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Are your photos ready for social media? Read this.
Long gone are the days when sharing an image, any image, on your blog was good enough to illustrate your posts. Now it's all about social media image sharing and working out which images work and why. Chantelle Ellem shares her tips for creating brilliant social media-ready photos.
So you're a blogger and you've probably got that writing side of things sorted, but what about photos? Let's chat about those. In the beginning of blogging it was enough to just share a photo … any old photo, but now we need to think a little bit bigger. Does it tell a story? Is it shareable? Is it (dare I say) up to scratch? Let's explore how to master great images for social media.
Take your readers on a journey
Food blogging, and other niches of blogging, would tell their stories in photos differently, but what we're really talking about here is personal and parenting blogging. Where possible, you want to evoke emotions, or make your reader feel as if they were right there with you, or coming along for the ride. Two of my favourite photographer/blogger people who do a really good job of documenting the little details are Tim Coulson and Lou from Sunny and Scout. If you click the links I've shared you'll see how they've both shared a wedding they shot, but you really feel like you were there. You can sense the anticipation. You can imagine what it was like to be right there with them. This is particularly pertinent for your blog and Instagram.
A few tips for shooting real life:
- Snap the little details. If you were sharing a day in your life, for example, take photos of the smaller details like half-eaten toast, the view from where you sat at lunch, the moment you see the kids for the first time at school pick-up.
- Take too many photos. Yep. Edit them down later, but just keep snapping away throughout the day and you're sure to capture more magical, normal moments.
Make your photos shareable
If you want your photos to be shared from your blog, and on Facebook and Pinterest, there's one really great tip that can help. This is particularly relevant when you're sharing a recipe or a craft project, or something useful.
- Visit picmonkey.com
- Upload your photo.
- Add a shape to it. I suggest choosing rectangle and then stretching it over either the bottom or the top of the image.
Why do this?
If someone sees this in on your Facebook page, they're more likely to share it when it has an obvious title. The cupcake alone is pretty, but not particularly shareable. Add the title and immediately it's got a share-ability factor. A person sees it and shares it to their own feed to either save the photo for later reference, or to show their friends that they've found the perfect cupcake recipe. Same goes for Pinterest. A cupcake picture on Pinterest is pretty, but add the title graphic and it's immediately shareable.
Keep it simple and consistent
This is simple advice for sharing photos across all platforms; just keep it simple and consistent. Consistent because you want to almost create a recognisable style, where people will see your photo in a feed and connect with it. And simple, because the online world is so noisy, don't try to complicate it further. On Instagram we're working with such a small canvas, if you eliminate some of the noise (objects cluttering up your photo) you get to the heart of the subject matter more easily, and your audience connects more quickly.
Do you have anything to add? What makes you connect with a photo online? Or share it?
More about digital photography on Kidspot:
- 3 photography projects to try this weekend
- Digital photography for beginners: composition
- 12 ways to take beautiful photos on your iPhone
More about photography for social media:
- How to not crop your photos on Instragram from iPhone photography school
- How to create Pinterest images people love to share from Social media examiner
- Tips for social media photography from Photography tuts


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Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, January, 2013
Each month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases an estimate of the level of the consumer price index (CPI) and the rate of inflation in the United States for the previous month. The report provides the most recent current and seasonally adjusted consumer price indexes for all urban consumers, urban wager earners, and the chained index, plus a breakdown by major expenditure groups. The BLS also collects price level data for major metropolitan areas and regions.
This lesson focuses on the February 21, 2013, BLS press release of data on the consumer price index and rate of inflation for the month of January, 2013.
- Identify the current rate and recent changes in the consumer price index.
- Identify the factors that have influenced recent changes in the rate of inflation.
- Identify the potential policy implications of the current economic conditions, including deflation.
- Describe how inflation and deflation impact individuals, families, and different groups in the economy.
According to the web site InflationData.com, the U.S. economy has experienced an average annual rate of inflation of 3.23 percent since 1913, as measured by the consumer price index. That means, on average, a good or service that cost $1 in 1913 cost about $23 at the end of 2012 – a compound inflation of 2300 percent over 100 years.
[Source:inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation/DecadeInflation.asp. InflationData.com uses BLS CPI-U data.]
To illustrate a "trend line" hold a strait edge across the graph (Figure 1) so that it generally follows the averages over time. In this case, the trend line will not be at approximately 3.23, because the time period is a shorter period than the 1913-2012 average.
"On February 21, 2013, the BLS announced: "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in January on a seasonally adjusted basis... Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.6 percent before seasonal adjustment."
U.S. inflation during the past year has been lower than the annual average for the past 100 years, at 1.6 percent (January 2012 to January 2013.) This happened after an extended economic slowdown following the most severe recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s and recent period of renewed economic growth Is a little inflation a sign of recovery?
Students: Does an inflation rate of 1.6 percent over a year seem bad or good? Have you noticed price increases in the past year? It might be interesting to guess which product prices have increased and which have decreased in the past year. See the CPI data by product: www.bls.gov/cpi/cpid1109.pdf ]
Figure 1, below, shows the monthly rates of change in the CPI-U since 2002. Note the periodic ups and downs, and a trend line over time of just over 3 percent.
Figure 2, below, shows the average rates of inflation (CPI-U) for each decade since 1913. Again, note the ups and downs over time, and an average of just over 3 percent since 1913.
To better understand the recent changes in the U.S. price level, take a look at the most recent BLS consumer price index announcement.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index - January 2013
Released February 21, 2013
"The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in January on a seasonally adjusted basis... Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.6 percent before seasonal adjustment."
Note: Unless otherwise cited, quoted materials in this lesson are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 21, 2012, "Consumer Price Index - January 2013" announcement.
In recent years, the BLS has focused attention on energy and food prices in its monthly CPI-U announcements. Energy and food prices tend to be more volatile than other prices. The CPI-U less food and energy is the "core" CPI.
The Impact of Food and Energy Prices
"The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in January. This increase offset another decline in the gasoline index and resulted in the seasonally adjusted all items index being unchanged, as it was last month."
"The energy index fell 1.7 percent in January. Along with the gasoline index, the natural gas and fuel oil indexes also declined, while the electricity index increased. The index for food was unchanged in January after increasing in each of the previous ten months. The food at home index was unchanged with major grocery store food group indexes mixed."
The "Core" CPI-U in January 2013
"Increases in the indexes for shelter and apparel accounted for much of the increase in the index for all items less food and energy, with advances in the indexes for recreation, medical care, and airline fares also contributing."
Changes in the CPI - January 2012 to January 2013
"The all items index increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months; the 12-month change has been slowing since its recent peak of 2.2 percent in October. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent over the last 12 months, the same figure as the last two months. The food index has risen 1.6 percent over the last 12 months while the energy index has declined 1.0 percent."
For the details of the January 2013 CPI-U data, including comments on the effect of energy and food prices, see the BLS announcement, Economic News Release
Students: What are the pros and cons of the reported CPI-U and the "core" rate as reliable measures of inflation?
