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Yeah I messed up my net worth review last month when I excluded one of my retirement accounts, the 401k of my current company, and so my numbers from last month in both categories were short around $3,000 (since retirement assets are included in net worth, it was just a real life total shortfall in my calculation of $3k, not $6k). So, here are this month's numbers…
Net Worth: $174,329.82 (+5.04%)
Retirement Assets: $79,161.53 (+9.90%)
Before the crowd goes wild, the huge uptick in the retirement assets had to do in part with the fact that I contributed 90% of my income into my 401k in December (I planned on doing it in November but I didn't submit the request in time) in order to reduce my taxable income. I've since pulled it back to more earthly numbers.
The major increases in net worth are in large part due to my fiancée and I combining our assets and me starting to count some of those assets in the net worth values. I included our joint banking accounts and her high yield savings account (I've moved our emergency funds and other savings into her account to lower the tax liability since we're still filing as singles) but left a couple things out because I didn't want to bug her about it.
The blog experienced some growth and I will likely see a net worth slowdown in April as I reconcile my taxes for the blog, I don't think my standard withholding and my deductions will cover the income from the site anymore. I'll also be looking into quarterly estimated payments and incorporating into a nice little consulting/blogging business. In fact, I already have one client that I'm helping monetize their site and it's been pretty good going. In the first month I increased their earnings by nearly a multiple of five and then followed that up with an increase of another 300% times. If this interests you, give me a shout and we can talk.
Finally, one thing I was very proud of was our ability to donate as much money as we did (it's not really that much in an absolute scale but it's a lot for us just starting out in life) to various philanthropies both nationally and locally. It means a lot to my fiancée and me to be able to give back and we're thinking about also donating time in addition to money in 2007. Also, If you've read our goals for 2007, we're looking to give back to our respective high schools in some way, perhaps sponsoring a small scholarship of some kind… I think that would be exciting stuff.
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Swanmore was originally a tithing of the Hundred of Bishop's Waltham, and was mentioned in a court roll of Bishop's Waltham dated 1337. The modern civil parish of Swanmore was formed in 1894 from parts of Droxford and Bishop's Waltham parishes, and is situated on the edge of Waltham Chase.
The modern village of Swanmore comprises cottages of mainly Victorian date, but there are older buildings in a hamlet to the north of the village. Brick-making was an important industry in earlier times as the chalk of Waltham Chase gave way to clay soils in the valley of the Meon River.
Pottery dating from Roman times or earlier was found at Swan more in the 1860's. A National School was built in 1864 to accommodate 238 children and after the 1870 Education Act the number of pupils had risen so much that the school was enlarged in 1880. The Parish Church of St. Barnabas was built of stone and flint in 1845-6; a Gothic style south aisle and a tower with a shingled spire were added in 1876-7.
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The Cherry Commission was formed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2004 to find ways to double the number of college graduates. Here are the commission's key recommendations:
Make higher education the new expectation and remove financial barriers to college
Status: Enrollments have increased since 2004. Total head count went up 2,543 students in four years -- or less than 1 percent -- at Michigan's 15 public universities to 293,649 in 2008. Enrollment at the 28 community colleges went up 23,958 -- or 11 percent -- to 234,832 in 2008. General fund appropriations to universities have stayed stagnant during that time. The lack of inflationary increases prompted universities to rely more heavily on tuition dollars. Average freshman tuition among the 15 state universities was $5,986 in the 2004-05 school year and $8,601 in 2008-09 school year -- an increase of 44 percent. The average cost per credit hour at community colleges, which rely also on local property taxes for revenue, increased 21 percent during that time frame, from $61.48 to $74.30.
Set high expectations for high school students through rigorous standards and curriculum
Status: In 2006, the governor signed legislation giving Michigan one of the toughest sets of high school graduation requirements in the nation. The class of 2011 will be the first to graduate with four credits of English and math (including algebra I and II), three credits of social studies and science (including biology and chemistry or physics), a credit each of arts and physical/health education, and one online course.
New high school assessment
Status: In 2007, the high school MEAP exam was replaced with the souped-up Michigan Merit Exam. All high school juniors must take the test, which includes the ACT college entrance exam.
Create a culture of entrepreneurship
Status: Many colleges and universities have launched or expanded their entrepreneurship programs and centers since the Cherry Commission report. The state's 15 public universities formed a consortium called the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2007 with the goal of creating up to 200 new Michigan startups over the next decade while fostering an atmosphere of entrepreneurship on campus. The initiative aims to raise and distribute $75 million from foundations to bridge the gap between university research and commercial development.
Implement new strategies for high school success
Status: Gov. Jennifer Granholm unveiled her plan for the 21st Century Schools Fund in her 2008 State of the State address, where districts and charter schools compete for grant money to fund new schools or break up existing low-performing buildings into smaller schools. Detroit, Pontiac, Benton Harbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids and others are currently vying for the $8 million fund. The state will award grants by next school year. The newer, smaller schools must reach an 80 percent graduation rate by their third graduating class and at least 80 percent of them must enroll in post-secondary education within six months or the district will have to repay half of the grant money.
Equip educators and administrators to support high-expectations high school path
Status: While some districts have taken action to help teachers adapt to the new curriculum, there has been no statewide policy. The Michigan Department of Education is developing changes in how teachers are licensed, including more emphasis on effectiveness rather than years of experience and college coursework.
Create community compacts for educational attainment
Status: Following the Kalamazoo Promise, which guarantees college tuition for public school graduates, the Michigan Legislature passed in December Promise Zone legislation. The legislation will allow up to 10 high-poverty communities to capture half the growth in state education tax generated in their zones to offer scholarships. Communities must first raise necessary private funding before they can use the property tax funding.
Improve institutional completion measures
Status: While some universities such as Wayne State have taken steps to boost student retention rates, overall graduation rates haven't shown marked improvement. Of the 39 four-year colleges in Michigan tracked by the Education Trust, about half had a decrease or no improvement in their six-year graduation rate from 2004 and 2006, the latest year available; the other half had an increase in graduation rates.
Expand access to baccalaureate institutions and degrees
Status: A bill sits in a House committee that would allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees in certain fields, but it has met resistance from public university lobbyists. Community colleges have upped their partnerships with four-year universities to ease transfers. For example, Macomb Community College offers a concurrent enrollment program with Oakland University known as M2O, as well as university centers on campus.
