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Patricia Krentcil made headlines for her obsession with tanning and accusations she had taken her 6-year-old daughter to the tanning salon.
But now she's "gone pale."
In Touch challenged Krentcil to give up her tanning booth sessions for one month in exchange for a photo shoot with the magazine.
"I feel weird and pale," the 44-year-old Nutley, N.J., mom told In Touch.
Krentcil admitted her friends and family think she looks much better without her extreme tan, but she disagrees and will "likely squeeze in a tan here or there" in the future.
She pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges in May after authorities accused her of taking her 6-year-old daughter tanning, causing a severe sunburn, CBS News reported.
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Larry Wells had a lot of loves in his life, including his high school sweetheart, Jill Lucas.
They graduated from Pine Valley Central High School and Fredonia State College together. They married and brought their daughter, Madison, into the world. Wells especially loved spending his spare time with his daughter, at a pizza joint or a nearby park.
He also adored teaching, as a long-term substitute in the Frontier and Hamburg schools, where former students remembered how he made his fourth-grade classroom a fun place to learn. And he loved his four favorite teams, the Yankees, Bills, Sabres and Ohio State basketball, often wearing Buckeyes hats and jackets.
That passion-filled life ended over the weekend, when Laurence C. Wells II was fatally stabbed inside his office while working as an assistant manager at Toys R Us in Hamburg.
Larry Wells was only 35, and the Blasdell resident never got to see his second child. His wife, Jill, is pregnant.
"Certainly, we're glad to welcome a new grandchild," said his father-in-law, Ronald Lucas, of South Dayton. "But under these circumstances, a little child will grow up without a father."
Hamburg town police are hoping the DNA found on his apparent attacker's baseball cap will provide a match in CODIS, the DNA database.
But detectives, many of whom have worked more than 12 hours a day on the case, still aren't sure why Wells was attacked.
"The facts of the case don't convince us one way or the other," Capt. Kevin A. Trask said Tuesday. "We can't say it wasn't a botched robbery. And we can't say it wasn't a personal vendetta. But we haven't discovered any evidence of ill feeling toward the victim."
Hamburg detectives have continued their investigation, fielding tips about the Florida Gators basketball cap the attacker left behind, awaiting the Erie County district attorney's rush order for the DNA test, checking other businesses' surveillance cameras within a 2-mile radius and conducting ground and aerial searches.
A grainy surveillance tape from Toys R Us has provided some evidence.
Investigators believe that the killer entered the store through the Babies R Us entrance, either finding an open door, jimmying the lock or having someone open the door for him. Video surveillance shows that a man entered Wells' tiny office when it was empty, shut the door behind him and then dismantled the video surveillance system about seven minutes later.
Investigators believe that Wells was stabbed two or three times in his head, shoulder and torso, from the side or back, sometime within a half-hour window, from about 4:40 to 5:10 a.m. Saturday.
Homicides in Hamburg are rare.
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services statistics show zero murders in the town or village from 2008 through 2012, although Buffalo News archives show that a woman in the Village of Hamburg was convicted of second-degree murder after killing her 72-year-old fiancé in October 2008.
Violence is such a stranger to the town that on Saturday morning, when customers at the Odyssey Family Restaurant, just a short drive down Milestrip Road from the Toys R Us, saw the unusual amount of police activity, some folks wrote it off as a practice exercise, restaurant owner-operator Tom Hatzinerantzis said Tuesday.
"It was just shocking that this happened in our community," he said before referring to the normal crime pattern. "It's usually just stolen bikes, things like that."
Still, Hatzinerantzis said he has noticed a recent increase in area crime, pointing to the robbery of an M&T Bank branch just up the road in May as evidence. Saturday morning's killing was enough to make him consider purchasing a gun to help protect himself and his business, and he has since made calls to local firearms training centers to ask about getting a gun license.
Wells' killing "makes you think," said Hatzinerantzis, who sometimes starts work early in the morning and often is the last person to leave.
"You wonder if nowhere's safe," he added.
Loved ones remembering Wells – who grew up in Leon in Cattaraugus County – said he was an accomplished running back at Pine Valley High School, part of a juggernaut offense that routinely scored over 40 points a game. In the Section VI Class D-2 championship game at Rich Stadium in 1994, he scored two touchdowns in a 41-6 victory and was named co-winner of the Jim Braxton Award for the top offensive performance in Class D-2.
In his senior year, during one 59-14 romp, he scored twice, on a 10-yard run and a 90-yard kickoff return.
"He had very quick feet," remembered his former coach, Robert Krenzer.
Krenzer's wife, Pat, who was Wells' social studies teacher, remembered her reaction to hearing how he died.
"Not Larry," she said. "Things like that don't happen to people like Larry. He was a kind and quiet soul. To die violently was the antithesis of what he was like."
After high school, Wells earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Fredonia State in 2000 and a later a master's degree from Walden University, as he began working as an elementary school teacher.
"Mr. Wells was my 4th grade teacher," a Hamburg woman wrote on The Buffalo News obituary Guest Book. "He made learning so much fun for our class and will be missed by all."
In an era of teacher cutbacks, Wells couldn't land a permanent teaching job, so he went into retail, working as a Toys R Us manager for the last seven years.
"But teaching was his first love," said his father-in-law, Lucas. "He loved kids. He just loved teaching."
By all accounts, Wells turned into a popular store manager, as well.
"Larry was one of the best managers I have ever had," one co-worker wrote on the Guest Book.
"Not only was he a great manager, but a great friend as well. He could always make you smile."
One person who knew Wells had these words for a reporter writing about him.
"Just do him justice," this person said. "He deserved it."
Surviving, besides his wife and daughter, are his parents, Laurence S. Wells and Debra Mansfield, and a brother, Robbie.
Services for Wells will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, 39 Main St., Forestville.
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Sooooo, cute!! I love getting to see my youngest in his brother's hand me downs!!ReplyDelete
sooo incredibly sweet. Gray is going to be a heart-breaker. :)ReplyDelete
wow - i would have thought those were all the same boy! :)ReplyDelete
These pictures are priceless to us...Your blog title is perfect! I can't wait to make an arrangement on the wall of all of them.ReplyDelete
That is neat, to have similar pictures of all three boys. Gray definitely has the look for the jacket. :-)ReplyDelete
That is perfect. I'm impressed you managed to get all the boys pictures done @ 20 months, not to mention with the same jacket.ReplyDelete
Gray did nail the shot though!
I can't get over how much they look alike! Especially Noah and Carter. So cute!ReplyDelete
Wow, that is too cute. What a great idea to take photos of each boy in the same jacket!ReplyDelete
These pictures are PERFECT! Gray is such a little man! I can't believe how much Noah and Carter look alike here.ReplyDelete
How cute! Carter and Noah look so much alike(love the hands in the pockets.) It's hard to tell if Gray is just making eyes at the camera or if he's going to cry.ReplyDelete
You can't tell Carter & Noah apart.ReplyDelete
They all look so cute!
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cute! they all look so much alike in these photosReplyDelete
What a fun tradition! They all sure look like brothers, don't they? :)ReplyDelete
Very cute indeed.ReplyDelete
He sure does!ReplyDelete
And the older two look so similar.
Adorable! That's one of the best truck stop purchases I've ever seen!ReplyDelete
WOW - they look like triplets! They are SOOO CUTE!ReplyDelete
what an awesome idea! Love it. They all look pretty tough guy to me...ReplyDelete
- nell of casualfridayDecember 26, 2007 8:37 PM
They are all soooo adorable. Little models!ReplyDelete
Those are the cutest pictures EVER. Carter and Noah seriously look like twins.ReplyDelete
I couldn't help but notice how much more stylish Gray's pants and shoes are compared to the other boys though... :)
Oh my gosh your boys are all so very cute. The jacket is adorable what a neat thing to do!ReplyDelete
What a great tradition! It's so cool to see them wearing the same jacket!ReplyDelete
Thank God they aren't triplets because how in the world would you tell them apart!? Are you sure that isn't the same one in three different poses?ReplyDelete
That jacket is too cute. Nice buy, Grandpa!
They all look so cute in it. My son has one too that his brother is just big enough to wear now!ReplyDelete
What a great tradition! They all look so handsome in it. I think I do like Gray's the best though, he does have a great look on his face with the jacket, the new James Dean! Hilarious!ReplyDelete
Aww, your boys are each so handsome! :)ReplyDelete
Carter and Noah look identical...and Gray has his little hand tucked in his pocket like a big boy! PRECIOUS TRADITION!ReplyDelete
oh, that's such a cute tradition~! They are all sooo cute. Carter and Noah look sooo much younger than Gray. Must be a 3rd child, I want to be big thing! LOL!ReplyDelete


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The first thing I do when I get a book is flip open to the inside flap of the dust cover and read the summary. I like to get a fifteen second feel for the book before I dive right in.
