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Summer Teaching Made Easy workshop series - March/April 2015
Summer courses are highly condensed, and they typically enroll fewer students than academic-year courses. They consequently present special challenges to instructors, challenges that can be intensified when the instructor has had little or no prior experience designing and implementing his or her own course. This workshop series will prepare graduate students for the unique challenges of teaching summer courses, and will provide hands-on experience designing course materials (including a syllabus) that they can use directly in their own teaching.
This workshop series consists of four half-day sessions to take place during the spring semester (March 16, 23, 30 and April 16). Topics to be addressed include:
- Setting course objectives;
- Developing a syllabus (including teaching and learning activities, and assessment);
- Classroom dynamics;
- Active learning strategies;
- Communicating course goals and objectives to students.
By the end of the series, students will have developed a syllabus outlining course objectives, materials, and learning strategies that they can circulate to students on the first day of class.
Workshop takeaways:
- Course objectives (aligned with teaching and learning activities, and assessment tasks)
- Practice in the use of lectures, discussion and group work
- Classroom strategies to handle difficult situations
- Self confidence in their own ability to teach
If you are interested in joining, please email Dr Jenny Hadingham (email@example.com) by February 15, 2015.
Download a copy of our 120-page booklet, Getting Started as a Teaching Assistant (PDF, 307 Kb).
Additional scenarios that you may wish to consider can be found at the links below. Please note that 'solutions' to each have not been provided - we would encourage you to reflect on what you might do in each case.
- What do I do Now? Laboratory Tales from Teaching Assistants 2003 - 2012 is an excellent source of real-life examples of laboratory TA experiences;
- Chapter 5 of Chris Anson's book, Scenarios for Teaching Writing: Contexts for Discussion and Reflective Practice, offers some useful scenarios along with some reflective questions to consider. A copy of this book can be found in the Rush Rhees Library.


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The entire world is unstable, the middle-east is on fire! And, this supreme idiot thinks he can spend his way out of it!!! SEND THIS IDIOT BACK TO THE PLANET HE CAME FROM!
Chaffetz: State Dept Hiding Benghazi Survivors
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Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R- UT) told Breitbart News on Wednesday that he has been "thwarted" by the State Department from seeing any Americans who survived the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Many people forget that there were Americans who survived the Benghazi attack, some of whom were badly injured and are still recovering.
"My understanding is that we still have some people in the hospital. I'd like to visit with them and wish them nothing but the best but the State Department has seen it unfit for me to know who those people are—or even how many there are," Rep. Chaffetz said. "I don't know who they are. I don't know where they live. I don't know what state they're from. I don't even know how many there are. It doesn't seem right to me."
"This is so patently different than any other experience I've had. Unfortunately, people have been killed and maimed and in harm's way in Afghanistan and Iraq and in points beyond. It's typically been the case that they would release those names but in this case, they won't. My challenge is to the media. You try and figure it out. They won't let Congress know. They won't seem to let the media know either."
Breitbart News sent an inquiry to the State Department regarding those who survived the attack in Benghazi and is awaiting a response.
JUST A CARRY OVER FROM THE GEORGE W. YEARS. HOWEVER, EVEN THE JOBS REPORT SHOWS FIVE MILLION NEW JOBS SINCE 2008. A carry over from the George W. days, would be a loss of 700,000 plus jobs a month, a deficit of nine trillion dollars, and a commitment to wars in two Far Eastern countries; lest we forget the last years of Bush leadership.
Sentiment: Hold
No. The Jobs report shows manipulation. People who are unemployed are not counted. Good Jobs go to China. Minimum wage "service sector garbage" is the scourge being reported. The Real Unemployment level is over 14%, U6. If Americans were literate they would not believe lies.
The entire world is unstable, the middle-east is on fire! And, this supreme idiot thinks he can spend his way out of it!!! SEND THIS IDIOT BACK TO THE PLANET HE CAME FROM!
You have that wrong BOY,George W Bush was by far the worst pResident in modern times,probably EVER in American history,and I'm sure most sane Americans would agree.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
Jimmy Carter is so glad the Kenyan came along to take his place as "Worst President." Let's see now, worst is the Kenyan, next is Carter, THEN comes Bush.
go back to Russia where you belong. Your hero Putin, would love to hear all your great ideas.

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Red Wings agree to three-year deal with Tomas Tatar
DETROIT - The Red Wings agreed to a three-year deal with forward Tomas Tatar on Monday.
The 23-year old was a restricted free agent.
Last year, Tatar scored 19 goals and 20 assists in his first full season with Detroit. His 39 points ranked sixth on the Red Wings roster during the 2013-14 season.
He had no points in the playoffs.
Tatar was Detroit's second round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.


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Looking for a spacer for a manfrotto 410 junior head.
Hi, I just bought a 410 junior head and it works wonderfull with my tripod. Problem is I wanted to use it also in the studio together with a cambo ust stand (with U-9 ending). So I tried it this morning and it turns out that the knobs touch the base of the stand ending.
So I basically need some kind of ring spacer to have some more space below the head. I was thinking that maybe the manfrotto "Basic Panoramic Head Adapter" (or anything like that) could work but I was hoping for something more simple without moving parts but I wasn't able to find it anywhere. I basically need a ring (like 2cm height) with a 3/8 thread hole in one side and a 3/8 screw in the other. If anyone does know of where to find such piece I would be very grateful.
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Then, I beaded the first strand onto the Tiger Tail wire. (Cut your wire at least 4 or 5 inches longer than your bead strand.)
I ended up with a sort-of "half" necklace, with two loops.
Then, I was ready to attach my first strand of beads.
So, I threaded a crimp bead onto one end of the beads...
Looped the wire through the chain link...
Then, I just crimped it firmly with my pliers and repeated the steps for the other side of the strand, snipping any excess wire after it was secure.
Then I did the same thing for the second and third strands.
And then I put it on and wore it happily ever after.
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup peanut butter or 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup cream
- Dash of Tabasco
Instructions:Melt butter in soup kettle. Sauté onion until tender. Sprinkle with flour and stir until blended. Add stock and heat to simmer, stirring constantly. Add peanut butter and stir until blended. (If peanuts are used, simmer mixture 15 minutes, covered, and puree in food mill.) Gently stir in cream and Tabasco and heat thoroughly. Do not boil.
