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Vocalist Glen Phillips talks New Constellation and touring with Counting Crows
Whether together or apart, the members of Toad the Wet Sprocket (yes, that's a real band name – kudos to Monty Python's Eric Idle for the sketch that inspired it) have been making music since 1989. After a band break-up in 1998, Toad's "hardcore fan base" was stoked with the release of New Constellation, the band's first album in 16 years. Though the album came out last October, the band is currently celebrating the "new life" for their music with a cross-country tour with Counting Crows. We recently got the chance to chat with lead vocalist Glen Phillips about the band's summertime tour – and their go-to morning snack. The tour's epic conclusion will take place at Norwalk Concert Hall on August 29. Be sure not to miss out on Toad!
How has being on tour with Counting Crows been?
The tour's been great. They have a real listening audience, which really helps. People seem really stoked. The response has been good every night. It's good hearing them play. We're lucky we've had an audience and we've been able to go out and do less of the small festival things but still have a hardcore fan base. It's been great to get in front of some new faces and show that we can bring it.
What stop on this tour has been your favorite so far, and which one are you most excited for?
My 17- year-old daughter actually came out for a week, and we just had an amazing time in New York. We had a couple of days to tour in Brooklyn and Manhattan. We ate great there. We'll probably have to eat peanut butter for the rest of the tour, but it was so worth it.
What is your favorite song to play on tour?
It changes all the time. Right now I'm really enjoying the new songs. It's great to play the songs that are familiar to people, and we're really proud of what we've done. But it's great to have stuff with new life in it and to see the audience's reaction to the new stuff.
New Constellation is your first album in 16 years. How does this one differ from your old stuff?
After having done so many other projects over the years, it's so amazing to come back and bring in anything, and as soon as the four of us play it, it sounds like a Toad song.
What's the deal with "Toad the Wet Sprocket" as a band name?
Look, the only reason we kept [the name] is because a year had passed, and no one had thought of anything really cool. On the one hand, it's very memorable. But we are perfectly aware that it is the worst band name ever. That's exactly why we chose it, Because it is hilarious. We were in on the joke.
How do you feel the music industry has changed since your return as a band?
It's completely and utterly different. It's a harsh education in how much things change. We have our small but hardcore fan base. We're really lucky to have had the impact that we've had. We're really lucky. With social media, everybody's got more access than they ever had which is great, but it also means EVERYBODY'S got more access than they ever had. It's hard to get a band to get enough supporters to pay for the music to make a living when there are so many people out there trying the same thing. It's a brave new world.
If you could play alongside any artist or band, dead or alive, who would it be?
I'm going to have to say The Beatles.
What is your favorite summertime snack?
On tour, every morning there's a utility player and a good friend of mine who makes our Morning Elixir. It makes the whole day work. You take a blender and throw in celery, cucumber, kale, parsley, carrots, ginger, apple, banana, avocado – the avocado is really important because it makes the thick texture that holds the whole thing together. Oh, and you have to throw in a lemon too!
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August 29, 2014
Tickets: $35.00, $45.00, $55.00
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Welcome, Fools, to part six of our several-thousand-part series, "Better Know a Fund Manager," which is loosely, but not too loosely, based on Stephen Colbert's "Better Know a District" from The Colbert Report.
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But the fund wasn't always aptly named. When Stratton opened the fund in September 1972, on the eve of one of the most vicious bear markets ever to savage American investors, he chose to name it Stratton Growth. But that had nothing do with strategy. Instead, Stratton says, "We just wanted the money in the fund to grow."
Well, it has. And that's thanks to staying the course; his disciplined value investing approach favors companies with low price-to-earnings ratios, excess cash flow, and above-average dividend yields. Stratton also seeks dividend growth, writing that firms that boost their payouts over time "tend to offer the potential of above-average returns."
But even that may not be the secret. Stratton sticks it to Wall Street's stockinistas by maintaining a ruthless sell discipline, telling Investment Advisor magazine in January that he prunes what he calls "the weak sisters" in the fund's portfolio every quarter. Through March, that included Briggs & Stratton (NYSE: BGG ) and YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW ) . You just know they had it coming, too.
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The Forest Gump - Salt-, Pepper and Toothpick Ménage is part of a new product family, which Alessi designed in cooperation work with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. This cooperation work fructified with the "Chin Family" already in 2007.
The designer by Forest Gump is Stefano Giovannoni. For the product, he was inspired by the unique pieces in the Taiwan Museum and started with the exploration of the Chinese art. His own interpretation of the classic works can be discovered in the, for Stefano Giovannoni typical, playful style.
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At the IFEA GAM in Cape Town during the 10th WEC meeting, on Sunday 5th June, 2016 , 10:25~12:20. at the Breakaway 3 room of the Cape Town International Convention Centre will be an opportunity for interested Member Associations to present their bid to host the 13th IFEA World Endodontic Congress, scheduled for 2022. The bid will also need to be presented at the Board of Director's meeting at the same venue and room on Saturday 4th June 2016, 14.25~ 15.45. A Member Association's proposal for the bid must be submitted to the IFEA Secretary no later than May 20th 2016.
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Special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff signed a one-year contract extension with the Jets Saturday, running through 2011, a team spokesman confirmed.
The news was first reported by ESPNNewYork.com.
Westhoff, who first joined the Jets' staff in 2001, has annually fielded units among the best in the league.
The 62-year-old coach survived bone cancer in his leg and endured nine major surgeries. He stepped down from his coaching duties after the 2007 season, but following a lengthy operation to place a titanium rod in his left leg that offseason, returned to the Jets.
His current plan is to retire after the 2011 season, according to the report by ESPNNewYork.com.
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Carbon isotope ratio analysis using a laser-based technique has been performed in the field, on the gaseous emissions from an active volcano. We here describe that 13CO2/12CO2 determinations can be carried out in a quasi-continuous regime using a compact, selective and sensitive diode laser spectrometer at a wavelength of 2 µm. Within the Solfatara crater (near Naples, Italy), in a very harsh environment, we were able to determine relative 13CO2/12CO2 values, on the highest flux fumarole, with an accuracy of 0.5 ‰. Regular and frequent observations of the carbon isotopes in volcanic gases, which become possible with our methodology, are of the utmost importance for geochemical surveillance of volcanoes.
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WHISTLER, B.C. - Two more thrill-seekers lured by the pristine mountain snow of Canada's westernmost province have been killed in two separate but equally deadly avalanches on the perilous slopes of British Columbia.
