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SBM Sports – Who's in the Running for the 2013 NBA Championship?
Thankfully, the NBA season is set to return next Tuesday with fresh storylines and questions yet to be answered. As the NBA has taught us, there are only a handful of teams that can really be considered contenders for the 2013 NBA Championship, despite the fact that every team is clinging to hope as the season is about to start (Detroit Pistons only a half game out of the Central Division lead!). I'll break down those teams and make my prediction for the upcoming season.
Miami Heat –
Why they will win it: The Heat have to be considered the favorites for a few reasons: they are the defending champs, they made some key additions, and – most importantly – they still employ LeBron James.
The signing of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis this offseason show Miami will continue evolving their style of play to shift more of the focus away from the traditional big-man-centric offense that is the foundation of many teams. The Heat rained wide open threes in the NBA Finals using LeBron James as the offensive centerpiece and taking advantage of defensive rotations. This was obviously a good move (they won the championship after all), and the addition of the game's best three-point shooter points to even more success. If Rashard Lewis can regain his shooting touch, the Heat could cruise to a title. It's hard enough to stop LeBron…surrounding him with more shooters could make things unfair.
Why they won't win it: The Heat showed surprising vulnerability in the playoffs as Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh played through injury. Miami was behind the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics at points in the playoffs. Last year's run proved that this team is still all about the "Big Three" of James, Wade, and Bosh. The biggest potential pitfall for Miami is their lack of depth. The dropoff from Wade to Mario Chalmers, Bosh to Udonis Haslem, and LeBron to basically anyone could derail their chance at a repeat.
Los Angeles Lakers –
Why they will win it: The Lakers spent the offseason putting together a perfect roster. On paper that is. Dwight Howard and Steve Nash are the ideal compliments to Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. Every one of these players can thrive without limiting the production of the other three. They could have a balance on offense that would make them impossible to stop.
Nash was second in the league in assists last year, so his success actually fuels everyone else. Howard can put up 20 points and 20 rebounds without many plays being called for him. Gasol has already shown he can thrive as the "second banana" on a championship team. The only question I have centers around Kobe's ego. On that note…
Why they won't win it: Kobe is a weird dude. He's spent much of the offseason establishing himself as the leader of the team and dissing his former teammates. This is either good-natured competition or a warning sign that Kobe the Leader will turn into Kobe the Shameless Gunner if the Lakers face a tense situation. As you can see in this picture, Kobe the Shameless Gunner isn't afraid to take a horrible shot that costs his team the game. He missed that one, by the way.
Besides Kobe's Ego, the Lakers have a defensive liability that could cost them in the playoffs if Dwight Howard gets into foul trouble. Kobe is no longer good defensively, Nash never was, and Metta WorldPeace is a crazy person. Can't count on him to stop the other team's best player. The Lakers might need to be brilliant offensively to mask the defensive shortcomings of everyone not named Dwight on the roster.
Oklahoma City Thunder –
Why they will win it: They have the best young trio in the league. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden are a couple months removed from leading the US National Team to the gold medal and the Thunder to the NBA Finals. They are great now, and history says they won't be at their best until about 4 years from now. That's a scary thought, but it might mean they are further away from a title than it seems.
An underrated addition to the Thunder is the return of Eric Maynor, the backup point guard who missed the bulk of last season with a torn ACL. Maynor is the calm, collected yin to Russell Westbrook's yang. He provides balance, and can run the offense through Durant if when Westbrook needs to calm down. Having Maynor shortens the windows where the Thunder stalls offensively. Huge for their title contention.
Why they won't win it: The Thunder big men are a big question mark for OKC. Kendrick Perkins, rather the insistence of the Thunder to keep Perkins in the game, puts a metaphorical anchor on the Thunder's title chances if they refuse to adjust again. Perkins (and his agent) should be very happy that Dwight Howard joined the Lakers. He now has a function should the Thunder and Lakers meet in the playoffs (they will, but let's pretend that's up for debate). If Dwight isn't in the game, Perkins shouldn't be either.
Serge Ibaka will also need to improve. Shouldn't it worry the Thunder that he couldn't get regular minutes for the Spanish National Team in the Olympics? If Ibaka can be a consistent, viable contributor, the Thunder will be a lot better. I don't think he's there yet.
The Teams that definitely won't win it:
Boston Celtics – Too many "ifs". Will old age catch up to them? Is Jeff Green good? Can Jason Terry replace Ray Allen? Is Rondo ready to take another step and become a scoring threat? All of these things could happen, but every planet and star will have to align for Boston to win it all. Not happening.
San Antonio Spurs – I have been fooled for the last time by the Spurs. They are a team built for the regular season. Remind me I wrote this when they are a 65 win team with a #1 seed headed into the playoffs.
Los Angeles Clippers – They have a talented team, but if you throw everything at CP3, you can't trust anyone else to take over a playoff game. Plus, their biggest addition, Lamar Odom, is really the biggest addition. He looks like Shaq!
Brooklyn Nets – They are a completely one-sided team. The offense should be good, but Head Coach Avery Johnson is already complaining about the team's defensive effort. The defense was the main concern when the team was put together, so it's troubling that this is an issue even before the season starts.
Prediction: I have the Lakers winning a great series against Miami this season. I'll be rooting for OKC, but the Lakers are put together too well. They'll be hard to stop on offense, and Dwight will clean up the defense. People have forgotten how good Dwight Howard is on defense as he ruined his reputation the past two seasons. He'll be even better with a Hall of Fame supporting cast, and will be a key as the Lakers take another championship.
This is the NBA landscape, from my view, as we head into the season. Who do you like to win it all this year? Let me know in the comments below!
No love for the Wizards coming out the East? Come on Joe! lol Naw, just kidding and only wishful thinking..As of right now, I am sold on the Lakers barring any injuries or other set-backs. OKC is definitely my favorite team right now, KD rep. PG County, but I just think the Lakers just have too many weapons. MIA will definitely be good and will probably win the EASTERN CONFERENCE, but their depth worries me. Will be interesting to see how things begin to shape up around Feb./March.
I'd love for the Wiz to be good. Like their new uniforms and I root for John Wall (thought he might not actually be good). Hopefully they improve and Beal doesn't suck.
At least you have hope. My Pistons are horrible.
No love for the Bucks coming out the East? Come on Joe!
I honestly have no idea who will win it this year. With all the Lebron pole riding since he was brilliant in the second half of the playoffs, I think you are the only person to remind everyone that Miami struggled with Boston and Indiana. They are not the lock everyone think they are. For the Lakers, I wonder how Steve Nash will hold up without Phoenix's training staff. Also, they need to worry about Kobe turning into the gunner, still trying to prove something, a year older and not accepting he may not be the best player on the team anymore. OKC still has growing pains, and the Lakers series was much closer than their 4-1victory would suggest (LA gave away two games).
