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Did keyword search, found nada - zip. I know I've seen it on here,but having a brain f#*^%$^t.
Gotta go to last year's 2012 Forum search. No brain F#*&T.
It depends to some extent on the type of timer, but overall the opinion most often expressed here is that the timer should be well lubricated, and then often cleaned and re-lubricated.
As an example, packing a liberal amount of grease into the timer is a popular answer. Based on what I've read here, I do that with my Anderson, which some claim needs no lubrication.
The original Ford timer, with a roller, required that the roller be lubricated, and since the roller spun on a pin without a bearing, to leave it perfectly dry would cause it to self-destruct.
On the other hand, the original felt seal used around the camshaft would 'weep' a bit of oil, providing some lubrication for the timer -- but not always exactly where needed.
Do a google search for:
oiling greasing Timer site:http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/
(copy and paste the whole line into the search box)
You will find about 14,600,000 results with the first ones covering different types of timers.
A forum search will undoubtably locate threads where Royce Peterson advocates packing the timer with grease and Glen Chaffin packs it with Vaseline.
I've got no reason to doubt either of these gents and I like the concept, but will say the three times I have tried this (an Anderson with red water-resistant grease and two Rollers, one time with cheap wheel-bearing grease and another time Vaseline) I found the results unsatisfactory...
They were very difficult to get started, ran exceptionally poorly the first few minutes and not particularly well after that.
Is it just a matter of running the car long enough to clear the excess grease out of the contact area, or what??
How about a New Day timer, which uses a carbon brush to make the electrical contact? Shouldn't it be run dry, like the brushes in a generator or motor?
Switch to an E-timer, which makes no mechanical contact at all, and it doesn't matter whether there's oil, grease or peanut butter in the timer.
Or you could switch to a disturb-u-tor and have the gears bathed in motor oil automatically...
If you have to know more about a coil than a clit to keep your car running, it's time to change ignition systems.. . .
Don't know about Vaseline and heat. He says the grease thing works though I've never had the pits to try it.
I use both New Day and roller timers. I oil the rollers but can not understand how it helps for any extended time. After the few first miles the oil has left the roller and settled in the bottom of the case where the roller does not run. The directions say to only add a small amount and not enough to fill the timer to the level that the roller would pick any of it up.
I may have stumbled upon the (or an) answer.
I have an original, Ford-type timer...
... which has always been a pain in the butt when it comes to being fussy about its favorite oil. The underlying problem is a requirement for some kind of frequent lubrication�which will turn into a gray, electro-conductive crud, which will necessitate cleaning out and relubricating the stupid timer.
In my case, neglecting to clean out and re-lube the timer every two-hundred miles resulted in skips and misses while idling, and extreme roughness when accelerating. I could live with the inconvenience of unbolting and reinstalling the timer that often, but was concerned about wearing out the threads.
I had tried 30-weight motor oil, as recommended by the previous owner; LPS-1, which didn't work any better; and red grease, which caused the engine to miss so badly the car was undrivable.
Then, I read in one of the arcane books about using plain ol' 3-in-One oil.
That made a world of difference. Now, before the first start-up of the day, I give the timer a few squirts of 3-in-one through the little aperture. The engine runs great and I don't remember the last time I had to wipe out the timer. After a drive, the car does have that familiar 3-in-one aroma as it sits in the garage, and there's nothing wrong with an antique car smelling like a well-oiled machine, but maybe, just for kicks, I'll add a dash of sweet-smelling Marvel Mystery Oil to my oil can.
I normally hand crank my T's and they run extraordinarily well with the timer packed with grease. Ford recommended vaseline, which also works just fine. I typically repack the timer every thousand miles, perhaps once a year for me.
The advantage of using grease is less maintenance than oil, and virtually zero wear. I was taught this by my dad, and he by his dad. My grandfather started working on his Model T in 1915 when he bought it new. Dad went to work in my grandfather's garage in 1930. I grew up with a garage full of T's.
Here's the timer on my '15 right before installation:
As an experiment, I loaded up my anco style flapper....
as you can see, over time a black coat of small metal film covered the grease and made me doubt the wisdom of doing this. It was hard to start and ran poorly until the grease was swished out of the way, soooooo...., what good is it doing beyond keeping rust out of the inside of the timer? Had to try it, but am back to only a touch of lube on the contacts and clean from time to time (once a year?).
Royce, Where did Ford recommend using Vaseline? I thought that was my idea! Oil is just too runny and soon runs out leaving the timer dry. Vaseline is a light weight grease just right for the timer. It can withstand heat and will stay in the timer and not prevent the roller from contacting the segments. The lubricating medium, what ever it is, needs to be replaced when contaminated with metal.
Glean, how well does the vaseline work in summer temperatures?
Ford specified on the chart.... oil or vaseline every 200 miles.
1914 Ford Instruction Book, p. 8.
I use only Ford roller timers (not reproduction) or Bulldog timers or original old stock Tiger timers. I tried Anco timers on two of my cars about ten years ago. I was dissatisfied with the constant fear of the spark lever being pulled down unexpectedly if the engine rocked backward during a start attempt. This happened many times, nearly every time either of the cars was shut off after a drive.
Bear in mind that the timers I was using at that time were set up by Frank's timer service, and that I use a timing cover centering tool when assembling my engines. At the advice of my good friend Bud Scudder (RIP) I installed one of my Anco timers dry, the other was lubricated with engine oil every 100 miles or so.
The dry Anco timer gave me a failure to start after completing the Ohio Model T tour. It rained all night long, the car was sitting outside the hotel on the trailer. We drove home and could not start the car. There was spark at only one cylinder. Upon investigation the Anco timer contacts and flapper had flash rusted overnight. Sanding off the corrosion with Scotchbrite returned the car to normal operation.
All the cars run noticeably better with Ford roller timers. After a thousand miles of Anco operation on two cars I decided my Anco days were over.
OK, since Royce and Glen are both on this thread, can either of you folks explain why when I have filled my timers with grease or Vaseline they are extremely hard to start, only run on one or two cylinders for a while, and then after that still don't run smoothly until I clean out all but a very little of the grease/Vaseline?
Is this normal and I am inpatient or...??
I use automatic Transmission Fluid. A couple of squirts on the roller before any major run of (two or 3 days)and never had a problem with the standard roller type or erratic engine performance.
Alan in Western Australia
What kind of timer? I would not use grease in a New Day because they don't need it. If it is an Anco grease might lift the flapper, so that wouldn't work either.
If it is a Ford Timer it should work great.
Royce: I tried red grease in a Frank's Timer Service repro Anderson timer, and I've tried wheel bearing grease, and later vaseline, in one of the Lang repro timers (http://www.modeltford.com/item/3221.aspx). Same unsatisfactory results all three occasions.
Experience on roller timers for me is limited, as my fist T used them and I cleaned and oiled, but then changed it to a New Day, and ran New Days those for years.
Yes, some of the roller shells got worn out and needed replacement, but mostly from bad cam bearings, as the cam or front plate was off, and roller wouldn't run concentric, causing misses.
The New Day is different, the front facing brush doesn't care too much about running concentric, as the contacts are forward, not around the timer shell.
But, all other T's got rebuilds with fresh cams, front plate alignment and began using the Anderson timers. Never have had misses. Have worn a rotor, one with the high strength spring (like the Montana 500 use), but that was easy to replace.
As for the Anderson, a smear of high pressure resistant grease is all I use, get this grease from Tip-Top Timers. Running Andersons for me has been the most trouble free of any timers.
Chris, I can't speak for what happens in an Anderson timer when using red grease, as you have done, but we share the experience of using red grease in a Ford roller timer. In my case, the car was bucking so hard, I was afraid of damaging something. This is not to contradict the advice of experts who get good results this way; if they say it works great, I'm sure it does�usually.
But every now and then comes a car infested with gremlins who can't read, don't know what the book says and so, have no idea what they're supposed to be doing. Then, this kind of problem occurs.
Why? I dunno�maybe Edsel secretly outsourced a short run of timers to China while Henry was off to Tahiti with Evangeline. One way or another, you and I won the lottery and got stuck with the oddballs.
Chris, when I tried the "timer full of grease" trick I couldn't get the car to run period, never mind run poorly.
Thanks Bob � I found one of those under the engine when I took the timer off but figured it was just something the cat drug in the night before.
If so, you're very lucky, Chris. It's a rare thing when a cat tangles with a Gremlinacious-Commutaticus and comes out on top.
