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Having travelled the world for several years I can honestly say that even with the heat (it's a dry heat!) this is the best place in the world to live.
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A poor place to live... - 12/9/2016
I've been living here in Mesa for the past 20 years or so and I can tell you firsthand it's a terrible place to live. Nice schools. Okay neighborhoods. They are closing most of the grocery stores and have closed practically all of the candle factories in the city due to a lack of demand, apparently. When I first moved here, if you wanted a job near home the candle factories were always hiring, but now it's changing. Also it is not a safe place for pets. The residents are extremely careless drivers and dead dogs or cats on the roadsides is a fairly common site. Feral cats are also a pressing issue in many neighborhoods where the cats breed without limits or intervention. The city needs to donate some time and money to clearing up some of the feral colonies here. People and kids occasionally take one home but the majority continue to breed and overpopulate. Close to Phoenix, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Mesa is considered part of the greater Phoenix area. I would not recommend it to people who like an extremely civilized environment and lifestyle...but it is good if you like adventure and don't mind undrinkable tap water.[Comment on this Posting]
HOT HOT HOT, long commutes to get anywhere, crime - 6/30/2016
Lived in Mesa, AZ for 18 years, having moved there from Iowa. Lived in the 85210 and 85202 zip codes, near Dobson Ranch area for many years, owned several residential rental properties as well. Worked in Phoenix and I will say commuting anywhere in the Phoenix Metro area is an absolute nightmare, doesn't matter how dark your window tint is, you will roast in your car and it takes over an hour to drive the approximate 20 miles to Phoenix during morning and evening rush hour traffic, so be sure to plan that in to your day. Mesa was OK, it was one of the more affordable suburbs and having no children, I wasn't worried about the school systems. We lived in 2 different planned communities (Rancho Del Mar and Park Place) and neighbors in both areas were OK, not too friendly but not too stand-offish. Not the friendly neighborhoods like I experienced in Iowa. The economy tanked in 2008 and Mesa seemed to be having a rough time recovering from that, grocery stores and shopping centers had boarded up storefronts and our neighbors were reporting a lot of break-ins on the NextDoor app, even though we were in a "nicer" neighborhood. Property taxes were OK, not too expensive but electricity and water are very expensive, car insurance rates were very high and it took forever to drive anywhere because of traffic. Nightlife is lacking, mostly dive bars and pizza restaurants, unless you want to spend a ton of money dining out in Scottsdale. There were some nice bicycle trails along the canals and if you head out east, some beautiful hiking in the Superstition mountains but that's only a winter-activity, too hot to hike in the summer. The dust storms were pretty bad and during the 18 years we were there, it kept getting hotter and hotter and drier and drier, you can see the effects of global warming and urban sprawl in this area. We left and moved to the Nashville area in 2014 and our quality of life is much better here. [Comment on this Posting]
Mormons - Extremely Honest - 5/25/2015
Just so you know, in one comment on here someone said that Mormons are money laundering. That is completely false. Their religion expressly prohibits dishonesty. Mormons are extremely friendly, great neighbors and extremely honest. Meza does have a population of Mormons, which makes it a great place to live. They create safe neighborhoods and "good" kids :-)[Comment on this Posting]
Decent - 4/8/2015
We recently moved to Arizona from northern Virginia (right outside of DC). We love it here, however, the cost of living was not as low as we expected. Sales tax is higher, groceries are comparable. If you are buying a home, you will find that it is much less expensive however, if you are planning to rent, it is not much less than NOVA. [Comment on this Posting]
Mesa AZ - 3/31/2015
Mesa will seem more like a neighborhood than an actual city. For those of us who live in Mesa, we typically drive to other places nearby to work, shop, and eat. Mesa downtown area is not quite yet developed into a real city downtown. But, in 15 min we are in Scottsdale or Gilbert where we can visit new malls & restaurants, and in 30 min or less be in downtown Phoenix or Chandler, where there are numerous places to work (tech, manufacturing,aerospace,healthcare), as well as to the airport.
If you are OK with driving a bit, you can have what you are looking for. Mesa itself is very diverse. There is an upscale area with beautiful homes in the orange groves, NE Mesa with higher altitude and more open spaces, scenic views and upscale homes, SE Mesa with new homes and schools which appeal to new homeowners, in addition the historic downtown Mesa area (where higher crime exists).
Northeast Mesa is ideal, an easy drive up north on the Beeline highway to northern areas where the weather is cooler. Fantastic place for anyone into outdoor sports, especially cycling, hiking, and golf as well as those who enjoy scenery. People in general are friendly and there is a mix of those from the midwest and eastern states. Great access to good healthcare and variety of supermarkets, overall very clean streets, lower-cost living arrangements available. Since housing cost in general is low, many can afford several summer escapes driving distance - San Diego, northern AZ, for example, if they don't already own or rent cabins in the mountains.
Downsides: you have to drive everywhere, population generally older so young people may feel more isolated, air quality not great, workplaces limited to healthcare and retail primarily unless you commute to Phoenix/Scottsdale/Chandler or work from home.
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Living in Mesa, AZ - 12/10/2014
Many people seem to find Mesa just an OK place to live, but for me it's entirely different! I absolutely love living here because the weather is absolutely gorgeous here and the winters are very mild. Yes the cost of an AC conditioner is quite high, but there is so much to do to take your mind off of this. The housing market crashed here so the houses aren't that expensive, which isn't great for the sellers, but for the buyers it's a plus. Also, usually a house here has a nice pool to help beat the summer heat. I also found that it was quite easy to find a job here in AZ and meet a lot of nice people. That's another thing, people are so pleasant here![Comment on this Posting]
Don't do it - 11/7/2014
As a well traveled individual, I can say the Mesa is the worst place I have ever lived. There is no sense of community, and the spirits of the people are awful. The drug addicts are actually some of the nicer people. It is an uncultured bubble community with no sense of inspiration, and no...there are no smiles here. The business are horrendous, and will do anything to skirt the law or rip their neighbors off. Employers exploit lax employee protection laws here to recycle them and take advantage without conscience. The Mormons here are appalling, running numerous money laundering outfits that go unnoticed since they own and run the city. Normal people are few and far between. Do not move here for a job, and there are 1000 better retirement options. If you young and going to college, it is affordable so that could be considered. This is a city with no soul.[Comment on this Posting]
Really Good and Hellaciously Bad - 5/8/2013
This place is ideal for the "snowbird" who can afford to bug out in the summer. winters are sunny, mild and beautiful and there is plenty to do in Arizona as far as shopping, culture, nature, sporting events, casinos, etc.
But summer brings 100+ temps -- literally around the clock for at least a month and sometimes two -- so you are basically trapped in a box (house, car, store) with a/c roaring for 3-4 months straight.
That said, if you have the time and money to escape to the mountains (Flagstaff, Springerville, Alpine 4 hours away, Payson/Show Low/Heber/Overgaard 2 hours away) you can get some relief. Prescott is about 20 degrees lower than Phoenix/Mesa/Tempe/Chandler/Gilbert/Glendale area year round and so another summer getaway (if you don't mind 90's daytime temps some summer days).
Arid climate... not a lot of rain or moisture but also not much in the way of mosquitoes, etc. for that reason which is a bonus.
If you like warm temps, you'll love it here. [Comment on this Posting]
Indoor air quality at Delta Mechanical, Inc. - 3/31/2013
I am expressing my concern over indoor air quality at Delta Mechanical, Inc. There are over 100 employees including managers that are being affected by mold spores resulting from a leaking large reverse osmosis tank over a period of 1 month. Finally the tank was drained and removed leaving wet carpet that was not dryed properly. I have been sickened for the past 2 months with bronchial pneumonia and now left with acute bronchitus. The owner refuses to have the carpet removed or even have the problem investigated. This is a serious violation and all I am asking for is an investigation. Please help me and all the employees of Delta Mechanical, Inc.
