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For the past week or so, the coop has been aflooff (I just invented that word, but none other would do) with feathers and down. The chickens are staging a mass molt. According to flockkeeper lore, molting ain't fun for anybody. The girls are dropping their old plumage and growing their new. From an evolutionary perspective, it must be part of what links chickens to their close reptilian cousins (scientists tell us that chickens are direct descendants of the T. rex) — shedding skin, shedding feathers.
They do seem pretty miserable. Most of them aren't laying, and they look pathetic — all mangy and scraggly. And they're cranky and tired — Victoria spent all day in a nesting box last week. (The rain, mud, cold temperatures, and short days don't help.) It takes a lot of energy to build new feathers.
I wonder if the girls chose the turn into new year for their big molt on purpose. It seems like a good idea, to slough off all the old, dead stuff and to replace it with something tender and delicate with new life, with potential to be healthy and luminous and resilient. Clean out the closets, the expired foodstuffs in the pantry. Let go of past resentments and fears — the scars that have formed over old wounds.
It's a hell of a process — uncomfortable, exhausting, even ugly — but aren't we ready to be shed of those vestiges and welcome whatever comes next?
When I cleaned the coop the other day, all those dropped feathers went with the straw and manure into the compost. It's not as if the old stuff is to be left behind and forgotten. It will work under the surface now, in new, hidden ways. It starts the cycle over again, preparing to help nourish the spring garden.
I've felt a bit bedraggled this holiday season, myself. Guess I was due a good molt. For the days of auld lang syne.

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I bought an earlier version of Pocomail some years ago. Recently, I had downloaded a newer version of Pocomail to evaluate it. At the same time, I was evaluating several other email clients. I had decided to go with Thunderbird without really giving the new version of Pocomail a good workout. Thunderbird has been giving me alot of problems lately so I decided to give Pocomail another shot. Problem is, my evaluation period has expired, even though I used it for only a few days.
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Main Concepts
- Tutorial: Download this tutorial to understand the main concepts of EGF: 1) factory component, task, activity, production plan, 2) pattern.
- Link: EGF Portfolio on Eclipse Labs (e.g., for Ruby extension to EGF)
- Practice: Library model example commonly used in the sequel: plug-in
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EGF Activities: Factory Component and Task
- Videos: Activity Creation, Activity Worflow with Java and Ruby, Factory Component Creation
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It's an interesting design with clever, careful execution. We'll let Robert D. explain how it came together.
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Three, count 'em...Three! Three pony cars in one! Introducing the 2010 Flashback. Part Challenger, part Camaro, part Mustang. Four months from idea to execution. Bodywork was fairly straightforward, my biggest hurdles were from repainting it at the end from an accidental splashing of clear lacquer on the nearly-complete model. The basics: body/interior/chassis (no wheelbase changes) from AMT Camaro concept, hood/fascia from AMT Challenger, tail end from a Revell Mustang GT. Wheels are modified Maisto Mustang GT wheels, paint is Testors Grabber Orange w/satin black accents.
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Clarkson University Pi Tau Sigma Students Attend National Convention
A group of eight Clarkson University students traveled to the annual convention for Pi Tau Sigma, the international mechanical engineering honor society, held at Ohio State University earlier this semester.
Clarkson's Tau Gamma chapter of Pi Tau Sigma was represented by mechanical engineering majors Thomas Rogers '13 of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., Shannon Wrede '13 of Peachtree, Ga., Kenneth Mark '14 of Dansville, N.Y., Janine Amell '13 of Schenectady, N.Y., and Daniel Spencer '13 of Penn Yan, N.Y.; and mechanical engineering and aeronautical engineering double majors Matthew Fitts '13 of Ballston Spa, N.Y., Barry Pawlowski '14 of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Kevin M Sweeney '14 of Middletown, N.Y.
The convention provided Clarkson students with an opportunity to meet and network with other Pi Tau Sigma members from around the country, as well as nominate national officers for the honor society. Nearly 60 chapters attended the convention; there are approximately 55 Clarkson students active in Clarkson's Tau Gamma chapter.
"The conference was a great experience," Wrede said. "It was eye opening to see the different activities other Pi Tau Sigma chapters engaged in. Clarkson's chapter was able to take back a lot of ideas to help engage its members in club activities throughout the year."
The students also listened to a panel discussion featuring officials from Honda R&D, Pratt & Whitney, Autodesk and Schlumberger on "Engineering for a Societal Impact." The panelists shared their experiences in the engineering field and offered advice to students.
The trip to central Ohio also included a tour of the National Electric Coil plant, which provides repairs of electrical components for motors used in power generation plants, and of the Ohio State Football Stadium. The students also received a presentation on cloud computing technology from Autodesk, a software corporation.
"The best part of the conference was meeting all the different members from other chapters around the nation," Wrede said. "Pi Tau Sigma strongly encourages networks within the Mechanical Engineering field and it was encouraging to meet students that were in the same major to truly develop connections with them."
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.
Photo caption: A group of Clarkson University students traveled to the annual convention for Pi Tau Sigma, the international mechanical engineering honor society. Left to right: Thomas Rogers, Shannon Wrede, Kenneth Mark, Barry Pawlowski, Kevin M Sweeney, Janine Amell, Daniel Spencer, and Matthew Fitts.
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This is the complete list of judges who have served on the judging panels in the subject Fluid Mechanics/Aerodynamics/Thermophysics during the years listed below. Each judge may also have served on other panels, which are listed elsewhere in this directory. E-Mail addresses are available for many judges, but are not provided if the judge has moved out of California or otherwise stopped judging at the State Science Fair, or has asked that his/her address not be included.
If you are looking for help in getting started with your science fair project, then start by trying out one of the resource pages/programs we have constructed here for you:
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On April 23, 2010, a federal district court jury found Carl W. Jasper, former Chief Financial Officer of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Maxim Integrated Products, liable for securities fraud and other charges. The SEC sued Jasper (along with Maxim and its former CEO) in 2007, alleging that Jasper engaged in a scheme to backdate stock option grants to company personnel, allowing the company to conceal hundreds of millions of dollars of compensation costs and report dramatically inflated income to investors.
Following an eight-day trial in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., the eight-member jury found Jasper liable for, among other violations, fraud, lying to auditors, and aiding Maxim's failure to maintain accurate books and records. The jury found for Jasper on certain remaining claims, including proxy rule violations.
