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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 19, 2011) - The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team used a 13-3 block advantage and 7-3 ace margin to defeat Germany 25-10, 25-18, 25-23 on Friday afternoon to begin Pool J of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Hong Kong.
The U.S., ranked second in the FIVB world ranking and defending FIVB World Grand Prix champions in the premier annual international volleyball tournament, is now 6-1 overall with 17 points and two matches remaining in the preliminary round. The Americans are currently in third place in the 16-team tournament. Germany drops to 1-6 overall with four points.
Team USA, which had its five-match win streak snapped against Serbia on Aug. 14, concludes the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round against Italy on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. (4 a.m. Pacific Time) and Peru on Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. (8 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 20) at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Earlier today, Italy (16 points, 6-1 record) defeated Peru (0 points, 0-7) 25-18, 25-16, 25-18. The top seven teams in the preliminary round standings plus China advance to the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round held Aug. 24-28 in Macau, China.
The U.S. started the first set with a 7-0 lead on the serve of Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) and she was on the service line as part of a 6-0 run that stretched the lead to 21-9 as the Americans won 25-10. Team USA totaled five blocks and four aces in the opening set. The U.S. broke a 12-all tie in the second set with a 7-1 run to take a 19-14 advantage and cruised to a 25-18 victory. Despite falling behind 6-0 to start the third set, the Americans worked themselves to a tie at 9-all and used a key 3-0 scoring run to take a 22-19 advantage to help close out the set 25-23.
"We had very strong defense and did very well on the service line," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "I am very satisfied with my players' performance today. They played better than before and achieved our goal of keep improving. Germany is a very strong team and we are happy to win! We have to get ready now for tomorrow's match against Italy."
Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) led all scorers with 17 points on 15 kills via 32 attacks and one error, one block and one ace. Tom finished the night with eight kills, three blocks and three aces for 14 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) charted a match-high six blocks to go with five kills and an ace for 12 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) contributed nine kills and a block for 10 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) notched two kills and a block for three points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the U.S. scoring with two aces and a block for three points.
With Berg providing 27 assists on 87 set attempts, the U.S. converted 35.8 percent of its attacks into points with a .275 hitting efficiency. Meanwhile, Germany managed just a 26.3 kill percent and a .068 hitting efficiency with 23 attack errors.
Larson contributed 17 excellent receptions on 30 service reception attempts to go with seven digs. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied a team-high 12 digs, while Tom recorded 12 excellent receptions on 16 attempts with seven digs.
Germany held a 40-33 dig advantage to offset the Americans' 13-3 block advantage and 7-3 ace margin. Team USA committed just 18 errors (attack errors, service errors, aces allowed), compared to Germany's 32.
"There were good volleyball players on both sides," U.S. Women's National Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. "We were good at serving, and I am sure the Hong Kong fans will appreciate the defense and attacks from both teams and enjoy the game we played."
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at setter. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) came in off the bench in the second set and served out the final two points.
Germany's Margareta Kozuch led her squad with 12 points on 10 kills and two aces, while Christiane Furst added six kills and two blocks.
"Congratulations to the USA team!" Germany Head Coach Giovanni Guidetti said. "The USA team has good quality players. The USA team had powerful serves, quick attacks and especially concrete blocking, which was our main concern. In the first set, our team was afraid of their blocking and serving, therefore committed many errors in our attacks. However, I like how our players persisted until the end and this match against USA is certainly a good opportunity to prepare for the next European Championship."
To watch Universal Sports' video stream of the Team USA versus Germany match, CLICK HERE.
In other FIVB World Grand Prix matches completed today, Korea (13 points, 5-2) upset Russia (19 points, 6-1) 25-22, 17-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11 in Pool L played at Tokyo, while Brazil (21 points, 7-0) stopped Cuba (6 points, 1-6) 25-18, 25-13, 25-12 in Pool K at Bangkok. Later today, Japan (12 points, 4-2) hosts Serbia (13 points, 4-2) in Pool L at Tokyo and Thailand (9 points, 3-3) faces Argentina (4 points, 2-4) in Pool K at Bangkok. Hong Kong is also hosting Pool I, which has Poland (10 points, 3-3) playing Kazakhstan (1 point, 0-6) and China (8 points, 3-3) taking on Dominican Republic (3 points, 1-5) today.
For more information on the U.S. Women's National Team in the FIVB World Grand Prix, visit the team's event page at usavolleyball.org/events/7901.
The U.S. scored the first four points of the opening set with a Hooker kill, Germany error and blocks by Akinradewo and Larson block. After a German timeout, the U.S. went up 7-0 with a Germany attack error, Tom ace and Akinradewo block. The Americans increased their advantage to 10-2 with a Bown overpass kill and an attack error by Germany, which then called its second timeout of the set. Out of the break, Germany committed another error to stretch the Team USA lead to 11-2. Germany scored four consecutive points with two blocks to close the gap to 12-7. Team USA scored consecutive points on Germany errors to increase the margin to 14-7. Akinradewo blocked consecutive German attacks and Tom served two aces around an Akinradewo kill to reach a 20-9 advantage. The U.S. scored a sixth straight point with a Larson kill at 21-9. Team USA built the lead to 24-10 with a Hooker kill, German error and Akinradewo ace. Hooker ended the set with a block at 25-10. Akinradewo scored six points in the set with all four of the team's blocks. Tom added five points with three of the team's four aces.
The U.S. jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second set with a kills from Tom and Hooker. However, Germany scored the next two points to tie the set at 2-all. The Americans regained a two-point cushion at 6-4 with a Larson kill after a German service error. Germany tied the set at 8-all with back-to-back points out of the first technical timeout. The teams traded the next nine points until the U.S. ran off four straight points to reach the second technical timeout leading 16-12 after two German attack errors, a Larson kill and Berg block. Team USA stretched the lead to 18-13 with a Tom kill and Akinradewo block prompting a German timeout. Out of the break, Tom smashed a kill of the block to extend the lead to 19-13. Germany sliced into the deficit with consecutive points at 20-16. The U.S. reached set point 24-18 with kills from Hooker and Larson, then Larson ended the set with a second consecutive kill at 25-18. Hooker notched seven points in the second set, while Akinradewo chipped in another five points. The U.S. put up three blocks in the set to help offset six errors.
