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Player of the Day: Colin Pascoe
by Ashley Houghton
Welshman in Monday morning spotlight.
Welsh forward Colin Pascoe signed for Sunderland from Swansea on transfer deadline day of March 1988.
Pascoe's form for Swansea, which had seen them rise up Division Four, caught the eye of Sunderland boss Denis Smith who paid £70,000 for his services.
He was an instant hit on Wearside too as his four goals in nine games helped secure the Division Three title.
Pascoe continued to provide a good return in the 1988-89 season as he bagged 12 goals in 47 appearances from both midfield and as a striker.
He scored winning goals against both Oldham Athletic and Brighton and Hove Albion at Roker Park as the Sunderland faithful cheered on their first full Welsh international since Ray Daniel in 1957.
First-team opportunities were less frequent during the 1989-90 promotion campaign as injuries began to affect Pascoe.
He did, however, grab the winning goal in a Wear-Tees derby victory over Middlesbrough in August 1989.
Pascoe was back to his ever-present best towards the second half of the 1990-91 season as he grabbed five goals in 25 games, including a double to earn a draw with Tottenham Hotspur and a win against Luton Town.
Sunderland were relegated, though, and Pascoe's final campaign on Wearside would be in Division Two.
He scored twice in 20 league games before returning to Swansea on a season-long loan deal in the 1992-93 campaign, a move he later made permanent.
On his return to South Wales, Pascoe helped Swansea on their way to lifting the Football League Trophy at Wembley.
Ankle injuries plagued the latter stages of Pascoe's career and he was released by Swansea in 1996.
He was capped ten times by Wales and had a career total of 397 appearances with 76 goals of which 149 appearances were at Sunderland in a spell where he scored 26 times.
Since retirement Pascoe has coached at Swansea with Brendan Rodgers and he followed the Northern Irishman to Anfield when Rodgers went to Merseyside in 2012.


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So you don't lose hope and get bitter over the lack of waist deep we've now grown accustomed to, work on ski technique. Take a lesson; learn to snowboard if you ski or learn to ski if you snowboard. Sign up for Park City's StartNow program! Take your kids skiing.
I really hoped last night's storm would do something. The patroller I chatted with at Alta Sports said 4-8". Report says 3" new this morning. Only a couple more expected today and tomorrow. Sigh. The small moguls on Rustler were actually decent. Same for the bumps off of Wildcat Lift. If you don't like moguls, ski in the morning while the groomers are still grippy.
And for some Friday morning entertainment here's what happens when people get frustrated with the status quo....
FYI- Lift ticket deals are back on the shelves at Costco! Tell your friends and family to stop in on their way from the airport or- if you're feeling particular kind- buy some for them. Best price in town unless you know a mountain employee who wants to give you one of their buddy passes. Note: Snowbird's deal is for a chairs only pass- 2 for $104. The Canyons has two lift tickets for $115.

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(for me, anyway!)Shannon tagged me for this meme, and I'm telling you right now that this one is going to be hard for me. She gave me four words, and I'm supposed to write the first thing that pops into my head when I heard them. Here's the problem: I'm an over-analyzer. I don't have a first thing; I have a first twenty things! But I'm going to do my best--and besides, unless you're in my head, you don't know whether it's really the very first thing I thought of, or something I picked out of the several things that all occurred at once. Sometimes it gets a little noisy in my brain.
Okay, here goes:
1. Candle: The line from Elton John's song about Marilyn Monroe, calling her a candle in the wind. (Except that he actually calls her by her real name, Norma Jean, which always strikes a chord with me, because my middle name is Jean, and I HATE it. No wonder she went by Marilyn!) But I can't remember the song's name.
2. Finger: The man who was in a BIG hurry last week, who passed me on the right shoulder, who then showed me one of his fingers--you guess which one. I think I might've said, as he glared at me, "Did you just do that to a mom in a minivan?" For the record, when I asked my husband what he first thought of, he said "food," which is a much nicer connotation. Who doesn't love finger food?
3. Grow: "Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" To which I'd answer, "It doesn't, because I have a black thumb and like the idea of plants, but don't really enjoy the maintenance." People always say before you have a baby you should have a plant, and if it lives more than a year, then get a pet, and if that pet makes it more than a year, you might be ready to have a child. My history with pets is well-documented, and now I've spilled the beans about my luck with plants, so it probably comes as a surprise that my children are all still alive and well, and 2/3 of them are more than one year old So there. :)
4. Wrap: Chili's pita wraps--actually, never mind, I like Roly Poly wrap sandwiches better! I craved those like nobody's business when I was pregnant with somebody (I can't remember which child, except I know it wasn't with Caiden, because I craved fish sticks with horseradish and ketchup, and guacamole by the pound with him.)
See, I'm no good at this first association thing! But if you are, please consider yourself tagged! I'm giving out the words blue, grass, light, screwdriver (last three courtesy of my husband). If you do this meme, will you leave me a comment and let me know, so I can check it out? Thanks:)


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Northern Illinois will open against Bowling Green Wednesday
Eli Anderson wins his eighth-staight game to tie single-season mark at nine wins
NIU falls 6-2 on Senior Day
NIU will host the Cardinals at Ralph McKinzie Field
Total Includes 40 Who Graduated Saturday
The Northern Illinois baseball team was in a rain delay versus Northwestern May 1 and got a little anxious in the dugout.
NIUHuskies.com presents the 2012 baseball season preview with Head Baseball Coach Ed Mathey, now in his 10th season at Northern Illinois. The Huskies return seven starters and two starting pitchers in 2012, along with four All-MAC picks, two all-region and a freshman All-American. To boast, NIU also has a pitcher on the preseason stopper of the year watchlist.
2011: Second Team All-Mid American Conference performer ... Started 10 games and made 21 total appearances on the mound ... Recorded a 9-1 record on the mound, the second-most in the MAC ... Tied the Northern Illinois record for most wins in a season ... Won eight of his contests as a starter and one in relief ... Five wins in MAC play ... Accounted for a 4.73 ERA, 42 strikeouts and 41 walks in 72.1 innings of work ... Registered a 1.73 WHIP mark ... Team outscored its opponents 148-136 with Manville on the mound ... Lost first decision of the season against UC Riverside (March 5) but went on to record nine straight wins ... Hurled eight strikeouts at Southern Illinois in six innings to record his first win of the season (March 19) ... Closed the regular season with three-consecutive winning decisions at Eastern Michigan (May 8), Ball State (May 15) and at Western Michigan (May 21) ... Went 8.1 innings in his victory at EMU, posting four strikeouts and allowing only three hits (May 8) ... Pitched seven innings in relief at Ohio to capture his fifth win (April 17) ... Five days earlier, won his fourth decision in 5.2 innings at Illinois State and accounted for five strikeouts (April 12).
2010: Redshirted after transferring to NIU from Iowa.
2009: Pitched in eight games as a reliever for the Hawkeyes ... Posted a 6.35 ERA and earned no decisions in 11.1 innings, allowing eight earned runs on 19 hits and seven walks with four strikeouts.
2008: Saw action in 16 games, seven starts for Iowa ... Finished with a 1-1 record ... pitched 38.0 innings ... Got his first collegiate start against Western Illinois (3/25) ... Pitched four innings in a start at Michigan (3/30) and allowed no earned runs ... Finished with a 6.63 ERA.
High School: Two-time first team all-conference honoree for Mount Carmel H.S. ... Four-year team captain and MVP... Four-year all-area choice as a junior and senior ... Finished with a 27-8 career record with eight saves ... Had a 7-3 record with a 1.94 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 72 innings pitched his senior campaign Hit over .400 every year, including .402 as a senior and .401 his junior season ... Won 40 total games on the mound in his four-year career ... Was part of the Mount Carmel conference champion teams in 2005 and 2007 ... Earned two varsity letters in golf.
