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Saint Vincent College's Opportunity program received the inaugural Crossroads Foundation Award for Excellence in Advancing Educational Attainment during a dinner and program held on April 24 at the LeMont Restaurant, Pittsburgh. Sr. Sandy Kiefer, CSJ, left, director of academics support services for the Crossroads Foundation commended Saint Vincent College and the Opportunity staff for their continued contribution to the Crossroads Program. Executive Director Florence Rouzier made the presentation to, from left, Courtney Rickard of Pittsburgh (15214), a former Crossroads Scholar who is now a sophomore majoring in criminology, law and society at Saint Vincent; and staff members of the Saint Vincent Opportunity SVC/Act 101 and Student Support Services program (SSS-TRIO) Peggy Smith, tutorial coordinator and academic advisor; Dr. Nancy Rottler, director; Linda Painter, secretary; and Theresa Torisky, academic advisor. Crossroads provides promising youth with a quality Catholic high school education by nurturing their academic and personal growth so they will succeed in college and in life. Saint Vincent College has been collaborating with the Crossroads Foundation for 24 years by organizing and implementing a one-week, residential summer program for rising sophomores that includes field trips and motivational lectures. Twenty-four Crossroads Scholars have graduated from Saint Vincent during that time and six scholars are currently enrolled.
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This page lists the language bindings for D-Bus, their status and, if appropriate, links to download them.
GDBus (D-Bus support in GLib)
Since version 2.26, GLib includes a D-Bus binding. This replaces the DBus-GLib bindings and many applications have started migrating their code. See the documentation for the high-level and low-level API for more details.
DBus-GLib (obsolete, unmaintained)
New GLib applications should use the D-Bus support built into GLib. See above.
DBus-GLib pretends to be thread-safe but is not. The object model is rubbish and is implemented much better in GDBus (above). The code is not maintained. Do not use it.
You can find the old dbus-glib binding in Freedesktop's git repo. To access with git:
- users with commit access: git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-glib
- anonymous read only access: git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-glib
- API documentation
- Training material for Glib wrappers from maemo A page for working on a roadmap for dbus-glib's future can be found at DBusGLibRoadmap.
You can find latest EFL (Enlightenment) bindings in Enlightenment Subversion repo. To access with SVN:
- anonymous read only access: svn co http://svn.enlightenment.org/svn/e/trunk/e_dbus svn co https://svn.enlightenment.org/svn/e/trunk/e_dbus The latest release is here.
edelib is a base library for EDE and comes with own C++ D-Bus binding. Latest source can be obtained via anonymous SVN access:
pydbus is a modern, pythonic D-Bus library built on top of PyGI and GDBus.
- Github: https://github.com/LEW21/pydbus
GDBus, the D-Bus implementation in GLib, can be used from Python 2 or 3 via GObject-Introspection and PyGI.
QtDBus, the D-Bus implementation in Qt, can be used from Python 2 or 3 via recent versions of ?PyQt.
txdbus is a native Python implementation of the D-Bus protocol for the Twisted networking framework.
dbus-python is a binding for libdbus, the reference implementation of D-Bus. For compatibility reasons, its API involves a lot of type-guessing (despite "explicit is better than implicit" and "resist the temptation to guess").
Since version 1.0.0 it supports both Python 2 and 3.
- Recent release history
- Releases are always available from http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus-python/
- API and other documentation are at http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-python/
- dbus-python is maintained in git: dbus-python git web
- For users with commit access: git clone git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-python
- For anonymous read only access: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-python
- Bugs are tracked in the freedesktop.org bugzilla: search for dbus-python bugs or file a dbus-python bug
There are now three versions of Java D-Bus. Since version 2.0 it has been a complete native implementation of the protocol and not a wrapper around the reference implementation. 1.x versions are feature-complete bindings around the reference implementation, but only work with 1.5-compatible VMs (Currently only Sun). There are older 1.4-compatible bindings which are feature incomplete and have not had much optimization work. See below if you want to try these.
Java D-Bus is hosted in freedesktop.org's git repository and can be accessed:
For users with commit access: git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-java
For anonymous read only access: git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-java
The current release is dbus-java-2.7.tar.gz. (2009-12-06)
Version 2.7:
- Fix bug in disconnected signal/exception handling (Spotted by Serkan Kaba
- Fix bug in empty signals (Spotted by Daniel Wagner
- Fix bug in maps containing complex types (Spotted by Tim Court
- Fix signal handling bug in DBusDaemon (Spotted by Markus Gaebelein
- Make MessageReader/Writer use Buffered streams to try and improve performance
- Support reading session bus address from file in $HOME
- Fix TCP cookie timestamp problems (Report/fix from Johannes Felten
- Add handleError() method to callbacks (breaks backwards source compatibility) The previous release was dbus-java-2.6.tar.gz. (2009-04-05)
Version 2.6:
- Add DBusConnection.releaseBusName API
- Add DBusConnection.?PeerSet for tracking peer lifetimes
- Fix bug where DBusDaemon never sends ?NameOwnerChanged/NameLost signals
- Patches from Omair Majid
to fix DBusCall manpage and allow alternative docbook-to-man implementations.
- Fix dependency on unix.jar even in tcp mode
- Fix Path/ObjectPath cast issues (reported by Greg ?DeAngelis
- Fix behavior when disconnected (spotted by Christopher Armstrong
) The last release binding the reference implementation is libdbus-java-1.13.tar.gz.
Documentation and API reference for the Java implementation of D-Bus is here.
The older 1.4-compatible bindings are still available here.
The Maintainer is Matthew Johnson < email@example.com >
The D-Bus bindings for Qt4 are distributed alongside Qt itself, starting with version 4.2.
The bindings are documented at http://doc.trolltech.com/qtdbus.html.
The latest release can be found at http://www.trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/index. More recent versions can be found in Qt's nightly snapshots.
The Perl bindings currently work on any Perl >= 5.8.x and any D-Bus version from 0.33.0 onwards. They can be downloaded from CPAN under the Net-DBus module:
- Net-DBus-1.0.0.tar.gz
- API documentation
- Tutorials The maintainer is Daniel P. Berrange, and the source code is managed in a Git repository at https://gitorious.org/net-dbus
dbus-cpp was started almost three years ago to provide a C++ API for D-Bus, but is unfortunately abandoned since then. For this reason ?PaoloDurante wrote a pure C++ binding (dbus-c++) while working on the OpenWengo softphone.
dbus-cxx provides a C++ API for D-Bus, but explicitly exposes the C API as well. dbus-cxx-glibmm provides a way to integrate dbus-cxx with Glibmm/Gtkmm applications.
- Project home: http://dbus-cxx.sourceforge.net
- dbus-cxx-xml2cpp generates C++ proxy and adapter interfaces from extended D-Bus XML introspection documents
- Fedora packages are available in Fedora 9+ (dbus-cxx, dbus-cxx-devel, dbus-cxx-doc, dbus-cxx-glibmm, dbus-cxx-glibmm-devel, dbus-cxx-tools)
- Ubuntu packages are available from Launchpad's PPA
- Documentation
- News
- Subversion repository
- Mailing lists
- Users List (for those developing with dbus-cxx):
- Development List (for development of dbus-cxx itself):
PHP bindings (PECL) are in progress and details can be found here. This extension allows you to talk to DBUS services on a system, and also act as a DBUS service.
