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Boston College Law School is located at 885 Centre Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Our mailing zip code is 02459. Our main phone number is (617) 552-8550. You may reach the dean's office or individual departments by selecting from the list below. Driving Directions
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Managing and Leading Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation
Paajanen, Petri
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2012-08-31
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University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto - Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Teknis-taloudellinen tiedekunta – Faculty of Business and Technology Management
Department: Porin yksikkö – Tampere University of Technology, Pori
The ability to learn and create new knowledge is an essential factor in creating an innovative working environment. However, concepts related to learning and knowledge creation are often very abstract in nature. Therefore, understanding and managing these concepts can be very difficult. The processes of learning and knowledge creation require clear specifications, designs, and constructs, so that they are understood similarly among the members of an organization. The objective of this research is to develop a system to support collective change management and leadership from the viewpoint of learning and knowledge creation. With the help of this system it is possible to understand the concepts related to learning and knowledge creation better, open a dialogue between members of the organization, have a collective view of the organization's current state and target state regarding learning and knowledge creation, plan development activities and follow up the progress. The system also combines issues related to management and leadership. In this thesis, three ontologies are presented: Lituus - organizational learning and knowledge creation, Talbot - the organization's learning environment and Folium - the organization's new knowledge creation. In addition, a responsive environment for learning and knowledge creation has been constructed. This new construct describes the main principles to support an organization's development from the management and leadership point of view. The ontologies developed are built on a generic, web-based fuzzy application platform which supports the use of applications on the Internet. In this research, the conceptual research approach was used to define the concepts, which are included in ontologies for the organization's learning environment and knowledge creation activities. The constructive research approach was used when building the applications. The analytical, systemic and actors approaches were also used in different phases of the research. The empirical part of the research deals with several case studies conducted in different organizations. The empirical results of the research are presented in the research papers that are enclosed in this thesis. The empirical results of the research indicate that by using these applications it is possible to gain a collective view of an organization's environment for learning and knowledge creation.
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1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14Works: Jeremy Nicholas: Toccata Giubiloso, for organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Charles Williams: The Devil's Galop, ...
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The Course: Swim 400 meters in Lake Maxinkuckee - The swim will begin next to the Crew shed and swim out around three large bouys and finish in front of the naval Building for transition to the Bike. Bike 10 miles around Lake Maxinkuckee - The Bike will exit the Academy from the Naval Building east on side walk to SR 17, North on SR 17 to SR 10, west on SR 10 to Lake Shore Drive, through town to Main Street, south on Main Street to West Shore Drive, proceed around Lake Max from West Shore to East Shore Drive and finish at the Naval Building. Run 5 Kilometers - From Naval Building run west along the lake on paved side walk, at beach house run on Lake Shore Drive, right on Slate Street, turn east on College Avenue, turn North on Lake Shore Drive, turn east on Academy Road, through campus and to the finish line at the Naval Building.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Brittany Heri scored three second-half goals to propel Wando past Fort Dorchester, 4-0, Tuesday at Wando Stadium in Mount Pleasant.
Wando (6-0) struggled to find its rhythm early against an upset-minded Fort Dorchester squad. After a halftime pep talk from head coach Shannon Champ, the Lady Warriors refocused and came out firing in the second half.
"Fort Dorchester played very, very well in the first half with a lot of energy, a lot of intensity and a lot of determination," Champ said. "I think we definitely responded in the last 40 minutes."
Heri broke up the scoreless game almost immediately with a goal into the top left corner of the net in the 41st minute. She added a second in the 57th minute on a breakaway with a quick move past the goalkeeper, and completed the hat trick in the 77th minute.
"Brittany stepped up with some clutch goals when we needed them," Champ said. "She has great athleticism and great speed so we rely on her for a lot those one-on-ones to goal."
Allie Winglosky added a fourth goal in the 79th minute with a header off a cross from Hannah Betfort to cap the second-half surge.
Fort Dorchester managed just three shots on goal in the second half against the Warriors defense, all of which goalkeeper Logan Nelson denied. Nelson picked up her sixth shutout of the season.
"I was very pleased with the second 40 minutes, it's the first 40 that we have to work on," Champ said. "But I guess 4-0 isn't a bad result when you play only half the game."
Wando travels to Hilton Head Thursday to face the Seahawks at 7 p.m.
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Bleeding Edge TV 568: Philips Hue Beyond review
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Features, Household, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos
The Philips Hue Beyond LED line includes a table lamp, ceiling lamp, and hanging pendant that allows you to set the scene with mood lighting and warm white task lighting. The Hue Beyond connects to your home network by way of the Hue Bridge, which lets you control it from iOS, Android, and Kindle devices from anywhere in your home (or even when you're away from home!) The unique thing about the Hue Beyond is that it has two independent light sources - an uplight and a downlight - which allows you to create a near endless mix of colors to match your mood, event, paint on the walls, or functional lighting for work or a task at hand.
You can also set timers, alarms, and even connect the lamp to a variety of apps and services by authenticating it to your IFTTT account.
I bring you a look at the Hue Beyond table lamp, and the Hue Beyond hanging pendant in this episode, showing you how to put it together, how to set up the Hue Beyond, and how to control it with the Hue app.
You can pick up the Hue Beyond now.
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Bleeding Edge TV 567: How To Speed Up Xbox One with SSD
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I haven't been liking how slow Fallout 4 is on the Xbox One due to massive loading times, and figured I would do something about it. Rather than running Fallout 4 from the internal 5400RPM Xbox One hard drive, or even my external 7200RPM drive, I decided it was time to hook up a solid state SSD to my Xbox One in order to take advantage of the much faster speeds that the technology has to offer.
The problem with SSDs? External SSD drives are expensive. So instead, I made my own. In this video I show you how to make your own external SSD, and in the process, vastly speed up your Xbox One loading times!
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Unboxing Live 184: 12TB Western Digital My Book Pro
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Accessories, Apple, Features, PC, Videocasts
Western Digital's My Book Pro Professional RAID line offers super-fast external storage at really high capacities. The unit itself is a two-drive enclosure and ships with two WD Black hard drives with up to 350MB/s transfer rate. The best part is that it's packing Thunderbolt 2.0 - these two ports allow for 20 Gb/s high-speed workflow. Additionally, you can connect it to your computer with USB 3.0 instead, and it also has a pair of USB 3.0 ports on front for charging and syncing devices!
The WD My Book Pro is RAID-optimized, allowing you to choose between RAID 1, RAID 1, or JBOD, and ships pre-formatted for Mac OS X in RAID 0 config, but can easily be reformatted for PC.
You can order the Western Digital My Book Pro now.
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The Technics 1200 Turntable Returns
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: CES, CES 2016, Music, Videos
If you talk to DJs both old and new about the Technics 1200 turntable, you'll quickly realize just how legendary the deck truly was. Last year, Panasonic revived the Technics brand, and customers the world over had one question: "Where's the 1200?" Passionate fans even went to far as to sign petitions to let Panasonic know that they wanted to see the iconic record player make a triumphant return. At CES 2016, they got their wish, as the Technics SL-1200G and SL-1200GAE were announced, and they've been improved over all of the previous models.
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Panasonic DMP-UB900 UHD Blu-ray player plays 4K discs
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: CES, CES 2016, HDTV, Home Entertainment
4K television sets have been available for sale for a couple of years now, but there hasn't been a lot of content available in the native 2160p resolution for owners of the pixel-dense displays. That's about to change, as 4K UHD discs are set to debut in late February. To view the discs, you'll need an updated disc player, and Panasonic has announced the UB900 Ultra HD Blu-ray player which will be available soon in both Europe and the US. It'll support 1,000-10,000 nits output, BT.2020 color gamut, 60fps high frame-rate support, and will even sport twin HDMI output, allowing you to separate where you send the video signal from where you send the audio. Studios like Sony, Warner Bros., and Fox are readying the releases of their UHD Blu-ray discs, many of which also support HDR. 2016 is setting up to be a big year for 4K technology.
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Technics EAH-T700 headphones have jaw-dropping sound
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Wearables, Portable Audio / Video, Videos
As many folks know, we're big fans of headphones here at Gear Live. We live in a portable world, with portable entertainment available at our fingertips, and we wanna make sure we have great sound when we are on the go. At CES 2016, Panasonic's Technics brand showcased a pair of headphones that may have been the best I've ever heard - the Technics EAH-T700.
