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Career: 2009 co-Ivy League MVP ... Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club FCS College Player of the Year ... AFCA All-American ... Team captain of the 2009 Ivy League champions ... Two-time All-Ivy ... Two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week ... Led the nation's No. 1 ranked defense in tackles in 2009 ... Penn led the Ivy League in total, rushing and passing defense his senior year ... Had a career-best 15 tackles in Ivy title-deciding game at Harvard on Nov. 15 ... Led the team in tackles as a junior when Penn also had the top-ranked defense in the Ivy League ... Finished his career with 174 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, four sacks, four fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles ... Started the last 20 games of his career.
2008: Received second-team All-Ivy honors ... Started all 10 games at linebacker for Penn ... Led the team in tackles with 61 total ... His 32 assisted tackles were also a team-high ... Tied for third on the Quakers with two sacks ... Both sacks came in win against Dartmouth (Oct. 4) and resulted in a combined loss of 17 yards ... Also recorded 6.5 tackles for a loss ... Recovered a fumble at Georgetown (Oct. 11) ... Also broke-up a pass against Cornell (Nov. 22) ... Had at least three tackles in every game ... Career-high 10 tackles at Lafayette (Sept. 27).
2007: Appeared in all 10 games ... Finished the season with 36 tackles ... Had 5.5 TFLs ... Season-high eight tackles vs. Yale (10/20) ... Recorded five tackles and a pass breakup at Harvard (11/10) ... Had four-tackle games against Lafayette (9/15), Princeton (11/3) and Cornell (11/17) ... Had kickoff returns of 10 yards at Brown (10/27) and eight yards vs. Princeton.
2006: Played in two games ... Had a tackle and a forced fumble against Harvard (11/11).
Shawnee HS: Three-year letterwinner in both football and golf ... Associated Press First-Team All-State ... Captain and team MVP in 2005 ... Named to the New Jersey North/South All-Star Game roster and the N.J. Coaches Super 100 All-State football team ... Two-time all-conference first-teamer ... As a senior, was a first-team All-South Jersey, All-Group 4, and All-Burlington County selection ... Three-time Burlington County Scholar-Athlete ... Led Shawnee to an undefeated state title in 2004 and three consecutive Olympic Division titles ... Also won a state title and two South Jersey sectional crowns with golf ... High school teammate of current Penn WR Dan McDonald and Quaker alumnus Adam Francks.
Personal: Born October 7, 1987 in Camden, N.J. ... Son of Kim and Alan Lewko ... Enrolled in Wharton.


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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Mother's day was lovely.
It was a great day to fellowship and worship with my Christian family, and on our way home, my husband was sorry he had to go sleep and not spend time with me. He asked what we could do, as we couldn't go out for lunch or dinner. I said "How about a "Sundae" lunch?" Yes. I know. Off the diet and all that, but since I wasn't planning on eating a dinner, it would be my lunch.
We went to a neat little local dairy that features homemade ice cream. We had banana splits. Yes. I counted all my calories. I had a salad for supper. The pistachio ice cream featured real pistachios, not little nut pieces. So there was all that homemade natural ice cream without preservatives, and fresh fruit. Ok, so it was not typical. But It was a lot better than going out to dinner AND having ice cream. It is suggested, that if we choose to have dessert one day per week, we should make it homemade, and worth it. It was a good choice. (I left about half my whipped cream behind.)
There are two here, one is my hubby's.
He went to sleep when we got home, and I made plans to pick up both my sons and go to a local state forest to walk a level trail that we haven't been on. So my older son and his wife, and my younger son walked the half a mile round trip trail in sunshine. I brought my cameras and took pictures, and enjoyed the fact that they are now getting along after about 8 years of animosity towards each other. That in itself was worth the day. No drama.
Afterward, I wanted to find a local farm stand. I picked up strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, and locally raised beef and local honey. That was for supper with my dh last night.
Then, a little more walking at the local discount store to get a new keyboard for my computer that does not have a stuck "y"
It truly was a perfect day. Shh, It may be the best one since my boys have grown up.
monkey see ...
monkey do...