I recently tried one of Snyder's repro timers. It lasted about 200 miles before going tango uniform. It is not made with appropriate materials. Perhaps you bought one from Lang's. They are not worth what ever the purchase price might be.
Seems like we discussed this once before with no definitive answer. I am truly baffled that using a handful of grease works well for some and not at all for others. I will say that upon the first start up after filling the timer with grease, mine was a little hard to start, but only on the first start. No problem after that. I have an Anderson on my TT and a Ford roller timer on my wife's Touring. Both are using a handful of red grease for lube.
I didn't check everyone's profile for location. Any chance the people having bad results with grease are from colder climates?
I pack mine with grease like Royce and have had great results. Nature of the beast I guess. Works for some and not others. I use a ford roller timer.
I belong to the club that purchased one of the first powder coated newer style timers and like Royce got about 200 miles out of it before it swallowed itself. The insulator looked like a beaver went at it, and the roller spring was way too tight. Somebody has to be the Alpha Guinea Pig so that was that.
I had an option, my crash box had a new old style Tiger kit, and a set of the Anco. Just to make sure that it wasn't my cam shaft, I went with the Tiger as my feeling is the Anco can handle a little more. Since the topic of red grease was current on the forum at the time, I goobered it up with red grease.
Yes, it was a bear to start the first time...yes, it seemed to have a new 'miss' here and there...so I contacted Royce offline and he said he was at a loss, just try and muscle through and find something else. I took that advice, found nothing else, but then the problem went away by the 3rd time I took it out. Have a whole complete season out of that timer,no wear at all!
I'm not sure, but would guess we might need to determine what size a goober needs to be as I can only guess my original hiccups were due to the roller sloshing the grease out of the way until it found 'home'.
Another thought to add to the quagmire...
I DO think that each is just a little bit different maybe some cam shaft wiggle, maybe some cam shaft fore and aft, maybe a roller spring that is stiffer or weaker...
The experience above was on the '19 Hack. I'd like to think I'm consistent enough that all me cars are set up the same way. I always was a few drop oiler before starting for the day and my '25 experience is maybe 3 seasons out of a roller timer. My '15? (finding rabbits foot) is now on the 16th season with a roller and oil and it will still start on mag. My driving, set-up and maintenance habits are the same on all...so go figure. Yes I do think each is a little different.
Okay, here's my two cents for what's it worth, as I'm still pretty new to all this, and learning, and want to learn all I can. The Ford lube chart says "oil frequently" (for the timer)and somewhere I read but can't remember, it said you almost can't oil them too much. Altho I would think all that oil (and maybe too much grease?) would interfere with the travel of the electric current. Maybe not. And as I haven't had time, let alone the nerve, to remove the covers from my 3 various T's, I don't know what I have. Which brings up my last question..what is (if any) the visible difference between the Anderson Timer, vs. the Ford roller timer?
What Dan shows above is an Anderson type...4 long lever contacts on the housing and a lever type slide for the rotor. What Bob shows above is the generic roller type or Ford type...contacts molded into an insulator in the housing, a spring loaded roller housing that goes on the cam shaft. Not mentioned above is a Crystal timer, and that name is because the cover was originally see thru.
There are also literally 100's of other Rube Goldberg types, but I won't go into them, they belong in the box anyway as conversation pieces in my opinion but someday I sure would like to just try the 'Duo' I have...four strip contacts hanging in space in the cover and a rotor that has a slot with ball contacts on both sides. Betcha that one ought to chatter
So the colour of the grease makes a difference? IIRC, the grease I tried was regular chassis grease, sorta dark brown colour.
The only red grease I have is Red Rubber Grease, used in hydraulics, is that the type to use in a roller timer? Or is there another type of red grease being referred to? I see a can of Mobile something in one of Royce's pics.
Hal Davis, I live in what you call a colder climate, Alberta, but I don't take our Ts out in the winter, specifically because of the salt they saturate the roads with.
I think we might be seeing a difference in greases and temperature.
i have some grease that is very thick, that would never work in a timer, then i have some grease that is very thin thats more like vaseline. plus factor in the temperature differences.
maybe its like bullet lube in a muzzleloader, use thinner lube in cold and thicker in warmer climates?,
Tim, in answer to your direct question, you cannot tell from the outside, what kind of timer you have. The only way is to take the cover off and look inside.
While there were some timers that looked different from the outside, there was no uniformity, and there is no magic indicator.
By the way, taking the timer off for a look-see is easy except for dealing with the cotter pin (some say key) through the control rod. I have replaced the cotter with one of the cheap split-ring key-tag holders that repair shops use to attach ID tags to your keys when you take your car for repairs. I find it easier to remove and replace, and it requires no tools.
Just to be on the "safe side" I mixed up some red, grey, black, green grease, and 3 in 1 oil along with a touch of cutting oil and packed my E TIMER with it.
I think this might be the answer cause it runs perfectly. Time will tell after the end of the year when I open it up again to try and find that roller.
SORRY, I just couldn't help myself... LOL Hee hee
Sorry to beat a dead horse to death, but maybe something good can come of this Quest for the perfect timer lubricant. I too have tried the heavier grease without success. It was hard to start and sputtered and missed till I cleaned the grease back out (roller type timer).I am now running vaseline with success.
Today, i helped my friend clean an re-lube his roller type timer. It appeared that motor oil had been used as that it was fairly clean with the only noticeable wear in the roller axle shaft. He wanted to go back with a light lube and i also wanted to use something with a thin film,high performance lubricating characteristics, and good electric conductivity.
He came up a recognized name brand motorcycle racing chain lube since that he had several cans on the shelf, we decided to try this. The car started right up with the crank and ran like a kitten.
This manufacturer claims the main ingredient is MOLBUAMIN, an anti-wear additive that lubricates at well over 100,000 pounds per square inch before lubrication breaches. I realize that there are probably dozens of other lubricants on the market that have similar characteristics, but maybe something of this type might be the answer for the proper timer lubricant.
Over time there is no telling how many concoctions have been made up to make the best timer lubricant.
Half STP and half sewing machine oil(10w?) seems to work pretty good.
Roger -could it be this?
"Molybdenum grease"
Seems to be a lead derivative - wonder what the long term results will be? Lead & electricity?
I don't know - Just wondering
Eh...I've been running an Anderson for about 10 years without lubrication. I've never removed it to check for wear. But it'll still start on compression with the turn of the key as many times as I want it to.
Steve Jelf asked a good question about New Day timers. We had one on my grandfather's 27 coupe. It was an original, not a repo. The front cam seal felt was leaking and kept the timer well (too well) lubricated. We constantly had trouble with the timer shorting out (or carbon tracking). Removing it and cleaning it would solve the problem, but when it got soaked again, we had the same problem.
So, Roger; about that dead horse we're beating...
What is the brand name of that motorcycle racing chain lube you mentioned?
I'm with Dan B, my Anderson was purchased at Chickasha 2006, I drive about 2-3000 miles per year. Never greased it. Still free starts, if not it starts on the first or second 1/4 turn everytime.
I was a beautiful day in Denver. We got out of the deep freeze and warmed up to 57 with 8% humidity. My 14 Touring started on the first pull with spark after several months of storage with E 10 gas fortified with 2 cycle oil and stabil. I had a great day driving around town and found a nice new Deli for lunch. Then I decided to drive to Golden CO as it was a great sunshiny day and I was driving in remembrance of a T mentor that just passed. I took the Anderson timer on this car off about 2 years ago and wiped some extreme pressure lube in it. I drive this car 2000 to 3000 miles a year. I have no idea why I have never had any problems with the Anderson timers and why I have never have had any problem with kick back. I guess that its my lack of paying attention to pious experts that may have something to do with my results. 2 of my running T's have Anderson timers in them and both of them get driven regularly. This spring I guess I will pull the timer in the 14, just for the heck of it, clean and lube it just for grins. Your mileage may vary but I doubt it.
I try to stay out of the timer debate as everyone seems to find what suits them eventually! My only frustration is that I see numerous references to obtaining and using good original timers. Us Aussies just dont have that luxury! I have found new Tigers and rollers to be rubbish so I moved to Andersons. A thousand plus trouble free miles and only had one look inside just for curiosity. Do what is best for you but I recommend an Anderson for many miles of happy maintenance and dirty grease and oil free touring!
