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June 23, 2013
Updated CWS Notes | NCAA CWS Central
CWS Pre-Finals Press Conference | 2013 Media Guide
Omaha, Neb. - The UCLA Baseball team (47-17) will look to earn its first NCAA Championship in program history this week, as the Bruins will clash with Mississippi State (51-18) from the SEC in a best-of-three championship series beginning on Monday at 5 p.m. PT. All three games will be televised live by ESPN. The Bruins will send junior right-hander Adam Plutko (9-3, 2.29) to the mound in game one while Mississippi State will counter with sophomore right-hander Trevor Fitts (0-0, 2.86). UCLA will serve as the visiting team in games one and three (if necessary) and the home team in game two.
Mississippi State (51-18) vs. UCLA (47-17)
All games slated for 5 p.m. (PT)/7 p.m. (CT), televised on ESPN
Game 1 - Monday, June 24 - UCLA visitor, Mississippi State home
Game 2 - Tuesday, June 25 - Mississippi State visitor, UCLA home
Game 3 - Wednesday, June 26 - UCLA visitor, Mississippi State home (if necessary)
at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Monday, June 24 - 5 p.m. (PT) - TV: ESPN
UCLA - Adam Plutko, RHP, Jr. (9-3, 2.29)
MSU - Trevor Fitts, RHP, So. (0-0, 2.86)
LIVE AUDIO AVAILABLE (audio here)
UCLA will provide a live audio broadcast of Monday, Tuesday and if necessary Wednesday's games on uclabruins.com, free of charge. UCLA's John Ramey and Tim Wilhelm will have the call live from TD Ameritrade Park. In addition, live stats of all College World Series games will be available through CBS College Sports.
• UCLA is appearing in its second College World Series Finals in the last four years.
• The Bruins are 8-0 in the postseason, the longest postseason winning streak in school history.
• UCLA's three runs allowed in the CWS so far is the fewest by a team in its first 3 CWS games in the aluminum bat era.
• The Bruins have outscored their opponents by a 33-13 margin in the postseason.
• UCLA is 4-0 against national seeds in the NCAA Tournament (No. 5 Cal State Fullerton, No. 4 LSU, No. 1 UNC).
• Seven UCLA ballplayers were selected in the 2013 MLB Draft.
• The Bruins are tied for sixth, nationally, with 181 wins in the last four seasons (ranks first among Pac-12 teams).
• UCLA is one of three schools to have hosted NCAA Regionals the last four years (South Carolina and Virginia).
UCLA is playing in the College World Series for the second year in a row and for the third time in the last four years. A total of 21 players are back from the 2012 team that reached the College World Series while 12 of those players saw action in last year's CWS. Senior Cody Regis is the only member of this year's roster to have played in the 2010 and 2012 College World Series. UCLA has compiled a 7-9 all-time record in five appearances at the College World Series. Head coach John Savage has all seven of those wins. The Bruins are looking for their first NCAA Championship in baseball. As a school, UCLA has a national-best 108 NCAA Championships.
The Bruins enter their second College World Series Finals in the last four years after sweeping the first three games of the Series. UCLA opened the CWS with a dramatic 2-1 win over LSU, getting the winning run in the top of eighth when Christoph Bono scored on an error by Tiger shortstop Alex Bregman. The Bruins followed that up with another 2-1 win over N.C. State in the winners bracket before defeating top-seeded North Carolina 4-1 to advance to the Finals. UCLA and Mississippi State have met once before in the College World Series, meeting back in 1997. The Bulldogs won that contest, 7-5, to eliminate the Bruins from the CWS. The only other postseason meeting between these two teams occurred in 1992, when the Bruins defeated Mississippi State, 3-2, in the Mideast Regional in Starkville.
The Bruins have posted a 47-17 record after winning the first three games of the College World Series. UCLA has totaled at least 40 wins for the third time in four seasons and for the ninth time in program history. The Bruins have won at least 40 games in each of their four previous College World Series seasons (1969, 1997, 2010, 2012). Prior to 2010, UCLA had not recorded 40 or more wins since going 45-21-1 in 1997. The Bruins have only reached the 50-win plateau during their record-setting 51-17 campaign in 2010.
UCLA traveled on the road for a Super Regional for the first time in six years and defeated Cal State Fullerton in two games to advance to the College World Series for the fifth time in school history. The Bruins earned a dramatic 5-3 10-inning win over the Titans in the first game to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Sophomore Eric Filia led UCLA with a 4-5 night that included the game-winning RBI in the top of the 10th. Junior Adam Plutko was terrific on the mound once again, pitching seven strong innings and allowing just one unearned run. David Berg picked up the win with three innings in relief. Then on Saturday, the Bruins scored three runs in the bottom of the first to propel them to a 3-0 shutout win over Fullerton. Junior Pat Gallagher hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first to give UCLA the lead while junior Nick Vander Tuig held the Titans scoreless on the mound for 6.1 innings. Freshman James Kaprielian, junior Zack Weiss and Berg then combined to hold the lead for 2.2 innings in relief.
The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Super Regional round by winning three consecutive games in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Adam Plutko pitched seven strong innings and Pat Gallagher posted a three-hit game to lead UCLA past San Diego State, 5-3, in the opening game. The Bruins then overcame a four-run deficit in game two with help from Kevin Williams' three-run game-tying triple in the sixth inning to defeat Cal Poly, 6-4, to advance to the NCAA Los Angeles Regional finals. In the finals, UCLA met San Diego and earned its third postseason shutout in program history, downing the Toreros, 6-0. Grant Watson, Zack Weiss and David Berg combined to throw a one-hitter against San Diego.
Sophomore reliever David Berg continued to pick up more accolades in his terrific sophomore season, as he was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. Berg is the third UCLA pitcher all-time to win the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year award (Trevor Bauer, 2011; Pete Janicki, 1992), and the second UCLA pitcher to earn the honor in the last three years. The Covina, Calif. native has posted a record of 7-0 with 23 saves in 2013, while leading the Pac-12 in ERA with a 0.96 mark. Berg's 23 saves are also a new UCLA single-season record and are tied for the most saves in a single season in Division I history, matching Jack Krawczyk's (USC) 23 in 1998 and Tyler Roger's (Austin Peay) 23 in 2013. In addition, he is second in the country in WHIP (walks and hits allowed per innings pitched) with a mark of 0.85 and has 24 career saves, the most all-time in UCLA history.
In addition to his Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year honors, Berg was named to the All-Pac-12 Team for the second time in his career, making him just the 25th UCLA player all-time to receive all-conference acclaim at least twice. Berg also was named the NCBWA Stopper of the Year, given out to the nation's top relief pitcher, making him the first UCLA pitcher to earn the prestigious award. He has allowed the lowest opposing batting average (.197) and fewest runs (8) in the Pac-12, all while appearing in the most games in the country (49), two shy of matching the NCAA Division I single-season record. At one point this season, he did not allow a run in 37 consecutive innings, which was the longest consecutive scoreless innings streak in the nation this season, and has recorded a save in 10 of UCLA's last 15 games. Finally, Berg was named a first-team All-American by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA and Baseball America, a second-team All-American by Perfect Game USA and was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
Adam Plutko (9-3, 2.29) will take the mound in game one tomorrow night for the Bruins. The junior from Glendora, Calif. has served as UCLA's Friday starter all season, posting 79 strikeouts in 118 innings pitched and allowing a .209 batting average against him, the fifth-lowest opposing average in the Pac-12. Plutko is also in sole possession of second place on UCLA's all-time career wins list with 28 victories and is currently seventh on the Bruins' all-time strikeout list, logging 270 strikeouts. In his last 10 starts, Plutko is 8-1 with a 1.75 ERA. In seven career postseason starts, he is 6-0 with a 0.87 ERA. In his career, Plutko is a three-time All-Pac-12 honoree and in 2012 earned All-America honors from Baseball America and Perfect Game USA.
The Bruins are outscoring their opponents 117-75 through the first three innings...UCLA is also 30-6 on the year when scoring first and 17-2 when scoring in the first inning..UCLA has a record of 39-5 when scoring three or more runs in a ballgame...In one-run games, the Bruins are 17-2 on the season...They are also 39-0 when leading after seven innings and 37-1 when holding their opponent to three runs or fewer...The Bruins have held their opponents to two runs or fewer in 31 of their 64 games...UCLA's eight-game postseason winning streak is now the longest postseason winning streak in program history...UCLA's three runs allowed in the CWS so far is the fewest by a team in its first 3 CWS games in the aluminum bat era (since 1974)...UCLA is the only team left in the CWS who is undefeated in the postseason...The Bruins are tied with Arkansas for the most wins in the country when scoring two runs or fewer (8)...Finally, since 2010, head coach John Savage has won 181 out of 255 games played, giving him a winning percentage of .710.
