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Hmm, I've seen other stories/movies where psychic people get nose bleeds when they over-use there power, or it didnt work properly. I guess its suppose to be a show a mental strain on the brain. I am assuming thats the same case with Meiko. Explains her blood nose as she was trying to connect to Yamada without knowing the ability didnt actually work on him. Well this is what I think anyway ^_^
I already think I know what the ability is, I just have to wait until the author shows it to us ^.^ . hint, "lets do the test together" isnt an understatement keke ^.^
Also in chapter 26, anyone notice Meiko playing muscial chairs?
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Scored!! I picked her ability right.
Yamadas always had a terrible imagenation thoughout the manga, so its going to be funny how he can work this. I dont quite get how he can hear the other 2 guys since the telepathy only worked because of him. Unless its something like a hive network.
Also, I was thinking 2 chapters ago, wouldnt it be funny if she turns out to be like the girl from Sayonara Sensei with her text messaging. Then reading this last chapter......... "ah it really did happened O_o".
One thing thats been on my mind for a while. Is Urara seems to be very ok with letting Yamada handle her body, even as far as having him take a bath being fully exposed. I wonder if thats a sign that she has so much trust in him, and doesnt mind "if its him" having her priv parts exposed too. Shes been a character I've found hard to read because of her pokerface. But she does give him aot of flexiblity, and asking him to kiss others if its for something to do with powers.
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Bachelor of Arts Degree • School of Arts and Sciences
International Studies Major
Dr. Linda S. Zee , Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Office: 226 White Hall
White Hall 226
Department of Foreign Languages
School of Arts and Sciences
Utica College
Utica, NY 13502
Date of Employment:
August 1997
Date of Tenure:
June 2001
Date of Last Promotion:
Full Professor, June 2012
Ph.D. (1993) Latin American Literature, Indiana University at Bloomington. Major field of concentration: 20th Century Prose Fiction
Minor: Latin American Studies
University of Maryland, 1987-88
M.A. (1987) Spanish, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Middlebury College Summer Spanish School, 1985
B.A. (1982) Colby College, Waterville, Maine
Major: Spanish; Minor: Psychology
Academic experience
The Boundaries of the Fantastic: The Case of Three Spanish American Women Writers. The dissertation examines the works of Rosario Ferré, Luisa Valenzuela, and Elena Garro, as well as those of Amparo Dávila, Guadalupe Dueñas, Armonía Somers, Juana María Gorriti, and in light of Spanish American theories of the Fantastic and Feminism, with a special emphasis on their relation to indigenous mythologies.
Director: Gordon Brotherston
Academic Honors:
Agapito Rey and Donald Sisters Summer Dissertation Fellowship, Indiana University, 1993
Agapito Rey and Donald Sisters Scholarship, Indiana University, 1991
Indiana University Fellowship, 1988-89
MA Exams passes with High Pass, Purdue University, 1987
Middlebury College Summer School Scholarship, 1985
New York Regents Scholarship, 1978
Courses Taught
*denotes new course created
Spanish 101 (taught 2 sections every Fall semester 1997-2001)
Spanish 102 (taught 2 sections every Spring semester 1998-2001; 2 sections every semester 2001- present)
*Spanish 102 for Business
Beginning Spanish II taught with an emphasis on business vocabulary and practices (taught 2 sections both semesters for 2 years)
Spanish 201 (taught 1 section every Fall and sometimes in the Spring, 1997-2006)
Spanish 202 (taught 1 section every Spring 1998-2001)
*Spanish 215 (now 315) Business Spanish
Taught as both a 2 day a week class and an evening class. Students "create" a business and learn/practice the vocabulary and writing styles appropriate to said company, along with the business protocols and practices in Spanish-speaking countries (offered every 4th semester)
Spanish 247 Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Culture (old version)
Spanish 337 Spanish Composition and Grammar Review (previously 237)
*Spanish 348 Latin American Cultures and Civilizations
Traces historical and cultural developments from Pre-Columbian era to the present (offered every 4th semester)
Spanish 388 Introduction to Literature in Spanish (previously 288) (offered every 4th semester)
*Spanish 300/Literature 400 Topics: Magic Realism
Taught in English; covers 5 key novels of this major Latin American literary movement. SPA 300 students do readings and papers in Spanish (offered every 4 or 5 semesters)
*Spanish 300 Topics: El Boom
Taught once in Spanish, taught once in English cross-listed with Lit 400. Short stories of the 1950s-70s that put Latin American writers on the literary map
*Spanish 311/Film 400: Latin American Film
Latin American film in general (taught as a film studies course with an Intro to Film textbook)
Students in Spa 311 do discussions and written work in Spanish
*Spanish 311/Film 400: Cuban Film/Cuba in Film
Cuban film (in conjunction with The Cuban Reader; history and culture via film) (offered 3 times to date)
*Spanish 311/Film 400: Mexican Film/Mexico in Film
Mexican film (in conjunction with The Mexico Reader; history and culture via film) offered once to date)
* Spanish 311/Film 400: Afro-Latin@ Film (in conjunction with the Afro-Latin@
Reader; history and culture of Latin Americans and US Latin@s of African descent) (Offered for the first time Fall 2011)
*Spanish 378x Latin American Women Writers (now Spanish 300 Topics)
traces literary women from the 16th century Lt. Nun to contemporary writers (offered three times to date)
*UCC 380 Intensive Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico
traveled with students to the Universidad Internacional during Winter Session. Pre-trip meetings, daily meetings with students on campus, after-school activities, weekend excursions (travelled with students once; oversaw small groups via on-line activities twice)
This trip will now be offered through the ECELA schools, in Peru, Chile or Argentina. A course in Cuzco, Peru, was offered in Winter Session 2012.
Other teaching activities
At the inception of the foreign language major I averaged 10-15 students as advisees. These are now more evenly distributed throughout the department.
--Independent studies/tutorials: 189 credits to date
Ten of these are Spanish 490 Senior Research projects (6 credits each)
Three are for a student limited to evening classes
Three are for students re-doing a class that they failed
Several are for requirements that would not be offered before the planned student teaching experience
Several are for evening students not able to take day classes
--Independent Study on Modernism. Empire State College 2003.
--Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish. Dickinson College. 1993-97.
Spanish 101, 104 and 116 (the language requirement sequence).
Spanish 231/232 Conversation and Composition.
Spanish 245 Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature
Freshman Seminar: The Modern Olympics and Social Change (a course outside of the area of expertise of the professor, designed to help incoming freshmen develop college-level skills in writing, discussion, analysis and research)
--Associate Instructor of Spanish. Indiana University. August 1988-May 1993
Second year Spanish courses
S275 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures and Cultures
S301 the Hispanic World I. Survey of Latin American Literature
--Teaching Assistant of Spanish. University of Maryland. August 1987-May 1988
First and Second year courses, including one Honors section
--Teaching Assistant of Spanish. Purdue University. August 1985-May 1987
First year courses, including one Honors section
--English Teacher. Instituto Practivox and private classes. Madrid, Spain. June
1982-March 1984.
Taught grammar and conversational English as a Foreign Language courses.
**indicates activities since being promoted to Associate Professor; a line divides UC and non UC activities.
**"Las Españas de César Vallejo y Pablo Neruda." Crítica.cl: Revista Digital de Historia de Arte y Ensayo. http://www.critica.cl
(refereed, competitive; went "live" 25 May, 2011)
**Biographies of Miriam Laurini and Bertha Recio Tenorio. Sourcebook of Latin American Detective Fiction. Greenwood P, 2004. (refereed)
**"Al compás de la música se hace el amor y se muere: el sexo y la muerte en la obra de Alejo Carpentier". Crítica Hispánica 23.1-2 (2002). (refereed, very competitive)
**Ascent to the Past: Mexican Mythology and Traditional Societies in Luisa Valenzuela's "Donde viven las águilas." Hispanófila 150 (2000). (refereed, very competitive) (This material did not appear in my materials when considered for tenure and promotion, as they were submitted in August 2000 and this was submitted, accepted and published later in the year)
"Rosario Ferré's 'La muñeca menor' and Caribbean Myth." Chasqui 23.2 (1994). (refereed, very competitive)
"Spanish American Women's Poetry: An (Almost) Hidden Tradition." Romance Languages Annual (1991) 3: 649-653. (conference proceedings, referred)
"El campo, Los siameses, El Señor Galíndez: A Theatrical Manual of Torture." Romance Languages Annual (1990) 2: 604-08. (conference proceedings, refereed)
Under Consideration for Publication:
**"Las Españas de César Vallejo y Pablo Neruda." Submitted to Hispanófila on 4 January 2010. To date I have an acknowledgement of receipt but no other news. This is not unusual—responses can take a year or more.