I attempted to get a photo of the can to no success, but it is Bel-Ray motorcycle racing chain lube.The name of the additive is MOLBUAMIN*. It looks promising so I'm going to try it for a while and I'll let you all know how it works out.
Roger, is this the stuff?
My can is slightly different, probably an older can but yes that is it.
Doesn't seem real expensive. As I can't leave well enough along, I think I'll give it a shot. Will let you know how it goes.
Molybdenum is an good conductor of electricity........are you SURE that's what you want in your timer?
You do not want any conductive material in your timer. I have used Vaseline for thirty or more years with great success. Normal wheel bearing or other heavy greases are too thick and may prevent proper contact between the roller and segments. Those who have had intermittent problems have either used grease that is too thick or their timer roller spring is too weak to maintain good contact or both. Vaseline is ideal because it is thick enough that it will not run out like oil and is thin enough to allow proper contact. It can withstand heat and stay in place in any kind of weather.
Some years ago Boeing wrote an article about greases, and trying to come up with a single grease that could be used everywhere throughout the whole plane. The article said grease is just oil with a clay thickener.
Grease (lubricant)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grease is a semisolid lubricant. It generally consists of a soap emulsified with mineral or vegetable oil.[1] The characteristic feature of greases is that they possess a high initial viscosity, which upon the application of shear, drops to give the effect of an oil-lubricated bearing of approximately the same viscosity as the base oil used in the grease. This change in viscosity is called thixotropy. Grease is sometimes used to describe lubricating materials that are simply soft solids or high viscosity liquids, but these materials do not exhibit the shear-thinning (thixotropic) properties characteristic of the classical grease. For example, petroleum jellies such as Vaseline are not generally classified as greases.
Greases are applied to mechanisms that can only be lubricated infrequently and where a lubricating oil would not stay in position. They also act as sealants to prevent ingress of water and incompressible materials. Grease-lubricated bearings have greater frictional characteristics due to their high viscosity.
A true grease consists of an oil and/or other fluid lubricant that is mixed with a thickener, typically a soap, to form a solid or semisolid. Greases are a type of shear-thinning or pseudo-plastic fluid, which means that the viscosity of the fluid is reduced under shear. After sufficient force to shear the grease has been applied, the viscosity drops and approaches that of the base lubricant, such as the mineral oil. This sudden drop in shear force means that grease is considered a plastic fluid, and the reduction of shear force with time makes it thixotropic. It is often applied using a grease gun, which applies the grease to the part being lubricated under pressure, forcing the solid grease into the spaces in the part.
[edit] Thickeners
Soaps are the most common emulsifying agent used, and the selection of the type of soap is determined by the application. Soaps include calcium stearate, sodium stearate, lithium stearate, as well as mixtures of these components. Fatty acids derivatives other than stearates are also used, especially lithium 12-hydroxystearate. The nature of the soaps influences the temperature resistance (relating to the viscosity), water resistance, and chemical stability of the resulting grease.
Teflon is added to some greases to improve their lubricating properties. Gear greases consist of rosin oil, thickened with lime and mixed with mineral oil, with some percentage of water. Special-purpose greases contain glycerol and sorbitan esters. They are used, for example, in low-temperature conditions. Some greases are labeled "EP", which indicates "extreme pressure". Under high pressure or shock loading, normal grease can be compressed to the extent that the greased parts come into physical contact, causing friction and wear. EP grease contains solid lubricants, usually graphite and/or molybdenum disulfide, to provide protection under heavy loadings. The solid lubricants bond to the surface of the metal, and prevent metal-to-metal contact and the resulting friction and wear when the lubricant film gets too thin.[1]
Copper is added to some greases for high pressure applications, or where corrosion could prevent dis-assembly of components later in their service life. Copaslip is the registered trademark of one such grease produced by Molyslip Atlantic Ltd, and has become a generic term (often misspelled as "copperslip" or "coppaslip") for anti-seize lubricants which contain copper.[3]
[edit] History
Grease from the early Egyptian or Roman eras is thought to have been prepared by combining lime with olive oil. The lime saponifies some of the triglyceride that comprises oil to give a calcium grease. In the middle of the 19th century, soaps were intentionally added as thickeners to oils.[4] Over the centuries, all manner of materials have been employed as greases. For example, black slugs Arion ater were used as axle-grease to lubricate wooden axle-trees or carts in Sweden.
Does Sweden export black slugs?
Has anybody tried Dow Corning 4 or 40, the dielectric grease?
wiki again ----------
As a sealant around electrical contacts[edit]
Dielectric grease
Dielectric grease is electrically insulating and does not break down when high voltage is applied. It is often applied to electrical connectors, particularly those containing rubber gaskets, as a means of lubricating and sealing rubber portions of the connector without arcing.
A common use of dielectric grease is in high-voltage connections associated with gasoline engine spark plugs. The grease is applied to the rubber boot of the plug wire. This helps the rubber boot slide onto the ceramic insulator of the plug. The grease also acts to seal the rubber boot, while at the same time preventing the rubber from becoming stuck to the ceramic. Generally spark plugs are located in areas of high temperature, and the grease is formulated to withstand the temperature range expected. It can be applied to the actual contact as well, because the contact pressure is sufficient to penetrate the grease. Doing so on such high pressure contact surfaces has the advantage of sealing the contact area against corrosion.
Another common use of dielectric grease is on the rubber mating surfaces or gaskets of multi-pin electrical connectors used in automotive and marine engines. The grease again acts as a lubricant and a sealant on the nonconductive mating surfaces of the connector. It is not recommended to be applied to the actual electrical conductive contacts of the connector because it could interfere with the electrical signals passing through the connector in cases where the contact pressure is very low. Products designed as electronic connector lubricants, on the other hand, should be applied to such connector contacts and can dramatically extend their useful life. Polyphenyl Ether, rather than silicone grease, is the active ingredient in some such connector lubricants.
Silicone grease should not be applied to (or next to) any switch contact that might experience arcing, as silicone can convert to silicon-carbide under arcing conditions, and accumulation of the silicon-carbide can cause the contacts to prematurely fail.
So Rick you have finally brought up the main difference in greases. MANY. Moly is a metal and high pressure has cu in it? Henry says oil or Vaseline is what they recommended. Jesse Bonar told me to use vaseline back in 1973 when I was having timer problems and it worked for my driving in my cars, He did not tell me to cram a bunch into it just enough to have some coating so the amount may have something to do with it. ???
ON ANOTHER note!!! I want to congratulate ALL of you guys on this blog! I think that you ALL worked GREAT with one another!!! I think that you all stuck with the problem and tried to really solve this ongoing delima for some T drivers. It was good to hear your problems and trials and errors. This is how you solve problems that can drive a fella crazy trying to solve a driving problem. Part of the problems I had and never did try to tour any of my cars as I was tired of having problems and not fun when I tried to travel 50 to 100 miles in one of my T's! I am reading a lot of what you guys say and maybe I'll try to dive one of mine further than 30 miles this time around. ???? Timer problems were one of my pet peeves. I have used all of the timers except the electronic one that costs 400.00. I also have a couple of distributors in my stock piles but I just can't put one of them on a real restored T. Nor OHV heads,or down draft carbs either. WHY? I don/t know as I have real hot rod and muscle cars too. But I just can't do that to my T's. ???? Insanity I guess! ??? Thanks for doing this discussion! I learned a lot. Maybe a lot of the problems are from the first cam bearing???
Joe in Mo.


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New Hampshire's all-female Congressional delegation honored at sold-out event in ManchesterBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 07. 2012 8:05PM
MANCHESTER -- The slogan on the T-shirts for sale in the lobby said it all: "New Hampshire, where women rule."
The YWCA contingent selling the souvenirs was part of an overflow crowd at St. Anselm College on Friday, celebrating the state's all-female congressional delegation, and the fact that women now hold leadership positions in all three branches of state government - as governor-elect, Speaker of the House and chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
On hand for the occasion, hosted by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, were Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan, newly elected U.S. representatives Ann McLane Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter, and incumbent U.S. senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte.
In a conversation moderated by chamber president and CEO Robin Comstock, they touched on issues ranging from the likelihood of a woman President to the pressures of politics on family life. Comstock told the audience at the outset that people across the country viewed the New Hampshire election outcome as historic, and the panelists agreed.
"Pink is the new power color in New Hampshire," Kuster joked.
