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Jillian Dempsey is Harvard's top scorer on the season with eight points on five goals and three assists (Gil Talbot).
Complete Game Notes (pdf)
Highlights: Nov. 23, 2011 vs. Dartmouth
The Particulars
Harvard takes on its first non-conference foe of the season as it welcomes No. 2/2 Minnesota for a two-game series. The Crimson brings a 2-1 home record into the series with the Golden Gophers.
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Harvard will provide streaming video (for a subscription) and live statistics for all home games and provide links for road games. Video and live stats links can be found on the women's hockey schedule on GoCrimson.com.
Series History
The Crimson and Gophers have met 16 times since the first matchup during the 1997-98 season, a 3-2 Harvard win. Minnesota holds the all-time series edge, 10-5-1, and has captured seven of the last nine meetings.
The last time the Gophers played at Bright, Harvard put on a defensive display, shutting out Minnesota in back-to-back games and claiming a 1-0 victory in the first game of the series. It was the first time that either team had shut the other one out in the history of the series.
The Crimson captured victories in the first three games of the series, following up the inagural meeting with a 3-1 win in 1998-99 and capping the run with an 8-3 pounding the year after. From there, Minnesota took charge, claiming eight of the next nine matchups, with Harvard's lone win coming in 2002-03, a 6-1 victory in the NCAA Semifinals. The two teams met in the NCAA championship game in 2004 and 2005, but the Gophers skated to 6-2 and 4-3 victories, respectively.
Last season, the Crimson squared off against the Gophers on their home ice and the hosts captured 3-0 and 4-2 wins over Thanksgiving weekend. After being kept scoreless in Game 1, the Crimson rallied for a pair of goals in Game 2. Kate Buesser '11 notched a power-play goal off feeds from classmates Katharine Chute '11 and Leanna Coskren '11 with two minutes left in the second, and struck again with two minutes to go in the third off assists from Alisa Baumgartner (West Vancouver, B.C.) and Coskren.
Last Time Out
Harvard suffered its first home loss of the season as its comeback fell short in a 3-2 loss to Dartmouth Wednesday.
For the second straight game, Harvard scored less than a minute into the contest, taking a 1-0 lead 39 seconds in. A Dartmouth penalty put the Crimson on an early power play and the hosts took advantage as Josephine Pucci (Pearl River, N.Y.) fired a shot that was redirected by Lyndsey Fry (Chandler, Ariz.) into the net for an quick edge.
Dartmouth knotted the score at 1-1 midway through the second period and took a 2-1 lead into the second break after notching its second even-strength goal of the stanza. Harvard had over a minute of 5-on-3 play in the third but was unable to find the equalizer as Dartmouth netted a third goal to take a two-score lead. The Crimson rallied for a second goal with under a minute play when Jillian Dempsey (Winthrop, Mass.) put home a Gina McDonald (New Brighton, Minn.) rebound, but the rally fell short as the Crimson fell, 3-2.
Killing Streak
Harvard enters the game against the Gophers having killed its last 17 penalties. The streak started in Harvard's 2-1 victory over Clarkson Nov. 18, when the Crimson went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill in the third period. The following afternoon, Harvard went 8-for-8 on the kill against St. Lawrence, it's best performance on the penalty kill since the 2007-08 season. Wednesday against Dartmouth, the Crimson was flawless on the kill once again, squashing six Big Green chances to stretch the streak to 17.
Everyday Dempsey
Junior Jillian Dempsey has been a consistent force for the Crimson this season. Dempsey missed two games while suiting up for the U.S. Women's National team, but in the five games she has played for Harvard, she has logged at least one point in each. Dempsey has three multi-point games on the season and has notched two points, on a goal and an assist, in each of her last two games.
ECAC Recognition
After helping the Crimson clinch the season series sweep against St. Lawrence and Clarkson last weekend, Laura Bellamy was named ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week for Nov. 21. In Friday's game against the Golden Knights, Bellamy was outstanding, recording her second-highest saves total of the season, stopping 29 shots in a 2-1 victory. The Duluth, Minn., native was equally as solid the following night against the Saints, turning aside 26 shots and helping the Crimson go a perfect 8-for-8 on the penalty kill for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The award marks Bellamy's second league recognition of her career, as she picked up a Rookie of Week nod as a freshman.
Face The Facts
Jillian Dempsey is the point-person when it comes to faceoffs for Harvard. The junior has posted a winning faceoff record in all but one game this season and had her best performance on the dot Wednesday against Dartmouth. Dempsey won 18 of 29 faceoffs against the Big Green.
National Noise
A number of Harvard players have posted stats that rank highly on the national scene. Jillian Dempsey is tied for 17th with three power-play goals, but is third in the nation with a 0.60 power-play goals per game average. Marissa Gedman is tied for 11th with two game-winning tallies and ranks sixth in scoring among defensemen with 1.00 points per game.
Laura Bellamy's strong play has her ranked among the nations best goalies. The junior is seventh in goals-against average at 1.71 and 11th in save percentage with a .932 mark.
As a team, Harvard boasts the 11th-ranked scoring offense, averaging 3.43 goals per game, while the seventh-ranked defense is allowing just 1.71 goals per contest. The Crimson also has the fifth-ranked power-play unit in the country, scoring on 28% of its chances, and is ranked second in combined special teams.
Spreading The Wealth
Through seven games this season, 14 of the 15 Harvard skaters that have seen action have scored points. Ten different players have scored goals this season, while assists have been recorded by 12 players. Hilary Hayssen (Orono, Minn.) and Kelsey Romatoski (Woodbury, Minn.) collected their first points of the season off assists in the 6-1 win over St. Lawrence.
