. As for boats, the same rules apply. Show the dog, let them smell and see boats on the water. If your dog is accustomed to riding in the car, the boat experience should not be an issue.4/3/2012 8:00:39 PM
bernese do like swimming but ma'm they are workers not soo play with them at home and give them something to work for4/17/2012 10:52:26 AM
Depends on your Berner, we have had ours for 9 years and he does not like water! He even avoids puddles, although if it's not raining too hard he will still go on his mile or so walk(s). But, again, for the most part DOES NOT like water6/4/2012 2:33:56 AM
Puppies love to chew "Anything"! I would recommend taking your puppy to an area where there are no rocks if possible. If not, give the puppy a favorite toy to distract it. Rocks can pose issues that require medical care. Try to pay attention and when you see the puppy picking up a rock, take it away immediately, tell the puppy no and offer it a chew toy.4/3/2012 8:03:20 PM
Bernese are relatively calm dogs. We also have a Bassett Hound and an English Mastiff and 4 other Bernese. All of our dogs get along wonderful. Our daughter has a Jack Russell Terrier and an Old English Bulldog. These dogs also play well with our Bernese. I personally would avoid a Pit Bull or Pit Bull mix. Other breeds such as Labs, Retrieves and even smaller breeds should be fine.4/3/2012 8:06:28 PM
VERY!!! Usualy large breeds of dogs drool excessively!!! Like the Newfie they do drool a lot!1/19/2012 9:26:12 PM
I have 5 bernese mountain dogs in my house and none of them drool....ever....1/24/2012 1:47:36 PM
I have been involved with raising and breeding Berners for 12 years and not a single dog ever drooled. If someone says they do, they have no real experience with these dogs.2/25/2012 7:18:13 PM
They are extremely affectionate and loyal. I have 5 berners all in my house and they are always happy to see me, always giving me kisses, I have 1 that always gives hugs, they just want to be by you. When I get up to leave a room, they follow. They are extremely affectionate. My dogs love getting out and running. With any large breed you need to take care of their joints, but if you get a good breeder and a good vet, usually you will be okay, but the key is that you take the steps to prevent all that you can prevent.I keep food and water available to my dogs all the time and I have sold several puppies to new families that use Blue Buffalo and have heard no negative comments about it. Hope this helps!1/24/2012 1:51:06 PM
We currently live in Houston in an apartment our Berner does just fine. We take her for morning and later evening walks during the summer so she doesn't get to hot. We also make a fan available to her to lay next to. This is a working breed so as long as they are exercised they do fine in an apt just use common sense during summer months. 1/9/2012 4:38:38 AM
Pretty actually..... If he lived outside all his life than it won't be very easy to housebreak. And if the bernese pup is six months old??? That would make it even harder. But if you can put in like two hours a day training your pup. Go for it!!!! I honestly think if your a patient person than yes you should adapt him or her. I would soooooo adopt him or her if I were you. Hope this helped!!!! :)1/11/2012 10:04:49 PM
I have a bernese mountain dog and we have three cats at home. The dog is really friendly with them and they became good friends :) 11/19/2011 7:42:33 AM
i have a bernese mountain dog and a miniature dachsund and the dachsund is a bouncy dog and i also have a bunny and the berner is great with all animals1/26/2012 7:53:14 AM
I've had 3 cats for 6 years and adopted a 6month old berner who loves them. The cats are coming around and walk under her :) berners just want to love, and please and BE loved. Your best buddy ever3/1/2012 9:07:14 PM
We live in bear country, and yes... our bernese mountain chases away the bears. She will also 'hold' them in a tree until you take her away from it.11/21/2011 6:34:38 PM
My bernese mountain would, and I think most would easily. Ours aclimated to an adult cat in less than 5 minutes, likes small dogs she meets, and is very gentle even with SMALL children.11/21/2011 6:35:46 PM
Bernese Mountain Dogs are one of the sweetest dogs you can ever own.. The question is: Will a four year old Chihuahua get along with a Bernese Mountain Dog???? :))1/11/2012 10:07:16 PM
I have a Berner who is almost 3 and have not had food allergy problems though that is not uncommon in any breed. I am not smarter than a vet, but I would wonder about staph or yeast. Maybe they could do a scraping to test and see what the infection actually is. Do you groom? It might also be that the shampoo you are using is drying to the skin or causing an allergy (ears). Just some thoughts. 9/18/2011 12:15:01 PM
I had the nose/mouth irritation on my Bernese Mountain, the vet told me to change the plastic water/food bowls for ceramic ones... No more problems after that change!9/18/2011 8:14:58 PM
Yes. Bernese Mountain Dog's can get puppy bone and joint problems. You have a good breeder for telling you that.10/21/2011 4:37:39 PM
Well yes and no.. Bernese Mountain Dogs can be exposed to joint issues if over worked at a young age, but if anyone has had a berner you know that most are little tazmanian devils when pups they will be walking around way more then 30 minutes a day. So I think that your breeder is exaggerating a bit, but only for your pups safety.. for the first couple months you won't even be able to walk that long because he/she will poop out on you in the middle of the walk5/1/2012 11:26:05 PM
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Everett and Cascade's football teams serve as extras in the movie 'Seven Minutes'
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Football players from Everett High School wait for instruction during filming of the movie "Seven Minutes" Sunday night in Arlington.
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Football players from Everett and Cascade High Schools run plays as the crowd cheers during filming of Seven Minutes Sunday night in Arlington.
