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Workshops' archive
Dawns Ieuenctid
Yn cychwyn Sadwrn 25 a Sul 26 Ebrill 2009
Mewn partneriaeth efo Gwasanaethau Addysg Conwy, rydym yn chwilio am bobl ifanc egniol, brwdfrydig a thalentog i fod yn rhan o Grŵp Dawns Ieuenctid Conwy!
Bydd y broses yn cychwyn gyda gweithdy rhagarweiniol.
Yn dilyn y gweithdy bydd y cyfranogwyr yn gymwys i wneud 1 penwythnos arall efo Cai Tomos i greu darn newydd sbon a fydd yn cael ei berfformio mewn 2 neu 3 digwyddiad gan Dawns i Bawb. Mae hwn yn gyfle ffantastig i weithio gyda coreograffydd o fri. Cyfle i ddatblygu eich dawns a sgiliau perfformio. Cychwynnodd Cai ei yrfa gyda Dawns i Bawb ac roedd yntau hefyd yn aelod o Gwmni Dawns Ieuenctid. Ers y dyddiau hynny mae Cai erbyn hyn yn ddawnsiwr proffesiynol uchel ei barch ac yn goreograffydd. Mae wedi gweithio gyda llawer o gwmniau mwyaf clodfawr gan gynnwys Earthfall a Cwmni Dawns Diversions fel coreograffydd/cyfarwyddwr ar y daith "Alternative Routes". Mae erbyn hyn yn creu ei waith ei hun.
I wneud yn siwr o'ch lle ar y fenter mae ymrwymiad yn angenrheidiol. Os ydych yn gymwys bydd rhaid ichi ymrwymo i weithdy 2, ymarferion a pherfformiadau.
Gweithdy 1
Dyddiad 25 a 26 Ebrill 2009, Neuadd Ddinesig Conwy
Amser: 10am-5pm
Cost: £20 am ddau ddiwrnod
Bydd posibilrwydd o ddefnyddio tacsi o Betws y Coed neu Fangor am £4 am 2 ddiwrnod.
Gweithdy 2
Dyddiad: 2 a 3 Mai 2009, Neuadd Ddinesig Conwy
Amser: 10am-5pm
Cost: £20 am 2 ddiwrnod
Bydd posibilrwydd o ddefnyddio tacsi o Betws y Coed neu Fangor am £4 am 2 ddiwrnod.
Ymarfer a pherfformiad 1
Dyddiad: Sadwrn 9 Mai 2009 / Dangosiad Dawns Ieuenctid Conwy
Amser: i'w gadarnhau
Ymarfer a pherfformiad 2
Dyddiad: Sadwrn 27 Mehefin 2009 / Dangosiad Haf Dawns i Bawb
Amser: i'w gadarnhau
Canolfan: Galeri, Caernarfon
Noddwr Cyngor Chwaraeon Cymru
Youth Dance
Starts on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th April 2009
In partnership with Conwy Education Services, we are looking for energetic, enthusiastic and talented young people to be part of the Conwy Youth Dance Group!
The process will start with an introductionary workshop.
Following this workshop, participants will be eligible for 1 further weekend to work with Cai Tomos to create a brand new piece to be performed in Youth Dance 3 and Dawns i Bawb's events.
This is a unique opportunity to work with a highly acclaimed choreographer, develop your dance and performance skills.
Cai Tomos started dance with Dawns i Bawb, was a member of the Youth Dance Company and has since then become an acclaimed professional dancer and choreographer. He has worked, among others, with some of most prestigious Welsh dance companies as a choreographer/director with Earthfall and Diversions Dance Company on the alternative routes tour. He is now creating his own work.
To guarantee the success of this initiative, commitment is essential. If you are eligible you will need to commit to workshop 2, rehearsals and performances.
workshop 1
date: 25 & 26 April 2009
time: 10am - 5pm
venue: Conwy Civic Hall
cost: £20 for 2 days
workshop 2
date: 2 & 3 May 2009
time: 10am - 5pm
Venue: Conwy Civic Hall
cost: £20 for 2 days
rehearsal and performance 1:
date: Saturday 9 May 2009 / Conwy Youth Dance Showcase
time: to be confirmed
venue: Conwy Civic Hall
rehearsal and performance 2:
date: Saturday 27th June 2009 / Dawns i Bawb Summer Showcase
time: to be confirmed
venue: Galeri Caernarfon
funder: the Sports Council
Environment Project
Dawns i Bawb is currently developing a long term project around the theme of the environment, putting an emphasis on raising awareness about Recycling, Renewable Energies and Global Warming. This project involves dancers, visual artists, a set and costume designer in various activities:
- a residency for professional dancers with Simon Whitehead
- 'Walks to Illuminate' by Simon Whitehead
- the creation of a show/ workshop package to be toured in schools
- a series of site specific performances
Monday 3rd – Friday 8th September 2007
Locator: a residency for professioanl dance practitioners with Simon Whitehead
The Locator project is an ongoing series of residential workshops exploring the implicit relationships between ecology, perception and movement.
Based in the beautiful landscapes of the national Parc in Rowen, Conwy, this residency will offer the possibility to the dancers to use their natural environment as a source of inspiration to create movement.
Simon's background in Dance and Movement continues to be central to the work he makes; it is the body's ecological paradigm and relation to its environment that are a basis from which he meditates and realises a series of propositions and experiences shared directly, or indirectly with an audience. This work seeks to connect humanity with nature and enliven participation on a physical and poetic level, often embracing the possibilities of technology as a bridge.Supported by: Community dance Wales
Tuesday 20th February 2.00-8.00 pm Galeri, Caernarfon
Child Protection with some reference to Vulnerable Adults
Jenny McGugan
One day course open to Dance Practitioners in North Wales Cost £15
The course will give a basic introdution to the legislation and cover the following topics
• The Legistlation
• Types of Abuse
• Signs ans Symptoms of Abuse
• Values and Child Protection/ Vulnerable Adults
• Blocks to recognition
• Listening to Children
• Sharing Concerns
• Referral in Child Protection/ Vulnerable Adults
• Coping with the Issues
Supported by Community Dance Wales
27th and 28th August 2006: Switch, the dance collective and femke van gent / Oriel Mostyn Gallery – Llandudno
Sunday 27th: workshop for dance practitioners with Carlos Cortez 11am – 5pm
Monday 28th : workshop for all with Carlos Cortez 10am – 2pm
The workshop is open to anyone who wants to explore and play with the sculpture ina free way. No previous dance experience is required. It is the intention that those taking part in the workshop will contribute to the performance at 3pm.
3pm : free performance Dance and art come alive in a free performance exploration in response to artists Femke van Gent's installation. Performances by guest artist Paula Hampson and the Dance Collective.
The performance will be followed by a small buffet for those attending the performance. This will be an excellent opportunity to talk to the artists involved.
Saturday 13th – Friday 18th August 2006 Summer residency for professionals with Wendy Houston (UK)
A week-long intensive residential choreographic training event in partnership with Welsh Independent Dance and Galeri, catering for up to 20 artists. This event will be led by an international choreographer and will focus on choreographic processes, performance skills and composition. The residential aspect of the course will enable evening sessions for the viewing of international and local work on video accompanied with a discussion and feedback sessions.
