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5979 Main Street Olcott, NY 14126(716) 778-7066
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Olcott Beach Carousel Park, Inc. is a not-for profit corporation that was formed for the purpose of creating an historic amusement park reminiscent of the 1940-1950's era. It is at 5979 Main Street Olcott at the site of the 1940's Olcott Amusement park.
The corporation is made up of volunteers from the community and Rosemary Sansone serves as its chairman. The volunteers devote countless hours toward developing and maintaining this vintage 1940's kiddy theme park.
The original 1940's carousel building was restored and furnished with a 1928 Hershell Spillman carousel. This carousel closely resembles the original carousel which was operated in the building from the 1940's - 80's. In addition to the carousel, the park has five vintage kiddy rides: a 1946 Allen Herschell Kiddy Auto / Fire Truck Ride (originally from Olcott), a 1940's Allen Herschell Sky Fighter, a 1940's Boat Ride, a 1950's Rocket Swing Ride and a kiddy Ferris Wheel (originally located at the Whistle Pig in Niagara Falls). The cost per ride is 25 cents
Large murals are displayed in the two kiddie ride pavilions that feature scenes from Olcott Beach's past. The park also has a 1931 Wurlitzer Band Organ and engraved brick pathways A vintage arcade is housed in a reproduction of the historic Boeckmann Studio and seven skee ball machines are located in the east ride pavilion as well as rocking chairs.
The recently built Tom Kelley Rustic Theater is a replica of the Rustic Theater from the early 1900's that was once located in nearby Krull Park. It is used for special events to entertain patrons.
Anyone who would like to volunteer can call Rosemary Sansone (778-7066). Barb Colley (778-8284), or inquire at the ticket booth in Olcott Beach Carousel Park.
Memorial Day WeekendJuneJuly through Labor Day
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12 noon - 6 p.m.- Saturday and Sunday 12 - 6 p.m.- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 - 6 p.m.- Labor Day 12 - 6 p.m.
For more information call (716) 778-7066 or (716) 778-8284
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I can't believe it's Tuesday already! Thanksgiving absolutely flew by. I had a great time visiting my parents, and I'll put up some pics and a simple recipe for cranberry sauce later this week! But now, it's all about Linzer Sables, this week's TWD recipe that was chosen by noskos of Living the Life.
These classic cookies turned out to be very tasty. Traditionally they're filled with blackcurrant jam, but I went with raspberry jam since that's what was in my grocery store ;) Dorie also suggested a ganache filling, which I definitely would have tried, but my 3" cookie cutter only gave me 14 cookie sandwiches to play with.
The recipe calls for finely chopped nuts, so I broke out the super fine almond flour that I keep in the freezer. The dough was spiced with cinnamon and cloves.
Dorie called for this dough to be rolled out to 1/4" thick, but I rolled it a little thinner based on reviews from the P&Q's.
It was a little hard to work with, especially when it got at all warm, so I had to keep putting it back in the fridge to chill.
As I said before, I got 14 sandwiches, 28 individual cookies. I took Dorie's suggestion and used a piping tip to cut the center peek-a-boo hole.
Fully baked cookie:
I also made a couple of tiny ones for us to taste, since we are giving most of these away.
Once the cookies were cool, I poured on the boiled and slightly cooled jam and water mix. My jam was maybe a little too thin and kept running everywhere... that's what I get for being impatient :-p
When I assembled them, the tops slid around a little bit, but eventually settled down into place.
They turned out to be very pretty! I sprinkled some powdered sugar on top, and set them in the fridge for a few minutes so the jam could set a little bit more.
I really liked the flavors in these cookies and I'm glad I stuck with the classic jam, but I know I would have liked chocolate or Nutella as filling too! Thanks for the pick, noskos — what a great way to kick off the holiday cookie season :) Now go check out the rest of the TWD blogs for their cookies!

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Seanie needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 70 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Biddy Friel's is a genuine Irish pub in Ireland. It combines the feel of a traditional Irish pub with a more contemporary bistro/restaurant and it has established reputation for good music/events/functions.
The pub now wishes to develop a new logo that reflects this blend of traditional and contemporary.
The logo will be used primarily for signage initially, both on the pub itself and on directional signs, so it is important that the logo and/or fonts are very strong and easily read. The logo will also then be used for posters, menus, uniforms etc.
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- The pub itself has a dominant feature which is a Norman-style (11th Century) castle tower.
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More Details On Upcoming Nokia Lumia 1020 WP8 Smartphone With 41MP Camera Emerge Ahead of Release
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 9, 2013 - 06:01 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wp8, windows phone 8, nokia lumia 1020, nokia, lumia 1020
Additional details have emerged concerning Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 8 smartphone with 41MP camera: the Lumia 1020 "EOS." Thanks to Windows Phone Central, several of the rumored specifications have been confirmed and new photos of the hardware are available.
According to the new information, the new smartphone is officially the Lumia 1020 and it will run the latest update of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.0 mobile operating system. It will be an AT&T exclusive in the United States and should be available around the end of June, at the earliest.
The smartphone features a polycarbonate body (like its other WP8 phones) that will come in yellow, white, or black. The front of the device is dominated by a 4.5" 720p AMOLED display. The rear of the phone sports the most interesting bit of hardware on this phone, which is the PureView camera.
The camera features a 41MP sensor and Xenon and LED flashes. Other specifications include F2.2 aperture and Optical Image Stabilization. Nokia will be bundling a pre-installed Pro Camera app that will allow users to adjust ISO, white balance, manual focus, shutter speed, and flash usage.
The Lumia 1020 will take a 32MP and super-sampled (7:1) 5MP photo simultaneously at a 16:9 aspect ratio or a single 4:3 aspect ratio photo at 38MP. Unfortunately, video functionality has not been detailed.
Internal specifications include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (rumor) SoC, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage (not expandable). Wireless technology includes an FM radio, NFC (Near Field Communication) radio, Wi-Fi, cellular (bands not specified yet), and an optional back cover that enables wireless charging. If the SoC is indeed the Snapdragon 800, that means four Krait 400 CPU cores clocked at up to 2.3GHz, an Adreno 330 GPU, and a 4G LTE modem.
The new Nokia Lumia 1020 WP8 flagship is being shipped to various Microsoft stores on June 22nd, and is coming to AT&T at the end of June. The AT&T subsidized price with a 2 year contract has not been announced, but the off-contract price is allegedly $602.
Nokia Launching $149 Lumia 928 With WP8 On May 16th
Subject: General Tech | May 12, 2013 - 06:16 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wp8, Qualcomm MSM8960, nokia, lumia 928, lumia
Nokia will be launching a new Windows Phone 8 smartphone next week that trades in the traditional colorful Lumia designs for a sleek black or white finish. The Nokia Lumia 928 smartphone will be available on Verizon Wireless in the US.
The smartphone features a 4.5" WXGA OLED display with a resolution of 1280x768. The front of the phone resembles a flat rectangle with slightly rounded corners while the back is slightly curved. On the front below the display are capacitive buttons and above the display is a 1.2MP webcam that is capable of shooting still images or 720p HD videos. Three high amplitude microphones are also included. The Nokia 928 smartphone also uses a rear PureView 8.7MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics capable of shooting 1080p30 HD video. This main camera has optical image stabilization and a Xenon flash for still images (and a LED flash for video).
On the inside, the Nokia Lumia 928 is powered by a dual core Qualcomm MSM8960+WTR processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and a 2000mAh battery. Wireless charging and an NFC radio are also included. Of course, the Lumia 928 is running Microsoft's latest Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system.
The Lumia 928 will be available at Verizon (both in-store and online) for $149. A $50 mail in rebate will bring that price down to $99. On top of that, for a limited time, you can get $25 of Windows Store credit to spend on apps and games. From the specifications, it seems like a decent midrange smartphone so long as you do not need any Android or iOS exclusive applications.
Nokia Sold 4.4 Million Lumia Phones in Q4'12
Subject: Mobile | January 10, 2013 - 11:23 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wp8, nokia, microsoft, lumia
Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia has released a preliminary report on last quarter's WP8 handset sales. There is good news and bad news.