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- Company: Nixon
- Price: $130
- Official Site: www.NixonNow.com
The Nixon The District is a well-balanced watch, in terms of both quality and design. In fact, it's a classically modern casual watch that many guys have probably been looking to find. The District line comes in a range of color options, but for the purposes of this review, we'll focus on the Khaki model. The brushed stainless steel band and casing have a very relaxed, masculine appearance, especially the square face with raised rails. The lion's share of its appeal, however, comes from what's inside the casing. The two-hand Japanese quartz movement proposes invisible dependability, while the bright blue and orange subdial puts forth visual intrigue against the refined khaki face. The overall effect of The District is laid-back elegance.
In a market that's oversaturated with casual watches, it's not difficult to find something of interest. However, it is harder to find one with as much modern reserve as The District has; it possesses a very modish design that's the perfect balance between slick and sophisticated. While the brushed stainless steel band is handsome, it's nothing new. The way it interplays with the other colors of the watch, however, makes it an integral part of the watch's beauty. The dulled-down shine makes it appear grayish and when you couple that with the khaki face, you have an extremely voguish color scheme. It doesn't stop there, though. Gray and brown are nice together, but The District goes one step further by putting in a minute hint of blue and orange in the subdial. Plated all together, these four colors coalesce around the overall streamlined design, making The District something of a standout.
The District has some decent potential to hang around for a few years. You won't be getting a Breitling or a Tag Heuer, but you won't be paying any where near those premium prices either. Nixon is a nice mid-range brand, and you can expect to get decent mileage out of The District. Its sturdy construction and well-made mechanisms promise to increase its lifespan from just an operational standpoint. And mechanical reliabilities aside, The District also has a very low-key, relaxed image that doesn't overshoot the mark like some of today's higher-end watches. The understated khaki face has inconspicuous appeal, but it's not too boring thanks to the blue and orange subdial. While traditional dressers may find the color combination a bit too trendy, most will find that the colors give this casual watch a modern interest that's sure to be appreciated well beyond the current season.


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Pick up your china doll;
It's only fractured—
Just a little nervous from the fall.
It's only fractured—
Just a little nervous from the fall.
-- Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia, "China Doll"
Thursday, Oct. 23, 8:30 PM
As her day already seemed to have embraced far more activities and distinctive clusters of events than was its proper allotment, Deirdre decided to avoid adding to that excess with a lengthy bus journey, instead splurging for a more straightforward cab-ride home from the New Haven station. The crisp fall winds that had invigorated the city that morning had been vanquished by a less nimble but far more massive body of warm, humid air, whose low, scudding clouds, with underbellies painted russet by the rusty glow of street lights, now dominated the sky.
She half-dozed through the ride, so that when the cab stopped at the curb in front of her house, it seemed to her that the trip had passed in an instant. As Deirdre fished in her purse for her wallet, she glanced out the car window up towards her apartment, and was puzzled to see that light shone through the gauzy living-room curtains facing the street—could she possibly have left a lamp on when she had left home that morning? Despite the warmth of the night, she experienced a brief chill while walking down the concrete path leading across the lawn to the front door of the building. Standing on the porch, she fumbled nervously with her keys for several seconds before she was able to overcome their skittishness and steer the proper pair of the menagerie into the proper pair of locks to open the door. She hurriedly re-secured the entrance behind her, and then raced up the stairs to the second floor, vaulting two steps with each stride. She was certain that she had engaged both the bolt and the handle lock of her apartment's entryway as she had left that morning—she was, indeed, somewhat obsessive about verifying that she had performed that ritual practically every time she went out—but she found that now only the handle lock was set. She disengaged it and flung open the door.
As soon as her frantic scan of the front room reached the ceiling, she crumpled helplessly in the presence of the vast gulf dividing her eye's demand that she acknowledge the tableaux that they revealed and her mind's desperate dismissal of their reported findings. She swooned on the precipice of an abyss, in danger of vanishing from reality to plummet through its lightless depths. But a howling wind arose and swept her back from the chasm's edge, swept her down the stairs, and dropped her on the front porch, where she sank to her knees, gasping for breath. Once she could form a coherent thought, she dug through her bag for her cell phone, and somehow managed to call police headquarters before she fled into a sanctuary of insensibility, where she would be sheltered from all thoughts and emotions.
But after only a few minutes, or so it seemed to her in retrospect, she was flushed from her retreat by the arrival of the first squad car. Headquarters had sent a mixed-sex team: Officer Murphy, a giant black man, and Officer Ramirez, a stocky Hispanic woman. Deirdre dimly appreciated the thought behind the choice, and surrendered to the arm that Ramirez draped over her shoulder as it guided her once more up the stairs leading to the second floor.
Re-entering apartment extinguished the irrational hope that she only had been caught up in a nightmare. Ariel had not stopped circling overhead, just as she had been when Deirdre had entered a few minutes earlier. The electrical cord that had been used to strangle her was looped up over a blade of the ceiling fan, which was slowly rotating, so that Deirdre's precious darling swung like some satanic censer casting maledictions into a foul wind. Deirdre broke down again, and Ramirez led her over to the couch and held her until the worst of the sobbing ceased.
Murphy reached up to the chain dangling from the fixture and turned off the fan. He slipped on a pair of gloves, separated a white rectangle from Ariel's chest, and brought his find over to where Deirdre huddled with her comforter.
"Detective, the sick bastard who did this pinned a note to your cat."
He held up a piece of paper. It said, "Stay away from us!" in letters cut from various magazines, and beneath that there was a crude drawing of the symbol she had met before on the tie tack, and on the bridge buttress. She felt steel bands tighten in her chest. If they thought this would weaken her resolve, they had sorely misjudged her. She looked from Murphy to Ramirez and back again, and then she spoke.
"I hope this fucker resists arrest when I catch him."
The forensic team showed up soon thereafter. After minimal investigation, they noted that gaining entry to the apartment would not have proved difficult for the perpetrator—Deirdre had left her living room window, which overlooked the porch roof, unlocked. Any reasonably athletic person could have climbed the red maple in the front yard, and then clambered along one of the maple's stout lateral branches onto the porch roof. Having thus added to the stock of ammunition that Deirdre might use to blame herself for Ariel's fate, they proceeded to dust for prints, take photographs, and search for other physical evidence like hairs, blood, or cloth that the executor might have left behind. They soon discovered how the "sick bastard" had gained the cat's trust: an open can of tuna rested, only partially eaten, on the kitchen floor. As they were finishing their work Lieutenant Muller arrived.
When he saw Deirdre he said, with a pronounced stutter, "Detective, I only wish I could think of something to say that could make things even a little bit better, but I'm afraid I'm not up to the task." He held open his arms and Deirdre, surprised but desperate for any possible shelter, however temporary, gave herself up to their bear-like embrace. He patted her on the back, and then moved her gently away from him while keeping a hold on her shoulders. He would allow her emotions just a moment of release before he was again her boss, and she a professional with a job to do. "Do you want me to assign someone else to your case?"