Wendy Houston's biography
Wendy Houston is a London based artist who has been working with movement and words for 20 years. Over the years she worked with Ludus, Lumiere & Son, DV8 Physical Theatre, Gloria, Rose English, Nigel Charnock, Tim Etchells, David Hinton, Jonathan Burrows and John Avery as well as touring her own solo work in Europe, USA and Australia. Following a two year break she is working on ideas to do with how things travel (movement, rumours, electicity, people). Her teaching style is less "masterclass" and more "investigative".
wendy houston in partnership with welsh independent dance
2nd – 4th August 2006: Marc Rees & Rubato Tanz Compagnie
Inter generational workshop lead by international choreographers Marc Rees (Wales) and Rubato Tanz Compagnie (Berlin)
This workshop is an invite for the community to participate in the re-creation of Dawns y Pili Pala (the Butterfly Dance), created by the 5th Marquis of Anglesey. The 5th Marquise of Anglesey was Henry Cyril Paget (1875-1905), and he lived his short life doing his best - and it seems successfully - to squander the large fortune he had inherited. The eccentric and flamboyant character spent a staggering £500.000 on jewellery for theatrical costumes ! And this on Ynys Môn in 1895!
One Summer, Henry known as the 'dancing Marquis' with his penchant for emerald set ping-pong shirts gathered a section of the community of Anglesey to create a new Dance which he called 'The Butterfly Dance'. The Dance was performed for / with them in his very own theatre which he converted from the old Chapel at Plas Newydd.
He commissioned Parisian Fashion designers to create an extravagant costume to incorporate the jewels, a gown that would befit his alter ego (known as Gloria) who would lead and guide the assembled through the intricacies of the Dance. For this particular lavish outfit he spend an astounding £40.000 (To put this into perspective, the bejewelled robe would now cost a cool 2 million)
"I must apologise', he told an interviewer ' for not appearing before you in peacock blue plush, wearing a diamond and sapphire tiara , a turquoise dog-collar, ropes of pearls and slippers studded with Burmah rubies: but I prefer, and always have preferred, Scottish tweed."
Western Mail, 15th March 1905
The premise of the project through the research and development period is to return to Ynys Môn and invite the community to participate in the reconstruction of 'Dawns y Pili Pala' / 'The Butterfly Dance' and to finally perform it with / for them. This will be achieved through a series of bilingual workshops with the aim of exploring what form the dance could take. For example, sitting social dances of the relevant period, stripping them down but also introducing an oriental influence into the mix, as after all in terms of the dance' aesthetics there is relatively creative 'carte blanche'. There is no documentation of the actual dance and due to the Oriental influence that took hold of the Arts and Craft movement at the time, Marc Rees has imagined that the Marquise had an affinity with the ornamental style of the Orient.
24th June 2006: Itchy Feet / Galeri
Meinir Siencyn / Welsh Stepping – open level
Noojahan Begum / Indian Dance - open level
In partnership with Galeri
May 2006 / Professional
Stillness and Movement phase 2 with Carlos Cortes (Spain – UK)
This workshop was a continuation of Phase 1 and culminated in the opening of the exhibition of works by Femke van Gent and Sue Fielding and a structured improvisation performance by the Dance Collective, dancing with the objects of the show.
April 2006 / Professional
Stillness and Movement phase 1 with Carlos Cortes (Spain – UK)
This workshop was initiated by Femke van Gent and Sue fielding, both visual artists students and dancers. They invited choreographer and visual artists Carlos Cortes to lead a workshop for professional dance practitioners, exploring the relationship between visual arts and dance, through improvisation and manipulation of art objects.
19th - 21st April 2006: Pierre Rubio / Migrations
A three day intensive dance workshops for professional dance practitioners led by international artists Pierre Rubio (Belgium).
The workshop focused on introducing the participants to various techniques of choreography and composition which have been developed in the past 10 years, mainly on the continent. The workshop involves practical activities, discussion and lectures.
20th - 22nd February 2006: Jozsef Trefeli & Jem Treays / Migrations
Two days of dance for young people aged 12-18 and a two days intensive dance workshop for professionals led by two invited artists; József Trefeli (Hungary / Switzerland) and Jem Treays (Wales).
An amazing opportunity for young people and professional dance practitioners to work with two very high profile international dance artists
József Trefeli
A Day of Dance Theatre using games, tasks and improvisation. József works with young people throughout Europe as well as being a popular performer and choreographer. He will lead an enjoyable and energetic workshop day using a rich mix of ideas from his native Hungary and the modern, international contemporary dance scene.
Jem Treays
Jem has taught lots of young people in N Wales, initially as a workshop leader and dancer with Diversions Dance Company and in recent years as an independent dance artist. He leads a workshop day that will take you through a combination of taught dance sequences, improvisational tasks and easy and effective partnering and lifting techniques.
In partnership with Migrations, supported by Community Dance Wales
11th – 12th June 2005 / Come and Dance weekend
DiB celebrated its move to its new home Galeri Caernarfon with the Come and Dance weekend. For this occasion we organised twelve different workshops open to all in line dancing, Parents & Toddlers, Contemporary Jazz, Street Jazz, Flamenco, Dawnsio Gweryn, Hip-Hop for boys, People with Disabilities, Salsa and Creative Dance. Choreographer József Trefeli also lead a workshop for Professionals. The event also features a series of professional presentations, talks and stalls representing various dance organisations from all over Wales.
In partnership with Welsh Independent Dance, Galeri and Community Dance Wales
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2008
Welsh Independent Dance in collaboration with Dawns i Bawb and Migrations, present:
Various Materials - an intensive workshop with international choreographer Tiago Guedes (Portugal)
With only a pair of scissors, sheets of newspaper, some sellotape and a big sheet of blue plastic, Tiago Guedes creates for his audience a panoramic world, the images from which resonate in the mind of the spectator long after the stage fades to black. Various Materials refuses to conform to the traditional notion of what a dance performance should be. At a time when dance is blurring boundaries between artistic disciplines, Tiago uses simple gestural language and everyday objects to create and then destroy a gallery of art. Like Banksy's art in the public domain, Various Materials exists for a moment in time, and then is gone.
'Sensitive and magical at the same time.' Magazine des Artes
Venue: Conwy Civic Hall
Cost: £20 for two days.
Bookings: Welsh Independent Dance
Becky Cass
Development Officer/Swyddog Datblygu
Welsh Independent Dance, Chapter, Market Road, Cardiff, CF5 1QE


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by Walt Whitman
Pioneers! O Pioneers! Theme of Visions of America
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Kofi vs Miz
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Ken's Predicted Winner – Miz
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Ed envisions: The Miz
A match that all started from a heel and a rejected tag only 6 days ago? This is a match I have no interest in seeing, and it's disappointing when a spur of the moment filler match takes the place of a title match. Since I'm forced to pick someone however, I'll pick Miz, as I doubt they'd make him lose right after his heel turn.
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Alex's Predicted Winner – Miz
Jesse's Predicted Winner – The Miz
CJ's Predicted Winner – The Miz
Stacy's Predicted Winner – Miz
IC Championship Match – Big E Langston (c) vs Curtis Axel
The only real reason I'm looking forward to this match is because it means the issues between them will be over and Big E can move on to defending the IC Title against some really solid wrestlers. I'm hoping that Big E holding the IC Title will help push the Championship back up to someplace of prestige. I think Big E is going to be huge in the WWE and this was his first big step in that direction, as the IC Title should be. I know I said that I predict we will be seeing Big E and Reigns fighting for one of the big Championships within five years, well, I'd love to see the kernel of that feud starting with Reigns coming after the IC Title. I know that could cause issues within The Shield, but those have been coming recently. All that being said, Big E will go out there and work it against Axel, and hopefully Axel will have more character and charisma than we've seen from him, and it will be a solid match where Big E will win and retain his IC Title.
