CHOETECH’s USB-C to USB-C cable is Benson approved and definitely worth getting for a number of reasons. First of all, if you’re a new Nexus 6P or Nexus 5X owner you’re gonna need a couple more cables to use. MacBook owners will want to check this guy out as well. This cable has been my go-to USB-C to USB-C cable because of the extra length it offers compared to the one that comes in the box.
I’ve actually gained more USB to USB-C cables than C to C, but when I got the Anker USB-C power bank I wanted to make sure I had another USB-C cable. I like to have one cable per charging brick and now I have what I need. I am also getting another USB-C charging brick and I will be ready for it when it comes in. So you get this picture? I am rebuilding my USB cable collection to accommodate my Nexus 6P and any future devices that need USB-C connections.
One of the awesome facts about USB-C cables is that you can charge up device to device. For example, your buddy has a Nexus 6P and needs to charge the phone. You can charge your friends phone with your Nexus 6P is you use a USB-C to USB-C cable between the devices. Pretty cool, right?
The new MacBook also use USB-C cables to charge and data uses. In those cases, it doesn’t hurt to have a good extra cable to charge up the Mac or your phone.
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Recently most of our classes have been out in the playground playing with all our new loose play equipment.
The children have shown their fantastic creativity and made up all sorts of interesting structures and games. They will be lots more opportunities for classes to go out again!
Ramadan Mubarak to all of our Muslim students, staff and families.
For those children observing Ramadan that wish to pray at lunchtimes a space will be put aside daily, supervised by Mrs Ahmed.
Primary 3 were learning about the world through creative play during their loose parts play session this week. We saw some engineers, explorers, inventers, beauticians, builders and problem solvers to name but a few!
Loose parts introductory sessions are going on throughout the school at present as we roll out our loose parts play programme.
Our P5 violinists are doing great work in their lessons.
Their persistence and practice is really paying off and they are starting to use musical notation.
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Purdue drops intense hype video ahead of battle with No. 3 Michigan State
Purdue is looking to do it again.
Just a few weeks ago, the Boilermakers walked into Kinnick Stadium and handed then-No. 2 Iowa its first loss of the 2021 season. Purdue gets another opportunity to do that again this week, hoping 8-0 Michigan State, which sits at No. 3 in the College Football Playoff Poll.
Both teams are coming off exciting wins. Purdue defeated Nebraska on the road to improve to 5-3 while Michigan State took down in-state rival Michigan in a thrilling game in East Lansing. It sets up a thrilling matchup in Week 10.
Friday night, Purdue released a hype video for Saturday’s showdown between the Boilermakers and the Spartans. There’s no question, this video will have fans ready to for this weekend’s matchup at Ross-Ade Stadium.
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Menopausal women undergoing hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) may experience adverse mood swings to the progestin and estrogen hormones, an effect which is more severe in women with a history of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), researches say.
Although estrogen has been found to have a favorable emotional and physical effect in menopausal women, the study found that when augmented levels of estrogen are combined with progestin, mood often worsens.
To examine this problem, a team of investigators led a study on 38 perimenopausal women from December 2000 to November 2001. The women logged their symptoms daily during sequential hormone replacement therapy.
In the progestin cycle of HRT, women noted severe mood swings, including irritability and depression, especially if the progestin was combined with augmented levels of estrogen. Although it was previously thought that progestin is the chief cause of negative mood experienced in HRT, this study shows that when combined with progestin, estrogen is a factor, as well.
Furthermore, women with a history of premenstrual symptoms will most likely suffer from more acute mood changes during HRT, suggests an article found in Climateric. The doctors followed 106 women during sequential HRT, gauging their emotional and physical symptoms in response to the treatment. The study concluded that women who had a history of PMS suffered increased mood swings, depression, tension and irritability in response to the progestin and estrogen in HRT as compared to women who had not suffered from PMS.
It is important that women with a history of PMS be aware of the possible negative effects HRT can have on their mood before engaging in this line of treatment.


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Contest: The Dark Forest (Updated Entries)Hello all of you MOST fabulous deviants!!!
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AAN President Bruce Sigsbee, MD, FAAN, and other Academy leaders met on January 31 with Richard Gilfillan, MD, the acting director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, to discuss and develop groundbreaking proposals for care and payment for Alzheimer's and stroke to reduce variation in care and decrease costs.
"CMS emphasizes that the rise in cost of federal health care programs—Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP—is unsustainable," said Sigsbee. "They are looking to the medical community to develop programs, such as ACOs, that improve outcomes, improve quality, and reduce costs. Going forward, the financial incentives will be directed to those organizations that address all three goals. As neurologists, we need to position our practices to succeed in this environment."
Sigsbee was joined at the meeting by AAN members Neil A. Busis, MD, FAAN; Jonathan P. Hosey, MD, FAAN; and Amy E. Sanders, MD, MS. They conveyed the Academy's interest in developing a working relationship with the Innovation Center and show that neurologists provide high-quality, cost-effective care. The group stressed that neurologists should be involved in testing new care and payment models.
"Dr. Gilfillan noted that neurologists are not part of the problem of escalating costs but diseases we take care of such as stroke and dementia are major cost drivers," said Sigsbee.
The AAN's proposed stroke model involves clinical-decision support tools for giving t-PA and telemedicine. The AAN knows there are many more approaches to take with stroke care and will expand to develop more models in future phases.
"Our Alzheimer's disease proposal combined a physician team-based approach with a coordinated care model for mid-level providers," said Sanders. "The proposal included a prominent focus on caregiver education and support. We think that our proposal succeeded in addressing the three areas most central to the Innovation Center's mission: better health, better care, and better costs."
The Center for Innovation promotes itself as "a new engine for revitalizing and sustaining Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program and ultimately for improving the health care system for all Americans. The Innovation Center has the resources and flexibility to rapidly test innovative care and payment models and encourage widespread adoption of practices that deliver better health care at lower cost."
AAN members who seek more information or who have innovated care in their practices or communities can share their work by contacting Amanda Becker at email@example.com.


Roma v Liverpool Betting Tips & Predictions | Champions League Match Previews.
2nd May 2018 – 19:45, Stadio Olimpico, Roma.
Match Preview & Team News
Roma have suffered a thrashing loss in Liverpool and only shown their teeth in the final ten minutes at Anfield, netting two goals in a 5-2 loss, and they host Liverpool hoping to overturn the advantage in front of the home crowd once again. They’ve already returned to the winning ways with a 4-1 win over Chievo but they are in for a much tougher task with in-form Reds.
Liverpool come into the match on the back of a goalless draw against Stoke City, failing to produce on such a high level but we do feel they will be in great shape on the day. They have had more troubles defensively on the road and this could be more worrying ahead of the clash in Rome, but Jurgen Klopp’s have a great lead to build on.
Giallorossi have to go all out attacking early on and this promises another great contest in the making, with an absolute need for a convincing win on the day. They have shown off in front of the home crowd over the weekend too but Edin Dzeko and company still have a lot to prove if they’re to make it to the Final.
Roma have connected three wins in a row in friendly clashes ahead of the last week’s Champions League clash, bagging wins in 2012, 2014, and 2016. However, this could prove more of a task and we do expect a more narrow head to head contest this time around – with such high stakes involved.
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While it’s questionable if it will be enough, we will now back Roma to bag a win at 31/20, which does seem great value.
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We do feel we’re in for another high-scoring game too and with that in mind, we’ll also back Over 3.5 goals FT at 10/11.
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Chelsea on alert as Ronald Araujo rejects Barcelona contract extension
According to Marca, Barcelona centre-back, Ronald Araujo has rejected the club’s opening contract extension offer, putting the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United on alert as they seek to tempt the defender away from the Nou Camp.
The South American rose to prominence in the last few seasons in Spain, recently becoming a mainstay in the Barcelona defence at just 22-years-old. The Uruguayan has enjoyed a stellar campaign this season, despite the club performing poorly in the league.
The Catalans are said to have made Araujo’s contract extension a priority and recognise his youth and potential. They remain intent on keeping the player at the Nou Camp for years to come. The defender, for his part, is also keen on staying but feels that his ability and performances need to be suitably compensated. It would appear that Barcelona’s first offer failed to reflect this.
It is no secret that the defence has been a troublesome position for the La Liga club in recent years, with Gerard Pique the only regular at the heart of the defence. Araujo’s rise has now handed the Catalans a young defender who can be relied upon.
