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Middle Border Conference baseball, softball standings get shook up
Big chances took place at the top of the Middle Border Conference baseball and softball standings on Thursday.
New Richmond moved into sole ownership of the MBC baseball lead on Thursday with an 8-3 win at Amery.
The Tigers are alone at the top of the MBC standings because Somerset upset Baldwin-Woodville, 9-3. New Richmond now has one loss in MBC action while B-W and Prescott have two losses.
New Richmond and Somerset are back in action on Friday in non-conference road games. New Richmond plays at Menomonie and Somerset plays at Unity.
The next round of MBC games will be played on Monday. New Richmond is at home against Osceola, in a game that has been moved up to 3:30 p.m. Somerset plays at home against Durand.
The New Richmond softball team moved into the MBC lead on Tuesday with a 9-7 win at Amery. On Thursday the Tigers dropped back out of the conference lead.
The Tigers were shocked at Osceola on Thursday, losing 4-1. The Tigers now have two losses in conference play, trailing Amery and Prescott by one game.
Somerset's softball team lost an MBC game to Durand on Thursday, 5-3.
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The New Richmond boys tennis team scored a 4-3 win over Altoona on Thursday.
New Richmond's girls soccer team lost to Spooner, 2-1. Somerset's girls soccer team scored a 2-0 win over Amery on Thursday.

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AMSTERDAM – Several Americans faced tough challenges overseas on Tuesday, with Sacha Kljestan putting in a decent performance as Anderlecht fell 2-0 in their UEFA Champions League group-phase opener at Benfica.
The US midfielder (above, left) struggled some along with his teammates during a trying first half-hour that saw them concede twice, but rallied to help change the tide after intermission. The Belgian champs eventually carved out a handful of chances to get back in the contest, but had two goals waved off by transgressions and could not get on the scoreboard.
Kljestan, who led all players with four free kicks won, also saw a late yellow card. Next up for the Mauves in Champions League is a home date on Oct. 2 against Greek powers Olympiacos.
Over in England's Championship, it was a tale of second-half redemption for Eric Lichaj and Nottingham Forest in a 2-2 comeback draw against visiting Middlesbrough.
Lichaj was beaten on Kei Kamara's opening strike, with the former Sporting KC ace arriving first to a cross to open his Boro account near the quarter-hour. The Forest right back made amends with 11 minutes remaining, racing to the endline to serve the perfect low feed for Darius Henderson to level matters. The American also drew a late yellow card as the fifth-place hosts stayed unbeaten at City Ground on the season.
Elsewhere, Bolton defensive midfielder Tim Ream also assisted on a 2-2 equalizer against guests Derby County. With his team having blown an early lead to fall behind, the converted defender cleverly teed up Chris Eagles to square the game again moments before halftime.
The result snapped a four-game losing streak for Wanderers, but they remain winless at the bottom of the table through seven rounds.
Finally, it was an unpleasant night for Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City, who suffered a 3-0 blanking at Burnley. With four losses in their last five league games, the Brums now hang over the relegation zone by a single goal in differential.


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ATLANTA - It was bound to end sometime. All streaks do.
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For 12 games, Georgia played near-flawless baseball. The Diamond Dogs came through with the timely hits and made the right pitches and caught and fielded and did everything else necessary to put together one of the most impressive stretches in the program's history.
They won at home (7-0) and on the road (5-0). They beat SEC teams (10-0) and teams in the polls (4-0).
For 12 games, everything was smoother than Jessica Simpson's complexion.
Georgia went from hoping and praying for a spot in the SEC tournament to being considered one of the favorites when it begins later this month. The Diamond Dogs showed up in the polls. Their RPI skyrocketed. Talk of regionals and the College World Series turned serious.
And like all good baseball players, they fed the streak. They stopped shaving, not that many of them needed to give up their razors. There are only three seniors on the roster.
All that ended Tuesday night at Turner Field.
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Georgia Tech, itself on an extended ride on the winning side, hung the first loss on Georgia in nearly a month, taking a 12-5 victory. The game was called the Spring Classic for Kids and the proceeds went to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Diamond Dogs were certainly charitable with four errors.
T-shirts with the slogan, "Showdown at The Ted. This time they're going to settle it," were sold as part of the deal, but the only thing settled was that on this night, the Yellow Jackets were better than the Bulldogs.
By the time Georgia coach David Perno was tossed in the sixth inning, Georgia Tech led big and the streak was well on its way to being history.
This was a game that figured to be an incredible obstacle to continuing the streak. Forget the fact that Georgia Tech, which has won 10 consecutive games, ran out a hodge-podge of pitchers. Georgia did the same, saving its top starters for this weekend at Auburn.
The SEC - those are the games that matter now, and Perno wasn't going to expend his Big Three - Paul Lubrano, Sean Ruthven or Michael Hyle - against the Yellow Jackets. This rivalry means a lot to these teams and to their fans - as evidenced by the 28, 836 tickets sold - but when conference series and tournaments are right around the corner, well, the weekends are immensely more important.
Even when winning streaks are on the line and your arch enemy is in the other dugout.
You could sense early that the streak would end, that it wouldn't live to reach 13 games.
Left fielder Bobby Felmy made the first of his three errors, slipping after overrunning a fly ball and allowing it to drop just out of reach. Georgia Tech scored three runs that inning, two as a direct result of Felmy's error, and the Bulldogs never challenged.
"We probably haven't played like that in six weeks," Perno said. "We were flat."
Baseball is a game of failure. The top hitters succeed only three out of every 10 at-bats. The best pitchers almost never throw perfect games. The winning teams come out on top about 65 percent of the time.
That's what makes Georgia's streak so amazing. The Diamond Dogs put it together at the right time in one of the nation's toughest conferences.
The 12-game streak is kaput, but this loss doesn't diminish Georgia's accomplishments during that time. The Bulldogs won at LSU and then swept three consecutive series, including one at Mississippi State for the first time.
Afterward, the Bulldogs were saying all the right things, how they'll move on, how Auburn is the only thing on their minds, how winning the SEC is all that matters now.
After all, all streaks come to an end.
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TWO men have been arrested in connection with a serious sexual assault that happened in an alleyway in Andover on Monday.
Sometime between 2.30pm and 7.45pm, a woman aged in her 40s, was walking through a covered alleyway which runs through Winton Court in the Heath Vale area of Andover when she was forced into the garden of a derelict building and assaulted.
Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Murray said: "We have made two arrests in connection with this incident, which was a serious, unprovoked attack on a lone woman.
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Chief Inspector Simon Dodds said: "We are working closely with the investigation team and our local Safer Neighbourhoods officers are out and about in the area should anyone have any concerns."
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There are times when a horse can't stop shaking or tossing its head to a seemingly inapparent sensation; such incessant behavior is known as headshaking.
Headshaking behavior is considered to be caused by overactivity of branches of the trigeminal nerve that supply sensation to the face and muzzle. A horse's behavioral reflex causes him to flip his head, snort or sneeze, rub his head, or take evasive action. Most headshaking horses (89% of them) flip their heads vertically, according to research findings.
In general, the horse behaves as you might expect if a bee flew up its nose, making it difficult or dangerous for it to be ridden or handled.
"The specific trigger for an individual horse is variable—triggers include heat, cold, wind, dust, particles, irritant gases, moisture, dryness, pressure, or anything that stimulates and sensitizes the respiratory surface, such as allergies," said Dr. Derek Knottenbelt of the University of Liverpool.
Bright sunlight seems to trigger headshaking behavior in half of affected individuals, termed photic headshakers.
Dr. John Madigan, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of California, Davis, is recognized as the leading expert on equine headshaking syndrome. He emphasizes that an owner should realize headshaking comes and goes, and once gone, it's likely to come back.
That said, he has heard of as many as 20% of cases resolving spontaneously.
Madigan emphasizes the importance of working with your veterinarian to identify whether your horse's headshaking behavior is mediated by the trigeminal nerve or is caused by something else. Knowing this means you'll more likely achieve therapeutic results. He emphasized, "Season certainly plays a role in headshaking syndrome. It's usually not the owner, bridle, bit, rider, gender, technique, or athletic pursuit. Because this is a medical condition and is not necessarily behavioral, it is inappropriate to administer punishment to a horse with trigeminal-mediated pain."
Caring for older horses
Lameness, weight loss, colic, and equine Cushing's syndrome are the four top reasons for euthanizing an older horse, said Dr. Catherine McGowan at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, held June 3-6 in Montréal, Quebec.
