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College Hockey:Hill Of Beans: Northeastern Holds Off UMass
BOSTON — The game was barely over and the chant began: "We want the Beanpot."
Thankfully for the Northeastern Huskies, they were not as focused on the Beanpot as their fans, as they successfully held off the Massachusetts Minutemen, 2-1, to give the club some much-needed momentum heading into Monday's Beanpot as well as catapult NU into fifth place in Hockey East.
The game featured efforts that both teams that both coaches were happy with; in the end. it came down to Northeastern goaltender Keni Gibson making two late point-blank saves to preserve the one-goal win.
"Keni Gibson was the difference tonight," said Northeastern head coach Bruce Crowder of his senior goaltender, who finished with 28 saves. "They had the best of the opportunities and maybe had more than Maine had [last weekend] against us.
"But we played a pretty solid third period and didn't give up a lot."
Special teams also played a big role in the game. Both of Northeastern's goals came from special-teams play, with Jason Guerriero netting the first goal on the power play and linemate Mike Morris scoring the eventual game winner shorthanded.
Northeastern has now scored power-play goals in three of its last four games, while Morris' tally was NU's third shorthanded goal of the season.
A slow, sloppy-looking first period featured penalty-free hockey and, at the same time, few quality scoring chances.
Tim Vitek had UMass' only quality opportunity when he skated down the right wing and let fly a wrist shot that beat Gibson cleanly but hit the left post three minutes into the game.
NU fourth-liner Steve Sanders answered with a scoring chance of his own with five minutes remaining, skating in on a breakaway. Bothered by the defenseman, Sanders was unable to get a perfect shot off, leaving UMass goaltender Gabe Winer (20 saves) to make a routine left pad stop.
UMass held an 11-8 advantage on the shot chart but only two for each team came from the grade 'A' area.
In the second, the pace of play increased, as did the shots on goal and ultimately the scoring. The good news for the Huskies was that they scored three times. The bad news? One of those goals was into the wrong net to keep UMass within a goal entering the third.
NU's Donny Grover attempted to clear the puck from the crease at 4:03 by instead hit the leg of defensive partner Brian Deeth. As the puck bounced back toward Grover, he again swatted at it but this time buried it into the net for a 1-0 UMass lead. The goal was credited to UMass sophomore Kevin Jarman.
The Huskies answered one minute, 14 seconds later, this time connecting with the correct net. Guerriero banged home the rebound of a centering pass on the power play at 5:17 to knot the game at one.
"[The tying goal] was huge," said Crowder. "[UMass' goal] wasn't exactly an X's and O's type of goal so to come back after that was important."
Late in the period, this time shorthanded, the Huskies notched the game winner. This time it was Guerriero setting up the goal, centering a pass on a two-on-two rush that linemate Mike Morris redirected beautifully over the shoulder of Winer into the top corner with 32.6 seconds remaining to give NU a 2-1 lead through two.
"I was just trying to take the goalie's eyes away," said Morris of his goal. "Jay [Guerriero] took a low shot, I just tipped it and it went over the goalie's shoulder."
It was Morris' fifth goal in as many games, and Crowder believes that his junior winger is finally turning the corner.
"He's really starting to come into his own," said Crowder of Morris. "He was starting to get really frustrated in December because he was getting plenty of opportunities and nothing was going in. He's kind of battled through that and become a dominant player in this league."
In the third, a period in which UMass outshot NU, 7-3, it was Gibson's turn to shine, particularly late when he stopped both Vitek, who seemingly had a wide-open net, at 15:10, and followed up by stonewalling rookie Dan Gordon on a breakaway with 3:28 remaining.
"We certainly had our share of high-quality chances," said UMass coach Don 'Toot' Cahoon. "With a little bit of puck luck the game could've been different.
As the final buzzer sounded, thoughts turned to Monday's Beanpot opener against Harvard, a tournament in which the Huskies will be the underdog, but an underdog amongst four solid teams.
"It's definitely a confidence builder coming in with a win," said Crowder. "It's going to be a tough game because Harvard's a terrific hockey team. We've got to bring our 'A' game."
As Northeastern preps for the Beanpot, Massachusetts now must return to action on Saturday, traveling to face last-place Merrimack. The Minutemen still sit in seventh place after Thursday's action and will look to build a comfort zone between themselves and the Warriors, currently seven points back.
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"A wonderful, sorrowful, compelling film. From classrooms of fear and forced assimilation, to the climactic stand-off at Wounded Knee, it is an essential chapter in the all-too-infrequently-told tale of those who can truly call this continent home." Ken Burns, Filmmaker
"About time someone looked in depth at that part of our history. The Banks documentary taught me a million fascinating things I never knew. And I followed the events at Wounded Knee quite closely at the time." Michael Fitzgerald, Producer
In 2009-10, I served as an archival researcher to track down photos, film footage and secure licensing and rights for A GOOD DAY TO DIE, a documentary focused on the life story of Dennis Banks, an Ojibwe born on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota in 1937. California filmmakers and directors Lynn Salt (Choctaw) and David Mueller have this to say about my research skills: "You are a God-send (or in Native terms, a Spirit-send)! We are so grateful for you and all your experience. We have other proposals out for more documentaries which will call for more extensive research and you are at the top of our list. Meanwhile, if anyone we know is looking for a researcher, you're the one! We are so fortunate to have you with us on this journey."
Created with the vision of opening hearts and healing across races, tribes and generations, I invite you to the Twin Cities Film Fest screening of:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010, 6:00 pm
AMC Block E 15, 600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Minnesota Ojibwe Dennis Banks co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 to call attention to the plight of urban Indians in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This riveting documentary, incorporating never-before-seen footage from the Minnesota Historical Society, presents an intimate look at Dennis Banks' life beginning with his early experience in boarding schools, through his military service in Japan, his transformative experience in Stillwater State Prison and subsequent founding of a movement that, through confrontational actions in Washington DC, Custer, South Dakota and Wounded Knee, changed the lives of American Indians forever. Followed by Q & A with directors Lynn Salt and David Mueller.
"Best Documentary" American Indian Film Festival
"Best Documentary" Deadcenter Film Festival
"Best Documentary" Dreamspeakers Film Festival
"Best Documentary" International Cherokee Film Festival
"Best Documentary" Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
"Grand Jury Prize – Spirit of Action" Santa Cruz Film Festival
"Juried Award – Best Documentary" Frozen River Film Festival
"The best documentary at the 10th Annual deadCENTER Film Festival gave a voice to a movement overlooked by mainstream America and unknown to a new generation of Native Americans. "A Good Day to Die", by California filmmakers David Mueller and Lynn Salt (Choctaw), won best documentary at its world premiere at the deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City. It is also the first film of its kind to be executive produced by a tribal nation, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California. This is a story of American history I did not learn growing up." Tetona Dunlap, The Buffalo Post, June 2010
The Sun Runner: Today is a Good Day To Die, June 27, 2012
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A GOOD DAY TO DIE SYNOPSIS: Dennis Banks ran away from boarding schools eleven times and grew up to become one of the leaders of the American Indian Movement which he co-founded in 1968 in Minnesota. Frustrated by discrimination and decades of federal Indian policy, Minnesota Indians came together to discuss the critical issues restraining them and to take control over their own destiny. Out of that ferment and determination, the American Indian Movement was born. AIM leaders spoke out against high unemployment, slum housing, and racist treatment, fought for treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal land, and advocated on behalf of urban Indians whose situation bred illness and poverty.
Written, directed and produced by Native Americans, this film reflects the world that Dennis Banks experienced from 1937 to 1980 as a Native American, including accurately portraying what happened at Wounded Knee in 1973 from a Native perspective. The filmmakers and executive producers believe that this deeply personal story of one man's life, spanning the 20th century, will offer a key to opening the hearts and minds of those who have a limited understanding of what it means to be Native American today. This film will offer a rare and powerful point-of-view towards creating a deeper understanding of Native people. From its inception, this project has facilitated the process of healing painful, old wounds and it also brings forward a part of American history that has been ignored too long.