Germany collected the first six points of the third set. Larson pocketed a kill and Bown added a block to narrow the deficit to 7-3. Larson and Bown connected for consecutive kills to narrow the deficit to 8-5. The Americans moved to within two at 9-7 with a Tom block after a German attack error. Tom added a kill and Hooker followed with a spike to knot the score at 9-all as part of a 4-0 scoring run. Akinradewo tallied a kill and block to push the Americans in front at 12-11. Team USA reached the second technical timeout leading 16-14 after German attack error and Hooker ace off the net. However, Germany scored the first three points – including two aces by Kozuch – out the break to take a 17-16 advantage. Tom scored a kill and block to reverse the lead to the U.S. at 19-18. Berg served consecutive aces after a Hooker kill to increase the Team USA margin to 22-19. Germany closed to within one at 22-21 after a serve hit the tape and fell for an ace. Larson ended the set at 25-23 with a kill. Hooker totaled six points in the set, while Tom and Larson each collected five points in the final set. The Americans recorded five blocks and three aces in the third set.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Weekend #3# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota) #$^5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington) #$^6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California) #$^7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii) #$^8 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State) #$^9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific) #$^10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona) #$^11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska) #$^12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska) #$^13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State) #$^15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford) $^16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford) #$^18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State) #$^19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas) #$^KEY: # - Weekend 1 Roster; $ - Weekend 2 Roster; ^ - Weekend 3 Roster; * - Final Round Roster
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Manager: Ken Sullivan
Preliminary Round Standings (Through Aug. 14)Russia - 18 points, 6-0 recordBrazil - 18 points, 6-0 recordUnited States - 14 points, 5-1 recordItaly - 13 points, 5-1 recordSerbia - 13 points, 4-2 recordJapan - 12 points, 4-2 recordKorea - 11 points, 4-2 recordPoland - 10 points, 3-3 recordThailand - 9 points, 3-3 recordChina - 8 points, 3-3 recordCuba - 6 points, 1-5 recordGermany - 4 points, 1-5 recordArgentina - 4 points, 1-5 recordDominican Republic - 3 points, 1-5 recordKazakhstan - 1 points, 0-6 recordPeru - 0 points, 0-6 recordNOTE: 3 points awarded for 3-0 or 3-1 win; 2 Points awarded for 3-2 win; 1 Point awarded for 3-2 loss
Pool A at Bydgoszsz, Poland (Luczinczka Hall)Aug. 5: Poland def. Argentina 25-20, 25-17, 25-22Aug. 5: Italy def. Dominican Republic 25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-17Aug. 6: Dominican Republic def. Poland 21-25, 25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 18-16Aug. 6: Italy def. Argentina 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18Aug. 7: Italy def. Poland 25-12, 21-25, 26-24, 25-14Aug. 7: Argentina def. Dominican Republic 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11
Pool B at Nakhonpathom, Thailand (Nakhonpathom Gym)Aug. 5: Russia def. Cuba 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 25-20Aug. 5: Thailand def. Peru 25-20, 25-13, 25-16Aug. 6: Russia def. Peru 25-12, 25-9, 25-14Aug. 6: Thailand def. Cuba 23-25, 17-25, 28-26, 25-23, 15-10Aug. 7: Cuba def. Peru 26-24, 25-19, 25-22Aug. 7: Russia def. Thailand 25-18, 25-19, 27-25
Pool C at Busan, Korea (Sajik Indoor Gymnasium)Aug. 5: Brazil def. Japan 25-18, 25-16, 25-21Aug. 5: Korea def. Germany 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20Aug. 6: Japan def. Korea 25-20, 25-21, 25-22Aug. 6: Brazil def. Germany 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-23Aug. 7: Brazil def. Korea 25-17, 25-20, 25-22Aug. 7: Japan def. Germany 25-22, 25-13, 25-19
Pool D at Luohe, China (Luohe Sports Center)Aug. 5: USA def. Serbia 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10Aug. 5: China def. Kazakhstan 25-18, 25-23, 25-16Aug. 6: USA def. Kazakhstan 25-15, 25-21, 25-12Aug. 6: Serbia def. China 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18Aug. 7: USA def. China 25-20, 25-17, 25-16Aug. 7: Serbia def. Kazakhstan 25-19, 25-15, 25-22
Pool E at Zielona Gora, Poland (Sortowo Widowiskowa Hall)Aug. 12: Poland def. Argentina 25-20, 25-20, 25-23Aug. 12: Korea def. Cuba 17-25, 25-16, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12Aug. 13: Korea def. Poland 25-21, 34-32, 25-23Aug. 13: Argentina def. Cuba 25-19, 15-25, 20-25, 25-18, 16-14Aug. 14: Poland def. Cuba 25-15, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20Aug. 14: Korea def. Argentina 25-22, 25-16, 25-21
Pool F at Almaty Kazakhstan (Baluan Sholak Sports Palace)Aug. 12: Italy def. Kazakhstan 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12Aug. 12: Brazil def. Thailand 25-16, 25-23, 25-16Aug. 13: Brazil def. Kazakhstan 25-14, 25-18, 25-20Aug. 13: Italy def. Thailand 24-26, 19-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-12Aug. 14: Thailand def. Kazakhstan 26-24, 25-23, 25-21Aug. 14: Brazil def. Italy 25-23, 24-26, 25-18, 25-18
Pool G at Quanzhou, China (Straits Sports Center Quanzhou)Aug. 12: Russia def. Germany 25-18, 25-19, 25-21Aug. 12: China def. Peru 25-16, 25-20, 25-13Aug. 13: Russia def. Peru 25-20, 25-17, 25-17Aug. 13: China def. Germany 14-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 18-16Aug. 14: Germany def. Peru 25-23, 25-15, 25-18Aug. 14: Russia def. China 25-22, 25-23, 25-20
Pool H at Komaki, Japan (Park Arena Komaki)Aug. 12: USA def. Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-22, 25-10Aug. 12: Japan def. Serbia 25-16, 25-21, 17-25, 25-21Aug. 13: Serbia def. Dominican Republic 25-17, 25-20, 25-22Aug. 13: USA def. Japan 25-22, 25-14, 25-18Aug. 14: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-22, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20Aug. 14: Serbia def. USA 25-12, 17-25, 25-23, 25-15
Pool I at Hong Kong (Hong Kong Coliseum)Aug. 19: Kazakhstan vs. Poland, 7 p.m.Aug. 19: China vs. Dominican Republic, 9:30 p.m.Aug. 20: Dominican Republic vs. Poland, 3 p.m.Aug. 20: China vs. Kazakhstan, 9:30 p.m.Aug. 21: Dominican Republic vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.Aug. 21: China vs. Poland, 8 p.m.
Pool J at Hong Kong (Hong Kong Coliseum)Aug. 19: Italy def. Peru 25-18, 25-16, 25-18Aug. 19: USA def. Germany 25-10, 25-18, 25-23Aug. 20: Germany vs. Peru, 1 p.m.Aug. 20: USA vs. Italy, 7 p.m.Aug. 21: USA vs. Peru, 11 a.m.Aug. 21: Germany vs. Italy, 1 p.m.
Pool K at Bangkok, Thailand (Keelawes 1)Aug. 19: Brazil def. Cuba 25-18, 25-13, 25-12Aug. 19: Thailand vs. Argentina, 5:30 p.m.Aug. 20: Brazil vs. Argentina, 2 p.m.Aug. 20: Cuba vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.Aug. 21: Argentina vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.Aug. 21: Brazil vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool L at Tokyo, Japan (Ariake Coliseum)Aug. 19: Korea def. Russia 25-22, 17-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11Aug. 19: Japan vs. Serbia, 6 p.m.Aug. 20: Russia vs. Serbia, 3 p.m.Aug. 20: Japan vs. Korea, 6 p.m.Aug. 21: Serbia vs. Korea, 3 p.m.Aug. 21: Japan vs. Russia, 6 p.m.


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"Defensive Medicine" Explored in New White Paper
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Washington, DC—The vast majority of academic and government research has uncovered little evidence that health care providers run more tests due to liability concerns; rather, patient safety or profit motives are the real reasons for conducting medical procedures. That key finding is from a new white paper by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) exploring a topic that has been subjected to myths and distortions during the health care debate.
The evidence is clear that the direct costs of medical malpractice are an insignificant percentage of overall health care costs. But tort reformers have claimed "defensive medicine" is an indirect driver of health care costs, despite the extensive government and academic research on the subject.
