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I am a hard-working self-starter. I enjoy asking questions and learning from others. I am positive, enthusiastic, dependable, organized, and creative. I am also strategic, compassionate, patient, and have a sense of humor. I work well with others, advocate for, and facilitate collaboration.
I enjoy building relationships and using my strategic and organizational skills to bring stakeholders together to work toward a common goal. I find satisfaction in supporting teachers in being successful in their classroom. I enjoy exploring the complexities of a school system and problem-solving to find the best solution for all parties involved. I believe I can have a positive impact on students and staff as an instructional leader in a Wisconsin school.
I have worked as a library media specialist at the elementary and high school levels for the past 12 years. This position has allowed me to develop and refine my instructional practice while observing, collaborating, and co-teaching with teachers in all subject areas. As my commitment to my own continual professional development grew I became interested in supporting the continuous learning and improvement of my colleagues. Over the past 12 years I have assumed various leadership roles related to improving instruction in an effort to increase student achievement. Each experience has improved my interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills and reaffirmed my belief that I have the talent, energy, and passion necessary to be an effective instructional leader.
I exemplify learning by doing. My experiences collaborating and co-teaching with my colleagues, obtaining my Master of Education Professional Development degree in a learning community setting, earning my Principal and Director of Instruction Licenses through the WiscAd program, and serving as a cooperating teacher, mentor, committee chair, and Professional Learning Community leader have prepared me to be an effective instructional leader. I believe I am capable of facilitating the collaboration between teachers, parents, and community members in providing the best education system possible.
According to the Clifton StrengthsFinder my signature themes are Woo, Relator, Includer, Communication, and Strategic. I believe my greatest assets include my ability to build relationships and establish trust along with my ability to identify others' strengths and effectively leverage the talents of others to improve a school system. I am committed to life-long learning for myself and strive to inspire continuous learning and improvement in all organizations I am involved in. I also consider myself to be a digital native.
Earn a position as instructional leader that will empower me to use my leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and technical skills to leverage the strengths of teachers, students, parents, and community resources in improving education.
WiscAd - Norada, Hawkins, WI. Principal License #51 and Director of Instruction License #10. (2011). GPA 4.00/4.00.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. PDP Team Training Completion. (2011).
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI. Cooperating Teacher and Mentor Coursework. (2005, 2009). GPA 4.00/4.00.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI. Professional Library Media Specialist License #22-902. (2004). GPA 4.00/4.00.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI. Masters of Education Professional Development - Learning Community. (2002). GPA 4.00/4.00.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI. Bachelor of Science Degree, Elementary/Middle Education License #42-118, Initial Library Media Specialist License #22-901. (2000). GPA 3.78/4.00.
Hudson School District, K-5 Library Media Specialist, building SMART Team member, building Technology Integration Team Leader, District Technology Council Member, 3rd Grade Integrated Units of Inquiry Media Representative, Hudson, WI (2012-present).
- Manage the library media center resources, budget, and staff.
- Teach information and technology literacy skills K-5 during regularly scheduled class times.
- Collaborate with teachers to integrate information and technology literacy skills in to classroom content.
- Facilitate the integration of computer lab, 30 laptops, and 30 iPads school wide.
- Provide technology support and on-time professional development.
School District of Somerset,9-12 Library Media Specialist, HS MAPs Testing Coordinator, HS Staff Development Committee Member, Information & Technology Literacy Steering Committee Member, Rti Committee Member, District Strategic Plan and Learning and Innovation Action Team Member, HS Team Leader for EETT Grant, HS Social Studies PLC Leader, Junior Class Advisor, Danceline Head Coach, Somerset, WI. (2008-2012).
- Facilitate 100% flexible schedule library media program including supervision of LMC support staff, management of LMC resources, space, and budget, and collaborating with teachers to plan and implement activities that integrate information & technology literacy standards into classroom curriculum.
- Develop curriculum for and teach Information & Technology Literacy Exploration course.
- Lead district library media specialists in crafting library media mission statement, attaining administrative and board of education approval, and taking action steps to meet objectives.
- Lead district library media specialists and teachers in providing district-wide technology training including SMART boards, wireless slates, student response systems, website development via CMS, online curriculum development via Moodle, iPads, and various internet resources such as Google Docs, Google Sites, Diigo, and United Steaming.
- Lead and supported various committees in designing school-wide events such as Career Day and Healthy Choices Day, and Community Day.
- Facilitated MAPs testing at the high school including scheduling, facilities and resource management, and district-wide training on accessing and analyzing data.
- Participated in designing and presenting of Somerset Rti model.
- Researched and shared information about ACT scores with the Learning and Innovation Action Team, a sub-committee of the District Strategic Plan Committee, which became instrumental in writing some of our strategic plan action steps.
- Lead the High School Social Studies Professional Learning Community in establishing norms, completing continuums, writing, working towards, and assessing progress of a SMART goal based on ACT and WKCE data and Common CORE English Language Arts Standards, identifying learning targets for the Disciplinary Literacy Standards, and developing a common writing rubric.
- Acted as building team leader for EETT Grants.
- Mentored two library media specialists and two teachers.
- Co-facilitated fundraising, planning, decorating, and supervision of junior prom.
- Started a Danceline club for Somerset High School students which advanced to state competition.
School District of Somerset, JK-4 Library Media Specialist, ES MAPS Coordinator, ES Staff Development Committee Representative, Information & Technology Literacy Steering Committee Member, Somerset, WI. (2004-2008).
- Combined previous vision and experience in a library media center with feedback from staff members, parents, and students to facilitate a 50% fixed 50% flexible schedule library media program including collaborative development and implementation of integrated elementary library media curriculum, supervision of LMC support staff, and management of LMC resources, space, and budget.
- Guided leadership team through the process of developing K-4 benchmarks for information & Technology Literacy.
- Provided leadership in district-wide SMART Board and tablet PC pilot and implementation including development and delivery of two-day beginner training SMART Board training and multiple 1/2 follow-up trainings.
- Mentored two teachers who filled my position during two maternity leaves.
- Planned school-wide events including book fairs and author/illustrator visits.
- Facilitated MAPs testing at elementary including scheduling, facilities and resource management, and district-wide training on accessing and analyzing data.
St. Croix Falls School District, K-4 Media Specialist, K-12 Media & Technology Department Head, St. Croix Falls, WI. (2000-2004).
- Facilitated 100% flexible schedule library media program at St. Croix Falls and Dresser Elementary schools including collaborative development and implementation of integrated elementary library media curriculum, supervision of LMC support staff, and management of LMC resources, space, and budget.
- Planned school-wide events including book fairs, author/illustrator visits, family reading night, all school winter Olympics day.
- Worked with staff members, administrators, board members, students, parents, and community members to facilitate the writing, certification, and implementation of a Combined Information & Technology Plan resulting in K-12 scope & sequence, benchmarks, and course outlines for information & technology literacy, selection and implementation of a student information management system, and many equipment, software, and network upgrades.
- Developed a proposal for and assisted in implementing a district-wide floating in-service staff development program.
- Worked with an educational consultant and team of teachers from St. Croix Falls and Osceola to design a joint professional development day.
- Acted as district team leader for EdTech Grants including facilitating the completion of the enGauge Online and Onsite Assessments K-12.
2008-2009 Compass Award - Nominated by Somerset Elementary staff members for providing leadership, support, and direction.
2010 Somerset High School Teacher of the Year - Selected by High School Principal for teaching excellence and innovation at Somerset High School.
2011 Kohl Fellowship Finalist - Nominated for teaching excellence and innovation in the state of Wisconsin.
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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team will host UT Arlington for senior day at the American Bank Center on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 1 PM. The Islanders will honor senior Sarah Davidson for her contributions to the TAMUCC program.