Stadium lights flooded the football field, the crowd was pumped up and on the edge of their seats, the cheerleaders leapt and yelled with every touchdown and players for the Everett and Cascade high school football teams were in full uniform and roaming the field just waiting to hit somebody.
But it was all a charade -- for Hollywood's sake, of course.
The Everett and Cascade football teams got the rare opportunity to be extras in a movie Sunday night and into early Monday morning and it was something the players and coaches won't soon forget. Producers for the movie "Seven Minutes," which has been filming scenes around Everett and Snohomish County, needed two teams to stand in for scenes depicting a game between two rival schools -- fitting for old, intracity rivals Everett and Cascade.
"This is just a lot of fun," said Everett head coach Will Soren Sunday night in between takes. "And to be able to do it with Cascade and represent Everett makes it even more special."
The teams arrived at Arlington's Haller Middle School at 8 p.m. Sunday night, but due to director Jay Martin's desire for complete darkness, filming of the football scenes didn't begin until closer to 9:30 p.m. after a number of crowd and cheerleader scenes were filmed. It was the beginning of a long night for the players and coaches, who weren't excused by the movie's crew until close to 4:30 a.m. Monday morning.
"It got to be pretty tedious and you had to be real patient," Soren said of the expected long shoot. "We kept hearing 'Reset. Do it again.' They shot and reshot the end 15 times.
"I think it opened a lot of eyes," added Soren of the laborious process of a Hollywood shoot. "I heard one player on the ride home say maybe he wouldn't become an actor after all."
On the other sideline Bruins head coach Joe Cronin was conspicuously absent (Cronin got married on Saturday night). In his stead Cascade assistant coach Eric Dinwiddie played the role of Cascade head coach and got his 15 minutes of fame in the form of a close-up shot as he called a play from the sideline. Dinwiddie deflected all of the attention, however. "It was all about the kids," Dinwiddie said. "They had a good time so it was well worth it."
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The opportunity for both schools was born from a relationship between Cascade teacher Michelle Crews and a costume director on the film, according to Dinwiddie. Presented with the idea, Dinwiddie said Cronin and the rest of the coaching staff jumped at the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Everett School District athletic director Robert Polk ran it past the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, which gave its blessing. The timing worked as well with teams restricted from practicing this time of year.
"The entire staff thought 'What an experience,'" Dinwiddie said. "It's a great thing for Cascade football and the Cascade community."
Cascade had the greater presence throughout the shoot, having brought nearly its entire team for sideline shots. Everett, meanwhile, had just 20 players present.
Much of the early part of the night was spent running through a pair of plays the two teams had rehearsed Thursday night. One of the plays had an Everett player, Lucas Arnestad, bust through the Cascade line to sack the quarterback, played by Bruins backup Daniel Schwab. The other play was a touchdown run down the left sideline by Schwab, who spun out of three tackles en route to the score. That play, according to Soren, was a game-winning touchdown run key to the plot of the movie.
The chance to play a critical role in the film was special for Arnestad, who is expected to play a large role on this year's Seagulls' team.
"I was the only one that was psyched the whole time," said the senior linebacker Arnestad, who got to "beat" good friend and Cascade center Adam Bartee on every take of the sack play. "The rest of the guys were tired and I was like 'This is cool. I get to make a tackle on every play.'"
After the two teams ran through a number of takes of each of the plays, from close-ups on the huddle to dramatic overview shots, the stunt doubles got a chance to shine. Not that it was seamless. Schwab, who was tabbed to play the quarterback due to his resemblance to the actor who plays the signal-caller in the film, Luke Mitchell, and Arnestad both said they had to teach their stunt doubles how to get down in their stance and how to run the plays.
"The stunt double that took my spot didn't know where to line up or how to get down in his stance," said Arnestad. "He was doing some kind of frog stance and I was like 'That looks weird.'"
Earlier in the night Soren and Everett assistant coaches Chris Semore and Ned Prouse gave a comical, quick clinic on how to snap the ball to a pair of the stunt doubles. "It was pretty clear they hadn't ever seen a football before," Soren said.
Apparently the director noticed. Soren said the producers told him that Martin was going to go with the take of the Seagulls player, Thien Ngo, getting run over on a tackle attempt on the key touchdown run instead of the stunt double's take.
"That was really cool. He did a great job with the missed tackle," chuckled Soren, who stressed that he hopes Ngo puts all that practice of missing tackles behind him.
By the time the early morning rolled around, the hundreds of extras in the stands -- many having been there for 10 hours or more -- and the players were getting restless waiting and watching the actors rehearse and run through take after take.
"I think the kids enjoyed it at first, but then the waiting and waiting took a toll," said Dinwiddie. "They got a glimpse of how Hollywood works."
For Schwab it was a fun experience that not only got a tad boring but had a hint of sadness. With the season just over a month away it was the first time Schwab and his senior teammates would put on their uniforms for their final season.
"It was bittersweet. I don't know how many more times I can put on that uniform," said Schwab. "But overall it was great. We were all talking about what it will be like to see ourselves on the big screen."
For Everett football, which is coming off of a season in which it lost every game but one, it was a special night that allowed the kids to create a life-long memory.
"It's one of those things they'll be able to talk about for the rest of their lives," Soren said. "It's good for the community and good for Everett High School and Cascade High School. It's just really special. They'll be able to look back in 20, 30, 40 years and say 'That was really cool.'"
The movie is expected to open in theaters next year.
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