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Mesa - 3/15/2013
Sleepy town, even sleepier schools[Comment on this Posting]
The little city that tries - 10/22/2012
Mesa is actually a "bedroom community of phoenix. parts of it are very nice, but, boy oh boy the other parts are almost beyond description. Coming from New York I am very surprised at the good quality of public transportation on this side of the valley. As everyone knows the summers are brutal and the entire year in insanely dusty, but the other 8 months are fantastic climate wise. there are some pretty good museums here and a variety of things to do. Overall it is kind of boring and unless you live in one of the "right" areas it is down right ugly.[Comment on this Posting]
Mesa is ok - 6/1/2012
I had lived in mesa for 5 years. The rent is more affordable than Phoenix.
The police were at one time trigger happy. This is the wild, wild west.
The mormons are here! Flash news.The mormons moved to Gilbert.
Flash news. The light rail is cool.flash news superstition springs mall is clean.
Clean city like phoenix clean and new.
Many mexicans here. working at the fast food places. The sheriff Joe Arpaio failed to get them out they have the jobs americans dont.[Comment on this Posting]
Mesa - 4/5/2012
It is not great for young families or basically anyone. The summers and fall are so hot that asking your kids to walk or bike anywhere is actually cruel. There is no mass transit other than buses. People feel cut off from each other because its all nothing but strip Malls and houses. No culture, few places to gather or meet people in fact the indoor Malls in the area are about as exciting as it gets {pathetic}. When I grew up there in the 60's and 70's it was a truly charming small town and no ugliness. But all the ethnic crap, neighborhoods going downhill and too much sprawl ruined it. And that is sad--you will see yards decorated as if you are in Mexico City and that is about what it is. Tacky-[Comment on this Posting]
Horrible Place to Live - 1/15/2012
I moved to Phoenix 10 years ago from Colorado for a job. What a shock it has been. I have been ripped off from almost every business I have dealt with. I had a local moving company move my furnishings when I moved to another house and damaged my furniture. I have yet to see any type of compensation from them and I filed a complaint with the attorney general over 2 years ago. The people here are rude, selfish and don't want anything to do with you unless it directly benefits them. The drivers here are dangerous and are on your bumper everywhere you go. I get flipped off at least onec a week here. The summers are insane!! I live in a 1500 sq ft house and work all day and keep the inside temperature at 78. My utility bills run about 600.00 a month. The cost of utilities is outragous. The resteraunts stink, the service is horrible and over crowded. There is nothing to do in this place unless you like counting how many scorpians and black widows you see at night...The pay here is below average and employers treat you like crap. Stay away from here!! I can't wait to get out of this hell hole!![Comment on this Posting]
Mesa is the armpit of the west! - 2/12/2011
They don't call it Meth Mesa for nothing! [Comment on this Posting]
Mesa is for the (snow)birds. - 7/12/2010
Mesa used to be a great place to live until recent changes to the city. The city council turns down just about anything that would bring businesses to the area. Could have had the Cardinals here, about to lose the Cubs spring training. I challenge anyone to find a business headquartered in Mesa. Also, there is very little to do for young children. Anytime we want to do something we drive to Chandler. Finally, forget about beautifying the area. I honestly don't know where the taxpayers dollars are going. The city is getting uglier and uglier to look at. As soon as my home sells, we are moving to Chandler or Gilbert. [Comment on this Posting]
Hard To Fit In - 7/7/2010
If you look, act or feel 'differently' this may not be the place for you.[Comment on this Posting]
Winter is spectacular, Spring is great - 5/18/2010
I have lived in Mesa, AZ for 8 years now. There really is no substitute for winter in Mesa. It is beautiful. What passes for summer everywhere else is winter here. Roses are blooming and the citrus fruit is ready to be harvested.
It is still wonderful in the spring and beautiful as the desert blooms. The citrus trees smell SOOOO good for the three or four weeks they are in full bloom. It is gorgeous.
Summer can be a challenge. Just make sure you have windshield shades for your car, a swimming pool, and air conditioning and you should be fine. It is pretty awesome to be able to swim until midnight under the full moon in an unheated pool that is still warm from the summer sun.
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Boring Bedroom Community - 3/28/2010
I have lived here for 8 years. After a 20 year career in the military that allowed me to live in 15 different cities in 8 states, I feel that I have become an amateur authority on observing the goings on of my surroundings. So here goes:
Mesa is a slow-paced city that is very geographically spread out. The streets out here in Maricopa county are all straight, broad, and in a grid pattern. It makes getting lost darn near impossible except for only the most directionally challenged people. Of course, that makes the raods a race-track on which to speed for many. It is very easy to drive 60 mph on the "surface streets" (thats what people here call the streets that are not highways. Be careful too because this is quickly becomming the speed camera capitol of the world. The motor vehicles department and the process for getting your vehicle smog checked is THE BEST have seen anywhere! Stores: drive a mile in any direction an you will find pretty much anything you need. This whole county is strip mall heaven. Recently built shopping plazas such as the Tempe Marketplace, and the San Tan Village are unique, hip, and truly great experiences to shop, hang out, and people watch. Too bad however, they are not in Mesa, but only 20-30 minute drive. Mesa tried to be hip with their Riverview Plaza, but missed the mark entirely. It is dull, lackluster, and difficult to drive around in. It is anchored by Walmart and Home Depot, so that should give you an understanding of its "hipness". Which, I think, is exactly the way the city elders want the city to be. THe city is populated by a huge Mormon following-not exactly the partying and accepting type. I think they would outlaw all serving of alcohol if they could. (I'll get back to the Mormons later, you need to know!). Anyway, there is really no good times to be had in this city. Everyone goes to Tempe (college town, if your're still into that scene it is great when school is in session), or they go to Scottsdale. OK, Scottsdale-THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE COUGAR phenom. Great bars, great shopping, great restaurants, great art galleries...but be sure to bring your Visa Black, or you will not be taken seriously by any of the posturing Beverley Hills wannabes. Lots of celebs have homes there and may be seen hitting the bar scene on weekends (I saw Charles Barkely in bar there once...nice guy)But, back to Mesa...see the trend? Nothing much to say about Mesa. Lots and Lots of houses, and little work or anything to do. Of course, there are 10's of thousands of retirees here. Driving on the same roads with them is scary, scary, scary! IN the winter, from about October-April 15, the whole county, Mesa seriously, is invaded by an Army of snowbirds. The business owners love their money, especially the golf courses (which most people cannot afford...in the 100's to play. When they are here, do not expect to get a seat at ANY restaurant, an appoinment with a doctor,or be able to drive anywhere over 30 mph. It is an invasion like the biblical locusts. If you are old yourself, they are very active and have many functions and clubs to join. If you are young...you will do nothing in Mesa except sleep in your house. The city of Mesa is financially broke right now. They cant seem to make any good money decisions and the services here are continually cut back. Of course, they have tried to impliment small tax initiatives, but OLD PEOPLE vote, and in Mesa, there are many of them. They dont want any noise, partying, recreation for young people, or money going to schools that they have no children enrolled in. Most initiatives get whacked off the ballot very quickly. Case in point: We were in the running to build the Arizona Cardinals stadium here. It was voted down because the crusty residents ssaid it would be too noisy and cause litter and crime....ok, right. So if you move to Mesa and want to go to events help there, it is on the other side of the county...up to 60 miles away...yeah, this is a big county. Ok, this is not Mesa only, but Arizona...the heat from May to November is insane! I was in the Persian Gulg countries during the first gulf war and that is the closest I can come to comparing the heat to somewhere Ive been. It is downright dangerous here in the summer. People die from the heat here every year...residents and visitors alike. Everything you own will dry out and fade quickly (including your car). Wear a broad brimmed hat here, trust me. I could write a book on this place, but generally speaking, people move here to get away from something, and they generally dont want to be bothered making new friends. I have found that you really need to work hard at it here...the number on reason people dont socialize, people they meet, or work with live too far away. Sounds trivial, but it is a big deal...once again very spread out and big. I would like to make one last statement. There are abvious boundries in this city. The Mexicans do most of the labor out here and they live in very defined boundries within the city. There is not much diversity of socialization going on. These neighborhood have a pretty large amount of crime as well, so dont go hangin out there if you dont belong.
