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ComingSoon.com has a short report online which relates that actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) has been cast in a new film entitled The Apparition. The site reports that ShockTillDrop.com has confirmed that the young actor will be portraying the character of "Patrick" in the upcoming Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman produced film. FeltBeats.com is also confirming the news, saying, "Shooting will take place in Germany for the next few weeks and then will move to Los Angeles," and goes on to note:
The film, directed by Todd Lincoln and based on his own screenplay, is "inspired by true events" and "centers on a young couple haunted by a supernatural presence that's unleashed during a college experiment."


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If forced to pick a favorite Rush album (difficult for me because I'm a die hard fan), this is the one.True, it is darker-sounding than previous outings, and the lyrics are much more foreboding than those that drummer Neil Peart had written before, but Rush wear the mood well.The album is shrouded in synthesizers, electronic percussion, and washes of textural guitar, allowing the band to nod toward what was happening in popular music at the time without sacrificing the virtues thay had always practiced that made them uniqe.For me, it is "Kid Gloves" that is the stand-out track. Time signatures shift between 5/4 and 4/4 as the verse and chorus modulate from the key of G to the key of E. Through all of this, the beat is pumped like some anxious variant of the dance-pop so prevelant in those long gone days of 1984. As icing on the cake, add Alex Lifeson's warped, cliche-free guitar solo. When other players were trying their hardest to sound like Eddie Van Halen, Alex looked the other way toward players like the Edge, Andy Summers and Adrian Belew, all the while retaining his unparalleled technical command of his instrument and his rather sick sense of humor.If you've ever wondered what the musical conventions of the mid-eighties might sound like in the hands of real musicians, then GUP is your kind of record.
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Why so many four star reviews? Obviously, some people have seemed to miss the inherent change in style that the band brought to this album. Grace Under Pressure is an amazing album, yes there are more keyboards and some of the songs are a bit slower but who cares? They are still great songs. By this point Rush was beginning to move into the middle phase of their career that would be marked by a more electronic less rock sound. The songs are extremely well crafted and the music (by Lee and Lifeson) as always is unheralded. Let's look at side 2, The Body Electric, although not one of Rush's best efforts it is certainly worthy of space on this cd. Kid Gloves and Red Lenses may be the two most overlooked songs in the Rush catalogue. Kid Gloves just flat out rocks with biting poignant lyrics by Peart. On Red Lenses, Geddy shows why his is the master of the Rickenbacher. The song has such a laid back coolness about it that is supplied totally by Lee's infectious bass line. Between The Wheels is a great closer and actually sounds more like a Signals tune but it's still great. Distant Early Warning is a concert standard that Rush would open many a show with. They even made a video for it! Afterimage is another flawed gem that only the most ardent Rush fans have come to cherish. Red Sector A is still played in concert to this very day, although its not my cup of tea many Rush fans really took to it. The Enemy Within ranks among my top 5 greatest Rush songs. These are probably the best lyrics Peart has ever written, "I'm not giving in to security under pressure…" Peart's lyrics about anxiety and panic ("Every muscle tenses to hide the enemy within..") are right on point, and truly show why his nickname is "The Professor." If I have not sold you on this CD by now, no one ever will. BUY THIS NOW!
To many fans Rush's 1984 album GRACE UNDER PRESSURE may have come at a bad time. Their 1981 breakthrough MOVING PICTURES is widely regarded as their finest album, and the following album SIGNALS annoyed many because of its poor production after such an excellent release. Some came to see GRACE UNDER PRESSURE as a continuing slide downhill simply because it didn't give them more of MOVING PICTURES. I believe that anyone who appreciates stylistic evolution, however, could see this as one of their finest albums.The first half of this album is incredibly cohensive. It opens with the stunning "Distant Early Warning". A reference to quick notification that a nuclear missile has been launched, the album communicates drummer and lyricist Neal Peart's pessism at the state of the world in the early 1980's, with increasing pollution and continuing standoff between the US and communism. From this first song it's obvious that the musicianship of the trio has gotten better and better, Peart's timing is incredible and Alex Lifeson was considered guitarist of the year for his screaming solos. One notices more use of synthesizers by bassist Geddy Lee, but they congrue with the rest of the band well and are overused like on the following two Rush albums. The second track, "Afterimage", is an elegy to a friend of the band who had passed away. It ends with a tight instrumental jam of the sort rarely heard after the band moved to a more radio-friendly song length. "Red Sector A" continues the superbness of the album. A reflection on Man's darker moments, among other the Holocaust, the song stands out because of Peart's exclusive use of the digital kit. In fact, on several following songs he uses this to some extent and it lends considerable freshness to the band's songwriting. The fourth track is "The Enemy Within", which is the album's most energetic and driven song.The second half of the album doesn't stand out as much as the astounding first half. While "Kid Gloves" is often considered Alex Lifeson's finest moment, it isn't a very memorable song. "Red Lenses" is also instantly forgettable. The final track, "Between the Wheels" is pleasant, but it contains too much of the excess of production that was to plague 1985's POWER WINDOWS.While MOVING PICTURES or this year's VAPOR TRAILS would probably be the best choice for someone who has never heard Rush before, I'd certainly recommend GRACE UNDER PRESSURE as one of the first albums a new Rush fan should pick up. The excellent balance of instruments, clean and clear production, and songwriting relevant to the period but also timeless make this a great album.
Many have called Grace Under Pressure one of Rush's worst albums, as the band got away from some of thier heavier riff-rock stuff in favor of a cleaner, more synth-driven sound. Why critics and fans alike have seen this as being a bad thing is beyond me. First of all, the songwriting on all of "Grace" (especially lyrically) is some of thier best. The songs are shorter and multi-textured, with Alex Lifeson using higher pitched and open chords and Geddy concentrating on grooves, allowing the keyboards to drive the song. This gives Alex, Neil, and Geddy the oppurtunity to do different things than they have ever done before, showing a new side of the band. There really isn't a bad song on the album, but the true standouts here are Afterimage, Red Sector A, Kid Gloves (containing arguably Alex's best solo ever), and Between the Wheels. This is Truly an underrated album that non-Rush fans can enjoy just as much as us Rush-heads.
Grace Under Pressure is sometimes my favorite Rush album, and sometimes it's second to Signals, but either way, it's a masterpiece.
Coming smack dab in the middle of Rush's synth period as it does, one might expect guitarist Alex Lifeson to have only a background role in Grace Under Pressure. That's not the case at all, and in fact, I think this is his best Rush album. His solos in "Kid Gloves" and "The Body Electric" are just incredible, while his rhythm guitar roles in "Red Sector A" and "The Enemy Within" rock hard.
That's not to say that synthesizers play a minor role in Grace Under Pressure. They're at the forefront of every song (except "Kid Gloves"), and unlike many later Rush efforts, they never get in the way of the song. Everything on the album blends together perfectly. "Distant Early Warning," for example, has everything that `70's Rush classics have- a great guitar riff, Geddy Lee's heavy bass and high-pitched vocals, and Neil Peart's maniacal drumming and cryptic yet concrete lyrics. However, it also looks to the future, with a more pessimistic mood and blasts of keyboards scattered about.
The rest of the album doesn't disappoint either, with "red lenses" (the title is supposed to be written in all lower-case letters, for whatever reason) being the best of the bunch. The song is unique in the Rush canon, to say the least, having a stream-of-consciousness and dissonant feel to it. This is also one of Neil Peart's best Rush songs- there's a percussion section in the middle of the song that will blow you away. I have no idea at all what the lyrics mean ("We've got Mars on the horizon, says the National Midnight Star"), but that doesn't matter, because it's just so fun. You can tell they had a whole lot of fun while recording "red lenses," that's for sure. I wish Rush would play it live, because it's very high-energy and would make a killer show-opener.
