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WASHINGTON -- Finance leaders from the United States and other wealthy industrial countries on Saturday pledged to remain ''vigilant and forward-looking'' in their efforts to fight the current global slowdown.
The finance ministers and central bank presidents from the Group of Seven countries -- the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada -- promised to pursue appropriate policies in each of their countries that will lead to stronger growth.
Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, calling the talks ''candid and productive,'' said he told the group that U.S. officials believe a sound foundation has been laid for renewed growth in the United States.
''We all agreed that growth in our economies is crucial to global prosperity,'' O'Neill told reporters after the nearly six hours of discussions ended. ''I emphasized to my colleagues my belief that in the United States, the foundations for economic expansion are sound.''
In their six-page joint statement, the G-7 finance officials endorsed O'Neill's assessment, saying that while U.S. growth has slowed sharply, the country's long-term economic fundamentals ''remain strong.''
The G-7 statement urged the Federal Reserve, which has already cut interest rates four times this year to make sure the country doesn't slide into a recession, to keep pursuing policies that will contribute to sustained growth with stable inflation.
The G-7 statement ducked one of the controversies going into the meeting, whether the European Central Bank should start cutting interest rates to bolster global growth prospects. Bank officials, citing concerns about inflation, refused again this week to do so and the G-7 statement was silent on what interest rate policies the Europeans should pursue.
Speaking to reporters after the G-7 discussions ended, Wim Duisenberg, the head of the European Central Bank, repeated his opposition to lowering European interest rates. He said such a move would ''not enhance the credibility'' of the central bank, which has been established to manage the euro, the new joint currency of 12 European countries.
For Japan, where the weakening economy has triggered another change in prime ministers, the G-7 statement urged the new government to pursue ''vigorous implementation of financial and corporate sector reforms'' to speed economic recovery.
New Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi campaigned on a pledge to clean up the country's bad banking loans and end the country's decade-long economic malaise.
The discussions at Blair House, the government's guest house for foreign dignitaries, were led by O'Neill and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. G-7 finance ministers and central bank presidents meet three times a year to promote better coordination of economic policies.
Unlike the sessions last spring, the talks this year were conducted without thousands of angry protesters parading through the streets of Washington. The anti-globalization forces plan only a small two-hour demonstration on Sunday.
All the discussions were aimed at finding a way to fight a global slowdown, led by a sharp drop in U.S. activity, that has pushed world growth prospects to the lowest point since the 1997-98 Asian currency crisis.
O'Neill stressed that the United States believes that the Fed's rate cuts and efforts by President Bush to enact significant tax relief will be enough to guarantee a rebound in U.S. growth in coming months.
The finance leaders also worked to ensure that economic troubles in Turkey and Argentina do not touch off a new round of global contagion.
Argentine Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo met with officials of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday and said afterward that he believed the country was close to reaching agreement with the IMF on a new rescue program to provide loans to help stabilize the Argentine economy.
The G-7 finance talks Saturday preceded the spring meetings of the 183-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank.
O'Neill told reporters that he was pleased with the reception to U.S. proposals to strengthen the IMF's early-warning capabilities to detect financial problems before they become crises.
''I stressed that strong and effective crisis prevention is a top priority,'' O'Neill said.
All was calm Saturday on Washington streets, a sharp contrast to last year when 1,300 protesters were arrested. Charles Ramsey, the District of Columbia's police chief, declared: ''There will be minor protests but nothing we can't handle.''
Before the G-7 talks, O'Neill had a string of one-on-one sessions with various finance ministers including a get-acquainted gathering with Japan's Masajuro Shiokawa, who was picked just this week to be Japan's new finance minister.
Shiokawa, after talks with both O'Neill and Greenspan, said he had assured the U.S. team that ''Japan will make utmost efforts to resolve the problem of Japanese banks' bad loans,'' a reform Washington for years has urged Tokyo to address.
O'Neill was able to point to a new report Friday that showed that the U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2 percent during the first three months of this year, a period when many feared the country could be slipping into a recession.
Finance officials from the other countries said the U.S. growth rate was encouraging. But they said more needs to be done to ensure that the global economy can mount a sustained rebound.
''I think the numbers we saw were certainly encouraging, but the signals continue to be mixed,'' Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin said.
Martin and other G-7 officials said it was up to every region of the world to do what it could to promote stronger growth because they cannot rely on supercharged U.S. growth. That was the critical factor in staving off a global recession during the Asian currency crisis.
The IMF is predicting that global growth this year will slow to 3.2 percent, compared with 4.8 percent last year. That decline reflects, in large part, a forecast that the U.S. economy will grow by only 1.5 percent, the lowest rate since the last U.S. recession ended in 1991.
Meantime, the IMF was close to an agreement with Turkey, roiled by currency turmoil earlier this year, that would provide $10 billion more in IMF loans. The package was assembled only after the Bush administration was satisfied the new loans would be disbursed under tougher standards than the IMF loans provided during the Asian crisis.
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Centre for Mathematical
Seminar Series 2007-2008
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April 18, 2008
- 3:30 p.m.
Leon Glass, McGill University
Cardiac Arrhythmias
- From Simple Models to the Clinic
The human heart is capable
of sustaining a large number of different types
of abnormal cardiac rhythms - called cardiac arrhythmias.
A challenge facing experimentalists and theoreticians
is to derive sufficient understanding of these abnormal
rhythms that an impact can be made in improving
the therapy of patients with heart disease. In this
talk I will summarize some of the approaches being
taken. Simple theoretical and biological models
often display complex rhythms that shed insight
into the underlying mechanisms of the arrhythmias.
One current experimental approach is to use optical
imaging to study the dynamics of cardiac cells in
tissue culture which is grown in different shapes,
and which is subjected to different types of stimulation
and drug application to initiate and terminate abnormal
rhythms. These rhythms can be analyzed using mathematical
and physical approaches. It is also possible to
study the dynamics of cardiac arrhythmias in people,
using data obtained from long term recordings. If
we learn to interpret this data better, it should
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Valley fever in kids
Dr. Edward Carter, MD, is chief of Pulmonology at Cardon Children's Medical Center. For more information, talk with your doctor or call (480) 412-5437 (KIDS).
Question: My children spend a lot of time outdoors. With our recent monsoon storms, does their risk for contracting valley fever increase?
Answer: Valley fever, or coccidiomycosis, is a respiratory infection caused by a fungus called Coccidioides that grows in soil and thrives in our climate. In severe dust storms, more of the fungus gets into our air, increasing our odds of inhaling fungal spores and becoming infected. Thus, monsoon season brings a higher risk of valley fever. During a dust storm, try to remain inside, and if you must be outdoors, cover your nose and mouth with a mask or cloth to avoid breathing in the fungus.
While children can get valley fever, those at highest risk are infants and persons over 60 years old, individuals new to our area, and those with weakened immune systems. People who contract valley fever may experience flu-like symptoms, cough, fever, skin rashes and fatigue, but many have few symptoms and do not even know they have it. Because symptoms are similar to those of common viral infections and often improve without treatment, more than half of patients with valley fever do not seek medical attention.
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This is the second day, Saturday of the "Gathering of Nations" (GON) Powwow on April 26, 2014. The "Pit" arena at Albuquerque is packed with more powwow fans, singers & dancers. The Funk & Soul band called, "Orgone" performed before the "grand entry of dancers" at 11:15 a.m. They had the native kids out on the floor arena dancing.
