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Dates: 6/1982 - 10/1984 Position: Inland Fisheries Advisor Salary: Volunteer Stipend Supervisor: A.J. Simpson (Pitkin) Title: Assistant Peace Corps Director Cameroon Reason for leaving: Contract ended after two years
Assigned to the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries, and Animal Industries in Bui Division in the Northwest Province of Cameroon, West Africa.
1) Increased the number of farmers involved in the fisheries management program from fifty two to two hundred seven. 2) Organized fish culture farmer groups and applied for and received a United States Agency for International Development (U.S.A.I.D.) grant for tools. 3) Coordinated & transported by motorcycle 8406 Cyprinus carpio, 1200 Tilapia nilotica, and 965 Clarias lazera fingerlings from fisheries stations to farmers some 90 to 140 kilometers away. 4) Wrote illustrated and had published a twenty one page Farmers Pond Management and Record Booklet.(concepts covered are stocking rates, polyculture, feeding, composting, harvesting and record keeping) 5) Organized two farmers field days with U.S.A.I.D. to help encourage good pond management practices. 6) Repaired three fingerling holding tanks in Bui Division.
1) Technical advisor in animal husbandry to the Valentines Young Farmers Five C Club.(like the 4H Club except is live in and for orphans & extremely poor children). 2) Generated interest in the Clubs rabbit project. a) Initial funding for the rabbit project was from the American Embassy Self Help Fund for 99,000 francs CFA for building materials. b) Applied for and was granted 133,600 francs CFA for additional housing and fencing from Heifer Project International(HPI). H.P.I. also donated four bucks and six does to help prevent inbreeding. c) Coordinated and overlooked the Clubs rabbit project. d) Designed and assisted in building the rabbit brooder hutches. e) Assisted Dr. Steven Lukfahr (H.P.I. small animal specialist)in a rabbit training seminar and follow up work. f) Within two years the project had sold over 120 rabbits mostly for breeding purposes. 3) Generated interest in the Clubs goat project. a) This project was initially funded by the American Embassy Self Help Fund for 60,000 francs CFA for a goat house. b) H.P.I. donated one pure breed Saanen buck, three Saanen does and one pure breed Toggenberg doe. Since makeityourring diamond rings that time eight pure breed goats have been born and local/pure breed crosses are being tried. c) Coordinated and assisted the H.P.I. goat expert in giving & following up on a five day seminar in goat husbandry to the club and local farmers. d) H.P.I. also donated improved grass seed for grazing areas and Guatemala grass (Tripsacum laxum) for forage during the dry season. 4) Generated interest in the clubs sheep project. a) The sheep project was initially funded by the American Embassy Self Help Fund for 60,000 francs CFA for building materials. b) 123,000 francs CFA from private donations has been invested in the project. c) Within a year of the projects start six sheep have been born. d) H.P.I. has donated a pure breed Dorset ram to breed with the local sheep. 5) Generated interest in the clubs cattle project. a) The cattle project was initially funded with a grant of 227,000 francs CFA from the American Embassy Self Help Fund for building materials. b) 190,000 francs CFA of the clubs money went to buy four local cows. c) H.P.I. donated a pure breed Jersey bull for breeding with the local cows. 6) Advised the club in their poultry project. a) Changed some of the zinc roof to translucent fiberglass to increase light in the chicken coop, thus hopefully increasing egg production. 7) Applied for and received 350,000 francs CFA grant from the International Women's Club of Yaounde, Charity Committee for dorm and kitchen repairs. 8) Applied for and received a generator from the British Embassy. 9) Applied for and received 90,000 francs CFA from H.P.I. for a water collection and storage system for the club.
1) Worked with the Nso', Oku, and Noni tribes. 2) Belonged to traditional tribal societies(Samba and Nfu). 3) Honorary title of ta manjong bah (leader of the military) was given to me by the Fon (Chief) of the Nso' tribe. 4) Actively participated in traditional ceremonies.
1) Selected by the Assistant Peace Corps Director to design and instruct two separate motorcycle safety and maintenance courses (5 weeks & 7 weeks). 2) Budgeted for the training. (about 800,000 francs CFA) 3) Created a logical training scheme given time restraints. 4) Revised old training material. 5) Created new materials for training. 6) Ordering and suppling of tools, motorcycle parts, and materials for the training. 7) Responsible for the actual training of the trainees. 8) Wrote a comprehensive thirty page report/lesson plans on the training. 9) MAINTENANCE LESSONS/OBJECTIVES:
LESSON 1 TOOLS AND GENERAL MOTORCYCLE PARTS a) Trainee will be able to demonstrate the use of the motorcycle tools. b) Trainee will be able to explain the general workings of the motorcycle. c) Trainee will be able to demonstrate his/her previous mechanical abilities.
LESSON 2 PRERIDE CHECK a) Trainee will be able to check out a new motorcycle before riding it.
LESSON 3 FLAT TIRE a) Trainee will be able to change and patch a flat tire.
LESSON 4 TRANSMISSION, FUEL PETCOCK, AND REAR MONO-SHOCK a) Trainee will be able to change the motorcycles transmission fluid at the correct intervals. b) Trainee will be able to take apart, clean, and reassemble the fuel petcock. c) Trainee will be able to adjust the mono-shock.
LESSON 5 OIL CABLES, SWITCHES, AND HEADLIGHT a) Trainee will be able to oil and grease the motorcycle cables. b) Trainee will be able to disassemble oil and reassemble the light switch. c) Trainee will be able to change the headlight bulb and "hot wire" the motorcycle.
LESSON 6 CARBURETOR OVERHAUL a) Trainee will be able to overhaul the carburetor.
LESSON 7 FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS a) Trainee will be able to change the oil in the front shock absorbers.
LESSON 8 STEERING BEARINGS a) Trainee will be able to grease and tighten the front steering bearings.
LESSON 9 PISTON AND RINGS a) Trainee will be able to check and replace the piston, cylinder, and rings for wear.
LESSON 10 DECARBONIZE PIPES AND HEAD a) Trainee will be able to decarbonize the exhaust system.
LESSON 11 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE a) Trainee will be able to answer questions on the correct time to do maintenance.
LESSON 12 SWINGARM AND BRAKES a) Trainee will be able to grease the swingarm. b) Trainee will be able to check brakes for wear and change them if needed.
10) MOTORCYCLE RIDING LESSONS: a) Circle riding (flat surface) b) Obstacle course: Requires slow tight turns and going through poles to help with side judgement. c) Paved road riding. d) Dirt road/off road riding. e) Stopping and starting on a hill. f) Long ride (80 to 120 km) preferably dirt roads. g) Roll start. h) Night ride.