Junior shortstop Pat Valaika became the first UCLA player to win Defensive Player of the Year honors from the conference. The Valencia, Calif. native has started every game at shortstop for the Bruins this year, committing only six errors in 267 chances. At the plate, Valaika is batting .250, leading UCLA in doubles (14), triples (3), home runs (5), RBI (46), walks (33) and slugging percentage (.396). He is second with 17 multi-hit games. Valaika was also one of 14 semifinalists up for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award. In conference play, Valaika led the Bruins with 20 RBI and a .410 slugging percentage.
UCLA's pitchers have posted a team ERA of 2.61, which ranks second in the Pac-12 and ninth-best nationally. The Bruins also rank fourth in the country with an overall WHIP of 1.08. UCLA's starting pitchers have posted a combined ERA of 2.78 in 64 games, striking out 246 batters, while UCLA's bullpen has combined for a record of 12-3 with a 2.29 ERA and 202 strikeouts in 204.1 innings pitched. As a team, the Bruins have held opponents to a .223 batting average against them, second-lowest in the Pac-12, and have allowed the fewest runs (195) and second-fewest walks (160) in the conference. In addition to David Berg leading the nation in appearances, junior Zack Weiss ranks second in the conference with 42 appearances on the year. Weiss is 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA this season.
UCLA has been outstanding in the field this season, posting a team fielding percentage of .980, which is ranked sixth in the country and second in the Pac-12. The Bruins have committed only 50 errors, the second-fewest in the conference. In 2012, UCLA's defense recorded a .976 fielding percentage, matching the second-highest mark in school history.
Junior-right hander Nick Vander Tuig has enjoyed an outstanding season on the mound for the Bruins, serving as the team's Saturday starter all year. The right-hander from Oakdale, Calif. is 13-4 on the season with a 2.31 ERA. He leads the Bruins in strikeouts (87) and has allowed just 17 walks all season, seventh-fewest in the Pac-12. Vander Tuig's 13 wins are also second-most in the conference and third-most on UCLA's all-time single season wins list. In Pac-12 play, Vander Tuig went 7-2 in 10 conference starts, logging a 2.35 ERA and two complete games. Additionally, he has thrown at least six innings in 16 of his 18 starts and is currently tied for third with Bill Brasher (1964-66) on UCLA's all-time career wins list (26). Vander Tuig has appeared in nine career postseason games, starting six of them and posting a 5-2 record with a 2.53 ERA. In the 2012 postseason, he went 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA, 24 strikeouts and three walks in 20.1 innings.
UCLA's outfield pair of Eric Filia and Brian Carroll have led the Bruin offense to a recent surge in production. In his last 30 games, Filia is hitting .321 with 23 runs, six doubles and 15 RBI, all while posting an on-base percentage of .419. Filia has also hit safely in 19 of his last 25 games and has recorded multi-hit games in four of his last eight contests. Additionally, the sophomore from Huntington Beach, Calif. enters tomorrow's matchup with the sixth-highest batting average in UCLA postseason history, batting at a .400 clip in 30 at-bats. Carroll has been a catalyst at the top of the lineup all season, stealing 30 bases in 37 attempts, tied for the most in the conference and 17th-most in the country. Carroll's 30 stolen bases are the most by a UCLA player in a single season since Eric Byrnes had 30 in 1998. In addition, Carroll leads the team in runs scored (46) and has posted an on-base percentage of .367.
Sophomore left-hander Grant Watson has continued the success he enjoyed as a freshman, posting another solid season as UCLA's Sunday starter. Watson, who owns a career record of 17-4 as a starter, is 9-3 on the season with a 3.01 ERA. He has surrendered just 16 walks, good for sixth-fewest in the conference, and has struck out 55 batters in 92.2 innings pitched. In his last outing against North Carolina at the College World Series, Watson was dominant, allowing just four hits in six shutout innings to earn his fourth consecutive win and send the Bruins into the College World Series Finals. In 2012, he set a UCLA record for wins by a freshman with nine and was rewarded with freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball.
Since the start of 2010, UCLA has gone 77-34 in all road and neutral site contests. The Bruins have also gone 40-17 in Pac-12 road games since 2010. In the last two seasons, UCLA has gone 36-12 on the road and 5-2 in neutral site games. The Bruins have logged five Pac-12 road sweeps in the last three years (2010 at Washington, California; 2011 at Oregon; 2012 at Washington, Utah; 2013 at USC) and one non-conference road sweep (2012 at Georgia). The Bruins went 17-8 on the road this season, winning series at Baylor, Oregon, Washington State and USC and winning midweek games at UCSB, Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine.
Pat Gallagher headlined the 2013 NCAA Los Angeles Regional All-Tournament Team three weeks ago, winning Most Outstanding Player honors after going 5-9 with two runs and four RBI. Joining Gallagher from UCLA on the All-Tournament Team included shortstop Pat Valaika, outfielder Eric Filia, and pitchers Adam Plutko and Grant Watson. Plutko and Valaika were named to the All-Regional Team for the second year in a row while Watson and Filia made their first appearance on the team.
Head coach John Savage has posted a 30-14 overall record for the Bruins in seven trips to the postseason, making him the winningest postseason manager in UCLA history. The Bruins' ninth-year head coach has gone 17-6 at NCAA Regionals, including perfect 3-0 records at the 2007 Long Beach Regional and at the 2010, 2012 and 2013 Los Angeles Regionals. His ballclubs have gone 6-3 in four trips to NCAA Super Regionals and 7-5 in three trips to the College World Series. The Bruins posted a 3-3 record at the 2010 College World Series, advancing to the championship series for the first time in school history. In addition, by guiding the Bruins to their second straight College World Series, Savage has become of one just 10 coaches all-time from the Pac-12 to lead their teams to back-to-back College World Series appearances (Frank Sancet, Jerry Kindall - Arizona; Bobby Winkles, Jim Brock - Arizona State; Pat Casey - Oregon State; Mark Marquess - Stanford; Sam Barry, Rod Dedeaux, Mike Gillespie - USC). Savage served as the pitching coach at USC from 1997-2000, where he helped lead the Trojans to the 1998 national title and another apperance at the CWS in 2000. Savage has also coached two of the three pitchers who hold the NCAA single-season saves record, as he was Jack Krawczyk's pitching coach at USC when Krawczyk had 23 saves in 1998 and he is currently serving as David Berg's pitching coach in 2013.
Junior first baseman Pat Gallagher has been on a tear in his last nine games, batting .485 with two doubles and eight RBI. Gallagher has also slugged .545 in his last nine games while recording an on-base percentage of .486. The junior from Reno, Nev. has four multi-hit games in his last nine appearances, recording at least one hit in each of those nine contests. Finally, Gallagher has posted the fourth-highest postseason batting average in school history, hitting .414 in nine postseason games.
UCLA has finished among the top three in the Pac-12 Conference each of the last eight seasons (2006-2013), the only Pac-12 team to have done so. Under John Savage, UCLA finished third from 2006 through 2009, before finishing second in 2010 and winning the confernece title in 2011 and 2012. This season, UCLA finished third with a 21-9 Pac-12 record. Never before in school history has UCLA enjoyed an eight-year span with as many top finishes in the standings.
UCLA freshman pitcher James Kaprielian was named to the Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America team. Kaprielian has logged a 1.59 ERA in 33 appearances this season while recording two saves. He has also given up just seven earned runs in 39.2 innings this season has struck out 53 batters in relief, all while allowing just a .143 opposing batting average.
UCLA came in at No. 10 in the final regular season Baseball America top-25 poll, marking the 33rd consecutive week that the Bruins have been ranked in the top 25. The Bruins last dropped out of the poll on May 22, 2011. UCLA finished the 2012 season ranked No. 5 by Baseball America and reached No. 1 in the poll back on April 12, 2010. In the last three seasons, the Bruins have been ranked in the top 10 by Baseball America a total of 16 times. UCLA also currently has an RPI of 10 and the No. 2 strength of schedule according to boydsworld.com.
In addition to Berg and Valaika being named Pac-12 Pitcher and Defensive Player of the Year, the Bruins landed a total of four players on the All-Conference team. Berg and Valaika each were named to the squad, joining junior pitchers Adam Plutko and Nick Vander Tuig. Plutko received All-Conference honors for the third year in a row, joining Garrett Atkins (1998-2000),(Trevor Bauer (2009-11) and Dennis Delany (1976-78) as the only UCLA players to earn All-Conference acclaim three times. Vander Tuig received All-Pac-12 honors for the first time in his career after posting a 10-4 record with a 2.30 ERA during the regular season. Junior outfielder Brian Carroll and sophomore infielder Kevin Kramer received honorable mention acclaim.


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News Releases
New Marathon Event Runs into Banff National Park
Banff National Park, Alberta – (March 26, 2013) – Iconic Banff National Park will be home to one of the world's finest running experiences this summer as the inaugural Banff Marathon takes place June 23, 2013.