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Panasonic Ora brings together the smart home of the future
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: CES, CES 2016, Household, Videos, Wireless / WiFi
If you've been an early adopter of smart home technology, you've probably recognized just how cumbersome it all can be. As cool and futuristic as the devices themselves are, it gets old having to jump in and out of multiple apps in order to turn on your smart lights, lock your smart lock-equipped door, set your security system, manage your thermostat, etc. In fact, the average home has over 100 devices that can potentially connect to the Internet, as I learned when Panasonic told me about its Ora technology that looks to power the smart home of the future.
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Top 10 Gear Live Videos of 2015
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Features, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Video Games, Videos
The sun will set on 2015 in just a few hours, and we are just in time with our annual top 10 list of the most-watched Gear Live video episodes. Over the past year, as expected, there was a bunch of Apple gear that made the list, with the release of the 4th generation Apple TV and Apple Watch. The launch of the Seagate Game Drive for Xbox was big with our viewers as well, appearing in our top 10 twice! Other items, like the New Nintendo 3DS XL, Alienware Steam Machine, and Toyota Entune platform also proved popular as well.
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Also, you can check out the top ten videos from 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 - and when you're done, be sure to check out the top 10 most popular Gear Live stories of 2013 as well!
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Top 10 Gear Live tech stories of 2015
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Apple, Wearables, Editorial, Features, Handhelds, Mods / Hacks, Movies, Software, Transportation, Videos
We've come to the end of another year, and as we wave goodbye to 2013, we figured it was only fitting that we share the most popular stories published on Gear Live this year, as determined by our readers (we've also got the top ten most read stories regardless of publish date, as well as the ten most popular Gear Live videos of 2013!) These are the ten stories that were read the most, and when you consider that fact, it's pretty surprising to see what made the list. Let's kick it off with our most read story of the year:
OS X El Capitan will be released on September 30:
Anticipation for Apple's newest desktop operating system, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, trumped all other news here on Gear Live in 2015!
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Thank You, and Happy New Year!
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I wanted to take a moment to thank you, our readers and viewers, for making 2015 another great year here at Gear Live.
Gear Live isn't just a job for me--it's not just a means to earn a living. This is my place where I have the privilege of sharing my thoughts on the world of technology, give my opinion, answer your questions, and most importantly, be a part of the community that has grown around the content I produce, both in written word and in video. As such, Gear Live means a lot to me, and it's an honor that it means enough to you that you take some time out of your week to spend it here on this website, over on our YouTube channel, and/or in your social media feeds.
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Gear Live is bigger than just me, and the help could not have done it without you year this year.
Thanks everyone. I hope you had a great Christmas, are enjoying the holiday season, and have a very happy and joyous New Year!
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The Stetson volleyball team (3-19, 0-6 A-Sun) fell in straight sets to host North Florida in an Atlantic Sun Conference match Tuesday evening at the UNF Arena. The Ospreys (10-7, 2-3 A-Sun) won by scores of 25-20, 25-16, and 25-14.
Stetson converted just 21 kills in the match and posted a .000 attack percentage. The Hatters collected five blocks in the three sets, including four by junior Ellen Hawks who also had nine blocks on Saturday vs. ETSU. Hawks ranks second in the A-Sun with 78 blocks, and is just five shy of tying her career high.
Kaley Melville and Cailyn Prewitt led the offense with seven and five kills, respectively. Kelli Carneal dished out 14 assists, and Monique Russell led the defense with nine digs.
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What's On Tap: The Cardinals suffered its first road loss of the season Saturday at Marshall by a score of 70-45. Ball State had two players score in double figures with junior guard Brandy Woody leading the way with 12 points. Sophomore guard Shelbie Justice chipped in 11 points while junior forward Katie Murphy ended the night with nine. Woody has now led the Cardinals in scoring for the second straight game this season after having a 17 point performance Nov. 13 at home versus Butler.
About IPFW: About IPFW: The Mastodons own a 1-1 overall record after losing their season opener to SIU Edwardsville, 74-67 on Nov. 11 and then rebounded with a victory Nov. 11 after defeating Grace 68-52. IPFW has three players averaging double digits after two games, Haley Seibert (16.5), Amanda Hyde (13.0), and Rachel Mauk (10.0). The Mastodons return two out of five starters from last seasons squad.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Brady Sallee is in his first season at Ball State. Sallee's career coaching record is 136-112 and he is 0-3 with the Cardinals. He was named the the 11th head women's basketball coach in Ball State history May 10. Chris Paul is in his eighth year as IPFW's head coach. Paul owns a career record of 82-120 as a head coach. Last year the Mastodons were 9-21 overall and placed ninth in the Summit league after a 6-12 conference record.
The Series: The Cardinals return home for the third time this season after their first road trip Saturday, Nov. 17. This is the fourth meeting all-time between Ball State and IPFW. The Cardinals lead the all-time series 3-0. Ball State's last win over the Mastodons was a 73-62 victory at Worthen Arena in 2006-07.
A Familiar Face: IPFW's Women's Basketball Sports Information Director Kit Stetzel used to be a graduate assistant for the Ball State Media Relations department. Stetzel earned a masters degree from Ball State in May of 2008.


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David Damm is a Professor of Communications, specializing in news writing and photography. Professor Damm earned his B.A. in communications, history and political science at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and his M.A. in communication studies at the University of Iowa, with an emphasis in photography.
Damm spent 13 years in community journalism as a reporter and photographer for the Forest City (IA) Summit prior to joining the Waldorf faculty. He enjoys teaching a diverse set of courses in communications including Mass Media Law, News Writing, Intermediate Journalism, Mass Media and Society, Digital Imaging and SeniorCapstone. Damm also leads Waldorf students on an educational tour of Europe (Italy, France and England) for three weeks every other spring/summer.
He continues to be active in his field as a newsletter editor and contributor to a variety of news outlets. Damm is the adviser to the college's newspaper, which has regularly placed in national competitions for general excellence. His research interest is in convergence journalism—the need for beginning media members to be skilled in writing, audio, video and web areas.
Damm has twice been honored for his teaching excellence, once by the college's Board of Regents and once by the student honor society. During his newspaper years he was honored for his news writing and photography and has had a photograph exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
He is a member of the Forest City Education Hall of Fame (1994).
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text: Transport survey reveals shipping experiencing largest decrease in business volumes 10 February 2012 Contacts Harry Theochari London, India Gordon Hall London According to Norton Rose Third Way Ahead Transport survey of global 1,100 respondentsAlmost half (44%) of shipping respondents estimate business volumes have fallen by over 5% since 2008, compared with almost a quarter (24%) of rail respondents and a fifth (20%) of aviation respondents63% of all respondents believe that general economic instability is the factor most responsible for restricting the availability of funding for transportTwo-thirds (67%) of all respondents state that they are implementing or will implement operating cost reductions in preparation for further economic uncertainty23% of all respondents expect private equity to provide their primary form of funding over the next two years, whilst 16% expect capital markets to provide their principal source of funding57% of all respondents believe that a merger or joint venture will form a key part of their strategy over the next 12 monthsAccording to "The Way Ahead", a global survey by international legal practice Norton Rose Group, shipping has seen the largest decrease in business volumes since 2008 in comparison to aviation and rail. Almost half (44%) of shipping respondents estimate business volumes have fallen by more than 5% since 2008, compared with almost a quarter (24%) of rail respondents and a fifth (20%) of aviation respondents.The survey suggests that a reduction in bank liquidity is driving the transport sector as a whole to look at alternative forms of finance. Nearly a quarter (23%) of all respondents anticipate that their primary source of funding will come from private equity over the next two years, with the highest demand for private equity funding anticipated by the shipping sector (31%). It is anticipated that capital markets will provide a primary source of funding for 16% of all transport respondents.Almost two-thirds of all respondents (63%) to the Norton Rose Group survey believe that general economic instability is the cause of limited funding to the transport sector.To remedy this, the industry as a whole (39%) cites greater investment in infrastructure as the most helpful form of government support for their sector, increasing to almost three-quarters (71%) of rail respondents. Just over a quarter (27%) of all respondents expect their principal form of funding to come from government over the next two years, down from 45% at the end of 2010.The industry is taking strategic measures ahead of further anticipated economic uncertainty, with two-thirds of all respondents reducing, or intending to reduce, operating costs and 41% of all respondents planning to retain cash. Over half (57%) of all respondents expect a merger or joint venture to form a key part of their strategy over the next 12 months.Harry Theochari, global head of transport, Norton Rose Group, commented:"Shipping is facing a number of challenges, reflected in the fact that business volumes are felt to have dropped more significantly than aviation or rail in this survey.""The key strategic findings of this survey, from a purely business perspective, are that cash and the availability of cash is fundamental, and keeping operational costs down is imperative. In this time of highly developed economic modelling and sophisticated economic theory, basic business principles continue to apply."Gordon Hall, partner, Norton Rose LLP, said:"With an economic recovery being possibly still some way off, the transport sector is showing pragmatism. A considerable proportion are making substantial efforts to overcome further threats to the stability of their businesses by drawing on the experience of the past three years, where getting closer to customers, maintaining cash reserves and seeking opportunities in new markets are key."The survey, entitled "The Way Ahead" is the third transport report released by Norton Rose Group. It details the views of 1,100 international respondents from a range of companies involved in transport including financiers, owner/operators, manufacturers, government entities and professional services firms.Copies of the Norton Rose Group "The Way Ahead" survey can be downloaded hereFor further information please contact:Jane Lougher, PR manager, Norton Rose LLPTel: +44 (0)20 7444 2063; Mob: +44 (0)7595 886 email@example.com Tweet [+Open all]


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The Nike Tennis Camp at the University of North Texas is a summer camp for young athletes to come and get world-class tennis training, work hard, make new friends and have a lot of fun. Come join the fun this summer and take your tennis instruction to the next level.
