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If experience means everything, then the Amherst Regional boys soccer team may as well not show up Friday for its Division I state final with Needham.
After all, the Rockets (20-1-3) will be going for their fourth state title and their coach, Don Brock, has been coaching Needham for 46 years.
The Hurricanes (14-2-5) are vying for their first state title after winning their first sectional title, and they're led by first-year coach Mike Rudd.
"I had no set end date (for this season) so I'm happy that we're continuing in the tournament," Rudd said.
Not unlike the Hurricanes themselves, Rudd is a bit of a soccer anomaly. He signed up to coach the team the year after his son, Gabe, graduated. Often a parent gets into coaching to coach his or her child.
Despite his relative inexperience, Rudd has obviously done a fine job with the Hurricanes, and they give a majority of the credit for the team's success to their coach.
"Everything that's going on this season has just been amazing," senior Erik Schleeweis said. "(Rudd's) son last year was the goalie so he was rooted into the team. He instinctively coaches on the sidelines so last year he was getting ideas, so he had a bit of a head start."
Amherst has been on an amazing run since it dropped a 2-1 decision to two-time state champion Ludlow on Oct. 9. The Hurricanes have not lost since, going unbeaten in nine straight and winning the last eight, seven by shutout.
That run started with a 0-0 tie with Ludlow, and when the teams met in the Western Massachusetts final, the match was scoreless through 100 minutes and went to penalty kicks, with the Hurricanes prevailing.
The team's confidence has been building since that first draw with Ludlow.
"Defensively, the past eight games I think we've gone clean sheets; no one has scored on us and that includes Ludlow, and that's fantastic for us," said Schleeweis, a defender and midfielder. "I have to thank coach for that because halfway through the season we were getting a little iffy there and he changed some things up.
"Coach made some good decisions to improve our defense and improve our midfield," Schleeweis added.
Offensively, juniors Brandon Vazquez, who had the game-winner in the 1-0 state semifinal win over Leominster, and Eric Gooden are the biggest threats, but senior Nick Johnson, junior Mike Rock and sophomores Adrian Haughton, Ian Robson and Alex LaRaja give the Hurricanes depth on offense.
Amherst is a threat on re-starts as well. Senior defender and captain Jaimon Olmstead at 6-foot-3 is a scoring threat with his head on corner kicks and free kicks, as well as on Cody Baglow's long flip throw-ins.
"If we come out the way we did (against Leominster), very strong, we can win this," Vazquez said.
The Rockets will have something to say about the outcome. Needham hasn't lost since Sept. 7 and has won 12 straight, including Wednesday's 2-1 win over Somerville for the Eastern Mass. title.
Still, the Hurricanes have talent, depth and confidence, a lot of it coming from beating the two-time state champions.
"I talked about this with captain Curtis Barnes since freshman year, saying when we're seniors we're going to be a disgusting team and go and win states," Schleeweis said. "Now it's coming true; the dream has become reality."


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Neftali Feliz throwing off mound
Rangers reliever Neftali Feliz is throwing off the bullpen mound here in Oakland while the Rangers are taking batting practice Saturday morning. Feliz is on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder and throwing off the mound is big step. There is still a possibility that Feliz could pitch an inning on medical rehab assignment in the Minor Leagues but is still is looking likely that he will be ready to be activated on Friday.

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By SUZIE NISTHAUZ
I am 12 years old and go to I.S. 24. As everyone heard, a mosque might be built on the site of Ground Zero. I am against this.
"Why?" you may ask. Well if Muslims can have their mosque built near a site that terrorists destroyed why can a couple of Catholics destroy a historical site and demand a church?
Ground Zero is a New York icon. Now what? Muslims want a mosque.
Why can't they build it somewhere else? The Muslims are not the only religion that needs to be practiced. They do not own Ground Zero and get to choose what to make of it.
As we, the people of the United States, we have the right to speak out against anything we think is wrong. They have to show respect for those people whose relatives died on 9/11. Besides, they can have their mosque somewhere else. In due respect, please have your mosque somewhere else. Take this into consideration.


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And why not?
Goodman, director of the Ohio Department of Commerce, traveled from Columbus to Elyria to present a $3.4 million check to city officials.
It was the largest pay out ever in the 45 year history of the state's Division of Unclaimed Funds.
Elyria officials said they planned to use the unexpected windfall to pay down city debt connected to the 2009 purchase of two fire trucks and possibly for a couple of large road construction projects.
"This is a one-time windfall for the city," said Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda. "We have to be very careful on how we spend the money."
Elyria has an annual budget of about $111 million with a $30 million general operating fund, city officials said. It's facing big drops in revenue in the near future that will leave a shortfall of about $11 million, Brinda said.
"This is a record," Goodman said at a press conference in city council chambers. "It's the largest amount that's ever been returned to an individual or a city."
The state's Division of Unclaimed Funds holds money that is left dormant until the rightful owners can be found. Common examples include forgotten savings accounts, credit balances, investments, and refunds from utility and insurance companies.
In Elyria's case, the $3.4 million derived from a policy the city had with Anthem Insurance Company for its employees life insurance coverage.
There is currently about $1.7 billion sitting in 4.5 million state unclaimed funds accounts. You can look for money in your name by going to the state website. Check back often because state officials are continuously updating accounts.


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At the recent annual Women's History Month Banquet at the University of Southern Maine Susie Bock of Saco was presented with the 2011 Friend of USM Women & Gender Studies Award. Bock is the director of USM's Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine and the head of Special Collections in USM's Glickman Family Library. Bock was presented the award in recognition of the support she provides to the program through her positions at USM.
Bock came to USM in 1999 after serving as cataloging supervisor at the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries Special Collections and as an archivist for The Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscript Library at Yale University. She received her bachelor's degree in history from Bates College and master's degrees in European history and library service from Columbia University.


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The Memorial Day weekend may bring many things to the Portland area, not the least of which are clouds and a better chance at dry skies than we've seen all week -- good news for campers thinking of spending a few nights outdoors, say on Mt. Hood.
More on that in a moment.
The National Weather Service is calling for a mostly cloudy Friday becoming less cloudy in the afternoon. There's also a 20-percent chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms with highs up to 70 degrees with light northwest winds picking up to 10 miles per hour.
Tonight, the clouds continue, as does the 20-percent chance of evening showers or thunderstorms in the evening. Look for lows around 50 -- or 45 in outlying areas.
Saturday's forecast -- and Sunday's and Monday's too -- calls for a cloudy morning, followed by some sun and a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers. Highs should hover around from 65 degrees with southwest winds up to 10 mph.
Saturday night looks a lot like Friday night's forecast, minus the thunderstorms. So does Sunday and Monday night, but Memorial Day evening will be a little cooler.
Back to the subject of camping: one-in-five chances for rain sound a lot like an 80-percent chance of not-rain, which is great news for anyone planning to spend the long weekend camping.
If the plans call for staying close to town, consider Mt. Hood's lower elevation campgrounds. Places higher on the mountain are still closed because of snow, including Trillium Lake, Frog Lake, Ollalie Lake area, and Alpine campgrounds, but popular campgrounds in the Timothy Lake area, along the Clackamas River, and at Tollgate, Camp Creek, and Green Canyon are open in time for this holiday weekend.
Have a safe, thoughtful Memorial Day.


