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GDC 2007: Mario Maestro Shares His Secrets
Nintendo's Koji Kondo on the interactive approach to music.
Needless to say, the themes he's composed since his entry into the industry in 1984 are some of the most memorable, most famous songs to come from the medium. Who doesn't know the Super Mario Bros. theme? What gamer couldn't recognize the tune from Zelda's overworld? As such an influential figure, his Game Developers Conference debut was a huge event, the first public presentation he's delivered in years. His hour-long talk covered the gamut of his career, from the integrated sound design of SMB to his more subtle work in Twilight Princess.
To Kondo, game music consist of three components: Rhythm, balance and interactivity.
On Rhythm
Kondo believes that to create effective game music, one must first recognize the intrinsic rhythms of the game itself, from the character's movements to the player's button presses. Obviously, this requires the composer to spend significant hands-on time with the game.
Here he provided the original SMB as an example, a brief clip of world 1-1 which nevertheless demonstrated the game's elegant fusion of sound, music and action. Percussion in syncopated triplets is offset by a melody of simple 8th-notes, which are accented by sounds including the ascending jump and clipped fireball effects. The beat of the music matches Mario's stride and the effects almost become a component of the score.
These rhythms, Kondo says, are essential to creating gameplay that truly connects with players. Meanwhile, he feels the trend of using live orchestras and bands creates a gulf between player and game by synchronizing the music with the conductor rather than the game itself. He also finds it useful to use music to enhance a game's prevailing theme -- his Mario tunes reflect the action-oriented nature of the gameplay, while his Zelda tunes accentuate ambiance of the environments. He strives to make each piece recognizable within two to three seconds, to serve as a signpost for the player to see where he's arrived.
On Balance
Kondo recognizes several types of balance in his compositions. There's the obvious, the balance between sound effects and music, the balance of pitch and the balance of stereo positioning. For instance, in an area with constantly low-frequency ambient noise, he's careful to avoid using too many lower-pitched instruments that would conflict with the effects. Similarly, he assumes the player will normally be at the center of the screen and focuses sound effects there, while music is often balanced either to the left or right channels.
But an even greater consideration for balance is how individual songs flow into one another as a complete score. "Game music is made up of the many pieces that appear in a game but it's essential to think of all the music as one piece for the entire game, not simply a collection of individual pieces," he says. While a soundtrack features numerous individual pieces, they have to work together as a cohesive whole -- which is why Kondo doesn't present finished compositions to the game's director individually but waits until he has a selection of pieces to show how they work together.
Isolating and repeating motifs is also a powerful tool, he says. While music traditionally consists of an intro, a bridge and a finale, taking individual elements and expanding them or remixing them can lend a series a sense of consistency. He presented Mario's "invincibility" theme as an example of this, comparing the original game's iteration to Super Mario 64's "metal Mario" theme -- the same tune, presented differently, tells the player "You've just acquired a temporary power-up."
On Interactivity
This was the heart of Kondo's presentation, a topic he's clearly passionate about. "Unlike movies and television," he says, "games react in real time. Incorporating sound ideas that showcase this interactive nature is the most important part of sound work."
His examples ranged from the way SMB increases the music's tempo as time becomes critical to far more impressive pieces of interactive sound design from contemporary titles. Most dramatic of all was a pair of clips that demonstrated the random phrasing of Ocarina of Time's music: the game's overworld theme contains twelve different phrases that are swapped randomly every eight measures, creating a soaring theme that differs just enough with every excursion into Hyrule Field to avoid becoming tiresome. Even more impressively, the music shifts dynamically to reflect the player's current situation; pause for a while and the tempo and urgency drop, while entering combat with foes causes the music to shift fluidly into a tense iteration.
But Kondo builds other forms of interactivity into his soundtracks. Other dynamic changes based on the player's condition include the addition of extra drums to the score when players ride Yoshi in Super Mario World and Super Mario Sunshine. "I could have simply used a different theme here to let players know they had been powered up," he admits, "but that would mean the music would change every time you mount or dismount Yoshi, and that would have disrupted the gameplay." By simply changing the music mix on the fly, Kondo allows players to recognize the fact that they've been powered up without breaking the flow of the score.
Kondo also demonstrated several instances of music changing dynamically with a player's location, such as the way moving to different areas of Twilight Princess' Castle Town causes the music to change seamlessly. The back alleys are quiet, while the town square is louder and sounds more like chamber music. And moving near the live band near the entrance to the castle brings their performance to the front of the mix -- but it's synchronized with the background melody and seems totally natural. Likewise, one of Mario 64's later stages featured simply a solo electric piano while exploring the beach; leaping into the water causes strings to enter the mix to create a sensation of floating. And once you locate the underwater cavern, bass and drums replace the strings to enhance the feeling of traditional Mario action.
Somewhat less impressive was the use of music to denote character movement, which was simply a demonstration of stereo/surround sound panning from Super Mario Sunshine and The Wind Waker -- tricks common in any theatrical movie worth its salt. It became much more interesting when combined with other tricks, such as Wind Waker's battle with Phantom Gannon: stereo panning provides hints of his location, but the music and sound change as you engage him in battle, rising in pitch and urgency as you volley a bolt of energy back and forth to build tension.
Overall, though, Kondo's demonstration was effectively a brief tour of game sound design over the past twenty years and helped highlight the medium's growing sophistication.