An additional PHP only binding with limited functionality is available on github. This one allows you to interact with DBUS services on a system as a client application.
Free Pascal has bindings of version 1.2.16 included in release 2.6.
There is a Qt3 backport of the Qt4 bindings available under WebSVN@KDE and [ http://people.freedesktop.org/~krake/dbus-1-qt3/libdbus-1-qt3-0.8.tar.gz Sources ca. 600 KB]
Check out through anonymous SVN is also avialable: svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/work/dbus-qt4-qt3backport
API documentation can be found here: API Docs
The maintainer is Kevin Krammer < email@example.com >
The .NET bindings located in the D-Bus GIT server is unmaintained. They are scheduled to be removed unless a maintainer steps up. The have been split and placed in a git repo for anyone who would like to pick up maintainership. It can be accessed via git at:
For users with commit access: git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-mono
For anonymous read only access: git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/dbus/dbus-mono
For those interested in .NET support, the D-Bus Sharp implementation provides an alternative and is in active development. D-Bus Sharp is not a binding to the reference implementation, but an alternative implementation of the D-Bus protocol.
The most active and complete ruby implementation at this point is the ruby-dbus project at https://trac.luon.net/ruby-dbus/. This is a follow on from the original ruby-dbus project on rubyforge.
Sven Herzberg was asked by a friend to develop dbus bindings for ruby. His git repository is located at: http://www.blaubeermuffin.de/rdbus.git
dbus-rs is an experimental D-Bus binding for the Rust language.
Chicken Scheme binding can be found at chicken's Egg Repository as dbus egg. The same place contains few short usage samples.
The Tcl bindings are hosted under the dbus-tcl project at SourceForge. At least Tcl version 8.5 is required to use the dbus-tcl package.
The Squeak Smalltalk bindings are available under the dbus project at Squeak Source site.
The dbus-core library is an implementation of the D-Bus protocol in Haskell. The current version is 0.9.
OCaml has an alternative implementation of D-BUS, it is called OBus. The current version is obus-1.0rc1.
Gambas has a D-Bus component implementation in its development version. That component allows to:
- Call any method and properties of any application connected to D-Bus.
- Catch any signal sent by any application connected to D-Bus.
Automatically export application objects to D-Bus. For more information:
- D-Bus component documentation
The GNUstep project provides Objective-C bindings for D-Bus with the DBusKit project. It can be obtained via SVN:
- svn co svn://svn.gna.org/svn/gnustep/libs/dbuskit/trunk
The D_Bus/Ada project provides an Ada binding to D-Bus.
- Download
- Git repository
- Packages are available in Debian (>= Wheezy)
- Packages are available in Ubuntu (>= Quantal Quetzal)

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"Gary said he was going to try and shoot the pier on his longboard, but we talked him out of it."
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LISBON - Robert Bembry, the Salem man who stole $590 from a safe at the Guilford Lake Grille in 2012, pleaded guilty to both burglary and safecracking charges in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court this week.
"I'm so sorry," Bembry said prior to sentencing. "I think if I said it 100 times, I don't think it would be enough."
Bembry, who claims to have had addiction problems his entire life, apologized for trouble he may have caused his family, his friends and even time he has taken from the court. He asked Judge C. Ashley Pike to consider mandating a drug treatment program for him and offered he would like to work with "wayward youths" or adults facing similar issues due to addiction.
"My whole life has been a failure," Bembry said. "Anything good that I've done I then messed it up by backsliding."
Bembry said he spoke to his mother about two weeks before she died in July and she told him "let your conscience be your guide." He said at this point he believes his mother is watching him.
In a prior 2012 case, Bembry was charged with two counts of burglary and one count of attempted safecracking for breaking into the offices of two Dollar General stores on two different dates. According to Assistant County Prosecutor Ryan Weikart, Bembry had been indicted with those charges and he had been released on bond in Judge Scott Washam's court. Bembry had reportedly made certain promises in exchange for his release and a recommendation was going to be made for a three-year sentence.
However, shortly after his release, Bembry went to the Guilford Lake Grille and had a conversation with a man at the bar, who had told deputies Bembry appeared to be under the influence of drugs. At some point during the night, Bembry excused himself to go to the restroom, went into the establishment's office and took $590 from an unlocked safe, stuffing it into his waistband. The theft was caught on surveillance video.
Bembry's attorney, Kelly Linger insisted the 10-year sentence Washam eventually gave Bembry in the other case was due to him breaking his bond by committing this crime. Therefore, she argued the six-year sentence being recommended in the latest case by Weikart should be concurrent.
Linger also pointed out Bembry's record is not due to any violent offense. He has broken into places and taken things, mostly when no one was around.
Pike agreed to run the six-year sentence he imposed concurrently with the 10 years Bembry is already serving. He also offered to recommend Bembry be evaluated while in prison for any drug-treatment programs available. Finally, Bembry was ordered to make $590 restitution to the Guilford Lake Grille within 90 days of his release from prison.


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - With the National Weather Service in Reno issuing a flood watch for the area this weekend, officials are urging residents to take precautions and be aware of local emergency sandbag locations in the event of a disaster.
Portions of the Truckee River along with creeks and streams in the Tahoe Basin could flood as multiple inches of rainfall are predicted to accumulate into Sunday throughout the Sierra and neighboring valleys, according to NWS.
The first "heavy rain" period is expected to last into Friday evening, resulting in 1 to 3 inches. The second period of heavy rain will start Saturday afternoon and continue into Sunday with possible rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches in the basin and "higher amounts up to 7 (inches) along and west of Highway 89," according to NWS. Snow is expected in the higher elevations, starting at 7,000 feet, although snow levels may raise as high as 10,000 feet.
While NWS doesn't anticipate major flooding to occur, the potential danger to low-lying areas prompted officials on Thursday to remind locals where to obtain sandbags if needed.
According to a Thursday statement from the Tuckee Police Department, self-serve sandbags are available at the Truckee Fire Protection District Station 92, at 11473 Donner Pass Road.
On the North Shore, through Placer County, sandbags are available at the following locations: North Tahoe Fire Station 52, 288 North Shore Blvd., Kings Beach; Placer County Department of Public Works Corporation Yard, 2501 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City; Old Squaw Valley Fire Station, 1810 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley; Northstar Community Services District Corporation Yard, 50 Trimont Lane off Northstar Boulevard near Northstar California; and North Tahoe Fire Station 53, 5425 West Lake Blvd., Homewood.


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Starting tomorrow, it will be illegal to unlock your phone. Unless you get express permission from your carrier, you'll have to play by their rules.
The law was passed in October, but won't take effect until this Saturday. The law is actually an addition to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The law states that "with respect to new wireless handsets, there are ample alternatives to circumvention. That is, the marketplace has evolved such that there is now a wide array of unlocked phone options available to consumers. While it is true that not every wireless device is available unlocked, and wireless carriers' unlocking polices are not free from all restrictions, the record clearly demonstrates that there is a wide range of alternatives from which consumers may choose in order to obtain an unlocked wireless phone."
So instead of messing with the phone you have, you'll have to just buy a cooler phone.