On the positive side of things, Nokia managed to sell approximately 4.4 million Lumia-series smartphones running the Windows Phone OS. While not spectacular, it is a healthy ramp-up in Lumia phone sales versus previous quarters. For example, in Q4 of 2011 the company sold 1 million Windows Phone handsets, and then it managed to sell 2.9 million in Q3 of 2012 resulting in both year over year and quarter over quarter growth. Another interesting figure from the report is that Nokia has sold a total of 14.3 million Lumia smartphones to date. Lumia sales in Q4 2012 have also managed to surpass the company's 2.2 million Symbian OS phone sales in Q4'12.
And now for the slightly-less-good news. The Lumia series (and Windows Phone 8 OS/handsets in general) continue to occupy the spot of 'mobile OS underdog' by a significant margin. To put the Lumia/WP8 sales in perspective, according to Android Authority, Samsung made $8.1 billion through sales of approximately 65.7 million Android smartphones. On the other hand, Nokia's sales of Windows Phone hardware has surpassed its sales of phones powered by Symbian OS (at 2.2 million in Q4'12).
The numbers do seem to suggest that the market for Nokia Lumia handsets is slowly growing so it will be interesting to see sales figures a few years down the road. (Note that historic growth does not necessarily equal future growth. It does suggest that it is on the rise though. heh).
HTC Announces Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S Smartphones, Coming to Verizon (among others)
Subject: Mobile | September 20, 2012 - 08:23 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wp8, windows phone 8x, windows phone 8s, windows phone 8, snapdragon s4, microsoft, htc
Not content to let Samsung and Nokia have all the fun with Windows Phone 8, smartphone company HTC has announced two new WP8 devices. The results of a partnership with Microsoft, HTC will be releasing the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S shortly following the official unveiling of the Windows Phone 8 operating system in October.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X will be the company's flagship WP8 smartphone. On the outside, the HTC phone features a 4.2" Super LCD 2 display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels (341 PPI). The smartphones will come in yellow, red, black, and blue colors. The front of the device is flat with a ring of color (of your choice) while the back and edges are rounded. No specific dimensions were given, but the smartphone weighs 130 grams. Cameras include a 2.1 MP front-facing camera for video calling that is capable of recording 1080p video as well as an 8 MP rear camera.
Internal specifications include a 1.5GHz dual core SnapDragon S4 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and an 1800 mAh battery. Wi-Fi and NFC radios are also present, but the Windows Phone 8X does not appear to support US LTE networks similar to the Samsung ATIV S. On the audio side of things, HTC is touting Beats Audio functionality and an internal amplifier that will allow users to attach larger headphones to the HTC 8X.
The 8X is not the only Windows Phone 8 smartphone that HTC is releasing. Positioned as a budget WP8 option is the HTC Windows Phone 8S. This device goes for a two-tone approach by placing a strip of color along the bottom of the front that extends to fill the entire back. The area around the display is black, and the available colors include white, yellow, red, and blue. It weighs in at 113 grams, which makes it the lightest WP8 smartphone announced so far.
The front of the device features a 4" Super LCD with resolution of 800x480 (233 PPI), and a row of capacitive buttons. There is no front-facing camera on this smartphone, but it does have a mircoSD card slot (unlike the 8X).
Internal specifications include a dual core SnapDragon S4 SoC running at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, and a 1700 mAh battery. The HTC 8S does feature a 5MP rear camera that is capable of recording 720p video. Radios include Wi-Fi and at least 3G. It does not appear to support LTE networks. There is also no NFC support.
WPCentral got hands-on time with the 8S.
The HTC 8S also has support for Beats audio, and HTC is including a Beats Audio application that will allow users to adjust audio output settings.
HTC has not announced any specific pricing, but both models should be available for purchase in November. The HTC 8X smartphone will be supported on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon in the US. In Canada, Bell and Rogers will support the 8X, and in Europe it will be carried by Orange, O2, Telefonica, MTS, Three UK, T-Mobile, and Vodafone. Unfortunately, there is no word on which cellular networks will carry the HTC 8S. At least in the US, AT&T and T-Mobile seem like good bets.
Comparison of Upcoming Windows Phone 8 Devices
Some details are not official yet (LTE support), or unknown.
The 8X and 8S are smaller than the Windows Phone 8 devices from Nokia and Samsung, and it will be interesting to see which design direction customers prefer. I would expect both of the HTC smartphones to be priced comptetively under the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 based on the specifications to try and lure potential customers in with a lower price tag and similar feature set. As far as raw specs go, the Lumia series seems to have the upper hand, but if HTC prices these right it could be a popular and 'good enough' alternative.
You can find more photos of the 8X over at WPCentral. The video below shows off both the HTC 8X and 8S and the design concepts behind them.
Samsung Unveils ATIV S WP8 Smartphone at IFA 2012
Subject: Mobile | September 6, 2012 - 07:16 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wp8, windows phone 8, Samsung, microsoft, ifa, ativ s
Tablets and ultrabooks are not the only devices Samsung is unveiling at IFA 2012. The company also showed off its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the ATIV S.
Featuring a brushed aluminum chassis, the ATIV S is 8.7mm thin and weights 135 grams (just under 0.3 pounds). It is approximately 5.4" tall and 2.8" wide at 137.2mm x 70.5mm. The front of the smartphone features a large 4.8" HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Below the display is a slightly raised physical Windows button along with capacitive back and search buttons on either side. Above the display is a 1.9MP webcam and aluminum speaker grill. On the rear of the ATIV S is an 8MP autofocus camera, rear aluminum speaker bar, and a compartment that holds a 2300 mAh battery.
Inside the smartphone running Windows Phone 8 is a 1.5 GHz dual core ARM SoC, 1GB of RAM, and 16 or 32 GB of storage. The ATIV S also includes a microSD card slot. According to the Windows Team Blog, the ATIV S is noticeably thinner than Samsung's other Windows Phone (7) smartphones. On the other hand, the phone is wider and taller, so it is less pocket-able. Thanks to the slightly curved edges of the phone, it is easy to hold and use with one hand despite the larger form factor (I'm sure Josh is making a joke for the podcast as we speak).
Overall, it looks like Samsung has put a lot of work into its new ATIV S Windows Phone 8 smartphone. While I've been intrigued with the Windows Phone mobile OS for a while now, I have not found a phone running it that I like; Nokia is great and all but the Nokia 920's design just isn't my thing. Personally, I think the ATIV S might be the perfect replacement for my Samsung Infuse 4G. You can see more photos of the ATIV S over at the Windows Team Blog.
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I used to sneer at Chinatowns.
I considered them tourist attractions that I wanted nothing to do with. I grew up in Taiwan with Chinese food and Chinese culture—what's new to see in any city's Chinatown?
I've been living in the U.S. since 1989, and in Portland for the past decade. But it wasn't until 2008, when I produced my first documentary, Pig Roast & Tank of Fish, that I began to explore Portland's Chinatown and sensed a shift in myself from being a Chinese in America to a Chinese-American.
At the time, I didn't know our Chinatown had been the second largest in the country during the early 1900s. By 2008, many Chinese restaurants (including the legendary Hung Far Low) and businesses had either closed or moved. And there was already talk about a "new Chinatown" emerging along 82nd Avenue, becoming a popular destination for authentic Chinese food and a bountiful source of hard-to-find Asian grocery items.
Before my mother moved to Portland from Monterey Park (aka "Little Taipei") in Los Angeles five years ago, my experience on 82nd was restricted to occasional visits to Fubonn (the largest Asian shopping center in Oregon) for my fix of I Mei coconut butter cookies, my supply of dumpling dipping sauce, as well as my semiannual invitations to the Chinatown Old-Timers Luncheon at Super King Buffet.
But I began to experience 82nd more often when I accompanied my mom to the Chinese Free Methodist Church of Portland, located at Southeast 84th Avenue and Morrison Street. There is something very profound and heartwarming about pigging out on Chinese food with the congregation right after church service.
WW asked me to explore the changes along 82nd. I focused on the portion of the street between Northeast Glisan Street and Southeast Holgate Boulevard, a 2.5-mile section that passes through the Montavilla, South Tabor, Foster-Powell and Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhoods.
It's still a commercial corridor of strip malls, used-car lots and gas stations, but the area has become one of the most ethnically diverse in Oregon, with many Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Latino restaurants and businesses. One businessman told me 82nd is so diverse it's not right to call it a "new Chinatown."
