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USA TODAY's Mel Antonen and Jorge L. Ortiz take a team-by-team look at the National League entering the second half:
NL East
•Schedule: After a trip to play the Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds to finish July, the Braves have 19 games in August at Turner Field, including two series vs. the New York Mets. Manager Bobby Cox's last regular-season home series is Oct. 1-3 vs. the Philadelphia Phillies.
•Keep an eye on: CF Nate McLouth (concussion) expects to return this weekend, and the Braves need him to return to his form of 2008, when he hit .276 with 26 home runs, 94 RBI and 23 steals with the Pittsburgh Pirates. McLouth, a Gold Glove outfielder, is in the second year of a $15.75 million contract. He has a .176 average.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. The Braves upgraded offensively by acquiring shortstop Alex Gonzalez frrom the Blue Jays. Gonzalez, 33, hit .259 with 25 doubles, 17 home runs and had 50 RBI in 85 games this season. They would like to add a power right-handed bat for the outfield, but only if there is a legitimate upgrade. Also, rookie Jason Heyward (thumb) will be back.
MORE: NL savors All-Star win
New York Mets
•Schedule: New York will play seven games in Atlanta between Aug. 2 and Sept. 2. The Mets resume play today at the San Francisco Giants, kicking off an 11-game trip that includes series vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers.
•Keep an eye on: CF Carlos Beltran, who has 127 home runs over five seasons despite missing 169 games in the last two because of an injured right knee, returns tonight to bat cleanup. Beltran had surgery in January. His return will move Angel Pagan, among the NL's top 10 hitters with a .311 average, to right field, RF Jeff Francoeur to the bench and rookie 1B Ike Davis to lower in the order.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. The Mets, in the market for LHP Cliff Lee before he went to the Texas Rangers, are looking for pitchers. After a strong start, RHP Mike Pelfrey lost three in a row going into the break. LHP Johan Santana was 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA and 17 strikeouts over his last three starts.
Philadelphia Phillies
•Schedule: The Phillies have 12 games remaining against the Mets and six vs. the Braves. They ended the first half with a four-game winning streak and hope the momentum carries into series at the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
•Keep an eye on: 3B Placido Polanco expects to return to the lineup this weekend, but the inflamed left elbow that put him on the disabled list June 29 could be cause for concern for the rest of the season. He hopes he got enough rest to avoid having surgery, but there's no guarantee. Polanco is hitting .318 with five home runs and 27 RBI.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. The Phillies, who have won the last two NL pennants, have been hit hard by injuries. GM Ruben Amaro says the top priority before the July 31 non-waiver deadline is another starting pitcher and he's not afraid to trade a player from the 25-man roster. The Phillies also will look for relief and possibly infield help.
Florida Marlins
•Schedule: The Marlins resume the season with a 10-game homestand vs. the Nationals, Colorado Rockies and Braves, but August is brutal with 16 of 21 games on the road. After Sept. 1, the Marlins have 16 games at home.
•Keep an eye on: SS Hanley Ramirez. The defending NL batting champ had a frustrating first half, finishing at .301, 41 points lower than his 2009 average. The Marlins need him productive in the middle of the order. He says he's been chasing bad pitches, and manager Edwin Rodriguez says he showed fatigue at the end of the first half.
•Buy, sell or wait: Sell unless they get hot quickly. RHP Ricky Nolasco, who has won four consecutive starts, will likely draw interest, but Florida could also listen to offers for RHP Leo Nunez, OF Cody Ross and IFs Dan Uggla and Jorge Cantu.
Washington Nationals:
•Schedule: The Nationals play 16 of their final 22 September games at home, but if RHP Stephen Strasburg reaches his innings limit (160) and is shut down by Sept. 1, Nationals Park is going to be quiet in the final month. Atlanta and Philadelphia play the final two series in Washington on Sept. 24-29.
•Keep an eye on: Strasburg created the first-half buzz, but the Nationals could have another promising prospect, RHP Jordan Zimmermann, back in the rotation in late August. Zimmermann had 92 strikeouts in 911/3 innings while going 3-5 with a 4.63 ERA in 16 starts as a rookie last season. He is rehabilitating in the minors after ligament-replacement elbow surgery.
•Buy, sell or wait: Wait. The Nationals need outfielders, infielders and pitching, and GM Mike Rizzo isn't saying whether he'll break up the middle of the order to fill the holes. The focus will be on 1B Adam Dunn, who has 22 home runs and is the first to hit three in one game at Nationals Park. Dunn is eligible for free agency after the season, and teams will be interested in his left-handed power.
NL Central
Cincinnati Reds
•Schedule: Cincinnati and St. Louis meet six more times, none later than Sept. 5. The Reds are 20-8 against the rest of the NL Central.
•Keep an eye on:Francisco Cordero. The right-handed closer has six blown saves, two more than he did all of last season, and his 4.20 ERA is nearly double what he posted in 2009.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. The Reds have finished closer than 10 games out of first once this century. Whatever it takes to keep the keep in contention late into the season — possibly bullpen help — management should do it.
St. Louis Cardinals
•Schedule: The Cardinals get two shots at the Reds, Aug. 9-11 in Cincinnati and Sept. 3-5 in St. Louis. The Cardinals play 17 of 20 games on the road from Aug. 23 to Sept. 12.
•Keep an eye on: 3B David Freese, hitting .296 before going on the disabled list with an injured right ankle, and OF Ryan Ludwick, hitting .273 with 11 home runs before getting sidelined with a calf muscle strain, will return after the break to help stabilize a lineup that has OF Matt Holliday and C Yadier Molina rebounding with their bats.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. With RHPs Kyle Lohse (forearm) and Brad Penny (triceps) injured and RHP Jeff Suppan unreliable, the Cardinals need to add a solid No. 4 starter behind RHPs Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright and LHP Jaime Garcia, a rookie who could wear down in the second half. The Cardinals will also look for help in the middle infield and the bullpen.
•Schedule: The Brewers play seven series at Miller Park from July 23 through the end of August, and three of them are against teams with winning records: the Reds (July 26-28), San Diego Padres (Aug. 20-22) and Dodgers (Aug. 24-26). St. Louis and Chicago play consecutive series at Milwaukee on Sept. 6-12.
•Keep an eye on: OF Ryan Braun hopes his hitting surge from the final weekend before the break will continue. Braun had six hits, including two home runs, in three games to lift his July average to .244. He had gone 11 games without a home run with a 0-for-19 slide. RHP Dave Bush is a bright spot in the rotation. He has 11 quality starts (six or more innings, three or fewer earned runs) and went into the break with five in a row. He's 3-1 with a 3.37 ERA since getting hit for seven runs in a third of an inning May 21 vs. the Minnesota Twins.
•Buy, sell or wait: Sell. GM Doug Melvin says he's not close to a deal or shopping any players. But the Brewers need pitchers and have players who would be attractive in trades, including OF Corey Hart, 1B Prince Fielder and 2B Rickie Weeks, each eligible for free agency after 2011. They also have OF Jim Edmonds and RH relievers Trevor Hoffman, Todd Coffey and Carlos Villanueva.
Chicago Cubs
•Schedule: The good news is the Cubs open the second half with a 10-game homestand. The bad news is they're 20-23 at Wrigley Field.
•Keep an eye on: Manager Lou Piniella. There has been speculation about his future under the new ownership, and he's in the last year of his contract.
•Buy, sell or wait: Sell. The Cubs have tons of overpriced, underperforming players, including RHP Carlos Zambrano, LF Alfonso Soriano, 3B Aramis Ramirez, 1B Derrek Lee, RF Kosuke Fukudome and LHP Ted Lilly.
•Schedule: The Astros have big homestands in the final two months. They have a 10-gamer in August against Atlanta, Pittsburgh and New York and another 10-gamer in September vs. Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Cincinnati.
•Keep an eye on: Rookie Chris Johnson, the Astros' fourth pick in the 2006 draft, is getting a chance to win the third-base job. The Astros want improved defense, but he's been impressive with his bat, hitting .414 in his first seven games and posting a .303 average since taking over June 22. Also, OF B.J. Shuck and RHP Jordan Lyles are making impressions in the minors.
