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PHILADELPHIA -- The pitch that brought R.A. Dickey to prominence, the knuckleball, is a serviceable metaphor for the career paths of many of its practitioners, including Dickey himself.
Watch the pitch, uniquely vulnerable to conditions, dip, dive and drop in concert with Tim Wakefield's Baseball-Reference.com page. Dip with him to a 2.15 ERA in 1992, surge upward to a 5.61 ERA in 1993, back down to the 2.95 in 1995. He was a 33-year-old pitcher with a 5.48 ERA in 2000, the kind of line and age that usually means the end is near. Wakefield pitched another 11 seasons, contributing to a pair of World Series championships in Boston.
You can find similar season-to-season sways from other knuckleballers, people like Phil Niekro and Charlie Hough. And Dickey, who'd been pretty consistent, actually, in three seasons with the Mets from 2010 through 2012, had it happen to him last season. That 2.73 ERA in 2012, part of his Cy Young and consciousness-raising season, elevated to 4.21 in 2013 after the Toronto Blue Jays acquired him. Even adjusting for year, park and league, Dickey's ERA+ dropped from 139 in 2012 to 98 in 2013.
Dickey entered the visitors' clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday afternoon looking about as I remembered him from his three seasons with the Mets: Unruly mop of hair above a shaggy beard, a mane irregularly framing his face while he shares complicated thoughts on whatever subject is under discussion. It's like talking to an elite athlete shaggy dog who's an English professor.
"You know, I think there are a number of reasons for that," Dickey said about the large deviations in the careers of knuckleball pitchers generally. "I think the climate does play a part. And so, being comfortable with where you are, and trying to figure out, dynamically, what that pitch is going to do in response to the climate is an issue that a knuckleballer has to take into consideration."
Dickey, unprompted, pivoted from this answer generally to an explanation of his 2013 season.
"Pitching in Toronto, where there's less humidity, and the dome is open one day, closed the next, that kind of thing, I think was -- I was also nursing an injury last year, trying to figure out that release point. All those thing compounded, resulted in more walks, I feel like. This year, it's a similar feel. I'm just trying to figure out when the weather's gonna warm up a little bit. I always feel like I do better when the weather's warmer outside."
With that, Dickey returned to the larger brotherhood.
"The pitch is vulnerable to more parameters that can influence it than a conventional pitcher would. It's just the way it is."
All of what Dickey discussed in that response, and more, comes into play when evaluating what Dickey is as a pitcher at present, and what he will be going forward.
The stakes are pretty high for the Toronto Blue Jays. Their GM, Alex Anthopoulos, sent a huge package of prospects to the Mets during the 2012 offseason to acquire Dickey. Noah Syndergaard, now considered one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, Travis d'Arnaud, now New York's starting catcher, and others went to New York for the chance to add two years, $24 million, and a team option for 2016 at the same annual price to Dickey's contract.
Viewed through the prism of the trade itself, any time Dickey is less than the Cy Young Award winner from 2012, it's hard to justify that much in young talent for the deal. The deal was made so Toronto could contend immediately, which hasn't happened. The deal, and Dickey's performance, will also be judged to a large extent by how d'Arnaud and Syndergaard perform. None of that is particularly fair to Dickey, nor is it anything Dickey can control.
"As for last year, I think for me, in the AL East, it wasn't a terrible year," Dickey said. "It definitely wasn't a Cy Young year. But I think if I hadn't won the Cy Young the year before, I bet it would be considered in a whole different way than it was considered."
Dickey, in isolation, represents a puzzle. By conventional aging curves, betting on that Cy Young standard for Dickey, entering his age-38 season last year, 39 now, wouldn't seem to make much sense.
But while knuckleball pitchers can suffer from downward deviations from typical career paths, the same is true in the opposite direction. The pitch can take irregular turns for the better, a ball reentering the strike zone unexpectedly. And just like the pitch, knuckleballers often take longer to get to the end of their journeys, pitching deep into their 40s.
Witness Phil Niekro, with his 12 200-inning seasons from age 35 on, four All Star game appearances, three top-six Cy Young Award vote finishes. Witness Hough and his run of six straight seasons of 110 ERA+ or better from ages 35-40, leading the league in innings pitched at age 39.
According to Anthopoulos, the work and the potential for excellence is plenty to justify the deal.
