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Clarkson University Researcher Cintia Hongay Explores Cells in Action
Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Biology Cintia Hongay was among an elite few scientists invited to the week-long Gordon Research Conference, held early in January in Galveston, Texas.
While there, she spoke at both the seminar and conference, and had the opportunity to mingle with colleagues who are prominent in her field of RNA research.
"The meeting was very exciting and I was honored that my work was cited," she says.
As a younger researcher and a minority, she was also awarded the Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority (CSURM) Fellowship to defray the cost of attending the conference.
Her research, simply put, involves RNA and how it affects development, including the switch to cell division, gametogenesis -- the process that creates eggs, sperm or spores -- and how the regulation of these processes seem to have a common denominator: the gene (IME4) that encodes an RNA methylase.
Hongay has studied this gene in yeast, Drosophila, and now zebrafish, in collaboration with Biology Professor Ken Wallace's lab at Clarkson. By investigating this gene in these model organisms, she hopes to get closer to its function in humans.
RNA governs how the genetic code is expressed, Hongay explains. The budding field of RNA modifications in development adds a layer of complexity to gene regulation. If the RNA doesn't function properly, that may lead to uncontrolled cell growth and diseases such as cancer.
Hongay joined the faculty at Clarkson in 2011. She received her bachelor of science degree from Suffolk University and her Ph.D. from Harvard University. Before coming to Clarkson, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., and a research associate at Harvard. She was also a lecturer at Suffolk and a teaching assistant at Harvard.
Hongay is the lead author in three ground-breaking publications and has earned high post-peer review rankings for them. One of her studies has been cited by more than 270 publications since its release.
She shares her explorations through teaching and works with a graduate student and five undergrads in her lab at Clarkson.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Hi guys, jus wanted to know...are there any christians here?
Any christians here?
hi, Brenda, i am a Christian and if you are interested, i sometimes share my illustrations from my prayer journal in my blog
Thanks! Do you know of any free christian wordart or bible verses online? I've been searching for those...
Hi, I'm a Christian, too!
http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.de/ has great free Christian word art, just browse the categories on the right and look under "Religion"!
i sometimes join a blog party Word Art Wednesday and they have a bible verse every week to use in projects.
@Maja that's a wonderful site! thanks!
Hi, Brenda. *waves* Count me in, too.
There's also a new blog train centered on Christian designs, Sairi Design's Triune Blog Train. It started in October, so it's relatively new.
Hello guys! I'm a Christian as well. C:
I've got no links other than to my artwork for Him: Deviantart Gallery
Me too! And I've been scouring the web for some freebie nativity digital kits this month!
Actually my husband is a Pastor by calling, and currently "tent-making". My father is a completed Jew, and now a retired minister, my brother is a Pastor in Canada. My son has felt the Lord wanted him in ministry for several years now, and is praying to be able to go to seminary, working as Music Minister and with Youth, if not as a Pastor. Pray for my husband and kids. My husband as been helping fill the pulpit for a church that lost their pastor yr ago last Oct, but they were very, very small. Three families when we started last December. The church we are members at had several young men who feel called to ministry, so we were serving there every other week. But one of our young pastors who's been preaching there since this summer, on the weeks our family is back at our own church, has felt like they need to be there full-time, they own a Chick-Fil-A here in town and so they don't need an income from the church, and he has a LOT more time to minister through the week then we do, so My husband is stepping aside. Pray for my kids cause they have been leading worship for this church when we were there....they loved doing it, and it has helped them grow spiritual during a really hard desert spiritually speaking. My daughter goes to college in this town where the church is, and may continue to attend, but my son is only a Junior in HS and still needs to be worshiping with our family. But I know they all will miss the opportunity to serve by sharing their talents. Sorry for the book, but Sunday was our last official day there, and it's just bittersweet.
Hi Brenda! i'm a Christian too, though unfortunately i don't know of any special sites good for Bible verse freebies. i'm a compulsive blog train chugger and have therefore collected various pieces from many different places. Where you from by the way??? Singapore, judging by your surname?
Thanx for all the great links, everyone! And thanx Laura for sharing your story.
Hey Brenda!
Me too!
Hi Brenda me also! I just joined. I mostly just scrap my kids and what they are doing, so I'd love to see how you incorporate Bible verses into your layouts.
I am not a Christian but I just purchased from a really nice lady on Etsy great Project Life journal cards that will go with my color scheme. I noticed that she has on her website scripture scrapbook challenges and more. Her name is Robyn Samson and het website is heartofwisdom.com
Hope this is useful to someone.
I am.
Not free, but I've created a few Christian-themed kits at my stores.
I also taught two Scrapbooking Bible Studies at my church. One on the Fruit of the Spirit and one on 10 Things I Want My Child To Remember. LOVE how those books turned out!
I am! I have designed several Bible based ATC's. There are several good sites out there. I will try and add them here tomorrow.
http://triplethescraps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/scripture-challenge-for-2013.html?m=1. This blog runs a year long scripture challenge with a hymn each month for inspiration.
http://littlebirdieblessings.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1. This is another good one for inspiration.
Not sure why I didn't notice this thread before... Signing in!
I'm signing in too!
I don't know if you already found nativity kits - but I know someone mentioned it above. I found this one which is by far my favorite that I've seen. Plus it's free - which you can't beat! Christmas Blessing
brenda, I'm Christian too
I lost this thread for a while, but bookmarked it this evening...
I was looking for fonts so I could do a verse of my own, when I stumbled on Papercraft Memories site.
Here's a direct link to her free WORDart page. It was soooo long that I've not even gotten through scrolling down half-way. I just decided before I got side-tracked, I better post it here...after bookmarking it on my own computer...lol.
And I thought I'd link to a sample of one of the verses that stood out to me this evening. It's well worth a look ladies!
I am a Christian, as well.
I am a Christian, too!
Hmm, I've got a few things I've designed I could upload. Will have to go work on some previews first. Lots of things to do and not enough time in the day! Will probably start the upload after my Kitchen Series is done uploading.
Hi everyone,
I'm a Christian too. I'm also a fairly new digi scrapper. I've paper scrapped for a while but really wanted to try digital. I'm loving it so far. Although mainly I'm just doing pages for my kids and church. Thanks for all the great links. I will use a lot of them.
I am loving seeing all of you Christ followers!!! I am too I don't know about free, but Digital Scrapbook Place has some really nice scripture and Christian word art... I just love this site more and more!
I am Christian too.
I am also a Christian and a new development of my scrapbooking has been a cross between art journal and prayer journal, as well as family scrapbook pages. I have found many faith based freebies over the past couple of years. The Digi scrapping world does have some very generous Christian designers in it. I have particularly enjoyed a site called Divine Digital for Christian digi scrapping input, and a vibrant prayer community but this site is closing at the end of this month due to huge health challenges of the owner. I will try and remember to post any current links for Christian digi resources when I find something cool, freebies or to buy. Some sites do Christmas Carol Bloghops also, and these often include nativity as well as secular Christmas goodies. Will be watching this thread for sure
The FreeWordart site with the scriptures is wonderful. Thank you Laura for sharing.
Hi friends,
I'm new to these parts but I just wanted to let you know that I too am a Christian. I love being here and having a lot of Christians in which to share a digital scrapping journey. I can't wait to get to know each of you and see what kind of beautiful creations you share with us.
Have a great day.
Some Christian themed assets are getting uploaded
Look for Miracle
However, like a lot of the kits/assets here, this kit is great for any layout - not just Christian-themed.
Miracle looks great. Thanks so much
Cool! Have already started downloading...
I love Miracle and I have already down loaded it. Now I just need to use it!
I am. Don't know if this is anything like you're looking for, but I really like it. http://blog.priorityministries.com/category/scripture-art/


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Onion Rings at Buckeye Roadhouse
Crispy Onion Rings with Mustard Seed Ketchup
A cast-off (my wrist) celebration dinner last night was my first meal at Buckeye Roadhouse in Mill Valley. I'd always thought of it as a meat place, but there were plenty of delicious vegetarian options. Everyone I mentioned my dinning location to raved about the food and had a favorite dish to recommend. D. sold me on the mountain o'onion rings featured above. L. told me the Pan Roasted Artichoke with Creamy Tarragon sauce was excellent - it was, and I love artichokes! There was a time (in my extreme youth), when I ate two artichokes for dinner every night!