My recommendation: Live here if you are Mormon (There is an LDS church every 3 miles)< and oh yeah, there are neighborhoods in Mesa where you cannot be in your front yard, or taking a walk without constant assaults from white shirted, tie-wearing tennage boys on bicycles trying to preach the Mormon philosophy to you. It can be Really annoying. Come also if you are old and ready to retire, but if you are younger and want to have a hipper scene, just stay away, you will be better off [Comment on this Posting]
Weather - 1/20/2010
It does get extremely hot in the summer, but it's a dry heat and as a result doesn't feel as hot as it really is. I'm originally from Southern California and although the weather was once beautiful there, it has now become just as hot as Arizona. I experience the same weather here in Mesa, Arizona as I do in Los Angeles County, minus the humidity. My mother still lives in Southern California and we constantly compare temperature and weather conditions. 95% of the time it's the same except for a few degrees cooler in California in the summer months, but my central AC makes up for that, while my mother and most people that live in her area go without central AC.
It also rains in the summer, which I find amusing. The sun is out, but theres rain... I like it![Comment on this Posting]


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Judith A. Davis Schauman, 70, of High Acres, Bemus Point, formerly of Cassadaga passed away Wednesday (May 1, 2013) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA.
A lifelong area resident she was born November 5, 1942 in Dunkirk, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Tyler Mizwa.
Judy was a graduate of Fredonia High School, had been employed by Kimberly-Clark in Dunkirk and was a devoted mother and wife.
She was a member of the High Acres Association, Cassadaga Kiwanis Club and Red Hat Society. Judy enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and painting.
Surviving are her husband, Donald L. Schauman, whom she married October 14, 1995 in Orchard Park, NY; eight daughters: Brenda Olmstead of Sinclair-ville, Pat Davis of Brandon, Florida, Sue (Bruce) Penhollow of Sinclairville, Dianna Davis (Bernie Jones) of Jamestown, Kathy (Rick) Dascenzo of Cassadaga, Gail Davis of Jamestown, Jackie (Derek) Hills of Fredonia, Dee (Randy) Crampton of Fredonia; three step sons: Wayne Schauman, Larry Schauman, both of Bemus Point, Dana (Linda) Schauman of Westfield; 27 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; a brother Ronald (Claire Ann) Mizwa of Crossville, Tennessee and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, H. Jack Davis, who died March 20, 1994; a brother, Charles "Chuck" Mizwa and a grandson, Fay James Greenawalt Jr.
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The Hampden Paintball Club is the name of a facebook club. It is not a business. It is a facebook social group with the sole purpose of coordinating adhoc backyard paintball games.
The Hampden Paintball Club is a group of people who love the sport of paintball. This is woodsball, dress appropriately for the weather. Bring something to keep hydrated. WE play most every Sunday (check Facebook events) Try to get there between 9:45-10:30. We want to start shooting by 11:00 at the latest.
We play year round! Yes, all winter too!
All Games are organized through our Hampden Paintball Club on Facebook click the link to request to join.
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From the mouths of babesPosted Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 11:04 AM
Recently, as I was out on one of my 'driving around town' excursions, I read the following words on one of our local church's marquee: "Words of Jesus in red." Those words brought to me a memory of a story Mom tells about me of something I said when just a small child.
In thinking about that, my memory started roaming down memory lane and remembering the words of some of the other children in my life.
When my oldest daughter, Gina, was just a tyke, we had gone fishing. I can't remember where we were, but her father kept casting over and over. Each time as he reeled the line in, there was nothing on it except the worm he was using as bait. Gina was doing her own thing and not paying attention. All at once she stopped what she was doing, and as her dad reeled the line in, once again with nothing but the worm, she yelled to me, "Momma, Momma, Daddy caught a worm."
On another occasion I had baked home made biscuits. My youngest daughter, Shelly, was barely talking at the time. I had not yet put the remaining biscuits away when I looked up and saw her with an arm load of biscuits. I grabbed the camera as she was saying, "Mama, shave (save) dees beescuits for me."
One evening a thunder and lightening storm came up. As usual, I had a yard full of kids. I have shared with you in the past about how my sister, Linda, couldn't say sister and for whatever reason, it came out as Dida. As a result I am known to all my neices and nephews as Aunt Dida. My neice, Sondra, was one of the kids in the yard that day. As the thundering increased, she came running to me screaming, "Aunt Dida, it's a hundering (thundering), it's a hundering. A bamada (tornado)s coming."
Our granddaughter, Kaci, tops them all. From the time that child started talking, until today at age 25, you never know what is going to come out of her mouth. There is no way I can put in public print some of the funniest things she has said through the years. Sure wish I could. When she was small and her nose would stop up, she would call her mother and say, "I can't sleep". Toni, her mom, would ask why and she would say, "My nose is too nervous".
If we would have kept all her sayings in writing down through the years, I could have written a book and made a fortune for all of us. I would love to tell the story as to why we called her Virgina for a while, but I can't. That was the most hillarious of all. Kaci, you might want to visit Mema a little more since I know so much.
Getting back to the beginning and the words out of my mouth when just a babe. Mom was reading the Bible and sharing it with me. She explained to me that the words printed red were the words Jesus spoke. I then asked her, "Mom, are the black words the devil's?" Well, wouldn't that make sense to a small child?
There are so many more I could share, but space won't allow all those words "out of the mouths of babes".
I'm sure this will start your thoughts going back and you will be remembering the words of the children in your life, whomever they may be. I know many of you will be sharing them with me via e-mail, texting, phone calls and when we see each other. I am already anxiously waiting to hear all your stories.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 17, 2011) – USA Red battled past its USA Blue counterpart 25-17, 27-29, 21-25, 26-24, 15-13 in an intrasquad scrimmage of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Training Team held Thursday evening at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, Calif.
Juliann Faucette (San Diego, Calif.), who is training with the group only this week due to school commitments at University of Texas, turned in a match-high 20 points for USA Red with 15 kills on 34 attacks, four blocks and an ace. Ashley Benson (Bloomington, Ind.) contributed 10 kills on 20 attacks, a match-high seven aces and two blocks for 19 points. Kindra Carlson (Eaton, Colo.) contributed 15 points with 14 kills on 36 attacks and a block, while Dominique Olowolafe (Lansing, Mich.) pocketed 14 points with six kills, four aces and four blocks. Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) collected 12 points with 11 kills and an ace. Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) set USA Red to a 36 kill percent while scoring two aces and a block on her own ledger.
Becky Perry (Austin, Texas) led USA Blue with 18 points with 16 kills on a match-high 51 attacks, one ace and one block. Julianne Piggott (Newport Beach, Calif.) recorded 13 kills, two blocks and two aces for 17 points. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) tacked on 15 points with eight kills, a match-high six blocks and an ace. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington, Minn.) chipped in 13 points with eight kills on 16 swings, four blocks and an ace. Kaitlin Sather (Santa Rosa, Calif.) totaled eight kills and four aces for 12 points. Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) set USA Blue to a 34 kill percent while adding three blocks and a kill.
U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Paula Weishoff, who served as USA Red's head coach, started Hagglund at setter, Carlson at opposite, Benson and Olowolafe at middle blocker, and Faucette and Lichtman at outside hitter. Cami Croteau (Orange, Calif.) was the libero for first two sets, while Ellie Blankenship (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was the USA Red libero in the final two sets. Both shared the libero duties in the third set. Croteau held a 77 positive percent on 23 receptions, while Blankenship turned in a 60 positive percent. Lichtman handled a team-high 30 service receptions with a 77 positive percent and 70 excellent percent.