On Music Affecting Gameplay
Kondo's speech ended with one final possibility for game music: Sound that dictates gameplay. In New Super Mario Bros., enemies actually jump and dance in time to the music. It's not simply a cute little touch, though -- it's an addition that caught even experienced players off guard with a touch of randomess. Or rather, non-randomness. Once a player learns the rhythms of the game, he can easily predict how enemies will move and capitalize on those motions to reach otherwise inaccessible areas.
Ultimately, Kondo wants both gamers and designers to remember that music in games has inherent possibilities lacking in any other genre, another tool for reaching out to players. And while he may not be the household name that many of his peers at Nintendo have become, it's easy to appreciate his thoughtful approach to music and the impact it's had on the medium.
Comments (10)
Koji Kondo Retronauts?Posted: Mar 08, 2007 12:00AM PST by Emperor_Fanboy
That would be rad.
Nice read but...Posted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by -Ike
I hope that Kondo can make advantage of the improved hardware and increased disc space of the Wii to really make some great music. I was highly disappointed with Twilight Princess's soundtrack, not because of the music itself (it was fantastic), I was more disappointed that the tracks were still such poor quality and digitized, it seriously sounded like N64 tracks. Let's just hope the next Zelda can give us a soundtrack that can sound like a real orchestra.
This is what GDC is all aboutPosted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by Velops
Finally, a report that is about game design. GDC is one place where developers have a chance to learn from the best in the business and become better developers as a result. Learning about all of these nuances Koji Kondo puts into his musics gives me a better appreaciation for his work.
ExcellentPosted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by Nuka_Cola
Great article. I kinda disagree about Kondo's view on orchestrated game music, though. I think Mother 3's battle music and the interaction you have there would have been a perfect example, but he didn't make Mother's music so.. >_> yeah.

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In the wake of a demoralizing 30-17 home loss to Atlanta on Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles are officially in desperation mode.
New defensive coordinator Todd Bowles' debut saw the Falcons throw for 246 yards and rush for 146 more and the Eagles (3-4) conceded 30 or more points for the first time since Dec. 1, 2011.
But since he cannot fire two defensive coordinators in three weeks, Reid may turn to the other side of the ball in an effort to shake things up.
Quarterback Michael Vick was turnover free for the first time this season on Sunday, but after the loss, he sounded resigned to the fact that a change could be imminent.
"Obviously, he's thinking about making a change at the quarterback position," Vick said. "The thing I do know is that I'm giving us every opportunity to win. I'm trying my hardest. Some things don't go right when I want them to. Some things do. So if that's the decision that (Reid) wants to make, then I support it."
Reid was a bit more measured in his post-game comments, although he did not exactly endorse Vick as his starter.
"I'll go back and look at everything," Reid said. "I'm not going to sit here and make decisions right now. I'm going to go back and look at it and analyze it."
As usual, the Philly fans are restless, and after watching rookie Nick Foles perform well in the preseason, they appear willing to explore any alternative options that could give their team a much-needed spark.
Philadelphia Daily News columnist Rich Hofmann wrote Sunday that such a decision is not the type of move Reid is prone to making.
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This would be different. To bench Vick would be playing to the crowd, and maybe to the owner. It would be not only a resounding admission of a mistake, but it would also be based solely on the notion that Foles could somehow catch lightning in the Superdome, and hang on to it for the next 2 months.
Will Reid make the switch at quarterback? If he does, it would indicate just how dire Philadelphia's situation has suddenly become.
Until then, Vick needs to stop watching Cam Newton post-game press conferences and focus on elevating his own play.
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Does Capital Punishment Have a Deterrent Effect? New Evidence from Postmoratorium Panel Data
Evidence on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is important for many states that are currently reconsidering their position on the issue. We examine the deterrent hypothesis by using county-level, postmoratorium panel data and a system of simultaneous equations. The procedure we employ overcomes common aggregation problems, eliminates the bias arising from unobserved heterogeneity, and provides evidence relevant for current conditions. Our results suggest that capital punishment has a strong deterrent effect; each execution results, on average, in eighteen fewer murders--with a margin of error of plus or minus ten. Tests show that results are not driven by tougher sentencing laws and are robust to many alternative specifications. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.
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A matter of degree
Clearly, the mothers of those two girls who sued over their school's strapless dress ban ("Judge: Ban on strapless dresses won't 'harm' girls," June 13) have too much free time.
Surely they could find a worthwhile issue, such as planting a tree. If those girls can suffer "irreparable harm" over a dress, they will surely be in for a rough ride when they reach adulthood and enter the real world.
Raymond Patnode, East Hanover
Unfortunate attack
It is unfortunate and disappointing that Gov. Chris Christie chose to assail the New Jersey League of Municipalities and its director, Bill Dressel, in such a harsh manner. ("Christie says towns group 'corrupt,' led by a 'whiner,' " June 13)
As mayor of Scotch Plains for nine years, I saw firsthand the important work the league does, especially in its advocacy for long-overdue property tax reform. Bill Dressel is a man of integrity and it was an honor to work with him. He deserves better.
I will continue to enthusiastically support the governor and hope that a landslide victory in November will be enough to usher in Republican control of the Legislature. When this happens, there will be no reason why our governor and state government shouldn't display the guts, backbone or heart necessary to reform our onerous system of property taxation once and for all.
Martin Marks, Cranford, (Scotch Plains mayor, 2000-08)
Behind Christie's attack
Emboldened by his popularity, our governor targets the leader of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities for criticism. Is the criticism merely personal animus? I doubt it.
