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In accordance with illustrative embodiments of the present invention as disclosed herein, a retractable blade knife particularly adapted for use as a surgical scalpel or the like includes a thin metal blade positioned in a cavity inside a handle and being movable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the blade is releasably locked to the handle in response to resilience of the blade caused by flexure thereof from its relaxed condition. In one embodiment the relaxed state of the blade is slight curved, and in another embodiment, such state is substantially flat. A shoulder that locks the blade in extended position is released by pressing on a pin that extends through a slot in the handle, and the pin, also is used to shift the blade longitudinally.
1. A cutting instrument comprising: a handle having side walls and defining an elongated cavity between said side walls, said cavity having a rectangular cross-sectional shape and opening to the outside of said handle at the forward end thereof; a resilient thin metal blade slidably mounted in said cavity, said blade being normally curved throughout its length and having a front portion with a cutting edge and being movable between a retracted position in said cavity and an extended position where said front portion projects through said opening; said blade having a thickness that is substantially less than the width of said cavity throughout the length of said cavity so that said blade can be flexed therein from its normally curved shape to a substantially flat shape; shoulder means attached to said blade and engaging internal wall surfaces of one of said side walls and holding said blade in said flat shape so that the resilience of said blade forces said shoulder means against said internal wall surfaces to frictionally hold said blade in said retracted position; means to allow shifting of said shoulder means and blade to said extended position; and means cooperable with said shoulder means in response to said forces to releasably lock said blade in said extended position.
2. A cutting instrument comprising: a handle having side walls and defining an elongated cavity between said side walls, said cavity having a rectangular cross-sectional shape; a narrow opening to the outside of said handle at the forward end of said cavity, and a narrow recess in said handle at the rear end of said cavity; a normally straight, resilient, thin metal blade having a rear portion slidably mounted in said recess and a mid-portion slidably mounted in said cavity, said blade having a front portion with a cutting edge and being movable between a retracted position in said handle and an extended position where said front portion projects through said narrow opening; said blade having a thickness that is substantially less than the width of said cavity so that said blade can be flexed therein from its normally straight shape to a curved shape; shoulder means attached to said blade and engaging internal wall surfaces of one of said side walls and holding said blade in said flat shape so that the resilience of said blade forces said shoulder means against said internal wall surfaces to frictionally hold said blade in said retracted position; means to allow shifting of said shoulder means and blade to said extended position; and means cooperable with said shoulder means in response to said forces to releasably lock said blade in said extended position.
This invention relates generally to a cutting instrument, such as a scalpel, having a retractable blade, and particularly to a new and improved cutting instrument having a blade whose resilience under flexure produces a force which activates a releasable lock in the extended position of the blade.
Scalpels used in surgical procedures are extremely sharp and therefore somewhat dangerous to handle, particularly when being passed back and forth between the surgeon and an assistant. Unless close attention is used, which is not always possible under hectic circumstances, one or the other can sustain a cut to the hand or fingers which is not only painful but is otherwise highly undesirable. There has been a long-felt need for a scalpel that can be easily retracted before it is handed off to another person, and easily extended and locked for use in a surgical procedure. Various knives have been proposed which have retractable features. For example a Hughes U.S. Pat. No. 1,434,388 shows a knife blade having a small leaf spring on the inner end that engages notches on the edge of a channel in the handle to hold the blade in one of plurality of spaced positions. A button mounted on the spring is depressed to release the spring from the notch so that the blade can be shifted to another position. The spring is quite small and fragile, and thus apt to be broken or bent in use so that the blade is not restrained in any particular longitudinal position. The knife then becomes essentially useless because the blade can move freely in or out while cutting. A Costin U.S. Pat. No. 2,735,176 shows a spring-biased pin that extends through a hole in the blade. The pin is screwed to a button that has a boss which fits into enlarged holes at the opposed ends of a longitudinal slot in the handle. The button must be pulled outward against the bias of the spring to disengage the boss so that the blade can be extended or retracted until the boss drops back into a hole under the influence of the spring. This knife is awkward to operate because it must be held in one hand while the fingers or fingernails on the other hand are used to pull the small button out and compress the spring to disengage the boss. Particularly where the user is wearing surgical gloves that have become somewhat slippery, efforts to manipulate the button can be exasperating.
A general object of the present invention is to provide an new and improved retractable blade cutting instrument that obviates the disadvantages noted above.
This and other objects are attained in accordance with the concepts of the present invention through the provision of a new and improved cutting instrument that has particular utility as a surgical scalpel, although it could be used for other purposes. The instrument includes a handle having an elongated internal cavity that slidably receives a relatively thin metal blade which has a cutting edge on its outer end portion. In one embodiment of this invention, the blade in its relaxed state has a degree of curvature to which it tends to return when flexed to a substantially flat condition in response to lateral pressure. The blade is arranged for movement between a retracted position where the cutting edge is within the cavity, and an extended position where the front portion of the blade and the cutting edge are extended through an opening in one end of the handle. A locking and releasing pin which is fixed to a central portion of the blade projects through a longitudinal slot in a side wall of the handle and carries a shoulder adjacent the blade. The end of the slot nearest the opening is provided with an internal locking recess. The resilience of the blade produces outward pressure on the pin and the shoulder so that when the pin reaches the forward end of the slot during extension of the blade, the shoulder snaps into the recess to lock the blade extended. To release the shoulder from the recess and allow retraction of the blade, the pin is pressed inward to reduce the curvature of the blade, and then pulled rearward. During rearward movement, inward pressure need not be applied to the pin because the shoulder will ride against inner wall surfaces above and below the slot and the outward bias force of the normally curved blade produces a frictional restraint which holds the blade in the retracted position.
In another embodiment of the present invention the blade in its relaxed state is substantially flat, and the widths of the front and rear portions of the cavity are sized with respect to the width of the mid-portion thereof such that inward pressure on the pin causes the blade to assume a slight curvature which allows release of the shoulder from the locking recess. The resilience of the blade when curved forces the shoulder into the locking recess in the extended position. Structure also is disclosed for releasably locking the blade in its retracted position, if desired, and for replacing the blade. The use of the resilience of a thin metal blade to provide the lateral force which automatically activates a locking mechanism at the extended position provides a simplified and very rugged and reliable construction. The lock pin is easily released by the thumb of the same hand in which the knife is held because the shoulder is released from the recess in response to inward pressure on the pin. The thumb also can be used to slide the pin and thus the blade toward either the retracted or the extended position, and the blade automatically locks in the extended position when the shoulder reaches the locking recess at the forward end of the slot.
The present invention has other objects, features and advantages which will become more clearly apparent in connection with the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, taken in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a retractable blade scalpel in accordance with the present invention with the blade in its retracted position;
FIGS. 2-4 are somewhat enlarged cross-sections taken on lines 2--2, 3--3, and 4--4 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary view similar to FIG. 1 but showing the blade extended;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-section on line 6--6 of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 8 is a partial view similar to FIG. 7 but showing the blade also locked in retracted positions;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 10 is a partial sectional view showing an embodiment having a replaceable blade.
Referring initially to FIG. 1, a cutting instrument in the form of a scalpel indicated generally at 10 includes an elongated handle 11 having a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape. The handle 11 preferably is made of a rigid, clear plastic material such as an acrylic that is substantially transparent so that the position of the blade 12 within the handle 11 can be seen at a glance. The rear end surface 13 of the handle 11 can be somewhat rounded as shown. The blade 12, which preferably is made of a thin, surgical quality steel, is slidably received in an elongated cavity 14 in the handle 11 that opens at 15 through the outer end portion 16 thereof. For convenience, the handle 11 can have a U-shaped wall 24 that is joined to a flat side wall 35 by a suitable adhesive to form the cavity 14. Prior to installing the blade 12 within the cavity 14, the blade is bent uniformly over its length by a slight amount, so that when the blade is flattened its resilience, or tendency to return to its relaxed, slightly curved shape, produces lateral outward pressure.
When retracted, the blade 12 is held substantially flat within the cavity 14 by an enlarged diameter shoulder 25 on a lock pin 20 as shown in detail in FIG. 4. The lock pin 20 is attached to the blade 12 at a hole 21 that is located in a mid-portion of the blade, and the inner end of the pin can be bradded to provide suitable fastening. The outer portion 22 of the pin 20 extends out through an elongated slot 23 that is formed in the side wall 24 of the handle 11. The shoulder 25 is sized to fit into a generally circular internal recesses 26 (FIG. 3) formed at the outer end of the slot 23. The shoulder 25 can be an integral part of the pin 20, or could be a separate washer that is force-fitted on the pin. The scalpel 10 can be held in one hand and the outer end surface 27 of the pin 20 engaged by the thumb of the same hand to push the pin inward and release the shoulder 25 from the recess 26. The outer end portion 22 also is engaged by the thumb to slide the blade longitudinally of the handle 11.
