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Nigel Worthington accused his players of selling York and its supporters short following the weekend defeat to Port Vale.
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Nigel Worthington accused his players of selling York and its supporters short following the weekend defeat to Port Vale.
Former Northern Ireland boss Worthington has seen the Minstermen take just one point from three games since he replaced the sacked Gary Mills at the beginning of the month.
"It's a man's game and it looked like men against boys," Worthington said after his side's ninth league defeat of the season at Bootham Crescent left them one point above the relegation zone with seven games to play.
"People are paying their hard-earned money coming to support the team and what they got back was simply not good enough.
"If I said anything else, everybody would think I was off my rocker.
"I've been in the game long enough to know when I'm getting sold short and when players are not performing. It's a big test and it will be interesting to see who stands up to it."
Worthington, who steered Norwich to the Premier League in 2004, added: "We need self-belief and a willingness, which is probably at the top of the list, to keep York City in the league.
"A lot of players are out of contract in the summer and maybe it's easy for them to under-perform and walk away and not worry about where York City will be next season, but that's not good enough.
"They are getting paid by this club and by the supporters. They've got to repay that with results."


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Ryan Field (map it)
1501 Central St
Evanston, IL 60201
Year Opened: 1926
Capacity: 49,256
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Built in 1926, Northwestern University�s Ryan Field is the oldest football stadium in the Chicago area that does not have a flying saucer on top of it. A 1996 renovation added a few upgrades, but for most fans, the look and feel are largely unchanged from the early days of college football � falling somewhere between historic and decrepit in terms of character.
Northwestern was a founding member of the Big Ten in 1896, and when the University of Chicago dropped its football program in 1939, Northwestern became the Chicago area�s only Big Ten team � a title it currently lords over the University of Illinois.
Though generally successful in the early years, the football program fell into a steep decline in the postwar era. Between 1949 and 1994, the Wildcats earned no bowl appearances and only a handful of winning seasons; during a particularly bad stretch in the late 1970s, they eked out a total of three victories over six years.
Then a surprise turnaround in 1995 ended with a conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl, catching the entire region by surprise. Despite being the smallest program in the Big Ten, the Wildcats have mostly remained competitive since then, with more bowl appearances in the last 15 years than the preceding five decades combined.
Ryan Field doesn�t have a lot to offer beyond great views of the field and a friendly, hospitable atmosphere, but that�s enough for a pleasant day of college football.
The FANFARE scale is our metric device for rating each stadium experience. It covers the following:
Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
Skip the main concession stands. The prices are fine (Vienna Beef hot dogs $3, Polish sausages $4), but the food is mediocre, save for decent hot cocoa ($3 at stands, $5 from vendors) if you need a quick warm-up. Bottled soda and water are $4, and no alcohol is sold. There may only be one concession stand open for the upper deck, and it's a long walk up there, so get whatever you need on the lower level before you find your seat.
If you just need some cheap food in your stomach, grab a hot dog ($3) from one of the Mustard's Last Stand carts outside on Central before the game.
The best food is at the south end of the stadium, where a long row of grills awaits. Burgers and hot dogs ($4), brats and chicken ($6) are much better here, along with tasty desserts (funnel cakes $7-$8), and fresh popcorn instead of the stale stuff from the main stands.
The renowned Bobak's Sausages have a cart ($5 bratwurst, $5 Italian sausage), but the star attraction is Real Urban Barbecue, with rib and pulled pork sandwiches ($7) and mac 'n cheese ($4). However, this area is absolutely crushed at halftime, and when I came back during the third quarter, I was told that the entire stadium had run out of sausages. How could such a thing happen?
Bring cash - a few concession stands accept credit cards, but not all, and if there are any ATMs inside the stadium, they're not easy to find.
This is a refreshingly simple game experience. Some areas feel so close to the game that it's exhilarating. Views of the field are excellent throughout, with the sole exception of the obstructed view seats at the top of the lower-level west stands. Even the upper deck offers a terrific perspective of the game and a lovely view beyond the stadium, with the white dome of the historic Ba'hai Temple peeking above the tree line.
Conversely, this isn't one of the more intense game experiences around, either. It's pretty laid back, and the stadium production doesn't do much to accentuate it.
Replays on the small, pixelated video screen are barely visible to most of the stadium, but with such good views of the field, it's not a major concern. The public address system, on the other hand, is ridiculous. It sounds like whichever staff member has the loudest home stereo brings it to the game, sets it down on the home sideline, plugs in a microphone and starts announcing, popping in a CD when necessary. Ostensibly, there's a stadium tradition where a bell tolls for every third down play by an opponent, but the awful sound system keeps it from creating any sense of atmosphere.
Ryan Field is a 20 to 30 minute walk from Northwestern University's lakeside campus in Evanston. While lovely in the autumn, there isn't much to do in the immediate area other than a visit to Mustard's Last Stand (1613 Central St.), a classic hot dog shack just west of the stadium. The closest bar/restaurant is Bluestone (1932 Central St.), which is nice but not really sports-oriented (and gets crowded quickly).
Downtown Evanston is about 30 minutes away by foot (or three stops on the CTA Purple Line) and full of great places to eat and drink. It's well worth planning to spend the evening there.
Among places to drink, Tommy Nevin's Pub (1450 Sherman Ave.) is the chief gameday bar, Bat 17 (1709 Benson Ave.) has good sandwiches, and Firehouse Grill (750 Chicago Ave.) will keep kids entranced with vintage fire department memorabilia. All three are close to the CTA Purple Line.
Lou Malnati's (1850 Sherman Ave.) will have games on and serves hot, filling Chicago-style deep dish pizza. For cheap eats, Edzo's Burger Shop (1571 Sherman Ave.) is tops, though there are good noodle and pasta places around too, such as Dave's Italian Kitchen (1635 Chicago Ave.). Evanston excels in fine dining, notably the Nepalese restaurant Mt. Everest (630 Church St.), live jazz spot Pete Miller's Seafood & Prime Steak (1557 Sherman Ave.), and the Michelin-recognized Found Kitchen and Social House (1631 Chicago Ave.).
Northwestern fans are frequently outnumbered in their own stadium, especially when the likes of Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, or Wisconsin are in town. While it's not fair to pin that entirely on lack of student enthusiasm - some of their rivals have more than double the enrollment that Northwestern does - it can be hard to get swept up in the emotion of a split crowd, and the visiting fans set the tone as much as the home fans do.