This is an important game for the Islanders as they need a win to assure themselves a spot in the Southland Conference tournament. If TAMUCC were to lose, they would still make the tournament if Sam Houston State defeats Texas State.
The Islanders are coming off a huge win against Lamar to keep their SLC tournament hopes alive. TAMUCC won convincingly with a 71-55 final to put themselves back into position to decide their own fate.
Standing in their way is the UT Arlington Mavericks, the team currently in first-place of the division and looking to lock up the top seed with a win against the Islanders. They are currently 19-9 on the season and 13-2 in SLC action. The Islanders come into the game with an 11-17 record and a 6-9 SLC mark.
The Mavericks last played against Nicholls State, easily downing the Lady Colonels by a 91-55 final.
The Islanders are led in scoring by Davis with a 12.8 points per game scoring average. Myeisha Myles adds 10.1 points per game for the Islanders while leading the team in rebounding with an 8.3 rebounds per game average. The Mavericks top scorer is Candice Champion, who leads the team with an 18.0 scoring average.

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A Winston-Salem man has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank, buying a car with the stolen money and giving the rest away after telling friends he'd won the lottery.
The Times-News of Burlington reports that 48-year-old Bradley Leak pleaded to a lesser charge of common law robbery and admitted to being a habitual felon. The judge gave him a maximum of 115 months in prison with 173 days' credit for time in jail, and also recommended a mental health evaluation.
Alamance County Assistant District Attorney Gene Morris said Wednesday that Leak robbed a bank in Graham on June 21 and got away with more than $7,500. Morris said Leak then bought a car, drove to Forsyth County and gave away the remaining money.
Leak was arrested as he entered a cafeteria.
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Many managers know how to get things done through people, to turn people into tools, but not how to direct them, inspire them or motivate them. Leadership provides a scenario to the people they're leading. People are willing to work their butts off if you give them an objective, show them how to reach it, and prove that you mean it through action and consistency.
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Alexa Cacao is not the typical Milpitas High School senior. Her bubbly personality wouldn't lead you to believe that she is a competitive champion. She not only holds Milpitas High records, but on Saturday became the first girl in Central Coast Section history, since the beginning of CCS girls diving in 1974, to win four consecutive diving championships.
Coming from parents who enjoyed diving in college, Cacao began her successful journey at a young age.
"I was in between sports," she said. "I was watching the Olympics on TV and I decided to try diving."
Cacao was only 8 years old at the time. She started off with recreational diving two to three days a week at Santa Clara Diving, founded by her parents.
That is where retired coach Peiling Gu discovered her talent at the age of 9. Gu saw something in Cacao and asked her parents to let her train their daughter and see how she would respond to her coaching. She trained Cacao for more than a year.
"She set the base or foundation and helped me become the diver I am today," said Cacao, 17.
From that moment on, Cacao has excelled. She has been participating in the Junior Olympics circuit for seven years as a national qualifier. She single-handedly started the diving team at Milpitas High School, placing her father Fred as coach, as she needed a representative for the school.
Since freshman year, Cacao has won every CCS diving championship. She set a CCS record last year with an overall score of 515.6. She has also been honored with the Jim Ferguson Award in 2011 and 2012 as well as the Freshman of the Year award at Milpitas High.
"To get to that level it takes a large amount of effort and commitment. You don't get there by luck. You get there by lots of time spent practicing and keeping your grades up studying to be eligible, and parent sacrifice," said CCS Meet Director Bob Colyar.
As a freshman at Milpitas, Cacao astonished everyone by winning the CCS diving championship against seniors and other members of the Santa Clara Diving club. In her junior year she not only won, but broke the 506.05 overall dive record established by Michaela Fossati from Palo Alto High School in 2007.
"It is not a commonplace occurrence" to see an athlete of Cacao's caliber, said Steve Filios, assistant commissioner at CIF/Central Coast Section.
The CCS Finals took place Saturday in Santa Clara. The 11-dive event was held at the Santa Clara International Swim Center with 51 divers competing. It was a home advantage for Cacao as she practices in their pool.
Cacao defended her title from last year and took first place, making her the unprecedented four-time CCS champion. She faced tough competition at the event. And despite starting off very well with mostly high scores during the first round of five dives, she under-performed on one of her subsequent dives, which landed her in second place, 6 points below her top competitor.
"I had a loss of composure at CCS, but I tried to not get nervous, stay level headed and focus on my diving. I am still working on staying out of my head and not being anxious," Cacao said.
After the preliminaries were cut down to 20 divers, she continued to dive consistently throughout the second round of three dives. Nonetheless, she was in third place, trailing by 4 points.
During the final round, where the field was cut down to 16 divers, Cacao knew she had to dive her best on her last three dives, which were ones that contained the highest degrees of difficulties in this meet.
She nailed them, earning scores of 7s and 8s from the judges, propelling her to first place and overtaking her nearest competitors by more than 28 points at the end. Cacao received a final score of 487.30 points, fulfilling her quest to win CCS four years in a row.
"I have been wanting this since freshman year. When it actually happened and I got the win I said wow, I actually did this! It is possible," Cacao said.
"She has had the challenges, but it has been a real focus for her. It has never been a sure thing, but she has the talent and we have been confident in training and keeping her edge," said Santa Clara Diving head coach Todd Spohn. "I have always told her to focus on each direct technique to be successful, and then worry of the results."
Cacao hopes to continue her success at the University of Southern California and possibly dive at the Olympics. USC is known as a top collegiate Olympian school.
"There are so many girls out there that are good. I guess I will (play) it by ear if I can train for the Olympics. I also want to get my life started in college," Cacao said.
Cacao also excels in her academics and will be graduating this year with a 4.0-plus grade point average. She has been singing since she was 5 years old, and performed opera pieces for vocal competitions, charity events, fundraisers and music recitals around the Bay Area during her pre-high school years. But diving is her hallmark.
Her coach expects her to be able to meet future challenges at USC.
"It is one of the best diving programs; I believe she will be up to the challenge. It will be quite the transition with the school work, being away from home, and the 6 a.m. weights, but I'm sure she'll do fine," Spohn said.


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If flaccid, identikit, breakdown-laden 'metal' is the disease, Necromancing the Stone is the cure. Today, the band has launched a guitar play-through with Justin Wood for one of those tracks - 'Crusher' - via GearGods.net.Read More
This Friday, Revocation will release their most dynamic record to-date: 'Great Is Our Sin.' Today, the band has teamed-up with BrooklynVegan.com and InvisibleOranges.com for an exclusive album stream.Read More
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After releasing their self-titled debut last month, San Diego metallic-hardcore trio Poison Headache has now announced their first live shows as a group: two dates in southern California with Rotten Sound!Read More
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This September/October, Swedish metal kings Amon Amarth will return to the USA as direct support to the mighty Megadeth! Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church, and Havok are also on the bill, making this one tour not to be missed!Read More
Currently on the road as part of the annual Warped Tour, Whitechapel has announced another USA trek - this time, co-headlining with Suicide Silence with Carnifex and Oceano as support. Stay tuned for complete dates coming soon!Read More
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Barton Biggs' Strategic Successors
Barton Biggs, who passed away on Saturday at 79, helped give the role of global strategist a new prominence. He established Morgan Stanley's research department, and founded Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 1975.
For many investors and long-time market watchers, Biggs represented the days when a strategist's prediction could single-handedly move the market. Those powers have largely been arrogated by hedge fund managers and the like. But Biggs's strategic successors still ply their trade, and still have their adherents.
Here's a look at some of the Street's big strategists, and their respective outlooks for stocks.