Banff's Fourth-Annual 'Performance in the Park' Welcomes Canadian Artists June 22, 2013
Banff National Park, Alberta (February 27, 2013) – Serena Ryder, the soulful Canadian songstress and Juno Award-winning artist known for her powerful vocal range and hits like Stompaand Calling To Say, will headline Banff's fourth annual Performance in the Park June 22, 2013.
Banff National Park To Star in Upcoming Episode of ABC's The Bachelor
Banff National Park, Alberta (January 30, 2013) – The beautiful and majestic scenery of Banff National Park and its crown jewel, Lake Louise, will provide the setting for the upcoming 6th episode of the popular reality series The Bachelor when it airs on a special day and time, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC.
Banff's "Take It To The Street" Ball Hockey Tournament Chosen as a Remote Location for CBC's Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada
Banff National Park, Alberta (January 29, 2013) – Banff National Park's grand SnowDays festival finale, the "Take It To The Street" ball hockey tournament will also take it to the airwaves in a big way on February 9, 2013. CBC Television has chosen the picturesque mountain town as one of the remote locations for their annual coverage of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism Launches Ultimate Ski and Snowboard App
Banff National Park, Alberta (January 16, 2013) – It's no secret amongst snow seekers that the hallowed chutes and champagne powder of Banff National Park's three ski resorts have witnessed some epic ski and snowboard performances. Until now, however, the tall tales and boastful claims of shredders everywhere have rarely escaped the confines of the local après watering hole. So you think you're king of the hill? Now you can actually prove it.
'SnowDays' Festival Returns to Banff National Park
Banff National Park, Alberta (January 4, 2013) – Grab your skis, skates and scarves, SnowDays is back!
From January 12 to February 10, 2013, Banff National Park's second-annual SnowDays festival will welcome visitors to celebrate winter with a fun-filled month of new activities, adventures and animation.
Mt. Norquay Opens for Skiing October 25 - First Resort to Open in Canada
Banff, Alberta, Canada (October 24, 2012) – Banff National Park is on track for another record breaking ski season as Mt. Norquay marks its earliest opening in its 87 year history. Already boasting one of the longest ski seasons in North America and on the heels of last year's 34 feet of snowfall in the park, Mt. Norquay is Canada's first ski resort to open this year.
Canada's Hiking Capital to Host $25,000 Banff National Park Big Mountain Challenge
Banff National Park, Alberta (June 11, 2012) – Imagine reaching some of the most iconic and breathtaking summits in Banff National Park, surrounded by glacier-clad peaks, deep forested valleys and turquoise alpine lakes. Three summits in seven days may be a tall order and a dream trip for most - yet this dream will become reality later this summer when a winner and companion will take on the challenge of earning up to $25,000 for their favourite charity.
The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival Returns to Banff
It's time to once again celebrate the world of epicurean and spirituous pleasures during a festive weekend in Banff National Park.
Recognized by TripAdvisor's 2011 Traveler's Choice Awards as one of Canada's top 10 food and wine destinations, Banff will play host to the fifth-annual Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival May 4 – 5, 2012.
Banff National Park Introduces 'springstART' Festival
Banff National Park is leaping into spring with a new festival, 'springstART', that will celebrate the coming season with an array of cultural and artistic events April 6 – 29, 2012.
"LIVE! with Kelly" Travels to Banff - Four Shows Will Air April 2 - 5
Banff, Alberta, Canada (March 5, 2012) Top-rated morning talk show "LIVE! with Kelly" is heading north to beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada for four shows airing April 2-5, 2012.
New Cycling Event Announced for Banff National Park, Alberta
Banff, AB: GranFondo Canada, producers of epic participation cycling events, has announced the introduction of RBC GranFondo Banff which will take place later this year on Saturday, August 25th. Starting and finishing in the beautiful mountain town of Banff, the 142 km route will take cyclists into the heart of the Rockies to experience the awe-inspiring nature of Banff National Park and discover its tradition of mountain adventure.
Perfect Powder Piles Up in Banff National Park
With over a metre of new snow blanketing Banff National Park, all three of the park's world-class ski resorts are experiencing truly exceptional conditions.Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise ski resorts are all heralding the massive snowfall as the perfect start to a great spring ski season in Canada's flagship national park.
Online Voting Opens for Canada's Coolest School Trip
For the next three weeks Canadians from coast to coast will have the chance to turn a dream into reality for a group of students. Public voting for "Canada's Coolest School Trip" opened today with organizers of the contest expecting to generate thousands of votes in the first 24 hours.
Banff National Park Celebrates Winter with New 'SnowDays' Festival
Banff National Park, Alberta (January 5, 2011) – We're waxing our skis, sharpening our skates and polishing our pucks as Banff National Park's month-long celebration of winter is set to begin with a flurry of activities during the first-annual 'SnowDays' festival.
First Annual 'Bon Appétit Banff' Celebrates Finest of Rocky Mountain Cuisine
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (November 15, 2011) – The town of Banff and hamlet of Lake Louise are celebrating the culinary triumphs of their local restaurants with a new ten-day festival that offers visitors and diners a chance to sample the destination's finest foods at discounted prices.
TripAdvisor Rates Banff Amongst Canada's Top Food & Wine Destinations
Banff residents have long known that they live in a gastronomical paradise, but that fact has now been confirmed by TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, with its announcement that Banff is amongst Canada's top ten food & wine destinations.
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Returns to the Mountains
Banff, Alberta, Canada (September 13, 2011) – Fans of The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's Mozart on the Mountain performances can rejoice once again as the glorious sounds of classical music return to the Rocky Mountains on September 17 in Banff's spectacular new, outdoor Shaw Amphitheatre.
Banff Celebrates Successful Winter Games Bid
Banff, Alberta, Canada (September 7, 2011) - The Town of Banff and Banff National Park are celebrating the awarding of Alberta's 2014 Winter Games to the Bow Valley and inviting all Albertans to come to the iconic mountain park and UNESCO World Heritage Site to join in the excitement of the games.
Top Triathletes Set to Compete in Banff National Park
Banff National Park will once again play host to the Subaru Banff International Triathlon on September 10, 2011. Quickly becoming known to triathletes as one of the most scenically beautiful races in the world, this year's event is expected to attract hundreds of participants from around the globe.
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Mustangs Roll Past Abilene Christian 5-0 In Spring Finale
SMU ends spring with 4-1 record
SMU Signs Six For 2015
Student-Athletes From Canada, California, Colorado, Texas Added
Mustangs Earn NSCAA Academic Team Award
SMU Receives Honor For Fourth Straight Year
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SMU To Host 10 Opponents At Westcott Field
Career Records and Statistics
Two-time National Coach of the Year and 1995 NCAA Championship Coach Chris Petrucelli completed his fourth season as the head coach of the SMU Women's Soccer team in 2015. A veteran of 20-plus years as a head coach, Petrucelli was named the NSCAA National Coach of the Year in both 1994 and 1995 and was lauded as the NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year in both 2002 and 2006. In 26 years as a head coach, Petrucelli has compiled a 370-151-44 (.694) record. As of August 2015, Petrucelli ranks tied for 15th all-time in victories as a head coach.
Petrucelli led the Mustangs to five wins at home in his fourth year on the Hilltop. The Mustangs offense performed well at Westcott Field in 2015, as SMU outscored its opponents at home, 19-14. In 2014, Petrucelli guided a young team to seven wins and the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship. Claire Oates was named the conference's Rookie of the Year and second-team all-conference.
In his second season on the Hilltop (2013), SMU won nine games and had two players earn All-American Athletic Conference recognition. He also won his 350th career game as a Division I head coach in SMU's 6-1 victory over ULM on Aug. 23, 2013. In his first season at SMU, Petrucelli led the Mustangs to an undefeated record at home (5-0-2) and four Mustangs took all-conference honors.
The six-time conference coach of the year came to the Hilltop after spending the last 13 seasons as head coach of the Texas women's soccer program where he compiled a 165-88-26 mark and signed some of the nation's top recruiting classes. Under his tutelage, Texas captured back-to-back Big 12 postseason titles (2006-07) and the program's first Big 12 regular season title in 2001. He guided the Longhorns to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances (2001-08, 2010-11), including runs to the third round (round of 16) in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
"I'm excited to be a part of such a fine university," said Petrucelli. "SMU's Athletic Department has shown a great commitment to soccer over a long period of time and I know SMU will be a great place for me and my family."
Petrucelli joins Larry Brown, Steve Collins and Jim Stillson as former national coaches of the year on the Hilltop.
Prior to heading to UT, Petrucelli constructed the Notre Dame women's soccer program into one of the nation's best. He guided the Fighting Irish for nine years (1990-98) and was honored by the NSCAA as the National Coach of the Year in both 1994 and 1995 en route to becoming the only collegiate coach to win the award in consecutive years. During his tenure with Notre Dame, he led the Irish to the 1995 NCAA National Championship, three National Championship title matches (1994-96) and six NCAA Tournament appearances. This included four consecutive national semifinal berths from 1994-97, and eight-straight conference championships. Prior to being honored as the 1996 Big East Coach of the Year and leading the Irish to Big East crowns during each of his four seasons in the conference, Petrucelli was named the Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) Coach of the Year in each of Notre Dame's four years within that league, as he guided the Irish to MCC titles every year and never lost a league match.