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Modern American Diner
A new diner with an American theme opens in the newly renovated House of Industries. At the Modern American Diner, american inspired meals will be served every day from early morning to midnight. MAD is located right next to Tivoli's main entrance in central Copenhagen.
The owners of MAD have gotten their inspiration directly from the United States, where a recent visit took them through 70 restaurants, as well as different suppliers, in order to nail the theme. They have even importet an American souschef and an American pastry chef.
MAD has seating for 160 guests over two floors, as well as 50 seats outside for the drinking guests. Here, you can enjoy one of many American specialty beers.
MAD is set to become the place to go for American events such as the Super Bowl and Thanksgiving dinner.
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Twilight of the WASPs?
White Anglo Saxon Protestant (WASP) men are supposed to hold the reins of power in the United States. All but two presidents have been WASP males; almost all Supreme Court justices; most leaders of the House and Senate.
Today everyone knows America has a black president for the first time. It's also the first time in American history that neither the president nor the vice president are WASPs. Of the six apparent frontrunners for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination to oppose Barack Obama, just one is a WASP. Of the four leaders of Congress, only one is a WASP. The Supreme Court not only has no WASP, it has no Protestant.
Is this the twilight of the WASPs?
Consider the absence of WASP males at the top of public life. The president is African American, the vice president is Catholic. Current favorites to top the Republican 2012 ticket are Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman, Mormons; Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, women; Newt Gingrich, a Catholic and Tim Pawlenty, a Baptist.
That makes Pawlenty the sole WASP male at the pinnacle of the current national-leadership scramble, and his claim to WASP-hood is somewhat tenuous. Pawlenty attends a Minnesota church that belongs to the hardline Baptist General Convention, which may or may not be right about faith but definitely is not a mainstream Protestant denomination, such as the American Baptist Convention.
In Congress, Speaker of the House John Boehner is Catholic, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is female, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is Mormon. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is the sole WASP male in top leadership. At least, he probably is. In interviews 20 years ago, McConnell described himself as a mainstream Baptist. Recently, McConnell has dropped mention of religion from his official bio.
At the Supreme Court, six justices are Catholic, three are Jewish. Four of the Court's members — Ruth Ginsberg, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas — are reverse twofers, neither white male nor Protestant. When Louis Brandeis (first Jewish justice) was confirmed in 1916, and Thurgood Marshall (first African American justice) joined the Court in 1967, and Sandra O'Connor (first female justice) joined in 1981, each had a shockwave impact on establishment politics. Today, if Barack Obama nominated a WASP male to the Supreme Court, that's what would be considered shocking.
Surely the overall situation would have amazed Edward Baltzell, whose 1964 book The Protestant Establishment: Aristocracy and Caste in America popularized the term WASP. Baltzell was a consummate member of that class: born into an old-money Philadelphia family, raised in the Episcopal church, shipped off in youth to an expensive boarding school, then on to the Ivy League. He styled himself "E. Digby Baltzell" because it sounded more right-you-are-old-chap. Becoming a professor at Penn, he studied the Social Register, once the Wikipedia of American snobbery.
When John Kennedy ran for president in 1960, his Catholic faith — his failure to be a WASP — initially was a source of controversy among voters. If a member of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints is a presidential candidate in 2012, will that be controversial?
Probably not. To some, JFK embodied the centuries of Protestant-Catholic warfare in Europe — Mormonism has no equivalent backstory. The 2012 elections may cause a tedious debate about whether Mormons are Christians: since they consider themselves Christian, that's good enough for me. Hopefully most voters will assess a Romney or Huntsman candidacy on the merits of whether either seems best for the job.
The political parallel would be not to 1960 but to 1952, when the very WASPy Adlai Stevenson faced Dwight Eisenhower, a Jehovah's Witness. Like the Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses hold some beliefs that make traditionalist Christians scratch their heads. But in 1952, voters were concerned foremost with whether Eisenhower was the best candidate, and that pattern should repeat in 2012. (After being elected, Ike became a Presbyterian, so in a sense he converted to WASP-hood.)
Why are WASP males suddenly knocked off the public pedestal? Perhaps just coincidence. Or maybe it means discrimination against non-WASPs at long last has ended. If the latter, that public debate hasn't noticed the twilight of the WASP male should be seen as a positive sign.
What if the 2012 White House race pits an African American and a Catholic versus a woman and a Mormon? E. Digby Baltzell would roll over in his grave — but it would be a great day for America. The United States, after all, is a country where how you define yourself matters far more than how society defines you.
Here the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life breaks down American faith affiliations. WASPs must belong to the "mainline" Protestant categories, though this concept can be fuzzy. For instance, Pew classes 7 percent of Americans under "historically black churches" rather than as "mainline Protestant." Yet most historically black worship is mainline, rooted in traditional theology. Note from Pew data that the Episcopal/Anglican cohort — wellspring of 11 presidents, most of any denomination — is down to just 1.4 percent of the population.
Wondering about me? I belong to one of the country's sadly few joint Christian-Jewish congregations, and like Sarah Palin, describe myself as "nondenominational Christian."
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Gregg – I am a Mormon and can unequivocally confirm to you and your readers that yes, in fact, we are Christian. Also, you refer to the Church as "The Church of the Latter-day Saints." The proper name of the Church is and always has been The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which again speaks to our belief that Christ is the head of the Church.
I used the informal names for denominations — Anglicans are, formally, the Churches of the Anglican Communion, for instance.
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fascinating column. i've been thinking about it all week. i've had always had a narrower understanding of WASPs – wealthy Episcopalians. i'm anglo and grew up church of christ, but never considered myself a wasp. in any event, while i suspect there are still plenty of wasps running our largest corporations, law firms and holding office, i would agree that others hold power as never before. interestingly, some of these others seem to hold very WASPish views.


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Via Brad DeLong a very important NBER working paper by Larry Ball (link). Essentially the paper discusses how Bernanke went from being one of the strongest proponents of inflation targeting, given his extensive knowledge of the Japanese liquidity trap, to a strong opponent of this policy when in power as the Fed chairman.
Bernanke once advocated a 3-4% inflation target for Japan;
as Fed chair, he says "that's not a direction that we're interested in pursuing." Bernanke has also
abandoned his early proposals for currency depreciation and for money-financed tax cuts. More
generally, he no longer argues that a central bank can easily overcome the zero-bound problem "if
the will to do so exists."
Given the growing movement towards a nominal GDP targeting and the heated discussions regarding policy options in a liquidity trap, this clear shift in the policy stance of a very central player is critical. Any central bank sets long-run interest rates by shaping expectations of future policy. This is fundamentally a choice of signalling and communication. It is a choice which depends crucially on the economic models employed by their economists, and on prevailing tendencies in economic debates. Inherent in an inflation or NGDP target is an apolitical rule which would yield a much more stable macroeconomy than the one we see today. How high should the inflation rate target be in this new rule?
Greg Mankiw(link) hints at a possible numerical explanation of the current real interest rate that would yield full employment. We have previously linked to Paul Krugman's very succinct summaries of this problem, see here for instance. An optimal inflation target needs to take the current liquidity trap into consideration. Oliver Blanchard has argued strongly for higher inflation and other economists within the IMF have defended this view strongly, often coming from the same framework as Bernanke, as in this article. They arrive at the same inflation target – around 4%. Bernanke's shift is therefore even more significant given the support from the usually conservative IMF for an explicit inflation targeting rule at a higher permitted inflation rate than the one currently pursued by Western central banks. Going further would be the NGDP target, which found strong support in an important paper by Goldman Sachs last year. One central conclusion of this paper follows:
Simulations using a highly simplified model suggest that a nominal GDP target could improve economic performance substantially compared with a standard Taylor rule. In the model, the economy receives a significant boost through lower real long-term interest rates, via a delay of the first funds rate hike and temporarily higher expected inflation.
Source: Goldman Sachs Global ECS US Research
One benefit of the NGDP target is the very clear and uncontroversial measure of the economy as opposed to choosing a proper deflator or attempting to define the output gap, which has led to some discussions in the blogosphere over the last week.
In a political climate where "uncertainty" is the enemy for many hard-money hawks in central banks and in the broader policy debate, this is even more unfortunate. The benefit of a new version of the Taylor rule is the substitution of an institutional rule for shifting Fed bargaining power and leadership. Not every chairman for every central bank can have the bargaining power or economic climate that allowed for the Volcker disinflation. Matt Yglesias puts this personal incentives argument very succintly:
A central banker who implements those ideas would run the risk of needing to take responsibility for failure in the event that something bad happens. Opting for the fudge that constituted conventional wisdom from the fall of 2008 through to the subsequent winter got Bernanke hailed as Person of the Year despite the economy collapsing all around him.
John Ruggie famously subscribed to the view of an international regime as one in which the expectations of actors converged upon a specific set of outcomes. The obvious political co-option of the Fed during the economic crisis has led to the QE programs, and the very aggressive monetary goals going forward. It also allowed for the low interest rates leading up to the crisis. Thereby the convergence of expectations becomes a political rather than an economic judgment, and creates clear time inconsistencies in Fed behavior. Rule-based NGDP targeting in particular would allow for an apolitical and legitimate conduction of monetary policy in the United States, clearly aligned towards the dual mandate.
Given the current discourse of politicians and the increased transparency of Fed decisions and communications, this would grant a much-needed frame of reference for central bank governors and chairmen, one that is more open towards a broader field of stakeholders and that is more properly connected to the views of other major institutions. This does not mean that asset price inflation should not be a focus going forward, but implementing a pragmatic target based on output/inflation gets us a long way. And of course, let's not even get started on the help it could grant the ECB in its organizational environment, since it is extremely unlikely that we will ever see the ECB making the strong commitments necessary to positively shape expectations given its narrow mandate.


