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College Hockey:This Week In The NCHA and MCHA: Nov. 2, 2006
If last weekend was any indication what type of season we are in for, don't change the channel. While not a full slate of NCHA and MCHA teams were in action last weekend, the handful of teams who did play did their best to raise eyebrows across the nation.
On Friday, the first shocker of the season came in the first and probably most intriguing MCHA/NCHA interconference matchup of the season as MSOE put the throttle down on Lake Forest and ran the Foresters out of their own building. Lake Forest's history of being difficult to beat in its own barn didn't stop the Raiders, who on the strength of five powerplay goals rolled to a 9-0 win. As MSOE continues its rise to prominence, a potential win over Lake Forest was not unexpected but the manner in which it happened certainly was. Junior forward Blair Hanberg led the way with a hat trick, with freshman forward Jacob Anderson adding two goals, and senior forward Brian Soik posting one goal and two assists. Senior goaltender Joe Dovalina threw the shutout. To put MSOE's offensive outburst in perspective, the last time Lake Forest allowed nine goals was in a 9-3 loss to UW-Superior on Jan. 21, 2001.
Looking to capitalize on the momentum of Friday's dominating performance, the Raiders were able to stay at home Saturday and go for the sweep in the Kern Center, an arena that boasts arguably the best college hockey atmosphere in the West. The sellout crowd — and the Klement's Racing Sausages of Milwaukee Brewers fame — went home unhappy, however. Despite being on the short end of a 47-24 shot count, the Foresters were able to jump out to a 4-2 second period lead and from there rely on the excellent goaltending of sophomore Scott Campbell to escape with a 4-3 win.
For the second straight season MSOE and Lake Forest played to a series split. MSOE's two victories over the Foresters the past two seasons are the only victories MSOE has ever earned against NCHA opponents. The Raiders are 2-29-1 all-time against the NCHA.
The second jaw dropper came from UW-Eau Claire as the Blugolds hit the road for a non-conference game at UW-River Falls and ended up coming home with a surprising victory under their belt, dropping the 11th ranked Falcons by a score of 3-2. The star of the night was Blugold sophomore goalie Ryan Mensing who, despite facing 44 shots, did not concede an even-strength goal to the Falcons. That subdued the Falcon attack long enough for goals from Evan Byers, Tyler Trudell and Sean Garrity to hold up for the win.
Though the season is still young, UW-Eau Claire's win may just be the first step in determining how quickly head coach Luke Strand can turn things around for the Blugolds. Likewise, MSOE's dominant Friday performance suggests the Raiders may indeed be on par with some of the elite teams in the West. While not easy to make a statement on opening weekend, MSOE and UW-Eau Claire certainly did their best to answer some of the early season questions surrounding each, in turn giving fans and future opponents alike plenty to chew on.
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Last weekend also saw two teams from the MCHA and NCHA head to New York play a pair of SUNYAC foes in Fredonia and Buffalo State.
Representing the MCHA, Marian managed only four goals on the weekend while allowing 14. The Sabres were beaten 8-2 and 6-2 by Fredonia and Buffalo State respectively. According to head coach Jasen Wise, Marian was expecting a lot more out of the weekend.
"It was definitely disappointing," he said. "At times it seemed like our net was the size of a soccer net. Everything they shot was going in."
He added, "We also didn't help ourselves out by taking so many penalties."
Too many penalties is right: between the two games the Sabres took 27 penalties and allowed eight powerplay goals. Those numbers will have to change this week as things get no easier for Marian as they begin league action against, you guessed it, MSOE. More on that later.
NCHA power St. Norbert had a little better luck and managed to complete the weekend with a 1-0-1 record.
On Friday night, the second-ranked Green Knights outshot Buffalo State 43-18 en route to an 8-1 victory. A well-balanced attack saw seven St. Norbert players get on the scoresheet, and as usual junior goaltender Kyle Jones was reliable in net, turning back 18 of 19 shots to get the win.
Saturday proved to be a bit tougher of a challenge as the Green Knights traveled to Fredonia to take on a Blue Devil club who hadn't lost in 24 consecutive home games. Make it 25. In fact, the only offense St. Norbert was able to muster came in the form of two shorthanded goals, which was barely enough to earn a 2-2 tie.
While the result was a bit surprising, St. Norbert has tied or lost early season games the past few seasons and not suffered much in terms of after-effects. So while a bit surprising, a Green Knight tie on the road at an extremely difficult place to win shouldn't be too astonishing at this point of the season.
This Week in the MCHA
As the MCHA plays a 20-game league schedule, there is no time to waste and conference play kicks off this weekend. While Northland, Finlandia, Lawrence and Minn.-Crookston don't begin league play until next weekend, the opening series of the season features the top two teams from last season, Marian and MSOE.
Heading into the season, MSOE is a clear favorite to win the league, while Marian may be the most likely to challenge the Raiders. Marian handed MSOE one of its two conference losses last season; the Sabres are undoubtedly hungry for revenge following a loss to MSOE in last season's MCHA Championship game. Currently sitting on a disappointing 0-3 record, Marian coach Wise is more than aware of his team's underdog status this weekend.
"There is no question they (MSOE) are the favorites in the conference," he said. "They didn't lose much and are even better this year than they were last year. You'll hear some people say they aren't that good, but we are familiar with them. Let me just say they are good, they are for real. Let me put it this way: They don't win by getting lucky."
As far as dealing with a talented MSOE team, Wise says there are a few things the Sabres need to key on this weekend.
"We have five goals in three games," he said. "That isn't going to cut it. It sounds simple but the bottom line is we need to score more goals."
Keeping MSOE off the powerplay is another area he feels is crucial, especially considering Marian's propensity for taking penalties thus far this season.
"If you look back at the conference tournament, penalties really hurt us against them last season. Against a team this good you have to limit quality chances, and that isn't going to happen with them on the powerplay," he added.
Not all battles Marian will be fighting this week will be uphill however, as according to Wise the Sabres' familiarity with the Raiders should be something they can draw upon as Marian has no problems opening the season against the best team in the league.
"As I said, we are familiar with them," he said. "That should give us more confidence to go up against them as we know what to expect. I think we are a better team than last year, too, so while there's no question we need to improve and play a very good game, we are confident when we play them."
Some interesting facts regarding the MSOE-Marian rivalry:
Marian is 26-10-0 all-time against MSOE
MSOE is 9-2 against Marian over the past two seasons
Three of the past five meetings have been decided by one goal
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Spotify Claims 2.5m Paying Subscribers
Spotify's progress has never been smooth since it launched three years ago. It has struggled to convert users of its free advertising-supported service into paying subscribers. At the same time, many musicians and record labels have been unhappy about levels of remuneration.
Its announcement that it has put on half a million paying subscribers in two months, a million since March, is impressive. The Financial Times and others suggest much of the growth is due to a new relationship with Facebook.
Spotify was one of Facebook's key launch partners for its "open graph" in September. The link enables a real-time feed of users' Spotify listening to be shared with their Facebook friends, allowing it and other media services to tap the strong viral effects of the social network's 800m members.
But Facebook is not the only possible driver of Spotify's growth.
Since September Spotify has launched in Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria, after July's long-awaited US debut to make the service available in 12 countries. Partnerships with telecoms operators including Virgin Media, Teliaand KPN , which offer extended trials or discounted subscriptions to their customers as part of a broadband package, are also likely to improve Spotify's conversion rate.