As "Orgone" played, each GON drum group was called out to the floor to show the packed audience their best dance moves. Albuquerque's own "Thunder Crew" got the biggest applause. The "grand entry of dancers" began as the master of ceremonies announced that 4,000 dancers had signed up to compete at the GON.
The dance contests began at 1 p.m. with the "Golden Age Elders", "Juniors" & "Teens." Comanche Elder LaDonna Harris will be honored today at 5 p.m. during the "Gourd Dancing."
According to the "Gathering of Nations" 2014 Powwow souvenir. Here is the schedule for Saturday night's "Stage 49" performances. The Indigenous music could be heard a mile up the street from the "Pit."
5:30 to 6:10 p.m. / Lil Mike & Funny Bone / Hip Hop.
6:20 to 7 p.m. / Stateline / Country Music.
7:10 to 7:50 p.m. / Twice as Good / Blues & Rock.
8:05 to 8:45 p.m. / 49 Laughs / Comedians.
8:55 to 9:35 p.m. / The Micky Cruz Band / Cumbia-Salsa-Reggae.
10:30 p.m. to 12: a.m. / DJ Glow Dance
According to the "Gathering of Nations" 2014 Powwow souvenir. Here is the schedule for Saturday night's event dance competitions.
6 p.m. / Grand Entry of Dancers / GON song featuring 5 invited drums/ Flag Song / Prayer Invocation.
7 p.m. / Final Moments for out-going 2013 Miss Indian World Kansas Begaye / The crowing of the 2014-15 Miss Indian World.
8:10 p.m. / Award presentations for "Tiny Tots", "Elders" & "Juniors" dancers.
9:10 p.m. / Comeptition dancing / Adult Categories.
1:30 a.m. / Award Presentations for "Teen" & "Adult" dancers.
2:30 a.m. GON Powwow ends.


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The Big Easy was not so easy to get to, or stay at on the cheap. At least for the dates I needed. May 16th til 21st. My poker plan was to play in a satellite tournament to the main event on either the 17th or 18th. One in eight players would win a spot in the main event which started on the 17th (flight A) or 18th (flight B). I chose to go in on the 16th in the afternoon for several reasons.
1. The flights I needed were about $150 cheaper on the 16th.
2. I could get a good night's rest the night before. I'm not my sharpest when I play the same day as I'm flying.
3. The overnight in New Orleans on the 16th was 2,000 SPG points and $35. I could handle that.
I really struggled finding an award seat particularly a one way award as I needed to fly on to Los Angeles after the tourney. I actually thought about redeeming a US Airways award with and just doing the one way portion. I have the US Airways credit card which drops the award one way or round trip to only 20K but they have a real pesky $75 quick ticketing fee that really cheeses me off. I had no good options on United or American which offer one way awards and the ticket price on American was $324+ for the one way. I ended up using Citi Thank You points for a $242 one way on Delta that cost about 18,452 Thank You points. I collect mine on the Citi Forward card that I use for dining, transfer them to Katy's Citi Premier card that ups the value of each point to 1.33 cents apiece. Remember, I said I wouldn't do this WSOP Poker Circuit if it was going to cost me an arm and a leg to get or stay at any of the venues.
With my first night covered for 2,000 SPG points and $35, and my last night the same at the same hotel on the same deal, I pick up two SPG stays towards Platinum again. I like the Platinum status and have a few SPG points still laying around. For the three nights in the middle I used the 2 free weekend nights I got for applying for the Hilton Reserve card. Yea, I know I could have used them for big high end hotels in Europe, but that is not the life plan right now. I'm a granddad and am staying domestic, so the two nights right across the street from the casino at the Double Tree that would have cost $214 per night, were free. I got a little over $400 of value for that application, maintained Hilton Gold status til March of 2015 (yep got the card already) and am right across the street. For the third night at the Double Tree I redeemed 40K Hilton Honors points at a value of .5 cents each. I can live with that as I will redeem them at .4 cents each if need be.
So the New Orleans trip was covered with Thank You Points, SPG points and Hilton Honors points. My out of pocket was $70 plus incidentals. I have status with Hilton and SPG, so should get free internet and some sort of breakfast. I'll take that for the chance to play in my second WSOP event. Mission accomplished.
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Song to run alongside:
"Come one, come all, come and witness the amazing magic of the Magnificent and...and..."
"Magical, what about magical?"
"Oh yeh...the Magnificent and Magical Trixie!"
A flash of smoke and light burst from atop the jumbled pile of milk crates, eliciting a joyful clapping of the hooves from the mare watching the show. It was a show for one pony, not an entire town. From the smoke rose a tiny filly, her sapphire coat appearing out of the haze like a mirage, while her silvery mane almost seemed to blend in with the environment.
The mare watching, a striking filly with a ruby-red coat, and a golden mane, cheered the little filly on. Tiny blushes of pink appeared on the tiny Trixie's cheeks. She rose up on two legs, waving her forelegs in her trademark showmare style, little firecrackers and sparklers whizzed around her.
"Watch in amazement as the Magnificent and Magical Trixie does the most awesome tricks ever seen by a pony!"
'A pony' was probably the right choice of words. Cassandra was the only pony that ever saw Trixie's practices. Their mother was always working, and their father was only a distant memory, not often discussed. Still, Trixie had her sister for support, who continued cheering the little filly on.
"I feel silly doing all this stuff, Cass."
Cassandra giggled, beaming her benevolent, little smile at Trixie. "You don't look silly to me Trixie, you're doing great. Now come on, show me some of these tricks you've been practising. The Impatient and Eager Cassandra wants to see some amazing feats of magic!"
The filly squeaked with happiness, a grin spreading itself across her face. She rose up again, tail flicking in the wind as she spoke. "Watch as the Magnificent and Magical Trixie turns this dull, boring grass into a meadow of flowers!"
She concentrated hard, remembering the book Cassandra had given her. It was only a small gift, but Trixie had adored it. She'd practised the spells daily, until Cassandra suggested the idea of the little magic show she was currently acting out. All she had to do was imagine the dull grass sprouting out beautiful posies of roses...or petunias, what about marigolds? No. Focus Trixie, make them...
Her horn glowed, illuminating the muddy grass before her. A plethora of yellow flowers burst all over it, erratically placed in bunches and clumps, but still, alot more pleasing to the eye than the desolate mud with the occasional sprig of dying grass. Cassandra clapped her hooves together in joy, sniffing the nearest flower to her.
"Daffodils! My favourite! That was amazing, what does the Magnificent and Magical Trixie have next for me to gasp in awe at?"
Trixie giggled, stepping forward off the stage. "Watch, as Trixie turns these broken, weary milk crates into a stage fit for a true magician!"
Once more, she focused her concentration. This one was a little more complex,she had to imagine the run of the wooden planks, the placement of the nails. She had to imagine it perfectly, both structurally and visually. The milk crates glowed along with her horn, and after a bright flash, the stage appeared. It wasn't too complicated, a simple wooden box more than anything, but Trixie still smiled as she saw her new venue appear.
"Amazing! A stage fit for even the great Hoofdini himself! Oh, Trixie, show me the firework spells, if I may be worthy enough to witness such majesty!" Cassandra giggled, Trixie hadn't stopped going on about how she'd learned to write her name in the glimmering sparks of magic, she wasn't going to deny her now.