Expand opportunities for early college achievement
Status: No laws have been passed to address the state funding model for dual enrollment. But the establishment of high schools with early college programs has increased the opportunities for dual enrollment in some districts. In 2007, six early college high schools were launched in the state, aided by $2 million in state funds. The experimental high schools, such as Henry Ford Early College in Dearborn, are partnerships with community colleges, universities and health care providers. In five years, students will graduate with high school diplomas, associate degrees and credentials to join the health care work force.
Improve transfer process and award dual degrees
Status: The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers launched in November 2007 the Michigan Transfer Network site that allows students, advisers and the public to view transfer course equivalencies between Michigan colleges and universities. More than 60 institutions have signed on and about 20 others still need to upload their data. See: www.michigantransfernetwork.org.
Increase the number of post-baccalaureate professionals; Michigan businesses and foundations must create a significant endowment to fund scholarships for post-baccalaureate degrees
Status: Endowment has not been created and graduate tuition reimbursement programs were eliminated by many auto and related companies in light of the recession.
Target adults seeking to complete post-secondary credentials
Status: A blanket amnesty program has not been passed to honor expired college credits, but campuses have embraced the "Return to Learn" campaign to get adults back to school and to award credit for work experience. The state launched the No Worker Left Behind Program in 2007, which pays up to $10,000 in tuition over two years for displaced workers seeking training in emerging careers. In 19 months, the program put 69,000 people in training.
Conduct an analysis of higher education capacity needs
Status: While regional studies have occurred, the state has not conducted a comprehensive assessment of capacity.
Create an emerging economy initiative
Status: In 2005, the state launched the 21st Century Jobs Fund, a $2 billion, 10-year investment in emerging businesses in the fields of advanced automotive, alternative energy, life sciences and homeland security.
Commercialize more research
Status: Universities have increased efforts to transfer their discoveries from their laboratories to the marketplace. Notably, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University formed the University Research Corridor in 2006 to better align their resources to spark economic development and speed up technology transfer. The URC brings more than $1.38 billion for research into the state annually.
Align post-secondary education with economic needs and opportunities
Status: The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth developed a strategic plan to identify and grow emerging industries. Through the No Worker Left Behind initiative, Green Jobs initiative, and other economic development efforts, colleges have worked closely with the department to align their curriculum with emerging industries.
Expand the role of higher education institutions in community development
Status: Colleges and universities continue to spark economic development in their communities. Although they are hard to measure, notable projects have been Wayne State's continuous development in midtown Detroit and Grand Valley State University's development of a downtown Grand Rapids campus.
Develop a lifelong education tracking system
Status; A federal grant will fund the Michigan College Access Web portal, which should be running by fall 2010. The system should be a one-stop shop for students to apply for financial aid, send electronic transcripts to colleges, learn more about colleges and more.
As a requirement of accepting federal stimulus dollars, Michigan must create a pre-kindergarten to grade 16 tracking system, which will better measure student progress and educational outcomes. Major components of the database should be complete by the 2010-11 school year.
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Richard G. "Dick" Truesdale, 86, Hollidaysburg, died unexpectedly Monday morning at his residence.
He was born in Brockway, son of Delbert and Gertrude (Hafner) Truesdale. He was twice married, first to R. Joanne Schaffner on Jan. 17, 1947, in Reynoldsville, and she died Feb. 24, 1982. He then married Kathleen McCaulley on Nov. 5, 1983, in Altoona.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Richard G. Jr. and wife, Mary, of Hollidaysburg; two daughters: Kim Aboud and husband, David, of Altoona and Mindy T. McDonald and husband, Bob, of Harrisburg; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and Kathleen's daughters: Cathy Sue Currie and husband, Keith, of Cranberry Township and Phyllis Stone and husband, Bob, of Sanford, N.C.
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Dick was a graduate of Brockway High School and Syracuse University and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was retired from his architecture firm, Richard G. Truesdale and Associates. He was a member of Grace Bible Church, served on the board of directors of The Salvation Army and Rescue Mission and was active in the Altoona Bible Institute.
Friends will be received from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Plank, Stitt & Stevens Funeral Home, 421 Montgomery St., Hollidaysburg. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at Grace Bible Church by Pastor Darren Ritchey. Interment will be at Morningside Cemetery, DuBois, at the convenience of the family.
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Early sections of the distal portion of the phalanx reveal polymorphonuclear exudation into the marrow. Roentgen examination at this stage does not reveal any evidences of the destruction of bone. This is natural, because osteomyelitis is seen
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Here's a beautiful project to make as a gift or for your own wedding. The techniques are fast and easy, but the result is high-end. You'll be amazed and impressed at how you can transform a plain white photo album into a memorable creation. By including personal items, such as buttons, lace from a real wedding dress, etc, the album becomes even more of a cherished family heirloom.
- 5x7 White Photo Album (Pioneer Photo Albums Inc. white style no. MB-57)
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- Green Plaid Paper (Sizzix Little Sizzles Classics by Provo Craft)
- Lace (Wyla Laces style 97001 010-432-06)
- Kreinik #12 Tapestry Braid 015 Chartreuse
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- Cut your tape pieces. You need one piece of Treasure Tape the same size as your album's cover. Apply a second piece of tape to the patterned side of your green plaid paper. Cut your dress shape from this paper: you can use a die cut machine like Sizzix, or use a rubber stamp as a guide.
- Cut a piece of lace that is as wide as the widest part of your dress. Peel the red liner off your dress shape and center the lace on the dress, with the top edge at the waist. Press the lace into the tape and trim off the excess. Continue to embellish your dress with threads. When finished, place your dress in a shallow tray or ziploc® bag and pour beadlets over the exposed tape. Swirl to cover fully and tape to remove excess beadlets.
- Make your hanger using a paper clip: Pull both sides upward so they form the triangular base. With pliers, bend the smaller loop back in the middle to form the hook. Wrap the other end of the clip around the base of the hook. Attach your finished hanger to your dress using small strips of tape on the back of the dress.
