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Insects of summer
There have been a variety of unfamiliar insects that have been conspicuous in the landscape recently. When you don't recognize an insect, you wonder whether to treat it as a pest. However, once an insect in identified and its biology learned, it is easier to understand its role in your garden and landscape. Although many of the following insects have been accused of damaging plants, they are not considered to be pests.
Cicadas are present from mid to late summer, although they are more often heard than seen. They produce a high-pitched sound during the day that resembles a powerline hum. Cicadas have a stout, one inch long body. They have conspicuous, clear wings which are folded over their back. Cicadas have been occasionally described as beetles with wings sticking out. Sometimes people describe the nymphs as 'beetles that turn into flies'. Cicadas are actually more closely related to leafhoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs.
The immature nymphs live in the soil feeding on the roots of various plants, especially perennials. When the nymphs are in their last development stage, they emerge from the soil, attache themselves to an object, like a tree trunk or fence post, and molt into adults. Despite their size, cicadas are harmless to people and garden plants. Cicadas can, however, potentially injure trees when they use their sharp ovipositor to lay eggs in twigs.
Katydids are green and about 1 ½ inches long (not including the antennae). They have enlarged back legs (for jumping), long antennae (about the length of their body), and are grasshopper-like. Like grasshoppers, they possess chewing mouthparts.
Katydids are normally found in trees and shrubs where they feed on foliage, although they are not known to injure woody plants. They may also be found resting on herbaceous plants. Although katydids can potentially feed on garden plants, any injury is probably minor. If there is a lot of feeding, check instead for pests like variegated cutworms or slugs. It should not be necessary to control katydids to protect your plants.
Katydids are also known for their "singing." Their distinctive sound is produced at night by males to attract a mate. They rub their wings together, resulting is a rapid pulsed sound that can be repeated over and over. This singing can continue for most of a night and can occur for several consecutive nights or in some cases, for weeks. There is no practical control for katydids, especially when they are in trees. It is best to tolerate them and wait until they finish on their own.
Soldier beetles are very common on flowers from mid to late summer. They readily fly and can resemble wasps when in flight. They are about ½ inch long, yellowish to tannish brown with soft wing covers. There is a black spot on each wing cover. Like other beetles, soldier beetles have chewing mouthparts. They are closely related to fireflies but lack the light-producing organs that fireflies possess.
As larvae, soldier beetles are predaceous on other insects. Not much is known about the adults, although they apparently are also predaceous on other insects. Despite the large numbers that may be noticed in gardens, they do not damage flowers or other plants. It is not necessary to control them, just ignore them. Read more about soldier beetles.
Scarab beetles are a common, diverse group of beetles. There have been a couple large-sized scarab beetles that have been noticed in the landscape recently. Grape pelidnotas, Pelidnota punctata, are tan to reddish brown in color with three black spots on each wing cover. They are about one inch long, oval, and robust. They look similar to June beetles, although they are more closely related to Japanese beetles. Also known as spotted grapevine beetles, they feed primarily on grape leaves. Fortunately, their feeding is not serious and control is usually not necessary.
Another scarab beetle that may be observed is a type of flower beetle, Osmoderma eremicola. Sometimes known as the hermit flower beetle, this beetle is about one inch long and is dark brown to black. It is somewhat similar to June beetles but is not quite as oval. The larvae feed in decaying wood and the adults are associated with loose bark and tree cavities. They are not a pest of trees and do not need to be controlled.
Sphecid wasps are a type of solitary wasp. They are known to nest in soil, in plant stems, or in cavities in buildings. Although they live by themselves, they can live gregariously, i.e. other sphecid wasps of the same species may nest nearby. Sometimes many individuals are present (Note: You can distinguish between ground-nesting sphecid wasps and ground-nesting yellowjackets by observing how many nest openings there are. A yellowjacket nest will have many different individuals entering and leaving a single nest opening while there will be more than one nest opening (sometimes many) for sphecid wasps.
Sphecids prey on other insects which they feed to their young. They sometimes can be observed carrying insects back to their nest. Although sphecids may sting to protect themselves, they are nonaggressive towards people and the incidence of stings is very, very low. Sphecid wasps rarely need to be controlled because if the risk of stings.
Cicada killers, Sphecius speciousus, are a striking black and yellow patterned sphecid. They are very large, 1 - 1 ½ inches long and nest in the soil. Like their name suggests they often prey primarily on cicadas. Despite their size, there is little concern for stings. The males are not able to sting and although females can sting, they are very unaggressive.
People may also see Sphex pensylvanicus, a 1 - 1 1/4 inch long black sphecid. The wings are a smoky black with a violet iridescence. They also capture large-sized insects, such as katydids and nest in the ground. This wasp has been occasionally seen visiting flowers. Although it's just feeding on nectar, it has been accused of injuring plants. However, they do not harm plants, and any damage seen where this sphecid is present is coincidental. Sphecid wasps do not need to be controlled to protect plants.
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(11) Miryam, January 19, 2010 8:25 PM
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Hi Lori- Will you be teaching anytime in Jerusalem in the next 6 months? My husband and I met you at the Ben Gurion airport this summer when you were meeting your women's group. I also waved to you when you were on the roof of Aish for dinner with your group and we were on the roof of Isralight. Kol Tuv- Miryam
(10) anon, January 19, 2010 8:03 PM
It's true!!
As a kollel couple on a very tight budget, my husband & I were discussing one night that if we give all the maaser we should, that we might not be able to cover our expenses. I said "no, Hashem promises to take care of us" & we went ahead & gave. That month I got an 800 shekel (about $215) anual bonus (which goes very far on our budget), plus $700 for helping to arrange a shidduch! See Hashem takes care!!!!!!!!! p.s. these types of stories happen all the time if you keep your eyes open.
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the pleasure of giving
When my first child was coming up for Bar Mitzva everyone at our sinagogue had "themes" basebal, hollywood, etc I suggested to my husband that instead of balloon and flowers to decorate the tables at our luncheons, we decorate with baskets for the food bank. We did it and it was such a success that a lot of our congregants follow suit. I was happy with my childs efforts for a job well done, but more because as a family we understood the meaning of the word Mitzva
(8) Anonymous, January 19, 2010 3:16 PM
We are making less, but giving more.
I gave each of my 3 children $100 to spend at Costco. They knew they needed to shop wisely. We paid for the food and drove straight over to the Kosher Food Bank and unloaded what they had purchased. I could see in their faces how proud they were. They saw the empty shelves in the food bank, and realized that what they did will make a difference. They are asking to do this again, and we will. I encourage all to do the same.
(7) Guy Sutton, January 19, 2010 2:48 PM
So true
Right on target Lori..... I gave to the Temple, a little extra to help out at Chanukah, but now look at Haiti, and the rest of the USA, more more more, we do need to help out more..... It is written and we all know the importance of tzedakah, give more, even the $5.00/$20.00, it WILL add up.... Great story Lori, I look forward to hearing from you all the time, and post almost everything to Facebook, you are awesome. Shalom, Guy


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Former New York Mayor Ed Koch has pneumonia and is expected to be in the hospital through the weekend. WAMC's Dave Lucas reports.
A Koch spokesman said Wednesday that the 87-year-old former mayor is being treated with antibiotics. He was admitted Tuesday afternoon to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
In September, the former mayor was hospitalized after feeling weak while staying with friends in North Carolina. He was treated for anemia, was released after three days and said he planned to head straight to his office at a law firm.
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LA GRANGE PARK – Two months before Ogden Avenue second-grader Dominic Cairo died after a fight with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in June 2011, he took a trip with his family to the Bahamas.
"It was amazing," Dominic's mom, Anna Cairo, said. "It was a way to get away and not have to think about his illness. Two months later he ended up passing away, but we didn't know that when we were in the Bahamas. So we were pretty much living every day for the moment."
The trip was funded by Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses. To return the favor, and to honor her son, Cairo organized an annual Kids for Wish Kids BIke Ride that raises money for Make-A-Wish's Illinois chapter. This year's took place May 31 at Stone Monroe Park, where a bench is dedicated in Dominic's name. About 100 riders, mostly kids, participated in the 3-mile ride.
Cairo collected $700 at the park and continues to receive donations. Her goal is to raise $5,000, which is the average cost for a Mak-A-Wish trip.
