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Examines the technology to support ESL learning. Discusses Esl learning, best practices, technology to teach ESL students, barriers to technology use, and technology methods. The increase in enrollment of students who need to learn English as a second language.
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Using Technology to Support ESL Learning Introduction The following presents the topic of using technology to support ESLlearning The following issues are discussed English as a secondlanguage best-practices for ESL students technology to increase ESLlearning barriers to technology use to enhance ESL learning technologymethods to support ESL learning and summary and conclusion English as a Second Language The enrollment of students who seek to learn English as a secondlanguage continues to increase presenting challenges for educatorsnationwide Nelson According to North Central Regional
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The No Child Left Behind Act(NCLB) of 2 1 demands that these goals be met and also states that by theeighth grade, all students must be technologically literate. Available: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te9 .htmParra, Gabriel Eduardo Cote. Williams stated thateducators must encourage students to substitute words from their ownlanguage when the English word is unknown in a classroom that is free fromrisk to do so. || |Students will use appropriate learning || |strategies to construct and apply || |academic knowledge. Technology to Increase ESL Learning New NCLB requirements bring new goals and increased accountabilityfor all students as well as ESL students. If a student is having a problem with the assignment, they can useanother's paper as a guide. While the study of foreign languages is not centered onESL students, related findings further point out the discrepancies found inschools with high numbers of minority students with regard to the use oftechnology to learn a language. Technology provides new opportunities to teachersand students for all learning. The online discussion group provides a technologicalaid to learn a foreign language. The authors concluded that students using aWeb-based method learned slightly more than students in the classroom.This technology allows students to learn English in a faster and moreinteractive manner. The learning of English as aninternational language is a growing concept as global commerce andcommunications increase. Schools with lower income students, asmeasured by the percent of students qualifying for subsidized lunches,demonstrate lower percentages of classroom Internet access. "Using standards to integrate academic language into ESL fluency," The Clearing House 74.2 (2 ): 1 2-1 4.Brock, Cynthia. Collaborativeactivities were needed to help students use English and learn socialstudies, and technology assisted with these goals. Technology use included the use of a software package, Edmark'sDestination: Time Trip, USA. "Whose history? Lessons must useinstructional conversations formats with dialogue to increase interest andlearning. Summary and Conclusion In summary, the numbers of ESL students are increasing, bestpractices to assist these students are provided, and technology can be usedto assist with these goals. The authors sought to understand if there were increases instudent use of language for social purposes and increases in appropriateuse of language for different cultural and social settings improved.Findings were that students participated with higher rates in collaborativeactivities, compared to individual activities and their use of writtenlanguage for enjoyment and personal expression increased. Parra (2 ) provided an example of an online discussion group andits process. This author showed findings to different people proficient in thelanguages, who reported the translations to be good and accurate. Thisnumeric index targets schools that need improvement. Findings were that online students scoredlower than classroom students on a pretest, and post-tests showed nosignificant differences. Chat rooms, e-mail, discussionforums, content modules, quizzes, resource links, presentation and groupingdevices, and opportunities for the development of a personal home page wereprovided. This site is interactive and accessible to users worldwide.English for Everybody has a set of English language lessons for differentlevels with practice exam and resources. Increases insocial and culturally appropriate use of languages were not found howeverstudents corrected their use of language due to peer messages while gainingexperience with online communication. "Comparing Web-based and classroom-based learning: A quantitative study," Journal of Research on Technology in Education 34.2 (2 2): 131-137.Thomsen, Elizabeth B. Another site is TEFL.net, which also includes job listings, teachingmaterial, articles, and more. Graphics with text, dialoguejournals, or multimedia learning portfolios can be used to assess students. According to these authors,California has implemented an accountability program to measure academicperformance of the students and identify schools that are behind due tolarge numbers of minority or economically disadvantages students and largenumbers of students seeking to learn English as a second language. Whatever the context of teaching English,resources on the World Wide Web assist with learning a second language.For example, Dave's ESL Cage is a site that includes job postings worldwideand teaching ideas with material. "English Learners and Machine Translation," Phi Delta Kappan 85.5 (2 4): 4 9-41 .Williams, Joan A. Best-Practices for ESL Students ESL students learn English as they learn academic subjects (Urdanivia-English 193). English as a Second Language The enrollment of students who seek to learn English as a secondlanguage continues to increase presenting challenges for educatorsnationwide (Nelson 39). For example, best practices point out thatstudent collaboration and interaction are important for learning Englishand the use of technology allows for the increase of these goals. Technology is a tool that enhances learningof a content area with new ways of instructing students. Education has shifted to a focus ofteaching ESL students from diverse backgrounds and this requires newmethods that enhance the learning experience for all. || |Students will use appropriate learning || |strategies to extend their || |sociolinguistic and sociocultural || |competence. | || |Students will use appropriate language || |variety, register, and genre according to|| |audience, purpose, and setting. Technology allows the teacher to provide the studentwith immediate feedback and rewards for language and content learning.This informal assessment is productive since it eliminates anxiety relatedto standardized test taking or essay writing. Students used technology to post their stories and finish theminto a book. Thus, in schools withhigh numbers of ESL students, computers are control mechanisms or serve asworkbooks rather than to enhance ESL learning (NCREL 13-14). Inaddition, best practices include the building and use of vocabulary for acurricular anchor, which is assisted by computer programs. Englishclub.com is a site for students ofany age, which provides grammar help, quizzes, games, forums, andvocabulary. Excerpts from the informationfound can be translated into many languages such as Spanish, Japanese, andGreek. Zha, Kelly, Park, and Fitzgerald (2 6) also reported on the use ofan electronic discussion board to assist elementary-aged ESL learning.Student communicative competence was measured by analyzing 956 messagesposed by 28 ESL students to an electronic discussion board in a six-weekperiod. The use ofvisuals to reinforce vocabulary and concepts is noted as important andagain technology allows for this method. Studentinteractions with peers and teachers help them to practice the languagelearned and reflect about new information. In addition to these insights, Brock (2 1) reported that highexpectations must be maintained when helping the ESL student while valuinglinguistic and cultural backgrounds of diverse students. According to Williams (2 1), teachers must combine theoryand practice as they help ESL students, teaching within a broad cultural,social, and historical context. Padilla, and Duarte M. Thirunarayanan and Perez-Prado (2 2) compared Web-based andclassroom-based learning in students that were enrolled in a course thattaught English to speakers of other languages. Thomsen (2 3) reported on the use of an Internet column to assistESL/EFL students. Collections of links are also provided.This site is maintained by an experienced teacher and presenter atconferences and it is popular with ESL/EFL students and teachers. Findings showed that best practices for ESL students are: buildand use vocabulary for a curricular anchor; use visuals to reinforcevocabulary and concepts; implement cooperative learning and peer-tutoring;use native language strategically; and modulate cognitive and languagedemands. ||To use English in | ||socially and culturally | ||appropriate ways. "Access and Engagement: Program Design and Instructional Approaches for Immigrant Students in Secondary School," Multicultural Education 9.1 (2 1): 39.North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) "Critical