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Steely Dan to tour with Elvis Costello
Another huge industry pairing is a go.
Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker announced in mid-February that the "Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour" will not only run in 2015, it has added several new summer dates that will include special guests Elvis Costello & the Imposters.
Steely Dan had already announced an eight-date April run, which included a stop penciled in at the renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. But now comes the news that there will be not one … not two …but three Rock and Roll Hall of Famers sharing the same bill. To say fans are excited is an understatement!
The summer 2015 tour dates with Elvis Costello will kick off at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 6th and hit at least 20 cities before concluding on August 12th in West Palm Beach, Florida.
In addition to all the hits and fan favorites from Elvis Costello that fans are accustomed to hearing, concertgoers will also be treated to selections from Steely Dan's four-decade catalog. Costello is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for concert appearances with pianist Steve Nieve. He has also entered into acclaimed collaborations with Burt Bacharach, The Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, guitarist Bill Frisell, composer Roy Nathanson, The Charles Mingus Orchestra, record producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett and Allen Toussaint.
Steely Dan's trek goes '8 Miles to Pancake Day' (Updated 9/13/13)
Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker aren't just in the midst of a tour. They're in a midst of a tour with an eyebrow-raising title called the "Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day." Wanna know what it means? Read on.
It turns out that nostalgia for old TV shows served as the inspiration to the tour name. They've claimed in various interviews that "Mood Swings" was the easy part. The other half came from reminiscing about the show "Route 66" and how each episode was named using very eccentric titles. Thus the subtitle for the duo's current trek.
Steely Dan's live shows have been compared to a journey back I time, featuring an 11-piece band (or some alteration of that number). Their two-hour set includes the jazz instrumental "Blueport," not to mention the jazz/rock tune "Your Gold Teeth" from their "Countdown to Ecstasy" album. There's also the title track to the album "Aja," followed by a solo from trombonist Jim Pugh on "Hey, Nineteen." The list goes on, of course, and the guys are performing one of their classic albums in its entirely before performing "selected" hits at every stop.
The set lists on the "Mood Swings" tour apparently come from survey questions that go out to the fans at every venue – the songs the people are clamoring for. And something else they've been asking about that may come to fruition is another album from the guys, though they are still mostly mum on the subject. (They've put out just two studio albums since the 1980's project "Gaucho.")
If you want to hear Steely Dan, it sounds like it's going to have to be on stage, as they breathe new life into old hits. But most die hards wouldn't have it any other way.
Steely Dan still 'Heavy Rollers' in the industry (Updated January 23, 2013)
Looking back, it's hard to believe that Steely Dan was once a studio-based band. Following the release of "Everything Must Go" in 2003, the band directed its focus to touring and live performances by 2006. They embarked on the Steelyard "Sugartooth" McDan and The Fab-Originees.com Tour, which featured Michael McDonald as part of the encore.
Certified road warriors at that point, Steely Dan rolled on with The Heavy Rollers Tour in 2007. By the time it closed, the band had played in Australia, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and North America. The tour continually expanded as promoters rushed to add more dates in response to ticket demand. The multiple-night stands in Japan marked their first visit to the "Land of the Rising Sun."
Four more years, four more tours marked 2008-2011. It started with the Think Fast Tour. Then came the Left Bank Holiday and Rent Part Tour, in which the band alternated performances at larger venues with multi-night theater shows. The following year, the touring supergroup Dukes of September Rhythm Revue and members of Steely Dan's live band came together on the road, and in 2011 the Shuffle Diplomacy Tour continued to showcase greatest hits and deep cuts alike.
The band celebrated the 40th anniversary of 1972's "Can't Buy a Thrill" in 2012, and opened 2013 by giving a masterclass to music students at Sunderland College. And though the band currently has no tour dates scheduled, it's only a matter of time until they're back on the road and rocking again.
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One of the most respected rock groups in history, Steely Dan can always be counted on to weave sophisticated jazz-based compositional techniques into the fabric of their songs and wry, clever humor into their lyrics. The band, which has always consisted of the base of Donald Fagan on keyboards and vocals, and Walter Becker on bass and vocals, has existed more as a studio group throughout its history than as a live performing act, except at select times. Fagan and Becker started Steely Dan while they were students, at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in the late 1960s. They added guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff 'Skunk Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder and singer David Palmer and chose the name Steely Dan, based on a literary reference from the William S. Burroughs novel The Naked Lunch. After a couple false starts with the band's first singles releases, 'Dallas' and 'Sail the Waterway,' Steely Dan made an immediate impression with their first album Can't Buy a Thrill, in 1972, which featured the hit singles 'Do It Again' and 'Reelin' in the Years.' Those tunes, plus 'Dirty Work,' sung by David Palmer, have endured as signature tunes for the band and continue to receive classic rock radio play. The following year, Steely Dan released Coundown to Ecstasy and again struck well with the hit singles 'Show Biz Kids' and 'My Old School.' In 1974, Pretzel Logic, with 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number,' and Katy Lied in 1975 saw the band becoming significantly more sophisticated in its songwriting. Meanwhile, rifts between Fagan-Becker and the remaining members of the band caused some turnover in personnel, when singer and pianist Michael McDonald joined and they began bringing in a succession of studio musicians for their albums, such as the critically acclaimed Aja , with several jazz musicians and Gaucho in 1978. By then, Steely Dan had ceased touring and only produced music in the studio. A number of hiatuses have followed through the years, but the new millennium has seen a resurgence of activity for Steely Dan, with the 2000 album Two Against Nature , which won a Grammy Award, and Everything Must Go in 2003, as well as several concert tours. **Steely Dan tickets_ are a chance to see one of rock's most respected musical groups.