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Who would guess that a small agricultural town in Northern California, located among the towering redwoods and rolling acres of chardonnay and pinot noir grapes of Sonoma County, would give rise to a movement that changed the curriculum of America's schools by putting women into their proper historical place?
But that's exactly what Santa Rosa did. In 1978, the year I moved there to teach English literature at the community college, the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women quietly declared a "Women's History Week" to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. In response, local schools planned special programs, community women gave presentations and a prize was offered for the best student essay on "Real Women." The week ended with a celebratory parade through the city's funky downtown.
Molly MacGregor, one of the organizers, shared the idea a year later with participants attending the Women's History Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, and they in turn not only wanted to hold similar events in their hometowns but committed to lobbying for a national celebration. Just two years later, in February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the week of March 8th, 1980, as National Women's History Week.
Carter, who had urged ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, noted,
Understanding the true history of our country will help us to comprehend the need for full equality under the law for all our people.
Later that year, then-Rep. (now Sen.) Barbara Mikulski and still-Sen. Orrin Hatch (yes, Orrin Hatch!) co-sponsored a congressional resolution for National Women's History Week for the following year as well.
State departments of education saw the designation as an opportunity to achieve equity within classrooms–a requirement of the federal education law known as Title IX, which has passed in 1972–and across the country teaching materials and strategies were developed to "write women back into history." By 1986, enough momentum had been built to lobby Congress again; the following year, President Ronald Reagan (yes, Ronald Reagan!) signed a law permanently designating March as National Women's History Month.
Earlier this month, as the annual celebration kicked off once again, President Obama declared,
As we honor the women who have shaped our Nation, we must remember that we are tasked with writing the next chapter of women's history. Only if we teach our daughters that no obstacle is too great for them, that no ceiling can block their ascent, will we inspire them to reach for their highest aspirations and achieve true equality.
Pretty inspiring stuff. And all from a little office in Sonoma County, about a mile from where I teach. At Santa Rosa Junior College, we've recognized Women's History Week–then Month–for 30 years, organizing events for students, staff and the broader community. This year, those included a discussion of gender equity in Sweden by Swedish exchange students, an insider's look at women's sports since Title IX, a photographer who's published a book entitled Chicks on Bikes: a Portrait of Women Motorcyclists, and a performance by the first all women's mariachi band in the Bay Area, Mariachi Femenil Orgullo Mexicano.
Thirty years is a wonderful milestone, but 2010's celebration was tinged with sadness. In January, we lost Mary Ruthsdotter, one of the co-founders, developers, promoters and great spirits of the National Women's History Project–the clearinghouse for curriculum, training and materials that have helped teachers and communities restore women to their rightful place in the national curriculum. Mary's daughter, Alice Crawford, called her mom "a kick-ass activist." And that's just the sort of woman we need to change history.
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Japanese anime secrets—REVEALED!
Hold on to your raccoon-furred, tail-swingin' caps, People, the Cuteness meter just blew up!
Courtesy of Ms. Stephanie R., we present "Ezo Momonga", the flying Japanese squirrel. Apparently every single anime artist in Japan has seen this site, since this little guy is obviously the epitome of all Japanese varmint-esque characters. I mean, look at him!!! And listen to what he's saying!
[rustling] "I shall swoop into your lives—and CHANGE THEM FOREVER!" [say in Japanese accent]
"Watch as I effortlessly GLIDE INTO YOUR MIND, ERASING ALL THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED CUTE!"
[jumps off branch] "Ehnn!"
"I shall now BURROW MYSELF INTO YOUR BRAIN and you shall COME VISIT ME DAILY ON THIS SITE!" [cracks a small snack on the tree trunk]
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Bjorn Lomborg Strikes Again: Spreads Obfuscation about AGW Costs and Lethality
Bjorn Lomborg is at it again, spreading confusion about climate change and doubt about its lethality:
When Good Intentions Go Bad
"Two studies—one on genetically modified corn and one on climate change—demonstrate how scare tactics can backfire."
Campaigners on important but complex issues, annoyed by the length of time required for public deliberations, often react by exaggerating their claims, hoping to push a single solution to the forefront of public debate. But, however well-intentioned, scaring the public into a predetermined solution often backfires: When people eventually realize that they have been misled, they lose confidence and interest.
Last month, there were two examples of this in a single week. First, French researcher Gilles-Eric Séralini attempted to fuel public opposition to genetically modified foods by showing the public how GM corn, with and without the pesticide Roundup, caused huge tumors and early death in 200 rats that had consumed it over two years.
The Séralini fiasco was only a week old when, the Climate Vulnerability Forum, a group of countries led by Bangladesh, launched the second edition of its Global Vulnerability Monitor. Headlines about the launch were truly alarming: Over the next 18 years, global warming would kill 100 million people and cost the economy upwards of $6.7 trillion annually.
These public messages were highly misleading and clearly intended to shock and disturb. The vast majority of deaths discussed in the report did not actually result from global warming. Outdoor air pollution—caused by fossil-fuel combustion, not by global warming—contributed to 30 percent of all deaths cited in the study. And 60 percent of the total deaths reflect the burning of biomass (such as animal dung and crop residues) for cooking and heating, which has no relation to either fossil fuels or global warming.
First off, Lomborg is just wrong in equating the two "studies". Lomborg is trying to plant into the minds of his readers the following syllogism:
A: Estimates of deaths from AGW are just like the Seralini paper.
B: The Seralini paper is probably fraudulent.
Therefore estimating deaths from AGW is likewise fraudulent
The GMO "study" was published in a scientific journal, and it immediately brought criticism from other scientists and while it is being promoted by policy activists to change laws, the science community will get to the bottom of the Seralini controversy. Furthermore, the controversy over the Seralini paper has been noticed far and wide - for example, see here: Using junk science to promote Proposition 37
The AGW position paper Lomborg references is just that - a publication of an independent organization (sort of a cross between a think tank and an aid organization) called DARA:
[Link: daraint.org…]
and the very effort that Lomborg laments:
[Link: daraint.org…]
is upfront that they are tackling a variety of issues surrounding carbon. And, Lomborg seems to be looking at media headlines to pull his "scare" blaming, rather than the actual press release by DARA:
[Link: daraint.org…]
Now, one can quibble with the economic costs described in the DARA documents - as I keep pointing out, Economics really is the "dismal" science. DARA presents costs as percentages of GDP, but as anyone who has followed arguments over what constitutes "GDP" knows, the concepts of national economic valuations are fraught with issues.
And as we all know, not all "costs" in life can be meaningfully measured in a dollar amount.
Lomborg isn't really doing a detailed rebuttal of the costs of AGW that DARA has offered but is trying to sweep the whole DARA position under the rug, because whatever DARA comes up with will be different from what Lomborg himself has claimed, in books and lectures, about the costs and impacts of AGW, and he doesn't want to be shown to be wrong.
Furthermore, Lomborg uses his latest article to once again try to get people away from worrying about CO2, even though increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is far and away the principle means by which humans are modifying the climate.
Mostly, I suspect, is that DARA is bluntly stating that people will die because of AGW, and Lomborg tends to want and ignore the moral implications of such.


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The United States and China have a history of uneasy feelings. Most recently, the Pentagon accused the Chinese Government of spying. One month later, President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, met for a weekend in California. They discussed those issues, and built a unique relationship.
But has our mistrust grown so far, we lost a chance at diplomatic relations? The truth is, not all of the East feels so coldly towards the West.
Building relationships is the first step to bridging the gap between Americans and Chinese, and that's the foundation of the southern mayors' trip to China.
"We're doing it the right way and we are the right group of people to do it," said Mayor Jill Swain of Huntersville, North Carolina.
Spanning less than 10 days, they traveled more than 3,000 miles and hit six different cities.
"It's not for the faint of heart. It's not for those who don't like bus rides," said Mayor Sheldon Day of Thomasville, Alabama.
They met hundreds of Chinese companies and toured different facilities in search of the perfect fit.
Dothan Mayor Mike Schmitz said, "This hasn't happened before."
Mayor Day said, "Hundreds of new jobs coming to our region."
The mayors built trust, and made friendships.
"It's not about face. It's not about commercial, but it's about the real meaning," explained Juliana Lam, managing director of AML Group Holdings Ltd.
Ultimately, they secured American jobs through direct Chinese investment.
Mayor Schmitz said, "They'll come and open a business in our community, hire our people, sell their product."
While U.S. Government officials address problems at the top, southern mayors can work at the bottom, building bridges.
