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The short version of the 2011 Jags' offense: outside of Maurice Jones-Drew, there wasn't one. But with a new coaching staff and quarterback Blaine Gabbert entering his second NFL season, the hope is that the passing game can serve as something other than a distraction from the rushing attack. Jacksonville traded up in the April draft to take wide receiver Justin Blackmon, and signed Laurent Robinson and Lee Evans in free agency. Blackmon has the potential to be special while Robinson and Evans are complementary players who would benefit from a legit No. 1 and a bona fide franchise quarterback. On paper, the Jags have both. Now it's just a matter of helping both Blackmon and Gabbert mature into those players.
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Gabbert's progress is dependent on several things. Most important: he has to overcome his timidity in the pocket, a condition that plagued him for most of his rookie season. Yes, he had one of the worst wide receiver corps since the invention of the forward pass, but he was also the beneficiary of the league's best run game, thanks to MJD. The bigger issue for Gabbert was one that bedevils most rookie QBs: pre-snap reads, identifying coverages and being decisive. It can be overwhelming. So the new coaching staff will be tasked with putting Gabbert in position to succeed, a scenario familiar to head coach Mike Mularkey, who was the Falcons' offensive coordinator when the team drafted Matt Ryan in 2008.
Jacksonville won five games in 2011 (including twice against hapless division rival Indianapolis). It's reasonable to suggest that the Jags' defense played a big part in any success the team had last season. According to the Football Outsiders Almanac, the Jags went from dead last in defensive efficiency in 2011 to No. 5 in 2012. It was one of the 10 biggest year-to-year improvements in the past 20 years.
The D was just as good against the pass and the run (fifth overall in both), and if not for a string of injuries during the second half of the season, the unit might've been even better. The injury bug didn't discriminate, either, affecting the front seven as well as the secondary. The former meant a less effective pass rush; the latter saw a team so desperate for warm bodies that it was signing players off the street late in the year. If this unit had an Achilles' heel (beyond staying healthy) it was getting to the quarterback. Jeremy Mincey led the team with eight sacks, more than twice as many as any other Jaguars defender (Matt Roth and Daryl Smith were tied with 3.5). So after the Jags got their big-play wideout in the first round of the NFL Draft, they used their second-round pick on Clemson pass rusher Andre Branch. If Jacksonville's front four can consistently get into the backfield, it will free up linebackers Smith and Paul Posluszny to attack the line of scrimmage. The other beneficiaries: an underrated secondary that heads into training camp healthy. Veteran Rashean Mathis should be back from a November ACL injury, and Derek Cox will line up opposite him. Strong safety Dawan Landry, who was surprisingly effective in his first year with the team, will join steady-as-he-goes free safety Dwight Lowery, formerly of the Jets.
Key Changes
Roster Additions: QB Chad Henne, WR Laurent Robinson, WR Lee Evans, CB Aaron Ross
Roster Departures: DE Matt Roth, DE Aaron Kampman, DT Leger Douzable, CB Drew Coleman
Staff: Former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey replaces interim coach Mel Tucker as head coach (Tucker had replaced Jack Del Rio, who was fired in midseason); Tucker remains as defensive coordinator; former Falcons quarterbacks coach Bob Bratkowski replaces Dirk Koetter as offensive coordinator; former Dolphins special-teams coach John Bonamego replaces Russ Purnell.
It was something of a surprise when the Jaguars gave Laurent Robinson, a one-year wonder in Dallas in 2011, a five-year, $32 million contract early in free agency. That said, Jacksonville's situation at wide receiver was such that they had to do something, even if that meant overpaying for a player who before last season never caught more than 37 passes or two touchdowns in a season. In Gabbert, the organization has who they hope is their franchise quarterback, and now they've surrounded him with people who can actually get open and catch passes. And even if Robinson doesn't duplicate his 54-catch, 858-yard, 11-TD effort of a season ago, paired opposite Blackmon, he'll be an upgrade over what passed for wideouts in 2011. (For some perspective: Mike Thomas led the Jags in receptions with 44. Second on the list? Maurice Jones-Drew. Third? Tight end Marcedes Lewis.
New head coach Mike Mularkey was criticized in Atlanta for his vanilla schemes. His replacement with the Falcons? Former Jags offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, a proponent of the vertical passing game, who in Jacksonville was handcuffed by an inexperienced QB and a dearth of playmakers. So it will be interesting to see what Mularkey does with an offense that, outside of MJD, doesn't have an identity. Any progress this unit makes will hinge on the play of the offensive line, which, not surprisingly, was above average as run blockers but much less so in pass protection. Some of that has to do with MJD's experience and skills and Gabbert's lack thereof.
Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski has experience working with young signal callers; he was in Cincinnati when Carson Palmer arrived in 2003 and from 2004 (Palmer's first year as a starter) till 2007 (the season before he was sidelined with an elbow injury), the Bengals were regularly a top-five offense.
X-Factor: Maurice Jones-Drew
Jones-Drew wants to get paid. And we don't blame him. He led the league in rushing last season and it's not an exaggeration to say he was the Jags' offense. He accounted for a staggering 48 percent of the yards from scrimmage in 2011 (Jacksonville's total offensive yards: 4,149; MJD's contribution: 1,606 rushing, 374 receiving). The problem: Running backs, in general, are fungible, which means that the organization could choose not to rework Jones-Drew's contract and instead use that money to sign several cheaper backs who, on average, would be nearly as productive.
On the one hand, the Jags are coming off a 5-11 season and are rebuilding; what do they have to lose by not signing MJD? On the other hand: If Gabbert doesn't improve, Blackmon takes longer than expected to adjust to the NFL, and free-agent acquisitions Robinson and Evans struggle, Jacksonville's best offense might be their scorning defense. Not only that, but the platitude "a running game is a young quarterback's best friend" certainly holds for Gabbert's development. He had his problems last season and MJD was the offense. The Jags have upgraded the talent around Gabbert, but without MJD standing behind him in the backfield, it might not matter.
Henne as the fallback?
In March, Jacksonville signed Chad Henne to a two-year deal. Henne had four pedestrian seasons in Miami but some of that was a function of the offense he played in, the players around him and bad luck. The 2011 season was his best -- Dan Henning and his antiquated scheme was replaced by Brian Daboll, the Dolphins had Brandon Marshall, and Henne, for the first time in his four-year career, looked comfortable. Unfortunately, a shoulder injury in October ended his season and the organization chose not to re-sign him. Mularkey has already said that Gabbert is his starter, but if 2012 starts to look like 2011, Henne could (and should) get a look.
Special teams focus
Josh Scobee accounted for 40 percent of the team's points last season. He was so valuable that the Jags franchised him, though Scobee (like every other franchise player on the planet) would prefer a long-term deal. Either way, special teams shouldn't be overlooked, especially by teams with very little margin for error. It explains why Jacksonville didn't want Scobee to get away and it also sheds some light on why the organization used a third-round pick (!) on Cal punter Bryan Anger. Here's what we wrote shortly after the draft:
"No one doubts that Anger has starter ability. The problem: The Jags lost 11 times last season and it wasn't because they didn't have a top-flight punter. And this isn't the first time in recent draft history that Jacksonville drafted a punter. In 2007, they selected Adam Podlesh in the fourth round, and thought so much of him that they let him walk after the 2010 season. He signed with the Bears and played well in 2011. The lesson: A team with myriad roster needs shouldn't be preoccupied with landing the 'best' punter when starters can regularly be found after the draft."
CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco went so far as to call it the " worst move of the draft -- by any team."
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2012 Preview Schedule
Texans @ Jaguars: 9/16 (1 p.m. ET)
Jaguars @ Texans: 11/18 (1 p.m. ET)
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Colts @ Jaguars: 11/8 (8:20 p.m. ET)
Jaguars @ Colts: 9/23 (1 p.m. ET)
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Titans @ Jaguars: 11/25 (1 p.m. ET)
Jaguars @ Titans: 12/30 (1 p.m. ET)
There's no surprise with the offensive package in Jacksonville. It's get the ball to Maurice Jones-Drew 24-25 times a game as a runner or receiver. He accounted for 48 percent of the total offense and 11 of the 20 touchdowns they scored on offense. Things may not be much different this season unless MJD decided to hold out.
The Jags' running game predominantly comes out of the 21 personnel package (2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR) and it is based on a stretch zone scheme. MJD is his own best blocker with 825 of his rushing yardage after contact. Blaine Gabbert is only in his second season but is already under the microscope as a guy that has to prove he can play from under center, utilize the play action pass scheme screaming to be used off the MJD run game and have a 300-yard passing day when the team needs one.
Marcedes Lewis was a pro bowl tight end two years ago but didn't catch a single TD last year. He is athletic enough to be a threat in a flexed position. Justin Blackmon will not get any rolled coverage his way as long as MJD and a fullback are on the field, and that presents excellent first down passing opportunities. Last year, Gabbert threw on first down 130 times as compared to Cam Newton's 214 throws. The Jags' new head coach Mike Mularkey has to find a way to make Gabbert more effective or we will see Chad Henne.
The Jaguars' defense is better than people think. They held eight teams to 17 or less points and still managed to lose three of those games. Their inside triangle (DT, DT, MLB) is stout with Tyson Alualu, Terrance Knighton and Paul Posluszny.
The Jags' pass rush needs help, and that's why they drafted DE Andre Branch. Last year, when this team had one or zero sacks, they were 0-6. The secondary is a question mark but their first three games are Minnesota, Houston, and Indianapolis, and they have a chance to experiment with man.
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The immediate success of A.J. Green (Bengals) and Julio Jones (Falcons) a year ago gives Jaguars fans high hopes that first-round pick Justin Blackmon will be able to quickly acclimate to the NFL. Historically speaking, however, wide receivers rarely make a significant impact in their first year in the league, and Blackmon already has off-field issues to contend with.
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Talented pass rushers, however, are often able to help their team immediately, which is one of the reasons why the Jaguars' second pick of the 2012 draft -- defensive end Andre Branch from Clemson -- could wind up playing a more important role in Jacksonville in 2012.
At 6-4, 260 pounds, Branch is slightly undersized. His lack of prototypical bulk and strength versus the run means that he'll fit best in a 4-3 scheme at right defensive end (against the left tackle), which will place him opposite Jeremy Mincey. Branch flashes an explosive first step off the ball to challenge left tackles, as well as the lateral agility and long arms to elude pass blockers.
Branch is very athletic, light on his feet and changes directions easily.
The rest of the Jaguars' picks:
1st Round - No. 5 overall - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
2nd Round - No. 38 overall - Andre Branch, DE, Clemson
3rd Round - No. 70 overall - Bryan Anger, P, California
5th Round - No. 142 overall - Brandon Marshall, LB, Nevada
6th Round - No. 176 overall - Mike Harris, CB, Florida State
7th Round - No. 228 overall - Jeris Pendleton, DT, Ashland


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Zach Mettenberger got the biggest ovation from the crowd when he was introduced before Saturday's Spring Game in Tiger Stadium.
A few imperfections aside, he did not disappoint.
Mettenberger completed 14-of-25 passes for 270 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, frequently airing the ball out deep as he led the White Team to a 24-17 victory over the Purple.
Mettenberger threw touchdown passes of 49 yards to Odell Beckham Jr. and 19 yards to Russell Shepard. Safety Eric Reid also picked off Purple quarterback Stephen Rivers and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown.
Mettenberger has three passes of 49, 53 and 54 yards, but did get picked off in the end zone by sophomore Ronald Martin when he under-lobbed a pass for Shepard. An obviously irritated Mett then raced 40 yards downfield to make the shoestring tackle, a moment that certainly had to give LSU coach Les Miles a fear-induced lump in his throat.
"In a game, certainly," Miles said. "In practice, he'd better not.
"But he's fiery. That's who he is."
Late in the game, freshman linebacker Lamar Louis (a midterm enrollee in January) grabbed a pass from Mettenberger that hit tight end Tyler Edwards in the hands, pulling it out of midair and racing 74 yards for the game's final score.
Drew Alleman – working both sides of the field – kicked a 43-yard field goal for the Purple and a 47-yarder for the White after missing from 44 yards for the Purple earlier.
Stephen Rivers, quarterbacking the Purple Team, was 6-of-17 for 75 yards going against the No. 1 defense with an interception by safety Eric Reid. Fellow redshirt freshman Jerrard Randall played in the second half with clock running, completing 3-of-4 passes for 24 yards and rushing four times for a net 27 yards.
The White Team's Alfred Blue led all rushers with nine carries for 73 yards, while teammate Spencer Ware had eight carries for 51. Kenny Hilliard led the Purple Team with eight carries for 40 yards, followed by freshman Jeremy Hill with six for 37.
Jarvis Landry had a big day receiving for the White team with a game-high six catches for 120 yards, while Beckham had three for 115. Armand Williams led the Purple Team with four catches for 43 yards.
And, just in case you're already looking ahead, LSU opens the regular season five months from Sunday, Sept. 1 against North Texas right back in Tiger Stadium.


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Josh Farrell became the winningest wrestler in Greenfield-Central program history with his 3-0 performance at the Perry Meridian Invite. Farrell, with 135 career wins, passed 2012 graduate Ian Early on the Cougars' all-time win list.
In the tourney, the Cougars beat Avon (33-29) and Roncalli (48-27) and lost to Perry Meridian 62-7.
Complete G-C results for the day: Logan Lynch (106 pounds, 1-2), Taylor Wright (113, 1-2), Michael Jones (120, 0-3), Garrett Mullins (126, 2-1), Sam Locke (1-2, 132), Shawn Fogle (2-1, 138), Travis Gibson (145, 0-3), Farrell (152, 3-0), Joe Hoskins (160, 1-2), Austin Rose (3-0, 170), Cameron Nuckols (2-1, 182), Collin Dahlquist (195, 0-3), Dylan Denny (220, 0-3) and Tyler Beeson (HWT, 2-1).
Dragons win Columbus North Invite, stay unbeaten
The New Palestine wrestling program continued its perfect start by winning the Columbus North Invitational Saturday.
The No. 12-ranked Dragons moved to 16-0 by beating Madison 54-13, Brown County 80-0, Columbus North 59-15, Edgewood 60-9 and Yorktown 66-15.
Going 5-0 on the day for NP were C.J. Red (106), Rylan McCarty (113), Tommy Cash (120), Taylor Fee (126), Gordon Wagner (138), Robbie Elsea (145) and Willie Bryan (HWT).
Brian Wagner (182) and Andrew Yazel (220) prevailed in four matches apiece.