After downing St. Lawrence and Clarkson, two teams that were receiving votes in both major polls, in its season-opening weekend, the Crimson jumped up to No. 10 in both the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine and the USCHO.com polls. The Crimson gained another spot in the rankings after finishing the season sweep of the Saints and Golden Knights.
Historically Harvard
Harvard has a storied tradition within the women's college hockey ranks. In 33 years of play, the team has compiled 25 winning seasons, including nine with at least 20 wins and four with 30 or more victories.
Since Harvard captured the 1999 AWCHA National Championship, the team has compiled the fifth-best winning percentage in the country and the highest among Eastern teams during that span. Here are the teams with the top 10 winning percentages beginning with the 1999-2000 season (updated through Nov. 21):
1. Minnesota (357-84-31) .788
2. Mercyhurst (314-85-24) .770
3. Wisconsin (340-91-36) .766
4. Minnesota Duluth (318-93-35) .756
5. Harvard (283-93-28) .735
6. New Hampshire (286-113-38) .704
7. Dartmouth (263-114-24) .688
8. St. Lawrence (292-131-39) .676
9. Clarkson (154-104-39) .582
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These comfortable 242-square-foot staterooms with floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows feel even more spacious with the curtains drawn back and the ocean in full view. Features include a generous seating area, vanity desk, breakfast table, refrigerated mini-bar and a marble and granite-clad bathroom with a bathtub/shower and separate shower.
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With rich furnishings from the Ralph Lauren Home Collection, each of the three Owner's Suites measures more than 2,000 square feet and spans the entire beam of the ship. Boasting a large living room, king-size bed, two walk-in closets, indoor and outdoor whirlpool spas and a dramatic entry foyer with a music room, these suites also include exclusive card-only access to the Executive Lounge featuring a private library.
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The elegant Penthouse Suites rival any world-class five-star hotel for comfort and beauty. Their design is ingenious, maximizing the generous 420 square feet of space and featuring a dining table, separate seating area, full-size bathtub/shower and separate shower, walk-in closet and private veranda. Enjoy exclusive card-only access to the private Executive Lounge and the services of a dedicated concierge.
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Our 282-square-foot Veranda Staterooms are the largest at sea. Featuring a comfortably furnished private veranda, our most requested luxury, each stateroom also includes a plush seating area, refrigerated mini-bar, spacious closet and a marble and granite-clad bathroom with a bathtub/shower and separate shower.
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I had the pleasure of having Udi's wonderful baked goods shipped to me a few weeks back to sample. I was so excited to give these products a try! I received: Blueberry Muffins, Lemon Streusel Muffins, Pizza Crusts, White Bread & Whole Grain Bread.
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Mince and mash garlic, salt, and thyme to make a paste with a large heavy knife and transfer to a small bowl. Grind fennel seeds and peppercorns in spice grinder until finely ground and stir into garlic paste. Rub paste all over meat and fat side of roast, pressing to adhere. Place, fat side up, in a small roasting pan or a (13- by 9-inch) baking pan and marinate in the fridge, loosely covered, for at least to 2 and up to 6 hours. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting. Preheat oven to 350°F. Put roast in a small roasting pan fat side up (if it isn`t in roasting pan already) and pour wine and water into bottom of pan. Roast pork in middle of oven (or lower third if making whole menu) until an instant read thermometer inserted into center of meat (do not touch bone) registers 140°F, about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Remove roast from oven and let rest, loosely covered with foil, in roasting pan 25 to 30 minutes (internal temperature will go up 10 degrees while meat is resting). Transfer the roast to a cutting board, and using a long knife, cut meat from bone in one piece. Slice into 1/2-inch thick slices, keeping slices together. Transfer the bones to a large serving platter and arrange meat on the bone. Heat juices in roasting pan until bubbling, then add butter and whisk into pan until incorporated. Serve sauce alongside meat.
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By Sharon Kelly • Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 04:00
Next month Focus Features releases Matt Damon's new movie and the oil and gas industry is worried sick about it.
The movie, Promised Land, is about a Pennsylvania farm town deciding whether to go forward with shale gas drilling after a team of landmen arrives in the area.
Damon plays one of these landman, who rolls into town presenting himself as a humble flannel-wearing farmboy from Iowa. Damon's character is an ace salesman, famously good at convincing homeowners to sign away the rights to their land. But halfway through the story, he starts having ethical pangs about his profession. Damon's internal conflicts grow deeper as he grows closer to locals.
By Hollywood standards, it's a small film, with a budget of $15 million. The script was written by Damon and co-star John Krasinski (best known for his role as Jim in "The Office") and is based on a story by Dave Eggers.
The drilling industry is none too pleased about the movie's at-times unflattering portrayal of landmen and it has already geared up its attack machine to aggressively respond.
The irony here, of course, is that the industry's plan for taking on the movie runs parallel at times to the movie itself. It a case where art imitates life imitates art.
I will come back to this. But first, meet Mike Knapp.
You can find Mike pretty easily on the internet. He presents himself as an average dude. On his twitter feed he talks about his favorite beers. He sends out instagram shots of snowfall on a barn and pickup truck. He bemoans the passage of time and aging when his drivers license expires. And he's a solid citizen. "Just loaded up a car full of groceries from our small local market!" he tweeted last month.
Mike is not happy about Promised Land.
On his blog, he writes indignantly about detractors of shale gas, attacking critics of Pennsylvania drilling and laying out lengthy arguments in favor of the industry.
Of course, Mike Knapp isn't just another Pennsylvanian, despite his "Average Joe" presentation.