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|Album name
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|The Very Best of Steely Dan
|The Very Best of Steely Dan
|20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steely Dan
|The Definitive Collection
|Everything Must Go
|The Steely Dan Collection
|Two Against Nature
|Two Against Nature
|Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story
|Steely Dan
|Pretzel Logic
|The Root of Steely Dan
|Alive in America
|Remastered: The Best of Steely Dan, Then and Now
|Citizen Steely Dan: 1972-1980
|Old Regime
|The Very Best of Steely Dan
|A Decade of Steely Dan
|The Best of Steely Dan
|Sun Mountain
|Hey Nineteen
|Greatest Hits
|+ Fours
|The Royal Scam
|Katy Lied
|Countdown to Ecstasy
|Can't Buy a Thrill
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|Play Count
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|Do It Again
|Reelin' In The Years
|Rikki Don't Lose That Number
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|Hey Nineteen
|Dirty Work
|Kid Charlemagne
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Steely Dan Announces October Beacon Theatre Residency
Steely Dan has just announced a run of shows at New York City's famed Beacon Theatre. The eight-night residency will take place in mid-October, beginning on the 6th and ending on the 17th. Each show will feature the band tackling their classics, with different albums being performed on different nights. Among the hit records will be…Read more
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Steely Dan Tour Dates 2015
date city state venue 04/19/2015 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 04/18/2015 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 04/17/2015 Indio CA Empire Polo Field 04/17/2015 Indio CA Empire Polo Field 04/15/2015 Santa Barbara CA Santa Barbara Bowl 04/14/2015 Paso Robles CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre 04/11/2015 Las Vegas NV Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort 04/08/2015 Santa Rosa CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts 04/07/2015 Santa Rosa CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Steely Dan Tour Dates 2014
date city state venue 11/21/2014 Cronulla Nsw Brass Monkey 09/21/2014 Port Chester NY The Capitol Theatre 09/20/2014 Port Chester NY The Capitol Theatre 09/19/2014 Port Chester NY The Capitol Theatre 09/17/2014 Baltimore MD Pier Six Concert Pavilion 09/16/2014 Wallingford CT The Dome at Oakdale Theatre 09/14/2014 Huntington NY The Paramount 09/13/2014 Huntington NY The Paramount 09/12/2014 Atlantic City NJ Caesars Atlantic City 09/10/2014 Morristown NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center 09/09/2014 Morristown NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center 09/07/2014 Providence RI Providence Performing Arts Center 09/06/2014 Boston MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 09/04/2014 Red Bank NJ Count Basie Theatre 09/03/2014 Red Bank NJ Count Basie Theatre 08/31/2014 Saratoga Springs NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center 08/30/2014 Gilford NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook 08/29/2014 Bangor ME Darling's Waterfront Pavilion 08/27/2014 Montreal QC Theatre Ste-Catherine 08/26/2014 Ottawa ON National Arts Centre 08/24/2014 Toronto ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts 08/23/2014 Toronto ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts 08/22/2014 Windsor ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor 08/20/2014 Interlochen MI Kresge Auditorium 08/19/2014 Appleton WI Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 08/17/2014 Hammond IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino 08/16/2014 Madison WI Overture Center 08/15/2014 Springfield IL Illinois State Fairgrounds 08/13/2014 Columbus OH Palace Theatre Columbus 08/12/2014 Cincinnati OH Taft Theatre 08/11/2014 Pittsburgh PA Benedum Center 08/09/2014 Erie PA Presque Isle State Park 08/08/2014 Niagara Falls NY Seneca Events Center 08/06/2014 Bethlehem PA Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza 08/04/2014 Greensboro NC War Memorial Auditorium 08/02/2014 Nashville TN Ryman Auditorium 08/01/2014 Nashville TN Ryman Auditorium 07/31/2014 Asheville NC Biltmore House 07/29/2014 Columbia SC Township Auditorium 07/27/2014 Birmingham AL BJCC Concert Hall 07/26/2014 New Orleans LA UNO Lakefront Arena 07/24/2014 Fayetteville AR Arkansas Music Pavilion 07/23/2014 Tulsa OK Brady Theater 07/21/2014 Oklahoma City OK Chesapeake Energy Arena 07/19/2014 Kansas City MO Starlight Theatre 07/18/2014 Thackerville OK WinStar World Casino 07/16/2014 Albuquerque NM Route 66 Casino 07/15/2014 Phoenix AZ Comerica Theatre 07/13/2014 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 07/12/2014 Inglewood CA The Forum 07/10/2014 Concord CA Concord Pavilion 07/09/2014 Saratoga CA Mountain Winery 07/08/2014 Saratoga CA Mountain Winery 07/06/2014 Redmond WA Marymoor Park 07/05/2014 Redmond WA Marymoor Park 07/03/2014 Bend OR Les Schwab Amphitheater 07/02/2014 Portland OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Steely Dan Tour Dates 2013
date city state venue 10/08/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 10/07/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 10/05/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 10/04/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 10/03/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 10/01/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/30/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/30/2013 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/28/2013 Mashantucket CT The Mgm Grand At Foxwoods 09/27/2013 Bethlehem PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center 09/25/2013 Boston MA Wang Theatre 09/24/2013 Boston MA Wang Theatre 09/21/2013 Philadelphia PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts 09/20/2013 Bristow VA Jiffy Lube Live 09/18/2013 Raleigh NC Red Hat Amphitheater 09/17/2013 Charlotte NC Uptown Amphitheatre at NC Music Factory 09/15/2013 North Charleston SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center 09/14/2013 Clearwater FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 09/12/2013 Boca Raton FL Mizner Park Amphitheater 09/11/2013 Orlando FL Hard Rock Live 09/08/2013 Saint Augustine FL St Augustine Amphitheatre 09/07/2013 Alpharetta GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 09/07/2013 Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 09/06/2013 Memphis TN Mud Island Amphitheatre 09/04/2013 Tulsa OK Brady Theater 