We also loved the Iceburg Wedge with Point Reyes Blue Cheese Vinaigrette (no bacon). The service was excellent.
Fellow foodie, and awesome dessert chef, D. and I had a lovely girls night out. I love going out and sharing a selection of dishes with friends.
No arm twisting required to make another visit to Buckeye! Items to try next time: P recommended the garlic fries! D. loved the Portobello tart, and that English Pea lasagna calls to me!
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Have y'all heard of Instagram? Apparently, it's this app for your phone where you can post your pictures online using these cool things called "filters" that make your images look super snazzy and professional. Then, complete strangers validate your photo street cred by "liking" your photographs. If this can happen, then anything can! Maybe I'll get my Hogwarts letter! Maybe One Direction will become whole again! Ooooo! Maybe Bernie Sanders will let me lick his face! #FeeltheBern!! Anywhoo... I found this Instagram sorcery, and I completely forgot to write a blog post, because OMG! FANCY PICTURES! And then I started
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Because Every Little Bit Counts
We called each other as often as we could. Usually in a crisis. I called him when my heart was broken, he called me when his mom died. I'm pretty sure he saved my life at least once. Email made contact better, and worse. We've gone too long without talking at times, but have seen each other a couple of times. The last time I saw him face to face was 2001. I was laid off and he had just gotten engaged. I had to meet her, so I flew out. I really liked her, and I told him if he screwed it up... well bad stuff would happen. I was done with dating, he told me to keep trying. He got married and I couldn't make it, I met A, got married myself. They had Cordy, we had M, they had Mira a month later.
I started blogging, and reading Christina's blog. We're back to keeping up regularly. Christina has been amazing. She's taught me the ropes of this whole blogging thing. She's helped me find great opportunities. Makes we wish that we all lived closer to each other. Especially cause it's been a sucky few months for them. And for a lot of the Internet peeps. Which is why that is a long story to get to a point.
Bloggers make money off of page views, and ads that are clicked through, and when you read them in a reader, while they adore any attention (we're all just asking to be loved), they don't get paid for reader views. Even if they're just blogging to get money for a new pair of shoes. So if you like them, click through the reader, leave a comment, click on an ad. Blog through the recession. It is all Kristen's idea, and I'm getting on board, with my little blog, because when I was 14 I made out at a Paul Simon concert and it changed my life for the better.
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- Heidi said...
I have known my one guy friend for over 18 years. We talk on and off, we get together on and off, but nothing can compare to the awesome coolness of knowing you knew him when he was just a nerdy, spit of a kid. And you plan on sharing that with his kid when they get old enough to understand. (snort) I on the other and have prepared my kid by telling him straight out that mommy was (and still is) a nerd.
- August 02, 2008
- tata said...
I found you through Kristin's site and before posting about it, I thought I'd go through and comment on all the blogs she listed, as well as those who left comments! So I'm in!!!
- August 03, 2008
- Mommy Cracked said...
Just popping in to show some bloggy recession support!
- August 04, 2008
- TheAngelForever said...
I just joined the Blog the Recession. Such a great idea and fun as well. Another fun perk is finding great new blogs to frequent :)
- August 05, 2008
- Birdie said...
Just clicking over for Blog the Recession! Hello!
- August 05, 2008
- Nenette AM said...
Visiting all my fellow Blog the Recession-ites... :) Love your site!
- August 05, 2008
- mama k said...
Clicking through to "blog the recession!" :)
- August 05, 2008
- Heather B. said...
Just dropping a "hello" In honor of the blog recession!
- August 06, 2008
- Melanie said...
Saying hi - another blog-the-recessioner! I love your story. Not many of us have that /one/ person who changed everything, and very very few have such a fantastic friend as you both are to each other.
- August 08, 2008
- Caroline said...
I am blogging the recession here a bit. hello!
- August 12, 2008
- Mel said...
Hello, another "recession blogger" here. :) I found your site through Kristen's, but I found hers through Christina's. My husband and I are also friends of her and Aaron -- we all went to Miami U. Small world!
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The purpose of Text Mining is to process unstructured (textual) information, extract meaningful numeric indices from the text, and, thus, make the information contained in the text accessible to the various data mining (statistical and machine learning) algorithms. Information can be extracted to derive summaries for the words contained in the documents or to compute summaries for the documents based on the words contained in them. Hence, you can analyze words, clusters of words used in documents, etc., or you could analyze documents and determine similarities between them or how they are related to other variables of interest in the data mining project. In the most general terms, text mining will "turn text into numbers" (meaningful indices), which can then be incorporated in other analyses such as predictive data mining projects, the application of unsupervised learning methods (clustering), etc. These methods are described and discussed in great detail in the comprehensive overview work by Manning and Schütze (2002), and for an in-depth treatment of these and related topics as well as the history of this approach to text mining, we highly recommend that source.
Unstructured text is very common, and in fact may represent the majority of information available to a particular research or data mining project.
Analyzing open-ended survey responses. In survey research (e.g., marketing), it is not uncommon to include various open-ended questions pertaining to the topic under investigation. The idea is to permit respondents to express their "views" or opinions without constraining them to particular dimensions or a particular response format. This may yield insights into customers' views and opinions that might otherwise not be discovered when relying solely on structured questionnaires designed by "experts." For example, you may discover a certain set of words or terms that are commonly used by respondents to describe the pro's and con's of a product or service (under investigation), suggesting common misconceptions or confusion regarding the items in the study.
Automatic processing of messages, emails, etc. Another common application for text mining is to aid in the automatic classification of texts. For example, it is possible to "filter" out automatically most undesirable "junk email" based on certain terms or words that are not likely to appear in legitimate messages, but instead identify undesirable electronic mail. In this manner, such messages can automatically be discarded. Such automatic systems for classifying electronic messages can also be useful in applications where messages need to be routed (automatically) to the most appropriate department or agency; e.g., email messages with complaints or petitions to a municipal authority are automatically routed to the appropriate departments; at the same time, the emails are screened for inappropriate or obscene messages, which are automatically returned to the sender with a request to remove the offending words or content.
Analyzing warranty or insurance claims, diagnostic interviews, etc. In some business domains, the majority of information is collected in open-ended, textual form. For example, warranty claims or initial medical (patient) interviews can be summarized in brief narratives, or when you take your automobile to a service station for repairs, typically, the attendant will write some notes about the problems that you report and what you believe needs to be fixed. Increasingly, those notes are collected electronically, so those types of narratives are readily available for input into text mining algorithms. This information can then be usefully exploited to, for example, identify common clusters of problems and complaints on certain automobiles, etc. Likewise, in the medical field, open-ended descriptions by patients of their own symptoms might yield useful clues for the actual medical diagnosis.
Investigating competitors by crawling their web sites. Another type of potentially very useful application is to automatically process the contents of Web pages in a particular domain. For example, you could go to a Web page, and begin "crawling" the links you find there to process all Web pages that are referenced. In this manner, you could automatically derive a list of terms and documents available at that site, and hence quickly determine the most important terms and features that are described. It is easy to see how these capabilities could efficiently deliver valuable business intelligence about the activities of competitors.
To reiterate, text mining can be summarized as a process of "numericizing" text. At the simplest level, all words found in the input documents will be indexed and counted in order to compute a table of documents and words, i.e., a matrix of frequencies that enumerates the number of times that each word occurs in each document. This basic process can be further refined to exclude certain common words such as "the" and "a" (stop word lists) and to combine different grammatical forms of the same words such as "traveling," "traveled," "travel," etc. (stemming). However, once a table of (unique) words (terms) by documents has been derived, all standard statistical and data mining techniques can be applied to derive dimensions or clusters of words or documents, or to identify "important" words or terms that best predict another outcome variable of interest.