Ken's Predicted Winner & still IC Champ – Big E
Ever since his face turn, Big E's been booked on a roll, booked the way Ryback should have been a year and a half ago. He has all the right people behind him, and he has the charisma, strength, and skills to back it up. Axel, on the other hand, while showing brief flashes of potential the last few weeks, is on a steep decline. I want the guy to succeed, but the he's just not showing me he can. I'm predicting a solid run for Langston, and don't see it ending tonight.
Justin's Predicted Winner & still IC Champ – Big E
Alex's Predicted Winner – Big E Langston
Jesse's Predicted Winner – Big E Langston
CJ's Predicted Winner – Big E Langston
Stacy's Predicted Winner – Big E Langston
Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Match – Team Total Divas (Nattie, Bella Twins [Brie & Nikki], Funkadactyls [Naomi & Cameron], Eva Marie, JoJo) vs Team Divas (AJ, Tamina, Kaitlyn, Fox, Rosa, Aksana, Summer Rae
I hope there's only a couple Divas who I really want to see working the ring, but as this is a Traditional Survivor Series Match, they will all be in there. Hopefully Summer Rae, Aksana, Fox, Rosa, Eva Marie and Cameron are eliminated quickly. We haven't seen enough of JoJo for me to say anything about her, good or bad. I'm sure, AJ, Tamina and Kaitlyn will carry their team, as Nattie, The Bellas, and Naomi will carry theirs. In the end I'd love to see Nattie the last Diva standing, but in reality, I doubt they will do that as Nattie just doesn't get the rub she deserves. Or it would be great to see Naomi get the recognition she deserves for just how all around great she is, but I doubt it's her time yet. So I'm guessing it will be a Bella, or both of the twins standing tall to win it for Team Total Divas.
Ken's Predicted Winners – Team Total Divas
My initial instinct is to say, "who cares?" to this…but I won't because that wouldn't be doing my job…LOL! Okay, who comes out on top? Hard to say, really. Aksana will not be a factor in any way because she's basically turned into the Curt Hawkins of the Divas division. Alicia Fox won't be a factor either. Eva Marie and Summer Rae could do serious battle for "Diva least able to work." Having said all these mean things, there are Divas who can actually work. I like Cameron and Naomi quite a bit and they know their way around a ring. Tamina Snuka has yet to impress me but I won't give up on her. She has a great almost Chyna-esque vibe about her that I like and I'm hoping she'll improve with time. Of course, we know AJ and Natalya can work with the best of them. As for who wins, I'm going Cameron, Naomi, Natalya, Eva Marie, JoJo, and the Bellas. I'll go further. I think they'll be so unimaginative with this that, as has happened so many times already, Natalya will finish someone off with the Sharpshooter. For the record, I *despise* the fact that excellent and committed talents like AJ and Natalya are stuck with matches like this one as neither one deserve the mess this may turn out to be – especially if Eva or Summer get any substantial ring time. I'd also rather see the Bellas out of this mess but I get why they kinda have to be there.
Ed envisions: Cameron, Naomi, Natalya, Eva Marie, JoJo, and the Bella Twins
Yawn. Ever since the mid 2000's, the Diva division has really fallen off the face of the earth. Basically, we have the entire diva division in the ring in one match, and it's nothing but Total Divas vs the rest of the roster. I have no interest in reality shows, so if that's the only reason the Diva's are getting attention, that's sad indeed. That being said, I think they'll further push Total Divas by giving them the win here tonight.
Justin's Predicted Winners – Team Natty
Alex's Predicted Winner – Total Divas
Jesse's Predicted Winners – Total Divas
CJ's Predicted Winners – Team Total Divas
Stacy's Predicted Winners – Total Divas
Tradition Survivor Series Match – Cody Rhodes & Goldust, The Usos, Rey Mysterio vs The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins) & The Real Americans (Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro)
This should be the solid Traditional Survivor Series Match on the card. These men have proven how well they work together, and will probably take things to the next level in this match. This could be one of the matches that steals the show, then again the Rhodes brothers, the Usos, and The Shield have been stealing PPVs the past couple months anyway! With the addition of Rey, this match should be jaw dropping. Because this is Rey's big return to the WWE, I see him being the last man standing in this match, and I hope the last person he takes out is Rollins. We were lucky enough to see some fantastic moves between these two, and I think that was just the start of it. Rollins is the smallest guy on the heel team, and the highest flier of the group, so their work should be sick! So excited to watch this one.
Ken's Predicted Winner – Team Rey
This'll be fun! Just look at all the great workers in this match! There's not one worker here who can't really go! As is the case with the last match, I almost don't care who wins…but for totally different reasons. Not only can they all work amazingly well, but almost all of them (save Swagger) have a tremendous amount of charisma – so much that it'll be hard to focus on any one performer. To tell you the truth, I'm not as enamored with Rey Mysterio as everyone else is but I totally get his appeal and it is nice to see him back doing what he clearly loves. Because of this return, I'm not sure WWE can let him be on the losing end of anything right now. I'm also secretly hoping they'll break Cesaro away from Swagger and do something substantial with him.
Ed envisions: Cody Rhodes (whoa-oh!), (takes breath in) Gold….dust, U…Sos!, and Rey Mysterio (Boo-ya-ka!).
This is another match I wish I could see. With the exception of Swagger, everyone in this match is incredibly exciting to watch work the ring, and I expect this match to steal the show. The Shield, Rhodes, and Usos alone have all proven to have amazing chemistry working together, and this is one of those matches that I feel could be an easy 4 star match, as long as it's not an overbooked clusterfluff. If given free reign and enough time, this match will tear the house down. I see this match being a feel good moment after a hard struggle, and while I won't predict eliminations, I see this going to the families and the returning Mysterio.
Justin's Predicted Winner – Rhodes/Usos/Mysterio
Alex's Predicted Winner – Rhodes/Usos/Mysterio
Jesse's Predicted Winner – Team Rhodes (Mysterio sole survivor)
CJ's Predicted Winner – Cody Rhodes, Goldust, The Usos & Rey Mysterio
Stacy's Predicted Winner – The Shield & The Real Americans
CM Punk & Daniel Bryan vs The Wyatt Family
There's been some people talking down this match because it's Punk and Bryan, and they're the easy targets for the IWC. I find it hysterical that the IWC pushed so hard for the WWE to recognize and accept these guys, and now that they have, all the IWC can do is bash them. I'm not say that Bryan hasn't been looking a bit rough around the edges lately, possibly a bit burnt out, but that happens to everyone, that's not a reason to bash him every chance there is. Personally, I'm thrilled to see The Beard and The Best working together. They're strong characters and wrestlers who can only help to push The Wyatt Family to the next level. Because of this, I see The Wyatt Family going over in this match, but it will be dirty. They will do something to screw over Bryan and Punk to win this match. It's too early for the good guys to go over, and while I expect this to be a really solid match, the good guys will fall – at least this time.
Ken's Predicted Winner – The Wyatt Family
Again, this one's gonna be fun no matter what the finish looks like. Much has been said about CM Punk and Daniel Bryan and how amazing both are in the ring. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan have come off as a rather solid team and they can both go. They'll have the beautifully odd Bray Wyatt at ringside with them so he'll be a factor at one time or another. Were this shown on "RAW", I'd think "dirty finish" all the way. My issue is with regard to the fact that they almost can't blow this off here. The feud hasn't gone on long at all and there are so many other interesting turns this could take. I'm going "dirty finish" here too and I'm going rogue.