Having had no luck contacting them I re-submitted the paper to Crítica.cl, where it was accepted.
Conference Papers:
"Aztec Mummy Movies: Re-writing re-written history." West Virginia University Colloquium on Humor in Literature and Film. Morgantown, WV. 13-15 September, 2012.
**"Hollywood's Great Experiment: The Multilingual Versions." Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Boston, MA, 11-14 April, 2012.
**Hollywood's Spanish Language Film Industry; Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. 20 April 2011.
**"What Does This Have to Do With My Major?' Utica College's Experience with Spanish for the Professions at the Elementary Level." Modern Language Association. Chicago, IL. December, 2007 (refereed, extremely competitive—this is our national association) (not delivered due to conflict with interview schedule)
**"Ichi, Ni, Cha Cha Cha: Shall We Dance, Misters Clark and Sugiyama?" Literature & Film Association Annual Conference. Carlisle, PA. October 2005 (refereed, competitive)
**"Puccini and Esquivel." Pennsylvania Conference of Foreign Languages. Pittsburgh. September 2003. (refereed, very competitive)
""The Heart of the Melody Can Never Be Put Down on Paper,' So Listen to the CD!" The Law of Love and Puccini.@ Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA). Buffalo. April 2000 (referred, very competitive)
"Al compás de la música se hacen el amor y se mueren: el sexo y la muerte en la obra de Alejo Carpentier." Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA). Pittsburgh. April, 1999 (refereed, very competitive)
"Love and Death in Six Novels by Alejo Carpentier." First International Conference on Caribbean Literature (I.C.C.L). Nassau, Bahamas. November, 1998 (competitive; not delivered due to financial constraints)
"Miriam Laurini and the Contemporary Mexican Detective Novel." American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Madison, NJ. October, 1998 (refereed, very competitive)
"Autochthonous Mythology in Spanish American Women's Literature of the Fantastic." Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA). Baltimore. April 1998 (refereed, very competitive)
"La novela policíaca: Latin American Female Detectives." Popular Culture Association. San Antonio. March 1997 (Accepted, not delivered due to family reasons)
"The Spanish-American Female Sleuth." South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). Savannah. November 1996.
"Spanish American Detective Fiction Writers and Their Female Protagonists."
Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA). Montreal. April 1996.
"Mythology and the Fantastic: Strategies of Spanish American Women Writers." NEMLA. Boston. April 1995
"Inherited Guilt and Geo-Temporal Stratification in Elena Garro's 'La culpa es de los tlaxcaltecas.'" La Chispa 1995. New Orleans, March 1995
"Rosario Ferré and Caribbean Myth." Mid-America International Conference on Hispanic Literature. University of Kansas. September 1994.
"Ascent to the Past: The Mythic Qualities of Luisa Valenzuela's "Donde viven las águilas.'" Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures. University of Cincinnati. May 1994
"Rosario Ferré's 'La muñeca menor' and Taino Mythology." University of Louisville Twentieth Century Literature Conference. February 1994.
"Spanish American Women's Poetry: An (Almost) HIdden Tradtion." Purdue University Conference on Romance Languages, Literatures and Film. October 1991
"Las rusas de Pío Baroja y Ayn Rand." University of Louisville. Twentieth Century Literature Conference. February 1991
"El campo, Los siameses, El señor Galíndez: A Theatrical Manual of Torture." Purdue University Conference on Romance Languages, Literatures and Film. October 1990
Sessions Chaired:
**Hollywood's Spanish Language Film Industry; Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. 20 April 2011.
Panel on Hispanic Detective Fiction. North Atlantic Modern Language Association. Philadelphia. April 1997
Conference Participation
(I am not sure how to list this, so I've created a separate category owing to the circumstances of my participation.)
**Conference on Teaching World Languages. Little Rock, AR. 31 March-1 April, 2011
At the bequest of both President Hutton and Dean Johnsen, the Foreign Language Department submitted a proposal for this conference. Only 30 proposals were accepted out of a large pool of applicants. (refereed, highly competitive).
**Translation work for Hud-Sons listed below under Service to the Community
**Web site for United Vacuum, Inc. http://www.unitedvacuum.com
May 2010
"Quechua Theater: History, Violence and Hope," by Rodrigo Montoya. For Indiana Journal of Hispanic Literatures 1.2 (March 1993)
Book Reviews:
Hola, amigos, 8th edition. Summer 2012.
**Saldo a favor. Spanish Business textbook. Wiley. 2010
**In 2008-2011 I reviewed approximately 15 elementary and intermediate
textbooks for both Wiley and Thompson-Heinle. I have become one of their
regular reviewers and am now paid for my reviews (as opposed to receiving gift
certificates or being entered into a drawing for an iPod).
**Unnamed Intermediate Spanish text. Thompson-Heinle. 2006
**Unnamed Elementary Spanish text. Thompson-Heinle. 2006
**Unnamed film text. Thompson-Heinle. 2005.
**Galerías. Thompson-Heinle. 2005
**Con brío. John Wiley & Sons. 2004
**Dímelo tú. Harcourt. 2003
**Gentes. Heinle and Heinle. 2003
**Unnamed Intermediate Spanish text. Heinle and Heinle. 2003
Introduction to Spanish. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999
On-line Publication:
**Data-base of Spanish language films based on Spanish language literatures.
Went "live" on the Utica College web page Spring 2008. http://www.utica.edu/academic/ssm/language/films/index.cfm
Articles Reviewed:
**"Colonialism and Aristocracy in 'La muñeca menor'". For Letras femeninas. 2007 (invited)
Professional Organizations
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA)
Popular Culture Association
Committee Service:
Elected service:
**Professional Development Committee. Fall 2011-
**Faculty Affairs Committee. Fall 2006-Spring 2010
**Chair Fall 2009-2010
**Professional Development Committee. Fall 2002-Spring 2004
*AAUP Governing Board, Member at Large. Fall 2000-Spring 2002
*Academic Standards Committee. Fall 1998-Spring 2002
Community Service to the College
**Keynote speaker, Student Research Day. "Where do you want to go today?
Traveling through time and space with zombies, hippos and Johnny Depp." 25
April, 2012
**Participated in the Storyteller event organized by Melissa Febos (22 Feb. 2012)
**Directed application process for student applying for NCAA graduate
scholarship. (Fall 2011-Jan. 2012)
**Asked by Dean Swann to mentor new faculty member. (Spring 2011-)
**Arranged for an 8th grade student very interested in the sciences to meet with various colleagues and tour the labs. I'm not sure how much they appreciated my efforts, but the student and his family did. (Spring 2009).
**Helped find translators and interpreters for medical and legal groups for Vietnamese, Laotian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Albanian clients, to name only a few. On-going.
**Helped arrange student translators for Mayan Indian Textiles and Identity
event. October 2008
**Helped organize Utica College's Faculty & Staff Art Exhibit. Fall 2008
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WAYNESBORO — The impact of the first set ultimately dictated the outcome of Thursday's girls varsity volleyball match between Greencastle-Antrim and Waynesboro.
Several late lead changes resulted in a frantic final few points, with the Maidens seemingly in position to claim the early momentum. Instead, a steady, patient approach by the Blue Devils led to a 26-24 win, seizing control of the contest while deflating the sails of their opponent.
From there, G-A never looked back, pulling away for identical wins of 25-14 and 25-14, closing out Waynesboro in straight sets to remain unbeaten in Mid-Penn Capital Division play.
