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BERKELEY -- On Friday, it was California junior catcher Andrew Knapp who played the dual role of both the hero and the goat, as he slugged a double and a homer, but also committed a crucial two-run error that led to a one-run loss.
On Saturday, Knapp's potential heir behind the dish -- freshman Mitchell Kranson -- was Cal's Janus of the evening, with two misplayed balls at third that led to three Cardinal runs overshadowing a 2-for-4 day at the plate and his first collegiate home run in a 9-4 loss -- the fourth-straight defeat for the Bears, who have now dropped seven of their last eight.
"Not the best defensive day, for sure," said Kranson.
After a frustrating 9-8 loss on Friday, Cal (22-30, 10-19 in the Pac-12) came out flat against the Cardinal (28-21, 13-13), as junior side-armer Trevor Hildenberger allowed three runs in the top of the first with two outs -- the first of five runs he surrendered with two outs.
"It's unusual, coming off yesterday's game," said head coach David Esquer. "We've just got to play better.
The Bears answered back in the bottom of the second, starting a one-out rally with a first-pitch single by Kranson and a second-pitch groundball single by Chris Paul through the left side. First baseman Nick Halamandaris then took a fastball in the lower back to load the bases for right fielder Jacob Wark, who sent a hard grounder through the left side for an RBI single. Redshirt freshman Brian Celsi -- who struck out with the tying run on third and one out the night before -- then worked a six-pitch walk to load the bases for freshman center fielder Devin Pearson.
Pearson fell behind 0-2 before grounding into a 6-4-3 double play -- the first of three twin killings (all to end innings) Cal grounded into on the night.
"The key was the bases-loaded at-bats," said Esquer, who saw his team strand nine runners on base, six of those in scoring position. "They were more productive in their bases-loaded at-bats than we were. We miss a ball down the line for two runs and we hit into a double play. We had another bases-loaded at-bat that we didn't score. The double play, and I think of their first five or six runs, four were put on by walk or hit-by-pitch, we just can't put them away."
Cal went 1-for-7 on the night with runners in scoring position, while the Cardinal went 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
After the Bears cut the lead to one in the second, Stanford scored twice in the top of the fourth, when with one out, first baseman Brian Ragira sent a hard grounder to third, where Kranson tried to backhand a tough hop and saw it kick off his mitt and into foul territory, allowing Justin Ringo and Alex Blandino to score, making the score 5-2 in favor of the Cardinal on a ball that very well could have meant an inning-ending double play.
"That was a tough play, a short hop hit pretty hard to my backhand, and it just came out of my glove," Kranson said.
Stanford plated another pair in the top of the fifth off of Hildenberger, who got ahead 1-2 to catcher Brant Whiting before walking the junior backstop and then allowing an 0-1 single through the left side to Blandino. Left fielder Wayne Taylor then sent the second pitch he saw into deep right with Wark playing well off the line, scoring both Whiting and Blandino on a two-run single.
"We just can't put them away in a number of ways -- put them away in the inning, put away the hitter with two strikes -- just haven't been able to put them away," Esquer said. "To their credit, they've stayed constant on us. I don't think they let us feel like we've been on top of them at all, yet. They always have runners on base or they're squaring up a ball on the barrel -- just haven't pitched well enough. Then, the defense bit us today, which is untimely. I think Kranson's been pretty good over there, pretty solid, and a couple balls got by him today ... That's unusual for him. He's actually played OK over there."
Cal loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fifth, but Knapp tried to pull a breaking ball on the outer half from reliever Logan James, grounding into a force at third and scoring a run. James uncorked a wild pitch on his first offering to designated hitter Devon Rodriguez, before walking the junior slugger to load the bases for Kranson, but the freshman infielder jumped at the second pitch he saw from James and grounded out to short to end the threat.
With Ragira on first with a leadoff single and no outs in the top of the sixth, Kranson again came up short with the glove, whiffing on a hard shot off the bat of center fielder Austin Wilson. Reliever Kyle Porter then hit second baseman Danny Diekroeger to load the bases, and after striking out Whiting, surrendered a sacrifice fly to Blandino, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs.
"That was, I was pissed," Kranson said. "I should have made that play. It hit a little something I thought, but I'm not going to make that excuse. I just missed it."
Kranson led off the bottom of the eighth by taking a belt-high, 1-2 fastball from James deep over the right center field wall, right through the real estate formerly occupied by Cal's old scoreboard for his first collegiate home run. Kranson finished the night 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, and is now hitting .366 (15-for-41) with eight RBIs, eight runs, four doubles and one home run in his last 11 games.
"That felt really good," Kranson said. "I had faced Logan before, in high school summer ball, so I knew what he had. I took one -- he threw me a first-pitch fastball -- and then I fouled off a fastball straight back, and that was the same, exact pitch I hit out."
Stanford loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the ninth on two walks and a single off of reliever Ryan Wertenberger, who was pulled in favor of freshman Jake Schulz. Schulz promptly hit Ringo with his first pitch, forcing in the final run of the contest.
Cal got two men on with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on a Brenden Farney single and a four-pitch walk to Knapp, but Rodriguez flied out to center to end the game.
James earned his second win of the season with 4.2 innings of relief, allowing just one run on four hits, with three walks and five strikeouts. Hildenberger fell to 5-4 with the loss, allowing seven runs -- all earned -- on eight hits and three walks, striking out three.
All but two Bears starters registered hits on the evening, led by Kranson's 2-for-4 line. The Cardinal saw five hitters tally multi-hit games, though only one of Stanford's 12 hits went for extra bases.
On Deck
Cal concludes the three-game set on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Evans Diamond, honoring departing seniors Logan Scott, Justin Jones, Wertenberger and Ryan Sandler. The Bears will likely turn to sophomore righty Dylan Nelson for the start on the bump. Nelson is 1-5 in 19 appearances on the year (seven starts) with a 4.25 ERA in 53.0 innings. Nelson has 37 strikeouts to just eight walks, but opposing hitters are batting .311 against him.
