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"Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize" Meredith NH - November 07, 2012
Charles Doleac, founder of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forum presents the NH Humanities Council-sponsored illustrated talk on the Treaty, NH citizen diplomacy and how local citizens helped President Theodore Roosevelt earn the Nobel Peace Prize for orchestrating the negotiations that ended "World War Zero" (the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05). Free. 6:30 pm. Presented by the Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith NH.
National History DayThe theme of National History Day 2011, "Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences," produced many student projects on the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. The following winners and their projects from their respective states and categories go to the national competition June 12-16 at the University of Maryland:
New Hampshire: Chandra Boudreau, Ian Smith, Charles Rickarby, Zachary Keefe, Ariel Fleischer and teacher, Molly Stevenson, Exeter High School, Senior Video Division. Watch their documentary: The Portsmouth Peace Treaty: A Victory for the World
Massachusetts: Patrick O'Brien, Junior Historical Essay Division
Rhode Island: Sarah Gold & Abbie Junior Website Division: The Treaty of Portsmouth: Diplomatic End to the Russo-Japanese War.
In Kansas, Christopher Gernon, Junior Performance Division, won the Kansas City competition with his re-enactment of Theodore Roosevelt's Treaty diplomacy that earned him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize.
Educational Resources for the Study of the Treaty of Portsmouth
This website is a now focal point for scholars, recognized by the Library of Congress, a place for posting new research and inquiries into various aspects of the Treaty and its legacy.
In addition to the History of the Treaty, this site contains a catalog of local newspaper headlines from 1905 (the actual clips are available at the Portsmouth Public Library) and a continuously-updated Bibliography to the Russo-Japanese War and the Treaty.
The Portsmouth Peace Treaty Curriculum Guide
In 2005 for the Treaty 100th anniversary, Northeast Cultural Coop wrote a comprehensive school curriculum that helps teachers present the history of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty to New Hampshire schoolchildren.
Aided by Dr. Robert J. Lister, Superintendent and the Portsmouth School Department, the comprehensive curriculum allows New Hampshire public school teachers at the high school and middle school levels to put the Portsmouth Peace Treaty in context with developments in United States and World History. Teaching units also make the information accessible to 4th graders -- the traditional entry point in the state for public school students to learn New Hampshire history.
The curriculum itself is an intensively researched 200+ page, illustrated binder with accompanying CD of images and map of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail.
The curriculum guide is organized thematically under headings such as The Great Global Game, which puts this period of history and the involvement of the U.S. into the story of what was happening in the world as of 1905. Other sections of the guide include: --Setting the Stage, which puts the war and peace treaty into perspective for teachers who will want to teach about it; --The Russo-Japanese War,which includes details on the war itself, how and why it occurred, with suggested lessons on how to approach teaching about it in the classroom; --The Peace Process,which helps put the local history in perspective with ways to engage students in research to discover how NH played a role in this international event, with biographies of the key players; --The Aftermath, which deals with the negative reactions in both Russia and Japan to the treaty; --Literary Connections,which gives teachers materials from the time period that helps in the interpretation of the events, including works by Mark Twain, Leo Tolstoy, and others. --Other Connections, which includes several lessons on understanding other cultures, women in 1905, geography lessons on Japan and Russia, and information on facts from the time period, such as that the tallest building in the world in 1905 was the Eiffel Tower and that in 1905 Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity.
Thanks to a grant from the Center for Global Partnership of the Japan Foundation, one copy of the curriculum was provided to each school district in the state. Additional copies are available to interested teachers by contacting Northeast Cultural Coop or the Information Director for the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forum (email@example.com)
Humanities Council "Humanities To Go" Program offers Portsmouth Peace Treaty speakers
Portsmouth Peace Treaty Anniversary Committee co-chairman Chuck Doleac is an accredited NH Humanities Council "Humanities To Go" program presenter.
His talk, "Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Prize: New Hampshire & the Portsmouth Peace Treaty" offers insight into why Roosevelt's trust in Portsmouth to be the 1905 peace-making city was well founded. Negotiations there between the Russians and Japanese ended "World War Zero" and led to a Nobel Peace Prize for the President – America's first.
Most recently presented to the Stratham Historical Society, the illustrated talk and exhibit panels are an engaging introduction to the subject. One woman at the Stratham talk noted, "I've lived in this area for nearly 90 years and had heard about the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. This is the first time I finally understood why it was so important!"
Click here to learn how your group or business can schedule a "Humanities To Go" talk.
Union-Leader Editor Visits Japan
Sherry Wood, night editor of the Union Leader newspaper in Manchester NH and author of "Keeping the Peace" a story for gradeschool children presented as part of the "Newspapers in Education" program in 2005, visits Japan, October 9-19, 2007. To follow her blog on the trip, arranged by the Foreign Ministry of Japan under its International Journalists program, click here.
Editor Sherry Wood (center) in Nichinan with (left to right) Suniyo Terai, translator; Takenori Okamoto, Nichinan Board of Education; (Wood), Nichinan Mayor Yoshiyoki Taniguchi; and Nichinan-Portsmouth sister City liaison Liz Southwell.
In November 2006, Peter Randall, author of There Are No Victors Here: A Local Perspective on the Treaty of Portsmouth was also the guest in Japan of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's "Opinion Leaders Program." On his return, he presented two illustrated talks -- at Green Acre Baha'i School and at the Portsmouth Athenaeum -- on his visit to Tokyo, Kyoto, Nichinan and Nagasaki. While in Tokyo he gave a recap of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial events to a group hosted by Yomiuri Shimbun, the largest daily newspaper in the world. He commented:
"I believe it is quite important that we maintain good relations with Japan as Japan has a foreign policy of peace... This was the trip of a lifetime for me."
