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Naugatuck Valley League football preview capsules
Here are team previews for the NVL;
2012 record: 4-2 division, 6-4 overall.
Head coach: Mike Giampetruzzi (5th season, 33-12).
Assistant coaches: Matt Smolley, offensive coordinator, WR; Eric Barbarito, LB; Ryan Gobstein, DL; Chris Mullins, OL-DL; Dennis Wanzie QB-LB; Carmelo Pawelzik, RB-DB; Rob McGrath and Len Caine, freshman.
Key players: Curtis Wickline (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Trai Weaver (Sr., WR-DB), Arlind Isaku (Sr., OL-DL), Mike DiMaria (Sr., RB-LB), Gerron Pendarvis (Jr., FB-DE), Bryan Burnette (Sr., captain, WR-LB), Breonte Nealy (Jr., TE-LB), Juwan Hall (Jr., RB-DB), Drew Bialoglowy (Jr., RB-LB), Mike Gugliotti (Jr., OL-LB); Tyler Cremin (So., OL-DL).
Key losses: Adrian Brown, RB; George Smith, C-DL; Tom Rinaldi, TE-LB; Kevin Kalosky WR-DB.
Giampetruzzi's take: "The keys to the season and the success of our season will be determined on our offensive and defensive line play and whether we win the line of scrimmage."
Jaffman's take: Gerron Pendarvis is as good a defensive player as there is in the Naugatuck Valley League. He's strong, agile and instinctive. He also makes everyone better around him and his desire is contagious. But as good as he is on defense, Pendarvis may also be equally effective on offense. He has power, finesse and the ability to move at a rapid pace in the open field. Last year, he showed glimpses of what he was capable of doing but just scratched the surface. Joe Kalosky takes over at QB and he'll have a lot of new receivers filling roles. Juwan Hall, Drew Bialoglowy and Mike DiMaria will get plenty of opportunities to run the ball.
2012 record: 0-6 division, 1-9 overall.
Head coach: Chris Sarlo (9th season, 19-63).
Assistant coaches: Gus Krisavage, OL-DL; Don Boland, offensive coordinator; Win Cheske, defensive coordinator; Roy Thompson, freshman; Steven Anton, volunteer assistant.
Key players: Dashaun Abdul-Lateef (Sr., captain, RB-CB), Tim LaMadeleine (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Ty'zhon Young (Sr., captain, RB-LB), Larry Lock (Sr., QB-DB, Jake D'Alusio (Sr., WR-DB), Eli Benjamin (Jr., RB-LB), Homer Beavers (Jr., OL-DL), Nate LaMadeleine (Jr., C), Thomas Ouelette (Jr., OL-LB), Bryan Garcia Medina (So., RB-DB), Jose Cardona (So., OL-DL).
Key graduation losses: Jordan Perna, Davon Humbles, Steve Perrone, Rich Vo.
Jaffman's take: Losing Davon Humbles, the 2012 Top Senior player in the City, and an All-Copper selection hurts big-time. Humbles made things happen on special teams, defense and on offense. Dashaun Abdul-Lateef is capable of filling that versatile role. Larry Lock is a seasoned quarterback and ready to make even more improvement as a third-year starter. Tim LaMadeleine, like Abdul-Lateef, are two-year captains and 2012 All-City selections, and are making the Eagles better by the effort they possess. Ty'zhon Young, known as 'Tank' by his teammates, is another player to watch. The Eagles have 13 starters combined back. That experience make a huge difference, as they look to build off a 2012 Thanksgiving Day victory.
2012: 4-2 division, 6-4 overall.
Head coach: Craig Bruno (first season).
Assistant coaches: John Pereira, defensive coordinator; Patrick O'Rourke, Wr-LB; Thomas Tousignant, RB-DB; Nick Teodosio, OL-DL.
Key players: Matt Burke (Sr., captain, LB), Tom Burke (Sr., captain, LB), Ryne Griesenauer (Sr., captain, WR-S), Jason Bradley (Jr., captain, QB), Jack Reardon (Jr., captain, OL-DL), Bryan Coney (Jr., captain, WR-S), Jordan Hopkins (Jr., RB-LB), Kevin Robinson (Jr., WR-CB), Patrick Murphy (Jr., C-LB), Aaron Yourison (Jr., OL-DE), Mark Cavagnuolo (Sr., OL-DL), Kevin Mariano (Sr., OL-DL).
Key graduation losses: Mick Pernell, RB-DB; Brandon Kuczenski, TE-DE; Devon Watkins, OL-DL; Brian McGrath, OL-DL.
Bruno's take: "The team got better with each scrimmage and we are looking forward to the start of the season and looking forward to being competitive in the NVL."
Jaffman's take: Bruno, succeeding interim 2012 head coach Shawn Kuczenski, has a terrific resume. A former star at Bunnell in Stratford, he became an assistant at his alma mater, then took over the program, guiding the Bulldogs to two state titles in his 12-year tenure, including one undefeated season. What Bruno brings to the game is passion, not just for football, but for his players, and in a short time, that has been displayed. He also brings a wide open offense, something that his second-year QB, Jason Bradley, will thrive on. So will his receivers, especially Bryan Coney, who has just scratched the surface of his true potential. The Greyhounds have a major newcomer to their mix with Arizona transfer Jordan Hopkins, who provides power and speed and strength as a running back and linebacker. The Greyhounds should be a divisional contender.
2012 record: 1-5 divsion, 3-7 overall.
Head coach: Cortez Johnson (2nd season, 3-7).
Assistant coaches: Ted Buonocore, RB-LB; Tim Gunn, OL-DL; Phil Dawson, WR-DB; Tom Carissimi, QB-LB; Tom Festa, strength and conditioning; Lou Perugini, WR-DB.
Key players: David Whitney (Sr., WR-LB), Carmen Perugini (Sr., WR-DB), Zach Festa (Sr., OL-DL), Tom Carissimi (Sr., QB), Parris Wolfe (Sr., WR-DB), Quincey Williams (Jr., RB), Jaequan Robinson (Sr., RB).
Key graduation losses: David Coggins, WR-DB; Javon Martin, QB; Xavier Woods, FB-LB; Andrew Quinones, OL; Shyquon Thompson, WR-DB.
Johnson's take: "The numbers (23 on the roster) are limited right now, but we're going to keep plugging away," said Johnson. "I did have a chance to have my first full offseason. It was a chance to let the players know what we expect from them, and I'm proud of the kids. They're working hard."
Jaffman's take: Losing Jaquan Overbuy to a Colorado high school is a huge void. Overbuy could have been one of the best returning players in the NVL. Without him, David Whitney and Parris Wolfe will be the primary playmakers. They have the ability to run down field and blow by defenders. Tom Carissimi has patiently waited for his turn to be the QB and is taking advantage of the opportunity. Zach Festa, being recruited by Endicott College, is anchoring the line, which will need to get better each week. The schedule is brutal, especially early on with Wolcott, Ansonia, Naugatuck and Holy Cross on tap. How the Hearts fare, not record-wise, but by sheer numbers after the first few weeks stretch, in terms of staying healthy, it's not just critical, it's an absolute must.
2012 record: 2-4 division, 2-8 overall.
Head coach: Jude Kelly (9th season).
Assistant coaches: Frank Stamilio, offensive coordinator; Bobby Betrandi, DB; Chris Kennedy, LB, Tony Mazzarella, DL; Tom Ivers, DE; John Turner, OL; Gary Costello, WR; Kiley Palmer, JV.
Key players: Logan Marchi (Sr., captain, QB-DB), Reid Morin (Sr., captain, WR-DE), Brendan Carroll (Jr., captain, WR-DB), Daija Fitzpatrick (Jr., WR-DB), Eli Parks (Jr., RB-DB), Doug Nessing (Jr., OL-DL), Jose Silva (Jr. OL-LB), Kyle MacLean (Jr., Ol-LB),
Key graduation losses: Guen Park, LB-PK; Mike Skorupski OL-DL; Eric Gukuskas, OL
Kelly's take: "We're working hard to get our offensive line together and better. Our other point of emphasis is defensively against the run. If you stop the run, the game is over."
Jaffman's take: UConn-bound Logan Marchi (6-foot-1, 180 pounds) is headed into his fourth year as a starter and is a polished QB. His accuracy is exceptional as his arm strength and patience in finding an open receiver. His leadership is greatly improved and his passion for the game rubs off on his teammates. Fitzpatrick, Morin and Carroll are top-notch receivers and all bring different intangibles to the table. If the Falcons' offensive line can emerge and free up some holes for running back Eli Parks, it will do wonders for the aerial attack.
2012 record: 4-2 division, 6-4 overall.
Head coach: Gaitan Rodriguez (first season).
Assistant coaches: Mark Mangelinkx, OL-DL; Andy Therriault, OL-DL; Ollie Gray, RB-OLB; Brian Becker, RB-OLB; Drake Carnot, WR-DB.