Horse owners in Queensland, Australia, reported 91 deaths in a survey conducted by Dr. Thomas McGowan. Of these, 11% of the deaths reflected horses found dead with the remaining 89% euthanized. Age was an important risk factor with the risk of mortality increasing by 14% per year over the age 15. Other risk factors included dietary management, historical long hair coat or delayed shedding or laboratory diagnosed equine Cushing's syndrome, signs of dental disease (difficulty eating), colic, lameness (Grade 4/5, including laminitis), low body condition score (2.5 to 5 or less), and elevated fibrinogen.
According to McGowan, the most important risk factors included preventable or manageable conditions, including weight loss, dental disease, and equine Cushing's syndrome.
General health screening—in particular, attention to management, diet, dental prophylaxis, and endocrine function—is important for aged horses.
Tapeworms in the Western U. S.
New data show tapeworm prevalence on West Coast farms as 17.3% in California, 36.5% in Oregon, and 25.3% in Washington. A 2003 study in equine parasitology by Dr. Craig Reinemeyer of East Tennessee Clinical Research, uncovered the high prevalence of equine tapeworms throughout the United States. That original study indicated a lower risk of tapeworm exposure on the Pacific coast compared to other areas of the country. Researchers recently repeated the study using more than 300 farms and 600 samples from across the three Western states. Owners can ensure protection by incorporating a praziquantel dewormer into their deworming program.
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The worst Christmas movies of the last 20 years as picked by Mike Spiegelman. We know that Santa Meets the Martians or The Ice Cream Bunny are terrible, but what about the new classics? Besides these top five, listen to recaps of "The Christmas Shoes" and the Santa reboot "Santa Claus: The Movie"
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Interview with Janice Huber Stangl
Conducted by Homer Rudolf (HR) and Bob Dambach
Bismarck, North Dakota
18 October 2004
Transcription by Amanda Swenson
Proofing and Editing by Jane Trygg and Jessica Holkup
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HR: So we'll start by having you give us your name and where you were born.
JS: My name is Janice Huber Stangl. I was born in Sagemann township in South Dakota, near Hosmer, and Bowdle. Sagemann township was once the most heavily populated Germans from Russia population in South Dakota.
HR: And your family is from where?
JS: My family lineage on my paternal side is from Glueckstal and Kassel, and on my maternal side it's in Bessarabia and Neu and Alt-Elft and Borodino and Arzis. And then later they migrated up into Neu Beresina and Nesselrode which is in Glueckstal area.
HR: Do you have a first musical memory that you want to share with us?
JS: My first musical memory, I believe, is when we chanted our ABC's in German. In our little Sunday school class, we were huddled back in the tiniest room in the basement. Mrs. Aldinger would gather us preschoolers around her, in our little chairs, and she would lovingly chant, [singing] "Ah, Bae, Tsae, Deh, Ee, F, Geh." And I remember the chart having beautiful illustrations around the outside of it. And I couldn't have been much more than three or four years old. But this later enabled me to teach myself how to read German in that old Fraktur print.
HR: Were other members in your family musicians too?
JS: In my maternal family, my grandmother, was one of the people in the congregation that would set the pitch for a hymn during the services. And she, I'm told she had a very rich, velvety alto voice, which fortunately momma, and myself inherited.
HR: And did you have music going on at home when you were growing up?
JS: Music in my home was probably, mostly through the church. We had different groups that would rehearse. But in the home, I was the only child, the older child and it was not until later when I started to take piano lessons, that music was a very viable part in our actual household.
HR: Well, tell us about taking music lessons.
JS: Almost every girl in our congregation aspired to be a church pianist. And therefore several girls, taught themselves by ear, or they had older siblings that they somehow picked it up. But I was fortunate enough that momma and daddy would scrape together that fifty cents every week to give me for my piano lessons. And I started when I was in first grade, and eventually became the church pianist.
HR: If you lived in the country, where did you take the lessons, in town?
JS: We did live in the country; however, we were only about a mile from town. So my piano teacher lived in town and I was able to stop in on the way home from school once a week to take my piano lessons from Mrs. Gross.
HR: Did you play the piano in school also?
JS: I did play the piano somewhat to accompany some of the younger classes. One of my teacher friends tells me that it was a valuable source, and that she could not sing very well, and that I came and played for her. Sixth grade music classes, and I can hardly remember it, but that's what I was told. (laughs)
HR: What's the first piece of music that you ever remember learning, other than the Ah, Bae, Tsae? Is that basically what you remember?
JS: I would say the first melody or first music I learned from memory was probably Away in the Manger. And I learned that in English, because I was all of about four or five years old. And, I sang it as a solo, during the Christmas program, and that was one thing in our congregation, they very much encouraged, from the very smallest child, to sing and do their songs for the congregation, especially at Christmas time for the Christmas programs.
HR: What was the church entirely in English at that point?
JS: The church was not entirely in English when I was learning my first songs from memory. Because I can remember also singing Gott ist die Liebe, but that was not the first song. And that one was when we were little older, and some of the girls were even able at a very young age, to already sing the second part harmony, and then of course as we matured, we would add more and more parts of harmony, until we had a rich full sound in some of the gospel hymns.
HR: What do you mean by gospel hymns?
JS: The music in our Evangelical, in our Evangelische Church, was I think almost what you would classify white gospel. The revivalist kinds of songs, they had a very good swing to them. They had a good basic four part harmony. Repetitive melody lines. Very easy to learn and pick up. The bass part usually had a good echo part and a good beat to it. So that's what I just kind of classify, I don't know if it's the correct term, but I call it, kind of a white gospel sound.
HR: Very good description as a matter of fact.
HR: So how did you become involved...we talked about piano lessons, and so on were there other things that you can think of in the process of becoming a musician?
JS: In our community, in the high school. We were very fortunate that we had a choral director that gave up her noon hours, and also before and after school, she would give us free solo lessons. And she also would form different ensembles, and work with us. So it was through her tireless efforts that many of us went on to study music, then on the college level also. So I was a fortunate recipient of her vocal lessons, and then went on to college to study with a vocal scholarship.
HR: So did you get a music major then?
JS: I did not get a music major. I got a education major, with a minor in music.
HR: Tell us a little more about church music when you were growing up. Did you have men and women sitting on different sides, or things like that in the churches?
JS: In our church, the men definitely sat to the right, and the women sat to the left. And the hymns were very intrical part of course of the worship service. But probably even more important, were the afternoon services, which were almost like a "singspiration" which were even more music in the service. Shorter bible lessons, and until I can't remember the exact years, but that was most of my growing up years, those services were still in German. And as far as music, that had to be in womb, because there was always that rich resonance of momma singing. And then when you became a tiny tot, you would sing on momma's lap, and if momma could sing at all, I mean, it just came through every part of your being. And I remember once I was too big to sit on mommas lap, I would sit beside her. But, as I lean my head against her shoulder, especially on Sunday afternoons when I would get tired, and couldn't quite understand the German service, I could still remember the resonance in her body when she would sing the hymns with such, such spirit, and fervor and love, for the songs that they sang in the German language.
HR: Did you have midweek services too?
JS: We did have midweek services, every Wednesday
night. In fact it was an understanding in the community, that
there would be no school activities, or no dances, Wednesday night
was for the churches. Because almost every church did have a choir,
and that was choir rehearsal night, and that was usually after
our midweek worship service. That we also had, and there again,
that again was a service that was a little lighter in nature and
had quite a bit of music in it.
HR: You mentioned dancing. Dances, did you... were dances common where you were?
JS: Community dances were quite frequent when we had... of course when a wedding. And sometimes of course, they'd just get together, and decide to just ask a band in. And I wouldn't say it was every Saturday night, but it had to be quite frequently, that we had musicians in for dances at the community hall, so to speak.
HR: Did you go to the dances?
JS: I did not attend the dances. I can't say that the religion completely forbid it, because I know some of the kids that did. Mom and Daddy just were a little, they didn't want their little girl to be exposed to some of the influences that went on outside of the dances lets say. Some of the rowdiness, I guess, is what they objected to, it wasn't the dancing itself so much as some of the rowdy activities that accommodated the dances.
HR: Do you remember going to weddings when you were growing up, and anything about the music at those?