09/03/2013 Kansas City MO Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 08/31/2013 Grand Prairie TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie 08/30/2013 The Woodlands TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 08/28/2013 Austin TX Bass Concert Hall 08/25/2013 Los Angeles CA Nokia Theatre LA Live 08/24/2013 Los Angeles CA Nokia Theatre LA Live 08/23/2013 Las Vegas NV Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort 08/21/2013 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 08/20/2013 Santa Barbara CA Santa Barbara Bowl 08/18/2013 Reno NV Reno Events Center 08/17/2013 San Francisco CA America's Cup Pavilion 08/15/2013 Redmond WA Marymoor Park 08/13/2013 Troutdale OR McMenamins Historic Edgefield Manor 08/11/2013 Boise ID Idaho Botanical Garden 08/10/2013 Salt Lake City UT Red Butte Garden 08/08/2013 Morrison CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 08/06/2013 Omaha NE Orpheum Theatre Omaha 08/05/2013 St. Louis MO Peabody Opera House 08/03/2013 Indianapolis IN Murat Theatre 08/02/2013 Highland Park IL Ravinia Pavilion 08/01/2013 Highland Park IL Ravinia Pavilion 07/30/2013 Fort Wayne IN Embassy Theatre 07/28/2013 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theatre 07/27/2013 Detroit MI Fox Theatre Detroit 07/26/2013 Louisville KY Louisville Palace 07/24/2013 Kettering OH Fraze Pavilion 07/23/2013 Cleveland OH Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica 07/21/2013 Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 07/20/2013 Canandaigua NY Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center 07/19/2013 Atlantic City NJ Revel Resort and Casino 02/22/2013 Oxford Oxf O2 Academy Oxford
Steely Dan Tour Dates 2011
date city state venue 10/14/2011 Valley Center CA Harrah's Southern California Casino & Resort - Open Sky Theater (Forme 10/13/2011 Las Vegas NV Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort 10/01/2011 Boston MA Wang Theatre 09/30/2011 Boston MA Wang Theatre 09/28/2011 Boston MA Wang Theatre 09/23/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/22/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/20/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/19/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/17/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/16/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/14/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/14/2011 New York NY Beacon Theatre 09/10/2011 Upper Darby PA Tower Theater 09/09/2011 Upper Darby PA Tower Theater 09/03/2011 Aspen CO Jazz Aspen Snowmass 08/31/2011 Omaha NE Orpheum Theatre Omaha 08/30/2011 Saint Paul MN Minnesota State Fair Grandstand 08/28/2011 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theatre 08/27/2011 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theatre 08/25/2011 Kansas City MO Starlight Theatre 08/24/2011 St. Louis MO Fabulous Fox Theatre 08/21/2011 Orange Beach AL The Wharf 08/20/2011 Tuscaloosa AL Tuscaloosa Amphitheater 08/17/2011 Louisville KY Louisville Palace 08/15/2011 Interlochen MI Kresge Auditorium 08/13/2011 Highland Park IL Ravinia Pavilion 08/12/2011 Highland Park IL Ravinia Pavilion 08/09/2011 Charleston WV Clay Center 08/07/2011 Atlanta GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre 08/06/2011 Atlanta GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre 08/04/2011 Durham NC Durham Performing Arts Center 08/02/2011 Columbia MD Merriweather Post Pavilion 08/01/2011 Portsmouth VA nTelos Wireless Pavilion 07/30/2011 Atlantic City NJ The Borgata Outdoor Entertainment Complex 07/29/2011 Mashantucket CT The Mgm Grand At Foxwoods 07/26/2011 Lenox MA Tanglewood 07/25/2011 Danbury CT Ives Concert Park 07/23/2011 Canandaigua NY Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center 07/22/2011 Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 07/20/2011 Toledo OH Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre 07/19/2011 Cincinnati OH PNC Pavilion 07/16/2011 Detroit MI Fox Theatre Detroit 07/15/2011 Indianapolis IN Murat Theatre 07/13/2011 Thackerville OK WinStar World Casino 07/12/2011 Tulsa OK Brady Theater 07/09/2011 Los Angeles CA Greek Theatre 07/08/2011 Los Angeles CA Greek Theatre 07/06/2011 Santa Barbara CA Santa Barbara Bowl 07/05/2011 Saratoga CA Mountain Winery 07/03/2011 Portland OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 07/02/2011 Seattle WA WaMu Theater
Steely Dan Tour Dates 2009
date city state venue 11/29/2009 Montreal PQ Salle Wilfrid Pelletier - Place Des Arts (USE Place de Arts) 11/28/2009 Montreal PQ Salle Wilfrid Pelletier - Place Des Arts (USE Place de Arts) 11/26/2009 Toronto ON Massey Hall 11/25/2009 Toronto ON Massey Hall 11/23/2009 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall 11/22/2009 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall 11/20/2009 Upper Darby PA Tower Theater 11/19/2009 Upper Darby PA Tower Theater 11/17/2009 Akron OH EJ Thomas Hall 11/16/2009 Akron OH EJ Thomas Hall 11/14/2009 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theatre 11/13/2009 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theatre 11/11/2009 Cincinnati OH Taft Theatre 11/10/2009 Cincinnati OH Taft Theatre 11/08/2009 Minneapolis MN Northrop Auditorium 11/07/2009 Merrillville IN Star Plaza Theatre 10/29/2009 Denver CO Bellco Theatre 10/27/2009 Phoenix AZ Web Theatre 10/25/2009 San Francisco CA Nob Hill Masonic Center 10/24/2009 San Francisco CA Nob Hill Masonic Center 10/23/2009 San Francisco CA Nob Hill Masonic Center 10/21/2009 San Jose CA City National Civic 10/20/2009 San Jose CA City National Civic 10/16/2009 Temecula CA Pechanga Entertainment Center 10/13/2009 Seattle WA Paramount Theatre 10/12/2009 Seattle WA Paramount Theatre 09/06/2009 Detroit MI MotorCity Casino Hotel 09/04/2009 Chicago IL Chicago Theatre 09/03/2009 Chicago IL Chicago Theatre 09/01/2009 Chicago IL Chicago Theatre 08/31/2009 Chicago IL Chicago Theatre 08/28/2009 Las Vegas NV Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort 08/25/2009 Universal City CA Gibson Amphitheatre 08/24/2009 Universal City CA Gibson Amphitheatre


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Cross Country Teams Stampede Home in 6th at Wingate Run
September 24, 2012
MISENHEIMER, N.C. - The Pfeiffer University men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Wingate University this weekend for the 3rd-annual Bulldog Stampede. Milligan College captured both the team and individual title in the women's 5k, with freshman Meagan Wright winning in 19:09. Mars Hill took the team title for the men's 8K while Wingate junior Steve Hammond placed first in 26:27.