My Mother's Day gift - time with my sons without drama.
As for today, my workweek began. I got stuck in traffic, but not for long. I had homemade gluten free/egg free bread my husband baked with peanut butter - one slice - for breakfast with my coffee. Very filling. I took a second with peanut butter to have for lunch, but saved it for my afternoon snack instead. Lunchtime, I ordered a salad, and it was really good, and fresh with romaine lettuce, shredded red cabbage, fresh tomatoes and fresh cucumbers, and homemade balsamic vinegar and oil dressing. I added pieces of a clementine to the salad and it was great. Supper - salad and dressing, gluten free rice pasta spaghetti, sauce with ground turkey, fresh grated Parmesan, glass of milk, and will have a few strawberries later.
All in all. doing good. This morning - Danced for three minutes (one song), and did 10 minutes of physical therapy exercise and weights, and walked at work. I also got my pedometer to work - rather I figured it out.
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I must admit, the banana split sure looked yummy.. glad you had such a great day, especially with your boys getting along so well...
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Glad you had a wonderful day, boys got along and that banana split put 5 lbs on my hips just looking at it.
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It's a given Arizona Cardinals rookie safety Tyrann Mathieu, the once embattled former LSU and St. Augustine standout, will have enormous support Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome when he returns home to take on the New Orleans Saints.
But it's unlikely Mathieu will have a bigger supporter in the building than Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson -- his friend, former LSU teammate and current teammate, big brother, mentor and otherwise lifeline.
"We're practically brothers," Peterson said. "I feel that I'm the big brother, role model type for him. I'm definitely not taking that duty lightly."
Supporting and believing in Mathieu has come natural for Peterson, who first took the eager freshman, who would later become known as the "Honey Badger," under his wing in Peterson's junior year at LSU. No one has been prouder of the strides Mathieu has made on and off the field in relatively short amount of time than Peterson.
He has watched the young safety already make a huge impact on the field, punching the football out of the hands of St. Louis Rams tight end Jared Cook for a touchdown-saving forced fumble in Week 1. Last Sunday against Detroit, Mathieu tackled Lions receiver Nate Burleson short of the first-down marker on the final drive to preserve the Cardinals' 25-21 victory, their first of the season.
"Like I said once we drafted him, he was going to be one of the guys that helped us get over the hump by taking the ball away from offenses, getting those key stops when we need to get off of the field." Peterson said of the 5-foot-9, 186-pound defensive back. "He brings energy to the Arizona Cardinals' defense.
"He is such a little guy, but he plays with so much energy and passion. That's what we love the most about him. He seems to always come to play on Sundays, and he never seems to amaze us because we know what type of player we have in the locker room in No. 32."
But Peterson knew what type of player Mathieu was and what type of character he had long before the Cardinals decided to take him in the third round of April's NFL draft. That's why it was easy for Peterson, a two-time Pro Bowl corner, to vouch for Mathieu when others were hesitant after marijuana use derailed Mathieu' career at LSU and nearly ruined any chance of an NFL future.
Peterson knew what Mathieu was really about at the core because of the bond they first forged at LSU and then maintained despite being separated by thousands of miles. It was Peterson who last fall reached out to Mathieu after the former Heisman Trophy candidate was kicked off the Tigers' team for failed drug tests.
Peterson also arranged for Mathieu to stay with his parents, Patrick Sr. and Shandra, in Pompano Beach, Fla. so that Mathieu could begin preparing for the NFL combine. Patrick Sr. counseled and mentored Mathieu until his son was free to take over once the Cardinals' season was over.
Peterson, 23, and Mathieu, 21, trained a lot during that time, but they spent even more time talking about life and how to avoid the mistakes.
There was never any doubt in Peterson's mind how important football was to Mathieu. There certainly wasn't any doubt of his enormous talent.
Peterson always believed Mathieu would have a shot at an NFL career, he just never dreamed it would come with his Cardinals until general manager Steve Keim called to inform him as much. From Day 1, Mathieu walked through the door with a built-in support system in place.
Mathieu has done nothing but make strides since.