JS: I can remember the weddings that the service was so long, that they would sit the bride and groom down for the sermon. And I can remember the music in the earlier weddings was all congregational hymns. And it was only toward the later years, that soloists would be encouraged to sing as apart of the service.
HR: What about the wedding receptions?
JS: Wedding receptions we had no music. Those were usually held in the church basement. They were a very basic reception. Just a meal together, and there was no music or dancing of course in the church basement.
HR: So you didn't have two or three day weddings.
JS: No we didn't, the weddings were very simple that I remember.
HR: What about other special occasions during the year that for example, do you remember special music for funerals? Do you remember anything about that?
JS: I can remember the grieving melodies, when there was a funeral. And I think it was .
(Starts crying...Homer explains that it is not a good question to ask; she just lost a favorite aunt.)
JS: Let me see if I can pull myself together. I think I can.
HR: Take your time.
JS: Just give me a couple minutes here.
Take a small break.
JS: Funerals again, the hymns were sung by the congregation, I cannot remember a soloist doing a solo during the funeral times. And of course, the songs were full of longing and departing. [Still crying] I better skip this one.
HR: For a pleasant memory, you remember back to Christmas and you doing your little skit then for Christmas time.
JS: Christmas programs were always looked forward to, it was an exciting time. And of course as youngsters we would get into the fervor and excitement of the Christmas and you had to learn your little Spruechle (poetic verse) because every child in the Sunday school class was expected to learn a Spruechle. And of course those of us that were a little braver, or just loved to sing for the sheer love of it, we sang our solos. And then usually we would gather all the children together and would sing several Christmas carols, and some of us sang with more gusto than other. But all children were encouraged and given a chance to participate in learning the different songs, and performing them, and being very comfortable with them, in our growing up years.
HR: You were talking about a Spruechle now, we need to know what that means.
JS: The little Spruechle is usually just a poem or a little Bible verse. But that's the first word I learned, and it was always done by memory of course. And as you matured and became an older child of course the Spruechle got longer, and longer, and I can remember some of the I would say, pre-teen boys, standing up to give their Spruechle and those pant legs, would just waver furiously with their nervousness. And then again, like I said, others of us would just blithely get up and whip it off all, and be so proud of ourselves, that we had remembered all of our Spreuchle without being coached at all.
HR: You speak so strongly about your mothers singing, and the fact that you remember her singing in church. Did she sing in the home? Did she sing lullabies to you and things like that?
JS: I cannot remember momma singing at home. And I can't figure that out, because my mother loved to sing. She always stayed for choir rehearsal. Sometimes there would be a small women's group that would perform, either for services or especially, if there was something special for the ladies aid's program, or such. But I can't remember momma singing at home. I guess that old work ethic, she hardly even had time to sing. Just work, work, work. [laughs]
HR: You had shown us before, the prayer book of your great-grandmother, and so on. And that had songs, but you're not sure about her singing them. Would you talk about the fact that, those were meditations, but also included a song text, if preached that?
JS: In our family history, there was a box of books that was hidden during WWI, because they were written in German. And they did not want any materials that contained anything written or printed in Germany. And in that box, there was also a small hymnal and there was one of Grandma's prayer book. And these were used daily for their meditations, or devotion time. Usually grandma's prayers were morning and evening. And they also would sing or chant a prayer, a hymn, or a song as they were doing it, and as you can see, these books were lovingly used. And right about where you would turn the page each time, it becomes more worn and darker with the age and use. But, I think what is also interesting, they had the song book that they used for their every day use, but way back when a person was confirmed, in the old country as they say. Among their gifts would be their first songbook. That they were to bring to the services, for their own personal use. And then we have records from Nesselrode that lists the assets of a bride and a groom. And along with the pillow, and the gear for the kitchen, and the gear for the horses. Each person brings, a Gesangbuch, their hymnal. And that's part of their dowry, to bring to the marriage, was even a songbook, in our colonists' villages, in south Russia.
HR: Now, this is not your great-grandmother's hymnal, tell us why you brought this one.
JS: I don't know whose hymnal this was for sure. I just know that it was in the box, of books that was hidden under the grainery during WWI. So, I don't know if it was grandpa's or great-grandma's. And unfortunately it was one of those questions, I never asked. It was just always apart of our household, and I didn't know exactly whose it was.
HR: You have relatives who spent time in exile, and in the Urals, and then created their own hymnal, Sacred Family, could you talk about that?
JS: The importance of music, it was such an important element, to the lives of our people. When our German-Russian colonists that were left behind in Russia, in the 1900s, and then of course into the Second World War. When they were being resettled into Poland and all, they could not carry very many things with them. They had to choose and so often, heavy books were left behind. And then again once more, when they were being resettled, or taken from Germany, into Russia, there they were actually stripped of personal things. Their birth certificates, their Bibles, their hymn books, were taken at different stops when they were checking along the way from the trek from Germany into the Urals or Siberia.
So the one family that had several members, they tell me of arriving at this camp that consisted of 16 loggers, or 16 log buildings, with 8 rooms on each side. And it had a hallway down the middle. So we've got 16 rooms, each rooms is probably not much larger than your and my living room, but they had up to 13 people or 15 people in this one room, but you couldn't keep their spirit down, even without books. What they would do, as soon as they had a scrap of paper, they would gather around and they would start writing from memory. And this is where the momma's, and grandmother's were so vital, because they were the people that retained, or had learned the German hymns from very young on. They would write these songs down, and if someone would forget a line or so, naturally they'd just go to the next room and the next thing you know, they would have the whole song constructed, done from memory. And this did this until I think they had over 100 hymns that they could share, and they would sing in the evenings around the table they said. Very often, when they were finished with their work, out in the cold, cold day. And had, had their evening meal, and it must have been very therapeutic for them, to sing these beloved old hymns that they had grown up with, in their little home villages.
HR: Helma was, of course, was very young when she left, but did this in some ways help her keep German alive as a language.
JS: I would say that the ability to sing the songs in German, had definitely kept the German language alive, much longer in our families. It was their again, I would say, Mother, and especially Grandma was the one that needed and even though, once the must have their lessons, and their schools had to be in Russia, and even their songs then, had to be in Russian. It was Grandma at home that insisted that they sing the German hymns, and learn their little German Bible verses. And they really do credit, their grandmother's and mother's for preserving the German language among them.
HR: And would the (unclear) family still have those hymnals?
JS: The one family in the logger, definitely has the hymnals. And what they did then, as they got more scraps of paper, they developed the second one for the next oldest daughter, because Mother was very adamant that these hymns would not be lost. And that they should hand them down, from the next child, to the next child. And that was being done. In fact, even today they are reproducing, the songs for their grandchildren now, so they will not forget those German hymns.
HR: And do they still get together and sing?
JS: The one family that made their own hymn book, whenever they get together, part of after Kuchen (fruit topped coffee cake) time in the afternoon is to sit around the table and to sing songs for I would say a half hour, to forty-five minutes at least, before they depart from home.
BD: If you would just sing for me…do you remember those songs that you mentioned earlier Jan, those songs you remember from school?
JS: Well, I chanted a little bit of the [sings], "Ah, Bae, Tsae, Dae."
HR: No, but there was the special little things you learned for recitation.
JS: Oh, I don't remember any of those. Our little Spruechle you mean? Nope, don't remember any Spruechle.
HR: They didn't teach you well enough then. (laughs)
JS: Well, no those were drilled and drilled and drilled. Because you learned a different one every year. (laughs)
HR: Can you think of anything else?
JS: I can't think of anything else. If I can keep myself together, I would love to tell about the songs that they sang at the funerals, again was done with the congregation. And when you go through a hymnal, you will find that most of them are filled with longing. And, that the colonists that came to America, sang them with great fervor, and great emotion, and grieving because, it was their homeland they lost. [starts crying] I can't do it again.
HR: Well we got enough there.
JS: Oh, I can remember the one fellow at church, he would cry, and here I am crying and crying. Yah…yah…
HR: Let me ask you though, was it good to leave us with something they sang out at the cemetery?
JS: I can't remember that for sure, but I can remember it was such a stable part of you know, of a... sometimes, it's interesting on Wednesday evenings, we would get to choose, we would name some of our favorite hymns that we would like to sing, and Gott ist die Liebe (God is Love) was just about chosen every Wednesday evening, when we got to chose our own favorite hymns to sing.
HR: There was a Schicksal (fate, predetermined path) is that something that means anything to you, or was that just the Catholic tradition?