The Lady Falcons placed sixth, led once again by freshman Alex Crouch, who earned honors by placing 15th with her 20:40. Fellow freshman Trista Byers followed, running 21:47, while freshman Cori Newton finished in 21:55. Freshman Janna Featherstone came in next for Pfeiffer, clocking 22:15. Sophomore Justine Serje, in her first race after an early-season injury, rounded out the scoring for the Lady Falcons, running 22:34. Freshman Maia Black, also returning to action from injury and running her first collegiate race, ran 24:10, with junior Nina Ubabuike finishing in 25:16.
For the men's 8K, senior Will Oliver ran a strong 27:52, earning honors with his 12th place finish. Freshman Henry Furman ran a 29:50, with fellow freshmen Brandon Garren and Nathan Jarman close behind, running 30:00 and 30:18 respectively. Sophomore Joseph Sutlive clocked a 30:48, finishing the Falcons' scoring. Juniors Cody Bivens (31:06), Fred Travis (33:43), and Cody Jones (34:14) rounded out the team for the day. The men's team would conclude sixth overall.
The Falcons will next travel to McAlpine Creek Park for the UNC-Charlotte Invitational on September 28th.

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Congrats Prof. Dave Purcell, named one of the "50 Sociology Professors You Should Be Following on Twitter"Posted Mar. 2, 2012
Dr. Richard Serpe, Chair and Professor of Sociology, comments on Purcell's accomplishments:
"Dave Purcell is one of our best teachers, not only in the sociology, but in the university. His engagement in teaching includes making connections between events in everyday life and a sociological understanding of it. In education, we are always trying to legitimate the 'relevance' of our analysis. Like many (and a growing number of) young faculty within higher education, he has found that using 'social media' is one effective modality. Obviously, given the number of people who follow him on Twitter, his ability to communicate sophisticated ideas in this form is exceptional, just like his classroom teaching. What Dave Purcell does is not only significant but impactful. From my perspective as Chair of the Department and a professional who is nationally active within the sociological community, the recognition of his involvement with other very highly respected sociologists is a very good thing for the Sociology Department and Kent State University."


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Pfeiffer Lacrosse Opens Season With 19-12 Win
Misenheimer, NC. (February 16, 2008) – It was another historical day for the Pfeiffer University community as the women's lacrosse team kicked off the season at the Wounded Warrior Project tournament out at Fletcher High School in Jacksonville, Fla. The #7 pre season ranked Falcons (1-0) began the new season with a 19-12 win over the Tars of Rollins (0-1).
The Pfeiffer Falcons were led by Ashley Hill and Krissy Bentolila who tallied six points apiece, with six more players more players contributing to the 19 goals.
The game began with a 6-1 goal streak from Pfeiffer. The rest of the first half was back and forth battle for goals between both the Tars and the Falcons.
The second half would see more action for both teams as Pfeiffer would outscore the Tars 10-7. Pfeiffer led in draw controls, 21-12 which was a big factor in the game.
Rollins was led by Liz Connelly and Courtney Bianculli who both contributed to 11 or the 12 goals scored by the Tars. Katy Tyszko was able to contribute a team high of 4 assists. The goalie, Lisa Webber, led the defense with 9 saves.
Pfeiffer was led by Bentolila with 3 goals and 3 assists. Hill contributed 5 goals and 1 assist. Kelly McConnell and Sara Lefebvre each scored 3 goals. The Falcons biggest assets for the day was Heidi Karaszkiewicz (2 goals), Elie Fenton (1 goal, 1 assist), Amanda Smith (1 goal, 4 draw controls), Jessica Moulton (1 goal), and Karie Jones (4 saves) rounding out the team win.
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VIRGINIA BEACH - Chances are if you opened your child's cell phone and went to their Twitter account, you would see a flurry of four-letter words.
These are some of the tweets13News found before 9:00 a.m. from teens in Hampton Roads:
'F*** Mondays.''My hair is all f*** all,....hats should be allowed in school. 'Molly is my s***.' 'Look n-word. Chewing gum is NOT a substitute for brushing your funky a**mouth in the morning.'
This everyday communication stunned some parents.
'I'm disgusted with it,' said Marybeth Kiss.
'We really need to be concerned about the language our children use and how they learn to communicate with each other,' added Bernadette Williams.
Teens say if you think those are bad, they've seen worse. Some have seen kids post nudity on Twitter, others have read threatening messages.