During the 2015 season, the Mean Green earned three all-conference honors after reaching the Conference USA semifinal round in consecutive years. Kseniya Bardabush earned First Team All-Conference honors for the fourth time in her career while Anastasiya Shestakova took a spot on the Second Team. Bardabush was joined by Franziska Sprinkmeyer in taking a place on the doubles Second Team.
In 2014, the Mean Green advanced to the semifinal round in its first ever C-USA Tournament, where they assembled an 11-11 record for the season. Lama coached Bardabush, Shestakova and Sprinkmeyer to all-conference honors.
The Mean Green capped off one of the best seasons in school history in 2013 with a second straight Sun Belt Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. For his efforts,Lama was named the 2013 Jim Verdieck College Coach of the Year by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR). This award is given by the leading tennis-teaching professional organization in the world.
In 2012, the Mean Green won its second conference championship, defeating Florida International, 4-2.The Mean Green went on to play Nebraska in the NCAA tournament, losing 4-0.
The 2012 squad also produced the program's highest ranking of No. 40, finishing the season at No. 55. This comes just two seasons, after the Mean Green received its first national ranking of No. 66.
The winningest coach in program history, Lama also became the first North Texas coach to receive coach of the year honors multiple times. He was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 2010, 2012 and 2013. Lama was named the USPTA Collegiate Coach of the Year for the state of Texas in 2009.
It didn't take long for Lama to leave his mark on the program. In just four seasons, Lama took the Mean Green from last in the Sun Belt to first.
Working with mainly a group of walk-ons during the 2006-07 school year, Lama went 2-19 in his first season with the Mean Green. The team improved to double-digits wins the next season and then advanced to the conference semifinals in 2008-09.
The 2010 season was a breakout year for Lama and the Mean Green. The team captured the program's first Sun Belt Conference championship with a win over No. 49 FIU. The conference championship earned the team an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament appearance, the first ever in school history. After a loss to No. 32 Tulsa, North Texas finished its historic season with a 17-7 record.
Lama was also named a finalist for the prestigious Giant Steps Award during 2009. In the fall of 2008, the Mean Green tallied individual wins over national contenders such as LSU, Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, SMU, Rice, and Houston.
Lama led North Texas to a 13-9 record in the spring of 2008, its best record since 1986-87. In 2007, he led the program to its best fall season in history. The Mean Green turned the heads of the nation's premier programs, notching individual wins over Ohio State, Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas Tech and many others.
North Texas success has not been limited to the court, as the Mean Green has picked up ITA All-Academic team honors five times.
Prior to becming North Texas' 10th coach in program history, Lama spent eight years as the women's tennis head coach at the University of Illinois.
The Fighting Illini saw significant improvement with Lama at the helm. In his first year, Lama transformed the Illini from 8-13, 4-7 in Big Ten play, and ninth in the conference the previous season to a squad that was ranked No. 10 in the region and No. 75 in that nation.
The Illini continued to see significant improvement during Lama's eight years. In 2003-04 the Illini went 17-6, posting their best winning percentage since Illinois's first team went 6-0 in 1975. Lama's 2003-04 squad also earned the highest national ranking in program history, No. 16. In 2003, the Orange and Blue knocked off top-ranked Duke, 4-3, at the UI Atkins Tennis Center.
Lama's teams reached a number of milestones during his eight years in Champaign-Urbana. The Illini won their first NCAA Tournament match in May 2001. The program also had their first Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the Rookie of the Year in the Midwest Region, ten All-Big Ten players, four Big Ten Medal of Honor players, 13 ITA Scholar-Athletes and two Academic All-Americans. UI's women's tennis players earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition 39 times under Lama.
During Lama's eight years at Illinois, the Illini went 108-84 with a Big Ten record of 60-34. He produced squads that made five NCAA team tournament appearances as well as five NCAA individual tournament appearances.
Before his stint at Illinois, Lama served as the top assistant under then-Florida coach Andy Brandi from 1995-98, helping the Gators win two NCAA titles, three SEC crowns and post three undefeated dual match seasons, including the 1998 campaign. Lama was honored for his contributions as the 1997 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year in the South Region.
Prior to Florida, Lama was the Senior Staff Professional at the Van Der Meer Tennis Center in Hilton Head, S.C., where he worked with the elite player development program (for touring pros and top junior players) from 1992-95. A noted teacher and clinician, Lama has worked at tennis camps across the United States, Europe and Asia. He has earned the highest certification level with the USPTR and the USPTA, and is a USTA Certified High Performance Coach.
He was a traveling coach on the WTA tour for several players including two top twenty ranked Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) and Naoko Sawamatsu (Japan). Lama has coached at 12 grand slam events including Wimbledon, U.S Open, Australian Open and French Open.
In his playing career, Lama was the top-ranked player in Nepal from 1989-91 and reached No. 50 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior world singles rankings. He represented his country in several international tournaments, including the Asian Games in Beijing, China in 1990.
The Nepal native attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, from 1988-92 and was a two-time Volvo Collegiate All-American in singles (1991-92). He also earned Senior Player of the Year honors in the Midwest Region in 1992 and was ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division III singles. Lama dominated the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference the four years he competed at Luther.
He won the league's singles and doubles titles and took conference MVP honors all four years of his collegiate career, leading his team to four IIAC titles. Lama put together a career singles record of 104-18 and captured two Rolex Midwest Regionals (1989 and 1991), while advancing to the semifinals of the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship in 1991. Lama also made three NCAA Tournament appearances. He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in the fall of 2002.
He earned his bachelor's degree in Public Communications/Political Science from Luther College in 1992, earning GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors during his time there. He was the recipient of the U.S./Nepal Educational Foundation Scholarship from 1990-92. Lama has traveled in more than 50 countries and is fluent in English, German, Hindi and Nepalese. He has lived five or more years on three continents (Asia, Europe and North America).
Recently, Lama has lent his time and expertise to a unique venture he calls "Project Nepal". He has helped raise over $12,000 each year to fund the education of 67 orphanage children in his hometown of Nepal (www.supportprojectnepal.com).
Lama and his wife, Lynne, reside in Denton with their 12-year-old daughter, Priya, and seven-year-old son, Siddhartha.
All sessions are open to players of all abilities. The All Skills program is designed for tennis players of any skill level and background. Campers will learn fundamentals and improve upon their game. Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
The Tournament Training Program is geared towards tournament level and ranked players looking to improve their tournament results, learn winning strategies, and work on mental toughness. Open to any and all players.
June 12-16: All Skills
June 19-23: All Skills
July 17-21: High School Only
July 24-28: High School Only
The High School Only program is designed for high school players (ages 13-18) looking to move up the ladder or make their high school team.
Lunch is provided for Day campers Mon-Thurs.
Campers will play on 12 courts at the Waranch Tennis Complex.
2016: Campers will stay in the Victory Residence Hall (June Sessionss) and the Rawlins Residence Hall (July Sessions) dorms on campus, which will have central air conditioning (2015). Campers will stay 2 per room. Campers can request roommates, otherwise they will be placed in rooms based on gender and age.
All meals are provided for overnight campers starting with dinner on check-in day and ending with lunch on check-out day. Lunch is provided for Day campers Mon-Thurs.
For overnight campers we have a night session that includes: personal one on one private lessons for 30 minutes each, game court, free hit. Other evening activities may include pizza and movie nights, talent shows, games and free play at courts, karaoke contest, and a camp dance.
