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Just thinking about this dish sparks my appetite. The ham and cheese rolled inside make for a tasty surprise. The chicken rolls are especially nice served over rice or pasta. —Jean Sherwood, Kenneth City, Florida
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (8 ounces each)
- 6 slices fully cooked ham
- 6 slices Swiss cheese
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Chopped fresh parsley, optional
- Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; top with ham and cheese. Roll up and tuck in ends; secure with toothpicks.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, cheese, sage, paprika and pepper; coat chicken on all sides. In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil over medium-high heat.
Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine soup and broth; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender. Remove toothpicks. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Freeze option: Cool chicken mixture. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet, stirring occasionally, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Stuffed Chicken Rolls in Taste of Home February/March 1998, p25
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Reviewed May. 5, 2016
"I baked them and I also added Italian cheese mix with the ham and they came out delicious!"
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2015
"Chicken Cordon Bleu in a crock pot................... Who knew??"
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2015
"we make all the time, except we roll them in crushed cheez-its"
Reviewed Jun. 15, 2015
"I did bake it in the oven, 375@45 min, delicious!"
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"This is me! How exciting to see it here. It took me a bit to find it, I kept getting sidetracked on other great recipes."


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Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Kumor said Richard Holy, 63, of North Royalton, was driving a Chevy Trailblazer east on Center Road when the crash happened at about 9:30 a.m.
Holy's vehicle struck a Mercedes-Benz SUV driven by Colleen Thomas, 23, of Liverpool Township, and flipped over several times, coming to rest upside down, Kumor said.
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It is easy to say that this is good in the sense that at least the laws are being applied equally. Anyone now can be charged with a hate crime, which is worth something on a certain level. What's good for the goose, as they say. Yet the unasked question seems rather obvious: is it good for the goose?
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Fitzgerald, Ella
To paraphrase the poet Robert Graves, Ella Fitzgerald was really very good, despite all the people who said she was very good. When she was displaced by Roberta Flack as Best Female Vocalist by five votes in the 1971 Down Beat Reader's Poll, it ended an almost unbroken run of success that had begun in 1937. Equally, she enjoyed similar unanimity from critics: from the first Down Beat Critic's Poll in 1953 until the mid-1970s, she was regularly voted Number One Female Vocalist. No other artist in jazz has enjoyed such unanimous approbation over such a long period from both public and critics alike, indeed, many commentators have suggested that Ella Fitzgerald was probably the most popular performer in the history of jazz.
Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Brown at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss
The reason for this was simple. Ella Fitzgerald disappeared into a song so completely audiences saw and heard just the purity of her voice. Its perpetually youthful timbre – half girl, half woman – gave it a universal, timeless appeal. It evoked straightforward and uncomplicated emotions, the emotions of adolescence rather than the complex 'grown-up' emotions of say, the discovery of infidelity. The values she communicated were simple, even optimistic; her yearning became the adolescent's yearning, her dreams the adolescent's dreams. This ingénue quality of her singing was perhaps its most endearing characteristic, as singer Mel Tormé, a personal friend for over fifty years, observed in 1991, "She's never lost that girl-woman quality. She still sounds – even at her age and I guess she's in her early seventies now – she still sounds like a little girl when she sings, she's still got that 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket' sound of innocence."
Somewhat enigmatically, Ella Fitzgerald always gave her date of birth as April 25, 1918 but as Stuart Nicholson's biography of Fitzgerald revealed, the state registrar for Virginia confirmed Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on Wednesday April 25, 1917 in Newport News City, Warwick County to William Fitzgerald and Tempie Williams Fitzgerald. Although the couple were not married, William acknowledged paternity while Tempie, an abbreviation of Temperance, was the name Ella's mother always used. Yet Ella was well aware the correct year of her birth was 1917 – her school records show this date as did her Social Security registration!
William and Tempie appear with Ella in Newport News City in the 1920 Census, but within a year Tempie was with a new man and with Ella in tow, moved to Yonkers in Westchester County, New York. Ella began her schooling in September 1923, and contemporaries recall a burning ambition to make the big time, either as a dancer or singer or both, as well as an ability to mimic popular singers of the day including Louis Armstrong's 1929 version of "Ain't Misbehavin'" and Connee Boswell's version of "Everybody Loves My Baby" with the Boswell sisters.
In 1932, Ella's mother died unexpectedly and she was taken into care by Tempie's sister Virginia. The young teenager did not see eye to eye with her guardian and ran away. She was living rough on the streets before the authorities caught-up with her and sent her to the New York State Training School at Hudson. Here, an authoritarian regime prevailed and again Ella ran away, this time for good, in 1934. Living on streets once again and supporting herself by dancing for tips at 'Black Broadway' on Seventh Avenue between 130th and 140th, she made her stage debut at Harlem's Apollo Theatre during their famous Amateur Hour on November 21, 1934, an event which she won.
In January 1935 she won the Amateur Hour in Harlem's Opera House and began working with bandleader Vernon Andrade at the Renaissance Ballroom where she came to attention of Charles Linton, then vocalist in bandleader/drummer Chick Webb's orchestra. On his recommendation she was given a trial, and it quickly became obvious she was a quick study. In May 1935 she was reviewed singing with Webb's band by George T. Simon in the pages of Metronome who prophetically wrote, "Miss Fitzgerald should go places."
Her remarkable rags-to-riches story continued when she made her recording debut with Webb in June 1935, singing "Love and Kisses" coupled with "I'll Chase the Blues Away." She quickly became a favorite with the dance crowds, especially at Webb's regular haunt at the Savoy ballroom in Harlem, where, unlike other female vocalists of the day, who sat demurely on the bandstand until their turn came to sing, her early love of dance came into play as she kick-stepped and jived in front of the band during rhythm numbers.
Her popularity was such that Webb began to build the band around her, with, according to Webb's saxophonist and arranger Teddy McRae, 'most of the broadcast time' going to Ella during the band's eight radio slots per week. In 1938 she wrote "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," which was arranged for the Webb band by Van Alexander, and it immediately charted in June 1938, going on to be a million seller by 1950. The hit transformed the Webb band into a national attraction. However, demand for the band meant incessant touring causing Webb's already frail health to give out on June 16, 1939.
