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'Resign now' protest against Sheriff Joe fizzles
Arpaio targeted as he prepares to release Obama eligibility report
Randy Parraz, the activist-attorney who WND reported has publicly targeted Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Apraio in a politically motivated campaign to force him to resign, staged a poorly attended protest Wednesday morning at the sheriff's downtown Phoenix office.
Parraz posted on his Facebook page details of what he called the "Sheriff Arpaio Special Action", calling for protesters to assemble in downtown Phoenix in the lobby of the Wells Fargo building at the corner of Washington and 1st Avenue.
"Please dress professionally," Parraz cautioned protest participants. "Citizens will define what it means for MCSO (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office) to cooperate with Dept. of Justice. Please invite others to attend."
Arpaio, under fire for a Justice Department report claiming his office discriminates against Hispanics, plans to release results next month of his Cold Case Posse's investigation of Barack Obama's eligibility for Arizona's 2012 ballot.
Witnesses reported to WND that, at most, 10 to 12 protesters attended the event, including what appeared to be several members of the "Occupy Phoenix" movement, who carried signs that referred to the movement's "99 Percent" theme.
The handful of protesters were almost outnumbered by the news media covering the event, including news photographers who followed the protesters with hand-held video cameras.
The protest featured a cardboard box fashioned to represent a coffin draped with an American flag that the protesters carried into the lobby of the Wells Fargo building and on the building's elevators to Arpiao's office.
A sign on the flag-draped "coffin" read: " $100 Million Misspent Public Funds Taxpayers' Dollars."
Also on the box were pictures of recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce and Arpaio with the word "RETALLIATION" written in capital letters below the photographs.
The protesters and the accompanying camera-carrying news media brought the flag-draped "coffin" with them as they went upstairs, with the entire group fitting into two elevators to ascend to Arpaio's office.
The protesters, after being denied access to Arpaio's office, presented the flag-draped "coffin" to a representative of the sheriff's office.
Although he organized the protest, Parraz was not observed among the protesters on the scene.
According to a brochure and press hand-outs read out loud by a protestor standing outside Arpaio's office, the Wednesday protest action was organized under the auspices of the Citizens for a Better Arizona, the 501(c)4 tax-favored and supposedly "non-partisan" group Parraz has formed to oppose Arpaio.
Parraz's prior arrest record
WND research has discovered that Parraz's career as a Saul Alinsky-trained "community organizer" includes a previous arrest.
According to a Dec. 8, 2001, Orange County Register report, Parraz, then an AFL-CIO organizer in Garden Grove, Calif., was arrested for failing to disperse along with 15 others involved in a protest supporting Hispanic immigrant hotel workers.
The newspaper reported that Parraz was observed shouting orders in Spanish to the estimated 200 protesters who were carrying signs and chanting up and down Harbor Boulevard in front of the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Hampton Inn.
The arrests occurred after protesters who gathered in the middle of the intersection at Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue caused traffic to become clogged.
About 40 police in riot gear at the scene made the arrests to clear the intersection and prevent injuries.
Parraz explained to the newspaper that the AFL-CIO had recently transferred him to Garden Grove after realizing that 31 percent of Orange County had become Hispanic, with 51 percent of Santa Ana, the county seat, being foreign-born.
"I was transferred here because there is a huge potential for labor to expand and grow in Orange County," Parraz told the Register.
On Oct. 1, 2008, Parraz was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on government property and disorderly conduct outside a Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting after deputies of the Sheriff's office had ordered him to leave the meeting for speaking out of turn.
According to a report by McClatchy-Tribune Regional News on Oct. 1, 2008, Parraz alleged his arrest constituted "harassment" by Arpaio.
Sheriff's office spokesman Capt. Paul Chagolla disagreed.
"He violated the law and he was arrested," Chagolla told reporters. "He was instructed to leave. He was given a lawful order. He did not comply. And he was arrested."
On Dec. 17, 2008, four people were arrested at a subsequent meeting of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The protest was staged by the Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, the group Parraz organized to seek Arpaio's removal from office. The four were arrested for disruptive behavior that involved aggressive applause for speakers critical of the sheriff.
According to the New York Times, three of the four arrested in the 2008 incident were members of ACORN, the radical national group. ACORN had joined in an active alliance with the Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability to oppose Arpaio.
The New York Times noted that the crackdown at that Board of Supervisors meeting brought the tally of arrested anti-Arpaio activists to nine in the previous three months.
Organized Canadians in 'Battle of Seattle'
Parraz has also admitted organizing protesters in 1999 against the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Seattle. An estimated 40,000 protesters engaged in street violence, which in protest lore was subsequently tagged as the "Battle of Seattle."
WND asked Parraz what his involvement was in organizing the Seattle protests.
"It was part of my job," Parraz explained to WND in a telephone interview. "I worked for the National AFL-CIO, and the National AFL-CIO was one of the few sponsors of that particular action. So, I was assigned to Vancouver, to work with the labor movement in Canada, to mobilize people to come down to Seattle for the action."
The Seattle Times reported on Dec. 1, 1999, that protestors clad head-to-toe in black, with black masks and combat boots, threw newspaper boxes and garbage cans into the street, broke windows throughout downtown, spray-painted the anarchist logo of an "A" in a circle on walls, windows and police cars, while puncturing the tires of police cruisers, limousines and other vehicles.
What developed into a five-day full-scale urban riot, Seattle police were unable to contain the urban violence, despite using tear gas and firing rubber bullets to disperse crowds.
Before the street violence was brought under control, part of the city of Seattle was put under curfew as Washington State Gov. Gary Locke issued an emergency declaration calling for 200 National Guard troops and 300 State Patrol officers to assist Seattle police.


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In James Kinney's brief San Jose State basketball career, two games stand out:
The first one came after Kinney had averaged 27.3 points over a three-game span last season, when he shot 0 for 12 and was scoreless against Cal.
"Games like that happen to the greatest players," Kinney said. "You can't get down on yourself. Just stay confident and trust your ability."
The second was last month at historic Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., where legions of great scorers have wilted over the years. The senior guard put up 30 points in a 70-57 loss to the powerhouse Kansas Jayhawks.
"It kind of put things in place for other guys who didn't realize how much of a chance we have to be a really good team," Kinney said.
The common thread: Absorb the lessons learned, maintain an even keel and move on.
"Your life's pretty much lived in between those two extremes," Spartans coach George Nessman said. "One of the things I like about James is he doesn't overreact to things. He has a pretty level head."
The nation's fifth-leading scorer at 22.6 points per game through Tuesday, Kinney has scored at least 18 points in each of the Spartans' nine games. He had a solid debut season with SJSU last season but couldn't live with a 9-22 record, including 1-13 in the Western Athletic Conference.