Using well-tested methods and understanding the results of text mining. Once a data matrix has been computed from the input documents and words found in those documents, various well-known analytic techniques can be used for further processing those data including methods for clustering, factoring, or predictive data mining (see, for example, Manning and Schütze, 2002).
"Black-box" approaches to text mining and extraction of concepts. There are text mining applications which offer "black-box" methods to extract "deep meaning" from documents with little human effort (to first read and understand those documents). These text mining applications rely on proprietary algorithms for presumably extracting "concepts" from text, and may even claim to be able to summarize large numbers of text documents automatically, retaining the core and most important meaning of those documents. While there are numerous algorithmic approaches to extracting "meaning from documents," this type of technology is very much still in its infancy, and the aspiration to provide meaningful automated summaries of large numbers of documents may forever remain elusive. We urge skepticism when using such algorithms because 1) if it is not clear to the user how those algorithms work, it cannot possibly be clear how to interpret the results of those algorithms, and 2) the methods used in those programs are not open to scrutiny, for example by the academic community and peer review and, hence, we simply don't know how well they might perform in different domains. As a final thought on this subject, you may consider this concrete example: Try the various automated translation services available via the Web that can translate entire paragraphs of text from one language into another. Then translate some text, even simple text, from your native language to some other language and back, and review the results. Almost every time, the attempt to translate even short sentences to other languages and back while retaining the original meaning of the sentence produces humorous rather than accurate results. This illustrates the difficulty of automatically interpreting the meaning of text.
Text mining as document search. There is another type of application that is often described and referred to as "text mining" - the automatic search of large numbers of documents based on key words or key phrases. This is the domain of, for example, the popular internet search engines that have been developed over the last decade to provide efficient access to Web pages with certain content. While this is obviously an important type of application with many uses in any organization that needs to search very large document repositories based on varying criteria, it is very different from what has been described here.
Large numbers of small documents vs. small numbers of large documents. Examples of scenarios using large numbers of small or moderate sized documents were given earlier (e.g., analyzing warranty or insurance claims, diagnostic interviews, etc.). On the other hand, if your intent is to extract "concepts" from only a few documents that are very large (e.g., two lengthy books), then statistical analyses are generally less powerful because the "number of cases" (documents) in this case is very small while the "number of variables" (extracted words) is very large.
Excluding certain characters, short words, numbers, etc. Excluding numbers, certain characters, or sequences of characters, or words that are shorter or longer than a certain number of letters can be done before the indexing of the input documents starts. You may also want to exclude "rare words," defined as those that only occur in a small percentage of the processed documents.
Include lists, exclude lists (stop-words). Specific list of words to be indexed can be defined; this is useful when you want to search explicitly for particular words, and classify the input documents based on the frequencies with which those words occur. Also, "stop-words," i.e., terms that are to be excluded from the indexing can be defined. Typically, a default list of English stop words includes "the", "a", "of", "since," etc, i.e., words that are used in the respective language very frequently, but communicate very little unique information about the contents of the document.
Synonyms and phrases. Synonyms, such as "sick" or "ill", or words that are used in particular phrases where they denote unique meaning can be combined for indexing. For example, "Microsoft Windows" might be such a phrase, which is a specific reference to the computer operating system, but has nothing to do with the common use of the term "Windows" as it might, for example, be used in descriptions of home improvement projects.
Stemming algorithms. An important pre-processing step before indexing of input documents begins is the stemming of words. The term "stemming" refers to the reduction of words to their roots so that, for example, different grammatical forms or declinations of verbs are identified and indexed (counted) as the same word. For example, stemming will ensure that both "traveling" and "traveled" will be recognized by the text mining program as the same word.
Support for different languages. Stemming, synonyms, the letters that are permitted in words, etc. are highly language dependent operations. Therefore, support for different languages is important.
Once the input documents have been indexed and the initial word frequencies (by document) computed, a number of additional transformations can be performed to summarize and aggregate the information that was extracted.
Log-frequencies. First, various transformations of the frequency counts can be performed. The raw word or term frequencies generally reflect on how salient or important a word is in each document. Specifically, words that occur with greater frequency in a document are better descriptors of the contents of that document. However, it is not reasonable to assume that the word counts themselves are proportional to their importance as descriptors of the documents. For example, if a word occurs 1 time in document A, but 3 times in document B, then it is not necessarily reasonable to conclude that this word is 3 times as important a descriptor of document B as compared to document A. Thus, a common transformation of the raw word frequency counts (wf) is to compute:
f(wf) = 1+ log(wf), for wf > 0
This transformation will "dampen" the raw frequencies and how they will affect the results of subsequent computations.
Binary frequencies. Likewise, an even simpler transformation can be used that enumerates whether a term is used in a document; i.e.:
f(wf) = 1, for wf > 0
The resulting documents-by-words matrix will contain only 1s and 0s to indicate the presence or absence of the respective words. Again, this transformation will dampen the effect of the raw frequency counts on subsequent computations and analyses.
Inverse document frequencies. Another issue that you may want to consider more carefully and reflect in the indices used in further analyses are the relative document frequencies (df) of different words. For example, a term such as "guess" may occur frequently in all documents, while another term such as "software" may only occur in a few. The reason is that we might make "guesses" in various contexts, regardless of the specific topic, while "software" is a more semantically focused term that is only likely to occur in documents that deal with computer software. A common and very useful transformation that reflects both the specificity of words (document frequencies) as well as the overall frequencies of their occurrences (word frequencies) is the so-called inverse document frequency (for the i'th word and j'th document):
In this formula (see also formula 15.5 in Manning and Schütze, 2002), N is the total number of documents, and dfi is the document frequency for the i'th word (the number of documents that include this word). Hence, it can be seen that this formula includes both the dampening of the simple word frequencies via the log function (described above), and also includes a weighting factor that evaluates to 0 if the word occurs in all documents (log(N/N=1)=0), and to the maximum value when a word only occurs in a single document (log(N/1)=log(N)). It can easily be seen how this transformation will create indices that both reflect the relative frequencies of occurrences of words, as well as their semantic specificities over the documents included in the analysis.
As described above, the most basic result of the initial indexing of words found in the input documents is a frequency table with simple counts, i.e., the number of times that different words occur in each input document. Usually, we would transform those raw counts to indices that better reflect the (relative) "importance" of words and/or their semantic specificity in the context of the set of input documents (see the discussion of inverse document frequencies, above).
A common analytic tool for interpreting the "meaning" or "semantic space" described by the words that were extracted, and hence by the documents that were analyzed, is to create a mapping of the word and documents into a common space, computed from the word frequencies or transformed word frequencies (e.g., inverse document frequencies). In general, here is how it works:
Suppose you indexed a collection of customer reviews of their new automobiles (e.g., for different makes and models). You may find that every time a review includes the word "gas-mileage," it also includes the term "economy." Further, when reports include the word "reliability" they also include the term "defects" (e.g., make reference to "no defects"). However, there is no consistent pattern regarding the use of the terms "economy" and "reliability," i.e., some documents include either one or both. In other words, these four words "gas-mileage" and "economy," and "reliability" and "defects," describe two independent dimensions - the first having to do with the overall operating cost of the vehicle, the other with the quality and workmanship. The idea of latent semantic indexing is to identify such underlying dimensions (of "meaning"), into which the words and documents can be mapped. As a result, we may identify the underlying (latent) themes described or discussed in the input documents, and also identify the documents that mostly deal with economy, reliability, or both. Hence, we want to map the extracted words or terms and input documents into a common latent semantic space.
Singular value decomposition. The use of singular value decomposition in order to extract a common space for the variables and cases (observations) is used in various statistical techniques, most notably in Correspondence Analysis. The technique is also closely related to Principal Components Analysis and Factor Analysis. In general, the purpose of this technique is to reduce the overall dimensionality of the input matrix (number of input documents by number of extracted words) to a lower-dimensional space, where each consecutive dimension represents the largest degree of variability (between words and documents) possible. Ideally, you might identify the two or three most salient dimensions, accounting for most of the variability (differences) between the words and documents and, hence, identify the latent semantic space that organizes the words and documents in the analysis. In some way, once such dimensions can be identified, you have extracted the underlying "meaning" of what is contained (discussed, described) in the documents.