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The British singer, who is not the global phenomenon that is Lady Gaga, has written a message to her fans following her embarrassing fallout with the makers of the U.S. version of "X Factor", who apparently did not want her on the judging panel having initially said that they did.
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"X Factor" hits wrong note
Britain's "The X Factor" has struck a bum chord, even before the main knock-out phase of the hugely popular TV show begins. Judge Cheryl Cole has incensed thousands of viewers with her selection of three finalists from a shortlist of eight contestants. Hopeful Gamu Nhengu, 18, was rejected by Cole, despite impressing with her audition and being among the early favourites to win the show.
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Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez: right fit for "American Idol"?
"American Idol" has finally announced its new judging panel, ending months of speculation about the future shape of the show.
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UK's X Factor gets off to rocky start
The X Factor, one of Britain's most-watched television programmes, has got off to a rocky start this year with its integrity called into question after it came to light that some contestants' performances had been enhanced using computer software. A spokesman for the show, a pillar of ITV1's annual scheduling, admitted that post-production work was sometimes necessary due to the number of microphones used during filming. But he also told British media that judges make their decisions during the audition stages based on what they hear live, and that later shows are all genuinely live.
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Is Steven Tyler right fit for "American Idol"?
Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler looks to be on his way to join "American Idol" in what would be the first bona fide rock star judge on the show's panel.
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Shania Twain for "American Idol"? Judge auditions drag on
Another day. Another potential "American Idol" judge surfaces.
Who knew Simon Cowell (or even Ellen DeGeneres) would be so hard to replace?
With Jennifer Lopez apparently out of the running for being "too demanding", country singer Shania Twain's name resurfaced on Thursday as "Idol" producers and the Fox television network searched for a new line-up in time for filmed auditions in mid-September for the show's 10th season.
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Goodbye Ellen, Hello….who? to "American Idol"
Like it or not "American Idol" will be getting a whole new talent line-up next season -- and that's just the judges.
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"American Idol" asks fans for a fix
As "American Idol" plods its way to the 2010 finale after a lackluster season and slipping ratings, the TV show's dwindling band of fans are getting an unusual opportunity to weigh in on what's wrong with the show, and how to fix it.
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Crystal disappoints, Siobhan storms back on night of "American idol" surprises
In the words of Simon Cowell, Tuesday night was a shocker on "American Idol".
For the first time this season, front runner Crystal Bowersox failed to impress. Simon went so far as to describe her happy-clappy version of Shania Twain's "No-One Needs to Know" as "limp".
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Joining (or leaving?) the ranks of singing divas on "American Idol"
There were just two certainties on "American Idol" after inspirational theme night with mentor Alicia Keys.


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Manabu Kurokawa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mailing address:
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Research interests
Dr. Kurokawa's research interests lie in the fields of programmed cell death and cancer. Chemotherapeutic agents typically function by triggering a cell death program known as apoptosis, which promotes the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into the cytoplasm and stimulates activation of cell-death proteases, caspases, through formation of a complex called the apoptosome. However, cancer cells are often able to acquire resistance to these drugs and evade death by somehow blocking mitochondrial cytochrome c release and/or inhibiting caspase activation. Dr. Kurokawa's laboratory employs a panel of cancer cell lines which are resistant to specific anti-cancer agents, to include kinase inhibitors, as a model system to gain more insight into the molecular mechanism(s) underlying acquired resistance. These cell lines have been isolated by continuous culture in the presence of the drugs at clinically relevant therapeutic concentrations. This approach mimics the relevant clinical setting where patients receive the chemotherapeutic agent on a daily basis. Using the resistant cell lines as tools, the laboratory systematically dissects the apoptotic signaling pathways both upstream and downstream of the mitochondria to identify the specific alterations that render cancer cells unresponsive to drug treatment and aims to elucidate the apoptotic signaling pathways most critical for the development and maintenance of acquired chemoresistance. One of the laboratory's current research focuses is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of acquired resistance to the FDA-approved HER2 inhibitor lapatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer cells.
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There's No Place Like Home
Since 1974, UPCAP's mission and goals have revolved around supporting independent living for adults for as long as possible. View our Success Stories for Independent Living booklet featuring:
UPCAP has a number of programs to support independent living options:
Visit UPCAP's Care Management page tells how UPCAP's Care Managers present, explain, and facilitate in-home service options to help individuals live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
MIChoice Waiver Program page to learn more about what in-home long-term care services are available to meet your needs, and how UPCAP's staff can help coordinate and oversee the delivery of these services.
View Program Overview Slides &
Dec'14 PBS News Spot on MIChoice Waiver Program
Nursing Facility to Home page highlights how some nursing facility residents may be able to receive the care they need in a less restrictive setting such as their own home, apartment, adult foster care home, or home for the aged.
Independent Living Options page for programs and options that may help you move out of a nursing home, or avoid or delay nursing home placement.
The Eligibility page reviews some of the functional/phyical and financial requirements for each of these programs.


