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Chivas USA
The Fire head back home Sunday afternoon after picking up a hard fought point in Kansas last weekend. Though the team didn't score for the third game in a row, the solid performance despite missing key players was encouraging. Sunday's opposition Chivas USA come to Bridgeview full of confidence after picking up four points in their last two games. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective on Sunday (Coverage at 3:30pm CT on My50)
High pressure - Chivas players will not stop running
El Chelís, the new Chivas coach, has his team playing a 3-4-3 system with an emphasis on pressuring the opposing team very high up the field. Anyone who has watched Barcelona under Pep Guardiola/Tito Vilanova or Athletic Club under Marcelo Bielsa knows that the high pressure tactic can be very effective, especially against an opponent who is not prepared for it.
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Chivas' three attacking players hound their opponents' defense and try to not allow them to play out of the back. This tactic will put a lot of pressure on suspected midfield starters Daniel Paladini and Jeff Larentowicz to drop deep and collect the ball from the defenders. The goal of the 3-4-3 with the high pressure is to try and win the ball back from your opponent as high up the pitch as possible.
A recent example of this tactic working to perfection was in Chivas' only win to date in week two against FC Dallas. The winning goal came from forcing the Dallas defensive midfielder into playing a suicide ball back to center back George John whose lax first touch allowed Oswaldo Minda to waltz in and score. With this tactic in mind, concentration and communication between the defense and the central midfielders will be very important Sunday.
Balls over the top/in behind - how to beat the 3-4-3
Previewing Chivas USA
The downside of Chivas 3-4-3 tactic is that it leaves a lot of space on the outside for the Fire to exploit. In Chivas' last two games against LA and Dallas, the wingers got caught too far up the field on multiple occasions, especially when the opposition was able to force a turnover and transition quickly into attack.
In recent games for the Fire, wingers Dilly Duka and Patrick Nyarko have been required to help out the defense but against Chivas they will find that space will be a lot easier to come by and should be looking to make forward runs into space whenever possible. The Fire must look for the long ball into space constantly because getting a ball in behind can really open Chivas up.
UPDATE: Duka listed as 'Questionable' for Sunday
When the Fire inevitably get a ball in behind, they must get more players into the box, especially against a three man back line. In Chivas' opening games, often times it was a defender who had to drift wide to pick up the runner, leaving less numbers and more space in the middle for the opposing team to exploit.
Fouls fouls and more fouls - Fire must stay calm and focused
In Chivas' last two games, they have committed a whopping 40 fouls, something that clearly frustrated their opponents. Part of the reason for that many fouls is the high pressure tactic, trying so frantically to win the ball back, leading oftentimes to a foul.
That being said, another key aspect of Chelís' tactics is to try and stop the other team from getting in any sort of rhythm. How do you do that? By fouling your opponent and slowing the game down, of course.
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When a Chivas player is beaten by his man, the natural response is to foul the player. The LA/Dallas players and coaching staff were constantly yelling at the officials for the amount of fouls Chivas committed, but this frustration played right into Chivas' hands.
On the other side of the ball, when Chivas attack, they often look to pick up set pieces in their opponents half. Their players hit the deck when they feel the slightest bit of contact, another aspect of their game plan that can really get under the skin of the opponent. The Fire players and coaching staff must keep their cool, especially if the score line isn't to their liking, because despite their coaches claims to the contrary, Chivas would gladly leave Bridgeview with a point.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from Chris Rolfe and Dilly Duka.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @irish_steve
Fire head coach Frank Klopas did his first media round-up of the week on Wednesday. Some choice quotes from this afternoon's session:
On Paolo Tornaghi's experience stepping in for Sean Johnson last season
"He basically came in at that point as a younger third keeper but he won that second position in preseason and the games that he played. We had a veteran guy as our number two, knowing that Sean had Olympic qualifying games, you saw that he was the one that started in the first game in Montreal.
"We have all the confidence in him, he's played well and we know we're going in a situation with World Cup qualifying and Sean being with the national team, its great for him but we have all the confidence in Paolo in moments like this to step in and do a good job because he's very good 'keeper."
On Bakary Soumare's comments regarding his desire for a trade to the Fire
"With the salary cap and what teams want for players, it's not always so easy. I know Baky very well, he spent a long time here and I saw that. It's great when you treat guys in the right way, they feel this is always their team. There's always a lot of implications but you look into every situation for sure."
On the team's outlook to bring in a striker before the summer transfer window
"We're looking at everything. Any opportunity to see if we improve the team we're going to look at it. You might feel there will be need somewhere, players might become available but the needs might be something different. We're looking at all that but also knowing that it's early in the season."
On the personality of Chivas USA coach Jose Luis Sanchez Sola
"I don't know the guy. It seems like he has the team on the right track and they're working hard and he's done a good job so far. Other than that, I don't know. He's a competitive guy just like I am."
So if you're like me, you were watching Sunday's SuperClasico between LA and Chivas to get a better understanding of the Fire's upcoming opponents.
Around the 40th minute, you were sort of shocked to see the Goats Joaquin Velazquez sent off by referee Ricardo Salazar for this play…
If anything, Colin Clark could have received a card on the play but nonetheless, Chivas was forced to play the remaining 50 minutes a man down and still found away to earn a 1-1 draw against the reigning MLS Cup champs.
Flash forward to today and an Independent Review panel has rightly rescinded the red card and the one-game suspension that came along with it for this Sunday's match vs. the Fire.
This is the second time in MLS history that a red card has been rescinded. The New England Revolution's Fernando Cardenas saw his red card taken away after he was sent off in a 2-1 loss to Seattle last May.
What do you think? Is it good that the league is willing to rescind red cards when obvious mistakes are being made? Chime in below.
The 2013 MLS campaign kicks off today and the All-In Podcast crew has made their picks for the weekend matches... We'll tally these throughout the season and be sure to point out who does the worst every week on the Podcast...
Jeff Crandall
Eunice Kim
Nick Sintich
Philadelphia vs. Sporting KC
(3/2 4pm CT; MLS Live)
Vancouver vs. Toronto FC
(3/2 5:30pm CT; MLS Live)
Houston vs. D.C. United
(3/2 7:00pm CT; NBCSN)
FC Dallas vs. Colorado
(3/2 7:30pm CT; MLS Live)
Seattle vs. Montreal
(3/2 9:30pm CT; MLS Live)
Chivas USA vs. Columbus
(3/2 9:30pm CT; MLS Live)
LA Galaxy vs. Chicago
(3/3 4pm CT; UniMas)
Portland vs. New York
(3/3 6:30pm CT; ESPN2)
San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake
(3/3 9:00pm CT; MLS Live)
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Was nice to wake up to this news this morning that U.S. international and current Aston Villa first-choice 'keeper Brad Guzan would like to return to MLS one day and potentially suit up for his hometown Chicago Fire.