The result of my reporting is a 22-minute documentary where I share a visit to my mother's church; meet Cindy Louis, who (with degrees in oceanography and chemistry) now runs Canton Grill, a restaurant opened by her grandfather in 1944; and attend Slavic Church Emmanuel, located in the former Eastgate Theater, with a congregation of at least 600.
Ivy Lin is a documentary filmmaker whose work also includes Come Together Home, a film about the journey home of the remains of early Chinese immigrants from Portland's Lone Fir Cemetery. See more of her work at ivylinstoryteller.com.


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RJ Weiss needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
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My target audience if you haven't been able to tell, is anyone in Generation Y. Think anyone in their 20's.
I want the word Gen Y to stand out in the design
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Polling Geeks needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 305 designs submitted by 69 freelance designers.
Precision Polling
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Junior Ahmed Twins Adapted Quickly to Wabashby Jeremy Sexton • January 1, 2006 Share:
Tahir and Zuber Ahmed still find time to play a round of golf on the weekends despite that they are two of the busiest students on campus. Tahir and Zuber both major in economics and are members on the Little Giant soccer team.
"You're just so busy with work and with classes and with homework it's hard to find any time to do anything else," the identical twins agreed, "but honestly it is all worth it and we're happy to be here."
Both Tahir and Zuber spent their youth in boarding school in West Bengal, India, and now find themselves at Wabash College.
"Wabash is very different than boarding school because we find ourselves having so much more freedom," Tahir said. "Wabash gives you a lot of liberty but you have to be responsible with what you do with it."
"We heard about Wabash College from the Princeton Review. We were considering many other schools such as Denison, Manchester, and Depauw," Tahir said, "Wabash gave us everything we wanted and more and we couldn't be happier. Wabash was our first choice. When you go to a big university it is so easy to get lost, and so hard to get oriented with everything that is happening on campus, but at Wabash they encourage you to get involved."
Tahir and Zuber have been busy over their first two years at Wabash College. During the summer of 2005 the two participated in the first Present Indiana Project as part of the Lilly Endowment grant. Also, during the 2004-2005 school Tahir and Zuber initiated a fundraiser selling shirts to raise money for the victims of the massive tsunami that devastated much of Asia. Collectively they helped raise over $1,500 for the Red Cross.
"Tahir and Zuber are ideal international students for Wabash College," said David Clapp, Director of Off-Campus Studies & International students. They work hard at everything they do, have wonderful attitudes, give generously of their time, and make friends wherever they go."
But the twins admit it's not always easy.
"It's hard being so far away from home for such a long time, but we know and appreciate the fact our parents support us one-hundred percent," Zuber said. "We also have made a ton of great friends at Wabash who also support us and will last a lifetime. But the one thing we do miss from home is the food. The food in America just isn't spicy enough for us"
Tahir and Zuber will not graduate until 2007, but like most Wabash men they too are thinking about their futures.
"We would really like to go to graduate school in the United States because that is what Wabash has prepared us for." Zuber said. "We are really looking forward to what the future holds.
Tahir agrees, expressing confidence in he and his brother's ability to adapt. "Whatever either one of us does I know we'll be good at it."
Sexton is a Wabash College junior and English major.


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After 35 years, Stitchin' Post, in small Sisters, Oregon, is still a heavy hitter in the world of quilting.
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Stitchin' Post is located in Sisters, Oregon, a tiny town of about 2,000. Stitchin' Post, owned by Jean Wells and Valori Wells, is one of the most-visited shops in the United States and is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
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Visitors find color inspiration in all corners of the shop. Among fabric bolts and displays, you'll find books and patterns by Jean and Valori.
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Front row, from left: Lawry Thorn, Vickie Anast, Cindy Young, Carolyn Spencer, Jean Wells (co-owner); second row: Dawn Eby, Tamra Dumolt, Peggy Lindsay, Sally Brittain, and Valori Wells (co-owner); third row: Annette Caldwell, Jackie Erickson, Paige Vitek, Kati Lindbloom, Joyce Boyd, Janice Demers, Susan Cobb, and Debi Pryor.
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Jean and Valori also own and operate the adjoining store, Twigs Home and Garden. For the past 12 years, Twigs has carried yarn, knitting supplies, gifts, and eco-friendly products.
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Della, Valori's new fabric collection, is available in plush and flannel, perfect for baby quilts and gifts.
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Recently, Jean has been focusing on abstract work. With her new book, Intuitive Color & Design: Adventures in Art Quilting, Jean hopes to help quilters embrace the idea of making a contemporary quilt.
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For more information on Stitchin' Post, visit stitchinpost.com [16].


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Expensive safety upgrades, along with falling attendance and a decline in donations, have left the San Francisco Zoo in a financial crisis. Spokesperson Lora LaMarca says that two tiger attacks at the zoo are partly to blame.
Now the zoo is looking at measures ranging from layoffs to reducing park hours to close a $2.2 million revenue shortfall.
Since a 2007 tiger attack, the zoo reports they've lost $430,000 in cancelled memberships and $1.2 million in donations. In addition, attendance has dropped by more than 20,800 in the zoo's 2008-2009 fiscal year.
On Christmas Day in 2007, one zoo visitor was killed and two brothers were injured when they were attacked by Tatiana, a Siberian tiger who escaped from her enclosure. 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. was found with a slashed throat near the the exhibit.
Police were able to distract and kill the cat. Zoo officials were under the impression that the tiger had been taunted, possibly with slingshots, which they believe provoked the tiger to escape. The zoo installed glazing and fencing on top of a barrier wall to extend it to a minimum of 19 feet following the incident. In addition, a concrete moat wall was extended to 16 feet 4 inches and a hotwire was installed.
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This Week: The Ferris State University football team visits Northwood this Saturday (Nov. 9) for a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) road contest at Hantz Stadium in Midland, Mich. Kickoff for the Bulldogs' final regular-season road game is slated for 12 p.m. (ET).
Winning Season: The Bulldogs officially recorded their eighth winning season in the last 11 years by beating Wayne State in impressive fashion 41-10 last week (Nov. 2) at Top Taggart Field. FSU has now finished with a winning season 17 times in the last 25 campaigns, including 12 times in the last 19 years. The Bulldogs won five consecutive conference championship titles from 1992-96 and were league co-champions in 1999.
Regional Rankings: The Bulldogs are listed 10th this week in Super Region Four in the NCAA regional listing announced on Monday. The top six teams at the end of the season will earn NCAA Division II playoff berths. Super Region Four consists of all teams found in the GLIAC, Great Lakes Valley Conference, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the Lone Star Conference. A total of more than 40 schools are part of Super Region Four.
National QB Leader: Ferris State presently boasts the nation's top running quarterback as Bulldog sophomore Jason Vander Laan has totaled more rushing yards on the ground this season than any other signal caller in the country, regardless of level. Vander Laan presently has 1,202 total yards rushing to date this year, which is tops among all quarterbacks at the NCAA Division I, II or III level, including both the FBS and FCS levels of competition. His 1,202 total yards on the ground rank ahead of Division I leader Jordan Lynch of Northern Illinois, who has totaled the second-most yards rushing with 1,150 to date in nine games.
Second All-Time: Ferris State's current 2,778 yards rushing this year ranks second to date in school history. A year ago, FSU well-surpassed the previous school record of 2,538 rushing yards in a season. The Bulldogs rolled up 3,369 yards on the ground in 11 games a year ago. The previous school record was established in 1995 during FSU's run to the NCAA Division II Semifinals.
Back To Midland: Saturday's contest will mark Ferris State's first trip to Midland in three years. FSU dropped back-to-back road games against the Timberwolves in 2009 and 2010 under former head coach Jeff Pierce before splitting with Northwood the last two years in Big Rapids. NU was a 41-35 winner over the Bulldogs in the last matchup at Hantz Stadium (11/13/10).
Media Coverage: Saturday's game will be carried live locally by the Bulldog Sports Network and Sunny 97.3 FM with Rob Bentley handling the play-by-play duties and Sandy Gholston offering color commentary. The contest will also be streamed with free live audio online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. The Meijer Pregame Show starts at 11:30 a.m. (ET). Links for all media coverage will be posted on FSU's official athletics website.
