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By Eric Kohn | Indiewire April 3, 2013 at 12:47PM
Filmmaker Shane Carruth's micro-budget breakthrough "Primer" was a dense, realistic time travel drama of the sort nobody had seen before. Judging by his long-awaited second feature, "Upstream Color," Carruth is big on crafting new experiences. With far more puzzle pieces than "Primer," the new movie -- which Carruth is self-releasing in theaters starting this Friday following successful showings at Sundance, Berlin, SXSW and New Directors/New Films -- invites intense analysis, but beyond its baffling qualities it's also the most distinctive cinematic experience to hit theaters so far this year.
Co-starring Carruth and Amy Seimetz, "Upstream Color" revolves around the experiences of Seimetz's character, Kris, as she grows more and more aware that she's been psychically linked with a pig by way of a parasitic bug. Carruth plays another character who endures a similar ordeal as the duo form a unique bond. Or something like that. Unlike "Primer," Carruth's latest excursion is more overtly abstract, although he won't shy away from explaining certain ingredients of the plot when asked. In a conversation with Indiewire this week, the director discussed his approach to this beguiling narrative, why he has benefited from taking his work into his own hands, and what to expect with his next project.
Now that you're almost done promoting the movie, do you think you'll make some money on it?
Hopefully. That would be nice, because it would mean I don't have to have my hand out for this next film that I wanted to be shooting immediately.
Has your experience with the film at various festivals matched your expectations?
It was really strange. I really didn't know what to expect, but people have been so kind. Part of that is just the nature, I guess, of independent film and festivals. People aren't going to go out of their to tell you anything but nice things, so you end up with a distorted perspective of the way things are going.
The movie invites a lot of questions. Since you've participated in so many Q&As, do you have a custom approach for talking about the movie?
Yeah. Nobody should be doing a Q&A minutes after the credits roll on a film. I mean, the author shouldn't. It was always going to be some kind of compromise because I've got two choices: Don't ever do a Q&A and maybe the film suffers and reaches a threshold audience to have a kind of life on its own. Or, two, do the Q&As. So if you do the Q&As, you can't do them and be obtuse or be a jerk because I guess the way I think of it is that anybody who shows up for a screening where I do a Q&A is more or less a cinephile -- at least, I think of them that way. There's already a common language there. It's not somebody I tricked to go into the theater. I feel like this is a conversation between people who are already avid about film literature, so maybe this is a moment to be more open about the film.
Were you surprised by what people found confusing about the film?
I think in general the only thing I've been surprised by is that the response has leaned more positive than I expected. Because it's trying to do something in a new way, it has a certain ambition, and it was always going to be divisive. Some people are going to key into what it's doing immediately and judge it based on its intentions. But for other people, if I haven't prepared them or our expectations are misaligned, that's probably not going to go well. So if they want it to do one thing and I want it to do something else, it doesn't really matter if it's doing that in a good way or not. It's just not going to meet them.
Did you expect questions about the literal meaning of the plot -- you know, tell us what that bug is?
Yes. I was worried that everything would descend into minutiae about the plot. That's happened once in a while, but overall, I'm very pleasantly surprised that people seem to be keying into the fact that that's not the way into this film. It has something else on its mind. I feel like the conversations turn pretty substantial for the most part.
I've noticed that a lot of people are watching "Primer" for the first time lately. When the movie was first released, you didn't have all these charts available online that explain what happens in the movie. How do you feel about those -- and would it bother you if similar guides were made for "Upstream Color"?
The time graphs or whatever for "Primer" -- this is a really crass, broad way to look at film -- but if you look at it as two halves, then one half is the subtext, the exploration, anything that would be considered literary about it. The other is what's fun to watch about it, what keeps your attention. I would say that in "Primer" the time logic and people who would look at the flow of events, that's the compelling half. I don't have big explosions or gunplay or whatever else, but what I've got is this tiny little and hopefully compelling puzzle that people will want to solve. Along the way, they are also maybe getting hit with the exploration half of the film. So if that same thing happened with "Upstream," it's not something I hope for or I intend or whatever, but it doesn't seem like a negative. I think at this point I don't think anybody's going to misunderstand it. You can call it "pretentious" or say that it's not successful at what it's exploring, but I don't think anybody's not going to be aware that it's exploring.
Yes, I could. But it would sound like this. OK, as an example: The worm goes into Kris, it grows, and then she is de-wormed. The Sampler comes along and de-worms her and puts that worm in a pig. From that point forward, we see that she and the pig are connected. So there isn't anything meant to be represented other than transference. Something has been transferred. The way the film is executed, hopefully -- with Amy's performance, the cinematography, and the edit all inform you that something transcendent has happened. This is not a simple biological procedure. There is something being transferred that is hard to speak about but deeply felt.
But was there a scientific foundation behind the idea?
Sure. I can point to tons of stuff that I've read for the last few years. But all it did was suggest to me that there are still processes in the natural, biological world that we don't know, but have a counter-intuitive nature to them. There are these parasites that burrow into the heads of wasps and ants and make them fly erratically or climb to the top of trees and throw themselves off in order to benefit from something else, maybe a fungus on the forest floor. And then that fungus maybe benefits from the parasite. There are these weird processes out there. I am not interested in them as anything but a means to an end. I'm not interest in having a botanist or scientist come out and explain them. All I want is the fact that it's possible, and then I'm going to use that possibility, and we're going to see this happen. That's all we're going to know. By the time you get to the end of the film, from a purely mechanical plot perspective, you know the life cycle. You know that it's this blue presence that has been circulating through these creatures. But by that time, I hope that it doesn't matter too much. I mean, it matters in the sense that it's hopefully fun to pull apart, like any story that's intricate -- and I hope people feel that it's intricate. You know, that's the compelling half, not the exploration. So if the film talks too much about that -- oh, these are nanobots; oh, this is a runaway alien presence; oh, this is a pharmaceutical that got left in the stream -- whatever it would be, it would be too specific, an indictment of whatever that thing is.
So you're saying the bug is a pharmaceutical alien presence…
(laughs) Exactly. It's a pharmaceutical alien presence. That's it.
No. I basically picked that text because the mechanics of the story are embedded in the natural world and Kris was going to be rewriting the same book page by page. That was a known thing in the process so I needed to pick a title or make one up. The idea of using "Walden" as this very passive, peaceful, at-one-with-nature type of text seemed to be really appropriate. I think the exploration of "Walden" is far more interesting than what's going on in "Upstream Color," but where the two intersect, I tried to make them intersect.
Did you reread the book while writing your script?
Not a lot. I was looking for bits and pieces of prose just to use whenever I needed them. I wound up being exposed to large portions of it but I didn't read it all the way through. It's very strange, the things that are in there that we ended up using.
Susan Sontag wrote that interpretation was the intellect's revenge on art. That seems to be what you're hinting at here.
Yeah. It's interesting because I don't ever want to ask a better question than I can answer, if that makes sense. I find that frustrating as a viewer. Compelling questions, while not easy, are easier than compelling answers.
You controlled virtually every element of "Upstream Color," from writing, directing and acting to composing the score and handling the cinematography. Did you have your own shorthand for figuring out the flow of the movie?
If I had my way, everything would be rigidly mapped out from the writing stage. It ends up being a flawed process because I'm imperfect, obviously. I composed a lot of music while I was writing the script and thought I had the full score by the time I was done with writing. I had to throw out half of it because it was the wrong choice. I was not writing for the subjective experience of the characters. I was trying to frame the audience's experience. But I didn't know that until I was trying to put together the visual language. There are decisions made in post, but those are not satisfying to make. I don't like that.
What was it like to start sharing this vision with other people?
As long as they were willing to internalize the story as well as I did, we could get to a real collaboration. I feel really lucky to have had that with David [Lowery, who edited "Upstream Color"], with Amy, and with the production designers, but I don't feel like that's a given. Sometimes people can bring a lot of ego to it and can be sure that they know how story works the best. I would be really fearful of fighting the film's intention. I'm a control freak.