Shaheen reminded the crowd, however, that equality for women in many areas remains elusive. "Even though we've elected a number of women in New Hampshire to lead the state, the fact is doors are still not open for all women, and part of what we've got to do is make sure the doors are open for all women, for everybody, so people have the same access to opportunity in New Hampshire and the country."
Wage equality, affordable child care, domestic violence and the need to preserve a social safety net were recurring themes at the gathering.
"No matter what your opinion is on these issues, there are no longer women's issues, per se," Kuster said. "These are people issues."
She pointed out that 50,000 women in the state are the sole head of household. "There's no other money coming into those households, and 10,000 of those families are living in poverty," she said. "So if we could pay each woman a dollar for a dollar's work, instead of 73 cents, we could bring all those kids up."
Violence against women is taking a terrible toll, she said, calling it "an issue people would prefer not to know about; prefer not to talk about. We've got to address women's safety."
Shea-Porter warned that women would be particularly hard hit by reductions in Medicare or Social Security, since many more women than men retire without a pension or substantial savings. "They contributed so much," she said, "but they are not protected in old age because they did not get that big job, or that education. Those doors were closed."
Ayotte, whose children are 8 and 5, said women are still considered the primary caregivers, no matter their profession. "When I was campaigning I got a lot of questions about what's going to happen to your children," she said, "and actually I think those questions are there much more for women than they are for men. That's just the reality."
Much of the conversation focused on the role of women mentors, particularly the examples set by mothers, and the support of husbands and other family members that made political life possible for the five women. "We all struggle with work and family balance," Hassan said. "We all still think about the impact that service has on our families, what it's like for our kids."
All agreed that women are particularly important in politics at a time when the public is placing a premium on consensus building and demanding an end to gridlock.
Shaheen described how all female senators meet four times a year. "We have dinner together," she said. "What's said at that dinner stays at the dinner. But we joke a lot that if we were running things, we could deal with a lot of the problems more successfully because we have that relationship."
All five agreed that the country will see a woman President, perhaps in the near future. "Maybe in 2016 when Hillary (Clinton) runs," said Shaheen, to loud applause.
The size of the crowd and the mood of the audience reflected Kuster's observation that the 2012 election was "a real watershed moment" for women, with New Hampshire leading the way.
Young girls are growing up with expectations made possible by the female role models they now see around them, Ayotte said, describing how one daughter asked if she planned to run for President.
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Tuesday - Wednesday, August 27-28, 2013
COMO, Lombardy – After nearly straight 24 hours of traveling, members of the Dartmouth men's hockey finally reached Lake Como and the first stop on their 11-day trip through Italy and Switzerland.
Leaving the Thompson Arena parking lot at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, players, staff and family members made their way to Boston's Logan Airport for a short 40-minute flight to New York and JFK Airport. A three-hour layover soon turned to an aborted takeoff and a nearly three-hour delay as the plane taxied back to the gate for repairs on a door sensor.
Once in the air, it would be a seven-plus hour flight into Milan, landing at 8:45 a.m. local time (2:45 a.m. in Hanover) on Wednesday. After customs and baggage claim that included 21 hockey bags (three goalies), two bags of sticks and countless personal suitcases, the team would board the bus for the 40-minute drive from Milan to Lake Como.
Eurosportours has been the organization putting together the trip with head coach Bob Gaudet and working with Director of Operations Brian Corcoran on the logistics of a successful trek to Europe. Tour guides Giosi, Sergio, Lollo and Brad welcomed the group at the airport in Milan and provided everyone background information on the bus and upon initial arrival in the city.
After unloading the bus at Hotel Metropole & Suisse on the shores of Lake Como, Giosi gave a guided tour of her hometown, including il Duomo, built in the 14th century, before everyone settled down for a traditional Italian pizza.
The players and staff had a free afternoon to explore Como on their own or take the opportunity to fight off jetlag in their rooms.
Reconvening in the early evening, the group piled into the bus and headed to the opposite side of the lake for dinner. Taking the winding roads that encompass Lake Como, it was clear that only experienced bus drivers can navigate the roadways that not only feature sharp turns and buildings situated just feet from the edge, but also motorcycles and small vehicles that hold little regard for oncoming traffic.
During the meal, every member of the travel party introduced themselves to the group and tour guides. Many members of the party took the opportunity to take photos from the restaurant, which was high above the lake, offering spectacular views of Como and the surrounding villages.
After dinner, there was an information session that explained each of the days ahead, while the players returned to their rooms in preparation for tomorrow's game in Switzerland.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
LANGENTHAL, Switzerland – In its European debut, the Dartmouth men's hockey team fell to SC Langenthal, 5-0, Thursday night at KEB Shoren.
Three first-period goals proved too much to overcome for the Big Green in their first of three exhibition games on the tour.
In all, five different members of the home team found the back of the net on this night as Stefan Tschannen led the way with one tally and a pair of assists.
Cab Morris got the start in the Dartmouth goal and turned aside 28 shots in his appearance. At the other end of the ice, SC Langenthal's Marco Mathis equaled Morris' save total in posting the shutout.
A tired team from traveling the last 36 hours, the Green were also hampered on Thursday by a late arrival to the arena which cut into the team's warm-up time.
Sophomore Brett Patterson led the way with five shots on goal between playing both forward and defense. Patterson's classmate Nick Bligh was a dominant force in the circle, winning 14-of-his-19 draws and helped the Big Green win 58.7% (37-63) of the face-offs as a team on the night.
Dartmouth will be back in action on Saturday, Aug. 31 against Thurgau in Weinfelden, Switzerland.
The oldest wooden bridge in Europe is in the beautiful city of Lucerne, Switzerland.
The first full day in Europe began with breakfast in the hotel across from Lake Como. Players were given a wide time range in which they could eat in order to help them get adjusted to the time change more fully with a bit of extra sleep.
After breakfast, the entire group found themselves once again back on the bus and headed north. Just 15 minutes after the day's trek began, we found ourselves at the Swiss border. Our guide, Sergio, had been adamant in his statement that everyone must have their passports because Switzerland was not a part of the European Union and they would be checking. The bus was waived through without stopping and we continued on our way.
Traveling through the longest underground tunnel in continental Europe, we went under the majority of the Swiss Alps in a two-lane road. The proximity of cars traveling in the opposite lane of the tunnel was magnified our large bus seemingly came face-to-face with a commercial truck every few minutes.
The team stopped at a rest area on the other side of the tunnel for lunch. Early skepticism about eating a team meal in a rest stop was quickly quelled by the cleanliness and wide selection of local meals. Pasta dishes, local sausages and high-end sandwiches were available for the whole party.
Back on the road, the group moved on to the beautiful city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Although only given roughly an hour to explore the city and the shops in the area of our drop-off, the consensus regarding the city's beauty was unanimous. Walking across the oldest wooden bridge in Europe led the team over crystal clear water teeming with swans and ducks. Beautiful old buildings lined the water with the tables of cafes and restaurants in front of storefronts.
The bus returned and the group made its way to Langenthal for the game. The hour bus ride was made a bit longer as no one seemed to know where the arena was located. Passing by once, the security guard on the road didn't wave the driver in on his first approach, finally doing so after turning around in the nearby village center. No one seemed to mind as the extra five minutes allowed more sightseeing of the spectacular landscape that surrounds the arena.
The rest stop not only had great food, but also wonderful views.
Friday, August 30, 2013
COMO, Lombardi – Sometimes the best thing to do after a tough loss is to clear your head. For the Dartmouth men's hockey team, Friday's activities did just that.
No buses, no games and, after 11:30 a.m., no set plans. That was when the team stepped off the boat following an hour tour of Lake Como and onto the shores of Bellagio.
The hills around the lake seem to jut out of the banks high into the sky, encompassing the water below and allowing homes and villas to nest on its shoulders. Bellagio was one of those towns and a surprise to many after spending the day there.
Giosi and Sergio of Eurosportours provided information and commentary on the boat as we made our way to this hidden gem on the lake, showing us the homes of famous actors and buildings that served as the backdrops to several well-known movies. However, the day really became memorable upon arrival at our destination.
Bellagio is home to many shops, restaurants, gelaterias and cafes, but for a few members of the staff and parents, the trust in Sergio's insistence we leave the city for lunch for a place called Trattoria Baita Belvedere was rewarded. A group of 14 people climbed into a van (10) and a small car (4) driven by two men would seemed to come out of nowhere. Sergio made a phone call prior to their arrival and assured the group it was worth it.