"The age is kind of irrelevant for him," Anthopoulos said during an interview in the visiting dugout Tuesday. "One, he's a great athlete. He takes care of himself. It's not a surprise he won the Gold Glove. But no, you look at historically, guys who threw that pitch, it doesn't seem to be nearly the factor it is for guys with a regular mix.
"He really turned it on in the second half of last year. He's had a few outings this year where he's just been dominant against certain teams. He's been up and down, but we think R.A.'s gonna have a great year for us. He's gonna log a ton of innings, won 14 games for us on a last-place club. And he can get on a roll, really get on a tear at any time."
Searching for commonalities in such a small group of knuckleball pitchers makes figuring out what R.A. Dickey is, and can be, difficult. Dickey's 2012 separated him even from his fellow knuckleballers, with the speed of his primary pitch reaching an average of 78 miles per hour. Not only that, but his secondary pitches, a collection of two-seam and four-seam fastballs, averaged 84 and 85 miles per hour, respectively.
His average velocity on the knuckleball dropped to 76.18 miles per hour last season, and neither of his fastballs reached 83 miles per hour on average. There are a few issues within those drops. One is that any decline in velocity on the fastball makes it easier for hitters to adjust to it. The same is true, incidentally, on a knuckleball. He's getting fewer swings and misses as a result, dropping his strikeout rate considerably from his 2012 peak to date. Moreover, Dickey believes the reduction in knuckleball velocity affects his ability to throw the pitch for strikes.
"The speed I feel most comfortable with, throwing a strike, is that 76, 77 mile per hour knuckleball," Dickey said. "That's the one I feel if that can be the mean, especially for the year, then I feel that can be successful. It's when that starts to creep down that I have trouble throwing it for strikes, because the release point's different. If you're throwing a 72 mile per hour knuckleball, it's a little bit different release point. Last year, when I was hurt, I threw a lot of 72 mile per hour ones, because I just couldn't generate the arm speed.
"It also gives it more time to move. Because if you're five, six, 10 miles per hour slower, then it's that much more time it has to move out of the strike zone."
If there's been a single constant in Dickey's time as a knuckeballing starter, dating back to 2010, it's a slow start followed by an improved finish. He didn't reach the big leagues for the Mets until the weather turned warmer in 2010. In 2011, his ERA was 5.08 in his first nine starts, 2.69 the rest of the way. Even in his magical 2012, his April ERA was 4.45. The results were good in a May 6 start, eight innings of one-run ball, but he walked four and struck out four. May 12, he failed to strike out a batter. Then he went on a tear, pitching to a 2.52 ERA over his remaining 27 games, and striking out more than a batter per inning.
"I was winning games, but some of them weren't very pretty," Dickey said of his 2012 season. "And once we got into mid-May, I felt like the weather was warming up, the humidity was better, all those things kind of impact the movement of the pitch."
His 2013 followed a similar trajectory, though his start was a bit worse, his second-half improvement came a bit later, and it wasn't quite at the level of his revelatory 2012. His velocity, even in just the second half of 2013, didn't approach 2012 on his knuckleball or fastballs. He didn't throw his knuckleball, or his two-seamer or four-seamer for strikes as often in 2013 as he did in 2012. So far, in 2014, he's throwing all his pitches for strikes even less, failing to crack 40 percent strikes on any of them. Through nine starts, 26 percent of his knuckleballs have been strikes. Thirty-eight percent were balls.
Dickey will be 40 in October. He throws an unconventional pitch. But that doesn't make him, or his arm, or the pitch itself magically immune to aging.
Over his last three starts, though, command of his fastballs, though not velocity, has returned to 2012 levels. He's still having trouble with the knuckleball, command-wise, but the fastball command alone has his strike percentage up, along with a jump in swings and misses. It was the strikeout rate, really, that made him a Cy Young pitcher in 2012.
Are the last three starts representative? Are the last seven? Is 2013? 2012? Will the next 20-plus starts, taking place in the warmer months, tell us who R.A. Dickey is as a pitcher, now and going forward?
Dickey is a voracious reader and writer. These days, he's carrying around the Best American Short Stories 2013, a collection of tales written by some of top-notch contemporary writers. There's short fiction from Junot Diaz, Lorrie Moore, George Saunders, Alice Munro and Steven Milhauser. They're all forever linked now, in this anthology, like Dickey's seasons. But extrapolating how Saunders will write from Diaz's story is an exercise in futility.
