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Area Sports Events Calendar April 27-May 5
Bobby Valentine's Sports Academy, 72 Camp Avenue, Stamford, (203)-968-2872. Year-Round baseball/softball training for all age levels and skill levels that includes: A professional curriculum with proven results. Private Lessons (1 on 1 instruction). Buddy Lessons (small groups of 2, 3, or 4 students). Clinics (programmed or create your own). School Holiday Day Camps and Snow Day Specials. Cage Rentals (with or without a pitching machine). Birthday Parties. The Fury Travel Program.
GloveWhisperer.com (Accelerated Glove Conditioning) offers free recommendations on general issues of glove fit and overall glove condition for baseball and softball players at all levels. Their all natural conditioning process makes a new or flat glove playable in days not weeks or months. For more info, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (203)-487-8997.
IST Sports Headquarters in Norwalk. Program registration is now open. 2013 Programs include basketball baseball, softball, personal and sports specific strength training and Pre-K skills development programs for all ages. Online registration is open and all programs can be viewed at www.integratedsportstraining.com. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with program questions. New Sporting goods store at I.S.T. Mon-Fri 3 p.m.-9 p.m. Equipment for all ages and skill levels on sale now!
The Blue Jays Baseball Club is sponsoring a high school exhibition series in the Cooperstown, N.Y. area in Spring of 2013 for varsity and junior varsity teams. They are also sponsoring 3-game summer tournaments for 13U, 14U, 16U and 18U clubs. Night games can be scheduled. Trophies awarded. For more info, call Harvey Sandig at 607-652-7740 with your open dates. Or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com
The highly competitive Housatonic Valley Men's 18+ wood bat baseball league is looking for new players and teams for the upcoming 2013 season. We currently have 9 teams from New Milford, Sherman, Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Bridgewater, Wilton and Newtown. This is a great league for college players looking for a place to play this summer. Our season begins at the end of May and runs until August. If you are interested in playing contact Patrick Egan at 203-770-2991 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com
The Stamford White Sox will enter their seventh summer season in the highly-competitive Westchester Baseball Association and have earned a New England Regional bid the previous six years. If you are of college age and ability and would like to play a 35-to-40 game baseball season plus playoffs and tournaments, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call Coach Inzitari at 203-219-0335.
The Stamford Historical Society is hosting an exhibit "Forging a Community: Stamford on the Gridiron and on the Diamond 1860-1975." The event opened in September at the group's 1508 High Ridge Road facility and will run through June. Numerous photographs and memorabilia of Stamford football and baseball teams are on display in the galleries. The display is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. There is no charge (donations are appreciated). Call 203-329-1183 for information.
The Polish National Youth Baseball Foundation wants your excess and used sports equipment. Baseballs, bases, bats, catcher's equipment, gloves, uniforms, etc. Donations can be dropped off at Clark's Trophies, Instant Replay in Springdale, or we will pick up. For more info, contact Al Kaproski at 203-323-9944. The Stamford Old-Timers are helping to promote Baseball in Poland and Eastern Europe.
Former UConn point guard Craig Austrie's Basketball IQ Skills camp at the Stamford YMCA is offering a pair of one-year membership packages. For Gold Membership at $245 per month, a player receives three private/semi-private sessions per month. Additional sessions at $45 each. Free evaluation game once per month. 25 percent off summer camp registration. You can get two free sessions if you refer a friend within 30 days of signing up. Craig will also serve as a basketball mentor looking toward AAU, school or college recruiting. The platinum membership at $325 per month entitles a player to four private/semi-private sessions, additional sessions at $36 each, one free evaluation game per month, two free summer camp sessions (a $450 savings), three free sessions for a friend referred within 30 days and basketball mentor sessions. For more info, please email email@example.com or call 203-832-2265 or visit www.craigaustrie.net
Craig Austrie's Basketball IQ Skills Summer camp. Stamford Boys & Girls Club, 347 Stillwater Ave., Stamford. Players (Boys & Girls) will learn the fundamentals of basketball, play games and participate in competitions. Each camp day will run from 9am-noon (40 Kids max per session). Cost for each week is $225. Session 1 (July 8-12). Session 2 (July 15-19). Session 3 (July 22-26). For players, Grades 5-12. Players will be split up according to age and skill level. For more info, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 203-832-2265.
Future Stars Basketball April Clinics. Hall Neighborhood House, Bridgeport. Saturday April 27 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Boys and Girls Ages 9-13. Shooting, Skill Building & Game Play! Former NBA Seattle Supersonics guard Frank Oleynick. Tuition is prorated from $150. To Register call 203-367-1673. Limited Enrollment! For more info, visit www.wearefuturestars.com
Future Stars Basketball Academy. One On One Training! Step Up Your Individual Game. Get Closer to Achieving Your Personal Goals. Future Stars Has the Perfect Approach and Program. Work One On One With Former NBA Seattle Supersonics guard Frank Oleynick. For more info, visit www.wearefuturestars.com and go to Individual Instruction Tab! Or call 203-367-1673.
The David M. Danko Basketball Academy, directed by Fairfield Warde High School girls basketball coach Dave Danko, will be at both Fairfield Woods Middle School and Long Lots Elementary School in Westport this summer. Dates at Fairfield Woods for boys & girls ages 4-14, Grades K-9 are Session 1: June 27, 28, July 1, 2. Session 2 July 9-12. From 9 a.m.-noon each day. Cost is $175 or $150 each if registering two or more players. Dates at Long Lots: only for girls ages 4-14 are July 15-19. 9 a.m.-noon each day. Cost is $199 or $150 if register two or more players. Or $150 if player attends more than 1 session. For more info, please call 203-579-9729 or 203-209-0861 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
An Evening with UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma is May 14 at the Edgerton Center on the Sacred Heart University campus. The event benefits the Cardinal Shehan Center's after-school and Saturday programs. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $5 for under 18. VIP tickets are $125, which includes a private reception and a photo with Auriemma, whose Huskies won their record-tying eighth national championship on Tuesday, 93-60 over Louisville. Auriemma will speak at 7 p.m.; the private reception is at 5:30. Tickets are available through the Shehan Center and SHU. VIP tickets are available through the Shehan Center. For more information, call the Shehan Center at 203-336-4468.
Trinity Catholic High School has an opening for a Girls Soccer Head Coach. Anyone interested can contact athletic director Tracy Nichols by calling 203-322-3401 ext 17 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Certified Personal Trainer, Professional Boxing Coach and Yoga teacher Ahmad Mickens of Revolution Fitness and Training has moved to its new gym at 579 Pacific Street, Stamford. For more information, please email@example.com. Revolution Training is hosting Boxing 101 Classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m.-7 p.m.as well as Power Boxing classes Monday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday 6:30 p.m.. Revolution Training also has a new program "Revolution RXT " focusing on strength, power and conditioning (check web-site for schedule). Zumba Classes are available as well Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Men and women are welcome. You can also take part in 4 months of professional boxing workouts to participate in White Collar Fight Club Benefit Gala in June 2013. Price is $480 for gym members, $780 for non-members or $700 if pay in full upfront. Registration continues at Revolution Training Gym. Visit www.revolutionfitness.org for more information. You can also call 203-355-2666 or firstname.lastname@example.com and get details on other programs.
The 9th Annual CT Challenge Bike Ride takes place July 26 & 27 at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport as the event expands to a rider-optional two-day ride. The Bike Ride is the largest annual fundraiser for the CT Challenge and the engine that powers its mission to help cancer survivors live healthier, happier, and longer lives. Participants choose to ride distances from 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 miles, and this year, a challenge of up to 184 miles awaits those riders who sign up for the NEW 2-Day ride. The ride has something for everyone, riders of all ages and abilities, from the casual to the serious cyclist. Each rider who participates has a minimum amount of funds to raise, depending on the ride distance chosen. Register by May 1, and you'll receive a free CT Challenge Cycling Jersey. Participants can ride as an individual or form a team. Programs that benefit from proceeds include the CT Challenge Center for Survivorship, which opened in Southport, CT in October 2012; The CT Challenge Survivorship Network of 19 hospitals and cancer centers throughout Connecticut; and community organizations like the Susan Fund that provides scholarships to help young cancer survivors attend college. Visit http://bike.ctchallenge.org to learn more and sign up for the Ride.