Issue: Using Technology to Support Limited- English-Proficient (LEP) Students' Learning Experiences." Internet. Technology assists with these goals since it helps engage students ina learning environment. Not only do minority children lack access tocomputers but they also lack the experience needed to utilize computertechnology or access the Internet. Computers can be used in agroup or individuals to facilitate learning. These technological resources assist ESL and EFLstudents with learning the language and using it to deal with real lifesituations such as hotel reservations, taxi rides, housing complaints, andimmigration (Thomsen 92). "An Investigation of Communicative Competence of ESL Students Using Electronic Discussion Boards," Journal of Research on Technology in Education 38.3 (2 6): 349-367. Other sitesinclude Daily Grammar, Free English, the BBC World Service, and Randall'sESL Cyber Listening Lab. | || |Students will use English to interact in || |the classroom. However, since the online group improved by 15.21points from pre to posttest and the classroom students improved by 13.19points, the online group showed greater achievement levels. A message board allows studentsto post and receive answers to questions within 24 hours. Benefits of this method include: easy makeup for students whomissed a class; practice of writing skills; sharing of experiences andleaning; learning English outside the classroom with Internet access;stimulates class time; and e-mail encourages lower level students toincrease writing skills and develops cooperative skills. This technology-based story-telling activity allowed forinteraction while learning English and social studies. Interviews with educators and researchers nationwide wereconducted. || |Students will use learning strategies to || |extend their communicative competence. When learning a topic related to learning English, the taskis agreed on and developed in class and students are to do their homeworkand them post it online, comment on other student work, and back and forth. Technology Methods to Support ESL Learning Parra (2 ) reported on the use of online discussion groups to learnEnglish, noting the advantages and disadvantages. Silva. According to Parra, onlinediscussion groups offer a powerful and versatile tool to learn a languagesince they include experiences that take place outside the classroom.Students are able to engage in learning processes that are interactive andmeaningful. Thismethod provides a valuable tool to help communicate with parents andstudents and help them learn English in the process. Carol and Perry Kay Haley. "Internet column: Teaching English: ESL/EFL resources," Collection Building 22.2 (2 3): 92-93.Urdanivia-English, Carmen. "Kidspiration® for Inquiry-Centered Activities," Science Activities 41.1 (2 4): 3-8.Sung, Hyekyung, Amado M. The authorconcluded that the use of technological tools to support ESL and content,fosters verbal interaction, oral negotiation and construction of knowledge(Egbert and Simich-Dudgeon 24). High-tech demands fromcommerce and industry demand that all graduates, including ESL students,must learn technology skills to compete for jobs (Beckett and Haley 1 2). In this way technology or theuse of computers helps students increase their confidence as they increasetheir learning of English and other subjects (NCREL 11-13). Teachers mustunderstand the acquisition process involved in learning English, whichtakes from five to seven years for most students to become proficient inthe second language. Sung, Padilla, and Silva (2 6) reported features of the foreignlanguage programs found at California schools. Thissoftware allows students to easily visit their web, edit, test ideas,create pictorial representations, and more. "Providing support for non-Native learners of English in the social studies classroom: Integrating verbal interactive activities and technology," The Social Studies 92.1 (2 1): 22-25.Gersten, Russell, and Scott Baker. Students are able to search the Internet for news, musicinformation, airline schedules and more. ReferencesBeckett, E. Communication between teachers and students or parents who areseeking to learn English is assisted with machine translation technology.While use of this technology is less popular, Van Horn (2 4) reportedpersonal experience of the capabilities of Apple's Sherlock. Technology allowsfor appropriate assessment of student ability during class activities withmultiple methods. "Foreign Language Education, Academic Performance, and Socioeconomic Status: A Study of California Schools," Foreign Language Annals 39.1 (2 6): 115-13 .Thirunarayanan, M. This browserless package searches the Internet and Sherlock allows students to readinformation in their native language while viewing the equivalent inEnglish. Verbal interaction was viewed as a criticalcomponent in teaching and learning any language and in particular a secondlanguage; all students need opportunities to interact. "Serving English language learners: Placing learners learning on center stage," Language Arts 78.5 (2 1): 467-475.Egbert, Joy, and Carmen Simich-Dudgeon. Theteacher has used the discussion group for two years and finds that itmotivates students and they have fun as they learn English and othercontent. Social studies in an elementary English class for speakers of other languages," The Social Studies 92.5 (2 1): 193-197.Van Horn, Royal. Disadvantages ofthis method are that there can be problems with implementation for languagelearning, students make mistakes in their language learning, computerilliteracy and lack of access prohibits some students from use, and schoolaccess to computers is limited. Barriers to Technology Use to Enhance ESL Learning Barriers to the use of technology to support ESL learning include thegap in access to technology regarding disadvantaged students. Instructors were able to manage student information, trackstudents, and communicate with the student through e-mail. Student's access messages that they want toread and they make comments, and students work at their own pace. These factors were notfound in low socioeconomic schools or schools with larger numbers ofstudents seeking to learn English. The ESL student must increase their proficiencyin their own as well as another language and foreign language learningassists all students with critical thinking and cognitive development.Technology assists with the learning of any language and this is notrecognized in low performing schools with minority and low SES students. Using Technology to Support ESL Learning Introduction The following presents the topic of using technology to support ESLlearning. O., and Aixa Perez-Prado. (2 6) studied 22 public high schools in California.Questionnaires were used to school officials to seek information regardingtotal student enrollment in foreign language classes, numbers of foreignlanguage classes, foreign exchange programs and study abroad, technologyfacilities and usage in teaching, and more. Gersten, Russell, and Scott Baker (2 ) investigated methods ofeffective instruction for ESL students in elementary and middle schoolgrades. This study determined thatschools with high API rankings had larger numbers of students enrolled inforeign language classes, more foreign language teachers and programs, andused technology more to teach foreign language. The course was divided intotwo sections, one that taught in the classroom (n = 31 students) and theother online (n = 29 students). Thesegoals are consistent with the goals for all students and therefore alignwith general instruction. The gapbetween Latino and white non-Latino home access to technology to includecomputers and the Internet, has been noted and referred to the digitaldivide; in 2 1 it was found that 32% of Latinos own computers compared to55% of white non-Latinos. Technology supportedverbal interaction among English language and ESL students in the socialstudies classroom. A teacher of ESLstudents, who received ESL instruction separate from the general classroom,faced the task of learning social studies as well. Technology-enhanced activities that allowed for verbalinteraction were used. Shaw, Baggett, and Salyer (2 4) reportedfurther that the use of Kidspiration, a software program assists studentsin creative thinking and provides visual learning for ESL students. Learning takes place at any time and place as students e-maileach other, write comments, and read comments of papers from otherstudents. While this method allowsthe student to practice their writing skills, the use of computers and newtechnology may be a problem for other students. The authors pointed out that a focus onforeign language study is important for all students, to include studentslearning to speak English. Costs ofincreasing classroom computer and Internet use are high prohibiting thechanges in existing buildings required to support this new technology.Studies also show that schools with minority students tend to use whattechnology they have for test-taking skills, drill, and practice ratherthan creating multimedia presentations or Web sites. Frameworks to increase success for the student attempting tolearn English as a second language include the following: high expectationsof learning; development of receptive and productive proficiencies inEnglish with listening, reading, writing, and speaking goals; challengingcontent