Hampering Bill Dressel and the league offers the governor a triple benefit: It tries to squelch perhaps the best advocate New Jerseyans have for their towns, under the guise of eliminating corruption; it moves more control of everyday affairs from our local leaders to Trenton; and it will make it easier to divvy up and offer small pieces of his fiefdom to potential allies, or to buy silence and control when our governor runs for president.
The towns, and those of us who live in them, will get the short end of the stick.
Dave Saltzman, Princeton
So long, Bob Braun
Ever since I was a little boy, The Star-Ledger has been on our kitchen table. Bob Braun, there is no doubt in my mind that I have read almost every column you have written. It is remarkable that you highlighted the common man, as you describe these ordinary people devoid of financial richness, fame, power or being the client of publicity agents. This is a reflection of remarkable values that your column has gifted us readers.
I will miss your writings in The Star-Ledger, but will follow your continuing journey with great anticipation.
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Smarter than the storm?
Now that NASA and the National Weather Service have projected a significant rise in sea level in this area, does it make sense to build a mega-mall in a flood plain? The proposed American Dream project (formerly Xanadu) will be subsidized by millions of citizen tax dollars.
Can we become "smarter than the storm"?
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Rape, pregnancy redux?
The revelations in Dana Milbank's op-ed, "The GOP's boys club strikes again" (June 14), were appalling. To argue in support of proposed abortion restrictions because women aren't likely to become pregnant from rape is absurd. The legislator who offered that argument is, in my judgment, unworthy of his office. And to tell women they will have to carry to term the product of a rape goes beyond the pale. Although the author suggests … that women shouldn't worry because those "Republicans can't shoot straight," they do seem, however, to be shooting themselves in the foot.
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Remember Rx dangers
Guns have been debated but, in the United States, the number of deaths by pharmaceutical overdoses of oxycodone and morphine (16,651 in 2010) dwarfs those of gun homicides (11,078 in 2009).
Has the time come to mark oxycodone with the prescribing doctor's license number so that the pills involved in the deaths can be traced back to the initial supplier? That way, we can get more convictions under the "drug-induced death" law.
E. Gunnar Tarnow, Fair Lawn
A medical stigma
One of the hardest things faced by medical cannabis patients is the snicker. Mention medical cannabis and there is always a snicker. "Yeah, right, medical (wink, wink). It's good fer what ails ye', eh?"
The rudest version of this was recently expressed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who called medical cannabis a big hoax. The irony is that Bloomberg is in favor of legalizing cannabis, but does not believe in its medical value. This disbelief is daily and comes from all sides. And it is a constant assault on the cannabis patient's sense of self.
Medical and social usages are quite distinct. Social use primarily wants only one of more than 60 cannabinoids in the plant. Medical cannabis wants several of them in different combinations, some with no psychoactive properties at all. Yet all are banned, and the agonies of some of the most gravely ill among us are apparently mocked or ignored by leadership. It is an odd spectacle.
Gov. Chris Christie has said the issue of medical cannabis is not urgent. If that's what he thinks, he cannot understand the medical usage of cannabis.
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How to Enter the Building: An Introduction to Doors, Turnstiles and ID Cards
Decoding Workplace Safety Signs: A Guide to Engineers' Grammar
Office Phones: How to Dial, Transfer, and Look up Numbers in your Staff Roster
A Moron's Guide to Getting Mail, or Hey, That's Your Name under the Slot
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Your User Name is Not a Password, or Tales from the Angry Tech Guy
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Dr. Fruit Fly, or: How I Learned to Stop Leaving My Dishes Overnight and Love the Sink Strainer
The Mysterious Language of Time Cards
"Hey Dummy, Put your Pants on": Lessons Learned about Casual Friday (a collection of essays by Edge writers)
Confessions of a Kleptomaniac, or Why you Shouldn't Bring a Lunch
Quit Streaming "Lord of the Rings," A Network Administrator's Guide to Internet Use
How to Cope when the Microwave Turntable Doesn't Work
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Fall outreach:
Dear Jack:
While we were students, private gifts from alumni and friends supported programs and student activities that benefitted us in ways we may not have realized at the time. This fall, I invite you to join me in supporting the Johnson Annual Fund. Your Annual Fund gift has immediate impact, and allows Dean Joe Thomas to strengthen academic and student programs, faculty research, library acquisitions, and facilities.
Thanks to the generosity of its alumni, the Johnson Annual Fund set new school records last year with over $2.5 million raised from 2,710 donors in FY 2011. We have set our sights even higher for this year's goal of $2.7M from 2,805 donors. I will be calling you in the next week or two to update you on what is happening at the Johnson School and to ask you to consider making a gift this year. Your annual support is a testament to your belief in the Johnson experience and the value it adds to your professional life, to the global business community, and to society.
Thank you for your past support. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
With kindest regards,
Volunteer Name, MBA 'xx
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Dear Jack:
This June, our Johnson class of XXXX will celebrate its XXth Reunion. Programming will include alumni and faculty presentations, a "State of the School" address by Dean Joe Thomas, {class specific gathering}, a wine tasting, and much more! Most importantly, reunion will give us a chance to reconnect with each other, and our shared network of Johnson alumni.
Although many years have passed since we graduated, I remain very proud of the education I received at Johnson. Many refinements have been made in the curriculum; however, it remains one of the most agile and pioneering. The small community atmosphere within the school continues, and this allows for an intensive performance based learning experience.
Performance learning equips students with the hands-on experience they need to be successful in the evolving business environment. Management techniques and fundamentals, an emphasis in areas such as engineering or sustainability, and the cultivation of global strategy skills and innovation are all parts of this learning environment. Within a business setting, Johnson students develop their understanding of management frameworks and how to apply them to real business situations, while receiving continuous feedback from the experts who surround them.