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Ducks and Beavers meet four times in five days, including three conference games in Eugene this weekend: Oregon and Oregon State meet at PK Park this weekend in a three-game series that could determine who wins the Pac-12 regular season championship. The Ducks enter the weekend 19-5 in league play, one game behind the Beavers at 20-4. UCLA can still win the championship with the Bruins sitting at 17-7 in league action. All three teams have six games left in league play. After playing the Beavers, Oregon wraps up the regular season at last-place Utah, which is 6-21 in conference play. The Beavers host Washington State next weekend. The Cougars are 8-16 in the Pac-12 and are in 10th place in the 11-team league. UCLA finishes with three home games against USC this weekend and a three-game road trip to Stanford next weekend. The Ducks, Beavers and Bruins all rank in the top 11 of all five college baseball polls so the next two weeks will go a long way toward determining national seeding and regional host sites. The Beavers are ranked in the top seven in all five polls with a high ranking of three (NCBWA). The Ducks are ranked in the top 11 in all five polls with three of them (USA Today Coaches, Collegiate Baseball, and NCBWA) ranking UO sixth. The Bruins are no lower than 11 as well, and are as high as eighth in the Baseball America poll. The Ducks and Beavers will also meet in a non-league game Tuesday in Corvallis to wrap up their five-game season series.
Ducks' seniors will be honored Sunday: Oregon will honor seven players before Sunday's game to thank them for their time wearing a Ducks' uniform. J.J. Altobelli, Jeff Gold, Ryan Hambright, Darrell Hunter, Christian Jones, Andrew Mendenhall and Danny Pardini will all be recognized during the ceremony.
Altobelli has played in 221 games over the last four seasons, while starting 218. He holds the career records at Oregon for games started, at bats, runs and hits. He is also on the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award honoring the nation's top shortstop. Gold has appeared in 36 games in the last three years and has 12 career wins and a 3.26 ERA. Hambright has started 90 of the 138 games he has played in during his four seasons in Eugene. Hunter, one of George Horton's first recruits, returned to the squad for his senior season after briefly giving up baseball because of health issues and has been a key cog in the Ducks' bullpen. Jones has overcome injuries as well and has 10 career wins and is a key part of the UO bullpen this year. Mendenhall and Pardini have both been sidelined this season with injuries. Mendenhall has already received his degree in general social science.
Irvin named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week: Cole Irvin has been named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing his second complete-game shutout of the season, scattering six hits and striking out seven batters in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State. The Yorba Linda, Calif. native issued one walk and allowed just one extra-base hit in the second game of a double-header in Columbus. It was the third complete game of the season for the talented freshman, whose 2.62 ERA ranks second on the team and 11th in the conference. Irvin has pitched a team-high 92.0 innings with 47 strikeouts and 19 walks this season. This is Irvin's second Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week nod of the season. Duck pitchers have won the award seven times overall.
Ducks 18-8 all-time against ranked teams at PK Park: Oregon is no stranger to hosting ranked teams at PK Park. During the program's four-plus seasons playing in the park, the Ducks have played 26 games against teams ranked in the Baseball America top 25 and compiled an impressive 18-8 record in those games -- a .692 winning percentage. Oregon has hosted three ranked teams this season with the latest coming when the Ducks swept No. 21 Stanford in a three-game series. Oregon also hosted No. 13 UCLA who won two of three over the Ducks. In March, Oregon hosted No. 2 Vanderbilt and won one of three against the Commodores. The Ducks won the series finale in both of those series.
Until this season, the Ducks had won all but one series against ranked teams they had played in PK Park. Oregon beat defending National Champion and 15th-ranked Fresno State two out of three in 2009 in the first series in ballpark history against a ranked team. The Ducks won the first two, 1-0 and 7-1, before losing game three 10-3. In 2010, Oregon dropped two of three to No. 2 Arizona State winning game two 6-5 in 12 innings, while beating No. 19 San Diego 13-4. In 2011, UO beat No. 23 Arizona two out of three and swept No. 6 Oregon State at PK Park. Last season, the Ducks swept No. 14 Arizona State in a three-game series, while beating No. 23 Oregon State in a single Tuesday game. Since baseball was reinstated at Oregon, the Ducks have played the No. 1 team in the country in two separate series on the road. In 2009, UO lost two games at UC Irvine (9-6, 7-4) before taking two of three games (5-4, 8-4, 1-5) at UCLA in 2010. (See a complete list of games Oregon has played vs. ranked opponents on page 7 of this release)
Healy and Sherfy named to Golden Spikes Awards midseason watch list: Oregon first baseman Ryon Healy and closer Jimmie Sherfy have been named to the 60-man Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list. Sherfy, a 2012 All-American and finalist for the Stopper of the Year Award, was also on the award's preseason watch list. He is the active career leader in strikeouts per nine innings with over 13 Ks per nine innings, while also ranking second on the active career saves list with 38. The right-hander enters this weekend second in the country in saves during the 2013 season with 19, while boasting a 2-0 record with a 1.00 ERA. The Golden Spikes Award is the third watch list Sherfy has been named to this spring. He is also on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year midseason watch list and the Pitcher of the Year watch list.
Healy, a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week this season, is a new addition to the award's watch list. He ranks in the top 85 in the nation in seven separate categories – home runs, home runs per game, RBI, RBI per game, doubles slugging percentage and total bases. Healy enters the series against Oregon State batting .333 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI. He leads the Ducks in home runs, RBI, doubles (16), total bases (111) and slugging percentage (.569). The 30 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award will be announced May 28 with the winner being named on Friday, July 19.
Healy named Pac-12 Player of the Week for second time this season: Ryon Healy was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after leading Oregon to a 4-0 record, including a series sweep of No. 21 Stanford. The honor is the second of the season for the Ducks' first baseman. Healy batted .400 (6-for-15) for the week with two home runs, a double, seven RBI and three runs scored. He led Oregon with a .867 slugging percentage and had a .500 on base percentage. The junior was even better in the three games against Stanford hitting .455 (5-for-11) with two home runs, a double, seven RBI and two runs scored. His slugging percentage was 1.091 vs. the Cardinal and he had a .538 on base percentage.
Healy led Oregon to a 6-4 win in game two of the Stanford series hitting a pair of two-run homers, finishing the game 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored. In Sunday's series finale, he added two more RBI including one on a ninth-inning double that tied the score and set up Oregon's winning squeeze bunt play. Healy had a hit in all four Ducks' games during the week and picked up at least one RBI in all three Stanford games. Healy's first conference player of the week came after he led the Ducks to a four-game sweep at Hawaii in February to open the season. His second award gives the Ducks four weekly awards this season. Scott Heineman was named the conference player of the week on April 15 and Cole Irvin claimed pitcher of the week honors on April 1.
Healy delivers first walk-off home run in modern history at Oregon: Since Oregon reinstated baseball before the 2009 season; no Oregon Duck had hit a walk-off home run until March 28. Ryon Healy became the first to do it when he lined a two-run home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the 10th inning to give UO a 5-3 win over the Washington Huskies. Healy's blast came two innings after he singled in the tying run to eventually send the game into extra innings.
Healy's 13 multi-RBI games in 2013 sets new school record; first baseman closing in on multi-hit games record as well: Ryon Healy has 13 games with multiple RBI this season breaking the old modern era record of 12 set my Marcus Piazzisi in 2010. Healy has seven two RBI games, four three RBI games and two four RBI games so far this season. The junior also has 20 games with more than one hit, which ranks fourth all-time. He needs eight more to set a new school record.
Healy ties single season records for RBI and doubles at Oregon; closing in on a number of other single-season school records: Ryon Healy enters this weekend's games vs. Oregon State needing just one RBI and one double to set a new single season record holder in both categories. He tied both records at Ohio State last weekend. Healy has 47 RBI and is tied with Dave Roberts (1972) for the all-time lead. Healy has 16 doubles to tie Danny Pulfer (2011) for the single-season record. The West Hills, Calif., native is also closing in on the single-season records in home runs, hits, and at bats. Healy currently ranks sixth in home runs with 10 and needs five more to set a new school record. He will tie Keith Lampard (1965) for fourth with his next round tripper. Healy is tied for sixth in hits with 65 and needs 17 more to become the single-season leader. Healy sits just outside the top 10 in at bats with 195 this season and will crack the top 10 with eight more. He needs 59 more this year to break the record of 253 that he set last season for the Ducks.
Healy already career leader at Oregon in four categories, while ranking in top 10 in six other categories: Ryon Healy has set new school career records for RBI, doubles, intentional walks and multi-RBI games this season. The Ducks' first baseman has 109 career RBI, breaking the old record of 90 RBI. He has 39 doubles (two more than teammate J.J. Altobelli and five more than Brett Thomas), breaking the old record of 31. Healy's 11 intentional walks are three more than the old record (kept since 2009), and his 28 games with more than one RBI is eight more than the record set by Aaron Jones (2011-12). Healy is also second in multi-hit games (56) and needs just three more to break the existing record of 58. He is third in hits (119), fourth all-time in at bats (570) and games started (145), fifth in home runs (18) and eighth in walks (57).