Binky Chadha, chief global strategist, Deutsche Bank: For several years, Chadha has been a consistent bull on the stock market. At the heart of his worldview is a belief that the globe will avoid recession, allowing companies to boost revenues and pump up their bottom lines. At the same time, investor confidence will bounce back closer to its historical average, inflating stock prices. Chadha began the year predicting the S&P 500 will finish 2012 at 1500.
Bob Doll, chief equity strategist, BlackRock: Doll, who announced his retirement last month, has been a long-time optimist on global markets. Most recently, he had been basing his sunny outlook on a belief that Europe's debt crisis will ease, allowing the Continent and the U.S. to stagger ahead while the emerging markets continue to pump on all cylinders. He began 2012 expecting double-digit percentage gains for the S&P 500, which has tacked on about 8% since the beginning of the year.
Barry Knapp, chief U.S. equity strategy at Barclays: Given the raft of global and domestic uncertainties swirling around stock investors, Knapp has adopted a cautious, tactical approach to the markets. He is predicting only modest gains this year, with several months of choppy moves and the potential for a year-end rally, following the U.S. elections in November. Knapp sees the S&P 500 finishing the year at 1330.
David Kelly, chief global strategist, J.P. Morgan Funds: Kelly has been generally bullish on stocks, though he has been critical of the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government's inability, or unwillingness, to offer much in the way of longer-term policy certainty, which could cloud the picture for investors in the short run.
Adam Parker, chief U.S. equity strategist at Morgan Stanley: Since joining Biggs' former firm two years ago, Parker has been the most bearish of the major Wall Street firms' strategists. Parker sees danger for U.S. company earnings, as well as a continued slump in global investor confidence, a double-whammy that essentially sees nervous investors willing to pay up less, for earnings that probably aren't going to materialize. Parker predicts the S&P 500 will finish 2012 at 1167.


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In The Tea Cookbook Joanna Pruess and John Harney harness the amazing power of these versatile leaves and take them from the teapot into the soup pot, frying pan, and mixing bowl to create dozens of elegant and easy-to-prepare dishes. In addition to delectable recipes, The Tea Cookbook includes a lesson on all types of tea, including black, green, oolong and herbal tea, as well as John Harney's expertise on the correct way to brew tea, proper tea storage, and the "seven cardinal sins" that result in inferior tea drinking and cooking.
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Issue No.02 - March/April (2006 vol.8)
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Jacques G. Amar , University of Toledo
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCSE.2006.34
Since 1953, researchers have applied the Monte Carlo method to a wide range of areas. Specialized algorithms have also been developed to extend the method's applicability and efficiency. The author describes some of the algorithms that have been developed to perform Monte Carlo simulations in science and engineering.
simulation theory, Markov processes, Monte Carlo, parallelism and concurrency
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The trees are still charred. The ruins of two homes are still where they almost melted when the liquid propane pipeline exploded near the Carmichael community in southeastern Clarke County.
"It was just a normal day in Clarke County until the explosion happened and then it was total chaos," said Sheriff Todd Kemp.
"This line travels a long distance, but for it to happen right here in this little community here, it was tragedy," said District 5 county supervisor Tony Fleming. "You come down here hoping no one got hurt. We find out we lost some lives, people that we knew."
The cost to the Dixie Pipeline Company was over $3.5 million. The cost to the Carmichael community was two lives, five homes, and a feeling of unease.
Just two years later, many of the same people are still living near the pipeline.
"This is home for a lot of these people," said Fleming. "And of course, where are they going to move off to? This is homeland where they were raised and all that. They want to be back home. You hope, just like lightning, you hope you don't ever get struck twice. And that's what they're thinking. But it is a concern when people come back and relocate right next to where one of these tragedies happened."
Kemp remembers the day and how he and others were impacted.
"Upon our arrival, I was met by one of the victim's father. That was a very traumatic event for me as well as some of the fire personnel and some of the deputies," said Kemp. "He was stating that his daughter had been killed."
In its report on the explosion, the National Transportation Safety Board took direct aim at Dixie Pipeline. It stated, among other things, that better pipeline testing might have prevented the explosion. It also found that the company had not included the Carmichael community in its safety education program.


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The Husband's Message
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Sea Journeying
Symbol Analysis
Both the speaker of "The Husband's Message" and the lord who sent him have undergone rough sea-journeys – the lord as he fled from feud violence, and the speaker after the lord sent him as a messenger to his lady. The messenger tries to convince the lady to follow in their footsteps and jump on a boat. The messenger describes his lord's sea-voyage to make him look like a courageous, strong sailor, while for the lady the sea-journey is simply a path to her lord.
- Lines 5-9: The piece of wood uses alliteration to describe how it has traveled over the "salty seas" to get here, arriving on the deck of a boat.
- Line 21: The messenger relays the lord's request for the lady to "stir up the water," a very figurative way of asking her to make a sea-journey that emphasizes the physical closeness to the sea that such a journey entails.
- Line 26: The messenger tells the lady to start heading for the ocean, which he calls the "native land of seagulls." This description of the ocean suggests that it's a hospitable place for animals but not necessarily for people.
- Line 28: The messenger calls the sea the "ocean-path," emphasizing the sea's role as a road to the lord.
- Line 41: The messenger describes how his lord "urged his ship out" upon the waves and stirred up the sea-currents. This description paints the lord as a heroic, strong traveler who contends with the powerful forces of nature.


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Named after the small village near Burton, Staffs, Crosse & Blackwell first produced Branston pickle in 1922. This classic British product is still made using the same secret recipe and traditional methods today – blended to perfection for that essential Branston 'tang'.
The UK's best-loved sweet pickle is a firm family favourite – more than 17 million jars of pickle are sold every year with over one in three UK households buying it!
Branston has now become known for more than just pickle, and its portfolio also includes relishes and table sauces. In February 2013 Mizkan Europe acquired Branston from Premier Foods. Its products are still manufactured at the Bury St Edmunds site that it moved to in 2004, and the slogan "Bring out the Branston" remains synonymous with the brand.


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63rd tournament title!
Roger celebrated his fourth Cincinnati Masters and 63rd career title with a 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4 win over Mardy Fish today.
Roger is only the fourth player to capture four titles in Cincinnati (after 2005, 2007 and 2009).
He dominated the first set but was unable to convert any of his four break-points - taking the set into a tie-break. Everything looked good as he took a 5-4 lead, only to slip two mini-breaks behind and then let his American opponent serve for the set. It was then Fish who had the only break-point of the second set, which he in turn did not profit from. Roger was at his best in the second tie-break of the match, leaving Fish no chance at all. It looked as though the final set would again lead to a tie-break, when Roger thrilled tennis-fans with several stunning points, securing a break to take a 5-4 lead and finally the match.
Roger certainly proved that he is ready for the US Open which starts on August 30th!
I was in germany but followed you at CNN international sports.
Good luck for US open.
Love forever,
Brazil is Federer!!!!
good luck for the US Open
Away from home so could not watch, but checked regularly and
I am so excited for you. I hope I'll be able to watch US Open where I'll be soon. TAKE IT!!


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Tim Thomas ready for another Cup quest
Age is just a number they say, and only three days shy of 38, Tim Thomas insists he's no worse for his mileage.
"Not physically. Mentally, I feel good right now. But, winning the Cup, sometimes the regular season can be a grind, the year after you won that Cup — you know what I mean? You hate to do it, but you're already looking forward to the playoffs," said Thomas, who will start his first playoff game since winning the Stanley Cup last June 15 when the Bruins host the Washington Capitals tonight at TD Garden (7:30, NESN, 98.5).
"All season long you can't help (but look ahead), you know? But now that we're right on the door to the playoffs starting, I feel good," said Thomas.
The cardinal sin for any Bruin is to look too far ahead, but four years before Boston won the Cup, coach Claude Julien eased his players' minds with his expectations that they emote and make mistakes, and that they learn and recover. So it is to this day that Bruins in general and Thomas in particular admit it's been hard to focus.