In other important areas, Johnson is executing an important strategic plan which will enhance its global strategy. The school is also developing additional career management programs to ensure that our students and alumni have the tools they need to be successful in this challenging job market. For example, Johnson has added additional career treks for students and buses have been rented to transport students to more cities. Temporary staff has been hired to contact employers who were not likely to recruit on campus, but who were happy to post positions because of our outreach. Annual Fund contributions help to make these investments possible.
Johnson taught us that collaboration and community are part of what keeps a business one step ahead of the competition. Please join with me in supporting the school's Annual Fund. I hope you will consider a gift of $(XXX) to the Johnson Annual Fund in honor of our XXth Reunion. In times such as these, your commitment will be particularly appreciated and will truly make a difference.
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I did everything I was supposed to do. I graduated from George Washington University, got an internship that turned into a reputable entry-level job and was on my way to success. At least that's how it appeared. I spent two years working the graveyard shift in a part-time position without benefits. My employer strategically kept me and the other hardworking recent college grads under the 40-hour benchmark while the CEO of the corporation made tens of millions. A mid-life crisis hit at the young age of 22 when I realized my immediate superiors were no happier than I was. "This is what I'm striving for?" I needed a change.
My generation, the kids raised during the booming Clinton administration and coming into adulthood with little chance of steady employment, is defined by confusion and existential angst. According to the 2012 annual report by the Bureau Labor of Statistics, there are hundreds of thousands of unemployed college graduates aged 20 to 27.
We were told a college degree was the ticket to prosperity. Now, many are living with their parents and despite economic factors beyond their control are asking: What did I do wrong?
Shelby Hartman
While employment opportunities in most major U.S. cities are grim for recent college grads, New Orleans, with its uniquely supportive creative community and relatively low cost of living, has become one of the few remaining places where young professionals can still pursue their dreams. Whether that means starting a bluegrass band before touring the country, building momentum for a small tech-company or tap dancing in a tutu in Jackson Square. It is possible in this city to make rent with a good idea on the right corner. The endless opportunities are particularly encouraging to those who have been told countless times to submit their resume for a job they'll probably never get.
New Orleans is fertile ground for aspiring entrepreneurs not only because it's affordable, but because it has a longstanding tradition of welcoming artists, thinkers and iconoclasts who set the precedent for creative risk taking. There's no need to justify who you are, who you want to be, what you do or what you want to do. Doing something just because you want to is reason enough, even if it is to merely escape the social pressure to strive for a particular type of financial success and recognition.
This freedom lured me and thousands of other twenty-somethings to leave the competitive cities of New York, L.A. and San Francisco for New Orleans: where we're not judged for doing what inspires us and makes us happy now. Not in 10 years when we've worked our way up a corporate ladder. Not when we're married, because from the statistical looks of it we'll likely get divorced anyway. Not when we're retired, because that's just too many years away. Now.
It's common to meet recent transplants who sold all their belongings on Craigslist and hopped on a plane to Louis Armstrong airport. Many arrive with nothing but a few bags, others on a round trip ticket, for Jazz Fest or Mardi Gras, but don't go back. I'm one of them. I landed here from L.A. on Halloween of this year. In my first few days, I met tons of kids, just like me, heading grassroots projects from the ground up. Curiously, no one crowed about their success. I was invited to help, collaborate or just come along for the ride. I was overwhelmed by this unfamiliar feeling of inclusion and empowerment. In New Orleans, I feel as if I really can do anything.
I spent the next few weeks wandering the city. I found myself at the launch party for progressive nudie mag Momma Tried, a Poetry Brothel reading for Fringe Fest at a makeshift theater, an impromptu glass-blowing class in the back of an art studio, a Dia de los Muertos face-painting party, followed by an ominous march to a fire ritual at the edge of the Mississippi, and a backyard jug band jam in Treme. I had never been greeted with so much enthusiasm and warmth from strangers.
New Orleans is a magical place. Unlike other urban areas dominated by a disconnected environment of social media and smartphones, people are working together to transform their ideas into reality. It doesn't matter how absurd or ingenious their ambitions are, because they're a part of something. A movement of young, inspired people proving those who have accused our generation of apathy wrong. We do care, we just need to know our dreams aren't futile.
Shelby Hartman is a freelance writer living in the Marigny.
Ask yourself: Would you encourage a young person to start his or her future in New Orleans? Or, would you tell them to look outside of Louisiana for opportunity?Then, join us on Monday, Jan. 6, at noon when Hartman will be live in the comment stream of this post, reacting to your comments and answering your questions.


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Ducks and Beavers rule in Portland. Even Huskies come out on game day. But the closest connection most city dwellers have with Portland State, their hometown university, is the on-campus Saturday farmers market.
But that's changing this fall. Long overshadowed by its higher-profile siblings to the south, PSU is making a run at the kind of recognition and respect that Oregon State and the University of Oregon have enjoyed for decades.
With new buildings for architecture studies, engineering and recreation, collaborations in the works with the University of Oregon and Oregon Health & Science University, a new focus on sustainability education and a new European president, the university is redefining itself as an "urban research university" rather than a "commuter college."
PSU on the move
Key moments in Portland State University's recent history:
1990: Judith Ramaley becomes president. She focuses on getting more state funding for the university and coins the term, "Let Knowledge Serve the City," which becomes the school's motto.