When the blade 12 is retracted as shown in FIG. 1, its resilience forces the outer wall 30 of the shoulder 25 against the inner surfaces 31 above and below the slot 23 to frictionally hold the blade retracted. When the pin 20 is pushed forward, it will eventually reach the outer end of the slot 23, where the shoulder 25 automatically is forced to snap outward into the recess 26 by the resilience of the blade 12. The shoulder 25 remains in the recess 26 to lock the blade 12 in its extended position until it is released by inward pressure on the pin 20 as described above.
FIG. 7 shows the flexed condition of the blade 12, which normally has a slight curvature, so that it lies substantially flat within the cavity 14. The inner end 32 of the blade 12 rests against the rear side wall 33 of the cavity 14, and the outer end 32' rests against the same side wall near the opening 15. The central part 34 also lies against the side wall 33. As mentioned above, the shoulder 25 engages the wall surfaces 31 above and below the slot 23 to hold the blade 12 flat. Another slot 23' can be formed in the opposite side wall 35 of the handle to receive the head 36 by which the pin 20 is secured to the blade 12. The resilience of the blade 12, which in its relaxed state is curved slightly, forces the shoulder surfaces 30 against the wall surface 31 to frictionally hold the blade in place. Such frictional hold continues until the shoulder 25 snaps into the recess 26. To also lock the blade 12 retracted, the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 can be used. Here a locking recess 26' also is formed at the rear end of the slot 23, so that the shoulder 25 will be captured therein in the retracted position of the blade 12. However, this feature is optional, since the frictional restraint provided by engagement of the outer wall 30 of the shoulder 25 under outward pressure of the blade 12 is entirely adequate to maintain the blade in any retracted position.
FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this instance the end portions 40, 41 of the front of the handle 42 are inwardly thickened to provide an opening 43 that is only slightly wider than the thickness of the blade 44. Rear portions 45, 46 of the handle 42 also are inwardly thickened and provide a gap 47 that receives the rear end portion 48 of the blade 44 as shown. A lock pin 51 is secured to a hole 52 in the central region of the blade 44 in a suitable manner such as bradding, and the height of the brad can be small enough that the slot 23' of the previous embodiment can be omitted. The outer portion 53 of the pin extends to the outside through a longitudinal slot 54, as in the previous embodiments. An internal recess 55 is formed concentric with the outer semi-circular end of the slot 54, and another recess 55' can be formed at the inner end thereof, if locking of the blade 44 in the retracted position is desired.
In this embodiment the relaxed state of the blade 44 is substantially flat as shown so that the shoulder 56 is biased outward into the recess 55 to lock the blade 44 in the extended position. Inward pressure is applied by the thumb of the user on the pin 53 to flex the blade 44 inward within the cavity 50, which releases the shoulder 56 from the recess 55 so that the blade 44 can be pulled rearward to the retracted position where the pin is at the rear of the slot 54. When the shoulder 56 arrives opposite the recess 55', it will automatically be engaged therewith by the resilience of the blade 44 as it assumes its normally flat condition.
FIG. 10 shows a modification of the cutting instrument shown in FIG. 9 which enables a used blade 44 to be removed and replaced with a new one. Although for surgical application it may be preferable to dispose of the knife, nevertheless the rear portion 60 of the handle 42 can be made as a separate part having walls 61 that telescope over companion walls 62 at the rear portion 47 of the cavity 50. The slot 54 in the side wall 46 is extended all the way to the rear edge 63 of the wall, and its height is increased at 66 to accommodate the diameter of the shoulder 56. Suitable means such as a dimple 64 on the inner surface of a wall 61 engages a depression 65 in the underlying wall to releasably retain the rear portion 60 in place. To change the blade 44, the rear portion 60 is removed and the blade is forced out the rear of the cavity portion 47 by pulling or pushing on the pin 51. A new blade 40 then is inserted into the handle 42 via the cavity portion 47, and the rear portion 60 of the handle is replaced in the position shown. A similar structure can be used to replace the blade 12 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
In operation, the parts of the scalpel embodiment 10 are assembled as shown in drawings FIGS. 1-4. With the pin 20 and the shoulder 25 positioned at the rear of the slot 23, the blade 12, which in its relaxed state is slightly flexed or curved, exerts outward pressure that engages the shoulder 25 with the wall surfaces 31 as shown in FIG. 4 so that the blade 12 is frictionally held in the retracted position. To extend the front portion of the blade 12 through the opening 15, longitudinal force is applied by the thumb to the pin 20 to slide the blade 12 outward until the shoulder 25 reaches the recess 26. During longitudinal movement of the blade 12, inward pressure on the pin 20 need not be applied because the engagement of the outer walls 30 of the shoulder 25 with the inner wall surfaces 31 prevents outward flexure of the blade. The low frictional restraint to sliding of the shoulder 25 along these surfaces provides the advantage of preventing the blade 12 from going one way or the other absent manual manipulation. When the shoulder 25 reaches the recess 26, the resilience of the blade 12 forces it to snap outward into the recess and thereby lock the blade in the extended position as shown in FIG. 5. To retract the blade 12, inward pressure is applied to the outer surface 27 of the pin 20 to flex the blade 12 inward and release the shoulder 25 from the recess 26. Then the blade 12 is slid rearward to its retracted position shown in FIG. 1. When the shoulder 25 snaps into the recess 26 in the extended position, an audible click can be heard to indicate the fact of locking, and outward pin movement also can be felt by the thumb. Thus there are positive indications that the blade 12 is locked and ready for use.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 9 operates in a similar manner. Assuming the normally flat blade 44 is in the retracted position, it will have a slight curvature due to the thickness of the shoulder 56 and its engagement with the inner walls of the cavity 50 above and below the slot 54. The resilience of the blade 44 produces frictional resistance to sliding of the shoulder 56 which holds the blade retracted. In the alternative, the recess 55' can be used to positively lock the blade 44 retracted. In the former mode, the thumb is used to slide the pin 53 and the blade 44 forward, and when the shoulder 56 reaches the recess 55, it will automatically snap out in the recess to lock the blade in the extended position as shown in FIG. 9. In the latter case the thumb is used to push the pin 53 inward to flex the blade 44 and release the shoulder 56 from the recess 55', after which the pin is pushed forward and to cause the shoulder to move to, and snap into, the recess 55, The rear portion 47 of the cavity 50 has a length such that the rear end of the blade 44 does not disengage from it in the extended position. During longitudinal movement, inward pressure need not be applied to the pin 53 because the shoulder 56 prevents outward flexure of the blade 44.
It now will be recognized that new and improved retractable scalpels have been disclosed which meet the objectives and which have all the features and advantages of the present invention. Since the spring action which locks the blades 12 or 44 in the extended position is supplied by the blades themselves, the constructions are very simple, sturdy and rugged. By virtue of the fact that inward pressure of the thumb is used to release the shoulders 25, 56 from the recesses 26, 55, rather than an outward pull, the scalpels 10 be operated by one hand. The retractable nature of the present invention eliminates the major cause of "sharp" accidents during surgery which can occur when an open scalpel is handed back and forth between the surgeon and an assistant.
Although the present invention has been disclosed in the form of a surgical scalpel, the principles are applicable to other types of cutting instruments, such as those used in veterinary medicine, model building, hunting knives, wall covering, upholstery and carpet installation, to mention but a few. Additional locking recesses can be formed at spaced points along the length of the slots 23, 54 in the event that different amounts of blade extension are desirable. Since certain changes or modifications can be made in the disclosed embodiments without departing from the inventive concepts involved, it is the aim of the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications that fall within the true spirit and scope of the present invention.
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DELBARTON – Burch Middle School defeated Kermit 34-6 to win their homecoming game earlier this week at Phil Sizemore Stadium in Delbarton.
Joe Hunt led the Bulldogs with 137 yards rushing on only eight carries and two scores. He also picked up a fumble and returned it for a touchdown.
Burch's Dalton Sheppard rushed for 82 yards including a 45-yard TD and a 2 point conversion.
Keeboo Cunningham rushed for 44 yards and caught a 60-yard TD from quarterback Jeremy Dillon. Dillon was 4 of 9 passing for 88 yards and he had 55 yards on the ground for the Bulldogs.
Zack Curry had a pair of sacks on defense for BMS and four tackles. Hunt also had four stops, while Sheppard had six tackles and Levi Smith and Andrew Smith each had five tackles for the Dogs.
BMS had 342 yards rushing and 88 through the air on offense.
Kermit had 116 yards on the ground and 32 via the pass. Justin Farley led the Blue Devils with 80 yards including a 45-yard TD run in the second half.
Burch is now 4-1 on the season and will play at Hamlin on Wednesday, October 3.

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Outstanding growth, good ROE
lot of momentum and young people choice for make up, high margins and good foot traffic to their stores
expensive...but the growth is going to outpace it.
new outlets will increase volume and bottom line.
Ulta is a popular well-run chain of salons that has had a very good year. Women are loyal to good salons,so things look good for ULTA,
As the father of an 18 year old girl, I can attest that Ulta's customers will always find the money they need to spend to look Fabulous. Always.