"With respect to newly purchased phones," the Copyright Office concluded, "proponents had not satisfied their burden of showing adverse effects related to a technological protection measure."
The reason the law is just going into effect now is because the Office gave consumers a ninety day grace period (starting Oct. 28, 2012) to unlock their phones without carrier permission. The grace period "is both warranted and unlikely to harm the market," the office concluded.
In making the law, the Copyright Office weighed both sides of the argument.
"Proponents noted that 'huge numbers' of people have already unlocked their phones under the 2006 and 2010 exemptions and claimed that ending the exemption will lead to higher device prices for consumers, increased electronic waste, higher costs associated with switching service providers, and widespread mobile customer 'lock-in,'" the Office wrote. "Although proponents acknowledged that unlocked mobile devices are widely available for purchase, they contended that an exemption is still warranted because some devices sold by carriers are permanently locked and because unlocking policies contain restrictions and may not apply to all of a carrier's devices."
In the end, though, the big cellphone carriers won out, claiming unlocked phones hurt business.
"[The carriers] explained that the practice of locking cell phones is an essential part of the wireless industry's predominant business model, which involves subsidizing the cost of wireless handsets in exchange for a commitment from the customer that the phone will be used on that carrier's service so that the subsidy can eventually be recouped by the carrier," the Office concluded.
"[They] alleged that the industry has been plagued by 'large scale phone trafficking operations' that buy large quantities of pre-paid phones, unlock them, and resell them in foreign markets where carriers do not subsidize handsets."


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An individual, typically male, who suffers from an inferiority complex as a result of not receiving enough attention as a small child. As a result, this person suffers from an all-pervasive need for attention and often acts as if he/she is superior.
Napoleon is famous for the narcissism he developed as a reaction to his short stature.
od uživatele Matt 05. červenec 2004
Someone who is so in love with themselves it's sickening to observers. i.e. Kanye West.
Person A: What's that guys name, the narcissist.
Person B: Kanye? What did he do this time?
Person B: Kanye? What did he do this time?
od uživatele DuffMan03 26. září 2011
Someone so full of themselves that they think they can do no wrong. Believes they are always right, the best at everything and looks down on everyone else.
Coach Wade from Survivor has his head stuck so far up his own ass that his picture should be next to narcissist in the dictionary.
od uživatele survivorfan 03. leden 2015
Use you, abuse you, lose you
Gimme,gimme, gimme all you got and later
od uživatele runfrom1 11. červen 2004
Someone who is full of themselves and think that they're bigger and better then everyone who is around them. Someone who is very self centerd
and self assuard.
and self assuard.
Jane: Hi Lucy
Lucy: Ewwwww don't talk to me, you loser.
Jane: Stop being so Narcissist to me
Lucy: Ewwwww don't talk to me, you loser.
Jane: Stop being so Narcissist to me
od uživatele cat lover 26 17. říjen 2013
See LeBron James.
Lebron is a narcissist. Simple as that.
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Twittter user.
Joe is a narcissist because he thinks people give a shit about his Twitter updates.
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LISBON - Patriot Energy Partners LLC was vindicated in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court when a unanimous verdict was issued by a jury following a five-day jury trial.
Patriot Energy Partners had been one of several defendants of a lawsuit filed by Roger, Carolyn, James and Bruce Starkey of Mechanicstown in Carroll County. The lawsuit alleged PEP Leasing of Lisbon, Andrew and Thomas Blocksom of Lisbon, and Robert Dickey of Lisbon, were involved in some fashion with Patriot Energy and helped secure mineral rights leases from the Starkeys on behalf of Patriot Energy.
"We are very thankful for the unanimous jury verdict in favor of Patriot," said Patriot President Andy Blocksom in a press release issued shortly after the jury trial's conclusion. "We are also thankful that all the other defendants were dismissed from this lawsuit. From day one, we have said that we did everything properly, and the jury took less than 30 minutes to arrive at that same conclusion."
The lawsuit alleged the company engaged in questionable business practices to obtain the leases for only a fraction of what they were really worth and then sold the leases to other companies for significantly more money. The Starkeys also wanted more than $1 million in damages.
Visiting Judge Richard Reinbold previously dismissed any claims of notary fraud or notary irregularities, except for the rights of the plaintiffs to challenge whether Dickey properly notarized or had the right to notarize the plaintiffs' leases. The ruling declares the plaintiffs may not argue that any notary improprieties are in themselves fraud.
Additionally, any assertion of slander was dismissed as well as any assertion Dickey committed fraud by not having a license. The claim of unjust enrichment was also dismissed. Finally, the question of quieting the title was dismissed.
Reinbold's previous ruling was in favor of Dickey, the Blocksoms, PEP Leasing, Bass Energy and Buckeye Oil Producing Co.
The unanimous verdict, which reportedly took only about 30 minutes for the jury to determine, vindicated Patriot Energy Partners of wrongdoing.


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Four months after getting hitched, Keira Knightley is thrilled to be a newlywed.
"It's fantastic!" the actress, 28, tells PEOPLE at Saturday's premiere of Can a Song Save Your Life? at the Toronto International Film Festival. "I'm very happy."
Knightley, who wed rocker James Righton, 30, last May in Provence, France, not only found a life companion but also a personal music teacher. The Klaxons musician assisted Knightley in preparing for her role, which required her to play the guitar and sing.
"He helped me try to learn the guitar, and I don't think he'll ever do that again," she tells PEOPLE with a laugh. "I'm terrible, and he may have found it too stressful."
The Oscar-nominated actress (2005's Pride & Prejudice) mastered the strumming skills just enough to play for her scenes, but has no plans on continuing to play the guitar. She would rather listen to her husband play – and for good reasons.
"My fingers looked awful. They were callused and looked disgusting," she says. "I stopped playing and tried going back to it, but my fingers hurt too much, so I'm not going to do it again. I'll let him do all the playing."
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Fremont St. Joe
at Mohawk
Coaches: Scott Knisely, Fremont St. Joe; Erik Baker, Mohawk
Records: St. Joe 8-1, 5-0 Midland Athletic League; Mohawk 3-6, 2-4
Last season: St. Joe 34, Mohawk 20
Outlook: One team is assured a playoff spot regardless of Friday's outcome.
The other is treating the contest as a playoff game.
Baker said he and his staff have placed special importance on game with St. Joe. He wants the seniors to go out strong, and also a momentum-builder for the following season.
To get that, Mohawk will have to pull an upset on the Streaks, a team that has won nine straight games and is shooting for an outright league title.
Baker said he's been impressed with St. Joe quarterback Zach Yeckley.
"Yeckley's a very good thrower; he has no fear," Baker said.
But the coach said St. Joe isn't one dimensional.
"They don't like to (run the ball) very often, but they're very effective when they do," Baker said.
The key, Baker said, is keeping the ball away from Yeckley and company as much as possible. That sounds like the usual Mohawk-football style, which Baker said the Warriors have found in recent weeks.
"I feel like we're finally playing Mohawk football again," Baker said. "We were always playing catch-up; we never established our identity on either side of the ball.
"Starting week six or seven, things started to click or us on defense," he said. "We had young guys playing and the light went on for them. Our young guys are not young guys anymore."
