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The Teams: Holy Cross (8-10, 2-2 PL) vs. Bucknell (14-6, 4-0 PL)
Date: January 21, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Sojka Pavilion (4,000), Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Video Streaming: Patriot League All-Access
Holy Cross Radio: Bob Fouracre, play-by-play; Click Here to Listen
Unofficial Live Statistics: Gametracker
Series Record: Bucknell leads, 30-25
Last Meeting: Bucknell 60, Holy Cross 56 (February 12, 2011; Worcester, Mass.)
Pos., No., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl.
F, 10, R.J. Evans, 6-3, 200, Jr.
F, 50, Dave Dudzinski, 6-9, 227, So.
C, 44, Phil Beans, 6-9, 233, Jr.
G, 2, Devin Brown, 6-1, 190, Sr.
G, 3, Justin Burrell, 5-9, 165, Fr.
THE SERIES WITH BUCKNELL: This will be the 56th meeting between the Crusaders and the Bison on the hardwood, with Bucknell leading the all-time series 30-25. The Bison have won three of the last four games in the series, which has also seen the road team win six of the last 10 contests. For games played in Lewisburg, Bucknell holds a 14-10 advantage, but the Crusaders have won three of their last five visits to Sojka Pavilion. The schools first met on January 12, 1991, with Holy Cross posting an 80-78 victory in Lewisburg.
Overall: Bucknell leads, 30-25
In Lewisburg: Bucknell leads, 14-10
At Sojka Pavilion: Bucknell leads, 7-4
Milan Brown vs. Bucknell: 0-2
Dave Paulsen vs. Holy Cross: 5-4
Current Win Streak: Bucknell, two games
In Overtime: Tied, 1-1
CRUSADERS HEAD TO BUCKNELL ON SATURDAY: Holy Cross hits the road this weekend with a trip to Bucknell on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7:00 p.m. The Crusaders will then travel to Army on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross' next home game will not come on Saturday, Jan. 28, when Colgate visits the Hart Center for a 5:00 p.m. tip-off on the CBS Sports Network.
CAVATAIO BACK ON THE COURT: After missing 13 games due to injury, senior guard Mike Cavataio (Forest Hills, N.Y.) returned to action for the start of Patriot League play. During the Lafayette game, Cavataio totaled eight points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals. Previously at American, he recorded eight points, seven rebounds and two assists. Cavataio also had seven points and three rebounds against Navy, while posting six points, six rebounds and two assists against Lehigh. In 28 games played last year, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest and hit 41.6 percent (102 of 245) of his field goal attempts. Cavataio finished last season ranked 11th in the Patriot League in rebounding, 15th in both field goal percentage and assists, and 22nd in scoring. Some of his top games in 2010-2011 came against Colgate (17 points, five rebounds, two assists), the College of Charleston (16 points, seven rebounds) and American (16 points, four rebounds, two assists). In the 2009-2010 season, Cavataio averaged 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, while shooting 47.1 percent (131 of 278) from the field and 82.1 percent (78 of 95) on the free throw line. He sat out the 2008-2009 season after transferring to Holy Cross from St. John's, where he totaled 23 points and 20 rebounds during his only year with the Red Storm. During his career at Holy Cross, Cavataio has totaled 641 points, 352 rebounds and 143 assists.
BEANS PLAYS BIG UP FRONT: Junior center Phil Beans (Toledo, Ohio) is playing a key role for Holy Cross in the paint this season. In 18 games, Beans has averaged 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest. He has also become a threat from beyond the arc, making 42.1 percent (16 of 38) of his three-point field goal attempts. During the game at American, Beans totaled 11 points and a career-best nine rebounds. Previously against Navy, he tied his career-high with 14 points on six of seven shooting from the field. Beans also played well at Fairfield, scoring 14 points while hitting six of 10 shots and two of three three-pointers. A few of his other top games this season have come against Boston College (nine points, six rebounds), New Hampshire (nine points, four rebounds), Providence (nine points) and Connecticut (eight points, five rebounds). Last year, Beans played in only seven games due to injury. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, he has recorded 160 points, 114 rebounds and 13 blocked shots.
BROWN ENJOYING ANOTHER STANDOUT SEASON: Senior guard Devin Brown (Baltimore, Md.) has been one of Holy Cross' top players over the last few years, and was selected second team All-Patriot League in 2010-2011. In 18 games played this season, he has averaged a team-high 15.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists, while making 77.5 percent (62 of 80) of his free throws and 37.1 percent (33 of 89) of his shots from three-point range. During the game at American, Brown led the team in scoring with 14 points. Previously against Navy, he totaled 22 points and six rebounds, while hitting 13 of 14 free throw attempts. Brown also had a huge game against Boston College, totaling 32 points, five rebounds and five assists. Some of his other top performances this season have been against Yale (22 points, two rebounds, two steals), Sacred Heart (22 points), San Francisco (21 points), Lehigh (20 points, two rebounds, two assists), Dartmouth (18 points, four rebounds), Hartford (17 points, four assists, two rebounds), Harvard (17 points), New Hampshire (15 points, three rebounds) and the College of Charleston (14 points, four rebounds). In 29 games played last season, Brown averaged a team-best 15.4 points per contest while hitting 35.9 percent (60 of 167) of his three-point attempts and 80.6 percent (104 of 129) of his free throws. He scored a career-high 33 points against Yale on Jan. 5, 2011, while netting 32 points and hitting seven of 15 attempts from three-point range against Navy on Feb. 16, 2011. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, Brown has now totaled 1,281 points, 228 rebounds and 134 assists, while hitting 37.7 percent (169 of 448) of his three-point field goal attempts and 80.6 percent (324 of 402) of his free throws. He became the 45th 1,000-point scorer in school history against Lafayette on March 2, 2011.