Last note: it is sad to look at that map at the Pacific Northwest, and not see the Sonics logo there. Seattle got hosed.
Grantland is actually keeping track of WOOBLY's this year (Wild or Off-Balance Late Game Shots by Kobe). I think he will definitely overdo the "I'm the man" last second shots this year.
I think it's far sadder that the Bobcats represent such a large portion of the southeast. The artist should have doubled down on the Wiz graphic, lol.
I'm just gonna input my 2 cents here on this whole "let's worry about Kobe gunning overdoing it" meme that seems to have arose.
Kobe Bryant will be the same player he's always been throughout his NBA career. Meaning he will adjust accordingly to what his team needs. Back in '06 he needed to drop 35ppg for the team to stay competitive. Shaq era, he knew the ball had to go through the big man first, and to a lesser extent the past couple years with Bynum, Kobe made sure to get him touches early.
Of course Kobe's going to want to take the last shot…he'll fully admit that! However, let's not act like Kobe hasn't passed up the last shot for a better shot ever in life, folks. (see: Boston game, last year, Kobe passes ball to Bynum as Bynum hits go ahead bucket). Kobe will be fine. He'll be Kobe.
If you can name all the times Kobe passed in the final seconds…that probably means he's forcing up too many shots in the final seconds.
He's obviously the best player on the team, he should be its leader. But he's got a ton of talent now…he should give up some of that. Nash is a better three point shooter, Dwight is a great finisher. Just two examples, we'll see how it plays out.
I'm a Kobe fan, and wish the Lakers success, as long as they aren't playing the Bucks. But seriously, someone needs to sit Kobe down and tell him you don't get extra points for degree of difficulty. Just because he's the best bad-shot maker in league history doesn't mean he should always take bad shots.
Gary Vitti is a HOF trainer in the NBA. Nash will be fine.
I'm just saying, Phoenix's training staff has worked miracles with oft-players (Steve Nash, Shaq, Grant Hill). Shaq started getting hurt again after he was traded. I guess we'll see what happens to Nash and Hill this year.
.I don't think you can sleep on the Bulls just yet even with Rose coming back from a knee injury.
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I just can't see any team winning right now other than the Lakers or the Heat. Too many weapons on each squad. All I want is for the Knicks to get past the first round this year. That's all. I'm also expecting the Celtics to have a so-so season. I can already see the injuries piling.
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I just want NYK to be relevant just because they have gravitas.
I agree…I AGREE! It was just pre-season but Dwight looked great and Kobe was dropping buckets effortlessly. Now if Nash stays healthy and Gasol gets his heart back….OH BOY!
East is basically Boston and Miami…then everybody else. Miami are the overwhelming favorites, but Boston has enough depth to outlast the Heat. They're 2, and in some spots even 3, deep at the position. This might be one of the best benches in the league, and one of the best benches Doc Rivers has had to work with. If anybody can create matchup problems for the Heat, it'd be the Celtics.
Out West, hard to say the Lakers won't be in the running, though they don't have the death. OKC are my favorites to come out of there and you can never discount the Spurs. Always gotta leave a surprise team like the Grizzlies in there. Wouldn't surprise me if the Nuggets made a strong push as well. But I got OKC and the Lakers in the WCF.
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I am with The Good Doctor & rolling with the Lakers if they stay healthy. OKC second. Grizzlies third.
Just give me interesting like the NFL & we are good
People who root for Memphis are in denial of what an elite NBA team consists of…
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Boston is much better than you're giving them credit for, last year they had no Bradley, a subpar Ray Allen and no bench at all….this year they're super strong at guard and only weak at Center
But Lakers got it, go LA
Boston Celtics have enough depth to contend with Miami. The team has more guys who can create their own shots and not have to worry about getting setup by Rondo, like Ray Allen. Seeing Allen shoot those 3's is going to hurt but overall, you have to like the depth of the squad. It will allow Pierce and Garnett to rest so that there are fresh for the playoffs.
The magnifying glass is really going to be on the Lake show this season. It's championship or bust for Kobe and company. The Thunder is definitely a team that learns from experience. I know they will be more determined and hungrier to win a championship this season. The monkey is off Lebron's back now. He got himself a ring, can play more relaxed, and may make another run at being mvp of the league and the finals. But of course the key for each of these teams is getting a lift from their supporting cast. If the Thunder finds that 4th consistent scorer, they will be a problem. As for the Heat and Lakers, their veterans have to stay healthy to make that championship run. A lot of the NBA teams made big changes and picked up some young players with big time potential. It should be an interesting to see how it all plays out. I'll def be paying attention to the Golden State Warriors. I'm a fan of Steph Curry, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, and of course KBaze- Kent Bazemore reppin' ODU.
Bazemore made the team?! That's good to hear. I like the Warriors too. Like a lot of their players and they have great fans. I wish they were better.
I disagree that's it's championship or bust for Kobe and company. It's that way every year in the LA for the Lakers, this year is no different. What I will say is that… there's a good chance that if this team isn't a Top 2 team in the West around the All Star break that they let Mike Brown go and ask Phil to coach the team for the remainder of the season.
I think as long as the Lakers have the scapegoat of Mike Brown, they'll use it. Plus, expecting that team to win in Year 1 is a gaudy goal. I'm thinking if they can't win in the next 2 years it's a problem.
When I say DH12 on the court the other day I looked at that game and thought it was totally unfair. It's basically the Miami Heat on bath salts. I've always hated the Heat because they put a lot of the same pieces together to form a team. They didn't really all compliment each other. The Lakers really have all their bases covered. I also don't think the bench is as bad as folks think it is. Jamison, Meeks, Hill already allow the Lakers to go 8 deep. If they can get anything out of Duhon (who led the league in 3PT%) or Ebanks (we'll say this will be his year ONCE again…), then they'll be fine. They also have size on the bench too. The Lakers are on their Empire Strikes Back flow this year.
Oh yeah… the issue with OKC, they didn't get any better than they were last year. That's always a problem.
Outside of Westbrook (B+), Durant (A+), harden (B-) who can really score on that team. That is a big issue. But like the Heat, if other teams can get some gratuitous season ending injuries, they'll go far.
First, I co-sign everything fellow Laker brethern Dr. J says above.
Secondly, let me just comment on that picture with Kobe shooting surrounded by all those Bulls players. I mean, it's funny and all to get your point across, but lets get some context to be fair….ehh, forget it…I'm not looking for any sympathy. Let's just say no one else looked like they wanted to shoot that pill at that stage in the game and there wasn't enough time to get one more pass off and a shot so he took it, lol.
The picture is only funny because it's an extreme example. Kobe isn't THAT bad, but as said above (in seperate comments), there's a reason Grantland is tracking it this year and he has less reason to force late-game shots IMO.
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Thai Recipes > Salads > Laab 1 March 2006Posted by cath in Info and Cooks Notes, ingredients, Recipes, Thai food, thai salad, very spicy.