Chelsea would be jumping at the chance to sign the talented player, who boasts of being able to play in multiple positions. He has already proven his versatility at Barcelona by featuring as a full-back on either flank. This is good news for Chelsea, who are missing both of their first choice wing-backs in Ben Chilwell and Reece James. Having a player such as Araujo at their disposal certainly opens up new possibilities for Thomas Tuchel.
It is reported that although the Catalan club’s offer put forward to Araujo was rejected, discussions between the player and club were amicable and are expected to resume at a later date. The Uruguayan is also keen to stay after rising to prominence in the past year.
This last bit of news about the player’s intention to stay and talks resuming soon does not bode well for Chelsea. However, the defender is fair game until a deal is signed and it needs to be seen if the Blues can convince him to switch clubs.
Chelsea are in somewhat of a similar situation themselves, with three of their senior players – all of whom are centre-backs. Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and the versatile Cesar Azpilicueta will all become free agents in the summer if an agreement cannot be reached regarding a new contract.
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Araujo’s versatility and his impressive performances for Barcelona have garnered the attention that he so richly deserves, with Manchester United also set to be alerted about the player’s contract situation. However, with no reports of player unrest or a statement from the club intending to sell him for a fee in the coming months, it is unlikely that we will see the defender leave Catalonia anytime soon.
What happens before the summer of 2023 is anyone’s guess, and if things go Chelsea’s way before then, we might just land ourselves the next defensive mainstay at the Bridge.
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Donald Trump set for Megyn Kelly’s Fox TV special
It will be Kelly’s first interview with Trump since the fallout from their encounter during a GOP presidential debate last summer
Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly are set to come face to face for the first time since last summer’s presidential debate.
Fox said Wednesday that interviews with the actor and former O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro will be part of “Megyn Kelly Presents.”
The network previously announced that Kelly’s special will include Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
It will be Kelly’s first interview with Trump since the fallout from their encounter during a GOP presidential debate last summer. The candidate took exception to some questions posed by the Fox News Channel anchor.
“Megyn Kelly Presents” will air May 17 on Fox TV. Portions of the Trump interview will air on Fox News’ “The Kelly File” beginning May 18.
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From Milblogging dot com
The winners of the 2012 Milbloggies were announced on Friday, May 11.
Milblogging is the world’s largest index of military blogs. Currently there are 3,335 military blogs listed from 47 countries. There are 19,422 registered members.
This blog, which won Best U.S. Military Supporter Blog in 2011, (thanks to all of you who support the blog) was nominated again this year and was a finalist. We may not have won the award this year but always feel as if we are a winner due to those who come together on this blog to support our military and their families whether they are Gold Star families, Veterans or active duty.
So, again I say, congratulations to this year's winners and I encourage you to check out and support their blogs as well as all of the others listed at Milblogging dot com
Best U.S. Army Blog – The Rhino Den (Ranger Up's Blog)
Best U.S. Military Spouse Blog – Wife (Widow) of a Wounded Marine
Best U.S. Military Parent Blog – Semper Fi Parents
Best U.S. Military Supporter Blog – Character Does Matter
Best U.S. Marine Corps Blog – One Marine's View
Best U.S. Navy Blog – USNI Blog
Best U.S. Coast Guard Blog – ryan erickson
Best U.S. Air Force Blog – Aim High Erin
Best U.S. Military Veteran Blog – You Served
Best U.S. Reporter Blog – The Unknown Soldiers


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Amazon Web Services (AWS) and chip maker Intel recently held a ‘CXO Mixer’ event here to support govtech and edtech startups to scale, transform and excel on their cloud journey.
An exclusive session for Founders and Chief Experience Officers (CXOs) gave them a platform to network, learn from fellow entrepreneurs, find new business and referrals, and accelerate learning.
“This is a great opportunity for all of you to share your challenges and expectations and for us to get feedback so we can better serve you. We’ll provide tech support and credits if needed, but we’ll also go the extra mile to help you get support, that you need to succeed in this industry,” said Rahul Sharma, President, Public Sector, AWS India and South Asia, AISPL.
More than 60 attendees discussed their journey, experiences and challenges in their business with the key AWS leadership team.
“We are creating this forum with the motive to guide govtech and edtech founders in accelerating digital transformation and mitigating the risks of disruption. We want to help you with meaningful information, resources and network to invest in your innovation,” said Sunil PP , Leadership, Education, Space & Nonprofit organization, Amazon Internet Services Private Limited, AWS India and South Asia.
AWS and Intel share more than 14 years of collaboration focused on developing, building, and supporting cloud services designed to manage cost and complexity, accelerate business outcomes, and adapt to today’s and tomorrow’s computing demands.
“We believe the next wave of innovation in the government sector will be led by startups, especially those working in areas like healthcare, agritech and others,” said Deepti Dutt, Head-Strategic Initiatives, Public Sector, Amazon Internet Services Pvt Ltd (AISPL). ).
“When we started with the concept of such forums three years ago, we understood this whole thing as a triangle – the government as the demand side and the start-ups as the supply side, and we found that it is also very important to have a fulfillment side, which is the system integrators, so that different solutions came together,” Dutt added.
AWS and Intel plan to hold more such meetups around the country to help connect with startups.


While skimming through the latest edition of Pennsylvania Angler magazine, I noticed that Washington County Waterways Conservation Officer Sean Sauserman won the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Top Gun award.
Sauserman won the award through his efforts for boating under the influence education and enforcement.
It’s a great job by Sauserman, and I find that he and I have some things in common. We both like playing with long rifles and enjoy long-range shooting.
In last week’s column, I wrote about the rainy weather and lack of cut fields. You have to roll with the punches that nature deals, so I find myself testing loads and paper punching between rain storms.
Over many years of groundhog hunting, I have learned some things. As I relate those, you’ll find that my head is just full of worthless trivia.
A good medium- to long-range cartridge needs to be fast. There are two factors that control the trajectory of a bullet once it leaves the barrel.
Remember that the bullet is a free-flying projectile once it exits the muzzle, and the air offers resistance. The two controlling factors are speed and ballistic coefficiency.
If those two are the same, drop will be the same regardless of caliber.
There is no magic. Many times a shooter must reach a compromise in gaining either.
The ballistic coefficiency is affected by shape and length, and the bullet cam only go so far if not stabilized by the twist of the barrel.
A good example is trying to shoot bullets of a heavy weight that are designed for A.R.-type rifles in the slower twist rifling of a sporter bolt action. They will be spread all over the target and even key hole or hit sideways. The twist in the sporter is just too slow.
The ballistic coefficiency is important and can be demonstrated by driving with you hand out the window. Place you palm forward with your fingers pointing up, and then try the same with your fingers pointing toward the front of the car. One position slices through the air better than the other.
In most instances, you are looking at the smaller cartridges for varmint hunting. You don’t need big. Groundhogs aren’t grizzly bears.
Also, smaller cartridges don’t recoil as hard and are easier to shoot accurately. Accuracy is a must when varmint hunting.
When shooting at deer, you have a 14-by-14-inch target, but a groundhog is much smaller, and many times, you are only shooting at a part of the animal’s anatomy.
Sometimes, the only thing you can see at 400 yards is the head. That is not a big target.
With that in mind, a good varmint rig should keep all of its shots within a 1/2-inch circle at 100 yards. That will be two inches at 400 yards, and that is just rifle error and under perfect conditions.
The other question usually asked is whether to go with a standard hunting barrel or a heavier model? The answer to that depends on how much walking is being done.
No rifle round can cover all situations. That is why we own more than one.
It’s probably safe to say that the heavy-barreled rifle is more accurate but there are light rifles that will shoot well.
An often-overlooked factor is that the heavy rifle usually has a longer tube and is potentially faster. I have often said the best and safest way to add speed is not more powder but a longer barrel.
I like a 26-inch barrel on my varmint rigs and my 40X has a 27-inch barrel. It is at least 200 feet per second faster than another rifle I own in the same chambering with a 24-inch tube.
Another overlooked factor is the bullet’s construction. Since hunting in Washington and Greene counties means doing so near livestock and houses, the shooter should try to hunt with a fragile bullet that breaks up on contact.
Even under that condition, there should be a backstop behind every shot.
I once knew a landowner who only allowed one person to hunt on his land. He told me that this hunter used a bullet that never riccochetted.
I didn’t tell him, but I don’t believe in never. Maybe most of the time, but never say never. Just be safe and never shoot toward a building.
The only way to find the best out about a varmint rifle, scope and cartridge combination is to shoot a lot of paper. I don’t know any shortcuts.
The shooting is the fun in itself.
George H. Block writes a Sunday Outdoors column for the Observer-Reporter.