Twenty minutes of winding roads that eventually culminated in the car taking a detour up a dirt road lined with cows, dogs and vineyards ended at what appeared to be a nondescript farmhouse located on the side of a hill. Walking out on the deck where the tables were located quickly quelled the notion that this was any ordinary restaurant. Breathtaking views of Bellagio and Lake Como stretched out in front of the group as they sat down, leading to as many pictures as servings of food, of which there were plenty.
After the family-style meal, the group made their way back down those same winding roads to the lake-side club where many of the players had spent their day. There, they went swimming, laid by the lake on a man-made beach lined with chairs for rent.
Others spent their day in the city, hiking the stairs that were lined with silk shops and other specialty stores. Like many of the other places we have seen in the areas around the lake, Bellagio also featured stunning old buildings and churches that were open to anyone walking the streets.
The boat ride back was less about sightseeing and more about returning the team back to Como where they were free to get dinner and explore more of the city on their own. The parents and staff did the same, choosing to eat with Sergio in a local restaurant located in the small courtyard area of the building that housed it, covered only by four connected and suspended umbrellas.
A day that seemed to be a free-for-all when it began with no real plans, turned into a great chance for players to spend time with one another in one of the region's most beautiful settings.
The team returns to the ice Saturday evening in northern Switzerland to take on Thurgau in Weinfelden, Switzerland.
Bellagio's docks from the area near where most of the team went swimming.
The panoramic view of Lake Como and Bellagio from Trattoria Baita Belvedere.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
WEINFELDEN, Switzerland – Junior Tyler Sikura scored twice and sophomore Nick Bligh added another, but the Dartmouth men's hockey team fell, 6-3, Saturday night to HC Thurgau at KEB Guttingersreuti in the second exhibition contest of the current European tour.
The first 20 minutes of play were physical with each team called for two penalties apiece. The home team got on the board early on with Kevin Rohner netting the game's opening tally at 2:59, finishing off a nice passing play in the slot.
Sikura, the team's newly appointed captain, notched the Big Green's first goal of the trip as he banged home a loose puck in the slot just 13 seconds into the first power-play opportunity of the night for the visitors.
Like it had against SC Langenthal, Dartmouth put together a solid effort in the second period, seemingly shaking off the rust of another long travel day from Como to northern Switzerland. However, the only marker in the middle frame belonged to HC Thurgau's Derek Damon near the halfway point.
The start of the third period saw things turn on the Green in the very early stages. Thurgau scored four times in the first five minutes, including two power-play tallies in a span of 19 seconds, capitalizing on the double-minor called on Andy Simpson for two cross checking infractions.
Trailing by five, the Big Green seemed to wake up, picking up their play and making the game competitive again. Sikura finished off a beautiful play with a wrist shot under the bar from the left circle at 12:11, while Bligh netted his first of the trip 3:33 later as he knocked in a rebound.
Sophomore Brad Schierhorn had the primary assists on both third-period goals as he set up Sikura and Bligh with backhanded passes just outside the crease.
Goaltender Charles Grant made 21 saves in the game, battling through screens and the mixed defensive pairings in front of him due to two injuries. His counterpart in Thurgau's Fabio Haller made 23 saves at the other end of the ice in picking up the win.
Dartmouth will be back in action on Monday when they play Ritten Renon in northeastern Italy.
With the day's game located five hours north of our hotel, the majority of Saturday was spent on the bus. However, few would complain as the lengthy bus ride went through the heart of the Swiss Alps.
A quick stop near the top of one of the mountains afforded the team the time for photos, but it was back on the bus 15 minutes later as we continued northward.
The major stopping point of the day saw the group break in Zurich, Switzerland. While the team and staff had a pre-game meal, the rest of the group was free to explore the city for a couple of hours.
Eventually, the same opportunity to explore was given to the players as they walked through the shops and marketplaces in the heart of the city.
One of the most unusual sights of the trip thus far came during this period of time as large crowds gathered along the banks of river. People were leaning over railings, sitting on top of concrete walls, lining the roofs of buildings and even climbing trees.
Many players and staff members wondered what could spark the interest of so many people. Could it be a boat race? People swimming? A rowing competition?
As a gun sounded and the crowd roared, we quickly figured out it was none of those things. It was, in fact, a rubber duck race down the river to raise money for cancer research.
What we gathered from a local who spoke broken English was that people buy the ducks, decorate them and then they are dropped into the river. The first to cross the line some distance up is deemed the winner and given a prize. We were also informed that a prize would also be presented to the person whose duck was best and most uniquely decorated.
Our tour guide Sergio told us, "This is what the Swiss do for fun. Rubber ducks in the river."
|Our view during our pit stop in the Alps.
|The rubber ducks floating down the river in Zurich.
|Jesse Beamish, James Kruger, Charlie Mosey and Nick Bligh (left to right) along the shores of the Limmat River in Zurich.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
CAMOGLI, Liguria - We've grown accustomed to our tour guide Giosi telling us a location we are going will be beautiful. Everyday she tells us 'this place will be one of the most beautiful you will see in all of Italy.' So far she hasn't lied.
Sunday may be hard to top, though. Giosi also may have undersold this place.
After a late-night arrival back in Como following Saturday's game, the group made a quick turnaround for an early-morning departure for Rapallo. The two-hour bus ride seemed longer than most by the trip's standards, given the heat inside from the rays beating down as we made our way through the countryside towards the Mediterranean.
Upon arrival, the group walked roughly four city blocks as the bus was not allowed any closer to the water. We maneuvered the streets lined with Vespas and other motorized bikes and Smart Cars.
With the sea stretched out in front of the group, the next step in one of the most amazing days so far was a private boat tour of the harbor and a trip around the point of Portofino to Camogli.
On our way, the boat's captain guided us into an inlet where many boats were anchored as their passengers were snorkeling and scuba diving in the sky-blue waters. The furthest point into the inlet featured an amazing old monastery called San Fruttuoso. The old building now belongs to the state as a preserved landmark and sits just back of the water and behind a crowded beach of swimmers and sunbathers.
Once in Camogli, the group split to go their separate ways. Many of the parents and staff members went to get lunch in one of the numerous restaurants that lined the beautiful walkway overlooking the beaches. The players chose to eat quickly and make their way down to the beach for three hours of swimming in the Mediterranean Sea.
The town seemed to jut out of the water with multicolored buildings dotting the sides of the hills and creating a spectacular scene as the boat approached its docking point in the early afternoon. Below the homes stretched out several beaches littered with towels, umbrellas and tables for locals and tourists alike.
In the late afternoon, the group reconvened and climbed the streets and staircases between buildings to the bus that had met us in Camogli. Leaving behind the beauty of the sea, the five-hour trip to Bassano del Grappa in the heart of vineyard country was the next leg of the trip.
Arriving at roughly 10:30 p.m. at the Hotel Belvedere, located along the city's ancient walls, the team retreated to their rooms to escape the rain and prepare for another day of sightseeing on Monday.
If there is one place that is advertised as being able to match the beauty of Camogli, it is Venice, the location of Monday's trek.
Abbazia di San Fruttuoso located in a small inlet along the coastline.
|Abbazia di San Fruttuoso located in a small inlet along the coastline.
|Looking back on the water as we get ready to board the bus.
Monday, Spetember 2, 2013
VENICE – Labor Day in the United States gives people the opportunity to rest, relax and enjoy a day off from working their everyday job.
For members of the Dartmouth men's hockey team, this year's Labor Day was spent walking the small streets and squares of Venice, one of the most unique and beautiful cities in the world.
We departed our hotel in Bassano del Grappa early Monday morning for the hour ride south. Once in the area of Venice, the bus had to make two short stops, one was to pay what we were told was a tax for driving to the city. Our guide Giosi informed up that it was 300 Euros just to drive over the bridge and drop us off at the boat stops. It was also 12 Euros an hour for the bus to wait for the group in a designated lot.
We left the bus and made our way to a boat taxi that would bring us into the city. On the short boat ride over, we saw many of the traditional Venetian buildings and hotels that lined the canal.
After exiting the small boat, the group was led to and given a small tour of St. Mark's Basilica and Piazza San Marco. Many chose this time to go into the Basilica, but only if they were able to follow the strict guidelines of admission, which included: no exposed shoulders, no shorts or skirts that exposed knees, no bags of any kind and no cameras or cell phones.
Many of the players and staff split up and spent the day exploring the city on their own or in small groups. No roads at all in Venice lead to tight quarters when walking down the small paths between buildings lined with shops and cafes.