Accordingly, the narrative of Dickey's career looks less like a novel, and more like a series of short stories. Predicting the arc of them collectively would mean forcing Dickey's career into a form that doesn't suit it.
Dickey's first book came out in 2012. His children's book published earlier this month. And Dickey says he is at work on another book as well. But authoring his life, and particularly his baseball career, is more complicated.
"I really don't consider the arc much," Dickey said about the broader scope of his career, or where he sees himself at within it. "I kind of just try to become infatuated with the moment as much as possible. I feel, physically, like I could pitch another ten years if I wanted. But I think there are some extenuating circumstances in my own life that will reduce the number of years that I will play over what I could play. Wanting to be a father full-time, and a husband, things like that.
"But as far as the way I feel, I feel great. And I just try to remember the reason I had success in the first place, and that's to really engage the moment as fully as possible. And I don't go too much -- I don't project out to where will I be in three or four years, to distract from where I'll be in the present. But I feel like, 200 innings, and averaging a three-and-a-half, 4 ERA, is a pretty good year for most guys. And if you can do that for a number of years, then you should always have a job. So I feel like I'll be able to do that for a while. But as far as how long I can pitch, who knows?"


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LEGEND: Will we ever hear* it all*?
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Nov 26, 2013 - 1:05 PM
I've seen some discussion on this topic but not a whole lot of information seems to have come to light.
I have read that the sole existing elements of the original recording were stored on a DAT tape. I've read both that only bits and pieces of the score for the album assembly were preserved and also that the full sessions were saved. Either way, this DAT tape was the source of two separate releases:
1) The LP Album assembly
2) An expanded score.
I know there have been rumors of a complete score release for this to be coming, Amazon even had a product listed to be released but the date has come and passed so I wonder if anyone might have any thoughts or input on this, if perhaps we can expect a more complete release or if what we have is truly all that's left.
I've done some study in the score to see what we have, what we don't, and these were my findings.
*** Indicates Unreleased
# Main Titles
-There are two 'versions' of this-
a) Album
b) *** Film mix (more choir-centric and lacking some of the synth)
# The Goblins (Unused)
# My True Love's Eyes
a) *** The original film has a different vocal performance
b) The Album version is said to be a 'studio' version
c) *** An isolated Orchestral version would be nice
# The Cottage
# Teach Me
a) Original
b) Revised
# The Unicorns
a) There are two mixes of this
# Living River
a) *** The original film has a different vocal performance
b) The Album version is said to be a 'studio' version
c) *** An isolated Orchestral version would be nice
# Bumps and Hollows
# The Freeze (Mostly Unused)
a) *** Partially omitted on the album and mostly unused
# The Gump
# Faeries
# Life Be But a Dream
a) *** possibly an extension or alternate "Faeries" but is only heard in the film in a mono center channel mix implying that it may be missing.
# Silence
a) *** again, possibly an extension of "Faeries" or "Life be But a Dream" but is heard only in film
# Faerie Dance
a) *** Isolated Orchestra
b) *** With Vocals (heard in the deleted scene)
c) *** alternate violin performance (spoken of in interview)
# Faerie Dance (Alt)
a) Isolated Orchestra
b) Said to be an album version but fits the film and vocals
# The Riddle
a) Original
b) Alternate Ending
# Forgive Me
# The Armour
# Oona's Secret
# *** Get The Mare (Omit)
# Sing The Wee
# *** Demon Chant (Source)
# ***Frying Pan (Unused)
# Following The Goblins (Unused)
a) Album version
b) *** Alternate version
# Meg (Unused)
# Mare in the Dungeon
# Oona's Reveal
# *** Hall of Columns (Unused)
# Gifts of Jewels
# The Dress Waltz
a) The full version of this cue is NOT on the album (the ending is cut)
# Darkness Appears
a) Choir Mix is on the album
b) *** Orchestral mix is unreleased
# *** Tracked Music From "SLUGS The Movie" by Tim Souster
# Tracked Music from 'Psycho II' by Jerry Goldsmith
# Without Light There is No Darkness
# The Ring
# Lilly Awakens
a) *** Film version
b) Album version
# True Loves Eyes - Credits
a) *** Would love an orchestral version
b) Album version
I wondered if anyone here might know if the DAT tape does indeed contain all the score and since it's Universal, was there any chance a release might...well...escape heh
Nov 26, 2013 - 2:01 PM
The title of the thread is somewhat incorrect as the fact that LEGEND has existed as a solid 71 minute album since 1992. Silva Screen Records has owned the right to it since then. There is also the old Up Art CD which does have a different mix. The Silva version is the best one to get, and it has about 90% Goldsmith's work.