"It was huge once Steve Keim gave me the OK that we were going to draft him and he was pretty much counting on me to steer him in the right direction," Peterson said. "It was huge for us, and I think I was almost more excited than he was once we officially found out he was going to be an Arizona Cardinal.
"I'm extremely happy for him, he's taken the right steps. He's doing everything the right way, which he should be doing. I'm not surprised. His past is his past and now we are ready to move forward."
Those who are close to the two and know their bond agreed that Mathieu being on the same team with Peterson, along with former LSU teammate Kevin Minter, has been nothing but a positive.
"I think his close relationships can really benefit him," LSU coach Les Miles said. "I'm certain he enjoys Patrick and Minter and a number of guys that are there.
"Those people who would expect the best for him and the best out of him, those are the guys he needs to really invest in and spend time with. I think they have that position there and that is maybe one of the reasons he's having success."
So much so that the problems of a year ago seem to be in the distant past. Mathieu, who wasn't made available to the New Orleans media on Wednesday, has earned the respect and trust of his new team and coaches through his hard work and commitment.
Cardinals first-year coach Bruce Arians said he has seen nothing but positives from his rookie safety, who has 13 tackles, a force fumble and pass breakup.
"I think everybody else put him as a risk," said Arians, whose team is 1-1. "Patrick Peterson came in my office and said, 'Hey Coach, I'll stand on the table for this guy. Give him a chance.' We brought him in and we sat down. We talked twice and I was more than impressed that this kid just wanted an opportunity.
"He knew he messed up; we all mess up in life. It's time to give him an opportunity, and he's doing everything he can to make sure he does great with it."
That's all Peterson ever wanted for Mathieu. And now that Mathieu seems well on his way, his biggest supporter and teammate couldn't be prouder.
"We have a relationship that's hard to explain," Peterson said. "While we are on the field we push every other, when we are off the field we talk a little bit about life skills and things like that. We are a perfect combination on this defense for the Arizona Cardinals.
"We will definitely look forward to moving forward together and bring some championships here."


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FORT FAIRFIELD - Scott Rossignol, 38, passed away Nov. 21, 2012, at a Bangor hospital. He was born July 24, 1974, in Presque Isle, the son of Leo and Sally (Corriveau) Rossignol.
Scott was a family man, who above all loved his children, Aiden and Destiny, immensely. Scott attended Washburn High School, where many of his classmates remained part of his life. He worked as a medical assistant in the Fort Fairfield health facility. Scott loved working with his fellow coworkers. He especially had a fondness for the emergency room staff who he worked with for a period of time. When not working, Scott loved to spend time with his family. You could find him with the kids at the park, swimming, dance or other events involving children. He was a great father who would try his best to make it to school events or appointments. Scott loved to help people and in doing so gave the ultimate gift of life to five organ recipients, one being a long time friend, coworker and neighbor.
He is survived by his wife, Tracy (York) Rossignol of Fort Fairfield; his two children, Aiden and Destiny Rossignol of Fort Fairfield; parents, Leo and Sally Rossignol of Crouseville; a brother and sister-in-law, Troy and Anna Rossignol of Easton; sister, Naomi Rossignol of Caribou; grandfather, Leo Corriveau of Florida; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Walter and Theresa York of Fort Fairfield; several aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces, including special nieces, Leah and Aunika. Scott was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Theodore and Bertha Rossignol; and a nephew, Landen Owens.
Family and Friends may call 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. with the Rev. Raymond Morency officiating. Interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Online condolences may be expressed at
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As Reese's Peanut Butter Cups taught us, two great things can be even better when you stick 'em together. That's exactly what the chemists at Sally Hansen recently did, combining the spazzproof ease of their breakthrough nail-polish stickers with the hard-core strength and shine of a salon gel manicure. The result? High-gloss manicure strips that won't chip or fade for up to 14 days.
HOW IT WORKS: Each nail strip has a supersticky base of medical adhesive layered with several fine coats of actual enamel that look, feel, and even smell like liquid polish. All you have to do is position the strip, press, and buff the edges to break off any excess polish. Then things get really interesting: The company has a new gel topcoat that, when painted on and dried under the included LED light for 30 seconds, triggers a chemical reaction and forms a clear, durable webbing over the polish, making it at least ten times stronger than regular nail lacquer. Even better, unlike gel manicures in the salon, these strips can be removed lickety-split—without drying acetone.