So he did something about it.
"I took that personally," he said of the losing. "A lot of it was my fault as one of the leaders of the team. One of the responsibilities in that role is to help the team win. We didn't do that.
"This year I made a point of staying in the gym. I was determined to become the best basketball player I could over the summertime."
The Spartans lost 75-54 to rival Santa Clara on Tuesday, their first lopsided defeat of the season. At 5-4 after an 0-2 start, SJSU is idle until Dec. 22.
If Kinney has his way, the Spartans will absorb the lessons, stay confident and move forward.
Before the start of Pac-12 play on Jan. 4, the Cardinal will play four games, starting Saturday at home against Pacific.
Then the schedule gets tough: Dec. 19 at No. 24 South Carolina (10-0), Dec. 22 at No. 13 Tennessee (6-1) and Dec. 29 at home vs. No. 2 Connecticut (8-0). Stanford already has beaten defending national champ and third-ranked Baylor 71-69 in Honolulu.
The window after exams and before conference play has become an annual gantlet for Stanford. Over the previous four seasons, the Cardinal has compiled a record of 137-12, but five of those defeats have come during this small segment of the schedule — all to top-25 teams and all on the road.
Cherry has missed the Grizzlies' first seven games because of a September foot injury that did not require surgery but has been slow to heal. Cherry, who averaged 15.8 points last season and is Montana's career steals leader, is among three starters back from a 25-win team.
The Grizzlies (4-3) are hoping Cherry is close to full strength by next week when they open conference play, including a Dec. 21 visit to Sacramento State.
The senior guard topped the 1,000-point mark with a 19-point performance in the Lions' win over American on Sunday. A first-team All-Ivy League selection a year ago, Barbour is averaging 14.1 points.
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"Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations" (D&C 115:5).
Young Women, Arise and Shine!
By the Young Women general presidency
Elaine S. Dalton (center), president; Mary N. Cook (left), first counselor; and Ann M. Dibb (right), second counselor.
This year's Mutual theme is a call for you to be a leader. It is a call for you to lead out in purity, modesty, and holiness. It is a call to change the world!
When you became part of the Young Women organization, you were given a gold-and-white torch necklace to wear as a reminder that as a young woman in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you will stand for truth and righteousness and arise and let your light shine forth to the world. That means you will be true to your divine identity as a precious daughter of God. It means you will strive to stand as a witness of Him and of the Savior "at all times and in all things, and in all places" (Mosiah 18:9).
We know that as you keep the commandments and live the standards found in For the Strength of Youth, you will radiate joy and qualify to be guided by the Holy Ghost.
We hope that this year you will wear your torch necklace proudly to remind yourself that you are an example to those around you. You will "shine forth" as you pray daily, read in the Book of Mormon, obey the standards in For the Strength of Youth, and smile. We know that as you keep the commandments and live the standards found in For the Strength of Youth, you will radiate joy and qualify to be guided by the Holy Ghost. This guidance will enable each of you to make choices that will help you be worthy to receive a temple recommend.
As a Young Women general presidency, we testify that as you do these things, the Savior will be there to light your path. He promises, "I will also be your light … ; and I will prepare the way before you, if it so be that ye shall keep my commandments; … and ye shall know that it is by me that ye are led" (1 Nephi 17:13).
Be a Shining Example
By the Young Men general presidency
David L. Beck (center), president; Larry M. Gibson (left), first counselor; and Adrián Ochoa (right), second counselor.
Young men of the Church—deacons, teachers, and priests of the magnificent Aaronic Priesthood—you have taken upon you the name of the Savior; you bear His holy priesthood; you have been called to do His work and to bless all who know you. Now is the time for you to fulfill your priesthood duties and "shine forth" as a "standard for the nations" (D&C 115:5).
Now is the time to "let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16). Jesus Christ is the perfect example. Strive to know Him, follow Him, and become more like Him by obeying His commandments and keeping the standards of the Church as described in For the Strength of Youth. As you do, you will be a shining force of spiritual strength to those around you.
Your moral cleanliness will allow you to shine forth with a special light to your ward or branch members as you worthily represent the Savior.
The Lord said, "Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord" (D&C 133:5). Your moral cleanliness will allow you to shine forth with a special light to your ward or branch members as you worthily represent the Savior in administering the sacred sacrament to them each Sunday.
Watch for and seize opportunities every day to serve your family, friends, quorum members, and others. You will become a joyful example of light to them and to those who quietly observe you.
Shine forth with sincere friendship and kindness to all. Share the wonderful blessings of Church activities and gospel teachings with your friends. Be courageous and invite them to come unto the Light and Life of the World—even Jesus Christ.
We love you. We pray for you. We bear testimony that the Lord loves you and needs you to help build His kingdom. Now is the time for you to "arise and shine forth" as a holder of His holy priesthood. As you magnify this priesthood and fulfill your duty to God, your light will become "a standard for the nations."


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DailyDirt: Biodiversity Makes Life More Interesting
from the urls-we-dig-up deptThe 1996 movie Bio-Dome made fun of ridiculously fruitless attempts to create an artificial biosphere, but the concept of designing a man-made biosphere is still pretty interesting (but it's just really, really hard to do, if you wanna make one that can sustainably support humans, indefinitely). And we're going to have to create one some day, it's just a matter of time -- measured in centuries, perhaps. Here are some interesting links on the biodiversity we're all currently enjoying.
- How much money would it take to identify all the animal species on Earth? Let's ask Mr. Owl. He'll say, "Three" -- but another estimate puts it closer to $263 billion. [url]
- NYU researchers have found a fish species in the Hudson River that's apparently evolved to be immune to PCBs. Previously, other scientists found a worm that adapted to pollution in the Hudson by becoming immune to cadmium. [url]
- Berkeley scientists are looking into the possibility of a mass extinction of animals, estimating Earth's sixth mass extinction could happen in 3-22 centuries. And we'll be fossil fuels for the hyper-intelligent lizards a few hundred centuries after that. [url]
- Maybe super-smart elephants will help us save the planet. Elephants have just proven that they can work together, so... [url]
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02D Norwood car.68 32 (the 2 is stamped upside down).
my car is an 10C car with 4 69 stamped on the tank. Sorry so late.
How about one more. I have a 12B car with 17 69 on the tank.
I have two, both are for 68 model year.Los 10E car - 7 5 N (7 may be a 2 and 5 is upside down)Nor 02E car - 68 32 (2 is upside down) I believe both these tanks to be original to the car. I have owned the Los 10E car since almost 25 years.
My 01C Norwood 68 RS Vert has 68 19Mike
I have a 1969 Nor. 08A Tank is stamped 1 70 Does that seem right?