Weekend stayovers are not available at this location.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Nike Tennis Camp does not provide any transportation to/from camp from airport, train stations or bus depots. If you fly into camp, we recommend that you fly into Dallas Fort Worth Airport and schedule a shuttle from the airport to camp. (For a list of shuttles, please visit http://www.dfwairport.com/transport/)
If you have a camper arriving by air and is deemed an "unaccompanied minor" by the airlines and must be met by a camp staff or shuttle company employee, there may be a fee that needs to be paid in advance of camp. You will still have to arrange transportation to/from camp. Please call 1-800-645-3226 two weeks prior to camp to provide camper's flight and shuttle information.
We have always planned our camp with "mother nature" in mind, if it were to rain we will always have some sort of activity usually dealing the the mental part of the game. For example, we will have stations where we talk about "College Tennis", "RTP", "Agility", "Mental Toughness" and these are only a few examples of things we have planned.
Trainer on call at all times
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
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My son loved every moment he spent at camp! He woke up extra early to drive in and didn't want to leave at the end of the day. He came home excited to try all of the new things he learned! Thank you all for this amazing experience! He will definitely be back next year (as many weeks as he can fit in).
Impressed - younger staff member grabbed my son and played one on one with him the first morning - saved him from wandering around ackwardly looking for another kid until camp started. Thank you for that kindness.
Coach Markus did a great job, especially for a new coach. His suggestions were helpful. Food was very good. I really enjoyed the on-court activities and drills.
This is my daughter's third year at the UNT Tennis camp. We love Coach Lama and his staff. This program is excellent, we recommend it to everyone and have signed up many friends and family members!
Thank you to the dedicated staff! I see a tremendous improvement in my child's performance. She is now SO interested in tennis and loves playing in her free time! Thanks!
Just wanted to drop a line to say, thank you to you and your team. My daughter's confidence toward tennis has improved tremendously in a week, so we are very pleased with the program. Thanks!
I loved the camp, and I cannot wait to come back next time. I have tried other camps, and I think that I enjoyed this the most!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the great experience!!!
Sujay Lama was an excellent inspiration, not just with tennis but having an overall positive attitude in life. The glass is always half full with him.
I thought that the camp was a great experience for me. It was fun and I feel like I improved both the physical and mental aspects of my game.
My son loved the camp and the personal attention from the coaches.
I have gone to the Nike tennis camp at UNT for the past 3 years and love it! Coach Llama is the best!
Nike tennis camp 2011 was an amazing time and I would definitely recommend it to anyone on any level of tennis. I love the Nike tennis camp experience and all of the energetic and super enthusiastic director and staff. Coach Lama taught me important life lessons while also making my camp experience the best one yet.
This is my sons 3rd year at this camp and I am always very impressed with the director and staff. The small groups is great and they make it so fun for the kids. Thanks!
The camp was great! UNT Coach Lama was awesome and provided great instruction. His team of coaches were able to provide great instruction and help me to improve my game!
My son really enjoyed the camp. The staff were super enthusiastic and positive. He said he would really like to attend again next year.
This was a great camp for me. I stayed in the dorm with my friend and it was awesome! I am already looking forward to camp next summer.
Amazing camp for all ages and great learning and enthusiastic environment.
Thoroughly enjoyed, felt as though I was incredibly important to the staff each and every day, has been a very enjoyable 4 years.
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PHILIPSBURG - Six area wrestlers captured titles at the season-opening Mountaineer Tournament at the Philipsburg-Osceola gymnasium.
Philipsburg-Osceola's Chris Thompson (106), Brian Evans (126) and Dennis Lumadue (182) captured titles, as did Altoona's D.J. Hollingshead (132), Mante Barnes (220) and Austin Rosenberry (285).
The Mountain Lions were without star 138-pounder T.J. Brandt, who was taking a recruiting trip to West Point.
Moshannon Valley's Ryan Thomas (138), James Stodart (195) and Jake Ludwig (220) finished second, as did P-O's Jay Prentice (160) and Altoona's Markief Knode (170).
Central Dauphin East won the team title by 36.5 points, 189.5-153, over defending champion P-O. Altoona (143) was third, and Mo Valley (109) was seventh.
Team standings and key
1. CDE-Central Dauphin East 189.5; 2. PO-Philipsburg-Osceola 153; 3. A-Altoona 143; 4. S-Somerset 137; 5. NO-New Oxford 124; 6. C-Curwensville 113.5; 7. MV-Moshannon Valley 109; 8. JB-James Buchanan 80.5.
Championship Finals
106-C. Thompson, PO, pinned Radic, :18; 113-Laughman, NO, maj. dec. Foster, S, 8-0; 120-Trephan, CDE, dec. Mays, C, 3-1; 126-Evans, PO, dec. Wagner, S, 3-1; 132-Hollingshead, A, pinned Tucker, JB, 2:55; 138-Egolf, JB, pinned Thomas, MV, 2:37; 145-Hidalgo, CDE, dec. Laue, S, 5-3.
152-Glunt, JB, dec. Nguyen, CDE, 4-2 OT; 160-Lohr, S, dec. Prentice, 5-4; 170-Trephan, CDE, dec. Knode, A, 6-1; 182-Lumadue, PO, pinned Hoffman, NO, 2:24; 195-Nichelson, S, dec. Stodart, MV, 11-8; 220-Barnes, A, dec. Ludwig, MV, 3-2; 285-Rosenberry, A, dec. Reed, JB, 3-2.
Third-Place Finals
106-Bryan, A, pinned Rudisill, NO, 3:53; 113-Bressler, C, tech. fall Krupa, MV, 15-0, 2:20; 120-Jano, S, pinned Faith, JB, 1:57; 126-Fudalski, MV, pinned Porter, CDE, 1:56; 132-Bloom, MV, dec. Cavrich, CDE, 1-0; 138-Poust, NO, pinned Fabian, S, 3:14; 145-Millard, PO, dec. McKenzie, C, 8-3.
152-Hoff, NO, pinned Talley, S, 1:20; 160-Tibbens, C, pinned Mays, CDE, 1:45; 170-Wriglesworth, C, pinned Hunsaker, PO, 4:07; 182-Eller, S, dec. Kephart, A, 4-3; 195-Mancuso, CDE, pinned Buckrop, A, 3:44; 220-Gray, PO, pinned Bloom, C, :32; 285-Bunnell, MV, dec. Kephart, PO, 3-1.
Bulldogs finish second
CLAYSBURG - Claysburg-Kimmel finished second to Parkersburg, W. Va. in the Claysburg Pizza Tournament.
Parkersburg went 5-0, while C-K went 4-1. C-K beat Portage, 58-19, Tussey Mountain, 65-12, and Tyrone, 63-15, in Pool A. The Bulldogs beat Central, 45-28, and lost to Parkersburg, 68-12, in the round robin first through fourth round.
C-K's Joel Hammel, Tyler Elder and Jordie Musselman went 4-1.
Central went 3-2 and finished third. Central beat Penn Cambria, 42-36, and Mapletown, 60-18, and lost to Parkersburg, 60-15, in Pool B. The Scarlet Dragons lost to C-K and beat Tyrone, 48-27, in the next round.
Nick Hoenstine (134) and Kale Burkett (113) both went 5-0 on the day for the Scarlet Dragons, while teammate Jordan Quarello went 4-0 at 132 pounds.
Tyrone (1-4) finished fourth, while PC (3-2), Tussey Mountain (2-3), Portage (2-3) and Mapletown (0-5) finished fifth through eighth.
No other weight-by-weigh bout results were reported.
Central 42, Penn Cambria 36
145-Hoenstine, C, pinned Hogue, 3:45. 152-Driscoll, PC, pinned Shirey, 5:01. 160-Mock, C, pinned Hurley, 3:38. 170-Myers, PC, dec. B. Burkett, 6-4. 182-Wyland, PC, pinned Burda, 4:34. 195-Little, C, pinned Smith, :38. 220-Wilkerson, PC, won by forfeit.
285-Schlosser, PC, pinned Heuston, 1:10. 106-Joseph, C, won by forfeit. 113-K. Burket, C, won byh forfeit. 120-Ulery, C, pinned Stevens, :59. 126-A. Farabaugh, PC, won by forfeit. 132-Quarello, C, pinned D. Farabaugh, :50. 138-Eckenrode, PC, dec. Albright, 6-2.
Parkersburg, W.Va. 60, Central 15
152-Barrows, P, dec. Mock, 10-6. 160-Richards, P, won by forfeit. 170-Graham, P, dec. B. Burkett, 10-8. 182-Haught, P, pinned Burda, :52. 195-Lindahood, P, pinned Little, :42. 220-Riddle, P, won by forfeit. 285-Conley, P, pinned Heuston, 1:52.
