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A Hendersonville restaurant popular among locals and tourists alike will celebrate an important milestone this week, as March 19 marks The Original Hannah Flanagan's Irish Pub and Eatery's 20th anniversary.
A Hendersonville restaurant popular among locals and tourists alike will celebrate an important milestone this week, as March 19 marks The Original Hannah Flanagan's Irish Pub and Eatery's 20th anniversary.
The downtown Main Street restaurant is hard to miss, with its Irish green awning and glass facade facing the corner of Main Street and Third Avenue. Several important factors have kept the eatery alive over the past two decades, said co-owner Matt Johnes, who operates the business with co-owner and general manager Annie Battista.
"The most important thing is consistency, and that comes from having a good staff that has been here for a while and understands what they need to do to keep the food and service consistent," Johnes said.
"When customers feel like they can keep coming back and they order the same dish whether it's a Tuesday morning or Friday night, they know the food is going to be the same."
To celebrate, the restaurant will offer food specials based on prices 20 years ago. Hannah's prides itself on staples such as wings, burgers and fish-and-chips, which will be sold for around $5.99 to $6.99, Johnes said.
Popular beers at that time, such as Icehouse and Michelob Light, will also be on special, he said Tuesday morning before lunch as servers and cooks prepared for the influx of customers.
Wayne Bodley will perform live music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, along with giveaways, and at 5:30 p.m., Jose Cuervo promoters will visit.
"When people are getting off work, things on the bar side will really be kicking off," Johnes said.
On March 19, the day of the anniversary, a select group of customers who have earned the covenant title of "Wall Finisher" will receive a $10 food credit to use that day, Johnes said. "Wall Finishers" are those who have drank each of the 95 flavors of beer on the "Beer Wall."
Chris Battista was the first patron to conquer the "Beer Wall" shortly after Hannah's opened 20 years ago.
"This is hands down the best bar in town," Chris Battista said. "They always take good care of you."
Friend and fellow "Wall Finisher" Brent Kiel has been returning to Hannah's for 16 years. The comaraderie and closeness of friends is what brings him back.
"It's like 'Cheers,' where everyone knows your name," he said.
Another regular, Jon Weber, found his home at Hannah's two decades ago.
"It has a local, friendly atmosphere," Weber said Wednesday as he bellied up to the bar with fellow "Wall Finishers." Everyone is welcome here. There is an eclectic mix of clientele."
Even during the bad times, the establishment has been a center of companionship. Kent Sizemore remembers one day in particular at Hannah's— the day America was attacked on Sept. 11.
"No one knew what was going on," Sizemore said.
It was a scary time for the Hendersonville native, but he found solace at the restaurant shortly after the attack.
"This is where my friends are," he said. "The great friends here are what really sticks in my mind."
Battista said Hannah's is not only there for the customers, but for the community as well. The restaurant helps raise money for nonprofits such as Hands-On! A Child's Gallery and Mainstay's domestic violence shelter.
"It is very important to give back to the community," said Battista, a Hendersonville native who recenetly celebrated her 10th anniversary with Hannah's. "We have come a long way. It's nice to see us grow as a business and a family."
Throughout the year, customers flock in to celebrate events like the Apple Festival. But the No. 1 holiday for any Irish pub is St. Patrick's Day.
To keep with the Irish tradition, the pub will serve corned beef and cabbage along with green beer for the St. Patrick's Day March 17. Corned beef and cabbage will also be served Friday and Saturday.
The Original Hannah Flanagan's opened in 1993, named after one of the owner's descendants who emigrated from Ireland to America. Her portrait can be seen hanging in the bar.
A few years after Hannah's opened, new owners Ed and Toni Gillilan took over and added a second dining area. They also opened another location in Asheville.
Johnes, a Hendersonville native, bought the Hendersonville location in 2000. A third room opened on the other side of the first expansion in 2008.
The location at 300 Suite A N. Main St. was not always a restaurant. Capt. M.C. Toms built the brick structure in the late 1890s, and it was the first location of Justus Pharmacy before the Justuses built a new pharmacy across the street where Mike's on Main now sits, according to the book "From the Banks of the Oklawaha Vol. 2."
For more information, visit www.theoriginalhannahflanagans.com or call 828-696-1665.


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May 15. 2013 1:11PM
Tanker owner fights NH, Maine on bridge costs
By GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
The MV Harbour Feature is shown after it ended up against the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge on April 1. (FILE PHOTO)
Final span float-in for Memorial Bridge scheduled in June
PORTSMOUTH - The owner of the tanker that collided with the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge April 1 is fighting a civil lawsuit filed by the states of Maine and New Hampshire to recoup over $2 million in repair costs.
In a May 14 answer to the complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Concord, the German owners and operators of the M/V Harbour Feature, Sechste Nordtank-Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG and TB Marine Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG, deny most of the state's claims and request that the suit be dismissed.
They are also seeking return of a $2.4 million special bond that was posted in lieu of placing the M/V Harbour Feature "under arrest" in Portsmouth Harbor.
The plaintiffs and the vessel owner agreed to a $2.47 million bond, the estimated amount of the bridge damage, in place of the vessel's arrest.
In their complaint, filed April 4, the states allege that negligence on the part of the tanker's crew allowed the 473-foot vessel to come loose from the state pier and collide with the bridge, causing "extensive physical damage."
The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic from April 1 to May 13 while repair work was done.
Through their Portland, Maine-based attorneys, the ship owners argue that the states are guilty of negligence to such a degree as to bar or reduce their recovery. The companies also argue for damages for the costs of temporary and permanent repairs to the vessel and the costs arising from delay and loss of use of the vessel.
Lastly, they argue that the repairs to the bridge constitute an "improvement or betterment" of the bridge and constitute the installation of new structures and components in place of old and depreciated structures, and therefore, they are entitled to a reduction in the damages claimed.
The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge is New Hampshire's number one "red-listed" bridge, meaning it is the bridge most in need of repair. Replacement of the bridge is expected to begin in 2014, if funding is in place.


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Stats In Broadcasting: How Much Is Too Much?
ESPN play-by-play announcer Jon "Boog" Sciambi wrote an interesting article for Baseball Prospectus recently entitled "Building a Better Broadcast." In it, Sciambi discusses the challenge of using sabermetrics in baseball broadcasts (you can read the article here.)
It's an issue I think about often while broadcasting PawSox games. What stats should I be sharing with the audience, and how often do I need to explain what the various letters (OPS, WHIP, etc . . .) stand for?
Like a bunch of baseball fans, I'll never forget the first time I read Bill James Baseball Abstract. It was sometime in the late 1980's and it completely changed my view of the game. Suddenly I realized that walks were underrated, sacrifice bunts were overrated, and fielding percentage was a fairly worthless way of determining the best defensive players.
Twenty years later, I'm amazed by how much we continue to learn from the latest sabermetrics.
As a broadcaster, I try to be more of a storyteller than a statistician. I think if you bombard the audience with a bunch of numbers — especially on radio — the stats become monotonous and lose their impact.
But the goal of any baseball announcer is to entertain and inform the audience, and using advanced statistics is one of the best ways to inform.
