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About 400,000 names are needed to get the issue on this fall's ballot.
COLUMBUS — Signature collectors should be out in earnest, seeking registered voters' support of a ballot issue allowing casinos in Ohio's four biggest cities.
The Ohio attorney general signed off on the final petition-related documents Wednesday, allowing the group to launch its signature drive, said Bob Tenenbaum, group spokesman.
Petition carriers must collect upward of 400,000 signatures from registered Ohio voters, including required representation from half of the state's 88 counties. The names have to be turned in by July 1, said Kevin Kidder, spokesman for the secretary of state's office.
The secretary of state's office and county elections boards then will have about 20 days to verify the signatures. The casino group would have additional time to gather more names if the validation process yields fewer than the total required to place the issue before voters in November.
The constitutional amendment would allow one casino in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo.
Backers say the sites would create about 20,000 jobs — that number includes construction work, casino employees and workers at businesses that sprout up around the locations — and result in $1 billion in new private investment.
Additionally, they say the projects would provide $200 million in licensing fees and $600 million in tax revenues for the state, counties, cities and school districts.
The proposal requires that at least $250 million be invested at each of the four casino sites. Operators would have to pay $50 million in licensing fees for each location.
A "permanent, guaranteed" tax of 33 percent would be charged on gross casino revenues. The proceeds would be split among counties and cities, school districts, racing and casino commissions and law enforcement. Four previous casino issues have been rejected by voters.
, including one last November that would have established a location in southwestern Ohio.
its a gret idea. it will bring jobs and some money in. but with the econemy the way it is the casinos will close down in no time. so there for its a waste of time and money right now.


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AT&T: Blackberry Pearl 8110 Launch
The launch of the Blackberry Pearl 8110 smartphone with GPS from AT&T was announced today by AT&T and Research in Motion. This is great news for AT&T customers everywhere, now that the phone has found its way into corporate stores.
The Blackberry Pearl 8110 smartphone is a truly extraordinary lifestyle tool, one that allows mobile users to get everything they need to get by on the day to day in a single device.
It makes it much quicker and easier for users to make calls, email, surf the net, take and send photographs, access their organizer, listen to music and features an inbuilt GPS system.
AT&T offers a bit more information on this phone and its capabilities:
…Includes built-in global positioning system (GPS) support for location-based applications and services. Combined with navigation and mapping applications such as AT&T Navigator, the handset provides turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions with colorful 3-D moving maps that can be used in vehicles or while walking. AT&T Navigator also alerts users through voice and on-screen prompts to traffic slowdowns and incidents along their programmed travel route, and it provides customers with the option to choose an alternative route.
This smartphone is packed full of fantastic, efficient features, and is ideal for owners of small businesses and other busy professionals on the go.
Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Research in Motion, tells us that:
The Blackberry Pearl 8110 smartphone maintains the exceptional styling and sleek form factor of the Blackberry Pearl franchise. It expands functionality with richer multimedia capabilities and built-in GPS while continuing to deliver the full power of the Blackberry platform.
The Blackberry Pearl 8110 is now available at AT&T retail stores nationwide for a price as low as $149.99, with a two-year contract, unlimited data plan and $39.99 voice plan.


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This week's Pick Six is with Mississippi State beat writer Brandon Marcello of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
There was such a groundswell of support for Mississippi State among its fans during its 7-0 start with the "We Believe" campaign. What is the mood like now that the Bulldogs have dropped their last two games by a combined score of 76-20?
I don't think it's necessarily a surprise that Mississippi State lost to Alabama and Texas A&M, but what has really upset fans is the way their Bulldogs lost the games. The defense looked lost at times, giving up a pair of touchdowns to Alabama on missed assignments and several long gains (30 missed tackles, says co-defensive coordinators) against Texas A&M. The defense has been exposed, and the defensive line just isn't getting enough pressure on the quarterback. With another top-five quality team on the radar, a lot of them have already started looking forward to next week. I think a good performance in Baton Rouge – win or lose – will help that attitude.
What are the issues about this Mississippi State team that were exposed in their last two losses to Alabama and Texas A&M that weren't exploited before?
MSU's offensive tackles were pushed around by Alabama and Texas A&M, and the defensive line just isn't living up to the preseason hype. We knew MSU's secondary was going to be good, but some thought the defensive line may be the second-strongest facet of the team. That just isn't the case, and the defensive line is struggling to keep running backs from breaking through to the linebackers. Defensive end Denico Autry is emerging more and more every week, but he isn't recording the type of stats some thought he would deliver after hurrying quarterbacks 41 times last year at East Mississippi Community College.
Certainly it appears State is making progress under Dan Mullen, but at the same time there is a possibility that the Bulldogs could finish with five straight losses. Where does he stand right now with the fans, and is there anything to pay attention to about whispers that he could be next in line at Arkansas?
I'm not so sure Arkansas is going to go after Dan Mullen. I'm sure he's on their list of potential candidates, but I don't see him leaving MSU for an in-conference school. I may be wrong there (and, hey, it will not be the first time) but I Just don't see it.
If MSU loses five straight to end the regular season, I think the fan base will start to turn a bit after three honeymoon-like years with Mullen, but I'm sure plenty of fans will keep the proper perspective: MSU hasn't been this good in more than a decade and it's going to take some time to build MSU back up to where it contends in the SEC West. Doing so against Alabama and LSU is tough, but falling short to Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss in the back half of the schedule will not set well with the fans.
LSU has played State more than any other team, and that and proximity give this the makings of a strong rivalry. That said, the Tigers have only lost once to the Bulldogs since 1991. How do State people regard the LSU rivalry?
I think you just hinted at it in your question. LSU has won 19 of the last 20 in this series, so it's hard for MSU fans to develop a sense of a rivalry with the LSU fans, who, I'm sure, don't see MSU as one of its top rivals. A win or two over the next few years would help build a rivalry, I'm sure.
Tell us about any Louisiana players who are making an impact for the Bulldogs.
Quarterback Dak Prescott (Haughton) has certainly been a big part of the Bulldogs' offense, especially in the red zone, and has scored five touchdowns (3 rushing, 2 passing). Dillon Day (West Monroe) received scholarship offers from Louisiana Tech and Louisiana Monroe, but MSU swooped in and offered him a greyshirt offer two years ago and it's paying off today as the Bulldogs' starting center. And keep an eye on running back Josh Robinson (Franklinton). He could see more playing time against the Tigers as the Bulldogs attempt to keep fresh legs in the game.
Is it fair to say State had a post-Bama letdown last week against A&M? If so, how do you see the Bulldogs rebounding and do they hope the same is true for LSU?
I think it's fair to say it was a bit of a letdown. MSU looked sluggish from the start, and that is not a great recipe going against a fast-paced offense such as Texas A&M's spread offense. MSU's coaches have preached all week about starting fast on the road at LSU, especially after two slow starts in back to back weeks. I'm interested myself to see how LSU responds after a heart-breaking loss to Alabama last week. This game may have a slow start.


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Fall 2013 Update
Hello Loyal Mt Abram Customers,
We hope you have had a great summer and are starting to get excited for the upcoming ski and ride season. Over the summer, we have had some organizational changes and other big news.
New Hires in the Off Season
Mountain Rider's Alliance's Dave Scanlan Hired as General Manager
Continuing our partnership with Mountain Rider's Alliance, Mt Abram has hired Dave Scanlan to be our general manager. In addition, Mt Abram has hired MRA's Pete Blanchard as assistant GM, Jamie Schectman as director of marketing and community development, and Dave's wife Lana Scanlan as director of food and beverage. MRA is excited to join the existing team members to usher in a new ski season at Mt Abram.
MRA has been working with Mt Abram since the 2010-2011 season and will continue collaborating with the community to ensure Mt Abram will achieve its highest potential.
Visit our website or click here to download the Frequently Asked Questions about the Mt Abram-MRA partnership.
Chef Joel Returns
After a several year hiatus, we are pleased to have Joel Kane return to Mt Abram. Joel brings many years of culinary expertise and a new energy to the kitchen.
Courtney Poston Promoted to Head Coach
We are excited to announce that Courtney Poston has been promoted to head coach. Courtney is a multi-generational and passionate Mt Abram skier, who will be a great leader of our race program.
