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CORVALLIS –- Oregon State first baseman Danny Hayes had a single and a double and scored twice during a nine-run fifth inning Friday that helped lift the No. 17 Beavers to a 16-4 victory over Long Beach State at Goss Stadium.
The Beavers' most productive inning of the season followed a 67-minute rain delay as they sent 13 batters to the plate to turn a 3-1 lead into a rout, extending their longest winning streak of the season to 10 games.
Carter Bell, Parker Berberet and Stefen Romero had three hits each and the Beavers (16-3) finished with a season-high 18 hits in the opening game of their three-game series against the Dirtbags (9-11) of the Big West Conference.
With more rain expected Sunday, the teams will play a double-header on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m.
"Hitting is contagious," Beavers coach Pat Casey said. "When you've got it going, you do it, and when you don't, you don't. So it was good to see our guys separate and get a little bit of a lead."
Matt Boyd, who started the game as the Beavers' designated hitter, earned the victory in relief of starter Greg Peavey, pitching to only one batter that he inherited after the rain delay. Boyd managed to strike out T.J. Mittelstaedt on a called third strike with two runners in the scoring position, helping preserve OSU's 3-1 lead in the fifth.
"We didn't want to get Peavey in any kind of vulnerable situation, sitting for 45 minutes to an hour," Casey said. "We already had Boyd as the DH and had a left-handed hitter at the plate, so that it was the right time to do that.
"Obviously, it gave us some momentum by him coming and striking the guy out."
The Beavers jumped on Long Beach State starter Andrew Gagnon for a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After loading the bases on two singles and a walk, Michael Miller scored on Hayes' sacrifice fly to right, and then Boyd scored from second on Berberet's two-out single to right-center.
The Dirtbags got a run back in the second when Tre Dennis reached on an infield single with two outs, raced to second when nobody covered the base, and advanced to third on a throwing error by Peavey.
Peavey, making his fifth start, walked the next two batters to load the bases and then gave up an infield single to Brennan Metzger, scoring Dennis to cut the Beavers' lead to 2-1.
The Beavers picked up a run in the fourth after Miller reached safely on a throwing error by shortstop Kirk Singer on what should have been an inning-ending 4-6-3 double-play. Adalberto Santos then drove a 1-0 pitch from
Gagnon to the gap in right-center, driving in Miller to make the score 3-1.
Gagnon (3-3) then needed 15 pitches before getting Boyd on a called third strike to end the fourth, at which point the sophomore right-hander had faced 21 batters and thrown 101 pitches.
Long Beach had runners on second and third with two out in the fifth, and Mittelstaedt, the Dirtbags' No. 5 hitter, was ahead in the count 2-0 against Peavey when heavy rain forced a delay.
When play resumed, Boyd (4-0) replaced Peavey on the mound and worked a full count before retiring Mittelstaedt on a called third strike to end the Dirtbags' threat.
"I think it was big for Matt to come in and throw strikes in that situation," Casey said. "With the rain … had it been a 15-minute delay, Peavey would have went back out, but it worked out great for us."
Romero and Hayes then led off the OSU fifth with a singles off reliever Troy Watson and came around to score on Rob Folsom's one-out single to center, touching off the Beavers' biggest offensive inning of the season.
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Minot State's Torres earns defensive honor
Minot State University senior goalkeeper Marie Torres was named defensive player of the week by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference on Monday.
Torres shut out Wayne State on Saturday and Augustana on Sunday and has not allowed a goal since Sept. 29 against Minnesota State-Mankato.
"She is someone we can rely on back there," MSU coach Jason Spain said in a press release. "She does a good job directing traffic and helping our entire defensive effort get better."
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MSU announces 2012 Hall of Fame class
Five individuals and one team will be inducted into the Minot State University Hall of Fame at halftime of the Beavers' football game against the University of Minnesota, Crookston on Saturday.
Former student-athletes Michelle Hoff, Harry Mills, Ken Vetter and Lisa Hodgins will be honored. Also recognized will be the 2003 MSU cross country team and Joe Alme, who revived the school's marching band.
Hoff, Class of 2001, broke four indoor and three outdoor school track records in her four-year career at MSU. She was a three-time All-American.
Mills, a 2004 graduate, was a two-sport athlete. On the football field, the wide receiver was a two-time NAIA All-American. In track, he finished fifth in the long jump and sixth in the 55-meters at the 2003 NAIA championship.
Vetter, Class of 1975, was a three-time conference champion wrestler and finished in sixth place at the 1975 championship for the 149-pound weight class.
Hodgins was a two-time NAIA All-American honorable mention volleyball player. She finished her three-year career MSU's career leader in kills (1,442), kills per game (4.53) and hitting percentage (.305).
The 2003 men's cross country team was one of two Beaver teams to win a NAIA national championship. The 2002 team was inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame last year.
- Daily News Staff
Minot topsMandan in swimming, diving
MANDAN - The Minot High School girls swimming and diving team defeated Mandan in a dual for the second time this season on Monday.
Despite outscoring the Braves 116-70, Majettes coach Dan Hinton said his team didn't swim its best for its first Monday meet of the year.
"I think the girls were a little sluggish today," Hinton said. "Just kinda a sluggish meet. We won, but it was a sloppy win."
Minot took first, second and third place in the 100-yard backstroke. They travel to Bismarck to take on Bismarck High and Bismarck Century on Oct. 23.
-Daily News Staff
MSU's men's golf team sits currently in 13th place
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Minot State University men's golf team sits in 13th place after the second round of the Missouri Western State Invitational.
The Beavers shot a collective 613 over 36 holes on Monday, well-behind the pace set by first-place Central Oklahoma. MSU junior Cody Duchscherer shaved 10 strokes off his first-round score by carding a second-round 70. He is in a tie for 36th overall.
Final round play begins at 9 a.m.
- Daily News Staff
Minot High volleyball falls to Mandan
MANDAN - The Minot High School volleyball team dropped a four-game match at Mandan on Monday, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Majettes coach Ellen Jebens said her team struggled to put together an offense.
"We didn't pass the ball well," Jebens said. "Same story as it has been for the season. We passed it in and under the net. It's hard to get our offense going."
Minot plays at Bismarck St. Mary's on Oct. 23.
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- After being asked about the Wildcat, Tebow-mania and the last time they played the New York Jets in the regular season, New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck had finally had enough.
"That's what we're doing this session?" Tuck bristled. "The last time I checked I play for the Giants and I've only heard one question about the Giants. I really don't want to talk about the Jets."
Still, he might have expected the questions. The Giants will play the Jets on Saturday at MetLife Stadium, which will technically be a home game for the Jets even though the teams share the stadium.
"Us playing them -- unless it's like a Super Bowl game it's really not a very big deal," defensive end Osi Umenyiora said.
Particularly in the preseason. Traditionally these two teams have met in the third game of the preseason, when teams play their starters longer than a quarter.
Now that Tim Tebow is the Jets' backup quarterback, Tuck was asked if he would try to get to Tebow.
The answer: Not as much as he'll try to get to the offensive line.
"The quarterbacks are just bonus," Tuck said.
Giants rookie cornerback Jayron Hosley said he wouldn't mind getting to Tebow, one way or another.
"He's going to come down someway," Hosley said. "But I mean it's all part of the game. I'm going to try to strip the ball before I tackle him, so that's more important to me, turnovers than sacks."
Despite having won the most recent Super Bowl, the Giants already have lost the preseason battle for the back pages of the tabloids. The Jets have a full-time ESPN crew installed in Cortland, recording the team's every move. Linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka was asked what it was like to live in the Jets' media shadow.
"It depends on what you call a shadow," Kiwanuka said. "In my mind, we cast a big shadow in terms of championships, win/losses and that kind of thing. If you want to talk preseason hype, talk and all that kind of stuff, it doesn't really matter for us because there's been times that we had it and didn't really perform, then times that we didn't have it and we did perform."
Steve Weatherford, the former Jets punter in his second year with the Giants, said he considers the teams rivals, although that could be because he has worn both jerseys. There was also the not insignificant matter of the Giants' 29-14 win over the Jets last Christmas Eve, a game that sent one team reeling while the other sailed into the postseason.
"I think everyone knows how important that was," Weatherford said. "It was kind of what started the avalanche of wins for us. I think there was a particular play -- that 99-yard TD catch that Victor (Cruz) had -- after that play we got a burst of confidence from that and were able to parlay that into putting a lot of road wins together."
But Tuck said he thinks it wasn't so much that the win was against the Jets.