The first line on the dust jacket read: "Corporate and government scandals continue to deepen our mistrust of leaders." Tony Simons, author of the The Integrity Dividend and an associate professor of management and organizational behavior at the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, hit the nail on the head with that line. While the book was probably influenced by the Enron and similar scandals, corporate greed in financial companies and weak governmental oversight (or straight up looking the other way) the last five or ten years has combined to create an economic maelstrom the likes of which haven't been seen in decades. Add it all together and you get an environment where employees may be distrustful of their management. Are the leaders of my firm focusing on the quick buck to keep shareholders happy or are they interested in building a long term future? Richard Fuld, ex-CEO of Lehman Brothers, earned half a billion dollars in cash between 2000 and 2008. Lehman is now bankrupt, leaving many employees with empty retirement accounts.
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ARLINGTON - New Riegel, Carey and Elmwood all got a sneak peek at Thursday's sectional tournament site in a tri-match Monday. Playing at Sycamore Springs, New Riegel edged out Carey for first place 179-180, with Elmwood not far behind with 185.
New Riegel improves to 17-0 in match play this year.
Korey Williams led New Riegel with a 43, followed closely by Andrew Hohman who carded a 44. Brady Hall and Brandyn Reinhart each shot 46s.
Carey (6-5) was led by Corbin Blair, who had the low round of the day firing a 42 in the windy conditions. Lincoln Stansberry backed him up with a 43, Grant Wentling posted a 45 and Russell Phillips shot a 50.
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Carey 180, Elmwood 185
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New Riegel (17-0): Andrew Hohman 44, Brady Hall 46, Korey Williams 43, Brandyn Reinhart 46, Lance Smith 49
Carey (6-5): Corbin Blair 42, Lincoln Stansberry 43, Grant Wentling 45, Russell Phillips 50, Josh VanTrease 52
Elmwood (2-7): Allen Dyar 46, Marc Day 48, Kayleb Stuff 47, Trevor Robbins 51, Nate Ramsey 44
Buckeye Central 170, Wynford 178
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Buckeye Central (5-6, 4-6): Eric Heydinger 40, Adam McGinnis 42, Matt Sheibley 44, Zach Parker 44, Tanner Zaebst 46, Randy Mason 49
Wynford (9-7, 6-6): Mike Powers 41, Nate Smith 41, Quinton Stuckey 48, Blaine Dunlap 48, Logan Leitzy 50, Brayden Pollack 50
Hopewell-Loudon 188, Seneca East 213
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Hopewell-Loudon (15-3): Jarid Gelinas 42, Aric Creeger 45, Christian Madsen 50, Bryce Gorrell 51, Adam Black 60.
Seneca East (5-5): Nate Phillips 41, Garrett Clark 56, Austin Holmer 57, Bradenn Nagel 59, Jack Daniel 62
SYCAMORE - Calvert made sure it heads into sectionals hot, beating Old Fort 174-196 in its final dual match of the year. Jeremy Hanna and Johnny Hays led the Senecas. Hanna fired a 37 with Hayes posting a 39.
Also for Calvert, Matt Huffmon shot a 46 and Henry Burns shot a 52.
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NEW WASHINGTON - Buckeye Central and Wynford were tied after each school's top two golfers. Eric Heydinger's 40 and Adam McGinnis' 42 for Buckeye Central matched the twin 41s shot by Wynford's Mike Powers and Nate Smith.
However, Buckeye Central's Nos. 3 and 4 proved to be the difference. Matt Sheibley and Zach Parker each shot a 44 to power the Bucks to a 170-178 win over the Royals.
Buckeye Central moves to 5-6, 4-6 in the North Central Conference.
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CRESTLINE - Hopewell-Loudon and Seneca East traveled to Valley View, site of Thursday's sectional tournament for a dual match. Seneca East's Nate Phillips shot the low round of the day with a 41, but the Chieftains took the match 188-213.
Hopewell-Loudon (15-3) was paced by Jarid Gelinas' 42. Also for H-L, Aric Creeger posted a 45, Christian Madsen shot a 50 and Bryce Gorrell carded a 51.
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Plans for developing a high-tech business park in Genesee County are getting a $1.6 million boost from Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm.
The agency also awarded $800,000 to support a building improvement program serving Erie, Niagara and Chautauqua counties.
The projects were among $18.6 million in funding approved by Empire State Development's board of directors Wednesday to support efforts around the state that were identified as priorities in their respective regions.
Empire State Development awarded a $500,000 grant, along with a $1.1 million loan, to help advance plans for the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park in the Town of Alabama, known as STAMP. The funds will assist with acquiring 364 acres of land at the site for the next phase of development.
The Genesee Gateway Local Development Corp. will serve as the recipient of Empire State Development's grant and loan. Economic development officials want to develop STAMP into a park that attracts large-scale, high-tech manufacturers that would eventually employ thousands of workers from both the Buffalo and Rochester markets.
PUSH Buffalo's Buffalo Neighborhood Stabilization Co. will use its $800,000 grant to establish a regionwide Small Business and Not-for-Profit Building Improvement Grant Program. It is expected to assist 60 beneficiaries with making "green" retrofits to their buildings, allowing them to qualify for the Green Jobs/Green New York Program.
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ERIE - Jarek Cunningham enjoyed a big game in Thursday's opener, and it's exactly what the Curve second baseman needed after struggling through a disappointing rookie year in Double-A.
"It's a huge confidence boost," Cunningham said after ripping a solo homer to left-center and RBI double to deep center while scoring twice in the Curve's 10-6 loss to Erie.
Cunningham came to Double-A with a lot of confidence last year after belting 15 homers in only 80 games at high-A Bradenton in 2011. But as is the case with so many young players, he had trouble figuring out this level.
Good prospects often get one do-over in Double-A. If they struggle their first season but excel in their second, they can remain on a good prospect path.
Struggle in a Double-A for a second time, however, and all of a sudden prospects are viewed differently by organizations. No more benefit of the doubt. No more guaranteed playing time every day. Other young players are coming up, so they become priority guys over someone who's already had two chances.
That's what makes this level such a great weeding-out process.
It's also why this is now the most important season of the 23-year-old Cunningham's career.
He started it off with a bang Thursday.
"Definitely you want to see this kind of game from him," Curve manager Carlos Garcia said. "This is a year where he's counting on being healthy. Nothing is bothering him right now, and if you're healthy and ready to play, with that talent that he has, you want him to perform well every night."
Cunningham was limited to 105 games last year because of a wrist injury. He missed a month from late April to late May, and while he said he didn't have any issues with the wrist after that, his production with the Curve didn't come close to his or the Pirates' expectations.
Cunningham wound up hitting just .217 with six homers, 45 RBIs and a .637 OPS in 105 games. He's a better hitter than that, especially when it comes to driving the ball, and he will have to prove it this year.
"I just didn't get into the position I needed to get in and got out of my rhythm and started playing pitchers' games," Cunningham said of his 2012 season.
"I came in geared up for the fastball. Then when I started to get a lot more offspeed, I missed the fastball that they'd give me. And I'd miss the offspeed, too, because I'd miss on an easy pitch to hit. Then after that I was just kind of lost, guessing on pitches."
Cunningham's batting average was consistent for most of last year as he remained in the .215-.220 range for pretty much the entire second half. He just wasn't able to get over that hump with a good streak that he could sustain.
As the season wears on, poor numbers become tougher to turn around, and it's hard for hitters to ignore them.
"You look at the scoreboard every time you're walking up and you see that [batting average] and you're like, jeez, I'm really there," Cunningham said. "Every at-bat, if you have a successful at-bat they'll add up, and if you don't, it will go down a lot quicker than it goes up."
Cunningham spent time this offseason getting back to the hitting basics and says he's "in a good place right now" with his offensive mindset. Thursday's opener surely helped in that regard.
The Curve need Cunningham to have a good year if they're going to be a good team. And Cunningham needs a good year if he's going to remain a solid prospect in the Pirates' eyes.
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Dec. 14, 2012, is a date that will be remembered as one of the saddest in our nation's history. The grief being expressed can't possibly begin to console those who endured the tragic loss of the children along with the brave adults who lost their lives as a result of the heinous act of a mentally disturbed individual.
No doubt thousands of questions that are being pondered include those of why these acts are happening with such frequency. Also being discussed are what types of steps need to be taken to reduce or eliminate these types of horrific incidents in our nation's future.
I'll begin with three priorities.
1. There needs to be a standard set for mandatory security upgrades for all public/private school systems including our colleges and universities. The upgrades need centralized security command centers that monitor all points of entry to any building that contains students, teachers and school district employees.
The command centers need to have the capability to send split-second alerts to trained and adequately screened armed security personnel who would have the ability to respond to the point of entry determined by security monitors that might be about to be breached.
There also needs to be a uniform, standard upgrade to the types of security grade doors in our schools. In Newtown Conn., Adam Lanza was able to easily breach a locked door simply by using his assault rifle to blow out the generic glass door in a matter of seconds.