Mike is a landman, a participant in the Marcellus shale rush. And he also works for Energy in Depth, the fracking industry's most vocal front group. Like Damon's landman character, Mike doesn't conceal his connections to the industry. But like Damon's character, Mike Knapp tries to present himself as simply working for the best interests of his neighbors when in fact he works for the drilling industry, pure and simple.
Even though he hasn't seen it, Mike rails online against the Damon movie.
"Flaming farms? Pasture fields turning brown? Livestock becoming sick and dying? This is what we were afraid of," wrote Mr. Knapp in a September 26 blog post. "We weren't expecting a 100% accurate representation of the drilling process, but COME ON!"
DeSmog was given an exclusive chance to view the movie before its release and it is quite clear that Promised Land is not an environmental-scare flick. In fact, it's not even anti-fracking, per se. Instead, the movie takes a close look at the economic realities that drive people to lease their land, the dying prospects for family farms, and remains vague about fracking's environmental impacts.
Although the film is far from flattering to the industry, it hardly presents the issues in black and white. Matt Damon's depiction of a landman is humanizing. Damon's fellow leasing agent, played by Frances McDormand, is a pragmatist, a mother looking to support her family.
All this begs a simple question: is it really the portrayal of slick landmen that scares the drilling industry? Or is there something else that worries them even more?
The answer to this question comes about 20 minutes into the film.
Half the town has gathered in the local gymnasium to discuss drilling and hear from the landmen about its benefits. But the high school science teacher objects.
"I would encourage all of you to go home and Google this word [fracking] and see what you find. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as simple as what Supervisor Richards just laid out," he says. "Now, listen, it's true there is some money to be made having this industry coming in, but can we at least not pretend that it is not without cost?"
The town decides to hold a vote on whether or not to allow drilling to move forward, setting up the main battle of the film.
This is the part that is so frightening to oil and gas companies – the simple fact that there is a vote at all. It conjures up a possibility that the industry cannot tolerate: local control.
For most oil and gas companies, a depiction of landmen as willing to peddle in half-truths and play on locals' sense of desperation no longer represents much of a threat. The recent land rush for drilling rights in shale areas has, in many of the most promising areas, already passed. So the industry is less dependent on these salespeople than it was four or five years ago.
Local control, on the other hand, remains a very real possibility. And if local governments individually hold the reins on fracking in their area, the drilling industry will face a new battle in each town and may need to make concessions in order to win support – if it wins at all.
Lease rates may be openly discussed instead of privately negotiated. Environmental risks might be openly weighed and assessed by those who will actually bear their brunt. Potential economic benefits could be more carefully reviewed in towns and cities atop the shales.
Across the U.S., dozens of cities and towns have already passed local bans or moratoria. And courts have so far upheld the right of many communities to control if and how fracking is conducted in their locale.
This is the true nightmare for an industry long-accustomed to getting its way with state-level legislators and regulators.
With this specter in mind, the likes of Mr. Knapp and the industry he represents are already in high gear. Their goal is to frame the film as heavy-handed and anti-fracking. Their pitch is that Hollywood Elites just can't understand Average Americans.
The industry has also already leaked the movie's script online, in the hope of stealing some of its dramatic thunder by revealing plot twists. The Independent Petroleum Association of America has said it plans to set up "fact-check" websites and to distribute pro-fracking material to moviegoers and film critics.
Others plan a more playful approach. "We're ready," Chris Tucker, a long-time spokesperson for Energy in Depth told gathered executives at an industry conference last month.
"It's not a Gasland thing, where you're gonna put together a 6,000 word rebuttal. There's no sort of rebuttal to a Hollywood fictional film – you don't want to be silly about it," he said, describing "hilarious" plans to arrange visits by celebrities and the entertainment press to drilling sites.
Shell plans to use the film's publicity to bring attention to their advertisements-cum-cinema, "The Rational Middle," their PR workers have said.
Others in the industry are looking to use Promised Land's prominence as a way to draw viewers for their pet films: Truthland and Frack Nation. The director of one of those movies has already been writing op-eds trying to drum up attention.
"It's a misrepresentation of life in rural America and a misrepresentation of the hearts and minds of these citizens," Phelim McAleer, director of Frack Nation said in a statement about Promised Land.
Like landmen arriving in rural farmhouses with sales tags still tacked to their flannel shirts, these overblown claims and the rest of industry's spin about the movie are virtually parodies of themselves. They represent opinions from people who are paid to hold them, because they support their customer's broader policy goals.
Despite the industry's faux-outrage and attempts to stir up hype, the Damon movie is not anti-fracking or a propaganda piece. The film offers up a clear-eyed look at economic hardships faced in many rural communities.
It also makes a simple point: with so much at stake, shouldn't communities have a candid, informed discussion about the risks and benefits of oil and gas drilling?
Michael S. Knapp replied on Permalink
Please take a moment to read
Please take a moment to read our response to the above blog posting, which corrects several inaccuracies and adds context to why I personally have issues with this movie, and why the industry has every right to be upset and on the defensive.
I'm glad to see you putting your PR dollars to work.
Is that actually an open pit for toxic water disposal?
It kills ducks in Canada, so I'm just curious to know where your boom cannons are. In Wyomming they found ponds like that full of dead animals. I guess having your fence mostly up is good enough. Eh?
Attacking Damon for a movie.. whatever. Movies attract actors of a particular persuasion. This is nothing new. If its not Matt, its someone else. Leneord DiCaprio perhaps? To me it sounds like you're engaging in the usual tactic of attacking the messenger.
Perhaps you have something meanful or meaty to add to your anti-Damon attack blog? Fracking Defence perhaps? Didn't think so.
