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advantages Gingerbread OS than previous versions. As for releasing RAM performance
applications increase, so the more stable performance. Multitask increased and
Start up is quite responsive. resistant to viruses, mallware, etc.. Improved
battery life. Security systems, as well as refresher interface of this google
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those who have Xperia x8, you can also upgrade Gingerbread OS, with using Rom
Modification Srom-2.3.3GingerbreadX8 version 2 of stelios97 & zousoum96.
Results to be obtained is the whole room is pretty good compared to the
previous Rom.
In addition to more efficient batteries Rom also has support multitouch.
upgrade, you must perform Root the Xperia x8 and xrecovery already installed.
And make sure that the System Requirements:
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- Linux Kernel Version: 2.6.29
The next step,
Download Srom 2.3.3Gingerbread-v2-(x8). Copy the
downloaded to the sdcard. restart X8 and go into Xrecovery mode. Select Install
custom zip from sdcard. Select Srom-2.3.3Gingerbread-v2 (x8). Press yes, Factory
Reset (Full wipe). Restart. Done
the upgrade, Timescape which is the mainstay of the Special Features of the
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Busola Malvo, 37, of 30 Wayside Drive, Danvers, was arrested on charges of domestic assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and reckless endangerment to a child.
An officer said the boy called 911 after his mother struck him with the cord on his head and both legs, knees and thighs.
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The lines weren't any shorter in theater lobbies for this summer's blockbuster, and while what happened in Colorado is on everyone's mind, people are keeping the shooting in perspective.
"It was an isolated incident. Devastating – but an isolated incident," one movie goer said.
"You can't live your life expecting that to happen, it can't hold you back," said another.
Still, security is something theaters are looking at.
Not long after the shooting, national theater chains issued statements saying they were going over their security plans and will make adjustments where they are needed.
Kevan Smoliak, General Manager at St. Anthony Main Theater said they aren't doing anything different, but there is a sense of heightened security.
"We do check out exits very frequently to make sure nothing looks fishy there, we check the entrances to the theater to make sure no one is sneaking in that shouldn't be," Smoliak said.
In a post on Facebook, AMC announced it was no longer going to allow people to wear masks or bring fake weapons into its theaters.
Other theaters in the area said no new policies were being put in place, but security was in place.
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Shared Tools – Toolbox – Step By Step
Any interest in adding a cool Windows 8 UI download toolbox to your blog or website? Make your blog or website the place people go to find the latest downloads :) I put together some resource pages that I am using on my blog and wanted to share the embed codes with you in case you want to use it on your website or blog. Make your site the GO TO location for the latest downloads by adding this really cool looking toolbox. You make the change on your site and it will "auto magically" be update with links to the latest software when new releases come out. I would love to see you post on your blog or website if you think the information is useful to your friends or other audiences, please do help me promote it. If you need help implementing it for your blog/website please feel free to reach out to me http://itproguru.com/contact/. I would be happy to help you get these activated for your community.
I created some active images for the download resources. There is a horizontal version and a vertical grid version. For each there is a "Static" and "Active – Live Tiles" version. Use whichever you want (or both, all if you like)
Current links included Windows Server 2012, Windows Azure, Early Experts, Microsoft Virtual Academy, System Center, Private Cloud, Hyper-V Server, More… Plus, we are planning some really cool changes. If you have more suggestions, please let us know.
Add Vertical "Live Tiles" Toolbox Embed Code
Add the Vertical Grid iFrame embed code in your blog where you want the vertical images All that is required is copy the following to the source of your blog/website where you want the graphics to be displayed:
embed frame

When you enter the code above a box shown below will be inserted.
Add Vertical "Static" Toolbox Embed Code
Add the Vertical Grid iFrame embed code in your blog where you want the vertical images See Download.v.IFrame.Txt attached for full source. All that is required is copy the following to the source of your blog/website where you want the graphics to be displayed:

When you enter the code above a box shown to the below will be inserted
Add Horizontal "Static" Toolbox Embed Code
Add the Horizontal Tools iFrame embed code in your blog where you want the horizontal images All that is required is copy the following to the source of your blog/website where you want the graphics to be displayed:

This will add a box like the following at the location where you entered the above code.
Deployment Hints:
- If you are using SharePoint you can follow instructions for inserting an iFrame from this post or for later versions of Sharepoint see this post
- If you have other platform and cannot figure out how to add it, contact Dan Stolts http://itproguru.com/contactfor help getting it on your site.
- If you want to HIDE the Shared Tools <embed> link change the height in the embed code. You might have to play around a bit with the numbers but I think the following will get your real close. Change the "140" in the horizontal bar to "125". Change the "370" in the vertical bar to "353". However, I strongly suggest you leave it. This will give you easy access to this page so you can easily take advantage of future adhancements
Suggested Uses for the embed tools…
- I used the Horizontal Bar to at the top and bottom of blog posts as well as in the middle of a blog post kind-of like an advertisement. It adds color and value to the post.
- I used the Vertical Grid for the News in the sidebar. You can add it to your blog as a separate widget if you prefer by adding an "unfiltered HTML" and pasting the IFrame embed.
- My primary Blog: http://ITProGuru.com (Right sidebar & bottom of page) notice I added to all pages including search, tag results, etc)
- My TechNet Blog http://blogs.technet.com/danstolts: Added to top bar
- Blog post with the horizontal bar added in the middle of the post (like an advertisement)
Please provide feedback.
Feature Enhancements
|Activate – Live Tiles for Horizontal Bar
|Add a 2x Tile for Blog Feed RSS to scroll through a few hot blog articles
- Allow toolbox hosting site to pick "Tag" to use for Blog feed tile
- Allow toolbox hosting site to turn off blog feed tile
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Add Visual Studio, SQL Server, Etc Download => After tiles are activated and they can scroll Do not want to take more real-estate
|Add [optional] Windows Phone Skin around vertical grid
|Add Picture and Link back to host website – Dynamically allow user to add their own picture with a link back to their home page/about page/rss pagesample
|Allow hosting user to add their own images and url's (pass as a parameter?)
|Please submit your ideas!
Do you want to know how I did this? I will be doing a detailed blog post series on how to create your own iFrame embed in the near future; watch http://ITProGuru.com to learn how.
