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The Earth is in the continuously habitable zone, meaning at our size and at our distance from the Sun water has been stable at the surface even though the brightness of the Sun has varied. Not all planets are so lucky. We now know that there once was liquid water on the surface of Mars, but was it there long enough for life to develop? We are not sure, but its possible and if so then life might still linger beneath the surface, perhaps in a place where sub-surface heat meets the surface permafrost. There are other places where there has been liquid water for as long as on Earth. Jupiter's icy moon Europa almost certainly has a liquid water ocean beneath the surface even though its five times further from the Sun than we are. If there are hydrothermal vents at the bottom of Europa's ocean, then that would seem a very hospitable place for life, but that doesn't mean its there. The only way we are going to find out is by going there. Other moons that may have liquid water deep below the surface include Jupiter's moons Callisto and Ganymede as perhaps Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus.
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Terrace boys cross country team has 'unfinished business'
After just missing a year ago, Terrace boys aim for state
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Mountlake Terrace varsity cross country runners (from left) Chris Baumgartner, Nathan Sparks, Wyatt Allemann, Jack Pearce, Conrad Bratz, and Peter Kidane will lead their team in the upcoming season.
Genna Martin/The Herald Mountlake Terrace varsity cross country runners practice for their upcoming season on Friday afternoon at College Place Middle School. Photo taken 09132013
A week later, those hopes were dashed.
One week after claiming the Wesco title, Mountlake Terrace competed at the Northwest District meet, needing only a top-three finish to qualify for state. Alas, the Hawks finished fourth behind Glacier Peak, Oak Harbor and Shorewood, abruptly and painfully ending their season.
"They take three teams and we were fourth," Mountlake Terrace coach Todd Weber said. "We were on the outside looking in."
The team's top runner, then-junior Jack Pearce, qualified for state as an individual, but the fact that his teammates were left behind "was hugely disappointing," he said.
"It was very frustrating," agreed then-junior Nathan Sparks, one of those who stayed home.
Cross country teams, unlike those in other sports -- football, for example -- compete in regular-season races that mean very little. The big prize is the chance to run at state, and to get there teams have to qualify with a top district finish. The entire season, then, is about developing and preparing for those big postseason races.
And for the Hawks this season, the chance to compete at state after missing out a year ago "is like a carrot dangled in front of them," Weber said. "It's unfinished business."
Mountlake Terrace returns five of its top seven runners from last fall and that group, mostly seniors, "pretty much got together the day after the district meet last year and said, 'What do we have to do to make sure this doesn't happen again?'" Weber said. "They were all very disappointed, but they also knew we had one more shot at this."
Already this season, Weber has seen a squad hungry to achieve and determined not to come up short again. Pearce, a three-year letter winner and two-time state meet competitor (he finished 38th last year), is again setting the pace, but he is being pushed by fellow senior Peter Kidane, another three-year letter winner.
Sparks, Wyatt Allamen and Chris Baumgartner are other seniors in the top group, while Conrad Bratz is the team's leading junior. In total, the Hawks have nine returning letter winners.
"They're just a neat group," Weber said. "(The seniors) started out together as freshmen, and they've just decided to make sure in their senior year that (missing out on state) doesn't happen again. I think they're on a mission."
"We all feel like we've worked real hard to this point," Sparks said. "And after not making it last year, we all want to prove to ourselves and to everyone else that we can do this, that we're a state-level team."
Pearce, one of the state's top runners, said he has goals this season of a top-five finish at state and wins in all his other races.
"But I'd trade all of that to bring my team to state," he said. "Doing something with a team effort is so much more satisfying than doing something as an individual."
"And obviously we'd love that, too," Sparks chimed in.
The road will not be easy, of course. Weber expects Glacier Peak, Oak Harbor and Shorewood to contend again, which means the upcoming district meet could be every bit as competitive as a year ago.
"I think we got hit a little less by graduation than some of those teams," Weber said, "but it's going to be the same (showdown). We're going to have to show up on that Saturday and hope that all our kids run well.
"But I think if all our kids run the way they can, I think we're in."
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The most anticipated game on Elon University's men's basketball schedule arrived Saturday afternoon.
Colgate came to Alumni Gym.
Go 'Gate, Go!
It didn't work out for Colgate. Your favorite team can't win every day. So there's always this afternoon's game against Coppin State.
Those memories of the 'Gate ...
While thousands can claim through the years to have attended what's mostly an annual event when Colgate and Syracuse meet in basketball, far fewer can boast that they were on hand when those teams faced off on Colgate's campus. There were times when that could actually happen, back in the mid-1970s.
Of course, that was a big deal for Colgate to have Syracuse as a frequent visiting opponent. On that night, basketball was the main attraction in Hamilton, N.Y.
Often at Colgate it's a different scene. Take away the Adonal Foyle years and basketball can be an afterthought to hockey.
In years gone by, there were basketball / hockey doubleheaders. Walk into the Colgate athletic complex and go to the right for the afternoon basketball game at Cotterell Court, then to the left for the evening hockey showdown at Starr Rink.
That's right, the college basketball was the undercard.
Those memories …
When my father and I stayed to the end, as always, on a snowy day at Andy Kerr Stadium as attendance was paramount to impress bowl scouts (back then teams such as Colgate were in the bowl mix, playing in an all-inclusive Division I). Colgate defeated Northeastern to improve to 10-0 (including victories against Rutgers and, most importantly, Cornell), and it might have worked if not for a loss the next week at Delaware. So there would be no 1977 Tangerine Bowl for the 'Gate — instead Texas Tech got that bid and was soundly defeated by Florida State.
