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From Miss St. Francis to Mrs. Claus, relive the year in pictures
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Browse the galleries to see images from some of the most newsworthy events of the past 12 months. You will also find some of the quieter, but no less photogenic events captured by our award-winning staff.
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2016 Fourth of July events in the Milwaukee suburbs
From the North Shore, to Oak Creek and Franklin, to Wauwatosa and Brookfield and West Allis and New Berlin, and all of the other communities within the MyCommunity NOW coverage area, there are plenty of Fourth of July festivities to take part in. Below is a list separated by county and in alphabetical order of events planned to celebrate Independence Day 2016. If you know of an event you don't see listed below, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Celebrate the 4th of July in Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave. This year's theme is joining hands for peace. No alcoholic beverages are allowed in Milwaukee County Parks without a permit. For the latest updates, visit www.city.milwaukee.gov/july4th.
9 to 10:15 a.m.: parade, starting at South Kinnickinnic Avenue and East Linus Street, proceeds to park.» Read Full Article
West Allis sixth-grader in top 27 in nation in science competition
Out of hundreds of entries, Lane Intermediate School sixth-grader Clara Wayne West Allis, is one of 27 state merit winners nationwide in the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a science competition for students grades 5 to 8.
Students in the competition were to develop a solution to an everyday problem that could ultimately reshape the way people live. Students create a short video describing their solution. The judges looked for science acumen, innovative thinking and exceptional communication skills.
The budding young scientist has been recognized for her project on an elliptical machine that creates electricity to operate items such as a cellphone, television or DVD player. Clara will receive special recognition on the challenge website, youngscientistchallenge.com, and a technology prize pack. Ten overall national finalists have also been selected to advance to the next round, and will participate in a final competition at the 3M Innovation Center in October.
Some neighbors complain of noise from House of Harley, Greenfield
The stepped up entertainment schedule put on by the House of Harley has triggered complaints from some of its Greenfield neighbors.
The dealership at 6221 W. Layton Ave. started Wednesday night parties with bands. Music has risen to condominiums on a hill above the House of Harley and many of the complaints came from there, said Bruce Bailey, alderman for the area. But some living across Layton Avenue also have complained, he said.
The business and neighbors are working on a consensus, but some neighbors want the dealership to drop the Wednesday night parties. The frequency of the band nights was a concern. Gregory Krog of Woodview Court said the House of Harley and its representatives have been concerned and have worked with the condominium owners to reduce the sound.
While a middle ground is being found, Mayor Michael Neitzke and Bailey urged the dealership to turn the music down.
Bailey had expressed skepticism about the music becoming a problem when the common council considered approving an elevated deck for the business. He worried that sound would drift farther into neighborhoods from its elevated location.» Read Full Article
Gun, ammunition sales in Greenfield might soon require public hearings
Stores that want to sell guns or ammunition might soon have to go through a public hearing to get a special use permit from the city.
The common council legislative committee has recommended a public hearing on changing Greenfield's zoning code to take gun and ammo sales out of the sporting goods store category. Such sales would be designated as special uses that would need a hearing and common council approval.
Changing the zoning will require a public hearing and council approval. A hearing is likely to be scheduled.
Initial Reaction Podcast: A look ahead to US Open 2017, look back at Champions Tour event in Madison
Lake Country/Now sports director JR Radcliffe and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel's JP Cadorin chat about the Wisconsin sports scene, with an emphasis on Milwaukee-area preps. Find the podcast on Stitcher and iTunes.Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel sports columnist and golf writer Gary D'Amato stops by to chat about the next U.S. Open, to be hosted at Erin Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wisconsin. He also talks a little Bucks draft, and JP and JR focus on the selection of Thon Maker and the landing spots for former Wisconsin prep products Henry Ellenson and Diamond Stone. Plus, JP reports back from the inaugural PGA Tour Champions event, the American Family Insurance Championship, in Madison and the Kohler Grand Prix IndyCar race at Elkhart Lake. Each week,
West Allis pair confess to kidnapping, killing pregnant woman
Two West Allis residents who were pulled over by authorities in Colorado when they failed to dim their headlights have confessed to kidnapping and then killing a pregnant woman, according to charges filed Tuesday.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court:
Tiffany Simmons, 34, and Shanta Pearson, 44, were giving Tess White, 25, a ride to a mall when she and Simmons began to argue over whether White stole drugs from them.
White, in turn, was mad at Simmons for using her bank card to withdraw $200. Simmons and White fought in the back seat of Pearson's truck and Simmons pinned White down as Pearson tied her up while waiting for a drug delivery.
Simmons kept White tied up in the back of the truck where she tortured White before putting a plastic bag over her head and strangling her to death with a rope in a parking lot on National Ave. in West Allis. White was 10 weeks pregnant and was reported missing by her aunt on May 14.» Read Full Article
Preliminary West Allis school budget wipes out $4.2 million in red ink
A preliminary budget for the 2016-17 school year puts the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District back in the black after running $4.2 million in the red last year.
The preliminary budget got the nod Monday from the school board.
The turn-around was possible mainly because some payments don't need to be paid anymore and because of staffing changes, said Andrew Chromy, director of business services. Instead of a deficit, the district anticipates a $1.335 million surplus, he said. The deficit was the result of $14 million in overspending before the current school administration took over. Two audits confirmed that nothing illegal happened, but the overspending depleted the district's financial reserves.
The projected property tax levy is down from the previous year's levy, so the property tax rate for next year is expected to be 6 cents per $1,000 of full property value, which is normally a bit higher than the assessed value.
A budget hearing will be held in September and final school board approval is expected in October.
Bicycle ride share proposal could be rolling soon in West Allis
West Allis — Only five people came to give input at a recent meeting about proposed bike ride stations in West Allis where nine stations are envisioned.
Under the program, people can pick up a bicycle at one station and drop it off at another and pay for the ride time. The cost is $3 for 30 minutes, but passes offering substantial savings are available.
The bike share program is run by Bublr bikes in Milwaukee and planned for Shorewood and Wauwatosa. They and West Allis were approved for grants to cover most of the cost.
West Allis was approved for $399,360 in federal dollars in a competitive process. The city's share would be nearly $100,000, nearly all of it raised through private donations. No property tax money would be involved.
After the public meeting, consultant R.A. Smith National will firm up proposed bicycle locations and additional information.» Read Full Article
More decorative bike racks could add panache to West Allis locales
More decorative bicycle racks sporting the outline of a bicycle inside a gear that have appeared in downtown West Allis are likely to start appearing in other parts of the city as the city pursues beautification.
The common council approved exploring the cost of such racks and set aside $5,000 in grant money for purchase. The plan is for business owners who want the racks for in front of their establishments to buy the racks, so the financial impact for the city would be zero. Nearly a dozen business owners have expressed interest in having bike racks.
Anywhere from 15 to 20 decorative bike racks could be purchased. The city used similar grant money to place about 30 in the downtown area last year and earlier this year.
West Allis taps into tool to help get foreclosed properties fixed up
West Allis has joined what could be the vanguard of communities that are fighting blight by tapping into a database of bank foreclosures to get names of those responsible for maintaining foreclosed properties.
Banks often allow such properties to get run down and the city has trouble getting the banks to respond to calls on property maintenance issues, according to a news release announcing the new program. It is estimated that the city has about 500 foreclosed properties.
However, the new program will give the city a pipeline to property managers for each foreclosure and their contacts. That is available through a new partnership with Community Champions, a Florida-based company.
The program called proCHAMPS gathers registration information from banking institutions on foreclosures. That registration data contains contact information for property managers. The partnership will cost the city nothing.
West Allis Mayor Dan Devine launched the program that is the first in Wisconsin of its kind, the release said. West Allis joins more than 100 other communities around the country in tapping into the foreclosure database.» Read Full Article
West Allis hears 72nd Street residents who don't want bumpouts
There will be no bumpouts for 72nd Street, the West Allis Common Council decided after 70 residents of 72nd Street signed a petition protesting the bumpouts that cities use to help slow traffic.