Portsmouth Christian Academy 8th Graders Study Treaty
Students from Mrs. Reardon's class at Portsmouth Christian Academy in Dover, New Hampshire, devoted the entire school year to a study of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, incorporating suggestions from the Curriculum Guide in all of their lessons. in Dover, New Hampshire. In May, the 8th graders led 5th graders from the school on a tour of the Exhibit and Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail.
The following is a report on the Tour prepared by Gracie Derby, a student of class 8A.
"The Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty Tour
On May 24, 2006 the class of 8A at Portsmouth Christian Academy (P.C.A.), gave a tour of downtown Portsmouth, highlighting the Peace Treaty which ended the Russo-Japanese War between Russia and Japan.
The students dressed up in costumes of the day. Girls wore dresses with hats that they had made, while boys carried straw hats that a volunteer purchased for them. The students were separated into four groups and gave tours to the fifth graders of P.C.A. that came.
The tour started at the Portsmouth Historical Museum (the John Paul Jones House) then either went up towards Jumpin Jays or the Rockingham Hotel. It took about 45 minutes to go around the town, and then they were allowed 15 minutes at the museum to look around.
To prepare for this tour, the class picked topics that would add to their knowledge of the Russo-Japanese War. Then they wrote down what they believed to be most vital to the tour and added that to a script. Everyone in each of the four groups memorized the information in the script.
On the day of the tour, when the fifth graders arrived, the leader of each group went over safety procedures, while some went into the museum to wait for the first two groups to leave. As they walked they talked to the fifth graders about life in 1905, about the Russo-Japanese War, and the role Portsmouth played during the Peace Treaty.
The eighth graders were excited to give this tour and were very well prepared for the fifth graders. This was a great experience for all who were involved.
On October 26, Mary Reardon will present a workshop on this project at the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. The conference takes place at the Center of New Hampshire/Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire.
"The world won the peace."
-- Comment from an 8th grader from the Portsmouth Christian Academy, whose school is using the Curriculum Guide. The 8th graders hosted guest speaker, Committee co-chairman Chuck Doleac.


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What combines the nostalgia of temporary tattoos with must-try jewelry trends? Flash tattoos – luminous silver and gold press-on designs ranging from geometric patterns to henna motifs and even palm trees. The trend confidently goes where your jewelry collection can't, at least not safely: beachside, pool parties, festivals, and wherever showing skin is encouraged.
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Spotted on Coachella-goers (including supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio) and Miami Swim Week runways, this metallic "ink" begs to be experimented with before bronzed summer skin gets covered up by fall's cozy sweaters. While a metallic feather might grace your bicep or hip, jewelry-inspired designs reminiscent of knuckle rings, dainty anklets, or bib necklaces layer beautifully with your own baubles. Vogue.com Senior Fashion Editor Jorden Bickham says: "It becomes an illusion – the kind of thing where people have to ask, 'Is that your jewelry or is that a tattoo?'"
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Jelena Jankovic looked all out of sorts during her third round defeat at the hands of Alona Bondarenko at the Aussie Open and now she's telling us why.
In her latest blog entry the former top lady baller revealed she's been in Florida rehabbing a back injury sustained in Melbourne and may not be fit in time for this weekend's FED CUP tie versus Russia:
Although you have expected to see my photos in the papers today, and the videos on TV from my practice in "Belgrade Arena", where the first round of the Fed Cup World group tie between Serbia and Russia is to be held, everything is still in doubt. No, I haven't come to Belgrade yet, and I'm still in Florida, where I'm fighting with back injury received in Melbourne. I didn't want to speak in public about the problems that struck me in Australia, about the cold and the back injury that occurred during a practice while trying to change the way I served, because many would describe it to as a justification for the lost match. Furthermore, I didn't want to make a fuss about the injury, which I thought would go away after all those therapies I had in Australia and here in the States.
In the same time I hoped that would be able to go to Belgrade in due time, fresh and ready for the new battles for Serbia in the Fed Cup. Unfortunately, the situation got complicated, so I'm still in Florida, sad and in great uncertainty whether I would start the journey to my home town. I was in certain isolation, not giving any statements, also because the Russians would not hear of my injury, which would probably encourage them before arrival to Belgrade, knowing that the Serbian team would be weakened, and their job made easier in the battle for the semifinal of the World group.
JJ isn't sure whether she should play and risk further injury to the rest of her season, though:
Now I'm in dilemma whether to do the same, to compete with an injury against the rival, because it may cost me in the coming months and competitions. The pain and desire are fighting inside of me, since I want to wear Serbian jersey once again in the crowded Arena, and be there for my country, fighting without mercy to the last breath, as I always did before. I always gave more than maximum playing for the national team, where I was particularly inspired for the triumph. Those are the matches and moments which cannot be forgotten and replaced by anything, because you fight for your people and your country which is always an honor and commitment.
There is little more time, and we shall see what's happening with my injury in the next 24 hours. After that I will decide if I'm the passenger for Serbia, or I stay in Florida, healing and mourning for not being able to play in Arena against Russia, for Serbian victory, for the entry into the semifinals.
Listen JJ, I understand it's important for you to represent your country in FED CUP and it's an honorable intention but getting healthy and not endangering your efforts for the remainder of the season is vital. This game, like a tennis match, is all about momentum and if you're forced to take more time out because the injury has worsened it will put you further back than you already are. And this situation won't help you or your FED CUP team mates at all.
It's all about a short-term sacrifice for a long-term game. That's smart tennis.
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|Smith, Duester are state qualifiers in 400 meter dash
|Written by Darci Tomky
After competing at the Yuma Early Qualifier track meet on Tuesday, April 21, Marissa Smith and Heather Duester joined Kyle Carper on the list of Dragon athletes headed to the state meet.
Both girls qualified in the 400 meter dash with Smith running the race in 1:00.68 for a second place finish and Duester coming in third at 1:00.89.
In the triple jump competition, Carper broke the meet record and again had a state qualifying jump landing him first place honors. He also claimed first in the 400 meter dash and second in the 200 meter dash.