Personal: Born March 29, 1989 ... Parents are Tony and Peggy Manville ... Majoring in history ... Graduated with high honors ... National Honor Society member.


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If my team instruction is direct passing but in the player instruction, his passing is defaulted to 'medium' will he follow the team instruction or his own?
If my team instruction is direct passing but in the player instruction, his passing is defaulted to 'medium' will he follow the team instruction or his own?
Player instructions override team instructions.
Indeed, overriding something will override it.
So Team instructions for passing are actually a bit pointless as you have to go through every player and change their personal instructions anyway?
Team instructions are used when player instructions have not been specified.
By specified, do you mean I haven't ticked the box in their personal instructions as that's what I mean when I say their passing is 'defaulted' to medium
The answer to the question in your OP is yes. He will follow team instruction.
Mark, I really appreciate all your help and I don't want you to think I'm being ultra-annoying but if you look at my original question, a yes answer makes no sense!!
I just want to know, if I want my team to play direct passing but my players, in their personal instructions, are all defaulted (ie I haven't changed them from what they're automatically assigned depending on their specific role) on various points along the passing slider, do I need to manually change everyone of their instructions or will choosing 'direct passing' in the team instructions suffice?
As I have already stated in my last post they will follow team instructions if player instructions are set to default. Hope that answers the question.
Thanks very much for all your help (and patience)


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"Education should consist of a series of enchantments, each raising the individual to a higher level of awareness, understanding, and kinship with all living things." -Anonymous
A Developmental model of child development provides a framework for understanding the process of human development. A variety of models exist, and each provides helpful ways of understanding the different stages and interactions. Among the theoretical models that exist, the following are some of the most influential: 1)Piaget's theory of cognitive development; 2) Erik Ericson's psychosocial, social-emotional development; 3) Maria Montessori's ideas on the absorbent mind; 4) Carl Jung's cognitive development and personality profile ideas, 5) Lev Vygotsky's Social Development Theory; 6) Arnold Gessell's Maturational Theory and his work with Louise Bates Ames on child development; 7) Vygotsky's Socio-Historical approach; 8) Skinner's behaviorist theories; 9) Bronfrenbrenner's ecological systems theory; and 10) Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory. Each theory offers a perspective on how children develop and learn,however no theory alone is meant to be followed as a lifestyle or as the basis for the only ways to develop and learn.
In the early years of my education and career in education and psychology, the behaviorists were proclaiming that all issues related to child development could be explained and controlled through behaviorist theory and methods. I worked in two different psychiatric clinics- one out patient and the other in patient- where behaviorist practices were used, exclusively. The token economies and reliance on only using behaviorist practices resulted in a deadening experience--both for the student and the instructors alike. The problem with using any one theory of child development or educational theory as the basis for educational, parenting, or psychological treatment is that doing so results in leaving out essential elements that affect behavior, learning, and all areas of development. Using theory as practice also results in ignoring individual differences and failing to develop other important skills, talents, habits, and patterns.
The following are brief overviews of some of the major players in the field of child development.
Jean Piaget's Model of Cognitive Development:
Birth to two, Sensorimotor: the physical exploration of the world through the senses, physical interaction, experimenting (trial and error). Exploring "everything has to be tasted, touched, manipulated" stage. As mobility increases, exploration increases, Early language development. At about 7-9 months, object permanence occurs, a sign that memory is developing and growing. Infants learn that a person or object exists even when they cannot see it. This is also a period when imitating actions and behaviors happens. Children begin responding to the actions and behaviors of others reflects in smiles, game playing (hide and seek, pat-a-cake). This is a crucial stage for taking in information as Maria Montessori referred to it, like a sponge. Whether you believe children are able to comprehend language, actions, behavior, and emotional responses and reactions, they are taking it all into their little beings.
Pre-operational, ages 2-7: Begins anywhere from 18 months to 2 years or so. The sensorimotor stage does not stop; but new learning and skills are being added. Piaget originally speculated that a child at this stage is entirely ego-centric, seeing everything from their own viewpoint, but more recent studies have shown that this is not the case. Children grow in their capacity to see from the viewpoint of others. As make believe activities demonstrate, children are capable of understanding differences between the past, the present and the future. Cause and effect are beginning, but are not fully established yet. Piaget believed the ego-centric stage lasted longer than we now believe. There is ample opportunity to see that children begin learning to differentiate the cause of their actions and the effect, at a lower level than they will as they mature more, but nevertheless, they are capable of distinguishing differences between more complex ideas.
In the latter stages of the Pre-operational stage, children begin attempting to understand complex reasoning, including ideas about aging and death, social interactions, differences between selves and others, and reasoning concerning why they must do what they are told to do. For example, children begin questioning some aspects of why they must follow certain rules but not others, why they must learn certain subjects in certain ways. Intelligence combines intuitive knowledge gained through the sensorimotor development, and the growing ability to determine differences between themselves and others. Their worlds are still egocentric, a necessary time needed to identify the gifts, talents, and needs of a child, and to solidify their personal identity separate and apart from their parents, and their siblings, classmates, friends, and other caretakers. They do not have the more advanced abilities for
Children use play to work out ideas about relationships and emotions. They learn to establish sequences and discover relationships between objects and people. They build on their past experiences and observations to solve problems and achieve goals. During this period children not only have preferences but also are able to communicate those choices. This is a period when children seek to put order into their environment; however, order looks different depending upon the individual differences of each child. According to Jung's personality typology, most schools are run by teachers and administrators who rely heavily on extroverted, sensate, thinking, and process and end-results structure to organize and develop curriculum. After many years of teaching, I will tell you, this works for some students. It does not work for many. W
7-11 Concrete Operational. As children move into the Concrete operational phase of development, their intellectual skills grow to include the systematic use of logic when manipulating concrete symbols. Children now have the ability to move out of a purely egocentric mode of observation, interaction, and decision making. They begin being able to make connections to their current experiences-the concrete now-and external and historic references.
Adolescence Formal Operational. This stage of development occurs in adolescence and continues growing throughout adulthood. At this point children use symbols to communicate and understand abstract ideas. Cognition becomes more complex, and children learn to take into consideration many aspects when forming hypotheses, considering abstract relationships and concepts, and learning to discern a variety of options, choices, and complex decisions.
Children's cognitive development is diverse and is affected by a multitude of variables, any one of which can have an impact on a child's development. When children are allowed to manipulate their environment, and use a variety of approaches in an environment suited to their individual needs, they have a greater chance of learning and perhaps even more important, loving the process of learning. When children are placed in an unsafe, threatening, or stressful environment, their cognitive skills are affected. We all know of people who have survived extremely stressful and abusive childhoods who have developed despite the stressors. However, it is more likely that children use survival and coping mechanisms to survive, and do not necessarily
Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Infancy, birth to 18 months, Trust vs mistrust
Early childhood, 2-3 years, Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Preschool, 3-5 years, Initiative vs guilt
School Age, 6-11 years, Industry vs inferiority
Adolescence, 12-18 years, Identity vs role confusion
Young adult, 19-40, Intimacy vs isolation
Middle adult, 40-65, Generativity vs. Stagnation
Maturity, 65-death, Ego integrity vs despair
Erikson, a student of Anna Freud, expanded his ideas about development into the social context of a person's development, and across the entire life span. Whether or not his theories and observations remain valid as humans develop during a period of rapid and intense social, scientific, and technological development, remains to be seen. As our lifespan increases, our abilities, opportunities, and expectations may also expand the scope of such a theory of development.
Maria Montessori's concept of the Absorbent Mind.