(Spicy Minced Meat Salad)
Serves 4 as a lunch with sticky rice or as a dish in a main meal
500g minced meat – beef, pork, chicken or lamb
4 shallots – thinly sliced
2 slices ginza – finely chopped
4 tbsp fish sauce
4 tbsp lime juice (roughly the juice of 2 limes)
1½ tbsp chilli powder
a generous bunch of coriander – split into stalk (finely chop) and leaves (roughly chopped)
2 spring onions – chopped
a generous bunch of mint – roughly chop the leaves
3 tbsp sticky rice – roasted and ground
10 finely chopped small birds-eye chillies (Optional)
A selection of fresh vegetables e.g. white cabbage or Chinese leaf green beans (or snake beans) cucumber celery sweet basil leaves
- Begin by marinating the mince. Put the mince, shallots, ginza, fish sauce, lime juice, coriander stalks and chilli powder into a bowl and mix thoroughly
- Place the chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves and spring onion in a serving dish.
- Make the ground, roasted sticky rice by putting the rice grains (uncooked, not soaked) into a dry wok or small frying pan over a low heat and roast (no oil) for about ½ hour, agitating occasionally. When they are golden brown in colour, remove from the heat and grind in a pestle and mortar to a fairly fine powder (some larger grains will create a nice crunch to the salad).
- For an extra fresh and spicy laab, add the chopped birds-eye chillies to the finished dish.
To Cook:
- Heat a wok (or large saucepan/frying pan) on medium heat
- Stir fry the mince mixture for about 5 minutes or until the meat is cooked
- Transfer the hot cooked mince into the serving dish and mix with the spring onion, mint and coriander leaves
- Add the ground, roasted sticky rice and mix well
Serve immediately with the cabbage leaves and other raw vegetables and with steamed white Sticky Rice.
Thai salads are typically served warm, very spicy, with lots of fresh herbs and crunchy vegetables on the side. You can substitute other herbs, such as Thai Sweet Basil, but I think mint gives the best flavour to this salad.
- 1. foodaddict - 30 June 2006
Your recipe is rubbish!!! this is not the right way to cook.
Try this :
200 g minced pork
2 tbsp fish sauce
1tsp sugar
4tbsp fresh lime juice
1tbsp roasted ground rice
1tbsp roasted dry red chilli powder
1 medium finely sliced red onion
1 finely sliced lemongrass
2 finely sliced Kaffir lime leaves
handful chopped spring onion
handful chopped mint leaves
handful chopped Thai parsley
To garnish
handful fresh green coriander leaves
handful fresh green mint leaves
handful carved red radish
Heat the wok until very hot. Cook pork and remove from heat.
Add fish sauce, sugar and lemon juice. Mix well.
Add roasted ground rice and roasted dry red chilli powder. Mix well.
Add all the rest of vegetables and mix lightly.
Garnish and serve at room temperature.
The ingredients (sugar, lime juice and fish sauce) should be adjusted to suit your personal taste
- 3. Melissa - 11 January 2007
Food Addict, help, that link Cath hs changed on your posting doesn't take you to a larb recipe, and I can't find one on that site anywhere! If the recipe above is rubbish and there is a better one you know of, I would really love to know what it is!
- 5. rach - 17 February 2007
the cookalicious recipe for Laab is awesome – no doubt about it
- 7. Teemu - 21 April 2007
I've had Chicken Laab in restaurants before – what I didn't know was how fun and easy it is to make! Result: superbly delicious! Thanks for the brilliant recipe! It was much needed. :)
- 9. Tom Campbell - 25 April 2010
Just made this for the first time. I live in Thailand and have eaten this dish many times in Issan and Laos where it originates. This recipe is close to perfect, in fact, I've eaten far worse laab here ! Many thanks.


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If you were a Martian trying to figure out America in the second half of the 20th century, you could do worse than to start by reading Jules Feiffer's Village Voice cartoons. His strips for the Voice basically invented the genre of the adult comic, and that's adult in the "content which would interest a mature person who thinks about the world around them" sense rather than in the XXX Pussycat Theatre sense. He created a model for strips like Tom Tomorrow's "This Modern World" and David Rees' "Get Your War On" which use the medium of comics to deliver a satirical take on current events and the world around us.
Feiffer took on the big public issues of the day. He was the first cartoonist to speak out against the war in Vietnam, he skewered Dwight Eisenhower for failing to support the Civil Rights movement, and pointed out the absurdities of the Cold War and the growing military-industrial complex. He tirelessly highlighted the misuse of language and the abuse of power, drawing on first-hand experience of the latter thanks to a stint in the U.S. Army.
If Feiffer had a recurring theme, it was the refusal of those in power to confront reality, describe it clearly, and take action. Not content to bask in America's postwar prosperity, he always prodded his country to be better. But Feiffer was not always abrasive: when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, he ran a strip in which a child reads a fairy tale about a handsome prince who woke up a sleeping country—but when the prince was assassinated they went right back to sleep.
Feiffer developed a distinctive style incorporating a flexible number of "frames" which were usually just images separated by white space. They often featured a single individual speaking directly to the reader, like an actor delivering a monologue on stage. That may have been a metaphor for the isolation of modern man but also accommodated Feiffer's somewhat undeveloped artistic style: his strength was characterization and dialogue, not elaborate backgrounds or action sequences. Concentrating on dialogue let him display his knack for capturing how different types of people presented themselves in speech while subtly undermining their statements with his art.
A memorable strip in 1963 featured a spokesman for the peace movement who's just discovered the reason for the movement's failure: they haven't marketed peace as a product. But they're going Madison Avenue now and as with any advertising campaign, it's important to find the right tone: "If we're going to make peace catch on as a product, we've got to make it as masculine as war!" How to accomplish this? By borrowing the language of the Pentagon, so peace councils become "Peace Commands" (Peace Comms for short) and peace workers become "Trouble Shooters" who run programs with themes like "Peace Escalation." He concludes: "Gentlemen, once we make the image of peace more warlike, our fund raising problems will be over! I'm sure congress will be happy to give us all we want."
Fantagraphics is issuing Feiffer's Village Voice strips in bound volumes: the first to appear is Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips 1956-1966 which came out in May. Some of the material treated in these comics is past history: we no longer have to deal with Joe McCarthy or worry about the Soviet Union blowing us all to smithereens. But it's amazing and somewhat disheartening how contemporary many of them seem.
In 1961 Feiffer drew a strip of a well-dressed man explaining the news business to the unwashed: publish diverting trivia and press releases and leave real reporting alone. "Free press? We're a nation of trade journals!" The only reason that's not totally current today is because we barely have any newspapers left worth paying attention to. Even the Village Voice, once a leader in investigative journalism, has today become just another free weekly from New Times Media. So criticizing newspapers may soon be a nostalgic pursuit tantamount to complaining about the scratchy sound from your record player or that the keys on your typewriter are sticking.