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Leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII
The big hype machine known as the NFL is in full swing as the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens prepare over the next two weeks for Super Bowl XLVIII in New Orleans.
You have probably already heard and seen some of the headlines and storylines such as the ŌĆ£Bro BowlŌĆØ, ŌĆ£Har-BowlŌĆØ, and ŌĆ£Super-BaughŌĆØ and all drama of this being Ray LewisŌĆÖ last game. By the time we get to the big game, we will all be tired of the hype, and ready to finally watch the game.
Before The Freak dissects the Super Bowl in columns next Friday and Saturday, you really have to look at the two tough and season-changing decisions both Jim Harbaugh (49ers) and brother John Harbaugh (Ravens) made that truly defined their seasons, and got them to this Super Bowl.
Coaching in the NFL has to be the toughest coaching job in professional sports as their decisions are heavily scrutinized and examined for a full week until their next game. Sometimes these decisions work, but many times they backfire, leading them to be fired at the end of the season.
One of the biggest gambles by a coach in recent memory happened in Week 10. ThatŌĆÖs when 49ers starting quarterback Alex Smith was knocked out of the game with a concussion against the Rams. Smith is replaced by sophomore Colin Kaepernick, who comes in and plays very well. Smith receives the start the following week against the Bears, and he soundly beats them.
Coach Harbaugh then had to decide between a now-healthy Smith, who had at the time a season passer rating of over 100, and the young and athletic Kaepernick, who he knew would give his offence a different dimension because of his running ability.
However, there is an unwritten rule in football where players never lose their job/position due to an injury. Harbaugh had a very difficult decision to make as Smith was also a very popular guy in the dressing room, and there was a chance the other veteran players could turn on him, he would lose the whole team and probably kill their playoff chances.
But Harbaugh went against conventional wisdom, rolled the dice and named Kaepernick the starter, and the rest you can say is history. It was a gutsy decision at the time, and it makes Coach Harbaugh look like a genius.
Brother John Harbaugh of the Ravens also was faced with a big decision that ultimately changed BaltimoreŌĆÖs season, and this didnŌĆÖt concern any particular player but a coach.
With Baltimore struggling offensively at mid-season with then offensive co-ordinator Cam Cameron, Harbaugh decided to fire Cameron late in the season in Week 14 while the Ravens were still in first place in the AFC North. This decision was very surprising for a division-leading team.
Cameron was replaced with Jim Caldwell, who didnŌĆÖt provide the immediate offensive results Harbaugh was looking for until Week 16 against the Giants, and this production has continued during this playoff run. Not only has the offence improved with Caldwell, but his play-calling has led to quarterback Joe Flacco taking more shots down the field. This forces safeties to play deep, which opens up the short-to-intermediate routes for Anquan Boldin and Dennis Pitta, and really helps Ray Rice in the running game.
Firing your offensive co-ordinator this late in the season was a bold move by Harbaugh, but it has paid dividends and look where this decision put his team!
Both brothers have an arrogance to them, and they gambled with their personnel decisions. But, at the end of the day, these moves paid off big time with a trip to New Orleans and the Super Bowl.
Stat of the week
The Pats and Tom Brady were an astounding 67-0 (won-lost) when leading at halftime at home, but the Ravens changed all that. The Ravens came back from a 13-7 deficit at the half to win 28-13.
Pet peeve of the week
The Freak doesnŌĆÖt know how many other people were affected by last Sunday nightŌĆÖs power outage, but come on, how can the power go out on Championship Sunday in the middle of the Patriots-RavensŌĆÖ game?
The Freak would like to thank local PatsŌĆÖ fans Jason Ahern and Dave Chisholm for accommodating The Freak during the power interruption. There were some sad-looking faces when the game was over, and they even blamed it on the Giants and The FreakŌĆÖs bad karma (Wes Welker dropping another big third-down pass like in last yearŌĆÖs Super Bowl) for the PatriotsŌĆÖ loss.
Bonehead play of the week
Coach Belichick and Brady are usually so good at time management that it was astonishing that they would let the clock run down at the end of the first half and only have time to kick a field goal rather than having a couple of shots at the end zone that would of put them up by 17-7 rather than 13-7.
Brady who is usually very aware of the time clock could have either threw the ball away on that play, or called timeout immediately after he slid. Hard to believe these two would mess up like this in such a big game.
Last week: 1-for-2.
Season: 90-for-129.
John Turner is a Summerside schoolteacher. His column appears every Saturday during the NFL season. Feel free to e-mail questions and comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Myers hopes to earn Dems' nomination
LEWISTOWN – Max Jay Myers isn't wasting any time and has already begun campaigning for the 2014 Pennsylvania Governor's race.
Myers is a minister and small business owner who lives in Mechanicsburg and Friday he spent the day touring the Juniata Valley, before stopping by The Sentinel in the afternoon. Myers is also a U.S. Army veteran and served in the National Guard.
Myers is running on the Democratic ticket and his primary focus as he campaigns will be dealing with the issue of poverty, public schools and jobs.
"1.7 million at or below poverty in Pennsylvania," Myers said.
Myers explained there is both a humantarian side in addressing the issue of poverty, as well as an economic side.
Myers remains convinced one of the ways in which to combat poverty is to create a "world class public school education" system in Pennsylvania.
Myers said the debate about education needs to shift from the cost, to why the drop out rate for high school students remains so high.
"We have some significant issues in public schools and we are not dealing with them," Myers said.
Myers believes he can provide the necessary leadership required to begin to address some of these problems Pennsylvania faces.
In addition, Myers will be focused on bringing jobs to Pennsylvania, specifically manufacturing.
"It's no brainer connection between getting people out of poverty and having jobs for them. We need to get manufacturing back in Pennsylvania," Myers said.
"If you buy into the philosophy that manufacturing will never come back, what you are really saying is certain percent of the population will always be unemployed and we will continue to subsidize a portion of the population," Myers said.
Myers said that ultimately, his campaign isn't about him, it's about encouraging people to come together to accomplish these complicated issues. Myers said he simply wants to play a strong leadership role, whereby the people direct him what issues need to be dealt with, not politicians.
Myers lives with his wife in Mechanicsburg. He has two grown children and five grandchildren.
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By GEORGE GRAHAM
HOLYOKE - Holyoke police arrested an 18-year-old city man and a 16-year old juvenile on heroin charges early Thursday morning during a vehicle stop on Whiting Farms Road.
Michael Santiago, of 527 South Bridge St., and the juvenile were charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with intent to distribute, police documents state.
The juvenile was also charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
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An attacker stabbed and beat Charles Keith Morton, then made off with his wallet and watch.
Prosecutors charged Charles Joseph Lake, then 21, with aggravated murder under the theory that Lake killed Morton in the course of a robbery in the early morning hours of March 16, 2012. Lake was facing the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.
But Monday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Lake to 18 years in prison. With time off for good behavior, he could be out by age 37. Lake pleaded guilty last week to first-degree manslaughter, among other crimes.
The plea deal followed a much different version of events from Lake: He claimed he and Morton had met at the East China Lounge at 322 N.W. Everett St., then headed back to Morton's apartment for another drink. Once there, Lake said, Morton kissed him on the back of the neck. When Lake responded by shoving him, Morton grabbed a kitchen knife and lunged at him, Lake said.
Lake was preparing to argue in a trial that he feared Morton was trying to sexually assault him at knifepoint and that he reacted to the "extreme emotional disturbance" by taking the knife from Morton's hand. Lake stabbed Morton 27 times and kicked him repeatedly. He told police that he left with Morton's wallet so he'd know who he'd just killed. He couldn't explain why he also took Morton's watch.
"We believe it was an afterthought," said attorney Rich Wolf, explaining that Lake didn't kill Morton with the intent to steal. Wolf defended Lake with attorney Deborah Burdzik.
Prosecutors Chris Ramras and Jenna Plank said they faced a significant challenge in proving an aggravated murder case because Lake was the only living witness.
A knife wound across the inside of Lake's hand fit his story that he grabbed the knife from Morton, they said.
Lake also talked openly to police during his first interview -- which isn't typical behavior for someone who has just committed aggravated murder, Ramras said.
Both men were very drunk. Morton had a blood-alcohol level of about .27 percent, and Lake had an estimated blood-alcohol level of .20 percent around the time of the 3 a.m. stabbing, according to defense calculations.
Lake's sentencing hearing was attended by 18 friends of Morton's. They described a gentle and kind man -- in stark contrast to the person that Lake claimed he'd encountered the night of the killing. Morton who worked for 16 years as a 9-1-1 dispatcher for Port of Portland police until he retired in 2005.
Randy Walker, one of the a friends, said Lake should take "personal responsibility" for what he's done.
Bill Montee, who worked with Morton, said he was disappointed in what he described as the "convenient little escape clause" that allowed Lake to make the defense. the defense that netted the 18-year sentence. Montee said he worried that only a monster could savagely beat a person like Lake had.
In approving the plea deal, Judge Julie Frantz remarked on the puzzling nature of the crime.
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Oh no, not them again. That was my first thought as I heard from the upcoming comeback record (yawn...) Their last records "Cast In Stone" and "Resurrection" were without doubt good stuff, but if we are honest: Is that VENOM how we want to hear them??? Where is the crazy, chaotic triplet Cronos, Mantas und Abaddon? The guitar-tormentor, which never hit a right note and the drummer, whose timing problems are legendary. Okay Cronos is still on board, VENOM wouldn't work without his proletic voice. Also on board are the guitarist Mike Hickey (alias Mykvs), who has been with the band since 1986 and after this he belongs to CRONOS solo band and on the drums Cronos' brother Antton. Mantas is now doing Techno (he was on stage with SCOOTER last) und Abaddon was never a songwriter.
What should I say, the old sound is back again. It sounds like it's trimmed too old, the production sounds more lo-tech than hi-tech. The British guys have turned an uncounted number of crosses, pentagrams and he-goats upside down, so at this time they only turned around the title of their legendary band-classic "Black Metal". So the new record is called "Metal Black". And it catapults you right back to the time were VENOM still ruled. Songs like "Antechrist" or "Burn In Hell" should give every Metalhead around 35 a long lasting smile in his face. Most of the songs on this record truly belong to the best stuff, which VENOM fabricated since "At War With Satan".
Unfortunately there are 3 songs on "Metal Black", which are absolute bullshit. I don't need songs like "Death & Dying" (the title is program!) or the boring Nu-Metal sound like "House Of Pain" and the "lullaby" "Darkest Realm". But the rest has a high hit potential. The title track, for example, sounds like a heavy version of "Black Metal" from 1981 with more power and blastbeats. "Blessed Dead" is a stomping meanie or "Rege Satanas" is a vicious beast directly from hell. They haven't forgotten how it works. It's great to have you back, guys. Now you need to come to Germany and let the old show live on again. Cuult......! (Online May 22, 2006)