Did you have to fight for anything that ended up in the movie?
Oh, I didn't have to fight for anything. I was lucky enough to just do whatever and have a bunch of people who bought into it. Nobody tried to change anything.
But did you second-guess yourself much? Are there a lot of deleted scenes?
Yeah. Things changed along the way. This feels like, "Did you ever make bad grades in college?" Well, yup. It's weird because I'm trying to get in front of this for the next film. The reality is that we all came to understand some things that changed other things. The cinematography -- when I felt it was doing a pretty good job of relaying tactility, isolation and a subjective experience without it necessarily containing a POV shot, stuff like that -- that informed the music and changed it. So those two things balanced out the script. Then suddenly lines of dialogue could go away and scenes could map differently. That's something that happened in the run-up to production, partially during production. There were even bits of music that were written in post and decisions that were made in the edit. We didn't internalize it well enough from the get-go; we had to internalize then.
That's what I'm trying to do with this next film. It's going to happen. I don't have perfect spatial recognition to be able to know the whole movie right now. These are our tools and we'll have to figure out how they'll apply to our story once it's internalized. Before we actually start production, these things all need to be thoroughly discussed. Hopefully, we'll know the 90 - 95% of ways they affect each other so we can go make decisions on the fly. It's not just improvising; it's knowing the piece of music so well that you can play it in a different key for a second if you need to do that.
This all feeds into your process for controlling your work, which in the case of "Upstream Color" is epitomized by your self-release strategy. Was it hard to keep distributors away from the film?
I kept it out of everybody's view right up until Sundance when we announced we were self-distributing. I did have a lot of conversations, but I wasn't showing it to anybody, so these were just conversations that were just salesmanship. If somebody were saying that they wanted to distribute the film and they haven't even seen it, that's not a real conversation. That's just salesmanship.
Was this strategy a direct response to your experience with THINKfilm when that company released "Primer"?
I was lucky to get distribution with "Primer." I don't have a negative feeling about how that went necessarily. It's not like, "That was such a nightmare and now I'm going to go this other way." But what I did get was an experience of what it's like to have a distributor and where the power lies. No matter what a contract says, whoever writes the checks will make those decisions no matter how much of a conversation you think you're having with them.
Do you own all the rights to "Primer" now?
Well, the company went bankrupt, so I do, yup. But with "Upstream Color," I was worried that if it did find a distributor, they would not key into what it was doing. Maybe they would want to sell it using the more genre elements in it. Maybe they would say, "That's how we get butts in seats." And that's not what the film's about. I've got a different definition of success than they do. It's not all awareness is good awareness; it's contextualized awareness that's good.
For your next movie, "The Modern Ocean," do you hope retain the same level of control?
I do now. It's probably only going to get worse. That's the thing. I tried to take apart the problem of distribution and put it back together again to see if it's possible and now I cannot imagine what a world looks like where somebody else would think like they did on how to make decisions about trailers and what the audience knows before they're being asked to come and see it. That's storytelling. It's an opportunity to relay information about the film instead of rousing up awareness. I believe that should be in the hands of a storyteller.
Do you think people will find "Modern Ocean" more "accessible" than your earlier films?
I think the way the next one is coming together, yeah, people will say it's more accessible. But there's a level of how cryptic "Upstream" is that's completely derived from the plot. It's cryptic because all exploration is going to be puzzling in some way -- or else it wouldn't be a metaphor. It would be the actual text. But "Upstream" is probably another layer of puzzling because you've got characters affected at a distance that they can't speak about so it makes everything non-verbal. That's just another layer of abstraction. We're relaying nothing but their subjective experience. We'll never have a god's eye view of all the pieces. I mean, we do have that, but not in a way that's clearly talked about: These two people are attracted to each other in this moment because there are pigs attracted to each other. We'll never have somebody come out and say that. That's not being affected at a distance. That's knowing you're being affected. And that's not what the story is about.


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On Thursday night, we found out why the conversation had been so spirited.
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A few years ago, many of us had never even heard of "erectile dysfunction" (ED). Now it seems as if we hear about it daily. But for all the talk, the big question remains: If it happens to your man on a regular basis, should you worry? And how on earth do you talk about it with him?
While most men may experience erectile dysfunction at one time or another, it is estimated that for as many as 30 million men, ED is a chronic problem. Still, until five years ago, when Bob Dole and Viagra brought male sexual function out from under the covers, physicians say patients rarely brought up the topic. And doctors didn't ask patients about how they were faring in that department, either, largely because there wasn't a good way of treating erectile problems. But now that Viagra has become mainstream, and two new, heavily advertised ED drugs, Levitra and Cialis, have come on the market, all that has changed. Doctors say that men have become much more open about discussing ED with them -- and are willing to undergo treatment. Because women are usually the ones responsible for getting men to the doctor in the first place, doctors agree it's important for them to understand the issues surrounding ED and the possible treatments. Here, Harvey B. Simon, MD, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, and editor of the Harvard Men's Health Watch (www.health.harvard.edu), helps answer some of your questions on this touchy topic.
Q. My husband is 42, and we've had a very satisfying sex life. But all of a sudden, he's unable to get an erection at all. It's been two weeks now, and still nothing. Is this ED -- or could it be a sign of a more serious problem?
A. Usually ED begins gradually. But since your husband seems to have become impotent overnight and has remained that way, he should get a medical evaluation to check for a urological or prostate problem. Diabetes can also cause ED, as can many medications, such as tranquilizers, antidepressants, and those for lowering blood pressure or cholesterol. ED can also be a sign, especially in men 50 and older, of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. The arteries to the penis are like the arteries to the brain or heart and are subject to the same problems caused by high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, etc.
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that most men in their mid 40s who had ED but no known health problems had subtle abnormalities in the smooth muscles of their artery walls. The finding suggests that men with ED should be evaluated and treated more aggressively for such conditions as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Q. My husband has high blood pressure and occasional ED. Can he take Viagra or another of the drugs I've been hearing so much about? What are the differences, and are they equally safe?
A. There are three similar drugs for ED on the market now: Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis. They are all quite safe for healthy men. They are even safe for men with high blood pressure or heart disease, provided they are not taking any nitrate medication (often prescribed for chest pain, or angina) -- the combination can cause a rapid drop in blood pressure and lead to a loss of consciousness or even a heart attack or stroke. These drugs may also interact with other medications, too. About 70 percent of men with ED respond well to Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis. For diabetics the response rate is closer to 50 percent.
All three drugs basically increase blood flow to the penis. They do not create erections, but they improve the erectile response to sexual stimulation. The man still needs to be stimulated in whatever way works for him before he will get an erection. They are prescription drugs, they're expensive and there are side effects, such as headaches, facial flushing, stomach upset, blue-tinged vision, or even an erection that will not subside. (An erection that lasts longer than four hours is a serious medical emergency.)
Viagra, as the first to become available, is being promoted as the drug with the longest proven record of safety and effectiveness. Levitra's active ingredient is more potent than Viagra's, so it tends to produce similar results at a smaller dose, and it acts a little more quickly. Cialis's major selling point is that it is effective for about a day and a half, so some men prefer it to the other two, the effects of which generally disappear after four to six hours. Because of that perceived advantage, Cialis has earned the nickname "the weekender." The hitch is that it takes longer to kick in, and the drug's side effects can also last significantly longer.
Q. Do men's erections tend to be less firm as they age? That seems to be the case with my husband. He attributes the problem to stress, but I worry that he doesn't find me attractive anymore.
A. Most people, as they grow older, experience gradual changes in their sexuality. Starting in their 40s, men may have a decrease in desire, may take longer to become aroused, their erections may be a little less firm, their orgasms a little less intense, and it may take longer before they're ready to do it all over again. That's all normal, and it also parallels changes in women's desire and sexual response. It doesn't mean your husband doesn't find you attractive or that you can't have satisfactory intimacy and sex. But if it bothers either of you, he should talk to his doctor.