A standout teacher of the game, Petrucelli has not only produced championship-caliber teams, but has also developed some of the nation's top soccer talent as well. He has coached one NSCAA National Player of the Year as well as players who have earned 30 NSCAA All-America honors, 69 All-Region accolades, seven conference Player of the Year awards, eight Conference Rookies of the Year honors and over 100 All-Conference decorations.
Besides working with his programs, Petrucelli has served as chair of the NCAA Division I Soccer Rules Committee; been active in the NSCAA; served as a member of NSCAA Coaching Academy staff while sponsoring workshops for other coaches at the convention; and has been a member of the United States Soccer Federation Region I Olympic Development Program staff for boys as well as the Region II staff for girls. In addition, Petrucelli was also the head coach for the United States Olympic Festival in both 1994 and 1995, served as the head coach of the U.S. Under-21 Women's National Team during the summers of 2003 and 2004, and has worked as the Under-16 girls Region II ODP head coach. Of note, he led the Under-21 National Team to back-to-back Nordic Cup titles in 2003 and 2004.
During his playing career, Petrucelli helped UNC-Greensboro capture a pair of NCAA Division III titles in 1982 and 1983 and was named the team's captain as a senior. After earning his degree in business administration in 1984, he spent a year as a graduate assistant at Old Dominion where he then became one of ODU's full-time assistant coaches in 1986.
A native of Orange, N.J., Petrucelli and his wife, Eve, are the parents of daughter Gabrielle and sons Nicholas and Andrew.
Coaching Highlights
· NSCAA National Coach of the Year - 1994, 1995
· NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year - 2002, 2006
· Conference Coach of the Year - 1991-94, 1996, 2001
· U.S. U-21 National Coach - 2003, 2004
· National Titles - 1995 (Notre Dame)
· Conference Titles - MCC (4), Big East (4), Big 12 (2)
· NCAA Tournament Appearances (16) - 1993-98, 2001-08, 2010-11
· Ranks No. 8 in victories among active Division I women's soccer coaches (340)
· Ranks No. 8 in winning percentage among active Division I women's soccer coaches (.737)
· Hermann Trophy winner (1) - Cindy Daws ('96)
· Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year (1) - Cindy Daws ('96)
· NSCAA National Player of the Year (1) - Jen Renola ('96)
· NSCAA All-Americans (16 receiving/30 honors); Texas (5/7), Notre Dame (11/23)
· NSCAA All-Region Players (26 receiving/69 honors); Texas (12/37), Notre Dame (14/32)
· All-Conference Players (49 receiving /113 honors); Texas (25/46), Notre Dame (22/57), SMU (1/10)
· Conference Players of the Year - Texas (1), Notre Dame (6)
· Conference Rookies of the Year - Texas (3), Notre Dame (5), SMU (1)


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Love Fist
- Not to be confused with Love Fist (vehicle), a modified version of Stretch.
Love Fist is a Scottish hair metal band featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and referred to in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV. The band is composed of Jezz Torrent (If said with a Scottish accent its sounds like Jizz Torrent, with Jizz being slang term for semen) and Willy, Dick, and Percy (all of these first names are slang terms for the penis). Willy is the only band member that does not accompany the band when they go out into the city since Tommy chauffeurs them. Tommy Vercetti performs various tasks for the band in Vice City, such as saving them from a murderous fan out to kill them and attaining their "love juice" (which is a slang term for semen), which they claim to need before they go on stage. He also brings them Mercedes Cortez to "keep them company".
Love Fist is managed by Kent Paul in 1986 and at the time are on their "Steel Heart Stone Cold Prostate" tour, which, during its stop in Vice City, had security provided by Mitch Baker's biker gang. The band is suspected to have broken up at least once in between 1986 and 1998, since there is a billboard visible in "Liberty City Stories" which advertises the band's comeback tour. In "Grand Theft Auto IV" the SuperStar franchise in The Triangle, Algonquin includes an illuminated display which flashes "SuperStar.. Starring.. The Mighty.. Love Fist".
During in game dialogue several secrets are revealed about the band members, lead singer Jezz Torrent apparently used to have sex with sheep, guitarist Dick is a huge fan of Duran Duran, bassist Percy sleeps with bunny pajamas and drummer Willy likes to wear woman's underwear.
Mission appearances
- GTA Vice City
- The Party (Jezz Torrent only)
- Love Juice (Jezz, Dick and Percy/Bosses)
- Psycho Killer (Bosses)
- Publicity Tour (Bosses)
Band Members
- JezzTorrent-GTAVC.png
- Dick-GTAVC.png
- Percy-GTAVC.png
- Willy-GTAVC.png
- A Broken Heart Can't Be Mended (Just Broken Again)
- Beast Fist
- Burry Me Deep Inside
- Dangerous Bastard
- Dangerous Man, Dead Family
- Down, Down, Down
- Dragon Eyes
- Chin Twister
- Fallen Stars On Shattered Dreams In The Rain
- Fist Till Morning
- Fist Fury
- Four Boys Against Your Face
- Liver Buster
- Stone Cold Prostate
- Take It On The Chin
- Zinc Deficiency
- Dogs On Heat
- Fat Chicks All Day All Night
- Devil's Own Band
- The Number Of The Breast
Jezz Torrent was voiced by Kevin McKidd, Percy by Russell Foreman and Dick by Peter McKay and Willy by Mark Hanlon. Their songs were written by Allan Walker, Paul Mackie, Trevor McDonald, Dr. Boogie and Craig Conner, and performed by musicians Andy Thomson, Mark Farquhar, Neil Mchaffie, Trevor McDonald and Paul Mackie.
- All of the band members wear their signature black leather gloves, except for Willy.
- The song "Number of the Breast" is a pretty obvious parody of the Iron Maiden song "Number of the Beast".
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the DJ of the radio station K-DST (voiced by Axel Rose), states during a break between songs "...and whatever happened to Love Fist?" Also, Love Fist posters can be seen rarely throughout the state.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, a Love Fist reunion concert (held at The Four Dragons Casino) is advertised on billboards.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, a part on Integrity 2.0 tells how a rap star saw Lazlow "sucking face" with a man during a backstage Love Fist party. Lazlow defends himself by saying that, "It was just a woman that looked like a man. During the 80's, everyone dressed like that, just look at the band's take on hair style."


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WHAT: "Winter on the Marsh" celebration
WHERE: Smyrna Museum, 11 S. Main St., Smyrna
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday
COST: Free
INFO: (302) 653-1320, ww...
WHAT: "Winter on the Marsh" celebration
WHERE: Smyrna Museum, 11 S. Main St., Smyrna
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday
COST: Free
INFO: (302) 653-1320, www.facebook.com/duckcreekhistoricalsociety or @SmyrnaMuseum
As spring slowly starts to arrive next month, the Smyrna Museum's current "Winter on the Marsh" exhibit is will come to a close. First, Duck Creek Historical Society members want to celebrate everything that the season historically has been known for in the area by inviting residents to experience a small piece of what hunters, fishers and trappers know all too well.
The event begins this weekend with local decoy carvers and duck callers who will illustrate how many water fowl hunters put food on the table. The celebration will also feature a wild game tasting unique to the area.
"The Wagon Wheel [Restaurant] kindly donated cooked muskrat for people to sample and taste," said Duck Creek Historical Society member Jess Hansen Herbert, who added that the taste is hard to describe. "Normally, you have to commit to a big plate of it just to try it but we thought it would be fun to give people the opportunity to just sample it if they wanted to."
The exhibit will also be open and available for tours. Herbert said that the "winter marsh" collection contains fascinating artifacts that paint a picture of the hunter's life, including vintage hunting licenses, guns from the 1940s, locally made decoys, foot traps and animal pelts.
"It's an eclectic mix of local hunting fare," she said.
The exhibits rotate, giving history buffs and newcomers the opportunity to learn more about the area they call home. And, though the museum deals primarily in the past, its members are focused on a few present-day pursuits as well.
"We're on Twitter now," Herbert said, adding that the their latest foray into yet another form of social media means that people now have three ways for keeping up with the museum and the historical society: Facebook (The Duck Creek Historical Society), Twitter (@SmyrnaMuseum) and the museum's website, which is currently being updated.
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With Colorado's summer heat in full swing, spending much time outdoors – especially during the day – can be a bit unappealing. While the beautiful sunshine is something we love about our state, being sweaty and sunburned is not the best way to enjoy it.