A 26-year-old snowboarder from outside B.C. died Thursday while snowboarding by himself on a side of Whistler Mountain that wasn't open to public access, officials said.
He was buried in a snow slide just hours after searchers on adjacent Blackcomb Mountain found the body of a 37-year-old skier from Whistler, who was buried the evening before.
The latest deaths, both coming in areas marked off-limits because of avalanche risk, come in the shadow of a tragic string of snow slides in the B.C. Interior near Fernie, B.C., that claimed the lives of eight snowmobilers from the nearby town of Sparwood.
"The problem is you've got tempting conditions with fresh snow on the other side of the boundary lines and people are ducking the ropes to go into those areas," said RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair.
"Those people are putting themselves at great risk, as is obvious by the tragedies that we've experienced in Whistler today."
No names have been released.
The latest slides couldn't have come at a worse time for Whistler, which is preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics and trying to restore the lustre of its public image after a gondola malfunction in December left skiers trapped for hours, dangling precariously over the slopes.
Whistler Blackcomb simply said the incident was a reminder to skiers and snowboarders to take extra care in light of the increased avalanche risk, and to stay out of off-limits areas.
"The recent weather events throughout British Columbia have created a considerable to high avalanche advisory in many areas throughout British Columbia," the resort said in a news release.
A third avalanche was also reported on Thursday, but LeClair said after an extensive search no one was found in the snow.
The Whistler slides come with the memory of Sparwood's tragedy still fresh in the minds of Canadians and reverberating around the world.
The dead snowmobilers, all experienced outdoorsmen well aware of the risks, were among 11 caught in a series of back-to-back avalanches while riding in a rocky backcountry bowl near Fernie.
Two people dead in avalanches at mountain ski resort in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - Two more thrill-seekers lured by the pristine mountain snow of Canada's westernmost province have been killed in two separate but equally deadly avalanches on the perilous slopes of British Columbia.
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Swimming is my least favorite of the 3 sports and Louisville 2012 will *hopefully* be my first IM.
I grew up in Louisville but now live in Indy - I'm very familiar with the river though.
To anyone who has done this before, how is the Louisville swim? The current worries me, maybe just from growing up in the areas and hearing things about it, who knows. Maybe just because I'm not a big open water fan.
I know you start upstream near the island and then it's downstream from there, am I correct? If the start is near that island which cuts off the current, and the rest is downstream, does this make the swim easier than most IM swims? Why or why not?
Thanks for the help. I'm just trying to put my mind at ease before signing up for this thing. ANY additional info you have to offer will help!
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Yeah, but he had to wait in line for TWO HOURS. I don't know. Personnally, I would rather chill in my hotel room, eat some food, use the bathroom, etc and deal with some congestion in the swim.... The waiting in line would do more damage to my psyche (meaning I would get more freaked out than normal).
I also went directly to the swim start after pumping up tires at 5 am. From what I understand family and friends are no longer allowed to hold a spot in line. Only the athlete can get in the line for their position. Last year they actually separated athletes from family. I think I also got in around 7:22. There is plenty of company to keep you distracted during the wait!
I heard that it is no longer allowed to have anyone holding a spot for you in the swim line, which I think is the way it should be. Only athletes in line.
Glad to help Blake. I see you got your answer. Your official time begins when you jump off the dock. But try to get there as early as possible as you do not want to be the last one in the water. You need to cross by midnight and you want as much padding as possible for your first. You will do great. Brian
I know this sounds stupid but has anyone ever taken in food on the swim or heard of anyone who has?
Hi Chris,
That is not so unheard of. I did the Florida Ironman this year and stuffed some energy gels in the cuffs of my wetsuit. It is a two loop swim so you briefly exit the water and re enter. Before my second loop I drank some water that they provide and then downed my energy gel. It helped. I IMKY you will need to stuf one in you tri suit(recommend above the elastic on your leg). Around half way point reach down and stop for a brief moment and enhale your gel quickly. You will be glad you did.
Hey Blake,
Come visit Orlando and swim at Lucky's Lake. Lake Cane is next to Universal Studios. The swim is free.
Google Lucky's Lake Swim for more info.
Any idea on water temperatures? Like most of you I am not a strong swimmer (47 min for 70.3 race) but that was with a wetsuit. Can you still wear a wetsuit for the IMKY race? wondering what the rules are for that
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Water temperature is usually above 80 and that point you would not want a wet suit as it could get you too warm and eventually get you dehydrated. Invest in a speedsuit if you can. I have a feeling you will come in faster than you think because of the time trial start and dwonstream of the Ohio River for most of the race. Just get alot of time in the water-long pool sessions will help. Shoot for 2500 + swims by the time you get to KY.
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Skip to comments.First Guilty Verdict Found in Horrific Torture/Rape/Murder Case
Posted on 08/25/2009 1:04:12 PM PDT by ferrgus
In a case that's been widely ignored by the mainstream media, justice prevailed today as Letalvis Cobbins was found guilty of the vast majority of charges, including that of first-degree murder. Cobbins was one of a group of thugs who carjacked, then raped, tortured and murdered two Knoxville residents. For more on the story, see the Knoxville News-Sentinel. http://digg.com/d311xYc
Are they going to the gas chamber? That would be the only good news.
Suppose there's any chance the MSM will cover this even now?
Not one.
Possibly, in about 20 years.
I read about this case when it first happened. Perp deserves to be thrown into one of Vick's dog kennels.
I'm going to intentionally watch CNN and MSNBC tonight, so I can get full coverage of this case.
"Im going to intentionally watch CNN and MSNBC tonight, so I can get full coverage of this case."
Be sure to bring a good book and popcorn. It is going to be a long night....like watching the Red Sox!
This society is much better off with these people behind bars.
The only way the MSM will cover this story is if a mob busts Letalvis Cobbins out of jail and they find him hanging from a bridge support the next morning.
But, then THAT would be a "hate" crime.
This is the first I have heard of this case. These guys were animals.
Lethal injection is too good for these people.
AP has a story on it - where it goes from there, who knows.
They need to turn them over to Channon's dad. Anytime I see him here on the local news, he's the picture that would go next to the word "tightly wound."
I believe the jury consists of 7 blacks, 4 white and an Asian.
Good for them, doing justice without reference to race.
I've never been more disappointed in my life than on the day the jury acquitted OJ because he was rich, famous and black.