Rival fans are most heavily concentrated in the east stands, particularly in the northeast corner, but they appear to feel welcome throughout the stadium. The only area that's completely set aside for home fans is the northwest corner, where a tightly packed student section and the student band are situated. Because most of the stadium is evenly mixed between home and away fans, the Northwestern football traditions don't fully register unless you're sitting close to the student section.
The term "Midwestern hospitality" kept coming to mind as I watched Northwestern fans during the game. It's not in their nature to try to intimidate or shout over opposing fans - the rules of good hospitality dictate that visitors be made to feel welcome, be allowed to chant and yell as they please, mi casa su casa, etc. But Northwestern fans are capable of making plenty of noise when it's called for, and they take their colors seriously - there's a lot of royal purple and black in the crowd. They tend to be realistic about their team's prospects and appreciate when visitors show an interest.
The CTA Purple Line and Metra Union Pacific North Line have stations on Central, in Evanston, a short walk east and west (respectively) of the stadium. Fans can transfer to the CTA Red Line at Howard for connections to Chicago, and the Union Pacific-North line runs between downtown Chicago and Kenosha, Wisconsin. On game days, the PACE suburban bus system runs a Ryan Field Express from the Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg.
Getting to the stadium on the CTA is pretty easy, but getting away is something else entirely. On most days, Central is a sleepy little station near the end of the Purple Line, its Beaux-Arts facade largely unaltered by the century that has passed since it opened, aside from a bit of good-natured decay. Before Northwestern games, it's not bad - fans arrive at different times, so the station isn't overwhelmed. After games, it's an unholy disaster. Imagine your grandparents trying to make a PowerPoint presentation in a hurry, using information being shouted at them, with a small, greasy tablet computer, at gunpoint; and you should have an impression of how Central and the CTA Purple Line cope with post-game crowds.
Much better, if the weather permits, to skip the post-game train and follow the march of fans back south toward downtown Evanston - a pleasant half-hour walk - and dine or drink there before heading home. (Both the CTA and Metra have stops in downtown Evanston as well.)
The parking lots adjacent to the stadium and the golf course next to the CTA station are open to Northwestern season ticket holders only. (Somehow, visiting fans still manage to tailgate in there, presumably with a borrowed pass.) If you arrive early, you may be able to find parking on the streets around the stadium, but traps abound - keep a very close eye out for signs with parking restrictions. There are some small pay lots near the intersection of Central & Green Bay Road (usually $20) and pay garages in downtown Evanston with free shuttles to the stadium; the one at Clark & Maple, near the Century Theaters, is probably the biggest and easiest to find.
Alternately, there are free lots on campus, primarily along Sheridan Road, southeast of the stadium. Tailgating is welcome in the campus lots, and there are free shuttles. If you're walking from one of the remote lots, you'll see students offering pedicab rides. Make sure to agree on a price before you get in - figure about $5 from the CTA station or $10 from one of the closer campus lots.
Inside the stadium, restrooms are long and narrow. The upper-level restrooms tend to be a lot less crowded - it's worth a walk. There are some pockets of port-a-potties set up outside, which appear to serve as de facto smoking areas. Re-entry is allowed back and forth from those.
There is seating for disabled fans in the east and west stands, and elevators to the west stands. The corridors of the stadium are narrow and difficult to traverse, so plan your entrance gate in advance. Disabled parking for single games on the west side of the stadium is first come, first served.
On average, tickets range from $35 in the south end zone to $50 for reserved seats in the east or west stands. All but the back rows of the west stands provide great views of the field. I'd avoid the south end zone, which is crowded and seems to attract the more annoying fans. The upper deck is a good value as long as you don't mind a long walk up there. (And if you do wind up with a bad seat, head to the north end zone - everyone is welcome to watch the game from the Walker Terrace.)
A few games each year are sold through the "Purple Pricing" system. Developed by a pair of Northwestern economists, Purple Pricing sets a certain starting price for tickets and then, as the game approaches, raises or lowers that price depending on demand. If you bought a ticket early and the final Purple Price is less than what you paid, you get your ticket and a rebate for the difference. (However, if the final Purple Price is above what you paid, you still get your ticket for the original, lower price.) Another aspect of the system is that you can bid below the starting Purple Price, and if the price eventually falls to the amount of your bid, you get the tickets.
One bonus point for the student band. Northwestern may have the smallest enrollment of any school in their conference, but the size and quality of the band would do any of their rivals proud, even if some of the halftime themes ("A Tribute to Disney Musicals") aren't really designed to pump up the crowd.
Another bonus point for beautiful Evanston and the historic character of the stadium. It's well behind the times in some respects (and simply outdated in others), but Ryan Field wears its history with a quiet, understated charm. It's not hard at all to imagine classic college football of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s being played here. And even if the game is unmemorable, Evanston is a great place to spend the day.
Paul, For the most part I agree with your comments. The fact is, the stadium infrastructure needs
For the most part I agree with your comments. The fact is, the stadium infrastructure needs a serious refit. I think some of your scores and comments were generous (e.g. "nostalgic" instead of "old"). :-)
The one score that I think was a point lower than it should have been was Fans. Given that NU has by far the smallest enrollment of any of the Big Ten schools (8,200 versus 20,000 for the next smallest school - Iowa), a good number of students and alums show up for the game. It may not be the size of the student/alum sections at other Big Ten stadiums, but there is a lot of enthusiasm. I was in the Band during the Dark Times - the fan interest just wasn't there. The Marching Band was a bigger draw than the team back then. Today's fan support and involvement is orders of magnitude better. So I think NU deserves a 4 for fans, but I understand your position and scoring explanation.
I do think that as the team gets even better and the stadium is rearchitected, the fans will get more numerous. We will earn a lot of fives.
One other thing - there is free beer a couple of hours before the game at Wildcat Alley. That might make some people a little happier about the food. :-)
Thank you for covering Ryan Field. All of us Wildcat fans appreciate it when people remember that we're a successful Big Ten school. And we're getting better - both academically and athletically. (NU faculty just got another Nobel Prize and the Athletics continue to grow!)
Go Cats!