Breaking a meet record, the girls' 4x200 meter relay team of Duester, Mallory Bennett, Marci Vasa and Smith earned a gold medal at Tuesday's competition. The same team finished second in the 4x100 meter relay.
First place was also claimed by long-distance runner Jeremy Loutensock in the 1600 meter run.
Coach Sandra Rahe noted the tracksters are getting more consistent in performance, especially with the weather conditions. "Athletes and coaches have a better picture of where they are and what they need to do to improve or even qualify for state," she said.
With three Dragons already headed to state, Rahe said much of the training and planning for meets will be to have as many athletes as possible to qualify for the state competition in Pueblo May 15-16.
Rahe said she hopes to have at least two girls relays qualify for state, and there is a good chance for Loutensock to qualify in the mile as well as Patricia Adams and Phawn Carper in shot put.
"We have a very competitive region, but the top three placers at regionals do get to go on to state even if they don't hit the qualifying time/distance," explained Rahe.
She said the team has been lucky to have no athletes with major injuries. "They are taking care of their bodies, staying healthy and eating right!"
Both teams placed in the top five at Yuma's meet. Finishing with 70 points, the girls earned fifth place. Team scores in order of ranking included Wray with 137 points, Akron 112, Yuma 110.5, Valley 109.5, Holyoke 70, Merino 49, Fleming 36, Sedgwick County 33.5, Idalia 33, Peetz 26, Sterling 16, Haxtun 14, Otis 11.5 and Lone Star 3.
The boys earned 61.75 points and finished fourth in the meet. Other team scores in order of placing included Yuma with 114.5 points, Wray 104, Merino 72.5, Holyoke 61.75, Sterling 61, Sedgwick County 56, Peetz 48.75, Akron 38, Hi-Plains 37, Valley 35, Idalia 34, Otis 31, Caliche 21.5, Haxtun 20 and Fleming 1.
Girls' results
100 meter dash—Smith, fourth, :13.29; Duester, fifth, :13.48.
400 meter dash—Smith, second, 1:00.68; Duester, third, 1:00.89.
1600 meter run—Becca Brandt, fourth, 6:35.58.
100 meter hurdles—Shelby Beavers, fifth, :19.16.
300 meter hurdles—Shelby Beavers, seventh, :55.57.
4x100 meter relay—Duester, Bennett, Vasa and Smith, second, :52.69.
4x110 yard relay throwers—Ella Stewart, Emma Adams, Patricia Adams and Phawn Carper, fourth, 1:02.38.
4x200 meter relay—Duester, Bennett, Vasa and Smith, first, 1:51.57.
4x800 meter relay—Kaylee Groshans, Stephanie Ramirez, Carolina Hermosillo and Brandt, fifth, 12:52.60.
High jump—Bennett, sixth, 4' 4"; Carper, eighth, 4' 2".
Triple jump—Vasa and Groshans, tie for sixth, 30' 7.5".
Boys' results
200 meter dash—Carper, second, :23.58.
400 meter dash—Carper, first, :52.57.
800 meter run—Loutensock, fourth, 2:16.18.
1600 meter run—Loutensock, first, 5:02.50.
110 meter hurdles—Alex Quintana, sixth, :18.66.
300 meter hurdles—Quintana, fourth, :44.92.
4x200 meter relay—Taylor Haidle, Jose Goytia, Quintana and Brandon Oosthuysen, fifth, 1:40.71.
High jump—Oosthuysen, tie for fifth, 5' 2".
Long jump—Oosthuysen, sixth, 18' 10".
Triple jump—Carper, first, 42' 5.75".
Upcoming action
Dragon tracksters also competed at the Northeast Colorado Classic in Sterling on Friday, April 24 as well as at a Yuma meet on Tuesday, April 28. Results will be printed in next week's Enterprise.
The team is gearing up for the league track meet scheduled for Saturday, May 2 in Sterling. Starting time for event competition is 9 a.m.


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Taxpaying residents whose children attend private school and don't necessarily attend one of these two schools are up in arms, as am I, whose twin daughters attend Sacred Heart Academy. Most importantly, I don't believe the district takes into account the safety and security of its students traveling to and from school, particularly young girls, who may appear vulnerable. Public transportation is really not an option for my girls since it would take two buses, with the transfer point being in an unsafe area and the scheduling inconsistent, taking upwards of 1½ hours to get to a school that is only 15 minutes from my home.
I question whether Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich and his staff would want it on their conscience if even one Valley Stream student were attacked because they proposed to eliminate private-school buses in the budget. Personally, I am embarrassed to let anyone know what I pay in school taxes, contributing to these enormous salaries but not receiving proper transportation for my daughters.
I think the Central High School District needs to look into other areas to cut, namely costs to transport their sports teams to and from Firemen's Field, which I know costs a hefty sum. They also need to do a more thorough examination of students attending the schools, particularly those who attend illegally. The cost of these students can add up at our expense.
I have written letters to Dr. Heidenreich, Dr. Loper, the assistant superintendent, and the entire Board of Education, and alerted the principals at both Sacred Heart Academy and Chaminade. Sacred Heart leaders responded that they will be looking into this. Naturally, they are concerned, as are all the private schools in Nassau County, about keeping admissions up, and my concern is for the future of these schools if all districts start following suit. I really don't believe this is the way the budget should go. In fact, parents sending their child to a private institution are saving money for their district, and the district is receiving is free money to utilize in its budget.