Deb Doyle named Day Care Director
Deb Doyle joins the team as Day Care Director. With over 10 years of childcare and early education experience, as well as her own West Bethel facility, Deb is excited to connect with children and families at Mt Abram. We look forward to developing this program for the benefit of both our guests and employees.
Enhancing the Family Experience
One of Mt Abram's strongest attributes is its family environment. We will be making a dedicated effort to focus on a great experience for the whole family. We are currently reviewing offerings like day care, after-school programs, and kid's activities, so look forward to more details on these for the season ahead.
Tubing Returns!
Based on guest demand, we are pleased to announce the return of tubing for the upcoming season. Located at the Mini T, adjacent to the Main Lodge. Tubing will be open Fridays from 4 to 7 pm and weekends and holidays from 11 am to 3 pm.
Snowmaking on Lower Easy Rider
To ensure better connectivity between the Main Lodge and Westside, we are installing snowmaking on Lower Easy Rider. Mountain Operations Manager Brian and the team have been busy laying pipe this summer. We look forward to providing families a better connection between the two sides.
Mark your calendars to join us for our annual Oktoberfest celebration.
There will be kids' activities, live "Good Time Rock and Roll with Carl Vee", a Fish Fry courtesy of the Greenwood Fire Department, a Dryland Training demonstration, and a whole bunch more.
2013-2014 Season Passholder Benefits
To our loyal guests, this season's passes will include additional benefits:
Passholder-Only Opening Day Skiing: Opening day of the season will be reserved for passholders only.
Tubing Included: All season passes will include unlimited tubing.
Free Nordic Skiing: All season pass holders get free cross country skiing at Titcomb Nordic in Farmington.
Passholder Advisory Board: To ensure an open line of communication between our guests and management, a Passholder Advisory Board (PAB) will be formed. The PAB's president will meet regularly with GM Dave Scanlan. As the season gets closer, we will have PAB elections.
2013-2014 Season Passes
Until October 14
October 14-December 1
After December 2
Tot (5 and under)
Super Senior (80+)
Midweek Pass, Non-Holiday
Student and Faculty*
Student (6-17)
Senior (60-79)
Adult (18-59)
We have set up an online store to allow you to purchase your season passes, lesson programs, and lockers and join our mug club program. Now through October 14, take advantage of our lowest price passes. Click here to access the store.
New Hours of Operation
Based on customer demand, we have changed our operating hours.
Thursday and Fridays, the lifts will be open from 11 am to 7 pm (Westside Closes at 4 pm).
Weekends and Holidays lifts will spin from 9 am to 4 pm.
Projected Opening Date
The long-term predictions are calling for a much above normal snowfall and much below average temperatures for Western Maine. We are hopeful that Mother Nature delivers an abundance of snow this season.
Project opening dates are:
Friday, December 13 for passholders only.
Saturday, December 14 for the general public.
From all of us at Mt Abram, we look forward to a great season ahead!


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The much-beloved river ship Delta Queen is coming out of her early retirement to take on a new job -- that of a boutique hotel.
The 82-year-old ship was forced to stop sailing when parent company Ambassadors International ceased operations of the entire Majestic America fleet while looking to sell the river cruise line. Now, the vessel has been chartered by entrepreneur Harry Phillips. Phillips will bring the ship to Chattanooga's Coolidge Park Landing, where it will moor and operate as a historic hotel.
Delta Queen will depart New Orleans in February and cruise to Chattanooga. The ship will be preserved as is -- Phillips is experienced in preserving historic properties, including the StoneFort Inn, whose current owner, Syndey Slome, will become Delta Queen's hotel manager. The ship will be accessible to both overnight guests and daytime visitors. Although the ship will be moored, its river boat atmosphere will remain intact with Dixieland jazz and cabaret shows in its entertainment venues, and group tours with an educational focus on steamboat technology.
According to Slome, the hotel is scheduled to open on April 1 (subject to change). Nightly rates will range from $79 per couple for the smallest, bunk-style cabins to $125 for regular cabins and $175 for suites. Midweek rates (Sunday through Thursday) will be lower. Prices include a full hot breakfast. Times for the daily tours and reservation information are not yet available, but updates will be posted on the hotel's Web site (which will launch shortly).
Parent company Ambassadors International is still looking for a permanent buyer for Delta Queen, preferably one who can continue offering overnight river cruises until more stringent SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) restrictions prevent the ship from operating in 2010. The company is also asking Congress to exempt the beloved river ship from the rules, allowing it to continue sailing once the SOLAS restrictions take effect.
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Ryan Ehresman directs the play "Leaving Iowa" for his senior show
As opening night approaches quickly, the director of the production "Leaving Iowa", senior Ryan Ehresman, wraps up the remaining loose ends of the show and recalls the experiences that directing this show has given him.
"Leaving Iowa" tells the story of a boy, his dad, and a family road trip. Ehresman, in his directing, has tried to accentuate and emphasize the warmth of the family and the bond between a man and his son.
"I picked this show with the help of Matt Winning and Aaron Kennedy in October," Ehresman said, "and I started working on analysis, preparation and audition stuff during Christmas break."
Ehresman directed a one act play last spring and he has had quite a bit of choreographing and music directing experience at various children's theaters and schools in Wichita.
"It's been a lot more work than I expected. Working with the actors has been about what I thought it would be, I just haven't had an extensive amount of experience on the technical side of things, but working with pros like [junior] Kyle Davis, [freshman] Kayla Van Nover, [junior] Patrick Wright and [junior] Ashley Hasart has made it a lot easier," Ehresman said.
Another challenge that Ehresman has faced in directing this show was having to deal not only with the acting and blocking, but with the lighting, sound, props, set, publicity, and the whole thing.
"It's been tough, but definitely a great learning experience," Ehresman said. Additionally, casting the show, as one might expect, brought about challenges of its own.
"Casting was super difficult," Ehresman said. "There were a few roles that were very obvious as soon as the right person auditioned, but there were some roles that I bounced back and forth between different possibilities for days. Casting this show was the closest I have ever been to losing sleep over a decision."
The fruits of all this collective time and effort will be on display Friday and Saturday evening, April 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium.
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Persistence is a good thing - most of the time. At other times, Persistence can cross that thin line separating it from desperate clinginess.
This desperate clinginess often occurs in our relationships when we know - absolutely - what is best for the other person and they just don't seem to get it. We are committed to the relationship (even though we may not like what the other person is doing) so we persist in our efforts to change them, whether they want to be changed or not.
If you've ever read any of my columns before, you'll have a good idea where this is going.
One of the seven deadly habits in relationships - the deadliest of habits - is attempting to control others. We do this in many ways: blaming, complaining, criticizing, nagging, threatening, punishing (in various and inventive ways) and bribing (rewarding to control).
Whenever we engage in these behaviors, we are destroying our relationship, slowly and surely. There is an old saying that the mills of the gods grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine. This is an appropriate saying to apply to these behaviors. Inevitably, these habits will grind our relationships to dust.
This is wormwood to those who are watching their loved ones destroy themselves.
Unfortunately, all the blaming, complaining and nagging, ostensibly done out of love, only serves to push the other person further away from us. Sometimes, we have to let go. We have to stop the behaviors we have spent most of our lives learning (external controlling behaviors) and allow the other person to fully experience the consequences of their actions. One of these consequences may be the loss of our relationship.
This shouldn't be done as a punishment. That would just be manipulation and only serve to further damage the relationship. But it is often the only choice that is not an attempt to control the other person. We may have been enabling the other person by our continued dedication to the relationship. Why should I change what I'm doing if you will always be there for me as a safety net. Why should I learn to protect myself when you are always there to protect me?
Letting the people we love experience the hurtful and painful consequences of their actions is sometimes the only way to help them. Sometimes that means that what is lost is their relationship with us.
All of our behavior is designed to alter our perception of the world around us to conform to the internal pictures we have about how the way things should be. When we try to protect others from the consequences of their actions, we are, in effect, skewing their view of how things really work. Of course, many are clever enough to focus their behavior on trying to control us so we continue to act as a safety net for them. Ever had the puppy dog eyes and crocodile tears treatment used on you? Ever been used by someone about whom you care and discarded after you have served your purpose?