Within two weeks the band was revived with Ella as notional leader. On December 26, 1941 Ella married Louis Kornegay in St. Louis, a marriage that was subsequently annulled, a harbinger of a series of unsuccessful relationships with men. In 1942 she appeared in the Abbot and Costello movie Ride 'Em Cowboy but later in the year the big band broke up and she went out as a single managed by Moe Gale. In 1944 she recorded "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" with the Ink Spots which went on to become a million seller leading to several best selling collaborations, not only with the Ink Spots – "I'm Beginning to See the Light," "It's Only a Paper Moon" – but also with Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan.
In 1945 she recorded a tour-de-force of scat singing, "Flying Home" (which was not released until 1947) marking her fascination with bebop. Touring with Dizzy Gillespie's Orchestra in 1946 and 1947, she also appeared with Gillespie at Carnegie Hall on September 29, 1947 on what was billed a concert of 'the New Jazz' that also included an 'exclusive' appearance of Charlie Parker. Ella became the only Swing Era musician who successfully mastered the transition to bebop, Down Beat noting in 1947 she was 'as great a master of bop as she was of swing.' Her association with Gillespie's big band led to a romance with the band's bassist Ray Brown, whom she married on December 13, 1947. A hugely successful tour with Illinois Jacquet's combo in 1948 prompted Norman Granz to invite Ella to join his Jazz at the Philharmonic concert show.
Her first appearance with the troupe (which included some of the finest jazz musicians of the day, including from time to time Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins), was at Carnegie Hall on February 11, 1949. It marked the beginning of a long association with the show in which Ella rose to become the ipso facto star, with her own set and a featured appearance during the jam session finale, trading choruses with the greatest instrumentalists in jazz.
In 1950, her recording Ella Sings Gershwin, a duet with pianist Ellis Larkins, marked a serious and conscientious application of her great gift which at the behest of Decca records had often been used in service of novelty numbers. On August 28, 1953 she divorced Ray Brown and later in the year toured Japan with JATP, opening to a ticker-tape welcome in open cars through the streets of Tokyo. During the tour, Norman Granz suggested he become her personal manager. In June 1954, she celebrated nineteen years in show biz at New York's Basin Street, where Decca records presented her with a plaque commemorating the sale of an incredible 22 million records.
In 1955 she left Decca to sign with Norman Granz's Verve Records, formed especially to feature her. The same year she had a cameo role as nightclub singer Maggie Jackson in the motion picture Pete Kelly's Blues and on October 7, was arrested during a JATP tour (along with Dizzy Gillespie, Illinois Jacquet and Granz himself) in an attempted drugs bust by Houston police, who tried and failed to plant drugs to incriminate the JATP performers. In February 1956 she began recording The Cole Porter Songbook which went on to become one of the best selling albums of all time, establishing the financial viability of Verve Records.
It would mark the beginning of the highly successful Songbook series, culminating in the George Gershwin Songbook, a five album set arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle which many believe was her finest achievement on record. In 1957 she became the first black artist to headline at New York's famed Copacabana nightspot. In 1960, Granz sold Verve to MGM, but continued to manage the careers of Ella and Oscar Peterson. That year she also recorded the Grammy winning "Mack the Knife" and the lesser known "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" which capture her voice in peak form.
During the 1960s, Granz built Ella into an international attraction, able to sell out the most prestigious concert houses around the world, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Albert Hall in London, from La Scala in Milan to the Sydney Opera House. In the later part of the decade, Granz frequently presented Ella with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a collaboration described by Derek Jewell in the London Times as a 'mature masterpiece' while Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau famously rushed to the airport immediately after a recital in Washington D.C. to catch a flight to New York to see them perform, exclaiming, "Ella and Duke together! One doesn't know when there might be a chance to hear that again."
In 1972, Ella suffered a cataract problem, which marked the beginning of health problems which would cast a shadow over her final years. In 1973, Granz formed Pablo Records, and Ella began her association with the label with an album of duets with guitarist Joe Pass and the four albums they recorded together are considered by many to be among the finest of her latter-day work – Take Love Easy (1973), Fitzgerald and Pass...Again (1976), Speak Love (1983) and Easy Living (1986). In 1981 she participated in the 'Is it live or is it Memorex' advertising campaign, introducing her to a new generation of younger fans.
By now health problems began to mount – in 1986 she had open heart surgery while in 1987 diabetes led to the amputation of a toe, but her determination to continue performing and her optimistic disposition remained undiminished. In 1989 she recorded All That Jazz for Pablo, which won a Grammy in the 1991 award ceremony. However, her career was slowly moving towards the inevitable end game. Her final recording session took place in 1989 when she sang on three numbers on the Quincy Jones album Back to the Block while her final concert appearance was at Michigan Music Hall in 1992.
In 1993, both her legs were amputated through complications with diabetes and on June 15, 1996 her remarkable odyssey, that had begun in dire poverty and ended in Beverly Hills luxury, finally came to an end. By then she was one of the few performing artists in jazz, classical or pop known throughout the English speaking world and far beyond by just one word, Ella.Contributor: Stuart Nicholson


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Just wanted to share with everyone a video I created from last months BJJ Black Belt Network meeting at Sidekicks. Enjoy and remember, if your a BJJ Black Belt and would like to join the network to train with other BJJ Black Belt's, in a non competitive environment, visit www.bjjblackbeltnetwork.org [2]or email .
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The Pat Cullinan Centre, aptly named after the councillor, has recently been refurbished to respond to the needs of the community and the advancement of technology.
A computer suite has been made available to members of the public for specific use. If you are interested in finding out more about any of the computer run classes please contact Mary Flannigan on 01698 259103.
The floor in the main hall has also been upgraded, improving the overall appearance of the community centre.
Activities that take place in the centre include the food co-op, computer classes, bingo, North Motherwell Forum activities, sequence dancing, tai chi, senior citizen events, guitar classes, bingo evenings, Councillor surgeries and many more?.
The Pat Cullinan Community Centre and staff would welcome any type of well-organised social function or community-based event or class.
The Pat Cullinan Community Centre has one main hall situated at the front of the building just off the foyer entrance. This hall has a large capacity intake and can hold up to 120 persons for a dinner dance and 150 for a disco event. There is a stage set to the rear of the main hall that can be used for musical accompaniment to an evening or for the purposes of a performance.
