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There are many films that most have grown up with over the last thirty years which people have called their personal favorite or just get plain excited for after just hearing the title alone. Films such as Star Wars, Raiders of the Last Ark, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, The Goonies, Back To The Future, Forrest Gump, Die Hard and many others that have transcended the conciousness of American culture in films.
The Last Starfighter is another such film that definitely falls in this category and for many reasons. First, it was the first true follow up to Star Wars that was just a surprise hit as the original Star Wars film was. Second, it's a film that has the themes of dreams that we all hope come true one day. Do do something meaningful with our lives whether if you write great music to being a world class athlete. Thirdly, everyone loves to root for the underdog and in the case of Lance Guest (who plays Alex Rogan, our hero in the film) we're rooting for him long and hard to save the universe and get back to his true love.
Going in this journey with Alex and Writer/Director Nick Castle is composer Craig Safan, who previously worked with Castle on his wonderful thriller, Tag: The Assassination Game prior to this film as well as providing music for Corvette Summer starring Mark Hamill in his first post Star Wars role and additional music to Michael Mann's brilliant and gritty thriller, "Thief" perfectly matching the mood that Tangerine Dream had already set for the film musically.
In this very special interview which I'm thrilled to be apart of, Craig candidly shares his personal thoughts on The Last Starfighter thirty years later, the music, working with Nick Castle and his other favorite films such as Remo Williams, Son Of The Morning Star, Stand And Deliver and Mr. Wrong. I'm very excited about meeting one of my musical heroes to one my all time favorite films, so please sit back and enjoy our conversation. I'm honored to have done it.
Please tell the readers about what made you become interested in music and composing.
CS: I started playing piano when I was 5 years old. My mom, who played, helped me. At around 7 she said I needed a real teacher and one who taught improvisation. So I started improvising at 7! This was the beginning of composing.
This year of course, especially for die hard fans is the 30th Anniversary of "The Last Starfighter" directed by Nick Castle and one of your most memorable achievement for soundtrack aficionados. Let's look back a bit, how did you get involved with the film?
CS: I had scored "TAG: The Assassination Game" for Nick and this was his next film. Simple as that!
Your score is still an amazing work that is just wonderful and unforgettable and for a die hard fan of the film myself. Can you tell us about the approach you took in writing the score for the film after you first saw it?
CS: I really had no choice but to do a big romantic score. That's what everyone wanted (because of "Star Wars") and if I had come up with something different I would have been fired. The trick was to make it my own and not just a John Williams or Holst sound-alike.
Your iconic theme for the film is one just simply unforgettable and easily the most memorable in film history. How did you come up with it?
CS: I think I had been thinking about it for awhile and was driving in my car when it came to me. I immediately wrote it down on a piece of scrap paper while stopped at a traffic light.
Was there at one point with this score, that you personally said to yourself. Let's go bigger and bigger or was that the plan from the beginning to have an operatic score?
CS: Like I said above, I wanted this to be a bit different than "Star Wars", so I opted for a Mahler-sized orchestra with quadruple woodwinds and 6 horns and trumpets. Mammoth sized!
Let's talk about the recording sessions for the film. What do you remember most about them?
CS: How much fun it was to be on the old MGM scoring stage where "Gone With The Wind" and "Wizard of Oz" were recorded. It's a great room (now Sony) and the orchestra sounded amazing. A true "best moment".
All told, how much music did you record for the film?
CS: I think it was around 70 minutes. You'd have to ask Doug Fake at Intrada Records who is re-mastering the entire score for a Fall release.
Looking back after 30 years, how do you feel about the film now in your own words.
CS: It's still very fresh and optimistic. I think that's really Nick Castle's life view. The optimism comes through in the music.
There were two albums released for the score. One that featured a couple of songs and the other was a nearly complete representation of your great score by Intrada Records over a decade ago. Do you hope to see it re-released again so that fans may enjoy your great work?
CS: This Fall... but I would guess no songs! But more of the score than ever before.
What was it like working with Director Nick Castle at that point?
CS: Nick and I have always had a very easy and creative relationship. I feel totally safe with him and he doesn't over-manage things.
Let's go back to the very first film that you worked with Nick on which sadly isn't on DVD at this point, Tag: The Assassination Game, which actually was the first film I personally saw that featured your excellent music and still is an amazing score and film. How did you get involved with that film.
CS: The producer's father was a director for National Geographic films and had a relationship with Elmer Bernstein. Elmer didn't want to do it or was busy and he somehow convinced them to hire me. We both had the same agents and he was mentoring me a bit.
A limited edition soundtrack of your terrific score finally was released a few years ago by Buy Soundtrax. How did you feel when it was finally released?
CS: Very happy. I love the main title!
You also worked with Nick on both "Major Payne" and "Mr. Wrong" which featured some really fun comedy scores, in particular "Major Payne". What was it like working on those films?
CS: They were each different. "Major Payne" was fun and we really tried to make the music help each joke. I think the film was underrated at the time but lives on. "Mr. Wrong" was extremely difficult because there were so many difficult issues: a black comedy (the hardest form there is); Ellen's coming out, Disney's total lack of trust in the film, etc etc. I love the score, but a very trying experience on a political level.
Of all the films that Nick directed, which is your personal favorite that you wrote the music for?
CS: Starfighter.
Which of Nick's films that he directed, would you have loved the opportunity to write the music for but didn't get the chance?
CS: "The Boy Who Could Fly" and "Dennis the Menace". Nick wanted me for both films but there is often a battle between the producer and director and Nick lost on those two.
Let's talk about a very inspirational film that really deserves more attention now than it truly does and that's "Stand And Deliver" which is a absolutely wonderful film. From the start, was it your idea for the score for the film be completely electronic or was it budgetary?
CS: The film isn't completely electronic. There is real guitar and Peruvian flutes. Yes, it was low budget but I combined the synths with some real instruments. Also, many of the synth sounds are actual samples of real and invented instruments that I recorded myself to use on the film.
The score features a very cool and memorable theme. Did it come to you after watching the film?
No... I had written an entirely different main title with another theme and the producer and director (Tom Musca & Ramon Menendez) told me I could do better. They were right!
After you were hired, did Director Ramon Menendez give you the freedom to write the score the way you ultimately did or did he have an idea of what he wanted and just said, "I want this and not that"?
CS: They hired me because they had heard the music I wrote for a TV movie called "Courage". It was about cocaine smuggling in NYC but I used all South American flutes and percussion and they loved it. They liked the same approach for their film.
