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Big Second Half Propels U-M Past Saint Joe's, to Season's First Win
Big Second Half Propels Men's Lacrosse to Season's First Win
Postgame Notes: Michigan 11, Saint Joseph's 8
Postgame Notes: Michigan 11, Saint Joseph's 8
Week #11: U-M to Finish Home Slate with Pair of Games This Week
Men's Lacrosse to Finish Home Slate with Pair of Games This Week
Paras Scores Four in Battle at the Big House Loss to No. 13 OSU
Paras Scores Four in Men's Lacrosse Loss to No. 13 Ohio State
Early Deficit Dooms Wolverines at Delaware
Early Deficit Dooms Men's Lacrosse at Delaware
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At Michigan ... All-time leader in goals scored (45) ... All-time program leader in games played (43) ... Team MVP (2014) ... Team captain (2012-13-14) ...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013).
RS Senior (2014) ... Ranked third on the team in goals (15) and led team in assists (13) ... Assist mark ranked No. 12 in the ECAC ... Also ranked third on the team in points (28) ...Scored three goals and added two assists against Robert Morris (April 26) ... Had one assist and three shots, two on goal, against Yale (April 19) ... Picked up one ground ball and had three shots, one on goal, against Ohio State (April 12) ... Tallied one goal and one assist, while also adding two ground ball pickups and one forced turnover against Fairfield (April 5) ... Registered two goals on six shots, three on goal, as well as one assist and one ground ball pickup against Air Force (March 29) ... Had one assist, one ground ball pickup, and two shots on goal against Saint Joe's (March 22) ...Scored one goal on four shots, two on goal, against Maryland (March 18) ... Scored two goals and added one assist against Bellarmine (March 15) ... Tallied three goals and one assist against Furman (March 8) ... Scored one goal and added one assist against High Point (March 5) ... Had one assist against Cornell (March 1) ... Recorded four shots on goal against Johns Hopkins (Feb. 22) ... Had two assists against Detroit (Feb. 19) ...Resistered one goal and one assist, while also picking up one ground ball against Mercer (Feb. 14) ... Netted one goal at Penn State (Feb. 8) on four shots, two of which were on goal ... Switched from No. 39 to No. 11 prior to season (old high school number).
Senior (2013) ... 2013 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-ECAC ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award recipient ... Second on team in goals with 13 and third in points with 19 ... Second on squad with a pair of man-up goals ... Ended season with eight goals in final four games, highlighted by a five point effort (four goals, assist) against Ohio State (April 13), which equaled his own Michigan record for goals in a single contest ... Had five points in 11-8 win over St. Joe's (April 20) with three goals and two assists ... Limited in several games due to hamstring injury ... Scored final goal of the seasonvs. Delaware (April 6) ... Assisted on a Mike Hernandez goal at the 3:21 mark of the third quarter vs. Air Force (March 30) taking five shots, three of which were on goal ... Tallied an unassisted goal vs. Loyola (March 23) ... Scored a goal vs. Fairfield (March 14) ... Registered a shot on goal versus High Point (March 6) ... Picked up an assist on a Mike Hernandez goal against No. 4 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 23) ... Scored two goals in the first five minutes of action against Bellarmine (Feb. 19), and had five shots on goal ... Had goal and assist against No. 15 Penn State (Feb. 9) on six shots, three of which were on goal.
Junior (2012) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award recipient ... Appeared in 14 games, starting six ... Registered 17 goals and seven assists ... Posted 57 shots ... Second on the team for goals with 17 ... Second on the team in shots on goal (32) ... Second on the team for points with 24 ... Second on team for shots with 57 ... Scored a season-high four goals vs Mercer (May 4) ... Scored a season-high six points (4g, 2a) vs Mercer (May 4) ... Posted seven multi-point games ... Posted a six-game scoring streak from March 2-March 31 (11g, 5a).
U-M Club ... Played two years under head coach John Paul in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) ... Won 2010 MCLA National Championship.
Prep ... St. Ignatius (2009) ... National Honor Society ... U.S. Lacrosse All-American (2009) ... All-state second team (2009) ... All-state honorable mention (2008) ... All-midwest honorable mention (2007) ... All-time points leader at St. Ignatus with 210 career points ... also lettered in hockey.
Personal ... Enrolled in Ross School of Business as a graduate student after earning degree in sports management in Spring of 2013 ... Birthday: May 30, 1991.


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Live Traffic Rerouting Comes to Google Maps
Die you old traditional GPS device!
Google today released a beta update to Google Maps app for Android that introduces live-traffic rerouting. Up until now, the Google Maps app for Android was already an extremely good navigation app, with features like turn-by-turn voice navigation.
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I love my Garmin Nuvi as well, but there are times that the rerouting to avoiding traffic jams can actually add time time to my ETA, not too mention painful bypasses that are full of stop lights!
I think if Google does this right by updating traffic conditions frequently and calculates the actual delay with precision it may just surpass dedicated GPS units.
Ragnar-KonPlease someone tell me I'm not the only one that still uses paper maps and phone books.
I just don't understand why someone would be willing to spend $150 -> $1000 on a GPS unit when a $20 paper map and a phone book (that is usually provided for free by the phone company/city) works just as well, if not better.
Having said that, having a GPS-like app on a smartphone seems to me like a good idea, as long as it doesn't cost anything extra. If I ever get the feeling that I need to be connected to the internet 24/7, then I'll probably get a smartphone and get this app.