106-Spears, P, pinned Joseph, 1:08. 113-K, Burkett, C, pinned Butcher, 3:48. 120-Johnson, P, pinned Ulery, 4:11. 126-West, P, won by forfeit. 132-Philipsburg, P, pinned Albright, 5:07. 138-Hoenstine, C, pinned Graham, 1:48. 145-Shirey, C, dec. Talafah, 5-3.
Central 60, Mapleton 18
160-Mock, C, won by forfeit. 170-B. Burkett, C, won by forfeit. 182-Burda, C, pinned Rhodes, 2:42. 195-Little, C, won by forfeit. 220-No match. 285-Brown, M, pinned Heuston, :58. 106-Joseph, C, won by forfeit.
113-K. Burkett, C, pinned Hixson, 2:30. 120-Riley, M, pinned Ulrey, :39. 126-Rimmel, M, won by forfeit. 132-Quarello, C, pinned Kumble, :38. 138-Albright, C, pinned Kencell, :18. 145-Hoenstine, C, pinned Rogers, 3:22. 152-Shirey, C, pinned Popemack, 1:58..
Claysburg-Kimmel 45, Central 28
170-B.Burkett, C, pinned Walters, 5:13. 182-Strayer, CK, pinned Burda, :48; 195-Elder, CK, pinned Little, :32. 220-O. Musselman, CK, won by forfeit. 285-Hammel, CK, pinned Heuston, 1:03. 106-J. Musselman, CK, pinned Joseph, 1:02. 113-K.Burkett, C, pinned Lafferty, 1:13.
120-Brown, CK, pinned Ulrey, :27. 126-Yoder, CK, won by forfeit. 132-Quarello, C, major dec. Claar, 17-4. 138-Albright, C, dec. Weyandt, 9-2. 145-Hoenstine, C, pinned Hypes, 3:41. 152-Brown, CK, dec. Shirey, 4-1. 160-Mock, C, dec. Hazim, 9-5.
Central 48, Tyrone 27
182-Beckwith, T, pinned Burda, :46. 195-Wunder, T, pinned Little, 1:43. 220-No match. 285-Walk, T, pinned Heuston, 2:21. 106-Joseph, C, won by forfeit. 113-K. Burkett, C, won by forfeit. 120-Snyder, T, dec. Ulery, 8-6 OT.
126-Schopp, T, won by forfeit. 132-Quarello, C, pinned McCloskey, :56. 138-Albright, C, pinned Hunter, :45. 145-Hoenstine, C, won by forfeit. 152-Shirey, C, won by forfeit. 160-Mock, C, won by forfeit. 170-B. Burkett, C, won by forfeit..
Central Cambria goes 3-2
BLAIRSVILLE - Central Cambria went 3-2 at the Blairsville Duals, beating West Shamokin, 60-15, Indiana, 49-22, and Glendale, 54-30, and losing to Marion Center, 42-30, and Derry, 46-30.
Freshmen Ian Ostrowski and Tommy Opdenhoff went 4-1.
Glendale went 2-3, beating Indiana, 54-27, and West Shamokin, 64-9, and losing Blairsville, 54-30, United, 45-35, and Central Cambria, 54-30.
Glendale's Jon Rojas went 5-0. Teammates Ray Carlheim, Jett Sacolic and Tommy Kovach went 4-1.
113-Wiles, MC, dec. Ostrowski, 5-1; 120-Opdenhoff, CC, won by forfeit; 126-Taylor, CC, won by forfeit; 132-Stewart, MC, pinned Makin, 1:40; 138-Heberling, MC, pinned Pennington, 1:29; 145-Bilonick, CC, pinned Prenni, 2:55; 152-Kozorosky, CC, won by forfeit.
160-Crook, MC, pinned Kline, :38; 170-Holley, MC, pinned Bowser, 3:46; 182-Brewer, MC, dec. Crow, 7-2; 195-Strong, MC, pinned Croft, 2:59; 220-Redd, MC, pinned Rickard, 1:50; 285-Polsky, MC, pinned Branick, :39; 106-No bout.
120-Opdenhoff, CC, won by forfeit; 126-Taylor, CC, won by forfeit; 132-Batisig, WS, pinned Jeffers, 5:59; 138-Bednar, CC, pinned Boyer, :31; 145-Berdomas, CC, won by forfeit; 152-Kozorosky, CC, won by forfeit; 160-Kline, CC, pinned Adamson, 4:42.
170-Glover, WS, pinned Bowser, 1:27; 182-Wirfel, CC, won by forfeit; 195-O'Farrell, CC, won by forfeit; 220-Wissinger, WS, dec. Howell, 6-3; 285-Baranick, CC, won by forfeit; 106-No bout; 113-Ostrowski, CC, pinned Lukehart, 1:47.
126-Stone, D, dec. Taylor, 4-3; 132-Willochell, D, pinned Makin, 1:58; 138-Pennington, CC, pinned Jellison, :58; 145-Bilonick, CC, pinned Baker, 5:51; 152-Dorazio, D, maj. dec. Kozorosky, 14-2; 160-Kelly, D, pinned Kline, 1:20; 170-Hajas, D, pinned Bowser, 3:48.
182-Crow, CC, won by forfeit; 195-Hoyman, D, pinned Croft, :16; 220-Medina, D, pinned Baranick, :34; 285-Rickard, CC, won by forfeit; 106-Ostrowski, CC, pinned Randall, 3:05; 113-Boring, C, won by forfeit; 120-Phillippi, D, dec. Opdenhoff, 6-0.
132-Makin, CC, won by forfeit; 138-Bednar, CC, pinned Simpson, 1:46; 145-D. Keith, I, pinned Pennington, 1:04; 152-Karlinsey, CC, dec. B. Keith, 4-0; 160-Kline, CC, pinned Cline, :53; 170-Bowser, CC, won by forfeit; 182-Orr, I, pinned Crow, 1:04.
195-O'Farrell, CC, won by forfeit; 220-Rickard, CC, won by forfeit; 285-Nothnagel, I, pinned Baranick, 3:11; 106-Ostrowski, CC, won by forfeit; 113-No bout; 120-Opdenhoff, CC, maj. dec. Turner, 13-1; 126-Long, I, maj. dec. Taylor, 13-4
138-Pennington, CC, pinned Jenkins, 1:58; 145-Bilonick, CC, pinned Martz, :59; 152-Kozorosky, CC, pinned Gates, 4:57; 160-Kline, CC, pinned Stewart, 1:40; 170-Johns, G, pinned Bowser, 3:18; 182-Crow, CC, pinned Hamilton, 3:46; 195-Croft, CC, pinned Foster, 1:59.
220-Pentland, G, pinned Rickard, 3:47; 285-Carlheim, G, pinned Baranick, 3:03; 106-Ostrowski, CC, pinned Kovach, :25; 113-Sacolic, G, won by forfeit; 120-Opdenhoff, CC, pinned Johnson, :42; 126-Taylor, CC, pinned Cherjpka, 1:14; 132-Rojas, G, pinned Makin, 2:52.
Records: Central Cambria (3-2)
113-Sacolic, G, pinned Napolitano, 1:59; 120-Johnson, G, won by forfeit; 126-Mowery, B, pinned Cheripka, 2:36l 132-Rojas, G, pinned Pecze, 2:56; 138-Tarr, B, pinned Jenkins, :29; 145-Palmer, B, pinned Martz, 1:33; 152-Doak, B, pinned Gates, 3:25.
160-Cavender, B, pinned Stewart, 1:03; 170-B. Thompson, B, pinned Johns, 1:18; 182-S. Thompson, B, pinned Hamilton, 1:43; 195-Tripodis, B, pinned Foster, 1:25; 220-White, B, pinned Pentland, 1:03; 285-Carlheim, G, pinned Kunkleman, :44; 106-Kovach, G, pinned Cunningham, 3:20.
120-Sacolic, G, won by forfeit; 126-Lowther, U, pinned Cheripka, 2:41; 132-Rojas, G, pinned Marsh, 2:27; 138-Ingalls, U, pinned Jenkins, 1;14; 145-T. Mack, U, pinned Martz, 1:02; 152-B. Mack, U, dec. Gates, 9-5; 160-Stewart, G, pinned Young, 1:50.
*170-Stahl, U, pinned Johns, 2:39; 182-Michaels, B, pinned Hamilton, 2:36; 195-Oliver, U, pinned Foster, 2:13; 220-Beitman, U, pinned Pentland, 1:54; 285-Carlheim, G, pinned Chero, :37; 106-Kovach, G, won by forfeit; 113-Johnson, G, won by forfeit.
*Glendale lost one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct after 171.