Ed envisions: Luke Harper & Erick Rowan with interference from Bray Wyatt
THIS is a match I'm looking wish I could see. In my opinion, it's a highly predictable finish, but it's one of those matches that sounds so good you don't care. Wyatts have been on a roll lately, and there couldn't be two better people to put them in the ring with than the Beard and the Best. I see the Wyatts picking up the win here, as it's too early in the feud to have Punk and Bryan win yet, but I expect it to be an excellent match!
Justin's Predicted Winner – Wyatts
Alex's Predicted Winner – Punk/Bryan
Jesse's Predicted Winner – Daniel Bryan & CM Punk
CJ's Predicted Winner – Luke Harper & Erick Rowan
Stacy's Predicted Winner – Bryan & Punk
World Heavyweight Championship Match – John Cena (c) vs Albert Del Rio
As much as I rip on ADR for phoning in too many of his matches, and just not putting enough of himself to get over with the fans, his matches with Cena are better than with almost anyone else. Because of this, I'm hoping that this match is at least solid. It doesn't hurt that their interactions recently have been pretty solid. All this being said, I think Cena will easily come out the other side as Champ. It's possible that ADR fights dirty and somehow ends up disqualifying himself, but more likely Cena will just beat him. Hopefully this is the blow off to their feud so they both can go on to work with other people. I don't know how, but I'd love to see Cesaro go after Cena for the WHC, but that's my own selfish want to see the two of them work together in a solid feud.
Ken's Predicted Winner – Cena
For the record, I'm glad John Cena is back. There can be no question that he's the face of WWE – regardless of the storyline saying that Randy is. When John's on, ratings go up. He draws and that's that. Alberto Del Rio seems to be getting a bit more vicious…and I like it. He needed edge and he might finally be getting some. I expect him to do what everyone else has been doing and go after Cena's arm. Cena will be Cena…and he'll be over like rover for doing it. Do they take the title off Cena at this point, I seriously doubt it.
Ed envisions: John Cena retains
This is one of the most predictable matches on the card, but unlike Punk/Bryan and the Wyatts, I don't see this being a great match. I'm not saying it'll be bad, but even the vastly improved Cena and the recently intensified Del Rio can save the predictability of this one. Cena's the face of the company, and Del Rio's proven that he lacks the personality and crowd reaction to be an effective champion. After a solid match, I pick Cena to retain and hopefully move on to a better feud.
Justin's Predicted Winner and STILL WHC – Cena
Alex's Predicted Winner – John Cena
Jesse's Predicted Winner – John Cena
CJ's Predicted Winner – John Cena
Stacy's Predicted Winner – John Cena
WWE Championship Match – Randy Orton (c) vs Big Show
I loved that Trip and Steph had to think about whether they were completely behind Orton as WWE Champ right now. Further, I think it's great that they want Orton to prove that he can beat Big Show by himself. It should be nice to see a big main event match without interference. I worry that Big Show getting so many advantages over Orton recently will not win because of it. Even though it looks as though Big Show should easily win this, I'm expecting that he will only win it via DQ so that Orton can retain his WWE Championship, at least for now.
Ken's Predicted Winner – Big Show via DQ, Orton retains
Speaking of ramping up his character, Randy has done that beautifully as of late. He's been vicious and self-consumed beyond belief and it's great. I've always been a fan of Big Show and the fact that, despite his size, he can really work when it's called for. Given all the screwjob stuff they've been doing during Orton's reign as champion, it appears we could be in for more of that. However, I'm once again going rogue because of what could happen with Orton's character. I don't even think I need to spell it out, do I?
Ed envisions: Big Show as NEW WWE Champion
I'm torn on how to feel for this match. On one hand, I feel this match is the wrong direction for both parties. Orton's finally getting his edge back, and Show's proving that after all this time, he can still pull his weight (no pun intended!) as one of the top guys. Both men deserve the spot their in, but I don't feel they should be working against each other. On the other hand, however, the payoff to the lousy crying angle Show's been put through, I feel a title match, no matter the outcome, is well deserved, as it puts him in a very good position to get some payback on the Authority, severely injuring their champion. As predictable as I feel this match is, that has nothing to do with my indecisiveness on being invested in the match or not. As for the winner, I see Orton pulling a trick from his proverbial sleeve and coming out on top.
Justin's Predicted Winner and STILL WWE Champion – Orton
Alex's Predicted Winner – Randy Orton
Jesse's Predicted Winner – Randy Orton
CJ's Predicted Winner – Randy Orton retains – dirty finish
Stacy's Predicted Winner – Orton – dirty
As we set about the precipice of the start of the Road to WrestleMania, all I can think about is how WWE has seemingly set itself upon a path for yet another disappointing card. With everything they presented for tonight's card, and how seemingly predictable and droll it looks, I am starting to wonder if WWE's creative team and VKM himself have lost that spark they had for this business. Most of the matches here are rehashes of things we have seen repeatedly over the last few months and the lack of depth in the roster is frankly disturbing, as we never see more than 15-20 guys of WWE's 70+ member roster at any time. Couple that with the generic characters and cut-and-pasted storylines we have been fed, maybe it's time for WWE to pull a TNA and hit the reset button. We thought they had done it 4 weeks ago for Raw after Cena returned, but as is anything good that comes like that, it was just a fluke. Hopefully, Survivor Series proves me wrong and offers some surprises because I am really starting to question what WWE expects us to hold on to anymore.
Before I started writing this I was glad that I hadn't spent the money to attend Survivor Series, but after writing the predictions I'm a little less thrilled with my decision. The card looks better than I thought it did on first glance, though I wish the WWE would look at the options earlier and spend more time setting up the cards for PPVs. We're starting on Road to WrestleMania, earlier and earlier each year – like preparing for Christmas – so they should be on top of everything they're doing, plus PPV buy rates should be something they're worried about year round. It just seems as though there's a lot more they could do to get ready for PPVs and push the card to together and hype it more so the fans are so excited that they absolutely won't miss the show, rather than blowing it off to watch Doctor Who. Okay, I had to get that in there as I blew off the Predicts for a few hours so that I could watch the 50th Anniversary Special, and thinking about it, other than the Live Blog, I'm worried that Survivor Series won't be a better show than what I saw on BBCA today. Make sure you join us for the WNW WWE Survivor Series Live Blog, I'm sure it's going to be a fantastically interesting night.
One final note, we are starting a WNW Cesaro's 100 Giant Swing Pool. Many people believe that Cesaro is working up to 100 rotations at WrestleMania. I don't think many of us are questioning the number, it's who is going to be at the dizzy end of Cesaro's spinning. There's been a new names already chosen for the pool, and if you want to get in on the fun, you have to join us for the Live Blog, or one of the Open Thread parties and talk to me about joining in on the fun. There will be a prize for the winner, provided by me, something wrestling related that will be a surprise. So, who do you think Cesaro will be making uber dizzy at WrestleMania?
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Real flowers are nice. But then they die, the water gets all sludgy, and you have to pull out the flowers over the trash, but petals still get all over the kitchen, and there's that unholy stink of rotting vegetable matter, and then you have to clean all that slime off your vase.
You know?
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Austin, Delaunay and 4x1 team crack top 8 at NCAA Championships
Sophomore placed 15th in discus at NCAA Championships
Justin Austin advanced to the finals of the 200 meters at the NCAA Championships
400-meter relay broke its own school record to earn a finals berth
Eight Hawkeyes compete in 10 events at the 2013 Outdoor NCAA Championships
NCAA West Preliminary Track & Field Saturday, May 25, 2013
NCAA West Preliminary Track & Field Friday, May 24, 2013
NCAA West Preliminary Track & Field Thursday, May 23, 2013
2013 Drake Relays Friday, April 26, 2013
Musco Twilight XIV Saturday, April 20, 2013
Career -- Five time Big Ten champion... five-time All-American (including first team honors in 2013 in 200 meters and 4x1)... graduated with five school records (indoor 60 meters, 200 meters; outdoor 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x1 relay).