U.S. District Judge James Ware will determine remedies and sanctions at a later date. The SEC's complaint seeks, among other things, disgorgement and repayment of bonuses, monetary penalties, and a bar from serving as an officer or director of a public company.
According to the SEC, evidence introduced at trial established that Maxim, with Jasper's knowledge, routinely granted stock options by using hindsight to identify dates with historically low stock prices. Jasper's staff then drafted false documents to make it appear that the options had been granted on the earlier date. This practice allowed Maxim to conceal hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses that it was required to report in its SEC filings. The evidence further showed that Jasper, with awareness of the backdating practices, repeatedly signed and certified Maxim's false quarterly and annual reports provided to the investing public.
The SEC previously settled its charges against Maxim and former CEO John Gifford, with Gifford (since deceased) paying over $800,000 in disgorgement, interest and penalties.
For more information, see Litigation Release No. 20381 [http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2007/lr20381.htm] (Dec. 4, 2007).


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Sentara Leigh Hospital receives Magnet designation
Excited voices could be heard echoing the halls at Sentara Leigh Hospital as it received confirmation of its Magnet Recognition Program® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The designation, granted to about 7 percent of U.S. hospitals, culminates a multi-year journey toward recognition for excellence in patient care, innovation in nursing practice and a supportive work environment for nurses.
"We are so proud of the care we provide to our community and a hard-earned recognition like Magnet is a testament to our commitment," said Jennifer Kreiser, nurse executive at Sentara Leigh Hospital. "I am thrilled and have never been more appreciative of our nursing team than I am today."
Hospitals applying for Magnet recognition first file more than 500 pages of reports documenting that they are already meeting 88 quality measures ranging from falls with injuries to hospital-acquired infections and skin breakdown. If the hospitals meet those criteria, a three-day site visit validates the documentation while nursing team members are interviewed for their clinical expertise and knowledge of the process. Finally, a commission reviews the findings and votes on whether to admit the applicant as a Magnet hospital.
"We continually work to improve the care we provide. Through the process of pursuing our Magnet designation, we've elevated our nursing practices and united even more collaboratively for our patients," said Teresa Edwards, president at Sentara Leigh Hospital. "We're proud to join our Sentara sister hospitals in this achievement, and I'm proud of our entire team here at Sentara Leigh for their dedication to quality and creating an extraordinary patient experience."
Sentara Leigh Hospital is the fifth Sentara hospital to receive Magnet recognition. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center and Sentara RMH Medical Center were recognized in 2014. Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville received theirs in 2006 and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital received its in 2008. Other Sentara hospitals are also on the journey to Magnet Excellence®.


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Look For Gas Prices To Go Up. Are You Ready To Start Digging A Little Deeper?
Between now and Easter, the price of regular unleaded gas is expected to shoot up by as much as 40 cents a gallon.
Tom Kloza is an analyst with Gas Buddy.
"We're entering that period where we're going to see increases in most parts of the country."
He says because of increased demand, the switch over to government mandated summertime blends, and refineries going offline for maintenance.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The family of an American couple facing charges in Qatar of starving to death their 8-year-old adopted daughter says the Gulf state has allowed their two other children to return to the United States.
A statement Monday says the children, also adopted from Africa, arrived Saturday from Qatar and are staying with relatives in Washington State.
Last week, a judge in Qatar ordered Matthew and Grace Huang to remain jailed pending their next hearing scheduled for Nov. 6.
They are charged with starving and mistreating their Ghanaian-born daughter Gloria, who died in January. The former California couple says the girl died from medical problems complicated by anorexia-like bouts.
Matthew Huang was working on water engineering projects as part of infrastructure improvements for Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup.


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Bill's parents were William Cyril Hork and Anna Marie Sullivan.[2] Bill was the fifth and last child born to Cyril and Anna. He had four older sisters, one who died just days after birth.
His childhood was tough. He was born in the early stages of the great depression. His father was a drinker and couldn't keep a steady job. He was but a young fella when his mother took the courage to leave Cyril and raise her four children on her own.
He did have fond memories of living in Southern California among the orange groves and playing with his cousins, the children of Anna's sister, Loretta Patterson. In 1940, the family moved to Napa, California, another rural community, to live with Vir Quigley, the widowed husband of Anna's sister, Ethel. In Napa, he was in Boy Scouts and played football on the high school team. His mother worked in Vir's café at first, then taught school in one of the one-room schoolhouses.
After high school, he and his mother lived in Concord, California. He worked at service stations. He met and married my mother, Lela "Lea" Nell Johnston, and together they had six children, raising them in Pittsburg and later Walnut Creek, California.
Lea passed away at the young age of 57 in 1992. Bill lived out the rest of his life in their home and later in a smaller condo, surrounded by his children and grandchildren, for whom he loved to cook. He rooted for the 49ers and Giants, dabbled in the stock marked, and gardened. Bill passed away 13 Oct 2007[3] at the age of 77.
Happy Birthday, Dad!
[1] State of California, Department of Health Services, Certification of Vital Record, Standard Certificate of Birth, San Bernardino County, California, William Joseph Hork, 1930.
[2] ibid
[3] State of California, Department of Health Services, Certification of Vital Record, Death Certificate, Contra Costa County, California, William Joseph Hork, 2007.
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mark van haze wrote:I'm not surprised in the least. The IKO was a great idea back in the days but even in 2006 when I did my ITC it was clearly focused on money making that effectively resulted to not much more than selling a good instructors manual (in my case poorly photocopied sheets of unbound paper) with a bullshit exam for around 600 Euros! What the f*** do they base that amount on?
Once they came up with their ridiculous online points system and exams, they fully went to shit. I mean would you have a driving instructor teach you to drive cars if he did his exams online?
Them threatening with lawyers is truly the icing on the cake - bring it on. I regret every cent I spent on those bastards.
I hope the IKO disappears from the kitesurfing scene ASAP!


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GREENWOOD, S.C. – With junior Bryan Fox (Roswell, Ga.) positioned in the top-20, the No. 13 Georgia College golf squad stands 12th among 17 teams Monday after the first two rounds of the 2013 Bearcat Invitational, hosted by Lander University.
The Bobcats shot rounds of 312 and 307 for a total of 43 over at the frigid par-72, 6,800-yard Greenwood Country Club.
Fox is 16th after two rounds, a pair of 75s for a six-over total of 150. Four strokes behind are the All-American duo of Taylor Smith (Mansfield, Ga.) and Patrick Garrett (Kennesaw, Ga.) at plus-10. Smith shaved two strokes off his first-round 78, while Garrett posted the same scores in reverse.