is taught to meet standards for content areas; instruction buildson earlier education and cognitive abilities related to languageproficiency levels; students are evaluated with valid and appropriateassessments aligned with standards; and educators, family, and thecommunity share in helping these students succeed academically. The following issues are discussed: English as a secondlanguage; best-practices for ESL students; technology to increase ESLlearning; barriers to technology use to enhance ESL learning; technologymethods to support ESL learning; and summary and conclusion. Sung et al. ||To use English to | ||achieve academically in | ||all content areas. "Learning English through online discussion groups," Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 44.1 (2 ): 36-38.Shaw, Edward L., Paige V Baggett, and Barbara Salyer. This author supported the notion that worldwide, numbersof people learning English are increasing. According to North Central Regional EducationalLaboratory [NCREL] (2 3), due to this increase of primarily Latinostudents, goals have been set to ensure that these students have adequateeducation and meet accountability standards. The classroom instructions must include worksheets andinteractions that do not ignore the ESL student. | NCREL (2 3) reported that native language support is not a focus ofthe ESL Standards however many programs include ESL and bilingualinstruction. The ESL Standards and Assessment Project, developed in 1995, includedthe development of ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students, which was publishedin 1997 by the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).These standards have three prominent goals: to use English to communicatein social settings; to use English to achieve academically in all contentareas; and to use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways.Within these goals there are content standards as follows in Table 1 (NCREL3-4):Table 1.ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students|Goals |Standards ||To use English to | ||communicate in social | ||settings. This includedstudents of all backgrounds or cultures (NCREL 1). The CaliforniaForeign Language Project is a professional development project that wasimplemented statewide for foreign language educators, however foreignlanguage study and learning are not part of the California accountabilitysystem and not all schools include foreign language classes for ESL andother students. Egbert and Simich-Dudgeon (2 1) reported on the use of technologyfor integration of verbal interactive activities to support ESL learning.These authors pointed out that when teaching social studies to junior highschool ESL students, it is important to engage these students ininteractive activities. According to NCREL (2 3), newgoals demand reforms and preparation of students for successful performanceon standardized tests that measure yearly progress. | || |Students will use English to participate || |in social interactions. A case example was provided. This software allowed students to choosecharacterless, settings, and text to tell a story with graphics, text,voice recording, international language capabilities, and other multimediafeatures. The samecontent was taught to all students, but delivery was based on classroom oronline instruction methods. || |Students will use English to obtain, || |process, construct, and provide subject || |matter information in spoken and written || |form. "What we know about effective instructional practices for English-language learners," Exceptional Children 66.4 (2 ): 454-47 .Nelson, Kathryn. Interactive technology withcomputers and the Internet allows students to learn while they modulatelanguage demands. Vocabulary learning, basic literacy skills, and phonetic awarenessare programs that allow students to learn English and assess proficiency.Computers can be used to generate electronic grade books, charts, andgraphs to note areas that need improvement. The onlinesection of the course included the use of a software tool WebCT, whichallows the instructor to design a presentation of the course with colorschemes, page layouts, and icon selection. 14 June 2 6. Technology allows students who seek to learn English to have access toinformation and learning tools that do not embarrass them for notunderstanding the English language, while increasing their English languageskills. ThePublic School Accountability Act of 1999 requires that the Department ofEducation in California calculate an Academic Performance Index (API) forall public schools each year and publish school rankings accordingly. "Classroom conversations: Opportunities to learn for ESL students in mainstream classrooms," The Reading Teacher 54.8 (2 1): 72 -757.Zha, Shenghua, Paul Kelly, MeeAeng Ko Park, and Gail Fitzgerald. || |Students will interact in, through, and || |with spoken and written English for || |personal expression and enjoyment. Not allstudents have access to technology and this disadvantage is more prominentin minority students who need it the most to support ESL learning. Boredom is decreased while motivation increased outside andinside the classroom. || |Students will use nonverbal communication|| |appropriate to audience, purpose, and || |setting.
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The average women says about 20,000 words a day... which is almost TRIPLE what the average man says, at about 7,000. Women also talk faster than men, and devote more of their brain power to talking than guys do.
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There's a protein in the brain called FOXP2 that's important in the formation of speech. Rats have it too... it's what allows them to make noises. Except that MALE rats make twice as much noise as FEMALES... which is the opposite of humans.
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Don Jacoby - February 19, 2014
Donald Duane Jacoby Jr. was the son of Donald and Leah (Winter) Jacoby, born March 6, 1933. He died Feb. 19, 2014.
On March 27, 1952, he married Shirley Sterling in Milliken. Shirley died June 23, 1972.
Don farmed in the Johnstown area and grew sugar beets, where he received the distinction of "Top Ten" grower. In addition, he grew barley for Coors, beans and wheat. After the death of Shirley, he and his son Dale moved to Holyoke and continued his love for farming there.
In January 1980, he married Linda Bautista. They recently celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary. He retired from farming in 1998. He and Linda continued to live in Holyoke.
Don is survived by his wife, Linda; three children and their families, Duane Jacoby and wife Lala of Loveland, Donna Hughes and husband Dale of Greeley, and Dale Jacoby and wife Karen of Holyoke; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Don is also survived by three sisters, Shirley Lacey of Dryden, N.Y., Elizabeth White of Arizona and Melody Glim and husband Bob of Greeley; and brother, Harvey Jacoby and wife Janet of Loveland.
Don enjoyed fishing, although he didn't get to go as often as he wanted. He also enjoyed the morning gatherings for coffee.
The funeral service was held at Gerk Funeral Home in Holyoke on Feb. 22 with Bryan Kroeger officiating. Services concluded at the chapel.
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Donald D. Jacoby Memorial fund in care of Gerk Funeral Home, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Fear not. As always in Washington when there is talk of cutting spending, most of the hysteria is baseless. The nearby table from the House Budget Committee shows that programs are hardly starved for money. In Mr. Obama's first two years, while private businesses and households were spending less and deleveraging, federal domestic discretionary spending soared by 84% with some agencies doubling and tripling their budgets.Spending growth has slowed since Republicans took the House in 2011. Still, from 2008-2013 federal discretionary spending has climbed to $1.062 trillion from $933 billion—an increase of 13.9%. Domestic programs grew by 16.6%, much faster than the 11.6% for national security.Transportation funding alone climbed to $69.5 billion in 2010 with the stimulus from $10.7 billion in 2008, and in 2013 the budget is still $17.9 billion, or about 67% higher. Education spending more than doubled in Mr. Obama's first two years and is up 18.6% to $68.1 billion from 2008-2013.But wait—this doesn't include the recent Hurricane Sandy relief bill. Less than half of that $59 billion is going to storm victims while the rest is a spending end-run around the normal appropriations process. Add that money to the tab, and total discretionary domestic spending is up closer to 30% from 2008-2013. The sequester would claw that back by all of about 5%.More troublesome are the cuts in defense, but for security not economic reasons. The sequester cuts the Pentagon budget by 7%. This fits Mr. Obama's evident plan to raid the military to pay for social programs like ObamaCare....The most disingenuous White House claim is that the sequester will hurt the economy. Reality check: The cuts amount to about 0.5% of GDP. The theory that any and all government spending is "stimulus" has been put to the test over the last five years, and the result has been the weakest recovery in 75 years and trillion-dollar annual deficits.