•Buy, sell or wait: Sell. The Astros have pieces contenders would like to have, including RHP Roy Oswalt and 1B Lance Berkman. Oswalt, 32, has asked for trade but also has said he'd be happy to stay put. He's making $15 million this season and $16 million in 2011 with a $16 million option and a $2 million buyout in 2012.
Pittsburgh Pirates
•Schedule: The Pirates play their first 10 games of the second half at home, where they are a game under .500 (19-20), and seven of those are against teams with losing records.
•Keep an eye on: 3B Pedro Alvarez. He might have the highest ceiling of all of the Pirates' youngsters, but he has looked extremely raw at the plate (.214 average and 35 strikeouts in 84 at-bats). He will get lots of chances to smooth out his game.
•Buy, sell or wait: Sell. There aren't many veterans with trade value, which complicates the selling process.
NL West
San Diego Padres
•Schedule: After a 10-game trip in mid-August, the Padres play 16 of 19 at Petco Park, which is conducive to their good-pitching, light-hitting style.
•Keep an eye on: Luke Gregerson. The right-handed setup man could be showing signs of wear, allowing runs in four of his last five outings before the break as his ERA rose from 1.60 to 2.91. He's a key to getting the ball to closer Heath Bell.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. With about $40 million in payroll, the Padres can afford to take in salary and add a desperately needed bat.
Colorado Rockies
•Schedule: The Rockies won eight of their last 10 before the break but start the second half with an 11-game trip that includes stops in Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
•Keep an eye on: Ian Stewart. The third baseman had a disappointing first half but went 8-for-21 with two homers in 10 RBI in his last eight games, perhaps signs of a turnaround.
•Buy, sell or wait: Wait. LHP Jorge De La Rosa just returned from the disabled list, and SS Troy Tulowitzki— out with a fractured left wrist — could start taking batting practice this weekend.
Los Angeles Dodgers
•Schedule: The Dodgers have 13 games left against the division-leading Padres, including seven in a 10-day span in late July and early August with the potential to reshape the NL West race.
•Keep an eye on: Matt Kemp. The center fielder went 5-for-8 after a two-game benching, but his bat soon cooled off and he's batting .214 in July, albeit with eight RBI.
•Buy, sell or wait: Buy. Even with RHP Vicente Padilla's return, the rotation could use another frontline arm. Considering the club's entangled ownership, it's hard to imagine they'll get it.
San Francisco Giants
•Schedule: The Giants will get tested when they play 19 consecutive games within the division from Aug. 27 to Sept. 16. They are 9-20 against division foes, including 2-12 combined vs. the Dodgers and Padres.
•Keep an eye on: Buster Posey. In the seven games since taking over as the No. 1 catcher, Posey is 15-for-27 (.556) with five home runs and 14 RBI.
•Buy, sell or wait: Wait. Posey's recent exploits notwithstanding, the Giants need another hitter. Before making a move, they need to ascertain whether 3B Pablo Sandoval can be that hitter.
Arizona Diamondbacks
•Schedule: The Diamondbacks play 30 of their last 40 within the NL West, so they could have a role in deciding the division champ.
•Keep an eye on:Edwin Jackson. The right-hander had a brutal first two months of the season, pitched very well in June — including his no-hitter — and then got lit up again in his two July starts. Arizona needs him to be a lot more consistent.
•Buy, sell or wait: Sell. The Diamondbacks would like to clear contracts off the books, especially those of C Chris Snyder and RH reliever Chad Qualls. They could even listen to offers for RHP Dan Haren if the return package is right.
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Leechburg boys run away from St. Joseph
After experiencing some frustrating losses in Section 4-A play this season, the Leechburg boys basketball team put it all together Friday night before one of the largest crowds ever at St. Joseph's Walter Dlubak Center.
But the 57-42 victory wasn't enough to prolong the Blue Devils' season.
Trinity Christian's 45-40 victory over Winchester Thurston eliminated Leechburg from WPIAL playoff contention.
Leechburg (9-10, 3-7) came out on fire in third period, forcing seven St. Joseph turnovers and outscoring the Spartans, 25-5.
The Blue Devils' defense held the Spartans scoreless for a little more than eight minutes during one stretch of the second half, staging a 21-0 surge.
"We were more aggressive on defense," Leechburg coach Damian Davies said. "We've been very focused in our efforts. We didn't want to be content just shooting 3s. We wanted to attack the hoop."
Leechburg's seven section losses were by 12 points or fewer.
St. Joseph, in the WPIAL playoffs for the 12th straight season, slipped to 8-13, 4-6.
Despite the loss, St. Joseph still leads the all-time series between the local rivals 41-31.
With the Spartans ahead 21-19 at the half, Ryan McDermott hit a 3-pointer in the first minute of third-quarter play.
Bill Sadecky's 3-pointer gave St. Joseph a 26-25 lead. But Blue Devils junior Randy Smail answered with a 3, and Leechburg started to roll.
Things were going so well for the Blue Devils that Ritchie stole the ball, drove and missed a layup and went out of bounds.
While several players fought for possession, Ritchie came back in bounds, grabbed the ball and banked in a shot.
Leechburg didn't commit a third-quarter turnover until there were 19.5 seconds left in the period.
"We've been struggling over the last four games," St. Joseph coach Kelly Robinson said. "It's just a uphill struggle when you have snow days, miss practices and have back-to-back games. I think the kids are pushing too hard, trying too hard, trying to get out of that hole."
Robinson had to call two early timeouts in the third period to try to stem the tide.
"That's not good. I have to try and keep these kids loose," the veteran Spartans coach said.
Ritchie led the Blue Devils with 18 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and five assists.
"At halftime, Coach Davies told us not to give up any easy shots and play defense like it was our last game," Ritchie said. "We really needed this victory.'
Smail scored 12 for Leechburg, 10 in the third period.
"Randy's really been playing well taking it to the hole," Davies said. "That third period, we really just played good basketball."
Chris Gamble, playing his last game on the St. Joseph floor, scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers.
George Guido is a freelance writer.


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Dave Ramsey Finance Seminar in Chillicothe
The Walnut Street United Methodist Church is conducting the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University seminar. The Church has been looking for ways to reach the community.
The seminar is for people of all financial situations. It was developed to help individuals get out of debt and be able to give back to the community. It will take place from August 24th through October 26th. It will be held on every Sunday from 6-7:30pm at the church. The first session is free, to complete the seminar it is $99.
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Some of the leaves bear a resemblance to the PawPaw (Asimina triloba). They are in your area I believe.
There is pawpaw at Goodyear Heights MP, but not that I know of at this specific location. It may also be black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
That crossed my mind but the leaves didn't seem quite as glossy as the black gum I have seen. For that matter they don't really have quite the shape of most of the Paw Paw I have seen either. Since you are familiar with the area then I definitely differ to your wise council...
I am actually thinking this is glossy buckthorn now, but it doesn't matter much as all three species are at the park.


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"It's important that we get our minds right and that we get our work in," Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "We cannot go through the motions this week. We need to practice with enthusiasm and intensity, because it's going to take that kind of effort in the game on Saturday."
The Bulldogs are 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the SEC. Tennessee is off to a 2-3 start, including an 0-2 mark in the conference.
"We've got tremendous respect for Tennessee," Georgia fullback Shaun Chapas said. "The past two years, they've really taken it to us. It's going to be another tough SEC game, and we've got to work hard this week to get ready to play."


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Nancy Bachus is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and has taught for 27 years at the college and university level. She is the author of Alfred Publishing's "Spirit" series: the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Beyond the Romantic Spirit piano anthologies. Certified as a Master Teacher by MTNA, she currently maintains an independent piano studio in Hudson, OH.