If these upgrades would have been in place, the odds are highly likely that we wouldn't be observing children's funerals taking place in Newtown.
2. I'm a gun owner. I own three high-powered hunting rifles, two small-caliber 22s as well as a semi-automatic shotgun. I do not own nor do I need an assault weapon like the one that was used to murder 20 innocent children who had bright futures in front them along with the brave adults who tried unsuccessfully to protect them.
The only people who need assault weapons are trained, screened security persons, local and state law enforcement and our nation's military personnel.
Private citizens do not need assault weapons. I do believe in their Second Amendment rights to own low-capacity firearms like the ones I own for hunting/sporting purposes.
3. Mental health evaluations and treatment of such also need to be upgraded and made available to all citizens. This would include much needed public awareness and educational tools that would serve to teach our populace about warning signs to look for in people who need that type of help/treatment.
Bottom line is we've obviously reached a tipping point in our nation and some serious proactive initiatives need to be implemented to end the now daily, weekly, monthly and yearly tragedies.
Our prayers and thoughts are with those who've suffered this enormous loss. Our hope is with our still living children's future to reduce the threat we are now experiencing.
The time for action is now.
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At times it seems as though Eden tried to make the experience tedious, but it's possible to get hooked exploring the expansive island locations.
Ever dreamt you had it all? Beautiful partner, sweet crib, stylish clothes, good-looking friends, a garage full of fast cars, and more money than you knew what to do with. That life appears to be yours at the start of Eden Games' Test Drive Unlimited 2. Sadly, after a short cruise around Ibiza in a shiny new Ferrari, reality hits home and you're just a daydreaming valet - that is until you drive a moody TV presenter to an appointment, as if she's incapable of driving herself, and are then given a place in a massive televised racing competition for your efforts. It makes little to no sense, but get used to it, as you're going to have to suffer a lot of nonsense in order to see all Test Drive Unlimited 2 has to offer.
Putting TDU2's problems aside for a moment, the idea is that you get to live the life of an up-and-coming racing celebrity and all it entails. So you're driving lots of flash cars, but also buying new clothes, getting cosmetic surgery and expanding your property portfolio. You'll start off on the gorgeous island of Ibiza before eventually being able to cruise around Oahu, Hawaii, with the goal being to compete in events and reach the distant level 60 - a rank determined by in-game accomplishments across four areas: Collection, Social, Competition, and Discovery.
The wonderful open environment is the star of the show. Whereas the recent Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was open for exploration, it was essentially a series of connected freeways without any normal streets. In TDU2 you get a complex road network complete with everything you'd expect, from dull but essential motorways to tight streets that snake between old town residential buildings.
When free-roaming you can earn money with a fairly clever risk/reward system called F.R.I.M. (Free Ride Instant Money) that sees you building cash before banking it - slip up before banking and the counter will return to zero. You are also rewarded for exploration and finding hidden items (encapsulated within the Discovery section of your overall rank), but the real meat of the experience lies within the racing championships. These are groups of races, time trials, speed runs and more, with a tiered points system for placement eventually resulting in a final leaderboard. You earn more money the better you perform, alongside points which go towards your overall rank.
It's not just racing slick sports cars on tarmac, either, with plenty of off-road racing also available. Racing on city streets can take some getting used to, as the racification (thanks PGR4) of the courses is minor, leaving you to rely on the GPS rather than massive great signs with arrows on. Dirt racing, on the other hand, feels more natural, with a far gentler learning curve. Things do eventually become easier on tarmac, but you'll always need to have your wits about you, as corners aren't nearly as obvious as in other genre titles.


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Pavel Datsyuk has a Gordie Howe Hattrick
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:13 PM
- 55fan, Electrophile, Theophany and 1 other like this
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:14 PM
go pavel!
go wings.
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:32 PM
I don't remember writing anything like that.
And there is no more WWF.
My apologies... it was not you that wrote that but one of the other pro-goonies in that thread. I know there is no WWF anymore but since I stopped watching it when it was still WWF it has remained WWF to me. Superfly Snuka was awesome!
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:33 PM
Ok, I dont care much for a staged fight like May and Barch but fighting off a faceoff for something that happened earlier in a game is fine. A 4th line fighter can be fond who is a heavy weight and not a liability, people on this board have an impression of fighters that isn't entirely true because Holland signs washed up scrap for one season instead of just filling a role.
Well May is who I was referring too with some staged fights with Barch etc.
Downey I could careless, he was not a solid hockey player. I want a player that gets into fights because he pisses off the other team with his physicality not because he has a reputation as a "heavyweight". I want a player that can contribute on the 4th line and not be a liability.
A player worth his salt isn't going to be intimidated by an enforcer in today's "instigator rule" times. Matt Cooke would prefer the other team dress a pure fighter so he can ignore him all night trying to draw the penalty while running the defenseman on the forecheck.
I just do not believe a pro athlete will be discouraged to play physically because the other team dressed a player that punches people well. If a person's job is to hit people, he's going to hit people. I just don't believe dressing an enforcer prevents any aggressiveness from the opposing team.
Now maybe youre right, it wouldnt stop Matt Cooke because he is the biggest scum bag in the league, but it would stop other people. The last couple seasons Corey Perry gets about 3 fights a season and every time one comes against the wings at least. Why is it that he acts much tougher against the wings then any other team. Why are punks like Bobby Ryan trying to kill our top pairing defenseman from behind. Why have our stars like Datsyuk and Hossa had to fight?
If our team even added more guys like Abdelkader, the ******* of the league wouldn't try to act tough against us, which would make this team a lot better off
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:34 PM
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Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:39 PM
And that is the right WWF to support.
Edited by Kira, 08 October 2010 - 11:42 PM.
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:50 PM
Mainly because of the resemblance between Fairy and Farkus, they could be brothers.
Don't be a homer now.
He didn't exactly kick Perry's ass.
Let's face it, anything less than a lopsided beatdown by Perry has to be considered an upset in this matchup, I'm sure that is what the Fairy was expecting to happen. Good on Pavel for not only standing his ground, but actually displaying some decent fighting technique.
Edited by McAwesome, 08 October 2010 - 11:52 PM.
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Thanks MabusIncarnate
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:57 PM
Or maybe he finally found that clip where Perry was taunting him from the 2007 playoffs.
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"Hit em with your purse, ya *****!" - Random Wings fans shouting at Franziska
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:00 AM
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:26 AM
Datsyuk exercised a demon tonight. Perry's a humungous ***** and Dats finally called his bluff, exposing him for what he is.
There's no doubt in my mind that Dats has picked up some tips from Boogie. Knowing to get the grab arm locked, using it as leverage to dodge big punches coming his way, maintaining his balance so he doesn't get clocked, throwing the overhands and going uppercut when Fairy tried to duck under, changing to throw lefty when the fight dictated it, and finally taking him down at the end. Great showing by the Lady Binger!
I was expecting a Dats beatdown or even a Semin-like showing but Dats held his own. Great job!
I agree.
When Perry got Pavel's helmet off so easily, and without contest, I was worried that Pavs was a deer in the headlights and would take a few hard ones then never recover and have to turtle or tackle. I was worried, and then suprised and then really excited and had to watch it a few more times. I think once the lid came off, Pavs thought "Holy s***, this aint Scott Neidermeyer, it's ON". After that, Pavel looked like he knew what he was doing. Perry was unloading in the eafly going but Pavs kept moving his head and moving his grab arm so Perry's punches were glancing off it a lot. Pavel didn't back down, he didn't go for the tackle, he didn't turtle, he didn't bongo out like Semin; he went toe to toe with a big Canadian boy and at the very least, held his own.
I gotta admit, i'm looking forward to Don Cherry's commentary on this. Is he going to praise Perry for sending a message of will he admit to the courage, heart, and skill displayed by one of the most highky skilled Europenas to ever play the game.
Thanks for this post, Esteef, I had to wade thru two and half pages of ridiculous enforcer arguement to find this little nugget of an analysis by you. The most awesome openning game in years and these guys still find something to fight about.
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:31 AM
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Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:31 AM
Edited by robb himself, 09 October 2010 - 12:32 AM.
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:50 AM
Corey Perry just became the first guy in NHL history to lose a fight to a four time Lady Byng winner
This needs to be sig'd
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:54 AM
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Posted 09 October 2010 - 01:09 AM
I just don't want our star player getting hurt in a fight.
Isn't that important?
If you understood hockey better, then you'd know why those staged fights occur.
couldnt agree more. i love datsyuk going out and doing this, but i was watching behind a cringe, fearing he would get dragged down on his head or have a (lucky) punch give him a concussion
This just in, Stevie gives Canada the Order of Yzerman. Country bows and feels unworthy.
Posted 09 October 2010 - 01:10 AM
Posted 09 October 2010 - 02:04 AM
I trust my enforcer to Pavel Datsyuk....You should too.
what a night. Datsyuk opens the 2010-2011 season w/ a gordie howe hat trick.