You also worked with him on the terrific and underrated film, "Money For Nothing" starring John Cusack. Writing a totally different score for this film unlike "Stand and Deliver". Was it easier to write the score that you did for this film unlike the all electronic world that your previous collaboration was like?
CS: "Money For Nothing" was also a mixture of electronic and live. Since it took place in Philadelphia, I used a street-corner quartet to sing much of the score. To this I added live saxophones and electric guitar. The percussion and some of the pads were synth. I try to create on original sound for each film and I still enjoy listening to this score.
Let's talk Remo Williams. A fun action score by you that was not only unique, but great stand out score in your career along side "The Last Starfighter." In looking back, what appealed to you about the film that made you say "I want to do this"?
CS: Usually I "wanted" to do a film because they hired me and I could therefore pay my rent. However, "Remo" was a lot of fun and easily the most complicated score I ever wrote.
Your score is big, bold and a pure masterpiece of both action and fun. Was that the intention from the onset with your music or did you and Director Guy Hamilton come up with the idea of a full blown orchestrial score?
CS: It was a big action film with gigantic set-pieces (like the Statue of Liberty) so it needed the big orchestra. What I did was combine the full symphony with 24 tracks of electronics and then a 8-piece Korean orchestra. Complex!
Let's talk about the main theme, which is also one of your memorable pieces. How did you come up with it?
CS: I think I just was playing fun stuff on the piano and landed on the theme. The slow theme is based on a Korean folk tune.
From what I've read about the score, the most difficult thing was integrating the Chinese soloists on the score alongside the orchestra and synthesizers required for the score. Talk about the difficulties on recording your terrific score.
CS: It was quite difficult integrating orchestra, synths, and ethnic players. Synth drums and sounds are so huge they can easily overwhelm a 90-piece orchestra and make it sound like a toy music box. The Korean instruments are very difficult to play to a standard tuning... that was before "auto-tune" existed. Now it would be much easier. Probably the most difficult thing was mixing what ended up as 48 tracks together. I would credit Dennis Sands for that amazing mix.
The soundtrack to Remo Williams has been issued about three times now. Would you love to see it released again?
CS: It's being released this Fall by Intrada. They've gotten the original 48-track masters and we're going to remix and master the score. Should be fun.
If there was one or more scores of your own work that you personally would love to see a release, which one (or ones) would they be and why?
CS: Most of my major scores have been released and more are on the way. Vinyl of "Warning Sign" and also "Timestalkers"... both pretty obscure scores. However "Mr. Wrong" has never been commercially released and I think it's underrated.
Was there an experience as a composer that felt kind of heartbroken that your music wasn't used or completely dialed out of the film?
CS: Sure... "Wolfen". But Intrada released a CD of my unused score a few years back. I was very happy that it was finally out there.
How do you feel when you're standing in front of the podium in front the orchestra about to do your downbeat just as you're about to record your music?
CS: Excited and anxious.
What was the hardest film you've had to score in your career?
CS: I think "Mr. Wrong" just because of all the negative noise going on around it. Musically it was fun and I was very happy with my score.
During your career, which composer do you feel influenced your work the most?
CS: Hard to say...Beatles. Stravinsky. Bartok. Copland. Leonard Bernstein. Max Steiner. Penderecki.
What is your favorite film that you have scored in your career?
CS: Not sure. I think the mini-series "Son of the Morning Star" may be my favorite at the moment.
Please tell the readers about your latest upcoming projects you have.
CS: I've just finished visiting many of the caves and Paleolithic sites in France and Spain and am writing a full CD of music inspired by prehistoric cave art. This will be released next year on Perseverance Records. I'll also be conducting a new suite from "The Last Starfighter" and new Overtures from "Remo Williams" and "Son of the Morning Star" at the International Film Music Festival in Cordoba, Spain this July.
I'd like to extend very special and heartfelt thanks to Craig for being gracious with his time and energy to do this interview with me. As a fan of your music, I'm very honored. Thank you again!
"The Last Starfighter" is available on Blu-Ray And DVD from Universal Home Entertainment and available to order from Amazon.com.
Both his albums for his lively music for "Circus" and the great seminal soundtrack to Michael Mann's "Thief" which showcases Craig's excellent work on the film alongside Tangerine Dream's, are currently available on Perseverance Records @ http://www.perseverancerecords.com/releases.html
Please feel free to visit Craig's official website @ http://www.craigsafan.com/index.html to hear his great work and for updates on future projects and soundtrack releases.
Here is Craig's Mini-Bio
"Craig Safan has composed music for numerous feature films, television shows, theatrical musicals, and circuses. He is the winner of eight ASCAP Top Show Awards as well as an Emmy nominee. Craig is also a recepient of a Watson Foundation Fellowship and is a member of the Executive Music Committee at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."


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Health officials voice concerns that the epidemic in South Wales may lead to a death as cases are expected to double.
07:09, UK, Sunday 14 April 2013
Health officials say they are bracing themselves for the first death in the measles outbreak in South Wales, as 60 children are admitted to hospital with the disease.
Meirion Evans, consultant epidemiologist at Public Health Wales, told the Sunday Times: "We have had over 60 children who have been hospitalised with measles.
"Thankfully none of them have died but there is a real concern that that might happen. There is a very real concern that we might get a death."
She added that the number of measles cases is expected to double to 1,400.
On Saturday, queues of people turned up early at many of the emergency drop-in sessions to receive their free MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) jabs.
Health officials said over 1,700 jabs were administered in the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board area, which includes Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot and Bridgend.
In south east Wales a further 400 people received the vaccine in Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly, and 200 people had the MMR injection in Newport.
Further clinics are expected to be held next weekend and schools are also being targeted next week as officials try and prevent the epidemic spreading further.
In Swansea, more nearly 700 people have been infected and at least 6,000 children remain unvaccinated in the south west Wales county.
Sky reporter Charlotte Lomas said: "While medical teams across Wales say they're thrilled that so many parents turned out on Saturday, they say the vaccination process is just beginning."
Health officials have warned around 40,000 children remain unvaccinated.
Before the introduction of the MMR jab in 1988, about half a million children caught measles each year in the UK. Approximately 100 of those died.
However, concerns over the jab's safety were raised in the late 1990s when surgeon Dr Andrew Wakefield produced a since discredited paper suggesting MMR was linked to an increased risk of autism.
Dr Sara Hayes, a public health expert, told Sky News: "This is a serious, horrible disease. We need to get rid of it."