To compliment the requirements of the main hall there is a designated bar area in the foyer. Patrons are reminded that if alcohol is brought onto the premises there will be an additional license fee charge.
There are several small committee rooms suitable for meetings or small gatherings and clubs.
Kitchen facilities are situated directly off the main hall in the Pat Cullinan Community Centre and are of catering standard. This makes this centre an ideal place for inviting external caterers or for simply indulging guests with a hot buffet for your occasion. There is also a small fridge available if required.
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This week's legislative roundup indicates a substantial wave of progress across America, with more states making efforts to not only decriminalize marijuana, but also make it available for more patients suffering from serious illnesses.
Here is what our pot-friendly lawmakers were up to last week:
Washington DC: Decriminalization Is Highly Likely
Lawmakers in the District of Columbia approved a measure last week that would decriminalize marijuana in the US capitol, making a minor weed violation punishable with a fine the equivalent of a traffic ticket.
The DC city council unanimously passed a measure last Wednesday, which serves to reduce fines for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana to only $25. If this measure garners the support of the full council, which is likely, the District will join the ranks of 15 states and a few cities across America that have decriminalized marijuana possession.
Possession of marijuana in the District of Columbia, regardless of the amount, is currently punishable with a fine of up to six months in jail and a fine of $1,000.
Indiana: Three Lame Bills Introduced
Indiana lawmakers will review three bills this legislative session aimed at changing the state's marijuana laws.
Senator Karen Tallian recently introduced Senate Bill 314, which serves to decriminalize marijuana possession, making up to two ounces a misdemeanor offense. The bill also allows for the cultivation of industrial hemp and possession of small amounts of marijuana for research purposes.
Senator Tallian introduced a similar bill in 2013, but it did not receive a hearing in the Senate committee.
In addition to Indiana's decriminalization bill, Representative Sue Errington has introduced a bill allowing anyone prosecuted for marijuana possession to use a medical necessity defense. If passed, the bill would permit "a defense to prosecution for marijuana possession if the person who possessed the marijuana did so under a valid prescription or order of a practitioner who acted in the scope of the practitioner's professional practice."
Another piece of legislation aimed at legalizing industrial hemp is Senate Bill 357, which was introduced by Senator Richard Young and would allow the cultivation of industrial hemp.
New Hampshire: Decriminalization Bill Passed But May Not Survive
New Hampshire's house voted to legalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use, but some believe the bill has a long, hard road before becoming a law.
After hours of debate, a vote to kill it, and a change of heart, the House finally voted 170-162 to have the bill reviewed by the tax committee before seeking final approval. However, considering the Senate's rejection of a decriminalization bill in 2013, the likelihood of this one being passed is not good. And, if it does, Governor Maggie Hassan has vowed to reject it the minute it lands on her desk.
If the measure does find its way to becoming law, individuals over the age of 21 would be allowed to possess up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational use and grow up to six plants.
Maryland: Legalization Bill to Be Introduced
Maryland lawmakers say they will soon introduce a bill aimed at legalizing marijuana.
This legislation, which will likely be sponsored by Republican Senator Allan Kittleman and Democratic Senator Jamie Raskin, will allow adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and cultivate up to six plants for personal use. The bill will also provide a statewide plan for the cultivation and sale of retail marijuana.
However, the bill could face some adversity. Governor Martin O'Malley has said in the past that he opposes marijuana legalization in the state. Not only that, but in 2013, a decriminalization bill passed by the Senate met its demise when it reached the House.
New York: Medical Marijuana Bill Approved a Second Time
For a second time, the New York State Assembly Committee approved a bill aimed at legalizing medical marijuana. The Assembly passed the Compassionate Care Act last summer, but it did not garner enough support from the Senate.
Supporters hope that the changing national opinion will assist in bringing this legislation to life in 2014. "With the advantage of 20 states and the District of Columbia having gone before us, the Compassionate Care Act incorporates lessons learned and best practices from those states," said the bill's sponsor, Manhattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried.
Gottfried says this bill is necessary, regardless of Governor Cuomo's recent announcement to permit medical marijuana for patients suffering from serious illnesses. He says the state needs a more comprehensive plan, because Cuomo's proposal discounts many patients.
Louisiana: Bill to Reduce Penalties
State lawmakers are scheduled to meet in the near future to discuss the "feasibility and effectiveness" of legalizing marijuana in Louisiana. In the meantime, State Representative Austin Badon says he would like the state to decrease its penalties for marijuana possession.
Last week, Rep. Badon introduced a bill – House Bill 103 -- to substantially lower the state's penalties for repeat offenders to no more than two years for a second offense, five years for a third, and no more than eight years for those convicted four or more times. Fines would also be reduced to $2,000.
Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana Hearing Scheduled
Last week, the Pennsylvania Senate committee announced a hearing set for later this month to discuss the legalization of medical marijuana. However, a spokesperson for the Senate majority leader says that the meeting is not an indication the issue will receive a vote.
"Public opinion seems to be changing somewhat on this issue. I don't think it reflects anything beyond the fact that Senators would like to get more information, understand it better and think about it. But we have no plans to bring the bill up for a vote this year," said Eric Arneson, representative for Republican Dominic Pileggi.
Even they do, Governor Corbett will likely keep it from moving any further than his office. He has made it clear that he will veto the medical marijuana bill, at least until the FDA publishes positive evidence from clinical trials.
Kentucky: Second Committee Hearing
A second Senate committee hearing took place last week in Kentucky to further discuss the topic of medical marijuana.
Health and Welfare Chairwoman Julie Denton says she wants to learn more about the subject, specifically in regards to cannabis oil for treating sick children.
"There are some children with epilepsy and with seizure conditions that the medicines don't stop the seizures," Denton said. "And so there's some anecdotal evidence out there that says it helps -- and it helps a lot -- and that there are families that are moving out of Kentucky to Colorado in order to be able get that for their children because it's the only thing that's working for them."
Although the committee did meet, there was no vote expected to take place. However, Denton says she may file a bill on the issue later this year, but wants to learn more about the issue from the people it affects.


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East's Valentino Sewell clears the first hurdle during the boys 300-meter event at Wednesday's Division I regional track meet at Austintown Fitch High School. Sewell advances to Saturday's finals in the 300 and 110 hurdle events.