LAFAYETTE RECAP: Mike Cavataio had eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks, but Holy Cross was defeated by Lafayette 54-43 at the Hart Center on Jan. 19, 2012. The Leopards were led by Ryan Willen with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists. The Crusaders committed 14 turnovers on the night, but were able to outrebound Lafayette 38-31. The Leopards shot 33.9 percent from the floor (19 of 56), including 52.0 percent in the second half (13 of 25), while Holy Cross hit only 33.3 percent of its field goal attempts (18 of 54). The Crusaders started the game hot, taking an early 10-2 lead after Brown made a layup with 13:37 remaining. Holy Cross eventually led by 11 points (16-5) at the 11:21 mark after Devin Brown drove the lane and put in another layup. The Leopards responded with a 7-0 run to trim the margin to four points (16-12) with 6:25 remaining in the half. The Crusader defense then stepped up, allowing Lafayette to score only two more points in the final 6:25 of the first half. Holy Cross used an 8-2 run over that time to claim a 10-point lead (24-14) heading into the locker room. The Leopards came out on fire to start the second half, hitting their first seven shots while going on a 15-2 run to claim their first lead of the night (31-26). Holy Cross scored the next six points, regaining a one-point lead (32-31) at the 13:09 mark after Dee Goens hit a running jumper. The score would later be tied at 38-38 with 9:53 remaining, when Lafayette went on an 11-0 run over the next 5:25 to take a commanding 49-38 advantage with 4:28 remaining. The Crusaders were only able to score five more points the rest of the way, as the Leopards pulled away for an 11-point victory. Brown scored eight points and hit both of his free throw attempts on the night, while Phil Beans added seven points and four rebounds. Dan Trist scored 11 points, and had three rebounds for Lafayette.
EVANS RETURNS TO FORM: Junior guard R.J. Evans (Salem, Conn.) is once again among the top players in the Patriot League this year, after missing the majority of the 2010-2011 season due to injury and receiving a medical redshirt. In 17 games played this year, Evans has averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals, while hitting 45.2 percent (85 of 188) of his field goal attempts. During the victory over Navy, he totaled 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Previously against Lehigh, Evans filled up the stat line with eight points, eight rebounds, seven assists, a block and a steal. He also had a big night at Yale, recording a season-high 24 points, four assists, four steals and three rebounds. Some of Evans' other top games this season have come against Providence (21 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists), the College of Charleston (16 points, seven rebounds, four steals, two assists), Connecticut (15 points, four rebounds), New Hampshire (14 points, six rebounds, four steals, two assists, two blocks), Boston College (14 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals), Fairfield (14 points, five rebounds, two assists), Harvard (13 points, three assists, two rebounds, two steals), Sacred Heart (12 points, six rebounds, three steals, two assists) and Hartford (10 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals). Last year, he averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in only eight games played, while hitting 46.3 percent (31 of 67) of his field goal attempts. During the 2009-2010 campaign, Evans averaged a team-best 13.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest. The 2008-2009 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, Evans has now totaled 1,079 points, 415 rebounds, 185 assists and 112 steals over the course of his Holy Cross career. He has scored in double-figures 62 times during his collegiate career and has hit the 20-point mark nine times, including a career-high 31 points against Bucknell in the 2009 Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals. Evans became the 46th 1,000th-point scorer in school history against Sacred Heart on Dec. 9, 2011.
BROWN NOW IN SECOND YEAR WITH CRUSADERS: Milan Brown is in his second season as the head coach at Holy Cross in 2011-2012, with an overall record of 16-31 and a 9-9 mark in Patriot League regular season games. With the win over Army on Feb. 9, 2011, he recorded the 100th victory of his collegiate head coaching career. Brown's overall career record now stands at 111-151 (.424). The 16th head coach in the history of the program, he came to Holy Cross after spending the previous seven seasons as head coach at Mount St. Mary's. During his final three years at Mount St. Mary's, Brown led the Mountaineers to three straight winning seasons and a pair of postseason appearances. His teams posted a 54-44 record (.551) during those three years, including a 35-19 mark (.648) in Northeast Conference play. During the 2007-2008 campaign, Brown led Mount St. Mary's to the first NCAA Division I Tournament victory in school history (69-60 over Coppin State).
THE LAST MEETING WITH BUCKNELL: Andrew Keister posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, but Holy Cross was defeated by Bucknell 60-56 at the Hart Center on Feb. 12, 2011. Following the contest, Keister received the Martin J. O'Malley Award as the most valuable player of the Crusaders' Winter Homecoming game. Devin Brown also had an outstanding day for Holy Cross, finishing with 20 points on six of 10 shooting from the field. Mike Muscala led Bucknell with 15 points and seven rebounds, despite making just six of 14 field goal attempts. The Crusaders started the game hot, scoring the first seven points of the day. After the Bison had trimmed the margin to three points, Holy Cross used a 12-4 spurt to increase its lead to 11 points (23-12) with 7:58 to play in the half. But Bucknell came back with a 12-0 run of its own over the next five minutes to claim its first lead of the game. The Crusaders would eventually take a slim 29-28 advantage into the locker room. The Bison came out strong at the beginning of the second half, using a 13-4 run to claim a nine-point lead (42-33). Bucknell was still up by eight points (47-39) with nine minutes to play, before Holy Cross worked its way back into the game with a 9-1 spurt. The Bison had built their lead back to five points with three minutes to go, before Keister converted an old fashioned three-point play to make the score 54-52. On the Crusaders' next possession, Keister tipped in a missed shot to tie the score at 54-54 with 1:07 to play. But Bucknell's Bryson Johnson would then connect on a three-point field goal to put the Bison back in front for good, 57-54. After a layup by Brown cut the lead to 57-56, Muscala converted a three-point play for Bucknell to conclude the scoring.
BURRELL TAKES OVER AT THE POINT: Freshman Justin Burrell (Dumfries, Va.) has taken over as Holy Cross' starting point guard this season. He has started all 18 of the Crusaders' game this year, averaging 6.9 points, 4.1 assists and 2.1 rebounds per contest, while hitting 79.2 percent (38 of 48) of his free throw attempts. During the victory over San Francisco, Burrell totaled 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Previously against Sacred Heart, he recorded 10 points, six assists and two steals. Burrell also played well against New Hampshire, scoring 13 points and hitting eight of nine attempts from the foul line. A few of his other top performances this season came against Providence (career-high 15 points, six assists, two rebounds, two steals), Hartford (10 points, six rebounds, three assists), the College of Charleston (10 points, three assists), American (nine points, two assists), Lehigh (eight points, seven assists, three rebounds), Harvard (six points, two assists), Navy (five points, six assists, no turnovers) and Boston College (five points, seven assists). With his 10 points in the season opener at the College of Charleston, Burrell became the first Crusader to hit double figures in his collegiate debut since R.J. Evans had 15 points against Sacred Heart in 2008.