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Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine's border to return to their bases as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev. Tensions remained high in the strategic Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea with troops loyal to Moscow fired warning shots to ward off protesting Ukrainian soldiers.
The massive military exercise in western Russia involving 150,000 troops, hundreds of tanks and dozens of aircraft was supposed to wrap up anyway, so it was not clear if Putin's move was an attempt to heed the West's call to de-escalate the crisis that has put Ukraine's future on the line.
It came as Kerry was on his way to Kiev to meet with the new Ukrainian leadership that deposed a pro-Russian president, and has accused Moscow of a military invasion in Crimea. The Kremlin, which does not recognize the new Ukrainian leadership, insists it made the move in order to protect Russians living there.
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Ukraine has accused Russia of violating a bilateral agreement on conditions of Russian lease of a naval base in Crimea that restricts troops movements, but Russia has argued that it was acting within the limits set by the deal.
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I spotted this contest a week or so ago just as I was starting a new map design for the board game 'Castle Vox'. Vox has only been released for six months or so and Viking Age was released for play this very same day
The board game Castle Vox is little bit like Risk and Axis & Allies (probably more like the latter) It's certainly all about strategy. Team play is also a feature of a lot of the maps, including Viking Age. Turns are made simultaneously and turn times are generally 16 - 24 hours online... or as long or short as you want at home.
Anyway here is it. (This is a screen shot of it directly off the board game console at the beginning of a game)
And here is another screenshot of it being played (for the first time) today... and with a full house, although we're only two rounds in so far. (I'm player 'Behemoth')
i also designed the units that appear on the board - soldiers, cavalry and castles.
And finally here are the finished files I made for the game. There's an overground and foreground map file here which you see combined. The colour of the regions is determined by the game settings but as this image came out of Photoshop I just laid in the colour shown so the foreground was visible (otherwise it's black)
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Pretty! Have some rep for that.
looks great - I'm not sure you can submit that for the competition - basic principle is that its a map created for the competition (although you can use it for other stuff) and that you have the same "time" to do is as all others. But it looks damn good - and have some rep from me as well
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Yes, unfortunately, Tilt is right. Any map challenge entry cannot be started before the start of a given challenge - as in the first of the month. Since your board game is 6 months old, it misses that criteria. Essentially you read what the theme is for a given map challenge, then begin creating your map at that time, and complete it before voting starts. You have about 25 days from start to finish to include an entry into any Cartographers' Guild map challenge.
If you created a given map anytime before the start of a challenge, it is by default disqualified as an entry.
The whole point of a map challenge is like doing a commission for a publisher. You are given the rules on what is required then you have less than a month to complete that challenge.
Your map is very pretty, but it cannot serve as a challenge entry.
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Unless this was a new board you just crafted for that game? It sounds like this one came out at the same day the game did 6 months ago.
Awesome looking though and I may have to go check this game out.
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I started designing Viking Age about a week and a half - two weeks ago, approx the same time I saw the thread for the board game challange. Viking Age was released for play on March 27th. The board game Castle Vox has 60 maps available to play (some of them mine) and more in development.
Anyway no drama if you don't feel it fits with the challenge, but for the record I finished Viking Age in about two weeks. The board game Castle Vox was released in October 2010 from memory. Sorry if that was unclear in my first post.
Apologize, if the map is that young, then it qualifies. It certainly is match for the challenge - just by going on the language of the original post, we thought it might have been older than that. Continue on then, and forgive us for misunderstanding.
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Oh, in that case, we have a contender here because this is very nice.
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Glad to hear that, thanks for the feedback.
After looking at some of the other entries I see I'm missing WIP material. I'll be mindful to include it next time. Anyway I put together a few images from the map folder that didn't get trashed.
I included what what I could find of the designs for the board game units + a reference image I sourced for sketching.
I started the map with an idea of including all of Europe, plus Iceland, Greenland and 'Vinland' (North America. Yep the Vikings made their way there too) I settled on a smaller area in the end where Viking invaders had arguably their most significant impact.


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Generally I agree with 99 Crystal Ball's post.
I do think though that Dovi (who I rate) beat Cal with experience rather than with outright pace. Cal in his 2nd season was expected to get buried by most by Dovi, and instead he worried the hell out of him.
100% on the satellite v factory point. Elias, in his finest hour took a Satellite win back in 2006 - by a whisker. No-one has really looked like getting close, even in the wet. In fact, Dovi himself is the guy that did better than anyone overall for satellite podiums just last season - but even though he did great, we have to temper that with the fact that Spies horror year made that easier for a start.
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compact topological group, locally compact topological group
A cyclic group is a quotient group of the free group on the singleton.
Generally, we consider a cyclic group as a group, that is without specifying which element comprises the generating singleton. But see Ring structure below.
There is (up to isomorphism) one cyclic group for every natural number , denoted
For , the order (cardinality) of is (so finite); for , which is the group of integers
the order is countable but infinite.
If we identify the free group on the singleton with the additive group of integers, then the infinite cyclic group is itself, while the finite cyclic group of order is , that is modulo (the normal subgroup generated by) the integer . Of course, itself is also . One could also consider for negative , but this is the same as .
The cyclic group of order may also be identified with a subgroup of the multiplicative group of complex numbers (or algebraic numbers): the group of th roots of . For , we may pick any non-zero complex number (or even something else) that is not a root of (but there is no standard choice) and take the subgroup generated by it.
Besides '', the cyclic group of order may also be denoted in other ways: some more complicated variation of '' (to put 'the [normal] subgroup generated by' explicitly in the notation), or else the simplified form '' (which however conflicts with notation for the -adic integers). When written multiplicatively, it may be denoted '' (note the font change) or ''; either letter here stands for 'cyclic' in one language or another. (It is a coincidence that the German words 'Zahl', which gives us '', and 'zyklisch', which gives us '', begin with the same letter.)
Besides '', the infinite cyclic group may also be denoted in other ways: some variation of '' to indicate that we are using addition of integers, or any of the above notations with either '' or '' in place of '' (depending on whether we think of it as modulo or the cyclic group with order ).
When written additively, the notation for the elements of a cyclic group are usually just the notation for integers; for the finite cyclic group of order , we use the natural number less than . In the finite case, we may also use brackets or some other notation to indicate equivalence classes. When written multiplicatively, any letter ('', '', '', '', etc) may be taken to stand for the generating element; then any other element is a power of this generator. When thought of as a multiplicative group of complex numbers, one generator is , and the notation may reflect that.
Let be a cyclic group, and let be a generator of . Then there is a unique ring structure on (making the original group the additive group of the ring) such that is the multiplicative identity .
If we identify with the additive group and pick (the equivalence class of) the integer for , then the resulting ring is precisely the quotient ring .