Additional work for Peace Corps includeded Director of Training for Motorcycle Riding and Mechanics in Togo, Mali and Liberia in 1987.
United States Peace Corps Africa Region 806 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington D.C. 1-800-424-8580 ext 265
Dates: 7/1987 - 10/1987 Position: Director of Training Supervisor: Margaret McLaughlin Title: Chief of Programing and Training
1) Conducted the training of Peace Corps host country national staff trainers in Togo, Mali & Liberia for P.C. Africa Region. 2) Responsible for motorcycle training curriculum development. a)Developed an 82 page motorcycle safety and riding training manual including:
RIDING LESSON 1 2 hr.
Introductory lecture Country Policy Mounting & Dismounting Pre-ride check Fitting or helmets
RIDING LESSON 2 2 hr (1.5 hr.)
Location & Operating Controls Walking the motorcycle Buddy Push Identifying the friction point Riding in a straight line
RIDING LESSON 3 2 hr. (1.5 hr.)
Oval Riding / Posture Oval Riding with stops / starts Weaving Between Cones (Long slalom) Large Circles
RIDING LESSON 4 2 hr. (1.5 hr.)
Shifting To Second Gear (large oval) Shifting To Third Gear (large oval) Medium Circles
RIDING LESSON 5 2 hr.
Weaving Between Cones (short slalom)
Principles of Braking Shifting Gears (tight oval) Lane Changes
RIDING LESSON 6 2 hr.
Switch-Back Trail Controlling Rear Wheel Skids Emergency Braking Chicane
RIDING LESSON 7 2 hr.
Shifting and Accelerating In a Turn Very Tight Circles Stopping on a Curve Starting on a Hill
RIDING LESSON 8 2 hr.
Lecture on Street Riding
a) Animals b) People c) Drivers d) Horns e) Signals f) Lights
Street Ride
RIDING LESSON 9 2 hr. (1.5 hr.)
Riding on Pegs (large oval) Riding on Pegs (slalom) Riding on Pegs (over bumps) Riding on Pegs (in turns)
RIDING LESSON 10 2 hr.
*Countersteering *Countersteering / lane changes *Countersteering / long slalom *Countersteering Chicane
RIDING LESSON 11 2 hr.
*Braking on Pegs *Shifting on Pegs Climbing Hills / Weight Shift Descending Hills / Weight Shift *Traversing a Hill
RIDING LESSON 12 2 hr.
Changing Direction on a Hill Stopping and Starting on a Hill Mud Sand
RIDING LESSON 13 2 hr.
Mud Sand Trail Ride
RIDING LESSON 14 2 hr. (1.5 hr.)
Lecture Cross-culture / African Driving
a) Psychology b) Habits c) Defensive & Strategic Driving d) Night Ride
RIDING LESSON 15 (.5-1 day)
*Long Ride (all day)
* optional lessons
( hr.) minimum time
b) Developed and wrote a 72 page Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair manual including:
Two Stroke Oil Sparkplug Battery Fuse Clutch Cable Brake Cable Throttle Cable Throttle Grip Speedometer Cable Tachometer Cable Transmission Oil Light Bulbs Hot Wiring Switches
Clean Gasoline Tank Clean Fuel Petcock Adjust Rear Shock Absorber Clean Carburetor Clean Air Filter Bleed Two Stroke Oil Pump
Removing Wheels Changing Tires Spoke Tension Cleaning & Oiling the Chain Chain Tension Changing the Sprockets Changing Brake Shoes *Greasing Brake Cams *Greasing the Chain Tensioner
Decarbonize the Exhaust System Decarbonize the Cylinder Head Decarbonize the Piston *Check the Piston *Check the Piston Rings *Check the Piston Bearing
Grease the Swingarm Grease the Wheel Bearings Grease the Steering Bearings Align Front Shock Absorbers *Change Front Shock Oil *Change Front Shock Seals
C) Developed a maintenance schedule for the motorcycles
c) Defensive & Strategic Driving d) Night Ride
RIDING LESSON 15 (.5-1 day)


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Research Interests
Since I am not a full faculty member, it is not part of my mandate to do academic research. I do however, look into various topics if I have the time, and many of them have turned out to be quite relevant to my job.
As an part-time faculty member I mainly teach an introductory computer applications or information technology (IT) course so my related research deals with new technology, how students can learn technology and how learning can be enhanced using technology. In this role I also attend a lot of teaching conferences and workshops to better understand teaching and learning in higher education.
Older stuff
My work in Artificial Intelligence can be found here.
Resources for CP264 - Advanced Data Structures
March 2003: I started at Laurier as a Part-Time Faculty member for the Fall 2000, and Winter and Fall terms of 2001. The results of my Teaching Evaluations for those terms can be found here. I also took part in a Teacher Behaviours Inventory in the fall of 2000, and I may post the results soon. I began working full-time as a Lab Supervisor in November 2000 but continued lecturing until the end of the Winter 2001 term due to the overwhelming amount of work involved in teaching a large number of first year labs and having 15 - 20 Teaching Assistants work for me.

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Pierson told the ladies several oil and gas related companies have poured billions into Live Oak County and the businesses are here to stay. According to Pierson, Marathon Oil Corporation has committed a 1.8 billion investment in the Eagle Ford Shale play region. Furthermore, 1/5 of all the rigs in the world are in the State of Texas. Drilling techniques are constantly evolving and the time expended toward drilling has diminished from 30 days to 15 days. "The Port of Corpus Christi is the 1/5 busiest in the country," stated Pierson. "Originally, the port's traffic was due to imports now, it is export of crude oil to barges headed for Louisiana. From there, they go to refineries."
In addition to oil companies, peripheral businesses are thriving in Three Rivers. Restaurants are busy and the fast food establishments are having trouble finding help. "The McDonald's and Dairy Queen have to import help from Beeville and Pleasanton. Jobs are plentiful, we just don't have the manpower," Pierson went on to say.
Through Pierson's involvement with the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce he has learned that Love's Truck Stop at the north end of Three Rivers plans to expand. Pierson stated, area hotels have raised their rates 200% and are at 100% capacity. The increase in sales and hotel accommodations has also increased the City of Three Rivers coffers. "A few years ago, the city barely collected half-a-million dollars now we are at 1.2 million," said Pierson.
In addition to added income for the city, we have several people that have suddenly became millionaires, jobs paying high wages, restaurants and hotels with more business that they ever expected and that is great. But, the downside is water or not enough water. Fracking requires water and we are committed to providing water for Valero and the Federal prison. We have to come up with a plan with reference to water because you can't drink oil," Pierson professed.