Or in 2003, when my mother and I traveled across the Everglades to watch Colgate's Division I-AA national semifinal football game against Florida Atlantic. Howard Schnellenberger was the Florida Atlantic coach. It didn't matter because Colgate won anyway with Duke alum Dick Biddle coaching Colgate on that sun-splashed afternoon far from the chilly Decembers of Upstate New York.
Like any favorite school, there are wins and losses.
Colgate played in men's basketball a couple of years ago at Duke and it was a predictable outcome. The Raiders (or to some of us, the Red Raiders) figured to have a better chance on this weekend's visit to the region.
So to avoid any hint of conflict of interest, I didn't cover Saturday's Colgate / Elon game.
We sent an Elon alum instead.
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Name of Cedarburg bicyclist killed in collision released
Muskego - The 66-year-old bicyclist killed on Friday after he was struck by a vehicle was John Schread of Cedarburg, Muskego police said Tuesday.
Schread was riding along Muskego Dam Road when he was hit by a pickup truck being driven by Francis R. Peardon, 95, of Franklin, Capt. Craig Moser said.
Schread and Peardon were traveling in the same direction and were about one mile west of Highway 36 on Muskego Dam Road when the collision occurred shortly before noon Friday, according to police.
The collision remains under investigation and the Wisconsin State Patrol is conducting a reconstruction of the crash, Moser said.
Little Muskego Lake boat ramp to close temporarily in fight against invasive species
The City of Muskego, upon recommendation of the Little Muskego Lake District, will temporarily close the Hillview Boat Launch on May 27 and 28. The temporary closing of the launch is a safety measure in conjunction with the district's action plan to address the Starry Stonewort invasive plant through the use of scuba divers in the that area on those dates.
Business owners, Muskego officials to hash out problems over breakfast
Muskego —A breakfast meeting with business owners will be the newest way that Muskego officials will try to make sure that businesses will want to stay in its business parks.
The Muskego Community Development Authority last week gave a nod of approval to Jeff Muenkel, community development director, to set up a breakfast meeting, probably in July.
"We want to try to engage with them," Muenkel said, to see if they are having any issues with the business parks that can be addressed.
If the city is unaware of deficits in its business parks, businesses could leave when their leases expire, he said. Sometimes businesses want to expand or find a different locations, and the city wants to help them stay in Muskego and make them aware of city programs that could help with expansions.
"We're happy they're there and we want them to stay there," he said.» Read Full Article
Boon to Muskego downtown planning expected to come soon
Muskego — Very soon, Muskego officials expect the city to be accepted as a Connect Community by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which would be a boost to local efforts to redevelop the downtown, they said.
By being a Connect Community, city planners can connect with professionals on the state level within the development corporation and to leaders from other Connect Communities, said Jeff Muenkel, community development director.
The development corporation only lets 20 communities in each year, he said. With the available help , he expects to have recommendations soon for downtown.
"It should be a good thing," he said.
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Nearly $100,000 in grants recommended for Muskego businesses
Grants totaling $97,800 to businesses, of which nearly three-quarters would be used to help finance a $1.6 million building, were recommended for approval by the Muskego Community Development Authority on Tuesday.
The Muskego Common Council is expected to approve the grants Tuesday, May 26.
Of the total, $75,000 was recommended to help the DeWinter Eye Care Center, now on Janesville Road, build a $1.6 million building on a vacant lot at Janesville Road and Bay Lane Drive. The lot has been vacant since the Muskego Firestone store was razed to make room for the Janesville Road widening.
One alderman called the lot blighted and difficult to build on. What's left of former tire store site after the widening is only a small area and the parcel will be difficult to serve with driveways, he said.
The $75,000 would come from money left over from money the city borrowed to put improvements into the area around it, said Jeff Muenkel, community development director. The common council decided that for now the surplus should be used as seed money to build the tax base and to help businesses enhance the appearance of Janesville Road such as by investing in more attractive facades or by adding landscaping, Muenkel said.» Read Full Article
Development of New Berlin farmland awaits landowners' consensus on road
New Berlin — Progress toward a development plan for section 35, the largest remaining tract of farmland in New Berlin east of Moorland Road, is halted awaiting landowners' agreement on where the main road into the tract should be.
That's important especially to farmers. They would like the opportunity to sell their entire farms to potential developers, rather than piecemeal if the road goes through rather than around their farms. If they sell off only part of their farms, they may not be able to continue farming.
So, some want the east-west road to be farther south, along property lines. The road would connect Moorland Road to the planned industrial area to the east.
Section 35 is roughly between Moorland and Sunnyslope roads and between College and Grange avenues.
Consensus needed» Read Full Article
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Lakepoint Church plans to buy part of Lincoln Pointe Plaza in Muskego
Muskego — Lakepoint Church, founded in Muskego in 2012, plans to buy two-thirds of the Lincoln Pointe Plaza that would continue as a shopping centerbut also become the church's first home.
The non-denominational church now holds worship services at Muskego High School and rents office space on Enterprise Avenue in Muskego.
Lincoln Pointe, just west of Janesville Road and College Avenue, consists of about eight businesses. Lakepoint would occupy the now vacant half of the former Piggly Wiggly store that moved out many years ago. Anita's Dance Center occupies the other half.
The church hopes to buy all of the Piggly Wiggly space plus the space now occupied by Slice Custom Cakes. Anita's and Slice would then be tenants of the church. The current owner would continue to own the portion of the building housing the other six businesses — Leah's Italian Restaurante, Glo 10 Salon, Spa and Tanning, a construction company, two medical offices and a dry cleaner.
Lakepoint would like to hold a grand opening Oct. 4.» Read Full Article
Muskego teen accused of firing needles at boys charged as an adult
A Muskego teen has been charged as an adult with felony aggravated battery stemming from a daytime incident on Halloween in which two boys were shot in the legs with needles fired from an airsoft gun.