Key players: Ernie Tracy (Sr., captain, OL-DL); Desmond Langs (Sr., captain, WR-DB); Joe Kenney (Sr. OL-DL), Alex Rintharmy (Sr. OL-DL), Dylan Heller (Jr., OL-DL), Ben Bonvacini (Jr., OL-DL), Manny Rijo (Jr. WR-DB), PJ Kilmartin (Jr. PK-WR-DB), Anthony Pandolfo (Jr. QB-LB) Bryan Rocha (Jr. WR-DL), Zach Mancini (Soph. RB-WR-DB), Conner Finn (So., QB-DB), Nathaniel Bresson (So., WR-LB), Nick Piniati (So. WR-LB), Kobe Covington (So., OL-DL), Stefan Laforge (So. OL-DL), Tyler Marens (So., RB-WR-LB), Nathan Manchester (So., WR-DB).
Key graduation losses: Zach McNutt, OL-DT; Brad Brown, OL-DT; Phil Bresson, QB-TE-LB; Dan Schebell, OL-LB; Adam Grantmeyer, OL-DE; Andrew Thai, TE-DE.
Of note: Rodriguez, a Torrington alumnus and a 1996 '29 Club recipient, previously was an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1999-2005 before moving on to become the offensive coordinator at Sheehan-Wallingford. He works as a social worker in the Waterbury school system.
Rodriguez's take: "Although there is still much work to be done before our opener, the team has responded well with changes in the program, on offense, defense, and special teams."
Jaffman's take: Ernie Tracy and Desmond Langs, an All-Copper pick, are the only returning two-way starters for the Red Raiders, but that shouldn't hurt them too much. Rodriguez is stickler for fundamentals, not turning the ball over, limiting penalties and having his players refrain from making mental mistakes. If the Red Raiders can have early success, that will make a huge difference in their battle for confidence. By midseason, don't be surprised if they are a divisional contender in this perennial seesaw Copper Division.
2012 record: 8-4, NVL Copper Division champions, Class S semifinalist
Head coach: Tim She (6th year, 32-21).
Assistant coaches: Tim Phipps, associate head coach, offensive coordinator, QB; Chris Moffo, defensive coordinator, OL-LB; Cody Kingsley, special teams coordinator, WR-DB; Jack DeBiase, RB-DB; Josh Woodin, OLB-OL; Shane Kingsley, WR-DB; Jeff Scanlon, head JV, WR-DB; Ron Molsick, OL-DL.
Key players: Tanner Kingsley (Sr. captain, QB), Levi Fancher (Sr., captain, TE-LB); Jack Pinho (Sr., captain, WR-DB), Taylor Tucciarone (Sr. WR-DB), Chris Slavin (Sr. RB-LB), Gage Rek (Sr, OL-DL), Austin Clarke (Sr. DL), Jake Boncal (Sr, DL), Alik Bures (Sr., OL), Zack DeBrizzi (Sr., LB), Rob Paternoster (Sr., WR-DB), Mike Gondola (Sr., RB-DB), Will Flormann (Jr., OL-DL), Jason Rodrigues (Jr., RB-LB), Max McSperrin (Jr., OL-DL), Jake LalIberte (Jr., OL-LB), Dylan Abarzua (Jr., WR-DB), Alex Varhol (Jr., OL-DL), Mike Kenney (Jr., WR-DB), Pat Hale (Jr., WR-DB), Joe Poeta (Jr., WR-DB), Chris McDonald (Jr., TE-LB), Connor Shaw (Jr., WR-DB), Dylan Fidalgo (Jr., OL-DL), Coby Vaccarelli (So., RB-DB), Sean McAllen (So, RB-DB).
Key graduation losses: Anthony Scirpo, All State, All-NVL; Jeremy Clark, All-NVL; Rahmi Rountree, All-Copper; Kevin Brennan, All-Copper; Eric Collodel All-Copper; Nick Brown All-Copper; Brian Reis, Joe Fancher
Of note: The Hawks have six returning starters on offense, four on defense. Kingsley set two state passing records for yards in a game and touchdowns in a season.
Shea's take: "Playing defense has always been to me about all 11 guys doing their job for each other and wanting to get to the ball. When its all said and done the 11 of them have to want to get to the ball."
Jaffman's take: Tanner Kingsley is the face of the team and the best three-sport athlete in the NVL. This is his team to lead. He does it with his left arm, his quick feet and field awareness and poise. After two special seasons, he has the makings of doing a lot more. He'll need a few players to play key and supporting roles, especially with the likes of Anthony Scirpo and Rahmi Rountree having graduated. And he will. Players like Mike Kenney, back from a season-ending injury last year, Also the offensive line will be without CT Senior All-Star Jeremy Clark. The running game has a pair of sophomores, Sean McAllen and Coby Vaccarelli, who will get plenty of work. Defensively, three-year starter Levi Fancher is back after having over 90 tackles at linebacker in 2012, despite missing a few games with an illness. Fancher sets the tone for the Hawks.
2012 record: 14-0, NVL champions, Class S champions.
Head coach: Tom Brockett (8th season, 85-7).
Assistant coaches: Bob Lisi, defensive coordinator; Len Marazzi, OL; Kevin Rowley, TE; Sean Rowley, DE; John Sponheimer, freshman.
Key players: Arkeel Newsome (Sr., RB), Saiheed Sanders (Sr., captain, FB-LB), Matt Simon (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Ryan Hovan (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Antone' Mack (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Corey Dziekewicz (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Jai'Quan McKnight (Jr., QB-S), Larry Cafaro (Jr., TE-LB), Tom Majchrzak (Sr., SS), Chris Devine (Sr., NG).
Key graduation losses: Andrew Matos, WR-DB; Raeshaun Finney, TE-DE; Hezekiah Duncan, OL-LB; Ryan O'Connor, WR-S.
Brockett's take: "I think our game with Masuk (Week 6) will be great for Connecticut high school football. Over the past 15 seasons they have been one of the elite programs in the state."
Jaffman's take: The Chargers have won 28 in a row, second only to Xavier's 30 for longest current winning streak in state. Their chances of extending it well past 40 are pretty good. They return seven starters on offense and six on defense. They also have Arkeel Newsome, the state's leading rusher the past two seasons, who is headed to UConn in 2014. Newsome isn't the only playmaker, as quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight handles the job for the second year after taking over for injured starter Tyler Lester in the 2012 preseason. McKnight, however, is dealing with a foot injury of his own this preseason and is currently in a walking boot. Saiheed Sanders takes over at fullback and will be expected to be a major player for the Chargers. He's even better at linebacker. The Chargers place-kicker the past two seasons, Arthur Kwaskiewicz, is sidelined for the season with an ACL injury. Ryan Hovan returns to the trenches after being sidelined all last season with a leg injury and could be among the best two-way linemen, if not the best.
2012 record: 1-9
Head coach: David Jurewicz 3rd season (2-18).
Assistant coaches: Chuck Dodd, offensive coordinator; Crescen Coggins, RB-LB; Sean Remson, Greg Todd.
Key players: Chris Herrera (Sr., captain, FB-MLB), Richard Gatling (Sr., captain, C-DE), Brandon Cruz (Sr., captain, FB-OLB), Myles Goulbourne (Sr., captain, QB-FS), Mike Reyes (Sr., TE-DE), Jayson Morrison (Jr., WR-DB), Joe Potter (Jr., Ol-DL), Nevada Shurtleff (Sr., QB-FS), Mike Reyes (Sr., TE-DE), Mike Chapman (Sr., OL-DL).
Key graduation losses: Nygel Gladney, OL-MLB; DaQuan Digsby, OL-DE; Rashawn Gainey, RB-OLB; Eddie Ellis, WR-DB.
Jurewicz's take: "We plan to feed our studs. Our athletes have different traits that make them successful in different aspects of the game. It will be our job as coaches to put them in those situations that will make them successful in games."
Jaffman's take: Chris Herrera is a hard-nosed runner and hard-hitting linebacker, and the combination makes him among the best two-way players in Waterbury. A converted tight end, Myles Goulbourne played at quarterback last season for only one game on Thanksgiving and flourished, despite Crosby losing to Kennedy. He's now ready to take on the position as a running and throwing quarterback. He's 6-foot-4 with a strong arm. He has strong desire to prove to people he can play. So do receiver Jayson Morrison and the rest of the Bulldogs, who want to put a rest a 1-9 season last year.
2012 record: 4-2, division, 6-4.
Head coach: George French (4th season, 15-15).
Assistant coaches: Matt Thomas, QB-DB; Jay Benanto, OL-DL; Rob French, OL-DL; Jeff Collins, RB-LB; Floyd O'Connor, WR-DB; Matt Calzone, OL-DL; Nick Marcucio, WR-LB.