But the growth in subscriber numbers has not yet been reflected in improvements in the company's bottom line. The Financial Times reports:
Sales increased from £11.32m in 2009 to £63.16m last year—more than two-thirds of which came from subscriptions—but losses widened by 60 per cent to £26.54m.
The figures have been released by Spotify as it prepares to move in a mysterious "new direction". All is due to be revealed by the company's co-founder at a press conference in New York next week.
It should be interesting to see what this means as Spotify attempts to differentiate itself from the growing number of competing music services. Another way it appears to be trying to protect itself is reported by Paid Content which says the company filed a patent application in the U.S. for "a method of setting up a redistribution scheme of a digital storage system."
More importantly, the company has an earlier patent application outstanding for the underlying peer-to-peer content distribution system on which it was so successfully founded in 2008… Spotify says "existing peer-to-peer systems are unsuitable for streaming" "because data arrives unordered … and it is not possible to start utilizing the received data packets until the final part of the streaming media has arrived". The patent application says Spotify has cracked this by allowing users to transmit to each other various sub-streams that are efficiently re-assembled.
Spotify has boasted from the start that its service is almost buffer-free. This is a result of the peer-to-peer technology it is trying to patent.
Financial Times : Spotify adds 500,000 new subscribers
Paid Content: Now With 2.5 Million Customers, Spotify Tries Patenting Itself


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March 31, 2010
Final Stats
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PEORIA, Ill. - On a warm, sunny evening at O'Brien Field, the Northern Illinois baseball team spoiled Bradley's home opener by plating seven runs in the middle innings for an 8-3 win Wednesday.
"It's good to be playing good baseball," said NIU head baseball coach Ed Mathey on his team's fifth win in its last six contests. "Today was probably our best overall effort since Cal State Bakersfield, in terms of our defense's placement in regard to our pitchers. Our bullpen didn't surrender any walks and the middle of our order was successful. It was a good day."
Trailing 2-1 after the third inning, the Huskies (8-15, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) scored two runs in the fourth, two in the fifth, and three in the sixth to put away the Braves (6-13, 0-3 Missouri Valley Conference).
A Dave Reynolds triple off the center field wall started the fourth and Troy White drove him in with a grounder to short stop. After Joe Buonavolanto doubled with two outs on a pop-up to shallow center that bounced off the second baseman's glove, Brian Riegler brought him home on a single to right-center to give NIU a 3-2 lead that the Huskies continued to build on.
"Through first few innings we were battling," Mathey said. "We didn't make a clean play on a fly ball to give them their first run. Our run in the third was important. Then, our two runs in the fourth and a zero in the bottom of it were a big momentum swing. We got more runs in the fifth and sixth, and at that point in time, we felt good about our chances after that.
"We talk to our players about winning baseball games by scoring after the opponent scores and holding them after that. We did that well today."
Alex Jones started the fifth with a double off the left-center wall and Cory Krupp scored him on a double that landed on the right field chalk. Following a one-out Reynolds walk, pitching change and a Krupp stolen base, another White grounder to short put NIU up 5-2.
In the sixth, a Riegler walk, pitching change and Jamison Wells double to right-center led to Jones' run-scoring single to left. Jones then stole second as Alex Beckmann pinch-hit for Krupp and fought off an inside fastball for a single to right, pushing the Huskie lead to an insurmountable 8-3 score and final tally.
Starter Tom Barry (1-2) earned his first win of the year by throwing five effective innings, allowing three runs on six hits and four walks. The southpaw erased a leadoff double in the first and escaped a bases-loaded one-out jam with giving up just a run on a sacrifice fly in the third before settling in for his final two frames.
"Tom did a nice job of limiting the damage out there," Mathey said. "It wasn't his cleanest outing of the year but you are going to have those days as a pitcher. You use a lot of effort to get out of those jams and it was time to get him out after the fifth. He did well by giving us a chance to win. Our bullpen did a nice job with no walks, and that's what you want in that situation."
The Huskie bullpen proved to be even stronger, surrendering only a hit over the final four with four strikeouts. Brett Frantini threw an impressive first collegiate inning with a strikeout in the sixth. Jake Hermsen had a strikeout in his perfect seventh. Brian Smith gave up the hit and had a strikeout in the eighth. Tom Zelasko finished it with a strikeout in the ninth.
"It was Brett's first outing as a pitcher at Northern," Mathey said. "We've been working with him and he definitely has arm strength. He threw strikes and challenged the hitters. He's going to continue to improve and we are going to figure out how to use him. If he can continue this, it will be a good thing for us.
"Brian has had a few rough outings because of his recovery from surgery, but hopefully he can springboard this and build some more confidence."
Bradley lefty starter Eric Holmes (0-1) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 4.1 frames.
Jones led NIU with three hits in four at-bats, two runs, and two steals. Joe Etcheverry, Riegler and Jamison Wells each had two hits, as Riegler also walked and scored two runs. Beckmann, Krupp and White added two RBI apiece.
The Huskies will next host their MAC home opening series with a three-game set versus Buffalo. Games will be at 3:05 p.m. CDT Friday and 1:05 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


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Scrabble word: LOSES
In which Scrabble dictionary does LOSES exist?
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Definitions of LOSES in dictionaries:
- verb - fail to keep or to maintain
- verb - fail to win
- verb - suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
- verb - place (something) where one cannot find it again
- verb - miss from one's possessions
- verb - allow to go out of sight
- verb - fail to make money in a business
- verb - fail to get or obtain
- verb - retreat
- verb - fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
- verb - be set at a disadvantage
- adj - to come to be without and be unable to find [v LOST, LOSING, LOSES] : LOSABLE
There are 5 letters in LOSES: E L O S S
Scrabble words that can be created with an extra letter added to LOSES
All anagrams that could be made from letters of word LOSES plus a wildcard: LOSES?
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Learning from My Mistakes
By Matthew D. Kim
Thursday, April 11, 2013
I preached my very first sermon at the ripe old age of 13. The Bible conveys that Timothy was a young preacher, but on that particular day, I made Timothy look ancient. At a summer retreat, the teachers of our youth group cruelly and puzzlingly decided to hold a preaching competition. My name was tossed in as one of three extremely nervous and unqualified preachers to share a message for this contest. We were given three hours to prepare a sermon on any Scripture text.This competition clearly demonstrated that our teachers didn't understand what preaching really is, but we won't get into that today. I vaguely remember preaching from
As a youth pastor, I thought it was good enough to write a skeletal outline of the sermon and not write out a full-length manuscript. I didn't have time to bother with writing a manuscript. That would take too long, I thought. In short, I was lazy. The problem is that when you're introverted and not always quick on your feet, the right words don't seem to fall gracefully from your lips.I remember toward the end of earning my M.Div., I was encouraged by the preaching faculty to study for doctoral work in homiletics. My wife, who was then my fiancé, and I had an exhausting conversation one night that went something like this: "Sarah, I've been encouraged to do doctoral work in preaching. I was hoping that after we get married, we could move to Scotland so I could pursue a Ph.D. in homiletics." To this, she bluntly replied: "Why would you want to do that? You're a terrible preacher."After two years of listening to my sermons as a youth pastor, my wife had heard her share of not-so-stellar sermons. She kindly went on to explain that the ineffectiveness of my preaching stemmed from the fact that I didn't write out my sermons word for word. She was right. I just conjured up a few bullet points on my outline and filled in the sermon as I went along.


