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(This is part of a 2014 Michigan football season preview series examining each position group. Monday: Offensive line. Tuesday: Quarterbacks).
ANN ARBOR -- Typically, a breakdown of a football team's offense begins with the quarterback.
The quarterback runs the huddle, touches the ball on every play and can impact the game more as an individual than just about any other two positions combined.
But, for Michigan in 2014, the breakdown has to begin elsewhere. It has to start up front.
The offensive line. Will it find a way to pick itself up off the mat after a nightmarish 2013 season? Or will the struggles continue?
Michigan opens fall camp early next month and officially kicks off the 2014 season on Aug. 30 against Appalachian State. So, today, let's break down the most important position group on the field.
The front five.
2013 recap
Led by veteran tackles Taylor Lewan and Michael Schofield, Michigan's offensive line opened last season with plenty of optimism. The Wolverines knew what they had in Lewan and Schofield, they believed youngsters like Kyle Kalis, Ben Braden, Jack Miller and Graham Glasgow were ready to take a step forward.
But, of course, things never quite materialized.
Michigan changed up its starting lineup after four games and never quite found the right group. Nine different players earned starts for an offensive line that gave up a national-worst 113 tackles for loss a year ago that racked up 460 negative yards from scrimmage.
The Wolverines allowed 36 sacks in 13 games and averaged just 3.28 yards per carry. The offensive line wasn't the sole reason for Michigan's struggles in 2013, but it was -- by far -- the biggest.
Starting contenders
Left tackle -- Erik Magnuson (6-6, 295; r-soph.), Mason Cole (6-5, 275; freshman), Logan Tuley-Tillman (6-7, 290; r-fresh.), Chris Fox (6-6, 310; r-fresh); Left guard -- Kyle Bosch (6-5, 310; soph.), David Dawson (6-4, 295; r-fresh.), Graham Glasgow (6-6, 308; junior); Center -- Graham Glasgow (6-6, 308, junior), Jack Miller (6-4, 297; junior), Patrick Kugler (6-5, 295; r-fresh.), Ben Pliska (6-3, 277; r-soph.); Right guard -- Kyle Kalis (6-5, 304; r-soph.), Patrick Kugler (6-5, 295; r-fresh), Dan Samuelson (6-5, 282; r-fresh.); Right tackle -- Ben Braden (6-6, 319; r-soph.), Blake Bars (6-5, 290; r-soph., Graham Glasgow (6-6, 308; junior).
In reality here, there basically are no certainties when it comes to which five players make up Michigan's staring lineup on Aug. 30. The only sure thing, actually, is that Glasgow won't play in the opener (one-game suspension), though he could be back in the starting lineup by week two.
Michigan did a ton of rotating up front during the spring game, giving multiple players auditions at several different spots up front. There's been a great deal of competition already, as Brady Hoke has yet to say he's anywhere close to knowing his five best players up front.
But, what's important to remember here, is that Hoke has repeatedly insisted that the top five players will be on the field. So, even if that means someone shifts to a position outside of where they were originally projected at, then so be it.
Glasgow, for example, played center, guard and tackle during spring practice. Dawson played both guard and tackle. We know Magnuson has experience at guard, even though Michigan has projected him as a left tackle for some time now.
The competition here, at every position up front, during fall camp will be more intense than any other spot on the field. Michigan has to get this right, and it would behoove Hoke, Doug Nussmeier and Darrell Funk to get it right on the first try as part of the unit's issues a year ago centered around the fact that Michigan was forced to play a bit of musical chairs with its interior three spots -- hurting the group's overall chemistry.
We don't yet know who will be in the huddle for the first snap on Aug. 30, but we do know that the five linemen in the huddle will be standing together in a game for the first time as a starting group. Chemistry will be important, and it might not happen right away. There may be bumps in the road, especially with a new offensive system. But it'll be important for Hoke, Nussmeier and Funk to find a way to ride through that wave long enough to give the front five time to develop.
Projected starters on Aug. 30: LT -- Magnuson, LG -- Bosch, C -- Miller, RG -- Kalis, RT -- Braden
As I wrote before, there really are no certainties at this point. Though some players are further along than others in terms of raw experience, even if that experience wasn't always at a high level.
At the end of spring camp, the one player who seemed to have a firm grasp on a lead for a job was Braden -- who, barring a poor fall camp, will likely be the opening-day starter at right guard. Magnuson, who missed spring ball after winter shoulder surgery, appeared to have an inside track for the left tackle spot when last season ended -- but Michigan never stopped raving about true freshman Mason Cole in the spring. So that has to be considered a competition until Hoke ends it.
Center was Glasgow's job to lose until he was arrested in March on a drunken driving charge. He'll miss the season-opener, but will certainly have a chance to earn back a spot somewhere on the offensive line. Glasgow has started at center and guard in his career, and actually seems to fit better at guard. He was the only Michigan lineman not named Lewan or Schofield to start every game, and has plenty of experience.
But, as we've already established, he has to work his way out of the dog house now.
Miller began last season as the starting center, then lost the job almost immediately. The Wolverines have been extremely high on natural center Patrick Kugler since he arrived on campus a year ago. Now that he's fully healthy, the Wolverines are hoping he can make a stride in the middle. Of all the position battles up front, this one is the most interesting -- and probably the most important. The center is the captain of the offensive line, and he can quite often make weaker players to his right or his left look a bit better.
As for those guard spots, Kalis and Bosch ended camp in the lead -- but don't count out Dawson at one of these spots. He's 295 pounds, incredibly athletic and did nothing but impress Michigan's coaching staff both last year on the scout team and this spring in camp.
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Age: 50
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Coaching experience: Belarus national team head coach (2006-08), St. Louis Blues assistant coach (2005-06), New York Islanders assistant coach (2003-04) Atlanta Thrashers head coach (1999-2003), Orlando Solar Bears head coach (1995-99), Milwaukee Admirals head coach (1992-94)
Playing career: 22nd pick in 1978 NHL draft had 193 goals and 240 assists in 704 games with Vancouver, Chicago and Minnesota in 12-year career
GRAND RAPIDS -- As far as general manager Bob McNamara is concerned, expectations for the Grand Rapids Griffins haven't changed one bit:
They still want to contend for an American Hockey League championship each and every season.
To that end, the Griffins hope that Curt Fraser is the man that finally will lead them to that first title.