I have found it interesting to read articles about the varied learning styles of our students. I now realize I am a visual learner. I learn information best by reading, writing, and looking at images. I did well in school and have always been able to sight read easily at the piano. I remember things best by writing them down, and I have difficulty remembering names until I have seen them written. At the same time, I recognize that some of my students are more kinesthetic learners. They like to play the same thing over and over, never tiring of it. They often fidget at the bench and find it difficult to resist playing or "noodling" while I am talking. I also have students who are more aural learners. These students play by ear and, rather than reading accurately, they often change notes or rhythms from what the composer wrote.
Recognizing that students learn differently, I now realize I tend to teach, and am most comfortable teaching, in the way I learn. Unfortunately, that is only best for other visual learners. I need more different approaches to better help students with different learning styles—concrete ideas that I can use in my daily teaching.
Dr. Suzanne Torkelson recently told me about a presentation she had made on different ways of presenting the same piece to students according to their individual learning styles. Finding it very helpful myself, I asked her to put it in writing to share with other teachers. Also, please visit our website, www.keyboardcompanion.com, to view videos of the author working with students who demonstrate each of the three learning styles.
Dr. Suzanne Torkelson is professor of piano at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, and holds a D.M.A. degree in piano performance from the University of Iowa. As past president of the Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA), repertoire chairperson for the state, and Iowa's Certified Teacher of the Year in 2002, she is in demand as a speaker in the areas of piano performance and pedagogy. She is currently serving as the MTNA West Central National Certification Commissioner.Her numerous performances as soloist and collaborative pianist include accompanying the West Central Division MTNA Competitions, and appearances at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Orchestra Hall in Chicago and Minneapolis, and Avery Fisher Hall.
How often have we found as teachers that what we think should be simple for students is a breeze for some, a challenge for others, and seemingly impossible for the rest? Is it that some of our students are naturally "talented," some are "marginal," and some are hopeless? When they don't get it, is it because they can't learn, or could it be that we haven't found a way to teach it that focuses on their strengths? When we are tempted to teach something a second time the same way, or say the same thing just a little louder, perhaps we need to step back and ask ourselves if we need a different approach.
We all have learning preferences, and most of us tend to teach the way we learn best. If all our students had the same preferences we do, teaching would be a natural extension of our own learning, and we could simply convey to students that they should do exactly what we do. One of the challenges to us as teachers is the variety of students we meet, all of whom have their own special mix of learning preferences, personality types, and level of commitment. While it is possible that the students we teach will respond well to our type of learning, it is also very likely that they could learn much more if we approached teaching in their favored learning mode.
Let's imagine you have three students, all of whom are going to learn Heller's The Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 . From your work with each student, you have observed that Iris is a visual learner who follows written directions and visual cues easily; Erin is an aural learner who remembers verbal directions and easily repeats back what you play; and Tasha is a kinesthetic (or tactile) learner who can copy physical motions and hands-on activities with ease. Iris dislikes playing by ear, Erin can't seem to get enough of it and tends to have trouble reading the score, and Tasha will mimic your movements, repeating passages many times to "get it in the fingers."
By observing each student's actions, you can tell that each one has a decided preference for one learning mode. If you are a visual learner and your teaching is primarily visual, Iris will most likely be your most "talented" student, as she will have little difficulty gaining skills from your visual teaching style. Erin and Tasha might struggle with mastering the same skills, simply because their learning modes are not being properly utilized. Although each student needs to recognize visual patterns, produce colorful sounds, and gain physical ease, as a teacher you could move a student more quickly to the point of mastery by the activities you choose. The focus for these activities could be structured as games aimed at the student's favored modality, as well as reinforcement in the other learning modes.
For Iris, the activities in learning The Avalanche could focus on visual recognition and mapping. In reading the triplets of mm. 1-12, I would have her circle the patterns of scales between hands and "visualize" the white and black note shapes in her head. Erin's aural style would benefit from teaching these patterns in a "rote" style, focusing on the sounds of steps as well as the tonic-dominant of alternating measures. Tasha would do well with "silent blocking" of the patterns, feeling how the hands are next to each other—and then later cross over—on the downward patterns.
For the step-skip pattern of m. 41 and m. 57, marking the skip would help Iris see how the pattern varies from all steps, although visual learners are usually good readers and she may already be noticing this subconsciously. An aural learner would love playing a sequence game, extending the same pattern from the top to the bottom of the keyboard by ear. And, the tactile learner might enjoy playing the pattern of skip and step on every white key in an octave, feeling how the same fingers of 4-2-1 are played each time.
The chords at mm. 13-14 would also be most easily approached in different ways for the three students. Iris would learn best by closing her eyes to visualize where the right hand thumb moves and where the notes of the left hand change. Then we would draw a "map" of the changes, a simple notation that shows the movement in arrows or shapes (see Example 1). Erin would find it helpful to sing the changes of the bottom and top parts, comparing those sounds to the direction shown in the parts. This would help to "teach" her ear the correct notes and aid her listening. Tasha might learn this passage quickly by holding the thumb on the note and feeling the distance to the outside notes in both hands. As she feels the close position changes, she would gain the security of playing the chords with clear physical understanding.
To teach the staccato thrust of m. 2, I might ask Iris to first teach me by showing how to incorporate the movements we have practiced in technical drills, while I observe the hands to ensure they lift off together. As a visual learner, Iris might have the greatest difficulty with the physical ease needed to play the piano. Once she has learned the technique to play crisp staccato chords in the right hand, a game of watch and match movements would be a fun way to use her visual skills. I would ask Erin to listen for the short thrust and crisp release of both hands in an activity I call "stop practice." Rather than working for continuity of tempo, I ask the student to stop at the moment that she needs to check if something is played correctly. Only when she hears the short detached note and no sound would she be ready to move to the next measure. For the tactile learner, placing my hands on the student's and "playing" the thrust that pushes off from the key-bed would help her quickly learn the physical motion needed for a crisp sound.
The mirror patterns of mm. 34-36 and 38-40 would be much easier for each student to learn if the activities began in her learning modality. I would ask the visual learner to look at the black/white combination of keys and map the changes with a simple shorthand notation. The aural learner could listen for the top and bottom notes, play them without the inner notes, compare them for direction, and later add the inner notes. A kinesthetic learner would quickly grasp the chords by feeling which fingers play, matching the outside notes as in a mirror.
The two-note slurs of m. 36 would be an opportunity to practice "painting," with the hand following the wrist up and down like the motion of a paintbrush. Iris would be interested in seeing how her hand moves, learning the correct motion by watching for the free flexibility of the wrist. Erin would benefit from listening for the loud/soft of the dropped arm weight followed by the roll up out of the keys, but she should be encouraged to watch the movement as well. (Many of my aural learners find it difficult to keep from looking away as they practice a movement. Until they gain the skill, looking at their hands seems to distract them.) Tasha would learn best by feeling the movement made by the teacher. Here is where I ask the student to put her hand over mine as I do the correct motion. For the tactile learner, this activity can save hours of verbal or written instruction.
A visual learner such as Iris could learn the chords at mm. 44, 60, 64, and 69 by mapping the changes of notes and directions. For Erin's learning modality, playing cadences of i-iv-V-I in the keys of A minor and C Major would set up her ear for the harmonies. Then finding the inversions of the chords would involve listening for the changes of right hand notes. For Tasha, I would ask her to hold each chord and any repeated (common) notes, and then feel where the next notes would be played.
When learning two-part playing such as that found in m. 72, all three learning modes would benefit from "stop practice," where the student stops at the end of the measure to check whether the correct notes are still held. Visual learners find it easiest to see whether the right hand three notes of B-D-G# are down. The aural learner could be asked to listen for the correct chord before moving to the next A minor chord. The tactile learner would be quite aware of what three fingers are holding if she stops and checks before moving to the next chord.