Follow On Twitter: In addition to radio and internet coverage, Bulldog fans can also follow Saturday's contest and all other FSU games this year with live scoring updates on several official social media platforms. Visit www.twitter.com/FerrisFootball to follow the tweet-by-tweet coverage with periodic scoring updates or visit www.facebook.com/FerrisFootball.
The Records: Ferris State is currently 6-3 overall and 6-2 in the GLIAC after last Saturday's (Nov. 2) impressive 41-10 league home win over 2011 NCAA Division II National Runner-Up Wayne State. FSU has won back-to-back league contests as Ferris State beat Michigan Tech 30-27 in Houghton the week before (Oct. 26) topping WSU.
Northwood is currently 2-7 overall and 1-6 in league play to date this season. The Timberwolves have dropped their last five games in a row to date this year, including a 34-15 league road loss at Northern Michigan last Saturday (Nov. 2) in Marquette. NU is 1-3 overall at home to date this season.
The Coaches: Ferris State – TonyAnnese (Alma, 1983), 2nd season, 13-7-0 (.650) – (0-1-0 vs. NU). Annese recorded a 195-41 (.826) mark as a head coach in four stops at the high school level before totaling a 30-4 (.882) record in three years as the head coach at Grand Rapids Community College. His overall career mark is 238-52 (.821) to date and includes three prep state championships and two national JUCO crowns.
Northwood – Mike Sullivan (Saginaw Valley State, 1998), 6th season, 23-39-0 (.371) – (2-3-0 vs. Ferris State). Sullivan became NU's seventh head coach prior to the 2008 campaign after serving six seasons as the squad's Associate Head Coach along with eight years as the program's offensive line coach. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at fellow GLIAC rival Saginaw Valley State.
Football Banquet: The Ferris State football team will hold its annual postseason awards banquet on Sunday, Nov. 17, at Falcon Head Golf Course in Big Rapids, Mich. Festivities will begin at 12:30 p.m. (ET) with lunch to be served at 1:30 p.m. (ET) and the awards program to follow. All Bulldog fans and parents are invited and encouraged to attend the annual event. For more info, please contact Assistant Coach Brad Corpe at email@example.com.
Game Number Ten: Saturday's game against Northwood represents FSU's 10th game of the season. The Bulldogs have registered a 12-11 (.522) mark in the 10th game of the year dating back to 1990.
Interesting Twist: Northwood University head coach Mike Sullivan played prep football for Montrose High School during his high school career and his head coach at the time was current FSU head coach Tony Annese. Additionally, Sullivan's staff this season again includes former Bulldog head coach Jeff Pierce, who coaches the defensive backs for the second year following a 17-year tenure at the FSU helm.
FSU vs. Northwood: Ferris State leads the all-time series against Northwood by a 20-19-0 count. FSU has won four of the last seven games, but fell to NU 38-33 a year ago (11/2/12) in Big Rapids. Northwood has won three of the last four matchups overall between the two schools.
Fifteen-Year Streak: Ferris State rallied back from a 17-point second half deficit to beat Michigan Tech two weeks ago (Oct. 26) at MTU's Sherman Field. The win was the Bulldogs' first in Houghton against the Huskies in 15 years dating back to 1998. Michigan Tech had won the previous six meetings in the Upper Peninsula. FSU has now beat the Huskies in back-to-back years after originally snapping a 10-year series' losing string to MTU a year ago in Big Rapids.
National Recognition: For the sixth different week this season, Ferris State had at least one student-athlete honored as a National Player of the Week following the win over Michigan Tech. Both Jason Vander Laan (offensive) and junior linebacker Terrell Porter (defensive) were honored as honorable mention National Player of the Week selections by USA Football. Overall, a total of five different Ferris State football student-athletes have now combined to receive National Player of the Week honors a total of 16 times over the course of seven different weeks from the three primary media outlets that recognize players on a national level in Division II - D2football.com, Beyond Sports Network & USA Football.
The Final Three Games: FSU is midst its final three-game stretch of the regular-season. Ferris has won at least two of its final three games of a year 15 times in the last 23 seasons dating back to 1990, but only three of the last seven years to date. The Bulldogs have won 51% (36-34) of their final three games of a campaign since 1990, but the figure jumps to 59% (41-29) counting regular-season games only and not playoff action.
Final Regular-Season Game: The Bulldogs will close out the regular-season at home versus Northern Michigan on Nov. 16 at Top Taggart Field. Kickoff for the annual Senior Day game is scheduled for 12 p.m. (ET).
Kantola Honored: Ferris State senior kicker Austin Kantola (Ravenna) was recognized for his efforts by being named to The Fred Mitchell Award list of excellence for the month of October. Kantola was one of 23 seniors and just one of nine Division II kickers to be honored during October on the list of 35 placekickers across college football announced by The Fred Mitchell Award organization for excellence on and off the football field.
Comeback Time: The Bulldogs overcame a 17-point third quarter deficit to win at Michigan Tech two weeks ago. While Ferris State's comeback was memorable, it wasn't the Bulldogs' largest comeback in school history. FSU rallied from a 28-0 first-quarter deficit in a 1995 home game (11/11) versus Saginaw Valley State to keep its 39-game regular-season winning streak intact with a 46-42 win in blizzard conditions. The comeback set an NCAA-II Record for most points overcome to win a game. A year ago, the Bulldogs trailed Wayne State in Detroit 21-0 before rallying for a 35-24 win.
November Games: Ferris holds a 24-14 (.632) mark in its last 38 games held during the month of November. The total includes wins in seven of its last 14 outings during the month dating back to 2006. FSU was 1-1 in November contests last campaign.
National Computer Rankings: Along with the regional rankings, the Bulldogs also climbed in two different national computer rankings this week. FSU moved up two spots to 21st nationally in the Compughterratings.com national poll along with climbing two spots to 26th in the Division II Massey Ratings poll. Both are online computerized national rankings polls.
Massey Ratings: The Bulldogs are listed 26th this week in the Division II Massey Ratings, which is an online computerized ranking system. FSU is one of three GLIAC schools found in the top 26 nationally of 168 total Division II schools. Ohio Dominican is listed ninth and Saginaw Valley State 12th of the GLIAC member schools found in the listing besides FSU. FSU's current strength of schedule, according to the Massey Ratings, is 11th nationally. A year ago, the Bulldogs faced one of the nation's two strongest schedules. Presently, FSU's offense is ranked fifth in the country according to Massey.
The Anchor-Bone Trophy: Ferris State kept possession of the Anchor Bone Trophy for another year after beating West Michigan archrival Grand Valley State in the Anchor-Bone Classic by a 54-44 count on Oct. 12 at FSU's Top Taggart Field. The trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Ferris State-Grand Valley State football game. It debuted in 2002 and GVSU maintained possession of the trophy for the first nine years with five wins in Allendale along with four at FSU's Top Taggart Field. However, the Bulldogs have now won back-to-back series' meetings as FSU recorded an impressive 40-24 win at Lubbers Stadium in 2012 to claim the trophy for the first time prior to this season's win.
Rushing Record: Ferris State established a new school single-game rushing record with 465 yards on the ground against Grand Valley State (Oct. 12). FSU piled up nearly 300 yards rushing in the second half alone on its way to 583 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs have dominated the Lakers on the ground each of the last two years as Ferris State's 465 yards rushing on Saturday night topped the previous record FSU set at GVSU a year ago with 457 yards on the ground.
The Bulldog Season: The Bulldogs opened 2013 with a 56-10 road setback at two-time defending FCS National Champion North Dakota State (Sept. 7) before a sellout crowd of nearly 19,000 fans at the Fargodome. FSU then followed with an exciting 56-49 league home win over Lake Erie (Sept. 14) in the league opener and topped defending league champion Ashland 34-7 on the road (Sept. 21) before a 59-16 road win at Walsh (Sept. 28) prior to splitting at home with Saginaw Valley State and GVSU and the doing the same on the road with Hillsdale and Michigan Tech. FSU posted a 7-4 overall mark a season ago and was 6-4 in GLIAC play in the first season under head coach Tony Annese. The Bulldogs won three of their initial four games and also finished the year by winning three of their last four outings in 2012.
Beating The Lakers: The Bulldogs recorded their first back-to-back wins over GVSU since the 1994-95 seasons with the triumph this year. The victory was the Bulldogs' sixth all-time series' triumph over the Lakers in Big Rapids and the first at Top Taggart Field since 1995. The back-to-back wins in the rivalry represent only the fourth time in school history in which FSU has beat GVSU in consecutive seasons.