Fraser, 50, is set to be introduced as the Griffins' eighth head coach during a news conference Wednesday morning at Van Andel Arena.
He will replace Mike Stothers, who was fired in June after leading the Griffins to a franchise-worst 31-41-2-6 record in his lone season as coach. Grand Rapids also missed the playoffs last season for only the third time in team's 12-year history.
That's not the level of success a team with most minor-league hockey wins (402) and division titles (five) over the past nine seasons comes to anticipate. Especially when you're the top farm affiliate of the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
"Our goals haven't changed," McNamara said. "We expect to win a championship, and also develop guys to help Detroit win a championship there."
The broad breadth of Fraser's coaching experience ultimately was what made him stand out from other potential candidates.
In 1999, Fraser became the first coach in the history of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers and spent three and a half seasons there, compiling a 64-169-31-15 record before he was fired in 2003.
He then spent single seasons as an assistant coach with both the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues, and in 2006 became head coach of the Belarus national hockey team, which recently qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Fraser also spent six seasons as a head coach in the International Hockey League with Milwaukee and Orlando, which he led to the Turner Cup Finals in both 1996 and 1999.
McNamara is all too familiar with Fraser's IHL success.
In 1997, the Griffins' inaugural season, Fraser orchestrated Orlando's five-game, first-round playoff victory over Grand Rapids.
"When you look at his resume, he's worked with a variety of different players and has had a long history of success," McNamara said. "That makes him a good fit both for us and the Red Wings."
That kind of comfort level seemed to elude Stothers, who also was forced to juggle injuries and NHL callups throughout the Griffins' disappointing campaign.
With less than two months until the start of training camp, the onus now falls upon Fraser to reverse the fortunes of a team that set franchise lows for wins (31) and points (70), and stumbled out of the gate by losing its first eight games at home.
Fraser inherits a team that should have a strong influx of young-but-seasoned talent that could include goaltender Jimmy Howard, defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and forwards Darren Helm and Mattias Ritola -- assuming they don't earn a roster spot with the Red Wings.
The Griffins' lineup could skew even younger this season if prospects such as forward Jan Mursak, defenseman Logan Pyett and goaltender Daniel Larsson make their debuts, as is expected.
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Ip Address Disappears!?
Posted 14 February 2006 - 08:45 PM
anyway...when I try to play a game online.. ( I use xbconnect.. not a live member..)
the IP address that is dhcp'd ( or even statically assigned ).. disappears.... I can do a continuous ping to the ip and I have no problems when I'm at the avalaunch menu..... but when I start a game... the ping stops and the ip become unresponsive.. any ideas?
Posted 14 February 2006 - 10:43 PM
I saw another post on one of the other team sites stating the same problem.....
i'm not even trying to connect to a game.... when I to a continuous ping... the minute the dash stops and the game starts... the Ping stops.... very strange...
Posted 15 February 2006 - 01:05 AM
Posted 15 February 2006 - 02:10 AM
in reading some stuff... it sounds like I need some kind of system link emulator that runs under the game.... I was thinking that the chip would maintain the IP stack and talk to xbconnect.....
am I out to lunch on this whole thing??
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Posted 15 February 2006 - 10:00 PM
long story short.. I managed to corrupt my xenium flash.. and thought I trashed it. so I ordered an xecuter.. but when I was waiting for it to arrive.. I used the recovery mode to reflash the xenium with a new os...I couldn't get the xecuter to work ( I didn't spend alot of time on it to be honest....)..so I put the xenium back in...
is the os on the chip responsible for maintaining the ip stack when a game is running? maybe I need to flash to a newer os.. or is it a bios function?
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 03:27 PM
since my hard drive ( 200gb ) recently developed the "click of death".. I replaced it with a 40gb that I had laying around... so I may retry the xecuter3 chip....
the only reason I put the xenium back in was because I didn't want to risk losing all of the games and movies that I had on the drive ( the one that is dying ).... but since I put in a new drive.. I don't have alot of risk there yet....
when I have time I'll try some of the suggestions....
I'm a cisco network engineer in my professional life so IP stuff is very familiar to me...
I also saw that if you use kai/xlink.. you need to use xbmc to manage all of the system link games... I just wonder if the ip stack while a game is going is something that mod chips don't do..... I've never tried to play online before ( I didn't know that things like xbconnect and kai existed )....
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 07:28 PM
also, you dont need xbmc to run kai itself. you dont need anything on the xbox to run it. but you do need it on the computer or linksys wrt54g router. they handle all the work your concerned with.
Posted 16 February 2006 - 08:10 PM
I have a xenium blue.. and I believe that it's running 2.3.1 ....... but let's not focus on what chip I have or what version it is... it's a xenium blue with an xecuter2 bios.. a 256k version...one of the latest 256k version..
so let's move on.... when the xbox is running ...I have a static IP on it... and I can ping the address.... when I run any app.. the ping stays.. ( i ping from my laptop... ping <ip> -t )
the -t makes the ping continuous... so I can tell instantly if the IP stack stops responding....
the second I start a game.. the IP stack on the xbox stops responding.. ( request timed out on the ping..)
but I also tried to run xbconnect on my laptop.. and I could see all the games.. chat with people.. all the normal stuff........... but when I run a game.. and choose system link... I can't see any games or when I host a game... the laptop can't see it...
i would be interested to see if anyone out there can ping their xbox while a game is running....
Posted 16 February 2006 - 10:01 PM
Awesome. I'm working on getting my certification right now. I'm done with semesters 1+2, only one year to go!
Anyways, What is your network setup? I have always had a bunch of problems when running xbconnect. Have you had any luck when using kai? And when you're testing it online, are you using an original disc and booting from the MS bios/dash, or are you playing the games on the hard drive?
Posted 21 June 2011 - 06:14 AM
I have an X-Chip and Evolution X as the dashboard.
I can ping an FTP all day long as long as I am in the dashboard OR XBMC.
As soon as I pop in a game, BAM. Request timed out.
I do a continuous ping as well to see right away if any thing changes.
Can anybody else ping their XBOX while running a game??
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With the introduction and growth of SUP activities in the waves, it's just a matter of time before things get real messy. With windsurfing and kiting, the presence of wind kind of works naturally to separate the situation at bit from the surfing scene. Surfers normally get the morning and late afternoon glass off to get their fix, so the peace is generally easier to maintain.