The Dragons host No. 7 Cathedral Wednesday in a dual meet.
Marauders score a win at Lapel Invitational
Mt. Vernon competed in the Lapel Invitational on Saturday, falling to Anderson (51-28), Southern Wells (42-39) and Lapel (49-30), but overcoming Guerin Catholic (43-42) on a tiebreaker.
Colin McAtee (113) and Dustin Tackett (160) both recorded 4-0 days and were champions in their weight classes.
Tony Milesi (182) went 3-1. Patrick Powell (126), Kyle Cooper (132), Jack Harker (145), Jagg Nunez (152) and Aspen McClanahan (220) tallied two wins.
MV is at the New Palestine 5-Way next Saturday.
Girls basketball
Mt. Vernon 50, Yorktown 37
3A No. 7 Mt. Vernon (6-2) defeated Yorktown to move to 3-0 in Hoosier Heritage Conference play Saturday.
Sydney Shelton (16 points), Erica Moore (13 points, five rebounds) and Shaely Duff (nine points, three rebounds, three steals) contributed for the Marauders.
MV hosts New Palestine (1-6, 0-3 HHC) Thursday.
Chatard 77, Greenfield-Central 54
The Cougars fell to 2-6 at the hands of the Trojans Saturday.
G-C trailed 15-10 after the first eight minutes, but was outscored 58-33 over the next two quarters.
Shelby Oldham paced the Cougars with 17 points. Brooke Bell added nine points. Emily Koers had eight points.
G-C is at Shelbyville (1-7) today.
MV makes history at Hamilton Heights Invite
The Mt. Vernon boys and girls swim program made history Saturday by winning the six-team Hamilton Heights Invitational for the first time ever.
Gold medal winners were Jessica Hantz, Olivia Shannon, Maddie Powell, and Jessica Blackburn in the 200 medley relay, Gloria Gonzales in the 200 and 100 freestyle, Dixon Tierney in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly, Maddie Powell in the 100 butterfly, Eve Gonzales in the 500 freestyle, Brisco Wood in the 100 breaststroke, and Jessica Blackburn, Haley Moore, Maddie Powell, and Gloria Gonzales in the 400 freestyle relay.
MV hosts Greenfield-Central today.
Dragons take East Central Relays
New Palestine's swim teams combined to triumph at the East Central Relays on Saturday.
The Dragons (143 points) topped Greenwood by 31 and Connersville by 32.
The girls team won their half of the six-team event with 84 points, beating Greenwood (64), Connersville (51), East Central and Greensburg (37 apiece) and Centerville (22).
The boys were third with 59 points, just behind East Central (70) and Connersville (60).
New Palestine's girls squad had six first-place finishes: the 200 medley relay of Lily Horn, Addison Virt, Claire Hornsby and Rachel Wineman; the 100 freestyle relay of Erin Trimpe, Wineman, Katie Mustard and Kenzie Wells; the 400 medley relay of Mustard, Megan Prosser and Claire Hornsby; the 1000 freestyle relay of Erin Trimpe and Emily Trimpe, the 150 butterfly relay of Virt, Emily Trimpe and Hornsby, and the 150 breaststroke relay of Erin Trimpe, Emily Trimpe and Virt.
NP's boys team had two first-place finishes: Luke Steigerwalt, Grant Gish and Jake Mitchell in the 150 backstroke relay, and Gish, Chris Dodd, Steigerwalt and Todd Horn in the 200 medley relay.
The Dragons are at Eastern Hancock today.
Royals compete at South Dearborn Invitational
Eastern Hancock participated in the South Dearborn Invitational Saturday.
The girls placed eighth out of nine teams, while the boys were seventh out of nine squads.


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Young, Larry Jr. (Khaled Yasin)
Organist Larry Young expanded the possibilities of the Hammond B3 beyond the trio into fusion and beyond, prompting Jack McDuff to dub him "the Coltrane of the organ." A collaborator with Miles Davis on Bitches Brew, Young explored the harmonic capabilities of the instrument in new ways, constructing a wide range of sounds with drawbar alterations and quick handwork.
Larry Young was born on October 7, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey. His parents were Larry Young Sr. and Agnes McCoy. Young Senior was an active musician and a professional organist who encouraged his son's playing at the family piano. Young Junior attended Newark's Arts High School, where he sang bass in a vocal group called "The Challengers."
Young took classical lessons from pianist Olga von Till through his teenage years. The piano was Young's primary instrument until his father opened up a nightclub in Newark called the Shindig. The Shindig had its own house organ, where Young began his long association with the instrument.
By the late 1950s, Young had become quite proficient on the organ, and began working around Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey with different r&b bands. Larry Young began to use the "junior" tag to his name professionally to avoid confusion, as both he and his father were performing around the same local clubs and hot spots. In 1960, Young made his debut recording for the Prestige label. The album, Testifying, featured Young on organ, Thornel Schwartz on guitar, and Jimmie Smith on drums. This album featured several noteworthy songs including the title track. The next year Young recorded with well-known tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest, who had a number one hit in 1952 with his cover of the song "Night Train."
By 1962, Young was still recording for Prestige having released the album Groove Street which featured the same personnel as Testifying but added tenor saxophonist Bill Leslie. This trio toured Europe that same year, minus Leslie, who stayed in the United States.
In 1963, Young appeared on Gildo Mohones's album I'm Shooting High, and vocalist Etta Jones's album Love Shout, both of which were released on Prestige. Young's stock value as an organist began to gain improve substantially in 1964. He appeared on guitarist Grant Green's Blue Note album Talkin' About, which also featured drumming giant Elvin Jones. This album featured the song "Talkin' About J.C.," a tribute to tenor great John Coltrane.
Young himself signed with Blue Note in 1964, enabling him to enlist the services of many of the most talented and influential figures in jazz during that time. Young released Into Somethin' in 1964 and it featured Grant Green, Elvin Jones, and Sam Rivers on tenor saxophone.
Young also appeared on Green's 1964 release, Street of Dreams, which highlighted Young with Elvin Jones once again and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. In 1965, Young appeared on two Grant Green releases, I Want To Hold Your Hand, which featured Elvin Jones along with tenor player Hank Mobley, and His Majesty King Funk, released on the Verve label.
That same year, Young released his heralded album Unity on Blue Note. This album, considered by many to be one of the finest jazz organ albums ever recorded, featured Young playing highly expressive harmonies and blistering modal solos. The album featured the song "The Moontrane," which featured the album personnel of Elvin Jones on drums, Woody Shaw on trumpet, and tenor giant Joe Henderson. In 1965, Young also visited Europe once again playing piano on Nathan Davis's album Happy Girl.
During 1965, Young, Jones, and Green played around the New York area very frequently and still performed with trumpeter Woody Shaw, who later went on to join Horace Silver along with Joe Henderson. By 1966, Young had released one of his last albums for Blue Note entitled Of Love and Peace, which featured altoist James Spaulding and drummer Jerry Thomas. That same year, he was awarded the Down Beat magazine award of talent deserving wider recognition on the organ in the 1966 Critic's awards.
With fusion entering the musical realm, Young was just as an integral part as his more famous counterparts, Miles Davis and Tony Williams. Young appeared on Davis's album Bitches Brew, playing electric piano on the song "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down."