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Easter is another fun season for family, food, and crafts that you can do together as a family. Embroidery thread eggs are an easy craft that yield impressive results that can be used as an Easter table centerpiece or can be strung with yarn to adorn a mantle or decorate a window. I want to show you how to create your own Embroidery Thread Easter Eggs for a fun decoration in your home.
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Last week, Mexican cooking authority Diana Kennedy was in town and I had the good fortune to meet her and be her student for a few hours during a class at Kitchen Conservatory.
Diana is well into her advanced 80's and still as zesty as a pickled jalapeno (there was that time she kicked Rick Bayless out of her car). But more, she possesses the air of a person who deeply, thoroughly lives her calling. She's a missionary, all about preserving and passing on the diverse regional cooking styles of Mexico, with an almost fierce respect for its rich tradition and history.
Partly due to the presence of age and a distinguished British accent, you can't help feeling an aura of wisdom around her. It makes you pay attention. I took notes, and the few things that stuck with me are surprisingly simple and almost Zen-like:
Good cooking needs salt
Go easy on the garlic
And always use white onions in Mexican cooking.
It was good timing, since I recently received a sample box of carefully packed, hefty heirloom tomatoes from Frieda's, the specialty produce company.
I was skeptical of these tomatoes grown in a climate somewhere where it's already summer time, but I let them ripen for a few days before slicing into them for this Diana Kennedy-inspired salsa. They were absolutely delicious – juicy, sweet and textured as perfectly as if they'd been pulled off the vine in my backyard. It made me realize once again the beauty in simplicity when it comes to cooking – all it took was a few raw ingredients. And a little salt…
Heirloom Tomato Salsa
- 2 heirloom tomatoes, preferably different colors
- 1 small green chile pepper, such as jalapeno or serrano (my fave and bit hotter)
- 1/4 cup very finely chopped white onion
- Salt to taste - start with 1/4 teaspoon
- Pinch of cumin
- Juice of 1 lime
- Drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Slice the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces. Put them into a bowl along with the rest of the ingredients and gently stir together, tasting for salt or acidity from the lime juice.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should accept in the next round of deficit-reduction talks that revenue from taxes must be raised further if it expects President Barack Obama to sign off on a deal, the president's top economic adviser, Gene Sperling, said in an interview.
The White House and Congress are trying to reach an agreement that would delay planned austerity measures and keep funding the government, while at the same time cutting the budget deficit over the long term.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has ruled out raising revenues as part of any deal, but Sperling said a significant chunk must come from higher taxes.
"The president is not suggesting that in this next round of deficit reduction it all be on revenues," Sperling said in an interview taped on Tuesday with Reuters TV's "Impact Players."
"He's just suggesting that we continue to do it in a balanced way so that our overall agreement really is about two dollars in spending cuts for every dollar in revenue."
Republicans and Democrats reached a deal last week to soften an austerity package scheduled to kick in at the beginning of the year that may have pushed the economy back into recession.
However the deal only postponed by two months some of the harshest measures: across-the-board spending cuts in areas like defense and education. Also, a temporary budget measure expires in March and failure to extend it could mean another government shutdown like brief ones in 1995 and 1996.
Some Republicans are insisting deficit-reduction talks now be linked to a debate over granting the Treasury authority to borrow more money.
On December 31, the Treasury hit the $16.4 trillion limit on the amount of borrowing that is authorized by Congress, and the United States will default on its debt within a few months unless the debt ceiling is raised.
Sperling lashed out at Republicans for using the debt limit as a bargaining chip.
"We can fight, we can argue, but neither of us should put a gun to the country's head," Sperling said in the interview with Reuters' Robert Wolf, who advises Obama as a member of the president's jobs council and is a former CEO of UBS Americas.
The United States has the odd practice of authorizing government borrowing in a two-stage process, with Congress first drafting plans to spend more than it raises in tax revenues.
Then, typically every few years, lawmakers raise the debt ceiling to accommodate annual deficits.
Obama has said flatly that he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling, arguing that Congress must pay the bills for spending it has already approved.
Last week, the government allowed taxes to rise on most workers by allowing a two-year payroll tax holiday to expire. And in a substantial compromise by Republicans, the deal also raised income tax rates on the wealthiest Americans while keeping them steady for households making less than $450,000 a year.
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, deficit- reduction group, believes that deal will lower the deficit and come pretty close to stabilizing the debt burden over the next ten years, although not in the longer term.
Sperling sketched out the broad outline of a possible deficit-reduction deal that would involve higher taxes along with spending cuts on social welfare programs, including the federal health insurance program for the elderly and the Social Security pension plan. In Washington these programs are called "entitlements."
Sperling pointed out that Republicans have already expressed willingness to allow taxes to rise on wealthy Americans by eliminating exemptions rather than by raising rates.
"There certainly is significant room for more revenues that are related to things that Republicans have agreed to or proposed," said Sperling, who is the director of Obama's National Economic Council.
He noted that Obama already has floated the idea of reducing the ability of rich people to write off mortgage interest payments from their tax bills.
"That's the type of thing that could be paired with very serious entitlement reform to have the next step of deficit reduction," Sperling said.
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A Hidden Waterfall on the Shores of Lake Taupo
What an amazing way to explore the crystal clear waters and native bush of Lake Taupo - taking a private charter boat to a hidden waterfall.
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Lake Taupo New Zealand has a new track hidden away in the Western Bays. If approaching from the lake, via boat, you can see a lovely small scenic beach. Within seconds of walking off the beach and through the native fauna you are confronted with the picturesque Kotukutuku Waterfall. The waterfall is not visible from the lake so you get a really beautiful surprise when you first see it.
The Kotukutuku Waterfall has a winding board walk wandering up beside it and is approximately 8 to 10 metres high. It's an easy 5 to 10-minute walk up to the top of the waterfall, something you could do with your family to show them the natural splendour of the land around Lake Taupo New Zealand. There is also an endearing view back onto the lake from a lookout point further up the board walk. The track goes for 28 km through the native bush, so if you wanted to walk further than the top of the waterfall you could continue exploring up the path through the forest.
There is no road access to this scenic beach, so it is a very secluded spot and unique location. A great way to experience this jewel of Taupo is by taking a private boat charter, ether just to visit the exclusive beach and graceful waterfall, or by doing some exciting trout fishing on the lake. You can visit this little gem with Fish Her Charters.
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Conservatives are funny people.
In reiterating the challenge, Paul L spots something Zen hasn't, "I was merely hoping that somebody might say something nice ... about something they enjoyed. That is the problem with conservatism; it is always opposed to everything."