- 2012-11-13:
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- Create "Shared Tools <embed>" Link on primary embed graphics
- Add instructions on how to turn off/hide "Shared Tools <embed>" link (Deployment Hints)
- Add Future Enhancements section
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The Angels never fail to surprise. Now that we've all had time to think about our newest potential prospects, I'd like to see what everyone else thinks and has questions about.
1. Kaleb Cowart - 3B (HS GA) 18th pick Now that we know he's been drafted as a 3B, the pick seems to make much more sense. The system needed a good power hitting 3B. The good thing is, if the Angels fail to sign him, they'll get the 19th pick of 2011 draft, which is supposedly MUCH deeper in terms of positional talent.
Questions - How much does he want to sign? How does he stack up against other infielders taken so far (Vitek, Castellanos, Cox). I'm thinking that if the Angels wanted a power hitting 3B and were willing to spend money, why not Zack Cox? Is Cowart's ceiling higher/
2. Cam Bedrosian - RHP (HS GA) 29th pick. He certianly has the looks and pedigree of a good pitcher. He's not physically imposing like other top pitching prospects, but then again neither is Tyler Chatwood and he's doing better than fine. This is right around where many sites expected Bedrosian to go, so it doesn't seem like an over draft.
Questions - Is he a starter or a reliever. MLB Network sees him as a reliever, in which case, why would we draft a reliever so high? I doubt this prediction, I think the Angels will give him a shot as a starter. More importantly, how does he compare to other arms drafted after him. Aaron Sanchez just plain looks better on video, as does Tago and (gulp) Stetson Allie, who nobody drafted yet. Does Bedrosian have a strong desire to go to college like Cowart?
3. Chevez Clarke - OF (HS GA) 30th pick. A relatively unknown player in Angels circles before the draft, this Clarke guy looks extremely projectable. This reminds me a lot of last year, when we drafted Grichuk, no one know who he was then saw his videos for the HR thing and got really excited. Speed, power, athleticism, defense, it looks like he has it all.
Questions - Why wasn't he such a big deal coming into the draft. In terms of projectability he certainly appears to outmatch earlier picks and matches up well with Michael Choice who was taken 10th overall. Is he a threat to go to college instead? i'm just trying to understand how a player of his capabilities, that played in the All-American game, can go untaken while other players who don't have his tools leapt off the board earlier. Is there something we're missing?
4. Taylor Lindsay - SS (HS AZ) 37th pick. Here's one that jut seems like a HUGE over draft. Not a whole lot of info on him. Scouting reports suggest work needs to be done at the plate and don't offer much hope for him remaining a shortstop. He's committed to ASU. Can't find any video on him. However, there must be something there if ASU wants him and the Angels drafted him. Be wary of shortstops from Scottsdale, Arizona that the Angels draft in the first round...I always/never say.
Questions - Why Taylor Lindsay? If we wanted an infielder/OF that couldn't remain at SS, why not the higher rated Nick Castellanos or Drew Vettleson? The only thing I can think of that made Linsay jump this high up the board was the fact that he was rumored to try out for catcher with at least one unspecified team. There's pictures of this kid wearing an Angels uniform during a scrimmage or game, so more than likely it was the Angels. So is he actually a catcher? Will he be difficult to lure away from college powerhouse ASU?
5. Ryan Bolden - OF (HS MS) 40th pick. Here's a head scratcher. This guy wasn't expected to leave the board for another round or three. Were our scouts stranded in the deep South and forced to only look in one area? He's an OF that's seen as EXTREMELY raw, but projectable. Fun fact, he's a rare bat right throw left player, like Rickey Henderson, and he's fast too.
Questions - Why are we drafting on projectability alone here? It seems like the Angels would try for a college bat or arm to even things out like they did last year with Trout/Grichuk and Richards/Corbin. MLB Bonus baby doesn't see the kid as a super star in the making as he has a weaker arm, doesn't take great routes, doesn't have any power, but can run really fast. Bolden's frame suggests he can become much more, but there still seems like there's at least a dozen more OF's still available that would make more sense than Bolden here. Our scouts must see something in him. We sure grabbed a lot of OF in the past couple of years.
In conclusion, the Angels did just what rghan said they'd do, they have their own draft plan, march to their own beat. Clearly, they think they see something that others don't. Given the success of Richards, Trout and Chatwood, I wouldn't be surprised if they were right. However, you can count me among those who are left scratching their head, wondering whether to give the Angels an A+ or F- on their first day. It's hard to fathom it being somewhere in the middle with all these surprises. I think we'll see the Angels hit the high school pitching ranks hard tomorrow. Good draft day everyone, good threads.


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AnonyCon 2012 is coming up on Dec. 7-9, 2012, in Stamford, CT. AnonyCon is my favorite gaming con (I'm biased, since I'm on staff and my friends run it, but it's a great con). We have all sorts of table-top RPGs--pregen character games, bring your own character games, Living campaigns, D&D and Pathfinder, Indie games, Old School Revolution games. We have a mix of LARPs running this year. Our GMs include the best of the best, with people like Piratecat and winners of the old RPGA best GM at GenCon awards. There's a full range of boardgames and video games to play, too.
I strongly urge anyone who's interested in going to a con in the Northeast to go to it. You can check out the full website at Welcome | AnonyCon and sign up for games at AnonyCon 2012 : Event Overview (although I can usually find everyone a great game to play in for every slot, even if they didn't sign up at all).Storyhour plugs: Aphonion Tales, a storyhour that I write (mostly) about a campaign in which I'm a player.
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Last time we spoke to ShopJoy, they were in Tokyo and met with Yamaha. We caught up with them and asked what they've been up to these last months.
While in Japan, they managed to get an exclusive deal for the Nordic's for one year. Though, back in Sweden, the team found some problems in the technology offered by Yamaha, "Discovering those problems at the same time as Apple released their iOS7 feature called iBeacon, allowed us to make a business decision to focus only on using the iBeacon technology".
They are working on a tool that will enable the possibility to communicate with a smartphone user at the right time, at the right place, with the perfect content. To do this, they will use Apple's iBeacon tech.
At the end of September 2013 Apple introduced iOS 7 and one of the new features was iBeacon. iBeacon is based on Bluetooth Low Engery (BLE). After initial testing with the new technology, we realized it suited us very well and had clear advantages compared to the sound waves that Yamaha had developed. Since then we have focused on the iBeacon technology and things are looking very positive. With iBeacon it is possible to send personalized messages to a visitor's smart phone down to an exact position.