Crusader Baseball School for players Ages 6-12. Located At Trinity Catholic High School, 926 Newfield Avenue, Stamford. Session 1 (5 Days)-June 24-June 28 ($190.00)-9 am-noon. Session 2 (4 Days-no Camp On July 4)-July 1,2,3,5 ($160.00)-9 am-noon. You can mix & match days. Any 5 days is $190.00. Both sessions combined is $330.00-a $20.00 Savings! Individual days are $40.00 each if you cannot attend a full week. If there is more than one child in the family then each additional child is only $100.00 per week! Each Camper Gets A Free T-shirt, Baseball Cards & Bubble Gum! Water & Gatorade Are Provided! Homerun, Pitching, Batting, Bunting & Running Contests With Prizes For Each Age Group! Directors: Tracy Nichols & Mike Walsh. For more info, call 203-322-3401 ext 17. Certified Athletic Trainer Is On Site At All Times! A $50.00 Deposit Per Session Must Accompany The Application. Any Balance is Due the 1st Day. Checks Should Be Made Payable To: Crusader Baseball School.
EST Baseball will be running four weekly 2013 summer camp sessions beginning June 24 thru July 19 for players age 6 -- 13 years old. The camp will be held at the Stamford High School baseball field from 9 a.m. -- noon each day. Players will participate in drills and games that focus on the fundamentals of hitting, fielding, bunting, base running, and proper throwing technique. Players will be actively involved throughout the campand will have a chance to showcase their learned techniques through game play at the end of each day. The cost of the camp is $200 per week or $40 per day. There are discounts when joining with a sibling as well as when signing up for multiple sessions. The camp director and head instructor is Rit Lacomis, who is the Stamford High School Varsity Assistant Coach, as well as a certified CPR and First Aid instructor. Please visit www.estbaseball.com for inquiries, information, testimonials and registration. You may also reach EST Baseball at 203-856-7880.
MVP Sports Camps For Girls Basketball and Volleyball at Trinity Catholic High School on Newfield Ave. in Stamford is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Camp directors are Tom Kriz, Trinity Catholic High girls basketball/ softball head coach along with Mike Smeriglio, Stamford High Girls Volleyball Head coach. Basketball camp for girls in Grades 3-8 is set for July 9-13. Basketball camp for girls in Grades 3-8 or 9-12 will be July 16-20. Volleyball camp for girls in Grades 6-12 will be July 23-27. Volleyball camp for girls in grades 8-12 will be July 30-August 3. Early registration (before June 15) is $175 per week. After June 15, it's $195. If a camper signs up for both weeks of basketball, there is a $50 discount. Players divided by age and ability. Each camp day is 9 a.m.-noon. Early drop off is 8:15 a.m. with late pickup at 12:30 p.m. For more info or to register, call 203-847-1899 or email email@example.com
A fundraising event to support student-athletes in Bridgeport takes place, Wednesday, May 22 at 7 pm at the University of Bridgeport's Bernard Arts and Humanities Center. "A Bridgeport Schmooze with the Daily News" features NY sports media personalities Steve Somers and Bob Heussler from WFAN radio and NY Daily News writers John Harper and Gary Myers. Harper is a former UB baseball player and Raybestos Cardinals fast pitch standout. Heussler is also the voice of the Fairfield University men's basketball team.Tickets are $35 and space is limited. A silent auction will proceed the program beginning at 6:30 pm in the theater lobby. For more information and to purchase tickets go to the website of the Bridgeport Field of Dreams Foundation at www.bptdreams.org or call 203-521-0780.
The Greenwich Skatepark will be open on weekends from 12:30 to 6 pm, and on weekdays from 3:30 pm to 6 pm. The Greenwich Skatepark is a fun, safe, supervised park for youths 6 years of age and up to Skateboard. The Park is located at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park next to the Arch Street Teen Center. Annual Memberships and Ten (10) day passes are available to residents at the Town Hall, Parks & Recreation Office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday -- Friday. An annual membership cost $175.00 and entitles the cardholder to use the park whenever it is open, and receive discounts on classes and competitions. Ten-day passes cost $60.00 and may be used by the cardholder whenever the park is opened. Day Passes and our Monthly memberships may be purchased at the Skatepark. The day pass fee is $10.00 per day. Our Monthly membership cost $25.00 per month. It will entitle the member to use the park whenever it is open for the entire month and can be purchased anytime the park is opened. All skaters 17 years or younger must have a parent or guardian sign the Waiver release form before they can skate. Full pads are required. For more info call the skatepark at 203-496-0912 or visit www.greenwichct.org
The Greenwich Parks and Recreation Dept. announces that there is still space available in its Skateboarding Clinics this spring. The classes will meet after school for children 6 to 12 years of age. Each clinic will meet four consecutive Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:15 pm beginning on April 23. The fee for the four sessions is $65.00 for annual members and $95.00 for non-members. The price includes free practice skate time before or after your lesson until the Park closes. For more info or to register call the Skatepark at 203-496-9876 or visit our website at www.greenwichct.org
The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation announces that registration has begun for the summer Skate Park Ramp Camps which start June 25. The Ramp Camp is for skateboarders between the ages of 6 and 14. Weekly sessions are the weeks of: June 25-28, July 8-12, August 5-9, August 12-16, and August 19-23. During the camp time the skaters will learn new tricks, play games, and skate on this unique park. The program runs weekly Monday -- Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. The cost for the weekly Ramp Camp program is non members $190.00 for the week and members $140.00 for the week. There are also Pee Wee clinics for skateboarders 6 to 9 years of age that run for one hour (6:30 to 7:30 pm) Monday-Thursday with a rain date on Friday. These weekly clinics will meet the weeks of July 15-18, July 22-25, and July 29-Aug. 1. The cost for the Pee Wee clinics are non members $95.00, and members $65.00. For more information, call Frank Gabriele at 203-532-1259, stop by the Parks and Recreation Department, or visit our website at www.greenwichct.org
The Betteridge Greenwich Cup 2013 series continues with its third event The CancerCare Walk/Run for Hope (5K Run/Walk, Kids Half Mile) begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday May 5 at Tod's Point in Old Greenwich. The entry fee is $35 for adults and $10 for children 12-and-under. Both individuals and teams may participate by registering on the www.cancercare.org/walkgreenwich website. Registration and more information is available at the www.threadsandtreads.com website or by calling Threads & Treads at 203-661-0142. The Walk/Run for Hope raises funds to support CancerCare's professional support services in Connecticut. The programs are offered free of charge to anyone affected by cancer, including professional counseling, support groups, workshops and financial assistance. The Betteridge Greenwich Cup 2013 series is presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery and hosted by Threads and Treads. Anthony's Coal Fire Pizza is a sponsor and the Darien location will donate 50 percent of the total bill every Thursday in April from dine-in and take-out orders to customers who mention CancerCare to their server.
The other nine events are: the 49th Annual Jim Fixx Memorial Day Run (5-mile run, Kids Half Mile) at 8:15 a.m. on May 27 on Greenwich Ave., the Whole Foods Cook Your Buns (3-mile run, Kids Mile) at 6:30 p.m on June 7 at Greenwich Point, the Greenwich Point Mile Swim at 7:30 a.m. on July 20, the Betteridge Greeenwich Cup Triathlon (half-mile swim, 15-mile bike, 3-mile run) at 6:30 a.m. on July 28 at Greenwich Point, the HSS Tour de Greenwich XXIX (20 miles) at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 15 at Greenwich High School, the Muddy Up 4 Kids II (5K Mud Run) at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 29 at Camp Simmons, Susannah's Run (3-mile run, Kids Half Mile) at 9 a.m. on Oct. 13 at Greenwich Point, the Back Country Bushwhack (4-mile run, Kids Mile) at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 10 at Camp Simmons, and the Jingle Bell Jog for Pathways (3-mile run) at 9 a.m. on Dec. 8 at Threads and Treads.