Junior Victor Monte (Chantilly, Va.) owned rounds of 83 and 78 for plus-17 in 79th place. Classmate Pontus Andersson (Helsingborg, Sweden) picked up the second start of his career, adding rounds of 83 and 79 for 18-over in 82nd.
No. 12 Belmont Abbey College leads the team race at plus-six after rounds of 293 and 289, dominating the field by 14 strokes. No. 25 Mount Olive College and No. 18 Georgia Southwestern State University stand second at plus-20.
Adam Hedges of BAC sits atop the leaderboard, blistering the course with rounds of 69 and 66 for nine-under par. MOC's Sebastian Andersen is second at two-under.
The Bobcats are ahead of six squads, including Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foes the University of Montevallo, host Lander and Flagler College.
The Bobcats take to the course for the third and final round tomorrow, March 26.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Within walking distance of the beach and close to the centre of Surfers Paradise, Mantra Wings offers contemporary accommodation in a great Gold Coast location. It is part of Gold Coast's history, being built on the site of the iconic Pink Poodle Motel, a local landmark for more than 40 years.
Mantra Wings features One, Two and Three Bedroom Apartments, for those who like a little extra space there is also the option of a Two Bedroom Penthouse. An apartment will make your stay on the Gold Coast a breeze, with a fully equipped kitchen, laundry, in-room internet access, private balcony, Foxtel and air conditioning.
The great range of facilities on offer will further enhance your stay. Enjoy a hit on the tennis court, schedule in time in the gym or swim a few laps. The kids will have a ball in the children's play area and for a fun dinner make use of the outdoor barbecue area.
It's just 200 metres down to the beach, so you can easily spend your day basking in the sun. Hop on the Tram out the front and it's just a short trip down to Broadbeach or up to Main Beach.
Situated over two floors, the luxurious penthouses offer the same features as the two bedroom deluxe apartments, while also featuring a television and DVD, stereo and stainless steel appliances throughout.
Perfect for business people or holiday makers travelling to the Gold Coast for a short stay, the Hotel Twin Rooms offer two double beds and can be upgraded to Deluxe or Ocean View Rooms.
The 2 Bedroom Apartments feature a fully equipped kitchen and laundry facilities, with floor to ceiling windows with Gold Coast and hinterland views from a spacious balcony.
Available with two queen beds and two single beds, three bedrooms are located on the 14th floor over two storeys, luxurious modern decor and furniture with granite kitchen workbench. Stunning ocean frontage with double story balconies. Large master bedroom with en-suite, which includes double vanities, walk-in shower and spa bath.
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Industry experts at Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider, have identified a shift in the way enterprise organizations are embracing technology. While enterprise data center effectiveness was once defined by the technology it employed, today the way an organization accesses and consumes those technologies provides the most significant impact on business and revenue models. As organizations change the way they access and consume technology, they have become more flexible and responsive to their industries and customers. As a result, the business value of technology has become the driver for business change much more so than any individual technology itself.
"It's not the technology alone that transforms a business," says Vince DeLuca, CEO, Logicalis US. "It's the way the business accesses and uses that technology that is transformative."
This becomes crystal clear when IT pros examine the IT transformation journey and its impact on their organizations. Every enterprise IT department can identify itself in one of the six phases of the IT transformation journey, and they are all leading to the place where organizations consume technology in a way that provides the most business value for the company. Some refer to this as "the subscription economy," which makes the concept more palatable since most people are accustomed to the idea of subscription-based services on a consumer level. The news is that it's now beginning to be talked about in earnest among enterprise CIOs – and CEOs/CFOs all agree, it's the way businesses must look at technology going forward.
One example: What corporate America calls "the cloud" today is fundamentally business-model based, while using enhanced technology at its core. For businesses to most effectively harness the power of the cloud, they must change their thinking from the purchase economy to the subscription economy to be able to truly focus IT resources on how to build, expand and strengthen the business, rather than how to obtain, manage and pay for technology.
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WENHAM, MA-A pair of local products led the way as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's women's soccer team scored twice in the second half to defeat host Gordon, 2-1, in the 2011 season opener for both teams at The Quad Thursday afternoon.
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Major League Baseball All-Star player and Padres pitching legend David Wells, for whom the field is named, is a Point Loma High alum.
"Obecian/Point Lomans like myself had rock fields" to play on in their youth, adding that upgrades will make it a more "even playing field,"
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Pointing out PLHS is one of only three high schools districtwide whose stadium fields do not have lights (Mission Bay High has lights under construction), Barnett added the new Correia Sports Complex "will take the pressure off use of PLHS for sports tournaments and actually reduce the usage of high-impact events like big soccer tournaments currently going on at PLHS."
Murphy said upgrades under way at Dana/Wells Field do not include lighting. He said the new Correia Sports Complex, which could be completed as soon as summer 2015 if all goes well, does include lighting.
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2010 Physics Teacher Education Coalition Conference Invited Talks
Plenary Sessions
Educate to Innovate: Addressing a Historic Challenge Through A National Effort - TalkKeynote speaker: Kumar Garg, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
Hampton Room
Findings and Recommendations of the Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics - TalkKeynote speaker: Stamatis Vokos, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
Hampton Room
The Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics (T-TEP) just completed a two-year effort in which it investigated the current status of physics teacher education in the United States, collected relevant research findings, and identified major local strengths, as well as significant systemic challenges. The T-TEP Report, which describes the accumulated results of the Task Force investigation, will be distributed to all Physics Departments in the nation and the corresponding Departments of Education.
In this session, the Task Force findings and recommendations in the T-TEP Report will be outlined. In addition, participants will be given ample opportunity to respond to the Report and to propose dissemination options and ways to implement the far-reaching recommendations in their own contexts.
Workshops and Panels
PhysTEC Proposal Preparation - WorkshopTheodore Hodapp, American Physical Society
on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
Guidelines for preparing proposals for PhysTEC funding.
Preparing physics teachers for urban schools
Preparing Teachers to Develop a Successful Physics Program in an Urban Classroom - PanelPanel members: Diane Crenshaw, Florida International University; Vera Ananda, Greenlee ECE, K-8; Shelly Stachurski, Welby New Technology High School; Janice Trinidad, Manor New Technology High School
Moderator: Jon Anderson, Centennial High School
on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
Calvert Room
This session will focus on the challenges, opportunities, and unique needs that are associated with building and maintaining a physics program in an urban classroom. The panel is composed of physics and physical science teachers who have taught in urban school districts. Among others, the session will address such questions as: "What makes the students in an urban environment unique?" "What are some successful strategies for teaching physics in an urban classroom?" and "What can physics departments and colleges of education do to help prepare future physics teachers to be successful in an urban classroom?" The session will provide multiple opportunities for participants to interact with one another and with members of the panel.
