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Get your team in a defensive mindset with University Texas-Arlington Head Coach, Scott Cross. This is a team defensive drill that focuses on stance, voice pressure, tracing the basketball, and reacting to movement of the basketball. This video segment finishes up with developing your players to react to a jab by the offensive player.
Player Movements: The team will spread out in multiple rows facing the coach with the ball. If the ball moves side-to-side the team must react and slide laterally.
Drill Essentials: When the coach yells, "Stance!", the team slaps the floor and yells, "D Time!".
Drill Tips: The players should be loud and have active hands to trace the ball.
The previous clip can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "5-Star Coaching Series: Practice Drills and Ball Screen Offense." To view the latest video selections on Team Drills, click here.
As one of only two people ever to make it to the Final Four as both a player and a coach, Billy Donovan, knows the essentials to help both coaches and athletes. In this father and son workout clip you will have the chance to see a great exercise that incorporates ball handling, changing direction with the dribble, footwork, and finishing at the rim. The beauty of this workout is that it's versatile.
Player Movements: For this drill you will need to setup 3 Cones (2 just outside each elbow and 1 in the center of the floor just between half court and the 3-point line). Coach Donovan wants the player to crossover, go between the legs, or behind the back at the top cone. Once that player gets to the elbow area, that player will treat the cone as a defender. The player will look to turn the corner and get to the rim.
Drill Essentials: 1) Explode when you simulate turning the corner. 2) Get a good angle of attack to the basket. 3) Don't fade away on the layup. 4) Go off the proper foot for the layup. 5) Use the rim for protection. 6) Try and limit your dribbles (Be efficient with dribbling).
Drill Tips: You can use the crossover, between the legs, or behind the back at the cone. Also, you can mix them together in the same sequence.
The previous clip can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "AAU Basketball Skills Series: Billy Donovan's Father and Son Workout." To view the latest video selections on Ball Handling, click here.
Discover one of the keys to the triangle and two defense from former St. Louis University Head Coach, Rick Majerus. The clip below will show you and your players how the point of the triangle plays in different situations. With this insight from Coach Majerus, you will be able to shut down your opponent's best shooters as well as take away the option to drive.
Player Movements: When a non-shooter is at the top of the key, it's critical that the top of the zone play much further below the line of the ball. Once that non-shooter catches, Coach Majerus wants the top of the triangle to level off.
Drill Essentials: Your defensive players will identify the top three scorers and guard to deny them the ball. A major point of emphasis in this video is to take away the third best shooter on the floor, not just the top two.
Drill Tips: Coach Majerus emphasizes that the top of the triangle must react and close out on the third best scorer (#3 in white) and force him to dribble the ball. That close out must occur when the ball is in flight. It is a must that the third best shooter does not simply catch and shoot.
The previous clip can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "The Complete Guide to the Triangle and Two Defense." To view the latest video selections on Basketball Defense, click here.
University of Oklahoma Head Women's Basketball Coach, Sherri Coale, introduces a tennis ball into stationary and moving ball handling drills. Not only does the tennis ball help improve hand-eye coordination, but it also forces the player to keep his/her eyes off of the basketball. These are great drills to incorporate into your perimeter players' workouts!
Player Movements: In the first phase of this drill, Coach Coale has each player dribble the basketball in a stationary position with her right hand, while tossing the tennis ball to herself and catching it with her left hand. Next, two teammates face each other. One teammate will dribble the basketball with her right hand, while the other teammate dribbles with her left hand. Those teammates will then play catch with a tennis ball using their free hands while dribbling. Finally, Coach Coale has each player dribble from the baseline to half court with the basketball in the right hand while tossing the tennis ball to herself with the left hand.
After getting halfway through each phase of the drill, players will switch hands with the basketball and tennis ball.
Drill Essentials: It is important for the player to be so focused on the tennis ball that she will not even look down at the basketball. Coach Coale wants each player to pick up the pace and challenge herself once that player begins to feel comfortable doing this.
Drill Tips: In order to see development, Coach Coale believes these ball handling drills should take up five to six minutes of your daily workout. These drills need to be done at a high intensity level.
The previous clip can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "AAU Coaching Girls Basketball Series: Perimeter Player Skill Development." To view the latest video selections on Guard Play, click here.
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Samsung and Swarovski celebrate creativity during New York Fashion Week 2014 with the release of a limited edition Samsung Galaxy Note 3 case. The Swarovski Crystal encrusted phone case is available in three colors and comes with a matching bracelet.
Samsung announced its collaboration with Swarovski on Tuesday (Feb. 4), as New York City gears up for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2014 FW14 (MBFW), which kicks off Feb 6. The Swarovski Crystal Galaxy Note 3 case and bracelet bundle adds stylish bling to your phone and wrist.
Covered in Swarovski Fine Crystal Rocks, the iced out combo can be purchased from Swarovski's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan for $300. Available colors are Jet (black), Crystal Metallic Silver and a custom blend of Crystal Bermuda Blue and Crystal Metallic Light Gold. "Swarovski and Samsung are thrilled to announce the launch of the limited-edition Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cover sparkling with Swarovski Fine Crystal Rocks during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week," Swarovski Professional executive vice president global marketing, Christoph Kargruber said in a news release.
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VIP guests who visit the backstage Samsung Galaxy Lounge will get to check out the latest devices that Samsung has to offer, including the Galaxy Note 3. "At Samsung, we embrace the creativity of fashion and enable it through our technology. Together with Swarovski, we're celebrating that creativity with a specially-designed backstage lounge and a limited-edition custom cover for one of our latest smartphones during this season's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week," Samsung executive vice president Young Hee Lee said about the collaboration.

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Sidney Bechet: Blue Horizon
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Sidney Bechet (clarinet)
Ken Burns Jazz: Sidney Bechet (Columbia/Legacy)
Sidney Bechet (clarinet), Sidney De Paris (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Art Hodes (piano),
George "Pops" Foster (bass), Manzie Johnson (drums).
Recorded: New York, December 20, 1944
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
This is the ultimate mellow Sidney Bechet blues track. He gives us the richest, most sumptuous clarinet tone of his recording career, especially in the earlier going and at the end. In later parts of the song, his range of tone and timbre also adds wonderful nuance and texture. He offers one chorus after another of beautifully rendered and shaped lines, creatively developing one thematic variation after another. All the while, bassist Pops Foster, drummer Manzie Johnson and pianist Art Hodes keep a steady-stridin' rhythm at a slow tempo to provide a fine foundation. Trumpeter Sidney de Paris, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and Hodes, each a virtuoso in his own right, stick to subtle support tones, harmonies and contrapuntal lines.
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Sorry to hear this, Tim.
Having had back and neck surgery, you have my sympathies.
Welcome to the downward slope. :wink:
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Sorry to hear this, Tim.
Having had back and neck surgery, you have my sympathies.
Welcome to the downward slope. :wink:
Sorry about your back. I blew mine out a few months ago. I actually had to have someone help me walk to my car so I could drive to the doctor. It took a few days before I could walk like a normal person, but I haven't had any problems since.
Prayers sent. Been there myself, and it's no fun. Hope for a speedy recovery.
I've had lower back problems all my life due to extreme lordosis. I've tried everything. For those of you with lower back pain you might look at a traction device called Spinal Stretch. It has really helped me. But, 18 months ago I was in a freak accident and injured my neck. So far I haven't found anything that really helps it and the specialists say surgery is not the answer. My neck problem is a bruised spinal cord and two bulging discs due to extreme whiplash but the nerve damage to my hands is the most debilitating factor. Anyway, I wish this Spinal Stretch device had been around 30 years ago. It would have saved me a lot of pain and the money I spent on inversion tables, gravity boots, muscle relaxants, etc... Not a cure-all and probably not for all lower-back injuries, but it does help certain situations.
Tim, it sounds like you might have pinched a nerve.
Have you seen the Doc yet?