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- Kerala backwaters tour from Kochi with an expert local guide
- Walk through a village, pass rice paddies, and learn about local vegetation
- Interact with a local family while enjoying a home-cooked lunch in their home
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Small-group tour limited to 12 people ensures a more personalized experience
What You Can Expect
Over a cup of traditional chai tea and a delicious home-cooked meal, converse with the family and hear interesting stories about their lives.
After lunch, walk through the village and explore the area's rice paddies to learn about the different local fruits and vegetables grown here. Through your guide's expert commentary, you'll discover the integral role these backwaters play in the culture and customs of this region.
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How does one make the fonts that iTunes uses for things like app descriptions larger? I know about Universal Access -> Zoom, but I'm looking for something a little more app-specific, like web browsers have.
It is possible to to change/customize every font/font-size within iTunes.app, that is used for the menu, pop-up dialogs, view-field etc..
In order to do so navigate to
Then download ThemePark3.1 in order to open and edit the Localized.rsrc file. Once you edited the font(s)/size to your liking, you need to save your changes from within ThemePark.
It might be, that you also need to reboot first to see the changes!!
If that is also true for 10.7 (still running 10.6.8, therefore can only guess), please confirm this information!! Basically "simple" images can be drawn and rendered from code instead of using single image files, in png, tiff, jpg - format.
Those .css files also manage font information, like font-style, color values, size etc...
In the preferences window you can change the size of the Source and List Text.
The free application TinkerTool lets you edit system fonts and their sizes. As a bonus, you don't need to go monkeying around with system files, because TinkerTool does it for you. (It'll work for certain, and you don't need to worry about, say, deleting something you don't want to.)
OTOH, it won't let you be app-specific in your preferences, but it will let you change the size of the text.


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Snyder's-Lance manufactures and markets snack foods throughout the United States and around the world. The company's products include pretzels, sandwich crackers, potato chips, cookies, tortilla chips, restaurant-style crackers, popcorn, nuts and other snacks. With more than 6,000 dedicated associates and more than $1.6 billion in annual sales, Snyder's-Lance is well positioned to become the premier provider of consumer-preferred, niche snack food brands and snack food solutions in the world.
The main distributor of the Snyder's-Lance family of products is S-L Distribution Company, Inc. They have immediate opportunities for enthusiastic salespeople who will help continue the tradition of success in a Third-Party Distributor capacity.
These are outstanding opportunities for seasoned Route Sales professionals interested in owning their own business to sell and service snack accounts. If you're an extremely ambitious, self-motivated and business-minded individual looking for the chance to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, apply now.
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Solar energy comes to the rescue for Californians. This winter there's been a lack of rainfall in California affecting reservoirs and rivers that fuel the state's hydroelectricity power plants.
However, with the abundant sunshine this year and solar panels coming to the rescue by providing power and filling in the energy gap, Californians are not at risk of losing electricity at the present time, according to the state's energy officials.
Robert Weisenmiller, chairperson of the California Energy Commission said,
"We're going to have enough power to keep the lights on: We are not concerned about blackouts or outages. We are much less dependent on hydropower now than we were in the 1940s. In just the last year, we've added more than 1,000 megawatts of solar alone."
Close to 200,000 homes can receive power from 1,000 megawatts of solar power. Pacific, Gas & Electric receives about 11 percent of its electricity from reservoirs that help in producing hydropower; on the other hand, natural gas, nuclear, solar wind and air provide the remaining renewable resources to generate electricity.
Solar energy comes to the rescue for California
In the last few months, a number of large solar plants have come online. The solar plant, SunPower just recently started operation with BrightSource Energy expected to come online in the Mojave Desert next week.
Spokesperson for Solar Energy Industries Association, Ken Johnson points out,
"Solar not only helps California's economy and environment, it's also the smart way to go if you want to conserve water resources. Solar panels use almost no water, while nuclear; coal and natural gas facilities can use thousands of gallons per megawatt hour, depending on the technology and the facility."
Impact of solar energy
Reservoir water levels provide hydroelectricity—hydropower completely depends on water in order to produce electricity. With the recent drought, hydro facilities located in Northern California's mountain ranges are not getting sufficient supplies of water to help in generating electrical power.
Even though California has experienced drought conditions, rain shortages, and reduced levels of water in rivers and reservoirs, California state energy officials are not panicking since energy providers diversify their power sources. With the added utilization of solar energy to generate power, California residents, businesses, and visitors are less reliant on water, and benefit from more reliable renewable resource in order to provide electricity for their homes and businesses.
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AT COLORADO: 2007 (Sr.)�He started all 13 games, the first six of the season at right tackle and the last seven, including the Independence Bowl, at right guard, shifting over for he betterment of the team when two freshmen were ready to play. He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from both the Associated Press and the league coaches. He played 723 snaps from scrimmage (plus another 43 on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams), racking up 68 knockdown blocks. He allowed just one-and-a-half quarterback sacks and was called for only three penalties. He graded out to 80 percent or better in seven games, topping the 90 percentile on three occasions, including a 95 percent grade in CU's win at Texas Tech. He had three touchdown blocks on the year, and his game-high for knockdowns came in the opener when he had eight against
2006 (Jr.)�He played in all 12 games on special teams and in 10 on offense, including nine starts (all at right offensive tackle). He was in for 548 snaps on the season from scrimmage and another 46 on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. He played at about 10 pounds lighter than his playing weight as a sophomore and was once again one of the strongest players on the team. Phil Steele's College Football selected him as a preseason fourth-team All-Big 12 member, ranking him as the No. 48 offensive tackle nationally.