PS: A factoid about my time at NU - I was a varsity athlete in Fencing (Sabre). At the time I was there, we were one of the few (and might have been the only) men's sport with a winning record. We even beat Ohio State.
BJ Mitchell
Former NUMB Spirit Leader
by NUMBSpiritLeader | Nov 06, 2010 05:15 AM
Update on the Ryan Field Review and My Reply
An update - I received a survey from the NU Athletic Department concerning possible renovations to Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena. In the comments section I pointed the NU Administration to the review that was done by Paul, as well as my reply (above). The survey indicates that a major renovation is in the works and NU is thinking about rebuilding Ryan Field as a modern stadium with plenty of luxury. Ditto for Welsh-Ryan Arena. Stay tuned - there might be the need for a fresh review in a year or three.
by NUMBSpiritLeader | Mar 25, 2011 01:09 PM
RE: Update on the Ryan Field Review and My Reply
Thanks for the update- can't wait to hear more about the plans!
by paul | Mar 25, 2011 11:06 PM
For some reason...
This for some reason is one of my favorite places to see a game. There is a unique and cozy atmosphere about it. It certainly needs an upgrade to compete with the other big ten stadiums.
by Daniel Armstrong | Dec 02, 2012 08:27 AM
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Since 1926, the Northwestern Wildcats have played their home football at Ryan Field. It's easy to forget at times that this is a school with great football tradition. The Wildcats won their first Big Ten championship in 1903, and won three Big Ten championships in a six year period from 1995-2000. Today, a trip to Ryan Field makes for a great road trip for any fan in the area. The proximity to Chicago, the availability of tickets, and the ability to turn an away game into a home field experience all seem to draw the fans of the opposition.
Let me up front and say that my visit was in 2005, the last year that Randy Walker was coach. While he had a decent program, and was a guy I liked a lot, the team was not as good as it has been under Pat Fitzgerald.
The hot dogs were not very good and came in the same sandwich baggies as they do now. Paul may have liked it, I felt my bun was a bit soggy.
The atmosphere was good for the fans who showed up. I remember the students being into the game hard core, but they only had around 1,500 students at the game. The alumni where there in small numbers but were not loud at all.
To be fair, Northwestern has a such a small student and alumni base compared to the other Big Ten schools that it is a bit hard to compare to the other conference schools. One thing I did really enjoy was the friendliness of the fans. So many of them invited us to there tailgates and offered us food despite us being from Penn State. Their fans are the same when they are on the road as well, like when I went to the NW game vs Miami OH, the first game after Coach Walker's death. They gave me food, shirts and bloody mary mix there as well. One of my favorite fan bases, but there just isn't a large number of them.
The concourses for the stadium are very tight and the bathrooms are well, usable.
The return on Investment for Big Ten football, on the outskirts of Chicago is great. I just wish it was at a packed stadium with a nutty fan base.
Not much in the way of extras, but if you go, make sure you try some real Chicago Deep Dish pizza.
As Pat Fitzgerald continues to work his magic an the team gets more and more competitive, hopefully the fans will come out and support the team...on the game I went too, NWU was blowing out Eastern Illinois, and the enthusiasm wasn't there. Tailgating was a bit of a joke, and the food inside was substandard for such a respected institution. You are close to the lake, so maybe a walk or drive down there after the game will salvage your fall afternoon. The Marching Band takes it seriously and while a bit smaller then other Big 10 bands, is still great.
There is no place to park in Evanston period much less on the day of a game. The stadium offers nothing in terms of extras and has just the basics. I also wish they would get some real teams in there for non-conference games. The scoreboard, seats, and concourses are awful. The team has really improved over the past 15 years, these guys deserve better and will need better to make the next step. There are high school stadiums all over the country better than this place
Ryan Field is tucked away in Evanston, Il and is home to the Northwestern Wildcats AKA "Chicago's Big 10 team" as they like to be called.
The Field itself has years of history to it, even if Northwestern isnt always considered in the upper echelon of the Big 10. We werent able to park right outside the stadium but did find street parking about a mile away. We did the walk with a few hundred NW fans (and even some visiting MSU ones) and found an AWESOME breakfast spot called Prairie Joe's which I would recommend to anyone making the trip.
Seeing how it was on campus, Beer was not sold but everyone made sure to indulge right up until the moment their ticket was scanned.
This was my first trip to Big 10 country and I left impressed with what I saw and ready to visit the rest of stadiums in the conference!
it was my first college game so did not know what to expect.....(no booze was expected but i could of done with a beer)
fans were great in which is quite a hard stadium to get loud due to the open layout of the stands. food was half decent the Braatwurst was tasty. tickets were cheap and it was easy to get to although took a while on the L Train. Evanston is a nice area as well for a pre drink or food.
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MIAMI — Five months had passed since her pay began to be delayed and 90 days since her health insurance had lapsed.
Still, Julia Cardenas was getting ready for a job that she says hadn't paid her at all in weeks.
That Monday morning after the July Fourth holiday, she says her boss called to say not to bother coming into work. Her job was gone. And her employer, C4 Direct Solutions in Pompano Beach, had shut down.
Cardenas is one of at least a dozen former employees at the administrative outsourcing firm who say they were owed thousands of dollars in back pay or uncovered medical bills when the company folded.
They're part of a growing group of jobless who endure a more protracted form of misery in today's tough economy: lapsed health coverage, bounced paychecks, and finally, no pay at all.
U.S. Department of Labor spokesman Mike D'Aquino says the department doesn't collect data on the number of cases in which employees are owed wages. But, he says, such violations seem to be on the rise.
The department recently announced it would add 250 investigators nationwide over the next two years in an effort to step up enforcement.
Federal law affords employees strong protections to recover unpaid wages, and those who have sought legal counsel say they're optimistic about receiving back pay. But it becomes more difficult if a company declares bankruptcy or has no assets.
At a Fuddruckers in Wellington this spring, roughly 40 employees were stiffed on two weeks of pay after owners shuttered the franchise and prepared to file for bankruptcy. They told the Palm Beach Post that there was simply no money to pay — devastating news for workers like Charles Obee, a cook with a fiancee and son to support. Soon after his story appeared, the owners paid $12,000 in back wages.
But beyond putting pressure on an employer, workers can file suit. The Fair Labor Standards Act allows workers to sue for back pay to recover double the minimum wage for normal and overtime hours.