HOLY CROSS FACES TOUGH SLATE: Even though Holy Cross went 6-8 in non-league play this season, it faced the toughest non-conference schedule in the Patriot League. The Crusaders' non-league schedule was ranked as the 148th-hardest in the latest NCAA ratings percentage index report, through games of Jan. 15. The only other team in the Patriot League to play a non-conference schedule ranked better than 240th was Bucknell at 150th, but the Bison played a game against Division II West Alabama which does not factor into the strength of schedule rankings. Six of the Crusaders' non-conference losses this year came against teams ranked in the top 140 of the ratings percentage index: Connecticut (fourth), Harvard (50th), the College of Charleston (89th), Yale (100th), Providence (111th) and Fairfield (137th).
DUDZINSKI STEPS INTO STARTING LINEUP: Sophomore forward Dave Dudzinski (Elburn, Ill.) has become a key player for the Crusaders in the low post positions. In 18 games played this season, Dudzinski has averaged 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks, while making 49.6 percent (60 of 121) of his field goal attempts. During the victory over Lehigh, he led the team with career highs of 23 points and five blocked shots, in addition to pulling down eight rebounds and hitting nine of 11 field goal attempts. Previously at Dartmouth, Dudzinski recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots. He also had a big game against San Francisco, totaling 20 points and six rebounds while hitting 11 of 12 free throw attempts. A few of Dudzinski's other top performances this year have come against Providence (21 points, career-high 11 rebounds), Maine (20 points, five rebounds, two steals), the College of Charleston (14 points, five rebounds, two steals), Boston College (10 points, six rebounds), Navy (eight points, six rebounds, two blocks), Harvard (six points, eight rebounds, four blocked shots) and Sacred Heart (six points, nine rebounds). Last season, he was named to the 2011 Patriot League All-Rookie team, after averaging 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 27 games played, while hitting 54.8 percent (51 of 93) of his field goal attempts. Over the course of his collegiate career, Dudzinski has now totaled 299 points, 190 rebounds and 29 blocked shots, and made 51.9 percent (111 of 214) of his field goal attempts.
CRUSADERS PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON POLL: In the 2011-2012 Patriot League preseason poll, Holy Cross was picked to finish in third place in voting by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors. The Crusaders received 73 total points in the conference preseason poll. Bucknell placed first in the poll with 98 total points and 14 first-place votes, followed by Lehigh in second with 82 points and two first-place votes. The preseason rankings were rounded out by Lafayette (fourth, 55 points), American (fifth, 47 points), Colgate (sixth, 44 points), Navy (seventh, 34 points) and Army (eighth, 15 points).
THE STOPPER: Junior guard R.J. Evans has been one of the best defensive players in the Patriot League this season. He has consistently drawn the assignment of guarding the other team's top perimeter scorer, and has done an excellent job of slowing those players down. Here is a look at some of the players Evans has guarded this season, along with their scoring average entering the contest with Holy Cross.
|Player (School)
|Jeremy Lamb (UConn)
|Alvin Abreu (New Hampshire)
|Austin Morgan (Yale)
|Shane Gibson (Sacred Heart)
|Meiko Lyles (Columbia)
STEVENS STEPS UP OFF THE BENCH: Junior guard Jordan Stevens (Gansevoort, N.Y.) is a key reserve for the Crusaders at the wing positions. In 18 games played this year, he has averaged 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists, while making 47.1 percent (16 of 34) of his three-point field goal attempts. During the victory over Lehigh, Stevens scored 17 points while hitting seven of 10 field goal attempts and three of five shots from three-point range. Previously at Dartmouth, he posted 11 points on four of six shooting from the floor. Stevens also played well against San Francisco, totaling 16 points and a career-high seven assists, and making all four of his field goal attempts (three of them from three-point range). A few of his other top games this year have been against Hartford (17 points, four rebounds, three assists) and Maine (11 points). Last season, Stevens averaged 7.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He scored 15 points while hitting all four of his three-point field goal attempts at Navy, in addition to totaling 15 points, three rebounds and three assists at Army. Over the course of his collegiate career, Stevens has now totaled 312 points, 114 rebounds and 67 assists.
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE: This year marks the 93rd season of Holy Cross men's basketball. The Crusaders own an overall record of 1307-880 (.598), while making 24 postseason tournament appearances — 12 trips to the NCAA Tournament and 12 to the National Invitation Tournament. In the history of collegiate basketball, Holy Cross is one of only 16 schools to have won the NCAA Tournament (1946-1947) as well as the National Invitational Tournament (1953-1954). Throughout its history, Holy Cross has had six first team All-America selections, sent 10 players to the National Basketball Association, had four players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, had 23 players drafted by professional teams, had three players go on to coach professionally, and had 15 players who have coached in college.
OBEYSEKERE STEPS UP ON FRONT LINE: Junior forward Eric Obeysekere (Orinda, Calif.) has developed into a solid presence for the Crusaders in the low post. On the season, Obeysekere is averaging 3.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. During the victory at Dartmouth, he scored four points and grabbed seven rebounds. Previously against San Francisco, Obeysekere posted his first double-double of the season with 10 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots. He also recorded seven points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks against both Sacred Heart and Hartford. Last year, Obeysekere averaged 4.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. His best game in 2010-2011 came during the victory at Navy, when he led the team with career highs of 16 points and seven blocked shots, to go along with 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Some of his other top performances last season were at Lafayette (12 points, six rebounds), at Army (eight points, 14 rebounds, four blocks), at Marist (nine points, career-high 17 rebounds) and at Sacred Heart (six points, nine rebounds, six blocks). Over the course of his career with the Crusaders, Obeysekere has now totaled 199 points, 273 rebounds and 80 blocked shots.
HOLY CROSS IN THE NCAA STATISTICS: The Crusaders are currently ranked among the top 100 teams in the NCAA Division I leaders for three statistical categories, through games of Jan. 19. In addition, several players stand among the top 200 in the nation in individual statistics. The rankings:
|Player / Team
|Avg. / Pct.
|Three-Point Percent Defense
|Holy Cross
|Free Throw Percent
|Holy Cross
|Dave Dudzinski
|Blocked Shots
|Holy Cross
|R.J. Evans
|Justin Burrell
|Field Goal Percent
|R.J. Evans
|Devin Brown
|Assist-Turnover Ratio
|Justin Burrell
|Devin Brown
CRUSADERS AT THE HART CENTER: Holy Cross currently owns an all-time record of 326-131 at the Hart Center, including a 6-2 mark so far this year. The Crusaders posted their 300th win in the building against Sacred Heart on Nov. 14, 2008. Holy Cross had a 23-game winning streak at the Hart Center from Feb. 15, 2006-Jan. 2, 2008, which was the longest streak in the history of the building and the sixth-longest home court winning streak in the nation at the time. In 2006-2007 the Crusaders posted a perfect 14-0 mark at the Hart Center, setting a school record for the most home victories since they moved into the building. During the Hart Center's history, Holy Cross has posted a winning record at home in 30 out of 36 seasons, while recording double-figure home victories 16 times. The Crusaders stand 113-39 at home since the beginning of the 2000-2001 season, including a 72-19 record against Patriot League foes.