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The white paper also examines the genesis of an oft-cited study purporting defensive medicine costs billions of dollars a year – originally calculated by Stanford economists Daniel Kessler and Mark McClellan, then recycled by the Bush administration's Department of Health and Human Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Despite the costs they report, both the CBO and GAO ridiculed such findings and found no evidence of extra testing due to liability concerns.
This new white paper is one of a series of reports AAJ has created on medical negligence. Previously, AAJ released Medical Negligence: A Primer for the Nation's Health Care Debate. All research is located at www.justice.org/medicalnegligence.
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---- — BEEKMANTOWN — Beekmantown Central School recently saw the substantial completion of its $6.6 million capital project.
Funded primarily by state aid and an EXCEL grant, the work approved by residents in 2008 included health, safety and energy improvements.
Initial work included extensive roofing, asbestos abatement and mechanical-system upgrades in both the K-through-12 building on Route 22 and Cumberland Head Elementary School, as well as the installation of a new emergency generator in the K-through-12 building.
The new generator replaced a smaller unit, which was relocated to Cumberland Head, providing both buildings the capability of remaining operational in the event of a power outage, according to Garrett Hamlin of Tetra Tech, the international architectural firm in charge of the project.
Due to great fiscal management by the district and the architect, noted Beekmantown Central Superintendent Daniel Mannix, BCSD had about $1 million of project funds remaining after completion and consulted its five-year capital facilities plan to determine how to spend the remaining money.
The School Board and administrators, he said, decided to initiate a second phase to address the highest-priority items on the facilities plan.
"That'll be a big help to the district in maintaining their facilities," Hamlin said.
Phase 2, substantially completed just before classes began this fall, included additional asbestos abatement at both the K-through-12 building and Cumberland Head Elementary.
Over the summer, Cumberland Head School also received a fuel tank upgrade, safety improvements, a new grease trap in the kitchen and air conditioning in the server closet.
And on the main educational campus, summer vacation was used to replace doors, install new lighting and improve heat flow and ventilation in classrooms and install required secondary exits in locker rooms.
Structural repairs were also made to a wall in Beekmantown Elementary's all-purpose room.
Although the wall wasn't an immediate danger to anyone, Hamlin said, "it was a potential future safety issue."
In addition, over Columbus Day weekend, upgrades to electrical panels at Cumberland Head Elementary were scheduled, and plans included shutting down the water system in the K-through-12 building to install new chlorinated water tanks.
Beekmantown Central students had a half day of school on Friday, all Monday off for the holiday, and there will be no school on Tuesday for a staff professional development day.
That event was rescheduled from a date in June to allow teachers more time at the beginning of the year to work with the new state-mandated Common Core Curriculum.
Once these final elements of Phase 2 are complete, Mannix noted, the district can finalize the project's financial records and determine how much funding remains for additional capital improvements.
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While the first priority is that every classroom has wireless technology, Mannix continued, ideally, the entire school community, including the sports fields and transportation garage, could be converted.
In addition to facilitating the computerized testing that the state is moving toward, the superintendent added, having wireless learning facilities would drive instruction in a new direction, creating a wealth of opportunities for students and teachers.
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BRADENTON -- Jesse Fulk's first year in a Manatee singlet boiled down to two numbers.
And 1.
Fulk won 54 matches as a freshman last year, the second-highest single-season mark in program history.
His season, however, ended one match short of the state tournament.
"I was very disappointed," Fulk said. "At that point, I decided I'm going to work harder this year to make it happen."
Meet the new and improved Jesse Fulk.
The old one didn't need much tinkering. Fulk was a district and county champion and recorded his program-best 35th pin during last year's district tournament.
Yet Fulk's biggest adjustment is the one happening between his ears.
"The maturity level has gone up," Hurricanes coach Andy Gugliemini said. "I think maybe he doubted himself a little bit, but I don't see that happening with the Jesse we have now."
Gugliemini witnessed such a change earlier this season, when Fulk suffered a first-period pin during a preseason match.
"We said, 'You have to learn how to battle -- you can't go out there and get pinned in the first period,'" Gugliemini said. "He has stepped it up since then, and he hasn't had that issue anymore."
Fulk is off to a good start: Wrestling at 152 and 160 pounds, he takes a 12-0 record into Saturday's Combs 6-Way Duals hosted by Spring Hill Springstead, last year's Class
2A state team champion.
Heading into last year's region tournament, Fulk acknowledged something didn't feel right and wasn't flowing during warm-ups.
But something else was going on, too, which harkens back to Gugliemini's earlier appraisal.
"I was very confident about it, but I still had that second thought in my head," Fulk said, "and I think that was part of the reason (I lost). This year, I'm going in there, planning on winning it and trying to go as far as I can.
"I got over it pretty quick. The next week, I was out running."
Fulk and his family aren't strangers to Manatee wrestling. Jesse was a successful youth wrestler, and his two older brothers, Andrew and Travis, had sterling runs on the mat as Hurricanes before taking their game to college.
Jesse Fulk considers his freshman season a giant learning experience.
"Confidence, and the way you act when you go out on the mat," he said. "If you go out there planning to win, you're generally going to win. If you go out having a second thought you might lose the match, you might end up losing the match."
Make no mistake, Fulk has made some technical changes, too. He is drilling harder in practice, and, considering a wrestler's won-loss record doesn't really matter until the postseason starts, Fulk said he is treating some of his bouts like practices, too.
"It's like a drill match," he said. "If I know I can beat him, I'll take him down and let him up a couple of times."
All of it is being done to ensure Fulk reaches the state tournament in Lakeland.
And he said he won't be happy unless he comes back from The Lakeland Center with one of the medals awarded to the top six finishers in each weight class.
The sophomore sounds confident.
"Of all the guys we have, he's the guy we're looking at to start the new streak," said Gugliemini, whose Hurricanes didn't have a wrestler place at state for the first time in 15 years last season. "He's very capable of that. And as we've seen before, once you get to Lakeland, all you have to do is have two good days."


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The study of Music in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has a distinguished record of music scholarship, composition and teaching, and has produced many of Australia's leading music professionals. Its aim is to enrich Australia through a unique multi-cultural music education, broadly based in studies of society, culture and performance. A wide range of units of study are offered which are designed for both intending professional musicians, students with broad interests in the study of music in culture, and students who will pursue other careers.
The honours year
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) year provides students who have qualified for, or been awarded, an undergraduate pass degree in the arts or humanities the opportunity to extend their potential in research. Students may continue to work in the area of their undergraduate study or undertake research in a different area.
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) focuses on establishing your individual research practise, further equipping you for employment or entry into the Master of Arts or Doctor of Philosophy programs.
Workload and assessment
Honours in Music consists of a 15,000 - 20,000 word thesis (40%); Dissertation Seminar (20%); Performance, Composition or Musicology Special (20%); and a further 12 credit points in Arts or Music (20%).