Q. My husband has diabetes, and Viagra and the other ED pills don't work for him. Are there other options he could try?
A. There are treatments that act directly on the arteries in the penis, increasing blood flow to produce an erection without requiring sexual stimulation to work. One, Caverject, uses a drug called alprostadil that is self-injected right into the penis using a very fine-gauge needle. It's not as difficult or painful as it sounds, and once men are instructed in how to do it, the treatment has a success rate of 80 to 90 percent. The side effects are pretty minimal, mostly bruising and brief discomfort. The same medication is available in pellets that a man can insert in his urethra -- also not as bad as it sounds. Another treatment that's really effective with no side effects is a simple vacuum pump, available over the counter without a prescription. It draws blood into the penis, thereby producing an erection. But although there are a number of good alternatives, there are also some bad choices. For example, don't waste your money on ineffective herbal "remedies."
Q. Any advice on how I can talk to my husband about erection problems? It's such a sensitive issue.
A. Make sure he knows that you are bringing this subject up out of concern for his health and because you want to improve sex and intimacy for both of you. Offer him warmth and support; don't seem frustrated or accusatory. Remind him that sexual problems are normal and usually mild, and that there are good treatments available.
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1567 S. Shelby St.
$5; 7:30 p.m.
The monthly Third Thursday series of Square Dances at AmVets kicks off with a beginners dance workshop, followed by pros (or folks who think they are) afterward. No experience is necessary, and all of the dances will be taught to newcomers. T-Claw is back to call, and the band the Paw Paw Pickers from Frankfort will show up to play some swingin' folk tunes, and any other musicians who want to jam acoustically are encouraged to head to the bar (also home to Danny Mac's Pizza and the world-famous "crack sticks"). AmVets members and anyone 18 and under get in free, so make it an affordable family night of fun, celebrating some regional music, dance and culture. As they say, it's "not at all like fourth grade or your grandparents'" dance. —Peter Berkowitz


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EYEWITNESS SPORTSPurple Reign; It's Win No. 70 For Purple-Clad Power
from Eyewitness News Online
Reported by: Mark Martin
Videographer: A.J. Good
August 15, 2013
Looking good in purple, win No. 70 was registered by the West Virginia Power on Wednesday as they topped Greensboro, 10-1.
The Power plated nine of those runs in the first inning and never looked back in their purple uniforms - for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness.
Dilson Herrera scored on an RBI double from Jordan Steranka, tying the game 1-1 and Eric Wood gave West Virginia the lead for good with an RBI single.
The nine-run first inning was the most West Virginia has collected in a single inning. The previous high was eight.
John Kuchno picked up the win after throwing six innings of one hit ball. Lance Breedlove and Jhondaniel Medina combined for three hitless innings,
West Virginia is 70-51 overall and 33-17 in the season's second half.
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Louisiana Honeymoons & Romantic Getaways
Barrow House Inn
Sleep in 1850s four-poster beds and fully experience the romance of the Old South in St. Francisville.
Delta Queen
Old-fashioned paddlewheelers that sails three-to-eleven night cruises through the Midwest and South.
Louisiana Tourism
From Baton Rouge to Shreveport and beyond.
Eldorado Casino Shreveport
Louisiana resort features a casino, hotel, spa, and three-story entertainment pavilion.
Oak Alley Plantation B&B
Spend a night in a cottage at an an authentic antebellum plantation on the Mississippi River, take the tour, and walk the grounds under the oaks.
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February 23-25, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
The deadline for proposal submission has passed. If you submitted a proposal, you will receive notification about the status of your proposal by mid-July. Questions may be directed to Siah Annand at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Conference Themes
Writing a Strong Proposal
Session Formats
Become a LEAP Featured Session
How to Submit a Proposal
Dates to Remember
Conference Themes
Writing a Strong Proposal
Session Formats
Become a LEAP Featured Session
How to Submit a Proposal
Dates to Remember
General Education and Assessment: New Contexts, New Cultures invites proposals that focus on general education reform, curriculum design, implementation, and meaningful assessment. Essential approaches to strengthening a culture of support for general education include collaborations among academic affairs-student affairs educators, contingent and full time faculty, professional programs and arts and sciences faculty, 2-year and 4-year institutions, and K-12 and higher education.
As demands for flexibility and a willingness to change throughout higher education are heard, general education and assessment must likewise evolve and change. The world is being transformed by forces that demand interdisciplinarity, systems-level thinking, and the ability to work across cultures to apply learning to new situations. Thus, efforts to create and strengthen an intentional culture of support for general education and assessment, involving diverse members both from within and outside of the Academy, will be instrumental to sustaining vibrant and effective general education programs in the future.
We invite faculty from all disciplines and fields, campus leaders of general education reform or assessment efforts, student affairs educators, academic administrators, and educational partners from across the K-16 system to join us in exploring general education and assessment as we address the profound changes, challenges, and opportunities of our time.
Conference themes include:
The questions that follow each track are suggestive and are not meant to cover the full range of topics that can be proposed under each.
Changing Students: Demographic Trends and General Education
This theme focuses attention on how our general education curricula are developed and implemented to address the ever-changing characteristics of entering students. Proposals might highlight issues related to: articulations between 2-year and 4-year programs; the 'swirl' of transfer students in our institutions resulting in the transfer of many general education credits; the increasing number of students entering our colleges and universities with AP credits resulting in high school courses being given general education credit; the influx of veteran populations in our universities; the rise of the female and the disappearing male on college campuses; the increasing population of international students on our campuses; the general preparedness of students for the demands of higher education; or the demands for accelerated and efficient degree programs with career foci. This theme invites institutions with specialized foci or missions to share their unique approaches to designing general education for these new contexts.
Building Cultures of Faculty Engagement: Institutional Strategies
Faculty members in every type of institution share a common stake in the quality and outcomes of the general education that their students experience – more than any other aspect of their teaching endeavors. This theme addresses how campuses are generating faculty interest in and engagement with envisioning and advancing a new campus culture that values general education and teaching as intentional and coherent parts of the undergraduate experience. It seeks proposals that demonstrate how institutions are facilitating sharing by faculty within and across institutions of effective strategies for learning in general education.
Building Cultures of Assessment: Improving Student Learning
Far too many credit-based courses and articulation systems are failing to accurately acknowledge and document student learning. Given the nature in which students move from campus to campus throughout the undergraduate years, how can higher education rethink these structures to design assessment mechanisms that provide evidence of student learning and inform faculty innovations in classroom practices? This theme invites proposals to demonstrate the innovative ways in which campuses, faculty, and students are assessing and recording student achievement throughout each stage of their general education.
Engaging Real-World Problems: General Education for a Global Century
Students come to college hoping to change the world. What opportunities do they have to test such hopes in practice? And when they graduate, will they know how to do it? Most colleges and universities have a wealth of global expertise, yet they struggle to translate that knowledge into practices that align general education curricula with expectations for educating all students to thrive in a global economy and become socially responsible and civically engaged leaders at home and abroad. General education, by focusing on complex problems that require interdisciplinary approaches and integrative skills, can bring the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts together to better prepare graduates for a global century.
Writing a Strong Proposal
Your proposal should consist of a session title, a brief abstract (150 words), and a longer session description (600 words) accompanied by presenter names, titles, and institutional/organizational affiliations. The proposal should be clear and concise and your session title should accurately reflect the session content and theme which you have selected from one above.
Experts in the field and AAC&U staff will review all proposals and make final selections by mid July. Reviewers will look favorably upon proposals that:
Session Formats
There are four session formats from which to choose: (1) Hands-On Workshop, (2) Promising Practices/Rubric Analysis, (3) Poster Demonstration, and (4) Facilitated Discussion. Please select the format that will advance participants' understanding and potential use of your work.