2005 (Soph.)�He played in 11 games, starting seven including the Champs Sports Bowl, as he was slowed a bit the last third of the season due to a severe ankle sprain. In the regular season, playing primarily strong guard, he played 359 snaps from scrimmage, grading out to 2.52 on a 0-4 point per play scoring system for the season, fourth best on the team. He did not allow a quarterback sack and was called for just one penalty in racking up 16 knockdown blocks and 12 "Perfect 4" plays, both fourth on the team. He had a high game grade of 2.69 against both Texas A&M and
2004 (Fr.-RS)�He saw action for the first time against North Texas and went on to play in the last 10 games of the regular season plus the Houston Bowl (no starts), as his playing time basically increasing as the year progressed. The Sporting News selected him to its Freshman All-Big 12 team, as he played 222 snaps from scrimmage at primarily tight-side tackle and graded out to 70.2 percent for the season. He had eight knockdown and two touchdown blocks, did not allow a quarterback sack, allowed five pressures and was called for three penalties. His top game grade came at
2003 (Fr.)�Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced the entire year on the offensive line. He was the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the
HIGH SCHOOL�As a senior, he earned Prep Football Report and SuperPrep all-Southwest honors, with PrepStar naming him to its all-Midlands team. PFR ranked him as the No. 66 player in the region (the seventh offensive lineman), while SuperPrep placed him No. 108 in the region (the 21st OL) and Rivals.com tabbed him as the No. 30 offensive lineman nationally and as the No. 70 player in
ACADEMICS�He majored in Communication at
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Let $f: X \to Y$ be a differentiable map of manifolds where $dim \;X = dim\;Y = n$. If $df(p)$ is nonsingular for all $p \in X$, show $f$ is an open map.
So here is what I was thinking:
As $df(p)$ is nonsingular for all $p \in X$, that is, it is an isomorphism between tangent spaces (bijective homomorphism), then for an open subset, $U \subset \mathcal{R}^n$, s.t. $U \overset{\text{$f$ is injective & continuous}}{\longrightarrow} \mathcal{R}^n$, then the image of $U$ ($f(U) \subset \mathcal{R}^n$) is open, as well as $f$ is a homeomorphism betweeen $U$ and $f(U)$ (homeomorphism meaning bijective and continuous $f$ and $f^{-1}$ [via the claim $df(p)$ is nonsingular]).
Is this, and quoting Brouwer's fixed point theorem enough to reasonably answer this question?


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Junior quarterback Dak Prescott tossed four touchdown passes as the first-team offense set the tone in Mississippi State's second football scrimmage of the spring on Saturday afternoon in Davis Wade Stadium.
The Bulldogs scrimmaged for over two hours and worked on all situations, including special teams and two-minute offense. Prescott connected with Gus Walley, Jameon Lewis, De'Runnya Wilson and Fred Brown for scores. Lewis scampered down the sideline for a 48-yard touchdown.
"I saw some good things," said MSU head coach Dan Mullen. "What you want, though, is consistency. There are some things that we have to get fixed up and have to clean up. We put the No. 1 offense into some good field position situations, and they have to take advantage of those. We can't give up points right before halftime on two-minute drills. Those are some things we have to continue to get better at."
Junior linebacker Benardrick McKinney led all players with seven tackles, while Cedric Jiles, Deontay Evans and Christian Holmes tallied interceptions. Jiles picked off his pass on the second play of the second drive.
"I wasn't real pleased with the No. 2 defense after last week's scrimmage, but I was much more pleased today," said Mullen. "With the guys that we rotate and play in there, they should dominate in scrimmages. I thought they did a great job of that today, especially in getting the turnovers early. We want to create turnovers."
The Bulldogs will practice twice at 4:15 p.m. next week (Tuesday and Thursday) before returning to Davis Wade Stadium for the Maroon-White Spring Game next Saturday at noon. Admission is free. The game is part of the 29th annual Super Bulldog Weekend. Visit www.Hailstate.com/SBW for more information.
"I want to see over 30,000, and I think we have an opportunity to do that," said Mullen. "We're playing Ole Miss in baseball, and we have the opportunity to set a baseball attendance record and a national attendance record for that. I would like to see us break our spring game attendance record next weekend and win all of those games in baseball and get the crowd support too."


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Sarah Wellmeier you had me at Hello;) As soon as I seen the title;) I was also raised on macaroni and tomatoes....and to this day make about once a week. We love it and yes it does remind me of my childhood:) P.S. you look like your mom....Just beautiful!! Jan 4, 2010, 9:24am
Nicole A beautiful post and a beautiful picture! Jan 3, 2010, 6:43pm
Alice This is such a precious portrait! Jan 3, 2010, 6:20pm
maggieb ...tuggin' at my heartstrings... Dec 29, 2009, 9:49pm
Brent Pilgrim What a beautiful post at a time of the year for family! Thanks for finding my blog Mary, and I now have yours on my "Daily Reads" list. Happy New Year to you too! Dec 29, 2009, 11:33am
grandmaIna What a beautiful story. I can see why you are so strong and so wonderful! I'm so glad Justin found you! Dec 29, 2009, 9:50am
lauren thank you for this post, mary. we all have our 'thing'...our version of "macaroni & tomatoes" that we will never forget...and never grow tired of! it's so important to remember how far we've come but more important to remember just where we've come from... thank you, again! * Dec 29, 2009, 9:47am
Kenzie Shores I love this. thank you :) Dec 29, 2009, 8:33am
Crystal And, no I didn't miss the point of your mom's powerful story... it's just that food is such a powerful tool in a person's life... i can't help sharing. (plus, the former personal chef in me loves talking about food... and eating it!) Dec 28, 2009, 11:11pm
Crystal Please share this recipe with your mom. It's one of my favorite Mac & Cheese recipes. It's a little spicy, and it has tomatoes! It's sooo good. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spicy-Macaroni-and-Cheese-12786 She doesn't have to forget the hard times, but it can't hurt to tweak that stand-by meal every now and again. ;) Dec 28, 2009, 11:07pm
Ray Of course this entry made me emotional. It's crazy what your mother went through at only 15 years of age and how she overcame it. She is INDEED an unbelievably strong woman. Thank you for sharing some of her story with us.....Thank you. ;o) P.S. Such a sweet, sweet photo of your mother and you. <3 Dec 28, 2009, 9:59pm
Cathy Crawley That's such a beautiful post. I'm glad you get it :) Dec 28, 2009, 9:31pm
JC beautiful, Mary. coffee milkshakes (autocrat) and 'linguica dogs' for me...growing up close to New Bedford! Dec 28, 2009, 4:26pm
heather corporan Scrambled eggs and ketchup for me!! Stale bread and cocoa for my husband. I love this post. I think for those of us that have these memories, we are all the more stronger for the experiances. What a sweet post. Thank you for sharing! Dec 28, 2009, 3:29pm
zena brown hi mary this is cute my thing was mac and milk love aunt zena Dec 28, 2009, 3:04pm
Kathrina Thank you for sharing that! Really sometimes we have to look at things in a different perspective and realize things aren't so bad as we dramatize them to be. Thank you and thank you to your mom. Dec 28, 2009, 1:37pm
regina holder lovely post!! i happen to really like macaroni and tomatoes! i guess it's a southern thing. now, get busy moving those bins! *hugs* to tired marantz' and yay! for being in your new house this week!!! Dec 28, 2009, 9:55am
brandi Lee This is just beautiful. Dec 28, 2009, 9:31am
Diane Parsons Mary, that was beautiful! It's nice to come back and thank God and your parents for what you have and what you fought to get! good for you for acknowledging that this time of year! Dec 28, 2009, 9:22am


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Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Dayton
April 28, 2002
DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Massachusetts softball team (43-10/ 18-0 A-10) clenched the Atlantic 10 regular season title with two wins today over the Dayton Flyers, 13-1 and 3-2. The conference crown marks the eighth straight for the Minutewomen and their 15th title the last 17 years. UMass also extended its school record win streak to 28 games to tie for 15th on the NCAA all-time chart for consecutive victories.