CARDINAL Golf Outing
On June 3, the Greenwich Cardinal Football Team will host its 13th annual golf outing and charity auction at the E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course located at 451 Stillwater Road in Stamford. This four player scramble offers golfers the opportunity to experience a great day of golf while having fun supporting a good cause! Each team includes cart and green fees, a hospitality gift, lunch, dinner and drinks with auction and raffle to conclude days events. The Greenwich High School Football Program is the largest sports program at GHS. This outing has helped Coach Rich Albonizio purchase equipment to keep the programs tradition going. Part of the proceeds of this year's outing will support the Tony Deluca scholarship fund. Check in is at 11:15 a.m., Lunch at 11:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. Individuals and foursomes welcome, reserve early as space is limited. Tournament Sponsorships are a big part of the fund raising, they are tax deductible and include a sign displaying your corporate or family name. Attending the dinner only at Zody's 19th Hole Restaurant is an option. For more info, contact Eric Alfano via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 203-273-0497.
Golf for Abilis set for Monday, June 10. Hosted by Fred Trump. Five-star cuisine and refreshments, 18 holes of golf, and dinner/awards banquet at the luxurious private Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, NY, to benefit people of all ages from the Greenwich-Stamford area with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities who are served by Abilis. Registration and information at www.abilis.us/golf or call 203-531-1880 ext. 161.
The Hubbard Heights Women's Golf Assoc. invites any interested women golfers to join our organization to play 9 or 18 holes of golf on Thursdays and weekends at E Gaynor Brennan Golf Course. If interested please call Lucille Faugno, president at 203-348-7662, or Janie Cloutier, membership at 203-249-8488 for more information.
The Sterling Farms Women's Golf Club is seeking members to join their 18 Hole and 9 Hole groups. 9 Hole members play on Tuesday mornings and 18 Hole members play on weekends or Tuesday mornings. For more information visit www.sfwgc.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Registration is underway for the fourth annual Senior Services of Stamford Charity Golf Outing set for Thursday May 23 at Sterling Farms Golf Course. The event will honor Ernest N. Abate, who has served as a member of the Senior Services of Stamford Board of Trustees and Advisory Board. All proceeds will benefit Senior Services of Stamford. Pre-tournament luncheon and registration is at 12:45 pm in the Royal Green Restaurant. The tourney shotgun start is at 1:45 pm. There is a Royal Clambake Dinner following the tournament with special auction and raffle prizes. Foursomes may enter at a cost of $700, or individuals may register at a cost of $185. To register, visit http://ssosgolf.eventbrite.com or call 203-324-6584.
The Fairfield County Chapter of EWGA (Executive Women's Golf Association) is offering a Mentoring Program for women who want to learn the rules, golf etiquette, and different styles of play. The Mentoring Program will be held at Carl Dickman par-3 golf course in Fairfield, a perfect course for beginners.. Groups will consist of women of similar skills and one Mentor to provide a consistent and structured setting for steady golf accomplishment. The Mentoring Program will be held at the Carl Dickman Course in Fairfield on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the every month starting May 8. Tee off time is 5:15PM. The cost per round of golf is $7.00 for Fairfield residents and $14.00 for non-residents. Pull carts are available for an additional $5.00 fee. Each player must have her own equipment and golf balls. For more information contact firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. One must register prior to play.
Registration for the 6th Annual Stamford KIC IT Triathlon set for Sunday June 30 has recorded the highest opening day registration in the history of the race. The 3rd annual Kids Triathlon set for Saturday June 29 has followed suit. To register, please visit www.kicittriathlon.com This year is an expanded Kids Triathlon, to be held again at Cove Beach in Stamford. Due to great demand for entry into the June 29th event, a race wave for 6 and 7 year olds has been added to the race schedule. Children will participate in three distinct waves, going off at 7:30 a.m.: ages 6 and 7 will complete a 50 meter swim, 0.8 mile bike course and half mile run; ages 7 to 10 will complete a 50 meter swim, 2.5 mile bike course and half mile run; and ages 11 to 13 will complete a 150 meter swim, 4 mile bike course and 1 mile run. Prizes will be given to top age group winners. All children will receive a custom medal when they cross the finish line. The Stamford KIC IT Triathlon starts at 6:30 a.m. on June 30 with a .9 mile swim at Cummings Beach in Long Island Sound, followed by a 24.8 mile bike ride through downtown and North Stamford, and then finish with a 6.2 mile run back through Stamford's business district. The Family Festival will take place in the finish line area. Free and open to the public, the carnival from 9 a.m. to noon on June 30 will feature live music, food, a giant bouncy obstacle house, caricatures, face painting, carnival games and more. Funds raised from the weekend's event will benefit the emergency shelter and community programs offered by Kids in Crisis.
The 10th anniversary Norwalk Hospital Whittingham Cancer Center Walk and Sally's Run is set for Saturday April 27 at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk. On-site event day registration opens at 9 a.m. with the 3K Walk and 5K run starting at 11 a.m. Event is on rain or shine. If you register before April 24, fee is $30 per person and you receive a T-shirt. After April 24, fee is $35 with a T-shirt. For kids age 12 and under before April 24, fee is $15 with a T-shirt. After April 24, kids 12 and under are free but no T-shirt. For more info or to register, call 203-852-2216 or visit www.norwalkhospitalfoundation.org
Renown author and veteran sportswriter Jack Cavanaugh will speak about his book "Season of `42 -- The First Wartime Baseball Season" on Tuesday April 30 at noon before the Westport Rotary Club Meeting at the Inn at Longshore. The public is welcome. There is a $20 fee that includes lunch. For more info, call 203-227-3090 or visit www.westportrotary.org.
The 4th Annual Northeast Football Showcase will be held Saturday May 11 at Sage Park, Berlin. The Northeast Football Showcase provides high school, prep school and junior college football players the opportunity to showcase their athletic abilities to Division II and Division III college coaches from throughout the Northeast. This year's showcase is directed by Mike Ciotti, Assistant Football Coach at Daniel Hand High School in Madison. 2013 is Coach Ciotti's 2nd year as showcase director.
For the fourth year in a row, CT Sports Management Group has teamed up with "Play In College", an online college recruiting tool used by coaches to follow and contact potential recruits. Each participant will have their trials filmed, and posted along with their profile on www.playincollege.org. Athletes can send this video link to any schools they are interested in. The showcase will start at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. The showcase will consist of individual skills, including the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, standing jump and pro-agility shuttle. Participants will then take part in offensive and defensive drills by position. For more information and to register, please visit www.nutmegstategames.org. Registration deadline is Friday, May 3, and limited to the first 125 athletes.
New York Giants Youth Football Camps 2013 Youth Summer Camp Schedule. Non-Contact Football Camps for Kids Ages 6 to 14 years old. All locations feature a Comprehensive Skills Section, an Accelerated Skills Section and Position-Specific, Private Instruction Section. Cost is $419. Save $40 early register discount. Greenwich (Whitby School, 969 Lake Ave. Mon June 17-Fri. June 21). New Canaan (St. Luke's School, 377 North Wilton Rd., Mon. June 24-Fri. June 28 and Mon. July 22-Fri. July 26). Stamford (Stamford High School, 55 Strawberry Hill Ave., Mon. July 15-Fri. July 19). For more info or to register, visit www.NYGiantscamps.com
NORWALK Junior Cheerleading
Norwalk Junior Cheerleading is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that mentors and teaches aspiring cheerleaders in Grades 1-8 on the fundamentals of cheerleading. American Youth Cheerleading has participants ages 5-13 cheer for designated football teams as well as take part in regional events. Norwalk is one of 11 towns in the Colonial Football and Cheer League. For more info, please visit www.norwalkctyouthfootball.com
Ridgefield High School Athletics is now accepting applications for the following coaching vacancies: Boys Basketball -- JV Coach; beginning Winter 2013. Wrestling-- Head coach; available immediately; Wrestling -- Assistant; beginning Winter 2013. Girls Soccer, Head Coach, beginning Fall 2013. Cheerleading -- Head Coach; beginning Fall 2013. Successful candidates will:Hold a valid Connecticut Teaching Certificate, Coaching Permit or be eligible for a Temporary Emergency Coaching Permit. Have successfully completed standard first aid, CPR and concussion management training. Have substantial knowledge of the sport for which the application is made. Have knowledge of legal and safety aspects of coaching, medical aspects of coaching adolescents, principles and practices of coaching adolescents and adolescent sports psychology. Show evidence of kindness, intelligence and the ability to work effectively with student athletes and with adults. Possess a steady composure, a sense of humor and grace under pressure. To apply, contact Carl Charles, Athletics Director, Ridgefield High School, 700 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877. Or call 203-438-3785 ext 1010.
