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Quidditch, "the sport of warlocks," is the premier sport of the wizarding world. Everyone follows Quidditch. Quidditch is a fast, dangerous, exciting game in which two teams flying on broomsticks compete for points scored by throwing a ball--the Quaffle--through hoops on either end of a large grassy pitch. Quidditch is played by kids on broomsticks in the back apple orchard, by teams of students at Hogwarts, and by professional athletes whose exploits are followed avidly all over the world. The World Cup matches attract hundreds of thousands of fans.
Quidditch falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, part of the Ministry of Magic. The professional organization is called the International Association of Quidditch. Professional matches are attended by trained mediwizards and while there are many injuries, there are few deaths from Quidditch accidents. However, referees have been known to disappear completely only to turn up weeks later in the middle of the Sahara Desert. There are seven hundred possible ways to commit a foul in Quidditch, all of which occurred in a World Cup match held in 1473.
The name "Quidditch" comes from Queerditch Marsh, the place where the game originated in the 1000s. The colorful, exciting history of this thousand-year-old sport is detailed in the excellent book, Quidditch Through the Ages, now available in a Muggle edition. Please buy yourself a copy soon -- the proceeds go to a very worthy cause indeed.
Rules of play
Quidditch is played up on broomsticks up in the air. There are three goal posts at either ends of a field. That field is called a Quidditch pitch. Quidditch has three balls. The ball that scores the points is the Quaffle. The Quaffle is 12 inches in diameter and is made of leather bindings. The Quaffle has made some different changes over the years. The Bludger is probably the most dangerous ball of all of them. It flies through the air being hit by players called beaters. Serious injuries have been caused by Bludgers hitting people and causing them to fall off their brooms. The third and most important ball is the Golden Snitch. The Golden Snitch is a tiny ball that has wings and is enchanted. The first Snitch was a tiny bird that was very small and very tiny, but changes to the rules made it illegal to use the actual bird. The current enchanted, winged ball version of the Snitch was invented by Bowman Wright of Godric's Hollow. If the Seeker catches the Golden Snitch, his or her team earns 150 points and usually wins the match.
At either end of the Quidditch pitch are three hoops through which the Quaffle can be scored. In the center of the Pitch is a circle where the balls are all thrown into the air and the match begins. As the balls are thrown, the players all gather on the ground and then kick off as the referee blows his/her whistle. During the game a player can get a foul or break a rule. Here are some fouls that a player can receive: blagging (applies to all players, it is when a player seizes opponent's broom tail to slow or hinder), blatching (applies to all players, it is when a person is flying with the intent to collide), bumphing (applies to beaters only, it is when a Beater is hitting a Bludger towards the crowd, necessitating a halt of the game as the officials rush to protect bystanders. Sometimes used by unscrupulous players to prevent an opposing Chaser from scoring).
On the face of it, Quidditch scoring is unfair. In fact, it's so unfair that you can barely call it a sport. Since catching the Snitch gains one side the equivalent of fifteen goals and ends the game so the other team can't counter it, Quidditch is essentially a match between the two Seekers and nothing else. So what makes it so popular? Do witches and wizards just watch it for the violence and fancy broom tricks?
Not at all. Quidditch is always played in a series. Unless you're playing a pickup game in the apple orchard, every Quidditch match is part of a larger series of matches, and accumulated points are what count toward ultimate victory. The Quidditch Cup at Hogwarts goes to the team with the most total points, not the one who has won the most matches. The standings we see in the Daily Prophet for the British League (DP) list the teams in order of how many points they have in total, from Tutshill with 750 down to the lowly Cannons with only 230. Nowhere in the standings does it note how many matches each team won. Although we don't see evidence of it, there must be a similar system for the World Cup, which would imply that Bulgaria and Ireland were the top scorers in the world that year. Would it have been possible, then, for Bulgaria to have won the World Cup with Krum's capture of the Snitch, even though Ireland won the match? Apparently so.


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At the recent Board of Commissioners held on Tuesday, November 30, the board voted unamouisly to adopt the Comprehesive Plan for Washington County. Eric Rugsby spoke on behalf of the Planning Commission, stating everything that needed reviewed was complete and all changes that were requested have been done. "With everything changed, this is a good plan and I believe it is suitable to move on, this is a hisotiric point and an important step for our County," Rugsby said.

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- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
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The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a small bird that breeds in the Lesser Antilles and tropical northern South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas, south to central Brazil and northern Bolivia; also from Colombia into southern Panama. It is the only member of the genus Chrysolampis. It is a seasonal migrant, although its movements are not well understood.
This hummingbird inhabits open country, gardens and cultivation. It is 8.1 cm long and weighs 3.5 g. Compared to most other hummingbirds, the almost straight, black bill is relatively short.
The male has green-glossed dark brown upperparts. The crown and nape are glossy red, and the throat and breast are brilliant golden-orange. The rest of the underparts are brown, and the chestnut tail is tipped black. The male often looks very dark, until he turns and the brilliant colours flash in the sunlight.
The female ruby-topaz hummingbird has bronze-green upperparts and pale grey underparts. The tail is chestnut with a dark subterminal band and a white tip. Females from Trinidad typically have a greenish throat-streak (it may appear dark), but this is not common elsewhere in its range. Juvenile females are similar to adult females, but with a white-tipped dusky-brown tail. Juvenile males resemble the juvenile female, but with a variable amount of iridescent orange to the throat.
The female ruby-topaz hummingbird lays two eggs in a tiny cup nest in the fork of a low branch. Incubation takes 16 days, and fledging another 18 or 19.
The food of this species is nectar, taken from a wide variety of flowers, and some small insects. Ruby-topaz hummingbird males perch conspicuously and defend their territories aggressively. The call of this species is a high-pitched tsip.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chrysolampis mosquitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.
- Hilty, Steven L. (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.


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We won't bother with the same old song. You know that already. That the iPhone 5 is the most well-built smartphone on the planet. Just like that its operating system is for dummies. Not that this is a bad thing. It works flawlessly always and anywhere. Just like board games, it's suitable for age groups from 9 to 99 years old.
To keep this short, Multirama stores announced the iPhone 5 prices in Greece, and the news spread faster than the one about when Papandreou signed the memorandum two years ago. The shock is of the same caliber.
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Shortly after the Cat started first grade, he told me about a boy in his class. "He's a triplet," the Cat explained, before telling me that he wears a necklace to cover his tracheotomy scar.
"A triplet?" I asked, intrigued. After all, I've always thought multiples were pretty "cool." We were still new at the school, so I didn't know the other families yet. Soon thereafter, I found his sister's name in the school directory. I later met her in person: a beautiful blonde who looked nearly identical to her brother.
"Did you mean 'twin'?" I later asked the Cat. After all, there were only two kids in the directory.
"No. Triplet."
A few weeks later, I saw a girl who looked about 2 years old. Her face and body were puffy. She wore thick glasses. She walked a little bit, but mainly sat in a stroller. She didn't speak. It didn't seem possible that this little girl was the same age as her sister and brother. But she was the third triplet. She bore no resemblance to her womb-mates on the outside.
I saw her fairly frequently after that. She attended the same early intervention location that Splig did for his speech. She came to her siblings' recitals and parades, usually propped up in a stroller or wagon.
Today was a "graduation ceremony" for the month-long "Pioneer Days" school program that the third-graders completed. The Cat attended along with his classmates, including the two of the three triplets.
The third triplet was not there. Nor was her mother.
Soon another parent filled me in. The words came fast: You know, she was very disabled. Compromised. In pain. Stroke. Life-support. Second stroke. Struggle. Her whole life has been very difficult. No brain activity. She can't fight back this time. Her body is so tortured. Pulling the plug.
The other parent and I talked about souls. About eyes smiling even when twisted lips and tongues cannot form words. About gratitude, comfort, and understanding even if on the surface nothing seems to change. We talked about how difficult it must be for the family, and how much her siblings understand or don't understand. This family has been through so much, we exclaimed, because although the two blonde triplets look perfect on the outside, they have their own social and behavioral quirks. We talked about how our perspectives are so skewed, because on one hand we think of a release from a difficult situation, from pain, from extreme disability; and yet, it is the loss of life. But since it is not our child, we cannot understand. And since we have not shared the womb with another, we do not know what it must be to have one depart.
On the stage, the two blonde children sang, recited poetry, and smiled as they received their diplomas. Do they know what is happening today?
After the graduation, we exchanged hugs with the father and grandmother. Several of us tried unsuccessfully to hide tears. But what business did we have crying? We have no concept of what it might feel like to be in their position. But we saw in their loss our own vulnerability, and simultaneous guilty relief that it isn't our family.