Educating Physics Teachers at Urban-Serving Institutions - PanelPanel members: Peter Garik, Boston University; Laird H. Kramer, Florida International University; Mel S. Sabella, Chicago State University; Richard N. Steinberg, City College of CUNY
Moderator: John Loehr, Chicago Public Schools
on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
Calvert Room
The preparation of physics teachers who are motivated to create student-centered, inquiry-based classrooms presents unique challenges for science and education faculty at all universities. Teachers prepared at urban-serving institutions, who often teach in urban districts, face unique challenges and require specific support from both the university and the urban district they are a part of to effectively address the specific needs of the populations they serve. Despite challenges, urban-serving institutions have a number of resources that, when used effectively, can lead to successful, innovative classrooms that promote the learning of physics, and address the need for increasing the number of minority students entering the STEM fields. Members of the panel will describe their role in the preparation of teachers for the urban environment as well as explore the complex relationship between the urban district and its university partners.
Teaching Physics in Urban Schools: Challenges and Solutions for Broadening Participation - WorkshopAngela Kelly, City University of New York
on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
Calvert Room
The workshop will focus on two aspects of teaching physics in urban schools: logistical constraints and research-based best practices. First, the limitations of urban secondary physics programs will be discussed through data collected in New York City, where physics course offerings are limited and physics teaching positions are difficult to find. Secondly, the workshop will highlight best practices adopted in an innovative weekend physics program at the Bronx Institute at Lehman College. The program was established as an alternative means to provide physics instruction for those students who attend schools that do not offer physics. The ten-week program emphasizes science in authentic urban contexts and the latest in educational technology. Research findings indicate significant improvements in students' attitudes, knowledge, and appreciation of physics, suggesting that well designed constructivist physics programs are potentially transformative in improving students' academic self-efficacy, confidence and persistence in science, and positional advantage.
Building support for teacher education programs
NSF Noyce RFP & mock review panel - WorkshopBert Holmes, National Science Foundation
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
The National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and STEM professionals to become preK-12 mathematics and science teachers. This workshop is designed to foster an understanding of the features of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program in order to assist interested participants in developing their ideas for projects and proposal preparation. Following an overview of the major elements of the program, including the new NSF Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships track, a sample funded proposal will be used to launch discussion of the features of an effective proposal. The session will conclude with a brief look at additional funding opportunities offered by the NSF in support of teacher education.
Raising Funds for Teacher Preparation Efforts - WorkshopCo-presenters: Stamatis Vokos, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo; John West, Seattle Pacific University
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
Updates on NSF's Math and Science Partnership Program: Optimism and Opportunities - WorkshopCo-presenters: James Hamos, National Science Foundation; Gay Stewart, West Virginia University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
During this session, a member of the Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program Staff from NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education and the Principal Investigator of an MSP project entitled "College Ready in Mathematics and Physics Partnership" will share origins of the broad program and specific project. Participants will learn about several outcomes emanating from the NSF investment in the MSP program. In addition, we will discuss future opportunities for funding and features of successful proposals in the highly competitive MSP competitions. A significant part of the session will be devoted to participants brainstorming and sharing MSP-like ideas.
Teaching physics-specific pedagogical knowledge
Pedagogical Content Knowledge Needed to Teach Physics - WorkshopEugenia Etkina, Rutgers University
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
In this workshop the participants will learn about the concept of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and how this concept relates to the preparation of physics teachers. PCK is what distinguishes a content expert from an expert teacher of that content. Some aspects of physics PCK include knowledge of student ideas in different areas of physics, knowledge of effective instructional methods that help students master fundamental physics ideas and ways of reasoning, and knowledge of assessment of student learning. The participants will also learn how to design a course/a sequence of courses for future physics teachers where they start building their physics PCK.
Introduction to the Colorado Learning Assistant Program - WorkshopPresenter: Valerie K. Otero, University of Colorado at Boulder
Co-presenters: Noah D. Finkelstein, University of Colorado-Boulder; Vera Ananda, Greenlee ECE, K-8; Shelly Stachurski, Welby New Technology High School
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
This session is intended for faculty who are new to implementing the Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) model. In this session, participants will be introduced to the general philosophy of the program and to the nuts n' bolts of running the program. Participants will work through content and pedagogical materials that are used in the physics department and in the School of Education to support LAs. Finally, we will present data to support claims about the efficacy of the program including presentations by teachers about how the LA program has enriched their professional lives. The LA program is an experiential learning program; learning is embodied in the experience of serving as an LA. It has demonstrated success in recruiting more and better physics teachers and in impacting the general philosophy of education in a university setting.
Implementing the Colorado Learning Assistant Program at Other Universities - WorkshopValerie K. Otero, University of Colorado at Boulder
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM on Friday, Feb 12, 2010
This session is intended for faculty who have participated in an introductory LA session and/or have already begun the scaling effort at their universities. In this discussion-based session, participants will be exposed to issues that emerge throughout the implementation and scaling process and faculty experienced in implementing the LA program will discuss how these issues have been addressed at their universities. Using a "fishbowl" structure, experienced faculty will sit in a discussion circle surrounded by the other session attendees. Experienced faculty will then respond to, and discuss, questions posed by the moderator and by other participants. In the ensuing discussion, attention will be given to distilling common critical elements of the program and context-specific adaptations that are necessary and desirable. Please come prepared to ask questions, participate in lively discussions, and listen to other people who like to participate in lively discussions. This should be fun!
Closing the achievement gap
Developing Teacher Leaders: Educational change-agents, looking to the future, making a difference - PanelModerator: Theodore Hodapp, American Physical Society
Panel members: Gay Stewart, West Virginia University; Valerie K. Otero, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jim Overhiser, Cornell University; Tom Clark, Teach for America
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
Addressing the many issues that confront science education in this country requires more than just educating more teachers. Many of the teachers we work with must become leaders to help bring about systemic reform. Examples include: changing the pedagogical paradigm within a school or district (e.g., using Modeling in several science disciplines); becoming a school leader (e.g., unit head, principal, science supervisor, etc.); providing discipline-specific professional development activities; and working with a university to improve teacher education programs. For high-achieving future teachers, finding the appropriate height of "the bar" for them to reach will allow them to see their role as agents of change in improving science education at both the individual and system levels. Our workshop will help participants understand the many definitions and potential paths of teacher leaders, and discuss ways to envision shaping your program to help potential or current teachers prepare for their role as they advance in their careers.