"I think a lot of people want to give it more credit than it was," Tuck said. "For me personally the Jets are just another team that we play, I don't think we have a rivalry with the Jets. I really don't. I know we have one with our division foes, but with the Jets it's just another game we need to win."
As for divisions, Jets coach Rex Ryan declared earlier in training camp that the AFC East was the best division in football. But that platform doesn't have a lot of supporters in Albany.
"Rex is a great coach, man," Umenyiora said. "He's been around the game for a long time and he's entitled to his own opinion. Obviously, you have New England in that division. You have Buffalo is an up-and-coming team, you have the Jets. The have a very good division, but the NFC East is perennially the toughest division in football and that's the way it remains this year."
Tuck has heard comments from around the NFL, implying that the Giants weren't the best team in the league even if they were the last team standing. "Some sore losers in the world, eh?" Tuck said. "Last time I checked we won the Super Bowl."
The Giants looked good in their first preseason game. Eli Manning and the first-team offense scored, unlike the Jets under starting quarterback Mark Sanchez. Tuck said they just want to spend the next preseason game focused on themselves.
"We don't get caught up with the Tebow-manias of the world," Tuck said. "I guess would be the right phrase. We worry about what goes on at Giants camp."
Which their team motto seems to most succinctly express.
"Talk is cheap, play the game."


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In videos posted to the team's YouTube account yesterday, two men wearing business attire and Blue Wahoos jerseys lure Baby Bear to the Pensacola team's bus with a dripping honeycomb before ambushing him and putting him on the bus.
In a subsequent video, the same staffers "release" Baby Bear onto a boat that is floating on the pond in front of Pensacola's Community Maritime Park. You can watch both videos below.
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Stories from the past 25 and 50 years, as told in the pages of the Snoqualmie Valley Record.
Thursday, May 19, 1988
• Local people will miss the parade, music, parachute jumpers and ping pong ball drop. But there will be plenty of arts and crafts in Snoqualmie this summer. Why the flimsier festival? The bottom-line reason is that the carnival is not coming to town. For the second year in a row.
• The student body of Mount Si High School hosts a Snoqualmie Falls Run for Youth this month. Proceeds go to help runaway youth and children on the street.
Thursday, May 23, 1963
• Dick Sparks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sparks of Highland Drive, is the valedictorian of the Mount Si class of '63. Miss Linda Barrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Barrett of North Bend, is salutatorian.
• Representatives of the Western Council of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers union are meeting with delegates from six Northwest lumber mills in an effort to resolve contract talks over conditions and wages. Keith Brown, president of Local No. 1845 of the union, told the Record that a strike has been authorized, if necessary.
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NEWARK -- Kendell Woolridge wants a place of his own — something stable, warm, and not Penn Station in Newark, where he wound up last week for the first time in his young life.
But he is the kind of guy you bet on. There's something about him, the smile, the attitude, the belief that things will break his way again.
"I'm 23," he said. "I'm not supposed to be homeless. I shouldn't be living like this."
Last week he was. And so were many young people like him.
It had been two years since he lost his job, the best one he said he ever had. Woolridge was the mascot of the Newark Bears — Ruppert — and the clubhouse manager, until he got laid off in 2007 when the baseball team changed ownership.
It was a great gig, because the stadium was home, too. He took care of the clubhouse, cleaned it, washed the players' uniforms, then crashed in an office overnight.
When the job was over, so was his place to stay.
"That's why I fell off," he said.
He bounced from one friend's house to another, holding down jobs at ShopRite, then Walgreens, but never making enough, he says, to be stable.
He knew it was rough out here, but not like this, not to the point of Penn Station.
He found himself somewhere by the PATH train, sleeping to stay warm, then heard there would be social service agencies at the Essex County Skating Rink in Branch Brook Park Wednesday. About 50 of the agencies come every year as part of a statewide program to count the homeless and connect them to services. The effort takes place in other counties as well, with volunteers looking for the homeless by waterfrosnts, bridges, abandoned warehouses and other places they may frequent to stay warm. Results are then turned over to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
While urban areas bear the brunt of poverty, the suffering has spread to Essex suburbs in ways that leave county officials staggered.
"Our food stamp program grew by 50 percent, and our Medicaid caseload grew by 31 percent in the last two years," said Bruce Nigro, the county's director of welfare.
In Montclair two years ago, 925 people applied for food stamps. That number has jumped to 1,256. In West Orange, 750 cases increased to 1,371, and Maplewood rose from 347 to 637, Livingston from 85 to 161.
"We're seeing numbers we've never seen before," Nigro said. "These are people who lost their jobs."
A state agency tracking the face of the homeless sees more and more families in crisis every year.
"That was the one thing that stood out from the past two years," said Colleen Velez, program manager for the New Jersey Corporation for Supportive Housing. "It was the beginning downturn of the economy."
The need was evident Wednesday. Crowds of people showed up at the skating rink, lining up as early as 7 a.m., three hours before the doors opened. Kids were in strollers. Toddlers getting restless cried once inside. The playful ones ran around, then slid on the floor, laughing. The young families ate boxed lunches in the cafeteria, talked to representatives from the slew of agencies. They grabbed pamphlets and signed up for services if they were eligible. Soulful music played to make things somewhat festive, to make people feel better.
Darnella Smith, 38, was one of them. She's been in Newark five months, living in transitional housing, having relocated when a storm flooded her home in Florida. Smith wants to work, but that's going to be hard now. She's five months pregnant, has three other children and is on assistance. The free haircuts for her boys were a big help.
Sitting next to her was Jacqueline Feliciano, 32. She wasn't homeless but said she goes to the food pantries in Newark so she can feed her two young boys when food is low.
"The face of the homeless is getting younger and younger," said Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo. "Look at all of the people here."
In his county, DiVincenzo said, one out of every five residents is on some form of assistance. It's disturbing to him. Make that alarming.
"More and more of these kids need jobs," he said. "We need to find jobs for these young people. They want to work. They want help. That could be anyone of our kids. That could happen to anybody."
In the early-morning hours Wednesday — midnight to 4 a.m. — volunteers fanned out in Newark to find the homeless so they could count them and tell them to come to the skating rink for help. Many of the usual haunts, like the old Essex County Jail, were abandoned. The waterfront was empty except for a loner known only as Fred. No one was under Route 280 by McCarter Highway, either. There were only remnants — clothing, bottles, cardboard, tarps — that let you know somebody had slept there at some point. It was cold, and many had found shelter elsewhere.
At Penn Station, a dozen or so people were on the floor in an enclosure by the Market Street bus lane. There was no heat, but it kept the wind out. They slept on newspapers, feet sticking out from underneath blankets, some with cardboard. One pair of small shoes was sandwiched by two larger pairs of feet: This is a family.
Upstairs by the PATH train, several more people found refuge in a vestibule. When the train pulled in around 3 a.m., they got on to ride all night long.
The final tally of homeless won't be known for several days, but officials said 733 people came to the rink for help. Some had their eyes checked, others a haircut or nails done. Little things to ease the pain. They just needed something extra, maybe a hat, a coat for their kid, information on where to get food when the shelves get empty at the end of the month.
However you slice it — urban vs. suburbs — people are hurting. On cold nights, they are at Penn Station and shelters.
It's enough to depress even the toughest of us.
But then there was Woolridge. He has been on his own since 19, when he had to leave home. Time for him to be a man, he said. He's always worked. Even now, with no place to stay, he tended one of the food concession stands at Newark's Prudential Center.
He takes the money he earns to care for his 1-year-old daughter, whom he sees as much as possible. That makes him proud. He said he prays to keep his head on straight and attends New Hope Baptist Church when he can on Sundays. He knows he should tell church members about his problems but feels embarrassed. It's not supposed to be like this.
When he made his way to the skating rink, Woolridge bumped into a familiar face from a Bears game. It was DiVincenzo. Woolridge reminded the county executive that they shook hands years ago, when he was Ruppert. DiVincenzo remembered and offered him help so he wouldn't have to go back to Penn Station.
Woolridge accepted, but changed his mind on the way to the shelter on Fulton Street. He was able to camp out with a friend instead.
For that night.
Then, on Friday, for some reason he can't explain, Woolridge walked into the general manager's office at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.
He told them who he was, that he had once been Ruppert the Bear.
Well, they said, as it turned out, they needed a Ruppert for the new season. They hired him on the spot.
Woolridge starts March 6, making his Ruppert comeback appearance at the Nutley Irish Parade.
"I'm just trying to get back on my feet," he said. "I'm going to see what happens next and go from there."