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS: "There have been some exciting developments in nail color in recent years," says Wilson. "We've seen stronger enamel, nail stickers, and long-lasting gel manicures in the salon—and this combines all of those technologies in two steps at home."


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Lift your head out from the clouds
And see that the blinding sun has risen,
And see that it's face is missin'
But it's still waving and whistlin'.
Lift the lids from your eyes
And see the golden mountainside,
Feel the wind pick you up
And take you somewhere new.
A place where the forest is green and the water is blue
And all that you see Is a part of you,
And all that you feel is right before your eyes
And all that you've seen has all come to life.
In this place where the clouds spin
And where the ice will go
You freeze in time to see an ancient snow,
And you will feel as if you've been
In winters cold traveling winds.


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I am using OpenOffice 3.1.1
I have an index and I want that every click will take me to its paragraph.
open office - How to make a click on a line in an index of a document take me to the paragraph itself?
I am using OpenOffice 3.1.1
An index may be the wrong choice. An index might contain entries referring to several different pages, so the OpenOffice Index generation dialog doesn't use hyperlinks. Since you apparently have a one-to-one correspondence between index entries and paragraphs, I would generate a Table of Contents instead, title it "Index", generate it with hyperlinks and place it at the end of the document.
Here's a link to a tutorial on how to generate a linked TOC (the author actually calls it an index)
The OpenOffice default is now to use


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July 20, 2009
ROME - Former UCLA women's water polo players Tanya Gandy, Jaime (Hipp) Komer and Kelly Rulon and former men's players Adam Wright (current UCLA men's head coach) and Justin Johnson are playing for the U.S. Senior National Teams this week in the 2009 FINA World Water Polo Championships.
Former UCLA women's water polo head coach and current men's associate head coach Adam Krikorian is in his first season as the USA Women's National Team Head Coach. Krikorian is being assisted this summer by former UCLA players Brandon Brooks (current UCLA women's head coach) and Coralie Simmons.
Matches featuring the U.S. men's and women's teams will be available either online video streaming or on television via Universal Sports (see schedule below).
The USA women's team opened its tournament with a 19-6 victory over Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 19. The women's team continues preliminary play against Russia on Tuesday (1:50 a.m., PT) and versus Greece on Thursday (10:40 a.m., PT).
The men's national team faces Italy on Monday at 12 p.m. (PT). The U.S. men's squad continues preliminary play against Macedonia on Wednesday (8 a.m., PT) and versus Romania on Friday (3:10 a.m., PT).
Following the conclusion of group play, Universal Sports will broadcast one game each day, likely the United States game on that particular day. Following, Universal will cover both semifinal matches and both medal matches.
Upcoming Schedule (all times Pacific - Italy is nine hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time)
July 20 - U.S. Men vs. Italy - 12 p.m.
July 21 - U.S. Women vs. Russia - 1:50 a.m.
July 22 - U.S. Men vs. Macedonia - 8:00 a.m.
July 23 - U.S. Women vs. Greece - 10:40 a.m.
July 24 - U.S. Men vs. Romania - 3:10 a.m.


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Behind the Beats: Mannie Fresh
Fans haven't heard much from Mystikal since his release from prison in 2010 after serving six years on sexual battery and extortion charges. There was, of course, his feature on Lloyd's "Set Me Free," and a leaked song called "Uh Oh," featuring Jazelle and produced by Mannie Fresh. The slow, seductive "Uh Oh" was proved that despite being locked up, the New Orleans rapper hadn't lost his touch on the mic. And Fresh and Mystikal clearly have good chemistry. In fact, a 2010 viral clip of the former No Limit MC freestyling while the former Cash Money producer plays beats has racked up over half a million hits on YouTube.
MTV News recently caught up with Fresh at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and talked to the producer about his work with Mystikal.