At some point, we stop becoming supportive and just become chumps.
The seven caring habits - supporting, encouraging, listening, accepting, trusting, respecting, negotiating differences - build healthy relationships, just like the seven deadly habits destroy them. If you are not using the caring habits then you might want to consider beginning to use them. If you are in a relationship where you are the only one using the seven caring habits then you may want to consider what this really means. Maybe you've moved from being persistent to being desperately clingy, from being supportive in a healthy relationship to becoming an enabler of a dysfunctional relationship
Remember that this is not an accounting problem, i.e., caring habits don't balance out deadly habits. Eliminate the deadly habits and inculcate the caring habits. You want to be totally onesided in this equation.
If you want more information about choice theory psychology and to discuss how you may apply it in your relationships, see the people at Knoxville Center for Clinical Hypnosis. They are Reality Therapy Certified and will be glad to discuss choice theory with you. They have a new satellite office in Powell at 1719 Depot Rd, 37849, in Nature's Fountain wellness center.
They also do hypnosis for stress management. If you're in a clingy relationship then you can most definitely use some stress management.
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From Pop to Lute: 100 Years of Wildcat Hoops
By Scott Barker
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine
(atricle originally appeared in the November 2003 issue)
George Kalil, president of Kalil Bottling and long-time U of A men's basketball fan sums up the history of the b-ball program in one succinct comment: "We've had it so good for so long that most people probably don't realize how rare the basketball experience in Tucson has been."
Stop people on the street and ask them about the Wildcat basketball team, and most will talk about our 1997 National Championship win, or mention players like Sean Elliott or Steve Kerr who've gone on to great success in the NBA, and the mathematically inclined may recall Coach Lute Olson's amazing 499-147 UA win-loss record.
That's what we think of when we picture Wildcat basketball: fast break scoring, high-flying slam dunks and point guards whose uncanny ball-handling skills look like a circus act.
But few Tucsonans realize that the program has had a history of success that dates back 100 years, to tiny gyms and contests against Morenci and Bisbee YMCA teams, when centers were 6'3", and there was a jump ball in the middle of the court after every basket. Even before they were called the Wildcats, the student-athletes circa 1914 had a secret weapon in their coach, the unlikely athletic powerhouse named James Fred "Pop" McKale.
The story of how the Cats clawed their way to the top plays out like a John Ford movie, filled with larger-than-life characters, moments of high drama, a touch of tragedy, and proof that a community can unite behind a man and his dream.
A Canadian, A Peach Basket & A Soccer Ball
It's hard to believe, but once upon a time there were no $200 Air Jordan shoes, no seven-foot athletes, and a gym the size of McKale would have served no purpose, since team sports were played outdoors.
Then, in Springfield, Massachusetts, a 5'10" educator from Almonte, Ontario, Canada, named James Naismith, was given the assignment in 1891 of developing a game that could be played indoors at Springfield College because the fierce winters in that part of the U.S. did not lend themselves to sports alfresco.
After trying unsuccessfully to play football indoors (where the contact on the hard floors resulted in broken bones), soccer (outcome: broken windows), and lacrosse (busted equipment), the intelligent and physically skilled teacher recalled a game he used to play called "duck on the rock," involving throwing a stone at a stack of rocks to knock one off. It occurred to him that if he devised a sport based on this principle of finesse as opposed to brute force, he might have something that wouldn't trash the gym or the players.
Using equipment at hand ?- a soccer ball and peach baskets, nailed 10 feet up in the gym ?- he developed 13 simple rules for the game that was originally known as "Basket Ball." These rules laid down the basic elements of the contest (i.e., "The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands"), and detailed what would be considered a foul ("No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping or striking in any way the person of an opponent shall be allowed.")
When the U of A began playing basketball in 1904, with Orin Albert Cates (some records list him as "Kates") as a coach, and teams drawn from local YMCAs as opponents, the game hadn't changed all that much. It was just as the good Dr. Naismith (he earned a medical degree in 1898) envisioned it: a game of strategy that favored hand and eye coordination over raw strength.
Pictures of the Arizona basketball players from the earliest days reveal young men in football pants and sleeveless undershirts, who, though quite fit, would clearly lose an arm-wrestling match with the muscular jocks of today. Basketball was pretty much a static game at that time, a half-court contest that centered on passing the ball to whoever had the best angle on the basket. There was no dribbling, no dunks, no cheerleaders, no Dick Vitale, just two 15-minute halves of dishing and shooting, with a five-minute break between. The first game Arizona played ended in a whopping 40-32 victory over the Morenci YMCA.
A Man Called Pop
It's hard to imagine where U of A athletics would be today if it were not for Pop McKale. When he was lured away from a teaching and coaching job at Tucson High School in 1914 to take over the directorship of UA's athletics program, there was already a tradition of winning, but McKale took things to a new level, posting a 9-0 record his first season as a basketball coach. It's oft been reported that round ball was Pop's least favorite sport, but he chalked up three undefeated seasons, and a career-winning average of .803, which has never been bested by a UA coach who has held the post for at least three years.
In those pre-conference years, basketball games were played at tiny Herring Hall in the UA campus. In a 1996 interview with Tucson Lifestyle, the late Roy Drachman recalled the facility, which was where the KUAT studios are today. "Because the hall was so small, it could only seat about 50 people at one end. There was no out of bounds on the side because the court was right up against both walls! It just barely fit in the building."
Major games were played in the City Armory, which became the sole court for UA b-ball from 1922 until 1925 when Bear Down Gym was opened up. Another transition took place during this time, too. Pop gave up the coaching reins in 1921 so that he could focus on football and baseball, and the job went to James H. "Jumbo" Pierce, who racked up an impressive 10-2 record, including two defeats of USC. One of his star players was Harold Tovrea, who had the distinction of a scoring average of 15.8 points (huge for that time), and records indicate he is quite likely the first UA basketball player to rack up 1,000 career points.
Rhymes With Ink
In what is certainly one of the most bizarre chapters in UA sports history, Pierce caught the acting bug and relocated to Tinseltown, where he starred as Tarzan in several silent films. He was replaced by Basil Stanley, who posted good numbers (17-3 his first season; 14-3 his next) before being replaced by Walter Davis, whose abbreviated season (11 games) was only 7-4.
After the hiring of Pop McKale, the most significant moment in UA basketball history was the appointment of Fred A. Enke to the position of head coach. Jon Alquist, who recently retired after many years working in the UA Athletics Department, states, "Under Fred Enke, the basketball program became probably the first UA sport to receive national recognition."
Enke took over in 1925, squeaked through a dismal 6-7 first season, and then quickly gained speed, jumping up to 13-4 the next year. More importantly, when Arizona joined the brand new Border Conference in 1931, he posted an 18-2 season and took the conference championship, beating teams such as Pomona, Arizona State (then known as Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe) and New Mexico State. They came in first again the following year, and took second place in the conference in 1933-34. Although Enke's teams experienced their share of losses, in his 36-year career he averaged better than a 60 percent win-loss record, and racked up 509 victories, making him the winningest coach in UA history. Under Enke, Arizona won 11 Border Conference championships, and beat out all the other teams in the conference in terms of the number of total league wins (an amazing 231).
And if that doesn't whip your head around faster than a no-look pass, consider his 81-game winning streak in Bear Down Gym.
Tell The Team To Bear Down
Many in the Old Pueblo have never seen the Cats play in any venue other than McKale Memorial Center, but once upon a time, Bear Down Gym was not only the team's home, but one of the great sports venues in this part of the country.
Completed in 1926, the gym was first used for a b-ball game in 1927. "At that time, it was the largest and best on-campus, basketball facility in probably the entire West," Jon Alquist notes. "Most of the larger arenas on the West Coast were municipal-type courts ?- they weren't on campus. None of the colleges that you think of now as having big facilities ?- Stanford, Cal, UCLA, USC ?- had anything comparable to Bear Down Gym. It was a showcase in the Western United States."
The name of the facility, of course, is part of the U of A tradition of creating legends. John "Button" Salmon, a football/baseball star with the Cats, was gravely injured in a car accident in October 1926. While dying in the hospital, he allegedly beseeched Pop McKale to "tell the team to bear down."