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User name is Lash ,aged 39, and I thought I'd actually introduce myself for once. Hope to stick around for a very long time........ well at least until I drop dead ;-)
Couple of years ago a thought crept into my head and it was " somethings wrong ". Pushed the thought to the back of my mind but I guess I'd always thought that something was wrong with the food we've been eating.
Things came to a head last summer when I saw a friend reading a book by Udo Erasmus called Fats that heal , fats that kill. We spoke about it for a bit and so I bought my own copy and a book by Dr Mary Enig and Sally Fallon called Eat fat, lose fat.
Still wasn't enough to kill that thought that something still wasn't right though. I began thinking that things started to go wrong for us when the food industry took control of what we eat. I can't remember what I typed into google but I think it was something like "What food did our ancestors eat" because I knew they must have been doing something right or we wouldn't be here today!!!! Going through the list of results I came to this place, where I read about Mark and the Primal way of living in this day and age. Pre-ordered The Primal blueprint book and never looked back. That thought of "something's wrong" has been put to rest now. Now I know what to do and how to give my body what it's always been shouting for. I'm no saint and yes I do give in to cravings now and again but most of the time I'm on the path to primal living.
Governments in bed with the food industry have got a lot to answer for. With obesity and diabetes on the rise I'm amazed our UK Government hasn't finally grown a pair and told the food industry that it's got to sort things out now or in the future the food industry will have to pay for treatment of these diseases they are happily helping to spread all in the name of profit. I think our lives and well being are a lot more important than the stocks and shares of companies that are slowly but surely killing us off.
I better stop here :-).
Approaching winter here in the UK and thought I'd finally join the forum to get some tips on what to eat for the coming cold season. Oily salads were good for summer but now I'm not so sure so I'll be asking questions about healthy energy sources to get through the winter. I cycle to work which takes me half an hour then work in a heated building at a desk or walk around student labs all day then cycle back home 8 or so hours later.
I am not looking forward to this winter without the back up of a primal energy source.
I don't care about getting fat over winter as I now know we are born with and have always had the ability to burn off fats but thanks to the insidious sugar/food industry and CW this ability is slowly but surely being shut down forcing many of us to go down the path of the greatest food con of all...... "low fat" diet food.
These are some of my thoughts and I hope I haven't scared you off!!
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In 1938, Al Ferreri, his sister Frances Pacelli and her husband, Chris, came up with the idea for a sandwich made with sliced beef. In those days, meat was expensive and out of reach for many families in their Chicago neighborhood, so to stretch the meal at family gatherings, they sliced it thin and made beef sandwiches.
They added their own touches of sweet roasted peppers and onions. Soon, they started delivering to local businesses, then opened a small stand in the Little Italy section, calling the venture "Al's Beef."
Today in Chicago, you can find Italian beef sandwiches everywhere. They're so fundamental to the culture, there are annual competitions (some call them "wars") among restaurants, amateur cook-offs and eating contests. Through the years, some chefs have added relishes, others offer sausage along with beef, and often, hand-cut fries are added right on top. Al's Beef was sold several years ago and is now a franchise business, but it still ranks right up there year after year when it comes to the best.
Barbi Newman, a well-known and respected chef in North Jersey, worked in Chicago's high-end hotels for a few years in the 1980s and fell in love with the city's signature sandwich. When she returned to her home state of New Jersey, she'd make her own versions, always yearning for the real deal. When she sold Mardi Gras, her popular gourmet shop in Verona in 2007, she continued her kitchen experiments while she catered events and worked as a chef for entertainment bigwigs and corporate CEOs.
Then the idea hit her to bring Chicago's Italian beef sandwich to New Jerseyans. She stopped making fancy hors d'oeuvres and started simmering beef, developing a signature relish, roasting peppers and figuring out how to make the best French fry possible.
At Red's in West Caldwell, Newman nails it. Her beef sandwich is outstanding, and she manages to combine the essentials of Chicago's phenomenon with homemade goodness and a serious nod to healthy eating throughout the store's limited menu. Don't let that scare you, though — Newman is a terrific cook and her food is delicious. If some of it happens to be healthy, well, we'll just have to live with that.
Her concept: "Fast, casual and nutritious (other than the fries and mac 'n cheese)." "I'm inspired by my own hectic life," she laughs. "I need something fast and good, inexpensive and memorable."
The food lives up to the concept, but it's hard to focus when you're standing in her kitchen and stocks are simmering on the stovetop. In fact, everything at Red's smells so good, it makes you want to eat your way through the entire menu, which is separated into "dips," "flips," "chips" and "sips."
Headlining the "dips" is the beef sandwich ($4.75 for half; $8.75 for whole). The tender beef simmers in a surprisingly sparky au jus, and once the meat, peppers and relish are combined, you can request it "dipped" right into the au jus. Of course, I do, and the French bread holds up well to the liquid; every bite is an explosion of tastes. You can add sweet sausage ($5.25/$9.75) or fries ($1.50 extra). The chopped barbecue chicken sandwich ($8.50) combines smoky, sweet, delicious slow-roasted chicken and Newman's coleslaw on a brioche bun.
Next come "flips." Newman's known for her turkey burgers, and with good reason. The original, made with lean ground turkey, sautéed onions, mushrooms and spinach ($7.50), or the Mediterranean (all of the above, plus garlic and feta mixed in, $7.75) are served on a toasted brioche bun, and you can add cheese for an additional charge. You have got to try the Mediterranean — and don't add anything until after your first bite, because it's pretty perfect as is.
I love a good grilled cheese sandwich, and Red's Italian version offers cheddar, pepperjack or provolone on a toasted French roll, with the house relish and roasted red peppers ($6.75).
"Chips" lead off with a must-have. Double-cooked (first at low temperatures, then at high), the hand-cut russet fries ($3.25) are so good, I may have to alter my pomme frites benchmark. Try them with malt vinegar or chipotle mayo, ketchup or eat them as they are — they need no dips.
Tri-color tortilla chips are made daily ($1.75), and they make a nice side dish to munch on, although I'd save my carbs for the fries.
As for the "bowls," for $8.50, you can try another one of Newman's signature dishes: turkey chili (with tomatillos and without beans) or vegetarian chili (mixed veggies, beans, quinoa). Can't decide? Order half and half. They come with sour cream, onions, cheddar cheese and tortilla chips, and they're both hearty meals.
I'm a mac and cheese lover, and I really like this individually baked version ($7.25), made with rotini and three cheeses, topped with panko. Every day, there are two soups ($4.75 to $9.50), such as curry cauliflower, Hungarian mushroom, chicken gumbo, and sweet and sour beef borscht.
Salads round out the menu, and "sips" are a must. Try the fresh lemon-limeade, excellent rooibos/red zinger iced tea or specialty iced and hot coffees.
If you're having people over on Super Bowl Sunday, Red's is offering a special menu of wings, sloppies and other items. If you want to serve beef sandwiches, pick up yours in kits and put everything together at home.
There are special dishes every day and a sweet tooth special every week (such as chocolate marshmallow cake or Key lime pie), but Newman's rugelach, brownies and cookies are legendary, so be on the lookout. I also love her new invention: Talenti gelato sandwiched between homemade cookies. I think that desserts could be called "sweet lips," but that's probably too much and besides, Barbi Newman doesn't need any help from me. I'm just thankful she's back and open for business.
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How many different types of gums or candies did you try contained aspartame?
Sumacito and Dashfire, I'm curious how one gets to be a professional taster. My son is now 15 and he seems to be particularly gifted in tasting flavors and articulating what he tastes. I've always thought it would be an interesting career.
For a while my husband and I had a small honey business, at the time I was a catering chef at a restaurant and we once brought in some of our honey for the owner of the restaurant to taste (he was very good at paring wines and food), any way he described the 3 flavors that he tasted in the honey and they were the same 3 flavors our son picked up on. Of course I've mentioned Sommelier to him but at this point he can't stand the taste of wine.
How many different types of gums or candies did you try contained aspartame?
Dashfire, have you considered going into the culinary arts and opening a caveman themed restaurant?
As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.
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Start Date: 25-06-12 @ 161lbs
Goal Reached: 30-09-12 @ 143lb. Now bouncing between 145lb - 149lb. I'd like less bounce and more consistency :-)
Started Cross Fit 20.12.12 ---- Can't wait to submit my success story on the 1st anniversary of starting primal.
The company I work for trains the panel we have --- I am not a professional taster -- but I use them when developing new products... so I have to taste and have a decent sense of taste....
Taste changes with age -- and generally women are better tasters then men... We have a hard time finding men who can pass our preliminary taste test (comprises of tasting clear coloured liquids of various intensities for the major flavour groups, sweet, sour, umami etc..)
I wouldn't say food tasting is a career I would want to choose... somalier, coffee or tea"cupper" -- beer or whiskey taster or cheese yes... these are the "top notch" taster jobs... :-)
If you want to be a product developer you need to have a good sense of smell and taste -- and the ability to leave out your own sense of likes and dislikes and focus on what is in front of you....