For the religious, that this girl's death comes on Good Friday might be a comfort. May something indeed "good" come from her departure from this world. If she indeed suffered, her suffering will be over. We might think a "burden" has been lifted from the family, but of course they'd rather have their daughter alive than to be granted respite from her difficult care.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and - today - April 2nd in specific is "World Autism Day." There are months for cancer awareness and other sorts of "awareness" and yet we're all aware. Unfortunately, things like autism are even more misunderstood by the inaccurate information that such "awareness groups" put out. Stereotypes are perpetuated while understanding remains nil. People cheer, so proud of their "awareness" and then turn around and discriminate.
I wish we could understand that all kids (and adults) are different - no matter if they hand-flap or if their bodies are disfigured. Someone who "looks" perfect may have another sort of "disability" or may just learn a different way than your child does. We all have strengths. We all have weaknesses. Instead of awareness, people need understanding.
I don't know how much this girl understood. I don't know if her mind formed cohesive thoughts, if she knew her siblings' names, or who she was. (I am sure she knew who loved her, and I'm sure she felt happy when they were near.) I admit having that curiosity that I know I shouldn't when I first met her. When we are faced with something different, we wonder How did this happen?
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Beckman baseball player Alex Shenasi got some television exposure recently when he was interviewed on Prime Ticket after receiving the Farmers Student Athlete Citizen Award.
Shenasi, who has a 4.2 GPA, received the award for his academic achievement and his service to the community.
The catcher was interviewed on Prime Ticket by sportscaster Kelli Tennant during halftime of the UC Irvine-Cal State Northridge game at the Bren Center earlier this month.
Shenasi, who will be a senior with the Patriots this coming season, has been involved in the Challenger baseball program.
"This is a really special honor because I work hard to do my best in everything that I'm doing," Shenasi said during the telecast. "It's important to me because I enjoy helping others and that's really what I want to do with my life. I want to be a doctor and help others. This is kind of a way I can help others early on in my life."
Beckman baseball coach Kevin Lavalle was also interviewed on the telecast. A couple days later, he talked about Shenasi with the Orange County Register.
"Basically I just nominated him for the award because I was reading the qualifications with Lance Neal our Athletic Director and Alex fit every single one perfectly," Lavalle said. "He is such a dynamic kid. Like I said on TV he is smart but he's not a nerd. He is athletic but he's not a dumb jock. He's probably the most mature kid I have ever coached. It's really rare when you have someone who truly just loves helping people because it comes natural to him. You don't get to coach many kids like Alex."
Shenasi is looking forward to his senior year with Beckman. Last season, he batted .360, earning second team All-PCL honors and also caught two no-hitters by Beckman ace James Kaprielian.


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I shall present a lecture on my new book, Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, which covers the development of all solar technologies, beginning with the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans who designed the majority of their houses to scoop up sunlight in winter. I will also show that over the last three thousand years people have used solar concentrators to focus sunlight to light fires, during the Renaissance, to solder metal, and by the nineteenth century, to run steam engines; that since the end of the nineteenth century, a solar water heater industry has developed and spread throughout the world; and that as far back as the 1870s, people learned how to convert sunlight directly into electricity. The myriad ways people have benefited from solar energy over the last six thousand years raises the question: If years ago people successfully harnessed the sun's energy, can't we, with a far superior tool kit, do better, using their work as our foundation?
John Perlin has written four books on solar energy and forestry. He has put together four major exhibits on these subjects that have traveled throughout the world. His current book is Let It Shine: The 6,000 Year Story of Solar Energy. Mr. Perlin works at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Physics and Student Affairs. He and his Nobel Laureate colleagues Drs. Walter Kohn and Alan Heeger produced the film, "The Power of the Sun," a fifty-five minute presentation showing how Einstein's discovery of the photon helped lead to the development of today's booming photovoltaic industry. The film was inspired by his book, From Space to Earth. Mr. Perlin also consults for Student Affairs in the implementation of solar energy/energy efficiency for its buildings. He has lectured on solar and forestry topics throughout the world. For details, go to his website at www.john-perlin.com.
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New Research Computing support website developed
University of Delaware Information Technologies has developed a new Research Computing site that represents a refocusing of IT's research support efforts.
The site offers news for UD researchers, resources to aid in the use of information technologies in research and a collaboration page that describes the support IT can give you to further your research goals.
InCommon – Linking information/computational service providers and consumers
As a new member of Internet2's InCommon Trust Federation (www.incommon.org ), UD joins over 250 universities, government agencies, and corporations in a common framework for standards-based identity management and access to online resources that support education and research.
When the service is broadly deployed, it will allow you to use your UDelNet ID and password to access federal grant administration websites, use remote field instruments and TeraGrid's computational facilities, read professional journals online, and access other services in the cloud that currently require unique passwords.
Faculty Roundtable Series announced
A spring University of Delaware Faculty Roundtable Series, "Speaking of Teaching," has been announced. The series will meet from 2:30-4 p.m. on Friday afternoons, Feb. 25-March 18.
A theme of this semester's discussion is the importance of student involvement in the learning process. All of the featured presenters integrate student engagement in their classes, which enables students to collaboratively solve problems and to learn beyond the classroom setting.
New online UD Map revealed
The University of Delaware online map, UD Map, has a new look, the result of an extensive collaboration between Information Technologies and the Office of Communications and Marketing.
The updated map provides an integrated user-friendly interface, more map "layers" and information, collaborative features for keeping information up-to-date and systems that allow for external customization. The new map completely integrates and replaces two closely-related websites -- UD Buildings and Maps and the previous version of the campus map.
New services added to UD Mobile Web
Two new services have been added to the UD Mobile Web -- Gameday Live and the UDSIS portal.
Gameday Live provides access to video streams of UD sporting events; UDSIS is the portal to student information, which currently includes class schedules and the final exam schedule.
UD Mobile Web also includes links to athletics, the bus schedule, campus map, events, people search and the full UD home page.
Feb. 6: Deadline for spring UD Capture registration
UD Capture is a classroom capture system that automatically records traditional classroom meetings for online use. It is easy to use and requires no additional setup by the instructor. The sign-up deadline for the upcoming spring session is Sunday, Feb. 6.


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August 1-7, 2013
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DALLAS COWBOYS FANFEST Sunday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m-9 p.m. Watch the Cowboys kick off the NFL preseason in the 2013 Hall of Fame Game against the Miami Dolphins and celebrate the start of football at the first annual Dallas Cowboys Fan Fest at Marine Emporium Landing. Enjoy the best of the Cowboys' football traditions with the Dallas Cowboys Mobile Hall of Fame Museum, jumbo screens to watch the game action, the Rolling Pro Shop, live entertainment, gourmet food trucks and lively restaurants plus all the sun and fun of the beautiful Channel Islands Marina. Kick off is at 5 p.m. Marine Emporium Landing, Channel Islands Harbor, 3550 Harbor Blvd., Oxnard. See more at www.visitoxnard.com/cowboys/#sthash.XV2zDrJW.dpuf.
JAZZ CONCERT SERIES Sunday, Aug. 4, 5-6:30 p.m. For the 11th year in a row, the Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks is hosting its free summer jazz concert series. Every Sunday in August, the Gardens comes alive with "Jazz From Around the World." Performing this week is Katia Moraes and the Samba Society with high-energy Brazilian jazz. Gardens of the World, 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. For more information, 557-1135, e-mail info@gardensoftheworld.