Key players: Josh Russell (Sr., captain, WR-LB), Arben Komani (sr., captain, OL-DL), Tyrae Small (Sr., captain, RB-DB), Jordan LaRue (Sr., WR-DB), Sal Frosceno (Sr., WR-DB), Brian Eliasson (Jr., RB-DB), Michael Kreiger (Jr., QB-DB), Mike Mauro (Jr., RB-LB), Charlie Sampson (So., OL-LB).
Key graduation losses: Dave Ahearn, Blair Mitchell, Trevor Guiliano, Juan Paez and Duane Jones, all from the offensive line.
Rodriguez's take: "We have a nice mix of veterans and youth on our team this year, but we are very young on our offensive and defensive lines. If we can get the lines to jell early enough, we can have some success this season."
Jaffman's take: The Red Raiders have quite a few skill players back from last season. The leading rusher, Tyrae Small, returns and has improved on his size and speed. QB Michael Kreiger has matured greatly, and combine them with Jordan LaRue and Sal Frosceno at receiver, the Red Raiders have some potent weapons. Defensively, they're aggressive and very agile. Arben Komani and Brian Eliasson have really turned it on in scrimmages this preseason.
2012 record: 2-4 division, 5-5 overall.
Head coach: Tom Lennon (5th season, 11-19).
Assistant coaches: Eric DeMarco, offensive coordinator, OL-DL; John Johnson, WR-DB; Joe Deptula, QB-DB; Jamie Burns, OL-DL; Jeff Gilbert, freshman; Chris Hebert, RB-OLB; Jay Barker, freshman; Denis DeBarber, freshman.
Key players: Jack Briggs (Sr., captain, RB-DB), Nick D'Agostino (Sr., captain, WR-DB), Dan Hink (Sr., captain, OL-LB), Zack Sirowich (Sr., captain, OL-LB), Christian Thurmond (Sr., TE-DE), Joe Salemme (Jr., RB-DB), Julian Falcioni (Jr., TE-LB), Frank Marcucio (Jr., QB), Matt Vartelas, (Jr., OL-LB), CJ Falcioni (So., OL-DL).
Key graduation losses: Mike Conlan, QB-DB; Jim Vartelas, RB-LB; Bobby Burns, WR-DB; Dan Bonney, OL-DL
Lennon's take: "We have eight players returning on offense and eight on defense and that experience should help us improve a lot from last year."
Jaffman's take: Jack Briggs, Zack Sirowich and Christian Thurmond were All-Brass Division selections in 2012. Briggs is tough as nails. Sirowich is among the best two-way performers in the NVL and Thurmond is one of the better receivers who has game-breaking potential. Their game experience should not only help in the standings, but in close games. They're less likely to worry should they face a deficit. It's a team to watch in the division because they're capable of knocking off teams that they lost to last year.
2012 record: 5-1 division, 9-1, NVL; 9-2 overall, Class M quarterfinals.
Head coach: Jason Pace (3rd season, 17-6).
Assistant coaches: Joe Cornelio, OC-RB; Bob Stoeckert, OL; Steve Jasulavic QB-DB-ST; Joe Golden, WR-OLB-JV; Pete Pace, LB; Tom Dunn, DL-JV; Chris Hayes, OL-DB.
Key players: Dan Catania (Sr., captain OL-LB); Joe Lynch (Sr., captain, RB-OLB), Tom Longo (Sr., OL-DL), Tyler Staples (Sr., OL-DL), Zac Burksa (Sr., OL-LB), Nick Rinaldi (Sr., LB), Jason Pelletier (Jr., WR-DB), Vince Gambino (Jr., QB).
Key graduation losses: Mike Nicol, QB-DB; Jim Nelson, OL-DL All-NVL; Matt Cyr, WR-DB.
Pace's take: "Our team graduated a good chunk of our offensive production and our entire secondary from a year ago. We will be successful if our players collectively raise their level of play to fill those voids. We do return experience on both sides of the ball. This year we will have 20 seniors and many of them have played since their sophomore years."
Jaffman's take: The Eagles have seven returning starters on offense, including Joe Lynch (857 yards, 14 TDs), Jason Pelletier (29 receptions, 438 yards) and Jaysion Matos, three of the more dependable players in the league. Vince Gambino takes over at QB for Mike Nicol, now at Western Connecticut. Nicol's presence will be greatly be missed not only because he was the league's top senior, an All-Star and a All-State selection, but his leadership was through the roof. The same can be said of fellow captain, Jim Nelson. Still, the Eagles with Gambino at the controls can succeed. Gambino can be one of the top QB's in the league by season's end because of his poise, and ability to throw the ball. It's definitely a team that can get back to the playoffs for the third year in a row.
2012 record: 2-4 division, 2-8 overall.
Head coach: Mike Veronneau (4th season, 12-18).
Assistant coaches: Jerry Valentino, assistant head coach, defensive coordinator; Mike Kenny, strength and conditioning, DB; George Palomba, OL; Shaun Stanco, QB-WR; Rico Brogna, DL-Special Teams; Jeremy Plourde, DL; Keith Borkowski and Bruce Cianciolo, freshman; Dave Cermola, stats.
Key players: Anthony Yordon (Sr., captain, RB-LB), Bobby Ernst (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Sage Martorelli (Sr., RB-LB), Leonel Mideros (Sr., WR-DB), Noah Taylor (Jr., OL-DL), Jack Dowling (Jr., OL-DL), AJ Cattaneo (Jr., QB), Raheim McNeil (Sr., RB-DL), Kyle Sklanka (So., WR-DB), Matt Terlizzi (Jr., RB-DB); Zach Kopp (So., TE-DE).
Key graduation losses: Rocco Guerrera, TB-DB-PK; Andrew Kalach, OL-TE-DL; Paulo Villaneuva, RB-LB; Dan Brodeur, RB-DB; Andrew Biello, QB; Mike Lombardi, OL-DL; Josh Hailstones, OL-DL.
Veronneau's take: "We have a lot of young players and we need to try and get better every week and every single day. They're worknig very hard."
Jaffman's take: Anthony Yordon, Bobby Ernst and Leonel Mideros are the only returning varsity players who saw considerable time last season. Yordon and Ernst have emerged as not only key contributors, but bigtime leaders. Yordon has voluntarily taken it upon himself to lead the offense as a running back after a backup role in 2012. Yordon's toughness is similar to his older brother, Nick, who was a tailback for the Indians and graduated seven years ago. Yordon will follow the holes created by Ernst. The two will guide AJ Cattaneo, the up-and-coming QB who played a few games last season and showed glimpses of potential. There will be some growing pains, but by midseason, Watertown should be on its way to making big strides.
2012 record: 2-4 division, 5-5 overall.
Head coach: Gino Capuano (2nd season, 5-5).
Assistant coaches: Lamar Kennedy, WR-LB, defensive coordinator; Damien Blocker, RB, freshman.
Key players: Gregory Thompson (Sr., captain, OL-DL), Bryan Ballenilla (Sr., captain, OL-DL), David Hills (Sr., FB-LB), Darren Cook (Sr., OL-DL), Kasseme Smith (Sr., WR-LB), Alex Guzman (Sr., OL-LB), Treyvonn Moffet (Sr., DB), Darrien Bell (QB-DB).
Key graduation losses: Brandon Sierra, QB-DB;, Damon Atkinson OL-DL.
Capuano's take: "We have one of the bigger and more athletic OL-DL's than we have had. Our biggest concerns are depth at every position. If we can stay healthy, we will be competitive."
Jaffman's take: Capuano earned a second year as coach after taking over the team in the 2012 a week before practice and guiding the Wildcats to a 5-5 season. They have several key returners, including Jacob Thomas, Dave Hills, Bryan Ballenilla, Kasseme Smith, Alex Guzman and Gregory Thompson. Thompson and Ballenilla are two of the better two-way linemen in the league. They're strong and agile and will help the offense go.
Capsules compiled by Mark Jaffee
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Charlotte right-handed senior John Hamilton (Strongsville, Ohio) tossed his career-long outing, allowing just one unearned run through the first six innings of play against the No. 10 team in the country, but the 49ers stranded eight baserunners in a late 5-0 loss to North Carolina State Tuesday afternoon at Doak Field and Dail Park. Both teams are 1-1 to start the season.The game was an impromptu tilt due to both teams having home games lost due to snow over the weekend.
Senior Mike Green (Richmond, Va. / Thomas Dale HS) made his sixth career start, and had two of Charlotte's four hits for the game.
Hamilton, the closer for the team the past two seasons, was converted to a starting pitcher for the start of this season and outlasted his previous high of four innings pitched in a game with 6.2 innings of efficient work. He allowed just five total hits and two runs, one of them unearned in the contest on 79 pitches. He tied his career high with five strikeouts.