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looking for some advice on my routine, am i doing too much or too little?
im 6' 3'' ,200 lbs, 24 years old.i lift at home i have a bench, barbell and dumbell
my legs are a bit skinnier than the rest of me so they need a bit more work, i take weight gainer twice a day,
heres my routine ive bin doing for the last few months,
i lift 4 days a week and take 3 days off
day 1 biceps/triceps:
curl 3x12
dumbell kickbacks 3x12
hammer curls 3x12
pull over 3x12
flat bench dips 3x15
curl 3x10
day 2 legs:
standing calf raise 3x25
squats 3x10
sitting calf raises 2x25
leg curl 3x15
reverse leg curl 3x12
standing calf raise (bodyweight) 2x50
day3 chest:
incline dumbell raise 3x12
dumbell flies 3x10
push up 3x12
sit ups 3x12
decline dumbell raise 3x15
one arm dumbell row 3x15
traps 3x15
bench press 3x10
day 4 shoulders:
shrugs 3x25
overhead dumbell raise 3x12
wrist curl 3x14
traps 3x15
lateral dumbell raise 3x15
any help is greatly appreciated
Not the worst routine I've ever seen, but it's up there.
Do yourself a favor and look into a premade routine. Starting Strength is a good one.
Yes, SS is good or something as simple as:
OH Press
Front squat
OPT- anything you need work on. IE:
---Need Lockout power? Try Dips
---Need More stability? Decline Situps etc ...
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you have a back
and you have wrist curls..on shoulder day? what?
Zens routine is perfect for you
Green Tea
17ys -175lbs
Squat: 300
Bench: 200
Deadlift: 360
Clean: 235
I only read as far as tricep kickbacks, it sucks balls.
BTW how the hell did you manage to attach your wrists to your shoulders, or were you born without arms? I guess that'd make your bicep and tricep day pretty damn funny to watch.
If you wanna work your forearms specifically you should do them on back day because back rows hit the forearms too, oh but then I see you don't have a back day wtf?
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I'd say any bodypart split is pretty crap.
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ya i guessed what i was doing sucked,
tbh i know nothing bout this sort of thing
, zen monkeys routine looks good how many sets/reps should i be doing with that? whats dl,sldl?
the part that needs the most work is my calves
thanks for the advice
5x5, and no your calves need the least work (that and biceps)
cool,im looking forward to starting this routine
i dont have access to anything to do pull ups with though, is ther anything to substitute?, whats sldl?
stiff legged deadlift and you can do pullups anywhere... tree, door jam, whatever!
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Former Meadville Elementary School Principal Brenda Tune-Fuller has been placed on administrative leave, Halifax County School Superintendent Dr. Merle Herndon confirmed Friday.
Herndon declined to give a reason Fuller was placed on administrative leave saying it is a personnel matter.
The superintendent also declined to say whether the former Meadville Elementary principal was out on paid or unpaid administrative leave, and she said she also couldn't comment on how long Fuller would be out on leave.
When contacted Friday, ED-7 School Board member R. K. "Dick" Stoneman said he too was unable to comment on last week's administrative action because it involved a personnel issue.
Fuller was placed on administrative leave at the end of the same week central office administration made the "administrative decision" to transfer her from Meadville Elementary to the assistant principal position at Cluster Springs Elementary School.
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Fall 2010
"Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world."
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There have been notable responses to the September 2009 All Things Texas Tech (ATTT) article: "Integrated Scholars: You Will Find Many at Texas Tech." The Texas Tech University (TTU) Strategic Planning Council adopted the integrated scholar concept during preparation of the Texas Tech Strategic Plan for 2010-2020 (Making it Possible . . .). Similarly, the term was used in the TTU Strategic Plan for Research (2010), which was recently reviewed by the TTU Board of Regents and submitted subsequently to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. We also observed TTU faculty members using the terminology in promotion and tenure files considered in the Office of the Provost during 2009-2010 academic year. Thus, we wanted to prepare this redux and share the integrated scholar concept with faculty members joining the university this fall. Simultaneously, we wanted to note the impressive work of a new round of integrated scholars at Texas Tech.
For the edification of new ATTT readers, here is a brief review of the "integrated scholar" concept:
1) Using the metaphor of the "triple threat," (i.e., in football, the player who excels in running, kicking, and passing; in the performing arts, artists who are great at acting, dancing, and singing), we note parallel academicians who are not only outstanding in teaching, research, and service, but are also able to generate synergy among the three functions.
2) Faculty members who are integrated scholars consistently promote active learning and infuse the results of their research and scholarship in courses and other learning experiences. Integrated scholars publish results of their teaching innovations in peer-reviewed journals. Finally, integrated scholar faculty members plan and execute service commitments to complement their teaching and research goals.
The Integrated Scholar Further Exemplified
Having reviewed briefly the integrated scholar model, we would now like to offer a new set of TTU faculty examples who have developed records as integrated scholars. As noted in the first article of this series, we know that by crafting such a list, some faculty members who have distinct claims to integrated scholarship might feel left out. However, as promised in the first article in this emerging series, the overall list will expand with time, and we hope there will be additional opportunities for all of us to revel in the integrated scholarly efforts of many more Texas Tech integrated scholar faculty members.
For now, and for additional illustrative purposes, we have chosen to highlight 12 of Texas Tech's "academic triple threats": Vivien Allen, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor and Thornton Distinguished Professor of Forages (College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources); Sam Bradley, Associate Professor of Advertising (College of Media and Communication); Hansel Burley, Professor of Educational Psychology and Leadership and Associate Dean (College of Education); Lou Densmore, Professor of Biological Sciences and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences); Urs Peter Flueckiger, Associate Professor of Architectural Design (College of Architecture); Susan Fortney, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor and Interim Dean (School of Law); Debra Laverie, Professor of Marketing and Senior Associate Dean (Rawls College of Business Administration); Michelle Pantoya, Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Whitacre College of Engineering); John Poch, Professor of English (College of Arts and Sciences); Christopher Smith, Associate Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology and Director of the Vernacular Music Center (School of Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts); Susan Tomlinson, Associate Professor and Director, Natural History and Humanities Program (Honors College); and Anisa Zvonkovic, Hutcheson Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (College of Human Resources).
Meet the 2010 Integrated Scholars
Vivien Allen, Plant and Soil Science
Unless you have engaged in field research, it might be difficult to understand the challenges of a faculty member such as Vivien Allen. Besides requiring extraordinary patience, insight, and forbearance to adjust to factors often out of your control (e.g., weather), when your research also cuts across fields such as animal, plant, and soil sciences, the challenges are magnified—by breath of understanding if nothing else. Yet, Professor Allen has successfully tackled these challenges and more in her work with sustainable agriculture, particularly the co-development and support of animal and plant agriculture, which are all potentially threatened by our declining water resources, changing government policies, environmental concerns, and economic stability. Through the building of a highly diverse and successful team, Texas Tech is home to one of the largest and most productive long-term integrated systems research sites in the U.S. But, through work in such complex systems, Professor Allen has excelled not only in research that has been recognized internationally, but also in the field- and campus-based teaching of her students. And, the notable teaching and research efforts are woven with outreach to the agricultural community in Texas and beyond.
Sam Bradley, Mass Communications
Winner of college-level teaching awards and the recipient of student evaluations rated in the top 10 percent among mass communications faculty members, Indiana University PhD recipient Sam Bradley has become quickly established among his peers at TTU. Now, couple his notable teaching record with his research on human psychophysiological responses (e.g., heart rate, skin conductance, and facial muscle activities) to media production—results of which have been recognized by acceptance of papers in top-notch journals and through top-paper awards from the International Communication Association and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications—and we all take notice. Finally, when you consider Professor Bradley's teenage experiences from mailroom clerk to research analyst in his family's advertising business, along with his ability to weave recollections of these experiences into his teaching and research, you realize a sound basis for his demonstrated integrated scholarship.