It's not like the lower back where everything hurts. This is an oblique muscle and it hurts (bad) when I twist but not too bad if I just sit still. I'm hoping to see the doc this afternoon.
I hurt myself rolling over in bed last night and I even yelped in pain. It looks like it's going to be one of those ones where I'm OK until I hit that muscle group and the the pain hits.
Good luck with it. Backs are funny things; sometimes the slightest wrong move will do it, whereas hours of
hard labor won't.
Next time do some stretching and bending and warm ups before going to bat.
Sorry to hear about your injury/pain Timmy, but welcome to the "We ain't 20 something and indestructible" club.
Where I work, they got a softball team together. Now, I have not played the game since the late 1970's but hey, I work out twice a week, eat right, blah, blah, what's the big deal, eh?
Looking back on the "what was I thinking" moment, I survived the double header, hit 2 doubles, a single and popped out. Caught the ball hit to me playing right center field.
Fastforwarding to now, the pain that I have suffered in the top of my thighs, the wrenched muscle that screamed in agony everytime I moved my 55 year old self seems not worth the effort. I am definitely re-thinking things and thank God for Ibuprophen.
I sympathize with you Tim, and hope you do heal up. I just moved you to the top of my prayer list!
I'm right there with you. My first back thing hit me in a similar fashion. I was standing on the wing strut step of a Cessna checking my fuel when it hit me. That was just over a year ago. I'm 42 and have a bulging disc in my lower back. The doc says it will go away on its own. It has come and gone many times since then. When it hits, it lasts for about a week and a half. The first 3-4 days of a bout make me pretty much useless. Drugs have not helped me. What has been working lately is stretching. I have come to recognize when it's about to flare up. For the last few times, I have been able to hold it off by lying flat, bringing my knees to my chest, and hugging my knees. I usually feel and hear a pop, and then things go back to normal. I don't recommend that for you, but I hope you can find whatever trick you need that will fix it. Back issues suck.
Get into PT as soon as possible, and follow the regime. If the therapist tells you 10 reps, do 10, not 11. Motrin is your new mistress; get the 500 tablet bottle at Dollar General. With time and work you can get better, but you can't do it alone. After 30 years in Fire/EMS I feel for you, but I'm still working, albeit a step slower than back in my salad days. Best of luck...
ICE. Before my surgery (to fix three collapsed/extruded discs) ice was the only thing that stopped it hurting. Heat will relax the muscle, if that's what the problem is, but the ice will stop the swelling.
Also, REST. Sit down/lay down, and don't move except to get either more heat, more ice, or use the bathroom. Once you talk to the doctor, then do what he tells you. Until then, let your muscles rest, and don't do anything you don't have to. (And, believe me, over the last couple months, I've learned that there isn't much that you HAVE to do.)
Good luck, and I hope you end up not needing any PT.
Getting old is NOT for sissies.
Funny how pain is annoying when you are younger but it becomes debilitating when you are old. Hurt my back 40 years ago and have been laid low many times in that period. Finished my Navy career because I was under 40. Now 2 months ago the latest episode hit (first time in 7 or 8 years) and it looks like I may not fully recover from this one since I'm well past 60. Good chiropractors have kept me going but this looks like surgery. I feel for you man. My prayers are with you.
I hurt mine a few years ago while helping a friend move a big wooden swing set. Thermacare patches that aplied heat for about 8 hours where a big blessing.
Prayers for your recovery.
It sounds like you pulled a muscle. At least I hope it wasn't a disc. If you can find a pain-free position and rest it, play for all the sympathy you can get. Because I didn't stretch out, I pulled a ham string thinking I could make it to 2nd base. Get well soon.


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August 2nd, 2014
By Cindy Luis
The paper is launching a new site Sunday called hawaiiwarriorworld.com
the blogs related to UH will be moving over to that, including this, Volleyshots.
From what I've seen, it will greatly enhance the experience for our readers, especially those who participate on the blogs.
Looking forward to seeing it as well.
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The messenger / El mensajero. This Art project represents my vision and passion for Angels, the love and respect I feel inside my heart each day of my life. A love tribute to all the Angels who are with us every step taking care of us, guiding us and loving us.
Angel of light you are always with me, give me your love
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The Messenger / El mensajero. Este proyecto de arte representa mi vision y pasion por los Angeles, el amor y el respeto que siento dentro de mi corazon cada dia de mi vida. Un tributo de amor para todos los Angeles quienes estan con nosotros en todo momento cuidandonos, guiandonos y llenandonos de amor.
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Born in Mexico city I am working as a free lance Architect and designer in Mexico and in Saudi Arabia doing design and construction work, interior design and art, I create concepts and use to develop them, I work with color and love. I am a very social man, funny, self confidence and respectful, hard worker, truly observer, wise. self expressive. I am passionate to talk and meet with people, deep sensitive, giver nice and cherry. I love architecture, design and arts, good dinners a cup of red wine, smart and nice people, a good book and a cup of coffee. Cinema and laughs, have fun as kids and share great moments, I love to listen and been listen, I am tender and sweet, I love nature, travel and been grateful of whats live gives to me day by day, I love to design ambiances and places and I love color and work with it, I do oil paint, watercolor and collage art work and I love to take photographs every single day.
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Mike Hofmann, owner of Secret Weapons Baits, formed the company recently when Brian Schultz from Bass Nut Lures found he was too busy to continue to make hand-poured soft plastic baits. Hofmann bought this portion of Shultz's business. This local lure manufacturer has a lot to offer anglers in northern and central Wisconsin, as well as any other to anglers who may want to order from the Website.
Hofmann stated that one of the advantages of his products is that they are less expensive than most baits found in the "big box" stores. Because his overhead is low and his channels of distribution are short, he can offer his baits at a price that is affordable for every angler. He also prides himself on his ability to make custom colors. An angler need only contact Hofmann with a special request and he will create the recipe needed to achieve the desired results.
While Secret Weapon Baits does offer custom colors, they also have a wide variety of production colors that have been developed by Hofmann and his pro staff. The pro staff includes Dan Hofmann, Kris Hanes, and Brian Schultz. While his pro staff is very instrumental in helping design new colors and bait, Hofmann stated that his field staff, the members of Park City Bass Anglers, is also very helpful to him in this regard. He is the tournament director for Park City Bass Anglers as well as The Wisconsin River Series and stated that having direct access to so many tournament anglers allows him to keep his finger on the pulse of what bass anglers want and what is working in real-life conditions on area waters.
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The Phoenix city council on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 approved a new salary and raise for city manager Ed Zuercher of $315,000 dollars . Approximately 6 citizens personally spoke against the raise while one citizen spoke in favor of it. Those who voted on the city council for the salary claimed that this was in line with other city managers were being paid in other big cities around the country. Further, the supporters claimed that the city manager wasn't getting a pay raise despite the fact that his salary was increasing approximately $50,000 dollars. They claimed he was getting a decrease in salary because of un-named reductions in certain perks that the former city manager Cavazos had. One of those persons who testified against was the wife of a Phoenix police officer. She stated that city employees were having to sacrifice financially and that it would not be right for the city manager to receive this new salary and pay raise. Other citizens who spoke against the pay raise also stated the same sentiments for being against it. The pay raise passed by a 6 to 3 vote. The ayes were: Gallego (D), Nowakowski (D), Valenzuela (D), Stanton (D) and Williams (R). The no votes were: DiCiccio (R), Waring(R) and Gates (R).
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Back in her Salt Lake City bungalow, curled on the couch sipping green tea, Monroe is on a roll. She's helping a group of exonerated prisoners stage a rock concert for an upcoming Rocky Mountain Innocence Center benefit, and she's jetting around the West, talking to police and prosecutor groups about avoiding the errors that land the wrong people in prison. "No one wants to make these mistakes," she says. But fighting for innocent prisoners is a race against time, and Monroe often feels she's falling behind. "Look, all too often someone's being wrongfully convicted, right?" Monroe says. "There's no question that these convictions are preventable, if we could just get out on the front end and improve the way that law enforcement does its business. But getting that work done!" Monroe throws up her hands, then stops and laughs at her own intensity.