JS: A Schicksal?
HR: Well um the, Catholics have the one funeral song that kind of .. for shown (unclear), and the Lutherans, had the Wo findet die Seele,{die Heimat, die Ruhe)? (Where finds the soul, its home, its rest?) that referred to the Schicksal, but those were the only two I know that refer to the Schicksal.
JS: And see, I can't [remember], see we never walked to the cemetery, because our little church was moved in from the country, and then the cemetery was probably almost a mile away, and that was always done in caravan. So, and that's another one of the questions, I didn't ask momma. I can't think of anything else, did I explain well enough about the (unclear)?
HR: Yes, it was very interesting. Could we do one thing, I want to get a good tight shot of you flipping through the...... Yeah.
[Flipping through the pages.]
BD: She's a good page flipper, I remember that.
JS: And its nice...
Talking about nothing, in the background, accordions? [laughter].
HR: Is there any writing on the front or is it pretty plain?
JS: Those were probably the happy songs. [laughter] Kept those out of that book.
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The Childhood Memories collection from Imaginisce will bring back a flood of great memories. The vibrant colors and whimsical designs brought back flashes of my childhood. Now, since I am a middle child there aren't many photos of me as a kid, so I fondly remembered a day in the life of my children when we went to visit the local amusement park. These photos created this week's Mid Week Mojo:
I loved doing the multiple photo, two-page layout last week, so I had to do it again. Here is the sketch:
The bright colors and simple designs made me smile while I was working with these 'old' photos. I remember the day vividly as the kids rode on the rides (and some got scared). Create one side, or both layouts this week, whichever strikes your fancy.
I love how the kit includes a sticker sheet with three different alphabet sets to choose from. That made a little extra variety in the title.
The sentiments included in this kit made me just smile. I remember watching the kids on this day, wishing they would never grow up.
Along with the included chipboard and layered stickers, I added a little dimension by using some pop dots (per my usual)
Hopefully we all can remember some fond Childhood Memories with this collection!
Winner, Winner, Winner! Congrats to Stephanie U! I love how you combined multiple sketches to create your two-pager!
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It is always gratifying in the business world to be aware of a company that has been successful, particularly for as many as 75 years. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New Haven is observing its 75th anniversary this year. The Missourian had a feature story on the company in its Wednesday edition, and we add our congratulations to the owners, members of the Hebbeler and Zobrists families.
Perhaps the most engaging aspect of the Hebbelers' success is that they always have adjusted to the times and the changing desires of consumers in the soft drink world. They never feared new drink tastes of young and old. They made changes to meet those demands.
Another crown in their basic Pepsi operations is that they always have operated as a family business. They have been loyal to their employees. Their personnel have been loyal to the company. Call it mutual trust. Call it a combined outstanding work ethic.
The business has grown as operations were expanded to new territories. The company stayed the course and diversified its products, built a reputation for service and met all challenges head-on.
Along the way, the company has been extremely community-minded. The family has invested in the old downtown section of New Haven. Many are of the opinion that the Hebbelers, and the Zobrists, saved the old section of the town by investing in property and with untiring efforts to bring life to the historic downtown. The family has remembered where its roots are.
New Haven and this surrounding area is fortunate to have a company such as this, operated by owners who give back to the communities they serve. We add our congratulations and wish the Hebblers and the Zobrists, and their extended family, continued success.


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As the country gears up for another election year, candidates have started campaigning in full swing. And with so much to sort out, they've begun to push their stances on key issues like the economy, the environment, and foreign policy.
Oh, and also apparently… Islam.
Herman Cain, Tea Party/Republican hopeful and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, proclaimed Sunday that communities should "have the right" to ban mosques. From a legal perspective, this assertion is ridiculous, as you couldn't ban mosques without violating a whole host of constitutionally protected rights. However, that didn't stop Cain from making many other disparaging remarks toward Islam and its place in American life while referencing the strife surrounding the building of a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Cain's point of contention rests squarely on the issue of Sharia Law. He repeatedly denies expressing any discrimination against Islam, instead seeing Sharia as subverting and supplanting state and federal laws and thus extending beyond its status as a religious faith protected under the Bill of Rights.
But if that is the case, then what about Jewish law? The Halakha (which includes things like keeping the Sabbath and eating kosher) is very similar to Sharia law in terms of its scope and purpose, and yet you don't see candidates talking about disbanding synagogues.
To that end, even Christians too have a kind of law hammered out over the centuries at various councils, though ours has either become so absorbed into the basic foundation of the Western ethos or fallen out of favor in the Protestant-saturated US that it has ceased to seem apart from or different than common jurisprudence. Remember excommunication? Defrocking? Even execution and dismemberment? These were (and some still are) all punishments for violating Christian church law, which includes offences like adultery, apostasy, murder, stealing, coveting (not the same thing), etc., and apes quite a bit from the Jewish law the preceded it.
Which makes me wonder: Does Herman Cain have any idea what he's talking about, or is he just repeating a disappointingly pervasive prejudice? According to an article from FoxNews.com:
Cain again argued that residents were objecting to "the fact that Islam is both a religion and a set of laws, Shariah law. That's the difference between any one of our other traditional religions."
Really? Are the other two Abrahamic faiths exempt from the category of "other traditional religions"?
In an article on HuffPost, Cain is quoted as saying in defense of his mosque-ban statements:
"I'm simply saying I owe it to the American people to be cautious because terrorists are trying to kill us… so yes I'm going to err on the side of caution rather than on the side of carelessness."
I think that answers our question about prejudices.
All of this wouldn't matter so much to me if it weren't for the fact that Herman Cain is a Christian, and remains vocal about his faith on the campaign trail. Thus he represents a part of my own faith tradition, and I don't think he wears it very well at all. Perhaps my feelings on the matter echo to a much lesser extent how Muslims feel about terrorists and other extremists—embarrassed that such figures are associated (however wrongly) with their faith tradition.
On a more personal note, Cain's statements matter to me because the Murfreesboro mosque matters to me. I grew up in a suburb of Nashville, only about 30 minutes away from Murfreesboro, and many of my high school friends attend Middle Tennessee State (MTSU), a university of nearly 25,000 students, also in Murfreesboro. It saddens me that my home has come under such terrible scrutiny as a place of bigotry and hatred. The Murfreesboro mosque has spiraled into a full-blown religious conflict, complete with acts of arson and pastors justifying their hate speech by invoking God and Jesus Christ at rallies to protest the construction of the mosque and its adjoining community center.
In a sobering article written in the Nashville Scene, Stephen George writes:
That the mosque has gotten this far is in part a testament to a land whose laws are designed to apply equally to all. But the arson also lays bare a discomforting possibility: Even if the losers fail to stop the new Islamic Center from being built, they can still burn it down. If peaceful assembly and petition don't achieve the desired outcome, an accelerant could work with surprising efficiency and haste — even if it razes America's core principles in the process.
I urge the church to stand beside their Muslim neighbors and uphold the same freedom to worship that we as Christians enjoy. It is in situations like these that I am reminded of Christ's words in Matthew: "Blessed are the peacemakers." Are words and actions like those spoken and done by Cain and local Murfreesboro pastors exemplifying this tenet of Christ's teaching? Is the church damaging or enhancing its witness to the world in the way that it has approached situations like this one?
In closing, I leave you with the end of the Nashville Scene article:
Let the last word, for now, belong to the proposed mosque's neighbor, Grace Baptist Church. On its website, pastor Russell M. Richardson has posted an unequivocal message telling how the matter stands between his Christian congregation and the Muslims next door.
"As a Conservative Christian I must make the following affirmation: Violence and Intimidation are not Christian Actions," Richardson writes. "If God should need to be defended He will certainly provide the defense Himself. He is ABLE!"


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It's tough to read too much into OTAs. With no pads and a lack of physicality, you can only take away so much from the the first couple weeks of preparation. Despite this, there will obviously be some early opinions and first impressions made by both the coaching staff and media.
Generally speaking, most of the things you are hearing out of Ravens camp have been positive after an offseason that was filled with mostly negative news.
Steve Smith looks more like he just turned 25 rather than 35. Kelechi Osemele seems to be fully recovered from back surgery, and Dennis Pitta looks like Dennis Pitta from 2012.