I'm sure any year now, Jessie and Al and the ACLU will be screaming "Hate Crime" and "No Justice No Peace"
There was a similar murder by a gang of black men & women of a white woman that they kidnapped raped, then scrubbed with Clorox and wire brushes before killing her. It barely made the national news and you had to read to the end. Even with the killers admitting their motive was race, it was considered a "local story".
Sadly, the fact that these horrible crimes are all but covered up by the media sends the signal that racism, even brutal racism is okay, as long as the victim is white.
I'm sure any year now, Jessie and Al and the ACLU will be screaming "Hate Crime" and "No Justice No Peace"
There was a similar murder by a gang of black men & women of a white woman that they kidnapped raped, then scrubbed with Clorox and wire brushes before killing her. It barely made the national news and you had to read to the end. Even with the killers admitting their motive was race, it was considered a "local story".
Sadly, the fact that these horrible crimes are all but covered up by the media sends the signal that racism, even brutal racism is okay, as long as the victim is white.
So...how in the hell was this NOT a hate crime?
Minorities are incapable of hate. Only whites can hate.
Personally, I don't like hate crime legislation - anything that elevates one group above another because of the nature of that group is wrong.
That being said though - if you're going to charge for hate crimes, you might as well charge every case of one race against another race as a hate crime - until they get rid of hate crime laws.
Why do these laws only work one way?
Our politicians are idiots.
You definitely have to wonder whether the 2 victims would have had a chance had they been carrying (a) firearm(s) (a right the Left wants denied to law-abiding people), and used them effectively. An even stronger case could be made regarding the 5 white victims of 2 black thugs in the "Wichita massacre" case. They were victims of a home invasion. At one point, there were 3 unarmed white males against one armed black hood. A white woman about to be raped found herself within 2 feet of her assailant's abandoned pistol, while he was involved with opening his zipper. She was afraid to grab it, partly because she did not know how to operate a gun.
You might also try Fox News, the online new site does not think it worth reporting. I am glad to see that you didn't even give ABCCBS even a nod.
That's the problem with hate crimes. If you're gonna have them, you need to do em all. Every inter-racial murder isn't a hate crime, but how do you tell them apart? Murder is murder. They should fry these b*stards ASAP.
parsy, who figures it will take a few years
I really don't see why we cannot have a prompt, public hanging. Or, why couldn't be put them in a third world hellhole prision for a couple of years, then have the hanging.
what we have is an injustice system, not a justice system.
Some conservative Internet commentators and white supremacist agitators accused the national media of reverse discrimination by failing to give the case involving white victims and black suspects the same attention paid to white-on-black hate crimes. Investigators said the attack wasn't a hate crime, just a carjacking that went terribly wrong.
I guess with that logic that the Black Panthers or the KKK were church and philanthropic groups that went terribly wrong.
Crucify the bastard and then burn the cross on which he is nailed. I'm serious.
A carjacking gone "wrong" usually ends with a dead thug lying in his own blood and fecal matter.
At worst, the car owner is murdered.
Rarely are they abducted, raped, tortured and systematically murdered.
Don't forget the "Wichita Massacre" where a group of black thugs staged a home invasion and succeeded in raping, torturing and murdering three people. One survived.
No "hate" there, either.
The jury wimped out and gave him life without parole.
Today the Cobbins jury sentenced the law abiding taxpayer to a life of labor without parole to provide at their expense a lazy, cowardly murder, degenerate rapist, sadistic torturer, and worthless thief with 3 square meals and snacks to eat, comfortable clothing to wear, soft bedding to sleep, a blanket to cover a chill, a soft pillow to rest his weary head, a roof to keep him dry, heat to keep warm in the winter, exercise equipment to stay in shape, water and other beverages to quench his thirst, light to see, a library to read, a chair to sit, friends to talk to, and a recreation room to have fun, everyday for the rest of his life.
His two victims however, have been sentenced to eternity to nothing but a cold dark grave.
To the jury and others this is justice and right, and as it should be.
To me this is the logic of a society goaded by political correctness to have sympathy for the devil and apathy for his victims.
RE: Letalvis Cobbins. Yet, Misha Davidson admits that Christian's and Newsom's killings were so savage, Cobbin's late mother backed off helping him hire a lawyer.
"She didn't want to get herself involved in it and not really know what happened."
Beyond his murder and rape convictions, Cobbins faces new charges leveled while in custody; of assaulting Knox County Corrections officers.
February 2, a guard alleges, Cobbins attacked him as he was being removed from his cell and pulled him to the ground.
July 24, another guard alleges Cobbins struck him with a drinking cup after refusing to go into lockdown.
Court clerks say Cobbins faces hearings on the "behind bars" charges next Monday.
Family members say Cobbins father lives close by, but he was not in court Tuesday to hear his son pronounced guilty,.
Nor Wednesday, to help make the case for sparing his life. http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/55186682.html
BTTT for those who missed this a long time ago......
My son lives in the Nashville area. The sentencing is in and he did NOT get the death penaly.
Why was this not tried as a hate crime. . . Aggravated black on white crime? (as if I didn't know)
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The fire snarled traffic that was already slowed by paving along the stretch of road.
Firefighters from North Syracuse Fire Department and Moyers Corners arrived at the scene.
The incident was called in as a utility pole fire shortly after 4 p.m. and power was out in the area. Niagara Mohawk reported it expected power to be back on by 7 p.m.
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Three Nintendo Games That Should Get Re-releases/HD Updates But Wont (BaD 15)
No, Mother 3 Isn't One Of Them
Since I've been blogging all week about fighting games of some sort, I thought I would take a break and write about something else on the weekend. Today, I'm talking about Nintendo's new found fascination with re-releases and HD updates. Or rather Nintendo's continued fascination with re-releases and HD updates because its been happening at Nintendo since their beginnings. Though most of the updates are for popular titles, I can think of three Nintendo game that would benefit from another go but probably won't happen due to different reasons.
Kirby's Air Ride
No, I'm not crazy. I do love Air Ride. Yes, the game was really easy but there was some charm to it. Probably my favorite thing was City Trial, the weird GTA-ish mode where you race around upgrading your vehicle for all sorts of challenges. To me, an update for this game would be perfect for the 3DS. Something simple enough for portables yet chaotic enough to keep you interesting, especially if Nintendo added online to it.
So why not? It's to plain, I don't think people would want a game that, to be perfectlly honest, is too bland even for a Kirby game. Not say every Kirby bland but there definately could have been more effort. Then again considering this game was in development for over a decade, from the SNES to the N64, I guess I shouldn't complain that it came out at all.