"He probably is [running on fumes], but we don't have much choice," Esquer said. "We just need to decide whether we're going to try and shorten the game with somebody else or go with him from the start. They've come out smoking. The first two days, they've scored on us early and we've had to come back both days. We just have no sense of stability like we're going to hold them down and let the offense go."
Cal has hit .270 off of the Cardinal in the first two games (20-for-74) with seven walks and two hit batters, but with just three extra-base hits and has no wins to show for the effort.
"I think their pitchers have given us quite a bit, as a matter of fact," Esquer said. "I think they've given us opportunities. They've given us bases with hit-by-pitch and walks with some hits mixed in there. We just haven't cashed them in."
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Jun vs. CPU by Victar
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Subject: [TK2] Jun vs CPU cheeze guide v2.0
Date: 18 Mar 1996 01:42:05 -0500
[Tekken 2] Victar's Jun vs CPU cheeze guide v2.0
"Hai! Hai! Yah!"
Jun is the CPU-killing Cheeze Goddess, second only to Lei the Cheeze God
(you may now bow down in worship). I play on a Jun machine (Baek is a
sub-boss) with block-damage, set to "Hard" difficulty. (Hey, you with the
glasses! You're not bowing!!!! :)
****Cheeze #1: Death From Above****
Death From Above works like this:
1) knock the CPU down
2) stand real close to the CPU, practically stepping on its head or
3) when it rolls to the side, do a long pounce (U+2)
4) If you time it right, the CPU will whiff a rising attack and Jun
will land on its head for some 25-40% damage, depending on whether you
score a counter-hit.
If the long pounce misses, then you didn't get close enough. If the CPU
blocks the long pounce you were too slow. Don't do the short pounce (u+2)
by mistake or you'll eat a kick. Death From Above works on everyone except
CPU Lei (who always rolls away) and stage 1 enemies (who don't use rising
attacks as much). Oh, and don't try it on human opponents, who rarely use
the sideways roll anyway.
Are you tired of being unable to follow up Jun's 1+3 throw with anything
(because the CPU recovers too soon)? Well, now you can. After you break
the CPU's arm with 1+3, dash right up to its head and hit U+2 really
quick. Bam! Half its life is gone. Death From Above doesn't seem to work
with Jun's 2+4 throw, though.
Death From Above works even better when Jun knocks the CPU down with
something else - cartwheel kick, backflip kick, rushing uppercut,
double-hit front kick, almost anything works. The one exception that comes
to mind are the rising trip kicks you can do when you're getting up from a
knockdown, because those hit the CPU far away *and* it recovers from them
really fast.
So when the CPU is stretched on the ground (after a knockdown, whiffed
Frankensteiner, or whatever), then instead of sweeping it with a pitiful
low 3, run close to it (you're standing right on its knees). You'll have a
little more time to spare than if you knocked it down with the 1+3 throw,
so wait until it's about halfway through the sideways role before you hit
At my arcade, Death From Above was first discovered with Nina, and I've
since found it effective when playing Anna, Heihachi, Devil/Angel, and now
Jun. It probably works with everyone for whom U+2 is a flying punch
****Cheeze #2: Cartwheel Kick****
Cartwheel Kick cheeze works like this:
(from the edge of Jun's range) Cartwheel Kick, crouching 1, dash back,
As long as you don't do Jun's Cartwheel Kick (just press 3+4) from too
close, the CPU will almost always block it. It may try to hit you
afterwards, but Jun's low 1 (a crouching punch) is so fast you'll usually
hit it out of whatever it tries, or at least push it back. On early stages
you can just do 3+4, low 1, 3+4, low 1 etc. over & over again. On later
stages, particularly vs. CPU Wang, Kazuya, & Devil, you must be careful to
dash away after the low 1 and before you try to restart the pattern *from
the furthest border of Jun's range*. It helps if you can wear the CPU down
with block-damage, so if block-damage isn't enabled on your machine then
bug the arcade attendent to change the setting.
There are two hazards to this strategy. The first risk is that the CPU
will hit you out of the cartwheel kick (in particular, watch out for CPU
Kazuya/Devil's dragon punch). You can reduce this risk by
a) doing the cartwheel kick from the edge of Jun's range, or better yet
b) doing the cartwheel kick only after you've blocked the CPU's
attack/string, or better still
c) doing the cartwheel kick only after the CPU whiffs an attack/string
The second risk is that if you whiff the cartwheel kick, the CPU will give
you the pounding you deserve. So be careful not to overestimate Jun's
Also, it is better not to overuse this pattern if you can help it -
eventually, the CPU may start throwing you after the Cartwheel Kick, or
kicking you out of it (especially if you do it from too close). It is
safest to do the Cartwheel Kick when the CPU is recovering from a string
or special move. It is more damaging if you can hit the CPU out of a
string/special move with the Cartwheel Kick. The Cartwheel Kick is an
excellent way to retaliate against whiffed attacks of any kind. Remember,
if the cartwheel kick scores a knockdown, follow it up with Death From
****misc. cheezes****
-my favorite Jun combo is F+2, jumping 3. It's a rushing uppercut, after
which you jump straight in the air and kick 'em again; finish 'em off with
Death From Above. Jun's F+2 has a certain amount of setup & lag time,
though, so don't use it unless the CPU whiffs an attack.
-Another useful Jun tactic is to wait for the CPU to start a string, then
use her double front kick (D+3+4) to hit the CPU out of it. This works
particularly well against CPU Michelle, or after blocking Paul's dashing
elbow. It doesn't work against CPU Heihachi/Kazuya/Devil, who never use
their strings (except for the hell sweep). Don't do the front kick when
the CPU is just standing there, or it will duck/low block the kick and
hurt you while you recover. Again, be sure to follow up the double front
kick with Death From Above!
-It's usually safe to go for a "free throw" at the start of a round. At
higher levels, the CPU will very often duck or escape your throw but if
you do a crouching punch and/or back off after your attempt, you probably
won't be penalized. I like to use the 1+3 throw followed, of course, by
Death From Above. Remember, attempting to do an ordinary sweep to the CPU
after the 1+3 or 2+4 is hazardous to Jun's health. You Have Been Warned.