Montessori observed that children from birth to about 6 years of age, learn in unique ways. A child learns by unconsciously taking in everything in the environment. Each child then constructs their own ideas about who and what they are based on what is taken in. Each child absorbs their environment like a sponge, taking in everything through their senses. According to Montessori, from birth to about 3, children unconsciously take in or absorb their environment. Montessori believed that at first, newborn children were "like an object turned out by hand."6 Once he is born, the baby's specific interaction with his surroundings casts his mental life and uniquely shapes him. It is now that he absorbs his mother tongue and comes to love his place of birth. Thus, this spiritual embryo needs a concentrated relationship with his parents and milieu to form his individual self." Montessori further observed that adults often fail to do what is essential at this time because adults sometimes fall into the pattern of thinking that children have no mental life. This is far from the truth, and illustrates how crucial the first year of life is for development. The first year of life is essential for a child to"acquire their basic skills. It is during this stage that children learn to become independent of their adults, learning to walk, talk, feed themselves, gain control of their bodily functions, and manipulate (with their hands and movement) their environment. Somewhere around the age of 3, children move into the more conscious absorbent mind. This is when the mathematical mind develops, and when the child's work and development is all about attaining freedom-learning to do and think for themselves.
Carl Jung and Personality Functions.
Carl Jung's ideas about personality temperments and the 8 cognitive skills that are part of our cognitive, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual functioning, is helpful for understanding individual differences-our own and those of our children and students. Again a model that can be used like the Sun sign astrology reading if not understood properly, the MBPT (based on Jung's theories of the 8 functions), is a model to help understand the whole person and the scope of individual differences. It observes 8 functions and attitudes that go into creating our personal preferences, behavior, and modes of thinking, feeling, and expressing ourselves. The 8 functions include: Extraverted sensing (acting on concrete information in the present, trusts the present and then lets it go); Introverted sensing (trusting the past, storing information from past experiences, applying to present), Extraverted intuition (sees and connects possibilities in external world with flashes of intuition; shares with others), Introverted intuition (looks for consistency of ideas and intuition, and relies on intuition that others may not perceive or understand); Extraverted thinking (looks for guidelines, laws, rules, limits in external world; internal logic based on congruent connection with order on the outside); Introverted thinking (trusts own internal framework, rules; makes sense of things internally and finds it difficult to explain to others); Extraverted Feeling (seeker of harmony and balance with others; focused on interpersonal and cultural values); Introverted feeling (seeks harmony and balance from within in light of own values and may not share those ideas). This model, like others, is wholistic in nature, and not meant to pigeon-hole people into robotic categories. It is an organic model that can be used to help us develop a balance with all of the 8 functions.
Lev Vygotsky Cultural-Historical Model of Development.
Belurusian Psychologist, Lev Vygotsky's model expanded on concepts of his contemporaries including Piaget. Vygotsky saw that both social and cultural aspects had an impact on development and learning. He introduced the idea of internalization to describe the mastery of skills. His ideas about language acquisition and thought are very interesting. He talks about distinctly different types of language developing within children-the inner dialogue and the interactive dialogue with those in the external world. His work, Thinking and Speaking, is one of his most well known pieces of work. While controversial during his lifetime, his ideas became important during the 1970s, and have influenced many who continue to explore cognitive and developmental psychology and educational implications.
B.F. Skinner, Behaviorism.
B. F. Skinner, psychologist, behaviorist, philosopher, inventor, innovated his own field of science, Radical Behaviorism. B.F. Skinner's developmental theory is based on his view that behavior is best understood by understanding the cause and effect of actions. His theories of Operant behavior and conditioning, as he termed them, are based on Thorndike's Law of Effect. An entire field of psychology is devoted to behavior modification and aspects of Skinner's theories. The problem is when taken to the extreme and when used without consideration for other variables, behavioral techniques in education, curriculum development, or therapeutic modalities tend to become robotic. If you have ever used the term 'positive reinforcement' then you have used a term coined by Skinner to explain how we are shaped by our responses to what has occurred in the past. Ideas about positive reward, negative conditioning, and behavior modification have become a major part of what underlies educational thinking. If used alone, behavior modification is one ingredient for disaster. If used as Skinner intended, it is one of many useful tools for understanding what motivates and shapes behavior. Skinner himself said of education: "We shouldn't teach great books. We should teach love of reading." In Skinner's book, Walden Two, he writes: "No one asks how to motivate a baby. A baby naturally explores everything it can get at, unless restraining forces have already been at work. And this tendency doesn't die out, it's wiped out." And he also wrote: "A fourth-grade reader may be a sixth-grade mathematician. The grade is an administrative device which does violence to the nature of the developmental process." And finally, when observing how behavior modification, token economies, and operant conditioning figure into developing curriculum, testing learning, or providing better classroom discipline, it might be well to remember Skinner's words, "The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount."
Arnold Gessell, Gessell Developmental Observation.
Pediatrician and psychologist, Arnold Gessell with his colleague from Yale, Louise Bates Ames, laid the groundwork for child development ideas, most notably the Gessell Developmental Observation and the revised version. Gessell based his theories on his observations of children starting with his younger siblings, his students in the years he taught, and in his pediatric practice. While working with Louise Bates Ames at the Yale Child Study Center in the early 1950s, Gessell created a comprehensive, multi-dimensional system for observing and understanding children's behavior and growth patterns between the ages of 2 1/2 and 9 years. This model was intended to help parents and educators identify areas of strength and mastery as well as areas that might need additional support. After leaving Yale and the Child Study Center, Gessell devoted his latter years to a psychoanalytic approach of working with children. Their classic book, Child Behavior, is worth reading.
Louise Bates Ames, Child Behvaior and the Gessell Developmental Observation tool.
Dr. Louise Bates Ames, along with Dr. Frances Ilg, created the Gessell Institute in honor of Dr. Gessell upon his retirement from Yale. Louise Bates Ames pioneering work on the discrete and predictable stages of a child's development. Some of her methods were criticized as focusing too much on uniformity of development, when the opposite was true. Her idea of testing was designed to identify individuality not to promote conformity. Ames, Gessell, and Ilg wrote the definitive works on child development, and Ames was a prolific writer, journalist, and innovator. She wrote Child Behavior in 1981 (reissued by Harper Perennial in 1992), and she wrote a syndicated column for many years. She hosted the first television series on child development. Her work has influenced many of our contemporary educators--some who seem to understand Gessell and Ames' intent, others who do not. Currently, the Gessell Institute hosts a regular podcast, Body, Mind, and Child.
As I have reviewed the roots and depth of these theories of child development, what comes to mind is that our ideas about child development, learning, education, and parenting are a bit like our approach to religion. We take the ideas that fit our own conception of how the world works, what is right or wrong, or what we hope will be for the best interests of our children, students, grandchildren, and we hope we get it right. Another way these theories are similar to our religious choices is in how we look at the source of the ideas. Do we truly understand the underlying principles that we are trying to follow? Do the principles, the theories, apply practically and ethically to those with whom we interact and teach? Again, do we understand the meaning behind a measurement or the purpose of identifying an area of strength or weakness, for example? At the heart of much of what each of these theorists and practitioners (for all practiced what they preached) infer in their work is the need to allow for indiviudal differences, to nourish each child, to free children to learn, and to support and affirm their gifts. Learn more about what each developmental psychologist actually wrote and believed, and make up your own mind. And look at how ideas are being used, or not, in your schools to see how the spirit of their ideas are being used or not. Like our choice of religious or spiritual traditions, our ideas about human development are a basic part of how we view and understand the world, and how we treat and interact with our children and grandchildren. What are some of the basic ideas underlying your own view of development, growth, and learning? How have your own experiences in learning shpaed you and influenced how you view the educational process? What is calling for you to change or learn more about in order to support and help your grandchildren and children in their experiences of learning, growing, and experiencing life?