The team say that this has opened up a whole new dimension of possibilities for the shopping and experimental industry. "We've put in many developing hours this fall and the first versions for iPhone and Android are now ready. We are still at an early stage but we feel that we have something really good and exciting going on".
Two new minority owners have joined the ShopJoy team. Both of them have a lot of experience and knowledge within mobile technology and mobile marketing. Together, the team will now work more towards sales in the spring of 2014. ShopJoy is trying to crack a very interesting business case here. Myself, I am curious to see how the customers will react to this pin-pointing of you as a customer with everything regarding privacy concerns.


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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The widow of Marilyn Monroe's longtime mentor and acting coach lost her bid today to stop the auction house Profiles in History from going forward with plans to sell a letter written by the late actress.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin told attorney Bradley Mancuso, who represents plaintiff Anna Strasberg, that he had not shown the likelihood that his client would eventually prevail at trial.
Lavin also said numerous items were previously sold by the estate of the plaintiff's late husband, Lee Strasberg.
"I can't determine if the letter was on the list and was in fact sold," Lavin said.
Lavin said Strasberg's sworn declaration that she does not believe her husband sold the letter before he died was insufficient evidence.
Mancuso said that if the letter is purchased during the auction, he likely will file a motion to compel Profiles in History to name the buyer. The purchaser then would be added as a defendant in the lawsuit and Strasberg would attempt to recover it through her lawsuit, Mancuso said.
"We're not done," Mancuso said.
Mancuso said his client still does not know how the auction house obtained the letter.
Strasberg, who was married to Lee Strasberg, filed suit Tuesday, saying she found out last month that a single piece of Monroe correspondence, dubbed a "letter of despair" in a New York Post article, was missing from the plaintiff's personal collection of the star's letters.
"This article further states that this letter is being sold by an anonymous American collector and is expected to fetch $30,000 to $50,000," the suit states. The letter at issue was undated and written by Monroe to Lee Strasberg on Hotel Bel-Air stationery. "My will is weak but I can't stand anything. I sound crazy but I think I'm going crazy … It's just that I get before a camera and my concentration and everything I'm trying to learn leaves me," Monroe wrote. "Then I feel like I'm not existing in the human race at all."
Strasberg's court papers say she thought the letter was with others written by Monroe that she keeps locked in her filing cabinets at home.
The 74-year-old Strasberg, who is also seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, says she became heir to her husband's estate, including the Monroe letters, when he died in 1982.
Monroe died in Brentwood in August 1962 at age 36 of acute barbiturate poisoning. The coroner's office listed the death as a probable suicide.
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Hugo Frappier gave an awesome presentation about Solr last night. Everybody I talked to afterwards seemed to have enjoyed his talk very much. Thanks Hugo! You're welcome to present again anytime you want.
Hugo also suggested I create a UserVoice account for MoR, which I did. You can see suggestions on the sidebar. Vote on them or add your own. If you have topics you'd like to see a presentation on, it's also a great place to post it.
See you next month for our special edition of MoR: Montreal AGAINST Rails!
EDIT: Here are the slides and more info!
Yup! I just realized that our next meet up will be the TENTH! We've come a long way since our no-donut, totally crammed McGill classroom!
Hugo Frappier volunteered to talk about Solr and acts_as_solr. This will be a great talk if you need to implement search in your Rails application and/or if you're having problems with English/French searching.
It'd be great to have a second speaker… nothing long or complicated… about 15-20 minutes. If you're interested, send me an email: carl at karabunga dot com. If you have never presented yet, please think about giving back.
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The title says it all. While other cities with comparable newspapers enjoy good coverage, the citizens of Indianapolis wallow in the sad, lazy coverage the Indianapolis Star provides.
ESPN leaves Peyton Manning their all decade team. ESPN's AFC South blogger has "no beef" with Manning getting left off. Stampede Blue, however, does.
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I have to admit I'm really getting into this school thing, even though Maia's just in preschool and even though I always thought I would homeschool/unschool.
First, I had to get her a lunch box, of course. I read this post about safer lunch boxes by Safe Mama and really got into the idea of the bento box option.
So I bought her one of these. The photo's from the laptop lunches website, not a lunch that I packed. I like the idea of a "waste-free lunch" without the individual wrappings on everything. Unfortunately she can't get the thing opened herself. Details, details. Oh well. I may have to reconsider. (Or use it myself!!) Right now the teachers are opening it for her.
Yesterday I printed out a September calendar page and talked with Maia about the days that she'll be going to preschool.
Not sure how much she got. But she enjoyed putting stickers on the preschool days and using her new b-day crayons to decorate the calendar a bit. We'll hang it in her room and keep track of the days for a while and see how interested she is in it.
And, lastly, I made some fall shirts for the kiddo. A (sweet)heart, a school of fish, and a lucky white elephant. No stencils this time. Just applique.
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Everyone associated with the Arizona Cardinals knew that it was just a matter of time before Larry Fitzgerald had another big game.
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So to the surprise of no one, after a slow start in the first two games of the season, Fitzgerald caught nine passes for 114 yards and a touchdown last Sunday in Arizona's 27-6 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
It was his 33rd career 100-yard receiving game, and he has yet to reach his 30th birthday.
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Here's the press release: http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/11/sporting-kansas-city-waives-four-players
Julio Cesar is far and away the biggest name on the list, and his release from the team tells me two things:
-As the highest-paid player on the 2012 roster (I think only Paulo Nagamura may have been paid as much), releasing Julio frees up a significant chunk of cash to pay Roger to entice him to stay.
-But, if (as I expect) Roger jumps ship for England or elsewhere, that means SKC is out two of their three primary defensive midfielders from this reason, retaining only the injury-prone Paulo. IMO, this speaks volumes about the amount of faith the coaching staff have in Oriol Rosell, and that faith probably isn't misplaced...after all, in what relatively little we saw of him this year, he played very well. But this is basically the team saying that Uri is the man going forward.
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Florida, with its sunny skies and warm weather, is a famous vacation destination. Would you like to live somewhere with a great climate and variety of outdoor adventures? Put Florida on your list. Here are some top outdoor activities you can take advantage of in Florida:
1. Biking– This is a fun activity for all ages. You hop on a mountain or road bike and set out to enjoy the scenery of Florida on two wheels. There are a variety of riding options including cruising along the beach, hitting some everglade trails on a mountain bike, or pedaling long stretches of oceanfront roads on a road bike.