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Rare Lithium Reserves Discovered Near Bengaluru, Electric Vehicles And Phones Could Get Cheaper
India has just started to embrace the electric vehicle revolution, but with heavy vehicle costs and inaccessible charging infrastructures, the shift is not as easy. However, today researchers have discovered reserves of lithium in Mandya -- around 100 kilometres from Bengaluru.
In case you didn’t know, lithium is crucial for the development of batteries that power not just electric cars but also our smartphones. Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate, a unit of India’s Atomic Energy Commission have estimated lithium reserves of 14,100 tonnes in the aforementioned location in the state of Karnataka.
N Munichandraiah, Emeritus Professor at Indian Institute of Science says, “ The present data provides a total estimation of available Li20 as about 30,300 tonnes over an area of 0.5 km x 5km, which works out to about 14,100 tonnes of lithium metal.”
It isn't a lot though
In case you were wondering this is a lot (which it surely is), it is a handful compared to other countries that are currently quenching the thirst for lithium-ion batteries in the world. According to Munichandraiah, “If one compares with 8.6 million tonnes in Chile, 2.8 million tonnes in Australia, 1.7 tonnes in Argentina or 60,000 tonnes in Portugal, 14,000 tonnes isn’t that large."
India's ever-rising thirst for lithium
As of now, all of India’s lithium needs are relying on these countries. Moreover, its imports have actually tripled to $1.2 billion during 2019 all the way from $384 million in 2017.
According to data shared by Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan in the parliament, until November 2019, India had imported around $929 million of lithium.
Indian Authorities still haven’t set up a comprehensive plan to map local reserves of lithium. India authorities have also set up Khanij Bidesh India Ltd to source and acquire mines in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
While it won’t be able to fully quench the global thirst for lithium, the discovery in Mandya could surely help India bring the prices down for electric vehicles, smartphones and other devices that are powered using lithium-ion batteries and are being made in India.


The Artizonals feat. JS – I Want You
Debuting their first single with help from singer JS, The Artizonals have officially taken summer by storm. Fusing modern R&B with the old school dance worthy soul sounds that we love so much, the new single “I Want You,” will make you want to sit out on the block for hours with your radio blasting.
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Suckers for punishmentSeptember 29, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☁ 17 °C
Today’s KMs - 29kms
Total KMs - 591 kms
Total blisters - 13
One last day of walking... famous last words but this time I think we mean it. Today we walked just short of 30kms from Muxía to Finisterre. It was by far the wettest walk we have done with everything completely saturated. The coastline between Muxía and Finisterre is totally exposed to the Atlantic Ocean and we had head wind blowing rain into our faces for most of the way. Our “waterproof” goretex shoes and our “waterproof” jackets and bag covers were no match for Mother Nature today. My jacket was meant to be waterproof for up to 8 hours walking and 10mm of rain - not the case Cederberg!
It was a beautiful walk though despite the rain especially the cape at Muxía which we walked to first thing this morning and it feels right to finish in Finisterre.
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As if the Canucks’ arrogant, obnoxious, at times dirty behavior wasn’t enough to embarrass Vancouver, Canucks’ fans made it far worse. Their idea of expressing grief was to burn down half the city, smash televisions and windows, and destroy cars.
Out came the riot police, and this unfortunately rioter discovered exactly why all of those behaviors are a bad idea:
The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays played two pitchers’ duels for the first two games of their series, each winning one. A third pitchers’ duel was not in the cards Thursday night, with neither starting pitcher making it to the sixth. Luckily, Boston’s bullpen was slightly better.
The Red Sox got a ninth-inning insurance home run from Adrian Gonzalez, and Jonathan Papelbon pitched around a lead-off double and subsequent infield single to earn his 13th save of the season, beating the Rays 4-2 to win the series.
Papelbon Struggles, then Bears Down
The Red Sox entered the bottom of the ninth up 4-2 after Gonzalez knocked a 3-1 inside fastball from Rays closer Kyle Farnsworth just over the right-field fence. It was Gonzalez’s second hit of the night (he also doubled in the first), and the first home run given up by Farnsworth all season.
On came Papelbon in relief of Daniel Bard, who had retired all four batters he faced. Papelbon gave up a lead-off double to first baseman Casey Kotchman, who had already hit a solo home run off Alfredo Aceves in the bottom of the sixth to make it 3-2 Boston. After center fielder B.J. Upton beat out an infield single to get on base for the third time, Joe Maddon pinch-hit Elliot Johnson to try and bunt the runners to second and third. Johnson’s bunt-attempt popped up into foul territory, and Kevin Youkilis sprinted and then dove to catch it for the out.
Papelbon regained his bearings after that, striking out the last two batters to finish the game and secure the win.
Red Sox Score Three in First Two Innings
The Red Sox went up 1-0 in the top of the first when David Ortiz drew a bases-loaded walk off Rays starter David Price to score Dustin Pedroia, who had also walked in the inning. Price exited the inning without giving up any more runs by striking out Jed Lowrie, after which Lowrie left with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Marco Scutaro, and getting Carl Crawford (1-10 in his first trip to Tropicana Field with the Red Sox) to ground out to second.
In the second inning, the Red Sox went back to scoring through hits. Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled off the base of the right-field wall, and Darnell McDonald – hitting lead-off and playing center field – singled him in two pitches later. Upton fielded McDonald’s single up the middle, but he missed the cutoff man throwing the ball back in, allowing McDonald to get to second base. The miss came back to haunt the Rays, as Pedroia then doubled down the right field line to make it 3-0 Red Sox.
Buchholz Knocked Out with Lower Back Stiffness
Long at-bats early in the game knocked out Price after just five innings, having given up three earned runs on five hits, five walks (two to Ortiz), five strikeouts and a hit batter. He retired the Red Sox 1-2-3 once.
The same could not be said for Clay Buchholz, who gave up just one earned run – a second-inning RBI single to left fielder Sam Fuld – on two hits, three walks and five strikeouts. At 81 pitches, Buchholz looked capable of pitching through the sixth, possibly the seventh. But his lingering back stiffness became unmanageable, and Aceves replaced him for the sixth. Aceves pitched 1.2 innings, giving up two hits including the solo home run.
Buchholz pitched with control and command until he was pulled. He threw 13 of 20 first-pitch strikes and was given 14 called strikes. The Rays put just 12 pitches in play, with seven resulting in ground outs. His performance still earned him his sixth win, lowering his ERA to 3.48. Price took his sixth loss, raising his ERA to 3.61.
The Red Sox head back to Fenway in high spirits, having won all three series during their road trip, including two sweeps. They have the best record in the AL and the best road record in the majors. Next up for Boston is inter-league play, in which the Red Sox usually dominate.
The only concern for the Red Sox is the long-term health of Buchholz. Teams need three good pitchers to win in the postseason, and Buchholz is absolutely that third pitcher for Boston. The Red Sox must manage Buchholz’s injury very carefully. If reducing Buchholz’s innings now means more innings in October, the Red Sox will gladly suffer the extra pressure on the bullpen.
In Dallas, they shout in triumph. In Chicago, they sigh with relief. In Boston, they mock with schadenfreude. In Miami, they stare silently in disbelief. And in Cleveland, they laugh and laugh and laugh.
All because the Miami Heat lost the NBA Finals… in six games… on their home court.
The Miami Heat practically cruised through the Eastern Conference. They overwhelmed the 76ers. They outlasted the Celtics. They rattled the Bulls. Then they faced the Mavericks, and it all went to hell.
Dirk Has His Day
Who’s to blame for this failure? Certainly Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki deserves a measure of credit, with his 26 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game. Throw in shooting guard Jason Terry’s 18 points per game while you’re at it.
Nowitzki’s chief defender was Chris Bosh, a member of the vaunted Big Three. Bosh basically matched his regular-season production (18.7 points, 8.3 rebounds per game) in the Finals, averaging 18.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. His numbers were actually slightly better than LeBron James‘ (17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds per game), so it’s hard to lay the blame at Bosh’s feet. He played about as well as he could; Nowitzki is simply a better power forward.
The NBA Finals format also is at least partially responsible for the Heat’s demise. Its 2-3-2 format makes defending home-court more important than in the 2-2-1-1-1 format in the Stanley Cup finals. If you split the first four games in a 2-3-2, the pivotal fifth game is played on the road instead of at home like in a 2-2-1-1-1. If the home team loses either of its first two games, that team has every chance of coming back home for Game 6 down 3-2. Therefore, it is critical that you defend home-court, because you’re probably not going to win two of the middle-three road games.