Milestone Win: Head Coach Tony Annese became the first Bulldog head coach to beat the Lakers in back-to-back years since Nick Coso did so back in 1976 and 1977. No other Ferris State coach besides Coso and Annese have defeated Grand Valley State in consecutive seasons.
Great Production: Ferris State's 54-point output versus Grand Valley State was its second-highest total ever against the Lakers and was only three shy of the 57-0 triumph the Bulldogs recorded in the first-ever series meeting back in 1971 in Big Rapids. The Bulldogs' 54 total points marked the third time this year in which FSU has totaled 45 points or more in a contest and the fifth time in less than two years under head coach Tony Annese. Prior to his arrival, the Bulldogs had done so only three times in the previous seven years.
Powerful Offense: FSU's 583 yards of total offense against GVSU represented the eighth time in the Tony Annese era in which the Bulldogs have totaled 500 yards or more offensively in a contest. FSU just missed totaling 500 yards in the loss two weeks ago at Hillsdale.
New Video Board: Ferris State officially unveiled its new Daktronics scoreboard and sound system in conjunction with the homecoming matchup against SVSU on Oct. 5. The new scoreboard, which includes a LED video board, was approved by the Ferris State board of trustees in early July. It puts FSU on par or above competing schools in Division II in providing an entertaining game day experience and replaced the previous system that dated back to the 1980's.
Season Notebook: FSU's win over Walsh (Sept. 28) came in the Bulldogs' first-ever visit to Canton and historic Fawcett Stadium located at the Pro Football Hall of Fame …. FSU compiled 615 yards of total offense versus Walsh, which marked the third time in 15 games during the Tony Annese era in which the Bulldogs have topped the 600-yard mark in a contest ….. A total of 10 different players carried the ball and nine caught at least one pass for the Bulldogs in the victory over Walsh.
Offensive Output: FSU's 59-point scoring output versus Walsh (Sept. 28) was its highest production since a 62-42 home win over Northern Michigan in 2005. Ferris scored eight offensive touchdowns and rolled up 615 yards of total offense.
Award Winners: A trio of Bulldog players reaped the rewards following the rivalry win over Grand Valley State this year. Sophomore quarterback Jason Vander Laan (Frankfort, Ill./Chicago Christian) was one of the national offensive award recipients by Beyond Sports Network and also tabbed as an honorable mention player of the week choice by USA Football. In addition, senior cornerback James Stewart (Detroit/University Prep) attained USA Football National Defensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention laurels while senior kicker Austin Kantola (Ravenna) picked up honorable mention player of the week recognition from USA Football in the special teams category. Both Vander Laan and Stewart were also recognized individually by the GLIAC as the league's offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively.
Dominating The Lakers: This year marked the second-straight season in which Bulldog quarterback Jason Vander Laan has claimed the GLIAC's Offensive Player of the Week honor after a win over Grand Valley State. Vander Laan has now ran for 185 plus yards each of the last two seasons against the Lakers after posting 210 yards on the ground versus GVSU this year.
Reliving The Streak: In fitting fashion, the Bulldogs' recent victory over Grand Valley State came on the same night in which FSU celebrated "The Streak", which was the program's memorable 42-game regular season unbeaten streak from 1992-95. Former alumni from the impressive run were on hand as FSU won the Anchor-Bone Classic and beat the Lakers in back-to-back seasons for the first time since that memorable era.
National Player Of The Week: Earlier this year, sophomore defensive end Justin Zimmer claimed National Player of the Week honors for FSU after the Bulldogs' road win at Ashland (Sept. 21) from Beyond Sports Network, D2football.com & USA College Football along with being the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week. He recorded 10 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup, a forced fumble and a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win over the Eagles. His played helped the Bulldog defense limit the Eagles to only seven points as FSU forced three turnovers.
More National Honors: FSU sophomore quarterback JasonVander Laan was tabbed as the National Offensive Player of the Week by D2football.com and Beyond Sports Network along with being chosen as the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week following Ferris State's home win over Lake Erie (Sept. 14). He accounted for seven touchdowns against the Storm while rushing for a career-high 279 yards and four scores. He was also 14-of-23 in the air for 170 yards and three scores with no interceptions or sacks. He averaged 10.3 yards per carry in the contest, including a 63-yard TD run.
Big Night: Presently, Jason Vander Laan's 279 total yards rushing versus Lake Erie remains ranked as NCAA Division II's sixth-highest single game performance of the season and he's presently 11th in the nation with 1,202 total rushing yards this campaign, which is tops for all QB's in the country. He's also fourth among the GLIAC leaders on the ground. His 279 total yards on the ground versus Lake Erie were the most by a Bulldog rusher since Andrew Terry established a NCAA record with 410 yards rushing on 38 carries against Findlay in 2004 (10/2/04) at Top Taggart Field.
Sixth All-Time: FSU's Jason Vander Laan topped the 2,000 career yards rushing mark in the GVSU game and is now sixth all-time on the Bulldogs' career rushing list with 2,570 total yards. He totaled 218 yards at Michigan Tech, which was his third 200+ yard rushing performance of the season. In FSU's win over Walsh, he surpassed C.J. Van Wieren (2004-07) to become the school's all-time career leader in rushing yardage by a quarterback. Vander Laan also ranks 10th in school history in passing yards and owns 2,925 total yards. Among the former players he has moved past this year is current FSU wide receivers coach Sparky McEwen, who totaled 2,183 passing yards in his Bulldog career.
Topping 5,000 Yards: Ferris State's Jason Vander Laan topped the 5,000 yard mark in total offense two weeks ago at Michigan Tech and currently ranks eighth in school history with 5,465 career yards of total offense.
Bulldog Quick Preview: Expectations are high at Ferris State in year two under head coach Tony Annese. The Bulldogs posted a 7-4 overall mark in his debut season last fall (2012) and FSU ranked among the nation's top 10 teams in both rushing offense and total offense.
The Bulldogs recorded several impressive wins under Annese's direction a year ago, including beating archrival Grand Valley State in the Anchor-Bone Classic for the first time since 1999, snapping a 10-year losing streak to Michigan Tech and topping defending national runner-up Wayne State for the first time in five years. FSU also managed to win seven games for only the second time in the past decade despite facing one of the nation's two toughest schedules in Division II football during the regular-season, according to the Massey Ratings.
Ironically, the Bulldogs' most recent contest prior to this season's opener inside the Fargodome at North Dakota State also took place in a domed venue as the Bulldogs concluded 2012 in memorable fashion by beating Northern Michigan 32-31 last fall (Nov. 10) as Annese's squad went for the win and successfully completed a two-point conversion with nine seconds remaining in regulation rather than electing to kick an extra point to force overtime at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
Besides putting together an impressive debut season with the Bulldogs, Annese and his staff also inked what is considered to be the nation's top incoming recruiting class this winter in Division II football, according to FootballScoop.com.
GLIAC Preseason Poll: The Ferris State University football team was selected to finish third in the 2013 GLIAC Football Coaches Preseason North Division Poll, which was released in conjunction with the launch of the GLIAC Football Media Day website. The Bulldogs received 69 points along with one first-place vote in the balloting, which was conducted by the conference's 15 head coaches. This year marks the third time the league's preseason gridiron poll has been seperated by divisions. In the North Division, Grand Valley State was picked first with 94 points and six first-place votes, Saginaw Valley State was second with 87 points and six first-place votes. Ashland was chosen to win the GLIAC South.
AFCA Division II Poll: The Bulldogs were among eight teams from the conference ranked or listed as receiving votes in the 2013 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll. Ashland was ninth, Grand Valley State 14th along with Saginaw Valley State University 22nd in the nation. Five other GLIAC teams were listed in the "Others Receiving Votes" category including Michigan Tech, Ferris State, Hillsdale, Ohio Dominican and Wayne State. FSU received votes in the national poll again this past week.
Ohio Stretch: Ferris State wrapped up its GLIAC South Division stretch with a perfect 3-0 mark against Ohio schools. FSU previously swept four Ohio teams in 2010 and beat three of four in the 2011 campaign before topping two of three a year ago. Since 2010, the Bulldogs are 12-2 versus teams from the Buckeye state.