She added: "I cannot stress enough how important it is for people to have their MMR. The number of cases and people being hospitalised with measles is continuing to rise and we can only stop it by protecting those we can against it."
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Frontman Francis Mark about the new record, the demise of From Autumn to Ashes and having the creative freedom of a stray dog...
Fusing the metallic hardcore of former act From Autumn To Ashes and the quiet/loud dynamics of Nirvana, Warship have laid a late claim for album of the year thanks to their stunning debut offering Supply and Depend (Click HERE for our glowing review). A collaboration between former FATA members Francis Mark and Rob Lauritsen, the band are set to embark on their first full US tour this winter with Fall of Troy, The Number 12 Looks Like You and Black Horses. Before the New York-based outfit hit the road, Dan Jones spoke with Francis Mark about the new record, the demise of From Autumn to Ashes and having the creative freedom of a stray dog...
We're speaking just as Supply and Depend is about to hit stores, how are you feeling right now? Excited, nervous?
"Full... of cake, I'm feeling like I over-indulged; as far as music is concerned, I feel good. I can't be nervous because there is nothing I can do now. The album is out of my hands. If it's good it will thrive and if it sucks I will keep playing for fun and go find a new job to pay my rent."
Do you tend to read reviews of your new records?
"Yeah, but a review is just one person's opinion and shouldn't be taken too seriously. Bad reviews should not get you down and good reviews should not give you a big head. It's just one person with an opinion, and where did that opinion come from anyway? You have these likes and dislikes but where do they come from? What lead me to a life of music instead of Law School? The trouble is when an impressionable kid reads a review and adopts that opinion as his or her own without checking things out for his or herself."
What would you say the main themes of Supply and Depend are?
"Corporate control over public opinion. The uneven distribution of wealth. Working yourself to death to make another man rich. Putting your faith in that which does not exist because when bad things happen in your life it's easier to say "Gods will" than to accept that you f**ked up and brought such plagues upon yourself, and death. Death is something I had seen a lot of while working on this album."
Given that the split was reportedly an amicable one, do you get tired of being asked about From Autumn To Ashes' hiatus?
"I think that because we had an amicable split there would be more confusion around it and more questions, so I'm not tired of it. I expected a lot of that. It's easier for people to understand if we all hated each other, or if our label dropped us. It's such a vague explanation to say I just felt like it was time to move on."
Why didn't you feel Supply and Depend could have been the next FATA album?
"Because there is no more FATA. There has not been for a while. You can't have one original member and keep calling yourself by that name. When I think of FATA I see myself as the 17-year-old kid I was when I started it, and that is just not me anymore."
"Furthermore I feel Supply and Depend is better than anything I have done before so it deserves its own title. Why would I call it by a lesser name?"
So when and how were the seeds for Warship first sown? Given how quickly the album has come out, were you working on the songs in the final days of FATA?
"Yes, we had written three songs during the final days of FATA. It was December of 2007 that I started to feel detached. Felt like it was time to move on with my life and give up false identities."
You recorded the album with Andrew Schneider (Pelican, Made Out Of Babies), how long did you take in the studio? Was it any quicker for you given there's only the two of you?
"Including Andrew and his dog, Brady, there were four of us in the studio at all times and that was all the cooks we needed in this kitchen. Three weeks in the incubator. Two weeks tracking and one week mixing. This was almost my shortest time recording a full length, second to Too Bad You're Beautiful (FATA's 2001 debut album) which was recorded and mixed in one week out of necessity (we did not have much money). Supply and Depend was recorded twenty minutes by bicycle from my apartment in Brooklyn, NY. It's the first time I have ever recorded close to home and enjoyed sleeping in my own bed after a long day at the studio."
If you were talking to newcomers to Warship, how would you describe the difference between Warship and FATA? Would you say it's a natural progression?
"If I were talking to newcomers to Warship I would not even mention FATA. I don't want the two to be connected and I don't want people to have preconceived notions about Warship because of what I have done in the past."
Supply and Depend sees you working with Vagrant again. What's it like to be part of their family?
"Creatively my leash is so long I might as well be a stray dog. They are great with that. My main man, Wayne in the USA really knows his sh*t with heavy music. They seem to be getting behind this record and doing all they can to help it along."
How have the live shows been going for you guys so far?
"So far no casualties."
Any nerves in bringing in musicians like Darren (Simoes) and Greg (March) who weren't involved in the writing of the songs to play them live? How did you recruit them?
"We know Darren from his days in The Bled but he is not going to be a permanent member of Warship. We are still looking for a full time bass player. Greg has been a friend of ours for years. He is a local man about town on Long Island, New York."
What are your plans for the next 12 months? Do you think Warship could head over to Europe at some point in the near future?
"I will come to Europe right now if someone will help me pay for the plane tickets. I love Europe, love touring there. I think we have a lot of work to do in the USA though before we can realistically make it to Europe."
What would you like the future to hold for Warship? Are you intending to become a full time touring band and making more records under the name?
"Yes to both of those questions. This is our only focus at the moment and this is just the tip of the iceberg for Rob and I writing together. This was our first effort getting to know each other in a musical sense."
Ok so finally, what are your hopes for the rest of 2008 and for Supply and Depend?
"World Domination."
Warship's debut album Supply and Depend is out now on Hassle Records.
Further links
- Hassle Records
- Home to Cancer Bats, Juliet and The Licks, The Lucky Nine, and more
- Warship on MySpace
- MySpace page of Long Island's Warship


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Daniel Franzese comes out as gay in a pretty unique way. The "Mean Girls" actor penned a letter to his "Mean Girls" character, Damian -- a gay teenager. According to IndieWire, Franzese used his "Mean Girls" character to express his sexuality and to explain why he waited so long to come out. In part, Franzese said that he felt that being gay would prohibit him from getting some amazing roles in films.
"When I first became an actor, I wanted to play lots of roles - Guidos, gangsters and goombahs were my specialty. So, would I be able to play all of those parts after portraying a sensitive, moisturizing, Ashton Kutcher-loving, pink-shirt-wearing kid? I was optimistic. Hollywood? Not so much. I was meeting a 'gay glass ceiling' in casting," Franzese wrote.
Though Daniel Franzese came out in such a unique way, there are plenty of people who are sort of annoyed. For those people, Franzese's sexuality was never a question -- perhaps because he played Damian too well. Even still, it was something that Franzese felt that he needed to do and he did it in a way that made him feel good about it.
Celebrities who are gay often come out in ways that you wouldn't necessarily expect and believe it or not, there is usually a lot of though behind how someone in the public eye should make such an announcement. For Franzese, it was tasteful.