The new job she's just taken may make her work easier: This fall Monroe will start working for the national Innocence Project, expanding its outreach to victims' organizations, police groups and prosecutor organizations in D.C. "It's a great fit for me," Monroe says. For her, the move means going home—and that feels right. She looks up and smiles: Asher, 14, has come in wearing a T-shirt that says EXECUTE JUSTICE, NOT PEOPLE. They need to get on their way; The Tempest is being staged at the university playhouse, and Monroe, once again, is running late. But Asher doesn't mind a quick interrogation. "I don't see her as a kick-ass mobilizer person," he says. "I just see her as my mom." He gives her a hug and a sweet, braces-filled smile. "But if I were thrown in jail, I would definitely call her. Because I know she'd get me out."
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text: Once Imran Khan said that Mohammad Amir will become one of the finest bowler in the cricket world and later he proved it. In the beginning of his carrier he became the most dangerous bowler and grab some records as well. Here's a clip of Mohammad Amir magical bowling spell in which he took 6 wickets in just 3 overs and screwed England batting lineup.


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How can I help my 5th grader in math?
Go to www.prepdog.org for some VERY good practice tests in your child's weak areas. I strongly recommend this site. Bring to school items you did not know how to do. KG Another fabulous site is: www.khanacademy.com Here a student may pick and choose quizzes on many math areas, or tutorials in many areas.
I would also like to suggest another great site: www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map This site will target a certain math strand in which your fifth grader is struggling. Most fifth graders are in the 201 band of scores. You may choose this level or even higher if your student is breezing through! If parents would like worksheets for their 5th grade child, they can go to www.math-drills.com
Our previous unit was on multiplication and division. We MUST learn our multiplication facts! We have learned about factors and multiples initially. We have discussed, using 1 inch tiles, that some numbers of tiles can be made only one way. For instance, three tiles can only make a 1X3 array(rectangle). Three is prime. Other numbers of tiles can be fashioned several ways. Four tiles can be made into a 1 by 4, or a 2 by 2 array. Four is not prime,but rather is composite. Skip counting may help students learn multiples of some numbers. We have been learning to do "long" division. One digit into three digits, and for the brave among us, 2 digits into 3 digits. We always check our work by multiplying our answer(quotient) by the divisor. Our answer should be equal to the dividend. Don't forget to add the remainder!!! Some of us have learned how to find the square roots of non square numbers. try the square root of 205 (hint: what squares are on either side of 205? 14²= 196 15²=225 How far away is 205 from 196 compared to 225. It is about 3/10(9/29) of the way from 196 to 225. So our answer will be about 14.3 Cool! We did this without a calculator.
Learning square numbers is helpful for those students proficient in math concepts. 1X1=1 2X2=4 3X3=9 etc. I will teach some students how to determine squares of larger numbers without actually doing the 2by2 digit multiplication. There are some very interesting "tricks" to do with squares regarding 2 digit multiplying. Oh, so much fun, and so little time!!! Several of our students insist that I give them bonus entry task items that require the use of Pi. This allows them to determine the circumference(perimeter) of a circle, and the area of a circle. Remember your junior high math? "Two pie are"(2 X 3.14X radius) is the formula for the circumference of a circle. "Pie are square."( 3.14 X R X R) is the formula for the area of a circle. These are middle school standards but several of the students love doing these as they wait for classmates to finish the entry task.
There are many math activities that will help your child in math this year, and the years to follow. Many of these things can be done in the car on the way to practice, or on the way to grandma's house.
*Work on multiplication facts using flash cards. I have them if students ask.
* Practice skip counting... 3,6,9,12 up and down...33,30,27,24
* Do mental math(no pencil and paper). Say: " 4 plus 3... minus 2...plus 5...minus 3 equals what?" This will help students "hold" numbers in their mind's clipboard.
* play counting games. Throw 3 to 5 dice and find the sum as fast as possible.
* start with a determined amount of pennies in your hand(10). Show some of them and have student say how many are still in fist.
*find the prime factors of a number. Remember prime factor trees? 40
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* Have students demonstrate understanding of 2 digit X 2 digit multiplication.
* Some students are getting long division. Divide, Mult., Subt., Check and Bring down.
Does McDonalds Sell Cheeseburgers? This helps us remember what to do.
* Have student explain divisibility rules. How do you know a number goes into another number evenly? What will the remainder be? If its even, 2 goes in evenly etc.
Start figuring out percentages of simple fractions. 1/2 =50% =.50 1/3= 33 1/3%=.333
1/4=25%=.25 1/8= 1/2 of 25%= 12 1/2 %=.125 1/6= 1/2 of 33 1/3%= 16 2/3% =.167
- Geometry- names of shapes, how to catagorize triangles, and quadrilaterals. Figure the area and perimeters of triangles and quads. Measure angles and label as acute, obtuse, or right. How many lines of symmetry does a certain shape have? What will a certain shape look like when given a 90, or 180 degree turn?(rotational symmetry) What will a certain shape look like if flipped?(reflectional symmetry) When are two shapes congruent?(same size AND shape) Or similar?(same shape and proportion, not size) We have wonderful math dictionaries for students(and parents) to check out that explain many of the items we will cover in the next month.
We will be studying division and multilication with larger numbers. You may see homework coming home that asks students to multiply a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number in more than one way. Most students know the standard algorithm(the way we adults were taught to do it!) but may benefit by trying other ways. The old F.O.I.L. method is just one way.
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Officials in Atlanta say the collapse of several large steam vaults caused part of one downtown street to collapse, but they still don't know what was behind two other collapses in the same area.
Janet Ward with Atlanta watershed management said three or four large steam vaults that date back to when buildings were heated with steam collapsed under Forsyth Street, causing part of the pavement to tumble down.
She said it was too early to know how much repair work would cost.
Officials still aren't sure what caused part of a Forsyth Street sidewalk to buckle. They also aren't sure why part of Underground Atlanta's plaza gave way just after midnight on New Year's Day.
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The goal of this paper is to design WALK! a cooperative, patient-driven neuroprosthetic (NP) system. In implementing sensor-supervised events to switch to subsequent medical prosthetics, NP users were able to actively control the timing of their movements. Performance and usability of WALK! was appreciated by the NP users because they were able to perceive the activities of the NP to actually support their movements. The future of NP will be based on fully implanted systems. To justify the high efforts, risks, and costs of an implantation to both NP users and health care providers, NPs have to offer true functionality that can only be achieved by a sophisticated and yet practicable control system. We believe that the WALK! control approach presented in this article can be considered a valuable contribution to the development of future neuroprosthetic systems for locomotion.
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In response to Jeff Duncan's Saints mailbag, nola.com reader steve613 wrote:
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|Providing both a rationale and a syllabus for a basic course in communication skills for college students training to be teachers, this paper explains why such elements as training in audiovisual aids and writing instruction were left out of the basic course and placed in elective courses. It then presents a detailed discussion of the topics covered in the 12-week required course, including (1) the structure of the English language; (2) nonverbal language; (3) creative drama and puppetry; (4) the knowledge, skills, and qualities required of a classroom teacher; and (5) choral speaking. Appendixes contain a statement of the role of speech in human society, a speech rating guide, a description of a group activity, a discussion of the speech mechanism, and a chart for judging debates. (FL)
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The Olympic athletes aren't focusing on their sport at all hours of the day in Sochi and it sounds like the competitors are using the down time for some private time. The latest news from the Sochi Olympic Village includes the new dating app that is being offered for all the athletes to get to know each other. According to Yahoo Sports on Wednesday, the athletes are finding love with a dating app called Tinder.