She glared at him through her tears. "Lieutenant, I'd quit if you tried."
His whole attitude altered in an instant, from sympathetic to authoritative. "O'Reilly, don't you ever threaten me." His eyes met hers, and he held her gaze until she could not face him and instead looked at the floor.
Only then did his attitude soften and once again display sympathy. "OK. You're still on the case if you want to be, but I will expect strictly professional police work from you, and not the pursuit of a vendetta. Do you understand me?"
Deirdre nodded her head. "Lieutenant, I'll catch him and bring him in, by the book."
Deirdre's efforts to coherently engage with Muller exhausted all that remained of her resistance to the Siren song of urging her to surrender to grief. She stumbled to the couch and collapsed onto one arm, from where she barely noticed the departure of her visitors. When she finally was alone, she fixed herself a tall drink, downed it swiftly, and then slept fitfully for a few hours.


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College Hockey:Moore Nets Late Winner, Black Bears Avert Sweep
Favored Maine Takes Win Over SLU In Back End Of Weekend Series
ORONO, Maine — In a wild game that came down to the last minute, Maine topped St. Lawrence 4-3 to gain a split for the weekend with the feisty Saints.
Tied at 3 late, the game looked to be headed to overtime, but Maine had other plans. With 38 seconds left, Maine forward Derek Damon won a draw in the St. Lawrence zone to Greg Moore. Moore one-timed the shot into the top corner, giving Maine a 4-3 win.
"I work on shots like that in the slot," said Moore. "When you get in situations like that you aren't nervous and feel comfortable."
"I'm really pleased with the heart we showed," said Maine coach Tim Whitehead, "we have a lot of stuff that we need to work on but that was a big win for us."
Maine came out flying in Game 2 of the series, and the pressure soon caused Drew Bagnall to take a penalty that led to Maine's first goal, midway through the first period on a power-play goal by Moore.
Tom Zabkowicz held the zone on an attempted clear and got the puck to John Jankus in the corner. Jankus played a pass to Moore, who streaked to the net from the boards and let a shot go that beat St. Lawrence goalie Mike McKenna on the blocker side for a 1-0 lead.
With the momentum in Maine's favor, St. Lawrence responded with a goal of its own. Defensemen Jim Hakewell drew a penalty that would never be served, holding the puck for to John Zeiler along the boards. With the extra attacker on the ice, Zeiler got the puck to the high slot to a wide-open T.J. Trevelyan, who turned and fired a shot that bounced through a crowd in front before finding the back of the net.
Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard didn't even see the puck until it was behind him and St. Lawrence tied things up at 1.
The first period was even, with both teams hurting themselves with penalties. Maine outshot St. Lawrence 7-6 in the period.
The second period was dominated by penalties. Early in the period St. Lawrence defenseman Paul Wallmann hit Maine forward Matt Greyeyes in the corner and received a five-minute major for hitting from behind, and a game misconduct to boot. St. Lawrence gained momentum for the time being but Maine would respond in a big way.
Midway through the second period, on a 4-on-4 Damon stole the puck behind the St. Lawrence net and played it to Billy Ryan. Ryan circled with the puck and found defensemen Brett Tyler breaking to the net. Tyler unleashed a powerful shot that hit the post and went in, giving Maine a 2-1 lead.
But as the 4-on-4 expired, Brent Shepheard — who was serving Maine's infraction — broke out of the box. Maine defenseman Mike Lundin passed the puck around the boards to Moore, who fired a long pass to Shepheard cutting across the ice. Shepheard went in on a breakaway and fired past McKenna, giving Maine a 3-1 lead.
The period got rougher, and Maine took the hit from behind penalty this time. Shepheard buried a St. Lawrence forward along the far boards and was given a five-minute major for fighting and a game misconduct.
He was then hit by Hakewell, who earned a two-minute penalty as well. A minute later Maine defenseman Steve Mullin took another penalty, giving St. Lawrence a 5-on-3 advantage to end the period that the Saints could not convert. For the second period in a row Maine outshot St. Lawrence 7-6.
St. Lawrence dominated a majority of the third, beginning after Kyle Rank won a draw to Matt Macdonald. He fired a cannon of a shot past Howard to cut the lead to 3-2 at 2:55.
Just a few minutes later Bagnall took a tripping penalty for St. Lawrence, but on the penalty kill, Zieler stole the puck from the Maine defense and went in 2-on-2. On a give-and-go Zieler received the pass and tipped the shot by Howard for a shorthanded goal, tying the game at 3.
"Shorthanded goals are big; it's just a back breaker," said Whitehead. "That was a big goal for them."
St. Lawrence, which couldn't come up with the tying tally, outshot Maine 27-20 in the losing cause.
"I was very pleased, it was a great series," said St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh, "our kids didn't leave a thing in the locker room, and we came up a little short, but I have never felt better about a road trip in a long time."
The win improves Maine to 4-3 on the season; St. Lawrence falls to 2-3-1.
Maine heads to Massachusetts to start the Hockey East conference schedule by facing Massachusetts and Merrimack next weekend. St. Lawrence finally heads home to a two-game set with the CCHA's Miami.
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By the end of July, back-to-school sales are in full swing across the teen apparel sector. Companies are trying to lure in teens and their cash-wielding parents with promotions and bright colors. A month from now, the strong retailers will be separated from the weak, and the weak will cut deeper and deeper to try to keep foot traffic up. Last year, the winners and losers of back-to-school season went on to be the winners and losers of the rest of the year.
Companies like Aeropostale (NASDAQOTH:AROPQ) which fell flat in the run-up to school, have yet to recover, while some surprising back-to-school success stories have kept right on rolling. Summer 2014 promises more of the same, and paying attention can give investors a leg up headed into the back half of the year.
The predictive power of the third quarter
In many companies' third quarters, they report the results of their back-to-school efforts. Aeropostale, Gap (NYSE:GPS), and J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) all report on the 13 weeks leading up to the beginning of November in their third quarters. That includes the push for back-to-school sales in August and the sell-off of leftovers in September.
Last year, Aeropostale's third-quarter comparable sales fell 15%. The company took a hit on margins and ended up reporting a loss for the quarter. On the quarterly conference call, CEO Thomas Johnson said, "Our performance in the third quarter was clearly disappointing." If only that had been the end of it. Since that call, Aeropostale's stock has fallen 67% as sales and earnings have continued to bleed out.