The timing and quick position shifts of the rolled chord in m. 75 often present a problem as students learn this piece. Iris would find that looking for the E under finger 5 and replacing it with finger 3 for the next chord would help her visualize the shapes. She would also be the student who might notice that the gap of a fourth for both hands is the top interval of the chords. Erin would have played many V-I chords by ear, and may need only to try the inversions a few times to learn that the top notes of the chords are also V-I. Tasha's tactile preference would make feeling the finger substitution on the E an easy way for her to find both chords. All three would need to try the roll many times—Iris seeing how the notes pile up from bottom to top, Erin hearing the gradual filling out of the chord, and Tasha feeling the weight of the hand roll from thumb to finger 5.
The new pattern of notes in mm. 77-82 would be fun for Iris if she notices through mapping that the scales divide between the hands, and that she only needs to watch for the notes A and E with the E pattern having white-black-black notes. Erin would find the pattern easy if she listens for the tonic and dominant alternation of the first note of the measure and plays scales based on those chords. Tasha's mode of learning would be best served by silent blocking of the placement on the keyboard, getting the white scale and white-black-black scale groups in her fingers, and feeling the overlap of patterns when starting on the dominant.
The final pattern of shifting the repeated fingers in mm. 83-84 needs a smooth sound when repeating the notes in order to remain in tempo and move fluently to the last note. The visual learner needs to see that the repeated keys do not rise completely to the top before being played by a replacement finger. The aural learner will enjoy the sound of smooth movement that she hears when she shifts quickly to the next finger. The tactile learner would be able to feel the shift and the replacement of the finger before the key rises to the top. All three would find this pattern more challenging than the others in the piece, but all would find that they could master it quickly by using their own modality of learning.
The dynamics of the piece add significantly to the musical effect and would be grasped differently by varying modes as well. Iris would find the visual cues in the score easy to remember and play consistently if she highlighted or circled the markings. However, she may be less imaginative in her choices of color and may need to be encouraged to explore a wider range of colors and dynamics than her fellow students. Erin's approach would be to listen for the inventive color changes brought about by the quick surges in volume or contrasts in loud and soft. The aural learner is often very musically intuitive, careful to listen for expression and nuance. For Tasha, I would focus on the energetic feel of big chords and dynamics, contrasted with the leggiero feel of soft and fast playing.
Anyone who has taught syncopated pedaling knows that students with varying learning styles learn this differently. The visual learner likes to say "up-down" as she plays the chords, seeing how the fingers and feet align and play together. In contrast, the aural learner is usually keenly aware of any gap in sound caused by incorrect timing of the feet and hands. The tactile learner understands and masters pedaling easily if she can feel the timing by "riding" the teacher's foot on the pedal and hands on the keyboard.
Finally, the form of the piece would be learned and memorized by Iris most easily as a map of visual cues. She would enjoy creating her own notation, indicating where the music consists of familiar patterns, where those patterns are changing, and where repetitions of sections make learning the piece quick and easy. Erin would enjoy a teacher-student game of aural lead-ins, in which the teacher plays the last few measures of a section at a second piano and she comes in with the next notes. Planning the physical motions leading from section to section would best help Tasha's mode of learning. A kinesthetic learner usually memorizes easily but tactually. Sections in which the hands remain in one place on the keyboard will be in her hands quickly. By developing awareness of the relationships between the ends of one section and the beginning of the next, she would feel confident and successful when playing from memory.
Even though each of these three students has a preferred way of learning new material, as their teacher I also want to strengthen the other modalities. Various activities dealing with the same concept heighten interest during the lessons through quick alternation of visual, aural, and physical activities, while ensuring that the student truly understands what is being taught.
Although Iris learns best by seeing notation, maps, and movements, I also want her to become more aware of sound and physical feelings. Once she has learned the notes and rhythms in the score, I would work with matching sounds and developing phrase shapes and colors. Many of our activities would focus on physical gestures used to create sound and promote freedom of technique and expression.
For Erin, beginning activities that use her well-developed aural skills could be followed with finding those sounds in the notation, visualizing patterns and forms with maps. This student would enjoy games where she can use her aural skills to recognize notation patterns. In addition, we would experiment with recognizing the look and physical feeling of a well-developed technique.
Tasha's preference for hands-on learning could be reinforced with activities intended to develop her skill in reading notation and producing colorful sounds. Once she has the necessary physical gestures to play comfortably, I would ask her to find the notation that represents those gestures, and listen carefully to the sounds they produce.
Music study is a unique activity that requires well-developed skill in all three modalities. Although it is possible to learn using only one of the three, musicians who have developed one area to the exclusion of the other two may be limited in their abilities to read and interpret music, to improvise and create music, and to build a coordinated and reliable physical technique. Teachers who vary activities by starting with the student's preferred modality and then moving to the other two often find that students not only "get it" much faster, but they also enjoy the variety of experiences used in teaching each concept. Lessons become energized and fast-paced, with students fully engaged in the exciting challenge of learning to perform artistically!
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Slide Through Dimensional Doors - Poem by Terence George Craddock (afterglows echoes of starlight)
awareness examine
perceived physical reality
as went earth shaman
so will go eventually
earth science sciences
as went earth shaman
and interdimensional beings
both know what science
is merely recently birth pain
learning – there is no physical
solid reality it is illusion
physical density is merely
the mask all living entities
are evolving patterns of energy
90% empty space humanity
was not created at birth expires
at death we soul transcend pass
through differing thought fields
life fields our body but a vessel
which contains evoling mind soul
humans are using effectively barely
10% of our genetic switched off code?
when we learn to believe to harness
potential untangle DNA unlock keys
we shall slide through dimensional doors
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By orders of 22.04.2013, the Schleswig-Holstein Administrative Court of Appeals (OVG) decided on appeals by the Unabhängiges Landeszentrums für Datenschutz (ULD, en: Independent Centre for Privacy Protection) Schleswig-Holstein against decisions by the Administrative Court (VG) Schleswig under which the data processing in Facebook in relation to German users is not subject to German, but only Irish data protection law (Az. 4 MB 10/13, 4 MB 11/13). Hereby, the provisional enforcement of ULD orders against Facebook Inc./USA and Facebook Ireland Ltd. to allow anonymous or pseudonymous use under the German telemedia law was legally repealed. This was justified by OVG by taking Facebook Ireland Ltd. as a branch of Facebook in Europe, different from Facebook Germany GmbH which was working for the group only in the areas of ad sales and marketing.
The non-actionable decision of OVG has the consequence that German data protection law can not be directly applied to Facebook. The head of ULD Thilo Weichert is disappointed about the decisions: "The court allowed that the applicability of the strict German data protection law is undermined by clever internal organization in an IT company. It is also regrettable that the Basic Law reasoning of its decisions advanced by ULD was not taken up by the court. For both, users and German companies which have to comply with the German data protection standards it is difficult to understand why an offer for the German market may ignore these standards. However, we must accept this decision and will therefore comply with the objection of Facebook against our orders in the main proceedings.
As regrettable as the OVG decisions may be for data protection, they have brought a high court testimony in the highly controversial question of law which data protection law is applicable to international social networks. Since December 2011, legal proceedings are still pending before the VG Schleswig addressing whether the German data protection law is at least applicable to German organisations, which operate a Facebook fan page. On this issue the OVG decisions contain no statements. It is hoped that to get more legal clarity these proceedings will be undertaken soon.
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In surveys collected by the National Center for Education Statistics, parents offered three main reasons for educating their children at home:
Homeschooled students now account for 2.2% of the U.S. school-age population. The government numbers may underestimate the true number: The National Center for Home Education asserts there are 2 million homeschoolers.
"There's potential for massive growth," center spokesman Ian Slatter told the Associated Press (8-3-04). "Homeschooling is just getting started."
The federal government counts as homeschoolers students who spend at least part of their education at home and no more than 25 hours a week in public or private schools. More than 4 out of 5 homeschooled students spend no time at traditional schools.
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U.S. homeschoolers still have it better than their counterparts north of the border. In British Columbia, homeschooling parents "are fuming after the B.C. Education Ministry ordered thousands of them to stop using faith-based materials or any other 'unofficial' resource when teaching their children at home," according to the Vancouver Sun (4-22-04).