To help beat the summer heat, Flatiron Crossing and Twenty Ninth Street are offering cool reasons to stay inside. At Flatiron Crossing, the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is going on now. While it may seem way too early to start thinking about boots and sweaters, stocking up on these great deals now will help you easily transition into the fall season. And learn to complement new outfits by getting tips on the newest street culture and runway makeup trends from London, Tokyo and Los Angeles. From 7-9 pm on July 18, makeup artists at the MAC store in Twenty Ninth Street will show you how to create new, in style looks for eyes, lips and skin.
Both malls are this year again participating in the Great Denim Event. What better way to streamline your wardrobe and find a place for those new purchases than to donate denim you no longer wear. From July 26 – August 31, bring gently used jeans to Guest Services in Flatiron Crossing or the Management Office at Twenty Ninth Street. As a reward for your donation, you'll receive special coupon offers from many retailers.
Then join the shopping centers for a Great Denim Event celebration – July 29 at Flatiron Crossing and August 7 at Twenty Ninth Street. Special events include a fashion show, food, beer and a concert by Chase N The Dream. To find that perfect denim fit, experts at the "jeanious bar" will be on hand to make suggestions on what will work best for your body type.


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Former congresswoman and peace activist Cynthia McKinney discusses her participation in a 2008 attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza strip to deliver humanitarian aid there, the Israeli navy's ramming of their boat, the accurate coverage provided by a CNN anchor on scene and the power the Israeli Lobby has over the congress of the United States.
MP3 here. (20:28)
Cynthia McKinney is a former US Congresswoman and a member of the Green Party since 2007. She served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. In 2008, the Green Party nominated McKinney for President of the United States.
Transcript – Scott Horton interviews Cynthia McKinney July 7, 2010
Scott Horton: All right, y'all, welcome back to the show. It's Antiwar Radio. I'm Scott Horton. And it turns out we are going to talk with Cynthia McKinney on the show today, right now in fact. Hi Cynthia, welcome to the show.
Cynthia McKinney: Well, thank you so much for having me.
Horton: Well, I'm very happy to have you here. Everybody, you know her. Cynthia McKinney is a former politician, was a congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate, and is a world-famous peace activist, of course. And I was wondering if you could tell us, you know, this whole flotilla incident recently with the Israeli raid on the Turkish boats full of aid trying to break the Gaza blockade, has kind of brought this up and gotten a lot more people paying attention. I was hoping we could kind of go back over the story of your involvement with a previous attempt to break the blockade of the Gaza strip, and hopefully people will remember at least the headlines, the Israeli patrol boats – I guess they didn't kill anybody, but they rammed y'all's ship on the open sea, is that right?
McKinney: You're absolutely right. The Israelis have been leading up to committing this kind of murder of human rights activists who were trying to take humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, and quite frankly it started in December of 2008 when Israel launched Operation Cast Lead – that was their military assault on the 1½ million people of Gaza using U.S.-supplied F-16s, depleted uranium, helicopter gunships, you name it, they were willing to use it, whether it was legal or illegal according to international law. And we had three tons of medical supplies. We had doctors who were prepared to perform surgery on those who were in need. And the Israelis, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, while we were in international water, rammed our boat trying to kill us. And the only thing that saved us was that it was a very old boat, and instead of being made of fiberglass it was made of wood, and it was that very solid wood construction that saved our lives. And then the government of Lebanon agreed to rescue us, and we limped into the Lebanon port accompanied by their navy, and we were received by the people as if we were heroes, when we were really nothing more than humanitarian activists. And then, undeterred, as I said on CNN, undeterred, we attempted to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza once again. And this is all being done, coordinated, through the Free Gaza movement. So we put ourselves on a boat again, and this time there were 21 of us. We were on the boat and –
Horton: If it's okay, I'd like to stop you there and ask you about the first trip here. I mean, this is a – I kind of want to ask you to paint a picture of the scene. What kind of boat were you attacked by, how big was it, how hard did they ram your boat, how certain are you that they really were trying to sink your boat and kill y'all?
McKinney: Well, for those who are listening and they want to know more about the story, it is still available on CNN.com. I checked it just probably a few weeks ago to make sure that the story was still up there, and at that time it was still there. And it was still there as reported by, I say, this journalist, this is a true journalist, Karl Penhaul, his name, P-e-n-h-a-u-l. He has broken several stories for CNN after the story about the ramming of our boat. He happened to be on the boat. Now, I would presume that CNN thought that they could embed a pro-Israeli journalist on the boat who would report the Israeli disinformation as the operation came underway, to thwart our entry into the Gaza port. But Karl Penhaul refused to do so. He refused to lie. And he told the truth. And therefore the world knew the truth because CNN placed this journalist there, and this journalist proved to have integrity.
Horton: I'm actually looking at a picture of the boat right now. I believe, perhaps, if my Googling was effective here, the article you're referring to is "Gaza relief boat damaged in encounter with Israeli vessel," is that it?
McKinney: It might be that, because they called it –
Horton: There's quite a few here, actually, it looks like. But there's a picture here of the boat in ruins.
McKinney: The boat was totalled! It couldn't be used anymore! In fact, the boat was so damaged, it could not even be repaired. So, you know, and Israel put out all kinds of lies during the incident, and you know they said things like they didn't know who we were. Well, that's not true because we did press conferences before we left. We did press availabilities at the boat as we were leaving. The Israeli military – as is the standard operating procedure of the Free Gaza movement, they informed the Israeli government of not only the course that the boat was going to take, but they also informed the Israeli government of the cargo and the passengers. So Israel was fully aware of everyone.
And then when we were under attack, the Israelis announced to us, "Go back to Larnaca." At the same time they're saying to us they didn't know who we were, they're saying to the public they didn't know who we were, they knew that we had come from Larnaca, Cyprus, which is where our boat, you know, the Free Gaza headquarters is located and that's where our boat had come from. So it was just lie after lie. And then the last lie they put out was that it was my fault. That was a statement– and it's there on the CNN website as well, a statement that was issued from the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, Georgia. Of course they're savvy enough to know that I'm from Georgia. And so they put out their disinformation from the Georgia office, from the Georgia wing of their entire propaganda operation. But I have to say that Karl Penhaul was just absolutely masterful. Here he is, the boat's taking on water, and it's just a yacht, it's a pleasure boat, you know, and first of all he's reporting that we had been surrounded by Israeli warships, and of course the –
Horton: Yes, it says here that they had been shining the spotlight on you for half an hour before, so it's not like some accident where they bumped into you or something.
McKinney: Exactly! But, you know, but then they turned the spotlight off when they rammed us, of course. And so anyway, I don't know how to swim, so I mean you know it was quite a thing for me to spend Christmas with my family and then just say, "Bye y'all, I'm going to Gaza."
Horton: Well, and the silence of the American government at the time, this attack, attempted murder, it sounds like to me, of a former American congressperson is about the same silence that involved the killing of an American citizen in the latest flotilla raid. It doesn't seem to matter as long as it's Israel doing the murder or attempted murder.
McKinney: Well, now, you know, that's very interesting. Because of course this was right after the 2008 election and just before Barack Obama had been sworn in, so Barack Obama, I asked publicly for a comment, and he said, "There's only one president at a time." So that meant that nobody said anything.
Horton: Yeah. And he didn't say anything this last time either. All right, we'll be right back with Cynthia McKinney after the break, y'all. Hang tight.
Horton: All right, y'all, welcome back to the show. It's Antiwar Radio on the Liberty Radio Network. I'm talking with Cynthia McKinney, peace activist. We won't hold it against you that you're a former politician, ma'am.
McKinney: [laughs] Well, let's see, I'll say I wasn't a politician, but I was a public servant.
Horton: Ah, there you go! I haven't heard that term in a long time. Okay.
McKinney: I know. The idea is –the concept is alien to most of those people who purport to represent us.
Horton: Afraid so. All right, well, and speaking of which, we were going out to the break there, when the bumper music started, talking about the silence of Barack Obama. "Only one president at a time" he said, about the Israeli military's attempt to kill you on the high seas in 2008 there, and then of course he was silent throughout Operation Cast Lead, which ended right before he took the oath, just as he was silent and his state department was silent when they killed an American citizen on the assault on the Mavi Marmara a few weeks back. Isn't that their job, to protect American citizens from attack by foreign governments?
McKinney: Of course not, because now President Obama wants to kill American citizens.
Horton: Yeah, himself. He's got dozens and dozens of people on the list. That may include you, I hope not. May include me.
McKinney: [laughs] Well I very well could be on the list. I mean, anyone who stands up and speaks out and who reveres the idea of what America can be and who believes that the American people deserve to reap the peace dividend that we were promised after the Berlin Wall fell, and we didn't get that. We never got a peace dividend because there was always some war that needed to be financed, and the Congress just goes right along. So what I have begun to think about is the idea that average, ordinary peace people need to run for office. We need to support them. I just heard the ad that was played that there is now a civil disobedience fund so that people can get bailed out of jail, and, I mean, you know, we are going to have to activate in order to take our country back. Our country has been hijacked, and right now, now just imagine if you've got 19 men with box cutters and they can overtake 200 or so people on an airplane – which I don't believe, because if I had been on the airplane, there would have been some serious business going on.