Sherfy on watch lists for Golden Spikes Award, Pitcher of the Year Award and NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award: Jimmie Sherfy has added three watch lists to his list of accomplishments. The All-American right-hander earned a spot on the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List and the 2013 Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List. Sherfy is one of 51 players on the stopper of the year list, one of 22 players to make the latest pitcher of the year list and one of 60 players on the Golden Spikes list.
The junior also leads the nation in saves with 19, while boasting a 2-0 record with a 1.03 ERA. He also ranks in a three-way tie for second in the country in active career saves. Sherfy earned multiple postseason All-America honors as a sophomore after finishing the season with 19 saves and a 2.20 ERA. The right-hander claimed first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-America recognition, while being named second-team All-America by the NCBWA, Baseball America, and Perfect Game, and third-team by Louisville Slugger. Sherfy was also a NCBWA Stopper of the Year finalist and claimed first-team All-Pac 12 accolades after leading the league in saves. Sherfy set an Oregon record with 19 saves last season while finishing with a 5-3 record in 36 appearances. He struck out 93 hitters in just 61.1 innings (an average of 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings pitched) and held opponents to a .172 batting average.
2013 Sherfy Honors
Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
Pitcher of the Year Watch List
2013 USA Baseball Preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
NCBWA Preseason 1st-Team All-America
Louisville Slugger Preseason 1st-Team All-America
Perfect Game Preseason 2nd-Team All-America
Sherfy 2012 Postseason Honors
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist
ABCA/Rawlings 1st-Team All-America
Baseball America 2nd-Team All-America
Perfect Game 2nd-Team All-America
NCBWA 2nd-Team All-America
Louisville Slugger 3rd-Team All-America
Pac-12 1st-Team All-Conference
Sherfy is NCAA active leader in career strikeouts per nine innings, second on active career saves list: Oregon closer Jimmie Sherfy's 13.05 strikeouts per nine innings during his career leads the country in the category. The Duck junior has fanned more than a quarter of a hitter more per nine innings in his three-year career than his closest competitor, Stephen Richter of Delaware, who has 12.73 Ks per nine innings. Sherfy also ranks second on the active career saves list with 38. The junior passed Ole Miss' Brett Huber and Texas' Cory Knebel Wednesday against Gonzaga, and trails only La Salle's Pat Christensen (44 saves) on the active list. Sherfy, who is the career leader at Oregon, tied the school's single-season saves mark--which he set in 2012--Wednesday against Gonzaga with his 19th.
Sherfy leads country in saves while other Ducks rank among national leaders; Oregon tops in nation in sacrifice bunts: Jimmie Sherfy picked up his 19th save of the season Wednesday against Gonzaga and is now tied with Austin Peay's Tyler Rogers for the national lead. Aaron Payne ranks in the top 10 in a pair of categories. The junior second baseman is third in sacrifice bunts with 19, while ranking sixth in sacrifice bunts per game (0.37). Freshman Cole Irvin is seventh in victories with 10, three off the national lead. Irvin, Tommy Thorpe and Jake Reed are tied for 23rd in games started with 13. Ryon Healy ranks in the top 85 in seven separate categories. He is 37th in home runs with 10, 45th in home runs per game with 0.20, 61st in RBI with 47, 66th in total bases with 109, 72nd in RBI per game with 0.94, 83rd in slugging percentage at .569 and 85th in doubles with 16.
As a team, Oregon leads the country in sacrifice bunts with 80, while ranking fifth in fielding percentage at .980. Overall the Ducks rank in the top 60 in eight categories. UO also ranks among the national leaders in win-loss percentage (10th; .792), ERA (10th; 2.58), hits allowed per nine innings (13th; 7.51), WHIP (17th; 1.18), strikeout-to-walk ratio (51st; 2.29) and stolen bases (55th; 74).
Sherfy closing in on own school single-season records: Jimmie Sherfy has showed he wasn't a one-hit wonder. The Ducks' closer set two school records last season, and he is on pace to break both of them this year. Sherfy has already tied his school record with 19 saves and will set a new record with his next one. He has also finished 32 games this year and needs four more to break the record of 35 he set last season.
Sherfy continues to add to career saves record at Oregon; also cracks top 10 in career strikeouts: Jimmie Sherfy continues to add to his career saves record at Oregon. The Ducks' closer who set the record last season has built his total to 38 career saves, 27 more than Drew Gagnier (2009-10), who set the old record with 11. Sherfy has also cracked the school's all-time strikeouts top 10. He is ninth with 143 during his career and he needs eight more to pass Arba Ager (1962-64) for eighth.
Altobelli on Brooks Wallace Award Watch List: Senior J.J. Altobelli is one of 27 shortstops on the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, which recognizes the nation's premier shortstop. The award will be presented during the College Baseball Hall of Fame's Night of Champions on June 29 in Lubbock, Texas.
Altobelli is career leader in four statistical categories at Oregon; ranks in top 10 in another eight: Senior J.J. Altobelli holds the school record at Oregon for at bats (768), games started (218), runs (119) and hits (203). The Ducks' shortstop also ranks among the school's all-time greats in doubles (2nd; 37, two behind Ryon Healy), hit by pitches (3rd; 19), multiple-hit games (3rd; 51); RBI (3rd; 89), walks (4th; 69), multiple-RBI games (4th; 18), most intentional walks (4th; 3) and stolen bases (8th; 24).
Thomas, Payne and Heineman also among career leaders on offense; while Reed, Thorpe, Jones and Gold rank on career pitching lists: Juniors Brett Thomas and Aaron Payne join Ryon Healy and J.J. Altobelli among active players moving up the career lists at Oregon. Thomas ranks among the all-time leaders in doubles (3rd; 37), games started (5th; 135), multiple-hit games (5th; 44), at bats (5th; 501), hits (5th; 157), stolen bases (9th, 22) and multiple-RBI games (10th; 9). The Ducks left fielder also is closing in on the all-time leaders in walks. Payne is the school's all-time leader in hit by pitches (40) and is among the leaders in games started (6th; 117), triples (7th; 7) and walks (9th; 55). He is also approaching the all-time at bats leaders as well. Sophomore Scott Heineman is 10th all-time in multiple-RBI games.
On the mound, juniors Christian Jones and Jeff Gold and sophomores Jake Reed and Tommy Thorpe rank among the all-time leaders. Reed is ranked in four categories including pickoffs (3rd; 7), starts (3rd; 30), innings pitched (7th, 198.0) and wins (8th; 14). Thorpe is among the leaders in runners picked off (5th, 4), appearances (7th; 48), starts (7th, 14) and saves (9th, 1). Jones ranks among the leaders in appearances (6th; 54), starts (7th; 14) and saves (9th; 1), while Gold is in the top five in career starts (5th; 18). Freshman Cole Irvin just cracked the top 10 in starts with 13 passing teammate Brando Tessar. Freshman Garrett Cleavinger (7th; 2), junior Darrell Hunter (9th; 1) and freshman Derek Smith (9th; 1) all rank in the career saves top 10.
Ducks schedule features a number of ranked teams: Oregon's schedule has been one of the most challenging in the country and it gets even better over the next two weeks. The Ducks have played 16 games against teams ranked in the Baseball America Top 25 season this year, compiling an 8-8 record in those games. Oregon will add four more to that list by next Tuesday with the Ducks meeting nationally-ranked Oregon State four times from May 17-21. Of those 16 games already played against ranked teams, 10 have been against teams ranked in the top eight of this week's poll. The Ducks played No. 1 Vanderbilt and No. 4 Cal State Fullerton three times each in a 10-day stretch in early March. Oregon beat No. 6 Oregon State in a mid-week game on April 9 and then played No. 8 UCLA in a three-game series in mid-April.
Tolman named NCBWA National Hitter of the Week and Pac-12 Player of the Week: Freshman Mitchell Tolman was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Hitter of the Week and the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week for the week ending May 5.