"Ohh, if you feel you are worthy, Ms Cass! I will now perform the greatest, most powerfulest spell the Magnificent and Magical Trixie knows!"
Her horn glowed, and the stage erupted. The fireworks flew out at random as she struggled to keep her focus on them all at once. In the end, she bent them to her will, the sparks jumbling into a vague lettering. Cassandra tried her best, but she couldn't make it out. Not until Trixie leapt off the stage, rugby-tackling her to the floor.
"I love you, sis."
"I love you too, Trixie. And I know, one day you'll be the best magician in all of Equestria!"
"Awww, I dunno sis. What makes you say that?"
Cassandra grinned, pointing at Trixie's flank with her hoof. "Your cutie mark."
Trixie stared at the cutie mark, a wand surrounded by a glow of sparkling magic. She brimmed with joy, hugging her sister even tighter. "We'll both be the best in Equestria, sis. We'll be the sisters who'll be famous everywhere!"
IWSYT: Trixie's Cutie Mark by CoffeeGruntWatch
©2011-2016 CoffeeGrunt
For the WTG, Week 9: Write about a pony earning their cutie mark.
And who better, than the Fragile and Scarred Trixie?
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And who better, than the Fragile and Scarred Trixie?
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Nice little story, there. And yeah. I SO want her back.
Want who back? Trixie?
The musical accompaniment works very well.
In a couple of places, you used the same word twice in thone sentence, which should be avoided most of the time. 'Tiny blushes of pink appeared on the tiny Trixie's cheeks' for example. Replacing one instance of 'tiny' with a synonym would make for smoother reading.
Overall, a nice little fic.
In a couple of places, you used the same word twice in thone sentence, which should be avoided most of the time. 'Tiny blushes of pink appeared on the tiny Trixie's cheeks' for example. Replacing one instance of 'tiny' with a synonym would make for smoother reading.
Overall, a nice little fic.
Yeh, it was something simple and short. I should probably have given it an extra proof-read, but I was tired.
Geez...this is sweet. I'm starting to actually like her now...
It ties in with my other fic, I Won't See You Tonight. I never went into detail on how Trixie got her mark...now I have.
trixie isn't best pony, but she is a good pony.
It ties in with my other fic, I Won't See You Tonight. I never went into detail on how Trixie got her mark...now I have.
trixie isn't best pony, but she is a good pony.
Dawww. So sweet! We need some trixie in Season 2 before she becomes just totally a martyr with a beautiful past, as the fanon would have it.


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Tax Rules on Cashing in a Roth IRA
Original post by Mark Kennan of Demand Media
Sometimes you find yourself so short of money that you consider tapping into your retirement accounts to get by. Knowing how the Internal Revenue Service treats cashing in a Roth IRA helps you decide if a withdrawal is in your best interests, or if you are better off figuring out another way to pay your bills.
Qualified Distributions Defined
A qualified distribution from a Roth IRA allows you to take out all the money without paying any income taxes or penalties. To qualify, your Roth IRA must have been open for five tax years. The tax years start counting from Jan. 1 of the first tax year you made a Roth IRA contribution. In addition, you must either be 59 1/2 years old, permanently disabled or taking out up to $10,000 for a first home purchase. For example, if your Roth IRA has been open for at least five tax years and you are permanently disabled, you can take qualified distributions. However, if you are 65 years old but your Roth IRA is only two tax years old, you cannot.
Figuring Early Distributions from Roth IRAs
When you take a non-qualified distribution, any distribution for which you do not meet the criteria for qualified distributions, your Roth IRA is divided into two components: contributions and earnings. First, you cash in all of your contributions. When you do so, you do not pay taxes or penalties because you already counted the contributions as taxable income in the year you made your contribution. After cashing in all your contributions, you take out the earnings, which count as taxable income and are subject to a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty.
Avoiding the Roth IRA Early Withdrawal Penalty
If you do cash in Roth IRA earnings, you can avoid the early withdrawal penalty, but not the income taxes, in limited scenarios. For example, if you suffer a permanent disability or have medical bills that exceed 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income, the IRS waives the early withdrawal penalty for earnings. The IRS also waives the early withdrawal penalty for earnings distributed to pay for college expenses or health insurance premiums while you are unemployed. In addition, if your Roth IRA is less than five tax years old, you can avoid the early withdrawal penalty on up to $10,000 of your distribution if you use it for a first home purchase. Beware that your spouse must also qualify as a first time home buyer if you are married.
Tax Reporting of Cashing in a Roth IRA
Cashing in a Roth IRA requires that you report the distribution on your income taxes, even if you do not owe income taxes as a result. Filing Form 8606 documents whether you removed contributions, earnings or both. Form 5329 documents the size of your early withdrawal penalty or why you are exempt from paying it. Finally, reporting the amount of the taxable and nontaxable portions on your taxes allows the IRS to track how much you took out and, if you took out a taxable amount, how much income tax you owe as a result.
- Internal Revenue Service: Form 8606
- Internal Revenue Service: Form 5329
- Internal Revenue Service: Form 1040
- Internal Revenue Service: Publication 590
- Smart Money: Tapping Your IRA Penalty-Free; Ed Slott; July 2010
- Internal Revenue Service: Form 5329 Instructions
- Internal Revenue Service: Form 8606 Instructions
About the Author
Mark Kennan is a freelance writer specializing in finance-related articles. He has worked as a sports editor for "Ring-Tum Phi" and published articles on a number of online outlets. Kennan holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and politics from Washington and Lee University.
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Game 23:? ? Arizona (15-7, 5-4) vs. Arizona State (14-7, 4-5)
Date: ? Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008
Time: ? 12:30 p.m. MST
Location: ? Olson Court, McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz.
Radio: ? Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Ryan Hansen)
TV: ? FSN (Barry Thompkins/Dan Belluomini)
Game Data: ? Arizona (15-7, 5-4 Pac-10) opens a three-game homestand against intrastate rival Arizona State (14-7, 4-5 Pac-10) Sunday in McKale Center... Over the second half of the Pac-10 slate, the Wildcats will play five of nine games at home ... In the last five years, the UA-ASU games played in Tucson has been decided by an average of 19.2 points ˇ? all UA victories.
The Rankings: ? Arizona is unranked in both polls for the fourth consecutive week.? For the season, the Wildcats have been ranked in either or both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coachesˇ? Top 25 polls in eight of 14 polling periods this season.
Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson . . . ? will begin his 25th season at Arizona and his 35th overall as a college head coach with a career record of 780-280 (.736) and 589-187 (.759) at Arizona upon his return from a leave of absence, which was announced on Nov. 4 ... He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, 2002 ... Olson became the 16th coach in basketball history to tally 1,000 career victories (covering all levels) on Dec. 11, 2004 ... Olson recorded his 775th collegiate victory on Jan. 24, 2007, and became Arizonaˇ?s career victories leader (510) on Jan. 17, 2004 ... He has the most Pac-10 wins (327) of any coach in league history ... Olson has the second-best conference winning percentage (.764/327-101) and second-most league championships won (11) in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only UCLAˇ?s John Wooden (.810/304-74/16 titles)?... During his 24-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, four Pac-10 Tournament crowns (1988, ˇ®89, ˇ®90, 2002) and been to the NCAA Tournament for 23 consecutive seasons, which is the longest active and second-longest streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27) ... He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four ... Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times (1986, ˇ®88, ˇ®89, ˇ®93, ˇ®94, ˇ®98, 2003), the Big Ten Coach of the Year twice (1979 & ˇ®81) and directed the UA program to the nationˇ?s third-best winning percentage over the past 20 years (519-142/.785) ... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 52 NBA Draft picks, including 31 at Arizona ?C 25 alone since 1990 ... Heˇ?s led UA to 20 consecutive 20-win seasons and has 29 overall in his career, making him one of only three head coaches in NCAA history to record 29 or more 20-win seasons...?Under Olson, the Cats are 344-40 (.896) in McKale Center and have won 272 of its last 296 home games ... He is assisted by Kevin Oˇ?Neill, Josh Pastner and Miles Simon.
Last Time Out: ? Arizona missed 10 of its first 12 field goal attempts, found itself in a big hole early and never recovered in suffering its worst defeat of the season and snapping a four-game win streak in an 82-60 loss at UCLA last Saturday.? UCLA shot 61 percent in the first half, limited Arizona to just 32 percent in the same period, and held a 20-point lead at the break. The Cats had no answer for the Bruin attack, as UCLA scored 52 points in the paint, converted 12 UA turnovers into 18 points and went to the free throw line 20 times.
Scouting Arizona State : ? The Sun Devils enter play Sunday with a 14-7 record (4-5 Pac-10) following last Saturdayˇ?s 67-53 loss at USC.? Through 21 games, ASU averages 68.3 points per game, shoots 47.5 percent (489-of-1,030), and posts a +1.0 rebound margin per game.? Opponents shoot 41.1 percent from the floor and are outscored by an average of 7.1 points per game.? Individually, three Sun Devils average in double figures, led by James Harden, who averages 18.7 points? per game.? Jeff Pendergraph leads ASU with a 6.4 rebounds per game average.
The Series: ? Todayˇ?s game is the 213th meeting of the two schools with Arizona holding a 138-74 series advantage. Arizona has won 24 of the last 26 meetings in the series, which dates back to 1914, but ASU captured the last meeting, 64-59 in overtime, on Jan. 9 in Tempe. All-time, Arizona is 77-25 in series games played in Tucson, 60-49 in Tempe, and 1-0 in neutral-site games. Please see page 99 in the UA media guide for more series information.
Last Meeting: ??Arizona State 64, Arizona 59 (OT), Jan. 9, 2008: ? Arizona squandered too many chances to put the game away and ultimately had no answer for James Harden as Arizona State earned the overtime win.? UA built an early 12-point lead, led by as many as 10 in the second half, and held a five-point cushion with 1:53 remaining in regulation before succumbing in the extra session.? ASUˇ?s Harden proved to be the difference, scoring 22 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, including five in overtime.? Jordan Hill collected 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Wildcats.
A Different Look on the Sidelines: ? Prior to the Nov. 4 exhibition game, it was announced that UA head coach Lute Olson would be taking a leave of absence due to a personal matter.? It was announced on Dec. 7 that Olson would not return this season.? During this period, assistant coach Kevin Oˇ?Neill will handle the head coaching responsibilities.? Oˇ?Neill, who was tabbed as Olsonˇ?s successor on Dec. 18, has 11 seasons of experience as an NCAA Division I head coach, where he compiled a 152-165 (.479) record while at Marquette, Tennessee and Northwestern. Oˇ?Neill spent the last seven seasons in NBA circles.? During Olsonˇ?s leave of absence all games will be credited to Oˇ?Neillˇ?s coaching record.
Injury Bug Bites Again: ? Sophomore guard Nic Wise had arthroscopic surgery Wednesday on damaged cartilage in his left knee.? He is expected to miss four to six weeks.? Wise is averaging 8.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 22 games (six starts) this season. He is shooting 47.3 percent (61-of-1229) from the field to go with a tam-leading 41 steals.? Wise currently leads the Pac-10 Conference with a 1.86 steals per game average.? He also ranks second in three-point field goal percentage (.491/27-of-55), fourth with a 2.02 assist:turnover ratio, and ninth in assists. ?Wise was averaging 28.0 minutes per game.? Arizona starters or key reserves have missed a total of 10 games (Bayless 4, Brielmaier 6) due to injury this season.
A Good Example: ? In two games last week, Jawann McClellan averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in helping the Wildcats to a split of a pair of league road tilts.? The senior from Houston, Texas, shot 57.1 percent from the field (12-of-21), and 50.0 percent (3-of-6) from three-point range and 85.7 percent (6-of-7) from the free throw line to go with four assists, three blocks and a steal.? He opened the week with a career-high 23 points (7-of-12 FG), eight rebounds and two blocks in 40 minutes in an 11-point win at USC.? He followed? that up by connecting on 5-of-9 field goals en route to 10 points to go with two assists and a block at UCLA.? It was his seventh and eighth double-figure scoring games of the season for McClellan and the first time he has done that in back-to-back games.
Top Options Need to be Locked in: ? Itˇ?s no secret that Jerryd Bayless and Chase Budinger fuel the Arizona offensive engine.? Unfortunately, for the Cats, that duo combined for just 21 points on 8-of-21 shooting against UCLA, 16 points below their season average.? Bayless and Budinger combined to shoot 16-of-51 (.314) in Arizonaˇ?s last two losses, while shooting 55-of-106 (.519) in the recent four-game win streak.? Through 22 games, Bayless and Budinger combine for an average of 36.7 points per game, but itˇ?s field goal percentage that matters.? In Arizona wins the duo combines to shoot .480 (172-of-358), while in losses the percentage drops to .420 (68-of-162).
Itˇ?s Hard to Look Good if You Donˇ?t Make Shots: ? Much went awry in the loss to the Bruins, most notably UAˇ?s 32.0 (8-of-25) shooting in the first half.? Entering the game, Arizona had shot a combined 53.6 percent (104-of-194) from the field in its previous four games.? UAˇ?s starters were a combined 8-of-22 in the first half and 12-of-20 in the second half.? Additionally, Arizona connected on season-low figures of two three-point field goals (in nine attempts) and a .222 percentage against UCLA.? In its previous four games, Arizona had averaged better than 11 treys and shot a cumulative 50.5 percent (46-of-91) from three-point range.? Simply put, UA is 10-0 this year when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
Off the Mark: ? Not much went right for the Wildcats in the Feb. 2 loss at UCLA, as the team missed 10 of its first 12 field goal attempts and found itself down by double figures less than eight minutes into the contest.? Arizona connected on just 8-of-25 field goal attempts (.320) in the first half to go with six turnovers.? UA bounced back to shoot 64.0 percent (16-of-25) in the second half to finish at 48.0 percent for the game (24-of-50), but the game proved to be out of reach at the break.
0-for-3 : ? Three key things happened to the Wildcats Saturday:? the team was outshot (.571-.480), outrebounded (35-22, a season-worst rebound margin) and outdone at the free throw line (20 attempts vs. 17).? That marks just the third time thatˇ?s happened to Arizona this season.? Only against Virginia (Nov. 17) and at Memphis (Dec. 29) had UA been outperformed in those three areas.