But with the SUP thing, they're jumping right into the middle of the surfer's primetime game. The surfer that started this thread is absolutely right about the need for reasonable fairness and balance. From what I've noticed, often the SUP surfers will pick spots that better correspond with their style of wave riding, and that's a good thing overall. This approach to things makes good sense, as it allows things work with much less potential conflict.
However, at the better spots (faster, more critical breaks) where significant crowds of surfers congregate, I think that SUP surfers need to be especially cautious and thoughtful if they want to fit in. It doesn't take too many SUPs to effectively dominate a lineup and sow the seeds of deep discontent. Surfers are quite a steely and determined group that doesn't always hold back their emotions and actions. Believe me, I know the scene quite well having been a dedicated surfer for over 23 years before starting windsurfing in the mid 80s.
There's always a sensitive balance in the lineup that needs to be maintained to preclude trouble. As long as the SUP folks understand that, then a relative peace can be maintained.
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I had my third and final open-heart surgery at age 5, right before I started kindergarten. This surgery was to replace the Blalock-Taussig shunt; I had grown too big for the original one and it was not doing its job.
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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been going on for decades, but so far no one has found anything. As the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi once asked, where is everybody?
Who's responsible for regulating beauty products that lead to less-than-beautiful results?
Artificially intelligent programs are playing board games better than humans ever could. Is it possible to design a board game that can stump even the smartest computer?
Around 2.5 billion years ago, cyanobacteria spewed an element into the atmosphere that was toxic to many of Earth's early life-forms: oxygen.
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Crouse Hospital invites you to check out its new online digs at www.crouse.org. The website includes a health news feed, details of upcoming hospital-sponsored classes and events, and an online gift shop so that you can order presents for someone who is hospitalized. It also includes links to its Facebook and YouTube pages.
The site was created in partnership with the interactive team at Eric Mower & Associates. "We worked hard to design a site that would accurately reflect the Crouse 'brand,' or personality," says vice president Bob Allen.
"The new site has literally been built from the ground up - nothing's been carried over from the "old" site: In fact, there are more than 1,300 pages of new content within the new crouse.org. The first thing you'll notice is the design: clean, uncluttered, intuitive."


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Well after many months of whining and making excuses... I joined the gym yesterday. It felt great to get moving. Headed back today :) NO MORE EXCUSES!!
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Well after many months of whining and making excuses... I joined the gym yesterday. It felt great to get moving. Headed back today :) NO MORE EXCUSES!!
Ugh... I feel stuck. I have lost a little over 40 pounds since I became primal about a year ago, but I've been stalled out for months now. I've cut my carbs, increased my physical activity and nothing seems to be budging the scale, in fact I have gained a few pounds. My face looks chubbier to me. Others still say I look the same, but I don't feel the same. I have gone through a lot of painful things in the last six or seven months, the stress has caught up with me. Can stress alone stop weight loss? I habe been medatating, journaling, really trying to get past this, but I have been down. I have even considering talking to a psychiatrist, but can't afford it at the moment. I'm hoping that all this will pass soon, but I'd like to do something to speed up the process. The heartache may have to go at its own pace, but is there anything I can do to jump start the weight loss again? Any advice is welcome. Thanks.
Well no luck losing any more weight, but I haven't gained any either. I'm just trying to focus on being healthy lately. From spring thru fall my allergies are hell and I pretty much have a sinus infection the entire time. I stopped going to the doctor for it because the antibiotics don't help. My glands in my neck are constantly swollen from it... it sucks. The only thing that has been helping has been my netti pot. This summer flew by. I feel like I didn't even get a chance to enjoy it. It's the first summer that I have worked a regular 9-5, M-F job. At least on second shift I could go swimming during the day. Oh well. I could be outside right now, but there's nothing to do. I took a walk. Cars in the shop, my two best friends are out of town, the rest of them are busy with their kids and families. The highlight of my day was my early dinner. Kale "massaged" in olive oil with diced peaches, chopped walnuts, Gorgonzola, panchetta, and lemon juice. Also sautéed shrimp with lemon garlic butter. But my good mood is waning... I'm thinking red wine for desert.
Treated myself to a delicious homemade meal today. Caprese salad and a New York strip. Simple, but probably the best meal I've had in a while. Good food lifts my spirits and gives me energy :) Now to get around for a party. Forcing myself to be social seems like a good way to pull myself out of this depression or funk or whatever this is. Have a nice holiday weekend all!
Went back and read my first journal entry... it's truly amazing how much can happen in a year. I did get a better job at least. Well, hopefully I will be that happy eager person again soon.
Sounds like you're on a good track with your diet. I really got into full fat yoghurt also but have now cut it out as I find dairy is hit and miss with me - sometimes I wake up the next morning feeling rough.
I've recently been using more bone broth, eating liver and also more fresh fish, especially mackerel.
In the last month my body clock has started to get way better also - have been on PB since November last year and it's taken this long but is finally happening. That was always one of my biggest struggles.
I really think dietary fats are vital, especially for people with depression / recovering from it.
Horrible confession. I have a bad cold after a terrible week. I stopped at the grocery on my way home and bought a cherry pie, my absolute favorite sweet. I feel super guilty and have gained like 5 lbs this week, okay so in all honest the whole week has been pretty bad :/ really really awful. So shameful that I can't even describe it in full.
Well my cold is worse, but everything else is getting better. The anxiety is easing up, I've dropped the five pounds I gained from just a couple days of walking and eating right. And I very much plan to continue on that streak. Next phase of life improvement... saving money! I'm terrible with money, I always pay all my bills, but I spend too much on junk I don't need. I need to take one of these weekends and have a friend or my mom come over, go through all of my things and get rid of everything I don't need. Get organized and try to live more simply. Wish me luck!
Good luck!
I think good eating and good money management require the same skillset and ways of thinking - delayed gratification, planning, valuing goals etc. The good news is that once you have a plan, momentum can be self-sustaining.
Glad everything is gradually getting better.
[QUOTE=badgergirl;1312793]Good luck!
I think good eating and good money management require the same skillset and ways of thinking - delayed gratification, planning, valuing goals etc. The good news is that once you have a plan, momentum can be self-sustaining.
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Agreed... lack of delaying gratification is the root of so many of my problems! Thanks so much for the luck!