"The amount of hits on that is nuts, because we were just sitting in the car vibing," Fresh said of the viral video. "I was just going through beats, and he was rapping on it, and I'm trying to convince him [that] I think that would be his mixtape."
As the two continue to work together, Fresh is urging Mystikal to continue to put out free music and worry about selling an album later. Mannie thinks the rapper should build off of all the positive comments that the viral clip received and give the people what they want.
"I think we should go through the songs that everybody liked, put that out as free music then do the album," he said. "I am pushing for that."
Ultimately, Mannie is just looking out for the base that Mystikal has built starting with his 1996 debut album, Mind of Mystikal. "Every song that he picked, I'm like, "Hey, just put it out there,' " Fresh recalled. "Your fans miss you."
For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines.


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It's just as well people can't see under the roads too, where the confusing network of tunnels goes beyond those used for the London Underground. There are tunnels formerly used by the Royal Mail, utilities firms, and the secret service. We don't know exactly how many tunnels are under the city because some are covered by the Official Secrets Act. But what can be done with those no longer in use?
One idea is to use them for agriculture. Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr. is working with entrepreneurs Richard Ballard and Steven Dring who have, for the last 18 months, been developing a working farm in a 2.5-acre tunnel network near the Underground station Clapham North in south London. The project is called Growing Underground, and the tunnels they are using once housed 8,000 people sheltering during the Blitz.
(Source: Ben Sutherland via Flickr)
They aren't restricting themselves to just growing products that thrive in dark spaces, like mushrooms. They're growing salad including pea shoots, rocket, radishes, pak choi, and miniature broccoli; and plan to sell it to high-end restaurants and retailers. They are now looking for investors and aim to deliver their first products this summer.
The idea's business credentials are underlined by the fact they have Neil Sanderson, managing director of salad giant Florette, involved as a non-executive director.
There are clearly technical challenges with growing salad 100 feet beneath the Tube's Northern Line, given that it lacks the light and soil that plants need to grow. Thankfully for them, technology is helping. LED lights provide the light source that the plants need and, when these lights are on, the tunnels stay at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
The plants are grown in water using a system of hydroponics, and get the nutrients that they would usually get from the soil from a mineral solution in the water. Dring told the Guardian that using hydroponics is "actually very low-tech." He said:
It's flooding a bench full of seeds, like growing watercress as a child. The water then ebbs back to the tanks before flooding again hours later, and so on. It's not at all energy demanding.
It's flooding a bench full of seeds, like growing watercress as a child. The water then ebbs back to the tanks before flooding again hours later, and so on. It's not at all energy demanding.
The founders say there are benefits of growing products in these tunnels too. Air filters are set to keep the tunnels free of pests and removes the need for pesticides; and the tunnels are not prone to periods of cold or hot weather as farms at ground level. The produce can then be sold and transported to retailers and restaurants in London, which uses much less fuel than transporting produce from the countryside into the city.
Londoners cannot live on salad alone, and I don't think London will ever be able to grow all of the food its citizens and visitors need within its own city boundaries. But this idea does at least show us that there's potential for food production in unexpected spaces.
They may even be able to sell tours of the underground farm to intrigued tourists.
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Is Theft Worth Focusing On?
Theft has risen dramatically since the invention of the internet. It has always been present before then, but with the online channels it's much easier to get a hold of someones design, art, music or writing and recreate it as your own. Plagiarism and 'Remixing' have also been heavy hitters in the online world, often causing debates over 'fair use' and similar copyright issues.
So with the constant shuffle back and forth, and the millions that piracy/plagiarism is apparently taking away from the artist, how can you make the most of it if it were to happen to you?
A while back when I was designing t-shirts a friend of mine alerted me to a shop overseas that had copied one of my designs and reprinted it with slight modifications. Because of the way I view the world, my first thought was "Great! My design was good enough that someone stole it!". Of course, this thought pattern wasn't born overnight – it was something I focused on for years after realising that stealing was here to stay – especially in the design industry.
If someone steals, plagiarises, remixes your work or uses your name to get known (the 'coat-tails' scenario) how can you make the most of it? After all, it surely couldn't be good for you – could it?