New and highly anticipated products and great sales keep people interested-- and buying.
Goldman Sachs likes it, PEG is a reasonable 1.2-1.3, P/E is below peers, and the company's e-commerce side is looking promising. Plus, let's be honest, every woman loves this place.
Every woman I know loves, shops at, and spends money at Ulta. The strong popularity of this cosmetics store will pay off, especially since it's the only pure-play chain in the makeup industry.
Price has come down to my range
I'm following MDP pick on this one.
Bottomed out. Forward P/E of 22 is too low for a growth company in this stage. Bump on the road = opportunity.
I am not an expert in this business, but the last earnings report was nothing to scoff at. Operating cash flow has increased to $100.13 million so far this year, compared to $77.46 million at the same time last year. Earnings have increased over 22% this year as well, accompanied by a 23.3% increase in revenue.
The company has no debt, with $240.92 million in cash.
Mary Dillon, the company's new CEO appointed in June, strikes me as a competent leader focused on attracting new customers and building customer loyalty.
The company now has 664 stores in the U.S. after opening 55 in the most recent quarter. So far in 2013 the same-store sales have increased 7.3%.
Ulta Salon has the financial strength to endure short-term hiccups. Boo hoo for analysts and short-term traders who are disappointed with the results of one quarter (and short-term projections based on a tough retail environment).
The company's store growth, comps growth, and cash flow/earnings generation help me see this recent drop as a great opportunity to rate this as a long-term outperform. The P/E is hovering around 31, providing an opportunity to pick up a growth company at a reasonable price.
I don't know a whole lot about the business, but will be looking into it more. So far I like what I see: a quality growth company getting unnecessarily beat up by a short-sighted market.
Too big a drop after news from this quarter & re next.
Getting in on a hard pullback. They forecasted estimates below consensus for the holidays, saying promotion are to blame. My guess is more reports like this will be heard come Q4 results. I plan on buying many of my favorites as they get hit on short term noise. This one should still be a long term winner.
Ulta offers a combination of convenience, variety, and customer service in an off-mall format that lets busy customers get in and out quickly. It is only partway through its planned store buildout and its online sales are growing, which means gains ahead.
It is candy store for women. They have a great rewards program and frequent sales. They carry great product lines in one convenient area, appeal to all age groups, have fairly well trained sales staff, the stores are well staffes at all times. It's Nirvana for womens who wear make-up.
beaten down because of CEO exit.
Just realized I never added Ulta to CAPS! I pretty much doubled my position during last Friday's drop. CEO departure doesnt really concern me all that much, as he is not needed to continue the successful expansion plan. They have years and years of grow ahead. Expand without taking on debt, good cash flows. It becomes fairly easy to add to your existing holdings after you have followed a company over the years. You can then spot an opportunity and seize on it easily.


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Half of Iranians plan investment in Turkey and the UAE, new survey shows
More than 50 per cent of Iranians plan to invest heavily in the properties in Turkey and the UAE over the next two years, mainly for 'residential purposes,' said a new survey.
The primary motivation behind making these further investments were specified as both "residential" and "return-on-investment"; revealed the survey conducted by Reidin.com and Conovi, one of Iran's major online internet companies, on the tendencies of Iranians in their real estate investments.
Of those who joined the survey, 64 per cent said they already owned property in the UAE , while 72 per cent said they had similar property in Turkey, the survey stated.
According to the suvey, majority of the buyers were male (89 per cent), of which 54 per cent were married. The youth comprised 46 per cent of the investors, while those having full-time employment were 62 per cent and those who owned a bachelor's degree were 52 per cent.
About 15 per cent said Istanbul was their favourite choice, while 19 per cent opted for Dubai as the most preferred city, the survey added.
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Man Charged with Murder to Undergo a Mental Evaluation
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – A 30-year-old Vassalboro man charged with killing a man he alleges sexually molested him as a boy has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. Courtney Shea agreed to be held without bail at an appearance Thursday in Kennebec County Superior Court. He retains the right to seek bail in the future. He faces a murder charge in connection with the Nov. 21 stabbing death of 69-year-old Thomas Namer of Waterville. The suspect told police he stabbed Namer after the older man made a sexual advance. He said he had known Namer for years and had been molested by him when he was 11.
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The old woman shifted her weight from her hip.
As I sat down beside her she chewed on her lip.
I flashed her a smile and wished her good morning.
She did not expect me to speak without warning.
This old wooden bench had pulled us together.
on this beautiful morn of clear springtime weather.
Finally she grinned and she whispered hello.
I reached out my hand and she took it so slow.
"You have such kind eyes" she said with a smile.
So we sat on this bench and chatted for awhile.
All her years had made her enchanting to me.
I asked her if she'd like to come have some tea.
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Pre-Mother's Day personalized jewelry class offered Friday, Saturday
With Mother's Day approaching, those looking to create a personalized gift for their mother should consider signing up for the "Hand-Stamped Jewelry" class being offered at Vance-Granville Community College Friday and Saturday.
The two-hour class will be available on Friday, from 1-3 p.m., on the Franklin County campus near Louisburg. On Saturday, it will be offered again, from 10 a.m.-noon, this time on the main campus in Vance County.
Instructor Alison Beal of Wake Forest will teach students how to create what are called "mother's birthstone necklaces." Words and phrases students wish to put on their circular charm will be placed there with a metal stamp. By the conclusion of the class, attendees will leave with both a new skill and a finished piece of jewelry (which will include Swarovski birthstone crystals and a silver ball chain).
The cost for the course is $24 (which includes all materials and fees). Contact Theresa Somerville at (252) 738-3427 or firstname.lastname@example.com to register.


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Season 13
|The Amazing Race: Season 13!
|Meet the Teams!
| Terence & Sarah - Newly Dating
Marisa & Brooke - Best Friends
Andrew & Dan - Frat Boys
Aja & Ty - Dating Long Distance
Mark & Bill - Best Friends
Toni & Dallas - Mother / Son
Nick & Starr - Brother / Sister
Anita & Arthur - Married Beekeepers
Kelly & Christy - Divorcees
Ken & Tina - Separated
Anthony & Stephanie - Dating
| Overview:
11 teams set off for a race across the world. 10 teams will fall below the wayside but one team will have the brains, brawn, and teamwork to win one million dollars.Along the way, 8 teams came up short: Anita & Arthur , Anthony & Stephanie , Mark & Bill , Marisa & Brooke , Aja & Ty, Kelly & Christy , Terence & Sarah and Toni & Dallas. The 3 teams: Nick & Starr ,Andrew & Dan and Ken & Tina found themselves racing in the final leg for the million bucks. In the end, siblings Nick & Starr won the million dollars.
| Records:
-Anita & Arthur became the oldest team ever to be eliminated on Leg 1.
-3 new countries were visited on the race: Bolivia, Cambodia and Kazakhstan.
-Return to India for the 7th time, most visited country on the race, excluding the United States.
-Nick and Starr won the most number legs in a row. (4)
-Toni & Dallas are the first mother and son team to win a leg.
-Nick & Starr won the most legs in 1 season (7).
-Andrew & Dan are the third team to make the final 3 without winning a leg.
-Nick & Starr are the 1st Siblings and the youngest team to win the Amazing Race
-Least number of teams to win a leg (3)
-First season where the U-Turn was available but not used
-Ken & Tina are the fourth team to win 3 legs in a row
-Only the second season to circumnavigate the world westward
-Least number of countries visited, excluding Season 8 (8, tied with season 2)
-Toni & Dallas are the first eliminated team unable to make it to the finish line
-First season where two legs were in the same city (Legs 9 and 10 in Moscow, Russia)
| Good Situations:
-Nick & Starr formed an alliance with Ken & Tina on leg 1.
-Dallas helped Terence & Sarah, by telling them where the taxi's were located at on Leg 2.
- Ken & Tina completed the Fast Forward on Leg 4, giving them there 3rd win in a row.
-Ken and Tina were spared from elimination on Leg 6. However, they will complete a SpeedBump on Leg 7.
-Ken and Tina survived the speed bump.
-Ken and Tina helped Andrew & Dan with the Bleary Eyed "Detour" choice in Leg 7, which put Andrew & Dan just ahead of last place team, Kelly & Christy.
-Nick & Starr winning 7 Legs and breaking the record for the most number of Legs won in one season, and tie the record for most number of Legs won in a career.
-Dandrew surviving the Speed Bump
-Ken & Tina resolving their marriage.
| Bad Situations:
-Anita & Arthur became the first team eliminated from The Amazing Race 13.
-Kelly and Christy misread/didn't read their clue properly twice in Leg 2.
-On Leg 3, Mark and Bill misread their clue which lead to them receiving a 30 min. time penalty which caused them their elimination.
-Terence/Sarah getting caught for speeding and will receive 30 min penalty at the start of the following leg.