Blake A. Reeves, who turns 18 on Friday, is due to make his initial appearance in Waukesha County Circuit Court on June 22. He was charged May 8, according to court records.
One of the boys suffered possible nerve damage, according to the Waukesha Freeman.
New Berlin manufacturer Infratrol plans to close, files for receivership
Infratrol Manufacturing Corp., a New Berlin firm with 37 employees, notified state officials Tuesday that it is ceasing operations and closing.
Infratrol said is expects to close, and to cut the jobs, immediately.
The notice came one day after the 59-year-old company, with makes industrial ovens and other heat processing equipment, filed for receivership in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
In court documents, the firm said its debts total $3.2 million against assets with a book value of about $1.6 million. Roughly two thirds of the assets consist of accounts receivable, with inventory and equipment making up about a third.
The company has asked that attorney Todd C. Esser be appointed receiver and run the firm's affairs for the benefit of its creditors. Esser said Tuesday he could not yet speak about the case.» Read Full Article
New Berlin manufacturer in business since 1956 closes down
The Infratrol Manufacturing Corp., New Berlin, that has been in business since 1956 closed its doors Tuesday, May 5, resulting in the loss of jobs for 37 employees.
Infratrol, 2500 S. 162nd St., now in the hands of a receiver, many manufacturing sectors with its custom industrial ovens, power coating and painting systems, parts washers, finishing systems, batch ovens and other products. It served the aerospace, automotive, appliance and foundry industries and others.
New Berlin man got more than he bargained for when hiring escort
Charges will be sought against an escort who allegedly snatched money from the wallet of the man who hired her for a party and then asked her to put more clothing on, New Berlin police said.
Police expect to conclude their investigation in two or three weeks, said Captain Michael Glider. Two weeks ago, police were granted a search warrant for the woman's cellphone.
The incident as described in the request for a search warrant started with the New Berlin man, 34, needing an escort for a party he planned to throw at his home. He responded to an advertisement on the escort classifieds and arranged for an escort named Ferrah to come. She was to be paid $150 to spend an hour at the party.
But the 21-year-old escort from Milwaukee arrived in a very low-cut top and the man asked her if she had a jacket or anything in her car she could put on to cover up a bit, as children would be at the party. Ferrah allegedly became upset and demanded some money. The man gave her $20 and opened his wallet to show her that he had the additional cash to pay her.
The search warrant request alleges that Ferrah then reached into the wallet and grabbed an additional $80. She quickly went to her car and sped away, nearly hitting the New Berlin man who had stood in front of the car hoping to keep her from leaving.» Read Full Article
Investigation: Family behind collapsed Falls building has a history of neglecting properties
Menomonee Falls — Executives of the companies that own and manage the partially collapsed North Hills Plaza in Menomonee Falls have a long history of legal troubles and neglecting properties, a Menomonee Falls Now investigation has found.
North Hills Plaza is owned by 1340 East 9th Street Realty Corp. in Brooklyn, New York, whose CEO is Samuel Pinter, according to Waukesha County tax records and information from the New York Department of State. His son, Charles Pinter, is the CEO of Royale Property Management, which oversees North Hills Plaza. Together the Pinters and their affiliated companies have left a wake of rundown properties, according to court records and officials in Texas.
In 2013, unlivable conditions rife with cockroaches, toilets overflowing, spoiled food and a pool so filthy the water was black were reported in inspection reports for a Texas retirement community owned by Samuel Pinter.
A 2004 federal court lawsuit over an alleged $44 million Ponzi scheme names Samuel Pinter as a defendant, and Charles Pinter was ultimately brought into the suit, as well.
In addition, news sources have reported other incidents in which properties owned by Charles or Samuel, or both, were found to be dilapidated and unlivable.» Read Full Article
Muskego-Norway School Board reviews extensive school reorganization
Muskego — Unveiling the result of months of work, the Muskego-Norway School District Master Planning Committee last week detailed three facilities options involving closing some elementary schools and building a new school plus potential improvements for the Muskego High School facilities.
The school board last year appointed the 35-member committee to review all the schools and the high school athletic facilities and the board heard the committee recommendations last week.
A community-wide survey will be conducted this fall with the possibility of a facilities referendum in spring 2016, if the survey shows community support for projects, said Superintendent Kelly Thompson. As part of its work, the committee reviewed the failure of two facilities referendums that proposed similar closings. Those were voted down in 2010 and 2011.
According to the committee's study of the district's debt, $40 million could be borrowed for projects possibly without making property taxes go up. That is because the district's debt will fall to near zero in the 2022-23 school year, meaning that the tax rate would normally fall. But the district could borrow for the new projects so that the new debt payments would not be any more than the district pays now.
There is, however, a three-year overlap in the beginning where the last payments for the current debt and new payments for the new projects would both be due. But there was some feeling on the school board that the district could use surplus funds or other sources to come up with new debt payments for those first three years, so taxes could remain level throughout.» Read Full Article


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I'm not in the Beta for Star Trek Online. The shenanigans to get a beta key seemed like more work than I was willing to put in. But I've been watching a lot of the news and reactions to the game.
I'm really on the fence about this game. The ship combat looks kind of neat, but I'm not sure about the rest of the game.
I've been watching the EJ thread on Star Trek (amusingly entitled "Elitist Kirks"), and one thing that strikes me is that the game seems to get very complicated very fast. And I'm not sure I'm up for a very complicated MMO.
I'm also not sure about the IP. I like Star Trek, but it's always struck me as something I watch. To see a story unfold. I never really thought of it as something active, something you play. I think I've only ever played one Star Trek game (Star Trek:25th Anniversary on the NES, if I recall correctly). I don't actually remember too much about it, but Star Trek has always been firmly in the "not-game" category in my mind.