1997: Dan Bernstine succeeds Ramaley. Over his 10-year tenure, the university brings in $114 million in donations. PSU adds more classrooms and student dorm space.
2000: PSU opens the $33 million Urban Studies Center.
2004: Broadway Building residence hall opens, doubling PSU's student housing to 2,000 beds.
2005: PSU enrolls 25,000 students, a 66 percent increase from 1997. State Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, co-sponsors a bill to merge PSU with Oregon Health & Science University. The bill fails to pass.
2006: Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science building opens.
2007: PSU hires former NFL coach Jerry Glanville as head football coach.
2008: U.S. News & World Report ranks PSU seventh among "up and coming" universities to watch in its "America's Best Colleges 2009" edition. Wim Wiewel, provost of the University of Baltimore and a specialist in connecting universities to the communities they serve, becomes PSU's eighth president. The university receives a $25 million grant from the Miller Foundation to research and teach about sustainable environmental practices. It's the largest donation in the university's history.
A souped-up PSU -- both the largest and youngest of the state's research universities -- will play a crucial role in the next few decades as Portland tries to educate a larger proportion of its population to help diversify the region's economy, state higher education officials say.
"Urban universities have a distinct advantage because that's where the economic power of the region is; that's where people want to be," said Jim Francesconi, a former Portland city commissioner and vice president of the state Board of Higher Education. "Portland and Portland State's futures are intertwined."
PSU's ascension comes at the same time that UO is expanding its offerings at its new campus in the White Stag building in Portland, 1 1/2 miles from PSU's home in the South Park Blocks.
UO, which opened the building last spring, is offering a second bachelor's degree in product design and digital arts through its School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Architecture students at UO's main campus in Eugene can spend their last two years of school in Portland. The journalism department is offering a new master's degree in strategic communications, with students able to take all their classes here. And the law school has expanded its courses in the city.
UO says PSU has nothing to fear from its muscular move into the city. UO's degree offerings are for graduates only, whereas PSU serves graduates and undergraduates. PSU is known for its programs in urban affairs, social work and engineering; UO is a more traditional liberal arts school. PSU's campus is 4.5 million square feet; UO's Portland campus is 103,000 square feet and unlikely to grow much more.
"This is a wonderfully big metro area with humongous needs," said Wim Wiewel, PSU's new president. "What this state needs is more higher education, not less. If others want to share part of the load, that is fine with me."
City officials are counting on the dual expansions to attract out-of-town businesses that want to relocate to an area with highly educated potential employees. At the same time, students who graduate from UO and PSU will be more likely to start local firms in the city where they received their education, officials say.
The city has discussed forming a new urban renewal district to include PSU, which could allow businesses near the school to qualify for loans at favorable rates. And a new 600- to 900-bed dorm will rise in the next two years to accommodate new students -- PSU predicts the number of students will rise from 27,000 today to 35,000 by 2017 -- and the influx is expected to bring more restaurants and retail to the area.
The area surrounding PSU, said school fundraiser John Petersen, "will get a little bit broader and built to its potential. If people are living there 24/7, it can be much more of a sense of place with a sense of activity."
Unlike other universities that anchor big cities, PSU has had to fight for respect from the time it opened in 1946. UO and OSU were founded in the 1800s; PSU, which started amid the remains of a World War II-era housing project, didn't formally become a university until 1969. PSU lacks the big-name graduates that UO has in Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight and OSU in Linus Pauling.
And before PSU faculty members signed a new contract last spring, they made substantially less than their colleagues at the other two universities. The school has fewer faculty members compared to UO and OSU.
Petersen, a UO grad who chairs the Portland State University Foundation, said he never even considered attending PSU when he graduated from high school in 1969.
"You wanted to leave Portland and go away to school," Peterson said. "Downtown wasn't cool. There wasn't a lot of night life or lifestyle if you lived in Portland."
Fast forward to 2008. Student president Hannah Fisher could have applied to UO, OSU or another university out of state. But as a 16-year-old at Grant High School, she took a class on abortion politics at PSU and fell in love with the university.
"I really liked the nontraditional atmosphere and independence PSU gives to undergraduates," she said. "It's very civicly engaged."
In recent years, as Portland attracted national attention for its music and restaurant scenes and its commitment to green living, PSU has become more aggressive about marketing itself.
This past spring, for the first time, PSU started running TV ads. Football coach Jerry Glanville, hired last year, has his own cable TV show. Research dollars have quintupled over the past 16 years, from $7 million in 1988 to $37 million in 2004.
In September, PSU was awarded a $25 million grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, a private Portland-based foundation devoted to the arts and education. The grant, which PSU must match over the next decade, will support studies and research on sustainable practices in transportation, business, architecture and other areas.
"We have a clear sense of who we are and a new confidence," said Cassie McVeety, PSU's vice president for university relations. "We're pretty excited about the future."
That future probably will involve collaboration among PSU, UO, OHSU and OSU. A state Board of Higher Education report earlier this year suggests creating an "Innovation Quarter" in South Waterfront targeted to the needs of metro-area businesses. Those proposals, if they go through, would help build Portland's reputation as a major city for economic innovation, city officials said.
"We need to show off the city a little bit more," said Brendan Finn, chief of staff for city Commissioner Dan Saltzman. "PSU's time has come."
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2008-09 Female Athlete of the Year goes to Federal Way's Jacqie Evenson
When you look up the term "student-athlete" in the dictionary, Federal Way High School senior Jacqie Evenson's photo and resume should be front and center.
She defines what a high school athlete should aspire to be.