U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Karch Kiraly, who served as USA Blue's head coach, started Lloyd at setter, Perry at opposite, Gibbemeyer and Johnson at middle blocker, and Sather and Pestolesi at outside hitter. Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) was the libero for USA Blue and provided a 62 positive percent on 26 service reception attempts. Sather compiled a 57 positive reception percent on a team-leading 37 attempts.
USA Red dominated the service battle with a 15-9 margin, despite committing 17 service errors to USA Blue's 13. However, USA Blue held a narrow 16-12 advantage in blocks.
In the opening set, USA Red used a 9-5 push to take a 16-11 advantage at the second technical timeout before winning 25-17. USA Red held a 21-18 lead in the second set before USA Blue battled back for a 29-27 victory. USA Blue grabbed a four-point advantage at the second technical timeout of the third set, then maintained the four-point gap for a 25-21 victory. USA Blue was on the verge of the match victory with a 21-19 lead in the fourth before USA Red secured the 26-24 win. USA Red earned a 10-7 advantage in the final set and held on for a 15-13 victory.
On Wednesday night, the opposite result occurred as USA Blue won a tight five-set scrimmage (20-25, 25-19, 32-30, 16-25, 15-13). Both intrasquad scrimmages were open to the public.
Combining the two scrimmages on back-to-back nights, USA Blue was led by Gibbemeyer's 39 points, followed by Perry's 35 points. Sather added 29 points for the two nights. Carlson scored a two-night total of 38 points for USA Red, followed by Faucette's 37 points and Benson's 35 points.
The U.S. Women's National Training Team, which started training Jan. 17, is nearing the conclusion of its winter training block at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif. The March 17 scrimmage marks the last event in the training block.
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2 – Ashley Benson (Middle Blocker, Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University)
3 – Kindra Carlson (Opposite, Eaton, Colo., University of Washington)
5 – Jenna Hagglund (Setter, West Chester, Ohio, University of Washington)
13 – Dominique Olowolafe (Middle Blocker, Lansing, Mich., Cal Poly)
15 – Juliann Faucette (Outside Hitter, San Diego, Texas)
14 – Cami Croteau (Libero, Orange, Calif., Cal State Fullerton)
16 – Cassidy Lichtman (Outside Hitter, Poway, Calif., Stanford)
17 – Ellie Blankenship (Libero, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, University of Northern Iowa)
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# - Name (Position, Hometown, College)
1 – Kayla Banwarth (Libero, Dubuque, Iowa, University of Nebraska)
4 – Lauren Gibbemeyer (Middle Blocker, St. Paul, Minn., University of Minnesota)
6 – Naomi Johnson (Middle Blocker, Bloomington, Minn., Northwestern University)
7 – Carli Lloyd (Setter, Bonsall, Calif., University of California-Berkeley)
8 – Becky Perry (Outside Hitter, Austin, Texas, University of Washington)
9 – Kari Pestolesi (Outside Hitter, Huntington Beach, Calif., UC Irvine)
10 – Julianne Piggott (Outside Hitter, Newport Beach, Calif., UC Irvine)
11 – Kaitlin Sather (Outside Hitter, Santa Rosa, Calif., UCLA)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coaches: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) and Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Jenni Hirneisen (Parachute, Colo.)
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)


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IRON MOUNTAIN – Richard Abraham's artwork will be on display at Bay West College today through April 5 along with "Joan Game's Recipes for Legacies" exhibit.
The public is invited to view the exhibits and meet Abraham at an artist's reception in his honor at Bay West on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with refreshments and live music featuring Todd and Donna Sundstrom.
Richard Abraham, son of Dick and Jean Abraham, is an artist and instructor residing in Minneapolis. Minn.
He grew up in Iron Mountain, and continues to feel a "sense of place" that is reflected in his paintings: "I always look forward to going back to Michigan because I'll paint the places I grew up, places I've known my whole life. Somehow that gets into the painting. I always feel that the Michigan paintings touch people more."
He has worked to develop a personal style of painting within the meticulous framework of his craft. He demonstrates a profound sensitivity for wild and rural spaces.
He feels a real connection to the places that he paints, scouting his sites off the beaten track, selecting rural hide-a-ways to paint in Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
It would be difficult not to be moved by Abraham's work.
His paintings brilliantly capture the nuances in nature's values, colors and forms while weaving a story about place. Many of the places in Abraham's paintings are just snippets of nature – "The Credit River," photo in painting above, is just a small section of the river and its bank – but through an expert sense of design, rhythm and tonality, Abraham injects drama and presence into this humble bit of nature.
Richard Abraham studied art at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and has trained in the technical craft of classical realist painting at the Altelier, the Bougie Studio and H&P Studios.
Abraham has participated in plein air events around the country including Laguna, California and Telluride, Colorado and in 2009 was awarded the Hiawatha Artist in Residence by the National Forest Service.
He has received numerous awards for his work. Abraham exhibits his work extensively and is represented in numerous private collections.
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Barclays' investment bank sparkles in shadow of revamp
Barclays' investment bank, set to be revamped and resized under group chief executive Antony Jenkins, has signed off with a strong set of figures for the fourth quarter and 2012.
The UK bank published its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2012 this morning in what was effectively an apéritif to a Jenkins presentation, slated for 10.30 GMT, on plans to overhaul the business and culture at Barclays following a wide-ranging strategic review.
Jenkins is expected to outline in further detail Barclays' new strategy, which the bank said this morning would entail 3,700 job cuts across the group, of which 1,800 will be borne by the corporate and investment banking arm.
Another key tenet of the reorganisation will involve "repositioning" Barclays' equities and investment banking division businesses in Asia and Europe to better suit opportunities in those areas, while the bank also confirmed today it will close its structured capital markets operations.
The investment bank – which includes both Barclays' trading and advisory businesses – posted a strong performance through the final three months of 2012, with fourth-quarter revenues, at £2.6bn, up 43% year-on-year, though down 2% quarter-on-quarter.
In the fourth quarter, both Barclays' fixed-income, currencies and commodities and equities and prime services divisions recorded year-on-year revenue gains of more than 50%, up to £1.5bn and £484m respectively. Barclays' advisory unit – which includes its equity and debt capital markets and M&A teams – delivered its best quarter for two years with a 24% year-on-year rise in fourth-quarter revenues to £626m.
Chirantan Barua, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, wrote in a note this morning: "Investment banking income came in 7% ahead of consensus expectations and the rebound in FICC over Q4 2011 was in line with peers, coming in at £1.5bn – a 50% growth year-on-year."
Andrew Lim at Espirito Santo added: "This [is] a strong performance versus peers."
The investment bank ended 2012 with revenues of £11.7bn, excluding credit impairments and other provisions, up 13% on 2011. These fuelled pre-tax profits of £4.1bn, up 37% on the previous year.
The bulk of these revenues were generated by the FICC unit, which posted a 17% increase in annual revenues to £7.4bn. Equities and prime services revenues, at £2bn, were up 14%, while the advisory business posted a 5% increase in revenues to £2.1bn.
Barclays also took steps to "reposition" itself in the marketplace with regards to compensation in 2012, with Jenkins flagging a "significant" reduction in the year's total incentive awards.
The cost-to-net operating income ratio, which measures costs against operating revenues, fell from 71% to 64%, with the ratio of compensation to revenues falling from 47% to 39%. At group level, the compensation ratio was 38%. This came despite average income per employee in the investment bank rising from £429,000 to £494,000 over the year.
Jenkins said: "While this is progress, not the destination, we believe a ratio in the mid-30s is a sustainable position in the medium-term which will ensure that we can continue to pay our people competitively for performance while also enabling us to deliver a greater share of the income we generate to shareholders."
Investec analyst Ian Gordon said this morning he welcomed "the continuing attack on excessive investment bank pay" and applauded Jenkins for taking out costs.
"The cost:net operating income ratio fell from 71% to 64% in 2012 and we forecast 58.8% by 2015. Antony could take this lower."