-For the toughest CPU enemies (Kazuya, Devil), fall back on the Ranma
Saotome final desperation technique: run away (not too far), let the CPU
run into your crouching punch, then dash a short distance away again. If
the CPU whiffs an attack or string when you dash away, now's your best
chance to start up the cartwheel kick cheeze. Note that the Saotome
technique does not work on CPU Michelle, and works only so-so on Wang.
Both of 'em sometimes kick you out of the crouching punches.
-I've seen Jun's unblockable spinning kick used to cheeze the CPU. They
did it like this:
1) Knock the CPU down with Jun's inescapable throw (d/f+2+3)
2) Let the CPU roll to the side while powering up the unblockable
spinning kick
3) kick the CPU as it's standing up
However, I suck at diagonal moves, so I haven't been able to do this very
often. Death From Above is much easier. Besides, I'm the only one who
bothers to beat the game with Jun anyway. ^_^
-When you get knocked down by mid-level (say, level 4-7) enemies, a nice
trick to gain an edge is to roll to the side (tap 1) and then get up with
a kick (3 or 4). The CPU may get baited into a missed pounce and eat the
kick. This tactic doesn't work well on CPU Kazuya/Devil, though - he'll
kick you out of the sideways roll over and over. Even if you roll
backward, he'll probably get at least one low kick on you before you
escape. It sucks, but c'est la vie.
-The first couple CPU opponents can quickly and easily be slain with Jun's
10-hit strings, but later opponents will just duck and/or hit you out of
A few more notes on individual CPU enemies:
Baek - He's a "boss" on the machine I play, so I've only killed him will
Law. The Saotome strategy does not work well on him, and neither does
doing the cartwheel kick when he's just standing there. I recommend
learning to recognize his short kick strings - when you see one coming,
dash out of range, and retaliate with the cartwheel kick when he finishes
Heihachi - I hate him, but at least he does fall for the Cartwheel Kick
pattern. Sometimes he jumps toward you with a quick air kick; block it,
dash up to him, and hurt or throw him (he's got a long recovery time from
that move.) Watch out for his hell sweep-axe kick string (sheesh I hate
that, next time he tries it I'm just going to jump away from him.) His air
kick and Death Fist moves must be blocked high.
Jack 2 - His throws *hurt*, so stay in a crouch when you're waiting for
him to make his move. He likes to do strings of punches. Hit him out of
the punch string with the double front kick, or just reverse the second
punch. Then dash up to him, Cartwheel Kick, dash, Cartwheel Kick over &
over again. You'll knock him out of his attempts to roll away several
times, possibly KO him before he finally wises up and rolls to the side;
by then he'll be down to a centimeter or two of life. If you're going for
a speedy time, then repeated Cartwheel Kicks are a quick way to take
Jack-2 out. You can also use Death From Above, or repeated low 3s as
Jack-2 finishes the sideways roll.
Jun - you won't fight her unless you continue someone else's game, which
is actually too bad. My Devil easily kills 9th-level Jun just by falling
back on the Saotome strategy until she whiffs a cartwheel kick, then
<whack*whack*whack>, Death From Above. Note that CPU Jun likes to throw a
King - the Cartwheel Kick pattern works OK. Stay in a crouch whenever
you're close to King, because he'll try to do his multi-throws on you more
frequently than any other CPU character, IMHO. When he whiffs a
Frankensteiner or drop kick, pay him back Death From Above! (Note that a
drop kick blocked from close range will force you into guard-stun, in
which case you won't have any time to retaliate. Crouch-blocking the
Frankensteiner won't cause guard-stun, though). Watch out for King's
single Ali kick, uppercut string; you have to block the Ali kick low and
the uppercut hit high, then whack him during the recovery time. Whenever
you block a set of his Ali kicks, retaliate with the cartwheel kick; he
won't recover in time to block.
King sometimes likes to do a special spring to his feet after he's been
knocked down. If he does, you can block it and retaliate with almost
Law - the Cartwheel Kick pattern doesn't always work on him because he's
so fast. Jun can sometimes front kick him out of his strings, though.
Watch out for his string of punches ending in an elbow smash or two; you
have to block the elbow smash(es) high.
Lei - Incredibly Easy. Just duck his set of two turning punches (he does
'em over & over again), and when he's got his back turned to you, throw
him. I guess even Cheeze Gods have their weaknesses...
Michelle - wait a short distance away for her to do one of her two- or
three-hit strings out of range. For extra damage, hit her out of the
string with a front kick or Cartwheel Kick. To play it safe, wait until
she finishes the string and either start the Cartwheel Kick block-damage
pattern or dash up to her and throw her. Be careful, because she tends to
end her strings either in low kicks (which must be blocked low) or an
uppercut (which must be blocked high). Don't let her run into crouching
punches or you'll eat her boots.
Nina - the Cartwheel Kick pattern works OK. It's hard to hit her out of
her kick strings, because her legs have such long reach. Watch out for her
multi-throw. She likes to multi-throw you out of missed kicks!
Paul - Easy. Stand outside of sweep range, and wait for him to do his trip
kick + dashing elbow combo. Block the elbow and retaliate with the double
front kick or a throw, Death From Above. Repeat. If he closes in on you,
make him keep his distance with a crouching punch. You have to block his
trip kick low and his dashing elbow/death fist high.
Yoshimitsu - Easy. He's got a horrible lag time after his standing kicks.
Crouch and wait for him to do his two standing high kicks in a row. Then
immediately let go of the joystick (i.e. stand up) and tap 3. You'll do an
extra-powerful roundhouse that will send him flying. (Alternatively, just
reverse the second kick - if I can do it, anyone can. :) If Yoshi closes
in on you, make him keep back with a low punch. If he does his tumbling
move into you, block the first two tumbles and then throw him.
Alex/Roger - They fight a lot like King and have all of his weaknesses,
especially springing to their feet after a knockdown. The cartwheel kick
pattern works on 'em too.