Hansel Burley, Education
If you review Hansel Burley's record, you might find it difficult to determine where the elements of teaching, research, and service begin and end, because they are so tightly woven. Professor Burley's scholarly pursuits span the practical to the theoretical, from studies of developmental (some say remedial) education to diversity (particularly the success of African American students in higher education) to the concept and application of semantics in World Wide Web programs and learning. The scholarship guides his teaching (e.g., cultural foundations of education, introduction to education statistics, meta-analysis of education research) and informs his service roles—whether through his outreach to College of Education faculty members (through his contributions as associate dean), contributions to the American Educational Research Association and the Traditionally Black Colleges and Universities Association for Institutional Research (wherein he is president), or notable other campus and off-campus causes. Thus, he has become a prime example of an integrated scholar.
Lou Densmore, Biological Sciences
What do working with crocodiles and more than 20 years teaching at intersession, the TTU Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), and Texas Tech graduate and undergraduate students have in common? Don't give up—it's Lou Densmore. He is the integrated scholar who brings these entities together in unique and beneficial ways. Crocodiles connect with landmark molecular systematics, population genetics, and molecular toxicology research focused on the endangerment of these reptiles, now more than five years in the making through collaborations with Dr. Chris Brochu at the University of Iowa. Similar research with a variety of other reptiles drives the teaching and learning in which Professor Densmore engages to the benefit of undergraduate and graduate students alike in his intersession field herpetology class at the Junction campus. And, the TTU/HHMI tie relates to the 17 plus years of continuous funding that a team including Professor Densmore has been instrumental in bringing to the university—all for the benefit of Texas Tech undergraduate and graduate students doing research with faculty mentors. The span of TTU/HHMI Science Education Program support puts the university in the company of many of the top 15 research universities in the country. But, it is Professor Densmore's vision, dedication, energy, and passion (acknowledged in part through a Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007) that bring these elements together—elements that reinforce his position as an integrated scholar.
Urs Peter (Upe) Flueckiger, Architecture
As a relatively young College of Architecture faculty member, Urs Peter Flueckiger already has a number of "claims to fame." He is the recipient of college teaching and research awards (e.g., Barney E. Rushing, Jr. Distinguished Research Award), and in 2009, he received the TTU Presidential Teaching Award and the President's Book Award. His Swiss heritage supports his reputation as a rigorous and demanding teacher, but he is also one whose student evaluations are typically in the top 10 percent among his architecture faculty colleagues. On the research front, Professor Flueckiger is noted for scholarly work that informs uniquely his teaching and interests in architectural design. For example, consider his latest book, Donald Judd: Architecture in Marfa, Texas, which one reviewer noted as, "the first systematic survey of the architectural contribution in Marfa of the internationally famous Minimalist artist, Donald Judd. What makes this volume a significant contribution is the insight into Judd's full engagement of his environment . . . an overarching philosophy of spatial relationships." The same reviewer also commented that the book is, "very readable and accessible to both specialists in the field and interested non-academic readers." Thus, his work has a very special outreach component to it. Due to his community-based interests in sustainable housing, along with all of his other efforts—integrated superbly—we salute Urs Peter Flueckiger as a 2010 TTU Integrated Scholar.
Susan Fortney, Law
To imagine the integrated scholarly work of Susan Fortney, you have to consider her elected membership (1999) in the TTU Teaching Academy (recognizing many of the university's best teachers), appointment as a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor in 2008 (the most distinguished recognition the university offers for its faculty), TTU School of Law Distinguished Researcher Awards (2007 and 2006), Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award (2006), Presidential Academic Achievement Award (for teaching, research, and service in 2005), Spencer Wells Award for Creative Excellence in Teaching (2001-02), and President's Excellence in Teaching Award (2000). And, that is just within the university. Consider further her being designated by the Texas Bar Foundation as the Lola Wright Foundation Award for outstanding public service (2010), being named one of the 30 Extraordinary Women of Texas Law by Texas Lawyer, and being inducted as an inaugural member of the National Institute on Teaching Legal Ethics and Professionalism (2005), and you see how strong her case is for the integrated scholarship moniker. Formal recognition aside, Professor Fortney is also known among the Texas Tech law students as an outstanding teacher in a variety of areas from bioethics to legal ethics and malpractice to immigration to torts, among others. Her expertise in ethics and malpractice arises in part out of her seminal texts (e.g., Legal Malpractice Law: Problems and Prevention, 2008) and myriad articles and presentations at venues spanning at least three continents. Now with her recent service to the university and TTU's School of Law as associate dean and currently interim dean, the claim as integrated scholar becomes even more tangible.
Debbie Laverie, Business
When we offer advice to new faculty members on becoming integrated scholars, we talk about developing teaching skills including the publication of papers on advances in pedagogy. We also advise a research agenda that includes research and scholarly disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies in areas of seminal importance, along with publication of results in front-line journals. Finally, our advice includes involvement in meaningful service-oriented efforts and conscious attempts to integrate all the lessons noted to this point. If Professor Laverie had been a student of the above noted lessons, she would have a received a top grade for her results to date. She is an outstanding teacher who has been recognized by membership and leadership appointments (e.g., Chair, 2000-2002) in the Teaching Academy. Additionally, she is the recipient of the TTU Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching and President's Excellence in Teaching Awards, along with the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Teaching Award. In 2010, she was also awarded one of only 15 statewide Piper Professorships (of the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation), which acknowledge superior teaching at the college level. Not to be just on the receiving end, Professor Laverie has given of herself to teaching excellence through her service as director of the university's Teaching, Learning and Technology Center during the past five years. Her direction of undergraduate and graduate student research has led to the publication of many research papers in leading journals in her field of marketing. In 2010, Professor Laverie was appointed senior associate dean in the Rawls College of Business where she will be offering a new level of service to Texas Tech and the world of academic business administration. We know the model of her integrated scholarship will not be lost as she comes in contact with greater numbers of faculty members and students through her new administrative role.
Michelle Pantoya, Engineering
When the TTU leadership wished to highlight a science-engineering integrated scholar in the recently developed strategic plan for 2010-2020 (Making it Possible . . .), they chose to highlight an apt exemplar—Michelle Pantoya. Known principally for her work in mechanical engineering, where she studies the synthesis and explosive properties of materials, her academic efforts do not stop there. Professor Pantoya has amassed an instructional record—principally at the graduate level—that blends elegantly directed science-engineering research and learning for future researchers and higher education leaders. But, her life of integrated scholarship does not stop at higher education teaching and research. Her concern for the education and development of the youngest of current generations led her and colleague Emily Hunt of West Texas A&M University to publish a children's book, Engineering Elephants (2010), illustrated (Molly Stewart) and designed to help children ages 4-8 not only to grasp the concepts of engineering but also to see how vital the field of engineering is to our twenty-first century. In short, the interwoven world and contributions of Michelle Pantoya clearly seal her claim to the tile of integrated scholar.