But, at the moment, being connected 24/7 isn't worth the $30+/month data plan.
do you live under a rock? wake up and embrace technology, buddy
most gps units now have a "free" traffic receiver which monitor the traffic and reroute you accordingly....you should give it a try....works very well
Geez.... i consider paper maps to be inconvenient and difficult to take a quick look while waiting at traffic lights, plus they don't update and they don't erase the pen marks.
How do you do it sir?
serraI have a Nuvi and it is amazing, 100x better than paper and a phone book (since I don't even have a phonebook, what a waste) My Nuvi is my second Garmin. Last year I got an Android and was sure the navigation wouldn't stand up to my Nuvi, but they are both very good.
I would not pay for a data plan if using the routing was the primary reason for it. That is too expensive. I would stick with the Nuvi. However, given I have a data plan, the Google routing is good, as good as the Nuvi. We will see how the live routing works, that might be even better.
Anyone who thinks a map works as good as a navigation device just doesn't understand. It isn't possible to navigate and use a map at the same time. I can navigate and drive at the same time with the Nuvi and Android.
Humans think"Start google maps
Select destination. Barney's stakehouse 20km
10 km after...
- Turn right
- Move ahead for 2 km
- On your right side you can find Mike's steak house, consider stopping by for a great steak only for $9,99, you will save $2 from gas too!"
This WILL happen someday and by enabling google now, we (count myself in) will destroy the world as we know it... I really like google now, but management does change in the course of time...
caedenthe android maps are pretty good, but I am usually on my phone when driving, and have had terrible luck with headsets, so this is a no-go for me (don't see how poor Californians do it!). Besides, the Garmin already has traffic monitoring which is quite accurate, and it also tells me what my current speed limit is, where school zones are, doubles as my media player, and doesn't use up the data plan. If I didn't already have the garmin, perhaps I wouldn't buy it now... but having it I think it would be difficult to imagine life without it!
Besides, I got mine in sale for $175 (retail for $500), and with the daily use I get out of it I guess it is worth every penny.
Paper!!?? I much prefer clay tablets as they can withstand the rain and other elements without damage. Main problem is if one of my oxen happens to step on one of them and shatter it.
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Software which can track where I go every second of every day, forgive me and my tin foil hat but why the hell would any one want them to track where they're driving/walking at all times?
Also I'm sick and tired of people not knowing how to get to a location because they don't have the GPS yelling at them at every turn.
Also, maps don't stop working when the battery runs out.
You need to look up the definition of Irony:
I dunno, I just read the map. It really isn't all that difficult (for me anyway) to use a map, although some people I've met said I do have an abnormally good sense of direction. But I don't think so.
I can usually find where I am going on a map faster than it takes me to type in an address into one of those GPS things. If I run into traffic, I just take a side road. Once you get a general sense of direction and realize that most cities are essentially gigantic grids of streets, it is rather simple.
One thing I will say is I do have a buy a new map every 5 years or so to keep up with the new developments. But most people get a new phone about every 2 years.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE technology but I guess just for me, buying a $20 map every 5 years is MUCH more convenient and cost effective than buying a new GPS unit/cell phone every 2-3 years. Plus my map doesn't run on batteries.
bsbsbsbsHehe you're a funny bloke Ragnar. I see your point, but disagree using a map is faster than a GPS unit. Don't forget, That once you have an address located on a GPS, It steers you turn for turn all the way to your destination. With a map, you have to take your eyes off the road, and be constantly looking out for street signs which is quite dangerous. Not to mention it's illegal to be reading a map and driving at the same time.
Also there's no way anyone here buys a smartphone just because it has a GPS. My last 3 phones have had GPS built in, and not once did I purchase that phone because it had a GPS.
Lastly, It doesn't cost me anything in data, as data is included in my plan.
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k so the comb in my cat is broken a little and the rattle from the inside is so annoying. i just passed emissions so i want to remove the cat. i don't want to do a straight pipe all the way, i want the muffler. does anyone know where i can find a pipe that is bolt on in place of my cat? i know it's out there i just can't find it. i don't want any cutting or welding. thanks
nothing would be available that would be 'legal', so no. i don't think that you'll find a direct bolt on product. shops won't do it, wither, as it is a federal clean air act violation to remove the cat without replacing it on a street car.
your options are deal with it, turn the radio up, or manage to get a different exhaust to either replace or fabricate and swap it out.
either way, there is most likely going to be cutting and/or welding of some sort.
Oh okay. I've seen bolt on replacements for mustangs. I guess I'm gonna have to blow the cone out. I don't know anyone reliable to make one
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If you remove the catalyst from the system you will get a check engine light. Best suggestion is to find a decent used set, they sometimes appear on craigslist.
I can deal with a check engine light but I figured why not leave an open space. I'm sure it will give a little more power and won't sound obnoxious
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Depends on where you live if you'll fail inspection or not on a cat delete (here in tx you can pass in certain counties and fail in others, Dallas does smog testing but my current county (Wichita) doesn't)
Easy solution is to remove the cat, cut 2 inch square on top of it, ice pick the material out of, weld the 2 inch square metal back on it. But back on the car.
Just knock all the honeycomb crap out of the stock one with a long flathead and hammer it's just ceramic like material and breaks apart easy
Also, you could buy an AA track pipe, but those are like $550... not worth it IMO.. This is what mine looks like..