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Wind Energy
Wind energy is an important resource to develop in a state that has an abundant supply. The development of wind energy poses many land use questions, including competing rights to use the surface by oil and gas lessees and surface owners who pursue various agricultural uses. The regulation of wind developers is left to individual counties through the exercise of home rule powers. Some counties have adopted comprehensive zoning regulations, while others have not. As a result, regulations vary county by county.
We represent several wind developers at all stages of the development process: negotiation of wind leases with landowners; appearance at zoning hearings to obtain necessary permits and variances; advice concerning what permits are required to cross existing easements with electric collection and transmission lines related to the project; negotiation of road maintenance agreements, decommissioning agreements, and payments in lieu of taxes (commonly referred to as PILOT payments) with the county where the project is located; negotiation of transmission easements for transmission lines; and transactional work related to the purchase of land for substations and maintenance facilities.
We also represent many oil and gas producers who in some cases have oil and gas leases on the same property that has been leased to a wind developer. We seek to facilitate the drilling of oil and gas wells through a cooperative interchange of information with the wind developer so that wind turbines and oil and gas wells can both be located on the surface, along with related infrastructure, so that the development of wind resources and mineral resources can both take place. Our firm has taken a leading role in resolving conflicts between wind developers and oil and gas producers. On October 21, 2011, Steven D. Gough spoke at a Kansas Bar Association (KBA) Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association (KIOGA) conference in Wichita, Kansas, and sponsored a paper entitled Oil Producers v. Wind Producers, ___ Kan. ___, P.3d ___ (20__). Kansas follows the reasonable accommodation doctrine that recognizes the rights of both the oil and gas lessee and the rights of the surface owner:
The obvious intent of the parties under ... [an oil and gas] lease is that the licensed privileges of the lessee are to run hand in hand with those reserved to the lessor with neither interfering more than need be with the continuing uses of the other -- the one for the exploration, production and transportation of minerals and the other for the pursuit of agriculture.
Rostocil v. Phillips Petroleum Company, 210 Kan. 400, 401, 502 P.2d 825 (1972). Because a wind developer's rights are derived from the owner of the surface who has granted easements to the wind developer, we believe the reasonable accommodation doctrine will likely be applied by the courts to resolve disputes between wind developers and oil and gas producers. Existing law concerning blanket and express easements will also be important in resolving competing surface uses.
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The Earth and Its Movements
The earth is in constant motion. The first two, and more noticeable movements are that which turn day into night, and which bring the seasons. Day and night is the effect of the earth spinning or rotating on its axis every twenty-four hours. When the earth faces the sun it is daytime on one side and night on the other, as it rotates, day and night shift. This is also the reason behind time differences. The second movement is the earth's rotation around the sun. It takes 365 and ¼ days for the earth to complete its orbit around the sun. Depending on the position of the earth, how far away it is from the sun, the seasons change accordingly, making it either cooler or hotter.
Studying the earth's movements is science made fun. From the above mentioned movements alone, many science projects can already be thought up. These two are not the only movements of the earth, though, and the other movements on earth can be found deep within it.
Reviewing the parts or layers of the earth, you should remember that there is an inner radioactive core which is a source of incredible heat. Some scientists also speculate that the radioactivity is what causes the earth to rotate on axis. After the inner core is the outer core, which is also very hot. Next comes the mantle, also divided into upper and lower. The mantle is mostly composed of a burning liquid rock known as magma. We see magma or lava when a volcano erupts. This magma is constantly moving, like underground rivers of liquid fire. Finally, the earth's crust is what covers all of this, but this crust sometimes be moved by large pieces of land known as "plates."
The theory of plate tectonics is a lot of science made fun. It theorizes that the earth's crust is sometimes divided into plates. These plates can move (some theorize on the rivers of magma) and reshape the earth. Some people believe that the land on earth was once all connected, and the plates began to move away from each other causing the land to split and create the many different islands and continents.
Today the effect of moving plates is best seen through earthquakes, which is considered to be any seismic event that happens on earth. Some plates have created fault lines or cracks in the earth, and when these move against, towards, or away from each other, the earth shakes or tremors, and the tremors are felt at the surface. Sometimes we see the effects of earthquakes that occur out at sea when huge waves known as tsunamis come crashing into shore. The study of earthquakes is also science mad fun. In the projects section, you will find out how to create an earthquake diorama and study the effects of earthquakes on earth.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheCCSA.com) - Liberty's Emilie Kaufman (Kirkland, Wash.) has been selected as the CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Week, while Radford's Skye Hickling (Midlothian, Va.) earned Diver of the Week honors for meets competed Nov. 12-18, the League announced today.
Kaufman broke three program records at the Hokie Fall Invitational. She broke the CCSA record in the 100 breaststroke after recording a time of 1:01.85 to finish in third-place. She also met the NCAA Division I "B" cut and U.S. Open cut. She also set a program record in the 200 breast, swimming a time of 2:19.12 for ninth place. Kaufman finished fifth in the 200 IM and lowered Liberty's IM record to 2:04.35. She helped the Lady Flames set a program record and earn fourth in the 200 medley relay by swimming her leg in 28.26. Kaufman also posted Liberty's fastest splits in both the 400 free relay (52.24) and 800 free relay (1:54.19). This is Kaufman's second Swimmer of the Week honor.
Hickling finished first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events in Radford's Highlander. She scored a personal-best 275.55 points on the 3-meter board and earned a score of 234.1 on the 1-meter board.
Also nominated for Swimmer of the Week for Week 8: Kylie Warne (Campbell), Sarah Graif (College of Charleston), Chariety Byrum (Gardner-Webb), Elaina Lanson (Georgia Southern), Victoria Orr (North Carolina A&T), Mary Flinn (Radford) and Galen Broido (UNC Asheville).
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Hello everyone! I hope you have a great day, whether you be celebrating Samhain, Halloween, or some other name for today's holiday. 😉 Personally. I'm not celebrating much as I have to work from 5 to 10 PM tonight.
I slept in longer than what I was planning on, so I've pretty much lost any time I would of had to write. That really sucks as I have solid ideas on how to start the next chapter of "Keeping Old Promises", "Training the Guardian", and "Trainer of Destiny: Kanto and Orange Islands". I guess I can also blame my lazy side for acting up for not writing. 🙁
On the other hand, I have launched a new social network called Leet Link Aye. It's powered by Oxwall, and I still have some plans on improving it, but those plans require some cash which I tend to be short of most of the time. 😉 Feel free to register though, so that you can suggest stuff and use the features there as well. One feature that will be coming in the future is Pages, similar to Facebook's but better. 😉
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We have all heard of the "Ice Bucket Challenge" to raise awareness about ALS, right? Well, one other important issue has recently come to light, and that's animal cruelty occurring at St. Patrick's Parish in Stephensville, Wisconsin.
On August 10, 2014, the church hosted an event known as "pig wrestling" in which pigs were punched in the face, kicked, body-slammed, yelled at and thrown onto a barrel. After the event, all 37 animals were brutally slaughtered.
Even though this animal fighting contest was in violation of Wisconsin Crimes Against Animals Chapter 951.08, authorities refuse to take action.
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Is Randy Orton legitimately injured or did he fail another WWE Wellness Test?
Randy Orton is suffering from a legitimate back injury. I'm still unclear if it's something that happened on Tuesday night or if he realized it was going to be something that he could no longer work through so the stuff done Tuesday was used to write him off television. However, I have heard nothing about a Wellness test failure and can assure you that WWE makes names public when a worker tests positive. I know of two situations where names have not been announced, one including Orton but WWE did have a reason for not announcing it. With that being said the full duration of how long he will be out is unknown at this point.