• Barclays' wealth and investment management division, singled out as a favoured area for expansion, saw a 52% jump in pre-tax profits to £315m over the year, plus a three percentage point increase in its return-on-equity to 13.9%.
The leap followed a 4% rise in interest income and fees to £1.78bn, plus a 2% fall in operating expenses to £1.46bn. The bank said costs would have been even lower without its expansion initiative: "Cost control initiatives were partially offset by the continued cost of the strategic investment programme." Client assets grew by 13% to £186bn over the year.
In the fourth quarter, client assets rose 5% to £186m. Pre-tax profits during the last three months of the year rose 46% to £115m compared to the third quarter. Costs remained stable at £354m.
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However, Luisa Giles from the Environmental Physiology Lab at the University of British Columbia believes, "The body of research isn't big enough to make a solid statement either way." There is also contradictory research that shows the acute effects are possibly lessened if the subject is fit. One recent study found that there could be long-term benefits to exercise, even in pollution, because exercise helps mitigate the inflammatory effects of the toxic air.
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Momentum is one of those crazy things in sports. It's easy to spot when a team has it, but when and how does a team acquire it? Could momentum in the Super Bowl have shifted because some guy at Buffalo Wild Wings was in cahoots with the Superdome electrician?
Speculate all you want, but for the Michigan Tech hockey team it's been pretty clear what serves as an in-game momentum catalyst, for good and bad: the first goal.
What started as an innocent coincidence in October became a noticeable trend by November. Now, the stats are too glaring to overlook.
The Huskies are 0-12-3 when an opponent scores first (see Friday in Omaha), but 8-1-1 when they score first (see Saturday in Omaha).
It's pretty easy to conclude that the way Tech starts a game is a strong indicator of how it will finish. What shouldn't be concluded from the stat, though, is that the first goal indicates how well Tech will play the rest of the game.
Even though the Huskies have never won when falling behind 1-0, they are actually the third-highest scoring team in the country when trailing, with 34 goals. They lead the nation with a team plus-minus of plus-18 when trailing.
Weird stat, I know, but it proves Tech's resiliency. Friday's loss was a perfect example. After getting down 2-0 to Nebraska Omaha, Tech made it 2-1. Down 3-1, they made it 3-2. Down 4-2, they made it 4-3.
"I like the resiliency of the team in that game," Tech coach Mel Pearson said. "We got off to a slow start Friday, but from the middle of the first period on I think we played real well for the whole weekend."
It definitely carried over into Saturday, where Tech actually showed yet another bizarre trend. Even though they've only lost once in 10 games where they've led 1-0, the Huskies have a team plus-minus of minus-15 when leading, in the bottom 10 nationally.
Again Saturday they lived up to that reputation, surrendering the lead, only to win in overtime (where Tech is 9-1-15 in its last 25 extra sessions).
Ultimately, the Huskies are pretty good at fighting to get momentum back, but not good at keeping it. The same can be said of the season at large.
They've won two games in a row on three separate occasions, but have never extended a win streak to three games. After the first two-game win streak came five straight losses. After the second two-game win streak came a seven-game winless streak. After the third two-game win streak came consecutive losses.
Granted, the timing of breaks have made keeping momentum a challenge (just ask the Baltimore Ravens), but looking at the schedule, it's clear there's no greater time to legitimately get on a roll than right now.
They're coming off a big overtime win over a ranked team, into a Winter Carnival series against the WCHA's last-place team (Alaska Anchorage), before getting a chance at rivalry revenge next Tuesday vs. Northern Michigan.
"We're coming off a good win, so now we have to make sure we play better and sustain our momentum," Pearson said. "We have to win some games and get on a roll, get some success, get some confidence, and that'll take care of itself and that momentum will pull us along."
In the eight games since Christmas, Tech has either won, tied or lost by just one goal, so the Huskies are oh so close to getting that elusive momentum. I doubt a stadium blackout would do the trick, but some lights-out hockey sure would.
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In short: A really welcome discovery, a hidden gemIn full: Fantastic race in an area unknown to many runners. Very friendly, great local support, a lovely route along the river and mud with some chunky hills for good measure. Brilliantly organised and really easy to get to. Telford harriers did themselves proud and a great running shirt in your goody bag. I couldn'tPraise it enough, well done everyone, one of my all time favourites..Date of review: April 7, 2014
In short: A great local trail race In full: I really enjoyed this one, gorgeous route over the New Forest, a real local feel, quite challenging and I didn't even mind that my garmin said 13.6 miles at the end. Excellent technical t-shirt, medal and cliff bar, you couldn't ask for more. No queue for any toilets and even showers on site! Far better value than many over-priced road races I've done. Don't expect a pb, just enjoy it as it will remind you why you love running. If you've ever done the Farnham half marathon it's definitely up there, many thanks to everyone involved, a fantastic day out from London. Date of review: March 25, 2014
In short: Well organised and supportedIn full: I was pleasantly surprised with this race. Very well organised, really well supported, very friendly and a diddle to get to. You park almost by the start and outside the shops so plenty of pre and post-race fuelling. A really nice route too and it does Milton Keynes proud. I had no idea the area was so scenic. Overall, a great day out, even if a lot of people got sun burnt, in March!Date of review: March 25, 2014
In short: Wonderful friendly raceIn full: Travelling with two stragglers from kingston as part of our a - z of half marathons, this was a real joy. Nice and low key, very scenic and large stretches downhill so you thought a pb was on the cards until you hit the wind on the seafront. Really nice local support and kids from I believe from the charity the race was supporting, what a nice touch. Well done to digby and his crew, it put a lot of other races we have done to shame and jersey is well worth a visit from the mainland. One of our favourite half races now, superb.Date of review: June 10, 2013
In short: The Hardest Half Imaginable In full: A fantastic run, the muddiest conditions ever, some of the paths were like an army assault course but iy was fantastic, a real local run with great support from a very welcoming community. Brings you back to rembering why you run, brilliant, legs are still killing me!Date of review: January 8, 2013
In short: How races should be, local, friendly and fantasticIn full: A wonderful run, stunning scenery and brilliant support from all the locals supplying food on route, a really big thank you to them all, absolutely loved it and you will be pushed to find a more scenic run. Forget the pb, your garmin will probably cut out in the woods anyway but it's great.Date of review: September 18, 2012
In short: Brutally BeautifulIn full: I read read the reviews and was not disappointed, fantastic run with everyone in fancy dress cheering you on. Probably the best goody bag I have ever had, running shirt, cup, nice medal, soup and a chhese and pickle roll! Forget the time, just enjoy being out. This is what runs should be all about, a bit thanks to Rob and everyone at Trionium. Bring on the Leith Hill half marathon but I want to do this every year now. Date of review: January 2, 2012
In short: A brilliant trail run, you will never want to run on roads againIn full: Being a convert to trail running this was a real gem. Easy to get to, park at the start, low key and friendly but a gorgeous route, very hard but very enjoyable. Running down a hill at the finish was the perfect finale. Great organisation and congratulations to the organisers, very supportive. This is what trail runs should all be about and I will definitely be bag for the slog half marathon in July. Date of review: November 3, 2010
In short: Fantastic, how races used to beIn full: This is a fantastic run, very friendly, low key, great to see so many non elite runners being cheered on. In an age of stupid entry prices, inappropriate goody bags and overly competive entrants this is a real throwback. The route is smashing, no problems parking, just the right size, no crowding and plenty of space to bring the kids to cheer you on. A wooden medal, quality shirt and apples at the finish. Forget the obsession of chasing a pb on boring tarmac dodging cars with a load of nutters. Remind yourself why you run and enjoy it. Well done to Dr. Rob and the crew, I'm already planning my next race with them. Brilliant. Date of review: September 22, 2010
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David Akers (1975/88): When available, this date, like the 1953-O, sells for a common date price. However, the data clearly indicates that it is two or three times as rare as the common Philadelphia Mint Type I gold dollars from the standpoint of total number of pieces available and condition.Doug Winter: The 1851-O Has a mintage figure that is tied with the 1853-O as the highest production figure of any gold dollaar from this mint. It is the most common of the six New Orleans gold dollars and has become far more available in high grades due to a small hoard of Gems located in 2004.