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Emotional Journeyhttps://www.smartsound.com/artist/images/ASFB03_200.jpgSingle7100033-ST$ 39.957100033-EX$ 59.957100033-W$ 149.95Production Types: Animation, Cinematic, Commercials, Documentary, Indie Film, Biography, Tribute/Memorial Emotions: Mysterious, Inspirational, Atmospheric, Delicate, Dramatic, Eerie, Expansive, Gentle, Haunting, Incessant, Intimate, Melancholy, Mystical, Pensive, Powerful, Reflective, Soothing, Uncertain, Mellow, Emotional, Magical, Poignant, Tormented Genre: Earthy, Elegant, Nostalgic, Orchestral Instrument: Studio Orchestra, Celeste, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Strings, Violin, Violoncello, Acoustic, Instrumental, Guitar
Emotional Journey from the album Magical Moments
A Little FaithA calming piano and violin duet ideal for a welcome home from a long, successful journey. Also features warm woodwind melodies.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataLM_200.jpgSingle52901-ST$ 39.9552901-EX$ 59.9552901-W$ 149.95Production Types: Documentary, Indie Film, Short Film, Tribute/Memorial, Background Emotions: Cheerful, Gentle, Heartwarming, Light, Tender, Touching, Mellow, Hopeful, Quiet, Soft Genre: Themes, Ballad, Lyrical, Easy-Going, Indie, Easy-Listening Instrument: Studio Orchestra, Acoustic, Instrumental
A Little Faith from the album Lasting Memories
Invisible ForestA mellow bed of pulsing marimba dotted with guitar accents creates a feeling of something about to happen. Great for characters contemplating their future.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/BS21IF_200.jpgSingle56106-ST$ 39.9556106-EX$ 59.9556106-W$ 149.95Production Types: TV/ Film Drama, Documentary, Indie Film, Action-Drama, Biography, Meditation, Spoken Word/Narration Emotions: Atmospheric, Calm, Ethereal, Hypnotic, Pulsating, Soothing, Tranquil, Drama, Mellow, Quiet, Soft Genre: Minimalism, Specialty Instrument: Miscellaneous, Instrumental
Invisible Forest from the album Indie Film 02
Home AgainA mellow, simple acoustic melody brings nostalgic feelings to your viewers. Great for scenes of easy country life.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataNT_200.jpgSingle54506-ST$ 39.9554506-EX$ 59.9554506-W$ 149.95
Home Again from the album Nature Trails
DistancesA rolling, emotional piano piece, geared for moments of contemplation or dramatic turns of events.https://www.smartsound.com/producer/images/PS53_200.jpgSingle9603-ST$ 39.959603-EX$ 59.959603-W$ 149.95Production Types: Documentary, Indie Film, Short Film, Action-Drama, Meditation, Tribute/Memorial, Background Emotions: Atmospheric, Dramatic, Hypnotic, Pensive, Serene, Drama, Mellow, Emotional, Poignant, Simple Genre: Minimalism, Indie, Classical Instrument: Solo, Piano, Acoustic, Instrumental
Distances from the album Piano Portraits (PS53)
Cruise To VictoryThis light & mellow rock track features gorgeous melodic guitars. This romantic theme could be used for any type of scene where the guy is trying to win the girl.https://www.smartsound.com/producer/images/PS67_200.jpgSingle11905-ST$ 39.9511905-EX$ 59.9511905-W$ 149.95Production Types: Commercials, Documentary, Indie Film, Action-Drama, Home Videos Emotions: Driving, Lively, Motivating, Relaxed, Soothing, Striving, Mellow Genre: Rock, Classic Rock Instrument: Rock/Pop Band, Guitar (Electric), Instrumental, Guitar
Cruise To Victory from the album Classic Rock & Roll (PS67)
Forest ClearingThis percussion feature can accompany a safari deep into the forest or support documentary nature footage. Pan flute helps out the proceedings.https://www.smartsound.com/music/images/tranquil.jpgSingle5006-ST$ 39.955006-EX$ 59.955006-W$ 149.95Production Types: Documentary, Indie Film, Nature, Short Film, Meditation, Background Emotions: Hypnotic, Ambient, Mellow, Quiet, Soft Genre: Earthy, Outdoorsy, World, Indie Instrument: Ethnic Ensemble, Percussion, New Age Ensemble, Acoustic, Instrumental
Forest Clearing from the album Tranquil Journeys
Empty SurpriseWarm and reflective with light percussion and bass offer a sentimental and introspective mood.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/STRATUBU_200.jpgSingle7100210-ST$ 39.957100210-EX$ 59.957100210-W$ 149.95Production Types: Commercials, Documentary, Background Emotions: Mysterious, Atmospheric, Calm, Gentle, Hypnotic, Intimate, Pensive, Reflective, Relaxed, Ambient, Mellow, Investigative, Magical, Quiet, Soft Genre: Nostalgic, Various Instrument: Bass (Acoustic), Drums, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer, Instrumental
Empty Surprise from the album Upright Bass Underscores
Breathless-NTDelicate piano, strings and woodwinds lend a romantic, tantalizing and yearning feel to this engaging track.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/STRATOH_200.jpgSingle7100156-ST$ 39.957100156-EX$ 59.957100156-W$ 149.95Production Types: Cinematic, Documentary, Indie Film, Film Trailer, Biography, Home Videos, Spoken Word/Narration, Tribute/Memorial, Background Emotions: Inspirational, Delicate, Dramatic, Gentle, Heartwarming, Inspiring, Intimate, Light, Melancholy, Refined, Reflective, Serene, Uncertain, Mellow, Emotional, Quiet Genre: Nostalgic, Orchestral, Waltz Instrument: Orchestra, Studio Orchestra, Oboe, Piano, Strings, Instrumental
Breathless-NT from the album Orchestral Hues
Third DayA delicate and gentle melody creates a harmonious setting with soft bells, acoustic guitar, piano and tender strings.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/STRATOH_200.jpgSingle7100163-ST$ 39.957100163-EX$ 59.957100163-W$ 149.95Production Types: Cinematic, Documentary, Indie Film, Nature, Wedding, Biography, Tribute/Memorial, Background Emotions: Inspirational, Atmospheric, Calm, Delicate, Dramatic, Ethereal, Heartwarming, Inspiring, Intimate, Melancholy, Passionate, Pensive, Sad, Solemn, Soothing, Tender, Touching, Uncertain, Mellow, Emotional, Poignant, Quiet, Soft Genre: Earthy, Elegant, Nostalgic, Processional, Romantic, Orchestral Instrument: Chamber Group, Orchestra, Studio Orchestra, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Violin, Instrumental, Guitar
Third Day from the album Orchestral Hues
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I just got back from LDI (theatrical lighting convention) and it was almost all LEDs this year.
Everybody has LED based profile spots now and they are bright enough to be useful even in at 20' or so. Most come up a little shy when compared to a Source 4 at full with no gel, but how often do we actually use our lights at full with no gel? The selling points for replacing conventional fixtures are; less heat, long lamp life, no gels (although some units only put out white light), and less energy used. The prices range from as low as $800 for a 3rd party lamp house that fits on your old Source 4 up 2 $2500 for a real Source 4 with an LED lamp. The ETC lights were especially nice due to the extra colors. If you have ever used an Red Green Blue cyc, you know that yellows deep blues and nice pastels are pretty hard to achieve. The extra colors help a great deal.
At these prices it is still pretty hard to justify replacing your existing $300 profile spots with $2500 LED units because the pay back probably won't occur in our lifetime. If you are doing a new building or a full retrofit of a really old venue, then they really start to make sense. You don't need to buy racks of dimmers and run individual lines out to each light. An ordinary 20 amp outlet will power several lights just fine so your need for a huge amount of power is greatly diminished. You reduce the number of lights required because you can achieve nice color effects with a very basic arrangement of acting areas without having to tie up a lot of lights just to do color washes. Of course you can still do better lighting with a lot of lights if you can afford them. By the way we have to use the term profile now instead of ellipsoidals because there usually isn't an ellipsoidal reflector involved in the new lights.
There were also a lot of wash lights that can be used like PARs with the same features as the profiles. These have been around for a while, but they are finally getting to be useful for us theatre folks. The ETC lights come in many flavors depending on how you are going to use them. Some concentrate on vivid colors to the point of having fixtures that concentrate on reds and ambers, while another version is mostly about blues. They have red-blue-green-amber + to do full color and red-blue-green-white + to give you great pastels. They even have dimming curves available to simulate the red shift that is present in conventional tungsten lighting.Many firms were showing huge modular LED based "screens" of any size you want. I want something like 48' x 20' and that works out to somewhere around $1,000,000 +/-. Sadly that isn't going to happen in my venue.
We are doing Aladdin this Fall and I need to make a Genie appear. Flutter Fetti was showing off their line of confetti cannons and making quite a mess (in a good way). They have a small cannon that goes about 8' high with mirrored mylar bits. I think it will be about perfect for that effect. I just couldn't figure out how to fit him in a lamp :-)
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Just to add onto Patrick Reading's comments below. I have several 16.4.2 and access to a pair of 24.4.2 and am also one of the early adopters of the new 16.0.2.
To clarify, you can chain up to four of the 16.4.2 together while not connected to a computer for 64 channels. Two 16.4.2 can be connected and firewired to a computer for 32 channels and full computer capabilities. Two SL 24.4.2 can be connected for 48 channels but cannot be connected to a computer because the I/O exceeds the capability of firewire. An SL 16.4.2 and a 24.4.2 cannot be connected together because of their internal architecture. All this adds a wonderful degree of flexibilty to a really great sounding and intuitive piece of equipment. I love my StudioLives.


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The University of Arizona women's basketball team (No. 18 AP/No. 15 USA Today) will take on rival Arizona State in the only action of the week for both teams. The Cats will face the Sun Devils on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. in a contest which will be broadcast live nationally on Fox Sports Net.
POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP: 35 Krista Warren F/G 6-2 Fr. Cloverdale, CA 3.2 ppg 2.5 rpg 0.7 apg 53 Tatum Brown F 6-4 Sr. Tacoma, WA 14.8 ppg 8.5 rpg 0.7 bpg 3 Lisa Griffith G 5-6 Sr. Portland, OR 9.9 ppg 2.2 spg 3.9 apg 20 Julie Brase G 5-9 So. Tucson, AZ 8.6 ppg 3.1 rpg 2.3 apg 23 Felecity Willis G 5-7 Sr. Apple Valley, CA 7.9 ppg 5.3 apg 1.6 spg OFF THE BENCH (listed alphabetically): 33 Tysell Bozeman G 5-8 So. Riverside, CA 3.0 ppg 1.0 rpg 0.4 apg 10 Reshea Bristol G 5-10 Jr. Omaha, NE 5.9 ppg 3.1 rpg 2.6 spg 22 Monika Crank G 5-7 Sr. Page, AZ 5.4 ppg 3.0 rpg 2.3 apg 34 Angela Lackey F 6-0 Sr. Louisville, KY 13.5 ppg 5.8 rpg 1.8 spg 51 Michelle Mitchell C 6-4 So. Oregon City, OR 1.2 ppg 1.7 rpg 45 Elizabeth Pickney F 6-4 So. Houston, TX 9.7 ppg 3.9 rpg 0.8 bpg 21 Jamie Sturdivant G 5-7 Fr. Simi Valley, CA 1.2 ppg 0.4 rpg 50 LaKeisha Taylor C 6-4 So. Houston, TX 2.6 ppg 2.8 rpg 0.4 bpg
The 18th-ranked Wildcats split last weekend's games with the L.A. schools and went to 15-3 overall and 4-2 in Pac-10 play. Arizona fell to then-12th-ranked UCLA, 79-68, on Thursday then rebounded to defeat USC, 67-52, on Saturday.
With 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, senior forward Tatum Brown remains the UA leader in both categories. Senior forward Angela Lackey is second in both categories with 13.5 ppg and 5.8 rpg. Sophomore forward Elizabeth Pickney stands as the team's third-leading rebounder with 3.9 per game.
Senior guard Lisa Griffith (9.9 ppg), Pickney (9.7 ppg) and sophomore guard Julie Brase (8.6 ppg) follow on the scoring chart. Senior guard Felecity Willis is the team's assists leader, at 5.3 per game, while junior guard Reshea Bristol is the steals leader, averaging 2.6 per contest.
Arizona is leading the Pac-10 in five different statistical categories, including scoring (82.1 ppg), scoring margin (+14.2 ppg) and field goal percentage (.467). Individually, Tatum Brown is leading the league in field goal percentage (.606), Felecity Willis is second in assists (5.33 apg), and Reshea Bristol is second in steals (2.57 spg). Brown is also second in rebounding (8.5 rpg).
Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini will be looking for her 150th win at the UA and 475th win as a head coach this weekend. She is 149-101 in nine years at Arizona and has a 474-172 career record.
Monika Crank's father became very ill earlier last week, and the senior guard returned to her home in Page, Ariz., to be with her family. Crank missed both of last week's games, but she will be returning on Wednesday and is scheduled to play this weekend.
Off to their best start since the 1992-93 season, the Sun Devils too earned a split with the L.A. schools over the weekend, moving their records to 11-5 overall and 4-2 in Pac-10 play. ASU needed overtime to down USC, 78-74, last Thursday, then fell to UCLA, 76-55, on Saturday.
Four ASU players are averaging in double digits in scoring, led by sophomore forward Theresa Jantzen with 14.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Senior center Rachel Holt is second in scoring at 11.1 ppg, followed by senior guard Kitch Kitchen's 10.5 ppg. Senior forward Kristine Sand is the second-leading rebounder, at 5.1 rpg, and is fourth in scoring, with 10.1 ppg.
Arizona State is leading the Pac-10 in three-point field goal defense, allowing opponents to hit only 24.3 percent from long range. Theresa Jantzen is second in the league in free throw percentage (.866).
Sun Devil head coach Charli Turner Thorne (Stanford, 1988) holds a 42-54 record in four seasons at the helm of the ASU program and is 82-93 in seven years as a head coach.
THE SERIES vs. ARIZONA STATE:
Arizona's series with in-state rival Arizona State ties as the oldest series in UA women's basketball history. ASU was the second team the Cats faced on Feb. 2, 1973, (the UA played New Mexico earlier that day) during Arizona's inaugural season of women's basketball. The contest resulted in a 50-39 win by Arizona over the Sun Devils in Las Cruces, N.M.
Arizona State holds the 31-24 lead in the series with the Wildcats, although the UA has won 12 straight games against ASU.
Last season, the Cats had to fight to earn a sweep of ASU. On Jan. 16 in Tucson, Arizona earned a 70-61 victory, then on Feb. 13 in Tempe, the Cats needed overtime to pull out a 76-67 win over the Sun Devils.
LAST TIME AT HOME vs. ASU:
Angela Lackey scored 18 points and shot 6-of-8 from the free throw line to lead Arizona to a 70-61 win over Arizona State at home on Jan. 16, 1999. The win, the 11th straight for the Cats against the Sun Devils, ended a two-game losing skid for Arizona.
The Sun Devils leapt out to an early 10-4 lead and managed to maintain a lead until Arizona made a 12-4 run which gave the Wildcats a one-point (29-28) spread at halftime.
In the second half, neither team led by more than five until Arizona used a brief 8-0 run late in the period to gain a seven-point (62-55) advantage by the 3:12 mark. ASU came back to within one (62-61) at the 2:10 mark, then the Wildcats pushed the lead back to the final nine points by shooting 6-of-9 from the free throw line down the stretch.
In addition to Lackey's 18, Elizabeth Pickney added 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. Felecity Willis contributed 10 points and a season-high-tying nine assists.
Arizona holds a 3-3 all-time record in games played on Jan. 30. The Cats last played on that date last season, earning a 77-58 win at California.
A 23-point performance by Angela Lackey off the bench sparked the Wildcats to a 67-52 victory over USC at home on Jan. 22.
The two teams played one another tight early in the game until the Cats managed an 18-7 run that gave them a nine-point (32-23) edge at the half.
Arizona pushed that lead out to 16 points (47-31) at the 12:52 mark in the second half, then went completely cold from the floor. While the Cats spent six clock minutes with only one field goal, the Women of Troy used a 15-2 spurt to claw back to within three points (29-46) with just over seven minutes left in the game.
Julie Brase drained a crucial three-pointer for the Cats at 6:34 and triggered a 16-2 UA run that ballooned the lead back out to 17 points (65-48). USC came no closer than 13 points for the remainder of the game.
Adding to Lackey's 23 points, freshman Krista Warren dumped in 15 points in her first collegiate start and was the only other Cat in double digits in scoring. Elizabeth Pickney led all players with a game-high seven rebounds.
With its perfect 6-0 conference record, UCLA holds the lead in the Pac-10 standings, although the Bruins will be up against Oregon this Saturday. The Ducks are tied with Stanford, which has won nine of its last 10 games, for second in the conference, both with 4-1 league records. Arizona is tied with Arizona State for fourth in the Pac-10, at 4-2 each.
Next, Arizona begins a stretch which will see the Cats play five of seven games on the road. The Wildcats head for Oregon next weekend, taking on the Ducks on Friday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. PST at McArthur Court. The UA plays at Oregon State on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 1:05 p.m. PST.
In nearly a decade at the helm of the University of Arizona's women's basketball program, head coach Joan Bonvicini has collected an unparalleled list of accomplishments, both for the university and for her career.
Now in her ninth year at the UA, Bonvicini has posted a 149-101 (.596) mark and has a 474-172 (.734) record in 20 years as a collegiate head coach. She also has a 22-13 mark in NCAA tournament play and has never lost a first-round game in 13 appearances.
Prior to taking over at the UA, Bonvicini led Long Beach State to 10 consecutive NCAA appearances, including two trips to the Final Four. She registered a 325-71 mark in 12 seasons with the 49ers.
Awarded the title of associate head coach during the summer of 1998, Denise Dove Ianello (Northern Illinois, 1991) is in her eighth year at the UA, functioning as both the team's recruiting coordinator and the perimeter coach. Second-year assistant coach Karen Caires (Cal State Northridge, 1990) works with the perimeter players, assists with scouting and recruiting and directs the Joan Bonvicini Hoop Camp. In his first year at the UA, assistant coach Curtis Loyd (Southern Utah, 1994) is involved primarily with scouting and with coaching the post players.
Since Joan Bonvicini took over the Arizona program in 1991, the Wildcats have gone 76-74 against Pac-10 teams, although they have a 42-18 league mark over the last four seasons combined.
Joan Bonvicini needs only nine more victories at the UA to collect as many wins as the six previous Wildcat coaches combined.
Here is the upcoming schedule for the Wildcats...
Tues. Jan. 25 4:30-7 p.m. McKale Wed. Jan. 26 OFF Thurs. Jan. 27 4:30-7 p.m. McKale lifting before Fri. Jan. 28 2:15-4:30 p.m. McKale Sat. Jan. 29 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. McKal lifting after Sun. Jan. 30 vs. Arizona State, 2 p.m. McKale Mon. Jan. 31 OFF Tues. Feb. 1 5-7 p.m. McKale Wed. Feb. 2 2-4:30 p.m. McKale lifting after
Every Arizona win this year has been by an average of 10 points or more... Each loss has been by an average of only 5.7 points... The Cats have hit five or more 3-pointers in 13 games this season, including 10 of the last 12 contests... Arizona has 20 or more assists in 10 games this year... The Cats have had 10 or more steals in 14 games... Arizona has forced its opponent into 20 or more turnovers in 13 contests, and no opponent has committed less than 14.