N.C. State got the unearned run in the third inning when leadoff hitter Trea Turner (Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista HS) singled and advanced to second on a passed ball. He advanced to third on a flyout and scored on an RBI groundout by catcher Brett Austin (Charlotte, N.C. / Providence HS).
The Wolfpack only had four hits against Hamilton in the first four innings, including a bunt single, and reached once via throwing error and once on Hamilton's lone walk of the game.
The Wolfpack got two more runs in the seventh and two in the eighth against the Charlotte bullpen.
Hamilton took the loss (0-1), while State reliever Ethan Ogburn got the win (1-0) after five innings of relief work. Ogburn allowed one hit in the last five frames, striking out two and giving up a walk.
The 49ers will return to the road Wednesday afternoon with a 4 p.m. contest at High Point. Transfer Jason Harris (Austin, Tex / Barton Co. CC) will start for the 49ers at HPU's Willard Stadium.
NOTES: Senior Shane Basen (Waxhaw, N.C. / Marvin Ridge HS) had a single in the fifth, extending his career-long hit to 11 straight games, dating back to last season... Justin Roland (Salisbury, N.C. / East Rowan HS) walked in the third inning, extending his career-long streak to 28 straight games reaching base safely... The start was Hamilton's first since a game against Wake Forest on April 10, 2010.

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There is a lot of difference. On 'piscina' you have three well differentiated syllables, that of 'pis', 'ci' and 'na', thus having differentiated terminal -s and starting z- sounds.
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"While progress has been made until 2010, there are reasons for concern about future progress," the European Commission said. "Current policies alone will be insufficient to trigger the required renewable energy deployment in a majority of member states. Hence, additional efforts will be needed."
By ALESSANDRO TORELLO
BRUSSELS -- European countries have to do more if they want
to meet targets to increase the use of renewable energy by
2020, the European Union's executive body said Wednesday,
warning that failure to meet those targets would have "major
"While progress has been made until 2010, there are reasons
for concern about future progress," the European Commission said in a
statement. "Current policies alone will be insufficient to
trigger the required renewable energy deployment in a majority
of member states. Hence, additional efforts will be needed for
member states to stay on track in the forthcoming years," it
The EU's overall target of increasing the role of renewable
energy to 20% of consumption in 2020, with each member country
having its specific one, is one of three main headline goals
that form the bloc's climate policy for this decade.
The renewable target is a key part of that policy and failure to meet that goal
would seriously undermine its credibility, especially as a
second goal -- increasing energy saving -- is already under
In addition, the EU's carbon market -- the bloc's flagship
program in reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- is under pressure, as
prices have fallen to record lows, raising questions about its
The news also comes just as the bloc is starting to debate
the future of its policy to 2030.
Missing the 2020 target would slow down the EU's path to
becoming more energy independent and undermine the EU's
ambition to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions by mid century, the
commission said. It would also slow the reduction in production
costs, therefore limiting the competitiveness of the European industry in the sector, it
According to EU data, in 2010 the share of renewable energy
in the bloc was 12.7%, but the situation was very different
from country to country. Each nation has a specific 2020 target
and data differed widely, with Sweden already overshooting it
three years ago and the UK reaching only 3.3% out of a 15%
"For progress to continue and to meet the targets in 2020,
more efforts will be needed. Efforts must be especially made in
creating certainty for investors, reducing the administrative
burden and increasing clarity in the planning," the commission
Renewable energy is often still subsidized in Europe, but many voices, including
the EU, are starting to call for a phase out of incentives, to
leave the sector to operate more freely according to market
dynamics, as the technologies reach the maturity stage.
Connection to the broader electricity grid has also been an
issue for renewable energy, which is by definition intermittent
and has created problems of oversupply to national electricity
networks, like in Germany over the summer.
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Matt Zoller Seitz discusses MTV's latest:
Like the original, it revolves around a group of improbably glamorous, self-assured teens who have tons of casual sex and do massive amounts of drugs (mainly pot and pills) under the noses of clueless and/or ineffectual parents and teachers. Their behavior has no serious repercussions at least not the sort youd see illustrated in one of those old social hygiene movies that were an integral part of high school back during my heyday, the 1980s, a quaint time when everybody drank bathtub gin and drove jalopies with rumble seats. On "Skins,"consequences are mainly melodramatic rather than medical or social.
He then goes on to ask and answer the following question:
Is "Skins" bad for kids? Well, if shows directly influence behavior, over and above whatever morals that parents teach their kids a big "if" -- then yeah, maybe, I guess so. But on the other hand, I have yet to witness a scenario in either series that I didnt personally fantasize about in some form or another when I was the same age as the teens that comprise this programs target demographic. WhenI was in eighth grade (prime "Skins"age, I'm guessing)I snuck into explicitly violent and/or sexual R-rated films almost every weekend, furtively tried out adult substances, and spent hours futzing with the aerial on top of my parents TV set after they went to sleep hoping to catch a fleeting glimpse of fornication on a scrambled pay-per-view broadcast channel. If Iwere that age again in 2011, Id probably watch "Skins" religiously for a couple of seasons, then get bored and move on to something else. The series would have been absorbing, silly, sexy and trashy no matter what critics said about it. The fact that it's officially considered Bad for Kids makes it awesome.
Maybe having kids has turned me into a fuddy duddy. But it seems a little strained to call the idea that a show like this might influence kids' behavior "a big 'if'." I did and thought about most of the things Zoller Seitz describes himself as doing and thinking about as well. But the key difference is that they were all pretty labor-intensive and mostly unsuccessful. Yes, you could stumble across a discarded (or unguarded) adult magazine in my childhood, or you could work really hard to decipher some scrambled Spice channel static. But the sheer difficulty of getting these limited results was a message in itself. In contrast, extremely sexually provocative content is now at the fingertips of any kid with an unmonitored internet connection. And the ubiquity of this content sends a very different message. I don't think anyone knows where this will end up, but to pretend that it doesn't represent a significant change in our culture and that it won't have an effect on children's behavior seems obtuse.Sure, the onus must be on parents to keep their kids from watching age-inappropriate content. But the sheer amount of parental surveillance required to pull that off has increased dramatically. There's no good solution to this, as far as I can see. Censorship is a nonstarter. And Internet filters just don't work, unless they've gotten a lot better. In the early days of the Internet, my parents installed Net Nanny software on their home computer for the "protection" of my younger brothers. It didn't seem to work too well, and it became something of a running joke in our family. Until they bought a new computer, the software would pop up at the strangest moments, like when my brothers were working on term papers and happened to type in a flagged word into their reports. My youngest brother quipped that the net nanny had become a little senile.
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How is this different from 90210 --or the OC--just the explicitness of the sex and drugs?
That, and the age, I think. Based on what I've read -- and the ever-present ads in the NYC subways -- these kids are supposed to be about 14. I didn't watch 90210 either, but I think it was an older group of kids. 14 years olds doing lots of drugs and having lots of sex seems to me be a new cultural low. On the other hand, I don't have a strong point to make here. I'm not sure 90210 was great for kids either. Maybe this is just more of the same, but it all seems likely to have some impact on how the rising generation thinks and acts, no?
In light of all the garbage on television, maybe it is time to trash the TVs. Most shows can be watched online anyways, but viewers have to be more discriminating about what they choose to watch. Watching TV on a family computer will by no means keep kids from watching inappropriate stuff but it will make it less likely they will channel surf their way into watching the Skins. I know that I watch a lot less television now that I don't have a TV (and I see a lot less commercials too, which is never a bad thing).
Eduardo and Cathleen: legally, could the FTC impose 'decency' regulations on television networks that would prohibit this sort of programming? Or would those regulations fall afoul of Supreme Court free-speech decisions?Also: would a V chip screen out this content?
Jim,Regarding the FTC and cable television programming:
Q: What rules, if any, apply to sexually explicit programming?A: Section 505 of the 1996 Act states that cable operators, or other multichannel video programming distributors who offer sexually explicit adult video programming or other programming that is indecent on any channel(s) primarily dedicated to sexually-oriented programming, must fully scramble or block both the audio and video portions of the channels so that someone who does not subscribe to the channel does not receive it. Until a multichannel video programming distributor complies with this provision, the distributor cannot provide the programming during hours of the day when a significant number of children are likely to view it.However, Section 505 was challenged in the courts. On May 22, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Playboy Entertainment Group v. U.S. which determined that Section 505 is unconstitutional. Therefore, the Commission's rules implementing Section 505 cannot be enforced.Q: Is there anything else that will allow cable television subscribers to block objectionable programming?A: Yes. Section 504 of the 1996 Act requires a cable operator to fully scramble or block the audio and video portions of programming services not specifically subscribed to by a household. The cable operator must fully scramble or block the programming in question upon the request of the subscriber and at no charge to the subscriber. Also, cable subscribers may request a "lockbox" from cable operators to prevent the viewing of any channel on which objectionable programming may appear. Cable operators are required to make lockboxes available for sale or lease to customers who request them.