The Heat failed to defend home court, splitting the first two games, and the Mavericks took care of business at American Airlines Center by winning two. That put Miami on its heals, and the team crumbled under the pressure.
Game 2 Loss Critical
The turning point in the series was Game 2. The Heat held a 15-point lead with 7:13 left in the fourth quarter. They decided that lead was insurmountable and decided to change the game’s tempo. The Heat sacrificed their quick, slashing, foul-drawing offense for a half-court game. It ate up clock time, but it also over-emphasized passing, which led to turnovers, and jump-shots, which led to misses and easy Dallas rebounds.
The Heat gave up on Game 2 far too prematurely, and it cost them the game and home-court. Had Miami held on to win that game, Dallas would have been under tremendous pressure to win all three home games, something they knew was unlikely. It’s only happened twice since the NBA instituted the 2-3-2 format for the 1985 NBA Finals.
Miami’s Swagger Disappears
By losing Game 2, Miami also lost its aura of invincibility. Their seemingly unparalleled ability to close out games – either through physical conditioning or focus and mental stability – suddenly seemed rather pedestrian. Take a look at these fourth-quarter numbers (winning team in parenthesis):
Game 2 (Dallas): Mavericks outscore Heat 22-5 in the final seven minutes
Game 3 (Heat): Mavericks outscore Heat 14-9 in the final seven minutes
Game 4 (Dallas): Mavericks outscore Heat 21-9 in the final 10 minutes
Game 5 (Dallas): Mavericks outscore Heat 19-13 in the final seven minutes
Game 6 was different in that the Mavericks entered the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead and basically traded baskets with the Heat the entire quarter. In the middle four games, however, Dallas was clearly the better team down the stretch. Nowitzki is too experienced a player, too cold-blooded a shooter, to get rattled the way the Bulls did. The rest of the Mavericks were young enough to maintain their defensive intensity for 48 minutes, something the Celtics couldn’t do.
The Heat couldn’t outlast the Mavericks, and losing Game 2 cost them their swagger and their dominating image.
Is James to Blame?
Heat fans can’t blame Bosh for doing exactly as well as he did in the regular season. Nor can they blame Dwyane Wade, whose 26.5 points and seven boards per game essentially canceled out Nowitzki’s production. One could fall back to cliches about the lack of a point guard, center or bench, but Miami’s point guards averaged 16.3 combined points per game, and the bench averaged 22. Those numbers should be enough when your team has two of the best scorers in the NBA on the court.
Center Joel Anthony, who averaged less than two points per game, may want to forget these Finals ever happened, but he was the only true center on the Heat.
So that just leaves James. The Heat’s inability to end games dovetails perfectly with James’ fourth-quarter production. Or, more specifically, his lack of fourth-quarter production. James averaged just three fourth-quarter points in the NBA Finals, putting up a donut in Game 5 and failing to hit a field goal in Game 3. His best fourth quarter was in Game 6, where he scored seven points.
James is a capable three-point and jump-shooter, but his true strength lies in his aggressiveness and brute strength. James is most dangerous barreling through the paint, because he can absorb contact without losing concentration, often sinking the basket while still drawing a foul.
In these NBA Finals, however, James inexplicably gave up that strategy. In the process, he gave up a chance at a ring.
Having won their last nine games by a combined 47 runs, the Red Sox were on a roll heading into Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Then they faced James Shields, and everything rolled to a halt.
Shields pitched a complete-game shutout, holding the Red Sox to just five hits, and left fielder Justin Ruggiano hit a fifth-inning home run off Tim Wakefieldto help beat the Red Sox, 4-0, and hand Boston its first loss during this road trip.
Shields Dominates Red Sox
Shields’ command alone might have been enough to beat the Red Sox Tuesday night. He threw 110 pitches, 72 for strikes. He threw first-pitch strikes to 21 of 32 batters faced, giving up just five hits – all singles – and three walks. He retired the Red Sox 1-2-3 four times, including in the top of the ninth, and got the Red Sox to ground into three double plays.
When he wasn’t throwing over the plate, Shields used his sharply breaking change-up to fool Red Sox hitters. He struck out five, including Jarrod Saltalamacchia twice, often using an off-speed pitch out of the strike zone that the Red Sox could neither lay off of nor hit. Shields caused 12 swings-and-misses, and all of them looked ugly.
No one had a tougher time with Shields than Kevin Youkilis, who entered Tuesday’s game batting just .162 off Shields in 41 appearances. He struck Youkilis out with two men on and one gone in the first, then got him to ground into two double plays in the third and sixth. Youkilis finished the game 0-4.
The only Boston hitter to have success off Shields was Adrian Gonzalez, who went 3-4, all singles. However, Youkilis promptly erased both Gonzalez’s second and third hits with double plays.
The only other Red Sox to have hits Tuesday were Jacoby Ellsbury and J.D. Drew. Ellsbury also reached on a walk, but erased Drew’s leadoff single with a double play in the fifth.
The Red Sox best scoring opportunity came in the first inning. Ellsbury led off with a walk and went to third on a one-out single by Gonzalez. After Youkils struck out, Shields walked David Ortiz to load the bases.
On came former Ray Carl Crawford, whom the Tampa Bay crowd greeted with both a standing ovation and a smattering of loud boos. Crawford grounded out to first to end the inning and finished the game 0-3 with a strikeout.
Wakefield’s Quality Start Not Quite Sufficient
Wakefield matched Shields for the first four innings, retiring the Rays 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first and getting a double play in the second. But with one down in the fifth, Ruggiano (2-4 with a strikeout) slammed a first-pitch knuckleball that stayed up in the zone just inside the left-field foul pole for the 1-0 lead.
Wakefield lost some of his command after Ruggiano’s home run. He walked four batters in the fifth through seventh innings, as opposed to just one through the first four. He threw first-pitch balls to five of the 12 batters he faced after the HR.
The Rays tacked on another run in the sixth. Evan Longoria drew a one-out walk, then took second on a passed ball by Saltalamacchia. Longoria reached third on a fielder’s choice, then scored on a second passed ball by Saltalamacchia.
Wakefield’s knuckleball didn’t quite have the finish that it’s capable of. When Wakefield would get to two strikes, he couldn’t use it to put the Rays away. He struck out just two, both in the seventh inning, and only one using the knuckleball.
Tommy Hottovy struggled in relief of Wakefield, giving up a double, a hit-batter and an RBI single to first baseman Casey Kotchman (2-3 with a walk) before exiting with none out in the top of the eighth. Alfredo Aceves gave up an RBI broken-bat single to catcher John Jaso that was also charged to Hottovy to make it 4-0 Rays.
Wakefield finished the game going seven innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits, five walks and two strikeouts. Normally, a start like that would likely earn both the Red Sox and him a win. Wakefield gave the Red Sox a quality start Tuesday night, but unfortunately it just wasn’t quite the same quality as Shields’.
Lord Stanley’s Cup came to Boston, and all the Vancouver Canucks needed to do to win it Monday night at the Garden was play the same punishing offense and fantastic goal-tending that had won them Game 5 last Friday.
Luongo gave up three easy goals within the first nine minutes of the game, and the Bruins capitalized on four first-period goals to beat the Canucks 5-2. The two teams will vie for the Stanley Cup in Game 7 Wednesday in Vancouver, where the Canucks are 3-0 during these Finals.
Bruins Score Fastest Four Goals in Stanley Cups Finals History
The Bruins scored their first goal 5:31 into the first period. Mark Recchi took control of the puck near the boards along the center line, then waited for Brad Marchand to sneak in behind the Vancouver defense before passing him. Marchand skated to the right of the goal, then fired off a tight-angle elevating shot above Luongo’s glove for the 1-0 lead.
The Bruins made it 2-0 just 35 seconds later. A bad Canucks shift gave the Bruins a 3-on-2, and Rich Peverley brought it up between the circles before dumping it off to Milan Lucic, who shot the puck between Luongo’s pads.
Peverley earned the Bruins a power play at 7:55 after defenseman Alexander Edler slammed him into the boards. Peverley won the ensuing faceoff, which led to a blocked shot by Luongo, then won that ensuing faceoff. Recchi and Michael Ryder took control of the puck before finding Andrew Ference at the blue line. Ference fired off a slap-shot that Recchi screened in front of the net, lifting up his right leg at the last possible second as the puck flew by and into the goal.
Three relatively soft goals in less than nine minutes chased Luongo from the game, but former BC captain and backup Cory Schneider could do little at first to quell the Bruins attack. Just over a minute after the Bruins went up 3-0, Ryder redirected a blue-line shot from Tomas Kaberle to make it 4-0.