Young's association with drummer Tony Williams and guitarist John McLaughlin formed the nucleus of Tony Williams' newly formed fusion trio Lifetime. The group recorded and released the double album Emergency, which featured the song "Spectrum," and the title track "Emergency." In 1969, Young also jammed and played with guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. Several bootlegs exist of this group, which also featured bassist Billy Cox and drummer Mitch Mitchell.
Young continued to play with Williams' Lifetime and appeared on the 1970 recordings One Word and 1971's Ego, both released on Polydor Records. Young also played on McLaughlin's 1970 album Devotion, along with Buddy Miles on drums. In 1972, McLaughlin and guitarist Carlos Santana teamed up for their Columbia release Love, Devotion, Surrender, featuring the John Coltrane composition "A Love Supreme," with Young on organ. Young toured with the guitarists in support of the album and appeared on the 1973 recording Live In Chicago, which also featured drummer Billy Cobham.
By the mid 1970s, the organist was working with drummer Lenny White's group, and recorded several albums as a leader ,including the 1976 Arista Records album Spaceball, which featured guitarist Larry Coryell on several songs. Young's recordings for Arista didn't sell well, leaving the musician with a rather twisted view of the record industry since musicians of his caliber were being outsold by far less capable performers. In 1978, Young signed a recording contract with Warner Brothers and had plans of releasing new material. Unfortunately, this wouldn't happen as he returned from California he began to have stomach problems. Upon being treated in the hospital he died suddenly on March 30, 1978 in New York City from what has been called pneumonia, although the actual causes of his death remain unclear.
Young left behind a very rich legacy on the organ, expanding its harmonic and melodic capacities as much as, if not more than Jimmy Smith. He leaves behind a son, Tyrone Stokes, now known as Larry Young III, and three daughters, who live in New Jersey: Aziza Ford, Fatima Ford and Sakena Young-Scaggs.
Young was a practicing Muslim, and is sometimes listed under his Muslim name of Khaled Yasin on recordings.
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As Larry Young
Testifying (Prestige, 1960)
Into Somethin' (Blue Note, 1964)
Unity (Blue Note, 1965)
Of Love and Peace (Blue Note, 1966)
Mother Ship (Blue Note, 1969)
Spaceball (Arista, 1976)
With Miles Davis
Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969)
With Tony Williams Lifetime
Emergency (Polydor, 1969)
One Word (Polydor, 1970)
Ego (Polydor, 1971)
With John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana
Love, Devotion, Surrender (Columbia, 1972)
With Grant Green
Talkin' About (Blue Note, 1964)
Street of Dreams (Blue Note, 1965)
I Want To Hold Your Hand (Blue Note, 1965)
His Majesty King Funk (Verve, 1965)
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Random thoughts on another sunny Sunday after a home game at Kinnick...
The college basketball season unofficially tips today on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena with two exhibition games. Lisa's squad takes the floor at 1 p.m. (CT), and Fran's will follow at 3:30 p.m. It's an inexpensive ticket and they are available at the door.
Tickets are on sale for the Hawkeyes' game against Drake in the 2013 Hy-Vee Big Four Classic in Wells Fargo Arena in December. This is a great option for central and western Iowa fans of Fran's team. You can purchase your tickets online HERE.
Where to begin with yesterday's gathering at Kinnick? I'll follow the lead of our head coach: It's hard to beat a very good team -- and, make no mistake, Wisconsin is a very good team -- when you don't take advantage of opportunities, particularly early in the game (Kirk said in his postgame visit with the Hawkeye Radio Network that it was tough to see only three points on the scoreboard after the first 15 minutes of play when we had good field position) and you give your opponent an easy one, e.g. the interception in the third quarter that the visitors quickly converted into 7 (Kirk used the example of a pitcher walking an opposing batter in the ninth inning). The good guys lost to a team whose record should be 7-1, which means Iowa has now lost four games to teams that combined sport a record of 32 victories and 3 losses...and, therein lies the challenge for Kirk and his staff and the Hawkeyes: Taking the next step. I see the Hawkeyes climbing that piece of the learning curve this month because of what all of us have seen each week this fall: A team that is getting better, week over week. Yesterday, even in defeat, you saw individuals performing at a higher level this week than they did last...and you saw guys like Jordan Canzeri and C.J. Beathard take opportunities and run with them.
Iowa will have a chance to do exactly that -- take an opportunity and run with it -- in three of the next four weeks. During Kirk's postgame visit with Gary and Ed, Ed suggested that what lies ahead for the Hawkeyes in the month of November is one huge opportunity. "You guys must have been listening in to the locker room," Kirk said, noting that beginning with next week's game at Purdue, there is an opportunity to continue to get better and finish strong, and that this team of Hawkeyes is determined to do that.
You can read our take on the game HERE.
You can read what Kirk had to say HERE
You can watch some great video of the event HERE.
You can check out some photographs HERE and HERE.
You can take a peek at the Big Ten Conference standings HERE and next week's schedule HERE.
It was nice to have a Iowa's Masters champion -- Zach Johnson -- in the house on Saturday.
It's always nice to be told you're doing a good job. It's particularly nice when your peers -- the men and women who do what you do day in and day out and also understand what it takes to be successful -- say some nice things about the work you're doing. Fran's peers were incredibly generous with their praise of Iowa's head coach and his Hawkeyes during the annual Big Ten Conference Media Day on Thursday. You can read the Des Moines Register's Rick Brown summary HERE. If that's not enough to get you pumped for men's hoops at the UI, enjoy this from the Gazette's Scott Dochterman: HERE.
Here's a link to the November edition of Hawk Talk Monthly: HERE. I invite you to wander through this fantastic online publication. As always, from cover to cover, it's full of lots of great black and gold stuff.
Speaking of the Hawkeye Radio Network's postgame show, Ed must have rattled off six or seven or eight defensive linemen who will be back on the field for the Hawkeyes next year including their "Player of the Game," defensive end Mike Hardy, a Wisconsin native who, like the rest of the defense, did a nice job of bottling up the Badgers for the game's first 50 minutes. My sense is that if you throw out the long runs Wisconsin got when the game was decided, you have another salty defensive effort led by senior linebacker James Morris, who paced Iowa with 12 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and a sack.
Speaking of James, I don't spend significant time around our student-athletes, so I don't get to know too many of them on a personal level. I have brushed past James at Hy-Vee once or twice and once spotted him at a booth inside Coralville's Olive Garden. Because the face of a football player is hidden more times than not behind the helmet and facemask, on these occasions I'm certain most of the others around probably didn't know they were sharing space with a special young man -- not because he plays linebacker for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but for all of the other reasons that in the big scheme of things, are more important: He is smart. He is respectful. He carries himself well. He speaks thoughtfully and intelligently. He is the kind of son that makes their parents proud. And, yes, he's a pretty talented football player....and, as of Halloween, he is one of 16 finalists for the 2013 Campbell Trophy, an award that recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation -- the Heisman Award for those who "Win. Graduate. Do it Right." James was one of 171 semifinalists and is now the sixth Hawkeye to be so honored by the National Football Foundation. You can read the details HERE.
Referencing, again, the postgame visit between Kirk, Gary, and Ed, our head coach noted the fact in his opening remarks that yesterday's Heartland Trophy event was a tough, gritty Big Ten football game played in Kinnick. I don't know Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen, but I do appreciate these remarks from him during his postgame visit with the media: "First of all, that's a big time college football game. It's a privilege to be a part of a game like that. There were great kids on both sides of the ball with a lot of fight and that's what we thought it would be like." One of our guys put a hit on the Badger quarterback that was as solid, clean and powerful as it gets. To his credit, the Badger was back at it the next time the visitors had the ball.