"It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time -- for we are bound by that -- but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time." T.S. Eliot


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Today I was inspired by Earth Day. We here at Newport Cottages believe that respecting the earth and her resources is something we can incorporate in every day life. We also believe that having a healthy nursery environment is crucial to the health of our children. That's why all of our furniture is painted with non-toxic paint and has been rigorously tested for over 100 harmful substances such as Mercury and Lead. All of our materials used are certified by the California Air Resource Board. We also use only hardwood in construction instead of MDF, which can contain Formaldehyde.
It's also important to purchase organic products whenever possible. Most non-organic products have been treated with pesticides and other harmful chemicals. You always want to make sure that your child is only surrounded with healthy, sustainable products.
Here is a nursery I created only using organic, healthy products for your little one. I used a clean color palette. The Planet Flowers Rug celebrates the earth with lots of color that gives the space that extra pop of color.
1) Sugar Boo Designs "Little Seed and Flower"
3) Casey Crib by Newport Cottages
4) Devon Changer and Tray by Newport Cottages
5) Carousel Designs Organic Geometric Fabric


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Despite the cloudy skies and bad weather conditions nothing could prevent Phoenix food connoisseurs from attending one of the best showcase of culinary curators and purveyors in the Arizona food, wine and restaurant industries. The 5th Annual Devoured Food and Wine Classic was held on Saturday, March 1st and Sunday, March 2nd at the Phoenix Art Museum in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Devoured Food and Wine Classic (Devoured Phoenix) is the region's premier annual culinary event hosted by the Phoenix Art Museum, Local First Arizona and Devour Phoenix.
This culinary affair featured some of the best fine food and drink producers and purveyors throughout Arizona while simultaneously furthering metro Phoenix as a dining destination worthy of international prestige! Simply put, this event is like heaven for all Foodies, including the healthy, gluten free, soy free, dairy free, egg free and artificial free Foodies like myself! I had the opportunity to attend my second Devoured Phoenix and when I arrived I thought that my experience would be the same as my first-time, but I was proven wrong. In fact, I was astounded by how much the restaurants and their team amped up their creativity strategy. From the beautifully styled table arrangements to the delicious and unique combinations of a variety of foods, Devoured Phoenix was indeed a delectable, memorable experience making it one of the must-attend-soirees of the year!
I welcomed being surrounded by food and healthy beverages in all directions! Though I could not consume everything due to my restrictive dietary requirements, there were still a lot of delicious offerings that I could sample, especially Windsor's perfectly grilled salmon served over lentils and Joyride's Cucumber Mint Aqua Fresca! I was equally impressed by the number of restaurants that offered local, free range meat options including grass-fed beef. There were also many fabulous vegan options available, including Barrio's Cafe delicious guacamole topped with pomegranate seeds and District American Kitchen's beautifully dressed garden salad with candied olives and house-made almond crunch! There were over 80 restaurants present with demonstrations and samples throughout the weekend. Though some of the restaurants may not have served gluten free, dairy free, soy free items during the event, their on-site team indicated that the restaurants do offer many allergy friendly foods.
Below are a few restaurants that offered gluten free, dairy free and soy free samples. Each of these restaurants indicated that they have gluten free menu options and/or accommodations. Please use caution when dining at the restaurants especially if you have an allergy or Celiac Disease; many of these restaurants are not 100% free from the top seven allergens. I recommend that you call ahead or ask the servers before ordering if you can speak with someone who is knowledgeable about the preparation of the food.
• Windsor
• District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
• Barrio's Café
• Sage Kitchen (formerly called Chakra for Vegetarian Restaurant)
• Different Pointe of View
• Green/Nami
• Kai Restaurant at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass
• House of Tricks Restaurant
• Posh Improvisational Cuisine
• The Farm at South Mountain
• Postino
• Relish Burger Bistro at The Phoenician (can request lettuce instead of the bun)
For a full listing of all of the restaurants that participated please visit the website http://www.devouredphoenix.com/participants/.
In addition to being wowed by the taste of all the food, as a scientist and recipe developer, I also enjoyed talking with a few of the rock star chefs about their ingenuity behind their creations! I spent a little time chatting with past Food Network's Chopped 2nd Place Winner and Executive Chef, Judson Branch of ICON at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel. I was definitely intrigued and inspired by his interesting dish called "Phoenix Southern Comfort". Chef Judson braised Arizona grass fed beef short ribs for a very long time, and then processed the meat until it was in broken down into small pieces. He then added bread crumbs and spices to the meat, pressed it into small rectangular molds and placed the molds into the refrigerator. After chilling for a couple of hours, he removed the meat from the molds and seared over high heat. Once done, the masterpiece was created and beautifully plated!
Hands down Devoured Phoenix knocked the ball out of the park! However, I do have one suggestion that I would like to see implemented for 2015 which could help attendees with food challenges who want to attend the event. I would like to recommend that the all restaurants create food and beverage cards or flyers that include the name of the samples and the ingredients list and them readily available in each booth.
It's been almost a week and I can still visualize and taste each dish that I experienced! I guess I'll start making restaurant reservations so that I can have more of those delicious delights; otherwise, I would have to wait twelve months for the next Devoured Phoenix!
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Medical News Today: Birth control pill for men steps closer
There are a number of major hurdles scientists need to overcome in order to develop a male contraceptive pill, but one team says it is making progress.
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The battle against cancer does not stop with survival; nearly 30% of people who get through the disease face ongoing mental and physical problems related to financial stress.
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Salmon is an oily fish that is high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Learn all about the potential health benefits of salmon, along with a nutritional breakdown for this fish.
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Put on your dancing shoes. Any kind of exercise appears to boost brain volume and decrease the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, says a new study.
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Two new studies suggest salt may lead us to overeat by interrupting the biological mechanisms that tell us when we are full. As such, too much salt could lead to weight gain.
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Contrary to popular fears, video games appear to promote mental health and cognitive and social skills in young children, says a new report.
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In a mouse study, researchers found intermittent hypoxia - oxygen deficiency that occurs with sleep apnea - may boost cancer growth by promoting blood vessel formation in tumors.


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BMe Leader Anton Moore praises his sixth grade teacher for helping him achieve in school and succeed in life.
2014 Echoing Green Search Partner Techbook Online Publishes "The Black His-Story Book: A Collection of Narratives from Black Male Mentors."
My Mentor Didn't Just Change My Behavior, He Changed How I Think
In Mentorship, Collaborative Self-Discovery is Key
Zachary Hawkins knows that "the importance of mentorship in helping shift the future course of our most precious resources is greater than ever."
Mentoring Begins at Home
Michael Taylor Urges: "Now is the time to begin mentoring our young."
Mentors Needed: Super Heroes Need Not Apply
Kenneth Braswell asserts: "You don't need to be a Superhero to mentor children."
A Mentor on a Mission to Embrace, Impact and Encourage
Keith Brown knows the power of mentoring, so when he recognized the need for more black male mentors in his community he stepped on to center stage to play the role of a lifetime.
I Just Realized My First Boss was My First Mentor
It wasn't until I started telling my mentee the things my boss told me, that I realized how influential my first employer was.
How My Final Suicide Attempt Attracted My First Mentor
Six years ago today Chicago native Richard Taylor was recovering from a suicide attempt, today he's a best-selling author and a mentor to countless youth. If you ask him how he did it, he'll tell you: Mentoring works!
A Speechless Conversation Between Mentor and Mentee
I had no words, he had no words; we just had sighs and long periods of silence when we learned of a 16 year-old black boy in Philadelphia sexually assaulted during a stop-and-frisk.
I Coach Because He Coached: Inspired by Men Who Mentor
Coach of the award-winning Chosen League, Philly Roots Fellow Isaiah Thomas says he coaches to mentor instead of coaching to win.