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FLINT, MI -- There is no telling when the Flint area will see two girls basketball players in the same class as talented as Flint Northwestern's Sparkle Taylor and Goodrich's Taylor Gleason.
The two seniors have been three-year standouts on their varsity teams and both are headed to play Division I college basketball next season. They also both were honored with placement on the Associated Press Class B All-State team, which was released Thursday. Both made the team last season.
Gleason finished runner-up for the Miss Basketball Award this year and is still playing out her career at Goodrich, with hopes of leading the Martians to a second consecutive state championship this weekend at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
"She's been a great player for three years but this year has just been an outstanding season for her," said Goodrich coach Jason Gray, who was named Coach of the Year for the all-state team. "She's doubled her scoring, and we needed her to do that, she's become our leading rebounder and is still leading us in steals and assists. You want seniors to finish their careers strong and this is one of the best senior seasons I've ever seen anybody have."
As a senior, Gleason has averaged 21.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and has also become more of a vocal leader for a Goodrich team that has been hampered by injuries.
"The thing I've been most impressed with Taylor for this year was her ability to keep doing more and more," Gray said. "When we needed something more, she always raised it to another level. That's the sign of a great player."
Taylor's season was equally impressive in her final season at Northwestern. Playing for a new coach and a roster hit hard by graduation losses from last year, Taylor did her best to lead the Wildcats -- averaging a double-double of 28 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
"She put the team on her back," Northwestern coach David Johnson said. "When (former player) Cassidy Wright and all those ladies from a year ago moved on, Sparkle became our main scorer. The funny thing is that other teams knew she was our top player and they still couldn't stop her."
Taylor's versatility showed as she shot 41 percent from the 3-point line and recorded multiple triple-doubles, racking up steals and assists in addition to her nightly scoring and rebounding averages.
"She worked hard and really developed her game, because I think she knew she was going to have to step up," Johnson said. "She had a very good career. It's unfortunate the wins and losses didn't fall her way a little bit more because I think people tend to look at that when talking about who's the best player in the state and everything, but she was great. It was a treat to watch her play on game night."
Goodrich sophomore Tania Davis received special mention for the all-state team. Freeland senior Tori Jankoska, who beat out Gleason for Miss Basketball, was named the Class B Player of the Year.
The rest of the Class B All-State team is below:
Andrea Anastos (Livonia Ladywood); Asia Doss (Detroit Country Day); Kalabrya Gondrezick (Benton Harbor); Kysre Gondrezick (Benton Harbor); Kelli Guy (Kalkaska); Teagan Reeves (Three Rivers); D'Erika Varenhorst (Ludington); Keyara Wiard (Muskegon Oakridge); Lindsay Winter (Clare).
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Paint, paste and stencil-wielding creative types who use the urban fabric as their canvas are having a heyday. Folks like Shephard Fairey, Banksy and a whole host of others have had feature films, major gallery shows and endless internet posts chronicling — and celebrating — their efforts.
These still-illicit works often only exist as 2D forms on walls, gracing the sides of buildings, billboards, or any flat space in the concrete jungle. Brussels-based artist David Mesguich's installations bring a new dimension to unauthorised public art. He told me over email that his primary inspirations include the decade he spent "trespassing with graffiti", 3D real-time arcade games, and a "link with the carceral universe" (his father was a "known gangster", and Mesguich now does talks at French jails and collaborates with prisoners to realise site-specific pieces).
Mesguich's faceted humanoids, made from recycled plastic sheets, range in scale from a realistically-sized person to a massive head. They're simultaneously beautiful and creepy, off-putting but engaging. Actual reactions have been similarly ambivalent, with some of his outdoor installations lasting months, some weeks, and some destroyed within a few days.
Below, check out Mesguich's process pics of putting a sculpture together and transporting it on the back of a truck to its new home in the open air. [Ignant]