Strike: This issue does not come with as sharp a strike as seen on the two earlier gold dollars from New Orleans. The obverse is often slightly weak at the center with some of the hair strands above the ear of Liberty not fully impressed. The obverse border is quite sharp with the stars' radial lines complete. The reverse is not as well struck. Many 1851-O gold dollars are weak at the center with flatness on the LLA in DOLLAR as well as on the 85 in the date.
Surfaces: Most are heavily abraided. This is generally a well-made issue that does not have any mint-made defects or dark spotting seen on other New Orleans gold dollars of this type.
Luster: The luster is typically frosty in texture and is better than on other New Orleans gold dollars. I have seen a few slightly prooflike examples but these are usually washed-out in appearance and not attractive.
Coloration: The coloration seen on 1851-O gold dollars ranges widely. The most often seen hues are orange-gold and greenish-gold and pieces typically show combinations of these. It is still relatively easy to find examples that have not been dipped and which show very good color.
Eye Appeal: There are some extremely nice 1851-O gold dollars known that feature good color, luster and surfaces. It is difficult, however, to find a a piece that is well struck and even gems are likely to show weakness at the centers as mentioned above.
Die Characteristics: many 1851-O gold dollars show inner rings of roughness (possibly from die wear) at the peripheries of the obverse and reverse. The stars at 1:00 and 2:00 often appear more delicate than others as a result of die lapping.
Major varieties: There are two minor varieties known to me. Given the relative high original mintage figure for this date, it is likely that others exist.
Variety One: The stars are thinner at 12:00 to 2:00 than at the rest of the periphery. On this variety, the strike usually is weak at the center of the reverse.
Variety Two: The stars are full all the way around the periphery. On this variety, the strike is usually stronger at the center of the reverse.
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Becoming an Outdoors-Woman event offers fun in snow
When I was first told I'd be covering the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman in Michigan event at Bay Cliff Health Camp, I was pretty excited.
I love camping and being outside – in the summer. Come January, you usually found me indoors with a book and a blanket. Any snow beyond my backyard was cold and dangerous and intimidating, because I had no idea how to properly prepare for it. So I stayed inside.
The BOW event – which offered women of all ages beginner-level winter activities courses over three class periods – sounded like a great way to break out of that summer-only prison I was in.
I embraced the opportunity, expecting to head home Sunday with a little more knowledge about winter activities than I had on Friday. But what I never saw coming was the incredible atmosphere created by a bunch of volunteers who offer their time, their expertise and their equipment to help beginners like me navigate what was once scary and out of reach.
I took part in a number of classes over the weekend, including the winter shelters course, where a few of us built quinzhees and then a smaller few spent Saturday night in them.
Quinzhees – as I learned that day – are small, hollowed out snow structures with the tiniest of openings to crawl through.
I was feeling apprehensive when I crawled into the quinzhee that night. I had my sleeping bag, pad and air mattress all ready to go. I had a flashlight and a book in case I couldn't sleep, which I was sure would be a possibility.
I tend not to do well with tight spaces, and it's not like the quinzhee had vaulted ceilings and bay windows. It didn't take too long for the walls to start closing in, but that fear of small spaces was another reason I wanted to sleep outside that night.
I figured it was now or never time.
I laid there for quite a while, unable to stop myself from imagining the roof collapsing, or five feet of snow falling silently overnight as I slept, covering the tiny opening ever so slowly. I could feel the panic creeping in as I imagined being stuck in the quinzhee with no way out, my shouts muffled by the hard-packed snow.
I told myself that I was being ridiculous, that nothing bad could possibly happen. But I could only fall asleep by facing the opening I had just crawled through. I slept for a couple of hours at a time, waking up to adjust my body on the hard snow floor and to wiggle my toes to make sure they weren't yet frozen.
When I woke up briefly at 5 a.m., I knew I was in the clear. I felt comfortable for the first time all night and slept for another hour and a half before getting up, putting all my snow gear on and crawling back out into the wide open, glorious outside world. I stood for a moment, looking at my quinzhee.
I took a breath. I felt proud.
I had learned something that made me feel more comfortable heading outside in the dead of winter. I knew the chances of needing a quinzhee for survival were pretty much slim to none, but just knowing how to build one was empowering. The back country seemed like less of a treacherous place. I understood the snow better than I ever had before.
At the beginning of the day, sleeping outside in February felt the same as walking into an open body of water before I knew how to swim – it was dangerous so I didn't.
But at that moment, standing there at 6:50 a.m., it felt like I had learned how to swim all over again.
It was a priceless gift. And it was given in some way to all 68 women who attended that weekend's BOW event.
So I have to send a big thank you to the instructors and organizers of this BOW weekend at Bay Cliff Health Camp. It was an incredible three days, and I can't wait to go back.
The summer BOW program runs from May 31 through June 2. For more information, visit www.michigan.gov/ bow.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 2, 2008) – The U.S. Girls' Youth National Team begins its quest for the NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship (U-18) gold medal at Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, on July 5 with a roster filled with individuals who have medaled in big tournaments in their young careers. The tournament qualifies the top three teams into the 2009 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship to be held Aug. 5-16 in India.
Team USA is in Group B with Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago and U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. opens the tournament versus Dominican Republic on July 5 at 6 p.m., followed Trinidad & Tobago on July 6 at 4 p.m. and U.S. Virgin Islands on July 7 at 6 p.m. Group A consists of host Puerto Rico, Mexico and Costa Rica. The quarterfinals are scheduled for July 8, while the semifinals follow on July 9 and the championship and consolation matches on July 10.
Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio), retired head women's volleyball coach at The Ohio State University, will serve as head coach of the U.S. Girls' Youth National Team. He will be assisted by University of West Florida Head Coach Melissa Wolter (Pensacola, Fla.) and TCA Volleyball Club Director and Head Coach Neil Mason (Newport Coast, Calif.).
"Overall, the kids are working hard and will represent USA in a positive way given the fact that we will have no training with all 12 players before our first match," Stone said. All but one of the 12 players on the roster have recently concluded or are still competing with their club programs at the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships in Dallas.
NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship rosters for all seven countries competing are comprised of girls born in 1992 and 1993. The U.S. has 11 players who are scheduled to graduate high school in 2010, while one athlete is in the class of 2011.
Team USA middle blockers selected to the 12-player roster are Erica Denney (Centennial, Colo.), Tori Dixon (Savage, Minn.), Madelyn Hutson (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Carly Wopat (Goleta, Calif.). The foursome averages just under 6-4 in height.
Outside hitters without designation to left or right side are Lydia Bai (Tustin, Calif.), Jazmine Orozco (Lakewood, Calif.), Kelly Reeves (San Diego, Calif.), Amy Scullion (Salem, Ohio) and Ashley Wittman (Shakopee, Minn.).
The American setters are Molly Kreklow (Hamlake, Minn.) and Carly Thomas (Swansea, Ill.). Jennifer Bonilla (Reseda, Calif.) is the only libero listed on the roster.
Bonilla, Dixon, Hutson, Scullion, Thomas and Wittman were part of the winning USA Select Red Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in the International Junior Division. Bonilla earned the division's Best Passer award during the tournament. Denney, Kreklow and Orozco won gold medals at the 2007 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in the International Youth Division while competing on the USA Select Blue Team. Orozco earned the most valuable player award in her division.
The Southern California Volleyball Region is home to five of the 12 players on the 2008 U.S. Girls' Youth National Team. Bai competes for TCA, Bonilla and Orozco for SCVC, Reeves for Wave and Wopat for Santa Barbara Volleyball Club.