Feiffer's greatest contribution may be his enduring portraits of notable types among his fellow private citizens. He views them through a rather jaundiced eye and of course they're studied in their neuroses (cultural note: neurosis is a basic emotion for New Yorkers) and totally full of themselves, but so vulnerable and human at the same time. He ceased cartooning for the Voice in 1997 but his characters live on in popular culture.
There were Bernard and Huey, two masculine archetypes who would later turn up as Sandy (Art Garfunkel) and Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) in Mike Nichol's 1971 film Carnal Knowledge. Bernard was timid, reflective, and sensitive and never got the girl, while Huey was confident, oblivious and had to fight them off with a stick. And of course Bernard could never figure out what he was doing wrong, while the women who went home with Huey saw no contradiction in declaring that they like sensitive guys only to ditch him every time for the brute.
Then there was the leotard-clad modern dancer perpetually offering a "dance to Spring" or a "dance to the loss of innocence" which always began optimistically and frequently ended with her twisted up like a pretzel or cowering in the corner. She's still with us, most recently as the subject of a production at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in 2009.
Pointless (and often self-imagined) personal competitions were a regular theme, and often music was the battleground. In those days it was jazz rather than indie rock but the spirit was exactly the same. A Feiffer beatnik confidently proclaims that jazz was invented by Steve Allen in 1955 and is taught at the New School. "If you don't like it, you'd better learn. It's the coming thing."
In another strip, a middle-class gentleman is determined to puncture the pretensions of those who claim to be cool. It's become difficult since everyone has learned the "right" books to buy and the "right" records to listen to: yes there were recipes for hip non-conformity in the 1950's just as there are today. But not to fear, he's found the solution to unmasking the pseudo-hip: he sneaks over and turns on their radios! If they've left it on WQXR, they're busted! The take-home message: take care to change the setting on all your radio dials to an approve station before throwing a party, lest an undercover hipness detective be on the guest list.
Here's a final image which should prove that the more things seem to change, the more they really don't. Two small boys inspect a crater. One explains that programs for public housing and school construction were proposed to boost employment, but were politically unacceptable as government interference with the free market. Then a bomb fell out of the sky, leaving a huge crater, and workers had to be hired to fill it in. So the solution to unemployment was found by accident: the government started a bomb-dropping program and put people to work filling in the craters. As the boy concludes, this leaves everyone happy because "Nobody complains about national defense."


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In the world of high school girls' tennis, the annual matchup between St. Joseph and Rowland Hall has turned into quite a rivalry. Both play in the 1A/2A classification, are located in northern Utah, are private schools and have battled for region and state titles year in and year out.
"I think it's a classic rivalry, and it is an exciting rivalry," said St. Joseph head coach Gary Griffenhagen.
Five years ago, when Griffenhagen took over the Jayhawk program, the St. Joseph players were intimidated by the historically powerful Winged Lion.
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"In 2010, we had a chance and it crumbled at the end. Last year, we had the same team back and we got to state and said, 'Let's not do that again.' "
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This season, the defending champions return a young team with the singles fields being filled with freshmen — Ruby Marten in first singles, Rebekka Armstrong in second singles, and Margi Maher in third singles. Kelsey Almony is moving to first doubles and teaming up with Katie Panushka, while Ali Koehler moves up from JV to join Audra Thurston in second doubles.
The experience this year will be on the courts at Rowland Hall, which returns all three singles players, who are now all seniors and entering their fourth year of varsity play. Those girls are defending champion Madeline Foley in first singles, second singles runner-up Kaitlin Ramsey, and third singles defending champion Scout Swenson.
In 3A, Judge Memorial is the reigning champion and led by Whitney Weisberg, a sophomore who earned the second singles title a year ago as a newcomer, and Katie Iwasaki, a junior who earned the third singles title in 2011.
Another returner who won the title as a freshman is Lacey Hancock, a sophomore out of Pine View. Hancock rolled through first singles play a year ago, losing just four games in tournament play.
In the state's largest division, Lone Peak – which split the 5A title with Alta last season – has rearranged its roster to cater to the strengths of this season's team.
"I think this year we're strong in singles, and about the same strength in doubles," said Lone Peak head coach John LaCognata. "We have a couple of freshmen out there who are already playing like seniors."
Sophomore Taylor Calton returns to the first singles spot, and freshmen Leah Heimuli and Morgan Hall step into second and third singles, respectively. Megan Call is teaming up with Electra Cochran in first doubles while Haley Schettler and Lexi Sheffield currently fill the second doubles spot.
"It looks like 5A will again be a difficult road," LaCognata said, adding that Alta is always tough, Davis is loaded with talent, including Alexis and Brianna Turley, and Cottonwood returns strong players, including first singles runner-up Katie Sweet.
"There's a lot of depth, hopefully that is led by us and Davis. The Darts have a couple of strong players that will really help them out of the chute."
Leading the 4A class will be the always dominant Skyline Eagles, who return two of last season's champions. Seniors Erin Blessing and Syd Monson earned the second and third singles titles a year ago, respectively. Senior Erica Valimaki of Orem was the first singles winner in 2011.
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It's no mistake that today's "numbers for the morning after" post has a headline photo from warmups. That's because warmups were the last time the Caps had a chance to win Saturday night's 7-1 pummeling committed by the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks out-shot the Caps 44 to 20 and out-attempted them five-on-five 56 to 37.
Doesn't matter who's in net for #Capitals when this happens, they're being outshot 21-6 after 1st, attempts 29-9 & chances 14-4 in Hawks favor. Other night Wild only had 16 shots after two periods pic.twitter.com/Ic1MbifnNz
— Alan May (@MayHockeyNBCS) February 18, 2018
Numbers thanks to Hockey-reference.com, Hockeystats.ca, NaturalStatTrick.com, and Corsica.hockey.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Wild
Headline photo: Bill Smith
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The government has announced details of its new package to limit the impact of drink drivers. The new legislation will be introduced next year and include:
- A zero drink drive limit for recidivist drink drivers
- A zero drink drive limit for drivers under 20 years of age
- Much tougher penalties for serious offences causing death and drink driving causing death
- The introduction of alcohol interlocks for repeat drink-drivers.
Increased penalties for the most serious repeat drink drive offenders are still considered as is lowering the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05.
So, what is the law at the moment?
The legal limit is 400mg of alcohol per 1 litre of breath or 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood (under 20: 150mg and 30mg). Driving while under the influence and with excess breath alcohol ("EBA") carries a maximum term of 3 months imprisonment and a fine not exceeding $4500 (s56 Land Transport Act). When convicted for EBA the first time, the mandatory disqualification period is 6 months. The fine is usually calculated according to the level of alcohol found on the person's breath, ie 500mg = $500. A third or subsequent offence of drink driving faces a maximum penalty of imprisonment for not more than 2 years and a fine not exceeding $6000. The mandatory period of disqualification increases to more than 1 year (at least 1 year and 1 day).