Boston’s four goals in four minutes and 14 seconds were the fastest four goals scored by one team in in Stanly Cup finals history.
Thomas Survives Third-Period Vancouver Scramble
The second period of Monday’s game was little more than wrestling match, with both teams giving up on offense in favor of hitting each other as hard and as often as possible. The Canucks played as though they didn’t want to score, just beat up the Bruins to pay them back for humiliating their goalie. The Bruins looked content to hash out any remaining grievances with the Canucks while eating up clock time.
After taking 19 shots in the first period, Boston got off just 10 in the second. The Canucks got off eight.
The only important thing to happen in the second was an elbowing penalty against Patrice Bergeron with 52 seconds left. Boston held the Canucks scoreless through the end of the period, but Vancouver went on the attack with the man-advantage to start the third. Center Henrik Sedin brought the puck into the Boston zone, then skated from the left circle to the right. Ryan Kesler crossed in front of Sedin and through the crease, drawing Tim Thomas (36 saves) away from the puck and opening the net for Sedin’s shot.
The Canucks continued their offensive assault Sedin’s score, forcing Thomas to block four shots in two minutes. Right winger Jannik Hansen then fired off a shot on a wide-open net that at first was called a goal, but video replay quickly showed had bounced cleanly off the left goal post.
The Canucks’ attack died off after that, and the Bruins regained the four-goal lead on a 5-on-3 with just under seven minutes elapsed. After Schneider (30 saves) made a diving block of a Recchi shot, Kaberle collected the rebound and dumped it back to Recchi to the right of the goal. Recchi fired a bullet pass through the crease to David Krejci for the one-timer. It was Recchi’s third assist of the game, and Kaberle’s second.
The Canucks scored once more with less than 2:30 left in the game on a give-and-go from left winger Daniel Sedin to right winger Maxim Lapierre to make it 5-2 Boston. But the Bruins killed off a 57-second 5-on-3 with an empty net to secure the win. Fans at the TD Garden alternated the entire game between sing-song mocking Luongo, thanking Thomas and screaming for the Stanley Cup.
Thomas and the Bruins’ attack gave Boston a chance to do just that Wednesday night at the Rogers Arena.
The best high school Ultimate players came together Sunday afternoon at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville for the Ultimate Showcase Series All-Star Games, but it was Lexington High School’s Zach Sabin and Oliver Ames High School’s Jeff Babbitt (Easton, Mass.) who towered above all others.
Sabin led his team to a 15-8 victory in the Division I game, and Babbitt led his to a 15-3 victory in Division II.
Sabin’s white-shirted team took half 8-4, and were up 9-5 before scores by Phillips Academy’s Thomas Armstrong and Acton-Boxborough Regional High School’s Zach Specht from the black team cut the lead to 9-7.
After Sharon’s Jonah Kurman-Faber from the black team pulled down a deep pass from teammate Aaron Langley to make it 10-8 white, the white team went on a 5-0 run to close out the game.
Sabin threw a long forehand pass to Lexington’s Keegan Go for a score, then scored the next two points himself – toeing the goal line for his first score and then out-jumping his defender for the second.
Nipmuc’s Charlie Marokhovsky hit Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School’s Matt Rogers (three goals) to end the game.
White-team coach Josh Seamon said those two consecutive black-team goals may have sharpened his team’s focus.
“One of the hardest things about one-day or one-weekend teams is building any sort of mental cohesiveness, and the one thing that does that faster than anything else is actually feeling pressured,” Seamon said. “When you’re up a lot, it’s really easy to keep that loose mental game.”
Sabin made his presence felt from the opening point of the Div. I game. After Lincoln-Sudbury’s Henry Frost knocked a pass down to give the white team the disc near the black team’s end zone, Sabin tracked down a floater from Milton’s William McSherry to take a 1-0 lead.
The two squads split the next six points, with Rogers sprinting every which way, leaping into the air to pull down deep passes on offense and diving to knock down passes on defense. Rogers finished the game with six blocks, but after preventing a goal with a layout, Rogers overthrew his receiver, and Armstrong intercepted it in the end zone for a Callahan point to make it 3-2 white.
Up 4-3, the white team went on a 3-0 run, led by two assists from Marokhovsky, who finished the game with five.
The Div. I All-Star Game was close until the final five points. The Div. II game was never close. Babbitt’s red team scored the first six points, with Babbitt scoring four of them and defensing a pass. Somerville High’s Brandon Hamilton threw two first-half goals, and teammate Rory Palmer threw another.
Babbitt’s team allowed just two first-half goals, but clamped down even further in the second half, limiting the blue team to just one goal, which came with the red team already up 14-2.
Somerville’s Sam-Badot Fisher out-ran everyone on a play in the second half to catch a huck from Palmer to make it 10-2, then on the next possession pulled off a play Ultimate players commonly call a “world’s greatest.”
Palmer, at midfield by the near sideline, tried to hit Badot-Fisher with a crossing pass to the far side of the end zone, but his pass sailed out of bounds. While toeing the far sideline, Badot-Fisher leaped out of bounds and caught the disc. While still airborne, Badot-Fisher threw the disc behind him and back towards the end zone.
Badot-Fisher put enough spin on the disc to make it float in the air long enough for Ashland High School’s Sumner Cushman to run under it and catch it for the goal.
“A little of it was about thinking about it, but part of it was just, you know, instincts,” Badot-Fisher said of the play. “I just kind of wanted to score, and I knew if I threw it back in I’d score.”
Abington High School’s Jared Sumner did his best to help the blue team, throwing two scores while playing smart, active defense. Unfortunately, his team may have simply been overmatched from the start.
“Maybe the people who coordinated the teams didn’t know how everyone actually can do,” Hamilton said. “Some people can probably throw better than they can catch, and vice versa. So, probably they didn’t know anybody, about anybody’s skills.”
Hamilton and Badot-Fisher, both playing in their first All-Star games, said the nicest change from their season was playing with players who are all experienced and knowledgeable.
As I wrote back in May, my trip to Pawtucket and my experiences in the locker room were a mixed bag. The upside of the trip was meeting and interviewing PawSox prospect Kyle Weiland. The story is now up on weei.com. Check it out!
Jonah Keri says that no one outside of Boston wants the Bruins to win the Stanley Cup. His reasons include the snobbishness of Boston sports fans, regional rivalries with teams such as the Flyers and Rangers, and international solidarity between Vancouver and other Canadian cities.
Keri says that essentially the entire city has long since abandoned sport-specific loyalties, and so every person longing for the Bruins to reclaim the Cup should be more than satisfied with three Super Bowls, two World Series and an NBA Championship since 2001.
Keri is an idiot.
Keri Knows Little of Boston Fans
Yes, there are a large number of Bostonians who attach themselves to each sports team as the season merits it. The Celtics and Bruins own the winter, the Red Sox the spring (except for winter playoffs) and summer, the Patriots the fall. When each team is an exciting, competitive product, can you blame someone for wanting to experience all of them?
Those kind of sports fans occupy the lower tier of loyalty. To be a true fan requires an emotional investment on top of a time commitment. True fans feel pain when their teams lose and joy when they win. Prolonged failure causes melancholy and depression; prolonged success causes confidence and often arrogance. No one can be a true fan of four teams, because to do so would be to give up all control one’s emotions the whole year round.
So, just like in any other city with multiple sports (Los Angeles, Chicago, New York), every citizen in Boston prioritizes one team over another. For me, the Red Sox and Patriots are the only teams that I actually care about. The Celtics and Bruins? I just root for them because they’re entertaining. That’s my order. For many others, the Bruins come first, and have for quite some time. And trust me, the pain of 39 years without the Stanley Cup for those fans is not at all helped by a Red Sox rolling rally or Kevin Garnett screaming and crying in triumph.
The Canucks are Not Worth Rooting For
Were it another team, a team of honorable and clean hockey players, Keri’s argument that the world roots for the Canucks simply to deny Boston another title would have more merit. This Canucks team is not filled with honorable and clean players: it is filled with little children and dirty hitters.
The fact is, the world is not rooting for the Canucks. Just ask Gord McIntyre of The Province, a Vancouver-based paper, who tells a very different story. Versus commentator Mike Millbury called the Sedins “Thelma and Louise.” A Chicago hockey writer saw a picture of Cher at Rogers Arena, pointed at it and said “Luongo.” Montreal Gazette writer Elliott Papp wrote Friday that the Canucks are not panicking, but the tone of his article clearly indicates he thinks the Bruins currently have the upper hand.