Bumpouts are at intersections and they extend sidewalks into the street. Although they usually just close off parking lanes, they make the street seem narrower to drivers who then slow down. The bumpouts were planned as part of the city's resurfacing project from Cleveland Avenue to Kinnickinnic Parkway.
But the residents protested that speeding traffic is not a problem and they don't want the bumpouts.
"We heard them loud and clear," said committee chairman Alderman Gary Barczak. So, that stretch of 72nd Street will be resurfaced as a normal road, he said.
Also, no speed bumps will be contemplated, he said. West Allis doesn't install speed bumps because they are noisy, they can damage cars and they pose a problem for snow plows, he said.
West Allis helping fledgling craft brewery get started
The West Allis Common Council has approved a $35,000 loan to help a craft brewery get on its feet.
The Westallion Brewing Company would be the only one in the city.
Erik Dorfner plans to open the brewery Nov. 10 at about 72nd and Burnham streets. The loan using federal Community Development Block Grant money will be used to buy equipment and have working capital for the first months of operation. Dorfner has additional startup funding.
Alderman Kevin Haass, chairman of the Administration and Finance Committee that recommended the project, said a craft brewery is an amenity that helps set a city apart.
"We're trying to make the community attractive to young folks who like amenities like that," he said.
Burglaries at 10-year low in West Allis, robberies hit 10-year high
West Allis — With the West Allis Police Department publishing its 2015 annual report this month, there are some things that residents might like to know about crime in 2015.
- Burglaries were at a 10-year low.
- Robberies were at a 10-year high.
- Car thefts were just short of the 10-year high.
- Crimes against property were down 11 percent.
- Violent crime was up 10 percent.
Burglaries» Read Full Article
Man, 21, charged in fatal accident on 76th Street in Greenfield
A 21-year-old Greenfield man who was driving with a suspended license, according to Greenfield police, has been charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle after a fatal crash in the 4900 block of 76th Street in Greenfield.
The accident happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. April 17. Charged on June 17 was Shawn Graika who faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine, if convicted.
He is alleged to have been driving 73 mph two seconds before the crash, according to the criminal complaint. That information was downloaded from Graika's SUV sensing diagnostic module data recovery system.
Graika was southbound on 76th Street. He said the driver of the other car, Oscar Balli, pulled out from a parking lot and Graika hit the Balli car broadside. Balli was pronounced dead after being taken to Froedtert Hospital.
Graika is scheduled to make an initial court appearance July 12.
Greenfield couple calls police on their attacking cat
Police responded to a residence in the 3600 block of South 53rd Street after a woman called 911 to report she and her husband were being attacked and held hostage by their cat at about 9:20 p.m. June 17. The cat was eventually caught and turned over to the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission.


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2012 (Redshirt Senior): Named to the 2012 Mountain West Academic All-Conference team ... appeared in 10 games and made four starts ... missed three games from Sept. 29-Oct. 6 with a knee injury ... totaled 37 tackles on the year ... tallied 25 solo tackles and 12 assisted tackles ... recorded a season-best six tackles against Nevada, vs. SMU in the Sheraton Hawai'i and at No. 4 Oregon ... had four tackles for a loss of 23 yards ... recorded one sack at Oregon, when he forced a fumble on the play ... also had a sack in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl and his six tackles in that game were all solo stops ... scooped up a fumble recovery against Air Force.
2011 (Senior): Redshirted due to injuries.
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2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games and started five, including the last four ... had 25 tackles, two for losses and one sack ... forced one fumble and broke up three passes ... had season highs of four tackles against UC Davis, Nevada and Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl.
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Skipjack Tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis: The Skipjack Tuna is one of the most rare yet feisty members of the Scombridae or Tuna, Bonito, and Mackerel Family found in Mexican waters.
The Skipjack Tuna is characterized by its "tuna-like" appearance that is dark blue on its back and silver on its flank and belly. It has a series of four to six horizontal-diagonal stripes along its upper sides, and no spots between the pelvic and pectoral fins. The Skipjack Tuna might be confused with the Black Skipjack, Eurhynnus lineatus (which has 5 to 6 horizontal stripes along its upper sides but has distinguishing black spots or botches between its pelvic and pectoral fins); the Striped Bonito, Sarda orientalis (8 to 11 broken horizontal stripes along its sides, and no spots), and the Eastern Pacific Bonito, Sarda chilensis (five to six oblique dark stripes on upper back and no spots).
The Skipjack Tuna is a coastal pelagic schooling species that is found near offshore reefs. In Mexican fishing waters, it is only found between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz on the Baja California Sur coast, south of Acapulco on the mainland, and around all oceanic islands.
The Skipjack Tuna is normally found at all depths of the water column. The "all-tackle world record," caught in Mexican waters stands as of 2004 at 47.2 inches and 41.6 pounds, with a length of 47.2 inches. The Skipjack is normally an incidental catch on live sardines, rapidly trolled feathers or hootchies, or off the bottom with chrome yo-yo iron. For their size they put up a horrific fight. The Skipjack Tuna is viewed by locals as a good food fish similar in nature to the Yellowfin Tuna. The meat is dark and not appealing, but is very tasty and nutritious.
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"She is deeply concerned about the direction the show has been taking," a source told People magazine on April 7. "She is turned off by the mean-spirited story lines and poor care of the contestants."
Given accusations that "The Biggest Loser" encourages contestants to follow dangerous diets after they leave the campus in order to capture the cash prize, Jillian "wants to distance herself from the Biggest Loser brand," says the source.
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It is said that the Allegheny Mountains are endless. As visitors journey through valleys of the James, Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers, the Alleghenies indeed seem endless, with mountain vistas as far as the eyes can see. Hundreds of miles of trails crisscross the area, taking the adventurous deep into the forest for a truly memorable experience. Travel the Top Drive/North Mountain Loop, and the mountains multiply into the distant haze. Touted as the "Skyline Drive without the crowds," this gravel road leads the wildlife watcher to high elevation forests where scarlet tanagers and rose-breasted grosbeaks abound. As the Alleghenies appear infinite, so do the opportunities for watching wildlife. Awe-inspiring views continue from the trails of Douthat State Park. Keep an eye out for local denizens such as black bear, wild turkey and numerous songbirds. Douthat Lake regularly hosts bald eagles, as does the much larger Lake Moomaw. Neighboring towns provide a variety of accommodations, making an extended stay easily feasible and well worthwhile.
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Skip to comments.Lenten Stations -- Stational Churches - visit each with us during Lent {Catholic Caucus}
Posted on 02/21/2007 9:44:31 AM PST by Salvation
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Stational churches are the churches that are appointed for special morning and evening services during Lent, Easter and some other important days. The tradition started in order to strengthen the sense of community within the Church in Rome, as this system meant that the Holy Father would visit each part of the city and celebrate Mass with the congregation.
The first stational church during Lent is St. Sabina at the Aventine. It was built in the 5th century, presumably at the site of the original Titulus Sabinae, a church in the home of Sabina who had been martyred c. 114. The tituli were the first parish churches in Rome. St Dominic lived in the adjacent monastery for a period soon before his death in 1221. Among other residents of the monastery were St Thomas Aquinas.
Visit Churches of Rome and "Station Churches", a Lenten Journey by Fr. Bill for more information about stational churches.
Day I - Ash Wednesday
From as early as the third century, the Church of Rome observed the season of Lent by journey each day to a "Station Church" or one of the ancient and prominent churches of Rome. Here the Bishop of Rome, the Holy Father, would lead the people in prayer. It is a symbol of unity as well as a pilgrimage of faith. Unfortunately, the custom ceased during the Avignon papacy in 1305 but interest was revived by Saint Leo XIII at the turn of the 20th century. Blessed John XXIII fully was restored the custom in 1959.