Now they're focused.
In that sense, another run at the Stanley Cup seems possible for this exhausted hockey organization. But one considers two close brushes with defeat last year in Game 7's against Montreal and Tampa Bay, it's hard to imagine that the Bruins can win it again this year.
No team has repeated since the Detroit Red Wings survived the Western Conference playoffs in 1997 and 1998, then ran roughshod over the East's representatives in the finals. And in this parity-driven era governed by a salary cap, the 2008-09 Red Wings are the only team to make the final in consecutive years.
Thomas says he's up to the physical challenge and is mentally good in the moment.
"I don't feel the age, I don't feel any different than when I was 33," he said. "Maybe there comes that point where overnight you get old, but it ain't happened to me yet."
Boston's goaltender has played 15 seasons of professional hockey following a four-year collegiate career, won a Finnish Elite League championship (1998), two Vezina trophies as the NHL's best goaltender, a Stanley Cup and a Conn Smythe as playoff MVP.
What may more draining, however, is what's happened in the last 12 months.
The summer short and the parade route continued for Thomas from Back Bay out to personal honors from his high school in Flint, Mich., and his college in Burlington, Vt.
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Captain vs. captain, mano y mano. No one has scored as many post-lockout goals (or inspired D.C. area residents to buy hockey jerseys) as "the Great 8," and no one has discouraged forwards the past five years like "Big Z." Ovie had an off year (38-27-65, 26 PIM, minus-8), but his best stretch (7 goals in 5GP) came in March. Nonetheless ...
EDGE: Bruins
Thomas will turn 38 on April 15 but says he feels the same physically as last year (see Inside the Bruins). Holtby turned 22 during training camp and is in the Caps net only because starter Tomas Vokoun reinjured his groin in Boston March 29 and old friend Marco Sturm fell on back-up Michal Neuvirth April 5 in Florida.
EDGE: Bruins
In Mike Green and Dennis Wideman, Washington presents two of the more talented but quirky O-ffensemen. Green missed 50 games mostly due to a groin injury, but he played the last 12 and was minus (-1) in only one of them. Wideman (11-35-46, minus-8) was tied for third in team scoring. Both are capable of making spectacular plays for and against their team.
EDGE: Bruins
Before last year's conference final, Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher said talent tends to cancel out talent and that depth decides a series. If so, Boston has the only 20-goal scorer from those lines in Chris Kelly, but Benoit Pouliot is hit-and-miss. Washington brings better blue-line depth and silkier skills with Mathieu Perreault, Marcus Johansson and, if they use him, former P-Bruin Keith Aucoin.
EDGE: Capitals
Hard to believe this once-detestable player is about to match wits with a Jack Adams and Stanley Cup winner who has broken the mold of Bruins coaches with a longevity that will match any in the modern era when the playoffs are over. If Hunter has a defining moment in his NHL coaching career, it would be to find a way to free Ovechkin from Boston's defensive layers.
EDGE: Bruins
Decision: Boston has multiple edges, but if Holtby is hot, it'll go the distance. Bruins in 7.
The sequel season was meant to include many starts for Tuukka Rask, whom it was hoped would provide rest if not earnest competition. But Rask had the kind of bad luck that Thomas had in 2009-10 — his game and his team were a bit off early in the season, and a groin pull sidelined him late in the campaign — Rask was limited to 23 games and Thomas to fewer nights off.
Then there was Jan. 23, when the Bruins went to the White House to be feted by President Obama. All the Bruins except Thomas, who declined and explained his decision on Facebook as a private U.S. citizen frustrated with a government grown out of control. The ensuing media storm reached continental proportions, and reports surfaced that the Bruins, who publicly supported their teammate, were more than put off by his stance.
Time passed, and the focus shifted back to the playoff and division races.
From the low point of mid-March in Florida, Thomas surged and so did the Bruins, playing their best hockey since 2011 over the final stretch of the campaign.
When the question resurfaced on Monday — the Bruins will be traveling to Washington next week — Thomas made good on his promise to cut short any media session in which the questions veer off the hockey road.
Tuesday was a fresh start, and the ability Thomas has to forget the last puck and stop the next one is the best thing the Bruins have going for them starting tonight.
"It's hard to consistently play at the type of level that we established last year, let's be honest," said Thomas. "We're coming off a year that we won the Cup, we don't care about the regular season so much. We wanted to have a certain spot going into the playoffs for home-ice advantage and stuff like that, but not really worried about regular-season numbers. It's playoffs now, and it's (time) to get ready for that."
For all they've been through, a second seed isn't too shabby.
"Over the past couple of weeks, at times I've started to put pressure on myself like, 'You gotta win it again, you gotta win it again,' this and that. That isn't how we won it last year," said Thomas. "The way we won it was by coming out and playing the best we can. We started out the first series down 2-0, it ain't like everything clicked right away. Hopefully that doesn't happen this year — we're not looking for that to happen, but what did we say over and over last year? One game at a time, one period at a time, one shift at a time. It sounds cliche, but if we're going to do have a chance to do it again, that's the same attitude that we have to take this year."
Mick Colageo covers hockey for The Standard-Times. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com and visit Rink Rap at blogs.southcoasttoday.com/bruins
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8 Ovechkin ... 21 Laich ... 20 Brouwer
25 Chimera ... 19 Backstrom ... 28 Semin
26 Hendricks ... 83 Beagle ... 90 Johansson
23 Aucoin ... 85 Perreault ... 42 Ward
27 Alzner ... 74 Carlsson
44 Hamrlik ... 52 Green
55 Schultz ... 6 Wideman
G: 70 Holtby, 35 Sabourin
Injured: 29 Vokoun, 30 Neuvirth
Extras: 4 Erskine-D, 15 Halpern-F, 50 Eakin-F, 81 Orlov-D.
17 Lucic ... 46 Krejci ... 49 Peverley
63 Marchand ... 37 Bergeron ... 19 Seguin
67 Pouliot ... 23 Kelly ... 12 Rolston
20 Paille ... 11 Campbell ... 22 Thornton
33 Chara ... 44 Seidenberg
21 Ference ... 55 Boychuk
6 Zanon ... 14 Corvo
G: 30 Thomas, 40 Rask
Injured: 18 Horton, 54 McQuaid
Extras: 27 Mottau-D, 38 Caron-LW
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A glance at Tim Thomas regular-season and playoff stats since he emerged as Boston's No. 1 goalie:
Year GP W-L-OT GAA SP
2005-06: 38 12-13-10 2.77 .917
2006-07: 66 30-29-4 3.13 .905
2007-08: 57 28-19-6 2.44 .921
*2008-09: 54 36-11-7 2.10 ,933
2009-10: 43 17-18-8 2.56 .915
*2010-11: 57 35-11-9 2.00 .938
2011-12: 59 35-19-11 2.36 .920
* Vezina Trophy
Year GP W-L-OT GAA SP
2007-08: 7 3-4 2.65 .914
2008-09: 11 7-4 1.85 .935
**2010-11: 25 16-9 1.98 .940
** Conn Smythe Trophy


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WENATCHEE — Families who have a child or teenager with special health care needs are encouraged to complete a survey to help bring services to the region.
The needs survey is being done by Columbia Valley Community Health in conjunction with Seattle Children's Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs. It will help evaluate health services needed in Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan and Grant counties.


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For More Hollywood Movies, China Needs More Theaters
If Hollywood wants more of its movies shown in China, it might take more than diplomatic finesse. It might take a hammer and nails.