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Keith Kinkaid backing up for Devils again tonight as Cory Schneider remains on IR
Although Cory Schneider said today he is "feeling 100 percent", he won't dress for the third consecutive game because of a lower-body injury.
Keith Kinkaid remains with the team and will dress as Martin Brodeur's backup again for tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Schneider, who has not played since a 3-2 shootout loss to Vancouver on Oct. 24, remains on injured reserve.
It remains unclear if Schneider will fly with the team to Minnesota tonight for Sunday's game there, but he said after today's morning skate that he felt ready to start Sunday.
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Penn State football coach James Franklin acknowledged Thursday that he had a discussion with his players on Wednesday regarding the ongoing Vanderbilt rape case.
There was a report in Tuesday's Tennessean that a court filing by the defense stated Franklin, the former Vanderbilt coach, contacted the person who was allegedly raped after the alleged incident occurred.
The report said the contact was made by Franklin and former Vanderbilt strength coach Dwight Galt IV, the current PSU strength coach.
A Vanderbilt co-ed was allegedly raped by several Vanderbilt football players during Franklin's time at Vanderbilt.
Franklin said he had a Penn State team meeting Wednesday to discuss a number of topics and part of that discussion involved the Vanderbilt rape case.
"Yeah, I was open and honest with my team as I possibly can be,'' Franklin said late Thursday afternoon during a media conference inside the Pegula Ice Arena in State College to kick off the Penn State Coaches Caravan.
"We had a team meeting on Wednesday to go over a lot of these things that we've been talking about and make sure that we finish strong academically and I covered that (the Vanderbilt rape case) with them.
"We put a power point presentation up every single day, every time that we have a team meeting and it shows examples of things that are going on in this country and, um, for them to hopefully learn from.
"And that was one of them. I shared with them what I could just like I'm sharing with you guys today what I can.''
Franklin did not go into the specifics of his team discussion and also would not share much with the media. He was asked four questions relating to the Tennessean report and the ongoing Vanderbilt rape case but offered little in response, stating he wanted to move on from the topic after the fourth query.
Previously, Franklin issued a statement Tuesday through Penn State in response to the Tennessean story and he also addressed the topic during his introductory Penn State news conference on January 11.
Thursday, Franklin was asked if he felt obligated to be transparent considering what the Penn State community has been through the last few years, a reference to the Jerry Sandusky scandal. PSU's football coach was also asked if he was sensitive to what the Penn State community has experienced the last few years.
"Yes. But it's difficult,'' Franklin said, referring to the question about being transparent.
"I addressed this matter Tuesday and during my initial press conference on January 11th. (I) cooperated fully with the authorities. This matter was thoroughly investigated by the authorities and also Vanderbilt's internal council. … This is a legal matter, though.
"And that's really about all I can say. So I want to be as open and transparent as I possibly can and have been all along. But, this being a legal matter, that's about all I can say.''
As for his sensitivity to what PSU's community has experienced in recent years, Franklin said, "I completely understand. I'm very sensitive to the situation that I went through, that we went through at the former institution (Vanderbilt).
"Very, very sensitive to what happened here, very, very sensitive to it for society in general, as a father of two daughters. I take this stuff real serious, like everybody else does.''
Finally, PennLive's Audrey Snyder posed a question to Franklin about attempting to break down the walls with Penn State's kids as the new coach, replacing Bill O'Brien. Snyder inquired whether Tuesday's news may have negatively affected that process.
The question: You spoke a lot this spring about trying to break down those walls with those (PSU) kids. Do you think that what was out there the other day (Tuesday), did you sense that maybe that took them by surprise or maybe hurt that process a little bit?
"Guys, you know, I really said what I can say,'' Franklin said.
"And I'm more than happy at this point to talk about, you know, Penn State football, the university and kind of where we're going. I've pretty much said what I can.
"I know you guys gotta do your job and your going to ask a bunch of questions. I said really what I can and we're going to have to move on. I respect the job that you have to do and I respect the questions that you're giving, but I would ask that you guys that would respect that, you know … believe in the process and what's going on.''
Wednesday, PennLive's Charles Thompson spoke with Davidson County (Tenn.) District Attorney Tom Thurman, the lead prosecutor in the Vanderbilt rape case and Thurman offered, "There's no indication that Coach Franklin had any improper involvement in this case.''
Here is Franklin's statement from late Tuesday night: "The allegations that I did something wrong are simply not true. I have cooperated fully with the authorities in this matter but, out of respect for the legal process, I am not able to comment any further."
And at his introductory news conference in mid-January, Franklin was asked about Penn State's discussions with him regarding the Vanderbilt rape case by PennLive's David Jones.
"Couldn't have been a more thorough interview process,'' Franklin said in January.
"We discussed everything. It's the most challenging thing that I've ever been through personally, as a father of two daughters, and professionally. But what I think that came out through all of this, through their background checks and all the information that they got is that we were honest. We were up front.
"We made decisions quickly and tried to do everything we possibly could to respect the situation with the utmost class. Also work hard at supporting the young men that we have in our program currently on our roster and in our program right now.
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It was the first drive of the first preseason game for a defense working in a new scheme under its first-year coordinator.
Relax, folks. The Saints' defense will improve.
No, they won't be the second coming of the Dome Patrol in Year 1 under Rob Ryan. But they also won't be a reincarnation of last season's Half-Fast Tackling Club. They can't be. It's simply impossible.
What's more, the Saints were noticeably vanilla against Kansas City,
staying in base defense and employing a lot of zone pass coverage. The
Chiefs, conversely, played a lot of the attacking 46 defense. The results for both sides were predictable.
"I understand they (Saints fans) might want to jump off a bridge, but it's the first preseason game," safety Roman Harper said. "It's still early. Keep watching."
Ryan certainly didn't look like a man ready to plunge off the Crescent City Connection. Coordinator Longhair brandished a "What, Me Worry?" attitude amid the nattering nabobs of negativism after practice Monday at the Saints' training facility.
Other than the first seven minutes or so of the Saints' 17-13 victory against the Chiefs, Ryan was pleased with the performance of his defensive units.
"There was a lot of real positives and a lot of real good individual efforts," Ryan said.
Of course, many of those efforts came from players who likely won't make the Saints' final 53-man roster against players who likely won't make the Chiefs' roster.
When the Saints regulars were on the field during the first quarter, they were outscored 10-0 and outgained 88-16 in total yards.
Someone asked Ryan if he was concerned about the Chiefs' 14-play, 80-yard touchdown drive to open the game.
"No," Ryan said tersely.
Ryan was then asked if he was amazed that so much was being made about the drive.
"To be honest with you, I don't know," Ryan said. "Was a lot made of it? If so, (then) it's my fault."
The Ryan brothers (also see twin Rex with the Jets) aren't known for being patient and understated, but that's exactly how Rob has approached his first camp with the Saints.
Ryan cautioned Monday that it's still early in camp, that the Saints still aren't even halfway through the preseason. Nearly a month remains before the regular-season opener against Atlanta.
"We've got a lot long time to evaluate," Ryan said. "We'll
take our time. We want to make sure we keep the right guys. ...
"We want it to carry over to the season."
He won't completely fix a defense that allowed the most yards in NFL history in a few months. This is not a one-year makeover. It's going to take time. Like two years. Maybe more. A scheme change can only do so much.
The Saints tried to retool the secondary this offseason by signing free-agent cornerback Keenan Lewis and drafting safety Kenny Vaccaro. Those two have fortified a group that includes holdovers Roman Harper, Malcolm Jenkins, Jabari Greer, Corey White and Patrick Robinson.
Greer said last week that he feels the top four corners -- himself, Lewis, Robinson, and White -- are interchangeable and starting-caliber players.
If nothing else, the Saints should be able to defend better on the perimeter this season. On Sunday, Saints coach Sean Payton singled out the secondary for its play against the Chiefs, and Ryan echoed those sentiments.
"I thought they were excellent," Ryan said. "They've been
challenging receivers every day out here.
"We've got a very deep secondary and a lot of talented players."
New LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron made an astute point at the Tigers' Media Day on Sunday when he said the first phase of pass protection for an offense is wide receiver separation. The idea being that if receivers can't get open, then the quarterback has to hold the ball too long, leading to more sacks.
Obviously, the inverse is true on defense.
The Saints certainly are counting on their physical secondary to make quarterbacks hold the ball a split-second or two longer this season than they did a year ago. Ideally, that will lead to more sacks.