Typically, when a batter steps to the plate, the announcer lists his batting average, home runs, and RBI. Occasionally, the broadcaster might mention OBP or slugging percentage. This year, I'm planning to give those numbers in every at-bat. Those stats are a better indication of productivity and are widely understood by fans — why stop at the triple crown stats?
Additionally, I plan to selectively introduce other advanced stats to the audience when they can be used to make interesting points about the PawSox and their top prospects.
Vin Scully famously said that, "Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination."
I'm hoping to illuminate. If there are stats that you would like to hear on a regular basis, you can e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Emporium Shoppes
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It was not the first time I'd had a bout like this, but it was probably one of the worst. I was feeling like I was behind the times, an anachronism, a throwback. I was feeling as if time had passed me by. I was feeling...out-of-date. Did the fact that I wore a fedora and a necktie wider than some aprons mean I wasn't hip and happening? Did my choice of a '37 Packard as my current ride signal I wasn't keeping up? Was I living in the past?
I leaned back, feeling about as creaky as my office chair, when my phone rang.The tinny voice on the line asked for help.The caller, Gerold Newsideas, said he had a cube that wouldn't produce the numbers he wanted. I've had that same problem at the craps tables in Vegas, but that wasn't what he meant. I told him I'd be right over.
As I pulled up to the building housing Gerold Newsideas Manufacturing, I noticed that the sign had problems of its own. Some of the letters were burned out, so it spelled "...old News... Manufacturing" in red neon.
Inside, the building was so dim it seemed that the tile floor, the wooden desks, and even the employees' faces were all varying shades of gray. The brass pendulum in the large Regulator clock seemed muted to match its surroundings.As I stepped through the open door of the Otis elevator, a voice said, "What floor, sir?" I saw a young woman standing inside the elevator wearing white gloves, a narrow skirt, a short jacket, and a pillbox hat.
"I'm here to see Mr. Newsideas," I replied, a bit startled. The woman slid the gate closed and worked the elevator controls.
"I didn't expect this type of personal service," I commented."It's so rare these days."
"Not here at Newsideas Manufacturing," she insisted."We take pride in giving personal attention to each customer."
I was impressed by her enthusiasm."You should be in Marketing," I stated.
The young woman got a distant look on her face, like she was wrapping her brain around an idea that had never occupied that space before.Then, the elevator car came to stop.
The woman in Gerold Newsideas' outer office wore a pageboy haircut and a flowered dress. She kept a steady rhythm as she clacked out a letter on a manual typewriter. I introduced myself and told the secretary, Miss Simmons, I was expected. She punched a button on a small black box."Mr. Newsideas? There's a Mr. B.I. Powers here to see you," she announced, looking at me dubiously.
"Send him right in," came the reply. I walked through the inner door and introduced myself to Gerold Newsideas. He was a trim man with slick hair, a double-breasted suit, and black-and-white leather shoes. After the usual pleasantries, we got down to business.
"You said on the phone you're having trouble with a cube," I began."I assume it's not of the ice variety."
"That's correct," Mr. Newsideas confirmed. "I have an OLAP cube that's always out-of-date. My company depends on the data in that cube for minute-to-minute decision making as well as long-term planning. When that cube is out-of-date, it's like the entire company is living in the past."
I interrupted,"What platform does this cube exist on?"
"SQL Server 2005," he fumed."I was told it could decrease the latency of my OLAP structures. I guess I was sold a bill of goods."
"Not at all, Mr. Newsideas," I protested. "SQL Server 2005 can keep your OLAP cubes up-to-date." He looked at me skeptically. "It does, however, require the appropriate configuration to make it work. Let's take a look at the cube."
I opened SQL Server Management Studio and navigated to the cube on his Analysis Services server. Right-clicking the cube in the Object Explorer window, I selected Properties from the Context menu and the Cube Properties dialog box appeared. Finally, I selected the Proactive Caching page that Figure 1 shows.
I informed Mr. Newsideas that Analysis Services uses this page to determine how the values in the OLAP cube are stored and processed to keep them up-to-date. First, we discussed the different storage options. Relational OLAP (ROLAP) stores the cube's detail data and aggregates in a relational database. Multidimensional OLAP (MOLAP) stores the cube's detail data and aggregates in a multidimensional database. Halfway in between is Hybrid OLAP (HOLAP), which stores the cube's detail data in a relational database and stores the cube's aggregates in a multidimensional database. Mr. Newsideas assured me this OLAP cube should store all its data multi-dimensionally.
I pointed out that the default setting on this page was MOLAP. It did store the cube's data multi-dimensionally, but it didn't include any automatic processing to keep the cube up-to-date.This was the cause of the trouble here at Newsideas Manufacturing. To have automatic processing set up,we needed to look at the other MOLAP options. I explained that the Scheduled MOLAP setting processed the cube once every 24 hours, resulting in up to 1 day of latency. Not good enough, according to Mr. Newsideas.
I went over the other three MOLAP options. Automatic MOLAP has a maximum latency of whatever time it takes to process the cube.For example, if it took 6 hours to process the Newsideas Mfg cube, the maximum latency would be 6 hours. The Medium-latency MOLAP option produced a maximum latency of 4 hours, and the Low-latency MOLAP option produced a maximum latency of 30 minutes.With these last two options, I cautioned, query performance could be slow during cube processing because Analysis Services runs queries against the cube's underlying relational data once the cached values become too out-of-date. I also explained that the 4-hour and 30-minute maximum latency periods are default values that can be adjusted.
Mr. Newsideas determined that keeping the cube data current was most important for his applications. Following his instructions, I clicked Options and set the cube to the Low-latency MOLAP setting, as Figure 2 shows.As I saved this new setting in SQL Server Management Studio, the lights seemed to come up to full strength, bringing color back to everything. I graciously accepted the thanks of Mr. Newsideas, noting as I did, his close-cropped hair, sport coat and tie, and brown loafers.
On the way out of the office, I saw Ms. Simmons quietly typing on her keyboard before a large, flat-panel display. In the elevator, I pushed the button, and the door closed automatically. About halfway down, the elevator stopped for a young woman who bore a striking resemblance to the woman I had encountered in the elevator on the way up, but she now carried a folder labeled "Marketing Plan: 2006."
Outside, I looked back at the thoroughly modern glass, aluminum, and brick building. I noticed the sign was still in need of a few new light bulbs. "New...ideas Manufacturing" it said in bright blue letters. It's amazing how out-of-date information can affect an organization's entire outlook; almost like a magic spell, it keeps that organization trapped in the past.
As I drove away,I returned to my thoughts from earlier in the day.Was I as out-of-date as the Newsideas Manufacturing cube? Maybe there was a simple setting in some configuration somewhere that would bring me up to speed?Then I had another thought. Perhaps being able to use the latest business intelligence tools to solve other people's mysteries was as hip and happening as I needed to be.With that thought, I settled my fedora on my head and gunned my Packard down the road in search of my next case.
The Newsideas Manufacturing case was all about keeping up-to-date. My next case would require delving into the past.
B.I. Powers shares an office at Superior Consulting Services in Minneapolis with Brian Larson, a frequent presenter about SQL Server business intelligence and author of Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2006). Powers is too cheap to get his own email box but may be contacted through Larson's address at [email protected]


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The Kansas City Royals promoted SS Rey Navarro from Class A Wilmington to Double-A Northwest Arkansas Wednesday, June 29, and demoted IF Kurt Mertins to Wilmington from NWA.