'I've seen kids tell other kids to kill themselves.' one student said.
That's where many parents draw the line and get very concerned.
'We're just flabbergasted at how cruel kids are to each other in this day and age,' Kiss said.
'It causes conflict and it's not a positive reflection of who they are,' said Williams.
Schools become part of the equation when these objectionable tweetsoriginate on school computers. Districts in Hampton Roads block students from accessingsocial media sites like Twitter on their computers.
Now, some districts like Norfolk will begin training teachers on the dangers of Twitter. Dr. Mark Makovec, the principal at Northside Middle School, says it's training he welcomes. He says he's seen it all on Facebook. Now he's getting ready to learn the ins and outs of Twitter.
'Situations whether it's kids creating hit lists or the problem right now is sexting, we're aware of it and we're being trained,' Dr. Makovec said.
Hampton Roads districts hand out penalties for highly questionable, defamatory or libelousonline posts or texts or tweets while using school equipment. Penalties can range from suspension or expulsion.
Across the country, penalties also include fines and time in jail.
In December, North Carolina passed the 'School Violence Prevention Act.' Students can be fined or jailed if they tweet or post a comment online intended to threaten or intimidate school employees. The ACLU in Raleigh protests this measure, citing a students' free speech rights.
In Indiana, a high school senior was expelled right before graduation for his tweet aced with the F word. He thought it was a joke. His school did not.
Opinions vary as to whether schools should take an active role in monitoring Twitter activity. Many people argue it's a lesson that should be taught at home.
'It takes a village and everyone has to participate,' Williams said. 'Not just the parents. We are step number one.'
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Thursday - 8/25/2011, 2:01am EDT
There's nothing like a 5.8 earthquake, in an area that doesn't often have that sort of event, to focus your attention.
At the time, I was talking on the phone with a federal union official when she said, "The building is moving, I think we're having an earthquake." Right at that moment I felt it too. We all did. Being an East Coast type I have never felt the earth move (that way), but I knew right away what it was. I wasn't the first to leave our building, but I definitely wasn't the last either. Some of our reporters, and those of our big sister station (WTOP) which is upstairs, stayed at their posts. Most of us were back at work within five minutes.
Reporters and editors were busy checking with the police, transit officials and, of course, federal agencies. We learned about the cracks in the Washington Monument, that the Pentagon and Capitol were evacuated, and of damage to the National Cathedral, which is a block and a half away from our offices here in Northwest D.C. Buses were packed as many early-release feds decided they did not want to be underground on Metro in case of an aftershock.
Cell phones didn't work for awhile. Land lines and e-mail did.
Most people in our office worked out their shifts and many stayed late. Fine, up to a point!
Always thinking outside the box, I volunteered to leave early and monitor traffic. I picked up some wine in case I had to save, treat or shelter refugees in the neighborhood. I'm like the Cabinet officer who doesn't attend the State of the Union address. Like, who's going to run things if there is a problem. I accept that responsibility.
A friend, a retired engineer with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, checked with a colleague about the status of nuclear power plants in nearby Maryland and Virginia. One is only a few miles from the epicenter of the quake. And so it went all day.
Federal offices from New York City, Boston and along the Canadian border to Charleston, S.C., were impacted to some degree. We got the most attention because we're the closest big city (except for Richmond, Va.,) to the center of the quake. And we've got the most feds too.
U.S. Geological Survey employee/experts were all over radio and TV. The ones I saw did an excellent job explaining, in layman's terms, what happened. They were followed by National Weather Service personnel explaining about the approaching hurricane.
About 4 hours after we felt the first (of three) quakes, this message arrived by e-mail from S.F. He said:
"My understanding is that the problems caused by the natural event were dwarfed by the man-made problems caused by releasing Fed employees all at the same time. Seems like a metaphor for Washington lately." Hmmm. Come to think of it most of the elected VIPs are out of town! This may be why things went as smoothly as they did.
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Do I have to complete the Backseat Budgeter all at once or will my selections be saved until I return to the simulation?
As you make each individual budget decision, click on "Save My Budget Decision" at the bottom of each page and your selections will be saved. To exit Backseat Budgeter and return at another time, select "Save My Budget" from the gray toolbar. You will be required to set up an account with us so we can store your budget. When you return to finish, select "See My Budget" from the gray toolbar and enter your email address – this will retrieve your previous budget decisions and load them into the simulation again.
How do I start over?
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May I modify my decision after one has been selected?
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What happens with my budget once I go through all the options?
Once you've finished, click on "I'm Finished!" and you'll be taken to a menu where you can choose to see a report of your budget, see an aggregate report of everyone's budgets, save your budget so you can return later, or discuss with others. Once enough people have completed the simulation, a report will be shared with the Governor and Legislators.
Does the Backseat Budgeter cover the entire state budget?
No. Colorado has a very complicated budget due to a number of fiscal provisions in the constitution. This version of the Budgeter focuses on Colorado's General Fund—which is the major pool of money that the Governor and Legislators control and is essentially the state's operating budget. Other funds include cash and federal funds.
What counts as balanced?
For the purposes of this simulation tool, the budget is considered to be balanced with spending and revenue are within 4% of each other. Over the course of the fiscal year actual expenses change and revenue collections don't always turn out the same as projections. The point of the simulation is to understand the budget better and to communicate the priorities to policymakers.
Where do the dollar amounts come from for each of the spending categories?
The number for each spending category is the General Fund budget for that specific state department. For example, the budget option on health care refers to the General Fund budget of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). For a bibliographical list and links to state government websites, please see under "Help" on the gray toolbar at the top of your screen the "Methodology" page.