Achievement Gap in Texas - WorkshopMichael Marder, University of Texas at Austin
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
I will discuss data, mainly from Texas, and mainly from high-stakes mathematics tests, that illustrate the very different educational outcomes for well-off and low-income students. I will begin with a range of descriptive statistics that describe student performance within a single year. Then I will examine longitudinal data, examining the places along the educational path where low-income students fall behind the more affluent. In addition to average measures, I will also display results for all schools in Texas. Some of the questions addressed:
• What are the grades at which low-income students fall behind the fastest?
• Do ethnic background and low income have independent effects on student outcomes?
• How do charter schools compare with ordinary public schools?
• Which students are disappearing from the school system, and when does it happen?
• Is the pressure of the accountability system having an effect on college readiness?
• Which are the high-performing schools and forward-looking educational policies that will increase, for example, the numbers of research physicists?
Developing Measures of Teacher Effectiveness - WorkshopCo-presenters: Monica Plisch, American Physical Society; Jennifer Presley, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
How do we develop reliable and informative measures of teacher effectiveness? How do we apply what is already known about teacher effectiveness to teachers of physics? How do we use measures of teacher effectiveness to inform teacher education programs? The session will begin with a presentation from Jennifer Presley, former Director of the Illinois Education Research Council (IERC). Under Presley's leadership, the IERC developed a school Teacher Quality Index (TQI), and conducted studies that show a clear relationship between TQI and student achievement and college readiness. TQI distribution is strongly linked to school poverty levels and very high percent minority schools, implicating teacher quality as a major factor in the achievement gap. The IERC results will inspire and inform a discussion on the posed questions led by Monica Plisch, co?PI of the PhysTEC project.
Diversity in physics teacher recruitment
UTeach Replication - WorkshopMichael Marder, University of Texas at Austin
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
UTeach is a program for the preparation of secondary science and mathematics teachers at The University of Texas at Austin. It is currently being replicated at 17 universities across the United States with funding sources that include grants from the National Math and Science Initiative and state sources in Texas and Tennessee. I will discuss the design of the replication process, progress of replication to date, and provide suggestions both on how to respond successfully to new calls for proposals and how to help generate new calls for proposals.
Preservice STEM teacher recruitment: Experiences from a UTeach replication effort - WorkshopJoseph Heppert, Kansas University
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
The supply of secondary math and science teachers has become a critical concern in most states around the nation. This is particularly true in the physical sciences (chemistry, geology and physics), where the modest numbers of bachelor's degree majors produced annually results in the production of a commensurately small number of secondary teachers. The UKanTeach program, designed as a replication of the UTeach licensure program developed at the University of Texas at Austin, represents a model that could help to address this shortage of secondary math and science teachers. UKanTeach allows students to pursue a B.A. or B.S. major in any area of science or mathematics while completing the coursework required for teacher licensure. This entire program is designed to be completed in four years. Now at the beginning of its third year of implementation, the program has more than doubled the size of cohorts of preservice secondary math and science teachers at the University of Kansas. The program makes use of extensive recruitment through mailings, information tables at freshman orientation and direct appeals to students enrolled in introductory science and mathematics courses. Juniors and seniors enrolled in UKanTeach now act as peer recruiters, presenting 5-minute introductions to the program prior to science and math sections. Approximately 150 individual presentations are made each semester. This combination of strategies has helped UKanTeach consistently outpace its recruitment goals over the past two years.
Associated Presentation Documents
- UTeach Replication - UKanTeach - Download Presentation - Additional Details
- Notes on strategies for STEM teacher recruitment - Download Presentation - Additional Details
- PhysTEC Preservice STEM Teacher Recruitment Workshop 2010: Worksheet for Teacher Recruitment Strategies - Download Presentation - Additional Details
Compass at Berkeley: Underrepresented Student Retention - WorkshopPresenter: Angela Little, Michigan State University
Co-presenters: Joel C. Corbo, University of Colorado Boulder; Hal Haggard, University of California, Berkeley; Felicitas Hernandez, University of California, Berkeley
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
In this workshop we will discuss ways to support underrepresented undergraduates in physics, especially at the critical freshman transition, in the context of The Compass Project, a program we created at the University of California, Berkeley four years ago. Drawing on physics education research, we had two major goals in creating a two-week summer program for incoming freshman: building community and helping students develop productive beliefs about what physics is and how to learn it. Recently, we've also developed an innovative semester-long course on physics problem-solving to help the Compass students develop their critical thinking skills (and continue to build community) throughout the academic year. Starting with our first seed group of eleven students, we've mentored and encouraged our undergraduates as they continue to make a positive impact on the Berkeley physical science departments by bringing other students into the Compass community, volunteering at inner-city schools, and even running a lecture series aimed at an undergraduate audience.
Educating teachers in the physical sciences
Educating Teachers for Multiple Subjects in Small/Rural Schools - WorkshopDuane Merrell, Brigham Young University
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
This workshop will address the task of physics teacher preparation in a rural school setting. The challenges the schools and teachers encounter, the efforts BYU and Utah State Office of Education have implemented to the preparation and mentoring of new physics teachers will be discussed. Examples of young teachers and their efforts will be discussed and the methods that they are learning to teach with will be highlighted. Finally a look at how BYU addresses this issue and the comparison between the two types of teacher preparation tracks will be reviewed.
Seeing the Science in Children's Thinking - WorkshopDavid Hammer, University of Maryland
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
This work is motivated by two well-established findings. First, by the time children reach elementary school, they've grown rich in intellectual resources for learning science. Consider it: They know that if you throw a rock it keeps moving, but if you throw a balloon it doesn't; that it would hurt to kick a bowling ball, what it feels like to ride in a moving vehicle, that you cannot suck peanut butter through a straw, and so on and on: It is a vast amount of knowledge.
Second, by the time students reach college they have mostly learned to set that knowledge aside. Extensive evidence shows students in introductory physics courses treating the material as divorced from their experience. There is not smoking-gun evidence for why, but one conjecture seems likely: Time and again, science instruction systematically ignores or, worse, disdains students' experiential knowledge.