BROWN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE: Senior guard Devin Brown was selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team, in voting by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors. Brown was joined on the preseason all-conference team by Lafayette junior guard Tony Johnson, Lehigh junior guard C.J. McCollum, Bucknell junior center Mike Muscala and Navy senior guard Jordan Sugars. In addition, McCollum was selected as the preseason Patriot League Player of the Year.
SHOTS FROM THE HEART: Holy Cross assistant coach Dan Engelstad is taking part in Shots from the Heart, a project created by CollegeInsider.com to help raise awareness for the growing problem of heart disease. Engelstad is competing against other collegiate assistant basketball coaches from around the nation in a free throw shooting tournament, which will benefit the American Heart Association. Engelstad downed Kurtis Townsend of Kansas 51-50 in the first round of the tournament, then defeated Rasheen Davis of Xavier 50-45 in the second round. He now moves on to face LaVall Jordan of Michigan in the round of 16. Both Engelstad and head coach Milan Brown took part in Short from the Heart last year, with Brown making the round of 16 and Engelstad advancing to the second round.
CRUSADERS LOOKING FOR SIXTH PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON TITLE: During the 2011-2012 campaign, Holy Cross will attempt to win the Patriot League regular season title for the sixth time in school history. The last championship for the Crusaders came in 2006-2007, when they tied for first place in the conference with Bucknell, as both teams posted 13-1 records in league play. Prior to that, Holy Cross won outright Patriot League regular season titles in 2001, 2003 and 2005, while sharing the regular season championship in 1994. The Crusaders and Bucknell are the only teams in league history to win three outright titles, while Holy Cross' five total championships are tied for the second-most in conference history with Navy (one outright, four shared), behind only Bucknell (three outright, three shared).
HOLY CROSS ON THE RADIO: Most of the Crusaders' basketball contests during the 2011-2012 season will be carried live over the internet. The games will be streamed by Stretch Internet free of charge, will links to the broadcasts available by clicking here. Holy Cross Hall of Famer Bob Fouracre will be in his 25th season calling the play-by-play for Crusader basketball on the radio. In addition, Jeremy Lechan and Dick Lutsk are in their eighth year on the Holy Cross broadcast crew, and will handle either play-by-play or color commentary for selected games. In addition, the Holy Cross student station, WCHC 88.1 FM, will carry a number of games this year.
CRUSADERS ON TELEVISION: Holy Cross will have at least six games shown on live television during the 2011-2012 season. The Crusaders had eight television appearances last year, while appearing on television nine times in 2009-2010, 10 times in 2008-2009, eight times in 2007-2008, 13 times in 2006-2007, 10 times in 2005-2006 and 10 times in 2004-2005. Here is a look at Holy Cross' television schedule for the 2010-2011 season:
Dec. 18 at Connecticut: SportsNet New York / MASN
Jan. 11 vs. Navy: Charter TV3
Jan. 19 vs. Lafayette: CBS Sports Network
Jan. 28 vs. Colgate: CBS Sports Network
Feb. 4 at Lehigh: Service Electric Cable
Feb. 15 at Lafayette: Lafayette Sports Network
PATRIOT LEAGUE ALL-ACCESS: Live video streaming of most Patriot League regular season games during the 2010-2011 season will be available over the internet through Patriot League All-Access. The package, done in association with CBS College Sports Online, is available for a monthly subscription. For details on how to sign up for Patriot League All-Access, click here.
CRUSADER VISION: Live video streaming of selected home non-conference games during the 2011-2012 season was available over the internet through Crusader Vision. The package, done in association with Stretch Internet, was available through individual game pay-per-view. For more details on Crusader Vision, click here.
CRUSADERS IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Two current Holy Cross players have already earned spots in the school's all-time record book. Senior guard Devin Brown currently stands third all-time at Holy Cross in career three-point field goal attempts (448), fourth in three-point field goals made (169) and sixth in career free throw percentage (.806). In addition, junior guard R.J. Evans ranks eighth all-time in career minutes played per game (29.4).
SCOUTING THE BISON: Bucknell has an overall record of 14-6 on the season, with a 4-0 mark in the Patriot League. The Bison have won six straight games, and are coming off a 68-61 victory at Lehigh on Wednesday night. Bucknell's leading scorer is junior center Mike Muscala, who has averaged 15.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Cameron Ayers has added 12.1 points per contest, while junior forward Joe Willman is chipping in with 10.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Bucknell is led by head coach Dave Paulsen, who stands 60-55 in three seasons with the Bison. Paulsen owns a career record 322-175, including eight years at Williams, three seasons at Le Moyne and three years at St. Lawrence.
DRIBBLES: With their victory over Lehigh on Jan. 7, the Crusaders improved to 15-7 all-time in Patriot League openers ... Holy Cross has hit 74.3 percent of its free throws on the year. Sophomore forward Dave Dudzinski currently leads the team by hitting 48 of 56 attempts from the charity stripe (85.7 percent) ... The Crusaders currently lead the Patriot League by holding their opponents to 28.8 percent shooting from three-point range. Eleven of Holy Cross' last 16 opponents have shot below 30.0 percent from behind the arc, with nine of those 16 teams attempting at least 20 three-pointers ... Holy Cross leads the Patriot League with an average of 4.4 blocked shots per game this year. Four different Crusaders are ranked in the top 15 in the conference in blocked shots ... The Crusaders held their annual postgame autograph session following the Lehigh contest on Jan. 7 ... Holy Cross' victory over Boston College on Nov. 18 snapped a 14-game losing streak against Atlantic Coast Conference schools, since a 63-61 win at North Carolina State during the Dixie Classic on Dec. 29, 1959. The Crusaders' last win over Boston College came on Dec. 1, 2002, when the Eagles were members of the Big East Conference ... Senior guard Devin Brown had 32 points in the Nov. 18 win over Boston College, to come up just one point shy of the DCU Center record for points scored (held by UMass' Lou Roe with 33 points against the Crusaders on Dec. 11, 1993) ... Holy Cross hit 52.4 percent of its three-point field goals against Boston College (11 of 21), the third-best single-game mark ever at the DCU Center ... Two all-time Crusader greats were honored at halftime of the game between Holy Cross and Bucknell on Feb. 12, 2011. Jack Foley (Class of 1962) and Ronnie Perry (Class of 1980) were on hand to witness their jerseys being unveiled in the Hart Center rafters — only the second time Holy Cross held such a ceremony for former basketball players. On Nov. 16, 2008, George Kaftan (Class of 1949), Bob Cousy (Class of 1950), Togo Palazzi (Class of 1954) and Tom Heinsohn (Class of 1956) received the same honor.