A very odd GameCube RTS/Pinball Game, featuring a very underused perfieral for the GC (the mic), and made by the master of the odd Yoot Saito (from Seaman fame). This game would be perfect for an HD update on the Wii U. Since the game pad has a built in mic, there will be no need for a mic attachment plus the HD visuals on the Wii U could give this game a boost it needs. And for those who think this game is too weird for Nintendo's taste, I've got three words for you: Tokyo Crash Mobs.
So Why Not? Odama is weird and very niche. Maybe too niche that Nintendo wants to risk releasing again.
Drill Dozer
Game Freak, the guys who develop Pokemon, actual do other games that have nothing to with capturing monsters. Drill Dozer, A GBA game that came out right at the end of the GBA's life cycle, is about a kindergartner jewel thief riding a mecha drill. It was universally praised but that didn't sway Nintendo enough to release another non-Pokemon game from them until last year's HarmoKnight (which were getting next week in the West). I can see this game coming back in various ways: as Virtual Console re-release for the 3DS (the 3DS has a gyros), an updated version for the 3Shop, an super HD update for the Wii U.
So Why Not? It's not a Pokemon game. It seven years after Drill Dozer to get another non-Pokemon game. Nintendo please let these guys develop non-Pokemon games. You might be surprised what they can do when it doesn't involve Pikachu to some extent.
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With April Fool's Day looming ahead, here are five notable pranks, hoaxes or scams.
"War of the Worlds" radio broadcast – A realistic broadcast duped war jittery Americans in 1938 into believing Martians had invaded.
"Howard Hughes: The Autobiography" – Clifford Irving fooled his publisher, McGraw-Hill, and the experts with a phony autobiography of the reclusive billionaire in 1972.
The Hitler Diaries – The German magazine Der Stern paid $6 million for Adolf Hitler's journals in 1983 They were soon found to be phony.
Microsoft buys Catholic Church – A fake press release went viral in 1994. It stated Bill Gates considered religion to be a growth market and that, "the combined resources of Microsoft and the Catholic Church will allow us to make religion easier and more fun." Microsoft issued a formal denial.
"Flying Penguins" – A BBC film trailer made in 2008 as an April Fools' Day prank. Narrated by Monty Python alum Terry Jones, it reveals a colony of penguins unlike any other.


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Keweenaw Adventure Company: Known as the headquarters for outdoor adventures in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royal National Park, they are conveniently located in Copper Harbor with several activities and rentals available. From sea kayaking day trips to eco-interpretive hiking tours, there is something here for everyone.
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By P. CHRISTINE SMITH
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If motorists could rear-end two big, yellow, flashing Oak Harbor School District buses in two days, imagine what could happen to a child walking along a roadway.
Thats the message some parents are trying to get out, and a team of decision-makers made up of district and city officials are poised to help.
Parents, Oak Harbor School District operations people, the transportation director, City of Oak Harbor planners and engineers, and Oak Harbor Police Department are teaming up to keep students as safe as possible while walking to and from school.
I think everybody is concerned, Kim Page, parent and Broad View PTA president, said Monday. I think we need to work together.
Students who live within a one-mile radius of their schools do not receive school bus transportation this year unless the area through which they must walk is designated as hazardous.
Teams of people are working diligently to figure out what makes an area hazardous, what to do when an area seems hazardous but really doesnt meet the criteria, and how to mitigate both scenarios.
My participation in the committee is really because the engineering staff of the city are reporting...to my department at this point, Steve Powers, director of development services for the city, said. Pedestrian solutions would be based on engineering analysis.
Each suspected hazardous walking area must be examined for two sets of solutions, operational and physical, Powers said. In some cases a potentially dangerous situation might be mitigated by changing procedure and other times, physical corrections, such as crosswalks, signs and flashing lights might be necessary.
Powers said his departments participation doesnt necessarily indicate that the city will be responsible for fixing any physical problems.
Its a school district process that the city has been asked to participate in, Powers said.
For mitigation of physical problems, such as the installation of crosswalks or sidewalks, it is unclear which entity would pay for the projects.
I dont believe theres an answer to that question at this point, Powers said.
Representatives of the various agencies met twice last week at school district offices, first in a private meeting and then at a public meeting.
I became aware that there are more people than just me concerned, Vonnie Edwards, director of transportation of the school district, said.
I hope there will be a follow-up meeting, Edwards said. Its a beginning.
Edwards said she is concerned about the speed limit and the lack of a school zone on Heller Road in front of Hillcrest Elementary School. The stretch of Heller between Whidbey Avenue and NW Second Street is a 35 to 40 mph zone, and there is no crosswalk at Heller and NW Second.
Still students, even high schoolers walking down NW Second Avenue from the high school toward Heller Road, cross Heller illegally. One parent witnessed two high schoolers nearly get hit at the intersection on Sept. 11.
Georgianna Jensen, the mother of a fourth-grader at Hillcrest Elementary School, was on Heller Road that day, walking to Hillcrest to pick up her son. Watching the high schoolers nearly get hit by a car, and seeing other situations that she describes as dangerous involving elementary school students, prompted Jensen to create a petition, signed by about 150 parents. Jensen presented copies of that petition, asking for a reduced speed limit on Heller Road by the elementary school during the times of day students are going to and from school.
Page went to the public meeting with three distinct messages for the officials, she said. First, as Broad View PTA president, she acts as an advocate for all parents and children at the school. Broad View students, dispersed throughout the districts other five elementary schools this year while the Broad View campus is remodeled, are walking to other nearby schools.
Second, Page asked Police Chief Steve Almon to contact Broad View teachers whose classes are housed in portables by the old district office on Midway Boulevard. Those teachers can give Almon valuable information about their experiences crossing their students on Midway Boulevard, Page said. This information can be used to understand other main road crossings.
Thirdly, Page said she asked the police department if perhaps the Citizens on Patrol volunteers can patrol the are of Hillcrest Elementary school, taking down the plate numbers of traffic violators.
However, Capt. Rick Wallace of the Oak Harbor Police Department said that the police department has to look at the hard data. The last accident study performed on the area of Heller and NW Second didnt indicate that it was a high accident location. He understands the parents concerns, he said, and the police department will help in any way possible as resources permit.
It was a productive preliminary meeting, Wallace said. In the process of that, if there are any dangerous walking conditions, the city can take action.