Compare that to the relatively boring quarter Gap had last year. Back-to-school drove in a bit more traffic, but overall the company just blipped along, increasing comparable sales by only 1%. Since then, Gap's stock has done the same dull dance, falling 3% over the ensuing months.
Back-to-school success sets retailers up for brand strength in their core demographics. What Gap and Aeropostale both need this year is to find something more to give teens so that on day one they're the brand that everyone is talking about. That helps the companies over the holidays and into the new year, and gives them the momentum they need to keep sales up without heavy promotional activity.
How strong is the correlation?
Due to the fact that it offers a wider range of clothing, the effect is muted a bit at J.C. Penney. Nevertheless, look at the company's surprise third quarter last year. Comparable sales were finally finding their way into growth, margins were stabilizing, and the company seemed to have finally gotten close to the bottom of its fall.
Since then, J.C. Penney has skyrocketed. No, just kidding. The stock is up about 0.5% since it announced a not-horrific third quarter. Maybe those two things are tied to each other and maybe it's just a coincidence. It's just as easy to read that quarter as one more step down the ladder for J.C. Penney. In fact, by February 2013, the stock had fallen 35% since the third-quarter results were announced.
In short, third quarters can give investors some valuable insight into retailers, but it would be easy to get caught up and overextend the predictive power of a third quarter. The value is going to increase as you get closer to pure teen apparel companies and decrease as you look at businesses that have only a small reliance on the teen market. Keep your eyes open this fall and you just might catch a glimpse of next summer.
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Taylor's Career Honors
UA Team Captain Award
San Juan Shootout All-Tournament Team
UA Most Improved Player
UA Most Improved Player
General:Can shoot well with either hand... Has great timing off the floor... Great rebounder... Tremendous athlete... Runs the floor well... Has the ability to be unstoppable... 6 career double-doubles... 28 career double-digit scoring performances, including four of 20 points or better... Is tied for fourth on the UA's all-time career field goal percentage list (.516) and tied for eighth in career blocked shots (44)... Played in 116 games during her career...
2001-02: Team tri-captain... Her .764 free throw percentage ranks sixth on the UA single-season list in that category... Finished the season ninth in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (.481) and 16th in rebounding (5.7 rpg)... Was third on the team in rebounding and fifth in scoring... Five rebounds and four points against Arizona State (3/2/02) in first round of Pac-10 tournament... Shot 5-for-9 from the floor on her way to 13 points and six rebounds at home against Arizona State (2/23/02)... Five points, three rebounds against USC (2/16/02)... Still hobbled by ankle injury, was held to just two rebounds and no points in limited playing time against UCLA (2/14/02)... Missed Washington State (2/9/02) game with minor ankle injury...Third double-double of season with 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds at Washington (2/7/02)... 16 points, six rebounds against Oregon (2/2/02)... Snagged second double-double of season with 19 points and 13 rebounds against Oregon State (1/31/02)... Played a career-high 41 minutes in that game... Hit 9-for-12 from the floor while tallying 19 points, seven rebounds at California (1/26/02)... Had 13 of those points in the second half... Seven boards at UCLA (1/19/02)... 15 points, eight rebounds and career-high four assists at USC (1/17/02)... Shot 8-for-10 from the free throw line en route to 10 points and four rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/14/02)... Grabbed seven rebounds against Washington State (1/10/02)... Eight points, five rebounds at Oregon (1/4/02)... Nine points, three rebounds at Arizona State (12/30/01)... 12 points, seven rebounds against Stanford (12/19/01)... Exploded for a career-high-tying 23 points and nine rebounds at S.F. Austin (12/16/01)... 12 points, eight rebounds at Rice (12/8/01)... Eight points, four rebounds, three steals against Pittsburgh (12/2/01)... Shot 7-for-9 from the floor on her way to 17 points and seven rebounds against Holy Cross (11/30/01)... 11 points, five rebounds at New Mexico (11/27/01)... Nailed first double-double of the season with 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds against Ohio State (11/21/01)...
2001 Italy Tour: Was the team's second-leading rebounder for the tour, averaging 7.5 boards per game to go with 9.5 ppg and 1.8 apg... Opened the tour with seven points and three rebounds against the Venezia club (5/20/01)... Had nine rebounds, eight points and three assists against the San Bonifacio club (5/22/01)... Grabbed a tour-high 13 rebounds to go with nine points and a pair of steals at Alessandria (5/24/01)... Had only double-double of her tour with 12 points and 12 rebounds against the Chieti team (5/30/01)... Scored a tour-high 17 points in the finale against Palestrina (5/31/01)... Also had six rebounds and three assists in that game...
2000-01: Played in 31 games for the season, starting 11... Averaged 9.5 ppg and 5.3 rpg... Finished second in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (.587)... Had three double-doubles on the year... Had four rebounds at New Mexico (3/17/01) in second round of WNIT... Barely missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds against Pepperdine (3/15/01) in the WNIT first round... six points, four rebounds at Oregon State (3/1/01)... eight points, three rebounds against UCLA (2/15/01)... Tied her career high with 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Washington State (2/10/01)... Came off the bench for 18 points, six rebounds and three steals at Washington (2/8/01)... Went 9-for-10 from the floor while registering 20 points and seven rebounds against Oregon State (2/3/01)... Collected 15 points, six rebounds against Oregon (2/1/01)... Shot 5-of-6 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the line on her way to 17 points and five rebounds at USC (1/18/01)... Went off for a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds against Washington (1/13/01)... Collected 18 points and nine rebounds against Washington State (1/11/01)... Notched second career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at California (1/4/01)... In first collegiate start, tallied seven points, three rebounds against Kansas (12/29/00)... Named to the San Juan Shootout All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 points, 9.3 rebounds per game over the three contests... Collected 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds against Nebraska (12/21/00)... Shot 9-for-12 from the floor en route to career and game highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds against UPR-Mayaguez (12/20/00)... That was her first career double-double... Had 10 points and a game-high-tying eight rebounds against Auburn (12/19/00) at the San Juan Shootout... Ran off 12 points and nine rebounds against Louisville (12/17/00)... Shot 6-for-7 from the floor en route to a career high 14 points against Bowling Green (12/8/00) in the Arizona Basketball Classic... Also had nine rebounds in only 17 minutes of play in that game... Saw first action of season at Notre Dame (11/20/00), tallying nine points and six rebounds... Missed BYU (11/18/00) game because of an ankle sprain...