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In 2007, Academy Award winning actress, UN Messenger of Peace and activist Charlize Theron created the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program. The goal of CTAOP for the last six years has been to support African youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS, through education, prevention and fostering open communication. The organization focuses on the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa, with a special focus on Theron's home country of South Africa.
"We're at a very, very crucial moment right now, where one decision can decide the future [of African youth] for the rest of their lives," says Theron of her mission. "When it comes to this work, I think my dream is that this generation can make that change. The reality of stopping AIDS is around the corner. That's the part that maybe drives me the most and I want to get that really across. We. Can. Stop. AIDS."
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- Non-ticketed shows and events take place during the day Thursday through Saturday only, running concurrently on several different stages during the day. These require the purchase of a 3-day Deluxe Pass (typically $60 or $75 if purchased after a date in December 2015 to be announced) or a Single Day Pass (typically $25). The 3-day Deluxe Pass also comes with a program book and a commemorative pin. Children under 12 are admitted free to non-ticketed daytime events. Deluxe and Day Passes are not included in membership benefits.
- There will be approximately 85 non-ticketed daytime shows and events during these three main days of the Gathering, on seven stages in four locations in Elko. Your Pass is your ticket to these shows and events and will also get you into our Keynote Address, films, open mic sessions of music and poetry, and more. All seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis; for safety and comfort, each person attending a show or event will have a chair, with no extra chairs being provided at any time.
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Youtube videos involving cats (or kitteh's as the kids say today), are moderately well starred this month, especially on Thursdays. Also well starred are new season, still warm from the sheep, balls of wool when they become available from wool shops and knitting sections in supermarkets from around the 21st - prefer the pastel shades.
Gargling continues to be poorly starred especially with mouth washes. It's not the actual gargling that is the problem, it's the spitting out and the time of day you do it. You don't fully wake up until about 10am every morning and your gargling activities are pretty much normally around the 7am mark. Spitting into bathroom mirrors or windows is an ever present danger and more so than ever this month and until December.
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DMEB Interview: Siubhan
by Kristiina
December, 18th
The very first fanfiction from the DMEB that I read was Siubhan's 'Darth Maul gets PMS'. I was reading it while drinking tea and in some point tea was coming out of my nose because I laughed so much. I remember thinking "I must find out more about this writer." I found her homepage at www.siubhan.com and there was the whole Sith Academy full of funny stories. There was also a page for clues to Siubhan's personality, but let's give the arena for Siubhan so she can tell about herself.
K: Your Web page says: "I'm a loud, obnoxious, bisexual, pagan, almost-30, radical feminist Star Trek fan with an attitude problem." How about explaining that a little?
S: Sure. Well, I was raised to be a feminist and speak my mind, and I come from a family where we're all very direct and to the point. So it comes across as loud and obnoxious to many people, because society trains people, especially women, to be "polite" and quiet instead of honest and loud.
I figured out I was bisexual when I was in my final year of college. I was necking in the back of the college van with Jenny, and figured that this probably meant something :D Oddly enough, I didn't feel traumatized or anything. I just shrugged, thought, "Well, I guess I'm bi," and went back to kissing her.I also became pagan my senior year of college. It was a week before graduation and I hadn't found a job yet. Neither had two friends of mine. We thought we'd tried everything, but then one of us said, "We haven't tried Witchcraft!" so we grabbed her copy of "The Spiral Dance" and made job hunting amulets in the middle of the arboretum on campus that night. I really liked the way it felt--the connection with the Earth, the concept of a goddess as well as a god, and the importance of personal responsibility--and I've been a Witch ever since.
Almost-30. Well, I'm 30 now. Alas.
Radical feminist--you know, that term has been misused so much that I made a conscious decision to use it with pride. Radical means "to the roots." So a radical feminist is simply someone who thinks that the only way to make effective change is to dig to the roots of the problem and work from there. We can't just pass a few laws that say "Oh, and women get these rights now too," we need to dig deep and change society. Being a radical feminist does *not* mean that you support anti-porn censorship. It does *not* mean that you think women are better than men. It does *not* mean that you think women and men will never be able to get along, so you'd better protect women from men. It means that you think that the world can be changed for the better.
As for the Star Trek fan, I should probably take that out. I finally stopped watching Voyager this season. But for about 5 years, I was heavily involved in Trek fandom, so that really defined who I was. I was active in some fan clubs, drew a comic strip, wrote fanfic, did a newsletter. But I'm recovered now
K: When did you have your first contact with Star Wars universe?
S: I was 7 when the first film came out. My dad, who is a big science fiction fan, took me and my little sister to the expensive theater to see it. We never went to the expensive theater. We always waited for movies to go to the cheap theater at the corner of my street. So I knew this was important. I still remember thinking that Vader and all the Stormtroopers were robots.
K: Compared to first three episodes, how well you think that this new Episode 1 carries on the SW legacy?
S: I think it's doing a good job. It's taken the simple and depressing Imperial universe we saw in the original trilogy and made it rich and vibrant. It's a nice contrast. Okay, so I have issues with midichlorians, but I can live with that.
K: When did you start to write Star Wars fanfiction? Was it the first fanfiction you wrote or had you written something else before?
S: I was heavily into Voyager fanfic before switching to Star Wars fanfic. Before that, I'd written a couple of really awful pieces of Next Gen fanfic. The Voyager stuff I wrote was either Chakotay/Paris slash, or extremely silly (or sometimes both). My first Star Wars fanfic was a short pre-slash Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan piece.
K: Your first expression of Maul?
S: The first time I saw the film, I thought he was amazingly cool and grossly under used. I felt totally cheated. The second time I saw the film, I made sure I watched his parts very carefully, since there were so few of them. The third time, I started admitting to myself that yeah, he was sexy. The fourth through fifteenth times I saw it, I was just totally drowning in a puddle of my own drool every time he came on screen.