Packer Soccer Camps are celebrating their 35th anniversary this summer. Week 1: June 24-28. Week 2: July 1-6 (no camp on July 4th). Both sessions will be held at Rowayton Elementary School. Visit www.packersoccercamps.com for details. Or call 203-866-4830.
Chelsea Piers Connecticut (CPCT, located at 1 Blachley Place in Stamford, is pleased to announce that a vast array of sports classes, leagues and programs will be offered at the 400,000 sq-ft sports complex in the winter of 2013. Led by an extensive team of accomplished coaches, teachers and directors, the fall programs at CPCT will cater to youth and adult athletes of all levels and abilities. Winter programming will be comprised of four core categories: Little Athletes (6 months to 5 years). Developmental (5 years to 13 years). Elite/Competitive Teams (6 years and older). Adult Programs (Leagues and instructional classes).The Little Athletes programs are taught by experienced, professional coaches who also teach the highest level athletes. Sports offered include basketball, gymnastics, ice hockey, ice skating, lacrosse, rock climbing, soccer, squash, swimming, tee ball and tennis. The youth sports development program offers a comprehensive, diverse and innovative curriculum for athletes of all ages. Developmental programs will feature after-school and weekend programs for kids ages 5 to 17 in a wide range of sports including baseball/softball, basketball, field hockey, figure skating, flag football, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, multi-sport, rock climbing, soccer, squash, swimming and tennis. Field hockey available at a later date. Elite training is offered for dedicated junior high and high school, prep school, and college athletes that are looking for a complete off-season training program to take their game to the next level. Elite training and competitive teams will be available for gymnastics, lacrosse, squash, swimming and tennis. Basketball and volleyball travel teams will also be offered. The Leagues at CPCT will provide competitive kids off all ages a broad selection of youth leagues throughout the school year, including basketball, gymnastics, lacrosse, squash, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The adult amateur sports program have league games played at CPCT with referees and full-time program directors .Competitive Adult Leagues for men, women and co-eds (individual or teams) will be offered in basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse volleyball and indoor soccer. Over-30, Corporate and Open leagues will also be available as well as a Masters swim team, competitive triathlon team, and tennis and squash leagues. For more info, visit www.chelseapiersct.com
Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford announces that 4X USA Triathlon Team National Champions, Full Throttle Endurance Racing, will offer a triathlon training program. The triathlon program will include high-intensity triathlon training led by USAT Level II coach Scott Berlinger and USAT Level I coach Rick Krupa. Training is geared towards all aspects of triathlon racing for all levels, from beginners to seasoned veterans. For more info, visit www.chelseapiersct.com
Since 1983, the Small Boat Shop at 144 Water Street in South Norwalk has been the premier source for anyone interested in sea kayaking, rowing, canoeing, and generally exploring the coast in small craft. 2013 summer kayak trips are on the horizon. Contact the Small Boat Shop of Norwalk, CT at 203-854-5223 or visit www.thesmallboatshop.com.
Stamford Jr. Wrestling Club is in its 22nd year. The SJWC offers instruction and competitive opportunities for beginners and experienced wrestlers ages 6-14. Wrestlers will have the opportunity to learn skills, practice technique and gain match experience in a disciplined and fun environment. The program is open to children from all towns. For registration information visit www.stamfordwrestling.com or call 203-322-5366.
Shippan Racquet Club, Kings Highway Tennis Club and Oak Hills Tennis Club - Spring and summer registration is now open for Shippan Racquet Club, Kings Highway Tennis Club and Oak Hills Tennis Club. Spring sessions begin on May 13th for all adult and junior programs. Our annual kids summer tennis camps runs June 11 through August 24. The one-week sessions offer instructions for juniors of all ages and ability levels under the guidance of some of the best teaching pros in the Fairfield County area. The clubs are offering a special one-time deal of two children for the price of one off the first week session and a 10 percent discount on any additional weeks. For more information: Kings Highway Tennis Club, 98 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, CT---(203) 655-8769; Oak Hills Tennis Club, 165 Fillow Street, Norwalk, CT--(203) 838-9110; Shippan Racquet Club, 45 Harbor Drive, Stamford, CT--(203) 323-3129.
Long Ridge Club-- Starting on May 13th Long Ridge Club located in Stamford will be accepting new memberships. Registration is now open for the Long Ridge Club, a summer swim, tennis and children's summer program. The Long Ridge Club Children's Summer Program, open to the public, is three two-week sessions include swim and tennis lessons as well as games, arts and crafts, storytelling, special programs, and outdoor play. The children's program is available to members and non-members. Long Ridge Club also offers a swim team with competitive swim, dive, water polo and pre-team program for members. The tennis program includes recreational, social, instructional, and competitive junior and adult leagues for members. For more information or to register please call (203) 322-1800 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
TenniSimple being offered at Shippan Racquet Club and Kings Highway. TenniSimple is designed for both total beginners and former players that are getting back into the sport after an extended absence. The fun, fast-paced lessons will have you learning the game and competing within a matter of weeks. The $150 fee includes six, one-hour group lessons with a licensed pro and a new racquet.The TenniSimple program is also located at Fairfield Indoor Tennis, Trumbull Racquet Club and Milford Indoor Tennis. For more info, Fairfield Indoor Tennis, 15 Old Dam Road, Fairfield, CT--(203) 254-0440. Kings Highway Tennis Club, 98 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, CT--(203) 655-8769. Milford Indoor Tennis, 580 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford, CT--(203) 876-1776. Shippan Racquet Club, 45 Harbor Drive, Stamford, CT--(203) 323-3129. Trumbull Racquet Club, 35 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, CT--(203) 374-8622.
Operation Music Aid is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization based in Madison that secures musical instruments for our wounded servicemen and women. There is an auction consisting a Geno Auriemma signed guitar, two Geno Auriemma signed basketballs, a Jim Calhoun autographed guitar, two autographed Jim Calhoun basketballs and a signed football from the 2010 New York Giants. Bidding for these items continues. To make a bid, make the bid and your e-mail contact info to Operation Music Aid, Unit 1, 1 Orchard Park, Madison, Ct. 06443. For general organization info, visit www.operationmusicaid.org
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Gael García Bernal
On the web
Mexican actor Gael García Bernal is well known for his social and political activism. An ardent supporter of Oxfam, he devotes a great deal of time and energy to campaigning and advocacy work.
The star of "Babel," "The Motorcycle Diaries", and "No", Oxfam Global Ambassador and Hollywood actor Gael García Bernal is a strong advocate for the rights of refugees.
In December 2016, Bernal was one of 14 actors and actresses featuring in the "I Hear You" project, a series of videos that highlights the real life, word-for-word stories of refugees from around the world who have fled danger and are unable to tell their stories publicly due to threats to their security.
Gael Garcia Bernal lent his voice to a poet who lives in the memory of a lost love.
Calling on world leaders to resolve the Syrian crisis
In 2013, Bernal met a Syrian family living in a rented house after they had to flee their neighbourhood six months ago when it became a battle zone. He also visited a community of Syrian refugee families living in tents on a farm on the outskirts of Jordan's capital, Amman. Oxfam is providing cash support, so they can buy items such as medicines, food, and clothes. Oxfam has also provided water filters.
The Mexican actor spent time with Syrian refugees volunteering with Oxfam distributing vouchers to families to buy hygiene items.
Bernal called on world leaders to find an urgent solution to the Syria crisis as the number of Syrian refugees is expected to reach the two-million mark and the campaign appeal is unfulfilled.
Lobbying to make trade fair
Bernal has supported Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign since 2005, when he had cotton dumped on him for a publicity campaign. That same year he took part in the massive anti-poverty rally in Edinburgh to tell G8 leaders to take action on aid, trade and debt.
In 2006, Gael visited peasant farmers in Chiapas, Mexico, with Oxfam. He learnt about the impact of free trade deals on local corn and coffee producers.