A product of Homer Glen, Ill., Guzan was quoted as saying, "Hopefully, I will get the opportunity, when I'm finished playing in Europe, to go back and play in it.
"Especially being from Chicago, which has a team. I'd love to go back and play for the Chicago Fire in front of friends and family. That would be pretty neat."
Guzan of course teamed with current Fire forward Chris Rolfe on the Chicago Fire PDL side that went a near perfect 17-1-0 en route to the league's regular season championship that year.
Having played two seasons at the University of South Carolina, Guzan left college to sign with MLS and was picked second overall by Chivas USA in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.
At just 28 years old and with the Fire having a 'keeper in Sean Johnson who is nipping at his heels for the number two spot with the U.S., Guzan won't likely return stateside anytime soon but would likely be a welcome addition for many a Fire fan down the road...
Earlier this week, the club released the news that Chris Rolfe would return to wearing the number 17 while Steven Kinney would fill the number 18 shirt in 2013 for the Fire. Today, we announce a few more number changes, this time with three offseason acquisitions…
A new midfield partnership for Joel Lindpere and Jeff Larentowicz in Chicago has at least in part brought along with it new numbers than those the pair have previously ever worn.
Having worn 20 during his three seasons at Red Bull, Lindpere will now suit up in the number 26 this year for the Fire. He says switching number has actually been part of the routine whenever he's joined a new club.
"I've been a different number at every club I've been to. It's always sort of like a new beginning for me," he joked.
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In reality, he also selected 26 out of respect for Fire players that have been with the club longer than him.
"I chose it because I knew some of the other guys that had been here for a while were choosing new numbers. I wanted to just pick a number no one else would -- it was one no one had worn in a while at the Fire and now it's mine."
NOTE: Previous #26s in Fire History: Mike Sorber (2000), Amos Magee (2001), Billy Walsh (2002), Denny Clanton (2004), Andy Herron (2006, 2008).
Having worn numbers 31 and 13 while with New England and number 4 while with the Colorado Rapids, Larenowicz is changing it up again by choosing the number 20.
Much like Lindpere, it was about starting a new in Chicago…
"I think it's a good looking number," said Larentowicz. "I've never worn it before and moving to Chicago I was looking for a fresh start and I didn't want to feel or look like I did in the past."
NOTE: Previous #20s in Fire History: Francis Okaroh (1998-99), Jamar Beasley (2001), Sergi Daniv (2002), Orlando Perez (2003-04), Tony Sanneh (2005-06), Mike Banner (2008), Brian McBride (2008-10), Tony Walls (2012)
The more things change, the more they stay the same as Brazilian forward Maicon Santos will stick with the number 29 that he's worn with previous MLS clubs Chivas USA, Toronto FC and D.C. United.
NOTE: Previous #29s in Fire History: Thiago (2005), Peter Lowry (2008-2009).
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Major League Soccer today released the final list of players eligible for Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry process to take place via teleconference Friday afternoon at 2pm CT.
Midfielder Corben Bone, defender Dan Gargan and goalkeeper Jay Nolly remained on the list from the Fire after passing through the Stage One draft last Friday. Of course the Fire were the only team to select a player in that draft, picking Brazilian forward Maicon Santos.
The Stage Two draft typically has more activity as teams who select players on Friday can negotiate their salaries. In Stage Two, teams cannot select their own players until after all 18 other teams have passed on them.
Players that pass through Friday's draft without getting picked are free to sign with any MLS team on a first-come, first-served basis. If you're at all still confused, I explained the entire Re-Entry Process in this blog last Friday.
The list of the 49 eligible players for Re-Entry is below. Salary numbers are from the most recent report by the MLS Players Union.
This is probably a weaker Re-Entry Field than we've seen in the two previous versions. Given the three players the Fire have exposed to the draft and considering the moves made so far this offseason (re-signing Arne Friedrich and Gonzalo Segares; acquiring Maicon Santos), who, if anyone would you want to see the Fire take in Stage Two tomorrow?
Tell us in the comments below...
|2012 Base Salary
|Jay Nolly
|Corben Bone
|Dan Gargan
|Juan Pablo Angel
|Peter Vagenas
|Danny Califf
|Alejandro Moreno
|Will Hesmer
|Julius James
|Tyrone Marshall
|Scott Palguta
|Conor Casey
|Hunter Freeman
|Jamie Smith
|Ian Joyce
|Joseph Nane
|Tyson Wahl
|Mike Chabala
|Bruno Guarda
|Kevin Hartman
|Julian De Guzman
|Scott Sealy
|Colin Clark
|Olukorede Aiyebusi
|Luke Sassano
|Chad Barrett
|Andrew Boyens
|Bryan Jordan
|Pat Noonan
|Shavar Thomas
|Tim Murray
|Blair Gavin
|Bill Gaudette
|Stephen Keel
|Chase Harrison
|Lovel Palmer
|Paulo Araujo, Jr.
|Andrew Weber
|Mike Seamon
|Jean Alexandre
|Tim Ward
|Ramiro Corrales
|Joseph Gjertsen
|Khari Stephenson
|Eric Avila
|Adrian Cann
|Ty Harden
|John Thorrington
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Well, things didn't go our way last night.
Out East, Sporting KC did what no one else has done this season, using two goals inside the first 20 minutes from C.J. Sapong and Kei Kamara to defeat New York at Red Bull Arena 2-0. From the offset, it seemed a game that New York wasn't quite up for as Sporting dictated the play, much to the visible frustration of Red Bull captain Thierry Henry.
Both teams face a quick turnaround for Saturday as KC (54pts.) heads to Montreal (39pts.) for a matinee kick (12pm CT on MLS Live/Direct Kick) while New York (49pts.) visits New England (6:30pm CT MLS Live/Direct Kick).
A little bit closer to home, Columbus found another late winner, this time an 89th minute strike from substitute Justin Meram to earn a 1-0 victory and a valuable three home points over Chivas USA. The win keeps the East race very tight as the Crew (45pts.) leaped back over D.C. United (44pts.) and into final playoff spot in the East.
All it will take for the Crew to be bumped back down to sixth is a D.C. United draw Thursday night when they visit the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park (7pm CT on ESPN2).
Of course, United is favored and expected to win. If they do, they'll jump all the way back over Columbus and Houston (46pts.) and into fourth place in the East.
The Positives
- Red Bull has shown they are in fact beatable at home, which is good with the Fire heading there in just over two weeks.
- The Fire maintain second place in the Eastern Conference with a game in hand on both first place Sporting KC and third place Red Bull.
- Red Bull is just 4-18-5 all-time at New England. In a span that stretches almost exactly 10 years back to the MetroStars era, New York hasn't won in Foxboro in 15 matches, going 0-11-4 since the streak began on September 21, 2002.
- Sporting KC midfielder Roger Espinoza picked up a yellow card and will now be suspended for the team's game Saturday at Montreal, where the Impact are 10-3-2 this season.