2. Visit a Famous Mouse – Disney World should definitely be on your list if you are visiting somewhere near Orlando. Disney World still has the same old rides since the first park opened. This magical place offers tons of options for you and your family in terms of activities. You can even book your stay in Disney World itself and experience the magic as if you were 10 years old. Water parks and golf courses are just a few of the attraction that will surely guarantee a great time for everyone.
3. Horseback Riding – Try getting in touch with nature and observe the beautiful scenery on horseback. There are a number of stables around the state where you can take advantage of this experience. This should be enjoyable for young and old.
4. Golf– Get your clubs and set your GPS for Florida. With the warm weather and sunny skies, you are in for a treat as the there are a number of golf courses you can visit. Hit the ball and challenge your handicap with this state's world class courses.
5. Surfing – They don't call Florida the sunshine state for nothing. Hit the sun, sand and surf in Florida. You can experience the swell for up to 10ft if your timing is right. It is good to know when would be the perfect time to visit because you are after the waves in the first place. So get your suntan and wax up your board and head to the sunshine state.
6. Fishing – Do you prefer the stillness of a lake? Or perhaps the gentle sea breeze while you set your line and wait for your catch?. You have a lot of options in Florida for fishing. You can choose between salt water and fresh water fishing. You can rent a boat and make a day out of it. The large body of water in Florida should give you more than enough choices for your next fishing trip.
Florida definitely has a lot to offer all year round. Talk about fun for the whole family. From the cusp of nature to the more trimmed greens of a golf course to the paved sidewalks of Disney World you can surely see how much Florida can offer you and your family.
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Simpler is better. After 40 years of pounding sand along the striper coast, I've settled on a single-row bag that holds a dozen or so lures. Such a bag is light enough to carry all night without fatigue, and can be counted on for grab-and-go success in the surf. The trick, of course, is in stocking a bag with lures that produce.
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Wolverhampton has been chosen as one of 12 English High Streets which will share a £1.2m pot of government money to rejuvenate shopping areas.
Ideas proposed by retail guru Mary Portas in her High Street review will be tried out in the selected areas.
Wolverhampton City Centre manager Kim Gilmour said the award of £100,000 had "focussed... the attention on tackling empty shops".
But she said it was not "an awful lot of money" in a city like Wolverhampton.
Plans for the cash include supporting local entrepreneurs and undertaking training and mentoring.
Another proposal has been to have "contemporary city criers, perhaps students in costume" on streets telling people what was going on, the manager said.
Portas - star of TV shows such as Mary Queen of Shops - will make a programme about the 12.
Minister of State for Communities and Local Government Grant Shapps said the retail guru would meet all the winning bidders and, along with his department, offer advice.
Fifteen more "Portas pilot" areas will be selected later this year.
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Visualization: Seeing is Believing … Not Necessarily Achieving
I do not rush into actual work. When I get a new idea, I start at once building it up in my imagination, and make improvements and operate the device in my mind. When I have gone so far as to embody everything in my invention, every possible improvement I can think of, and when I see no fault anywhere, I put into concrete form the final product of my brain. ~Nikola Tesla, Physicist and Electrical Engineer
To make your dreams come true, visualize your goals as already complete in full color and in the most vivid details you can muster, and then allow yourself to f-e-e-l (fuel your emotions) it and you will "attract" your goals to you … or so the advice goes from self-help experts.
I admit I have mixed feelings about the practice of visualizing goals. On the one hand, I've seen so many people take verbatim the if you think it you will attract it message only to end up frustrated and disillusioned when nothing appeared. On the other hand, as I sit here typing this article, there is a vision board on the wall behind my laptop with images of my goals.
It's doubtful that even the most hardened skeptic would argue with the fact that before we can truly believe in a goal, we first must have an idea of what it looks like. This is where visualization comes in. In its most basic form, visualization is simply creating a mental image of a future event. When we visualize our desired outcome, we begin to "see" the possibility of achieving it. Through visualization, we catch a glimpse of something we want to have happen, obtain or achieve; and when this happens, theoretically we then become motivated and prepared to pursue our goal.
The good news: Visualization does work … to some extent
A very common line of reasoning used in many self-help books is that visualization has been proven to work scientifically. To be honest, when I researched the subject I discovered they were telling the truth.
Science has indeed shown that visualization does work to some extent, primarily in the field of sports psychology. Some studies have shown things like athletes who visualized shooting free throws did just as well as those who actually practiced. Others showed that by visualizing weight training, some athletes gained muscle mass—not as much as those who actually did the training, but they did gain muscle mass. Golf greats Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have both used visualization, as have many others.
The real question is what is it that athletes are actually visualizing?
Studies show that visualization increases athletic performance by improving motivation, coordination and concentration. It also aids in relaxation and helps reduce fear and anxiety. In the words of one researcher, "visualization helps the athlete just do it and do it with confidence, poise, and perfection."
If you actually read the research studies it becomes clear that what the athletes are visualizing is the actions not results.
Former NBA great Jerry West is a great example of how this works. Known for hitting shots at the buzzer, he acquired the nickname "Mr. Clutch." When asked what accounted for his ability to make the big shots, West explained that he had rehearsed making those same shots countless times in his mind.
Does this really differ from typical self-help advice?
To find out I dove into a Google search and checked out 15 random articles about visualization, including a few by well known motivational experts. Of those 15 articles, thirteen never said a word about focusing on the actual steps it takes to achieve a goal … typically the advice jumped from create the goal to visualizing the outcome as vividly as you can.
So, there now appears to be two different approaches to visualization: The motivational self-help approach (visualize results) and the athletic approach (visualizing actions that lead to results). So, which one works?
What do the scientists say?
Shelley Taylor, Ph.D., a psychologist at UCLA, undertook an experiment that illustrates the difference in the typical motivational self-help approach vs. the athletic approach to visualization.
In an experiment, Taylor took students who were studying for an exam and broke them up into two groups (I'll call them the Self-Help group and the Athlete group). She asked the Self-Help group to visualize the happiness they will receive at getting an A on the test. In other words, they were to visualize the result of getting an A and "fuel their emotions" as is often described in self-help publications.