A need for more movie theaters is holding back government support for an expanded quota of foreign films allowed in Chinese theaters, according to Victor Koo, the chief executive of China's largest online video company, Youku Tudou
Chinese officials don't want to let in more foreign movies until they have the screens to accommodate them, said Mr. Koo. The quota system will be "relaxed over time" as exhibitor infrastructure grows, he predicted in an interview last week with The Wall Street Journal. Youku has stepped up its efforts recently with Hollywood studios by using its site to promote American films and streaming whole movies not shown in Chinese theaters.
Mr. Koo didn't say what, if any, threshold of theaters is required to raise or eliminate the quota. He is part of a close-knit consortium of entertainment officials in China—a market second only to North America for box office sales—and Chinese consumers have shown a particular appetite for big-budget Hollywood spectacle.
But the market comes with strings attached—34, to be exact.
That's the maximum number of foreign titles the Chinese government allows into its nation's theaters every year, a quota in place to try to protect China's own nascent movie business. Hollywood studios have wondered when that number might be boosted—the last time was in February 2012, when Vice President Joe Biden announced a deal increasing the quota to the current 34 titles, from 20.
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- Zhang Yimou on Failure, 'House of Cards' and 'Coming Home'
- Teenage Jeremy Lin Turns Screenplay Into Movie
- Review: Nick Cave Movie Biopic '20,000 Days on Earth'
- A Chinese Awards Show Gets a Hollywood Welcome
- Chinese Blogger Han Han Takes His Writing to the Big Screen
- To Film 'Wolf Totem,' French Director Raised Chinese Wolves
The construction crews are already apparently working around the clock: China currently has a total 17,740 movie screens, according to film-research company EntGroup. A Chinese state agency said in January that the country added more than 5,000 screens in 2013 alone. The United States has a population about one-fourth the size of China's, but had nearly 40,000 screens at the end of 2012, according to the National Association of Theatre Owners.
Mr. Koo's remarks come after a story in The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month anonymously quoted a source saying the Film Bureau in Beijing was mulling a decision to increase by 10 the number of foreign films allowed into the country.
An official at China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television told The Journal and China's official Xinhua Agency that the country has no plans to raise its film limits.
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Proper Nutrition For Maximum Health and Fitness (updated)
The typical intake of three meals a day isn't good. Since your body can only metabolize a certain amount of protein, it makes no sense at all to eat three large meals a day, because you will be taking in extra fat and carbs, and not using most of the protein that you're taking in.
Five meals a day is more appropriate.
-You should get enough fruits and veggies to keep your organs functioning properly and keep your immune system up. Antioxidants and vitamins that are found in fruits and vegetables are vital to good health, so that is a basic, yet vital element of any diet. You should eat about 10 servings a day of tomatoes, peppers, grapes, broccoli, cabbage, potatoes, apples, bananas, and other nutrition loaded fruits and veggies as these.
-Avoid eating refined sugars, transfats, and excess carbs. Any excess carbohydrates or sugars that are taken in, will be converted into lipids by your body and stored as fat. Carbs are necessary to the body for the production of energy, to get you up and moving around. The average person however, eats far more than necessary.
-Protein is the main reason for spacing out meals. Protein is necessary for building muscle, but the body can only use a certain amount of protein at a time. Excess protein will be converted into fat, and gives the kidneys a hell of time in processing them. Good protein sources are milk (most easily used protein in building muscle), eggs, lean meats (red or white), beans (avoid soy, because it has properties similar to estrogen), and potatoes. I weigh about 165 pounds, and the ideal amount of protein for me to be taking in is roughly 23 grams, 5 times per day, because my body can only use this much based on my weight. This amount of protein spaced out every two and a half hours or so is ideal, it allows my body to constantly build muscle. To get this number, divide your weight in pounds by 7 to get an approximate value. Of course, this is intended for people who are already lean, and are looking to build extra muscle, it needn't be scaled up for someone who is overweight and weighs 300 pounds obviously.
-Stinging nettles have been greatly undervalued as a good source of nutrition. If steamed, they lose their stinging power because the formic acid in them is destroyed by heat. Dried nettles contain an amazing 40% protein, as well as vitamins and minerals, and unique chemical compounds that act as a kidney cleanser, which gives rise to their scientific name uritica. Nettles are an ideal nutritional supplement, and could be ground and added to food as additional protein, cooked into omelets, or put into soups. In their fresh form, they can be used in place of spinach.
-Potatoes are interesting because they provide a fairly high source of protein, but also because they contain some of the best complex carbohydrates, which provide consistant energy over a long period of time, and are slowly digested, leaving a person feeling fuller longer. Baked potatoes are the most filling of all foods. Potatoes are also rich in vitamin C, and have more potassium than bananas.
-Foods like most cereals, pastries, and white bread are virtually useless. they have simple, highly processed carbohydrates that don't really fill you up, and only give you a temporary rush of energy that is quickly exhausted, leaving a person feeling tired and sluggish. Whole grains are better, but personally I think that potatoes are better still.
-Transfats and refined sugar should be avoided. As long as a person is taking in enough protein to build muscle, fruits and veggies for nutrition, and complex carbohydrates to provide necessary aerobic energy, it is nearly impossible that they won't also get enough fat and sugars, but special care must be given in the case of omega fatty acids. Honey is an exception, it is very nutritious, and can be taken in as a supplement in moderate amounts. Omega fatty acids are vital for proper heart and brain function and a myriad of other necessary processes. Specific information about these is given below.
-The health benefits of herbs should not be overlooked, they can be used to speed metabolism, lower heart rate, provide extra energy, or a host of other health applications. They are useful for tweeking the body or mind to fit a specific task. Excess caffeine should be avoided.
-A proper balance of omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids, is highly beneficial to good health. Most diets are gravely deficient of omega 3. They are essential nutrients, meaning that the body must receive these from the diet, as they cannot be synthesized within. In order to balance your proper intake of omega fatty acids, I recommend eating canned salmon or sardines three or four times a week to ensure that you are getting enough, as well as using virgin olive oil in meals. Flax seeds also contain high levels of omega 3 compounds, but almost none of this is received by the body unless the seeds are ground up prior to ingestion.
I have revised this since my last posting, any additional suggestions are very welcome!
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The only thing I would mention at this time is the protein stuff. I would love to see just ONE scientific source of information on how much protein any one person can metabolize at a different time. I am most certain that it doesn't exist. I know you have probably read statements to the effect but it is only based on myths and assumptions. A better recommendation would be 1.3 to 1.5 grams per pound a day. 5 or 6 meals would certainly be ideal but the main thing is to get enough. The amount of protein you yourself say you need is about half of what you should be going for. Likewise the idea of all excess protein being stored as fat is erroneous.
Since most major food sources of protein contain more than enough of the essential aminos then there is not reason to believe, based on our knowledge at this point, that one source is better than another, aside from absorption rates which may be a factor (fast absorption being advantages) for post workout.
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Thanks for your post. . . yes, you're right, I could not find anything in my search for a scientific study of maximum protein uptake. In fact, some people have actually reported seeing improved results from as much as 2g per pound of lean body mass. I was taking the information based on what I was told by a personal trainer, but apparently he was just drawing that from some inaccurate information. I was able find references to excess protein being converted into body fats, and also releasing uric acid in their breakdown, which can lead to kidney problems if excessive. I guess it's just one of those things that people need to figure out for themselves, but thank you for correcting that misinformation I was given.
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This is barely any different than the first one of these that you posted. Most of the info is still wrong...
| venomousbird
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no, actually virtually none of it is wrong
if you're convinced that it is, why don't you tell me what my mistakes are and back it up with some evidence
I seem to recall you thinking that potatoes are 'too much carbs' which actually doesn't make any sense
potatoes are complex carbohydrates, and they're one of the best sources
you can't live on protein alone
| venomousbird
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sorry, my mistake, someone else said that about the potatoes being too high in carbs
still though, it's not very useful for me to be told that most of my information is wrong
it would be nice of you to provide some examples, don't just tell me that I'm wrong about everything
I've put a lot of research into this stuff, and I'm fairly sure that most of it is right, so tell me where I'm off the mark, and I'll appreciate it
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I'll address the potato issue.