NB: If the question really was a genuine one, and it's more important than the conservatives in the debate seem to realise, then I offer what I think is a pretty good stab at defining art in this post: Art: There's More to it Than Just Meets the Eye - Not PC.
UPDATE 1: It occurs to me that the argument neatly demonstrates what Objectivism calls the instrinsicist-subjectivist divide. What's art? Says, the conservative, "Whatever God says it is." Says the subjectivist, "Whatever we say it is." Exploding the dichotomy, the Objectivist points out that like everything else in existence art has a nature, and the nature of art is neither defined for us by God or by our feelings (nor by the feelings of a committee), but instead by the the nature of art, by the nature of human consciousness, and by the relationship between the two.
UPDATE 2: Great to see the debate engaged here in the comments section. Since I don't wish to interrupt the debate, rather than enter the fray myself may I again invite commenters simply to visit the links I've already offered, in which I point to what I think is the best definition of art so far, explain why definition is so important, and outline what gives art the power to move us so profoundly.
"Art is the technology of the soul." "Art is a shortcut to philosophy." "Art is the concretisation of metaphysics." "Truth is beauty, beauty is truth..." Clearly art is more than just decoration; something that has the power to effect us so profoundly can't be causeless (well, most of us -- Alan Gibbs excluded it seems).
It must be possible to provide an explanation for something that does this. What in the nature of art that give it this power? How does it effect us? That's what these links try to explain:
- Art: There's More to it Than Just Meets the Eye - Not PC
- Who needs great art? - Peter Cresswell, SOLOHQ
- Detecting value judgements in painting - Michael Newberry, 'Newberry Studio Updates'
- Objectivist aesthetics and the nature of art - Peter Saint-Andre, 'Monadnock Review'
- Don't Cry For Me, Aristotle - Peter Cresswell, SOLOHQ
- What is Architecture? - Peter Cresswell, SOLOHQ


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What Is A Union?
Many people have a basic idea of what a union is, but there are a lot of misconceptions.
People think that a union is some outside agent that rolls in and provides employees with annual raises, but a union is so much more than that.
First and foremost: a union is not an outside agent. The union is made up of you and your co-workers and puts you in a stronger position to fight for a better work environment.
What constitutes a better work environment? That depends on what you and your co-workers want. Maybe you feel like you're underpaid or that the company's health insurance package is expensive and lacking. Perhaps you're being harassed by management or witness favoritism at work. Is your work environment unsafe or are you using tools and machinery that are outdated? These are all issues that - with a proper contract - can be addressed by your union.
Forming a union gives you a legal foothold, giving you and your co-workers the power to change your workplace for the better.
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Unions aren't just for down-and-out workers with terrible bosses. Even workers with decent employers can find themselves at odds with decisions that the company makes. In other words - unions aren't just about protecting workers from bad employers, they're about guaranteeing certain basic rights in the workplace. Consider a union contract a form of insurance that protects you and your co-workers from exploitation - whether intentional or otherwise.
Often times employers have blind spots. They fail to see the work you do from your perspective simply because they're not the ones doing the work. The changes they make - well-meaning as they may be - can actually be contrary to your needs. Building a union provides you and your co-workers a voice. It gives you the opportunity to protect your interests and preemptively wards off future decisions that may make your job harder, more dangerous, and/or less fulfilling.
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OHL Roundup: A look at Thursday's gamesNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Mark Scheifele and Zach Hall carried the offensive load to help push Barrie's win streak to eight games.
Scheifele and Hall had six points apiece in the Colts' 7-3 victory over the Ottawa 67's in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night.
Scheifele scored a hat trick and had three assists, while Hall scored twice and added four assists. Anthony Camara, also with three assists, and Tyson Fawcett each scored singles for Barrie (9-2-0).
Fawcett's goal was the first of his OHL career.
Andreas Athanasiou picked up an assist for Barrie, extending his points streak to nine games.
Elsewhere in the OHL, it was: Bulls 5, Greyhounds 3; Steelheads 5, Sting 3; Spitfires 2, Otters 1; Whalers 2, Petes 1; and IceDogs 3, Battalion 2 (OT).
At Barrie, Ont., Remy Giftopoulos, Tyler Graovac and Cody Ceci replied for Ottawa (3-7-0), while Sean Monahan and Jake Cardwell chipped in with two assists apiece.
Both Graovac and Camara scored their 10th goals of the season, tying them for the OHL lead.
The game featured the league's top two power plays, and they did not disappoint. Barrie went 5 for 8 on the man advantage while the 67's finished the evening at 2 for 4.
Colts goaltender Mathias Niederberger made 41 saves in the win, while Ottawa's Keegan Wilson stopped 32 shots.
Bulls 5, Greyhounds 3
At Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Malcolm Subban made 27 saves and Jordan Subban had a goal and an assist as the Belleville Bulls (7-2-1) beat the Greyhounds (7-5-0).
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At Sarnia, Ont., Spencer Martin made 37 saves to help the Mississauga Steelheads (6-3-1) beat the Sting (5-4-1).
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I picked the right week to travel to NFL.com headquarters in Los Angeles for an NFL Sunday.
This was the best week of games all season.
If it felt like three games were decided in a matter of moments, well, that's exactly what happened. During an 11-second span, the Redskins-Vikings, Seahawks-Patriots and Cardinals-Bills all took wild turns. This was a Scott Hanson kind of moment.
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Robert Griffin III put on an amazing display of speed on a 76-yard touchdown run to bury the Vikings, giving the Redskins their first home win in more than a year. We probably won't hear this week that Griffin should run less.
At the exact same moment Griffin was racing down the sideline, fellow rookie quarterback Russell Wilson wrote his own improbable ending. A few weeks ago, Wilson's Hail Mary was the story of the week. That play was fluky. Bizarre. His 46-yard strike to Sidney Rice to beat the Patriots on Sunday was just bad ass.
I was watching both of these plays at the same time, my eyes going back and forth, thinking how lucky we'll be to watch these two guys for years to come. In my excitement, I missed the third insane moment.
Just minutes after Cardinals kicker Jay Feely nailed a 61-yard field goal to tie the score against the Bills, Skeltonmania was set to go off in Arizona. John Skelton set up Feely for a 39-yard field-goal attempt to win it. I just assumed he'd make the kick. You can guess what came next.
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A lot can happen in 11 seconds. The city of Washington can feel a lot better about its football team after a crushing weekend in baseball. The Bills looked like they were headed for 2-4, two games behind the Patriots in the AFC East.
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The seal of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin is rich in symbolism. It shows a scale of justice, not held by the blind-folded Greek Goddess Themis, but by a human hand and arm. Thus, it recognizes that justice is in human hands.