Miami labor attorney Kevin Mercer says for those who earn more than the minimum wage, the difference between minimum and promised wage can be recouped through a suit in state court. But he said the difference is often paid in the federal settlement to avoid further litigation.
Plaintiffs are also allowed to sue company owners to recover unpaid wages — a practice normally not allowed in civil cases. And the statute provides for "a reasonable attorney's fee" to be paid by employers found in violation.
Mercer, who has filed Fair Labor cases for four C4 Direct employees, says he has seen requests for representation in cases like this grow as the economy has weakened.
Former C4 Direct employees say the trouble began in February, when Friday paydays became Saturdays. Next, the funds dried up, checks began bouncing, and Monday mornings became a desperate race to the bank.
"On Monday, everyone would go to the Wachovia at 7:45 so they could be the first one to cash their check," said Gilberta Fergile. "It would maybe be five that could, and the rest would have to get their money during the week."
By June, the employees say, the checks had simply stopped coming. Several eventually quit, tired of toiling for no apparent compensation. Those who stuck around saw the Pompano Beach location close in early July.
C4 owner Ron Thibeau says his company fell prey to delinquent clients and bank fraud that drained company accounts. He says he is working to liquidate the company and has already paid some employees back, but he adds it will take weeks to meet obligations.
Thibeau says he is working with a lawyer to file bankruptcy and hopes to have everyone paid in a few months.
"The unfortunate thing is we are a sign of the times. I'm not the only company that is going through these things," Thibeau said. "I am still . . . doing everything I can to finalize all of the payrolls."
Four C4 managers set up their own call center firm, agreeing to take some of C4's equipment for payments owed, according to Thibeau.
Several C4 employees say they held on without pay because their prospects in the job market seemed so slim with the unemployment rate in Broward County at its highest in 17 years. Now jobless, most say they desperately need the earnings.
Employees can recover wages by filing a complaint with the Department of Labor. They run a toll-free helpline at 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243).
Even with the strong employee protections that exist under the law, Mercer says that, paradoxically, the number of suits he has filed has dropped because many delinquent employers are in such dire financial condition that there is nothing to recover in court.


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Kendra Wilkinson: 'Laurence Fishburne Needs to Support His Daughter Doing Porn'
Because who's more synonymous with sex tapes these days? (Besides Kim Kardashian because that's the only way she got famous, the only way.) Kendra Wilkinson was asked for her input on the Montana Fishburne situation this morning while doing an interview with TalkRadio's America's Morning News. Via Radar Online:
"…. He has to be there for her. He has to say "F" all, "F" Hollywood. And he has to learn to be there for his daughter. Just because she does what she does that porn, he has to get back down to earth and realize who my daughter really is. Is she a good person? …. hey that's what happens when a girl turns 18. When someone turns 18, they have the freedom to do and choose what they want to. It's your job as a parent to at least have them be a good person.
"For Laurence Fishburne's daughter, she'll probably end up doing what I did and that's waking up, and finding out what's real in her life."
"Just because she does what she does that porn, he has to get back down to earth and realize who my daughter really is. Is she a good person?" Allow me: Uh, no.
On that note, I really don't know what else to say here that doesn't rehash everything I've already said about Kendra lying about her sex tape, so I just posted 18 pics of her huge breasts at Barnes & Noble the other day. I know you guys expect jokes instead of deep, introspective looks at the very core of society, but sometimes I can't help myself. I'm a philosopher!
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Two 2-0 teams.
Two teams battling for sectional seeding.
Two teams that split last season.
One that knocked the other out of the playoffs. One that knocked the other out of the conference race.
Yeah, there are a few things on the line when Monticello travels to St. Michael-Albertville to take on the Knights at 7 p.m. tonight.
And while a lot has changed since STMA ended Monticello's season with a 10-0 knockout in the second round of the section playoffs, there is plenty of carry over too.
The Knights return their top running back Chris Kartes, who is averaging 125 yards per game through the first two weeks, among others. Their offense will likely rely a little less on quarterback runs, after graduating their athletic quarterback from last season, but the Knights still make an effort to mix up the pass and run.
"They're pretty balanced," said Magic Coach Jason Telecky. "This will be a good test for us."
Through two games, wins over Buffalo and St. Francis, the Knights are averaging 24.5 points per game, while giving up just 7.5.
Facing a talented offense and stout defense, Monticello knows they can ill afford to dig themselves another hole as they have the first two weeks of the season.
"That's been the theme of our practices all week," said Telecky. "Tempo, tempo, tempo. We've got to do something to come out of the gates better."
With the two teams in different divisions within the conference, the result of tonight's game won't affect either conference race. But it could have a huge impact on section seeding. While Rogers looks like a frontrunner for the section's top seed, seeds two through six could all be up for grabs. With the Magic aiming for a top four seed, Telecky believes the three games against STMA, Buffalo and Rogers will go along way toward determining where the Magic end up.
"My goal every year is to host a home playoff game," said Telecky. "I really feel like we have to win two out of three section games if we want to host."
With that on the line, and revenge on their mind after last year's season finale, the Magic figure to be fired up for tonight's rivalry game.
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Some Fundamental Inadequacies of the Washington Consensus: Misunderstanding the Poor by the Brightest
The Washington Consensus suffers from fundamental inadequacies, and that a more comprehensive framework of the economic process is needed to guide the formulation of country-specific development strategies. The following five propositions summarise the set of interrelated arguments made in this paper: 1. The Washington Consensus was based on a wrong reading of the East Asian growth experience. This explains why some observers have called the trade regimes of Korea and Taiwan in the 1965- 1980 period "free trade regimes" even though they featured extensive import tariffs and export subsidies. 2. There have been two phases to the Washington Consensus doctrine. The mantra of the first phase (Washington Consensus Mark 1) is "get your prices right", and the falsification of this first mantra led to the emergence of the second phase of the Washington Consensus doctrine. The new mantra from the Washington Consensus Mark 2 is "get the institutions right." The danger is that an elastic definition of the term "institutions" will render the current mantra intellectually vacuous. 3. While central planning went overboard in suppressing the private market economy, the Washington Consensus runs the danger of denying the state its rightful role in providing an important range of public goods. The Washington Consensus also runs the danger of denying the limitations of self-help in the case of sub-Saharan Africa by overlooking the possibility of poverty traps. 4. The Washington Consensus does not understand that the ultimate engine of growth in a predominantly private market economy is technological innovations, and that the state can play a role in facilitating technological innovations. The Washington Consensus is too hooked upon trade-led growth to acknowledge that science-led growth is becoming even more important. 5. The Washington Consensus does not recognize the constraints that geography and ecology could set on the growth potential of a country. For example, the trade-led growth strategy of East Asia cannot work with the same efficiency for a landlocked country. Foreign direct investment is also less likely to go to places that are malaria- infested.