The media certainly aren’t rooting for the Canucks, or at the very least they do not believe the Canucks have the advantage right now. What about the players?
McIntyre writes that former NHL player Jeremy Roenick, Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ryan Whitney and Chicago Blackhawks center Dave Bolland have all publicly come out against the Canucks. They agree that much of the NHL sees Vancouver as the villains of the series, especially Burrows and Rome. Bolland said they played “like a little girl,” McIntyre writes.
So any argument that other teams, even other Canadian teams, are blindly supporting the Canucks is clearly incorrect. That just leaves the fans. All those Canadian fans must surely be rooting for a Canadian team, right?
Nope. McIntyre points out an Ontario-based blog called “Crash the Crease.” The blog has been pointedly anti-Canucks recently, and it’s run by a Canadiens fan and a Maple Leafs fan. Could some Canadian hockey fans be rooting for Vancouver? Sure. But Keri’s assertion that “No one in Canada wants you to win” is just foolish.
The media aren’t all rooting against the Bruins. Other NHL teams aren’t all rooting against the Bruins. Non-Vancouver hockey fans aren’t all rooting against the Bruins. Maybe it’s just you, Mr. Keri, who is rooting against the Bruins.
It took three hours and 27 minutes of a rain delay and then seven innings of actual baseball Thursday night for history to repeat itself, but repeat it did. Josh Beckett beat CC Sabathia for the third time this season, and the Red Sox scored seven runs in the top of the seventh to beat the Yankees, 8-3, and complete their second sweep of the season in New York. The Red Sox now own a two-game lead in the AL East.
Red Sox Send 10 to Plate in Seventh
Sabathia and the long rain delay combined to make the Red Sox look asleep through the first six innings. They got a baserunner to third only in the first inning (Jacoby Ellsbury, off a stolen base and a throwing error by Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli), and they went 1-2-3 in the fifth and sixth. Down 2-0 in the top of the seventh, the bats finally woke up.
David Ortiz led off with a single through the infield that a shift might have contained, and Jed Lowrie ripped the very next pitch down the right-field line past a diving Mark Texeira (0-4).
Right fielder Nick Swisher also dove to try and stop the ball, but couldn’t get to it. By the time he got up and fired the ball in, Lowrie was all the way to third with an RBI triple. Mike Cameron tied the game with a double to left, then scored on a Jacoby Ellsbury single to right to make it 3-2 Red Sox.
A two-out single up the middle by Adrian Gonzalez made it 4-2 Red Sox and chased Sabathia from the game. Reliever David Robertson fared no better, however, giving up an RBI single to Kevin Youkilis and a two-RBI double that Ortiz hit to the gap in left-center to make it 7-2.
The Red Sox and Yankees each traded runs in the ninth, on a Gonzalez RBI double and a Derek Jeter ground out.
Every Red Sox player had at least one hit Thursday, with Ellsbury, Gonzalez and Ortiz each hitting two. Gonzalez and Ortiz each drove in two, and a different Red Sox scored each of Boston’s eight runs.
Beckett Out-Duels Sabathia
After one inning, it looked as if the Yankees were finally going to beat Beckett and the Red Sox. Sabathia had stranded Ellsbury at third by striking out Gonzalez and Youkilis, and Beckett hit Jeter to lead off the bottom of the first. Beckett then threw a 3-1 fastball through the heart of the strike zone. Center fielder Curtis Granderson jumped all over it, rocketing it into the seats in right field for the 2-0 Yankees lead.
Granderson’s home run was just one of four hits Beckett allowed. He got into trouble again in the third by loading the bases with two outs, but he escaped by getting second baseman Robinson Cano to foul out to Youkilis. Beckett finished the game giving up two runs on four hits, two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings. He struggled with his command, hitting three batters (to which Sabathia retaliated in the fourth by pegging Ortiz relatively harmlessly in the leg) and frequently missing high and wide of the right batter’s box.
Despite his struggles, Beckett lasted long enough for the Red Sox bats to come alive. Red Sox hitters drove up Sabathia’s pitch count, and Sabathia faltered in the seventh. Beckett picked up his fifth win, and Sabathia his fourth loss, snapping a personal four-game winning streak.
The Red Sox went 7-15 with runners in scoring position, and the Yankees went 0-7. That’s a recipe for defeat no matter who’s playing.
Nicole Viele, the first female athletic director in Somerville High School history, received the Ted Damko award last winter from the Massachusetts Secondary School Athletic Directors Association. The award recognizes ADs with five or fewer years of experience who have “made significant contributions to the school, league, district and State.”
Viele, 36, received the award after the seven winter Highlander teams went a combined 58-34-3, including 22-13 in the Greater Boston League, and all qualified for the postseason. The boys and girls indoor track and field teams captured GBL titles.
Despite Somerville’s winter success, and in spite of its lack thereof in the fall and spring – in which Somerville’s teams combined for a .347 winning percentage, although girls cross-country won the GBL in the fall, as did cheerleading in the fall and winter – Viele said she is far more focused on meeting student needs and promoting development than just winning and losing.
“Overall, the program has grown numbers-wise,” Viele said on Tuesday. “For the majority of programs, they’ve been able to have consistent success. The reality is that every year, you get a different group of student-athletes who come through the door and have different needs, and you have to be dynamic in what you’re providing for them.”
Viele said that part of providing for those needs lies in student empowerment.
“You have to involve them,” Viele said. “It’s just like in a classroom. If you’re teaching a specific subject, and you don’t give that student ownership of that subject, and ownership of their knowledge, then how are they going to engage?”
Viele said part of that engagement may be forming an academic council comprised of Somerville athletes to explore increasing minimum eligibility requirements.
“The reality is that our students in Somerville High School should have the goal and should want to have a goal for some post-secondary opportunity. If it’s college, we want to get them there, and we want to have them use youth sport as an avenue to get there.”
Just dressing in Somerville’s red and blue may not be enough.
“It’s harder and harder today to get into a college,” Viele said. “Even the state colleges are really difficult to get into for some of the students. There has to be something that’s going to set them aside, and minimal requirements are not good enough.”
Somerville’s most successful program this year was its track program. The six Highlander track teams – boys and girls cross-country, indoor and outdoor track and field – combined to go 22-1, all in GBL meets.
Sophomore Andre Rolim won the state championship in the 600 Meter, and seniors Edward Chen, Jermaine Carty and John Thomas, along with Rolim, won the 1600 Meter relay. There were 18 GBL all-stars from the fall and winter track teams. Rolim and junior Nicole Genard will compete in the New Balance Nationals June 16-18 in Greensboro, N.C.
Viele said that while strong internal organization and supportive parents and boosters helped, the all-important coach-athlete relationship is what really made the program so dominant.
“The track team does well because they have invested coaches,” Viele said. “Not that all of our coaches are not invested, but that particular program does well because their coaches are so invested in the performance of the students. Not just in the classroom, not just the on the track, I mean they really are just invested in them as people.”
Other programs were not as successful during the 2010-2011 school year. The golf team, baseball team and both tennis teams did not win a GBL game. The golf and boys tennis teams did not win a single game.
Viele said Tuesday that some of the less successful programs, such as the softball team (2-6 GBL, 4-14 overall), did not win because of young starters and rebuilding teams. For others, however, the former physical education teacher from South Glens Falls, NY, said the issues are access and availability.
“We don’t have a golf course in the city of Somerville,” Viele said. “It’s not like our kids are going out and being caddies for people and getting opportunities to play free golf. If you look in the city, there are only four tennis courts in the entire city.”
Despite poor records for some of these teams, Viele said she continues to see signs of improvement and success. Viele said the golf team has nearly quadrupled in size since she took over, and the tennis team showed great improvement across its season.
“When I went down to their first match, their skills were a little rusty,” she said. “And when I go down to a match in the middle of the season, you see progress. You see that they’re focusing on their form; they’re paying attention to the force that they’re putting behind the ball. … That is part of the process of growth to be able to win, and it will get there.”
Viele said that when she first took over as AD five years ago, her initial impression was that the program was strong, but lacked sub-varsity programs. She has since added freshman boys and girls soccer, freshman girls volleyball, club Ultimate Frisbee for both boys and girls, and multiple levels of club crew.
“The success is about getting more student-athletes involved in a sport, a lifetime sport, and having the opportunity to participate in something.”

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John W. Quist, Restless Visionaries: The Social Roots of Antebellum Reform in Alabama and Michigan. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. 562 pp.