Wang - Hard. The Cartwheel Kick pattern works on him sometimes, but don't
rely on it exclusively or he'll start hitting you out of the Cartwheel
Kick. Don't do the Cartwheel Kick from any closer than the edge of Jun's
range or you'll be *asking* to get hit. Crouch (Wang likes to throw) and
wait for him to do a Michelle string, then treat him as if he were
Michelle (but don't bother throwing him with 1+3 or 2+4, he almost always
escapes). Watch out for his Michelle-uppercut and Death Fist, both of
which have to be blocked high. The Saotome technique works only so-so.
Kazuya - Hard. The Cartwheel Kick pattern works if you're extremely
careful, or better yet, if you combine it with the Saotome technique. He
likes to tackle you, so be ready to escape or hit him out of the attempt
with a crouching punch. If he whiffs his dragon punch, juggle him with
something quick (you won't have time to do this if you block it). Always
go for Death From Above when you have the chance. Watch out for his
spinning sweep kicks, which must be blocked low, and his *#$% dragon
punch, which hurts like hell (50%) and must be blocked high. Kazuya
also throws like a total bastard, so stay in a crouch and do not whiff
your attacks. That means you don't attack unless he's within range, and
NEVER do any attack he can duck underneath unless you're hitting him out
of a move, or while he recovers from a move.
Devil - As bad as Kazuya. Treat him the same. He doesn't have as many of
Kazuya's moves (no standing tackle, and his hell sweep only hits twice),
but he shares Kazuya's passion for dragon punching you and throwing you
out of ill-timed attacks. Beware the *#@$ unblockable laser. CPU Devil
always uses it at least once or twice per match, occasionally up to four
times in one round. Duck the ground laser (he bends over a moment before
firing it). You can stand up and kick him afterward, or quickly dash up to
him and throw him (assuming you can do Jun's d/f+2+3; Kazuya/Devil will
escape basic throws up to five times in a row.)
When Devil flies up for the air laser, react fast! If you can run (f,
f, F) behind him and back-throw him when he lands, great. Be careful not
to do a normal dash (f, F) or you'll stop after a few steps and get fried.
If you're standing at least a screen length away, the safer option is to
dash away (b, B) and keep on dashing. When he starts to fire, hold the
joystick U/B and you should jump out of the laser's path. Then run to
close the distance between you and Devil before he charges you with the
running battering-ram. If Devil prepares the air laser while you're lying
on the ground, tap 1 to roll to the side (out of its path) and then roll
away or toward him (this is also handy vs human Devil players).
A word on unblockables other than Devil's laser. The CPU very rarely uses
them. When the CPU has decided to do an unblockable, you'll see your enemy
"power up" while a pretty sparkly flashes. That is your warning to either
hit him *fast* or run/jump away.
When I tell you people to do the lizard
Pull yourself together and take a listen
Take my flask and sip the liquid
Forgive me now for what I might deliver
-Saigon Kick, "The Lizard"
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Michael Caine is set to turn novelist when he completes the next "Batman" film - because he's sick of lawyers telling him what he can and can't write about in his memoirs. The movie star has just released his second autobiography, The Elephant to Hollywood, and he's telling fans his next book will be a work of fiction.
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C Scripting Language (CSL) is an embeddable scripting language with C syntax. A comprehensive set of libraries is included in the base package, and writing your own libraries is possible with an easy API for C programs, as well as a class interface for C++ programs. If you are looking for a compact and powerful scripting engine for your application, CSL might be the choice.
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Last year Apple quietly started building up its educational program by implementing more and more iPads within schools across the countries. Some tablets were donated and some were acquired by headmasters and the teaching staff. But these are not isolated incidents. Apparently schools are starting to give up purchasing PCs in favor of the Apple tablet and a new study is here to prove just that.
Needham & Company analyst Charles Wolf wrote in a note to investors that relevant data has been collected showing the iPad is replacing computers in educational sales. He states that computer sales in the education sector have been falling dramatically by 265,000 units which makes up 13.9%. In the iPad camp things couldn't go better – as about 1 million tablets have been shipped to K-12 schools around the country.
"Clearly, a significant portion of iPad sales represented an expansion of the market. But in view of the fact that Mac sales held steady at around 520,000 units but overall PC sales declined by 265,000 units from 1.90 million to 1.64 million units, we believe the inescapable conclusion is that the iPad is beginning to cannibalize a material portion of PC sales in this market."
Apparently only computer sales have deteriorated but not Macs sale. Apple Chief Financial Officer, Peter Oppenheimer stated that Macs had a great quarter in education, maybe their best so far. He gave the example of the Rutherford County, NC school that just acquired 6,000 MacBook Airs.
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Source: Apple's iPad now definitively replacing PC sales in education
Official: Apple tablets are slowly replacing computers in the educational sector
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Spanish Persausive Essay
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Identify a problem that involves the Spanish language in some way. Your choice! (Example: Unfairness/bias issues in highstakes testing for ESL students) Propose a solution to the problem. And then support and develope your solution into a persuasive writing piece. (Doesn't have to be in Spanish, and can't be on immigration) Don't have any ideas. Does anybody have any?
How about educating students (not just those who speak Spanish as their first language) to become fully bilingual. Teach all subjects in both Spanish and English -- math, science, etc.
Too many times in "educationese," the term "bilingual classroom" refers to one in which the students are taught only in Spanish. The emphasis needs to be on students' becoming fully fluent in both languages.
thanks so much!
Wonderful idea above for learning a second language and becoming bilingual. However, since it involves the Spanish language in some way and is non-specific, I'd like to present: teaching native Spanish speakers to write. A native speaker learns to communicate orally first. Writing is a later skill in any language. Having taught Spanish to Spanish-speakers, I'd like to address some of the pitfalls.
Writing is a complex procedure involving how to construct and organize what is to be written, transforming and revising and finally executing the finished product.
It's necessary to be exposed to all sorts of writing - flyers, ads, articles from magazines/newspapers, letters, etc. Because at first the grammar, syntax, spelling needed work I gave 2 scores. One for the grammar and one for the content, because some of the ideas in the writing were superb.