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As a parent of a special needs child who was classified as a 12 month child meaning that they received school during the summer months I dont' understand the anger regarding transportation to non-school district high schools. Growing up in Queens and attending an accelerated academic program in Astoria - I at 12 years old was riding the subway from Jackson Heights to Astoria every day. My autistic daughter, at 12 was riding the Nassau County Bus from Fletcher Avenue to Ormonde Avenue every day during the summer session in order to continue to receive her academic services. My husband and I didn't do anything other than teach our child to ride the bus, require that she call or text us when she got on the bus, call or text us when she got off, and when she arrived home after walking ALONE from Merrick Road approximately 6 blocks to our home. Even as a special needs child we have alway encouraged the need to be independent and self-sufficient. While I understand that the Metrocard and riding the buses may not be the ideal for these kids or their parents, at some point, they are going to have to figure out how to take advantage of public transportation, and realize that it is not the powder keg of danger some of these parents are describing. While I do not agree with the budget cuts being proposed. I do not feel that the Metrocard option for these 90 students is bad one. What I find equally appalling is that fact that the budget proposes cutting two varsity teams (bowling and rifle) that are the ONLY co-ed teams in existence in the district. In addition, the rifle team is comprised of the 1 middle school and 3 high schools in the district - which has saved the district money over at least 10 years in maintaining only one range, instead of the 3 in existence. Rifle is also one of the only teams with members that go to the Junior Olympics, and can feed an Olympic team. The rifle team has an exemplary standing in the state, has members that have received FULL scholarships to military colleges (West Point, Anapolis, etc) as well as regular colleges, and has had no incidence of injury requiring the school district to pay for medical injuries - which cannot be said of football, lacrosse, or wrestling (as I witnessed first hand on Saturday 3/2 when a Memorial wrestling team member dislocated his elbow during his match). An ambulance was called, and the student was taken away - all at the district's expense! If we are to produce WELL ROUNDED individuals, not only faith can be encouraged. Respect for the opposite sex, pride in your school and team work, producing individuals who will respect and defend the Constitution and our country, and are capable and independent individuals is as important. The Metrocard solution enables the district to meet their obligations to the non-district student, as well as make room to hopefully maintain these teams. If it is completely unacceptable for these parents to let their high schoolers ride the public buses, and it is completely unacceptable to make other student suffer due to budget cuts, then we need to look at the blatant lack of sense regarding the salaries being paid to teachers in the district. In 2009 of the 549 teachers or adminstrators in the central high school district, 65% of them earned more than $110,000 (most in the $125K range - with the highest at $176K). In a school district where the median household income in 2009 was $80K that is excessive. Especially since I cannot see that the education my children have received comprised anything more than TEST PREP. Also, while we are informed that we need to cut costs, we have not been able to see a copy of the proposed budget to identify if the board of education for our district has developed a budget that meets the needs of the district. As the taxpayer, we should have the opportunity to review the budget and determine whether it in fact suits and meets those needs. There needs to be transparency and accountability by these adminstrators to us as the ones who pay their salaries, benefits, and fund their retirement. We need to unite and make the adminstration see that we are no longer going to accept as truth what is told to us, especially if they cannot produce the information to back up their statements. Too many discrepancies have been found only in the last few weeks to trust that there is not a problem - especially since there has not been a financial report done by the treasurer as we have not had one for 3 months at least! We need to keep asking questions, and requiring answers. And if we don't like the answers, we should act to have more control over how our money is spent.
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Man, 5 more days. It's almost as bad as waiting 2 weeks for the Super Bowl! Go Blue!
- 12:14 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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But it's still Monday here in Washington!
- 12:17 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Harmon you have once again showed what a poor reporter you truly are. BYU shows just as much animosity and hatred as Utah shows BYU. You show us all how blind Cougar nation is, thinking how they are better than the rest of us. I'm amazed...
- 12:18 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Antoher good article Mr. Harmon. The personal interest stories from the players are great in rivalry week. I am hopeful the Jan Jorgenson and the rest of the Cougars have a great game, no one on either side get hurt and they all play very well. Cougars by 3, 24 - 21.
- 12:37 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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no doubt... Harmon I will never read another "piece" article from you...you are a terrible (Walton) journalist....BYU hates Utah every bit as much
- 12:39 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Way to cherry-pick those quotes Mr. Harmon. Zoobs have been drinking this
Kool-aid for a while. I honestly don't know why they still think, let alone say
anything about "caring less." When their actions say SO much more.
Just last year when I held my nose and went to the U/Y hoop game in Provo, I'm sitting behind some guy with a Y ball cap on that has "4th and 18" embroidered into the back. Are you kidding me?! And, they don't care about the rivalry, right?
I still see "Harline's still open" coming out of zoob pie holes. I recall some zoobies taking that sign to where the Utes plane landed in Oregon last season before the OSU game.
Trust me, they care. It won't help them much this year, but they care very much. When they say they don't care, it's in years they know they'll likely lose, like some 5-year-old on the playground.
- 12:46 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Attention Dick Harmon: The University of Utah was founded in 1850 under the direction of Brigham Young, territorial governor. To suggest that the coaches at Utah (three of which are former BYU players) spend all year hyping this game due to some pychosis, that it has anything to do with religion, or to be so ignorant to think that any college football fan - let alone a Cougar fan - doesn't get into their rivalry contest for any reason, is absurd. Please stick to politics. Sports is obviously not your thing.
- 12:56 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Ahhhhhh, Dick..... Welcome to 2008. The series is tied 10-10 over the last 20
years. The current players wouldn't remember the series being one-sided. The
programs have been equal for two decades.
"Utah's philosophy on defense and offense is designed to take advantage of BYU weaknesses." Ummmm, Utah's philosophy on defense is to stop their opponents. They have 13 of them throughout the year. Utah's philosophy on offense is designed to keep their opponents off balance and to attack their weaknesses. Again, Utah has 13 teams they prepare for.
Your statement is true for this week. The statement is also true if you switch the school names around. BYU will also attempt to take advantage of Utah's weaknesses.
If you don't think the Y gets up for the games at the same level as the U then I'm guessing you never played a game of football in your life. Both teams have the same level of passion and are equally motivated for this game.
Read the blogs and you will find the fans are the same on both sides. It's called a rivalry. This rivalry was once controlled by the U, then by the Y, now it's equal.