"I think these kinds of people to people relationships goes a long way to combat in biases, prejudices, to connect the two most important powers of tomorrow," said chairman of the Asia Society, Ronnie Chan.
And the merging of these two countries starts in the south.


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WWF Encourages Pope Francis to Include Amazon Conservation Message at World Youth Day
WWF applauds Pope Francis for already adding his influential voice to the growing number of faith leaders around the world who are recognizing the need to live in harmony with nature.
"Pope Francis' respect for nature and his strong call for sustainable development have been early hallmarks of his pontificate. As his namesake St. Francis of Assisi suggests, he has already given us great hope that he will be an invaluable global messenger for environmental protection around the world," said Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of WWF's Sacred Earth program. "Faith leaders are vital, champions of the environment. In a world where 80% of the population embraces a faith, they're a compelling messenger and have the power to move mountains in their communities. It's significant that the Pope's first international trip is to Brazil, main home of the Amazon, the largest rainforest on earth that extends through nine countries in South America and helps provide economic and social benefits for its people and the world."
Chungyalpa will be at World Youth Day and part of the panel at the Social Forum Alive Youth discussing the connection between faith and conservation. This will be the only panel specifically drawing attention to the nexus of faith and the environment. The discussion will take place on July 24th from 3pm – 5:30pm at Centro de Referência da Juventude, Manguinhos, at Dom Helder Câmara Avenue, nº 1.184 – Manguinhos – Rio de Janeiro. Information about the event is here
WWF's Amazon conservation expert Claudio Maretti will be on the panel explaining the role of the Amazon for people in the region and in the world.
The Amazon is the largest area of tropical forest, critical to the provision of environmental services (water, timber and non-timber) and the regulation of global climate patterns. "In the scenario which climate change will impose on all nations, and especially on the poor; given the need for adaptation, countries, companies and citizens must see nature as an asset that will allow us to address future difficulties. We must take concrete action to secure and maintain the ecological balance of this biome and all other ecosystems", stated Claudio Maretti, Living Amazon Initiative leader.
"I understand that it is important for Catholics to care for nature as God's creation and to avoid putting an extra burden on the poor. Therefore, we are calling on young Catholics from around the world to take care of nature by making more conscious individual choices and expressing their strong support for the conservation of the Amazon, which all of us depend on", he completed.
In partnership with World Youth Day organizers, WWF will also be showcasing several conservation-themed videos that will air prior to the Pope's holy mass. Watch one of the videos here.
Sacred Earth serves as a capacity-building platform for faith leaders to help them lead their communities in protecting wildlife, natural resources and ecosystems. In partnership with The Alliance of Religions and Conservation, WWF has launched several initiatives with the Catholic Church, including one in East Africa focusing on wildlife protection.


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You know you've lived a full life when it takes four birthday parties to celebrate it. Jackie Angelino, a perpetual peace activist, turns 100 today.
You know you�ve lived a full life when it takes four birthday parties to celebrate it.
Jackie Angelino, a perpetual peace activist, turns 100 today.
She�ll mark the occasion with party No. 3 at First Unitarian Universalist Church, where the longtime member is known for greeting newcomers with �Hi, I�m Jackie. What would you like to do for social justice to help us?�
Party No. 4 � also at the church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd. � will follow on Thursday. Angelino has alot of admirers.
I caught up with her at a North Side restaurant last week, when she was fresh off the two other parties. She was wearing a T-shirt imprinted with the peace symbol and lyrics from the John Lennon song Imagine: �You may say I�m a dreamer, but I�m not the only one.�
Jacques, her son and caretaker, spoke loudly into her ear and filled in details when her memory lapsed. There�s a lot to remember.
She was born in India, where her French father and Swiss mother worked for the British civil service. After her father died in an epidemic, she and her mother lived in France and England before settling in Stanton, Neb.
She was a student at the University of Nebraska in 1938 when she met Henry Angelino, a young anthropologist with a similar bent toward social justice. They were married in 1939 and moved to Columbus 30 years later, so Mr. Angelino, who died in 2000, could teach at Ohio State University.
Mrs. Angelino�s friends and relatives have a litany of stories about her.
While living in New Mexico during the 1940s, she discovered that grocers were charging American Indians higher prices than other customers. So she bought a big supply of groceries, drove them to a pueblo and sold them at her cost to the people there. She also started a free women�s clinic in New Mexico.
After moving to Oklahoma, she and Mr. Angelino participated in a civil-rights march with Coretta Scott King in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Angelino also founded the first racially integrated preschool in Oklahoma.
During a boycott to protest the treatment of farm workers in the late �60s, Mrs. Angelino stationed herself in the produce aisle of a Columbus supermarket and told people not to buy grapes.
�They never threw her out,� Jacques said.
She also marched against the Ku Klux Klan, worked for gay rights, pushed recycling, fed the homeless and protested the Vietnam War. Well into her 90s, she was a familiar sight on Saturdays at North Broadway and N. High Street, protesting the Iraq war.
She still volunteers at an Athens, Ohio, food pantry.
When I asked her the one change she�d like to see in the world, she said:
�Accepting other people and other things and other foods and other clothes and different styles and things like that. That�s what I think is very important: acceptance.�
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KINGSLEY - The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire girls' golf season came to an end with a fourth place finish at the 1A Regional Final held Monday at Brookside Golf Course in Kingsley.
The rain held off long enough to have decent conditions.
The Titans as a team shot 415 using scores from Sara Harris (48-44, 92), Kelley Harris (49-51, 100), Alyssa Hoffman (58-51, 109) and Destiny Akridge (48-66, 114).
Also playing for the Titans were Caroline Koekenhoff (64-61, 125), and Cassy Hampson (65-61, 126). "The girls had a great season and they should be very proud of their finish," said GTRA coach John Fulton. "We had a chance but it sort of slipped away on the back nine. We will learn from this and with four girls coming back hope to do a little better next year.
"I want to thank our seniors, Alyssa Hoffman who was a four-year varsity letter winner and we will miss her leadership; and Cassy Hampson, who played her first year of golf and did very well playing varsity," Fulton continued."
Bishop Garrigan and Gehlen Catholic both advance to the state meet with scores of 357 and 393, respectively. West Sioux finished third with 399 followed by GTRA. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn sho a 432 and Newell-Fonda shot a 444.
Individual state qualifiers from Kingsley are as follows:
Alexa Capesius - Bishop Garrigan - 83
Courtney Hummel - West Sioux - 85
Haley Froehlich - Bishop Garrigan - 85
Cassie Gearhart - West Bend Mallard - 87
Rebecca Richter - Bishop Garrigan - 88


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I was tracking a 16th note riff into Logic - it was a MIDI string part that was quantized to 16th notes and locked to the quantize grid. It was playing back perfectly until I drew in a cc11 volume swell. After drawing in the cc11 curve, the rhythm didn't play back correctly. I checked in the piano roll window to see if the notes were still lined up to the grid and they were. I deleted the cc11 curve and decided to draw in a volume swell with the hyper editor in the arrange window. Same problem. When I went into the piano roll and clicked on a note, the message below popped up:
The channel numbers in the even edit list were ch1 and ch2. The strangest part was that in the pattern I played, the high notes (played with my pinky and accented) were all ch2, and the low notes (played with my thumb and index finger) were all ch1. After assigning everything to ch1 the rhythm issue within that region remained. You have any idea what might've caused this?


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And this is likely to be their response, which we should be able to see quite soon. The EULA, or whatever their agreement is called, would be easily changed with a few of those law-related 100 lines sentences written from the company's lawyers. So it will be up to the users.
I'm going a little offtopic now, but I'm not really much into Apple's stuff, so let me ask : is it true that some interoperability is broken in Apple -> other OSes direction ? For example, I want to send you a picture from my Nokia/SE/Motorola/otherPhone via Bluetooth, but Apple won't accept that ? I heard that, but I can't confirm if this is true. So, if yes, would jailing into the device can enable users to connect to each other, or there are hardware limitations ?


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Nintendo unleashed its latest round of downloads today, including the previously announced SNES classic Chrono Trigger for Virtual Console. It will cost you $8 (800 points) and -- not to impugn the other games in this week's list -- is definitely the thing you should buy if you haven't played it before (maybe even if you have).