In Restless Visionaries, John W. Quist, assistant professor of history at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, has written an important and challenging work of historical scholarship. As a comprehensive account of antebellum reform in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and Washtenaw County, Michigan, Quists findings have serious implications for the study of reform and religion in antebellum America. Understanding that these two places were not necessarily representative of their regions, Quist remains modest, perhaps unduly so, about the wider applicability of his conclusions. The thesis of Restless Visionaries is that "a largely similar climate of reform" (p. 7) existed in the north and south. Taking issue with historian John Kuykendall, Quist argues that slavery did not significantly interfere with southern enthusiasm for most reforms, that "both abolitionists and slaveholders endorsed benevolence itself," (p. 153) and that southern philanthropy was not a backwater of a mainly northern mainstream of antebellum reform.
|"Despite [its] imperfections, Restless Visionaries succeeds admirably in making its point--that a relatively dynamic climate of reform existed in the antebellum South, which mirrored reformism in the northern states."|
Restless Visionaries deals topically with three realms of reform--tract distribution and Sunday schools, temperance, and slavery-related issues--in each county. In every case, the author discusses Tuscaloosa County first because he thinks scholars have studied southern benevolence less intensively and that they have often underestimated its regional importance. No mere reductionist, Quist gives ample attention to differences between the counties. Compared to their Alabama counterparts, for example, citizens of Washtenaw County experienced greater religious diversity, responded more positively to abolitionism, accepted female activists, and tolerated radical social experimentation (such as Fourierism). Tuscaloosa County reformers, on the other hand, more openly embraced colonization and missions to the slaves. Quist then goes on to document pervasive interregional similarities among reformers. In both places, advocates of social reform tended to be relatively prosperous and to put great store in education. National benevolent organizations operated in both places, and their followers often had like characteristics. Both in Alabama and Michigan, for example, members of the Sons of Temperance tended to be less wealthy and less connected to churches than were other reformers. Whigs, who avidly supported the market economy, were numerous in both counties and tended to embrace benevolent reform more avidly than did Democrats. In many reform movements, whether in Alabama or Michigan, disproportionate numbers of Presbyterians and townspeople participated. Linked to the fortunes of the economy, Tuscaloosa and Washtenaw reform organizations both experienced cycles of success and failure.
Quist writes in a fairly accessible style, but the detail and complexity of Restless Visionaries will drive away many casual readers. Engaged scholars of southern religion will nevertheless appreciate Quists achievement. What he loses in breadth by focusing on two counties, the author gains in depth of documentation and analysis. Indeed, Quist thoughtfully examines so many sources (census records, state court documents, church records, manuscript collections, and more than seventy different newspapers) that historians interested in empirical evidence will give his book thoughtful consideration. Not content merely to discuss the activities of benevolent societies, Quist carefully scrutinizes their membership, teasing out information on age, wealth, political party, and religious affiliation. Readers can scan much of this data in the text; the statistical enthusiast will find the thirty-four appendices of interest.
Some sections of Restless Visionaries are more impressive than others. Quist appears to have researched and thought through the first four chapters, which deal with tracts, Sunday schools, and temperance, in especially impressive fashion. But the authors discussions of slavery-related issues, and in particular his analysis of missions to the slaves, are less nuanced and less complete. Because southern philanthropists seldom aimed their efforts at African-Americans, Quist does little to detail the concerns of the slave population. And only for slave missions does Quist depict social control as the primary motivation for benevolent outreach. Quist may also understate how much slavery restrained reform impulses in the South. He proves that a strong temperance movement existed in Alabama but also shows that, unlike Michigan, it never adopted state prohibition. The determination to defend slavery and the related fear of government regulation probably explain this outcome more than Quist admits. Despite such imperfections, Restless Visionaries succeeds admirably in making its point--that a relatively dynamic climate of reform existed in the antebellum South, which mirrored reformism in the northern states. If it does nothing else, this book should definitively put to rest the notion that white southerners, as citizens and church members, had little interest in organized efforts to ameliorate social problems.
Christopher H. Owen, Northeastern State University
© 1998-99 by The Journal of Southern Religion. All rights reserved. ISSN 1094-5234

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Several years ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration promised anglers it would review the way in which many fisheries are being allocated among user groups (notably commercial and recreational anglers). Recreational-fishing interests maintained that current allocations, often created decades ago, have remained locked in place even while the reality of the resource and its uses/values have changed dramatically.
That allocation review has not happened, but U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is determined to see that it does. Last week, he notified the Secretary of Commerce that he would hold up the confirmation of the acting administrator of NOAA until the agency finally took action on fishery allocations.
This week, Vitter received assurances from acting administrator, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, that NOAA would follow through on the request for a review of outdated fishery allocations currently in place. He also requested that NOAA direct the regional fishery management councils to implement the broad allocations provisions of its own national catch-share policy.
In response, Sullivan reiterated NOAA’s continued support of the federal policy stating that “harvest allocations to fishery sectors should be revisited on a regular basis.”
“We commend Senator Vitter for stepping up to the plate on behalf of recreational fishermen and highlighting the need for NOAA to adhere to its own policy,” says Patrick Murray, president of Coastal Conservation Association. “Using data from the 1980s to dictate allocation in 2013 just doesn’t make sense. Modern economic, demographic and conservation criteria should be examined regularly to make these determinations.”
Most government agencies are well familiar with the concept of assessing and allocating public resources in the timber, energy and telecommunication industries, for example. Unlike the complex systems used to evaluate those resources, however, NOAA Fisheries has relied on simple past catch history to set allocations between the commercial and recreational sectors. The process involves selecting a snapshot in history, usually a span of three years or so, and basing allocations on how much the commercial sector caught over that time frame versus how much the recreational sector caught. The snapshot used for red snapper is from the 1980s, around the time when shrimp trawl bycatch of juvenile red snapper caused the recreational snapper harvest to decline by 87 percent from 1980-1984. The allocation of 51 percent commercial to 49 percent recreational that was produced by that process still stands today. Vitter ensured that the Gulf Council will at last bring red snapper reallocation efforts to the table for its February meeting, but without a formal allocation process, the ultimate outcome is still unclear and will bear continued monitoring.
“Anglers throughout the country owe a debt of gratitude to Senator David Vitter for his common sense approach to fisheries management policy,” says Mike Nussman, president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association. “As a result of his efforts, NOAA is now focused on the issue and the process appears to be moving in the right direction – although we will all need to stay actively involved in the process.”
The Secretary of Commerce is legally obligated, along with the Fishery Management Councils, to establish procedures to ensure a fair and equitable allocation of fish harvest for Gulf red snapper – and every other federally managed fishery. Three years ago, the Obama Administration committed to review guidelines for implementing fair and equitable allocations. While some preliminary work has been done to develop options for moving forward with allocation reviews, so far, neither NOAA nor any Council has produced such guidelines.
“Thanks to Senator David Vitter we can now look with a hopeful eye to the February 2014 meeting of the Gulf Council and hope that federal managers do their job and finally address allocation,” says Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Coastal Conservation. “Senator Vitter’s commitment to this issue appears to have finally moved the needle in the direction of government responsibility.”


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P.E.I. is no longer in a state of emergency
But the province remains in a state of public health emergency, a measure put in place early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
P.E.I. declared a state of emergency on April 16, one month after declaring a public health emergency.
The state of emergency was renewed several times by cabinet, but expired June 28.
On Friday, Justice and Public Safety Minister Bloyce Thompson said recent legislative changes to the province’s Public Health Act made it unnecessary to renew the state of emergency.
The changes to the Public Health Act, passed on June 19, allowing the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) to make decisions relating to travel restrictions to and from P.E.I.
The changes also allow the CPHO to appoint individuals as public health officials, in order to assist with tasks such as screening at borders.
"The (Public Health Act) helped us address the concerns at the borders where CPHO could have health officers at the borders,” Thompson said in an interview.
“We felt we'd let the state of emergency expire and just stay in a state of [public] health emergency."
Thompson said the expiration of the state of emergency would not mean much for most Islanders.
"I don't think Islanders’ lives are going to change too drastically. I hope they can continue to feel safe and feel that we still have control of the pandemic," Thompson said.
State of emergency
• First declared on April 16
• Expired on June 28
State of public health emergency
• Declared on March 16
P.E.I. has not had an active case of COVID-19 for more than two months but government officials have warned that a second wave of virus could hit the Island with much greater severity.
Earlier in the session, Thompson had introduced legislative changes to the Emergency Measures Act that would have given cabinet the power to change existing laws during a state of emergency.