"We played to our speed and power and that is ultimately what helped us win the game," G-A coach Katie Lutz said. "We are looking forward to continuing the season as long as we can and these girls are just a joy to work with."
Entering Thursday's contest, the Blue Devils (15-1, 14-0 MPC-Capital) were ranked No. 2 in the District 3-AA Power Ratings with two games remaining, comfortably inside the top-14 playoff qualifiers.
In Class AAA, Waynesboro (8-7, 7-6 MPC-Capital) sat at No. 26 with the top 20 teams advancing, still mathematically in postseason contention should everything fall into place.
"We came out ready to play," Waynesboro coach Kim Saunders said. "The ladies knew what this match meant in terms of the postseason. We never quite rebounded from surrendering the first set. I thought the ladies held things together, but we never got the spark or momentum consistently in games two or three."
After falling behind 10-4 in the opening set, the Maidens rallied to tie the stanza at 18-18 before kills from Zoe Harris and Rachel Eyler granted Waynesboro a 22-20 lead six points later.
Displaying their characteristic poise, a block by G-A's Nakita Gearhart was followed by a kill from Gabbie Hissong, again tying the set at 22-22. The sides exchanged points on the next four volleys, keeping the set deadlocked (24-24) prior to a serving error and a Chloe Hoover block sealing the all-important, 26-24 win for G-A.
Feeding off the early momentum swing, the Blue Devils raced out to a 20-9 advantage in the second set before scoring 14 of the final 18 points in the third game to record the 3-0 sweep.
Gearhart made her presence known across the floor, finishing with 11 kills, 12 digs and four blocks to pace the Blue Devils. Morgynn McKenzie added eight kills and nine digs while Ashlynn Schaeffer ended with seven kills in the victory.
Chloe Hoover also recorded four kills, four blocks and two aces while Erin Koons finished with 22 assists and nine digs.
Harris and Dori Kozain each connected on six kills for the Maidens while Eyler contributed four kills and four blocks up front. Sierra Davies added 17 digs to anchor the back row with Megan Biesecker dishing out 19 assists for Waynesboro.
"I did see the fight within our ladies, we continued to work hard for point opportunities," Saunders said. "They gave it their all and we just fell short to a good opponent."
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BOULDER – After years of declining attitudes toward clean and renewable energy concepts, public attitudes in 2013 improved significantly, according to a new study released this week by Boulder-based Navigant Research.
The survey of 1,084 adults in the United States was conducted in the fall, and asked respondents their level of favorability – very favorable, favorable, neutral, somewhat unfavorable, strongly unfavorable, not sure or not familiar – on 10 clean-energy concepts. Those included solar energy, wind energy, nuclear power, hybrid vehicles, electric cars, natural gas vehicles, biofuels, smart grid, smart meters and LEED certification.
Solar energy continued to lead the way, with 79 percent of respondents answering favorable or very favorable to the concept. Wind energy was close behind with 72 percent viewing the idea favorably.
Those numbers came after each technology had declined in ratings in recent years. Solar energy's favorability rating increased from 69 percent in 2012. Wind, meanwhile, had statistically significant drops for the last three years before jumping up from 66 percent last year.
Ratings for hybrid vehicles, electric cars, natural gas vehicles, biofuels and smart meters all experienced statistically significant increases. Only nuclear power saw a large decline, from 41 percent to 32 percent. The other two concepts changed only marginally.
On average, the favorability rating was 51 percent for all 10 concepts, up from 44 percent last year and the highest it's been since 2010, also at 51 percent. The 2010 rating was down six percentage points from 2009.
Navigant officials said they generally don't comment on what they think the reasons are for the shift in attitudes as the study doesn't address causes specifically. The only real cause-and-effect relationship mentioned specifically in the report had to do with nuclear energy.
"The low rating for nuclear energy may be due to a combination of events, such as the continued alerts from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan to severe weather events, which raise the concern about another nuclear disaster," the report stated.
The report addressed the ratings of clean-energy concepts against each other. Solar and wind have maintained the lead in favorability ratings for years.
"The similarly high levels of favorable views toward solar and wind energy indicate that consumers are generally supportive of the more established renewable energies that harness naturally occurring power sources," the report stated. "Since these two concepts have retained their most favored status year after year, Navigant Research asserts that consumers consider these renewable energies to be important pieces in the power generation portfolio of the future."
LEED certification received the lowest favorability rating at 22 percent. But much of that, the report stated, had to do with a lack of awareness about the program that certifies buildings with different levels of "green" credentials based on energy efficiency and things like the use of sustainable building materials. LEED certification saw only five percent of respondents rate it unfavorably, the lowest of any of the 10 concepts. Seventy-three percent responded unsure or unfamiliar to LEED certification.


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Check-in: from 7.30am. Rooms are available from 2pm. You can store your luggage in a locker. Lockers before check-in en after check-out are available at €0.20 per hour or €2.- per 24 hours
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From Amsterdam Central Station:
Take tram 9, 16, 24 or 25. Get off at the Rembrandtplein stop. Cross the tram tracks and enter the 'Halvemaansteeg '. Walk to the end of the street and cross the bridge over the Amstel river. Continue walking along the canal on 'Kloverniersburgwal'. The hostel is on your right after 500m. There's a small Stayokay sign in the window.
Or take the metro from the Central Station. Get off at the Nieuwmarkt stop and take the Nieuwe Hoogstraat exit. Head left and at the first side street take another left. Go 200m and the hostel is on your left.
Both routes take about the same time.
From Schipol Airport:
Take a train shuttle to Amsterdam central station ('Centraal Station'). Trains leave every 10 minutes between 6am and 1am, and cost less than €4 one-way. The journey takes approximately 20 minutes. Follow then the above instructions from the Central Station.
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Restaurant Review
Oak Tree Café
At your service
It's no secret that customer service in this country has gone down the crapper. I can't count the number of times I've been ignored, insulted, patronized and even lashed out at by various food service employees over the last decade. This is why I had a hard time twisting my psyche around my first 15 minutes at Oak Tree Café.
I ordered my lunch only to discover that I had left my wallet at home. I smacked my forehead, apologized profusely to the nice girl at the register and tried to run out of there fast before anyone noticed my monetary faux pas. But owner Rob Carson told me to go ahead and eat, handed me my ice tea, and told me to just pay my tab next time I came in.
What the ... ?
I told him I couldn't possibly impose like that and offered to leave my purse as collateral, and he insisted that it was no big deal. I stood there for a minute, not able to understand, and then took off toward the door with Rob behind me saying, "Really, it's OK. I never turn anyone away hungry."
When I returned I was starving and nonplussed, and vowed to discuss this extraordinary display of generosity and blind trust—after I stuffed my face, of course.
I had the "Calvin" all-veggie sandwich ($6.95) and the "Extreme" roast beef sandwich ($6.95), both with chips and sides of fresh fruit.
The Calvin was layer upon layer of sliced cucumber, red bell pepper, spinach, green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, Swiss and cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and sunflower seeds on a toasted sub roll. I was glad it was cut at an angle, otherwise I couldn't physically open my mouth wide enough to take a bite. It was as filling as a meat sandwich due to its size, and the only thing I would have changed was the thick, unwieldy slices of red bell pepper to a more limber marinated batch.
The roast beef they use is choice top round, slow-cooked in-house, making it juicy and tender, and the combination of beef, mild green chile and gobs of melted provolone on a smooshy white French roll dipped in meaty au jus was tantalizing.
I noticed throughout the meal that the staff seemed abnormally jovial, and there was a nice man in a suit joking with everyone while doing menial chores. Owner Rob was never still; instead, he was darting around the dining room, talking to everyone. The service was so far above par I was honestly bewildered. I spoke to Rob for a few minutes and realized that his secret to success was simply old-fashioned, customer-valued kindness.
"I believe in the old ways," he said. "Every single person who walks through the door is important, and a lot of places don't get that."
We went on to decry to demise of basic decency and customer care in the service industry. He mentioned some of the crazy things he did for his employees, such as holiday bonuses, consideration for family matters and making sure his people didn't want for anything. His employee turnover rate is as low as his customer retention rate is high, and he credits his mother, Sarah, for his exemplary people skills.