In this way, a cyclic group equipped with the extra structure of a generator is the same thing (in the sense that their groupoids are equivalent) as a ring with the extra property that the underlying additive group is cyclic.
For , the number of ring structures on the cyclic group , which is the same as the number of generators, is , the Euler totient? of ; the generators are those that are relatively prime to . While , otherwise (another way to see that we have a structure and not just a property). For itself, there are two ring structures, since and are the generators (and these are relatively prime to ).
For a discussion of the group cohomology of cyclic groups see at projective resolution in the section Cohomology of cyclic groups.
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Every finite abelian group is a direct sum of abelian groups over cyclic groups.
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Windows Phone Overtakes Apple Sales in Brazil
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Sales of smartphones running on Microsoft's Windows Phone OS overtook Apple in the final quarter of last year in Brazil.
According to a Microsoft blog post, citing an IDC survey, Windows Phone OS has seen an entire year of sequential sales growth and is now the second largest OS by market share.
It is however, still a very distant second, with a rampant Android OS dominating the market. It is the significance of overtaking Apple that they naturally highlighted.
In fact, according to the IDC in Q4 2013 Windows Phone outsold iOS in 10 countries in total, although that is down on previous quarters thanks to the traditional late summer surge in new iPhone sales.
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The touring journal from my trip from Lubbock, TX to Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM (Roswell) is nearly complete! Parts 1-3 online and live, part 4 tomorrow.
Lots of thanks to the guys here on the touring forum--millions of different opinions didn't add up to too much for me, but the ever-present "just do it" mentality did. I've learned more than I've written in the journal, and am officially stoked for my next tour. Spring break seems tasty...
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I played along with the Inspiration Challenge at SCS this weekend, IC381. I chose this dress from the Madewell store as my source of inspiration. I knew I had a piece of dp that was close in design and color and wanted to use my new Doodle Garden Sweet Friend stamp from MFT.
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Whew! What a busy busy busy month. I have launched 3 new projects in the past few days and that is only the beginning. Our queue is still currently closed through the Summer and we will reopen it again, ASAP.
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Pop singer Justin Timberlake and Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford were both spotted at The All England Club today taking in some Grand Slam tennis.
I'm thinking JT came to check out Andy Roddick's dance moves though there's someone else on the lookout for the former N'Syncer:
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
SIGHTING: JT + Chace check out Wimby action
Labels: celebrity, Chace Crawford, Justin Timberlake, tennis, Wimbledon
JJ shocked by Melanie, complains of "woman problems" in loss
Is there actually an American non-Williams lady baller still in the draw? Pinch me...I must be dreaming.
Melanie Oudin, a qualifier playing her first Wimbledon, pulled a huge upset today in the third round knocking out former top lady baller and sixth seed Jelena Jankovic 6-7 (10), 7-5, 6-2 who called the trainer out a couple of times mid-match after struggling with a myriad of issues including supposed "woman problems" according to a Wimby tweet:
Does she mean her makeup got runny?
Anyway, GREAT win for the American teen who at only 17-years old showed a lot of courage and fight to close out the win against a struggling and experienced opponent. She'll face either Na Li or Agnieszka Radwanska for a spot in the quarterfinals.
As for JJ, I hope everything is fine with her health because her game is teetering. She's at a definitive crossroads and with her confidence shaken she could take a major tumble. The move to the hardcourts could turn things around - and she'll need it since she has a runner-up appearance at Flushing Meadow to defend.
Tough times indeed.
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Labels: injuries, Jelena Jankovic, Melanie Oudin, tennis, Wimbledon
Friday, June 26, 2009
PHOTO OP: Reveling in Ross, loses out in both men's + mixed doubles
Well, well look who we have here: it's Ross Hutchins!
Ah, how nice to see the Brit baller doing what he does best - doubles. It'd be nice to see him shirtless on a beach in Miami again but the green grass of Wimbledon will have to do.
Oh yeah, Rossy was paired up with compatriot Anne Keothavong and they lost their first round match to the duo of Bruno Soares and Alisa Kleybanova. Unfortunately, he also lost in the first round of men's doubles with partner Stephen Huss so we won't be seeing anymore of him this fortnight. Double drats.
I'm thinking someone needs to pick better doubles partners in the future. Or is HE the weakest link?
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(UPDATED) Serena remembers Michael Jackson, "Words can't express my shock..." says Williams
After her third round 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Italian Roberta Vinci at Wimbledon today Serena Williams was asked about the sudden death of Michael Jackson, someone she had met numerous times and knew:
Q. What did Michael Jackson mean to you personally? Would you think about dedicating today's victory perhaps?
SERENA WILLIAMS: No, I mean, he was a great guy, a complete icon. Words can't express my shock and horror, you know, just thoughts and prayers that go out to him and his family and just everything. It's just terrible, terrible, terrible thing.
Q. Did you listen to his music much? Were you a fan?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I think Michael Jackson, everyone listens to his music. It's like you think of the Beatles, you think of Elvis Presley, you think of Michael Jackson, those are just lifetime icons that I've never forgotten. The things that he did was beyond iconic.
Q. Did you know Michael Jackson at all? Ever meet him?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I've met him a few times. I was honored to meet him. You know, everything. He had such a great heart and wonderful kids. You know, it's just really a shame.
Q. It happened quite late last night. Did you get the news last night or was it this morning?
SERENA WILLIAMS: No, I mean, I'm always online. I'm always looking at the latest news up until I fall asleep, so I saw it fairly early.
Q. Michael Jackson obviously is one of the greatest celebrities in the world culture. Can you talk about the whole phenomena of celebrity, living your life as a celebrity? Is it all upside and glamour? Are there downsides? How do you deal with that?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I think he was an ultimate celebrity. I think any celebrity who met Michael Jackson was completely awe. I know I was. I kept thinking, Oh, my God, oh, my God. It's him, it's him. So for me he was the celebrity of all celebrities. To be in that position, I can't imagine. Since he was a child, he has always been Michael Jackson. He's always been famous and he's always been, you know, a celebrity. And he's never really had a different life.
Q. Are there parallels between that and you and your sister at all, in the fact that you started so young?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, uhm, I wouldn't even mention my name and his in the same sentence at all.
Q. Are you a little bit in shock of the news?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I mean, like I said, I'm always online. I've been following him. He's really not been well from what I read. He's been in and out of the hospital. So I wasn't super shocked. But, I mean, it's Michael Jackson. He's just the greatest entertainer for me of all time.
Q. What do you think the one quality he had that just projected him to this great stardom?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Innovation. He did things that no one else did. Like Thriller is the best video ever made still to this day. The videos that he did for his songs, no one had ever even went that far. And he started a whole new trend with that. Dances, singing, beats, you know, everything.
Q. Can you moonwalk?
SERENA WILLIAMS: No, not at all.
Q. When you were talking about Michael Jackson, his iconic status, is that a status within the black community, or is that beyond that?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, I mean, Michael Jackson goes way beyond the black community. I mean, everyone of every color, every nation, every race, you know, is Michael Jackson fans. The guy literally couldn't walk the streets. Even though I met him, knew him, if I would have saw him on the streets, I still would have been like, AHHH. He is just iconic on all levels.