She asked the Athlete group to visualize sitting in a library studying their textbooks and going over lecture notes.
Which group did better?
The Athlete group not only performed better on the test, but also achieved success with lower levels of stress and anxiety.
Visualizing only the desired outcome does not work.
At the conclusion of the study, Taylor expressed doubts about the Self-Help style of visualization and felt that it can actually move you farther away from your goals. Taylor says, "First of all, it separates the goal from what you need to do to get it. And second, it enables you to enjoy the feeling of being successful without actually having achieved anything. That takes away the power of the goal" … and can even make you complacent, less prepared to work hard or take risks to get what you already have in your daydreams."
What to do instead …
You don't have to be an athlete to benefit from visualization. The key to remember is that there are two types of visualization, each of which serves a distinct purpose and outcome.
The first method is outcome visualization and involves envisioning yourself achieving your goal. This method still holds value because you need that initial image in your mind of what it is you want to achieve in order to fuel your emotions to take you to the next step.
The second type of visualization is process visualization. It involves envisioning each of the actions necessary to achieve the outcome you want.
Focusing on not just completing, but mastering each of the steps you need to achieve your goal is what will set you up to succeed!
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Visualization can be very powerful if done correctly. I think the problem most people have is not just the visualizing process, its more getting in tune with a abundance frequency.
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Before, when I used to play a lot of basketball, I visualize the ball going inside the ring, and it works almost all the time. I don't know if it's just skill, talent or practice but I really think it does work a lot for me. I don't know if it works to a lot of people.
February 10, 2012
This was a really fascinating read! I've never been too sure what people mean when they say visualization, but now I do. And to me it makes sense that merely visualizing the end result would not have as profound of an impact as visualizing the process itself. By visualizing the process you are picturing yourself doing what needs to be done, so you already have the idea that you can accomplish your goal. Thanks for posting this, it was very interesting!
January 5, 2012
Hi Marty,
thank you for providing this indepth, interesting information.
I love the way you supply the research results as well as what we can do to get the most out of visualisation by including visualising action – the process.
A few years ago I saw Denis Waitley speak live and he talked about how a group of muscles fires when we visulalise exercise. This was fascinating to me.
Now you confirmed this again with your great article.
Much appreciated!
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What an interesting post. I do think visualization works, for me it's more so when we concentrate on the steps and the goals than the outcome we want to achieve. I say this because sometimes what we think we want is quite the opposite and I therefore tend to let the universe do it's magic, I believe it knows what is best for me
Visualize and have faith
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Vernon permalinkDecember 29, 2011
I do agree on this point but some of the this will not lead to total success. But doing some steps or process may lead you to success. Putting some goals or other strategies will make you more productive enough. Thanks for the great discussion here. Hope I may add some point of view for a better discussion on the topic.
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December 28, 2011
When you visualize the positive outcome of achieving your goal, the feeling that you acquire from using your imagination usually drives you to become more eager to attain your goal. That intensifying feeling inside leads you to act towards achieving your goal. This is the power of visualization. It helps you to turn your vision into reality.
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BRAVO Marquita! When you say "to some extent" that sums it all up. Yes, I have found people that are disillusioned when they think they are visualizing something and it doesn't happen EXACTLY they way they want. I practice this very often for years, and yes, it works for me. The message I often tell my clients is that it does take practice. You must be in a quiet state of mind, with no distractions, also you must practice it so you can really make that connection. Most importantly I believe that one must be OPEN to the outcome. Sometimes we visualize something and something bigger comes along. Being open to what you are trying to pull into your life can lead to things better than expected. Thanks so much for explaining what this is really all about.
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An important factor for any successful business owner or even achieving personal goals as well. Visualization is what helps me to stay focused. I have to actually put my vision on my white board (I use all the time). Also mind maps helps for me to transfer the vision onto paper and it helps me to accomplish what I set out to do. Thank you Marty for sharing your very wise and encouraging advice. It truly is a great reminder to keep to that vision!
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Hi Marquita,
What a nice and complete article on visualization- this is one the" manifestation tools" I most like because it permits us throught creativity and imagination to achieve our golas without necessarily worrying about the process.
Visualization mixed with energy work and an action plan can bring beautiful results as you describe in your blog post.
Ben permalinkDecember 28, 2011
Hi Marty,
I've found visualization to be the key to helping me start my business. Perhaps the BEST benefit is that visualizion helps me get over anxiety.
As a budding entreprenuer I not only get to be CEO, but "Chief Bottle Washer" too. There are simply too many things to do, and I can't be good at all of them. They have to be done though.
When I'm facing a difficult task (that's business related) -something I'm not comfortable doing- I find a little meditation and visualization helps me get-over my anxiety and push through to get the job done.
I found the breakdown of athlete vs. self-help visualization quite interesting. If I recall from "Think and Grow Rich" Mr. Hill advocates both types, but without the scientific back-up!
Thanks again for a great post Marty!
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Marquita, I recently read some research on this very point. Visualizing the actual steps needed to accomplish the goal is the most effective way to visualize. Thanks so much for this encouragement! I'll be using this strategy and I go to work on my 2012 life fulfillment targets (a reframe on the word 'goals'
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December 28, 2011
I agree with the title, but while it's totally true that vizualization does not always lead to success, it's also true you can't achieve your goal without it.
It's a necessary step in the process to success.
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Birmingham, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Two of this week's top-three seeds, Aussie Sam Stosur and American Sloane Stephens, notched easy second- round wins Wednesday at the Aegon Classic, a grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
The second-seeded former U.S. Open champion Stosur whipped American Christina McHale 6-1, 6-3, while the third-seeded Stephens stifled former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, of Italy, 6-2, 6-4 at Edgbaston Priory Club.
In other action involving top-10 seeds, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova ousted No. 5 fellow Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 and No. 9 Chinese Zhang Shuai edged out Israeli Shahar Peer 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Some other seeded action saw Hungarian Timea Babos topple No. 11 American Madison Keys 6-2, 6-1; 43-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm knock out No. 12 Monica Puig, of Puerto Rico, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7); No. 15 American Alison Riske get past Ukrainian Nadiya Kichenok 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; and No. 16 Aussie Casey Dellacqua down American Varvara Lepchenko 6-4, 6-3.


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Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
The Division of Culture is the agency charged with the responsibility for supporting and guiding the development of the artistic manifestations of our culture through the support of the work of cultural and religious organizations, national cultural organizations and deserving individuals. The Division is also responsible for policy development and implementation in the culture sector.