I don't know about every cable company, but mine (Time Warner of Manhattan) allow parents to:
Block by Rating: You can block any show that is rated TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA.Block TV Shows and Series: If you feel a particular TV show or an entire series is unsuitable for your child, you can block all episodes. Block Time Slots: Dont want your children to watch a specific channel after 10:00 pm or during homework time? You can restrict access by time slot. Block by Channel: Restrict access to entire channels that you do not want your children to watch without your permission, such as Spike and MTV.Lift Restrictions So You Can Watch: Use your PIN anytime you want to turn off parental controls.Change Your PIN: Change your PIN any time and as often as you wish.
I am (thank heaven) not a parent, but it seems to me that parents shouldn't decide what their children cannot watch. They should decide what they can watch.
Btw, I guess I meant FCC. David N, thx for all that info.FWIW - we have implemented parental controls on our television, but I don't recall ever being prompted for a PIN when flipping through channels. I have to admit, I haven't completely figured out parental controls for this century, because it seems to have to be set on both the cable box and the television? (But then what about their computer, and their cell phones, and the Wii console ... there are a million ways to have content delivered these days ....) Granted, what I watch isn't very racy - presumably, hockey games aren't rated 'for mature adults only'. But MTV is part of our package (I assume it's part of everyone's basic package). Apparently, it isn't being blocked, because one of my teenagers watches "Jersey Shore", to the detriment of her IQ.
Is it the explicitness or the topics or the moral stance that are the problem? When I was home sick as a child, I used to watch soap operas--All My Children, to be be exact. Here's the bio of one of the leading femme fatale characters, Erica Kane.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_KaneI can't believe the characters in Skins are going to do anything that Erica and her crew haven'tt. But AMC always raised the issues in a way that facilitated moral evaluation of the issues.(A funny story: I mentioned my AMC interest to the late Fr. Philip Murnion. He asked me if I wanted an autograph --I said, "Of course, I would love Erica's autograph!) I didn't think anything of it. But a couple of months later, a head shot of Susan Lucci, personally autographed to me, appeared in my mail box at ND. It turns out that the creator of the show was a friend of his, and he got it for me! It's framed--on the wall in my office--- near a framed poster of Thomas Aquinas from the Dominican House of Studies in DC and a print from the Haija Sophia in Istanbul!)The exploits of Erica and her cohorts were enormously entertaining--but no one I knew ever thought it had anything to do with real life, or anything one should emulate in real life.
Cathleen - Erica is in rarefied company in your office! My Shakespeare professor mentioned once that she had always wanted to create and teach a course on soap operas - characters, plot, moral dilemmas, and so on.As to your question, "Is it the explicitness or the topics or the moral stance that are the problem?" - I'd need to actually watch some episodes to discern the moral stance. My guess is that the moral stance is neutral-to-approving. Part of the problem is the *targeting* - by dint of its being on MTV, it is trash that is being targeted to the young teen audience. While I agree with David N that parents have primary responsibility for what their children consume in the media, I also think we parents need some help (leaning on my godparent theology here :-)).
In 1959 (I was 13), my mother would not permit me to go see the movie A Summer Place, with Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee, because it was (I am quite sure) rated B - Morally Objectionable in Part for All. It seems to have been re-rated, I think because the B rating was dropped:
Summer Place, A -- Soap operatics run amok in this tale paralleling the woes of teenage lovers (Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue) with those of their divorced parents (Dorothy McGuire and Richard Egan). Adapted from Sloan Wilson's romantic potboiler by writer-director Delmer Daves, the result is glossy trash relieved only by the natural beauty of the Maine island setting of the title. Sexual situations and a shallow view of love and marriage. (A-III) (br) (1959)
The B rating never made sense to me, since if it was morally objectionable in part for all (as opposed to C - Condemned), how could you go see it without seeing the morally objectionable parts? Why not just condemn it? Here are the classifications today:
A-I -- general patronage; A-II -- adults and adolescents; A-III -- adults; L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV. O -- morally offensive. Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.
I still haven't seen it yet, as a matter of fact. The theme, recorded by Percy Faith, was one of the biggest selling records of all times. "It remains the longest-running number-one instrumental in the history of the chart," Wikipedia tells us. It also tells us it was written by Max Steiner, who also did the score for Gone with the Wind. I thought my mother was being very unfair, and I still do, since viewers of Two and a Half Menone of the most nauseating (and highly rated) shows on televisionA Summer Place would seem about as racy as The Song of Bernadette or The Sound of Music. The things I was protected from back then all seem very tame now, and I think it is because they actually were tame. The question is, are the things that seem objectionable now going to seem tame by comparison years from now? I think the answer is probably no. There are limits to how far you can go and I think we are reaching the limits. You can go from suggestive clothes, to partial nudity, to nudity. But you can't get more naked than naked. As far as I can tell, there are no restrictions on what words can appear in lyrics of popular songs. One of my favorite songs at the moment, by Cee Lo Green, has a title I won't even type here with asterisks substituted for the vowels. (It is a really great song, though!) I don't know what I would do as a parent. Explicit language doesn't really bother me. I wouldn't expect to hear it around the house. But something like Skins, or even (for a pre-teen audience) Glee, might be blocked on the family tv, if I had a family.
That's interesting--how do you all think about violence as opposed to sex. You couldn't pay me enough money to watch Saw, or some of the other stuff out there on the violence front. It seems to me analogous to pornography. It seems to me that the level of violence in mainstream movies is higher than the level of sex. I have a conservative Catholic colleague who worries very much up about the sex in tv and movies, but not so much the violence. Is that a male/female thing?
David, it's funny--I saw A Summer Place recently--and, you know, it was kind of shocking. Not absolutely, but relatively, because the behavior --SPOILER ALERT: Teen kids have an affair get pregnant, and then their parents (one of each) have an affair, and then breakup and remarry each other - was clearly shocking in context. What's shocking seems to be a matter of social context, more generally. I asked my mom--she said it was condemned, and it was a big deal to go to a condemned movie.Does anyone read those ratings before going to a movie? I would just assume everything is condemned.
We are certainly in a different age in that what people did in the hideaways is now shown from the rooftops. Because it is not on the internet does not mean it did not happen frequently in other times. Look at what we learned about the clergy from the pedophilia files. Yet morality is always a matter of positives rather than negatives. When wholesome activity is present, interest in deviant matters are minimal. When young people are inspired and motivated in life they are less likely to spend time on matters which are not really that productive. No question sex is the second strongest drive in humans. While parents must steer children away from negative things, the larger challenge is to inspire one's children to do generous deeds and develop their God-given talents. And it is so true that we say nothing about violent videos and games while we react more strongly to pornography. The greatest danger is that we allow our children to languish in mediocrity while we criticize them at ever turn. So when we talk about supervising children the conversation has to dwell on how we turn them to higher things while protecting them from negatives. Instead of just focusing on the negatives.Beleive it or not. When the Beattles first came on the scene many of us were alarmed at the destruction they would encourage in the morals of youth. But when I observed many young people who were really taken by the Beatles I backed off because I could see that they were really good, solid kids who were just enamored by the group. Even Ed Sullivan mellowed on them. History showed that adults began to greatly appreciate their artistry. I do not make the same comparison with pornography. At the same time it is notable how we ignore the violence available while paying all the attention to sexual excesses.
Prof. Kaveny,You are right that there is a huge double standard when it comes to how violence is treated as opposed to sex. I teach a high school ethics course and spend several weeks helping my students examine how media influence their thoughts, feelings, and choices. I spend time on consumerism and sexuality, but another area to which I give special attention is media violence. In addition to "horror porn" movies like the Saw series you mentioned, I am very concerned about the popularity among young teens (and widespread acceptance by parents) of first person shooter video games. Many parents don't think twice about letting their kids spend hours practicing killing other people in very graphic detail via these games. Would we let our kids do the same thing if the focus of the games were sexual acts rather than killing?For anyone who is interested, I have found the writings of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman to be particularly helpful in opening students to a different view of these games and media violence in general. Grossman is a former West Point psychology professor and one of the world's foremost experts on the psychology of killing. He presents a wealth of data showing the causal relationship between media violence and real world violence.
I agree with Bill Mazzella. If you give your children a positive vision of their future, your fight over the content of the tv and Internet programming they are exposed to will be much less exasperating. What these young people are doing is injecting drama into a life that is otherwise achingly dull. And that, largely, is what obsessive Facebook posters are doing too. People who sit around thinking about and taking drugs and coupling and decoupling are the dullest of the dull. If your children have actual interests and plans and activities, they won't have nearly as much difficulty understanding that.
"I agree with Bill Mazzella"Me too. Outstanding comment, Bill!