- Peel the white liner off one corner of your large piece of Treasure Tape and center it on your album. Peel back the rest of the white liner and adhere the rest of your tape to the album cover, smoothing out any air pockets as you go. Center your finished dress and hanger on the tape and press to secure. Decorate the rest of your cover with thread, adding a border and grass around the dress. When finished with your design, place the album in your tray or ziplock bag and pour beadlets over the taped areas. Swirl to cover fully and tape to remove excess beadlets. Your album is ready for photos!
Tip: Use the same technique and concept to make any kind of dress. The album can then be used for little girls, a night out or New Year's Eve album (use a cocktail dress pattern), etc.
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It is four weeks today until I jet off on holiday and I can't wait! Cocktails, relaxation and a tan...perfect! I am fairly organised with my beauty products for travelling and already have all my travel sized toiletries ready to go. I wanted to share with you an amazing little product for travelling. I came across the Montagne Jeunesse Travel Pamper Pack on Feel Unique a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a travel essential.
The is a travel pack that contains 6 treats for hair, face, feet and body so that you can have a little pamper whilst on holiday. I thought this was an amazing idea. I usually pamper myself a lot before going away on holiday to look good but never really do anything when I am away. This little pamper pack will help make sure you look and feel your best whilst you are away and help you arrive home feeling just as good as when you went away.
The pack comes with two Juicy Orange Body Washes. These are the perfect fruity treat to add to holiday showers.
It also comes with a Blueberry and Spearmint Foot Cooler.This is a cooling and soothing lotion for your feet. If like me, you do a lot of walking on holiday then this would be good to apply after being out in the heat all day. I can't wait to use this as I think it will feel so refreshing.
You also get a Pomegranate and Passion Fruit Peel Off Mask. I love Montagne Jeunesse face masks and use them a goof few times throughout the year. I must admit I love the peel off masks because I am really still a big kid at heart! It contains Pulped Pomegranate, Passion Flower, Raspberry, Grape, Cranberry and Vitamin E are anti-oxidants that help protect skin, while pores get a deep clean peel-off. Just what your skin needs after being in the sun all day.
It also comes with an Apricot and Mango Skin Smoother, which is an exfoliator. I never tend to exfoliate on holiday as most of my exfoliators are in huge tubs that I don't want to travel with. Exfoliating is just about one of the best things you can do for your body after being in the sun as it helps get rid of dead skin cells and help maintain your tan. I plan on using this half way through my holiday to keep my skin smooth.
The final treat is a Lime Oil and Citrus Instensive Spa Hair Masque. Your hair suffers a lot of heat and UV damage on holiday so a nourishing hair mask like this one is perfect for adding some nourishment back in to hair. My hair and often look dry and dull on holiday so this will be great to help my hair remain healthy throughout my holiday.
This little travel pamper pack is only £5 which I think is amazing for everything you get in it plus Feel Unique offer free delivery. I am definitely going to have a good pamper session when I am away thanks to this gem! I also love the cute little wallet packaging as it is nice and compact.
I plan on doing some more holiday beauty and fashion posts on the run up to my holiday so look out for my travel essentials post soon!
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Stegmaier: SU at UVA
The game of the week this week will be when Syracuse faces Virginia on Sunday 4:30pm
The UVA/Syracuse game is always an epic battle. While the players change every few years, the calibur of play remains the same. Coming into this game, Virginia is ranked #1, and Syracuse #3. Both teams are undefeated.
Virginia is 4-0. Virginia started the year with a tough one goal victory over Drexel, who for the most part, seem to play UVA very tight year in and year out. Virginia then cruised to wins over VMI, a struggling Stony Brook, and Mt. St. Mary's.
Virginia's offense is averaging over 14 goals per game, however the bigger surprise has been goalie Rob Furtunato. He has been lights out to start the season posting a measly 5.9 Goals Against Average while maintaining a save percentage of 65%. Those are some real good numbers, though he has not faced an offense as strong as Syracuse yet.
Syracuse is 2-0 with an easy win over Albany and a one goal win over Army. Like Drexel and UVA, Army always plays a tough game (figuratively AND literally) against the Cuse.
Syracuse will have many question marks coming into this game. The biggest one will be on defense and their goalies.
So Far Matt Lerman has started the fist two games of the season. He has split time right down the middle with Dom Lamolinara. The numbers for the two goalies are very close. Matt has a 7 GAA and is stopping 59% of the shots he's faced. Dom averages 9GAA, and saves 63%. After watching the game against Albany I was convinced Matt was the better of the two, but after Dom's performance against Army. like coach Desko, I am still undecided. Using a two goalie system is rare. It has worked in the past for other teams, but it is an unusual plan. On one hand it could keep both goalies fresh, it could throw off opponents from finding a goalie's weak spot. On the other hand, it doesn't allow your goalie to build up confidence or a rhythm in a game. Who knows what coah Desko will do Sunday against UVA? I would think for this game, coach D would want to pick one.
Sticking with that side of the field, Syracuse's defense will have their collective hands full with Steele Stanwick and the rest of the UVA offense. Stanwick already has 6G and 10A this year. I talked about it in my preview…even if a team can stop Steele, he has the ability to run the offense like a maestro conducts an orchestra. Seven other players on UVA roster are averaging at least a goal per game. The point is. even if Syracuse shuts Stanwick down (SSDM maybe), Virginia has other options. Interesting useless fact: UVA is assisting on over 73% of its goals. That is an exceptionally high number, and while it isn't all Stanwick, his style is rubbing off on the rest of the team.
The other big question for Syracuse will be how long it takes their attack to click. The Orange have a very good attack unit, but struggled in the beginning against Army last week netting only 2 of Syracuse's 4 goals by halftime. Syracuse's talented attack also has missed man-up opportunities (converting just 33% on the year). Syracuse does not have the opportunity to start slow against UVA's hot goalie.
There are just too many questions with Syracuse this early in the season. They have looked sloppy at times great at other times. I am going with UVA by 3. If the game was later in the season or if/when they meet in the post-season, with some time to gel and get settled…I think the cuse could pull out a win.


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A woman in Cumberland County is being charged with endangering the welfare of a child and leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.
Police said Nataliya Ward, 29, of Enola, left her 20-day-old infant in her car unattended while she was in a Walmart Friday.
An officer discovered the child in the car lying on the floor behind the passenger's seat.