2013 -- Indoor - placed fourth in long jump (22-1 3/4, 6.75m) and ran 60 meters (6.90) at Iowa Open while competing unattached... Outdoor - first team All-American, placing sixth in the 200 meters (20.45) and running the second leg of sixth-place finishing 4x1 relay (39.77) at NCAA Championships... ran second leg on 400-meter relay that set school record (39.31) in prelims at NCAA Championships... placed 17th (10.35) in 100 meters at NCAA Championships... three-time Big Ten Champion, winning 100 meters (10.27) and 200 meters (20.86), and running second leg on winning 400-meter relay (40.20)... ... named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships and Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year... .. previous record of 39.48 was set in 1984... leads team in 100 (10.22) and 200 meters (20.53)... placed second in 100 meters (10.22) at Drake Relays... placed ninth in 100 meters (10.52) and fourth in 200 meters (20.53) in semifinal round at NCAA West Preliminary after running respective prelim times of 10.22 and 20.57... ran second leg on 400-meter relay that placed sixth at NCAA West Preliminary (39.79)... won 100 meters (10.37) and 200 meters (20.55) with at Jim Click Shootout... ran second leg on 400-meter relay that placed third at Drake Relays (39.66), which ranks third all-time at Iowa... ran lead legs on team-leading 800-meter relay (1:25.60) and sprint medley relay (3:24.25) at Alabama Relays... the 800-meter relay time ranks second all-time at Iowa... won 100 meters at Musco Twilight XIV (10.51)... letterwinner.
2012 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best 400 meters (47.61) at Adidas Classic... that time ranks eighth all-time at Iowa... won 60 meters (6.86) and 200 meters (21.48) at Iowa Invite, earning Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honors... placed 12th in 60 meters (6.84) and ran team-leading 200 meters (21.22) in prelims at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in 60 meters (6.82) at New Year's Classic... Outdoor - led team in 100 (10.40) and 200 meters (20.65) and ran on team-leading 400-meter relay (40.18)... placed 12th in 200 meters at NCAA West Preliminary (20.83) and 13th at NCAA Championships (20.71)... placed third in 200 meters (20.65) and fourth in 100 meters (10:52), and anchored 400-meter relay that placed fourth (40.18) at Big Ten Championships... won 100 meters (10.47) at Musco Twilight XIII, placed second in 100 meters (10.40) at Arkansas Spring Invite and seventh in 200 meters (21.21) at LSU Invite... letterwinner.
2011 - Indoor - All-American, placing fifth in 200 meters with a school record-setting 20.80 at NCAA Championships... Big Ten Champion in 200 meters (21.23) and placed fourth in 60 meters (6.73)... set school record in 60 meters (6.69) at Big Ten prelims... automatically qualified for NCAA Championships in 200 meters at Jack Johnson Classic with his winning time of 21.39... set school records in 60 meters three times and 200 meters twice during season... won 60 meters and 200 meters at Illinois Open (6.75, 21.49) and Jack Johnson Classic (6.72, 21.39), and won 60 meters at Iowa State Classic (6.72)... Outdoor - Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Outdoor Championships... Big Ten 200-meter champion, running a school record-setting 20.46 in finals and helping team to first Big Ten title since 1967... honorable mention All-American, competing in 200 meters at NCAA Championships... placed third in 100 meters at Big Ten meet, running a school record-setting mark of 10.21 in finals... anchored 400-meter relay that led team with winning 39.86 at Sun Angel Classic and placed fourth (40.97) at Big Ten meet... team-leading relay time ranks third all-time at Iowa... ran second leg on school record-setting sprint medley relay that won at Drake Relays in 3:16.18... won 200 meters at Musco Twilight XII (20.87) and placed eighth at NCAA West Regional (21.08)... letterwinner.
2010 -- competed for the University of Kentucky... Indoor - ran an opening split of 47.00 to help 1,600-meter relay to 11th-place finish (3:09.15) at NCAA Championships... ran on 1,600-meter relay that placed third at SEC Championships (3:06.78), which ranks fourth all-time at Kentucky... set freshman 200-meter school record twice during SEC Championships, running season-best 20.99 in finals to place sixth and tie for fourth all-time at UK with teammate Jose Acevedo in the event... also placed eighth in 60 meters (6.73) at conference meet... won 200 meters at Iowa State Classic (21.13) and placed third in 60 meters (6.71) at Kentucky Invite... the 60-meter time ranks eighth all-time at Kentucky... Outdoor - redshirted after incurring an injury after Penn Relays in late April... ran third leg of 400-meter relay that placed sixth at Penn Relays (40.31)... posted a fourth-place time of 10.35 in 100 meters at Sea Ray Relays, which ranks 11th in school history... achieved three regional-qualifying marks in 200 meters and as a member of two relays at Florida Relays... placed seventh in 200 meters (20.99) at Florida Relays, which ranks ninth all-time at UK... ran on 1,600-meter relay that posted a season-best 3:05.77 in Florida and competed on 400-meter relay that placed fifth (40.03).
High School -- seven-time state champion and three-time MVP of the year... set state record for most gold medals in track and field career... led team to state title as a senior after two runner-up finishes... set school and state records in 100 meters and as part of 400 and 800-meter relays... also set school records in 200 meters and long jump... coached by Rob Green and Corey Folds.
Personal -- born October 8, 1989... son of Tanz Robertson... interdepartmental studies major.
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Skip to comments.Parishes Report Extraordinary Minister Shortage
Posted on 03/02/2006 10:05:17 AM PST by franky
DAVENPORT, IOWAWhile Catholics across the country pray for an end to the religious vocations crisis, many parishes are now reporting a sharp decline in extraordinary ministers, the lay volunteers who distribute Communion to parishioners.
It has gotten so bad we only have two Eucharistic ministers for every one parishioner, said Nelda Roarke, an extraordinary minister at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Davenport, Iowa. I can remember the days when we had more people up here with the priest than we had people in the pews, Roarke said. It looks like those days may be gone.
Gina Louvain, an extraordinary minister at Queen of Mercy Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama, said she thinks people at her parish are just losing their commitment to service. I guess people are just more interested in praying in their pews or contemplating Christ or something, whatever that means, she said.
Ive heard that at one parish the priest actually distributes Communion by himself now, said Louvain. In an attempt to counter the shortage, Roarke is hosting a spiritual retreat for current extraordinary ministers, as well as for those who feel God may be calling them to the job. People need to know about the rich spiritual heritage Eucharistic ministers have, Roarke said. Why, I believe Sts. Peter and Andrew helped Jesus distribute bread and wine to the other disciples at the Last Supper. Well, at least that is what I am telling people, anyway.
She has also designed buttons for extraordinary ministers to wear that state, Im Extraordinary. I think the Garamond font will really grab people, Roarke said. The first thing parishioners will notice when they go up to receive Communion is this button. It will remind them whose presence they are in.
Benny Fiedler, who serves as an extraordinary minister at St. John the Baptist Church in El Paso, Texas, said he hopes people will heed the call and start volunteering again.
Sometimes Catholics just dont realize what they have, he said. Back when Catholics used to believe these hosts were actually Jesus body, nobody but the priest would be allowed to touch them. But now that we have advanced in our wisdom and knowledge, we are allowed to do almost as much as the priests do.
This has to be satire. How I wish it were true!