Though the story has been disputed over the years, no one can deny that this popular phrase, which was given even more authority when UA Band Director Jack Lee wrote the school fight song "Bear Down Arizona" in 1952, is a rousing piece of athletic history.
The Wildcats Sharpen Their Claws
As hard as the Great Depression was on America, impacting virtually every area of life, World War II presented its own set of challenges and tragic circumstances. George Genung was a member of the "lost" class ?- the one that was supposed to graduate in 1944 ?- before Dec. 7, 1941 changed everything for his generation. A Tucson High graduate, he was able to earn letters in basketball and baseball at the U of A, before being drafted into the Army and sent overseas to fight under "Blood & Guts" Gen. George S. Patton. At a time when he should have been working on his jump shot, he was keeping his head down in foxholes around Europe, until at last his division was sent home. "I was glad to get back," he remarks in his quiet, unassuming way. "I didn't think much of shooting anybody, or anybody shooting me."
Playing as both a center and a forward from 1942 to 1947, he was a member of three Border Conference championship squads, and was a two-time team captain. From 1943-44 he led the team with a points-per-game average of 13.6. "I played 14 games for Coach Enke that season and was captain of the team," Genung recalls. "That was the only time I ever had a decent average because (star player) Vince Cullen had graduated so I got to shoot more." Incidentally, while in the service and on leave, he donned a uniform several times to play in UA basketball games. "I don't think the NCAA would go for that now," he says with a chuckle.
Genung ?- who earned an astounding 10 letters as a Wildcat, and went on to a highly successful career as a coach for Amphitheater High School ?- has the distinction of having played with several UA legends, including Lincoln Richmond, the school's only six-year letterman, and Mo Udall, a future congressman and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.
"Mo was my buddy and we ran around together," Genung recalls. "He lived in the basement of the infirmary, which was where they used to put up some of the students during the war."
The two had a number of adventures together, including traveling on road trips in a beat-up old bus to out-of-town games. Conditions on the vehicle were rather cramped, and it was tough to get a good seat, so players were reluctant to get out when the bus made a pit stop. The scramble to keep a comfortable spot got a little out of hand during a trip to play UTEP in El Paso. Udall ?- who was a talented athlete despite having only one eye as the result of a childhood accident ?- had exited the bus to get a beverage, and in his zeal to return to his seat, made an effort to dive in through a window. "Morris Udall came flying through the half-open window with a soda pop in his hand," Genung recalls, "and took a semi-circle piece out of the window with his knee." Needless to say, Coach Enke wasn't amused.
One of the highlights of Genung's UA career was playing in Madison Square Garden at the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) against Kentucky. The Garden, famous as a sports venue, was anything but glamorous back then. "There were 18,000 people there, and I think 14,000 of them were smoking," Genung recalls. "There were two bands up there, but I never did see them because it was so smoky. It was hard to breathe after a while. I didn't want the coach to take me out, so I just suffered the whole game."
The Golden Years
The team's winning touch certainly didn't suffer during those post-war years. They were among the best seasons that UA basketball teams have ever put together. "Shortly after the war ?- 1946-51 ?- Arizona won six straight conference championships," Alquist says. "And they did it almost completely with kids from Arizona schools. A majority of them, if not all, were war veterans. Some had even been on the team before the war. They were pretty old by today's standards. But they dominated the Rocky Mountain Southwest area, made annual trips to the East Coast and beat some of the top teams back there. They made one trip where they played Duquesne (and lost by two points), West Virginia (won by one point), and beat CCNY (41-38) in a famous game in Madison Square Garden. During those years, basketball was the sport with which Arizona was identified."
A number of the U of A's top cagers came out of this era. Forward Leon Blevins was an all-Border Conference team athlete twice; Hillard "Junior" Crum played on four consecutive conference championship teams as well as in UA's first-ever post-season NIT game; Fred W. Enke (son of the team's coach) racked up 18 points in the famous NIT game against Kentucky, and was a three-time All-Border Conference selection (a multi-sport athlete, he went on to play football for the Detroit Lions); Bob Honea led the team in scoring for 1950-51 with a 12.8 points-per-game average; and Roger Johnson was the school's first All-American basketball player, and later was drafted by the NBA.
"A lot of people don't understand just how good Arizona basketball was under Enke because the game was so different then," notes Richard Paige, UA's associate director of media relations. "For example, only eight to 16 teams nationally played in the NCAA tournament. The NIT, although it was the premier tournament at the time, was still dominated by the East Coast just because it was far easier travel-wise for those teams to get there. For Coach Enke to do the kind of things that he did to win more than 500 games and 12 conference championships and take us to four post-season appearances, we were as good as any basketball program in the Western half of the United States."
A Cold War ... And A Cold Team
It's tempting to remember the 1950s as being all about duck tails and leather jackets, Harley Earl's amazing designs for Chevrolet, and doo-wop songs on the jukebox. The reality was that from 1950 through 1953, we were fighting a bloody and enervating war in Korea, and Washington waged a daily battle of words with Moscow.
The Wildcats seemed to fall prey to the miasma that was choking the country. From the 1951-52 season on, the yearly stats were less than stellar, and we failed to dominate the Border Conference as we once had. "Following the 1951 season, the program went into limbo," remarks Alquist. "Enke wasn't interested in recruiting that much. He kind of thought that kids in the state owed it to play for the U of A, and he wasn't inclined to go much out of state for players. These days, if you get a good Arizona kid on the team it's a rarity.
"Prior to that we didn't have much competition from Arizona State College. They were considered more of a minor program, and then they started to expand toward a full university status, and they became more active in recruiting the better in and out of state players."
In fairness to Coach Enke, the game had come a long way since he first began coaching in the 1920s. Players were bigger, stronger, more athletic. Scores were doubling (during the 1953-54 season for example, Arizona narrowly lost to Arizona State in overtime, 103-104), and the once state-of-the-art Bear Down Gym just wasn't big enough to accommodate the needs of the athletes or the fans.
Perhaps the most telling point about the gym was the game against Long Island University in 1951 that was attended by 4,600 screaming fans, about 1,000 more than were supposed to be allowed into the facility.
The writing was on the wall in the 1950s: the U of A's program needed something special to snap its descent into mediocrity.
Monsoon Clouds, And A Little Sunshine
Even in the midst of some dreary seasons, Arizona managed to show the nation a thing or two. From 1953-55, forward Hadie Redd was a top scorer for the team, becoming a two-time All-Border Conference selection, and the first African American letter winner for the U of A.
Also, Arizona finally acknowledged that its basketball program needed more help, and hired the first full-time assistant coach ?- former UA Basket Cat Bruce Larson. "That shows how backward the program was before then," comments Jon Alquist. "The assistants Enke had, even during the time that we had great teams, were just part time, and some were other members of the athletic staff, like Frank Sancet, the legendary baseball coach, or they were ex-players."
Larson knew the school and the program, and he was quickly groomed to replace Fred Enke, who retired in 1961. Another huge change took place in the same time period when Pop McKale stepped down in 1957. His contributions as athletic director for more than four decades, and as the school's first outstanding b-ball coach, cannot be overstated.
"Pop McKale was a highly successful basketball coach here," remarks Richard Paige. "He won more than 80 percent of his games, had three undefeated seasons, including a winning streak that lasted 21 games. He set the tone for Arizona excellence across the board, and every one of our athletic achievements can be traced to him. He was good at everything he did, whether it was baseball, football, basketball, administration ... there was a reason why Pop was a legend, and why his name is on the building. He was that special of a person."
Not-so-special was our affiliation with the Border Conference, which by 1961 Arizona had definitely outgrown. The school joined the new Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and struggled a bit at first. Though we beat teams like BYU, Utah and USC within the first few years, we didn't post the best numbers the school had ever seen, and we never went to the post season in the 11 years (1961-1972) that Larson led the team.
Still, Alquist is quick to give the coach his props. "Larson made good progress toward getting the program back on its feet, and he had some teams that contended for the WAC title. At that time the conference was very strong ?- teams like New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. Although Arizona never won a WAC title, they were competitive. Several times, a game here or there might have made a difference."