Michael S. Knapp replied on Permalink
No, it's NOT actually an open
No, it's NOT actually an open pit for toxic water disposal. Its a drill cuttings pit. The only thing in there is ground up rock and rain water. *SIGH*
You mean mud from drilling? Its got chemicals in it as well. That's why the EPA used an air hammer in Wyoming. No mud… Nothing to get into the formation. Nothing to corrupt the measurements.
Michael S. Knapp replied on Permalink
Nope, it's a drill cuttings
Nope, it's a drill cuttings pit. We drill solely on air. No mud.
Its a shame they do so few wells with air. What do you think? I mean without the mud so many wells collapse before they can even be cased and cemented in. Then you have to send in a regular rig to redrill it.
Michael S. Knapp replied on Permalink
My experience is mostly
My experience is mostly limited to Western PA. Here, well bores hold up very well. Companies obviously drill horizontally with mud, but the vertical bores are always done with air. No chemicals, no chance of contamination of the aquifers when drilling through. Can't really speak to other areas, but thankfully thats one less thing to worry about here in PA. Cheers!
Good news for drilling
Its too bad about leakage rates though. All that seepage outside the concrete still gets into the aquafers.
The worrying thing is that siemens noticed that they all leak eventually. Even if you cement up the bore.
I wonder when someone will solve that problem.
Michael S. Knapp replied on Permalink
Leakage rates?
Leakage rates?
There is no leaking on our wells. We use special cement, we run pressure tests, and we lower special tools down the wellbore to ensure that the well is sealed.
We put a man on the moon and a rover on Mars. We can drill a hole in the ground and seal it off.
Bully for you.
But we're not talking about you specifically. I'm more concerned about the industry as a whole.
(You don't sound like someone whose been around wells. There was another guy on here before, TroyDonScott?, and he'd been around wells. I don't get that sense from you.)
I present you with leaks! Lots of them!
Wellbore leackage;
And your daily Toluene intake;
You do know that as wells age, they are more likely to leak, right? Cement breaks down. Most wells aren't tested that often, and never after they've been shut in. (Ever pressure test a cement plug?)
minor impacts?
Mr. Knapp,
I wonder why it always takes a more "activist approach" of justified critique to get industry to clean up after itself? Oil and gas developers would have a much better reputation and an easier time convincing people if they actually "cared", not just for people (or is it "just business"?), but also for the environment (oh sorry, forgot that the atmosphere is a free dumping ground …). Not just one, but now several tens of studies (I encourage you to check the recent AGU Fall meeting sessions on Atmospheric Impacts of Oil and Gas Development for details) show that the gas boom is everything else but the "clean" energy the industry proclaims. Methane leaks appear larger than expected (canceling much of the positive effects gas has on displacing coal and oil as CO2 sources), huge fenceline NHMC levels are detected (leading to strangely high ozone levels, such as in wintertime Utah; and I wonder how the local workers are affected). Makes one wonder whether it is cheaper to run a multi-year massive PR campaign such as the industry does, instead of trying to do a better engineering jo and fix leaks. You know how to fix leaks, right?
Sorry for the sarcasm, but your attempt at a rebuttal was indeed poor. Instead, the critique of the fracking industry is well founded, and it could use some honest engineers cleaning it up, and weed out the black sheep …
Imagine coming home to this.
Seeing your land smeared with oil.
In some cases, your life gets really difficult when this happens.
The two oil companies may decide to tie up their activities in court, while your land remains polluted. The drilling company may decide that its not an issue… so you have to hire a lawyer, and bankrupt yourself. Maybe they are cheap and decide to just stir the oil into your soil. (A common practice in Alberta since hauling toxic waste is expensive.)
Arguements with oil companies have gone as far as murder.
(This is an interesting story in that the land owner involved was also in the oil industry, and knew its dirty practices. Did you catch the fact that the oil company you may finally get to sue will be essentially broke?)
The point I would make to anyone considering a lease is that there is a risk associated with it. The chance of disaster isn't zero. If it happens it can result in your ruination. Your health, your finances, your life.
Do not under any circumstances trust anyone who tells you there is no risk. And don't trust an industry which works hard at hiding the truth and the facts.
Thanks, Michael.
Thanks Michael, it's nice to get some 'balance' for a change on Desmog!
Lefty attitude.
Landmen have screwed enough people in Alberta for surface rights groups to form.
Like this;
Here's a great story;
Nowthe lefty comment. You see, its the far right in Alberta who's been backing the land rights movement. Its called the Wild Rose Party whose leader was educated by none other than the Fraser Institute. (And they have to be right wing if Koch funds them…)
In any case Hank, perhaps you should adopt a more right wing attitude to this stuff. People matter. Their property matters. In Alberta we know we can't keep hosing the farmers for fun and profit.
Movies love controversy ....
Keep in mind that all this hub-bub just acts as publicity promoting the movie. At some time in the discussion, one must decide to go see it. So the movie company is thrilled with the conroversy.


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The Nordstrom Wedding Suite chose Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' upbeat track 'And We Danced,' as the music to their super fun new commercial. The clip shows the rapper and producer cuttin' rug with various wedding parties in very dapper (and fashion forward!) suits. These guys know how to party and we wouldn't mind them crashing every wedding we attend from now until the end of time!


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HOUSTON CO., AL (WSFA) - The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven. Two people have died.
"Since we sent out the alert to providers last night, we have had three additional patients/cases," Dr. McIntyre told WSFA 12 News. "These patients all have the same symptoms of cough, shortness of breath and "something" on their chest x-rays," she explained.