With so many athletes sharing such a small village, there are plenty of great guys (and gals) to choose from and the app gives a quick overview of who is available. As the stories of love at the Olympics always give off too many details, there is one detail that everyone will find available and that's the condoms.
According to the Fourth Place Medal, there are 100,000 condoms available at the Sochi Olympics. So far only a few athletes have even claimed to have seen the small packages, but the large distribution has been documented.
Getting cozy in the Olympic Village isn't something that most athletes talk about, but since it's almost Valentine's Day it seems like the perfect way to find true love. Obviously, people are going to hook up and thanks to the Tinder, there can be a quick process to prowl for the perfect mate. Sounds like there will be a few people having a happy Valentine's Day in Sochi!


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Last August, when the Seahawks played the Denver Broncos in the second preseason game, it looked and felt like a regular game – full of intensity and tempo and lots of scoring by the Seahawks.
As it turned out, it was a foreshadowing of the Super Bowl – almost down to the final score (40-10 in the preseason game and 43-8 in the championship contest).
As usual, the Seahawks will play the Broncos again next preseason, along with their other usual AFC West preseason foes, San Diego and Oakland.
Even though they will play those teams during the season, it is no surprise they will face them in the preseason as well. After all, the Hawks usually play their former AFC West rivals in the exhibition games because those are the geographically closest non-NFC West foes.
The weekend of Aug. 7-10, the Hawks will open in Denver. We won't see much of Russell Wilson, Peyton Manning and the teams' other stars, though.
Then Seattle will host the Chargers and Chicago Bears before finishing in Oakland on Aug. 28.
It is appropriate -- and perhaps planned – that the Hawks play the Bears in the third preseason game. That's the contest in which teams typically play their starters the longest, so it works well that the Hawks will not face any of the AFC West teams they are going to see during the season.
Those teams still will get a chance to see some of the personnel and plays of the Hawks – and vice versa – when they play but there won't be as much to learn from it.
The real schedule is expected to come out later this month, and then we will know when the Hawks will play their opponents and how many prime-time games they will have (probably five).
Since we already know who they will play, though, let's take a look at each opponent's offseason moves and project what they might do in the May 8-10 draft.
Key additions: SS Antoine Bethea, CB Chris Cook, OT Jonathan Martin.
Key losses: SS Donte Whitner, CB Carlos Rogers, CB Tarell Brown.
Offseason: The 49ers have spent the offseason dealing with reports of turmoil between coach Jim Harbaugh and GM Trent Baalke. They also reportedly have been preparing to give QB Colin Kaepernick a big extension, but they now have to deal with possible legal trouble in Miami. Beyond those distractions, the big change in the 49ers' roster so far has been a near total makeover in their secondary.
Draft: The 49ers are thought to be targeting a receiver or cornerback in the first round. They have 11 picks, including six in the first three rounds, so they have a chance to strengthen weak spots if they use them properly.
Can they beat the Hawks? They're still ostensibly Seattle's biggest threat to a second Super Bowl title. The Hawks blew out the Niners 29-3 in Seattle in Week 2 last season, but the Niners won by two in San Francisco and barely lost in the NFC title game. Their 2014 games should be big battles again.
Key additions: QB Shaun Hill, WR Kenny Britt, DE Alex Carrington.
Key losses: QB Kellen Clemens, CB Cortland Finnegan, OG Shelley Smith, OG Chris Williams.
Offseason: The Rams have a rough, physical defense, but they are still shaking up their offense and trying to build their line. They obviously hope to have QB Sam Bradford healthy for once, but they improved their backup situation with the addition of Hill.
Draft: The Rams have 12 picks, including No. 2 and No. 13 overall, and will be looking for help at receiver, on the O-line and in the secondary. They have the ammunition to put together a strong team that would make the powerhouse NFC West even stronger.
Can they beat the Hawks? They certainly beat up the Hawks nearly every time they play. Jeff Fisher's defense is a monster, but he needs to add punch to his offense if the Rams are going to score against Seattle (outscored 41-18 last season).
Key additions: OT Jared Veldheer, CB Antonio Cromartie, WR Ted Ginn, TE John Carlson, DL Frostee Rucker.
Key losses: LB Karlos Dansby, RB Rashard Mendenhall, CB Antoine Cason.
Offseason: The Cardinals put up 10 wins in Bruce Arians' first season and barely missed the playoffs. Losing Dansby to Cleveland was a big negative, and the defense will suffer because of it. The Cards also need to improve their running game after losing Mendenhall to retirement.
Draft: Kony Ealy is a popular pick for the Cardinals, who need pass-rush help. They could use O-linemen and a running back, too.
Can they beat the Hawks? They did last season, when they became the first team to beat Russell Wilson in Seattle. The Hawks' offense was horrendous in that game and Seattle lost despite picking off Carson Palmer four times. Prediction: If the Hawks pick him four times in 2014, they won't lose.
Key additions: DT Henry Melton, DE Jeremy Mincey.
Key losses: DE DeMarcus Ware, DT Jason Hatcher, C Phil Costa.
Offseason: The Cowboys still look like the same 8-8 team they have been for the past three years, with no apparent improvement. Salary cap problems seem likely to hamstring this team forever.
Draft: They have 11 picks, but six of them are in the seventh round. Hardly enough to get much better. They need help in the front seven, on the O-line and at receiver.
Can they beat the Hawks? Nope, especially in Seattle. And it won't even take a Tony Romo fumble on a field goal hold for the Hawks to take care of these guys.
Key additions: CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, OG Geoff Schwartz, DE Robert Ayers, CB Walter Thurmond, S Quentin Demps, RB Rashad Jennings, KR Trindon Holliday, WR Mario Manningham.
Key losses: DT Linval Joseph, WR Hakeem Nicks, DE Justin Tuck, RB Andre Brown, LB Keith Rivers.
Offseason: The Giants bolstered their secondary and beefed up their OL depth, but they need a No. 1 running back and help on both lines. Oh, and they need to figure out why Eli Manning (now slated for ankle surgery) was so terrible last season (league-high 27 interceptions).
Draft: The Giants have so many holes, they could go any direction and still not fix their problems, but they seem likely to grab a lineman of some kind in the first round and a running back soon after.
Can they beat the Hawks? The Giants started 0-6 but won seven of their final 10 games last season. Of course, one of those late losses was an embarrassing 23-0 shutout by the Seahawks. And that was in New York. What do you think will happen in Seattle?
Key additions: DE DeMarcus Ware, CB Aqib Talib, SS T.J. Ward, WR Emmanuel Sanders.
Key losses: WR Eric Decker, RB Knowshon Moreno, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, OG Zane Beadles, CB Champ Bailey, DE Jeremy Mincey, DE Robert Ayers, LB Wesley Woodyard.
Offseason: The Broncos lost a bunch of guys, but they added some injury-prone impact defenders as well in the hopes of beefing up their defense.
Draft: They could use more help on defense and on the offensive line.
Can they beat the Hawks? They might have improved their defense, but how does that help them score more than eight points against the Seahawks? They got a very slight taste in the Super Bowl of what it's like to play in front of the 12th Man; just wait until they are actually in Seattle.
Key additions: LB LaMarr Woodley, DE Justin Tuck, DE Antonio Smith, CB Carlos Rogers, OT Austin Howard, WR James Jones, RB Maurice Jones-Drew.
Key losses: DE Lamarr Houston, OT Jared Veldheer, CB Tracy Porter.
Offseason: The Raiders are loading up to save the jobs of GM Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen, but it would be surprising to see them turn a 4-12 unit into a playoff team. This is a franchise that has not been over .500 since its Super Bowl season of 2002.
Draft: The Raiders could go in any direction – QB, WR, OL, DL, LB. But it won't matter. They will be on to a new GM and coach in 2015.
Can they beat the Hawks? Only if the Hawks are even better hosts for them than they were for the 0-7 Bucs last season (Hawks overcame a 21-0 deficit at home to win in overtime).