National Statistics Leaders: The Bulldogs presently lead the GLIAC and are ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense this week at 308.7 yards per game. FSU is also 20th nationally and third in the league in total offense with an average of 487.7 yards per contest. Ferris State ranks second in the country in third down conversion percentage (.509) along with sixth in fewest penalty yards per game (33.89 ypg.). FSU also is fourth in the nation in punt return defense (1.11). The Bulldogs are third in the GLIAC in scoring offense (38.9 ppg.) and are among the top 30 in the nation.
Individually, Jason Vander Laan ranks eighth nationally in rushing touchdowns (16) along with 11th nationally in rushing yards (1,202). Vander Laan is also 12th in the country in scoring (10.7 ppg.) and second in the GLIAC in points responsible for (162). FSU's A.J. McEwen leads the conference and is 13th nationally in interceptions (0.6 pg.).
Big Return: Ferris State's Dontae Ingraham nearly returned a kickoff against Lake Erie for a touchdown in FSU's first home game. He had an 88-yard return on the play to the Storm four-yard line, which helped lead to a TD run by Jason Vander Laan on the next play that gave FSU a 35-27 lead late in the third period. FSU has not had a kickoff return for a touchdown since former defensive back Jim Skodak took one 85 yards to the house in a 17-14 road win at Northern Michigan in 2004 (10/16/04). Despite coming up just short on the kickoff return, Ingraham scored his first Bulldog touchdown by catching a 23-yard TD pass from Jason Vander Laan in the opening quarter.
Nation's Top Performers: Ferris State junior cornerback A.J. McEwen, who moved from wide receiver last spring, currently remains 13th in the country with five interceptions this campaign and is averaging 0.6 picks per contest. He had the first two interceptions of his Bulldog career in the second half versus Lake Erie and added another pick in the win over Ashland along with one at Walsh before intercepting another pass at Michigan Tech. McEwen ranks 13th in the nation to date and leads the GLIAC with the five picks this year.
The 105th Season: The 2013 campaign represents the Bulldogs' 105th season of varsity competition. The program actually began in 1900, but no football was played in 1908-09, 1917-18, 1932 and from 1942-45 for various reasons. Additionally, no scores are available from either the 1912 or 1916 seasons. Ferris has posted an all-time record of 391-436-40 (.474) to date heading into this week's matchup.
Evening Football: FSU's recent win over GVSU represented the Bulldogs' fifth evening contest of the 2013 campaign. Five of FSU's first six contests of the year were evening games this campaign. However, the Bulldogs' final five regular-season games are or were afternoon starts at various times.
Year Two Under Annese: A proven winner at all of his previous coaching stops and highly-regarded across the country, Tony Annese will direct the Bulldogs for the second time this fall. He came to FSU following three impressive years as the head coach at Grand Rapids Community College, which came on the heels of a highly successful 25-season stint at the prep level. He owns an overall career head coaching record of 238-52 (.821) after the first eight games of the 2013 campaign and was 30-4 (.882) as a junior college head coach at GRCC.
First Game Trip: Besides facing one of the nation's top collegiate football programs in two-time defending FCS National Champion North Dakota State (Sept. 7), the Bulldogs also took the field in week one in front of one of college football's most passionate fan bases at North Dakota State. More than 100,000 fans a year pass through the Fargodome to watch the Bison, ranking North Dakota State in the top 10 nationally for attendance in the Football Championship Subdivision. Known as one of the loudest environments to play in college football, the Fargodome crowd routinely goes over 100 decibels. NDSU's home since 1993 has become of the most difficult places in the country for opponents to play and can pack in 19,000 fans for football games. BleacherReport.com named the Fargodome among its top 50 greatest college stadiums. ESPN College Gameday visited Fargo two weeks ago.
The Schedule: Ferris State's 11-game Bulldog football slate in 2013 features five home contests at Top Taggart Field and a 10-game GLIAC schedule. After this week, the Bulldogs wrap up the regular-season at home versus Northern Michigan (Nov. 16).
The Returnees: Among the returnees for the Bulldogs this campaign are five returning all-conference honorees in quarterback Jason Vander Laan, offensive linemen Carlin Landingham and Adam Bennett, defensive lineman Corey Stone along with wide receiver Jake Lampman. They are among more than 40 letterwinners back from last season's roster. Overall, the Bulldogs return 17 starters and more than 40 letterwinners from last season.
Coaching Staff: The Bulldog staff this season feature a new defensive coordinator in Lou Esposito, who joined FSU in the spring after serving as the defensive line coach at Western Michigan. He is a former Division II head coach at St. Joseph's (Ind.). The rest of the FSU staff returns basically intact from a year ago. Rob Zeitman, who was a head coach at Grand Rapids Northview High School before moving to Ferris State, is the assistant head coach and handles the offensive line. The other full-time assistants include former Bulldog players Ryan Hodges and Sparky McEwen along with ex-Grand Valley State quarterback Ryan Brady, who is FSU's offensive coordinator this fall. Meanwhile, Brad Corpe returns to coach the running backs with Andy Tevlin guiding the defensive line and former longtime prep head coaching legend Jack Schugars working with the special teams.
Former Head Coach: Former Ferris State quarterback Charles "Sparky"McEwen joined head coach Tony Annese's staff last year as an assistant coach and directs the wide receivers. McEwen, who played for the Bulldogs from 1987-90, spent more than a decade as a professional football coach in the Arena Football League with both the Grand Rapids Ramapge and the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. He currently ranks 14th among the school's all-time passing leaders with 2,183 career yards. His son, A.J. McEwen, is a defensive back for the Bulldogs.
Did You Know?: Ferris has had a winning season in 17 of its last 25 seasons overall. The Bulldogs won five consecutive conference championship titles from 1992-96 and were league co-champions with Northwood in the 1999 season.
Strong Ties: The Bulldogs' projected contributors on the two-deep most weeks have included as many as 12 players who spent time in West Michigan at Grand Rapids Community College under head coach Tony Annese's direction before embarking on their Bulldog careers.
West Michigan: The Bulldogs' two deep lineup and list of potential starters this year have included at least 22 student-athletes from communities located in various parts of West Michigan such as Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Zeeland, Muskegon, Rockford, Greenville, Ravenna and more. Nearly 50 percent of FSU's projected starters have been West Michigan natives. Besides the ties to West Michigan found among this week's potential two-deep players, the overall Bulldog roster includes more than 60 individuals and over half of the entire FSU squad from portions of West and Northwest Michigan.
More Season Notes: Newcomer Dewayne Boston scored the Bulldogs' lone touchdown at North Dakota State in his Ferris State debut. The junior college transfer hauled in a 19-yard scoring pass from quarterback Jason Vander Laan near the end of the first half ….. The Bulldogs ran for 228 yards on the ground against a North Dakota State defense that ranked among the nation's leaders in rushing defense a year ago by allowing less than 100 yards per contest. The week before facing FSU, the Bison allowed less than 50 rushing yards to defending Big 12 Conference Champion Kansas State in a 24-21 win …… The nearly 19,000 fans on hand at the Fargodome is believed to be one of the largest crowds in which the Bulldogs have ever played in front of during school history .... Michigan transfer Marvin Robinson had a team-high 10 tackles and a diving interception at NDSU.
Offensive Statistics: Ferris State's 473.5 yards per game last season ranked as the second-highest seasonal figure in school history. The highest mark of 534.5 yards a contest came in 1999 ...... Ferris State had a school-record 289 first downs last season to top the previous single-season mark of 277 first downs set in 1995 ...... The Bulldogs' 5,209 total yards last season was the third-best mark in school seasonal history.
Conference Record: Ferris State quarterback Jason Vander Laan set a new GLIAC single-season record for rushing yardage by a quarterback as a redshirt freshman during the 2012 campaign. The rookie signal caller ran for 1,338 total yards last season with 1,235 coming in 10 league games to establish the record. The league mark for most rushing yards by a QB in conference games ONLY had been 1,128 yards by Saginaw Valley State's Jeff Klopf in 1997. Ironically, Klopf played prep football under FSU's Tony Annese prior to his collegiate career. Vander Laan's totals were also the most ever by a FSU QB in a single-year and placed sixth on the school's seasonal rushing chart.