- The Fire hold a game in hand on all but D.C. United.
The Negatives
- Albeit with a game in hand, Sporting has opened up a four point lead on the Fire for first place in the East. Even if the Fire win Saturday and Sporting loses, the team will still be one point behind KC.
- The Fire are just six points ahead of sixth place in the East, leaving little room for error.
- Houston, D.C. United and Columbus all have much easier schedules than the top three teams, indicating a Top 3 Eastern Conference finish is far from a certainty.
Saturday Schedule
Montreal vs. Sporting KC – 12pm CT (Direct Kick/MLS Live/TSN)
New England vs. New York – 6:30pm CT (Direct Kick/MLS Live)
Chicago vs. Columbus – 7:30pm CT (NBC 5.2)
Sunday Schedule
Philadelphia vs. Houston – 3pm CT (Direct Kick/MLS Live)
D.C. United vs. Chivas USA – 6pm CT (Galavision)
Sporting KC just barely rescued first place at the top of the East while the Fire, Red Bulls and United all tightened up the race… An updated breakdown of the week and month and a half a head in this edition of Playoff Math…
1) Sporting KC
Current Points: 51
Games Remaining: 6 (2 home, 4 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 69
Average Opponents Points: 42.6
Remaining Schedule: at New York (9/19), at Montreal (9/22), vs. Chicago (9/28), at Columbus (10/7), at New York (10/20), vs. Philadelphia (10/24).
The Rundown: By virtue of C.J. Sapong's late header to equalize with Houston on Friday night, Sporting KC still controls their own destiny for first in the East , if only just barely. The team enters this week with two big away matches, facing third-place Red Bull at midweek and Montreal on Saturday.
Neither game will be easy. With their 3-1 win over Columbus Saturday night, New York moved to 10-0-3 overall at home and a perfect 8-0-0 vs. the Eastern Conference at Red Bull Arena. While those stats are daunting, if Sporting are going to finish first in the East, they'll likely have to find a way to take four points from this game and their next visit to New York on October 20. If New York stays consistent and beats another East team at home, they will at least momentarily move to first in the East.
Sporting will then head to a somewhat down-trodden Montreal side whose playoff hopes seem only mathematical at this point. Despite that, the Impact's home form combined with KC playing on just three days rest, will make this a very difficult game for Sporting.
This could be a week where Sporting puts a stamp on the Eastern Conference lead or gives it up completely…
2) Chicago Fire
Current Points: 50
Games Remaining: 6 (3 home, 3 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 68
Average Opponents Points: 40.1
Remaining Schedule: vs. Columbus (9/22), at Sporting KC (9/28), vs. Philadelphia (10/3), at New York (10/6), at New England (10/20), vs. D.C. United (10/27)
The Rundown: The Fire had a huge week, taking six points at Toronto FC and at home to Montreal Saturday night. In neither match did the team play a complete game but Fire fans should feel confident in the fact that the team is 1) capable of coming back from a deficit to win and 2) can have a bad day and still earn three points and 3) with six wins from their last seven, are the hottest team in Major League Soccer.
With KC drawing the night before and both New York and D.C. winning earlier Saturday, the pressure was certainly on the Fire to get the three points in order to maintain second place in the east. With KC playing New York as well as D.C. playing Philadelphia at midweek, there's chance the Fire could momentarily fall from that spot and it seems almost certain things will tighter heading into the weekend.
That all matters very little as long as the Fire continue to hold serve at home and defeat a Columbus team on short rest Saturday night to set up a humongous match at Sporting KC the following Friday.
3) New York Red Bulls
Current Points: 49
Games Remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 67
Average Opponents Points: 38.1
Remaining Schedule: vs. Sporting KC (9/19), at New England (9/22), vs. Toronto FC (9/29), vs. Chicago (10/6), vs. Sporting KC (10/20), at Philadelphia (10/27)
The Rundown: This is also the week in which New York can really make their claim for first in the East. If they can take advantage of their perfect home record vs. the Conference and earn three points on Wednesday vs. KC before doing what's expected at eighth place New England on the weekend, they'll find themselves on top.
Taking care of business this week would also be huge as Red Bull will have four matches remaining, three at home and two of those against direct top of the East competitors Chicago and Kansas City in October. It's also worth nothing that of the top three, Hans Backe's side has easiest schedules to finish the season as their opponent's point average equals out to 38.1
4) Houston Dynamo
Current Points: 46
Games Remaining: 5 (3 home, 2 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 61
Average Opponents Points: 30
Remaining Schedule: at Philadelphia (9/23), vs. New England (9/29), vs. Montreal (10/6), vs. Philadelphia (10/20), at Colorado (10/27)
The Rundown: Houston nearly took three points from Kansas City Friday night in a match that many didn't expect them to take any. While they'll be disappointed in giving up a late equalizer, the Dynamo by far have the easiest schedule of anyone in the East from here on out, with their five games coming against teams outside of their Conference's Top five and three games remaining at BBVA Compass Stadium.
It would be a reasonable expectation for the Dynamo to take 12-15 points and really keep themselves in the conversation for a Top 3 spot as the Fire, New York and Kansas City all have matches remaining against each other.
5) DC United
Current Points: 44
Games Remaining: 6 (2 home, 4 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 62
Average Opponents Points: 32.8
Remaining Schedule: at Philadelphia (9/20), vs. Chivas USA (9/23), at Portland (9/29), at Toronto FC (10/6), vs. Columbus (10/20), at Chicago (10/27)
The Rundown: No DeRo, no problem. D.C. United found a way to be victorious without their captain in Saturday night's 2-1 victory over New England, effectively leaping over Columbus and into the final playoff spot in the East. Much like Houston, United have a very easy upcoming schedule to make things even tighter in the East as they face the literal bottom four teams in Major League Soccer over their next four games.
The only problem is that three of those four come on the road where United hasn't been great this season (3-9-0). Nonetheless, if D.C. can take maximum points from the next four, they'll put themselves not only in a good position to qualify for the playoffs but a chance to finish a bit higher than fifth.
6) Columbus Crew
Current Points: 42
Games Remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 60
Average Opponents Points: 37
Remaining Schedule: vs. Chivas USA (9/19), at Chicago (9/22), vs. Philadelphia (9/29), vs. Sporting KC (10/7), at D.C. United (10/20), vs. Toronto FC (10/28).
The Rundown: In a previous edition of Playoff Math, I said that I wasn't yet convinced of the Crew's run up the table because during their four-game winning streak, they'd played three of the worst teams in the East.
A trip to Gillette Stadium caused a somewhat surprising 2-0 loss before the international break and then Saturday night's visit to Red Bull Arenas saw a less surprising 3-1 defeat for the Crew. The two losses have Columbus now back on the outside looking in. Though they have two matches over the next seven days just like KC, New York and D.C., it's safe to say the week ahead could be very telling for the Crew's playoff chances.