Key additions: DE Julius Peppers.
Key losses: WR James Jones, FS M.D. Jennings, OT Marshall Newhouse.
Offseason: Other than adding Peppers, the Packers have sat tight as usual, re-signing players such as DT B.J. Raji, CB Sam Shields, LB Mike Neal, FB John Kuhn and RB James Stark. So, they are pretty much the same team that went 8-7-1 last year – except for the fact that QB Aaron Rodgers is healthy.
Draft: The Packers still need to improve their weak defense, whether along the front seven or at safety. They have nine picks with which to do it. They also could draft a replacement for injured free-agent TE Jermichael Finley.
Can they beat the Hawks? With Rodgers at the helm, of course. You can almost put it in ink that this Seattle game will be on Monday night, a rematch of that 2012 "MNF" game that ended so controversially. But if the work-in-progress Hawks won that one, it's pretty hard to see the Super Bowl champs losing this one.
Key additions: RB Darren Sproles, CB Nolan Carroll, FS Malcolm Jenkins, S Chris Maragos, QB Mark Sanchez.
Key losses: WR DeSean Jackson, QB Michael Vick.
Offseason: The Eagles kept the guys they wanted – OT Jason Peters, WR Riley Cooper,
C Jason Kelce and WR Jeremy Maclin – and let go of their deadweight. They also added Sproles, who joins LeSean McCoy to give Chip Kelly the same kind of speedy two-back attack he had at Oregon.
Draft: Most think the Eagles will look to replace Jackson with a receiver such as Marqise Lee, Odell Beckham or Kelvin Benjamin, but they might consider addressing their 29th-ranked defense.
Can they beat the Hawks? It's in Philly, which gives them a chance – if Kelly fixes his defense.
Key additions: WR DeSean Jackson, WR Andre Roberts, CB Tracy Porter, DT Jason Hatcher.
Key losses: CB Josh Wilson, TE Fred Davis, LB London Fletcher, DE Darryl Tapp.
Offseason: The Redskins have been perhaps the most active team in the league as they set the roster for new coach Jay Gruden. Before all of the above additions, they re-signed CB DeAngelo Hall, DE Chris Baker, LB Perry Riley and WR Santana Moss and franchised OLB Brian Orakpo. Dan Snyder is trying to get his franchise to the playoffs for just the fifth time since he bought it in 1999 (the last three times -- 2005, 2007, 2012 -- his club was knocked out by the Seahawks).
Draft: The Redskins are short a first-round pick due to their big 2012 trade to get QB Robert Griffin III, but in Round 2 they could look for help on the offensive line.
Can they beat the Hawks? Not after that Twitter war Hall had with Richard Sherman earlier this offseason. Sherman and the defense will bring it, and Trent Williams will probably lose it again.
Key additions: CB Chris Owens.
Key losses: OT Branden Albert, OG Jon Asamoah, DE Tyson Jackson, WR Dexter McCluster, CB Dunta Robinson.
Offseason: The Chiefs have had a quiet offseason and they certainly are not any better than they were last season, when they lost six of their last eight games, including a wild 45-44 loss to Indianapolis in the playoffs.
Draft: WR Brandin Cooks is a popular pick, but the Chiefs could use help on their offensive line and in their front seven.
Can they beat the Hawks? Not the way they played at the end of last season, when they couldn't beat San Diego, Denver or Indy. They're not on the Hawks' level.
Key additions: RB Donald Brown, QB Kellen Clemens, CB Brandon Ghee.
Key losses: CB Derek Cox, QB Charlie Whitehurst.
Offseason: Other than re-signing LB Donald Butler, adding Brown and swapping backup QBs, the Chargers haven't done much. They certainly don't look any better than the team that finished third in the AFC West at 9-7 in 2013.
Draft: CB Kyle Fuller is a popular pick for a team that needs help in the secondary (the Chargers were 29th in pass defense in 2013).
Can they beat the Hawks? The Chargers are an average team capable of getting hot (they won their final four last season), but they just aren't in Seattle's league. And they certainly don't have much of a home-field advantage with that nonchalant San Diego crowd.
Key additions: WR Jerricho Cotchery, WR Jason Avant, SS Roman Harper, CB Antoine Cason.
Key losses: LT Jordan Gross, WR Steve Smith, WR Ted Ginn, WR Brandon LaFell, FS Mike Mitchell, CB Captain Munnerlyn.
Offseason: The big story is the Panthers parted with Smith, a talented head case who is past his prime. And all of their other receivers left, too, so they are building an entirely new corps for QB Cam Newton while also tweaking their secondary. On top of that, Newton had ankle surgery and is not expected to be ready until training camp, so he won't get any work in with his new receivers.
Draft: Receiver, receiver, receiver. The Panthers have none to speak of and will have to draft a few. Brandin Cooks and Davante Adams have been mentioned at No. 28, and Marquise Lee and Kelvin Benjamin could be options as well. They also need to replace Gross.
Can they beat the Hawks? Yes. Seattle escaped with a 12-7 victory in the 2013 season opener, which featured the two defenses that would finish 1-2 in the league and two teams that would combine for 25 wins. Next season's meeting figures to be another slugfest as the Panthers try to challenge the Hawks and 49ers (who beat Carolina in the playoffs last season).
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Who should go?
Any one who needs help with planning your next vaca. They will have booths covering everything from an Alaska dream cruise to exploring the magical Zulu Nyala Game Reserve. Maybe you're searching for the best overhead luggage, interested in seeing Canada by rail, have always wanted to sleep in a Cappadocia Cave Suite, or have dreamed of getting married on a Somoan beach. This would be the place to get all your questions answered.
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This two-day event is your ticket to discover authentic travel experiences, snap up the deals and win trips and giveaways, and be entertained and delighted at this amazing travel extravaganza. You'll hear travel tips from the experts including travel legend Rick Steves,
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You'll be able to experience zip-lining, climb a rock wall, and join the fun at the Global Beats Stage where you'll see culturally diverse dance and music performances ranging from Hip-Hop to Bollywood with Live Drumming.
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Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is teaming up with The Human Outreach Project to raise money and awareness for the Sherpa families who lost loved ones in the recent Mount Everest avalanche.
The fundraiser will include an opportunity drawing and a live auction featuring outdoor gear and accessories from brands like The North Face, Mountain Hardwear, and Black Diamond, along with live music hosted by X96's Bill Allred.
Nepalese food will be served on the plaza deck. All proceeds will go directly to Sherpa families.
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Hectic Hobo, noon-1:45 p.m.
2 1/2 White Guys, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Where: Plaza Deck, Snowbird Center, Level 3
When: May 26, noon- 4 p.m.
Snowbird will match cash donations up to $5,000.
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The 2014 World Cup has provided a lot of excitement in Brazil. But for the Brazilian soccer team itself, the World Cup has been more trying than expected early on. After opening the tournament with a win over Croatia that they got a few lucky breaks on, the Brazilians hoped for an easier time against Mexico on June 17, yet were handed a 0-0 tie instead.
Brazil had most of the big chances in the match, yet Mexican goaltender Guillermo Ochoa stopped every one of them. He carried the Mexicans on their backs and broke the hearts of Brazil's fans in Fortaleza. The capper came in the 86'th minute, when Ochoa blocked a close header from Thiago Silva.
Both Brazil and Mexico are now 1-0-1 in the World Cup with four points each, topping Group A. Yet since Brazil won its first game against Croatia by 3-1, and Mexico defeated Cameroon by 1-0, the Brazilians have the tiebreaker in goal differential. However, controversial decisions shaped that on both sides, as Brazil got its game-winner over Croatia on a penalty kick that never should have been called, while Mexico had two goals disallowed against Cameroon.
If those calls had gone differently, Mexico might be in the driver's seat in Group A right now instead of the Brazilians. While Brazil may host the 2014 World Cup, home field advantage alone will not give it a sixth championship, as Mexico further proved.