Composing, developing, analyzing ideas were new to most students and they enjoyed the "brainstorming" before organizing. Some even excelled at the revision strategies, but because we tend to skip over our own mistakes, they loved "read-arounds" where you got to pick someone else's errors. Proofreading can be fun, even though it is work.
Of course, there are regional differences in Spanish, (in sound as well as in vocabulary) as there are in any language, as well as social and cognitive differences with individuals. The difference between formal and informal language is supressing the language of the street, chicanismos and putting the required accent marks where they belong. Most students at first thought that was absolutely ridiculous, not really seeing the difference in meaning "with or without an accent."
Depending upon the career an individual might like, it was interesting to focus on specific phraseology and to be sensitive to the "audience" for which something was written.
This is just another idea you might like, but perhaps only if you are interested in what a language-teaching specialist might do.
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Find the Letter T: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
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Positions and salience in European Union politics: Estimation and validation of a new dataset
This article introduces the 'Positions and Salience in European Union Politics' dataset. The dataset comprises positional and salience estimates of more than 250 parties and governments in the European Union (EU). These estimates, which all come with measures of uncertainty, pertain to 10 important EU policy domains as well as a European integration and a left—right scale. The dataset exploits statistics from hand-coded European party manifestos provided by the 'Euromanifestos' project and uses simulation to correct stochastic error. The manifestos are scaled using a technique for count data that employs principles from psychophysics. For most European domestic parties and major European Parliament groups, the estimates range from 1979 to 2004, while for member state governments time-series between 1998 and 2007 are available. The dataset may be of use to scholars interested in European integration, Europeanization, compliance research or EU legislative decision-making.
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Unlike games televised on FOX, CBS, or ESPN, the camera never directly featured a shot of the cheerleaders on the sideline. We didn't even get a look at them during timeouts or before/after commercial break. That disappointed me greatly because from the slight glimpses I did see, they looked really good in their white uniforms. What disappointed me even more than not seeing our Gold Rush, was the fact our offense couldn't turn turnovers into points.
What started out as a great offensive drive with their first possession, the 49ers could not move the ball into the endzone, or even through the uprights. Joe Nedney's missed 39 yard field goal would have been the only points the 49ers didn't score off of turnovers. However, it never should have come to a field goal attempt as Alex Smith hit Michael Crabtree on an important 2nd and 7, that would have been a 1st and goal, but Crabtree dropped the ball. That drop was costly and confusing as Crabtree made an amazing almost-catch on the first play of the series.
The offense as a whole did not fare very well against the Chicago Bears. Frank Gore finally received more than 20 carries for the first time since the first game of the season, and he did average four yards a carry, but as always, take away a big run from him and you see the results of a poor offensive line. Gore rushed 25 times, with positive yards on 16 of those carries, but nine attempts for no gain, or negative yards. The O-line's inability to create a push upfront was apparent when Smith attempted to gain a yard for a first down but was denied. Although the 49ers are without Joe Staley, easily the most talented member on the line, the ability to gain one yard on 4th and 1 is what the front office is paying them for.
Alex Smith didn't necessarily play poorly, he was just very unspectacular. He threw 16 of 23 for 118 yards. While completing nearly 70% of his passes is what the offense is looking for, having only 118 yards to show for it does not help anyone. He could have completed 100% of his passes but if it goes for 150 yards, who cares? I don't even know if Jimmy Raye can be faulted completely anymore. Half of the plays were called out of the Shotgun, and I do like them using run plays out of the formation. The dink and dunk approach is fine, but the offense has to push the ball down the field once in a while. There was the one play-call that I absolutely loved, the deep ball to Michael Crabtree, that turned into an interception. It is on Smith to have seen the defender was with Crabtree step for step. The play just wasn't there. Smith should have either continued through his reads, or overthrow Crabtree so it's an incompletion, or great diving catch. I suppose Smith just doesn't feel comfortable in the pocket, or confident in his decision making to look off the primary target and hit some one else.
After the interception, the 49ers didn't dare unleash another downfield attempt, and played to not lose the game. To their credit, it almost worked. They were able to milk a good amount of time off the clock. With 9:01 left to play, the 49ers gave the Bears the ball back with 2:47. If they scored a touchdown at the end of the drive, it would have put the game away. Unfortunately, that did not happen and the game was much closer than it should have been.
All of us fans love to see nail-biters, especially when its our team that wins. This win was the ugliest win I have ever seen, and although a win is a win, the offense needs to improve if they want to win the division. Five interceptions is what offenses dream their defense gives them. Points off of turnovers will usually, and did determine the outcome of the game. But a meager ten points is plain embarrassing. The fifth interception doesn't really count because it was the play that ended the game, but four turnovers and only ten points is just as bad. Last week the Tennessee Titans went into Candlestick and got 24 points off of four turnovers. That is what wins games.
Not enough praise can be showered onto the defense. What we already knew was a talented group, shined during a primetime game. It seemed everyone on that side of the ball came up with a big play. Aubrayo Franklin's interception is probably one of my favorite plays this year. The 49ers are fortunate to have such a dominate defense, whose core players have not yet reached their potential. The defense deserves all the credit for the win, and hopefully continues to play well and get help from the offense.
No doubt Mike Singletary will take the win, but if his 49ers go into Green Bay content with an awful win, 4-6 is what we're going to be looking at. The Packers are being just as inconsistent as the 49ers, so there is no reason why they can't go into Lambeau Field and come out victorious. The offense better show up next week because the cheerleaders will not be there to cover up their porous play.
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"This session, my priority was reforming public education, and working together we've taken real steps toward that goal. Now, it's time to get to work."