I guess we'll see how bored I am when STO actually launches.
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Will You Play Star Trek Online?
I'm not in the Beta for Star Trek Online. The shenanigans to get a beta key seemed like more work than I was willing to put in. But I've been watching a lot of the news and reactions to the game.
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- Dw-redux said...
I tried the beta. Suffice to say: no i will not get the game.
- 11:45 PM, January 21, 2010
- RJ said...
I am actually of the opposite opinion as above. I've been playing the beta, and I've been enjoying it so far. The way it's structured makes it ideal for just logging in for a bit whenever you want, since quests and events are generally pretty short yet enjoyable, and any one that requires a party will put you in one automatically when you enter that region.
The ship combat reminds me a lot of Starfleet Command (though a lot simpler), which is a game I really enjoyed so I'm also really liking it in STO. Ground combat is fairly standard, but it's nice that you get AI party members if you're not already in a group.
I'm sure that it gets complicated later, but that's something I'll be worried about later. For now, it's a pretty enjoyable game.
- 3:56 AM, January 22, 2010
- Iggy said...
I'm in the ST:O beta, and I will be playing ST:O when it goes live in addition to continuing to play WoW. The starship combat is completely awesome and scratches an itch for me.
- 5:38 AM, January 22, 2010
- Christian said...
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- 6:26 AM, January 22, 2010
- Christian said...
I'm likely going to play it because an old friend is interested in playing it. I haven't gotten to hang out with him in a while, so shooting romulans together sounds like fun.
I have not tried the beta. However, the ship combat seems pretty stellar. I'm also predicting that, while the ground combat is kinda meh, a casual player will be able to do a fair amount of their progression only in space.
Added note - Can you link the EJ thread you mentioned? My google and EJ-search fu has failed me.
- 6:45 AM, January 22, 2010
- Rohan said...
Added note - Can you link the EJ thread you mentioned? My google and EJ-search fu has failed me.
Sorry, it's in their Benefactor (subscription) section.
- 7:19 AM, January 22, 2010
- Christian said...
- 7:24 AM, January 22, 2010
- Jon Pugh said...
No Mac version. Fail.
- 8:07 AM, January 22, 2010
- Dink said...
Get a free trial here. http://www.startrekonline.com/deltaco
- 1:11 PM, January 22, 2010
- Rohan said...
Dink, I have to say that is the weirdest promotion ever!
- 1:23 PM, January 22, 2010
- Polecat said...
Yeah, I got into the beta, both closed and open. My take? It's slow slow slow SLOW!!! Really, this game is literally the slowest moving game I've ever played. Navigation is one of the single most complex things I've seen, and the game needs a major overhaul in terms of complexity. The ship to ship battles take a while to get (go in with the mindset of a naval vessel instead of airplane style combat and you'll get the hang of it quickly enough) but ground combat is painfully inept. And believe me, there is a lot of ground combat. Battles are long, complex, and generally boring on both land and in space.
Overall I'd say this isn't a BAD game... but it's definately not a game I plan to buy.
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MARS HILL, N.C. - Five different players scored two goals apiece to lead Mars Hill over 10th-ranked Pfeiffer, 10-8, at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. The Lions conclude the season 11-4, while the Falcons fall to 10-6.
Trailing 2-1, Mars Hill outscored Pfeiffer 3-0 in the second quarter and never looked back. Jamie Raezer and Adam Traynor each scored unassisted goals before Tim Burns scored found the net man for a man-down goal.
The two teams traded goals in the second half. The Falcons scored two goals in the final 1:03 of the game but could not get any closer.
Raezer, Traynor, Burns, Tyler Farmer and Eric Benesch each had two goals. Five different Lion players tallied one assist. Dylan Price made 18 saves in goal, while Jesse Mimken had one save.
Pfeiffer's James Shepherd led all scorers with three goals. Justin Rose added two. Kory Lutes and Elliot Gilbert each had two assists. Hayden Kirk recorded 13 saves. TJ Connors added two saves.
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Saru has again invited the Southern Spears to play in an eight-team Absa Currie Cup this year.
The SA Rugby board on Tuesday decided to keep the current Currie Cup format that sees the big five unions, the Spears and two qualifiers from the Vodacom Cup competing in the Premier Division.
On this basis, Griquas won't play Currie Cup rugby this year. The Kimberley side was forced to release several key players to the Cheetahs for the Vodacom Super 14, and haven't performed well in the Vodacom Cup as a result. Griquas are also without players who are currently overseas, but had planned to return for the Currie Cup. They now plan to take Saru to court.
However, the Spears have been given a golden opportunity to build themselves into a team worthy of Super 14 participation.
"As we retain the format, we expect the Southern Spears to participate so as to help their side prepare themselves for bigger leagues," said SA Rugby board chairman Mpumelelo Tshume.
SWD, EP and Border will meet on Saturday to decide whether the Spears will accept the invitation to play in the Currie Cup, a decision that should be a formality considering the Eagles, Elephants and Bulldogs are rooted to the bottom of the Vodacom Cup log.
The board also confirmed that PE will stage their Springbok Test match against Scotland in June after fears that financial problems at the EPRFU would see it given to Bloemfontein. Rustenburg will also keep its Tri-Nations Test match against the All Blacks.
Finally, the board announced that it will take steps to rectify shortcomings in SA's Super 14 sides, as results on the field were "far below expectation".
"Clearly our sides have not reached the expected level of play in the Super series," said Tshume. "The performance has generally been far below expectation. Something is wrong – and it is our duty as SA Rugby to take the necessary steps to make sure this does not happen again."
Practical steps will be announced shortly, with a group of experts taking charge of a remedial programme.
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For the fourth straight month, the number of federal employees filing for retirement has outstripped the Office of Personnel Management's expectations, according to new data released by the agency.