The nicely dressed man doing chores turned out to be his business associate, Tom Joule (he has a turkey sandwich on the menu named after him). He apparently mops the entire floor and kitchen while dressed like a Wall Street exec, proving the point that no task is too small, even for the big guys.
Rob hugged longtime employee Crystal and wished her a good day as she was leaving, and told me, "It ain't me—I'm only as good as my crew."
Tom hollered back, "It's none of you—it's all them."
Oak Tree Café is the exception to the rule of "butts in seats." Patrons could save themselves a grip of cash on therapy bills by just having a weekly lunch there, feeling the cynicism drain away and getting more than they paid for—a great sandwich and some honest-to-god fantastic service.
The Alibi Recommends:
• The "Calvin"
• The "Extreme"
• Fresh-baked giant cookies for dessert
Oak Tree Café, 5504 Menaul NE, 830-2233. Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30-3:30 p.m. Price range: inexpensive. Credit cards accepted, patio, daily specials, catering, corporate orders, no booze.


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Last December Dave Attell, Nick Bollettieri, Billy Ray Cyrus and Anna Kournikova convened in the name of Troops as part of the annual USO holiday tour led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. Centered around saluting America's armed forces, the group visited three countries in seven days, to sign autographs and talk with Troops.
Kournikova recently discussed her work with the USO (this was her third tour) and has previously said of this tour, "It's just an incredible honor for me to come out and visit you guys and try to spread the holiday spirit. I really hope you enjoy the show." Cyrus echoed those sentiments: "It is an honor to be here. Thank you for being over here and being our heroes."
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St. Anselm rolls, earns top seed in upcoming NE-10 tournamentBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 26. 2013 11:52PM
St. Anselm College clinched the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 men's basketball tournament and Southern New Hampshire University gained a first-round bye.
Chris Santo netted 14 points off the bench and Dino Mallios added 11 points and seven rebounds as the Hawks upended Stonehill 70-52 at Stoutenburgh Gym Tuesday night.
The Hawks ended the regular season 22-4 overall and their 18-4 conference mark is the program's best since the 2000-01 season (17-5) when the NE-10 went to a 22-game schedule. It marks the 12th time during head coach Keith Dickson's tenure that the Hawks have posted 20 or more wins in one season. St. Anselm has won 17 of its last 19 games.
The 22-4 record is currently the program's second-best record under Dickson The program's best record under Dickson is 28-3, in 1995-96. That team included standouts John O'Connell, Darren Clough and Brendan McCarthy.
The Hawks will face the winner of Friday's first-round game between No. 9 Le Moyne at No. 8 UMass-Lowell. St. Anselm will play on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stoutenburgh Gym. St. Anselm split its two games against the River Hawks (91-88 home loss Dec, 4, 80-65 road win Feb. 20) and beat Le Moyne (80-67 home win, Jan. 19) in their only meeting.
The other first-round game Friday features No. 10 St. Rose at No. 7 Adelphi. The winner plays at second-ranked Assumption at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Across town at the SNHU Fieldhouse, the Penmen's 65-51 win over St. Michael's, coupled with Adelphi's 70-57 road loss to Southern Connecticut, catapulted Stan Spirou's team into the sixth position. SNHU (16-10 overall, 12-10 conference mark) ended up one game ahead of Adelphi (11-11). Both teams entered Tuesday's action tied with Adelphi holding the tie-breaker with its regular season win against the Penmen.
Rodney Sanders scored 16 points to lead SNHU.
Also Tuesday night, Franklin Pierce University lost to Merrimack, 69-52. So instead of going to Rindge, the Penmen, picked to finish 12th in the pre-season poll, will travel to play New Haven on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Chargers, who beat the Penmen by 15 in West Haven on Jan. 19, have won 16 of their last 18 games.
Franklin Pierce will host Southern Connecticut at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Ravens lost to the Owls, 68-65, on the road on Jan. 9.
Just 11 days ago, the Ravens beat the Hawks in a battle for first place. But the Ravens wound up losing two of their final three games. Tuesday night's loss knocked Franklin Pierce into fourth place, allowing New Haven, a 60-59 winner against St. Rose Tuesday night, to tie the Ravens in the standings with identical 16-6 marks. New Haven earned the third seed because they beat Franklin Pierce (53-50) during the regular season in Rindge.
The semifinals will be played at the site of the higher seeds on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. and the finals are slated for Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m.
On the women's side, Bentley (21-1) clinched the top spot. Franklin Pierce (14-8) finished fifth in the conference and will travel to No. 4 UMass-Lowell on Sunday for a 3 p.m. quarterfinal game.
Michelle DeRoma scored 22 points and Sloane Sorrell added 15 as the Penmen ended their season with a 70-58 win against St. Michael's Tuesday night. St. Anselm lost to Stonehill, 57-47, and finished their campaign at 1-21.


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Bulk Metallic Glasses XV
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Designing Color in Gold Metallic Glasses
Jong-Hyun Na, Marios D. Demetriou, William L Johnson
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Marios D. Demetriou
Abstract Scope
Gold alloys are widely used in commercial jewelry and watches. Precious-metal glasses for potential use in luxury products have been explored over the last decade, motivated by a desire to combine the inherent appeal of the precious metal with the unique properties and processability of metallic glass. Bulk Au-based glasses discovered to date demonstrate an essentially "white-gold" appearance. They are also observed to change surface appearance following exposure to ambient air. The restriction to white-gold color and tendency to tarnish are limiting their commercial potential. Here, we introduce a concept of designing color in Au-based glasses by embedding finely dispersed microdendrites of controlled chromaticity in a white-gold metallic glass matrix producing a composite glass/crystal microstructure having a visually unresolved overall color. Hallmarked "yellow-gold" metallic-glass-matrix composites will be presented exhibiting higher hardness than traditional yellow-gold jewelry alloys, as well as other attractive mechanical properties such as tensile ductility and work hardening.
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A Combinatorial Approach to Evaluate the Glass-forming Ability of Multi-component Bulk Metallic Glasses
A Total Scattering Study of Thermal Expansion of Bulk Metallic Glasses
Aging Dynamics around a Shear Band in a Metallic Glass
Amorphous Magnetic Films
Bulk Metallic Glasses: A High, but Narrow Path to Success
Catalytic Amorphous Metals in Energy Applications
Commercial BMG's - Boutique Material or Disruptive Technology?