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Just in time for Halloween, one of the most notable names in the horror genre is coming to Aiken. No, it is not Stephen King, even though the work of our visiting writer is sometimes compared to the narratives of that revered figure in horror fiction. In fact, Stephen Graham Jones short story collection The Ones that Got Away was nominated along with Kings Full Dark, No Stars for the coveted Bram Stoker Award in 2010. Jones lost to King that year, but since he is only 40 and 25 years Kings junior, Jones has plenty of time to catch up.
Born in West Texas in 1972, Jones did not offer much early promise of a distinguished career. Indeed, he dropped out of high school and thought for a time that he could earn a living as a pool shark. It was only through the intervention of his mother that he eventually earned his diploma from an alternative school and subsequently attended college, majoring in both English and philosophy at Texas Tech. Years later, after earning a doctorate in creative writing at Florida State, he was back at his alma mater, this time on the teaching faculty. He is now an associate professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
A Native American by birth he is a member of the Blackfeet Nation Jones does not like to be labeled, and this is also true of his body of work. Although he confesses to be most comfortable writing horror, Jones has made a name for himself in other genres as well, including experimental, Western, crime, detective and science fiction.
Jones is indeed difficult to pin down. For one thing, he is constantly writing and constantly publishing, turning out hundreds of stories to date and over a dozen books in as many years. The first, which evolved from his dissertation, was entitled The Fast Red Road, and it is marked by linguistic overabundance. Jones himself admits, Initially my fiction was just stuffed, was overfull, was me trying to show everybody I was smart.
Since then, he has pared down his style, making it leaner. His vision, however, still remains essentially dark. Lying in bed at night, what Im always thinking of is violence, Jones confesses. All the worst kind. And my heart gets beating so hard that I have to get up, write deep into the morning.
His latest book, one that he claims is very close to nonfiction, bears witness to this claim. Entitled Growing Up Dead in Texas, the novel is predicated upon a fictional fire in the small town of Greenwood, Texas, a conflagration that turns families on each other and summons to the forefront more secrets than your average graveyard.
Although still a young man himself, Jones finds himself centering his narratives on protagonists even younger than he, characters that he admits are mostly himself in disguise. In his novel All the Beautiful Sinners (2003), it is deputy sheriff Jim Doe on the trail of a serial killer called The Tin Man; in Demon Theory (2006), the main character named Hale and six of his medical school friends return to the house where his sister disappeared years before; in Ledfeather (2008), it is adolescent Doby Saxon who uncovers unknown facts about a long-dead Indian agent.
All of these characters are part of the writer, who avows, Every time Id hit a wall, instead of wallowing around, indulging in indecision, being romantically tortured by writers block, Id just reach in my head, plop a piece of my own life down. It leaves me no choice but to invest myself in the story.
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. on the main stage of USC Aikens Etherredge Center, Jones will be sharing another piece of himself, this time on stage, as he reads from and talks about some of his latest work.
A highlight of the 2012-2013 James and Mary Oswald Distinguished Writers Series, now in its 27th year, the reading is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Following the formal presentation, there will be a book signing in the lobby of the Etherredge Center; profits from the sale of Jones books that evening will benefit the USCA English Honor Society Scholarship Endowment.
Tom Mack received the prestigious Carolina Trustee Professorship in 2008 and currently holds the G.L. Toole Chair at USC Aiken.


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It was a long and winding road, but by performing actor Zeljko Ivanek finally found a home. He was born in Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) and first came to America while his father was finishing his doctorate in engineering at Stanford.
When he finished, the family returned to Yugoslavia for five years. "We moved back and forth so many times between California and Yugoslavia that my sense of belonging is a little wobbly," says the wiry Ivanek.
Acting brought him a sense of belonging. "You're always trying to maintain that sense of being part of an ongoing community that is the theater community in New York and the film-TV community in L.A.
"It's gratifying if you can feel you are part of something a little larger than just this job or the next job," he says. "It's especially true if you're on a series, kind of creating that home all over again."
While most everybody knows his face -- he's co-starred in series like "24," "Homicide: Life in the Streets," "Damages," "True Blood" and "Heroes" -- hardly anybody knows how to say his name. It's pronounced Zhel-ko Ee-van-ek and he's co-starring in a new series, "Mob Doctor," which premieres Monday on Fox.
"I was 10 years old when we moved back to California and stayed put. I think it gave me a longing for continuity and a sense of belonging. When I started school in Yugoslavia I did the first three grades of school there," he recalls.
"We'd been to America and that was kind of a big deal for all the kids -- we were the family that had been to America, and I did well in school. I was president of my class. I kind of started at the top because of all the circumstances," he says.
"And then we moved back to California, and I was suddenly the one whose English was a little shaky. And I didn't know anybody in my school, and it took me a while to make new friends. I think it was ever harder on my brother who was three years older.
"Theater was one of the first places where that jelled for me. I was 13 or 14 when I started doing theater in junior high school, and I kept up with that in and out of school for the rest of high school."
Moving so much forced him to constantly reinvent himself. "I think the biggest thing was the sense of continuity. You start to feel like you're one person in this place, and you move and you're like a whole different person there and another when you move again. And you're trying to figure out how do all those people string together?"
Ivanek strings those people together in the dizzying variety of roles he's played -- everything from gleeful torturers to starchy district attorneys. "You just get to live through different people and different emotions," he says.
"Part of it is just a wider emotional experience. I think what I love about the working experience is the collaborative aspect."
In "Mob Doctor," Ivanek plays the mentor to a young female physician who finds her allegiances tested because of ties to the mob.
"I get to play a good guy for a change," he says with a smile. "But my hope is there will be some shadings in there that everybody is going to have to confront their ideas of themselves. They'll learn what they're capable of and what they're willing to do."
Despite his success and wall of awards, Ivanek admits he's still self-conscious. "I'm a little anal retentive, but not sure I'd change that because if you're anal retentive you like that," he chuckles.
"I don't drink and am not that comfortable in social situations. I dread parties. I dread small talk. I wish I was not so self-conscious as a person."
He still turns down offers he feels are beyond his reach. "I'm flattered that someone thinks I can do certain roles. It's part of the self-consciousness -- my sense of what feels real and true. When I watch most of my stuff, I'm still conscious of sounding the way I sound, doing what I do, seeing faces I've seen before, so my sense of the reality of something is easily violated."