The Wildcats have hit at least one 3-pointer in 51 consecutive games, dating back to Mar. 5, 1998.
Wildcat senior guard Lisa Griffith is only three 3-point field goals attempted from becoming the Pac-10 career leader in that category. Former Washington player Jamie Redd currently holds the mark with 675 attempts.
Griffith is already the Pac-10 career leader in three-pointers made, with 255, far ahead of the No. 2 spot, held by former Stanford player Vanessa Nygaard (210).
The Wildcats, who ended last year shooting 72.1 percent from the free throw line, have been wildly inconsistent from the stripe this season. They have shot as well as 84 percent (21-25 vs. Tennessee Tech, Nov. 20) and as poorly as 53.1 percent (17-32 vs. Northern Illinois, Dec. 15) so far this year.
The UA has shot over 70 percent from the charity stripe in only eight of the 18 games this year and has been over 80 percent only twice.
Rebounding has been a major problem for the Wildcats over the last few years, but they are on an upswing in that area. The UA has out-rebounded its opponent in 17 of this season's games so far. That's a great improvement over last season, when the Cats out-rebounded only seven opponents in all 29 games combined.
The UA bench has been quite productive this season, contributing an average of 29.4 points per game. The highest point total from the bench so far this year came on Dec. 10 against Texas Southern, when 47 of the UA's 96 points came from the subs.
During Joan Bonvicini's tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have posted an 88-40 mark in McKale Center, including a 57-12 record over the last five seasons combined. Arizona has a record of 154-148 on its home court since the 1976-77 season.
Four of the UA's opponents this season are ranked in this week's polls.
Pac-10 foe UCLA is ranked 10th in this week's A.P. poll, while UC Santa Barbara is 15th, Oklahoma is 23rd and Stanford is 24th. Kansas and Oregon both received votes for ranking.
In this week's USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll, UCLA is No. 14, UC Santa Barbara is No. 16, Kansas is No. 23 and Stanford is No. 25. Oklahoma, Oregon and Hawai'i all received votes for ranking.
Eight schools had both their men's and women's basketball teams ranked among the A.P. Top 25 this week. They are Arizona, Stanford, Duke, Connecticut, Auburn, Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Carolina State.
Seems that the 80-point mark almost always means adding another to the "win" column for the Wildcats. In the 28-year history of Arizona women's basketball, the Cats have posted a 119-16 record when scoring 80 points or more in a game. Under Bonvicini, the Wildcats have gone 79-9 when topping that 80-point plateau.
Under head coach Joan Bonvicini, the Cats have gone 23-18 in games settled by five points or less, including a 7-4 mark in games settled by one or two points.
Over the last nine seasons, Bonvicini's Arizona teams have won 49 games by spreads of 20 points or more.
This season, Arizona is... 14-3 when out-rebounding its opponent... 12-0 when shooting better than its opponent from the floor... 14-2 when shooting 40% or better from the field... 15-1 when scoring 70 points or more... 13-2 when committing fewer turnovers than the opponent... 13-3 when three or more players reach double digits in scoring.
The Cats are forcing opponents to commit an average of 4.3 more turnovers per game than the UA, the highest ratio in the Pac-10... The Arizona women's basketball program has a 308-392 (.440) all-time record, however it is 112-56 (.667) from 1994 to present... Joan Bonvicini has a 166-88 career record against Pac-10 teams.
The Wildcats are 8-2 at home this season, 4-1 in road games and 3-0 in neutral contests. Arizona posted an 11-3 mark at home, was 5-8 on the road and notched a 2-0 record in neutral contests last year.
The Wildcats are currently scheduled to make television appearances for two more games...
Sun. Jan. 30 Arizona State Fox Sports net 2 p.m. Sat. Feb. 19 at UCLA Fox Sports Net 1 p.m. PST
Lisa Griffith is Arizona's career leader in both three-pointers made (255) and attempted (673). She is in the #6 spot on the UA's top-20 all-time leading scorers' list, with 1,094 career points. She needs 50 more points to move into the #5 spot.
Griffith is also on the career top-10 list for games started, coming in at #3 with 96 career starts. She stands at third on the career steals chart, with 198, and is tied for fifth on the career assists list, with 419.
Felecity Willis is seventh in both career three-pointers made (48) and attempted (171). She is holding down fourth place on the all-time assists chart, with 468 career dishes.
Willis is also the latest addition to Arizona's all-time top 20 scoring list. She has 861 career points, which puts her in the #18 spot. She needs eight more points to move up to #17.
Sophomore forward Elizabeth Pickney has already entered the UA's top 10 list for career blocked shots. She stands in a tie for fifth place with 50 career blocks.
Against UCLA on Jan. 20, sophomore forward Elizabeth Pickney became the latest Wildcat to top the 500-point plateau in career scoring.
LISA GRIFFITH NAMED PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Jan. 17):
Senior guard Lisa Griffith was named the Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 10-16.
Griffith averaged 20.0 points, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game while leading the Wildcats to their first-ever road sweep of the Washington schools on Jan. 13 and 15. She shot 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the floor, including a blazing 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from three-point range.
In the win at Washington, Arizona's first victory ever in Seattle, Griffith drained a school-record-tying seven treys en route to a career-high 26 points. She shot 7-of-10 from beyond the arc, marking the first time any Wildcat has hit seven treys in one game since Griffith herself did it twice during the 1996-97 season. In the win over Washington State, she tallied 14 points, four steals and seven assists.
The Player of the Week honor is the second of Griffith's career (also Feb. 17, 1997), and the 18th all-time selection for Arizona.
With wins at Washington State (83-68) on Jan. 13 and at Washington (96-85) on Jan. 15, Arizona completed its first-ever road sweep of the Washington schools. While the Cats had previously been able to defeat Washington State in Pullman, this season's win at Washington was the UA's first in 14 attempts.
With their victory over California on Jan. 6, the Wildcats tied the 1995-96 team for the best start ever at 12-1. The UA's 14-2 record through the first 16 games of the year was also a program best.
Arizona set a new school record this season with a 15-game home win streak, dating from Jan. 4, 1999, to Jan. 8, 2000. They saw their streak end with a 98-95 loss to Stanford on Jan. 8. The previous long streak was a string of 10 games midway through the 1997-98 season.
The Cats went 11-1 in regular season non-conference play this year, their best non-conference mark since the 1995-96 team went 9-0. The 11 victories are the most regular season non-conference wins ever under Joan Bonvicini.
During the 12 non-conference games, the Cats averaged 83.1 points per game and out-scored their opponents by an average of 18 points per game. They shot 48.8 percent from the field, including a blazing 42.3 percent from three-point range. The UA out-rebounded its opponents by an average of 6.2 boards per contest. The Cats also averaged 20.0 assists and 11.0 steals per game, while forcing opponents to commit an average of 22.8 turnovers per game.
Arizona won its third regular-season tournament when it swept through the Seelbach Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 28-29. The Cats had a solid showing in the first round with a 91-61 pounding of Marshall on Dec. 28. Although host team Louisville managed to hang with the UA most of the contest, the Cats pulled out an 80-70 victory in the championship game to take the tournament title.
After averaging 14.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game over the two contests, Wildcat Tatum Brown was selected the Tournament MVP, her second such honor of the year. Louisville native Angela Lackey was selected to the All-Tournament Team as well, also her second such honor of the season.
With 3:04 left in the first half at Kansas on Dec. 21, senior guard Lisa Griffith knocked down her third three-pointer of the game to become the eighth Wildcat to reach the 1,000-point plateau in career scoring. The last Wildcat to join the 1,000-point club was Griffith's former teammate, Adia Barnes, who reached that mark during the 1996-97 season.
After falling in the championship game of the 1998 tournament, Arizona reclaimed the title of its ninth annual Insight.com Bowl Basketball Classic with victories over Texas Southern (96-46) and Indiana (87-70) on Dec. 10-12.
The UA's Tatum Brown was unanimously voted the Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 20.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals over the two games. Angela Lackey was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well.
Tatum Brown's 11-of-12 shooting performance against Colorado State on Dec. 6 tied the UA single-game record for field goal percentage (.917). It is also a new McKale Center record, breaking the previous mark of 84.6 percent (11-13) set by former UCLA player Denise Curry on Jan. 17, 1981.
Arizona also set a new school record by hitting a sizzling 75.9 (22-29) percent in the first half against UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 30.
BROWN NAMED PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Dec. 6):
Senior forward Tatum Brown was named the Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Brown scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Arizona to an 86-76 upset over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 30. In just 26 minutes of action, she shot 9-for-12 (.750) from the field and 3-for-4 (.750) from the line.