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In coordination with the UN and colleague organizations, Action Against Hunger has launched rapid field assessments of critical needs for nutrition, hygiene, water and sanitation. The findings will support an international humanitarian response to the ongoing crisis. Action Against Hunger has also mobilized teams in neighboring Uganda to identify needs as refugees pour across the border.
"Displacement on such a major scale jeopardizes already vulnerable populations," explains Action Against Hunger Desk Officer, Karine Milhorgne. "And it's not just the fear of actual violence. When thousands are forced to suddenly abandon their homes, then left without ready access to food, clean water, and basic sanitation, their very lives are threatened. This threat is especially grave for young children."
Heavy fighting outside Goma temporarily forced Action Against Hunger to evacuate its staff to safety. But a day later, the teams had resumed programs and launched emergency assessments. In response to widespread insecurity and regional cholera outbreaks, ACF's Goma base supports direct field operations in Walikale and Minova by integrating activities in nutrition, food security, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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A new hired gun from Washington State blew into Assiniboia Downs last week, and he's fast. Really fast.
Gary Baze rode a pair of opening-day winners Sunday, serving notice to the resident top gun Alan Cuthbertson that this town may not be big enough for both of them.
Cuthbertson, the Downs' leading jockey three years running and winner of more than 100 races a year for the last four seasons, had only one win and a third Sunday. Still, he isn't quaking in his boots. When asked about the new guy, the 62-year-old jockey simply smiled and said, "Competition is always good. It makes me try a little bit harder, and maybe that's what I need."
"You know, Alan is a great rider," Baze said Wednesday, while taking the day off due to the rain and high winds. "This is his course, and so what I have to do is be on a better horse, and hope I get lucky."
At 53, Baze doesn't take comfort from the fact that his major competition is nine years his senior. "He doesn't ride like an old man. He looks good on a horse, and he rides a smart race," said Baze. "This is his track, and right now he has a definite edge."
A member of the Washington Racing Hall of Fame, and closing in on 3,500 lifetime wins, Baze met up with local owner/trainer Charlie Gibson in California during the off-season, and Gibson asked him to consider racing here this summer.
"This is a part of the country I've never been to before, so I thought it would be interesting," Baze explained. "When I got up here, I made contact with some other trainers such as Jared Brown and Emile Corbel."
It's obvious he intends to stay, since his wife Vicky, who is one of the top female jockeys in North America, has joined him, and also plans to race but must wait to secure her licence.
"At present, due to the number of jockeys currently in the room, approval to ride here has not been granted by the Canadian Jockey's Guild for Vicky Baze," explained Darren Dunn, director of operations at Assiniboia Downs. "As a foreign citizen, permission from the guild is required. We would welcome her addition to the colony at the earliest opportunity. The situation is, and will remain, actively under review."
Vicky is also an outstanding jockey. "I'm a couple of wins shy of 2,000," she said, "but I am not sure of the exact number."
Whether she gets her licence or not, she is optimistic. "I look at the positives, the cup is half full. Either way I'll have an enjoyable summer here."
Baze and Vicky have been riding together since 1985, and have been married since 1999.
"You know, when we get in a race, we are aware of each other, but we both want to win," he said. "We're not going to put each other over the rail, but we're not going to give someone else a chance either. I respect her ability a lot. There are horses that will run for her that will not run for other riders, just because she's got that little special thing that horses respond to."
Vicky described that special thing as, "just getting along. I try to be a good passenger, be aware of my surroundings, and let them do their job. The real work is done in the barn with the trainers, and the people working around them every day. Those horses, by the time they get to the race, and we're on them, already know what they're out there for. There's nothing going to be accomplished by fighting with the horse. Good riders will adapt to the horse, rather than vice versa."
For his induction into the Washington Racing Hall of Fame, writer Kate Barton quoted Baze as saying. "Everybody has a crossroads in their life where they wish they would have done something different, or gone somewhere else, but I'm happy with what I've done. From the time that I was a kid, I just wanted to do the best I could for the job I had to do that day."
Perhaps that adequately describes the attitude, and work ethic, Baze will display at Assiniboia Downs this season.
The book on Baze
Born: Oct. 25, 1955 in Sunnyside, Wash.
Career wins: More than 3,300
Major honour: Inducted into Washington Racing Hall of Fame in 2003
Apprenticed: 1972 at Playfair Race Course, in Spokane, Wash.
Longacres Mile 1980, '81, '85, '87, '93
Canadian Derby, 1985
Malibou Stakes, 1985
Arlington Handicap, 1987
Las Cienegas Handicap, 1987
San Pasqual Handicap, 1987
San Simeon Handicap, 1987
California Stakes, 1987
British Columbia Derby, 2000
Washington Breeders' Cup Oaks, 2000, '01, '03


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East China Sea—A Clash Over Subsea Gas
At one time, most wars between states were fought over disputed borders or contested pieces of land. Today, most boundaries are fixed by international treaty and few wars are fought over territory. But a new type of conflict is arising: contests over disputed maritime boundaries in areas that harbor valuable subsea resources, particularly oil and natural gas deposits. Such disputes have already occurred in the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, the East and South China seas, and other circumscribed bodies of water. In each case, the surrounding states claim vast offshore tracts that overlap, producing—in a world that may be increasingly starved for energy—potentially explosive disputes.
One of them is between China and Japan over their mutual boundary in the East China Sea. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which both countries have signed, each is allowed to exercise control over an "exclusive economic zone" (EEZ) extending 200 nautical miles (about 230 standard miles) from its coastline. But the East China Sea is only about 360 miles across at its widest point between the two countries. You see the problem.