K: Where did the idea for The Sith Academy come from?
S: A heat-wave. The air conditioning broke at work, and I was probably mildly delirious. As I sat in the company cafeteria, watching the cars whiz by on the highway, I came up with the idea for the first story. I was amused enough by it that I wrote the second one the next day, then the third right after that. I didn't think anything of it. Then a couple other people wrote Sith Academy stories. 151 stories later... I didn't plan this. It just happened.
K: In almost every fanfiction you have written, Maul and Obi-Wan are more or less a couple. Why?
S: I 'm a slasher at heart. I really like watching two beautiful men together. And Obi-Wan and Maul are the two most beautiful men in TPM (in my not so humble opinion). Besides, they're both apprentices, they're both dumped on by their masters, but they're so totally opposite in personality that it's funny to make them a couple. So it's a combination of being funny and being pretty.
K: You also wrote darker stories like 'Requiescat'. Tell us about it. What does the title mean?
S: The title means "A prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead." When I first started writing it, I intended for Obi-Wan to be converted to the Dark Side and to help Maul strike Sidious down. I called it "Requiescat" because he was doing it to avenge Qui-Gon's soul, but ended up needing to save his own instead. But Obi-Wan refused to cooperate, and the story turned out quite differently, but I liked the title so I kept it. And the way I came up with the title? Flipping through the dictionary. I get my best titles by flipping through the dictionary. Whenever I get stuck on a title, I just flip through the dictionary and see what pops out at me. I've gotten some of my best titles that way.
K: From what well do you pull those kind of stories? I find it fascinating that the same person has written 'Everyone loves Yoda' and 'Requiescat', because they are a world apart.
S: Well, I could blame it on the fact that I'm a Libra :D
I've always had a very goofy side and a very serious side. Back when I was writing Chakotay/Paris, I'd go from the pathos of "The Left Hand of Madness" to the horror that was "Sex, Lies, and Neelix." The goofy stuff is really fun to write, and very easy to write as well. The dark stuff takes a lot more work, is much harder, but feels so much more rewarding when it's done. I basically started this story because I wanted to write another Maul/Obi-Wan story, and when I started fishing around for ideas, this is what came to mind. Getting the two of them together plausibly is *not* easy in the least.
Requiescat was harder than the C/P pathos I used to write in many ways. For starters, I wasn't just writing about a relationship. I was writing about opposing philosophies--hell, you could call them opposing religions. The Jedi and the Sith are both very absolutist in their beliefs, and the more I wrote, the more I realized that both were wrong. I'm not a fan of absolutism in any form, and once I realized what I was dealing with, the story took on a whole new importance for me.
It was also made harder by the fact that Maul barely had any screen time in TPM. We got three lines out of him, a few minutes of him standing around, and then a really cool fight scene. That's not enough to get a good sense of exactly what the character's all about. I mean, we learn that he's incredibly focused on the job, and we figure that he must spend a lot of time training to be that good with a double-bladed lightsaber, but that's all. I mean, Sidious leads a double life. Does Maul? Does Maul have a public persona, like Palpatine does? Does he have a day job? Does he associate with other people? Does he have sex? What's he like when he's not on duty? Or is he always on duty? We don't know any of this, so I had to make a lot up and hope that it seemed consistent with what we saw on screen.
Add to that the fact that Obi-Wan is basically a petulant brat through large chunks of TPM. I'm sure that I filled in his personality with Ewan McGregor's, which isn't good writing, unfortunately, but there you have it.
K: I think you managed to describe extremely well how two man with different point of views found common path.
S: This story ran away from me more than any other story ever did. I plotted out what I wanted to have happen from start to finish. I really did. But once I started writing, Obi-Wan refused to let himself get turned to the Dark Side. And then Maul started getting dragged away from the Dark Side by that uncooperative padawan. So the story started rewriting itself. I couldn't figure out where it was going. I'd try to plot something out, and then the boyz would throw me another curve ball. At one point, I had them killing each other and ended the story that way, but my beta readers screamed bloody murder, so I ditched that ending and kept writing. I am pleased with the results, but I don't think I've ever written a story that's been so bloody difficult.
K: And you write beautifully of love making between two males.
S: Thanks, although I did put the sex as a separate part of the story, for people who didn't want to read it. I also think that keeping it as part of the narrative flow would have ruined the pacing of the story. I learned how to write male/male sex from a gay male friend of mine. I loaned him a slash zine of mine, and he read it and told me, "I can tell this was written by women." I asked him to show me how, and he pointed out all the mistakes in the sex scenes--all the things that just didn't work when two men had sex. So when I started writing my own sex scenes, I'd have him look them over for me, give me tips, tell me what was working and what wasn't. It was really helpful.
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Niagara Falls Museum Summer Courtyard Music Series
The Niagara Falls Museum has undergone an astounding transformation over the past decade; from a new, state of the art wing, to specially curated & selected exhibitions, to the always free 'Museum Thursday Night', the Museum has become one of the places to visit for locals and tourists alike.
This year the Museum introduces bi-weekly free music concerts, performed in the grounds courtyard. Drink vendors will be on site, as well as a rotating group of restaurants. Groups are local, and some of the area's best.
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Sequestration Will Mean Thousands of Furloughs, Possibly Layoffs, at Federal Courts
December 7, 2012
Severe automatic budget cuts next month, if allowed by Congress to occur, would force federal courts to lay off up to 2,000 employees or furlough 20,000 employees for 16 days, according to the top executive at the agency that runs federal courts.
Even after cutting spending on information technology and other areas, "some local staff reductions" will "regrettably" still be needed, said David Sentelle, chairman of the executive committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the chief policy-making body for the federal court system, in a Dec. 4 letter to federal chief judges around the country. He also is chief judge for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.


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Puny earth cars look and weep - this is the AMS-tuned Nissan GT-R. And it could very well be the world's quickest R35.
Like some bandana-clad bench-presser leaking with the flatulent residue of protein-shakes, this tuned GT-R boasts 764bhp and has just recorded a 9.9 second quarter mile time.
Let's just put that into perspective - a Bugatti Veyron posts a 10.2 second standing quarter mile, and that thing pushes out 1,001bhp.
At the Supra and GTR Nationals event in Texas, AMS decided to lay down the law and show what a nine second car really looks like. It looks like, er, this.