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With Bella and Edward engaged on the big-screen (and Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart coupled up in real life,) the world is quenching its thirst for bloodsucking love triangles by focusing on the upcoming second-season of Vampire Diaries.
On the heels of the sexy/scary season-two trailer, Diaries star Nina Dobrev is addressing the sexual tension between her character, Elena, and Ian Somerhalder's Damon, the smoldering bad boy brother of Elena's good-vamp boyfriend, Stefan (Paul Wesley.) She tells Zap2it:
I mean, I'm sure Elena has had dreams about Damon. I'm not sure if she was put in the position to kiss him what she would do. I feel like she has high morals, and she loves Stefan. It's always been Stefan.
Unfortunately for Team Damon members, it seems Elena is as about as loyal to Stefan as Bella is to Edward… which does leave the possibility of at least one Elena-Damon lip-lock. Fans are also wondering if Nina and Ian are dating in real life, based on recent photos.
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THIS IS MUCH EASIER IF YOU START A NEW GAME, but if you feel like beating your balls in with a bat, feel free to work down the list
This list is 100% confirmed, hand-typed by me. There are 28 missions to be found.
Visual Maps
* Green - Convoy
* Pink - EDF Assault
* Blue - Interception
Text Checklist
Parker Radio:
* EDF Assault - Red Rock, central Parker
* EDF Assault - SW area in a little nook
* Interception - Starts next to the pit in Dust - spawned on right side of Parker near Dust/sensor towers
(technically a Dust mission?)
Dust Radio:
* Convoy (Destroy) - Headed to Parker, starts at very top - spawned after first mission (Rally) near the pit.
* Convoy (Capture) - Leaving Chem Depot, ends at very north - spawned on the path to the bottom safehouse, just
after that spot was destroyed (could be coincidence)
* EDF Assault - Bottom area in the center, the housing complex in the caves
* Convoy (Destroy) - Leaving old mohole comm station (the long squiggly road in the NW corner) - spawned while in
the bottom section near the central housing caves
* Convoy (Destroy) - Leaving Badlands to FFZ Artillery Base, cuts through Dust - spawned after 2nd Dust mission
while in central area
* Interception - Starts up north in Wind Farm - spawned just below while near the Guerilla Raid icon
* EDF Assault - Bottom area in the center, the housing complex in the caves (yes, this spawns two times at this spot)
* Convoy (Capture) - Starts at SE House Arrest, heading to Oasis - spawned after unlocking Dust Liberation Mission
* Interception - Starts near the SE corner - spawned while near the House Arrest nearby
* Convoy (Capture) - Starts in Oasis, ending in Dust Chem Depot - spawned while standing in bottom area near
safehouse seeing if EDF Assault spawns for a third time
* Convoy (Destroy) - Starts in Oasis, ends in Badlands Outpost - spawned at same spot as previous radio call (near
EDF Assault area) (technically Badlands mission?)
Badlands Radio:
* Interception - Starts at SW entrance to Badlands base (first one) - Spawned while at the Ore Deposit near the NE Transporter mission - up on the ledge, not at the curve
Oasis Radio:
* EDF Assault - NE corner
* EDF Assault - Safehouse
* Interception - Starts at NE corner - spawned while at the ore nearby
* Interception - Starts at SE corner - spawned while heading towards the Liberation Mission, around the entrance to
the Residential Area (SE corner)
Eos Radio:
* Interception - Starts to the right of the NW corner - spawned just above the high priority bridge
* Convoy (Capture) - Starts at FFZ Artillery Base, ends at Martian Council - spawned around middle of map
* Interception - Starts at NE corner - spawned just below the entrance to Martian Council (near the monument / Story
* EDF Assault - Nearby the House Arrest in the SE corner
* Convoy (Destroy) - Starts at Martian Council, ends at FFZ Artillery Base - spawned while waiting around at Jenkins
mission on right side
* EDF Assault - SE corner gas station
* EDF Assault - North of Memorial Bridge
* EDF Assault - To the right of the previous EDF Assault (has a blue statue in the middle)
* Interception - JENKINS (can only be done once all collateral damage missions are complete - Jenkins talks about killing the Red Faction) - starts in Martian Council
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DjangosCoffin 8 years ago#2
You're awesome. I need one more and this will help me get it!
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Do you know if they respawn after you've been told to do them once? I'm pretty sure I ignored 1 or maybe 2 in Parker when they came on the radio.
Missions will respawn if you missed them
crazyboymike21 8 years ago#5
so i got 100/104 ive done everything and ive keep getting convoy missions i dont think ive done edf assaults and thats what i need but just standing in the certain areas doesnt spawn the right missions help?
For EDF Missions, just standing near the area will be fine. Stand on the other side of some mountains or something, give yourself a little bit of distance so it will spawn. It may take a bit.
If you are getting missions you dont want, run to a Demolition Master and fail it, Transporter mission and fail it, or just warp to a home base.
DjangosCoffin 8 years ago#7
I was missing the Intercept mission in the Badlands. I never used that entrance to leave that base I would always drive off the mountain. This guys guide with the provided map is awesome.
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Glad it helped and you got it :)
Let's do our part to stop shoddy achievements! WE CAN BEAT IT
wow i can confirm this list too i got all the missions in that exact order :O
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PEREIRA, Valéria R.A. et al. Immunodiagnosis of chronic Chagas' disease using the Tc 46 and Tc 58 antigens. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. [online]. 2000, vol.33, n.4, pp.367-370. ISSN 0037-8682. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822000000400006.
The polypeptides of 46 and 58kDa were recognized in different T. cruzi strains (Y, WSL and Colombiana) by serum of all chagasic patients studied. These polypeptides were isolated from T. cruzi Y strain and used in ELISA. The sensitivity and specificity were 97.6% [CI 95%: 86-100%] and 100% [CI 95%: 89.3-100%], respectively when Tc 46 was used. When Tc 58 was used the sensitivity and specificity were 100% [CI 95%: 89.6-100%] and 90.2% [CI 95%: 75.9-96.8%], respectively.
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A debate broke out last week on the House floor as members debated the commerce-justice-science appropriations bill that has us asking, "What would Carl Sagan do?"
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) kicked things off by offering an amendment saying that none of NASA's funds could be used for a "manned space shot to Mars."
"Sending human beings to Mars, in my judgment, is at best a luxury that this country cannot now afford," he said.
Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) quickly took issue, noting that he thought we'd be on Mars 10 years after we last left the moon.
But Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, was there with Frank, arguing that we need to invest in healthcare and education and pay down the deficit first. "You get that done, then, baby, I am all for you, if you want to go to Mars," he said.
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After a few other members, Republicans and Democrats alike, rose in opposition, Frank became exasperated. "Can't we get an honest debate about whether or not to go to Mars?" he asked.
"Not in five minutes, unfortunately," conceded Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.).
The amendment was defeated. But the members weren't done. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) offered another amendment that would restrict the boost in NASA funding as an offset to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services anti-crime program.
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) was the first to rise. "If and when we get back to the moon under the Weiner amendment, we will be looking at Chinese flags and maybe Chinese bases when we get there," he said.
After some further discussion of Mars and the moon, it was Obey's turn again.
"Some people attack members of Congress for having Potomac fever," he said. "I think some members of the House have Mars fever."
Bryant wins one for the NASCAR dads
Darrell Waltrip wants you to know that he's a Republican, he's a conservative and he's voting for former Rep. Ed Bryant (R-Tenn.) to succeed departing Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.).
The NASCAR great and Tennessee resident endorsed Bryant in the 2002 Senate primary and his primary opponent, former Rep. Van Hilleary, in the 2002 gubernatorial race. But between the two, he's throwing his support to Bryant this year.
In a new, 60-second radio ad he taped for Bryant, Waltrip says, "You know, when there's a lot at stake, it pays to have the most experienced driver behind the wheel. That's why I'm voting for conservative Ed Bryant for U.S. Senate."
Waltrip must be comfortable in front of a mike by now: He worked as voiceover talent for the Pixar movie "Cars."