Posted 09 October 2010 - 02:12 AM
I'm wondering what the aforementioned Mr. Cherry is going to say as well. He'll probably try ripping Pasha apart for picking on his "good Canadian boy", when what he should do is give credit where credit is due, and give Pasha his props. Me, I'm proud of him for standing up and giving just as well as he took. I think he did himself proud. He didn't start the fight but he damn well finished it.
I'm proud of you, sweetie.
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Posted 09 October 2010 - 02:44 AM
I like this team.
Posted 09 October 2010 - 02:47 AM
Pavs probably speaks enough English to understand what Fairy was saying nowadays.
Someone pissed in Pavel's borscht this morning....
Or maybe he finally found that clip where Perry was taunting him from the 2007 playoffs.
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West Virginia has laws on the books mandating utilities to provide set percentages of power from non-conventional sources such as solar and wind generators. In the Mountain State, the requirement is that by 2025, 25 percent of electricity must come from "alternative and renewable energy resources.
Of course, because the requirements were written by bureaucrats, utilities can meet them in all sorts of ways. Ohio power companies can buy renewable energy credits from other firms instead of building solar or wind generating stations or buying high-priced alternative energy from those who have such facilities.
A recent audit of three utilities in northeast Ohio found they paid millions of dollars more than necessary for such credits during the past couple of years. They could have saved money for consumers by simply paying state fines for non-compliance with the mandate.
But the companies went ahead and purchased the expensive credits because they were able to pass the cost on to consumers.
By whatever name they are called, state laws requiring utilities to spend more than necessary for electricity are, in a word, crazy.
Most power company executives don't mind because they know state regulators will allow them to pass the additional cost on to consumers.
Meanwhile, West Virginia residents who may have a hard time paying the bills each month are being bled needlessly. Businesses that use large quantities of power find it more difficult to compete with companies in other states and countries.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The first batch of pretenders to the throne has been sent packing with the completion of the opening round of the football playoffs.
The Berkeley Stags made easy pickings of a completely non-functioning Midland Valley team that did nothing more than fall on an already-downed Matt Harkness to score its only two points of the night. The Mustangs drew no closer to the end zone than the Berkeley 35-yard line.
Taking a peek at the brackets, I also notice that Batesburg-Leesville, coached by former Berkeley coach Jerry Brown, is out of the playoffs with a 5-6 record.
These Stags are also 5-6 and still in it. Just something to consider if one pauses to continue grumbling about the 2012 season.
Its easy to say these Stags are still a year away with a projected 40 seniors expected in 2013, but whatever Berkeley does from this point forward is gravy. The 2012 season is already an improvement over last year and things are finally starting to click.
Even in a sluggish game with Midland Valley, you could see the potential shining through. Take away the case of butterfingers afflicting Stag receivers Friday night and its not inconceivable that Berkeley could have put another 50-spot on the board.
Not so fast I know, there is still undefeated Socastee to contend with first. The 11-0 Braves downed Crestwood 30-12 in round one and last year systematically dismantled the Stags 41-7 in the first round of the 2011 playoffs. Along with top ranked Hartsville, Socastee is the only unbeaten team remaining in Class AAA.
Lets hope Friday is payback time.
The Timberland Wolves start their official defense of their 2011 Class Div. I state championship on Friday after drawing a first round bye as the Lower States top seed. The Wolves host Wade Hampton, which downed Marion 28-8 in the first round.
The Red Devils come into the second round sporting a 2-9 record and are winners of two straight. Until winning its final regular season game, Wade Hampton had lost all nine of its regular season tilts.
The Wolves have not been seriously challenged since losing to Berkeley 21-20 on Sept. 21, and probably wont be against Wade Hampton. Since then Timberland has outscored its opponents 218-20 including three straight shutouts.
And not to count any chickens before they are hatched, once again, Timberlands defining moment of 2012 looms on Nov. 23, against second seeded arch nemesis Dillon. A win over the Lake City / Edisto-Ridgeland winner and the Wolves will once again line up opposite the Wildcats.
The Cross Trojans, 8-3, won their first round playoff game 65-16 over Scotts Branch and will face Timmonsville on Friday in the second round. The Whirlwinds, at 10-2, advanced with a 26-20 first round win over Bethune-Bowman.
Should the Trojans advance over Timmonsville, they will face the winner of the Lake View Denmark-Olar game for the Lower State Championship on Nov. 16. In 2011, Cross defeated Denmark-Olar in the first round of the playoffs and fell to Lake View in the second round.
Two wins and Cross plays for the Class A Div. II state championship at Benedict College.
The Trojans are rested and healthy, and playing their best football of the season.
I cant wait for Friday.
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|X-Ray Imaging of the Dynamic Magnetic Vortex Core Deformation
The existence of the two core polarization states made magnetic data storage (with each vortex storing one bit) an intriguing but unrealistic concept because of the very strong magnetic fields of around half a tesla initially thought to be necessary for reversing the polarization of these highly stable vortices. The vortex core diameter, typically only 10–25 nm, is the source of the so-called vortex gyration mode, corresponding to a circular motion of the vortex. The memory concept received a boost when the group earlier showed that a low-field excitation of this mode can switch the out-of-plane polarization of the core. However, the dynamic process behind the switching could at the time only be inferred from micromagnetic modeling.
For example, theoretical modeling predicted that the reversal is mediated by the creation and annihilation of a vortex–antivortex pair, a mechanism similar to the creation and annihilation of particle–antiparticle pairs. Near a rapidly moving vortex core, a region appears where the magnetization starts to turn towards the opposite direction. In this so-called vortex-core deformation, a vortex–antivortex pair will nucleate. The newly created antivortex then rapidly annihilates with the original vortex, leaving behind only the newly created vortex with a reversed core polarization. Since the proposal of this mechanism, it has been studied by numerous research groups, resulting in more than 100 publications to date. However, experimental support had been lacking until the new magnetic microscopy results.
To obtain high-resolution images of the vortex core dynamics in square-shaped 500-nm-wide permalloy (nickel–iron magnetic alloy) nanostructures, the group used the scanning transmission x-ray microscope at ALS Beamline 11.0.2, which has a resolution of about 30 nm. Using x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) for magnetic contrast allowed direct imaging of the vortex core. The vortex was excited with radiofrequency magnetic fields while stroboscopic images of the moving vortex core were recorded by exploiting the pulsed nature of the synchrotron light. The width of the photon flashes limited the time resolution of these images to about 100 ps.
When strongly excited, a vortex exhibited a gyration velocity of 260 m/s, very close to the switching threshold. Recorded images of this rapidly moving core revealed a spot near the vortex core with an opposite magnetization. This spot was identified as the dynamic vortex core deformation, the predicted nucleation site of the vortex-antivortex pair. At slightly higher gyration velocities, the collaboration also experimentally observed the predicted threshold for core reversal.
In sum, the collaboration has provided the first strong experimental support for the microscopic switching model via vortex-antivortex creation and annihilation. This is the first time that "internal" dynamics of the vortex core could be imaged by time-resolved x-ray microscopy. Further improvement of the spatial and temporal resolution may even open the possibility to observe the vortex-antivortex pair creation and annihilation itself.
Research conducted by A. Vansteenkiste (Ghent University, Belgium); K.W. Chou and T. Tyliszczak (ALS); M. Weigand, M. Curcic, V. Sackmann, H. Stoll, G. Schütz, and B. Van Waeyenberge (Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Germany); and G. Woltersdorf and C.H. Back (Universität Regensburg, Germany).
Research funding: The Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Flanders) and the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Flanders). Operation of the ALS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Publication about this research: A. Vansteenkiste, K.W. Chou, M. Weigand, M. Curcic, V. Sackmann, H. Stoll, T. Tyliszczak, G. Woltersdorf, C.H. Back, G. Schütz, and B. Van Waeyenberge, "X-ray imaging of the dynamic magnetic vortex core deformation," Nature Phys. 5, 332 (2009).


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CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney was asked if Clemson wide receiver Martavis Bryant and linebacker Stephone Anthony — both juniors — might consider submitting their names for NFL Draft grades at the completion of their third seasons.
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Swinney was firm in his response — so firm that even junior defensive end Vic Beasley, one of 16 Bednarik Award semifinalists — should take note.
"I don't think any of those guys should come out other than maybe Sammy (Watkins)," Swinney said Monday. "I think all those guys need another year. I don't think there's any question about it. If anybody's telling them otherwise, they're not very well-informed."
Watkins, a junior receiver, has long been presumed to leave Clemson after this season. One of 10 Biletkinoff semifinalists announced Monday, he's eighth in the country with 1,086 receiving yards and widely considered to be a first-round pick in the NFL draft in May.
"Sammy's got a decision to make, because I don't see any way possible that he's not one of the top 10 picks out there," Swinney said. "But we haven't had that discussion with him. He'll have to make that decision when the time comes.