Tolman batted .474 (9-for-19) with a double, three walks and 14 RBI as Oregon won four of five games on the road, including a sweep of Washington State in Pullman. The Lake Forest, Calif. native hit safely and notched an RBI in each of the Ducks' five games and registered multiple hits in three contests. He went 3-for-4 (.750) and drove in seven runs in a 12-7 victory over Seattle on Tuesday-- his seven RBI were the most by a Duck since Jack Marder collected eight on March 9, 2010. He added a hit and a pair of RBI in a loss at Seattle on Wednesday. In a three-game series with Washington State over the weekend, Tolman went 5-for-12 (.417) with five RBI and three walks. He scored the winning run from first in Sunday's 11-inning victory over the Cougars after starting the rally with a two-out hit. Tolman, who entered the week with 12 RBI, is tied for third on the team with 26 RBI. This is Tolman's first career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor and Oregon's 11th all-time selection. Oregon's Ryon Healy earned the distinction last week after batting .400 (6-for-15) with a double, two home runs and seven RBI.
Irvin named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week: Freshman Cole Irvin was named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week and the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing a shutout against Washington. Irvin pitched Oregon's first complete-game shutout of the season and only allowed two runners to advance past first base in the Ducks' 6-0 victory over Washington on March 30. He allowed just four hits, while striking out a season-high 11 batters and registering one walk. The Yorba Linda, Calif. product found his rhythm early, fanning seven batters through the first four innings, and never let up. He struck out one in the sixth, another in the seventh, and notched a pair of punch outs in the ninth.
Heineman named Pac-12 Player of the Week: Scott Heineman has been named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week after leading Oregon to a 4-0 record from April 9 to April 14. Heineman batted .438 (7-for-16) with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and five runs scored as the Ducks went 4-0 on the road and earned their first Conference road sweep since the program was reinstated in 2009. The Pacific Palisades, Calif. native, who finished the week with a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.188 slugging percentage, hit safely in all four outings and logged a pair of multiple-hit games against California over the weekend. Heineman, who entered the weekend with one career home run, went yard twice in Saturday's 10-4 victory over the Bears and added a homer in Sunday's 5-4 win in Berkeley. All three of his doubles and six of his seven hits came in the weekend set.
Ducks pick up first Pac-12 road sweep since 1976: Oregon swept California in a three-game Pac-12 series earlier this year marking the first time since the Ducks reinstated baseball for the 2009 season that Oregon has won all three games of a Pac-12 series away from PK Park. Oregon's last sweep of a three-game series in conference play came in May 1976 when UO took three at Washington. The Ducks added a three-game conference sweep at Washington State in May.
Ducks play nine TV games, including Saturday and Sunday on Pac-12 Networks: Oregon will make nine regular season appearances on national television during the 2013 season. Oregon plays a total of eight games on the Pac-12 Networks during the season, while also playing one game on ESPNU. The Ducks were supposed to play one game on the Big Ten Network but that game was rained out at Ohio State. (See complete TV schedule on page 6)
Ducks pitchers dominate at Ohio State: Oregon wrapped up an eight-game road trip with three wins at Ohio State behind dominant pitching. The Ducks' staff combined to allow just one run in 30 innings in Columbus. Cole Irvin highlighted the weekend with a complete game shutout, but Jake Reed threw seven shutout innings, Tommy Thorpe allowed just one run in seven innings and Jimmie Sherfy (2 saves) and Garrett Cleavinger (win) led another strong effort by the bullpen which allowed no runs in 6.1 innings.
Four Duck pitchers combine for 15 strikeouts in 3-1 win over Portland: Christian Jones, Jeff Gold, Garrett Cleavinger and Jimmie Sherfy combined to strike out 15 Portland batters in a 3-1 win on Feb. 26, while not allowing a walk during the game. Jones started the game and struck out five in three innings before giving way to Gold who fanned a career-high seven Pilots in four innings. Cleavinger struck out two in the eighth inning, and Sherfy added one punch out in the ninth to give the Ducks their most strikeouts since Feb. 18, 2012 when Oregon pitchers struck out 17 Hawaii batters in a 12-inning win.
Horton named 2012 Division I Coach of the Year by FieldTurf: University of Oregon head baseball coach George Horton won the 7th annual FieldTurf Baseball Award as the 2012 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year Field Turf announced in January. Horton led the Ducks to within one win of the College World Series in just the program's fourth season after it was reinstated for the 2009 season. Under Horton's tutelage, Oregon finished the 2012 season with a 46-19 record and a No. 11 ranking in the final Baseball America Top-25 poll. The Super Regional appearance was the eighth by a Horton coached team, and the first for Oregon since 1954. The 40-win season was the ninth in Horton's 15 years as a head coach at the Division I level and the team's .708 winning percentage was the best by a Ducks team since 1978.
Ducks 2013 recruiting class ranked No. 6 by Perfect game: The Oregon Ducks 2013 baseball recruiting class is ranked sixth in the nation by Perfect Game. The Ducks signed the nationally-ranked class after advancing to within one game of the College World Series last season. Oregon won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before ending its season in the Super Regional in Eugene.
The Scenario: Oregon heads into the final two weekends of the season with a chance to set a new school record for most wins in a season for the second straight year, while also having a chance to claim its first baseball league title since 1974. The Ducks are 42-11 with seven regular-season games to play before starting NCAA regional play. Oregon set a school record last year winning 46 games, while finishing one win short of advancing to the College World Series. UO enters this weekend one game behind Oregon State for first place in the Pac-12. The Beavers hold a 14-8 series advantage over the Ducks since Oregon reinstated baseball for the 2009 season. This will be the fifth Pac-12 three-game series since that time between the two teams, with three of the previous four ending in series sweeps. OSU won two of three in 2009 before sweeping the series in 2010, UO won all three league games during the 2011 season and Oregon State swept the series last season. Oregon heads into this year's league series with a 6-3 non-conference win over Oregon State on April 9.
Oregon's pitching staff will look to continue to lead the Ducks. UO enters the week with a 2.78 ERA. Oregon's three weekend starters have combined to post a 2.75 ERA with 27 quality starts, with each contributing nine of those. The bullpen has combined for just a 2.09 ERA with Jimmie Sherfy leading the way with a 1.00 ERA and 19 saves. Freshman Garrett Cleavinger has an 8-0 record, including a pair of wins against both Stanford and Washington State, to go with two saves. Darrell Hunter (2-0, 1.97 ERA, 1 save) and Christian Jones (1-1, 1 save, 2.08 ERA) give the Ducks four options to use late in games. Offensively, Ryon Healy leads UO in hits (65), doubles (16), home runs (10), RBI (47), total bases (111) and slugging percentage (.569). Oregon has seen its team batting average climb to .264 with four regulars hitting over .285. In addition to Healy who is hitting .333, freshman Mitchell Tolman is batting a team-best .362 with 31 RBI and a team-high .437 on-base percentage. Brett Thomas is hitting .325 with 15 doubles and 28 RBI and J.J. Altobelli is hitting .285. Scott Heineman is second on the team in RBI (33) and third in doubles (13) while batting .276. Aaron Payne, who bats second, has a .380 on base percentage with team highs in walks (26), hit by pitches (14), sacrifice bunts (19) and sacrifice flies (4).
Healy's consecutive start streak snapped at 127: Oregon first baseman Ryon Healy had his consecutive games started streak snapped at 127 last Sunday at Ohio State, and he didn't play in either of the Gonzaga games. The Duck junior began the streak on May 13, 2011 when he started at first base in the series opener against Stanford during his freshman season. He finished that year starting the final 12 games of the year. The last game Healy didn't start before last Sunday was a 7-7 tie at Seattle on May 11, 2011.
Healy's streak isn't the only one to come to an end this year. Second baseman Aaron Payne had his 76-game streak snapped March 4 when he didn't play against Cal State Northridge in the first game of the two-game series with the Matadors. Payne had started the first 11 games this season and all 65 games in 2012. Shortstop J.J. Altobelli had his 51-game streak snapped when he didn't start at Portland on April 16. Freshman Mitchell Tolman now has the longest streak on the team with 35 straight starts.
Consecutive Starts:
Name: 2013 Total
Mitchell Tolman 35 35
Brett Thomas 26 26
Scott Heineman 24 24
J.J. Altobelli 16 16
Aaron Payne 8 8
Ryan Hambright 7 7
Nick Catalano 2 2
Shaun Chase 1 1
Craig Meredith 1 1
Oregon picked fourth in preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll: The Oregon Ducks were picked to finish fourth in the 2013 Pac-12 Preseason Baseball Coaches' Poll. UO received 73 points behind only preseason favorite Stanford, UCLA and Oregon State. The Ducks won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before ending their season in the Super Regional in Eugene. UO returns seven position player starters this season behind a pitching staff that features four returning starters and an All-American reliever.