Elsewhere, cynicism and bleakness abound, with a Holocaust theme in "Red Sector A," an ode to a deceased friend in "Afterimage," and wartime lament in "Between The Wheels."
"Red Sector A" is a noteworthy song because, shockingly, there is no bassline. Geddy Lee is only the singer and keyboardist on this song, and it features a great hook where the guitar and synthesizer trade riffs. Add Neil Peart's pounding electronic drumbeat, and you've got a Rush concert favorite. You won't even notice the missing bass guitar.
Like I said, this can be my favorite Rush album, and the only bad thing I can say about it is that the front cover isn't all that good (well, that and the band's photo on the inside- I bet they hate to look at that now, twenty years later). Every single second of Grace Under Pressure is excellent, and there are just too many highlights to go over in this review. You'll just have to listen for yourself.

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In miserable wet conditions, the visitors scored the only two tries of the game to run out deserved winners.
The torrential downpour had eased to a drizzle by the time the teams appeared, but there was surface water in many areas of the pitch and the first few passages of play were punctuated by a series of handling errors, and far more kicking than has been seen in recent weeks.
Cardiff dominated the early stages of the game, and thought they'd opened the scoring in the fifth minute, after a characteristic charge by Xavier Rush took play deep into the Wasps 22. He managed to offload in the tackle, but a Wasps hand flicked the ball back towards the Wasps, and Ben Blair raced through to beat Mark Van Gisbergen to the touchdown, just short of the dead ball line. However, the referee ruled that there had been a knock-on.
Wasps were penalised almost immediately after, near their 22, a few metres in from touch, but Blair pushed his kick to the right of the posts.
The game was fifteen minutes old when Wasps launched their first significant attack, as Dom Waldouck wriggled out of a tackle to find space on the right, and create and overlap, his pass went just behind Van Gisbergen, who had Paul Sackey unmarked outside him, and the fullback was unable to hold on to the slippery ball.
It was a high kick ahead by Van Gisbergen which gave Wasps their first chance of points. Sackey's chase caught Blair in possession, and Cardiff failed to release, a few metres from their ten-metre line, and 15 metres in from touch. Dave Walder made no mistake, to put the home side ahead, with 20 minutes on the clock.
Blair should levelled the score a minute later, as Wasps conceded a penalty inside their 22, near where he taken his first attempt at the posts. To the astonishment of the crowd, he again pushed his kick wide, to the right.
Cardiff continued to make effective use of their powerful ball carriers, and one run by Rush was stopped by a thunderous tackle from Phil Vickery. They continued to apply the pressure, and were rewarded with a 28th-minute try, by Leigh Halfpenny. Rush and Molitika's power set up the position for the ball to be moved quickly out wide, and Halfpenny went over, for a well-deserved score, near the corner, which Blair could not convert.
Wasps nudged back in front, within three minutes, when Walder landed his second penalty, from 40 metres. Two minutes later, Cardiff were penalised at a scrum on their ten-metre line, and Walder made it 9-5, with a superbly struck kick.
Wasps made a blood replacement, with Tom Lindsay coming on for Rob Webber. Waldouck almost set up a chance, with a partial charge down of Blair's clearance, inside the Cardiff 22. The ball skewed out towards Sackey, with acres of space in front, but Rush appeared, to pluck it from the air, and save the day.
As the half entered its final minute, Wasps were penalised on their ten-metre line, almost in front of the posts, and Blair finally hit the target, to make it 9-8, at the end of forty minutes which had produced a tight and hard-fought encounter, with the soggy conditions dictating the style of play, and the visitors having had slightly the better of things.
Webber reappeared for the start of the second half. Within 80 seconds of the restart. Cardiff collapsed a scrum just outside their 22, and Walder's fourth successful kick made it 12-8.
Wasps were beginning to assert themselves, and a Dan Ward-Smith break, from a scrum just outside the 22, began an attack which went through at least a dozen phases, and saw Waldouck almost finding his way through.
Zak Taulafo replaced Tim Payne in the Wasps front row, and Cardiff produced one of their best moves of the game, with some remarkable handling, to take play from deep in their own territory, to near the Wasps 22. Blair narrowed the gap to a single point, with a 40-metre penalty, after 52 minutes.
A minute later, Wasps were reduced to fourteen men, when Simon Shaw was shown a yellow card, for handling on the floor, a few metres inside the Cardiff half. The visitors called up the powerful boot of Leigh Halfpenny, but his kick was wide and short.
With Serge Betsen on for Tom Rees, Cardiff took the lead on 58 minutes, after winning a lineout near the Wasps line. With the numerical advantage, they launched a series of drives, which ended with Gethin Jenkins forcing his way over. Blair's conversion put his side 18-12 ahead. Dave Walder then narrowed the gap to just three points, with another fine kick, from near the touchline.
Despite being pinned in their own territory, Wasps held out until Shaw returned from the sin bin. Cardiff continued to apply the pressure, and Wasps were unable to break out.
With just over ten minutes left, it was Cardiff's turn to be reduced to 14 men, when a powerful Wasps scrum sent the Cardiff pack into reverse, and the referee produced a yellow card for replacement prop Scott Andrews.
Danny Cipriani then came on for Van Gisbergen, to make his final home appearance for Wasps. He immediately came into the line at speed, but Sackey could not hold his pass, a few metres inside his own half. Another Wasps substitution brought Tom Varndell on, in place of David Lemi.
The Wasps forwards were now putting the Cardiff pack under tremendous pressure, and another juggernaut of a scrum set up a penalty, a few metres inside the Cardiff half, with less than four minutes to go, but Dave Walder's kick dropped agonisingly short.
With the heavy rain returning, Wasps threw everything into a last desperate attempt to snatch the victory, but the aggressive Cardiff defence forced a turnover, and possession was successfully controlled for the last two minutes, before Darren Allinson triumphantly kicked to touch, to end the game.
Wasps travel to Newcastle next Saturday for the final game of the Guinness Premiership season.
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18. Scott Andrews
19. Bradley Davies
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Filmmaker Justin Lin, who helped steer the "Fast and Furious" franchise past the $1 billion mark, will receive "Director of the Year" honors at next week's CinemaCon show in Las Vegas.
The award comes before the release of Lin's "Fast & Furious 6," which reunites the director with stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Lin has helmed the action series since its third installment, 2006's "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift." His film credits also include "Fast Five," "Fast & Furious" and "Annapolis."
The "Director of the Year" honor will be presented at CinemaCon's Big Screen Achievement Awards on April 18 at Caesars Palace.
While Lin has been instrumental in guiding the "Fast & Furious" films to new box office heights, he may not return to direct the franchise's seventh installment.
Hollywood trades reported last week that the director would not meet Universal Pictures' demands to film a sequel in time for summer 2014.
It remains to be seen whether the two will come to an agreement or if the studio will go with a fresh face.
The first two "Fast & Furious" installments were helmed by Rob Cohen and John Singleton, respectively.
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Ohio Northern survived an upset bid by Otterbein, setting up an interesting conundrum for the people who like to play comparative scores.
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If you like playing the comparative scores game, you know, where X beat Y by 3 and Y beat Z by 3, therefore X would beat Z. But just try to wrap your mind around the direct correlation between Ohio Northern and Gallaudet, each of whom played Otterbein at home and went to overtime. Or figure out what to make of Hardin-Simmons … beating Willamette … which lost a close game to UW-Stevens Point … which got shut down by UW-Platteville … etc.
It gets even more complicated. Thankfully Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman can make at least some sense of it in this week's Around the Nation Podcast.