One Man Reflects on the Role Mentoring Had on His Life
They didn't call it mentoring back when Bruce "Pop-Pop" Johnson, III, was growing up, but that didn't stop him from benefiting from the culture that was created.
How A Young Father's Death Made me a Mentor
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The Nord Electro 4 SW73 features everything from the award winning Electro 3 series, adding the acclaimed new Nord C2D tone wheel engine and 122 Rotary Speaker simulation, USB MIDI and more!
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Organ Section
The Nord Electro 4 features the B3 tone wheel organ engine from the flagship Nord C2D and includes a redesigned Key Click simulation as well as the Rotary Speaker simulation of a vintage 122 unit with a great new overdrive. The percussion model has been improved to offer increased control over the percussion levels when playing near-legato. Naturally, the vibrato and chorus scanners have been carefully modeled to be just as alive as the tone wheels.
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My name is Jill, I just turned 30, and found out this morning that we are expecting our second child. Our due date is 5/1/2013.
In January 2012 we had a miscarriage at 8 weeks, and we have been trying actively for 18 months.
I did five rounds of clomid before conceiving this time, and we were just about to move on to a specialist when we got our BFP. It was confirmed today by bloodwork.
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Head coach: Scott Haebe
Assistant coaches: Brian Doctor, Lisa Deal, Amanda Schaefer, Jori Creel, Erica Buenger
Classification: 4A Jeffco
Top players: Breeze Phillips, Sr., P; Sammie Keitlen, Sr., SS; Sydney Cronson, Sr., CF; Natalie Elmgreen, Sr., 3B; Ariel Riggio, Sr., 2B
Season opener: Aug 23, at Lewis-Palmer
It would be easy for the Evergreen Cougars football team to live in the past. After all, 2010 was quite special.
The team ended years of mediocre seasons with an 8-3 campaign that saw EHS reach the 3A state playoffs for only the sixth time in school history. The Cougars finished second in the Metro West Conference to eventual state champion Elizabeth. And Evergreen evened the score with rival Conifer with a thrilling 17-13 Mountain Bowl victory.
Sam Theil hears it quite often. The 16-year-old Evergreen High School left-hander receives congratulatory pats on the back for making it to the 4A boys golf state championship tournament last year.
And, rightfully so.
But when he tells them he placed 72nd out of 84 golfers it drives him more to improve his game, especially his short game.
"Getting there has made me dive more into golf. I love golf. It has made my drive to get back to state again for the rest of my high school career," Theil said.
Patrick Rizzo ran his second-best time ever in a 10K road race on Sunday, but he said this year's Evergreen Town Race still might not count among his best.
"Being that it's downhill, though, it's hard to count that. It's one of those Mark McGwire asterisks," Rizzo said jokingly.
Nevertheless, Rizzo, of Boulder, was able to win the 10K race against some pretty tough competition and in a startling time of 29 minutes, 59 seconds.
Summer continues with monsoon winds, thundershowers and heat. What interests me the most is the increase in relative humidity. When we came to Colorado in 1965, the relative humidity averaged around 7 percent a day. Today it was 49 percent, and every day it is much higher than it was 50 years ago.
The full rich days of August bring the flowering of fringed gentians, the departure of some summer birds and gambling teenage elk enjoying their first taste of independence. The incredibly beautiful fringed gentians are the dominant wildflower in South Park in August.
It wasn't that big of a deal to Tom Cencich. The 50-year-old 1978 Evergreen High School graduate has been to a number of international competitions. So last month's North American Powerlifting Championships in Miami, Fla., wasn't all that much different than the rest.
But, in truth, it was.
The 5-foot-6, 182-pounder entered the competition for one reason — to shatter a world record.
EVERGREEN — As should be expected, 15-year-old Jonas Texeira struggled with his breathing that comes with the altitude of playing at Hiwan Golf Club. After all, he is from Sun Valley, Calif.
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It is a fine summer evening. I am sitting on the patio, trying to write this article and cool off after another hot day and a rain shower. The cooler air is refreshing, and I can see many wildflowers in bloom in the yard. I really miss being able to get out for walks in the woods but can't tote my oxygen tank, and the woodland way is too uneven, tilted and rough, for me to traverse safely. So, I try to be content with what I can see from the patio and car port.
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Bring on the autumn! There's not much better to lift your spirits than jumping through a big pile of crunchy leaves with your kids. While you're out and about enjoying the new season, collect up some leaves and bring them home to play these seasonal letter and maths games.
Maths games for autumn
You can transform a pile of autumn leaves in to learning resources by painting on some numbers and letters. We used correction fluid but a permanent marker or acrylic paint could do the job just as well. You could laminate the leaves or cover them in contact paper/sticky backed plastic to help them last a little longer as you play.
Lay out a jumble of number leaves and try these maths games – depending on the age and stage of your children:
1. Spot the number that matches your age
2. Point to each number and say its name out loud
3. Arrange the numbers in order: getting bigger or getting smaller (if you organise your leaves when you're adding the numbers you can correspond ascending numbers on leaves that are increasing in size.)
4. Make some repeating patterns with the colours and shapes of your leaves:
one green, one brown, one green, one brown…
one green, two brown, three yellow, one green, two brown, three yellow…
Letter games for autumn
Make a set of leaves with letters (perhaps on the reverse side to your numbers) and you can play some letter games too.
1. Lay out the leaves in a jumble and see which letters you recognise.
2. Find the letters in your own name.
3. Layout the letters from a word your child knows, or a spelling they're trying to learn, and see if they can unscramble them.
4. Add some of the leaves to a sensory tub and hunt out all the letters.
5. Hide the leaves around the house or garden and go on a letter treasure trail. Can you find the whole alphabet?
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The Haves and the Have Nots
The financial struggles of students going to college today.
Madena Henderson (Troy, N.Y.)
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Angela TuckerPOV Film - Election Day
Brooklyn-based filmmaker and writer Angela Tucker was the director of production at Big Mouth Films, a social-issue documentary production company that is a project of Arts Engine, Inc. There, she produced "Pushing the Elephant" (IDFA, Independent Lens); the Emmy-nominated documentary "Deadline" (NBC); Election Day (SXSW 2007, POV 2008); and "Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater" (Great Performances). She was also a consulting producer on "Pop Star on Ice," which inspired the series "Be Good, Johnny Weir."
Tucker directed two short pieces for the National Black Programming Consortium and ITVS initiative The Masculinity Project, entitled "Invisible Men," and is directing a web series for them, "Black Folk Don't," which recently launched. She is also directing "(A)Sexual," a feature-length documentary in post-production about people who experience no sexual attraction. She received her master of fine arts degree in film from Columbia University, where she was awarded a dean's fellowship. Her thesis fiction short, "The Birthday Girl," screened in various festivals and was awarded Milos Forman Finishing Funds. Tucker received a bachelor's degree with honors in theater and African American studies from Wesleyan University, and in 2010 was a Yaddo Fellow.
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Navy senior Laura Gorinski looks to lead the Mids to another Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship in 2013.
Sept. 26, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Seven months after sweeping the 2012 championships, Navy has been selected the favorite in both men and women's swimming and diving in 2013, it was announced Wednesday. The Mids topped the men's preseason poll with the maximum 98 points with 14 first-place votes, and garnered the No. 1 spot in the women's voting with 95 points and 11 first-place tallies.
Voting was conducted by the League's swimming and diving head coaches and sports information directors who could not cast a ballot for their own teams.
Navy extended its own record with its ninth consecutive League title on the men's side in 2012, tying Army in the process for the overall lead. With 1,029.5 points, the Mids cleared the field by nearly 400 points. Last year's championship was a dominating performance for the Navy men, who won 18 of 20 events, including all 13 individual races and the five relays. Justin Vagts, a junior in 2012-13, wrapped up the second League championships of his collegiate career with the Male Swimmer of the Meet award.