Dr. McIntyre says it wasn't immediately known if all the new cases were in southeast Alabama, like the previous seven. But she said at least one person was admitted to Southeast Alabama Medical Center in the last 24 hours.
"We have staff right now in the field trying to get additional information about the other two patients," McIntyre said. No additional information on the three new cases is immediately available.
No additional deaths have been reported beyond the two known deaths. "We are praying we get the preliminary results from the CDC tomorrow (Thursday)," McIntyre said. "They did not come in today."
The mysterious sickness has, so far, been focused on southeast Alabama within an eight-county region. ADPH has been general in its statement about the locations of those affected, but a news conference covered by the Dothan Eagle on Tuesday cited an official who said the first seven patients came from the area including Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike counties.
Doctors are stumped for answers as to what's causing the respiratory illness.
State health department officials say of the initial seven patients, two died, two have been released and three remain hospitalized.
McIntyre said of the initial seven patients that each suffered from fever, cough and shortness of breath and that all of the severe illnesses were accompanied by pneumonia. There may have been more than one contributing factor.
"We are running a multiple panel test that actually looks for viruses and bacteria so we can try to make sure we're not dealing with anything unusual," McIntyre said.
Dr. McIntyre says the two people who died had different, but relatively common, forms of influenza.
Public health officials say they really don't know what they are dealing with and they have no idea if it has spread to other areas. That's why they are in constant contact with the Centers for Disease control, hoping the CDC can figure it out. The CCDC and ADPH are currently investigating the string of illnesses.
Samples have been taken from the patients and will be examined at the ADPH Bureau of Clinical Laboratories and the CDC Respiratory Laboratory.
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Today In NBA History 1995: Miami Heat Sweep Dunk Contest, Three Point Shootout
18 years ago tonight, the Miami Heat dominated NBA All-Star Saturday Night.
HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: That Saturday night became the turning point for the franchise.
In the first seven years of the Heat's existence, the franchise had one .500+ season and two first round playoff losses to its credit. Rony Seikaly was the face of the franchise and it wasn't cool to like them, unless you appreciated Jon Sundvold's touch from deep (led the league in three point percentage in 1988-89) or Sherman Douglas' propensity to shoot first, which was pretty rare for a PG at the time.
Then, the 1995 NBA All-Star game happened in Phoenix. Sharpshooting forward Glen Rice won the three-point shootout and "Baby Jordan" Harold Miner demolished his foes in the Slam Dunk Contest. Suddenly, it was cool to wear a Heat uniform.
Rice's three-point victory is perhaps most impressive and I would argue the field he beat is perhaps the best combination of shooters ever assembled in the history of the contest. There were three-point shooters of all shapes and varieties, all kinds of specialties. Just look at this list- Steve Kerr, Nick Anderson, Dana Barros, Dan Majerle, Scott Burrell, "The Rifleman" Chuck Person, even Reggie Miller.
But Glen Rice was not intimidated. At that time he was already the all-time leading scorer in Heat history. Ultimately, Rice would best Miller in the finals.
The dunk contest was equally exciting with Harold Miner winning his second dunk championship in three years. While the lineup of dunkers wasn't as impressive as the three-point contest (Tim Perry, Antonio Harvey, Jamie Watson, Tony Dumas) the "main event" between Miner and defending champ Isaiah "JR" Rider was what everyone wanted to see.
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Teachers-to-be get their hands on therapy dogs
Nearing the end of master's program, students tensions were running high
Lecturer Leandra Elion's students were serious. Very serious. Just days away from graduating with a master of arts degree in teaching (MAT), they were stressing about completing requirements and, of course, the uncertainty of what comes next.
But in walked a family of long-haired Dachshunds – Zebedee, 11; Lilly, 9; and Promise, 7 – and a cacophony of oohs, ahhs and awws echoed around the Abraham Shapiro Academic Center atrium.
"I haven't seen my students smile in weeks," Elion said as she surveyed the scene Tuesday morning. "They are mega-stressed and this is to work some of that out. They are all smiling now – it's great."
Elion also works in the Watertown public schools, where she met Laura Rice, owner of the three certified Dog B.O.N.E.S. (Building Opportunities for Nurturing and Emotional Support) Therapy Dachshunds and invited them to help students relax. Elion figured her older students might also benefit from their service.
MAT class members will celebrate their graduation on Friday after presenting research projects they've worked on during internships since January – collecting video, audio and samples of student work.
The program runs for two semesters, bookended by two summer terms. They've been at their studies non-stop for about a year. This year, 28 students will graduate with specialties in elementary or secondary public or Jewish day school education.
Rice and her three dogs had to take the elevator to get down the handful of stairs between the entrance and the atrium level – Promise's rear paws were paralyzed in an accident three years ago. Students were immediately awed.
"I didn't know they were going to be so cute!" exclaimed one student.
"I miss my dog," another said, sighing.
"I think it's brilliant of [Elion] to think that they would learn about the benefits of interacting with therapy dogs not just by hearing about it but by experiencing it firsthand at a time when they are very stressed themselves," says Dirck Roosevelt, associate professor of education and director of the MAT program.
Rice regularly brings her dogs to the Watertown public library and schools and to the Franciscan Children's Hospital in Boston. They began volunteering after Promise's accident, when she decided her recovery might help inspire others.
In no time at all, the MAT students were on hands and knees, crawling along the floor with the dogs and Altoids tins of Cheerios – snacks for the pups – were passing hand to hand. Rice said the snacks establish a way to connect.
"It doesn't take away the stress completely, but it takes your mind off of it," says Jesse Begelfer. "We still have presentations and a final on Friday, but [the dogs] make us laugh – they make everyone feel lighthearted."