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California 98 is an east-west state route in Imperial County that travels between and parallels Interstate 8 and the international border with Mexico. It passes through the city of Calexico, and otherwise passes by rural farms and desert environs. Beginning at Interstate 8 at the foot of In-ko-pah Gorge, California 98 merges back onto Interstate 8 east of Holtville.
|A small trailblazer shield for Interstate 8 is posted after the transition ramp from eastbound Interstate 8 to eastbound California 98. Continue east along California 98 to north Imperial County S-2 to return to Interstate 8. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|California 98 drops in elevation, and it will soon be below sea level. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The first intersection along eastbound California 98 is the junction with Imperial County S-2 (Imperial Highway). Note that the sign incorrectly calls this "San Diego County S-2." Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Another Interstate 8 trailblazer is posted for northbound Imperial County S-2. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Follow Imperial County S-2 northwest to Ocotillo and into San Diego County. Within San Diego County, S-2 serves Carrizo Badlands, Sweeney Pass, Canebrake, Agua Caliente County Park, Vallecito, and Shelter Valley before meeting California 78 at Scissors Crossing. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The upcoming section of California 98 is very desolate and features little, if any, manmade structures beyond the highway and the water stops. The speed limit on this two-lane expressway is 65 miles per hour. Signal Mountain comes into view in the distance; it is in Mexico. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The highway curves a bit to the southeast. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Afterward, the highway turns again toward the south and then to the east. This area is known as the Yuha Desert, and it is part of federally owned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holdings. Plants are not as common as in other parts of the desert due to the rainshadow effect caused by the nearby Cuyamaca Mountains. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|A reassurance shield for California 98 is posted here, followed by a mileage sign. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|This mileage sign within the Yuha Desert provides the distance to Calexico, the junction with Interstate 8, and Yuma, Arizona. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Some parts of California 98 in the Yuha Desert are brutally straight. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Signal Mountain is getting closer, but the highway turns east again rather than continue southeast toward Mexico. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|These blue flags, which are posted next to containers every several hundred feet, offer water to travelers (legal or illegal) who pass through the Yuha Desert. The word "water" is written in English, Spanish, or both languages. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|This mileage sign provides the distance to Calexico (17 miles) and Interstate 8 (41 miles). Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Again, the Yuha Desert stretch of California 98 can be very straight. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|This Bureau of Land Management sign advises that California 98 is leaving the Yuha Desert area. A final blue flag waves in the air, followed by the appearance of several power lines in the distance. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|A set of three power lines comes into view ahead; these three lines carry electricity from Mexican power plant north to the Southwest Powerlink, a 500 KV power line that connects Arizona with San Diego. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Agriculture, in its most limited forms, becomes noticeable after California 98 crosses under the trio of power lines. Palms are grown in a nursery on the south side of California 98 in the distance. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Palms love the climate of the desert and grow well here. Oftentimes, they are transplanted from nurseries such as this one to locations in coastal Southern California, where they become a part of housing or commercial developments. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, which is commonly seen along California 98, is parked on the shoulder of the highway near the Westside Canal. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Eastbound California 98 crosses over the Westside Canal, which brings water from the Colorado River to the various farms and ranches located throughout the western Imperial Valley. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The next intersection along eastbound California 98 is the junction with Imperial County S-29, which travels north to Seeley via Drew Road. This intersection is notable for another reason. The section of modern California 98 from Interstate 8 Exit 87 to this point was a later addition to the state highway. Originally, California 98 followed what is now Imperial County S-29 north to end at U.S. 80 in Seeley. When the state highway was extended, the old alignment was returned to local control and is now part of the county route system. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Continuing east, California 98 now enters irrigated fields of verdant acres, with agricultural operations prevalent on both sides of the flat highway. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The next intersection along eastbound California 98 is with Pulliam Road. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|This mileage sign provides the distance to Calexico (8 miles), Interstate 8 (33 miles) and Yuma, Arizona (63 miles). Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The next crossroads is the junction with Imperial County S-30, Brockman Road, in the community of Mount Signal. There is not much development in Mount Signal. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Imperial County S-30 travels north from this point along Brockman Road, transitioning onto Forrester Road and continuing north to Westmorland, the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, and Calipatria. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|After Imperial County S-30/Brockman Road, this reassurance shield is posted on eastbound California 98. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The next intersection along eastbound is with Rockwood Road. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Corda Road follows as the next signed intersection. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Ferrell Road is the next intersection along eastbound California 98. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Following Ferrell Road is the intersection with Clark Road. All of these roads are local access, farm to market roads. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|An eastbound California 98 shield is posted after the Clark Road intersection. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|A right turn to Hammers Road is up next. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|California 98 prepares to dip to its lowest point along the route, as it enters the New River valley. The Imperial County refuse disposal site is located adjacent to the river. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|A two-lane bridge carries California 98 over the New River. Often touted as one of the most polluted rivers in the country, the New River carries pollutants from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. As it picks up agricultural runoff, the New River swells with chemicals, sewer waste, and other untreated byproducts. This toxic stew empties into the Salton Sea, bringing the toxicity level upward for the fragile, beautiful sea. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|California 98 climbs out of the New River valley. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Continuing east, California 98 approaches its junction with Imperial County S-31, Dogwood Road. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Use Imperial County S-31/Dogwood Road north to Heber, El Centro, and Brawley. The county route provides an alternative to north-south California 86 and California 111. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Imperial County S-31 reaches its southern terminus at this traffic signal with California 98 west of Calexico. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|This sign indicates that the junction with California 7 is another 9 miles east. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Calexico is "Where Mexico and California Meet." Home to 36,274 people as of an estimate taken in 2005 by the state Department of Finance, Calexico was incorporated in 1908 and consists of 7.87 square miles as of 2005. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|A four-way stop is positioned immediately after the entrance to the city of Calexico for D. Navarro Avenue. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Due to its position on the border with Mexico, Calexico calls itself an international gateway city. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The first signalized intersection is with Kloke Road. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The next signalized intersection is with Eady Avenue. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|Continuing east, the next intersections are with VV Williams and Lee Road. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|The next signalized intersection is with Menvielle Road, which also travels south to the port of entry. Photos taken 01/27/06.
|After crossing the East Highline Canal, eastbound California 98 leaves the agricultural fields of the Imperial Valley and enters the undeveloped desert. A lone palm tree comes into view on the north side of the two-lane highway. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|The Southwest Powerlink, a major 500kV power line crosses California 98. The power line connects power facilities in southern Arizona (including Palo Verde Nuclear Power Generating Station) with facilities in Mexicali and San Diego. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|A California 98 east reassurance shield is posted as the highway continues into the desert. The All-American Canal continues alongside the highway to the south, and the power lines follow it to the next hydroelectric generating station. (Power is generated as the water cascades from the elevation of the Colorado River west to the Imperial Valley which lies below sea level.) Photo taken 01/15/07.