On the women's side, the Mids thwarted Colgate's attempt at a second consecutive title and fourth in five years. Laura Gorinski, the reigning two-time Scholar-Athlete of the Year in women's swimming and diving, was named the Female Swimmer of the Meet in leading a Navy sweep of the major awards. One of the highlights of her championship was setting the League and championship record in the 200-yard breast on the third night, along with winning gold in the 400 free relay to finish the meet.
Bucknell, last year's runner up on the men's side, tallied 82 points with one first-place vote, ahead of Army's 77 points. The Black Knights logged the one remaining first-place ballot. Lehigh, which had a strong championship meet last season, was selected fourth with 63 points, while American logged 43 points to take fifth. Rounding out the men's poll were Colgate (sixth, 39 points), Lafayette (seventh, 32) and Holy Cross (eighth, 14).
According to the women's preseason poll, Colgate will pose the biggest challenge to Navy. The Raiders earned 88 points with four first-place votes to take second, while Bucknell (74 points, one first-place vote) came in third. Army edged out Lehigh for fourth with 58 points, while the Mountain Hawks settled for fifth with 54. The poll was filled out with American in sixth (33 points), Lafayette in seventh (32) and Holy Cross in eighth (14).
Though the Mids are favored on both sides, they will face stiff competition. The Army men will look to take a run at their rivals on the strength of senior Chris Nguyen, the two-time reigning Male Diver of the Meet, along with sophomore Will Viana, last year's Male Rookie of the Meet.
Colgate has been Navy's main rival on the women's side over the last several years. The trophy has shuttled back and forth between Hamilton, N.Y., and Annapolis, Md., regularly since 2008.
Bucknell should get a boost in February, when the 2013 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships take place at the Bison's Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg, Pa. Competition will take place from Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 21-23, with trials beginning every morning at 10:30 a.m. and the finals starting at 6 p.m.
American is the first League squad in competition in 2012-13. The Eagles will participate in the Potomac Relays Friday beginning at 3 p.m. The first dual meet of the season belongs to Bucknell, which visits UMBC Saturday at 1 p.m.
2012-13 Patriot League Preseason Swimming and Diving Polls
1. Navy - 98 points (14 first-place votes)
2. Bucknell - 82 (1)
3. Army - 77 (1)
4. Lehigh - 63
5. American - 43
6. Colgate - 39
7. Lafayette - 32
8. Holy Cross - 14
1. Navy - 95 (11)
2. Colgate - 88 (4)
3. Bucknell - 74 (1)
4. Army - 58
5. Lehigh - 54
6. American - 33
7. Lafayette - 32
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Nationally recognized throwing coach Larry Judge shows you two variations of a common shot training drill used to address the lack of flexibility in the torso. Coach Judge talks you through the drill and rational for performing the drill with coaching points and detailed instructions.
Athletes complete the drill first using a bungee cord and then with a partner only. This drill can be used during any stage of the season and along with the many other drills included give the coach yet another tool in the box to help their athletes perform at higher levels than before.
Gain more insight and an additional video clip from, "Curriculum Guide to the Shot Put." Discover other great Shot Put videos apart of our large Track & Field collection!
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by Heather, December 31, 2013
We used to be a nation of savers. Lately we have become a nation of spenders and many people are struggling to take back control of their finances. With kids in school or even off to college or a few yet in diapers, we know it can be tough to set goals that you can reach and still make a difference in your bank account. We are all for saving and understand that setting goals an keeping those goals are really two different things. So here are a few easy financial goals you can set up for the New Year that you can be comfortable with.
I remember back when I was single. I was working 2 jobs to survive in the expensive area I lived in. But I was still able to set up an automatic withdrawal from my bank into a Christmas Club type of account. I used this type of account because you were not able to access it until it automatically deposited it into your checking account in November. Every week, I had $20 taken out whether I could afford it or not and placed in this account. That added up to $1000 in savings over the course of a year. I then moved that money into a money market account that I would have little access to. As I got used to the small amount being taken out each week, I increased it to $25, which gave me an additional $300 per year.
This is something that you can easily set up, even if you get paid monthly. Sometimes it is hard to have $100 or $200 taken in one chunk out of your check. Break it down into less painful auto withdrawals and save even more than you normally could. Set your financial goal for saving what you want to this coming year and break that into 52 weekly deposits and set up the transfers today.
Maybe your financial goal is to reduce your bills. You can easily use the same concept to gather $100 additional per month and use that to start paying down a large bill. Save $25 per week by transferring it to a separate account. Once you have saved what you need, make an additional payment to the smallest bill you have. Continue to do that each month until it is paid off. Then increase the amount you save and apply it to your next bill. Using this easy method will get your excess bills paid off quickly and with little Pain in your checkbook.
Apply this same concept to any thing you need to save for – The kids college account, a trip you want to take. Whatever you desire. By looking at the smaller picture (small increments of savings) instead of the big picture (how much you need to save or payoff overall), you can make huge inroads with these easy financial goals.
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The other day I had two good friends over in the gaming-man cave. We wanted nothing more but to completely forget about uni, work and bills for a while, and just enjoy a guiltless and mindless gaming session together. We had finally grown tired of the Call of Duty's, Mario's and Gears of War's for once, so we gathered up some neglected games I had gathering dust in my storage.
I was so hyped to finally blast through some zombies in paradise in Dead Island with my mates, to only find out it solely supported online or system link co-op. We then tried my neglected copy of Battlefield 3 and had our dreams crushed despite assuming for months it had local splitscreen. We were annoyed, but still hopeful. We then put on Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and to our rage, we discovered splitscreen was only a silly mistake advertised on the Ubisoft website. Safe to say, we were officially bummed.
But do you know what we did to quickly forget our disappointment? We set up my good old Nintendo 64 and had a old-school session of Goldeneye 007, Donkey Kong 64 and Duke Nukem 64 until the wee hours of the morning, like we were back in primary school again.
If you haven't played Goldeneye 007 splitscreen with three other friends, you haven't lived.
Now, I don't know if I'm out-of-touch with a lot of games released this gen, or I'm just too lazy to read the back of the game cover, but it surprised me to find out. Even though my gaming tastes have broadened, playing some fun local multiplayer is always a plus for me, and it disappointed me to see there was such a lack of it in three games where having a buddy or three play alongside you on the same screen just seems like a no-brainer.
It just seems odd to me that while cooperative and multiplayer gaming itself is on the rise, the last few years have seen developers moving to strictly online-only models. It's a strange move by the majority of devs to completely disregard what was and still is a popular gaming mode for many gamers. Whether it's friends playing together, couples, families, or kids, the slow but visible decline of splitscreen is significantly alienating those gamers who don't have access to the Internet for their consoles, aren't old enough, don't have friends who play online or simply just would rather play locally with friends than over an online connection.
Co-op mode used to be a great way to play through and experience your favourite game with a friend or three, but now that developers are moving co-op to online-only experiences, it sucks. I'm a social guy, and while I play online quite a lot, I still prefer to game with my friends or my girlfriend when I have the chance -- and no, not over a microphone -- together, in the same room, on the same screen, sharing the same experience together.
There's many arguments as to why the splitscreen is disappearing from many games. With the rise of online passes and the DLC model, splitscreen isn't probably a priority for developers who want to cash in on the add-on market, as splitscreen equals one copy for multiple people rather than one copy for everyone, and digital rights ownership makes these things way too complicated, as Gears of War 3 has eloquently shown. Then there's just the undeniable advancement of multiplayer technology that has made it easier and perhaps more convenient for devs to focus on online-centric modes and for gamers to play with others over an Internet connection.
Halo has consistently provided offline and online local-play for gamers simultaneously alongside online-only experiences. Why can't the rest?