Rookie Record: Bulldog QB Jason Vander Laan also set a new school record for most rushing yards in a single-season by any Bulldog freshman a year ago with 1,338 total yards on the ground. Former tailback Derek Fudge owned the previous mark with 1,227 yards during the 2000 campaign.
Statistics Notes: Ferris State senior kicker Austin Kantola is tied for 11th on FSU's all-time list with 14 made field goals ...... The Bulldogs' A.J. McEwen ranks 10th in school history with 238 career punt return yards .... Jake Lampman's 717 receiving yards a year ago was 18th-best all-time in a season at FSU.
Preseason Honors: Junior receiver Jake Lampman and senior tackle Carlin Landingham were both chosen to the 2013 Detroit Free Press Michigan All-Small College Preseason First Team ..... Several Bulldog players were also ranked among the nation's best at their respective positions heading into 2013 according to the D2football.com Preseason Position Rankings compiled by the online source - Jason Vander Laan is listed 16th at quarterback, Jake Lampman is 57th at receiver, Carlin Landingham is 30th at offensive tackle, Adam Bennett was 18th at center (moving to guard this year), Corey Stone is 22nd at defensive tackle and Marvin Robinson came in 35th at safety. All were also chosen as preseason All-GLIAC picks by D2football.com.
Key Roster Note: The Bulldogs have four players currently listed on their roster who attended Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla., which has been the nation's number one ranked high school team for several weeks over the last two seasons. The group includes sophomore slot Antonio Agurs along with three true freshmen in receiver Jajuan Pollock, defensive lineman Marquis Dawsey and defensive back Willie Smith.
Sunny 97.3: Saturday's game continues the broadcast partnership between FSU Athletics and Sunny 97.3 FM. Rob Bentley and Sandy Gholston will call the action starting with the "Bulldog Pregame" show at 11:30 a.m. Sunny 97.3 and the Bulldog Sports Network will again carry all home and away football contests this campaign with the broadcasts streamed live online at www.FerrisStateBulldogs.com.
Bulldog Sports Network: Fans can follow all the action of Ferris State football live online via the Bulldog Sports Network multimedia portal again this season. A live audio and video pay-per-view webcast in HD will be offered for all home games with free audio for all road contests. The package also includes live stats, live chat and a live blog at select times. Visit www.FerrisStateBulldogs.com for more info.
Home Ticket Information: Season and single-game tickets for the 2013 home campaign are currently on sale now. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance this season for a discount over the normal gameday rates. For more info on ticket sales, please contact the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at (231) 591-2888 orwww.FerrisStateBulldogs.com.
Bulldog Gameday: Complete information on every Bulldog home and road contest this year can be found by visiting the Bulldog Gameday page on the FSU Athletics Website at www.FerrisStateBulldogs.com (click on football and then Gameday). The Gameday information, which will be updated several days prior to each game, includes links to all pertinent notes and statistics for both teams as well as links for the respective broadcast and internet media coverage available for the contest.
Yearbook Available Online: The 2013 Ferris State University Football Yearbook is available to view as an online publication. The publication features such information as 2013 player rosters, season outlook, player biographies, coaching staff information, 2012 season statistics, career and season statistical records, series records, game records, etc. Visit the FSU athletics website at www.FerrisStateBulldogs.com to find the publication online.
More Media Coverage: Ferris State Football will be featured throughout the year as part of the "Bulldog Sports Update", which will air Monday thru Friday at 7:30 a.m. (ET) on Sunny 97.3 FM. Additionally, the football team will also be featured at various times on "Ferris State Friday's", which can be heard at 7:30 a.m. (ET) on Grand Rapids' WBBL as part of "The Rundown with Doctor & Bentley". The host is hosted by Tim Doctor and former NFL linebacker Ray Bentley. His son, Jake Bentley, is a member of the Bulldog football team. Additionally, head coach Tony Annese will make regular weekly appearances during the season on the Ferris Sports Update TV show, which is available across Northern Michigan on Fox 32 along with Comcast Xfinitiy in Michigan and other sources, including online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com.


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Influencers in the Private SectorBy John Jainschigg | Posted 2008-10-30 Print
From entrepreneurs and academics to CEOs and it Gurus, These influencers come from diverse backgrounds, but have one thing in common: they strive to use technology to improve the world.
Influencers in the Private Sector
David Barnes
As senior vice president and CIO for UPS Worldwide, David Barnes oversees one of the most powerful business process management/customer support integrations. "The successful global enterprise must increasingly deliver more personalized customer experiences," Barnes says. "This requires a tightly integrated IT architecture that provides the customer with seamless interaction between customer-facing systems and the operational systems of the enterprise. Companies that do this well will continue to have a competitive advantage."
Barnes has some advice for CIOs: "To be a successful, CIOs will need the skills and personal engagement to actively participate in the development of business strategy. The most effective CIOs will marry technical know-how with business acumen. They will develop, implement and articulate a plan that details how technology can best be used to realize business objectives."
Robert Carter
Robert Carter is executive vice president of FedEx Information Services and CIO of FedEx Corp. He is responsible for setting technology direction, as well as manag-ing the corporation's key applications and technology infrastructure, advanced networks and data centers that provide around-the-clock and around-the-world support. Carter joined FedEx in 1993 and has nearly 30 years of systems development and implementation experience.
Rollin Ford
Since 2006, Rollin Ford has been executive vice president and CIO for Wal-Mart Stores, overseeing the global information systems division and guiding the company's IT and applications strategy and execution. Since joining Wal-Mart in 1983, Ford has worked his way up through the logistics organization, managing all aspects of the supply chain. Before assuming his current role, he was executive vice president of logistics and supply chain.
Gareth Lewis
At the end of 2007, Gareth Lewis was appointed group CIO at integrated energy company Centrica, ending his six years as the highly visible CIO of Virgin Group. At Virgin, Lewis helped establish several new businesses and implemented a large-scale outsourcing plan estimated to be saving Virgin on the order of $40 million per year.
Diane Offereins
Discover Financial Services
Since 1998, Diane Offereins has been CTO and executive vice president at Discover, where she oversees systems that support the 50-million-cardholder
Discover Card Services and the Discover Network, which serves more than 4,100 merchants.
Since 2006, she is also in charge of the PULSE network for electronic funds transfer and ATM services.
Tim Stanley
Harrah's Entertainment
Tim Stanley is CIO and senior vice president of Innovation, Gaming & Technology for Harrah's Entertainment. Managing Harrah's global IT operation is just the cornerstone of Stanley's job: He's also in charge of Harrah's gaming operations worldwide and heads teams that explore new business, next-gen gaming and other competitive applications of technology.
Ralph Szygenda
As group vice president and CIO of General Motors since 1996, Ralph Szygenda is responsible for global information technology strategy and plays a leadership role in GM's business process transformation. Under his watch, $12 billion in cost was taken out of IT, and all applications and tools were standardized. Prior to joining GM, Szygenda was with Texas Instruments and Bell Atlantic.
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This was meant to be a plum and almond upside down cake but my supermarket let me down and didn't have any tinned plums....yes, I'm naming and shaming you, Tesco! So I improvised with these beautiful Cape pears.
I made two of these cakes and had a piece of one at room temperature (delicious – spongy and sticky and fruit) and then one warmed a little and served with hot custard (also delicious). The CCB (Caked Crusader's Brother) commented that the sponge was so light it had the taste of a steamed sponge pudding.
One tip if you make this; line both the inside and outside of the tin with non-stick foil. When the cake cooks the caramel becomes rather runny and will leak out over your oven given the opportunity. I say this from bitter experience – I only lined the outside of the tin – and spent some frantic time sponging thick caramel off the oven floor and shelves. It's worth it though – look at the sticky pear:
Another tip would be to use more fruit than I did. I used 240g of pears (drained weight) and would double this next time.
Use any fruit you wish, I'm sure it would work. Ok, maybe not olives or tomatoes but I'm sure you understand what I'm saying. I think peaches, cherries, plums (boo to Tesco), apples, pineapple, bananas - I could go on – would all work well
For the caramel:
50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
110g soft brown sugar
For the cake:
480g drained fruit of your choice – I used Cape pears
125g unsalted butter, at room temperature
275g caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
110g self raising flour
110g plain flour
180ml milk
120g ground almonds
To serve:
Thick cream or custard
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Wrap a 20cm loose bottomed square tin with non-stick foil – inside and out. Take your time to ensure that there are no gaps through which the molten caramel can seep.