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With their third-round pick (No. 80 overall), the Kings selected center Andy Andreoff from Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League. Anreoff, 20, is listed at 6-foot-1 and 198 pounds, and had 33 goals and 42 assists in 66 games for the Generals last season.
Andreoff recently completed his fourth season of junior hockey. He made a jump from 48 points in 2009-10 to 75 points last season, and he's got an edge to him as well. Andreoff totaled 109 penalty minutes this season and, according to the hockeyfights.com website, participated in 11 fights. Because of his age, Andreoff would be able to play in the AHL next season.
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Little Barrie, Brighton Music Hall
As I walk through the doors at Brighton Music Hall in Boston, MA, the feel good vibes start to wash over me. With the DJ transmitting infectious funk stylings over the speakers, I get myself a drink and stand in the middle of the floor patiently anticipating the U.K.'s Little Barrie.
Without delay the three band members make their way to the stage led in by lead vocalist/guitar player Barrie Cadogan. Immediately, the swag of these Brit-Rock natives sets the cool as ice tone as they cycle through the beginning of their set list. For being a trio, these guys keep their energy, musicianship and straight up raw songwriting ability close to heart, because they never miss a beat. The term "power trio," I feel gets tossed around willy nilly most of the time, but here is a band I would expect to throw that name at and see them catch it with ease. All the while you can see Cadogan up on stage, guitar behind his head, playing a lick and singing his heart out into the mic. Not to mention the completely solid rhythmic persona of the band with Virgil Howe gracing the throne and Lewis Wharton on bass, this is a live act you will be lucky to see in America. Not many bands ooze energy like these guys, and even less do it with such grace and swag. If you get the chance, get out and see Little Barrie.


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If could pick one month out of the year to do nothing but plant yourself in the living room with a fridge packed with your favorite frosty beverage, some good buddies, all the wings you could eat, a recliner, and a 42-inch Flat Screen HDTV, wouldn't that month be April?
Look at everything we have coming up! The sports buffet is overflowing!
*NCAA Championship Game
*Opening Day and the return of Major League Baseball
*Cue cheesy piano music...The Masters ...
*NHL Playoffs begin
*NBA Playoffs begin
*The NFL Draft
Mr. Miyagi once said to Daniel, "you must learn balance."
Well as you can see by glancing at the list above, there isn't a more balanced month for a sports fan than this, the 4th month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
More on the glorious sports month of April after the jump...
The month starts out with a first course of the NCAA Championship Game. Another college basketball season in the books. "The ball is tippped..and there you are..your running for your life...your a shooting star..." *Sniffle*
Our next course is Major League Baseball's Opening Day and the start of another season.
As I type this, Jon Miller is calling the Mets and Cardinals on ESPN. With apoligies to Mozart and Beethoven, is there more soothing music than the one of balls and strikes being called in the backround?
Not only will the great pastime be back on TV, but also the various reruns of Field of Dreams, Major League, and The Natural as well. You can almost taste the ballpark franks and cold brew while basking in the sun of a warm summer's evening. Just for fun, you look at your wife and say... "Hey batta batta swing batta!" Or maybe that's just me.
The next course is greens.
The Masters.
NOTHING says it is spring more than the first glance of the greenest grass on the planet and the gentle tones of the piano on the screen. Tradition is hard to pass on in this ever changing sports climate, but as the CBS promos say, "It's a tradition unlike any other."
The Masters is the truest sign that winter's death grip is letting go. That it's time to get the clubs out of the basement and hit the driving range, swearing this will be the year you break 80.
As we move into the middle of the month, a third course of the NHL and NBA Playoffs is served. This is when you go from "I could care less" to "I gotta see this". Even the most casual fan of either sport can get lost in a good 7-game series.
There is no sport where the blood, sweat, and guts it takes to win a title show more than the NHL Playoffs. The respect NHL players have for The Stanley Cup and what it takes to win it is just inspiring.
Not to mention, what other sport could give you the tradition of doing something as cool as throwing an octupus on the ice? Whether PETA likes it or not.
Just as April is ready to say goodbye, a desert is served in the form of The NFL Draft.
Ahhh The Draft. April saved the best for last here. This is my favorite thing of all the great sports events we get this month. It's also unique seeing that all the other sports we listed are actually in season. The NFL season is still 4 months away when the draft is going on!
No event in sports gets more "I can't believe you sit here and watch this" comments from my wife than the draft.
*Sigh*... they just don't get it, do they fellas? We don't question why women always have to go to the bathroom in packs, you don't question why we bow to the alter of Kiper every April.
Do we have a deal ladies?
The Draft, while meant to build for the future, lights the powder keg to start the next season ASAP. It may only be April, but fans debate and argue their favorite team's draft picks like they would a win or a loss on a monday morning in October. In this era of football where the "N" in NFL can stand for NOW!, fans search out that draft pick that can turn the fortunes of a team around or maybe just keep the cubbard well stocked. And they don't just watch the first round. They know Tom Brady was a 6th round pick, Joe Montana was a 3rd round pick, and so on and so on. The next franchise player could just as easily be the player from North Dakota St as he can from Notre Dame.
Football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and golf. A true balanced diet for the sports fan from the beginning of April right to the end.
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MARQUETTE - Two Northern Michigan University Nordic skiers will represent the Wildcats and the United States as they travel to Val di Fiemme, Italy to compete in the U23 World Championships and Junior World Championships from Jan. 29 to Feb. 23.
Senior Rosie Frankowski earned a spot on the U23 team, while freshman Adam Martin was named to the junior team. Athletes qualify per age group, using a points system based on the results of their top two races at U.S. Nationals held Jan. 4-10.
"I wasn't surprised about Rosie or Adam. I was just happy for them," NMU head coach Sten Fjeldheim said. "I know that on any given day, if they ski hard, they can be hard to beat."
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Northern?Michigan University freshman Nordic skier Adam Martin takes off from the start of the15-kilometer freestyle race during the Michigan Tech Christmas Classic on?Dec. 14 at the Tech Trails in Houghton. Martin will compete in the Junior World Championships in Italy Jan. 29-Feb. 23. (Michigan?Tech photo)
Northern?Michigan University senior Nordic skier Rosie Frankowski races to first place in the women's 5-kilometer classic during the Michigan Tech Christmas Classic on?Dec. 14 at the Tech Trails in Houghton. Frankowski will compete in the U23 World Championships in Italy Jan. 29-Feb. 23. (Michigan?Tech photo)
Fjeldheim said he intended on cutting Frankowski from the NMU Nordic ski team after her freshman year, but she persuaded him to let her stay. They set objective goals for Frankowski, which she met and exceeded.