"If you're not a first-rounder, I just don't think it's to your benefit to come out and give up school and an opportunity to improve your stock. I've always felt that way and still do."
That's what makes Beasley, in national contention for three different individual awards (Bednarik, Lombardi and Hendricks) honoring defensive players, an interesting case.
WalterFootball.com, a web site dedicated to rating player prospects, projects Beasley to be picked sixth in the upcoming draft. ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has rated him as high as eighth, while NFLDraftScout.com tabs him somewhere in the middle of the 32 players to be picked in the first round.
Meanwhile, Scouts.Inc — which provides ESPN's Big Board — doesn't even rate Beasley in their database, despite rating Watkins eighth overall.
Beasley, who's tied for sixth nationally with 10 sacks (but just two in his last five games), said Oct. 14 he hasn't made a firm decision but is leaning toward foregoing his senior year.
"Could those guys come out? Absolutely. Play on the next level, maximize their opportunity," Swinney said. "Everybody makes decisions for different reasons. If guys decide to do that, you deal with it and move on. We'd wish them well."
Night time the right time
With Monday's announcement that No. 7 Clemson will kick off at No. 12 South Carolina at 7 p.m. on Nov. 30 televised by ESPN2, that makes for the fourth consecutive meeting — and eight of the past 12 — occurring at night.
The Gamecocks won the last three clashes, but Clemson claimed the previous four contests in prime time.
This will be the Tigers' fifth night kickoff of 2013. They beat Georgia on Aug. 31 and defeated N.C. State and Georgia Tech in Thursday night games, while losing to Florida State Oct. 19.
In 2012, Clemson went 4-2 at night; in 2011, it was 3-3. If the Tigers' eventual bowl game kicks off late, it will be their third straight year with six scheduled night games.
Boyd is fine
Even though quarterback Tajh Boyd admitted he heard a crunching sound near his collarbone on the third-quarter tackle Thursday against Georgia Tech that ended his evening, Swinney seemed surprised he was still fielding questions four days later about his star player's health.
"Tajh is fine," Swinney said. "He wanted to come back in the other night."
Boyd was said to have a bruised sternum, but did not break his collarbone as initially (if not seriously) feared.
Asked if Boyd's 100 percent, Swinney responded, "Nobody's 100 percent. I think if anybody said they're 100 percent right now after 10 ball games, they're not very honest with you. I don't care if the kicker's not 100 percent. Everybody's got bumps and bruises. But can he go and play four quarters of football? Absolutely."
McDowell workhorse
Senior running back Roderick McDowell never considered himself the workhorse back. But he hasn't had a choice.
With Zac Brooks (shoulder), C.J. Davidson (knee) and D.J. Howard (ankle) each nursing assorted ailments and limited in practice, McDowell — who's had his own setbacks with a concussion and sprained ankle in 2013 — has been thrust into action as the lone option in the backfield.
"He is our every-down back right now. It is what it is," offensive coordinator Chad Morris said. "I've been pleased with Hot Rod and his ability to welcome his role. Sometimes he's in a position being asked to do some things he's maybe not very comfortable of doing, but what you like about him is he gets in there and does it."
Other than a 30-carry performance at Maryland Oct. 26,, McDowell has logged between 11 and 18 carries in every game in October and November. He's averaging 5.2 yards per carry, and his 737 rushing yards ranks him fourth in the ACC.
"He does get better with the more carries he gets," Morris said. "We know what he's capable of doing."


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McGloin to start today for Raiders
UNIVERSITY PARK - While Penn State fans were watching their No. 14 go to work on Saturday against Purdue, it was announced they will have another No. 14 to root for today.
Former Nittany Lion quarterback Matt McGloin was named the starter for the Oakland Raiders in their game against the Houston Texans in Texas.
Bill O'Brien said with his experience in the NFL, he knows it takes a smart, competitive player to start, and he feels McGloin fits that mold.
"It takes a guy that does the same thing every day," O'Brien said. "He's in the office early, he leaves late and that's what Matt is. Everything Matt gets, he deserves."
McGloin's journey has been well documented from joining the PSU team as a walk-on to winning the Burlsworth Award, which is given to the best player who began his career as a walk-on, to making his first start in the NFL this weekend.
Tackle Garry Gilliam said he is looking forward to watching a player he used to catch passes from compete on Sunday, and it adds some motivation.
"It just kind of gives everyone hope out there that if you put your mind to it and put the work in, there's no reason you can't achieve your dreams," Gilliam said.
When McGloin leads the Raiders out onto the field, he will see a familiar foe lining up under center for the opposing Texans: Case Keenum.
Keenum was responsible for tearing apart the Lions in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl - a game in which McGloin was on the roster for Penn State, but did not play because of a concussion - as he led Houston to a 30-14 bowl victory. Keenum, who took over for Matt Schaub this season, completed 45 passes in that bowl victory for 532 yards and three touchdowns while throwing no interceptions.
When a reporter told O'Brien that Keenum would be the starter McGloin would be going up against, the coach asked, "Who's Case Keenum?"
Granted the reason Penn State fans remember the name was before O'Brien's time with the team, he still backed his turnaround quarterback from Scranton.
"Well, let's go Matt," O'Brien said.
Extra motivation before game
On Military Appreciation Day at Beaver Stadium, the coin toss brought the fans to their feet.
Adam Hartswick, a wounded veteran who grew up in State College, took care of the coin toss duties as he walked onto the field with two prosthetic legs replacing those he lost while stepping on an explosive device in Afghanistan.
O'Brien said he could not get over how much Hartswick's presence at the game hit him.
"What a great person. What a great man," O'Brien said. "It was an honor to have him on our football field today."
O'Brien said he turned to linebacker Glenn Carson following the coin toss and said, "If this doesn't motivate us, I don't know what does."
Another record for Robinson
Allen Robinson claimed yet another record on Sunday, but this time, he broke his own.
Robinson had 98 yards on eight receptions, which pushed him to 81 receptions on the year, thus breaking his 2012 single-season PSU record of 77.
The eight receptions also moved up him the career ladder as he tied Derrick Williams for third all-time with 161. The next target on the list for Robinson in career receptions is Bobby Engram, who caught 167 passes during his time at Penn State.
DT Baublitz done after this season
After the game, defensive tackle Kyle Baublitz said this would be his last year playing football.
Baublitz said he decided to give it up a year early because he came to the conclusion that he is ready to move on with his life.
"I've been praying about it, thinking about it, asking a bunch of people, getting their influence and I finalized it today," Baublitz said.
Baublitz said the hardest thing to give up will be the atmosphere of the games in Beaver Stadium.
"The fans are amazing and great and that's the most important thing I'll miss," he said.
O-line shines on big rushing day
The offensive line often goes unnoticed while running backs like Zach Zwinak and Bill Belton get the glory.
Following an offensive onslaught that saw the Lions put up 45 points behind 289 rushing yards and a clean slate in the sack column protecting Christian Hackenberg, O'Brien was ready to put that glory on the backs of the offensive line.
"Any time you rush for almost 300 yards, somebody is doing something right," O'Brien said.
In a performance that saw Zwinak, Belton and Akeel Lynch carry the ball a combined 54 times, the line was all smiles.
Guard John Urschel said there is no better feeling for a lineman than putting up yards in the run game.
"You just want to run the ball over and over and over again, that's an offensive lineman's dream," Urschel said.
Gilliam, who battled so hard that he got his helmet jammed together with a Purdue player's helmet, said he loves run blocking, and he would not mind if Penn State ran the ball 60 or 70 times a game.
"[Run blocking] definitely shows your physical toughness up front and I mean we have tough guys all across the line," Gilliam said.
Purdue still winless in Big Ten
The Boilermakers only scored four touchdowns in Big Ten play in their previous five attempts at earning a conference win, but they put up three alone against Penn State.
Although the outcome was the same and Purdue dropped its sixth Big Ten game this season, the Boilermakers were close at times.
Purdue cut Penn State's lead to seven points by closing out the first half with a 100-yard kick return from Raheem Mostert then scoring on the opening drive of the third quarter, but all in a losing effort.
"It was one of those games where the win got away from us," Purdue coach Darrell Hazell said. "We had a chance to make it 14-14, but at that point, we turned the ball over."
Turnovers ended up costing the Boilermakers as they fumbled the ball four times and lost it twice while quarterback Danny Etling threw an interception to cornerback Jordan Lucas.
Etling, who was responsible for both the fumbles Purdue lost, said he did not quite do his job this game.
"When the pocket collapses, you have to really try to tuck that ball away and protect the football because that's what the job of the quarterback is," Etling said.
News and Notes
PSU's game captains were DT Baublitz, FB Pat Zerbe and T Adam Gress. ... RB Akeel Lynch returned to the lineup after missing time due to a knee injury suffered against Ohio State. Lynch rushed the ball nine times for 44 yards. ... LB Brandon Bell went down with what appeared to be a leg injury in the fourth quarter. After remaining on the field for a little bit, he got up and walked off under his own power. Bell saw more playing time with the recent injury to LB Ben Kline, who will be out for the year.