After significant (e.g., frequent) words have been extracted from a set of input documents, and/or after singular value decomposition has been applied to extract salient semantic dimensions, typically the next and most important step is to use the extracted information in a data mining project.
Graphics (visual data mining methods). Depending on the purpose of the analyses, in some instances the extraction of semantic dimensions alone can be a useful outcome if it clarifies the underlying structure of what is contained in the input documents. For example, a study of new car owners' comments about their vehicles may uncover the salient dimensions in the minds of those drivers when they think about or consider their automobile (or how they "feel" about it). For marketing research purposes, that in itself can be a useful and significant result. You can use the graphics (e.g., 2D scatterplots or 3D scatterplots) to help you visualize and identify the semantic space extracted from the input documents.
Clustering and factoring. You can use cluster analysis methods to identify groups of documents (e.g., vehicle owners who described their new cars), to identify groups of similar input texts. This type of analysis also could be extremely useful in the context of market research studies, for example of new car owners. You can also use Factor Analysis and Principal Components and Classification Analysis (to factor analyze words or documents).
Predictive data mining. Another possibility is to use the raw or transformed word counts as predictor variables in predictive data mining projects.


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Minnie Cooper with her dog Cooper on the roof of her apartment block.
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The Bethel Clarion
Vol. XVIII No. 10 BETHEL INSTITUTE March 22, 1939
College Club Sponsors
Declamatory Contest
This season's final declamatory contest
will be presented at a special College
Club meeting on Wednesday evening,
March 29th, at eight o'clock.
Undoubtedly there will be an increased
number of students participating in this
year's event, since the contestants will
be entered in four distinct divisions and
not grouped under one main classification
as in previous contests. Under this sys-tem
each student will be given the priv-ilege
of selecting the type of reading best
suited to his ability.
If present plans mature, Bethel will
send a representative from each of these
four groups to the district tournament at
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, sometime in
Male Chorus Presents Program
The Bethel Male Chorus has accepted
one more engagement to sing before its
spring tour to the south. The chorus will
render its concert at the Ebenezer Lu-theran
Church of Minneapolis, on Thurs-day,
March 30. The program to be ren-dered
at this concert will be similar to
the one to be used on the tour. Besides
the songs by the chorus, the quartet will
sing, the string trio will play, Rodger
Goodman will render his readings, and
Professor Hultgren will sing several
Chapel Opportunities
Church efficiency and stories from the
mission fields will be the topics of our
chapel programs on March 23, 24, and
29. Dr. Agar, the author of several books
on church efficiency, will speak on this
topic March 23 and 24.
N. J. Mears, Who has just returned
from a tour of our mission fields, will
tell of the conditions in various places,
on March 29th. In order that he may
have as much time as possible, the class-es
will be rearranged in half-hour pe-riods.
Ray Applequist, Capt. Elect
Ray Applequist, who will be a Semi-nary
freshman next year, was named
captain of the '39-40 basketball team at
a recent election held by, this year's var-sity.
Playing a cool deliberate floor game,
Ray is a fine defense man, and under his
captaincy Bethel's five returning varsity
regulars will bid fair to bring to Bethel
the highly coveted S. M. J. C. conference
Captain "Cy", Hard-fighting Leader
The defensive battle was always taken
care of in good style by Captain Carl
Young. With that "never-say-die" spirit,
Young would keep fighting until the game
ended, even though defeat seemed cer-tain.
He has demonstrated his capable
leadership at all times, and is a player
respected by teammates as well as oppo-nents.
Delray Peterson, Bethel forward, was
the offensive spark of this year's team.
As a reward for his outstanding per-
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The basketball campaign of 1938-39 is now history. After the final gun was
sounded and the smoke had cleared away, Bethel, with one of the finest quintets in
recent years, was able to earn a tie for second place in the conference race. The
conference competition has been unusually keen this year, with many of the games
being decided by a very narrow margin.
When all the tabulations were turned in, Bethel had won six games against four
losses. Out of the ten conference games, eight were decided by a difference of eight
points or less. In the total scoring, Bethel scored a grand total of 308 points to the
opponents' 309 points. From many points of view this has been an unusually fine
basketball campaign.
Coach William Adam, in his second year as head mentor, was untiring in his ef-forts
to develop a fine team. After many of the candidates were dropped as the
season began, Coach Adam was faced with the profblem of developing a quintet that
would click together. On the -varsity appeared six lettermen, and three freshmen,
who came as prep stars from their respective high schools.
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The Bethel Clarion
1480 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, Minn.
Official School Paper of Bethel Institute Published twice
monthly during school year
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
News Editor
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
Alrik Blomquist Business Manager
Dorothy Drotz Asst. Business Manager
Stanley Rendahl Circulation Manager
Doris Eggleston Asst. Circulation Manager
Grace Widen—Elaine Youngquist Typists
Miss Enid Platts Editorial
Dean Emery A. Johnson Business
Bethel has seen some very fine im-provements
added to the Athletic de-partment
in the past two years since
Coach Adam has been in charge. How-ever
as our school year is drawing to a
rapid close, opportunity has been given
to the students to express opinions as to
how the athletic program may be im-proved
in the coming year.
Here are some of the suggestions giv-en
by a representative group of students:
"Develop a strong organization to back
up the Athletic department and coach."
—Ray Appelquist.
"Maintain athletic insurance for the
protection against accidents in athletic
contests."—Bob Hovinen.
"Fix up a drinking fountain in the gym
for the players."—Dorthy Drotz.
"Better cheering, better cheer leader,
no 'booing', have typed sheets with all of
the yells on them at the games, and bet-ter
atendance."—"Snuffy" Smith.
"Make provision for better seating ar-rangements
for the basketball games."—
Folke Ferre.
"Include football in the athletic pro-gram."—
Roger Nordell.
"Better newspaper advertisement of
games and other athletic doings. Only
two pictures in all of the Twin City pa-pers
for all of last season—That's terri-ble!"—
Coach Adam.
"Fright, don't put me in that column."
—Captain Cy.
Alexis Honors Prof. Olson
Prof. Olson will be honored this month
at the Alexis meeting of April 5. The
theme of the evening's program will be
Baptist History, one of the subjects
which Prof. Olson teaches. This theme
will be in the form of a radio skit in
which Baptist highlights of all ages will
be dramatized. Two very critical ques-tions
of our day will be discussed, one
being in the form of a short debate.
Transition Preachers
Much criticism has frequently been given about our Swedish preachers. We find
it easy to down their work and call it unsuccessful and lay the cause to their dis-albility
of capafbly using the English language. But these harried heralders of the
Gospel have sufficient reason to be exalted rather than debased.
A transition period has ensued, and in some localities it is still taking place, in
which disputes of language have been or are the cause of disturbances. The place
of the clergy has been to bridge the transition as peacably as possible. Difficulties
have arisen because of the fact that some have failed to keep abreast of the times,
and problems have come because they could have been handled more tactfully and
efficiently. But the acute adjustments that must take place both in the individual
parson and the group whom he serves, present a far greater problem than we
realize. We, who have been born in the post-transition era, find it very easy to lay
severe criticism upon the unheralded heads of "transition preachers" and label them
with a scornful, "perpetual-old-age man". We have forgotten the turbulent times
through which these men had to go.
Rather than discard the heroic men who have victoriously and nobly fought the
good fight, the mere honoring them with continued work would easily repay them
for the faithful service through a difficult transitional period of our denomination.