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Kansas City Royals IF Kurt Mertins was promoted to Triple-A Omaha, and IF Anthony Seratelli was promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas, according to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals' official Twitter page.
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NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partners. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Spine and Back Health
Spinal Fluid Leak
I had cortizone epidural 2 weeks ago I got a spinal headache with vomiting, got blood patch last week and it didn`t work. I can`t get up from flat position without almost passing out and vomiting. I am supposed to have another blood patch tomorrow. What do the doctors do if it doesn`t work?
A blood patch usually helps a spinal headache but not 100% of the time. If the diagnosis is certain it can be worth trying again. Although this is a very unpleasant complication it is not life- threatening and will resolve (get better) over time.
If the second blood patch does not work your doctors will want to make sure they have the right diagnosis, based on taking a careful history and doing a good physical examination. Sophisticated tests aren't usually necessary unless there are features not typical of a spinal headache. The postural symptoms you describe are typical of a spinal headache.
Your doctors might advise simply waiting it out and taking pain killers, caffeine, and staying hydrated. Hope it works!
Gareth S Kantor, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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Roseville, CA
Cynthia Elaine Haines-Barton
Jan. 23, 1962 - Nov. 28, 2012
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012, Cynthia Elaine Haines-Barton went home to be with the Lord. She
passed away peacefully in her sleep. Cynthia was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 23, 1962. She was the first of three children of Dr. Meredith (deceased) and Joybelle Haines. All three children,
Cynthia, Michael and Lisa, brought much joy and excitement into the lives of Med and Joybelle.
Cynthia is survived by her two
children, Johnathan Blake (19) a freshman at Chico State College, and Alison Meredith Barton (15), a sophmore in High School, her
husband James, her brother
Michael (Amy), her sister Lisa Haines Heppelmann (Larry) and her mother, Joybelle Haines, who resides in O'Connor Woods in Stockton. She is preceded in death by her father, Meredith (2006).
Cynthia moved to Stockton with her parents when she was four. She attended local schools and graduated in 1980 from Tokay High School. She was an avid swimmer, runner and enjoyed playing tennis with her Dad. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Stockton.
She attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif, and later went to work for American Savings. In 1987, she joined Congressman Norman Shumway's staff, working in his Stockton office until his retirement. She continued with Congressman John Doolittle -- and moved to Roseville to work in his district office. She worked for the Federal Government for more than 20 years.
In addition to her immediate
family, Cynthia leaves behind six nephews and nieces -- Hunter, Henry, Jack, Lilly, Max and Ava, and countless aunts, uncles,
cousins and dear friends.
Cynthia was a fun girl and full of life. She enjoyed cooking and had a number of famous dishes that she put her own personal stamp on.
She derived great pleasure from her two children, John and Ali, and was incredibly proud of them and their many accomplishments. She was happiest in their presence ... and was not only their Mother, but their best friend.
While Cynthia was taken from this earth much too soon, she will never be forgotten -- and will
continue to live on in our hearts and memories. A private visitation will be held on Tuesday evening at Chapel of the Valley in Roseville. A memorial service in celebration of Cynthia's life will be held on Wednesday at 11 am at Bayside West Community Church in Roseville. She will be laid to rest at Cherokee Memorial Park in Lodi.


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Early plan for 216-unit housing complex pitched in LondonderryBy Chris Garofolo
Union Leader Correspondent
December 15. 2017 12:10AM
LONDONDERRY — An Indiana-based developer has presented conceptual plans this week to the Londonderry Planning Board for a 216-unit workforce housing project on Perkins Road.
Representatives from Pedcor Investments of Carmel, Ind., were on hand for the board's Wednesday meeting to review preliminary phasing requirements for the complex, designed on 29 acres and titled the Apple Orchard Apartment Homes.
As workforce housing, the maximum allowable rents after utility allowances (in 2017 figures) would be $1,055 monthly for a one bedroom; $1,267 for a two-bedroom and $1,462 for a three-bedroom, according to the project statistics.
The company, which develops, constructs and manages affordable housing communities, predominately in the Midwest and western states, reports workforce housing in a 200-unit development on average creates 244 local jobs in the first year and 60 in the community over the long-term, generating $15.8 million annually in local income.
In Londonderry, Pedcor estimates an annual real estate tax of $500,000 a year.
"Workforce housing is commonly targeted toward low to moderate income 'essential workers' in a community, i.e. police officers, firemen, teachers, nurses, medical personnel and service workers, those with disabilities as well as retires who wish to remain in the communities for which they have served much of their careers," according to the Pedcor 28-page package presented to the Londonderry board.
The town planning offices say Pedcor has not filed anything yet and the discussions on Wednesday night with the board were non-binding.
Pedcor representatives were also seeking a waiver to allow more than the yearly allotment of 72 permits, a move that was met with a lukewarm response from the Planning Board.
According to the Pedcor plans, the complex would be completed over two phases.
The first would include six buildings and a clubhouse area that would include a business center, fitness center, media room and pool, for which they would anticipate a certificate of occupancy to be issued within one year after the building permit issuance.
The second phase would complete the project with the final six buildings within the second 12 months of the building permit.
Pedcor's plans for the 216 units at 71 Perkins Road would require applicants to use a standardized screening criteria for housing and has a no tolerance drug policy.
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Show off your Fourth of July spirit on the plate! Here are 15 recipes to light up your weekend picnic or barbecue. You can also click through the gallery above to find each recipe.
1. Red, White and Blue Sparkling Sangria: Celebrate the 4th of July with this deliciously easy signature cocktail. Get the recipe here.
2. Raspberry Fizz: A cool, fizzy refreshment, just right for a hot, but celebratory, occasion. Get this red, white and blue recipe here.
3. Red, White and Blue Potato Salad: Carry the patriotic theme to your side dishes, too. Red and purple potatoes, roasted red peppers, cubes of white goat cheese, and several cups of blueberries provide patriotic colors that reflect the spirit of the Fourth of July holiday. Get the recipe here.
4. Paprika-and-thyme-rubbed Pork Tenderloins with Pickled Red Onions and Blue Cheese: Red, white and bleu! Get the recipe here.
5. Blueberry Waldorf Salad: Blueberries add an unexpected twist, as well as a deep blue color, to a traditional Waldorf salad. Try this recipe from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
6. Vodka-Infused Berry Pops: These frozen treats are perfect for your adults-only party -- or, skip the booze for a complete crowd-pleasing pop! Get the recipe here.
7. Red, White and Blue Strawberry: Dip 2/3 of a big strawberry in white chocolate, then dip the tip in blue sprinkles. Super easy, and striking. Find more quick ideas for red, white and blue foods here.
8. Fourth of July Brownies: A coating of ganache and some festive sprinkles can make brownies the perfect Fourth of July dessert. See how to do it here.
9. Red, White and Berry Meringues: Crisp outside, chewy inside, these cookies are sure to add fireworks to your Fourth of July celebration. Get the recipe here.