126-Long, I, pinned Cheripka, 1:35; 132-Rojas, G, won by disqualification over Simpson; 138-Jenkins, G, won by disqualification over Waryck; 145-Martz, G, won by forfeit; 152-Gates, G, pinned Keith, 1:33; 160-Cline, I, pinned Stewart, 1:51; 170-Johns, G, won by forfeit.
182-Orr, I, pinned Hamilton, 1:06; 195-Foster, G, won by forfeit; 220-Pentland, G, won by forfeit; 285-Nothnagle, I, pinned Carlheim, 1:27; 106-Kovach, G, won by foreit; 113-Johnson, G, won by forfeit; 120-Turner, I, dec. Sacolic, 3-1.
132-Jenkins, G, pinned Boyer, 5:45; 138-Bastistig, WS, dec. Martz, 8-5; 145-Hommer, G, won by forfeit; 152-Gates, G, won by forfeit; 160-Stewart, G, maj. dec. Adamson, 13-2; 170-Glover, WS, pinned Johns, 1:15; 182-Hamilton, G, won by forfeit.
195-Foster, G, won by forfeit; 220-Carlheim, G, pinned Wissinger, :47; 285-No bout; 106-Kovach, G, won by forfeit; 113-Sacolic, G, pinned Lukehart, :43; 120-Cheripka, G, won by forfeit; 126-Rojas, G, won by forfeit.
Records: Glendale (2-3).
Two Blue Devils take third
DAVIDSVILLE - Bellwood-Antis' Justin Grassmyer (113) and Jeremy Wilson (152) finished third at the Conemaugh Township Tournament, and Jaret Dicken (126) and Josh Wilson (132) finished fourth.
Jeremy Wilson had the best day for B-A, going 3-2. The Blue Devils, who were shorthanded without the football players, finished tied for last with Johnstown with 22 points. Mount Union won the team title by 34 points over Westmont Hilltop, 120-86.
Team standings and key
1. MU-Mount Union 120; 2. WH-Westmont Hilltop 86; 3. CT-Conemaugh Township 83; 4. WG-West Greene 78; 5. LV-Ligonier Valley 70; 6. BA-Bellwood-Antis and J-Johnstown 22.
Bellwood-Antis results
113-Grassmyer: pinned by Moist, MU, :26; pinned by Yost, WH, 4:23; 126-Dicken: pinned by Jo. Patrick, LV, 1:23; pinned by Zipf, WH, 2:43; pinned by Boozel, MU, 1:23; 132-Jo. Wilson: pinned by Aurand, MU, 1:37; teched by Bridge, CT, 17-1; dec. Mical, WH, 7-1; pinned by Blackmon, WG, 1:49; 145-Kerns: pinned by Walsh, WH, 1:32; maj. dec. by Long, MU, 16-3; dec. Gomez, J, 13-11; pinned by Smith, LV, 1:37; dec. Gomez, J, 6-3; 152-Je. Wilson: maj. dec. by Cahill, CT, 15-5; maj. dec. Hess, MU, 15-7; pinned Stahl, LV, 1:25; teched by Johnston, WG, 17-2; won by forfeit over Wray, WH; 160-Decker: pinned by Grosik, CT, 1:42; pinned by Croyle, LV, :50; pinned by Main, WG, :49; pinned by Schropp, WH, 2:37; pinned by Main, 1:01.
Manley wins JH?tourney
HUNTINGDON - The Altoona junior high team competed at the 18-team Huntingdon Tournament on Saturday, where the Mountain Lions finished in fourth place.
Mount Union won the event.
Altoona was led by C.J. Manley, who won the 95-pound title with a 3-0 record.
The Mountain Lions also had a second-place finish from Brendan McCaully, who went 2-1 at 75 pounds. Three Altoona wrestlers won their consolation bouts, including Hunter Hileman at 90 (3-1), Brinton Simington at 145 (3-1) and Mike Doucette at 185 (1-1).
Harper McClellan at 115 (2-2), Noah Leberfinger at 210 (1-1) and David Hess at 250 (0-2) finished fourth.


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But Miley Cyrus, whose headline-making songs "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball" were eligible, was shut out of the major categories.
Jay-Z leads the pack with nine nominations, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis scored seven apiece while newcomer Lorde received four.
LL Cool J hosted the annual event, which included performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban and Miguel, who dueted on the classic "Ain't No Sunshine."
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Song of the Year
"Just Give Me a Reason" – Pink featuring Nate Ruess (Songwriters: Pink, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" – Bruno Mars (Songwriters: Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
"Roar" – Katy Perry (Songwriters: Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Henry Walter)
"Royals" – Lorde (Songwriters: Ella Yelich O'Connor and Joel Little)
"Same Love" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert (Songwriters: Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell
"Just Give Me a Reason" – Pink featuring Nate Ruess
"Stay" – Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
"Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
"Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z
Album of the Year
The Blessed Unrest – Sara Barielles
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – Kendrick Lamar
The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red – Taylor Swift
Best Country Album
Night Train – Jason Aldean
Two Lanes of Freedom – Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves
Based on a True Story – Blake Shelton
Red – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" – Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons
"Royals" – Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" – Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 26.
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51st Annual ASH Meeting
The IMF brings you highlights from the 51st annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. We interviewed over 50 of the myeloma experts at the meeting, covering over 80 of the presentations being made about myeloma.
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Nebraska's Tax Modernization Committee sets public hearing schedule
State Senator Galen Hadley, Chair of the Tax Modernization Committee, has released the agenda for the public hearings to be held by the Committee during September and October.
The Committee was created during this past legislative session by Legislative Resolution 155, which requires the Committee to hold five public hearings across the state on topics of tax reform.
The public hearings will take place on:
• Monday, Sept. 23 — Harms Advanced Technology Center, Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, 4–7 p.m. (Mountain Time)
• Tuesday, Sept. 24 — Mid Plains Community College, North Platte, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 26 — Northeast Nebraska Community College, Lifelong Learning Center, Norfolk, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 18 – State Capitol Building, Room 1113, Lincoln, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Leprino Foods to close Nebraska cheese plant
Leprino Foods will close its string cheese factory in Ravenna, Neb., in November and relocate the operation to the company's Fort Morgan location, a Leprino spokesman announced Friday.
The company — headquartered in Denver — told employees at the Ravenna plant, where 173 people work, of its decision on Thursday.
Leprino is currently making upgrades at the Fort Morgan plant to add the capability to make string cheese.
NFU disappointed by OK of selling Smithfield Foods to China
"Today's ruling by CFIUS on the proposed acquisition of Smithfield Foods by Shuanghui Intl. is a disappointment for family farmers and ranchers across the United States. The deal represents the sale of one quarter of U.S. hog processing to a quasi-state-owned Chinese enterprise and is a dangerous precedent, in terms of food security and market competition.
USDA announces support for producers of advanced biofuel
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this month that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making payments to support the production of advanced biofuel.
USDA is making nearly $15.5 million in payments to 188 producers through the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program. USDA Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Doug O'Brien made the announcement on Vilsack's behalf in Omaha, Neb., at the National Advanced Biofuels Conference.
The funding is being provided through USDA's Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in the 2008 Farm Bill.
Under this program, payments are made to eligible producers based on the amount of advanced biofuels produced from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch.
Examples of eligible feedstocks include but are not limited to: crop residue; animal, food and yard waste; vegetable oil; and animal fat.
Judge refuses to block new meat labeling rules
A federal judge has refused to block new rules that require the meat industry to include specific information about the origin of their products on labels, also known as County of Origin Labeling, or COOL.
But industry groups, according to an Associated Press report, say they'll continue fighting.
The new rules took effect in May.
They require that labels for steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat include clear information about where animals grown for the meat were born, raised and slaughtered.
A judge refused to issue a preliminary order Wednesday that would've blocked the rules, though he didn't decide the overall lawsuit.
The American Meat Institute said Thursday it plans to appeal. It says the rules are too costly and don't provide any health benefits. The trade group represents meat packers, processors and suppliers.
Poll: Rural Nebraskans believe climate change real, but feel less urgency
Most rural Nebraskans believe global climate change is real, that human activity is at least partially a cause and that changes must be made to contend with it, but they're not as passionate on any of those points as they were five years ago, the Nebraska Rural Poll shows.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln team that conducts the poll speculates rural Nebraskans' ardor on the issue may have cooled as concerns about energy security have diminished, as they've measured real current costs versus uncertain future benefits, or perhaps out of suspicion that scientists seem to blame apparently contradictory weather conditions on climate change.
The 18th annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln poll was sent to 6,320 households in Nebraska's 84 nonmetropolitan counties in March and April.
Results are based on 2,317 responses.