Students Have you noticed changes in food prices - either in grocery stores or restaurants? It may be interesting to look at the history of prices in this category. See Table 2 .]
Take a look at the prices level changes in January 2013 for the major spending categories. Figure 3, below, shows the "Percent Change in the CPI, All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, January 2013." Note the spending categories that increased and decreased in January.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
The Level of the CPI-U
"The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 230.280 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment."
The market basket of goods and services that cost an urban consumer $230.28 in January, 2012, cost $226.67 in January 2012. Remember, this CPI-U data is based on a base period of 1982-84. That same market basket cost just $100 in 1982-84. Take a look at the history of the level of the CPI-U at this BLS webpage: data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost
Students: Is a price increase of $3.61 in a year very significant?
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
The BLS reported the CPI-W for January as: "The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 226.520 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment."
Prices for "wage earners and clerical workers" rose slightly less (0.1 percent) last year than prices for all urban consumers. In the last month the prices for urban workers rose slightly more.
The CPI may not be an appropriate measure of inflation for all population groups. For example, the CPI-U is designed to measure inflation for the U.S. urban population and thus may not accurately reflect the experience of people living in rural areas. Also, the CPI does not produce official estimates for the rate of inflation experienced by subgroups of the population, such as the elderly or the poor.
The CPI, Inflation and the Cost of Living
A BLS online publication, "Frequently Asked Questions: Is the CPI a Cost-of-Living Index? ," explains the relationship of the CPI to inflation and the cost of living.
"The CPI is the most widely used measure of inflation and is sometimes viewed as an indicator of the effectiveness of government economic policy. It provides information about price changes in the Nation's economy to government, business, labor, and private citizens and is used by them as a guide to making economic decisions. In addition, the President, Congress, and the Federal Reserve Board use trends in the CPI to aid in formulating fiscal and monetary policies."
"The CPI frequently is called a cost-of-living index, but it differs in important ways from a complete cost-of-living measure. BLS has for some time used a cost-of-living framework in making practical decisions about questions that arise in constructing the CPI. A cost-of-living index is a conceptual measurement goal, however, and not a straightforward alternative to the CPI. A cost-of-living index would measure changes over time in the amount that consumers need to spend to reach a certain utility level or standard of living."
"Both the CPI and a cost-of-living index would reflect changes in the prices of goods and services, such as food and clothing, that are directly purchased in the marketplace; but a complete cost-of-living index would go beyond this role to also take into account changes in other governmental or environmental factors that affect consumers' well-being. It is very difficult to determine the proper treatment of public goods, such as safety and education, and other broad concerns, such as health, water quality, and crime, that would constitute a complete cost-of-living framework."
Extra attention is given by forecasters to the core index as it tends to show more lasting trends in prices. The rates of change in the core index were higher in the early part of the year and that did cause concern about the trend in inflation. The concern was that the increase in energy prices over the last several years may have started to influence rates of increases in all other prices. While that concern still exists, core prices are increasing at relatively slower rates.
The "headline" rate - the rate most often reported in the media includes energy and food. Adding the more volatile energy and food prices often shows greater rates of change. In some cases, a drop in energy prices added to inflation in other categories will end up showing a net "no change."
Students: Which of the two measurements of price changes, the headline rate or the core rate, is the more meaningful measure of inflation?
Calculating the Rate of Inflation Over a Period of Time
The CPI Inflation Calculator allows customers to calculate the value of current dollars in an earlier period, or to calculate the current value of dollar amounts from years ago. The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. This index value has been calculated every year since 1913. For the current year, the latest monthly index value is used.
Students: Select a time period and determine the rate of inflation over that period. You can also research to find events or forces that impacted the price level during that period.
The BLS has published an online reading, "The Consumer Price Index —Why the Published Averages Don't Always Match An Individual's Inflation Experience ." This may answer some of your questions about your experiences with price level changes.
Looking Back in CPI History
In 1973 and 1974, the United States was experiencing inflation averaging about one percent per month. U.S. consumers lost over 10 percent of their purchasing power in just one year. On October 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford, in a speech to Congress, announced the "Whip Inflation Now" program.
President Ford proposed a variety of grass-roots strategies to reduce the impact of inflation. He encouraged people to increase their savings and reduce spending, along public measures, such as higher taxes and reduced government spending. He encouraged people to join the effort by wearing "WIN" buttons. Though the rate of inflation slowed somewhat for a couple of years, it reached even higher levels in 1979 and 1980.
The October 21, 2011, a New York Times article reported that McDonalds has raised its hamburger prices twice over the past year (1 percent in March and another 1.4 percent in May) and may raise prices again to offset high beef prices.
Students: Have you noticed any price changes for the good and services you buy?
Over the past year, the U.S. economy has experienced an annual rate of inflation of 1.6 percent. That is about half of the average annual rate of 3.23 percent since 1913. A good or service that cost $1 in 1913 cost about $23 in January, 2013.
Though the annual average inflation is 3.23 percent, the inflation rate has ranged from a high inflation rate of 20.0 percent in 1918 to a low rate of -10.8 percent (deflation) in 1921. Over the past 20 years, the high has been an increase of 4.2 percent in 1991 and a low rate of minus 0.4 percent (deflation) in 2009.
Overall, U.S. prices have been relatively stable in recent times, with energy prices largely determining monthly changes and the annual trends. The price of gasoline has ranged from a ten-year low of $1.20 per gallon in December, 2001, to a high of $4.14 in July, 2008.
Keep an eye on energy prices as you look for signs of future inflation.
Students: What do you think is going to happen to consumer prices in the next year?
What will be the signs of future inflation?
Note: In mid-February, U.S. gasoline prices rose significantly. This price rise will not be included in the consumer price index until the BLS announcement for February, scheduled for March 15, 2013, unless, of course, gas prices fall later in the month.
The BLS provides more detailed information about how price level changes are measured for different demographic groups, sectors, and specific product groups.
One resource that may be of interest to students is the BLS online publication, "How BLS Measures Price Change for College Tuition and Fees in the Consumer Price Index."
Take a look at the reading. Link: www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifacct.htm
Ask your students: How might the prospect of inflation impact your post-high school plans - working or more education?


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Levin, Donald E.
Professor of English, Dean of the Faculty
Donald E. Levin received his B.A. in English from Oakland University in 1971, his M.A. in English from the University of Detroit in 1974, and his Ph.D. in English education from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1996. He served as chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages from 2007 through 2013, and was the first director of the Marygrove Honors Program and the first coordinator of the master of arts in English program. He was co-director and principal writer of the 2007 Higher Learning Commission accreditation project. He has published on film and rhetoric and composition. Prior to returning to academia he was a professional writer with more than twenty years' experience, working jobs ranging from speechwriter for the commissioner of the Department of Health in New York City to freelance video scriptwriter of projects for clients including IBM and General Electric. He is widely published as a poet and fiction writer in print and electronic journals; his short story, "Midnight at the Oasis," won the Detroit Metro Times Summer Fiction Contest in 1998, and his poem, "Sestina: The Cleaners," won the Metro Times Grand Prize for poetry in 2005. He is the author of a mainstream novel, The House of Grins, and two books of poetry, In Praise of Old Photographs and New Year's Tangerine. The first novel in a projected series of mysteries, Crimes of Love, was published in fall 2011. The second novel in the series, The Baker's Men, was published in early 2014. Since fall 2013 he has served as Dean of the Faculty.