Horton: Yeah well, even that day, when it got to the fourth plane and they had enough time to talk to people on the ground who said, "Hey listen, you're on a guided missile right now, you're not landing in Cuba, pal," they rushed the cockpit, and that's what any group of passengers on any American plane would do now, certainly.
McKinney: Absolutely. So, we are going to have to activate those people of conscience to step outside of where they have been comfortable. Because right now our country is not comfortable. The global community that is willing to accept U.S. leadership in a peace initiative is not comfortable. Mother Earth, with what BP has just insulted Mother Earth, and not only BP, but this is something that is happening all over our planet, and a blind eye has been turned to these massive insults to the environment. We are going to have to step outside of our comfort zone in order to change things.
Horton: Yeah, well, and, speaking of which, you definitely practice what you preach here. And, I want to get back to focusing on your activism in the Middle East, because I did interrupt you actually and take you off the path when you were talking about you were rescued at sea by the Lebanese government, I guess, and then you went back. And, you know, I'd be happy to talk about all the rest of the stuff another time too.
McKinney: Yes, so, undeterred, the Free Gaza movement was able to raise enough money to, you know – and these little boats that they have, they're no competition to these great big huge U.S.-supplied, technologically advanced warships that the Israelis have. And when those commandos – and then the second, it was a little ferry, and this little ferry, you know, we're going, it's going to take us 30 hours to get there, to show you how slowly the boat went. And this little ferry is headed, and we've got our medical supplies, and this time we also had school supplies because we had been told that the children needed school supplies. And I went around and I solicited, and I had received donations of Crayola crayons and coloring books and paintbrushes and that sort of thing for the kids.
And so we're there, there's 21 of us, and all of a sudden again – well, we passed the place where the Dignity, which was the first boat, had been rammed. We passed that place and at that moment we all kind of, you know, held hands, because the captain was the same, the captain of the Spirit of Humanity was the same captain, he was wonderful, and the first mate was the same crazy Irish guy who is totally committed, and so we played a song and we, you know, just sort of respected that space in the Mediterranean. Then we went on and proceeded to Gaza, and out of nowhere the Israelis have some kind of machine I've never seen before that makes waves, and they were trying to tip us over. This little ferry didn't tip over, thank goodness, and so then they went to Plan B. Plan B was they jammed the GPS and shut it off. It was off for several hours. And during that time they had hoped that we would veer off course and then they would have an excuse, if we wandered into Israeli territorial water, that they would have an excuse to pick us up. But that did not happen because our captain – who was not an activist, he was hired by the Free Gaza movement because he is an expert captain, not because he was an activist. And the captain navigated the seas the old-fashioned way, using the stars. And we, by the time the GPS came back on, we were just a little bit off course, not really enough to even say anything about. And so Plan B didn't work. There was nothing left for the Israelis to do other than surround us and then commandeer our boat and kidnap us. And that's what they did. And they brazenly did it.
Horton: Now, I'm sorry. I'm sorry to stop you here, but we only have a couple of minutes and I got to squeeze in this last question about American politics. You were a member of the House of Representatives, and I was hoping you could help me and the audience understand why it is that Congress and the rest of the national government are so afraid to really contradict the Israeli government. What is – I mean, it's not like they're all Republicans who are having sex with little kids and stuff, some of them obviously, but they can't be all blackmailed. What are they so afraid of?
McKinney: Well, anyone who's familiar with the testimony of Sibel Edmonds can understand the kind of blackmail that goes on on Capitol Hill. Sibel told the truth and that's why she, her message has been suppressed. With that having been said, though, just look at the fact that we have a war party and it consists of both Democrats and Republicans. Both Democrats and Republicans go to the same people to raise money, and the same people are giving to Democratic candidates, they give to Republican candidates, they give to the Democratic Party, they give to the Republican Party, and so both political parties are bought. That's why you get the silence. Because both political parties are bought and therefore anyone who dares to speak out, as I happen to have done, would get targeted. And then of course on the Hill they call it being "McKinneyed." They've got a verb for it. And no one wants to suffer the humiliation that I have suffered at the hands of the pro-Israel lobby.
Horton: Well, and it could be – you must be kind of proud of that, in a funny way, but it could be any other number of congressmen, Hollings, or a lot of others who've suffered the same fate, but that's really just what it comes down to is campaign contributions. That's what M. J. Rosenberg wrote today in an article, or yesterday in an article, about Obama and Netanyahu pretending like they're going to do anything about the colonization of the West Bank when what it's all about is just making nice for the upcoming midterm.
McKinney: Well, look. There's 11 U.S. warships off the coast of Iran.
Horton: Hey.
McKinney: So they're doing more than making nice. They're about to make war.
Horton: Aw, geez. Well all right. Thank you. We're going to have to leave it right there. Cynthia McKinney, everybody. I appreciate it very much.
McKinney: Thank you.


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Prepare to be impressed
With well over 340,000,000 million visits to his blog, he is most certainly the owner of the most popular blog in the world. Meet Han Han.
One of the great things about the ongoing Google vs China spat, is that it has given me a reason to further explore some of China's usage of social media. I found my way onto one of Han Han's popular blogs, trying to discern what it was all about, and who this guy was anyways?
Han Han, 28 years old, is a Chinese professional rally car driver, best-selling author(14 books), singer, China's most popular blogger, magazine publisher, music producer … and also owns and operates his own online bookstore. Wow. Mini mogul alert!
"MR. Han has been reinventing himself since he dropped out of high school and promptly went on to become one of China's best known writers. His first novel, "Triple Door," plumbed the adolescent angst of those withering under the pressures of family and school. With two million copies in print, it is the best-selling book of the last 20 years"(*3).
So, youngish and certainly talented. What is more interesting is the content of his blog follows a similar pattern, "Since he began blogging in 2006, Mr. Han, 28, has been delivering increasingly caustic attacks on China's leadership and the policies he contends are creating misery for those unlucky enough to lack a powerful government post. With more than 300 million hits to his blog, he may be the most popular living blogger in the world"(*3).
For those about to rock, we salute you
The most popular blog in China could be categorized as a dissenting voice to the government's policies. Some of his posts are in fact censored by the government, but, in a country where freedom of speech is not at the forefront, his wildly popular blog remains largely intact, and allowed to continue.
For one, "Mr. Han is partly insulated by his celebrity, but also by his avoidance of the most politically charged topics.
"He uses humor and wit to laugh at the injustices he sees," said Mr. Ran, whose own blog is blocked in China and available only to those with the technical means to hop over the Great Firewall. "Perhaps the reason he's tolerated is because he does not name names directly and he doesn't go after the heart of the problem, which is China's one-party dictatorship."
His other trump card is his financial independence. With 14 books to his name and a successful career as a race car driver, he is not susceptible to pressures that constrain other critics, many of them academics or journalists whose jobs tend to evaporate when their public musings cross an invisible line."(*3)
Furthermore, "when his anti-establishment writings began to affect his parents' state-run jobs, Mr. Han encouraged them to retire early, offering to support them financially"(*3).
In a way, this is perhaps the best example of how content trumps flash on the internet. You need things to be attractive, pizazzy, yes; but it is the content, the story, that will keep people coming back.
Living the dream
"Despite the sarcasm and griping, Mr. Han is an optimist at heart. The Internet, he says, will eventually prod China toward greater openness. No army of censors can completely constrain free expression. "I think the government really regrets the Internet," he said, pausing for effect. "Originally, they thought it would be like the newspaper or the television — just another way to get their view out to the people. What they didn't realize is that people can type and talk back. This is giving them a really big headache"(*3).
Nice work Han Han!!! … you are our Zen Master. Respect.
1. Han Han, http://blog.sina.com.cn/twocold
2. Han Han, Wikipedia.
3.Heartthrob's Blog Challenges China's Leaders, NYTimes.com, Mar.12, 2010


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Donato Earns Academic All-District Honors
May 7, 2010
AMHERST, Mass. - UMass senior outfielder Mike Donato has been named to the Academic All-District I University Division Second Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This marks the second consecutive year that a member of the Minutemen has garnered the honor, with Mitchell Eilenberg earning a selection in 2009.
Donato, a History major, boasts a 3.43 grade-point average and has been a member of the Dean's List and is a part of Chi Alpha Sigma (National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society). Following graduation, Donato aspires to become a teacher and work in a low-income community. He is one of 10 national finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
A 2009 All-Atlantic 10 first team selection, Donato is currently hitting .331 and has started 35 of the team's 36 games. He has 22 RBI, 29 runs scored, 11 doubles and two home runs. Through 17 conference games, Donato is batting .366 (26-for-71) with seven doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and a team-best 17 runs scored.