It was in this time that many took the opportunity to ride the world famous gondolas through the canals between buildings. The price of 80 Euros for a half hour ride was usually divided up between several people, making this fantastic experience seem more affordable.
Giosi told us that if you were going to buy anything in Venice you should get something made of glass because Venice is known the world over for its glass works. However, when we reconvened in the afternoon, only a select number of individuals had purchased glass items. Instead, sophomores Brad Schierhorn and Geoff Ferguson and junior Andy Simpson had all bought different jerseys of the same Italian soccer player, Mario Balotelli, rather than the local artisan specialty.
When it was time to leave, several members of the staff and their wives chose to stay a bit longer, opting for a train ride home a little bit later than the crowded bus we have become accustomed to on this trip.
The team will have a nice dinner in Bassano del Grappa tonight in a restaurant built into the ancient city wall just down the street from our hotel. The plan is for a leisurely evening and morning in Bassano to give the team some rest in preparation for Tuesday's final game in Italy in Renon.
|Brad Schierhorn, Andy Simpson and Geoff Ferguson model their latest purchases in Venice.
|The beautiful canals and hundreds of bridges are staples in Venice.
|Many gondolas wait for patrons in the canal near Piazza San Marco.
|Piazza San Marco.
Tuesday, September 3, 2014
RENON, Italy – The Dartmouth men's hockey team saved the best for last.
In the final game of the team's European trip to Italy and Switzerland, the Big Green knocked off Ritten Sport Renon, 4-1, Tuesday night.
Junior Charlie Mosey and sophomore Brad Schierhorn each netted a pair of goals in the game and sophomore James Kruger came up big, stopping 33 shots to earn the victory in goal.
Kruger's play was the story of the night as the second-year netminder outplayed his counterpart in former NHL goalie Chris Mason, who spent last season with the Nashville Predators. Mason finished the contest with 24 saves, including 13 in the third period.
Junior and team captain Tyler Sikura chipped in with a pair of assists, helping to set up his linemate Schierhorn on both markers. Jesse Beamish and Eric Robinson got helpers on Mosey's first, while Tim O'Brien helped set up the second, both of which were one-timers in the low slot. Nick Bligh also had an assist on Schierhorn's second goal, giving him points in consecutive games.
The Big Green were a perfect 2-for-2 on the power play, while the penalty killers held on all three of Renon's chances with the man-advantage.
Dartmouth will return to the United States on Saturday in preparation for the 2013-14 season that will get underway on Oct. 25 against Princeton in Newark as part of the Liberty Shootout at the Prudential Center.
Everyday there is something about this trip that you don't expect when you wake up in the morning. It's something that knocks you back and makes you very aware of just how fortunate you are to be a part of something like this.
Today, riding in a gondola lift from Balzano to Renon to get to the game was that moment.
After spending the morning exploring the beautiful city of Bassano del Grappa, the group piled into the bus and made the two-hour dive to Balzano through some of the prettiest countryside we've seen on the trip (that's saying something).
Because we didn't leave Bassano until almost 2 p.m. the players and staff didn't have too much time to enjoy Balzano. After 30 minutes of a guided tour, we found ourselves at the gondola station. The parents and staff wives would join us at the arena later as they spent more time in the beautiful city that is a mixture of both German and Italian culture.
The gondola lift ride lasted about 20 minutes and gave us some of the most breathtaking views of the mountains that we have experienced in our time in Europe (which is also saying something). Below us were endless vineyards, farms and beautiful vistas. The panoramic views of the mountains in the distance were truly spectacular.
Once at the top and off of the gondola, we waited for a small, two-car train that would bring us to the arena. The mountains remained in view as the car made several stops at small wooden buildings lining the tracks that served as stations. However, some of these stops were in the middle of sprawling fields of grass that seemed oddly placed given the fact that no one got on or off the train each time.
A short walk from the station saw the team arrive at the rink, which features a glass ceiling on one side of the building and clear plastic windows on both ends, allowing in a great deal of natural sunlight. Next to the building is an outdoor speed skating rink (a large concrete oval in the summer months), used in several international competitions each winter.
When complimented on the beauty of the building's location, the rink manager said 'it was nothing.' He assured us that a short walk up the hill would produce better views that included Austria, Slovenia and more mountains. Seems like some people are never satisfied.
|Some of the breathtaking views from the gondola on the way to the game.
|The arena (right side) seems to have one of the prettiest views of any place we have seen.
|Although our time in Balzano was short, it was a great experience.
|Our home for three days, Bassano del Grappa, is incredibly beautiful and a must-see in northern Italy.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Some of the world's most famous places never become more than pictures in a textbook for some people. They never experience standing at the foot of one of the most recognizable symbols in our global society, looking up at the majesty and beauty of a well-known building or work of architectural art.
For members of the Dartmouth men's hockey team, its staff and family members on the current trip, several of those places will be much more than pictures in a textbook in the coming days.
After a seven-hour bus ride from Bassano del Grappa that began early Wednesday morning, the group finally made it to the final stop on our tour: Rome.
The ride did not seem as long as some of the others we have experienced in the last week and a half. Maybe it was the fact that nearly everyone in the travel party used the longest ride of the trip to catch up on sleep. It might've seemed shorter given the fact that we all knew what was at its conclusion.
We arrived around 4 p.m. local time and checked into our hotel, Hotel Nord Nuova Roma, in the heart of the city. From there it was a free night for everyone, time to experience one of the most historic and lively cities in the world.
Some went to the terrace in the roof for food and spectacular views of the city, including the Vatican, while others immediately went out exploring.
Not far from the hotel are many of the historic places you associate with Rome, including the Colosseum just a few short blocks from our door. But since the entire group will have a private tour on Thursday, our experiences there will have to wait another day.
For now, it is hard not to make our way back out into this beautiful city, bustling with activity.
|Ruins in the city center.
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Our tour guides, Sergio, Giosi and Lollo, kept saying to us during the first week in Italy that 'Rome is magical.'
You take them at their word and move on. But were they ever right.
From the time the team got up on the morning of their first full day in the city and headed out of the hotel, there was seemingly something different than past days. Like an elementary school field trip, we followed Giosi down the street in a disorganized line of players, staff and parents on the way to our first stop of the day.
Coming around the corner and off in the distance loomed the Colosseum, perhaps the most anticipated part of our entire 10 days in this beautiful country. We had reserved a private tour of the ancient arena and some of the surrounding buildings with a new guide, Ricardo.
We made our way in and up to the third floor. Ricardo didn't immediately bring the group out onto the arena floor or even to one of the doorways that would allow us to look out, rather heightening the anticipation by making us climb the stairs to give one of the many historical lessons about the building.
After a short tour of the outer ring of the third level, we walked out onto one of the exposed concourses. It was clear that the players were excited to be here, sharing this experience with one another. Several groups formed, wanting to take class pictures between the sophomores, juniors and seniors with this amazing arena as the backdrop.
Head coach Bob Gaudet, who had let the players experience the entire trip with little interference when at such venues, seemed to have the same excitement level as his players, collecting the group for a team photo on the top level and holding up other tourists in the process.
We continued our tour, making our way around the upper ring before eventually heading downstairs on the opposite side where we could then be able to go out onto the area floor. More pictures were taken as expected before we moved on to another platform and eventually the exit.
Once out of the Colosseum, Gaudet had the team pose for another group photo with the famous exterior as the backdrop.
The tour continued with the ruins around the arena which, although impressive in their own right, seemed to be overshadowed (both literally and figuratively) by the world-famous building just off to the right.
As we moved on, we found ourselves in the ancient capitol building where the famous statue of Romulus and Remus with the mother wolf stands. Our time with Ricardo ended in front of the overwhelming building Sergio referred to as 'the wedding cake.'
A white marble mammoth building that was built between the last part of the 19th and the early years of the 20th centuries, it stands as a monument to honor the Italian soldiers who died in military conflict fighting for their country. It has the feel of the Lincoln Memorial but on a much grander and larger scale.
From there, Giosi took charge, leading the group to the Trevi Fountain. Beautiful craftsmanship and impressive engineering come together to make this famous landmark another one of the city's must-see landmarks.
The group began to splinter and make their way around on their own. A collection of staff, parents and players walked the short distance to see the Pantheon, one of the most well maintained ancient buildings in the city.