I agree with most fans in that Michael Cole's play-by-play is terrible and annoying but I think he is still very valuable because he is so over as a heel. So why not use him in another role as a manger or General Manager?
Vince McMahon loves Michael Cole's work as the Raw play-by-play man. He does exactly what he is told and McMahon likes the heel/babyface setup on commentary. While a lot of fans cannot stand Michael Cole's work as an announcer, McMahon legitimately sees him as the "voice of WWE."
With Raw's viewership decreasing each week why doesn't WWE consider moving the show back an hour so the show doesn't end so late?
This week's Raw Supershow actually reversed the trend as the show actually gained audience from hour one to hour two (rating available here). It's also worth noting that when there is a three-hour edition of Raw, the first hour is always the least-watched and drags the final number down. This is obviously due to the fact that the normal viewership of the show is programmed to tune in during the 9-11 PM EST timeslot. While I obviously can't give a concrete answer as to why the show has lost viewership in recent weeks, I can tell you there are people in WWE trying to analyze the segments and figure it out.
I always wondered why they have title matches at house shows. I can't remember the last time a title changed hands during one of these. I know its a ploy to get the bang for your buck, but can't it come up as false advertising?
In addition to giving the shows headline matches to advertise, WWE has the titles defended at house shows to give the impression anything can happen; while rare, there are occasions where a belt will change hands. I'm against titles not being defended because it devalues them as props. Just because a worker is champion doesn't always mean they are always going over as there are ways to book a dirty or DQ finish to keep up the excitement. The only way it's false advertising is if they promote the title being defended and it's not.
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George S. Harris Scholarship. Established by the law alumni as a memorial to Dean Harris, who served as dean of the law school and its predecessor institutions for many years. This endowed scholarship provides for the annual designation of a George S. Harris Scholar.
C. Willard Heckel Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2010 to honor C. Willard Heckel who served as dean of the law school from 1963-1970. The scholarship will be awarded to incoming, out-of-state students based on academic merit and financial need. Recipients must also demonstrate leadership qualities and a commitment to civic and/or community service. Scholarships may be renewed.
Harry W. Herzog Scholarship. This scholarship was established in memory of Harry W. Herzog, a 1942 alumnus of the law school. Mr. Herzog came from a poor background and was very interested in helping others get ahead. This scholarship will therefore be awarded to full-time or part-time students based on financial need. Preference will be given to students who live in Newark or the surrounding Newark area and have financial hardship.
William D. Hietanen and Robert Airgood Memorial Scholarship. Established by the evening class of 1984 in memory of their classmates William D. Hietanen and Robert Airgood, this scholarship assists an outstanding student in the evening program who is interested in practicing business law. It is awarded annually to a student who has completed the second year and is entering the third year of study. Outstanding academic work, especially in the basic courses of Contracts, Torts, Property, and Civil Procedure, and the intent to specialize in advanced business law are required. Financial need is the deciding criterion if candidates for the award are otherwise equally qualified.
Pearle F. and Seymour B. Jacobs Scholarship. Roger and Andrew Jacobs established this fund in 1980 in memory of their parents. Colleagues and friends of Seymour Jacobs, who was a graduate of the Newark law school and who practiced as a trial lawyer in Newark for more than 40 years, also contribute to the fund. Awarded annually, the scholarship is intended for students in the evening program who work while attending law school, are interested in a career in litigation and trial advocacy, and show evidence of financial need. This is the first scholarship designated specifically for evening students.
Kenneth S. Javerbaum Scholarship. This scholarship was created by Mr. Javerbaum in 2009 to support students attending the law school. One scholarship will be awarded to a full-time law student each year based on academic merit and financial need.
Arthur H. Kahn Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2007 by his widow Dona Kahn '57 to provide support for full-time students at the law school. Awards will be based on academic merit and financial need.
Sidney S. Kantrowitz Scholarship. Established in 1965 in memory of Mr. Kantrowitz, who, for many years, was an active member and officer of the Rutgers Alumni Association.
George A. Kaplan Memorial Scholarship. Established by the estate of Sallie R. Kaplan to provide scholarship support to a law student. It is awarded to a first-year, full-time student based on academic merit (must have graduated in the top 10 percent of his or her class) and need; eligible recipients must have submitted a FAFSA form by the required due date; recipients will be called George A. Kaplan Scholars.
Seth A. Kaplan Scholarship. This fund was created in memory of Seth Kaplan ('82) who was a partner in the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz and an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Law–Newark. Scholarships are to be awarded to full-time law students based on academic merit. Awards are intended to retain top law students who intend to enter private practice upon graduation.
Leo Kaplowitz Criminal Law Scholarship. Awarded to students who have an interest in criminal law, who excel academically in criminal law courses, and who demonstrate financial need.
Kinoy-Stavis Public Interest Fellowship. Founded to encourage students who wish to use their legal skills for the protection of constitutional liberties, and to nurture the development of students with outstanding academic ability who wish to pursue a career in public interest. Named to honor Professors Emeriti Arthur Kinoy and Morton Stavis, who were cofounders of the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City and who are recognized as two of the preeminent human rights lawyers of the 20th century.
Samuel A. Larner Scholarship. Established in 1989 by the firm of Budd Larner Gross Picillo Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade to honor Judge Samuel A. Larner on his 80th birthday. Awarded annually to a student based on academic achievement and demonstrated financial need.
Aaron Lasser and Honorable Lawrence L. Lasser Scholarship. Established in 1970 by Aaron Lasser's family and close friends in his memory. He was a professor, Alumni Association president, and leading member of the New Jersey Bar. It was renamed in 1997 to include his son Lawrence, who was the first Presiding Judge of the Tax Court of New Jersey and the first chair of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Tax Court.
Lawyers-Clinton Title Company. The Lawyers-Clinton Title Company has provided the endowment for an annual scholarship for a Rutgers–Newark law school student.
James J. Lembo Scholarship Fund. Established in memory of James J. Lembo, a deceased first-year law student, by his family, friends, and staff of the Union County Prosecutor's Office to aid deserving law students.
Philip J. Levin Scholarship. Established by a grant from Janice H. Levin, in memory of her husband, an alumnus of the Class of 1929, who was a leading builder and financier. Awarded annually to students based upon academic potential and demonstrated potential capacity for public service through law.
Mark J. Lopez Civil Liberties Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2009 to provide financial assistance to students attending the law school. The scholarship will be awarded to second or third year full-time students enrolled in the Constitutional Litigation Clinic. Awards will be based on academic merit, financial need, demonstrated commitment to civil liberties, and outstanding promise for contributions to the legal profession.
Nicholas Martini Newark Law Research Fellowship. Established in 1994 by a bequest of Nicholas Martini, a 1926 graduate of the law school, to provide a stipend to a second- or third-year academically promising student who will serve as a research assistant to a faculty member.
Norman and Renate Mesnikoff Scholarship. Established to support students, to be called Mesnikoff Scholars, who are interested in pursuing careers in commercial and/or bankruptcy law. Preference will be given to disabled students; awards will be based on academic merit and financial need.
Leona and Harold Meyerson Scholarship. Established through the estate of the Meyersons, awards are made to full-time students, to be called Meyerson Scholars, based on merit.