Away from the diamond, Donato has been involved in various endeavors to better the community since coming to UMass. He is currently volunteering at Wildwood Elementary School as a teacher's aide where he is helping instruct fifth and sixth grade students in Social Studies as well as Reading and Language Arts for children with special needs. He has also worked as a mover for the Trash to Treasures organization and was one of several UMass student-athletes to participate in National Walk to School Day last fall. As the SAAC representative from the baseball team, Donato brought toys from the SAAC toy drive to children in Shriner's Hospital in Springfield during the holiday season. While playing in the NECBL, he took part in running a community baseball camp in North Adams, Mass., during the summer of 2008.
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Archive for March 11th, 2009
Phoenix–There are almost 90,000 local governments in America, with an average of one new local government born each day. Few are models of limited government restrained by a system of checks and balances. Often they are unaccountable, and special interest-driven. Facing a maze of regulations and powerful local bureaucracies, ordinary citizens often can't fight City Hall. They need a concrete set of rights to protect them from the abuses of local government–the equivalent of a local bill of rights.
Today the Goldwater Institute released "A New Charter for American Cities: 10 Rights to Restrain Government and Protect Freedom." This ground-breaking report recommends enacting a "Local Liberty Charter" consisting of 10 judicially enforceable rights to rein-in out-of-control local governments.
"The Local Liberty Charter is not a pledge signed by politicians," said Nick Dranias, Goldwater Institute constitutional policy director and author of the report. "It is meant to be enforceable in court by ordinary citizens. Each right would be implemented by policies that furnish a private right of action, empowering individuals to file lawsuits, when necessary, to compel local governmental officials to respect freedom and perform their legitimate responsibilities."
The Local Liberty Charter is designed to become part of a local government's charter or statutory legal framework. It would function as a constraint on all ordinances and regulations that a local government passed, much like a constitution defines and restricts the powers of state and federal government.
The Local Liberty Charter is a trailblazing roadmap for local government reform. The 10 rights in "A New Charter for American Cities" are:
Right 1: The Right to a Presumption of Liberty.
Like the Declaration of Independence, the Local Liberty Charter presumes citizens are free to act peaceably and honestly without legal restraint. Therefore, the Local Liberty Charter requires simplifying or reducing burdensome regulation through 'sunrise' and 'sunset' review, and eliminating regulatory delay.
Right 2: The Right to Use and Enjoy Property.
As long as they do not violate the rights of others, property owners should have the right to develop and use their property however they wish. The Local Liberty Charter requires simplifying and eliminating land use regulations and transforming zoning into a freedom-friendly legal framework.
Right 3: The Right to Separation of Powers.
Municipalities typically concentrate executive, legislative, and quasi-judicial power into one unchecked entity, increasing the likelihood of power abuses and biased decision-making. The Local Liberty Charter requires diffusing the concentration of local power, and giving citizens hurt by local government action the option to request alternative dispute resolution.
Right 4: The Right to Freedom from Crime.
Protecting citizens from crime is government's core function. The Local Liberty Charter requires performance benchmarking for law enforcement, using overtime as an incentive for high performance, and contracting out failing police departments to other localities.
Right 5: The Right to Fiscally Responsible Government.
Government at any level should not be larger than necessary and should be fiscally accountable to its citizens. The Local Liberty Charter requires outsourcing services, keeping government spending from exceeding growth in population and inflation, and limiting the business of local government to core functions.
Rights 6: The Right to Freedom from Favoritism.
Local governments should not be in the business of singling out individuals or groups for special benefits or harms. The Local Liberty Charter requires eliminating laws, taxes and spending that unfairly single out a particular person or group for benefit or harm.
Rights 7: The Right to Accountability.
Government officials serve the people and should be held accountable for their actions. The Local Liberty Charter requires a "three strikes you're out" policy for public officials who repeatedly misapply the law. Under this policy, nonelected public officials would be terminated if they violate the law, causing citizens to suffer substantial harm, on three occasions.
Rights 8: The Right to Genuine Local Sovereignty.
The offer of federal funds is tempting, but often comes with strings attached that require matched spending by state and local governments. Additionally, new federal regulations are often implemented without local government coordination. The Local Liberty Charter requires cities, counties and towns to reject federal funds that come with strings attached and obligates local officials to demand coordination from federal agencies to stop the implementation of burdensome federal regulations.
Rights 9: The Right to Transparency.
Transparency in government is crucial to holding public officials accountable and preventing corruption. The Local Liberty Charter requires the public posting of government financial information, deadlines for public records requests to be granted, disclosure of critical public information, such as performance benchmarking, and open municipal contracting.
Right 10: The Right to Reconstitute Local Government.
When local government goes bad, sometimes the best answer is to hit the "reset" button. The Local Liberty Charter requires allowing citizens to vote for "none of the above" when all candidates on a ticket are unacceptable, to dissolve unaccountable special districts, and to mandate bankruptcy filing by fiscally irresponsible localities.
Click here to read "A New Charter for American Cities: 10 Rights to Restrain Government and Protect Freedom" or have a copy mailed to you by calling (602) 462-5000.
About the author: Nick Dranias holds the Goldwater Institute Clarence J. and Katherine P. Duncan chair for constitutional government and is the director of the Institute's Dorothy D. and Joseph A. Moller Center for Constitutional Government.
The Goldwater Institute is a nonprofit public policy research and litigation organization whose work is made possible by the generosity of its supporters.
Looks like Paton, Antenori and Melvin are going to have to stick their necks out to keep the TIF funding for Rio Nuevo. You can bet there will be many strings attached. The idea of rational, business owners, without a stake in the project is a critical part of the plan.
From today's AZ Star, discussion on Rio Nuevo:
"I don't want to kill Rio Nuevo," Antenori said. "As much I'd like to do it for spite to the City Council, the reality is the business impact is far more important. We have to save it."
"The city government in Tucson is dysfunctional in almost every dimension," said Sen. John Huppenthal, R-Chandler. "And the idea that we would trust them, even in some reconfigured state, with $500 million to advance the economic growth of Arizona, I would find astonishing."
Waring told fellow Republicans that Rio Nuevo Director Greg Shelko didn't further his cause at last month's hearing.
"It was a really underwhelming performance; I can't emphasize that enough," Waring told a group that included Senate President Bob Burns and Appropriations Chairman Russell Pearce, who will be putting the budget together. "It was really, really ugly. … It was about as bad a performance as you're going to see down here. They really didn't articulate what it is that's happening."
Even local lawmakers were critical. Sen. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, said, "Quite, frankly, as a Tucsonan, I was embarrassed."
But Paton also said the hearing was a wake-up call for city officials, who are now focusing on the plans for the Convention Center, hotel and arena as signs of progress.
"I had been telling them they had problems with the Legislature," Paton said. "I don't think they really took that seriously. I think they started talking it pretty seriously after that hearing."
Rio Nuevo's future could rest in the ability of Tucson Republicans – Antenori, Paton and Sen. Al Melvin in particular – to convince their colleagues the project is worthy.
Melvin, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has the ear of Pearce. Melvin indicated Tuesday he wants to keep the funding in place with Paton's legislative changes.
"All these things, if we can incorporate them, hopefully we'll get it on the right track," Melvin said.
In what he himself calls a "twist of fate," Antenori, a long-time critic of the project, has taken the lead defending Rio Nuevo to House leadership. He wants to retain all funding.
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The PC and Steam version of "Grand Theft Auto 5" may have gotten another release date. According to a report from Gamerspective on March 6, Simply CD Keys stated that the digital release of "GTA 5" on personal computers is expected to be made available for purchase on Sept. 19.
The launch date for the open-world title is scheduled to take place on a Friday, which is when most new software products are usually released for many European countries. In North America, a majority of new video games are released on a Tuesday.
After purchasing the CD key for "GTA 5" on PC from the shopping website, customers can then redeem the code on the Steam service in order to download the digital computer version at launch. The listed date provided by the retailer suggested that Rockstar Games may be planning to release the port one year after the launches of the PS3 and Xbox 360 iterations.
"GTA 5" came out on Sept. 17, 2013, for the two current-generation consoles that were manufactured by Microsoft Studios and Sony Computer Entertainment. Despite many requests from fans, the publisher of the software product has still not yet announced any plans to port the title to other platforms such as the PS4,Xbox One and the aforesaid PC.
Rockstar Games may be more focused towards adding new contents for "GTA 5" on the PS3 and Xbox 360 with major DLC releases being planned for 2014. You can find a few screens from the current-generation iteration of the fifth main "Grand Theft Auto" title in the slideshow to the left of this article.
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"Only Two"
The eggs were removed from the nest today. Much to our surprise we learned that our assumptions regarding a third egg were erroneous. We had based our assumptions of a third egg on the behavior of the female at the nest - turns out we were fooled. The nest only contained two eggs this year. The pine straw of the nest bowl was thoroughly searched no shell fragments or egg remnants were found. Had a predator of some sort gotten to the eggs, we would expect plenty of evidence left behind. The shrubs below the nest were thoroughly searched as well.