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Jan. 23, 2013
SEATTLE -- No. 22 Washington (2-2) fell to No. 7 Pepperdine (2-0) on Tuesday by a final of 6-1. Kyle McMorrow earned a huge singles victory over the nation's sixth ranked player for the lone Husky point.
McMorrow faced No. 6 Sebastian Fanselow for the Waves in a matchup of two of the nation's top players. Fanselow broke McMorrow in the first set, winning 6-4. In the second set, McMorrow dominated, earning an early break and finished out the set 6-2 to even things up. In the third set, McMorrow earned a break and appeared to have the match in hand, but Fanselow broke back to even things at 5-5. The Husky senior dug deep, holding serve on a long game to go up 6-5 and then earning a second break to win the final set 7-5.
While it was a great win for McMorrow, it would be the only one of the day as the Waves won the other six points.
The Dawgs fell behind 1-0 after doubles, although it could have gone either way. After David Sofaer and Mousheg Hovhannisyan defeated Kyle McMorrow were locked in a battle with Finn Tearney and Francis Alcantra, while Max Manthou and Hudson Barnhart had the lead in No. 2 doubles.
With Manthou and Barnhart leading 7-5, Egger and McMorrow had a late chance to break and get back on serve, but fell just short in a back and forth game, losing their match, 8-6. Manthou and Barhart's match was not finished, although the duo was nearing the victory, leading 7-5.
In singles, Egger was late in a very close match when he was forced to retire. Egger was tied with Sarkissian 3-3 in the third set, but ended early after Peppedine clinched the team outcome. Also taking it three sets in a loss was Hawke who won the first set 6-3, but followed that up by losing a second-set tiebreak and the final set, 6-3.
Falling in straight sets were Marton Bots, Manthou and Farkas. Bots fell 6-1, 6-1 to Finn Tearney, while Manthou battled hard, winning four games in each set, but eventually fell, 6-4, 6-4. Farkas lost a first-set tiebreak and then the clinching team point in the second set, 6-2.
Washington will be back at it in less than 48 hours when it hosts Portland on Friday, January 27, at 5 p.m. The Dawgs look to remain undefeated against the Pilots all-time.
Washington Men's Tennis
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No. 7 Pepperdine 6, No. 22 Washington 1
1) Alcantara/Tearney d. Egger/McMorrow, 8-6.
2) Barnhart/Manthou led Fanselow/Sarkissian, 7-5 (DNF).
3) Hovhannisyan/Sofaer d. Farkas/Hawke, 8-4.
Order of Finish: 3, 1
1) Kyle McMorrow d. No. 6 Sebastian Fanselow, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
2) Finn Tearney d. Marton Bots, 6-1, 6-1.
3) Alex Sarkissian d. Emmett Egger, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3 (WD)
4) Francis Alcantara d. Max Manthou, 6-4, 6-4.
5) Mousheg Hovhannisyan d. Viktor Farkas, 7-6 (7), 6-2.
6) David Sofaer d. Jeff Hawke, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-3.
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College Hockey:Engineers Shut Down Big Red
RPI Hands Cornell First Home Shutout Since 1998
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell has been a dominant defensive force the past couple of seasons. The Big Red play an aggressive defense, and are particularly adept at blocking shots and closing off the shooting and passing lanes.
Saturday night at Lynah Rink, Rensselaer defeated 10th-ranked Cornell at its own game. The Engineers were the ones frustrating the Big Red offense. Goalie Nathan Marsters made 22 saves, and the defense blocked 16 shots in their 2-0 ECAC victory.
"RPI blocked a lot of shots," Cornell coach Mike Schafer said. "Nathan was there when we did get them through. Going into the game, we knew we had to beat him upstairs, and we threw it downstairs on him. Give them a lot of credit, they played a hell of a hockey game, and I told our guys before the game, I thought they were one of the best teams in the ECAC."
The win moved the Engineers (12-9-2, 7-4-1 ECAC) into second place in the league standings. They are four points behind first-place Brown.
There were two other significant milestones. The victory ended RPI's seven-game losing streak against Cornell, which eliminated the Engineers in last year's ECAC tournament quarterfinals. It's also the first time the Big Red (5-2-3, 7-4-6) have been shut out at home since Feb. 28, 1998, when Union's Trevor Koenig blanked them, 1-0.
"The 'D' played unbelievably tonight," said Marsters, who earned his second shutout of the season. "They didn't give them much five-on-five, blocking shots all over the ice. On the PKs [penalty kills], those are big guys in front of me, and I can't see much. They were blocking a lot, and clearing them away and tying them up. You've got to credit everything to those guys."
Blake Pickett was one of defensemen sacrificing his body to block shots in front of Marsters, especially during seven Cornell power plays.
"If it keeps [the puck] out of the net and gets them into the corners, I'll get hit as many times as it takes," Pickett said. "It was a real good team effort out there. We played solid defense all night."
It was the kind of effort RPI coach Dan Fridgen wanted to see after his team's 3-1 loss Friday at Colgate.
"It's a huge win," Fridgen said. "I thought we did a great job of getting the puck low, keeping it simple and getting it out when we needed to get it out, because they can live off the pressure that they put on you on the forecheck. That's how they survive.
"It just goes to show that you have to pay the price if you're going to beat good, good teams. Cornell's a good team, and we were willing to pay the price tonight. I said it [Friday] night that we had some wasted talented out on the ice. Tonight, we didn't waste anything."
Both of RPI's goals came on the power play. Scott Basiuk scored on a four-on-three at 12:23 of the second period, blasting a slap shot from the right circle past goalie David McKee.
Oren Eizenman got the other one on a two-man advantage at 7:52 of the third period. He ripped a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle past McKee's glove.
"We were just moving the puck," Basiuk said. "Oren had a beautiful goal."
Notebook: Brad Farynuk assisted on both goals. … RPI's last win against Cornell was March 2, 2001, a 2-1 triumph at Lynah. … The last time RPI blanked Cornell was in Game 2 of the first round of the 1998 ECAC tournament. The Engineers won, 3-0, behind Joel Laing. … McKee made 26 saves.
Ken Schott covers college hockey for The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, N.Y.
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Aided by a two-out error by freshman shortstop Robert Abel, the Titans jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Chris Jones reached on the misplayed grounder and came around to score on a triple by Nick Mahin in the next at-bat. Senior John Curtis followed with a well-hit ball that fell just short of his first career home run, but still resulted in an RBI-double to hand CSF the two-run advantage after one.