Carol and Paul Miller Scholarship. Paul ('62) and Carol Miller have created this full-tuition, three-year scholarship in gratitude for the scholarships that made his education possible. The scholarship is awarded to an incoming student with significant financial need and strong academic potential. Miller was born to a poor family, and was the first in his family to attend college. He was able to attend Rutgers Law School only because he received a full scholarship. Miller rose to the top of his profession as executive vice president and general counsel of Pfizer Inc. He was among the key leaders responsible for the growth and success of Pfizer, and was named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. He also is extremely active in community and legal affairs, and has been a board member or head of many national and international organizations.
Judge Sybil R. Moses Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2009 by the family and friends of Judge Moses to honor her life's work, and to provide support to students attending the law school. It will be awarded to full-time, female students based on academic merit and financial need, and may be renewed each year based on eligibility and the availability of funds.
Justice Morris Pashman Scholarship. The Pashman Scholarship supports students, preferably in the Minority Student Program, who demonstrate exceptional talent and financial need. The scholarship, established in 1999 by his family, friends, and colleagues, celebrates the memory of Justice Morris Pashman ('35), who served on the New Jersey Supreme Court for 10 years. It provides full tuition and fees for the recipient's law school career. Recipients are known as Pashman Scholars. They serve as reminders of the high standards of scholarship, dedication, and professionalism that Morris Pashman brought to his 28-year career in the judiciary. A selection committee of law school senior staff and Pashman relatives and former clerks advise the dean on the selection of Pashman Scholars.
George L. Pellettieri Scholarship. Established in 1979, to be awarded to students from working-class families or who have an affiliation with a labor union.
William S. Powers Research Fellowship Fund. Established by a gift from the law firm of Rothgerber Appel Powers and Johnson to honor William S. Powers, a 1937 graduate of the law school, on his 80th birthday. Awarded to one or more deserving full-time law students who are interested in opportunities to conduct research and writing with law faculty members.
Honorable Sylvia B. Pressler Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was created to honor the life & work of Sylvia B. Pressler ('59) and to support full-time students attending Rutgers Law School–Newark. Awards will be based on academic merit and financial need. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the public interest. Scholarship awards may be renewed provided the recipient maintains eligibility.
Mary and Jesse Ridley Scholarship Fund. Established in 1992 by Jesse Ridley in honor of his late wife, Mary. An electrician by trade, Mr. Ridley had been president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1158 for more than 35 years. The income from the fund provides assistance to promising students on the basis of need.
Gayton A. Rotunda Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2008 to provide support for students attending the law school. Awards will be based on financial need, and may be renewed depending on the availability of funds.
Samuel Rubin Law Scholarship Fund. Established in 1958 as an endowed scholarship fund for law students through the generosity of Mr. Samuel Rubin, a friend of the school.


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Brookings-Harbor High School's mentor program, ASPIRE, is in desperate need of volunteers; there are currently six for nearly 230 students.
"We have a lot of kids that don't have mentors because we don't have enough," Academic Dean and ASPIRE coordinator Kathleen Dingle said.
ASPIRE stands for Access to Student assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone. The Oregon organization helps students create a plan for after high school, educates students and families about the scholarship application process and gives students direct contact with the community, according to a brochure on the program.
Numbers have dwindled in the past few years because of personal illness and volunteers needing to take a break for various personal reasons.
"Since we had such a strong pool we were not recruiting as heavily as we could have been," Dingle said. "We always have new volunteers coming and other ones being not as involved. It's just one of those natural cycle processes."
During the 2011-2012 school year, more than 1,500 volunteers helped more than 8,000 students in Oregon, according to an informational video. In 1998, four pilot schools were created. There are now more than 140 participating schools. ASPIRE has been in place at BHHS for more than 10 years.
"It really helps kids get where they want to go," Dingle said. "It extends the reach of the Guidance department. If it wasn't for the volunteers, (Guidance Counselor) Kristi Fulton, who is half time, and myself are the only people they could go to. There is no way we could do one-on-one with all of our students. Ask any student, they will say it takes two weeks to get an appointment."
Mentors would be responsible for meeting with students to discuss careers, proofread applications, essays and remind them about deadlines. They are asked to volunteer a couple of hours a week.
"Our goal is if they have questions that are college-related, we want to help them answer them and bridge the gap from high school to college, trade schools, military," Dingle said.
"They have so many questions lots of times they need help," Career Center and ASPIRE Coordinator Marie Coleman added. "They need a go-to person that they're comfortable with, and if we can clarify those stops and keep them aware of deadlines, then the process is not so daunting to the student."
Mentors don't need a college degree or to even have attended college. They just need to help students work through the process of what to do after high school.
"It's just having a conversation with kids and getting them led into the area they want to study," Coleman said.
Mentor Valerie Cowan has been involved in the program for about five years.
"I started out because I really wanted to help my own children, but once you get into the program and you're at the high school and you're working with the kids it kind of just touches your heart that you can really help them," Cowan said. "It's a really confusing thing to think about after high school."
Cowan said students have to think about financing, what college to go to, different graduation and entrance requirements and parents don't always have a grasp on what their children need to do.
"There's a lot to it," she added.
But it is well worth the time.
"I like helping the kids," she said. "I just like being there. I feel kind of like I'm a part of the school. I get a sense of how much they really care about the kids, and how overworked our paid people are there and how they definitely need volunteer help and how much heart they put into it. They just don't have enough manpower to keep up with all of it, and every single one of those kids is important. They all have a future.
"The thing is that it doesn't take up your life if you don't want it to. You can take on one student and spend one hour a week or two hours a week. Every little bit helps."
With the opening of the Career Center this fall, volunteers and students alike have a place to meet.
"We wanted to give our ASPIRE folks and students better access to information," Dingle said. "We were overcrowded in the (old) space, so it provides our volunteers a comfortable environment to work in. It provides our students with the same."
In the past, the program has been very successful.
"Lots of kids have done well because of volunteers," Dingle said. "They've stayed in school, some didn't think college was an option until they learned about financial aid, got into schools they didn't think they could."
BHHS junior Quentin Kellum and senior Kimberly Holm are two students who have benefited from the program.
"I think it's a great program actually because I didn't know what to do until I got a mentor," BHHS junior Quentin Kellum said. "The mentor, they really help you get to that graduation process and get everything done."
Kellum has been involved since his freshman year.
"It's made a difference because sophomore year I didn't know what to do my senior project on or what to do to graduate, and then my mentor gave me ideas and references on what I wanted to do," he said. "I didn't know what (ASPIRE) was until someone told me, and then I was curious … and so I checked it out and it's helped a lot. I'm glad I did it."
After Kellum graduates, he wants to attend community college near University of California, Los Angeles, and then transfer to UCLA to study pre medicine.
BHHS senior Kimberly Holm joined ASPIRE because she moved to Brookings at the beginning of the school year, didn't know the area and wanted guidance.
"It's good," BHHS senior Kimberly Holm said. My mentor "has been helping me (figure out) what college I would be able to do good at. I was able to see how difficult what I want to be in is and what colleges I will be able to accept. I want to be a veterinarian."
As of Thursday, Holm wants to attend Brown Mackie College in Idaho.
Parents believe the program is helpful, too.
"It's hugely beneficial because of what happened with my own daughter, Molly," BHHS Guidance Secretary Debbie Moncrief said. "Debbie Shuford (her mentor) actually helped Molly develop what she wanted in a college.