UMass cruised to a 13-1 mercy-rule victory in game one as it pounded 14 hits off of Dayton's Carla Chaney. The Minutewomen jumped out to a quick seven run lead after the first inning, capitalizing on five hits and a Flyer error. UMass added two more runs in the second frame and four in the third to preserve the win.
Senior Scooter Wheeler (Kingsburg, Calif.) led the Minutewomen with a 3-for-3 performance, including a two-run home run and five RBIs. Senior Teri Rooney (Visalia, Calif.) and juniors Anna Perey (Chino Valley, Ariz.) and Kaila Holtz (North Vancouver, British Columbia) each had two hits in the win.
Senior Jen Hadley (Bristol, Conn.) earned the win for UMass, her 19th victory of the season (19-5), as she scattered four hits, while striking out five. Freshman Kelli Arnold (Kalama, Wash.) pitched an inning of relief for UMass, allowing no hits and striking out two.
In game two, the Minutewomen and the Flyers took a 2-2 tie into the 10th inning before junior Brandi Cross (Diamond Bar, Calif.) doubled home the game winner.
Dayton took its first lead of the three-game series in the second frame, as Shannon St. Clair hit a solo home run over the left field fence.
UMass answered in the third as junior Emily Robustelli (Stamford, Conn.) drove a RBI single up the middle to score sophomore Aisha Franke (Philadelphia, Pa.) and knot the score at one apiece.
In the sixth, the Minutewomen gained the 2-1 edge on a single by Wheeler and double by Holtz.
The Flyers tied the score in the bottom half of the inning when Tiffany Ward hit a RBI triple to score Cassie Gross.
Dayton threatened in the ninth when with bases loaded and two outs Gross hit a ball off of Cross' glove at first base. Senior second baseman Ashley Bakken (Phoenix, Ariz.) picked up the ricochet and narrowly won the foot race to the bag to end the inning.
In the tenth, Bakken singled up the middle and Cross drove a double down the right field line to plate Bakken for the 3-2 lead and eventual victory.
Holtz (19-5) struck out the side in the bottom of the inning to give UMass the win. Dana Campbell takes the loss.
The Minutewomen will return to action Tuesday, April 30, with a single game against Boston College at 5:00 p.m., in Amherst.
Note: UMass' 28-game win streak ranks 15th all-time in the NCAA record book and ties the Minutewomen with DePaul (1998). Arizona tops the list with 47 straight victories set in 1996 and 1997.
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Holshouser blazed a path for Republicans
Published: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
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It could be argued that former Gov. James E. Holshouser is among the most significant Republican figures in North Carolina of the 20th century. His hard-fought victory in the governor's race of 1972 against Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles was a landmark in state GOP politics, ending more than a century of control by the previously unbeatable Democratic Party and turning North Carolina into a state where two-party politics were not only possible, but likely and finally inevitable.
A state lawmaker from Boone at age 28 and the state's youngest governor ever at 38, Holshouser was also chairman for the North Carolina Republican Party by age 32. He rode a fast track to leadership with a gentle courtesy that drew the envy of his peers and the admiration of his Democratic opponents. Ultimately, Holshouser, who died Monday at age 78, is recalled as a lifelong proponent for education in North Carolina who also cast a shadow in the worlds of religion, law and the environment.
Holshouser's rise in state politics was a long shot at the time it occurred. In what turned into an unlikely combination with fellow Republican Jesse Helms, Holshouser reshaped the Tar Heel State's political landscape. Both rose to statewide prominence in the election of 1972 — aided by President Richard Nixon's landslide victory over George McGovern nationally. It signaled the beginning of an overall shift by Southern voters to the Republican Party after years of straight-ticket Democratic voting.
What happened thereafter would be a primer for state politics for the next four decades. Helms took his seat in the U.S. Senate and became a vocal and controversial national voice for the bedrock conservatism that led to the rise of Ronald Reagan. Holshouser, more businesslike, low key and moderate, still identified himself as a conservative but not an anti-government Libertarian.
Holshouser wasn't much for divisive political rhetoric and tried to use a gentlemanly approach when he found himself battling a policy wall in Raleigh buttressed by a General Assembly stacked with Democrats. Still, he managed to establish health clinics in rural areas in need of medical support, endorsed expansion of the state park system and appointed minorities and women to posts in state government when it wasn't being done. He supported a statewide kindergarten system and the Coastal Management Act to protect the state barrier islands and beaches.
He was an example to his contemporaries such as U.S. Rep. Howard Coble of Greensboro. Coble, who was a member of Holshouser's cabinet as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, put his friend's career into perspective.
"What Jim Holshouser accomplished for the North Carolina Republican Party will be enshrined in the history books for all time," Coble said. "Thanks to his leadership and determination, the GOP went from being on the back benches of power to the lofty position it holds today. That is one of Jim Holshouser's greatest legacies."
Judging by divided politics of today, the state could use a few more Jim Holshousers.
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{Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes}
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Fleet Foxes' sophomore album, "Helplessness Blues" will be released on Tuesday, May 3rd. In the meantime you can download this song for free HERE.