-Marisa & Brooke got lost on the way to the Gordian Knot on Leg 4 and only manged to catch up to Aja & Ty but they lost a foot race and were eliminated.
-Ken and Tina were the first team to check in last on a non-elimination leg and will therefore have to complete a Speed Bump the following leg.
-Andrew & Dan eliminating Kelly & Christy and Terence & Sarah.
-Terence & Sarah went for the Fast Forward on leg 8, however in the Fast Forward they had to eat meat and since Terence was a vegetarian they couldn't complete the Fast Forward and they couldn't catch up to other teams and were eliminated.
-Toni & Dallas lost their passports and their money which prohibited them from joining fellow racers at the finish line.
| Funny Moments:
- Dallas and Toni running around in the cow costume
- Dan soing the marching detour
- Andrew and Dan doing the speedbump
- Tina's hair turned green even though she did not do the roadblock.
- Andrew & Dan ironing clothes.
- Marisa & Brooke getting mooned by a man on the beach.
- Fighting cholitas in Bolivia
- Kelly & Christy digging in the sand for a container
- The Holi Festival in India
- The man with the sewing machine at the Bleary Eyed Detour in India
| Poll:
| Final Placings
Winners - Nick & Starr
2nd Place - Ken & Tina
3rd Place - Andrew & Dan
4th Place - Toni & Dallas
5th Place - Terence & Sarah
6th Place - Kelly & Christy
7th Place - Aja & Ty
8th Place - Marisa & Brooke
9th Place - Mark & Bill
10th Place - Anthony & Stephanie
11th Place - Anita & Arthur
Make sure you visit the Amazing Race 13 Polls and Congratulations to Marisa & Brooke for becoming the Best Team From Season 13!
Enter your race predictions and see how accurate you are!
| Leg Winners And Prizes -
Leg 1 - Nick & Starr - Trip For 2 to Belize
Leg 2 - Ken & Tina - ATV's
Leg 3 - Ken & Tina - A 7 Night Trip to Cabo San Lucas
Leg 4 - Ken & Tina - Trip to Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Leg 5 - Nick & Starr - Trip for 2 to St.John, US Virgin Islands
Leg 6 - Nick & Starr - 2 Electric Cars
Leg 7 - Nick & Starr - Trip for 2 to Hawaii
Leg 8 - Nick & Starr - A 180-Horsepower Waverunner
Leg 9 - Toni & Dallas - Trip for 2 to Punta Cana
Leg 10 - Nick & Starr - Trip for two to Anguilla
Finale - Nick & Starr - $1,000,000
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|Didn't really like this season (page: 1 2 3)
|Jan 3 2012, 1:39 PM EST by Hericles
Thread started: Dec 31 2008, 10:57 PM EST Watch
I know heaps of people liked this season and loved who won but seriously this was one of my least favourite seasons mainly because Nick and Starr won.
There were moments that were funny and everything but I didn't really like any of the teams I was going for Kelly and Chrsity but I knew they would lose because they were stupid.
What a stupid name Starr (I was mainly annoyed that it was spelt with 2 R's where her parents trying to be fancy)
|Something not related (page: 1 2 3)
|Jul 28 2010, 1:17 PM EDT by Brallition06
Thread started: Aug 28 2008, 12:40 AM EDT Watch
Amazing Race premieres on September 28th but guess what? Survivor premieres 3 days before it on September 25th
Okay, it's not related to this i know, pardon me for that, haha
|Final Thoughts
|Apr 3 2009, 12:42 AM EDT by TAR_Survivor
Thread started: Dec 13 2008, 10:16 AM EST Watch
My FInal Thoughts on the race were : VERY POSITIVE!!
This Season was great! I loved the teams: Marisa and Brooke, Kelly and Christy & Nick and Starr
I thought it was filled with lots of actions and excitement
The task were pretty good..except maybe the last one where they had to find the green dinosaur..like.lol
I was pretty happy with the race destinations this season..Russia, Kazahakstan, India, New Zealand
I was also very happy of the outcome: Nick and Starr winning!
The only things that made me sad was: Toni and Dallas not making the Final 3, Marisa and Brooke & Kelly and CHristy not making it furhter in the race, Andrew and Dan making the Final 3 (sorry to ppl who liked em)
But overall: I thought this season was great and congratulations to CBS (I think thats the right company,right?) and all the racers! And Congrats on Nick and Starr on winning the $1 million and Ken & Tina (hopefully) on remending your relationship!
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Tar Heels rebound vs. Radford
North Carolina has struggled with turnovers this season — and that was with senior point guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt in the lineup.
The Preseason WNIT MVP missed Wednesday night's game against Radford with concussion-like symptoms, and the results were predictable.
The No. 21 Tar Heels turned the ball over 31 times but used their advantage inside to defeat Radford 64-44 at Carmichael Arena.
"It wasn't pretty, but it was a win," UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "Way, way too many turnovers, and a lot of those turnovers were just absolutely ridiculous."
Redshirt sophomore Latifah Coleman had 10 turnovers in place of Ruffin-Pratt, who was injured in Sunday's 45-point loss to Tennessee, and the Tar Heels (8-1) committed four miscues in the first 90 seconds.
But unlike the Lady Vols, who took advantage of UNC's 30 turnovers, Radford (4-3) couldn't convert on offense. The Highlanders had just 10 points on 3-of-29 shooting at halftime.
And when the Tar Heels were able to get the ball inside, UNC's forwards used their height advantage — the three frontcourt starters scored 49 points and helped give the Tar Heels a 52-27 rebounding edge.
Senior center Waltiea Rolle had a career-high 24 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, becoming the fourth player in UNC history and the 13th player in ACC history with 200 blocks.
UNC freshman power forward Xylina McDaniel added 16 points and eight rebounds and senior small forward Krista Gross added a career-high 17 rebounds.
The Tar Heels had been outrebouded 54-40 against Tennessee.
"Monday after the game, we did do a lot of running (as punishment)," McDaniel said. "But our practice focused on rebounding and being physical inside the paint, because that was a weak point in our game."
UNC led by 27 early in the second half but had a scoring drought of its own, going nine minutes without a field goal. Meanwhile, Radford scored 12 straight points, including eight in a span of 39 seconds as the Tar Heels had trouble getting the ball across halfcourt.
That run cut UNC's lead to 48-37 with six minutes left, but the Tar Heels scored 11 points in a row over the next four minutes to seal the win.
UNC won't practice again until Sunday because of exams, and the next game isn't until Wednesday against N.C. Central. Hatchell was hopeful but unsure if Ruffin-Pratt would be cleared by then.
"Having a concussion nowadays is very complicated as far as what all they have to pass and do to be able to get back out there and the steps that they go through," Hatchell said. "There's so many different levels, it's just unbelievable. So I really have no idea. I'm hoping she's back next week, but I really don't know."
No. 21 UNC 64, Radford 44
Percentages: FG .258, FT .846. 3-Point Goals: 1-12, .083 (Brockett 1-1, Hamilton 0-1, Avery 0-2, Buckhannon 0-8). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots: 1 (Gaymon). Turnovers: 19 (Hamilton 5, Erwin-Spencer 4, Mason 3, Buckhannon 2, Gordon 2, Gaymon, Avery). Steals: 17 (Hamilton 7, Buckhannon 3, Foy 2, Walker, Avery, Mason, Tabb, Erwin-Spencer).
Percentages: FG .420, FT .655. 3-Point Goals: 3-12, .250 (Gross 1-1, Bannister 1-1, Buckland 1-5, Butts 0-1, Coleman 0-1, Rountree 0-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots: 8 (Rolle 5, McDaniel 2, Bryant). Turnovers: 31 (Coleman 10, Gross 5, McDaniel 4, Rountree 3, Buckland 2, Rolle 2, Butts 2, Bryant 2, Adams). Steals: 10 (Bryant 3, Gross 2, McDaniel 2, Rountree, Coleman, Buckland).
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BERKELEY LAKE - The dam that contains 88-acre Lake Berkeley is showing signs of weakening, probably as a result of the 12.5 inches of rain that drenched the city for about a week back in September.According to City Engineer Rich Edinger, a city worker discovered a slope failure about 2/3 of the way up the dam on Sept. 23. While Edinger told Mayor Lois Salter and City Council members not to panic, he did suggest taking measures to assess and evaluate the damage. After contacting Safe Dams Program (a Georgia regulatory program) and Piedmont Geotechnical Consultants, Edinger made several recommendations to city leaders that should identify the cause of the failure. Built in 1948 and renovated in 1980 and the early 1990s, Lake Berkeley Dam has been well maintained, according to Edinger. Continual maintenance and annual inspections have been performed for many years. Compromised areas on the dam have been marked, and experts have been monitoring the water depth in hand-augered holes that have been drilled into the dam. What the team of geotechnical experts is trying to figure out is why the slope failure occurred in the first place. Last month's heavy rains may be the culprit, or the composition of the dam itself may be the problem. According to Edinger, experts are not sure whether the dam is clay or a combination of some other materials. Another question to be answered in whether the drains in the dam are working properly. Edinger proposes performing soil borings to ascertain the dam's composition. Additional borings, some as deep as 100 feet, will determine the stability of the dam. This initial boring process should take about 8 weeks "This could be a superficial problem or an issue with dam stability," said Edinger. FEMA has also inspected the dam and has asked Edinger for more data. The city may be able to recoup some of its expenses (as much as $25,000 just for initial testing and evaluation) from FEMA. Security company picked Council members voted to approve the selection of Plaza Security to handle the city's public safety matters. Since Gwinnett County officers can no longer be hired to patrol and protect the city, leaders had to interview and evaluate private security firms to do the job. City Hall Grand Opening The official grand opening ceremony for the new Berkeley Lake city hall and park is scheduled for 3 - 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18.