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The options were developed in consultation with experts and advocates who have knowledge of the types of choices policymakers wrestle with each year. Some of the options are realistic and could be funded if it were the will of the Legislature and Governor. Others options, such as raising taxes, would take a vote of the people. For a bibliographical list and links to state government websites, please see under "Help" on the gray toolbar at the top of your screen the "Methodology" page.
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Data came from a variety of individuals, the State of Colorado, and public policy organizations. For a bibliographical list and links to state government websites, please see under "Help" on the gray toolbar at the top of your screen the "Methodology" page.
Who are the authors of the Backseat Budgeter?
Backseat Budgeter is a public service tool created by Engaged Public in collaboration with Colorado State University and with funding from the Colorado Health Foundation. The simulation tool is designed to help citizens understand the tradeoffs associated with spending public dollars. It is offered as a community service at cost to any public entity wishing to educate and engage its constituents. Engaged Public is a firm specializing in the development of public policy strategies designed to educate and generate dialogue.
The Colorado State Budget
Fiscal Constitutional Amendments:TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) and Amendment 23
Health Care
Higher Education
Human Services
Amendment 23: In 2000 Colorado voters passed Amendment 23, which guarantees minimum levels of funding for education. Under Amendment 23, per-pupil funding is required to keep pace with the rate of inflation. Additionally, between 2002 and 2011 an extra one percent is added each year in order to restore cuts made to education in the 1990s due to the passage of the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR).
Federal Funds: Funds received from the federal government. Some federal funds are grants for limited purposes. Other federal funds support ongoing state-federal programs and may require state matching funds. Examples of programs requiring a state match are Medicaid and highway construction. Federal funds are exempt from the provisions of TABOR.
FTE: Full-time equivalent (one position filled all year).
FY: 'Fiscal Year'. The State of Colorado's fiscal year does not follow the calendar year, but instead is from July 1st to June 30th. Therefore FY 2010-11 refers to Fiscal Year July 1, 2010 to June 30th, 2011.
Gallagher Amendment: The Gallagher Amendment, passed in 1982, impacts how much Colorado homeowners pay in property taxes. The Amendment was designed to maintain a constant ratio between the property tax revenue that comes from residential property and from business property. Under the Gallagher Amendment, when home values grow faster than business values, homeowners pay proportionately less. Over time this has resulted in a widening gap between assessment rates on residential properties (currently 7.96%) and business properties (currently 29%). The net effect has been a marked decline in revenues collected from property tax, which prior to Gallagher, provided the majority of school funding. Note that the combination of Gallagher and the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) has shifted the burden of school funding from local property taxes to the State General Fund.
General Fund: Fund into which general tax revenues, such as state sales and income taxes, are deposited. The General Fund is used to pay, in whole or in part, for state programs that benefit a majority of state citizens, such as education and corrections.
Referendum C: Colorado voters adopted a measure popularly known as Referendum C in the general election in 2005. This measure allows the State to retain all General Fund revenues in excess of the limits imposed by TABOR (Article X, Section 20 of the state constitution) between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2010. Revenues retained under this provision are classified as General Fund Exempt. Referendum C effectively suspends the revenue retention provisions of TABOR as applied to the state government for five years. General Fund Exempt moneys are required to be appropriated or transferred by the General Assembly for the following purposes only: (a) health care; (b) education, including capital construction projects related thereto; (c) retirement plans for firefighters and police officers, if the General Assembly determines such funding is needed; and (d) strategic transportation projects.
Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR): In 1992 Colorado voters adopted a citizen-initiated amendment to the Colorado Constitution known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR, Article X, Section 20). The amendment restricts state and local governments' ability to increase revenues without voter approval, and thereby generally serves to limit spending by those governments. Under TABOR, a vote of the people is required for any state or local government to (a) increase tax rates, (b) increase retained revenues by more than the sum of inflation and the percentage population growth, (c) incur multi-year debt, or (d) weaken other limits on revenue. The amendment requires that collected revenue in excess of the inflation plus population growth limit be refunded to the voters in the following fiscal year. In November 2005 voters passed Referendum C, which allows the State to retain all revenue through FY 2009-10, during a five-year TABOR "time out."
The exact size of the deficit is somewhat of a moving target. It depends on several factors including:
The gap shown on Backseat Budgeter is based on the Colorado Legislative Council's March 18, 2011 revenue forecast.
The majority of the budget information and spending and revenue estimates in this simulation come from the state entities listed below. There are a few instances where other independent analyses were included from sources deemed to be credible. Additionally, Engaged Public in a few specific instances did some original calculations using state and federal data. A more complete bibliography follows. If you have any questions about the numbers used in the simulation, please feel free to contact Engaged Public at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Francois Hougaard lives his life at breakneck speed, writes RYAN VREDE in SA Rugby magazine.
It's a white, sex-on-wheels, 420hp, R850 000, all-the-extras, 2009 BMW M3. If it were a woman it would be Angelina Jolie – poised and sophisticated, but with a wicked, brutal edge. Francois Hougaard bought it from close friend, paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, to replace a Mercedes Benz C63 AMG (A Magnet for Girls). 'It was fast, but it was a four-door and those are for older guys,' he explains. That machine preceded an electric blue Golf GTI R32, which looked like Megan Fox and drove like Jonty Rhodes on an ecstasy binge.
Swimsuit model Jenna Pietersen rode shotgun in the Beemer, until their recent split.
He dates with the ferocity at which he drives. His relationship with Loui Fish, a former model …
'It was wrong, I knew that all along. I was 21, she was 36. I hurt my family deeply. What's more, the people she keeps company with were doing stuff that, if I was pictured in the background for example, would have ruined my career.'
Fish tried to sell the story of their relationship, intimate details included, to a popular South African magazine. They rejected it.