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The women's basketball team will host La Salle University Tuesday at Stabler Arena.
The Mountain Hawks (1-1), who are coming off a thrilling victory against St. Peters College, will host the Explorers (0-2) in their first home game of the season.
The team is looking forward to playing in front of home fans for the first time this season. Senior guard and co-captain Becky Guman reiterated how excited the team is to play on their home court after being on the road for the first two games of the season.
"Our first two games have been on the road, at Cal and at St. Peters: two tough atmospheres," Guman said. "It will be great to play on our home court in front of Lehigh fans."
Senior guard, forward and a co-captain, Kelly Peterson emphasized how important the upperclassmen's leadership has been in shaping the younger players.
"Because we are such a young group, instilling a culture of hard work and unselfishness are goals of the seniors this year," she said.
Peterson and her fellow upperclassmen hope to maintain the "fire" inside younger players throughout the non-conference games and into league play.
"We had a great preseason and there's a lot of excitement for games to start," Peterson said. "So just keeping that fire going throughout our long season will be important for all our team leaders to do."
The Hawks, who traveled to No. 13/15 University of California-Berkeley Nov. 9, felt their competition with one of the best teams in the country will benefit them later on in their season. Although it is early in the team's season, the women hope their non-league games will benefit them later on.
Peterson explained how important that game would be later in the season: "Playing one of the best teams in the country is never an easy thing to do. [...] it helped us see that we have more work to do and to not be complacent."
The Hawks learned other lessons from their West Coast trip.
"It also gave us the confidence that if we can have success in certain areas against a team like Cal, we can do it against anyone," Peterson said.
The team hopes to build off their victory with St. Peters against a tough La Salle team. With lessons learned from their two previous games, Lehigh hopes to control the pace of the game and keep La Salle from getting easy baskets.
Freshmen forward Kerry Kinek, who shined in her first collegiate game in California, made the goal of the team against La Salle clear.
"Our strategy against La Salle will be to not give up easy layups in transition against a very athletic team," she said. "We need to set the tempo of the game rather than play at La Salle's tempo."
After losing some key players to graduation, the Mountain Hawks are ready to prove to the rest of the league they are ready to compete for a Patriot League championship.
"After graduating some key players last year this team has a new identity and is ready to prove to the rest of the league what we can do," Guman said.
Guman also said that the hard work that the team has put in the off-season and the competitive nature of the team will help them be successful.
"We have a very competitive team who works really well together," she said. "The group is extremely hard working and willing to do whatever it takes to get where we need to be."
As one of the co-captains, Peterson knows how important hard work and defense are. These elements of the team's play will be crucial if the Hawks are going to compete for a Patriot League championship.
"Our goal every year is to win a Patriot League championship and go to the NCAA tournament," Peterson said. "We're going to have to really commit to working hard especially on the defensive end."
Peterson, as well as the rest of team, knows that with a young team all members will be looked upon to contribute throughout the year if the team is going to be successful.
"We have a lot of talent, and we'll need contributions from every player this year to be successful, which is exciting," she said.
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A rare portrait of Middlesbrough's most famous son, Captain James Cook, has gone on display at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum as part of its latest exhibition.
Explorers sees portraits of some of the world's most famous explorers on display across the North East thanks to a collaborative project between the region's museums and the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The portrait, by John Webber, official artist on Cook's third and final voyage, is one of nine portraits of famous explorers from the National Portrait Gallery being displayed simultaneously, one in each of nine different museums and galleries across the North East as part of a new region-wide exhibition called Explorers - Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery.
The portraits on show include a selection of people who have travelled the world in search of adventure including Sir Ernest Shackleton, Sir Richard Francis Burton and Captain James Cook.
The project is being co-ordinated by Renaissance North East - an initiative to transform England's regional museums.
Alex Croom, from Renaissance North East, said: "The portraits on display capture the character of nine very different people who are united by their love of discovering both the new and unknown.
"This exhibition is a chance to celebrate their achievements and discover more about these individuals who explored different parts of the world in very different times.
"They were all were inspired by the wonders they had seen and experienced and through this collection of portraits we hope to pass that inspiration on to visitors across the region."
Explorers - Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, which begins on March 31, features the portraits of worldwide adventurers, many of whom are from, or have close links to the North East and all have a link to the museums or collections at which they are displayed.
These fascinating portraits are on show at different cultural venues throughout the North East, from Berwick to Saltburn.
This is the first time these portraits have been displayed as an exhibition. For more information visit www.ilikemuseums.com
Phil Philo, Senior Curator Museums, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to see a portrait of Cook not usually seen outside London and by an artist who got to know Cook very well during the three long years of Cook's third and final voyage between 1776 and 1780.
"John Webber painted other portraits of Cook, one of which used to hang in Marton Hall, now the site of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, when it was part of Henry Bolckow's magnificent art collection.
"It is a great picture and will allow visitors the unique opportunity to get closer to Cook. We are grateful to the National Portrait Gallery for lending the painting and to our colleagues in Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums for working hard to secure the loan."
Explorers: Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery March 31 to May 29, 2011 in regional museums and galleries. Webber portrait of famous explorer Captain James Cook will be on display at The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum is located in Stewart Park, Marton in Middlesbrough Postcode: TS7 8AT. Tel: 01642 311211
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum has 2 lifts that allow for wheelchair and pram access to every floor in the museum.
There is an orange disabled badge holder's parking bay at the front of the museum. Access to this car park is via The Grove entrance to Stewart Park.
A wheelchair is available for use by visitors. Prior notice is preferred.
A disabled toilet is located on the ground floor.
As part of this exhibition the Hartlepool Art Gallery will feature a portrait of Sir Edward Compton Mackenzie by Bassano.
Also as part of this exhibition the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum will feature a portrait of Sir Ernest Shackleton by Alick P. F. Ritchie.
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CHARLOTTE AND RALEIGH, N.C. – Duke Energy and Progress Energy today filed a second wholesale market power mitigation plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) as part of their proposed merger.
"The intent of this merger is to strike the right balance between the customer and shareholder benefits, and that continues to be our goal," said Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy. "We must also balance the expectations of our state commissions to keep electricity costs low, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) concerns about market power in the Carolinas. We believe we have done that with this plan."
"We believe that this is a solid plan that addresses the FERC's concerns about market power while preserving benefits to our customers and shareholders," said Bill Johnson, chairman, president and CEO of Progress Energy.
The NCUC has up to 30 days to review the mitigation plan before it is filed with the FERC, which required mitigation measures to offset market power concerns in the Carolinas resulting from the proposed merger.
The revised mitigation plan provides for permanent transmission upgrades and interim power sales:
These projects will expand the capability to import wholesale power into the Carolinas. The construction would begin after the merger closes and take approximately three years to complete. The preliminary cost estimate range of these projects is approximately $75 million to $150 million.
Together, the companies would sell 800 megawatts during summer off-peak hours, 475 megawatts during summer peak hours, 225 megawatts during winter off-peak hours, and 25 megawatts during winter peak hours. The companies expect to secure contracts with potential buyers prior to filing the mitigation plan with FERC.
The companies will be working closely with the North Carolina Public Staff and Office of Regulatory Staff in South Carolina over the next few months on appropriate state ratemaking treatment associated with measures in the revised mitigation plan and other merger-related issues.
Final agreement to the proposed mitigation efforts will be subject to resolution of the state ratemaking issues.
Later this quarter, the companies expect to file the mitigation plan with the FERC.
In addition to the market power mitigation plan, the FERC must also approve the merger's Open Access Transmission Tariff and Joint Dispatch Agreement in the Carolinas. The NCUC must also approve the merger and the Joint Dispatch Agreement. The Public Service Commission of South Carolina must approve the Joint Dispatch Agreement in the Carolinas.
To date, the companies have received merger-related approvals from, or met the requirements of: the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Kentucky Public Service Commission; and the shareholders of both companies.
The companies have also met their obligations with the U.S. Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR), but will need to make a new HSR filing prior to the April 26, 2012, expiration date of the initial HSR filing.
About Duke Energy
Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States. Its regulated utility operations serve approximately 4 million customers located in five states in the Southeast and Midwest, representing a population of approximately 12 million people. Its commercial power and international business segments own and operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing portfolio of renewable energy assets in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.
About Progress Energy
Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 22,000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $10 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company's website at www.progress-energy.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "target," "forecast," and other words and terms of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Progress Energy and Duke Energy caution readers that any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed merger involving Duke Energy and Progress Energy, including future financial and operating results, Progress Energy's or Duke Energy's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the expected timing of completion of the transaction, and other statements that are not historical facts. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to: the risk that Progress Energy or Duke Energy may be unable to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals required for the merger, or required governmental and regulatory approvals may delay the merger or result in the imposition of conditions that could cause the parties to abandon the merger; the risk that a condition to closing of the merger may not be satisfied; the timing to consummate the proposed merger; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; the diversion of management time on merger-related issues; general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; the effect of changes in governmental regulations; and other factors discussed or referred to in the "Risk Factors" section of each of Progress Energy's and Duke Energy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These risks, as well as other risks associated with the merger, are more fully discussed in the joint proxy statement/prospectus that is included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 that was filed by Duke Energy with the SEC in connection with the merger. Additional risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in Progress Energy's and Duke Energy's reports filed with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement and neither Progress Energy nor Duke Energy undertakes any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy, Duke Energy filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that includes a joint proxy statement of Duke Energy and Progress Energy and that also constitutes a prospectus of Duke Energy. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on July 7, 2011. Duke Energy and Progress Energy mailed the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective shareholders on or about July 11, 2011. Duke Energy and Progress Energy urge investors and shareholders to read the Registration Statement, including the joint proxy statement/prospectus that is a part of the Registration Statement, as well as other relevant documents filed with the SEC, because they contain important information. You may obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC regarding this transaction, free of charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov/). You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, from Duke Energy's website (http://www.duke-energy.com/) under the heading "Investors" and then under the heading "Financials/SEC Filings." You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, from Progress Energy's website (http://www.progress-energy.com/) under the tab "Our Company" by clicking on "Investor Relations," then by clicking on "Corporate Profile" and then by clicking on "SEC Filings."