Above the scale is the ancient symbol of the all-seeing eye of deity.
The seal was created sometime after August 12, 1848, when a joint resolution of the legislature provided that Edward H. Rudd be employed to engrave "a great seal for the state of Wisconsin and seals for the circuit courts and judges of probate of the several counties and supreme court of the state."
The resolution instructed Rudd to follow an existing pattern for seals currently in use, replacing the word "territory" with "state".
Seven months later, Governor Nelson Dewey signed into law a bill which authorized the secretary of state to "employ a competent and skillful engraver to engrave a seal for the supreme court, and the great seal of the state…"
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Just this past week, a hallway conversation with a colleague underscored the frustration that parents and caregivers of children with hearing loss seem to encounter on an all-too-frequent basis. My colleague described a situation whereby some very diligent parents had chosen to pursue bilateral cochlear implantation for their 10-month old son with a profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Even though they had gathered a mountain of information, received support from their pediatrician, approval from their insurance company, and spoke to countless other parents – some of whom had chosen cochlear implants for their children with hearing loss and others who had not – they found the most resistance from their early intervention providers. Not only were these professionals unsupportive, they provided grossly inaccurate information about cochlear implants and listening and spoken language outcomes. It was plainly obvious to these parents that they had obtained more knowledge than the "professionals" who were there to serve them. Unfortunately, this scenario is repeated too often throughout the United States.
Almost without exception, parents want their children to have more successful lives than themselves. Whether that success be academic, social, or career-related, parents want what is best for their children. Determining what is "best" is a complicated process. Parents must use their own familial experiences, cultural perspectives, belief systems, and knowledge to make decisions that will affect the developmental, communicative, and academic success of their children.
For parents of young children with hearing loss, research informs us that approximately 95% of these parents are hearing themselves and have little or no experience with deafness. Usually, their only exposure to deafness is what they've seen portrayed in the media or the occasional interaction with an older relative with an age-related hearing loss.
So, what are parents to do and how should they determine what is best for their infant or toddler who has been diagnosed with hearing loss? Once that diagnosis is confirmed, parents need access to information about communication options and expected outcomes, hearing technology, and the available services in the community. The child's audiologist is a pivotal professional in this process as he or she should get this discussion started. The range of hearing technology, such as digital hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices should be thoroughly reviewed and prescribed. Then, the family should be referred to an early intervention program (usually a statewide system), and appropriate early intervention services should be initiated.
The type, frequency, and intensity of the early intervention services should be based on the parents' desired outcomes for the child. That is, if the child's parents have decided that they want their child to be eventually mainstreamed in a local public school with hearing peers and to communicate using spoken language, then early intervention services should be structured to support those desired outcomes. Too often – in too many states – parents are given a very limited menu of services that are available and simply told which services will be provided. Of course, when this occurs, it fails the test of having services that are individualized, and the services certainly are not driven by what the parents want for their child with hearing loss.
Ultimately, parents need to make informed decisions about what they consider is appropriate for their child. They need to gather information from multiple sources, speak to other families who have navigated the system, and make sure they are informed about their rights. Each state has its own unique way of doing things, including how federal laws are interpreted and services provided. With perseverance and due diligence, parents usually can structure services that are appropriate for their child. The key is to be persistent and to not give up until the services provided support those long-term, desired outcomes that are envisioned for the child!
(Note: This blog was adapted from an original posting by the author on the Better Hearing Institute's Pediatrics Blog.)
K. Todd Houston, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, is an Associate Professor in the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at The University of Akron. His primary areas of research include spoken language acquisition in children with hearing loss, strategies for enhancing parent engagement in the intervention process, Auditory-Verbal Therapy, and telepractice. He directs the Telepractice and eLearning Laboratory (TeLL), an initiative to evaluate clinical practices in the area of distance service delivery in Speech-Language Pathology.


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UPDATE: Columbia Public Works Starting to Plow Residential Streets
COLUMBIA, MO (February 22, 2013) - Crews began plowing residential streets at 1pm today and hope to touch every street by sometime on Sunday. All available resources are being utilized and crews will continue 24-hour operations until every street is plowed.
With rate of snow yesterday and number of stalled cars, road crews didn't get a good start on plowing until early evening. The City had personnel pushing cars and other tasks, just so crews could get to First and Second priority streets.
Crews are now plowing residential streets in every ward. Crews began in the center of town and are working their way outward. On the next measurable 4 inches� snowfall, plowing will begin from the outer boundaries and work toward the center of town. This helps ensure that no particular neighborhood is always first.
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It's the end of the semester, which is good and bad. Good that I don't teach again until August. Bad that I have a mountain of papers to grade, and a million students emailing me. The internet has changed the teacher-student relationship forever.
The worst is they expect an immediate reply. Waiting 24 hours is neglect to them. Can you imagine that in the business world? When I was in college, we had email, but I can't remember ever emailing a professor. I must have, I'm sure I did, but it was such a rare occasion, I don't even remember. I called them, I made appointments to meet with them, I stopped by during office hours, but hounding them on the internet? Nope.
It's the most annoying thing ever, this internet. It means that people constantly have access to us, or assume they do. Sure, it's great to reach out and connect with someone instantaneously without having to shower or change out of my pj's, but it makes it impossible to duck and dodge. Sometimes, I just don't feel like talking on the phone, but if I don't answer when someone calls or texts, they assume I'm ignoring them. The same thing is true of student emails. They think they have access to me 24/7.
Now the bright side of teaching in the digital age is that it's suuuper easy to catch cheaters. Because cheaters are stupid, and they leave a digital footprint easy to track.
My favorite stories are the ones about students who tell sob stories of dead grandmothers, suicidal sisters or long mysterious hospital stays. I'm a sucker, I trust everyone, it's a blessing and a curse. I feel sad when a student tells me something tragic happened to them. I want to help. That's why I love teaching. But one thing I'm learning is, wait for it, not all these stories are true. Gasp!
I believe wholeheartedly that if you lie about a death in the family, karma is gonna get you like the bitch she is. One professor told me a student once lied about a dead grandma to get out of a midterm exam only to have the grandma actually croak when finals came around. The student confessed and cried and cried, worrying that her lie somehow killed her sweet Nana. And it probably did.
So I never ask to see death notices or funeral programs. Too sad and too personal, and if you lie about death, sooner or later, it's going to catch you.
A few months ago, a friend told me a story about a student who made up this elaborate lie that her sister was studying abroad in Paris but was so lonely, she tried to commit suicide. She had to rush to be by her sister's side. Sad story, and my friend almost believed it, but on a hunch, she turned to Facebook to investigate. Sure enough, the girl was dumb enough not to have any privacy settings turned on and had a long list of status updates about how cute French boys were and how much fun it was to shop on Champs-Élysées. Busted.