I just cut out my cats and welded in straight pipes.
thanks for your help guys. i didn't want to break up the comb because when i have emissions i could put the cat back in as it passed last week. i found a guy who will cut it out and put in a pipe. performance gain? if not who cares.. i'm not trying to buy an exhaust set up
As his car is a 323is, he will have a check engine light because his car is OBD2. He has 2 O2 sensors, and the one after the cats are there to make sure the cats are doing their job. If the cats are plugged or broken the sensor will detect this and throw a code and check engine light. Only way to fix this is to get an O2 sensor simulator, but your engine performance still won't be optimum. I actually have seen test pipes online for sale online, but they're almost as expensive as a new set of cats. Bottom line is if your cats are broken it is highly recommended that you just replace them.
obd2 gets a CEL
obd1 doesnt get a cel because the only 02 sensor is precat
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Do this muffler/cat delete...electronic valve control back pressure, custom switch to adjust to your liking (pull the cel bulb out jk)
you're driving a 323, you will see power gains from yanking your cats.
OP, how did this work out for you? I am thinking of doing something similar.
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NJ After Sandy: To Rebuild or To Re-Design?
New Jersey is now going about the painstaking task of assessing the damage done by Sandy and determining what can be replaced and what is lost forever. A spokesman for Governor Christie confirms that the Governor expects to have a preliminary dollar estimate Friday of the damage wrought by Sandy.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney says Sandy is forcing Trenton to re-evaluate everything from land use policies to upgrading the state's power grid.
The state can't afford to ignore the growing severity of the storms and the prolonged power outages they bring, Sweeney said.
"I am 53 years old and we are getting hit by storms I never saw in my whole life until just recently--tornadoes. it is just different. We just can't rebuild the way we have always re-built," Sweeney said.
Sweeney says one critical need he's already identified is back up generator capacity for schools, hospitals, kidney dialysis centers and high rise senior citizen housing.
New Jersey's prolonged power outage post Sandy has raised serious issues about the age of the state's power grid.
State Senator Ray Lesniak chairs the committee with oversight over the state's utilities. He says both the state's power companies and the state Board of Public Utilities have to make storm proofing the power grid a top priority.
"But the overall problem is just generally, it is a system that was built 100 years ago and we haven't invested in its upgrade either in bricks and mortar or in technology," Lesniak said.
Lesniak said he believed consumers would be willing to pay higher electricity rates for a more reliable power supply.
Sandy's unprecedented 80 to 90 mile per hour tropical force winds snapped more than 5,600 utility poles and destroyed 2,200 transformers state wide. The accompanying storm surge knocked out critical substations, some of which were actually built in the flood plain.
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Academic Session 4: UEA 2015
41st Annual Conference & Bookfair
Sainsbury Institute for Art, UEA, Norwich
9 – 11 April 2015
Artists, Avarice and Ambition in Europe, 1300-1600
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In Trecento Italy Giotto di Bondone was working on major commissions in Florence whilst buying property and conducting complex business transactions in the rural Mugello. Michelangelo, as recently published documents show, also accumulated wealth from a variety of sources in addition to his art. In sixteenth-century Northern Europe Dürer exemplified the spirit of commercial enterprise by employing agents to sell his engravings and find new markets for his works all over the Netherlands. Less commonly, women artists made economic contributions to family workshops. The commercial astuteness of the engraver and printmaker Diana Scultori, who held a Papal Privilege allowing her to sign and market her work, is a notable example. Artists were ambitious and money mattered. The economic interaction between artists, patrons, institutions and ideologies in Europe 1300–1600 is the focus of ongoing critical study, including recent exhibitions exploring the influence of bankers, merchants and international trade on art and artists. The speakers in this session adopt a multidisciplinary approach to critically assess the idea of the artist as businessman or woman. They consider the ways in which painters and sculptors were developing and exploiting networks of wealthy and prestigious lay and clerical patrons and producing works that engaged with changing and often controversial economic discourse.
Jill Harrison (Open University) Giotto's Family Enterprise: Money-making in the Mugello
Joanne Anderson (Birkbeck College, University of London) Following Enrico Scrovegni: Earthly wealth for heavenly gain in 14th-century Bolzano
Andy Murray (University College London) Creative Agency and Managerial Hierarchy on the Charterhouse of Champmol
Irene Mariani (University of Edinburgh) Sandro Botticelli: A successful businessman?
Lydia Goodson (University of Sussex) 'El maestro el megliore'; Being 'the Best' in the Art Market in Perugia in 1505
Ben Hutchinson (University of York) Antwerp Mannerist Images of the Adoration of the Magi as Brand, Idea and Cultural Dominant
Giorgio Tagliaferro (University of Warwick) Titian and Artistic Entrepreneurship in 16th-century Venice: New modes, old practices?
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sufficient support from both sides of the aisle appears to be in place as the Senate prepares to vote, possibly today, on a major immigration overhaul. The measure offers eventual citizenship to millions now in the U.S. illegally and spends billions of dollars to secure the border. But Many in the GOP-controlled House oppose the pathway to citizenship at the center of the Senate bill.


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- Ed talks with Denis Marks, director of Viva Cristo Rey, a play running this week through Sunday by Qua Vadis Theatre in San Jose, about one of the Cristeros Martyrs, Blessed Father Miguel Pro.
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Investors Play Defense
Divergence persisted throughout the session as money rotated into defensive Dow issues and out of the high tech of the Nasdaq.