1999-2000: Named Arizona's Most Improved Player... Scored two points at Tennessee (3/20/00) in the second round of the NCAA tournament ... Collected four points and four rebounds against Kent (3/18/00) in the NCAA first round... Had four points against Oregon State (3/2/00)... Notched six points, six rebounds and a steal against Washington State (2/12/00)... Racked up seven points, four rebounds and two blocks against Washington (2/10/00)... Scored five points against USC (1/22/00)... Grabbed five rebounds at both Washington (1/15/00) and Washington State (1/13/00)... Broke loose for nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Stanford (1/8/00)... Registered four points, four rebounds and an assist against Marshall (12/28/99) in first round of Seelbach Cardinal Classic... Pulled down five rebounds and had two steals against Northern Illinois (12/15/99)... Grabbed three rebounds against Colorado State (12/6/99)... Had four points and two rebounds against UCSB (11/30/99)... Collected two points, four rebounds and two blocks at Hawai'i (11/21/99)...Had eight points, four rebounds, a career-high three steals and a block coming off the bench against Oklahoma (11/19/99) in the first round of the Hawaiian Regent Classic...
1998-99: UA Most Improved Player... Played in all but two games... Registered averages of 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest... Collected six points in each of six different games... Came up with six points and three rebounds at Rutgers (3/14/99) in the second round of the NCAA tournament... Went off for a season-high 12 points, including a crucial layup in the waning seconds of overtime to give the Cats a lead, during a first-round NCAA win over Florida (3/12/99)... Contributed eight points against Washington (2/4/99)... Collected 10 points while shooting 4-of-6 from the floor against Oregon State (1/23/99)... Pulled down eight rebounds and blocked a pair of shots at Nebraska (11/15/98)... Had seven rebounds in collegiate debut against UW Green Bay (11/13/98)...
1997-98: Redshirted because of broken arm suffered during preseason...
High School: Lettered two years in basketball at Madison High School in Houston, Texas... Notched 16 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior while leading Madison to a 23-7 record... Was named first team All-Greater Houston, all-district and all-region... Selected as the district and team Most Valuable Player... Her career single-game highs included 34 points, 22 rebounds and 12 blocks... Top game during 1997 season was 31 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks... First team all-district selection as a junior... Honor society member... Club team was the Houston Lady Jaguars...
Personal: Born LaKeisha Michelle Taylor on April 17, 1979, in Houston, Texas... Daughter of Willie and Patricia Thomas... Has a younger sister, Ayala, and brother, Willie Jr.... Majoring in psychology.
Field Goals Made: 10 vs. Washington (1/13/01)
Field Goals Attempted: 17 at Stephen F. Austin (12/16/01)
Free Throws Made: 8, twice, last at Washington (2/7/02)
Free Throws Attempted: 11 at Washington State (2/10/01)
Rebounds: 17 at Washington (2/7/02)
Points: 23, three times, last at Stephen F. Austin (12/16/01)
Assists: 5 vs. Oregon State (1/31/02)
Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Kansas (12/29/00)
Steals: 4 vs. Ohio State (11/21/01)
Minutes Played: 41 vs. Oregon State (1/31/02)
Games Played: 116
Games Started: 26
Scoring Average: 6.3 ppg (734 points)
Rebounding Average: 4.0 rpg (465 rebounds)
Field Goal Percentage: .516 (274-531)
Free Throw Percentage: .686 (186-271)
Assists Average: 0.4 apg (52 assists)
Blocks Average: 0.4 bpg (44 blocks)
Steals Average: 0.5 spg (58 steals)
Minutes Played Average: 15.5 mpg (1800 minutes)


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March 26, 2014
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Head coach Ruffin McNeill and his East Carolina football program continued its spring practice schedule Wednesday afternoon with another two-hour workout. The session, conducted inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex, was the Pirates' fourth overall and second in shells.
Wednesday's outing also opened preparation efforts in earnest for ECU's first full intra-squad scrimmage of the spring, which is scheduled for Saturday morning at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
East Carolina maintained its emphasis on defensive, offensive and special team principles and fundamentals by working through different positional and unit periods. Similar to Monday's practice, a 25-minute live team-on-team segment that included personnel from the program's current three-deep provided spirited competition, most notably on the line of scrimmage. The Pirates concluded the day's action with ball security reinforcement on offense and strip drills on defense, which has been a traditional wrap-up staple during McNeill's tenure at ECU.
"I really like the way the young guys are coming along, especially up front on the defensive side of the ball,' McNeill said. "We're still in the installation mode and I'm encouraged by the way this team is forming."
The Pirate defense turned up the heat on a chilly and windy afternoon during the team period with more than a handful of penetrations into the backfield. Linemen Johnathon White, Terry Williams, Randall Anderson and K'Hadree Hooker, along with linebackers Reece Speight and Brandon Williams, each recorded tackles for lost yardage.
Offensively, quarterback Shane Carden completed seven-of-10 passes for 54 yards, while Kurt Benkert was four-of-five for 30 yards - 11 coming on a touchdown toss to inside receiver Cedric Thompson.
ECU will return to work Friday afternoon for an extended polish session in anticipation of Saturday's contest.
NOTES: East Carolina will conduct its annual Senior Pro Timing Day Thursday morning ... A total of 18 players who wrapped up their eligibility after last December's 37-20 win over Ohio in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl will participate in testing inside the Murphy Center and on Hight Field in front of a collection of over 20 scouts representing National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) franchises ... After physical (height, weight, hand, arm) measurements are taken, the former Pirates will be tested in the vertical jump, box jump and bench press before moving outside for 40-yard dash and short shuttle course times, along with various positional workouts ... Participants include CB Adonis Armstrong, FB Jimmy Booth, RB Vintavious Cooper, OG Jordan Davis, SS Michael Dobson, OT Adhem Elsawi, ILB Ty Holmes, OLB Derrell Johnson, FS Damon Magazu, FB/TE Zico Pasut, DE Lee Pegues, WR Lance Ray, OG Will Simmons, SS Chip Thompson, P Trent Tignor, ILB Kyle Tudor, WR Reese Wiggins and OLB Gabe Woullard
Next Workout: Friday, March 28 (3:45-6:00 p.m.)
Remaining Workouts: March 29 (scrimmage), March 31, April 2, April 4, April 5 (scrimmage), April 7, April 9, April 11 and April 12 (Purple-Gold Game, 2:30 p.m.)


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Gold's New Low Still Doesn't Satisfy the Bearish Pattern
Rod David
Worse yet, the teasing might even be empowering it.
The following are the latest daily summaries of my ongoing intraday coverage, providing context to interpret price action. Any prices listed are for a contract's current "front month." Their direction tends to correlate with any ETFs listed for each.
Today's Highlight:
Three consecutive extremely pessimistic sessions in any case would be vulnerable to a steep reaction. This setup is appearing in the long-bond, right before Friday's Employment Situation report. Look out below if the catalyst doesn't serve to reverse price up.