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In the 35 years that I have covered the National Football League, I cannot think of a single story that resembled what is transpiring in Denver with Tim Tebow and the Broncos' quarterback situation. Certainly, position battles happen every day on every team, and when fans get involved, there are often wildly varied opinions as to who's the best man for the job. But football people are usually pretty consistent, and it is almost impossible to find a solid evaluator who ranks Tebow any higher than third among the Broncos' quarterbacks today.
Yet, when Denver returns from its bye in Week Seven of the 2011 season, Tebow will be the starter, and you just can't help but ask yourself why.
I am not a Tebow hater by any stretch. I think the kid is one of the more impressive athletes to enter the NFL in a long time. Although right now he looks much more like a running back, tight end or safety than a quarterback, I am not anywhere near ready to say he won't ever be a good QB. The problem is that he is nowhere near ready to run an NFL passing game right now, and improving his mechanics, footwork and delivery are things that have to be fixed in practice, not in games.
When you take a young quarterback and throw him out there in NFL games to learn, it's because you believe he already has the tools and instincts to throw the ball successfully in the NFL, and all that's left is to learn to read defenses and know how to beat them. I don't have any idea what Tebow's instincts are like when it comes to reading defenses, but while he has the athletic ability to play at the highest level, he clearly does not yet have the tools in terms of throwing mechanics, footwork and ability to play under center in the NFL today.
So let's get to the real point here. Yes, his personal beliefs and political leanings are a little more out front and public than I would like from any professional athlete, and, yes, they are about 180 degrees from mine. But so what? They are his beliefs, this is America, and I don't see how that should have any impact whatsoever on whether or not he can or should be the starting quarterback of the Broncos. If he were running for office, I doubt I'd consider voting for him. But he's not, and I haven't heard a single negative thing about the kid from anyone close to him. He's the kind of kid everyone should want to see succeed.
The problem is that his tremendous following, which has created so much pressure on his coaches and teammates to let him play, is obviously far more impressed with who he is as a person rather than what he is right now as a quarterback. That is obviously not how you run a football team. It's not fair to his coaches or teammates, and more importantly, it's not fair to him.
Kyle Orton really has nothing to complain about. He has had 34 games as the Broncos' QB to take the job and own it. Although he has been very competitive — his 49-28 TD-interception ratio is actually pretty good — he hasn't been able to put a stranglehold on the job and prove "I'm the guy." In fact, his play seems to have backslid a little bit this season. He's also far from the biggest problem on the Broncos right now and probably isn't even in the top five, but he has made himself replaceable.
However, what about Brady Quinn? Quinn clearly outplayed Tebow in training camp to claim the No. 2 job, he was actually a better QB prospect coming out of college and he has never really been given a fair shot to prove himself, either during his three years in Cleveland or since he arrived in Denver. Clearly, Tebow has now leapfrogged over Quinn not because of anything he's done on the field, but because of who he is off the field, the legion of fans who love him for it and the pressure they've created to play him well before he's ready.
I just can't help but wonder why those folks don't understand they're doing Tebow just as much of an injustice with their passion as they are doing to his team and his teammates.


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"L'arte d'arrangiarsi"
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This past Friday, I had the opportunity to be a speaker at the annual Minnesota Medical Foundation Scholarship Luncheon. It was truly an honor to have the opportunity and it was even more of an honor to be a recipient of a scholarship. Through generous donors, other students and I have the means to pursue out educational goals with less financial stress. It is also very motivating and inspiring knowing that you have such support.
Thus, I have much gratitude for the donors and wanted to take the opportunity to thank them again in this blog. Below is a copy of the speech:
"L'arte d'arrangiarsi or loosely translated is an Italian phrase that means "the art of making something out of nothing." I stumbled upon this saying over the summer and I realized that throughout my life, I have seen the power of making something out of nothing.
For me, this traces back to my parents who immigrated to the United States from Vietnam with literally nothing but a dream. They took a risky sea voyage to escape a war-torn country and spent months in a refugee camp before coming to America where they have successfully raised a family and pursued their dreams of freedom and higher education. I was lucky to have such role models growing up.
In particular, they imparted two important lessons. My dad told me that health is the most important thing a person could possess, while my mom told me education was your most valuable asset. With these two lessons, I was inspired to pursue a career in medicine where I could help others lead healthy lives and educate them on how to do so.
As I grew up, I pursued different experiences that exposed me to medicine. The most defining experience I had was participating in the Minnesota's Future Doctors program, which helps students from underserved populations prepare for medical school and alleviate health disparities. The program started with 22 students and now has more than 150 students and counting.
To help combat health disparities, several of my fellow Minnesota's Future Doctors participants and I started a student group focused on working towards alleviating health disparities and giving back to the community. Our group, called Circle of Giving or COG, started with five students with a shared interest and has grown into a nonprofit organization that has held various awareness events, service trips, and fundraisers with the goal of equipping students with the skills so they can continue to give back.
These experiences have led me to where I am today, a first year medical student with a passion for working with underserved communities and the goal of becoming a pediatrician. However, this would not have been possible without the generous scholarship support I have received.
Scholarship support provides other students and me the means and opportunity to pursue our goals. While throughout my life I have seen much can be accomplished with humble beginnings, with such generous support, that means there is even more potential to leave a greater impact and inspires me to one day give back so I can continue this circle of giving."


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Democracy is safe for another year, at least in the Louisville media market. While some speculated that the University of Kentucky basketball game might edge out viewership of the President's State of the Union Address, that didn't quite happen.Broadcasting over at least nine TV outlets in the Louisville market, ratings numbers provided by The Nielsen Company show that President Barack Obama's speech drew an 18.6 rating locally and a 28 share, equivalent to approximately 126,840 households.UK's game against LSU, which ESPN didn't join until about 9:30 after Michigan State and Iowa went overtime, drew a 13.1 rating, 20 share, approximately 89,000 households.The two programs went head-to-head for only about 45 minutes. During that time, the State of the Union did an 18.7 rating / 27 share. The basketball game did a 12.1/18.So there you go. Kentucky hasn't quite elevated basketball over national affairs. But it's close.Statewide overnight numbers are not available. The Louisville designated market area is for the city and surrounding counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.Copyright 2014 WDRB News. All Rights Reserved.