The court can also order the confiscation of the offender's vehicle and must order its confiscation if a second offence is committed within four years of the first offence. A good lawyer will usually advice offenders who are at risk of such penalty to sell the vehicle asap as proceeds through a police sale are usually very low. Interesting enough, the High Court confirmed that a lawyer is not only allowed to advise a client to sell, but also has an obligation to do so.
There are further increased penalties if a person commits another offence within 5 years of the previous EBA and is over 1000mg per 1 litre breath or 200mg per 100ml blood. In that case the Court must also order the attendance of an assessment centre and the license is also suspended for an indefinite period. The same applies if one of the previous convictions was for failing to remain or accompany a police officer or refusal to undergo a blood test.
The Government says that alcohol is a factor in almost one in three fatal crashes and hopes to significant lower this rate. The problem with tougher sentences regarding addictive behaviour, however, is that they usually get the wrong end of the stick. Current penalties are already pretty harsh and its doubtful that a further increase will see any changes. Whats required is rather better education and training and preventing people as young as 15 getting a driver's license in the first place. Raise the driving age to 18, introduce mandatory driving lessons with qualified instructors from the start plus a probation period of 2 years for new drivers and the road toll will drop. Guaranteed.
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Seniors Should Note End-Of-Year Dates
January 18, 2018
Graduation is coming up fast and Centennial's counselors are ready to help the Class of 2018 graduate. Counselor Scott Olson shared these important dates for all Seniors.
- 9 – 85% attendance started. Students must have an 85% attendance rate from January 9 to April 13 to attend the 2018 prom.
- End of Month – Senior picture check. All turned in photos will be displayed in front of the library so be sure to double check that all photos are accounted for.
- 1 – Oregon Promise Deadline. There is no acceptance of late applications so get them turned in on time.
- Mid March – Get registered. Students should be registered for PCC and MHCC by this date.
- 9 – 13- Every 15 minutes; Prom Week
- 10 – Prom Assembly
- 14 – Prom
- 1 – Commitment Day. Seniors need to commit to the universities they plan to attend in the fall.
- End of Month – Senior Meeting
- 4 – Senior Award Night in Auditorium
- 4 – 8 – Finals week for Seniors
- 8 – Seniors last day
- 13th – Graduation at Memorial Coliseum
Graduation will be on June 13 from 7-8:30pm at the Memorial Coliseum. Students will be asked to attend a rehearsal in order to be able to participate in the ceremony. Information on this will be announced later on during second semester. Each student will be given tickets before the day of graduation for their friends and family to attend; the specific number will be determined later.


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The next model I have picked to photograph for my photography series is my close friend, Hamid Haq.
With it being almost a year since I last met up with Hamid, it was so good to finally meet up with him again after such a long time, and on a decent day too, as me, Hamid, and a couple of friends paid a visit to Lavender Fields, which is a beautiful place to visit if you've got the free time on your hands, and also the best spot for photography.
With this small photo-set, I captured a few off-guard headshots of Hamid, with two headshots where I asked him to pose based on his mood and personality. Considering he's a natural when it comes to modelling, this gave me the chance to explore his personality through the emotions he presented.
Below are the two photographs I've hand-picked from this photo-set which I feel are my two best photos to show in black and white.
Hamid's modelling presence in this photo-set, to me, is evident, because out of the 7 photos, 5 of the photographs were actually off-guard of him in the moment unaware to me taking these photos,
Hamid has that quality to model any pose because his personality is unique and his emotions shine through in these photos.
The realisation is the emotions behind the expressions he's made, as he appears confident, but from a perspective where mental health comes in, I can see some of his real emotions even though they may not necessarily be present on the first glance, and the emotions appear to show he may be happy, but in reality, he might be feeling unhappy deep down.
This the emotion I wanted to capture where just because you see him happy or confident here doesn't necessarily mean he could be feeling the same behind the facial expressions he has made off-guard, including the poses I asked him to make.
Mental health is often ignored, but I want to change that, and I hope that the photo-sets I've produced so far, including this photo-set, inspire every single one of you who may be going through a tough time that there's always hope and light at the end of the tunnel and that you deserve to seek the best help, support and treatment where possible.
Mental health shouldn't be ignored. It should be acknowledged and everyone should know that we are all different, not the same and that you are always free to express yourself in your own personality.
You are always free to appear how you want to appear, and if anyone judges you, they're only judging themselves. Dress how you want to dress, be who you want to be and be yourself in a world that expects otherwise. Be yourself.
You're unique. No one can change that.
If you feel there are any improvements I can make for next time, I would love to hear your responses and if you liked this photo-set, please feel free to share this photo-set on with everyone you know.
Alex Smithson
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Lens Used: 18 – 55 mm NIKKOR Lens
Date of Photo-Set Produced: Sunday 17th June 2018


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From their early days in Hershey to making up one of the NHL's best goaltending duos of recent years, Washington Capitals netminders Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer have spent years building a relationship where they can rely on each other.
"We've obviously worked together for quite some time now, which is good," Holtby said. "We never really had a problem trying to push each other."
Though hockey is primarily a team sport, where it takes a collective effort to win a game, the goaltender acts as the backbone, a lone ranger of sorts. For 60 minutes a night, he takes residency between the posts, his lone job to keep the puck out of the net. And though it's an individual effort, Grubauer said it's important to have a strong relationship with your fellow netminder.
"We push each other. I think we work both hard and it's always important because there's only two [goalies] on every team," Grubauer said. "You can always talk and have conversations with the goalie coach and your goalie teammate. I've learned a lot from Holts just watching and having him here and being able to see him play. It's pretty awesome."
The Learning Curve
It takes a lot to be a goaltender in the NHL, and as Grubauer has moved up the ranks, he has witnessed the difference between the levels of hockey being played.
"Guys shoot so much more accurate, not so much harder, but they shoot really accurate, so you give them one inch or give them anything, they convert on those chances and it's in the net," Grubauer said. "You always got be on top of your game at practice. You gotta be best every day, otherwise, they're beating you left and right."
When it comes to this transition, goaltending coaches play a huge role. Mitch Korn was the Capitals' goaltending coach for years, helping Braden Holtby go from a promising prospect to a Vezina-caliber netminder, while also grooming Philipp Grubauer, and now, he is the director of goaltending and has passed the reins to Scott Murray, who has worked with many of the organization's goaltenders as the Hershey Bears goaltending coach.
"We've worked together in the past, and Mitch and Scotty have worked through these last three years to basically groom this transition so it's simple and easy," Holtby told the Washington Post. "Scott's obviously a very intelligent hockey goaltending mind… and it will be nice to still have Mitch around when he can be and kind of guide us the right way because his experience, you can't really put a price on that."