In addition, the UN convention allows mainland states to claim an extended EEZ stretching to their outer continental shelf (OCS). In China's case, that means nearly all the way Japan—or so say the Chinese. Japan insists that the offshore boundary between the two countries should fall midway between them, or about 180 miles from either shore. This means that there are now two competing boundaries in the East China Sea. As fate would have it, in the gray area between them houses a promising natural gas field called Chunxiao by the Chinese and Shirakaba by the Japanese. Both countries claim that the field lies within their EEZ, and is theirs alone to exploit.
For years, Chinese and Japanese officials have been meeting to resolve this dispute—to no avail. In the meantime, each side has taken steps to begin the exploitation of the undersea gas field. China has installed drilling rigs right up to the median line claimed by Japan as the boundary between them and is now drilling for gas there; Japan has conducted seismic surveys in the gray area between the two lines. China claims that Japan's actions represent an illegal infringement; Japan says that the Chinese rigs are sucking up gas from the Japanese side of the median line, and so stealing their property. Each side sees this dispute through a highly nationalistic prism and appears unwilling to back down. Both sides have deployed military forces in the contested area, seeking to demonstrate their resolve to prevail in the dispute.
Here, then, is Scenario No. 4: It's 2022.
Successive attempts to resolve the boundary dispute through negotiations have failed. China has installed a string of drilling platforms along the median line claimed by Japan and, according to Japanese officials, has extended undersea drill pipes deep into Japanese territory. An ultra-nationalistic, right-wing government has taken power in Japan, vowing finally to assert control over Japanese sovereign territory. Japanese drill ships, accompanied by naval escorts and fighter planes, are sent into the area claimed by China. The Chinese respond with their warships and order the Japanese to withdraw. The two fleets converge and begin to target each other with guns, missiles and torpedoes.
At this point, the "fog of war" (in strategic theorist Carl von Clausewitz's famous phrase) takes over. As a Chinese vessel steams perilously close to a Japanese ship in an attempt to drive it off, the captain of that vessel panics, and orders his crew to open fire; other Japanese crews, disobeying orders from superior officers, do the same. Before long, a full-scale naval battle ensues, with several sunken ships and hundreds of casualties. Japanese aircraft then attack the nearby Chinese drill rigs, producing hundreds of additional casualties and yet another deepsea environmental disaster. At this point, with both sides bringing in reinforcements and girding for full-scale war, the US president makes an emergency visit to the region in a desperate effort to negotiate a cease-fire.
Such a scenario is hardly implausible. Since September 2005, China has deployed a naval squadron in the East China Sea, sending its ships right up to the median line—a boundary that exists in Japanese documents, but is not, of course, visible to the naked eye (and so can be easily overstepped). On one occasion, Japanese naval aircraft flew close to a Chinese ship in what must have seemed a menacing fashion, leading the crew to train its antiaircraft guns on the approaching plane. Fortunately, no shots were fired. But what would have happened if the Japanese plane had come a little bit closer, or the Chinese captain was a bit more worried? One of these days, as those gas supplies become even more valuable and the hair-trigger quality of the situation increases, the outcome may not be so benign.
These are, of course, only a few examples of why, in a world ever more reliant on energy supplies acquired from remote and hazardous locations, BP-like catastrophes are sure to occur. While none of these specific calamities are guaranteed to happen, something like them surely will—unless we take dramatic steps now to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and speed the transition to a post-carbon world. In such a world, most of our energy would come from renewable wind, solar and geothermal sources that are commonplace and don't have to be tracked down a mile or more under the water or in the icebound north. Such resources generally would not be linked to the sort of disputed boundaries or borderlands that can produce future resource wars.
Until then, prepare yourselves. The disaster in the Gulf is no anomaly. It's an arrow pointing toward future nightmares.
Michael T Klare is a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch.com regular contributor and the author, most recently, of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. This article originally appeared on TomDispatch.com, and is reprinted with permission.New Mexico's Worst Case Scenario?
Last Oct. 26, federal scientists warned US Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the potentially disastrous consequences of a large earthquake near Los Alamos National Laboratory.
In its report, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board said a quake could cause LANL's plutonium to catch fire, creating a radioactive cloud that could kill not only lab workers but people living nearby.
DNFSB Vice Chairman John E Mansfield said Chu must take "definite, measurable, and immediate" steps to batten down LANL's plutonium.
Four months later, Chu replied that a deputy, James J McConnell (who did not return SFR's call), would oversee efforts to reduce the risk. What efforts?
Chu's written response says his department has devised "incentives" of $1.3 million for the private contractor overseeing LANL to develop safety upgrades.
That's roughly seven-tenths of 1 percent of LANL's budget.
Three days after DNFSB issued its frightening report, the Energy Department awarded $5 million to a drilling project 50 miles from LANL that could contribute to the earthquake risk.
The award went to Jemez Pueblo for the drilling of two exploratory wells, intended to assess the geothermal energy resources near Indian Springs. Geologists are well aware that certain types of geothermal production can cause earthquakes.
Last year, Swiss regulators shut down a deep geothermal project on account of the earthquake risk. The New York Times' reporting on a similar project near San Francisco led the Energy Department to shut it down last December.
Drilling should begin this fall in the Jemez. The exploratory wells on the pueblo will be much shallower than the quake-prone projects in Switzerland and California. But the Jemez project is very close to the Pajarito fault line.
"We're aware of the issue and of the possible consequences," state field geologist Shari Kelley, who is helping to install seismometers for the project, tells SFR.
"It hasn't been too much of a problem in New Mexico, because most of the geothermal prospects that have been developed so far are low-temperature, and we don't have any power plants," she says of the quake risk. "We imagine that the [Jemez geothermal] prospect will be used for heating greenhouses."
But the Energy Department award calls for a final report summarizing "the potential for commercial power generation"—which could be riskier. Two private energy companies, Berrendo Wind Energy and TBA Power, are involved with the project. (Corey Pein)


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Stunning poster by children's illustrator and political cartoonist, David Parkins, of The Beano, explaining how cartoon strips are made.
Shared teaching and learning
Before reading
- Do the children read comics?
- Who are their favourite characters?
- Can they recall any typical character traits or catchphrases?
Shared reading
- Discuss the layout and appearance of the poster, noting how the text exemplifies its subject matter and the traditional use of capitals. How do the numbers help? Which sections require extended inspection?