10. Blueberry Trifle: Layer on the Fourth of July colors and flavors in this dessert. Get the recipe here.
11. "Wave the Flag" Cupcakes: Take a step up from the traditional flag cake decorated with strawberries and blueberries with these cupcakes. Get the recipe here.
12. Fruit Pizza: This red, white and blue pizza is not some gimmicky colored icing kind of dessert. It's quick, easy, fresh, healthy and delicious! Red and blue berries, plus a sweet ricotta cheese, decorate a grilled pizza crust for a beautiful, festive and patriotic finish to your meal. Plus, you can cook it right out on the grill. Get the recipe here.
13. Pound Cake with Blueberry Sauce: Pound cake is a perfect creamy canvas for a festive blueberry sauce. Don't have a lot of time this week? Go semi-homemade with a store-bought cake. Get the recipe here.
14. Watermelon Aqua Fresca Popsicles: Made with four fresh ingredients, these popsicles are a cool, fun and festive dessert to make for a Fourth of July party. Get the recipe here.
15. Roasted Beet Tortellini Salad: Roasted beets, tortellini and fresh blueberries admittedly sound like an unusual combination for a summer pasta salad. But trust us on this one. The flavors and textures work surprisingly well together -- and it will look great on your 4th of July table. Get the recipe here.


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Hear the untold stories of enslaved people and learn about historical and contemporary slavery.
Historical and contemporary slavery.
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This picture, originally from Lucca Cathedral, shows four Saints, the Virgin Mary and the Christ child and was painted either in the city of Lucca or in Florence around 1475. The four Saints are St Martin, St Nicholas, St Sebastian and St Roch (in Italian, San Rocco). St Martin is the patron saint of Lucca and Lucca Cathedral is named after him. St Sebastian and St Roch are both plague saints. St Roch can be easily recognised because he is invariably shown displaying a plague sore on his upper inside leg.
It is possible that this altarpiece was commissioned in thanksgiving for recovery or escape from the bubonic plague, either by a family or by a group of individuals. It is also possible that whoever commissioned the altarpiece had a strong personal devotion to St Nicolas. Originally the picture was in Lucca Cathedral possibly on a side altar in the nave or in a chapel.
The picture's wooden gilded frame is 18th or 19th century in date. When the picture was first made it was probably in a rectangular frame made up of two gilded wooden pillars or pilasters - one on each side - supporting an entablature above. Above this entablature there may also have been an arched semicircular or rectangular frame containing another picture. There may also have been one or more narrow pictures – so called 'predellas'- beneath the bottom framed edge of this picture. This type of late 15th century altarpiece often had episodes in the life of one of the important saints in the main altarpiece depicted on narrow predella panels below. One can imagine that with this altarpiece there might have been, for example, pictures showing scenes from the life of St Martin or St Sebastian or possibly episodes in the life of the Virgin Mary. It is not unusual for wooden panel pictures from this period to survive in a partial or fragmented state. There are several other altarpiece fragments in the Walker's collection.
Lucca was an independent Italian state until it was conquered by Florence in 1400. Once it came under Florentine control, artists from Florence were employed to paint the most important commissions in the city. The great Florentine painter Ghirlandaio made an altarpiece similar in structure and composition to this one and which can still be seen in Lucca Cathedral. Some art historians have suggested that the Walker's picture was possibly done by an artist from Lucca who was influenced by Ghirlandaio's picture. However it is also possible that it was painted by an artist in Florence and then delivered to the Cathedral. We do not know the name of the person who painted it. He may even have been one of the many pupils of Ghirlandaio, although it is certainly not by his most famous pupil - Leonardo da Vinci.
Fashions change and it is quite usual to find altarpieces being replaced by something more up-to-date. Also chapels within cathedrals and churches have to be maintained and repaired. The structural and decorative upkeep required the periodic spending of money by the family, trade guild or religious fraternity who owned or sponsored the chapel. There are written records that show that in 1595 the Lucca Cathedral authorities sold off a number of altarpieces after they had been replaced by more up-to-date examples. This picture may have been one of this group. Lucca Cathedral was already over a century old when this picture was painted and it may itself have replaced an earlier altarpiece possibly painted directly onto the plaster surface of the walls. After being on show for over a century this picture may have been a victim of changed tastes or the taking over of the decoration and maintenance of its chapel site by another group of people. On the other hand it may have been relegated to a corridor or another religious building within the Cathedral complex and then sold off sometime in the 18th century. What we do know is that in 1886 it was bought by the Liverpool merchant Philip Rathbone and bequeathed by him to the Walker when he died in 1895. It had probably been on the art market for about a century before that.
In the picture the throne upon which the Virgin Mary sits is made to look as though it is carved from stone. It reflects the most up-to-date and fashionable taste in architectural decoration of the 1470s and together with the original frame design may have formed an integrated stylistic whole. The carpet in front of the Virgin is Turkish in origin and is intended to indicate wealth. Mary has been painted in blue - partly because it was the most expensive of pigments. The other expensive parts of the picture are the curtains in the top corners made using real gold leaf. Tonally, Mary is separated from the other four Saints by being slightly darker.
The poses of the four Saints to the left and right of the virgin's throne are deliberately contrived. Their elongated forms with emphatic wrist and hand gestures and raised and lowered arms are characteristic too of late 15th century Florentine fashion in figure construction - most famously seen in, for example, contemporaneous pictures by Sandro Botticelli.
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A Kel Dor from Dorin, Plo Koon was among the wisest members of the Jedi Order, respected for his level-headed analysis of events and unflappable calm. Deeply concerned for life in all its myriad forms, Plo was especially devoted to protecting the clones under his command. He shared a special bond with Ahsoka Tano, whom he'd brought to the Jedi Order as a toddler. One of many victims of Order 66, Master Plo died at Cato Neimoidia when his wingmen shot down his starfighter.
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The Kel Dor Jedi Master Plo Koon proved himself a wise and compassionate member of the Jedi Order in the Republic's final days, seeking to guide the galaxy amid the threat of war and strange stirrings in the Force.
When the Separatist movement led to the Clone Wars, Plo led clone troopers on many missions, forming a tight bond with Clone Commander Wolffe and his Wolfpack.
Master Plo discovered disquieting evidence about the origins of the Clone Wars, and sought to understand the will of the Force. But he died in Order 66, betrayed by the clones he had protected during so many battles.
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A gargantuan heavy cruiser, the Malevolence is known for its immense ion cannons, which became a dire threat to the Republic fleet early in the Clone Wars. The cruiser's deadly two-step attack begins with knocking out the power systems of a target vessel with its primary weapon. Then the cruiser finishes off the defenseless spacecraft with blasts from its secondary laser cannons and turbolaser batteries.
Clone Troopers
At the time of their introduction, the Republic clone troopers represented the future of galactic warfare. Far superior to battle droids, the clone troopers formed the backbone of the Republic's new military that waged war against the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. So symbolic were they of the times, the galaxy-wide conflict that saw their debut took its name from their ranks: the Clone Wars.
Republic Attack Cruiser
The Republic attack cruiser was not primarily a cargo transport, troop carrier or other replenishment or supply vessel; it was developed and honed for ship-to-ship combat. Its huge armored shape had an aggressive, dagger-like profile, studded with heavy weapons emplacements capable of punching through powerful shields and sturdy armor. The front half of the ship's spine contained a massive flight deck capable of scrambling the latest in Republic starfighters. The huge hangar doors opened to allow ships to land or takeoff from the deck; the vessel also had a smaller docking bay entrance on its lower side.