Pierson and his wife Diana moved to area seven years ago, the two have six grown children. Pierson was born and raised in southern California. While living there he attended trade school and worked as a polygraph examiner for 27 years.
Program Director for the LASC meeting was Lillie Mae Wieding. Hostess was Rita Arnst. The next meeting will be held on April 18 at the Amish Community in Beeville. Study club members should meet at FUMC at 3:15 p.m. to carpool.


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Ion Square Gardens – Day 5
Brief chat here with the others and Tammy has decided to join us.
1. On a meeting, the group has decided to get rid of the big marquee for now. I am contacting my martial arts school to see whether they would be okay with storing it for a couple of months. They can use it for the summer.
2. We have also managed to get more tents to replace the broken ones.
3. The local people and housing group have made contact and they are friendly. They also arranged for a couple of portaloos to be brought in.
4. We still have access to the public toilets in Haggerston Park.
5. The local councillor visited last night and wanted to arrange a meeting with the MP for the area. We also asked for a sharps box, as this park is known to have problems with needles left by addicts. Heavy duty gloves have been sourced.
6. We plan to be a stabilising factor in the park, so long as we are in the area.
Yours Respectfully.


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We are blessed to live in a place with fresh air, clean water and a laidback quality of life. No matter what our situations or beliefs on individual issues or politics, we all hold these values to be important.
Enough of these Potemkin Villages. Beneath them lies a good foundation, but with serious cracks that must be repaired. Rural communities everywhere are facing serious problems. Each community is a single location with different populations. The part-time community has a primary residence elsewhere (typically an urban location); is generally more affluent with more formal education; wants high-speed Internet, proximity to good roads to their primary residences, a pristine environment, and access to restaurants, entertainment and the arts; and most significantly, has little real civic involvement. In contrast, the fulltime residents are rurally based; the population is aging as the young move away and the rest get older; these residents are subject to growing economic pressures and offer a poor tax base for their communities; people want jobs and lower taxes; and this citizenry bears the burden of ongoing community management.
These are different cultures and they are not always comfortable with each other.
This situation is not limited to our area. It has been studied by groups such as the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. Without going into detail, they note that, unless addressed, the situation can get worse. Young people understand the situation, and when possible move away to where the jobs have better long-term potential. There is little meaningful involvement in new industry. There is higher unemployment. There are fewer newcomers. The community's costs for health and support continue to rise with an aging population. The lack of resources leads to isolation and gets in the way of participating in the broader society. And finally, there is less trust.
We all recognize the above. At the same time, we sometimes fail to recognize that it creates an environment in which our thinking and actions are fear-driven—fear of change, fear of losing a lifestyle, fear of particular forms of economic activities, fear of losing an investment, fear of—well, pick you own. All very negative.
The Carsey studies identify some concrete, overlapping, positive steps that we can all take without trading off our quality of life values.
• Nothing substitutes for a first-rate education system—one that provides a basis to grow, to change and to move on to the next step, whether it be jobs or more education. The data is clear. More education results in more income, better health and comfort in dealing with change.
• A diverse industry provides a combination of immediate and future jobs. It has an ecosystem that grows and attracts entrepreneurs. It attracts newcomers who want to start businesses here and who want to retire here.
• A vibrant middle class is essential. It is the backbone that enables growth, makes the community more inviting, and enables meaningful civic involvement.
• Most significantly, all of the above must facilitate respect and an open dialogue. While we like to talk about American as a melting pot, it is really a stew—one where the flavors are different, but work together.
Meaningful progress calls for a fundamental change of thinking. We need to stop looking at "them" as the cause of our ills, or the source of solutions that never seem to come. Instead, recognize that we (all taken together) have the resources needed to determine our own destiny. To be trite, paraphrasing Jack Kennedy, "Let (us) explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us…. Ask not what (others) will do for you, but what together we can do for (our community)."
[Mike Uretsky is a resident of Damascus, PA.]


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Home List of Titles Contrasting subjective and objective criteria as determinants of perceived career success : a longitudinal study
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- Title
- Contrasting subjective and objective criteria as determinants of perceived career success : a longitudinal study
- Author(s)
- Poole, Millicent E.; Langan-Fox, Janice; Omodei, Mary
- Abstract
- The present study seeks to draw together the scattered literature on perceived career success and to develop a rheoretical framework which concerns 'striving to know and feel good about oneself' as a primary goal of adult life. Results of a longitudinal study of perceived career success involving some 3000 subjects are presented. A LISREL analysis was performed on model variables contrasting the importance of two aspects of Raynor's theory of personality functioning and change (1982), subjective and objective criteria in determining the dependent variable 'perceived success'. It was hypothesized that subjective criteria, for example being satisfied in one's job, would be a more important determinant of perceived success than objective criteria such as attainment. The parameter estimates which were obtained supported the overall thrust of the hypothesized model. However, support was not found for a number of hypothesized relationships, such as sizable effects of external constraints on subjective and objective factors and the effects of attainment on work satisfaction. The results are discussed in terms of the sample of men and women used in the study and in terms of further development of a career success theory.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 66, no. 1 (Mar 1993), p. 39-54
- Publication year
- 1993
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; Career success; Job satisfaction; Objectivity; Occupational success
- Publisher
- British Psychological Society
- 0963-1798
- Publisher URL
- none
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1993 British Psychological Society.
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Shyam's family has struggled with poverty his entire life. As a boy, he dropped out of school to help support his family. World Vision has helped his siblings and is trying to help him get back to learning.
Glittering strips of silver infused with rich colors dangle in the air and bring the ornament to life.
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From an early age, Shyam was conditioned to endure the pain poverty inflicts. He lives in the slum of Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the largest states in India. Uttar Pradesh has one of the highest child labor populations in India. For Shyam's family, earning regular income has proved a never-ending struggle.
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Even though it's illegal to employ children, Shyam still found work in a smith shop. He cycled to work, put in 10 hours each day and initially received no pay. After months of free work as he showed promise in grasping the craft, he received more work and his first income — US$5 a month.
Even with Shyam working, his family barely got by each day. Because his family only had enough money for a meager dinner, he worked all day with just a cup of tea in his stomach.
As if circumstances weren't hard enough, his father died, leaving Shyam to head the household at the age of 13. He begged his employer to increase his salary and now earns $17 per month.
"After his death when the responsibility of the house fell on my shoulders, I kept telling myself that I am the eldest — I need to protect the family, my mother, my brothers. Now it was my responsibility," he says, fighting back tears. "I convinced myself it is for the best. It would help the others in the family. That day, I gave up my dream of studying ever again."