Much of the challenge is in recognition. In its unrefined form, the beginnings of science in children's thinking can be difficult to notice. It's something like walking through a lush forest looking for food: If you know how to recognize it, there's plenty! If you don't, you'll walk right by it, or, worse, you'll trample it down.
We have developed the start of a "field guide" to the beginnings of science as it shows up in children's thinking, using video from 1st-8th grade classes. For this workshop, I'll show examples of children's thinking and discuss how we use these materials in elementary teacher education.
Hammer, D., & van Zee, E. H. (2006). Seeing the science in children's thinking: Case studies of student inquiry in physical science (Book and DVD). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Chemistry Teacher Education Coalition - WorkshopCo-presenters: Mary Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society; Terri Taylor, American Chemical Society; Theodore Hodapp, American Physical Society
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
Chemistry plays a pivotal role in STEM education. However, as in physics, there is a considerable shortage of highly qualified high school chemistry teachers in our nation. The American Chemical Society (ACS) and its Society Committee on Education (SOCED) recognize the critical role of the chemistry community in preparing the high school chemistry teachers of tomorrow and are exploring the creation of CTEC (Chemistry Teacher Education Coalition), modeled after the very successful PTEC project. What should be the strategic goals, objectives, and activities for CTEC? What are the elements of a successful CTEC project for supporting and improving chemistry teacher education? How can CTEC partner with PTEC to further our mutual objectives? Join us in a discussion of a proposed nationwide effort in promoting and encouraging high quality pre-service education of high school chemistry teachers.


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Admiral Ale's Book Depot
From the John Wanamaker Stores of Philadelphia. Wear at corners and spine. Full of advertisements an actual diary, Driving tips, directions to the Wanamaker Store with a fold out map.Must have been printed in 1931 by John Wanmaker. Red and black Boards. Media Mail
All Items : Theatre and Movies : Pre 1990 item #260075 (stock #PB00018)
Admiral Ale's Book Depot
Liberace at the RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL!!!!!! This 1985 (date determined by Disney Advert) Program has Liberace with the Rockettes (see 2nd photo) in the center. and the program for the night was to feature the Rockettes and the Dancing Waters. Priority mail recommended.


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I recently had the opportunity to play with the Cricut Expression die cutting machine, by Provo Craft. There are so many exciting project possibilities with this machine that I will share my results over a couple of posts.
Before, I go any further, if you own a Cricut machine already, you may be interested in seeing the newest addition to the Cricut family, the Gypsy. Click here to see a video of this amazing portable design studio. Win a Gypsy in the Cricut Gypsy Escape Contest. On Sept 24th, the Gypsy will be formally launching on HSN. Learn more here.
If you are looking to purchase a personal die cutting machine, you cannot go wrong with the Cricut Expression by Provo Craft. This impressive machine allows you to cut designs, shapes and characters from .25" small to 23.5" large! Think of all the possibilities for scrapbooking, card making and general paper crafting!
One thing I was surprised to learn about the Cricut Expression, is that it is set up to easily cut vinyl! This was exciting to me as one of the hot decor trends right now is vinyl wall decals / stickers. You've seen them on the home decor blogs, and in design magazines. It may be a quote or other text displayed directly on a wall, or an image or logo such as a photo frame silhouette. These vinyl wall decals are easy to remove so you can take them off when it's time to change your decor. Pre-designed vinyl wall decals are currently available in the market, but the Cricut Expression gives you the opportunity to design, customize and create your own vinyl stickers!
Provo Craft sells the vinyl in a variety of different colours including black, white, burnt umber, yellow, soft pink, lime green, dark blue, lilac, grey, light brown, vanilla ice blue, beige, billiard green, peacock blue and ruby red.
Ideas on How to Use Your Vinyl Stickers:
Vinyl Chalkboard – I accidentally discovered that you can write with chalk on Provo Craft's black vinyl! It easily comes off with just a swipe from a tissue. You can make a chalkboard directly on your fridge for making grocery lists, or making a weekly calendar or to – do list. See example below where we used frame negative spaces to make mini chalkboards on the side of a bread box.
Wall Decor– Cut out your favourite quote, verse, or even a single word and apply it to the wall as part of your home decor. Cut out an image that will look nice on your wall, such as an enlarged frame for a photo from the "Accent Essentials" cartridge. This is the cartridge I used for the frame shown on my fridge in the photo below. I can easily interchange the photo or put in some children's artwork instead.
Windows – Apply images to your windows to go with the seasons. The leaves shown on our boat window are from the "Accent Essentials" cartridge. Have a business? Cut out your company name, telephone and website address and apply it to your car window or bumper. Put some kids' favourite images on their bedroom windows. The motor bike and airplane shown below are from the "Everyday Paper Dolls" cartridge.
Mirrors – This is a project my 4 year old son and I did together. I thought one of the hairpieces from the "Everyday Paper Dolls" cartridge looked a little like a moustache, so we enlarged it, cut it out in vinyl and applied it to a mirror. We also cut out a pair of glasses using the same cartridge and we had a full disquise! You can see by the photo below, my daughter got in on the game too – only she doesn't stay still long enough to photograph. Other ideas for using vinyl stickers to decorate a mirror would be to use a photo frame around the edges, a fancy trim, or even to apply some inspirational message to be seen first thing in the morning on a bathroom mirror!
Glass – Customize decorative glass jars with text or images for gift giving or storing scrapbooking supplies. The glass jars shown below are from Ikea.
Labeling – Use vinyl stickers to label a variety of items around your home, in the kitchen, in your office, etc. The bin below holds our son's school books. You can also personalize any type of electronic gadget with a vinyl sticker. The Cricut Expression allows you to cut out sizes from to .25" to as large as 23.5." I took a couple of my son's favourite images and applied the cut out vinyl stickers to the top of his laptop. He recently got this 'hand-me-down' laptop and although it doesn't work well, he is really excited to have it so I also cut out his initials to put on the front of it. I also put a mini vinyl sticker of a camera on the outside of my camera and a mini butterfly on my cell phone.
Here's How:
Clear instructions are included when purchasing the vinyl, but I'll give you a quick overview here so you can see how easy it is.
There are two pieces of material required for making a vinyl sticker. The vinyl itself and the transfer tape. The transfer tape is necessary to allow a perfect application. To begin, the vinyl is laid face up on the cutting mat and fed into the machine. (You do not remove the protective backing yet.) Choose your desired design or text and then allow the Cricut Expression to cut it out. Once the cutting mat is unloaded, peel off the background or negative space to your design, leaving the vinyl sticker behind on the mat.