If you do have more than 800 points sitting around and want to buy something else as well, you could pick up Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove for $5 (500 points), a monster-themed dancing game for up to four players. For the low, low price of zero dollars, you can also pick up a demo of Lead the Meerkats. It's "the first game to simulate the exciting life of meerkats," and will cost you $10 (1,000 points) for the full version.
If a handheld game is more your flavor, DSiWare brings the fishing game Big Bass Arcade for $5. Word Searcher 3 lets you search for more words for $5. And Hellokids Vol 1: Coloring and Painting is a digital coloring book, probably more suited to younger audiences, for $2. DSiWare will have to hold you for a bit longer, now that the 3DS eShop has been delayed.


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If it meant catching on quickly at Northern Illinois University -- and catching, period -- Carl Russell was willing to receive, so to speak.
So, yes, toss the recent Grayslake North graduate a catcher's mitt.
The sure-handed infielder will catch it, surely.
All set on attending Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and playing shortstop for the Division III program, Russell got a pleasant surprise this summer while playing travel ball for coach Clay Kovac's Kenosha Indians. The hard-hitting, speedy Russell caught the attention of Northern Illinois.
The Huskies offered him a partial scholarship, and he accepted.
"It was crazy," Russell said. "It all happened so fast."
It happened so freaky fast that Russell even assured NIU that he's willing to catch fastballs.
Grayslake North's starting shortstop the last two seasons and a three-year starting infielder for the varsity, Russell was asked by NIU's coaches if he felt he would be comfortable catching and willing to learn the position enough to serve, if needed, as a backup backstop.
"That was shock for me," Russell said with a laugh.
"I used to catch when I was younger. Up until before high school, I caught -- not every day because I was playing short -- but when we needed it, because I know how to catch. It's going to be new, but I'm excited to do it."
Grayslake North's young baseball program boasts Russell as its record holder for career stolen bases (43) and RBI (77). His senior season saw him hit .447 with more than half of his 36 hits going for extra bases. He set single-season school marks for stolen bases (13) and RBI (37).
By signing with Northern, he becomes the first Grayslake North baseball player to go Division I.
"It's kind of weird to think about it, but it's an honor," said Russell, a 5-foot-9, 160-pounder who helped the Knights post back-to-back winning seasons and this past spring capture their first Fox Valley Conference Fox Division championship.
Russell and his Kenosha Indians teammates were playing in a tournament at Northwestern this summer when the former Knight shined. He was impressive enough that Northwestern's coach called NIU to tell the Huskies about Russell. With one player being selected in the major league amateur draft and a catcher having suffered a major injury, NIU was suddenly looking for a ballplayer.
Northern assistant coaches Tom Carcione and Todd Coryell checked out Russell in action, and then Russell met up with them and head coach Ed Mathey on a visit to NIU's DeKalb campus.
"I really liked the school and everything, so that's when I made my decision," Russell said. "I'm going to be a utility guy. I'm going to be catching, and playing second and short."
At NIU, Russell will catch up with another former star shortstop for Grayslake North. Jordyn Bowen, who graduated with Russell and during the school signed a letter of intent to play softball for the Huskies, will also be a freshman. She and Russell will live in the same dorm.
They happen to be good friends who pack a bat and glove.
"It's funny. We got a class together, too," Russell. "It'll be cool."
It already is.
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Year after year, Willamette places in the top colleges list. Since the Peace Corps was founded in 1961, 348 Bearcats have served with the organization.
Following the Willamette motto, "Not unto ourselves alone are we born," these undergraduate alumni are continuing a tradition of service they began as students. Willamette undergrads volunteer an average of 44,000 hours annually.
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Last year, the MZone was nominated for several awards. But like that one film each year that is up for the Oscar in a bunch of categories, only to get bitch slapped and its nominees have to wear that fake "we're just happy to be nominated" smile when they announce somebody else won, we got shut out.
And it was heartbreaking, folks. Simply heartbreaking. When I had to tell Benny, a true Photoshop artiste, that he didn't win that category, or that his Know Your Foe wasn't even nominated, well let's just say I haven't seen him cry like a little bitch like that since his mom started charging him rent for living in the basement when he turned 30. But just like Benny's mom and her selfish, money grubbing need for 40 bucks each month, money Benny could be putting toward Guitar Hero II, sometimes life is simply unfair.
So we put on a brave face when College Football Blogger Awards were announced last year. And Benny and I did that fake clap that all the losers do when Orson at EDSBS pulled a fucking TITANIC and swept everything. "Oh, that's great. Congrats. No, really, you deserved it." Bastard.
But that shit's gonna stop this year or we will burn the motherfucker down (or at least shred something in honor of our new coach).
And if we win, in protest of last year's voting which constituted the most egregious balloting irregularities since the 2000 Florida presidential election, we might not even show up at the big awards banquet sponsored by Rocky Top Talk to pick up our statues. Fuck it. We're gonna go all Marlon Brando and send some Native American chick to instead make a politically correct speech about some non-related issue. That's just how we roll.
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Tottenham Hotspur are in the last eight of the Europa League but they arrived there with all the conviction of a drunk stumbling over the threshold as the bounteous inheritance of a 3-0 first-leg lead was all but squandered at the San Siro.
With Inter finishing 4-1 winners after extra time, Emmanuel Adebayor's close-range goal after six minutes of that overtime was enough to send Spurs through on away goals on a night given an unpleasant tinge by an inflatable banana being waved in the stand housing Inter's ultras.
Make no mistake, though, Spurs were misshapen from the start and cowed by Inter's ruthlessness in exposing a low-pressure midfield and high defensive line. A wonderfully dramatic game of football it may have been but the recording will make for chilling viewing for Tottenham's technophile manager.
"We took a risk with the shape," André Villas-Boas said. "We set out to score the goal that would have put us in a very comfortable position. We were the same as Inter were in London. We are not as bad as the performance showed. There are lots of positives and the desire was still there from the players to reach the last eight even in extra time."
Oh, Spurs. Villas-Boas deserves some slack in what is a very promising first season. But there are times when having a self-schooled, 35-year-old innovator in charge can lend an air of youthful impetus: and there are others where a charge of callowness is almost unavoidable. Villas-Boas will be taken to task by some for his tactics here as Tottenham played the opening hour of this match with a midfield so wide open you could hear the wind whistling through it beneath the open funnel of the Stadium Giuseppe Meazza's high concrete stands.
Driven on by a performance of fantastic movement and vision from Antonio Cassano, the best player on the pitch, Inter would have won this tie in normal time had Esteban Cambiasso's drive shaved the other side of Brad Friedel's post. It must be said a 4-0 victory would not have flattered Inter, for whom Cassano and the elegant Colombian playmaker Fredy Guarín seemed to have all the time in the world to look up and pick out the tempting green space behind Jan Vertonghen and William Gallas.
In Spurs' defence Inter were unrecognisable from the dispirited force of the first leg. And Villas-Boas had the presence to rouse his team in the break before extra time, drawing from a wilting group of players the burst of attacking vim that eventually decided the tie. And so Spurs are in the quarter-finals of a tournament that – pace the European Champions – contains no genuinely intimidating opponents and with the prospect of Gareth Bale, a palpable absence, returning.
If a first European trophy since the Tony Parks-inspired boys of 1984 looked some way off at the San Siro, this is still a club whose modern history has always had a tinge of glorious European nights about it, from the early days of Bill Nicholson's sorties into Europe that culminated in Cup-Winners' Cup triumph in 1963.
Here Spurs kicked off to a relatively mild welcome inside a quarter-full San Siro. It was deceptive. With Guarín conducting affairs in midfield Inter took a grip and on 19 minutes they took the lead. A simple pass inside Vertonghen by the right-back, Jonathan, found Palacio in space. His cross picked out Cassano unmarked at the back post and he headed the ball down on to the turf and up into the top corner.
Five minutes later Spurs were again undone by a single pass, this time a lovely dink from Cassano for the galloping Palacio, whose attempted lob hit the top of the bar.
Inter's second came six minutes after half-time as Cambiasso played a sweet pass inside Kyle Walker to Palacio. His finish, low past Friedel, was never in doubt. Suddenly Inter were only a goal behind with all the momentum in the tie and a newly awakened curva nord providing boisterous support.
Villas-Boas responded by replacing Jermain Defoe with Lewis Holtby to stiffen that porous midfield but the equaliser in the tie arrived on 75 minutes. Cassano's low, whipped free-kick sneaked through a copse of legs but was going wide before it was deflected in off Gallas's heel.