I just opened my eyes and found that Maureen Martin is the pen name of a Catholic satirist. Amen!
If you read past the second item at the Crisis Mag link, this piece is clearly identified as satire.
This is the disclaimer at the bottom of the column: "Maureen Martin is the pen name of a Catholic satirist who encourages readers not to look to the Enquirer for actual facts and information. You can visit her blog, catholicnews.org, at http://maureenmartinblog.blogspot.com. "
dry satire bump!
Still wonder if it's tongue-in-cheek? LOL.
I subscribe to Crisis and thought this hilarious...I think we can all agree that Crisis has improved under it's current Editor....I wish it had the bite of say "The Wanderer" or "New Oxford Review" but it's very excessible to the masses
Whoa ... there's the slippery slope. Glad to hear that in certain parishes, "only the priest" is now distributing communion. And no doubt the lines move just as quickly.
If only it were true!! ;o)
I know some of our EEMs, and they're not ALL the priestess-wannabe types or the meddling little old ladies. And our church is so large that it might be tough to get everybody through the line in a reasonable period of time. The church seats about 800 people, and it is usually SRO at the 10 and 11:30 Masses (less so at 8 am and 530 pm). For special occasions like Ash Wednesday or the penance services they bring in extra priests, and everyone can receive from a priest, but under ordinary circumstances I'm not sure that our rector and his vicar (even with the assistance of the two deacons) could manage it and still keep the Mass within shouting distance of one hour. Not to mention that everybody in the choir loft would have to sprint downstairs . . . (and it's not just the choir, we usually have a nearly-full house of parishioners up there on either side of the choir area. We have to rope off our section or they start crowding into it . . . )
I guess it's a good problem to have.
I wonder if anybody has ever considered using the EEMs just for the chalice, while everyone receives the Host from a priest or a deacon. That was the way it was done in my old ECUSA church - my husband was head usher, so he counted noses every Sunday and it was usually 5-600 people. The priest was usually assisted by the vicar and one deacon in distributing the Host, while lay people held the chalices (one each side of the rail).
The thing is, distributing Holy Communion under both kinds is not a necessity. And EMHCs should only be used in the case of necessity.
One or two priests distributing hosts only, with altar rails, can allow for a rapid process.
Incremental steps might work, however.
"It has gotten so bad we only have two Eucharistic ministers for every one parishioner, said Nelda Roarke, an extraordinary minister at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Davenport, Iowa. I can remember the days when we had more people up here with the priest than we had people in the pews, Roarke said. It looks like those days may be gone. "
Hahaha. Niice. Funniness. Although, I still long for that! :-p
>>>>I can remember the days when we had more people up here with the priest than we had people in the pews, Roarke said. It looks like those days may be gone.
I went to a daily Mass once where this was almost true. There were over 12 people up there, it took them twice as long to serve each other and sort out the mess than it took to serve the remaining handfull in the pews. If we hadn't brought the kids that day the "E"EMs would have outnumbered us.
IIRC, this was the day I decided I would never be an "E"EM
As others have pointed out, it's satire. If you go to the author's website, you'll find a link to another blog -- and it's hilarious ( http://musumpontificalis.blogspot.com/ ). The blog is written by someone writing in Benedict XVI's voice.
It contains this article:
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Religious Consumerism
Good day, Children.
I apologize for the sporadic musings, but being the Holy Roman Pontiff is no small chore. I have a lot of pressing issues to deal with, but havent been able do much toward resolving them, because I have been being assaulted by the Religious Consumerism that I had spoken of during World Youth Day.
Apparently those purveyors of unadulterated consumerism and greed were quite impressed by the success of WYD Cologne. The pontifical phone line has been ringing off the hook with various offers to shamelessly market my humble self and/or the great Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Here are some of the ridiculous and offensive proposals that have come in:
The American network, CBS was first to call. They suggested a Catholic version of Survivor called Survivor-Los Angeles. Their idea is to film a bunch of young men in a seminary that is located in a liberal diocese, then see if any of them can survive without becoming a heretic; whoever makes it through formation with their orthodoxy in tact becomes the winner, if no one makes it, then the least heretical person wins. Shocked by the mere suggestion, I rejected them outright.
Bravo called with an offer to do a show called Queer Eye for the Sacred Guy. Their idea was to send in some homosexual men to update various parishes. One man would be responsible for redecorating the parish by removing all of the passé art and functional furniture, like pews and kneelers - then replacing them with cushioned or bean bag chairs. A fashion advisor would design some flashy pastel or rainbow colored vestments that are as he said, modernly classic, yet playful, and just scream, Hug me, Im the father you always wanted.
Another gentleman would focus on the priests appearance. Offering him tips on shaving, bath gels, hair dyes and ready-to-go hairstyles that say, Im not all business. The priest would then receive pointers on how to reinvent himself into the mod-guy who everyone is just dying to be around. He would be instructed on how to not offend anybodys sensibilities and how to keep the focus of the homily on himself. To these folks, I just said, No thank you. You are suggesting nothing new, weve been seeing these very things played out for forty years; the only difference is, there hasnt been a camera crew chronicling it.
MTV wants to do a Real World -The Vatican, starring the likes of Cardinals Martini and Mahony, Bishops Lynch and Clark, along with myself and Archbishop Burke. They are even trying to secure the SSPXs Bishop Williamson to mix things up a bit more. I simply told them that the real world is not something to attain, that they should focus on our Lord and His Kingdom.
Fox has an idea for a spin-off of the Simple Life. They want to take an Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Sister and an Adrian Dominican and send them down to live with Mother Angelicas Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. I actually thought about that one for a moment, but I had to tell them that while it could only be edifying for the dissenting duo, it would be like imposing on those wonderful and humble Poor Clares a severe penance at best, or a horrible cancer at worst. I just couldnt allow it to happen.
NBC offered to have a series called The Last Homilist Standing. I reminded them of how poorly they managed the Last Comic Standing and in a moment of clarity, they withdrew the offer on their own.
CTND (Catholic Television of Detroit) called with a suggestion called Vocation Swap. Their idea is to have an IHM nun spend the weekend as a priest, doing priestly duties, while the priest spends the same time protesting outside of nuclear power facilities and promoting a new kind of ancient spirituality that possesses a radical feminist agenda. My reply: No way, Jose, but thanks for reaffirming that you definitely need Abp. Burke over there in Motown!
Another producer from NBC called and wants me to star in a show called The Acolyte. The idea is to have a group of young men and women vie for the position to be the server at my Masses. I would give them difficult tasks to do, like memorizing the De Profundis or the Rite of Exorcism in Latin, designing a new miter for me, and finding innovative ways to remove table altars and restore beautiful high altars. At the end of every show, I would have to pick some one and say something like, "Little Sally; youre excommunicated!" I just told them that I am not qualified to have this show, because I dont have a hideous wig to wear.
Then he had the nerve to suggest a show called Fear of God Factor where a bunch Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist would have to do things like approach the altar without genuflecting, retrieve the Blessed Sacrament from the tabernacle, self communicate, and numerous other perilous deeds. I just hung up on the guy...but not before anathematizing him and all he produces!
Fox wanted to do a show called Average Peter. They would find a group of young schismatic men and introduce them to a new pope who was just elected by Internet conclave, but who in reality is just a non-practicing Unitarian and let the contestants vie for the new pontiffs blessing and gain a plenary indulgence. I said, Im sorry, thats just a little too real.
Im sure that is not all of the offers I had, but you get the idea. So you see, children; the Religious Consumerism is alive and well and ever-present. Be solicitous that you do not fall into the allure of its empty promises. It is indeed just another deception of the infernal enemy.