"D.W. speaks for a lot of Tennesseans — and not just NASCAR fans — when he joined Team Bryant in this important race," Bryant said. "Much like a NASCAR driver relies on his pit crew and team to win the race, we are building a strong grassroots 'pit crew' formed of economic and social conservatives. … They are going the extra mile in getting out the vote, and their support and hard work now will help us capture the checkered flag on Election Day."
Let's see if Hilleary can get himself a NASCAR driver — or even match Bryant metaphor for metaphor.
And bring an umbrella…
The Public Opinion of Chambersburg, Pa., had an amusing take on Rep. Bill Shuster's (R-Pa.) response to the recent rains and flooding in the state.
As the paper editorialized: "Congressman Bill Shuster's office jumped the gun a bit last week when it issued a press release telling people affected by the flooding to contact FEMA for assistance.
"Those who called the numbers provided were told FEMA couldn't help until the president declares the area a disaster.
"A day later, the congressman's spokesman advised people to contact local agencies and the Red Cross first and to check FEMA's Web site for flood tips. With more showers supposedly on the way, he also advised people to check weather reports regularly.
"Thanks for thinking of us!"
Weldon's birds of prey
Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) met with two rare falcons Friday before briefing reporters on new evidence that weapons of mass destruction have been discovered in Iraq.
As a handful of reporters walked into Weldon's personal office, they were greeted by what appeared to be an Osama bin Laden look-alike wearing a long white robe and thick glove with a hooded falcon perched on his forearm. His sidekick, a smaller gentleman in a suit, had another falcon on his gloved forearm.
Before the falcons and their handlers were ushered into a waiting room, they told the reporters that the falcons, at full speed, could descend as fast as 300 miles per hour.
Weldon's spokesman could not be reached for comment on the visit.
Candidate already a Stewart vet
Most politicians are already veterans of the national stage before they ever get the ignominious honor of being skewered on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." But for Randy Graf, a Republican state legislator running for Arizona's 8th District House seat, the show is so two years ago.
Graf, who hopes to replace Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe, was featured in a 2004 segment about a bill he was supporting that would overturn a ban on guns in bars.
"It's always fun when Arizona is the punch line to a national joke," reads a 2004 release by the South East Arizona Republican Club, which tried to make lemonade out of the lemons being hurled at their man by Jon Stewart and company.
"It was a very interesting better part of three hours," Graf said of his interview. "It will be even more interesting to see how they edit it down to about two minutes or less."
The bill died in the state Senate.
Hot-dog lobby: Ketchup, a kiddie condiment
With their annual Hot Dog Lunch on the Hill looming, the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council is offering up an etiquette guide for munching the popular meats.
At the top of the list: an admonition that hot dogs should be topped with mustard. Nevertheless, a poll conducted for the council by Opinion Dynamics in June reveals that nearly two-thirds of hot-dog consumers under the age of 45 and half of the over-45 age group said they top their frankfurters with ketchup — "a children's condiment."
According to a release, the council is considering a "wiener commission" to determine if a social warning — or an etiquette modification — is in order.
Other points of dog etiquette: Never serve hot dogs on good china or with linen napkins; never take more than five bites to eat one; and do lick the mustard off your thumbnails.
The annual Hot Dog Lunch will take place July 19 from 11:30 to 1:30 in the Rayburn courtyard. Baseball greats Graig Nettles of the New York Yankees, Mike Boddicker of the Baltimore Orioles and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants will be on hand to sign autographs.
Irony or unfortunate coincidence?
During the markup last week of the telecom bill, did the Senate's server make an argument for the very legislation the Senate was debating?
According to one Hill source, "The Senate recording studio's stream of the Commerce Committee markup was terrible. The server even crashed a couple of times while net neutrality was being debated."
Jonathan Kaplan contributed to this page.


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Palomar College
1140 W. Mission Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 744-1150 Ext. 2460
Athletic Director:
John Woods
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Schedule | Roster | Stats | Coaching Staff
185, Age 19, Freshman
Buena Vista H.S., Vista, Calif.
Vista, Calif.
2004 SEASON: First-team All-Pacific
Coast Conference by conference coaches and
runner-up for Player of the Year honors. ...
Gunned out 21 of 33 runners trying to steal.
Threw out 13 of 20 runners attempting to steal in
Padific Coast Conference games. ... Batted .336
on the season while hitting .344 in Pacific Coast
Conference games. ... Second on the club with 5
sacrifice flies. ... Doubled to drive in 2 runs
to highlight a 6-run fourth inning Feb. 20 that
ignited a 19-2 win over College of the Siskiyous.
... Had a single and sacrifice fly in a 5-1
victory over Imperial Valley on March 5, and vs.
Grossmont on March 6. ... Contributed a double, a
sacrifice fly and a walk in a 10-1 win over San
Diego Mesa on March 9. ... Drove in the tying run
with an eighth-inning single, setting the stage
for Danny Flannery's game-winning RBI single 2
batters later, in a 7-5 road victory over San
Diego City College on March 11. Went 3-for-5 for
the game and drove in 2 runs. ... Delivered a
sacrifice fly for the third straight game March
13, again vs. San Diego City College. ... went
2-for-4 in a 5-4 loss to conference leader
Southwestern on March 23. ... Was 2-for-5 on
March 27, when the Comets beat Grossmont 9-6. ...
Came right back to go 2-for-5 with a double and 2
RBIs in a 10-9 win over the Griffins on March 30.
... Went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles in a 6-5 victory
over San Diego Mesa on April 1. ... Went 2-for-3
with a double, 2 RBIs and a walk April 8 in a 6-4
loss to Southern California's No. 2-ranked team,
Golden West. ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run in
a 15-0 win over San Diego City College on April
13. ... Marked his 19th birthday April 15 by
going 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs in a game
with San Diego City College. ... Wemt 2-for-5 in
a 5-2 win over Pacific Coast Conference champion
Southwestern on April 24. ... Drove in a pair of
runs with a single and a sacxrifice fly as the
Comets took over second place by beating
Grossmont 7-1 on May 1. ... Went 2-for-5 with an
RBI in the Comets' regular-season finale, an 11-3
victory at San Diego Mesa that wrapped up second
place. Postseason
2-for-5 with a home run in the Comets' 8-7 loss
to El Camino College in the opening game of the
Southern California Regionals. His leadoff HR in
the second inning gave Palomar a lead it held
until the bottom of the eighth.
Second-team All-North County and
runner-up in the Duke Snider Home Run Derby as a
senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School under
coach Steve Hargrave in 2003. ... Was Longhorns'
2002 Defnsive Player of the Year on a squad that
won the Palomar League championship and the
CIF-San Diego Section Division I title. ...
Batted .320 as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born April 15, 1985, in La Jolla. ...
Son of Vicki and Alan Parzyk. ... Has two
sisters, Stephanie, 20, and Michelle, 15. ...
Grandfather played high school basketball on the
same team with Jerry West in West Virginia.
(Note: Updated
Aug. 14. , 2004. Player biographies are updated
weekly during the season.)
© 2004 Palomar Community College. All rights reserved.
Questions about this web site? contact Tom Saxe


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Raleigh, N.C. – Campbell took two out of four dual matches during the N.C. State Duals on Saturday afternoon to move to 7-8 overall on the season. The Fighting Camels notched a 31-12 win over SIU-Edwardsville and a 23-17 triumph over George Mason. Campbell also dropped matches to Bloomsburg 35-9 and N.C. State 37-13. The seven dual match victories are the most for the CU Wrestling program since the 2001-02 season.
John Weakley finished 4-0 on the day, including a 14-6 major decision win over N.C. State's KaRonne Jones and a pin of George Mason's Mendbagana Tovuuiav in the final match of the day that helped propel the Camels to the six-point victory.
Mark Hartenstine finished 3-1 at 149 pounds, including two major decisions wins and a pin of N.C. State's Matt Nereim in 3:00. Joey Rizzolino was 2-0 at 133 pounds and had a 14-5 major decision win over Zachary Isenhour of George Mason to get the Camels off to a fast start against GMU.