It's also super easy to catch kids plagiarizing. I read a paper that seems too good to be true, choose a sentence and type it into Google. Voila! So easy it's almost boring.
I caught a student who plagiarized on two papers (not one, but two!) and found she simply copied and pasted the entire papers from a website. Yet another way Google is making life easier. She tried to deny it when I showed her the papers and the print-out from the website. She told me that she thought that was the assignment. For a writing class. Instead of writing, I wanted them to copy someone else's writing and put their name on it. Hmm.
She cried and then threw her snotty Kleenex at me and stormed out of my office saying, "Now I have to transfer schools again!"
I saw her on campus the next semester, and she glared at me like I killed her grandmother. Though that was probably the lie that caused her to leave the last school. Will they ever learn? I doubt it, but I don't mind, the internet makes it fun to catch them.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Internet Savvy
It's the end of the semester, which is good and bad. Good that I don't teach again until August. Bad that I have a mountain of papers to grade, and a million students emailing me. The internet has changed the teacher-student relationship forever.
Posted by Penny Lane at 12:46 AM
4 comments:
- Girl in Carolina said...
Oh my...people are seriously stupid! I don't know how you handle it. lol
- April 26, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Date Girl said...
I have a complete love/hate relationship with the internet. I love blogging, but I definitely get tired of that "constantly connected" feeling. I take time off and just unplug and turn off everything, phone, computer, all of it.
Oh and when I was in the IT business, we couldn't ignore emails either. Not even at 8pm. UGHHHH.
That student story is hilarious. I would have laughed in her face.
- April 28, 2011 at 4:16 AM
- CarrieAnn said...
I get so crazy paranoid when I am writing a paper that someone will think that I am plagiarizing. I am the last person in the world who would do that, but I worry incessantly that if I turn in something good, my teacher will think I am cheating! Isn't that stupid?!
- April 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Jen Kucsak said...
Oh my god, don't even get me started! Whatever happened to the days of the commodore 64 and the zack morris phone???
- May 11, 2011 at 2:55 AM


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
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A Framework to Support Opportunistic Groups in Context Aware and Internet of Things ApplicationsZeit: Fri 8.5.2015, 13:00, 60 Minuten
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ZusammenfassungContext-aware computing utilizes information about users and their environment in order to provide relevant information and services. To date, however, most context-aware applications only take advantage of contexts that can either be produced on the device they are running on, or on external devices that are known beforehand. While there are many application domains that would benefit from the ability to serendipitously sense and share context between users/devices, creating these applications is currently difficult because there is no way for devices to work together without either 1) explicitly directing them to do so, or 2) through some form of advanced user coordination (e.g., sharing credentials, installing and running the same software). This makes these approaches useful when the need to exchange information is known a priori, but impractical for the one-time, spontaneous interactions that make up the majority of our lives. In this talk, I will present the Group Context Framework (GCF), a new software toolkit that simplifies the process of sharing contextual information between two or more devices. In contrast with other techniques that require explicit precoordination between the specific users/devices involved, GCF allows devices to intelligently and autonomously form opportunistic groups based on their contextual relevance to one another. This allows developers to take advantage of opportunistic context in their applications without requiring devices to explicitly know of each other in advance. In addition to providing the technical means for devices to form opportunistic groups and share context, we will also present a series of applications that demonstrates how this capability can be used to increase users´ ability to interact with other devices and with each other. Together, this work demonstrates the utility of opportunistic groups in context-aware computing, and highlights the critical challenges that need to be addressed in order for opportun-istic context sharing to be practical in real world systems.
VortragenderAnind K. Dey is the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, which performs research at the intersection of ubiquitous computing, human-computer interaction and machine learning, in the areas of mobile computing, health and sustainability among others. He has authored over 100 papers on these topics and serves on the editorial board of several journals. Anind received his PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, along with a Masters of Science in both Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering. He received his Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from Simon Fraser University.
Einladender: Univ.Prof. Dr. Alois Ferscha, Institut für Pervasive Computing
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Well its nearly here, just one more sleep and I have been banished to my little room whilst hubby wraps my pressies. I just thought I would show you my last lot of christmas cards for this year. I love this stamp by Penny Black.
Stamped here onto some Vellum which has snowflakes in the background with linen cardstock.
A ribbon and some crystals were added to bling it up!
A slightly different version with red and embossed gold.
Some red gems were added to finish it off and linen cardstock for the card itself.
This beautiful Papermania Stamp with baubles and extra bling.
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STOCKBRIDGE -- In one drawing by Istvan Banyai, a Hungarian-born illustrator whose work is now being shown at the Norman Rockwell Museum, a red-headed young lady with a rakish straw hat looks out to sea where a sailboat drifts off in the distance. Oddly, though, she leans forward, resting her hands on the horizon of the water as though she were leaning on a table.
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The dozen covers Banyai has done for The New Yorker magazine demonstrate his ability to combine graceful imagery with subtle yet provocative narratives. One cover drawing shows a young man carrying his sweetheart out into a lake for a moonlight swim. At the edge of the beach is a hand written "No Trespassing" sign, which suggests that romance trumps the silly, arbitrary rules that constrict society.
The clarity, simplicity and humor of Norman Rockwell's artwork has had a powerful impact on Banyai.
Banyai knew about and admired Rockwell when he was in college in Hungary. Defying the dictates of the repressive Communist regime, a professor brought a book of Rockwell's art into class. Banyai was intrigued by the painting "Going and Coming," which showed an American family going both ways on a car-trip vacation -- happy and anticipatory going out and weary and dejected coming home.
"I have goosebumps," Banyai said at the opening of his solo show, "Stranger in a Strange Land," at the Norman Rockwell Museum. "It's truly bizarre to think I'm now hanging in this museum with the great Norman Rockwell's paintings hanging on the other side of the wall."
Though he now lives and works in a comfortable rural home in Connecticut with serene woodland views out his studio window, Banyai's journey from his native Hungary to the Norman Rockwell Museum has been a rough road.
After the failed "uprising" in Hungary in 1956, the Communist government crushed the country's dissident art community and forced the country's rebellious artists to go underground. As a 1973 graduate of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Banyai had the skills and ambition to create his own brand of art.
Not surprisingly, the Soviets didn't like what Banyai drew. So he made a run for freedom and resumed his career in Paris. Unable to get citizenship in France, he then traveled to the United States in the mid-1980s and worked in Los Angeles and New York City, where he developed his distinctive style and found his niche in the world of visual commentary.
The title curator Martin Mahoney gave the exhibition -- "Stranger in a Strange Land" -- reflects Banyai's itinerant history and his role as an outsider in the artistic sense.