"She made me a believer," Fjeldheim said. "She's not the most talented skier on my team, but she's the hardest worker, the most determined, and one of the smartest.
"Talent can only take you so far."
Light snowfall the morning of the women's 20-kilometer mass start at U.S. Nationals slowed down the course and worked in favor of Frankowski's strength, which is her high level of fitness.
"That layer of snow makes it slower, so it comes down to who has the most energy at the end, as opposed to who can ski the most technically well," Frankowski said.
Frankowski placed sixth in the 20K mass start and was the top collegiate finisher in the race with a time of 1 hour, 10.2 seconds. She was also the top finisher for NMU in the classic sprints, placing 11th at 4:10.62.
"Honestly, qualifying wasn't really on my radar all that much," Frankowski said. "I never thought in my life I'd make the U23 team, so it was a total shock."
Martin was named to the U.S. Junior World Championship team after finishing 11th in the 10K mass start with a time of 26:10.7. He also tied for 15th place in the classic 15K with a time of 40:40.8 and was the top NMU finisher in both races.
"He's been impressive as a freshman," Fjeldheim said. "He skied like he'd been there, done that many times before - really relaxed, really smooth.
"You have to have a lot of confidence when you're competing at that level."
Martin said he is excited about making the team and pleased that the training paid off. He said he was especially happy with how he felt during the classic distance race, and confidence in his technique and fitness led to the favorable results.
"Obviously it's something a lot of people think about during training, but only a select few individuals get that opportunity to compete against other athletes internationally, so I'm definitely excited," Martin said.
Unlike Frankowski, Martin has competed internationally previously and expects to adjust a little quicker, but there will be pre-race nerves regardless.
His qualification continues a legacy, as 2014 marks the 22nd consecutive year the Wildcats have had an athlete on the Junior Worlds roster under Fjeldheim.
"I think that legacy is (Fjeldheim's)," Martin said. "His sending athletes to Junior Worlds represents why so many athletes choose to come to NMU. That's certainly why I did."
Fjeldheim considers his training plan to be "common sense, no nonsense." While the athletes train often - twice a day, six days a week, 52 weeks a year - the plan is designed for efficiency and precision.
"Training's got to be a lifestyle," Fjeldheim said. "It's not something I should have to motivate them to do. If anything, I should have to hold them back."
Frankowski and Martin will attend a week-long training camp in Italy prior to racing. The U23 World Championships and Junior World Championships are held in conjunction and will alternate days of competition.
"Rosie and Adam are going to go over there and race hard," Fjeldheim said. "I'm sure they'll both do a great job."


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By JIM ANDERSON
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KINGSFORD - Kingsford aims to ban individual city council members from representing the city in business matters without prior approval from the council.
In a 4-1 vote Monday, the council submitted language that will be drafted into a formal resolution.
Under the proposal, council members will be prohibited from:
- Soliciting and/or procuring bids on behalf of the city for purchasing goods and/or services from any individual, business or governmental unit, without specific authorization from the city council and then only in conformity with the bid specifications.
- Independently making any offer and/or proposals on behalf of the city to provide services or goods to any individual, business or governmental unit, without specific authorization from the city council.
A violation of the resolution may be subject for removal from office, under procedures detailed in the city charter.
Council member Brian Smeester voted no, saying portions of the resolution are unclear and could restrict a council member's freedom of speech.
Mayor Dennis Baldinelli said the resolution doesn't prevent a council member from speaking, but "you can't say you're representing the council" when not authorized to do so.
The action comes after Smeester distributed a police and fire consolidation proposal to Iron Mountain officials, which council member Michael Flaminio said was inappropriate.
Smeester, however, denied that he ever claimed to be representing the council.
"I'm allowed to talk to Iron Mountain officials," he said.
A joint Iron Mountain-Kingsford committee has been considering ideas to merge police and fire services but has yet to agree on a proposal.
"The committee has made a lot of progress but we have not seen a plan from Iron Mountain and they have not acknowledged our plan," said Flaminio.
Smeester, who has not served on the committee, says the time has come for a public referendum. His idea calls for a public safety authority comprised of five council members from each city and a director elected at-large.
Baldinelli was dismissive of Smeester's proposal at Monday's council meeting, saying, "It sounds like you want to put complete politics into this."
In other action, the council:
- Adopted a 2013-14 fiscal year budget in a 4-1 vote, with Smeester voting no. There were no comments during a public hearing on the spending plan, which establishes a levy of 21.996 mills for city purposes, a decline of 0.1 percent from the current rate.
- Agreed to seek bids for a timber cutting on 40 acres of city-owned property near Nocerini Road in Breitung Township. A forest management plan from VanOss Forestry Services of Crystal Falls recommends that mature aspen be harvested. VanOss will receive a 10 percent commission for overseeing the sale.
- Scheduled a public hearing for 6:45 p.m. Monday, July 1, on a request for a zoning variance for construction of a fence at 125 Breitung Avenue. Brad Barglind wants to have a larger storage area behind his business by placing the fence at the property line, rather than meeting the required setback, said City Manager Tony Edlebeck. A neighboring fence is also at the property line, he noted.
- Set a price of $12,500 for the potential sale of a residential lot at 137 Evergreen Court. If the sale goes through, it would be the fifth lot sold by the city in the Evergreen residential development, Edlebeck said.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Owner-player meetings to resume this afternoon as sides try to build momentum
NHL owners and players will resume negotations this afternoon at a Manhattan hotel as the sides attempt to build on the progress they made during approximately eight hours of meetings Tuesday.
The sides had planned to meet at around 9 a.m. today and were in the hotel, but decided to wait until after the NHL Board of Governors meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. There was contact between the sides this morning to discuss the day's agenda and the two groups caucused among themselves.
Although there was movement Tuesday, talks are still in a tenuous stage. After Tuesday's lengthy discussions, the players are expected to present the owners with a formal proposal this afternnoon.
The groups will be the same as Tuesday with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr again not in the room, but in contact with their respective contingents.