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Chocolate is a staple in my diet. Every morning I start the day off right with a helping of dark chocolate to accompany my coffee. Truffles aren't generally my thing, I prefer a plain piece of the good stuff (70-90% cocoa). However, these truffles are different. There's no butter and no refined sugar. I first made these out in California and they came out a bit dry. A few minor tweeks and these truffles were just as decadent as the regular ones! These truffles don't require melted chocolate, only cocoa powder which is a nutrition powerhouse with only 11g of fat per cup along with 26g fiber, 16g protein and an extraordinary amount of antioxidants. These truffles are an essential part of any diet and a completely guiltless dessert. These are a great gift and perfect for a potluck!
1 1/4 cup unsalted peanut butter
1 cup dark cocoa powder
1t pure vanilla extract
4-6T honey, to taste
2T rum or triple sec (optional)
1T cinnamon (optional)
milk or water, as needed
raw sugar (large-grain)
finely chopped walnuts
powdered sugar
1. Combine peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla, honey, rum (if using) and cinnamon (if using) in a food processor and blend until well combined.
2. Taste the mixture to see how dry it is. If it sucks the moisture out of your mouth add milk, water or more rum/brandy 1T at a time and blend. Repeat until a creamy but dry consistency is achieved, but don't add too much liquid. If you squeeze the mixture and liquid squeezes out, you've added too much.
3. Place the cinnamon, sugar, walnuts or other coating in a small bowl. Remove mixture from food processor and work the ball with your hands to make sure everything is evenly incorporated. Form into ~3/4″ diameter balls using the heat of your hands to keep the mixture soft and workable. Drop the balls, two at a time, into the bowl and shake it around until all sides are coated. Repeat until all of the mixture is used.
4. Makes about 40-50 truffles. Keep them in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Additional Info:
I like using less honey in the truffles but rolling them in raw sugar. Cinnamon is great in the truffles but I think it works better as a coating (you'd want a bit more honey in this case). I suggest separating the batch and making several different flavors. If you experiment with other add-ins or coatings, please post your results!


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There's no shortage of fantasy racing leagues that spring up once the NASCAR season gets underway each February. This season, Kentucky Speedway is joining Louisville, Ky., radio station 790 WKRD-AM to bring race fans a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pick 'em Game.
Participants are expected to pick their top-10 finishers for each race throughout the 2010 season. If that's not challenging enough, the point of the game is to actually predict the exact top-10 finishing order -- not only predict which drivers will finish in the top-10, but also exactly where within the top-10 they'll finish.
Weekly winners can earn prize packages that may include tickets to 2010 events at Kentucky Speedway. Weekly winners may not necessarily have to pick the top-10 finishing order perfectly. If there are no perfect pick top-10s on a particular week, the contestant with the highest score will win the weekly prize for that given week.
Each week, contestants can earn 100 points for each driver they correctly predict will finish in the top-10. Bonus points are then added when contestants predict the exact finish of drivers. For example, selecting the correct winner earns a contestant 80 bonus points. Selecting the correct second-place driver pays 70 points, 65 points are awarded for a correctly predicted third-place finish, 60 for fourth, 55 for fifth, 50 for sixth, 46 for seventh, 42 for eighth, 38 for ninth, and 34 for 10th.
There will also be a pot, or progressive payout for perfect top-10 predictions. The pot will start at $1,000 and $500 will be added each week that nobody predicts the top-10 finishing order exactly. When someone does pick a perfect top-10, he/or she will claim the pot, and the amount up for grabs will return to $1,000.
Weekly picks must be made before 1 p.m. ET on Sunday for regularly scheduled Sunday afternoon races. For other races, Saturday night races for example, picks must be made prior to the start of the race.
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The Know Oracle blog published an interview with the OCP Advisor.
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Oracle certification offers Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), Professional (OCP), Expert (OCE) and Master (OCM) credentials. This blog is a forum to share exam preparation and test taking experiences of Oracle Certified Professionals. Best of Luck! Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by the blog editor and authors are entirely their own and do not reflect the position of Oracle or any other corporation. Any recommendation or advice discussed here or on linked sites are not validated by Oracle.


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On October 23, 2013, at the Fourth District Court of Appeals at Santa Ana, California, Dr. Orly Taitz, Attorney, argued her appeal for the case, Orly Taitz vs. Barack Obama, Diane Feinstein and Elizabeth Emken.
Dr. Orly Taitz took the time to answer some questions regarding today's hearing.
Question: "What is your goal for the case, Orly Taitz vs. Barack Obama, Diane Feinstein and Elizabeth Emken?"
Dr. Taitz: "The goal is for the Court of Appeals to reinstate the case and to expose Barack Obama's use of the stolen Social Security Number of Harrison J. Bounel and also his use of fabricated ID's."
Question: "How do you feel about the appeal that you presented today?"
Dr. Taitz: "I hope that it will be granted. It was a panel of three judges, and I am hoping that they will uphold the U.S. Constitution and grant the appeal. In the past five years, there were forty-five attorneys and hundreds of plantiffs who have brought similar claims against Barack Obama, but judges dismissed the claims on technicalities such as jurisdiction or standing."
Question: "How do you view public support for your case at this point?"
Dr. Taitz: "There is great support of the public. There have been polls done which show that a third of Republicans and a quarter of the population in general question Barack Obama's ID's. On my website, orlytaitzesq.com, I posted a petition to the U.S. Congress to investigate Barack Obama's fabricated ID's, and over 55,000 U.S. citizens have signed the petition.
Also, there is a lot of interest in this case. If you go on my website, orlytaitzesq.com, you will find over 44 million visits."
Question: "How would you describe the progress of your court cases regarding claims of Obama's use of a stolen Security Security Number and fabricated ID's?"
Dr. Taitz: "I have currently two cases, Washington, DC and Maryland, where on the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking release of the original application to the Social Security Number, 042-68-4425, which Barack Obama has been using.
When Barack Obama posted his tax returns on whitehouse.gov in 2010, he originally did not flatten the PDF file, so the full unredacted Social Security Number that he is using became available to the public. From the first moment it became available, it was suspicious because Obama was never a citizen of Connecticut. Later, it failed both E-verify and Social Security Number Verification Service, and it was traced to Harrison J Bounel who was born in 1890."
Question: "How would you stress the importance of today's case?"
Dr. Taitz: "In my appeal, I compared this case to Watergate, a case which involved obstruction of justice. Following Watergate, 30 people went to prison."
Question: "It seems that you devote much of your time to these court cases. What motivates you to work so hard on the cases?"
Dr. Taitz: "I was born and raised in the Communist Soviet Union and know first hand the bleakness of the totalitarian regime and depravation of the Constitutional rights. As Mr. Obama became U.S. president, I got deeply concerned about the fact that he refused to present any of his original vital records and the fact that the issues of Mr. Obama's dual citizenship and split allegiance were not heard in any court of law yet. My mission is to bring these issues to light and have them heard on the merits."
*Current court cases of Dr. Orly Taitz can be viewed on her website at orlytaitzesq.com.


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Player of the Day: Len Duns
by Kate Smith
Winger takes spotlight.
Len Duns was born in Newcastle and made the move to Wearside from Newcastle West End in September 1933.
The outside-right made his debut during the 1935-36 championship-winning season and captured the FA Cup during the following campaign.
He played more than 100 games for the club either side of World War Two, guesting for a whole host of clubs during wartime.
During his time with Sunderland Duns notched 55 goals.
The winger retired from football in May 1952 having never played for another professional club.


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Ultimate Assassin 3
Developer: MasterMax
Genre: Stealth/Action
Kongregate Rating: 4.27/5
FlashMush Rating: 8.5/10
I was so happy when I found the third installment of this game came out. This is another one of my favorite flash game series and couldn't wait to do some more assassinations.
This game actually looks and plays pretty simply. You are a black dot, you have to kill a green dot, and don't get seen by the blue dots or the alarms go off. To make it interesting you have two powers that last for a few seconds then recharge; super speed and invisibility.
So what's new in the 3rd installment? Well...disappointingly not much. There was no update to the graphics or features, which is fair enough, they didn't really need to do it but after 3 games with the same look, a fresh look would have been welcomed. They did add achievements but they are pretty useless in all actuality as they are just the same five awards but for each level, nothing really unique or interesting about them.
However, they did ramp up the difficulty greatly. I find that their "easy" level pack was pretty much the whole game in Ultimate Assassin 2, and then their other difficulties in Ultimate Assassin 3 really put you to the test, which is great.
Overall, Ultimate Assassin 3 is a great game and great continuation of the series, just wish some more new features or a graphical update came along with it.