The tech troubles started at the opening bell as fiber-optics maker Corning (GLW ) was downgraded by Merrill Lynch and Salomon Smith Barney after reporting better than expected fourth quarter results -- but also warning of expected slower sales growth for the first half. This in turn led to weakness in several throughout its industry.
There was no relief from the Fed front as investors tuned into Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee found no light shed into FOMC's monetary policy. This left a cloud of uncertainty over techs and other growth stocks, which flourish in an aggressively easing interest rate environment. Profits were taken and cash looked for safety in sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
The Dow gained 82.55 points to 10729.52 as investors sought shelter in defensive names. The Nasdaq was the big loser of the day, losing 104.82 points to close at 2754.33 on weakness in techs and telecommunications. The S&P 500 slid 6.79 points to end the day at 1357.51
Many investors are looking for a catalyst before returning to the tech sector, according to Charles Roden, Senior managing director at Josephthal "The high tech stocks had a good rally and the market is now settling in and waiting for news." He also says money is shifting into defensive names like Philip Morris and Johnson & Johnson. He also says that when Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledged that the economy was weak, it was no surprise. "The thing that struck me is that he more or less encouraged tax cuts. That's another reason why some of the old line stocks are doing better."
Barry Hyman, market strategist for Ehrenkrantz says lack of any hints at an aggressive rate ease has left a black cloud over tech issues. "I come out not feeling any worse [about the speech]," Hyman says. "I think it's pretty understandable, though a little vague. The only concern is that [Greenspan] is not giving any clear indication as to what the Fed will do at its next meeting and that's causing concern among growth stocks participants."
Of the weakness in the Nasdaq, Hyman notes that growth stocks are experiencing a continued deteriorating fundamental picture. "The rally we had in the Nasdaq was wonderful, it got close to 3000," he says "But the market is only going to go only so far on a big 'if' -- and [that is] if and when the economy will turn around."
On the economic data front, the employment cost index for December rose a lower than expected 0.8% in Q4, up 4.1% year over year. Wages and salaries were up 0.7% while benefit costs were up 0.8%. The Q4 headline number indicates that the pace of growth in wage costs is cooling.
And with tech names such as BroadVision (BVSN ) JDS Uniphase (JDSU ) and Qualcomm (QCOM ) due to report earnings before the bell rings, earnings could determine whether the hemorrhaging continues or is stanched for the techs.
Treasury Market
Fed Chairman Greenspan's Senate Budget testimony has been the focus in the market through the morning. Though he did not comment specifically on the economy's current situation or on monetary policy in his prepared testimony, his comments on tax policy and the government surpluses were nevertheless very interesting and cogent.
Bond prices have gyrated on various assessments of his comments. Prices were higher heading into the testimony thanks to a friendly ECI report (+0.8% in Q4), but they sunk on Greenspan newswire headlines, only to rebound again on a reassessment of his testimony. News headlines highlighted that tax cuts "appear required" in coming years to help address the growing budget surpluses, and that tax relief was favored "sooner rather than later."
The markets assumed that meant a less aggressive rate cut might be in the offing next week. But the body of the text and his Q&A suggested the economy might need more stimulative measures by the Fed, and that tax cuts and rate cuts weren't incompatible, and bonds rebounded. He did dodge a direct question on what the Fed would do next week, however, indicating he wanted to hear what his fellow FOMC members had to say. Greenspan also suggested debt reduction might eventually put a squeeze on bonds if a premium was required to wrestle paper away from foreign accounts. This also gave bonds support. He also added that the California energy crisis is a significant issue.
Durable goods orders are scheduled to be reported tommorrow.
Stocks in the News
Electronics for Imaging (EFII ) posted better than expected $0.17 vs. $1.38 Q4 EPS (pro forma) on 11% revenue decline.
VeriSign Inc. (VRSN ) posted $0.21 vs. $0.04 4Q EPS (pro forma) on a sharp revenue rise. The company sees $0.13-40.14 Q1 EPS.
Dow Chemical (DOW ) posted $0.36 vs. $0.50 4Q EPS from operations as higher hydrocarbon, energy costs, flat selling prices offset 2.8% sales rise.
Pharmaceuticals giant Eli Lilly (LLY) posted $0.70 vs. $0.61 Q1 EPS from operations on a 5.6% sales rise, in line with Wall Street estimates. The company also forecast $0.71-$0.73 Q1 EPS and 2.75-$2.85 2001 EPS.
World Markets
The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 index, which rose 50 points yesterday, finished Thursday's session with a loss of 8.80 points to close at 6255.60. The biggest contributor to the decline in the FTSE was British Telecom. U.S. Fed chairman Greenspan's testimony did not unsettle bond traders who expect lower U.S. short-term rates on Jan. 31. The British 10-year bond yield fell 1.2 basis points to 4.948%. There is a growing opinion that the BoE will cut rates at its February meeting.
The Nikkei 225 lost yet another round, a technical knockout no less, after slugging it out against the bears. The index shed 90.20 points to end another torrid day at 13,803.38. Profit-taking was blamed, as was uncertainty over when the government would introduce much-needed stock-boosting measures. There will be more bad news to come if Sony's Q3 earnings fall lower than expected. The Hong Kong market will be closed Jan. 24 through Jan. 26 for the Lunar New Year Holidays.