And yes, while I've enjoyed how Xbox Live and the Playstation Network have truly introduced online gaming to home consoles, I feel the uneven focus on online-only multiplayer in the last few years is stifling the social aspect of gaming -- one you can't replace with a headset. Gaming has become a lot less personal now that the template for a great multiplayer night in is sitting at home alone, playing with mates over Xbox Live or PSN with a headset.
Multiplayer gaming used to be and still is more enjoyable when you experience the same difficult boss with a friend in the same room and cheer in triumph when one of you finally defeat them, or jest and psych out your friends in that last intense five-minutes of a Halo match. There is no substitute for humiliating your friends in person; typing 'u suck, lol' over chatspeak isn't the same. Equally, there is nothing that can replace the competitive rush and enjoyment you get by playing against your friends in the same room.
If we're talking about most mainstream video games from the big developers, I see no logical reason as to why splitscreen can't continue to be facilitated-- both for online and offline play -- simultaneously alongside online-centric modes. And no, I don't agree with developers like DICE when they give us excuses along the lines of "our co-op is really solid so it doesn't feel like it's missing the split-screen" or generic reasons like, "it would have detracted from the core experience".
...the uneven focus on online-only multiplayer in the last few years is stifling the social aspect of gaming -- one you can't replace with a headset. Gaming has become a lot less personal now that the template for a great multiplayer night in is sitting at home alone, playing with mates over Xbox Live or PSN with a headset.
While I'm not a game developer myself, I can understand technical limitations and the costs and time involved in creating a separate splitscreen mode. But when games like Call of Duty and Halo still manage to consistently provide splitscreen with very little performance issues and garner much praise from fans, I become very unsympathetic for excuses like what DICE gave. The local-play/splitscreen market is still here, and I don't get why we're being steadily ignored by some devs.
I suppose my bias opinion mostly comes down to a unfair sense of entitlement me and my friends hold, as if these games owe us splitscreen. But I just can't shake the feeling. We grew up in a generation where local-play was a big part of our games, one that made for great gaming experiences. Some of my fondest gaming memories are playing endless sessions of Goldeneye 007 with my cousins, getting frustrated at them for always using Oddjob, or playing Battle mode in Super Mario Kart and raging at my friends right there and then for "being cheap" with the red shells. I know I'm not alone in these memories, or this feeling.
Now obviously not all new games have completely discarded split-screen, nor do they all have to incorporate the feature. Some games work better as single-player only experiences, and others masterfully and creatively use the multiplayer functionality Xbox Live and PSN have granted us this generation, like Dark Souls, where its unique multiplayer gameplay cannot be accomplished with splitscreen.
But games like the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft and Borderlands are awesome and recurrent examples of developers correctly balancing local offline and online co-op and multiplayer efforts with online-only ones to provide for all of their fans, and both show that there is still a massive market for local offline and/or online play.
A way forward for splitscreen-gaming?
Perhaps a possible answer to revive splitscreen's decline lies in technology such as Sony's Playstation-branded 3D Display monitor. The 'SimulView' technology and 3D glasses that comes with it provides players the ability to literally split the visible display area of the same TV and shows the differing actions of individual players participating in the same game.
This is an awesome way of advancing splitscreen and keeping it relevant for the future, as it does away with the swear-fests regarding "screen-cheating" (come on, you know you've screen-cheated at least once in your life) and also provides players with the ability to see a full screen through their glasses. Of course, the monitor and the 3D Glasses themselves are still expensive, and not all games of this gen have 3D support, or in the case of Sony, the SimulView tech. Still, this is one of many crucial steps forward.
Developers need to continue to recognise the lasting relevance and importance of splitscreen gaming into the next generation. Gaming is still a major social activity for many people, and providing gamers with the ability to play through their favourite title with their friends and family on the same television screen, while simultaneously granting online-only multiplayer options for those who simply want to play in solitude or with a headset should be a no-brainer.
What are your thoughts on splitscreen-gaming?
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EUGENE – After splitting a pair of games at home this past weekend, the Oregon women's lacrosse team will fly south to Southern California for a pair of important conference road matches at USC and San Diego State.
UO is set to take on the Women of Troy at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 18, at McAlister Field. The Ducks then wrap up their last road trip of the year with the Aztecs at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, at the Aztec Lacrosse Field. Oregon are winners in four of their last five contests heading into this weekend's matchups.
Heading into this weekend's matchup, the Ducks are 4-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and can punch their ticket and return to the MPSF Tournament if Oregon sweeps USC and SDSU over the weekend. UO can also secure a spot in the tournament with one win over the weekend coupled with a Cal loss.
Who: USC
When: Friday, April 18
Where: McAlister Field
Time: 4 p.m. (PT)
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Who: San Diego State
When: Sunday, April 20
Where: Aztec Lacrosse Field
Time: 1 p.m. (PT)
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On Friday, April 18, the Ducks will make their first appearance at McAlister Field as they take on USC. Friday's matchup will serve as the second time the two squads have faced one another. USC is only in its second year as a program and is led by Lindsey Munday who is a member of the USA Women's National Team.
The Trojans will be hungry when they face off against the Ducks having lost both of their matches in the Rockies, first to Colorado in double overtime and then to Denver, 8-7.
Southern California comes into the match up with a 7-6 overall mark and a 5-2 record in MPSF play. The Women of Troy are 1-0 against UO, winning in Eugene last year, 12-10.
Alex Moore leads USC with 25 goals while Caroline de Lyra leads the team with 34 points thanks to her 21 goals and 13 assists. Machaela Michael rounds out the trio of 20-plus goal-scorers for USC with 20, but Annie Ruland is right on the cusp with 19 goals.
Amanda Johansen (40) and Michael (35) will be the focus for Oregon on draw controls while Kate Pederson also has 19 draw controls for the Women of Troy. USC leans on Liz Schaffer on the defensive end with her 34 groundballs to go along with her 69 saves in the cage. The sophomore has started all 13 games for Southern California, posting a 9.80 goals against average in 740.49 minutes of action.
USC is third in the conference in goals per game (12.62), shots per game (27.00) and turnovers per game (12.54). The Women of Troy are however third in draw controls with 13.15 compared to the Ducks' 11.69, a category that UO will need to limit USC in on Friday.
Two days later, Oregon will wrap up its two-game road trip with the Aztecs of San Diego State on Sunday, April 20. The Aztecs are riding a six-game losing streak dating back to their loss at home to Princeton on March 22.
SDSU has an overall record of 6-7 and a 3-3 mark in conference play. The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 1-1 with both teams winning in the other's home field. The Aztecs downed the Ducks, 12-10, at Papé Field last year.
Like USC, the Aztecs also suffered heartbreaking losses in the Rockies, falling to No. 20 Denver 12-10 and then lost a dramatic 7-6 match to Colorado in sudden victory.
Meris Walsh leads SDSU with 27 goals while Christina Ricciardulli is second with 22 goals. Ricciardulli however leads the team with 43 draw controls. Michaela Jarvis is the Aztec's ball distributor, dishing out a team-high 16 assists.
Keeper Katrina Reeves is second on the team with 25 groundballs and has an 11.74 goals against average. Reeve's is 5-7 on the year with 85 saves in the books in 654.08 minutes of play.
Shannon Propst continues to rewrite the history books at Oregon. The senior attacker, who currently has 36 assist, is now just four assists away from breaking the single-season assist record that she set last year (39).
Carly O'Connell, who has 60 draw controls, needs just nine more draw controls to break the single-season draw controls record that was set in the Ducks first season (2005) by current assistant coach Jen May Derby.
Nikki Puszcz became only the sixth player in program history to record 100 career-goals when she fired in Oregon's first goal of the day, against No. 18 Ohio State, to tie the game up, 1-1, in the first half.