And so to extra time and the moment that Spurs finally cashed in that first-leg lead. Dembélé's low shot was palmed out by Samir Handanovic and Adebayor's long right leg stretched to force the ball home. There was still a twist as Ricardo Alvarez headed home to make it 4-1 on the night.
This article was written by Barney Ronay at San Siro, for The Guardian on Friday 15th March 2013 00.07 Europe/London
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He essentially said that the Jets defense had major problems---Rex's magic confused so many of my fellow fans.
In '08 Sutton's defense was mid-ranked in the league. The next season with the exact same personnel, Rex had them ranked number one. Sutton may be a good position coach for all I know, but he sucked as a DC.
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The QB on the '08 team was Brett Favre, the RBs were Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. We had the best O-Line in football. So yeah the offense had no problem keeping Sutton's sucky defense fresh.
I never knocked him as a position coach, but his time as a DC was not impressive.
Andy Reid is an excellent offensive coach. His best years were when Jim Johnson was their DC. His last choice for DC was unqualified and a complete disaster. It's what ultimately got him fired in Philly.
And it is not normal for a team that did not make the SB to lose so many Coaches. These guys were not fired, they left.
-Cavanaugh fired. clearly didn't get through to Sanchez. Whether it wasn't teaching correctly or he was and Sanchez didn't put into practice, he had to go.
-Pettine left on his own. admitted it was time to move out of Rex's shadow.
-Sutton left on his own. got a DC job he wasn't getting in NY. This was a promotion for him. The asst. head coaching job is a title. go take a look at others around the league with the asst. head coach job title. It's a nice gesture for a position coach who's been around the block, knows his stuff, but will never be a head coach.
That's 2 who were fired, 2 who left.
Now this about it not being normal for non Super bowl winning teams to lose so many coaches? I don't get it. there are more than a handful of non super bowl teams that have lost at least 4 coaches this offseason. It also happens when teams realize they aren't good and need change.
I understand you are trying to paint the Jets/Rex/Woody in a bad light, but don't force it if it's not there.
It is highly unusual for a team to lose 5 coaches and retain the HC. I am not talking about staffs that also lost the HC. Dallas canned Ryan but what other HC lost 4 members of his staff.


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Christian Bale's Summer of Being Awesome continues with a heartwarming story out of Ohio. Four-year-old Jayden Barber, who has terminal bone cancer, received a superhero welcome August 23rd in his hometown of Boardman Township, complete with a Bat Signal, Bat Mobile -- in the form of a $200,000 Maserati -- and an appearance by the caped crusader himself.
In even more awesome news, Jayden's cancer has since been declared to be in remission, which allowed the big screen Batman to fly him out to Disneyland -- a trip which included lunch at the exclusive Club 33.


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PITTSBURGH -- It was mentioned in Friday's game story, but I wanted to expand upon backup-turned-starting catcher Brian Schneider, who was injured in the second inning Thursday.
Schneider came out after a foul tip glanced off his glove, but that wasn't what caused the injury. It just made it worse.
"Pitch earlier, a cutter supposed to be away, it was down and in," Schneider said. "I caught it but then I went into the ground [with my glove]. It was really weird how it just jammed into the ground. The foul tip was the icing on the cake."
When Schneider tried to walk off the injury, he had one thought.
"Why?" Schneider said. "Not another one."
Schneider said he put a guard on the finger and played the third inning. But when he was due to bat in the fourth, he couldn't squeeze a bat. Fill-in manager Pete Mackanin pinch hit for Schneider with Dane Sardinha.
Schneider said he wasn't overly worried about the injury, but he did have his hand wrapped later. Mackanin said the Phillies would know more about the injury Friday and depending on how it felt, more tests could be administered.
Obviously, injuries to catchers can be tricky, especially since the Phillies are already down Carlos Ruiz (who suffered a setback and won't be ready to do a rehab assignment this weekend). With Sardinha the only healthy catcher, if Schneider has to be sidelined for even just a few days, the Phillies might have to make a move.
Paul Hoover, who was injured earlier in June, is healthy now. He didn't play for triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday but was still with the Iron Pigs following the game.
Bringing Hoover to Pittsburgh for insurance could be an interesting task. The Phillies are at 40 on their 40-man roster and Hoover would have to be added to that at the expense of someone else. The only position players on the 40 in the minor leagues are outfielders Quintin Berry and John Mayberry Jr. Infielder Brian Bocock, recently promoted to the 25-man roster, could be designated for assignment to free up a spot.
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WHEN Kim Schepers went for an afternoon stroll around Rosalind Park yesterday, she had no idea that by the end of it she would be engaged.
Luke Vale, Kim's boyfriend of eight years, enlisted the help of the Bendigo Brass Band to pop the question.
With the band subtly practising in the park, Luke began serenading Kim from the nearby bushes.
After the first few lines of Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You, the band joined in.
Members of both families were there to witness the moment, which resulted in, without hesitation, a 'yes' from Kim. "I thought it was ironic that when we kept accidentally running into my parents and sisters, I thought 'this is something out of a movie, how funny'," Kim said.
"Then we bumped into Luke's parents and no one was even talking about how coincidental it was." Kim celebrated her 31st birthday during the week and thought she was part of an impromptu birthday celebration in the park.
"I heard this voice and had no idea it was his," she said.
"I turned around thinking it sounded like Luke."
For 26-year-old Luke, it was an effort made up of lots of organisation, combined with fear and excitement.
"There's been a few weeks' planning and a lot of telling everybody because Kim's got such a big family," he said.
"It's been a little stressful, but exciting. I was absolutely scared before the song – I've never done anything like this before.
"I thought she saw me come out the bushes, but I had to wave to get her attention."
The couple have been together for eight years after meeting through friends.
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(MCT) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If the NFL does get in Brian Kelly's ear after the BCS championship game, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick expects to be in the other one, offering what it takes to keep his football coach where he is.
Swarbrick said he'd be willing to discuss more money and more security for the coach who led the Irish to a 12-0 campaign once the pair have their usual postseason debriefing.
"I'm really confident that Brian enjoys his experience at Notre Dame and when we're past (Monday), we'll sit down and talk about securing that future," Swarbrick said Sunday. "We love having him, and he loves being at Notre Dame."
Asked if that means a raise from Kelly's $3 million salary range and/or an extension, Swarbrick replied: "Everything that goes into the program is on the table when we have those discussions."
That also means a "laundry list" of items, as Swarbrick put it, which annually could include staff considerations or equipment needs or other items. Most critically, Swarbrick believes the fundamental needs for a consistently elite program already are in place.
"It feels great to have a great coach," Swarbrick said. "What I feel best about is, the foundation is built. There will be great years, and there will be not-so-great years. That's the nature of athletics. But I feel the foundation is in place to give ourselves an opportunity every year, and that's great."
Bar set: Based on his experiences at Grand Valley State after a championship, Kelly knows what is coming after Monday night, win or lose. He and his players will have a title-game-or-bust mentality for 2013 and the future.
"Playing in this game is an incredible springboard into the next season, because you set a goal, you set a bar," Kelly said Sunday. "They've already been here. You come back the next year, it's unacceptable for a standard to be any less than being back here again."
Heart matters: The mystery surrounding backup offensive lineman Matt Hegarty was cleared up Sunday in multiple reports. The 6-foot-5, 296-pound sophomore suffered a "mini-stroke" Nov. 8 and had Dec. 14 surgery to repair two holes in his heart.
Hegarty, who was expected to compete for the starting center gig in 2013 before the health scare, told the Farmington (N.M.) Daily Times he hoped to play again.
"It would be sweet to play in this national championship, but next year the opportunity will be there," Hegarty said. "It will be that much sweeter if I can come back and play."


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We did not break the record high today. We officially made it up to 74°F as forecasted, but the record was 76°, so we were 2 degrees shy of the record, and it was due to the cloud cover that came in ahead of the front. That front will be sliding in tomorrow, and the cloud cover from it will help keep our overnight low temperatures on the mild side in the mid 50s. Scattered showers will begin later tonight, and become more widespread during the overnight hours.
Tomorrow looks to have a soggy morning commute. The showers will be widespread during the morning, and then lighten up as we get closer to the evening. High temperatures will be cooler in the mid 60s. Total rainfall amounts are expected to be highest in north Georgia around a half of an inch of rain.