- Telephone: (313) 927-1205
- Website: http://donaldlevin.wordpress.com/
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Active Substance: panitumumab
Common Name: panitumumab
ATC Code: L01XC08
Marketing Authorisation Holder: Amgen Europe B.V.
Active Substance: panitumumab
Status: Authorised
Authorisation Date: 2007-12-03
Therapeutic Area: Colorectal Neoplasms
Pharmacotherapeutic Group: Antineoplastic agents
Therapeutic Indication
Vectibix is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC):
- in first-line in combination with Folfox or Folfiri.
- in second-line in combination with Folfiri for patients who have received first-line fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy (excluding irinotecan).
- as monotherapy after failure of fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-containing chemotherapy regimens.
What is Vectibix?
Vectibix is a cancer medicine that contains the active substance panitumumab. It is available as a concentrate that is made up into a solution for infusion (drip) into a vein.
What is Vectibix used for?
Vectibix is used to treat metastatic cancer of the colon or rectum. This is cancer of the large intestine (bowel) that has spread to other parts of the body. Vectibix is used in patients whose tumour cells contain the most common form (non-mutated or wild-type) of RAS. RAS is a family of genes that includes those known as KRAS and NRAS; when mutated (altered) forms of RAS are present in tumour cells they can stimulate tumour growth. About half of the patients with metastatic cancer of the colon or rectum have wild-type RAS tumours. Vectibix is used alone or with combinations of other cancer medicines that include a 'fluoropyrimidine' such as the medicine 5-fluorouracil, specifically:
- in combination with 'Folfox' chemotherapy (a combination of 5-fluorouracil with folinic acid and the cancer medicine oxaliplatin) or 'Folfiri' chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil with folinic acid and a different cancer medicine, irinotecan) as first-line treatment (in patients who have not been treated before);
- in combination with 'Folfiri' chemotherapy as second-line treatment (in patients who have already received fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy but not irinotecan);
- on its own after treatment has stopped working with combinations of cancer medicines that include a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin and irinotecan.
The medicine can only be obtained with a prescription.
How is Vectibix used?
Treatment with Vectibix should be supervised by a doctor who has experience in the use of cancer therapy. It should only be started after the presence of wild-type RAS (KRAS and NRAS genes) has been confirmed by an experienced laboratory using a validated test method.
The recommended dose of Vectibix is 6 mg per kilogram body weight given once every two weeks as an infusion. The recommended infusion time is approximately 60 minutes, but larger doses may need 90 minutes. The dose may need to be modified if severe skin reactions occur.
How does Vectibix work?
The active substance in Vectibix, panitumumab, is a monoclonal antibody. A monoclonal antibody is an antibody (a type of protein) that has been designed to recognise and attach to a specific structure (called an antigen) that is found on certain cells in the body. Panitumumab has been designed to attach to EGFR, which can be found on the surface of certain cells, including cells in some tumours. As a result, these tumour cells can no longer receive the messages transmitted via EGFR that they need for growth, progression and spreading to other parts of the body (metastasis).
Panitumumab does not seem to work in tumour cells that contain mutated RAS genes. This is because growth of these types of cells does not depend on EGFR and they can continue to grow uncontrollably even when EGFR is blocked.
How has Vectibix been studied?
Vectibix has been studied in five main studies in patients with metastatic cancer of the colon or rectum:
- Vectibix in combination with Folfox has been investigated in a main study involving 1,183 patients who had not been treated before for their metastatic cancer, where Vectibix was compared with chemotherapy alone. The main measure of effectiveness was progression-free survival (how long a patient lived without the disease getting worse).
- Vectibix in combination with Folfiri has been investigated in a study involving 154 previously untreated patients which looked mainly at the percentage of patients who responded to treatment. Response to treatment was measured as complete or partial lack of signs of cancer.
- Another study in 80 previously untreated patients compared Vectibix and Folfiri with Vectibix in combination with Folfox. This study also looked mainly at the percentage of patients who responded to treatment.
- Vectibix in combination with FOLFIRI has been investigated in a main study involving 1,186 patients who had been treated before, where Vectibix was compared with chemotherapy alone. The main measures of effectiveness were progression-free survival and overall survival (the length of time the patients lived).
- Vectibix on its own has been investigated in a study involving a total of 463 patients whose disease had got worse during or after previous treatment that included a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin and irinotecan. The effects of Vectibix in addition to 'best supportive care' were compared with those of best supportive care alone. Best supportive care is any medicines or techniques to help patients, such as antibiotics, painkillers, transfusions and surgery, but not other cancer medicines. The main measure of effectiveness was progression-free survival.
What benefit has Vectibix shown during the studies?
Vectibix has been shown to be effective at treating patients with metastatic cancer of the colon or rectum when used together with other cancer medicines and on its own:
- In the first study, previously untreated patients with wild-type RAS receiving Vectibix in combination with Folfox lived for an average of 10.1 months without the disease getting worse compared with 7.9 months for patients receiving Folfox alone.
- In the second study, around 59% of previously untreated patients with wild-type RAS who were given Vectibix plus Folfiri responded to treatment. These patients lived for an average of 11.2 months without their disease getting worse.
- In the third study, around 73% of previously untreated patients with wild-type RAS given Vectibix and Folfiri responded to treatment. This is similar to a response rate of 78% observed in patients with wild-type RAS given Vectibix with FOLFOX. Patients given Vectibix with FOLFIRI lived for an average of 14.8 months while patients given Vectibix with Folfox lived for an average of 12.8 months without their disease getting worse.
- In the fourth study, previously treated patients with wild-type RAS receiving Vectibix in combination with Folfiri lived for 16.2 months compared with 13.9 months in patients receiving Folfiri alone. Patients receiving Vectibix also had a longer period of time without their disease getting worse: 6.4 months versus 4.6 months.
- In the fifth study, patients with wild-type KRAS in their tumours who received Vectibix on its own but in addition to best supportive care lived for an average of 16.0 weeks without their disease getting worse. This compared with 8.0 weeks in those who received best supportive care alone. In contrast, there was no effect of Vectibix in the patients with mutated KRAS in their tumours, with both groups of patients living for an average of around 8.0 weeks without their disease getting worse. It was later confirmed that benefit is limited only to patients with wild-type RAS tumours, rather than patients with mutant RAS tumours.
What is the risk associated with Vectibix?
In studies, 93% of the patients receiving Vectibix had side effects affecting the skin, although most of these were mild or moderate. The most common side effects with Vectibix (seen in more than 2 patients in 10) are diarrhoea, nausea (feeling sick), vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain (stomach ache), fatigue (tiredness), pyrexia (fever), lack of appetite, paronychia (nail bed infection), rash, acneiform dermatitis (skin inflammation resembling acne), pruritus (itching), erythema (reddening of the skin) and dry skin. For the full list of all side effects reported with Vectibix, see the package leaflet.