Prior to 1981 the responsibility for the entire Culture portfolio of Trinidad and Tobago were shared by four (4) separate agencies; the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Culture Unit of the Division of Community Development, the National Cultural Council and the Best Village Unit. The National Cultural Council was a small group of outstanding artists who served as an Advisory Body to the Government. Throughout its existence, until 1981, Mr. Andrew Carr, Ms. Marjorie Padmore and Dr. J. D. Elder, each served as Chairman of the Council.
The Division of Culture grew out of a combination of the Division of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, and the Cultural Unit of the Community Development Division; it was first located in the Ministry of Community Development and Culture.
In the early stages it functioned mainly in the areas of Research and Training in various community based arts. During the second half of the 1980's, the focus shifted from its original function to one of Arts and Culture Management.
The Division of Culture operated as an agency of Government that was charged with the responsibility of facilitating, promoting and preserving the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. This responsibility ensured that citizens continued to develop to the extent that, regardless of their innate differences, they will possess the qualities necessary to enable them to be empowered and live in dignity. The Culture portfolio has been attached to a number of Ministries in the post independence era. These included:
The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism was formed by Cabinet Minute No: 435 (2nd Session) dated August 5th, 2010. As the line Ministry of the Division of Culture, it was created to place our rich artistic and multicultural heritage at the forefront of our nation's development. The formation of this new Ministry also signals the government's intention to develop the creative cultural economy of Trinidad and Tobago.
"To ensure an environment where each culture can flourish in a spirit of understanding, tolerance and harmony."
The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism will be committed to fostering the development of our arts and heritage in a cultural environment that frees up our people for creative expression that will strengthen our national identity.
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
Here is a listing of select achievements from 2000-2012 of the Division of Culture
The National Registry of Artists and Cultural Workers is a programme of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The goals of this initiative are to facilitate access of intended beneficiaries to the gains provided by seven distinct amendments (Act No. 91 of 2000, Act No. 2 of 2002, Act No. 4 of 2004, Act No. 2 of 2006, Act No. 17 of 2007 and include Act No. 13 of 2010) to the Corporation Tax Act.
The development of a database of all artists to facilitate development of cultural industries, research and heritage will be an additional goal of the project. The Registry will also optimize the benefits to be accrued to nationals from the Caribbean Single Market and Economy and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and CARICOM.
The creation of The Remember When Institute as the repository for all our memories will provide not only access by the general public to a store house of our intangible heritage, but a systemized approach to the continued recording and storage of our memories for future generations.
One of the goals of 'The Remember When Institute' is to instil in both the present and future generations a respect and understanding of various aspects of our cultural influences and practices such as traditional songs and dance, art, religious rituals, festivals, and agriculture. It is a journey into the origins of these unique multiethnic art forms, the only one of its kind in this Diaspora.
In our continued efforts to promote, protect and preserve the cultural heritage of Trinidad and Tobago, and in celebration of our 50th year of Independence, the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism in conjunction with the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) mounted a 50th Anniversary Exhibition in the North Atrium of the Piarco International Airport on the 1st of August 2012.
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The call for submissions for the National Inventories of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and World Cultural and Natural Heritage was made based on our ratification of the UNESCO Conventions related to culture which mandates that National Inventories be generated.
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In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Division of Culture produced an Arts Showcase from July to August, 2012, featuring the overwhelming talent, performing arts, and collaborative efforts of our creative peoples. The Arts Showcase was open to the public as a gift to our nation, with events noted as follows:
The Pan Camps was a project of the Division of Culture that took place in 2012, alongside Music School in the Pan Yard project. During the periods of July 9th – 27th and August 6th – 24th ten (10) camps were conducted for young students to introduce them to music literacy in venues in the north, east, central and south Trinidad with a maximum of fifty (50) participants per camp.
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The Music School in the Pan Yard was created as a means of developing a more holistic approach to music education in terms of the teaching and learning of music, the development and enhancement of performance skills and the knowledge of music literacy.
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Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
Click here to download the Calypso Adjudication Development Workshop Registration FormAug 4, 2013
The Draft National Policy for Multiculturalism and the Draft National Cultural Policy is open for review. Get information on policy and documents here.
Check advertisement or go to documents sectionJul 16, 2013
On Saturday the 8th of June 2013, at Bon Air Secondary School in Arouca, the public was invited to the launch of the 2nd Semester of Music Schools in the Community by the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism.
On Saturday the 8th of June 2013, at Bon Air Secondary School in Arouca, the public was invited to the launch of the 2nd Semester of Music Schools in the Community by the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism. Based upon the success of last year's Music School in the Pan Yard project, the approach to re-brand the project titled Music School in the Community to expand the reach of the school as its set to take place in venues within communities aside from pan yards.
The programme has twenty (20) music schools operating across the country with a goal of contributing to the holistic professional development of musicians, where the content will encompass musicianship across several wind, string and percussion instruments (inclusive of the Steelpan), music literacy, professional development and life skills.
The public was welcomed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Ms. Desdra Bascombe, while addresses were made by the Director of Culture of the Division of Culture, Mrs Ingrid Ryan-Ruben and the Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Dr. The Honourable Lincoln Douglas. A review of the 1st Semester of the music schools was featured, along with testimonials, and the event wouldn't have been complete without the sounds of sweet music as provided by the Skiffle Music School. The programme is set to run for three (3) months, and classes are currently in session.
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
The first certificates of the National Registry of Artists and Cultural Workers were distributed on Wednesday the 8th of February, 2012 at the Audio Visual Room at NALIS.
The Launch of the National Inventories project took place at the Old Fire Station Building at NALIS which spoke to the We're Trinbagonian campaign, provided a cultural fair atmosphere and even featured a Heritage Cinema.
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
The National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO) was formed in December 2007 and is administered by the Ministry of The Arts and Multiculturalism. The ensemble is composed of auditioned players, many of whom are University trained, who represent the best combination of technique and literacy among steelband players in Trinidad and Tobago. Jessel Murray, the Head of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts, UWI, St. Augustine, is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the ensemble.