"She told her to visit and helped her research. She was very instrumental in meeting with Molly once a month to make sure she had what she needed and ultimately she was the one that found Molly's College."
"It's not always about getting to college," Dingle said. "It's about getting them to where they want to go.
"It doesn't advocate for one school or direction. It's about looking at all the options and all decisions. Keeping that door open. It's a great program."
Fill out an application, pass a background check and complete an interview. Contact Kathleen Dingle at 541-469-2108 or drop by the Career Center and pick up an application.


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This summer's going to be a time of big changes. At City Connections, we've introduced a new 100% business model with no desk fees to take away any fear agents may have about paying desk fees on our current 90% plan. Agents still get all the same services and support. So far, the response has been tremendously positive. A week after our announcement, we hired five new agents. I expect hiring to continue as word gets out.
Another big change this summer: My daughter Emma's starting college! At the end of August, the Schlamm family will be heading to Ireland to help her get settled in Dublin, where she'll be studying her first semester. Emma will be back in the states at Franklin & Marshall College in the spring. I'm proud and very excited for my firstborn. Still, it's nerve-wracking and bittersweet when kids leave the nest. This is all new to us!
NYC rentals are at an all-time high right now, almost like the insane valuations we saw in Internet stocks back in the late 1990s. With a vacancy rate under 1% right now, not as many transactions can happen. But City Connections is as busy as it is lucky. Not only do we list many rental properties; we also have experienced agents.
So June is about work, growth, and changes. But I don't want to work so hard that I forget to look around and appreciate the good things while they're happening. I think we can all benefit from the occasional slowing down. My favorite spot for it: Out on the water in my boat.
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Robert McCabe will try to lead Georgetown to a season-opening win for the third straight year.
Aug. 27, 2012
Patriot League Football Release - Week 1Week 1 Gameday Coverage
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Patriot League football has finally returned. The 2012 season kicks off on Thursday night with Fordham and Holy Cross in action, while No. 11/16 Lehigh, Colgate and Georgetown take the field on Saturday.
The Rams play the first game of the Joe Moorhead era when they welcome Lock Haven, while the Crusaders will have a tough test with No. 12/14 New Hampshire. It is the second straight season that Holy Cross will open up under the lights at Fitton Field.
On Saturday, No. 11/16 Lehigh begins its quest for a three-peat and return to the postseason when it welcomes Monmouth at 12:30 p.m.. Colgate and Georgetown both head on the road, with the Raiders visiting Albany and the Hoyas at Davidson both at 6 p.m.
Lafayette and Bucknell each have a bye on the opening weekend, and will begin their seasons next Saturday. The Leopards and Bison will later take part in the first Patriot League contest of the season when Lafayette heads to Bucknell on Sept. 22 in a game shown on CBS Sports Network at 12 p.m. Two-time defending champion Lehigh has been picked to win the crown once again in the Patriot League preseason poll. Holy Cross, Colgate, Georgetown, Lafayette and Bucknell followed the Mountain Hawks, while Fordham remains ineligible for the League title.
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*Five of the Patriot League's seven teams kick off the season this weekend.
*Holy Cross plays No. 12/14 New Hampshire, the only matchup against a ranked opponent.
*Fordham hosts Lock Haven in its first game with Head Coach Joe Moorhead.
*Lehigh enters the season as the Patriot League favorite and ranked No. 11/16 in the country.
*Lehigh has won nine consecutive regular-season games entering its opener.
*Colgate defeated Albany 37-34 in overtime to open the 2011 season.
*Georgetown has started with a win over Davidson for two years in a row.
*Holy Cross is opening its season at home for the fifth year in a row.
*Lehigh senior wide receiver Ryan Spadola is the Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
*Georgetown senior linebacker Robert McCabe is the Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
*Spadola is a preseason candidate for the Walter Payton Award.
*Spadola, Fordham's Patrick Murray and Georgetown's Jeremy Moore each received multiple preseason All-America honors.
*Patriot League teams will make four national TV appearances in 2012, along with multiple regional telecasts.
*Lafayette and Bucknell will open their seasons next week.
*The Leopards and Bison will begin the Patriot League schedule on Sept. 22 in Lewisburg (CBS Sports Network)
Patriot League Notebook
For the third straight year, six teams will vie for the Patriot League championship, as Fordham is ineligible for the title because it began awarding athletic merit aid with the freshman class entering in the fall of 2010. The Rams' contests are still considered League games, but will not count in the standings for either teams. Matchups against Fordham can be applied in a common opponents tiebreaker should it be necessary to determine the Patriot League's automatic qualifier to the postseason. The Rams will be eligible for the Patriot League title again beginning in 2014, and can contend for individual League honors this season.
After finishing No. 5/6 nationally last year, Lehigh opens the 2012 season at No. 11 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 16 The Sports Network top 25. The two polls are the official weekly rankings for the Football Championship Subdivision and will be released each week during the year. Lehigh also garnered plenty of preseason recognition from magazines and websites covering the FCS. The Mountain Hawks topped out at No. 10 in the preseason poll by College Sports Journal, and also came in at No. 11 from College Sporting News and Beyond Sports Network, No. 12 in Lindy's College Football, No. 18 in Phil Steele's and No. 25 in Athlon College Football. Holy Cross also came in at No. 40 in Phil Steele's.
Lehigh senior wide receiver Ryan Spadola earned his most prestigious honor in a long line of preseasons accolades when he was selected as one of 20 initial candidates for the Walter Payton Award Watch List, presented by The Sports Network to the Most Outstanding Player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Spadola is one of eight candidates on the list for the first time, and one of four wide receivers to receive mention for the top individual award in the FCS. Spadola caught 96 passes for a Patriot League-record 1,614 yards with 11 touchdowns last season.
Spadola also earned first-team preseason All-America honors from The Sports Network, where he was joined by Fordham senior punter Patrick Murray on the second team and Georgetown senior defensive back Jeremy Moore on the third team. Murray finished third in the nation with a 44.1 punting average for the Rams, who led the FCS in net punting. Moore was named a first-team All-Patriot League selection as both a defensive back and a kickoff returner last season. He had four interceptions for the season while recording 58 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Moore led the Patriot League with a 29.2 yards per kickoff return, the best single-season average in Georgetown history. The trio led the Patriot League in a number of All-America lists. Here's a look at some of the other honors heading into the 2012 season.
Walter Payton Award Watch List: Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (Sr., WR)
Sports Network: 1st team: Spadola 2nd team: Murray 3rd team: Moore
College Sports Journal: 1st team: Spadola 2nd team: Murray, Moore
College Sporting News: 2nd team: Spadola, Murray 3rd team: Moore
Phil Steele's: 1st team: Spadola 2nd team: Murray
Beyond Sports Network: 1st team: Spadola, Murray, Mike Vuono, Lehigh (Sr., OL); 2nd team: Moore, Robert McCabe, Georgetown (Sr., LB); Jamel Haggins, Lehigh (Sr., TE); 3rd team Gerald Mistretta, Holy Cross (Sr., WR)
Two Patriot League seniors have been selected as nominees for the 2012 All State AFCA Good Works Team, with both Colgate's Chris Looney and Fordham's Brendan Melanophy named for the honor that recognizes a select group of college football players committed to making a difference in their communities.