Not married, Ivanek, 55, has a partner in New York, which he still calls home, though he lives six months of the year in L.A.
Because of his peripatetic life, he says, "I've worked very hard always at maintaining friendships from work situations. It's one of the more gratifying things -- 25, 30 years later -- people you went to school with, had your first job with and they're still here. We're still here."


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Getting around can be a difficult situation when you're Muslim, thanks to rules that dictate that men and women ride separately.
However, Selim Reid, a 24-year-old German man whose parents hail from Iraq, thinks he has a solution that will help fellow Muslims get where they need to go without violating the tenets of their faith.
It's called Muslim Taxi and is an Islamic car pool that enables would-be passengers to arrange shared car rides. Those who are willing to drive specify on the company's website their gender, asking price and how many passengers they can accommodate and potential passengers contact the driver directly, according to TheLocal.de.
Reid, who lives in Norderstedt, a city of about 70,000 near Hamburg, told the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper that he was inspired to create the site because of Muslims bad ride-sharing experiences, such as the time in 1996 when his parents caught a ride with a Muslim-hating driver who spent the whole time criticizing them.
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BOGOTA — A disciplinary hearing for the Bogota police officer fighting her termination is expected to review the April 2011 incident where she intervened as police from a neighboring town subdued a man reported to be emotionally disturbed.
Regina Tasca claims she's being targeted for crossing "the thin blue line," and that Ridgefield Park police — responding to an assistance call to transport the man from Bogota to a nearby medical facility — overreacted.
The incident, captured on video from the dashboard of Tasca's cruiser, is expected to be the focus of Wednesday's proceedings. In the video, Tasca responds to the emotionally disturbed person call and finds Kyle Sharp, 22, outside of his home.
As the Ridgefield Park police arrive on an assistance call, Tasca informs the man that he'll be transported to a nearby hospital, and he responds angrily, telling the officers to get off his property as he turns and walks away.
One of the officers tackles Sharp. His mother, Tara Sharp, can be heard yelling "Get off my son," and the video, though grainy, shows a struggle between the man and the officers.
Tasca described the incident as "excessive force" and attempted to intervene.
"One officer jumps on top of him, and then the other officer starts punching him in the head," she told NJ.com outside her hearing Tuesday. "There was no reason for it."
Tasca was required to undergo a psychological examination following the incident, which found her unfit for duty, but her lawyer contends that Tasca passed a similar examination just months previous.
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Thirteen labor, education, public safety and trade organizations have announced their endorsement of incumbent state Sen. Roz Baker for the state Senate District 6 (South and West Maui) seat.
The organizations backing Baker, a Democrat, are Hawaii State AFL-CIO; International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142; Hawaii Government Employees Association; United Public Workers; Hawai'i Building and Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO; Hawai'i Carpenters Union; Hawai'i Laborers' Union Local 368; International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local Union 625; Operating Engineers Local 3; the Hawai'i Teamsters and Allied Workers, Local 996; the Hawai'i Firefighters Association; the Hawai'i State Teachers Association; and the Realtors Hawai'i Political Action Committee.
"Sen. Baker is committed to improving the benefits and protections for Hawaii's working people and their families, to grow our economy, to improve our communities and to protect the rights of all the people of our state," said Donna Domingo, president of ILWU Local 142.
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I thought I would share this link in case any of you will be following the Tigers on the road this season. Listed are the hotels the team will be staying in when they visit other American League cities.
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Creep of the Week: So-Called Religious Freedom
Originally printed 7/10/2014 (Issue 2228 - Between The Lines News)
By D'Anne Witkowski
Dear Religious Freedom: Fuck off.
Actually, that should say "so-called religious freedom" (or "so-called religious liberty") since I happen to like living in a country that allows its citizens to choose to worship whatever imaginary friend they want, or to choose not to have any imaginary friends at all. The problem, of course, is that in America "religious freedom" is code for Christian dominance. Under this guise we've seen policy enacted and court decisions handed down that make it easier to discriminate against gays and lesbians. But it doesn't stop there: women, Muslims, even the poor are fair game.
When conservatives cry that there's a war on religious liberty in this country, they're only partially right. There is a war, to be sure, but the attacks are coming from the religious side, not against it. You have to be willfully ignorant to believe that Christians have it rough in America.
Unfortunately, many Christian conservatives can't tell the difference between not having any power and not having all the power.
Gays and lesbians, of course, present a real problem for people who want the right to discriminate and who feel that such a right is granted by God. For so long it was totally cool to just tell a homo, "You make Jesus puke" and then refuse to, say, give them a job or rent them an apartment or make them a wedding cake. But that's getting harder to do legally. And so these folks are losing their shit.
This is on shining display in Kansas where legislators are scrambling to build a wall of "religious freedom" around the kingdom of Jesusland. Seeing that courts across the country are ruling in favor of marriage equality, these lawmakers want to protect themselves from the inevitable law allowing same-sex couples in Kansas to say, "I do." And, no doubt, opening the door for absolutely fabulous Wizard of Oz-themed wedding receptions.
Michael Schuttloffel, executive director of the Kansas Catholic Conference, told the Associated Press that "the writing is pretty much on the wall" when it comes to the inevitability of marriage equality. And that makes him ascared.
"We think the need for the Legislature to protect people's religious freedom is more urgent than ever," he said.
Interestingly, Kansas, which has had an anti-gay marriage ban since 2005, has a Republican-dominated legislature, and they still weren't able to push a so-called religious freedom bill through this year that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to icky gay people. Because Jesus. You may recall that a similar bill was deemed too extreme for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer earlier this year.
But have no fear. Brave Kansas legislators plan to bring the bill back up again because conservative Christians (and, let's be clear, that's really the only religion that counts to these folks) can have legal protection from the big bad gays once gays actually get legal protections of their own.
Kansas probably won't be the last state to try to stonewall LGBT equality. And who knows? When the "turn the gays away" bill comes up again maybe it will actually pass this time. Or maybe it won't. But one thing is for sure: desperate times call for desperate measures. And these are desperate times for bigots who want to cloak themselves in religion in order to discriminate against LGBT people.