Patrol officers have been assigned to the high school and two middle schools between 7 and 8 a.m. for years, Wallace said, and between 8 and 9 a.m. at the elementary schools the best they can.
Wallace is pleased that Almon and he were able to attend the public meeting, because it is important for the police department to know peoples perceptions of safety, in order to help determine possible courses of action.
The school district has formed a Safe Walking Appeals Committee, to which parents can apply for the reconsideration of whether or not a walking area is safe. The committee is made up of a community member who is an attorney, a police officer, a school district safety officer, a member of the Oak Harbor city traffic planning department, a school district transportation department member, and two parents.
Another area about which parents are reportedly also concerned includes Loerland Drive, which is curvy and hilly. Students living in the Highlands West and Shannon Forest subdivisions walk on Loerland to go to Hillcrest Elementary School.
Im concerned about Loerland, Page said. Im not sure whats going to happen about that.
Jensens petition included reducing the speed limit on Loerland, as well, at times when children are walking to and from school.
In the meantime, parents and students continue to walk in designated walking areas. Parents ask motorists to keep alert when driving on streets and in neighborhoods around schools, even if there are no official school zone, speed limit or signage.
Theres a lot of parents that have concerns, Jensen said.
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LANSING, MI -- Police here are investigating after a woman says she was sexually assaulted early Friday morning at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing.
Lansing police public information officer Robert Merritt said officers were called to the 200 block of East Shiawassee Street at the park about 12:30 a.m. when the victim reported she had been assaulted.
Officers arrived, and the woman told them she had been sexually assaulted at the park. She described her assailant as a man about 36 or 37 years old, wearing white shorts and a striped shirt with the colors grey, white and green. He had a chipped front tooth and was riding a bicycle, according to Merritt.
The scene of the incident is on the edge of Lansing Community College's campus. The school posted the following statement on its website Friday:
"At 12:30 a.m. on June 8, 2012, a women called from the circle drive emergency phone to report that she was raped in Adado Riverfront Park. The women reported that she was walking on the eastside of Grand Avenue in the park when she was attacked. She was forced into the restrooms on the north end of the park and raped."The suspect was described as a black male wearing a shirt with horizontal stripes, white shorts, black socks and black sandals."The Lansing Police Department is investigating the crime. Lansing Community College Police assisted with the search for the suspect and will continue to assist them with the investigation."
Merritt said the victim is not an LCC student. He said he could not release any further information.
"People shouldn't be on mass alert," Merritt said. "We don't have a serial rapist or anything like that."
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Capcom has unveiled the first concrete details about Super Street Fighter IV including an array of new online modes. Team Battle, Endless Battle, Bonus Stages, and a Replay Channel will all come packed with the economically priced follow up to Street Fighter IV.
Team Battle promises 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 bouts that encourage cooperative fighting. Endless Battle mode will deliver straight up competition with the winner of each match staying to fight the next round and the loser placed at the end of the queue for a rematch. It's a format that was successful in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online.
The planned Replay Channel naturally will allow you to view videos of fights as a way of scoping out strategies from other players. Lastly, new Bonus Stages task you with beating the clock as you pummel a sports car and series of liquor casks.
A specific release date hasn't been set for Super Street Fighter IV, but you can expect it to become available in disc format for Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime in the spring.
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Quick quiz: It's mid-afternoon and your brain is slowing down to yawn-inducing sluggishness. Which quick bite is the best choice? A small chunk o'cheese or a bit o'banana? The folks at Real Age say bite the banana. The potassium-rich fruit has more of the chemical your brain runs on. So keep a bunch in your top desk drawer, just in case.
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• Dry skin? Bathe in green tea! Throw a few green tea bags in the warm running water under the faucet. The antioxidants in the tea will help to rehydrate your skin.
• Stinky cat litter? Dry a few used tea bags, then open them and add the contents to your cat's litter box. The antibacterial properties in the tea will neutralize offensive odors.
• How about an instant facial? Apply warm, wet tea bags to your face. The tannins will tighten pores and reduce puffiness.
• Cooking fish or garlic? Wipe your palms with wet tea bags afterward and odors will disappear.
• When I was a boy, my mother would boil a pot of tea, then allow it to cool. Then she'd dip paper towels in it and lay it over my painfully sunburned skin. The tannins in the tea cool the burning and promote healing.
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WISDOM for YOUR WEEK: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)
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After discovering that no one in his office routinely reviewed the investment choices that backfired on OppenheimerFunds Inc., state Treasurer Ben Westlund has ordered his staff to more closely monitor the state's $770 million college savings program.
Ron Schmitz, chief investment officer for the investment division at the Oregon Treasury, said that as of last week, his staff will regularly report on the network's investment-related issues to the state board overseeing the Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Previously, Schmitz said, his staff reviewed OppenheimerFunds' investment choices only on an as-requested basis.
"There was a tangential relationship," Westlund said in an interview Friday. "We're just involving the investment division in a more formal way to assist with the board's oversight responsibility."
Schmitz's division routinely offers the same kind of advice to the Oregon Investment Council, which oversees the public employee retirement fund. He said his office never vetted the OppenheimerFunds' Core Bond Fund, which has caused deeper-than-expected losses throughout the college savings plan.
Westlund's move last week comes after parents invested in OppenheimerFunds' most conservative portfolios lost millions of dollars when the bond fund fell 35 percent after investing in risky mortgage-backed securities and derivatives.
Last week, the board dropped the bond fund and suggested that OppenheimerFunds might be replaced. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is investigating whether the firm violated its state contract or securities laws. OppenheimerFunds says its managers took risks that historically have been considered appropriate.
An increasing number of parents and attorneys are considering suing the state or OppenheimerFunds to recover millions in losses. Seattle firm Keller Rohrback said it is considering filing a class-action lawsuit against OppenheimerFunds on behalf of parents who lost money in college savings plans in Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, Illinois and Maine.
OppenheimerFunds is not affiliated or related to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Earlier this week, Portland attorney Christopher Kent notified the state that he intended to sue to recover losses suffered in his four children's accounts. Kent accused former Treasurer Randall Edwards of failing his duties.
"The previous administration failed to provide any oversight, and worse pretended to do something, while really doing nothing," Kent wrote to Westlund. "The last chapter of this story is now up to you to write."
In an e-mailed statement Friday, Edwards said his office took "escalating action" when the Core Bond Fund declined. He said he consulted with Westlund about actions being taken with regard to the plan.