- Start by making the caramel: place the butter and sugar in a saucepan and stir over a low heat until the sugar has melted and you have a smooth rich caramel.
- Pour into the base of the cake tin.
- Arrange your fruit in the caramel taking care not to burn your fingers. Put to one side.
- Now make the cake: Beat together the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Stir in both the flours and the milk in two batches i.e. half the flour, half the milk, half the flour, half the milk.
- Stir in the ground almonds.
- Spoon the batter over the fruit taking care not to disturb it.
- Level the mixture in the tin and bake for approximately 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then turn the cake out (invert it i.e. so it cools how you will serve it with the fruit on top). It is very important to do this while the cake is still hot otherwise the caramel will set making it difficult to get out of the tin.
- Serve either warm with custard or at room temperature with thick cream.
- Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.


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Plink wins Android Developer Challenge
Congratulations to Plink, who recently won the best reference app in the Android Developer Challenge for their PlinkArt application, and a prize of $100,000!
The Plink Art app is a visual search engine for art – take a picture of a painting and the system recognises it and returns the history of the painting, info about the artist, etc. Right now it recognises tens of thousands of famous paintings.


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Boehner: No tax hike on top earners
COLUMBUS, Ohio — You want to know how unbending Speaker John Boehner is on tax increases?
He's not willing to even consider hiking taxes on people making more than $1 million — something that's been floated in the past as a possible compromise by members of both parties.
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"We're not raising taxes on small-business people," Boehner told POLITICO during an interview in an Italian restaurant here. "Ernst and Young has made this clear: It's going to cost our economy 700,000 jobs. Why in the world would we want to do that?"
Boehner's strong comments on the eve of the election show just how tough a time President Barack Obama, if he is reelected, will have keeping his campaign promise to increase taxes on individuals earning more than $250,000 per year.
Tuesday's congressional elections are certain to give Boehner a stronger hand — at least on Capitol Hill — as Republicans are expected to lose only a handful of seats and maintain an iron hold on the House majority. Boehner sees this election as a validation of his no-tax-hike approach — and doesn't view an Obama victory as a mandate to raise taxes on upper-income Americans.
"Listen, our majority is going to get reelected," Boehner told POLITICO. "We'll have as much of a mandate as he will — if that happens — to not raise taxes. He knows what we can do and what we can't do — I've been very upfront with him about it going back over the last year and a half."
Raising taxes on incomes above $1 million has been seen by some as a potential compromise instead of raising taxes on incomes above $250,000, as Obama wants. Raising taxes only on millionaires strikes a populist sentiment and has recently even been received favorably by senior Republican aides, who have queried Democrats about their openness to it.
Of course, if Mitt Romney wins the presidency, the path is much different: Boehner will be Romney's agent on Capitol Hill, helping the new president marshal his agenda through a Congress with which he's unfamiliar. During his Monday interview with POLITICO in Ohio, Boehner said he was confident Romney can pull out a victory there — a feat that would ease his path to the White House.
But if Obama wins, Boehner and the rest of the House will be right back where they were during the past 16 months — negotiating with a president with whom he disagrees but now has spent months trying to defeat.
Obama has staked out a clear position: Taxes are going to go up on households that make more than $250,000. When asked if Obama should put out a plan to detail what he would do to avoid the fiscal cliff, Boehner said he doesn't know.
"[Obama] continued to double down on this idea that if we don't raise taxes that he won't consider any bill," Boehner said.
Boehner and the House Republican leadership's immediate goal is a deal that extends tax rates into 2013 in order to set up time to negotiate comprehensive reform of the Tax Code.


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One such holiday hero, 20-year Pacific Beach resident Karla Stuart, received "the call" from the American Red Cross on Nov. 26 to help out in a disaster ridden coastline nearly 3,000 miles away after superstorm Sandy. By sunrise on Nov. 27, Stuart was jetting off to the devastated areas of New York to help rebuild a community rocked by Sandy.
Stuart worked tirelessly — but without complaint — 13 hours a day for three weeks at a shelter in Long Island, a facility for those displaced from their homes in Long Beach and Breezy Point Beach.
"They already had so little and now have lost everything," she said. "Most don't have a lot of family and friends they can rely on, yet they always have time for a smile and to express their gratitude. Every minute I am here reminds me that I am so lucky — and that we all are — for the relationships we have and that we have family and friends we can count on."
Stuart was inspired to get involved with the Red Cross after the San Diego wildfires five years ago. She immersed herself in specialized training at the local chapter office and became a member of the National Disaster Relief Team, which consists of volunteers who commit to long-term disaster relief efforts at the drop of a hat.
Tasks can range from office assistance and warehouse restocking to provision of mass care, family service or mental health specialties.
"The Red Cross does a great job of training their volunteers," Stuart said. "They have very specific classes we all need to go through to be prepared when we get deployed. About the time I was finishing up my training, Hurricane Ike hit Texas. I was deployed in various parts of Texas for three weeks to help out."
On the local level, Stuart also took part in a disaster action team, which responds to local disaster scenes like house fires.
"The Red Cross provides shelter, food, health and mental-health services to help families — and sometimes entire communities —get back on their feet. If a fire happens here in San Diego in the middle of the night, Red Cross is there to comfort those affected," she said. "I had no idea the reach of all the different Red Cross programs until I started volunteering with them."
Her efforts in New York were shared with volunteers from all over the world, including 40 from the local San Diego chapter. At times, the long hours and minimal living quarters — which consisted of a simple cot for sleeping and two showers and three bathroom stalls shared by 100 other volunteers — could be both challenging and enlightening, she said.
"Being away from home on these deployments can be pretty tough," Stuart said. "Three weeks or more of sleeping on a cot, little sleep and not having the comforts of home can be taxing, but in the end, I have a home to go home to and that puts it all into perspective.
"We work really hard while on deployment," she said. "There is never a moment in the day where someone doesn't need something. We are essentially running a hotel out of a gymnasium for hundreds of people."
Stuart and other volunteers at the shelter contended with everything from sickness prevention in a makeshift infirmary to offering necessary foodstuffs, blankets and water to residents in the hardest-hit areas.
"It really hit close to home because the areas reminded me so much of South Mission Beach," said Stuart. "Imagine pretty much every house in South Mission Beach being knocked off its foundation, over 100 homes burned to the ground and mounds of sand covering everything. When you see the damage, you realize it is going to be years until things get back to any reasonable sense of normality."
Despite the taxing physical and emotional challenges of witnessing such devastation, Stuart said giving back to the community is an integral part of her life and one she cannot see herself without.
"If you can help the people around you, you should," she said. "It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but then again, it is the times in life when you are truly challenged that you learn from and remember the most."
Stuart and her husband, Mark, also invest in San Diego's youth through the Mark and Karla Stuart Family Scholarship fund for graduating seniors at Mission Bay High School.
The duo — both Realtors at La Jolla's Prudential California Realty — also give back through The Charitable Foundation, the grant-giving arm of Prudential, which is chaired by Mark. The agents give a portion of their closed transactions to the foundation for its charitable works.


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'Whiplash' Trailer: Miles Teller Wants to Be One of the Greats
One of the films to gain a lot of buzz at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year was 'Whiplash,' an intense indie drama starring Miles Teller as a young man pursuing a career as a jazz drummer. And if that doesn't sound like it would be very riveting, let this first trailer persuade you.
The first trailer for 'Whiplash' is now online, and it's already been on our must-see list since earlier this year. Teller stars as an up and coming jazz drummer following his dream to be "one of the greats." In order to do that, he begins studying under Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), a hard and fierce jazz orchestra instructor who pushes the young student over the edge. Judging by the trailer, things get rather tense and aggressive, which should work well with the heavy jazz percussion throughout.
'Whiplash' also stars Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist, and comes from writer/director Damien Chazelle, who wrote the screenplay for the thriller 'Grand Piano,' starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack. The film is executive produced in part by Jason Reitman, and Blumhouse Productions (the folks who brought us 'Sinister') also backed the film. You can see 'Whiplash' when it hits theaters in limited release on October 10.