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The group woke up to their first official day in Israel and had a very busy yet exciting day! They began their morning with a visit to the Israel Museum, where they saw exhibits such as the Dead Sea Scrolls. They then continued on to the Herodian Mansions, remains of a house of priests from the Second Temple period.They toured around the Jewish Quarter and visited the Southern Wall Excavations and the Davidson Centre. Finally, they ended with an exciting visit to the Kotel, where they spent some time davening. The group returned to the Fuchsberg Center for an orientation next. This evening they will be having some free time on Ben Yehuda Street, a lively street in the heart of Jerusalem.


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Just yesterday, this story appeared in my inbox. A military family moving cross country lost their cat in Nebraska. Thanks to a microchip, she is being returned to them at their new home in Maryland.
As a conscientious cat owner, you like me make sure your cat is protected from all those nasty feline diseases he or she could contract. Regular veterinary checkups and annual vaccinations are a priority.
If you've had your cat vaccinated against FIV, you need to know that from that point forward your cat will test positive for the FIV antibody.
Here's why ID is so important.
Should your cat become lost or picked up by a Good Samaritan as a stray, your vaccinated kitty will show up positive on the FIV test administered by an animal shelter.
It was startling to learn that FIV vaccinated cats, well cared for and loved, could be needlessly dying in shelters that do not have resources to double test FIV positive cats or house them separately from the rest of the population. All because the cat did not have a collar and visible ID and/or a microchip.
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During three mostly forgettable years with the Arizona Wildcats, Chris Merrill played in 19 games and registered exactly 10 tackles.
He was a space-filler, often because his position - defensive tackle - demanded he do just that.
Merrill has since been promoted.
The fifth-year senior was listed as starting rush end in the UA's first depth chart of the season, released Monday. He's expected to play significant snaps Saturday, when the Wildcats take on Toledo at Arizona Stadium.
It's quite the role reversal for Merrill, who has just one career start and guesses he has played "maybe 50" regular-season snaps.
"It's been a long journey," he said. "I just try to come every day, try to work hard and do everything in my power (to improve). If I mess up or whatever, I try to put it behind me and bust my (butt) and try to do what I can to improve."
Here's everything you need to know about Merrill:
The basics: Merrill stands 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 273 pounds and prepped at Scottsdale's Saguaro High School.
Known for: His work ethic. Merrill's raw numbers and career statistics don't show exactly how well-respected he is in the locker room. Coaches love the way Merrill grinds; it's one of the reasons his stock rose during a long, hot August. His adaptability - Merrill can play all three line spots in the Wildcats' new 3-3-5 "odd stack" defense - only adds to his value.
First-year coach Rich Rodriguez calls Merrill "a great young man."
"He's a 'program guy' that's got great strength, plays hard, and I think he can play multiple positions up front on our D-line," Rodriguez said.
Merrill's position coach, Bill Kirelawich, was more direct.
"He hustles," Kirelawich said. "He tries like hell."
Before Arizona: Merrill was listed as the state of Arizona's 19th-best prospect as a high school senior. He chose the UA over offers from Arizona State and Portland State.
Merrill said this week that his commitment meant something; he never seriously considered transferring, even as playing time and coaching turnover provided distractions.
"I've been determined to finish this thing out," he said. "I was committed to this school, and I'm still committed to this school. I want to finish it out here."
Early college career: A two-way player in high school, Merrill switched exclusively to defense after arriving at the UA in 2008. Playing time and success proved hard to come by: He redshirted as a true freshman, then managed just two total tackles in 2009 and 2010 combined. It didn't help that Merrill was backing up veteran defensive tackle Lolomana Mikaele and a newcomer, Justin Washington, who might have been the team's most surprising player in 2010.
A strong finish: Merrill was moved to defensive end at the start of the 2011 season and played a bit more. It took Mike Stoops' dismissal and the promotion of linebackers coach Tim Kish for Merrill to see more of the field: He registered three tackles in the Wildcats' loss to Colorado in mid-November, and was rewarded with a start - the first and so far only of his career - against Louisiana-Lafayette.
Though he played more than ever, Merrill calls the 2011 season the low point of his career.
"We put so much into it," he said, "and didn't get much out of it."
A close connection: Merrill counts another fifth-year senior, Matt Scott, among his best friends on the team. The two lived together earlier in their careers - "an offensive guy and a defensive guy, actually getting along," Merrill said - and have been sounding boards for each other during tough times.
It's fitting, then, that both seem to be finally getting opportunities to start in their fifth and final season.
"Me and Matt have both just continued to work and continued to put our noses to the grindstone," Merrill said. "When we got our opportunities, we worked hard and took advantage of them."
Fresh start: Merrill, like the rest of the Wildcats' defense, will be a work in progress in 2012. Coaches are trying to temper their expectations for a group that's coming off the worst statistical season in program history, and figures to be just as bad - if not worse - this fall.
Still, Merrill said he's excited to start a new chapter as something other than a space-filler.
"We're just excited to put the past behind us and take on what we have now," Merrill said. "We've been working harder than we ever have; let's just take control of what we've got, and go for it."
The Rodriguez report
UA coach Rich Rodriguez's injury report and team captains for this week's game:
Injury report
• Out: OL Addison Bachman (concussion), LB Dakota Conwell (foot), LB Rob Hankins (concussion), LB Greg Nwoko (hip), DE Dan Pettinato (knee), TE Drew Robinson (concussion), OL Trent Spurgeon (ankle)
• Questionable: LB Hank Hobson (shoulder)
• Doubtful: None
• Probable: None
Team captains
• Week 1 vs. Toledo: QB Matt Scott, C Kyle Quinn, DL Dominique Austin and P Kyle Dugandzic
Up next
• What: Toledo at Arizona
• When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
• TV; radio: ESPNU; 1290-AM, 107.5-FM, 990-AM (Sp)


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Failure to Stop on Red TicketFriday, April 18, 2008 | California, Fighting Tickets, Laws, red light cameras, Right Turns, rolling right turns, Tickets, video | 6 comments »
I got a red light ticket in Orange County Ca, for a rolling right turn. The signs say "photo enforced" but the star witness is the video that they have. The photos that they send you in the ticket doesn't prove you didn't make a fast stop in between the photos. Has anyone ever used this defense that has emailed you...that the signs are incorrect because California VC 21455.5 (a) (1) says Identifies the system by signs......etc. How is "Photo enforced" Identifying a video system. Any feedback would be helpful..thanks
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OAKLAND, California - Former Faith Academy baseball and football standout Josh Donaldson is the recipient of the Oakland Athletics' 2013 Heart and Hustle Award.