Though he puts in long hours and often cuts himself on the sharp metal, Shyam believes his sacrifice is paying off, because his younger brothers are in school — not working.
"They are going to school now because World Vision enrolled them, otherwise they too would be working like me," he says. "My brothers also attend World Vision's extra coaching center. Every time I feel sad that I am not able to study, I calm myself by saying that my brothers would at least credit me that I am working and supporting the family, so that they can study…I will push my brother as much as possible and do everything in my power to make him study."
Shyam's younger brother, Gautam*, hopes his oldest brother can get an education, too. Gautam brought Shyam to the nonformal education center World Vision operates.
"I want a better future for my brother," Gautam says. "He sacrificed his hopes and dreams for us. Now it is his time to hope for a good future."
Shyam attends the center as often as possible, but with a 10-hour workday, it's difficult. So each day, he heads off to labor in a cramped room with other boys his age, silently accepting his fate of a life without education.
"I don't think my desire for studying will get fulfilled," Shyam says. "My heart tells me that I cannot become somebody big in life. This is my fate. But I don't want this future for other children."
"I pray to God that what I have been through, no other child has to go through it. My desire is that no child should work. If they have problems at home, they should try seeking counsel and contact someone, like World Vision, for help."
*Name changed to protect the child's identity and safety.


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It is not business as usual in the Upper Delaware Valley as impacts from the shutdown of the federal government are felt. Active employees of the National Park Service (NPS) unit that serves the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River have been cut back to just five who will patrol the river and perform other limited services while politicians in Washington DC try to figure out a way to get the full federal government going again.
All of the websites of the National Park Service and many other federal departments are shut down, and on October 1, Kathleen Sandt, the public relations specialist with the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area, issued a statement. It said, "As of noon (October 1), the park will be CLOSED. No recreational activities will be permitted during the shutdown. All facilities including trails, buildings, the river corridor and all access points, picnic areas, beaches, and partner-operated facilities (such as PEEC, Peters Valley Craft Center and Mohican Outdoor Center) will be closed. The whole park is CLOSED. Millbrook Days, scheduled for October 5 and 6, is cancelled."
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Over the next few weeks, Phillies Nation will break down each player on the Phillies roster and grade their 2009 season on a very unofficial 1-10 scale. The players will be chosen in no particular order.
Without question, Jayson Werth had a career year in 2009 with many memorable moments. He was selected to his first All-Star game and reached career highs in home runs (36), RBIs (99), doubles (26), walks (91), hits (153) and extra-base hits (63). In terms of great games, many fans will most remember his improbable steal of home (after also swiping second and third) versus the Dodgers on May 13th; a close second would have to be his three run walk off home run in the 13th inning on July 21 to extend the Phillies winning streak to ten. Just four days earlier, his RBI single in the 12th helped to put away the Marlins.
Still, Werth's biggest contribution to the 2009 season had to be his consistent overachievement at the plate. With more playing time than he's ever seen, he finished seventh in the league in home runs, 10th in walks, and worked pitchers at a rate of 4.51 pitches per plate appearance (no doubt a page taken from Pat Burrell's book).
In the field, Jayson Werth played a solid right field. His 11 outfield assists were tied for fifth in the National League; while his arm continues to instill fear into baserunners and third base coaches alike.
In the post season, Werth will certainly be remembered for his two home runs off Andy Pettitte in the Phillies Game 3 loss. Earlier in Colorado during Game 4 of the NLDS, he knocked in the game-winning run to cap off the Phillies three-run ninth inning.
Within the grand scheme of Charlie Manuel's lineup card, Werth provides a highly productive right-handed bat to complement the Phillies' lefty-heavy heart of the order. In 2009 he also provided value for front office's bottom line, making $2.5 million coming off a $1 million signing bonus. Next year he is on the books for a hefty raise – to the tune of $7 million. His current contract with the Phillies will expire after that. He'll be 31 years old and likely worth resigning. Considering this was a career year, how will he top it in a contract year?
2009 numbers: 159 at-bats, .268 average, .373 on-base percentage, .879 OPS, 36 HR, 99 RBI, 20 SB, 156 K
GRADE: 8.5/10 — Johnny Wacko played out of his mind this year – a career year across the board. Like a fine wine, Jayson Werth gets better with age.
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J. Werth gets me all hot and bothered
I would have graded Werth out at a flat 8. Even though Jayson had a great year, like any player, he has room for further improvement. If he could avoid spells of time when he mentally seems to be in outer space, he could further improve his offensive statistics and defensive play in left field. Needs to cut down on his strikeouts and fishing after that low, outside pitch. Anyway, great article in regards to Werth and a terrific performance by Jayson. Have been dreaming about what a powerful lineup the Phillies would have next season if they added Beltre, another right handed power hitter hitting after Werth in the batting order.
"Avoid spells when he mentally seems to be in outer space."
I've been very slow to jump on the Werth bandwagon because of those spells. Call it immaturity… call it an unwillingness to remain focused… to me, Werth always seemed destined to be the guy that never lived up to his potential.
I will happily admit that I was wrong. Something clicked for Jayson this year. Maybe Ibanez had something to do with it… maybe Raul's early success and fan-craze helped nudge Jayson in the right direction. Those two players seem very much alike in talent… maybe Ibanez' professionalism wore off. I don't know what it was but we saw very few "spells" this year from Jayson. He still has room to grow as a player (better plate discipline and better at bats versus right handers) but he really showed us what he's capable of. Hopefully, he continues to progress and prepares to be the special player that we all know he can be.
"with many memorial moments"
I think you meant 'memorable', unless you really meant that he was honoring someone who had died.
Werth is $$$$!!
Add Beltre and you have Werth, Raul, Beltre.. that's pretty nasty for your 5-6-7 guys in a NL lineup.
how is hitting .268, with 36 HRs, 99 RBIs, 98 Runs Scored, 20 Steals.. "Immaturity, Unfocused, etc."???
Werth, like all POWER HITTERS will go through Hot Streaks, and Cold Streaks
He will never hit .300 … but his all-around game is close to unmatched in Major League Baseball
Mark Reynolds is the only player in baseball, with more STEALS than Werth.. to also have more HOME RUNS than Werth..
They both scored 98 runs, Werth hit for a higer average, and had a higher on-base% …
Factor caught-stealing into the mix:
Reynolds 24 steals – 9 Caught Stealing = 15 Safe Steals
Werth 20 Steals – 3 Caught Stealing = 18 Safe Steals
Werth is what he is.. a high energy player, aggressive, risky, creative, etc..