The Player of the Week honor is the first of Brown's career, and the 17th all-time selection. Brown's honor followed Elizabeth Pickney's Player of the Week laurels the previous week, marking the first time in school history that the Wildcats have had back-to-back Pac-10 Players of the Week.
The Cats shot a school-record 75.9 percent (22-29) from the floor in the first half of the UCSB contest on Nov. 30. For the game, they shot 63 percent (34-54), the highest field goal percentage for any team since the school record was set at 64.3 percent (36-56) against Drake on Nov. 25, 1990.
PICKNEY NAMED PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Nov. 29):
Elizabeth Pickney was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for Nov. 15-28. Pickney averaged 16.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game in the UA's four straight victories to open the season. She shot a team-high .575 (23-40) from the field and .720 (18-25) from the line during that stretch.
Pickney was named the Tournament MVP at the Hawaiian Regent Wahine Classic, leading Arizona to the team title with three wins. In the tourney, she averaged 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Player of the Week honor was the first of Pickney's career and the 16th all-time selection for Arizona.
The Wildcats racked up nine blocked shots in the contest against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 20. That is the highest single-game block total since the 1985 squad collected 10 at Tennessee-Chattanooga on Jan. 5, 1985. Elizabeth Pickney had five of the UA's blocked shots against Tennessee Tech, a career high for her.
As a team, Arizona collected 20 blocks over the first four game of the year, the highest block total ever over that stretch in any season.
The Wildcats swept through three games in Honolulu on Nov. 19-21 to take the title at the Hawaiian Regent Wahine Classic, hosted by the University of Hawai'i.
Arizona garnered victories over Oklahoma (75-59), Tennessee Tech (87-71) and host team Hawai'i (86-73) to open the 1999-2000 season with a perfect 3-0 mark.
Elizabeth Pickney averaged 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Cats and was the overwhelming favorite for tournament Most Valuable Player laurels. Felecity Willis and Tatum Brown were named to the All-Tournament Team, as well.
In a survey of head women's coaches conducted by the Women's Basketball Journal last fall, UA associate head coach Denise Dove Ianello received votes for consideration as one of the top assistant coaches in the country.
On the first day of the early signing period (Nov. 10), Arizona inked a trio of high school recruits from the state of California. The signees were 5-10 guard Candice Allen (Ontario, CA/Ayala HS), 5-7 guard Aimee Grzyb (San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS) and 6-3 forward Veranda James (Pomona, CA/Ganesha HS).
Here is the predicted order of finish for the Pac-10 this season, according to the league's coaches...
1. UCLA 6. Washington 2. Oregon 7. USC 3. Stanford 8. Oregon State 4. ARIZONA 9. California 5. Arizona State 10. Washington State
Here is the predicted order of finish for the Pac-10 this season, according to the league's women's basketball media members...
1. UCLA 6. Arizona State 2. Oregon 7. USC 3. Stanford 8. Oregon State 4. ARIZONA 9. California 5. Washington 10. Washington State
For the third year in a row, the Wildcats earned a preseason national ranking. The Cats were ranked 25th in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25, and they were 24th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Preseason Top 25.
The Wildcats were ranked among the top 25 teams in five different "unofficial" preseason polls this fall. The UA's highest ranking in these polls was 13th by Women's Basketball magazine and the lowest was 22nd by both Street & Smith's and the Basketball News Report.
Angela Lackey earned preseason third team All-America honors from Lindy's College Basketball and honorable mention All-America laurels from Street & Smith's College Basketball.
Despite losing the squad's only two seniors before the season ever started, the very young 1998-99 Wildcats held their own and came up with an 18-11 overall record and went 12-6 in the Pac-10 to finish in fourth place.
The Cats faced a rough non-conference schedule that featured three teams which spent most of the season among the top four in the national rankings. Arizona went 5-4 against those non-conference opponents, with quality losses to Purdue, Louisiana Tech and Colorado State and a big road win over UC Santa Barbara.
That tough early slate prepared the Cats for a season of Pac-10 play which showed more parity than it has in years. After getting off to a rocky 1-3 start in league play, the Cats rebounded to finish the season 11-3, with wins over Pac-10 co-champion Oregon and over perennial power Stanford.
The Wildcats then received their third consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament, earning a #6 seed in the Midwest Region. In Piscataway, N.J., Arizona faced NCAA tourney veteran Florida in the first round of play and defeated the Gators, 87-84, in overtime to move on to the second round for the third straight year. The Cats then took on host Rutgers, only to end the season on a sour note, falling to the Scarlet Knights, 90-47.
For the season, Arizona had its most balanced offense in five years, with four players averaging in double digits in scoring, and ended its season by winning 12 of its final 16 contests. The Cats broke or tied 13 school records on the year, including setting new marks in single season free throws made (520) and blocked shots (88).
With 14.4 points per game, Angela Lackey led four Wildcats averaging in double digits in scoring. Felecity Willis came in second with her 12.1 ppg scoring average, followed closely by Elizabeth Pickney at 11.4 ppg. Pickney was the team's top rebounder, with 5.8 per game, while Willis was the team's assists leader, averaging 5.5 apg. Lackey was second in rebounding with 5.4 rpg, and Reshea Bristol posted 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.


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Review: Waldo & the Naturals' "Silver Dash"
- Aug, 27 2012
- By Caitlin
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Waldo Wittenmyer is one of those musicians known among musicians. He's produced albums by other Austinites, played in other folks' bands, and is a huge advocate for his fellow artists. He has also been steadily honing his own craft, and each new EP release harkens a more sharply focused vision, more defined melodies, and lots of lyrical growth.
On Silver Dash, the show-stealing tune is "Blame the Wind." It's groovy, catchy, and fully realized, just waiting for a room full of kids to bob back and forth to it. Waldo's voice was made for this song — just a hint of wavering tearfulness breaks up the soul behind it.
After a Pink Floyd-ian synth opening, "Isotunity" switches gears and evokes Steely Dan, with layered vocals and plunky guitars.
Overall, the Silver Dash EP has tons of heart, and showcases the growth Waldo has reached over the past year. It has pop hooks grounded by blues and soul, making me even more excited to see what he will grow into next.
Waldo & the Naturals release their Silver Dash EP at the Parish next Friday, September 7, with folk hero Shakey Graves and raucous pop-rockers the Baker Family opening, and the incomparable Austin favorites the Black and White Years closing out the night. Dance, sing and be merry.
SXSW 2012 – Bands to See
- Mar, 11 2012
- By Caitlin
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It always creeps up on me. One minute, my friends and I are lamenting the fact that South by Southwest is over, and we have to wait a whole year before we do it all again. The very next, it"s time for a constant barrage of music, libations, and general merriment. And so, here we are again, poised on the edge of greatness (or a great catastrophe, depending on how organized you are). What"s that, you say? You don"t even know who is playing this year? Worry not, o yon procrastinator! That"s what I"m here for. I"ve scoured the SXSW lineup this year and have come up with the below suggestions of bands you really can"t miss. Per our usual format, you"ll find below the name of an incredible band, a brief description of what they"re like, a video of a song that encapsulates what they"re about, and the venues & showtimes where you can actually find them. Some are new to me, some are old favorites. Either way — buckle up. It"s going to be a bumpy ride.Read More...
UTOPiAfest – Name Says It All
- Oct, 16 2011
- By Caitlin
- Review
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After the Austin City Limits Festival this year, I had a discussion with my mom about the changing vibe of that weekend. I was happy that there were bigger artists coming through Austin to perform, and still had a blast, but from my first year in 2005, a lot felt different about the festival. My mom said that it seemed to her that the weekend was becoming less rock "n" roll, and more corporate. This has been a commonplace complaint for ACL purists who remember its first year, but now I"m starting to agree. It felt as though there was a void for a truly family-friendly, laid back, welcoming and positive festival for Texans, not to mention a lack of camping festivals. Enter UTOPiAfest.
Out in the middle of a ranch in Utopia, Texas, this festival felt right from the word "Go." When Zack and I drove up, we parked our chassis in a dirt-and-rock parking lot and walked up the dusty road toward what felt like an oasis. Beautiful green rolling hills surrounded a camp of teepees, tents and trailers as children ran around all over the place, and their parents relaxed in the shade. Zack and I, as members of the press, were treated more kindly than I ever have been — we were fed and given an endless amount of water, coke and beer (pick your poison), and even if we hadn"t been, everyone was so friendly on the campgrounds that they probably would have taken care of us, anyway. Although we were very sad not to have been able to camp at the festival overnight (curse you, adulthood and jobs!) we decided we wanted to really make a day of it Saturday, and see as much as possible before the three hour drive back home so Zack could work at 6:00AM.
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Win a canvas of your photograph and decorate my home!
- Jul, 05 2011
- By Caitlin
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My lovely readers, some of you may know that I am about to move in with my amazing and also-music-writer boyfriend, Zack Teibloom from Festival Crashers. We are excited to share a space (and a bitchin' vinyl collection) together, but we need some help with pulling together awesome stuff for our walls. Serendipitously for us, the fine people at Canvas Prints have offered to print out some concert photos so we can rockify our apartment.