Gael then flew to Hong Kong to represent Oxfam at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit. The multi-lingual actor lobbied leaders, ministers and ambassadors from around the world. He also joined African singer Angelique Kidjo and Chinese rock star Anthony Wong to hand over Oxfam's Big Noise petition to Pascal Lamy, Director General of the WTO. The petition contained 18 million signatures calling for fair trade rules.
The grandson of Mexican farmers, he has been especially proactive in highlighting the injustice of the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and North America.
A climate campaigner
In 2008, Gael joined other Oxfam ambassadors in calling on world leaders at the G8 summit in Japan to boost funds for climate change, the food crisis and development aid.
In the same year he and other international figures called on world leaders to tackle climate change at the UN meeting in Poland.
In the run up to the 2009 UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Gael fronted the tcktcktck climate change advert and Oxfam's Climate Challenge, an on-line interactive quiz..

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The Rifts Northern Gun™ ONE Megaverse Insider crowdfunding was another resounding success. As of today, 353 gamers have "officially" participated in the Rifts® Northern Gun™ ONE crowdfunding, totaling $27,030.00 in purchases. Wow. Thank you. That number may increase a bit as there were a handful of customers who tried to place an order but encountered difficulties. We have been contacting them via email and waiting to resolve any problems.
We saw about 20 more participants in the Northern Gun™ Megaverse Insider crowdfunding than the Rifts® Lemuria offer, but there were fewer top dollar participants; understandable in this economy.
My sincere and heartfelt thank you to EVERYONE who has participated in both crowdfunding offers. Your support is very appreciated and will help Palladium Books release new products, reduce debt and grow stronger!
The Rifts® Northern Gun™ TWO Megaverse® Insider offer is scheduled to start July 12, 2012. It is the LAST crowdfunding for this year. As per many of your requests, Palladium is doing the Insider offer on the two related Northern Gun™ books as two separate crowdfunding offers a few weeks apart.
Yes, I know we are off schedule on new releases, but we are working on FIVE of them for rapid-fire release, and man oh man, are we on fire. I'm simultaneously writing Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook and Rifts® Black Market, and making good progress on both.
The next six books should come out in rapid succession.
When I'm not writing myself, I'm assigning and coordinating artwork and having additional material written by freelancers for the titles above, plus other titles in the pipeline.
The writing on Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook is shaping up nicely, but a bit slower than I'd like. This is, in part, because I've been on fire this week working on Rifts® Black Market. I'm working on both titles simultaneously so I can release them a few weeks apart. A July release!
I'm hot as heck on this title. I have had Carmen Bellaire and Julius Rosenstein write some additional material for Rifts® Black Market and it is excellent. I also continue to assign artwork to various artists. Rifts® Black Market (like all the books in development) is packed with new data, weapons and information that will make your imaginations soar. A July release!
Alex has finished his editing of The Rifter® #59 and Wayne is in the last leg of the final editing. Artwork has been assigned, and the book should be going to the printer next week. It's another great issue, with material for Splicers®, Rifts® Xiticix, Techno-Wizardry across the Megaverse®, the second half of the Kezel for Heroes Unlimited™ and more. See the full description for it elsewhere in this Weekly Update. A July release!
We've been talking about this book for months, and the crowdsource funding for it was a big success. Chuck Walton continues to finish the artwork for it, I have Carl Gleba and Carmen Bellaire writing additional weapons and equipment, and the book is going to be epic. I'll be seeing more finished artwork today or tomorrow when I have my weekly meeting with Chuck.
John Zeleznik sent us the not quite finished cover to Northern Gun™ Two to make sure he was on track. Boy, is he ever. It is a wraparound cover depicting the Robot Arena at Northern Gun, and it is looking sweet. We should have the finished cover in a week or two. Northern Gun™ Two will be just as epic as Northern Gun One™. It too will be packed with weapons, armor and items that will make gamers squeal with delight, as well as filled with artwork by Chuck Walton and others.
With the last leg of the Northern Gun ONE Megaverse® Insider crowdfunding offer running through Monday, sales have been fantastic. Even after the crowdfunding ended, sales have remained strong across all game lines. Outstanding. Please, keep 'em coming. And don't overlook the nifty bookmarks, Chi-Town Library pencils, T-shirts and mugs. Rifts® Lemuria and Endless Dead™, along with Rifts® titles, Heroes Unlimited™ and Palladium Fantasy® in general, are seeing a lot of interest. Robotech® too.
I placed an order for the Rifts® dice bags – gold Rifts® logo on a quality black material – and they should be back in stock and ready to ship in a week or two.
Many back issues of The Rifter® are available on DriveThruRPG.com (issues #1-52). Sneak previews of the Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook and Rifts® Black Market should be coming soon. We plan to add a few more items in the coming months that should please Palladium gamers. We are also continuing to move forward with plans for the PDF only editions of The Rifter® #0.1 and The Rifter® #0.2 – both are big, juicy digital editions of new, fan created material for the Palladium Megaverse® of games.
Don't forget, DriveThruRPG.com also offers the Rifts® and Palladium Fantasy® Game Master Kits (both written by Carl Gleba and complete with maps, combat matrix, character sheets, spell list, and 20 pre-rolled characters created by Julius Rosenstein; $5 each), and FREE Sneak Previews of Endless Dead™, Rifts® Lemuria, Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™, and Thundercloud Galaxy™, as well as 90+ back stock titles, including back issues of The Rifter®, and first edition rule books for Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Heroes Unlimited™, The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy, and lots of other good things. ALL available as PDF downloads at reasonable prices. And there is MORE to come.
Alex and I continue to add Palladium collectibles as well as a large number of collectible toys and action figures to my online store. More will be added all weekend long as well as more new items every few days for the next several weeks. Right now they include proofreader copies of books, Palladium gold editions, some artwork, some art prints, and other good stuff. Most Palladium items are signed by me, Alex and other Palladium creators. We'll keep them coming if you keep buying them. http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles
This week I have been consumed with writing so I have not made calls to the remaining Lemuria Insiders to whom I still owe a call. Likewise, I will call the new Northern Gun One folks at some point too. Let me get a book or two to the printer first. Thanks. YOU are not forgotten. ;) Keep the faith and game on! I truly look forward to chatting with you.
Our focus for the next five weeks has to be finishing books and getting them to the printer. Then it's Gen Con Indy for a week, and back to the grindstone to get more books finished. As I noted last week, there are a number of things going on behind the scenes that could lead to some big news. I'll fill you in as soon as I can, but it might be a while. In the meantime, we are brimming with excitement about all kinds of new products and secret projects (a few that have been under development for a while) for release in 2013. Carl Gleba, Greg Diaczyk, Josh Sinsapaugh, Brandon Aten, Carmen Bellaire, Matthew Clements, Irvin Jackson and others are all working on one or more Palladium projects for the future.
I need to stay focused on finishing the writing for Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook and Rifts® Black Market, so that's it for this Update. Keep those imaginations burning bright and have a nice weekend.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Writer and Game Designer
The Rifter® is an idea factory that helps players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and keep their games fresh. It provides useful, ready to go, source material gamers can just drop into their ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. It offers new monsters, villains, characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, adventure and ideas for your games. It presents new villains, monsters and dangers to battle, and new ideas to consider. Every issue has material for Rifts® and at least two or three other Palladium game lines.
The Rifter® Number 59 examines the deadly, the weird and the magical. Much of the material is suitable for use in multiple settings or easy to adapt. Enjoy.
Archie 3 and Hagan Lonovich are two of the most beloved villains (anti-heroes?) in the Rifts Earth setting. This sourcebook highlights their strange relationship, plots and blunders. One of which is inadvertently unleashing The Mechanoids® into the world!
The Mechanoids have one driving goal: To destroy all humanoid life! This book has it all. Source material, the Mechanoids, new equipment, monsters, adventure and cryptic prophecies.
The Coalition's siege on Tolkeen has had a devastating impact on people across North America. None have been more affected than the Cyber-Knights. This sourcebook reveals not only the history and secrets of the Cyber-Knights, but the schism the war has created among the fabled warriors.