Its why people that like him, love him. …. and people that don't, don't
I agree Don. But 20 – 3 = 17.
Don – did you read my entire post?
I said that I felt like he was immature and would never reach his ceiling but I admitted that I was wrong… he is well on his way to becoming one of the elite players in the game. I still think that he is his own biggest enemy… honestly, he has more raw ability than almost anyone in the game (therefore he should steal more bases and hit more home runs). We're lucky to have him…
hahaha… I must have given him the extra stolen base because one of them was home plate???
Original.. yea that was kinda at mikeB too… and just to the general thought that Werth is underrated
people really either Love him or Leave him in Philly
I admit that I did not like Jayson Werth… I felt like he was a product of this lineup. The powerful righty nestled into a predominantly lefthanded lineup… felt like maybe he saw more righties than he should because teams focus so much on trying to stop Howard and Utley… but this year he did not fly under anyone's radar and he still put up great numbers. He is a great all around baseball player and he has shown that he can come up with that big hit in pressure situations. He's the bad boy… but he's a killer, for sure. He's one of the guys that lives for the opportunity to step on someone's throat (metaphorically speaking).
yea he's the closest thing to a "Shark that smells blood in the water" that there is
He tries to make things happen.. and although he's aggressive, I still think he's a "Smarter" baseball player than Victorino (who I don't like for that very reason.. chippy, and over-agressive at the wrong times)
Nice review, hits the mark. Since he went through an entire year of seeing RHP, I believe that will improve next year. He has the potential to be a 40-40 guy, if Beltre is signed (which I have mixed feelings about), he may very well get the chance. If Pedro is re-signed, wouldn't make sense to take the bat out of Ibanez's hands that often, but would still expect 40+ homers, 100+ RBIs from a healthy Werth.
Although I like Victorino (or, more to the point, he entertains me), Don M is dead on, all energy, no brain. He's not the biggest hole on the roster, but would certainly look to move him while his perceived value is high, bring up Taylor, move Werth to center.
I agree that I like Werth too. However, maybe you look into the possibility of moving him for pitching help this year. If Taylor is almost ready, you could have Francisco play right until then and save yourself a boatload of money. Also you would get the pitching help that you need, he would snatch a good return. Don't forget he is around 30 and injury prone…which usually doesn't bode well. Just a thought.
Haha, can't believe that nickname of Johnny Wacko I put up here sometime last season actually stuck.
MattXner said it best, Jayson is smoking hot. (Matt, hit me up at firstname.lastname@example.com).
Beyond that though, there's no denying he had an incredible year. I think one of Werth's best assets is that he knows when to step it up. An all-around athlete like that is hard to find and I think we're seeing him mature with every game.
I know a lot of people are skeptical as to whether he can keep his hot streak going. I, for one, believe! With a few shake-ups in the bullpen I think 2010 will be ours.
Bye Bye Bruntlett! It's official!
how did howard get a better rating when werth was our 2nd best player?
I'm guessing they rated them that way because Howard had more HRs, more RBIs, more runs scored, and a higher batting average
I also had tons of mixed feelings about Werth last season and at the beginning of this one. However, no longer. I love this guy. Every year I go to the Phillies Baseball 101 Luncheon and Clinic for women and this year he was the Phillie of the day. It was also the day after he stole home. Listening to him answer the questions that day and then watch him take the field has helped me really enjoy him. I would agree that there are days when he is in LaLa land, but not as much as in the past. I can't wait to see him next year.
I like Shane, but I think he will be the more sensible one to move. Lots of energy and heart, but Jayson plays smarter ball.
Werth needs better plate discipline? He had 91 walks, a .371 OBP, and saw 4.51 pitches per at bat. How much better disciplined do you expect him to be?
And he should steal 40 bases? Maybe he's so successful because, unlike others on the team, he knows when he shouldn't go.
As for being injury prone, I believe he was the only regular Phils outfielder who didn't come up with a pulled this or twisted that this season.
He might get better, he might not. Even if not, you can't sneeze at 20 steals, 36 homers, 99 RBIs, and above average defense. Give the man a break.
Werth is a solid player but having been at many games (including that steal of home) I have seen him at his best and his worst. He gets picked off more than he should and tends to hit for the fence more than he should. He definitely could be a .300 hitter if he did not take all those ferocious swings.
Solid fielder, good speed (not the best baserunner), good arm. He is a great player. If Phils are not in the mix at trade deadline this summer I would move him to get some prospects and make room for our minor league OF phenoms.
Who is Johnny Wacko? Am I missing something or am I just too old to know? Or it some cutesy made up nickname.
Johnny Wacko was a nickname created by a Phillies Nation Commenter last Summer. Apparently they plugged his real name into a nickname generator and that's what came out.
I'd like to see the Phils re-sign him after next season, but with our outfield prospects, I don't see it happening. Either way, we have another year with Johnny.
How many days til pitchers and catchers?
8.5 out of 10?? What's a player gotta do to get his due respect around here? Werth stood toe to toe with any and every player on the team. His numbers are outstanding; let's face it, he's a five-tool player. Seriously, who's better? Utley and Howard, certainly but if they clock in at 10, Werth deserves a 9 if not a 9.5.
Jason Werth is 'My Favorite Martian'. He could be the new Bill 'Spaceman' Lee.
He is also my favorite Phillie!
Dang! What does a guy have to do to get the respect he deserves in Philly? Werth has done nothing but get consistently better and is solid offensively and defensively. Not to mention, he has a great gun from the outfield. Solid defense, great base stealing, HR hitter, and oh yeah, before I forget, DIDN'T choke in the World Series. Gee, Jayson, guess you need to find something to improve on to make folks happy, though can't think what that would be. Maybe 3 dingers in a game instead of a measely 2? Give me a break! He is my number one Phillie.


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A woman walks past a screen showing the world stock index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, Wednesday.
BANGKOK Asian stock markets Thursday withstood some of the gloom seeping into other financial markets as the partial shutdown of the U.S. government dragged on for a third day.
Some nonessential public services across the U.S. ground to a halt earlier this week after Congress failed to approve short-term funding for the government after the fiscal year ended Monday. Some 800,000 federal workers have been put on unpaid leave and many agencies and programs across the U.S. have been idled.
Analysts said investors in Asia were more or less expecting lawmakers from the two political parties to negotiate a solution or put the shaky U.S. economic recovery at risk.
I think people believe the Republicans and Democrats will come to their senses sooner or later, so they should stop behaving like children, said Francis Lun, chief economist at GE Oriental Financial Group in Hong Kong.