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Coaches and Managers
News about Coaches and Managers, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 10, 2014
Many male athletes at USA Swimming long-course national championships have been coached by women at some point; Teri McKeever, University of California, Berkeley, women's swim coach, is in the minority as a woman coaching women swimmers. MORE
Aug. 9, 2014
Retiring column; cadre of retirement coaches has emerged in crowded coaching field to cater to growing number of baby boomers who are grappling with the prospect of retirement. MORE
Jun. 1, 2014
Christopher Clary On Tennis column notes that coaching ranks are expanding for sport's elite players, as evidenced at the French Open; holds that, for now, the multiple-coach trend is being pushed along in part by herd mentality, in part by players looking for any edge and in part by the realization that former stars are rarely interested in traveling the circuit full time but are willing to do it part time. MORE
Apr. 22, 2014
Harvey Araton On Pro Basketball column holds that New York Knicks continue to spin revolving door of coaches with dismissal of Mike Woodson; since Red Holzman's first tour of bench duty produced the franchise's only two championships, in 1970 and 1973, 18 coaches have come and gone. MORE
Apr. 12, 2014
His tenacity and close relationships with players have allowed New York Mets skipper Terry Collins to become the oldest manager in baseball at age 64; list of baseball's 30-man managerial roster, in order of age. MORE
Apr. 6, 2014
William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column holds that new group of black college basketball coaches is looking for a voice and a cause; contends issue staring them in the face is the declining numbers in their ranks; percentage of African-American head coaches is at its lowest level since the 1995-96 season. MORE
Mar. 7, 2014
Harvard women's basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith could pass the former Princeton men's coach Pete Carril for the most basketball victories by an Ivy League coach, with one more victory. MORE
Feb. 22, 2014
Olympic coaches in Sochi must be sure to carry cash, which is required as a sort of processing fee for lodging protests with officials. MORE
Dec. 31, 2013
Five NFL coaches and one general manager are fired within hours of final game of regular season. MORE
Dec. 31, 2013
Richard Sandomir TV Sports column describes somber tone of Black Monday programming on NFL Network and ESPN2, when ritual firings of coaches and managers are discussed. MORE
Dec. 30, 2013
NFL teams looking to replace coaches, general managers and staff can request roster of top candidates from the NFL, compiled by panel of former coaches, coordinators and general managers. MORE
Dec. 29, 2013
Black Monday, day after regular season ends, is the day of reckoning for many NFL coaches whose jobs are in the balance, but it is unclear when the term was first used in a football context. MORE
Dec. 25, 2013
Analysis; seven NFL coaches were fired on the day after the regular season ended in 2012-2013; this season, Houston has already fired Gary Kubiak, and as many as 10 more coaches could be fired soon; names and affiliations of those likely to exit discussed. MORE
Dec. 20, 2013
Revolving door of management prevails in England's Premier League, where 195 soccer head coaches have been fired or forced to resign since 1992 and 5 of 20 are gone this season; frequency with which clubs dismiss managers has been enough to prompt British betting companies to offer odds on who is likely to be gone next; there are websites, too, dedicated to the topic. MORE
Nov. 30, 2013
Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin have both interfered with game action in impermissible ways, raising questions of sportsmanship and gamesmanship; Kidd has admitted that he intentionally spilled cup of soda on court in order to buy time to call a play, while Tomlin says his interference was unintentional. MORE
Nov. 20, 2013
Analysis; eight new coaches are making their mark in NFL this season, through 12 weeks of new season, all eight are either exceeding expectations or providing hope for the future. MORE
Nov. 13, 2013
Tyler Kepner On Baseball column notes that Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, who helped team reach playoffs for first time in six years, has been named American League manager of the year. MORE
Nov. 10, 2013
Mike Rice, former head coach for Rutgers University men's basketball team, is doing everything he can to prove he can control his competitive nature; Rice is running after-school clinics for third-to-sixth graders, large step down from being head coach of a university team, after being fired for mistreating his players. MORE
Nov. 10, 2013
Denver Broncos coach John Fox and Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak are the latest in NFL to learn firsthand the hard truth about the demands of their jobs; Fox complained of dizziness and moved up his aortic valve-replacement surgery, and Kubiak collapsed with mini-stroke during game against Indianapolis Colts. MORE
Nov. 6, 2013
Team conduct in NFL locker rooms has come under closer scrutiny following suspension of Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito, who is accused of bullying teammate Jonathan Martin; incident has raised questions about how much control coaches have over players and their behavior. MORE
Jun. 26, 2013
Anthony Nicodemo, boys' basketball coach at Saunders High School in Yonkers, NY, is one example of lower-level athletes and coaches who were inspired to reveal their own sexual orientation after Los Angeles Galaxy winger Robbie Rogers and Washington Wizards center Jason Collins both came out as gay. MORE
Jun. 19, 2013
Kelley Currin sounded alarm about predatory practices in swimming community when she revealed that, beginning in the 1908s when she was 13, her coach Rick Curl sexually abused her; USA Swimming allowed Curl to continue coaching despite her revelations, and as a result of her lobbying efforts, the Government Accountability Office has been tasked with examining how youth athletic clubs handle such abuse allegations. MORE
May. 10, 2013
Alex Ferguson, who produced 13 league championships in soccer at Manchester United, is a candidate for the title of greatest coach in history; list of other suggestions for greatest coach provided. MORE
Apr. 14, 2013
Samuel G Freedman Box Seats essay hails two football coaches at historically black colleges--Grambling's Eddie Robinson and Florida A&M's Jake Gaither--who exemplify combination of on-field excellence and personal decency. MORE
Apr. 6, 2013
William C Rhoden Sports Of The Times column recalls ruthless training methods espoused by 1950s college football coach Bear Bryant; holds that scandal surrounding Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice is strong reminder that such brutality has survived to current era. MORE
Apr. 5, 2013
Video of Rutgers coach Mike Rice berating players during practice is just the latest example of coaches behaving in a manner that many, even in the coaching ranks, find unacceptable. MORE
Apr. 4, 2013
Editorial contends belated firing of Rutgers University men's basketball coach Mike Rice underlines larger problems in out-of-control sports culture at many universities across country; calls for full investigation of Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti's role in failure to fire Rice. MORE
Mar. 27, 2013
College basketball coaches, unlike those in other sports, attend games wearing stylish suits and ties and their fashion choices are closely followed. MORE
Mar. 16, 2013
NCAA allows basketball teams to have a maximum of three assistant coaches, but proliferation of support staffers makes it seem as if many teams have as many advisers as players. MORE
Feb. 9, 2013
English Premier League soccer coaches are notoriously unstylish, despite their great wealth. MORE
Jan. 1, 2013
Conclusion of NFL regular season brings a day unequaled for its turmoil in recent memory, with seven coaches and five general managers fired before lunchtime; speed with which so many top people are sent packing is breathtaking but not surprising, with owners wanting to grab top candidates before anyone else and give new coaches time to assemble staffs of top assistants. MORE
Dec. 15, 2012
Strict coaching styles and hard-nosed athletic discipline, once norms of college athletics, are undergoing scrutiny as more coaches receive punishments for abusive behavior; shift represents a significant challenge for a number of coaches who play by old-school rules. MORE
Dec. 12, 2012
Western Kentucky hires Bobby Petrino, who was fired by Arkansas in April after reports of affair surfanced, as head football coach; Petrino is not the first coach to be offered a second chance; but hiring raises the question whether there is anything coaches cannot get away with so as long as they win. MORE
Oct. 6, 2012
Analysis reflects on the passing of former Boston University president John R Silber, who believed that college football coaches held too much power, and proposed in 1972 that none of them be allowed to coach on game day; notes that his theory identified an issue in college athletics that became more pertinent, more obvious, in the four decades that followed. MORE
Oct. 2, 2012
Bill Pennington On Baseball column; Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, having come back to the major leagues after ten years away and leading the team to 91 losses in one season, may no longer have a career in American baseball. MORE
Aug. 6, 2012
Profile of American Bo Overton whose coaching resume includes double-digit stops in three countries; he is at the Olympics as an assistant with the Chinese women's basketball team MORE
Jul. 30, 2012
Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien is handcuffed by NCAA sanctions for violations he did not commit, including a four-year bowl ban and a limit of 15 scholarships a year from 2013 through 2016; other coaches who have been through a similar situation share their perspective. MORE
Apr. 15, 2012
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states, in the wake of Penn State child sex abuse scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, have introduced bills adding coaches, athletic directors or university officials to the list of 'mandated reporters' of suspected child abuse or neglect. MORE
Apr. 3, 2012
Pay for women's college basketball coaches lags far behind that for men's coaches; for Division I basketball, the median salary for coaches of a men's team in 2010 was $329,300, nearly twice that of coaches for women's teams, who had a median of $171,600. MORE
Mar. 18, 2012
Number of women coaching in college hockey is dwindling; longtime female hockey coaches say that many qualified candidates, especially those who are mothers or plan to be, leave the profession rather than juggle the demands of coaching and motherhood; fewer, they say, are willing to uproot their families to pursue jobs, as men routinely do, or toil for 10 years at modest pay for a chance to be a head coach when so few women are hired. MORE
Feb. 15, 2012
Susan Polgar, chess grandmaster and former women's world champion, and her Texas Tech University chess program are moving to Webster University in St Louis because of funding issues; top 10 players at Texas Tech are also switching schools. MORE
Jan. 30, 2012
William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column notes that just weeks ago, New York Giants fans were grumbling that the game had passed 65-year-old coach Tom Coughlin by; now he is one victory away from his second NFL championship with the Giants; holds that in an era when newer, younger, cheaper is valued, Coughlin's success illustrates that older coaches still have a place in the league, as long as they continue to adjust--and win. MORE
Jan. 1, 2012
Review of contracts for more than 40 major college football coaches, including several whose teams are appearing in BCS bowl games, reveals a wide variety of salary increases, lucrative bonuses and desirable perks; charts examine salaries, fees, bonuses and perks for Alabama coach Nick Saban and Louisiana State coach Les Miles, whose teams will meet in BCS National Championship game. MORE
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Pioneer of a Crossover Move
Becky Hammon's being named the first full-time female assistant coach in the N.B.A. by the San Antonio Spurs may have started on a shared flight from the London Olympics.