One of the coach's star players was guard Warren Rustand, who was the U of A's first Academic All-American, and the only player to ever lead UA in free throw and field goal percentage for three consecutive years. His career free-throw percentage was an eye-popping .814, and it's no surprise that the NBA snapped him up in the 1965 draft. The renowned athlete-turned-entrepreneur later went on to serve in President Gerald Ford's administration as the White House scheduling director.
The Fox Is In The House
To most Tucsonans who've been around the Old Pueblo 40 years or more, the history of UA basketball greatness begins with Fred Snowden. Nicknamed "the Fox," the magnetic coach with the hip clothes and Afro hairstyle was just the guy to inject new energy into a program that needed it as much as wildflowers need rain.
Snowden had been recruited by new UA Athletic Director Dave Strack and college President John P. Schaefer. McKale Center was already being built, and it was more or less Strack's job to fill the 13,658-seat facility (which is now 14,545 seats). He knew about Snowden ?- a standout high school basketball coach from the Detroit area ?- and realized his potential for the U of A not only as a great leader, but also as a symbol that the 1970s would be a new decade. "Snowden broke a lot of barriers," remarks Jon Alquist. "He was the first African American head basketball coach at a major university."
He was someone who didn't come up through the ranks of the program created by Pop McKale and Fred Enke, and he brought in fresh ideas of what UA basketball could be. His very first season (1972-73) he posted a 16-10 record, guided the team to second in the WAC, and broke in McKale Center with a rout of Wyoming, 87-69.
"He really shook everybody up," enthuses Alquist. "The team had a dynamic offense. They were up and down the floor. They set school records for shooting and scoring and everything under the sun and had people really excited. The first year they missed winning the WAC title by one game."
Snowden's recruiting efforts drew on schools he was familiar with around Detroit, Chicago, and Gary, Indiana, and he pulled together a group that people still speak of reverentially today ?- the "Kiddie Korps." Because the NCAA had ruled that freshmen were eligible to compete in athletics, coaches like Snowden saw the potential in having a team comprised of guys like Herman Harris, Coniel "Popcorn" Norman and Eric Money, who were untested in college competition, but had skill and energy to spare.
Although the staff of the U of A athletics department had seen its share of talented coaches over the years, Snowden was probably the first one to become a bona fide celebrity. He had his own TV sports show and an enthusiastic following, for which he may or may not have been prepared.
He also made citywide heroes of young players who became known for a vastly entertaining style of play where last-second wins were not uncommon. But not everyone who played for the Fox has been properly recognized. "The Fred Snowden era, that's probably the point in the Arizona timeline where more really good-to-great players get overlooked than in any other time period," says Richard Paige. "All the people who played for Enke, they sort of get their historical due, but guys like Bob Elliot, Joe Nehls, Popcorn Norman, Eric Money, Russell Brown, Al Fleming or Larry Demic, those guys, for some reason, have a tendency to be more overlooked."
Russell Brown and Larry Demic should definitely be on many fans' lists as players who made a big difference in the Snowden years. "Brown still holds the school records for single-game assists, season assists and career assists," observes Alquist. "He was the unique, pure point guard. He could make some of the most spectacular no-look, blind passes. He never averaged more than 5 points per game, but talk about a guy who could run the offense. He was a classic."
Unlike Kiddie Korps members like Eric Money, Larry Demic didn't make much of an impact at first. "This was a guy who was kind of a journeyman player until late in his junior season, and then he just blossomed his senior year," says Alquist. "I think he had a 34- or 36-point game in Pauley Pavilion against UCLA. He was a consummate shot blocker. He really didn't get credit for them all. I remember one game we played in El Paso. He was swatting balls all over the gym, and when the stats came out, he was credited with one or two blocks. I got the tape of the game, re-scored it myself, and came up with nine or 10 blocks. He was a guy who went from being sort of a marginal player as a junior to an NBA draftee who played pro ball in the NBA.
"Jim Rappis was another overlooked one. He was kind of the glue that held the team together. A point guard, defensive player, role player ?- a guy who just fit in anywhere. Not the kind of player who gets the all-conference type recognition, but one of the ones who's so key to the team's success."
From A Bang To A Whimper
Round up 10 UA basketball fans who followed the games during the decade that Fred Snowden coached and ask them what went wrong in the end, and you'll probably get 10 different answers. Maybe the pressure of his celebrity was too much; maybe he lost some of his passion for the game; maybe he was just out-recruited by other, bigger programs.
The fact is that the coach took his team into the NCAA tournament in 1976, the first time in 25 years that had happened for UA. Arizona beat UNLV 114-109, and then lost to UCLA. It was a disappointing defeat, but the next year we had another top-ranked team, and Cat fans had every reason to be hopeful.
We didn't win the WAC title that year, however, and we never returned to the Final Four under Snowden's leadership. "It's kind of a mystery as to what happened to his program," Alquist admits. "As we entered the 1980s, it was clear that he just wasn't able to keep up that initial level of competitiveness. Interest was dropping, his last few teams were not very good, and were not even competitive in the Pac-10 (which we joined in 1978), although there were occasional big victories here and there. Everyone was looking forward to USC and UCLA coming in here, and we beat them in two very exciting games. That was kind of the highlight. When we went over there, they blew us out."
A Blessing In Disguise?
Snowden's last year as head coach at the U of A ended with a lamentable 9-18 overall record (4-14 in the Pac-10). But if Cat watchers thought it couldn't get any worse, they were wrong.
Athletic Director Dave Strack brought in Ben Lindsey to replace Fred Snowden, and on the surface, it seemed like a reasonable move. After all, Snowden hadn't had any college coaching experience prior to the U of A, but he had leaped out of the box with both guns blazing. Lindsey had junior college expertise, having had a successful career at Grand Canyon University, where he won two national titles. And, as Alquist notes, "That's a lower level of competition, but you have to consider that big college coaches can be successful because they can recruit big time players. At the level of the junior schools, in my opinion, the difference is coaching, because the players are all pretty equal."
So in theory, Lindsey's coaching acumen should have served him well at the U of A, but that definitely wasn't the case. His overall record was 4-24, with only one Pac-10 win.
"The team was worse than awful," Alquist states, "they were dreadful. So the question is, what happened to Lindsey when he came to the U of A where he should have been able to apply his skills? Maybe the step up was too much. Who knows?"
It didn't help his tenuous standing in the community that there were rumors swirling around about his off-court antics that may have caused some parents to think twice about sending their kids to The University of Arizona to get an education. Clearly, he had to go.
Oddly enough, his one-season career at UA may have helped the program enormously.
"In my sort of jaundiced opinion, the greatest thing that ever happened to U of A sports was the hiring of Ben Lindsey," notes Alquist. "I think that was probably Strack's last important decision. If Lindsey had not been such a complete and utter flop, he might have stayed around for a couple of years, and Lute Olson would never have entered the picture."
A Silver-Haired Wizard Appears
There may be very little that Wildcat fans don't know about Basketball Hall of Famer Robert "Lute" Olson; he's as popular around these parts as a two-scoop cone on a hot summer day. Even when he first arrived to take over the UA program, the North Dakota native was a familiar face to all who feverishly follow college hoops.
A multi-sport jock in high school, he excelled at basketball, taking his team to the North Dakota State Championship in 1952. After playing for Augsburg College in Minneapolis (where he was the school's all-time leader in steals), he launched his career in high school coaching, leading teams in Minnesota and Southern California before landing at Long Beach City College in 1969. His LBCC teams won three Metro Conference titles, as well as the Junior College State Championship in 1971.
But, as we all know, Olson was just getting warmed up. He took over at Long Beach State for a 24-2 season, and then moved on to the University of Iowa, where he became the winningest coach in that school's history, capturing the Big Ten Championship in 1979, and playing in the Final Four in 1980.
One of the things that certainly impressed UA Athletic Director Cedric Dempsey about Olson was how he had turned Iowa's program around in a very short time. The Wildcats needed someone experienced and sure-handed at the throttle to rev up the team and get them to play at their full potential ?- and sooner, not later.
"Dempsey pulled the coup of the century by getting Olson to come to the U of A," Alquist understates. "The first year, he got the program back on its feet, within two years made it to post-season play, and within three won a Pac-10 title."