Jedi Temple
Instantly recognizable by its distinctive crown of five spires, the Jedi Temple was the home of the Jedi Order on Coruscant. Part school and part monastery, the Jedi Temple was the central hub for all Jedi activities in the galaxy. When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine enacted Order 66, clone troops led by the newly risen Darth Vader attacked the temple, massacring its inhabitants and leaving the structure badly damaged. With the Empire triumphant, the Jedi Temple's spires still rose into the Coruscant skies. But the building was now the Imperial Palace, home to the Sith Lord who had destroyed the Jedi.


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|2008-04-30, 11:56
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Lelouch is one who probably considers that those who incur his wrath don't deserve a quick death. He's the type who'd leave his foes in a lingering torment or suffering.
I wonder if Lolo's geass will be stuck alone iff his geass becomes too powerful like Lelouch's geass did. Like being stuck with no-one to interact personally since everyone is frozen in a different time zone.
|2008-04-30, 12:51
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It's all based on observation and stuff actually, from the demonstration of how he uses it. Only a few seconds given how long he takes to do everything when we slow things down to his time-frame and when we pull back to the rest of the cast, and the observed 'radius' that pops out every time he uses it >_>
|2008-04-30, 13:13
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Yeah, but the radius never failed him, which makes me think he can adjust it to suit his needs (although there should be a maximum range). The same with its duration I think, like when he took the gun away from Lelouch, we all know he only needed 2 seconds to kill Lelouch. But it appeared he didn't want to kill him just yet.
And there should be other limits as well.
|2008-04-30, 13:17
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I don't know, it basically follows that he can only hold it for a short time since he has to constantly reactivate it during combat in stuff. Why bother if he can hold it longer is all I'm saying? As for the radius, it could have gotten bigger as he grew up and grew stronger, that's been stated to happen for Geass users after all, and all we have for comparison is what we saw when he was 6 in Turn 4 and during Turn 3 >_>
|2008-04-30, 14:55
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Actually, it doesn't seem that off with how long Villetta and that guy he killed in turn 3 stood still. The only odd bit is how long Lelouch was frozen, which was extremely short by comparison. Maybe he's particularly strong against that sort of thing for some reason? his own geass? the level at which he thinks? the fact he was expecting to have his sense of time frozen before Rollo used it?
|2008-05-04, 11:10
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It worked for Lelouch because people must see his eye to receive the command.
But Rolo's Geass doesn't have this limitation.
It didn't save Mao from hearing all those voices when he covered his eyes.
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Rollo will lose his awesomeness in time to come. I hope it's a trap for Lelouch. Rollo shouldn't trust Lelouch fully. Make it his last test. He will be disappointed if Lelouch used that weakness of him to trap him. That's if Rollo is that clever and as "cunning" as Suzaku.
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IMO Rolo won't be disposed of anytime soon. Lelouch has far too many problems [actually just a big one: Governor-General Nunnally] to have any time to kill Rolo. So I'm happy
I had mixed feelings in the "Kururugi Suzaku is also here. Shall I kill him?" scene. On one hand, it's nice to see Rolo's devotion to Lelouch. On the other hand, Lelouch is still clinging on to his feelings for Suzaku, who is obviously not into their friendship anymore. Gah. First friendships never die, I guess, at least for poor Lelouch. It cost him the war in R1, and now he STILL hasn't learned his lessons. What an idiot.
Wonder what Rolo's Geass' weakness is. Stretch's theory seems plausible. Any spoilers on that topic? lol. Most spoilers are just so accurate! Wonder if Sunrise really has no hand in this or if this is their plan all along... Wouldn't be surprised if it was just according to plan!
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Perry has winner as Ducks outlast Jets 3-2 in what could be Selanne's last visit to Winnipeg
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Corey Perry took advantage of a defensive mistake to score the winner in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 victory over the Jets on Sunday night, when Teemu Selanne got a standing ovation in what could be his last visit to Winnipeg.
Jets defensemen Zach Bogosian had raced down the ice to grab a loose puck behind the net, but when he turned to clear it up the ice, he fanned on the shot and the puck went to Perry in front of the net.
The Ducks winger quickly put a high shot above goalie Ondrej Pavelec at 14:29 of the third.
Some of the game's loudest cheers were aimed at Selanne, who began his NHL career with Winnipeg in 1992-93 by setting rookie records of 76 goals and 132 points.
The crowd gave a roaring cheer during the singing of the American national anthem when the video board showed the 43-year-old Finnish Flash.
Selanne also got a standing ovation midway through the first period after the announcer at MTS Centre noted his storied career, which Selanne has said will end after this season. He stood up from the bench and acknowledged the cheering with a wave of his glove.
After playing 231 games in a Jets' uniform, Selanne was traded to Anaheim in February 1996 and didn't get to move with the Jets when they relocated to Phoenix and became the Coyotes at the end of that season.
Anaheim won't play in Winnipeg again this season unless the teams meet in the playoffs.
Viktor Fasth made 15 saves for Anaheim, which also got goals from Mathieu Perreault and Andrew Cogliano.
Andrew Ladd had a pair of goals for Winnipeg, Blake Wheeler assisted on both in his 375th NHL game and Pavelec stopped 31 shots.
Even though they were outshot 15-6 in the first period, the Jets held a 2-1 lead on Ladd's goals after the opening 20 minutes.
Ladd deflected Wheeler's wrist shot just 11 seconds into a power play to make it 1-0 at 9:06.
But Ducks center Perreault tied it up 1:10 later when he flipped in a loose puck.
Ladd got the go-ahead marker at 16:17, catching Fasth out of position. After the puck bounced off the backboards, Fasth slid to the other side of his crease, but Ladd had quickly shot the puck into the open side.
The Jets didn't get a shot on net until almost five minutes into the scoreless second period and couldn't capitalize on three power-play opportunities.
Just 22 seconds after Winnipeg's third power play ended, Cogliano redirected Dave Winnik's shot to even the game 2-2 with 4 seconds left in the second. Anaheim's shot spread increased 25-12.
The Jets didn't get their first shot on goal in the third period until almost seven minutes in, with Pavelec facing four shots in the same span.
NOTES: Winnipeg defenseman Tobias Enstrom has four assists in his first three games. ... Bogosian was playing in his 300th NHL game. He was drafted by Atlanta in the first round, third overall, in the 2008 draft. ... The Ducks will mark the 20th anniversary of their inaugural NHL game on Oct. 8. They will celebrate at their home-opener on Oct. 10.


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High atop the steps of the Great Pyramid of Giza a young woman laughed and called down to him. "Robert, hurry up! I knew I should have married a younger man!" Her smile was magic.
He struggled to keep up, but his legs felt like stone. "Wait," he begged. "Please..."
As he climbed, his vision began to blur. There was a thundering in his ears. I must reach her! But when he looked up again, the woman had disappeared. In her place stood an old man with rotting teeth. The man stared down, curling his lips into a lonely grimace. Then he let out a scream of anguish that resounded across the desert.