Hong Kongs Hang Seng jumped 1 percent to 23,214.40. Japans Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1 percent to close at 14,157.25. Australias S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4 percent to 5,234.90.
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Healing Environment
What is a healing environment?
When you think of a healing environment, what comes to mind? A spa, a Japanese garden, perhaps a corner of your house? Few of us would immediately think of their local health clinic or a hospital. But that is beginning to change as healthcare organizations pay attention to a growing body of research that clearly demonstrates the benefits of a healing environment.
Among other things, the research reveals that specific design changes in healthcare environments can reduce our stress and alleviate the consequences of that stress. These changes can also help reduce medical errors and hospital-acquired infections, while improving staff morale and efficiency. As Jain Malkin, a leader in this field, maintains, there is no doubt that the quality of the environment can enhance or retard healing.
This realization comes at just the right time, as the American healthcare system is poised to spend hundreds of billions of dollars building new hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities to replace out-of-date facilities built in the 60s and 70s and to respond to increased demands as the baby boomer generation ages.
But what exactly contributes to a healing environment? The answer is complex, in part because it can vary based on culture and personal preferences. But current research strongly supports a number of physical and organizational changes healthcare facilities can make. Before we look at these changes in the next section, let's consider what we mean by healing and the environment and how it applies to healthcare.
What is healing?
The word healing comes from the Anglo-Saxon word haelen, which means to make whole. One way to look at it is as harmony of mind, body, and spirit.
Healing is not the same as curing (which is more about fixing problems, eradicating disease, and decreasing symptoms). People can be healed even if they are not cured. For example, those with a chronic disease can learn to live in peace with their condition. Conversely, people may be cured but not healed. For example Susan, who had treatment that eliminated her breast cancer, finds herself still grieving and angry at her losses and unable to function.
One common effect of healing is a reduction in stress and anxiety, which in turn positively impacts our bodies in many ways. (For more on this, see What Impact Does the Environment Have on Us?)
What factors create our environment?
It begins with our interior living spaces and their elements:
- Light
- Space
- Color
- Shape
- Texture
- Artwork
Our experience of our living spaces also includes sounds (music), aromas, and sensations (walking on soft carpet or smooth hardwood).
In addition, our experience is also affected by the:
- Larger physical environment:
- Building design: the buildings that surround us in our day-to-day encounters-our homes, the bank, the hospital, and so on.
- Urban design: (if you live in a town or city): the layout and elements of streets and neighborhoods.
- Social environment: the people with whom we share the interior space and all the factors associated with them-mood, behavior, and relationship. This also extends out to the various communities of people we belong to.
- Natural environment: the natural surroundings, air, water, earth.
And perhaps most importantly, our experience is influenced by our own interior environment-our memories, as well as our attitudes, beliefs, values, and intentions.
How does this apply to healthcare environments?
What factors contribute to a healing environment in healthcare? One answer comes from the Samueli Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to researching the science of healing. In partnership with experts from around the world, the Samueli Institute developed a model that includes all the factors that surround the patient, family, healthcare practitioner, and community.
This model includes the places, people, processes, and principles involved in patient care.
As you can see, this model lists factors that impact the inner environment on the left and moves to the right with factors that have a progressively greater impact on the outer environment. Thus healing intention, personal wholeness, and healing relationships are found on the left, healthy lifestyle is in the middle, and collaborative medicine, healing organizations, and healing spaces are on the right.
This inclusive view of what is needed to heal is not new. Thousands of years ago, Greek temples were designed to surround patients with nature, music, and art to restore harmony and promote healing.
In the 19th century, Florence Nightingale spoke of the importance of natural light, fresh air, touch, diet, noise control, and spirituality for healing, saying that healthcare providers should "put the patient in the best possible condition so that nature can act and healing occur." Florence also recognized the importance of the internal environment: "To heal, one must be sound in body, mind, and spirit."
What does this mean to me as a healthcare consumer?
A healing healthcare environment can improve the outcome of your hospital or clinic visit-it is as simple as that.
It can bring comfort and healing to those in other care facilities, such as rehabilitation centers, hospices, assisted living facilities, or long term care facilities. It can also help family and friends cope and increase staff efficiency and morale. So there are strong reasons to seek out such an environment for your healthcare setting.
You can apply what you learn about optimal healing environments to help you choose where to receive care. In the next section, What Impact Does the Environment Have on Us?, we discuss what to look for, according to the latest research.
But what if you are currently limited in your choices? You can still make a significant difference to your own and your family's healing by:
- Making your own temporary changes to hospital or long-term care rooms: for suggestions, see What Can I Do to Create a Healing Environment?
- Considering your inner environment and making desired changes. My Health Planner can help you with this.
- Asking your healthcare facility to incorporate healing environment features.
It is worth repeating: the quality of the environment can enhance or retard healing." This website tells you what to look for and what to do to find or create quality healing environments.


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A garden without onions? It's enough to make you cry. Sweet or sharp, onions lend pizzazz to everything from stews to salads. And what's finer than a slice of raw onion on a hot-off-the-grill burger?
Hardiness: Most grown as an annual.
Planting advice: Gardeners typically get best results from sets—small bulbs less than 1 inch in diameter (though onions grown from seed tend to last longer in storage).
Onions thrive in cooler weather, so plant sets in early spring, about 1 inch deep and 1 inch apart for green onions and 2 to 4 inches apart for slicing onions. Space rows 12 to 18 inches apart.
Harvest tips: Ready to harvest in 100 to 120 days. Pull green onions when the tops are 6 inches tall. For larger onions, harvest when the tops fall over. Let onions lie on the ground for a day to dry.
Put them in a box for a few weeks in a sheltered spot, then bring inside and store in a cool, dry place.
Recommendations: Sweet Spanish and Bermuda (yellow and white), Vidalia Sweet, Walla Walla Sweet and Red Baron. Select varieties suited to your area.
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Find Your Passion: Engineer/Linebacker Tackles the Heat
By Lauren Musselman and Mary Wymer
When most of us think of a University of Alabama football player, we think of long hours, hard work, dedication, a championship team and little free time. The same goes for what most envision as the college career of an engineering student — lots of time dedicated to studying … and not much else.
Florence, Ala. native Drew Bullard breaks the mold of both stereotypes.
A May 2011 UA graduate, Bullard not only played linebacker on the Crimson Tide football team throughout his college career, but he also maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA in mechanical engineering. He is pursuing a Master of Science in mechanical engineering, in conjunction with a Master of Business Administration. And, his senior mechanical engineering design project made its debut on the football practice fields this summer.