The Building of a Dynasty
It can never be said that Coach Olson doesn't love a challenge. When he took over the UA basketball program, it was in worse shape than motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel after his Caesar's Palace crash. "I knew we had a tremendous amount of work to do," Olson recalled in a recent interview with Tucson Lifestyle. "The program was in shambles at that point, after the terrible year before. Attendance was a problem because we weren't marketing what we were trying to do. I think any time you go in as a coach you think it's probably going to take you four to five years to turn it around. After seeing how far down this program was, we were all sort of wondering if we could get it done in that length of time."
History records how hard he had to work that first year. The team posted an 8-10 record in the Pac-10, but managed to beat teams like Oregon, Oregon State, ASU, USC and Stanford. For a rebuilding year, it was mighty impressive, especially the 69-58 Wildcat mauling of the Beavers, which found the UA freshmen and junior college transfer players performing like champions, hitting 25 of 35 field goal attempts; this .714 field goal percentage still stands as a school record. And the same season, the Cats beat ASU 71-49, in a game that is perhaps best remembered because guard Steve Kerr had just lost his father ?- the president of American University in Beirut, Lebanon ?- a few days earlier to an assassin. Kerr bravely took the court and played a solid 25 minutes, leaving the floor finally with 12 points and a standing ovation.
The next year, the public definitely caught on that there was magic happening in McKale Center, and when the Cats clashed with Oregon State again ?- chewing them up 67-52 ?- the arena recorded its first sellout crowd. Fans had plenty to cheer about that season: a 21-10 overall record, defeats of ASU, California, UCLA, Washington, Washington State, and Stanford, and a tie for third place in the Pac-10.
A Shot At The Title
Although Olson's projection for turning things around may have initially been set at the five-year mark, his teams didn't wait that long to show their greatness. In 1986, the U of A silenced the skeptics by being crowned Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Champions, posting a record of 23-9 overall, and demonstrating to the other schools in the conference that there was a new sheriff in town. The coach recalls that season as one of his most memorable.
"When we won our Pac-10 championship with a very young team, that was meaningful, because it showed the changing of the guard," he comments. It wasn't lost on anyone that the final victory occurred on enemy turf, with an 88-76 dust-up of UCLA. Said Steve Kerr at the time, "Pauley Pavilion used to be the toughest place to play. UCLA used to be the toughest team in the league. Now the toughest place to play is in Tucson, and the toughest team to play is in Tucson."
The Cats also played in the NCAA Tournament, and Olson was chosen as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Kerr, Sean Elliott and Coach Olson added to their victories that summer; Lute coached the 1986 World Championship Basketball team, which along with the two aforementioned Wildcat players included the likes of David "The Admiral" Robinson.
The year that followed saw Arizona play in the NCAA Tournament again, finish second in the conference, and gear up for what was to be an amazing 1987-88 season, which included taking the Great Alaska Shootout championship, the Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic championship, the Pac-10 championship, and even making it to the Final Four. Finally, Tucsonans had hope that their basketball program could really earn the title of the best in the nation.
Another Run At It
Olson had firmly established UA's dominance of the Pac-10. Over and over again, the Cats finished first or second in the conference, and in 1994 (the same year that Jim Livengood took over as UA athletic director), they returned to the Final Four. Under the backcourt leadership of future NBA players Khalid Reeves and Damon Stoudamire, the Cats used their quickness and shooting proficiency to advance through the tournament, even upsetting highly favored Missouri 92-72. Alas, a national championship was not to be, but Cat supporters were confident that we would make it back to the big show, and in 1997, UA did just that. With Mike Bibby, A.J. Bramlett, Bennett Davison, Eugene Edgerson and Donnell Harris, this super-charged version of the Wildcats did something no one in the country had ever done: beat three No. 1 seeded teams to take the national title.
It was certainly a season that no Cat fancier can forget. The rest of the NCAA basketball world was stunned; Tucson was elated, turning out in droves to celebrate the victory (a party that got out of bounds, with a near-riot breaking out on Fourth Avenue, which fortunately did little to diminish what the team and the coach had accomplished.)
It's perhaps inevitable that once a town tastes victory that sweet, it's hard to settle for anything less than the whole cake with all three layers of frosting. But although the team consistently went to the NCAA Tournament, and held impressive records between 1998 and 2000, fans were clamoring for another Final Four fix.
A New Millennium, A Hard Year
Officially, 2001 was the start of the new Millennium. It was also one of the most challenging years in UA basketball history. Lute Olson's wife Bobbi, well known to players and fans alike as a steadfast presence on the sidelines, lost her battle with cancer.
The team, which had been a preseason pick by many to go all the way, had to soldier on without its commander for three long weeks. After Lute returned from bereavement leave, the Cats vowed to pick up the pace and dedicate their season to Bobbi. How well they lived up to their vow is extraordinary. With guard Jason Gardner, center Loren Woods and forward Michael Wright ?- each an All-American ?- leading the way, the Cats ripped their opponents to ribbons, beating Oregon 104-65, devastating USC 105-61, and charging through the Final Four like a hungry feline after a napping lizard. They took down Eastern Illinois, Butler, Mississippi, Illinois, and Michigan State ... only to be stopped by Duke in the last game.
Lute Gets His Due
Though the U of A had won the National Championship in 1997, and came this close to taking the title again in 2001, the man who was responsible for getting the team there had to wait until 2002 to be recognized for all his achievements. That's when Lute Olson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of such b-ball greats as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Meadowlark Lemon, and Nancy Lieberman (whose credits include winning a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics, playing for the Phoenix Mercury and coaching the Detroit Shock). At the time, Olson remarked that it was "the crowning achievement of a career," which sounded to some like retirement talk.
Fortunately, that was not the case, and the wily Cat wrangler returned for a 2002-2003 season that saw the Cats ?- led by Luke Walton (now with the Lakers) and Jason Gardner (named to six All-America teams) again take the Pac-10 title, win 28 games, and return to the NCAA tournament for the 19th year ?- the longest active streak of its kind in the nation. The big story that year, notes Richard Paige, "would probably be Luke Walton's reoccurring ankle injury. That's sort of the nature of the Arizona basketball program ?- for the second time in three years we were expected to be a serious national championship contender. One of three or four teams that could win it." Injuries may have kept us from claiming the title, but with returning players like Isaiah Fox and Channing Frye, and new recruits like 6'10" Kirk Walters, there definitely is reason to be hopeful for the 2003-2004 season.
A B-Ball Revolution
The game has come a long way since Dr. Naismith channeled the divine muse by creating a simple, yet endlessly evolving, sport with two peach baskets and a soccer ball. In the time of Coach Pop McKale, no one could have imagined that one day there would be giants playing b-ball, high-flying men so powerful that their assault on the basket would shatter backboards and knock hoops to the floor. Players like Michael Jordan literally brought the game to new heights; in the beginning, basketball players rarely left their feet except to rebound, or for a jump ball. Now it's aerial combat, with guards elevating for three-pointers, forwards sailing well above the rim to jam, and centers using their long legs and fearsome reach to pick the ball from the sky.
The trouble with all this progress toward improved athletic prowess is that college players don't stick around long anymore. They're too good too fast. "Before, you could recruit a player and expect four years to build and develop," says Richard Paige. "Now that's changed to two years. You can't expect a great player to be in the program longer than that. And that's changed the game a great deal because it forces you to continually go for the best players out there at every position. You can't just sign a great guard and think in two or three years you'll sign another one. You sign a guard one year, and look for another the next year. You have to continually build, as opposed to focus on one area one year, and another the next."
The competition to sign top players is tougher than a bar full of Marines. Getting the best student-athletes to commit, and stay in the program, requires not only skill, but a certain amount of gambler's luck. Just this year, the U of A recruited ?- and lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves ?- forward Ndudi Ebi. Notes Coach Olson, "People say, ?'Well, you get that scholarship money back to offer to someone else.' Yes, but by then, all the good players are taken."
The pressures on student-athletes today are, in many ways, much greater than those on their peers 30, 40 or 50 years ago. Media coverage has altered the nature of the sport.
"Guys who played under Fred Enke, for example, Roger Johnson, our first All-American, could probably expect to go to class somewhat anonymously," notes Richard Paige. "When Channi


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STANFORD, Calif. -- - Sophomore running back Anthony Wilkerson was named the team's most outstanding freshman a year ago after running for 408 yards and three touchdowns. Preparing to take on a greater role in the offense this season, Anthony shared his thoughts about training camp, the depth at running back and his foray into yoga during the offseason.