In final production right now. Unknown to most humans, deep within Mexico the vampires have established entire kingdoms. There they live like tyrants and gods, dominating an underclass of cattle people used as slaves and food stock. Learn more about the vampires, their rivals, allies and the humans who willingly serve their supernatural masters for a chance to join the undead. A must-have guide for those who wish to travel deeper into the Vampire Kingdoms or play as vampires and their human minions.
The Black Market is the most prevalent trader in weapons, magic items, drugs, and contraband outlawed by the Coalition. Explore the day to day business of the North American Black Market along with its smuggling routes, practices, policies and notable nefarious products and services. Learn about the five major Black Market factions in North America and foreign groups like the Yakuza, Green Scarf Sect and the Underground Railroads of Atlantis and the Vampire Kingdoms.
Northern Gun™ is the largest independent manufacturer of high-tech weapons, robots and vehicles in North America. Outside of the Coalition States, one could argue, no other kingdom is as powerful or influential, at least when it comes to technology and weapons. The manufacture and sale of Northern Gun weapons and vehicles has given virtually every kingdom, town, colony of settlers and adventurer group a chance to survive and prosper. Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, NG has been the premier outfitter of mercenaries, adventurers and upstart kingdoms for generations. Now, for the first time ever, learn Northern Gun's history, goals and plans for the future. Of course, that means new weapons, robots, power armor, vehicles and gear.
More information about the weapons, vehicles and practices of Northern Gun, including the new rage of Robot Gladiatorial combat.
An in-depth look at the Invid Genesis Pits, their purpose, function and the creatures they create.
The Minion War spills across Rifts Earth, where demons and infernals hope to recruit allies and use the Rifts as gateways of destruction. Their influence shakes things up across the planet, especially at locations where demons and Deevils already have a strong presence. Demons, Deevils and supernatural beings run rampant and wreak havoc across the world.
This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We've made 90 titles available as PDF digital downloads from DriveThruRPG.com. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include.
The following are in development:
Endless Dead™ is a new 96 page sourcebook that will send your Dead Reign™ campaign in new directions or add depth (and zombies). What are you waiting for? Order your copy today. And if you haven't taken a look at the Dead Reign™ RPG yet, but love zombies, you need to give this dynamic game a try.
● New! Rifts® Pencil – Cat. No. 2561 – 50 cents per each pencil. People love this item and often buy them in sets of 10. Enjoy.
● New! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Coffee Mug – red on a black, 15.5 ounce mug – Cat. No. 2560 – $10.00.
● New! Dead Reign™: "Survive or Die Trying" T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2556 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Wilk's Laser Technologies™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2557 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Imagination Unleashed T-Shirt – black image on a red T-shirt – No. 2558 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Northern Gun™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2559 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● Property of the Coalition™ T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2528 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
- Old Ones™ for Palladium Fantasy® – Cat. No. 453
- Wolfen Empire for Palladium Fantasy® – Cat. No. 471
- Mutant Underground™ for Heroes Unlimited™ – Cat. No. 520
- Rifts® Mercenaries – Cat. No. 813
- Rifts® Splynn Dimensional Market™ – Cat. No. 836
- Rifts® Free Quebec™ – Cat. No. 837
- Rifts® Three Galaxies™ – Cat. No. 851
- Rifts® Black Vault™ – Cat. No. 855
- Rifts® Triax™ 2 – Cat. No. 881
- Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® – Cat. No. 805
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® 4: Cyber-Knights™ – Cat. No. 842
The following new Rifts® miniatures have never before been released by Palladium Books.
● MI8021 – Rifts® Shadow Beast – $12.00
● MI8022 – Rifts® Mystic Knight – $6.00
● MI8023 – Rifts® Lord Magus – $6.00
● MI8024 – Rifts® High Magus – $6.00
● MI8025 – Rifts® Coalition Psi-Stalker (new-style Dead Boy armor) – $6.00
● MI8026 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy in DPM-D1 Armor – $6.00
● MI8027 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #2 (with energy rifle) – $6.00
● MI8028 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #3 (with rifle and Vibro-Knife) – $6.00
● MI8029 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #4 (German Shepherd with rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
● MI8030 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #5 (Bulldog with energy rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
The following favorite Rifts® miniatures are back in stock. Some, like the Glitter Boy, have sold on the collector's market for as much as $50-$120. They are being re-released for the first time in a decade.
● MI8031 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Power Armor – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8032 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Pilot – $6.00
● MI8033 – Rifts® Kydian Overlord (Atlantis) – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8034 – Rifts® Dragonsaurus (Atlantis) – $10.00
● MI8035 – Rifts® Slaver and Slave (Atlantis); 2 figs, no plastic bases – $10.00
● MI8036 – Rifts® Crazy – $6.00
● MI8037 – Rifts® Juicer #1 (with laser pistol) – $6.00
● MI8038 – Rifts® Juicer #2 (with Vibro-Sword) – $6.00
● MI8039 – Rifts® Cyborg #1 (with Rail Gun) – $12.00
● MI8040 – Rifts® Cyborg #2 (with gun hands) – $12.00
● MI8041 – Rifts® Cyborg #3 – $6.00
● MI8042 – Rifts® Coalition Officer (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8043 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #1 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8044 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #2 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8045 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #3 (old armor) – $6.00
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The Sports Xchange
By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange
Stanton puts stamp on Marlins' win
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton let his bat do his talking Sunday.
The Sports Xchange
By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange
Stanton puts stamp on Marlins' win
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton let his bat do his talking Sunday.
Stanton hit two homers and added a run-scoring single as the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in a battle of last-place teams.
Despite the loss, the Cubs took three out of four in the weekend series.
After the game, the Marlins slugger did not talk to reporters, who waited for an hour for him to appear.
Marlins manager Mike Redmond, who did speak to the media, was full of praise for Stanton.
"This guy is a special player -- a game-changer," Redmond said. "It was just a matter of time. Over the past four or five days, we've seen him put together some good at-bats. I know confidence-wise, he has to be feeling pretty good."
Playing before an announced crowd of 19,817 at Marlins Park, Stanton went 3 for 3 with four RBI and a walk. His first homer, a two-run shot in the first inning, went 376 feet. His second homer, a solo shot in the eighth, was measured at 371 feet.
The win went to Ricky Nolasco (2-2), who retired the last 15 batters he faced, from the third to the seventh. He threw 100 pitches in seven innings and allowed four hits and three runs -- all early.
"I thought I utilized my fastball pretty good," Nolasco said. "My slider and my split weren't working too well. I was just trying to throw fastballs and let them put the ball in play."
The Marlins' winning rally began in the sixth when Juan Pierre singled to left. At the time, it was just the Marlins' second hit of the game.
Pierre stole second and, with two outs and first base open, the Cubs decided to pitch to the powerful and suddenly hot Stanton. He made them pay by drilling a single to left to tie the score 3-3.
Cubs manager Dale Sveum said having starting pitcher Carlos Villanueva walk Stanton was never part of his plan.
"Not in that situation," he said. "I just felt (Villanueva) had the pitches to pitch around him and keep the ball away from him. I didn't have my left-hander (James Russell). He was down today, so I didn't have anybody for (on-deck batter Greg) Dobbs, and I didn't want to put the winning run on, either."
After Stanton singled, he advanced to second when the Cubs tried to throw Pierre out at home. Stanton then scored when Donovan Solano lined a single off the glove of shortstop Starlin Castro, who mis-timed his jump.
That made it 4-3, and the Marlins got an insurance run in the seventh when shortstop Nick Green hit a solo homer 378 feet to left. Stanton added his second homer in the eighth.
Marlins reliever Mike Dunn worked into a jam in the eighth when he gave up two one-out singles to Castro and Anthony Rizzo. But Dunn escaped when Alfonso Soriano lined out to left and pinch-hitter Scott Hairston popped out, forcing Pierre to charge in and make a fine running catch.
Closer Steve Cishek came on in the ninth to collect his third save of the season, although he gave up a solo homer to Dioner Navarro.
The Cubs scored in the first inning -- just as they have every game in this series. Leadoff batter David DeJesus drew a walk and, with one out, Rizzo pulled a low-and-outside pitch into the gap in right-center field for a run-scoring double.