John Poch, English
Akin to many fine poets, John Poch knows that poetry brings together—pithily—rhyme, meaning, and word sound in stunning ways. But, Professor Poch also knows that to insure the future of his art, poems and poetry have to be brought to scholars and the public at large in time-honored and unique ways. John Poch is known as a great teacher in one of the top creative writing programs in the country, right here at Texas Tech. His scholarly credentials record a number of books, including his most recent Dolls (2009). But, the scholarly work does not end with his work alone. It also includes editorial efforts and the production of the print poetry magazine, 32 Poems. Additionally, he is the Series Editor for The Vassar Miller Poetry Prize, which involves responsibility for oversight of one of the most prestigious annual poetry prizes in the country. He has also chaired (2001-2009) the Lubbock-based program Poetry by Heart and has been a contributor to the Highland Park School Literary Festival (Dallas). Additionally, he is a contributing author to the website: From the Fishouse (sic)—an audio archive of emerging poets. Thus, honoring his interwoven life of teaching, scholarship, and research, we acknowledge John Poch as a 2010 integrated scholar.
Christopher Smith, Music
If you listen to the Texas Tech NPR Station (KOHM) on Friday nights or Saturday mornings, you will hear "Celtic Shores", the radio program Chris Smith has written, produced, and hosted since 2005. The program is one measure of the integrated scholarship of Professor Smith, who is a Teaching Academy member and responsible for courses in musicology, ethnomusicology, and popular music as general university and honors offerings. Professor Smith's scholarly work includes studies of American and African American Music, twentieth-century music, folk music including especially that originating from Ireland and other Celtic regions, along with improvisation in musical performance, the intersection of music and politics, and great performances in history. His conference presentations and published works (in journals and magazines ranging from New Hibernia Review to Contemporary Music Review to Lubbock Magazine and many others) include studies of the "Celtic guitar," the improvisations of Miles Davis, cinematic portrayals of Irish musical culture, among a broad swath of work. His teaching and research is informed and enlivened by performances with Altramar—a medieval music ensemble, co-leadership (with Angela Mariana) of the traditional Irish group, Last Night's Fun, as well as numerous other presentations nationally and internationally. His outreach activities also include World Wide Web content for the Prentice-Hall music history textbook series, the Buddy Holly Center, and the Banjo Lessons and Tips site. In all, his integrated efforts are as rich and abundant as one could hope for in a TTU integrated scholar.
Susan Tomlinson, Natural History and Humanities
"Prairie woman—through and through," "artist," "naturalist," "scientist," "teacher," and "writer," are words that all apply to Susan Tomlinson—with one rejoinder. Bring them together in all you do and all you contribute to your academic life at Texas Tech. The joining, the weaving, and the integration come together in a remarkable program (which she directs) and degree offered through the TTU Honors College: Natural History and Humanities (NHH). Although relatively small in enrollment, the NHH program offers opportunities for student sojourners to learn and contribute to interdisciplinary scholarship that cuts across art, literature, history, philosophy, and science (particularly environmental and sustainability studies), all with a thrust towards integrated understanding. Professor Tomlinson's life quest in natural history and humanities comes alive through the courses she has created (e.g., Introductory Fieldcraft: Nature as Text, Women and Nature); her writings, which include the recently published book, How to Keep a Naturalist's Notebook; and the field experiences she creates for her students. Her excellence as a teacher has been recognized by induction into the TTU Teaching Academy, a President's Excellence Award in Teaching (2004), and accolades noted frequently by students. The latter came to fruition in 2010 when TTU students voted to designate her as "Honors Faculty Member of the Year." Professor Tomlinson's scholarship has been acknowledged through an Editor's Choice Award (2008) of Isotope—a literary magazine devoted to science and nature writing. We acknowledge her as an integrated scholar because of her bringing together and synergizing teaching, research, and service—an accomplishment of great importance in the education of students who will bring understanding and energy to the sustainability of our shared environment.
Anisa Zvonkovic, Human Development and Family Studies
If you study the challenges modern professionals face balancing work and family life, especially where the work-related efforts involve considerable travel, you will come across the name of Anisa Zvonkovic. She has been a leader in related research and funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH)—over $1.4 million in the past five years—which has involved managing a large group of graduate students and research staff in studies that are illuminating the work-family life dynamic, including such notable challenges as job termination. The research and findings are vital to the courses and mentoring that Professor Zvonkovic is known for among human development and family studies master's and doctoral students (she advises nine graduate students). For example, in 2010 a number of her students won university-wide awards for research/graduate study (e.g., TTU Graduate School Outstanding Social Sciences Master's Thesis Award, AT&T Chancellor's Doctoral Fellowship Award) and instruction (TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center TEACH Fellowships, Graduate Part-Time Instructor of the Year). Professor Zvonkovic herself was acknowledged through an Outstanding Faculty Mentor award from the TTU Center for Undergraduate Research. Her efforts at outreach and service, which have informed the teaching and research, have involved service on a major NIH scientific review committee (2009-2011) and presentations at numerous national forums. Additionally, she serves on the Berado Mentoring Award committee of the National Council on Family Relations. In the past, she has also chaired the national program for this organization, along with giving service in other organizational areas. On top of all of the above, is the service that Professor Zvonkovic has given in recent years to editorial boards (of three major journals) as well as the College of Human Sciences as chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Thus, she has had to manage her own work-family life dynamic, which has been aided by her integrated approach to scholarship across the teaching-research-service triad.
Thinking Ahead
Now, for the newly appointed TTU faculty member or one who wishes to proverbially reinvent himself or herself, we might ask: "How might I craft a integrated scholarly career path akin to that of a Lou Densmore or Susan Fortney?" Here is some free advice from a provost who has reviewed more than 1,500 promotion and/or tenure portfolios at four research universities (TTU, Washington State University and the Universities of Connecticut and Arkansas at Fayetteville):
- Maximize your teaching effectiveness. Sign up for workshops sponsored by the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center (TLTC). Find out about the Teaching Academy, and get to know the Teaching Academy Executive Council member who represents your college or school.
- If you don't already—learn to love students!
- Determine how instructional efforts might lead to scholarly contributions. Many fields such as chemistry, education, engineering, and marketing have journals that provide excellent outlets for related scholarly efforts.
- Choose wisely your scholarly and research interests and focus areas. Pick areas, topics, and projects where you can make important contributions. Consider collaborations with well-established scholars and researchers. See how you might engage in interdisciplinary efforts that embrace your background and talents. Look and apply for grants that may support your research and scholarly work, as well as undergraduate and graduate students who you can engage in research. Use the services of the Office of Research Services to assist in grant development efforts.
- Present papers at first-rate venues, including meetings of well-recognized scholarly organizations.
- Publish articles in top-tier journals. If your area of scholarship emphasizes the publication of original work in books, seek out the very best university or commercial presses for publication. Robert Mandel, director of the Texas Tech University Press, and his staff may provide some sage advice along the way. If your scholarly work is in the areas of visual or performing arts, seek advice on creative scholarship from mentors at Texas Tech or other major research universities.
- Develop a plan for rendering service to the university, professional organizations, and society. In most tenuring units, there are light expectations for university service at the assistant professor level, but service expectations should not be nil. Choose university assignments wisely. Think about enlarging your commitments as you become tenured and anticipate promotion to full professor. After joining and participating in one or more professional organizations, think about seeking a place on organizational service committees or running for office. Consider service on editorial boards of noted journals.
- Keep your chair and dean informed of notable accomplishments in teaching, research, and service. I have, in turn, asked the deans to keep me informed so that we may suitably acknowledge your successes either through publication or university awards.
- Seek ways to integrate all of your efforts at the university. Ask for pointers from your chair and trusted colleagues. Place the topic of integrated scholarship on the agenda for a future faculty meeting.