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Phoenix Coyotes Reaction To Game 5 Loss Was A Disgrace
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COMMENTARY: The Phoenix Coyotes, seething after Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown flattened Coyotes defenseman Michal Rozsival late in the overtime period, lost their composure, and, as a result, the game, and the series. They embarrassed themselves, and their organization, after the game, with perhaps the most ridiculous excuses one could possibly imagine for losing a playoff series.
LOS ANGELES — After watching and listening to the reactions of some of the Phoenix Coyotes after they lost in Game 5 of the 2012 Western Conference Finals, a 4-3 overtime defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings, one would get the idea that the entire world, outside of the Phoenix metropolitan area, was against them.
That was just one of the common refrains emanating from the Coyotes dressing room after the game—they were livid about the officiating, especially after Kings right wing Dustin Brown laid out Coyotes defenseman Michal Rozsival at the Phoenix blue line late in the overtime period.
On the play, Brown was skating across the blue line, and had Rozsival lined up for a hit. A moment after the whistle blew for an offsides call, Brown nailed Rozsival, his shoulder slamming into his chest, while his left leg struck Rozsival's left leg.


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Gibson player and legendary singer and songwriter, John Hiatt was at SXSW for the New West Records showcase and to check out his daughter Lilly's gig with her band The Dropped Ponies. SXSW, Hiatt told USA Today's Mike Snider, ""has gotten bigger and bigger and huger and huger. It looks pretty damn enormous to me."
So taking respite from the crowds Hiatt sat on the Gibson bus and checked out some new Gibson Acoustic guitars. Turns out, Hiatt is a J-45 fan of long standing.
"I've got two J45s that came off early some of the earliest runs out of Montana and I love those guitars. You know I've always thought of them as new guitars but I was sitting around the other day and said, 'Well, you know, they are about 35 years old.' I guess that qualifies for vintage at this point. They sound beautiful. They have aged and the sound has changed accordingly in good ways."
And there's something about Gibson guitars in general that has kept Hiatt enamored of the brand. "I've just always preferred the tone," he said. "That thump (of) the J45s is real. They suit my style, I play a rhythmic thing and that thumpy thing seems to work for me. And I like the way the way they feel."
But his favorite guitar, he says, is "a little LG-2 from 1947" that he bought in 1986 and began using when writing songs such as "Thing Called Love" for 1987's Bring The Family album. "It's my favorite guitar. It's not thumpy like a 45. It kinda barks. It has a little bark to it. It's given me a whole lot of songs over the years."


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Checking out Chipotle
The current fad restaurant at our daughter's school is a burrito restaurant called Chipotle. My daughter has been eager to go there, so today after church we tried it, and found it to be remarkably Blood Type friendly.
There are only three menu items: burritos, tacos, and bowls. For a Type O the choice was easy. The burritos and the tacos had grains I must avoid, so I chose a bowl.
A server then adds to your bowl (or burrito or taco) only the ingredients that you want.
I chose grilled steak and romaine lettuce, both beneficial for an O. I also chose rice and black beans, both neutrals. I passed on the sauces because I wasn't sure what was in them.
My Type A husband also got a bowl. He selected rice, black beans (beneficial for him) romaine lettuce, and guacamole. My Type A daughter got a burrito with pinto beans (beneficial for her) and chicken.
The portions were generous, so we all had plenty to eat. It was a unique idea and a very enjoyable lunch
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Dec. 19, 2006
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The Schedule
Game No. 10
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Vanguard University Lions
at UCSB's Thunderdome
Game No. 11
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the University of San Diego Toreros
at USD's Jenny Craig Pavilion
The Gaucho Record
UC Santa Barbara will enter its Tuesday night home game against Vanguard University with a record of 7-2 and a three-game winning streak. The Gauchos opened the season with four straight wins for the first time since the 1992-93 season and since back-to-back home defeats to San Diego State and Loyola Marymount, they have defeated Portland, Fresno State and the University of San Francisco. The 7-2 record matches the best nine-game start by a UCSB team in the last five years. The 2001-02 Gauchos also opened at 7-2 and ultimately went 8-2.
On The Radio
All UC Santa Barbara basketball games are broadcast live in Santa Barbara on KTMS, 990-AM. KEYT-TV Sports Director Gerry Fall is in his third year as the play-by-play voice of the Gauchos. Former Los Angeles Lakers' and UCSB star Don Ford handles the color commentary for the majority of games, home and road. When Ford is not available for road games, Bill Mahoney, yours truly, will handle the task. Steve Wendt, the voice of the UCSB women's basketball team, will handle the play-by-play for a handful of men's games this season.
The Bob Williams Show
The Bob Williams show will be aired each Tuesday night from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on KTMS 990-AM in Santa Barbara. Coach Williams will talk about past and upcoming games, interview Gaucho players and welcome guests from the Santa Barbara sports community.
UCSB Extends Season-Opening Road Winning Streak To Five
UCSB's win at San Francisco on Sunday extended its season-opening road winning streak to five in a row. Dating back to last season's regular season finale at Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos have now won six straight true road games. The last time Santa Barbara opened a season with a 5-0 record in true road games was in 1987-88 when it began 6-0 on the road. The key phrase is true road games. In 1987-88, UCSB dropped a neutral court game in Indianapolis to Stanford. The last time a Gaucho team went 5-0 away from home to start a season was in 1988-89 when they went 4-0 in road games and 1-0 in a neutral court game. According to our records, if you include true road games and neutral court games, UCSB has never gone 6-0 away from home to begin a season. Also, the six straight true road wins ties a record set by the 1991-92 and 1992-93 Gauchos. The 1991-92 team ended the season with two straight road wins and the 1992-93 team opened the season with four in a row.
Gauchos Use Late Push To Extend Road Winning Streak At USF
Alex Harris scored 21 points, including the final four of a decisive 8-0 run late in the second half, to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 74-69 victory over University of San Francisco Sunday in the USF Memorial Gym. The win was the third one in a row for the Gauchos (7-2.) The Dons Alan Wiggins led all scorers with 24 points. UCSB's Ivan Elliott scored 13 points, Chris Devine had 12 and Cecil Brown made 11. Wiggins bucket with 4:47 left had given USF (4-7) a 63-60 lead when the Gauchos went on their clinching spurt. In the next three minutes, James Powell hit two free throws, Brown a short jumper and Harris a pair of free throws and a lay-in to put the Gauchos ahead 68-63. Wiggins cut the margin to 68-66 with a 3-point play with 39 seconds left, but UCSB maintained its margin by hitting six straight free throws - two each by Brown, Powell and Devine. The teams were tied 37-37 at halftime. UCSB had out-rebounded the Dons 19-9, but the committed 13 turnovers compared to USF's six. Hitting 14 of its 16 attempts, UCSB enjoyed a big advantage in free throw percentage. USF hit 14 free throws out of 24 attempts. Santa Barbara finished with a 38-26 advantage in rebounding and hit 53.1 percent of its field goal tries (26-for-49), compared to 44.1 percent (26-for-49) for the Dons.
Gauchos Move To No. 16 In Mid-Major Top-25
Two weeks ago, the Gauchos entered The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll for the first time since early in the 2003-04 season. UCSB was ranked 25th in the poll dated Dec. 4. Last week, the Gauchos jumped six spots to 19th and this week, in the poll dated Dec. 18, they have moved up to 16th nationally.
Probable Starters - Notes
G - James Powell - His 16 three-pointers rank 10th on UCSB's all-time freshman list.
G - Alex Harris - His top nine career scoring efforts have come in season's first nine games.
G - Justin Joyner - Suffering from stomach virus, came off bench at USF and played 17 minutes.
F - Chris Devine - Had second double-double of the season in win at USF.
F - Ivan Elliott - Made all six of his field goal attempts at USF. Had 13 points and eight boards.
Probable Reserves - Notes
G - Cecil Brown - Made his first start at USF and scored season-high 11 points.
G - Paul Roemer - Has played in just one of the last five games.
G - Trevor Bing - Has not made a field goal in any of the last four games.
F - Tom Garlepp - Hit 9-of-17 overall and 3-of-4 from three-point range in last three games.
F - Emmanuel Bidias a Mouté - Tied career-high with six points vs. Fresno State.
F - Beau Gibb - Scored his only basket of the year against Loyola Marymount.
F - David Massey - Scored his only points and had his only rebound at Montana State.
F - Sam Phippen - Freshman forward will redshirt the 2006-07 season.