Bill: Your post The greatest danger is that we allow our children to languish in mediocrity while we criticize them at ever turn. So when we talk about supervising children the conversation has to dwell on how we turn them to higher things while protecting them from negatives. Instead of just focusing on the negatives.reminded me that I want to read Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Yale Law professor Amy chua. The reviews are both inspiring and intimidating
Will the overexposure to all things lascivious and forbidden result in their becoming banal and boring after a while? Come to think of it, I suppose the material has to be geared for young teens nowadays because in another year or so they'll be bored stiff. Then we'll move on to yet younger tweens, then... ?
Bob S,Thanks for the info on Chua. While I agree that a parent should challenger her children I am not sure Chua's overwhelming methods are the answer. As one reviewer noted the responses of her children will show us much. Already her 17 year old are telling her she left "a lot of stuff out."Let me throw something else out. My daughter likes movies like Friday 13th and Freddies. Yet she is not violent at all. In fact she and her girl friends single-handedly stopped boys they know from being violent to another male. So a word to the wise...
Bill,re: your word to the wiseGrossman outlines three major affects of consuming violent media. The first, already noted, is increased aggression. In some people this can manifest itself in lethal violence, but it also often appears in milder forms. Overall the effect has been a staggering jump in violent crime and domestic abuse that parallels very neatly our media consumption habits.A second effect is increased fear and anxiety- we perceive the world and other people (particularly groups like Muslims and African Americans who are disproportionately depicted as perpetuators of violence in our media) as much more dangerous than they are. While this can certainly have repercussions for an individual's life in terms of anxiety levels and personal biases, I see the greater danger in how these subconscious fears affect our political discourse and policy decisions (immigration, war on terror, prisons, etc). A third well documented effect of media violence is desensitization to violence- when we see actual violence we tend to react less to it. Again, this has both individual and social implications. On the individual side we tend to permit harsher language and more aggressive and violent behavior to go unchecked. On the social level we tend to empathize less with the victims of violence (e.g. civilians killed in U.S. drone strikes) and are more willing to tolerate violence as a solution to social and political problems.So, while you are right that not everyone who watches horror movies is suddenly going to go out and assault someone, there is still a lot to be concerned about.
Front page of the Times online today says "Skins" may violate child pornography laws. Let's agree that things have come a lot further than 90210 and the OC. There was no nudity in those shows.
JC--then it's the explicitness that is the problem? Not the behavior itself? Not the plot?I think it's worth thinking about just what the problem is.
The idea that nudity, in and of itself, is worse than some of the behavior we see regularly across the entire scope of television shows, including those directed toward "adults," causes me to grin.
David Tenney --Thanks for the input about Grossman. What he is saying is what the psychologists were saying as far back as the 60s. But you don't get that message in the media anymore, and I've wondered whether the old studies had been superceded. I suppose one big reason the TV news channels don't give that terribly important information much attention is because they earn their money presenting the violent images of actual violence which many people seem to crave. (With radio you just heard about the crime, you weren't given images of it.) Just look at MSNBC's programs on the week-end -- they're always about violent criminals, their crimes and life in our very dangerous prisons. I say this amounts to glorification of violent crime because it gives the worst people TV appearances, which seems to be the ultimate high for many if not most Americans -- I mean to appear on TV means you have "arrived", you are somebody.Does Grossman have anything to say about violence and the media? Does he have recommendations about it? I'm getting to the point I'm almost ready for some censorship or at least the rationing of the amount of violence allowed on each TV channel.Does he think that there is a difference between violent images that are seen to be painful but are presented as abhorrent and images that are seen to be painful but are meant to be enjoyed? (I think there's a lot of sadism in this country.) And what about the violence of boxing and wrestling? And -- dare I say it -- football?
Ann,You have anticipated a number of things Grossman says:- He actually traces the history of research on this subject from the 50's up to brain scan studies done today. (e.g. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR200611... ) showing that the evidence is in fact overwhelming. Literally thousands of studies have been done, with a number of them establishing a causal (not just correlative) relationship between media violence and real world violence.- He does recommend much tighter restrictions on what can be broadcast and what sort of content can be put in video games.- He says that violence is much worse when its negative consequences are not shown as is so often the case in TV, video games, and movies.I'm not aware of him writing anything about sports, but I know that I for one am very concerned about the popularity of ultimate fighting and mixed martial arts among teens.One of the really surprising things I learned from his writings is that it is not just really bloody and graphic violence that affects people's behavior. What we think of as cartoon violence also changes how people think and act, especially children. He thinks it is particularly important to shield kids under age 7 from any kind of media violence because that is such a crucial time in brain development. In fact he says the following: "My wife and I have cut a deal with our kids and they fully agree. We are going to pay them $1,000 a year towards the grandbabies college funds for every year they promise to keep them television-free for the first six or seven years of their lives. "Below are links to some of his writings that are on the web. Some of this is lengthy, but I would highly recommend it (especially the last two links from his book "On Combat" that update the research from his earlier book "Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill")"Not Just a Toaster With Pictures" - A chapter from "Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill" that reviews the research on the effects of media violence and offers recommendations. http://people.sps.lane.edu/rsimmons/stoktk.pdfOn Combat, Chapter 2- has some fascinating anecdotes about how powerful operant conditioning can be (both in police/military training and in video games).http://www.killology.com/on_combat_ch2.htmOn Combat, Chapter 7- makes a powerful case for the need to limit our exposure to violent media. It includes some really interesting brain research on how our brains function differently as a result of exposure to violent media. The chapter also presents some really hopeful evidence that the negative effects of media violence can be reversed when people do begin to limit their exposure.http://www.killology.com/on_combat_ch7.htm
David T. --Thanks for all the links. I knew the situation was bad, but I had no idea how bad it really is. The statistics are so discouraging -- the fact that violence in a family snowballs from generation to generation! Would that the bishops would work on this problem.


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Part 12: Rules Are Rules - Valiant Gets NHRA LegalWritten by on July 1, 2003 Valiant Effort gets ready to pass NHRA Tech
Since the start of Project Valiant Effort, we knew it was going to be raced from time to time. With that plan in mind, we needed to make sure we could pass tech. The things we did to the Valiant are required for the e.t. at which the car is expected to run. There are many NHRA classes you can choose from, and Valiant Effort will not be traveling the quarter-mile faster than 11 seconds flat. After that, is it really a street-driven car? (I bet I'll get a lot of e-mails regarding that question).
For starters, you need to ask yourself: How quick and fast will I be going? NHRA has certain guidelines that each car must follow, and they base these guidelines on quarter-mile e.t. and mph.
If you want a complete list of NHRA rules, rule books are available for $12. If you sign up to be a member, a current rule book is included with the purchase of a membership. Contact NHRA Membership Services, P.O. Box 5555, Glendora, CA 91740-0950.
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Everybody should know that if your battery is in the stock location, it must be securely mounted. No bungee straps are allowed. An easy way to aid in weight transfer is to relocate the battery to the trunk, where it's no longer adding weight to the nose of the car. When placing the battery in the trunk, it is usually placed over or behind the passenger-side wheel.
If you do choose to mount the battery in the trunk, it must be mounted to the frame or frame structure with a minimum of two 3/8-inch diameter bolts and a metal hold-down strap. The supplied J-hooks are not allowed. Also, the battery must be completely sealed from the driver compartment. This means a bulkhead must separate the trunk from the driver compartment. The battery can also be located in a sealed metal box, constructed of a minimum of .024-inch-thick steel or .032-inch-thick aluminum.
Moroso also offers an NHRA-accepted plastic battery box, PN 74050. Any car with a relocated battery must be equipped with a master electrical cutoff capable of stopping all electrical functions, including ignition. In other words, if somebody hits the master switch, it must shut off the engine as well as the fuel pumps and so on. The switch must be located on the rear of the vehicle, with the off position clearly marked. If the switch is a push-pull type, push must be the motion that shuts off the switch. Plastic or keyed-type switches are prohibited.
For our application, we contacted Summit Racing and got one of their battery-relocation kits, and Moroso sent us a disconnect switch and a long-arm conversion for mounting the switch inside the trunk.
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Finally, there are other things we do to keep things safe during our day of racing. We always carry a fire extinguisher in the car. Don't just throw it on the floor to roll around and maybe end up under your brake pedal; fasten it securely. Even if you mount it in the trunk, you'll probably be able to get to it quicker than the fire truck can get to you if your car is burning. Don't try to race in shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and a pair of Birkenstock sandals. No matter what your e.t., long pants, sleeves that cover your arms, and shoes are required.
A helmet is required if running 13.99 seconds or quicker. Yes, they check to see if it is properly rated. It is important to note that the helmet rating must be designated on a tag inside the helmet or sewn to one of the helmet straps. The designation stenciled on the exterior of the helmet is insufficient for NHRA technical inspection. Also, some tracks require all drivers to wear helmets, so check in advance.