Congratulations to Ron Rainey's Iowa women's soccer team. The Hawkeyes defeated Purdue yesterday, 2-0. The win pushed the UI into the Big Ten's postseason tournament for a third straight year and gave Iowa 13 wins thus far in 2013 -- a total that ties the program's all-time record. Rainey said his team "came in with a sense of urgency" Saturday and that was evidenced by the fact that they scored the game's first goal 10 minutes into the first stanza. The Hawkeyes also played great defense -- you can read about those details HERE -- and will learn later today who they meet in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to be staged later this week at the University of Illinois.
I have to believe Ron admires the determination of Cloe Lacasse. The talented junior was Iowa's leading scorer a year ago with 13 goals. She's entered every game this year with a target on her back and has responded aggressively, saving her best for the last regular season game: Scoring twice yesterday in the win over Purdue -- her fifth and (team-high) sixth goals of the season. Cloe will be a high priority for whomever the Hawkeyes play this week in the league tournament which means another Hawkeye -- perhaps junior Katie Nasenbenny, who you can read about HERE -- might have more opportunities. You can read Cloe's bio HERE>.
Here's a little piece on Jordan Canzeri. He showed how deep and talented our football team is at the running back position Saturday: HERE.
I enjoyed this one by Marc Morehouse of the Cedar Rapids Gazette: HERE. I have had the opportunity to ask both Hayden and Kirk -- the only two head football coaches I've had the opportunity to work with -- about both the pregame on-field visit and the postgame handshake and the gist of their answers weren't all that different or surprising. Both have a great sense of humor; I chuckled when I read this from Kirk, which is inside Marc's story: "Everybody wants to read in who likes who. Sally's dating Joey and all that stuff. It's all silly stuff."
Good luck today to the UI's men's and women's cross country teams. They'll be running in this year's Big Ten Conference Championship at the Purdue University. The men's 8,000-meter race begins at 9:45 a.m. and the women's 6,000-meter run begins about an hour later. You can read about how they do HERE. Each team is coming off strong individual performances. You can read about those HERE.


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Below is the actual tweet from 3:58 am several hours before to Saeed Abedini's wife from my wife as she was led of the Lord through the Holy Spirit in a prophetic word, we, who allow the Holy Spirit to possess us, and will incline our ears to hear, and share the truth, will always be blessed to be a blessing. In October, the Lord gave her a specific scripture to share with Naghmeh that her prayers had reached the throne room of Heaven and would be answered. God's ways are not our ways and He uses the foolish things to confound the wise. If we are to be called names or persecuted for preaching the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and share in His sufferings in order to bring souls to Father God in Jesus Name, so be it. May Jesus Name be Glorified until His return may we all draw near to God through Jesus His Only Son, Who is the Word of God being equal to God made flesh. In Jesus Name. Amen. –Pastor David
Dear USA, We are all witnesses to the fervent prayers of a righteous woman, Naghmeh Abedini, who has been praying for the release of her husband Pastor Saeed Abedini from the world's worst prison, Evin prison in the Islamic Republic of Iran for several years now. God has heard and answered. For Jesus said and says to us who believe, "Ask anything in My name and I will go to The Father on your behalf and He will answer you for My Namesake and these things shall you do even greater things than Me." Jesus says… It is all for God's Glory in Jesus Name.
Naghmeh's prayers were heard by God The Father presented to Him by His Son Jesus Who is seated at His Right Hand, "The Lord said to My Lord" is God's Son Who is equal to God The Father, Jesus Who is the Only Mediator between all men, women of all races, cultures, tribes, and creeds. God's Jesus' Holy Spirit, The Comforter Who raised Christ Jesus from the dead lives in each one of us who believes in our heart's and confesses Jesus as Lord God before all men. Those of us who ask shall receive the Power of The Holy Spirit when we are Baptized by The Holy Spirit in Jesus Name with Holy Fire poured out of and upon everyone who asks shall receive.
God spoke these words to me for Naghmeh Abedini regarding the Lord releasing her husband Saeed Abedini from prison the night before his supernatural totally miraculous release by the hand of The Living God The Word Made Flesh Who is Jesus The Son of God for all nations and all tribes.
Psalm 102:19-20 (NIV)
"The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners
and release those condemned to death."
Prior to Saeed's sudden miraculous release, he was said to have been in Irans equivalent of CIA custody, according to online reports by Jay and Jordan Sekulow, two attorneys who are also brothers who have been heavily invested in time and prayers in this case as well as many other persecuted Christians cases. This case was one that was refused to be heard for over three years regarding the release of Pastor Abedini and three other Americans. A fourth American, former FBI agent working as a CIA agent contractor, Robert "Bob" Levinson, is still not yet heard from. The US administration has asked for any word to his whereabouts in the Islamic Republic of Iran and his family cries out to this day for answers. We pray that Mr. Levinson's name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life no matter where he is right now.
God is a Good God. He is our daddy God Abba Father Daddy God. He cares for us His Children who are grafted onto the vine of His Chosen People Israel. We are Jewish, all Christians are by the circumcision of our hearts. We are adopted co-heirs of the Promise given to Father Abraham through Isaac the Promised Chosen son. It is through the lineage of Abraham down through King David and King Solomon his son that Jesus was born of a Virgin and espoused to Joseph her husband.
Pastor Saeed Abedini has been a constant Witness to others to the faithfulness of His Savior Jesus. We are to visit and bring comfort to those who are in chains in prison suffering for Righteousness sake and intercede for all who suffer giving practical aid and defense to widows and children who are defenseless on their own.
The Body of Christ comprised of sinners is made righteous by Faith through Grace and not by works lest we boast. If we are to boast let us boast of what Jesus has done through us.
What makes anyone righteous, you, me, anyone in the Body of Christ, which is The Bride of Christ? It is not by our own good works, but by the Blood of Jesus spilled out for all of our sins collectively for all time.
God's Word says that we have overcome the enemy by the blood of The Lamb and the Saints testimony.
We are Victorious in this life and the Eternal life to come by Jesus The Word Who is God made flesh.
Pastor Saeed Abedini is coming home to be back in the land of the Free and Home of the brave. Let us not disappoint him that we have surrendered what Freedoms he was placed in the worst prison in the world for.
My husband Pastor David Orts and I have never met Naghmeh or Saeed but have been in intercession for their family's suffering and ongoing battle to bring her husband home. Many Christians in USA and around the world have been praying for Saeed as well as the other US hostages being held as prisoners in Evin prison and elsewhere. Jay Sekulow has been fighting for Saeed's freedom for a long time. God Bless you Mr. Sekulow!
When God speaks to the Body, He can use anyone anyway He chooses, but it will always line up with His Character and His Living Word speaking Truth in Love. To hear an answer to prayer, a revelatory Word on behalf of another Brother or Sister in the Lord is a Gift. God's Holy Spirit wants all who seek God to know His Son Jesus intimately in the midst of suffering, all trials, yielding to surrender to His Holy Living Word bring strength which is Joy, hope in the middle of despair. God's Holy Spirit is on standby for all Who seek Truth Holiness, Love, Forgiveness, Redemption, Restoration, and Eternal Salvation. His Name is Jesus. Thank You Jesus for helping us all seeking Mercy in our time of need, in Your Name we thank You Jesus!!! In Your Name Jesus we pray Amen.