However... LEGEND: THE COMPLETE SCORE? Hopefully we will see it! There are some interesting bits that would be nice to have. I am all for a full 2CD version of this one.
-Rick O.
Nov 26, 2013 - 2:03 PM
The title of the thread is somewhat incorrect as the fact that LEGEND has existed as a solid 71 minute album since 1992.
Yeah, I was about to say the same thing. It seems that these days a soundtrack doesn't exist at all unless it's complete and chronological. We've seen threads and posts formulated like that for several years now. Nothing against the topic starter, in particular, but it's a bit annoying that it's come to that. But hey -- what you can do?
Nov 26, 2013 - 2:41 PM
T.J. Turner
Yeah this score was released on Silva back in the 90s and Varese within the last 10 years, both are very long albums. Perhaps the OP is unaware?
Nov 26, 2013 - 2:43 PM
T.J. Turner
Nov 26, 2013 - 2:50 PM
Varese was "going" to release it back in '02 as a "Deluxe Edition" but Silva continued to maintain the rights.
-Rick O
Nov 26, 2013 - 2:52 PM
I have...adjusted...the egregiously mis-titled post. I am aware that 2 versions were released (I say it rather plainly in the main post).
Although I don't disagree with the sentiments that what we have is very nice, it still plays like an extended album and some of the best pieces of the film are still missing.
Some of the most interesting moments and turns in the score are missing.
'Frozen' although a majority of this sequence is presented, the middle section is missing.
'The Faeries' sequence music, although a version is presented, seems to have been very different in its final version.
'Faerie Dance' the actual intended fully mixed version.
'Frying Pan' is one cue that I really like due to the juxtapositions of the two themes. It plays of very well in the cue.
'Hall of Columns' which plays as Lily runs through Darkness' castle followed by Oona.
'Lily Awakens' the full original intended sequence is superb and I'm surprised it didn't make the album.
And I was curious who would still hold the rights to the score, so if it is Silva, then perhaps I should ask them about it hmmm
Nov 26, 2013 - 3:08 PM
The Silva CD is fine for me. I love this score...with a passion...but I can't imagine it being any more satisfying.
The movie itself is so rife with cut and paste music and some other tracked cues... the Silva CD is the score in a perfect listening experience.
Now, if some ultra fabuloso extended CD was released - yeah sure I'd buy it. But the album is just perfect.
Nov 26, 2013 - 3:39 PM
I assume you referenced this site when researching:
That is the authoritative Legend resource, including a lot of writing on the score.
Description of unused music:
Music as used in the film, timed track by track, scene by scene:
There's many other articles on that site as well. Well worth the reads.
I would welcome a complete Goldsmith Legend. I consider Legend equally as much a magnum opus in Goldsmith's filmography as Star Trek: TMP. I'm not a huge fan of Goldsmith, but I could listen to Legend on repeat for hours. There's so much music left to be released (the film version of Reunited is a grail for me; Goldsmith obviously scored both endings that were shot as there's music for the reattachment of the alicorn on the album version of Reunited). I'm always horrified when people say Tangerine Dream's score is better. Its a curiosity, not entirely unlistenable on its own. But it absolutely ruins the film on every level whereas Goldsmith's score elevates the film to the kind of faerie tale Scott wanted.
For my money, Legend is also the greatest filmmaking disaster to study. It may not be the biggest failure ever, but the post production nightmare is so interesting to read about. Scott nor Goldsmith would ever be the same after Legend.
I always wonder what Goldsmith saw that was left behind. Read the scene by scene music analysis. Goldsmith clearly wrote many alternates and music that has no place in the finished film. Furthermore, this quote leaves a lot to wonder:
I also asked Goldsmith once about Legend, and he said that he actually was not able complete the whole score, apparently because the schedule ran-over, and he had a commitment to another score. This may explain why the kitchen scene has no original music
The two theatrical releases of the film are sub-par. The director's edition shows what promise there was. I've read the shooting script. I wonder what was shot, what wasn't, and what was left on the cutting room floor (or even what was scored; I don't think a scene was ever shot for Sing the Wee; sounds to me like a preproduction song that was never shot for). A fully fleshed out Legend--as was scripted--could have been something remarkably special. Its still a very guilty pleasure for me, but the 113 minute version still has some strange holes and edits that demonstrate there was more that should be there. Aw well.