"This one thing I do." Paul, the apostle, penned this phrase centuries ago, but
it has a very pertinate meaning for us today. We, as studetts, would do well to
think of the value of concentration by placing first place those things which re-quire
our deserving attention in our school life. Extra-curricular activities often
tend to become the factor whidh receives most of our attention, while equipping
ourselves with a "kit of conceptual tools" in lesson preparation receives secondary
Students have enrolled in higher institutions of learning with the aim of prepar-ing
for life's work, going out to be citizens keenly trained to meet and solve the in-triguing
problems of the world. It is then fitting that we do not lose our purpose in
preparation, but concentrate to that end which will lead to the fulfilling of the goal
which is set before us.
"Christ died for us IN ORDER THAT whether awake (in life) or asleep (in
death) we may EVER be living together with Him."
1 Thess. 5:10 (Montgomery version).
I earnestly urge you to re-read this verse several times alone with God, for
I believe it hands to us a "key-truth" which will unlock endless spiritual treas-ures
in any Christian's life.
Why do so many Christians lack the hour-by-hour fellowship with the Lord
whom we say is risen? Can it be that in our zeal to be "evangelistic" we
have largely ignored this part of God's plan of Calvary,—fellowship? Have we
mistaken conversion for constant communion, mistaken the "means" of God's
plan for the "end"? This verse holds for us a challenge to re-think the "why"
of Calvary, to include in the answer the proper place for this verse.
Have we come to the place in our Christian lives where "I Need Thee Every
Hour" has become "I HAVE Thee Every Hour" in actual experience? Only
then are we qualified to proclaim this Easter a risen, LIVING Christ!
—Wilbur Sorley.
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THE BETHEL CLARION Page 3
Do You remember?
Rogers Wins Oratorical Contest
The annual oratorical contest spon-sored
by the Junior College Club was
ably carried out under the capable tu-torship
of Miss Enid Platts, on the aft-ernoon
and evening of March 8. In the
preliminary contest which was judged by
Miss Anne Simley of Hamline University,
seventeen orators took part; as indica-tion
of the great interest shown foren-sics
in school. Of this number, eight
were chosen to compete in the finals
which were judged (by Mrs. Homer Sand-ers.
The pleasant and finished manner with
which Mr. Herschel Rogers presented his
oration entitled "The Worth of a Man"
won for him first place. Runners up
were Miss Joyce Johnson who spoke on
"The Propaganda Which Influenced Re-peal"
and Art Slaikeu (whose oration was
"The New Morality". Winston Sher-wick,
Alvera Johnson, Paul Lundgren,
Olga Shenning, and Ethel Tederman also
took part in the finals.
Open Forum for Ladies!
B. W. A. met on Thursday, March 9, in
the girls' lounge. Constance Swanson
presided as chairman. The program fea-tured
musical selections by Elva Seaman
and Doris Eggleston, and readings by
Viola Waihela. Verna Nordquist con-ducted
the informal open forum at which
time the following questions were dis-cussed:
" 'Should we sing popular
songs-', 'Is it easier to live a consistent
Christian life at Bethel or at home?',
`Should we partake in popular amuse-ments?—
where should we draw the
line?' "
Jewish Work in Twin Cities
A message concerning the Jews was
given at Missionary Band meeting held
Monday, March 13th. Mrs. Charles Wal-gren,
who for twelve years has been in
rescue work and for twenty-two years
has worked among the Jews in the Twin
Cities, gave an interesting insight into
the work. Having worked among vari-ous
classes of people, Mrs. Walgren was
able to give a picture of the life and be-liefs
of the Jew and what progress has
been made in Jewish work since she be-gan.
"B's" Take Honey on Bread
The newly organized "B" Club, having
recently been formally accepted by the
student council, broke into public promi-nence
by honoring the basketball team
to an informal banquet last Monday eve-ning
in the College Coffee Shop. The
theme of the program was "The Value
of Christian Athletics".
Dr. W. F. Widen of Minneapolis was
the main speaker of the evening, while
Oarl Young and Coach Adam supplement-
March 22. Bob Hewitt, Ohautauquan
March 24. Reading Recital, 8:00 P. M.
March 29. College Club, Declamatory
Mardh 30. B. W. A.
March 30. Male Chorus Concert at
Ebenezer Lutheran Church,
March 31. Sophomore Class Dinner
April 3. Dean Johnson entertains 2nd-year
college students.
April 4. Missionary Study Group.
April 5. Alexis.
April 6. Easter Vacation begins.
College Chapel, 8:00
March 24, 1939
Assisted by
Ruth Fredine, Grace Widen, Plansts
Sam's Letter Anonymus
Arthur Slaikeu
The Butterfly Leslie Gordon Barnard
Alvera Johnson
Piano Solo-
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.. .. J. S. Bach
Scherzo B Minor 'Chopin
Ruth Fredine
The Bridegroom Terhune
Alrik Blomquist
The Leetla Boy T S. Daly
Rosa's Curiosity T S. Daly
Mia Carlotta T. S. Daly
Between Two Loves T. S. Daly
Margery Ericson
The One-Legged Goose..F. Hopkinson Smith
Paul Lundgren
Piano Solo—
Alt Wein (Old Vienna) ..... ...Godowsky
Grace Widen
The Old Sogning Woman
Eleonora and Ethel Olson
Olga Shenning
Mr. Hay's Memory System... Charles Loomis
Robert Peterson
Profs. Improve In Health
The seige of illness which has overtak-en
two of the Seminary professors is
now being lifted.
Dr. Karlson, who has (been confined to
his bed during the past week has re-turned
to the school to resume his num-erous
professorial duties.
We are happy to hear that Dr. Gordh,
who has been seriously ill, has recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospital. At
present he resides at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Rueben Nelson.
ed with shorter toasts. Music was fur-nished
by the Bethel "Four Flats".
The official announcement of the new
basketball captain, Ray Appelquist, was
made by Coach Adam, and this past
year's captain Carl Young presented an
autographed basketball to the new cap-tain
with wishes for a successful coming
Darry Produce
We wonder what "Wes" and Ruby find
so attractive about the dining room. It
doesn't seem attractive enough to war-rant
sitting there from noon till six-thirty;
or is it the dining room?
* * * *
Don was struggling •with one of Bob's
special steaks. Suddenly he looked up
from his task and asked, "Did you say
this was grilled steak or gorilla steak?"
* * * *
Some scientist conducted a survey and
discovered that 41 per cent of all college
students talk in their sleep—could he be
referring to classroom recitations?
* * * *
Then there was the fellow who said
that rather than eat pineapple for dessert,
he'd accept Dole.
* * * *
"What makes you think that I'm a bar-ber?"
"Oh, somebody told me that you were a
cute little shaver."
* * * *
Del can't figure out why people go to
Florida for the winter, because we (have
a much better winter here.
* * * *
Here are a few definitions that de-finitely
didn't come from a 1939 diction-ary:
Gruesome—What Roy did when he was
a little boy.
Mohair—What some people need on
their heads.
Paprika—Greek for "Papa".
Paradise—Needed in gambling.
Engine—What Pocahontas was.
Rice—What you'd do if you sat on a
Grin—Favorite color of the Irish..
Feud—What keeps people from reduc-ing.
* * * *
"Have your book in your head, and not
your head in your book."—Prof. Geo. H.
Page 4 THE BETHEL CLARION
Coach "Bill" Adam
Vital Statistics
Three Bethel players found places in
All-Conference selections by the coaches
of the S. M. J. C. C., Peterson on the first
team, Johnson and Young on the second.
First Team: F—Schultz, Rochester;
F—Scanlon, Waldorf; C—Peterson, Beth.
el; G—Tate, Tracy; and G—Dirkson,
Second Team: F—Johnson, Bethel;
F—Holstein, Tracy; C—Goldberg, Beth-any;
G—McQuarrie, Rochester; and
G—Young, Bethel.