OPM expected to receive 7,000 retirement applications in October and actually received 8,138. While above expectations, it's not quite the surge in applications received by last month, when OPM also expected to receive 7,000 retirement claims and actually received 11,952.
OPM also beat its projections for processing retirement claims. The agency projected it would process 11,500 applications last month but actually processed 12,228. OPM has processed more claims than expected in every month this year but one.
The better-than-expected processing performance put a big dent in the longstanding backlog of retirement claims, which dropped by 4,090 claims last month. That's the largest drop month-to-month since February.
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OPM expects to receive 7,000 applications both this month and next. It predicts far more — 21,000 claims — in January, when people federal employees nearing retirement flock to the exits.
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Defensive Player of the Year: Glacier Peak's Sean Elledge
Physical and mental toughness, drive, leadership have made the Grizzlies defensive back one of the best
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In his first year at safety, the Grizzlies senior led the team in tackles with 75, recorded two sacks, two interceptions and 13 pass breakups. "Great tackler and the emotional leader of the best defense we have had at GP," said Rosenbach.
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In his first year at safety, the Grizzlies senior led the team in tackles with 75, recorded two sacks, two interceptions and 13 pass breakups. "Great tackler and the emotional leader of the best defense we have had at GP," said Rosenbach.
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Glacier Peak safety Sean Elledge (behind) tackles a Seattle Prep player during a quad-district playoff game.
But Elledge isn't being honored for his offense. He is The Herald's Defensive Player of the Year.
The senior played key roles offensively and defensively on a Grizzlies team that won both the 3A Wesco South title and the Wesco 3A championship and made it to the second round of the state playoffs before running into powerhouse Mount Si. Elledge garnered the most attention for what he did on the offensive side of the football, but his defense didn't get overlooked by the coaches around the area, who along with The Herald staff voted him this award.
"I was pretty excited," Elledge said, reflecting upon when he learned of the award. "I was pretty shocked. I didn't think I was going to be the defensive player of the year. I thought I had a better shot at winning the offense. But I was pretty stoked to be the defensive all-area player of the year. It's pretty cool."
Elledge, who plays wide receiver and defensive back, said he has never been able to decide which side of the ball he likes better.
"I don't know," he said. "This is kind of how I look at it. I like both of them because I like to score the TD's. That's cool. But I also like to hit people. So I've never really made my mind up if I'm truly a defensive player or offensive player."
Looking at Elledge's defensive statistics, it's not hard to understand why he earned top honors for his defensive skills. He led the Grizzlies with 94 tackles this season, had two sacks, five forced fumbles and made two interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown that helped clinch a 49-40 victory over Marysville Pilchuck in the Wesco 3A championship game.
And he did it all playing strong safety for the first time in his high-school career.
"I think the biggest thing with Sean is his toughness," Glacier Peak coach Rory Rosenbach said. "Not only physical toughness, but mental toughness and that attitude that you are not going to beat me, ever, no matter what. And if you do than I'm going to come back and get you. I think that's the biggest thing for him is just that drive and that attitude that he's not going to let anyone beat him and if they do, he's not going to beat him more than once."
Elledge's drive to succeed took him to the top of Glacier Peak's record books in many categories, both on offense and defense.
Defensively, He ranks second all-time in tackles (194), first in interceptions (10) and first in pass breakups (41). Offensively, he is third all-time in receiving yards (2,105), second in receptions (141), second in receiving touchdowns (26), fourth in rushing yards (504), second in total touchdowns (35) and first in all-purpose yards (3,501).
Elledge's defensive talents are what might allow him to keep playing football at the college level.
"I would say this, if he plays football at the next level, it is probably going to be on defense," Rosenbach said. "Most of the schools that have talked to him and are looking at him to play for them next year are talking about the defensive side of the ball. "He's obviously a really talented offensive football player, but you look at about almost every pile, when there is a pile up, Sean is going to be near the bottom of it on every play.
"Sean was the guy that when we needed to put somebody in a position and move something in our defense to stop something, Sean was the guy we moved. ... Whatever the situation was that caused us to have to morph our defense, Sean was the morph guy."
Before this season, Elledge honed his skills at cornerback and excelled. He rose to the challenge when his coach needed to move him to strong safety for 2012.
"He's been our best corner for the last two years," Rosenbach said. "We were replacing a safety and a really good one and so we thought, 'Hey we need to have two guys at safety that we really trust.' And Sean was a guy that we said we knew we could move around.
"Our corners coach wasn't real happy -- as it turned out we had two really good corners and it worked out great. Moving Sean meant he was going to get less of those one-on-one pass situations. ... so it took away from some of his pass stuff, but he ended up leading our team in tackles."
Elledge said he would like to play college football, but isn't sure where it will be yet. He has a half-scholarship on the table from Montana, but also has drawn interest from other schools, including Harvard, Weber State, Wyoming and UNLV.
Most of the schools looking at Elledge have told him he would play defense except Montana, which Elledge said is looking at him to play wide receiver.
Football isn't the only sport where Elledge has found great success. Once football ended, he was back on the mat wrestling and goes into the season as Washington's top-ranked 3A wrestler at 182 pounds, seeking to defend his 2011 state championship.
"I'm excited wrestling started back up," he said. "It's kind of like a rewarding sport, because what you get in is what you put out. I'm excited for this year. I'm working harder this year because it is harder to defend your title."
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This salad was served at a dear friend's baby shower by a health-conscious friend, who suggested the dressing be prepared with low-fat or fat-free ingredients. Either way, the creamy dressing has plenty of garlic flavor and coats the pasta, romaine and croutons nicely. -Tammy Steenbock, Sembach Air Base, Germany
- 1 package (19 ounces) frozen cheese tortellini
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 cups torn romaine
- 1 cup seasoned salad croutons
- Halved cherry tomatoes, optional
- Cook tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, milk, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, lemon juice and garlic.