August 12, 2014, Tuesday
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Men Often Mentored by Women at the Pool
Becky Hammon made news last week when the Spurs hired her as the N.B.A.'s first full-time female assistant coach, but in swimming, it is common for male athletes to be coached by women.
August 10, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON COACHES AND MANAGERS AND: Swimming , Women and Girls , McKeever, Teri , Coaches and Managers , Athletics and Sports , Hammon, Becky
Finding an Identity Beyond the Workplace
Retirement coaches are available for people who forget to plan the aspect of their postwork lives that doesn't involve money.
August 9, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON COACHES AND MANAGERS AND: Retirement , Coaches and Managers , Part-Time Employment , New Directions
Pulling From Their Past, Lakers Turn to Scott to Rekindle Success
After a run of unsuccessful coaching hires not named Phil Jackson, the Lakers turned to someone familiar — not just with their tradition, but with their inner workings — in Byron Scott to try to turn things around.
July 30, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COACHES AND MANAGERS AND: Buss, Jeanie , Basketball , Johnson, Earvin , Los Angeles Lakers , Coaches and Managers , Scott, Byron
Lakers Hire Scott
Three months after the resignation of Mike D'Antoni, the Los Angeles Lakers ended a protracted search for a replacement by appointing the former player Byron Scott as their head coach.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON COACHES AND MANAGERS AND: Coaches and Managers , Scott, Byron , Basketball , Los Angeles Lakers
Don't Teach Math, Coach It
What I learned from baseball about making learning fun.
July 25, 2014, Friday
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At a Football Powerhouse, Her Teams Rolled, Too
The Alabama women's gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson, who was hired by Bear Bryant in 1978 and won six national titles, is retiring because of two coming knee replacements.
July 18, 2014, Friday
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In World Cup Soccer, Coaches Take the Blame
A third of the 32 national team managers in this year's World Cup have parted ways with their federations. That is par for the course, except in Germany.
July 16, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COACHES AND MANAGERS AND: Germany , Soccer , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Brazil , Coaches and Managers
Scolari Resigns as Coach of Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scolari stepped down as coach of the national team after a disappointing World Cup.
July 15, 2014, Tuesday
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Nets' Low-Key Introduction Reflects New Coach
The Nets' introduction of Lionel Hollins contrasted with the pageantry that accompanied last year's introduction of Jason Kidd.
July 8, 2014, Tuesday
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Lockout limbo
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With NFL teams stuck in a state of limbo thanks to the lingering lockout, we are taking a tour around the league and looking at where teams stand as they await the opening of the 2011 league year. Today, we offer our take on where the Eagles stand.
Top three story lines
1. Everyone wants to know: Where will Kevin Kolb end up? PFW first reported that the Eagles and Cardinals had a trade in place for Kolb during the draft had the lockout been lifted, and Arizona is the team most likely to deal for him down the line. It's doubtful the Eagles would get much in the way of immediate help in return, perhaps preferring to receive 2012 draft bounty, but it would change the Philly QB totem pole a bit. Sources have told PFW this offseason that the Eagles likely would pursue a veteran to back up Michael Vick, with Mike Kafka remaining the No. 3 QB for now. There's also the matter of signing Vick long term.
2. Another contract issue that likely will be dealt with is that of WR DeSean Jackson. There has been some tension, at times, between the two sides on the matter. But all indications are that the Eagles want to secure him long term. Agent Drew Rosenhaus likely will make the first move, asking the Eagles to make a new offer on a long-term contract, but a shortened offseason could hurt the process somewhat. Head coach Andy Reid likes to get involved with these matters personally.
3. The Eagles have said they have a "good, aggressive plan" for free agency, and it could include a run at CB Nnamdi Asomugha, the unquestioned top free agent in this year's market. Although the idea of paying big money to two corners, Asomugha and Asante Samuel, doesn't sound like the best idea financially with some form of salary cap likely to return to the NFL, it could be a big boon to first-year defensive coordinator Juan Castillo, who is said to want to add more pressure with his defense.
2011 free agency — whenever that happens
Unsigned players: DE Victor Abiamiri (4), PK David Akers (12, transitioned), LB Stewart Bradley (4), RB Eldra Buckley (2), OG-C Nick Cole (5), MLB Omar Gaither (5), CB Antoine Harris (4), RB Jerome Harrison (5), CB Ellis Hobbs (6), OG Max Jean-Gilles (5), OLB Akeem Jordan (4), DE Bobby McCray (7), S Quintin Mikell (8), CB Dimitri Patterson (5), P Sav Rocca (4), OLB Ernie Sims (5), QB Michael Vick (9, franchised), OG Reggie Wells (8). [Editor's note: The number after a players' name is his years of service in the league. If the NFL decides to go with free agency under the same rules as used in 2010, then a player would become a restricted free agent after three years and an unrestricted free agent after six years.]
Analysis: Vick, who received the exclusive franchise tag before the lockout, likely would receive a new contract offer right around any Kolb deal. He also could sign the tender offer, which would give him a one-year salary north of $17 million next season, as the two sides work on an extension. Among the names to keep in mind for the Eagles in case Kolb is traded are Patrick Ramsey and Brian St. Pierre. With the drafting of Alex Henery, it appears the Eagles — who placed the franchise tag on Akers back in February — will rescind the offer and let the veteran walk. The Eagles also have some decisions to make at linebacker, where Bradley is likely to return but could move from the inside to either the "Sam" or "Will" positions. Some rumors have the Eagles interested in signing WR Plaxico Burress, whom Vick has signed off on. As the Vick situation showed, taking a risk on an imprisoned player could reap huge benefits in time. Expect the team to move swiftly on some player movement as soon as the lockout is lifted and normal business ensues.
2011 rookie class
First-round OG Danny Watkins (No. 23 overall) — The Eagles are penciling the mature, hardworking, overaged Watkins in as the starting right guard right away.
Second-round S Jaiquawn Jarrett (No. 54 overall) — The drafting of Jarrett, a hard-hitting box safety, could lead to Quintin Mikell being let go.
Third-round CB Curtis Marsh (No. 90 overall) — Developmental project at corner could make biggest immediate impact as a gunner.
Fourth-round LB Casey Matthews (No. 116 overall) — Not nearly the physical specimen his older brother is, Matthews nonetheless has all the family instincts and could make it as a special-teams beast and reserve linebacker.