I don't actually agree about patatoes being automatically "too much carbs" and they can definitely fit into a diet, especially if you eat them in the right context.
But the carbohydrates in potatoes are starches. While starches are "complex carbs" that does not put them in the category of something like brown rice for an example. It is not just simple versus complex carbs like it used to be. Some complex carbs, notably starches like potatoes have VERY high GI ratings and of course they would have a high glycemic load and insulin rating.
In fact starches can and will raise your blood sugar faster and higher than some simpler sugars. For many people this is an issue when it comes to controlling and buring fat. I am not saying that I condemn potatoes but I would say they should not be a main source of bulk carbs. But it's going to depend on the person. I myself find potatoes good to go (although I don't eat tons of it) but I am a very low bf person with good insulin sensitivity.
And yes, you can find information that says potatoes have a GI of as low as 65. But you will also find info saying as high as 158! That's higher than the table sugar or white bread reference. Of course it's going to depend on the type of potato and that's going to have to do with the amount of amylopectin starch and how "mature" it is. And remember that the GI is based on a standard amount of available carbs - 50 grams. The average potato serving will contain I'd say around 65 grams or more carbs which will put the glycemic load higher.
Any food can affect different people differently of course but potatoes are going to tend to be on the high side. As far as the protein content, by weight it's pretty negligible for bodybuilding purposes and the amino acid content is such that it is an ok protein source in a varied diet but it contains around 10% of calories as protein. Of course all protein counts. Putting potatoes on a list of protein foods, however, doesn't make a lot of sense, IMO since over-reliance on them as a protein source would mean a whole lot of calories as carbs and shunting aside some higher protein sources.
So for bodybuilding purposes I would concider them as a carb source and not put a whole lot of thought into the protein angle. And keep in mind that I am talking about bodybuilding and not someone who is inactive and not trying to grow...in which case they would probably do pretty well with potatoes and other vegetal sources of protein in terms of protein amount but even that is an issue of some debate.
I agree about nettles being very good for you. And they do contain a high amount of protein in the dried form as compared to other plants....40%. But if you consider the weight of it and the sheer bulk amount you'd have to eat to actually equal a lot of protein....well, let me just say you'd have a stomach ache . A small amount of it each day or a moderate amount 2 or 3 times a day would be great but they are strong and I wouldn't overdo them as a food source. Too much of a good thing.... But yeah they are very valuable and I have eaten them (I used to be a pretty adventurous vegetarian). They taste a little like spinach once you cook them.
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thankyou, that is the kind of reply I was looking for!
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Also, depending on your diet, some fruits will only hinder your fat loss efforts, but lets not get started on keto diets and requirements we'll be here all day.
to me it seems like your overthinking a lot. You have to eat/traing/rest for your specific goals, having not seen your goals, its hard to get a clear picture of what your getting at here.
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Hardgain, that's pretty much what i was thinking. I would of said something along those lines (although not worded as well) If i had more time when i posted it up.
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Australian Shepherd Facts – Ways to Keep Your Aussie Happy and Healthy
Both the dog and a dog owner need to have a regimen to be physically fit and have a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps as an owner of an Aussie, you would be interested of some Australian Shepherd facts on ways to keep your Aussie happy and healthy.
Our Aussie will need both exercise and proper nutrition to stay healthy. This breed loves activities; hence it won't be a problem to regularly find a way to exercise the dog by playing or walking with the dog. Aussies love playing with Frisbees because they are so good at it. As a pet owner, you also get exercised yourself when playing with your dog.
As far as nutrition is concerned, a dog does not necessarily need to be fed abundantly to keep it healthy. A recommended dog diet consists of 40% meat, 10% carbohydrates and 50% veggies. When buying dog food, make sure that the ingredients indicate sources of protein, such as lamb or chicken. Feed your Aussie only twice a day, one in the morning and once in the evening.
When taking your dog for exercise, make sure you do not get your dog too exhausted. You can see if your Aussie is already exhausted if you see signs of panting. When this happens, provide your Aussie with water and let him rest.
Most of all, the most important care we can give our Aussie is our love and attention. We sometimes tend to neglect that our dogs need our attention too. Some Australian Shepherd facts state that the Aussie is one dog that can get too attached to its owner. Responding to your dogs sweetness will make it happy and healthy.


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A Quote by Fra Giovanni Giocondo on angels, belief, contentment, duty, gifts, sorrow, and wonder
Everything we call a trial, a sorrow or a duty, believe me, that angel's hand is there, the gift is there, and the wonder of an overshadowing presence. Our joys, too, be not content with them as joys. They, too, conceal diviner gifts.
Source: Letter to Countess Aldobrandeschi (Christmas Eve, 1513)
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The Regrettable Absence Of The UN
Without so much as a word of appreciation, the UN has rather mischievously warned its field staff of security threats in connection with the Somaliland election. While international observers from 4 different continents and from places as far as New Zealand, Finland, Canada and South Africa converged on Somaliland in the last week prior to the 29 September parliamentary elections, the UN was no where to be seen.
Despite their conduction of the polling in a peaceful and reasonably fair manner, Somalilanders however have noticed the UN's default with bitterness.
The UN has so far given no official explanation for its bizarre behavior but obviously the omission must have had something to do with Somaliland's status as an unrecognized state. But even that would be no justification for a UN censure of a process under which people have been simply trying to exercise their basic democratic rights
While the people of Somaliland were voting in the 3rd multi-party elections to be held in their country in a period of less than 3 years, the UN was ironically engaged in the dispensation of international community resources for the appeasement of its host in Jowhar, warlord Mohamed Dheere.
The Somaliland parliamentary elections provided a window of opportunity for Kofi Anan's UN to be associated, at least for once, with the only successful home-grown-and-driven democratization process going on at anywhere in Africa today. By missing this chance, the UN has oddly enough unknowingly put itself in the same camp as with the terrorists whose plot to undermine the elections was foiled by Somaliland security forces only a week before the voting.
The UN should rectify its mistakes by starting to cooperate with Somalilanders' efforts to develop and sustain their self-made peace and democracy which could become a model for conflict resolution and good governance for countries in this region and beyond.
There are potential benefits for both sides to gain from such a type of partnership. The ball's now in the court of the UN.
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People from a nearby village carry their belongings through floodwaters at Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 26, 2013. The flood situation in India's Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states worsened on Saturday with thousands being evacuated from low-lying areas after days of torrential rains. At least 45 people have died in the two states since heavy rains began early this week, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ORG XMIT: DEL16
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BEVERLY - The schedule makers did Beverly Lowell Post 389/750 no favors when they chose back-to-back state champion Pickerington Post 283 as their opponent in their season opener.
Pickerington lived up to their billing as they came to Beverly on Memorial Day and swept Beverly/Lowell in a double header by scores of 6-2 and 9-4.
Third baseman Jordan Grubb homered in both games of the twin bill to pace Pickerington who got strong starting pitching performances by both Doug Connor and Johnny Putnam to dispose of a very young Beverly Lowell squad.
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Beverly/Lowell's Gunnar Smith (left) prepares to tag out a Pickerington Post 283 player at home plate during an American Legion baseball game Monday in Beverly.
Grubb got the scoring underway in the second inning of the opener when he connected on a two-run homer off of 389/750 starting pitcher Phillip Hoffman.
Beverly Lowell got one of those runs back in the last of the first when Warren High School graduate and shortstop Ethan Estes deposited a Connor pitch over the left field fence to make it a 2-1 game.