'I'm not surprised she did that,' Hougaard says. 'But I'm over that. I was wrong. I said sorry to the people who matter. Case closed.'
He has a fast-paced social life – house parties at the Tuscan-style apartment he shares with blood brother and Bulls team-mate Stephan Dippenaar which have earned them warnings and fines from complex management; and midweek jols, often with Gauteng's hip set, which he says are less frequent than they used to be and no longer include the consumption of alcohol.
The urban dictionary defines 'baller' as '(n) 1. One whose status in society has been earned by one's possession of "game" (that is, proficiency at the game of life)'. They may as well have attached an image of Hougaard to the definition.
But there's substance to this showman. The playboy can play. And he seemingly has all the attributes to suggest a promising future.
He's had an epiphany, which is the first step in realising his immense potential.
'I used to go out and party hard in the week, drinking and everything, then make practice and think all would be fine,' he says. 'That lifestyle catches up with you eventually. I started to feel it when I trained. I realise now that I can really do something special with this talent. I didn't appreciate it enough before. Now it's different. I realise natural ability can only take me so far. I want to go beyond the ordinary. That requires sacrifice.'
In terms of the measurables, he is poised, decisive and has an exquisite feel for the game. But that sterile checklist doesn't begin to capture what moved Bulls director of rugby Heyneke Meyer to sign Hougaard in 2007.
'When you're trying to find the difference between a good player and a great one you have to feel it, it's something that lies deep within their character,' Meyer explains. 'Everyone was warning him not to come to the Bulls because Fourie du Preez was here and Heini Adams was his back-up. He didn't ask me to commit to playing him before he signed. He told me he'd force his way into the team.'
It's a level of self-belief shared by the great players. A young Dan Carter told Robbie Deans the same thing when he started at the Crusaders. By the end of the season he'd replaced the legendary Andrew Mehrtens.
Hougaard replicated that rise to prominence, albeit not in his preferred position of scrumhalf. He simply couldn't be left out.
'We discussed it among the senior players and the coaching staff,' recalls Du Preez, the world's pre-eminent scrumhalf. 'He was sensational in training and in the limited opportunities he had, and he was mentally tough too. We wanted him on the field, even if it was out of position at wing.'
Meyer admits to being impressed with Hougaard's attitude in their initial exchanges, but he wanted to test his mettle further when he joined the Pretoria franchise.
He recalls a pre-season camp in George in December 2007. Hougaard was invited along to be measured in what has become renowned as the most gruelling pre-season training in the world.
Meyer's directive to conditioning coach Basil Carzis was to push Hougaard to his breaking point.
'I drilled him,' Carzis says. 'He came up to me during one of the sessions and you could see he was absolutely exhausted, but he told me: "You'll never break me". I tried and failed. He never relents.'
'Some senior players told me to slow down. I couldn't understand why I had to. I wasn't there to play,' Hougaard recalls.
Meyer says: 'I knew then that he had the character to go with his immense talent. The one is nothing without the other. He has a quality you can't define. It's magic.'
Rewind a decade and Hougaard is an aspirant swimmer, top of his age division in the country for most of his junior career. His alarm sounded daily at 4am for 5am practices at Maties (Stellenbosch University) swimming club. He'd be back in the afternoon for two to three more hours in the pool.
He chose to relinquish his promising swimming career in Standard 7 (Grade 9) at Paul Roos in order to focus on rugby, but his work ethic never ceased.
'He never missed a practice session in five years at high school,' Hougaard's school coach Frans van Niekerk recalls. 'One day he was so sick he looked like death wrapped in a blanket at training, and he was wearing literally five or six layers of clothing. He refused to stop training. He doesn't quit.'
A vicious competitive streak amplifies his potency. Dippenaar is well placed to give insight into this aspect of Hougaard's character. They met as 11-year-olds and have been inseparable since.
'We'd play games when we were kids; you know, touchies [touch rugby] or board games, whatever. Hougie would get pissed off if he lost and would do everything in his power to win the next match. Even now when we play Tekken 6 on PlayStation and I whip him, he loses his mind and wants to smash the control. He hates losing. If he's in a team that loses on a Saturday, forget about talking to him. He usually cools down by the Monday.'
His father Rikus says there's one quality that has marked Hougaard's life.
'I taught my children that what they start, they finish. In between, if they give anything less than 100%, they're cheating themselves and the people depending on them.'
That energy, work ethic and refusal to succumb is everything the Springboks lacked on the Australasian leg of their Tri-Nations tour. Could this kid be the galvanising force they need?
Here's a man-child who moved from Cape Town to Pretoria with the prospect of having to outplay the world's best scrumhalf if he wanted to start. No problem. He then made such an impression on coaching staff and senior players known to demand impossibly high standards that they created a place for him in the run-on side. They needed a replacement for Bryan Habana, widely recognised as one of the world's best wingers. That's cool. He proceeded to excel against some of the planet's finest players, and in a position he'd never played in before, scoring a number of decisive tries, none more so than the last-minute winner in the epic penultimate league-phase match of the 2010 Super 14 against the Crusaders. That 40-35 victory secured a home semi-final and he then scored the Bulls' only try in their 25-17 win over the Stormers in the final, outplaying Habana.
Big talent, big self-belief, big match temperament, no fear of failure. When the quartet exists in the same package it makes for a preternatural athlete and a formidable opponent.
Bold predictions about his future, even those from Du Preez – 'He is the future of the Bulls and Springboks at scrumhalf' – need to be tempered with caution.
The vote of confidence is no doubt flattering, coming from a player who, in his spare time, walks on water, heals the terminally sick, raises the dead and will ultimately sacrifice himself for the sins of mankind.