Fourth-round PK Alex Henery (No. 120 overall) — Confident, strong-legged and poised kicker should replace Akers, and he can punt in a pinch, too.
Fifth-round RB Dion Lewis (No. 149 overall) — Cut in the mold of Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy, the even-shorter Lewis will try to carve out a third-down role.
Fifth-round OG Julian Vandervelde (No. 161 overall) — Figures to get a crack at reserve OG spot with OL changes brewing.
Sixth-round C Jason Kelce (No. 191 overall) — Like Vandervelde, Kelce won't start anytime soon, but he could be a center worth grooming.
Sixth-round LB Brian Rolle (No. 193 overall) — Looks the part of a special-teams fixture who could work into the WLB mix on defense.
Seventh-round LB Greg Lloyd (No. 237 overall) — Nowhere near the player his father was, Lloyd nonetheless packs a punch and could surprise if he's healthy.
Seventh-round Stanley Havili (No. 240 overall) — West Coast fullback with receiving skills who must show he's tough enough and durable enough to make the roster.
Lockout fallout: How impacted will the Eagles be by the work stoppage?
On scale from 1 to 10 (with 10 being the most significantly impacted), the Eagles rate a 5. The offense should be able to pick things up again quickly, although the O-line — which will have at least one new starter, probably more — hasn't has had time to absorb the wisdom of new OL coach Howard Mudd and jell together. There's a bigger concern with new defensive coordinator Juan Castillo, who has not coached that side of the ball in more than a decade (and never on the NFL level), and some expected personnel changes to go along with his promotion. The Kevin Kolb situation won't have a drastic effect, but the Eagles could be aggressive in free agency and see a lot of roster turnover in the first few weeks of the new league year. Andy Reid runs a tight ship, and most things in Philly will go smoother than on other teams, but changes are afoot.


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How Do I Learn?
At the Learning Center, students learn how they learn--and how to advocate for themselves
From the Fall 2009 Caller
By Ann Fyfield
The Learning Center during finals week last May was a busy place—and it showed well what we do there and why we do it. The seven quiet study rooms and one large table were filled to capacity. Students were studying alone or in small groups, making tea at the counter, or discussing upcoming plans for their summer. My coworker Kathy Qualman and I were busy that week too, talking with teachers and parents about student transitions for the next year, and passing along test-taking strategies to students just before their finals.
Most emblematically, some students came to tell us that they had spoken with their teachers about finals. They asked if they could take some of their exams in a quiet space in the Learning Center, without the distractions that can so often deter their test-taking performance. They knew how they learned best, knew the way to articulate their needs, knew with whom they could communicate, and knew where they could go.
This self knowledge and ability to self-advocate is essential to learning at any stage in life, essential to all students—whether they are faced with learning challenges or not. The key lies in knowing how they struggle and how they shine. Helping guide Catlin Gabel students in finding this path towards self-advocacy is one way in which teachers and the Learning Center work together to ensure that the student is the "unit of consideration."
As we work together with teachers and students to understand a child's learning strengths and needs, we work towards building trust. This in turn helps a student identify personal goals and strategies, and fosters an ability to communicate with teachers without fear of reprisal or failure. It doesn't happen right away; in fact the process can take many years. What can start with a student's frustration that causes her or him to avoid teachers or classwork— for many different reasons—often ends in that student becoming a successful partner with teachers and parents in his or her own learning.
Over the years, Catlin Gabel has developed a number of approaches to helping students learn about their learning. Foremost, we value the school's generosity towards professional development, which has encouraged countless teachers to benefit from brain research conferences and training in the All Kinds of Minds initiative. This allows teachers and learning specialists to use and understand consistent concepts and vocabulary needed to discuss and track students and their learning. Above and beyond that, the learning specialists, including Sue Sacks in the Lower School, have been trained to administer the Woodcock Johnson tests of cognition and achievement, which reveal student strengths and weaknesses. We use the test results to create a learning profile for each student and as a springboard for discussions with students, teachers, and parents about the most efficient and productive ways to build on individual strengths in a classroom setting. We work from this profile to help the student set personal goals and study strategies that can lead them to success in school. Sometimes we refer a student out for further testing, but mostly we use the information to help teachers, parents, and students understand and value the student's learning strengths.
Depending on the student's own passion for learning and perseverance, sometimes this testing helps the student get immediate results, while for others it may take a while to bear fruit. We often find that as students mature and take on a more active role in their own learning, the ability to use what they have learned from the tests increases. Sometimes a student will knock on the door and say, "Hey, can we look at my profile again?" We will then sit down to see what has changed and talk about additional strategies to use based on increasing demands as they go through their years at school.
The point at which a child begins to understand and use the information from a profile is joyous, for both us and them. A 6th grader who came to me early this year began her testing reluctant to participate and fearful of the findings. As she came to grasp the reasons why she sometimes had a hard time in class, her fear of the unknown lessened, and she was able to freely talk about what tripped her up and where she felt confident. We came up with goals and strategies that built on her strengths. By the end of the year, I was receiving emails from her with her own ideas about preparation, what worked and didn't work for her learning. She had taken on the challenge of her own success. What was once a fear of a retake test became an opportunity to refine her study efforts. She learned to advocate for herself, confidently talking with teachers about ways she could better understand the classwork.
Catlin Gabel is best at building relationships between students and teachers. As a support system outside the classroom, we also value our role in helping students identify and build one-on-one relationships with trusted mentors and advocates. We have built a network of peer and adult tutors who can help a student and a teacher manage time and workload. We facilitate the Middle School study hall, where students can get help from Upper School students who have "been there and done that." The older students often help the younger ones navigate their way through homework assignments or show them that they can talk about homework with teachers. When parents, teachers, and students meet after outside testing, students grasp that their teachers are allies who are eager to understand how they learn and what helps build success for them. This is another step towards a student becoming a partner and self-advocate for learning.
Kathy and I always end our year with a walk to the senior awards assembly. We remind ourselves that more than 80 percent of Catlin Gabel students use the learning services of the Lower, Middle, or Upper Schools at some point in their school career. We nudge each other as student after student takes that walk to receive an award for academic or community achievement. These are the students we worked with. Sitting right alongside their parents, having seen these students grow in self-confidence from children to strong young adults, we are with them in awe of this transformation and proud to have played a small part in their support.
Learning specialist Ann Fyfield has been at Catlin Gabel since 1989. Her roles have included teaching Japanese, and this year she also teaches 6th grade humanities.


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Gardens Cottage - 24 Morningside Rd. in Ocean City
- bedrooms 5
- baths 1½
- sleeps 10
- pool no
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- pets allowed no
- type Cottage
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vacation rental description
Ocean City beach-block cottage located in the "gardens" section on the north-end of Ocean City. Comfortably furnished and tastefully decorated in beach-style design with hardwood floors throughout, lots of windows and light. Boardwalk begins approximately 3-4 short blocks from cottage. Off street parking for 2 cars.
1st floor: 2-bedrooms (1-queen tempur pedic, 1-single bed), powder room, and modern kitchen with breakfast bar that leads into open dining room and living room. Ceiling fans in LR and main bedroom.
2nd floor: 3-bedrooms (2-queens, 3-singles in large front dormitory-like room, great for kids), full bath with tub/shower. Full enclosed outdoor shower in back. Comfortable wicker couches and chairs on front and back porches are great for morning coffee and evening entertaining. Detached, spacoius garage in back is perfrct for bikes, beach chairs, and plenty of room for storage.