Skrillex (signed to Deadmau5's label) posted this on Facebook recently. While he makes very valid and honest points about the illegal and unethical activity – is it really necessary to bring attention to it? After reading this, and the majority of negative, annoyed and 'You're a sellout' comments underneath, did he just disrespect his fans for spreading his name (even by illegal means)?
Here is an example of the mental work through that most people go through when something of theirs meets the same fate:
Artist is alerted to illegal merch sales
Artist contacts sellers via email explaining they should stop the illegal activity
Artist gets heavy hitters involved (lawyers, accountants etc) to see if they have a leg to stand on
Calculations are made about the loss by this illegal activity
Public scrutiny is pushed forth towards the companies/individuals working illegally
Artist strengthens copyright of brand, shares less and hides more
Illegal operations close down, prompting more to open
Rinse and repeat
Now this list is just an example, but I don't suspect it to be far from the truth. While I believe 1 and 2 are important, unless the illegal activities are severely impacting sales (e.g. Napster vs Record Companies) then I don't believe it is worth going further – no matter how big the fight. The bigger the fight, the more attention, and we all know how the record companies have fared since their win with the demise of Napster. Would you invest in a traditional record company now?
Here is an example of how I handle situations like this now:
Artist is alerted to illegal merch sales
Artist contacts sellers via email explaining they should stop the illegal activity
Artist realises that name recognition from illegal activities is helping build the brand awareness
Artist realises that Brand awareness pays more in the long run vs focusing attention on stopping companies steal
Artist focuses attention back into art to move forward and build off the new attention
Artist writes a blog post saying he doesn't like people stealing, but accepts that it is going to happen
Artist moves on and gets back to creation
Now I know a lot of people may see this and think "But you're just letting them get away with it!". In a way, yes I am. If you constantly focus on something negative your direction will pull you that way. It's the same thinking as trying to smile while being really angry (try it!). It's really hard to be creative and spontaneous if you are directing your attention on watching your back and being paranoid about everything you put out.
The quickest way to kill creativity is not to be.
Just to clarify, I don't condone illegal activities, but they're here to stay. Artists the world over need to keep focused on going forward and creating the works that got them noticed in the first place instead of fighting ongoing battles that often hurt them more than the initial theft.


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GAME 1: Box Score Game 2: Box Score
FRESNO, Calif. - On an absolutely gorgeous February afternoon, the Fresno State Bulldog softball team beat Sacramento State 5-4 in an 11-inning thrilling opener and capped the doubleheader sweep with a 7-4 victory.
"We had some outstanding performances and have a very good team," head coach Margie Wright said of her team's strong start to the 2011 season.
Michelle Moses delivered the first cycle in Bulldog softball's storied history and the first of Moses' softball career in the day's opening game. On the afternoon, she went six for eight with a pair of home runs and a 1.875 slugging percentage, including a game-best four for five clip at the plate in game one.
Senior Haley Gilleland, who has started every game at shortstop since her freshman season, added some perspective on the importance of finishing off wins.
"Two wins on opening day was huge," Gilleland said. "We came through when we needed to and it's good to go on the road with a couple of wins under our belt."
After Sacramento State scored the opening run of the day in the third inning of game one, Fresno State responded with four of its own over the next two innings before the Hornets evened the game at 4-4 behind a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
Gilleland, who made difficult plays in the field look routine all afternoon, scored the winning run in game one to end the 11-inning and three-hour marathon opener when she sprinted home on a throwing error by Sacramento State's Marissa Navarro. The Hornets' catcher tried to pick the dangerously fast Gilleland off second base and the speedster never hesitated when Wright sent her home for the win.
In game two, the Dogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first two innings, never looked back and completed the sweep by the final tally of 7-4.
Wright praised the offensive production of both Gilleland and Moses.
"Haley and Michelle were nails hitting for us today," she added. "Michelle's cycle was a pretty special way to start the season. Haley's got great instincts and she makes quick decisions."
Junior pitcher Mackenzie Oakes earned both victories to improve to 2-0 on the season with a 2.13 earned run average. She pitched 12.2 innings, including 5.2 innings of scoreless ball to close out game one.