Talk a little bit about the depth at the running back position?
"It's real deep, real competitive and we're pushing each other to get better every day. As long as we stay competitive I feel like we can be the best in the nation among running back groups and we're looking good."
What type of relationship do the running backs have as a group?
"On the field we're always trying to help each other with protections and every time we have a run we'll come back and ask the other guys if we missed a hole or anything. There's always some constructive criticism that helps make you better. Off the field, we're even better friends and we're always joking around and having fun."
How do your styles complement each other?
"All of us are different. Stepfan (Taylor) is more of a balanced runner, (Jeremy) Stewart is big and he gets in there and gets his yards, and Gaff (Tyler Gaffney) is also a power runner but he can break away. I feel like I bring a lot to the table, too. Ricky (Seale) and Jackson (Cummings) are looking good, we're all different but we all bring positive things to the football team. Andrew Luck is definitely part of the running game too."
How does a successful passing game help the running backs?
"It balances out our offense and it opens up the running game so when he's (Luck) passing we run, and when we can't run he passes the ball. We're making progress and the running game is getting there, but the passing game is always there with Andrew.""
How is camp different in your second year?
"Coming in as a freshman you don't know what to expect so camp seems like the hardest thing ever. This year I'm a little more accustomed to it but it hasn't changed much. Getting up at 7:00 a.m. and knowing you have to come back for more meetings is tough -- but it's all good."
How did you train this summer?
"I did some lifting, some running and even a little bit of yoga. It went alright but I'm not the most flexible guy around."


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When Mike was in 10th grade, a couple of friends asked him if he wanted to go smoke some weed with them. He responded, "No, I'm busy. Some other time."
According to him a polite way to put the friends off.
When his friend, the son of Mike's dentist, was caught, she asked him where he got the dope. He blurted "Mike!" then almost immediately backtracked.
But that was enough for Dr. Mom-or-Dope-Smoker or Dr. MOPS. To her, Mike was now a drug dealer. And she told everyone who would listen. Some parents believed her, some did not.
I can tell you this: if Mike was a drug dealer he was the worst one in the world.
When he got a car, She(WMBO) insisted that he drive something big. A late model Suburban. So what we have here is a teenage, Black male driving a late model Suburban. That of course, unbeknownst to us, gave credibility to Dr MOPS's rumor-mongering.
Last year after Mike graduated high school, a Catholic, all-boys school, Mike was called by a friend who was still a student at the Mount. It seems the Principal, Mr Fitzpatrick sent several parent letters that their sons were associating with a "known drug dealer." And he named Mike.
And our lawyer said we could not successfully sue.
So Mike tried to set up a meeting with Mr F. He got one but it was cancelled and all he got to talk to was the Dean of Discipline. He took me along. I ended the meeting by telling him that if he had any real substantial suspicions, he should call the police.
It seems they may have done just that. Over the next four months, Mike was pulled over several times for such frivolous things as a burned out Daytime Running Light (not an inspection item) and rolling through a stop sign (who doesn't?). Then the police talked to him and told him he had been under observation. And they found nothing.
And yet the rumors persisted. That is one reason he went to Los Angeles, to get away from the rumors. When he came home at Christmas he was quizzed by some: Jail? Rehab? Change of market? He was happy to go back West.
I told you all that to tell you this. One of the things I suggested to him to throw out at Mr Fitzpatrick in his meeting was "How would you feel if I started to tell everyone that I thought you were involved in inappropriate contact with some of your students?" Not to accuse him, but to compare his lies to parents with something he could relate to. As a respected principal of a private school his word was believed even if it was not true. What would they thing if they heard a rumor about him?
Mike never did that.
Today Mr Fitzpatrick was asked to resign his position at the Mount because of "inappropriate communications" with a student. Those communications were not exposed by a student but by a random screening of emails on the school's system.
Mike told me on the phone today that he felt bad that he felt good about this turn of events. "Karma?"
Nah. Karma is when something bad happens to you and it's like payback. Nothing bad *happened* to Mr Fitzpatrick. He brought it on himself. He had inappropriate communications with a student on the school network and had the hubris to think he wouldn't be caught.
I told him that what he was feeling was Schadenfreude.
And sometimes a little schadenfreude is good.
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Professor ,Associate Professor,Finance Officer,Deputy Librarian,Assistant Accounts Officer,Assistant Training & Placement Officer,Junior Engineer (Electrical),Junior Assistant, Jobs & Vacancy in Officer at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University , Katra May 2012
Job or Vacancy Description:
SMVDU, Technical University of J&K legislature is a fully residential institution set up on the pattern of IITs. The University has established 10 Academic Schools to impart UG, PG and Ph. D. Level education. Applications are invited for faculty positions at the following level:
1. Professor and/or Associate Professor : Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 with Grade Pay Rs.10000/- and Rs.9000/- in the following schools of study : School of Physics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, School of Infrastructure Technology & Resource Management (Energy), School of Philosophy & Culture, School of Languages & Literature (English) and For the post of Professor in School of Architecture and Landscape Design.
2. Assistant Professor : Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 with Grade Pay Rs.6000/- in the following subjects : School of Mechanical Engineering with specialization in the fields of Design Or Thermal Or CAD/CAM, School of Languages & Literature with specialization in English Language Teaching and Literature.
3. Finance Officer : in Pay Scale of Rs. 37400-67000 with Grade pay of Rs. 10000
4. Deputy Librarian: in Pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100 AGP-8000
5. Network Administrator in pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100 GP-5400/-
6. Horticulturist in Pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100 GP of Rs. 5400/-
7. Assistant Accounts Officer in Pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 with GP of Rs. 4200/-
8. Assistant Training & Placement Officer in Pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs. 4200/-
9. Junior Engineer (Electrical) Pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs. 4200/-
10. Assistant (Networking) Pay scale of Rs. 5200-20200 with GP of Rs. 2800/-
11. Office Assistant in Pay scale of of Rs. 5200-20200 with GP of Rs. 2800/-
12. Junior Assistant Pay scale of Rs. 5200-20200 with GP of Rs. 1900/-
13. Workshop Attendant in Pay scale of Rs. 4440-7440 with Grade Pay of Rs. 1300/-
How to apply : Candidates may apply on the prescribed format along with a demand draft for Rs.500/- drawn in favour of the Registrar, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, payable at Jammu to be sent by Registered / Speed Post only so as to reach by at The Registrar, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Sub Post Office, Katra–182320 (J&K).
General Instructions:
1. Candidates not found suitable for the prescribed Pay band may be offered post in a lower Pay Band.
2. Pay band alongwith Grade Pay prescribed for the post is given in the parenthesis against each post.
3. SMVDU reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason.
4. Applications will be received only on prescribed format available on University Website.
5. Incomplete applications / applications received without application fee and those received after due date shall besummarily rejected without notice.
6. The applications received without the recommendations of the employer will not be considered. However,an advance copy of application may be sent followed by the original application through proper channel.
7. The fees etc. submitted will not be refunded and no correspondence will be entertained. The applicant mustensure that he / she fulfils the minimum eligibility conditions and only then apply.
8. Mere possession of prescribed qualifications or experience shall not entitle a person to be called forTest/Interview.
9. No interim queries in this regard shall be entertained at any stage.
10. Applicants who are in employment shall submit their applications through their employers. However, an advancecopy of application may be sent followed by the original application through proper channel . Applications notrouted through respective channels are liable to be rejected.