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My kittens are from the same litter, both female. They are around 3 months. They were seperated for around one month. When I brought them back together one hisses and growls constantly and they chase eachother around. I am not sure if I should seperate them or continue to have them together and work things out? When I use a gate to sepearte them they just jump over it, and I am not sure if closing them out with a door will solve anything. I do feed them side by side and play with them together. I feel bad, it is the kitten that has not originally lived with me that hisses. She lived with another cat for the month seperated and I feel she may be a little tramatized from that expereice. What should I do?
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Let them get used to being sisters again, and let them work it out under supervision. Don't leave them alone together until you're sure that they will not fight. Note that fighting is different than aggressive play. ^_^
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Want your photo to compel onlookers to find out "the rest of the story"? Capture a scene that's out of balance.
Whatever scene you capture, it'll be the imbalance — the conflict between incognruence elements — that creates story appeal and adds intrigue to your photo.
When everything fits, we have no need to wonder at any kind of explanatory backstory. But when we experience the extraoardinary, not only do we pay attention, but we have a built-in need to understand the cause and meaning of the exception. A need that can't be triggered absent imbalance or trouble.
If your wife comes home every evening at 5:30 pm, and you see her car roll into the driveway at 5:30, you're not about to wonder why, are you? There's no trouble, no curiosity
But if it's 6:45 pm and she hasn't come home or e-mailed or called, well… you'll start to wonder why, right? And in wondering, you'll start creating scenarios — stories! — to explain the exception to your wife's ordinary routine. It's called worry.
So here's the thing: for any visual scene, there are only 5-6 basic elements at play, and the imbalance usually only occurs between two of them. For instance a person pictured might be attempting to accomplish a goal with an outlandish or rather exceptional tool. Here's an example of just that kind of imbalance:
Of course, the image is made all the more powerful by the symbolism inherent in the incongruence. But the symbolism only enhances the story appeal inherent in the imbalance, it doesn't create it. How do I know, because photos depicting similar action-tool imbalances create similar amounts of story appeal and intrigue:
Again, there is a lot of symbolism in these photos that helps enhance the impact, along with many visually arresting aspects of these photographs that also add to their ability to hold our attention, but these elements are additive and not generative, when it comes to story appeal. They enhance; they do not create intrigue. That's why the heart of all these civilian-soldier photos lies the same central imbalance — the same engine for story appeal.
Another example is the action-agent imbalance. The things being done by or to a person are out of balance with the nature of the person pictured. Famous example:
And here's a very similar photo showing the same imbalance:
And here's a very different photo that still manages to capture that same agent-action imbalance:
What's the point?
According to the late, great David Ogilvy the most effective, hardest working advertising images are those with what he called "Story Appeal." Yet no one that I've been able to find or have heard of has ever made a methodical study of just what goes into creating story appeal within an image.
But it's not like it's an impossible code to crack… and I thinkI can say (without sounding too imodest, I hope) that I have cracked at least a part of that code…
Interested in reading more about this? Let me know either in the comments section or by e-mail.
P.S. There are other elements and factors that can make an image visually striking and appealing that don't require imbalance. The extreme beauty on display in an Ansel Adams photo is one example. But wherever you find story appeal, you'll also find imbalance.
wayne on 10.22.2012
I am interested in learning more.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the RIGHT picture must be worth millions.
chaz on 10.22.2012
More, please. There's no reason the story of the hero's journey needs to be told in words. This post is a good example of how imagery can be very powerful, especially when paired with complementary copy.
Chuck McKay on 10.22.2012
Jeff, I'd imagine that photography, or even illustration, make good stories when there is conflict. Is that the same as imbalance, as you understand it?
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Jeff on 10.23.2012
Well, depends on how you understand conflict, but no matter how you define it, conflict tends to be a more limited term than imbalance. Most people think of conflict more narrrowly in terms of arguments and fights. And while depicting arguments and fights can crerate intrgiue and story appeal, it won't be very powerful unless there is some other imbalance. For instance, a picture of two gunslingers at the OK Coral shows conflict, but the story appeal would be far stronger if you added imbalance to the scene by making one of the gunslingers a priest.
So, Imabalance means there is a "conflict" between one of the elements of the scene and the surrounding context, which may or may not result from a depiction of outward conflict. And may, in fact, come from a scene that depicts peace between people who you'd expect to be in conflict. In Ogilvy's example of Story Appeal, he talks about the Hathaway ad showing "the man with the eyepatch," playing cards. There is no conflict in terms of fights, but there is an imbalance between the posh, upperclass surroundings, the dressy, aristocratic dress of the man, the domestic act of playing cards, and the man's pirate-like eyepatch.
All in all, I use the term imbalance rather than conflict, as I think its more technically precise and also more connotatively neurtral, in terms of preventing people from assuming that you have to show fights to have story appeal.
Di Mace | Word Swords on 10.23.2012
Jeff, As a usual lurker, today you've prompted me out of seclusion 🙂 Yes, I'd love to hear more on creating story appeal with an image…. they add so much unspoken depth and nuance (as compared to words alone) a study or code cracking guide would be priceless!
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Travis Burchart on 10.23.2012
The mythological illustrations on your blog create a kind of external imbalance between the imagery and your content. They resonate more with a site on mythos than with a site on copy . That said, these illustrations intrigued me and prompted me to stop, scan and start reading your blogs on copy. While they don't necessarily create an imbalance in and of themselves (such as your photo examples), they do create an imbalance between the content (copy) and their inherent nature (myth) (i.e., "those incongruence elements.")