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Full Harvard Game Notes In PDF Format
Game Day Quick Facts:
The Teams: Holy Cross (2-3, 0-0 Patriot League) vs. Harvard (1-3, 0-0 Ivy League)
Date: November 27, 2011
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Lavietes Pavilion (2,195), Cambridge, Mass.
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Series Record: Holy Cross leads, 7-5
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 72, Harvard 53 (November 28, 2010, Worcester, Mass.)
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST HARVARD: Sunday's contest between Holy Cross and Harvard marks the 13th meeting between the two teams, with the series dating back to the 1977-1978 season. The teams played annually for six-consecutive years, with the Crusaders winning four of the six match-ups. The first game, back during the 1977-1978 season, was the worst loss for Holy Cross, who was a Division III team at the time. The Crusaders only managed to score 19 points against the Crimson, losing by a 73-19 final. In the team's inaugural season as a Division I program, Holy Cross earned its third victory of the series, topping Harvard on Dec. 11, 1982, 85-67. Sixteen years later, on Dec. 3, 1999, head coach Bill Gibbons won his first match-up against the Crimson, 89-61, at the ECAC Holiday Festival held at the Hart Center in Worcester. The teams have played in five-consecutive seasons after a seven-year hiatus. Since the 2006-2007 season, Harvard has won three of the five games against Holy Cross. The Crusaders halted a four-game slide against the Crimson last season, winning at the Hart Center on Nov. 28, 72-53. Gibbons is 3-3 when playing Harvard while Crimson head coach, Kathy Delaney-Smith, is 3-6 when taking on Holy Cross. Harvard leads the series when playing in Cambridge, 3-2.
HOLY CROSS AGAINST THE IVY LEAGUE: In program history, Holy Cross has played against four of the eight teams that compete in the Ivy League. Harvard will be the second of four Ivy League opponents the team will face this season as the team opened up against Yale on Nov. 11. The team will also play at Brown (Jan. 16) while hosting Dartmouth (Jan. 3). Harvard and Yale have been the most frequent Ivy League teams on the Holy Cross schedule, competing against the Crusaders a combined 25 times. Dartmouth will face Holy Cross for the ninth time this season while controlling the all-time series 6-2. Brown is the fourth and final Ivy League team Holy Cross has competed against, as the Crusaders have won all three meetings. The last time the Crusaders and Bears met was 1997. Holy Cross is a combined 13-12 against Yale and Harvard, including the loss to Yale earlier this season.
HITTING THE ROAD: Starting with the contest at Harvard, the Crusaders enter a three-game road series from Nov. 27 through Dec. 3, also traveling to Central Connecticut and New Hampshire. Holy Cross is currently 0-2 as the road team, losing to Yale and UConn. In program history, the Crusaders have won 13 of the 20 games against the three upcoming opponents, including an unblemished 5-0 record in New Britain, Conn., home of the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. Last season, the Crusaders finished 4-11 on the road.
WARD AIMS HIGH: The lone senior on the roster, Meredith Ward (Westerly, R.I.), was named captain for the 2011-2012 season. Ward was also named a tri-captain for the 2010-2011 season. She is the veteran leader in the backcourt and has started at guard in all five games this season, averaging 33 minutes and 11 points per game. Ward has scored in double-figures in three consecutive games, highlighted by her first career double-double against UMass on Nov. 22. She scored 14 points and tallied a career-best 12 rebounds, almost doubling her previous high of seven rebounds. Ward also scored a season-high 15 points against Quinnipiac and following with 12 points against Fordham. She now has 13 career games where she's posted double-figures. She currently leads the team in three-point percentage (38.5) and free throw percentage (92.3) after hitting all six of her free throw attempts against UMass. In her season debut at Yale, Ward finished with nine points and then posted five points and four rebounds in the following game against nationally-ranked Connecticut. Ward saw action in all 30 games as a junior, averaging 23.2 minutes, 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. She registered a Holy Cross single-season record when she went 12-for-12 from the free throw line against Quinnipiac and finished the season as the team's top free throw performer, making 84 percent of her attempts. In her career, she has scored 417 points, recorded 190 rebounds and 175 assists.
SMOOTH SMITH: Sophomore guard Alex Smith (Delran, N.J.) was chosen to the preseason All-League Team after being named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team last season. Her numbers continue to improve as she tied her season-high with 14 points in the win over UMass, hitting a season-high six field goals, including two three point shots. She currently averages 10.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and a team-high 4.4 assists per game. She recorded 14 points and also tied her career-high with eight rebounds in the win over Quinnipiac on Nov. 16. In her season debut at Yale, Smith returned to form from the three-point line, making three of her six attempts and finished the game with 11 points and a career-best eight assists. She sank two more three point shots against UConn and now has 25 games in her career where she's made at least two three-pointers. She has a total of 22 assists thus far, not only leading the team, but the Patriot League as well. She also leads the team in three-point shots made per game (1.8) and ties the team-high with 2.2 steals per game. As a freshman, Smith ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.1 point per game. She also ranked first on the team in minutes played per game (32.0) and assists (98). She finished the season with 82 three-pointers made, ranking second-highest in the Holy Cross single-season records.
LEAPS FOR LEPLEY: Junior forward Amy Lepley (Norfolk, Mass.) returns for her third-straight season as one of the team's starting forwards. She is at full strength after recovering from a tweaked knee late last season as she currently leads the team with 12.4 points per game. Lepley's numbers continue to impress as she has notched three-straight double-figure outings, topping out with a season-high 15 points in the win over UMass on Nov. 22. She has led the team in scoring in two of the last three games as she also scored 14 points against Fordham and 13 points versus Quinnipiac. She scored 12 points, brought down five rebounds and tallied five assists in her 2011-2012 season debut against Yale. Lepley has also been a factor on the boards, averaging 5.6 rebounds per game, including a season-high seven rebounds versus UMass. She has made 52 percent of her field goal attempts (26 of 50), ranking fifth amongst Patriot League players. Originally playing as a guard in high school, the converted forward led the team in rebounding (5.6 per game) and blocks (13) in 2010-2011. In her career she has scored 558 points, recorded 321 rebounds and 120 assists.
PICK-ME-UP PARKER: Freshman forward Emily Parker (Johnston, Iowa) got her Holy Cross career off to a great start, posting a double-double in her first game in a Crusaders uniform. Her 17-point, 10-rebound performance at Yale became the first time in 15 years of Holy Cross basketball that a freshman posted such high numbers in her first-ever performance. The feat landed her Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 15. She followed a break in action with a 20-point, eight rebound performance in the 80-70 win over Quinnipiac, leading the team in points and tying the team-high in rebounds. Despite limited playing time in the last two games, Parker maintains a double-figure scoring average (12.0) and leads the team in rebounding (5.8). She also has a team-high field goal percentage (54.3) which ranks second amongst Patriot League players.
COMEBACK MALONE: Sophomore guard Brisje Malone (Springfield, Mass.), who did not start the two exhibition games for Holy Cross this fall, has come back to earn the third starting guard spot in all five games this season. Malone tallied her second double-digit scoring affair in the last game against UMass, notching eight second half points to boost her total to 10 points. She also tallied a team-high five assists, notching the 10th time in her career where she's put together at least five assists. She shined in her season debut at Yale, playing 34 minutes and scoring 13 points on a 4-for-9 shooting effort. Against UConn, Malone made it to the free throw line eight times, tying her career-high with six free throws made. Malone also earned a career-high six assists against Quinnipiac on Nov. 16. After the five games, Malone averages 8.2 points and 3.6 assists per game. She leads Patriot League performers with a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio and 2.2 steals per game. Her 3.6 assists average is second only to fellow sophomore Alex Smith. As a freshman, she averaged 26.1 minutes and 7.1 points per game, while adding 29 steals.
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE: Ever since Kaitlin Foley graduated from Holy Cross in 2007, the Crusaders have not had a true center on their roster. This year's team will turn to two new faces, freshmen Clare Sullivan (Belmont, Mass.) and Emily Parker for that frontcourt presence. The two are listed at 6-3 and 6-2 respectively and were McDonald's All-America nominees and named to their respective All-Conference teams at least twice. Both players have earned valuable playing time and are earning clutch points in the paint. On the season, the two have combined for 54 points and 28 rebounds, an average of 13.5 points and seven rebounds per game.