Today, from the earliest times, the Mass is celebrated in the Santa Sabina, "The gem of the Aventine" and home of the Dominicans. Tradition holds that Santa Sabina was a widow who was converted to Christianity by her servant. She was martyred during the persecutions by Hadrian (117-138). The Basilica was built over a house which was thought to be owned by Santa Sabina between 422-432. From the apse mosaic, we know that Celestine I was serving as Pope.
At 5:00 in the evening on Ash Wednesday, the Holy Father will come here to participate at an Ecumenical penance service where he will receive ashes.
In older missals, each day in Lent and other feasts refer to a "Station" in some church of Rome. Although this practice is not highlighted in our present missals, the Church still honors this tradition of Stational Churches, particularly during the Lenten season (see the Vatican website for the list of the stational churches for Lent).
On the day of the station, the faithful would gather in one church (church of the collecta or gathering) and in procession singing the Litany of the Saints or psalms, they would go to the church where the Mass was to be celebrated: there they met the Pope and his clergy, coming in state from his Patriarchal Palace of the Lateran. This was called "making the station." Such a Mass was a "conventual mass" (or community Mass) of the City and the world, Urbis et Orbis (the visible congregation in Rome and the invisible audience of the entire world). This old custom reminds us that Rome is the center of Christian worship, from which we received our faith and our liturgy.
Present Practice of the Stational Church
There is not always a Papal Mass in the stational church, but the stational procession and Mass have been restored at Rome, especially in Lent when each day has its proper Station and Mass. On Ash Wednesday the station at Santa Sabina Church is the most important of all, because the Pope still gathers there and distributes ashes to the people. In the 1968 Enchiridion of Indulgences states "[a] partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who on the day indicated in the Roman Missal devoutly visit the Stational Church of Rome (Stationalium Ecclesiarum Urbis visitatio) named for that day; but if they also assist at the sacred functions celebrated in the morning or evening, a plenary indulgence is granted."
There are 86 stations of the year (great feasts and during Lent), and on Christmas, three, and on Easter, two "stational Masses" are mentioned, bringing the number of these stations to 89. Most of the stations are named after saints. In gathering for the Mass, the saint was so vividly in the minds of the people, that the saint seemed present among them. This explains why the missal states "Statio ad sanctum Paulum." The service is, as Pius Parsch states: "not merely in the church of St. Paul, but rather in his very presence. In the stational liturgy, then, St. Paul was considered as actually present and acting in his capacity as head and pattern for the liturgical worshipers. Yes, even more, the assembled congregation entered into a mystical union with the saint by sharing in his glory and by seeing him beforehand the Lord's advent in the Mass."
The processing from church to church demonstrates our earthly pilgrimage to our eternal home. This universal Christian practice also reminds of our Roman heritage, and helps us pray as one body, encouraging and praying for one another, worshipping together as a universal community. Let us use this old custom for "interior transformation and transmutation through the Lenten Eucharist under the leadership of our stational saint in holy fellowship." (M. Hellriegel).
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Let us know if you have visited any of these churches in person!
great post, Salvation. Thank you.
I can't seem to find an English translation for the original post, sorry.
yeah, but the sketches are cool
Salvation didn't know.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
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I think because it is actually the cathedral church of Rome.
WooHoo! Thanks Salvation.
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If there is any place in Rome where Lent, with its atmosphere of penitential solitude mixes with the reawakening of spring, then it must be along this path which climbs up from the Circus Maximus towards the Aventine, on the top of which stands the Church of St. Sabina.
In God's name then let us go up to the holy mount. Is it not significant that the first Lenten mystery is celebrated on a mount, the Aventine? Already in pre-Christian days this hill was an asylum for refugees, a post of security. To St. Sabinaa martyr, converted to the faith by the prayers, fasts and example of her Christian servantwe entrust ourselves today. To her we have recourse in our sinfulness. She will present her martyrdom and her prayers to God on our behalf and obtain His blessing upon our Christian warfare, so that "we may be converted to God with our whole heart, in fasting and in weeping and in mourning, and rend our hearts and not our garments, and turn to the Lord, our God."
Let us pray: Grant, O Lord, to Thy faithful people that they may begin the venerable solemnities of fasting with becoming piety, and may persevere to the end with steadfast devotion. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Lovely photo, thanx for posting.
Thanks, have a blessed Lent.
Yes, they are.
You're welcome. May the Season of Lent provide you with stepping stones to holiness.
**Let us pray: Grant, O Lord, to Thy faithful people that they may begin the venerable solemnities of fasting with becoming piety, and may persevere to the end with steadfast devotion. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.**
Thanks for coming to the thread.
I thought it was a great idea too. Each day we will add the Stational Church of that day.
Have a fruitful Lent.
I enjoyed the online visit to the first church "station" in la bella Roma.
Great post, great idea! Thanks.
Day II. Thursday after Ash Wednesday.
"May everything we do begin with your inspiration, continue with your help, and reach perfection under your guidance" (Collect for today).
StationSt. George
Just a short distance from St. Sabina stands our second stational church, St. George in Velabro. The church dates back to the year 500, but was reconstructed under Leo II (682-683). This church is one of the original 25 diaconal seats of the Roman church. The head of this warrior Saint is preserved under the high altar.
The purpose of Holy Lent is to bring about a spiritual renovation. This work of renovation is accomplished by both God and man; by God, principally through the holy Eucharist; by man, mainly by fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.
May our stational patron, St. George, helps us to overcome the dragon of inertia in our prayer life and to cast again with new fervor our cares upon the Lord.
Let us pray: O God, who by sin art offended and by penance appeased, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy suppliant people, and turn away the scourges of Thy wrath, which we deserve for our sins. Through Christ, Our Lord.
The station for today is on Mt. Coelius in the basilica which the Christian Senator Pammachius built over the home of the martyrs Sts. John and Paul and which is dedicated to them. Near the church was a hospice where Pammachius dispensed his fortune in charity to the poor.
Day III. Friday after Ash Wednesday
Lord, through this Lenten Eucharist may we grow in your love and service and become an acceptable sacrifice to you. We ask this through Christ our Lord" (Prayer Over Gifts for today).
Santi Giovanni e Paolo has the Passionist monastery next to it. St. Paul of the Cross is buried there. Several Popes used to make their annual retreats at the monastery. Also, this basilica has had American cardinals serve as titulars, currently held by Cardinal Egan.
It is a gorgeous basilica inside. The monastery gardens are very peaceful to stroll around.
Today, Pope Benedict announced the canonization of one of the Passionists. So it's a special day for that order.
StationSts. John and Paul
The third Lenten Station takes us up to a high hill of ancient Romethe Celian Hill, which stands in front of the Palatine and which dominates the valley of the Circus Maximus. The church was built upon the house where Saints John and Paul were martyred and buried. Martyred in the year 361, by Julian the Apostate, they were two imperial officers in Constantine's court.
We celebrate the divine mysteries today in the light of the "two candelabras shining before the Lord," as the Church calls the two brothers John and Paul. There can be no fruitful lent without practical charity. Practical charity means that we must come to our brother's rescue sincerely, unselfishly and supernaturally.
As children of the God of charity, let us so approach today's Eucharist that it may enkindle in us the spirit of true Christian charity, and thus to "be perfect, as our heavenly Father is perfect."
Let us pray: Regard with Thy loving care, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the fast which we have begun; that the abstinence, which we keep with our body may be exercised with sincerity of mind. We ask this Through Christ, Our Lord.
Io non parlo molto italiano ma e interesante in tutti casi. (Hope I got that right.)
It sounds like you have been to Rome. Oh, I would love to make that trip! But I understand that with any tour there is a lot of walking in Rome.
The station for today is at the church dedicated to St. Augustine of Hippo. Michalangelo was one of the artists commissioned for the decoration of the church. The Renaissance façade, one of the first in this style, is built of travertine marble said to be from the ruins of the Colosseum.