Third Team. F—Brand, Concordia;
F—Birkholtz, Luther; C—Notling, Luth-er;
G—Stone, Tracy; and G—Albreoht,
Rochester 8 2 .800
Tracy 6 4 .600
Bethany 5 5 .500
Waldorf 2 2 .500
Luther 2 8 .200
Concordia 1 9 .100
Bethel 38iLuther 31
Bethel 481Concordia 27
Bethany 301Bethel 22
Bethel 301Luther 28
Bethel 521 Concordia 48
Rochester 331Bethel 25
Bethel 421 Waldorf 41
Rochester 9 9 j Bethel 27
Tracy 42!Bethel 22
Bethel 2' Bethany 0
D. Peterson 118
Johnson 54
Applequist 32
Ferre 31
Young 24
Hovinen 20
Sorley 14
G. Peterson 11
Paulson 2
Girls 5 Wins, 1 Loss
Audrey Martin captained the girl's bas-ketball
team through a successful sea-son
with five wins and only one loss.
The loss was to Daytona in the early
part of the season.
They played the Minnesota "Aggies" at
the Farm School, Daytona, Logan Park,
Christ Child Center, and the final game
of the year between the college and semi-nary
girls with the latter victorious
"Little Audrey" played guard along
with Marie Dahlberg and Gladys Peter-son.
The regular forwards, Dorothy
Drotz, Verna Nordquist, and Marjorie
Lager. Substitutes were Olga Anderson,
Elna Finstrom, Elizabeth Larson, Mil-dred
Lovegren, Ruth Olson, and Jeanne
Baseball Candidates Report
With the first day of spring near at
hand, Coach Adam has begun baseball
practice. Not willing to shovel the snow
from the baseball diamond, the baseball
candidates are tossing the ball around in
the gymnasium to limber up their arms
and shoulders.
At the first call 15 responded, but
many are waiting until the sessions can
be held outside.
The first game is a practice session on
the home field with Blake College on
April 28th.
Cagers Take Second Place
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formance, the coaches elected him to the
center position of the all-conference first
team. He also led all conference scor-ers
with the total of one hundred eight-een
points in the nine games played for
an average of better than thirteen points
per game.
The squad includes, in addition to the
above, Ray Applequist, Gust Ferre, Rob-ert
Hovinen, Donald Johnson, Stanley
Paulson, and Wilbur Sorley.
Bethel Baptist Church
24th St. and 28th Ave. S.
Rev. WALFRED HOLMBERG
Minneapolis, Minn.
Central Baptist Church
Roy and Shield St.
Rev. ERIC ANDERSON
St. Paul Minnesota
1535 W. Como Ave.
Props.—D. Ganstrom, R. Peterson
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Hamline Hardware Co.
F. 0. Hagen J. W. Hagen
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Pastor, A. E. SJOLUND
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Undefeated Wabash Heads East for Defensive Collisionby Jim Amidon • September 29, 2005 Share:
Despite the fact he's never lost to the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops, Wabash head football coach Chris Creighton is plenty nervous about Saturday's game in Delaware, Ohio.
"This is the first of about 15 games around the conference that can really determine which team wins the title," says the fifth-year Wabash coach. "I think we're ready for a big game, and now it's here. We've played well against good teams in big games in the past, and I think we'll be ready to play against a really good team in Ohio Wesleyan in a really big game this week. Remember, Ohio Wesleyan got a first place vote in the conference preseason poll; it's their Homecoming; it's a great stadium to play in; and it should be an electric atmosphere."
The North Coast Athletic Conference's top two defenses collide this weekend in what appears to be a make or break game if either the Little Giants or Bishops hope to claim the NCAC championship. Ohio Wesleyan returns all 11 starters from last year's smothering defense, while Wabash has the bulk of its starters back from last year's team that was the top defensive unit in the league.
Through three games this year, Wabash (3-0) has allowed just 15 total points and gives up a league-leading 196 yards of total offense per game (11th best in Division III). Having healthy linebackers has been key to Wabash's success; injuries haunted the Little Giant defense a year ago. Sophomore Adrian Pynenberg leads the team with 20 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and one interception. Seniors Josh Foster (15 tackles), Aaron Selby (12 tackles), and Tim Parker (6 tackles) are all making it hard for offenses to move the ball on Wabash.
The key this week, though, will be for Wabash to contain OWU's talented quarterback Ryan Sir Louis. Louis can pass (200 yards per game) and run (61 yards per game), so the play of defensive linemen Tamarco White, T.J. Schaffer, and Jared Lange — particularly their ability keep Sir Louis from breaking outside — is critical to Wabash's success.
Sir Louis has helped the Bishops to a 2-1 start by leading the pass-happy Wing-T offense almost flawlessly. The Ohio Wesleyan squad that struggled to score a year ago is putting up 29 points and 394 yards per game this year, which adds a critical dimension to Coach Mike Hollway's defensive-minded approach. Receivers Zach Dennis (14 catches, 2 TDs) and Nick Rice (13 catches, 2 TDs) are terrific targets for Sir Louis.
"Ryan Sir Louis is a dangerous player because he's a good passer, but he can make a lot of things happen with his athletic ability. He makes you stay sharp and play honest on defense," said Creighton.
Indeed, defense is still the Bishops' strength. Cisco Clervoix, a senior defensive end, is one of the best linemen in the NCAC and his team-leading 20 tackles and two sacks prove he continues to be a force. Owen Case, too, is off to a big start with 20 tackles and two forced fumbles.
Wabash quarterback Russ Harbaugh has been almost perfect since throwing an interception on his second pass of the season. Since then he's thrown nine touchdown passes without an interception on 90 attempts.
"We want to run the ball better than we have," says Creighton. "We started out well against Kalamazoo, but have struggled in the last two games. That will be a key against Ohio Wesleyan."
Creighton knows the running game must produce since Ohio Wesleyan's secondary is anchored by two All-NCAC picks in Kyle Sherman and Tom Thome (13 tackles). Linebacker Chad Ellis (16 tackles) will try to make things difficult for Harbaugh, too.
Since gaining more than 100 yards in the Kalamazoo game, Wabash junior Don Juan Brown has seen his average yards and carries drop slightly in the last two games. He's still averaging 81 yards per game, but is splitting time with a healthier Chris Ogden, who led the team against Earlham and now averages 41 yards per game.
While every coach desperately wants to run the ball to control a game, Harbaugh has proven he can control the clock with the passing game. Last week the senior quarterback directed an 18-play, 10-minute scoring drive to open the Earlham game, effectively breaking the Quakers' backs before the offense even stepped foot on the field.
Having receivers like sophomore Mike Russell (12 catches, 3 touchdowns), Geoff Walker (18 yards per catch, 2 TDs), Ray Green (11 catches, 2 TDs), Eric Summers (10 catches, 1 TD), and Kyle Piazza (11 catches) gives Harbaugh plenty of options to pick apart defenses. Through three games, Wabash is completing 68 percent of its passes and averaging an even 300 yards per game.
"They've never made things easy on our offense; we've relied on our defense to beat them in the past," added Creighton. "This will take our best effort to win. It will be a battle."
In the photographs:
Homepage: Jared Lange sacks OWU quarterback Ryan Sir Louis near the end of last year's game.
Top right: Aaron Selby (38) and Tim Parker (41) combine for a hit vs. Earlham.
Center left: Tim Parker (41) is held as he tries to get to Sir Louis in last year's game.
Bottom right: Chris Ogden led the team in rushing in last week's 50-2 win over Earlham.


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Terry Totten, who coached Maryland freshman quarterback Perry Hills at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, received the news from the player's family Wednesday night that his former star had suddenly gone to No. 1 on the depth chart in the aftermath of junior C.J. Brown's season-ending knee injury.
Totten said Hills is the most talented of the three quarterbacks he has sent to Division I in his 11 seasons as head coach at Central Catholic.
"There's no doubt he's the whole package," Totten said. "He benefited from having four years of coaching with our quarterbacks coach that the others did not. He also has a little bit of an upside in his physical abilities, he's a big strong kid. I've been telling people all along that he's taking off like a jet. I don't think you've seen him fully grown, or his full arm strength yet. He's getting better and better."
Totten said that the 6-2, 205-pound Hills, who was also an all-state wrestler, "is a tough kid [who] would have started at defensive end for me if I needed it."