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When the Harrisburg Stampede takes to the field in 2013, a new logo will adorn its helmets.
The indoor minor league football team unveiled its new look Tuesday, with colors that reflect its Pennsylvania capital home.
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The Harrisburg Stampede found inspiration in the strength and symbolism of the Keystone State for the club's new logo, that was revealed today.
The new logo and uniforms feature a sleeker-looking black and royal blue uniform with metallic black helmets. The primary logo has the sharp-featured head of a bull, outlined in the state colors blue and gold. The logo's primary color is blue and has been derived from the Pennsylvania State flag.
The yellow outline represents the yellow fringe which can be found along the outer boarder of the State Flag. Red is the color of energy, determination and strength. All three colors can be found on the Commonwealth's Flag.
New Orleans Saints Super Bowl champion and Harrisburg Stampede owner Marques Colston is excited about the new direction of the organization and loves the new look.
"We wanted to create a fresh look that modernized our organization and fostered a feeling of energy and strength," Colston said. "Our players, staff, and fans love the new look and feel the sense of energy we're trying to create"
Stampede head coach Bernie Nowatarski said: "We're all going to enjoy playing in these uniforms. This new look has marked a new shift in our club and the culture change has been awesome! Our players look forward to looking their best, while showing the league we ARE the best!"
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When you sit down to listen to BROWNS JENKINS' latest and first full-length album, grab yourself a parka jacket and prepare to dwell in the dark and frost-bitten land that this one man band will engulf you in. This is an icy cold record with the instruments slowly creeping over you like the cold hand of a long dead body; there's no room here for any sense of warmth or robust sound, just the utter dejection of light and sense of human touch one may seek when isolated.
Sludgy, fuzzed-out guitars rule "Angel Eyes" world, barely ever getting beyond a canter let alone the oft blinding tremolo playing normally found as the rudiment of Black Metal. No, this is the soundtrack to your funeral were you to be buried on a densely snowy day where the sunlight has been banished by blackened clouds and the procession is moving as though they were stuck in slush. Over and over the dissonant chords of the album ring out, at times in sheer monotony yet they have an ethereal quality that captures you and makes you simply want to stay and listen as they drone out of your speakers. As with so many Black Metal projects these days, BROWNS JENKINS is a one man group who ironically hails from the sweltering Austin, Texas area, but no question has a serious affinity with music that conjures a desolate and unforgiving landscape. It is difficult, nigh impossible, to ascertain when one cut on this record finishes and one begins, and that is one drawback to the album. While it can be a boon to know where you're going, eventually you may just find yourself in a loop and looking to get out.
For all intents and purposes this album can be thought as one long, droning Black Metal dirge, a slight variation here and way over there. To some this will be joyous; basking in the grim atmosphere sole band member UA has created, sinking in the claustrophobic sense of oneness. With this monolithic angle, Drone fans may enjoy "Angel Eyes" as much as if not more than Black Metal fans. For some it will be perhaps nothing more than one long dip into a circular trench you can't wait to get out of. I'm playing the spoiler role here and finding myself in the middle, at times entranced by the beauty of the gloomy mood the music evokes and also needing to jump off the merry-go-round its repetition creates.
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The 2-year-old falcon suffered a split beak and multiple puncture wounds in what wildlife officials believe was an attack by another bird. Two very territorial adult peregrine falcons live in a nesting site a block away from where Juliet was rescued Friday.
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A special education teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School will compete on ABC-TV's Wheel of Fortune quiz game at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The episode was taped back in November, but game officials won't let Stephanie Bariexca say how well she did.
"They said it would ruin it for the seniors if it got into the papers ahead of time," Bariexca said. She's invited a couple dozen friends and family members to watch the show with her at her Perkasie, Pa., home the night it's aired.
Bariexca watched Wheel of Fortune "most of my life," she said, but credits her then 7-year-old son, Dylan, with spurring her to audition. She wanted to show him that "anything is possible."
"He's been my biggest supporter during the whole thing," Bariexca said, even giving her advice about how to choose letters and what to do if she made it to the bonus round.
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LISBON – In Columbiana County Municipal Court, John D. Gbur, 45, Park Avenue, Salem, was fined $100, credited with one days in jail served and ordered to serve an additional nine days for disorderly conduct for yelling profanities and refusing to cooperate with police who had been called to a Park Avenue, Salem, home on Sept. 12 where someone reported an intoxicated man damaging a vehicle.
Cody Burns, 23, state Route 170, East Palestine, was fined $250 and sentenced to one day in jail for theft for placing two large bags of dog food, a bag of chicken wings and other unidentified items into a shopping cart at Walmart in Salem on Aug. 25 and leaving the store without paying.
Joey N. LaFleme, East Third Street, Salem, was fined $150 and sentenced to one day in jail for theft for concealing $382 in merchandise and leaving Walmart in Salem without paying on Nov. 15.
Rafael Colon, 37, South Freedom Avenue, Alliance, was fined $200 and credited with 12 days in jail for disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing for walking in the woods on Aug. 26 on property owned by Jim Sturgeon, which is clearly marked "no trespassing." The disorderly conduct charge reportedly involved him allegedly driving recklessly and yelling vulgarities at the home of Angel Colon on June 14, leaving numerous ruts in the yard and driveway.
Elizabeth P. Harrington, 20, East State Street, Salem, was fined $75 for failure to reinstate a license and two counts of expired registration.
A Nov. 26 pretrial was set for Cory D. Cope, 22, Sherman Street, Lisbon, cited with discarding litter for allegedly leaving household trash belonging to Steven McGaffic of Lisbon on Black Road in Madison Township, when he paid two people including Cope to take the trash away for him.
A Dec. 3 sentencing hearing was set for Steven J. McVay, 32, Canton, who pleaded no contest to driving under suspension and use of an unauthorized plate.
A Dec. 12 pretrial was set for Michael R. Brown, 22, Carole Drive, Salem, cited with driving under OVI suspension and obstructing official business after police stopped a vehicle on Benton Road in Perry Township on Nov. 10, the driver fled on foot and the owner of the vehicle allegedly identified Brown as the driver. Additionally, a pretrial was set the same dated for an open container citation after police reportedly found on in his vehicle on Nov. 14.
A Dec. 16 pretrial was set for Rachel S. Hostetler, 34, Hutter Drive, Columbiana, cited with driving under suspension and failure to display a valid sticker.
A Dec. 23 pretrial was set for Michael A. Smith, 38, Metz Road, Columbiana, cited with driving under FRA suspension.
A Dec. 26 pretrial was set for Justin D. Wolfe, 23, Sharp Street, Salem, cited with driving under FRA suspension and tail lights.
A Jan. 6 pretrial was set for Jerrica M. Carl, 19, Prospect Street, Salem, charged with theft for allegedly concealing $70 in merchandise and leaving the Walmart in Salem without paying.
A Jan. 7 pretrial was set for Heidi Weaver, 41, Taylor Road, Negley, cited with failure of confinement or restraint of a dog.
A Jan. 7 pretrial was set for Jerry R. Campbell III, 23, Clapsaddle, Alliance, cited with driving under FRA suspension.
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Police are looking for a 79-year-old Plympton man with a history of seizures who has been missing since Tuesday morning, The Patriot Ledger reported.
State Police said Lee Eckerd of Prospect Road was last seen at about 11 a.m. Tuesday at 46 Prospect Road. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and walks with a cane.
Police said Eckerd was last seen wearing a blue shirt, gray pants and a blue and gray hat. Eckerd's wife reported him missing.
Police are using a telephone emergency-alert system to notify residents of Eckerd's physical description. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Plympton police at 781-585-3339.


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Get your protein/protein shake when you first get up in the morning, and that should help you burn more fat during the day.
hi guys so heres the deal im stalled at 135lbs for the last 2 weeks and my goal is 133lbs im female 24yo and 5,4 so you can imagine how annoyin it is not seeing the last 2lbs go away,ive been eating d same kinda foods
b:bacon and eggs
l:tuna and a kiwi/small bowl of veg soup
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id stop eating around 6 in the evening and eat agian at 10 the next morning so dats a fast of 15-16hrs
and working out 3 days per week,is it not enough protein and should i take a protein shake as a snack each day would this help or make things worse ,thanks guys
Get your protein/protein shake when you first get up in the morning, and that should help you burn more fat during the day.
I was a sugarbaby; meaning since I was born I was given lots of sugar, and ate lots of processed foods, especially sweets until I was into my thirties. Most people in the west were/are sugarbabies.
How does todays youngster educate his sense of taste? By submerging it in a sea of sugar from the time he gets up to the time he goes to bed. W. Root and Richard DeRochemont, Eating in America (1976)
Cant say without knowing what type of meat and amounts