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The Montreux Jazz Festival was intended to be a "pure jazz" event when Claude Nobs and Ahmet Ertegun founded the annual live music spectacle in Switzerland in 1967.
That didn't last. Prevailing tastes in music forced Nobs to reconsider, and by the dawn of the '70s the festival had begun welcoming rock superstars like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. The original concert venue overlooking Lake Geneva burned during a Frank Zappa performance in 1971; Deep Purple famously documented the arson in song with "Smoke On The Water." New sites were built in haste, and both the scope of the yearly event (typically held in July) and the diversity of featured artists have expanded drastically since the '80s and '90s.
Sadly, Nobs died in January 2013 from injuries sustained in a skiing accident. He was 76.
But the Swiss promoter would've wanted the party to continue—and continue it has.
"He's looking down on us from up there now," surmised ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons during an interview done in conjunction with his group's Montreux appearance last summer.
It didn't escape the "little ol' band from Texas" that their 2013 engagement was the first since Nob's passing, or that the prestigious headlining gig was their first without the Swiss promoter around to welcome them (ZZ Top played the fest in 1996 and 2003). Accordingly, the hard-rocking trio slowed things down a bit (relatively speaking) during their Auditorium Stravinski showcase to salute the music-loving promoter who'd effectively opened his arms to welcome them—and everyone else—all those years ago.
The tribute is just one of several highlights on ZZ Top: Live at Montreux 2013, available now on Blu-Ray and DVD.
The high-octane concert film is the latest in a series of Montreux-centric titles issued by Eagle Rock, whose catalog of top-notch audio and video digital media just keeps growing. Other recent Montreux DVDs capture shows (both new and old) by such artists as George Thorogood, Moody Blues, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, and Santana. Other recent Eagle Rock offerings include documentaries and concert videos by Elton John, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who.
Eagle Rock also issued ZZ Top's Live in Texas DVD in 2008.
The new Montreux movie is a fitting companion to that show, but packs enough hits into its 90-minute running time to sate casual viewers. The legendary band from Houston—still comprised of original members Gibbons (guitar, vocals), Dusty Hill (bass, vocals), and Frank Beard (drums)—sounds tighter than ever on fan favorites like "Tush," "La Grange," and "Sharp Dressed Man" and deliver a handful of cuts from Tres Hombres to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. The rough boys even submit bravura covers of Freddie King and Jimi Hendrix. It's a helluva show for a bunch of sexagenarians.
The band bolts from the gates with the turbo-charged "Got Me Under Pressure," from 1983's top-selling Eliminator, with Gibbons and Hill decked out in matching Stetsons, sunglasses, and black jackets with floral appliques (their respective instruments also bear complimentary "longhorn" designs). Beard, meanwhile, pummels behind his double-bass drum kit as a big screen video mounted above his Paiste gong flashes random clips of spark plugs, insects, clouds…and the 1933 Ford Coupe long associated with the band. Two smaller monitors parked on either side of the drums lend a pleasant symmetry to the visuals.
Smoking and drinking aren't exactly condoned onstage anymore, but we appreciated seeing an ashtray parked next to Beard's toms. There's just something defiant and rock and roll about it, coming from the sole ZZ Top musician who—despite his surname—doesn't sport a beard. We also loved Frank's choice of beverage for the evening: Tab.
Yes, Tab.
The guys shuffle through the boogie blues of "Waitin' for the Bus" (you know, the "have mercy" song) and "Jesus Just Left Chicago," with Gibbons and Hill unleashing the first of many now-familiar synchronized dance moves as a dashboard Jesus looks on from the big screen.
Beard counts in the infectious "Gimme All Your Lovin'," prompting the packed house to clap along. Hill adds high harmony vocals to the mix (presented in Dolby Digital, Dolby 5.1, and DTS Surround), and it becomes apparent just how well his low, urgent bass cements the bottom end. Gibbon's guitar attack is aggressive, his chords crunchy (and mildly distorted), his leads crisp and clear. Most of the songs feature not only a standard guitar solo, but an outro solo as well, and Gibbons rides out "Gimme" with his fingertips instead of a plectrum, rapping the knuckle of his thumb over the guitar pickups.
Beard ditches his shades for "Pincushion," an overlooked goody from 1994's Pincushion album, then the trio rips through a pair of cuts from 2012's La Futura: "I Gotsta Get Paid" and "Flyin' High." The former—based on the "25 Lighters" riff developed by hip-hoppers DJ DMD—bristles over a steady beat that emphases the band's raw, organic chemistry. The latter tune is rendered with appropriately aerial-centric video footage of parachutists, trapeze artists, and roller coaster enthusiasts, and benefits from Gibbon's squealing and squawking pinched guitar harmonics.
Keyboardist Michael Flanigan and guitarist Van Wilks join ZZ on the soulful "Kiko," making for an eloquent homage to Nobs. Seated behind a vintage Hammond B-3 organ, Flanigan adds jazzy chords and mischievous little flourishes as Gibbons wails away, and at one point Hill nonchalantly strides over for a visit, parking himself next to Flanigan. Overhead, the video screen plays a slideshow of black-and-white images of Nobs posing with Montreux visitors over the years.
The funky, Billy Myles-penned "I Love the Woman" (made popular by Freddie King) is interpreted with aplomb—and Hill on lead vocal. After bidding his musical guests adieu, Gibbons cranks out a very experienced spin on Jimi Hendrix's "Foxey Lady" before returning to ZZ Top fare. The bump-and-grind blues of "My Head's in Mississippi" (from 1991's Recycler) never sounded better. "Chartreuse" sizzles, and ""Sharp Dressed Man" cooks (with the song's original music video playing overhead). Gibbons cocks his guitar while soloing, displaying a greeting-of-sorts affixed to the back of the instrument for Montreux's neighbors across the lake: "Biere!" the message reads.
The electrifying encore sees Gibbons and Hill swapping their black sport coats for purple and retaking the stage with their customized "fuzzy" guitar and bass. Beard gets a workout on high-hat on the pulsating "Legs," his eyes still closed in concentration, and the crowd roars in approval when Billy and Dusty finally switch positions onstage and visit with folks seated on the opposite ends. Another instrument change puts a black bass in Hill's hands and a cherry red guitar in Gibbons', his nickname—"Rev. Willy G"—inlaid on the neck.
The lascivious double-entendres of "Tube Snake Boogie" (from 1980s El Loco) still amuse, bordello anthem "La Grange" still rocks, and "Tush" still tickles with blues unbridles blues fury. Hill takes lead vocal again on the barnstorming finale, freeing Gibbons up for a round of slide guitar glory.
Bonus materials include the aforementioned chat with Gibbons, and another interview wherein both Gibbons and Hill reflect on their 45 years together—and their time at Montreux.
And yes, they also share tips on proper beard maintenance.
The DVD release coincides with the release of another greatest hits compilation—The Very Baddest Of ZZ Top—on the Rhino label.
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Right-handed pitcher Garrett Hudspeth struck out nine and only allowed two hits and catcher Fate Berry drove home three runs and scored two more as Good Times Family Restaurant rolled to a 7-3 victory over American Oilfield Services on Tuesday night in the 12U city championship at the Heber Springs Sports Complex.