But perhaps the most common sentiment among everything you read, is how impressive Justin Forsett has looked. As RSR's Tony Lombardi pointed out in his early OTA takeaways, Forsett is the fastest player on the field. His quickness and ability to change direction hasn't gone unnoticed by the coaching staff, and he has a familiarity with Gary Kubiak's offense.
Most importantly, he is the only running back on the Ravens roster who isn't either injured or found trouble off the field this offseason.
With Bernard Pierce recovering from shoulder surgery, and Ray Rice and Lorenzo Taliaferro possibly missing time early in the season because of suspensions, Forsett is likely to not just make the team, but play a significant role early in the season.
So perhaps the biggest question is, what will the Ravens do if he plays well?
Despite their struggles last season, Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce will be given the opportunity to redeem themselves. A lot of people think Rice's best years are behind him, and they may be right, but the Ravens will give him the opportunity to prove them wrong.
Pierce was a third-round pick in 2012, and flashed great potential in his rookie campaign. While his sophomore season left much to be desired, he gets a pass considering the overall state of last year's offense and more specifically the offensive line.
The Ravens invested a fourth round pick in Lorenzo Taliaferro. He is the big bodied, goal line bruiser who fills a team need. His arrest was poorly timed and disappointing, but considering where he was drafted and the many question marks that linger in coach Thomas Hammock's unit, he's all but a lock to make the team.
Add it up and it represents a golden opportunity for journeyman Justin Forsett?
What if he makes the most of his opportunities early on?
If he's the Ravens number one running back in weeks 1 and 2 and has back to back 100 yard games to start the season, what does John Harbaugh do if Rice returns from his suspension in week 3?
One can certainly make the argument that despite his down year in 2013, Rice deserves the opportunity to redeem himself and prove his critics wrong. Considering how important he's been to the Ravens offense the last six years, he's earned it.
But if Forsett seizes his opportunities, and his success in practice transitions to production on the field, John Harbaugh and the coaching staff will have to find a way to work him into the game plan, even if that takes touches away from Rice or Pierce.
Considering he's only made headlines so far for the right reasons, he's earned it too.


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Texas Gov. Rick Perry appears to be defying the anti-incumbent mood gripping much of the country. The Republican holds a double-digit lead over Democrat Bill White in a new poll.
Perry, who's seeking a third full term, leads White 49 percent to 37 percent.
Green Party candidate Deb Shafto has 3 percent and Libertarian Kathie Glass has 2 percent. The rest were undecided or declined to answer.
The poll was done for The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, the Austin American-Statesman and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. The poll is appearing in Friday's newspapers.
Pollsters conducted the survey Oct. 22-27 and questioned 673 likely voters.


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I know the feeling, PLG. I often just do a quick look through when I don't have time to actually put puzzles together. And thanks for coming by.
Wonderful photos, RH! (Just got home -- was out of town. Can't catch up on all the puzzles, but fun to take a quick look at what I've missed!)
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Minister Fast Welcomes WTO Report Praising Canada's Strong Economic Performance
WTO also commends Canada's aggressive pro-trade plan
(No. 170 - June 20, 2011 - 9:40 a.m. ET) The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today welcomed the World Trade Organization (WTO) report on Canada's trade policy. The report, entitled Trade Policy Review: Canada, praises Canada's strong economic performance in weathering the global recession without resorting to protectionist trade measures.
According to the report, "since its last review in 2007, Canada has taken steps to further improve the productivity and competitiveness of its economy, including through unilateral trade liberalization… Driven by a strong and dynamic services sector (almost 80 percent of GDP), as well as rich endowments in natural resources, the Canadian economy is quite diversified."
"Canada has one of the world's strongest and most open economies, based on sound low-tax policies and free market fundamentals," said Minister Fast. "Based on these principles, the WTO report underscores the pivotal role Canada's Economic Action Plan played in helping Canadians weather and combat the effects of the global recession."
The report also says Canada's Global Commerce Strategy "has prompted the government to more vigorously pursue trade, investment, and air services agreements," and notes that "Canada's considerably expanded FTA [free trade agreement] agenda marks a departure with its past practice."
"Since 2006, we have signed free trade agreements with eight countries, and negotiations covering some 50 more are under way," added Minister Fast. "We are pursuing these agreements because our government understands that Canadians' standard of living and future prosperity depend on deepening and broadening our trading relationships."
All WTO members periodically undergo an assessment of their trade policies. This year's review takes place on June 20 and 22, 2011, at the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland. The report is produced as part of this review.
"One in five Canadian jobs is dependent on exports," said Minister Fast. "To protect and strengthen the financial security of hard-working Canadians, we will continue to pursue a low-tax, free trade plan, and we are pleased to see the WTO has acknowledged the merits of this approach."
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Last Week: 3-0. Overall: 25-1, 3-0 in Pac-10. (6-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-0.
The ASU buzz-saw carried over into the conference season with a sweep of Southern California. Arizona State pounded out 42 hits on the weekend, led by Jr. C Petey Paramore (8-for-14, 5 R, 3 RBI). Sr. RHP Tommy Rafferty appeared in all three games and threw a combined 5.2 scoreless innings of relief, picking up the win Friday and Sunday. In Saturday's win, So. RHP Mike Leake (7 IP, 10 K, 5 ER, 0 BB, 6 K) improved to 6-0, 3.26 with 48-2 K-BB in 47 IP. The Sun Devils will leave the state for the first time next weekend.
March 28-30: Southern California: W 16-5, W 13-5, W 5-2
April 1-2: Wofford
April 4-6: @ (13) Stanford
Last Week: 4-0. Overall: 21-2, 9-1 in ACC. (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 6-0.
Before Sunday's finale was washed out, the Hurricanes swept a pair of games at Duke to extend their Coastal Division lead over North Carolina to two games in the loss column. So. LHP Eric Erickson did not make the trip because of elbow soreness, and Fr. LHP Chris Hernandez (7 IP, 5 ER) had his worst career start in Erickson's place Friday, but Jr. OF Dennis Raben delivered two-run doubles in the first and 10th innings to power Miami's win. The 'Canes rapped out 12 hits Sunday, led by So. SS Ryan Jackson (3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI), and Sr. RHP Enrique Garcia (8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) turned in his strongest outing of the year to pick up his first win.
March 25-26: Bethune-Cookman: W 10-5, W 7-6 (10 innings)
March 28-30: @ Duke: W 7-5 (10 innings), W 8-1, CCD (rain)
April 1: Florida Atlantic
April 2: @ Florida International
April 4-6: Clemson
Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 21-5, 8-3 in ACC. (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-0-1.
The Tar Heels had to settle for a split against rival North Carolina State after Sunday's series finale was washed out; ACC rules prohibit it from being made up. Four UNC pitchers combined to strike out 17 on Friday, led by So. RHP Alex White (5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 11 K), and Sr. 3B Chad Flack's three-run homer capped UNC's five-run fifth. Jr. RHP Adam Warren (5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER) was solid in a no-decision Saturday, but the Wolfpack scored six runs over the seventh and eighth innings with help from three UNC errors and a catcher's interference. So. 2B Kyle Seager singled in the ninth to extend his career-best hitting streak to 22 games. UNC is 2-4 when making two or more errors and 19-1 when committing one or none.
March 25: Davidson: W 12-6
March 26: Gardner-Webb: W 13-2
March 28-30: North Carolina State: W 5-2, L 8-6, CCD (rain)
April 1: UNC Greensboro
April 2: Appalachian State
April 4-6: Georgia Tech
Last Week: 2-3. Overall: 20-5, 4-2 in Big 12. (4-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-1.
After winning Friday, the Tigers dropped the final two games against Texas Tech and sustained their first series loss of the year. Though Jr. RHP Aaron Crow (8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 9 K) fell just short of his third straight complete-game shutout Friday, he did stretch his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 33.2. He's 6-0, 0.84 with 60-11 K-BB in 43 innings overall. Jr. RHP Ian Berger (8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) was brilliant again Saturday and left with a 2-1 lead, but the Mizzou bullpen surrendered two runs in the ninth. The bullpen was hit hard again Sunday after So. RHP Kyle Gibson (5 IP, 4 R, 3 ER) left with a 7-4 lead, as Jr. LHP Rick Zagone and Fr. LHP Tyler Clark combined to allow 11 earned runs—six of them in the ninth inning.
March 25-26: @ Minnesota: W 17-8, L 12-5
March 28-30: @ Texas Tech: W 1-0, L 3-2, L 15-11
April 1: Western Illinois
April 2: Lincoln (Mo.)