Dollar Basket
Mar Contract DX; (NYSEARCA:UUP), (NYSEARCA:UDN)
Friday's reaction to the Employment Situation report surged above prior highs to 82.95. Back under 82.37 and 82.25 would again signal momentum reversing down. Otherwise, a second consecutive higher close Monday would extend the rally considerably.
Mar Contract EC; (NYSEARCA:FXE)
The problem with Thursday's buy signal became evident immediately following Friday's Employment Situation report. Having formed an Ascending Triangle but not yet triggering it, the pattern was vulnerable to spiking down. It did. Prior lows were tested down to 1.2955, but have held, so far, with the original parameters still valid for triggering a recovery.
Apr Contract GC; (NYSEARCA:GLD)
Despite having probed above 1584.00 Thursday, the reaction to Friday's Employment Situation report plunged to a new low at 1560.40. That's still not deep enough to satisfy the pattern, despite what the recovery's attack on 1584.00 would like us to believe. Anyway, the session resolved back down to end the day testing 1575.00, so buyers gained no traction, and neither did sellers.
Mar Contract SI; (NYSEARCA:SLV)
The outstanding requirement to probe prior lows was fulfilled at 28.33 in reaction to Friday's Employment Situation report. Closing back above 28.65 was needed to confirm that sellers gained no traction, which did hold a pullback from 29.30. Closing above 29.10 is still needed to launch a new upleg.
30-Year Treasury
Mar Contract US; (NYSEARCA:TLT)
Trending down aggressively for 3-4 consecutive sessions had stretched the rubber band a little too far to be assured of even a knee-jerk reaction up to the Friday's Employment Situation report. There had become risk of extending the leg down sharply. In fact, the reaction plunged to within 6 ticks of the outstanding 140-08 target, which remains in-play on this leg so long as bounces now hold 141-14.
Crude Oil
Apr Contract CL; (NYSEARCA:USO)
Overnight weakness was retraced, albeit not aggressively, to try producing a second consecutive recovery close. Afternoon strength extended to fresh highs well above Thursday's test of 91.45 to confirm momentum had reversed back up.
Natural Gas
Mar Contract NG; (NYSEARCA:UNG), (NYSEARCA:UNL)
Fresh highs Friday up to 3.63 avoided triggering the 3.53 sell signal targeting 3.30-3.33.
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Dad and I were in the "Battleship," the grey '76 Ford LTD, somewhere on I-76--I don't remember where we were headed. For the last couple of miles, Dad had been paying very close attention to the instrument panel. "Instrument panel" is kind of too strong a term for what the LTD had: a CinemaScope wide-screen speedometer, a gas gauge, and a bunch of dummy lights, none of which were lit up. The engine sounded normal, the car was tracking straight and true, but Dad was very intently focused on something. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing," he replied. "Just hold on."
He started slowing and pulling off into the median, extremely attentive to his speed and rate of deceleration. He came to a precise stop and pointed at the odometer, a very satisfied look on his face.
"00000.0", it read. All zeroes.
At Dad's insistence, we got out and stood in front of the car and shook hands, a modest ceremony to commemorate what was, at that time, something of an accomplishment: getting a 1970s Detroit car to hold together for 100,000 miles.
Modern engineering has advanced to the point where 100,000 miles is no longer all that rare an accomplishment, and manufacturers are openly touting the unkillability of their products:
That wasn't the case back when I was growing up. In those long-ago mythic times, when men were men and ties were narrow, getting a car to go 100,000 miles was a rare feat. It was widely believed, with no small justification, that Detroit deliberately designed and built its cars so that they would fail mechanically not long after you paid off the loan, an alleged design policy known as "planned obsolescence." Whether that was true or not, the baseline assumption seemed to be that you would drive about 12,000 miles a year--new car warranties were 12 months or 12,000 miles, covering only the major mechanical systems--and after four or five years, somewhere around 50,000 miles or so, it was time to either trade the old heap in, find a mechanic whose children's higher education you didn't mind paying for, or take up auto mechanics as an avocation (and probably still lose the car to the tinworms despite all your efforts).
The pre-1960 domestic iron, like Dad's '49 "Oldredford" or the 1950 "Futuramic" Oldsmobile that I believe was its immediate successor, was a slightly different story. The weak ones of that vintage had been culled from the herd long ago, and the survivors were the tough ones. Slow, hard to drive, horrid on gas, out of style--but just about unkillable, with dirt-simple mechanical systems and body panels made of consumer-grade armor plate.
The VW Beetle was probably the first modern car to get a reputation for long-term unkillability. Beetles were prone to rust in snow-and-salt country, but if you could keep the rust at bay, the darned things would last forever. They might break down from time to time, but if they did you could just about fix them with duct tape and kitchen utensils. The ease of maintenance was reflected in the title of John Muir's best-selling book, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. This was at a time when most other imports, particularly the British and Italian offerings, were prone to breakdows and nearly impossible to fix.
As the Disco Decade wore on, Detroit cars seemed to get steadily less durable each year, while first-gen smog controls decimated the horsepower curve and quality contol succumbed to acute national malaise. The undisputed "champion" in that respect was the Chevrolet Vega, a miracle of engineering malpractice with a self-destructing powertrain and biodegradable body panels, assembled by workers whose attitude toward build quality ranged from casual indifference to soul-destroying hostility. That's not to say that the Vega was in a class by itself by any means. Mopar's terrible twins, the Aspen and Volaré, matched the Vega stride for stride in rust and assembly defects; the tinworms found AMC's Hornet and its derivatives (Gremlin/Spirit/Concord) just as tasty; the running gag was that "Ford" was an acronym for "Fix Or Repair Daily," "Found On Road, Dead," or, if you were the mechanic instead of the owner, "Funding Our Retirement Daily."
While this was all going on, Japanese cars were becoming more and more common. The early Toyotas, Datsuns, and Hondas were rust-prone, but aside from that they were reliable, mechanically durable, and properly assembled--everything the Detroit offerings often weren't. (For a mid-80s Honda, 100,000 miles was the end of the break-in period!) Over time, consumers came to expect all cars to hold together longer and run more reliably.
The first multi-year warranty on a mass-production domestic car was, I believe, AMC's two-year "Extended Buyer Protection Plan" in 1973 or so--though the second year was an extra-cost option.
Not long after that, GM offered a five-year engine warranty on 1975 Vegas with the improved "Dura-Bilt" engine--the redesign which more or less corrected all that was wrong with the original Vega four-cylinder. The attempt to salvage the lemon-scented Vega's reputation came too little, too late, and the Vega went out of production after the 1977 model year.