- 12:57 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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U and Y students mostly come from Utah and are mostly Mormon. The main difference is most Utes live at home with Mom. From outside Utah, you guys all look alot alike. I love the play at religious differences. Big deal from where I stand...
- 1:02 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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For once again showing us YOUR true feelings toward the U. of Utah!
You are absolutely a byu homer and a very poor writer. I for one are soooooo glad you are pro byu and anti Utah.
The level of passion is equal from the coaching staffs to the players on each team.
This is byu's BCS game. It's a huge game for them.
This is Utah's opportunity to go to their 2nd BCS game in four years. It's a huge game for them.
Wake up and join us in the year 2008. 1984 is nearly a quarter of a century past. Ronald Reagan was in his 1st term as president and none of the current players were born. Utah's domination ended 40 years ago and BYU's ended 20 years ago.
This game means exactly the same to both teams, period. If you pulled out a GPS and actually found your way to the U, you would find their current players would downplay the rivalry to the media as well.
Once again, your article reflects YOUR true feeling.
Your article would have been fine if published in the late 70s or during the 80s but doesn't make sense in 2008.
- 1:15 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Dick is calling it how he sees it. I'm a die-hard Cougar fan too, and it seems
the BYU players don't get as fired up as the Utes. I imagine it has something to
do with age but Utah has its share of RMs too.
The fans on the other hand are a different story ... No difference. This is a fun rivalry.
- 1:23 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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You forgot to mention the significant body of BYU fans who are sick of being accused of "playing the church card" and "thinking we're better than everyone else". To all Ute fans, LDS and non-: can we stick to football please?
- 1:27 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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This player saying that Utah fans hate them because the Y has dominated the U for so long..PLEASE.. the last 20 year has not been domination. actually 2004 is what you call domination, 50+ points. The point is that Utah fans hate any Y zombies because they say dumb things like this, "we have dominated you". IT IS THIS SELF RIGHTEOUS AND ARROGANT attitude that we hate. We Utes trash talk as well, but we don't pretend to be anything but rabid fans. Essays like this Dick, insinuate that the kewgs are so well behaved and non affected, when they have BIG mouths like this jeorgensen dude.
- 1:31 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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I don't know where you are getting this, BYU fans and players are just as much into the Holy War as the Ute fans. The passion for this rivalry is what makes it so great. Do some research about the rivalry next time.
- 1:35 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Rivalry week is a chance for the young bucks to lock horns and duel one another with their dull bravado's. Bragging is a young man's game, which lends a flavor of immaturity to many of the posts.
- 1:43 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Why does Utah hate BYU? It is because of a double standard. If a Utah player spent time in jail,(as some have and probably will again--not a slam, just a fact), it is no big deal.No one expects any better from Utah! At BYU,a player who had these problems wouldn't make the student body, let alone the team. Now before you start throwing names of BYU players who did bad things, I hasten to point out that not only did most of them get booted, sometimes the coach did as well. If a BYU player or fan looses his cool and says something of does something the least bit "inappropriate", everyone from Utah (and other places) points their fingers and shouts, "hypocrite". If a Utah player steps out of line, so what? Why do some BYU fans hate U of U? Have you ever gone to a game in RES if you are a BYU fan? Last time I was there,we are treated to drunk, X rated Utah fans and my family and I vowed never to go back.So much for "hated' rivalries.
- 1:47 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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the biggest difference is that at res you can get a diet coke, not sneak it in
like you have to at les
by the way i have had a companion smacked in the mouth by a byu coed (no this is not another joke)
when utes won triple overtime basketball game
and have seen byu fans throw drinks and a blanket over the head of oregon fans at a game in provo .
i once heard a man dressed in a blue suit and white shirt and tie yell to a ute basketball player who was black,,, "smile more so we can see where you are"
boorish behavior is not excluded by the honor code i guess
- 3:34 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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What a funny article. I can appreciate that Harmon "bleeds blue" and that is
where this is coming from. But really? The writer tries to make an emperical
assessment of something as subjective and malleable as which fans bring more
vitriole to the rivalry? Not only is the whole premise of this column
ridiculous, but the writer then attempts to add varnish to the false veneer by
quoting how BYU players "feel" going into Rice Eccles.
The truth is, BYU has been out of the national spotlight for a long time. True, they had a few weeks this season carrying the banner of potential BCS buster, but that quickly faded. The only real noteriety either school has received came in 2004 and now, with Utah on the cusp of another BCS return this year. Both times the Utes have been the center of national attention, not BYU. So yeah, Utah must envy BYU and that is why they are passionate about the rivalry. If that sort of envy gets a team a BCS bowl win and puts them in position for another--I'll take it, with deleusions of BYU fans in tow.
- 3:42 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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When I first started attending BYU in 1989 as a freshman coming from the Seattle area I had never even heard of the University of Utah. I later thought that Utah State and Utah were one in the same school. I attended BYU with several other out of state students who thought the same. That would partially explain to me why the rivalry isn't as big of a deal to BYU students.
- 3:43 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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The way Utah fans have responded to Mr. Harmon's article proves how
overwhelmingly one-side the hatred is.
btw, I see the Utes are counting the spring 1896 scrimmage in their win total; just shows how deparate they are for any win. When is the U going to stop counting their wins over high schools and intramural teams in their overall record?
The overall series record is 49-30-4.
- 5:08 a.m. Nov. 18, 2008
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy Medicis Pharmaceutical for some $2.6 billion in cash. The $44-per-share deal represents a 39% premium to the latter's closing share price on the last trading day before the announcement has been made, and a 31% premium on the firm's three month average trading price.
Medicis is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions. The firm reported net revenues of $7.2 million in calendar year 2011. Lead prescription brands include Solodyn™, Restylane®, Perlane®, Ziana®, Dysport®, and Zyclara®. Valeant says once the transaction is completed it intends to site commercial dermatology operations at Medicis' headquarters in Scottsdale (AZ), operating as the Valeant division Medicis. Dermatology R&D operations will be carried out at sites in Laval (QC), Scottsdale, and Petaluma (CA).