The Infirmary - Notes
F - Glenn Turner - Recovering from hernia surgery. Could return after Christmas.
The Bob Williams File
Bob Williams is in his ninth season as the head coach at UC Santa Barbara. Last year his team overcame a slow start to finish over the .500 mark for the fourth time in five seasons. UCSB was 15-14 overall and 6-8 in the Big West. Prior to the 2004-05 season, when an injury-ravaged Gaucho team finished below .500, Williams had guided the program to three straight winning seasons for the first time since the late 1980s. In 2002-03, Williams' Gauchos went 18-14 overall and 14-4 in league. The 2002-03 Big West mark earned Santa Barbara its first-ever Big West regular season championship along with a trip to the postseason National Invitation Tournament. Additionally, the success earned Williams his second Big West Coach of the Year award, his first coming after an impressive 1999 campaign. In 2001-02, Williams guided UCSB to its first Big West Conference Tournament Championship ever and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years. Including this season, Williams' UCSB teams have posted a 130-113 (.535) overall record and a 79-55 (.590) record in Big West games. Prior to his arrival at UCSB, he spent eight years at UC Davis and in those eight years, his teams recorded 20 or more wins five times and a 158-76 record. In Williams' final season, the Aggies went 31-2, won the NCAA Division II National Championship and he was named NABC Division II Coach of the Year. Including two seasons at Menlo College, Williams has a record of 318-213 (.599) at four-year schools.
Turner Remains Sidelined As UCSB Returns To Action
In UCSB's game at San Francisco on Sunday, the team's first after a 10-day layoff for final exams, senior forward Glenn Turner remained sidelined. Turner has yet to play in a game this season after undergoing surgery to repair a hernia on Nov. 9, but he has started taking part in most practice drills and the target for his return has been set as Dec. 28, the Big West opener against UC Riverside.
The Opponents
The meeting between the Gauchos and Vanguard University will be the first. UCSB and the University of San Diego have played 18 times in a series that dates back to 1964. The Gauchos hold a 13-5 edge in the all-time series, including a 67-65 win in Santa Barbara last season. The last time the teams played in San Diego, December of 2004, the Toreros recorded a 71-63 win. UCSB has not won at USD since December 6, 1995, when it won 76-73.
The Gauchos At Home
UCSB is 2-2 at home in 2006-07. The Gauchos defeated San Jose State on Nov. 10 and after losing consecutive games to San Diego State and Loyola Marymount, they defeated Fresno State on Dec. 6. UCSB went 9-4 in home games during the 2005-06 season and it was a perfect 6-0 in non-conference home games last season. Since Bob Williams became head coach in 1998-99, Santa Barbara has gone 75-31 in home games overall and 31-12 in non-conference home games. Since the 2000-01 season, UCSB has gone 23-6 in non-conference games at the Thunderdome.
The Gauchos On The Road
UCSB is 5-0 in road games this season. The Gauchos opened the road portion of their schedule with an 88-56 win at Montana State on Nov. 13. On Nov. 17, they won at UNLV, 79-76 and on Nov. 21 they won at Pepperdine, 89-80 in double overtime. On Dec. 2, they won at Portland, 75-67 and then on Dec. 17, they won at San Francisco, 74-69. This marks the first 5-0 start in true road games since the 1987-88 campaign when the team jumped out of the gates with the same 5-0 road record. UCSB posted a 5-9 record in true road games in 2005-06 and a 6-10 mark in all non-home games. While the 5-9 doesn't seem like much, it includes an 0-7 start and a 5-2 finish. The Gauchos opened the 2005-06 season with seven straight road losses, extending a two-season streak to nine straight road defeats. However, since the end of that streak, UCSB has gone 9-2 on the road.
Marginalizing The Opposition
Through nine games, UCSB is outscoring its opposition by an average of 9.5 points per game, the second-best figure among Big West Conference schools. In its seven wins, the Gauchos have outscored opponents by 93 points, 13.3 points per game. Their two biggest margins of victory have been 32 points (Nov. 13 at Montana State) and 28 points (Dec. 6 vs. Fresno State). Their narrowest margin has been three points (Nov. 17 at UNLV). In its two losses UCSB was outscored by a total of seven points. They dropped a four-point decision on Nov. 25 against San Diego State and a three-point game to Loyola Marymount on Nov. 29. In their five road games, the Gauchos are outscoring opponents by 11.4 points per game and in four home games they are outscoring opponents by 7.2 points per contest.
Field Goal Percentage, Part I
In a Dec. 2 win at Portland, the Gauchos allowed the Pilots to make 50.0% of their shots. It was the first time this season that a team had made half of its shots against UCSB. In its next game, Santa Barbara made up for any deficiencies by holding Fresno State to a dismal 17-of-60 from the field, 28.3%. The Bulldogs were bad overall, and even worse from three-point range. They made 5-of-27 from beyond the three-point arc, 18.5%. In the second half of the game, FSU missed all 15 of its three-point attempts. On Sunday at San Francisco, the Gauchos limited the Dons to 44.1% shooting, including 18.8% from three-point range. UCSB has held seven of nine opponents to 44.1% or below and five of nine to 40.0% or less. Three opponents, Montana State and Pepperdine, in addition to Fresno State, have shot below the 35.0% plateau. Overall, Gaucho opponents are shooting 39.7% from the field, the top mark in the Big West Conference.
Field Goal Percentage, Part II
UCSB's defense has been pretty good in general this season, but in the last two games is has been particularly good on the perimeter. The Gauchos last two opponents, Fresno State and San Francisco, have combined to go 8-of-43 from three-point range, 18.6%. In fact, in the second half of the last two games, Fresno State and San Francisco went a combined 0-for-23 from three-point range, 0.00%. Through nine games, UCSB's opponents have made 28.5% of their three-point shots, the best mark in the Big West.
Field Goal Percentage, Part III
After making just 53.1% of its shots in the win at San Francisco, UCSB is now shooting 48.1% overall, the top figure in the Big West Conference. In fact, since opening the year with a 39.4% performance against San Jose State, Santa Barbara is shooting a solid 49.4% in its last eight games. Breaking down the shooting even more, UCSB has been much better on the road than at home. In home games against San Jose State, San Diego State, Loyola Marymount and Fresno State, the Gauchos have made 93-of-224 shots, 41.5%. In those four games, they have shot better than 40.0% just one time. They made 50.9% against SDSU. On the other hand, in five road games, UCSB has gone 144-of-269, 53.5%, and it has shot below 50.0% just once. The lowest road mark for the Gauchos this season was the 49.2% that they shot at Pepperdine.
Junior Partners
In UCSB's November 21 double-overtime victory over Pepperdine, two Gaucho players eclipsed the 25-point mark. Junior forward Chris Devine poured in a career-high 28 points, while junior guard Alex Harris had a career-best 27. Prior to Nov. 21, the last time a Santa Barbara duo achieved the feat was at Long Beach State on Feb. 25, 1988, when sophomore forward Mike Doyle scored 31 points and senior guard Brian Shaw scored 26. Three times this season Harris and Devine have scored 20 or more points in the same game, the first time a UCSB duo has pulled that off since 1990-91 when Gary Gray and Lucius Davis did it three times. Finally, through nine games the Harris-Devine tandem has combined for 351 of the Gauchos' 677 points, 51.8%. They are combining for 39.0 points per game and if they can remain anywhere near that figure, they would easily become the highest scoring duo in school history. Previously, the highest combined average for two players was in 1991-92 when Lucius Davis and Idris Jones combined to score 1,014 points in 29 games, an average of just a tick under 35.0 points per game.
UCSB made 14-of-16 free throws in Sunday's win at San Francisco, 87.5%. The team was a perfect 8-for-8 in the closing minutes to clinch the win. The Gauchos have made 73.1% or better in eight of nine games this year and 87.5% or better three times. UCSB leads the Big West at 77.5% from the line.
Random Notes
UCSB has won games in four different states for the first time since the 1989-90 season...The Gauchos are a perfect 3-0 against recent former Big West opponents Fresno State, UNLV and San Jose State...With its double-overtime win over Pepperdine on Nov. 21, UCSB has now won four straight overtime games dating back to the 2003-04 season...The Gauchos have recorded wins over teams from four different conferences this season. They have beaten schools from the Mountain West Conference, the Western Athletic Conference, the West Coast Conference and the Big Sky Conference...UCSB has two Big West Conference Players of the Week this year, the same total it has had in the last two seasons combined...The Gauchos have scored 40 or more points in six halves this season while opponents have done so twice.