Format 1: Hands-On Workshop (90 minutes; 2-3 facilitators; room set in round tables)
Workshops provide an opportunity for the facilitators to significantly engage participants in active learning about the session topic. Workshops should begin with a brief framing of the topic and an overview of intended activities and goals for the session. Facilitators should introduce one or more models or strategies that have proved effective and provide data/findings related to the topic, benchmarks for success, common challenges, and practical examples that enhance participants' learning. Facilitators should specifically take participants through one or more relevant exercises or activities (including in small groups) that will help them to move their own efforts forward upon returning to campus.
If the workshop is better suited to a particular type of institution e.g., community college or research university or level of expertise e.g., novice, intermediate, advanced, please make that clear.
Format 2: Promising Practices/Rubrics Analysis (75 minutes; 2-3 facilitators; room set in round tables)
This format should allow for (a) 15-20 minutes for facilitators to describe the promising practice, rubric, or other innovation; (b) 35-40 minutes to work through practical applications of this work (e.g., to participant's own work or cross campus integration); and (c) 15-20 minutes for general participant questions-and-answers. Promising practices should describe the vision, outcomes, challenges, and concrete examples and strategies for effecting change. Data, findings, and applications should be presented in ways that are accessible to participants and allow them to discuss implications. Rubric-focused proposals should briefly describe the tool, how it can be used, strategies for implementation and plans for using the data for assessing its effectiveness and advancing student learning.
If the session is better suited to a particular department, program, discipline or level of expertise (novice, intermediate, advanced), please make that clear.
Format 3: Poster Sessions (60 minutes; 1-2 facilitators; 6'x3' skirted table; internet access, electrical outlet, and other supports as available, upon request)
Poster sessions lend themselves well to combining visual displays of key information with written materials and small group interaction to create a more individualized learning experience. These sessions provide an opportunity for you to share your work with the full conference audience, and they are a valuable way to initiate conversations with colleagues with similar interests. These sessions can include 3'x 4' boards to display charts, diagrams, pictures, and/or graphs that depict program components, findings, samples of student work, participant testimony, and so on. You may also wish to present information through technological means or other types of visual displays that can be set-up on the 6'x3' table provided.
NOTE: Our ability to provide technical assistance is limited, but if you have a project for which you need such assistance, we are happy to explore options with you. Poster boards are provided upon request.
Format 4: Facilitated Discussions (60 minutes; 1-2 facilitators; room set in round tables; no audio-visual)
Facilitated discussions provide time for colleagues to share expertise and experiences on a topic of similar interest. They provide a valuable opportunity to network and reflect upon ideas, challenges, and possible solutions in a slightly more informal setting. The facilitator briefly presents information on a topic related to one of the conference themes and assists the group in examining issues of concern and new ways of thinking about the topic. She/he can then pose or invite a question to stimulate and focus the conversation so that others can share their own experiences using the particular practice or strategy.
Become a LEAP Featured Session
Conference sessions designated as "LEAP Featured Sessions" are intended to highlight the innovative work of colleges and universities that are members of AAC&U's LEAP Campus Action Network (CAN). Featured Sessions make explicit links between campus-based educational reform and the essential learning outcomes, principles of excellence, and high-impact practices described in AAC&U's Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative.
For more information on applying to have your conference session designated as a LEAP Featured Session, visit www.aacu.org/leap/can/FeaturedSessions.cfm.
Submitting a Proposal
The deadline for proposal submission is June 1, 2011. Please direct any questions to Siah Annand at email@example.com.
Upon submission of your proposal, you should receive an automatic message indicating that we have received your proposal. If you do not receive this message, please e-mail Siah Annand at email@example.com to confirm that we have received your proposal.
You will receive notification about the status of your proposal by mid July, 2011.
Registration Fees
All session facilitators at the conference are responsible for the appropriate conference registration fees, travel, and hotel expenses. Please be sure all individuals in your proposal have this information and can be available to present at any time throughout the event. Presentation times range from Thursday, February 23, 2012 beginning at 8:00 p.m. through Saturday, February 25 at 12:00 noon.
Resources for Attendees of Your Session
Conference participants appreciate receiving materials that help them prepare in advance for sessions and implement new ideas when they return to campus. To encourage active participation in sessions, we strongly encourage facilitators to provide links to online resources and advanced readings in their proposal or as soon as they become available before the conference. We will include these links in the preliminary program when it is posted online. After the conference, all presenters will be asked to provide additional electronic resources that will be posted on the conference Web site.
Final Reminders
Please complete all fields in the submission form including title and contact information for all additional facilitators.
Include links to supplemental materials, if available.
Please remember that by submitting a proposal, you agree to:
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Houston Data Recovery Services
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Data Analyzers is a leader in the Data Recovery industry and provided unparalleled data recovery services throughout the entire nation. While there are certainly many companies and webpages that advertise data recovery services in Houston, most companies are actually located out of state and often deceive their clients by showing a virtual presents and sometimes even claiming to do all work locally, then sending the clients' data out of state without their knowledge or consent. The truth of the matter is that there are less than a dozen of qualified data recovery companies equipped with clean rooms and advanced data recovery capabilities. Despite what some may claim.
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Led by another terrific performance quarterback Chris Dixon, the Sioux Falls Storm moved to 10-0 on the season with a 66-39 win over the Green Bay Blizzard.
The three-time MVP passed for four touchdowns and added one on the ground to keep his team undefeated on the season. Wide receiver Clinton Solomon added two receiving scores and running back had two on the ground.
Defensively, it was the third straight game in which the team held an opponent under 40 points as they continue to emphasis both sides of the football.
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The Future is Now: Re-visioning Skills for the 21st Century Classroom
EDUC 792 or 600
Instructor: Dr. Larry Napoleon
Grading: Letter
Spring, Summer & Fall (Ongoing)
Instruction Mode: Combination
Location: Course is available either online or print-based, ,
Academic Level: K-12 Professional Development
NDSU Credit Fee: $390
Partner Class Offered Through Learner's Edge
Course Description:
This course will provide information for moving you and your students toward a skill set that includes innovative technologies, and life and career skills. As you explore new ideas you will be challenged to shift in a positive manner toward a higher level of critical thinking and enhanced curriculum and instruction. Problem solving, creativity and media and digital literacy skills are addressed, as well as the retooling and shifting of the current school system.
As a result of this participation in this course, students should:
1. Gain an understanding of the skills students need in the 21st century
2. Analyze ways that teachers and schools can meet the demands of 21st century learners
3. Assess and evaluate growth potential and current practice of teachers and schools pertaining to 21st century skills and philosophy
4. Apply techniques for directly addressing skills highlighted in the text
5. Critique examples of work driven by the 21st century paradigm and reflect on possible
modifications to current curriculum
Text(s): Trilling, Bernie and Fadel, C. (2009). 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times. CA: Jossey-Bass. (DVD also included)
Articles: (referenced in the study guide and posted on our website)
Ferrier, W. (May 2010). Educational Leadership: Preparing to Teach Digitally, pages 88-89.
Harris Helm, J., Turkes, S. and Hinton, K. (April, 2010). Educational Leadership: A Habitat for 21st Century Learning, pages 66-69.
Rose, M. (April, 2010). Educational Leadership: Reform: To What End?, pages 6-11.
Rotherham, A., and Willingham, D. (Sept. 2009). Educational Leadership: 21st Century Skills: The Challenges Ahead, pages 16-21.


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A collection of news and information related to Jimmy Page published by this site and its partners.
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Led Zeppelin gives rare interview to David LettermanStory | Nov 30, 2012 | 4:45 PMDavid Letterman has landed a rare interview with John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. The legendary rock group visits "Late Show With David Letterman" at 11:35 p.m. Monday on CBS (WKMG-Channel 6). Letterman and Led...