As it stands, both the Brazilians and Mexicans are in a good place to get out of Group A, regardless of who is in first. Nevertheless, the June 18th match between Croatia and Cameroon may put pressure on them if it doesn't end in a draw. If Cameroon wins, it will be a point behind Brazil before facing the hosts on June 23, while a Croatia win will give it a chance to knock out Mexico by beating it on the 23'rd.
The Mexicans haven't given up a single goal in the World Cup thus far, while the Brazilians have bent without breaking. With the two favorites still on track on advance, Group A is going just as everyone expected it to so far, even with a few surprises along the way.


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Day two of the Community Health Fair took place Saturday...
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department hosted the event at the Colony Square Mall. Rambo Memorial Health Center was one of the vendors providing services and information to visitors.
"The things that we do here are free, but a lot of things that we do at our clinic is also free and people don't understand that, they don't realize that. So it is a good way for them to get a chance to...A lot of people will come in and say 'I think my blood pressure is high today', 'I've got a headache'," said Rambo Health R.N. Gloria Brown.
The health fair was free to the public. Jan Howard works for Rambo, and she said the goal of this event is to offer preventive care.
"Well, we've actually had a lot of people come to us and get some of these simpler screenings and then find out that they had a more...Major problem, and then go to their own doctor for follow-up...And find out that they did have an illness that needed treatment."
Rambo Memorial Health Center is located on Main Street in downtown Zanesville.


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Lots of people use online dating sites to find love. Unfortunately, cupid can sometimes be a con artist in disguise.
You read the news to get the facts. But what happens when that "newsy" site isn't news at all?
A company that used fake news sites to push acai berry supplements and other weight loss products has agreed to settle FTC charges. The agency has already stopped others that used wanna-be news sites and phony testimonials from supposed reporters to push their products. The M.O. is to make people think the site — and the reporters — are part of legitimate and trusted news organizations, name-dropping CNN and Consumer Reports, among others, to add credibility. But the fact is the sites were ads, masquerading as news.
Last October, the FTC challenged innovators to create solutions to block those annoying — and illegal — robocalls. We're happy to announce that we received 744 eligible submissions before the FTC Robocall Challenge closed on January 17, 2013. You can check out a brief description of each entry in the Challenge submission gallery. Way to go, innovators!
Yesterday was Data Privacy Day, and though it's just one day a year, we hope you'll make data security part of your regular routine.
The 15th annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 3 - 9. Government agencies, advocacy organizations, and private sector groups from coast to coast have come together here to share information that can help you make smart decisions about a slew of subjects, including privacy protection, money and debt management, and recognizing identity theft, frauds and scams.
It's that time of year again. If you're a college student seeking financial aid, you should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as you can. While the deadline for submitting the FAFSA is June 30th, many states and schools allocate funds on a first-come, first-served basis, and some states have deadlines for filing the FAFSA to be eligible for certain kinds of aid.
A favorite trick for rip-off artists is to pretend to represent a trustworthy and respected organization. Today — and we mean that literally — we're hearing from businesses that have received email exploiting the good name of the Federal Trade Commission. We don't want you to lose money or valuable information to a scam artist sending a phony message claiming you're a target of the FTC.
After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, many people are looking for a way to help, like making a donation to a charity or fund.
Searching for a hot holiday gift? In the market for the perfect pump to wear to a special party? Scouring sites and blogs to find a deal? Online shopping is convenient, but how do you know which reviews to trust?
If you've got a minute, here's a video about how to read those reviews and recommendations you're seeing on the screen.
Still doing your holiday shopping? Many of us are. Whether you're shopping online, by phone, or in stores, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, has a gift for you — a dozen dynamic holiday shopping tips to help you watch your wallet, shop wisely, and protect your personal information.


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A voluntary recall was issued today through the Consumer Product Safety Commission for 165,000 select Radio Flyer Scoot 'n Zoom riding toys. The CPSC has received complaints that a certain model of this toy has been known to tip forward posing a falling risk to the young rider. Around ten complaints have been filed and injuries have included broken or missing teeth and chin lacerations requiring stitches. Toys affected by this recall were purchased between August 2010 and August 2011 at mass retailers like Walmart and various online websites including Amazon.com.
The Radio Flyer Scoot 'n Zoom riding toy is geared for children 1 1/2 years to 3 years of age. Toy is crafted with a hard molded red seat with front handle and black swivel wheels.
The recalled model is #711 and this number can be found on the underside of the product. The recalled product measures 19" x 11" x 13.5" in size. Models that are marked with #711B and a yellow sticker underneath are not part of this recall. The recalled model is shorter than model #711B.
Consumers are urged to stop using the recalled models immediately and contact Radio Flyer for a free replacement or refund by calling (800) 621-7613 between 9am to 5pm CT or by visiting their website www.radioflyer.com.
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Today Tech PC takes us on a tour of the VIA EPIA Mini-Itx motherboard.
Unlike most motherboards available today the EPIA boards have the CPU soldered to the board, so upgrading the CPU is not an option. The Eden CPU is unique as it is passively cooled. That's to say it is cooled by a great looking heatsink and does not have a cooling fan. The Motherboard is therefore completely silent. Via have been able to achieve this by opting for a relatively slow, by today's standards, CPU speed of 533Mhz and using their ultra low power Eden core. The CPU runs at a mere 1.2v. Because of it's low power consumption I have been running the EPIA using a tiny 107 Watt power supply and despite powering the Motherboard, CPU, Hard drive and CD Rom, the setup ran flawlessly throughout the four day test period.More information at Tech PC


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OK, hope everyone is having a great holiday and stays safe,
What did you get?????
Total Gym XLS (save the gym membership)
Workout clothes
an Ipod (guess I'll join the 21st century) ETA: nevermind... it's Dead Out of Box. No display after charging, and locked up my laptop immediately after plugging in.
a great Impala SS jacket(she does pay attention) :danceban:
and a some Wii shooting gear:shockwh:
Oh yea... a 42" Toshiba LCD HDTV
ETA: Beautiful weather today!! :urla9ub::urlaub2:
I don't expect gun related stuff from the GF. So I have my purchases in the safe.


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My first Billy Joel concert experience was much like Gavin DeGraw's. Having already devoured and committed albums like Streetlife Serenade, The Stranger, Glass Houses, and An Innocent Man to memory as a juvenile, it was nothing short of fascinating to finally see and hear Long Island's favorite son bringing his tunes to life at the old Richfield Coliseum in 1986.
DeGraw—who opened for Joel at Quicken Loans Arena last night—said he was honored to come full circle and support Billy on tour rather than watch from the rafters. The Catskills soul crooner told the sold-out house he was inspired to pursue a musical career after seeing Joel with his prison guard father in the mid-1980s. That decision has paid off for the 37-year old, who warmed up The Q crowd with thirty minutes of upbeat pop-rock.
But more on DeGraw later.
Joel reminisced on his Coliseum days early in his set. The six-time Grammy-winner described being sideswiped en route to a show there eons ago, and how he was forced to flag down traffic in frigid Cleveland temps. A local EMS crew "got their asses in a sling" after traveling outside their jurisdiction to rescue the rocker and transport him to the gig.
"I'm so glad we don't have to drive out to that place anymore," sighed Joel.
As it turned out, Joel gave the first rock concert at the new Gateway facility—then called Gund Arena—shortly after its October 1994 grand opening. The semiretired singer hasn't released a studio album since then, but Billy hasn't skipped a beat when it comes to dazzling capacity crowds with his FM classics and fan-favorite back-tracks.
Lively opener "Miami, 2017" chronicled a hypothetical apocalypse in New York and subsequent survivor exodus to Florida to the sound of lilting piano, uproarious guitar, and sweet saxophones. The 1976 Turnstiles tune gained new significance post 9-11, retains its thematic "seen the lights go out on Broadway" punch, and made a good barometer for everything after.