Piling Up Points: ? After averaging 79.8 points per game in its previous four games and scoring 80 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 19 and 21 going into the UCLA game, Arizona managed just 60 points on Saturday.? This season, Arizona is 13-3 when scoring 70 points or more and 2-4 when tallying less.? Through the first nine games of Pac-10 play, the Cats are averaging 77.5 points per game in four home games and 66.0 points in five road games.
Back In Action: ? Senior forward Bret Brielmaer saw his first action in four games Saturday after re-aggravating a right shoulder injury on Jan. 17 at Stanford.? The 6-foot-7 forward from Mankato, Minn., responded with a season-high eight points on 3-of-3 shooting in 16 minutes.? Brielmaier is averaging 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds, while shooting .733 (22-of-30) from the field in 16 appearances this season.
Finding the Range: ? Senior Jawann McClellan continues to take, and make, good shots.? Over his last five games, McClellan is shooting .579 (22-of-38) from the field, including .462 (6-of-13) from three-point range.? In that span he is averaging 12.2 points per game.? Those numbers are an improvement over his season-long averages of 9.3 points and a .467 (71-of-152) field goal percentage.
Failing to Take Advantage: ? One aspect that was subpar in both games last week was Arizonaˇ?s free throw shooting.? A .732 shooting team from the free throw line on the season, UA sank just 56.4 (22-of-39) percent of its attempts from the stripe while in Los Angeles.? Nic Wise, who attempted three FTs in the two games, was the only Wildcat not to miss at one charity attempt in either the USC or UCLA games.
Good Starts Definitely Help: ? Arizonaˇ?s slow start at UCLA brought to light a season-long trend for the Wildcats:? early deficits are difficult to overcome.? Through 22 games, Arizona is 8-2 when tied or leading at the 10-minute mark of the first half and 7-5 when not.? UA is 11-1 when leading at halftime and 4-6 when tied or trailing.
Strength of Schedule: ? Arizonaˇ?s loss at UCLA marked its fifth game this season against a nationally ranked opponent (2-3), and each of those has been a top-10 club.? In 2007-08, UA has faced no opponents ranked lower than ninth in the polls.
Scoring 80: ? Perhaps no statistic is more telling of UA success, as the squad is 168-19 (.898) since the start of the 1997-98 season when scoring at least 80 points.? Arizona is 6-0 this season when topping the 80-point plateau.
Early Signees: ? The Arizona coaching staff signed four student-athletes to National-Letters-of-Intent during the November early signing period.? Brandon Jennings (G, 6-0, 170) from Lakewood, Calif., Oak Hill Academy; Brendon Lavender (G, 6-4, 180) from Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View High School;? Emmanuel Negedu (F, 6-7, 230) from Bloomington, Ind., Brewster Academy; Jeff Withey (C, 6-11, 240) from San Diego, Calif., Horizon High School, will join the squad next fall.? According to rivals.com, this class was ranked as the seventh-best nationally.
Up Next: ? Arizona returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 14, when the club hosts California.? Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. MST and will be televised by FSN Arizona.? The homestand concludes Feb.16 with a 1:30 p.m. game vs. No. 14 Stanford.


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This afternoon Ton Koopman conducted the San Francisco Symphony in the first of four performances of the first week of programming devoted to the music and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach. The program was actually pretty evenly divided between "Bach the father" and "Bach the son," the latter being Carl Philipp Emanuel; and, on the whole, "Bach the son" fared the better of the two. Considering that this is the year of Emanuel's 300th birthday (which took place this past March 8), it should not have been surprising that he should receive more of the "glory, praise, and honor" (to borrow some words from a chorale set by Sebastian); but it was still a bit regrettable that only one of the two compositions by Sebastian really shined.
The two compositions by Emanuel were taken from each of his two major periods. The intermission was preceded by his Wq 172 cello concerto in A major, composed in 1753 during his service to Frederick the Great in Berlin; and it was followed by the last (fourth) of the Wq 183 symphonies (in G major), composed in Hamburg in 1776. As I have previously observed, Emanuel brought a "vigorous level of energy" to his ensemble writing; and this was as evident in the Hamburg period as it had been during his time in Berlin. His service as a court musician probably conditioned him to the danger that members of his audience might be inclined to doze, so his rhetorical verve may have been cultivated as a countermeasure against that hazard.
He was probably also aware that virtuosity was a sure way to hold audience attention. As a result Wq 172 provides all the necessary enthusiastic blend of virtuoso skill with a particular emphasis on Allegro tempo markings. There is, of course, a middle Largo movement, in which the accompanying string ensemble (this is an all-string composition) plays with mutes, leaving only the soloist unmuted. This tends to give the inner movement an almost operatic quality, perhaps another one of the formulaic tricks for keeping the audience attentive.
The soloist for this concerto was Associate Principal Cello Peter Wyrick. He approached his task with all the necessary positive energy, perhaps even assuming the mindset that the Davies audience was no harder to please than a room full of Prussian nobles. Koopman's conducting provided an excellent balance between the energy in the string ensemble and the focus on the cello virtuosity. This was a performance to send the audience out to the intermission break with an extra spring in their steps.
When everyone returned for Wq 183/4, they were able to appreciate Emanuel's way with instrumentation. For this symphony the strings were balanced by two flutes, two oboes, one bassoon, and two horns (along with a harpsichord continuo, provided by Jonathan Dimmock). It is worth bearing in mind what else was happening while Emanuel was in Hamburg in 1776. Joseph Haydn was at Eszterháza composing some of his most imaginative and adventurous symphonies under the influence of the Sturm und Drang movement, endowing his thematic rhetoric with no end of unexpected twists. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on the other hand, was in Salzburg, feeling as if most of his time was going into putting out sacred music on spec. Both of them were aware of Emanuel's work, but my guess is that some of the more stunning uses of full-stop silence in Wq 183/4 had a greater effect on Haydn than on Mozart. Koopman's conducting certainly endowed this G major symphony with the same invigorating excitement he summoned when he gave this symphony its first performance in Davies in February of 2011.
Similar vigor could be found in the performance of Sebastian's BWV 51 cantata, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (rejoice in God in all lands).This is a cantata for solo soprano (Carolyn Sampson), joined in the outer movements by virtuoso solo trumpet work (performed by Mark Inouye). While this was supported by a well-balanced string ensemble and organ continuo, all three of the inner movements, a recitative, an aria, and a chorale (with that glory-praise-and-honor phrase) were treated as chamber music. Continuo was thus provided only by Dimmock and Amos Yang on cello, while the only added string resources for the chorale were Nadya Tichman on first violin and John Chisholm on second.
The resulting performance was as joy-inducing as the cantata's title. Inouye was particularly good at matching his dynamic level to Sampson's. He also played his part from memory, again matching Sampson, who seldom consulted the score she was holding. This is one of Bach's most intimate cantatas; and, even in the vast space of Davies, one could enjoy the intimacy of the occasion.
The only real weak point came with the opening performance of Sebastian's BWV 1069 orchestral suite in D major. This involved far more interleaving of contrapuntal voices than had been required for BWV 51. Unfortunately, almost all of the details of that interleaving were lost in an oversized string ensemble. It was as if the performance had not been prepared to account for the amount of time taken by decay on the Davies stage. Thus every timpani stroke tended to mask almost all of the instrumental activity except for the three trumpets, and the three oboes never really brought their lines to a dynamic level matching the strings. Koopman tried to take a spritely approach in leading the dance movements of this suite, but there was just too much weight on the instrumental side to allow the dance steps to be deftly executed.