Jeff on 10.23.2012
Thanks, Travis. To me, great copy IS (or borders on) mythos — and a lot of digging for it comes in the depths of our subconscious. So the gap is supposed to be meaningful, but it is also there to grab a second look, which is the same role required of ad imagery, as you correctly pointed out.
I'd love to say that was all planned out by me, but much of it was just fortuitous: this is a free theme that didn't look like every other blog format out there, so I snagged it and tried to bake that other stuff in after the fact : )
Melissa on 10.23.2012
Hey Jeff,
I'd definitely be interested in hearing more. This piece, combined with the recent video Derek Halpern did on the importance of having images in your sales copy is really selling me on their potential when used correctly.
He showed the stats on how much having an image (ANY image) in your sales copy improves the trust factor—I can just imagine how much have one of THESE images in your sales copy would impact it.
Now I just need the rest of your analysis to figure out how to pick the right pic each time!
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Jeff on 10.24.2012
Thanks, Melissa. Can you provide a link to Derek's video? I'd love to see it…
Jon on 10.23.2012
I would love to know more about the code. I know that images can move people quicker and farther that words. Show us what is behind that.
Melissa on 10.26.2012
Hey Jeff,
Based on your new post, you found the link — but in case anyone else wanders down to these comments and wants it, Derek's video is here.
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Anthony Dina on 11.01.2012
Seriously. Don't stop! Tell us more about the code. The illustrator in me knew exactly what you meant about imbalance from the very beginning. However something tells me you will have more to say than imbalance as a key for storytelling. Robert McKee might suggest we are compelled to engage with stories with characters who are put into situations which challenge their status quo. Little drips leading to bigger drips of tension which causes the character to eventually transform. Likewise you will likely refer to Normal Rockwell's uncanny ability to depict an American ritual right in the middle of things. And our personal memories cannot help but correlate this back to our own history. And thus are engaged in that world. Am I getting warmer?
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Weight: 185-pounds
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Previous School: Westlake Boys High School and New Zealand National Team
Out of High School Offers: Nebraska, LSU, Pittsburgh, Virginia, SMU
Strengths: Despite being only 17 years old, Webster became a known commodity on the national scene with his time with the New Zealand national squad. Fran Fraschilla, an ESPN College Basketball broadcaster, feels if Webster had played in the United State, he would have been a five-star prospect and a top 25 player.
Webster's pure jump shot and ability to get to the rim will be a welcomed change for the Huskers, who have struggled at times to get that from their guards. In addition to being a spectacular point guard, it is thought that Webster could see time on the wing because of his jump shot. Coming off of screens for a jump shot makes Webster one of the most deadly players on the floor.
Weaknesses: Despite being a point guard for his national team, Webster would greatly benefit from improving his ball handling skills. The true freshman has never faced the talent of players from the United States, so the style of play may take awhile to get used to. But if he adjusts quickly, he will be an instant contributor.
2012-13 Look Back: In 22 games last season; Webster averaged 26.9 mpg., 13.5 ppg., 3.1 apg., 1.36 spg. and shot 44 percent from the field.
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Annual Faculty Art Show draws on many inspirations
For more information and gallery hours, call 410-857-2595. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held Nov. 18 from 7-9 p.m.
The exhibit, presented by the college's Department of Art & Art History, will feature work from Susan Ruddick Bloom, Walter P. Calahan, Emily Grey, Ken Hankins, Trudi Ludwig Johnson, Michael Losch, Katya Dovghan Mychajlyshyn, Steven Pearson, Susan Clare Scott, Richard Stanley, and Linda Van Hart.
Professor Susan Ruddick Bloom, who will show three pieces of digital fine art photography, said her "digital collaging works are centered around the concept of Venus and idealized beauty."
Walter P. Calahan, an adjunct lecturer, will show three pieces of photography that are "an exploration of time and movement within an image. The three images use rodeo bull riding as a jump off point for what our mind can and cannot perceive. This raises the question is the frozen moment captured in most photography more real or more abstract than the continuum of reality?"
Emily Grey, an adjunct lecturer in Art History, will show several pieces of woodblock print.
Ken Hankins, who has taught pottery for three decades, will show eight pieces of functional home-use vessels and high-fired stoneware.
Trudi Ludwig Johnson, an adjunct lecturer, will show two Intaglio prints. "Commenting and poking fun at the foibles of our consumer-driven society, using human figures ensnared in snatches of information scraped off the surface of everyday life."
Associate Professor Michael Losch will show two pieces of mixed media.
Lecturer Katya Dovghan Mychajlyshyn will show a half dozen pieces of watercolors and drawings, and one sculpture portrait. "Portraiture, human form, still lives and landscapes – these art forms have been my major field of interest that I develop in and out of the
classroom. Eternal beauty of nature and human beings is an endless source of wonder and inspiration for me. In the challenging times they give calm, purpose and balance."
Associate Professor Steven Pearson will show one or two pieces of acrylic on Birch. "I am working within the restrictions of birch plywood, allowing the wood grain to provide the lines and shapes of the composition. I try not to alter the pattern of the grain, but instead use color to activate and alter the perceived composition of the wood grain, by using harmonies
and contrasts to minimize and accentuate particular areas. To keep the colors from becoming too predictable I have started using 1980s 'Superman' comic book covers as the source of my palettes. I chose the 80s, the time of my teenage years and military service, because good and evil were still being described to us in Black and White. The Cold War was still in progress, and we had a clearly defined enemy. Comics were drawn and written in those terms as well, and the colors were saturated and vibrant."