Day IV. Saturday after Ash Wednesday
"Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may be faithful in your sight"
Remember that if you click on the Vatican site (first post) you can read about the Stational Church of the Day -- but it's in Latin!
The ceiling and dome at Sant'Agostino. The blues and golds are much more vivid in person than in this picture. Sant'Agostino is one of my favorite churches in Rome partly because of my affinity for St. Augustine and for his saintly mother who is buried there. The Caravaggio Madonna of the Pilgrims and Raphael's Isaiah are there. Here's the high altar designed by Bernini:
Thank you for these wonderful photos. Truly gorgeous.
StationSt. Augustine/St. Tryphon
Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) laid the relics of St. Tryphon to rest under the present church of St. Augustine.
Health of body and, above all, health of soul are precious gifts from Godgifts for which we must be grateful. The Church is particularly concerned about the health of our soul, the well being in us of the life of Christ. She knows our spiritual shortsightedness, she knows, the unsteadiness of our will, she knows the power of our passions, all of theminfirmities caused by Original Sin, as well as by our personal sins. She sees her children make resolutions and break them. She knows how often the fuller unfolding of the sacramental life is impeded because her sons and daughters are lacking in purity of intention and proper appreciation of God's gifts.
For that very reason she instituted this holy season as a time of great healing. Lent is God's hospital. Serious operations are to be performed during this time. And blessed are they who gladly submit to them. Vitia comprimis, mentem elevasvices are to be curbed, spiritual cancers to be removed, the mind is to be renewed, elevated, so that, after our stay in His hospital, the same mind may be in us, which is also in Christ Jesus.
We humbly implore our dual Saints to guide us to the Divine Physician, the Healer of our soul and body.
Let us pray: Be mindful, O Lord, of our supplications, and grant that we may keep with devout service this solemn fast, which thou has wholesomely ordained for the healing of our souls and bodies. Through Christ, Our Lord.
The Station today is at St. John Lateran. The Lateran is comprised of the Basilica, the Pontifical Palace and the Baptistry. The church is dedicated to the Christ the Savior. In the fifth century the titles of St. John Baptist and St. John the Evangelist were added. The Papal altar contains the wooden altar on which St. Peter is said to have celebrated Mass. This basilica is the mother of all churches and is the only church which has the title of Archbasilica.
Day IV. Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Day 4 Photo: The tomb of Saint Monica - a model of
There is also a statue by Sansovino of the Madonna of Birth where all of the Roman women come and pray for safe deliveries (1516). But the highlight is the tomb of Saint Monica - a model of faithful perseverance in prayer (332-387). Through her intercession, her wayward son, Augustine, converted and became a Doctor of the Church. There I offered a prayer for my mother, in thanksgiving for her prayers, and for all mothers.
(Photo: Our Lord with his mother and
Day V. Sunday, Week I.
"Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Communion Antiphon for today - Mt 4:4)
StationOur Most Holy Savior in the Lateran
The Cathedral Basilica of Romecaput et mater omnium ecclesiarum Urbis et Orbistriumphantly celebrates the first solemn day of Lent.
Today, the faithful pilgrim in spirit to the Lateran Basilica of the Most Holy Savior, "head and mother of all the churches of the City and the World," the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. In this basilica Lent officially begins, in this church also, it is concluded.
The acceptable time is at hand. "We exhort that you receive not the grace of God in vain." "It is true," says St. Leo, "there is no season, which is not rich with God' gifts. His grace does ever give us an entry to His mercy, yet at this time the minds of all should be urged with greater earnestness towards spiritual progress, and should be animated by a trust in God stronger than ever, for now the anniversary of that day on which we were redeemed is drawing near. Therefore, let us be moved to perform every work of godliness, to the end that we may be able to celebrate, with clean minds and bodies, that mystery, which excels all othersthe mystery of the Lord's passion." (Matins, Second Nocturne)
This holy fast (Quadragesima) will open unto us the gates of Paradise. We must embrace it with prayer and supplication, so that we may rejoice with the Lord on the day of Resurrection.
Let us pray: O God, who does purify Thy Church by the yearly observance of forty days; grant to Thy household that what we strive to obtain from Thee by self-denial, we may secure by good works. Through Christ, Our Lord.
The Station today is at St. Peter in Chains. The church was one of the tituli, Rome's first parish churches, known as the Titulus Eudoxiae or the Eudoxiana. It was built over the ruins of an Imperial villa in 442 (or possibly 439), to house the chains that had bound St. Peter in prison in Jerusalem.
Day VI. Monday, Week I.
"Lord, may this offering of our love be acceptable to you. Let it transform our lives and bring us your mercy. We ask this through Christ our Lord" (Pray over the Gifts for today).
StationSt. Peter in Chains
From the heart of the Roman Forum, the penitential procession climbed up the road winding up towards the Esquiline Hill and came to the church of St. Peter in Chains, also called the "Eudossian Basilica" (as it had been built in the place of another church by Eurdossia, wife of the emperor Valentinian III, to preserve in it the chains of St. Peter).
The Station of this day is at St. Peter in Chains and the Church takes us today to the divinely appointed watchman of "the lambs and sheep of Christ"St. Peter.
The Chains, which held the shepherd of the lambs and sheep consist of forty-four links. Forty-four days separate us from Holy Thursday, the beginning of the Paschal solemnities when our "Lenten" work must be an accomplished fact.
How many links has that chain from which Christ, our good Shepherd, desires to free us in this acceptable time? We are fully aware that during this season of salvation this chain must be broken and the links thrown outthe big ones in particular. Which are your principal faults? Are you working against them?
Let us pray: Convert us, O God our salvation, that the Lenten fast may be of profit to us. Instruct our minds with heavenly discipline. Through Christ, Our Lord.
At Rome, the Station is in the church of St. Anastasia, where, formerly, the Mass of the Aurora on Christmas Day was celebrated. The first church was built in the late 3rd or early 4th century, and was one of the first parish churches of ancient Rome. It was given by a woman called Anastasia and called titulus Anastasiae after her. Later, it was dedicated to a martyr of the same name.
Day VII. Tuesday, Week I.
"Forgive us the wrong we have done as we forgive those who wrong us" (Gospel for today - Mt 6:12).
StationSt. Anastasia
Linked to this church is the tradition of the "first-light" MassMass at dawnwhich is celebrated in the first hours of the Christmas morning.
We keep this day in company with the widow-martyr, whose heavenly birthday the Church observes on the very birthday of the Light of the world. In the Christmas Mass "at dawn" St. Anastasia, whose name means "dawn"the new lightis commemorated. In that "aurora Mass" and again today, the words fulgebit, fulgeat"shine, radiateoccur.
A holy "radiating" is the fruit of a holy Lent. Everyone is called to be an "Anastasia", a new light, replenished by the light of ChristLumen Christi.
Let us pray: Look down upon Thy household, Lord, and grant that our souls, chastened by the mortification of the flesh, may radiate in Thy sight with the desire for Thee. Through Christ, Our Lord.
Today's Station is at St. Mary Major. The spring Ember Week consecrated the new season to God and by prayer and fasting sought to obtain abundant graces for those who on Saturday were to receive Holy Orders. The Station was fittingly held in the church, which witnessed the first scrutinies for the coming ordinations, and which was dedicated to the mother of the great High Priest.
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I know. Sometimes I'm so cool you forget I'm a homeschooler. Wait, no offense to homeschoolers. I'll shut up now. Anyway, I ordered these great things from Rainbow Resource Center called Magnetic Tangrams. Michael is a shapes-y/math guy, so he loves making stuff out of them on the fridge:
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tangrams Rock
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Aww! How cute!ReplyDelete
Those would disappear in 48 hours in our house. Our cats like to eat things and my daughter likes to feed stuff to them. Not a good combination...ReplyDelete
I'm such a cool homeschooler that I took a week off from it last week and just let my kids play. Ha.ReplyDelete
Just kidding. I'm actually getting ready for baby Caleb in the next couple of weeks so we're doing a lot of work around here.