This back-to-front approach will be necessary until the
Saints can find a dominant pass rusher for their front seven. (Jadeveon Clowney, anyone?)
Face it, there wasn't an abundance of options in the draft
or free agency during the offseason. The best pass-rushing outside linebacker
in free agency was Anthony Spencer, who played under Ryan in Dallas, but he re-signed with
the Cowboys.
Big-name guys like Dwight
Freeney and John Abraham were poor fits in the 3-4. The Saints could have
selected Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones in the draft, but the jury
remains out on him as an NFL pass rusher -- not to mention his medical history.
It's debatable whether any of them would have transformed the Saints' pass rush.
One could argue that re-signing veterans Will Smith and Jon Vilma to reworked contracts was a waste of time and resources, especially in light of the scheme switch. If the Saints had more dollars, maybe they could have outbid the Browns for Paul Kruger in free agency.
I'm sure Ryan would love to have an outside linebacker tandem of Kruger and Junior Galette to throw at the Falcons in a few weeks.
Those decisions can and will be revisited after the season.
Until then, a season awaits. And it's starting to look a lot like recent ones
the Saints have authored, with points and yards aplenty for both teams.
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By CYNDIE SIREKIS, American Farm Bureau Public Relations
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education was the focus of the third annual USA Science & Engineering Festival, April 26-27, in Washington, D.C. The event, the country's only national science festival, featured more than 700 exhibitors offering a whopping number (3,000) of fun, hands-on activities for learners of all ages.
Fewer than a dozen exhibits featured agriculture, farming or food production. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, an official partner of the festival, was one.
"The Foundation's 'Growing the World' exhibit encouraged visitors to dive into a world of food, fiber and energy that is truly STEM-based," explained Julie Tesch, Foundation director.
Visitors to the Foundation's exhibit discovered where their food comes from, how farmers and ranchers care for the land, and how science, technology, engineering and mathematics come to life in food, fiber and fuel production. They were also able to tour a mobile agriculture lab, experience the technology of state-of-the-art farm machinery, dig into online gaming, and have a conversation with someone who lives STEM learning every day-an American farmer.
"Agriculture is an important component of our nation's movement toward more science, technology, engineering and math curriculum," said Tesch. "Working together with strategic partners we strive to promote agricultural education as part of STEM curriculum nationwide."
The Foundation's exhibit was designed for creative interaction between Farm Bureau members and staff and the public, regarding agriculture and how food, fiber and fuel moves from the field to consumers. The exhibit featured hands-on learning activities for students, a "meet the farmer" area, a reading nook featuring The Beeman author Laurie Krebs and My American Farm kiosks. Also drawing much attention was the Pennsylvania Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab, a 30-foot trailer featuring 12 work stations where students complete hands-on experiments while learning about agriculture.
The idea for the festival was born when its founders saw a crucial need to encourage youth to pursue careers in STEM by celebrating science the same way Americans typically celebrate Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes and pop stars. Organizers hope to re-invigorate the interest of the nation's youth in science, technology, engineering and math by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational and entertaining science festival in the United States.
Festival exhibits included everything from flight simulators, virtual reality environments and surgical robots to making virus structures with marshmallows and toothpicks. Veering away from static, old-school science fair poster displays, the expo featured dynamic, hands-on, interactive and fun activities, displays and demonstrations.
The expo was geared for teens, children and their families-anyone with a curious mind who is looking for a weekend of fun and discovery. Science celebrities including Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs" series, Bill Nye the Science Guy, David Pogue, host of "NOVA ScienceNow" series on PBS and Grammy Award-winning alternative music band "They Might Be Giants!" will be on hand.
New this year, the festival hosted the U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference, bringing in 2,500 STEM professionals from across the country, including many from science teacher associations.
About 15 percent of the U.S. workforce is employed in agriculture-related careers and more than 54,000 jobs for college graduates in the agricultural, food and renewable natural resources sectors are expected to be created annually from 2010-2015, according to the Agriculture Department. In addition to many career opportunities in the field, agriculture classes allow students to practice real applications of math, science and English concepts.
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GRAND THEFT VEHICLE, NORTHCLIFF DRIVE: A 1989 Buick was stolen from Marc's parking lot Jan. 9. The owner said she was in the store for approximately an hour, and when she returned to the spot where the vehicle had been parked, the car was gone.
THEFT FROM AUTO, BIDDULPH ROAD: A woman reported that several electronic items were stolen from her vehicle Jan. 9. The woman said the vehicle was parked for about 15 minutes while she went into a store. During that time, a bag was taken.The bag contained a Totablet valued at$320, phone ($120), digital camera ($200) and a wireless card ($99). She said she had not locked the car.
PETTY THEFT, RIDGE ROAD: A Cleveland man, 42, was caught shoplifting at the Five Below store. The store's loss prevention officer caught him and held him until police arrived. He was wanted on a felony warrant with the Cuyahoga County sheriff for larceny. He was taken to jail.
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We have lost one of the ops planning to travel to Costa Rica for the TI5N entry as a multi-multi station in the CQ WW SSB contest. This was due to business meetings scheduled for Sunday of the contest and Monday that could nt be rescheduled. We would like to replace this op. Hopefully we can find someone with some good contest experience and capable of running pile ups. Consideration will be given to one with low experience but may have mostly all assignments in slow periods. An op could demonstrate ability by ops before the contest. Money matters - for a six night stay the cost is $500 which covers bed, meals, some beverages, airport transfer and equipment use. Plan approx. $25 exit fee and and funds for touring, gifts, etc. Group cost will be in the $30 range. The $500 is adjusted $75 for each day more or -$75 for a each day less. The main body of ops will arrive on Wed. Oct. 23 and depart on Tue. Oct. 29. Airfare - I only have information from Dayton and as of Sunday, a good fare was in the $530 range. Most major airlines have non stop flights from some hubs. The stations will include 756Pro's, 940's and a mix of several other models. As planned each band will have its own amp and most will have a selection of antenna. Logging will be with WriteLog. For more information on the station and host, try: http://www.qsl.net/ti5kd/contest.htm For more info on Costa Rica just try a search with Costa Rica and you should get a number of travel and related pages. For anyone who would like to discuss this further, please call me at 937-434-9616. 73 Harry AC8G (ex W8KKF) J37K and others over the years.
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Distill is not just a Ruby or PHP or Javascript conference, a cloud conference, or even a user experience conference. Developers who attend Distill will leave the event with new skills and broader perspectives that will shape their careers for years to come. By attending Distill, you'll gain insights into best practices across a variety of interdependent disciplines (Coders, Security Architects, UX designers, DBAs, and even Management!) that will help you be more perceptive of the challenges faced by your teammates and more creative in your problem-solving skills. You'll get the tools you need to face challenges in an informed and thoughtful way and become a stronger team member and a more well-rounded developer.
Distill will equip you with an arsenal of new methods and fresh ideas that can be reapplied to the projects you're currently working on, from application architecture and user experience to testing and security and more. Here are some highlights:
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Distill will feature a great look at statistical analysis using R to improve not only your health but that of your team by combining Fitbit data with the Github API in "Fitter! Happier! Chart your team's health with FitBit, Github, and R".
Another numbers game can be experienced with "Anti-Spam & Anti-Gaming Tactics". We'll take a look at how a site such as Digg at it's height dealt with a mountain of spam and folks looking to take advantage their algorithms.
Finally, learn about the Internet of Things — giving real world items a presence on the web; where a "social" interaction can happen between your fridge and your twitter account, or your iPhone and a light bulb.
This is next-level stuff, and we're proud to be showcasing these technologies.
While we certainly have plenty of web-related topics at Distill (including "Death to Cookies!" and "Four Web Technologies You Should be Looking at Now!") we hope that these four topics will really get your creative juices going — reignite your passion for solving unique problems and creating inspired applications for the future web.
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Aren't wine drinkers bored by Chardonnay by now? They should be, with all the unexciting Chardonnays from California and Australia flooding the markets these days.
But local wine guru Jerre Wilgus, who taught a one-session, $25-per-person class about Chardonnays Tuesday at the Park Club, offered a different take on things.
There will always be the "ABC set" -- those who "always buy Chardonnay," Wilgus joked.
And there is still a lot that the novice wine drinker can learn about and experience with the wine, he said. Unlike with white Zinfadel -- a favorite of novices because it goes down sweet and easy and "they don't have to think about it much" -- with Chardonnays "you've got to know what to look for," said Wilgus, a salesman for Salut Fine Wine & Spirits, of Comstock Township.