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No. 1: "The Dark Knight" (2008)
Thanks to the successful reboot of DC's Caped Crusader film series in 2006 with "Batman Begins," director Christopher Nolan's follow-up, "The Dark Knight," was intriguing nearly from the get-go, as an unlikely dramatic actor, Heath Ledger, was cast opposite star Christian Bale in the iconic role of The Joker.
The positive buzz about Ledger's performance started to grow, though, during the film's savvy viral campaign and unexpectedly became a haunting specter that hovered over the film seven months before it was released because of the actor's untimely death at age 28.
In the wake, bits of foreboding interview sound bites by Ledger emerged, where he proclaimed the role disturbed him on many levels -- and the anticipation for "The Dark Knight" was at a fever pitch by the time the film was released.
Ledger didn't disappoint in his final, full performance, and turned the once campy, comic book film character's exploits into deep, psychological torment.
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And fans of the CW show got their first taste of her burgeoning country music career on Tuesday's episode when the 27-year-old actress debuted her first single, "I Won't Give Up," after signing a deal with Warner Music Nashville.
"'I Won't Give Up' is about never giving up on the ones you love," Kramer tells local news site Examiner.com.
Kramer, who split from Johnathon Schaech in Aug. 2010 after just one month of marriage, says her music is all about celebrating her independence and finding her own voice.
"I wrote this song because I know what it's like to be dependent on someone," she says, "then have to learn to stand on my own again."
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Right Ho: Downton's Julian Fellowes puts magic in Mary Poppins' supercalafragilistic script
Tickets are on sale for the Dallas Summer Musicals' Mary Poppins. And if fond feelings for a flying nanny or chimney sweep/bank manager/romantic man of mystery (played in the movie version by Dick Van Dyke, who just won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild), aren't enough to tempt you, consider this, Downton divas: Julian Fellowes, the very same Lord who created and writes Downton Abbey, also wrote the script for the Mary Poppins musical.
Egads, now I'm trying to picture the Crawleys and their staff in a song and dance number. Carson would NOT be pleased. (Even though, as DSM's JoAnn Holt points out to me, Carson was once a song and dance man himself, remember he is MORTIFIED at the memory, to the point where he was willing to be blackmailed to keep it a secret. Although I can't help thinking that it would be an awfully good excuse to break into a soft shoe when he thinks no one, except the audience of course, is looking.)
Want to warm up with the practically perfect movie version of Mary Poppins with Van Dyke and Julie Andrews? Studio Movie Grill is offering a FREE screening Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in honor of the musical coming to DSM. It's part of SMG's Screen 2 Stage Series. RSVP on SMG's Facebook page.


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School Tours
Planning Your Museum Visit
As you plan your field trip, allow sixty minutes for students in grades 4 through 12 and those in college. Students in grades K–3 tour for thirty minutes. We welcome learners of all styles and abilities, from all settings. To add an Optional Activity, allow an additional thirty minutes. To visit our museum store, build in additional time.
Self-Guided Tours
With a self-guided visit, you are free to explore the collection in a way that best suits your class. In general, for students in kindergarten through second grade, we suggest that you concentrate on a few objects. For older students, we recommend one hour of focused looking and thirty minutes of discussion about the artworks. Teachers are invited to consult with the Smithsonian American Art Museum staff regarding content for self-guided tours. Contact us via telephone at (202) 633-8531 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also submit your questions using our School/Group Registration Form.
School Tours require reservations. Please book at least one month in advance. When selecting a date, please identify back-up dates in case your first choice is unavailable. One week before your visit, your lead docent will contact you to discuss your content and curriculum connections. To make a reservation, complete and submit the School/Group Registration Form.
Self-guided tours do not require reservations, though they must comply with our policies and guidelines below.
Educators and Chaperones
Both guided and self-guided school groups require the following chaperone-to-student ratios:
- Grades 1–2: 1 adult per 5 students
- Grades 3–6: 1 adult per 10 students
- Grades 7–12: 1 adult per 15 students
Chaperones must accompany all school and home school groups at all times. Teachers and chaperones are responsible for their students' behavior. We encourage accompanying adults to support the teacher's goals for the museum visit and to model active listening.
Guidelines for Museum Behavior
Please review the following guidelines with your students and chaperones before visiting the museum. Failure to comply may result in your group being asked to leave the building.
- Be considerate of other visitors at all times
- Keep at least an arm's length from artwork, pedestals, and exhibition cases
- Walk—don't run—in the halls and stairways
- Use an "inside voice"
- Students may eat their lunches in the Courtyard
- Photography without flash or tripod is permitted, except where posted
These orientation videos showcase artworks and special features of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery. Two videos, intended for students in grades 5-8 with teen hosts, introduce each museum and illustrate a few dos and don'ts for school groups. Two other videos, intended for educators, give information about reserving a tour, using online resources and professional development opportunities.
American Art Museum
Renwick Gallery
Security Policies
Security checks may be required for all visitors, and bags are thoroughly searched. We recommend that groups leave bags on the bus or at school. Pocketknives, scissors, and other sharp implements are not permitted in the museum. To speed entry into the Museum, carry as little as possible.
Closing Policies
The Smithsonian Institution follows the Homeland Security Advisory System. Under the orange advisory level, the museum will remain open. Under the red advisory level, the museum will close.
All our school visits are canceled when any nearby school district is closed or delayed in opening (i.e., District of Columbia, counties of Montgomery, Fairfax, Prince George's, and Arlington, and cities of Falls Church and Alexandria). Prince William, Anne Arundel, and Howard are considered outlying districts and do not affect our policy.


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This issue of Myeloma Today is sponsored in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
The IMF is happy to announce a new feature of the Myeloma Minute, the Question of the Week. Each issue features a question that has been recently addressed to the IMF Hotline. Our answers are not intended as medical advice, but as information to discuss with your doctor.
Q: I have just been diagnosed with what my doctor called "non-secretory" myeloma. He says that the only way to monitor how well my treatment is working is to do repeat bone marrow biopsies. This sounds awful to me. Do you know if there is any other way to monitor my myeloma?
A: About 1-3% of myeloma patients do not make enough abnormal (monoclonal) protein to be monitored by standard blood and/or urine tests. This group of patients is difficult to diagnose and to monitor during treatment. Within the past year, an important new test — the Freelite test — has come on the market. It is extremely helpful for diagnosing and monitoring these patients. It also useful for monitoring patients with amyloidosis.
With the Freelite test, pproximately 70% of the patients formerly thought to have non-secretory myeloma test positive for the presence of free light chains (i.e. Bence-Jones protein) in the blood. What this means is that the majority of patients with non-secretory myeloma have low-level Bence-Jones myeloma that has gone undetected with previous tests. The very sensitive Freelite test enables doctors to diagnose these patients and to monitor them with greater accuracy during treatment, remission, and relapse.
The Freelite test should not be confused with an older test called "Serum Light Chain Analysis." The older serum light chain test is rarely if ever administered because it is not particularly useful. The new Freelite test will have the name "Ultraquant" on the lab report. If your doctor is unsure where to order the test, please call the IMF hotline at (800) 452-2873, and we will be happy to give you information on how to locate these labs.
If you fall into the 30% of non-secretory patients who do not produce free light chains that can be picked up by a Freelite test, your myeloma may be assessed by full skeletal xrays as well as by whole body PET scan or by wide field MRI screening of the spine, thoracic area, lumbar region, and pelvis. The scanning is more sensitive and more specific than x-rays for detecting small bone lesions.
Although myeloma patients cannot, of course, do away with bone marrow biopsies altogether, the above tests make it possible to monitor non-secretory disease without relying upon a biopsy that can be painful and invasive. Because myeloma tends to "clump" in the bone marrow, a bone marrow biopsy is not always the most reliable way to monitor response to treatment.
Q: My grandmother died of multiple myeloma and now my dad has been diagnosed with this disease. Can you tell me if myeloma is hereditary?
A: There is only a weak family tendency to develop myeloma. Approximately 3-5% of patients with myeloma give a history of myeloma or a related blood/bone marrow condition within the extended family. Thus far, no specific gene has been linked to this myeloma tendency. Genetic research in families with more than one member who has developed myeloma can provide important clues about what causes myeloma. The IMF is conducting "Familial Myeloma" research as part of a new genetic research program called Bank on a Curetm (BOACtm). In this project, families will be studied to correlate DNA results with medical history and thus identify genes linked to myeloma.
What can you do right now if there is a history of myeloma in your family? Become informed about myeloma and its symptoms. When family members visit their physician for their annual check-up, make sure they tell the doctor about your family medical history. Standard laboratory blood work will indicate an increase in protein, and the doctor will have a note in the medical chart so that any protein increase will be properly evaluated.