The six owners representing the NHL again are Pittsburgh's Ron Burkle, Winnipeg's Mark Chipman, Calgary's Murray Edwards. Boston's Jeremy Jacobs, Toronto's Larry Tanenbaum and Tampa Bay's Jeff Vinik. Burkle was said to be a key player in moving things forward Tuesday.
In the players' group are Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Martin St. Louis, Ryan Miller, Brad Richards, Craig Adams, David Backes, Michael Cammalleri, B.J. Crombeen, Mathieu Darche, Shane Doan, Ron Hainsey, Shawn Horcoff, Jamal Mayers, Manny Malhotra, Andy McDonald, George Parros and Kevin Westgarth.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly will sit in with the owners' group and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr will accompany the players.
Bettman was scheduled to address the media following the Board of Governnors meeting (at approximately 1 p.m.), but may not do that now with CBA talks continuing.
Today is Day 81 of the NHL owners' lockout. The league has already canceled its schedule through Dec. 14 (plus the Winter Classic and all-star weekend) and will likely have to cancel more games by the end of this week if no agreement is reached.


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Police were called to Circle K, 2916 Washington Road, about 1 p.m. after a man demanded money from the clerk before grabbing cash from behind the counter and running away, according to a news release.
Daniel Darrell McGowan, of Aeria Circle, was soon taken into custody in the parking lot of Knights Inn, 210 Boy Scout Road. McGowan, 22, was charged with robbery by intimidation.


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High winds knocked down three large oak trees and two 8-foot sections of fence at the Timberlane home of Larry Reinhardt in Gretna. One large oak was split in half vertically.
The storm also piled several inches of hail under his patio cover against the back door and blew rain through the window seams.


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WOODBURY — Police and EMS crews responded to a two-vehicle crash at South Broad and Courtland streets Wednesday.
Two ambulances arrived on scene, but it wasn't immediately clear whether there were any injuries — serious or minor. Both the Kia and the Jeep SUV involved in the crash, reported around 11:30 a.m., sustained visible front-end damage.
EMS workers were speaking to the Kia's driver, who remained inside the vehicle. They appeared ready to transport that driver, if no one else, to the hospital. That's a common precaution, even when there are no apparent injuries, according to local authorities.
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Zoroastrianism is the ancient, pre-Islamic religion of Persia (modern-day Iran). It survives there in isolated areas but primarily exists in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Persian immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees. In India the religion is called Parsiism.
Founded by the Iranian prophet and reformer Zoroaster in the 6th century BCE, Zoroastrianism contains both monotheistic and dualistic features. Although a fairly small religion today, numbering about 200,000 adherents, it shares many central concepts with the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The Zoroastrian sacred text is the Avesta ("Book of the Law"), a fragmentary collection of sacred writings. Compiled over many centuries, the Avesta was not completed until Persia's Sassanid dynasty (226-641 AD).
It consists of: liturgical works with hymns ascribed to Zarathustra (the Gathas); invocations and rituals to be used at festivals; hymns of praise; and spells against demons and prescriptions for purification.
The Zoroastrian concept of God incorporates both monotheism and dualism. In his visions, Zarathustra was taken up to heaven, where Ahura Mazda revealed that he had an opponent, Aura Mainyu, the spirit and promoter of evil. Ahura Mazda charged Zarathustra with the task of inviting all human beings to choose between him (good) and Aura Mainyu (evil).
Zoroaster taught that man must enlist in this cosmic struggle because of his capacity of free choice. Thus Zoroastrianism is a highly ethical religion in which the choice of good over evil has cosmic importance. Zarathustra taught that humans are free to choose between right and wrong, truth and lie, and light and dark, and that their choices would affect their eternal destiny.
The Zoroastrian afterlife is determined by the balance of the good and evil deeds, words, and thoughts of the whole life. For those whose good deeds outweigh the bad, heaven awaits. Those who did more evil than good go to hell (which has several levels corresponding to degrees of wickedness). There is an intermediate stage for those whose deeds weigh out equally.
Many of Zoroaster's ideas, including ethical monotheism, heaven, hell, angels, demons, the resurrection of the body, and the messiah figure, have notable parallels in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Today's Zoroastrians (Parsis) practice an important coming of age ritual, in which all young Parsis must be initiated when they reach the age of seven (in India) or 10 (in Persia). They receive the shirt (sadre) and the girdle (kusti), which they are to wear their whole life.
There are three types of purification, in order of increasing importance:
1. padyab, or ablution
2. nahn, or bath
3. bareshnum, a complicated ritual performed at special places with the participation of a dog (whose left ear is touched by the candidate and whose gaze puts the evil spirits to flight) and lasting several days
The Zoroastrian system of penance entails reciting the patet, the firm resolve not to sin again, and the confession of sins to a dastur or to an ordinary priest if a dastur is not obtainable.
The chief ceremony, the Yasna, essentially a sacrifice of haoma (the sacred liquor), is celebrated before the sacred fire with recitation of large parts of the Avesta. There also are offerings of bread and milk and, formerly, of meat or animal fat.
The sacred fire must be kept burning continually and has to be fed at least five times a day. Prayers also are recited five times a day. The founding of a new fire involves a very elaborate ceremony. There are also rites for purification and for regeneration of a fire.
Zoroastrian burial rites center on exposure of the dead. After death, a dog is brought before the corpse (preferably a "four-eyed" dog, i.e., with a spot above each eye, believed to increase the efficacy of its gaze). The rite is repeated five times a day. After the first one, fire is brought into the room where it is kept burning until three days after the removal of the corpse to the Tower of Silence. The removal must be done during the daytime.
The interior of the Tower of Silence is built in three concentric circles, one each for men, women, and children. The corpses are exposed there naked. The vultures do not take long—an hour or two at the most—to strip the flesh off the bones, and these, dried by the sun, are later swept into the central well. Formerly the bones were kept in an ossuary, the astodan, to preserve them from rain and animals. The morning of the fourth day is marked by the most solemn observance in the death ritual, for it is then that the departed soul reaches the next world and appears before the deities who are to pass judgment over it.
- "Zoroastrianism." Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service, 2005).
- "Zoroastrian." Adherents.com (2005).
- "Zoroastrianism." John R. Hinnels, ed., The Penguin Dictionary of Religions, 2nd ed. (Penguin Books, 1997).