"It is really good to put wins on the board and get wins at home," Oakes noted. "All of our pitchers know we may have to come in and we are always ready."
With the addition of four newcomers and a full complement of veterans, the Bulldog roster was able to use depth to its advantage all afternoon long.
Demi Walker, a freshman from Corcoran High School, earned a start in left field, and Brooke Ortiz, a freshman from Lodi, Calif., started both games in the infield.
Walker made the defensive play of the day in first inning of the afternoon when she retired Sacramento State's Alyssa Nakken at home plate on a perfect throw after catching a fly ball in left field.
"It boosted our team's confidence with that throw," Wright said. "We see it every day in practice, but she really made an awesome throw there. Our freshmen will have great careers here."
Fresno State will start its road treks on Tuesday at Pacific for a doubleheader that starts at 1 p.m. in Stockton before heading south to play in the San Diego State Classic I on Friday and Saturday.
Michelle Moses, a 2011 Preseason All-WAC and 2010 All-West Region honoree, became the first Bulldog softball student-athlete to hit for the cycle and went six for eight with two home runs, a triple, a double, 15 total bases and a 1.875 slugging percentage.
Haley Gilleland, another 2011 Preseason All- WAC honoree, scored the winning run in the game one win when Sacramento State's catcher Marissa Navarro sailed an errant throw failed to pick Gilleland off second base. Gilleland's speed took her from second base to home plate to end the 11-inning affair. She also improved her Fresno State record to 60 career stolen bases with a stolen base in game one.
Mackenzie Oakes picked up two victories and pitched 5.2 scoreless relief innings to lock down Sacramento State late in the first game. Her performance gave Gilleland the chance to sprint for the final run. In game two, Oakes went the distance for her 14th career complete game. On the day, she pitched 12.2 innings, struck out 10 batters and sported a 2.13 earned run average.
Wright inserted a pair of freshmen into the starting line-up (Demi Walker and Brooke Ortiz) and all four newcomers, including freshman Vonnie Martin and junior Rebecca Hall earned critical playing time.
D. Walker started both games in left field and immediately made an impact when she threw a strike to retire the Hornets' Alyssa Nakken at home plate after catching a fly ball off the bat Devin Caldwell in the bottom of game one's first inning. Walker added a pair of hits and scored twice on her first day playing as Bulldog.
Ortiz started game one at third base and moved to second base later in the day. She hit her first double, recorded three total hits and scored a pair of runs for the Dogs.
Martin pinch hit late in game one and started the second game at designated player. She hit safely to left field in game two for her first collegiate single.
Hall pinch hit late in game one and started the second game in right field. She chipped in an RBI.
A total of 16 Bulldogs were used over 18 innings of action.
Fresno State improved to 2-0 on the season and extended the Dogs' all-time series lead over the Hornets to 31-9. This also marked the 12th consecutive Fresno State victory over Sacramento State.
Wright closed to within 12 wins of her 1,400th career victory. She has now won 1,388 games over her 31-year career at Fresno State and Illinois State. Wright is in her 26h season with the Dogs.
"We Are Your Team!" --- Fresno State takes to the road for the next month. The Bulldogs will travel to Stockton for a date with Pacific on Tuesday afternoon before starting non-conference tournament action on Friday in San Diego against a pair of teams that appeared the 2010 College World Series (No. 7/9 Missouri and No. 10/11 Washington). Fresno State returns to Bulldog Diamond on March 10 when the Dogs host the 2011 Bayer CropScience Classic.
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those who differ, the higher the publicity and ratings. This serves to polarize their respective audiences. As those audiences grow, their opinions calcify, and the politicians seeking their votes must shift their public persona to meet those expectations. The result is an ever-widening rift between right and left.
Bear with me, if you care to do so, as I relate this to psychosis and the art of meme warfare (with apologies to Sun Tzu).