April 4-6: Oklahoma State
Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 19-3, 2-1 in Big West (4-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-0.
Irvine went on the road to win its conference-opening series against Cal Poly. So. 1B Jeff Cusick led the UCI offense on the weekend, going 6-for-12 with a double, three runs and an RBI. So. 3B Casey Stevenson had two hits in his season debut Friday after finally gaining eligibility, and Jr. RHP Scott Gorgen (8 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 12 K) improved to 5-1, 1.39 with 55-13 K-BB in 45 IP. So. RHP Bryce Stowell (6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER) took his first loss of the year Saturday. The Anteaters scored five runs over the final two innings Sunday to preserve the win for So. RHP Daniel Bibona (6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K).
March 25: Harvard: W 5-2
March 28-30: @ Cal Poly: W 12-4, L 4-2, W 10-6
April 4-6: (25) Cal State Fullerton
Last Week: 4-1. Overall: 23-3, 11-1 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-0.
After allowing 27 runs in a high-scoring three-game sweep of Virginia Tech last weekend, the FSU pitching staff limited Wake Forest to just eight runs in another road series win. So. LHP Matt Fairel (6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER) improved to 6-0, 1.58 on Friday, and the Seminoles supported him with 21 hits and five homers—two of them by Jr. C Buster Posey. Florida State was held scoreless until the ninth Saturday, as Fr. RHP Geoff Parker (6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K) took a tough loss in his first career start. Both teams scored single runs in the first and 10th innings Sunday before Posey scored the winning run in the 11th on Sr. OF Jack Rye's sacrifice fly. Posey finished the weekend 7-for-10 with two doubles, two homers, seven runs and four RBIs.
March 25-26: Stetson: W 11-2, W 19-3
March 28-30: @ Wake Forest: W 21-2, L 4-2, W 3-2 (11 innings)
April 1: vs. (19) Florida @ Jacksonville
April 2: @ Jacksonville
April 4-6: (14) Virginia
Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 18-5-1, 2-1 in Pac-10 (6-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-0.
After losing back-to-back 10-inning road games against Washington State and Santa Clara, the Bears rebounded by sweeping Long Beach State. Jr. RHP Tyson Ross (8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K) improved to 4-0, 1.80 on Friday, when Sr. 2B Josh Satin (3-for-3, R, RBI) led Cal's 12-hit attack. Satin added two doubles Saturday and Jr. 1B David Cooper went 3-for-5 with his 10th and 11th homers of the year, and the Cal bullpen delivered 4.2 IP of scoreless, one-hit relief. Cooper had three more hits Sunday, including a double that keyed Cal's two-run seventh, helping Sr. RHP Alex Rollin (5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER) improve to 3-0.
March 25: @ Santa Clara: L 7-5 (10 innings)
March 28-30: (5) Long Beach State: W 6-1, W 10-6, W 4-3
April 1: @ San Francisco
April 2: Fresno State
April 4-6: Oregon State
Last Week: 4-0. Overall: 18-6, 5-3 in SEC. (3-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-1.
Mother Nature was uncooperative in Nashville this weekend, as Friday's game was washed out and the start of Saturday's game was delayed five hours, eventually causing it to be suspended in the 12th inning by the midnight curfew. When play resumed Sunday, the Commodores scored a run in the bottom of the 12th on So. 3B Brian Harris' walk-off RBI double, then went on to win a seven-inning affair in the second half of the doubleheader. Sr. 2B Alex Feinberg helped ensure the first game got to extra innings, going 5-for-6 with a double and three RBIs, and R-Fr. RHP Russell Brewer threw five shutout innings in relief of So. LHP Mike Minor (5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 8 K). Fr. DH Aaron Westlake (2-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI) led the offense in the second game, and five Vandy pitchers limited the Razorbacks to a pair of runs. The sweep gave the Commodores their first-ever series victory over Arkansas in their 12th attempt, dating back to 1994.
March 25: Belmont: W 7-3
March 26: Middle Tennessee State: W 12-10 (12 innings)
March 28-30: Arkansas: W 6-5 (12 innings), W 6-2 (7 innings), CCD
April 2: @ Middle Tennessee State
April 2-6: @ Mississippi
Last Week: 3-2. Overall: 18-7, 6-3 in SEC. (7-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.
Two of the SEC's fiercest offenses exchanged blows Friday and Saturday before the Gamecocks won a low-scoring affair Sunday. Jr. RHP Mike Cisco (3 IP, 12 H, 12 ER) saw his ERA jump from 2.45 to 5.25 in Friday's fiasco. Jr. 3B James Darnell (4-for-5, 3 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI) and Sr. DH Phil Disher (2-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) led a 16-hit attack Saturday in support of Jr. LHP Will Atwood (6 IP, 5 ER). So. RHP Blake Cooper (6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER) pitched well in a no-decision Sunday, and Disher's RBI single broke a 2-2 tie and jump-started South Carolina's four-run eighth. Jr. 2B Andrew Crisp extended his hitting streak to 17 games Sunday.
March 25: Furman: L 4-2
March 26: College of Charleston: W 5-3
March 28-30: (18) Kentucky: L 15-3, W 13-7, W 6-2
April 1: @ The Citadel
April 2: Davidson
April 4-6: @ Georgia
Last Week: 1-4. Overall: 17-7, 0-0 in Big West. (8-5 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.
After playing 15 of their first 20 games at home, the Dirtbags got off to an 0-4 start to their 10-game Golden State road trip. Sr. RHP Andrew Liebel (7.2 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) suffered his first loss of the year Friday, as the Dirtbags were stymied by Cal ace Tyson Ross. Sr. OF Jason Corder, who transferred from Cal prior to his junior year, gave the Dirtbags a 4-1 lead with a third-inning grand slam Saturday, but Jr. RHP Vance Worley (6 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) could not hold it. Fr. RHP Jake Thompson (6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) was solid in defeat Sunday, but LBSU's two-run eighth-inning rally fell short.
March 24: Harvard: W 15-0
March 25: @ Pepperdine: L 7-5
March 28-30: @ (11) California: L 6-1, L 10-6, L 4-3
March 31: @ (13) Stanford
April 1: @ Fresno State
April 4-6: @ UC Riverside
Last Week: 4-1. Overall: 21-4-1, 7-1-1 in Big 12 (2-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.
The Cornhuskers took two of three at Texas and sit comfortably atop the Big 12 standings. Nebraska pounded out 17 hits Friday to erase an early 4-0 deficit and help Sr. RHP Johnny Dorn (5 IP, 4 ER) improve to 3-0, 2.29. Sr. RHP Thad Weber retired 14 of the final 15 Texas hitters Saturday en route to his first career complete game—a two-hit shutout. Weber struck out five and ran his scoreless streak to 16 innings. Jr. RHP Aaron Pribanic (6 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER) took his first loss of the year in Sunday's blowout.
March 25-26: Northern Colorado: W 10-0, W 9-4
March 28-30: @ (13) Texas: W 14-4, W 2-0, L 12-3
April 1: @ Creighton
April 4-6: Texas Tech
Last Week: 6-0. Overall: 20-3, 3-0 in MVC (0-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.
Wichita State ran its winning streak to 17 games—the second-longest active streak in the nation—with an easy four-game sweep of North Dakota State. So. OF Ryan Jones led the offense on the weekend, going 8-for-16 with a double, two triples and nine RBIs. The Shockers got strong starts from Sr. LHP Rob Musgrave (7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K), Jr. RHP Aaron Shafer (5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 K) and Jr. LHP Anthony Capra (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 K) in the first three games of the series.
March 25-26: Binghamton: W 9-2, W 13-8
March 28-30: North Dakota State: W 14-3, W 6-1 (7 innings), W 8-1 (7 innings), W 9-5
April 1: @ Kansas
April 2: Oral Roberts
April 4-6: Missouri State
Last Week: 3-2. Overall: 12-7, 2-1 in Pac-10 (5-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-0.
Stanford won its conference-opening series for the first time since 2005 and has now won eight consecutive weekend series dating back to last year. It took some time for the Cardinal bats to wake up, as Washington State's Ross Humes carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning Friday. Jr. LHP Jeremy Bleich (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R) left that game in the fourth with an undisclosed injury. Jr. C Jason Castro (3-for-4, 2B, R, RBI) led a 12-hit attack Saturday in support of Sr. RHP Erik Davis (9 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K). Jr. 2B Cord Phelps went 3-for-4 Sunday and delivered a two-run single to cap Stanford's four-run fourth in support of So. RHP Jeffrey Inman (7.1 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K).