"Coming by way of Budapest and Paris," Mahoney said, "Banyai could see the United States and its pop culture, politics and national identity with a somewhat removed, bemused and sarcastic gaze."
Banyai's work crackles with energy and soars with imagination. Steven Heller, a New York City art director and author of art books, described Banyai as "perpetually in a state of creative lunacy that only a gifted artist can achieve."
And in this state Banyai takes liberties with time, space, point of view and perspective. In Banyai's world, nothing is what it seems.
He describes his work as "an organic combination of turn of the century Viennese retro, interjected with American pop, some European absurdity added for flavor, served on a cartoon-style color palette."
However his art is described, it clearly reaches beyond commercial illustration and moves him into the territory of fine art.
Banyai's illustrations often make sharp commentaries on issues that are changing the contemporary world. In a cover for Atlantic Fiction Magazine, a man stands by his fireplace reading his Kindle while his books go up in flames. The piece dramatizes Banyai's feeling that people are making books irrelevant in a world where endless information is available electronically in the palm of the hand.
Banyai reinforced the meaning of his drawing when he said at his show's opening, "wait until they pull the plug on electricity .. and the books are all gone."
If you go ...
What: 'Evening with Istvan Banyai'
Where: Norman Rockwell Museum, Route 183, Stockbridge
When: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
Information: (413) 298-4100,
What: 'Stranger in a Strange Land,'
solo show of work by Istvan Banyai
Where Norman Rockwell Museum.
When: Through May 5
Museum open daily, weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Information: www.nrm.org
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Another year of high school sports action is in the rearview mirror, but the memories will linger for a long time.
Local athletes turned heads last winter, dazzled in the spring and enthralled in the autumn.
With another winter season underway and the calendar now reading 2013, here's one final look back to the thrills that made up 2012.
When 2011 gave way to 2012, all four city boys' basketball teams were clearly playoff-bound. In Western A, reigning regional champion Cheverus and dangerous Deering and Portland were all jockeying for top spots. In Western C, Waynflete was making it clear that its run to the semifinals the year before was no fluke.
On the girls' side, it was McAuley and everyone else, although the Lions were tested by rival Deering and upstart Scarborough in the month. The Rams and Cheverus were winning the majority of their games, while in Western C, Waynflete, despite injury problems again, loomed as a dangerous threat.
On the ice, the Cheverus boys were enjoying their best season since the championship years of 2005 and 2006, while the Stags girls and resurgent Portland girls were also turning heads.
Skiing, swimming, track and wrestling teams and individuals made a mark as they geared up for the postseason.
February vacation week brought the first hardware of the new year.
Cheverus' Iain Whitis won the Class A wrestling state title at 120 pounds.
In track, where the Deering boys missed out on a state title by a single, agonizing point, Jared Bell managed to emerge as the top shot putter in Class A. In the girls' Class A meet, Cheverus' Fiona Hendry won state titles in both the mile and two-mile.
In the pool, there were no shortage of stellar performances. Cheverus' Trebor Lawton was named Performer of the Class A boys' meet after winning the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley titles as the Stags finished second as a team. Deering's Eric Delmonte (100 breaststroke) was also a champion. On the girls' side, Deering's Genevieve Worthley was named Performer of the Class A meet after she won both the IM and breaststroke championships. In Class B, Waynflete's Amelia Deady was tops in both the 200 and 500 girls' freestyle, while teammate Colby Harvey took the 100 butterfly crown. The Flyers program continued to surge up the standings, winning the Southwestern meet and placing third in Class B.
Portland's Nordic ski team turned heads by placing in Class A, a stunning result considering the team's lack of numbers.
Attention then turned to the basketball championships.
On the boys' side, in Western C, Waynflete got past Wiscasset in quarterfinals, then lost in the semis for the second year in a row, to Old Orchard Beach. In Western A, Portland had high hopes entering the tournament, but was stunned by South Portland in the quarterfinals. Cheverus and Deering squared off in the semifinals and the Rams rode a fast start to a victory, reaching the regional final, where they and Bonny Eagle put on a memorable show. It came down to a final shot and Deering senior Patrick Green buried it, a 3-pointer, to give the Rams a 45-42 win and a berth in the state final.
On the girls' side, Waynflete, despite being seeded seventh, embarked on another deep run. After dominating Lisbon in a preliminary round game, the Flyers upset No. 2 Madison, then No. 3 Boothbay Region as junior star Martha Veroneau set a scoring record. Waynflete's run finally ended with a close loss to top-ranked Hall-Dale in the regional final. In Western A, Deering was upset by Windham in the quarterfinals and Cheverus, despite leading most of the way, ran out of gas and lost to Scarborough in its quarterfinal. That left the mighty Lions of McAuley, who would not stumble. The Lions downed Westbrook, Windham and Scarborough with relative ease to capture a second straight regional crown.
Hockey saw not only Portland's girls reach the playoffs, but enjoy their first ever postseason win, 6-2, over Cheverus in the West Region quarterfinals. The Bulldogs were eliminated by powerhouse Falmouth in the semis. On the boys' side, Cheverus earned the No. 4 seed in Western A, but was upset by Marshwood/Traip, 5-3, in the quarterfinals on the final day of the month.
The first Saturday of March saw a McAuley coronation. The Lions were pushed for awhile by Cony in the Class A state game, but down the stretch, they wouldn't be denied and went on to a 54-41 win.
Six days later, McAuley senior standout Alexa Coulombe was named Miss Maine Basketball.
April and May
The short spring regular season featured much excitement and triumph.
Defending state champion Cheverus was again the Class A baseball team to beat. In Western C, Waynflete was once again competitive.
Boys' lacrosse featured strong play from Cheverus and Deering, as Portland and Waynflete hoped to make playoff runs.
On the girls' side, Waynflete, as always, was one of the top contenders for a state title. Cheverus and Portland were also in the postseason hunt.
Area track stars geared up for the postseason.
The tennis story featured excellence from several city teams.
On June 2, Cheverus' Matt Cushing (boys' javelin), Joe Slattery (boys' long jump) and Katie Shapiro (girls' discus) all won individual outdoor track championships.
A week later, both Waynflete tennis teams won more hardware. It was the girls' squad's second Class C title in succession, while the boys made it five in a row. McAuley almost won the Class A girls' crown, while Portland's girls were once again superb.
On the diamond, Cheverus' hopes for a repeat title were denied in epic fashion, on a walkoff home run in the regional final against Scarborough.
The top local boys' lacrosse story was Cheverus, which ousted Deering in the regional final (the Rams had eliminated Portland in overtime in the quarterfinals), earning a berth in the state game for the first time in the MPA Era. The Stags fought defending champion Scarborough tooth and nail, but in the end, dropped a 9-4 decision in the final game of Deke Andrew's long run as the only coach the program had known.