The key climate change findings, and how they've changed since the last time the issue was explored by the poll, in 2008:
• 73 percent of respondents believe to some degree that climate change is happening — 48 percent "somewhat" and 25 percent "definitely." Only 13 percent say it's definitely not happening, and 14 percent said they didn't know.
• 54 percent agreed with the statement that "human activity, including industry and transportation, is a significant cause of climate change." That's down from 65 percent in 2008.
• 41 percent agreed that "global climate change is something people can control," down from 51 percent five years ago.


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Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone said Tuesday he thinks the starting quarterback battle between Kevin Kolb and EJ Manuel will become self-evident at some point in training camp this summer.
"When you go in there … and two people are competing, I think it's going to be something that we're all going to see, not just a decision that's made," Marrone said. "I believe that we'll be able to see it at training camp. I think the players on the team are going to be able to see that separation, and that's the most important thing."
The two-man competition got underway on the first day of the Bills' three-day minicamp, as veteran Kevin Kolb and rookie EJ Manuel shared the majority of snaps with the offense.
Kolb, the six-year veteran signed in free agency from Arizona, took the first snaps in team drills with the starting unit. He got 49 snaps overall, compared with 39 for Manuel and 11 for third quarterback Jeff Tuel, the undrafted rookie from Washington State.
Monday's release of veteran Tarvaris Jackson allowed the coaches to get longer looks at both Kolb and Manuel, which Marrone said was precisely the reason for the roster move.
"When you look at it from a standpoint of reps … there's just not enough reps to really do a good job evaluating," Marrone said of a three-way competition. "I think it'll be a lot clearer for all of us, or especially for myself as a coach, with the amount of reps that Kevin and EJ will get. … If you're going around and you're giving three players reps, it's tough to keep track of that, honestly. And we keep track of everything."
Neither the quarterbacks nor the offense exactly lit up the grass practice field behind the team's fieldhouse.
The pass rushers got good pressure on the quarterbacks. Nobody connected on pretty deep balls. There were a lot of short, quick dump-off passes. The offense ran mostly in a no-huddle mode but did huddle up for one 12-play section.
Manuel probably looked a little smoother than he has in a few of the practices in previous weeks.
"With EJ we just want to make sure we're taking it in a natural progression," Marrone said. "He's not seeing the same type of things that Kevin's seeing out there right now. We're just working ahead and building him up."
Kolb threw an interception to safety Aaron Williams. He also hit a few more on-rhythm slants than Manuel. Manuel closed with a good reaction to a blitz and a 10-yard completion to Brad Smith, followed by a 15-yard well-thrown sideline pass to wideout Chris Hogan.
Both Kolb and Manuel thanked Jackson for being a helpful teammate, then acknowledged the benefit of more work.
"I'm excited about more reps with the ones and we'll see where it goes from there," Kolb said.
"I get a chance to make more plays, get more reps," Manuel said. "Your body gets to stay warm, you don't take three reps and you're done. So it's a great opportunity."
"I'm still trying to learn, still trying to get a great feel for my teammates, still trying to earn the respect of the veteran guys as well as the rookies," Manuel said. "We're all just trying to get on the same page."
Given the fact most of the players are new to each other and everyone is learning a new system, it's going to take a lot more practice sessions for the Bills' offense to become efficient.
Getting used to the different ways each receiver runs deep routes is just one small example of the kind of timing the quarterbacks must develop. Throwing deep to Stevie Johnson is a little different than throwing deep to T.J. Graham, Marquise Goodwin or Da'Rick Rogers (each of whom has shown the ability this spring to get open downfield.)
"We had maybe six or seven deep balls that were just right there," Kolb said. "The one that sticks out in my mind was one to Stevie early. It was a post route. He came back to the sideline and I said, 'Hey, it's OK, man, I've never thrown a deep ball to you since I've been here.' So that stuff we'll work out. I'm not worried about it."
Kolb was encouraged by the speed with which the offense operated.
"Our defense gives us a lot of different looks," he said. "There's a lot of communication that has to go on at the line. You can even see through practice, our tempo was picking up as practice went. That was good. There were times we didn't have to say what was happening because we were getting a feel for it."
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Seasons: A Celtic ChristmasA sibling harp and hammered dulcimer trio. All three play piano and try their hand at percussion.12/18/2012Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Rd., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Latshaw Pops Christmas ShowThe Latshaw Pops Orchestra, singers and dancers give two performances of a holiday variety show with Christmas songs and carols, and a special visit from Santa.12/19/2012Time: 2:00 & 8:00pmLocation: Palace Theater, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, PA website
Works of Britten, Elgar, and NerudaErin Yanacek solos in Johann Neruda's Trumpet Concerto. The ensemble also plays Edward Elgar's Serenade for Strings and Benjamin Britten's Simple Symphony. Edward Leonard and Marice Staton conduct. Free, donations welcome.12/19/2012Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Bar Marco, 2216 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Highmark Holiday PopsCelebrate the season with carols and much-loved holiday music, including "Sleigh Ride" and selections from The Nutcracker. This multitude of holiday treats conducted by Daniel Meyer features vocalist Rachel DeShon, winner of Marvin Hamlisch's Search for a Star competition, and the return of singing detective Ricky Manning.12/20/2012 - 12/23/201212/20 - 7:30 pm12/21 - 8:00 pm12/22 - 2:30 pm12/22 - 8:00 pm12/23 - 2:30 pm12/23 - 7:30 pmHeinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Faure String Trio - Christmas MemoriesJoin the Fauré String Trio for an evening of your favorite christmas tunes. Sing along, and share your christmas memories.12/21/2012Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Old St. Lukes Church, 430 Old Washington Pike, Carnegie, PAwebsite
Home for the HolidaysIt's the most wonderful time of the year when WSO Artistic Director Daniel Meyer conducts our annual concert. Sing along with your favorite holiday music featuring the All-Star Choir of Westmoreland County under the direction of Marc Tourre.12/22/2012Palace Theater, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, PAwebsite | map
Christmas in 1862Let yourself be taken back to a simpler time as The Pittsburgh Historical Society Orchestra and the ACFL&MH present a recreation of a parlor concert from Christmas in 1862. Musicians will be dressed in costume and will play instruments of the period. Free admission.12/22/2012Time: 7:00 pmAndrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, PAwebsite | map
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"Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward." – C.S. Lewis
Have you ever gone biking down the street and noticed that you were pedaling harder than usual? As you heaved and puffed, turning pedals that seemed to be made out of lead, you finally looked down and found that a nail had caused your front tire to go flat.
It's a normal occurrence to hit those bumps in the road we call life. In some ways, that is exactly how my new year has started.
I can say that 2013 has not made the usual smooth transition I have experienced in past years. In fact, I have already found a few nails on my path.
Change is a word we hear often, though many times, we cringe at the sound of it. In some cases, change can look negative on the outside, but when we adjust our thinking, we realize that what is being created is something new and beautiful.
I have experienced some big changes since January. I started my second semester of college, and was met with a much more demanding curriculum.
I've also learned that close family friends, who have become like a second family to me, will be moving to the Midwest soon.
And on top of all that, my family has recently been certified to be foster parents.
Now don't misinterpret that all life changes are negative. In fact, many changes are positive. It's the "difference" that scares us. Just because things are different, doesn't always mean they are bad. However, a time of change also brings a time of adjustment and learning.
I will greatly miss my dear friends. I will forever appreciate the impact they have made in my life, and the time and energy that they have bestowed on me.
But I am excited for the other changes. I am grateful for the opportunity to learn and to go to school.
I am also excited to be able to invest in a child's life through the foster care system. It will be an adjustment, but it will be a blessing. To think that my family will learn, grow and be able to help make a positive change in a child's life is simply extraordinary.
To be honest, I think that for many of us to accept change, we first have to come to terms that life is all about change. Nothing was ever accomplished until someone decided to change something about themselves.
Last March, President Obama stated: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Life will always send challenges our way to test our willingness to change; and there comes a point when we must be ready to accept the challenge. Change will not hold back, and neither does life.
So I'll count my blessings, continue making memories and keep investing in the lives of others.
When life puts a nail in your bike tire, remember that this obstacle could ultimately do more good than you think. But no matter how long of a journey stands in front of you, take the time you have to enjoy the things around you – the people, places and things – because at the end of the day, change can work in your favor. But only if you let it.


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The Upbeat Stats on Statistics
My print column examines the recent surge in interest–from students, from universities and from industry–in the field of statistics. More students are studying the field in high school, receiving degrees from universities and finding employers interested in their skills.