Listicle: 10 Things Wikipedia Taught Me About Drummer Carmine Appice
Led Zeppelin songs to fuel NBC series 'Revolution'
Led Zeppelin movie gets an encore screening in Hampton
Led Zeppelin film 'Celebration Day' captures band at its (reunited) bestStory | Oct 16, 2012 | 4:23 PMOn the first song Led Zeppelin plays in "Celebration Day," the new film of its 2007 reunion concert at London's 02 stadium that opens Oct. 17 for a two-day-only cinematic run, the viewer's initial reaction may be to cringe....
Led Zeppelin To Release 'Celebration Day' Concert Film
'Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day' Showing at Selected Theaters Statewide
PASSINGS: Big Jim SullivanStory | Oct 5, 2012Big Jim Sullivan, 71, an acclaimed session guitarist who played on dozens of rock 'n' roll and pop hits in the 1960s and '70s, died Tuesday at his home in West Sussex, England, said his wife, Norma. He suffered from heart disease and diabetes. Sullivan...
David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman getting Kennedy Center HonorsStory | Sep 12, 2012 | 4:46 PMOscar winner Dustin Hoffman, late-night host David Letterman and rock band Led Zeppelin will receive the Kennedy Center Honors in December. Bluesman Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova are the other honorees. This year marks the awards' 35th...
Rain delays Pitchfork opening; Outer Minds, Lower Dens kick off fest
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The Color Brown
Topics : Preschool, Colors, Fine Motor Skills, Letters
This preschool and kindergarten worksheet is a fun project where kids make their very own book about the color brown. Kids learn and reinforce a range of skills as they write their names, trace words in brown, color brown pictures, and cut out the pages of their books.
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Feather Hair Pieces - Feather Headpieces
Feather head pieces are all the rage and you can have your own bridal ostrich feather hair piece or barrette by shopping in this section. We have dozens of feather hair pieces in varying price ranges.
Feather Head Pieces and Feather Fascinators are all the rage right now! Perfect for any occasion, a feather hair piece is the perfect finishing touch for any outfit! Ostrich feather hair pieces are particularly in style now and Advantage Bridal is pleased to offer a variety of styles and sizes perfect to fit any budget and taste!
A feather hair comb can dress up a casual outfit and help you make a fashion statement wherever you wear it. Some of our head pieces are finished off with rhinestones, crystals, or pearl. Not just for brides, these tasteful and fashionable feather hair combs are available to everyone. Some of the feather hair pieces are in ivory while others are in white. But no matter the event, you are sure to be the talk of the affair when you walk in wearing a feather head piece from Advantage Bridal.


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:"Ma, there's a thundercloud in the sky. I Guess I can't take you and the young 'uns to the football game. The NCAA wants to protect players from lightning strikes and I can't in good conscience do any less for my family. If something were to happen to the kids, the state would accuse us both of child endangerment and if you were to be hit by lightning, I woud never forgive myself. Besides, they might even arrest me for spousal abuse."
"You know, that Luck fella must be psychic. He got the selling of beer aprroved and what else does a person have to do but drink beer during those long lightning delays"
"What do you mean there will be no one to drive me home, Ma. That pretty cousin Sue of yours lives right beside the Stadium and as friendly, as she is, I'm sure she won't mind me spending the night."
Oops! I think Ma just gave me,"The Look" I glance at the kids. They have that, "Ma just gave you," The Look", expression on their faces. I mumble something about spending the money we'll save by not going to the game on a big sceen tv or something.
Now, I've seen "The Look" before, and a person's safety and that of his family comes first.
Damn those thunderclouds! I didn't realize how dangerous they were!
I guess I'll just stay at home and play it safe. If the NCAA says thse thunderclouds are too dangerous, I surely can't subject my family to them..


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PLEASE sign this online petition to show your disgust at the despicable group of Muslims who are planning to march in Wootton bassett. Obviously our spineless government is incapable of doing anything to protect our true heroes & their families from the deep hurt this will cause. UK WE NEED TO MAKE OUR VOICE HEARD…
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Police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that happened in LaVergne early Sunday morning, leaving the victim hospitalized.Officers responded to the disturbance call just after 1:00 a.m. at 108 Sunset Drive. The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was last listed in stable condition. Police said alcohol is believed to have played a role in the stabbing. No other details were released.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – I often wonder if I am the only one
who still asks this question:
How many yards would Michael Bush have gained as a senior at
the University of Louisville six years ago if he hadn't suffered that broken
leg early in the second half against Kentucky?
Bush started that game looking like a guy who was going to
go for 2,000 yards. He had 128 yards and three touchdowns early in the third
quarter. Then he collided with Wesley Woodyard, and you wondered if he was ever
going to get healthy.
Well, he's definitely healthy now – and the Chicago Bears
are counting on Bush to become a touchdown machine in the red zone this season,
after taking Bush away from Oakland as a free agent.
Bush, the former Male High star, looked solid Saturday night
in an exhibition game against Washington, scoring twice in five carries.
This is what Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune wrote about
Bush today:
"… Michael Bush should be good for 10 (TDs)
or so. The Bears are going to use Bush in the red zone and you got a good look
at that Saturday with Bush scoring on one- and eight-yard runs. On the second,
he met Redskins linebacker Perry Riley in the hole and completely faked him
"Bush was signed because he is a physical,
245-pound runner who can, as Tice says, 'move the pile.' He also showed he's
got a little shake to his game.
" 'We know Michael can run in between the
tackles but I think it was good for him to show everyone he can make you miss
also,' Smith said. 'A guy was 1-on-1 in the hole and it was a great cut by him
to make the guy miss. He's a big back. He can do a lot of good things.' "
Bush will wear No. 29 – and share the ball
with Matt Forte in Chicago.
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Ikernel.exe is the InstallShield installation engine that belongs to the InstallShield software developed by InstallShield Software Corporation. InstallSheild is vastly preferred by users because it simplifies the installation process and reduces the risk of installation errors. Ikernel.exe acts as the engine or driving force behind InstallShield. Since there are hundreds of applications that use InstallShield for installation, the chances of ikernel.exe errors are quite high. Let us now have a look at some of the common ikernel.exe errors and their solutions.
Error Message: "
Ikernel.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0x771c741a" referenced memory at "0x00163650" The memory could not be read. Click on ok to terminate the program."
Cause of Error
This ikernel.exe error message may occur when one or more of the following conditions are true:
Error Message: "
The InstallShield engine ikernel.exe could not be launched. Error loading type library/dll."
Cause of Error
Error Message: "Ikernel cannot be copied to C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32″
This error may occur if you do not have the required privileges to perform the task.
Resolution Methods
Depending on the error and the cause, you may use one of the following methods to fix ikernel.exe application errors.
Resolving Java Related Issues
Method 1: Rename the InstallShield Engine folder.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine
Method 2: Delete the InstallShield Engine folder.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine
Resolving Issue Related to Old, Damaged Or Corrupted Files
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine.
Resolving Issues with Windows XP Hotfix Q328310
The Windows XP Hotfix Q328310 issue occurs because the hotfix conflicts with the InstallShield engine because a Win32 API is not executed as desired.
Method 1: Download and Install Windows XP Hotfix Q328310
Method 2: Uninstall the Windows XP Hotfix Q328310 Temporarily
You may try this method if the patch does not work for you. Generally, uninstalling any Windows Hotfix is not a desirable path to take. This may be a necessary action for the installation of Java on the machine. The Hotfix may be reinstalled after Java has installed correctly.
Resolve Missing Stdole32.tlb, Stdole2.tlb and Stdole.tlb Issue
Note that filename represents the name of the file that you would like to expand. Drive represents the drive letter where Windows is installed, usually C:\.
Resolving Ikernel cannot be copied to C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32 Issue
iKernel.exe and other computer errors may also occur if there are problems with your registry. To fix these registry problems, you may use a registry scanner like RegGenie. The scan will determine what registry-related issues need to be fixed, fix them and also remove possible sources of errors.