On the girls' side, Cheverus again reached the Eastern A Final, only to lose to Brunswick, again, and Portland was ousted in the quarterfinals. That left the storied Flyers of Waynflete who would embark on the most stirring playoff run in program history. There wasn't a lot of buzz around the Flyers as they entered the tournament ranked second to undefeated Cape Elizabeth and slightly ahead of a Falmouth team which it had lost to on its home field, but Waynflete rallied for a palpitating semifinal round victory over the Yachtsmen, then did the same against the Capers in the regional final. Martha Veroneau (equally skilled on the lacrosse field as the hardcourt) capped a comeback with one of the most breathtaking individual plays you'll ever see and the Flyers went on to break Cape Elizabeth's heart on sophomore Walker Foehl's overtime goal. The state final proved anticlimactic as Waynflete dominated Freeport to return to the pinnacle after a two-year absence.
July and August
High school action took a short break, while familiar names competed in road races and American Legion ball. By mid-August, fall practice was underway.
Autumn brought football, soccer, field hockey, cross country and golf excitement.
On the gridiron, two-time defending Class A champion Cheverus continued to win as it closed in on a hallowed record. Portland showed great improvement under new coach Jim Hartman, while across town, Deering struggled early before Kenny Sweet took over under center, getting the Rams moving.
On the pitch, defending Class C boys' champion Waynflete had the pieces in place to repeat, while Cheverus and Deering also looked strong. Portland struggled early, but that would change.
On the girls' side, Waynflete was competitive, but had trouble scoring goals at key times. Cheverus and Deering were also looking good.
Cheverus' field hockey team once again led the way, with resurgent Deering turning heads and Waynflete producing its best team in decades.
Cross country and golf teams hinted at success to come and volleyball came to the city courtesy a first-year Cheverus program.
Golf held its state championship on Oct. 6. Cheverus came in third.
Cheverus' three-year reign as girls' cross country champion ended, but the Stags and several other city runners had strong showings at the state meet.
Waynflete's field hockey team hosted a playoff game for the first time in program history. The Flyers were upset by Dirigo, but had a season to remember. Deering made it back to the postseason after a two-year absence and Cheverus shook off its 2011 disappointment by winning two games to reach the regional final before finally losing to Scarborough.
The soccer playoffs began with the Portland boys, who turned their season around in dramatic fashion, shocked defending champion Windham in double overtime in the preliminary round. The Bulldogs' "house money" finally played itself out in a quarterfinal round loss to eventual champion Scarborough. Deering ousted Cheverus in the preliminary round on penalty kicks, but suffered a PK loss at Kennebunk in the quarterfinals. Waynflete advanced to the regional final for the third year in a row.
On the girls' side, Cheverus upset Deering in the preliminary round, then fell on PKs at Windham in the quarterfinals. Waynflete then embarked on a memorable run. With many of the same faces from lacrosse doing their thing, the Flyers defeated Wiscasset in the quarterfinals, erupted in the second half for a win over Lisbon in the semis, then avenged their 2011 playoff ouster with a 2-1 double OT win at St. Dom's, on senior Sadie Cole's winner, in the regional final Halloween afternoon.
Cheverus football went undefeated once again and on the 13th, downed host Thornton Academy, 28-14, in a highly touted "Game of the Century." The next week, the Stags beat visiting Deering, 21-0, to tie South Portland's record of 31 straight Class A victories. On Oct. 27, again facing the Rams, Cheverus set a new mark by rolling to a 49-0 romp. Portland, meanwhile, won its first playoff game in seven seasons, downing Windham in its quarterfinal.
The Waynflete boys hoped to join the girls in the state final, but on the 1st, the Flyers were stymied by Hall-Dale and lost on PKs in the regional final.
Two days later, the Waynflete girls met Fort Kent in the Class C state game at Scarborough. The Flyers continued their trend of living dangerously and were behind, 2-1, in the second half, but scored two quick goals and held on for a 3-2 victory, earning their first championship in four seasons.
Football then had center stage all to itself. In the semifinals, Portland had no answers for Cheverus as the Stags rolled, 35-7. That set up a delicious regional final showdown with Thornton Academy, but this time, Cheverus' luck would run out. The Stags trailed most of the way and despite a valiant effort, saw their 34-game streak and two-year title reign conclude with a 20-13 loss.
If it was any consolation, Cheverus senior Donald Goodrich was named a Fitzpatrick Trophy semifinalist and later, a finalist for the award which will be given in January.
Winter has returned and the fun begins again.
In boys' basketball, Deering and Portland could be the top two teams in Western A when all is said and done Cheverus will only get better in its first season under coach Dan Costigan, who replaced the legendary Bob Brown, who retired. Waynflete appears capable of a deep run in Western C.
On the girls' side, McAuley is up to its old tricks, extending its three-year win streak to 31 games at press time. Cheverus and Deering will make life tough for the Lions as the season progresses and Portland is capable of springing an upset. Waynflete, if it stays healthy, has a great shot to get over the hump and play for and win a first Class C championship.
On the ice, Cheverus' boys got off to a hot start before running into Portland in the "City Cup." Both teams will be in contention for a playoff spot this winter.
Both the Cheverus and Portland girls have had moments of greatness and will also be in the mix.
Swimming, track and wrestling have provided positive glimpses and skiing is about to get underway.
Say goodbye to the wonderful year that was. We welcome 2013 and look forward to a new batch of highlights.
Happy New Year everyone!
Sports Editor Michael Hoffer can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @foresports.
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Miss Maine Basketball Alexa Coulombe and her teammates celebrated a second straight Class A state title back in March.
After a scintillating playoff run, the Waynflete girls' lacrosse team celebrated winning the Class B state championship in June.
Cheverus and Portland's football teams were on a playoff collision course back in November. The two-time defending Class A champion Stags beat the Bulldogs in the semifinals, but their reign ended with a loss to Thornton Academy in the regional final.
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Lydia Panas is an award-winning photographer whose work has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and abroad, and has won numerous awards. She was one of nine International Discoveries, Houston Fotofest in 2007. Her work is included in numerous collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brooklyn Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. Lydia has degrees from Boston College, the School of Visual Arts, New York University/International Center of Photography, as well as an Independent Study Fellowship from the Whitney Museum of American Art. Lydia has taught photography at a number of institutions, including The Museum of Modern Art, Lafayette, Muhlenberg and Moravian Colleges, Kutztown University, The Maine Media Workshops, The Vermont College MFA program, and the Baum School of Art/Lehigh Carbon Community College.