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Suellen Foley 215-947-6089
cottage rental amenities
Large flat screen TV over fireplace in LR; cable, internet, and wi-fi are included. New, large stainless steel refrigerator with in-door ice and water dispensors in kitchen, with garbage disposal and dishwasher. Washer and dryer are located in laundry room, accessible from the kitchen.
Air-conditioning: One large capacity window unit in dining room cools the entire first floor (We usually only need it during the hottest 2-3 weeks since we have so many windows and good breezes). All three bedrooms on second floor have small window units that can be easily removed and reinstalled.
Gas grille is available in back.
Off-street parking for two cars in back.
Beach tags for 5 people are included with rental.
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Newly-released pictures shared by the photographer show the beautiful wedding shared by three Snellville, Ga. sisters back in October. Millions of people were touched by the triple wedding planned by the sisters so that their mother could attend before she passed away.
After a four year long battle with breast cancer last year, doctors gave mother Becky Swales months to live. Her daughters Jodie, Kaylee, and Sarah, who were already engaged, decided to hold their wedding together so that their mother could attend. Then the news got worse, doctors suddenly told the family that Becky had less than a month to live.
Their mother was their best friend, and the three daughters were determined to have her see them walk down the aisle. They pushed the wedding up by a couple weeks. The official reception occurred on October 26, 2013.
The newly released photos share the happiness and joy that these sisters were able to share with their mother. Hours after the wedding, Becky Swales passed away, but not before she witnessed her daughters' wedding and had those images in her mind as she breathed her last breaths.
That wedding was captured by Colors of Life Photography. Click the slideshow above to view the beautiful pictures.
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RUSHVILLE — Tickets are now on sale, and can be purchased through any RCHS Madrigal member or by contacting Mr. Grizzard at 932-3901 or email@example.com. Tickets are $15 each and include a meal and an evening's entertainment by the Madrigal Singers as well as the Connersville Brass Quintet. The Madrigal Dinners are catered by Dave Buening and take place at the Rush County Courthouse on four consecutive nights: Thursday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. (Grilled chicken); Friday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. (Pork loin), Saturday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. (Roast beef), and Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12:30 p.m. (Fried chicken). Don't miss this long-standing Rush Country tradition!


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End of Movember
Today marks the end of what's quickly become one of the most easily recognisable events in the calendar.
We're talking about Mo-vember, which of course takes place throughout the month of November and involves men growing moustaches to raise awareness of male cancers.
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Students, community members and professionals gather before the first session at Beaver BarCamp 11.
More than 150 Oregon State students, community members and students from other Oregon universities gathered in the Kelley Engineering building April 20 to attend the Open Source Lab's Beaver BarCamp 11. Attendees presented nearly 50 sessions on a wide range of topics ranging from the technical to the recreational, including successful system administration, mead brewing and how to turn a T-shirt into a tie.
The open, supportive atmosphere found at Beaver BarCamp encourages students and community members to come together, share what they know and learn from each other. After OSL Director Lance Albertson's welcome speech, Beaver BarCamp participants created the schedule together, adding session titles to the board on large Post-it notes.
Open Source Lab staff are excited to announce that the lab has been accepted as a Google Summer of Code mentoring organization for the seventh year running. GSoC is a valuable opportunity for collaboration between the lab and young programmers around the world. In the past, the lab has worked with students from China, Portugal, Venezuela and Poland, offering them mentorship and guidance as they complete tasks to advance projects at the OSL.
This year, the lab has several development projects available for GSoC students to apply their skills to. As mentors, lab staff members strive to support student learning and offer an experience that will improve their future work in a number of contexts.
Real-world work experience is one of the most valuable things an employer can provide to students preparing to enter the job market.
At the Oregon State University Open Source Lab, that experience is readily available to 19 part-time student employees who balance their coursework at Oregon State with a job that offers them professional training. But the lab's influence on ambitious students reaches beyond Oregon State, and even the United States, through Google's Summer of Code program.
The summer program connects students 18 years and older around the world with mentors in the open source field and sponsors their work for the summer. As a GSoC mentoring organization since 2006, the OSL has had students from countries around the world, including China, Portugal and Venezuela, contribute to in-house development projects. Last summer, 19-year-old Polish student Piotr Banaszkiewicz collaborated with developers and students at the lab to refine tools for Ganeti Web Manager, a virtual server management program developed at the OSL.
On Oct. 13, more than 150 people gathered in Kelley Engineering Center to attend the Oregon State University Open Source Lab's Beaver BarCamp 10. Beaver BarCamp is a semiannual unconference that brings together students as well as community members to discuss technology, recreation and ideas in an interactive setting.
Beaver BarCamp 10 featured attendee-led sessions on a variety of topics and was sponsored by Mozilla, RackSpace and the Oregon State University School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In addition to sessions held by students on topics ranging from whistling to virtualization to playing poker, Mozilla employees presented three sponsored sessions on Web security, writing for the Web and building open Web apps.
"All of the talks by Mozilla were really cool," says Chance Zibolski, an Oregon State computer science student. "I really enjoyed getting to learn a lot just by seeing what other people are working on."
Beaver BarCamp 10 attendees share lunch and conversation in the KEC. Photo courtesy of Mike Morgan.
When staff members at the Oregon State University Open Source Lab were working with creators of the Drupal content management system to provide free hosting services to the overloaded project in 2005, crisis hit. A server meltdown left all Drupal websites down for two days, emphasizing the project's need for further support and motivating the community behind the open source project to donate double the amount needed to purchase a new server to be hosted at the OSL.
As soon as the lab began hosting Drupal, two student system administrators, Narayan Newton and Eric Searcy, attacked the task of expanding the project's overloaded infrastructure, building a cluster for Drupal's websites that could be scaled with the company's growth. And its popularity continued to grow. While Newton and Searcy handled the infrastructure needs, Drupal contributors were able to focus on the project, resulting in its size tripling following the move to the OSL.
The open source community is driven by the people who use, change and support open source software. This summer, members of the Open Source Lab staff enjoyed opportunities to connect with those people face-to-face at annual open source events. Lab staff and students attended the Portland conferences Open Source Bridge and O'Reilly Open Source Convention, where they presented talks, hosted a booth to represent the OSL and talked shop with everyone from recreational users to industry developers.
"Conferences are a way to interface with our community; not only our users, but people who know of us and like what we do, we can hear from them things that they want," says OSL Associate Director of Operations Lance Albertson. "It's just great to be able to interact with people."
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Women's BJJ powerhouse Gabi Garcia failed a drug test from the IBJJF 2013 Worlds and has been stripped of her medals, but it might not be what you think.
As interesting as the discussions about TRT and steroids are there is a significantly wider issue not being addressed which I have mentioned in the comments a few times and flagged on forums. What...
Former UFC welterweight, Matt Riddle, discusses his unexpected release from the UFC, smoking habits, Dan Hardy and career future in this detailed interview.
Former UFC fighter, Paul Kelly has reportedly been arrested and charged for drug offenses after a drug bust in Liverpool, England. Kelly denies having done anything illegal.
The consistency of Strikeforce's top current and former stars getting busted for drug issues is marring their post-Zuffa purchase legacy, says Bloody Elbow's Josh Nason.
Karo Parisyan had it all. Money, fame, success. Just as quickly it was taken away by a cycle of drug dependency and fear. Jonathan Snowden has the details.
UFC 117 drug tests are out, and Chael Sonnen, known as the guy who came closest to dethroning Anderson Silva, had the help of Performance Enhancing Drugs.
Another high-profile boxer has made the headlines in a bad way, as former long time boxing welterweight champ, Ricky Hatton is caught on camera snorting cocaine
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TO THE EDITOR: Our senators and representatives are so consumed with their own importance and self-interests that they are unable to do their job.