Anyone interested in further details should call the IMF at (800) 452-2873. To learn more about BOACtm go to www.myeloma.org. Results of this project will be critical to the understanding of both why myeloma occurs and how best to treat the disease.
It is the IMF's goal to provide the most current, up-to-the "minute" information to our members. The Myeloma Minute, a free weekly e-mail newsletter, is a great way to stay abreast of the latest developments in the treatment, management, and prevention of myeloma. We encourage patients, caregivers, friends, family members, and physicians to sign up for the Myeloma Minute at www.myeloma.org/myeloma/myeloma_minute.jsp.
If you wish to submit a Question of the Week, please write to us care of the Myeloma Minute or call (800) 452-CURE.


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Published February 13, 2014
Students and professors in architecture, engineering and management will design, build and promote GRoW House — a 1,400-square-foot, solar-powered home — as finalists in the national Solar Decathlon competition.
The contest, run by the U.S. Department of Energy, is a biennial affair that challenges collegiate teams to design, construct and operate cost-effective solar dwellings.
The Department of Energy announced on Thursday afternoon that UB was one of 20 schools selected to participate.
"This invitation is a clear demonstration of the strength
of our faculty leadership and the talent of the student body," said
Robert Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning.
"Together, they have gotten us this far in a highly
competitive, hands-on project focused on collaboration in design,
construction, commercialization and the interdisciplinary teamwork
essential for success."
In the decathlon, which will take place in Irvine, Calif. in 2015, each entry will be evaluated in 10 contests, ranging from architecture and engineering to home appliance performance. Each decathlon draws tens of thousands of visitors from across the country.
The UB project's playful title alludes to one of the main concepts in the home's design: The house is meant to appeal to Buffalo's urban gardening contingent. GRoW stands for Garden, Relax or Work, and the residence will include a generous greenhouse and kitchen for growing, processing and storing food.
The UB team will build GRoW House in Western New York, ship it to Irvine, Calif. for judging, then bring it back to Buffalo for permanent installation.
Ultimately, organizers hope GRoW House will become a community resource, open for tours that educate and inspire schoolchildren and the public about the benefits of sustainable, low-energy design. Possible permanent locations for the home include the city's Fruit Belt neighborhood, the West Side or near the waterfront.
GRoW House is being developed under the leadership of Martha Bohm, assistant professor, and Brad Wales, clinical assistant professor, both of the Department of Architecture, working with department chair Omar Khan.
"There's an untapped potential in Buffalo to do interesting and provocative sustainable design," says Bohm, who worked on two Solar Decathlon projects as a Cornell University faculty member before joining UB. "Sometimes, to get things moving, you need a project that captures people's imaginations — something captivating that people can experience firsthand. That it performs so well is the icing on the cake."
So far, more than 40 students have taken architecture studios and seminars devoted to designing GRoW House. Plans call for three main spaces:
The project is led by the School of Architecture and Planning, but students and faculty from across UB will form an integrated team for the competition. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will lend its expertise to the design and construction process, and the School of Management will develop marketing and communications strategies for promoting GRoW House to the public.
Support from the business community has been pledged by Montante Solar, Watts Architecture & Engineering, Buffalo Geothermal and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the UB team's primary partner. Materials and mentorship will come from corporate donors and the U.S. Department of Energy will supply seed funding. The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will collaborate on the design of the house's site.
The GRoW House received some of its first seed funding from the Sustainability Fund of the Research Foundation for SUNY, and the Directed Energy business incubator program managed by the UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach.
Team members calculate GRoW House will generate electricity in excess of what residents would need for regular activities. Despite the long winters, solar makes sense for Buffalo, organizers say: We actually do get enough sunlight to make solar an effective option for powering homes.
"I designed a passive solar house in East Aurora that works very well — not quite net zero, but the design cut heating costs by 75 percent," says Wales, a practicing architect best known for designing Elmwood's SPoT Coffee and for working with UB students the past 12 years in the Small Built Works design-build program, culminating this past fall with The Front Yard installation at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. "Fossil fuels are expensive and their consumption generally degrades the environment. Let's face it, sustainability is basically about saving the planet for our children."
In addition to Bohm and Wales, the Solar Decathlon's faculty advisers include James Jenson and Pinar Okumus from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Debabrata Talukdar from the School of Management, and Martin Hogue and Jamie Vanucchi from SUNY ESF
Students in architecture and planning, engineering and business who already have participated in the GRoW House project include Timothy Gargiulo, Nicholas Karl, Edward Schelleng, Alyssa Phelps, Peter Foti, Colleen Creighton Chen Lin, Steven Parks, Wayne Fung, Richard Vancuren, Jing Yan Li, Christopher Osterhoudt.
Also, Sung Yong Lim, Andrew Connorton, Maman Hamisso, Cassidy Edwards, Victoria Liberty, Marissa Pati, Vincent Schutt, Emily Warren, Louis Rosario, Josh Graham, Jeffrey Kaufman, Matt Geiger, Michael Floryan, Ramses Gonzalez.
Also, Nate Heckman, Joseph Tuberdyck, Nick LoCicero, Pooja Bhatt, Franz Heine, Timothy Boll, Marc Gerevics, Vincent Ribeiro, Leah Kiblin, Chris D'Ambrosia, Peter Byrley, Alanna Olear, Jacob Jordan, Eric Becker.
And, Aaron Salva, Ryan Dussault, Brian Fentzke, David Heaton, Hanna Ihrke, Yan Meng, Ryan Sidor and Trenton Van Epps.
Congrats guys. Being an UB architecture alumnus and in the solar industry for the past 4 1/2 years, it's great to see our school participating in the Solar Decathlon. I used to go there every year and wonder, when will I see a house made by UB here? I was part of a team that built a solar home when I was a student.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
South Carolina Department of Transportation Spokesperson James Law said the cause of a Monday train derailment is still not clear.
According to Law, a train derailed at Cypress Garden Road at the viaduct near Bushy Park around 7 p.m. Monday.
No injuries have been reported.
Fire departments from Pimlico and Whitesville, plus the Berkeley County Rescue Squad, DOT, and the Berkeley Count Department of Emergency Management responded to the derailment call and remained on the scene well into the night.
According to Law, investigators are not sure what happened first, either the bridge collapsed first and hit the train causing it to collapse, or the train hit the bridge and caused the bridge to collapse on top of the train.
Law added that a man driving his truck over the bridge at the time of the accident didnt have time to stop, and instead jumped the viaducts open space.
Dont know why he didnt stop, Law said. Probably didnt have time, but he jumped the fifteen-foot opening that had collapsed.
He cleared the bridge but tore up the front of his truck.
Law said the man was not hurt and did not want to be identified.
There were no hazardous materials onboard the train and the five cars that derailed beneath the bridge.
Further complicating matters is that a water main broke at the bridge when the train derailed and we wont be able to get down there and see what caused all this until daybreak, Law said.
The DOT has already posted road closed and detour signs along Cypress Gardens Road and Bushy Park Road. Cypress Gardens Road will be closed until further notice, Law said.
The incident and why the train derailed is still under investigation.
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The 10 Most Satisfying Cases of Hecklers Getting Destroyed
A live stand-up comedy show audience is the closest real life gets to the Internet mentality. Maybe it's the booze. Maybe the atmosphere puts off an "act however you want without repercussions" vibe. But whatever the reason, every show ends up with some socially inept, attention-starved audience member talking back to the comic and fucking it all up for everyone else. I hate hecklers. I can't imagine being the type of person who sits in the dark while a professional with a microphone is trying to perform and immediately thinks, "You know what this situation needs? My annoying fucking voice."
So, I collect YouTube videos of comics giving hecklers a verbal beat-down. They're tremendously satisfying, to the point that I would consider going into stand-up comedy just so I could some day shit all over a heckler. Until then, I'll just have to admire the work of the masters:
#10. Matt Davis Deflates Cocky Kid
Normally, when a noisy table interrupts a comedian, he will try to incorporate it into his act and continue as best he can with the flow of his material. However, Matt Davis had already been warned by two other comedians that a particular table had been fucking up their sets for almost an hour. So when he took the stage, his dick was already wrapped with a sandpaper condom. As expected, the table started their idiocy, so he dropped his joke mid-sentence and pulled out his bitch-sticker. After a couple of small verbal jabs, Matt stopped the heckler cold by jamming a fist up into his colon and pulling out his sexual ego through his asshole:
"You see this man right here? I could piss this man off unbelievably, and he would sit there fucking quiet. You know why? He knows there is nothing I could say to him -- with his gray hair and his gray beard -- that will ever fuck up the pussy he brought with him. He fucking knows that. He owned that shit when he walked in the fucking door with it. But you gotta get lippy, coming back. Throw your peacock feathers up -- put your chest the fuck out there, saying, 'I'm a man, too.' Which is hilarious because every woman in here over the age of 25 knows as loud as you're barking, as big as you're sounding, all they hear is tiny, tiny dick."
When he demonstrates peacock feathers, it's a thing of beauty.