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A miscommunication on a pickoff attempt on Hardman at second base resulted in a throwing error by catcher Dwight Childs and advanced the Titan base runner 90 feet. Shortstop Joel Scott made the Wildcats pay in the next at-bat with a run-scoring single to push the lead to 3-0.
Meanwhile, Kaplan (1-0), who surrendered three of
UA's Brad Mills (2-1), who was stymied by three of a season-high five errors in the contest, was charged with his first loss of the season after surrendering eight runs, five earned, on six hits over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two in defeat.
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College Hockey:First line keeps the season going for New Hampshire with win over Providence
BOSTON — Using a strong effort by its experienced first forward line of Kevin Goumas, Matt Willows and Nick Sorkin, New Hampshire kept its season alive with a 3-1 win over Providence in Friday's Hockey East semifinals.
The line factored in every Wildcats goal, with Goumas netting two of the three. Two of the three on the line were facing the end of their collegiate careers, which provided them the extra hustle to skate strong.
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There was little question that Goumas gave what his linemate Willows' said was "110 percent." After an uneventful first period for both teams, Goumas picked up the game's first goal on a special teams play seven minutes into the second period.
While on the penalty kill, Goumas picked up the puck in the Wildcats' zone and rushed it into the Providence zone. He broke free of Friars defenseman Anthony Florentino's man coverage, kept a hard edge around the net and dished in on the open right side of Friars goaltender Jon Gillies.
"One thing we talked about was trying to attack Gillies on the ground and side to side and that's what we did," said Goumas.
Aiming for the sides of Gillies factored into the Wildcats' second goal of the game. Willows slid a pass over to Justin Agosta at the blue line, took a second to evaluate his choices, and shot it up toward a teammate set in a prime position in front of the net.
However, the puck had a mind of its own, bouncing off of the Friars' Stefan Demopoulos and Kevin Hart and into the net to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead with 6:29 left in the second frame.
New Hampshire peppered Gillies in the closing seconds of the second period, taking several short-range shots.
With the clock ticking down, Goumas and Sorkin set themselves in front of the net. Goumas passed across to Sorkin, whose pass was saved by Gillies. The rebound bounced to the side, and Goumas picked it up, wrapped it around and in the next with just 0.4 seconds left on the clock.
"I wanted to get the shot as quick as possible," Goumas said. "I knew in my mind that it was getting down pretty close. I didn't know it was that close."
Providence finally got on the board three and a half minutes into the third period using a style of grit and resourcefulness New Hampshire had previously shown.
Drew Brown carried the puck up on the left side of Wildcats goaltender Casey DeSmith but became tangled up with Wildcats defender Dylan Maller and was pulled down behind the net.
He sought out Kevin Rooney, who was also to the left of DeSmith, and shoved the puck over to him. Rooney shot the puck into the goal to bring the Friars within two.
Rejuvenated, Providence pressed hard in the New Hampshire zone, but the Wildcats were able to get their sticks on the puck and move it out.
The Friars struggled to sustain pressure and create space in the Wildcats' end.
"I didn't think we were moving our feet tonight," Friars coach Nate Leaman said. "We didn't play our style of hockey, which is getting in hard on the net."
Rooney agreed: "We were staying on the perimeter a little too much."
Providence pulled Gillies with 2:28 left in the game, but New Hampshire grabbed onto possession and tried its hand at some empty-net attempts that Providence blocked.
With 30 seconds left, the Friars threw the kitchen sink at DeSmith, but he saved everything on his way to a 26-save performance on the evening.
Gillies finished with 28 saves for the Friars.
The win provides UNH its eighth appearance in the Hockey East championship game, their first since 2007, and extends the season for at least one more game for Goumas and his linemates.
"We need to win tomorrow to get to the NCAA tournament," Wildcats coach Dick Umile said. "Our goal is to win a national championship, and to do so, we need to get to the NCAA tournament."
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Gardy Finally Gets It
Old news, I know, but I just wanted to make sure to congratulate Ron Gardenhire on his 2010 manager of the year award. After taking second place SO MANY times in this category, he finally pulled in the well-deserved hardward for guiding the Twins to the Central Division championship this season.
Gardy has one thorn in his side: beating the Yankees. Other than that inexplicable almost complete failure, he is the best manager a team could ask for. He loves baseball, knows his stuff, is great at keeping an even-keel, and just overall seems like a down-to-earth good guy.
So Gardy, congrats again and hopefully you'll be bringing home a new trophy in '11…one with a few more flags on it!
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Grady actually should have won it at least one other times the last three years.
His Twins teams always take that last step late in the season to secure or win their division. For the last three years his outstanding job performance kind of took a backseat to a few teams that thrust themselves up early and stayed in the spotlight late.
The Twins are one of those teams I always feared as a Rays fan because you never knew actually what you were going to get.
You knew his teams could hit, and his starters had the right stuff, but the little things always got done by the Twins and suddenly you are staring at a big fat "L".
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i'm sorry but Ron Washington should've won the award(wow sound like kanye west) i'm a big fan a Grady because he gets the best out of his players but Ron Washingtons' team went to the world series when in the beginning of the year some considered them to go forth in the west. yes you can say well they went out and got Lee but as we know not one pitcher makes a team other wise the rockies would have made the playoffs but hey just my opinion
Very deserving. The Twins are always prepared and fundamentally sound.


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And by the way, theoretically this is Weekly Roundup #11 as we had a conjoined #9 and #10 two weeks before.
We start off with Tom Ewer's 11 Top WordPress Tips From The WPMU Team, which offers 11 short and sweet tips for WordPress users in general (not WPMU specific).
A 20-minute wptuts+ tutorial by Jason Witt shows us how to Load jQuery From Google CDN With Local Fallback For WordPress, who aims to transform this boilerplate:
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And while we're there, let's check out PHP for WordPress: Mastering Conditional Statements and Tags by Soumitra Chakraborty, who explains how to use conditional tags within WordPress templates. A very basic tutorial with lots of braces that will get beginners to brush the surface and understand how to write simple conditional code in their WordPress templates and their general concept.
With two simple tutorials skimmed through, you may be thinking "Wow, I can write WordPress tutorials, too…". And that's exactly what Scott Meaney over at Smashing Magazine pondered over in his Writing WordPress Guides For The Advanced Beginner. A huge and worthwhile effort made for the future of WordPress tutorials, with lots of great points, examples and motivation.