Hills started for Central Catholic from the middle of his sophomore year. He threw for nearly 1,600 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior and for around 2,000 yards and 13 touchdowns, with only two interceptions, as a senior. The team went 24-2 his last two years. Totten said that he runs an I-formation, pro-style offense that at times featured four wide receivers.
"He can make all the throws," Totten said. "He's not prone to [interceptions]. And I tell you another thing, the kid can run. The kid is a weapon as a runner."
Totten knows there will be a learning curve, but he doesn't think Hills will be intimidated by the surroundings.
"He's a leader, he's tough, he will be in command of the huddle," Totten said. "I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised by how he leads the football team. He's got a ton of potential and nobody will outwork him."
Totten recalled how Hills stepped in midway through his sophomore year in a "pressure game" against rival Penn Hills.
"He performed very well, he put a lot of balls on the money, they had a pretty good rush with guys who went on to play Division I, no mental mistakes, the ball was not on the ground," Totten said. "He kept getting better and better and better. He kept expanding, he kept getting wider, stronger, better and I don't think he's done yet [growing]."
Totten played in high school with Central Catholic's most famous football alum.
"I played with Danny Marino," Totten said. "I also got to see Marc Bulger play here."
Totten said of Hills: "It would unfair to compare him to the greatest guy who ever played under center, but his potential hasn't been reached yet. We started to notice that at the end of his junior year and he's continued to go and go and go. I think the sky's the limit."


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INDIANAPOLIS – For casual NBA fans who haven't paid much attention to Indiana's tightly wound shooting guard, these Eastern Conference finals might not provide a glimpse of Lance Stephenson in all his blazing glory.
Stephenson, a bundle of emotions good and bad most of the time, is trying to be on his best behavior against the Miami Heat. That means cooling it on the technical fouls and the trash talk, and reining in some of his on-court gyrations and expressions.
A less fun Lance? Absolutely. But also a less volatile Lance, a player less likely to give away points via free throws or put coach Frank Vogel in a rotation bind if he fouls out, gets tossed or just needs to be yanked to calm the heck down.
In Miami's March 26 visit to Bankers Life Fieldhouse this season, Stephenson got two technical fouls and an ejection midway through the fourth quarter. He's the guy who talked jokingly before this series about trying to wear out Dwyane Wade's sore knee, only to have it generate a minor controversy.
In fact, Stephenson is excitable enough that you sense the Heat almost count on him to spill over at some point, possibly goading him in hopes of making that happen.
Fortunately for Indiana, after multiple talks with teammates and coaches, the fourth-year guard is aware of it. He claims to have it under control.
"Uh, playing against the Heat, I've got to calm down my little antics," Stephenson said Monday afternoon after Pacers practice. "So I decided I'm not gonna do none of that. I'm just going to stay poised and just play with my team."
Like a lot of players, Stephenson believes that his emotions fuel his game. So might putting them on a leash stifle his play?
"I mean, when I do some dances or stuff and get the crowd involved, I actually play better," he said. "But if it's gonna help my teammates and it helps me stay in the game, I'm definitely not going to do that."
Playing muzzled in Indiana's past two games, however, hasn't hurt Stephenson. Both in the opener against the Heat and in the Game 6 clincher against Washington, he had 17 points and eight assists, shooting a combined 16-of-25. The talks with Vogel, the reminders from fellow Pacers look to be paying off.
"He's learned to be a professional," Paul George said of Stephenson. "He's just an emotional person. That's what we need, though. We need a guy with that energy, that toughness.
"He gets out of hand sometimes, but we can live with most of it."


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Florida bartender Rob Husted has more than a decade of experience as a bartender or, as they say in the business, "behind the wood." But bartending is much more than mixing up a few cocktails for this Flair bartending professional. Bottle tossing and flame lighting behind the bar is not just for the movies… real people like Rob are trained to entertain and pit their talents in high-profile bartending competitions.
Already a bartender, karma may have led Rob to the annual Bartenders Bash in the Florida Keys in 1999. While looking for his friends near the main stage, he caught a glimpse of the Flair bartending competition underway and has been hooked on the profession ever since. In recent years, Flair bartending and its competitions have been featured on A&E, The Travel Channel, CMT, and MTV.
A Flair bartending professional for the last seven years, Rob currently showcases his craft at the nightclub Club Safari in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and previously placed 11th in the world at the annual Legends of Bartending competition.
He does more than serve drinks with panache to promote his profession. He also juggles such activities as the Southeastern U.S. representative for the Meridian, Idaho-based Flair Bartending Association, teaches basic bartending at the Florida Culinary Institute, trains Flair bartenders throughout Florida and writes a monthly column for Florida-based hospitality magazine In-the-Biz. In addition, he consults for Bacardi U.S.A., serves as the vice president of Flairbar.com (a resource for the sport of Flair bartending) and is CEO of BarWars L.L.C., a three-day, annual Flair bartending competition in South Florida that also provides the public with Flair bartenders for hire.
One of the biggest myths about bartenders is that they will someday get a 'real job,' Rob says with a laugh. "Just because I don't have to set an alarm clock everyday and wake up at the crack of dawn just to fight traffic and drive to work like the majority of everybody else doesn't mean what I do for a living isn't real. I absolutely love what I do for a living… and I don't plan to stop any time soon."
Tell us about your career as a bartender. How did your career unfold to allow you to advance to where you are today?
My career as a bartender… well it didn't start out like this. I started off in the hospitality field in the kitchen, making and preparing food. Then I moved to the front of the house as a host, and soon after I got promoted to server, then eventually to bartender. Once I was a bartender, I fell in love with the job. It's not easy finding a job that you truly enjoy and make great money at as well.
My career unfolded around the same time as our sport of Flair bartending did. The veterans before me paved the way for all of us to be where we are at today. Without all of their dedication and hard work, who knows how long it would have taken?
I have over 11 years of real experience behind the wood. I've been Flair bartending for seven years. I teach basic bartending at the Florida Culinary Institute, consult for Bacardi U.S.A. and train Flair bartenders throughout Florida.
What led to your interest in flair bartending?
A yearly event down in the Florida Keys called "Bartenders Bash." It was 1999, and I had just moved and started working at a new bar. All the employees were talking about this big party down in the Florida Keys that I couldn't miss. So I was in. The event is always the day after Mothers Day; those of you already in the hospitality industry know Mothers Day is one of the busiest days of the year for a restaurant.
Well, one of the bartenders I was working with that night decided to call in sick and not show up…because he was on his way down to Bartenders Bash. So after working a very long and busy shift by myself, I was exhausted. So I ended up over sleeping the next morning and headed down to the Keys way later than everybody else. When I finally got there, I found myself in a sea of people looking for my friends. I called them on my cell phone and tried to find them, and remembered my friend Sean saying "Meet me in front of the stage." I made my way to the front of the stage and looked all around for them, and then I caught a glimpse of what was actually happening on stage: A Flair bartending competition. I looked up and saw Rob "Tin Man" Ford throw a mixing tin behind his back and catch it sideways on another tin. I was blown away. I immediately hung up my phone and whipped out my video camera and began filming Rick Barcode performing, along with everybody else afterwards. I was hooked. I bought some Flairco practice bottles with some training videos and the rest is history.
What do you enjoy most about your career as a bartender?
That each day is something different and I get paid to party and entertain people while introducing them to each other and helping them forget their problems and to enjoy life.
What unique challenges and rewards come from working in the field?
The challenges are the same as the rewards, as in each day is something different. You never know what to expect and what curve balls the job will throw at you. The rewards come from the outcome of your problem solving skills. Satisfaction in knowing whatever life throws out at you, you can handle with a smile.
You are a member and a national representative of the Flair Bartenders Association. How do these types of professional groups support your career goals? The bartending profession as a whole?
These groups help support all of our career goals as Flair bartenders. We all work together, rather against each other, to help make the pie bigger for everybody. We support each other constructively, financially, emotionally and help promote each other positively in any way we can.
What are some of your personal and/or professional goals for the future?