The Warriors also should have extra motivation Friday, with it being military appreciation night.
"All that works to excite our kids and hopefully play our best game of the year," Baker said.
at Seneca East
Coaches: Todd Worst, Carey; Ed Phillips, Seneca East
Records: Carey 7-2, 5-1 MAL; Seneca East 7-2, 4-2
Last season: Carey 19, Seneca East 17.
Outlook: It's not quite as simple as win or go home, but for Phillips, Worst and their respective teams, it might as well be.
The Tigers and Blue Devils still are alive for the Division V postseason. But winning by itself won't secure bids for either team. The Blue Devils sit ninth in Region 18, while the Tigers are 12th. In short, whichever team wins will need some help to play in week 11.
"Basically, we just told them that if they want to play next week, they have to win this week," Worst said. "We just need to prepare for the game and hopefully get a win."
Phillips said his team approaches each game the same way.
"Every week's a playoff game to us, and I mean that," Phillips said. "Being week 10, it is exciting to have that opportunity. We're glad we have a shot."
Two points separated Carey and Seneca East a year ago, and Phillips said the Tigers' loss to Carey hasn't been forgotten by his players.
"You remember that, you're not human if you don't," Phillips said. "We want to send our seniors out strong and give ourselves a chance to play another game."
To do that, Seneca East will have to stop a Carey offense that has been pretty efficient in recent weeks.
"Their offense starts up front with the offensive line, but one thing feeds off another," Phillips said of the Blue Devils' run-based attack. "In the past few years, they've become an efficient passing team."
Last week, Carey inserted Justin Meek into the quarterback position for an injured Matt Holsinger and barely missed a beat. Phillips said Carey will be dangerous no matter who is under center.
They're very explosive," Phillips said. "You have to play assignment football."
Worst also sees explosiveness in Seneca East's offense.
"I think you watch them, and the speed that they have and the one-play scoring capability is higher than anyone we've played this year," Worst said of the Tigers. "That's the scariest thing, from my point of view."
Worst said Seneca East also has a strong defense, and has been opportunistic on special teams.
"They've scored some special teams touchdowns," Worst said. That's what keeps you up late at night."
Upper Sandusky
at Riverdale
Coaches: Jake Moyer, Upper Sandusky; Jeremy Kloepfer, Riverdale.
Records: Upper Sandusky 6-3, 4-2 North Central Conference; Riverdale 4-5, 3-3 NCC.
Last year: Upper Sandusky romped the Falcons, 35-6.
Outlook: Moyer lost his grease board.
Assistant coach Steve Sturgeon took it over.
"This has been a running joke all week. Steve Sturgeon, one of my assistant coaches and former head coach here, has numbers all over the board and it looks like something NASA would have put up in the 1960s," Moyer said. "My grease board is full of numbers and if this, then that scenarios."
Sure, it says something that Upper Sandusky has had its first winning season since this team's seniors were in fourth grade (2004). But there's still a shot that the Rams season could extend into a week 11.
Moyer knows, though, all the mathematical equations mean nothing if the Rams don't take care of business Friday night against the Falcons, who sit in second place in the Silver Division.
"We've been focused on that. Nothing matters if we don't win," Moyer said. "Our goal is to finish 7-3 for the best record in a long time. It's a stepping stone on the way to a resurgence in the program."
Moyer said Riverdale is no slouch.
"Riverdale plays very hard. Their coach has them playing at a level that is really beyond some of their talent," Moyer said. "I really give them a lot of credit. They played really well last year. They hit us and ran to the ball. They came up a little bit short on talent."
The Rams will see a spread offense, with a defense featuring blitzing linebackers.
"They like to spread it out a little bit and get the ball to their athletes in space," Moyer said. "On the opposite side, their defense, especially their linebackers, come and hit you. They do what linebackers need to do."
If they win, that's when the fun math comes into play. Sturgeon said a variety of things need to happen for Upper Sandusky to clinch one of the three remaining playoff spots.
First, Wapakenota (6-3) needs to beat Kenton (6-3), because the Wildcats are competing for one of those spots. Columbia (8-1) needs to beat Lorain Clearview (7-2), another team competing for one of the spots, and Huron (6-3) needs to fall to Edison (5-4), but Sturgeon said the Rams could still get in if Huron wins.
"Those are the biggest three thorns," Sturgeon said.
A win by Lorain Clearview or Bishop Ready (7-1), who is facing 9-0 Bishop Hartley, would clinch a spot for the respective team. If both win, that leaves just one spot left.
If Clearview loses, then some secondary games need to fall in Upper's favor.
For starters, the Rams need Carey to beat Seneca East and Lucas to beat Crestline.
Of the teams Clearview has defeated, the Rams need Vermillion (2-7) to lose to Rocky River (5-4), Keystone (5-4) to lose to Black River (5-4) and John Marshall (2-7) to fall to Lincoln West (0-8).
Each of those results that come to fruition mean a better chance for the Rams to get into postseason for the first time since 2004.
"All within the realm of possibilities. We need to take care of ourselves and hope things work out that way," Moyer said with a chuckle. "We don't really have control over that. I find it astounding that someone could find that many variables in the equation.
"I think it's neat that our kids can look at the possibilities and say the state says we're not mathematically eliminated," he said. "We still have a chance."
Buckeye Central
at Colonel Crawford
Coaches: Jason Ratliff, Buckeye Central; Ryan Teglovic, Colonel Crawford
Records: Buckeye Central, 2-7, 1-5 NCC; Colonel Crawford, 7-2, 4-2 NCC.
Last year: Buckeye Central edged Colonel Crawford, 30-27, in overtime.
Outlook: Ratliff said something looks quite familiar when he watched film on Colonel Crawford.
"Crawford reminds me a lot of us last year," he said. "They have a lot of experience back, a good quarterback, a good running back and they play good defense as well."
Nate Klingenberger has thrown for 2,139 yards and 25 scores for the Eagles.
"When you watch him on film, he can throw the football. He's got a strong arm and he has two receivers he can throw to," Ratliff said. "We have to shut down the passing game, contain him from running the ball and make sure we're in position to not have any blown coverages."
Colonel Crawford needs a win to clinch the Silver Division outright and cinch a playoff spot, so Ratliff knows they have a motivated team.
"It's going to be a tough chore for us and we want to come out and have a solid performance for our seniors," Ratliff said.
The Bucks have 10 seniors but maybe none bigger than Michael Adkins, one of the few starters remaining from last year's state runner-up squad.
"He's a hard-nosed kid and we've had to rely on him a lot," Ratliff said. "Everyone knows that and keys on him and he still gets good numbers week in, week out."
at Rossford
2012: Fostoria 0-9, 0-6; Rossford 5-4, 3-3.
Coaches: Jim Kelly, Fostoria; Todd Drusback, Rossford.
Last year: Fostoria won 30-21.
Outlook: The stakes couldn't be much simpler: Rossford needs a 'W' for a winning season, and Fostoria just needs a win. Having that scenario in the final game just drives it home for the seniors.
"There isn't any other motivation that can be said at this point. They know what's a stake. Last week in pregame, I could tell that every senior had a different look in their eye, and they played like it, too. That's what we'll need this week," Kelly said. "That's a tough realization when you are a senior, that this is it.