The Crew should expect to defeat Western Conference bottom dwellers Chivas USA at home on Wednesday but their visit to Chicago, will be very difficult as the Fire haven't fallen to an Eastern Conference team at home since October 12, 2010, going 12-0-5 in that time.
7) Montreal Impact
Current Points: 39
Games Remaining: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
Maximum Possible Points: 51
Average Opponents Points: 36.7
Remaining Schedule: vs. Sporting KC (9/22), at Houston (10/6), at Toronto FC (10/20), vs. New England (10/27)
The Rundown: Montreal's really just run out of game but it doesn't mean they can't affect the Eastern Conference playoff race (which they still sort of remain in). The Impact's home form has had me mark this Saturday's game vs. Sporting KC as one that really have implications on the top of the East while a point at Houston isn't completely out of the cards either.
After October 6, Montreal could mathematically be out as they face two other teams that are already that way.
I'm not a huge fan of predictions but I got all the East's playoff related results correct this weekend so, I'll go with three midweek predictions…
Midweek Predictions:
New York 2, Sporting KC 1
Columbus 1, Chivas USA 0
D.C. United 2, Philadelphia 1


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Research at Merrimack's Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
Honors Student Alisha Wilkinson '12 interned at Nexcelom Bioscience in Lawrence during her senior year, has co-authored four manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals and is working at Massachusetts General Hospital.
"Since being published is no easy feat, having a publication on your resume makes you stand out to future employers," Wilkinson said.
In his internship, Daniel Laverty '13 worked on developing cell-based assays that utilize an image cytometry device produced by Nexcelom. He's submitted manuscripts to the Journal of Industrial Microbiology and the Journal of Immunological Methods and is working with Dr. Jimmy Franco on synthesizing potential drugs to treat tuberculosis.
"It was really great to have the internship at Nexcelom because it gave me experience doing independent research in an industry setting," Laverty said.
Since 2009, the CBBS has provided students an academic foundation to meet rapidly evolving opportunities and challenges biological scientists face in the 21st century. The CBBS develops new programs, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and establishes community and corporate partnerships.
"Our students benefit by participating in research projects sponsored by the CBBS. Our corporate partners provide mentoring, internships and actual employment," said Dr. Janine M. LeBlanc-Straceski, a biology professor and CBBS director.
Nexcelom researchers have had several papers published with Merrimack students and faculty as co-authors and make presentations on campus. They also use the CBBS, and students visit the company's facility. Bach Pharma has used the CBBS for product preparation, and Pfizer has donated laboratory equipment.
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Merrimack students conducting summer research in the Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences. The students are working on an interdisciplinary project to discover novel chemotherapeutics for the treatment of Histoplasmosis.
A small group of students have discovered newfound bacteriophages on campus

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Business Students Experience Emerging Markets, Historic Culture
The study abroad experience came alive for 22 juniors and seniors at the John Cook School of Business when they journeyed to Panama in January for the "Emerging Markets Field Study."
|SLU students painting a playground during a recent study abroad trip to Panama. Photo by Ron Moore
For nearly two weeks, students gained a first-hand, practical understanding of business competition in emerging markets - specifically Panama. In addition, they had the opportunity to experience another culture and share their commitment to SLU's Jesuit mission of service to others.
During their 13-day excursion to Central America, the students were based at the City of Knowledge, a campus in Panama City that includes an international center for education and encourages innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable development within Panama.
Amparo Kollman-Moore, an alumna of SLU's Executive Master of International Business (EMIB) program and former head of Mallinckrodt's Latin American operations, headed up the trip.
Currently an adjunct instructor for the University's Boeing Institute of International Business, Kollman-Moore led the students through an interactive course featuring guest lectures, corporate and cultural excursions, case studies, a team research project, student presentations and a service project.
Kollman-Moore takes great pride in sharing the course and her experiences with such an eager and very bright group of students.
"The transformation of the students from mere observers before the trip into aware participants of how to do business in an emerging market is my greatest satisfaction," Kollman-Moore said.
|A member of the Embera Village shares his culture with undergrad business students. Photo by Ron Moore
Through corporate visits to the National Maritime Authority, the Panama Banking Association, Banco Genral, DAMCO-MAERSK, the U.S. Embassy and Grupo Rey, students explored the differences in managerial, financial and marketing practices in economies at different levels of development.
For Meredith Chalk, a senior majoring in international business, those visits were significant.
"Getting to go into the different businesses was a great hands-on approach to learning what business is like in an emerging market," Chalk said.
In addition to the corporate visits, students experienced the culture of Panama through a weekend trip to the Anton Valley to observe the impact of geography and the environment on Panamanian culture. They also traveled by canoe to the Emberá Village to witness how the indigenous village continues to survive despite the surrounding industrialization.
In keeping with the Jesuit mission to be men and women for others, the trip concluded with a service project for Fundación ProEd, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Panama's schools through the development of teachers. The students cleaned and painted a classroom and playground in the hopes of leaving their SLU mark on a country that had taught them so much.
Senior Christina Lu said that although the trip was less than two weeks, the study abroad session in Panama was the most intense and practical course she had experienced.
"This absolutely expanded my worldwide view as a student majoring in international business," Lu said. "During the trip, we were exposed to the historical and modern side of Panama City which helped us understand the strategic role of the country."
|Diego Pachecho, Michael Robertson and David Black at the Anton Valley Mud Bath. Photo by Ron Moore
"Through several corporate visits, I was surprised about the unique monetary policy of Panama and its rapid growth as an emerging market," Lu added. "Along with country presentations from fellow students and the instructor, I learned about the business and political environments of major Latin American countries."
"Studying about those countries while being in that environment gave me the opportunity to absorb cultural and social norms that are practical for my future career."
To learn more about the international business program and study abroad opportunities, visit the Boeing Institute of International Business website or call (314) 977-3898.


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A Conversation with Doug Mercer the proponent of fostering healthier eating habits on the East End who founded the Wellness Foundation in East Hampton in 2005. The organization will hold its first benefit later this month.
The Wellness Challenge promotes eating an all vegan diet for six weeks, eliminating meat and dairy. What's the biggest problem with animal products?
It's the cholesterol and the fat. Meat just doesn't have the phytonutrients you need.
We don't have anything around here that says, "We're trying to crank-out vegans." We focus on empowering people so they can maximize their wellness potential, so incremental improvements are also extremely important. With meat, it's a function of the volume you're consuming. Dr. [Antinia Fermin, a Wellness Foundation consultant and author of the book "Food Is Elementary"] says if you're consuming 90 percent natural plant food you're in reasonable shape.
Are you yourself strictly vegan?
No, I have fish a couple times a week and egg whites maybe once a week.
How many people have participated in the program thus far?