|This mileage sign provides the distance to the junction with Interstate 8 (eight miles at Exit 134) and Yuma, Arizona (38 miles). Photo taken 01/15/07.
|An Imperial Irrigation District power facility is located on the All-American Canal here, which explains the presence of so many power lines converging on this area. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|The two-lane highway enters a terrain devoid of human development except for the canal and powerlines to the south. Much of this land is part of the East Mesa, which brings us out of the Imperial Valley and toward the Algodones Dunes. This land is not nearly as fertile as the lowlands of the Imperial Valley. Watch for the soft, sandy shoulder when stopping along this stretch of highway. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|The Tamarisk Long-Term Visitors Area is operated by the federal Bureau of Land Management and offers camping and recreational vehicle parking. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|Continuing east, California 98 approaches Interstate 8 in one mile. This interchange marks the eastern terminus of California 98. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|The highway turns to the north to make the final approach to Interstate 8. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|Eastbound California 98 approaches its junction with Interstate 8. This trailblazer shield for Interstate 8 features a "junction (JCT)" banner and has a 1979 specification Interstate 8 shield. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|Unlike the western terminus of California 98, which features a directional interchange with no access to eastbound Interstate 8, the eastern terminus is a full diamond interchange. Use Interstate 8 east to El Centro and San Diego; use Interstate 8 west to Winterhaven, Yuma, and Tucson. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|California 98 ends at its junction with Interstate 8. The first ramp connects to Interstate 8 east to Yuma; the left turn connects to Interstate 8 west to El Centro. There is no end shield present. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|California 98 west
|California 98 prepares to cross the East Highline Canal on this bridge, which was built in 1939 and widened in 2006. The new bridge rails and concrete curbs were designed to emulate the 1930s bridge construction common to that era, resulting in white rails and divoted curbs. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|This view shows the substructure of the East Highline Canal bridge. The East Highline Canal begins its northerly journey here, at the divergence from the All-American Canal. Photo taken 01/15/07.
|Westbound California 98 ends as it merges onto Interstate 8 westbound just west of Ocotillo and Imperial County S-2. Photo taken 12/14/02.
|California 98 scenes
|Near the eastern edge of the Yuha Desert, these 230kV power lines carry electricity from Mexico into the United States. The power line on the right is managed by San Diego Gas & Electric and is known as the Imperial Valley-La Rosita Line, named after the two substations it connects. It was constructed prior to the other two lines. La Rosita is the name for both a substation and a power plant in Mexico; this older line connects to the substation. The other two power lines were constructed in late 2001 and early 2002 by Intergen and Sempra. These lines added capacity between new power generation facilities and the United States transmission grid. Photo taken 03/26/06.
|These power lines are west of Calexico, looking north toward the large Imperial Valley substation, where they merge into the east-west 500 kV line. The power lines originate in Mexico and bring energy generated by two power plants into the United States: The easternmost line brings power from the Termoelectrica de Mexicali Power Plant, and the middle line brings power from the La Rosita Power Plant. After a series of legal skirmishes, the power lines were granted approval by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2004. For more information, read DOE/EIS-0365: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Imperial-Mexicali 230-kV Transmission Lines (May 2004). Photo taken 03/26/06.
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Whiz mission: Change the football culture in the desert
By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY
You know there's a slice of Ken Whisenhunt just yearning for that moment.
It's why the new Arizona Cardinals coach laughs, when in the midst of talking bread-and-butter X's and O's, he is asked which of the talented wide receivers he has inherited has the liveliest arm.
"Q," he says flatly, referring to Pro Bowler Anquan Boldin.
Whisenhunt knows what a weapon like that can mean.
When he coordinated the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense, Whisenhunt sometimes drove opponents crazy by dialing up college quarterback-turned-pro receiver Antwaan Randle El for a big-play option pass at just the right time. Randle El was the first receiver in Super Bowl history to throw a touchdown pass, when his 43-yard, crunchtime strike to Hines Ward iced the Super Bowl XL victory against the Seattle Seahawks.
"I'm just telling you," Whisenhunt injects, "to watch out for Anquan."
Promises, promises.
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Boldin, who went to Florida State as a quarterback, switched to receiver, then flirted as a signal-caller throughout his Seminoles years — due to injuries, he actually played the second half of his final college game under center — knows he's likely to have opportunities to show off his gun.
He has plunged into Whisenhunt's playbook and loves the variety. He may line up wide, in the slot, even in the backfield, perhaps running a reverse or two.
"This is going to give me a chance to show what I can do," says Boldin, who set an NFL rookie record with 101 catches in 2003.
"And, hey, people haven't seen me throw the ball since college."
Make no mistake, as ripe as conditions are, that Boldin will add sizzle to the offense by launching some tight spirals; the meat-and-potatoes aspects of Whisenhunt's philosophy represent the key to turning around a perennial bottom feeder that went 5-11 last season.
Tough, smart football that wins in the trenches — that's the identity of the franchise Whisenhunt used to work for, and it is what he aims to establish in the desert.
In recent years, the Cardinals have become notorious for losing close games while seemingly wearing down in the fourth quarter. Under Dennis Green in 2006, five of their losses were by seven points or less.
Enter Whisenhunt, the franchise's fourth coach since 2000.
Must he revamp a losing culture? The franchise has won one playoff game since 1947.
Says Whisenhunt: "I see a team that wants to win but doesn't have a clear vision of how to do it."
That the first draft pick in his tenure was used for Levi Brown, a mauler of an offensive tackle from Penn State, is so significant.
Last year Arizona signed all-pro running back Edgerrin James to a $30 million contract … then finished 30th in rushing, with a league-low 3.2 yards a carry.
James, who topped 1,500 rushing yards four times with the Indianapolis Colts, had a career-low 3.4-yard average last season.