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The first thing we did was decide where to mount the master disconnectswitch. We wanted to mount our switch inside the trunk, where it wouldbe hidden by the battery box. Make sure the switch is far enough awayfrom the quarter-panel so that it can be removed from the bracket ifneed be.(above & below) We then drilled a hole in the small panel under the taillight to run theswitch arm through. Next, we connected it to the switch inside. Onpush-pull applications, the flow of power must be stopped when theswitch is pushed.Here you can see we have drilled the holes, installed rubber grommets,and have started to run the hot wire from the switch to the starter.Also visible is the ground strap that will be attached to the body. Thesmall wire runs to the alternator to interrupt the current flow and stopthe engine when the switch is pushed... or so we thought.The main wire was run from the switch up front to the starter. It's alsonecessary to run a heavy 8- or 6-gauge wire from the starter to thestarter relay on the inner fender.According to the wiring diagram supplied by Moroso, you need to buy at least an 8-gauge wire--length determined by car length--and run a small jumper wire from one of the main switch terminals to one of the small terminals on the switch. The other small terminal on the switch has another section of the 8-gauge wire connected to it and then up to the alternator.We found this didn't kill the power on our application. Instead, we ran one length of 8-gauge wire from a small terminal on the switch to the front of the car and hooked it into the switched wire that feeds the alternator. We then ran a second length of wire from the other small post on the switch back up to the alternator.
The supplied J-bolts in the battery relocation kit are not legal forNHRA racing. We took a couple pieces of 3/8-inch threaded rod and weldednuts to one end of each. We then brought them through the floor and thebattery box.Before we slid the box over the battery hold-down studs, we put nuts onthe interior side of the threaded rod to hold them in place. Use acouple of wide washers on both sides of the floor to help distribute theholding power. There are strap indents on the bottom of the battery boxin which the stud and nut assemblies fit, allowing it to sit flat on thetrunk floor.At this point, we slid the battery box over the threaded rods andinstalled the battery. We used a piece of 1/8x2-inch flat steel and cutit long enough to span the width of the Optima battery. Cinch down thenuts on top of the hold-down strap.Remember we said wiring the switch per the orginal wiring diagram didn't work on our application? Plan A is the factory diagram,Fuelish Endeavor: All non-OEM fuel lines must be metallic or steel-braided. A maximum 12 inches of nonmetallic sheathed-rubber line can be used for connection purposes only. To ensure we were within the rules, we first cut a piece of fuel line 12 inches long to make our connections at the fuel filter, fuel pump, and gas tank. In the June '03 article "Sneaky Shooter" we showed how we upgraded our fuel system. We didn't use the entire 12 inches of rubber line.Spring Time: Although some tracks will let you race with only one throttle-return spring, it's a good idea to use a double-spring system. Better safe than sorry.
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What are the steps of proving this?
If $A\cap B' = \varnothing$ then $A \subseteq B$
where $B'$ is the complement of $B$.
What are the steps of proving this?
where $B'$ is the complement of $B$.
$x\in A \implies x\notin B^c \implies x\in B$
Let me give it a try:
Note: The conditions that $A\cap B'=\varnothing$ and that $A\subseteq B$ are in fact equivalent.
Since you are asking for the steps for proving the statement, I would like to say that write down the definitions of $$ A\cap B^c=\emptyset ,$$ $$B^c,$$ and $$ A\subset B $$ first. And then try to go on. (Here $B^c$ is your $B'$.)
Nana proves it directly. A proof by contradiction is supplied here.
If $A = \emptyset$, then $A \subseteq B$.
If $A \neq \emptyset$, let $x \in A$. We want to show that $x \in B$.
Suppose not, then $x \in B'$. We have $x \in A \cap B' = \emptyset$ which is not possible.
Hence $A \subseteq B$.
Edit: I answered this question to test the proof approach and technique I learnt from school years ago. Would anybody point out anything that is wrong or inappropriate in the proof so that I can improve them? Thanks.


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A harpooner in the whale ship Charles W. Morgan from 1849 to 1853, Nelson Cole Haley embarked on a hunt that took him from New Bedford, Massachusetts, around the world. Called a real-life version of Moby Dick, his memoir lends an authentic voice to those who were part of a high-risk business that included working on slippery whale carcasses surrounded by sharks and being towed at high speed by a harpooned whale, known as a "Nantucket sleigh ride." In addition to his thrilling accounts of whale hunts, Haley also recounts the tales told by sailors waiting for the next whale sighting and anecdotes of life in the South Seas.
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Consider the quadratic form $q(x,y,z)=4x^2+y^2-z^2+4xy-2xz-yz$ over $\mathbb{R}$. Then which of the followings are true?
1.range of $q$ contains $[1,\infty)$
2.range of $q$ is contained in $[0,\infty)$
3. range=$\mathbb{R}$
4.range is contained in $[-N, ∞)$ for some large natural number $N$ depending on $q$
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WACO (October 4, 2012)--Jacob Scott Turner, 27, of Waco, who was convicted of manslaughter with a deadly weapon in a traffic accident that killed a 64-year-old woman, was sentenced to 50 years in Thursday.
Because of the deadly weapon finding, he must serve at least 25 years of the sentence before he's eligible for parole.
Jurors found Turner guilty Wednesday in the death of Peggy Jean Cantrell.
She died on July 21, 2011 when Turner's 2006 Ford Explorer struck her 2002 Dodge Neon as she attempted to turn left onto New Road from Bosque Boulevard in Waco.
The collision was so violent that the gas tank of Cantrell's car ruptured and caught fire.
The car and the SUV came to rest about 30 feet from the point of impact.
A bystander used a fire extinguisher to put out the fuel tank fire.
An investigation showed that Turner was traveling at a speed more than twice the legal limit of 35 miles per hour when his Explorer struck Cantrell's vehicle.
Turner turned himself in on Aug. 5, 2011, after Waco municipal Judge Chris Taylor issued an arrest warrant.


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What is mirepoix and what purpose does it serve? Is it a type of cut such as julienne or Macedonia, or is it a type of cuisine?
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Mirepoix means 1: diced onions, carrots, celery and leek. 2. the type of cut of the mirepoix (see 1).
The dices are roughly cut about 1cm and don't have to be completely regular.
When talking about the cut, it should be about 1cm and regular. So you can cut potatoes in mirepoix, meaning 1cm cubes.
So, a cook can say, 'cut me a mirepoix' to mean roughly diced onions, etc.
And a cook can also say, 'cut me a potatoe in mirepoix' to mean evenly diced potatoes.
So, the answer is both. A cut and a combination.
Mirepoix, in every reference I've seen, refers to the chop of vegetables of onion, carrots, and celery - in the ratio of 2:1:1. You dice up the vegetables - normally small, but there are rarer applications (long stews for example) where a larger dice is acceptable, but certainly not the norm.
Mirepoix alone is not intended to be a dish - its a component that goes well with many, many other things. It has its roots in French cuisine and its generally a 'base' that you build other flavors upon. Think of it as "Here's a well known, good starting point to build complex flavors on". They are normally added to the dish very early on and often cooked at low heat in order to 'sweat', often with butter. In addition to their usage in normal dishes, they're included in stocks for the same reason. They provide good aroma and taste to the stock and sit well with other common meats and herbs.
Other cuisines have adapted a similar trio of veggies to use as a base. Cajun cuisine uses bell pepper in the place of carrots and calls it 'The Holy Trinity". Italian cuisine has the same principle in 'soffritto' - the principle difference being olive oil here, although it often contains garlic as well. In Spain, its sofrito - garlic, onions, and tomatoes - but it can also be more sauce-like.
A quick google revealed that it is neither a type of cut nor a type of cuisine, but rather the combination of onions, carrots, and celery that is used as basic flavoring in stocks and soups.
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Gazprom's sales are likely to fall further in 2013 as weak economic conditions lead to continued low demand in Europe, the company's key market for natural gas. Europe and the FSU remain key markets for Gazprom, which has a monopoly on the export of Russian natural gas.
Gazprom's sales are likely to fall further in 2013 as weak
economic conditions lead to continued low demand in Europe, the
company's key market for natural gas, Fitch Ratings says in a
new report released Monday.
Russian gas production data for 2012 indicate that Gazprom's
European and FSU gas sales fell slightly more than
Europe and the FSU remain key markets for Gazprom, which has
a monopoly on the export of Russian natural gas. For example,
in the second half of 2012, it generated over 76% of its
revenue from sales of gas outside of the Russian Federation,
which accounted for only 44% of its gas sales by volume.
The drop in European gas volumes and prices was partly caused
by litigation by some of its European gas buyers, and price
renegotiations and compensation payments that followed. This
shows that Gazprom's position in Europe remains somewhat
challenging, the credit-watch company said.