HELPING HANDS: For the second season in a row, the Holy Cross women's basketball team is leading the Patriot League in assists. The squad has combined for 83 assists on the season, an average of 16.6 assists per game. American ranks second in the league with 14.4 assists per game, a difference of 2.2 assists. Sophomore Alex Smith is once again the team's leader in the assists category, as she averages 4.4 assists per game, Brisje Malone follows closely behind, ranking second with 3.6 assists per game.
STARTERS SHINE: The starting five for Holy Cross this season have earned their roles for a reason. Through the five games, Crusader starters have posted 248 of the team's 307 points. They have combined for 754 of the 1,000 minutes played and are shooting a combined 41.6 percent from the floor (91 of 219). They have also sported 115 rebounds, 70 assists and 32 steals. Emily Parker, who started her first career game against Quinnipiac, posted a team-high 20 points as the other four starters finished with 50 total points in the contest. Against Fordham, the team's starters scored 37 of the team's 43 points while they followed with 62 of the team's 76 points versus UMass (82 percent). Four of the five regular starters are averaging in double-figures (Amy Lepley, Parker, Alex Smith and Meredith Ward).
HOME IS WHERE THE HART IS: Holy Cross, who is now 2-1 at the Hart Center this season, will play in 11 more home games. Last season, the Crusaders went 6-7 when playing on the Hart Center hardwood, winning against New Hampshire, Harvard, Maine, Bucknell, Lafayette and Colgate, and falling to Yale, Central Connecticut, Boston College, Army, Navy, Lehigh and American. The Crusaders currently have a .773 home victory percentage since becoming a Division I program as the 2011-2012 season marks the 38th season of women's basketball competition at the Hart Center. The program holds an all-time 334-112 advantage at home and has posted 29 winning records at home and six losing seasons, including last year's 6-7 record. A total of 47 teams have never won at the Hart Center. Combined, the Crusaders have won 156 of 190 meetings against this year's home opponents.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Another goal of the 2011-2012 season is to step up on all aspects of the defense. One of the main ways the team will accomplish that goal is to win the rebounding battle. Despite the loss in the season opener, the team did step up the defense, outrebounding Yale 43-33. The Crusaders also posted a 38-35 rebounding edge against Fordham and a +14 rebounding advantage against UMass, 44-31. The squad is now 1-2 in games when they outrebound their opponent and is averaging 1.4 more rebounds than their opponents through all five games. The Crusaders also stepped up their defense on another level, tallying a season-high four blocks next to Quinnipiac's lone block on Nov. 16. Last season, the team was outrebounded by a margin of 1,186-1,023, a 123 rebound difference and finished last in the Patriot League in blocks. The last Holy Cross team to outrebound all of its opponents during a season was in 2002-2003. That season, the squad put up 1,216 rebounds compared to 1,124 rebounds by their opponents. The team finished with a 24-8 overall record and won the 2003 Patriot League Championship.
CRUSADERS PICKED FIFTH IN PRESEASON POLL: Holy Cross was picked to finish fifth for the second straight season in the 2011-2012 Patriot League preseason poll, receiving 52 votes. American was chosen to finish first, receiving 11 first-place votes as senior Lisa Strack was voted preseason All-Patriot League. The Eagles earned a league-high 94 points and was followed by Lehigh, who received three first place votes and 83 points. Reigning Patriot League champion Navy was picked third with 74 points and two first place votes, while Bucknell (58 points) and Holy Cross (52) were selected fourth and fifth respectively. Lafayette, Army and Colgate followed in order, earning 38, 26 and 23 points respectively.
WELCOME TO WORCESTER: There will be one new face handling front office duties for the 2011-2012 Crusader basketball squad, assistant coach Sahar Nusseibeh. Nusseibeh was a former player for American, a Patriot League opponent, and was part of two squads that won the conference's regular season championship. Nusseibeh joins the Crusaders' hoops staff after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati. While there, she provided on-road recruiting, video coordinating, served as the team's post coach and was the academic liaison between the players, academics department and coaches.
BOWL FOR BONDS: Assistant coach Chante Bonds knows what it's like to be a champion. This past summer, Bonds was a major part of the Boston Militia, a team in the Women's Football Alliance. Her squad went 7-1 during the regular season and finished with a 3-0 record in the national conference playoffs, earning them a spot in the world championship. Facing the San Diego Surge, Bonds' Militia won the game 35-19 and was crowned the 2011 Women's Football Alliance National Champions. Bonds, who was in her third year in the women's league, earned second team All-America honors as a wide receiver. Playing as a cornerback in the championship game, Bonds stopped a San Diego drive with an interception and an 11-yard return. Bonds, born and raised in Brockton, Mass., played Division II basketball at Bentley. A combo guard, Bonds' favorite tasks on the basketball court were diving for loose balls and setting screens for post players. On the football field, she caught on to contact and tackling quickly.
SUMMER SHAPE-UP: The Crusaders went through a tough and rigorous summer off season, working with assistant coach Chante Bonds and strength and conditioning coach Brittany Keil. In addition to the normal training regimen of strength, power, core stability and knee injury prevention, Keil and Bonds implemented a conditioning sprint test. The sprint test simulated game-like conditions, and when they ran it together as a team, they competed to see who can stay on top of the 'speed ladder'; slowest person is last in line, fastest person is at the top, and they fight to move up or keep their position on every sprint rep. Both Bonds and Keil felt that this new training segment changed the squad's mentality of being on the team and kept them training with consistency and intensity throughout the summer.
PATRIOT LEAGUE DOMINANCE: Despite its preseason ranking, the Holy Cross women's basketball team has its eyes set back on the top spot amongst the Patriot League's eight teams. Since its inaugural season back in 1991, the team has posted 243 league victories and just 71 losses. It has made 20 appearances in the Patriot League Tournament, boasting 11 championships and a 38-10 all-time record. The team was seeded sixth in the tournament last season, a program low and lost to American in the quarterfinals. The Crusaders are most successful against Colgate as they have mounted a 43-3 all-time record against the Raiders. The team also boasts a 45-8 record against Lafayette. Army and American have given Holy Cross the most trouble, as the two have combined for 28 of the 71 wins against the Crusaders. Lehigh has put up 13 wins against Holy Cross as well.
RETURNING TO GLORY: The 2011-2012 season is the second instance under Gibbons' tutelage that a player on the roster has not participated in the NCAA Tournament. The last time a Holy Cross team made the NCAA Tournament was the 2006-2007 season. Holy Cross has played in the Big Dance 12 times, posting a 1-12 all-time record. It received a team-best seventh seeding in 1985 and played as the 16th seed in its last appearance, 2007. The Crusaders have also participated in the WNIT, playing in the 2002 season.
HEAD COACH BILLGIBBONS: 27th SEASON: Bill Gibbons is in his 27th season at the helm of the Holy Cross women's basketball program and 31st as a member of the Holy Cross basketball family in 2011-2012. He has compiled a 498-289 record as head coach (.633 winning percentage), including a 2-3 record at the helm this season. He ranks 24th on the active Division I win leaders list and is two wins shy of his 500th victory. His quarter-century pledge to the team has made a major impact on all aspects of the women's basketball world and especially in the surrounding community. He has led the Crusaders to nine Patriot League Championships in the last 16 years. He has also made 12 postseason appearances (11 NCAA Tournaments and one WNIT) in his 26 years as head coach. With sixteen 20-win seasons under his belt, Gibbons has cemented himself and the women's basketball program as one of the best in the East. The sixth coach of the women's program at Holy Cross, Gibbons has enjoyed the longest tenure in the position. He has led the Holy Cross women's basketball program to more victories than any other coach, and is the winningest coach in Holy Cross Basketball history. With his 358th victory, he surpassed George Blaney (357 wins as head coach of the Holy Cross men's basketball program), who had hired him to be his assistant coach in 1981. Now with more than 495 wins, Gibbons is the second-winningest coach in Holy Cross Athletics history, behind legendary baseball coach Jack Barry, who totaled 616 wins from 1921-1960.
NEXTUP FOR THE CRUSADERS: The Crusaders will travel to Central Connecticut for a mid-week non-conference game. The squads will face-off at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Conn. The Blue Devils are currently 2-1 on the season.
Record: 1-3 Affiliation: Ivy League
HEAD COACH: Head coach Kathy Delaney Smith is in her 30th season as head coach of the Harvard women's basketball program. She is the winningest Ivy League women's basketball coach of all-time and owns a 29-year coaching record at Harvard of 456-319, with a 274-120 record in Ivy League play. Included in those marks are nine 20-win seasons, 11 Ivy titles, a .500 record or better in 22 of the last 23 campaigns, and eight postseason appearances.