In previous posts I've pointed out that competitive interactions like what we've witnessed at this nest are a sign of a recovered Eagle population. Another side of this same coin is cautionary however. The recovery of Bald Eagles will remain dependent on available breeding habitat. Continued development may encroach on Eagle habitat, reversing the population gains of the previous decades. Careful planning and habitat preservation will ensure that Virginia continues to enjoy a thriving Bald Eagle population.


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'London' is a collection of 73 photographs reflecting the urban environment in one of the world's greatest cities.
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Getting Java programmers up to speed on Java EE 7 need not be a 'Pilgrimage'
By Jason tee
If you've been working primarily with older J2EE versions and haven't spent much time digging into the new features available in Java EE 7, it's time to get up to speed. You can still rely on your existing skillset, but this is a great opportunity to add to your Java development repertoire with this more flexible and user-friendly specification. TheServerSide asked Peter Pilgrim, author of the Java EE 7 Developer Handbook, which features old school J2EE developers should familiarize themselves with in version 7.
Five Java EE 7 features that will make you program like a pro:
- "If you're still using J2EE, that's so long ago that you're missing RESTful services
like JAX-RS. That's very important for lots of businesses I've come across now. RESTful web
services are the way of linking a new website that relies on JavaScript such as angularjs to these services that actually store data in databases
somewhere." Pilgrim also points out that JPA
2.1 is also a good thing to check out if you are still storing data in relational databases on
the backend.
- If you are leapfrogging from legacy J2EE all the way to the bleeding edge of business, Peter
says WebSockets may be helpful. That's certainly true if your organization is going mobile and working
with HTML5.
- Even more traditional tools like servlets also deserve attention – particularly the use of
servlet filters for authentication.
- Another thing to look at is the Concurrency API for Java EE 7 which helps get around the
problem of the application not knowing about the threads that you may want to spawn in the
application. "Now you are allowed to have threads that are managed by the container."
- If you are working in the web world, Pilgrim mentions that the JSON processing API is very helpful to build JSON objects programmatically, all of which is playing a big role in SOA based services. Programmers still need a way to bind a Java POJO directly to JSON objects. So, watch for this in the next specification.
Are you just starting to explore Java EE 7? What cool new features are attracting your attention? Let us know.
You can follow Peter Pilgrim on Twitter: @peter_pilgrim. You can also buy his Java EE 7 Developer Handbook on Amazon.
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Trout Fishing in the Battenkill River
"I guess I will." I restrung my rod and stuck a box of caddis fly imitations into my shirt pocket. I didn't bother climbing back into my waders.
I stood on the river's edge below the bridge, and now there were half a dozen fish feeding steadily, splashing at the insects that fluttered over the water. My fly was invisible on the dark water. I cast upstream of a feeding trout, and if he rose when my fly was on the water, I lifted my rod. A couple of times I guessed the fish had splashed at my fly, but I didn't hook him.
As the dusk gathered, the fish began to feed more hungrily. Now I had at least a dozen actively rising fish in front of me. I cast frantically, amateurishly, first to this one and then, when another rose nearby, I'd interrupt the drift of my fly, lift my line, and cast to him. Perhaps some of these were worthy trout, although I couldn't judge.
Then I caught one. He did not come skittering in over the surface, but neither did he slog heavily at the end of my line. I landed him easily and measured him against the markings on my rod. His nose failed by an inch to reach the one-foot mark. He was a brook trout, a species native to the Battenkill. Perhaps this one was a descendant of those that settled here after the glaciers retreated. More likely his ancestors were hatchery trout that were heavily stocked a century ago.
Either way, I knew he was another wild trout, a survivor born in the river. It's been many years since hatchery-raised trout have been dumped into the Battenkill. I revived him carefully and slipped him back into the river.
"How big?"
I turned. My friend had been watching from the bridge.
"About 11 inches," I said.
"Three-year-old fish," he said. "Brook trout don't live much longer here. That's a trophy brookie for the Battenkill. About as big as they get."
On most of the western rivers I fish, an 11-inch trout would be an embarrassment. I realized I was still taking the measure of the Battenkill.
In Arlington the river takes a right turn and flows east to west into New York, where, for some reason, they call it the Batten Kill. On the third day I prowled this stretch, which for several miles meanders between Route 313 and a dirt road. I drove the dirt road and stopped wherever I found a pulloff. More beautiful trout water, another sparkling May day — high blue sky, pillowy white clouds, that same persistent breeze. Perfect for photography, but not the sort of day that encouraged mayflies to hatch.
I saw more fishermen than I had the previous two days. Most of them carried spinning rods, and I did not try to engage them in conversation. They were probably pleasant people. But spin fishermen do not study insects, and they ignore rising fish. They toss their lures into likely looking currents. When trout are not feeding on insects, a man with a spinning rod will outfish a fly caster. But during an insect hatch, the fly fisherman has the advantage.
I could not learn anything from these fishermen.


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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE; 8 March 1847; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18470308-TC-MAC-01; CL 21:176-178.
Chelsea, 8 March, 1847—
My dear good Mother,—I purposed often, last week, to write you a little word; but was always put off again, by that old enemy, "one thing and another!" Not to be foiled a second time in the same way, I begin the week this time by doing that duty.1 A small duty, and a most blessed one, which ought not to be neglected!
We received Jenny's Letter, and another of more detail from Jean; by which we had comfortable news of you in the cold weather, that you were among the Bairns, nestling down as quietly as you could, and on the whole doing pretty well in spite of the bitter winds and frosts. Our weather, here too, has been very cold all this while, and the Northeast with its smoke (for it brings all London on the top of us in comparison) still prevails: but we heap on flannel (as I hope you do), and coals, and struggle on with nothing hitherto but the discomfort for the time, and on the whole have nothing to complain of. The weather, I suppose, is very good for the plougher and sower: nobody ought to complain that has food and shelter at present! We hear that the Irish, in addition to all their other woes, are this year in many cases refusing to plough or sow the ground at all: they say, "Why should we raise a crop? Our Landlords will come and take it all; we shall get fed by the Government any way! We get a little money too for our horse-labour by carting Government-meal, at a penny a hundredweight for 10 miles; that is better than ploughing!"2 On the whole, I think there never was seen such a scene as that of Ireland; and I believe we are very far yet from having got to the bottom of it; the bottom of it does not yet seem to be visible to the generality. From one to two millions of men, some calculate, will perish;— and our time too, it seems very likely, lies close in the rear: I hope we may meet it a little more wisely!— —
Jack and I have sent you various Newspapers for a little reading in the vacant afternoons. One always goes off too which is intended for James Aitken; Jack had one left with him to despatch thither last night: I do not know that it is a good Newspaper; it seemed far too small of print for one thing: but it is very cheap; and there is no good Weekly Newspaper here that I know of, except the Examiner, which would not at all suit James's purpose I am afraid. They can write me about it by and by.
In the way of putting pen to paper I am still altogether inactive, and decline every offer made me by such poor hawkers as call on me by chance for that object: but in the way of sorting the abstruse confusions within my own self (which I suppose is the first condition of writing to any purpose) I have plenty to do! And for doing it, I find, one good condition is to hold your tongue if you can. Happily I now can: my poor Books bring me in a little money now, to fill the meal-barrel, every year; and the wealth of all the Bank of England is daily a smaller and smaller object to me,—indeed it is long since well near no object at all; which is perhaps a very good definition of being extremely rich; the "richest author in Britain" at present? I think I shall hold my tongue for a pretty while yet; and then, if I live, there will another word perhaps be found in me, which I shall be obliged to speak;—a terribly hard job when it comes!3 I read Books, but seldom find any that contain what I want: indeed one's busiest time is often when altogether silent and quiescent, if one can stand to that rightly.—— Jean says, "I must tell you whether I have no notion to be in Annandale soon; you will go home, and make ready for me, if I say yes." Dear Mother, I know you will! But tho' it is not at all impossible I may make some sally out of London if the season were warmed a little, and Annandale too may lie in the cards,—I have no thought that way at present; so stay still, and keep yourself warm and quiet where you are, so long as it is pleasant to you, dear Mother.—
Jack is very strong and brisk here; dining out considerably, rushing about among his old friends. We had him yesterday; indeed oftenest see him every day. I do not find that he has any specific project of work in his mind: the far feasiblest-looking thing I have heard him hint, is that of setting up house in Dumfries with you and Jenny, "and practising gratis among the poor"; but, for that, he has come away at the wrong season; and indeed I think the matter is still very far from being matured in his mind.— — Dear Mother, here is a man coming (I hear his knock!) to take me out; here he enters! a gratis ride; it will do me good. But so I must end abruptly: in a very short time I will write again. Adieu dear Mother: commend both of us to Jenny and Jean and all the rest. / ever Affectionately
Your son /


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