Grubauer agreed, saying that having Murray and that transition from the AHL has helped him build on his skill and transition well to the highest level of hockey.
"Going through the different leagues and adjusting to the types of hockey that's played has been really helpful," Grubauer said. "Also, the stuff we do with Scotty, the goalie coach here, is preparing us for every practice and every game.. you gotta make sure you work hard every day, make sure you have success, otherwise you're faster out of this league than you came in."
At the same time, the German netminder, who represented Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, also gets a lot of help from Holtby, and that both of them are able to offer plenty of advice to one another.
"If you have tough games, tough tough times, I think talking and helping out, your goalie partner is huge or your goalie coach," Grubauer said. "We get along pretty well… if you have tough times, you connect well and we talk it out. It's pretty cool to have, but we certainly help each other on and off the ice."
High Praise for Each Other
As both goalies push each other forward, both hold each other in high regard. Hotlby, who has watched Grubauer develop and make his way up to the NHL, believes that he thrives due in part to his mindset and outlook.
"He's got a very level head about him," Holtby said. "He's battled through some really tough adversity at the start of this season, been given some games where there in chance to win really, it's just the way we've played as a group or our situations, and he stayed here mentally, kept working hard in practice and he hasn't one time put the blame on our team."
With Gruabuer taking on increased accountability and responsibility, Holtby said it shows a lot of growth, which makes him a better player at the end of the day.
"That shows maturity, that shows that he's mentally strong," Holtby said. "The way he's played shows one of the reasons why he's a very good goalie between his ears, his mind is NHL-level mental game."
While Grubauer has taken a lot away from watching Holtby, who won the William Jennings Trophy last year after surrendering just 182 goals through 82 games, one of the biggest takeaways has come from watching him handle the puck.
'There's so much stuff over the years that you learn and improve on. It's all stuff that's been there," Grubauer said. "He's pretty good at playing the puck, so [that] is one thing I picked out a little bit more than others. I don't know about other goalies, but he's been awesome. He's an awesome teammate and I think everybody's happy to have him here."
At the end of the day, Holtby believes that both are similar in their respective goals and efforts, as their main objective is to make saves and carry their team to as many victories as possible.
"I think we think the same way in the fact that whatever goalie's playing that night, we just want to win a game," Holtby said. "That's the bottom line."
Sammi Silber covers the Capitals beat for The Hockey Writers and is an NHL contributor with Sporting News. She has also contributed to USA TODAY College, Huffington Post, FanSided and the Nation Network. Silber has written four books and recently worked on graphics for the film, The California Golden Seals Movie.


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Review: Is technology a blessing or a curse?
The Song of the Earth: Heidegger and the Grounds of the History of Being
by Michael Haar, Indiana University Press, pp 192, £25
Michael Haar, professor of contemporary philosophy at the University
of Paris, struggles in The Song of the Earth with the ancient problem of
being. Metaphysics is traditionally divided into epistemology (what and
how we know) and ontology (what sort of beings there are). Following Martin
Heidegger and Georg Hegel, Haar regards ontology as more important and defines
truth as the revelation of being. Applying this theory of truth to art,
Haar maintains that a work of art reveals aspects of the Earth that would
otherwise remain hidden, and he draws many fine examples from the poetry
of Friedrich Holderlin to illustrate this.
In Britain, Heidegger is often referred to as a horrible example of
how senseless metaphysics can become. Rudolf Carnap (one of the founders
of logical positivism) used to quote from Heidegger to illustrate this:
'Nihilation is neither an annihilation of what-is, nor does it spring from
negation . . . nothing annihilates itself.' To the untutored it must
seem that something has gone very wrong here. Heidegger, it has been said,
was trying to break out of stock categories, but if one feels that one understands
the text one also wonders whether, like the Rorschach ink-blot test, the
meaning comes from oneself rather than from the text. Haar's book is sometimes
a recapitulation of this experience, but some things are clear enough.
A pervasive assumption in the book is that the Earth is somehow a place
that we humans could not do without, that we could never be at home anywhere
else in the Universe, but technology erects a barrier between us and the
Earth. The value of art is that it helps to connect us with the Earth by
making it manifest. This reveals the unfortunate reactionary and parochial
attitude behind this book.
Haar supports the natural, but he fails to see that the drives behind
technology – people's curiosity, exploration and desire to control – could
not be more natural. They are, after all, part of our evolutionary heritage.
As Konrad Lorenz, the famous ethologist, shows in Behind the Mirror, these
characteristics become increasingly evident as we look along the phylogenetic
series leading to Homo sapiens sapiens.
Another aspect of this antitechnology stance is Haar's assertion that
technology threatens the Earth because 'When the world is reduced to a network
of interchangeable connections, there are truly no longer any subjects who
face objects, but only gigantic circulations of energy, products, information
and consumption.' This is the problem of alienation. What all writers on
alienation since Marx have taken for granted was that alienation was both
bad and avoidable.
Friedrich Hayek, the Nobel prizewinning economist, discusses the emergence
of the extended society of worldwide markets in his book Fatal Conceit.
He predicts that there will always be a tension between our instinctive
need for the closeness and familiarity of the tribal-like grouping, in
which each person knows every other individual and cooperates out of altruistic
concern, and the needs of the worldwide system of cooperation between millions
of individuals who neither know each other nor could know each other. Furthermore,
in Unfathomed Knowledge, Unmeasured Wealth, William Bartley points out that
the alienation of our products – the fact that we cannot fully predict or
control what will happen to them once we have made them – is unavoidable.
The potential of any theoretically interpretable product, whether a
theory or an invention, is literally infinite and therefore cannot be completely
surveyed by the producer. Who could have seen all the developments predicated
on Einstein's theory or the wheel? Alienation is a universal phenomenon,
not just of the so-called epoch of capitalism.
This is arguably a far more profound and informative analysis of truth
than the Heideggerian idea that truth is simply the self-disclosure of being.
One might at least think it relevant to Haar's project. The fact is, much
truth is not only manifest, but unfathomable. But the same applies to works
of art. Paintings, sculpture, music and poems have meaning for us because
of a tradition of interpretations within which a person makes his or her
own limited and different interpretation. A composer may be pleasantly
astonished by an unforeseeable variation in the performance of his score,
for example, variations of tempo or instruments.
Ray Percival is organiser and chairman of the Annual Conference on the
Philosophy of Sir Karl Popper.


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Senior midfielder Caroline Flynn earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, announced on Tuesday.
Flynn, a Lincoln, Neb., native, becomes the 326th Academic All-American in Nebraska Athletics history, a total which leads the nation. She is the fifth Husker soccer player all-time to earn recognition, joining Morgan Marlborough (2010), Shay Powell (2009), Meghan Anderson (2001) and Shannon Tanaka (2001). Flynn holds a 3.99 grade-point average in communication studies.