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CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Following weeks of speculation, Pipedream CEO Nick Orlandino has finalized his purchase of Devil's Film, giving the veteran novelty executive and his Giant Media Group complete control over Devil's extensive catalog and day-to-day operations.
With the buyout complete, Orlandino promoted Eric Gutterman to vice president of operations and Steve Volponi to vice president of sales and production.
Orlandino finalized the deal April 4, and assumed control of the company April 5. Keith Repult, Devil's former owner, approved the transaction and has retired from the adult industry to focus on other business endeavors.
Orlandino is optimistic about the future, and he's confident that his veteran leadership will bring Devil's continued success.
"I'm excited to have such a great team in place to run the company as Pipedream consumes most of my time," Orlandino said. "I look forward to seeing what Eric and Steve can do and I can't wait to get the ball rolling."
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Madeline Peyroux recently toured through her Native Brooklyn. Her career has now spanned decades, from her street minstrel days in Paris to her stunning debut in 1996 and through several albums. She may channel jazz and pop greats, but she is a force of her own.
Dreamland (1996)
Ms. Peyroux's first album, Dreamland has strong routes in her minstrel days, with fresh-strumming guitar accompaniment and a clean, uncluttered sound. She tips her hat to her teenage years in Paris with a rich, accordian-accompanied "La Vie En Rose". Ms. Peyroux showed off her songwriting skills with the folk-Jazz "Always a Use". The title-song, "Dreamland" has a modern indie-rock vibe off which her silky voice bounces effortlessly.
Careless Love (2004)
Six years elapsed before her next album, Careless Love. The wait was well worth it, rewarding fans with a spice-infused rendition of "Dance Me to the End of Love". Her original "Don't Wait Too Long", is easy-swing that will carry your feet to the floor. In this album, her musical flexibility came to the fore.
Bare Bones (2009)
Having established herself as a modern-jazz poetess, Miss Peyroux laid it on the line with Bare Bones, composing every track herself and in tandem with co-writers. The collection is as real and intimate as her interpretations of other's music, taking introspective and unexpected turns in subject and music. "Damn the Circumstances" shows the evolution of her jazz and soul-infused style.
Standing On the Rooftop (2011)
Standing On The Rooftop combines interpretations of other's work with stellar pieces of her own. With "The Kind You Can't Afford", she even delves into a rap-style lyric mixed with a jazz-blues accompaniment and bridge. In one moment, she surprises by channeling Ani-DiFranco, unexpected but beautiful.
The Blue Room (2012)
Originally inspired by Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ms. Peyroux's latest album took its own path. The album as a whole, though, does not have the same power as her other albums. Her rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire" is the star of the album. The opening is reminiscent of Copeland, and the return of her smoky sound was a welcome change from the rest of the album.
Although her most recent album is not as musically innovative as her others, Madeline Peyroux surely has a grand career ahead of her. Her fans eagerly await her next album and her return to her hometown NYC.


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I like begonias as they are easy to grow and need little attention once they have started to grow in the spring. I generally grow them in pots or hanging baskets(depending on variety).I am able to protect them in this way from slugs as they feast on them!
I leave them out till frost is expected and then remove the top growth and store them in their containers( make sure they are dry, or they will rot).I leave them in the garage which is attached to the house and therefore are protected from the frost.
I do the same with the plugs although some of them may not shoot up again in the spring. I usually start checking them in March/April and water and repot them and put them in a unheated GH till danger of frost is over.
I think that it is the frost and wet compost in winter that kills them.
It may seem like alot of work but they do flower their socks off till the frost arrives.
Here's my 3 pennys' worth.I was treated to a state of the art PULSATING ociliating sprinkler from DOBIES. I need to go on a course to learn to adjust it. Despite SEVERAL E-mails to them and expensive long phone calls for instructions(none on box) I have have had NO joy. Small wonder that they had to be taken over by God TESCO to survive.When will retailers learn that GOOD after sale service is what makes them money. Word of mouth and bad publicity is damaging. One good job that Twitter does do
I fully understand your problem happycottontail, I have a magnificent 30 odd year old Discovery and it is loaded with fruit every year(except last year). They are early eaters and are usually ready in the middle of August. This year, as you observed they are not ready. But like you, the crows are feasting on them and now they have invited four Green Parakeets who are stripping the tree!!
It is upsetting as the children in the street love going up the tree to pick the fruit and at this rate there will be nothing left.My neighbour has offered to shoot them with his airgun but I'd rather they(the birds) shared the apples with us. The tree is too big to net.So I am just doing an impression of a demented old birdtrying to chase them away and just admiring the shining red apples that are still on the tree.I have given up fighting life, after all, the bird table that the birds feed on daily is under the tree so to them this is just an added autumn treat I suppose! Ho hum.
Steephill is right, yuo can use the black tubing as I suggested or hosepipe which is cheaper. The connections are available at plumbing merchants in different widths.They are similar to the connector you must have used to connect up your second butt.
Depends on how far the available space is in your garden, from the waterbutts already in situ. I have a few butts by the house and have connected more using corrugated black tubing(the type used to connect pond pumps). It works fine for me. Do give it a try and see.
Ta Zoomer44, even at my age I learn some thing new every day.Not being a beer/larger drinker I have not come across them
I will try to leave some lavender this year Fidget, I usually use them to deter moths in wardrobes and book cases.
Oh Verdun, perish the thought, never mind cake who wil get your coat eh?
What is a widget please,Zoomer44? I do use pingpong balls(cheaper than tennis ones.) I used to use camera film spool containers but like wine bottle corks they are hard to come by now.But I do agree, I have had quite a few close shaves over the years but luckily still have my eyes intact! We don't realise how dangerous our gardens are.
Yes Fidget, and it is a very welcome added pleasure when the Gold Finches arrive en mass to do acrobatics on the bare plant as they spend quite a while picking the seeds. Smile inducing I feel, on a bleak winters day


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College Hockey:Yale, North Dakota, Boston College, Miami get No. 1 seeds for 2011 NCAA tournament
Teams from four different conferences earned the No. 1 seeds in the regional brackets for the 2011 NCAA tournament when the seeds were announced on Sunday.
Yale, North Dakota, Boston College and Miami are the top teams in the four regionals.
Yale, the No. 1 overall seed, hosts the East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday and Saturday and plays Atlantic Hockey champion Air Force in the first round. Union and Minnesota-Duluth square off in the other first-round game.
North Dakota plays in the Midwest Regional in Green Bay, Wis., playing Rensselaer on Saturday. Denver plays Western Michigan at the Resch Center.
Boston College was bracketed in the West Regional in St. Louis, where it will open play Friday against Colorado College. Michigan and Nebraska-Omaha meet in the other regional semifinal.
"When we were looking at the bracket and New Hampshire ended up as a 4 seed, we couldn't go to New Hampshire," Boston College coach Jerry York said. "It was either Green Bay or St. Louis. Sometimes they tweak things a little, so we weren't really positive.
"We don't know a lot about [Colorado College]. We'll have tapes of them and we'll look at them. We have a good feel of how they play. They've been a good skating team over the years.
"This summer, I was in Switzerland watching the U.S. Under-17 team play and [CC coach Scott Owens] was with me. We talked and said it's been too long since we've played each other. We were trying to think about scheduling each other down the road."
Miami, the CCHA playoff champion, faces New Hampshire in the Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H. on Saturday. Merrimack and Notre Dame were slotted into the other semifinal.
"Obviously, our goal this past weekend was to win the CCHA," Miami coach Enrico Blasi said. "In doing so, we got the No. 1 seed. It's exciting for us to be in the national tournament. … It's going to be a tough draw to play New Hampshire in Manchester. We've been there before. It was tough. Their fans are right behind them. That having been said, it was no different than last night with Western's fans [in the CCHA final].