"For us, I think it's bigger for us. We want a win. They want a winning season," he said. "I think, for us, it comes down to what we can do. We need to play our game and do what we know we can. We put the focus more on ourselves and what we need to do."
What the Redmen need to do is build on last week's team play, right from the start.
Despite falling 14-6 to Elmwood last Friday, the loss had much more to do with rainy playing conditions (10 fumbles, 2 lost) and two bad snaps on punts (leading to eight points) than effort.
One key to ending with a victory is to build on last week's positives, Kelly said, while another is get to work right away.
"We talked about that Saturday morning, getting back to it, bottling up the effort that we had and taking it one last week," he said.
"We haven't started well the whole year. We haven't had a drive to start a game," Kelly said. "That's a goal we have for Friday, to have a drive and set the tone early."
at North Baltimore
2012: Lakota 2-7, 0-6; North Baltimore 1-8, 0-6.
Coaches: Dave Vodika, Lakota; Dino Woodruff, North Baltimore.
Last year: North Baltimore won 30-29.
Outlook: The schedule says one game remains, but in Vodika's mind, the last chance for a league win in 2012 is just a little closer to where he wants the Raiders to be.
"I guess the easiest way for me to put it is, I don't see it as the end of this season. I still see it all as the first step in a process of Lakota football growing," he said.
"I think we've accomplished being competitive in all but two of our games," Vodika said. "Now's an opportunity for us to win, and that'd be awfully nice to finish the year with a win."
That hasn't happened since the Raiders beat then-Suburban Lakes League foe Woodmore 14-0 in 2006.
While Vodika had little to do with the years in between (he took over this year after serving as an assistant in 2011), he knows one area the Raiders need to improve: passing.
Lakota ranks dead last in the Midland Athletic League, averaging 37 yards per game.
"That's something we've got to work on because that kills us, because it allows them to put eight, nine or 10 in the box against us," Vodika said. "Until we can at least threaten people, they can bring as many people as they want.
"It's just too easy for people to defend us. We know what our problem is, and so does everybody else, and we've got to get better," he said. "If we could throw a couple early, who knows what kind of off explosion we could have."
That could come against the Tigers, who are last in the MAL against the run (240 ypg) and pass (180 ypg), and in overall defense (420 ypg).
North Baltimore has weapons, though.
Dalton Ishmael runs for 74.4 yards per game and has scored six times. Lane Bishop has caught 12 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown, with Jordan Watson (8-213) adding another receiving option.
Lakota will counter with Tiger Jaso (125-573, 5 TDs), Kody Brewer (57-399, 6 TDs) and Ed Racheter (75-287) running the ball.
"At this point right now, we know they're going to be ready, we know they're going to play hard. We'd just like to come out and play a complete game," Vodika said. "We think we're pretty equally matched and we want to go down there and play well. Why not? It's about time."
--The A-T sports staff


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Writing unobtrusive JavaScript is considered a best practice by most developers. In this lesson Bob explains some core ideas as well as three techniques that can help you write code to make your JavaScript application more accessible and maintainable while avoiding errors.
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Dear Mr. Bob
Today April 13, 2013 I finished the 21 lessons with the exercises. I wrote all the HTML and JavaScript code and it all run well with one exception. In Lesson 17. Unobtrusive JavaScript for some unknown reason version jQuery-1.9.1.js did not work. Version jQuery-1.7.1.js worked fine. It took me some time checking my coding looking for mistakes that I could have made, but I found non. So I decided to use the same version you used and it worked fine. I hope you can help with this. Any way Thanks for the good lessons and Best Wishes.
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MACON, Ga. – The Stetson men's basketball will aim to win its fourth straight game on Saturday when the Hatters take on first place Mercer at Hawkins Arena. The Hatters and the Bears are scheduled to tip-off at 3:00 p.m. in the Atlantic Sun Conference contest in Macon.
After a successful weekend at home, garnering wins over ETSU and USC Upstate, Stetson (6-14, 4-4) earned its first road victory of the year with a 68-65 triumph at Kennesaw State on Thursday. The Hatters' three-game win streak is their longest of the season, and it is currently the second longest in the A-Sun after Mercer's six-game streak.
Senior Willie Green has led the Hatters in scoring in all three of their games during the current streak, scoring 15 against ETSU, and then totaling 24 in each of Stetson's last two wins over Upstate and Kennesaw. Green has improved his scoring average to 14.3 on the season (10th in A-Sun), and 16.0 during league play (6th).
Mercer (16-5, 7-1), meanwhile, welcomes the Hatters to town just after taking control of first place in the league. The Bears downed defending champion Florida Gulf Coast 68-55 for their sixth straight victory and improved Mercer to 11-0 at home this season. Senior guard Langston Hall, who leads the Bears in scoring and leads the league in assists, went for 18 points and 11 assists against the Eagles.
The Hatters' history with Mercer goes back a long time, as Stetson holds a 74-56 advantage over the Bears in the all-time series. The first ever meeting resulted in a 43-27 Mercer victory back on Feb. 2, 1920, and the Bears have had the Hatters' number lately as well, winning the last five matchups.
Last season Mercer swept the season series, but Stetson was right in both games against the A-Sun Regular Season Champs. The Bears won 70-64 to open league play in Macon on Dec. 31, and then topped Stetson 77-65 to cap off regular season play in DeLand on Mar. 2.
Saturday's game can be heard live on WSBB AM 1230, WTJV AM 1490, and online at MyAM1230.com with Robbie Aaron on the call. The game can also be watched on ASun.TV. Live Stats, the @StetsonMBB Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts are available for in-game updates.


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COLUMBIANA - Newly-seated state Rep. Nick Barborak went to the people Saturday, asking what constituents want him and other legislators to focus on in Columbus.
During a town meeting he said won't be his last, Barborak fielded questions and concerns primarily focused on Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget, including Medicaid expansion, a sales tax reduction, school funding and a severance tax on gas and oil royalties.
Barborak admitted not knowing at this point whether all these issues contained in the governor's budget will remain there or become legislative items of their own but said forums like Saturday's are important to provide citizens a chance to share their concerns so he can "take them back to Columbus."
Eloise Traina said, "We in Family Recovery would like to see it supported," regarding the proposed Medicaid expansion.
Barborak said the concern with the expansion is cost but said the argument will be that it will actually result in a savings by covering those uninsured people who currently go to the emergency room for non-emergency ailments, which he pointed out is very costly.
"The expansion will cover them so they don't have to run to the ER," he explained.
Saying he "tends to support" the expansion, Barborak emphasized, "I will approach every bill and piece of legislation with an open mind. Before voting, we have to weigh the good and weigh the bad," and said he anticipates the Medicaid expansion issue will end up being separated from the budget as a stand-alone issue.
Cindy Coppersmith of Columbiana expressed reservations about the expansion proposal, noting that voters in 2011 said they "didn't want to be part of this," and questioning whether money will actually be provided by the federal government for the expansion as planned.
Barborak said Ohio may decide not to opt into it, noting, "It's not a done deal" and "We have to take the U.S. government at its word when it says it's going to give us."
He cautioned that the issue of elimination of uncompensated emergency room care is "going to happen, regardless."