"The acquisition of Medicis represents a significant next step in our journey to become the leader in dermatology by strengthening Valeant's presence in acne, actinic keratosis, aesthetic injectables, and antivirals, among others," remarks J. Michael Pearson, Valeant's chairman and CEO. "Medicis' highly complementary portfolio of leading branded products and promising pipeline is a solid strategic fit, and we look forward to leveraging Medicis' well known and respected name in dermatology to drive long-term growth."
Terms of the acquisition have been agreed to by both boards, and are subject to customary closing conditions including the approval of Medicis shareholders. Valeant says combining Medicis with its existing dermatology operations is expected to yield cost synergies of at least $225 per year within six months of closing.
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Custom Steel Wheels - The Low-Cost Alternative - Web Exclusive!Written by Johnny Hunkins on October 23, 2008 Contributors: Robert McGaffin Here's how Bassett Racing Wheel made us a custom set of wheels for our '75 Laguna project car.
If you're down on bucks, and don't think you've got the dough to afford a set of custom wheels, you might want to reconsider going with steel wheels. That's exactly what we did with our '75 Laguna project car. We call it Project Talladega because it's a replica of a '70s-era super speedway NASCAR racer. To get the look we wanted, we need steel wheels, and none of the off-the-shelf steelies looked quite right for the Laguna's huge body and huge fenderwells. After looking at a bunch of stock cars, we decided on Bassett Racing Wheel in Burlington, WI.
Like a lot of folks, we entered the world of Bassett Racing Wheels from their internet portal: www.bassettwheel.com. We were immediately intrigued by the possibilities, but to make it simple, Bassett wheels come in either 8-spoke (called D-hole) or five-spoke. What really got us excited was the lightweight of a steel wheel (as little as 15 lbs. for a 15-inch rim) and the low cost (under $80 retail for some 15 inchers). What we didn't find out through the website that we did find out by calling is that Bassett can make virtually any rim size and offset, and custom powdercoat them in virtually any color (they have something like 400 colors to choose from).
We sent photographer Robert McGaffin over to Bassett to shoot our Laguna wheels as they were built. We ended up ordering five hoops (four plus a spare) in the D-Hole (8-spoke) Lightweight line, which is supposed to be for off-road use only. In our 15x8 size, these weigh only 17 pounds each, so we had to promise Bassett we'd be easier on them than Neil Bonnett was when he ran 'em at Talladega. Most NASCAR wheels are 5 on 5, but we wanted a factory 5 x 4.75-inch bolt pattern. We also chose a fairly standard 4-inch back spacing.
The powdercoating was a nice touch. The Bassett website and the catalog doesn't really go into this in detail, but just know that Bassett makes wheels for most of the NASCAR teams, and they like custom colors. Bassett does on-site powder coating, and they had no problem matching the bright orange vinyl color sample we sent them. The cost of this is very reasonable (it's just a few bucks extra), and can really set your car apart from the crowd. If you're doing a race-inspired theme, they can do whatever you want. You can even get them in bare steel (for a reduced cost), and paint them yourself with one of Dupli-Color's specialty wheel paints. (That would've been our back-up solution).
We paid $448 for our five custom wheels and one set of NASCAR-style lugnuts (catalog pricing on this exact same wheel in black powdercoating is $399.75 for a set of five).
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Here, our 15 x 8-inch wheel hoops are being formed out of sheet steel on this automated slip roller. Next, the seam was welded.On this wooden palette, you can see the "D-Hole" wheel centers before (foreground) and after (background) they've been punched into shape on a stamping machine.This operation merges the hoops with the centers. The machine operator is welding the two pieces together here.Bassett does their powdercoating in-house, and they were able to match our bright orange vinyl decal sample perfectly. Bassett also told us they offer satin finishes, and severe-duty textured finishes too.Here they are-lovin' from the oven! Bassett makes the D-hole wheel in 14 x 7, 15 x 7, 15 x 8, 15 x 10, 15 x 11, 15 x 12, 15 x 13, and 15 x 14 rim sizes. Prices range from $61.75 (14 x 7) to $111.60 (15 x 14). If you asked real nice, we bet they would build you a custom wheel with their "Inertial Advantage" 5-spoke design.


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"I have used only this block and hammer always to remove the bearings. My father before me used this block and hammer and his father before him used this block and hammer.Why change that which has been done so successfully for so many years?"
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Through Hartford Hospital's digital mobile mammography program, called Take the Time, women who live in the Greater Hartford area have improved access to breast cancer screenings.
Take The Time furnishes the same high-quality mammograms as those available at imaging centers. On-site services include screening mammograms, breast health education, and educational materials. Each mammogram is read by a board-certified radiologist at Hartford Hospital and is analyzed using Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD). Digital mobile mammography screenings take less than 15 minutes and are conducted in a private and comfortable location for the patients.
Hartford Hospital's Take the Time program began in 2005 and has been a vital resource to the community. Thousands of women throughout the Greater Hartford area have benefited from life-saving mammography screenings in convenient community locations including clinics, churches, senior centers, places of employment and other locations where the women will feel comfortable.
Take the Time makes it easier for women to have a screening mammogram - the best tool for identifying breast cancer in its earliest stages. The program reaches out to women who would otherwise not have access to mammography services including women without insurance coverage.


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The Obama administration announced Friday that it has suspended one piece of the landmark health care law which the president signed last year.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told Congress in a letter that the CLASS Act, which was supposed to provide a new voluntary long-term care insurance program, was unworkable since no actuarially sound way could be figured out to run the program.
"I do not see a viable path forward for CLASS implementation at this time," Sebelius said in her letter.
CLASS stands for "Community Living Assistance Services and Supports."