Other performance credits have included performances at the Fifth Summit of the Americas and the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) at the Hyatt Regency; command performances for his Excellency, President Richards at President's House, and a performance for His Royal Highness, Prince Charles at the University of the West Indies. The Orchestra performed at the opening of the Hyatt Regency in 2008, was also a featured performer at the Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan Jazz Festival in Queen's Hall in 2009, and performed at the opening ceremonies of the National Academy of the Performing Arts in 2010. Our concert, 'Pan On A Higher Note' has become our marquee event each year since 2010.
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism
Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration
Ministry of Community Development
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment
Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro-Enterprises Development
Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training
Ministry of the People and Social Development
Ministry of the Attorney General
Ministry of Finance and the Economy
Ministry of Public Administration
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Culture Division
Culture Division Office:
(868) 625-8519
(868) 625-6962
(868) 627-1061
(868) 627-4991
(868) 625-8519
(868) 627-4991
Culture Division Sub-Accounts Unit
(868) 625-8285
Cultural Research Unit
(868) 623-8945
National Registry of Artists and Cultural Workers
(868) 753-3940
Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism (Head Office):
(868) 625-6088
(868) 624-7360
(868) 624-5004
(868) 625-1593
The Division of Culture
Ground & First Floors
JOBCO Building
51-55 Frederick Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism
Levels 8 & 18
Nicholas Tower
63-65 Independence Square
Port of Spain
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Storm-battered Cobb in need of restoration (From Bridport and Lyme Regis News)
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Storm-battered Cobb in need of restoration
2:00pm Friday 14th March 2014 in News By Lee Irving
STRUCTURAL and surface repairs to the historic Cobb in Lyme Regis could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The Grade I-listed structure, which was originally built in the medieval period, bore the brunt of the winter storms that battered Lyme Regis and authorities have now begun extensive repairs.
Due to its listed status, West Dorset District Council and experts from English Heritage have been working together on the repair work and monitoring the structural elements of the sea walls for further damage.
Initial estimates put the cost of the repair work at £100,000.
However, West Dorset District Council has warned more significant costs could arise if the monitoring shows further damage. Nick Browning, head of engineering projects at the district council, said: "The district council is carrying out repairs to the Cobb at Lyme Regis after it suffered some significant surface damage due to the recent storms.
"The structure itself appears to have survived with little serious damage, but we are continuing to monitor it.
"The Cobb is Grade I-listed meaning that repairs to the structures have to be carried out in a manner which preserves the historic value. The district council is working closely with English Heritage to ensure that this is achieved.
"Some minor repairs have already been carried out, and we are currently working on robust long-term repairs to storm damaged areas, which may take several weeks to complete. In the longer term, major strengthening and renovation works are planned as part of phase five of the Lyme Regis Environmental Improvement Scheme."
The most obvious damage to the Cobb has been the erosion of the surface, which resulted in gaping potholes on the wall and in the harbour itself.
Winds up to 80mph, torrential rain and huge waves pummelled Lyme Regis from December to February, with the weather described by many locals as the worst they had ever seen. A spokesman for English Heritage said: "English Heritage has been providing specialist advice for some years to West Dorset District Council who are responsible for managing the Cobb.
"We have visited to assess the damage after the most recent storms and advised that the necessary repairs should be specified by a specialist.
"The appointment of the right consultant and suitable contractors are matters for the council."
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Yeesh. Let's hope this team finds its mojo again, and in a hurry.
K-State traveled to the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman to take on an Oklahoma team that ran off a pretty impressive number of victories in the non-conference schedule, but was dealt a dose of reality with an 0-3 start to the Big 12 slate.
At least, I think they did. They sure as heck weren't all there when the game started.
Let's just say this - playing on the road is hard. Playing conference road games is even more difficult. Let's try to explain that simply by recapping Saturday's notable outcomes:
- #2 Kentucky wins at Tennessee in the final seconds
- #3 UNC gets absolutely undressed at Florida State
- #7 Michigan State goes down at Northwestern
- #12 UNLV loses at #22 San Diego State
- #13 Michigan loses at Iowa
- #18 Kansas State drops one at Oklahoma
Whether OU is that much better from previous seasons is undeniable. Seeing how our team is capable of playing, though...this loss is completely inexcusable. It reduces down to this simple fact: we had a complete lack of effort, desire, and execution on defense. My rec league team would have hung 60 on the board yesterday afternoon.
We knew before tipoff that OU's Steven Pledger could create problems. He is a good scorer, and since he typically lines up as a guard, our backcourt was going to have a difficult time with him because of his size. Considering their team as a whole, though, I thought this could possibly turn into another game like Missouri - one where they're rather undersized in the middle, and we'd just own the painted area on both ends of the floor.
Not so much. Pledger still got his, but was held to 5-13 shooting for 18 points. Instead, we just simply forgot that there are four other people on the floor that have to be guarded, as well. Specifically, their bigs - who aren't as big as what we can put out there - had a field day. I mean, we made them look like NBA material at times. Romero Osby goes for 18 points on 6-8 FG, and Andrew Fitzgerald goes for 21 on 9-10 FG. This game was lost because we didn't have the effort necessary to stop Romero Osby in the paint, and we were too lethargic to stop Fitzgerald from banging in 14-foot jumper after jumper. Oklahoma did a good job of ball movement against us. OU shot 55% from the floor for the game...but I'll get into that a little later.
For the record, I have no problem with the aggressive overplaying that is typical of a HCFM man defense. It causes chaos, it causes confusion, and usually creates turnovers through bad passes, steals, forced shots, and drawn charges. If I get around to it, I may get into a dissertation in another FanPost as to why this works for us, why the zone doesn't work for us, and a conservative "just stay in front" man defense would cause us to lose games more often than we do. Anyways, if the team we're playing moves the ball well, and if we're tired, tight, or just don't have it that day, we're going to get our asses kicked, without exceptions. They just got us out of position, and we didn't have the effort to keep that from happening. That's how so many open jumpers happened, and that's how post scoring was so easy.
OU handled us from the tip. When we finally showed up with 8 minutes left in the game, it was too late. We finally started showing some aggressiveness combined with some scoring, and chipped away at the lead, eventually getting it down to 6 late in the game. Some stuck with the team, some gave up early on them - but honestly, it would have been a miraculous turnaround for K-State to actually fight back to win. Teams can often recover from prolonged poor shooting, they can't recover from prolonged substandard defensive effort.