Roger Sikorszky, director of the Counseling Center in Lisbon, said research shows the expansion would create 27,000 new jobs and mean an additional 450,000 people covered by health benefits, meaning "Ohio will benefit greatly" with counties then able to convert the savings to providing other services.
"It makes good sense to be in favor of the Medicaid expansion," Sikorszky said.
Mary Lee Vandevander of Lisbon brought up the issue of increased truck traffic through the village from what she called the fracking business, asking whether the gas and oil companies can be made to pay a fee to help maintain roadways.
Barborak said these companies pay the same taxes as she does when they fill up their trucks with fuel, which then goes to road maintenance. He also said most companies have road maintenance agreements with the communities they pass through.
Commissioner Tim Weigle said that, while Chesapeake Energy is only one of about seven such companies using county roads, that company alone has put $20 million into county infrastructure that has come back to 16 townships through such road agreements.
Barborak told Vandevander he will discuss with the Ohio Department of Transportation her concerns about village streets.
Also discussed at length was the proposed severance tax on gas and oil royalties, with Barborak asking those in attendance their thoughts.
Former county commissioner John Payne said that, traditionally, state funding goes to "the Big Three," meaning Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati, but that if the severance tax goes into effect, "We should be given due consideration."
Barborak seemed to agree, noting that this area sits in a unique spot in relation to location of the Marcellus Shale and that it can be a great opportunity after the "crushing economic blow" the area suffered from the loss of steel mills and potteries.
He said, however, that he has heard some opposition to such a tax, especially from farmers who looked at the gas/oil boom as a financial opportunity, just to learn that additional taxes will be levied.
School funding issues also were discussed, with Barborak saying school districts have seen a "tremendous strain" due to budget cuts in recent years and saying although funding is up $1.2 billion this year, there is still a "huge gap from where we were prior to the last budget."
Susan Wenderoth and Danielle Dillon of the county ESC discussed the effects of cuts on the services the agency provides local school districts, with Wenderoth saying, "I don't see how schools can cut any more."
Broaching a sometimes unpopular notion, Vandevander said the county should be looking at consolidation as a way to cut expenses, and Barborak - whose wife is a school teacher - pointed to a poll taken a couple years ago that indicated about 50 percent of the county would be interested in considering consolidation.
Vandevander also asked Barborak to "be strong" in regard to funding for the Second Harvest program, which provides food for underprivileged residents, saying, "There is such a need."
Barborak said he had just met with the group the previous day, saying, "They do a fantastic job. I support them 100 percent."
This prompted Richard Ramskugler of Columbiana to ask, "If we have food stamps, why do we need Second Harvest?"
Barborak responded, "We have a lot of hungry people in our community, even with those programs."
Ramskugler complained that people sell their food stamp cards, and Barborak agreed, "Something needs done with fraud. There are bad actors in all areas, but that doesn't mean we don't have tremendous need. We have an obligation to make sure people aren't going hungry in our community."
Other issues touched on during the town hall meeting include the need for more regulations on internet cafes and a $1.5 billion turnpike proposal.
Barborak invited residents to contact him, saying, "I want to make sure you have a voice. I will hear you out and give you an honest assessment of where I'm at (on issues."


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SAN FRANCISCO � Microsoft�s Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook�s social network and Twitter�s messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.
The changes, unveiled Thursday, will reshape how Bing displays its search results. It represents Microsoft�s most dramatic shift in Internet search since the software maker introduced Bing as a �decision engine� nearly three years ago.
Microsoft Corp. is counting on the new format to loosen Google�s stranglehold on the lucrative Internet search market. In the process, Microsoft hopes to turn a profit in its online division, which has lost more than $6.3 billion since Bing�s June 2009 debut.
Bing replaced �Live Search,� a mostly futile attempt to challenge Google. Microsoft touted Bing as a Google alternative that would provide more meaningful results by helping people make important decisions, such as picking a doctor and finding the best time to buy an airline ticket.
For the last two years, Bing has been taking advantage of Microsoft�s close relationship with Facebook to make search results more personalized and more relevant to users. It�s an advantage Bing has over Google because its rival is shut out from the personal data Microsoft has access to on the world�s largest network. But Bing has failed to come up with an approach compelling enough to lure away most Web surfers from Google.
Bing is trying to fix that with the latest changes, which come out next month. Microsoft plans a marketing blitz on television and the Internet to promote the changes.
Anyone seeking a peek during the next few weeks of testing can go to www.bing.com/new to sign up for an invitation. The testing period will begin Tuesday.
The revised system presents Bing�s results in three columns, or panes.
The left column will feature the familiar blue links drawn from Bing�s computer formula for finding the most relevant results.
The middle section, called �Snapshot,� is reserved for completing tasks, such as getting directions, making a hotel reservation or buying movie tickets. This feature isn�t expected to be available during the testing phase.
Once available, Snapshot will provide a space featuring movie show times and an option to buy tickets in response to a search for �The Avengers.� Searches for hotels will bring up pictures of rooms and information about amenities, as well as the ability to make reservations.
The �Sidebar� column on the far right side will be the centerpiece of the new Bing.
Sidebar is where Bing users logged into Facebook will see recommendations culled from their Facebook network. From there, people will be able to pose questions for their friends on their own Facebook pages without leaving the results page. The results from a Bing search can even be shared on Facebook.
For instance, a search for �Kauai hotels� might list your Facebook friends who have been to the island. You can then use the Sidebar box to post a note about it on Facebook and even seek advice from a specific friend.
The Sidebar column also will highlight relevant tweets, including those from people you might not follow. The feature will also suggest experts on topics related to certain search requests and list their Twitter handles, along with any blogs or other websites where they share their insights.


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Make piano practice fun by playing these 3 songs from the Billboard Hot 100 list! Learning to accompany yourself while you play is a valuable skill to have. Here are 3 songs on the radio that beginners can learn!
1. All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) - 4 chords!
This song follows a cycle of the following 4 chords: A, Bm, E, and A, with the exception of the two lines below that come at the end of each verse:
"Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top": A (2 beats), D (2 beats), A (4 beats)
"If that's what you're into then go ahead and move along": E (4 beats), D (4 beats), A (2 bars)
Notes in A chord: A-C#-E
Notes in Bm chord: B-D-F#
Notes in E chord: E-G#-B
Notes in D chord: D-F#-A
2. I'm Not The Only One (Sam Smith) - 4 chords!
This song cycles the following chords: F-A-Dm-Bb (each chord gets 2 beats), with the two exceptions below:
*The chords for the end of each verse and chorus are: F(4 beats), C (2 beats), F (2 beats)
*Bridge: Bb-F-A-Dm (last time Bb) - each chord gets 4 beats
Notes in F chord: F-A-C
Notes in A chord: A-C#-E
Notes in Dm chord: D-F-A
Notes in Bb chord: Bb-D-F
3. Something in the Water (Carrie Underwood) - 5 chords!
Verse: C-D (each chord gets 4 beats)
Chorus & Bridge: G-Bm-Em-C (each chord gets 4 beats) *last chord of bridge replaces C chord with D chord
Notes in C chord: C-E-G
Notes in D chord: D-F#-A
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
Notes in Bm chord: B-D-F#
Notes in Em chord: E-G-B
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Check out these awesome pop songs that can be played on guitar, piano, ukulele, and bass!