Robert Langdon awoke with a start from his nightmare. The phone beside his bed was ringing. Dazed, he picked up the receiver.
"I'm looking for Robert Langdon," a man's voice said.
Langdon sat up in his empty bed and tried to clear his mind. "This...is Robert Langdon." He squinted at his digital clock. It was 5:18 A.M.
"I must see you immediately."
"Who is this?"
"My name is Maximilian Kohler. I'm a discrete particle physicist."
"A what?" Langdon could barely focus. "Are you sure you've got the right Langdon?"
"You're a professor of religious iconology at Harvard University. You've written three books on symbology and -- "
"Do you know what time it is?"
"I apologize. I have something you need to see. I can't discuss it on the phone."
A knowing groan escaped Langdon's lips. This had happened before. One of the perils of writing books about religious symbology was the calls from religious zealots who wanted him to confirm their latest sign from God. Last month a stripper from Oklahoma had promised Langdon the best sex of his life if he would fly down and verify the authenticity of a cruciform that had magically appeared on her bed sheets. The Shroud of Tulsa, Langdon had called it.
"How did you get my number?" Langdon tried to be polite, despite the hour.
"On the Worldwide Web. The site for your book."
Langdon frowned. He was damn sure his book's site did not include his home phone number. The man was obviously lying.
"I need to see you," the caller insisted. "I'll pay you well."
Now Langdon was getting mad. "I'm sorry, but I really -- "
"If you leave immediately, you can be here by -- "
"I'm not going anywhere! It's five o'clock in the morning!" Langdon hung up and collapsed back in bed. He closed his eyes and tried to fall back asleep. It was no use. The dream was emblazoned in his mind. Reluctantly, he put on his robe and went downstairs.
Robert Langdon wandered barefoot through his deserted Massachusetts Victorian home and nursed his ritual insomnia remedy -- a mug of steaming Nestlé's Quik. The April moon filtered through the bay windows and played on the oriental carpets. Langdon's colleagues often joked that his place looked more like an anthropology museum than a home. His shelves were packed with religious artifacts from around the world -- an ekuaba from Ghana, a gold cross from Spain, a cycladic idol from the Aegean, and even a rare woven boccus from Borneo, a young warrior's symbol of perpetual youth.
As Langdon sat on his brass Maharishi's chest and savored the warmth of the chocolate, the bay window caught his reflection. The image was distorted and pale...like a ghost. An aging ghost, he thought, cruelly reminded that his youthful spirit was living in a mortal shell.
Although not overly handsome in a classical sense, the forty-year-old Langdon had what his female colleagues referred to as an "erudite" appeal -- wisps of gray in his thick brown hair, probing blue eyes, an arrestingly deep voice, and the strong, carefree smile of a collegiate athlete. A varsity diver in prep school and college, Langdon still had the body of a swimmer, a toned, six-foot physique that he vigilantly maintained with fifty laps a day in the university pool.
Langdon's friends had always viewed him as a bit of an enigma -- a man caught between centuries. On weekends he could be seen lounging on the quad in blue jeans, discussing computer graphics or religious history with students; other times he could be spotted in his Harris tweed and paisley vest, photographed in the pages of upscale art magazines at museum openings where he had been asked to lecture.
Although a tough teacher and strict disciplinarian, Langdon was the first to embrace what he hailed as the "lost art of good clean fun." He relished recreation with an infectious fanaticism that had earned him a fraternal acceptance among his students. His campus nickname -- "The Dolphin" -- was a reference both to his affable nature and his legendary ability to dive into a pool and outmaneuver the entire opposing squad in a water polo match.
As Langdon sat alone, absently gazing into the darkness, the silence of his home was shattered again, this time by the ring of his fax machine. Too exhausted to be annoyed, Langdon forced a tired chuckle.
God's people, he thought. Two thousand years of waiting for their Messiah, and they're still persistent as hell.
Wearily, he returned his empty mug to the kitchen and walked slowly to his oak-paneled study. The incoming fax lay in the tray. Sighing, he scooped up the paper and looked at it.
Instantly, a wave of nausea hit him.
The image on the page was that of a human corpse. The body had been stripped naked, and its head had been twisted, facing completely backward. On the victim's chest was a terrible burn. The man had been branded...imprinted with a single word. It was a word Langdon knew well. Very well. He stared at the ornate lettering in disbelief.
"Illuminati," he stammered, his heart pounding. It can't be...
In slow motion, afraid of what he was about to witness, Langdon rotated the fax 180 degrees. He looked at the word upside down.
Instantly, the breath went out of him. It was like he had been hit by a truck. Barely able to believe his eyes, he rotated the fax again, reading the brand right-side up and then upside down.
"Illuminati," he whispered.
Stunned, Langdon collapsed in a chair. He sat a moment in utter bewilderment. Gradually, his eyes were drawn to the blinking red light on his fax machine. Whoever had sent this fax was still on the line...waiting to talk. Langdon gazed at the blinking light a long time.
Then, trembling, he picked up the receiver.
Copyright © 2000 by Dan Brown
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Angels & Demons
A Novel
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol—seared into the chest of a murdered physicist—he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy—the Catholic Church.
Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair...a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.
Critics have praised the exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit found in Brown's remarkable thrillers featuring Robert Langdon. An explosive international suspense, Angels & Demons marks this hero's first adventure as it careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.
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1. What is your view of Robert Langdon? What motivates him to find out more about the circumstances of Leonardo Vetra's death? Is it merely academic interest? Aside from his scholarly knowledge, what else in Langdon's background helps him succeed during this adventure?
2. Discuss the other characters' motivations for their actions, both the "villains" and "heroes" in the story, including Vittoria, the Hassassin, the camerlengo, Cardinal Mortati, and Maximilian Kohler.
3. Angels & Demons is filled with examples of science versus religion, a debate that has raged for centuries. Is there room in the world for both science and religion? Is one likely to render the other obsolete? Would you rather live in a world without science...or in a world without religion?
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5. Discuss Vittoria's role in the story. How does her knowledge as a scientist come into play? Leonardo Vetra was both a scientist and a priest. How did he reconcile these two seemingly disparate entities? In what ways did her father's beliefs influence Vittoria's own opinions of science and religion?
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Cal South: Can we start with your general assessment of where the women's game is right now in this country?
Jillian Ellis: I think women's soccer has become the world's game for women, much like you see on the men's side. In the majority of countries across the world, I think it's becoming, or probably is, that way for women now. African nations, Asian nations, South American nations… it's spread everywhere. I think people have gotten behind it, fans have gotten behind it, federations have gotten behind it in a lot of the regions of the world where five years ago it wasn't a priority.
It wasn't really on the radar. I think the introduction of youth world championships for the women was a huge step to generate support and interest. I think the youth world championships have allowed some of the countries just starting out in soccer… they've got an opportunity to compete. I'm excited. There's parity. There's no longer gaps. You're seeing different countries emerge at different tournaments. I just think it's really been embraced by everybody and it's wonderful to see.
CS: People obviously know you as the former UCLA coach, but can you give us a greater sense of your background in the game?