Nov 26, 2013 - 4:16 PM
I've read through all those pages. They are fascinating and informative! and yes, I enjoyed their information: it really helped my study.
I won't disagree that the film has a lot of editing and cut and paste... but one thing that I found most interesting was the use of music but pitching it down an octave but keeping the speed the same... this created some really odd/interesting atmospheric effects especially when they arrive at the bog.
I've resynced the actual music to the sequence and it feels so much more like an adventure...really great music.
Same with the "Hall of Columns." Although we're all infinitely familiar with the final product which creates a dream-like ethereal presence in that scene, the original is very interesting too.
I've taken all three versions of the film and edited them to the music and it is very interesting to see what the sequences could/might/seem to have been like... and what was intended.
The DC is a fascinating piece of work although I don't think the transfer was very good... perhaps because the masters are old and degraded but what once were crisp clear forests are now almost over saturated (which made inter-cutting them very obvious).
I would argue there is a great deal more to learn of what Goldsmith did for the film... and with how muddled our understanding is, a release that would be presented chronologically and not as an album, we'd get a much clearer idea of what had been intended.
And as stated, the "Sing The Wee" seems to be like a credits version.... makes you wonder if the vocals to the original exist somewhere...
One can hope...
Nov 26, 2013 - 9:13 PM
The film is a godawful mess, but the score is sublime and captures everything the movie tried to be. Put me down for an expanded release if one ever materializes.
Having said that, I've always suspected that there were not more than 4-5 minutes of unreleased score, not including film versions of tracks on the album. I hope I'm wrong about that. If someone were to take on the project it would be nice to have the film mixes on disc one and the 46 minute Up-Art album on disc two with the album versions and Jerry's original sequencing intact. It's a very nice album experience and might be a pleasant surprise to everyone who only knows the Silva release.
Dec 7, 2013 - 7:00 AM
First Breath
I'm always horrified when people say Tangerine Dream's score is better. Its a curiosity, not entirely unlistenable on its own. But it absolutely ruins the film on every level whereas Goldsmith's score elevates the film to the kind of faerie tale Scott wanted.
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
Dec 7, 2013 - 8:30 AM
Dan J. Schulte
I'm always horrified when people say Tangerine Dream's score is better. Its a curiosity, not entirely unlistenable on its own. But it absolutely ruins the film on every level whereas Goldsmith's score elevates the film to the kind of faerie tale Scott wanted.
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
Dec 7, 2013 - 9:59 AM
I have the vinyl from Tangerine Dream and Bryan Ferry,that sound o.k.
But not for Legend.
Jerry Goldsmith,s score is the best.
Dec 7, 2013 - 11:18 AM
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
No it isn't and no it isn't.
Dec 7, 2013 - 5:27 PM
Ray Worley
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
Tangerine Dream's score is better.
No it isn't and no it isn't.
Count me horrified too.
The film is an appaling mess with Tangerine Dream's score. With Goldsmith's it becomes almost watchable.
As album listens on their own, TD's is a light pleasant listen while Goldsmith's is a masterpiece
Dec 8, 2013 - 8:11 AM
The movie as it was released was a mess. The best part of the film, sans Goldsmiths music, is Tim Curry as the Darkness, and his costume and make up. Though he is totally unrecognizable he does exude menace.
The set design, ambitious as it was, looks totally fake and claustrophobic even. The rest of the cast is annoying as hell. Cruise not only looks perpetually surprised throughout the picture, he spends nearly 3/4 of his screen time...SQUATTING! Seriously, if you played the drinking game that every time the screen shows Tom Cruise squatting you take a swig of beer, you may actually die of alcohol poisoning.
Even with the recut version and Goldsmiths music added back in, like they did for the European version, the movie overall is a total bore.
I too like the Silva presentation as it is. But I will also say for me it's not amongst my favorite of Goldsmith, but that is just a personal taste. I have never been a huge fan of his electronic elements he liked to use from time to time, with some exceptions of course.