The score would remain the same until inning number four when Pickerington sent eight hitters to the plate to chase Hoffman and score four times to take a 6-1 lead.
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Game One
Pickerington 200 400 0 6-8-0
Beverly Lowell 100 000 1 2-5-1
WP: Doug Connor: 6 IP, ER, Jake Newton IP, ER. Top Hitter: Jordan Grubb 2-4, HR.
Beverly Lowell
LP: Phillip Hoffman 3.1 IP, 6R, Caleb Heller 2.2 IP, 0ER, Isaac Danford IP, 0ER. Top Hitters: Ethan Estes 1-3, R, RBI, HR, Lance Schafer 1-3, 2B, Austin Hefter 1-3, R, Kyler Dennis 1-1, RBI, Gunnar Smith 1-3.
Game Two
Pickerington 401 010 3 9-12-1
Beverly Lowell 001 100 2 4-5-2
Pickerington (2-0)
WP: Johnny Putnam:4IP, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 2K, Kyle Gannon: 2 IP, 2H, 3K, Zach Brake IP, H, 2ER, K. Top Hitters: Chris Brake 3-5, R, 2RBI, 2B, Grubb 2-3, 3R, 2RBI, HR, Chad Burge 2-4, R, Newton 1-4, R, Connor 1-3, R, RBI, Steve Asbury 1-3, Eric McClure 1-3, Ricky Frey 1-3, R, RBI, 2B.
Beverly Lowell (0-2)
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Connor held B/L in check the rest of his six innings on the mound as he allowed just one more hit before turning the ball over to Jake Newton for the final inning.
Post 389/750 threatened in the bottom of the seventh when with one out Blake Kidder walked and moved to second on a base hit off the bat of first baseman Austin Hefter.
After Turner Hill bounced into a fielders choice, Kyler Dennis singled to score Hefter before Newton got Isaac Huffman to line out to left field to end the game.
While it took Pickerington a few innings to get to Hoffman in the opener, they jumped all over left hander Justin Hill in the night cap as they batted around and scored four times.
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Hill allowed a walk to to Steve Asbury and a base hit to Eric McClure to load the bases.
Beverly/Lowell head coach Todd Engle elected to pull Hill in favor of Chase Weihl who walked the very first hitter he faced to force in another run and make it a 4-0 game.
Post 389/750 avoided any more damage when right fielder Bryce Gandee threw a perfect strike to the dish to cut down Asbury trying to score from third base on a fly ball to right field.
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Weihl did a very nice job in relief for Post 389/750 as he allowed just a pair of hits and a pair of earned runs in four and two third innings of work.
The second run came when Grubb connected once again for his second homerun of the double header.
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Schafer paced the Beverly Lowell offense by connecting on three base hits in the double dipper while Estes knocked in four of the six runs scored by the Post 389/750 lineup.
Beverly Lowell will try once again to get that first win of the season Wednesday night when they play host to Circleville Post 134.


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Nikon D5100 lens - Help required
I recently bought the above camera, and ticked the wrong box for lenses, on an offer. I am intrested in bird photogarph and ought to have opted for the 55 - 300mm lens rather than the 55-200mm If-Ed.
Based on the principle that i may not be able to return it (Amazon) what should I do - can you recommend a teleconvertor?
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#1. "RE: Nikon D5100 lens - Help required" | In response to Reply # 0JosephK Nikonian since 17th Apr 2006Mon 06-Aug-12 02:01 AM
It was never Nikon's intention to have the the TCs put on consumer-grade lenses. In most cases the Nikon TCs will not even mount on them. However, many folks have good luck with the Kenko(?) TCs.
It should be noted that your f/5.6 lens may not yield the image quality you are hoping for with a TC attached to it.
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D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II, 50mm f/1.4 D,
17-55mm f/2.8 DX, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX
#2. "RE: Nikon D5100 lens - Help required" | In response to Reply # 1WallyFromUk Registered since 05th Aug 2012Mon 06-Aug-12 07:20 AM
what may I add, do people recommend as an alternative/additional lens for the camera, if I cannt swop it. Distance of birds will be at about 25m.
Thank you
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Hi Peter,
Welcome to Nikonians!
I would recommend contacting Amazon and explaining your situation.
While it might cost some additional shipping, they are usually good about returns and or exchanges.
As Joseph wrote above, Nikon TC's won't even mount on any of the entry level lenses.
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What Can You Do With This: The Door Lock
April 21st, 2009 by Dan Meyer
Download high quality here. Here's the pilot but I need to modify the prompt somewhat. Every math teacher reading this likely sees the mathematical potential in this image. Most could come up with a question right now like, "If this is a four-number combination lock, then how many combinations will you have to try to break in?"
Lately in these threads I get lists of those questions, which is great, but questions don't constitute a lesson plan. So consider this the new prompt: what is the lesson plan? what will the students do? what is the best plan to provoke sustained, rigorous inquiry?
Let's push this forward.
BTW: My lesson plan.
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I like the idea of pushing this forward, but in order to create an inquiry based lesson, doesn't the teacher need all the information? Are you holding anything out on us?
on 21 Apr 2009 at 9:23 pm2 Morgante Pell
Though its not a plan, I think this is a better question: "How long will it take you to break in?"
Students will have to think about how long it takes to enter each code, but also about the probability of getting it right. You have to computer the possibility of getting it right on each try (first try is even possible.)
How could you work out a more efficient order, by starting with "likely" numbers. Would someone ever use the same digit in multiple places? 0000? Do we favor certain numbers for starting or ending?
Suppose you don't even say its a 4 number combo. How can we test for different combination in a timely fashion?
Have the students develop a plan for how they would actually test the combinations (order + timing). The students with the plan which would reach your chosen combo first win.
on 21 Apr 2009 at 9:29 pm3 Guy Srinivasan
You can go pretty deep down the rabbit hole, too, if anyone mentions the possibility that 12345 might test 1234 and 2345. :)
on 22 Apr 2009 at 4:17 am4 Dr. McNutt, certified teacher
The window looks like it wouldn't take too much of an effort to smash it. Also, the wood on the door looks like it wouldn't take too much crowbar work to just break the thing open. Yeah, I was one of THOSE students.
on 22 Apr 2009 at 5:11 am5 Alex
I like Morgante's suggestion of asking how long it would take to break in. Ask the students how long they think it would take (on average) to pick the code if it were 1 digit, 2 digits, 3 digits etc.
If students want to test the time required to pick different length codes you can probably program the calculators to produce a random (number) string of length N and set the program to count the tries before the student enters the correct string.
Have students calculate the number of possible codes with 1 digit, 2 digit etc. and have them decide how many digits should be in a secure code. If students suggest codes that are 9 digits long you can ask about the trade off for the owner. The longer the code the more secure the lock but the more annoying it is for the owner each time he/she needs to put in the code while holding a bag full of groceries or when hurrying to meet nature's call.
From Dr. McNutt's point of view what is the trade off for the burglar in choosing between 1) taking a long but silent time picking the lock and 2) quickly and loudly smashing in the window. What's the chance that the house also has an alarm in addition to this lock?
Often number locks will allow codes where 2 digits are pressed at once, how does that change the number of possible combos?
Often online passwords are required to be 6-8 digits long sometimes including letters, numbers, dashes, capitals etc. Is this for security that you need an 8 digit password where each digit could be any of 70 possible characters? Is this because gmail has enough subscribers that they require this many passwords to give everyone a unique password? Is this because without the rules people are prone to pick real words that have significance to them and can easily be hacked "psychologically"?
Morgante's framing device of "how long?" works for me too but no one's laid out a lesson plan with any precision, which is the failing of this WCYDWT? series I'd most like to address here. What does the teacher do? What do the students do?