Taking On A Leadership Role
In terms of Big West statistics, the Gauchos rank highly as a team in 2006-07. Here is a look at the numbers:
Category Stat Rank Scoring Offense 75.2 ppg 3rd Scoring Defense 65.7 ppg 1st Scoring Margin +9.5 ppg 2nd Field Goal % 48.1% 1st Field Goal % Defense 39.7% 1st Free Throw Percentage 77.5% 1st 3-pt. FG % 37.4% 2nd 3-pt. FG Made 6.44 pg 6th 3-pt. FG % Defense 28.5% 1st Rebounding Margin +0.1 rpg 6th Blocked Shots 3.67 bpg 2nd Assists 15.3 apg 3rd Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.97 1st Turnover Margin -0.78 pg 5th Steals 6.78 spg 5th
The Harris Poll
Junior guard Alex Harris continues to lead UCSB and the Big West Conference in scoring at 22.4 points per game. In the Gauchos most recent game, a 74-69 win at San Francisco, Harris scored 21 points, marking the eighth time in nine games that he has scored 20 or more points. The only exception to his run of 20-point games was an 18-point performance on Dec. 6 against Fresno State. The first nine games this season represent the top nine scoring performances of Harris' career. He started the season with seven straight 20-point games, the first Gaucho ever to open the season with such a run. In fact, Harris became the first Gaucho since the 1996-97 season to score 20 or more in seven straight games. In the game against San Francisco, Harris made 7-of-11 shots overall including 3-of-3 from three-point range. He is now shooting 53.7% on the season and 52.7% from beyond the three-point line. In the last three games he has made 10-for-14 from three-point range, 71.4%. Harris had six rebounds at USF after having a season-high eight rebounds on Dec. 6 against Fresno State. He has had five or more in four straight games, five times in his last six games and he is now averaging 5.0 rebounds per game overall. He scored a career-high 27 points in a Nov. 21 win at Pepperdine and this season he has also recorded single-game career-highs in assists (six on Nov. 25 against San Diego State), three-point baskets (five on Nov. 10 against San Jose State), steals (five on Nov. 13 at Montana State), free throws made (nine on Nov. 21 at Pepperdine), field goals made (nine on Dec. 2 in Portland) and minutes played (48 on Nov. 21 at Pepperdine). Harris earned his first Big West Player of the Week honor after scoring 25 points in the Gauchos season-opening come-from-behind win over San Jose State.
The Devine File
Junior forward Chris Devine is second on the team and third in the Big West in scoring at 16.6 points per game. In Sunday's game at San Francisco, Devine had his second double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds. It was the six double-double of his career. Despite struggling with his shooting (4-for-10), he did have a season-high five assists, one more than he had produced in the previous four games combined. He has been in double-figures in eight of nine games and in three games since scoring a season-low five points on Nov. 29 against Loyola Marymount, Devine has averaged 17.0 per game. He scored a career-high 28 points in a Nov. 21 double-overtime win at Pepperdine, a game in which he also had a season-high 13 rebounds. He has scored 20 or more three times this season. Devine leads UCSB in rebounding at 7.7 per game. He has had five or more rebounds in all nine games. He is also tops on the team and second in the Big West in field goal percentage at 54.5%. Since going 7-of-16 in the first game of the season, he has gone 53-of-94, 56.4%. In addition to rebounding, Devine paces the team with 12 steals, including a career-high five on Nov. 10 against San Jose State. He was named Big West Player of the Week after leading the Gauchos to road wins at Montana State and UNLV. A Second Team All-Big West choice last season, Devine was selected to the league's preseason all-conference team this year.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oye, Oye, Oye!
Sophomore forward Tom Garlepp has come off the bench in each of the last two games after starting the first seven this season. In the last two, he has played 15 and 13 minutes respectively, his two lowest totals of the year. Garlepp is averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, but in the last three games, he has averaged 8.0 points and 4.7 rebounds. In a Dec. 2 win at Portland, Garlepp scored a season-high 11 points and played a career-high 31 minutes. Also, while he is shooting just 37.5% overall, he has made 9-of-17 shots, 52.9%, in the last three games. He has made four three-point baskets this year, including one in each of the last three games, a period over which he is 3-for-4. Garlepp leads the Gauchos and is third in the Big West at 1.1 blocked shots per game. He has 10 this season and he has had a career-high three twice, once on Nov. 21 at Pepperdine and also on Nov. 29 against Loyola Marymount. He has also set career-highs this season in assists (five on Nov. 13 at Montana State), rebounds (eight on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose State) and steals (two on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose State).
Old Buddy, Old Powell
Freshman guard James Powell is third on the Gauchos and 11th in the Big West in scoring at 12.8 points per game. His 12.8 scoring average would have nearly led last year's team. Powell has struggled in his last two games, scoring a total of 12 points (6.0 per game) and making just 2-of-11 shots, but in Sunday's win at USF, he had nine points, including seven in the decisive final five minutes. Prior to scoring just three points in the Gauchos' Dec. 6 win over Fresno State, Powell had scored in double-figures in six consecutive games. While he struggled with his shooting in the last two games, he helped set the table for the rest of the team with 10 assists, including a career-high six against Fresno State. In fact, Powell has averaged 5.0 assists per game in the last three games and now leads the team with 30, 3.3 per game. In the last three games, he has 15 assists and just four turnovers. He also ranks second to Alex Harris with 16 three-point baskets, a figure that already ranks him 10th on UCSB's all-time single-season list for freshmen. Powell has made at least one three-pointer in eight of nine games and two or more five times. He was 4-for-5 from beyond the three-point arc on Dec. 2 at Portland. Overall, he is shooting 45.0%, but since going 3-for-9 in the season-opener against San Jose State, he has gone 33-of-71, 46.5%. Finally, since making 3-of-11 from three-point territory in the first two games of the season, Powell has made 13-of-34, 38.2%.
Help Cecil! Help!
With freshman Justin Joyner ailing from a stomach virus in UCSB's win at USF, senior Cecil Brown was called on to make his first start of the season. Brown responded, particularly down the stretch, to finish with a season-high 11 points and three assists. He also played a season-high 31 minutes and attempted a season-high 10 shots. In four games since returning from a stress fracture in his right foot, Brown has averaged 5.3 point, 1.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Since going 1-for-5 from the field in his first two games back, he has made 7-of-14 shots, 50.0%. Also, in the win at USF, Brown made his first three-point basket of the year.
Justin Joins In
Freshman guard Justin Joyner, struggling with a stomach virus, was not expected to play in UCSB's win at San Francisco on Sunday. When the team bus departed the hotel, he was left behind to remain in bed. He would be picked-up by the bus on the way to the airport later that day. Joyner, however, coaxed Gaucho assistant coach Mark Amaral, who left the hotel after the team in his own car, to take him along. At a minimum he wanted to watch the game. After speaking his high school coach, Frank Allocco, upon entering the gym at USF, however, Joyner couldn't stand it. He changed into his uniform and joined the lay-up line. He would be available in case of an emergency. As it turns out, Joyner did not start, but he played 17 minutes before fouling out. He had just three points, on a three-pointer in the first half, but he was a factor in helping UCSB break the Dons' trap and on the defensive end. He is now averaging 4.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He is shooting 33.3% overall and 18.2% from three-point range, but since starting his season by going 5-for-19 overall and 0-for-10 from three-point range, Joyner has gone 7-for-17 overall, 41.2%, and 4-for-12 from three-point range, 33.3%.
Ivan The Pretty Good
Junior forward Ivan Elliott proved author Thomas Wolfe wrong, you can go home again. Playing just around the corner from Wallenberg High School, where he played as a high school player, Elliott had arguably his best game as a Gaucho. He finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, one blocked shot, one assist and one steal in the team's win at San Francisco. He drilled all six of his field goal attempts, including the first three-pointer of his career. Making his second consecutive start, Elliott was a key contributor in the win. The 13 points was one shy of his career-high, set on Nov. 13 at Montana State. He is now averaging 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, but in the last two games, his two starts, Elliott has averaged 9.5 points and 7.0 rebounds. He had a high of 10 rebounds on Nov. 21 at Pepperdine and he also had a high of three blocked shots against the Waves. Elliiott has had two or more blocks three times this season.