But it must be remembered that Hougaard is essentially just a rookie, and so is prone to rookie errors. He has yet to fail. Yet to endure real criticism. Yet to have his self-belief dented. How he responds at those times, and indeed, how he negotiates the liberal praise being showered on him at present and the plaudits that will come in future, will define how he progresses.
Any absolute conclusion on Hougaard is premature. For now we'll appreciate him for what he is – a baller.
– This article first appeared in the September issue of SA Rugby magazine
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ASHEVILLE — Elon University's ride, that became special and resounding and echoed on historical levels, came to a disappointing finish amid quieted voices and choked-back tears.
College of Charleston's 68-60 victory ended it for the Phoenix in Sunday night's second semifinal at the Southern Conference Tournament for men's basketball.
A horrific beginning knocked Elon behind by double digits during the opening five minutes and forced the Phoenix into uphill-climb mode throughout.
And second-seeded Elon, rallying as close as within two points of the third-seeded Cougars during the second half, nearly proved capable of completing what at times appeared to be an insurmountable task at U.S. Cellular Center.
"We have learned to dream really big and when you walk the high wire, the fall is really painful," Elon coach Matt Matheny said, his eyes red and watery in the post-game. "But we wouldn't have it any other way. We want to walk the high wire."
The Phoenix (21-11) tumbled on this night in the North Carolina mountains, short of reaching what would have been its second tournament final in 10 years as a league member.
College of Charleston (24-9), on its way out to join the Colonial Athletic Association in the fall, secured the opportunity to meet top-seeded Davidson tonight for the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Whether, Elon, the league's North Division champion, has come to the conclusion of its best season in 14 years on the Division I level — with the school's highest victory total since 1974 — remains to be seen.
The chance to reach the Big Dance is done, though, and that has been the ultimate quest.
"It's hard," Elon power forward Lucas Troutman said. "As much as we've boosted ourselves up and as much as we've come together this year in order to get this one goal, to not be able to reach it, it's hard."
Elon trailed by as many as 13 points during an erratic first half and then 12 points in the second half. Troutman, whose 23 points paced the Phoenix, said the team never stopped believing that it could overcome those deficits.
Elon continually rallied during the second half, pulling as close as 46-44 with 7:09 remaining (on Josh Bonney's transition lay-in), 56-52 with 2:23 left (on Troutman's cutting bucket inside off Bonney's feed) and 60-56, 62-58 and 64-60 during the final 29 seconds (on the strength of Bonney's up-tempo moves).
Bonney, the fifth-year senior and backup point guard, again playing extra minutes due to starter Jack Isenbarger's continued struggles with an illness, pushed the pace and pumped in eight of his 15 points in the last three minutes.
His attacking during crunch time kept Elon inching closer.
College of Charleston kept managing to keep a safe enough distance.
"It was a tough situation," Bonney said, "and at that point there was nothing to do but try to attack the rim and see if we could make any big plays on defense, which we did."
Isenbarger, an all-league performer clearly not feeling like himself at this tournament for a second night in a row, went scoreless in 28 minutes of playing time. He missed all six of his shots from the field and air-balled his final try, a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Isenbarger coughed into his jersey when he was on the court and into a towel when he was seated on the bench.
Andrew Lawrence's 19 points and Willis Hall's 16 points and 10 rebounds led the Cougars, who, under first-year coach Doug Wojcik, advanced to their fourth Southern Conference Tournament final since 2007.
"The best two teams are in the finals," Wojcik said.
College of Charleston's lone tournament title in the league was achieved in 1999.
Lawrence scored 17 points in Sunday night's second half, with 11 delivered during the first 6½ minutes after halftime, a period in which College of Charleston built what eventually became a 44-32 lead on Anthony Thomas' open 3 with 12½ minutes remaining.
Later, Hall's personal spurt of seven consecutive points — a tough baseline reverse, a 3 and two free throws — answered the burst that carried Elon within 46-44, and pushed College of Charleston ahead 53-44 with 5:03 remaining.
"Elon is one of those teams that, no matter how high you get on them, you never can think you're good," Hall said, "because they'll come right back on you."
This figured to be a high-level matchup between two teams considered to be among the three contenders to claim the tournament crown.
Elon and College of Charleston, whose only previous meeting this season came way back on Dec. 1, entered Sunday night as the owners of 20-win résumés. Combined, they compiled a record of 27-9 in the league during the regular season.
With school president Leo Lambert among those looking on from the first row, what unfolded after tip-off quickly turned into the stuff of nightmares for the Phoenix.
Hall, Anthony Stitt and Thomas nailed 3s for the Cougars during the opening three minutes.
And Elon proceeded to go empty on 11 of its first 13 possessions, resulting in College of Charleston leads of 11-0 and 15-3, and forcing Matheny to use a timeout at the 15:23 mark that he said he didn't want to have to pull the trigger on.
"Settle down" was the message at that troubling early juncture, he said.
"They got on us out of the gates and we made some mistakes," Matheny said. "They got open looks and they knocked them down. They made us pay for them.
"But I really am proud of the way our guys got off the mat. We got off the mat not once, not twice, but three different times when Charleston gave us knockout punches."
Elon, no doubt bothered inside by the defensive presence of the Cougars' 6-foot-9 Adjehi Baru, shot only 29.6 percent from the field in the first half.
Still, the Phoenix had to feel fortunate down just 25-19 at halftime.
Bonney tied his season-high output in scoring. Elon's Tanner Samson added 11 points and eight rebounds. Samson scored seven straight points, five on free throws, to bring Elon within 44-41 at the 10:22 mark of the second half.
Meanwhile, Ryley Beaumont's night also became emblematic of Elon's frustrations. He went 3-for-14 from the field and had seven points. The Phoenix finished at 39.6-percent shooting for the game.