Maybe the numbers will improve with a rebuilt line. The Cardinals rushed just 419 times in 2006, seventh-lowest in the league, while passing on 58% of their snaps. Whisenhunt, who called runs on 57% of the snaps during the 2005 season en route to the Steelers' Super Bowl title, has said he wants to run 600 times.
He'd also like second-year quarterback Matt Leinart to complete at least 64% of his throws; he connected on 56.8% in 2006.
In Pittsburgh, Whisenhunt often used the pass early to set up a running game that was capable of protecting second-half leads and grinding down the clock.
Whether the Cardinals reach that point will be telling. Whisenhunt brought the Steelers' former offensive line coach, Russ Grimm, with him to teach techniques. Leonard Davis, Chris Liwienski and Alex Stepanovich are gone, and the fresh faces include tackle Mike Gandy, center Al Johnson and Brown, selected fifth overall.
"You start by building inside-out," Whisenhunt says.
The Cardinals were almost forced to take a tackle, given their stash at the skill positions. Besides Boldin, James and Leinart, the offensive pieces include receivers Larry Fitzgerald, a Pro Bowler in 2005, and 2003 first-round pick Bryant Johnson.
The Cardinals continued laying a foundation in the trenches on draft day, using a second-round pick to snag Michigan defensive tackle Alan Branch. Branch joins an underachieving defense that ranked 29th last season, despite fielding playmakers in safety Adrian Wilson, cornerback Antrel Rolle, linebacker Karlos Dansby and defensive lineman Darnell Dockett.
"On game days, I always make my way to the opposite end of the field to watch the other team warm up," says Rod Graves, the Cardinals' vice president of football operations, now in his 10th season with the franchise.
"I used to say, 'They're bigger, more athletic than our guys.' I can't say that anymore. Now I feel comfortable that our guys can match up with anybody."
The high picks accrued year after year surely help that process along. But the inability to convert the talent to consistent winning reflects that fine line in the NFL.
"There are a lot of ways to skin a cat," Whisenhunt says. "But we have belief in a system that has worked. In this league, you're going to have to win a lot of close games to be successful. And a lot of that comes with your style of football. You have to run the ball, play tough defense and don't make the dumb mistakes. Then you give yourself a chance."
Whisenhunt went on to cite a remarkable statistic the Steelers had under his former boss, Bill Cowher. They were 105-1-1 in the regular season when leading by at least 11 points. The not-so-subtle suggestion: The formula, which has come west with him, works.
"He brings instant credibility," Boldin says. "He's been there, he's done it. Who's not going to listen to that? All of us are playing to win a championship."
A year after moving into a sparkling new stadium, the Cardinals have found other ways to keep things fresh. The old weight room at team headquarters was gutted, with more than $200,000 spent on the overhaul.
Boldin says the players are buying into it. In the two weeks before their mid-May minicamp began, 52 players were working out at team headquarters.
"In previous years," Boldin said, "you'd only have 10 or 15 guys working out here in the offseason."
Whisenhunt is excited by the participation because he believes the team chemistry that wins in the fall is actually established in the spring.
Winning starts with an attitude, he says. "We're still undefeated," he says.
Quarterback: Two NFL seasons, two offenses to learn. Matt Leinart is getting a crash course in absorbing the pro game, but he'll be better for it in the long run. His new coach, Whisenhunt, broke in Ben Roethlisberger and is unlikely to put too large a load on Leinart.
Just in case, Kurt Warner changed his mind about retirement and returns as the backup.
Running back: Was last season a sign Edgerrin James is on the decline or just an aberration? James thought the Cardinals' three-receiver base sets would open up running lanes, but this only happened occasionally. He topped 1,100 yards but had a career-low average per carry (3.4).
There will be more of a commitment to running in 2007, which explains the presence of new fullback Terrelle Smith.
Wide receiver: Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald form one of the best combinations in the league, with the underrated Boldin drawing comparisons to Hines Ward because of his blocking. Fitzgerald, in just his fourth year, is a polished technician whose hands are already among the best in the NFL.
Bryant Johnson is a dangerous and speedy slot target.
Tight end: The position seemed to be de-emphasized in recent years. Now comes a heavy dose of two-tight end formations and the idea of pounding opponents into submission. Big Leonard Pope, come on down.
Offensive line: No area on the team has been overhauled as much as the wall of blockers, which will feature at least three new starters. Perhaps no lineman in the draft was as physical as tackle Levi Brown. That fits perfectly with designs for a power rushing game.
Defensive line: The Cards feel they got a steal when tackle Alan Branch slid to the second round; he was rated 12th overall on the their draft board. Darnell Dockett is likely to play end as the team moves to a 3-4 scheme. Kendrick Clancy is also in the mix.
Linebacker: Versatile Karlos Dansby remains the best of the bunch, and physical inside man Gerald Hayes emerged to lead the team with 93 tackles. Bertrand Berry, who had 14½ sacks in 2004, and Chike Okeafor will play on the outside in the new alignment. Darryl Blackstock and Calvin Pace also get fresh chances to make an impact.
Secondary: Strong safety Adrian Wilson is a special player, earning a much-deserved Pro Bowl nod last season. Now he'll be teamed with free agent signee Terrence Holt. Playmaker Antrel Rolle continues to emerge at one corner, but questions persist on the other side.
Special teams: Placekicker Neil Rackers has arguably the strongest leg in the NFL, but his long-distance prowess waned last season. J.J. Arrington was a weapon on kickoffs last year; rookie Steve Breaston probably will take over punt-return duties.
Coaching staff: Whisenhunt gets his first head coaching gig after immense success with the Pittsburgh Steelers as the offensive coordinator. His top aide, former Washington Redskins' Hog Russ Grimm, has a great reputation and figures to be the perfect choice to mold a new line.
Outlook: Another year, another new coach. With so much parity, the Cardinals' number is bound to come up at some point. They have playmakers on both sides of the ball, and again they look like they can make a leap.
With five consecutive seasons of double-figure losses and one playoff win in 60 years, it is up to Whisenhunt to show the team how it's done.
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