No longer are these ministers call "Eucharistic" ministers. The only Eucharistic minister at a Mass is the priest.
The correct title according to the GIRM is
"Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion".
I recall reading of an experiement done at Purdue U. shortly after communion in the hand was authorized. It was determined that having the parishioners line up to the priest, rather than having the priest go down he communion rail, was 20% faster.
The thing that struck me at the time was that Lillian Gilbreth, of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN fame, was on the faculty at the time. She and her husband had "made their names" doing time-and-motion studies. So it was somehow fitting that the experiment would be done at Purdue.
I was a member of the student parish at Purdue, St. Thomas Aquina, when I was a graduate student there.
"The correct title according to the GIRM is
"Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion".
I thought it was "eucharette."
"I wonder if anybody has ever considered using the EEMs just for the chalice, while everyone receives the Host from a priest or a deacon."
Is it just me or is the western church obsessed with this notion of liturgical efficiency? I seem to recall reading somewhere that when the NO was being developed, different versions of the Mass were actually timed with a stopwatch.
So what's the rush with the Eucharist? Have they started installing meters in parish parking lots?
And don't even get me started on parking . . . there is NEVER enough! And choir members really have a rough time, because when we show up for warmup for the 11:30 the 10:00 Mass is still in and there is NO parking!
I went to Mass this past Monday. I usually don't get the chance to go to daily Mass but had the chance this time. Anway, the entire Mass took no longer than 35 minutes. It was as if the priest was in a hurry to just get it over with. I was really quite disturbing.
I went to Mass this past Monday. I usually don't get the chance to go to daily Mass but had the chance this time. Anway, the entire Mass took no longer than 35 minutes. It was as if the priest was in a hurry to just get it over with. It was really quite disturbing.
(. . . in fact a by-word, when somebody talked too fast, was, "You should hear him say Mass.")
Our rector (he's an older priest who came up when all the classes in seminary were taught in Latin) was telling me that some priests used to cut corners and leave out a few words. You're more likely to get caught in English!
I went to daily Mass yesterday in a church near my work. Nice middle-aged Franciscan, he was paced just about right - not so speedy as to be irreverent, speaking clearly, but not dawdling over his words. (And he gave a short homily).
When I was a student at Purdue in 1955, the pastor at the student parish was referred to as "high speed Heilman." He could get through a Sunday Mass with smoke, and Benediction, in 45 minutes. He had two teams of altar boys. While he was reading the Last Gospel, one team would be stripping the altar for Benediction, while the other would be bringing out the Benediction robes and the Monstrance.
I have no idea whether he "cut corners" or not.
That kind of stuff really bugs me. Are people really so busy that they can't take an hour out of their time for God. I've been to Mass a couple of times where the priest and/or the parishoners seemed like they had someplace better to be, and it felt like it was a fast food drive through service, McMass.
"That kind of stuff really bugs me. Are people really so busy that they can't take an hour out of their time for God. I've been to Mass a couple of times where the priest and/or the parishoners seemed like they had someplace better to be, and it felt like it was a fast food drive through service, McMass."
Brother, you just hit the nail on the head. In my experience, the speed-Mass is more the rule than the exception in the western church. And woe be onto you if you get in the way of the stampede to leave!
It's actually kind of funny to contrast the speed-Mass with Divine Liturgy. If Liturgy starts on time, which it sometimes does, it'll be at least an hour and fifteen minutes.
Well, since something "out of the ordinary" usually is happening, make that an hour and a half. A Baptism? Make it two hours. And then there's the after Liturgy fellowship, which goes another half hour. Maybe longer.
Sunday is the Sabbath, the Lord's day. And we can't even give God an hour or two out of our busy schedules?
The most disgusting and disturbing instance I've seen (among many) was when a Mass had just started and a woman and her kid came in late. Ok fine. But in the kid's hand was a half eaten burger and fries from the Burger King down the street. You could smell the stuff throughout the entire church. This was when I was in the Army and stationed in Germany and had no choice but to attend the church on base. And no, the priests there would never had said anything about it, especially considering the fact that one of the priests there one time took out his guitar and starting singing to everyone a little rock song about how happy he was.
Thankfully, I don't have to subject myself to the military diocese kumbaya Mass any longer.
"The most disgusting and disturbing instance I've seen (among many) was when a Mass had just started and a woman and her kid came in late. Ok fine. But in the kid's hand was a half eaten burger and fries from the Burger King down the street. You could smell the stuff throughout the entire church."
Hang around the forum awhile. You'll hear worse. But you'll also hear far better. And more importantly, you'll hear how Good People are bucking the tide. I actually heard about eastern Catholicism on this forum, and am now very happily attending an eastern Catholic church.
Or intinction?spelling?
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March 30, 2002
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Junior Kevin Leveille (Delmar, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal with 30 seconds remaining in regulation as the 11th-ranked Massachusetts men's lacrosse team beat No. 18 Penn State, 13-12, this afternoon in a crucial ECAC contest at Jeffrey Field. The Minutemen improve to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the ECAC with their seventh-consecutive win since a season-opening loss in overtime to Hofstra.
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The Nittany Lions took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Minutemen scored the last three goals of the stanza. Fiore got the Minutemen on the board at the 6:01 mark. Leveille assisted on the play. Sophomore Neil Lundburg (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and senior Don Little (Clifton Park, N.Y.) each scored to tie the game at three.
Penn State, once again, scored the first three times in the second quarter to take a 6-3 advantage. After senior Marc Morley (Canton, N.Y.) scored an unassisted goal on an extra-man opportunity, the Nittany Lions recorded two more scores to take an 8-4 lead. Fiore gave the Minutemen some momentum heading into the locker room as he recorded his second goal of the game with just one second remaining in the half.
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Penn State scored first in the fourth quarter, but the Minutemen recorded three consecutive goals to tie the game at 10. Paccione, Fiore and sophomore Jeff Zywicki (Nepean, Ontario) each scored. Penn State took a quick 11-10 advantage at the 5:52 mark, but Morley scored his second goal of the game to tie it up again. The Nittany Lions controlled the ensuing draw and marched down the field for a goal just 10 seconds after Morley tied it.
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June 3, 2005
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Washington's entire rowing fleet advanced successfully through semifinals into the grand finals, including the fourth-ranked varsity eight crew that defeated No. 2 California for the first time this season en route to a boat-length victory Friday during the second day of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) men's national championships on the Cooper River.
The Huskies' freshman eight and open four crews also won their respective semifinal races. The defending champion junior varsity eight placed third in its semifinal race, just good enough to earn the final qualifying position for the six-boat grand final.
West Coast powers Washington and California are the only two schools to advance a crew into grand finals for each of the three major eight-oared events: the varsity, junior varsity and freshman races. The Huskies were the last team to "sweep the river" in those events, winning all three races in 1997. That was UW's fifth all-time sweep as the rare feat was also accomplished in 1936, 1937, 1948 and 1950.
Husky crews won national championships last year in the junior varsity eight and varsity four events while the varsity eight collected the silver medal. All four of this year's UW entries are still in championship contention.
The Huskies hope to return a freshman crew to the medal platform for the first time since they won back-to-back championships in 2001 and 2002. UW's first-year boat placed fourth in 2003 and 14th last season.
"This is what it's all about. We row to win," exclaimed UW head coach Bob Ernst. "We're happy to be in the final. Anything can happen in the final and it's just going to be full-tilt boogie all the way down."
The varsity eight seeks to win its first national title since 1997. The Huskies have won the headline event 11 times.