Q. Have you got one favorite song?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I do. I don't remember the name of it, though. It's a slower one. It's a slower one. It's a duet with someone. I don't remember.
Whatever you thought about his personal life and controversies, one thing is for sure: he was a musical pioneer, and his songs and performances had an indelible impact on pop culture and people's lives, including my own.
UPDATE: Roger Federer was also asked about his thoughts on the passing of MJ:
Q. Where were you and what were your immediate thoughts when you heard the news that Michael Jackson had died?
ROGER FEDERER: I was at the house late last night. Obviously, you know, I love his music. It wasn't clear, you know, what had happened, you know. So I waited for sort of to see what's gonna happen and the confirmation.
Sure, a very sad moment I think in the music world. You know, he touched many people. Same for me. But I'll obviously still listen to his music for many more years to come.
Q. What do you consider the aspect that you appreciate the most of his performances?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I remember, I don't know, back maybe in '88 or '89, he came to Basel. I was outside of the stadium, because there was such excitement that he would come. I was still very young. I think I went there with my sister, and we just listened from the outside, you know.
Yeah, always listened to his music. And, yeah, it's sad. You know, it really is.
(image via getty)
Labels: celebrity, player quotes, presser, Serena Williams, tennis, Wimbledon
Broddick's public war of words, A-Rod hearts Astley
Me thinks Broddick needs their own Twitter reality show.
The couple have been having a public "war of words" about a few of their musical guilty pleasures after A-Rod outed Brooklyn's penchant for bubble gum pop:
She, of course, retaliated by defending her questionable tastes while exposing A-Rod's love of a certain 80's crooner and some boy band dance moves:
When asked about the war of words with his wife in his post-match presser, A-Rod responded by saying,
What do you want me to say? I said I wasn't proud, but I'm not going to lie to anybody. I busted my wife on some of her ... music. She brought up Rick Astley. I can't deny it. It's in my iPod. I bet it's in your iPod, too, so shut up.
*throws iPod in garbage*
I have NOTHING like that on my iPod. Pinky swear.
On a side note, I'd die to see A-Rod pull a Justin Timberlake. But does JT pull at his junk too?
(image via aceshowbiz.com)
Labels: Andy Roddick, Brooklyn Decker, player quotes, presser, tennis, Twitter
Hayden hits Parisian red clay for Lacoste ad campaign
Star Wars actor and tennis freak Hayden Christiansen is starring in the new ad campaign for Lacoste's latest men's fragrance Lacoste Challenge which was shot at the Tennis Club de Paris near Roland Garros. Hayden was joined on-court by tennis legend Mats Wilander for the shoot.
The fragrance's bottle features a tennis racquet design while the cologne is colored yellow to represent a tennis ball.
Images of the bottle and another from the ad campaign below!
(image via Lacoste, kennethinthe212)
Labels: advertising, celebrity, Lacoste, Mats Wilander, sports marketing, tennis
Thursday, June 25, 2009
PHOTO OP: She looks like an ass and doesn't care who knows it
This hat accessory on a fan at Wimbledon has to be the absolute worst fucking thing I've EVER seen.
Wait, scratch that. I guess it could work if she sat directly in front of me and I could place my beer on her. Or three.
Good lookin' out then!
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VIDEO VAULT: Vika, Chaky, Alona, and Domi flash flesh for FHM
Victoria Azarenka, Anna Chakvetadze, Alona Bondarenko, and Dominika Cibulkova will be appearing in the August issue of lad rag FHM and here's some behind-the-scenes footage of the shoots.
Nice spreads ladies. But questions: what's up with Chaky's bangs? You could sweep a floor with them. And obvs, this is a boy's mag and all but don't Vika + Chaky look like they're about to swap spit?
(via HCFoo)
PHOTO OP: Delpo surfs the net
Juan Martin del Potro was given a lesson on grass-court tennis at Wimbledon today.
The towering Argentine was upset by 2002 champ Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in the tourney's second round. The Aussie had the steadier game overall hitting 43 winners to only 14 errors, 14 aces, 23 of 28 net approaches, and converting 4 of 9 break chances. He'll next face Germany's Philipp Petzschner for a spot in the Round of 16.
Delpo can be a threat on the grass eventually but he'll need to learn how to use his weapons more often and more strategically, especially his incredibly wide wing span at the net. He has the groundies to get him there so it's just a matter of time.
Oh, and that forehand? Step into it more, not back!
(image via getty)
Labels: Juan Martin Del Potro, photo op, tennis, Wimbledon
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Serena still threatening the world with her dramedy
Not only is Serena Williams still discussing "Foodgate" in her post-match presser but it seems she's still working on that TV dramedy she threatened us with back at the Oz Open.
The 10-time Grand Slammer, who crushed Aussie Jarmila Groth 6-2, 6-1 in 58 minutes, even gives us an idea of the forthcoming show's subject matter:
Q. I've read that Venus has given you a book on script writing. Will you be at the Emmys or Oscars next year?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I'm writing my script. You'll be excited to know I wrote three parts already. I call it 'my treatment,' so I'm working on my treatment now.
I was going to do it yesterday, but I started watching Dexter and I got a little sidetracked. You know what, today's a good day. I can write. I was really in the mood yesterday. For me it's really about being in the mood and how I'm feeling.
Q. What's the subject? Is it for TV or a movie?
SERENA WILLIAMS: It's definitely for TV. I don't know how good I would be at writing a movie. But I just love to write. Hopefully it will be good.
Q. If you were writing a movie on Serena Williams, what would be the opening scene of that movie?
SERENA WILLIAMS: You know, there are definitely so many options. I don't know. You know, I think I would open a scene, you know, holding a championship, and then I would rewind time. I think those stories are told well.
Q. What is the subject matter of the TV script that you're writing?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Uhm, it's a mixture between some of my favorite shows, like Desperate Housewives, and Sex and the City, and actually Family Guy. It's kind of those put together in one, if you can imagine.
Uh no, I absolutely can't imagine that ReRe. In fact it sounds disturbing. Very disturbing.
(image via getty)
Labels: player quotes, presser, Serena Williams, tennis, Wimbledon
(UPDATED) PHOTO OP: But are my goods okay?
Michael Llodra was forced to retire from his second round match against Tommy Haas down 3-4 with an abdominal injury.
The Frenchie baller was running for a short shot at 3-all and collided into the umpire stand, a trash bin, and an innocent bystanding ball girl. It seemed all was okay afterwards although by the looks of Michael's face above he may have some personal issues to attend to tonight.
More images from the incident in question below.
UPDATE: Some images and video of Tommy Haas who gets big kudos for hitting with a truly lucky ballgirl after Michael's retirement to the crowd's amusement and appreciation. Hitting with Hot Haas at Wimbledon??? Getting him shirtless would've been PERFECTION but I'd still hit it. I mean, hit with him. Duh.
(And, you're welcome natch + maja!)