Fortunately, this was the only weak part of the program; and we always tend to remember the most recent moments when we leave the concert hall!


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April 26, 2009
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PALO ALTO, Calif. – The Arizona baseball team took an early lead, then staved off several Stanford rallies, including a major threat in the eighth inning, to win, 6-3, as the Wildcats captured their first Pac-10 series victory of the season on Sunday at Sunken Diamond Stadium.
In relief, junior Jason Stoffel took the reigns of a 7-5 lead in the eighth inning. But UA's all-time saves leader did not make things easy on himself.
Stoffel allowed a base hit, a walk and hit two batters, which allowed the Cardinal to cut UA's lead to 7-6. But a low line drive off the bat of Zack Jones was caught by Dillon Baird at his shoelaces, getting the Wildcats out of the inning with no further damage.
In the ninth, Stoffel overpowered the No. 8-9-1 hitters, retiring the side in order to give Arizona (19-20, 5-13 Pac-10) its seventh consecutive regular season series victory over Stanford.
Bryce Ortega led the Wildcats from the leadoff spot, going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI. Steve Selsky, who made his first career start in left field, went 4-for-5 with two runs scored.
Daniel Workman pitched four plus innings in his second career start, but Cory Burns picked up his first victory of the season out of the bullpen.
Burns came in to replace Donn Roach, who allowed the first two runners to reach in the sixth. Burns got the Wildcats out of the inning with only one run allowed, then shut down the Cardinal in order in the seventh before handing the game over to Stoffel.
Arizona staked itself to an early two-run lead as Bobby Coyle reached on a one-out walk and moved to second on a sharp single to left field off the bat of Jett Bandy. Coyle came in to score on a Dillon Baird RBI double down the right field line, and Bandy scored on an RBI ground out by Brad Glenn.
The Wildcats quickly answered a first-inning Stanford run with a single run in the top of the second. Steve Selsky opened the frame with a sharp single to centerfield and moved to third after Kyle Stiner singled to right. Bryce Ortega then layed down a safety squeeze that safely brought home Selsky from third.
Toby Gerhart's second home run of the series to lead off the bottom of the third set up a two-run inning that tied the game, 3-3. Later, Workman allowed an unearned after Bandy couldn't handle a chopper that would have resulted in the third out of the inning.
In the fifth inning, Cardinal starter Jeffrey Inman allowed a leadoff single to Ortega and was lifted in favor of Brian Busick.
Busick proceeded to hit the first two batters he faced to bring up Glenn with one out. Glenn lifted a sacrifice fly to deep center field, which pushed UA ahead 4-3.
Workman pitched into the fifth inning, but issued his second walk of the game to lead off the fifth. He was replaced by Donn Roach, who induced a double play and later escaped trouble leaving a pair of Cardinal runners on base.
The Wildcats played small ball early in the sixth inning before forcing Busick from the game. Selsky singled down the third base line to open the inning, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dwight Childs and scored on an RBI single to centerfield by Kyle Stiner.
The Cardinal (18-18, 8-10 Pac-10) brought in Max Fearnow with one out in the sixth. With Ortega at bat, Stiner was thrown out attempting to steal second. But two pitches later, Ortega launched his third home run of the season over the left field fence to extend UA's lead to 6-3.
Stanford wasted no time getting back into the game. Roach walked the first batter he faced in the sixth, then allowed a single before the Wildcats went to the bullpen.
Burns came on in relief, but he was unable to stop the Stanford rally. The Cardinal drove home both of the runners Roach allowed, and threatened to tack on more, but Burns settled in and struck out a pair of batters with two runners on the end the inning and get UA back to the dugout with a 6-5 lead.
Arizona will return home for a short four-game homestand. The Wildcats will host Arizona State in a non-conference game on Wednesday, April 29 at 3 p.m., before continuing Pac-10 play against California May 1-3 at Jerry Kindall Field.


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Barney Fife is a therapy dog who spends time with dying patients at Memorial White Rose Hospice in York.
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Up for sale is my Carl Strong custom blend steel road frame. I've been half-heartedly trying to sell it, but it really needs to go to help pay for the Parlee.
The seat tube is 62 and the top tube is 58.
Built in 2005, it's Carl's custom blend, mainly Foco in this case.
Deep gray with some great ghost flames. Has the case pewter headbadge.
Paint is in excellent shape. The one notable imperfection is from a dropped chain on the chainstay. It took a chunk of the powdercoat but did not hit metal, and of course is all but invisible once a crank is on. Otherwise, nothing out the ordinary for a 7 year old bike, never crashed.
Including Chris King headset and Ouzo Pro Lite fork. The steerer has not been cut.
Showing pics as it was built up.
Asking $1000 + shipping. For comparison, a new frame is $1800, plus fork (~$400), headbadge ($200) and custom paint ($200) puts the new value around $2600.
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Political Perceptions: Obama Keeps Faith in Ground Game
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Before heading out to register voters, a group of Obama campaign volunteers gets a pep talk and some last minute advice.
"Ask everybody,'' a young aide tells them on a recent weekend.
Everybody means everybody.
Should they meet someone who can't vote due to a felony conviction, they're told to give contact information for a community organizing group that works to get voting rights restored.
"We're going to do this one by and one,'' says the aide.
Once again, the Obama high command is making a big bet on their ground operation. The aim is to flood the zone: open up offices in battleground states, call undecided voters, and swarm the shopping malls to register as many people as possible. In this way, Democrats hope to neutralize the Republican super PAC advantage by out-registering and out-working the GOP on the streets.
"We believe we have an absolute advantage on the ground,'' Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said in an interview.
But Republicans believe the Obama ground game isn't the fearsome force it used to be. They point to electoral setbacks that Democrats have endured in the years since team Obama built its grassroots network.
Wisconsin, for one.
Sean Spicer, communications director for the Republican National Committee, said the Wisconsin recall should have been an easy "layup'' for Democrats given that the party had been busing in "every hippie liberal and union thug'' to help oust Scott Walker, a Republican. Mr. Walker won handily.
"What's the proof they can mobilize?'' Mr. Spicer said.
Voter-registration figures show some softness on the Democratic side, suggesting the Obama ground game has work to do.
Third Way, a centrist think tank, has been studying registration trends in eight battleground states. The group released a report in May showing that since 2008, independent registration has been rising. Meantime, Republican registration has dropped by 157,000 in these states; Democratic registration by 841,000. Neither party's brand has been faring all that well.
For the Obama volunteers, the work can be a slog. Here in this college town, Patty Haling, 53 years old, walked up and down a pedestrian mall with her clipboard. One man who signed the forms, Don Stock, 56, said in an interview later: "A lot of people who were ardent supporters of [President Obama] the first time around have become a bit disillusioned, because of Guantanamo Bay still being open and some of the other things he didn't do.''