Vectibix must not be used in patients who have had a severe or life-threatening hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction to panitumumab or any of the other ingredients in the past. It must not be used in patients with interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis (lung diseases). Vectibix must not be used with oxaliplatin-containing chemotherapy in patients whose tumour contains the mutated RAS gene or for whom the RAS status is not known.
Why has Vectibix been approved?
The CHMP concluded that Vectibix's benefits are greater than its risks and recommended that it be given marketing authorisation.
Vectibix was originally given 'conditional approval' because there was more evidence to come about the medicine. As the company has supplied the additional information necessary, the authorisation has been switched from conditional to full approval.
What measures are being taken to ensure the safe and effective use of Vectibix?
A risk management plan has been developed to ensure that Vectibix is used as safely as possible. Based on this plan, safety information has been included in the summary of product characteristics and the package leaflet for Vectibix, including the appropriate precautions to be followed by healthcare professionals and patients.
The company that markets Vectibix will also ensure that all doctors who are expected to prescribe Vectibix are provided with educational material informing them of the importance of carrying out a RAS test before treatment with Vectibix and only using Vectibix in patients whose tumour is confirmed to contain the wild-type RAS gene. In addition, the company will provide the results of studies to try to further characterise those patients who respond better to Vectibix.
Other information about Vectibix
The European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union for Vectibix on 3 December 2007. This was switched to a full marketing authorisation on 15 January 2015.
For more information about treatment with Vectibix, read the package leaflet (also part of the EPAR) or contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Source: European Medicines Agency
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I truly believe that if you dream big and are willing to work for it, anything can happen.
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) November 20, 2013
Lacrosse Magazine, the flagship publication of US Lacrosse, has named U.S. Women's National Team captain and University of Southern California women's lacrosse head coach Lindsey Munday its 2013 Person of the Year.
One of the most talented players in the game today, Munday scored nine goals and handed out 14 assists to earn All-World Team honors as an attacker in leading Team USA to a record seventh gold medal with a 7-0 mark in the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario. Elected captain by a team full of All-World players, collegiate All-Americans and Tewaaraton Award winners, Munday led the Americans to the World Cup's most dominant run, as they outscored opponents by an FIL record 13.2 goals per game.
The triumph in Canada came after Munday led the Trojans' inaugural varsity women's lacrosse team to eight wins and a berth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament in the 2013 season. She became USC's first head coach in January 2011.
"I'm incredibly honored to be named Lacrosse Magazine's Person of the Year," Munday said. "I am so grateful to be able to coach and play a sport that I love so much. Lacrosse has given me so many amazing opportunities, and I hope that in some way I can help the next generation of girls accomplish their lacrosse dreams. I truly believe that if you dream big and are willing to work for it, anything can happen."
"We chose Lindsey Munday as Lacrosse Magazine's Person of the Year because she was the central force on arguably the best team in women's lacrosse history, and because she has helped plant a stake for the sport in Southern California," said Matt DaSilva, editor of Lacrosse Magazine. "She's a true ambassador of the game."
Munday's gold medal this summer was her second. She scored 17 goals and had 20 assists in the 2009 World Cup, where she helped the U.S. reclaim the championship from Australia and earned a spot on the All-World Team. Munday played collegiately at Northwestern University from 2003-06, where she graduated as the school's all-time leader in assists (128) and remains one of its most decorated players. She led Northwestern to NCAA championships in 2005 and 2006 and twice was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award. The two-time first-team IWLCA All-American graduated ranked third in career points (268) and fifth in goals (140) at Northwestern, where the Wildcats posted a 64-12 record during her playing career.
Munday did not travel far after graduation, serving as an assistant coach at her alma mater from 2007-10. She helped the Wildcats to three more NCAA titles and an 85-4 record. Munday briefly served as the head coach at Mount St. Mary's University before being hired at USC shortly following the school's decision to sponsor varsity women's lacrosse.
Munday is a frequent clinician at US Lacrosse National Team Clinics for youth players each year. She will speak at the US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by Champion, Jan. 10-12, 2014, in Philadelphia, and will play at the Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, Jan. 25-26 in Orlando.
US Lacrosse initiated Lacrosse Magazine's Person of the Year in 2007, and it is an honor reserved for the person who has had a tremendous positive influence on the sport and transcended all levels of the game. Previous winners include Duke University men's coach John Danowski (2007), Northwestern University women's coach Kelly Amonte Hiller (2008), University of Denver men's coach Bill Tierney (2009), Long Island Lizards player Tim Goettelmann (2010), University of Michigan men's coach John Paul (2011), and Federation of International Lacrosse director of development and National Hall of Famer Tom Hayes (2012). A complete 2013 year in review, including the cover feature on Munday, appears in the December issue of Lacrosse Magazine.
For more on Munday, visit LaxMagazine.com for a column by assistant editor Clare Lochary and photo galleries of Munday for the magazine feature and through the years.
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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — One of the first golfers to tee off in the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club posted a score that nobody beat.
Japan native Mika Miyazato, who teed off at 7:15 a.m. as part of the tournament's first group, fired a 6-under-par 65 on the Bay Course.
That was good enough for a share of the lead with Stacy Lewis after the first round of the $1.5 million tournament. They both hold a two-shot advantage over Paula Creamer, who used an eagle on the 18th hole to card a 4-under 67, and Colombia native Mariajo Uribe.
"I've played in the first group before, but I never played that well," said the 22-year-old Miyazato, who is from Okinawa and now lives in Bradenton, Fla.
When Miyazato and playing partners Courtney Harter and Tiffany Joh began their round, the bleachers and luxury boxes surrounding the 18th green were empty. The entire course was virtually deserted except for some curious seagulls and a few maintenance workers doing last-second touchups and stocking the concession stands.
The course marshals assigned to hold up the "Quiet Please" signs around each green had no one to admonish until Miyazato and company were on the back nine. When Miyazato putted out for par on the 18th, about 100 spectators congratulated her with polite applause.
"I like it when there are more people around," said Miyazato, who is no relation to 2010 ShopRite winner Ai Miyazato. "I usually play better in front of big crowds."
Because Mika Miyazato started so early, she was also able to play in relatively tame conditions. The sun was shining and a warm breeze was not much of a factor in shot selection.
All of her putts were rolling true since there were no ball marks or indentations from other players' spikes.
"We had very good greens and didn't have to wait until the last few holes," said Miyazato's caddie, Columbus, Ohio, resident Chad Payne. "But I'm not surprised she played well. She's been hitting the ball great for the last three, four or five weeks but just couldn't get the ball into the hole. She's got a lot of confidence right now."
Miyazato is in her fourth full season on the LPGA Tour. Her best finish was third place in a 2010 touranment in Arkansas.