March 24: @ Pacific: W 14-0
March 25: Sacramento State: L 5-3
March 28-30: Washington State: L 10-4, W 7-3, W 4-1
March 31: (10) Long Beach State
April 1: Hawaii
April 4-6: (1) Arizona State
Last Week: 4-1. Overall: 23-5, 8-4 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-2.
Virginia has won six straight conference games since dropping its first two ACC series on the road. Jr. 1B Jeremy Farrell (6-for-12, 3B, HR, 2 R, 6 RBI) led the offense on the weekend and leads the team in homers (five), RBIs (30), on-base percentage (.500) and slugging (.716). His .400 batting average is second-best behind Fr. OF Dan Grovatt (.414), who went 5-for-11 on the weekend. Jr. RHP Jacob Thompson (9 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) threw his first complete game of the year Friday and improved to 4-0, 2.72 with 39-15 K-BB in 36 IP. Sr. LHP Pat McAnaney (9 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 13 K) was even better Saturday, and Jr. RHP Andrew Carraway (5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K) was strong in a no-decision Sunday.
March 25: Virginia Commonwealth: W 5-3
March 26: George Washington: L 17-5
March 28-30: Virginia Tech: W 10-1, W 9-2, W 2-1
April 1-2: Towson
April 4-6: @ (6) Florida State
Last Week: 2-3. Overall: 19-9, 4-2 in CUSA (2-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-2.
The Owls lost their first-ever Conference USA series and fell to 47-6 all-time in CUSA play; half of those six losses have come against Southern Mississippi. The series also snapped Rice's streak of 40 consecutive home series victories, dating back to April of 2001 (and including super-regionals). Still, Rice has the same record through 28 games that it had last year, when it finished 56-14. So. RHP Ryan Berry (8.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 13 K) was nearly untouchable after surrendering Trey Sutton's first-inning solo homer Friday, but USM ace Barry Bowden (8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K) out-dueled him. Every Owl starter registered at least one hit Saturday in support of Sr. RHP Chris Kelley (6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K). With the score tied 7-7 in the ninth Sunday, the Golden Eagles put runners on the corners against Sr. LHP Cole St.Clair (3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER), then scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Jr. RHP Bryan Price. Rice loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Fr. OF Chad Mozingo and Sr. OF Jordan Dodson both struck out to end it.
March 25: @ Texas State: W 13-3
March 26: @ Houston: L 8-5
March 28-30: Southern Mississippi: L 1-0, W 9-0, L 8-7
April 1: @ (16) Texas
April 2: Dallas Baptist
April 4-6: @ Memphis
Last Week: 2-2. Overall: 18-8, 5-4 in Big 12 (2-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-2.
Texas dropped its second home series of the year but salvaged Sunday's series finale against Nebraska. The Longhorns jumped out to a 4-0 lead through three innings Friday before the Cornhuskers scored 10 unanswered against six Texas pitchers. The 'Horns mustered just two hits Saturday against Thad Weber, and Nebraska scored twice in the sixth against Jr. LHP Austin Wood (6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER). So. LHP Riley Boening (6.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER) picked up his second straight win Sunday with help from the Longhorns' 14-hit attack, led by Jr. OF Kyle Russell (3-for-5, R).
March 24: Oral Roberts: W 5-4 (10 innings)
March 28-30: (19) Nebraska: L 14-4, L 2-0, W 12-3
April 1: (15) Rice
April 2: Texas Southern
April 4-6: @ Oklahoma
Last Week: 3-3. Overall: 19-10, 1-2 in WCC (6-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-2.
After Jr. LHP Brian Matusz threw his customary weekly masterpiece, the Toreros dropped the next two games of their WCC-opening series against Santa Clara. USD gave Matusz (9 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K) all the support he'd need with a run in the first on Fr. 3B Victor Sanchez's RBI single. He improved to 5-1, 1.81 with 63-12 K-BB in 45 IP. Sr. C Logan Gelbrich had four hits Saturday in a losing effort, as Fr. RHP Kyle Blair (2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) was hit hard. Fresh off a no-hitter Monday against Harvard, Jr. LHP/CF Josh Romanski (7.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) pitched well in a no-decision Sunday, but the Broncos scored three times against closer A.J. Griffin over the final two innings.
March 24: Harvard: W 12-0
March 25: @ Cal State Fullerton: L 6-3
March 27: Harvard: W 14-4
March 28-30: Santa Clara: W 1-0, L 12-10, L 6-4
April 2: Southern California
April 4-6: Gonzaga
Last Week: 1-4. Overall: 14-9, 2-4 in Pac-10. (3-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-2.
Arizona's losing streak stretched to six games—equaling its longest skid since 1998—before the Wildcats salvaged Sunday's series finale against UCLA. Jr. OF Jon Gaston went 4-for-5 Friday and Jr. RHP Preston Guilmet (7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) was solid in a no-decision but yielded the tying run in the eighth. On Saturday, the Bruins clobbered Sr. LHP David Coulon (2.1 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 5 ER) and relievers Mike Colla (1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER) and Cory Burns (4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER). Jr. LHP Eric Berger (5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER) stopped the bleeding Sunday, and Jr. 3B Brad Glenn (2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI) led the offense.
March 25-26: @ Oklahoma State: L 10-2, L 3-2
March 28-30: (23) UCLA: L 4-3 (10 innings), L 20-8, W 8-4
April 4-6: @ Washington
Last Week: 3-2. Overall: 20-6, 7-2 in SEC (4-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.
Florida has won its first three SEC series under first-year coach Kevin O'Sullivan. A three-run homer by So. C Buddy Monroe highlighted Florida's six-run seventh inning Friday, helping make a winner out of So. RHP Billy Bullock (7 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 2 ER). The Gators jumped out to a 5-0 lead through three innings Saturday, and that proved more than enough support for Jr. RHP Patrick Keating (9 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K). Fr. RHP Tommy Toledo (5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER) sustained his first collegiate loss Sunday.
March 25-26: vs./@ Jacksonville: W 11-6, L 8-5
March 28-30: Louisiana State: W 8-5, W 7-1, L 6-3
April 1: vs. (6) Florida State @ Jacksonville
April 2: North Florida
April 4-6: @ Tennessee
Last Week: 4-0. Overall: 21-4, 12-0 in CAA (2-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-0.
The Seahawks own a 20-game winning streak, the longest in the nation this year, and have beaten Coastal Carolina in midweek games twice during the past two weeks. Sr. OF Jason Appel (4-for-4, 2B, 3B, 4 R, 3 RBI) paced UNCW's 20-hit attack Friday to help So. RHP Seth Frankoff (5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER) improve to 5-0, 2.95. Fr. C David Shambley's pinch-hit RBI single gave the Seahawks the winning run in the eighth inning Saturday, and Appel's RBI single in the ninth broke a 5-5 tie Sunday. Appel finished the weekend 8-for-13 and is hitting .406/.474/.545 with a team-best 9-for-9 stealing bases.
March 26: @ (22) Coastal Carolina: W 10-7
March 28-30: @ Virginia Commonwealth: W 17-4, W 3-2, W 6-5
April 1: Wake Forest
April 4-6: @ Northeastern
Last Week: 2-2. Overall: 22-4, 5-4 in SEC (1-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-2.
The Wildcats have dropped back-to-back conference road series since winning their first 19 games—16 of them at home. Jr. LHP Chris Rusin (8.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K) improved to 4-1 on Friday with help from five Kentucky homers, two of them courtesy of So. C Marcus Nidiffer. Jr. RHP Scott Green (3 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 1 K) was hammered Saturday and fell to 2-1, 4.85 with 38-10 K-BB in 30 IP. Sr. RHP Greg Dombrowski (5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) held the Gamecocks in check for a while Sunday before Sr. RHP Brock Baber surrendered four runs in the eighth.