"Oregon was the first state in the country to flag the significant issues with the Core Bond Fund," he said.
Westlund said he is awaiting the results of the state attorney general's report but disagreed that the state was at fault, pointing a finger instead at OppenheimerFunds.
"If the state is culpable in any way, that is only because Oppenheimer did not properly represent or disclose to the board," Westlund said.
State law requires the Oregon College Savings Board, a five-person group chaired by the treasurer, to administer the savings network.
Specifically, state law says the board shall "exercise the judgment and care ... that persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs with due regard to the probable income and level of risk from certain types of investments of money, in accordance with the policies established by the board."
But state law also exempts the network, the board and the state from liability for any loss incurred by any investor in the network. That clause will give lawyers pause in bringing a case against the state, attorneys say.
In his letter, Kent offered to sit down informally or through a mediator to negotiate with the state on recovering money for all plan participants.
"You are stewards of millions of dollars that were supposed to be in conservative, low risk portfolios," Kent wrote. "This case is relatively straight-forward -- the funds were not invested in 'conservative' and 'ultra-conservative' investments as represented. That is a misrepresentation."
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The Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor are concentrating on vote-rich Philadelphia on their last full day of the primary election campaign.
All four candidates are scheduled to spend some or all of Monday meeting voters at train stations, businesses and shopping malls.
Front-runner Tom Wolf appeared in Lancaster before heading to Philadelphia to meet commuters at Suburban Station.
U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, state Treasurer Rob McCord and former state environmental protection secretary Katie McGinty all planned to spend the day campaigning in the state's largest city, where one in five Pennsylvania Democrats lives.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Victoria Palumbo-Arshad, 58, of Great Kills, a homemaker and a former insurance clerk, died Wednesday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.
Born Victoria Palumbo in Brooklyn, she moved to Great Kills in 2002.
A homemaker, Mrs. Palumbo-Arshad worked for a few years as clerk with a Manhattan insurance company before leaving to raise a family.
Mrs. Palumbo-Arshad was a graduate of Lafayette High School in Brooklyn. She was a parishioner of St. Clare's R.C. Church, Great Kills.
She enjoyed drawing and knitting.
"She was a loving person who was fun to be with," said her niece, Loretta Cavataio.
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Delray Beach, Fla., police said they pulled over an orange and black Dodge Challenger with Ohio plates. Tiana Nicole Calandro, 21, was standing outside the vehicle "saying that she was in Delray Beach to buy narcotics, but hadn't had any success." An officer asked Calandro about a bulge in her chest pocket and she allegedly responded that the shape was her nipple." The police report said the officer response was, "I advised her I knew what a nipple looked like and that wasn't a nipple."Calandro then allegedly pulled a "white round tablet" from her pocket and "quickly consumed it." She was held in lieu of $3,000 bond.
When you get that craving for sweets it's best to remember this story. Police said Amarri C. Bowens, 22, was arrested for the 77th time when he allegedly stole a box of Starburst candy from a convenience store at the Addison Red Line station in Wrigleyville. The candy, which police recovered, is worth $29.89. For its alleged theft, and because it violates his parole, Bowens was jailed in lieu of $30,000 bail.
A Florida man had a close shave with the law after he walked into a Laundromat and treated himself to a shave – after dropping his pants on the way in. Curtis Brown didn't say a word to the customers in the Laundromat, but simply dropped trou, lathered up and started to shave –his beard. It wasn't clear why the 52-year-old had to remove his slacks in order to get his cheeks smooth, but he wasn't charged with indecent exposure, because he kept his jockey shorts on during the incident. Brown was charged with trespassing – the second time he'd been nabbed for that offense in the same location.


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For the all the bang Mayor Tom Potter has gotten for the city's buck with a survey aimed at developing the city's "vision," he might as well have handed out $20 bills to several thousand of the respondents.
Potter's visionPDX project doled out nearly a quarter-million dollars in grants to community organizations, many targeting hard-to-reach populations like the homeless, recovering drug addicts, seniors, ethnic minorities and high-school students, for a "visioning" survey of four open-ended essay questions.
The organizations used some of the money to foster civic activism, such as having students produce photo essays and holding leadership training. But a WW analysis shows getting people to answer Potter's questions—which fliers announcing the grants called the funding's "ultimate goal"—cost taxpayers an average of $25 per respondent.
Pollsters say that $25 figure isn't unreasonable. But critics say it's indefensible to flush away $1.1 million—the project's overall cost—on a feel-good exercise that asks questions such as, "What do you value most about Portland and why?," even if it's only a drop in the city's $470 million general-fund budget.
"It's silly and not a good use of the taxpayers' money," says business owner Dave Lister, who ran for City Council this year. "What we need is a leader who provides the vision, who says, 'Here's where we need to go. Are you with me?'"
VisionPDX project manager Liesl Wendt says
it misses the point to judge grants solely by numbers.
"We made a decision to not just look at the quantity of contacts that people would make—but really looked for the quantity and quality of engagement opportunities," Wendt says.
The hard-to-quantify benefits include giving the community organizations an increased sense of direction and making underrepresented populations feel like the city cares about their opinions and involvement. Wendt pointed to one grant-sponsored meeting that brought together often-insular immigrant populations from Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa.
Still, some of the 29 community groups spent two, three, even six times as much as the $25-per-respondent average (see www.wweek.com/media/8028.xls for a chart).
Human Solutions, a nonprofit helping low-income families, got a $5,000 grant and promised to bring in 120 to 160 of these often-unheard voices. But, according to the final report Human Solutions submitted to the city by the Sept. 15 deadline, the group reached only 66 people.
Human Solutions' report showed it spent nearly a third of its grant on $25 gift cards from Target, Fred Meyer and Wal-Mart, in hopes of using them to entice respondents. Another third paid a facilitator and a residential services coordinator $20 an hour for 80 hours of work.
In the end, each survey Human Solutions collected cost taxpayers $75.
And they weren't the costliest. The Recovery Association Project, a nonprofit that serves recovering addicts, got an $8,000 grant that returned 75 responses—at $107 each. The Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects got a $3,723 grant that returned 22 responses—at $169 each.
Groups spent money on T-shirts for volunteers, digital voice recorders and a $500 plane ticket to bring in a facilitator. The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization paid $50 an hour for 7-plus hours of CD copying for video interviews they collected. The African American Health Coalition reported spending $2,330 of a $13,600 grant on unspecified "indirect expenses." AAHC project coordinator Rachael Maddock-Hughes didn't return a call, and city officials couldn't say what the money went toward.