1. Pumped Up Kicks (Foster The People)- 4 chords!
Pumped Up Kicks moves between Em, G, D, and A chords. Each chord gets 4 beats.
Notes in Em chord: E-G-B
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
Notes in D chord: D-F#-A
Notes in A chord- A-C#-E
2. Viva La Vida (Coldplay)- 4 chords!
This song moves between the chords C, D, G, Em. Each chord gets 4 beats.
Notes in C chord: C-E-G
Notes in D chord: E-G-B
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
Notes in Em chord: E-G-B
3. It's Time (Imagine Dragons)- 5 chords!
This song moves between D, A, Bm, Em and G. Each chord gets 2 bars (8 beats).
Order of chords on verse: D-A-Bm-G
Order of chords on chorus: D-Bm-Em-G
Notes in D chord: D-F#-A
Notes in A chord: A-C#-E
Notes in Bm chord: B-D-F#
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
Notes in Em chord: E-G-B
4. Bubbly (Colbie Callait)- 3 chords!
This song uses the pattern G, D/F#, C, back to G (each chord gets 4 beats)
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
Notes in D/F# chord: D-F#-A (instead of playing a D in the bass, play an F#)
Notes in C chord: C-E-G
5. Clocks (Coldplay)- 6 chords!
The verse and chorus of this song follow the pattern D (1 bar), Am (2 bars), Em (1 bar)
The bridge follows the pattern Fmaj7 (2 bars), C (1 bar), G (1 bar)
Notes in D chord: D-F#-A
Notes in Am chord: A-C-E
Notes in Em chord: E-G-B
Notes in Fmaj7 chord: F-A-C-E
Notes in C chord: C-E-G
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
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It seems like colds always have a way of hitting right before a big performance. Those first few sniffles days before a show can bring a feeling horror. Unfortunately colds are a fact of life that not even superstars can escape. I recently saw a world famous band play a sold out show where the lead singer was complaining of a cold, and watched an interview with Alicia Keys who came down with a cold days before her Grammy Award performance. Do not fret, there are measures you can take from the first sign of a cold to ensure the speediest recovery.
If your cold is in your sinuses (i.e you just feel "stuffed up") and not in your lungs it means your vocal chords are probably healthy enough to sing. If you start getting a bad cough and are getting hoarse it's best to rest your voice and if at all possible cancel your show.
The best way to deal with phlegm is with light vocalizing. This will keep your voice supple and flexible and cause the phlegm to vibrate off. Practice singing at a low volume on EE vowel scales and glissando's (start from you highest pitch and slide down to your lowest pitch).
Try to move the the keys of your songs down. When you have a cold you lose clear access to your high falsetto notes and passagio notes (notes in the "break" of your range between chest and head voice). The voice will tend to be shifted lower, with a thicker tone. If possible, move your songs into a lower key.
You know the drill when you're sick: sleep tons, drink tons, have some chicken noodle soup, and wash your hands. Here are some other tricks of the trade:
1. Neti Pot- A neti pot looks like a small teapot. You fill it with special salt and warm water and gently rinse out your nasal passages. This is a great natural way to clear out your nasal passages. It is recommended that you use a neti pot regularly even when your not sick. It clears
out bacteria to help prevent you from getting sick and also helping with allergies. Make sure to only use the special salt intended for neti pots.
2. Inhale Steam- Inhaling steam is a very effective soothing method for you vo
cal cords and lungs, especially is you have a lot of phlegm in your lungs. Remember, drinking tea and water is great for hydration but it does not touch your vocal cords directly. The only way to get moisture directly onto your chords is by inhaling it.
3. Zinc- Take zinc as soon as your first symptoms occur. Zinc can shorten the duration of your cold and make you less contagious. You can also try zinc spray for your throat and zinc swabs for your nose.
4. Mucinex (Guaifenesin)- Guaifenesin is in a class of medications called expectorants. It works to relieve chest congestion by thinning the mucus in the air passages to make it easier to cough up the mucus and clear the airways. Remember to drink lots of water with this medication. If possible, avoid "cough suppressants" and stick with expectorants like mucinex. Cough suppressants will just make the phlegm stay in your lungs for longer delaying recovery.
In the end, there is nothing fun about singing with a cold. Do your best to prevent sickness by getting proper rest, plenty of fluids, washing your hands often, exercising to circulate blood, and monitoring stress. If you have to sing with a cold, be sure to go home and rest your voice straight afterwards. Rock on!
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It is always fun to mix up practicing with fun games. The best way to become skilled at reading music and other musical concepts is to drill the information regularly. The more times your brain has to recognize and identify the notes, the more automatic it will become. Playing the games below will improve musical knowledge, sight-reading, and rhythm. These games are easy to access on your browser and a great supplement to practice on any instrument.
Compose Your Own Music- Drag notes into the staff, and create your own song that you can send to your friends! This is a great and creative way to practice your musical notation skills.
Be a Rockin' Rhythm Master!- Copy the rhyhtms to the parrot and drummer! This game is great for rhythm and transcribing.
Note Name Game- Drag the note names to the wiggly notes!
Musical Memory Game- Play back the notes that are played. This game helps students to memorize patterns.
Mission To Magmamon- You get sent to the musical planet of Toness where the inhabitants only communicate through music and tones. Get through volcanos, pirates, and trpas with your music skills! Very fun.
Composer Time Machine- Scroll through time different time periods and find the composers of that time. Hear their music and learn about different styles such as Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern.
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Make piano practice fun by playing simple songs from the radio and singing along. This is a great way to drill new chords and improve rhythm and groove. Learning to accompany yourself while you play is a valuable skill to have. Here are 5 songs on the radio that beginners can learn!
1. Fallin' (Alicia Keys) - 2 chords!
Fallin' goes back and forth between Emin and Bmin7 for the whole song. Each chord gets 4 beats.
Notes in Emin: E-G-B
Noten in Bmin7: B-D-F#-A
2. Dynamite (Bruno Mars)- 4 chords!
The verses and chorus of Dynamite repeat Am, C, G, & F. Each chord gets 4 beats.
Notes in Am chord: A-C-E
Notes in C chord: C-E-G
Notes in G chord: G-B-D
Notes in F chord: F-A-C
3. Come Together (The Beatles)- 4 chords!
Come Together rotates between Dmin (4 bars), A7 (2 bars), and G7 (2 bars). The hook line is Bmin (1 bar) and G (1 bar).
Notes in Dmin chord- D-F-A
Notes in A7 chord- A-C#-E-G
Notes in G7 chord- G-B-D-F
Notes in Bmin chord- B-D-F#-A
4. Walking On Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves)- 3 chords!
This very fun song rotates between E, A, B, A in the verse (2 beats each), and A, B, A for the 2 lines of the chorus (2 beats each). When the line "don't it feel good!" comes along, the chords go back to E, A, B, A.
Notes in E chord- E-G#-B
Notes in A chord- A-C#-E
Notes in B chord- B-D#-F#
5. Hey Ya (OutKast)- 4 chords!
This song rotates between G (1 bar), C (2 bars), D (2 beats),
E (2 bars). Watch out for the 2/4 bar on the D chord!