- Drain tortellini and rinse in cold water; transfer to a large bowl. Add romaine and remaining Parmesan. Just before serving, drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Top with croutons and tomatoes if desired. Yield: 10 servings.
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Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?
Tuesday - 1/1/2013, 8:08am EST
By CONNIE CASS
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to prevent the nation from going over a Jan. 1 "fiscal cliff." The legislation is now in the hands of the House, which is expected to vote on it Tuesday or Wednesday; if the House approves, it would go to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature.
A look at why it's so hard for Republicans and Democrats to compromise on urgent matters of taxes and spending, and what happens if they fail:
Partly by fate, partly by design, some scary fiscal forces are coming together at the start of 2013 unless Congress and Obama act to stop them. They include:
_ Some $536 billion in tax increases, touching nearly all Americans, because various federal tax cuts and breaks expired at year's end. The bulk of those are increases the Senate-passed bill is designed to avert.
_ About $110 billion in spending cuts divided equally between the military and most other federal departments. That's about 8 percent of their annual budgets, 9 percent for the Pentagon.
Hitting the national economy with that double whammy of tax increases and spending cuts is what's called going over the "fiscal cliff." If allowed to unfold over 2013, it would lead to recession, a big jump in unemployment and financial market turmoil, economists predict. Which makes the pending House vote so crucial.
Even if the House rejects the Senate bill, the nation shouldn't plunge onto the shoals of recession immediately. There still might be time to engineer a soft landing.
So long as lawmakers and the president appear to be working toward agreement, the tax hikes and spending cuts could mostly be held at bay for a few weeks. Then they could be repealed retroactively once a deal was reached.
The big wild cards are the stock market and the nation's financial confidence: Would traders start to panic if Washington appeared unable to reach accord? Would worried consumers and businesses sharply reduce their spending? The stock market shot higher Monday as investors bet that Republicans and Democrats would reach an 11th-hour compromise.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned lawmakers that the economy is already suffering from the uncertainty and they shouldn't risk making it worse.
If the legislation dies in the House, 2013 looks like a rocky year.
Taxes would jump $2,400 on average for families with incomes of $50,000 to $75,000, according to a study by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Because consumers would get less of their paychecks to spend, businesses and jobs would suffer.
At the same time, Americans would feel cuts in government services; some federal workers would be furloughed or laid off and companies would lose government business. The nation would lose up to 3.4 million jobs, the Congressional Budget Office predicts.
"The consequences of that would be felt by everybody," Bernanke says.
Much of the disagreement surrounds the George W. Bush-era income tax cuts, and whether those rates should be allowed to rise for the nation's wealthiest taxpayers. Both political parties say they want to protect the middle class from tax increases.
Several tax breaks begun in 2009 to stimulate the economy by aiding low- and middle-income families were also set to expire Jan. 1. The alternative minimum tax would expand to catch 28 million more taxpayers, with an average increase of $3,700 a year. Taxes on investments would rise, too. More deaths would be covered by the federal estate tax, and the rate climbs from 35 percent to 55 percent. Some corporate tax breaks would end.
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It might seem like the whole point of the EuroChallenge quarter-final play-offs was to determine the teams that would battle it out in the Final Four, but they also served a much higher purpose this time.
Namely, they helped a basketball player put metronomes and atomic clocks the world over to shame, in the space of just a week.
On Tuesday night, William Thomas of Pinar Karsiyaka added a third excellent performance during the final game of his team's play-off series with Paris Levallois, which saw the Turkish side prevail 85-69 and punch their ticket to the Final Four.
He registered an efficiency index rating of 29, just like in Game 1 of the series; and in Game 2, for that matter.
The American power forward came up with three almost identical displays in consecutive games and is the undisputed MVP of the EuroChallenge Quarter-Finals, with an average rating of, you guessed it, 29.
Thomas was obviously also the highest-rated Karsiyaka player at this stage of the competition, with fellow big man Abdul Aminu in second, with an average rating of 17.7 over the three games of the series.
The second most highly-rated player across all four EuroChallenge play-offs series was a point guard.
Dwight Buycks only played in two games, as BCM Gravelines Dunkerque swept their series with Joensuun Kataja and his performances situate him extremely close to Mr Precision himself, Thomas.
The BCM leader was rated with 27 in the first game in France and 28 in the second game that went into overtime, in Finland (27.5 play-off average).
Buycks was an accumulated 16-for-23 from two-point range and 9-for-17 from behind the three-point arc, scoring an average of 24 points over the two games, while he also dished out an impressive 6.5 assists per encounter.
Krasnye Krylia also only needed two play-off games to overcome the resistance of Telekom Baskets Bonn and secure a spot in the Final Four, and Chester Simmons was their highest-rated player with a rating of 18 in the first game and 26 in the second (22 on average).
The winger averaged a nice round 20 points on an accumulated 12-for-25 shooting from the floor (quite impressively though, 6-for-11 from three-point range) and added 5.5 rebounds and four assists per game.
As for EWE Baskets Oldenburg, who just like Karsiyaka needed to go through three play-off clashes to secure their participation in the Final Four, their highest-rated player was Julius Jenkins, with an average rating of 15.7 over the series, while Adam Chubb was a close second with 14.
Jenkins had a great showing in both of Oldenburg's home games, but his discreet performance (efficiency rating of 5) in Game 2 in Ukraine, which his team lost 66-61, cost him a higher rating.
The German team as a whole though performed so fantastically on Tuesday night, that their 100-78 win was the only game of the 10 encounters that took place in the play-offs stage where three players on the same team registered an efficiency rating higher than 20.