Two other manufacturers were more successful with using warranties as confidence-builders. Chrysler, its reputation still suffering from the Aspen and Volaré, offered a 5 year, 50,000 mile warranty on its K-cars and their derivatives, and Chairman Lee Iacocca made a point of mentioning it in the commercials:
Early Hyundais earned a reputation for cheapskate build quality and extreme fragility. To Hyundai's credit, they addressed the engineering and production deficiencies, and after cleaning up their act, offered a 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty on the powertrain--which they still do.
My GTI, like most new cars these days, came with a 5-year 50,000-mile warranty. It rolled through the warranty mileage in two and a half years without incident, but at about 53,000 or so the second-stage fuel pump failed on me. As I understand it, there are two fuel pumps, one that runs all the time, and another one that cuts in at 2,500 RPM or so. When it failed, it "failed gracefully," as the engineers like to put it. The car was still drivable, but the torque curve ceased to exist above 2,500 and there was no pickup. I think that says something for those nerdy German engineers that they designed it so that a broken fuel pump did not lead to raw gasoline spraying all over the engine bay, fires, explosions, and/or other apocalyptic events.
Even though the GTI was out of warranty, my friendly local dealer and VWoA split the cost of the repair with me as a spontaneous gesture of goodwill. The #2 fuel pump went soft on me again at about 97,000, but the repair required was much less expensive the second time around. I haven't looked in the VW forums to see if that's a known weak point with the 2.0 turbo or not.
At the 100,000 mile scheduled service (which I had done at 99,500 or so), they replaced a broken sensor wire and an ignition coil that had gone wobbly--and that's it, apart from "consumables" like tires and brake pads and some fender damage that wasn't my fault. Given VW's latter-day reputation for high repair costs and intermittent quality issues, I'm not inclined to complain. The car still has that fantabulous torque curve and can easily rip off a sub-6 second 0-60 dash (ask me how I know), and the handling and brakes are as good as the day I drove it off the dealer's lot with 000007 showing on the odometer.
I'm already looking forward to the 200,000 mile celebration. This time, I'll have my camera ready.
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Elaine Sortino Visitation & Funeral Service Dates/Times
Visitation and funeral services for Massachusetts head softball coach Elaine Sortino will take place this Thursday and Friday in Amherst.
Visitation hours for will be held on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Douglas Funeral Home at 87 North Pleasant Street in Amherst. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Brigid's Parish Community at 122 North Pleasant Street in Amherst.
Ample parking for those attending either event is available in the Town of Amherst's Boltwood Garage, located just behind the funeral home and a short walk across North Pleasant Street to the church.
A burial service will follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery on Huntington Road in Hadley, Mass.
All three services are open to the public.
One of the all-time great coaches in collegiate softball, Sortino coached 34 seasons at UMass, where she compiled a 1,185-508-6 (.705) record, led the Minutewomen to 21 NCAA Tournament appearances and three trips to the WCWS. She who was the third-winningest active NCAA Division I coach at the conclusion of the 2013 campaign and led the Minutewomen to 23 Atlantic 10 regular-season titles and 23 tournament championships. Her 1,185 wins placed her eighth inNCAA history and seventh all-time among Division I ranks.
Over the years, Sortino coached a Honda Award winner, an Olympic Gold Medalist, three USA and Canadian National Team members, 21 All-America selections, 15 A-10 Players of the Year, 18 A-10 Pitchers of the Year, nine A-10 Rookies of theYear and 133 all-conference selections.
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On Saturday May 17, 2014 The Led Zeppelin Experience featuring No Quarter hit the stage at the Knitting Factory Concert House in downtown Reno. Also on the bill, Metal Echo and Hollywood Trashed.
If in fact you have never seen the real Led Zeppelin in concert, seeing these guys live is as close as one can get. They have all the moves, they know every note of every song and most importantly, they look pretty much just like the real Zeppelin did in their hay day. It is just amazing how well they impersonate the real thing. Even the drum solo on "Moby Dick" was very impressive, as was the bow and guitar solo on "Dazed And Confused" that Page is famous for.
Attendance for this show was very good with close to 700 hard core Zeppelin fans there. Most holding up their lighters instead of their cell phones on some songs, just like the good old days.
Founded in 1998 in Tacoma Washington, No Quarter has been pounding the Hammer of the Gods to Zeppelin fans all across the country. This band has been privileged to share the stage with Peter Frampton, Foreigner, Molly Hatchet, Kansas, Steppenwolf, Nazareth, Tesla, Warrent, Jefferson Starship and Eric Burden & the Animals, among many other artists.
The group recreates the look,sound and feel of Led Zeppelin in concert. Fans and rock stars alike have sworn they were watching the real group live.
No Quarter's line-up goes as follows, Lonny James (Robert Plant), Bryan Christiansen (Jimmy Page), Chad McMurry (John Paul Jones) and Nathan Carrol (John Bonham).
The bands set lasted over 90 minutes and went like this, (from the set list on stage)
"Rock & Roll", "Bring It On Home", "Black Dog", "Since I've Been Lovin' You", "No Quarter", "The Song Remains The Same", "When The Levee Breaks", "Dazed And Confused", "Immigrant Song", "Heartbreaker", "Moby Dick", "Kashmir" and one encore song, that's right, you guessed it, "Stairway To Heaven".
This examiner was privileged to be invited down to the green room for a personal photo with the band and to watch the transformation from Rock Stars to Rock Gods. It all started with each member going into the make-up room, then putting on the very authentic costumes. The thing that amazed me the most was after they all changed, everyone in the band started talking in their English accents and stayed in character the whole show, even at the meet & greet after the show where they signed autographs, took photos and chatted with the fans. Very impressive.
This examiner did a phone interview with general manager Jacob Lawrence after the show.
Here's what he had to say.
Q .... Has any member from the real Zeppelin commented on No Quarter?
A.... "There are two instances where the original members of Led Zeppelin have noticed our band, the one instance was on facebook where Jimmy Page actually gave a like on our page, which you know just might not be a huge thing, but Jimmy doesn't just go out and likes stuff that he believes that's not a good set up, so that was a good instance. The other was an encounter with our bass player with John Paul Jones, getting to meet his actual character and having him look down as they were signing the pictures and then looking up and looking back and saying, man that's eerie".
Q .... What are the bands plans for the future?
A .... "The plans for the future are a full scale global arena tour, where we are creating something we like to call a rockography, it's a biography of Led Zeppelin's career and from the beginning set to the end and it's going to have three costume changes and three set changes".