Everything from the intricate ceiling to the artistic murals on the walls to the marble floors was immensely impressive. The sheer size of the Pantheon is deceiving, as the inside feels much bigger than it looks from walking around the exterior.
After seeing the major buildings, the tour ended and everyone splintered into their own groups. Friday will be the final full day of the trip and an early-morning guided tour of the Vatican is planned. Given the option to join or go out once more on their own, all 21 players opted to take part in the tour, demonstrating their understanding of the historical importance of the city where we will conclude our European tour.
|The newest team photo from the top level of the Colosseum.
|The lower level of the ancient arena. The top photo was taken in the area shown in the top left portion of this one.
|The Pantheon is one of the most impressive buildings from the inside of any we've seen in Rome.
|The Colosseum lit up at night.
|A play takes placed in the middle of the city with some ancient Roman ruins as its stage and backdrop.
|Sophomores Nick Bligh and Brett Patterson at the Trevi Fountain.
Friday, September 6, 2013
On Friday morning, the entire group woke up early and had our first experience with the Roman subway system. We piled onto the train and made our way four stops west to the Vatican museum where we would meet our private tour guide.
For reasons one can only imagine, the security line entering the Vatican Museum was incredibly long and well maintained. It was like going through airport security with x-ray machines for bags and loose items with body scans and personal checkdowns at its entrance.
However, it was all worth it once we got inside. Our first stop was the Square Garden where we were given a history lesson on the painting of the Sistine Chapel. Since there is no talking allowed in the chapel, the background behind the painting and its recent restoration project were given in a gorgeous courtyard setting that seemed fitting given the area's purpose was to honor the artists who helped create the city and its buildings.
We moved on to rooms filled with sculptures, paintings, mural, mosaics and maps. The sheer size of the museum was amazing as each room was filled with countless priceless artifacts.
Finally, we made our way to the Sistine Chapel, one of the most famous areas of Christianity. It was not as big in actual size as it is in myth, but the ceiling's artwork is some of the most well known and awe-inspiring in the world. Looking around at a crammed room of people straining the necks and heads upward to take in Michelangelo's finest works and trying to navigate that as more throngs of people filtered in behind you was tough, but worth it.
We reluctantly moved on in our tour. Eventually we came to the central location of the Vatican: Saint Peter's Basilica and Square.
The largest church in the world lived up to its billing, impressing the seas of people at every corner. Just when you thought you had come to a dead end, it kept going. Despite its stature as the world's largest house of worship, its size was deceptive. The ceiling seemed to be higher than anything we had seen before. The main corridor stretched on forever, lined with religious engravings and passages in Latin. Every player who left the Vatican that day commented on the size and beauty of the basilica.
After St. Peter's, the team was free to split up for the afternoon before coming together for our final team dinner of the trip.
However, before leaving the Vatican, Coach Gaudet and a small group of staff members found themselves looking for Paul VI Audience Hall. The building is used by the Pope as an alternative for his Wednesday services when Saint Peter's Square is not available. Why Gaudet and his staff went looking for this building was simple: it's architect.
Pier Luigi Nervi designed Paul VI Audience Hall, completed in 1971. Nervi is a world-famous Italian architectural designer, given his prestigious noted works. He not only designed this particular building in the Vatican, but also arenas for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the George Washington Bus Station in New York and several towers throughout Europe. But for the purposes of this trip, his most notable work was Thompson Arena, home to the Dartmouth men's and women's ice hockey teams. In addition to Thompson, Nervi also designed Leverone Field House, completed a decade before, giving Dartmouth College two Nervi designed buildings located just about a football field apart from one another.
We made our way back from the Vatican, taking in many of the famous sights for the final time before meeting in the lobby to head out to dinner.
In a traditional outdoor setting, we enjoyed the final team meal in Italy. Our guide, Giosi, took part in a small performance in one of the windows above the tables, acting with the band that moved from group to group, playing traditional Italian music throughout the course of the meal.
When it ended, we all made our way back to the hotel in preparation for our final trip home in the morning.
|Some of the guys in from of Saint Peter's Basilica just after our tour finished.
|The basilica and Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.
|Inside the front entrance of Saint Peter's Basilica.
|A wide angle shot of the world's largest church.
|The artwork inside the Vatican Museum was incredible.
|Our final time walking past Sant'Angleo's Castle, located outside the entrance to the Vatican.
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Newtown activists bring anti-gun message to Congress
Washington - On a parked charter bus just before 6 a.m. in Newtown, 3 miles from where 20 of her peers were gunned down in December, 6-year-old Marie-Therese Morosky was torn between the novelty of the early hour and the comfort of her pillow.
Novelty won.
"She texted me, 'Are the kids sleeping?'" said Andrew Morosky, 47, of his wife. In the seat in front of him, 9-year-old Pearl was lost in a book, curled up at the window; Marie-Therese was giving her dad bunny ears, grinning impishly.
"Sort of," he texted back.
The sisters were the youngest of the 32 members of the Newtown Action Alliance who filed dutifully onto a bus in a parking lot of Newtown's municipal complex early Wednesday morning, bound for Capitol Hill.
The alliance is one of many gun control advocacy groups, along with family members of the victims of the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook shootings, that have descended on Washington to mark the halfway point to the first anniversary. Too short for the full-out memorials that December surely will bring, but a rallying point. Anything to get lawmakers' attention. Anything to get this done.
Po Murray, one of two vice chairmen, said the alliance formed after a group of Newtown residents traveled to Washington in January to march for gun control. As one of the 17 co-founders of the nonprofit Sandy Hook Promise, which emerged in the days following the shootings to marshal support for the community, Murray, 45, said she felt compelled to help a group devoted solely to activism get off the ground. Now, the alliance's Facebook puts it at about 3,600 strong.
"I usually call myself an accidental activist - like most of us," Murray said. "We're moms and dads and ordinary people participating in lobbying our lawmakers."
Ordinary people, connected by horrific circumstance - Murray, who lives with her family on Charter Ridge Drive, a street "full of swing sets and people walking dogs" just around the corner from where Adam Lanza shot his mother; the chaplain who saw blown-apart faces in the morgue and watched as parents identified tiny corpses as their children; the mother whose child was pulled from an open hallway to the safety of a classroom by a heroic teacher.
They arrived in the nation's capital Wednesday afternoon armed with letters asking senators to resurrect April's failed background check legislation and House members to co-sponsor their version - packets an inch thick, containing signatures from 80 organizations; lists of every American gun death since Newtown, and stories to bring their point home: in New Jersey, the 4-year-old who shot a 6-year-old; in Alabama, the husband who shot his wife; in Michigan, the 9-year-old shot by a stranger.
Before returning to Connecticut tonight, the group will don green T-shirts for a human "ribbon of remembrance" on the Hill and will host a press conference with congressional leaders. It also will hold ceremony at which the names of those lost to gun violence since December will be read.
Though most on the bus were Newtown residents, several who feel connected to the cause were welcomed into the fold - such as Lauren Green of Lebanon, who never will forget weeping and praying as she drove her twin boys to school on the Monday after.
She joined because it wasn't a fight for Newtown to fight alone, she said.
"They are still very much in shock," she said. "They are still grieving, but they're doing this anyway. And they're not stopping. They're doing this for the long haul. They know what they're up against."
Green said she finds the political system dishearteningly complex, as the group saw throughout the day Wednesday as legislative aides waffled, policy advisors demurred, wide-eyed interns provided only business cards and nary an actual elected official would commit.
But Green still believes.
"When stuff like this happens, it usually goes away very quickly," she said. "These people are not going away."
And if they don't do it, Murray said, who will?
"It's a necessary thing to do," she said. "Unless people like us act, then they're not going to act. If communities (that) have been so greatly affected like this sit back and (don't) demand action from Congress, then others are not going to do it, either."
That's how Miranda Pacchiana, 43, and Jennifer Killin, 38, came to sit on that bus, wearing matching charm bracelets designed by Pacchiana's daughter in memory of 6-year-old Avielle Richman.
Killin has two first-grade boys at home, in whose faces she said she sees those of the dead every day.
"I never thought about it," she said. "Just like 90 percent of the country, we said, 'Oh that's terrible,' whenever a shooting happened. And as soon as the coverage stopped, I went on with my life."
"As Newtown, we have a voice that people are interested in hearing from. I feel obligated to use that," Pacchiana said. "It's happened in our town to our citizens. We want to honor them and honor their lives."