Composition Dependence and Structural Signature of Beta-relaxation in La-based Metallic Glasses
Damping, Elasticity, and Density of Sputtered Zr-Ni-Al Nano-films as Gleaned from Laser Interferometry
Deformation in Amorphous Notched Bars; A Discrete Shear Transformation Zone Plasticity Analysis
Deformation Induced Structural Relaxation in La-based BMGs
Density Evolution, Strain Hardening, and Plastic Flow of a Metallic Glass in a Notched Tensile Test
Designing Color in Gold Metallic Glasses
Determination of Critical Cooling Rates in Metallic Glass Forming Alloy Libraries through Laser Spike Annealing
DSC Studies of the Transformations of Short-range Orders in Pd-Ni-P BMGs
Dual-Cluster Formulas for Eutectic-Type Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses
Ductile Fracture in Notched Bulk Metallic Glasses
Ductility of Metallic Glasses
Dynamics of Inherent Structure Energy Evolution in Metallic Glasses
Effects of Annealing and Irradiation on the Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Bulk Metallic Glass Alloys
Effects of Pressure on the Structure and Properties of Metallic Glasses Examined by Computer Simulation
Elastic Heterogeneities in Bulk Metallic Glasses
Exploring Novel Functionalities of Metallic Glasses
Fe-based Metallic Glass (MG) Ribbons for Energy Applications
Features of Interfaces in a Cu-Zr-Al Based Metallic Glass Obtained by Densification of Amorphous Powders
Fictive Temperature Controlling Ductility in Metallic Glasses
Formation and Properties of Ni-free Ti-based Bulk Metallic Glasses for Biomedical Applications
G-13: A First-order Liquid-liquid Phase Transition in Undercooled Molten Pd-Ni-P Alloys
G-14: Atomic Structure and Properties of CuZrAl Metallic Glasses and Composites
G-15: Compositional Effect on Temperature-induced Atomic Structure Evolution in Liquid Ga-In, Ga-Sn and In-Sn Alloys
G-18: Effect of Pressure on Viscous Deformation during Spark Plasma Sintering of Fe – Based Bulk Amorphous Alloy
G-20: Formation and Properties of Pd-Cu-Ag-Au-Si Glassy Alloys
G-21: Formation of Zr-Cu-Al-Ag-Ti Bulk Metallic Glass Composites with Deformation Induced Martensitic Transformation
G-23: Friction and Wear Behaviour of Ti-based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites
G-24: Influence of Composition on Glass Formation and Structure in Zr-Al-Ni Alloys
G-25: On Quantifying Amorphous to Crystalline Phase Transition during Micro Milling Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glasses
G-26: Probabilistic Modelling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during Solidification
G-27: Short-term Oxidation Behavior of Zr53.8Cu29.1Ni7.3Al9.8 Bulk Metallic Glass at High Temperature in Dry Air
G-28: Spark Plasma Sintering of Ni Reinforced Fe Based Bulk Metallic Composites
G-29: Temperature Dependent Plastic Deformation of Bulk Metallic Glasses
G-30: The Shape of the Liquid Metastable Miscibility Gap in Undercooled Molten Pd-Ni-P Alloys
G-32: X-ray Diffraction Studies of the First-order Liquid-liquid Phase Transition in Undercooled Molten Pd-Ni-P
G-58: Tracking Metastable Phase Selection during Devitrification in a Metallic Glass
High Pressure Quenched Metallic Glasses
Influence of Nanoscale Structural Heterogeneity on Shear Banding in Metallic Glasses
Intermediate Temperature Brittleness in Metallic Glasses
Isochronal Crystallization Kinetics of Fe – Based Amorphous Alloy Powder
Linking Macroscopic Rejuvenation to Nano-elastic Fluctuations in a Metallic Glass
Local Dynamics in Metallic Liquids Studied by Inelastic Neutron Scattering
Manipulating Structures and Mechanical Properties in Metallic Glasses
Manipulation of Plastic Flow in Metallic Glasses via Nanoscale Networks of Compositional Heterogeneities
Mechanically-induced Structural Rejuvenation by HPT Deformation in Zr-Cu-Al Bulk Metallic Glass
Nanoglass: An Alternative Path to Harden and Toughen Metallic Glasses by Spatial Patterning of Heterogeneities
Nanostructure Characterization and Fracture Toughness Properties of a Thermomechanically Processed Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glass
On the Effect of Sample Size on the Fracture Toughness of Bulk Metallic Glasses
Progress and Challenges Associated with the Development of Spacecraft Gearboxes Utilizing Bulk Metallic Glasses
Property Enhancement of BMG Based Nanoglasses Prepared by RF Sputtering of Thin Films and High Pressure Torsion
Relationship between STZ Properties, Beta Relaxation and Ductility of Metallic Glasses
Research on the Deformation Behaviors and Shear Band Multiplication of Bulk Metallic Glasses
Research on the Thermoplastic Formability of Lightweight Ti-based Bulk Metallic Glasses
Shear-band Thickness and Cavitation in a Zr-based Metallic Glass
Solid State Joining of AMZ4 Bulk Metallic Glass to Crystalline Alloys by Power Ultrasonics
Spatial Correlation of Elastic Heterogeneity Tunes the Deformation Behaviors of Metallic Glasses
Spatio-temporal Correlation in Rheology of Metallic Glasses
Strain Delocalization and Fracture Behaviors of Laminated Metallic Glass Composites
Strengthening and Toughening via Phase Separation and Beta Relaxation in Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glasses
Stress Measurements on Colloidal Crystals and Glasses
Structures and Dynamics in Ni-Nb System via Combinatorial and High-throughput Methods
Surface Properties of Thin Film Metallic Glasses Produced by Physical Vapor Deposition
Synthesis and Processing of Roll-bonded Metal/ Metallic Glass Laminated Composites
Tailoring Crystallization Pathways of Metallic Glass Nanorods via Nucleus Starvation
The Mechanism of Free-volume Concentration by Controlling Shear Bands in Bulk Metallic Glasses
Theoretical Analysis of Shear-band Arrangements in Notched Bulk Metallic Glasses
Thin-film Metallic Glass with Ultra-high Plasticity under Shearing and Nanoindentation at Room Temperature
Tuning Metallic Glass Characteristics via Manipulating Icosahedral Order and Packing Density
Unique Crystallization Dynamics by Flash DSC in Zn-based Metallic Glass
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Out of the Woodwork: A Whiff of the Past
The scents of our work can evoke a sense of reverie.
By Ben Knebel
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From the December 2005 issue #152
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If anything can plunge you into a nostalgic reverie, it's a scent.
I don't know whether it's because I'm getting older or because my father is getting older, but smells have triggered a lot of memories for me lately, mostly related to him.
Just the other day I was sniffing myself – as I'm wont to do as I wish to avoid knocking people out – and a memory of my father came wafting back.
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Any interest in playing today?
Hi Trey,
Noticed you posted in November, but was wondering if you're still looking for someone to go play tennis with? I just moved to the area and I'm out in the beaches of St. Pete too, Treasure Island area to be exact. I haven't got to play seriously in a little while, but I've played since i was a kid so I'd rank myself as a 3.0-4.5 depending how much warming up i can get in before we play.
Being new to here, I'd really appreciate some help on where some good courts are around here, and specifically, is there a backboard around here somewhere i can practice on?
Hope we can work something out. Ttyl
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February 13-14, 2016 Canyonview Aquatic Center • La Jolla, Calif.Tickets Available at Gate - $15 Per Day
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Located on the eastern end of campus between Eleanor Roosevelt College and Warren College, the Canyonview Aquatic Center features two outdoor, Olympic-sized pools, each of which can be divided into eight lanes of 50 meters in length, or 19 lanes of 25 yards in length. The aquatic center also features a state-of-the-art weight room. Canyonview is home to the UCSD men's and women's water polo teams, as well as the men's and women's swimming and diving programs.
Directions to Canyonview Aquatic Center
From Interstate 5 • Exit Genesee Ave. • Head east on Genesee • Turn right on Campus Point Drive • Turn right on Voigt Drive • Park in lots 502, 510, 701 or 702 • Canyonview Pool is on the north side of Voigt Drive and west of lot 510
Parking is free on Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14
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Rangers–Islanders, April 2, 1993, was extra-special for a lot of reasons: 1. A playoff berth was at stake: 2.The team with the NHL's best record a year earlier was up against an upstart club that didn't even make the playoffs in the previous season; and 3. The fallout from a mid-season Rangers coach-firing still smoldered among Blueshirts fans.
In retrospect, events leading up to that dynamic New York-New York encounter still remain as gripping nearly two decades later as they did on that melodramatic night at The Garden.
"That game," recalled Islanders defenseman Uwe Krupp, "was like we were playing for the Stanley Cup."
Among the unfolding plots at the start of the 1992-1993 season that would profoundly influence the climactic contest were the following:
* ROGER NEILSON VS. MARK MESSIER: Despite leading his team to first overall in the Spring of 1992, the captain had become so disenchanted with his coach that Neilson was doomed to be axed by g.m. Neil Smith. But how? And when?
* PAT LAFONTAINE VS. JOHN PICKETT: The Islanders hero had become noticeably unhappy with his owner as well as Patty's overall situation on the Islanders. Dare g.m. Bill Torrey trade his star? And who could follow in place of a Hall of Famer like LaFontaine?
Just about 99 and 44/100ths percent of the time it's impossible. Then there's that final percentage left and that's why Bill Torrey goes down in NHL history as a genius trader for unloading LaFontaine and — more important — landing an ace such as Pierre Turgeon.