They want to lower "entitlements" for the most vulnerable, but no mention is made of their own bloated salaries and abundant perks.
Government salaries should be lowered and capped to be more comparable to private industry.
Being a senator or representative should have a term limit, like the president, rather than be a career profession.
Remove all "earmarks," no loopholes and no special interests.
That would be wishful thinking because Congress would have to vote on it, and they feel the extras they voted for are "entitlements."
We need more logic and common sense and less greed.
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TO THE EDITOR: Let us assume that we give our teenager who is attending college a credit card. After several upward adjustments, the limit is now $16,000.
We see that he is now spending one dollar for every 60 cents that he earns and has reached his credit limit. The situation has become so serious that we are unable to pay off the credit card.
We tell him that for every $1,000 that we increase the debt limit, he must agree to reduce his spending by $250.
He becomes angry and says he will not do anything to reduce his expenditures and that he is not about to negotiate with us on the credit-card limit. Of course, we share the blame, as we have allowed it to happen by approving the recurring expenditures.
This circumstance is exactly comparable to our current situation. Our petulant president will not listen to any talk of reducing expenditures. He thinks that he is now our czar or dictator and we must do what he says. He has chosen to just represent the people that think like he does and belittles the rest of us.
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Snowbowl touts snowmaking as spring weather hits
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Originally published: Jan 21, 2013 - 3:07 pm
Temperatures are starting to creep back up, which normally signifies the beginning of the end of the ski season.
However, Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff is celebrating its new snowmaking technology, which was implemented this year.
"We've been extremely pleased with the quality of snow we are able to produce," said Snowbowl General Manager J.R. Murray in a release. "Our experienced groomers are then able to move that snow around the ski runs, maintaining highly desirable, consistent conditions."
The resort deploys 25 snowmaking guns that produce enough snow overnight to cover a one-mile stretch of Route 66.
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Webbs garden centre in Wychbold has joined forces with a company called 'a short walk' to run the plastic pots recycling scheme so they can be made into environmentally-friendly products.
Customers are asked to drop off their redundant plastic plant pots in a collection container. They are then melted and reformed into new useful products to be resold at the store.
Webbs chairman Ed Webb said: "There are over five million redundant plant pots gathering dust in the sheds of the UK, many of which will eventually find their way into landfill. We expect to recycle thousands of pots each year here at Wychbold. What is an unwanted plant pot one week could be a bird feeder the next. So please join our campaign and help us work towards a better environmental solution - open your sheds and release those pots."


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We would love to include the hilariously lewd 'Juno' on our list of the top 25 most outrageous, raunchy R-rated comedies of all time.
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The 2013 Global Citizen Festival will be a free ticketed concert in New York's iconic Central Park. Headliners include Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer.
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I am always proud of the Silver Knight nominees from Miami-Dade County. When the winners are printed in The Miami Herald, the categories, from art to world languages, can be easily read. But even with the best of bifocals, I need a high-power magnifier to read the students' names. The Herald should print the names a little larger to honor these outstanding students more fully.
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There's a thread of extreme violence that weaves its way through Diana Son's acclaimed drama "Stop Kiss," the next production from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in Sarasota. But at its heart, "Stop Kiss" is a genteel and charming story about a nascent love affair.
It skips back and forth in time between two plot lines, one about two previously straight women who find themselves attracted to each other, and one about the aftermath of a brutal beating that leaves one of the women in a coma after they kiss in public.
Son's script explores some harsh issues but ends up being supremely life-affirming.
Matthew Arbour, who has impressive national credits, directs.
Details: Feb. 19-March 10 at the Cook Theatre in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon Sundays. Tickets: $29 evenings; $28 matinees. Half-price tickets for students who buy in advance. "Pay what you can" Tuesday, Feb. 19. Information: 941-351-8000 or asolorep.org.
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Not many people keep track of where
a hurricane goes when it weakens, loses its name and winds up over
1000 miles from where it came ashore. In Isaac's case, its remnant low
took a slow and steady track through Louisiana,
Arkansas and
and wound up across Central
Illinois last Sunday night.
From that point, the deepest of its moisture and its remaining core energy
split in two.
One piece went east toward the Mid-Atlantic States and New
England....while the other went South thru Mississippi and Alabama.
As luck would have it, this piece of Isaac is back over the Gulf of
Mexico this evening, just south of Pensacola.
And would you believe the National Hurricane Center is
taking notice.
Track models are taking this low pressure area toward the central Gulf...where
water temperatures are plenty warm and wind shear is not too strong. Intensity
models suggest the potential for this low pressure to organize into
a tropical depression or maybe even a weak tropical storm.
The Hurricane Center has
already put an end to the speculation for a storm name, if
Though the system does have elements of Isaac's inner energy and
moisture....its low and mid level circulation would have to be manufactured
from scratch...thus a completely different name, Nadine.
An early season cool front aiming for North Florida
will likely increase wind shear over the Gulf of Mexico. So, if this tropical low had
any idea of coming toward the Florida
West coast, it would be weakening very quickly en route.
But whatever moisture it organizes could increase the shower pattern
across SW Florida Saturday thru Monday.
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A north suburban man allegedly killed his wife with a machete because he thought she was ill and then killed his mother when she became suspicious, Lake County prosecutors said Tuesday.
A Lake County judge ordered Billy Varner, 54, held without bail Tuesday after he was deemed a flight risk, the Sun-Times is reporting. Varner was arrested Saturday in North Dakota.
Prosecutors Tuesday said Varner attacked his wife, Peggy Henderson, 61, with a machete and a knife inside the couple's bedroom Oct. 26.
Two days later when prosecutors said Varner grew to believe his live-in mother was suspicious, he killed her too, allegedly suffocating 82-year-old Dorothy Varner with a plastic bag on Oct. 28.
Varner then allegedly stole his brother's van and fled to North Dakota where he was arrested after police say he barged in on a Catholic mass and robbed parishioners at gunpoint.
Authorities say they discovered the grisly double-murder after Varner spoke to his brother on the phone. The brother had noticed his van was missing. When he called to inquire, Varner said he was taking his wife and their mother to the hospital.
Varner then allegedly hung up on his brother and steered for North Dakota.
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Ok I'll be honest this engine is not in a tractor but you guys seem to know quite a bit about Kohler engines so I have a question.
I recently aquired and repaired a CH11S that had a broken crank shaft. The PTO end was broken off no internal damage. In an effort to save some money I purchased a different crank shaft off of eBay. I used the TP-2179-B crank shaft manual to make my selection. This book seems to indicate that the internal and flywheel end of these crankshafts are the same and the differences are only on the PTO stub.
I sold the engine to a guy to use for a log splitter. It starts and runs good with no load on it but once he connected it up to his hydraulic pump it won't start at any throttle position. I had him try a larger battery thinking it wasn't turning fast enough due to the external load. This didn't help. He tried higher octane AV gas fuel. Still din't help.
This got me thinking about timing. I looked up the engine code the used crank came from and the original spec number and found the two of them use different flywheels. I still have the original crank the broken one and it looks like the flywheel key slot is even with the rod journal so making a leap I figure the timing is in the key slot in the flywheel. If the timing is somehow late that should create a loss of power and an extra high exhaust temperture as the combustion whould still be under way as the exhaust valve opens.
This guy lives 2 hour drive from me so I haven't been able to check anything except via remote control through him.
So here is the question. Would I have a timing problem due to the replacement crankshaft?
Original engine spec CH11S-16102 The crankshaft came from CH12.5-1939
Original crankshaft 12 014 30-S new crankshaft 12 014 32-S and I think it was from a tractor application
I can provide a ink to the crankshaft manual if anyone wants it.
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