"We realized that we needed to be a part of the movement and that we could be really strong leaders," Killin added. "The whole country was looking to us to see what we would do."
For Morosky and his girls, it's a cause worthy of two missed school days. His family lives a mile and a half from Sandy Hook Elementary School. A Bethel public works director, Morosky knew Benjamin Wheeler and Charlotte Bacon from his Sunday school class; Caroline Previdi and Catherine Hubbard played soccer with Marie-Therese.
He and his wife Katherine got involved with the group when they needed a way to channel their grief and frustration.
"We were looking for a place to put our energy," he said. "Newtown Action was right in our backyard."
During the two-day trip, Morosky said his daughters will learn the important lesson of how to make a change in the world.
"You try, you don't give up, you put pressure on, you talk to people, you write letters, you write emails, make signs. You do all the things that you have to do to get the message across," he said, "and eventually, people will change their minds."
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If you've been eagerly searching for an answer to the question of how do you get your man back, you already know that every person has their own answer. Some people will tell you that the best way to win back his heart is to make him seethe with jealousy. Others swear by the idea of writing him a long, apologetic and overly romantic letter professing your undying love and devotion. They both seem like they'd work, don't they? I'm here to tell you they won't. They will only prove to be a waste of very precious time.
The number one mistake women make when they are trying to win back their ex boyfriend is they approach the problem from an emotional place. It's hard not to do this but you have to push those emotions aside and come at this from a purely logical place. As much as your heart is begging for a second chance with the man you adore, you need to let your head take the lead.
The first step you absolutely must take if you have any hope of getting back the man you love is to accept the break up. This is the step I struggled with the most when the man I adored decided he wanted "space." I fought him tooth and nail over the break up including begging with him to take me back. I called him repeatedly several times a day for weeks and I even sent him flowers trying to get him to see how serious I was about needing him in my life. It was all for naught. He wanted very little to do with me and he even told one of our mutual friends that I was pathetic. That's when I knew I had to change what I was doing dramatically.
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You've also got to stop talking with him once the break up has happened. As much as we all believe that the only real way to win someone back is to convince them by begging and pleading, this doesn't work. What does work is making that person miss you. You can't accomplish this if you are constantly trying to contact them. Although it's hard not to reach out to him you can do it. Plan a busy schedule for yourself so you're less temped to pick up the phone. Some women find it helpful to enlist the aid of a friend to hang out with or to take a short trip with. Each day that passes, without you contacting him will be another day closer to you two getting back together. Once he feels the void in his life from your absence, you'll hear from him.
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LOWELL -- Normand Bazin, a native of Manitoba, played four seasons for the UMass Lowell hockey team from 1990-94, scoring 20 goals as a senior and netting a goal in the River Hawks' 4-3 triumph over host Michigan State in the first round of the 1994 NCAA Tournament. He also met his wife, Michelle, at UML, where both were students.
Bazin returned to his alma mater as head coach in the spring of 2011. He inherited a 5-25-4 team and guided it to a 24-13-1 record -- the greatest turnaround by a first-year coach in Division I hockey history -- and into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Bazin was named Hockey East Coach of the Year and was a finalist for national Coach of the Year honors.
We caught up with Bazin, whose 16-9-2 River Hawks are the 12th-ranked team in the country , and asked him 10 questions.
Q: Why did you pick UMass Lowell to play your college hockey?
A: I had several colleges show interest and offer fly-downs. But I ended up getting injured, and UMass Lowell was the one that stuck with me.
Q: You and future NHL All-Star goaltender Dwayne Roloson were roommates at UMass Lowell and have remained lifelong friends. Why did you two hit it off?
A: You grow close to the teammates you came in with, and that class was really close. Rollie and I had similar interests and similar goals.
Q: A Dean's List student, you earned your degree in criminal justice in just 3 1/2 years and were ready to graduate when you decided to stay for another semester and were instrumental in the team's success as the River Hawks reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament that spring. What changed your mind?
A: We were having such a successful season, and I was able to contribute to that success. So I saw no need to move on.
Q: What's your most cherished memory of your career as a student-athlete at UMass Lowell?
A: Winning that NCAA game at Michigan State.
Q: When did you first feel the yearning to get into coaching hockey?
A: When I finished playing there was a severe void. Hockey was out of my life. It took awhile, but I got the hockey bug again.
Q: You nearly lost your life when you were hit head-on by a drunk driver while on a recruiting trip for Colorado College. How did that experience change your outlook on life?
A: I don't have any bad days. Maybe it's a cliche to some people, but when you come close to not having any more days, you don't have any bad days. It put perspective back into things.
Q: While building your coaching resume at Colorado College and then Hamilton, did you ever imagine you'd get the opportunity to return to your alma mater as head coach of the River Hawks?
A: You can imagine a lot of things. I was hoping an opportunity would present itself one day, but I didn't have a timetable. I'm thankful I had the opportunity.
Q: Were you as surprised as everyone else when the River Hawks went from five wins to 24 and the second round of the NCAA tourney in your first year?
A: I wouldn't have predicted it. Last year was a work in progress. But it developed into something strong, and at the halfway point I didn't dismiss us from having an opportunity to play in the tournament. I saw things progress and materialize offensively and defensively. The game was taking its own shape and the kids were playing very hard for each other.
Q: Has it ever entered your mind that the 2011-12 season will be an awfully tough act to follow?
A: I don't compare one team or season to another because each season is a work of art. New kids, new chemistry. The chemistry is different this year. Maybe it's better or maybe it's worse than last year. We'll find out when all is said and done.
Q: Now that you're here, can you envision coaching anywhere else?
A: No. This is certainly the place I want to be and the place I'd like to finish later on in life. This is home.
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This year's Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School graduates now have the "tools" to reach their goals as they move into their next stage of life.
"Each and every one of us has encountered a teacher, coach or faculty member at Bristol-Plymouth who has made a difference and helped us along our journeys," senior class president Jacquelyn Rehm said. "We have been given the tools to become successful adults and now it's time to put them to work."
Bristol-Plymouth held its Class of 2014 commencement ceremony on Saturday morning, with 287 Craftsmen graduates moving their tassels to the left and celebrating with each other, wearing blue and light blue gowns.
"After today, we'll go our separate paths, but they'll all lead to success," Rehm said.
"You are a class of doers, but that doesn't end here," said Superintendent Richard Gross. "You need to remain doers. Your doing doesn't stop here. This is a base for everything else."
Gross said typical graduation speeches talk about dreaming about the future, but students at the vocational school, which serves Taunton, Bridgewater, Raynham, Berkley, Taunton, Rehoboth, and Middleboro, do more than dreaming. They bring their goals to fruition, he said. Gross pointed to examples of Bristol-Plymouth graduates who have gone on to be featured on the cover of national trade magazines or have reached high levels of scholarly excellence in college and graduate school.
"Don't let people tell you vocational schools don't offer this opportunity for you," Gross said. "The fact that you're here shows that you haven't listened to some of the things that people have said (about vocational schools), that albeit well intentioned, are actually wrong."
Valedictorian Cassondra Walker told her fellow graduates to stay true to themselves and take advantage of the opportunities before them.
"This generation is expected to become world-class politicians, doctors, and lawyers, or master plumbers, electricians and carpenters," Walker said. "But success is not conforming to what everyone else wants us to be. ... (Graduation) is a milestone, no doubt, so utilize this opportunity and go out and make your name known. All occupations are necessary. All occupations build this society. Bristol-Plymouth has prepared us well for the future."
Principal Carolyn Pearson expressed her pride for B-P, calling it "the very best high school" with the "very best" students," and she said this year's graduating class is an outstanding one in the school's history.
"Graduation is always special, but for me this is a day that is even more special because, as I told the students recently, I personally think that the Class of 2014 is one of the most respectful, nicest and successful groups of young people that has ever graduated from Bristol-Plymouth," Pearson said.
Pearson also acknowledged faculty members, and other employees, for their hard work preparing the school and the students.
Estelle Borges, a Taunton City Councilor and a 1986 B-P graduate, told the graduates that she became the woman she is today because of the experiences she had at the school.
"Bristol-Plymouth taught teamwork, reliability, time management, confidence, respect, responsibility and just to be myself," said Borges, who owns a real estate business and is a physical therapist. "I thank the education Bristol-Plymouth instilled in us each and every day."
School Committee Member Carol Mills wished the students a future of productivity and happiness.
"Now, it's up to you to take advantage of what you have learned and accomplished here," she said.