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USDA PLANTS Symbol: POPE10
|Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross
Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Polygonales: Polygonaceae
|Synonym(s): devil's tearthumb
Mile-a-minute weed is an herbaceous, annual vine that invades disturbed areas in Oregon and portions of the northeastern United States. The delicate stems are reddish, highly branched and covered with small, curved spines. Circular, leafy structures (ocreae) surround the stem at the base of the petioles. The alternate leaves are triangular, light green, 1-3 in. (2.5-7.6 cm) wide and barbed on the undersurface. Small, white, inconspicuous flowers arise from the ocreae. Fruits, present in mid-July through the first frost, are metallic blue and segmented with each segment containing a single black or reddish black seed. Mile-a-minute weed invades open disturbed areas such as fields, forest edges, roadsides, ditches and stream banks. Its rapid growth allows it to cover existing vegetation and restrict light availability, potentially killing plants below. Dense mats of mile-a-minute weed can also restrict establishment of new vegetation. Mile-a-minute weed is native to Eastern Asia and the Philippines and was introduced several times into the United States from the late 1800s to the 1930s.
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It's the end of January, which means it's time for my first report in The Five L Challenge! I've been ADVANCING my way through the year (so far) and have learned a lot already…I can't wait to tell you about my results!
This one was the easiest, because I was already on a roll. I began working with an organizer and though we're not finished, I already feel a sense of relief. My closet still looks awesome and the peace of mind it brought had me organizing my bathroom cabinets, too! I look forward to tackling my cabinets and garage…well, I'm not looking forward to tackling the garage, but I'm looking forward to the project being complete. I've also begun the process on updating my kitchen. I've got someone coming to give me a quote on the painting and tile work. PROGRESS!
I have spent some good quality time with my family lately and I've been more intentional with my best girlfriends. We spent a morning together earlier this month and then put a date on the calendar for next month. I went on a walk with one of the gals and had another over for dinner. I also traveled to TX to see my college bestie for NYE, went out to lunch last weekend with another friend, and accepted an offer to travel with my aunt in April.
I'm signed up for Match again, but I'm really not having much luck. Maybe my profile sucks. Maybe I need to be like cracked.com columnist Alli Reed and create the worst dating profile ever. Or maybe not. In the meantime, I'm telling all my friends that I'm available for blind dates…and I also had a little flirtatious fun in the mountains…I like that version of myself. Vacation JJ needs to take over full time.
I haven't really made much progress here. But I have been brushing up on my Spanish via audiobook…more on this later!
I bought a Fitbit Flex and I've been logging in my daily calories in My Fitness Pal. I revamped my workout wardrobe and it really does make me want to be more active. The weight is slowly coming off, but in the meantime, I'm remembering to make good choices and not be so sedentary!


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Sad news has just erupted from the entertainment industry. According to a Monday evening report from Huffington Post, comedian and actor Robin Williams has died.
Williams, age 63, was found dead this morning. According to the "Mrs. Doubtfire" star's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, Williams had been battling severe depression for a long time.
He was last seen at 10 p.m. Sunday night. Suicide by asphyxiation is suspected.
The star was photographed recently with a worker at a fast food chain he walked to from his rehab facility. Representatives of Williams stated he wasn't in rehab due to a relapse to his alcohol addiction, but rather in an effort to keep himself from relapsing.
Williams rose to stardom with the cult TV series "Mork and Mindy." He went on to appear in dozens of films, including "Jumanji" and "Good Will Hunting." His most recent television series, "The Crazy Ones, which co-starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, was cancelled in May after just one season.
The actor's wife, Susan Schneider, released a statement asking for privacy as the family processes their profound grief. She referred to Robin as her husband and best friend. As expected, she is "utterly heartbroken." "The world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings," she said. Schneider explained the family hopes the world will focus on all of the joy and laughter Robin Williams gave instead of his sad death.
Fans have taken to Twitter to share their surprise and sadness. Ellen DeGeneres is one of the first celebrities to tweet about the death of Williams, saying she is "heartbroken." User @niallwhoababy said she grew up watching "Aladdin" over and over again because she loved his voice so much.
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Share a little about the materials, processes and techniques used to create this cake: This is a 3-tier Topsy Turvy cake for a boy's nautical-themed baby shower, inspired by Richard Ruskell's Topsy Turvy cake class. All the figures are fondant. The boats were built on a foam core base so they would be sturdy enough to support themselves. Two bears have fishing rods, which are just wooden skewers cut and painted, with black thread glued to the end. The masts are more skewers with plain paper sails. The rest is edible. I cheated and used Goldfish crackers to save myself a lot of time. The cakes are wedding cake, strawberry, and chocolate. The family loved the cake, and the soon-to-be-grandfather kept saying it couldn't possibly be real!
What are you most proud of? It didn't fall over! I was very surprised by how sturdy it was. The top tier was transported separately and then stacked at the event. It survived a 45 minute car ride with no problems at all. It's very sturdy. I'm also completely in love with the bears!
What advice would you give someone starting this project? Pay attention to the class! He gives all the necessary info, measurements, etc. If you look at it as a series of steps, it's not so intimidating. And it's so worth the work - people are really impressed with this design, and I can charge a premium for it too!
What a definitely cute idea. My niece just had a baby boy. I might have to borrow a few of your ideas, for her cake. Thanks for sharing.
Alice your cake is so cute.
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In honor of the World Cup, the Union of European Football Associations organized a soccer tournament in Jordan's Zaatari camp, with each team sponsored by a humanitarian organization. The IRC's team made it to the finals. more »
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We all know how the system works. Colleges with competitive sports programs recruit top high school athletes, offering the cream of the crop full scholarships. And that's where the "aid" stops. The NCAA will swear to that on a stack of freshman comp books. Varsity athletes are expected to make the grade in class, or they're out.
While athletes are not allowed to receive special help with their courses, there is a tacit understanding that the faculty will keep mum about their academic performance.
Now one counselor at University of North Carolina has gone outside the "code" and is paying the price. According to the Associated Press via the Huffington Post, Mary Willingham, who works in the school's Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling, has gone public with the less-than-stellar reading scores of students who compete on the vaunted football and basketball teams. And she has received death threats for her trouble.
Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.
Willingham has said in interviews that she has received death threats and hate mail for outing the athletes. Both claims are currently under investigation by UNC police.
Lissa Lamkin Broome, a banking law professor and UNC's faculty athletic representative, said that Willingham had shared her findings previously but hasn't provided data to support her conclusions. Said Broome:
If Mary's data uncovers issues that would be helpful to us in our admissions process or in our academic support process, then I want to know about those so we can benefit from whatever work she has done ... in moving forward and doing things better.