March 25: Xavier: W 5-2
March 28-30: @ (10) South Carolina: W 15-3, L 13-7, L 6-2
April 2: Western Kentucky
April 4-6: Mississippi State
Last Week: 5-0. Overall: 14-6, 4-0 in Big Ten. (0-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
After Friday's Big Ten opener was postponed, Michigan swept doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday to get its conference schedule started with a bang. RHP/DH Zach Putnam (8 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K; 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI) struck out the side three times in a no-decision and then hit a walk-off double in the 10th inning of the first game. Michigan has won six straight and 10 of its last 11. In Saturday's second game, Putnam smashed a go-ahead two-run homer to cap Michigan's five-run fifth in support of Jr. RHP Chris Fetter (7 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K). So. C/1B Nate Recknagel, whose 15-game hitting streak was snapped in the second game, bounced back Sunday, going 4-for-7 with four RBIs in the doubleheader. He drove in the winning run in the finale with an RBI single in the seventh.
March 24: Oakland: PPD
March 25: Bowling Green State: PPD
March 26: IPFW: W 4-2
March 28-30: Iowa: W 4-3 (10 innings), W 5-3 (7 innings), W 6-3 (7 innings), W 3-2
April 2: @ Central Michigan
April 4-6: @ Penn State
Last Week: 2-2. Overall: 12-10, 2-1 in Pac-10. (2-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-1-1.
UCLA snapped its four-game losing streak by taking the first two games at Arizona before dropping Sunday's finale. Jr. 3B Jermaine Curtis (9-for-14, 2B, 3B, 4 R, 3 RBI) caught fire in the series, raising his batting average from .224 to .289 in three games. He tripled and scored the winning run in the 10th Friday. On Saturday, So. 1B Casey Haerther became the first Bruin ever to record seven hits in a game; he went 7-for-7 with four doubles, four runs and four RBIs, and Jr. SS Brandon Crawford (4-for-7, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI) also contributed to UCLA's 22-hit barrage. Haerther led the Bruins with two hits (including a homer) Sunday, but it wasn't enough to prevent So. LHP Gavin Brooks (6.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) from losing his second straight start.
March 25: @ San Diego State: L 6-3
March 28-30: @ (6) Arizona: W 4-3 (10 innings), W 20-8, L 8-4
April 1: San Diego State
April 4-6: Southern California
Last Week: 3-2. Overall: 21-6, 2-1 in Big South (2-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
The Chanticleers are just 7-5 since getting off to a 14-1 start, but they pulled out a hard-fought conference-opening series on the road. Sr. RHP Joey Haug (5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R) was brilliant in relief of Jr. RHP Bobby Gagg (5.1 IP, 3 ER) on Friday, and Sr. OF Tommy Baldridge delivered a game-winning two-run single in the 12th. Coastal out-hit Liberty 15-11 on Saturday but also left 15 men on base, and So. RHP Austin Fleet (3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 2 K) struggled. So. OF Adam Rice had four hits Sunday in support of So. RHP Nick McCully (8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER).
March 25: @ The Citadel: W 6-1
March 26: UNC Wilmington: L 10-7
March 28-30: @ Liberty: W 5-3 (11 innings), L 9-6, W 2-1
April 1:@ Elon
April 2: @ Wake Forest
April 4-6: Winthrop
Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 15-9, 2-1 in Big West (4-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-2.
The Titans dug deep to win their conference-opening series against UC Riverside, who swept them a year ago. Fullerton trailed 6-1 heading into the ninth inning Friday before exploding for five runs, capped by Jr. OF Eric Komatsu's game-tying two-run triple. Komatsu, who went 5-for-7 in the game, tripled again in the 16th and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly. Sr. RHP Adam Jorgenson (6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 14 K) was magnificent in relief, setting the stage for Komatsu's heroics. The Titans dropped Saturday's elongated affair when the Highlanders scored twice against So. RHP Travis Kelly in the 12th. Fullerton's seven-run third inning took the drama out of Sunday's game, helping Jr. RHP Cory Arbiso (9 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 12 K) improve to 4-2.
March 25: @ (14) San Diego: W 6-3
March 28-30: UC Riverside: W 7-6 (16 innings), L 6-4 (12 innings), W 12-1
April 1: @ Loyola Marymount
April 4-6: @ (5) UC Irvine
Last Week: 1-3. Overall: 16-11, 4-5 in SEC. (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-3.
The Rebels dropped five straight before salvaging the second game of Sunday's doubleheader and have lost three of their last four weekend series. Jr. RHP Lance Lynn (5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 9 K) couldn't hold an early 3-0 lead Friday but got a no-decision, as Alabama scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth against closer Scott Bittle. Saturday's game was suspended by rain until Sunday with Ole Miss leading 3-2 in the third, and when play resumed the Crimson Tide saddled Fr. LHP Drew Pomeranz (5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K) with his first career loss. Jr. RHP Cody Satterwhite (6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 7 K) turned in his best start of the year in the finale, and the Rebels broke a 1-1 tie on Jr. OF Logan Power's RBI single in the ninth.
March 25: @ Southern Mississippi: L 3-2 (10 innings)
March 28-30: @ Alabama: L 6-5, L 5-3, W 2-1
April 1-2: @/vs. Memphis
April 4-6: (8) Vanderbilt
Last Week: 3-2. Overall: 16-9, 3-6 in Big 12 (2-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-2.
Baylor's Big 12 losing streak stretched to five games before the Bears salvaged Sunday's series finale against Oklahoma. So. RHP Kendal Volz (2.1 IP, 9 H, 9 ER) was roughed up for the second straight week, and the Bears lost the third straight game he's started. So. DH Dustin Dickerson went 3-for-3 Saturday and R-Fr. RHP Shawn Tolleson (8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K) turned in another strong start, but the Sooners tied the game with a solo homer against him in the ninth, then won it against the bullpen in the 10th. Baylor broke a 2-2 tie Sunday with five runs over the final three innings to help So. RHP Willie Kempf (7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER) improve to 4-1. Jr. SS Beamer Weems had three hits to lead Baylor's offense in that one.
March 25: Houston Baptist: W 12-4
March 26: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: W 11-8
March 28-30: @ Oklahoma: L 11-2, L 3-2 (10 innings), W 7-3
April 1: @ Texas Christian
April 2: Texas-San Antonio
April 4-6: Kansas


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With the official unveiling of the Google Chrome OS still fresh in our minds discussion soon turned to whether people would want to use it or not due to its complete dependence on the cloud. But website monitoring company Pingdom has pointed out a very important fact in its blog many of us missed. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks about a cloud-based operating system, most of the world will not be able to use Chrome OS even if they want to.
The reason is one of connection and the fact you will need one capable of speeds we typically take for granted in the West. Without broadband speeds Chrome OS is pretty much useless for anything other than basic web surfing. Web apps require a certain connection speed in order to download and upload data fast enough to act like a proper desktop application. If you live in the U.S. or Europe, then this requirement is almost assured, but look further afield and connection speeds get more patchy or disappear completely.
Pingdom state that at a minimum 74% of the world's population will not be able to use Chrome OS because they don't have an internet connection. That's 5 billion of the 6.8 billion people on Earth. The percentage is actually larger than that if you take into account that not everyone has broadband even where it is available. For example, there is only a 55% broadband penetration in the U.S., 65% in Canada, and 55% in the UK. Pingdom state that to really use Chrome OS as Google intended you need a good connection, typically in the Mbps, not kbps.
Pingdom is by no means against Chrome OS and says in its blog post on the subject:
Don't get us wrong, we at Pingdom like the concept behind Google's Chrome OS. It's just that we haven't seen anyone mention this whole dilemma, so we wanted to shine some light on the actual implications of an OS that is virtually useless without Internet access.
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Matthew's Opinion
If you look at Chrome OS in terms of Internet connections then it is only available to the fortunate few that live where broadband connections are common and high speed. It's easy to forget that if you have been using such a connection for years.
I am sure Google know this already, but the company also knows that the speed of connections and access to the Internet is only going to increase and spread over the next few decades. In some respects not having billions of people capable of accessing Chrome OS from day one means there is time to refine it with the millions that can and will use it.
From the comments I have read on other Chrome OS posts, both on Geek.com and other tech websites, Chrome OS is not something that is going to be welcomed by that many geeks who want to retain control of their data. But Chrome OS is a more general operating system Google is clearly aiming at the novice and the casual user. Those same users do not want to deal with, or care about anything other than using a PC as a communication, entertainment, and work tool without the hassle of security and housekeeping. If Chrome OS manages to get that mix right then as more areas of the world come online it has a very good chance of gaining significant market share with people who have never used a computer before or only for very basic tasks.