Flynn captured CoSIDA Academic All-District honors (District 7) for the third consecutive year when teams were announced on Oct. 27. She earned first-team accolades in 2015 and 2016 after making the second team in 2014.
Flynn started 20 games this season, and amassed nearly 1,900 minutes in helping the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. She scored one goal and had one assist during her final season at Nebraska en route to collecting second-team All-Big Ten status. As a team, NU went 11-6-5 (5-3-3 Big Ten) and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Flynn started all 78 games she played in during her career at Nebraska. She scored 11 goals and tallied seven assists. She was also a member of the 2016 U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team during the summer.
Flynn is a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, a nine-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll choice and a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She served as the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President in 2015-16, and won a coveted Nebraska HERO Leadership Award in 2016.
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Like we do, most bacteria respire, that is they convert carbon containing compounds, into carbon dioxide and water, and as an outcome of this process generate cellular energy. Unfortunately, for us there are far more bacteria on the planet that there are people and as a consequence bacteria produce rather a lot of carbon dioxide. In fact the microbes that break down plant matter in soil release 55 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year into the atmosphere, which represents around eight times the amount that humans are putting into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. As the temperature of our planet increases, we will inevitably alter the activity of planet's microbes and through this fundamentally their impact on the Earth's climate. They might respond in a number of ways, by respiring at a greater rate, and thus producing greenhouse gases at a far faster rate than they do today, or alternatively, they may lessen impact of climate change by absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These patterns are formed by the respiration of bacteria in soil, as its end products condense onto a specially cooled and prepared hydrophobic surface. As you explore the image, remember, the planets microbes have already decided our future, in the context of climate change
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April 30, 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Under the direction of Jeff Cohn, Band Director, and Paula Ludtke, Choir Director, the South Whidbey High School Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and Chamber Chorus, participated in the April 29-30, 2005 Heritage Festival competition and came away with a large portion of the Awards. Included were the Jazz Band Gold Award, Wind Ensemble Gold Award, Chamber Chorus Silver Award, Outstanding Band Group, Sweepstakes Award - Instrumental, Adjudicator's Award and the Festival Sweepstakes Award. The Wind Ensemble was invited to the upcoming National Heritage Festival in Boston, Massachusetts. Congratulations to Jeff, Paula and all the outstanding musicians from South Whidbey High School, Langley, Washington.
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Excerpted from the Encyclopedia Xenocartographica, v38.712.5c, slightly abridged, Ponoma Publishing House, a Yima subsidiary
Kiefer-161 was the site of a failed mining expedition.
Population: N/A
Permanent settlements: N/A
Imports: N/A
Exports: N/A
Size: ~4,500 miles in diameter
Orbits: Gebeleizis-53 (at ~400,100 miles)
Fellow Satellites: Svetovid-7, Triglav-1
Ency___pedia Xenoc_rt1graphica, BOOTLEG EDITION
kiefer-161 is yr no1 stop for organs, lizards, guns, [dick], booze, etc etc</p)
Founded by some guys who wouldn't take the Cartels shit, its grown intoea pretty kickass pirate town. all the old boreholes make pretty great hangars, and wwere close to some key trade routes. THe cartel scrubbed us out of atlases, so nobody knows to avoid us! (they'll never admit were real cos then they'd have to admit how much ass we kick)
govt here is a buncha pirate crews who know better than to fuck with each other- its all pretty fair, since we know each others tricks and everyones got guns
4 more info, come on down here and dont bring anything u'd be heartbroken 2 lose >:3
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It's a thorn in our side, for sure, but it was a net positive- we learned some better management techniques, and to screen the chemical makeup of what we mine, for once.
Luckily, they don't seem to have ambitions beyond heckling whatever comes their way, and it's not much of a cost to avoid that whole neighborhood. Even so, circumstances might force our hand to ship through that area. Be careful, and if push comes to shove, succeed where our grandparents failed.


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For all the times we in the hockey world chastise, antagonize and vilify NHL players, we should acknowledge the great lengths they go to entertain us. And although it seems like we've been saying this every year since the lockout, this year's post-season has been the best one in a long, long time.
So thanks, gents, for sticking every available body part in front of pucks (I'm looking at you, Ian Laperriere) and leaving nothing in the reserve tanks right off the playoff hop. Now get smart like Laperriere just did and make visors mandatory!
Oh, and if you're heading to The Hockey Expo tonight between 5-7 p.m., be sure to come by The Hockey News booth and say hello. You can tell me how fighting is inherent to the game and I can tell you you're wrong.
'Sup Adam. I was wondering who your underdog hero for the playoffs is...ya know, the Fernando Pisani and Johan Franzen types that essentially come out of nowhere. And also, who is your pick as the warrior of the playoffs. Mine is Kevin Bieksa. The guy is a gladiator!
Joel Mitchell, Spruce Grove, Alta.
Er…'sup Joel.
In terms of an "underdog hero" candidate – for guys my age, we're talking about the John Druce type – I'd say a player like Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy fits the mold.
Although he's not an underdog while playing for the mighty Pens, Kennedy's tenacity gives the rest of the forward unit a nice boost – and he already showed last year (in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final) that he's capable of scoring game-winners in high-pressure situations.
As for the warrior of the playoffs, it has to be Laperriere, doesn't it? The guy isn't anywhere close to a 6-foot-4 walking brick wall, but he plays like he's got a warehouse full of family jewels. I'd take him on my team any day.
For a special announcement on a new accolade for Laperriere, tune into The Hockey News Radio Show live Friday from 3-4 p.m. Eastern.
Hey Adam,
What are your thoughts about the famous phrase "defense wins championships." In my opinion, rarely does a super-powered offense rise up to be the overwhelming reason for a championship team's success, no matter what the sport.
In hockey, gritty backchecking, determined work ethic, flawless positional play and old-fashioned, gut-checking hard work are the reasons Stanley Cups are awarded. We need to focus even more on the players who exemplify these two-way traits. What are your thoughts, ranking the best over time? Thanks, bud.
Mark Groleau, Hamilton, Ont.
Hey Mark,
Oh lord, you're not asking me to do an all-time ranking of the best blue-collar defensive players in league history, are you? I wish I had the time and energy to do that, but as I'm sure you know, reality bites.
That said, I agree that you need a more focused defense than a jet-powered offense to succeed in the playoffs.
Naturally, there are exceptions to the rule – Jacques Lemaire, a.k.a. the Sultan Of Stymieing, has failed to get his team out of the first round in the past six seasons – but by and large, unless you can clamp down on another team's best offensive efforts, you're not going to have consistent success at the most important time of year.
Adam, in your opinion, is Shattuck-St. Mary's a superior school to Notre Dame?
Evan Johnson, Winnipeg
I don't know what the teaching is like at either school, so I really couldn't say. If you're asking which school is better in developing young hockey players, it's also hard to say.