Notes in G chord- G-B-D
Notes in C chord-C-E-G
Notes in D chord- D-F#-A
Notes in E chord- E-G#-B
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As our school year begins, we wanted to talk to our teachers about how things are going in their lessons. Our first teacher to share his story is pianist and drummer Rick Smith.
Jammin' With You!: What do you teach at JWY!?
Rick Smith: I teach Piano, Drum Set and Percussion.
JWY!: What do you like most about teaching students music?
RS: I have wonderful memories of my childhood music teachers. They showed me how wonderful music can be. Today, I strive to have that kind of impact on my students. It also works great for my life as a professional touring musician.
JWY!: What are you looking forward to this year with your students?
RS: As this is my first full year teaching for JWY! I look forward to developing honest and long lasting professional relationships with each family I teach. I want to continue teaching the foundations of proper technique, while exploring the individual wants and needs of each student. At the end of the day we play music because it's FUN! Thats something I always want to come across in my lessons.
JWY!: What are some fun things you have been doing in lessons this fall?
RS: The piano penny trick. Place a penny on top of your hand and play scales up and down WITHOUT dropping the penny. It helps young (and older!) students keep their fingers curved and promotes smooth legato transitions from note to note. For added challenge try both hands with 2 octaves!
As for Drum students who have a lot of coordination problems with one hand, I ask them to spend a day (or more!) switching hands. If your right handed, become left handed! Eating, opening doors, shaking hands, brushing your teeth, everything! This can really help when it comes to balancing out your right and left limbs - most students (and myself) enjoy the challenge.
JWY!: Who inspired you to become a music teacher?
RS: Professor Gervacio Brondial, or Mr. Brondial to me most of my life, was my piano teacher. I started with him when I was 5 years old and continued until he was hired to teach at California State Long Beach when I was about 12 or 13. He started me on the right path, taught me the benefits of proper technique, how to make the most out of my practice, but most importantly, he showed me how to have fun with music! He was the best teacher I ever had.
JWY!: Any fun music teaching stories?
RS: I had the opportunity to teach a few physics and engineering graduate students from Boston University last year. They were beginners so it was really fun talking about drums in such a technical way. I could talk about the different grip fulcrum points and stick height to volume relativity and other really nerdy specific drumming techniques that I don't normally get to talk about.
More recently I've had a blast teaching Stick Control by ear. The book Stick Control, as all you drummers know, is a must-have and industry standard kind of book. The book features numerous different combinations of Left and Right stickings. What I do is have the student learn a page on the snare drum. Then I have him play each limb on a different drum or surface (rim, table, floor, whatever) After that I have the student sing the "melody" the 2 different surfaces make. This way they connect the difficult to follow string of lefts and rights into a tangible and easy to sing melody! I will play different passages from the book in that way and have the student guess which one I'm playing. Its fun, and it's ear-training, something that all good drummers use everyday.
The other week I was teaching a student and I looked over and her posture was all wacky. Her back was curved and she was hovered over the piano. Her legs were lounging forward and not bent and she was sitting sideways. "Oh my" I exclaimed "We need to fix your posture."
Posture is one of the tools that students learn when they first start to learn piano. If you look in any beginning lesson book there is a section on posture in the first few pages. Posture is a very important tool for any instrument, but as musician we tend to forget the correct ways to sit and this causes problems in our playing.
Not sitting correctly with your instrument causes problems with your playing?
Yes! Just like any sport or dance, the postures you use help you perform. Music lessons are just the same. Sometimes when your posture is not correct you make more mistakes because your body is not in the correct postion.
Key things to remember for correct piano posture:
1. Sitting with your feet flat on the floor.
2. Your knees are slightly under the keyboard.
3. Sitting on the front part of the bench
4. Back Straight
5. Loose shoulders
6. Curved Fingers on keys
Remembering this position will make a world of difference in your playing and performing.
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Make It Into a Game
Learning piano for the first time takes a lot of practice and can feel tedious at times. However, there are many ways to make it fun! Here are 3 games for the piano that will be sure to bring some smiles to your practice session!
The Pennies Game
Objective: Learn the notes on the keyboard and staff
Step 1: Place stickers on pennies with each of the note names (A through G)
Step 2: Put the pennies face down on the notes they belong to (don't put them in order)
Step 3: Say the note before you turn over the penny, do it until you get them all right!
Draw your own large staff paper with the spaces between the lines big enough for the pennies. Place the pennies on the staff to write your own song!
The Safari Game
Objective: Quickly recognize different keys on the piano (in preparation for sight-reading)
Step 1: Buy 2 plastic animals at your local toy store.
Step 2: Start with the two animals placed 5-8 white keys apart from each other.
Step 3: Tell your student which keys the animals need to run to not to get caught by the other one (in this case we will use a rabbit and jaguar) i.e "The rabbit is going to run up to the key Ab to get away, but now the jaguar is going to jump to the key B to try and get him."
This game can be quite fun and help with quick recognition of the piano keys!
The Tip-Toe Game
Objective: Recognize different tempos and learn to feel the beat in your body
Step 1: Either at the piano or on a CD player, play very fast music and have your student jump around the room at the beat of the music.
Step 2: Without warning, switch to slow music and have your student quietly tip-toe around the room to the tempo of the music.
Step 3: Vary the tempos and have your student recognize the changes. Fall down at the end!
Please post your favorite beginner's music games!
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Music lessons normally run September to June, right along with the school calendar. When students are off from school normally music education takes a break too. But does it have to? Here are some cool things for kids to do around the school breaks to make sure they still have music everyday.
Winter Break-
Winter is filled with holiday parties, traveling, gift buying and more traveling. Who has time for anything else?
Simple ways to keep music around:
- Have your kids learn holiday songs to sing and play for the family.
- Sing and play special songs as a family.
- Go to your schools holiday concert.
- Play in a winter concert
Just these simple steps help your child still stay excited about music over the break from school. They now have a special job around the holidays and playing for family becomes a tradition.
Winter and Spring Break-
Sometimes we travel during our February and April break and it is hard to still practice when we are in different places. There are still some great ways to make sure that music is a part of vacation.
-Find local concerts where you are traveling. These don't need to be big names or even expensive tickets. Listen to the music on the streets or see if any museums have any kids concerts.
JWY! Recommends: Musical Instrument Museum
- Sing songs the child has learned or is working on with their music teacher.
-If your traveling out of the country, maybe find some examples of music from that new culture and play these songs for your children. Ask them questions like:
* What kind of instruments do you hear?
* What sounds the same? What sounds different?
* Is this music you would like to learn?
During your vacation, your child may hear a song or an instrument that they would like to learn. Your vacations can be relaxing and inspiring.
Summer Break-
Normally every school or private lesson teacher has an end of the year concert. These concerts are a great way for your child to show off what they have learned since September. Every musician should perform and a school setting is a great way to learn.
-Participate in end of the year recitals and concerts.
-Find a cool summer concert to take the whole family to.
JWY! Recommends: Life Is Good Festival
- Sign up for a camp. Most camps have a music program in them and your child may have a chance to play a new instrument and learn new songs. There are also speciality music camps that give your child a chance to spend the summer learning more about music.
JWY! Recommends: Beaver Summer Programs
Music is such a great and important part of life for kids. Help them keep exploring and enjoying music all through the year.
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