"It's good to win two matches, but we're dealing with a lot of issues that we need to correct as a team," head coach Joe Boardwine said. "We've got some injuries and illnesses that we need to get healthy, and we also need to get some people in the right weight heading into our SoCon match on Monday."
Campbell will host Cleveland State as well as Southern Conference foe Appalachian State on Monday evening at the Pope Convocation Center. The Camels will face Cleveland State at 5:15 p.m. before meeting Appalachian State at 7:30 p.m. in a matchup of unbeaten conference teams. CU enters Monday 2-0 in the league while ASU is 1-0 in SoCon competition.
Bloomsburg 35, Campbell 9
125- Sean Boylan (BU) tech. fall Gabriel Soto, 19-2
133- Nick Wilcox (BU) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 5-0
141- Derek Shingera (BU) major dec. Jordan Tolbert, 11-3
149- Bryce Busler (BU) dec. Mark Hartenstine, 5-0
157- Frank Hickman (BU) major dec. Nick Rex, 10-2
165- Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Chris Smith, 8-5
174- Mike Dessino (BU) pinned James Cook at 4:36
184- Sam Shirey (BU) major dec. TeShaun Johnson, 12-3
197- John Weakley (CU) won by forfeit
285- Zac Walsh (BU) won by forfeit
Campbell 31, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 12
125 - Chance Creuder (CU) won by forfeit
133 - Patrick Myers (SUIE) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 4-1
141 - Jordan Tolbert (CU) major dec. Logun Taylor, 14-3
149 - Mark Hartenstine (CU) major dec. Derrick Pousson, 11-1
157 - Nick Rex (CU) major dec. Kyle Loman, 10-2
165 - Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Steve Ross, 13-7
174 - James Cook (CU) major dec. Gabe Hocum, 13-5
184 - Deshoun White (SUIE) dec. TaShaun Johnson, 6-5
197 - Josh Wood (SUIE) pinned John Merickel at 1:53
285 - John Weakley (CU) won by forfeit
NC State 37, Campbell 13
125- Coltin Fought (NCS) pinned Chance Creuder at 0:48
133- Joey Rizzolino (CU) dec. Ben Elliott, 8-1
141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) tech. fall Jordan Tolbert, 21-6
149- Mark Hartenstine (CU) pinned Matt Nereim at 3:00
157- Colton Palmer (NCS) pinned Nick Rex at 0:53
165- Nijel Jones (NCS) dec. Ryan Krecker, 15-10
174- Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Daniel Luty at 2:57
184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) tech. fall John Merickel, 23-8
197- John Weakley (CU) major dec. KaRonne Jones, 14-6
285- Josh Davis (NCS) won by forfeit
Campbell 23, George Mason 17
125 - Gabriel Soto (CU) dec. Chris Rodriguez, 6-2
133 - Joey Rizzolino (CU) major dec. Zachary Isenhour, 14-5
141 - Denny Herndon (GM) dec. Jordan Tolbert, 8-2
149 - Mark Hartenstine (CU) major dec. Shohei Takagi, 10-0
157 - Nick Rex (CU) dec. Matthew Huffsickler, 4-1
165 - D.J. Dwyer (GM) major dec. Daniel Luty, 12-4
174 - James Cook (CU) dec. Steve Swayze, 8-2
184 - Ryan Hembury (GM) major dec. John Merickel, 15-6
197 - John Weakley (CU) pinned Mendbagana Tovuujav, at 2:29
285 - Adam Barnette (GM) won by forfeit


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In the War Room, the U.S President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) is making a phone call to the President of the U.S.S.R. From Dr. Strangelove, directed by Stanley Kubrick (1964).
In the War Room, the U.S President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) is making a phone call to the President of the U.S.S.R. From Dr. Strangelove, directed by Stanley Kubrick (1964).
You'll either love or hate this cut of 2001: A Space Odyssey set to Tame Impala's song "Eventually." No middle ground. Read the rest
Here's behind-the-scenes footage of Jack Nicholson muttering, running in place, and taking practice chops in preparation for the famous "Here's Johnny!" scene in The Shining.
"Holy crap! It's a monolith!" After my recent bookworm-o-gasm over Taschen's new William Blake book, I didn't think I'd be having another dreamy out-of-box book experience anytime soon, but I was wrong. The venerable art book publishers outdo themselves again with their just released The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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The book is 6.9" wide, stands 15" tall, and is covered in a lovely light-absorbing (and dust attracting) matte black stock. The book slides out of a glossy 4-sided wrap which contains the full-color cover art and back cover copy. Sliding the thick black slab from the sleeve, you're confronted by four sigil-like icons, representing stages of a Stargate journey, deep-embossed into the black cover board. The title on the spine is in black foil. Black on black. Lovely.
The cover opens portfolio-style (i.e. the cover spine is not glued to the bound pages inside). The cover and spine fold down flat, creating a kind of stage for unfolding the rest of the book. And stage is the right word, because that's what this books feels like: A performance. Many things feel different from a traditional book. Since the pages are so narrow, there are dozens of fold outs, in 2-panel, 3-panel, and 4-panel spreads. Read the rest
Adam Savage has been having a lot of fun making models lately (like this cosmonaut model). In this video, we get to see the large scale model of the Overlook Hotel's maze that he built. Read the rest
Using LEGO and pure genius, YouTuber XXxOPRIMExXX created this amazing stop-motion homage to the great Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
The project was originally uploaded in 2010, but YouTube blocked part of it over copyright claims.
"I had to take out the famous scene of Slim Pickens riding the bomb and the nuclear holocaust credits to have this video viewable because those scenes were taken directly from the movie," the auteur laments. "I was hoping to have the Slim Pickens scene done in Lego by now but I just never had enough time or effort to do it, maybe some time in the future. Enjoy." Read the rest
Click here to play this episode. Gweek is Boing Boing's podcast about comic books, science fiction and fantasy, video games, board games, tools, gadgets, apps, and other neat stuff.
My co-hosts for this episode are:
Jamie Frevele, Boing Boing's entertainment editor, comedian, and former editor of The Mary Sue.
Actor Matthew Modine, who has lent his voice talents to a new interactive book for kids called Punky Dunk and the Gold Fish, which is designed to make learning to read fun and something parents and kids can share. Matthew also recently released the Full Metal Jacket Diary app, which is an amazing iPad app that includes Matthew's on-set photos and diary entries of his experiences during the time he was in the Kubrick movie.
Here's a demo of the Full Metal Jacket Diary app:
FULL METAL JACKET DIARY iPad App Demo Video from Cinco Dedos Peliculas on Vimeo.
Gweek 068: Matthew Modine (MP3)
Past episodes of Gweek: 001, 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031, 032, 033, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 041, 042, 043, 044, 045, 046, 047, 048, 049, 050, 051, 052, 053, 054, 055, 056, 057, 058, 059, 060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 065, 066, 067, 068 Read the rest


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We have previously published seven reports analyzing and evaluating Altria Group (NYSE:MO) since June. Three of those reports were 100% focused on Altria Group's operations and the other four were analyzing Altria in comparison to its peers. We were able to determine that Altria Group has regained its mojo relative to its peers in 2012. Altria generated stronger revenue and operating income growth versus Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) and Lorillard (NYSE:LO) and maintained its superior EPS growth and operating margins in FY 2012. Altria's dividend yield of 5% is relatively comparable to the dividend yields that RAI and LO sport and Altria's adjusted EPS growth was driven primarily by operating income growth. This compares favorably versus RAI and LO because the adjusted EPS growth for those firms was primarily due to an aggressive share repurchase program. As such, we can see why Altria has generated a total return of 25.5% since the beginning of 2012, versus less than 14% for RAI and LO.