On Friday, she earned four birdies, including a near hole-in-one on the 17th, to go with her first eagle of the season on No. 9.
Her shot on the 115-yard 17th trickled past the pin and stopped about a foot away for a tap-in birdie.
"Hole 15 is the only one where you win a car for a hole-in-one," Miyazato said with a laugh. "So tomorrow."
Lewis' 65 was perhaps more impressive, considering the conditions when her group was on the course. The 27-year-old Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., resident began on No. 10 at 8:55 a.m. — almost two hours later than Miyazato — and completed her last nine holes under dark clouds and a brisk wind. Of the 20 players who broke par Friday, 14 teed off before 10 a.m.
Lewis, No. 7 in the Rolex World Rankings, was unfazed, however. She birdied No. 1, then rebounded from a double-bogey on the second hole to eagle No. 3.
"Our first nine holes were pretty nice," said Lewis, who is striving for her second tour victory this season. "Then we made the turn onto No. 1 and the wind came out of nowhere and things got a little crazy. It's hard because with the way the wind is blowing, it's hard to trust where the ball is going to go.
"I haven't played well in the past here, so this round really gives me confidence. I've been playing well all year and confidence is everything to me right now. It's fun to just go out there and play and not have to worry about my golf swing or anything else."
Miyazato and Lewis could have a tough time staying ahead of Creamer today and Sunday. Although the 25-year-old Creamer grew up in Pleasanton, Calif., and lives in Orlando, she always feels at home on Seaview's Bay Course.
She first played in the ShopRite on a sponsor's exemption as a 17-year-old amateur in 2004 and finished tied for second behind Cristie Kerr. Two years ago, she finished seventh in her first tournament back after undergoing surgery on her left thumb.
"I like this course because you have shape the ball and use creativity," Creamer said. "That, to me, is what golf is all about and always has been. I like courses like this where you have to think your way around instead of just taking driver and pounding it down the middle."
Creamer, No. 13 in the Rolex rankings, closed her first round on a high note that should bolster her confidence heading into the last two rounds.
She was hovering at 2-under par until sinking a 6-foot putt on 18 for an eagle. Creamer pumped her fist in celebration and waved to a larger crowd as she made her way to the scorer's tent.
The ShopRite Classic continues today. The top 70 players plus ties will compete in the final round Sunday.
"I think these three-day tournaments are harder than the four-day ones because if you start off on the wrong foot, you're chasing (other golfers) the whole time," Creamer said. "It puts a premium on having to put three good rounds together. Because of that, you have to have a different mindset and be a little bit more aggressive. I like it."
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A Synopsis Of The Six O'Clock News - Poem by Hebert Logerie
No wonder so many people do not watch the news
A mother stabbed her toddler this morning to death,
Afterwards, she committed suicide, and left
Behind a dead fetus, behind her front door.
A 23 year old man stabbed and killed his mother.
He cut the body in several parts, which he put in black bags,
With his cellular phone, he took pictures of the cadaver,
He intended to dump the body parts in several trash cans.
A pregnant woman got shot in the stomach by an intruder,
Who, cowardly, fled. The police are searching for this loser.
A kindergartener was killed this morning, while crossing the street,
In the absence of the crossing guard, who went to the bathroom.
For crying out loud, what is going on, in the neck of the hood?
There is madness out there, too much violence in the city,
And too many sick people are roaming the streets. Our society
Is too violent, crime is too rampant, and our neighborhood
Is infested with too many criminals. There is too much racism,
Too many murders, too many rapes, and too much sexism.
What's happening in our cities? What's going in our streets,
In our schools, in our lives, and in our families?
Many schools are shutting their doors; many churches are sealing their windows.
For crying out loud, what the heck is going on? Who knows? Who knows?
Who can come up with acceptable and reasonable answers?
Where are the geniuses, and the problem solvers?
There are more reruns, repeats, sports, weather, and news,
At the eleven o'clock reviews...
Tonight, there is a state of emergency; we are subjected to night time curfews.
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SOCHI, Russia -- If there's a moment that sort of symbolizes these games for me this far, it has to be this past Friday, when I watched the women's skeleton final at the Sanki Sliding Center. There, in a span of a couple of minutes, one American woman watched her Olympic dreams come true while another was left utterly heartbroken thanks to the thinnest of margins -- four-hundredths of a second.
I grew up watching ABC's Wide World of Sports and listening to Jim McKay boast about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. And in one night, in a few short minutes, it was all right before my very eyes. Noelle Pikus-Pace, jumping into the stands to hug her family and share her emotions. And Katie Uhlaender, a few feet away, coming up less-than-a-blink-of-an-eye short, tears streaming down her face, looking for anyone to hug.
Pikus-Pace literally could not stop smiling. And Uhlaender, without any family there, kept walking around mumbling to herself, "four-hundredths."
If medals were given out based on what you had endured to get to that point, they both would have stood on the podium: Pikus-Pace after suffering a compound fracture of her leg in 2005 and a miscarriage in 2011; Uhlaender for overcoming injuries, concussions, depression and the death of her father from a heart attack in 2009. And yet this night was yet another reminder: The Olympics don't care about the most compelling story. All it cares about is who can be the biggest, strongest, fastest and best. On this night, who could beat the clock? Three did. One would be an American. And by the smallest of margins, the two others would not.
-- Wayne Drehs
The virtues of curling
Sochi is growing on me. (Well, kinda.) After two weeks in this spring-like-winter wonderland, a few impressions stand out:
I have no idea what Sochi looks like. I wish my family would stop asking. I am in Adler, Russia. But I hear Sochi is lovely.
Thanks in large part to the fact that this Olympics was built from scratch (oh, and the minor detail that there was no other space), all sea-level venues, otherwise known as the "coastal cluster," are within about a half-mile radius of each other. The unprecedented proximity has allowed me to watch and cover more Olympic events than in any other Games I have either participated in or covered. Special thanks to Mr. Putin for pumping in $51 billion for my Olympic viewing pleasure.
What happens to the dorms, hotels and half-finished housing built (or in my dorm's case, is still being built -- and doubling as my morning wake-up call) around town to accommodate more than 3,000 athletes and coaches, almost 15,000 media members, an estimated 37,000 security personal (I've seen more dogs than Cossacks), fans from 124 countries, and more than 25,000 volunteers? Yes, Adler ... errr, Sochi ... has a few World Cup games in 2018. And a Formula One race every year. But unless it is tearing most of this down post-Olympics, you don't need a degree in urban planning to know it is going to need a ton of big events to sustain this newly erected city.
If my daughter or son tells me they want to do halfpipe, or skicross, or aerials free ski, or any of these incredible winter sports with amazing athletes doing gravity-defying aerials, I am going to gush effusively about the virtues of curling.
-- Julie Foudy
Underdog alert
OK, for pure spectacle there is no way to beat T.J. Oshie's one-man shootout against the Russians in the Bolshoy Ice Dome with Russian President Vladimir Putin in attendance.