When Torrey was convinced that LaFontaine and Pickett had reached a point of no return, Bowtie Bill pulled off a magnificent trade that would benefit both his club and the Buffalo Sabres. On top of that Brent Sutter, who played for two Cup-winners in Uniondale, also had slipped in terms of his effectiveness and he, too, would become an ex-Islander.
On October 25, 1991, LaFontaine was dispatched to Buffalo along with Randy Wood and Randy Hillier. In return the Isles received Turgeon, Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp and Dave McLlwain. Torrey's big trading double-dip was immediately followed with another shocker — the popular Sutter, was dealt to Chicago along with Brad Lauer for Steve Thomas and Adam Creighton.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: I was very close to LaFontaine. He was the only NHL player ever to invite me to his wedding; which, by the way, was a beaut. Patty was fond of my sons, Ben and Simon, who hung out at the Coliseum while I worked the SportsChannel games. We even developed a password, "Swordfish," which was borrowed from a Marx Brothers movie, "Horsefeathers." To this day, when LaFontaine sees me the first thing out of his mouth is "Swordfish." All of which explains why on the one hand I was saddened by his departure. On the other hand, it had long been obvious that Patty wanted a change of scenery and, in that sense, I was relieved that he moved on to Buffalo.)
Rangers general manager Neil Smith was confronted with a similar dispute; only this one on Seventh Avenue where his captain Messier often disagreed with coach Neilson. Among other complaints Mark beefed about Neilson's supposedly weak forechecking system. Assistant coach Colin Campbell observed that the feuding pair reminded him of a couple en route to a divorce. "There was that tension between them," said Campbell, "and it made you feel uneasy."
Neilson had something going for him as the Rangers approached the 1992-1993 campaign; a season earlier he had coached the Blueshirts to the best record in the league and they came close to taking a 3-1 lead in the 1992 playoffs against defending champion Pittsburgh before losing in the end. But those successes didn't seem to impress Messier as much as other Rangers-watchers. Despite the fact that Neilson had received a three-year contract extension, the captain was not complimentary to his coach. In fact the relationship had so deteriorated during the 1992 NHL awards dinner when Messier accepted the Hart Trophy while Neilson — who was there — had been a candidate for coach-of-the-year.
As Neilson biographer, Wayne Scanlan, noted in his book, Roger's World, "Messier thanked seemingly everyone in the Rangers organization, down to the arena caretakers, except Neilson. The lively New York press had a field day with the simmering feud."
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: Messier's anti-Neilson comments essentially matched what Mark previously had told me privately over lunch during the previous Summer. By this time I couldn't imagine where the feud would lead. But it was apparent that there was no way that Roger would win this battle unless, somehow, Smith could be an effective peacemaker. Neil tried to patch the differences but they proved to be irrevocable.)
Meanwhile, in Nassau the Islanders leading scorer and captain was gone as Torrey re-invented his 1991-1992 team with character and depth. Each of Bill's moves would prove successful, long-term, looking toward the fateful game in the Spring of 1993. What remained to be determined was how well Turgeon would replace LaFontaine and whether the supporting cast — especially Hogue and Thomas — would prove to be a tonic as the Isles staggered around the NHL depths. Torrey described his new players as "bigger, younger, aggressive and feisty." All true.
As for Turgeon, although he lacked Patty's speed, Pierre was a smooth playmaker who had put up big numbers. Arbour figured that Hogue could be the Poor Man's Guy Carbonneau, noting that the latter was one of the best defensive forwards in the league. Meanwhile, Thomas brought one of the league's best shots and Creighton — son of a former Ranger, Dave Creighton — was 6-5 and was a scoring threat when the spirit moved him; which was not that often.
With Sutter gone, Torrey named Patrick Flatley captain and hoped that the additions he brought to Nassau would meld with the rest of the roster. To Bill's dismay, the chemistry was slow in developing although Arbour was pleased with a second line comprised of Hogue, Flatley and Ray Ferraro. Pivoting the pair, Ferraro was playing the best hockey of his life and even earned an invitation to the 1992 All-Star Game.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: Apart from his playmaking skill, Ferraro impressed me as a first-rate personality. Hey, since I did the SportsChannel interviews, that mattered plenty to me. Ray alternated between being frank, funny and — best of all — available. Meanwhile, Flatley took his captaincy seriously and Hogue instantly became a fan favorite because of his speed and all-round amiability. Benny was Ferraro but with a French-Canadian accent.)
Another pleasant surprise was big Krupp on defense. He used his size to advantage and also had the distinction of being the only German-born player in the NHL. He spoke perfect English and could effectively break down plays for the media. Uwe's other distinction was that he and his wife, Beate, raised sled dogs in their Greenlawn, Long Island backyard. No other player could make that statement!
Meanwhile, a blockbuster was exploding in the board rooms. In December 1991, longtime owner Pickett revealed that he was allowing two Long Island-based investment firms to buy into the team. Stephen Walsh, Robert Rosenthal, Ralph Palleschi and Paul Greenwood essentially took over the club with Pickett an interested onlooker. "I expect to be a passive investor," said Pickett, who had saved the Isles from bankruptcy in the late 1970s. "They'll be running it."
The four investors climbed on the Islanders bandwagon at the right time. By the second half of the 1991-1992 season, the club had jelled and soon would add two American Olympians — defenseman Scott Lachance and forward Marty McInnis — to the roster.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: I liked the speed of McInnis and also believed that he would develop into a top scorer. I was right on the first count and wrong on the second. Lachance, who was the Islanders fourth overall pick in the 1991 Draft, never climbed beyond average as a defenseman. No question; the Islanders got the wrong Scott. The one New Jersey picked just ahead of him is a sure Hall of Famer; that being Scott Niedermayer.)
After welcoming the newcomers, the club focused on making a playoff berth. By late February 1992 the Nassaumen had climbed to within a point of reaching the post-season but then injuries intervened. Glenn Healy, whose goaltending never was better, went down with a severed right index finger that sidelined him for the homestretch. Flatley's long-term wound forced Torrey to trade Ken Baumgartner and Dave McLlwain for Daniel Marois and Claude Loiselle. Overall it was a good deal for Torrey who gained a superb defensive forward in Loiselle. While Marois was a bust, both Baumgartner and McLlwain had been useless to the club.
Despite the spate of injuries, Torrey's moves enabled his skaters to compile the NHL's second-best record in the second half of the schedule although they did miss the playoffs. "From the All-Star break on," said Arbour, "this club gained a whole lot of respect and a whole lot of confidence." Nor did they seem to miss LaFontaine!
During the off-season, Bowtie Bill added Euoprean muscle, trading his eighth overall Draft pick and a second-rounder to Toronto for the Maple Leafs fifth overall selection. The prize was a Lithuanian bodychecking whiz named Darius Kasparaitis. "We paid a steep price," the g.m. explained, "but we know it's worth it. Darius has a fire that can be infectious." Following a not-forgotten Steve Thomas tip, Torrey also signed big Russian defenseman Vladimir Malakhov for the 1992-1993 season.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: We were excited about the two European defensemen. Granted, we didn't know a heckuva lot about them but just the advance notices were positive enough to provide hope. "Kasper" became an instant fan favorite. I loved the guy; his big smile and his even bigger — really, throwback — hip checks. Darius' bodychecks drove stars such as Messier and Mario Lemieux nuts. Even Rangers MSG Network analyst John Davidson went out of his way to rip Kasper' s — allegedly illegal? — hip blocks. But all that did was make the Islander want to do more; which he gladly did.)
During the first half of 1992-1993, gears still were not neatly meshing in Uniondale. The club played 24 of its first 38 games on the road and hung unenthusiastically around the .500 mark. Finally, after a players-only meeting in mid-November, the Islanders began to see the light. Kasparaitis' crunching checks kept the opposition distracted while Malakhov proved a wonder as a power play point man. Krupp and Lachance also turned out to be an effective duet on defense. Big points were now were coming fast off Turgeon's stick; Pierre, unlike LaFontaine, had become a less flamboyant hero than Patty but a fans idol nonetheless.
"Pierre is different than most superstars," explained Steve Thomas. "He doesn't know how good he is. So when I have the chance, I remind him." Reporters covering the team didn't need reminders. Turgeon was being talked up as a potential winner of the Hart (MVP) and Lady Byng (quality play-good conduct) trophies.