Now the transfer tape comes in. Take the transfer tape and separate it from it's protective backing. Place the sticky side face-down onto the front of your cut vinyl sticker. Now gently lift up your design and it is ready to apply to your desired surface.
To apply the vinyl sticker, peel off the vinyl backing, gently so that the front of the vinyl sticker is attached to the transfer tape. Place the sticker where you would like it to go and use the burnishing tool (included with the transfer tape) to apply pressure working out to remove any bubbles or creases. It's really very easy!
– cut a small design first to make sure you have the correct pressure and speed for the cutting blade and to eliminate any unnecessary wasted vinyl
– make full use of the vinyl sheet loaded into your Cricut Expression by cutting off a lot of different designs at one time for later use. Apply the transfer tape to all cut designs and cut out and store separately
– if you forget to use the transfer tape, you can still apply the design, but you will have great difficulty if it is a large design or has a variety of cuts. Applying a vinyl sticker without transfer tape works best if the design is very small and has very few cuts. The reason is because the vinyl stretches. The transfer tape keeps the vinyl intact, secure and in place before and while it is being applied to the surface. The same goes for text. Using the transfer tape will allow you to benefit from the premeasured spacing between letters which the Cricut Expression has already done.
– measure out the space where you would like to apply your design before applying it. There is a grid on the vinyl backing to help you align the design to your measurements on the wall.
– whenever possible, keep the negative space of your designs. These vinyl pieces can be reused. Here are some examples. If you cut out a frame design, keep the inside block of the frame and apply it as a chalkboard somewhere. If you cut out a tree or other shape, using scissors, carefully cut out around the negative space to have a negative space version of the same image. (See photo example of negative space tree shape shown below on the clipboard entitled, "Create.")
Come by tomorrow for more of our review of the Cricut Expression! Part Two is here!


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Fairfield Prep edges East Hartford, to face SCC foe Hillhouse in Class LL final
WATERBURY -- There's something about Wilby High's Reggie O'Brien gymnasium that has been kind to Fairfield Prep shooters in the Class LL semifinals.
Two years ago against Ridgefield, the Jesuits shot, in the words of senior forward Tim Butala, "lights out," en route to a win over the Tigers.
Whatever the next step above "lights out" is would be how well Fairfield Prep shot the ball in the first half Tuesday night against East Hartford.
And as the game wore on, it turned out the Jesuits needed every one of those early baskets as they held on for a wild 78-75 victory.
"We shot the lights out a couple years ago here and we kind of rode some hot shooting here tonight," said Butala, who scored a game-high 21 points. "Guys who had the ball were doing a good job getting some penetration, which forced the help-side (defense). Then the guys were ready with their feet set in the corners."
Fairfield Prep, the No. 1 seed, advances to this weekend's championship game where it will face No. 2 Hillhouse. It'll be the fourth meeting between the two schools, which have spent most of the season ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the state poll.
"They know us," Butala said. "We know them. It will be very familiar."
Thanks to its 77 percent shooting in the first half and the defensive presence of 7-foot center Paschal Chukwu (12 points, nine rebounds, 10 blocks), Prep built a 13-point halftime advantage. The Jesuits took their biggest lead on a basket by David Zielinski at the start of the third that made it 48-33.
Fifth-seeded East Hartford never went away and narrowed the gap mainly through 6-foot-4 Division I prospect Kahari Beaufort. The junior scored all of his 13 points in the second half. Prep also got sloppy with the ball, turning it over 14 times after the break.
By the time there was 4:37 left in the game East Hartford had come all the way back, tying it at 64-64 on a free throw by Beaufort, which set the large contingent of Hornets' fans abuzz.
"We got to them in the second half a little bit and wore them down," East Hartford coach Edward Lavoie said.
Prep appeared to have seized momentum back on back-to-back 3-point plays on drives to the basket from Tommy Nolan (18 points) and Ryan Murphy that made it 72-66 in the span of 30 seconds.
Again East Hartford wouldn't fade, scoring the next five points.
After Chukwu made one of two free throws, Nicholas Fenton (team-high 19 points) scored his only two points of the second half on a jumper, tying it 73-73 with 54 seconds left.
On its next possession, Prep worked the ball to Chukwu, who made an athletic finger-roll with 36 seconds left to break the deadlock. He then blocked Fenton's shot on the other end. Butala was eventually fouled and made one of two free throws to give the Jesuits a 76-73 lead with 19.3 seconds to go.
Things got even more dramatic on East Hartford's final possession when Beaufort launched a 3-pointer that drew contact from Chukwu, fouling him out and giving the Hornets a chance to tie it from the line with 12 seconds left.
Before Beaufort could step to the line, Jesuits coach Leo Redgate used a timeout. The junior then missed the first free throw, before making the next two.
"I had a feeling if I called timeout, usually you wait until a foul shot," Redgate said. "I knew I had a full timeout and I wanted him to think about it and I thought, it's very tough in this environment to make three free throws in crunch time. I also thought we'd set something up so that if he made all three, I knew we were going to score."
Prep did just that. Up 76-75, the Jesuits never let the Hornets get the ball back.
Nolan got the ball near the sideline, drew a double-team and passed it to Murphy near midcourt. Murphy then threw a one-touch jump pass over his head to Ryan Foley for an alley-oop layup with 3.3 seconds left. To that point, Prep had played only six players with Foley only entering the game after Chukwu fouled out.
"I threw it up and saw Murph and he made an unselfish play and passed it to Ryan Foley," Nolan said.
East Hartford barely had time to launch a full-court prayer, and when it sailed off target, the large crowd of Prep students ran onto the court to celebrate the school's second trip to the Class LL final in three seasons.
Class LL semifinals at Wilby
Casey Farmer 7 0-0 15 Rodley Adjei 2 0-0 5 Nicholas Fenton 7 1-1 19 Emmanuel Ijomah 0 0-0 0 Colins Nwafor 7 2-5 16 Joevanta Bernard 3 0-0 6 Avondre Murphy 0 0-0 0 Kahari Beaufort 5 3-5 13 Antoine Kerr 0 0-0 0 Totals: 32 6-11 75
Tim Butala 7 6-7 21 Paschal Chukwu 5 2-4 12 Tommy Nolan 7 2-3 18 David Zielinski 4 0-0 10 Keith Pettway 2 2-3 6 Ryan Murphy 2 5-5 9 Ryan Foley 1 0-0 2 Totals: 28 17-22 78
3-pointers: EH--Farmer, Adjei, Fenton 3; FP--Butala, Nolan 2, Zielinski 2
Fouled out: EH--Bernard; FP--Chukwu


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Still think the Buffalo Bills are a playoff team? Still think they're going to win 10 games? If you do you're a fool – or you've been fooled by the Bills yet again.