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It is not an abyss. The wind sweeps through the false flat in the old glacier basin. Your eyes fill with frothing tears in the cold morning air, a razor to your skin. The air gets cold. The dew melts delicately. The bright blue sky plays host to the silent griffon vultures overflying the peaks. Grey summits about to crumble down. Impossible shapes. In this landscape, the steep, shapeless mounts blend with the ductile basin –a plain reaching for the horizon and beyond, skirting another plain full of twisted ancient oaks, cows, sheep, and pigs grazing freely around. A trail cuts across the heart of the plains –a visible scar long forgotten in a landscape that seems quite oneiric but no, here, beneath my feet, it is perfectly real. A land of grooves and scars, of lapies and poljes, of sinkholes and peaks. Welcome to Sierra de Grazalema Nature Park and the mysterious Llanos de Líbar.
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Glaciers –moving ice-cold tongues– have shaped the karst formations of Grazalema at will, with the wisdom of time and amazing strength. Ice became water and water kneaded the earth as if it were dough (rock dough), breaking it, sinking it, enhancing it, tearing it off to create a landscape full of vertigo-inducing ravines, idyllic valleys, and steep walls. Water, a mere spark on the surface, has been leaking for ages, gnawing at the rock to create huge sinkholes or add zillions of broken scars. Llanos de Líbar are in fact one of the largest poljes in this Nature Park, and one of the most remarkable in Europe. Nooks and crannies where lambs hide and griffon vultures or eagles make their nests. Holes where guerrillas took shelter during the War of Independence, bandits hid in the nineteenth century, and the Maquis resisted authority in the twentieth. Dark cows browsing in the green meadows, munching the green oak sprouts, and pigs being fed in the shade. Málaga's Grazalema goes beyond Llanos de Líbar to the banks of the Guadiaro river, spanning the village of Jimera de Líbar, Benaoján, and Cortes de la Frontera, sinking into El Hundidero en Montejaque and appearing 4km later in Cueva del Gato (Benaoján), boasting a world-class cave complex, and showing flabbergasting figures (a fish within a fish, a winged man) in Cueva de la Pileta. Málaga's Grazalema is glorious, impressive, and different. Today, I am visiting Llanos de Líbar, a place where you can feel the power of the earth and get turned into a speck of dust.
Sierra de Grazalema Nature Park
First of all, let's feed you with some breadcrumbs about this Nature Park. It has a surface area of 51,695ha, 14,900 of which are in Málaga Province (4,556ha in Montejaque, 4,531ha in Cortes de la Frontera, 2,919ha in Ronda, 2,152ha in Benaoján, and 742ha in Jimera de Líbar). Nature knows nothing about administrative puzzles, so the park jumps from one village to the next, from one province to the next, making a whole that is greater than the sum of its territorial parts. Since 1977, Grazalema has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. In 1984, it was designated as a National Park. Overall, it spans 13 towns and villages: to Benaoján, Montejaque, Cortes de la Frontera, Ronda, and Jimera de Líbar in Málaga, we should add Grazalema and Zahara de la Sierra, Villaluenga del Rosario, Benaocaz, Ubrique, El Bosque, Prado del Rey, and El Gastor in the province of Cádiz. More facts: The park's highest peak is El Torreón (1,654m) and the lowest point can be found in El Bosque. They are just 10km apart, which gives an idea of how abrupt things can get: impressive slopes and twisting roads for a breathtaking landscape. Man settled in the area in the dawn of time: traces of Upper Palaeolithic life were found in Cueva de la Pileta. However, it was only when prehistory was over that settlements became permanent: the Romans, the Arabs, the Christians... Later on, the valleys and gorges of Grazalema were stage and silent witnesses to the bloody battle of the War of Spanish Independence against France. In the nineteenth century, they made shelter for bandits, and in the twentieth they protected the Maquis against Franco's dictatorship. What remained unchanged throughout the ages, however, was farming and shepherding. In them, man struck balance between livelihood and sustainability, feeding off the park and feeding their cows and sheep too. This respectful ways of living shaped the landscape too; just like water. Cherish the trees, nurture the meadows, protect the valley –this has been locals' motto for ages. This is why plant and animal species have come down to us as they were in early times. Over 1,300 higher plants, including oaks, holm oaks, gall oaks, wild olives, cork oaks, a few Spanish firs, mallows, Friar's cowls, thorny brooms, thistles, poppies, thyme, junipers and, on the banks of the river, poplars, willows, and elm trees. Likewise, many animal species have their habitats in the region: wild goats and griffon vultures, foxes and otters, deer and roe deer, golden eagles, Bonelli's eagles, ospreys, Eurasian eagle-owls, black kites, Egyptian vultures, and even peregrine falcons. It rains a lot in Grazalema. It rains non-stop. About 2,000 l per square metre a year. It is one of the wettest regions in Spain –wetter than many areas in the north. All these features have given rise to an unusual landscape where nature and man have come to terms and coexist peacefully. A densely populated area where man is respectful and nature can be seen at its wildest and most glorious. A seemingly impossible combination that makes the landscape and your trip quite rich.