But at the other end of the spectrum was watching lightly regarded Slovenia in its first Olympic hockey tournament stun heavily favored Slovakia 3-1 in the preliminary round. Usually when you head down to the mixed zone, you know the players by name. But there we were clutching our Slovenian lineups and trying to match numbers with names to do postgame interviews. Most of these players are toiling in relative obscurity in lower-tier professional leagues in Europe, making very little money. But the sheer exultation of those Slovenian players at having won a game in a tournament in which they were given no shot of having any success was a moment to remember.
"This is like a gold medal for us. We didn't expect that but this is amazing for us. It's history. It's our first win in the Olympics," forward Bostjan Golicic said. How cool is that?
-- Scott Burnside
More than fine
For all the people back home who keep asking whether I am safe or whether there are any stray dogs or strange men sleeping in my hotel room, the answer is everything is just fine. Actually, it's more than fine. Despite all the stories, blogs, tweets and postings about the housing and transportation issues in Sochi, these Olympic Games are better than most.
My room is big and comfortable, with a mini-fridge, private bath, walk-in closet and entry way. Our building is a quick stroll to a very pretty waterfront walkway on the Black Sea. There are stalls offering local handicrafts, a restaurant serving good food and a bar serving dangerously cheap booze. There is an excellent fitness center at the press center that is open 24/7. The volunteers and workers are friendly.
The transportation service is incredibly frequent and reliable. I've only once had to wait more than 10 minutes for a bus, and usually the wait is five minutes or less. Security clearings are controlled and reassuring but never as slow or aggravating as a U.S. airport.
The coastal cluster venues are all within walking distance. The mountain venues can all be reached in less than two hours.
My favorite Olympics were Lillehammer in 1994, but we stayed in cramped dorm rooms with poor heating, unpainted drywall and a shared bathroom with a squeegee for pushing the water down the shower drain (no curtains). I also missed the last bus from figure skating one night and had to hitchhike home more than 30 miles.
But all that was before social media, so writers didn't have an easy outlet to complain.
And why don't we report the good things more often? Possibly because we keep forgetting our Twitter passwords after drinking too many 89 cent glasses of wine.
-- Jim Caple
Can't-miss ticket
Unfortunately, my Olympics are always limited to the hockey bubble that is my life. But certainly even within that prism, what has hit me so far is the incredible passion Russian fans have for their beloved hockey team. Despite a so-so preliminary round, it's been electric at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Picture a soccer game in Brazil with the whistling and chanting and rhythmic cadence from the crowd. My job is to cover and watch the game, but I find myself often watching the crowd and the flag-waving, almost hypnotized by the intoxicating atmosphere. Just like in Vancouver four years ago, these Olympics will be judged as a success by how the host hockey team fares. It's the can't-miss ticket in town when Team Russia hits the ice.
-- Pierre LeBrun
A week before I left for Sochi, Sochi began to inundate my life. Friends, colleagues and athletes who arrived at the Olympics ahead of me began clogging my Instagram and Facebook feeds with photos of themselves -- #Sochiselfies, if you will -- snowboarding in incredible terrain, eating at quality restaurants and generally enjoying the experience. This, I assumed was their version of Russian propaganda, a less-than-honest social media reality intended to make those of us back home feel silly for worrying.
But then I arrived at my hotel in Sochi's Krasnaya Polyana mountain region. In contrast to the experience of many of my colleagues, I found a completed hotel with a room that was as nice as any I've stayed in. The next morning on my way to attend a snowboard halfpipe news conference at the media center, I was struck by an incredibly beautiful Alaska-like mountain range that looked a lot like the one I'd been seeing on Instagram. I started counting the days until I would be free to ride.
The food, I can't much speak to, as I've eaten mostly in the venue media centers, which close earlier than any in my experience, serve few vegetarian options and offer free, freeze-dried coffee and lukewarm water. Most days, I bring my lunch, Larabars mostly, which I brought from home. Gorki, the town through which I walk each morning on my way to the media center, is far from complete. Each day, paper is removed from a storefront window to reveal a new retail store, coffee shop or bar. Gorki is a pop-up town, as is neighboring Rosa Khutor -- neither existed before the Olympic build. A local I met yesterday told me he hopes the government continues to finish these buildings after we all leave, because he would like to bring his family here on vacation for many years. I hope so, too.
Of the five Olympics I've covered, Sochi undoubtedly feels the least Olympic. That statement comes with the caveat that I have spent the entire two weeks in the mountains. I have not seen the Olympic flame, did not attend the opening ceremony and have not gone to a medal ceremony or hockey game or visited USA House. That all takes place a bus ride away in Adler. In the mountain region, the streets, squares and restaurants are empty, aside from a few in Rosa Khutor each night. In the 13 days I've been here, I've rarely felt like I am at the Olympics. Except during competition.
The snowboard and freeski events have been fantastic. As someone who covers action sports for a living and has for many years, it's been incredible to see the debut of six events, to witness a U.S. sweep in ski slopestyle and to watch the Olympic media fall in love with so many names and faces new to them. I'm proud and honored to be a part of it, and because of that, I've been as emotional as I have at any Olympics. Saturday, I finally had a day off and a chance to meet up with a group of friends, strap into my snowboard and take a few runs. Needless to say, I wasted little time taking a photo and posting it to Instagram.
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Yet as the baby-boomers continue to turn 60 and beyond, the generation that shaped the past 40 years of American culture shows few sign of slowing down, and many suggest that synagogues will have to rethink their outreach strategies in the coming years in order to engage (or re-engage) those people.
That was one of the major points made at a recent WHYY panel discussion moderated by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, director of Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote. The panel featured a quartet of Jewish boomers: Temple University professor Rabbi Rebecca Alpert, attorney Mark Aronchick, musician Ken Ulansey and architect Harris Steinberg.
While previous generations have often become more engaged religiously as they've grown older, this generation may be different, and may need the synagogue to come to them instead.
"This generation challenges more, wants more and is hungrier," explained psychologist Dan Gottlieb, host of WHYY's "Voices in the Family" in a separate interview. "The complaint I hear from people my age, who are more or less affiliated with synagogues, is that the synagogue does not meet their spiritual needs. We didn't hear that in previous generations."
He noted that if the organized Jewish community does not grow and change along with the boomers, they may go elsewhere for their spiritual fix.
When asked what nourishes them spiritually, only one of the four panelists answered "synagogue"; the rest noted that they get sustenance from family, creativity, love and work.
For Alpert, aging has represented a move away from Jewish life and the move towards Judaism as an intellectual pursuit.
"If you're trained to be a professional Jew or a Jewish professional, what do you do when you're not anymore?" she mused.
In another vein, while those entering their 60s may have had retirement at some distant point on their horizon, today's economic challenges have forced many to re-examine when — and if — that time might come.
Friedman noted that because the recession has affected Jewish institutions, boomers may be poised to step up to the plate and help recreate them.
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The onus lies on the synagogues, continued Friedman, to think inclusively instead of exclusively, and to come up with lifelong Jewish opportunities — spiritual and otherwise.