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AAAHHH! My husband and I are seeing them live tomorrow in Vancouver at their very first show on this tour! And you have given me the perfect venue to brag about it! We are SOOOO excited!
- April 28, 2011 at 4:19 PM
- Michelle said...
Em, thanks for keeping a lookout on all the great music releases when i don't find the time. You complete my folk-loving heart. Fleet Foxes release on my birthday, what more could i ask for?
- April 28, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- laurie t said...
Look at you, Emily Loerke, with your amazing music recommendations. My iTunes would be sorely lacking if it weren't for you :)
- April 28, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Oh wow, this is absolutely amazing. I love it when I find bands that remind me that not all music has changed. Every decade comes with a new style it seems. While I enjoy the occasional modern pop song, they are never something I can really get into. Thanks for sharing a great band...with NEW music. I love the oldies, but something new is always nice.
- April 28, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Amanda said...
I love them!
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A two-time Pac-10 scorer ... narrowly missed first NCAA Championships berth in 2005 ... one of just 12 UW high jumpers ever to clear seven feet ... indoor best of 7-0 1/4 is tied for No. 2 all-time at UW.
2004-05: Matched or bettered previous outdoor best of 6-6 3/4 in all nine outdoor competitions in 2005 ... cleared an outdoor-best of 6-11 to place eighth at the NCAA West Regional, narrowly missing an NCAA Championships berth ... was seventh in the event at the Pac-10 meet ... became just the fifth Husky to clear seven feet indoors with a jump of 7-0 3/4 at the MPSF Championships, good for fourth ... is one of just 12 Huskies to clear seven feet overall ... mark equaled the second-best ever indoors at UW.
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The expected storm for the Mid Atlantic region on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 will be the largest event in 4 years. It was January 26, 2011 when BWI saw 7.6" of snow. That was the year AFTER our 3-Blizzard winter, and the last real player in town. We did have a range of 4-6 inches on January 2-3 this year. This however will have a wide impact from the mountains to the beaches. A Winter Storm Watch was issued for all of Maryland, and expanded from southern Virginia up through metro New York City. That was upgraded to a Warning for areas west of the Chesapeake Bay by NWS Sterling VA. They are just leading the charge this time, but the nearby weather offices will update shortly.
See my winter 2013-2014 Outlook calling for above normal snow.
I could get into all of the details of this event, but I have been covering a lot of that on social media via my Facebook and Twitter pages. For starters I want to cover some terms that will answer some popular questions. Please note I am now covering snow for Mid Atlantic ski areas on Opensnow.com. You can get access to snow models, slope cams, and more.
Polar Vortex: That is the CORE of the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere. Some winters it can wobble south and reach the US. We has that on January 7th. This is NOT the case this time, but a revisit is possible at the end of the month.
Alberta Clipper: That is a fast moving storm that comes out of Alberta Canada. It often has light to moderate snow amounts, but rarely brings those accumulating snows east of the mountains.
Miller B Storm: This can be from a clipper type system that either transfers its energy to the coast or reforms along the coast with rapid development. This can be on an polar boundary and quickly produce moderate amounts of snow. Even east of the big cities and to the coast.
Stickage: That is my term I've used for over a decade to describe snow falling and NOT MELTING on the ground. Colder temperatures will allow the snow to lay and stay.
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Women's Basketball Preseason Practice Underway
Oct. 24, 2005
Now in her fourth year, head coach Marnie Dacko has the foundation in place for the UMass women's basketball team to move back into the upper echelon of the Atlantic 10 Conference. UMass returns four starters from last year's team, which finished in a second-place tie in the A-10 East and advanced to the A-10 Tournament quarterfinals. The Minutewomen return three-quarters of its scoring from last season, including two A-10 All-Rookie team selections in Pam Rosanio and Kate Mills. The Minutewomen had one of the best defenses in the nation last year and will look to run more this year and create additional scoring opportunities.
"We definitely want to be a running team and get that in order pretty quickly," said Dacko. "We were a very solid defensive team last year and that is what will start our break. We have a nice mix of young and veteran talent that is ready to make a move."
The key to a successful team stems from the point guard and the Minutewomen have plenty of experience with fifth-year senior Katie Nelson running the show. Nelson is closing in on every three-point shooting record at UMass and has one of the best all-time assist-to-turnover ratios. She was third on the team last year with 8.4 ppg and had over 100 assists for the first time in her career. Nelson has averaged exactly 35 minutes a game in her career while compiling a 1.38 assist to turnover ratio.
"Katie is the person I look at to lead the team," said Dacko. "She knows the offense and how to run the break. I am hoping she will be in a better position to take more three-pointers than last year. We need Katie to be the `floor general' and I expect that she will have a great senior year."
Behind Katie will be sophomore Kaylie Schiavetta and freshman Sakera Young. Schiavetta saw action in five games last year and has a great touch from the outside. Young comes in as the all-time leading scorer at Glassboro (N.J.) High School. When she signed at UMass, she was ranked in the top-100 of all high school seniors. As a senior, she was a McDonald's All-America nominee.
"Kaylie and Sakera will benefit a lot from playing alongside Katie," said Dacko. "If we can put some pressure on teams and get into a running game, we will look to get two of them in at the same time. Sakera will get in your face defensively and really pressure the ball. She has great foot speed and quickness and understands our offense and the break. Kaylie is an outstanding three-point shooter and does a great job of getting the ball into the post."
With the kind of offense the Minutewomen run, it usually has a point guard, post player and then three swing players. UMass is very deep in this position. Senior Ashley Sharpton is someone who can come in and stick the three. The sharpshooter enters the season ranked ninth all-time at UMass in three-point field goal percentage.
"Ashley has made great improvements in her game," said Dacko. "She is someone who can consistently hit the three. Ashley is working on her ball handling ability, trying to take some of the pressure off the point guard. She really motivates her teammates and has some solid leadership skills."
Pam Rosanio had a stellar freshman season in which she was an A-10 All-Rookie team pick. Rosanio led the team in scoring at 10.9 ppg and that was also the second-highest freshman tally in the league. Rosanio played every game her freshman season and started all but one. She shot nearly 40 percent from the field and dished out 60 assists.