We're up to about 500 people since [the Wellness Challenge began in earnest] in 2009. The average total cholesterol drop is about 35 points and weight loss is about nine pounds. But, even more importantly, there are other factors related to how you feel and how much energy you have, like [reduced] joint pain, headaches and upper respiratory congestion.
Do you know how many people actually stick with the program?
We don't have any hard numbers on that, but that's what we're working on getting going forward.
What was your reason for making lifestyle changes yourself?
It was to avoid the strokes that caused my Dad's early death. He was 62 when he had his first stroke. He basically turned into a vegetable.
What was your diet like at that point?
It was a standard American diet. Good, but far too much dairy and far too much meat. One of the things I noticed immediately after cutting out the dairy [in 1999] was it eliminated upper respiratory congestion. Chronic bronchitis had been a problem for me throughout my life.
Why did you decide to create the Wellness Foundation and introduce these lifestyle changes to others?
In 2005, the kids at the middle school in East Hampton had been boycotting the unhealthy food in their cafeteria. I thought, here's how I can do something for my immediate community.
The Wellness Foundation focuses on a plant-based diet, exercise and the reduction of stress. Why this specific lifestyle?
I guess I knew that scientifically it would work — it was working for me. My major question was what its reception would be like here. In 2005, that was very much at the beginning of the current trend [in healthier eating]. In all honesty, we were just lucky. At this point, we actually have doctors participating and even recommending their patients take the Challenge.
The Wellness Foundation will be holding its first Benefit on June 30. Do you have a specific goal for the money you hope to raise?
To reach more people with the programs we already have in place. The first six years it was all my plan; I funded all the operations at that point. A year ago we started a community-based fundraising initiative and this is the first year we've had a benefit.
I imagine it's pretty difficult for people to make some of the lifestyle changes the Wellness Challenge promotes.
Yeah, but I think it used to be more awkward. I used to feel more self-conscious about it, particularly around the guys. But, the options are better now. Our Wellness Challenge 'W' is on the menu in 22 local restaurants. And you can always eat from the side dishes, ask not to have white bread, order a salad with oil and vinegar on the side…
We're really addressing the causes of degenerative diseases through lifestyle. This is a lifestyle change that really has to come from your gut. You have to do it yourself, which is really the American Way.
The first annual Wellness Foundation Summer Benefit will be June 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mercer's residence at 65 Dunemere Lane, overlooking Hook Pond in East Hampton Village. Tickets are $150 each and can be ordered at www.wfeh.org or by calling 329-2590. RSVP by June 16.


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Sacramento Hundreds of state government managers who were supposed to be working on salary also took lower-level jobs in the same class and facility, padding their pay with hourly wages, a series of state audits has confirmed.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of State Hospitals, the Department of Social Services and the state pension system were among the most prolific agencies engaged in the improper practice, the reports showed.
Examples include:
• A psychiatric supervisor at the state prison system whose salary is $294,000 a year, who performed front-line psychiatric work for $113 an hour.
• A psychiatric supervisor at the state hospital system whose salary is $264,000 a year, whose extra front-line job paid $125 an hour.
• A data processing manager at the California Public Employee Retirement System who is paid $94,000 a year and did work as a technician for $37.30 an hour.
The Department of Human Resources found that 428 state employees should not have been allowed to hold the additional positions. CalHR issued a new policy in April stating that departments were no longer authorized to make any add-on appointments for managers and supervisors.
The audit did not break down by region, so it's unclear how many of the state employees lived or worked in San Diego County.
Many of the employees in question were not high-dollar medical personnel. One manager in the Employment Development Department took a side job as a $19-an-hour state typist. A boss at the Department of Motor Vehicles doubled as a $12-an-hour custodian.
Investigators did not complete a detailed cost-benefit analysis to determine how much was spent on the side jobs, officials told U-T Watchdog.
"It would be virtually impossible to come up with just how much was spent," said Pat McConahay, a spokeswoman for CalHR, which answered questions on behalf of all state agencies involved.
"It depends upon how many hours of work were performed and why the additional appointments were used. For example, there was work that needed to be done, whether a manager completed that work in an additional position and they should have used what is called arduous pay to compensate the manager; or they could have worked other employees at that classification overtime, which would have been at time and one-half; or they could have hired an employee, which most likely would have been at a lower salary level, but would have cost more in benefits."
She added that the salaried employees who received extra pay will have to reimburse the state, which has devised a method to collect the funds.
Human resources officials and the State Personnel Board reviewed 11 state departments' personnel policies and practices relating to supervisors or managers who also held appointments in rank-and-file positions on Jan. 11. The officials looked specifically at use of additional positions that affected employees' pay and reviewed the departments' compliance with civil service laws.
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I hope Calapari has enough sense to turn down the NIT bid, if they get one. Going to the NIT is not a reward.
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Take a minute and discover how the rich are stealing from all of us. Google "WILD MONEY BAILOUT''"' then proceed to the top site. If you click on their PENNY STOCK pages, you will see all the ways that the wealthy are basically corrupting the system. More importantly, you will see how you can get ur share.
NONSENSE. Little East only deserves 6 in, take out Cinn and nova (a 10 seed, you're kidding!) Little 10 same thing. No, no way Minn deserves a bid and Ill is questionable as well; Wis a 5 seed you got to be kidding with 10 losses! with El dukey losing in the quarters, they lose a #1 seed. If zags were undefeated and even lost their tourney, they'd have been off the 1 seed--tell the truth. I'm surprised you even have Maryland off since you always treat Duke like they invented BB. State should be no better than a 4 and Ill probably a 12 (too many losses and RPI tells the story too)
Villanova should only get an Invite if it is a ticket package for the rafters. Louisville game showed they don't belong on the same floor as the championship caliber teams. 8 from the Big East is to many, 6 deserve, 1 bubble and Villanova should be left at home.
Villanova, has already beaten Louisville once, with Syracuse and, Georgetown .
agreed! Nova lost to Columbia and Alabama by 18 & 20 and blown out by Cincy, losses to LaSalle, Providence (2X), Pitt (2X), Seton Hall.....13 total losses. Nova lost to Louisville by 20 last game they played.
I can't believe you still have Duke as a number 1. Let's get real here - if Miami wins the ACC then they should be #1. If they lose and Louisiville wins the Big East, then they should be #1. Also, I see you loaded the East in favor of Duke.
Two comments: Duke should not be a #1 seed this year, and Arizona State should be in. Big East is over rated again. 8 teams? Please. The Sun Devils would take several of those teams to the cleaners, including Notre Dame, Marquette and Pitt. Nova too, for that matter.
Ihave found it interesting the Ohio Bobcats are never mentioned as a bubble team coming off a sweet 16 last year while returning EVERY PLAYER at 24-8 this year. They are co-champs of the MAC this season and in the MAC Championship game tonight competing for the automatic bid every bracketologist already has Akron penciled in for. Win or lose tonight, it is a pity only "1" MAC team will be in the tournament. Hope viewers love watching that 7th place team from a big conference lumber down the floor in comparison. Either Ohio or Akron will be an exciting game to watch and a handful as the #12 or #13 seed they always receive, much like last year. How many #3, #4 or #5 seeds want to draw the Bobcats if they make it into the tournament???