His class was the first of several Salut-sponsored wine and spirit classes that are scheduled over the next couple of months at the Park Club, 219 W. South.
Although turnout was low, the four people who participated said they felt empowered after learning about the Chardonnay grape and tasting and discussing Chardonnays for about 90 minutes.
Wilgus used six types of Chardonnay from California as examples, focusing on two at a time to allow students to examine contrasts between the wines.
To show how the climate in which a grape grows makes a difference in the wine, Wilgus used Columbia Crest Chardonnay 2006 ($13.99) and Qupe Chardonnay 2006 ($23.99). The former, which is made from grapes grown in a climate range of 85 degrees to 55 degrees from day to night, had the flavor of melons and pears. The latter, made from grapes grown in a climate range of 95 degrees to 65 degrees, had tropical-fruit notes like mango and papaya and was more acidic.
The class also had a chance to taste the difference between a Chardonnay that had gone through basic fermentation -- yeast converting sugar into alcohol -- and a Chardonnay that had gone through secondary fermentation, when malic acid is converted to lactic acid. Wilgus explained that winemakers have a choice of when to stop the fermentation process.
White Truck Chardonnay 2007 ($10.99), which did not go through the malolactic fermentation process, was straightforward and had the aroma and flavor of grapefruit. Estancia Pinnacles 2007 ($14.99) was complex and smooth, with the flavors of lots of different fruit.
"No one has ever dedicated a book to yeast, but they should," Wilgus said. "I always believe in raising a glass to yeast, just so we can remember what it does to wine."
The most striking difference was seen in the last two wines Wilgus discussed: Four Vines Naked Chardonnay 2007 ($11.99) and Toasted Head Chardonnay 2006 ($16.99). These wines were used to show the difference between Chardonnay fermented in steel barrels and Chardonnay from oak barrels charred on the inside.
The Four Vines, from a steel barrel, was clean and sharp in character, while the Toasted Head, fermented in a charred oak barrel, was spicy, round and full, with a magnificent vanilla aroma.
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By GARRY BROWN
Going into Saturday night's Game 3 of the American Hockey League's Calder Cup finals, Alexandre Giroux of Hershey had 13 goals and a total of 24 points in 18 postseason games.
That's tremendous production, especially under playoff pressure, but it comes nowhere near the AHL record.
It belongs to Bill McDougall, a center for the 1993 Cape Breton Oilers. Over 16 postseason games, he scored 26 goals and had 26 assists for 52 points - AHL playoff records in each category.
Indeed, his Calder Cup performance would qualify him the AHL's version of a "one-hit wonder."
McDougall, a center from Mississagua, Ont., played professional hockey for 15 years, but most of that occurred in Europe, where he went after only five seasons in the AHL, intermixed with a total of 26 games in the NHL.
"He kind of fell off the charts after that," said Dave Andrews, a Wilbraham resident now in his 15th year as president of the AHL.
Andrews can speak with authority about McDougall. As Cape Breton's general manager in the 1992-93 season, Andrews bore witness to McDougall's record scoring spree, and came away with a Calder Cup in his final season before he was chosen to take over the AHL's presidency.
"McDougall had a terrific run, remarkable, really, and a lot of his goals were huge, coming at crucial times." Andrews said.
McDougall had a five-goal game against St. John's in the opening round (those were the days when the AHL included five franchises in the Canadian Maritimes).
In the semifinal round of the '93 playoffs, Cape Breton swept the Springfield Indians in a best-of-3 series . McDougall had the winning goal in overtime at the Springfield Civic Center, then unloaded four as Cape Breton won Game 2 at home.
"In that overtime game, a Springfield player (Mikael Nylander) had a good shot on a three-man breakaway, but Wayne Cowley (Cape Breton goaltender) stopped him. We got the rebound, and McDougall went right down and scored," Andrews recalled.
His Oilers went on to win the Calder Cup beating Rochester in five games.
McDougall skated off with the Jack Butterfield Trophy, which goes to the postseason MVP.
Cape Breton went 14-2 in the playoffs, saving its best hockey - certainly McDougall's best - for the postseason after going 36-32-12 to finish third in the Atlantic Division.
"Bill played on a line with David Haas and Roman Oksiuta as his wingers. That was a powerful unit for us in the playoffs," Andrews said.
How good was McDougall, really?
"He had great offensive skills, but he was suspect in his own end, one might say. Some of his teammates thought of him as a puck hog, but in the playoffs, I was glad to see him with the puck any time," Andrews said.
ADDING IT UP: Before "falling off the charts," McDougall did have two excellent AHL seasons - 47 goals for Adirondack in 1990-91 and 42 for Cape Breton in 1992-93. For that full season, including the playoffs, he scored 67 goals.
Giroux will stand alone in the total-goals department. The old AHL record for total goals in a season, including playoff games, was 71, set by Stephan Lebeau of Sherbrooke in 1988-89. He set a still-standing record with 70 goals in the regular season, but had only one in six playoff games.
Hall of Famer Jody Gage had a 68-goal season in 1988, but added only two in the playoffs.
The AHL's other 60-goal scorers - Paul Gardner with 61 in 1986 and Brad Smyth with 68 in 1996 - didn't make the playoffs.
STRANGE SEASON: To put McDougall's singular performance in perspective, it should be noted that the 1992-93 season itself ranks as a statistical aberration.
Eleven of the AHL's 16 teams scored 300-plus goals over the 80-game schedule, led by Binghamton with 392.
Now look at the 2008-09 season. Hershey led the AHL in goals with 294, and was the only entry that even came close to 300. This, in a game that supposedly was "opened up" when rules against clutch-and-grab defensive tactics were put into place four years ago.
DETROIT DOUBLES: If the Detroit Red Wings repeat as champions, it would be their fourth time winning the Stanley Cup back-to-back.
It first happened with the teams of 1936 and 1937, in the good old days of Jack Adams, Syd Howe and Mud Bruneteau.
Detroit's second "double" happened in 1954 and 1955, seasons which marked the end of an era when the Red Wings had Gordie Howe, Sid Abel, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio, Terry Sawchuk and Hockey Talk's all-time favorite NHL name - Metro Prystai.
Those teams also won Stanley Cups in 1950 and 1952. Johnny Wilson, in later years a popular coach of the Springfield Kings, also played on all four of those teams.
Detroit had to wait until 1997-1998 for its next back-to-back cups. Those teams were led by captain Steve Yzerman. Chris Osgood served as the No. 1 goaltender for the 1998 team, and is still at it.
BARBECUE DATE: On behalf of their ticket package holders, the AHL's Springfield Falcons will host their third annual summer barbecue Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the West Springfield/Agawam Elks grounds, 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield. Invitations to ticket package holders and corporate sponsors will be sent during the summer. "The barbecue is a fun event, and it gives us a chance to thank our ticket holders and corporate sponsors," said Bruce Landon, president/general manager of the Falcons.


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The food haul off the Steve Irwin a few days ago was not massive, but we did score a few veggies. I've wrapped them all up in tinfoil, and they're placed precariously around the exhaust manifold and turbochargers on our two Cummins engines. There are even a couple vegan roast turkeys in there as well. Not quite sure what's in them. They look more like cheese than turkey. But we'll find out in a few hours, when our Xmas banquet unfolds.
I wander back into the galley where Laurens is busy working on his accessories to the roast. "How about mushroom sauce," he says hopefully.
"Yeah if we had some mushrooms. They're long gone." He goes back to rummaging through the various bins of food.
"Oh I did prepare this," he says, proudly holding up a green bin of water. His smile never disappears, only now it's even bigger than usual.
"You have a bowl of water, Laurens you are amazing," I reply with a sarcastic edge, but I'm slightly curious exactly what Laurens thinks he has achieved.
"But it's snow water. I gathered all the snow on the back deck and we can have Antarctic tea. Which I have to admit is kind of cool. It started snowing early this morning and hasn't let up. So we're in for a white Christmas. And Antarctic tea it would seem. Although give me blue skies, a white beach and rum n coke instead any day.
It seems like ages ago since the Steve Irwin headed off for Macquarie Island. In fact it is not even two days. Time goes so quickly down here. Word came through today that they are in fact heading all the way to Hobart to refuel instead. It is a big lonely place down here by yourself, especially in a tiny little boat. There's also a sense of what are we doing here. We should be at home with our families. Instead we're bobbing around amongst ice bergs and trying to bring an end to illegal whaling.
I snuck a few calls back to family earlier today. Speaking to Sharyn and the girls just made me more homesick really. But it was great to have a quick chat. This sure will be an unusual Christmas.