In high school, Bullard was recruited to play football by Ivy League schools, such as Princeton and Columbia, and also Vanderbilt. He also was recruited by UA to play football, and he was eventually asked to walk onto the team as a freshman.
Bullard was also sought by numerous colleges for his academic achievements and offered multiple scholarships, including one of Auburn University's most prestigious awards. Ultimately, Bullard chose UA, accepting a full academic scholarship, he says, not only because of the outstanding athletic department and football team, but also for the Capstone's engineering school.
"It's funny because both my parents went to Auburn and met each other while in school there, but I've always been a lifelong Alabama fan," Bullard says.
An interest in both engineering and athletics is evidenced through the development of Bullard's senior design project for his Mechanical Engineering 490 class. Alongside engineering seniors William Angel, Ben Austin, Andrew Cibulas and Rachel Roberts, he developed a mobile cooling unit for UA's football team.
The mobile cooling unit is, essentially, a mobile pressure washer. It has its own power and water sources, and it can be used to cool down individual football players during practice, instead of having the entire team take frequent breaks. Previously, the athletic department assisted players similarly, but the device used was constrained by an extension cord. The athletic department worked with the Mechanical Engineering 490 class to develop a better solution.
Bullard's mobile cooling unit consists of two primary parts: a suction pump and discharge pump connected to a pressure-washer spray gun. These parts, along with a water tank and generator, are fastened on a trailer and attached to a Gator utility vehicle, allowing the device to move freely around the field.
"We were really excited to try it out at the first UA football camp," Bullard says. "High-school coaches kept approaching us because they wanted one for their teams. UA's athletic training department is also really excited because the mobile cooling unit means they will hopefully have less heat-related injuries.
"Currently, the mobile cooling unit is being used only during football practices, but I hope to see it on the field this fall if everything works out," says Bullard.
So, how was Bullard able to accomplish such innovative engineering feats while playing on UA's football team? "Time management skills were crucial," he says. "Luckily, school has always come easily to me. It was adjusting to my football schedule that was the most difficult. When people think of an engineering student or a football player, they assume that they have no life outside of those activities. I did both these things and still had a social life, as well. It was very important to me to make sure I had a full college experience."
Bullard works on his master's degrees through UA's Scholars Program. He says he's looking forward to life as a full-time graduate student and sitting in the stands for the first time at Bryant-Denny Stadium, cheering on the Crimson Tide.
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Lauren Musselman is an August 2011 graduate with a master's degree from the advertising and public relations program. She served as a student writer for the College of Engineering during summer 2011.
This story is part of the Find Your Passion series. To learn more about how you can find your passion at The University of Alabama, please visit UA Undergraduate Admissions.


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Honoka Infiltrates Ryozanpaku!
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When Honoka infiltrates Ryozanpaku to figure out why Kenichi moved away from home, she can't help but cringe as he gets beat down over and over - but she knows her big brother never stays down for long.
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The Filibuster
I know you guys are both baseball fans so you're enjoying the drama of
the postseason but isn't it hard for you to get into it when your team
is no longer in the running? Allen's team choked and didn't even make
it and Jeff's team made it but then choked. I know it's still baseball
and I know it's still the playoffs but doesn't it kind of take
something away when you're watching as a fan of the game instead of as
a fan of a team in the game?
Ames, Iowa
Just for today, I will put aside my pretentious baseball ego and do what politicians do: answer a question with a series of questions. This is also what mathematicians call "proofing"; it's what women I've dated call "being obtuse" — what I call "playing mind games."
If your local pub didn't offer a Maccallen 32 year, would you tell the bartender, "Nah, no Johnnie Walker for me, I'll just have a soda water"?
After a long night of partying that has left your stomach growling for sustenance, would you not eat Taco Bell because it isn't "authentic" Mexican cuisine?
If you couldn't get behind either party's presidential candidate because they both made promises they didn't keep would you simply not vote for the lesser of evils?
On second thought, forget that last one.
Just know this: Baseball is baseball is baseball is baseball… and a couple weeks from now, I (and a whole lot of like-minded baseball nerds) are going to be suffering from a supreme lack of entertainment. This will be when I start looping the 1982 and 2006 Commemorative World Series DVDs; when I reread Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons; when I pop in the VHS tape of Morris v. Smoltz — Game 7 of the 1991 Fall Classic — and salivate over every pitch, even though I already know what's coming.
Yeah, yeah, yeah… it's too bad my (our) team(s) isn't (aren't) in contention. Boo hoo. But baseball is the religion, the individual teams merely saints. I can live without my saint but not without my religion; and you can bet that those who follow the religion of baseball (thoroughly) are way more wacky than any suicidal jihadist or hypocritical evangelical.
And yes, I do see a therapist about this… from time to time.
Hate me 'cuz I teeter on the cliff of instability, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
Suggested to us by the always hilarious Jonestein at BABL, Mr. Krause and I will be competing in a World Series Metaphor Competition — a Metaphor-Off… yeah, let's call it that.
Why? 'Cuz we can. And we will.
But we need your help!
As you know, Al and I champion ourselves as masters of the meandering
metaphor; and we need your suggestions. What do you want to see
metaphorized? (Yes, that's a word. I made it up.) It could be
something as simple as an individual player, a team, a rule, a concept,
whatever. We want your ideas. Email us at email@example.com, Twitter us at @RSBS
or kindly comment on a post with your suggestion. After selecting a
trio of your topics, Mr. Krause and I will then post our metaphors
during the World Series and YOU the reader will vote for the winner in
this best of three competition.
Don't just sit there…. suggest, suggest, suggest!
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Great post. Yep, baseball is a religion all right. (An addiction too, but that's for another time.) How about a metaphor for the umpires and their bad eyesight? No matter which teams are playing in the WS, there's bound to be a missed call here and there. Any metaphors having to do with their floating strike zone, for ex?
Love when Jeff goes off the edge and goes off asking questions! : ) He's back alright!! Don't we all wish our teams were in the playoff run? If my Indians were in any part, shape, or form of the playoffs – you know I would be putting in the 97′ World Series, Indians vs. Marlins. And I would be salivating over how the Indians lossed to the Marlins even though they should've won it!
Jeez, getting me all worked up here…. they shoulda one it!
New post up : )
I have to admit, I am a fad hound when it comes to food. Give me a Taco Bell Black Taco over the Checkers double queso burger any day.
If I wanted authentic, I would board a plane to San Diego and cross the border into T-town and eat a few chalupas while watching………well, animal games.