Tentative Last Date:29-06-2012
About the organization:
The University is located on 470 acres of land in the lap of Trikuta Hills, the abode of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi at about 2700 feet above the sea level. The pyramidal type architecture merge beautifully with the valley like ambience of the surrounding serene hills.The surrounding green hills and the perennial stream of Jhajjar in the east minimize the effects of hot and cold winds and produce a pollution free atmosphere on the campus. The average day temperature in summer is around 35 degrees Celsius, 4 degrees Celsius lesser than the surrounding areas of Jammu region and the maximum and minimum temperatures in winter are about 14 and 5 degrees Celsius respectively. A moderately high hill full of trees and plants on the western side of the campus shields the campus, particularly the residential zone, from the long summer afternoons. The slight incline of the campus provides an ideal place for endurance exercises and the spiritual influence of the Divine Mother and Holy Shrine is palpable on the campus, which helps add spiritual dimension to the quality of scientific, technical and management education and life on the campus. An early morning and late evening walk, along the Shrine Axis and other loop roads, surrounded by evenly placed lovely trees and clear sky with sparkling stars, is very refreshing for body, mind and the Soul.Akin to Brahma (God), who fosters and nurtures the Universe, science over the years has bestowed upon man god like powers, there by making him the dominant species on globe "Vigyanam Brahma" or "God is Science" is the motto Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has been established through an act of J&K Legislature as an autonomous, fully residential and highly technical University of excellence with grant and continuing support from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Katra. Govt., of India has supported our projects and the industry has been closely involved in our R&D activities.The academic pattern, syllabi and evaluation procedure has been adopted from Indian Institutes of Technology.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - For the second week in a row, the No. 5 ranked Alabama gymnastics team came up just short of breaking the 197-barrier, this time falling to No. 1 Florida, 198.100-196.850 in front of 8,074 fans, the ninth largest crowd in Florida history. It was the Crimson Tide's second highest score of the season and the Gator's second highest score in school history.
"I feel like our ladies continue to improve," UA head coach Sarah Patterson said. "We didn't have that one event where we had a lot of mistakes like we have the last couple of weeks. We just didn't hit our landings. I voted Florida the No. 1 team in the country in the preseason poll for a reason and they had one of their best performances in front of one of their best crowds tonight."
Alabama got off to a solid start on the uneven bars, posting a 49.175 behind junior Sarah DeMeo's 9.875.
"Tonight we stuck just one landing on the uneven bars," Patterson said. "In a sport where championships are decided by fractions of a point, every landing makes a difference."
Senior Marissa Gutierrez led the Tide to a 49.325 on the vault by tying her career best with a 9.95, winning the event.
"Marissa has one of our biggest vaults, but sometimes she has trouble finding her landing," Patterson said. "Tonight she was the only one that stuck her vault cold."
Gutierrez and junior Kim Jacob both scored 9.9s on the floor exercise, pushing Alabama to a 49.325. Jacob also posted the Tide's highest balance beam score of the night, tallying a 9.875 to lead Alabama to a 49.025.
"I thought Florida was really great tonight and I thought we were good too," Patterson said. "Our ladies are fighters and they'll use tonight to make us better. I think we earned every tenth of a point tonight, there weren't any gifts. I want to take this and continue to move forward."
After back-to-back weeks on the road, the Tide returns home on Feb. 15 to take on the Auburn Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
"We've been in front of big crowds of 8,000 and 9,000 the last couple of weeks on the road and they made a difference for the home team," Patterson said. "We are looking forward to being back in front of our fans as take on a very good Auburn team in Coleman Coliseum. Being at home always gives us a lift."
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Blic is running an article entitled "All indicators pointing at big crisis. Threat of bankruptcy over Serbia." From the title, it's pretty obvious what it's about — but the article seems extremely one-sided. The article does just that: it assumes that Serbia is in recession, and only talks to one analyst, Vladimir Gligorov, an "expert" at the Vienna Institute for Economic Studies, who agree. Except, as we've seen repeatedly, there's almost no evidence of Serbia being in recession. The article talks about ever increasing enterprises "faced with the threat of bankruptcy what means sacking of labor" despite the fact that folks who actually have the data have been noting that there are still no any significant changes in the labor market, even though the indications are that the employment rate will either stagnate or slightly drop. Then the article claims that getting foreign credits is difficult — even though when you talk to the actual economists at international organizations, they seem more than willing to admit that credits can be handled just fine with Serbia.
But, of course, instead of quoting those actual economists, the article focuses on the big analyst firms like the Vienna Institute for Economic Studies (WIIW) which are trying to sell research reports, and which make bigger headlines if they warn about Serbia's impending problems. It's a pretty weak report to simply assume away the actual evidence and then focus on what needs to be done based on the non-evidence.
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Last week I received a long, rambling letter from Cerebrus Platvis, the famous Dutch poet. It feels like ages since I last heard from him and by the looks of it things haven't been going great.
Nearly twenty pages long, written on paper that looks like it was crumpled up and then re-used, some of it stained with huge blotches of ketchup or perhaps curry, full of convoluted diagrams, arrows that point nowhere and emphatic exclamation marks, it is nothing like his usual measured work. I fear he must be losing his mind or has already lost it.
Much of the letter, if that is what it is, is hard to decipher. Some parts seem (intentionally?) smudged beyond recognition, others so hastily scrawled that they're barely readable. The parts that can be read do not seem to connect into any coherent whole.
In one of the corners on sheet VI, as I've numbered them, there is a little poem, in simple, almost childlike writing. It reads:
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"Het spook", sprak het, "ben ik"
It will take some time to study and catalog the document in its entirety. But I feel that in sending it he meant to tell me something, and if it doesn't mean anything to me, perhaps I can find out what it meant to him.
Bye NeilAugust 27th, 2012
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Summer againAugust 14th, 2012
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11 Jan 2011: The Telegraph quotes Bob Diamond, chief executive of Barclays: "There was a period of remorse and apology for banks. I think that period needs to be over"
28 Feb 2012: Jamie Dimon, CEO at JP Morgan, is quoted by the WSJ as saying "We need top talent, you cannot run this business on second-rate talent"
15 May 2012: Washington Post reports that the US Department of Justice is preparing a criminal investigation into JP Morgan's $2 billion loss. Dimon: "There were many errors, sloppiness and bad judgment".
27 Jun 2012: US Justice Department releases statement: Barclays admits to misconduct, agrees to pay $160 million penalty.
3 Jul 2012: Barclay's chief Bob Diamond steps down. Diamond: "I know that each and every one of the people at Barclays works hard every day to serve our customers and clients. That is how we support economic growth and the communities in which we live and work."
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In the land of blogs and, of course, on the internet in general, you can write whatever you want, right? Restaurant reviews are more than welcome. Heck that's what Yelp and UrbanSpoon thrive on. But one blogger, who was operating all on her own, had the law come down on her for what she said about one restaurant.
Caroline Doudet, a French blogger who often writes about literature and fashion, wrote one review of Il Giardino, located in southwestern France. Now, this is something every restaurant has dealt with and will continue to do so for the rest of time. But the owner of this restaurant says that this review has seriously impacted his business simply because Doudet's review is placed high on a page of Google search results.
The owner of the restaurant decided to sue Doudet over the entire content of the post, taking on a little of that American spirit of "Sue, sue, sue!" and —get this— the judge decided that not only did the blogger have to pay damages of roughly $2,000 but she was also forced to change the title of her blog post and pay $1,350 to cover the complainant's costs.
The title of the post was "The place to avoid in Cap-Ferret, Il Giardino" and within, she noted poor service and that the owner had a poor attitude. On the owner's part, he says that it wasn't so much a review as a complaint that was hurting the business. To avoid fussing with it anymore, Doudet has simply deleted the entire post.
Ars Technica now notes that Google searches for the restaurant now prominently feature the fact that they've sued this blogger, which won't likely fare well among the crowd that searches for reviews online.
Doudet says that the restaurant did not attempt to contact her before beginning with legal action and since the decision was an emergency hearing, she wasn't given time to find a lawyer and did represent herself.
So does this set a precedent that reviews are only okay if they are positive? Luckily, no. The nature of emergency hearings is that any decisions that come out cannot create a legal precedent. But this is certainly something for bloggers, reviewers and complainers on the internet to think about when they put forth their thoughts online. Doudet ended up paying an incredible amount of money on a bad dining experience.


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Peyton Manning Busted for Marijuana
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Couple caught having sex on Florida beach in front of children
Bradenton Beach police arrested and charged a man and woman for having sex on Cortez Beach Sunday afternoon.
According to an arrested affidavit, several witnesses called police after seeing Elissa Alvarez, 20, and Jose Caballero, 39, having sex on a sheet right in front of beach goers, including children.
One woman called police because her 4-year-old daughter saw the couple having sex.
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