The CLASS Act was a significant piece of the health care bill because it helped make it deficit neutral over the first ten years after enactment, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. Thus CLASS helped garner the votes to help the bill pass.
According to the CBO, the CLASS program would have reduced federal deficits by $86 billion in first 10 years, partly offsetting the increased federal spending due to the other parts of the health care bill. In the first years of CLASS, enrollees would be paying premiums into it but would not be able to collect benefits until 2016.
In a memo to Congress in April of 2010, Medicare's chief actuary Richard Foster warned that the program would "face a significant risk of failure" because sicker people would tend to sign up for it and the costs would soon exceed the premium payments. The program, he said, would likely be "unsustainable."
In her letter Friday, Sebelius seemed to have reached the same conclusion as Foster did in 2010.
One of the Republicans who led the opposition to the CLASS Act, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said Friday, "The administration is finally admitting the CLASS Act entitlement is unsustainable and cannot be implemented. Simply setting aside the program for the near-term is not enough. Repeal is the only solution to ensuring American taxpayers will not be on the hook in the future for this disastrous entitlement."


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It's 72 hours and counting.
That's how long it has been since CityBeate-mailed Mike Wilson, a Republican candidate and Cincinnati Tea Party leader, to learn why he skipped a planned appearance at a candidates' forum Wednesday night in Forest Park. So far, we've received no reply.
Today's issue of The Whistleblower – a gossipy Web-based newsletter – published the home address of U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill), who voted in favor of the recent health care reform bill. The newsletter suggests opponents stage a protest at his house on Sunday.
In the letter, the Democrats say they would find voter fraud to be a serious problem if it was happening, but they also note recent studies have found no evidence of widespread voter impersonation fraud. An Oct. 4 Government Accountability Office study could not document a single case of voter impersonation fraud. A similar study by News21, a Carnegie-Knight investigative reporting project, found a total of 10 cases of alleged in-person voter impersonation since 2000. That's less than one case a year.
Tim Burke, chairman of both the Hamilton County Board of Elections and the Hamilton County Democratic Party, says the faulty voter registration forms, which groups like TTV typically cite as examples of in-person voter fraud, never amount to real voter fraud.
"Those nonexistent voters never show up to vote," he says. "(The forms) were put together by people working on voter registration drives. Frankly, the intent wasn't to defraud the board of elections; the intent was to defraud their employer into making them think they're doing more work."
In other words, people aren't submitting faulty voter registration forms to skew elections; registration drive employees are submitting the forms to try to keep their jobs.
To combat the seemingly nonexistent problem of voter impersonation fraud, TTV is planning on recruiting one million poll watchers — people that will stand by polling places to ensure the voting process is legitimate. The Democrats insist some of the tactics promoted by the group are illegal. The letter claims it's illegal for anyone but election officials to inhibit the voting process in any way. Most notably, Ohio law prohibits "loiter[ing] in or about a registration or polling place during registration or the casting and counting of ballots so as to hinder, delay, or interfere with the conduct of the registration or election," according to the letter.
Burke says state law allows both Democrats and Republicans
to hire observers at polling booths. However, the observers can only
watch, and they can't challenge voters. Even if the appointed observers see suspicious
activity, they have to leave the voting area and report the activity
through other means.
The tactics adopted by TTV have an ugly history in the U.S. Utilizing poll watchers was one way Southern officials pushed away minority voters during the segregation era. By asking questions and being as obstructive as possible, the poll watchers of the segregation era intimidated black voters into not voting. In the post-segregation era, the tactics have continued targeting minority and low-income voters.
The Senate Democrats make note of the ugly history in their letter: "It has traditionally focused on the voter registration lists in minority and low-income precincts, utilizing 'caging' techniques to question registrations. It has included encouraging poll watchers to 'raise a challenge' when certain voters tried to vote by brandishing cameras at polling sites, asking humiliating questions of voters, and slowing down precinct lines with unnecessary challenges and intimidating tactics. These acts of intimidation undermine protection of the right to vote of all citizens."
TTV has already faced some failures in Hamilton County. Earlier this year, the group teamed up with the Ohio Voter Integrity Project (VIP), another Tea Party group, to file 380 challenges to the Hamilton County Board of Elections. Of the 380 challenges, only 35 remain. The vast majority were thrown out.
"For the most part, they tried to get a bunch of UC students challenged because they didn't have their dormitory rooms on their voter registration rolls," Burke says. "All of those were rejected. We did nothing with those."
But he said the group did bring up one legitimate
challenge. Some voters were still registered in a now-defunct trailer
park in Harrison, Ohio. Since the trailer park no longer exists,
Burke says no one should be voting from there. The board didn't purge
those voters from the roll, but the board unanimously agreed to ensure those voters are challenged and sent to the correct polling place if they show up to vote.
Still, TTV insists on hunting down all the phantom impersonators and fraudulent voters. In partnership with VIP, TTV is continuing its mission to stop all the voter impersonation that isn't actually happening.
VIP is brandishing the effort with a program of its own. That organization is now hosting special training programs for poll workers. The organization insists its programs are nonpartisan, but Democrats aren't buying it.
Burke says it's normal for Democrats and Republicans to hire poll workers, but if the Voter Integrity Project program puts the organization's anti-fraud politics into the training, it could go too far.
"The job of the poll worker is to assist voters in getting their ballots cast correctly," Burke says. "It's to be helpful. It's not to be belligerent. It's not to be making voters feel like they're doing something evil."
He added, "If poll workers are coming in and deciding that they're going to be aggressive police officers making everybody feel like they're engaged in voter fraud and therefore trying to intimidate voters, that's absolutely wrong."
Here's a bit of news that should spoil the day for Sarah Palin, Mike Wilson, Dusty Rhodes and their ilk: A comparison of two polls suggests that socialism is more popular among Americans than the Tea Party movement.