Five Patriot League teams will have a national television appearance in 2012, including four who will play as part of the League's agreement with CBS Sports Network. Lafayette will visit Bucknell in the Patriot League opener on the network at Noon on Sept. 22, while Colgate will travel to Lehigh in a CBS Sports Network telecast at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 10. Also, Bucknell travels to Harvard in a CBS Sports Network-televised game at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, and Georgetown goes to Princeton on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in a matchup televised on ESPNU. Lehigh and Holy Cross have already announced regional telecasts, with additional teams expected to reveal their television schedules soon.
This Week in the Patriot League
No. 12/14 UNH Wildcats (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0, 0-0)
Fitton Field; Worcester, Mass.
Thursday; 7:30 p.m.
*Holy Cross opens the season at home against New Hampshire, starting under the lights for the second year in a row.
*The Crusaders fell 39-32 at New Hampshire last season, and Patriot League teams are only 1-13 all-time vs. the Wildcats.
*Last year's matchup marked the first time since 1984 that the two squads faced off.
*Holy Cross is opening at home for the fifth year in a row, going 2-2 in the previous years with both losses to UMass.
*Holy Cross Head Coach Tom Gilmore has a 4-4 record in both overall and home openers.
Lock Haven Bald Eagles (0-0) at Fordham Rams (0-0)
Jack Coffey Field; Bronx, N.Y.
Thursday; 7 p.m.
*Fordham opens the season at home against Lock Haven, just the second Patriot League team to face the Bald Eagles.
*Towson beat Lock Haven in 2003 in the prior matchup for the Patriot League versus the Bald Eagles.
*It is the first time since 2010, when Fordham lost to Assumption, that a Patriot League team will play a non-Division I foe.
*Fordham's Joe Moorhead is coaching his first game, becoming the first former Patriot Leaguer to become head coach at one of the institutions.
*Fordham has won its home opener in three of the past four years, but last opened the season with a win in 2008 against Rhode Island.
Monmouth Hawks (0-0, 0-0 NEC) at No. 11/16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0-0, 0-0)
Goodman Stadium; Bethlehem, Pa.
Saturday; 12:30 p.m. (Service Electric 2 Sports)
*Lehigh opens the season at No. 11/16 in the nation when it welcomes Monmouth to Goodman Stadium on Saturday.
*The Mountain Hawks began the 2011 campaign with a 49-24 victory on the road at Monmouth.
*The teams last met at Lehigh in 2005, a 54-26 win for the Mountain Hawks.
*Lehigh is 3-0 in the all-time series with Monmouth, also beating the Hawks at home by a 56-10 final in 1999.
*The Mountain Hawks have not won their home opener since beating Drake in 2008 to begin the year. Lehigh is 3-3 in season openers under Head Coach Andy Coen, but just 1-5 in Coen's tenure in the first game of the year at Goodman Stadium.
Georgetown Hoyas (0-0, 0-0) at Davidson Wildcats (0-0, 0-0)
Richardson Stadium; Davidson, N.C.
Saturday; 6 p.m.
*Georgetown is trying to open the year with a win over Davidson for the third year in a row. The Hoyas won 40-16 at home last year and 20-10 on the road in 2010.
*The Hoyas are 6-3 all-time against Davidson, with a 6-1 mark as a Patriot League member.
*That accounts for all of the Patriot League's non-League matchups with Davidson, a League member from 1986-88.
*Georgetown has not opened with a win in three consecutive seasons since 1997-99.
*Head Coach Kevin Kelly is 3-3 in season openers, with three wins in the last four years.
Colgate Raiders (0-0, 0-0) at Albany Great Danes (0-0, 0-0 NEC)
University Field; Albany, N.Y.
Saturday; 6 p.m.
*Colgate opens with Albany for the second year in a row, defeating the Great Danes 37-34 in overtime last year at home.
*Colgate also beat Albany 13-11 to begin the 2007 season in the only other matchup between the schools.
*The Raiders have opened the season with a win in three straight seasons, and four of the last five years.
*Colgate last began the year with a road victory in 2003, when it went on to play in the national title game.
*Colgate is 6-10 in season openers under Head Coach Dick Biddle, but just 1-6 when opening on the road in that stretch.
Team Notebooks
Bucknell The Bison will begin their third season under Head Coach Joe Susan on Sept. 8 when they visit Marist...Bucknell does not open its home schedule until Sept. 22 when Lafayette comes to town for a game shown on CBS Sports Network...The Bison went 6-5 overall last season for their first winning record since 2006... Though the team suffered key losses on the offensive and defensive lines, the Bison bring back four All-Patriot League performers from last season...Senior running back Tyler Smith and junior fullback Travis Friend each had strong seasons in the backfield, with Smith rushing for 795 yards and eight touchdowns...Senior linebacker Beau Traber leads the defense after making 63 tackles last year, with all three also named to the preseason All-Patriot League Team...Senior Ryan Gutowski also earned All-Patriot League distinction at punter last season after 36.7 yards per kick.
Colgate The Raiders are coming off their first losing season in Patriot League play since 1995, the year before 17th-year Head Coach Dick Biddle took over the program...A 5-6 record marked just the second time in Biddle's tenure that the Raiders finished below .500 overall...Colgate will be led by the preseason All-Patriot League quarterback, as junior Gavin McCarney looks to build on a 2011 season where he recorded 2,399 yards of total offense and 20 total touchdowns...Offensive linemen Ryan Risch and Andrew Scarmado joined their quarterback as preseason All-League picks...Colgate will play its first two games on the road, with a journey out to South Dakota on Sept. 8 after Saturday's season opener against Albany...The Raiders begin their home schedule on Sept. 15 when Sacred Heart comes to town...It will be the only non-League home game for the Raiders, who play four of five away from Hamilton in September to complete their non-League slate.
Fordham Fordham will be led by first-year Head Coach Joe Moorhead, a former All-Patriot League player at quarterback for the Rams from 1993-95...Moorhead becomes the first former Patriot League player to serve as head coach at one of the institutions...Moorhead inherits a team that was just 1-10 last season, but brings back a number of key players on both sides of the ball...Three seniors on the defense earned preseason All-Patriot League honors, with Nick Womack (DL), Mike Martin (LB) and Patrick Murray (P) all capturing the praise..Junior Justin Yancey also returns on the defensive line after missing the majority of the 2011 season due to injury...The quarterback position could be interesting, with senior Ryan Higgins and sophomore Peter Maetzold both returning after seeing plenty of action last year and Connecticut transfer Michael Nebrich also in the mix...Moorhead was Nebrich's position coach at UConn last season.
Georgetown The Hoyas come off their best season as a Patriot League member in 2011, going 8-3 overall and 3-2 in Patriot League action to finish in a tie for second in the standings last year...To continue the progress, the Hoyas will rely on a strong defense led by Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Robert McCabe at linebacker and Jeremy Moore at defensive back... Moore earned preseason All-Patriot League honors at both defensive back and return specialist, while Mike Roland was named on the offensive line...Georgetown will have to replace Andrew Schaetzke, who was named Patriot League and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year last season, on the defensive line...The Hoyas will open their home schedule on Sept. 8 against Wagner...The schedule sets up differently this season, as for the first time since joining the Patriot League the Hoyas will not face a League opponent in September...Georgetown completes its non-League schedule before going to Fordham for its Patriot League opener on Oct. 6.