Dixon, Kreklow and Wittman play for the same club, Mizuno Northern Lights, in representing the North Country Volleyball Region.
Denney plays for Front Range in the Rocky Mountain Region, Hutson for Impact VBC in the Southern Region, Scullion competes for Tri-County in the Ohio Valley Region and Thomas plays for Southwest Illinois Volleyball Club in the Gateway Region.
Stories of Interest for the U.S. Girls' Youth National Team
Lydia Bai and Kelly Reeves hold an interesting connection, albeit through their mothers. Bai's mother, "Jenny" Lang Ping won a gold medal as an outside hitter for the Chinese National Team at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She competed against Reeves' mother, Jeanne Reeves, who was a part of the 1984 Olympic Games championship match as a player for the United States' silver-medal team. The two mothers met up again at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta as Lang Ping served as head coach of the Chinese, who won a silver medal at the Summer Games. She now is the U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach that will lead Team USA into the 2008 Olympic Games in her hometown of Beijing. Meanwhile, Reeves served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women's National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games. Now, their daughters get a chance to play together – on the same team in an international tournament.
Lydia Bai won a gold medal in the 18 Open Division at the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championship on June 29 at Dallas. She competed for TCA California, coached by U.S. Girls' Youth National Team Assistant Coach Neil Mason.
Tori Dixon's father David played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1992-2004.
Molly Kreklow, who has helped Northern Lights 16-1 to an undefeated season leading up to the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships, comes from an athletic family. Her father Michael played collegiate basketball at University of Wisconsin and Drake (1979-1984), while her mother Marcia played collegiate volleyball at Drake (1981-1985). Her brothers John and Ben play collegiate basketball at University of South Dakota. Her uncle Wayne played with the Boston Celtics (1980-1981) and is currently head volleyball coach at University of Missouri.
Kelly Reeves plays for Waves Volleyball Club and is coached by her mother, Jeanne Reeves. She is a two-sport star at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego as she was named All-CIF First-Team in both volleyball and basketball in 2007 leading her team to CIF championships. In 2003, she made history as the first girl to make the All-Stars for Del Mar Little League Majors (baseball).
Amy Scullion has been active in the USA Volleyball High Performance program for several years. She was selected to the Select A1 Camp Blue Team in 2006, followed by her inclusion on the 2007 USA Select Red Team that won the 2007 USA Volleyball High Performance Championship International Junior Division. Scullion has also been selected All-State in girls basketball in Ohio and is being recruited as a NCAA Division I basketball player.
Madelyn Hutson helped her club team, Impact VBC 17, win the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships in the 17 National Division on July 1. She was named to the all-tournament team as well.
Carly Thomas, who has verbaled to play volleyball at Missouri State University, participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance A2 Camp in Colorado Springs in both 2005 and 2006 before winning a gold medal in 2007 at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championship with USA Select Red Team. She led Southwest Illinois Volleyball Club to a bronze medal in the National Division at both the 2007 and 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships, as well as being selected all-tournament both years.
Carly Wopat's father Ron competed in the 1980 Olympic Trials for the decathlon and was a member of the 1981 U.S. Decathlon Team.
Jennifer Bonilla, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championship in the 18 Open Division playing for SCVC 18 Nike while playing with Team USA teammate Jazmine Orozco, has given a verbal commitment to University of Illinois to play volleyball starting in the 2010 season.
# - Name (Pos., Ht, Hometown, Grad Year, Club, Region)
2 - Lydia Bai (Outside Hitter, 6-2, Tustin, Calif., 2010, TCA, Southern California)
3 - Jennifer Bonilla (Libero, 5-9, Reseda, Calif., 2010, SCVC, Southern California)
4 - Erica Denney (Middle Blocker, 6-5, Centennial, Colo., 2010, Front Range, Rocky Mountain)
5 - Tori Dixon (Middle Blocker, 6-3, Savage, Minn., 2010 Mizuno Northern Lights, North Country)
9 - Madelyn Hutson (Middle Blocker, 6-5, Brentwood, Tenn., 2011, Impact VB Club, Southern)
10 - Molly Kreklow (Setter, 6-0, Hamlake, Minn., 2010, Mizuno Northern Lights, North Country)
12 - Jazmine Orozco (Outside Hitter, 6-0, Lakewood, Calif., 2010, SCVC, Southern California)
14 - Kelly Reeves (Outside Hitter, Libero, 6-0, San Diego, Calif., 2010, Wave, Southern California)
15 - Amy Scullion (Outside Hitter, 6-0, Salem, Ohio, 2010, Tri-County, Ohio Valley)
16 - Carly Thomas (Setter, 5-11, Swansea, Ill., 2010, Southwest Illinois VBC, Gateway)
18 - Ashley Wittman (Outside Hitter, 6-1, Shakopee, Minn., 2010, Mizuno Northern Lights, North Country)
19 - Carly Wopat (Middle Blocker, 6-2, Goleta, Calif., 2010, Santa Barbara V-Ball Club, Southern California)
*Kristina Graven (Outside Hitter/Libero, 6-0, San Jose, Calif., 2010, Vision Volleyball Club, Northern California)
Head Coach: Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio, retired Ohio State University women's head coach)
Assistant Coach: Melissa Wolter (Pensacola, Fla., University of West Florida head women's coach)
Assistant Coach: Neil Mason (Newport Coast, Calif., TCA director and head coach)
* NOTE: Kristina Graven was originally selected for the 12-player U.S. Girls' Youth National Team roster, but withdrew due to injury.
2008 NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship Schedule
July 5-10 at Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Pool A: Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico
Pool B: Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States
Pool Matches
July 5: Trinidad & Tobago vs. U.S. Virgin Islands, 4 p.m.
July 5: United States vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
July 5: Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m.
July 6: United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m.
July 6: Dominican Republic vs. U.S. Virgin Islands, 6 p.m.
July 6: Costa Rica vs. Mexico, 8 p.m.
July 7: Dominican Republic vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m.
July 7: United States vs. U.S. Virgin Islands, 6 p.m.
July 7: Puerto Rico vs. Mexico, 8 p.m.
July 8: 3A vs. 2B, 6 p.m. (Quarterfinals)
July 8: 2A vs. 3B, 8 p.m. (Quarterfinals)
July 9: TBA, 4 p.m. (Classification for 5th Place)
July 9: 1B vs. Quarterfinal Winner, 6 p.m. (Semifinal)
July 9: 1A vs. Quarterfinal Winner, 8 p.m. (Semifinal)
July 10: TBA vs. 4B, 2 p.m. (Classification 6-7)
July 10: Semifinal Losers (Bronze Medal Match)
July 10: Semifinal Winners (Gold Medal Match)


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Yung-Chi Cheng, PhD
Henry Bronson Professor of Pharmacology; Chairman, Consortium for the Globalization of Chinese Medicine (CGCM)
Research Interests
China; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Hong Kong; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Pharmacology
Research Organizations
Cancer Center: Developmental Therapeutics
Stem Cell Center, Yale: Tissue Specific Stem Cells
Virology laboratories
Research Summary
Our laboratory focuses on cancer and viral chemotherapy. We are studying the functional roles and properties of virus-specific proteins in order to design selective antiviral compounds. Some anti-HIV drugs have selective action against mitochondrial DNA synthesis that could lead to toxicity. This observation offered the opportunity to develop new antiviral drugs without such side effects and to examine the role of mitochondrial DNA synthesis in nuclear DNA synthesis. A new class of biological active nucleoside analogs, L(-)nucleosides were discovered. Drug resistance is a critical issue in cancer chemotherapy.
Our laboratory is interested in exploring the mechanisms of drug resistance development, with a special emphasis on the process involved in DNA topoisomerase, targeting drugs and nucleoside analogs. The gene regulator and the inhibitors may not only have use as cancer chemotherapeutic agents, but also in controlling the development of drug resistance. Several novel compounds targeting on NF-KB were discovered by my laboratory and are currently being studied. To exploreChinese medicine for current clinical usage is also pursued.