I think the Oregon and UCLA Pac 12 championship game is going to
a real wild Game, That is unless bill walton will keep his "BIG"
mouth shut. He cannot announce a fair game if UCLA is involved.
Larryone - you are spot on about Walton. I'm a Bruin fan but even I cringe when he denigrates the Bruin opponents. Just got to take him at face value, I guess. But back to the predictions - Duke still a #1 seed? That is just wrong. These people are just compelled to brown-nose Coach K, no matter what. Miami is the 1 seed. And I dearly love the Gophers, but if they get in then AZ State should get in too. The Sun Devils are a better team than San Diego State too, plus a couple of the Big Least teams. Sorry to be repeating myself.
I don't agree. I am a bruin fan too. I in fact went to UCLA. I was in school when UCLA won with O'bannon. I hope UCLA wins this year. As they say they don't hang FInal Four banners in Pauley Pavilion.
Btw, I track my results of march madness using "Bracketology-Score-2013" through google play.
Hey, I'm a Bruin Dad, son was there at the same time. I hope they can go all the way too. Correct me if I'm wrong but with the exception of the Goodrich-Hazzard years, I don't think they ever made it into the final game without a bonafide big man in the post. These freshmen are talented but they are no Fab Five. Yet. And now without Adams, I just don't know. Hope they all come back next year. As for Walton, let's just say if I were a Duck or Wildcat fan, I would say he was biased.
Glad you looked at LaSalle again, Andy. They have had a special year with 21 wins and huge ones at VCU and over Butler and Nova and handled road wins very well. Tied for Big 5 Title with Temple and only 2 losses in a row all season were last 2 to St. Louis (top 20 team and conference champ) and Butler in a rematch....both games without star Center Steve Zack, injury.
I think you have been up to long working on your bracket!NO WAY Duke is 1 seed and Miami a 2! Every year I look at the brackets and the commity pats it for Duke. WHY I ASK? Then you have Old Miss out? Then all I here is Ky is out. This is what they done after Noel went down. If they still had Noel and still had the same record they would be in!!!!!!!!
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SO, when were these brackets updated? If last night, then it explains why AB is rated 34th in accuracy of all the prognosticators. Notre Dame still as a 6? Pitt still as a 6...Villanova and Cincinatti, despite losing in quarters of Big East and playing like Jr. High still in..Yet Maryland is out?
Please, give me the "Body of Work" and disregard the fact that Villanova and Cincy are horrible shooting teams and only competitive if they can make games a physical slugfest.
UNC makes it to ACC Title game and you have them at a 7? Really? Again, if your brackets haven't been updated as of yesterday, it's understandable, but if you updated this after yesterday and left UNC at a 7 and put Pitt and Notre Dame above, that's horrible, regardless of what happens today. WHO lately has Notre Dame beaten? Please don't say a fading Marquette is relevant...other than that, a win vs. Louisville in early February...Notre Dame is 6-4 in last 10, UNC is 8-2...Pitt is 7-3, and their big win is vs. a 'Cuse team that was struggling mighty. You appear to be giving THEM credit for those wins, but not UNC's performance since lineup change. NCAA is supposed to factor those things in to the discussion, based on injuries, changes, etc...NO way can you tell me Pitt or ND are 6 lines, if UNC is a 7...AND, comically you put them in Kansas region as a 2 for 2nd round game. NAH, you aren't doing this as a joke.
There is a reason you are 34th ranked prognosticator...maybe you should stop doing things like that and start focusing on what makes sense. NCAA is very unlikely to do that matchup, as it makes no sense, especially considering they played last year. OH, and before you tell me they don't look at last year, don't dare suggest you didn't Look at WHO the 2 was when you put UNC there. Again, that's not a logical setup, but it appears you dropped UNC to a 7 to have that game. OH, and UNLV as a 6, above UNC, who beat them with similar records? Yes, I'm a UNC fan. It was interesting listening to Bilas/Phelps Friday after UNC game talking about the only reason UNC isn't ranked was because of the timing of their losses, as they should be. Your one fading hope is that you haven't updated, as otherwise, you deserve the 34 ranking.
UMass has a strong case for the dance. Middle Tennessee State is a complete garbage team from a garbage conference. If they wanted to get in then they shouldn't have lost to a 16 seed in Western Kentucky. UMass has won @Temple, @Xavier and @LaSalle. Show me comparable wins from St. Mary's or Mid Tenn State.
Gonzaga will win it all!!!!!!!! I have it directly from "GOD", the "BIG" fella..................
Apparently, most in the comment thread believe that the invites to the big dance as well as seed placement are based purely on conference tourneys and have nothing to do with the way the teams performed the rest of the year. Smdh....ridiculous.
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As it stands now, a proposed roundabout concept on south Lafayette Street is still before the Starkville Planning and Zoning Commission.
Citing that the commission tabled discussion of the street redesign proposed by First Baptist Church at its Nov. 12 meeting and did not make a recommendation to seek advice from the Starkville Board of Aldermen, Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins said it is not yet under alderman jurisdiction.
The aldermen unanimously approved Perkins' motion to remove discussion of the plan from the agenda Tuesday night at the advice of City Attorney Chris Latimer.
Ward 3 Alderman Eric Parker said he was in favor of making sure the city was following parliamentary procedure by first letting the planning and zoning commission make a recommendation, but if the item was going to be removed from the agenda, it should have been before the meeting when representatives from FBC came to the meeting expecting to discuss the project.
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In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus; Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς) was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad, which takes for its theme the Wrath of Achilles.
Achilles also has the attributes of being the most handsome of the heroes assembled against Troy, as well as the quickest.
Later legends (beginning with a poem by Statius in the first century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel. These legends state that Achilles was killed in battle by an arrow to the heel, and so an "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a person's principal weakness.
According to the incomplete poem Achilleis written by Statius in the first century AD, and to no other sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. However, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body she held him by, his heel. (See Achilles heel, Achilles' tendon.) It is not clear if this version of events was known earlier. In another version of this story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire to burn away the mortal parts of his body. She was interrupted by Peleus and abandoned both father and son in a rage.
However none of the sources before Statius makes any reference to this general invulnerability. To the contrary, in the Iliad Homer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelagon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander. He cast two spears at once, one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood."
Also in the fragmentary poems of the Epic Cycle in which we can find description of the hero's death, Kùpria (unknown author), Aithiopis by Arctinus of Miletus, Ilias Mikrà by Lesche of Mytilene, Iliou pèrsis by Arctinus of Miletus, there is no trace of any reference to his general invulnerability or his famous weakness (heel); in the later vase-paintings presenting Achilles' death, the arrow (or in many cases, arrows) hit his body.