Source: Morningstar Direct
In our most recent report comparing Altria versus Reynolds American and Lorillard, we could see that Altria's ability to limit its volume losses in 2012 enabled it to add incremental market share at the expense of its two largest competitors. This enabled it to grow its operating income much faster than its two largest peers and it was able to rely less on manufactured EPS growth in the form of mammoth share repurchases. We were also pleased that Altria's adjusted dividend payout ratio was comparable to that of RAI and LO. In this report, we will be analyzing and evaluating Altria versus RAI and LO based on the following metrics.
- Dividend Growth
- Working Capital
- Debt/Leverage Position
- Adjusted PE Ratio
Dividend Growth: Altria Group's cumulative dividend growth over the last five years was just under 51.75% (8.7% compounded annual growth rate). This was better than RAI's cumulative growth rate of 38.8% (6.8% CAGR) but less than Lorillard's 79.35% (12.4% CAGR). However, Altria's dividend growth of 7.3% during the last twelve months was higher than RAI (5.4%) and LO (6.45%). Altria has been able to increase its dividends (adjusted for spin-offs) 45 times in the last 43 years. Lorillard has increased its dividend in all five years it has been a publicly traded company. We're surprised that Reynolds American has only increased its dividend 11 times in its 14 years of trading as a publicly traded company since the split-off of R.J. Reynolds and Nabisco. Another interesting factoid is that Altria Group had purchased RJR's former affiliate Nabisco in 2000, merged it with its Kraft Foods subsidiary and spun-off Kraft in 2007.
Source: Morningstar Direct
Working Capital: Altria Group's basic working capital ratio of 76.5% is less than that of RAI (128%) and LO (173.5%). However, RAI's working capital ratio (and LO's) is so high because of the high level of cash holdings on each firm's balance sheet. When we adjust our working capital ratios to exclude financial related assets such as cash and marketable securities as well as financial related liabilities such as short-term debt, current portion of long-term debt and dividends payable, we find that this gives us a better picture on how a company is managing its working capital position. All three companies are able to managing its working capital position so that non-financial current assets are two-thirds or less of its non-financial current liabilities and Altria Group's "non-financial working capital ratio" of 57.8% is slightly better than RAI (62.3%) and LO (66%).
Source: Morningstar Direct
Debt/Leverage Levels: Altria Group's outstanding debt of $13.9B is greater than RAI's ($5.1B) and LO's ($3.1B) combined debt levels. However, Altria had no net debt outstanding as of the end of 2008, just before its acquisition of UST, Inc. We felt that was a timely acquisition considering that it enabled Altria to add UST's strong portfolio of smokeless snuff tobacco products such as Skoal and Copenhagen. One factoid that is of note is that Lorillard's CEO Murray Kessler was the UST CEO who sold UST to Altria Group in 2008. Anyway, we analyzed Altria Group's debt as a percentage of tangible assets and could see that Altria's debt was less than 77% of its tangible asset base, versus 83.65% for RAI and 95% for LO. All three companies also have underfunded pension/post-retirement benefit plans that account for 11.4%-12% of its total asset base.
Source: Morningstar Direct
Adjusted PE Ratio: Altria Group has a higher adjusted 2013 Forward PE Ratio (14.8) versus Reynolds American (13.8) and Lorillard (13.3). However, we believe that is justified because Altria is the industry leader in the U.S. tobacco market with regards to market share and adjusted operating margin. We don't expect Altria's market share dominance and superior operating margin to dissipate anytime soon due to the regulated nature of the U.S. tobacco market. As the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement limited the ability of tobacco makers to engage in certain competitive marketing practices, we don't see much competitive threat to Altria's competitive position.
Source: Morningstar Direct
In conclusion we have reinforced our thesis about Altria Group relative to its peers. We like that all the major tobacco firms can generate high levels of net income well in excess of its tangible capital base. We were considering switching out our position in Altria Group for Lorillard because Lorillard is 13% below its all-time high while Altria Group is only 4.5% off its all-time high. We like that Lorillard has jumped into the high growth-potential segment of electronic cigarettes through its acquisition of the privately held electronic cigarette maker Blu Ecig. However, Lorillard's dependence on its menthol flavored cigarette products makes us pause on making that move because of the potential for special regulation of that product line.
Disclosure: I am long MO. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: This article was written by an analyst at Saibus Research. Saibus Research has not received compensation directly or indirectly for expressing the recommendation in this article. We have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Under no circumstances must this report be considered an offer to buy, sell, subscribe for or trade securities or other instruments.


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USA TODAY's article "Private wages no match for feds'," on the pay of federal employees, ignores Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data that show federal sector workers earn 22% less than private sector workers doing similar jobs (News, Tuesday).
READ ARTICLE: Private wages no match for feds'
The reporter instead relied on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which openly acknowledges that its information provides a distorted comparison between the federal and private sectors.
These BEA factors were provided to the reporter, who apparently chose to ignore them.
These two government agencies collect and report data for different purposes. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have understood that the BLS data are the definitive source for data leading to a valid comparison.
Federal workers provide vital services to the public, from protecting our food supply and our water and air to securing our homeland and assisting the elderly and citizens with disabilities.
The mix of occupations in the federal sector is much different from the entire private sector. The government has far more professional positions, with on-average higher education levels. The private sector, meanwhile, employs a higher percentage of service workers. In the federal sector, 51% of employees have a college degree, compared with only 35% in the private sector.
Federal workers are not overpaid. Given their education and skill levels, they could earn much more in the private sector. Fortunately for our nation, they choose instead to serve the public.
Colleen M. Kelley; National president
National Treasury Employees Union; Washington, D.C.
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Did that brilliant essay come from your student–or from somewhere far, far away? The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published an engrossing story entitled "Cheating Goes Global as Essay Mills Multiply" by Thomas Bartlett. It tackles this question, and is quite worth a read (photo: The Chronicle). The gist of the situation: "Everyone knows essay [Read More…]
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A new feature to generate stack traces for Parallel jobs starting at version 9.1 of DataStage
stack trace; core; APT_DUMP_STACK; px_engine_dump; sigabrt
Technote (FAQ)
How can I generate stack traces for Parallel jobs at DataStage starting at version 9.1?
There is a new facility to generate stack traces and capture other valuable information for parallel jobs at version 9.1 of DataStage.
The following user defined environment variables are used to control this feature:
APT_DUMP_STACK - Setting this to 1 will enable basic stack trace dump.
APT_DUMP_STACK_DIRECTORY - When set to a valid path the dump files will be created in the specified directory; if undefined or not set to a valid path then the dump files will be default to /tmp on Unix/Linux and %TEMP% on Windows.
Please note that the specified directory needs to exist on all systems if the parallel engine is used in an MPP or cluster configuration.
After setting APT_DUMP_STACK the feature is automatically invoked by the parallel framework when an unrecoverable exception occurs such as a segmentation fault. Not all errors will generate a signal that will cause a stack trace.
Note: This applies to parallel jobs only. Not applicable for server or sequence jobs.
If the job is successful a dump will not be created therefore you can leave this set to capture a dump for an intermittent issue.
The files created will be named: px_engine_dump_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS_PID
For example: px_engine_dump_2013_06_07_16_07_16_3228
This is available on Unix/Linux and Windows. It will provide information that was not previously available on Windows since there is no core file on Windows to get a stack trace and on Unix/Linux it doesn't rely on a debugger being installed.
To use on demand when signaled via SIGABRT for a job that is deadlocked or hung set the following additional environment variables:
- When APT_DUMP_STACK_PERIOD is set along with APT_DUMP_STACK it allows us to get a trace by sending a SIGABRT to a process without aborting the process/job.
- If APT_DUMP_STACK is not enabled then the handler will generate a stack trace and abort the process/job.
- When the job encounters a deadlock/hang you need to identify the process that is hung and send a SIGABRT. Having the pids and the dump score in the job log can help with this.
- Once you have identified the process send the SIGABRT using:
kill -s sigabrt <pid>
Note: APT_DUMP_STACK_PERIOD needs to be defined as a user defined environment variable.
Document information
More support for:
InfoSphere DataStage
Software version: 9.1, 11.3, 11.5
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 1639558
Modified date: 24 October 2016
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