An all-party standing committee eventually recommended against adopting the changes, amid concerns from the opposition Liberals and Greens that the changes would sideline the legislative assembly and hand undue power to cabinet.
Thompson had argued that the changes to the Emergency Measures Act were necessary to allow government to act quickly in the event of a second wave of COVID-19.
But on Friday, the minister confirmed that his department would no longer be pursuing the changes to the Emergency Measures Act.
"We accept the committee's report. We'll just move on from here. We knew it was going to be a difficult road. The Emergency Measures Act is never a popular act,” Thompson said.
During debates in the legislature, Thompson had cited the difficulty in securing a court order to halt tenant evictions in the province in the first weeks of the pandemic as evidence that expanded executive powers were needed.
This court order expired on June 15.
Hearings related to tenancy issues have also resumed with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.
Some tenants have since been evicted, including during the period in which the state of emergency was still in effect.
When asked why his department had not sought to renew the court order related to evictions, Thompson said few individuals raised issues about evictions to his department.
"There is a balance there that we had to appreciate," Thompson said, referring to the tenancy process under IRAC.
"We didn't want people on the street during the centre of the pandemic. But as everything loosened up, we didn't feel the need to extend it any longer."

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3 jars (8 oz each) pickled herring
4 jars (16 oz each) pickled tiny whole beets
3 cans (2 oz each) rolled anchovy fillets
1 can (6 oz) green and ripe olives
3 cans (3 2/3 oz each) smoked salmon
1 baked ham (about 3lbs)
14 eggs, 1 can (4 1/2 oz) shrimp to make Shrimped-topped...
1 pkg. Betty Crocker angel food cake mix
3/4 cup evaporated skim milk
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
3 tbsp. water
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. grated lemon or lime peel
1/3 cup lemon or lime juice
Few drops yellow or green food color
Bake cake mix as directed on package. Pour milk into refrigerator...
An orange torte is garnished with bright slices of fresh
orange and either whipped cream or a whipped topping mix.
The cake, too, is orange flavored and filled with crunchy nuts.
1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (divided use)
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
This cake must be made at least
24 hours before serving. The meringue
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Meringue Nut Layers:
1 1/2 cups toasted blanched nuts (half hazelnuts & half almonds or all almonds)
1 cup granulated sugar
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Makes: 8 servings
Mashed potatoes and buttery cabbage are the heart of colcannon, one of
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1/2 head Savoy cabbage, shredded
6 tablespoons butter
8 ounces center cut Irish...
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
14 Ritz Crackers
3 egg whites
3/4c. nuts chopped
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Grease/Pam a 9" pie pan
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1 pound high quality semi sweet baking chocolate
1 pound unsalted butter
6 large eggs
In the top of a double boiler over medium high heat, melt the
chocolate and butter together. Place the mixture into a medium mixing
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1 box Hostess Twinkies
2 cups strawberry jam
1 package semi-sweet chocolate bits
Vanilla wafers- crushed
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200 g sugar
115-225 bread crumb - toasted or not
1 tsp cinnamon
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225 ml almonds-ground
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175 ml sherry
2 Tbsp water
1 stick cinnamon
50 g sugar
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2 oz water
3 oz butter
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U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg (RELEASED)
Members of the decontamination team from the New York Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry prepare casualties for decontamination and medical processing during validation of the team’s casualty evacuation, decontamination and medical assessment mission. Nearly 300 members of the New York Army National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted their team’s validation exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. on June 17, 2007.
The exercise evaluated the team’s ability to rapidly establish decontamination sites, evacuate casualties and provide decontamination and medical triage in support of civil authorities.
NY National Guard In the News
Observer -- Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Dunkirk National Guard Soldiers among those at Fort Drum for training
More than 250 New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 642d Aviation Support Battalion Rear Detachment are participating in annual training at Fort Drum this month. The soldiers arrived... (more)
Associated Press -- Tue, 22 Jul 2014
New York Guard members conducting annual training
CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Two hundred members of New York state’s volunteer defense force are conducting their annual weeklong training program at a Hudson Valley military site.
Time Warner Cable News -- Mon, 21 Jul 2014
New York Army National Guard Soldiers Training on Fort Drum
It’s usually the one time out of the year that New York Army National Guard Soldiers get to train with their entire battalion. Reporter Elizabeth Jeneault was in Fort Drum, where... (more)


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The stretch of bone-dry, cracked land doesn’t look like much. But until recently, it was a spring, according to rancher L.J. Turner of Wright, Wyo. “It used to be, there was fish in there,” he says. Now it’s one of 20 nearby springs that have dried up. Standing in front of his truck, Turner mournfully adds, “Coal is a wonderful thing, but it comes at a pretty expensive cost.”
That scene — and the general message — are from a new documentary, “From the Ashes,” the first film produced by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and his philanthropy division. It airs on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday, June 25.
The in-depth look at America’s coal industry hops around the country, offering glimpses of the damage being done as coal is mined, burned and transported. Not only is coal the biggest contributor to climate change, wreaking havoc around the globe, it also makes its presence known in more-targeted ways.
Around Wright, for instance, the coal sits in an aquifer. So pulling out the coal also means the water is gone from the springs that were fed by the aquifer. In Dallas, air heavily polluted by coal plants contributes to high rates of asthma among children. In North Carolina, coal-ash waste that was dumped into pits contaminated wells, making that water unsafe to drink.
These stories are told against a political backdrop, with President Trump lifting environmental regulations and opposing the Paris climate agreement. There are voices from both sides of what is called “the war on coal,” with some arguing that the industry’s jobs are needed and the environmental risks overblown. And there are appearances by former miners who show how devastating layoffs and closures are for them and their families.
But the coal industry’s actual opponent, several experts explain, is cheap natural gas. And one section of the film shoots down the idea of “clean coal,” which has been touted as a solution by several past presidents, including Barack Obama.
So if there’s no coal comeback on the horizon, what does the future hold? Possibly a lot more wind and solar power. The film takes viewers to another town — Georgetown, Tex. — not because it has sick kids or scarred scenery but because it’s one of the first cities in the country to run on renewable energy.


Are you sacrificing savings for lifestyle?
The inflation impact along with the other changes that have been witnessed in recent times has changed the spending pattern of many people. There has to be a change in order to accommodate the way in which these expenses have moved.
In order to keep the household budget running an individual has to decide the kind of spending and purchases he will make. The quality of these changes is important because an individual needs to know the change and the manner in which it impacts his finances and future action.
The first thing to see when planning the budget is whether there is change in the overall areas of expenses. There can be a position where one expense could be substituted for the other and this will not lead to a major change as far as the overall budget is concerned.
There are times when the expenses in one area are maintained but this happens at the cost of some investments or other savings. This is a material impact because some of the investment or savings is being changed to help the person maintains a certain style.
One should also check if there is reduction in his regular saving or some discretionary investments are being impacted. If this is happening, then a person needs to plan his budget again.
It is important that all the regular investments that deal with planning for retirement or the savings for children’s education continue without any interruption. These cannot be stopped because it is essential that the targets linked to these areas are achieved. If some additional amount is available or invested to take care of additional expenses then it is fine.
Stick to the plan
No matter what the situation is, there is a need to stick to the investment plan because there will always be excuses to get out of the commitment. Expenses will keep rising and dealing with it is a skill that has to be developed.
This is essential; otherwise it will not be possible for a person to have any meaningful investment. Investments always become the first casualty in any inflationary situation. Having a plan that recognises such a situation is also vital because there has to be some room in the plan that provides for such tough conditions that can arise.
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5 Seconds of Summer has officially changed their logo to avoid a major copyright battle! For years, the band has been rocking a tally logo, but a shop called Undefeated recently decided to sue the group for "copying" their trademark design.
Instead of getting into a lengthy legal fight with the store, 5SOS designed a new logo, which includes two skulls with hearts over the eye sockets instead of their infamous emblem.
— 🥀 (@takeitmutual) May 10, 2015
Even though their new look is still pretty cute, the 5SOSFam has been pretty upset about the change. When a fan asked for their old logo back, Calum Hood pretty much squashed all hopes for a return to their classic design.
It's kind of heartbreaking that their logo has changed, especially because it has a special meaning to fans. Each of the individual tallies represents all of the guys in the group, and then there's another one for their fans. (Hence, the five marks when there are only four band members.)
— syaf loves ashton ❥ (@iadoreirwin_) May 10, 2015
Still, we have to hand it to their design team — they've managed to turn a crazy situation into something positive. Their new band merch is pretty adorable!
— 5 Seconds Of Summer (@5SOS) May 7, 2015
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