Peleus entrusted Achilles to Chiron the Centaur, on Mt. Pelion, to be raised.
The first two lines of the Iliad read:
Achilles is the only mortal to experience consuming rage (menis). His anger is at some times wavering, but at other times he cannot be cooled. The humanization of Achilles by the events of the war is an important theme of the narrative.
According to Dares Phrygius' Account of the Destruction of Troy, the Latin summary through which the story of Achilles was transmitted to medieval Europe, Troilus was a young Trojan prince, the youngest of King Priam's (or sometimes Apollo) and Hecuba's five legitimate sons. Despite his youth, he was one of the main Trojan war leaders. Prophecies linked Troilus' fate to that of Troy and so he was ambushed and decapitated upon an altar-omphalos of Apollo by Achilles. In this version of the myth, Achilles' death came in retribution for a sacrilege he had previously committed, his decapitation of Troilus upon an altar-omphalos of Apollo. Achilles would late die in retribution for this sacrilegious act. Ancient writers treated Troilus as the epitome of a dead child mourned by his parents. Had Troilus lived to adulthood, the First Vatican Mythographer claimed Troy would have been invincible.
Homer's Iliad is the most famous narrative of Achilles' deeds in the Trojan War. The Homeric epic only covers a few weeks of the war, and does not narrate Achilles' death. It begins with Achilles' withdrawal from battle after he is dishonored by Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaean forces. Agamemnon had taken a woman named Chryseis as his slave. Her father Chryses, a priest of Apollo, begged Agamemnon to return her to him. Agamemnon refused and Apollo sent a plague amongst the Greeks. The prophet Calchas correctly determined the source of the troubles but would not speak unless Achilles vowed to protect him. Achilles did so and Calchas declared Chryseis must be returned to her father. Agamemnon consented, but then commanded that Achilles' battle prize Briseis be brought to replace Chryseis. Angry at the dishonor (and as he says later, because he loved Briseis) and at the urging of Thetis, Achilles refused to fight or lead his troops alongside the other Greek forces.
As the battle turned against the Greeks, Nestor declared that the Trojans were winning because Agamemnon had angered Achilles, and urged the king to appease the warrior. Agamemnon agreed and sent Odysseus and two other chieftains to Achilles with the offer of the return of Briseis and other gifts. Achilles refused and urged the Greeks to sail home as he was planning to do.
Eventually, however, hoping to retain glory despite his absence from the battle, Achilles prayed to his mother Thetis, asking her to plead with Zeus to allow the Trojans to push back the Greek forces. The Trojans, led by Hector, subsequently pushed the Greek army back toward the beaches and assaulted the Greek ships. With the Greek forces on the verge of absolute destruction, Patroclus led the Myrmidons into battle, though Achilles remained at his camp. Patroclus succeeded in pushing the Trojans back from the beaches, but was killed by Hector before he could lead a proper assault on the city of Troy.
After receiving the news of the death of Patroclus from Antilochus, the son of Nestor, Achilles grieved over his friend and held many funeral games in his honor. His mother Thetis came to comfort the distraught Achilles. She persuaded Hephaestus to make new armor for him, in place of the armor that Patroclus had been wearing which was taken by Hector. The new armor included the Shield of Achilles, described in great detail by the poet.
Enraged over the death of Patroclus, Achilles ended his refusal to fight and took the field killing many men in his rage but always seeking out Hector. Achilles even engaged in battle with the river god Scamander who became angry that Achilles was choking his waters with all the men he killed. The god tried to drown Achilles but was stopped by Hera and Hephaestus. Zeus himself took note of Achilles' rage and sent the gods to restrain him so that he would not go on to sack Troy itself, seeming to show that the unhindered rage of Achilles could defy fate itself as Troy was not meant to be destroyed yet. Finally Achilles found his prey. Achilles chased Hector around the wall of Troy three times before Athena, in the form of Hector's favorite and dearest brother, Deiphobus, persuaded Hector to stop running and fight Achilles face to face. After Hector realized the trick, he knew his death was inevitable and accepted his fate. Hector, wanting to go down fighting, charged at Achilles with his only weapon, his sword. Achilles got his vengeance, killing Hector with a single blow to the neck. He then tied Hector's body to his chariot and dragged it around the battlefield for nine days.
With the assistance of the god Hermes, Hector's father, Priam, went to Achilles' tent to plead with Achilles to permit him to perform for Hector his funeral rites. The final passage in the Iliad is Hector's funeral, after which the doom of Troy was just a matter of time.
Following the death of Patroclus, Achilles's closest companion was Nestor's son Antilochus. When Memnon of Ethiopia killed Antilochus, Achilles was once again drawn onto the battlefield to seek revenge. The fight between Achilles and Memnon over Antilochus echoes that of Achilles and Hector over Patroclus, except that Memnon (unlike Hector) was also the son of a goddess.
Many Homeric scholars argued that episode inspired many details in the Iliad's description of the death of Patroclus and Achilles' reaction to it. The episode then formed the basis of the cyclic epic Aethiopis, which was composed after the Iliad, possibly in the 7th century BC. The Aethiopis is now lost, except for scattered fragments quoted by later authors.
As predicted by Hector with his dying breath, Achilles was thereafter killed by Paris—either by an arrow (to the heel according to Statius), or in an older version by a knife to the back while visiting Polyxena, a princess of Troy. In some versions, the god Apollo guided Paris' arrow.
Both versions conspicuously deny the killer any sort of valor owing to the common conception that Paris was a coward and not the man his brother Hector was, and Achilles remained undefeated on the battlefield. His bones were mingled with those of Patroclus, and funeral games were held. He was represented in the lost Trojan War epic of Arctinus of Miletus as living after his death in the island of Leuke at the mouth of the river Danube (see below).
Paris was later killed by Philoctetes using the enormous bow of Heracles.
In the lost epic Aithiopis, a continuation of the Iliad attributed to Arktinus of Miletos, Achilles' mother Thetis returned to mourn him and removed his ashes from the pyre and took them to Leuce at the mouths of the Danube. There the Achaeans raised a tumulus for him and celebrated funeral games.
Pliny's Natural History (IV.27.1) mentions a tumulus that is no longer evident (Insula Akchillis tumulo eius viri clara), on the island consecrated to him, located at a distance of fifty Roman miles from Peuce by the Danube Delta, and the temple there. Pausanias has been told that the island is "covered with forests and full of animals, some wild, some tame. In this island there is also Achilles' temple and his statue" (III.19.11). Ruins of a square temple 30 meters to a side, possibly that dedicated to Achilles, were discovered by Captain Kritzikly in 1823, but there has been no modern archeological work done on the island.