In the bottom of the first, the Marlins took just their second lead of the series when Chris Coghlan walked before Stanton turned on an inside pitch for his first homer of the day.
That shot was 96 feet shorter than Stanton's blast on Saturday -- not that it bothered Marlins fans. But what surely matters the most to the Marlins is that Stanton's power drought seems to be over.
Before Saturday's long ball, Stanton had gone 72 at-bats without a homer since Oct. 1, 2012. It was the third-longest drought of Stanton's career.
One positive note for the Marlins: After two droughts of 97 and 83 at-bats, respectively, he got hot each time. After the longer of the two, he hit six homers in nine games. After the shorter one, he slammed four homers in eight games.
The Cubs, meanwhile, grabbed the lead back in the third when Villanueva and DeJesus singled and Castro grounded a two-run double just inside the third-base bag to make it 3-2.
Villanueva, who took the loss to drop to 1-1, said Stanton got the best of him.
"I made a couple of mistakes and he took advantage," Villanueva said. "You don't want to get into a situation like that where he can beat you. I tried to make a pitch and he got it."


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Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) has been employed for thousands of years and is known as 'the queen' of India's traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
But modern scientists also recognize the "adaptogenic" or "normalizing" properties of the chemical compounds in this herb, for support of normal stress hormone (cortisol), blood sugar, and insulin metabolism; as well as healthy immune function and inflammation response.
Simply put, the chemical composition of Holy Basil is highly complex, including many nutrients, antioxidants, and other biologically active compounds. And the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. While scores of studies have focused on the effects of individual compounds in Holy Basil, researchers also note that the herb's many components interact synergistically with each other, to deliver an increasing number of scientifically observed benefits.
In the United States, for example, researchers have determined that Holy Basil's "active" molecules include potent COX-2 inhibiting anti-inflammatories. These "active" molecules' cell protective properties have been studied with respect to cells of the breast and oral cavity (United States), colon (China), prostate (Korea), skin (Hungary), and liver (Korea).
In particular, Holy Basil is valued in the West for promoting a positive stress response, as outlined in the following Q&A.
Ask the Doctor: a Q&A on Herbal Support for Natural Stress Relief
with Dr.Taryn L Forrelli, ND*
According to studies by the National Institutes of Health, approximately 90% of all illnesses – mental and physical – are caused by or aggravated by stress.
Q: How do our bodies respond to stress?
Dr. Forrelli: Our bodies are constantly scanning the physical and emotional landscape for safety, and are primed to initiate a stress response whenever they sense danger. The stress response is designed to increase chances of survival in life-or-death situations by shifting the body's metabolism away from repair and regeneration, to energy expenditure.
The heart beats faster, blood pressure increases, blood sugar is released rather than metabolized, and digestion shuts down so that blood is kept in the periphery for the muscles to use. It is an impressive response orchestrated by hormones, namely cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine.
The problem is that too many aspects of our modern lifestyles register as unsafe to us:
• The pressures of work and family,
• The polluted air we breathe, the electromagnetic radiation we are exposed to,
• And the chemically contaminated and nutritionally depleted food we eat.
All of these factors keep the body in a constant state of stress.
Q: What health concerns are associated with chronic stress?
Dr. Forrelli: Chronic stress wreaks havoc on the entire body by:
• Damaging the cardiovascular system
• Suppressing the immune system
• Creating hormonal imbalances
• Interfering with sleep
• Promoting bone loss
• Accelerating aging
• Creating blood sugar imbalances that may lead to obesity and diabetes.
Q: Is there an herb I can take to help combat stress?
Dr. Forrelli: Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum), or "Tulsi" as it is popularly called, is an herbal adaptogen that has reigned supreme for the last 5,000 years in its native land, India. [An adaptogen is an agent that helps the body adapt more efficiently to stress.]
Holy Basil is a sacred herb in the Hindu religion and is considered a pillar of Ayurveda, the ancient Indian traditional system of medicine. According to the leader of India's Ayurvedic Medical Association, Holy Basil is "anti-mutagenic and antiinflammatory.** [An anti-mutagenic is an agent that inhibits genetic mutations caused by mutagens such as UV radiation or toxic chemicals.]
It is a rasayana, or an herb that on its own nourishes a person's growth to perfect health and enlightenment."** People in the West find that Holy Basil promotes a positive stress response and elevates their spirit, because "Holy Basil delivers nutrients to the mind necessary for the experience of enlightenment."**
Q: How does Holy Basil protect against stress?
Dr. Forrelli: Modern research has determined that Holy Basil protects against stress in several different ways:
• Improves energy levels and endurance**
• Supports healthy immune function**
• Promotes a healthy inflammation response**
• Elevates your spirit
• Supports healthy cortisol, insulin metabolism, and blood sugar already in normal ranges**
• Promotes healthy gastric tissue that is often subjected to damage during times of stress.**
Q: Why is cortisol so dangerous?
Dr. Forrelli: Chronically high cortisol levels cause a cascade of harmful effects. When cortisol is released, it causes blood glucose levels to go up. High glucose levels promote:
• Abdominal obesity
• Type 2 diabetes
• Inflammation
Q: Does Holy Basil have other health benefits?
Dr. Forrelli: Research shows Holy Basil also:
• Promotes a healthy inflammation response**
• Protects healthy cells from radiation damage**
• Is a powerful antioxidant
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text: Rick Pluta Former Flint Emergency Manager To Testify Before Congress On Water Crisis By Rick Pluta • Mar 14, 2016 Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager To Step Down By Rick Pluta • Feb 2, 2016 Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Same-Sex Parenting Goes On Trial In Detroit By Rick Pluta • Feb 25, 2014 Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Michigan Works To Match Dropouts With Degrees Already Earned By Rick Pluta • Nov 6, 2013 There's a nationwide search underway to find former students who don't know they've already done all or most of the work needed to earn a credential that might help them land a better-paying job. In Michigan, several hundred community college dropouts were recently surprised to learn they had enough credits to qualify for an associate degree. There are also ex-students who apparently didn't know they're just a few credits shy of a two-year degree. Challenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case By Rick Pluta • Mar 7, 2013 A federal judge in Michigan could rule as soon as Thursday on a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. The challenge comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two cases dealing with gay marriage later this month. In the Michigan case, a lesbian couple sued not because they want to be married, but because they want to be parents. GOP Michigan Congressman To Run Write-In Campaign By Rick Pluta • May 30, 2012 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., is facing the daunting prospect of running a write-in campaign to get re-elected this year, as his campaign fell far short of the number of petition signatures he needs to qualify for the August primary ballot. Compounding McCotter's troubles: It appears election fraud may have played a part in the failure. Fred Who? He's Republican, He's Gay, And He's Competing For Michigan Delegates By Rick Pluta • Feb 24, 2012 As better-known candidates trod the landscape and crowd the airwaves, pleading for votes in Michigan's Republican primary, the first openly gay GOP presidential hopeful is plotting a minor upset. Fred Karger hopes the state's primary rules will land him a mid-Michigan miracle and a handful of delegates to the national convention.


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HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Jeff Gordon has won the rain-delayed NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his third victory of the season and 85th of his career.
Gordon held off Jimmie Johnson by about a half-second to win the AdvoCare 500, only the second Cup race since 1978 to be run on a Tuesday. It was originally scheduled for Sunday night, but rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee forced a two-day postponement.
The four-time champion had already locked up a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, but this performance stamped him as a prime contender to end Johnson's unprecedented streak of five straight titles.
Then again, Johnson looks pretty strong, too. He thrillingly ran right on Gordon's bumper for the last 10 laps and now leads the season standings.
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Panthers lose Pro Bowl C Ryan Kalil for the season
Panthers announced Wednesday that Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil is out for the season after suffering a left foot injury.
Kalil was injured in Carolina's 16-12 loss to Seattle, although he continued playing.
Kalil went to see Dr. James Anderson on Tuesday and it was determined he had a Lisfranc injury — torn a ligament that supports the middle of his foot.
He will have season-ending surgery on Monday and be placed on injured reserve.
A first-round draft pick by the Panthers in 2007, Kalil has been to the last three Pro Bowls and is a key cog in Carolina's offense. Coach Ron Rivera says Geoff Hangartner will move from right guard to center and either Garry Williams or Jeff Byers will play right guard.