The 'roid-head GT-R packs a new exhaust system, upgraded ball-bearing turbos, upgraded intercoolers and fuel injectors, high-flow intake piping and a recalibrated fuel system to allow for normal petrol or high octane stuff.
On the top-quality juice, AMS reckon their mods will push the tuned 3.8-litre twin turbo's power output to 850bhp. Which we believe is exactly enough power to recalibrate Vin Diesel's remaining hair follicles.
Check out the vid for some tuned GTR goodness. And let us know - does a quicker R35 Skyline exist out there?
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Video: world's quickest Nissan GT-R?
US tuner maxes GT-R to 764bhp and smashes nine second quarter mile barrier – is this the world's quickest R35?
Puny earth cars look and weep - this is the AMS-tuned Nissan GT-R. And it could very well be the world's quickest R35.


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Bonnie Raitt
The Night Bonnie Raitt Sang Shine A Light With The Stones
Watch Bonnie Raitt sit in with The Rolling Stones on Shine A Light.
Video: Bonnie Raitt – Right Down The Line
Bonnie Raitt's new album comes out tomorrow and here's the video for its first single.
Tour Dates: Bonnie Raitt Slipstreams Into Touring
We've rounded up this week's tour announcements in this handy column.
Cover Wars: I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt)
Vote for your favorite version of this Bonnie Raitt classic.
Bon Iver Treats Jimmy Fallon to a Bonnie Raitt-Heavy Cover Medley
Last week HT fave Bon Iver shared Calgary, the first single from their forthcoming self-titled sophomore album. A vinyl release of Calgary features a cover of Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me as ...
Video: Steely Dan w/ Bonnie Raitt – Dirty Work
I've got good news and I've got bad news. The good news is we're about to peep a video of Bonnie Raitt singing Dirty Work with Steely Dan at Shoreline back in 2006. The bad ...
Cover Wars: Burning Down The House
Though the contests are still very close, we're going to call The Seeker for Pearl Jam and All Of My Love for Ween. Now that's cleaned up, we'll move on to ...
Cover Wars: Angel From Montgomery Edition
The votes are in and we can say the mandate from last week's Cover Wars belongs to…….Grateful Dead. This week's edition features a song so fantastic that dudes in many bands have no problem ...
Grousing The Aisles: Ladies Who Rock
In re-reading a bunch of my previous columns, I've noticed the ladies haven't gotten enough love (yes, an intentional double entendre). I certainly didn't intend for the oversight, seeing as women fucking rock. So this ...


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The outside world seems to have grown numb to reports of atrocities from Syria —"barrel bombs" dropped on schools, Scud missiles aimed at apartment houses, blockaded neighborhoods where children die of starvation. But a report released last week by a panel of international jurists ought to prick some consciences.
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There has always been pressure in the workplace to perform — but the quality and measure of that pressure has evolved significantly over the last few years. With greater emphasis on ideas and innovation, organizations find themselves wondering: How will we stay on the cutting edge?
While organizations have explored strategies over the years to facilitate cultural changes to enhance creativity, it remains they will vary considerably in their ability to do so. Most organizations have the inherent potential to increase their level of creativity. But, this may require an adjustment or redefinition of structure. Where creativity and innovation are concerned, organizational form may need to follow the desired function. Without needed revisions in structure and the accompanying supporting processes, positive changes may not be realized.
Organizations are beginning to make the "power" connection between structure and creativity. One exciting example of this, is uniquely represented in Valve's Employee Handbook. Valve — a video-game developer located in upstate Washington, has a flat organizational chart that allows talent to flow freely within its structure. One basic tenet at Valve, is that ideas have tremendous value — and deserve to be explored by those who have real interest in their development. Employees at Valve are not limited by reporting structure, and are free to gravitate toward the projects where they can make the greatest contribution. Projects are never assigned, as employees determine how they dedicate their time based upon interest and what they feel they bring to the table.
Work Swarming & Talent
Work swarming, a process similar to the talent utilization process operating at Valve, is a type of spontaneous teaming mechanism borrowed from nature. Discussed previously by Gartner, swarming emphasizes an organic flow of energy toward specific tasks. You'll find examples of work swarming operating in various workplace cultures — for example, in hospital emergency rooms. Ultimately, swarming allows needed resources to focus upon a task of real importance or potential value.
Work swarming has the potential to encourage creativity and innovation. However, there may be a general hesitancy to give up the security of prescribed roles within a traditional organizational hierarchy. As such, contributors remain in their designated lines of work. Common sense tells us that Valve's way of doing things won't work perfectly at all times for all organizations. But, we could adapt the process in specific sectors, it could be utilized. Yes, organizations may need some aspects of a set hierarchy — but many functions would reap benefits from the implementation of swarming.
A Hybrid Structure
Job descriptions and reporting relationships prescribe specific activities and relationships. But to encourage creativity and innovation, it may be advantageous for employees to have the opportunity to function outside the realm of their "day-to-day" routine. Not unlike the 70-20-10 concept pioneered at Google, employees would feel free to explore new projects, ideas and trends. As such, employees would be allowed to "unhitch" from the organizational hierarchy and work flexibly for a percentage of their time. In this way, employees could contribute to worthy projects in which they have interest; new ideas are explored and employee engagement may be enhanced.
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The implementation of swarming components would require a clearinghouse of information concerning trending ideas and projects — possibly through an internal crowd sourcing platform — in this way employees can make decisions concerning where to spend their time. If there is enough interest in a new project, a team is organized and employees can plug into the action and contribute. Not enough interest? The project dies before an inordinate amount of resources are devoted.
There are certainly logistics that would need to be addressed to modify an organizational form or structure, in this manner. However, in the case of creativity and innovation — changes to enhance these processes may prove to be a worthy endeavor.
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A group under the banner of Sime Darby Affected Community through its Chairman has said cordial working relationship between them (affected community) and the Management of Sime Darby (SD) Plantation Liberia Incorporated in Grand Cape Mount County has been restored.
The Sime Darbey Affected Community had protested the manner and form the company was proceeding with its operations in their communities and villages at their detriment (without any benefit for them).
SD Plantation Liberia Incorporated is a branch of Sime Darby, an international oil palm company based in Malaysia. The company signed a 63-year concession agreement with the Liberian government in 2009 to develop 220,000 hectares into oil palm and rubber plantations. The concession area is spread out in Grand Cape Mount, Bomi and Gbarpolu Counties.
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has denied a report claiming that 15 worshipers were killed in an outskirt town of Chibok Local Government Areal of Borno State on Sunday.