JE: I grew up in England. I came to this country when I was just turning 16. My father had worked for the FA in England. I lived in Singapore. He coached the national side there. He worked with the national sides of Trinidad and Tobago. I just had a lot of exposure to soccer, not just growing up in England and being a Manchester United supporter since I was 7. I was always on the field, following my dad around. My only opportunity to really play at that point was with boys on playground or with my brother and his friends in the backyard.
I loved the sport, but I never had an opportunity to play over there because there was nothing organized or structured for girls. It wasn't until I came to the states that I actually had formal exposure to actually being on a team. I loved it. I was a fairly decent field hockey player and I played another sport in England - netball - but soccer was my passion. I got to know some good people, ended up playing with [former national team player] Megan McCarthy in high school. So along the way I was around people who were inspiring to be around. I played on a youth team, Braddock Road, and we won the national championship. This was back in the day. I think we played against Michelle Akers in the final. I just loved it.
I wasn't truly versed in the process of selecting a college. My parents had never been in university. It actually came down to asking Megan, "Well, where are you going to college." I was recruited by a variety of schools, but she said "William and Mary." I said, "Well, OK, that's where I'm going." I know… very naive looking back, but it worked out. I played college ball at William and Mary. Quite honestly, my intention wasn't to get into coaching. I ended up taking a position at N.C. State to get my management degree. I coached there as part of it, that's how I got it paid for. I was in the business world for a couple years and then April (Heinrichs) called me. She was the head coach at Maryland. She had an opening. She offered me the job to be her second assistant and I was ready to make the jump… From there, you can probably just check my path. I just loved the game. I was passionate about it. I just grew up in a soccer culture that I think was hard to get away from.
CS: Now that you're so deeply involved in the women's game, what is it like to look back and remember the lack of opportunity for girls to play back home in England?
JE: It was frustrating. Back in that day, they weren't even keen to let any females participate with the boys. It wasn't even like you could join at a younger level. It was just unheard of. Even to the point where, when I got to this country, I told my mum I was going to go out for the soccer team and she was a little bit horrified. It was "a man's game." That's the culture that I had grown up in. So for me, I loved it and I would play a lot, but the only opportunities were literally in the schoolyard and the backyard. To see now where it's come, it's wonderful. Players over there are able to get their get an education paid for, if they're talented enough. As far as catching up now, England, when they started to come on the scene, they didn't have the athlete pool that they now have. It's the most popular sport in England and the better athletes are now involved in it. It shows in the results that they're getting.
CS: Although, in the "Home of Football," you would have thought the women's game would have developed at a quicker pace than what we've seen from England.
JE: There's definitely more people that appreciate women's soccer. England hosted the European championships and they had big crowds for the first game. People were curious to see what women's football looks like. Although there are definitely strides to be made, where it comes to it being more commonplace to have big games and big crowds. I think in Germany, they're there. There's a genuine appreciation for women's football. Even being over there with the Under-20 team, there were big crowds at a U-20 world championship. I really think they appreciate what the women can do and they're culturally educated in soccer. So, regardless of how fast the game is or how physical the game is, I think they can appreciate a good touch or a good build-up. Things like that.
I certainly think, in this country, it would be foolish to say you think you've arrived. I think we still want to further our sport. We're certainly advancing. I've just been working with the U-17s. The level is advancing and the opportunities are continuing to grow.
Obviously, with the MLS, our men's league is surviving and thriving now and I'd love to see that happen on the women's side. But where do we fall behind? Other than the WNBA, which I think is subsidized, there's no [women's] professional team sport that's thriving in this country. I'd love to see that happen. I don't think it's specific to soccer. I think part of it is just where we're at for watching professional sports for women.
CS: What can you tell me about the early stages of this new developmental structure that's been put together?
JE: April (Heinrichs) and I thought that, before we jumped into our jobs, it was important to take stock of where we are and, potentially, where we want to be. So we thought it was important to just get a variety of parties to a table to have a discussion. What is working? What needs improving? What ideas are out there from some of our more astute people, out there in the game? We were thoughtful about who we thought should be involved in this. We've got college coaches. We've got club directors. We've got club coaches. We've got the [recreational] groups. Initially, it was important to get all the parties to the table and take stock of where we are.
Our first meeting was very productive. There were some good discussions and, obviously, it starts there. It's important to know how we want to improve, but it's also important to know what's working. For our next meeting, we're actually forming subcommittees within the task force to know how to look at the various zones. We had Kevin Payne in there, who'd been instrumental in the men's task force. It was great to have him in there to just discuss some of the processes that they went through. So now we've organized it, identified the three zones and divided the members into, not just by a matter of expertise, but where can these people be most influential?
In the big picture, I'm still in the exploratory phase of this job. Part of my charge is to really go out and connect with the clubs. One of the things that I addressed in the interview process was our club coaches have the most impact with our youth players because they have the most contact with them. If we can reach out to them, find out what they're doing, find out how we can help them, not just share our thoughts but also share of the issues that they're dealing with, then that's a really good place where we can have the most impact.
That's kind of where I'm at. I'm putting together this scouting network. It's been going on the boys' side, and they've started it on the girls' side, but I'm going to take that over. That's mainly identification at this point, but certainly, I think we can also work on it as part of our development piece to bring the top players into these training centers.
CS: U.S. Soccer is dividing its development into three zones, tailoring its approaches to children, teenagers and young professionals. The initial meetings were held in Washington D.C. this past February. The next meetings will be held in June. Coach Ellis was asked where she thought the process was taking the women's game.
JE: I don't think anyone will put a timeline on it. Kevin Payne was great. He basically said to us, "You can't be in a rush." This is going to be a multi-pronged approach. Eventually, it will start to reveal itself. I've been asked a lot. "Are we having an academy?" "Are we having a residency?" Are we having all these things? We're not there yet. We're just in the early stages of looking at how we can best help our game and help it develop.
CS: What makes the developmental aspect of the women's game in the U.S. unique?
JE: For us, on the girls' side… our elite youth player is in the middle and a lot of teams are demanding a lot of time. Having conversations with the youth players, you see that they're in the middle. April and I have done a little research on the demands on the elite player, and volume is a huge part of it. They are playing upwards of 100 games a year, some of these players. It's astronomical. Some of the issues we have are definitely the number of games these kids are playing. Does it have a bearing on injuries? Yeah, I'll be quite frank. I'm no doctor, but I have seen, as a coach, a lot of injuries in younger players. The elite player is serving a lot of different constituents and I think, at times, they are stretched very thin. The training ratio right now, I think, with the number of games that they're playing, they're probably training twice for every match. We need to get that adjusted to a more reasonable level. If you're a car, you can't run in fifth gear forever and that's what's happening with some of these players. They're playing five games in a weekend.
They're playing six, seven games in a week. In other parts of the country, some players are playing high school and club. It's six games in a week. That's not helping us and I know that when we put the task force together, it's an area that we're going to try to evaluate.
CS: You've been attending some youth national team camps. What have you seen?
JE: My take on it, if you had asked me three months ago, I might have had a different answer. But having just spent some time with our U-15s and our U-17s, there are some very good players. I definitely think that, in the big picture, we're further along than we were five years ago. There's a lot of very talented players doing some very sophisticated things. I feel actually quite good about some of the things that are happening, but we also need to make sure that we evaluate our development from a 16-year-old to a 20-year-old. The volume kids are playing, the training ratios, the fact that, if you're 16 you're playing with 16-year-olds, are issues. You go across to Europe and you see 16- and 17-year-olds playing with 25- and 26-year-olds. That's where we lose a little ground in our development. I've seen it.