On the bench, Arbour showed why he would become the second-winningest coach in NHL history; behind Scotty Bowman. Among Al's more positive moves was creating a "Kid Line" of Travis Green, Marty McInnis and Brad Dalgarno which successfully was employed to thwart opponent's top lines. "The Kid Line," said Hogue, "is an inspiration to us." A playoff berth in 1992-1993 suddenly became a possibility, especially when one considers the turmoil surrounding the two most notable Rangers, named Roger and Mark.
A Neison-Messier peace parlay early in the 1992-1993 season unraveled and that meant one of the two eventually would have to go. Meanwhile, injuries — including Mark's bad back — led to a crippling slump. Desperately, Neilson privately consulted with some of Messier's pals — including Adam Graves — about patching things with Mark but Roger never told the captain who soon would learn about those talks. It was one of Roger's most egregious errors and by the 41st game of the season, Neilson had become an ex-Rangers coach with Ron Smith moving up as interim head coach.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: I hated seeing Neilson leave; especially under those circumstances. He'd always be one of the hockey guys who'd give you all the time in the world just to schmooze. Knowing Neil Smith as I did, I realized that this was as difficult a move as a young g.m. could make. Neil candidly admitted, "I was devastated. I could hardly pick my head up to tell Roger. I hated myself for it." As for Ron Smith, he was a smart cookie but his Rangers cookies were crumbling all around him.)
Buoyed by the Rangers woes, the Islanders playoff drive increased in its intensity. Such subtle factors as Loiselle's penalty-killing and all-round abrasive style were very positive elements for Arbour and inspired Flatley to observe, "Claude is one of the most annoying players in the league; and that's a compliment."
If one game could be pinpointed as the positive turning point of the season for Arbour it took place on February 20, 1993 when Bill Smith's Number 31 jersey was permanently raised to the Coliseum rafters prior to a game with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. Before the match, Captain Flatley addressed his teammates. "I said, 'Let's win it for Billy,'" Flats remembered, "but the guys wouldn't buy that. They said, 'The hell with him, let's win it for ourselves.'" And they did, winning 4-2.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: For some reason — apart from the Rangers — Pittsburgh topped the list of most-disliked teams not only for the Islanders players, themselves, but for those of us in the SportsChannel contingent. While we admired Mario Lemieux's skill we weren't particularly crazy about his attitude on and off the ice. In games he always seemed to be complaining about something. And off ice there was a bit of the prima donna about him. Plus, beating the two-time Stanley Cup champs gave everyone a special kick. Who knew what would happen in the playoffs? The post-season still was a dream at this point in the schedule.)
Down the homestretch, from February 27-March 9, the Islanders won five straight games; the first four by one goal and the last by killing off a six-against-three disadvantage to hold on and beat the Flyers, 4-2. Now the playoff race looked like it was crafted by a Hollywood scriptwriter. No less than four teams — Isles, Rangers, Capitals, Devils — were battling for the final three Patrick Division playoff spots. Not having made the playoffs since 1990, the Nassaumen definitely were the most motivated of the contenders. Alas, it all would come down to the marvelously-timed confrontation on April 2, 1993 at The Garden.
Think about it, what could be more dramatic when it comes to a Rangers-Islanders rivalry than a single game that likely would determine a playoff berth between the two teams? It was the talk of the town and naturally tension ran high long before the players even took their pre-game workouts. In terms of the homestretch race, the firing of Neilson didn't seem to help the Blueshirts. They had lost four straight under Ron Smith and sat one point behind the visitors. If ever the Rangers had a regular season must game to win, this was it.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: When you follow a team — as I then was doing with the Islanders — and it fails to make the playoffs for two straight years, a feeling of no-confidence surrounds it until that outfit actually proves that it has the goods to get over the hump. Plus, the Rangers entered the match having been 14-3-3 in their last 20 games against the Isles as MSG. That explains why we on the Isles SportsChannel side were pessimistic. After all, the Rangers were home and overdue to escape their slump. Also on my mind was the anti-Neilson comments Messier had made to me a long time ago but not that long ago that I had forgotten about them. Still, it seemed hard to believe that the Rangers would cave. In any case, I was as pumped as I ever had been before a telecast and I knew — no matter which team won — that this would be a classic encounter. There would be no build-up to a letdown on this night in Manhattan.)
Classic contests often can be defined by uncertainty and that element certainly played into the drama as the Islanders played early confident hockey. They missed taking the lead when Turgeon beat Mike Richter but watched the puck bounce harmlessly off the goal post. Undaunted, Arbour's troops continued pressing and gained a two-man advantage late in the period. Derek King, one of the most un-appreciated Islanders, lifted his club into the lead during the five-on-three power play. At last there was a breakthrough. After taking a Turgeon feed in the slot, King lifted a 15-foot wrister over Richter's glove and under the crossbar at 18:25 of the first period. 1-0, Long Island.
Vlad Malakhov, the hulking Isles defenseman, gave Glenn Healy a two-goal cushion in the second but now the see-saw moved in the Rangers direction when Eddie Olczyk put one past Healy. The Rangers' red light ignited The Garden crowd that roared for just one more. It didn't happen in the second period which ended with the Nassau skaters up 2-1.
Does any Rangers fan remember Peter Andersson? That's a toughie. He entered the game with only three goals over the entire season but coach Smith inserted him on the power play alongside Messier and Tony Amonte as the third period approached its mid-point. In this game at least, Andersson became a memorable Blueshirt. His 50-foot blast more resembled a pinball as it caromed off the skates of Islanders Brian Mullen and Uwe Krupp before skimming past Healy. It was 2-2 — anybody's game — and all signs suggested that the next goal would be the winner in regulation or sudden-death.
Each netminder shone in the final minutes of the pulsating third period. Healy made superior saves on Amonte and Darren Turcotte while Richter produced a memorable glove stop on defenseman Tom Kurvers' 20-foot drive from the left circle. Neither club cracked as the buzzer sounded while setting the stage for a dramatic extra session.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: On the SportsChannel (Islanders) side, we remained nervous, mostly because we knew that the Rangers had a terrific home record against our guys and — no less important — had rebounded from the two-goal deficit. But I knew that there was plenty of angst in the home dressing room. The Blueshirts were under pressure because they had plummeted from their previous 105-point season. What's more, if they were to lose this game the club would be the first franchise since the 1969-70 Canadiens to miss the playoffs after having the league's best overall record in the previous campaign. Either way, the upcoming moments were not for the faint of heart.)
Who would score the sudden-death winner? The chief offensive protagonists were Turgeon, who had 49 goals so far on the season, and Messier who had freely admitted that he didn't want to end his second season as a Ranger with such a downer as an OT defeat which inevitably would dump his club out of playoff contention.
In overtime Captain Mark had his chances to be the Blueshirts hero; two good ones, in fact — on two-man rushes. Healy beat him on the first and on the second, young center Travis Green intercepted a pass by the captain. Although he didn't know it at the time, Green was about to launch a counterattack that eventually would produce the winning goal. Green, now coaching the Western Hockey League's Portland Winterhawks, dispatched a pass to Brian Mullen who fired the rubber into the Rangers zone. it would never come out. Amonte made a clearing attempt but Malakhov was at the right point where the Islander D-man intercepted the disk.
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: Standing between the Islanders bench, watching the play, I felt as if I could touch Malakhov's right shoulder. I wanted to tell him to shoot the puck. But instead Vlad faked a shot and then centered the cookie for Turgeon. I sensed big things although Pierre's shot then went wide. Now the puck was back with Malakhov again. I couldn't figure what he should do — or would do.)
The big Russian backhanded the puck to Dalgarno on the opposite side of the goal crease. With the Rangers defense in disarray, Turgeon planted himself in front of the net within sight of Dalgarno who found him with a perfect pass. "I just took a whack at it," Turgeon recalled. The flip shot eluded Richter at 3:41 for Pierre's 50th goal. "I was lucky," Turgeon allowed in his post-game review, "but I'll take forty like that. Getting my 50th in this kind of situation was really special."