Good Things To Take Away:
- Offensive Rebounding effort: If there's one thing that our team actually did make an effort at, it was crashing the offensive glass. We outrebounded the #1 rebounding team in the league (yes, its OU, not us) by 15, 39-24. That spread was entirely due to grabbing offensive boards, where we held a 21-6 advantage. Recognizing that shots aren't falling, and trying to create second-chance opportunities was good to see.
- We kept playing: Things certainly did not go our way in the first half, at any time. There was a 5-minute chunk in the second half - 15:00 to 10:00 - where our body language was terrible. OU continued to pull away, we continued to do pretty much nothing right, and the guys got dejected. But the guys whipped it back into shape - as much as they could have - and at least made OU play the rest of the game. We never really mailed it in completely, when we certainly could have.
- Passing to find good looks: We finished the game with 16 AST on 25 FG. More than half our buckets came from direct ball movement, which is a promising thing to see. Bear in mind that assists are not credited if the shot isn't made, so a wide open jumper that missed doesn't count, and a fouled shooter - even if he makes the free throws - has to make the bucket (an "and-one") for the assist to be credited.
Things to Improve On:
- Defensive intensity: Our intensity wasn't there. Our commitment wasn't there. Our desire wasn't there. Our hustle wasn't there. I don't know if these guys got "Franked" earlier in the week (a legitimate possibility), or if they just didn't have their heads screwed on straight, but we sucked on the defensive end of the floor.
- Interior play: Our bigs were terrible, and I mean terrible. Some examples: Nino Williams played 15 minutes at the 4, and was the best player we had in the paint. He's 6'-5"; I'm taller than he is. Jamar couldn't guard a geriatric using a walker in the paint for most of the night, and was pretty touchy-feely (4 fouls) when he tried. Our tallest regular player had exactly ZERO rebounds. This game was lost in large part due to the complete stinker the bigs put out there.
- Taking care of the ball: For the second game in a row, live-ball turnovers were a HUGE problem again. We lost the TO battle 18-13, but more worrisome is the fact that of our 18 TOs, 12 were steals. I got into the difference between a live-ball TO and a dead-ball TO last post-game, but let's just say dead-ball TOs create chances for buckets, live-ball TOs directly lead to points. Spotting the other team 12 or more easy points is not a good game plan.
Individual Player Analysis:
- Martavious Irving: D. Until I hear that he was hurt or something, the guy played like crap. Couldn't guard anyone, registered 0 PTS (missed 3 FG), 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 TO in 15 minutes. Easily his worst game of the season, from a guy that's been pretty steady. Disappointing.
- Will Spradling: C-. Was put in an impossible situation trying to guard Steven Pledger, but managed to coax him into 5-13 shooting...and to be fair, while others on the floor were finding wide open shots everywhere, Will was on Pledger decently. My biggest complaints with Will's game today were TOs (4), and the sheer quantity of missed shots (3-12 3PFG). Finished with 11 PTS, but needed 15 shots...terrible efficiency. Will spent the first 30 minutes of the game building a new expansion for the Lloyd Noble Center with all his bricks. Who knows, maybe we actually loaded them up and brought them back to campus for the new West Stadium expansion. He's gotta start taking care of the ball, immediately. It's quite clear that he's bothered by pressure, and has no left hand against a good defender. I also think Will crossed the fine line between shooting out of a slump, and just not being a good option on offense for this game. Also managed to find 4 AST in his 32 minutes.
- Rodney McGruder: B+. Rodney had a double-double, in spite of not being able to buy a bucket early in the game. Finished with 19 PTS on 16 shots, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, and 'only' 2 TO in 39 minutes. Similar to the Baylor game, he did everything he could for us to win. Maybe everyone else will hold up their end of the bargain one of these days. Only reason this wasn't an 'A' game is the 6-16 shooting.
- Jamar Samuels: C-. 9 PTS and 11 REB in 29 minutes, spent a lot of time in the game in foul trouble. However, due to complete ineffectiveness by our other bigs, he had to spend a lot of time on the floor in foul trouble as well, which led to some pathetic defense on the block. Romero Osby had his way with Jamar in the second half. Jamar needs to be stronger with the ball and more deliberate in his attack of the basket. He lost the ball three times in the lane simply because he doesn't hang onto it tight enough. He also misses a number of shots because he just tries to get the ball on the rim, rather than make a concentrated effort to make the basket.
- Jordan Henriquez: D-. Might as well have not even dressed. He's 7 feet tall, and had a bagel in the rebound stat line. Managed to turn the ball over 3 times in his 8 minutes on the floor, though. C'mon, man.
- Shane Southwell: B-. Let me make something clear: When I say Shane could become a scorer, I do not mean a three-point marksman. I have never meant he could become a great outside shooter. The dude is 6'-6", can jump well, and has a smooth, floating driving style to the bucket. He should be scoring 10 points a game off 10-foot jumpers, layups, and FTs. Now that that's out of the way, he had a very Paradox game. Finished with 6 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, and 1 TO in 30 minutes. Played solid defense for most the game. But chucking threes when you're clearly not a three-point shooter - two on the same possession - gets the downgraded review. To be fair, with Rodney not having a stellar night, and Will building houses, it's not like Shane shooting from the outside on a couple of occasions drastically hurt us.
- Nino Williams: A. Even if he didn't have the stat line to show for it, dude played with heart. Played with enthusiasm. In other words, he and Rodney were the best two we had on the floor. Logged a career high 15 minutes, and managed 12 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, and only 1 TO. Almost a double-double in only 15 minutes. Tip o' the hat to him, hope he can bring that kind of energy and enthusiasm more often.
- Thomas Gipson: B. Played mostly to spell Jamar when saddled with foul trouble. 3 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB in 15 minutes. While his playing time has gone down, and his production has dropped severely, I actually think he's learning quite a bit. He's making noticeable strides in both defensive positioning as well as offensive post moves.
- Jeremy Jones: A. I really cannot, for the life of me, figure out why he doesn't play more minutes, especially when Will and Martavious both struggle. 12 PTS on 5-7 FG (including 2-4 3PFG), 2 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK and zero TOs in only 14 minutes. Honestly, if Nino and JJ would not have put in the effort they did, we woulda been completely blown out.
- Victor Ojeleye: C. Pretty average game for the guy: came in for 3 minutes, grabbed 2 REB, made 2 TOs, and committed a foul. Nothing remarkable to speak of.