While $25 might sound steep for a single respondent, Portland pollster Mike Riley says the focus groups he conducts often pay people $50 for their time, and even more if they're in a hard-to-reach group or busy professionals (Riley hasn't been involved in the visioning project, but has been asked to submit a proposal for a more quantitative survey based on questionnaires' results).
"It would cost us almost that much to do a telephone survey," Riley says. "When the goal is to reach out to a variety of publics, I could see where that would cost a little more."
More extreme examples may be out there—only two-thirds of the grantees had returned final reports by last week, a week after they were due.
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Maybe it's something about being in our thirties or maybe it's just a coincidence, but Andrew and I have both found ourselves in need of new clothes this year. He discovered his old stand-bys from college are just no longer holding up to abuse or fashion trends and I've been every size under the sun but have finally settled on one that I like but have no clothes for.
Time for a revamp.
We've tackled it slowly, in stages. Because we're busy people who rarely leave home for any reason but food, shopping at a bunch of stores wasn't an option. And we wouldn't have the slightest idea what to do in a mall any more. (Gah. Any day now we'll be reduced to watching the weather channel and wearing coats year round. *Waves sweetly at all the Grandparents that we love!*)
I signed up for StitchFix and have been thrilled with the boxes of clothes that were shipped to my door to try on. So many items I would never have thought to try on in a store that I loved and kept for my very own. I sent back whatever wasn't quite right and never had to leave my driveway. Can't recommend StitchFix enough for a random shopping spree or to totally revamp your wardrobe.
Andrew, on the other hand, found one store that suited him, signed up for their rewards program, and we're over-hauling his closet, one piece, one month at a time. He's very hip now. I love it.
The irony is, we still don't get out much. But that's ok. We wear our clothes for our kids and each other. Makes sense that I'd wear my favorite clothes for my Most Favorite People. And I'm writing about that over at Dear Abby Leigh today. Come along and read more about my philosophy of Dressing For The Day….


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The strong winds that recently swept across several counties in Eastern Ohio left thousands of local residents without power for days, forcing many people unbelievable scare and inconvenience.
Although those fierce winds came from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, spending days without power was something these Ohioans probably did not anticipate.
And while news stations and weather channels warn us with strong wind advisories, emergency weather situations tend to hit us when we least expect it.
Unfortunately, as unpredictable as mother nature is, the possibility of a wind storm happening again is quite good.
American Electric Power's (AEP) Web site said that when there is an outage, ensure your safety, as well as the safety of others, by turning off all lights and appliances to prevent circuit overload, do not approach standing water near any electrical wiring, in case of electrical shock, and check all household breakers to conclude whether the outage is, in fact, due to weather.
Also according to the Web site, operating heaters or lanterns without proper ventilation and burning charcoal indoors is off limits, as is allowing children to carry candles or oil lamps during the outage.
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Santo Amaro is near many of Lisbon's attractions. Among the places not to miss are the fascinating National Coach Museum and the incredible Belem National Palace. Two other interesting attractions that are located within a short distance of Santo Amaro are the Afonso de Albuquerque Square and the National Archaelogical Museum.
There are plenty of interesting museums, exhibits and venues in and around Santo Amaro. Step inside some of the inspiring museums such as Berardo Collection and the CCB Cultural Center of Belem. Enjoy the wonderful exhibits at the National Museum of Ancient Art. Arts lovers can enjoy a night of great entertainment at venues such as the Belem Cultural Center.
When it's time escape the city, visit the nearby outdoor areas. Escape the rat race for a while and soak up some sunshine in local parks and gardens such as the Floresta de Monsanto Park.
Spots such as Estrela Basilica, the Monument of the Discoveries and the Calouste Gulbekian Planetarium are well worth visiting during your time in Santo Amaro. For a tour of the nearby historic sights, be sure to check out the Ajuda National Palace.
If you are ready to splash some cash, browse the Amoreiras Shopping Center.
Nearby Restelo Stadium is a great place to hang out with lovers of soccer, and to see local legends, the C.F. Os Belenenses, in all their glory. On match days follow the procession of blue and white, to the stadium, then after the final siren sounds, join fans in the nearby pubs and relive the games finest moments over a few cold beers.
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At least Lady Gaga won't be caught with any embarrassing nipple slips.
The singer clearly is aware of just how humiliating that can be, which explains why she has stuck tape to her boobs.
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BOSTON -- A beloved Boston-area independent alternative radio station is getting new life online several times over in partnership with traditional print media, and experts say it could be a model for other stations that can no longer be found on a radio dial.
The station was known as WFNX until its frequency was sold to media giant Clear Channel earlier this year. The Boston Globe snapped up most of its popular, live local disc jockeys and created RadioBDC, which for the past several weeks has been streaming similar programming from Boston.com, the Globe's current events and entertainment news site.
"A lot of people around the country are going to be looking to this experiment or this venture to see how it does and to see if it can be applied in their market in their particular circumstances," Boston University mass communication professor John Carroll said.
Launched in 1983, Boston's WFNX was one of the first U.S. stations to exclusively broadcast alternative rock. It was the first to play Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and its album "Nevermind" in its entirety on air, pushing the band onto the national scene.
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Among the wonderful perks that have come with my sportswriting gig are (1) the chance to engage interesting/historic personalities in conversation and (2) exotic travel. Once upon a time I hit the exacta in those areas when I had the great good fortune to eat dinner -- in the Bahamas, no less -- with Floyd Patterson.
Patterson, who first claimed the heavyweight title at that age of 21, died on Thursday of prostate cancer. He was 71 and had suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for nearly a decade, but in his youth, Floyd was the posterboy for supple athletes everywhere.
He was an Olympic champion. He was twice the world heavyweight champion. He appeared in 12 different bouts with the undisputed heavyweight crown on the line and won eight of them.
Oh, and Patterson fought everybody there was to fight in his time. Archie Moore . . . Ingemar Johansson . . . Sonny Liston in back-to-back matches . . . Eddie Machen . . . George Chuvalo . . . Muhammad Ali . . . Jerry Quarry . . . Jimmy Ellis . . . Oscar Bonavena . . . Ali, again. He took all of them on, and still went 55-8-1.
And tough? While it's true that Floyd got knocked down on 19 occasions during his career, it's also true that he got up 17 times -- the latter number being far more revealing than the former.