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Inside Lacrosse staff writer Matt Kinnear stopped by Amherst, Mass., and visited a UMass men's lacrosse practice to catch some fall ball preparations. Check out Kinnear's report regarding the Minutemen below:
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The University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse program hosts its 2014 Senior Night against No. 12 nationally ranked Hofstra on Saturday, April 19 at 7 p.m. The five-man senior class of Joe Calvello, James Fahey, Reed Goodhue, Connor Mooney and Matt Whippen will be recognized on Garber Field prior to the contest. Information about the game is available below:
|University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes
|Game 12
|[RV]/#20 Massachusetts (7-4, 1-2 CAA) vs. #12/11 Hofstra (9-3, 3-0)
|Date | Time
|Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 7:00 p.m.
|Garber Field (5,000) | Amherst, Mass.
|Live Statistics
|CBS All-Access
|Series History
|Massachusetts leads, 21-17. Last meeting: Massachusetts 9, #20 Hofstra 8; April 20, 2013
|Game Notes
|Massachusetts | Hofstra
|Team Records
|Massachusetts | Hofstra
|Social Media
|@UMassAthletics | @UMassMLacrosse
|Available through the UMass Athletics Ticket Office at 866-862-7784
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The University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse squad returns to Colonial Athletic Association competition when Towson heads to Amherst, Mass., for a Saturday, April 5 contest on Garber Field. The Minutemen are 7-2 overall and 1-0 in CAA games following their bye week while the Tigers are 7-3 this year, including a 1-1 mark in the conference. Check out more in this week's UMassAthletics.com men's lacrosse preview below:
|University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes
|Game 10
|#11/12 Massachusetts (7-2, 1-0) vs. [RV/RV] Towson (7-3, 1-1)
|Date | Time
|Saturday, April 5, 2014 | Noon
|Garber Field (5,000) | Amherst, Mass.
|Live Statistics
|CBS All-Access (subscription required)
|Series History
|Massachusetts leads, 4-3. Last meeting: Towson 9, Massachusetts 5; April 6, 2013
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|Massachusetts | Towson
|Team Records
|Massachusetts | Towson
|Social Media
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Andrew Cyr of the Daily Collegian staff spoke with head coach Greg Cannella, senior midfielder Matt Whippen and redshirt-sophomore goalie Zach Oliveri as the UMass men's lacrosse prepares to face Towson at home on Saturday, April 5. Read his preview ahead of the contest below.
"It's crunch time for the Massachusetts men's lacrosse team.
With only four games remaining on its schedule, No. 12 UMass (7-2, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) looks to make one final push toward having the CAA championship come through Amherst.
However, the Minutemen aren't looking that far down the road just yet. Instead they are focusing all of their attention to Saturday's matchup against Towson after a 14-day layover between games.
'It's been a while since we've played,' senior Matt Whippen said. 'These past two weeks we took a step back to focus on our individual skills, but now we are getting ready for Towson because they're going to be a good team (and) ready to play us.'
The Tigers (7-3, 1-1 CAA) are one game behind UMass in the standings, so Saturday's game has the potential to shake up the landscape in the CAA..."
More on UMass men's lacrosse can be found here. The conclusion of Cyr's preview is available on the Daily Collegian website.
Boston Globe correspondent Peter Cappiello wrote a feature on four UMass men's lacrosse standouts who all hail from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Check out Cappiello's feature, which focuses on Grant Whiteway along with Bob Fahey, James Fahey and Matt Whippen, below:
"It wasn't the first time that Grant Whiteway had left an opponent a bit stunned.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst junior from Billerica entered Tuesday's matchup against visiting Providence with five goals for the men's lacrosse team in its 4-1 start.
After the game's final whistle, the attack walked off Garber Field with 12 on the season, after powering the Minutemen to a 16-11 victory with a seven-goal performance.
Teammate James Fahey, a former rival at St. John's Prep, recalls a Billerica Memorial High-St. John's matchup in May 2010, when Whiteway ran up 10 yards from the goal line and extended before launching a shot 180 degrees into a corner of the net..."
The completion of the story is available through the Boston Globe website. More on UMass men's lacrosse can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
Inside Lacrosse photographer Andy Lewis was on-hand when the No. 14 Minutemen defeated No. 5 Penn State on the road in the CAA opener for both sides. Check out the photo gallery he compiled here and get more info on the men's lacrosse program through UMassAthletics.com.
Andrew Cyr has your Daily Collegian preview for UMass men's lacrosse's next contest, a rematch with Brown after the Bears defeated the Minutemen in overtime, 9-8 one season ago.
"They say that history always finds a way of repeating itself.
Just one season ago, the Massachusetts men's lacrosse team was 3-0 as it prepared to take on Brown. The Minutemen had wins over Army and Harvard, as well as an upset win over a nationally ranked team.
However, UMass (3-0) still feels as though it has unfinished business to deal with in a rematch with the Bears this Saturday in Providence.
'(This game) is going to be hard,' UMass coach Greg Cannella said. 'If they spread the ball out like they did last year, it's going to be hard. Last year, a bunch of different guys scored on us, so it's going to be hard to stop. We only have one film on them, so they might do some things we aren't prepared for. So we just have to stick to our principles.'
Brown (1-0) defeated the Minutemen 9-8 in overtime last season at Garber Field, after Daniel Mellynchuk put one past goalkeeper Zach Oliveri. Mellynchuk finished the game with a pair of goals, and attacker Kylor Bellistri finished with a hat trick..."
Read the rest of Cyr's preview through the Daily Collegian website. ore on the men's lax squad is available through UMassAthletics.com.
UMass men's lacrosse secured its third win of the season in as many games played with an 8-4 home-opening victory over Harvard on Saturday, Feb. 22. Andrew Cyr of the Daily Collegian was at the game and has a recap encompassing the win for MinuteFans.
"With two minutes, 11 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Matt Whippen fired a shot that deflected off of Harvard goalkeeper Jake Gambitsky in front of the net. Nick Mariano, like he has been all year, was in the right place at the right time to scoop up the ground ball and find the back of the net, breaking a 3-3 tie.
Mariano's goal started a chain reaction of offense for the Minutemen, who scored five goals in the final 17 minutes of the game in an 8-4 win against Harvard on Saturday at Garber Field.
'It was a scrappy goal that was just sitting on the crease,' Mariano said. 'I just picked it up and finished it and you could see the whole crowed go crazy and our team got an extra lift from it.'
Mariano scored three goals for his second hat trick in just three career games. His nine goals are by far the most on the UMass roster, and currently is tied for seventh in the country for total goals scored..."
Read the rest of the recap on the Daily Collegian website. More on UMass men's lacrosse can be found on UMassAthletics.com.
UMass men's lacrosse hosts its first home game of the 2014 season when Harvard visits Garber Field for a Saturday, Feb. 22 contest beginning at 1 p.m. Get all your game information below, including a video preview featuring head coach Greg Cannella and senior midfielder Matt Whippen.
|Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes
|Game 3
|#14/15 Massachusetts (2-0) vs. [RV/-] Harvard (0-0)
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|Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 | 1:00 p.m.
|Garber Field (5,000) | Amherst, Mass.
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|Massachusetts leads, 31-13. Last meeting: #5 Massachusetts 8, Harvard 6; Feb, 23, 2013
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Peter Cappiello with the Daily Collegian caught up with UMass men's lacrosse head coach Greg Cannella, midfielder Matt Whippen, goalie Zach Oliveri and attackman Nick Mariano to preview the home-opening game against Harvard on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. The Minutemen have won both of their games this year but face a tough test in the Crimson squad that looks to open its 2014 season strong at Garber Field.