Dec 8, 2013 - 11:43 AM
The Beach Bum
It's interesting how the this film is such a flashpoint in regard to which score is better. You never see these types of heated exchanges with Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Big Blue, Jimmy Reardon or Edge Of Darkness.
Dec 8, 2013 - 11:44 AM
I don,t agree
First of all: Legend would have been a great picture without all that editing.
Jerry Goldsmith,s score is perfect for Legend.
Rob Bottin,s fearietale creatures are also well done.
The Set is great.
what i don,t like ,is the the opinion from the audience before releasing this picture,
changing everything!
Dec 8, 2013 - 11:49 AM
I hope Silva Screen release the complete LEGEND.
Then you hear Legend as it suposed to be.
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thanks ace, can't wait till morris is on campus
Creeper Van Originals: Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Warren De La Salle
In this week's CVO, I finally got the chance to see Shane Morris play in person as his Warren De La Salle squad hit the road to play Orchard Lake St. Mary's, who happen to feature fellow Michigan commit James Ross at linebacker. The game was close in the first half, with Morris scampering 20 yards for a rushing touchdown to cut De La Salle's deficit to just 14-10 at halftime, but OLSM pulled away in the second stanza with three unanswered touchdowns to cap off a 35-10 victory.
The stat line for Morris differs depending on where you look, but I had him down as completing 5-of-11 passes for right around 100 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions, plus the one rushing touchdown and a couple short scrambles. Morris also punted for De La Salle, showing off a decent leg and delivering a huge (but late) hit after a return that drew a flag but also looked fairly awesome, especially coming from a quarterback. Ross, meanwhile, had a dominant effort across from Morris, finishing with seven tackles and three tackles for loss while regularly wreaking havoc in the Pilot backfield. Hello, highlights:
Shane Morris: I had several people ask me via Twitter whether or not Morris was really as good a prospect as advertised, given his rather pedestrian stat line, which wasn't the first of its kind this season. To answer that question, look at the first highlight in Morris's segment (0:45 mark)—in which he buys time, gets his body turned, and delivers a strike that should have gone for a touchdown if his receiver could just hold on—and the throw at the 1:00 mark in which he chucks an absolute laser on a 30-yard post route. There are absolutely no questions about his arm, and though he had a little bit of difficulty with the accuracy on his deep ball, for the most part he was right on target.
Unfortunately, Morris didn't have a lot of help—his offensive line allowed pressure all night, sacking Morris three times and forcing the junior into awkward dumpoff throws or desperation scrambles on several other plays, and there were a couple drops by his receivers, including an on-target pass that comically doinked right off a player's helmet in the flat. If I were to say one negative about Morris's play, it's that he held onto the ball too long at times, and on one occasion stepped up to avoid pressure, but moved up the pocked too far and shuffled right into a sack.
For the most part, however, Morris did everything you could reasonably ask of him in a game in which OLSM was just the better team. He's obviously got great size, and his ability to change speeds with his throws is already at a very advanced level—he knows when to bring the heat and when he needs to put some touch on the ball, which you can see in some of his shorter throws. He did seem to get a little overzealous when throwing the bomb, but he also didn't really have any open receivers when he threw far downfield, to the point where it was difficult to tell if he was inaccurate or just executing a functional throwaway.
As you can see on the touchdown run, Morris is decently mobile. Nobody is going to confuse him with Denard Robinson, but he can buy time in the pocket and burn defenses with his legs if given the space to do so. He's also clearly a tough guy who knows he's the emotional leader of his team—he was not going to be denied the end zone on his touchdown scramble, and his (yes, late, but still) hit on the sideline after a punt was the hardest blow any Pilot player laid on an Eaglet all night. He also delivered on a third-and-13 late after taking a hard hit on a sack the previous play, which I liked to see in a game that was clearly getting away from his team. I came away from this game just as impressed with Morris and I was by his highlights and accolades—give him talent on the line and at the skill positions, and I have little doubt he'll excel at the college level.
For the scouting report on Ross, photos from the game, and bonus highlights of Jordan Payton, hit the jump.
James Ross: I'll reiterate what I said when I saw Ross earlier this season—he's the most polished, college-ready prospect I've seen play this season with the possible exceptions of Aaron Burbridge and Matt Godin (to clarify, I'm not necessarily saying the most talented, but the players who are the most fundamentally sound and impactful right now). I counted seven tackles for Ross, but there's a distinct possibility that number is low, as he was seemingly in on every play.