In the near future, I'm trying to buy my first house (while my business partner is on his third) and begin raising a family. On the professional side: win the Legends of Bartending, where I previously placed 11th in the world; grow Flairbar.com into bigger and better things; continue BarWars as one of the largest Flair bartending competitions in Florida; and help grow our sport of Flair bartending in a positive manner.
What are some common myths about the profession of bartending?
"You can't do this forever, when are you going to get a real job?" I always laugh at this one. A real job… just because I don't have to set an alarm clock everyday and wake up at the crack of dawn just to fight traffic and drive to work like the majority of everybody else doesn't mean what I do for a living isn't real. I absolutely love what I do for a living! The majority of the people that make that statement can't say the same for themselves. I have a 401k plan, money in the bank and have ventured into other avenues of income through my profession. Bartenders make all kinds of contacts; we are everybody's best friends and some of those people can help you in many ways. I am quite happy doing what I do and I don't plan to stop any time soon.
Best bartending tip for a novice?
Learn the drinks and organize yourself behind the bar. Also, a good firm handshake to your guests is a must.
Do you feel that is important for someone to be passionate about the profession of bartending in order to be successful?
The truly successful ones almost always seem to be passionate about what they do. Once you find your passion, go with it and don't stop because someone says you can't do it. Live your dream. Take a chance…
What contributions do you feel the profession of bartending makes in society?
We help take people's minds off of their everyday routines. We give them an outlet to have fun and unwind. All work and no play makes for a dull and stressful life. Also think about how many relationships (and one night stands) have started in a bar or nightclub? Without us, where would you go to meet people?
How did you decide to study to become a bartender? How did you choose the school you attended?
I didn't choose bartending, it chose me, as I mentioned before. I never attended a bartending school, I learned on my own. From my experiences with them, I feel for the most part they are there more for your money rather then for the student. There are better ways to learn the art of bartending. If you don't know of any other means, they are a good start and they help you with job placement.
What did you like and dislike about your bartending education? In retrospect, what do you know now; that you wish you knew before you pursued your education?
My education has been the school of "hard knocks," as my Dad used to say. I wouldn't have changed it in any way.
What factors should prospective students consider when choosing a bartending school? Are there different considerations for those who know that they want to specialize in a certain culinary area?
Remember you can always negotiate with these folks. I hear so many stories on how one student paid "X" amount of dollars and another student in the same class with the same experience paid hundreds of dollars less. Also, if you are interested in Flair bartending, most of the typical bartending schools will tell you they teach Flair bartending to their students. But from what I have almost always seen, they don't, or at best, they teach you nothing more then a basic Flair training video you can purchase yourself online for $40.00 through Flairbar.com.
What are some of the most respected and prestigious schools or programs for those wishing to pursue the bartending profession? Does school choice make a difference in landing a good job?
As far as schools for bartending, there are a handful of respected schools throughout our Flair community: ShowTenders in Tampa is well known, Flairco in Canada, BarWars L.L.C. in South Florida, Flair Devils in Las Vegas, Universidad del Cocktail in Argentina. There are some great Mixology classes in Las Vegas and the UK as well.
When is it a good time to pursue advanced bartending training? Is it necessary to be successful in the field?
I would say learn basic bartending for at least one or two years, and then move on to more of the advanced stuff. It will make you a much better bartender in the long run and will save on countless hours of frustration for you and your teacher.
How do you feel that the bartending educational system could be changed to better serve society?
First off, make it more uniform and get everybody on the same page. Some places teach this, others teach that and still others don't teach this or that. Getting everybody to work more together can go a long way. The Flair Bartenders Association and the International Bartenders Association are making much headway with this.
Describe a typical workday for you.
A typical day would be to wake up around noon (I never have to worry about oversleeping), have some breakfast and run some errands. Then I come back and practice Flair bartending for about an hour, perfecting moves and inventing new ones, always evolving and wanting to become better at my job. There aren't many jobs out there that the workers actually practice and study at home to become better at what they do. Now that's dedication and passion for our sport! During the day, I also work on the computer answering emails and producing Flairbar.com.
Nights that I work at Club Safari, I generally get there around 10:00 p.m. and work until 5 a.m. During that time, I entertain my guests while serving various drinks in a timely manner. It's one big party where I am the host. It's great to bring a little bit of happiness into so many people's lives. I love it!
How can the reality of being a bartender differ from typical expectations?
It depends on where you work. If you work at night in a busy bar, then most of what you hear is true. But if you are working during the day, like in a restaurant, then most of your day will be spent preparing everything for the nighttime bartenders. Nothing is worse then being stuck behind a bar when there is nobody there. So it is up to you, the bartender, to promote, to give better service then the bartender down the street and to remember everyone's name and genuinely make them feel special every time they walk in that front door.
Also, it is not just fun and games. There is so much physical and mental work that it can get overwhelming real quickly. Imagine 15 people all trying to order drinks at the same time while you are trying to remember six previous drink orders in your head while trying not to forget to make change for the orders before.
What are some of the trends that you see in the food and beverage industry field which could help bartending students plan for the future?
Some cool trends we are witnessing are more people are interested in Mixology and the art of making a great cocktail, rather then just pouring a single liquor with a mix of some sort. People want something new, something more for their money. Flair bartending and Mixology is the perfect way to accommodate this trend.
What are the best ways to land a bartending job?
In a word, personality: Bartending can be taught, but personality is something you have or don't have.
How available are hands-on learning experiences?
Pretty available, and by far the best way to learn and retain everything. It is easier to start off as a barback and learn the ins and outs of a bar before you get promoted to bartender.
How is the bartending job market now? How do you think it will develop over the next five years?
The world can always use a great bartender. To get the good jobs, you either have to know the right people or be able to prove your skills and convince the 'powers that be' that you can do a superior job and make them more money then someone they have on staff now.
What we are seeing more of lately is bartending unions. The unions are putting better bartenders in these positions, and the bartenders are getting increased compensation along with benefits, job security and other incentives.
What is the average salary/compensation package for a bartender? What can recent bartending school graduates expect as a salary range starting out? Once they get to the top of the profession?
It all depends on you: where you work and how much you promote yourself. Another reason I love bartending is because you are as busy as you want to be. I look it at it like the four walls of the establishment belong to the owners. But the four walls of the bar are mine. The establishment is giving me my own business to make money for both of us. The more I promote and ensure great service with good drinks, the more we will both make. There are bartenders who make a couple of hundred a week, there are some who make a couple of hundred a night. When you get towards the top, you will see well over $1,000-plus a night.
Any tips for boosting tips?
Make people feel special and remember their names. Also, the quicker you are behind the bar, the more drinks you can make. The more drinks you can make, the more sales you will have. The more sales you have, the more tips you will make. Sounds simple, right?
What other career advice can you offer future bartenders?
Try to learn as much about you trade as possible. The more you know, the better you will be. Also don't be afraid to talk and get to know your guests. You never know who is sitting at your bar. It could be a CEO of some big company that may be impressed with you or someone who will introduce you to your future wife. You just never know. Some of my best friends I met at my bar, along with my girlfriend.
Is there anything else you can tell us about yourself, your career, or the bartending profession that would be interesting or helpful to students?
If you seriously want to learn more about the world of Flair bartending… go to a Flair bartending event. There are numerous competitions throughout the world. You can find out about them through Flairbar.com or the Flair Bartenders Association.
Editor's Note: If you would like to follow-up with Rob Husted personally about the field of bartending or Flair bartending competitions, click here.


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Man Reports Internet Date as 'Intruder' Because Girlfriend Was Home
Ah, the perils of internet
dating cheating. Kevin Gaylor, 24, met a woman on Craigslist and set up a 3 a.m. rendezvous at his house. His plan for late night fun was thrown into disarray when his live-in girlfriend unexpectedly returned home.
So what did Gaylor do when his web date knocked on the door? He called the cops and reported that an armed female intruder was outside of his house.
Gaylor may have saved himself a slap in the short term, but once the police picked up the "intruder" it didn't take long for them to figure out something was amiss. Gaylor was taken into custody and cited for a misdemeanor for false reporting to the authorities.
[via NBC Connecticut]