This is where you come in. We are each hosting a separate contest for Austinites with concert photos, wherein we will pick winners and not only will your fabulous pics get put up in our place, but you, too, will take home a canvas of your winning photograph. The canvas the winner receives will be 14″x11″. Sound good? Read on for rules:
- You've gotta do some 'liking' of Canvas Prints, because we like them for letting us run this contest. PLUS, by 'liking' them on Facebook, every single one of you gets 50% off of your next order, and free shipping. So no matter what, everyone's a winner.
- You've gotta submit a photo of one of these Texas bands, because – let's be honest, we want our favorites displayed. (This is where the photo contests differ. Check out Festival Crashers for more winning.) Here are your choices:
- The Bright Light Social Hour
- The Black & White Years
- Little Lo
- Royal Forest
- Brazos (Old skool!/Extinct )
- Sarah Jaffe
- The Boxing Lesson
- Spoon
The contest runs from now until July 15, the day before The Great Migration, and we'll announce the winners post-move that Monday. Please email your entries to: caitlin AT austinwritesmusic DOT com. You can submit up to 10 photos, and make sure you link directly to your submission (not just your general photo site for us to peruse).
Also, for more chances to win free shwag, be sure to follow Canvas Prints on Twitter.
SXSW Preview No. 3 – Who to See
- Mar, 14 2011
- By Caitlin
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Here it is – the last preview before the South by Southwest Music Conference descends and we all lose our minds. I scoured the band list to try and find the best groups I could to recommend. Below, you'll get a quick-hit description of the band from me, a link to a song that exemplifies their sound, and the time and venue the band is performing at. I break it all down day-by-day; if you really love a band, check the sxsw.com schedule to get all of their performance dates (a lot of 'em are playing 3+ shows). Read on, and then get out there and rock!
Tuesday, March 15
Admiral Fallow – upbeat orchestral pop from Glasgow; like if Freelance Whales had Frightened Rabbit's accents. The Bat Bar, 9pm
Admiral Fallow – Squealing Pigs
Dry the River – Bon Iver-ish vox over sweet, smooth tunes. Like a brighter Margot and the Nuclear So & So's. The Bat Bar, 10pm
Fences – Beckish vox, gentle singer-songwriter stuff with a little folksy overtone. (His appearance = TOTALLY deceiving). The Bat Bar, 11pm
Mr. Heavenly – Man Man meets the Ronettes. The Bat Bar, midnight
Mister Heavenly – Pineapple Girl
Surfer Blood – Move the Drums south to Florida to beach up their sound; there you go. Emo's Main Room at 1am
Wednesday, March 16
Brett Dennen – Paul Simon-y. Pretty voice, pretty songs. Moody Theater @ 7:30pm
Erland & the Carnival – something familiar about this; like Travis-esque vox with throwback pop rock music. 8pm at Club de Ville.
Erland & the Carnival – Trouble in Mind
The Black Atlantic – saw 'em at CMJ, absolutely gorgeous music. Teitur with more folk leanings than pop. 10pm at Esther's Follies
The Black Atlantic – Fragile Meadow
1,2,3 – gritty pop-rock with a snarl. 10pm at the Parish.
Sea of Bees – 11:30pm @ Central Presbyterian Church; somewhere between Stevie Nicks and Martha Wainwright. Gorgeous voice, she'll shine in this venue.
Flogging Molly – the perfect band to get you ready for St. Patrick's Day on Thursday. 11:45pm @ Moody
Flogging Molly – If I Ever Leave This World Alive
Sharon Van Etten – heartbreaking singer/songwriter with vocal power that overwhelms you. Midnight at Swan Dive.
The Spinto Band – these are my boys. Super fun and smart pop music. Midnight on the Barbarella Patio.
The Spinto Band – Japan is an Island
Young the Giant – This band has a song in heavy rotation on 101x right now, and it hooked me. I'm weary that they might be another 'The Hours' for me (where "Ali in the Jungle" is amazing but everything else falls flat), but seriously – watch that video and tell me you're not curious. Midnight at Buffalo Billiards.
The Dodos – I've been a fan of these guys for a while. If you're into heavy rhythms and incredible guitar playing, check 'em out. The Parish @ 1am.
Thursday, March 17
Sondre Lerche – gorgeous intricate delicate pop music. I've loved this Norwegian since I was 16 (I'll be 24 on March 16). Not to be missed. Maggies Mae's @ 9pm
Sondre Lerche – To Be Surprised
Phantogram – electronic rock, super catchy, bop-able. Playing Lustre Pearl at 11pm
The Kills – Allison. Effing. Mosshart. 'Nuff said. Emo's at 11pm.
Emmylou Harris – Classic country darling. Plus…will Conor make a guest appearance? She's play his set at Auditorium Shores for sure. Antone's at 11:15pm
Emmylou Harris – Making Believe
Miniature Tigers – saw these dudes open for the Freelance Whales, and fell in love. Incredible onstage charisma, great pop tunes – winners. Lamberts at 11:45pm
Miniature Tigers – Cannibal Queen
Maps & Atlases – really great vox, deep and luscious, plus uptempo rock to back 'em; reminded me a little of TV on the Radio, but I like this better (keep in mind I'm not a fan of TVotR). Midnight at Red Eyed Fly
Dom – saw 'em at CMJ, they totally won us over. Fun, dancey, energetic, depth – definitely a must-see. 1am at Club de Ville
Friday, March 18
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears – local funky rock; the baby-makin' kind. Moody Theater @ 8:05pm
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears – Sugarfoot
JBM – A blog favorite. The kind of gorgeous folk music that will make you ache in your guts. Central Presbyterian Church @ 8:15pm
Alex Highton – sweet singer-songwriter from the UK. 9pm at 18th floor at Hilton Garden Inn
Alex Highton – You've Got the Trees
Sarah Jaffe – You know where we'll be at 9pm on Friday. Jaffe is stunning, stunning, stunning. If you haven't caught her yet – you must. She's at Momo's.
The Bright Light Social Hour – Austin's men of rawk. Put your fist in the air and let loose. Momo's at 10pm.
The Bright Light Social Hour – Bare Hands Bare Feet
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down – Thao is a beast. She's emotive and fabulous and crafts kickass pop rock tunes. See for yourself – 11pm at Antone's.
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down – Body
Wye Oak – gorgeous folksy music with stunning lead vox. Great for woods-walking. 11:45pm at the Parish
Little Dragon – gorgeous R&B vox and moody/peppy electronic music from Sweeeeden!!! SVERIGE!! Lustre Perle at midnight.
Saturday, March 19
Man Man – Wild and crazy collaborative party good times. 4:30pm at Auditorium Shores
Middle Brother – Collab between Dawes, Deer Tick and Delta Spirit members. Old school country-fried rock. 5:25pm at Auditorium Shores
Bright Eyes – I don't even know what to say about this. This will be my first ever time catching Conor with Bright Eyes. He's my musical soul mate. Dig it. 7:30pm at Auditorium Shores.
Pujol – Jack White's babies. Raucous and fun. Mohawk Patio at 9pm
Toy Selectah – mashin' up the hits for you to get your dance on. 9:30pm at Prague
The Rural Alberta Advantage – kinda whiny vox (think Neutral Milk Hotel) but if you can get into it, the music is great. Great energy. 10:30pm at Central Presbyterian Church
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Stamp
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! vocals set to folksy pop rock. 11pm at Speakeasy
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons- Take Off Your Sunglasses
Royal Bangs – forceful and fun electronic rock. 11pm @ the ND
Royal Forest – Austin heroes; will sometimes cover Neil Young and the Talking Heads. (Full disclosure – I help manage these guys and they're the bomb. See them.) 11pm @ the Marq
Deer Tick – Gritty country folk rock. 1am @ Lustre Perle
Yoko Ono – Yoko! I mean. It's Yoko. 1am @ Elysium
Yoko Ono – Walking on Thin Ice
BONUS: The Black & White Years are quickly becoming my favorite Austin band. They don't have any official showcases, but they're playing gigs every day until SXSW ends. Check out their show list here.
SXSW 2011 Preview No. 2 – Party!
- Mar, 07 2011
- By Caitlin
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For our next installation of pre-South by Southwest coverage, we're giving you our recommendations for the best free parties the conference has to offer. Many of these are completely free and open to anyone with an RSVP, so make sure that if you're interested, you put yourself on the list ASAP. Read on for a day-by-day breakdown, and be on the lookout this week for our recommendations of bands you shouldn't miss.
Friday, March 11
PathCrosser with Moxie Presents: ?uestlove
Did you know parties start as soon as this Friday? Well now you do! And what a doozie this party shall be. ?uestlove headlines a gig with lots of soul, funk, and hip-hop goodness. Other notables on the lineup include Theophilus London and God-Des & She. Everything kicks off at 9pm at the Scoot Inn. RSVP here.