Torrey, Arbour and their bunch went bananas while Healy cautioned that the Isles still had not clinched a playoff berth. "But," the goalie added, "it does put us in control."
It sure did, catapulting the Isles to a third place finish while the Rangers only won a single game through the rest of the homestretch and missed the playoffs. Days later, Messier would clean out his stall and tell the press: "Right now I don't feel like playing another game in my entire life. My mind's about ready to explode."
(THE MAVEN'S THOUGHTS: Having been associated with Islanders telecasts for 18 seasons up until this very special game, I can assure you that it was — in its own many-faceted way — the most exciting regular season game I ever experienced, especially in terms of Turgeon's supplanting LaFontaine as the new Nassau hero. Conversely — and curiously — the defeat was therapeutic for the Rangers. As a result of his club missing the post-season, Neil Smith imported Mike Keenan as new head coach for 1993-1994. A year later the Blueshirts won their fourth Stanley Cup.)


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On the morning of the fourth day of closures that snarled traffic leading to the George Washington bridge last September — the result of what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said was political retribution by his staff — the executive director of the port authority that controls the bridge sent a scathing, early-morning email to top staff and board members.
In an email stamped 7:44 a.m., Patrick Foye slammed the closures and said he was calling for the lanes to be opened as soon as possible. Foye called the decision to close access roads in Fort Lee, N.J., "hasty and ill-advised" and said it "violated Federal Law and the laws of both States."
"I will get to the bottom of this abusive decision which violates everything this agency stands for; I intend to learn how PA [port authority] process was wrongfully subverted and the public interest damaged to say nothing of the credibility of this agency," Foye wrote.
"This hasty and ill-advised decision has resulted in delays to emergency vehicles. I pray that no life has been lost or trip of a hospital- or hospice-bound patient delayed," Foye wrote.
The email was included in more than 900 pages of documents made public Friday by the New Jersey Legislature, which has been looking into the road closures. Emails released earlier suggest that Christie's senior advisors had concocted a plan to cause a massive traffic jam in Fort Lee to punish the town's mayor, Mark Sokolich, for not endorsing Christie's November reelection. At a lengthy news conference Thursday, Christie apologized for the action and said he had no idea his aides had been involved.
Foye's email appeared to have prompted an effort by his second-in-command, Bill Baroni, to prevent Foye from going public with his criticisms. Baroni was the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a Christie appointee, whereas Foye had been appointed to the authority by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
"Pat we need to discuss prior to any communications," Baroni wrote to Foye from his iPhone at 8:40 a.m.
"Bill we are going to fix this fiasco," Foye replied.
"I am on my way to office to discuss. There can be no public discourse," Baroni wrote.
Several days later, Christie appointees on the authority's board of commissioners were trying to ferret out who had leaked a story to the Wall Street Journal about the lane closures.
In an email dated Sept. 17, David Samson, chairman of the board and a Christie appointee, told another Christie appointee on the board that he believed Foye was the leak for the story. He called the leak "very unfortunate for NY/NJ relations."
The next day, Samson said he had more evidence that Foye had leaked information about the closures to the media. He wrote to vice chairman of the board Scott Rechler, chief executive of the multibillion-dollar private real estate company RXR Realty and a fellow Christie appointee.
"This is yet another example of a story, we've seen it before, where he [Foye] distances himself from an issue in the press and rides in on a white horse to save the day (if you need prior examples I will provide) – in this case, he's playing in traffic, made a big mistake. D."
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Facebook Inc. reported a plunge in fourth-quarter profit on higher spending, even while it made long-awaited progress luring advertisers eager to reach mobile-device users.
Net income fell 79% to $64 million last quarter as operating expenses jumped 82%, Facebook said yesterday. That outpaced a 40% revenue gain to $1.59 billion and raised concerns that margins will come under pressure. The stock fell as much as 8% as investors weighed near-term lower profit against the prospect of future growth.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg plans to increase expenses, excluding certain costs, 50% this year to hire staff and roll out new tools for advertisers. That's more than the 33% increase projected by Pacific Crest Securities LLC, and it underscores the urgency of capturing a bigger slice of the $6.97 billion U.S. mobile-ad market. Done right, the added investment will translate to profit growth, said Adam Schneiberg, a portfolio manager at BTR Capital Management.
"Wall Street tends to be forgiving of higher spending during high-growth periods when new products are being built," Schneiberg said. "As long as eyeballs tune in and revenue keeps growing, the Street will believe that at some point the company can flip the switch on profitability."
Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California, retreated 6.9% to $29.10 at 9:35 a.m. in New York, and earlier touched $28.74 for the biggest intraday decline since Sept. 24. Through yesterday, the stock had climbed 76% from a record low close on Sept. 4.
Mobile-Ad Push
Facebook's increased investment is designed to help the company grapple with rising competition from larger rivals in the U.S. market for mobile advertising, predicted by EMarketer Inc. to surge 82% this year. Google Inc. is projected to grab 57% of that market, and Facebook will remain a distant No. 2 with 12%, EMarketer estimates.
"More mobile revenue means way more spending on the operations of selling ads," said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group LLC, who today upgraded his rating on the stock to buy from hold and raised his prise estimate to $36 from $30. "This is an expensive company to run."
Mobile contributed 23% of total advertising revenue, or about $306 million, according to Facebook. That compares with 14% in the third quarter. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. predicted mobile would contribute $384.2 million, or 27% of ad revenue, in the latest quarter.
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But even as awful as they are, I expect politicians sometimes to at least try to pretend they're not the amoral, arrogant, asinine, avaricious -- and I'm still at the beginning of the alphabet here -- monsters that we all know them to be.
Or maybe it's just that I never expected Hillary Clinton, for all her dreadfulness, to be courting the David Duke vote.
But there it was, her voice on my radio. And she said the same thing USA Today reports her as saying:
"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."I'm looking forward to the Clinton/Buchanan bumper stickers...


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Tommy Rowe could return to the Peterborough squad for the visit of Yeovil.
The winger missed the defeat at Leyton Orient after a groin injury forced him off against Plymouth the previous weekend.
Should Rowe be fit, he will challenge Lee Tomlin for a place in the starting line-up.
Charlie Lee could be a slight doubt after the midfielder was substituted at Brisbane Road on Friday following a knock. However, his withdrawal may only have been a precautionary measure.
Grant Basey is likely to be out for a couple of weeks with a knee injury sustained at Huddersfield, while fellow left-back Tom Kennedy only has a slight chance of being involved in the play-offs after damaging his knee ligaments in the recent win at Dagenham.
Results over the weekend mean Posh are guaranteed at least a play-off place but automatic promotion now looks unlikely after defeat at Orient left them six points behind second-placed Southampton.
Paul Huntington is suspended for Yeovil.
The defender was sent off for two bookable offences during the 2-2 home draw against Bournemouth on Saturday and will serve a ban.
Boss Terry Skiverton could make other changes, with Nathan Jones, Sam Williams, Ed Upson, Andrew Tutte, Alex Russell and Oli Johnson all available for recalls.
The versatile Luke Ayling remains suspended after he was dismissed during the 1-1 draw with Oldham. He will complete a two-match ban.
Striker Martin Gritton may have to continue to wait for his first start since returning to the club for a second spell.
The Glovers are virtually safe from the threat of relegation, being eight points above the drop zone with three matches remaining.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 was the annual Fellowship Dinner between Christ Church and Mikveh Israel. Christ Church was founded in 1695. It was one of the first religious institutions in Philadelphia, and the first parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania. Mikveh Israel is known as "The Synagogue of the Revolution" because of the active role played by many members of Mikveh Israel in the activities leading up to the Revolution, the Revolutionary effort itself, and the formation of the United States after the war was over. Similarly, Christ Church is known as "The Nation's Church" because of the famous Revolution-era leaders who worshipped there. Among the parishioners of Christ Church were Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, George Washington and John Adams.
It would be hard to argue against the need to promote a culture of compromise in our current political atmosphere, and American history is certainly filled with noble and notable examples. The Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787, however is not among them.
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