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UPDATE: Read the review of HJ Lim's performance
KALAMAZOO, MI -- While looking at HJ Lim's career, one has to assume that she possesses a certain fearlessness.
For her debut recording last year she, then 24, took on Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, all 32 -- the classical musical equivalent of a young actor playing the leads in a marathon of Shakespeare's greatest works.
EMI Classics released "Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas" on iTunes in May; once it hit the top spot on Billboard's classical chart, EMI released it as an eight-disk CD box in August.
Lim also wrote an in-depth and quite long analysis of Beethoven's life, personality, and music for the set.
And she began her piano studies by leaving her family in South Korea and moving to Paris alone at the age of 12. How is that for fearlessness?
"No, it's unconsciousness!" Lim said, laughing, from a hotel room in Binz, Germany. "If I had to do that now (leave her family for the unknown in Europe), absolutely not."
If You Go
The Gilmore Rising Stars: HJ Lim
When: Sunday, Sept. 9.
Where: Wellspring Theater, Epic Center.
Time: 4 p.m.
Cost: $25, $5 students.
Contact: 269-342-1166.
On the Web: thegilmore.org
As a girl, Lim was "impatient to discover a whole new world. I didn't know it would be so difficult."
Years of study in the conservatories of Europe led to recitals. One, a 2009 performance of Rachmaninov's Etudes-Tableaux and Chopin's Etudes, found its way to YouTube, earned around a million hits. That caught EMI's attention.
"She is like a goddess!" is an example of the comments her YouTube clips have won. But Lim isn't comfortable with herself being a star.
Lim has a notable fashion sense at the keyboard, but she only wears black to take the focus off of herself. "I enjoy wearing a black dress or black concert suits, but the reason is I try to put the light on the composer when I'm playing," she said. "My job is to be the intermediary between the composer and the public when I'm playing. I'm not the star, the composer is the star, the music is the star."
About recording the sonatas, which she first performed in concert over eight days in Paris in 2010, Lim said, "I don't know if it was about being fearless."
She clarified, "I love Beethoven's music, fearlessly."
"Beethoven is classical music," she said. Lim felt it was essential for a classical pianist to know the sonatas. "It's my duty as a pianist to study him."
There are other composers who are no less important. "Brahms, Chopin, Bach, Mozart, Handel, they define classical music."
But she became fascinated with Beethoven, a personality who seemed "crazy" on the surface. In her liner notes she grouped the sonatas under themes like "Aspects of an Inflexible Personality" and "Extremes in Collision."
"I think he was very normal, but that he was just living his art. ... For him, it was absolutely normal, but for normal people, he's not," she said.
"He was a revolutionary composer, and his personality was so revolutionary as well ... He cannot be a conventional or polished person ... Composers like Beethoven, they are so authentic, their music is just a mirror of their personality."
Critics have noted Lim's unique performance style. Of her U.S. premier concert in May, the New York Times wrote that she's "An idiosyncratic player with plenty of original ideas and technique to carry them out ... Ms. Lim's intellectual analysis and emotional engagement resulted in fresh, vigorous interpretations."
Lim feels that, aside from following what the composer put on paper, "there are no rules." Interpretation is taking the composition and adding "your instinct, your intuition, and your heart. That is not something you can read and learn."
But, she added, the music she plays "doesn't belong to me." And that Beethoven's music "doesn't belong to him." Creating music is like giving birth to a child, she feels. "That child does not belong to you, it has its own independent life."
Though she doesn't see herself as a star, Lim is opening the Gilmore's Rising Stars Series Sept. 9. On the program is Rachmaninoff's Etudes-Tableaux and Beethoven's Sonata No. 29. "I am very excited to discover Kalamazoo," she said.


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Catherdral High School must pursue insurance funds
As pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart-St. Jude Church, I perhaps authorize more school fund-raisers and write more checks for tuition assistance than any other "empowered local priest" in the Diocese of Springfield.
I would like to think that gives me "sweat equity" in the fight for the future of Cathedral High School. But I fail to see how the comments of a letter writer in the Jan. 20 edition of The Republican are helpful at all.
Shortly after the 2011 tornado, Bishop Timothy McDonnell pledged to rebuild Cathedral on Surrey Road, and has remained committed to that goal by vigorously fighting for just compensation from our insurance carrier to make that happen. Rather than accept a meager offer from our carrier that would leave us $55 million short of the money we need, he has taken our carrier into a trial-like arbitration process that, due to the intransigence of our opponent, is dragging out the process for many weeks.
Rather than complain about the diocesan officials who have spent countless hours fighting for Cathedral, the letter writer should focus his attention on the real source of our problem.
I suppose that the diocese could hold yet another meeting with concerned parents, or another public rally which gathered hundreds of parents, faculty, clergy, alumni and public officials in the presence of the media so that folks can yet again "air their concerns, discuss what options exist, and have a hand in the potential direction that should be taken."
But such a meeting would be largely pointless until we know how our battle with the insurance carrier is resolved.
If there were an "absolute deadline of April 1 to have the future of Cathedral High School to be determined," here's what would happen: We would abandon our effort to receive a just insurance settlement.
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, who has helped us through the State insurance commissioner's office to get into arbitration, would be disappointed. Congressman Richard E. Neal, who has helped us with FEMA, would tell us that the federal agency will not give us aid because we failed to pursue a settlement with our private insurer. Cathedral would never return to Surrey Road, and angry parent "stockholders" would question why they should support a "board of directors" that walked away from a potential $55 million.
As frustrating as delay and uncertainty is, this is no time to sow the seeds of division and doubt about the intentions of those who are working valiantly to save Catholic education in Springfield.
– Rev. WILLIAM A. POMERLEAU, Springfield
2nd Amendment passed in very different time
The Second Amendment to the U. S. constitution is very short: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep an bear arms, shall not be infringed."
Broadly speaking, there are at least two ways to consider laws and truths as time goes on. On one hand a person can believe that the "law" or "truth" is permanent and unchanging forever. On the other hand a person can believe that we should apply our life experiences to consider "laws" and "truths" as time goes by and situations change.
As I read the Second Amendment to the Constitution it seems clear to me that our founding fathers wanted to be sure that there would always be a Militia to respond to attacks on our citizens by any government, our own or a foreign power, which tried to take away the rights the American people granted to them by our Creator.
And apparently our government, including our courts, saw it that way until sometime in the 1980s when our Supreme Court decided that the Amendment was for the individual self-defense of our citizens. They declared that the amendment granted citizens the right to purchase and own and use all types of guns for their self defense including guns and ammunition clips which hold up to 100 rounds and can shoot them all in a few seconds.
Perhaps the judges are correct. Perhaps that is what the founding fathers did intend as they experienced their world. The question is: Would the founding fathers feel the same way today if they knew how today's America had grown and changed, about the gangs in all of our urban areas, about the rampant use of drugs, the violence we are all exposed to daily in the media or the efficiency in which guns have improved since they had to re-load after each shot from their rifles?
How would they feel if they knew that citizens shooting each other with guns from their day to ours have exceeded over 1 million deaths, more that all of our soldiers who have been killed in all the wars we have been involved in since the founding of our nation? Or if they knew that the United states would have a very well developed and equipped state and national militia in our times, would they have voted the same amendment?
I, respectfully, think not. I realize that some other people think differently, and that they have a right to their opinion, but I feel that we need to change our laws as our world changes. I believe that our Constitution is a "living document" which sometimes needs changing.
So, I urge all citizens who agree with me to make their opinions known to their representatives in Congress and demand that our laws are brought up to date We need to gain control over guns in our society. Our future depends on it.
– RALPH J. FLETCHER, South Hadley
World War II marker should be restored
I recently read The Republican article about the renovations at the lake house on Porter Lake in Forest Park.
This got me thinking. The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II is coming up in 2015, and I was reminded of the World War II Victory Memorial at the east end of Porter Lake. I remember seeing it from the road near the zoo, and from the lake house.
Over the years it has been almost completely obliterated. My brothers and I have visited what remains, and were appalled.
The monument consisted of a huge V made of evergreen trees on a cleared hillside at the head of the lake, and a flagpole. I think there was a stone and plaque, but am not sure.
It might be a good idea to ask the city to look into restoring the memorial as part of the renovations to commemorate the anniversary. I would be interested in taking part in any efforts to restore it, if the city could have someone contact me and help get it organized.
I have no real idea what it might require or cost, but the Park Department should be able to come up with some facts. We have many veterans organizations and service clubs in Springfield and the surrounding communities who might be willing to help, especially with fund-raising. The local Boy Scout troops might also be willing to help with clearing the woods. It might make a good Eagle Scout project.