Paranoia-fueled "Pressure" was the first of many chartbusters Joel dusted off during the two-hour soiree, while "All for Leyna" (from 1980's Glass Houses) provided another less-familiar goody for diehards. Joel reflected on his lyrics following the spirited "Entertainer," whimsically remarking how 1) he hasn't had a "latest record" in decades, and 2) he proved himself wrong about needing to cook up new hits and garnering airplay, repeatedly touring his oldies to packed houses—included a whopping 12-night sellout stint at Madison Square Garden in 2006. Joel also observed that at no point during poignant piano piece "Summer, Highland Falls" does he ever reference the titular town (in Orange County, NY).
Billy confessed April Fool's Day always makes him feel "a little dopey." Accordingly, he laced his set with a sight gags and jokes that came off like rock star equivalents of "Kick Me" signs being stuck on unsuspecting backs: He faked reliance on a cane to help him walk, channeled Dean Martin on a snippet of "That's Amore," quoted The Beatles with a verse from "Get Back," and even took a potshot at controversial Republican rocker Ted Nugent.
The middle of Joel's meat-and-potatoes marathon consisted of cleverly-sequenced tunes that showcased his ability to absorb and regurgitate musical styles. "Ballad of Billy the Kid" was part spaghetti western, part schlock symphony: Joel said he wrote the tune based on a "shitty cowboy movie" he'd envisioned in his head. "Zanzibar"—a tale about a dive-bar musician who flirts with waitresses and watches sports on TV between sets—was marinated in lounge jazz, but was delivered with sufficient tough guy swagger (even from Joel's piano stool). The 52nd Street number also introduced horn players Carl Fischer (trumpet) and Mark Rivera (sax). "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" and "Allentown" were powered as much by Fischer's clarinet as by guitarist Tommy Byrnes' guitar and Andy Cichon's rumbling bass. Joel peppered the John Lennon-influenced "Room of Our Own" with a string of dark lyrical opposites ("You've got diamonds and I've got spades / You've got pills and I've got razor blades") and plenty of honkytonk piano.
Utility player Michael Delguidice strummed an acoustic guitar on the elegant "Always a Woman" while Joel tickled the ivories and Rivera played flute. Salsa-flavored "Don't Ask Me Why" bounced along on Latino rhythms. Later, the band paid tribute to '50s / '60s doo-wop groups with "Uptown Girl"—which Joel sent out to squeaky-voiced Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli.
Also joining Billy were longtime backup singer / percussionist / sax / harmonica player Crystal Taliefero and drummer Chuck Burgi. David Rosenthal provided whatever was needed in the synthesizer / electronic keyboard department, enabling Joel to stay parked at his baby grand or wander a bit, as he did later. Thumping the same Kurzweils and Yamahas preferred by Eddie Flanagan, Rosenthal added brass textures and soothing strings sounds that couldn't otherwise be produced without an orchestra.
Speaking of which.
Billy involved the audience in customizing the show by letting them choose (by way of noise) which ballad they'd rather hear: When a call for "Where's the Orchestra?" failed to generate much positive reaction, Joel opted for "And So It Goes"—a melancholy valentine from 1989's Storm Front. Too bad; we were hoping to hear the seldom-played Nylon Curtain softy.
"Now's a good time for you gents to hit the restroom," Joel quipped.
Live camera feeds of Billy and band were projected on a bank of vertical LCD panels overhanging the stage. Depending on the material, the screens also displayed mood-enhancing video vignettes and still images. During "New York State of Mind," for example, the mosaic flickered with overhead shots of the Big Apple, its familiar skyline, and the Statue of Liberty. "Movin' Out" was accompanied by a cartoon clip of a Bronx barrio. The panels resembled the outside of an apartment building (with uniform windows) during "Room of Our Own," and showed steelworkers in hard hats during rustbelt lament"Allentown."
The show's dynamic second half climaxed with gospel-tinged boogie "River of Dreams" (mashed neatly with Ohio State unofficial anthem "Hang On, Sloopy") and multipart suite "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," whereon the crowd giddily sang along with Billy about ex-prom king and queen Brenda and Eddie—whose premature nuptials and marital strife were juxtaposed by Joel's romantic "bottle of white" candlelight dinner verses (and smoky sax on the parts of Rivera, Fischer, and Taliefero). Heck, even truck driver / roadie "Chainsaw" got in on the action, bounding onstage to mimic Bon Scott on a cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" as Billy played guitar.
Milking the April 1st shtick, Joel strapped on a harmonica and impersonated Bob Dylan before commencing with his signature "Piano Man." The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's Cleveland contingent sang along, per usual—but Joel wasn't finished. Encores "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" and "Big Shot" saw Billy twirling his mic stand, impersonating Elvis, and vamping across the lip of the stage, a la the song's spoiled, coke-sniffing diva.
The bald, beefy 64-year old no longer climbs atop his piano (or fakes somersaulting from it), but his stage presence still bristles with the same "take no shit" physicality you remember: Beneath the veneer of Billy's dark suit and tie still lurks a talented New York teen with a chip on his shoulder.
Joel's moves were even more Elvis-exacerbated for rebellious Glass Houses rocker "You May Be Right," which had the majority of the arena up and dancing (like the Weavers, Mickos, and DeMarcos, Granziers, and MacGregors). Thematically, it made perfect sense to follow (and conclude) with Billy's Catholic school ode to bad behavior, "Only the Good Die Young."
We've caught Joel over a dozen times in concert since that '86 show in the sticks, yet confidently rank last night's lively spectacle among his best Cleveland appearances. Billy may have lost some hair and acquired a few wrinkles since his MTV heyday, but he's still a consummate performer. His now-professorial, grandfatherly countenance belies his beloved piss-and-vinegar palooka persona—traces of which were apparent in his blue collar banter—and one suspects Joel enjoys performing his classics even more than he lets on.
We were partial to Billy's old-school band (drummer Liberty DeVitto, bassist Doug Stegmeyer, and guitarists David Brown and Russell Javors) until yesterday's event, where the only '80s alumni onstage were Rivera and Taliefero. This lineup has capably backed Joel on several Face-to-Face Tours with Elton John, a pair of sign-off shows at Shea Stadium, and at several major charity events and one-offs (Hurricane Sandy benefit, etc.) in the late 2000's. They've certainly come into their own as a cohesive unit—and definitely started a fire at The Q.
Who knows? Maybe someday The Piano Man—who now lives a quiet, nautical life on Oyster Bay—will develop a musical itch that can be scratched only by recording another pop-rock album. Joel apparently became jaded and withdrew from daily industry contact in the mid-'90s after being screwed over by his ex-manager and others wanting more than their share of the pie—but we'd welcome an addendum to the "Famous Last Words" Joel left us with in '93 (and don't much care how well a new album might fare in today's fickle marketplace).
Until then, we'll have to make do with Billy's classical music (Fantasies and Delusions was an impressive—but entirely different—affair) and the many compilations, box sets, and other repackages hawked regularly by Joel's label: Re-mastered audio (and video) versions of Billy's legendary 1987 Russian concert, KOHLEPT, are due in May.
DeGraw acquitted himself marvelously Tuesday night, especially given that few ticketholders (including this writer) even knew Gavin was on the bill. Fresh off a stint on Dancing With the Stars and with a new RCA album under his belt (Make a Move), the dapper-dressed "Best I've Ever Had" singer wasted no time winning new converts. He even wandered into the crowd four songs in and mingled (mostly with the ladies) casually while belting into a wireless microphone, spotlights tracing his path through the cramped aisles.
DeGraw's something of a road dog: He visits House of Blues Cleveland on an annual basis, performed at Horseshoe Casino this past October, and will be back in Ohio again for a gig at Northfield Park's Hard Rock Live Rocksino on April 17th.