Los Llanos de Líbar
A zigzagging track across the polje, like a child's drawing on the sand. Smoothly winding, flanked by sand castles, by lapies. Shaped by water acting like the tongue of the sea. Man feels too little here, faced with geological grandeur... I cannot even imagine the forces required to create this moonlike landscape. A modest cattle trail starting in Montejaque –the "Lost Mountain" according to the Arabs– connects El Hundidero with Cortes de la Frontera, cutting across Llanos de Líbar. 10.5km further afield, in the depths of Sierra de Grazalema, they morph into Llanos del Republicano. Trails and paths crisscrossing a valley carved in stone, a valley that shows its heart to the bright blue sky, a valley geologists call "polje" and laymen cannot find the words to name it. My tour begins in the north of Montejaque, just behind Hostal La Cabaña, where an information panel shows a route and a brief description of it. Reading it, I begin to picture the route. After the first climb up the Sierra de Juan Diego, I reach Llano de los Almendros. Then, an impressive lapies leading to the plains and meadows of Pozuelo. Crossing an ancient oak grove, I come to Llanos de Líbar, where there is a cortijo. Then, a boundless plain leading to Fuente de Líbar, and I am now at Llanos del Republicano. The whole route is made of roads or trails in different condition. Although some can be difficult to drive along, they can all be negotiated on foot. Most visitors do the first –tougher– part by car (up to the oak grove) and then walk to the end of the route. However, discovering all the surprises in this landscape and doing so little by little is one of the best things about this tour. The route is best enjoyed exploring its layers, looking at its ever-changing heart, feeling the impossible formations standing against the bright blue sky (which remind me of El Torcal) with your fingers, watching the majestic, almost static flights of the griffon vultures (there is a huge colony in the area), walking past the grazing cows and their munching of oak leaves, hearing a tiny lamb bleat as it trots by its mother's side, taking a look at the aggressive Iberian pigs as they feed behind the fence, seeing a thousand and one figures in the twisted oaks that wave their hands at the valley, taking shelter in an ancient hollow tree, staring at the sun as it glitters on the flat summit rocks, trying to count the grey shades painting the surrounding landscape, comparing the tractor ploughing the land to a huge mechanical horse in the style of the Far West, feeling the freezing cold cut your face upon leaving the sheltering trees in the valley, staring at the final plain –the promised land– in astonishment: an open circus backstitched by the pointed mountains, peppered with the ochre spots of cows; stepping on the soft grass, breathing in the suddenly intense aromas of nature. On my way back, silent and magical, I can feel the power of the earth, the connection with it. I have the feeling I am one with the universe, just a tiny particle in it. A prosaic ritual –a must for travellers: lunch under an oak on a deck behind a stone wall. The smell of my potato tortilla, the energy of cold meats, the intoxicating flavours of Moroccan sweets, the good company, the deep, comforting talk, the feeling of freedom, the sense of union with the universe. I return with my senses tuned, feeling the warm sun on me as it rocks in the horizon –a loyal companion putting his arm around my shoulders. Upon leaving Llanos de Líbar, I make a promise to myself: I'll be back.
Embracing the mountains in an endless dream. Imagining the figures drawn by karst against the horizon. Letting the plains drive you across town boundaries. Letting them make their own map with thick woods, farming fields, and mountain tops. Málaga's Grazalema is unusual and provocative. It invites you to explore and enjoy, to go down its trails and plunge into adventure. It invites you to have a really intense experience.
Travel Tips and Useful Links
Other hiking routes in Grazalema, Málaga: Besides the route described here in Llanos de Líbar, the Sierra de Grazalema has other hiking routes across Málaga Province to offer. These include: Cueva del Gato, Guadiaro river, Camino de Huertas Nuevas (New Orchards' Trail), Camino de la Dehesa (Meadow Trail), Camino de la Fuente (Fountain Trail), Old Road to Ronda, Cañada del Olivar, El Pimpollar, and Hundidero.
Hundidero-Gato system:
Hundidero-Gato system: "In the early twentieth century, the idea came up of building a dam on the river Guadares, just before it disappears into El Hundidero, with the aim of generating electricity. After conducting studies and preparing the roads, the dam was built using the Hundidero gorge, a wound in the surface of the earth down to the opening of the Hundidero-Gato system. But the spillway never worked and the dam never filled. The best two fills occurred in 1941 and 1947. What'd happened? The engineers who built the dam hadn't taken leakages into account. The water in the reservoir leaked through the porous rocks and the river fed further below. This mistake resulted in an impressive water retaining system and an empty dam. However, the engineers didn't give up. They came up with a second ingenuous plan: sealing off the access to the Hundidero-Gato system. This meant waterproofing a pit which was 5km long. Two teams of ten workers each would come in from both El Hundidero and Cueva del Gato to take a look at the cave in full, which had never been fully inspected before. This happened in 1929. The two teams, carrying carbide lamps, rope ladders, and barges made with barrels, took thirty days to accomplish their mission. They met at the centre, guiding themselves by shouting. When they got out, they talked of beautiful things inside.. It was an oddly-shaped cave, the result of centuries-old water erosion, a geological wonder that has become a must-see among spelunkers. By October 1929, the trail inside had been finished. But the water always managed to find its way through new crevices. The Spanish Civil War brought the project to an end, and now the cave is a haven for cave experts or adventurers only. Those who've been inside this huge natural pipe say you can still see the traces of the old unsuccessful work. Dilapidated ladders, bridges, and elements pointing to human activity. The project failed; what remains is a monument to man's hubris and victorious nature." Excerpt from "Montejaque: On the Brink of the Abyss of El Hundidero," post No. 14 of this blog.