Once again, Ross's ability to tackle in the open field really impressed me—he has great tackling form, and his superior range allows him to be in the best possible position to stop the ballcarrier. He diagnosed plays quickly and never seemed out of position, and his ability to make quick reads allowed him to shoot past blockers before they could even touch him, resulting in multiple tackles for loss. Ross isn't afraid to take on a block and does a good job of shedding after initial contact without losing his angle on the ballcarrier.
I didn't get much of a chance to see Ross in coverage, since my camera was firmly locked onto Morris for most of the game, but I didn't notice any plays in which he was victimized or out of position. After seeing Ross in two games, one against a weak Inkster team and the other against a much stronger De La Salle squad, I'm convinced he'll be a multi-year starter at middle linebacker and a player in the David Harris mold. Lofty praise, yes, but his ability to cover the field sideline-to-sideline in combination with his very sound tackling makes it tough for me to come to any other conclusion.
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Not too many photos this week, as I got stuck in some serious traffic on the way to the game and was lucky to arrive in time for De La Salle's first possession. If you're curious about Morris's punting form, you'll like this slideshow:
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A huge thanks to MGoReader MaizeNBlueJ for not only capping the Oaks Christian vs. Westlake game, which aired on Thursday night, but even cutting highlights of Oaks wide receiver Jordan Payton, who will be making his college choice later this month. Michigan is in good position to land a commit from Payton barring a surprising late move by Notre Dame, his last visit before his decision. Here's the clip:
Yeah, I'd take that guy.
[For more from Josh (aka MaizeNBlueJ), make sure to check out his company, IdeaFusion Media. He's clearly a lot more skilled at cutting videos than I am, so if you need one, check it out.]
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Thanks Ace. I agree about Ross. He seems to have the instincts to run through blockers and get to the ball carrier. Payton looks like a pretty sure handed receiver as showcased in that touchdown catch. Hopefully he announces to play for the good guys in a few weeks.
I would gladly take another Hemmingway. I wonder what he would have turned into without the mono, nagging injuries, and the offense switches. Regardless, he's pretty damn good.
great write up Ace. is there any indication of which way payton is leaning? i know we were rumored to be in the lead but that trip to notre dame worries me.
I'm a little concerned about the Notre Dame trip as well, but Payton has stated previously that Michigan was his leader and I don't think that stance has changed. Anything can happen, of course, but I think he'll end up in Maize and Blue.
great write up Ace. is there any indication of which way payton is leaning? i know we were rumored to be in the lead but that trip to notre dame worries me.
I was not overly impressed by Morris on this day but his O line was overmatched and the OLSM D was relentless. Ross was great and they had a kid ( # 9) who seemd to be in Morris' hip pocket all night.
I was amazed at how often DeLasalle rolled Morris out to the right instead of left. I am sure this was to escape Ross but it was awkward and it wasn't working.
The De Lasalle receivers could not catch some of the balls Morris gunned at them and sometimes the throws were too low and hard for frankly anyone to catch.
In short with regard to Morris it was a small sample size but I did not get the sense I was witnessing anything "special." He completed less than 1/2 of his passes for something like 60 total yards... but was rushed all night long so it was hard t tell.
De Lasalle was not helped by Morris's punting either, but I don't think he'll have to do that at Michigan. :)
FWIW, I went to De La Salle and my little bro is a receiver on the team now. He says, and I quote, "Shane might not be as good as everyone thinks, but then again, he's only a junior and our O-line sucks ... He does almost break my hand every day in practice though."
James Ross didn't break Shane. That would have been bad.
definitley can see some Shotgun pooch punts in the future and some crazy possibilities for fake punts.
Please, please, please...tell me that van is what you actually roll up in to the games.
is the best , creepy yet unrefined
I can't view the slideshow on my work computer, but from the one punt on the video it looks like Morris punts with his right foot -- is that correct? Strange -- reminds me of baseball players who bat left but throw right, e.g. George Brett.
As for Ross, he looks like a beast, albeit a small beast. He seems tiny out there at MLB -- but I'll take a smallish-guy w/obviously great football instincts and recognition skills over a prototype sized guy who plays passive (see: Obi Ezeh) any day. Being a little short/small certainly didn't hurt Jonathan Vilma or Dat Nguyen as college MLBs.