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NBC might be looking at big live stream numbers on Sunday night. After declaring at the beginning of the Sochi Olympics that they would not be airing the Opening Ceremony, the network has eased up for the Closing Ceremony. On Saturday the Times Union confirmed that NBC will live stream the Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony.
This decision is being applauded in America as the opportunity to watch an international event shouldn't be withheld because of time zone issues. The free, live feed is going to be available on the NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app. And everyone who wants to see the coverage can start watching at 11 a.m.
NBC is also offering taped coverage, featuring Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Olympic correspondent Vladimir Pozner. It will air at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC. American Olympic fans will probably watch both shows as NBC is offering commentary on the Closing Ceremony and that might be helpful for the audience to understand what is being seen in Sochi.
The Olympics Opening Ceremony 15 days ago was the only Olympics coverage that NBC did not stream live. With the news of NBC streaming the Closing Ceremony, the viewers can only say thank you to NBC. And have the coffee ready as the Olympic celebration will start early on Sunday!


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Ten Ultimate Guitar Tips
Ten TOP TIPS for Practicing Guitarists!
Whoever you are, whatever your skill level—there's always room to grow. Guitar is a lifelong passion and hopefully we all have many, many more years of exploring and getting better as players and composers. Here are ten tips to help spark your practicing, playing, and writing.
Think of practicing with a metronome as your karate training from Mr. Miyagi—you'll think it's boring and repetitive and sometimes even meaningless but then, when you least expect it, a drummer starts throwing punches at you and suddenly your instinctive skills kick in! When you practice, use a metronome as much as possible so you learn (and earn) the talent of timing.
The greatest favor you can do yourself is to know the neck of the guitar inside and out. Find every note everywhere: where are all the As across the neck, the Bs, the Cs, etc etc. Learn the map of notes across the neck then start learning the intervals between the notes and you'll elevate your playing immediately.
Don't be so literal all the time, yo. Though it is important to stick to your practice regimen, don't be afraid to go off-book. Put on a record that you like and play over it. Record a loop of yourself playing a chord progression and then spend some time improvising over it; force yourself to try out different positions across the neck (see above!).
No need to spend 8 hours on the same thing, in fact—I bet if I looked up some actual studies, they'd show that spending too much time on something actually decreases effectiveness. You don't want to burn out on whatever you're practicing. Set a time limit for how long you'll allow yourself to work on something in one sitting OR alternate exercises so your fingers (and mind) stay fresh.
Take the time to break down other people's parts—it's a priceless exercise that will train your ear and brain in a way that nothing else does. The more you do it, the better you will get at hearing what you are listening to and understanding how phrases and musical devices work- which is something you can apply to your own work immediately.
Thin picks are great for certain playing styles, but you have to account for them bending against the strings in your strumming and picking. During practice, select a heavier, sturdier pick for better accuracy and control in your alternate picking and strumming.
Want to get out of the box? Use a constraint to force yourself to play differently. One great way to do this is to limit yourself to using one string. Learn a scale on a single string and then use that single string to improvise some phrases and licks. If you really want to push it, limit yourself to one string AND add a slide onto your left hand.
Use contrast to your benefit. Use the whole range of dynamics available to you, not just slow/fast or soft/hard – be cognizant of natural dynamics in your playing and work to not fall into patterns. Use dynamics to create power in your parts—an unexpected shift in volume or intensity can give major impact to your compositions.
Always keep a tuner handy. Keep your guitar in tune throughout your whole practice—if your guitar goes even slightly out of tune, it sends some mixed subtle messages to your brain and ears and you'll subconsciously resist practicing because it sounds bad! Stay in tune and you'll practice longer with less resistance. Resistance: it's futile.
Drilling on scales and arpeggios can be fun in its own way (for the masochists among us) but for many, doing the drills is the arduous work of practicing. Do the work, but always reward yourself—make time to jam with friends and colleagues, sit in on sets, book yourself some shows, or you know, if shopping is your thing, perhaps you earned yourself a new guitar. (Full disclosure: that's my own personal reward. I must practice a lot to have rewarded myself so many times…)
It's the weekend- perfect time to get in an hour or two of hard work on our 6-strings (or 7- 8- strings, or bass, or baritone, or uke – you get the picture)… Happy practicing and we'll see you next week in the Corner!
...and change your strings frequently!posted on September 14, 2013 at 5:52 am
#11 Relax… it's not a competition. Take your time. Results will follow.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:06 am
Record your drills and noodling.
Most phones now days have a decent voice recorder in them that can actually capture guitar quite well. When doing your drills periodically record yourself. You can listen to where you are strong and what areas are still weak. Also with noodling around. I find I play my most creative bits during a noodle session and often wish I had some to figure out what I just did so I can reuse it. When I leave the recorder on, I never have that problem any more. Plus you never know which bit may end up in your next song. Recording frequently allows you to see how far you've come (and often how far you have yet to go).posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:11 am
Also, don't forget to listen ;)posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:11 am
Let the others play. You are not the only one in the band.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:12 am
and don't use shitty headstock tuners :Dposted on September 14, 2013 at 6:15 am
Not sure if I fully agree with the "heavy pick" tip. If anything, I've learned to love thinner picks, and I play a wide variety of styles, mostly heavier and fast paced. If anything, it teaches you control plus variety because of the flexibility, you are able to move between soloing and chords in a much smoother fashion if you train yourself to do it.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:18 am
I would add: 1) warm up your fingers wrists and arms, 2) wash you hands before playing, 3) take frequent breaks if necessary and ice your affected parts, 4) wipe down you strings after play, 5) take lessons if even from a good youtube teacher that shows both good mechanics and technique, 6) play with some abandon and pick up on your mistaken notes—often they fit and sound better or right for a part.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:21 am
Do something different each time, try to learn a new lick, or come up with a new lick or learn a new scale or perhaps a nice snip of theory, do this everytime you pickup a guitar, takes 5 minutes and I guarantee some of it will stick.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:21 am
Chop it up into little pieces and bury it in the backyard.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:31 am
I think #1 should be…..learn how to control your volume from your guitar, your amp and if you have one, your volume pedal. You'll be well respected if you know how to sit in any mix.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:32 am
Play with as many different people as you can. You can learn something from another player even if they are not "better" than you.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:33 am
Locking tuner question.
I bought my SG used. It had some mileage on it but was in good shape, or so I thought. Every time I try to practice I start by tuning it. After a few minutes it was out of tune again, and again and again. Low on funds I bought a set of locking tuners off eBay. I won the auction at 99 cents and 15 shipping, which was affordable. I haven't installed them yet but they don't seem to lock when you tighten the thumb screw on the back. Do they only lock when there's tension on them?posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:57 am
i use thin picks, i find the much easier to use. i agree, watch listen and have fun learning. take anything too serious and it stops being an enjoyment and becomes a task.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:59 am
Find a Girlfriend who doesn't mind carrying your Guitar Case at 3AM.
Learn what not to play and when not to play.
If a song totally derails, look at the Bass Player.
Buy the best equipment you can afford, take care of it, and don't let anyone else use it.posted on September 14, 2013 at 7:43 am
Dont get so wrapped up in practice and learning that you forget to just relax and have fun, do that for a while and you will see how much better you play your routines and practices.posted on September 14, 2013 at 7:44 am
All very good tips and some valuable comments, especially the ones about leaving space and knowing when NOT to play. I never really thought about the "thick picks" thing but it makes sense. FWIW, I switched to using bone picks about 3 years ago and haven't looked back.posted on September 14, 2013 at 7:51 am
Ken, locking tuners do not "lock" into position. if you look inside the hole the string goes thru and turn the thumbscrew you'll see the lock move back and forth. The lock in locking tuners locks the string in the post so there's no slippage caused by having to many or not enough winds around the post. They also promote quick string changes as you only have to pull the string thru, lock down the thumb screw and tune using little or no winds around the post. i misunderstood locking tuners as well when i bought my first set. after i realized how they worked it was smooth sailing.posted on September 14, 2013 at 7:58 am
Hang out with Keith Richards and Ron Woods.posted on September 14, 2013 at 8:21 am
Spellcheck: Ron Wood. Though, come to think of it: hanging out in the woods might also help some guitar players as well.posted on September 14, 2013 at 8:25 am
Josh, thanks. I hope the ones I just bought don't slip like my old ones. It's a pain having to re- tune every few minutes.posted on September 14, 2013 at 8:30 am
Within the the 2 months I started using heavy picks on a whim. They improve my guitar's tone, and I can play faster. I feel as if I have more control with them.posted on September 14, 2013 at 8:48 am
read captain beefhearts tips on how to play, and treat a guitar!posted on September 14, 2013 at 8:49 am
#1 Use a Metronome.