Associate Professor Susan Clare Scott will show two pieces of Chinese-style watercolor and ink paintings. "I hope to have two paintings ready to hang. They will be mounted on hanging scroll formats, vertically oriented. The themes are landscape painting, in Chinese ink and water color."
Richard Stanley, an adjunct lecturer, will show three pieces of graphic design. "I will exhibit three trademarks that all use an animal/bird theme. One is for MerryGoRound, a teenage clothing store, one for the Ramsey County Humane Society, and one for Life, an educational program for seniors. These three marks were all designed in the 1970-80s, before computers. Each was hand drawn using pen and ink. My intention was to visually portray human values (playfulness, compassion, aspiration) using non-human figures as surrogates."
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Surviving are children, Shirley Adams and Raymond Howell Jr.; seven grandchildren; a brother, Harold Howell of West Salem; and sisters, Hazel Black of Akron, Edna Beyer, Grace Shepherd and Irene Schlayer, all of Wadsworth.
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We had a senior foster dogs come to us in rescue with a seizure disorder. She seized as you describe, with a cluster of very bad seizures one night. We ruled out metabolic causes. After the e-vet did a loading dose of phenobarb by injection (as Riley described), her seizures were well controlled by twice daily phenobarb pills.
She was old and wobbly to begin with, so I didn't notice side effects (I actually thought she got better, over time). The hardest thing about the medicine for us was making sure there was always someone home in the evening in time to give her the PM pill exactly 12 hours after the AM pill. A few times we had to board at the vet's clinic for the evening to make sure she got medicated on time, as we had evening commitments and didn't have someone who could help us.
We are now going on year knowing this dog. She was adopted and is doing great -- no more seizures. There's regular blood work to check the levels though. She's a very happy geriatric dog who loves life. The meds don't get in the way of that, at least for her.
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Hi, just doing a search and came across this post.
Wolfgang seized 4 times in June, totally out of the blue at age 6 1/2. We did full blood work and then went to get the MRI, spinal tap... Everything came back negative (thank god) - so pretty much by process of elimination its epilepsy.
He's responding well to the pheno - thankfully he takes his pills like a champ. We're staying on top of the liver levels every 6 months so I'm just hoping our boy will continue responding well!
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Glucose should be something that is checked in a general bloodwork profile. It is also something that they could spot check when she came in having seizures like that. Insulinomas are a real pain, but if her glucose is normal, that is easily ruled out. Also the ultrasound not showing masses on her pancreas is also a good indicator.
Sadly as others have said, I would expect a brain tumor more than epilepsy at her age. Pheno can help for a time to keep the seizure threshold at bay, but eventually it stops working. They do at times do surgery for brain tumors, but it would depend on the tumor and if it was something that could easily be removed versus something that is deeper within the brain. Radiation or chemo could be an option if it is inoperable, however as you pointed out it needs an MRI with contrast to be diagnosed and at that point if it is that, you are looking at spending a decent amount with everything involved.
Most people opt to treat the seizures like we would if a younger dog suddenly developed them without a metabolic reason behind them. There is nothing wrong with that, it often helps for a period of time before things get too far along. I wish you and your girl the best of luck with this. <3 I am glad to hear that she responded to the anti-seizure medications. Some days when they go into clusters, we can never get past them. Even putting them under general anesthesia for a time to let the brain "reset" does not always have a guarantee. It can be very frustrating.
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there's also a tumor of the pancreas that causes low blood sugar
did they check her blood sugar?
|My mix suddenly started having seizures at 7 months old, we ruled out blood sugar and her thyroid and all that stuff so the vet said idiopathic epilepsy. She's been on phenobarbitol for 6 months, her side effects were bad for about 3 weeks. She is also incontinent but she was born with it, so that was pretty awful. It slowed down after the 3 weeks though, and she's been acting normal ever since. No seizures, either
|Lucia, so sorry about Keeta. At her age I would think it is something more than eplilepsy. I hope this was a one time event. Keep her hydrated/electrolytes up. Sometimes dehydration from exercise or stress trigger episodes of clusters.
When Banshee had her first seizure, the vet told us the most likely diagnosis was a brain tumor. If it is you'll see signs such as loss of balance, head tilting to one side.
Here's the problem with diagnosing thru an MRI. First, they are extremely expensive. Second, if there is a tumor then what is the treatment for a senior dog.
I'm very sorry you and Keeta are going thru this. We treated the symptoms. Curcumin for anti-tumor properties and inflammation. There were a couple other things we were giving her but I can't remember. She went several months seizure free and then went into clusters in the middle of the night. If you search for the thread I created about Banshee and seizures Ugavet had given several suggestions for meds that were better than pheno.
Look for t4. On her bloodwork. That's the most common thyroid value. Although if suspected I would get a full thyroid panel done, it gives lots of values for lots if the cascade.
Toxins can sometimes be ruled out with basic chemistries, but if it's suspected, then Special tests need to be done.
Yes. There is brain surgery on dogs. But is not done often.
I think you are on the right track with keeping her comfortable, getting her used to the meds and giving her a good quality if life. Phenobarbital can be tough to get used to, but must dogs do.