Fitch added that it believes prices and volumes of
European gas consumed under
take-or-pay arrangements will not dramatically change in the
foreseeable future.
Take-or-pay provisions usually cover 80% of contractual gas
volumes; therefore there is some headroom for gas volumes to
fall before triggering the take-or-pay clauses.
Gazprom's concessions to European buyers represented no more
than 10%-15% of the total oil-based price, leaving the prices
under these contracts well above market gas prices, which are
now almost delinked from the oil price.
Fitch said it believes that Gazprom will have to continue
negotiating further concessions with those European buyers that
may have alternative sources of gas supply.
Fitch forecasts that eurozone GDP will contract by 0.1%
in 2013, following an expected 0.5% contraction in 2012. The
trend should reverse in 2014, when 1.2% GDP growth is
forecast. The company expects that gas demand in
Europe will continue to be weak in 2013 but may start
increasing in 2014.
The market abuse investigation, launched into Gazprom last
autumn by the European Commission, also continues. Fitch does
not forecast any rating implications for the company as a
result of this investigation, but it may eventually weaken
Gazprom's negotiating position with some of its key European
buyers, and have a long-term financial impact.
Last week the Russian Ministry of Energy said that total
natural gas production in the country fell by 2.2% in 2012 to
655 billion cubic meters (bcm), while Gazprom's gas production
declined by 5.1% to 482bcm.
Russian gas sales abroad in 2012, mainly to Europe and the FSU,
fell by 8.7% to 186bcm. Gazprom previously reported a 10%
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Vakantiebeurs 2011 Prize winners experience Cape Town
When we received an e-mail saying we'd won an eight-day trip to Cape Town, after we entered at the Dutch Vakantiebeurs 2011 travel expo, we almost didn't believe it, but we soon realised that it was true and we then looked forward to a great time.
And what an exciting and interesting programme of events we had! With the assistance of Marisah Smith of Cape Town Tourism, we developed the perfect itinerary. Upon arrival in Cape Town we received a warm welcome and all the information and documents at Cape Town Tourism's Burg Street Visitor Information Centre.
Our first two nights in Cape Town were spent at African Pride Crystal Towers Hotel and Spa near Century City, a modern and luxurious hotel with high-tech designed hotel rooms that offer a view of Table Mountain (when there is no mist).
We experienced three city tours, each with a different theme. With Hilton Ross Tours we experienced a traditional tour and discovered all the highlights while driving in a luxurious minibus with a driver/guide.
The township tour with Roots Africa Tours offers more detail of the history of the city and is a good opportunity to learn about some projects in the townships. The Cape Town Jazz safari with Coffeebeans Routes is a musical experience at the home of a jazz musician with a home-cooked meal prepared by the lady of the house and a visit to a local jazz club in a township. All three were well-organised interesting and complementary programmes.
The Go Cape Town Card we received gave us access to the Two Oceans Aquarium, a ride on the City Sightseeing bus and a roundtrip with the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. The Go Cape Town Card is very handy and we advise all visitors to buy this card. The Two Oceans Aquarium is a must see and we spent more time there than we planned. The City Sightseeing bus gives visitors the freedom to hop on and hop off at various attractions throughout the city. The route we chose took us to Camps Bay, Sea Point and Green Point, and thankfully with a pre-bought ticket for Table Mountain's cable car to the summit you don't have to queue and can pick the day with the best weather for this highlight. Enjoy the view!
We decided to get away from the city for a while and for two nights stayed at the four-star Lalapanzi Lodge in Somerset West. It is a vineyard hideaway in a forest with beautiful views and friendly staff, so it is a great place to escape from it all and relax. Dinner can be provided or you can take a drive to Gordon's Bay.
For an unforgettable experience, try a vineyard meander in Stellenbosch with Bikes 'n Wines. This tour on mountain bikes between wine farms and brandy distilleries is a must-do. Be warned though, after a few sips it will not be easy to bike the sandy dirt roads.
We opted for a natural and rustic experience as well and the Table Mountain National Park was a natural choice with its tented camps. The park boasts simple accommodation with shared facilities and a full kitchen. We chose the Silvermine tented camp and Slangkop Tented camp in Kommetje. There are plenty of hiking trails between the camps to keep you busy during the day but they do require some co-ordination to organise because you need a knowledgeable guide and transport. We hiked the shorter trails around the camps only. Be sure to take a walk on the beautiful, sandy beach to Noordhoek.
For our final two nights we stayed in the legendary Grand Daddy Hotel in Long Street, which is conveniently located in the city centre. The hotel has lovely rooms but you can also choose one of the airstream trailers on the roof.
Not only were the breakfasts included in the prize but a few culinary dinners as well. One such exquisite dinner experience was at the Greenhouse Restaurant of the Cellars-Horhenort in Constantia with an accompanying wine tasting. Make sure to take some time to walk in the garden first.
Our next gourmet experience took place at Reuben's at the One & Only Hotel, V&A Waterfront. We saved the third dinner for our last evening in the city. The Gold Restaurant at the Gold of Africa Museum is not designed for group tours. It serves traditional African dishes and offers a "learn to drum in 20 minutes" experience and a dance performance during the meal. The next morning we visited the Gold museum – astonishing and worthwhile.
Cape Town is a must-see city! Finally, do try to pay a visit to the Adderley Street flower market and buy some flowers. The flower sellers are the eyes and ears of town and the ladies are very helpful.
Thanks to all the sponsors of this prize. We felt pampered from beginning to end and became even more addicted to Cape Town. We will be back!


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VANDEBORNE, Henry, 89, of Bloomingdale, died Wednesday December 26, 2012, at Trinity West.
He was born May 31, 1923, in Dillonvale. He is the son of the late Henry and Marie Jones Vandeborne.
Henry was retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel where he was a millwright and served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII.
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Henry was a member of the Hopedale Church of Christ, American Legion, Wintersville, F&AM Lodge 333 and the Scottish Rite Valley of Steubenville.
Henry is also preceded in death by his wife Florence "Dorothy" Tarr Vandeborne; daughter, Geraldine "Gerrie" Graziani, step mother, Jennie Vandeborne, great-grandson, Christopher Vandeborne and five brothers, Frederick, Felix, Louis, John and Ralph.
Surviving are one son; Henry (Linda) Vandeborne of Dellroy, two daughters, Shirley Dennis of Hopedale and Vicki (Mark) Rest of Wintersville; 11 grandchildren and 17 great grand children.
Calling hours are Friday 6-8 pm at the Mosti Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, 4435 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, where services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, Pastor Dean Blyth will officiate. Entombment at Fort Steuben Burial Estates.
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I've been with Microsoft for several years, in the UK subsidiary and EMEA HQ, and have spent quite a bit of time on the Redmond (Seattle) campus. I've had a wide variety of roles, but most of them have involved some mix of Small/Medium Business, Windows, Office, Small Business Server and more recently the web service offerings of Office Live.
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I realize that there are many isolated efforts to sequence the genome of a particular endangered species such as the orangutan or the snow leopard. However is there a concerted effort to sequence the genomes of every species on the brink of extinction? Also, is there an effort to sequence the genetic diversity of the surviving populations, since it would be very difficult to re-create alleles that would be needed if the species were to ever be resurrected.
The seedbank terdon mentions is the Norwegian Svalbard Global Seed Vault located at Spitsbergen island:
However, the closest thing to a concerted initiative for sequencing animals I know of is the Genome 10K project:
Their list of first 101 vertebrata proposed for sequencing contains 29 species with status RED from the red list. Most of them are only proposed, but the sequencing of the following are already in progress:
and that of the Chinese softshell turtle (Trionyx sinensis) has funding secured. Already complete are the giant panda, the chiru, and the polar bear.
And some surprising fact: where the funding is secured it is/was funded by the Beijing Genome Institute. A shame if this would remain the only one.


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I have used AES to secure my short term wireless network(1 day lifetime). The same symmetric key is used for securing entire network traffic. is it possible to improve security with onetime password scheme? ie, Again AES encryption,but with different 128 bit keys each time.
Think about it this way.. with AES, you only generate one key, and use that for all encryptions(of the day).., however with OTP a single key won't work and you'll need to have (say) $n$ keys to send $n$ packets securely..
Now, again, you might suggest using a seed with a PRNG to create a $128*n$ bit key for all $n$ packets.. but then here's the problem: You need to maintain states .. the $i^{th}$ packet will only make sense when decrypted with $i^{th}$ key, i.e the string from $128.(i-1):128.i$, so suppose now you send a message, and somehow, say due to racing conditions in connection, your $(j+1)^{th}$ message reaches before $j^{th}$ message, your server won't be able to decrypt it ..
Also, even simply, PRNGs are key-ed functions (the seed IS the key) .. so you'll need to set that up anyway :)
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Edit: Link provided by Cthos: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#reachWeapons