- Invite individuals to read sections aloud. Note the informal, chatty tone.
- Study the expressions in Frame 2 and invite adjectives to describe emotions on Bruv's face. Invite children to make faces that match Bruv's or show further emotions. Note the position of the eyeballs.
- Identify the sub-headings in text boxes, separate from the call-out speech bubbles. How do these help identify and retrieve information? What does Ta-daa! mean? Why is it effective?
- Invite children to read aloud the sound effects: Whump! Boomf! Are these real words? Discuss their onomatopoeic effect and think up others – old and invented.
- Discuss the Tip logo. Would this appear in a story text? What is its function in an information text?
Previous learning
Children need to be able to: read text printed exclusively in capital letters; recognise and comment on layout, graphic format and text structure and explain its rationale and purpose.
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- Discuss how easy it is to read text entirely in capitals. Compare the names of towns on old milestones and modern road signs. Why is lower-case lettering used now? Rewrite phrases that include risers and descenders and compare their appearance and ease of reading.
- Highlight the verbs (all imperatives): Ask yourself; Try out; Write.
- List the basic stages in creating a cartoon strip. Which numbered frames will be included and which omitted?
- Discuss the appeal of an animal in a story, interacting with human characters or anthropomorphised.
Group and independent activities
- Encourage children to draw faces with different expressions, labelling them with an appropriate emotion. Challenge them to create an expression to match an emotion. Keep these as a prompt-bank.
- Ask small mixed ability groups to create three characters – larger than life – exaggerating personality traits and appearance.
- Invite drafts of a humorous story with a strong visual element, using three characters from the poster. Follow it through the listed stages to completion.
Key learning outcomes:
- To identify main points of text, how it is organised through syntax, context, word structure;
- To explore how text appeals to the reader;
- To use layout, format, graphics and illustration for various purposes;
- To make decisions about form/ use to evaluate writing;
- To use settings and characterisation.
Further reading
The Comic Strip History of the World Tracey Turner & Sally Kindberg (coming soon from Bloomsbury) – The history of the World in 96 pages – with pictures. From the Big Bang, to the present day, via Ancient China, The Roman Empire, The Dark Ages, etc. The entire history of the world, starting with the Big Bang, condensed for your entertainment and of course, education and packed into one hilarious, irreverent comic strip. Written by Tracey Turner (101 Things) and illustrated by celebrated cartoonist Sally Kindberg, this is the ultimate book for everyone. (Why let kids have all the fun?!)
Links with writing
- Rewrite sections of the poster, translating them into mixed case lettering as appropriate.
- Enlarge the activity sheet below to A3 and use for guidance in how to divide a story.
- Write a story with an attention-grabbing beginning, lively middle, and amusing end, using the three characters from the poster.
- Create an alphabetical glossary of onomatopoeic sound effect words.
- Produce information texts – linked with other areas of the curriculum – in graphic format.
- Listen to the children's stories based on the poster characters and discuss how these could be portrayed graphically, and where a story would divide into separate frames. Discuss positioning of sound effect words.
- Display the expressive face drawings and discuss their effectiveness. Invite suggestions for synonymous adjectives and/or antonyms.


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The size of the deal was not disclosed, however Telstra's enterprise and government chief Paul Geason described it as "very significant".
Telstra generated $4.3 billion in revenue from enterprise and government customers in 2012-13, and recently won a contract from the Department of Defence estimated to be worth $1 billion.
Under the deal, the ABC will become the first organisation to use Telstra's new digital video network, allowing its newsrooms to send and receive content such as high definition television, which can then be converted and distributed over a range of formats and across different mediums including terrestrial TV and internet protocol TV via smartphones and tablets.
Mr Geason said the digital video network is likely to generate interest outside the media industry given the increasing use of video by large companies and government departments.
"They [the ABC] will be the first anchor tenant, we expect many more, all the media organisations, and pay TV [to consider using the platform]," he said.
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Telstra will also provide the ABC with managed data networks, mobile data and voice services and fixed voice services.
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There's a headline I never would have suspected I would see in my lifetime. Now I'm looking forward to the one that says "FDA to Consumers: Smoke more, eat more bacon." Because nitrates and nicotine battle e.coli bacteria for supremacy in your body, you see. Yes, yes. I'll be expecting that headline presently.
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AROUND three ounces of cannabis has been seized after a drug warrant was executed in Malvern.
The Pickersleigh Safer Neighbourhood Team executed the warrant, and found the cannabis bush at a house in Elgar Avenue concealed in a cupboard.
According to the Independent Drug Monitoring Unit's website, the quantity is roughly around £300 in value.
PC Dave Wise, of Pickersleigh Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "This is another warrant that wouldn't have been possible without the support of the community reporting suspicious activity to the police.
"We would encourage anyone with information to contact their local policing team or report it anonymously to crimestoppers."
The tennant was not home when the raid went ahead at around 11am today (Tuesday, August 5), and a lock snapper was used to gain entry.
Also at the address was a carrera mountain bike which was stolen the previous week, which has now been returned to its owner.
PC Wise said: "We have not yet been able to make contact with the tenant although when we do he will be interviewed regarding both matters, the drugs and the stolen bicycle".


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The Australian Shareholders Association has promised to pressure Mr Boon over his performance with collapsed contractor Hastie at today's meeting. Former Racing Queensland chairman Bob Bentley, is expected to take heat from Queensland-based investors over his role in changed employment contracts at the Racing corporation which is under investigation by both the Crime and Misconduct Commission and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Mr McIlwain said he supported the re-election of both directors.
"You see these vexatious, vindictive, bitter claims run around and more often than not they come to nought," Mr McIlwain told The Australian Financial Review.
"Bob has been on the [Tatts] board for 10 years. People are entitled to the presumption of innocence so let's give the guy a chance."
Racing Queensland's former board, which also included Labor powerbroker Bill Ludwig, agreed to changing employment contracts last year entitling four executives to resign after the state election from the board and receive the same termination payments as if they had been made redundant.
The four executives, including both Mr Bentley and Mr Ludwig, received payouts totalling $1.9 million upon resigning in March this year after the Labor government lost power.
Mr Bentley did not return calls yesterday. However, Tatts spokesman Michael Mangos said Mr Bentley had indicated he had not commented on Queensland racing matters since he left the board six months ago and did not intend starting now.