Keep some vanilla ice cream on hand for post seizure periods(old wives tail, but people swear by it),
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It's is nearly unheard of for a 10 year old dog to have epilepsy. At that age seizures are generally caused by something else. Toxin, tumor, endocrine disirder(thyroid). Not sure what bloodwork they did, but if they did not check her thyroid, I would at least have that done.
The most likely cause is a tumor. The phenobarbital will control the seizures, until it doesn't. If it is a tumor, eventually it will grow to a size that even phenobarbital can't control.
I'm not quite conversant in medical/blood work protocol, but the blood work did look for kidney and liver failure, red and white blood cell count (and types of white blood cells). I did ask for copies of the results, so I can refer to them with some guidance as to what I'm looking at. A few people on message boards have mentioned the thyroid levels, so this does seem something to check into.
Brain tumor - possibility of this was discussed. We'd need an MRI which as mentioned won't be easy to get. At this point if the medication keeps her seizures under control, we'll just go by quality of life before deciding on the next step. I just can't see brain surgery done on a dog - is it done? Not sure if I would consider it, especially at her age.
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Hi Castlemaid,
My dog is on phenobarbital. For the most part, we have had really good seizure control on it. We had to adjust the dosage once as his levels had fallen below the recommended therapeutic range. In terms of side effects, when we first started with the phenobarbital, I noticed some increase in appetite and thirst as well as very slight ataxia for the first week or so since then, nothing really.
Given the severity of Keetas seizure event - and that fact that the valium shot did not work - I suspect the vet gave Keeta a loading dose of phenobarbital. Loading doses are designed to quickly bring the pheno level up to the therapeutic range. Dogs who are given the loading dose often have much more pronounced side effects as the initial dosage level is higher than what the dog would need once the pheno level is within the therapeutic range. I think that the side effects you are seeing now will significantly diminish, if not disappear, once the dosage is adjusted to maintenance levels and the dog adapts to the medication.
Wishing you and Keeta all the best.
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Can you use the card if you boot of the LiveCD ?
Can you use the card if you boot of the LiveCD ?
Its a macbook does the mac have the ability to see the alfa? Even though the guest os is connected to the USB through VMwares console, doesn't the host also have to be able to recognize it?
Mac OS x recognises the card and it works pretty good, it is only the vmware fusion sucks. I do not have live cd so i cant try it on live cd but i am sure it will work when i am natively running on live cd the point is I need it use it through vmware fusion or parallels.
I think the problem is vmware fusion, it is locking the usb port, say if I shutdown vmware fusion the problems carries on on snow leopard too, so to use wifi card again i have restart the mac os x.
In that case I suggest you try out VMware Player or Virtual Box (both are free).
Are you attaching it as a USB device or as a Network Adaptor?
Attaching it as a network adaptor will NOT work. Since all you are doing is virtually mapping the device via VMWare's drivers to the guest OS. All the guest will see is the VMware virtual device, not the actual hardware.
You need to map the actual device as a USB device. Also, make sure there's not more than one USB device being detected in VMware - you will need to map them ALL (that have to do with the Alfa)
I have the same card on MacOS with Parallels and its working perfectly. Just check your settings.
Finally, I had a Dell with VMware fusion on it on ubuntu with BT in the VM and I also had USB problems. Switched to Virtualbox and they went away.
I have a MacBook Pro 17 running Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.6) and I can confirm that this is a real problem. So far I have found no way to connect the AWUS036NH via USB to the VMWare instance of BT4R2. It locks up the USB port, and if you wait long enough it crashes the VM. Getting the port to work again requires a reboot of the machine.
A while back someone mentioned they had better luck installing BT4 to VMware from the live CD rather than using the supplied VMware image. I can tell you that in this case, there is no difference at all.
Also, I should point out that there is no VMware Player for OS X.
That might leave VirtualBox as an option. Perhaps. But again, this is OS X, not Windows. That may or may not work.
The AWUS036NH works fine if you boot from CD, but as I am sure you are aware, that is a major pain.
Whether this bug lies somewhere in a driver, or in VMware, or in BT4, I have no idea. I have had no trouble at all with USB on my Windows VMs.


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These past few months have allowed me to meet some genuinely nice and thoughtful people. As the weeks continue, I've discovered that this is the norm and the residents of Greenville care about their community and want to contribute toward improving the city. I have seen this reflected with the members of City Council who have, despite unprecedented economic challenges, somehow continue to maintain funding levels for the public safety department.
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The quest to provide quality service doesn't end with just the public safety department. Every day, I see good faith efforts being made by every department within the city to meet and exceed the expectations and demands of residents and business owners. Recently, I had observed city employees offer their own money so as to fund transportation for a person who couldn't afford to get back to his home in Grand Rapids.
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The incident occurred as Blake, formerly the world's fourth-ranked player, was waiting for a car outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel to take him to the U.S. Open, he told the newspaper.
Blake said that after being shoved to the sidewalk, he was detained by five white plainclothes city police officers. But the New York native, who is black, stopped short of calling it racial profiling.
"I don't know if it's as simple as that," the 35-year-old Blake told the News. "To me it's as simple as unnecessary police force, no matter what my race is.
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Police said Blake had been mistakenly identified by "a cooperating witness" as being involved in a ring dealing in fraudulently purchased cellphones. They added that allegations of excessive force would be investigated by internal affairs.
"Once Blake was properly identified and found to have no connection to the investigation, he was released from police custody immediately," the New York Police Department said in a statement.
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