We never see the heckler on camera, but you can just feel the air go out of him like a shanked Christmas lawn Santa. Watch the audience's reaction when Matt's tone of voice changes. There's a collective "Oh shit, no he just didn't" that sweeps the room like a human wave at a soccer game right before the riot. But the greatest thing is right after that rant -- complete silence from that table. Total shutdown.
#9. Jamie Kennedy and the Server
Regardless of what you think of Jamie Kennedy, when he drops the act and deals with a dumbass audience member off the written script, it's unfiltered artwork. This wasn't just a normal set for Jamie -- it was the taping of an actual televised show. He was doing a bit on waitresses, and five seconds after saying the word, some politically correct Tourette's case shouted out, "Server! They're called 'servers.'" Assuming that's her occupation, he lets out a string of light insults, including "I'd like you to serve your mouth shut" and "Serve you up these nuts."
The insults themselves aren't all that impressive, though they do make the audience belt out an "Oooohhh," like Richie just told the Fonz to sit on it. The real beauty comes when he asks her where she serves, and she replies, "I'm not a server, I'm a nanny." That's when he drops the mic to his waistline and stares slack-jawed into space with a perfect look of "I refuse to believe a human can really be this fucking stupid" and says:
You can almost hear part of his brain die right there.
"She had to fucking interrupt the taping of my fucking show -- not just a show, but the actual taping of the show -- to say, 'Server!' ... When the fuck did you become fucking Super Serve, defender of all crime? Why does that make you so goddamn mad?" But what I find most impressive is that the line that ends it all isn't an insult or cursing or yelling. He just says in a deflated voice that seems almost ashamed to have taken part in the conversation, "Are we done?"
They were.
#8. Harry Terjanian and the Woman Who Thinks He's Talking Directly to Her
If this list is a core sample of heckling as a whole, you'll notice that the two most likely people to butt fuck an act are drunk men and pretty girls ... who are also drunk. The latter is the case when Harry Terjanian kept getting interrupted by a woman who was actually responding to his jokes as if they were a conversation aimed directly at her. Because to answer Jamie Kennedy's above mental question ... yes, humans really can be exactly that fucking stupid. Harry asks the audience if they ever wonder if they're going crazy and she, apparently having just left the house for the first time since her childhood abduction, responds, "A thousand times." He finally has enough and responds, "Just because you're drunk doesn't mean you're crazy. It just means you have no self-control."
He transitions back to his story, but she still didn't get the picture, because some people can only be taught a lesson via gunshot. Right after his punchline, she says, "Really?" And that's when he loses it, saying, "Here's the thing I love about you ..." Finally realizing that she's about to get the full brunt of his wrath, she interrupts and tries to end it on her terms with a pleading, "OK, OK, OK." But it was too late. Harry locks her in like an S&M sex swing, saying, "Now you can't leave." Followed by hard, cold, blunt reality:
Technically, he says, "Ya's can't leave," but being from the Midwest, I have no right to say it that way.
"I know you're trying to have a good time, and you are having a good time ... Here's what it is: You're pretty. And even in this fucking awful light, I can see that. No, don't fucking hide, now. Get up there and show everyone your pretty face. And I'm sure you're used to guys listening to your nonsense, but I'm not getting a blowjob from you tonight, so it doesn't matter to me. Do you understand? Doesn't matter how big your tits are, how well you use that mouth, I don't give a fuck -- so I don't have to listen to the lawn mower 'pap, pap, pap, pap, pap,' I don't care ... That fucking poor bastard you're with, his whole mission tonight is to make sure you get enough water so you don't pass out on the way home."
#7. Rob O'Reilly Answers Heckler's Phone
You don't have to be a professional stand-up to know that when you're at a live performance of anything, shut off your goddamn phone. And if it does go off, if the call isn't from your babysitter, your wife's maternity doctor or the people dropping off your ransom demands, just close it and call them back later. Common sense, right? Not for a comedy crowd, because in a world where we've forgotten how humans behave outside the computer room, it happens all the goddamn time. Rob O'Reilly had it happen to him, but rather than giving the guy shit for answering the call in the front row, he took the call for him.
At first, the guy wouldn't give him the phone, saying he didn't want him talking to the woman on the other end. But Rob pointed out, "Oh, is that rude? Is that rude to try to talk to her?" He then puts her on speaker and transforms his voice into a stereotypical gay man. "This is Tyrone. Listen, I am lying in bed, and your boy has just been workin' me. I just thought you should know about it. And by the way, you might want to stop by the clinic later." When he comes clean with what's going on (yes, she probably already knew from all the laughing in the background -- though I would give anything to find out she thought he was having gay sex in front of a cackling audience), he tells her, "Your friend answered his phone in the front row." She responds like a normal human with an actual soul: "Oh no!" And he wraps it up with the most casual, conversational tone ever, "What a dick, huh?"
#6. Kyle Cease Gets Directions
I've never seen someone handle hecklers as smoothly as Kyle Cease. Not only can he shut them down without setting them on fire, but he incorporates their idiocy into his act, making an entire funny bit on the spot. He is so good at it, he's the only comedian I wish hecklers upon. Sorry, Kyle, but your pain is a small sacrifice to make for our collective amusement. You can see it here, when he's trying to do a story about Catalina Island, making a general, absent-minded hand gesture as he says the name. Unfortunately, there are two of those "actually" type of fuckholes in the audience who point out that he's motioning in the wrong direction, and now the whole flow of the joke is ruined.
For the next two minutes, Kyle constructs an entire routine out of which way Catalina Island is, and only resorts to one insult when he spots someone coming back from the restroom, and says, "You don't even know which way fucking Catalina Island is because you were shitting." When the person makes their guess, he pipes up, "Nope! He fucking said that way. But we have an outvote. Him and ... two retarded girls say it's this way."
It's even harder to tell what direction it is from behind a computer monitor.
By not giving in to anger and just using their stupidity as comedy fuel, he completely took them out of the picture. And it isn't a fluke on his part. He has a good handful of these on his YouTube channel, and they are absolutely brilliant. Sometimes, I just sit back and masturbate to them.


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Friday, November 15, 2013
During the regular season, Wando High School Girsl Volleyball has posted an impressive 23-0 record. Wando beat Bishop England, Porter Gaud, Ashley Hall, along with all teams in the region 7-AAAA. The team is coached by Alexis Homer Glover, Department Chair Physical Education, Driver's Education, Health Education, Girl's Varsity Volleyball Coach.
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BERLIN CENTER-Over the past four seasons, it has become customary to see the Western Reserve football team playing deep into November.
During that stretch, the Blue Devils put together as good a run as any small school in the state, posting an overall record of 44-7, three Inter-Tri County League lower tier titles and two state semifinal appearances.
The program's consistent excellence will be rewarded next Saturday when linebacker Dan Zilke, quarterback Nick Allison and head coach Andy Hake represent the Div. IV-VII North squad in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association North-South Classic. Hake will serve as the head coach of the North team and couldn't think of a better way to close the year than coaching two of his leading seniors.
"It's about them, not me," Hake said. "Having the three of us in this game is really a total program achievement. We've been very blessed over the years to have quality kids and coaches."
A cornerstone of the Blue Devils dominance has been Zilke, a three-year starter at linebacker. The senior was a two-way force last fall, recording a team-high 80 tackles and 10 tackles for loss at linebacker, while also being the team's leading rusher.
"Just to be in this game is big, but it's even better being coached by the guy who's coached you you're whole career." Zilke said. "It's a huge honor."
Allison helped direct a balanced offense with his precise passing. The 6-foot-5 two-year starter was named co-offensive player of the year in Division VII, passing for 2,314 yards and 22 touchdowns with six interceptions as the Blue Devils advanced to their second state semifinal in three seasons.
"We have had a run of great quarterbacks here and Nick has continued that," Hake said. "He was our offensive leader and a huge part of our success."
Like many successful programs, the Blue Devils rise to statewide prominence can be traced to a mixture of talent and tradition. Zilke credits the seniors above him with setting a winning attitude and hoped he did the same for those coming behind.
"When you are a young player, it's much easier if the guys above you have already won games and experienced the playoffs," he said. "They show you the right way to do things and you pick up on it. We almost made it to the state championship last season and hopefully the young guys feed off that and go all the way next year."
Zilke also said Hake and his staff create the right environment for success. Since taking over five years ago at the age of 29, Hake has become known in the area for a constant high-energy style of coaching.
"No matter the situation, he (Hake) coaches like it's the state championship game, there is always a lot of hard coaching going on" Zilke said. "His message is always to go out there and compete hard. After four years you get a little tired of hearing the same stuff, but he really gets you motivated. During two-a-days it really helps."
According to Zilke, Hake as approached the North-South practices with the same passion.
"He is no less intense," Zilke said. "It's been a lot of fun being coached by him for this game."
"It's been a nice last hurrah," Hake said. "It's a great opportunity to be with these guys one more time before they leave."