"Massachusetts men's lacrosse freshman Nick Mariano has totaled six goals between his first two collegiate games, both wins for UMass (2-0). The attacker was also named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week and Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday.
But as far as Chris Wojcik, the coach of Harvard--the Minutemen's opponent on Saturday--is concerned, Mariano is simply playing to his ability. Wojcik, entering his fourth season with the Crimson, scouted the teen at Yorktown High School in Mohegan Lake, N.Y., during the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
He said that Mariano's capability to have multi-goal games at the
Division I level is a threat that Harvard will look to stop in its
season opener. The Crimson will also utilize Devin Dwyer (43 points) and
Peter Schwartz (34 points), their top returning scorers..."
Read the rest of Cappiello's story through the Daily Collegian website here. More on the men's lacrosse squad can be found on UMassAthletics.com.
Lax.com saw UMass men's lacrosse take a 12-11 game from No. 14/9 Ohio State in overtime at the Moe's Southwest Grill Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., this weekend and put together some highlights of the contest for their website. Check them out below:
For more on the men's lacrosse team check out UMassAthletics.com.
Inside Lacrosse was at the Moe's Southwest Grill Classic and caught the action as UMass men's lacrosse defeated No. 14/9 Ohio State, 12-11 in overtime on a Nick Mariano goal with 7.9 seconds left in the extra period. Check out the highlight package they put together below:
More on the men's lacrosse program is available through UMassAthletics.com here.
UMass men's lacrosse traveled to Jacksonville, Fla., to participate in the Moe's Southwest Grill Classic and took a thrilling game from No. 14/9 nationally-ranked Ohio State in overtime, 12-11. Nick Mariano used the last of his four goals to secure the victory with 7.9 seconds left on the scoreboard clock at EverBank Field. Matt Whippen added three goals and an assist for four points while Jeff George notched two tallies. Zach Oliveri made 13 saves in goal and Joe Calvello won 19 of his 28 faceoffs. Hear head coach Greg Cannella, Mariano and Calvello's thoughts on the game and UMass' performance against the Buckeyes below:
More on the men's lacrosse program is available through UMassAthletics.com.
Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette spoke with UMass men's lacrosse head coach Greg Cannella to preview the 2014 season, which begins Saturday at Army with an 11 a.m. game. Check out Vautour's preview and what Cannella had to say about the squad:
"University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse coach Greg Cannella admitted he was curious to see how his team plays when it opens the season against Army, Saturday at 11 a.m. at Michie Stadium, in West Point, N.Y.
'We're looking all right. We'll find out a little bit more (Saturday). When adversity hits, you find out what they're all about,' Cannella said. 'They've been a good group to coach so far. They've worked hard. We've prodded them to work even harder and challenge themselves.'
The Minutemen will be playing a lot of new faces, while some of the returning players will be in significantly increased rolls..."
Read the entire story on the Daily Hampshire Gazette website. More on the men's lacrosse program can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
Daily Collegian staff reporter Andrew Cyr put together a story discussing the UMass men's lacrosse team's mentality entering 2014 as the squad embraces its status as an underdog in the battle for the CAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
"It's been a while since the Massachusetts men's lacrosse team has been an afterthought in the Colonial Athletic Conference and the NCAA.
But coming off their first losing season since 2008, the Minutemen enter 2014 unranked in the NCAA national rankings, and predicted to finished fourth in the CAA preseason coaches poll.
The departures of Kyle Smith and Will Manny, the team's top two scorers from a season ago, don't help the cause either.
"This is the first time in a long time we're going to be the underdog in almost every game we play," said UMass coach Greg Cannella, who is returning for his 20th season in Amherst. "But sometimes the underdog role is a good place to be in."
In fact, the underdog role is something the Minutemen embrace. And with their sights set on bouncing back from a disappointing season, preseason polls are the least of their concerns..."
Read the conclusion of Cyr's story through the Daily Collegian website. More on the men's lacrosse program can be found on UMassAthletics.com.
LacrosseAllStars.com completed a season preview for UMass men's lacrosse recently, covering what has changed and who could step up for the squad in 2014. Author Connor Wilson took a look at the upcoming schedule and players who could be key to success for the Minutemen this coming season.
"UMass went 7-8 in 2013 after a superb 2012, which has seen the program go 15-1. UMass started 2013 out right with 3 wins, especially as one of them was a 12-11 win over then #1 UNC. An OT loss to Brown and three straight losses to Top 20 teams put UMass at 3-4, but wins over Lehigh and Hartford got the Minutemen back on track and playing with a winning record. Three straight losses (two to Top 20 teams), two wins and a loss to finish up there year gave UMass a 7-8 mark, and a disappointing finish.
2014 should see UMass with a similar strength of schedule. Some opponents have been changed out, but UMass has retained a challenging but winnable slate of games. Early games with Army, Brown, Harvard, Ohio State, and Albany will tell us a lot about where UMass sits, but let's try to figure some of this out before they open the season with the Army Black Knights on February 9th..."
Read Wilson's preview on LacrosseAllStars.com here. More information on the men's lacrosse can be found on UMassAthletics.com.
Photographer J. Anthony Roberts stopped by the UMass men's lacrosse scrimmage against St. John's to snap some photos for the Springfield Republican. Check out the full gallery he put together here. More information on UMass men's lacrosse can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
Geoff Shannon of InsideLacrosse.com took a look at the University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse team as part of its 2014 season preview on Thursday. Shannon recapped the team's 2013 finish, took a look at a few of the key returnees and newcomers for head coach Greg Cannella's 20th year as the program leader and picked out a few key contests on the schedule.
Read Shannon's preview on InsideLacrosse.com here. More information on the men's lacrosse program can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
Check out the full gallery through InsideLacrosse.com here. Photos 1-16 show UMass against Johns Hopkins while 35-47 cover the Minutemen vs. Rutgers. More information on UMass men's lacrosse is available through the new-and-improved UMassAthletics.com.
- UMass stayed put at No. 5 in the USILA Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the Nike/IL Media Poll.
- Oliveri was named the top rookie in the CAA for the second consecutive week.
- Cameron McDonough highlighted the defensive aspect of play in his recap for the Springfield Republican.
- The Daily Collegian's Nick Canelas also focused on how the Minutemen defense hit a defensive mark they looked to achieve vs. the Crimson.
- Brian Foley was also at the contest and had a recap of play for Inside Lacrosse as part of the organization's "On The Scene" report.
- Inside Lacrosse's Quint Kessenich mentioned UMass at the No. 6 spot in his weekly Top-20 and analysis.
During play against the Black Knights, Whippen notched his first collegiate point with the first Minuteman goal and went on to add three more during the decisive second and third quarters. After the teams tied at 4-4 through the first stanza, Whippen spearheaded the UMass offense with a trio of goals during the middle portion of the contest, in which the Minutemen built a 13-8 lead entering the final frame. The Chelmsford, Mass., native went on to add one more tally in the fourth before assisting Kyle Smith on the contest's final goal.
The Minutemen continue their season with a neutral-site contest at Kennesaw State University's KSU Stadium against No. 4 North Carolina at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16.


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The rivalry will be renewed on Friday night in Iowa City. Iowa State will head east to take on an improved Iowa team in what should be a crazy Carver Hawkeye Arena.
Fred Hoiberg and a handful of player met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the bit match-up. Enjoy this CFTV production to see what they had to say.