The Oldenburg guard reached a rating of 22 on Tuesday, while his team-mates Rickey Paulding and Chubb were both rated with 29 and, together with Thomas of course, earned EuroChallenge quarter-final play-offs Game 3 MVP honours.


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Heralded as Sarah Michelle Gellar's return to television, Ringer couldn't hold onto its audience. The show's been cancelled after one season and 22 episodes.
As Ringer begins, we meet Bridget (Gellar), a former stripper and recovering alcoholic who's witnessed a murder and goes to stay with her estranged twin sister Siobhan (also Gellar). Her sister disappears so Bridget takes Siobhan's place and soon realizes that her sister's life was more complicated than her own. The TV series also features the talents of Nestor Carbonell, Ioan Gruffudd, Mike Colter, Tara Summers, Kristoffer Polaha, Zoey Deutch, Justin Bruening, Billy Miller, Jason Dohring, Nicole Anderson, and Gage Golightly.
Considering the amount of promotion that The CW put behind it, Ringer's premiere had to viewed as a bit of a disappointment. It registered a 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.84 million total viewers.
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In week two, the demo dropped a whopping 25% to a 0.9 rating with 1.94 million. Week thee remained stable but week four plunged 33%.
Over the course of the season, the ratings fluctuated but also dwindled downward. They fell as low as a 0.4 rating (several times) with as few as 1.05 million viewers.
With very few hours of primetime real estate to fill, it just didn't make sense for The CW to renew Ringer for a second season. They've cancelled the show and the last episode aired on April 17th. Since it wasn't expected to be a series finale, several storylines were left up in the air.
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Let's toast the liquor law
Here are a few things randomly observed in Snohomish County in the past couple of months:
•In the middle of a lovely weekend day, a man running out of the grocery store with a gallon of liquor in each hand, and jumping into an idling SUV sitting outside the entrance (and blocking the little crosswalk into the store). As the getaway car sped off, the clerks looked at each other like, "What are you going to do?" Which is exactly right, since they are not law enforcement. However, moving the liquor away from the entrance of the store would be a start.
A man highly embarrassed for the long wait created at the check-out line at another grocery store, as the clerk hunted down the right key to unlock the cabinet that holds the "top shelf" (expensive) liquor. How much more convenient for everyone.
Stores that once only sold liquor, now selling cigarettes and other items in a failing attempt to remain competitive with grocery stores.
Stores that put mini-bottles near the check-out counter, like it was gum, apparently in order to remain competitive with grocery stores.
With the state liquor control board busy coming up with regulations regarding the implementation of Initiative 502, the legalization of marijuana, information about after-effects of the Initiative 1183 doesn't garner much attention.
In April, KING 5 Investigators reported that 82 citations for selling alcohol to minors have been issued to "spirits retailers" across Washington since the law took effect last June. The state says that the compliance rate remains the same as when the state ran the stores -- 93 percent of retailers are following the law and don't sell to minors. Well, that's true for the big grocery store and drug stores, where the state has run its "stings." But the big stores aren't the real concern in this area.
What about all the many, many smaller stores trying to compete with the bigger stores? The liquor control board, KING reported, hopes to conduct compliance checks at every retailer before the one-year anniversary of the new law. Good luck with that. (Compliance checks, or "stings," involve sending "trained" high school students into retailers who attempt to buy liquor. While enforcement is an art, not a science, this approach has flaws, including the one-time nature of it for smaller stores.)
What about shoplifting data? Are stores required to report how much liquor they lose to theft?
But these are nitpicks, considering the initiative was passed by consumers seeking lower liquor prices. How's that working out for everybody?
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Thread: SotD Sunday, 11th November 2012
..Bonjour Mesdames! Enjoy your Sunday!
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Morning All,
Slowly recovering from a night of drinks and hi jinx (and a terrifying bar bill!). Would highly recommend the Booking Office bar in Kings Cross if you're ever in London and fancy sipping gin cocktails in Art Deco inspired surrounds.
No.5 today.
Wishing everyone a lovely Sunday.
An over-application of Field Notes From Paris..I'll know to not be so sprayer happy next time. It's way cloying!
Tooooooooooo early for you, kalli? With that many sprays?
Amouage Epic Women.
Good afternoon, all.
Gandhajala: sounds great and I love Deco but I live in SW, so I'm no where near Kings Cross, unfortunately.
SOTD is Songes by Annick Goutal.
Going for a leisurely walk in Kensington Garden.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
Do happy
Hello all. L'Artisan Patchouli(original 1979).
Sepia by Aftelier today
A challenging golden blend of strawberry, oud, cocoa, coffee, mushrooms and deep sticky resins - with a bang of indolic jasmine.
SOTD is Caron Farnesiana. Best to all!
"I felt something so intense, I could only express it in a perfume." - Jacques Guerlain
Sounds right up my street G! Lovely.
Happy Independance Day Lucasai!
Well, today I am privileged to be trying the rare Jean Patou Lasso. Furrypine offerred the most generous giveaway after securing a bottle, and he kindly sent me some.
It is very lovely. I'm not into vintage fragrance for the sake of it, and many I find too dense and complex, but this is wonderful, a floral leather. A treat indeed.
Good morning everyone, so I'm going to try to get back into things here. I'm sorry I've been really busy and sick on and off so I haven't been able to be on as much as I should be. I'm wearing Robert Piguet's Fracas today to my first day working as a Cashier at Kmart not the most glamorous of Jobs but it's a start.
"I guess it's like most dreams, people work hard for them, they take time, When you arrive you aren't sure if it's what you expected. Hopefully it's better, but I guess that is why people dream and choose to chase them" ~anonymous.