Holy Cross The Crusaders enter the 2012 season picked second in the preseason Patriot League poll, and with six All-Patriot League selections on the roster... Seniors Gerald Mistretta (WR), Sean Whited (OL), Jack Maliska (DL) and Tom Mannix (DB) each made the list after earning All-Patriot League honors last season, as did junior Michael Tucker (LB)...Junior placekicker John Macomber joined the group as a preseason All-Patriot League selection...The Crusaders do lose seven All-Patriot League selections from last year, including quarterback Ryan Taggart...Holy Cross has finished with a winning record in seven consecutive seasons, with six straight years over .500 in the Patriot League.
Lafayette The Leopards only bring back 10 starters from last year, with six on offense and four on defense... Lafayette has a pair of preseason All-Patriot League selections, with junior Mark Ross (WR) making the team on offense and senior Rick Lyster (DL) on defense...The offense has players back at the skill positions, with Andrew Shoop at quarterback after throwing for 2,024 yards and 15 touchdowns, Patriot League Rookie of the Year Ross Scheuerman returning at running back after a freshman campaign with 499 rushing yards and Ross notching 49 catches for 703 yards and nine touchdowns...Three of the four defensive starters returning are on the line, with Tahir Basil and Jason Marshalek joining Lyster...Lafayette will begin its season on Sept. 8 at William & Mary, then play its home opener the next week when Penn comes to Fisher Stadium...Lafayette plays the first Patriot League game of the year when it visits Bucknell on Sept. 22 on CBS Sports Network.
Lehigh The No. 11/16 Mountain Hawks will be playing for history in 2012, as they try to become just the fourth Patriot League team to win three consecutive titles...Holy Cross (1989-91) won three straight outright crowns, a feat the Mountain Hawks will attempt to match this season...Lehigh also won four straight titles from 1998-01, but the 1999 crown was shared with Colgate... Lehigh enters the season with 14 consecutive wins against Patriot League opponents, just five off the all-time record set by Holy Cross from 1988-92...The Mountain Hawks have gone undefeated in League action in each of the last two seasons, and won a game in the NCAA Division I Football Championship both times... Lehigh advanced to the quarterfinals last season on its way to a top-five national ranking and the ECAC FCS Lambert Cup as the top team in the east...While the Mountain Hawks have enjoyed one of the most successful two-year runs in Patriot League history, they will be going for a three-peat without many of the key players during that stretch...Lehigh has to replace 11 starters, including quarterback Chris Lum who broke numerous Patriot League records and received regional and national honors during the 2011 season...Seven of Lehigh's 16 All-Patriot League selections return to the lineup in 2012, including Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year senior Ryan Spadola at wide receiver...The offense will also be led by returning All-League selections Zach Barket (RB), Jamel Haggins (TE) and Mike Vuono (OL), while Sajjad Chagani (DL), Bryan Andrews (DB) and Billy O'Brien (DB) are back on defense...All seven players have also been named preseason All-Patriot League selections...Lehigh heads on the road on Sept. 8 to play at Central Connecticut State, and plays its first Patriot League game on Sept. 29 at home against Fordham.


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If you're watching the 12 day marathon of The Simpsons, there's a good chance you're a huge fan of the series. Spanning 25 years, The Simpsons is one of the longest running shows in television history. Speaking of history, on September 23 fans will get to catch up on their favorite TV family's history in the book The Simpsons Family History by Matt Groening.
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At over 304 pages, this hardback is a must for any Simpsons fan.


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Earlier today, Time reported that Andriod and Iphone users have been treated to random Pokemon encounters when entering Google Maps as Google's annual April Fool's Day joke. A promotional video from Google claims that those who catch all 150 Pokemon will be considered for the company's new position of "Pokemon Master."
To begin catching Pokemon, open Google Maps on an Andriod device or IPhone. Tap the search bar, and a drop down menu appears with the options, "Return to Pokemon Lab" or "View Pokedex." Tap "Return to Pokemon Lab," and you are whisked off to Google HQ in Mountain View, California. Where several Pokemon are waiting to be captured. Although there are 150 Pokemon in all to catch in Maps, Pokefans will quickly notice that it is not the original 150.
***Spoilers ahead***
Get a head-start on your Pokemon collection by throughly exploring the area near Google HQ, more than 20 are lurking nearby. Appropriately, Tokyo hosts several Pokemon (including Pikachu) and Sydney, Australia is also overrun.
Other places to check: The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, Mount Everest, The Golden-gate Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, The White House, Moscow, and Dublin.
A complete list of all of the Pokemon and their locations can be found here including a special Pokemon that only appears after catching all 150.
Happy Hunting!
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Keeping pace with development
Rick Powell stands beside Illinois Route 47, one of the arteries that carries people and industry through fast-growing Yorkville. Photos: Paul Schlismann
Kendall County continues to growKendall County has experienced rapid growth since 1970 and was recently listed by the U.S. Census as the second fastest growing county in the nation. Source: U.S. Census
Right: Subdivisions are popping up like weeds all across Kendall County. This one in Yorkville is on what was previously farmland. Above, right: Eric Dhuse (right), Yorkville's public works director, works with Brian Sorensen (left) and Joe Moore at one of Yorkville's new water treatment plants that will serve a new subdivision.
Hanley Wood Market Intelligence (HWMI), a division of the company that publishes this magazine, has identified the primary growth communities in Kendall County as Oswego, Yorkville, Montgomery, and Plano. In 1990, Oswego had 3000 residents. By the end of 2004, the town had become a booming suburb of more than 20,000, making it the largest city in Kendall County and the second fastest growing community in the state.
According to HWMI, the Oswego school district projects that it will need to build one new school each year (three new elementary schools will open in fall 2005) for the next eight years just to keep up. All of this has been driven by development, which has shifted from small builders to some of the region's largest home-builders, attracted by adequate land, healthy median incomes, and home ownership ratios of 85%.
After securing a position on the Champions of Industry list of "America's Top 50 Cities to Live and Work," Yorkville too can expect a continuing increase in population. The city has already grown from a population of 3925 in 1990 to 8749 in February 2004. In order to keep track of the growing number of citizens, Yorkville conducts a special census every few years. "We now estimate that our population is over 10,000 people," said Joe Wywrot, city engineer for Yorkville.
The city has undertaken significant steps to meet increasing demands in many areas related to public works. "There are so many significant challenges that I don't think I can name just one," said Wywrot. "Transportation, schools, water supply, sewer treatment, and open space are all very important."
Yorkville hired Sugar Grove, Ill.-based Engineering Enterprises to study and design upgrades to the water system. With rapid growth, adequate water supply is always a concern, and Engineering Enterprises looked at several options including the Fox River. "At this time Fox River water is not being considered for use," Wyrot said. "The city has five deep wells. These supply enough water for now, but at our current rate of growth we will need to construct at least one more well within the next five years and more thereafter. We are adding a water map to our comprehensive plan showing locations for future wells, towers, treatment plants, pressure zone boundaries, and large-diameter distribution mains," he said.
Identifying locations of future infrastructure is important to allow Yorkville to acquire land needed for proposed facilities. Also, when a development is proposed, the engineering department can use this plan to more readily determine how the proposed subdivision fits in with the planned water system. The city can then negotiate with the developers for funding of specific water improvements related to that subdivision.
Within the past few years, the city has upgraded its water system with three new water towers, new wells, three new treatment plants—two completed and one proposed for construction later this year—and associated water main extensions and pressure booster stations. "The improvements have been built as several different contracts, some by developers using plans designed by the city and with city oversight," said Wywrot. This work increased the city's pressure zones from two to four and increased storage from 800,000 gallons to 4.55 million gallons.
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