Summarizing, we have reviewed some defining ideas about integrated scholarship and integrated scholars. We have also offered examples of 12 Texas Tech faculty members who personify integrated scholarship. Finally, some free and useful advice has been offered for organizing one's thinking about integrated scholars. Let me know what you think, either through e-mail or snail mail. If you craft a thought-provoking piece we'll consider it for publication in All Things Texas Tech. Ideas and suggestions are welcome and can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Valpo Drops Three Close Games To 19th-Ranked Oral Roberts
Sunday, May 02, 2004Valparaiso, Ind. - On Sunday, Valpo and Oral Roberts played two full games and finished a suspended game as 19th-ranked ORU won all three by scores of 5-3, 2-1 (11 innings) and 5-2.
Freshman Brian Rzepka had four hits and freshman Colin Reynolds added three on the day for Valpo. Another freshman, Ryan Manthei drove in two runs, both in the suspended game.
Valpo's Harvey Yergin pitched a near masterpiece in the 2-1 loss. The freshman hurled 9 innings, allowing one run and five hits, while striking out five and walking two.
The Crusaders (13-26, 6-6 Mid-Con) gave up the winning run in the 11th on a wild pitch.
ORU (37-8, 14-0) scored a run in the third before Valpo tied the game in the sixth on Kevin Perri's sacrifice fly.
In the third game of the day, the Golden Eagles broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth and extended a 3-2 advantage with two more in the sixth. Kyle Obenauf (3-5) allowed four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, while fanning three and walking one.
In the completion of Saturday's suspended contest, ORU broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth. The Crusaders used four relievers for the entire game.
Matt VanderBosch was the offensive sparkplug for the Golden Eagles all day, producing four hits and two RBIs, while stealing five bases. Ryan Welborn, Josh Lex, Jon Tackett and Dennis Bigley each had three hits for ORU.
Justin Ramsey earned his Mid-Con leading ninth and 10th saves of the season.
Valpo travels to play at Western Michigan on Wednesday at 2 p.m. CST before journeying to Southern Utah for a four-game Mid-Con series Thursday through Saturday.
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The light in the office flickers from the fallen lamp on the floor. Charlotte King struggles with labored, gasping breaths. She staggers into the hospital hall and makes her way into a supply room. It's dark. We can't see her face until Pete steps in and flips on the light. Charlotte turns. She asks Pete to close the door. She doesn't want anyone to see her so beaten and bloody.
Pete shoos away the busybody nurses as he examines Charlotte. She has a broken hand, wrist, nose and injured eye socket. When he steps away, she makes a phone call. Later, the police try to take a statement but an angry Pete keeps interrupting. Addison enters the room. Surprise, surprise. She's the mystery person Charlotte called.
Addison shuffles everyone out of the room, including Pete. She knows Charlotte has been keeping a secret from all those trying to help her. It's understandable. It has to be near impossible to say aloud that you've been raped. In fact, Charlotte doesn't want Addison to say it aloud either. She only wants to report that she was robbed. Charlotte says, "No rape kit. He took my wallet. He didn't take anything else."
[break]Sheldon is called down to the police station. He's asked to evaluate Lee, a disturbed man who was brought in with blood on his clothes. The blood isn't his. As for the rest of the Oceanside docs, most of them are at a bar celebrating Cooper's impeding nuptials. The party abruptly ends when Violet comes by to deliver the bad news about Charlotte.
Cooper is very upset and very intoxicated. That's probably why he puts his fist through a wall. Pete sets him up with an IV to sober him up. Addison tells Cooper he should prepare himself when he sees Charlotte. He tries, but it's rough when he enters the room. Charlotte is the one who was hurt but she somehow finds the strength to comfort the distraught man she loves.
[break]Addison tries to get Charlotte to reconsider her decision about reporting the rape. The conversation does not end well. When Addison leaves, Pete pops by to convince her to let him help with the pain. Charlotte can't take pills, so she agrees to let him do his thing. Now if only Pete had something to help Addison deal with the turmoil she's feeling from the secret she must keep.
Sheldon is oblivious to all that's happened as he interviews Lee. The man with the bloody shirt had a fight with his girlfriend. Lee says he caught her cheating on him. Sheldon eventually asks Lee about the blood on his clothes. He thinks it belongs to his girlfriend. But Lee insists it's not her blood. We know this much is true.
[break]Sheldon gets Lee to admit that he attacked and raped a woman. He tries to get a name, but Lee snaps. He attacks Sheldon and the cops are forced to pry him away. The interview is over and Sheldon still has no idea that the woman Lee attacked was Charlotte. The police won't be able to hold him for long. He'll be back on the street unless the victim comes forward. As we know, that's not about to happen anytime soon.
Charlotte breaks down and tells Coop she just wants to go home. So that's where they're going. Charlotte walks slowly down the hospital hallway eliciting stares from everyone she sees. She says, "Don't you people have somewhere to be?" This scatters the nosey staff. As they continue the difficult trek toward the door, Charlotte asks Cooper not to let her fall. He won't. Of course, he won't.
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Pentagon Plans to Send More Than 12,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan
The U.S. commander there, in an exclusive interview, calls for a further buildup to counter the Taliban
U.S. Marines stand alert in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan.
The Pentagon will be sending 12,000 to 15,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, possibly as soon as the end of this year, with planning underway for a further force buildup in 2009.
A request by Gen. David McKiernan, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, for three U.S. brigades with support staff has been approved. "Now that means we just need to figure out a way to get them there," adds a senior defense official.
The troops are slated to arrive earlier than has been previously discussed, on the heels of the deadliest months for American forces in Afghanistan since the war began.
The first wave of soldiers will be a U.S. Army brigade from the 10th Mountain Division, according to a senior military official. This brigade is scheduled to ship out between November and January, while two other brigades are likely to arrive "sometime in the spring or summer of next year," the official adds.
And there may be even more to come. "I've also asked for some additional forces on top of that for the current fight," says McKiernan, who wants to bolster the 101st Airborne Division in Regional Command East, which has been rocked by recent insurgent attacks. In July, nine U.S. troops were killed by insurgents who overran a combat outpost on the Kunar border of eastern Afghanistan. This week, militants tried but failed to overrun a base in Khost, just a few miles from the border, launching waves of attacks just before midnight on Monday.
Finding those particular troops to supplement the 101st, however, depends on conditions and troop levels in Iraq, adds McKiernan, who took over the NATO command in June. "That's really a zero-sum decision."
He disputes the notion that the three brigades on the way represent a troop "surge" for Afghanistan, predicting the need for an extended involvement of a larger force. "I've certainly said that we need more security capabilities," he says. "But I would not use the term 'surge,' because I think we need a sustained presence."
Both major U.S. presidential candidates have called for putting a greater military emphasis on Afghanistan, and it now appears that whoever wins the election will inherit a growing war already underway.
In March, 3,500 troops from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived to bolster NATO forces. Originally slated to return to the U.S. in October, they have seen their tour extended by one month.
The three additional brigades would considerably increase the U.S. force presence in Afghanistan, which currently stands at 34,000. Of these, 15,000 U.S. troops are under NATO command, while an additional 19,000 operate independently, primarily in the volatile eastern border region.
There has been growing concern that there are too few NATO troops to take on an emboldened Taliban. In some cases, the warlords directing attacks on American forces are the same ones the CIA backed in the 1980s when they fought Soviet troops occupying Afghanistan.