Evenson was a star on the soccer field, basketball court and on the track for the Eagles. She became one of only a handful of athletes in the rich history of Federal Way High School to receive 12 letters, which amounts to a letterman's jacket that is loaded with patches, bars and stars. Evenson lettered four times each in basketball and soccer, three times in track and in tennis as a freshman.
But, more importantly, Evenson was a star inside the classroom at Federal Way High School, graduating with a 4.0 grade-point average last week.
"I loved Federal Way High School," Evenson said. "It was a great experience. I just love the diversity at Federal Way. I got to experience all the different cultures. It was really rewarding to walk through the halls and say 'hi' to everybody."
She can now add the title of the Federal Way Mirror's 2008-09 Female Athlete of the Year to her already impressive list of accomplishments.
"She works very hard at everything she does," said Federal Way head girls basketball coach Danny Graham said. "Everything we have done this year is because of her. She is our absolute leader."
A bulk of Evenson's successes have come on the basketball court for the Eagles. During her four-year career at Federal Way, Evenson led the Eagles into the postseason four times. During her senior season, Federal Way advanced into the Class 4A State Tournament for the first time since 1998. The Eagles eventually finished in a surprising third place.
"Basketball is definitely my favorite," Evenson said. "When I was growing up, soccer was my favorite. But when it started becoming select and they were playing all year-round, I kind of fell in love with basketball."
Evenson was the unquestioned leader of the young and talented team. She was a first-team, All-South Puget Sound League North Division selection after averaging 11 points, five rebounds, 4.2 assists and four steals a game. As a junior, she averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. She was was an All-City selection three seasons in a row.
Evenson's basketball career will most likely continue in the fall at Gonzaga University, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season.
"I'm trying to walk-on to the basketball team, so hopefully I can make it," Evenson said. "I have been over there a couple of times and really love the atmosphere."
Evenson lists this year's state tournament as her favorite athletic achievement at Federal Way, mainly because nobody really expected the Eagles to do as well as they did. Federal Way started four sophomores alongside Evenson and most thought that this year would just be a confidence-building season for the Eagles.
But that's not what Evenson was thinking, and she let her teammates know they were playing for the present and not the future.
"We had some high expectations for ourselves going into the season," Evenson said. "We were all disappointed that we didn't make it to state the year before."
Even when Federal Way, who finished third in the SPSL North Division, drew the three-time defending state-champion Lewis and Clark Tigers in their opening-round game inside the Tacoma Dome, Evenson wasn't about to let her team throw in the towel.
"When we drew them in the first round, no one really expected us to win that game," she said. "But we expected ourselves to win that game and after we won that, we just wanted to take it as far as we could."
Evenson and the Eagles took it as far as the semifinal game, where they ran into the eventual state-champion Kentwood Conquerors. Federal Way ended up finishing in third place after beating Moses Lake in the third-sixth game.
"It was just a great way to end my career," Evenson said. "It was an amazing ride."
"She was the catalyst behind everything," Graham said. "She was our heart and soul."
Evenson was also a natural on the soccer field as a defender. Despite not playing year-round like most of the girls she was playing against, Evenson was a two-time, All-SPSL North selection.
And on the track, Evenson proved to be one of the elite hurdlers and sprinters in the state. As a junior, she finished third in the 300 hurdles and sixth in the 100 hurdles at the Class 4A State Track and Field Meet, and ended up eighth in the 300 hurdles as a senior. She also was a part of the Eagles' 4x100 team that finished sixth last month.
"I didn't really like track all that much," Evenson said with a laugh. "I played tennis as a freshman and was going to do it again, but the track coaches basically picked me up from the lunch table and took me to sign up for track before my sophomore year."
Evenson thought of track as something to do during the spring and competed because she was good at it.
"I really don't like to run," Evenson said. "But I do think that it helped me to get in better shape and improved my flexibility."
In an era of specialization at the high-school level, Evenson's three-sport schedule is somewhat of an oddity. But she doesn't see it that way and nobody ever tried to convince her to do just one sport during her tenure at Federal Way.
"All of my coaches actually encouraged me to do other sports and do other things," Evenson said. "They were all really supportive."
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1. What are some of the main challenges Rico and his family face living in Harlem? Describe Gilberto's and Jimmy's experiences also.
2. List some of the characteristics, beyond the physical, that make Rico different. What characteristics does he show while living in Harlem?
3. How does Rico fit in his environment in Harlem? How does the community relate to him? Consider the Jo Mama School shooting, and the drug dealing and heroin use with Jimmy.
4. How does Rico view his light skin color? How does his view change from Harlem to Wisconsin? Does he feel comfortable in his own skin?
5. Rico hit a low, where he wants to escape his family, school, and street life in Harlem. He asks Jimmy to show him how to use heroin. How does this become a turning point in their lives?
6. The feelings of hopelessness for both Rico and Jimmy culminate in Jimmy catching fire. How does Rico rescue Jimmy? What do we learn about Rico?
7. Discuss the hitchhiking trip that Rico and Jimmy take as they run away from New York. Would this make you more or less likely to hitchhike yourself? Of all the characters they meet, who stands out most for you?
8. Exploring the bonds that bind a family is a major theme in this story. What torments Rico as he leaves New York? How does he relate to his family while he is in Wisconsin? How does the "family" in the farmhouse affect Rico and Jimmy?
9. The book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is Rico's favorite. How does his story parallel that of Huck Finn's?