In the same way that this generation defined so much of the culture, so too, said Friedman, will they redefine what it means to enter one's 60s, 70s and beyond: "Jewish boomers will be wanting to make a difference in the world, and they could be doing that through the Jewish community, which is why the forms of Jewish connection may need to be opened up and recast."


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by George Malik on 07/30/14 at 05:00 AM ET
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Hiller was indeed Paul Coffey's roomate back in 1993, and he didn't last very long in the NHL, but the 45-year-old native of Nelson, BC spent three years at Northern Michigan University, and as soon as his playing career ended, he became an assistant coach for Tri-City. He spent one year as the head coach of the BCHL's Port Alberni Bulldogs, and then he went on to coach the Chilliwack Bruins for 3 seasons, and he spent the past 4 seasons with Tri-City, taking them to the WHL final in 2009.
The Tri-City Herald's Anne Fowler covered the circumstances of Hiller's departure from Tri-City in early May...
Jim Hiller was one of the longest-tenured and winningest coaches behind the Tri-City Americans bench, but after a lackluster year in which the team finished 29-33-4-6 and last in the U.S. Division, the Americans decided they needed to take the team in a new direction.
Hiller, who had been with the Americans since 2009, was fired Friday after five seasons. In his wake, he leaves two U.S. Division titles, a Western Conference title, a .619 winning percentage and a Western Hockey League Coach of the Year honor in 2012.
"Jim is a good man and a good hockey coach," said Tri-City general manager Bob Tory. "He came in and a did a good job following Don Nachbaur. But every coach has a shelf life. I felt our team needed a fresh face and a fresh voice. The situation was given a lot of thought. I looked to others for input, and in the end, we came to a consensus as to what was best for the team."
Hiller coached 360 regular-season games with a 210-124-11-15 record over five seasons. He did not return calls for comment.
The Americans hired Hiller as their 19th head coach at the start of the 2009 season to replace Nachbaur, who left the team after six seasons to coach the Binghamton Senators (AHL). Hiller inherited a wealth of talent and over the course of his first four seasons, the Americans won at least 40 games, including a 50-18-2-2 record in 2011-12.In the playoffs, Hiller coached a franchise-record 57 games, winning a club best 29.
In his first season, the Americans went 13-9 in the postseason, winning their first Western Conference title before losing in the WHL finals to the Calgary Hitmen in five games.In 2012, the Americans won the U.S. Division title with 104 points, edging Portland by two points. The Winterhawks would have the last laugh, sweeping Tri-City in the Western Conference final.
Tri-City lost in the first round of the playoffs the last two seasons.
And the Vancouver Province's Steve Ewen reported that Hiller turned down offers from the Vancouver Giants to pursue another path:
Scratch Jim Hiller from the list of prospective Vancouver Giants head coaches.
Scratch him for the time being, at the very least. This episode is tending to be fluid.
Hiller, the former Tri-City Americans and Chilliwack Bruins bench boss, has apparently told the Giants that he's looking at other options, according to WHL sources. Possibilities for Hiller? He and former NHL rearguard Brad Werenka, who was his teammate at Northern Michigan University, have apparently put together an analytics program that draws rave reviews from everyone they show it to. I talked to someone who figured he might take the year off from coaching to get the program in the hands of NHL teams.
As Twitter is a collaborative business...
Quoting Team Sweden GM Tommy Boustedt:
"[Assistant coach Rickard] Gronborg, Babcock and I get a very interesting lecture by Jim Niller on a new system of player evaluation."
Hiller also had to guide the Americans through controversy as 25-year-old journalist Tieja MacLaughlin was dating Tri-City's Jackson Playfair, and she threatened the player.
If you remember Hiller from his hockey cards, yes, he did play for the Wings for about five minutes (image via The Trading Card Database), and yes, he has a "fight card" on Hockeyfights.com.
I didn't receive any news as to whether Hiller would be working with the Wings' forwards or whether he'd be working with the Wings' defensemen, which is Tony Granato's specialty.
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This sounds like a solid hire. I was hoping for Adam Oates to run the forwards and a guy known for being different in terms of player eval being hired to be the video coach, but this will work.
Posted by dmorley21 on 07/30/14 at 07:37 AM ET
Sounds good to me, sounds very good.
Boustedt's tweet makes him sound like a high quality analyst of talent, here's hoping he can help our forwards.
Posted by alwaysaurie on 07/30/14 at 10:18 AM ET
Another former Wings player coming home.
Sounds like a solid hire.
Posted by SYF from Twerkin' with Anastasia Ashley on 07/30/14 at 10:53 AM ET
It also sounds good to me. Maybe he can revive the Red Wings dead power play. We can always hope.
Posted by bigfrog on 07/30/14 at 07:12 PM ET
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After taking much of the summer off, in part to let his injured back heal, Georgia sophomore John Isner is still trying to get back in shape and back to top form.
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The 2004 SEC freshman of the year, Isner won his second-round match Friday at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, but he struggled to find his rhythm Saturday in the round of 16.
Seeded No. 8, the 6-foot-8 Isner struggled with his serve, his biggest weapon, and had trouble keeping the ball between the lines in his 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 15 seed Oscar Posado of East Tennessee State.
"I was all over the place today, both with my game and mentally," Isner said. "I definitely didn't play as well as I'm capable, but (Posado) played pretty well and took advantage of my mistakes."
Playing No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles (with Bo Hodge) last spring, Isner was having a remarkable freshman season when back problems began late in the season. He missed some matches and had a hard time practicing because of the condition, but he said he's feeling much better now.
His bad back didn't slow him down much in the NCAA doubles tournament, where he and Hodge advanced all the way to the finals, finishing the year ranked No. 4.
While many college players, especially those from top teams, spend the summer playing pro tournaments, Isner took it easy for the most part. He said he played a few tournaments to try and stay sharp, but he also spent a fair amount of time with a rod and reel in his hands.
"After a long spring, I knew I needed to give my back some time to get better," he said. "I did a fair amount of fishing this summer, but I also played in a couple of tournaments to try and stay sharp. Obviously I'm not all that playing as well as I can right now, but my back is feeling a lot better than it did at the end of last season."
Against Posado, an oft-frustrated Isner had his serve broke in the first game of the second set and could never get the break back. He did have his chances.
With Posado serving for the match at 5-4, Isner played a couple of nice points and finally started showing some emotion. However, Posado, a sophomore from Valencia, Valenzuela, wound up fighting off three break points before closing out the match with a service winner.
"If I could have forced a third set, who knows what could have happened," Isner said. "I'm disappointed that I lost, but I know I have a long way to go to get back to playing that the level I was last year. I'll get there."