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Fate Berry drove home Johnson with a grounder to the right side that was misplayed and Berry stole his way around to third, then scored on a wild pitch. Payton Hanle followed with single to left field and Hanle swiped second, setting up an RBI groundout off the bat of Colin Parsons as Good Times pushed its lead to 3-1.
American Oilfield Services tied the game with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth as Alec Kelley walked, stole second and scored on Trenton Peyton's RBI single to right field. Hudspeth fired back with two strikeouts but not before Peyton scored on a balk, tying the score at 3-3.
Good Times erupted with four runs on three hits in the bottom of the fourth, starting when Johnson, a lefty, pulled a single to right field. With two runners in scoring position after Jayden Bremmon drew a full-count walk, Berry delivered a two-run single to right field, scoring Johnson and Bremmon.
Moments later Berry scored on a wild pitch while Hanle worked a walk and stole second, setting up another run when Parsons sent a hit and run chopper to right side that scored Hanle, who sped around from second to give Good Times a 7-3 lead.
Following a two-out single by Bryar Cousins, American Oilfield pitcher Josh Stone escaped further trouble when catcher Alec Kelley threw out Cousins, who slipped off the bag while attempting to steal second.
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What's that? You aren't going to SXSW? Did you wait until the last minute to try to buy a ticket? So, next week you will be stuck in the tri-state while tens of thousands flock to Austin, TX to hear the best live music in the country. Well fear not, because this Saturday you will get a chance to hear an exciting up and coming act before every hipster in Austin, TX can judgmentally tweet about them and every other band at SXSW.
Cincinnati's own Eat Sugar will be making one last stop here this Saturday, 9:30 at Southgate House before their tour heads south to SXSW. Drunken dancing and head bobbing will no doubt break out as Eat Sugar rip through the synth grooves of their It's Not Your Responsibility! [EP]. Whether you want to settle on the label of indie, electro-punk, or new wave; any song from Eat Sugar will provide ample opportunities to cut loose. The role of guitars seems to be minimal or completely nonexistent throughout Eat Sugar's catalog of songs. Instead songs are formed around synthesizers and keyboards consistent with the genre stylings of New Wave. Their most well known song, "Pop Singer," is a powerhouse of an electro-pop song with a bass line that will creep up your spine. They touch on familiar territories in "Distortions of the Heart"; providing fast riffs backed by a danceable drum beat. Aidan Bogosian's vocals are buried under heavily layered riffs on "Hey Cupid" combing the sound into one frontal assault on the senses. Songs like "So Into You" provide an atmospheric background with cowbells added to the mix.
Electro punk and pop noise have gained significant traction in recent years with the success of such acts as TV on the Radio and Animal Collective. While completely deterring the passive music listener, the complexities of such music still alienate many passionate music fans. Eat Sugar has found the perfect balance of having their own unique sound while keeping it accessible enough to reach varying degrees of music listeners. This genre of music, extremely popular in larger markets such as Brooklyn, NY, is not unreachable to music fans in the tri-state area. Bands such as Eat Sugar and The Royal Bangs have helped localized it, and perform at a highly talented level. With bands in Columbus, OH already getting national recognition, the credibility of the local acts will hopefully emerge in the future as one all encompassing music scene. Perhaps a bit of wishful thinking, but for the moment, this Saturday will be one of many upcoming opportunities to participate in something special that is happening right here in Cincinnati.
You can preview and purchase Eat Sugar's entire album right here. For more information on the emerging music scene in Columbus, OH check out Is Columbus, OH the new Brooklyn, NY?


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Position: DE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: December 26, 1951 in Ferriday, LA
High School: Ferriday
College: Grambling St.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5629th overall since 1950)
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Script loss
Our contemporary lives are full of script, with much of it spelled out as digital ephemera, read once before being discarded. By contrast though, someone is carving text into wood – for international exhibition – in order to draw attention to how about a third of the world's alphabets are currently in danger of extinction.
Further Information
- Omniglot
- — an online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages
- Interviewee
- Tim Brookes
- Interviewer
- Maria Zijlstra
- Sound Engineer
- Brendan O'Neill
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Bear :
25 Nov 2012 9:43:56am
There are many reasons why some groups of people change the script used. A good example is script for Turkic languages. Before the 1920s, these were generally written in an Arabic script, an abjad, without vowels. Unlike Afro-Semetic languages, the vowels in Turkic languages are much more important.
When Mustafa Kemal took over Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman empire, he change the script for Turkish to a modified Roman script, which simplified the writing for people, since they did not have to remember missing vowels.
I have disagree with the implication that the French missionaries were wrong, or were cultural vandals, by introducing a modified Roman script to write Vietnamese. This change allow mass literacy to be achieved. This has allowed Vietnamese to have a vibrant written culture.


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Exercise & Heart Health
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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Swimming, cycling, jogging, skiing, aerobic dancing, walking or any of dozens of other activities can help your heart. Whether it's included in a structured exercise program or just part of your daily routine, all physical activity adds up to a healthier heart.
You can take a few simple steps at home, at work and at play to increase the amount of physical activity in your life.
It's convenient, comfortable and safe to work out at home. It allows your children to see you being active, which sets a good example for them. You can combine exercise with other activities, such as watching TV. If you buy exercise equipment, it's a one-time expense and other family members can use it. It's easy to have short bouts of activity several times a day.
- Do housework yourself instead of hiring someone else to do it.
- Work in the garden or mow the grass. Using a riding mower doesn't count! Rake leaves, prune, dig and pick up trash.
- Go out for a short walk before breakfast, after dinner or both! Start with 5-10 minutes and work up to 30 minutes.
- Walk or bike to the corner store instead of driving.
- When walking, pick up the pace from leisurely to brisk. Choose a hilly route. When watching TV, sit up instead of lying on the sofa. Better yet, spend a few minutes pedaling on your stationary bicycle while watching TV. Throw away your video remote control. Instead of asking someone to bring you a drink, get up off the couch and get it yourself.
- Stand up while talking on the telephone.
- Walk the dog.
- Park farther away at the shopping mall and walk the extra distance. Wear your walking shoes and sneak in an extra lap or two around the mall.
- Stretch to reach items in high places and squat or bend to look at items at floor level.
- Keep exercise equipment repaired and use it!
Most of us have sedentary jobs. Work takes up a significant part of the day. What can you do to increase your physical activity during the work day?
- Brainstorm project ideas with a co-worker while taking a walk.
- Stand while talking on the telephone.
- Walk down the hall to speak with someone rather than using the telephone.
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Or get off a few floors early and take the stairs the rest of the way.
- Walk while waiting for the plane at the airport.
- Stay at hotels with fitness centers or swimming pools and use them while on business trips.
- Take along a jump rope in your suitcase when you travel. Jump and do calisthenics in your hotel room.
- Participate in or start a recreation league at your company.
- Form a sports team to raise money for charity events.
- Join a fitness center or Y near your job. Work out before or after work to avoid rush-hour traffic, or drop by for a noon workout.
- Schedule exercise time on your business calendar and treat it as any other important appointment.
- Get off the bus a few blocks early and walk the rest of the way to work or home.
- Walk around your building for a break during the work day or during lunch.
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- Plan family outings and vacations that include physical activity (hiking, backpacking, swimming, etc.)
- See the sights in new cities by walking, jogging or bicycling.
- Make a date with a friend to enjoy your favorite physical activities. Do them regularly.