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The Metro Public Health Department and the Nashville Academy of Veterinary Medicine are once again holding their low-cost vaccination clinics for local animal owners.
The clinics are set for the last three Saturdays in March at 27 area schools.
The rabies vaccine costs $10 for dogs and cats.
Also, the Metro Animal Control office, at 5125 Harding Place, will be offering microchips for your pet for $25.
For more, contact Metro Animal Care and Control at 615-862-7928.
The following are specific times and locations for the vaccination clinics, which will each run from 1 to 4 p.m.:
March 17, 2012
March 24, 2012
March 31,2012
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Book Description:
This groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. Each lesson has a textbook reading assignment with corresponding CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital to help students make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information resources essential to patient care. The result is a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience.Meaningful, real-world problems place users in nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transitionThe highly-engaging format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skillsLessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through the multi-floor virtual hospitalThe CD-ROM offers users the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video streaming of patient dialogue with nurses, and other related materialsThe multi-floor virtual hospital has content on Patient Care, Patient Records, Case Conference, and Clinical Review to engage the user in the subject matter and allow for further explorationThe virtual hospital includes a Pediatric Floor, a Well-Child Clinic, and a Surgery DepartmentA clock icon appears under each lesson, estimating how much time it will take to completeA linkage icon alerts the user whenever they are about to begin an exercise that connects with the previous lessonsTOC/Index matches chapters from the textbook with patients and lessons in the workbook
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Auburn Soccer Holds End Of The Year Banquet
April 25, 2005 AUBURN -- The Auburn soccer team held its year-end banquet Saturday night, honoring the success of the SEC Western Division Champions and recognizing the numerous individual awards.
The seniors led the way for the Tigers on the field in 2004 and Chrissy Culver, Megan Rivera, Sarah Steinmann and Jenn Walters were honored for their contributions, leading the team to a 15-4-2 record and a second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Culver, a forward, was named as the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player while Rivera, a goalkeeper, was awarded as the Most Valuable Defensive Player. Steinmann and Walters were given the Captain Award for their service and leadership during the season.
"It was a special night honoring our 2004 season," head coach Karen Hoppa said. "It is always exciting rewarding the team with their championship rings. It was an especially touching night with our seniors and it was great seeing all of them recognized for their exceptional careers."
Awards were handed out for Auburn career records with the seniors claiming seven new school records during their four seasons. Walters, the "iron woman" of the team, played in every match while at Auburn and now holds the records for matches played, matches started and consecutive matches started, all at 84.
Steinmann now holds the record for game-winning goals with 11 and Rivera holds every goalkeeper record including goals against average (0.82), saves (328) and shutouts (33). The goals against average and shutouts records are also SEC records.
Defender Ashley Eason was named the team's Unsung Hero, junior forward Ashley Willis is the Most Improved Player, junior transfer Courtney Crandell is the team's Rookie of the Year, redshirt freshman goalkeeper Anna Fiser earned the Coaches' Award and midfielder Jada Stewart was awarded the Academic Captain Award. Also given out during the banquet were All-SEC, All-Region and All-American awards earned during the season. Defender Ronda Brooks became the first sophomore at Auburn to earn both NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-America honors in the same season. Brooks was also named to the All-SEC First Team and both All-Region teams. Culver, Rivera, Steinmann and Walters all earned All-SEC and All-Region honors and Rivera became the first four-time All-American in Auburn history with Soccer Buzz third team honors. Freshman defender Lauren Stewart was the other Tiger given SEC accolades as she was named to the All-Freshman team. "These last four years have been a great experience and I am thankful for all Auburn has given me," Rivera said. "This season was fun and I will have a lot of great memories. All of those individual awards and All-America honors are a tribute to how strong our teams were. It is absolutely a reflection on their hard work as well." Auburn's 2005 schedule will be released later this spring. The Tigers will be hoping to defend their SEC Western Division title for the fifth consecutive season in the fall.
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The Weekend's coming and we're due to be playing agianst Old Actonians this weekned (If I can get any petrol to get there that is). Last weeks match ended with a comprehensive victory over Hackney, though I spent much of the match sidelined with a dodgy knee. That's me getting the wedgie in the picture...
Never mind... hopefully we'll continue our unbeaten run this weekend with a victory in the first full league match of the season.
And the Northampton Saints are doing well... At least the Saints look like not having to struggle to stay up this season! And England hold the ashes. It has been a good week!


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Jackals News
Elmira Rolls Past ReadingSaturday, March 30, 2013
READING, Pa. - The Elmira Jackals wrapped up the 2012-13 regular season with a 3-2 shootout win over the Reading Royals at the Sovereign Center on Saturday night. The win moved the Jackals' record to 40-25-7 on the season, and gave them 40 wins for the third time in six years in the ECHL.
With Florida's win over Orlando and Gwinnett's win over Greenville, the Jackals head into the playoffs as the fifth seed to take on the Everblades. Game 1 will be on Friday, April 5 at Germain Arena with a 7:30 scheduled faceoff.
Click here for tonight's box score.
The first period was about as dominant as it could be for the Jackals, but they only made it out of the frame with a tie. Reading goaltender Riley Gill swatted away 14 of the 15 shots the Jackals sent his way, and thanks to that the Royals held a brief 1-0 lead despite five shots. Stan Galiev swatted home a loose puck on the doorstep at 17:08 for his 23rd goal and a 1-0 Reading lead. Elmira wasted next to no time in its effort for the tying goal. Jordon Southorn unleashed a shot from the point that was deflected home by Jean Bourbeau for his 21st of the season. It came just 26 seconds after Galive's strike.
Reading flipped the script on Elmira in the second period and outshot the Jackals 9-4. A well placed deflection by Julien Cayer turned out to be the shot that lifted the Royals back into the lead. Ethan Cox pressured the Jackals into an errant clearing attempt up the left wing boards. After keeping the puck in, Bryant Molle turned a slap shot on goal that Cayer tipped in for his third of the season. Gill stopped each of the four shots Elmira sent his way and the Jackals headed into the third needed a comeback.
The Jackals took a page out of Reading's playbook to find the tying score near the midway point of the stanza. Chaz Johnson polished off a Reading defenseman on the forecheck and left the puck for a centering pass by Brandon Blandina. The rookie found Matt Tassone open in the slot, and his shot was tucked neatly under the crossbar for his fourth with Elmira in nine games. Each team had a power play opportunity within the final five minutes of play but could not break the tie. So the game shifted to overtime to decide the winner.
Each team managed a single shot in the sudden death frame with left a shootout to decide the winner. Elmira piled in goals from Andrew Rowe, Matt Carter, and Kyle Bushee over their first four attempts. At the other end, Ian Keserich stopped all three of Reading's shooters and lifted Elmira to the win.
Keserich stopped 26 shots in all to earn his eighth win of the season. Elmira was 0-for-3 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
Mark your calendars! The Jackals will be back on home ice for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Florida Everblades. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at First Arena. Tickets are on sale right now through the First Arena Box Office, by phone at 607-734-7825, and online.
Jackals playoff ticket packages are on sale right now. They give fans a discount off of the box office price, and feature a convenient "pay-as-we-play" feature that assures you only pay for the games that will be played. Fans can download the playoff ticket form to order their package or call 607-734-7825 for more information.
All Jackals playoff games will be broadcast on the home of Jackals hockey, WEHH 1600 AM & 93.9 FM. The broadcast will also be streamed online at www.1600wehh.com and the internet TV broadcast is provided by America One.
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Upcoming Events:
April 10, 7:05 p.m. - Jackals vs. Everblades. Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 3. Click here for tickets.
April 12, 7:05 p.m. - Jackals vs. Everblades. Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 4. Click here for tickets.