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After leading his team to a pair of wins over previously
undefeated teams at the Garden City Pepsi Classic over the weekend,
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and 3 steals per game in the two contests and finished the weekend
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Scotties, scoring 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting and 3 of 4 from the
three point line. Saturday against North Platte he finished 6 for 10
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One of the improvements iOS 7.1 brings, is to "Siri", the voice activated virtual assistant. Now you press the home button on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to speak to "Siri"—and release it for the virtual assistant to reply. Before users had to tap the virtual microphone to talk to "Siri" and wait for "Siri" to detect that the user had stopped speaking. Besides making "Siri" respond much faster to a user's commands, this iOS 7.1 update provides "Siri" with more natural sounding female and male voices.
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The Student Government Association is hosting its annual fall blood drive on Friday, September 28, from 12-6 p.m. The event will take place in The Underground Pulse, located in the basement of Evans Hall. The public is invited to participate in this event by donating blood or by volunteering to help hand out snacks or sign in volunteers.
"I am really excited about the blood drive this week. We are close to reaching our goal of 50 pints of blood but I would love to be able to exceed that," said Alex Lawhon-Bush, director of campus activities. "I would love for the rest of Sterling to come out and donate as well."
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We've officially been in Texas for 2 months.
And that's nuts. I simultaneously feel like we just got here and that we've been here for 10 years.
Overall, I don't hate Killeen like everyone said I would. Seriously, everyone I came in contact with told me how bad it would be. I still meet people that tell me that. At my last doctor's appointment, the doc actually said, "Ugggghhhh, I'm sorry!" when I told him we'd just arrived from Colorado.
But yeah, I don't hate it.
What I do hate (and don't be mad at me) is the food.
I cannot find a good Mexican place to save my life. We've tried every place on the first page of Yelp.
No. I won't go back to any of them.
I tried to order a drink at the last one BECAUSE THEY WERE ON THE MENU and they looked at me like I was crazy and said, "Uhhh, we don't have drinks."
And I was all, "Waaaaaaaaiiiiiiit a minute, how is it possible to have chips and salsa without a margarita?"
I'm just not into it. I need to venture down to Austin soon but gahhh, who has time to drive anywhere?!
Anyway, I've been craving a really good enchilada since we had our last once at our fave Mexican place in the Springs. Last night I finally admitted defeat and made my own.
I used to make this Mexican Rice recipe once a week years and years ago (had to track down my first blog to find the recipe!) and it was just as good as I remembered. And no, that's not a pea, it's a jalapeno.
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Looking back now, I actually find myself thinking it would probably have been better if JT had gone ahead and retired. Or, failing that, that he got traded somewhere along with Zach. While I like those guys, I think it would have been better to have built a younger defense around Channing Crowder. And that whole Joey Porter deal probably should never have happened, either.
We dropped from 4th overall in defense to 28th this year, with most of the same players, the defensive MVP, and the same defensive coordinator. How does that happen?
And speaking of players, Lorenzo Booker actually dressed for the game this week, but never saw the field.
Donovan Darius started at safety, but suffered from "flu-like symptoms" and sat for part of the game. He was repalced by journeyman Cam Worrell. Then, when Worrell went down tiwh an injury, some free agent guy they signed off the street, who was not an every down player in college and went undrafted, came in and replaced him....all the while Jason Allen (who has been practicing at safety) sat on the bench.
Derek Hagan had himself the kind of game that often will lead to a player being cut during the week. My grandmother played better than him.


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Students at William Henry Middle School took a break from academics on Tuesday to showcase their artistic talents when the school hosted its Showcase of the Arts. This year's theme was Wild About the Arts and featured scenes from a wild west story, musical performances and dance routines. Getting students involved in the arts is important, said William Henry's Principal Toriano Giddens.
"We know that arts contribute to high academic success and over all self-satisfaction for students," Giddens said. "A lot of times students who aren't as stellar in the classroom do have other talents that they bring to the table. Arts are just as important as any other academic course."
Getting students involved in the arts can help them master skills such as reading, verbal skills and critical thinking, said Lisa Burnham, director of the school's drama club.
"We have to practice using our scripts and reading fluently and with expression," Burnham said. "All of the things that good readers do. We also find that it motivates them to do well in school and be reliable."
The showcase also gave students a chance to put some thought into what they wanted to perform. Malaysia Evans sang a duo performance of "The Way" by Anana Grande and Mack Miller and selected the song carefully.
"I thought "The Way" was a really catchy song," said Evans. "It's not inappropriate. It's just right for school and it contains no violence."
Aside from the added academic benefits, involvement in performance art can help students on a more personal level, according to Erika Caldwell, director of the school's Rising Stars Dance Group.
"This gives them a venue to express themselves," Caldwell said. "It's also a great way to teach team work and character development. Performing helps to build their confidence. It shows them that they each have an inner strength and inner abilities. It gives them a chance to showcase something they're good at."
Karlyn Kraft performed a solo on Tuesday, singing "Let it go" from the movie "Frozen." Performing helped her experience that confidence that Caldwell referenced.
"I love to sing because it shows my emotions and makes me feel better about myself," Kraft said. "It makes me feel special. It makes me know I have a talent that I can share with everyone."
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Ryan Kataoka is in his 11th year in the Herbst Academic Center after joining the University of Colorado staff in August of 2006. In addition to being assistant director of the entire academic operation, his main sport responsibilities include serving as the academic coordinator for football (defensive players), men's golf and women's soccer.
For five years, he also coordinated the Success Training and Exit Plan for Seniors (STEPS) program which assists student-athletes in their transition to life after graduating from CU. He continues to serve as the teaching assistant for the freshmen CU Experience course, a role he has performed the last three years.
Prior to his arrival at CU, Kataoka was a high school teacher and coach for 10 years in the Tustin and Santa Ana Unified School Districts in Orange County, Calif. He taught 9th through 12th grade English and Language Arts in his first eight years. He spent his last two years as a program specialist, coordinating high school college and career centers. He coached basketball and volleyball each year while in high school education.
A native of San Diego, Kataoka attended Grossmont High School where he lettered in basketball, volleyball and football. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in English. He earned a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Language Arts and a Cross-Cultural Language and academic development certification in 1997.
Kataoka is also completing his Master's Degree in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice in the School of Education at CU. He and his wife Suzanne have two daughters, Leah and Marisa.