Further Reading
- World of Traditional Zoroastrianism - information on Zoroastrianism and community for Zoroastrians
- Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives - sacred texts and other information
- Beliefnet's Zoroastrian Community - Zoroastrian discussion forum


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Last week's debate pitting Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") against young-earth creationist Ken Ham was a media field day, and a huge victory for Ken Ham. I'm not talking about the actual debate, which by most accounts Bill Nye won handily (e.g., 92% of respondents to a ChristianToday poll said that Nye got the better of Ham). No, Ken Ham won before the debate even happened, in that Nye's agreement to participate—at the Creation Museum in Kentucky, no less—gave Ham and his viewpoint the kind of attention and exposure that money can't buy. Speaking as a psychologist and also a Christian, I've felt downright depressed about the spectacle, because the debate has only reinforced the misguided but stubbornly pervasive belief that science and faith are in perpetual conflict.
The fact that Nye is an atheist and Ham a fundamentalist Christian meant that the table was set for the two to talk past each other the entire evening, and the format of the debate, which did not require each side to respond to each other's questions, guaranteed it would happen. Although Nye tried hard to stick to the layer upon layer of evidence pointing to an evolutionary universe (and was most persuasive when he did so), he could not resist an occasional dig at Christians' belief in a sacred text. Ken Ham, for his part, continued his mission of framing a literal interpretation of the early chapters in Genesis as "the Biblical perspective" on the matter. What resulted was a narrative in which modern science and Christian faith are fundamentally incompatible. Was anyone's mind changed by the debate? Reading through the myriad comments posted on the blogosphere by fans of both sides leads me to guess no.
This "science and faith in conflict" narrative is deep-seated in American culture, both among Christians who find evolution a threat to the authority of scripture, and among metaphysical naturalists who view anything that cannot be tested using science to be irrational. I see this narrative all the time, including in views held by my students at Colorado State, and in the local Christian schools to which my wife and I considered sending our children. It is entrenched. And that is what saddens me. Psalm 19, one of my favorite chapters in the Old Testament, paints a beautiful picture of a God who reveals himself through the majesty of his creation, and also through the inspired words of scripture. If one believes in the unity of truth, or that "all truth is God's truth," this means that there is no actual conflict between what sound science discovers and what scripture teaches, there is only apparent conflict. When such conflict appears, finite humans are getting something wrong, either in their science, or in their understanding of scripture. The Bill Nyes of the world resolve that conflict by denying the authority of scripture, if not the existence of God. The Ken Hams do so by denying the claims of mainstream science.
What I long for as an alternative is a debate between opponents who overlap a bit more in their worldviews, so they talk with each other rather than past each other. I'm hard-pressed to name a high-profile atheist scientist who denies evolution, so that debate seems unlikely anytime soon. But Christians who find evolution to be compelling and compatible with scripture—"evolutionary creationists," they call themselves—are not hard to come by.
Why doesn't Ken Ham debate Francis Collins, the head of the National Institutes of Health and author of Language of God, who advocates a viewpoint in which God uses evolution as his mechanism for creating? (Never mind that Collins wouldn't accept such a debate while in his post at the NIH.) Why doesn't he debate John Walton, the Wheaton College theologian who makes the case that the early chapters in Genesis were written to teach about Who created the universe, but not how he did it? Why doesn't he debate Deb Haarsma, head of the BioLogos foundation and co-author (with her physicist husband) of the first book I recommend on this subject? Ken Ham has argued strongly that all three have compromised the authority of scripture by advocating for evolution, but what they have compromised is Ham's particular interpretation of scripture.
Christians believe that the Bible is God's inspired word, but Christians have a long track record of making interpretive mistakes. Which view of science, and which interpretation of Genesis, is the most honest, accurate, and compelling? Which brings us closest to the truth? This kind of debate would show that it may be possible to resolve the apparent conflict in ways that honor both the integrity of science and its findings and also the authority of scripture. People might learn something. Some minds might change. And the narrative it would reinforce is a different one—one in which science and faith are in fact compatible, and that exploring exactly how this is so is invigorating and exciting. That narrative instills me with hope.


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Entering into Agatha Christie's world, one knows what to expect. There are rules, after all — someone will die, there will be multiple suspects with valid motives, and there will be enough red herrings to sink a fishing fleet. "The Hollow," currently playing at Brunswick Alumni Community Theatre, does not break from formula, and is a wonderful example of how much fun that formula can be.
This is upper class England as seen through Agatha Christie's lens. No one seems too upset over a dead body in their midst. In her world, emotion is largely a fickle and passing event to be smoothed over by good manners. This is Christie at her most class-conscious; and this is also a much funnier production than expected.
Director Nicole Perrone elicits a host of excellent performances. Christie's strength was never in her characterization, but this strong cast creates a stage full of real people. This is the kind of show that constantly has characters entering just as others are exiting, and Perrone does a smart job with pacing.
Many performers stand out among this excellent ensemble. As Henrietta, one of the centers of the show, Alicia Malone displays a wonderfully calm core and a polished stage presence. She has superb focus and is able simply to be in the moment, always.
As the absent and vacant Lucy, Kathy Turk is hilarious, and Tom Treichel, as the ever put-upon butler Gudgeon, effects a wry and touching performance.
Jeremy Jenkins has an excellent energy and sly focus as Inspector Colquhoun. He is the driving force of every scene when he is on stage. He does occasionally seem to channel Inspector Clouseau — "Was it . . . THIS GUN???" but the whole of his performance is engaging and strong.
Really, there is not a weak performance in this cast.
This production is extremely well put-together, with strong acting, inventive direction, and nicely designed tech. This excellence may, truth be told, be a little better than the script itself deserves. When you sit back and examine the plot, it unravels pretty quickly as being fairly nonsensical. Still, it is an entertaining and intriguing night of theatre, and highly recommended.
"The Hollow" continues through Nov. 14h at the Brunswick High Concord Little Theatre. For tickets or information, visit their website at brunswickact.org.