As both a crisis counselor and a budding practical theologian, I often find myself reflecting theologically on my experiences as I work with people in mental health crisis. The clientele with whom I work often deal with severe mental health problems as well as the relational difficulties and legitimate emotional turmoil that often commingle mental health disturbances. One of the most immediate problems in mental health problems like psychosis (a cognitive/perceptual disconnect from reality such as seeing things that aren't really there or believing that secret messages are being communicated through TV or radio) is that the person experiencing it does, indeed, perceive it as genuine and real. That often sets up a battle of indicatives between the person experiencing psychosis and non-psychotic family members or friends. An indicative is simply a verb indicating something (rather than a command, question, or possibility). For example, the person experiencing paranoia cannot be talked out of their conviction that a government conspiracy is closing in upon them. Family members often believe that repeating their version of reality often enough or loudly enough will correct the delusion. They may insist over and over again that the paranoia is foolish or wrong.
Client: "I can't go to the crisis center. They're listening through the outlets there!"
Family: "That's ridiculous. Nobody is listening to anything!"
Client: "They are. The radio told me."
Family: "That's impossible!"
Client: "I'm not going."
Family: "Yes, you are."
Client: "Last time I went they stole six of my vertebrae!"
Family: "That's ridiculous!"
...ad infinitum
The indicatives convince neither side. The rift grows.
I see similar phenomena on a regular basis in that splendid virtual-reality portal known as Facebook (or read Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc). Whether it is theology or politics or a favorite sports team, it is common to see a type of "battle of indicatives" waged in the form of pithy sound bites like memes. One important difference is that there is far less consensus on reality in the world of meme warfare.
Right: "Obama is a socialist!"
Left: "Obama is an American hero!"
Right: "Abortion is evil!"
Left: "Abortion is a right!"
Left: "Homosexuality is okay!"
Right: "Homosexuality is sin!"
Left: "Tighten gun restrictions!"
Right: "Tightening gun laws is tyranny!"
Left: "The government lied!" [with the error toward conservatism]
Right: "The government is good!"
Right: "The government lied!" [with the error toward liberalism]
Left: "The government is good!"
Left: "My memes!"
Right: "My memes!"
(I am aware of the risk of overgeneralization, so please take my characterizations with a grain of salt. Thank you!)
In meme warfare, there is seldom a real consensus across the
population. However, as in the animal world, birds of a feather flock
together, and so we are able to establish the sense of a majority - and thus of reality - by
"like"s and approving comments. Recently I noticed how my posts
generally get responses from the same general group of people. I think I
could predict fairly accurately the people most likely to respond and
the general nature of their responses. Moreover, since Facebook only has
a "like" button and not a "dislike" button, responses are more likely
to foster a sense of camaraderie and support; negative responses require
more effort and are thus less likely to occur. It is a system which I
suspect tends toward cognitive inbreeding. I post, others "like", and I
feel the subtle affirmation of my version of reality. Others post, I
"like," and their sense of reality is affirmed.
We affirm a particular take on reality and rail against a perceived delusion in our opponents. Each side fancies itself a prophetic "voice in the wilderness" to the other. The result is an ever-widening rift. We grow skilled in the art of meme warfare, of perceiving that consensus which affirms our sense of reality. Meanwhile, dialogue languishes like a worm on the sidewalk, and our skill in it atrophies.
I share all this in the hope that the insight will lead us out of our rhetorical psychosis. That is, we are often self-deceived by ingrown (like a toenail) attention to only those opinions which support our own. This is no great insight, really. It is a well-documented psychological phenomenon called self-confirmatory bias. I know it well and write as one profoundly vulnerable to it. Combating self-confirmatory bias requires dialogue and those character traits which allow dialogue to occur. I would count humility, openness, and the ability to listen honestly, patiently, and actively as chief among those virtues which empower dialogue.
Whether right or left (read in any binary appropriate to your need: Protestant/Catholic, Conservative/Liberal, gay/straight, etc) the cycle of self-confirmatory bias is like a form of psychosis. I hope we can grow out of that as the same tendency manifests itself in our meme warfare. Unity comes not through affirming soundbite but through dialogue.
(please note that my use of "memes" is merely synecdotal; memes serve as a convenient illustration of a deep problem intrinsic to human pride).


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