Google chief economist Hal Varian helped drive the trend, or at least helped mark it, by referring to the profession as "sexy" in an interview published in Jan. 2009 in McKinsey Quarterly. He was responding to a perception that statisticians could be described by the same old line sometimes used to poke fun at economists, namely that they're people who are good with numbers, but don't have the personalities to be accountants. "There's a little bit of that" about statisticians–"unjustified, in my opinion," Varian said.
And there is less of that attitude today, statisticians say. "I used to joke that at cocktail parties, a sure conversation stopper was, if someone asked you what you did for a living," said Robert Gould, the director of the Center for the Teaching of Statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. "Now most people have some experience with statistics."
"Fifteen years ago, if you said you were a statistician, people thought either you worried about baseball scores or about how many people died in New York last year," said Philip Stark, chair of the University of California, Berkeley, statistics department. "Now there's a recognition that there are statistical skills involved in everything from genomics to social media to targeted marketing. "
And, yes, some sexiness, or at least sexiness as defined by statisticians. "We are looking for bigger rooms, looking for more people" to teach statistics, said Richard De Veaux, professor of mathematics and statistics at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. "For an academic, that's as sexy as it gets."
"Every place where statistics has touched, it's basically revolutionized the profession," said William Kahn, New York-based head of science in commercial insurance for Chartis Insurance. "Almost anywhere you go as statistician, it's revolutionary. It's very sexy."
The shift is apparent at universities, which have seen a big increase in students receiving statistics degrees. When Roxy Peck, professor emerita of statistics at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, arrived at Cal Poly in 1979, she recalled, most students in statistics classes majored in other fields. Statistics had its own department mainly because the administration believed it was "wasn't healthy to have a department that only had a service role."
But the department "always had to justify" itself, with administrators looking at stats classes with just 10 students as candidates for cuts. No longer: After a steep rise in the number of statistics majors, "We're less at risk in terms of tight budget times."
At Harvard University, "previously, statistics was almost nonexistent as a major," said Joe Blitzstein, professor of statistics at Harvard. "It's been growing exponentially."
So have jobs in analytics, said Dan Thorpe, senior director for analytics and global customer insights at Wal-Mart Stores in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Peck, who is retired from teaching at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, said students are being exposed to statistics more from young ages. That started in high schools, many of which added stats classes to accommodate the Advanced Placement test in the subject that debuted in 1997. "In the '80s, a kid in high school had no idea what statistics was, and would never think about it as a major," Peck said.
Growth in the number of high-schoolers taking the AP test has been rapid, more than tripling in the decade ended last year. "We do expect bigger increases in the early years of a course being offered as schools begin to offer the subject, build capacity for it, and students discover it," said Auditi Chakravarty, vice president for the Advanced Placement curriculum, instruction and assessment for the College Board, which runs the AP test.
Now Peck is focusing on introducing statistics in the K-12 math curriculum. For the last two decades, the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics has published standards that include some data and probability, and some elementary schools have introduced the topics. "It's been very ad hoc in terms of when and how they were implemented," Peck said.
Now 45 states and some territories have adopted a common core of mathematics that includes stats. "Textbook companies all are trying to rework their textbooks," Peck said. "For a couple of years it's going to be a little messy. Once we get past those initial years, it's going to be a good thing."
De Veaux points to the growth of online data as a key driver in the increased popularity of statistics. "It is really a new world," he said. "We haven't kept up in terms of the number of people who can do this."
Until 2003, Google hadn't hired a statistician. Now it has dozens, Varian said, working on quantitative projects throughout the company in improving the company's namesake search engine, helps its advertisers advertise better, and studying customer behavior.
In financial services over the last decade, "there has been serious demand for people well trained in data analysis and statistics, and it has been increasing," Kahn said.
A change in teaching style has helped keep interested students in their seats in stats classes at all levels, professors said. "For a long time, people relied on engineering or artificial examples," Peck said. In K-12 classes, teachers now are "picking examples that revolve around issues students are interested in," such as environmental issues.
"There's been a pretty radical change in the way statistics is taught," thanks in part to the AP test, which evaluates students based on "understanding data," rather than "being calculation and math-based," Gould said. The field is much more "applied and hands-on. It's a method of teaching based on conceptual understanding." The change has occurred over the last 15 to 20 years, with some promising results, Gould said.
Statistics' relevance extends beyond stats majors. "The expansion and growth of data and database-based decisionmaking is something our university is embracing and hoping to promote," said John Bailer, chair of statistics at Miami University (Ohio). "What do you want graduates to have when they walk across the stage? Part of it is, you want them to be numerate."
"If you're going to be a consumer of projections of the health of economic systems and the government, you have to appreciate uncertainty and variability," Bailer added. It also matters for consuming projections about your own health, Bailer said. Doctors don't check if their patients have had statistical training before delivering information about risk from a procedure or medicine.
There is no guarantee that growth in statistics will continue, though. Computer science provides a cautionary tale. The average U.S. comp-sci department had roughly 400 majors around 2000, according to a survey conducted among some departments by the Computing Research Association. But then the tech bubble burst and enrollment plummeted, to an average of about 200 majors per department in 2007. The number has rebounded in recent years, though not to pre-bust levels, as "students see that a degree in computer science gives them access to a wide range of well-paying careers," said Peter Harsha, director of government affairs for the CRA. The number of high-schoolers taking AP exams in computer science also dipped after the bubble burst, and has rebounded since bottoming out in 2005.
Statisticians mostly are confident the same fate doesn't await them. "I can't see that happening with data," De Veaux said. "We're not going to become less quantitative."
"What fueled that bubble was the large amount of money being put into startup firms," Gould said. "I don't really see that happening here." However, he added, "We in statistics have never had an experience with a bubble, so I'm not sure I would know one if I saw it."
Brian Caffo, professor of biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said that new algorithms are needed to handle bigger data sets. "Our ability to accrue data is outstripping our ability to analyze it," Caffo said. "We need better methods, more people, faster computers. The primary bottleneck is the ability to sift through the huge amount of data that technology is producing. Some of the methods that are sort of standard do not scale."
One reason Kahn cites for expecting continued growth is "how new statistics is. It's still just penetrating into civilizations. It's still in its adolescence. There are dozens — hundreds — of areas in civilization where the understanding of statistics is going to have a transformative influence."
"I think it's going to be hot for a long time," said Kerrie Holley, chief technology officer of IBM worldwide global business services in San Francisco.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics isn't projecting a decline in the number of statisticians, nor a major increase, but growth of 14% between 2010 and 2020, in line with national growth rates for all occupations.
Some academic programs are facing challenges as they try to keep up with the increased demand. At Berkeley, some students have declared they are majoring in statistics to get a better shot at enrolling in introductory classes, then have dropped the major, Stark said. To ease the strain, Stark is proposing to the university that the department add academic requirements to enter the major — a minimum grade-point average in prerequisite classes. "We really have very limited resources right now," he said. "We can't accommodate everyone."
For the master's program at UCLA, applications have tripled over the last 10 years, Gould said. "We've been fighting through budget cuts," he added. "We're bursting at the seams. We're looking forward to a rosier, more well-funded future."
Private universities also face resource constraints. "It's not really realistic for us to have more than 10 Ph.D. students per year," Blitzstein said. "Admissions are very competitive. Well under 10% are getting in. It's getting tougher and tougher."
Varian said of new Ph.D. recipients, "The quality is quite high. We're pleased with the quality. The quantity — we'd like more."
Bailer, though, said good candidates can be found for academic positions. "I just did a hire this spring," he said. "There are anything from 70 to 120 applications for an open position. Good-quality candidates are coming out" of doctoral programs.
In industry, "It's an extremely competitive market," Kahn said. He noted that there are just a few hundred new graduates holding Ph.D.s in statistics leaving U.S. graduate schools each year — the exact number depends on how you count. "It's an extremely limited number," Kahn said. "We certainly would be very interested in hiring more people formally trained in statistics."
Some in industry said statistical training doesn't always suffice for today's analytics jobs. "It's more than analyzing numbers, or being a straight statistician," IBM's Holley said. "It's about providing insight. Today's data experts need to put numbers in context."
One potential solution to the strain on statistics programs and the increased demand for statisticians is the introduction of MOOCs, or massive open online courses, in the field. There were about 96,000 students enrolled in a statistics one course on Coursera last fall. Stark just started teaching a stats class with more than 50,000 students.
Caffo's class, which he primarily filmed in his office using equipment that cost less than $100, had 16,000 students who enrolled, and about 740 who received a certificate of completion. An equivalent year-long class taught in a classroom at Johns Hopkins — which contains four times the material of the online course — had about 50 students. "We always thought a 50-person class here was surprisingly large," Caffo said. "Sixteen thousand for a class is insane." Online courses are "incredibly multiplying the reach."