The ex-Auburn catcher will represent the Athletics in the end-of-season competition for the MLB award.
The Heart and Hustle Award was created by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association in 2005 and is voted on annually by alumni members and active Major League players. One player from each team is chosen by an alumni committee for each of the 30 MLB teams "based on the passion, desire, and work ethic demonstrated both on and off the field." One of those players "who demonstrates a passion for the game of baseball and best embodies the values, spirit and traditions of the game" receives the MLBAA's Heart and Hustle Award.
"That's Josh Donaldson," said Ray Fosse, who was a catcher for Oakland's World Series-winning teams in 1973 and 1974, at Donaldson's award presentation. "He's a student of the game. He's out here all the time. He plays hard, and he plays the game the right way.
"You have to look at what he does on the field and realize that he's a special talent. But he's more than that. He's the ultimate gamer. He's here all the time. He's like a stadium rat, where he spends a lot of time out here trying to get better. That's a credit to him."
Donaldson is hitting .297 with 54 runs, 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 61 RBIs this season.
"There's a lot of former players who come around here, not only who played for the A's but in other organizations, and they say they enjoy watching me play and enjoy the way I play the game," Donaldson said. "That's the biggest honor, when an ex-player comes up to you and gives you that token of appreciation."
In his first full season as Oakland's third baseman, Donaldson has helped the Athletics to the top spot in the American League's West Division. With a 63-45 record, the Athletics have a 3.5-game lead over the Texas Rangers, who start a series in Oakland tonight.
"I think what you have here is a bunch of guys that play together as a team really well," Donaldson said on the Jim Rome radio show this week in explaining Oakland's success. "I think the X-factor is you have guys that are winners, you know. We don't have the big-name guys or anything like that, but we have a bunch of guys working together, really just trying to pull their own."
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout won last year's Heart and Hustle Award.


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Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war?
New york
In late December 1776, George Washington was able to reverse American fortunes by:
winning battles at Trenton and Princeton
A problem with the Spanish entry into the Revolution against Britain was that Spain:
C) entered as an ally of France rather than of the United States
On the western frontier, Indian tribes such as the Mohawks, Shawnees, and Cherokees:
B) supported the British
Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the treaty ending the American Revolution?
C) Congress would restore all property confiscated from Loyalists during the war.
Americans of the Revolutionary generation believed that a republic:
B) required a virtuous citizenry
Which of the following was NOT a power of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
A) the right to levy taxes on trade and commerce
Elite Virginians despised Lord Dunmore because of his:
C) offer of freedom to slaves who would join the British
During the war, Margaret Corbin and Molly Pitcher were examples of women who:
C) during battle, took the place of their wounded husbands
The celebration of ________ soon became the most popular public ritual in the United States.
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Generations completes lineup
BERLIN — Alexis Dos Santos' quirky U.K. drama "Unmade Beds" will open the Berlin Film Festival's Generation 14plus section this year.
Pic, which also screens in Sundance, follows a group of young people living in a warehouse squat in London's East End. "Unmade Beds" is Dos Santos' second feature after his 2006 festival hit "Glue."
Generations, which comprises the 14plus youth section and the Kplus children's sidebar, has completed a lineup that reflects the dangers of growing up and young people grappling with the world around them.
Organizers selected 27 features from around the globe for Kplus and 14plus, 10 of which are world premieres. In addition, 30 short films are vying for Crystal Bears in the two competitions.
Kplus opens with the previously announced "Lippels Traum" (Lippel's Dream), by Lars Buechel. Another German feature also preeming in Kplus is the German-Swedish production "Die Stimme des Adlers" (The Eagle Hunter's Son), a coming-of-age story set in the Mongolia steppe by Rene Bo Hansen.
Three animated films spanning both competitions and all age brackets include Adam Elliot's Australian title "Mary and Max," about two pen pals, one in Melbourne, the other in New York, and voiced by Toni Collette and Phillip Seymour Hoffman; Igor Veyshtagin's "Mamma Mu & Krakan" (Mamma Moo & Crow); and "Brendan and the Secret of Kells," by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, an Irish-French-Belgian co-production.
Also competing for a Crystal Bear in 14plus is Eleni Ampelakiotou's documentary "Teenage Response," a Berlin production in which 13 teenagers discuss their bodies, their relationships and their futures.
The Berlinale runs Feb. 5-15.
The Generation lineup:
"Brendan and the Secret of Kells," by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, Ireland/France/Belgium (world premiere)
"C'est pas moi, je le jure!" (It's Not Me, I Swear!), by Philippe Falardeau, Canada
"Die Stimme des Adlers" (The Eagle Hunter's Son), by Rene Bo Hansen, Germany/Sweden (world premiere)
"Flickan" (The Girl), by Fredrik Edfeldt, Sweden (world premiere)
"Gagma Napiri" (The Other Bank), by George Ovashvili, Georgia/Kazakhstan (world premiere)
"Kdopak by se vlka bal" (Who is Afraid of the Wolf), by Maria Prochazkova, Czech Republic
"Lippels Traum" (Lippel's Dream), by Lars Buechel, Germany (world premiere)
"Los herederos" (The Inheritors), by Eugenio Polgovsky, Mexico
"Mamma Mu & Krakan" (Mamma Moo & Crow), by Igor Veyshtagin, Sweden/Germany/Hungary
"Max Pinlig" (Max Embarrassing), by Lotte Svendsen, Denmark
"Mommo" (The Bogeyman), by Atalay Tasdiken, Turkey (world premiere)
"Niloofar," by Sabine El Gemayel, France/Iran/Lebanon
"The Strength of Water," by Armagan Ballantyne, New Zealand/Germany
"Afterschool," by Antonio Campos, U.S.