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The National Weather Service issues several different types of headlines to inform the public of hazardous winter weather conditions. Below is the general criteria for each type of headline.
|Watch Type
|Guidline Criteria*
|Winter Storm
|Conditions are favorable for a winter storm to produce conditions which meet or exceed Winter Storm Warning criteria.
|Conditions are favorable for a winter storm to produce conditions which meet or exceed Blizzard Warning criteria.
|Wind Chill
|Conditions are favorable for a winter storm to produce conditions which meet or exceed Wind Chill Warning criteria.
|Warning Type
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|Winter Storm
|6+ inches of snow in 12 hours or 8+ inches of snow in 24 hours; 1/2 inch or more of sleet.
|Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with considerable falling/blowing/drifting snow frequently reducing visibility to less than 1/4 mile for three hours or more.
|Ice Storm
|Accumulations of 1/4 inch or more of ice.
|Wind Chill
|Wind chills of -30 F and below.
|Advisory Type
|Guideline Criteria*
|Winter Weather
3-5 inches of snow, snow/wind with < 1/2 mile visibility and considerable blowing and drifting, freezing rain/drizzle < 1/4 inch accumulation when mixed with other precipitation, sleet < 1/2 inch, a mix of precipitation types.
For early and late season events, the snowfall amounts can be lowered to 1-2 inches if travel may be impacted.
|Freezing Rain
|Freezing rain and/or freezing drizzle with < 1/4 inch of accumulation.
|Wind Chill
|Wind chills of -20 F to -29 F.
*Precipitation amounts are expected average values for the forecast area of concern
The criteria for a blizzard is very specific as they are relatively rare events. Occasionally, winter storm warnings are issued containing the wording of blizzard-like conditions. When this terminology is used in a winter storm warning, it means a strong winter storm but falling short of the blizzard criteria.


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GRANBY – Mothers, fathers and grandparents flooded into the West Street School cafeteria with their little ones on Thursday for the school's annual inter-generational Thanksgiving lunch.
Principal Deborah Barthelette, Superintendent Isabelina Rodriguez and School Resource Officer James White welcomed participants old and young as the line made its way toward individual trays of turkey slices, gravy, squash and other traditional foods.
"I came to spend time with my son," said Air Force Sgt. Mark Gauvin. He was one of many fathers who manage to take time off from work for the event.
"The Army wants us to be there for our families," said Army Sgt. Christian Meredith, who, like Gauvin, came in military gear. Meredith's son Rainer is in second grade.
"I work second shift, and my wife is busy at work," said Aaron Jeffers, who was escorting his twins, Seth and J.P., through the second-graders' line. Seth said he was glad to have his dad there "because I like him a lot!"
Elaine Roberts came with her grandson, second-grader Sam Braese. "I enjoy him so much," said Roberts. "They are so cute at this age!" Sam's father, Phil Braese, accompanied them.
Second-grader Abby Huebner glowed with pride as she led both her parents to the cafeteria. "You show me where to go," said her mom, Kim Huebner. Last year dad Kevin attended the event alone. When asked why she liked having both parents there, Abby replied, "because I love them!"
The Huebners were also squiring an adorabe dark-haired tot named Emmarly LaRocca, whose parents were unable to come.
The Sands family managed to have three generations at the festive occasion. Third-grader Max Sands was flanked by his grandfather, Michael J. Sands, and his father, Michael R.
The senior Sands explained that he had been through the first-grader line earlier, for his granddaughter. He wasn't planning to eat again, but he was going through the line again to be with Max. Parents with multiple children at West Street often do this.
In all, 410 Thanksgiving lunches were served this year. "It's a beautiful community event," said Barthelette, the principal of West Street. "The kids love having their parents come in.
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GRANBY – Mothers, fathers and grandparents flooded into the West Street School cafeteria with their little ones on Thursday for the school's annual inter-generational Thanksgiving lunch.


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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Roberts Wesleyan
College is pleased to announce the hiring of Rocky Delfino as the
new head coach for the men's lacrosse team starting in the
2011-2012 academic year. Roberts Wesleyan is also excited to have
Coach Delfino's long-time assistant John Pratt joining him.
Coach Delfino comes to Roberts after nine seasons as head coach of men's lacrosse at Monroe Community College (where he will coach this spring), having amassed an overall winning record 105-32. Delfino was named Region III Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 2005. He led the 2010 team to a program-record 17 victories. In addition to his position as head coach he is also an assistant professor for MCC's Health and Physical Education Department.
Coach Pratt has almost 40 years of experience coaching lacrosse. Pratt coached the West Irondequoit High School varsity lacrosse program for 28 years, where he compiled a 431-113 record during his tenure, capturing 12 league championships and 11 Section V titles along the way. Pratt's teams played in 19 total sectional championship games and he was named Monroe County Coach of the Year seven times. He is the seventh-winningest high school coach in New York State and is one of only 11 such coaches in the nation with over 400 wins. Roberts Wesleyan College only recently announced that it would be adding men's and women's lacrosse as intercollegiate sports starting in the 2011-2012 academic year. The addition of these two programs further supports the objective of the College to pursue NCAA D-II membership.
"We are thrilled to have Rocky Delfino and John Pratt join the Roberts Wesleyan team of coaches and develop our men's lacrosse program," said Mike Faro, Roberts Wesleyan College director of athletics. "They will establish our Roberts Wesleyan Raiders lacrosse team – taking the Raiders to a regional – perhaps national – presence in one of the country's fastest growing sports. I look forward to watching the progress our program makes under their guidance."
Delfino said, "I would like to thank the administration at Roberts Wesleyan for giving my family and me this new opportunity to develop a new lacrosse program to meet the values, character, and beliefs that the college embraces. Together we will develop a program that will give student-athletes the ability to grow physically, mentally, and spiritually, creating a successful and competitive environment." Coach Delfino has more than 25 years of coaching, with previous experience coaching wrestling, football, and lacrosse at Fairport High School and coaching football at St. John Fisher College. He is also an assistant varsity football coach at Aquinas Institute. A 1983 graduate from Cortland State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education, Delfino earned his master's degree in Athletics/Health Education from Brockport State University. Delfino and his wife, Andrea, and their two children, Debra Lyn and Rocky reside in Penfield.
Roberts Wesleyan College is currently a member of the American Mideast Conference within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Roberts Wesleyan now offers 14 intercollegiate sports to student athletes: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's tennis, and golf. This new addition of men's and women's lacrosse bolsters an already well balanced athletic program in which over 200 student-athletes participate, and provides additional opportunities for student participation in athletics during the coming spring semester.
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