The Towson, Md., native also cracked the top five in career-goals that weekend, and now sits at 112. The senior reeled off five goals at California – tying a career-high – and then went off for three more at St. Mary's.
Fellow teammate Shannon Propst also joined Puszcz in the century club after she netted a pair of goals at California, becoming the seventh player in UO history to accomplish that feat.
Oregon saw its three-game win streak snapped at home in the first of its two-game homestand to No. 12 Stanford. The closes UO got the Cardinals was when Sami Kiser tied the game up at 2-2 with 21:12 still remaining in the first half. Shannon Propst and Casey Brogan led the Ducks with a pair of goals each, but Lucy Dikeou, Kyle Fraser and Kelsey Murray guided Stanford past the Ducks, combining for nine of the 15 goals for the Cardinal. The Ducks were edged in draw controls 15-8, which was reflected by the score, which was 15-7.
Two days later, UO matched up against UC Davis in a very physical game that consisted of 47 total fouls between the two squads to go along with nine yellow cards – eight of which belonged to the Aggies.
The Ducks are 8-2 when opposing keepers have more saves while the Ducks are 0-3 now on the season when senior goalkeeper Caroline Federighi has more saves.
Oregon jumped out to a 7-2 lead behind Sami Kiser, Bella Pyne and Carly O'Connell who registered two goals each for UO. With the match being so physical, the second half saw only a total of three goals scored and concluded with Oregon winning 8-4.
The long awaited assist and goal from Pyne to Pyne finally happened last Sunday at St. Mary's when older sister Olivia Pyne dished out an assist to younger sister Bella Pyne at the 10:59 mark in the second half.
Heading into this week's competition, Shannon Propst is third in the nation with 2.77 assists per game – trailing the leader by just .03 – while Carly O'Connell is in ninth with 2.23 assists per game. Through 13 games, Propst is ninth with 5.00 points per game while O'Connell dropped to 23rd with 4.08 points per game. O'Connell is also in 18th-place in draw controls with a 4.62 average.
Senior Caroline Federighi is ninth nationally amongst keepers with a 7.84 goals against average.
As a team the Ducks dropped four spots and is in 11th-place nationally in scoring offense with 14.08 goals per game and stayed put at seventh in scoring defense, allowing 7.54 goals per game. UO is also ninth in total caused turnovers with 131.
Through last week's games, Oregon and many of its players still hold top spots in multiple statistical categories in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Shannon Propst still holds the top spot with 4.62 points per game while teammate Carly O'Connell is right behind – in second – with 4.15 points per game.
Propst dropped to second with 2.77 assists per game after dishing out just three assists last week while O'Connell sits in third with 2.31 assist per game. O'Connell is second in the conference in draw controls with a 4.62 average and has a total of 60 on the year. Nikki Puszcz is also in third in the conference with 1.46 caused turnovers per game.
In the crease, Caroline Federighi is still holds the top spot in the goals against average category with 7.84 in 696:03 minutes of action.
As a team the Ducks are first in several categories, including: goals per game (14.08) and ground balls per game (17.85), assists per game (8.00) and points per game (22.08).
The Ducks also boasts the lowest goals against average as a team (7.48), third in save percentage (.446) and second in caused turnovers per game (10.08).
The senior eclipsed the Oregon all-time career assist record of 78 in the season opener, dishing out nine assists in the 20-3 win over Stetson. Propst tacked on two more assists in the Ducks' win over Coastal Carolina to finish with 11 assists through two games, and 81 in her career at Oregon. The fallen record of 78 was held by Kristina Barrett who played from 2009-12.
Propst's nine assists also broke the eight-year old single-game assist record for Oregon (6) set by Alison Leiner in 2006 and tied the MPSF single-game assist record set by Jill Remenapp of Denver last season. Propst's 10 points against Stetson also broke the single-game record at Oregon while tying her for sixth all-time on the MPSF all-time single-game points list.
The following day against Coastal Carolina, the senior attack also displayed her offensive capabilities, tying the game-high with four goals in Oregon's 23-3 victory over the Chants.
Oregon senior attacker Shannon Propst earned the first Offensive Player of the Week honors of the 2014 season as announced by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation office Monday, Feb. 17. This is the third player of the week award for Propst, who earned it twice before, once during her junior campaign and once during her sophomore year.
Propst was tabbed the MPSF Offensive Player of Week after she scored five goals with 11 assists and 16 points her first two games. The Bel Air, Md., native was also 5-of-6 shooting from the field (.833), including a perfect shots on goal percentage and went 2-for-2 in free position opportunities to go along with her 3 ground balls.
After going 2-0 on the road against Cal and St. Mary's, Caroline Federighi was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's Defensive Player of the Week. Federighi joins Propst as the only other player to earn the honor for UO this season.
The Pleasanton, Calif., native posted a 6.66 goals against average during the two-game stretch, tallying seven saves in 99:03 minutes of action between the pipes and allowed just 11 saves.
Federighi also helped herself on the defensive end, scooping up six groundballs (three each game) and caused a pair of turnovers against the Gaels.
This is the second player of the week honor for Federighi. She earned her first accolade last season on April 22.
The preseason coaches' poll released by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation had Oregon slated to finish fourth in league play receiving 53 points. Stanford was picked to finish first, garnering 78 points and seven first-place votes, with Denver right behind the Cardinal with 74 points and a pair of first-place votes. USC finished ahead of Oregon with 66 points while garnering one first-place vote.
Having lost six seniors to graduation, two of which were starters, head coach Jen Beck reloaded the Ducks' roster with eight standouts from across the United States. Three hailed from the state of Maryland, two from Colorado, and one each from Massachusetts, Oregon and California.
Beck signed a pair of goalies in Jan Parker and Becca Katzen. Parker hails from Danvers, Mass., where she led The Williston Northampton School to three Northeastern Conference championships earning NEC MVP honors her sophomore and junior seasons. Katzen prepped at Dulaney High School where she split time with two other goalies.
The remaining six signees come to Oregon at the midfield position. Annie Longtain, the lone Oregon signee, led West Linn High School to a runner-up finish in 2012 and a third third-place finish in 2011 at the state tournament.
Bella Pyne joined older sister Olivia at Oregon boasting a resume that includes South River High School's first state championship in 2010. Pyne also earned multiple all-county and all-league honors during her prep career.
Rachel Steinberg was an Under Armour All-American and Maximum Exposure All-Star. Steinberg led the Severn School in ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers her season year.
Kathryn Blumhardt, a Regis Jesuit High School grad, earned all-state honorable mention as well as second-team all-league honors to go along with her academic All-America honors and first-team all-academic selections.
Erin Schilmoeller joins fellow prep teammate Blumhardt at Oregon for the 2014 season. Schilmoeller earned multiple all-league honors as well as back-to-back academic All-America honors.
Rounding out the list of new Ducks is KiKi Gibson, a Carlsbad, Calif., native that played at La Costa Canyon. Gibson led LCCHS to the California Interscholastic Federation championships in 2012 and was awarded U.S. Lacrosse High School America honors for her efforts. She also earned first-team All-CIF honors her freshman and sophomore years.


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City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare
Duty Quotes in City of Bones
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"It's their job, Clary," [Simon] said gently. "Fighting demons--it's what they do. Not what you do." (19.104)
Having a duty gives the Shadowhunters a purpose, and Clary feels lost without a purpose of her own. No wonder she jumps on their bandwagon so quickly. And wanting to get her mother back didn't hurt the cause either.
Quote #8
"I may not believe in sin," [Jace] said, "but I do feel guilt. We Shadowhunters live by a code, and that code isn't flexible: Honor, fault, penance, those are real to us, and they have nothing to do with religion and everything to do with who we are. This is who I am, Clary." (19.122)
Jace's job defines him. Talk about a workaholic.