A new, wide-ranging Washington Post-ABC News poll reveals that 35 percent of respondents had a favorable view of the Tea Party, compared to 36 percent that likes socialism in an earlier Gallup poll. Fifty-two percent of Americans now hold unfavorable views of the Tea Party, which is an all-time high.
This week's ruling by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission that a Greater Cincinnati landlady violated a girl's civil rights by posting a "whites only" sign at an apartment complex's swimming pool is a decision that most rational people would say is just.
The Jan. 12 ruling means the commission, if it cannot reach a settlement with landlady Jamie Hein, could issue a complaint against her with the Ohio Attorney General's Office. The AG's Office would then represent the complainant, Michael Gunn, before an administrative law judge, who could impose penalties and punitive damages.
(UPDATE AT BOTTOM) Fox News commentator Sean Hannity's participation in a Cincinnati Tea Party event today is drawing sharp criticism from experts on journalism ethics.
Hannity will be taping his TV show tonight during the local Tea Party's second annual Tax Day rally, which is being held at the University of Cincinnati's Fifth Third Arena.
CityBeat first wrote about the Springboro Tea Party last month, detailing the agenda for a rally planned Saturday that's heavy with speakers from the John Birch Society and movies about far-right conspiracy theories.
Now the Tea Party leader organizing the event, Brian "Sonny" Thomas, is under fire for racist and vulgar comments he posted on Twitter, which has prompted several politicians to cancel their appearances at the rally.
The Tea Party might be good at organizing rallies outside the Capitol building in Washington and staging rallies at Fountain Square, but just how pervasive is the group's views among the American people?
Not very, according to a new poll.
Catherine Smith Mills, a new Republican candidate for Cincinnati City Council, is raising eyebrows with her campaigning.
Mills held a fundraiser April 8 that featured former Police Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. as the keynote speaker. In a press release touting the event, Mills is quoted as saying, "As a first time candidate, I am so lucky to have the support and mentorship of Republican leaders in Cincinnati like Tom Streicher."
His father might be busy trying to score the GOP's presidential nomination, but U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is taking the time to speak at a Town Hall-style meeting in Northern Kentucky next week.
Paul is scheduled to attend an event organized by the Northern Kentucky Tea Party on Feb. 24. It will be held at the Calvin Perry Community Center, 8536 W. Main St., in Alexandria.
The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 2 p.m. and last for about an hour. Paul will speak first, then answer questions from the audience.
In the Tea Party's announcement of the event, Paul is described as "a true champion of freedom" who has "worked to stop the EPA's war on coal."
Paul, 49, is the son of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) who is seeking the Republican Party's presidential nomination.
Elected to the Senate in November 2010, the younger Paul is also a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Ky.
Paul made headlines during his campaign when he said he disliked portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the landmark legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce.
A restaurant or other private business with no government funding should be allowed to discriminate, he said. "In a free society, we will tolerate boorish people who have abhorrent behavior," Paul added.


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Girls sectional play heats up this week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The fun and games are over.
Well, the contests are still plentiful as the sectional tournaments begin in earnest around the state this week - a few started Friday and Saturday - but only sharp focus and crisp execution will do now with finality in the air.
George Washington was hoping to get a boost from playing for its third Mountain State Athletic Conference championship in four years during Saturday's Night of Champions at the South Charleston Community Center, but came up short again, falling 72-51 to Huntington.
Now GW must shift gears on the fly and put that disappointment behind it in a hurry as the postseason looms on the horizon.
"Our kids are pretty resilient,'' said Patriots coach Jamie LaMaster. "My kids have a tendency to bounce back pretty strong. This was a great experience, we won the East [Division] and that's all great, but now we need to move our mindset to sectional play.
"For us, that's the beginning of state tournament play. Starting next week it's win or go home. After Monday, there'll be a lot of teams not playing basketball. We don't want to be one of those teams. I think they'll respond.''
The Patriots (14-8), who were eighth in last week's Class AAA Associated Press poll, have been ranked all season. After up-and-down play (6-4 record) through the first 10 games, GW reeled off six straight wins and eight victories in its last 12 games against the likes of state-ranked Preston, Parkersburg South (twice), Greenbrier East (No. 1 and undefeated), Princeton and Huntington.
"This has been a pretty tough stretch at the end,'' said LaMaster. "The tougher schedule is going to get you ready. That can go one of two ways.
"You can beat [your players] down getting ready, but I think in our case with the experience and where we've been the last few years, it'll help us and get us ready.''
LaMaster's bunch has nearly seen it all the past two seasons as they've advanced to the state tournament semifinals.
"These kids have been there and know what it's going to take,'' he said. "We just have to pick it up. You've got to make better decisions. We've had success the last two years in sectional and regional play and we'll lean on that a little bit.''
GW will host the Ripley-Riverside winner Wednesday in AAA Region 3 Section 1, and owns 48- and 26-point victories, respectively, over both possible foes. Also Wednesday, South Charleston visits Capital with each team splitting the two games during the year.
Here's a capsule look at the other sectional tournaments this week involving Kanawha Valley teams:
SA hosts Nitro on Wednesday in what is always a hotly contested cross-river rivalry. The Red Dragons won by four points in their only meeting Jan. 19. Winfield will host the Hurricane-Point winner also Wednesday, and bested the Redskins twice (52-36 and 53-50) but didn't face the Black Knights. Hurricane visits Point today and each team won handily on their home court in the home-and-home series.
Hoover visits Poca today owning 15- and five-point wins over the Dots. Clay and Sissonville square off Wednesday with each one winning on its home court this year. Nicholas will take on the Hoover-Poca winner also Wednesday without having faced either one.
Buffalo visits Catholic on Wednesday as the Bison return to the scene of its last loss (Jan. 4, 49-43). The Hannan-Wahama winner from today visits St. Joseph on Wednesday for what figures to be a quick tune-up for the four-time champs.
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