I am just throwing out some ideas here, but I think it would be good for the local community, as there are so few veterans left, and fewer every day.
– PAUL BASILE, Longmeadow
Setting record straight on gun regulations
A recent letter to the editor, made the grossly incorrect statement that gun licenses, once issued, never have to be renewed as do car registrations. The letter also stated that there is no fee for a gun license. Both statements are false.
Gun licenses, more properly firearms licenses, are renewable every six years. There is a renewal fee of $100 until age 70 when there is no longer a fee. All first-time applicants must submit a state approved Basic Firearms Safety Course Certificate or Hunter Safety Course Certificate issued by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
The application for renewal is quite comprehensive, requires the names and addresses of two references and is signed under the penalties of perjury. The applicant is interviewed by a firearms officer in the police department of the town or city of the applicant. A convicted felon, drug addict, a person with mental illness or a convicted youthful offender are not eligible to have a firearms license.
An applicant is fingerprinted and his/her picture is taken and submitted to the Criminal History Systems Board of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which conducts a rigid background review of the applicant.
– ALBERT P. BUSHEY, East Longmeadow


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Paul Reubens signs with a new agency, so are new Pee Wee movies on the way?
On February 2nd, the night that "Lost" premiered, that was the second coolest bit of pop culture I enjoyed.
And I say that as a big giant honking "Lost" fan who stayed up until 3:00 AM writing a recap of this season's opening two-hour salvo. No, the coolest thing about that evening happened a few hours earlier. My wife and I took our four-year-old son Toshi to the Nokia Live, right next to the Staples Center, not telling him what he was going to do. We got him into the theater and into a seat, and he still didn't know why we were there. He thought we were just out to have dinner together.
When the lights went down, the announcer came over the PA. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Pee-Wee Herman Show!" And Toshi looked up at me, eyes wide as saucers, and said his new favorite exaggerated overreaction:
"Oh... snap."
Words for the ages. If you didn't get a chance to see the show during its run last month, it was incredible. It was a perfect hybrid of the original Roxy show that HBO shot back in the '80s and the beloved "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" series that was on TV at the end of the '80s. The Roxy show was a really sly parody of children's shows, but the actual content of the show was sort of adult. Lots of insinuation and entendre. The "Playhouse," by simple adjusting the material a few degrees, was a genuine kid's show, and one of the greatest. The reason Toshi's little mind was so blown by this particular event was because the very first show he loved... hell, the very first piece of pop culture on which he imprinted... was the DVD box set of both seasons of "Pee Wee's Playhouse." He used to dance by the TV when the theme song played. He could say "Pee Wee" before he could identify every person in our house by name. It was a BIG DEAL to him.
And amazingly, the 58-year-old Paul Reubens looked and sounded pretty much exactly the same as Pee Wee as he always has. The show was hilarious, and the audience seemed like a love fest, totally into the experience. From the moment Pee-Wee came out onstage and asked us all to stand and recite the Pledge Of Allegiance to the ending, where he finally gets his greatest wish, it was just pure smile. Nonstop.
I bought tickets for the show when they originally announced dates at the Henry Fonda Theater, and when they canceled that show and moved venues, I was on the road in Ireland, and we had to do some fancy footwork to deal with the issue. I wasn't the only person affected, of course, and anyone who had tickets for the Henry Fonda shows was issued a special wristband before the show began. Afterwards, we were all asked to stay until the theater cleared out. Once there were about 100 of us left, Pee Wee came out from backstage to do some Q&A.
What sounded at first to me like a rather impersonal gesture was actually pretty amazing. Although he never formally dropped character, Reubens was incredibly revealing as he spoke about his career, including his early days at the Groundlings developing the character that he's still playing 30 years later, and his plans for Pee Wee in a perfect world.
That world got a little closer to perfect for him today.
According to Pee Wee's Facebook fan page, he had his first meeting today with his new agency, CAA. I'm guessing that one of the first orders of business is finding a way to preserve "The Pee Wee Herman Show," because although Reubens said he'd be open to a run on Broadway, he doesn't want to mount a real tour of the show. He was far more interested in doing a big PPV event, and if that happens, I'd expect there to be a DVD or a BluRay release of some sort after the fact.
But the thing I'm most interested in is the same things I've been interested for years now, the same thing I asked Pee Wee about when I interviewed him last year:
In the Q&A after the show, he talked openly about how long he's been working on the script for the "Pee Wee's Playhouse" movie, and how he's almost 30 drafts in at this point. He considers it now the best thing he's ever done, and the pride is apparent in how he talks about it. The movie deals with the King of Cartoons getting kidnapped, and the entire cast having to leave the Playhouse to go find him. There's a scene where they all have to jump out of a plane, including Chairry, which is something I'd definitely pay for a ticket to see. In general, it sounds like a way to finally explore Cartoon Land, and a lovely call back to the creative energy of "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," the amazing 1985 film that really put the character on the map for most people.
There's another script out there, though, that would have to happen after "Pee Wee's Playhouse: The Movie," which is NOT currently in production despite what the IMDb says. I know there were several nights where producers went to see the live show just to see the crowds and how they responded. After all, Reubens has had plenty of run-ins with infamy, and there was always some chance that the reputation was too damaged to bounce back. Not at all true, it seems, but those experiences have obviously left their mark on Reubens. The other script is called "The Pee Wee Herman Story," and it's an R-rated comedy for adults that is a thinly-veiled look at the experiences Reubens had in Hollywood making films with Cheech and Chong, starring in a major children's show, then imploding due to legal problems and scandal. There's a lot of material ripe for satire in his rise and fall, and the idea that both scripts are still both active concerns for him makes me very happy.
Here's hoping CAA handles him well, and that they are able to make these films happen. If so, now's the time, because I can't picture Paul's physical ability to play the character staying possible for much longer. It seems like this is it. Now or never. The audience is ready. Pee Wee is ready.
And now, finally, it seems like Hollywood may be as well.
Fingers crossed.
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With the end of the holidays and a focus on new beginnings, we all resolve to make this year better than the last. After all, we all want to start out the new year healthier than we ended the old one (which, let's be honest, shouldn't be too hard to do). For many of us (and those we love), that means a new resolve to take better care of our bodies whether through more conscientious eating or more consistent exercise or a greater awareness of what we do with our time and our lives. It always helps such endeavors to have tools readily available to help jump-start our "new" lives or to simply make improvements on what we've already accomplished.
So, do you have a fitness junkie on your gift list? Or maybe someone who's interested in taking things up a notch, but doesn't know where to start? Or possibly someone who is on the cusp of discovering the joy of choosing a healthier lifestyle? There's something for everyone in this fitness gift guide from the exercise newbie to the philosophical foodie. Give them the gift of better health and greater happiness in the coming year.
For the Fitness-Minded 1 of 21
Let your loved ones know you've got their backs as they dive into a healthier new year.
image credit: Lizzie Heiselt
Transition Towel 2 of 21
Keep your loved one's carseat clean and dry with this over-the-seat towel that doubles as an impromptu changing room. The towel features a zip-on hoodie to keep it securely fastened to your carseat, as well as a belt loop so it keeps you covered for quick wardrobe changes on the go. Brilliant, useful, awesome.
$40 OrangeMud.com
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What to Eat and Why 3 of 21
A couple of great books came out this year that will interest anyone who is curious about the food they eat. Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss details how the food industry manufactures and markets the food we eat and how that has impacted our health.
$20 (hardcover) Amazon.com
Michael Pollan's Cooked is a fascinating look at how humans became the cooking animal at least until we decided to watch cooking shows instead.
$18 (hardcover) Amazon.com
image credit: Lizzie Heiselt
Inspiring Jewelry 4 of 21
A necklace or a bracelet with a charm on it is a great gift to inspire any athlete or to remind the rest of us in a subtle and beautiful way of what we hope to accomplish.
There are so many options out there, but I really love Tina Steinberg's "Spirit Collection," the selection at InspiredEndurance.com, and the simple style of LiftYourSole.com.
$15 and up, various retailers
image via Tina Steinberg
Health Tracker 5 of 21
Bracelets that track how much you move, how much you sleep, and how you are doing in achieving your goals are getting to be pretty popular. If there's someone on your list who is all about the "quantified self," health trackers like these from FitBit may be just the thing for them!