2011-2012 SQUAD: The Harvard women's basketball team stands at 1-3 on the 2011-2012 season, winning against Rhode Island the last time out after falling to Iowa, Butler and Providence. The Crimson return 10 letterwinners, including three starters from the 2010-2011 season. Sophomore Christine Clark currently leads the squad with 18.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game while junior Miriam Rutzen also adds six rebounds per game.


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Who: Girls in grades K-3
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013
Location: First Congregational Church, Peru
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fee: $8 per girl
Min/Max: 30/60 girls
Closing Date: Friday, February 22, 2013
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"Swansea City council started improvements at Cwmdonkin Park in Summer 2012 to tie in with Dylan Thomas's centenary next year. Work was to be completed by late November 2012, according to Scotts the contractors.
The local authority is keen to upgrade existing play equipment
It is looking to improve signage and upgrade water features to make them more visible and welcoming
The council has also identified the need to bring in more seating at the park
To date, the toilets and pavilion/cafe are still unfinished, paths are broken and almost unusable, certainly not suitable for old or disabled people.
The play area has been downsized to one swing (which vibrates!), no slide, a tiny toddlers area, a cumbersome climbing frame and a trampoline cleverly disguised as a rubbish bin/trip hazard. There is piles of mud around the place and no fence to keep animals out and kids in.
The Dylan Shelter is no better than before, (still no seats in it- presumably to stop kids gathering there on weekends) and the water garden looks like a drainage gully. Many old trees and shrubs have been wantonly destroyed and removed during the works, presumably to replaced at the tax payers expense
Mark Russ, the councils Parks Service Manager has stated,"I believe local users and schools were contacted regarding improvements in the park,[that's not true] however, there will be no amendment or addition to the play area however discussions are ongoing following receipt of correspondence on the matter.,"and that "work in the park should be completed by August 2013"
The council can pay artists handsomely to cut trees into shapes of pencils etc but they cannot live up to their promises to improve the park for local people who use the park on a regular basis"
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Totally agree. An absolute shambles and at the moment, a waste of money. Whats to be done?
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DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire gymnastics program has released its upcoming schedule for the 2009-10 season. The highlight of the schedule this year is that UNH and the gymnastics team will be hosting the EAGL Championship meet in Lundholm Gymnasium on March 27. The last time the Wildcats were the host of the EAGL Championships was in 2003 and the team won the title that year. The announcement was made today by head coach Gail Goodspeed.
Fans will have an opportunity to watch the team for the first time on Dec. 12, 2009 when the Wildcats host their own annual "Meet The Team" event.
The regular season begins on Jan. 9 when the 'Cats travel to battle EAGL rival Rutgers. On the very next weekend, UNH will hold its annual UNH Invitational on Jan. 17 at Lundholm Gym beginning at 1 p.m. Featured teams in the meet include Utah State, Ball State and Yale.
Other key home meets for the Wildcats in 2010 include a Jan. 30 meet vs. Pittsburgh, a Feb. 12 meet vs. Ivy opponent Brown, a Feb. 27 matchup vs. Maryland, and a March 12 meeting with North Carolina State.
The team will also compete against the likes of Missouri, Michigan State, George Washington and Texas Woman's on the road this season.
Tickets for the 2009-10 season will be available online at www.unhwildcats.com.


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CHURUBUSCO — It's funny how sports presents second chances.
A new season and new brackets drawn up for the 2010 sectional round, Churubusco (9-1) had the same team welcoming them into the playoffs.
Last season, Adams Central (7-3) was moving on to the semifinal round after scoring 20 unanswered points against the Eagles.
CHURUBUSCO — It's funny how sports presents second chances.
A new season and new brackets drawn up for the 2010 sectional round, Churubusco (9-1) had the same team welcoming them into the playoffs.
Last season, Adams Central (7-3) was moving on to the semifinal round after scoring 20 unanswered points against the Eagles.
Behind a record-breaking night from Kyle Mathewson, No. 5 Churubusco didn't let that happen twice, jumping out to a 28-6 lead at halftime. Big plays from the Kyles (Mathewson and Monk) put the game away 50-6 for the Eagles, setting up a road trip to Southern Wells next Friday.
"All year we've been thinking about revenge," Mathewson said. "They beat us last year and that's all we've been thinking about."
Revenge wasn't the only thing on Mathewson's mind with every game potentially being his last. Records hung in sight for the senior back.
In the loss to the Flying Jets, Mathewson had 119 yards in 2009. Friday night, he nearly doubled that mark with 226 yards.
With his team up 14-0 after a quarter of play, Mathewson climbed into the record books in the second quarter.
After a fumble was recovered by fellow senior Jordan Turner, Mathewson took Churubusco's second play from scrimmage 79 yards up the middle for the second of his three touchdowns on the night.
Two more runs followed for Mathewson on the Eagles next possession before an 18-yard run up the middle made the first record fall on the night.
Mathewson snapped a 27-year-old career rushing record held by Virgil Fulk going for 3,934 yards on the ground.
"When I was in middle school I remember watching Drew Bianski set those records," Mathewson noted. "I always wanted to prove everybody wrong. I wanted to break those records and I did it tonight."
'Busco's new leading rusher in school history didn't stop there. On the opening drive of the second half, Mathewson added a two-yard touchdown plunge to the record books breaking Drew Bianski's single season rushing record by one yard at 1,876.
The one-sided affair wasn't highlighted by just one Kyle but two.
Quarterback and fellow senior Kyle Monk put the game, that if it wasn't already over, away with a school record 91-yard punt return to run the score out to 43-6 with 6:28 left in the third quarter.
Monk picked up a dribbling ball at the Eagles own nine-yard line for his fourth TD of the year despite some resistance from his coaches.
"For a split second, you're a little bit upset with him," 'Busco head coach Lee Etzler said. "It doesn't take too long to figure out 'hey, good job.'"
A night firmly dominated on offense by the Eagles was matched on the defensive side where Adams Central quarterback Dalton Combs was the victim of repeated blitz schemes to keep the Jets QB on uncomfortable ground.
"We came out and played pretty hard," Etzler noted. "We didn't want to wait and see how the game was going to go. We talked a little bit about last year but not playing the next week is great enough motivation for us."
The concern, like it was last season, was Combs and the passing game of Central. Putting up 200 plus yards last season on the Eagles, Etzler and company allowed just 108 passing yards and a single 45-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass before halftime.
Two each of sacks and interceptions kept Combs hurried in the pocket by an Eagles defense that has allowed only one game over 154 yards passing this season.
Churubusco's path to a sectional title hits the road next week. The Eagles are in search of their first sectional title since the 2007 semistate run. Freshmen at the time of that season, the Eagle seniors are primed for a return.
"I haven't gone this far since my freshman year," Mathewson noted. "We know we can win this sectional and take the momentum from this game a long way."


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No, instead our superpowered game is getting its own different version of a restart in the promised upcoming MegaServer merges. While before we had multiple servers, each side will now have two -- one PvP and PvE for both PC and PS3 players -- giving us a total of four. Over this mad-scientist server-mashup, the issue of collisions looms. This week, we also found out that the merges will not only affect player names but league names as well, ensuring that there is plenty of confusion and concern on the part of the playerbase.
Will MegaServers be the bane or balm of DC Universe Online's population issues? What precisely are the facts and fallacies? Whom will this affect? Join me behind the break as I take a look at the overall situation!
As anyone who has actually played DC Universe Online in the last few months can tell you, trying to find people to play with can be a royal pain in the butt. Now, if you find yourself on one of the more populated servers, happen to play during prime time, and are in a well-connected and populated league, this is quite possibly something you haven't even noticed. That's why I've repeatedly said here that leagues are important and why I've recommended that you locate a league that meshes well with your preferred playtime.
Speaking from my own personal research as both hero and villain across multiple servers and playing at off-peak times, I can tell you that it can be hours before you run into anyone in the open world -- if it happens at all. Judging from what I've heard from other DCUO players, I know I'm not alone. Peak times on lower-populated servers can be just as quiet, leaving players to queue for a very long time to get into a group instance.
If you happen to be running any of the sub-30 content, you're in for a serious exercise in frustration in terms of finding groups, since most of the playerbase these days is focused on the endgame gear grind so common to MMOs. Try running sub-30 content on a low-pop server, without a league, at off-peak times, and you'll begin to understand why the merge is so desperately needed. It is almost completely pointless to even join the queue under those circumstances, as you'll probably have to go before a group ever pops for you.
Been there, done that, wouldn't wish it on anyone. There's something kind of sad about logging into an MMO and seeing quite a few people standing around but not being able to find anyone to play with as you level up. (Those moments are the times I desperately miss the sidekick/exemplar system in City of Heroes.)