Some U.S. military officials express skepticism, however, about the impact more U.S. troops can make seven years into the war, in a large country that has grown increasingly violent—with citizens, they add, who are increasingly disillusioned. "I don't know if it's too late," says a senior military official. "But it's going to be much, much harder to turn things around at this point."
U.S. military officials are particularly concerned about the sharp spike in roadside bombs, up "30 to 40 percent" over last year, says McKiernan. "It's the largest casualty-producing event in Afghanistan."
Causing that spike is what McKiernan describes as the "deteriorating condition" of the ungoverned tribal areas of Pakistan, with a porous border that facilitates the planting of such bombs.
Clearing up ungoverned lands rife with insurgents in Pakistan, McKiernan says, is pivotal to improving security in Afghanistan. "We have a cross-border firing incident out of Pakistan almost daily, and unfortunately those aren't diminishing," he adds. "There are militant sanctuaries in Pakistan, and they operate at will."


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If God gon take me as I am I guess I already got on my Church clothes.
- Lecrae, "Church Clothes"
Seeing the exchange under David's post poking a stick at the effeminacy of the Cardinals and their histrionic robes, how about a sample of some of the more temperate condemnations of Roman Catholic finery and licentiousness by John Calvin. Please keep in mind that Calvin is trying to "spare modest ears" as he writes...
From Calvin's letters:
We celebrate the sacred Supper without histrionic robes;
Calvin on the Seventh Commandment:
Therefore, while he forbids fornication, he at the same time forbids us to lay snares for our neighbor's chastity by lascivious attire, obscene gestures, and impure conversation. There was reason in the remark made by Archelaus to a youth clothed effeminately and over-luxuriously, that it mattered not in what part his wantonness appeared...
We must have respect to God, who abhors all contaminations whatever be the part of soul or body in which it appears. And that there may be no doubt about it, let us remember, that what the Lord here commends is chastity. If he requires chastity, he condemns every thing which is opposed to it. Therefore, if you aspire to obedience, let not your mind burn within with evil concupiscence, your eyes wanton after corrupting objects, nor your body be decked for allurement; let neither your tongue by filthy speeches, nor your appetite by intemperance, entice the mind to corresponding thoughts. All vices of this description are a kind of stains which despoil chastity of its purity.
From Calvin's Institutes:
No bishoprics are so opulent, no abbacies so productive, in short, no benefices so numerous and ample, as to suffice for the gluttony of priests. But while they would spare themselves, they induce the people by superstition to employ what ought to have been distributed to the poor in building temples, erecting statues, buying palate, and providing costly garments. Thus the daily alms are swallowed up in this abyss.
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Whoever will duly examine and weigh the whole form of ecclesiastical government as now existing in the Papacy, will find that there is no kind of spoliation in which robbers act more licentiously, without law or measure. Certainly all things are so unlike, nay, so opposed to the institution of Christ, have so degenerated from the ancient customs and practices of the Church, are so repugnant to nature and reason, that a greater injury cannot be done to Christ than to use his name in defending, this disorderly rule.
We (say they) are the pillars of the Church, the priests of religion, the vicegerents of Christ, the heads of the faithful, because the apostolic authority has come to us by succession, As if they were speaking to stocks, they perpetually plume themselves on these absurdities. Whenever they make such boasts, I, in my turn, will ask, What have they in common with the apostles? We are not now treating of some hereditary honor which can come to men while they are asleep, but of the office of preaching, which they so greatly shun.
In like manner when we maintain that their kingdom is the tyranny of Antichrist, they immediately object that their venerable hierarchy has often been extolled by great and holy men, as if the holy fathers, when they commended the ecclesiastical hierarchy or spiritual government handed down to them by the apostles, ever dreamed of that shapeless and dreary chaos where bishoprics are held from the most part by ignorant asses, who do not even know the first and ordinary rudiments of the faith, or occasionally by boys who have just left their nurse; or if any are more learned (this, however, is a rare case), they regard the episcopal office as nothing else than a title of magnificence and splendor, where the rectors of churches no more think of feeding the flock than a cobbler does of ploughing, where all things are so confounded by a confusion worse than that of Babel, that no genuine trace of Paternal government is any longer to be seen.
But if we descend to conduct, where is that light of the world which Christ requires, where the salt of the earth, where that sanctity which might operate as a perpetual censorship? In the present day, there is no order of men more notorious for luxury, effeminacy delicacy, and all kinds of licentiousness; in no order are more apt or skillful teachers of imposture, fraud, treachery, and perfidy; nowhere is there more skill or audacity in mischief; to say nothing of ostentation, pride, rapacity, and cruelty. In bearing these the world is so disgusted, that there is no fear lest I seem to exaggerate. One thing I say, which even they themselves will not be able to deny: Among bishops there is scarcely an individual, and among the parochial clergy not one in a hundred, who, if sentence were passed on his conduct according to the ancient canons, would not deserve to be excommunicated, or at least deposed from his office.
I seem to say what is almost incredible, so completely has that ancient discipline which enjoined strict censure of the morals of the clergy become obsolete; but such the fact really is. Let those who serve under the banner and auspices of the Romish See now go and boast of their sacerdotal order. It is certain that that which they have is neither from Christ, nor his apostles, nor the fathers, nor the early Church.
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First, the mode of life at Rome, while they not only connive and are silent, but also tacitly approve, is altogether unworthy of bishops, whose duty it is to curb the licence of the people by the strictness of discipline. But I will not be so rigid with them as to charge them with the faults of others. But when they with their household, with almost the whole College of Cardinals, and the whole body of their clergy, are so devoted to wickedness, obscenity, uncleanness, iniquity, and crime of every description, that they resemble monsters more than men, they herein betray that they are nothing less than bishops. They need not fear that I will make a farther disclosure of their turpitude. For it is painful to wade through such filthy mire, and I must spare modest ears. But I think I have amply demonstrated what I proposed — viz. that though Rome was formerly the first of churches, she deserves not in the present day to be regarded as one of her minutest members.
We could go on with such condemnations by our Reformed fathers all day, but there's no use. Reformed men today in the richest nation the world has ever seen have left their fathers in the faith far behind.
As one of the best-known Reformed theologians of our day put it to me concerning such straighforward condemnations of Rome by Luther and Calvin, "They were sinning when they wrote that way."
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WASHINGTON — Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants.
The AFL-CIO and the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce reached a deal late Friday that would allow tens of thousands of low-skill workers into the country to fill jobs in construction, restaurants and hotels. Yet despite the unusual agreement between the two powerful lobbying groups, lawmakers from both parties conceded that the negotiations were not finished.
"With the agreement between business and labor, every major policy issue has been resolved," said Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who brokered the labor-business deal.
But it hasn't taken the form of a bill and the eight senators searching for a compromise haven't met about the potential breakthrough.
"We haven't signed off," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Just before lawmakers began appearing on Sunday shows, Sen. Marco Rubio warned he was not ready to lend his name — and political clout — to such a deal without hashing out the details.
"Reports that the bipartisan group of eight senators have agreed on a legislative proposal are premature," said Rubio, a Florida Republican who is among the lawmakers working on legislation.
Rubio, a Cuban-American who is weighing a presidential bid in 2016, is a leading figure inside his party. Lawmakers will be closely watching any deal for his approval and his skepticism about the process did little to encourage optimism.
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