In any event, on any list I might compile of the most pleasant folks I've encountered during my time on this job, Floyd Patterson would easily place in the Top 10. Indeed, he seemed almost too gentle a man to have plied a living in the vicious, degrading world of professional boxing.
I discovered this some time ago in the Caribbean while covering one of those old made-for-TV "Superstars" competitions that pitted athletes from various sports in neutral events such as running and swimming and canoeing. Patterson was among the invitees to the event and when I sidled up to him for an interview, his response was to invite me -- a complete stranger -- to join him for dinner that night with his family.
I, of course, jumped at the chance, got a terrific story . . . and when I tried to pay for my meal, Floyd wouldn't hear of it.
You know, even as I type this I am sadly reminded of how times have changed in my business. Where once the athletes were so very generous with their time, now they can be so very dismissive. Where once they were so free-flowing in conversation, now they often traffic in jargon and cliche. Where once they were so very approachable, now they are usually surrounded by flacks and lackeys who fend off those not previously "cleared."
But years ago, it wasn't like that. And for Exhibit "A," I'll always have Floyd Patterson sitting at a restaurant table in the Bahamas, chatting through a breezy night.
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As part of Lacrosse Magazine's in-depth look at the nation's top two producers of college-ready lacrosse talent -- Boys' Latin (Md.) boys and St. Stephen's and St. Agnes (Va.) girls -- we asked two prominent alumni to reflect on their high school lacrosse experiences there. This article appears as part of that package in the April issue of LM.
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Alex Smith: The Boys' Latin Years
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|"He looked at me and said, 'Smitty, your stick skills
aren't that good, and you're not big enough or fast enough to start
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you should go with it.' That's why he's the best coach in high
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I came to BL as a transfer from McDonogh (Md.). One of the reasons I wanted to go to BL was that lacrosse prestige. I'm a fourth-generation Laker. My family's been there for almost 100 years.
I decided to try out for varsity my freshman year. After two days they cut all of us. Shriver came to me and said, "Here's what you need to work out." It was like a hundred pages long.
So I went down to JV with Drew Haugh. What can I say about Coach Haugh? He is the best motivator around. He would give out a game stick after every game to the best player. But it would just be a stick he picked up off the ground, a twig. "Here's your game stick," he would say. "It's the only stick like its kind in the universe." It was cheesy, but by the end of the year I had 15 sticks in my locker. So did Bobby Griebe.
Coach Haugh called the team the Foamers, because foam rises to the top. We didn't even have "Lakers" on our jersey. We had "Foamers." When we played Gilman, we would walk there. We'd go to Gilman, beat the hell out of them, and then we'd run back. Gilman parents couldn't get over it. Psychologically, Haugh thought it was a huge advantage, if we could walk a mile up a hill, beat them and then run back.
We went 19-0 and won the JV championship by a goal in the finals.
I started on the varsity as a faceoff guy the following year. The main thing I felt right away was family. Any one of those guys would have done anything for me. I have two brothers, but basically, I had 40 brothers. Coach Bob Shriver was definitely responsible for that.
Then there was Quint Kessenich, who knows more about lacrosse than anyone I've ever met. He's five steps ahead of anybody else. Having a guy like that in the program is invaluable.
Sophomore year we ended up losing to Severn at the buzzer in overtime of the MIAA semifinals.
Severn's coach, Jim Beardmore, rushed the field and started cursing, then we lost in OT, and Shriver went nuts.
My junior year we won the whole thing, the MIAA championship. We realized we had the best team in the country.
My senior year we had an all-star squad. I was going to Delaware, Adam Hagelin to Towson, Ryan Walterhoeffer to UNC, J.R. Stahl to Notre Dame, Tray Shaner to UNC, Pat Mahoney to Notre Dame. Below us there was Tad Stanwick, Chris Boland, Shane Walterhoeffer, Travis Reed and Brian Farrell - we probably had 15 to 20 future D-I kids on the team that year.
But playoffs came and I had a broken wrist, J.R. Stahl was out, Adam Hagelin was out, Ryan Walterhoeffer had a bad kidney. We lost to St. Mary's in the semis.
Coach Shriver was an incredible motivator. A lot of guys think of him as their greatest enemy, but at the end of the day, he gets the most potential out of each kid. He never went overboard, and he would see potential in everybody. He looked at me and said, "Smitty, your stick skills aren't that good, and you're not big enough or fast enough to start here. But I think you've got a knack for facing off, and I think you should go with it."
That's why he's the best coach in high school lacrosse.
Alex Smith graduated from Boys' Latin in 2003. He went on to become the NCAA's all-time leading faceoff specialist as a Division I All-American at Delaware and is currently a member of the MLL's Washington Bayhawks.
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PADUBIDRI : Villagers of Kurkala in Padubidri picketed the local panchayat office to protest
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Teens are forming now for the 21st annual Washington Games for Physically Diabled Youth to be held May 17 at Green River Community College. The event committee is seeking schools, clinics, park departments, and individuals who would like to organize a team. Potential sponsors and kids, ages 6-21, who would like to participate in this event, should call Seattle Parks at 684-4950 or the King County Parks and Recreation Department at 205-5698.
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Tuning sequence of embaire (xylophone) and drum - Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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PITTSFIELD -- Police are investigating multiple reported burglaries from cars on three city streets -- and a garage -- on Monday.
Pittsfield police received four calls from people on Monday who reported the break-ins, which are in close proximity to each other, Capt. John Mullin said.
The first call came in at 8:06 a.m. on Backman Avenue, where a break-in of two vehicles occurred in an unlocked garage. Somebody smashed the window of a Pontiac parked inside but took nothing, Mullin said. The owner reported that $4 was taken from an unlocked Mazda in the same garage, Mullin said.
An hour later, police received a report of an unlocked Chevrolet Blazer found broken into on Merriam Street. A pair of sunglasses and a flashlight was stolen from the car, Mullin said.
At 11:17 a.m., police received a call from another resident of Backman Avenue, who said that somebody broke two windows of their garage to get inside. They went into a vehicle and took change, Mullin said.
Later in the day, police responded to Euclid Avenue, where a Jeep Wrangler was reported as being burglarized. Nothing was reported missing, Mullin said.
The incidents are all under investigation. Anybody with information regarding the break-ins or who may have seen anything in the area that was suspicious, are asked to contact Officer Kipp Steinman at (413) 448-9700, ext. 410.
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