Sunday, March 13
Wanna participate in super-sweaty dancing to sexy blues-rock for a good cause? Do512 is hosting the URDB World Records LIBE benefit for Break Cancer, and local rock heroes the Bright Light Social Hour are the main event. Festivities start at 6pm at the Highball. RSVP here.
Tuesday, March 15
Oxygen and the Syndicate are throwing a Conflict of Interest bash at 7pm at the PureVolume House with raucous pop-rockers the Sounds headlining. As with many of these parties, there are free drinks all night. RSVP here.
Wednesday, March 16
It"s my birthday day! And there"s no place I"d rather be than hanging out with some of my favorite bands at the Tiger Mountain and Noise Pop event, Brooklyn vs. the Bay. The Spinto Band? Check! John Vanderslice? Check! The Dodos? Check! This is a party not to be missed. It all goes down at noon at the Red Eyed Fly. RSVP here.
Another great day party is throwing down at 11:30am at the Hole in the Wall. Austin"s own the Midgetment are hosting Texas Jumpstart 4, and Ezra Furman & the Harpoons are headlining. Who is Ezra Furman? Think Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! vocals mixed with a range of folksy rock, often courting a Buddy Holly style. RSVP here for this one.
Thursday, March 17
Noon at the Beauty Bar will get you free nachos (nom!) and music c/o the Moondoggies, Hollerado, Mr. Heavenly and more for Hollerado"s Nacho House. For the uninitiated, Mr. Heavenly is the supergroup featuring members of the Islands, Man Man and Modest Mouse (plus sometimes-band member Michael Cera). They performed at the Scoot Inn a while back, and had a really cool throwback-meets-Man Man weirdness sound. RSVP for this party here.
If you"re more of a meat eater, you can grab free BBQ at the Brooklyn BBQ Day Evening Showcase at Hotel Vegas starting at 11am. The lineup is stacked, but the ones that jump out most for us are a solo set by Michael Kingcaid (of What Made Milwaukee Famous-fame), and our favey-faves, the Black and White Years. RSVP here.
Friday, March 18
The party we"re most excited for on Friday is the noon-6pm Mohawk showcase March Into Softness. Canvas Media and the A.V. Club have managed In a normal economy free-credits-report.com is money to a degree, however even in a normal economy people declare bankruptcy. to procure Sharon Van Etten, Small Sins and Low, among many others, for this party – and, really, they had us at Sharon Van Etten. RSVP by e-mailing press AT canvasmedia DOT ca.
There"s another party at noon at Peckerheads put on my My Old Kentucky Blog. The Glitter Taco Smoosh Party (oh dear) features goofballs Das Racist, dreamscape-painters Asobi Seksu, and country punks Pujol and Turbo Fruits. RSVP for this one here.
Perhaps the biggest get of day parties, Rhapsody pulled in Deerhunter to headline their Rhapsody Rocks Austin party at Club De Ville. The party kicks off at noon, and you can RSVP here.
Saturday, March 19
For those of you not camping out like a crazy person at Auditorium Shores for Bright Eyes (aka people who aren"t me), there are some good parties going down to round out SXSW. The Axis of Audio and Knuckle Rumbler teamed up to bring you a lineup featuring many of the folks we mentioned playing at parties earlier in the week – Ezra Furman and Hollerado are back, joined by Astronautalis, Fences and A Place to Bury Strangers, among others. The Greenhornes headline. Noon to 8pm at the Rumbler Lounge. RSVP here.
If you want a-whole-nother free music festival to attend, you"ve got one Saturday courtesy Transmission Entertainment"s Mess With Texas Party. Tons of great acts are on the bill, including headlining sets by the Dead Milkmen and !!!, and appearances by Deer Tick, Surfer Blood, the Dodos and Dom. Definitely put yourself on the list for this one; it starts at 11:30am at the East Side Drive In. RSVP here. (Trust me. Do it.)
There are also ongoing free shows all week at the PureVolume House, for which you can RSVP here. They"ll host bands like Twin Atlantic, Oberhofer, Moby, the Bravery, kitten, and Owen Pallet. You can also catch a ton of awesome live music at the KGSR live broadcasts. More info on that is here.
What parties are y"all most excited about? Put "em in the comments!


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ORONO, Maine -- University of Maine quarterback Marcus Wasilewski (Kulpmont, Pa.) has been named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Football Championship Subdivision Quarterback Award Watch List as announced by the organization on Monday afternoon.
"Congratulations to Marcus Wasilewski on earning a spot on the 2013 CFPA Watch List," stated CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "With continued success in 2012 from Wasilewski, Maine will likely compete for conference and national titles in 2013."
Last season, Wasilewski threw for 2,364 yards and 21 touchdowns while adding three rushing touchdowns and 420 yards on the ground. Wasilewski ranked second in the CAA with 214.9 passing yards per game
The preliminary watch list highlights thirty-two returning performers, vying for the top quarterback honor in the Football Championship Subdivision. All CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.


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DEXTER - Owen L. Clark, 77, passed away June 11, 2013, as the result of respiratory failure at a Bangor hospital. He was born Oct. 18, 1935, in Dexter, and was a lifelong resident of Dexter.
Owen attended Ricker Classical Institute, Houlton. He served in the U.S. Army during the
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and was a member of American Legion. Owen worked as a carpenter and millwright, and was a supervisor at Cianbro. He enjoyed Maine's outdoors, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. The Clark household was home to many cats throughout the years, as Owen was a true cat lover.
He is survived by his biological daughter, Renee Page of Farmingdale; and several cousins, including Dennis "Sonny" Cleaves of Pittsfield. Owen was predeceased by his mother, Helen Haskell; and father, Herbert Aucock.
Friends may call 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, June 20, at Crosby and Neal, 61 Main St., Dexter. After the visiting hours, a graveside service with military honors will be held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bangor Humane Society, 693B Mount Hope Ave., Bangor, ME 04401. For an online guest register, go to
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Samsung has launched its new flagship smartphone around the world, with over 125 countries receiving the Galaxy S5. ZDNet Korea has reported that the launch day sales of the Galaxy S5 have been quite strong.
Samsung has reportedly moved around 1.3 times as many Galaxy S5's on April 11 than it did with its Galaxy S4 last year. Some European countries are seeing over 100% more demand for the Galaxy S5 versus the S4 from last year. In the UK, there were some massive lines outside of the new Samsung Experience Stories, where launch day sales were double that of the S4.
There has been talk of the premium handset market being saturated, but it looks like Samsung has proven them wrong yet again with the launch of the Galaxy S5.


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Human Rights Initiative Lecture: Challenges Facing International Justice
Professor Scheffer will address some of the key judicial, political, and financial challenges facing the international criminal tribunals and America's role in them. He will draw upon his recent book, All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, and his current work related to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the International Institute and the International Policy Center (IPC) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. For more information call734.763.9200.
The talk is free and open to the public. A reception with refreshments will follow.
David Scheffer holds an endowed professorship and serves as the Director of the Center for International Human Rights. He teaches International Human Rights Law and International Criminal Law. Scheffer supervises the International Externship Program. He received the Dean's Teaching Award 2007-2008 and founded and co-edited (2007-2011) the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor. Scheffer is the U.N. Secretary-General's Special Expert on United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials. He was selected by Foreign Policy Magazine as one of the "Top Global Thinkers of 2011."


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#0 Month: Young Justice Group Solicits
Here we are again. Late last week, we announced DC Comics plans to have a #0 Month event. Seven group solicits for this September event have been released. So far we have posted the Justice League, Batman, Green Lantern, The Dark & The Edge group solicits. We have two more to share with you. Here is the collection for Young Justice. The Young Justice solicit group consists of Blue Beetle, The Ravagers, Teen Titans, Legion Lost and Legion of Super-Heroes.
Blue Beetle #0
Written by TONY BEDARD and KEITH GIFFEN
Art and cover by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 • US RATED T
- Where was the Scarab before it merged with the current Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes?
The Ravagers #0
Written by HOWARD MACKIE
Art & cover by IAN CHURCHILL and NORM RAPMUND
On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
- Detailing the brutal abduction by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. of Beast Boy & Terra!
- Learn how the paths of these two heroes will affect the entire team!
Teen Titans #0
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM & BATT
Cover by BRETT BOOTH & NORM RAPMUND
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH
On sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
- Focusing on the origin of Tim Drake; how a would be Olympic star & computer genius went on to become Batman's third Robin.
- Plus: The beginnings of Skitter & Bunker.
Legion Lost #0
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art by PETE WOODS
Cover by ANDRES GUINALDO & MARK IRWIN
On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
- Don't miss Timber Wolf's origin in this special issue!
Legion of Super-Heroes #0
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE
On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
- A new story entitled "Brainiac's Original Sin" sheds light on one very important Coluan child!
Coming up next is our final addition to the #0 Month lineup, the Superman group.
[Source: DC Comics]