"It's unfortunate," Rivera said. "He was having a terrific year in spite of our situation. We're just going to hope for the best."
Kalil suffered the injury in the first half of the Seahawks game but continued to play.
"He got some treatment, they re-taped his foot and brought him back out there and he finished the game," Rivera said. "The assumption we were (going) with was that he was going to be fine. He went and saw Dr. Anderson yesterday and there was a lot of concern. Today, everything was confirmed."
Kalil had started all 16 games in each of the last three seasons.
Along with being a key player, he's also a prominent figure in the locker room.
"He is most certainly one of the emotional leaders, and it's hard to replace those kind of guys," Rivera said. "The truth of the matter is it's time for us as a team to step up. This is another one of those things that's going to try us."
Kalil made headlines earlier this summer when he took out a full-page advertisement in a local newspaper promising fans the Panthers would bring home their first Vince Lombardi Trophy. Rivera firmly endorsed Kalil's prediction and even had shirts printed up for the players that read: "I've got Ryan Kalil's back."
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I don't know how public I've made it, but I despise the Steelers. I'm not even really sure how it started. I think it's a combination of being a closet Browns fan and also always losing to the Steelers on Madden video games when I was younger. I still can't explain how Kordell Stewart could tear apart my secondary, regardless of what team I used.
While reading up about this whole Ben Roethlisberger alleged rape-tastic fiasco, I found this column from the Beaver County (heh) Times, written by some guy named Mark Madden. I'm not a very big fan of tearing apart other writers' work, and I don't do it often, but the fact that he was demanding fans to apologize to Big Ben made me filled with rage. Enjoy.. or not.


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The forested land within the nearly 6,200 acres burned by the Fourmile Fire in 2010 that had been treated to reduce wildfire risk did not appear to alter the fire's behavior, and, in some cases, burned more intensely than adjacent, untreated land, according to a final report on the Fourmile Fire released Wednesday by the U.S. Forest Service.
The report, which does not differ significantly from a draft version released last October, also addresses the weather conditions during the fire, the fire's behavior, the response by firefighting agencies and the effectiveness of mitigation around homes within the burn area.
The report took nearly two years to complete after being commissioned by U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs.
"This year Colorado is experiencing one of the most severe fire seasons on record," Udall said in a news release. "The Fourmile Canyon Fire was in many ways similar to the fires that have threatened Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and other Colorado communities this year. The Fourmile Canyon Fire has many lessons for firefighters, homeowners and land managers. We need to learn from these past fires and work together to adopt a strong, balanced approach to forest management, which will help keep Coloradans safe."
In all, about 600 acres of land within the burn area had been treated -- through measures including thinning and removing lower branches of trees -- to mitigate wildfire risk in the seven years leading up to ignition of the Fourmile Fire on Labor Day 2010.
The majority of the fuel treatments were administered by the Colorado State Forest Service, and much of the work took place on private land. About 66 percent of the land burned by the Fourmile Fire is owned by private property owners. The Bureau of Land Management owns 23 percent, Boulder County owns 6 percent and the Forest Service owns 5 percent.
Most of the treatments in the Fourmile burn area were small and narrow -- only two were larger than 20 acres in size -- and that may have contributed to the fact that the fire, which was spotting up to a half-mile in front of the main blaze, appeared to easily breach the treated areas, according to the report.
The added intensity of the burn in some of the treated areas might also have been because, in some cases, the forestry waste from the thinning operations was still piled on the ground. And, in many instances, prescribed burns -- which would clear out the fuels that lay on the surface of the forest floor, including pine needles and small branches -- were not used.
The findings point to the importance of finishing fuel treatments, including disposing the extra waste, and the importance of performing treatments on a large scale.
"Fires under these conditions are a landscape phenomenon and a landscape problem," said Mark Finney, a research forester at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory in Montana, who worked on the report. "Fires will spread many miles from where they start and they will cover thousands or tens of thousands of acres. If you're going to design fuel treatment programs to try to mitigate that threat, you need to think on that scale."
Creating contiguous areas of fuel treatment in the area burned by the Fourmile Fire likely was complicated by the fact that much of the land that burned is owned privately with slivers of public land interspersed in between.
"In an area that's so fragmented in the ownership, how do you coordinate among neighboring properties and across the landscape?" Finney said. "That's really what it takes."
But the fact that the fuel treatments in the Fourmile Fire area appeared to be ineffective in altering fire behavior does not mean that all fuel treatments are ineffective, Finney said.
"Fuel treatments have a very clear benefit to fire severity and to changing fire behavior," he said. "It's absolutely clear from the research in general."
While fuel treatments were not effective in the Fourmile burn area, mitigation efforts around individual homes did make a difference in which homes burned and which homes remained standing, according to the report.
"(Homeowners) have a lot of power to change the behavior on their own property -- to change the property through their actions," Finney said. "That's a lesson from this fire and all the other ones."
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We have owned a condo in Mammoth for many years, and recently contacted the Mammoth Police Department for assistance. The police officers have been responsive. No one knows when the services of the police will be required, and I would strongly urge the Mammoth Lakes Town Council to maintain the level of service and safety net now in place.
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LOWELL -- The last time Anthony Tether visited UMass Lowell, researchers at the university ended up getting a $1.2 million grant to study tissue regeneration.
Yesterday, UMass Lowell faculty presented six promising technologies to Tether, in the hopes that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which he heads, might come through with funding once again.
Better known as DARPA, Tether's agency, part of the Department of Defense, is well-known for taking far-out technologies and making them reality. At a luncheon attended by university staff, U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan and numerous local companies, Tether yesterday talked about DARPA's latest breakthroughs.
Topics on the front burner at DARPA include networking, prosthetics, alternative energy, space dominance and air vehicles. Tether made reference to a new "phraselator" that can immediately translate spoken English into 16 foreign languages. He also mentioned that DARPA is looking into using beer-making equipment to produce mass quantities of vaccines to combat bioterrorism -- making vaccine is a simple fermentation process, he pointed out.
Tether also highlighted another DARPA project that earned gasps of disbelief, then applause, from the audience. He showed a brief video of a monkey obtaining food by manipulating a mechanical arm -- with its mind.
Which, if any, of the UMass Lowell projects will become DARPA's next brainchild?
Researchers made their case to Tether and other DARPA staff members in brief presentations, delivered in a small classroom before the luncheon.
The UML staff tossed around terms like "hyperspectral imaging," "quantum dot" and "negative refraction." All projects had real-world military applications, though. One, produced by UML's robotics lab, allowed soldiers to easily guide unmanned ground vehicles remotely with Nintendo-style controllers. Another uses "nanofibers" that can be woven into military uniforms to sense toxic materials or explosives.
Chemistry professor Kenneth Marx and biology professor Susan Braunhut offered up a "microcanary," an oscillating quartz crystal intended to do the same thing for warfighters that canaries did for coal miners -- detect a threat before it becomes deadly.
"We need funding to make the device portable and remote," Braunhut said.
She and Marx, working as part of a six-institution consortium, had previously received the $1.2 million DARPA grant to study the regeneration of lost limbs in mammals.
Nanotechnology, the technology at the heart of much of the research going on at UML, was a buzzword yesterday. An $80 million nanotechnology manufacturing research center, partially funded by the state, is on tap for the city.
"The promise of nanotechnology simply cannot be realized until each individual discovery or device can be manufactured in a practical way," Meehan said. "It is crucially important that we continue to strengthen the relationship between DARPA and UMass Lowell and the many companies in the region."
Meehan said UML has received more than $200 million in federal grants and contracts in the last 10 years, much of it coming from the Department of Defense.
Tether said nearly all of DARPA's $3 billion budget goes to research being done at private companies and universities. The agency has only about 240 employees, 150 of whom are program managers who stay on for six-year terms.
"They are really very strange people," Tether said with a grin. "They all have one thing in common -- they have an idea they can't get done anywhere else."
Tether said the agency is always looking for new blood and fresh ideas.
"If any of you have an idea you can't get done anywhere else, or you know someone like that, please send them to me," he said.
Judging from the line of people waiting to talk to Tether after the event, some attendees may have fit that description.


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