Useful links: All the information on Grazalema can be found on the websites of Costa del Sol Tourist Board and Government of Andalusia, A Visitor's Window Into Natural Areas. The Jimera de Líbar, Ronda, Cortes de la Frontera, Montejaque, and Benaoján Town Hall websites also contain information about it. Likewise, you can find useful data on food, historical and cultural heritage, things to do, hiking routes, etc. in this blog's entries on these five villages. You can search for the texts using the search tool on the right.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
It is not an abyss. The wind sweeps through the false flat in the old glacier basin. Your eyes fill with frothing tears in the cold morning air, a razor to your skin. The air gets cold. The dew melts delicately. The bright blue sky plays host to the silent griffon vultures overflying the peaks. Grey summits about to crumble down. Impossible shapes. In this landscape, the steep, shapeless mounts blend with the ductile basin –a plain reaching for the horizon and beyond, skirting another plain full of twisted ancient oaks, cows, sheep, and pigs grazing freely around. A trail cuts across the heart of the plains –a visible scar long forgotten in a landscape that seems quite oneiric but no, here, beneath my feet, it is perfectly real. A land of grooves and scars, of lapies and poljes, of sinkholes and peaks. Welcome to Sierra de Grazalema Nature Park and the mysterious Llanos de Líbar.
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Continuing our journey though phase one of our season, in the morning the team and myself once again found ourselves out on the soccer field... who would of thought?
Today's training was quite similar to yesterday's, as we continued to focus on the basic strategies of defending; only today the emphasis was on 2 vs. 2 defending. Although it may sound so basic, defending is critical in the success of our team. The high intensity of practice and the competitiveness shown by both veterans and most impressively by the rookies during our 2 vs. 2 "flying changes" caused Jerry to blow his whistle... something you rarely see him without. The deafening ringing sound from the whistle ending practice brought some relief to all the players as we had earlier anticipated that treacherous fitness that all those nice coaches make us run... but only the team knows for real that Jerry was having one of his whistle happy moments and we all consider ourselves lucky. Today the team was also very grateful to have the afternoon off from soccer, allowing us to spend some free time touring San Diego. Yeah right... remember we're 27 college girls, so our first choice--and last--was nothing other than... the mall. The team spent the rest of the afternoon at Fashion Valley Mall, where the majority of us choose to watch a movie, do a little shopping and grab a bite to eat. Nothing too extreme or exciting but enough to keep us rested up for another double day tomorrow.
So, after almost a week of our pre season training, which keep in mind has been pretty tough both mentally and physically, several nicknames have been officially adopted by a few players. As for myself our sarcastic Kristi Candau has nicknamed me "Grandma,"... I won't tell you why but I'm sure if you were to see me after a double day you'd probably figure it out. Unfortunately the name has kind stuck and both our coaching staff and the team gets a few kicks out of it... at least it provide some laughter.
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I love bread. And sandwiches are a pretty regular meal in our house - egg salad, grilled cheese, veggie burgers... Lots of sandwiches. So when I saw this challenge I was kind of excited. Add to that the fact that Dutch Crunch bread seems to be a regional delicacy - that region being northern California. As in San Francisco. Where Hubby and I had our honeymoon. Where one of my closest friends from college lives. Where my Sparkling new work opportunity is based... A place, as you can see, that is near and dear to my heart...!
The recipe for this challenge is really the topping. We were free to use any bread recipe we wanted. I decided to make this recipe for hoagie rolls and to make Hubby's birthday dinner extra special.
Here is the topping, before mixing and rising - yes, the topping rises - there is a lot of yeast in there!Here are the rolls, ready to be topped:
And here is the topping, rested, risen, and ready to go:And then my camera battery died. But if it hadn't, there would have been a picture here of the rolls slathered with a very thick layer of the yeasty, rice-y topping.
One of the concerns expressed my some of my fellow Daring Bakers was that their crunch topping was not getting the golden color they had hoped for. So I cheated. Sort of. For the last couple of minutes of baking time, I turned on the broiler. So the rolls took on a beautiful color and crumble.The second part of this challenge was to make a sandwich with out cracked and crunched breads. As I mentioned earlier, I was making this bread for Hubby's birthday. He had requested that I make chik'n cheese steaks as his birthday dinner. (Yes, vegetarian - fake chicken strips work wonders here...!) But remember also that I said my camera battery had died? Well, yeah. So no pictures of the sandwiches. Except for this one:
The last bite...
While the sandwiches were yummy, and the bread beautiful, I wasn't 100% sold on the taste. Don't get me wrong, it definitely added something, I just wasn't sure it was something I would seek out again. That being said, I think I might give this one more chance, just to see if maybe I did something "wrong." Also, I would like to try the "real deal" Dutch Crunch bread next time I am in San Francisco. Which will be....? Not soon enough...!
Thank you, Sara and Erica, for introducing me to something new. I love learning about new foods, new cultures (even within the US) and new flavors in life! Check out what the rest of the Daring Bakers created with their beautiful breads!http://thedaringkitchen.com/blogroll/baker


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The rushing relief was like the first drag of a cigarette. Btw, if you don't smoke too much, the final drag off a cigarette is a powerful nerve tonic. Highly recommended. I've smoked five or six cigarettes my entire life, and each one was fucking awesome. I seriously hope I don't get cancer.


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It is official, I have turned The Bliss List over to some new very capable, enthusiastic & creative hands. The new owners of The Bliss List are Janda & McKenzie, two sisters venturing out on a new wedding planning business.
Last week, I trained the sisters on the operations of The Bliss List at Janda's house in Kansas City. She had done such a great job putting their home together, I just had to share it with you.
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Their family is filled with big over-sized linen sofas from Restoration Hardware.
I love the gray painted mantel.
The dining room is lovely - with a little feminine touch.
The master bedroom is so light and airy.
I like that they put two single vanities side by side.
Instead of the typical white-on-white trim and moldings, it was nice to see rich cream-on-cream throughout the house... similar to Martha Stewart's redesign of her Hampton's home, Lily Pond.
Their daughter, Lily's nursery is so dreamy.
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