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On Saturday June 14, Animal Planet aired a special episode of "My Cat from Hell." It all started with an urgent call to cat guru Jackson Galaxy by people who saw a March news story about a family that was trapped by an out-of-control cat. Galaxy has spent the last 15 years of his life helping cats and their guardians. His show follows him as he works with problems when cat owners have reached their limits. Since Saturday Lux has created even more notoriety, among fibromyalgia sufferers.
Galaxy described the process of working with Lux, a loveable 11-pound cat with his "TeamCatMojo" group on his Facebook page and with media.
Portlanders Lee Palmer and Teresa Barker were spending a quiet day when their seven-month-old started pulling Lux's tail. The cat spun around and scratched at the baby's face. With the screaming of a frightened toddler the incident escalated quickly. Teresa grabbed the baby and their dog and Lee kicked at Lux's rear end. Among the noise, confusion and scrambling feet the outraged cat went ballistic and charged at the fleeing parents.
They fled into a back room and closed the door. Each time they peeked out the cat was there, hissing and growling, and still angry. Unable to get the cat to calm down, they called 911. You can hear the audio tape that went viral along with some video taken at the time.
Enter Jackson Galaxy. Despite having wrapped the six-month Season 5 "My Cat from Hell" shoot, Galaxy came to Portland to capture the true story and see what he could do to keep the family intact. "I honestly can tell you that after 20 years of working with cats ... Lux is definitely the most challenging cat I ever worked with," said the man who seems to resolve all cat/human problems.
Per his usual approach he met the family, heard their version of what happened and then went in to meet Lux. Jackson admitted to being frightened about approaching this cat despite the many scratches he has received when first meeting other cats. "I was expecting the worse. I don't know if he was scared or going to attack."
Lux was hiding behind a large box, eyes wide, ears back, growling a warning, and ready to charge. However Jackson kept talking with him and saw the eyes go back to normal and the cat started to eat bits of offered chicken. Within minutes Lux was sitting on Jackson's lap, calmly purring and being stroked. Jackson admitted openly on air that Lux had him completely confused.
After a trip to the vet which showed no medical reason for Lux's behavior, Jackson recommended rehoming Lux for a week to see if a calm, stress-free life without people now afraid of the cat might be the answer.
Humane society foster parents Mollie and Jim took Lux and immediately fell in love with the sweet feline. However late in the week Lux had another episode and badly scratched Mollie. According to Jackson, "It was surprising, and it was violent, and it was kinda heartbreaking. It blew my world apart." In the show Galaxy met the couple back at the vet while Lux had an MRI of his spine and brain. There was no visual reason for his behavior leading to a new diagnosis.
Veterinarian Amelie Hatfield, of the Cat Hospital of Portland, told Galaxy that the cat likely suffers from the feline version of hyperesthesia syndrome (FHS)"which can cause aggressive behavior," according to the Oregonian. Hyperesthesia affects the nervous system, skin and muscles. It creates hypersensitivity both physically and sometimes emotionally. It actually sounds very similar to fibromyalgia in humans and some researchers have lumped both syndromes into the same broad category. In fact serotonin-enhancing drugs like fluoxetine (Prozac) and anti-seizure plus anti-inflammatory medications such as gabapentin, a drug used for fibro patients, have been successful in treating feline hyperesthesia according to Alexander de Lahunta, DVM, emeritus professor of anatomy at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine
Kristi Turnquist from The Oregonian talked about speaking with Jackson about his experiences with Lux. "What surprised me when I chatted with Jackson about this episode was that Jackson, who says it often takes him about 5 minutes to sort out a behavior problem, had a different experience with Lux. Jackson had never worked a case like this. It surprised him, stumped him, frustrated him to no end, but also Jackson discovered he had a great deal of love for this cat—the kind of love he has reserved for his own cats."
Despite his problems Millie and Jim quickly agreed to adopt Lux. At the end of the show they said that he is doing well in his new home and responding to medication.
Having watched "The Cat from Hell" episode myself, and as someone who has fibromyalgia, I watched and kept thinking about how a fibro cat might react. I imagined myself on the floor, hearing a crying child, people yelling and feet scrambling around me I probably would react much like the cat if in a "flare-up" or hyper-sensitive state. I know if anyone would pull my tail and irritate the nerves and muscles in my back and legs I probably would slap (think of a cat slapping with paws) at that person. Emotionally, most people with fibro would admit to screaming at spouses and families excessively when we feel ready to jump out of our skin or have been exposed to too much stimuli (sound, light, sensations).
Since Lux's episode has aired the fibromyalgia community has been discussing if these are "fibro cats." The show doesn't get into the specific medication(s) used, but FHS is often treated with anti-seizure or SSRI antidepressants. The first drug to be FDA-approved for fibromyalgia was Lyrica (pregabalin) which was already being used an anti-seizure drug. It is closely related to gabapentin now used for FHS.
I have placed calls to clinical researchers specializing in rheumatology, the first medical specialty to set a diagnostic standard for fibromyalgia. I will report their reactions in a follow-up to Lux's story.
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Pondering Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate is a compound found in many plastic water bottles. Never heard of it? Well, it's quickly gaining the reputation of a nasty little hormone mimicker. Ben Dobbin of the Associated Press has more:
Worries about a hormone-mimicking chemical used in the trendy sports accessory led a major Canadian retailer to remove Nalgene and other polycarbonate plastic containers from store shelves in early December.Now, toxic water bottles are a bigger issue than you might realize. Just get a load of these previous posts:
"It's definitely a concern but I'd like to learn more before I make any decisions about my water bottles," McHugh, 26, a business manager for a reggae band, said with an easy laugh. "For now, I'll probably keep using my Nalgene until it breaks. It's indestructible, I've heard…"
…There is little dispute that the chemical can disrupt the hormonal system, but scientists differ markedly on whether very low doses found in food and beverage containers can be harmful. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sides with the plastics industry that BPA-based products do not pose a health risk.
However, an expert panel of researchers reported at a U.S. government conference that the potential for BPA to affect human health is a concern, and more research is needed. The panel cited evidence that Americans have levels of BPA higher than those found to cause harm in lab animals.


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What to watch while warming up the grill for a cheese race...
• MLB: New York Yankees vs. New York Mets. Yep, plenty of erections in Bristol tonight. [ESPN]
• Movie: Knocked Up. That's way too many chairs for one room. [HBO]
• Sports Movie: Bang the Drum Slowly. Shouldn't there be a Hornets game tonight?