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- Cleveland icons Death of Samantha return for double-live "Memory" album
- Guitar power trio Heavy Glow drops sophomore LP, end tour with Canton gig


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High School: 2010 graduate of Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood, Calif. ... two-year letterwinner in basketball ... member of undefeated 2010 Mission League championship squad ... helped guide team to 2009 Southern Section CIF championship and 2009 state semifinals ... member of club teams Compton Magic (2009-10) and Team Ariza (2007-09).
Personal: Parents are William and Donnalisa Barnum ... born in Santa Monica, Calif. ... has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Kellie.
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Following WWII, Hollywood's overwhelming demand for Technicolor forced the classic cartoon studios to build a backlog of sorts. Cartoons were completed but wouldn't be released for ages because prints could not be processed in a timely fashion. WB, Famous, and Terry's backlogs were approximately 18-24 months, whereas MGM's could be even longer. Lantz, an independent always losing money, could only afford a 12 month backlog.
The backlogging explains why WB could close down for a full six months in 1953 and you wouldn't see the "post-shutdown" shorts until very late 1955, why Dick Lundy's last Barney Bear cartoons didn't come out until three years after he left MGM, and why Tex Avery's last theatrical cartoons at both MGM and Lantz were released simultaneously. It also explains why the Screen Gems studio could shut its doors in 1946 but still have releases trickling into theaters as late as 1949.
In an attempt to meet release schedules, WB, Famous, and Screen Gems had a smattering of shorts processed by the cheaper, faster Cinecolor. (Famous also used Paramount's own process, Polacolor.)
In the case of WB, the cartoons were not made with Cinecolor in mind, as the shorts destined for the process were completely arbitrary. (With the exception of possibly I Taw a Putty Tat, which may have been processed in Cinecolor to get a new cartoon with the increasingly popular Tweety and Sylvester out to theaters quicker.) They were filmed with three-strip Technicolor negatives, and the release prints were processed by Cinecolor, using only two of the three strips.
As to whether Famous or the poverty-row Screen Gems studio did the same, I have no idea. Screen Gems did, however, most certainly style the cartoons with the two-strip process in mind. All of the Cinecolor Phantasy entries (the series was in black-and-white until 1946) have a specific limited palette that is exclusive to them. The Technicolor Color Rhapsodies from the same period are far more vibrant. Such a differentiation doesn't exist between the Technicolor and Cinecolor WB cartoons. The jury is still out on the Famous Popeye cartoons, as the entire series has not been restored in any capacity (yet).
This Technicolor rerelease print of Kitty Caddy therefore showcases a limited palette, regardless of the stock it was printed on. Authentic Cinecolor stock shifts toward blue-green, so it was unnecessary to emphasize these colors when styling the cartoon. The color styling of these 1947-48 Phantasies has far more in common with that of the 1930s Ub Iwerks Comicolor shorts than the contemporary WB Cinecolor releases as a result.
The whereabouts of this cartoon in the Sony vaults are unknown at this time. The two 35mm prints belonging to Mark Kausler and myself are the only two known to exist. I have had this print for a number of years, but only had it transferred when I was visiting Steve Stanchfield last February, along with Cockatoos for Two.
Surely Mark's is the better print and the one that should be used for true preservation. Mine was has two nasty splices towards the end (I utilized Mark's copy to make this composite, so you'll see a drop in transfer quality at those moments), and some distributor in Britain chopped off the end title, so I replaced it with an erroneous Color Rhapsody title that I had in HD. (The same distributor also spliced on a much later Columbia Pictures title at the beginning, which I've left intact for your amusement.)
So much prose for a true stinker though! People tend to give its director Sid Marcus an edge over other lesser lights in the Golden Age, but his shorts could stink as bad as anyone's. The animation and clean-up is seriously bad and not a single gag works remotely well. The opening phone conversation is almost compelling for the amount of time spent on such an inane, inconsequential conversation. This is as pure stream of consciousness as you get for a 1947 Hollywood cartoon.
Contrary to popular opinion, I find Darrell Calker's wind-heavy scores of this period (for both Lantz and Screen Gems) to be a refreshing change from the brash, crash and boom variety so prominent in cartoon scoring. Surely his soundtracks are the real stars of these intriguing misfires.
"Sylvester", Crosby, and Hope are voiced by Dave Barry. Barry also voiced Crosby, Sinatra, and Bogart in most of the WB cartoons of the late 1940s, but his greatest contribution to cinema was his role as the asexual band manager Beinstock in Billy Wilder's masterpiece Some Like It Hot. Sam the Dog's voice actor remains unknown. Keith Scott, the world's leading animation voice and Jay Ward expert, tells me it's the same actor who voiced Meathead in Avery's Screwy Squirrel cartoons. And if Keith hasn't pegged that man's identity down, I sure as hell don't think anyone else will soon.


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We explore the pineal gland -- also known as the third eye. We will delve into the spiritual and physical effects produced by the third eye and how to awaken it. We will also discuss the countless studies headed by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Scottish Rite, The Rand Corp., the Standford Research Institute, MIT, GE, the US Military and so many more and why billions of dollars are spent to make sure your third eye stays blind. We will also discuss our new theory about the Illuminati Pyramid, the eye of Horus and the capstone.
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NEW ORLEANS – No. 4 Washington played 36 holes Monday after the first round was postponed due to rain on Sunday. The Dawgs sit in 10th place at 12-over after rounds of 11-over 299 and 1-over 289.
Playing against another elite field, Washington is 26 shots off the lead set by No. 2 UCLA. The Bruins are 14-under for the week after breaking the tournament record with a round of 11-under 277 in the second round.
"It wasn't our best today" said head coach Mary Lou Mulflur. "Obviously, we really struggled this morning. I saw a lot of good putts, but none of them went in. I felt like the girls were really prepared and ready to go yesterday so maybe the delay hurt us."
No. 1 USC at 10-under and No. 18 Florida at 4-under are the only other teams under par. The rest of the top-10 is tightly bunched giving the Dawgs a good opportunity to climb the leaderboard during Tuesday's final round.
"A lot of the teams that played well have played this tournament before," said Mulflur. "I think we learned the course as the day wore on and played better in the afternoon because of it. Hopefully that means we will play even better tomorrow."
Washington was led by Jennifer Yang who was her usual steady self, finishing the day at even par. Yang shot a round of 1-over 73, followed by a round of 1-under 71 where she went without a single bogey. Yang is tied for 18th, seven strokes off the lead set by Tonje Daffinrud of Denver and Erynne Lee of UCLA.
Also playing well was Charlotte Thomas who got off to a rough start with a round of 5-over 77, but followed it up with UW's low round of the day, a 2-under 70. Thomas made five birdies in the second and sits in a tie for 37th.
"Charlotte really started to look more like herself in that second round," said Mulflur.
Sitting in a tie for 51st at 5-over are SooBin Kim and Eimi Koga. Each finished with opening rounds of 4-over 76 and followed it up with a round of 1-over 73.
"This is Eimi's first tournament in the starting five since Sahalee in the fall," said Mulflur. "She got off to a rough start with four early bogeys, but then played much better."
Finally, Ying Luo is tied for 56th at 6-over. Luo had rounds of 5-over 76 and 2-over 74, playing 36 holes without a birdie.
The Dawgs will be back at it on Tuesday for the final round, beginning at 5 a.m., PST. Washington will tee off on holes 10, 11 and 12 as part of the shotgun start.


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PHOENIX – Target Corp. retrofitted the refrigerants in 11 of its SuperTarget stores in 2012, replacing R-22 with R407A as part of a new retrofitting program that will be rolled out across the U.S., said Neil Monson, Target's engineering manager. Monson described the program yesterday at the Food Marketing Institute's Energy & Store Development Conference here in a session he shared with Chad Crow, technical lead specialist for Minneapolis-based Target. Target ...
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