Everybody (except Jeff Berlin) says use a metronome. How about giving some EXAMPLES OF HOW, some EXERCISES ON CONSTRUCTIVE/INSTRUCTIVE USE.
Simply turning on the metronome and practicing is akin to barely dipping your toe in the water. Teach 'em how to swim!posted on September 14, 2013 at 10:36 am
#11 Ignore all tips and tricks.
Play the guitar, play the guitar, play the guitar.posted on September 14, 2013 at 11:19 am
Respect the space. Music is a series of sounds and silence. 100 mph riffing has it's moments but it's most effective when set up with well composed moments of silence. Allow the song to breath….. then smash em in the face with a well timed flurry. Way better than wanking through the whole song. (sorry Yngwie)posted on September 14, 2013 at 12:28 pm
That's great news, I've got silence down pat!posted on September 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Continue to take lessons, there is always more to learn.posted on September 14, 2013 at 12:55 pm
make sure u play your parts slow.. thats what my guitar teacher made me do every time we met :) IT WORKED even joe said it today!posted on September 14, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Spend more time practicing than reading about, listening to, and lusting after gear on the internet.posted on September 14, 2013 at 1:48 pm
and don't be playin' anythin' by them top 5 over rated guitarists….never, ever.Always buy boutique gear because it is sprinkled with mojo dust! Yes it is.posted on September 14, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Listen to the great players like Lenny Breau, Chet Atkins, Kenny Burrell, JOe Pass, and classical masters like Julian Bream, Christopher Parkening, Segovia.
Play on an acoustic instrument, NO AMP, and start with scales and arpeggios at a steady rate. Use a metronome and don't go faster than what you can play withput mistakes, The speed will come.posted on September 14, 2013 at 4:20 pm
And remember: generally speaking, the point of the practice is the practice.posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Gat tips.
Great tips! Want to add a heap of stuff that helps me…
RE metronome. Practice to some dirty dance music, like Deadmau5 or David guetta etc. The time on this sort of music never shifts (computers), great to practice pentatonics etc. This is also great for learning how to fit in in a jam when there are heaps of instruments already playing. Funk music is great for this. Whenever I have to play with a DJ I always find it easier if I put on my funk hat, and bust some bubble lines or whatever you call them. b7 to root is a go to that normally always works. Sparse and effective.
Also practice with music where the time shifts. Old reggae recordings etc that weren't recorded to a click. Sometimes it's good when music shifts time wise, like breathing. Also check out what the other instruments are doing and copy the feel. 'Guiltiness' by Bob Marley is a great track, you can hear the rhythm section walking the fine line between straight and swing. Check out the straight high hat.
Great to learn some bass lines! Reggae again. Burning and looting by Marley is great. Likewise Let Love In by Dennis Brown. Learn bass lines to the point you can improvise them on guitar, then whack them up an octave and palm mute.
The James Brown Skank is a failsafe in any situation with a backbeat. Nice chug on the 2 & 4.
Listen to the snare.
If you're practicing jazz, reggae, rock, anything groovy, metronome on two and four! Backbeat is key.
Check out the 'Leaving Song Pt II' by AFI. Root and fifth powerchords with the 3rd on top. These work great with distortion when you want to hear the tonality of the chord. Full bar chords get muddy. So..
x x
4 5
x x
7 7
3 3
x x
Cm and Cmajor shapes on A string.
Learn Miles Davis' solo (by ear if possible) from So What, off the album Kind of Blue. Great study in sparseness and minimalism. Most of the licks will fit in your pentatonic box and break you out of familiar patterns.
RE picks… Learn to use a heavy AND a thin pick. Thin is great for recording strummy parts and funk stuff. Thick for me is key for single notes. Practice 'storing' your pick between your first and second fingers, right up in the gap hard against your hand. Great for changing between fingers and pick. Practice changing from normal grip to 'storing'.
Learn to use a capo. Often strummy songs sounds a million times better with open chord voicings rather than bar chords, due to close voice leading. If you watch a piano player, you'll see that they don't jump huge gaps in terms of chord voicings. Sounds smooth.
TUNE WITH A TUNER!! Google tempered tuning. Basically tuning is always a compromise. If you use a tuner guitar is always very slightly out of tune in every key, rather than perfect in some and awful in others. If you were to tune the open strings perfectly by ear, you'd find that some other keys will sound terrible.
Slide is a great way to develop your ears. Practice melodies on one string.
Every time you play a mistake that sounds horrible, practice it! Dissonance is a powerful tool when played with intent and conviction. How are we to know what beauty is without knowing ugly too? Cminor bar chord on the a string, with and open high e (major third on top) is a great start.
Learn to play your amp. I had to play some jazz duo gigs accompanying a singer, on the Paul Stanley KISS signature guitar, through a Marshall valvestate. With the volume cranking to noon, treble on zero and guitar volume pot on about two I managed to get a beautiful clean sound.
Like wise learn your pedals. My Jojo Chinese tremolo is awful as a trem due to volume drop, but great as a boost pedal. Bigmuff pedal with just a touch of MXR analogue chorus makes beautiful feedback.
Phase 90 on slow with a touch of delay makes for a beautiful skank sound for reggae or funk.
Prepared guitar!! LISTEN TO FRED FRITH! http://youtu.be/-X8v2q4wTh
Prepare for your mind to be blown. A bobby pin or a collar stay from a dress shirt intertwined through the bridge makes for a killer steel drum sound.
LISTEN!! Even when you are soloing, listen!
Listen to lyrics and play appropriately!
Enjoy! And Listen! And don't treat music as a sport or competition, it is a way of expressing yourself and communicating with listeners, and other musicians. Think of the best conversation you've ever had times 1 million!
Be yourself. You only like acoustic? You only like electric? You plug your homemade guitar straight into your old AM radio? You have more pedals than the edge? All are valid and great approaches. Listen to everyone's opinion and advice but don't take anything as the gospel, including this!
Hope this is beneficial to someone :)
Cheers!posted on September 14, 2013 at 6:50 pm
Correction sorry…
x x
4 5
x x
5 5
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Cm and Cmajor shapes on A string.posted on September 14, 2013 at 7:06 pm
Really love your articles there are always very interestingposted on September 14, 2013 at 9:11 pm
play along recordsposted on September 14, 2013 at 10:09 pm
11. To allow more time for practicing, spend less time reading articles that don't tell you anything that you don't already know.posted on September 15, 2013 at 12:29 am
I have an amp / stompbox modeler and it has like 40 or so drum tracks on it. Since I just recently resumed playing guitar, I just used one of the simpler tracks as the other more detailed tracks are difficult to incorporate into my songs. Guess now I have new inspiration to take these detailed tracks on. Thanksposted on September 15, 2013 at 3:46 am
Set specific goals for each and every practice. Not just noodling or jamming - but working out to perfection some tricky passage, fingering, picking pattern, or anything else you've been meaning to sort out. You can practice 10 hrs/day and make literally NO progress whatsoever -years later you're no better… or you can practice 10 minutes/day and have tangible results every day/week/month etc. Goofing around on the guitar and even jamming is NOT practice. Those are worthwhile too in your overall development as a musician - but it's not the same thing as structured practice.posted on September 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Do this, don't do that, read this, eat this, be this yadda yadda yadda . . . all well and good if you want to be a music teacher or play in wedding bands or discuss the merits of Sappos Mixolydian mode on a blog.
Pure and utter hog wash.
Why do you want to 'master' the guitar?
To talk about it?
Some of the best and most iconic songs are DEAD SIMPLE and consist of three chords and still make people happy.
So, if you want to intellectualize about the guitar more than you want to actually play the guitar for ACTUAL people, sure by all means study every one of these tips and become a guitar teacher…
Or just pick up the guitar and quit yammering onposted on September 15, 2013 at 10:47 pm
i agree, some of the worlds greatest guitar players used the simplest of chords. even Hendrix and Gilmore, though some tracks are finger breaking hard to play they all use the same pentatonic scale. learn scales and practice them and use them. like most things once you have a foundations you can build from there. at the end of the day i just love to play my guitar even if its just strumming and bouncing through scales to playing along with a band. enjoy playing don't make it hard work by thinking too much, if you duff a note get over it. listen to Jimi Hendrix practice tapes, they are there to get if you look for them. he just plays, he makes a mess and gets on with it..posted on September 15, 2013 at 11:36 pm
It's all good stuff, and we should all do it.