"Pam has been working hard and is going to be a better defensive player," said Dacko. "She will be the first one out of the gates and to filling the lanes on our break. She is another one of our young leaders who everyone really looks up to. She is becoming a more consistent shooter from the outside and also has the ability to post up some."
Alisha Tatham, younger sister of junior forward Tamara, comes back to UMass after spending her second straight summer with the Canadian Junior National Team. Tatham was selected as a captain of the Canadian squad this past summer and started for them. In her freshman year at UMass, Tatham played in 28 games and scored 41 points. She is going to be one of the players that will be looked upon to fill the shoes of Brooke Campbell. Campbell was the point on the defense last year and forced many opponent turnovers by pressuring the ball at the top of the key.
"Alisha has matured a lot as a player," said Dacko. "I look for her to be our defensive stopper. She will be the point on our half-court defense. Alisha is a player who will have her defense create offense. After getting a stop, she will be one of the first players filling the lanes. Alisha is a very hard worker who I hope will really blossom this season."
Rounding out the backcourt for the Minutewomen are a pair of freshmen in Erin Calipari and Stefanie Gerardot. Calipari was the Defensive Player of the Year for White Station (Tenn.) High School last year. She was also the recipient of the "Most Charges Taken" award.
"Erin is someone who is coming into her own," said Dacko. "She has taken the commitment head on and plays with a lot of enthusiasm, which has earned the respect of her teammates. She is a great defensive stopper who will give us added depth this year."
Gerardot finished second all-time at Bishop Luers (Ind.) High School in scoring and set a school record with 600 points as a senior. Like Sakera Young, Gerardot was a McDonald's All-America nominee.
"Being from Indiana, you know that Stefanie is a great pure shooter," said Dacko. "She came to UMass this summer in excellent shape, especially for a freshman, and that shows her dedication to the game. She is a smart player who is easily picking up our system."
There are four experienced post players that Dacko can interchange in the front court. Fifth-year senior Patrycja Gulak comes back for her second full year at UMass after transferring from St. John's. Gulak averaged 4.0 ppg and 3.4 rpg last year while ranking near the top of the league with 25 blocked shots.
"Patrycja has really dedicated herself to having a great senior season," said Dacko. "She went to Pete Newell's Post Player Development Camp over the summer and has worked hard to improve herself. As a staff, we are very pleased with the progress that she has made and the shape that she is in." After a great freshman season two years ago, Tamara Tatham proved that there is no such thing as a sophomore slump. She was second on the team last year with 9.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg. Her defense really picked up in the second half of the year and she finished the season ranked in the top-15 of the league with 50 steals. She spent the summer training with the Canadian Development National Team.
"Tamara has really improved during the off-season," said Dacko. "She benefited a lot from playing overseas this summer. Her strength is in her inside game, but she has really been working hard at developing an outside shot and being able to face-up. We are looking for Tamara to fill the shoes of Brooke Campbell in the rebounding department. We also want to see her be more aggressive and get to the line.
Kate Mills came into her own during the second half of the season and was an A-10 All-Rookie Team pick. She averaged 6.0 ppg and 3.3 rpg for the season. She also had 25 blocked shots to tie Gulak for the team lead, eighth in the A-10.
"Kate is one of the most-improved players we have coming into this season," said Dacko. "She has quickly become one of the leaders on this team and has made some significant efforts to improve her conditioning. She faces up well and can also play with her back to the basket."
Whitney McDonald is another post player who has re-committed herself and it is quickly paying dividends. She saw action in 18 games last year as a freshman and hauled in 27 rebounds.
"I expect Whitney to get quality minutes this season," said Dacko. She is one of our strongest players and has been working on some counter moves in the paint. Whitney has come back with a great attitude and is looking forward to an excellent season."
The Schedule
The Minutewomen once again embark on a challenging schedule. They have a couple of stretches where they will play three games in six days.
"As a coach, you'd rather have several days between games, but as a player you don't mind the short turnaround," said Dacko. "A player would always rather have a game than a practice. These kids are resilient and will step to the plate whenever we have a game."
The Minutewomen will open up the regular season at Delaware on Friday, Nov. 18. They then host Holy Cross in their home opener on Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Mullins Center. After a road contest at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 22, the Minutewomen will host three straight games at the Mullins Center. They will play Hartford on Nov. 26 at Noon, Siena on Nov. 29 and then Hofstra on Dec. 1. The Hofstra game marks the return of former men's basketball standout Winston Smith to the Mullins Center. Smith graduated from UMass in 2001 and is a first-year assistant coach at Hofstra.
UMass then hits the road for five-straight games away from the Mullins Center. It begins the trip with a game at New Hampshire on Sunday, Dec. 4. The Minutewomen will then play at ACC foe Boston College on Thursday, Dec. 8. UMass concludes the first semester with a game at Syracuse on Saturday, Dec. 10. After final exams, UMass will close out the 2005 calendar year by participating in the Georgia Tech Tournament. The Minutewomen will play Brown in the first round and then either Georgia Tech or Alabama State on the second day.
The Minutewomen will host Dayton on Tuesday, Jan. 3, to open up the conference slate. UMass hits the road for games at Duquesne (Jan. 6) and St. Bonaventure (Jan. 8), before returning home to host Rhode Island for the second annual Field Trip Day on Jan. 13. The game will tip-off at Noon. The Minutewomen will then head right back out on the road to face A-10 newcomer Charlotte on Jan. 15. After its trip to North Carolina, they return home to host Richmond (Jan. 19) and George Washington (Jan. 22).
UMass closes out January and welcomes in February with three-straight road games against La Salle (Jan. 27), Temple (Jan. 29) and Rhode Island (Feb. 2). Of its six final games, four will be at home in the Mullins Center. UMass will host Saint Joseph's (Feb. 5), Fordham (Feb. 12), St. Bonaventure (Feb. 19) and La Salle (Feb. 26). Road games in that stretch will be at Xavier (Feb. 17) and Saint Louis (Feb. 23).
The A-10 welcomes two new teams this year (Saint Louis and Charlotte) and has gone back to the no division format.
"This league is kind of like survival of the fittest," said Dacko. "Every game depends on who's on the road, who's hot and who's injured. It's going to be tough."
Dacko likes her team's chances this year and is eager to begin the new season.
"I like our team a lot," said Dacko. "We have a very athletic and energetic team that really understands what they need to do to be successful."
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