10. Arriving in Wisconsin feels like a dream to Rico and Jimmy. Describe some of their adjustments and differences. How does Rico's feelings of being an "outsider" continue?
11. Gilberto is a major influence on Rico. How difficult is it for Rico when Gilberto moves from Harlem to go to college in Wisconsin? Then, when Rico comes to the farm Gilberto is Rico's guide. Discuss the bond between Gilberto and Rico.
12. Blond, blue-eyed, educated Midwesterner Sharon becomes Rico's first real girlfriend. How does their relationship help both of them grow?
13. How do Jimmy and Rico feel when they complete the Dark Dude comic book and submit it to DC Comics? What does this show us about Rico? Discuss the outcome of the submittal and the letter from DC Comics. Were you surprised?
14. What do you imagine is the next chapter in Rico's journey?
15. What makes people who they are? Is it how they look? Their language? Their ethnic heritage? Where they grow up? Discuss the elements of the book that support your answers.
1. Rico and Jimmy create a comic book series with their superhero, the Dark Dude. Try creating a comic book. Create a superhero that reflects characteristics you would like to embody. Write or illustrate it yourself, or get a partner. There are good guides in the book on how to get your comic published. Do you think you could get yours published?
2. Regional language is a distillation that reflects ethnicity, culture, and class. The language of Harlem included "jive," "lame," and "dark dude." In the book the language of Wisconsin includes "outhouse," "hankering," and "neat." Find more examples from the book, making lists of New York City words and Wisconsin words. What do these words reflect about the cultures and ethnicities they come from? Can you create a list of words that reflect your region's language? Compare it to other regions.
3. Find Internet images, books, and magazines that have pictures of Harlem and also of farmland Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Try creating a photo collage that reflects the two very different environments. Then make a list of similarities and differences. How strange would it be to move from one to the other for you? How might it change you?


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Is Inflation Always and Everywhere a Monetary Phenomenon?
Using a sample of about 160 countries over the last thirty years we test for the quantity theory relationship between money and inflation. When analysing the full sample of countries we find a strong positive relation between the long-run inflation and money growth rate. The relation is not, however, proportional. The strong link between inflation and money growth is almost wholly due to the presence of high (or hyper-) inflation countries in the sample. The relationship between inflation and money growth for low inflation countries (on average less than 10% per annum over the last 30 years) is weak. We find that the long-run average inflation and country-specific factors have a significant influence on the strength of the relationship. We also confirm the neutrality of the money growth the long-run.
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Minnesota Timberwolves Photo Credit: Icon SMI
"You got to build and you got to start from nothing. But I feel in a couple of years, we're going to be there. We're going to be one of the top teams in the West, too. We coming — most definitely." – Al Jefferson
The most unexpected NBA success story of 2009 has been the Minnesota Timberwolves. After celebrating the Martin Luther King holiday with a 94-86 win over the Clippers in Staples Center they've now gone 7-1 since the New Year. Their lone loss was a tight 96-99 affair against playoff-bound Miami in a game when Al Jefferson, dealing with a cut on his hand, shot an uncharacteristic 4-14 from the field. Dating back to Christmas Minnesota is now 9-3 and one of the hottest teams in the NBA. What's going on here?
One significant change in 2009 has been going from Rashad McCants to Rodney Carney as their sixth man. McCants has been benched since the calendar flipped for partying in Las Vegas the night before a New Year's day practice and presumably showing up looking like, well, like a guy who had partied in Las Vegas the night before. He's only played a total of 13 minutes in two games since and the removal of McCants from the lineup has proven to be addition by subtraction.
In his three-plus seasons in the league the 14th overall pick from 2005 has proven to be little more than a selfish cancer who happens to get hot every third or fourth game. All he does is score, but this season Rashad is shooting a career-worst 36% from the field. The decision to select him over Danny Granger in 2005 is looming larger and larger. Meanwhile, Carney has stepped up to the plate, providing a spark of offense and energy off the bench.
But as much fun as it is to dump on McCants, credit must also be given where credit is due. There are three young Kevin McHale draft picks stepping up in a major way over the last few weeks.
Why the Timberwolves are streaking, after the jump…
More important than that development has been Randy Foye, as he is wont to do, flashing on-court brilliance that makes his draft-night swap for Brandon Roy sting a little less. He's finally found his stroke and is playing exceptionally well after finding a home at the two guard position. In January Foye is shooting an impressive 50% from the field and 90% from the line and, even more impressive, a smoking 51% from three-point range. Throw in his 4.3 assists, 3 boards and 1.5 steals with just 1.6 turnovers a contest and you start to see the well-rounded guard out of Villanova McHale traded for in 2006. On a team with a severe lack of leadership, Foye is also taking, and making, big shots.
Up front Al Jefferson has been his usual steady self on the offensive end, putting up 20 points and 12 boards (3.5 offensive). He's combining with Foye to make Minnesota, who are in the top-ten in points and field-goal shooting, one of the better offensive teams in the league. Slowly but surely, Big Al's defense also seems to be coming around. He's well over a block and steal per game in 2009 and getting into foul trouble less.
Jefferson's new counterpart up front, Kevin Love, has also been extremely effective – especially on the glass. I've been critical of him since day one, but Love is showing the form of an excellent backup big man. That's not exactly what you want out of your third-overall pick, but it's something, and he has room to grow. Love is averaging a double-double in 2009 with 11.4 points and 10.6 boards in just 23 minutes and he's shooting 48% from the field after an abysmal 2008 in which he shot 38%. The biggest positive Kevin brings is his offensive rebounding, up to 3.9 per in 2009, which would place him in the NBA's top-5 if he had been doing that all season.