"We've been in enough times to know you've got play your best hockey no matter what."
Merrimack fell short in the Hockey East final against Boston College.
"Our guys are still getting over last night but it helps when you make the selection process," Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy said. "The only thing the president of the college asked of me when I took the job was to schedule Notre Dame. It took six years, but it's finally happened. It will be
an honor to play such a prolific program.
"To play in front of a home crowd is huge. I'd like to think that the committee took into account our crowd [at the Hockey East tournament] when they decided to put us in Manchester."
The brackets work out so the national semifinals put the winners of the East and Northeast regionals, and the West and Midwest regionals.
The field consists of five WCHA teams, four from the CCHA, three each from Hockey East and ECAC Hockey, and one from Atlantic Hockey.
See the printable bracket (PDF) here, and follow our NCAA tournament page here.
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- Strokerdriver
Pretty good setup for the East and NorthEast with the better teams being slotted in the West and MidWest brackets. Yale will have hands full with AF in opening round and how does #1 and #2 from WCHA end up in same bracket? I understand the whole number slotting sequence, but they tweaked for BC and NH they should also tweak to even the brackets…..
- Knocker
definitely see the stroker in your name. it have anything to do with two of the top three teams being from the east? or should they load up the east to punish Yale and BC?
- Strokerdriver
Ok Knocker, that is soooo much better than Stroker….. Point is you have BC, CC, UNO in the same bracket and then you have UND and Denver in the other bracket and any of these 5 could make a serious run to the championship. Just seems to be a bit tougher road than what the other 2 brackets have. I personally would rather see a UND-BC championship game rather than a UND or BC versus anyone from the East-NorthEast brackets. I hope Yale can make their way into the big game and then get destroyed by either one of the 5 previously mentioned.
- FightinSue
Whoa whoa whoa. Slow down. CC and UNO have no chance of winning a national championship. Heck, you're talking about that bracket and Michigan is by far more likely to win the title than those two.
- Strokerdriver
I think Blais will have UNO ready to play come Friday. Either way I don't believe Michigan has anything for BC or CC… Tough bracket as we all know.
UNO might surprise you.
- I do not even like BC
How was it tweaked for BC and UNH? UNH had to be in Manchester and BC got shifted west. What are you whining about?
- Strokerdriver
Not whining about anything sherlock…. I guess "shifted" and "tweaked" are different in your vocabulary…….. GO SIOUX!!!!!
- Matto
They didn't tweak for BC and UNH. There were three basic rules that needed to be observed:
1) No intra-conference matchups in the first round.
2) No switching teams between bands.
3) Host teams play in their host location.
Once New Hampshire qualified, they had to play in Manchester against a team from a different conference. Since they couldn't move UNH up to the #3 seed in the region (or BC off of being a #1 seed), that meant that BC had to be moved.
There are no similar rules preventing a single conference from having its #1 and #2 teams as the top two seeded teams in the same bracket. In point of fact, it is also happening in Bridgeport this year, with the ECAC, and it happened last year in Fort Wayne with the CCHA.
- Dittoheadadt
What the hell does it matter that Miami gets a Number 1 seed? Big friggin' deal. Just words, "Number 1 seed." What good does that do them? They get to play UNH at UNH's home, and then if the other Regional Semi goes according to the seedings, they get to play Merrimack in a home game for Merrimack (for all intents and purposes).
Brilliant work, FF braintrust.
- Mpkarine
miami plays merrimack…then merrimac plays notre dame????
- collegehockeyfan
that's what the bracket says!
- Jdor40
There's really no cupcakes in any bracket. That's how it's supposed to go. This should be a really good tournament. I'm a Sioux fan, and I honestly think that the seedings went the only way that they could. Miami definitely gets the short end being a #1 seed and having to travel out to play UNH at home followed possibly by Merrimack, but BC definitely has nearly as tough a road in my opinion. They have to travel out west and face a very good CC team and if they win they'll get either a rested UNO team or a team that should have been a #1 seed had they taken care of business against W. Michigan. I don't like seeing the Sioux in the same bracket as Denver but it was unavoidable based on the rankings and where the other teams fell. Even Yale being a #1 seed has their work cut out for them. The play an Air Force team that beat them early in the year and then will face the winner of Duluth (who was ranked #1 in the country for a week or two early in the season) and Union (the team that actually finished ahead of them in the ECAC regular season). I'm fired up! The trash talking can be thrown out the door as it's time to get it on!
- Jason
Well said
- hookeyfan
BC should be in New Hampshire and Miami should be in St Louis. Miami fans would travel 6 hours to see there team and BC would travel 2-3 hours to see their team play. Why the selection committee constantly makes changes is beyond me. Miami has had to travel east several of the last years as a number one seed. Now only a select few will get the opportunity to see their teams. Idiots simply idiots in charge
- guest
great comment from a UND fan. a breath of fresh air. if only there were more of you…
- sioux_rube
There is no easy road to the NC and as always there is a good chance UND won't get to the big game. At the end of the day each team in each bracket has to beat someone to win, that being said please God deliver us from BC haha! Let's see those Black Reebok Business Suits show up to work!
- Mountain Man
No way UND gets by Denver. No way. Denver outplayed them last night.
- Nyqi
I am a HUGE UND fan and agree that they got outplayed last night but remember we were missing our hottest player over the last month or so. Our team is a different group when Jason Gregoire plays as it gives us much better scoring balance and a MUCH MUCH better PP unit. They said that if last night was to make the tourney he would have played so he will play next weekend for sure. I think that there are a number of teams that could win it this year and UND is one of them for sure.
- Jdorf40
Considering last night means absolutely nothing today or moving forward I guess I'll disregard your post. The Sioux won the season series with Denver and played the late game on Friday against a solid CC team. Denver was in a knock down fight until the 3rd place game against Bemidji. And if I remember correctly, Michigan Tech had 2 wins in the WCHA this year and their most recent one was a few weeks ago on Denver's ice. I hardly think the Sioux have no chance of beating Denver if they face each other again. Also, Gregoire should be back next weekend which makes the depth of their second line as good as a few 1st lines of other teams. Having said that, Denver has some good talent up front. They've got as good a chance as anyone in the tourney I think. If the Wildcats Rule, you should stick to assessing their games because even though Denver outplayed UND last night (in your opinion), the Sioux were the 3rd team in WCHA history to repeat as Final 5 champs. Good day.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=501157411 Joey Loeffler Jr
Keep in mind Denver didn't even have to play defense the last twenty minutes. When they got beat the just dragged a player down without any concerns about the rules being enforced against them. Also, look at the crosschecking calls, etc that were called to help DU along. I'll admit the crosscheck against Denver was weak but the two preceding that by UND were disgusting. Plus as a few others have said, we did not have Gregoire and we did not wear our Blacks. Can Denver win? Absolutely. Are they consistently the better team? No. They already ceded two trophies to the Sioux.
- Siouxfan
Then why did Denver lose?
- Anonymous
Chay Genoway was back from an injury, Gregoire, Rowney, and Rodwell were all out, and we had just gotten done playing an amazing game against CC the night before and we still held off Denver…. we may have been skating flat for awhile but Dell played fantastic and the Sioux finished the job. I'll agree Denver outplayed the Sioux but look who is holding both the Broadmoor and McNaughton Cup.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CWPQZ32UR7QJOJ2FZTNK2MXMKI paul
bc got screwed, unh shouldn't even have made the tourney, and bc would be a one seed in the east
- Wildcats Rule
Agree. BC got screwed. They should have gotten a #1 seed in the East. Instead, the #4 seed, UNH, gets treated like a #1 seed and lands in their backyard. Harsh reality: BC will have to beat four great teams to win the tourney. They could do it, but very, very tough.
- Jdorf40
Yeah, UNH gets to play at home because that's how the rules have been for years. You're nuts if you think that just because they're at home they're going to walk over Miami. That's a good hockey team.