The 17s just recently played Germany. I thought we played well, physically competed and were definitely the more dominant team in those games. And now I've been with our U-20s playing Germany and we, at times, look young, less sophisticated, less experienced. That's because, in that time period, our 16-, 17-, 18-year-olds are now playing against the same age and, in Europe, they're playing against women. And they're playing against high-level competition like the European championships every year. They're playing international matches a lot easier than we are. So those are some of the challenges. That's why we're looking at these different areas.
CS: Does the college game have a role in this?
JE: I agree, the positive about the college environment is that you have an 18-year-old playing against a 21-year-old. What I found over the years was that, more and more, it became harder for freshmen. It used to be, 12 years ago, incoming freshman could automatically step in and compete. Now it's your very, very special freshmen that can do that.
Why? A lot of times, physically, the players have matured more. That part of college is important in our development. Certainly, the number of games, we bang them all into this three-month period. I struggle with that a little bit, because ultimately the priority there is their education. As a coach of a college team, you can't lose sight that the ultimate goal for these kids is to get an education. But, certainly, there are a lot of limitations on these players. This is where most of these players need to go out and get more matches and training during their summer months. The W-League and other leagues are out there.
When a college player asks me what they should do during the summer? Play. You need to get on a team and play, because the number of games is just not enough. Unless a kid is on a national team, they're not getting that volume… The summer leagues have real merit… It's so important that these kids have year-round match play.
CS: How have systems and styles evolved in the women's game over the past 10 years?
JE: You're always going to have a variety of different alignments out there. I think, right now, I'd say the four-back is the most common alignment defensively. But, just in general play, I think women's teams have become, defensively, a lot more organized. If you look historically at the men's game, the team that has the most possession is typically the team that wins. Obviously not all the time, but if a team has a majority of the ball, they tend to win the game. In the past, on the women's side, that's not always the case. Sometimes just the bigger, stronger, faster teams have been able to pull it off. Now that everyone has become a lot more athletic across the board, teams are focused on organization defensively. Teams have become just a lot more committed to defending. The game becomes more challenging, to break down teams. So, now, much like on the men's side, I think the team that has the ball is most likely be the team that wins the day.
Finding ways to win is great, but now we need to be better at keeping the ball. I think you're starting to see that in the women's game.
Teams are doing a lot better job of keeping possession, stringing passes together and being more thoughtful in the way they build. I think a big part of that has been the evolution out there in Asia. Those teams, their build-up, they string 10-12 passes as they move and build forward. I think we're starting to see a greater emphasis on possession in the women's game. I think women, internationally, are better at dealing with pressure, better in tighter spaces. You have to defend in numbers now, because there are players that are able to solve pressure. Set pieces are another aspect. Maybe 12 years ago, it was rare to see set piece specialists and now you see them on the women's side. It means women are starting to spend more time with the ball and that's fantastic.
CS: Which will only improve the spectacle we'll see this summer…
JE: Brazil will probably play again in a three-back, they just move the ball so well. I've been very impressed with some of the Asian teams. Germany is so organized, so disciplined. I think one of the things that we don't do in this country, we don't develop specialists.
In Germany, a kid is identified as a flank player early and they master the role of a flank player. Here, we put our players in a lot of different positions. In high school, they're playing centrally. In club, they're playing up front. In national team, they're playing at the back. I think the rest of the world does a better job of identifying a player's attributes and really maximizing them. For us, it's maybe not what's best for the player, it's maybe what that team needs at that particular moment. Maybe it's because these other countries don't have such the volume of players to pick from. They hone in and specialize. I used to think you have to be versatile, but now I'm more convinced that you should master your position and become the best right back in the country, you know?
CS: Just how important is the future of the WPS to the growth of the game in this country?
JE: As someone who is now entrenched in development, to have that top layer, that professional league. Look at it on the men's side, having that league has definitely helped the development of the players. Not only is there's something to strive for, there's recognition; there's validation for the importance of the sport. For me, taking all the other issues, financial and everything off the table, having an upper echelon is important. Is it so the 9-year-old can go to the game and watch her heroes? Yes. I think that piece is important. But, more so, it's important for our elite players.
Realistically, a female soccer player is not reaching her peak until 25-26. The kids get out (of college) at 21 and that's it for a lot of them. Our U-23 team has bridged the gap a little bit, but there's nothing about a professional environment. Part of it is learning to be a professional. That's a big part of it.
For the elite players, for those players that really want to elevate and be a part of our senior team, this environment is fantastic. Much like our internationals are learning things from our American system, our professional players are taking things away from training with a Japanese [player], or from watching a Swedish player. I just think it's a great environment. I would be very saddened to not see our league survive.
Having said that, everybody has to be dedicated to the preservation of this league. If it means people making certain sacrifices, then what's the alternative? Nowhere to play. And then we're just going to have 25 kids playing overseas and I don't think it helps the developing players. Abby Wambach was a good college player, but she truly emerged in the Women's United Soccer Association. Shannon Boxx, a very good college player on the fringe of the national team, emerged in the WUSA. Those are now stalwarts of our Women's National Team. Would we have seen them [without the WUSA]? Probably not.
CS: We're coming up on 12 years since the golden summer of 1999. What type of affect did that team have on the game?
JE: I just remember watching the World Cup and I was just blown away by the whole carnival atmosphere and energy that you could just seen. I was just floored. I know the players didn't expect it, but as a fan and as a coach, I didn't expect the whole country to get behind it like that. It definitely gave women's soccer the notoriety and the visibility that probably made a lot of young girls put on soccer cleats. For a lot of our coaches, I know it was great to put our sport on the forefront. It was just an amazing time, an amazing accomplishment. Honestly, the thing I remember most about it is [Kristine] Lilly clearing the ball off the line. I saw her a couple weeks ago and that's the most vivid memory I have. For a coach, that's the game. It's just inches. It's details. It's just these tiny little pieces and just look at the tidal wave that came behind that simple thing of saving the ball off the line… It was awesome.
CS: Do you think, more than a decade later, that that team still affects the public's expectations of the U.S. WNT?
JE: I've been out in the international community in the past two or three years. It's so interesting to hear how other people perceive you. I certainly think it was a momentous occasion, but even prior to that, people view us as ultra-competitive, athletic, hard, never give up. These are things that would have characterized us even before that game. I don't think that that suddenly changed how we were perceived. Probably the rest of the community is looking at it, "They won on penalty kicks, it was that close."
I think the rest of the world has always seen us as, with April and Akers and Carin Jennings-Gabarra, as this competitive, fiery force. So I don't think that changed the perception. It probably galvanized it. As raising a level of expectation… you win the first one, that's the expectation. I don't think it's an unfair expectation to live up to, I just think it's what you deal with when you wear the U.S. badge. But other countries have invested in the game and now they're seeing benefits.
Cal South Soccer Magazine correspondent Joe Curley also covers soccer for the Ventura County Star and the Scripps Howard News Service. Joe lives in Camarillo with his wife, Rian, and daughter, Vivienne.


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