Mr McIlwain also said he rejected the assertions he expects will be made by the ASA in regards to Mr Boon's performance at Hastie.
"I feel they [the ASA] are wrong," he said. "I have seen the proxies and none of the other proxy advisers feel that way."
Tatts Group director and local property magnate Kevin Seymour, who is well known for his opposition to Mr Bentley, has praised the appointment of fresh blood to the board.
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Mistakes and missed opportunities plagued Buckeye hockey this week. The men picked up a couple points against No. 13 Michigan, but really should have earned more. Let's get the postmortem over with.
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What Happened
Ohio State took two out of a possible six points from No. 13 Michigan in last week's series. While that sounds like a great accomplishment, the truth is they should have had more.
Though the Buckeyes prevailed in a shootout on Friday night, they were only in a position to do so because they had surrendered a 2-1 third period lead. Neither goal the team allowed that night was a good one.
Curtis Gedig wasn't able to get a hold on the puck on the first goal against. Neither was Matt Tomkins able to make what appeared to be a simple save on Alex Guptill's shot. Guptill struck again in the third period. He had all the time and space he wanted while the Buckeyes admired a thunderous open ice hit by Gedig.
Sunday's game was all kinds of strange. A pretty good crowd turned out in spite of horrible weather. The Buckeyes got stuck in a penalty death spiral in the first period. The penalty killers did not give an inspired effort and Michigan took a quick 2-0 lead.
Alex Szczechura and a referee both got stuck in the bad ice and left the game with presumed leg injuries. Nick Oddo got stuck on the end of Michael Downing's elbow, though this only resulted in a minor penalty. (Dark516Knight has a gif here for those missed the hit.)
The Bucks battled back into the game with goals from Darik Angeli, Dave Gust, and Sam Jardine but just weren't able to overcome their early mistakes. Michigan added yet another power play goal as well as an empty net tally to take the game 4-3.
Ohio State looked great at times against Michigan. They put themselves in a position to win Friday's game. They also created a chance to leapfrog the Wolverines in the standings with a win on Sunday. It's a little disappointing that they weren't able to take advantage of either opportunity.
Ah well. Darn Michigan to heck. This is still a good Buckeye team. They'll still have a pretty good shot in the Big Ten tournament.
What's Next
The Buckeyes host their final home games of the season when No. 1 Minnesota visits the Schott. Game times are set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to arrive early on Saturday so you can participate in honoring this season's senior class.
Further Reading
Other recaps come from Hayden Grove (Friday) and Grant Miller (Sunday) for The Lantern, and Paula Weston (Friday) and Erika Hadley (Sunday) for USCHO.
Check out photos from the series courtesy of Rachel Lewis (Sunday) and The Michigan Daily's James Coller (Friday).
SHort Shifts
Women's Hockey
The ladies came up a little short in their first round series against Minnesota-Duluth. You can find Ohio State's official game recaps here, here, and here.
Around the Big Ten
The Gophers swept the Nittany Lions in the only other conference series last week. Wisconsin had the week off. Michigan State scheduled an exhibition game against the US Under-18 teams, which they lost 4-3 in OT.
With four games remaining of each B1G team's schedule Minnesota now leads second place Wisconsin by seven points. The Badgers have a four point cushion over Michigan. Ohio State is fourth, five points behind the Wolverines and three points ahead of the Spartans. Penn State trails the field, twelve points back of Michigan State.
- Minnesota's Travis Boyd and Adam Wilcox are your first and third Big Ten stars of the week. Michigan's Alex Guptill earns the conference's second star.
- B1G weekly thoughts and recaps come to you from Jashvina Shah for CHN and Drew Claussen for USCHO. Sean Merriman recounts BTN's Frozen Friday action here.
- While they don't name any Buckeyes, Big Ten players are included in the finalists for the inaugural Richter Award as well as Chris Dilks' top 20 NHL drafted NCAA players and DJ Powers' top 10 NHL drafted NCAA defensemen.
Recruiting News
Ohio State's AJHL commits wrapped up their regular season campaigns last week. Nick Jones and the fourth seed Sherwood Park Crusaders begin their playoff campaign on Thursday against fifth seeded Bonnyville. Kevin Miller and the second seed Fort McMurray Oil Barons take on Drayton Valley. That series also gets underway on Thursday. Tyler Busch and the top seed Spruce Grove Saints, after earning a first round bye, await the winner of Fort McMurray-Drayton Valley. All series this round are best-of-five.
- David McCoy talked with Tyler Nanne about carrying on his family's high school legacy at Edina and choosing a different collegiate path at Ohio State.
- OSU commit Dakota Joshua's awesome as-he-gets-tripped assist is one of the USHL's candidates for play of the week.
Buckeyes Abroad
The big news of the week is that Ryan Kesler may be on the move before tomorrow's trade deadline. Numerous teams are rumored to be interested in acquiring the two-way forward including Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Someone floated the possibility of a return to Columbus, but Ben Kuzma nixed that idea. Justin Bourne writes about the high cost teams pay at the deadline for a player like Kesler. Sometimes they're worth it, though.
- Check it out, Michael Traikos chatted with gold medalist Natalie Spooner here.
- Bob Hunter reports that RJ Umberger will gladly trade a finger for a goal. There's no telling what he'd be willing to trade for a chance at the playoffs.
- Cal Heeter was recalled by the Flyers for a couple games over the weekend. He didn't see any ice time despite my wishing much sieve-ness on Steve Mason.
- Here's Bruins' coach Claude Julian on Matt Bartkowski and the team's other young defenseman.
- Former Bucks lighting the lamp this week include Nate Guenin's first of the season, Dave Steckel and Hunter Bishop in the same game, and CJ Severyn securing Orlando's 11th consecutive victory.
- The shorthanded assassin strikes again! John Albert notched a ridiculous sixth shorty of the season against Binghamton. He added an even strength goal and an assist just for good measure as the IceCaps defeated the Senators 6-2.


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Incredible Temple-like Portraits of Chinese Rock Musicians by Artist DU Kun
"Revels of the Rock Gods", by Beijing-based painter DU Kun, is a series of epic oil paintings depicting the faces of Chinese rock musicians as mythic temples. His first solo show at the Mizuma Art Gallery in Tokyo runs until February 13th. Check out more images below!