UW's semifinal race was a repeat of the Pac-10 championships with four western schools competing. The other semifinal was entirely comprised of crews from the East.
"It was kind of sad how the whole thing shook out with the West Coast racing each other and the East Coast racing each other," said Ernst. "But, the bottom line is you've got to get in the top three to go to the big race tomorrow. Everybody pretty much chased that."
The Huskies overcame an early Cal advantage, surging into the lead over the final quarter of the 2,000-meter course. The Golden Bears had an oar catch soon after UW passed them, enabling Boston University to edge into second place. The Huskies finished one boat-length ahead of the field with a time of 6-minutes, 0.26-seconds. Boston University was second in 6:03.65 followed by Cal (6:03.99), Stanford (6:07.59), Yale (6:15.91) and Oregon State (6:16.81).
"We did what we've been trying to do for a while. That was the race that we wanted to race at Pac-10s, now we've actually rowed it. It feels good," remarked senior coxswain Stephen Hertzfeld (Bethesda, Md.). "We were moving through Cal pretty well and took a seat or two lead with about 400 meters to go. Then they caught a crab and then the race was over after that and we didn't have to do a full-out sprint."
The Bears won both previous meetings with UW, by one boat length each time.
"We've been waiting to row like that all year," said senior Brett Newlin who rows in the No. 4 seat for the Husky varsity. He is one of just two returning rowers from last season's silver-medal crew, joining Giuseppe Lanzone.
"Cal was the one with something to lose today so it was good to put it to them. It's a huge confidence-booster to beat Cal. We know we've had the speed all year to do it. Today we showed a little bit of it and hopefully we can show even more tomorrow."
Top-ranked Harvard won the other varsity semifinal with a time of 5:51.77. The two-time defending champion Crimson are undefeated this season. Finishing in second and third places were grand final-bound Princeton (5:51.96) and Northeastern (6:06.29).
Coach Ernst didn't want to savor the semifinal win over California. He had his sights set on dethroning Harvard.
"They're just really good and they are really fast. We've been preparing for them since last September because Harvard beat us here last year. We'd like to put one on them. But, we've got to row our very best tomorrow. Hopefully everybody will row their very best tomorrow and if we get there first, then it's a real privilege to win."
UW's top-seeded junior varsity eight had its 18-race unbeaten streak stopped Thursday with a second-place heat finish. They were defeated again Friday, this time by two other crews.
Cornell won the semifinal in 6:06.87 followed by Yale in 6:09.25 and UW in 6:10.37. Those three crews will compete in the grand final alongside California, Wisconsin and Northeastern.
The Huskies opened an early lead, but were overtaken by Cornell before the midway mark and then by Yale with 500 meters to go.
"We got out quick ahead of the field and we settled. Cornell made a big push at the second 500 and they got out and stayed out," senior coxswain Greg King (Manassas, Va.) described. "Just like yesterday, we did what we needed to do and qualified for the final. We're confident in our speed and we're going to go out and see what we can do tomorrow."
Washington burst out to an early lead in the freshman eights semifinal, going wire-to-wire for a four-seat win over runner-up Harvard. The Huskies clocked a time of 6:14.96, Harvard finished in 6:16.35 and Boston U. in 6:24.61.
California had a winning time of 6:14.05 in the other freshman semifinal that also sent Penn and Princeton to the grand final.
The Huskies' entry in the open fours competition had a shaky start in Thursday's heat and finished a distant second to Northeastern. They corrected the problem Friday, controlling the repechage race and prevailing by open water.
UW's winning time of 7:00.65 was nearly seven seconds superior to the 7:07.59 turned in by runner-up Princeton. The Huskies needed to win the repechage as only the first-place finisher received a grand final berth.
"The game plan was to get out early and hold our lead. We look forward to getting even faster in the final," said junior Adam Van Winkle (Mukilteo, Wash./Kamiak HS). "I feel like we're in contention to win and we're looking forward to proving ourselves."
Colin Sykes, who coaches the Huskies' four, agreed with Van Winkle.
"We're getting better as we go. I certainly think that they are capable of winning, but they're going to have to have their fastest race of the year in order to do that. This is a national championship and that's usually what happens."
The current crew is seeking to continue a legacy of success that has seen the Huskies win four consecutive national championships in four-oared events. Washington won the varsity four title at the 2003 and 2004 IRA regattas and the open four in 2002. This year's UW four is entered in the open race in which guidelines stipulate that each crew must contain at least one freshman rower.
Harvard and California were the other open four repechage winners who will row in the grand final. They join Northeastern, Cornell and Georgetown who received automatic berths via their heat wins.
Friday, June 3, 2005
Cooper River; Cherry Hill, N.J.
All races were 2,000 meters
Varsity Eights
(top three in each semifinal to grand final, rest to petite final)
Semifinal I
1. Washington 6:00.26
2. Boston University 6:03.65
3. California 6:03.99
4. Stanford 6:07.59
5. Yale 6:15.91
6. Oregon State 6:16.81
Semifinal II
1. Harvard 5:51.77
2. Princeton 5:51.96
3. Northeastern 6:06.29
4. Navy 6:11.19
5. Brown 6:15.67
6. Michigan 6:22.85
UW lineup: cox-Stephen Hertzfeld, stroke-Kiel Petersen, 7-Dusan Nikolic, 6-Aljosa Corovic, 5-Colin Phillips, 4-Brett Newlin, 3-Giuseppe Lanzone, 2-Kyle Larson, bow-Ante Kusurin.
Junior Varsity Eights
(top three in each semifinal to grand final, rest to petite final)
Semifinal I
1. California 6:02.27
2. Wisconsin 6:03.57
3. Northeastern 6:12.17
4. Princeton 6:16.3
5. Penn 6:29.98
6. Syracuse 6:34.49
Semifinal II
1. Cornell 6:06.87
2. Yale 6:09.25
3. Washington 6:10.37
4. Boston University 6:15.15
5. Harvard 6:16.19
6. Navy 6:20.79
UW lineup: cox-Greg King, stroke-Scott Gault, 7-Scott Schmidt, 6-Cooper Lange, 5-Martin Rogulja, 4-Jacob Pettit, 3-Matt Kopicky, 2-Tyler Smith, bow-Evan Galloway.
Freshman Eights
(top three in each semifinal to grand final, rest to petite final)
Semifinal I
1. California 6:14.05
2. Penn 6:23.19
3. Princeton 6:23.54
4. Brown 6:25.25
5. Northeastern 6:33.33
6. Yale 6:42.21
Semifinal II
v1. Washington 6:14.96
2. Harvard 6:16.35
3. Boston University 6:24.61 v4. Navy 6:28.93
5. Cornell 6:35.49
6. Virginia 6:50.42
UW lineup: cox-Dean Pearson, stroke-Rob Gibson, 7-Andrew Beaton, 6-Steve Full, 5-Christopher Aylard, 4-Thomas McCrea, 3-Drew Fowler, 2-Derek DeVries, bow-Toby Dankbaar.
Open Fours
(winners to grand final, rest to petite & third finals)
Repechage I
1. California 6:57.42
2. Dartmouth 7:04.24 v3. Michigan 7:31.76
Repechage II
1. Washington 7:00.65
2. Princeton 7:07.59
3. Wisconsin "B" 7:11.99
4. Cornell 7:33.81
Repechage III
1. Harvard 7:05.69
2. Wisconsin 7:17.15
3. Penn 7:20.32
4. Navy 7:41.21
UW lineup: cox-Mary Katherine Langlais, stroke-Craig Tyler, 3-Adam Van Winkle, 2-Luke Carney, bow-Dustin Kraus.


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