In doubles action Saturday, Isner and Antonio Ruiz, the No. 2 seeded team, lost in the second round to Arvid Puranen and Stephane Rod from Virginia Tech
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No. 10 Muguruza (Ga. Tech) def. Emge (Florida), 6-3, 6-1
Oulette (Florida) def. No. 5 Obradovic (Florida), 6-5, 6-4
No. 4 Brown (Vanderbilt) def. Grolismond (FSU), 6-3, 7-6
No. 15 Posada (ETSU) def. No. 8 Isner (Georgia), 6-4, 6-4
Bobusic (Georgia) def. No. 9 Siljestrom (MTSU), 7-6, 5-7, 6-3
No. 3 Ruiz (Georgia) def. No. 14 Lothouwers (Auburn), 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
No. 7 Almeida (Winthrop) def. No. 13 Briceno (Florida), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Babej (S. Alabama) def. No. 16 Rodrigues (Duke), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
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Bobusic/Purcell (Georgia) def. Martirosyn/Hume (Kentucky), 8-5
No. 4 Carvalho/Pinto (Miss. St.) def. Jacobs/Sekera (S. Alabama), 8-3
Obradovic/Sherry (Florida) def. Amritraj/Perna (Duke), 8-6
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No. 6 Allan/Schledorn (MTSU) def. Shimizu/Panzeri (Tenn. Tech) 9-7
Almeida/Bortolatto (Winthrop) def. Tell Stiegwardt (Florida), 8-6
No. 3 Babej/Kepka (S. Alabama) def. Ohrstrom/Woolfork (Mercer) 8-5
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No. 7 Stoke/Rodrigues (Duke) def. Preston/Sachs (Vanderbilt) 8-2
Puranen/Rod (Va. Tech) def. Lothouwers/Lane (Auburn) 8-5
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No. 1 Westerhof/Brolismond (FSU) def. Wilkins/Diankov (Va. Tech), 8-4
Bobusic/Purcell (Georgia) def. No. 8 Brown/Pinsky (Vanderbilt), 8-5
No. 4 Carvalho/Pinto (Miss. St.) def. Obradovic/Sherry (Florida), 8-6
Oosthuizen/Rogers (Tennessee) def. No. 5 Pelva/Scheizer (Auburn), 8-6
Rajevac/Muguruza (Ga. Tech) def. No. 3 Babej/Kepka (S. Alabama), 8-4
No. 7 Stoke/Rodrigues (Duke) def. Berge/Arums (Ole Miss), 8-4
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Types of negotiators and their skills
Being in business requires negotiation skills. A few days ago here on Negotiating Space, we discussed the types of negotiating skills you need to start a business. Perhaps we could call those entrepreneurial negotiation skills.
In his book The Negotiating Game, Dr. Chester L. Karrass writes that the most important in skills in negotiation are the following:
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• General practical intelligence
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• Personal integrity
• Ability to perceive and use power
According to the article "Top Negotiation Skills for Entrepreneurs" from the GoForth Institute, those skills, plus organization skills are crucial for entrepreneurs. Read the article here:
Here are some other skills that play a part in negotiation:
• Reliability
• Initiative
• Persistence
• Risk-taking
• Courage
• Team leadership
• Patience
• Ability to develop rapport
• Tact
• Open-mindedness
Arguably, entrepreneurs need the full range of negotiating skills, since they are involved in many aspects of business (sales, employee relations, contracts, etc.). The skills needed for specific negotiations may be more focused, or may place more emphasis on one of these areas. For instance, If you are involved in sales negotiations, it is crucial to have product knowledge. You may also need research skills to be able to know and assess the competition.
Dr. Chester L. Karrass makes distinctions amongst different negotiators He writes that industrial negotiators (engineers, program managers) "placed greater emphasis on objectives, ability to exploit power, willingness to take risks and the need for discretion." He then says that commercial negotiators (attorneys, real estate brokers, retail buyers) "placed greater emphasis on analytical ability, self esteem and patience."
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In a letter to Time Warner's (TWX) board of directors, Icahn said the company appears to be on the verge of a "disastrous decision" following reports it is in talks to sell a 5% stake in its AOL Internet unit to Google (GOOG).
Time Warner and Google executives spent the weekend ironing out details for a deal in which Google would pay $1 billion for 5% America Online and continue providing its search services, according to an executive briefed on the talks.
Icahn, whose group has a 3.1% stake in Time Warner, said he is concerned a Google pact may preclude a merger or other deal with the likes of eBay, Yahoo, IAC/InterActive, or Microsoft.
"Like all shareholders, I am not opposed to Time Warner entering into an AOL transaction that creates long-term value," Icahn wrote. "However, I am deeply concerned that the Time Warner Board may be on the verge of making a disastrous decision concerning an agreement with Google," he said.
The opposition by Icahn to a stepped-up Web search and advertising alliance between AOL-Google slowed a renewed surge in the price of Google shares Monday, which hit a new intraday high of $446.21.
The stock, which had been trading up 3.7% on the day slid back to around $442, up 2.75%.
Icahn, who has said he is waging an "all-out proxy battle" to force Time Warner to step up asset sales and streamlining, cited a recent report by Goldman Sachs that argued Google may not be the best long-term partner for America Online.
The agreement between Google and AOL was expected to go to the Time Warner board Tuesday.
Time Warner told Microsoft last week that it was talking exclusively with Google. The software giant wanted to displace Google and have its MSN service provide search services on AOL.
Time Warner executives declined to comment. Google executives didn't return calls or an e-mail seeking comment.
A deal could be important to Time Warner. With its stock price off 7.5% this year, it clearly hopes to impress Wall Street with Google's investment, which implies a $20 billion valuation for all of AOL, still incorporated in Delaware although it's owned by Time Warner.
Most analysts say it's worth far less as it has lost subscribers and launched an effort to attract Web surfers to its ad-supported text, video and music. Prudential Equity Group's Katherine Styponias values AOL at about $8.5 billion.
Google wants to hang on to a key relationship. Advertising and other fees from AOL generated 12% of Google's revenue in 2004. Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said his 2002 deal to replace Yahoo as AOL's search service put Google on the map.
For AOL, "In colloquial speech, 'to Google' has become a verb," says JupiterResearch's Todd Chanko. "That's a very hard thing for Microsoft to overcome."
MSN had 91.3 million unique visitors in November, Google had 85.5 million and AOL 74.3 million, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
Among the terms of the Google-AOL agreement:
• AOL will handle all ad sales on its network, including the text ads that appear when someone types a particular word or phrase into the search engine. Google currently pays AOL a portion of the ad revenue generated from search.
While the new deal would give AOL more control over its ad sales, it also would give Google opportunities to develop relationships with the big brands that like to buy splashy display ads on AOL.
These ad deals are important: Internet ad spending will grow 22% in 2006 to $12.2 billion, according to a recent ZenithOptimedia forecast.
• Google.com will promote AOL programming on the right side of its page under the "sponsored links" heading.
• AOL and Google will help each other take advantage of the growing interest in Internet video. All of AOL's video search assets will use Google's technology. Meanwhile, Google.com's video site will provide access to AOL content.
The deal would mean that, in the world of Internet search, "It's Google vs. the rest of the world," says tech consultant Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome. "What's worrisome is that one day we may have no choice but to go through Google for certain needs, like advertising."
Contributing: USA TODAY's David Lieberman and Laura Petrecca in New York, Byron Acohido in Seattle and Jefferson Graham in Los Angeles.