If you've never had the chance to see the real Zeppelin in concert, it's not to late, as long as The Led Zeppelin Experience featuring No Quarter is still around. You won't be disappointed.
Main support for No Quarter was a band from North Lake Tahoe, Metal Echo.
Metal Echo, the ultimate rock tribute performs a diversified variety of rock music from classic to current artists such as Alice In Chains, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pearl Jam, Guns N' Roses, Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, Styx, Heart, DIO, Chevelle, Stone Temple Pilots, Ozzy Osbourne, Shinedown, Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Deftones, Slayer, Tool and more.
The band has been captivating audiences throughout the Reno/Lake Tahoe/Carson area with their striking musical interpretation of songs along with front woman Kandy Xander's powerhouse vocal range and magnetism, which guarantees for a super charged rock show.
Metal Echo has shared the stage with national touring tribute bands such as Zepparella, the world famous "all female" tribute to Led Zeppelin as well as the ultimate Metallica tribute band Blistered Earth and now with The Led Zeppelin Experience featuring No Quarter.
Band members include, Kandy Xander (lead vocals), Derek McReavy (drums), Trina Spar (guitar), Brian Kaspar (bass), Andrew Bell (lead guitar) and Sue McReavy (keys/backing vocals).
These guys and gal tore it up and really got the crowd ready for the main event. A great band to see live. Xander has much charisma on stage and had the entire audience eating out of her hand the whole show. It was most definitely a very good set.
Their set lasted around 30 minutes and went like this,
"Awake" (Godsmack Cover), "Pry Open" (Metal Echo Original), "Stinkfist" (Tool Cover) "Enter Sandman" (Metallica Cover), "Come Together" (Beatles Cover) and "Holy Diver" (Dio Cover).
Starting the night off was a great local Reno tribute band, Hollywood Trashed.
Hollywood Trashed is a hard rocking cover band based in Reno NV. Paying tribute to the bands that influenced us so greatly as we grew up. From Classic Rock to the Hair Bands of 80's, they play it the way it was meant to be, high energy and hard rockin. Very much worth the ticket price.
Hollywood Trashed current line up brings a vast background of varying styles and influences that gives us the ability to bring an intensity to the performance and song styling that will keep you screaming for more, and the they did.
Current members are, Dave Ecker (lead guitar/vocals), Trish Good (lead vocals), Jim Wilson (bass), Dave Svoboda (drums) and Jim Jordan (rhythm guitar).
Trashed got 30 minutes stage time and their set went like this,
"Bad Reputation" (Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Cover), "Girl's Got Rhythm" (AC/DC Cover), "Heaven & Hell" (Black Sabbath Cover), "Cold Gin" (KISS Cover), "Sweet Child O' Mine" (Guns & Roses Cover) and "Highway Star" (Deep Purple Cover).
Hollywood Trashed killed it as usual. Front woman Good 's vocal's were impeccable as she was singing all male vocal parts to every song, a woman's touch never hurts. Very impressive to say the least. This band is not to be missed where ever they play.
This was a great night of the best rock tributes around, if you missed this one, you really missed a great one.
A good time was had by all.
To see what's next at the Knitting Factory Reno (click here)
As with all this examiners reviews and feature stories, "The Photos Are What It's All About", so check out the photo slideshow and enjoy the show.
All photos by, JOHN TUCKNESS
To see more photos of No Quarter at the show (click here)
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ONCE is produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf and Executive Producer Robert Cole, in association with New York Theatre Workshop."
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Even though luxury vinyl tile (LVT) has become the industry's fastest growing category, suppliers continue to find more product niches and upgrade options to keep the momentum going.
"There's been a huge explosion in the category and it's ongoing," said Yon Hinkle, product manager for Armstrong. "We've seen it take off in the commercial markets and it's gaining traction [beyond that]. It's a combination of beauty and performance, which is why it's appealing to everyone from property managers to main street consumers."
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"The demand for resilient flooring is strong and continues to increase," said Angelina Cebrián, marketing communications manager for IVC US, Inc. "LVT is taking over the market."
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Cindy Thornton, U.S.A. marketing manager for BerryAlloc also said that deep, realistic textures that portray stone, marble, concrete and metal visuals, particularly in shades of grey, are top sellers.
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Ease of installation of LVT is one of the big advantages the category has, vendors said, and they continue to improve both floating and locking systems in the category. Effectively marketing and communicating these benefits is a key element in growing the category.
"Sheet vinyl is like the Rodney Dangerfield of the industry," in that it gets little respect, Zeigler said. "As an industry, we should do a better job of promoting the benefits and looks," from green angles to upscale designs. "The industry would be surprised that a little self-promotion will go a long way."
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Program InformationSeries: A Moment in Time
Duration: 00:03:44
Year Produced: 2010
Having discovered a New World--which ironically he never firmly acknowledged as being anything but East Asia--Christopher Columbus left a mixed and controversial legacy.
A Moment in Time is a brief, exciting and compelling journey into the past. Created to excite and enlighten the public about the past, its relevance to the present and its impact on the future, A Moment In Time is a captivating historical narrative that is currently broadcast worldwide.For more information visit: http://amomentintime.com
Lead: Having discovered a New World--which ironically he never firmly acknowledged as being anything but East Asia--Christopher Columbus left a mixed and controversial legacy.
Intro: A Moment In Time with Dan Roberts.
Content: Columbus' firm conviction that a way to the east could be had by sailing west and his gritty determination in the face of repeated rejection can only but inspire admiration. Some European eventually would have made the intuitive leap over the Atlantic water bridge, but it was Columbus who did it and history lays some of its judgments about what followed that October morning in 1492 at his feet.
Like most scholars and sailors of his day, he believed the earth to be spherical, but his calculations were way off. He thought Japan was only 2,760 miles west, instead of 12,000. And as the evidence mounted, to his dying day, Columbus refused to adjust to this reality. He was a brilliant explorer but a cruel and incompetent administrator who eventually, at the end of the third of his four voyages, was returned to Spain in chains.
Columbus was deeply religious. Although his Church did not recognize, until 1537, the indigenous people as humans with a soul worthy of salvation, Columbus believed in their evangelization. Despite this, he enslaved many Indians and laid the groundwork for the European invasions that destroyed civilizations of ancient vintage and, through disease, exploitation and mistreatment, caused an enormous holocaust--the deaths of tens of millions of Native Americans.
Thus the conclusion of history can only be that, like most humans, Christopher Columbus was a man of his time, and his career produced great accomplishments--but at a great price.
The producer of A Moment In Time is Steve Clark. At the University of Richmond, this is Dan Roberts.
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