- Garbagegoal
scared ther gonna lose to CC?
- Anonymous
Every Regional has teams that got hosed…. #1 and #2 of ECAC are in the same Regional, same with the WCHA, and CCHA. Only teams that got off well are UNH and Merrimack both basically having home games as #2 and #4 seeds
- Wildcats Rule
BC, best team in nation, will not repeat. They will have to beat CC, then Michigan or Omaha, then UND or Denver just to get to the finals. They are great, but that would be a string of huge, tough wins just to get to the finals. Then, they would likely face Yale, a team that almost beat them last year, but is even better this year.
- Jdorf40
If there's a team that can do it, it's BC. I refuse to doubt the ability of that hockey team as they have consistently made me eat my words. I won't fall for that again. It is however a fact that they've got a tough road ahead of themselves. I see either BC or UNO coming out of that bracket.
- Thericefamily
The selection committee only got two things right – Yale vs. Air Force in Bridgeport and North Dakota vs. RPI in Green Bay, and other than that, they blew it.
So much emphasis is being placed on the "integrity of the brackets" that it has gotten to the point of being absurd (is there really that much difference between a #5 seed and a #12?), and the rule where a team hosting a regional has to be placed in that regional had the selection committee go through all sort of unnecessary gyrations to accommodate New Hampshire having to be in Manchester and really botched things up this year.
Firstly, bottom line, Yale belongs in Bridgeport, they earned it. North Dakota belongs in Green Bay. They earned it. BC belongs in Manchester. They earned it. And Miami belongs in St. Louis. They earned. Period. End of discussion. BC and Miami should not have been moved to accommodate New Hampshire.
Second, Union won the ECAC regular season title. Why should they be placed in the same bracket as Yale? The two top teams in the ECAC should not be in the same bracket. Union should be in Manchester. Likewise, Merrimack should be in Bridgeport. The top two teams in the ECAC and the top two teams in Hockey East deserve to stay out east, and in both cases the top two teams from the same conference should not be in the same bracket. If New Hampshire has to be in Manchester, fine, let them be there with Union and BC.
Likewise, North Dakota and Denver should not be in the same bracket. Miami and Denver should be in St. Louis, and North Dakota and Michigan should be in Green Bay.
The NCAA wonders why they have regionals and there are thousands of empty seats. This is why.
It also seems obsessed about not having a Frozen Four like Columbus with four teams from the same conference. Who cares? The Frozen Four is sold out. Let the teams decide who should be there.
- Strokerdriver
I agree, BC should be out East and Miami in the MidWest. I mean really, you jack around 2 #1 seeds for a 13 seed???? All that does is prevent a potential UND-BC Championship game. If you have 5 teams from the same conference shouldn't there be atleast 1 in each bracket?
- Matto
The rule that could perhaps be changed is the one preventing conference rematches in the opening round, at least when the host team is involved and is the lower seed.
I think it makes much more sense to try for geographical integrity, if the brackets support. That is, no, I really *don't* care to see teams from one conference spread among all 4 brackets. But it has happened in 3 of the 6 years prior to t his one (WCHA in 2005 and 2008, and CCHA in 2009), so it's not like there is any kind of rule against it.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IYD7NK6FTLB4LRMESZMPLSZIIU william
So….Miami takes care of business….dominates the CCHA Championships….and they're sent out East to essentially play a road game against UNH. They're the better team and they're gonna win this game but it still isn't right to have to go into somebody else's "home" and win when you're the higher seed. I just don't get it.
- Markd
William – since UNH is the host, they "have" to be at home. So either Miami goes on the road to to play UNH or BC does. I'm not too sure BC would have been too keen with that. Either way, one of the tops seeds gets put in a tough spot.
- Luke_perlow
they put all the wcha teams together, so the chance of a all wcha frozen 4 won't happen again, like it did a few years back.
- Brian the Brain
Completely agree. Especially with your point about there being little difference between teams 5-12. I don't see why the committee didn't swap UNH and UNO, making UNH #12 (a 3 seed) and UNO #13 (a 4 seed). UNH wins the individual PWR comparison over UNO, has a higher RPI, and went further in their conference tournament. That simple (and justifiable) swap would have allowed the 1 seeds (BC and Miami) to stay closer to home without sacrificing bracket integrity.
Even as a UNH fan from Manchester I think that the BC/Miami swap is just wrong. There is no reason why UNH couldn't be a (3) seed and all of these complaints could have been avoided. I like the Idea that conferences should host regionals and not specific teams.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=501157411 Joey Loeffler Jr
Winning the Beanpot isn't exactly a national bragging right . . . then again neither is winning Hockey East. Don't get me wrong, BC is a great team and if my team is lucky enough to get my Denver they'll have their hands full, but BCs other trophies don't mean anything.
- Dserpico
Let me see, over the last 5 years:
BC 2 National Championships, NoDak 0
BC 4 final appearances, NoDak 0
BC v NoDak in the Semi Finals – BC 3, NoDak 0
- Go Sioux
This is 2011… But if u wanna use that logic: UND has 7 natl titles and 15 conference titles. How many does BC have in their shitty conference?
- HErulz
Last time I checked – that "shi**y" conference has the the last 3 National Champions. And as for UND…you looked pretty "shi**y" yourself at Maine earlier this year.
- Get Real
Were we supposed to go undefeated?
- HErulz
Nope – simply making the point that before you insult a conference – you'd better have your info correct. If HE is so "bad" – as "Go Sioux" stated so eloquently, one should consider that the last 3 Natl Champions play here. Having such a "bad" conference dominate the landscape in the post-season doesn't reflect well on the other conferences. Let's be honest – "homer" opinions aside…there are no walk-about conferences, and if you took BC or UNH out to the WCHA or moved UND or Denver to HE, none of them would win every in-conference game. Believe it or not – there is parity in college hockey. Let's just sit back…enjoy the show…and stop throwing rocks at each other. At least until the Frozen Four is over with. I'm a Maine fan – again watching from the sidelines. But I do hope that one of the HE teams win it all…that is simply conference pride. let me preface that statement…so long as that HE team isn't UNH or BC. So…Go Merrimack.
- Where Eagles Dare
the question is, when the regionals keep going back to places like Manchester and Bridgeport, are the same teams going to get to host year after year?? The entire process is absolutely ridiculous…
real simple, just have the conferences host the regionals, and let the #1 seeds stay home. NOT the f***ing same old wannabee teams like UNH, who haven't won a thing in 70 years, yet keep getting to play at home each time they squeak into the NCAA's
- Suture1
I couldn't agree more! This crap about the "hosting team" is total bunch of manure. Really, what other sport in our entire country does this kind of idiotic screw job? The more I think about it the more it is absolutely laughable. Listen, you cannot "USE" a hockey tournament, much less the national championship tourney, to promote college hockey. This should be done during the year. To screw over….several….teams is so pathetic it makes me sick. It doesn't matter which team I am rooting for, this whole NT set up is just a joke. Everybody should play in their own region and then send their best team to the FF. It is SO SIMPLE, why mess with this? Here is the real kicker…..you put teams like BC in St. Louis and guess how many fans you get? This whole idea of building the fan base by putting teams in regionals away from their home area is simply wrong. Finally, why are they even playing these regionals in places like St. Louis and Green Bay? Seriously, what is the thinking behind this? Good luck purchasing your plane ticket to Green Bay….or Bridgeport….or Manchester…. Keep the teams in their home region, play the games in locations that make sense and then put your FF in a location where hockey is on the radar. I went to St. Louis for the FF a few years ago and it was a joke!! Even though nobody really likes the Gophers it might be a good idea to keep the FF in St. Paul annually….or shift it between Boston and St. Paul (you get the idea). Whew….!!
- Matto
whoa, slow down there.
What other sports have "host teams"? hmmm… nearly all of them, except to huge money-making ones.