Without question, plenty of changes still need to be made. Minnesota needs to find a tall, long defensive presence to play center alongside Jefferson. Along with McCants they also need to move Mike Miller, who has been startlingly ineffective in December and January and whose age doesn't fit with the rest of the core. They also need to identify or acquire a long-term solution at the three and to pair with Foye at guard.
Minnesota is still a long ways from playoff contention in the West. Their recent hot streak puts them in tenth place, but the standings drop of precipitously after Dallas at nine, who they are 10 games back of. But looking at the field out East you have to think the Wolves would be in the running for one of those playoff spots, and that's progress – it's been a few years since they stacked up against a playoff team of any kind. All of the sudden Minnesota is at least looking competitive. Finally.
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ContentsSide Quest Hot SpotsSide Quests
Dragon Age posts dozens of optional side quests. Some are necessary for recruiting new characters, while others are simple fetch quests. Here are a couple useful places to look for side quests, as well a couple quests that you definitely shouldn't ignore.Side Quest Hot SpotsThe Chanter Board
Many of the major towns like Lothering and Redcliffe have Chanter Boards. On these boards are postings from parties who are looking to get various jobs done. Complete the tasks that are assigned and then report back to the party that is listed.The Blackstone IrregularsThe Blackstone Irregulars can be found in the Inn at Lothering and the back room of Denerim's Gnawed Noble tavern. Like the Chantry Board, check regularly to find various requests and accept them. When you're finished, report back to the Irregulars to receive your reward.Exclamation Marks
Finally, anyone with a white exclamation point over their head can usually be counted upon to have a quest for you. Whenever you enter a new town, keep an eye out for them for the chance to get experience as well as valuable treasure.Side QuestsRecruiting DogLocation: OstagarIf you didn't choose the Human Noble as your origin, visit the Kennel Master in Ostagar. He introduces you to Dog who was recently tainted by a Darkspawn battle. You can either kill or muzzle Dog but if you want him in your party, you'll want to muzzle him.When trekking through the Kocari Wilds, keep a close eye out for a wild flower. Pick it, and return it to the Kennel Master to heal Dog. He'll join in a random encounter after Flemeth rescues you from Ostar.Alternatly, if you missed this quest, it's still possible to recruit Dog later in the game. He'll appear in a random encounter in which he's under attack by some Darkspawn. Rescue him and you'll be able to recruit him into your party. If you opt not to recruit him, your last chance to have an adorable canine in your group will be lost.Drake Scale ArmorLocation: Denerim Quest
The propietor of Wade's Emporium is a master smith who is willing to make you a set of Drake Scale Armor, provided that you get him the right material. As you might have guessed, the key ingredient is a Drake Scale and you'll have to kill Drakes to get them.Luckily, you'll bump into a few of them in the Wyrm's Lair during the Urn of Sacred Ashes quest. You'll need three scales and you'll have the opportunity to fight five Drakes in the caverns. Once you have all of the necessary items, return to the Emporium in Denerim to get your armor.If you want to go further, beat the High Dragon that resides on the mountaintop just outside the Wyrm's Lair. Use the gong to call it down and prepare to an absolutely brutal fight. Being as the High Dragon is an optional boss, you might want to leave it until just before you're ready to embark on the endgame. With his scale, Wade will make you an even better set of either heavy, medium or massive armor. You will have the option to pay him 20 sovereigns extra to make the armor perfect. DO NOT do this as it doesn't change the outcome of the armor.The CrowsThe Gnawed Noble Tavern, DenerimThe Crows offer a few quests in which you assassinate people for moderate rewards. There are four assassination quests.Juggernaut Armour SetLocation: Braellian ForestThere are Three Ancient Tombstones Located in the Braellian Forest. Disturb the stones and you will have to fight a Revanent or Arch Revanent and several Shades. For your reward you will get one piece of the Juggernaut Set. Juggernaut Plate Helm, Juggernaut Plate Gauntlets, Juggernaut Plate Greaves and finally the Juggernaut Plate Armor.
For the Juggernaut Plate Armour you will need to go into the Northern Braellian forest near where you found the Mad Mage. You need to threaten the group of Malifecar that are conjuring near one of the Ancient Tombstones(Make sure you deal with the Tombstone first otherwise you'll have to deal with the Arch Revanent as well as the Mages at the same time.)
This set when complete has a lot of fatigue associated with it(52% or so) but, you are compensated with significatn bonuses to Armor, Constitution and Magic. Well worth the effort.
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Mysterious CampsiteLocation: West Brecilian Forest (Past the bridge behind the Grand Oak)
Upon entering the campsite you are prompted to examine the area for clues. Investigating the Firepit, Tent, or Bedroll prompts you with a description of how tired or drained you feel. You are then given choices to either succumb to your desires or to leave.
If you decide to sleep or examine the firepit, tent, and bedroll, all but one of your party members will remain conscious and you will be forced to fight a Greater Shade using that character. If the chosen character has the spell Revive (brings unconcious party members back to life), he/she can use it to awaken the rest of the party to fight. This is useful for low-damage characters such as Wynne, who may have trouble fighting the Shade on her own.
If you examine only one of the objects and then attempt to leave the area, you will be given the choice to either stay and sleep or to leave. Choosing to leave allows you to use your entire party to fight the Greater Shade.
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NWS warned that it's possible for the region to get 1 to 4 more inches of rain, with higher amounts in places. The previous watch was set to expire Thursday night.
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