(image via ap, getty)
Labels: Michael Llodra, photo op, tennis, Wimbledon
Shrieka booted from Wimbledon second round, serve and nerve still shaky
Maria Sharapova's road to recovery hit a major speed bump as she was knocked out of Wimbledon's second round today.
The 24th seeded Russian glamazon, who lost out in the same round last year, was defeated by Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 and was the victim of 9 double faults, 27 errors, and a determined opponent. Shrieka had her chances but was only able to convert on 4 of 11 break chances. In any case, a great win for Gisela who will now face Nadia Petrova for a spot in the Round of 16.
Even though she's only two months into her return after a 10-month shoulder injury absence, this loss will be a tough pill to swallow for the 2004 champion who considers grass her best surface. In fact, she performed better at Roland Garros making the quarterfinals on her least favorite surface. But she's still lacking match toughness and still seems to be getting comfortable with her shortened service motion, as evidenced by her DF count and low MPH on the delivery.
Shrieka revealed she still thinks about the injury during practices and matches in her post-match presser:
It's tough to put it out of your mind completely. I sometimes do, you know, find myself in the middle of the match, even sometimes in practice, just, you know, just before a return or before a serve thinking, Wow, it's amazing what I've been through. Here I am playing a match. I sometime have to knock it out of myself a little bit.
But that will go away in a while. I think there was such a big change in my life, such a big layoff, that it's hard.
Clearly, it'll take some time but she'll need to get her serve in gear. I mean, let's face it: an ill-serving Shrieka is no Shrieka at all.(images via getty)
Labels: Maria Sharapova, tennis, Wimbledon
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
FASHION FIX: A closer look at NaturAna's adidas style - with Booty Bonus!
Alright already. If you guessed the hidden headcase as Ana Ivanovic you're correct! And you get to keep your tennis fan card. For now.
The former top lady baller did struggle mightily with all the usual issues in this match - wayward ball toss, unforced errors, fist pump fatigue (well, that would be for us watching this mess) - but she looked great doing it.
NaturAna was working the adidas Adilibria Ivanovic Wimbledon dress I previewed last week. It has beautifully tiered gauzy layers that billow when she moves - similar in concept to Shrieka's Roland Garros dress but supremely executed in this case. Plus it has a great fit and the proportions look spot on.
Best ladies' dress.
BOOTY BONUS: For all you AnaFans out there, this one's for you...
(images via getty)
Labels: adidas, Ana Ivanovic, dress, fashion, style, tennis, Wimbledon
PHOTO OP: Guess the head(case)!
This headcase narrowly escaped another embarrassing defeat at a Grand Slam but a netcord came to her rescue - AGAIN.
She won 5-7, 6-2, 8-6 and will play Italian Sara Errani in the next round. Who is she?
PS - If you fail here your tennis fan card will need to be returned. Stat.
(image via getty)
FASHION FIX: Andy begins Wimby campaign in high style
Andy Murray made his first foray onto the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon's Centre Court as he begins his campaign for a first Grand Slam title.
The Brit baller struggled early on against Robert Kendrick and dropped the second set in a tiebreaker. However, he closed the last two sets out more easily completing a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 win over the American. Stats: 58% first serve, 20 aces, 52 winners against 19 errors, and 19 of 22 net approaches.
Andy also debuted the Fred Perry outfit he revealed last week in London. However, instead of the cream tennis sweater the third seed was donning a crisp looking cream warm up jacket:
I thought the only bonus we'd get from this great FP gear would be a little more leg with the shorter shorts (and we still do - thankfully) but I was wrong. I HEART this jacket in a major way.
IMO, best boy's outfit this year. Period.
PS - I vote for "Murray's Mound" instead of "Mt. Murray". Anyone wanna join me?!
(images: getty)
Labels: Andy Murray, fashion, Fred Perry, jacket, style, tennis, Wimbledon
Nike Tennis launches new Fed-centric site, fangirls (and boys) rejoice
Nike LOVES them some Roger Federer, though you wouldn't know it by the way they dressed him at Wimbledon this year. Anyway...
On June 24 the brand is launching a special Nike Tennis website to commemorate the Swiss' 14 major titles and his attempt at a record-breaking 15th at The All England Club over the coming fortnight. The site includes interactive, historical information on each of his 14 wins.
Fans, especially those infamous Fed fangirls/boys out there, can also leave him personal messages through the site, via Twitter by including #goroger in the tweet, or through Facebook Connect.
More screen captures below. Visit the site at http://niketennis.com/rf.
(images via nike tennis)
Labels: Nike, Roger Federer, sponsorship, sports marketing, tennis, websites
Monday, June 22, 2009
THE LOW DOWN: A new coach for JJ at Wimbledon?
Remember when Jelena Jankovic was asked about a possible coaching switch after her lost to Sorana Cirstea at Roland Garros?
Well, it seems she may have dumped Ricardo Sanchez. The boys on ESPN - Chris Fowler + Darren Cahill - mentioned she arrived to The All England Club with Chip Hooper, an apparently well-known coach from back in the day who teaches unorthodox methods including something called "karate tennis". WTF?!
It seems strange but somehow very fitting for JJ.
Anyone have any more info?
(image via getty)
Labels: coaching, Jelena Jankovic, tennis, Wimbledon
FASHION FIX: Shrieka defeats Viktoriya, goes ultra minimal in Nike
She's all business this year.
Maria Sharapova dropped her shorty-shorts and other fashion foibles from last year's disastrous Wimbledon and has gone decidedly demure in her attempt at a second title at The All England Club.
The 2004 champ went down in more ways than one - two double breaks in the first set and two awkward slips on the slick stuff - to Viktoriya Kutuzova but managed to eek out a 7-5, 6-4 win. She'll next face Gisela Dulko for a spot in the third round.
So there's not much to say about the white Nike tank dress Shrieka's working her besides the subtle gold trimming that zig-zags around the dress - pretty. However the "warm up jacket", like Fed's, looks military inspired though she looks more like a drum majorette - not pretty.
I have to say I'm really liking her Nike satchel actually. It has an interesting graphic and adds some punch to an otherwise "meh" outfit.
I can't believe I'm saying it but I want those shorty-shorts back...and not for me, silly.
(images via getty)
Labels: bags, dress, fashion, jacket, Maria Sharapova, Nike, style, tennis, Wimbledon
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Britters
So it's been a bit unfair.
- Michelle Larcher de Brito at her post-match presser after defeating Klara Zakopalova in the first round
Uh, check it Britters. Now, what were you saying again?
(image via getty)
PHOTO OP: Farewell faux-hawk!
You always hope someone FINALLY gets some sense but you never really know.
Fernando Verdasco did himself and the world a HUGE favor by retiring his fave faux-hawk. The Spanish baller showcased this softer side (and some thick + wavy locks) during his dismantling of homeboy James Ward 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round Wimbledon.
It feels like the first time all over again, Nando.
(image via ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Labels: Fernando Verdasco, hair, photo op, tennis, Wimbledon
FASHION FIX: Fed feeling good, goes tailored military in opening match
Roger Federer made his Wimbledon Centre Court debut today in his usual flair (couldn't Nike get him a better bag this year?) for his match against Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu and his quest for a sixth Championship and record-breaking 15th major.