"Cherrybomb," by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa, U.K. (world premiere)
"Gunlala de qiang" (Lala's Gun), by Ning Jingwu, China (world premiere)
"Het zusje van Katia" (Katia's Sister), by Mijke de Jong, Netherlands
"I Know You Know," by Justin Kerrigan, U.K./Germany
"I taket lyser stjaernorna" (Glowing Stars), by Lisa Siwe, Sweden
"Mary and Max," by Adam Elliot, Australia
"Miao Miao," by Cheng Hsiao-Tse, Hong Kong/Taiwan
"My Suicide," by David Lee Miller, U.S. (world premiere)
"Snijeg" (Snow), by Aida Begic, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany/France/Iran
"Sorasoi," by Katsuhito Ishii, Shunichiro Miki and Yuuuka Ooosumi, Japan
"Teenage Response," by Eleni Ampelakiotou, Germany (world premiere)
"Unmade Beds," by Alexis Dos Santos, U.K.
"Voy a explotar" (I'm Gonna Explode), by Gerardo Naranjo, Mexico


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In on time
July 26, 2010 - Mike McLain
The Browns officially open training camp Friday when veterans join the rookies, most of whom reported last Friday.
With the signing of second-round pick Montario Hardesty Monday, just two draft choices remain unsigned -- first-round pick Joe Haden and T.J. Ward, another second-round choice.
It's important for all the draft picks to be in when the veterans arrive. This is a team with plenty of holes to fill, which means potential early contributions from Haden, Ward and Hardesty.
Haden has a chance to start at cornerback opposite either Eric Wright or Sheldon Brown. Ward's chances of starting immediately are even better because of the lack of hard-hitting safeties on the roster -- there are none, to be honest. Hardesty, who had a big season as Tennessee's featured running back last season, will compete for time with Jerome Harrison.
These rookies are lucky in that they might be members of the last draft class to sign lucrative deals. When a new collective-bargaining agreement is signed, the owners would like to include a rookie wage scale. If implimented, the scale would drastically reduce player costs and do what should have been done a long time ago -- make rookies prove their skills before becoming mega rich.
The important thing, however, is getting in on time. It's been proven time and time again that rookies that hold out lose chances to have a productive first season propotional to the number of days they remain a holdout.
Haden, in particular, needs to be in camp before Friday. As the seventh overall draft pick, Haden should be a starter. That doesn't he will start. Cornerback is a difficult position to break in as a rookie. As talented and fast as college receivers are, the receivers he'll face on a week-to-week basis in the NFL are bigger, faster and better.
Haden needs to know that. It's time for summer vacation to end.
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On paper, this season's Syracuse women's basketball team should be deeper — and perhaps stronger — than squads that made runs in the Women's NIT the past three years.
The Orange returns four starters, including 6-foot-4 senior center Kayla Alexander, and a high-profile class of five freshmen that was ranked sixth in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz. They include McDonald's All-American guards Brianna Butler and Brittney Sykes.
The big question is whether the team will have what it takes to land the program's first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008 — and perhaps its first-ever victory in that postseason gala.
To seventh-year coach Quentin Hillsman, the team's success or failure — both offensively and defensively — will ride on its ability to make perimeter shots. On offense, making outside shots will theoretically open up the middle for Alexander, who averaged 14.8 points per game last year and earned All-Big East second-team honors despite drawing double-team coverage most games.
On defense, converting perimeter pops will give Hillsman's pressure-oriented defense time to set up its tempo-disrupting formations.
"Right now, we're shooting the ball really well in practice," said Hillsman, whose team made 37.9 percent of its overall attempts last year and 26.8 percent from 3-point range. "Kayla's going to do what she does inside, but we can make it a lot easier on her if we make some outside shots. On defense, the key is also to make shots so that we can set up our pressure. Once we start our pressure, we're a really good defensive team."
The emphasis on an outside game is a departure from the high-low sets run by Syracuse the past two seasons. That scheme was made possible by the presence of power forward Iasia Hemingway, an energetic, versatile player who had the ability to either pass in traffic from the top of the key or bury her head and drive forcefully to the basket.
But Hemingway is no longer with the team, having graduated after averaging a team-best 14.9 points last year.
"We're obviously going to have to play a little differently now," Hillsman said. "Having Iasia made me change my style, and now this group is making me change again."
Alexander agreed.
"It's different without Iasia, but different players bring different aspects to the game," she said. "We have a lot of people that can get up and down the floor and a lot of shooters that can get to the rim."
The upside to this year's team — which will try to improve on a 22-15 overall mark and 6-10 Big East record — is its experience and depth.
Joining Alexander as returning starters are senior wings Carmen Tyson-Thomas (10.7 points, 7.8 rebounds) and Elashier "Lacey" Hall (8.7 points, 5.2 rebounds), as well as junior point guard Rachel Coffey (5.6 points, 3.2 assists), who came into her own as both a dribble-drive penetrator and 3-point sharpshooter during SU's run to the WNIT semifinals.
Complementing that experience are acclaimed rookie guards Butler and Sykes, ranked as the 13th and 30th best recruits in the nation by HoopGurlz, plus guard Cornelia Fondren and forwards Pachiyaanna "Pachis" Roberts and Taylor Ford. Each has impressed Hillsman in early practices.
"Brianna Butler, Brittney Sykes and Cornelia Fondren, those players have come in right away and are doing well," he said. "Taylor Ford has been a pleasant surprise. She's shooting the ball a lot better than I thought she could, and Pachiyaanna Roberts is very versatile and she can do a lot of different things."
As to which of the freshmen will crack the starting lineup — or even the top seven — Hillsman remained noncommittal, stressing that he plans to employ a 10- to 12-player rotation this year.
"I think it depends on who we are playing and the style of play as to who will step up and make an impact on any given night," he said. "Practices have been competitive because everyone knows they are fighting for a position. I think they all understand that they have an opportunity to bring something to this ball club."
Will the mixture of experienced starters and talented youth — with a handful of mostly unproven and seldom used players filling out the roster — be enough to give Syracuse an NCAA berth? Hillsman said it can be, but only if his team plays better down the stretch.
"I think it comes down to the last 3 or 4 minutes of ball games," said Hillsman, who has compiled a 120-80 overall record and 40-56 mark in Big East play since taking over as head coach in 2006-07. "There are very few games that we weren't in last year. We counted six games that were one- or two-possession games. If we won half of those, we would have been in the tournament comfortably."
Chris Wagner