But seriously, mind games while trying to decide if someone is your life partner is part of the feeling out process.
If she gets your type of humor or digs right back at you……she is a keeper.
That might be the real reason I like to stay single………
I can hunt every weekend and renew the journey every Friday night……..either that or i have gotten a reputation.
Rays Renegade
Jane — Thanks for the suggestion. Congrats to your team.
Ted — You're a funny guy. Why would you salivate over watching your team lose?
RR — Ah yes. I have had many an adventure in T-town myself. Excellent times.
I agree…baseball is baseball and the winter is long and cold without it. I am very thankful I get a few more weeks of it this year :O)
Cat — Me neither! HA!
Jenn — Yep, you're lucky alright. Now it's up to YOUR BOYZ to defeat the Evil Empire. No pressure or anything.
I love that you can live without your saint, just not your religion. I'm right there with ya. How about a metaphor on the "Powers" A-rod and Howard?
Jeff, thank you for your kind words and support after the NLDS. You are the best of the best!
Buz — Thanks for the suggestion. And it's good to know I'm not alone.
Cat — I can sympathize with the pain… it ain't fun, but it's part of the game. Keep ya head up!
Ah, you're right. Baseball is baseball. The deeper I get into the offseason, the less resistant I am to my sister's forcing the 1996 postseason highlights down my throat once more. Hey, if it goes into seven games it'll be the latest WS ever.
xcicix — that's a whole 'nother subject for debate. the season is too long as it is… but I do hate saying goodbye to it.


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Map of the Modern World is the name of a course in the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. It's being reshaped per James Reardon-Anderson, director of the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service program. The new version focuses on physical geography and its role in international affairs.The blurb has a link to the Georgetown Voice article on the matter.
Per the school paper: "The changes will be embodied by three lectures on the fundamental forces that shape physical geography at the beginning of the course and a final lecture on global climate change. Reardon-Anderson, who will be teaching the class, acknowledged that the changes are part of the SFS's effort to increase its students' exposure to the sciences."
Students are not pleased. A protest group has sprung up on Facebook with more than 300 members. Some feel political issues will take a backseat to geography.
Clearly politics needs to have a very high perch in an international affairs class. However, too often these types of classes only do international politics. They ignore deeply powerful varables like physical geography, cultural differences which determine the end goals for various parties, religion, and so much more. If done correctly, Dr. Reardon-Anderson can open up many minds to the factors deeper than politics in international studies. Good luck to him!


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- How the interpretation of match statistics affects player performance
- Author(s)
- Bedford, Anthony; Barnett, Tristan; Pollard, Graham; Pollard, Geoff
- Abstract
- Commentators often refer to match statistics during a live match to make an assessment as to how the players are performing. For example, one player may have converted 80% of break point opportunities compared to 10% for the other player, and this is reflected in the scoreboard. At the completion of the match, the coaches and players are likely to use the match statistics to assess performance. Therefore, it is important to interpret match statistics correctly as misinterpretation could affect future performance. Andre Agassi lost to Marat Safin at the 2004 Australian Open semi-finals, even though Agassi won more points overall (171 for Agassi compared to 170 for Safin). This could be interpreted after the match as Agassi being "unlucky" in the sense that Agassi really performed better on the day by winning more points overall and lost as a result of two close tiebreaker sets that went in favor of Safin. The logic in the previous sentence is flawed. It is often the case that the weaker player serves more often and therefore has more opportunity to win more points. Therefore, a comparison of the percentage of points won on serve by each player should be used to interpret whether a player was "unlucky" to lose the match. As it turned out, Safin won a higher percentage of points on serve with 67.7% compared to 66.1% for Agassi. This article begins with a summary of the statistics collected at the Australian Tennis Open. Section 3 provides calculations and analysis of statistics that can be obtained from broadcasted match statistics. Section 4 provides further statistics based on match statistics, where the information is calculated for players over many matches. Lastly, section 5 discusses how the match statistics can be used in mathematical models to optimize performance. The statistical information obtained from data collection at tennis events, broadcasted match statistics, commercial tennis software providers and mathematical models could be used by players and coaches to possibly improve performance.
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- Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis, Vol. 15, no. 2 (2010), pp. 23-27
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- 2010
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- 010401 Applied Statistics; 010404 Probability Theory
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- Match statistics; Player performance; Tennis
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- Society for Tennis Medicine and Science
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A common form of D used in supplements and food fortification is a synthetic variety called vitamin D2, or ergocalciferol.
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is made in the body when skin is exposed to sunlight and occurs naturally in foods like eggs and fish. In order to produce vitamin D3 for supplements, some manufacturers are extracting D3 from wool fat that has been exposed to ultraviolet light.
The new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, compared the effects of vitamin D2 and D3 supplements on vitamin D levels in healthy adults. The participants took capsules providing 50,000 IU of either vitamin D2 or D3 once per week for 12 weeks. Blood samples were drawn every two weeks to measure changes in blood vitamin D levels, and fat biopsies were taken at the beginning and end of the trial to measure changes in tissue vitamin D levels. In addition, a final blood sample was taken six weeks after the last dose.
Blood vitamin D levels rose throughout the trial in both groups, but rose more rapidly in the D3 group. By week 12, the average vitamin D level had risen nearly 50% more in the D3 group than in the D2 group. The increase in tissue vitamin D levels from the beginning to the end of the trial was roughly three times as great in the D3 group. Blood levels dropped at a similar rate in both groups after stopping the supplements, but because the D3 group had higher levels by week 12, they maintained an advantage over the D2 group at the 6-week follow up.
"These results show clearly that D3 produces a substantially larger effect than D2, as measured both by serum vitamin D status and by fat storage of the vitamin," said lead study author Dr. Robert Heaney at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. "We determined that D3 was between 56 and 87% more potent than D2 at raising serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels, and more than three times as potent at increasing the amount of vitamin D stored in fat."
You can take the following steps to help ensure that your vitamin D status is healthy:
(J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011;96:online publication)
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January 11, 1995: Astronomers report today that new observations from the Hubble telescope challenge 30 years of scientific theory about quasars, the most energetic objects in the universe. Hubble images show, to the surprise of researchers, that the environment surrounding quasars is far more violent and complex than expected, providing evidence of galactic collisions and mergers.
This Hubble picture provides evidence for a merger between a quasar and a companion galaxy. The bright central object is the quasar itself, located several billion light-years away. The two wisps on the left of the central object are remnants of a bright galaxy that have been disrupted by the mutual gravitational attraction between the quasar and the companion galaxy.See the rest:
Credit: John Bahcall, Institute for Advanced Study, NASA.