The agency, through it spokesperson, Yushau A. Shuaib, said though some of the reports had claimed that a source from NEMA provided the information, the agency not only contacted the same officer who denied it in its entirety, it also assigned a special team to investigate and verify the allegation, which was later found to be untrue.
He, however, noted the agency's team also discovered that two people were killed by unidentified gunmen around the area on Sunday, and that bodies had been deposited in a hospital.
He said the victims were a security man and a bystander. Like other similar attacks, the agency could not classify the victims as Muslims or Christians because most of the attacks in the North-East axis are non-discriminatory in terms of religion or tribe of the victims. He said this could be deduced from the calibre of the victims, including retired military generals, traditional rulers, politicians, public officers, business people, security personnel, traders, and students among others.
He further said that it is necessary to point out that NEMA would never release figures of casualty in whatever form without concrete evidence and certification from relevant authorities, including the medical personnel and security agencies.
He maintained that the tradition of collaboration with stakeholders in information management during outbreaks of disaster in any part of the country was to eradicate erroneous impressions and misinformation as well as guard against unnecessary reprisal attacks from such speculations.
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America's Next Top Model Cycle 17: All-Stars Recap: Tyson Beckford
This week on America's Next Top Model Cycle 17: All-Stars, Tyra put her modelstants knowledge to the test and forced them to start a blog for the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani!
Obviously Allison's had plenty of experience in the blogosphere (Creepy Chan, anyone?), but we feared for the rest of our lovely whack pack! After pouring out their hearts, the ladies filmed Tyra's cinematic interpretation (read: acid trip) of her best selling book Modelland. Two words: Pot Ledom.
In lieu of a traditional recap, we'll be ranking the girls (and the judges — we see you, too!) based
on their performance in the challenges, quoteable-ness, and the general wackiness that makes this show so fun to watch. Check out our ANTM Power Play below, starting with the Top Model fixture who is at the bottom of our list.
Our Ranking Score: 8, Tyra Banks
Rank on the show: Head judge (un-ranked)
No big deal, ya'll: Tyra's just made herself a feature film. So what's it about, you ask? What isn't it about. As far as we can tell, Modelland features a girl named Tookei who lives in a galaxy far, far away, filled with pretty ladies, whipped cream and the smell of blood orange. So who is this Tookie? Oh, just all the many faces of Tyra, all up in your grill.
Tyra descended from her throne to direct this two-part masterpiece, which involved the ladies racing each other, wailing at the camera in pain, dressing up like homeless people, fondling dolls and copping a feel from Tyson Beckford. (Can't blame her for that last part.) We have no words for the finished product because it was too beautiful to write about. Much like her winged men's shirt and matching suspenders.
Our Ranking Score: 7, Jay Manuel
Rank on the show: Director of photo shoots (un-ranked)
Tyra was on set with Mr. Jay this week, so he chose to wear a shirt with chains and shackles printed all over it. Interpret as you will....
Our Ranking Score: 6, Nigel Barker
Rank on the show: Judge and noted fashion photographer (un-ranked)
Nigel Barker's been headlining the cycle more than the usual amount of mini-challenges for the models, and why not? He's sexy, he's British and he could easily take a hungry model down if they tried to take a bite out of his bicep. This week, he instructed the ladies to put on their thinking fedoras and write a blog about their "personal perspective" on Greece. Always a slippery slope, but the ladies knocked his socks off with their tales of Grecian paradise! They're poets and we didn't know it!
Our Ranking Score: 5, Laura
Rank on the show: Eliminated
This week, we enjoyed some adorable flashback videos of Laura on her farm. What was cuter, watching her moo at cows, or watching and entire herd of cattle moo back at her?
Laura got the pleasure of being two versions of Tookie during Ty-Ty's movie: Dumpster Diving Tookie and Whipped-Cream Guzzling Tookie. Poor Laura was super excited about getting to eat mass amounts of whipped cream, but Tyra forced her to regurgitate it into a bucket, which has pretty much ruined dessert for us. Even though Laura was sent home, she'll always be no. 1 in our hee-haw hearts!
Our Ranking Score: 4, Allison
Rank on the show: Bottom two
Not so surprisingly, Allison took to the blogging challenge like a pro. After all, she spent her formative years taking pictures of herself covered in blood and posting them online under the alter-ego Creepy Chan. Of course, blood and withering looks aren't every editrix' cup of tea, so Allison didn't win the challenge. Better luck next time, Ali, you're always a winner in our hearts!
During Tyra's artistic motion film, Allison dressed up as Cat Woman Tookie and Blood Orange Tookie, two of our favorite versions of the Tookei-Monster. After all, who doesn't want to watch this gal writhe around with a serious case of cat-scratch fever?
Our Ranking Score: 3, Angelea
Rank on the show: Called 2nd, mini-challenge winner
This week, Angelea proved just how hip she can be, busting out this summer's biggest catch phrase: "Fail." Add an "Epic" to the front of that and she's pretty much describing our attempts to be half as hood as her.
Angelea decided to get into the blogging spirit with a quick trip to the "urban" areas of Crete (who knew?), which won her the mini-challenge! During Tyra's movie (sorry, film), Angelea played a depressed, suicidal Tookie, a role that cut her so close to the core that she ended up actually thinking she was Tookie. Or at least that's what we assume was going on when she looked at the camera and whispered "I'm Tookei." We hear you, girl. We're all Tookie up in here.
In other news, we've just learned that Angelea is getting a degree in broadcast journalism. So, just to recap: Hood chick ––> Bank Teller ––> Model ––> Blogger ––> Journalist.
Our Ranking Score: 2, Lisa
Rank on the show: Called 1st
Lisa was cast as Mother Tookie this week, a model with a plastic baby name Bellisima, which Lisa lovingly caressed as though it was, you know, an actual human being. As nutso as the image of Lisa nursing a Chuckie doll might sound, no one can deny how gorgeous the natural Grecian sunlight looked on her skin. She was radiant!
Sadly, we can't say the same for her neon green pants and saucy librarian glasses. Or can we? This season of Top Model has made us question the very nature of fashion.
Our Ranking Score: 1, Tyson Beckford
Rank on the show: Guest judge and hot piece of man-meat. (Un-ranked)
Sorry, guys: Tyson can't chat right now because he's coaxing his thumb back to life after having Tyra suck on it like a lollipop. Either way, the 40-year-old model (yes, 40!) looked so hot that he earned the top ranking on our list.
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