April 13, 7:05 p.m. - Jackals vs. Everblades. Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 5 (if necessary). Click here for tickets.
April 20, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Teen Dance Craze. Come dance the night away at First Arena. Click here for tickets.


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We all are looking to next season and putting in our 2 cents. Here I will break down our contract situation for next season, so we may have a realistic idea of what product we will be able to put on the ice next season.
Expiring Contracts:
According to capgeek the Canes have a few guys with expiring contracts next year. IMO we don't have enough. Here is a look at who's contract is expiring:
- Chad Larose UFA 1.7m
- Zac Dalpe RFA 875k
- Riley Nash RFA 875k
- Tim Brent UFA 750k
- Joe Corvo UFA 2m
- MA Bergeron UFA 1m
- B Sanguinetti UFA 700k
- Brett Bellemore UFA 525k
- Dan Ellis UFA 800k
- Tim Wallace UFA 700k
- Jenks
- Nodl
- Gragnani
- Boychuk
- Jordan
- Samson
- Pither
- Krueger
- Jared Staal
- Sova
- Brett Sutter
- Muse
If we assume nobody is resigned next year our lines will look like this:
FWD: () = expiring contract slot to fill.
- E. Staal - Tlusty - Semin
- J. Staal - Skinner - Ruutu
- Bowman - () - Dwyer
- () - () - Westgarth
- Gleason - Faulk
- McBain - Pitkanen
- Harrison - Murphy
Now we know that even though we are only showing 3 open spots, this will not be sufficient since hockey is a sport that requires depth. People will get hurt.
If the Canes go the easy route and re-sign their expiring RFA's Dalpe and Nash (they should IMO) to contracts of the same value they will be left with $5,103,333 in cap space. The lines would look like this:
- E. Staal - Tlusty - Semin
- J. Staal - Skinner - Ruutu
- Bowman - Nash - Dwyer
- Dalpe - () - Westgarth
- Gleason - Faulk
- McBain - Pitkanen
- Harrison - Murphy
If the season ended today the canes would have the 5th overall pick (assuming the lottery goes accordingly). According to Hockey's Future the Canes are the 25th ranked team prospect wise. This is pretty bad considering we haven't been a playoff team in several years. One of the main problems IMO is because we have had 9th place finishes a few times, you could call us the Calgary Flames of the Eastern Conference. This year's draft is supposed to be a deep draft, and Hockey's Future says that we are lacking in winger depth and Goalie depth. I tend to agree. One area I disagree with is I believe that you cannot really judge prospects due to position in the CHL or wherever they previously played. Not all the time do young centers make the jump to center in the NHL (see Jeff Skinner). Here is a look at the upcoming prospects in the top 10 according to TSN that the Canes should be looking at:
Craig's List: (March 4)
- Seth Jones - D
- Jonathan Drouin - LW
- Nate MacKinnon - C
- Aleksander Barkov - C
- Valeri Nichushkin - LW
- Darnell Nurse - D
- Sean Monahan - C
- Elias Lindholm - C
- Nikita Zadorov - D
- Zachary Fucale - G
ISS Ranking: (March 15)
- Seth Jones - D
- Valeri Nichushkin - LW
- Nate MacKinnon - C
- Jonathan Drouin - LW
- Darnell Nurse - D
- Aleksander Barkov - C
- Nikita Zadorov - D
- Elias Lindholm - C
- Sean Monahan - C
- Rasmus Ristolainen - D
Another place the Hurricanes need to look at to improve their roster is in free agency this coming off season. The only problem here is the obvious, the cap room. Here is a look at some notable free agents according to Cap Geek:
Depth Centers / 4th liners:
1. Boyd Gordon - 1.3 mil - good defensive fwd, good at face-offs - somewhat injury-prone, not very good offensively
2. David Steckel - 1.1 mil - great at face-offs, big defensive fwd, can score - not very fast
3. Chris Mueller - 550k - affordable, versatile fwd, has worked with Muller before - not very strong, only 5'11There are not a lot of options at the center position that will be affordable. I think Steckel would be a good fit, and I was hoping we would land him last year. Muller did say that we would need to get bigger if we entered a into a division with the Atlantic teams. Steckel would be a guy that could help.
To look at how the Canes can improve their defense check out PackPride's take here.
Let me know what you guys think!


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Now riders heading home from work can stop by and order items from a limited menu.
Peapod hopes the service will make it easier for people who don't have time to shop the traditional way.
The service will be available at eight suburban Metra stations and at nine CTA stops in the city.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell agreed Tuesday to meet with Jonathan Vilma and the rest of the New Orleans Saints players who were accused this offseason of being involved in the bounty scandal.
Four players were implicated in the investigation conducted by the NFL: Vilma, Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove and Will Smith. Only Smith and Vilma remain with the team, but all four are going to take part in the sit-down with Goodell.
According to NFL.com, both sides are very open to the meeting.
"We have accepted Commissioner Goodell's invitation to meet with him to share information and hopefully resolve this matter appropriately," Vilma's lawyer, Peter Ginsberg, said Tuesday.
Vilma is the central figure in this situation, with the middle linebacker in the process of suing Goodell for defamation.
Vilma said he is hoping the league will take this meeting with an open mind, with the commissioner making the decision on his fate afterward. The NFL released a statement, also on Tuesday afternoon, to explain its expectations.
"Each player suspended in the Saints' bounty matter has declined multiple opportunities to meet with league representatives to present information," the league said. "We have reminded each of those players that we remain willing to meet with them prior to the commissioner making the determination called for by the CBA Appeals Panel. We intend to conduct any such meetings that are scheduled per our normal process under the CBA."
For more on the Saints' bounty Scandal, please be sure to check out our blog Canal Street Chronicles and our dedicated NFL hub.


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Florida Women's Golf Coach Jan Dowling Announces Resignation - GatorZone.com
Kinda surprising that Dowling's resigning — when Jeremy Foley says he's surprised, it's a surprise — because she seemed to have Florida on the right track, but her Gators were neither winning nor really competing for SEC and national titles. Women's golf — the only Florida sport I was ever a "beat" writer for, though I was terrible on that beat — is one of the hardest sports for the Gators to be nationally competitive in, and the Gators' best chances at winning titles in it in recent memory came under Jill Briles-Hinton, not Dowling. Whether a national search will turn up the coach who can, too, is uncertain.


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Thursday night junk food
We've been very naughty lately, eating takeaway at home and eating junk food when we're at the shops!
I've gone from having a Filet-O-Fish thing to having a Big Mac thing!
Jac felt like a beef burger with salad in it ("But not a Big Mac", she said), so I got her a McFeast. This was an unusually saucy McFeast (good for Jac, as she loves heavy sauce), leaking mayonnaise from one side.
I've written many times about the poor quality of McDonald's fries. I should've returned them and asked for fresh fries, but as I've also said before, it just wasn't convenient to do so this time.
I got us a 10-pack of Chicken McNuggets as well. We ate six or seven nuggets between us and took the rest home.
As I finished my burger, Jac went to Donut King to get something sweet for her dessert. She returned with this - an apple crumble and rhubarb donut. Obviously, the "crumble" was represented by the vague sprinkling of crumbs on top of the iced donut. "But where's the rhubarb?" I asked.
Inside, of course! There were real chunks of cooked rhubarb in the syrupy sweet filling. Jac said the flavours of the donut were good, but it tasted a little stale. I guess it had been sitting there all day before being bought by Jac in the evening.
I have lots of writing to do this weekend - responses to comments and emails (as usual), and I still haven't finished writing up the posts from our recent holiday. I'm really looking forward to sharing my holiday photos with you guys! This weekend's also a busy one socially - on Saturday we're going to the 60th birthday party for one of my aunts, and we're having a Mothers' Day lunch with Jac's family on Sunday. Jac's preparing the starter for the meal on Sunday - I think she's planning to do something with seafood. She's been flicking through her recipe books all week for inspiration. I wonder what it will be - fish, scallops, or prawns?