Shattuck-St. Mary's has an alumni list featuring current NHL stars Sidney Crosby, Jack Johnson, Jonathan Toews, Zach Parise and Kyle Okposo, while Notre Dame's past attendees include Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier, Tyler Myers, Rene Bourque and Braydon Coburn.
But let's not delude ourselves – none of these players made it to the NHL strictly because of their choice in educational facilities (hockey or otherwise).
Hey Adam, this question is for a school project, so I'm hoping you can answer this one. How might the Leafs improve their forward roster for the upcoming season on July 1? Any particular names? Thanks,
Brendan Griffiths, Burlington, Ont.
No offense, but what school assigns homework on the Maple Leafs' improvement possibilities, Our Lady Of Perpetual Ulcers?
If we leave restricted free agents out of the picture – and we should, since Leafs GM Brian Burke proved last summer that he'd rather trade for a good young player than go the offer sheet route – there isn't an abundance of talented players who on their own can make that team better.
Toronto almost assuredly won't go for any big-name, big-ticket items (i.e. Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrick Marleau) or in-their-twilight veterans such as Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu or Doug Weight.
The Leafs might be tempted to take a chance on hometown boy Raffi Torres or Colby Armstrong, but other than that, I think Burke makes many or most of his alterations via trade.
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Veteran's Day will be observed in Mt. Gilead on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.
The sequence of happenings will be as follows: Beginning at 10:50 a.m., the Welcome and Invocation will be given; Wreaths will be placed at the Victory Shaft by Commanders and Officers of local Veterans Organizations and their Auxiliaries; followed by music selections including the National Anthem. A rifle salute and taps will conclude the ceremony.
The Welcome and Invocation will be delivered by Christian Vasquez from the Morrow County Veterans Service Office. Chris is a retired MSgt, having served 21 % years in the US Air Force and is a Gulf War Veteran.
Placing wreaths for this year's ceremony will be Clarence Keckler, Commander and De De Moore, Auxiliary President of the V.F.W. Nelson E. Campbell, Jr. Post 8054, Mt. Gilead; Earl Gattshall and Betty Ritchey representing the American Legion; Don Broadwalter, Commander and Teresa Bowman, Auxiliary President of the AMVETS Post 87, Mt. Gilead.
Music selections the National Anthem and Taps will be by the Mt. Gilead High School Band, Todd Fessler, Director.
The Color Guard and Firing Squad will consist of Morrow County Members of the Nelson E. Campbell, Jr. V.F.W. Post 8054 and the AMVETS Post 87, commanded by Daniel L. Fricke, Coordinator for the 2015 Veterans' Day Ceremony. Members are Harold Clinger, Tom Graham, Harlan Park, Bill Mills, Chris Miller, Gary Dilsaver, Mike McKinney, Jerry Jaggers, Sam Beal, Al Forry, Duane Rinehart, Jennifer Walters, Jim Bruns, Brenda Harden, Gary Baker and Chad Remy.
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On April 29, 1945, Ernest Gross, a 19-year-old Romanian Jew, found himself waiting in a line of prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp, outside Munich. After 11 months in captivity in various camps, Gross' body was reduced to mere skin and bones. As he made his way toward the front of the line, he got his first glimpse of the ovens, and realized that he was going to be exterminated. But in his weakened condition, he accepted his fate.
Then, a miracle occurred.
"All of the sudden, the German guards were throwing down their guns and running away," said Gross, now 77, who went on to explain that U.S. army soldiers had entered the camp, and that the Germans were doing their best to flee. Seeing his dire physical state, the Americans took Gross for medical treatment, and the teenager was given a second chance at life.
"If that unit had come two hours later," he said, "I wouldn't be here."
For U.S. Army Pfc. Harry Zaslow, April 29, 1945, started out in the city of Munich. The 20-year-old Jewish native of Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, along with four other soldiers, were ordered to patrol the area beyond the city's limits. What they found in the vicinity of Dachau has been forever etched in Zaslow's memory.
The soldiers stumbled across five train cars, each filled to the top with emaciated dead bodies.
"I was in shock," stated Zaslow. "I didn't know there was a Holocaust. We didn't know anything."
Later in the day, he saw exactly what Dachau looked like from the inside.
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Sixty-one years later, survivor and liberator met at Zaslow's home in Ventnor, N.J. The men sat together on Nov. 2, along with Zaslow's wife, Naomi, and Gross' cousin, Howard Nisenfeld. The two men found each other after Gross attended a large Shabbat dinner in the Northeast, and overheard a couple talking about a Dachau liberator they knew. Gross immediately asked for a telephone number.
"I've been searching for someone who liberated the camp my whole life," said Gross. For Zaslow, it was the first time that he'd come face to face with a Dachau survivor.
The two men did not recognize one another, and are still unsure if their paths actually crossed back in April 1945.
Gross started the discussion of the war, telling Zaslow how he survived four different concentration camps, including Auschwitz. He told stories of waking up in the morning, looking to his left, then right, to see which prisoners had died overnight — so that he might be able to take their bread.
"Bread was so important, you didn't worry about who died," he recalled.
Gross discussed his exhaustion after a day of labor, and how he was beaten because he could no longer work. One night, he said, the guards turned off all the lights at the camp, because they believed an American plane might be flying overhead, bent on bombing the facility. That darkness gave Gross the opportunity to steal a couple of potatoes from the kitchen; however, on his way back to his bunk, three inmates attacked him and stole the food.
"Not only did I not have the potatoes, someone took [one of] my shoe[s]," said Gross who was forced to wrap his foot with a portion of a blanket.
Speaking of his experience, Zaslow described what he saw at Dachau in great detail. After his unit entered the camp through the iron gate that held the infamous phrase "Arbeit Macht Frie" ("Work Will Set You Free"), a Polish man in stripes hugged him, screaming, "Americansky! Americansky!"
Several hours before Zaslow's arrival at the camp, American troops had taken control of the facility, allowing the prisoners to seek some revenge on the Nazi guards. Zaslow watched as four newly liberated prisoners kept 18 Germans guards standing completely still. Anyone who flinched was hit with a bull-whip.
Post-war, Zaslow returned home to earn a business degree from Temple University. He married soon afterward, and then became a real-estate broker in Center City and South Philadelphia. He and his wife have four children, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Gross immigrated to America in 1947, and worked at various delicatessens until he bought one of his own, "Sam's Cafeteria," in West Philadelphia. He married his first wife, Bella; they had three sons. After her death, he married again, to Roza.
A grandfather of two, Gross seems to have a set smile on his face, and frequently joked during his conversation. He said that he was able to keep that demeanor — despite his dreadful past — because he learned to mentally remove himself from the horrors he faced back in Europe during the Holocaust.
"The only way you can cope with life is to disassociate yourself with the problem," he said matter of factly. "I never blamed God for my problems. I just went from day to day."