Is this the lesson plan y'all have in mind?
TEACHER: projects image, asks, "how long would it take you to break in?"
STUDENTS: ask, "How long is the combination?"
TEACHER: "Four digits."
STUDENTS: calculate the permutations 10 * 10 * 10 * 10 and multiply that by their estimate of how long it would take them to punch in a combination.
The end. We should ask some of Alex's interesting follow-up questions but the sustained, rigorous stuff is over. Fade out.
Is that all we can do here?
Well, first I'd ask the students to do what you've asked us to do: What questions does this picture get you thinking about?
Some of them may think the numbers have to be different, so you could use this to discuss permutations.
I especially like figuring out how long based on varying lengths of passcode, so they can decide which lock to buy after their house has been broken into.
Sustained and rigorous, hmm…
on 22 Apr 2009 at 7:20 am8 Morgante Pell
Dan: Actually, I don't think you should answer "How long is the combination?" They should figure it out. Also, the student who says it would take 10^4 is definitely wrong, since thats not how long it would take to do on average.
Teacher: "What is the quickest way to find this combination?"
Students: "Guess all the numbers?"
Teacher: "Starting where? How long will it take? Figure out a plan to guess the combo, including how long each step would take you. The most efficient plan wins."
Students: "How do we know the most efficient?"
Teacher: "The one which would get to my combo first."
Students: "How long is the combo?"
Teacher: "You need to find out."
I also like Alex's idea for a program. If the class has programming knowledge, you could make the competition even more real/fun.
Teacher: "We're going to have a contest to write the most efficient program. Write a program to guess this combo."
Student: "Who wins?"
Teacher: "The program which guesses the combo first."
Student: "How does the program test for the matching combo?"
Teacher: "Use the variable C. I'll put it in later."
After they finish the programs, collect them. Put in a combo as C at the top of the program and start all the programs.
Sorry about that. The "how long" abbreviates "how long will it take you to guess the combination?" If the combination is four digits long, then there are 10^4 possible combinations. Multiply that by the time elapsed per combination, etc.
I like the plan. Particularly the use of a dummy variable C for the combination. That's fun. It isn't particularly well-scaffolded, though, which most advanced students won't mind but which will frustrate novices. I think it would be helpful to have novices write a program that will crack a 1-number combination, a 2-number combination, etc., building up to the general case. That might drive the advanced student nuts, however, which is why they call it differentiation.
I like the programming exercise, though it doesn't use the image for much more than a visual hook or an inspiration. (Not that it needs to do anything more than that.) I'd like to see a definitive lesson plan for math and I'd really like the participants to think about they could modify the image to push the lesson forward.
on 22 Apr 2009 at 8:42 am10 Robert Jones
Hats off to you Dan – you have asked the question that has been on my mind since this WCYWDT appeared here, but I didn't ask because I thought it would seem too critical.
What does the lesson actually look like?
What do we actually mean when we say "ask the students…"? How are they supposed to answer? By replying to you? In which case only one student at a time has a chance to speak and every thing they say is filtered by your response (including tone of voice and body language).
I don't have a lesson plan, but I would definitely start by saying "take 2 minutes to consider in silence how long it would take to break in. Make notes." Then say "Now take another 5 minutes to discuss in groups of 4 the same question. Prepare questions you would like to ask me at the end of the 5 minutes if you feel you need clarification."
Not sure where it would go next :-)
on 22 Apr 2009 at 8:44 am11 tiredoldcliche
In line with the new Prompt from Dan, how about this:
a few games of the old "mastermind" puzzle – show them the lock and tell the you are thinking of a 3 digit code. let them guess what it is, you just tell them how many digits are correct, and if they are in the right/wrong place
(eg. If i'm thinking 216 but they guess 613, i tell them they've got two correct, *but* one in the wrong place)
Use this to experiment, maybe keep a record of how many guesses we take. Play as a class or in pairs.
Work out our average number of guesses.
Determine from my simple game how many possible combinations there could be (depending on whether that last key is a "C" or a "0", 9^3 or 10^3) Assume our average number of guesses is 12, what is the probability of getting it right within 12 guesses? 1% ish – how did we beat these ridiculous odds to get it right so quickly? Talk about logical deductions they made which took the element of chance out of the activity after a few guesses.
Offer them data on different sets of fictional guesses,
eg GpA guessed a 5 digit code right in 60 guesses,
group B guessed a 4 digit code right in 20 guesses –
who was better?
Offer them a fake job where a Gang is offering $1,000,000 for an expert code cracker for a bank job. They need to be able to beat odds of 1%. The bank vault has a keypad [1-6] with a 10 digit code – would they hire someone who needed 1,000 guesses? 3,000?
how many guesses would you be able to have to get the job?
Homework: break into your dad's safe, steal his stash of expensive cigars and bring them to teacher asap.
@tiredoldcliche, love this bit:
eg GpA guessed a 5 digit code right in 60 guesses,
group B guessed a 4 digit code right in 20 guesses –
The lack of iterative practice is my fundamental gripe with the lesson plans so far. The students need to be immersed in several different-but-similar situations to practice the skills they've learned. Your plan addresses that.
@Robert, this seems to me like a problem endemic, not just to WCYDWT? prompts, but to lecture-based pedagogy in general.
I can't say I have the solution figured out, but whenever I deploy these media in class, I make it a goal to give each student (or groups of students) something tangible to manipulate, draw on, or work through on their own. Which helps.
on 22 Apr 2009 at 9:12 am13 Michael
1) Would it be faster to pick the lock or guess the combination? (assuming you don't need both to unlock the door)
2) Wouldn't it be easier and faster to break the window? Or are we assuming the window doesn't exist?
3) Can you come up with an algorithm of guessing that does not use every combination but gets to "the one" faster than straight brute force method?
Personally, I think that this particular image lacks opportunities for inquiry. Perhaps it was presented with other kinds of door locks leading students to come up with and answer the question, "which is the most secure lock?"
What if a lock recognized 2-5-3-6 as also any of its permutations? Would this be a better lock? In other words suppose the combination was 2-5-3-6 but I input the sequence as 3-2-6-5 and the lock still unlocks. Does this make the electronic lock better or worse and why?
on 22 Apr 2009 at 2:43 pm14 Edthoughts
I was into this, but I teach social studies. Feel free to skip this if it throws off the flow of conversation… :)
Looking at this as a social studies question, I started with "Why would someone want this lock?"
Students: To keep people from jacking my stuff.
Teacher: Yeah, but aren't people born as good human beings?
Students: Mostly no, a few yes.
Teacher: Insert discussion about Hobbes and Locke here.
Or if learning about the Bill of Rights:
Teacher: Can anyone break this down?
One Student: Yeah I could in a heartbeat.
Teacher: Ok, besides_____ who would want to break this down?
Students: Cops
Teacher: Why?
Students: Stop a crime… search…
Teacher: Doesn't the person who owns this door want it to stay shut? Wouldn't the framers of the constitution want it to stay shut?
Students: Yeah but…
Teacher: But what?
Students: What if they did something?
And begin discussion about 4th Amendment rights to privacy.
on 22 Apr 2009 at 2:59 pm15 Steve Phelps
I was curious about this lock, so I went to the Schlage Locks web site to see what they said about this lock.
-Code Control, easily programmed at the keypad (19 user code capacity, with 10,000 possible user code combinations)
Is this claim true? 10,000 possible user code combinations?
Some of this points to the conclusion that these would be REALLY AWESOME if they came with video of the lesson being conducted in a live classroom. Like, here's my writeup of my awesome lesson, etc etc, and now watch me deliver it. It would garner much more relevant critiques, too.
on 23 Apr 2009 at 8:22 pm17 dy/dan » Blog Archive » My Lesson Plan: The Door Lock
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