I always wonder if Joe Strummer did much of any of it.
I'm more Joe Strummer than Joe Satch .. ;)posted on September 16, 2013 at 12:12 am
...also - employ me as your Tutor! rockriffs.jimdo.composted on September 16, 2013 at 3:23 am
For all electric players:
Play acoustics when practicing at home. It helps you focus on your playing techniques and the effect they have on your tone before getting all kinds of FX.
There is so much to gain just by picking differently. Closer to the bridge gives you a tighter, brighter, snappier tone. Closer to the neck a warmer, smoother tone. The angle of your pick, thickness of your pick, the shape of your pick, the speed of your picking. All ways to achieve different tones when playing the same lick, same speed and string ond the same guitar.posted on September 16, 2013 at 4:19 am
Joel….YES…FRED FRITH…....Watch 'Step Across The Border' on You Tube to see how to be a musician that works to CONNECT with the listener. That is why we do it, no?posted on September 17, 2013 at 2:14 pm
quit reading these stupid top ten lists…posted on September 17, 2013 at 5:46 pm
Have a beer and play with other musicians. Not too many of the great masters used metronome and or tuner. They used ears and tuned up to piano/organ. They listened and played along records.posted on September 18, 2013 at 5:18 am
Thanks for article. Really good advices!!posted on September 18, 2013 at 3:32 pm
I never used a metronome.Couldn,t stand them.Always sounded like a very bad drip.What I did use was drum machines.From the cheapest to the very exspensive .You can get that metronome click from them,and also a drummer you can never blame for being not on time!!!lolposted on September 18, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Tons of good comments! I thought I recognized some names of guys who said they would never read another article on PGS though after reading the bass jokes, guitar jokes, or top 5 over-rated articles. ;-)
elrubatan - Love it. Not many said this but absolutely. Get lessons either live which is ideal since there's no motivator quite like quilt of having to face a human being and admit you did nothing since your last lesson. That'll keep you honest on your practicing. If not a live lesson, there are tons of great instructional DVD's out there and Youtube vid's (Marty Schwartz being one) you can learn a lot from. Oh, and if you do get lessons from a human, let your teacher teach. I had to learn some pretty silly stuff (Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, etc) that I saw little point in, but later realized he was teaching me the building blocks I needed in the long run (I just wanted to play blues/rock.. not jazz). Looking back I now understand you have to know the rules to break them.
Picks - Thick picks are better. As my teacher of 10 years told me long ago.. you can play light with a heavy pick if you need to, but you can't play heavy with a light pick.
Biggest steps in my journey have been:
1) Got lessons
2) Learned my scales (circle of fifths in Maj, Min, Melodic Min, and Harmonic Min) and chord scales which gave me the dexterity but no feel… then..
3) Here's the big one for me anyway… I picked up a 'note for note' book on Stevie Ray Vaughan and learned almost all of "Crossfire" note for note
I wouldn't have been able to play the stuff I read in that SRV book if I hadn't done 2) first, but with dexterity but no feel… I had the epiphany/breakthrough I'd been hoping for when I started stealing/learning SRV's 'tricks'. Years later I read a quote from Billy Gibbons who said about learning guitar something to the effect of "Pick out the music/musician you like and go after that". I get that. If you really love the playing of person X, learn one of their songs and maybe it will be the breakthrough for you it has been for me.
PS: Really love the Lick Library products and their "In the style of" DVD's like the one for Billy Gibbons… VERY HELPFUL as well as a ton of fun.
PPS: Moo Kahn tip was also really good (practice with a plan)posted on September 19, 2013 at 7:23 am
When noodling,noting,sliding and playing riffs, stop playing, hear it in your head (hum it) and practice brain/ear to hand coordination. It makes you a more emotionally articulate and better improvisational player. Also remember that sometimes less is more when you are "hitting the note".posted on September 19, 2013 at 11:41 pm
@Ken. Throw your $.99 eBay tuners in the trash. They are not worth the cheap pot metal they were cast out of . Only a fool would think you could pay a $0.15 per tuner and have anything worth putting on the guitar - you can't buy a candy bar for that. A usable set of locking tuners is going to set you back around $70 (Grovers).
SGs are notorious for going out of tune, and the reason is often a cracked headstock. It's rare to find a cheap SG that doesn't either need a headstock repair, or has already had one. Take your guitar to a shop that knows what they're doing and make sure you don't have something that needs a repair. I've played a repaired SG for years - they can be fixed but you have to take it to someone who knows what they're doing. Good luckposted on September 21, 2013 at 11:25 am
Use an electronic tuner (I do) when really necessary. In private practice, use a simple 'A' or 'E' reference like a tuning fork and Learn To Tune A Guitar, which gives you a feel and understanding for the instrument which you won't get simply by yanking on the tuners and looking for a green LED.posted on September 25, 2013 at 7:50 pm
yep, as stratopastor says and it helps to stretch your strings good before you tune as they will stretch themselves when they warm and go flat despite getting the green light anyway.posted on October 7, 2013 at 1:07 pm
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HURLEY — A 17-year-old Hurley resident who faces a count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle has entered not guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges related to the traffic death.
Paige Rene Grayson, 17, of 210 Copper St ., was the driver in a Sept. 14 single-vehicle accident in the city of Montreal that resulted in the death of Trevor Mylly, 17, of Ironwood. A passenger in the vehicle, he died of a massive skull fracture.
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After forcing a three-and-out by Arizona, the Beavers took the ball and Anderson fueled another quick drive, completing four of six passeds for 53 yards on the 56-yard drive. Ryan Cole rushed for the touchdown from two yards out and OSU was up 14-0 in the space of four minutes.
The score stood until six minutes into the third quarter, when UA running back Mike Bell dropped a handoff and gave OSU field position at the UA 23 yard-line. OSU's Dwight Wright gained 17 yards on two carries, then Anderson hit Anthony Wheat-Brown for a six-yard touchdown play and it was 21-0.
But Arizona answered on its next possession. The Cats snapped a scoring drought of more than 103 minutes covering seven quarters with a 12-play, 77-yard drive taking seven minutes off the clock, with quarterback Richard Kovalcheck hitting wide receiver Biren Ealy for a 27-yard scoring play. Ealy juked a couple of would-be tacklers and dragged one into the end zone for the touchdown.
The Cats suffered a quick blow after stopping OSU on its next drive. UA punt returner Wilrey Fontenot was hit by Chaz Scott just as he fielded a high kick, and the Beavers' Charles Burnley recovered the dropped ball at the UA 15 yard-line. OSU took only four plays to punch it in, with Anderson reaching the end zone on a scramble to the corner from one yard out.
UA took another 12-play drive, this one covering 62 yards, to cut the score to 28-14. A Kovalcheck throw of 25 yards to Ealy keyed the drive. Bell ran the ball in from one yard for the score. The Cats had a shot for another score late in the game after two big throws from Kovalcheck to Ealy and Ricky Williams, but Kovalcheck was picked off for a second time, at the OSU four yard-line by Mitch Meeuwson.
Kovalcheck completed 19 of 38 passes for 235 yards in his second career start. He suffered two interceptions.Anderson passed for 249 yards, completing 17 of 31 throws for 249 yards. He became the OSU all-time passing yardage and total offense leader.
Bell finished with 88 rushing yards on 21 carries, while Ealy led UA with four receptions for 102 yards, his second career 100-yard game.
Mike Hass had five catches for 93 yards and tight end Newton had six catches for 74 yards to lead the Beavers. OSU's Wright had 69 yards rushing, more than the Beavers' net, thanks to six tackles for losses by UA, including three by end Andre Torrey.


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Riedel Vinum 6416/5 Chardonnay Glass Set of 2
The 6416/5 Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glasses allow the flavors and brilliance of white wines such as Chablis and Chardonnay to really shine. Vinum wine glasses are made with 24% lead crystal for superior brilliance and clarity. The Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glass is best for serving Chardonnay and Chenin blanc or any light white wines. Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glasses have a distinct bowl shape that directs wine to the correct part of the palate so each note can be detected and savored.
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Name Riedel Vinum 6416/5 Chardonnay Glass Set of 2 GTIIN / UPC Code 632868016055 Brands Riedel Type Wine Glasses Options White Wine Glasses Home or Commercial Home Material Crystal Color Clear Quantity Included 2 Manufacturer's Warranty N/A Weight (in Lbs) 2.0000