Pomponius Mela tells that Achilles is buried in the island named Achillea, between Boristhene and Ister (De situ orbis, II, 7). And the Greek geographer Dionysius Periegetus of Bithynia, who lived at the time of Domitian, writes that the island was called Leuce "because the wild animals which live there are white. It is said that there, in Leuce island, reside the souls of Achilles and other heroes, and that they wander through the uninhabited valleys of this island; this is how Jove rewarded the men who had distinguished themselves through their virtues, because through virtue they had acquired everlasting honor" (Orbis descriptio, v. 541, quoted in Densuşianu 1913).
The Periplus of the Euxine Sea gives the following details: "It is said that the goddess Thetis raised this island from the sea, for her son Achilles, who dwells there. Here is his temple and his statue, an archaic work. This island is not inhabited, and goats graze on it, not many, which the people who happen to arrive here with their ships, sacrifice to Achilles. In this temple are also deposited a great many holy gifts, craters, rings and precious stones, offered to Achilles in gratitude. One can still read inscriptions in Greek and Latin, in which Achilles is praised and celebrated. Some of these are worded in Patroclus' honor, because those who wish to be favored by Achilles, honor Patroclus at the same time. There are also in this island countless numbers of sea birds, which look after Achilles' temple. Every morning they fly out to sea, wet their wings with water, and return quickly to the temple and sprinkle it. And after they finish the sprinkling, they clean the hearth of the temple with their wings. Other people say still more, that some of the men who reach this island, come here intentionally. They bring animals in their ships, destined to be sacrificed. Some of these animals they slaughter, others they set free on the island, in Achilles' honor. But there are others, who are forced to come to this island by sea storms. As they have no sacrificial animals, but wish to get them from the god of the island himself, they consult Achilles' oracle. They ask permission to slaughter the victims chosen from among the animals that graze freely on the island, and to deposit in exchange the price which they consider fair. But in case the oracle denies them permission, because there is an oracle here, they add something to the price offered, and if the oracle refuses again, they add something more, until at last, the oracle agrees that the price is sufficient. And then the victim doesn't run away any more, but waits willingly to be caught. So, there is a great quantity of silver there, consecrated to the hero, as price for the sacrificial victims. To some of the people who come to this island, Achilles appears in dreams, to others he would appear even during their navigation, if they were not too far away, and would instruct them as to which part of the island they would better anchor their ships". (quoted in Densuşianu)
The heroic cult of Achilles on Leuce island was widespread in antiquity, not only along the sea lanes of the Pontic Sea but also in maritime cities whose economic interests were tightly connected to the riches of the Black Sea.
Achilles from Leuce island was venerated as Pontarches the lord and master of the Pontic (Black) Sea, the protector of sailors and navigation. Sailors went out of their way to offer sacrifice. To Achilles of Leuce were dedicated a number of important commercial port cities of the Greek waters: Achilleion in Messenia (Stephanus Byzantinus), Achilleios in Laconia (Pausanias, III.25,4) Nicolae Densuşianu (Densuşianu 1913) even thought he recognized Achilles in the name of Aquileia and in the north arm of the Danube delta, the arm of Chilia ("Achileii"), though his conclusion, that Leuce had sovereign rights over Pontos, evokes modern rather than archaic sea-law."
Leuce had also a reputation as a place of healing. Pausanias (III.19,13) reports that the Delphic Pythia sent a lord of Croton to be cured of a chest wound. Ammianus Marcellinus (XXII.8) attributes the healing to waters (aquae) on the island.
Laos has been construed by Gregory Nagy, following Leonard Palmer, to mean a corps of soldiers. With this derivation, the name would have a double meaning in the poem: When the hero is functioning rightly, his men bring grief to the enemy, but when wrongly, his men get the grief of war. The poem is in part about the misdirection of anger on the part of leadership.
The name Achilleus was a common and attested name among the Greeks early after 7th century BC.It was also turned into the female form of Ἀχιλλεία,firstly attested in Attica,4th century BC, (IG II² 1617) and Achillia, Gladiatrix relief.jpg as the name of a female gladiator fighting, 'Amazonia'. Roman gladiatorial games often referenced classical mythology and this seems to reference Achilles' fight with Penthesilea, but give it an extra twist of Achilles being 'played' by a woman.
In Homer's Odyssey, there is a passage in which Odysseus sails to the underworld and converses with the shades. One of these is Achilles, who when greeted as "blessed in life, blessed in death", responds that he would rather be a slave to the worst of masters than be king of all the dead. This has been interpreted as a rejection of his warrior life, but also as indignity to his martyrdom being slighted. Achilles was worshipped as a sea-god in many of the Greek colonies on the Black Sea, the location of the mythical "White Island" which he was said to inhabit after his death, together with many other heroes.
The kings of the Epirus claimed to be descended from Achilles through his son, Neoptolemus. Alexander the Great, son of the Epiran princess Olympias, could therefore also claim this descent, and in many ways strove to be like his great ancestor; he is said to have visited his tomb while passing Troy.
Achilles fought and killed the Amazon Helene. Some also said he married Medea, and that after both their deaths they were united in the Elysian Fields of Hades — as Hera promised Thetis in Apollonius' Argonautica. In some versions of the myth, Achilles has a relationship with his captive Briseis.
The tragedian Sophocles also wrote a play with Achilles as the main character, The Lovers of Achilles. Only a few fragments survive.
|Achilles myths as told by story tellers
|Bibliography of reconstruction: Homer Iliad, 9.308, 16.2, 11.780, 23.54 (700 BC); Pindar Olympian Odes, IX (476 BC); Aeschylus Myrmidons, F135-36 (495 BC); Euripides Iphigenia in Aulis, (405 BC); Plato Symposium, 179e (388 BC-367 BC); Statius Achilleid, 161, 174, 182 (96 CE)


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Steelers chairman Dan Rooney is back in Pittsburgh after stepping down as the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, and on Thursday, Dec. 20, it was proclaimed Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney Day in the City of Pittsburgh.
Rooney was presented a proclamation by Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl at a ceremony at the City-County Building.
The proclamation honored Rooney for what he has done in Ireland, developing a strong relationship between the two countries, as well as what he has done for the Pittsburgh community.
"I want to thank you for making this presentation," said Rooney. "I found Ireland to be a great place. The people there are similar to Pittsburghers, they are friendly and they try to help. Having the opportunity to represent President (Barack) Obama and our country was a great honor and I really enjoyed being there and accomplished a lot of things. It was something special."
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Probably just boils down to drivers. I've seen similar benchmarks.. on my hardware anyway (AMD), gaming has been consistently more or less identical to 7, and when there is a difference its pretty minor at best, plus or minus a couple FPS. Where I do notice a nice improvement though is load times, be it booting the OS or just applications in general, just seems a bit quicker there across the board especially when it comes to large applications like Visual Studio 2012 and whatnot. A cold start of a fully loaded VS2012 install with big addons like CodeRush and the like starts up a fair bit faster under 8 than 7.
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