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Someday I'm coming out west for fall. For the last 20 years we've had one or two kids in school and can't be gone, plus it's the husbands busy season at work. But, after the youngest is out of high school I am there! I'm dreaming of a fall backpacking trip where the aspens are plentiful! We typically have gorgeous falls in MO but we don't have aspens and this year we had a serious lack of rain!


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Bus Bonanza Expected at WTC Memorial
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tom Stoelker.
While most of the World Trade Center site whirls in mid-construction, the National September 11 Memorial is a mere 208 days from completion. That thought brings both relief and consternation to local residents who have seen their neighborhood become a national flash point for mourning, controversy, and debate. It is also about to become one of the most heavily trafficked tourist destinations in the country.
Community Board 4 Welcomes Bjarke to New York
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Branden Klayko.
Bjarke Ingels' star-studded ascendancy to New York architecture fame was checked last night as Community Board 4′s land-use committee had its first look at Durst Fettner Residential's planned W57 tower in Hell's Kitchen. Already sobered by a two-hour discussion of planned zoning changes only blocks from BIG's courtyard-skyscraper hybrid, the board quietly sat through Ingels' signature multimedia show detailing the strenuous process that guided the sloping tower's design.
World Trade Weekly: Last of the Deutsche Bank
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tom Stoelker.
[ As the World Trade Center continues its ascent, AN stops by the massive construction site for a weekly update. ]
From behind a blue tarp shielding the remains of the Deutsche Bank building, the sound of groaning metal being bent into submission has stopped. Debris sits separated in two neat piles, one for crushed cement and the other for metal. A polished Peterbilt mack truck with an empty container made its way through gate to take away yet another load. There were no formalities, but by this time next week the last of the World Trade Center ruins will be gone.
Code Orange: You, Too, Can Be a Zoning Expert
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Tom Stoelker.
You can't miss the New York Department of City Planning's 2011 Zoning Handbook—it's bright orange. Clear and navigable, the book reads like an intermediate level foreign language textbook.
The latest edition, like the 2006 version, includes user-friendly line drawings of buildings connected to cartoon balloons providing detailed information. The new handbook hit the agency's bookstore yesterday.
Partying for the World Architectural Festival
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tom Stoelker.
The 2011 World Architecture Festival was in town beating the drum for their international competition at the Van Alen Institute last night. Paul Finch, the festival's program director, was joined by AN Editor-in-Chief William Menking and Van Alen Chair Abbey Hamlin in hosting the star-studded event.
The frigid weather did not deter a distinguished crowd—white maned Richard Meier, red scarved Bernard Tschumi, man of the hour Thomas Leeser, Parks Commish Adrian Benepe—from celebrating what promises to be a hot ticket this November in Barcelona. With his English lilt Finch thanked the crowd for coming and promised his remarks would steer clear of Ricky Gervais territory.
He briefly outlined some of the goals for this year's program, which included a bigger tent to incorporate interior architecture as well. While no hat was passed, Finch did say that the organization would be happy to take donations in any denomination. Jan Berman of MechoShade promptly offered to make a donation in lira.
World Trade Weekly: Lunch Break Edition
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tom Stoelker.
[ As the World Trade Center continues its ascent, AN stops by the massive construction site for a weekly update. ]
Lunchtime at the World Trade Center site is a colorful sight even on an overcast and foggy day. Hundreds of construction workers in bright yellow and orange safety vests pour into neighborhood delis and pizza joints, but most crowd into the tiny local gourmet food store, the Amish Market. There, burly gents in hard hats hum to the Nat King Cole soundtrack while choosing prosciutto over pastrami. Make no mistake, these guys know food.
Back at the site, just two bays of the Deutsche Bank remain to tear down, a row of windows appeared on the northwest corner of One World Trade, and the steel mullions for a glass curtain wall began to wrap their way around Snøhetta's Museum Pavilion.
Quick Clicks> Piano, Plazas, Babbling, Budget Cuts
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Branden Klayko.
Manhattanville's Piano. While tallying who is the biggest landlord in New York (it's still the church by a hair), The Observer uncovered a few new views of Renzo Piano's Jerome L. Green Science Center at Columbia's Manhattanville campus, seen here next to a train viaduct.
Pedestrianizing New York. The remaking of New York's public spaces continues its forward march. Brownstoner has details on the planned pedestrian plaza on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn and StreetsBlog highlights DOT's plans to create a permanent block-long Plaza de las Americas in Washington Heights.
Archi-babble. Witold Rybczynski talkes issue with architecture's professional jargon in Slate, including a beginner's guide to commonly used words from assemblage to gesamtkunstwerk. What's your favorite word from the language of architecture?
Subway Squeeze. We're not talking about your crowded commute, but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to trim $100 million from transit. Transportation Nation and StreetsBlog have the details and implications for getting around New York.
Quick Clicks> Greenways Coast to Coast
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Branden Klayko.
Hell's Gate. Gothamist reports that the NYC Economic Development Corporation is planning to spruce up a trail beneath the Hell's Gate Bridge railroad trestle on Randall's Island. The pedestrian and bike path will eventually connect to the South Bronx Greenway.
Portlandia Greenway. A multi-use path planned since 2004 is finally getting underway in Portland, according to Bike Portland. The South Waterfront Greenway Trail might not feature those great archways from the Hell's Gate Bridge, but it does offer another innovation: separated pedestrian and bike paths.
Biking JFK. Golden Gate Park could be much more bikable this spring. StreetsBlog says a bright green dedicated, bi-directional bike lane is planned along San Francisco's John F. Kennedy Drive and will eventually connect western neighborhoods with downtown and park attractions.
Have you're say. The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and the Regional Plan Association are hosting a visioning workshop for a planned greenway in Red Hook, Brooklyn. You can voice your suggestions for the Columbia Street Waterfront Park tomorrow, February 2 at 6:30PM.
Bunshaft Deconstructed?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tom Stoelker.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has put the Gordon Bunshaft-designed Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company Building onto its Public Meeting/Public Hearing agenda for tomorrow morning at 9:30AM. Up for discussion will be the building's first and second floor interiors, including the entrance lobby, escalators, teller counters, and floor and ceiling surfaces.
The iconic vault designed by Henry Dreyfuss, which is visible from Fifth Avenue, and Harry Bertoia's multifaceted metallic screen both made it on to the agenda. But according to Theodore Grunewald of the Coalition to Save MHT, the Bertoia has already been removed by Chase Bank, the sculpture's owner.
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All present and accounted for.
Running back Michael Bush joined the Raiders in Napa on Saturday, the club confirmed. The first indication Bush reported came from the Twitter account of safety Michael Huff, who said he was having breakfast with Bush.
Bush's arrival means either signed a a one-year, $2.6 million tender as a restricted free agent or he received a deal with more years and more money
Hell yeah, hopefully we get some more signings in the next couple days. I'm excited for the season!!!!


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I am going to highlight the matchups that will have the biggest effect on the BCS computers for the ACC and specifically FSU each week. Of course FSU must win every week so I will never bother to list them
These are the games where the ACC must win or will take a big hit from the computers. These are little upside but big downside games
BC @ USC- This was a house money game until WSU won last week. As long as BC ends up towards the bottom of the division even a loss wont hurt to bad with the computers. In the human perception area this is still house money because even with the USC dumpster fire they still are SC and it will be BC in many ways that put the foot on the throat
Here are the non ACC games that have the biggest effect so far
Bama@TAM A Bama win helps the ACC because it lessons the impact of the VT loss in the computers
UCF@PSU and UWM@NW The B1G winning both are great because it lessons the impact of the Cuse losses
Tenn@Oregon and Ole Miss@Texas Oregon winning lessons the impact of UVA loss, while a Texas win boost UVA a bit in the computers