As to "plane ticket to Green Bay… or Bridgeport… or Manchester…" Where are you from? Checked a map lately? Ever hear of Chicago, New York or Boston? I mean, come on, you don't really need to display that much ignorance. Each of these host cities is within an easy drive from a major metropolitan area; Green Bay is the only one that's much of a stretch (and, if it's that big a deal, fly to Milwaukee).
- Where Eagles Dare
the point is, the Regional host team (which can host many times in a given decade, since the same sights are used over and over for hockey), get too much of an advantage of playing near home. UNH is a perfect example…they're not that good, but they once again get to play 45 minutes away from their campus.
Meanwhile, a team like BC, who wins both the regular season and conf. tourney championship, gets sent away from their fans…same for Miami, all because of lowly UNH dropping from a possible #1 seed a month ago, down to a #4 seed. Yet, most on here don't see this as a problem…
Again, don't let schools host the regions, because you get sh*t teams staying home…OR, change the rules…UNH should have to play BC next week, so they can lose their 3rd game to BC in 3 weeks.
- Redhawk Fan
I agree, time to change the rules and go for fairness, not putting one team in a better position. BC would have a huge following in NH, it's just not that far and to send them to St. Louis is crazy.
Redhawk Fan
- A Duluth Sioux Fan
Last season the Sioux lost to Yale not because they were sent out east or to a bracket that didn't allow for good attendance. They lost because they forgot to show up for the game and got outworked by Yale. I could care less where the Sioux or any other team gets placed. If it's their year to win it all then it will not matter. Shouldn't the champion be able to win in any situation, in any arena, against any opponent? I would just assume have my Sioux play BC right now on BC's home ice. If the Sioux are champions then they could prove it anywhere, anytime. The same goes for any other team in this tournament. Let's quit crying about who plays where and why. Shut up and play!
- Floppyrg
I'm a BC fan and couldn't agree with you more. Just play the game where you are sent. Too bad BC & ND cant possibly meet in the final. That would be a sweet game to watch. Can someone tell me exactly what a host school does?
- Nyqi
Good question on the host school? I'd like to see what that is as well. don't Care if BC & UND face off in the finals or in the semis if they both get there it should be a really good game and to be honest with UND the overall #2 and BC #3 this is the way it should be. You can make the point that they should both be higher than Yale in which case they would be able to meet in the finals but that is for another time.
Should be a great tourney.
- Floppyrg
I agree. Just that they both ended up #1 and #2 in the polls. Well lets see how the whole tournament turns out. Should be some great games.
My only problem is BC also gets scheduled the late game. Would have thought as the number 1 seed thay at least could have gotten the advantage of the early game on Friday with the additional four to five hours of potential rest going into Saturday.
- Renenyg
BC fans cry me a river.
How many times does UNH get screwed over the years? When as always they are the winning hockey regular season team and should get a east seed and get shipped out west like the 08 year they had to play the irsh out west as a top seed.
UNH for once got a break. I mean for the first time they mostlikey should have been out west. Anyways UNH is the pre 2000′s red sox regular season champs post season stiffs.
No matter what to be the best you gotta beat the best so quit crying people and realize that.
- sloopster3
It would be nice if they put the teams near their geographical location, ie, more fans in the stands. On any given night, any team can beat any other in DI. What's really fun about being a fan is being at the rink, watching the games live. Saw a few people in the stands from Cornell at the ECAC finals……what a bust. Play them in Albany, Lake Placid or Worcester. Love going, but won't travel more than 4 hours for a regional. You people out west are to be commended for your travel over expansive sections of country to see your teams.
- DUed
Man, these brackets are totally messed up…the western regions should be on the left side of the page, not the right side. C'mon USCHO, look at a compass, dudes.
- TheWeasel
At least Yale won the EZAC. The one thing this tourney didn't need was for another team to get in by winning a weak conference. As for Yale, good luck getting out of the regional. Two games in one week against tough competition is something they haven't had to do all season. I hope they think they actually accomplished something last weekend by winning against the powers of Cornell and Colgate because thats the last trophy for this season.
- guest
get a life. do you have your own team to root for or do you just go around telling everyone how bad yale is? moron
- Guest
They played RPI & Union back to back 2 times this year – both tournament teams the last I checked…
- TheWeasel
"Tough Competition" is what i wrote. I am fully capable of looking at there schedule and seeing who they played. What you seem to think that these two one and outs fit that category.
Do you have an appointment with an optomotrist on the horizon? You're a tad myopic.
- Let's go Sioux!!
I'm seeing alot of people blasting the committee, and while I agree that yes BC and Miami got screwed to accomidate UNH, that really is the only gripe I see. Even if BC could play CC in Manchester it still would have to play UND in the semi-finals. So I hope they get rid of host schools starting next year cuz when a 4 seed is accomidated instead of the 1 seed we have a problem.
- cyclops2013
All these comments are great and can be summed up like such:
BC and Miami Fans get screwed. It's not so much who they play as it is the location. It would, in most people's minds, make more sense if Boston played in New Hampshire and Miami played in St. Louis. But whatever, just get over it. The brackets are set and they're not going to change because fans keep complaining. Wait until the weekend is over. Then everyone can debate about the Frozen Four for two weeks.
- Anonymous
Many of you keep repeating that "PairWise is the selection system"!!! DUH!!! What I, and others, say is that PairWise does not take Strength of Schedule into consideration at a high enough level. That works to the favor of HE teams that do not play the same, high-concentration of top level competition year-in & year-out. This is just one year, but over the past decades, Western teams traditionally play more top-level teams. Its a fact! Taking an average of PWR, RPI, KRACH, USCHO & USA TODAY, here are the rankings:
TEAM AVG Rank
And here are the brackets after eliminating 1st round inter-conference matchups & UNH host:
East Regional:
West Regional
MidEast Regional
MidWest Regional
looks a lot more representative of what the actual team strem/league strengths were this season! Oh, well, enough effing-off & back to working for myself! Have fun and looking forward to some great HOCKEY!!!
- Grover
I'm a little confused why you all think teams should play so close to home in the post season…if that was the case it would just be conference rematches. Or we could send the four regional/conference winners from across the country to St.Paul Yale vs Miami BC vs UND. NOT! Good teams have to win anywhere. With a field of 16 teams there are no bad squads and anyone has a chance.
- Matto
Why should they play close to home?
For starters, funds are not unlimited. For another, the NCAA doesn't much like having a tournament before empty seats.
This isn't basketball, with a huge TV contract, millions of fan, and full (after the first weekend) 20,000 seat arenas. Yale and New Hampshire shelled out to be hosts, and that shelling out comes with a string attached: their team gets in, it plays in the host venue. In current economic circumstances, that trade-off is acceptable. IF the tournament ever becomes large enough to get a basketball-style contract (not exactly likely), then things can changes.
- Mike
Go Air Force!!
- Little Big Man
Little Big Man say Denver going to decimate Souix.
- Djohnson_19
UND should have got the overall number one seed noughf said
CC is gonna take down BC
- http://twitter.com/topherbaron Topher Baron
Here are my thoughts…I don't want to ever see conference rivals play in the first round, period! We can't complain on what the committee did, because it's straight by the book…I worked it out on Saturday night after the games, and it came out to be identical to what I thought it would be. As a UMD fan, I expected them to end up in Yale's regional in Bridgeport. But you couldn't have UNH playing BC first round, so there you have it.
If you are not a host team for a regional, you should simply be expecting to travel, and if you don't, consider yourselves fortunate. Look at UND, they have to travel 9 hours to Green Bay to get to their so called "home site". BC fan is worried because they have a tough road, but all the teams do. And if they are the team that they're supposed to be, it won't be a problem. So, book your tickets to St. Paul. And if UND is there, expect mayhem and a bigger home ice advantage than you saw in any of the regionals.
- Anonymous
RPI vs. Union for the national championship! Yes!
- GeauxSioux
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