The 5-time champ was in solid form today disposing of his foe 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 while hitting 10 aces, 42 winners against only 10 errors, making 19 of 23 net approaches, and connecting on 71% of his first serve deliveries. Nice moves. He'll face Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the next round.
Fed also debuted the Nike gear I previewed last week but it's what was covering those duds that made the story. He came out working a military style jacket featuring patch pockets on the front and white warm up pants while underneath he wore a sneaky white vest with gold piping:
Good thing for the RF's every-friggin-where or he might have been mistaken for staff at The All England Club. Phew.
All in all, it's very "Fed at Wimbledon" though the military themed jacket paired with a tailored vest is a strange combo.
Here's a closer look at the Nike Zoom Vapor VI Tour Men's Tennis Shoe featuring the "5" for his five Wimbledon titles.
Labels: fashion, jacket, Nike, Roger Federer, sneakers, style, tennis, vest, Wimbledon


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TY UMa, A Very Nice Eclipsing Binary Star
Hello Everyone,
I've been out of the loop for a while, lots of changes going on in life.
I wanted to share with you a wonderful eclipsing binary star for the Spring sky for visual observers. I observered TY UMa last night and had an eclipse ranging from 11.5 to 12.1 v. This star is just off of Delta UMa and is very easy to find. If you print a "b" chart from the VSP, the bright star is Delta. Then print a "d" chart for you useful comparison stars.
TY is an W UMa type eclipser. The eclipses last 3 hours. Both the primary and the secondary eclipses range from 11.5 to 12.1, so they are both easy to observe. I use the 11.0, 11.7, and 12.4 comp stars on the chart.
Predictions for eclipses can be found on the AAVSO web site at http://www.aavso.org/eclipsing-binary-ephemerides
Submit your observations via WebObs. Good Observing!
Chris Stephan SET
Robert Clyde Observatory
Avon Park, Florida
Thanks for the tip! I might give this one a look. I was wondering ... are W UMa types still considered the precursors to cataclysmic variables, or somehow related to them? I remember reading that there might be a link between the two star types in the old Burnham's Celestial Handbooks, but I'm aware that much of the information in these books is outdated.


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POTTSVILLE - An Oklahoma man admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he had improper sexual contact with a teenage girl in June in Kline Township.
Alexander G. Leshko, 40, of Elgin, Okla., pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors. Prosecutors withdrew six counts each of unlawful contact with minors, indecent assault and indecent exposure, and one of sexual assault.
President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted Leshko's plea but did not immediately sentence him, instead ordering that the state Sexual Offenders Assessment Board prepare an evaluation of the defendant to determine whether he is a sexually violent predator. Baldwin said he would schedule Leshko's sentencing after the board completes its evaluation.
Leshko said little during Wednesday's hearing except to indicate that he understood his plea and that it was voluntary.
Although Leshko faces a maximum prison term of 13½ to 27 years, his plea agreement calls for a sentence of five to 10 years in a state correctional institution plus five years consecutive probation.
State police at Frackville charged Leshko with having improper sexual contact with the girl between June 15 and June 23 at a home in Haddock.
District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon said the victim was 16 years old at the time of the incident.
Police said the girl reported to them that Leshko entered her room on numerous occasions and touched her inappropriately. The incidents occurred when the mother of the girl was away on a family emergency, leaving the victim and her brothers under Leshko's care, according to police.
Leshko remains in the county prison in lieu of $50,000 straight cash bail pending sentencing.
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by, Sumter J. Hogan Jr.
I've been writing my feelings in music all these years. Since I've been retired, I've had time to write these universal laws into my book, "The Power of Seven". Please enjoy the book. Thanks for your support, and have a blessed day.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Oh Happy Day
This card uses the SFYTT for this week, you can find it on Jen's blog. It's a really fun sketch and it was just perfect for this adorable image. The dp is some found in the Target Dollar Spot.
Here is a close-up:
Oh, and I won a Scor-Mat from Cammie's blog candy yesterday!! I can hardly believe it. I am super excited, it's been on my wish list for a while. Thanks Cammie!!
11 comments:
- Cindy Haffner said...
Way sweet, awesome coloring.
- January 20, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- Kimmie0270 said...
Your faux stitching came out beautiful! And I Love that nestabilitie!
- January 20, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Cathy said...
I love this card!! Your coloring is awesome, as usual. Have a great day! Hugs, Cathy
- January 20, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Danni said...
You are most welcome!!
Adorable card! It just makes me smile!
Congrats on the win!!
- January 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- Jenn D said...
Congrats on the scoremat! The blog looks fantastic. I'm not good at changing mine up either. I call in the DH for that.
Your card is adorable!
- January 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Deb Neerman said...
Gorgeous card, Tina!!
And your blog looks great! I'm afraid to try it though ... I'm such a chicken, lol!
~Hugs, Deb
- January 20, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- Michelle said...
Cute card and your coloring is amazing! Congrats on winning the Scor-Mat!
- January 20, 2009 at 10:27 PM
- Charith said...
Such a happy and amazing card Tina! Love the image... and what a great find on the paper!
Congrats on your win!!!
- January 21, 2009 at 7:09 AM
- Heather said...
Oh my wordy I need me some dragons they are just way to cute girl!!!
Love the way you color them too, and I have not tried that top note with two different colors yet so that is next on my agenda I love how you do it!!!
This card is simply wonderful!!!
- January 21, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- malieta said...
Your card is so cute and your image is adorable!
I love the new look of your blog Tina. I wish I could do all of these neat things with my blog also. So don't feel bad, a lot of us need help sorting this kind of stuff out. *smile*
- January 22, 2009 at 1:09 AM
- Rachel said...
oh now he is adorable! i love your coloring. sooo cute! :0)
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Welcome to Greensboro, NC
Greensboro History
Saura and Keyauwee Indians were the earliest inhabitants of Piedmont North Carolina. The first settlers in the Greensboro area were mostly Germans, Quakers of Welsh and English descent and Scotch-Irish who came to the Piedmont from Norsthern colonies. These pioneers worked the land and shaped the future for generations to come. Permanent settlement began around 1740.
To thwart the invasion of North Carolina by 1,900 redcoats under Lord Cornwallis, American Major General Nathanael Greene deployed 4,400 rebels in three battle lines at Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781. Cornwallis held the field after an intense, two-hour fight, but lost one-quarter of his army, which hastened his eventual defeat at Yorktown seven months later.
In 1807, the residents of the area voted to create a new, more centrally located seat of government. The following year, elected officials mapped out a 42-acre tract of land, paid $98 to purchase it and suggested that it be named Greensborough after the patriot commander Nathanael Greene.
The new town prospered and it wasn't long before it became a center for educational and economic opportunities. Greensboro was and continues to be a "chosen center."
Official Beginnings
- Greensboro: 1808
- Guilford County: 1771
- Greensboro: 131.75 square miles
- Guilford County: 650.75 square miles
- Greensboro: 260,083
- Guilford County: 468,344
- Greensboro Metropolitan Statistical Area: 714,765 (2009)
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Minimum: 47.6 deg F
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Average Yearly Snowfall
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