"Youre buying stars to shut out the light. We come alone and alone we die And no matter how hard you try Ill always belong in the sky" ~ Marina and The Diamonds
Glad to see you back, BB! You are incorrect about your new job being not glamorous -- any job is as glamorous as WE MAKE it! Congratulations and good luck.
Sounds right up my street G! Lovely.
Happy Independance Day Lucasai!
Well, today I am privileged to be trying the rare Jean Patou Lasso. Furrypine offerred the most generous giveaway after securing a bottle, and he kindly sent me some.
It is very lovely. I'm not into vintage fragrance for the sake of it, and many I find too dense and complex, but this is wonderful, a floral leather. A treat indeed.
BB, congrats on that job. I've heard of massive lay-offs all over the place so good to hear someone actually got hired somewhere. Hugs to everyone..though, I may be a little cloying now! lol.
We're going to take my mom for a drive to Mystic today and a nice meal out. She wants to see the drawbridge in the older section of town. It looks to be a nice day-- a high of about 60º is predicted.
SotD is Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare.
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Sotd is Sa majeste la rose. Good luck with your new job BeauxBatons
Happy Independence Day, Lucas!
Joining G. in No.5 today, current EDP. Off to brunch with my SIL and niece (who also happens to be my little BFF) and then back to work on this old house. Don't know if there's an end in sight with this re-model some days!
The nose wants what it wants!
Good for you Beauxbatons13! I agree with Twolf...bring your own glamor into work and put your best foot forward.
SotD: I'm just now trying a combination of two comfort fragrances, applied to my left wrist: 2 dabs of Prada by Prada EDP (2004) + 1 spray of Bottega Veneta by Bottega Veneta EDP. Oh, this is beautiful! Can't wait to see how it develops and dries down.
Have a great Sunday all.
"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future."
"Three essentials for a good life: Someone to love, somewhere to go, and something to look forward to."
Aramis this morning. Fits this beautiful day like a soft, well-worn flannel shirt.
These things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, the Truth--Buddha
Feminite du Bois for me today. (Shiseido)
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Vintage Calèche today after the Chantilly love fest last night.
Love to everybody. ♥
Happy Veterans Day to all our Vets! ♥
Happy Independence Day, Lucasai! God Bless Poland!
Aedes de Venustas (2012).
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Diesel Zero Plus.
Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ..Carl Sagan
Wearing Dior Midnight Poison, this afternoon.
Ortigia Siclcia Ambre Nera
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Evening All,
Jicky extrait this evening.
Best to everyone.
Good afternoon good smelling people.
Congratulations on the job, Beauxbatons13. A job is a good thing to have, glamour is not as nice as a paycheck.
I was doing my unglamourous side job today selling hair clips at local farmer's market. Wearing Prowl by Neil Morris.
Yes, congrats to Beauxbatons on the job! I concur on all of the glamour related comments-- and I'll bet Kmart has never had such a pretty and fabulously fragranced cashier, so you already made it glamorous, baby!
Evangeline, Patou and sweet olive wafting together sounds like ***heaven*** mmmm...
I'm achy and icky with a cold today. Fumerie Turque for something cozy. At least I can still smell!!! That's what matters, right?
Feel better CN, hugs.
Must De Cartier..after taking extra advantage of that free coffee at church.
Good evening peeps, i am a bit late to the game
YOU ALL smell lovely this Sunday.....
I was wearing Vanilia, this is my favourite weekend scent, and testing too many :-)
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Wow, CN, you are wearing my hubby's holy grail! And incidentally I am in another creation from Maestro Serge tonight - Cedre. How is Fumerie treating you? It wasn't very kind to me at all . I do hope it will make you feel better.
Evangeline - thank you so much for remembering veterans today. Mr. WF sure appreciates it .
Hugs to our people in Greece: this new castrated budget (pardon my French) will do it hard on most of you.
Molinard Nirmala.
Finishing a great day in La Nuit de L'Homme
These things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, the Truth--Buddha
Hello dear BNers -- I hope Sunday has treated you well. Been feeling contemplative on this Veterans' Day...counting my blessings and working on how to get past the challenges. 2012 has been an odd year, it seems.
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With the demolition of the Children's Health Center (CHC) now complete, plans are underway to use the space to add additional parking for patients and families using the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) located at 880 6th St. So. in St. Petersburg.
"The project is scheduled to begin on May 6 and will take approximately four months to complete," said Scott Nolin, ACH Executive Director of Facilities. "This will allow us to add regular parking spaces and 15 new handicapped spaces close to the building."
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Dude needs to start wearing ankle sleeves whenever he balls.
The New Orleans Hornets rookie guard Austin Rivers rolled his right ankle during Monday's practice, but team officials said he is not expected to miss any time. Rivers, the 10th overall pick in the June NBA draft, has already had an injury-marred stretch with two left ankle sprains and a sprained left index finger that forced him to miss last week's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Dude needs to start wearing ankle sleeves whenever he balls.
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His ankles are made of glass. Fortunately for him, he has mutant healing abilities.
Dude gets hurt more than Gordon.
Package them for a scoring 2 and be rid of the problem.
Dude needs new shoes that rise up higher and needs to wear ankle braces or something.
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What is with Rivers and his ankles? When I saw him roll his ankle against Dallas, it almost looked as if his shoes were too big for him. I am sure that is not it (as we have trainers to ensure that), but it gave that impression.
i think this is what Brian Roberts meant when he said Austin did a great impression of Gordon
Its crazy that he's rolling his ankle weekly it seems... he said he's never rolled them before until he became pro. Odd.
I know we're applauding his coming back from those ankle injuries very fast but I'm wondering if he should maybe let them heal a little longer before returning to the court.
He gets hurt easily but still plays hurt, or heals quickly.
I thought he was supposed to be breaking other player's ankles, not himself.
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