The naming conundrum
For some, being required to change a character's name really means nothing. However, if you're an MMO fiend who has taken a character concept from City of Heroes to Champions Online and then to DC Universe Online, a specific name can mean a great deal. This is one of those really tough situations Sony Online Entertainment has managed to put itself into through by creating MegaServers after launch as opposed to designing the system beforehand. Now as to whether or not the devs didn't look around first, or whether they simply dismissed the idea of using instanced zones on a single server as a way of combatting overpopulation, I can't tell you. For whatever reason, they opted to split everything into multiple servers (even adding more at launch rather than letting things die down a bit before deciding), thereby ensuring that the game's population was too spread out once the usual first-month-only players left.
For those not familiar with the way this mechanic will work, let me give you an overview. Say we have five people named "Hurricane" playing on the PC side. Hurricane #1 and #2 started with the free 30 days and decided the game just wasn't their cup of tea. Hurricane #3 is the typical "five-to-eight hours" casual player that Chris Cao said the team was envisioning when it created the game. Hurricane #4 is a roleplayer who spends maybe 15-20 hours a week logged in, with that time dwindling as of late because there simply aren't nearly as many people around to RP with. Hurricane #5 is a hardcore raider who has spent gobs of time grinding gear and is often found idling online waiting for anything to pop.
By SOE's rules, Hurricane #5 automatically gets the name, Hurricane #3 and #4 are kicked back to find new names, and Hurricane #1 and #2 (who may or may not ever come back) find all their character names on their accounts are released due to their being inactive (not just the names that collide). On the surface, this may seem like the fair thing to do, but the rabbit hole goes a wee bit deeper.
Now, taking the overall statement from SOE that only 5% of the current game's population will be impacted by the impending collisions, let's do some math. We'll be generous and assume that DCUO is holding onto 500k subscriptions across both PS3 and PC, all servers combined. If that's the case, you're looking at 25,000 subscribers who will lose their names of choice. Even at 100k subscribers, that's still 5,000 subscribers impacted. Of those, how many will be willing to stick around when there are still other issues such as bugs, graphical glitches, and the rest on top of losing the names they chose for their characters' concepts? If there's a mass exodus over this naming policy, SOE could be looking at a loss of $75,000 per month on the low end, factoring in a loss of only a scant 5,000 angry ex-subscribers.
I have a very hard time believing that this makes fiscal sense to anyone.
Add in the word from Deadmeat that leagues will similarly be impacted, with the caveat that the number of active subs in the league will be the first consideration, followed by active time played by members in the event of a tie, and the cycle starts again. We have the potential for many name clashes, and many leagues will likely be unhappy to cede league name ownership after putting time into promoting a particular league name, creating websites, and developing a reputation. While leagues might have more wiggle-room on renaming than personal character names, you still run the risk of disenfranchising portions of the playerbase -- another financially risky option.
So what can be done?
While I am not a developer, I'd say it's time to look around and see what others are doing before jumping off the cliff. Sadly, SOE doesn't have the luxury of time to research this, as the server populations seem to be dropping off again and we need the MegaServers sooner rather than later. Global handles are the most obvious option that would allow players to retain their names, and they have the added benefit of letting players smack down account-level ignores against other players they absolutely can't stand. Players have tendered many other ideas on the 58+ page thread about MegaServers on the PC forums and 11+ pages on the PS3 side, as name collisions appear to be a big deal on both sides.
As it stands, the current planned policy may well hurt the game more than it helps. Personally, as one of those people who has carried a character name and concept from CoH to CO and now to DCUO, I would hate to lose my name. (With that said, I've yet to find a game where that character name is taken, so I'd note that I'm very unlikely to lose it.) Nonetheless, my hope is that the DCUO team can find some acceptable way to allow players to keep the names -- and thereby the character concepts -- that are important to them.
Every week on Saturday, strip off the mask of your Alter-Ego and soar through the world of DC Universe Online with Krystalle, then catch up with Larry on Wednesdays as he showcases the superhero game on the Alter-Ego livestream. Send up a bat-signal to ping Krystalle or Larry with your burning questions. (Packages wrapped in green with a purple bow will be returned unopened.)


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Do iron sights and scopes make the bullet go where it says they will instead of sideways?
Yes of course. Iron sites are way more accurate then shooting from the hip.
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Here's yet another reason that the NHL lockout needs to end right the heck now: the labour stoppage has robbed us of the glorious ending to the Roberto Luongo saga. It's completely unfair and borderline torture to be left hanging in this way, like AMC making Breaking Bad fans wait a full year for the second half of season 5.
This is every Breaking Bad fan reacting to the split-season structure:
Except crazier.
But, like that Youtube guy that perfectly predicted the season 4 finale, Sportsnet's John Shannon claims to have figured out how this whole ordeal ends. On Wednesday, in a televised discussion with Nick Kypreos, Shannon said that the Canucks have a Luongo deal in place with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The only thing holding up the deal is that, thanks to the lockout, Luongo doesn't currently play for them. But, supposing the NHL's current proposal is accepted and the season begins next month, "Roberto Luongo is staying in Canada, and will be a Toronto Maple Leaf by November 2nd."
Of course this would all come out the same day Daniel published a take on why the Canucks might need both Luongo and Schneider. Poor Daniel. But, while it could unfortunately render yesterday's writing obsolete, this is the best possible outcome for anyone hoping to see Roberto Luongo on 24/7 Red Wings/Maple Leafs. But is it true? Mike Gillis appeared on the Team 1040 Thursday morning, where Jason Botchford put the question to him. Is a Luongo to Toronto close?
"The definition of 'close' is something that is different for everybody," Gillis responded. (After all, what if Botchford meant six-time Academy Award nominated actress Glenn Close? There's just no way of knowing.) Gillis continued:
"I'm not sure why John would say that because that's certainly not the case, but everyone is entitled to speculate on whatever they'd like to speculate on. We've moved very slowly on any discussion Roberto Luongo, we'll trade him when we get what we want for him or we won't trade him. And Either way that's fine with me. You know, if we can do something that's gonna help us and move our team forward in different areas, we're certainly going to consider it, but that hasn't occurred yet so I'm not quite sure why that would be said."
Okay, so that's not quite a no. In fact, it's a delectably shifty response, especially if you pause on that first line. Here's a very astute observation from Taj Kang:
Whenever the person getting asked the question goes to the definition of the word he's trying to hide something.
— Taj (@taj1944) October 18, 2012
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Completely unhelpful.
We'll have more on this tomorrow.Tags: Maple Leafs, Roberto Luongo, this trade is never going to happen, trade rumours
"The definition of 'close' is something that is different for everybody"
The fact that Gillis didn't even address the Toronto part of the comment is suspicious. It would have been easy enough to say "we have no trade in place with Toronto" or "we're looking at a number of teams", like he has said many times previously. It appeared like he was dodging the question…not the typical Gillis screw-with-the-media-speculation-because-I-can.
That Mike Gillis sure did fail Poli Sci 101. You don't answer a question by trying to define a word, you completely ignore the question and ask your own question that has nothing to do with the original inquiry. It would have been better had GMMG answered Botch like this: "What would you do if you had Roberto Luongo on your team?"
Dang it, I don't know what to feel anymore.
My Luongo emotions have been flip flopping since April. Somebody just do something concrete, please. Tell me what to feel about this goalie fellow.
I can't take this hello and goodbye and maybe it's good if he stays and maybe he's going to Toronto and maybe they're all rumors and I FREAKIN STILL LOVE THAT GOALIE SO SHUT UP AND LET ME HAVE FEELINGS.
funny, i've been quite adamant as a supporter of the idea that Lou needs to move on for either him or the canucks to have success. but now, lou doesn't have total power over the canucks and av any more i've kind of softened. 40-50 starts each for lou and schneider wouldn't be the worst workload in the world. probably a pretty decent workload seeings that 'hockey' has been changed to 'goalie' ,as mg put it.
as for cap hit well…it doesn't seem to really matter anymore. it's all gone higglety-pigglety. if the league is proposing reducing the cap to 50% of revenue(which will surely drop this year) without any clawbacks, pretty much every competitive team is scr*wed anyway.
and since lou has been so classy( and funny) during this whole goalie ordeal maybe he IS mentally tough enough.
plus, the leafs, yikes. 'lou in the cotu' could quicly become as uncomfortable as a ricky gervais script. just can't wish that on the guy. and the only thing worse than lou imploding in t.o. would be him succeeding in t.o.


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Reed said he blows off steam during karate classes at IM Sports-West twice a week but also when he rehearses with his a cappella group, Capital Green.
"We are a very close-knit group of friends that have pretty much become family," Reed said, of the a cappella group. "You hear people talk about other groups, and the way they talk about them, they don't sound as close."
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Biological science junior Bob Reed practices karate in class on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at IM Sports- West. Reed has taken two semesters of karate classes.
Biological science junior Bob Reed, right, sings with women's and gender studies sophomore Mara Abramson on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Music Building. Reed has been a member of Capital Green a cappella group since his freshman year.
"It's really cool how everyone is there to help you and you're there to help them," he said about karate class. "It's always a give and take, and it's really nice."