Specialized Terms; Cancer; Viral chemotherapy; Chinese herbs; Chinese medicine
Selected Publications
- Uzuner H, Bauer R, Fan TP, Guo DA, Dias A, El-Nezami H, Efferth T, Williamson EM, Heinrich M, Robinson N, Hylands PJ, Hendry BM, Cheng YC, Xu Q.Traditional Chinese medicine research in the post-genomic era: good practice, priorities, challenges and opportunities. J Ethnopharmacol.(2012) Apr 10;140(3):458-68. PMCID: PMC22387462
- Tsou LK, Chen CH, Dutschman GE, Cheng YC, Hamilton AD.Blocking HIV-1 entry by a gp120 surface binding inhibitor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. (2012) May 1;22(9):3358-61.PMCID: PMC3640310
- Tsou LK, Cheng Y, Cheng YC. Therapeutic development in targeting protein-protein interactions with synthetic topological mimetics. Curr Opin Pharmacol. (2012) Aug;12(4):403-7. PMCID: PMC3660839
- Ye D, Shi Q, Leung CH, Kim SW, Park SY, Gullen EA, Jiang ZL, Zhu H, Morris-Natschke SL, Cheng YC, Lee KH.Antitumor agents 294. Novel E-ring-modified camptothecin-4ß-anilino-4'-O-demethyl-epipodophyllotoxin conjugates as DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors and cytotoxic agents. Bioorg Med Chem. (2012) Jul 15;20(14):4489-94. PMCID: PMC3389137
- Rockwell S, Grove TA, Liu Y, Cheng YC, Higgins SA, Booth CJ. Preclinical studies of the Chinese Herbal Medicine formulation PHY906 (KD018) as a potential adjunct to radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Biol.( 2013) PMCID: PMC3660854.
- Liu, S. H. & Cheng, Y. C. Old formula, new Rx: The journey of PHY906 as cancer adjuvant therapy. J Ethnopharmacol 140, 614-623, doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.047 (2012).PMCID: PMC22326673


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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. "
Truths, half-truths and falsehoods
The fractional aircraft business is fascinating, in part because it is founded upon several myths, partial-truths and artificial constructs that are both pleasing for owners and profitable for providers. In many ways, fractional flying is more akin to using an executive airline than to owning a whole aircraft. Yet, for reasons ranging from the need of providers to satisfy FAA regulations to the desire of travelers to enjoy the psychic rewards of "owning" a jet, several enduring myths mask reality.
Here are five examples of conventional wisdom and the real story behind them.
1. If you fly between 50 and 400 hours per year, fractional is your best bet.
Sometimes true.
If you fly fewer than 50 hours, a jet card or charter may be better options; and if you fly more than 400 hours, you should consider purchasing an aircraft.
If you're in between, fractional may be the way to go. However, if you fly lots of short hops-say, 30 minutes each-you will lose about half your hours because fractional providers charge a minimum of one hour per flight. If you plan to travel primarily on high-usage or "peak" days (around major holidays and events like the Super Bowl), you may not be guaranteed a flight or often may find yourself on a charter. Suffice it to say, the number of hours you fly should be the start, not the end, of your analysis.
2. You "own" a share of the aircraft. True, but only up to a point.
If you check the FAA registry for your aircraft, you'll find your name listed on the title as an owner. In reality, though, you've ceded most of the control that goes with ownership to your provider, which manages your aircraft and the rest of the fractional fleet.
This arrangement varies substantially from the traditional owner/manager relationship. For example, your fractional provider may use your aircraft to fly others in its jet-card program and retain all the remuneration paid by the jet-card holder. Your provider has little practical accountability to you for costs incurred in operating your aircraft. It decides where and when your aircraft is flown; you have no say in the matter. Your provider may even unilaterally sell your aircraft and transfer you to another. This kind of absolute authority is something you'll never see in a traditional owner/manager relationship.
3. You don't pay for deadheading. False.
This is one of the great myths of fractional flying-often touted by the providers as a reason to prefer fractional over charter. Yet the expense of positioning aircraft is factored into the overall costs of the program, which are passed on to you through management fees and hourly rates. In addition, when calculating fuel usage, most programs add to the burn rate of the aircraft, some as much as 40 percent, to account for fuel consumed during repositioning. When you sell your share, you'll see that the high time on your aircraft, a fair amount of which is due to deadheading, has significantly reduced its value. Certainly, to the extent that providers are able to well position their large fleets to accommodate owners' needs, they may minimize deadheading. But don't kid yourself: you pay for deadheading both in terms of operating costs and in diminution in the value of your aircraft.
4. Your costs are predictable. False.
This is another favorite myth perpetuated by fractional providers. They'll tell you that in addition to the purchase price for your share, you'll pay a monthly management fee and an hourly rate, both of which are set at the time you sign up and will rise each year by no more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index. The provider thus gives you the impression that it is taking the risk of increases in variable costs, not you. Some providers, though, have instituted additional surcharges-for example, to cover pilot salary increases and war risk insurance premiums. Providers also tack on fuel surcharges that often do not reflect merely the increase in the cost of fuel burned on your flights over the same cost at the time you signed up for the program (as most owners expect). When you bought your share, moreover, you paid a premium over the fair market value of the aircraft for it, and when you sell it back to the provider, there's no guarantee what it will be worth.
In truth, your cost per flight hour must be calculated as the cost to purchase your share, plus the monthly management fees, hourly rates and fuel and other surcharges that you pay over the life of the investment, less what you receive when you sell your share back to the provider, divided by the actual number of hours you're in the air. That cost is neither knowable nor accurately predictable when you purchase your share.
5. Everyone signs the same simple contract. False.
Providers do their best to convince you that everyone signs the same simple contract. They make the contracts look like "boilerplate," and by using fine print and squeezing them onto a few pages, they give the impression that they're short, simple and not subject to change. But, as they say, "The devil is in the details," and the details are important- including how, when and where you can fly; what responsibilities the provider assumes; how costs and other liabilities are allocated between you and the provider; when and on what basis the provider will buy back your share; and so on. I am constantly amazed by the number of otherwise savvy owners who simply sign the providers' contract, sometimes without even thoroughly reading it, only to discover later that it isn't "fair." In truth, most providers will accommodate reasonable requests to modify their contracts in a way that will add value to your investment.
John F. Kennedy once said, "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie-deliberate, contrived and dishonest-but the myth-persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." Ironically, by shedding some light on the myths of the fractional aircraft business and clarifying what it is not, we may better appreciate it for what it actually is to those for whom it well fits and who go into it with their eyes wide open-simply the best way to fly.
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Dave Flessner (Reporter)
Dave Flessner is the business editor for the Times Free Press. A journalist for 35 years, Dave has been business editor and projects editor for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, city editor for The Chattanooga Times, business and county reporter for the Chattanooga Times, correspondent for the Lansing State Journal and Ingham County News in Michigan, staff writer for the Hastings Daily Tribune in Nebraska, and news director for WCBN-FM in Michigan. Dave, a native of Lansing, Mich., joined the Times Free Press in 1999 after working for 19 years at The Chattanooga Times. He covers energy, business and special projects, including the Tennessee Valley Authority. Dave has previously covered police, county government, politics and education. A 1979 graduate of the University of Michigan, Dave also studied economics at Michigan State University's Graduate School of Business. He has won more than a dozen journalism awards for business, breaking and investigatory reporting, including first place honors for education coverage in 2007 from the Tennessee Press Association, investigative reporting in 2006 and project reporting in 2005 from the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, deadlline reporting in 2002 from the Georgia Associated Press Association, and health care reporting in 2001 from the Tennessee Hospital Association. Contact Dave at 423-757-6340 or email@example.com. Follow him on twitter at twitter.com/chattreporter.