Frustration doesn't even start to begin to explain what it's like to be a Bills fan. Year after year you fall for the same old tricks – the Bills are leaving the past behind and are finally moving forward – they finally have a coach who know what he's doing and players who can execute. They have talent. The have desire. None of this is true.
Yet again the Bills show that they are, at best, a mediocre team. They are nowhere near able to compete for the playoffs or double digit wins. On the other hand, the Bills will go out and beat enough teams to continually tread water in the hierarchy of the NFL – near the top of the bottom third.
As so often happens, soon even the most optimistic fans will realize what I am saying is true. Games won't mean so much - heck, you might even skip a few or watch on delay on your DVR. If you're a cynical curmudgeon like me you might actually root for them to start losing, not because you don't love the team, but because it'll make April that much better.
But, as I said, Buffalo never seems to hit bottom – they just tread water. I don't expect them to have a top 10 pick in the 2013 draft, much less a top 5 that might put them into the hunt for a new quarterback. Instead, they'll have seen enough to ride it out another year with Kelly Holcomb, J.P. Losman, Trent Edwards or Ryan Fitzpatrick – you know, the quarterback of the future who is really no better than backup material.
I don't know why I'm so down on the Bills, but I am – I'm guessing you are, too. I usually expect a mediocre season, between 4-7 wins and perhaps that makes me feel a bitter better than I do this season. The Bills are 3-4, not 0-7 as they go into the bye week – plenty of football left, and the schedule is supposed to get softer at the end of the season. None of this makes me feel any happier – and it shouldn't comfort you, either.
The real reason I'm down on the Bills is that I actually drank some of the Kool Aid this year – I try so hard to avoid doing that. This season the Bills seemingly made a tremendous effort of build the defense up from nothing and to specifically counter the team that torments us – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. On paper it looked good – Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus, Mark Anderson. They drafted a hotshot cornerback. They got a first round left tackle who slipped in the draft and kept some solid players on the offensive line. They had not 1 but 2 starting caliber NFL running backs – maybe even on the field at the same time.
But what looks good on paper isn't always good on the field and the Buffalo Bills are living proof of that. The highly-touted defense that was supposed to turn Buffalo into contenders couldn't stop Ralph Wilson if he got a decent head of steam for a guy in his 90s. The front 4 have been terrible – being absolutely manhandled by all but the weakest opponents. Having absolutely no pressure has allowed a young secondary to be completely destroyed, even by quarterbacks as lousy as Mark Sanchez. The run defense? Where do I begin? Perhaps by advising you to do whatever it takes to get the next opposing running back on your fantasy team – you'll thank me for it.
The Buffalo defense doesn't have a nickname (bad defenses usually don't), but they make me think of butter. Watching team after team make extended drives and put up ungodly amounts of points is like watching the proverbial hot knife through butter. The opponent doesn't have to even have incredible talent – some of the lower tier running backs have put up career days against the Bills, as have some suspect quarterbacks and some less than stellar offensive lines.
The problem with Buffalo's secondary is that it's young and some players may be in over their heads. Stephon Gilmore is a rookie who is still learning to play at NFL speed. Aaron "Potsie" Williams looks completely outclassed much of the time. Justin Rogers, also in his second year as a pro, is a 7th round pick who didn't even get his head around to look for the ball when he was toasted by Nate Washington for the winning score on Sunday – make that play and the Bills win the game.
The linebacking corps 's main problem is lack of talent – Buffalo is woefully thin at the position and Nick Barnett is the only linebacker who would find himself in a starting role with most other teams. Kelvin Sheppard is not a starting NFL player at this point – he has a fine pedigree, but he is not getting it done on the field and has shown little if anything since being drafted in the third round – yet another in a string of poor draft choices that have haunted the Bills over the past 15 years.
I wish I could explain the problem with the defensive front four – I can't. By all accounts the unit should be dominant, but they aren't even average – average would be a tremendous step up. Disappointing doesn't even begin to describe how far this group is from where they should be. For all intents and purposes, Mario Williams has been invisible, as has Dareus. It could be that their heads or hearts aren't in the game – Dareus suffered the loss of his brother earlier in the season and Mario has about the same level of fire in his belly that Mike Williams had. Anderson has been hurt, although he was far from being Superman before being injured. Kyle Williams and Chris Kelsay have put in good effort with varying results.
What strikes me about the Bills, particularly the veterans on defense, is the starling lack of emotion these guys seem to have. The city of Buffalo and the Bills fan base live and die by the Bills – few other organizations in sports enjoy such passionate fans. Somehow, that passion has not translated to the players, odd when you consider guys in the NFL are probably very competitive people. You would think the Bills players, especially those being embarrassed out of the field on a weekly basis, would feel some sense of shame at how they have played, some sense of urgency to win, some innate sense of pride that is being crushed. Instead, we see guys who laugh and smile with opponents after the game, and who say meaningless, stupid and clichéd things to the media like "we have to execute better" or "we are making too many mistakes". I don't see guys who are in any pain about how they've been dominated – just the dead eyes of guys who know how to give a good media quote before collecting a paycheck.
It speaks volumes that the guy trying to fire up the Bills is Tashard Choice, the third string running back. Choice isn't a big paycheck guy, isn't a guy who will normally have an opportunity to carry the team on his back or a guy who will somehow elevate his play to become that guy. But Choice is a veteran, and a guy who doesn't like to lose – and most importantly, a guy who is willing to speak up in the locker room. Can you imagine if Mario Williams was the guy getting his teammates fired up to play better or at least try and show some pride in being a member of the Buffalo Bills?
And so the Bills sit at 3-4 with 2 losses almost guaranteed as they take on Houston and New England. I know I'm going to be ticked when the Bills lose those games, but at least I will have been expecting it. It would be nice to see the Bills show something in the next two games, but don't hold your breath – they don't seem to mind being utterly destroyed on a weekly basis.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to sign off and unwind with some all-out zombie killing mayhem on The Walking Dead – at least these walking dead have a passion for what they do – and they always manage to execute.


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