- Play your favorite music while exercising, something that motivates you.
- Dance with someone or by yourself. Take dancing lessons. Hit the dance floor on fast numbers instead of slow ones.
- Join a recreational club that emphasizes physical activity.
- At the beach, sit and watch the waves instead of lying flat. Better yet, get up and walk, run or fly a kite.
- When golfing, walk instead of using a cart.
- Play singles tennis or racquetball instead of doubles.
- At a picnic, join in on badminton instead of croquet.
- At the lake, rent a rowboat instead of a canoe.


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A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, 1910-1935
The Mizel Museum and the CU Health Sciences Library are co-presenting A Fine Romance, a traveling exhibition that tells the story of Jewish composers, including Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and George Gershwin, who made indelible contributions to the American popular music repertoire. The best composers of this period combined a genius for melody and a talent for finding the perfect words. A large number of them were Jewish, from families who immigrated to America in the 1800s, or had fled persecution in Europe.
Monday, March 12, 4:00 pm, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Health Sciences Library Reading Room
Opening Reception featuring a presentation by Thomas L. Riis, PhD, including music and fascinating back stories, composers' lives, questions and social issues surrounding the development of one of America's most original music traditions.
Monday, March 19, 4:00 pm at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Research 2 Building Trivisible Room, a Colorado Hebrew Chorale Concert, featuring a variety of songs from the American songbook.
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Audacious & Unusual Tales from Around the World
March 25, 4:00-6:00 pm at the Mizel Museum
Muriel Bloch, one of France's greatest Jewish storytellers comes direct from the Grand Boulevards of Paris to dazzle our adult audience with treasures from her magnificent eye into the shtetls of Europe and the steppes of Mongolia. This program is in partnership with Rabbi Severine Sokol and Neal Sokol. Wine and cheese reception following program.
Muriel has been telling stories for over 30 years and has traveled extensively with her performances. Her repertoire is eclectic and includes "recycled" traditional tales and original stories. Muriel initiated the "Paris sur Paroles" for the Paris Quartier d'Été festival, where storytellers choose unusual places like luxury hotels, cemeteries, banks, town hall, wedding halls, warehouses to perform. On request of the Festival d'Automne in Paris, she brought together 15 storytellers from all over the world to perform in their own languages. She has participated in festivals all over the world and is the author of over 20 books. Visit Muriel's website. It's in French but it's worth a visit!REGISTER TODAY!
No Way Out Performance & Reception
April 1, 4:00 pm at Su Teatro
Stories on Stage collaborates with the Mizel Museum in a professional staged reading of No Way Out by Susan Shear. At once ordinary and extraordinary, No Way Out not only documents one family's struggle to survive but gives us insight into the stories of thousands of Jews who attempted to flee Germany during the Nazi regime. Told in their own words, it is the story of how ordinary people try to understand their circumstances amid deception and confusion; how they maintain a semblance of normality during the worst of times, and make painful decisions based on little information. The play No Way Out relies primarily on segments of over 50 letters to tell a complex, moving story in a dramatic form.
The performance will be followed by a special reception honoring Mizel Museum's Holocaust educators and a talk-back with the actors.REGISTER TODAY!


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Fought over for thousands of years and included now on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list, Troy continues to inspire artists with its beauty and its history.
Over the millennia the Dardanelles straits have been the scene of countless wars owing to their strategic position between two continents (Europe and Asia) and two seas (the Mediterranean and the Black Sea). From the Trojan War, thought to have taken place in 1180 B.C. and chronicled by the Anatolian epic poet Homer in his immortal Iliad, to the Battle of Gallipoli in the First World War, the purpose has always been the same: to rule East and West by controlling the Dardanelles. These wars, waged to capture the city of Troy with its natural geopolitical dominance over the strait, have been the stuff of epics. Meanwhile the exact location of the city, reduced to ruins over the millennia, was all but forgotten. Since the Middle Ages especially, when the Iliad began to be read again all over Europe, a number of researchers have visited the Çanakkale region and the straits over the centuries to look for the city. These quests finally paid off when a wealthy businessman and admirer of Homer by the name of Heinrich Schliemann paid a visit to the region in 1868 in what can be called a turning point.
The historical research
A merchant, Schliemann had first read the Iliad carefully and reached the conclusion that the city of Troy (aka Ilios) should be sought in a manmade 200x150m mound called Hısarlık south of the Dardanelles (the Hellespont of antiquity). Following an initial sounding in 1870, large-scale excavations were mounted under Schliemann's direction in 1871-73, 1878, 1879, 1882 and 1890. Schliemann spent a major portion of his personal fortune to finance the proceedings. Following his death, his colleague Wilhelm Dörpfeld conducted excavations in 1893 and 1894, after which date the dig was temporarily halted.
The results of those excavations formed the basis for the investigations that have been carried out up to now in the neighboring regions and Western Anatolia in particular. The finds from the 19th century excavations entered the museums of Istanbul, Athens and Berlin, and copies of the upwards of ten thousand total finds at Berlin were given to 37 university and museum collections for teaching purposes. The most valuable of the pieces in Berlin went missing after the Second World War, and a portion of them were also damaged by fire. Captured as booty by Russian soldiers, the treasury finds dating to 2,500 B.C. and dubbed 'Priam's Treasure' in the archaeological literature were subsequently stored in a depot in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, where a portion of them have been on exhibit since 1995.
Starting in 1988, the area was excavated again by a team headed by Prof. Dr. Manfried Osman Korfmann of Tübingen University until his death in 2005 when the dig was taken over by Prof. Dr. Ernst Pernicka of the same university. A bronze seal first found at Troy and inscribed in the Luwian language, a Western Anatolian dialect of Hittite, clearly established the existence of relations between Troy and the Hittite Empire and proved that Troy was an Anatolian city.
The epic and politics
From the political standpoint, the Trojan War is regarded as a conflict of West against East, Europe against Asia, and vice-versa. Rome acknowledged its roots in Troy from the 3rd century B.C., and the Trojan goddess Venus/Aphrodite, patron saint of Rome, was depicted on coins as a Trojan woman sporting a Phrygian helmet. Mother of the Trojans' great surviving hero Aeneas who helped him escape to Latium and Italy and settle there as the father of the Romans, Venus/Aphrodite was at the same time the goddess of Caesar. The interest of the Roman emperors in Troy continued unabated. The last important figure to come to Troy mentioned in the historical sources is Mehmet the Conqueror, of whom his chronicler Kritovoulus of Imbros (Turkish Gökçeada) writes:
When he came to the city of Ilion, the center of the ancient Trojan continent attached to Çanakkale, he toured the area and viewed its ruins and ancient monuments; he appreciated its importance on land and sea and, remembering those who praised the epic poet Homer to the skies and the inestimable services they performed, he gave voice to their emotions when he said, 'To this moment God protected and spared me as the ally of this city and people. We defeated the enemies of the city and, despite the passage of years and ages, we avenged the evils perpetrated so many times against the Asians.'
Troy today
Owing to the importance of Troy and its environs in the history of culture, both the ruins and the immediate area have been taken under protection by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with the result that the area in and around Troy was declared the Troy Historical National Park in 1996. Not long afterwards the Troy ruins were also included on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list.
It is certain that Troy, which has been a source of inspiration to artists and poets all over the world for thousands of years, is going to continue as such, even more so, in the future and leave its mark on a raft of new works of art.


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