$60 and up, Fitbit.com
image via Fitbit.com
Charitable Donation 6 of 21
Does your giftee already has everything? Or they are more civic-minded? Consider donating to their favorite health-, food-, or fitness-minded charity in their name. Some ideas: Every Mother Counts, Feeding America, Soles 4 Souls, or Partnership For a Healthier America.
Cookbooks 7 of 21
One of the greatest things you can do for your health is to cook your own food and good cookbooks can help you (or your giftee!) make healthy, delicious, and nutritious food every day of the week. A couple of thoughts: The Runner's World Cookbook, with 150 recipes for the hungry and healthy.
$17, Amazon.com
The Family Flavor Cookbook has 125 recipes can help feed a family simply, healthily, and tastily.
$22, Amazon.com
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Subscription Boxes 8 of 21
Maybe your giftee is the adventurous type? Or maybe you want to give a gift that gives throughout the year? Giving a subscription box will is a great way to keep your giftee up on the latest, newest foods and gear, specially picked by those in the know.
$10-75, check here for several options
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Inspirational Poster 9 of 21
Maybe they're not crazy about wearing their fitness on their sleeve, but they're happy to put it on their wall! A well-designed poster can motivate and inspire on a daily basis. Check out the many options on Etsy for some ideas, like this one from Hairbrained Schemes.
prices vary
image via Hairbrained Schemes on Etsy
Running Jacket 10 of 21
Now is the time of year when a good running jacket is worth its weight in gold. Thankfully, this particular one from adidas is super light!
$90, Sportchalet.com
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Jump Rope 11 of 21
Jump ropes aren't just for school kids! They're a great piece of gear that's easy to pack and easy to use — maybe good for a traveling fitness buff, or anyone looking to spice up their everyday cardio workout with something a little more fun and a little more challenging.
$6, Amazon.com
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Blender 12 of 21
Whipping up a delicious kale smoothie, packed with fruit and greens, is no problem with the right blender. I use a Blendtec, but there are lots of options — and probably one in your price range.
$360, Harvest Essentials
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A New Class to Try 13 of 21
Part of getting in shape is finding what kind of exercise speaks to you. If your giftee hasn't found "The One" yet, give her/him a chance to try something new. Sign them up for a new class at the local gym.
prices vary
image credit Lizzie Heiselt
Skin Care 14 of 21
Dry winter air and cold weather can do a number on a runner's skin. Keep them moisturized this season with a skin care kit like this one from Burt's Bees.
$15, Burt's Bees
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Sprout Kit 15 of 21
Give your giftee the gift of freshly sprouted greens, straight from their own kitchen, with a sprouter kit.
$17, Williams-Sonoma
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Safety Lights 16 of 21
It's dark out there. Runners, cyclists, or anyone who is trying to keep themselves healthy and active in the dark of winter could use a little help being seen. Headlamps, like this one from Black Diamond Equipment, are a good option to help them see and be seen.
$30, Blackdiamondequipment.com
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Lunch Box 17 of 21
Race Sign-up 18 of 21
Maybe your giftee has been eyeing a new distance or a themed race for ages, but hasn't been able to pull the trigger yet. Sign them up for one yourself and sign yourself up while you're at it.
prices vary
image credit Lizzie Heiselt
Gym Bag 19 of 21
A stylish gym bag can make getting to the gym at all so much easier and enjoyable. Send your giftee into the world of communal showers and sweat-soaked towels with something they can call their own and use to keep their own gear just the way they want it.
$80 madewell.com
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Yoga Mat Sling 20 of 21
Stuff a stocking with a yoga mat sling that makes it easy to take their workout on the go.
$18, Lululemon.com
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Ball and bands 21 of 21
It's like a home gym, but more fun, easier to store, and more versatile. An exercise ball and resistance bands, like these from WaiLana Pilates and Yoga, can add a new dimension to an old workout.
$23, wayfair.com
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WESTFIELD – Since a name change from college to university last October, Westfield State University has experienced increases in freshman applications and graduation rates and its retention of students.
That may not all be attributed to the new university status at the Western Avenue campus but more the result of efforts to keep WSU affordable and accessible.
"We continue to be the best value in higher education in the state, that has been determined by Massachusetts Inc.," President Evan S. Dobelle said in a recent interview.
"Higher education must be accessible and affordable and that is the continued focus at WSU," said Dobelle.
The name change was approved last July and effective October 28, 2010.
Since then Dobelle said enrollment is up by three percent with 41 percent of freshmen applicants coming here. Students of color in the freshman class is at 17 percent, up from 11 percent of a year ago.
The freshman class for September will number 1,188 with 90 of them enrolled in honors programs. Also, 92 percent of the new freshmen class are state residents.
"We had to turn down 500 students for enrollment because we lack adequate housing. But, that will be corrected by 2013," Dobelle said.
Also, 50 percent of all students on campus come from communities west of Worcester.
"We draw from the entire state and we enjoy the highest retention of students and of those who graduate. Also Continuing Education is showing an increase in enrollment. This is all significant and we are pleased," the president said.
From alumni and student perspective, Kathryn T. Quigley said "life on campus is not much different today.
"We had university status before. Now we have the name to prove it," the 2009 graduate and Wilbraham resident, said.
Quigley, who received her master degree in public administration this year, "the university will continue to make changes but a lot of people look at the name first before they consider enrollment. The change will also help graduates get into graduate schools.
"Dr. Dobelle has made WSU well known nationally and internationally during his presidency. The quality of education has improved in the last three years," Quigley said.
Kristina M. Norris, 2011 graduate, said "Some signs have been changed to Westfield State University but there is still the small school feel on campus.
"You are not just a number here but the university status is a huge thing. It carries more prestige," said Norris, WSU's "29 Who Shine" award nominee who was honored May 12 by the state's Board of Higher Education.
The Braintree resident said she plans to return to WSU in the fall for graduate studies in her criminal justice field.
"I know the university has plans for some expansion in the next three years but I also know it will continue to maintain its comfortable environment," she said.
"It is really exciting what is happening here and I am honored to be a member of the first graduating class from Westfield State University," Norris said.
While WSU does not offer doctorate degrees, Dobelle suggested that the University of Massachusetts at Amherst might come to Westfield State to offer such courses. He is also suggesting that WSU offer some of its bachelor courses at area community colleges such as Holyoke Community College.
Dobelle also proudly points to several WSU students currently studying in Ireland and China. "We also have four students who will do an internship at Berkshire Theater. We are a global institution," he said.
Earlier this year the WSU Board of Trustees and state agencies approved a $100 million expansion that involves construction of a new dormitory and academic hall and expansion of the campus dining commons.
The $4 million dining expansion is already underway and scheduled for completion by the start of the 2011-2012 school year.
Construction of the new dormitory is expected to begin early next year and be ready for occupancy in September, 2013 with the new academic hall construction starting late next year or early 2013. It is expected to be ready for use by September, 2014, Dobelle said.
Total enrollment at WSU is 5,500 students with half living on campus or in university supported housing such as Landsdown Place in downtown Westfield.
WSU has an annual operating budget of $86.3 million with a $13 million reserve fund. It employs an estimated 700 people and offers 118 major academic programs.
"WSU is a private quality and public value school," Dobelle said.
Westfield State University sees increases in enrollment, retention of students
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WESTFIELD – Since a name change from college to university last October, Westfield State University has experienced increases in freshman applications and graduation rates and its retention of students.


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What: Shares of hepatitis-focused biotech company Achillion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ACHN ) are diving yet again, currently down 18%, following an analyst downgrade and an update on a key experimental drug.
So what: This was not a pleasant past couple of days for Achillion shareholders, who've been hit with a triple-whammy. First, last week, Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD ) announced in a study that GS-7977, a treatment for hepatitis C that doesn't require the use of interferon, eliminated the virus in 88% of patients within 12 weeks. Second, while Achillion's phase 2 clinical data showed strong efficacy (you can't do better than 100%), it took 24 weeks for ACH-1625 to reach its endpoint. Time could be an issue here as Gilead's drug is proving effective in a much shorter time frame. Finally, JPMorgan Securities downgraded Achillion to market perform from outperform.
Now what: There's no question that the bounty placed on the hepatitis-C sector is huge, but investors have been reaching out for any positive news for months, whether it really existed or not. It's becoming clear that Gilead's experimental drug has the fast track to success and other hepatitis-C-drug hopefuls are going to be fighting an uphill battle. ACH-1625 still has a long way to go and I just don't see how it's going to unseat GS-7977, especially since GS-7977 will probably beat ACH-1625 to market, assuming that both are approved. Despite today's drop, I'll gladly pass on Achillion.
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