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I would like to find homeschool families in the Phoenix-metro area with students in grades 7-12 to form a study group to focus on current events - specifically a weekly geography unit on a country making the news.
I am a former MS/HS social studies teacher with an MA in History. I currently write current events curriculum used by teachers around the country. Since I'm no longer in the classroom, I get very little feedback from students on what I write. I'd therefore like to create a win-win scenario in which I teach a free weekly current events geography class to homeschoolers and in turn get immediate feedback from Middle School and High School students in a classroom setting.
I am looking into meeting rooms at the ASU-West campus library, however, if there is more interest in the East Valley that could be accommodated. Please feel free to contact me via this forum or at focusonthenews at gmail dot com.
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I agree with this. It amazes me how many people today are fooled by smoke and mirrors. The sad truth is a lot of people really believe the guy from Necrophagist is a better guitar player than Trey Azagthoth.
Bad technical metal has become trendy and most of the fan base consists of trend-hoppers, but what about the few fans who genuinely enjoy wankery? Should they be criticized because they experience more stimulation in one half of the brain than the average metal consumer?
If riff b builds upon riff a and the song continually evolves, it could be effective. I don't have any examples of this, just a thought.


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The heart is the hardest working muscle in the human body. Located almost in the center of the chest, the heart of a child is about the size of his/her fist. By the age of 70 years old, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times. The heart is always working, 24 hours a day, seven days a week - even while we are sleeping, and pumps about 2,000 gallons daily.
A child's heart works just as hard as an adult's heart. In fact, at rest, a baby's heart may beat up to 140 times a minute, while an adult's heart usually beats between 60 and 100 times a minute. The rate at which the heart pumps gradually slows down from birth to adolescence.
The cardiovascular system, composed of the heart and blood vessels, is responsible for circulating blood throughout the body. A healthy cardiovascular system is vital to supplying the body with oxygen and nutrients.
The heart is a large, hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood filled with oxygen and nutrients through the blood vessels to the body tissues. It is made up of:
four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) that receive blood from the body (the atria) and pump out blood to it (the ventricles).
The right atrium receives blood from the body, which is high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide.
The right ventricle pumps the blood from the right atrium into the lungs to provide it with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
The left atrium receives blood from the lungs, which is rich in oxygen.
The left ventricle pumps the blood from the left atrium into the body, supplying all organs with blood.
four valves to prevent backward flow of blood: the aortic, pulmonary, mitral, and tricuspid valves. Each valve is designed to allow the forward flow of blood and prevent the backward flow.
blood vessels that bring blood to the lungs, where oxygen enters the bloodstream, and then to the body.
The inferior and superior vena cava bring oxygen-poor (blue) blood from the body into the right atrium.
The pulmonary artery channels oxygen-poor (blue) blood from the right ventricle into the lungs, where oxygen enters the bloodstream.
The pulmonary veins bring oxygen-rich (red) blood to the left atrium.
The aorta channels oxygen-rich (red) blood to the body.
An electrical system stimulates contraction of the heart muscle.
A network of arteries and veins also carry blood throughout the body.
Arteries transport blood from the heart to the body tissues.
Veins carry blood back to the heart.
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WTF did Pollard get from the Titans? I am so pissed we didn't consider signing him. Guy is a beast.
Sign Huff if still available he should be cheap as he has realised all the big money in FA on safeties has already been spent. Draft Rambo or Shamarko.
I'm down for trading Revis to Tampa and getting their 1st rounder this year and we take Jarvis Jones and Kenny Vaccaro with those two picks....thoughts?
Also dont forget we have Jarrett now too. Given Philly had an OL coach running the D for 2 years maybe Rex can turn him into a real S.
Kenny Vaccaro at 9....
Bush vs. Allen at SS. Loser plays third safety.
FS is found in the draft.
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Mutiny may have been a factor in Pollard release
Posted by Mike Florio on March 13, 2013, 2:18 PM EDT
A string of surprising moves in Baltimore extended on Wednesday to a player who supposedly was safe.
Safety Bernard Pollard is out, and everyone is wondering why.
As one league source said in response to the news, Three teams in how many years. Soon four. What does that tell you?
Another source says that Pollard has a reputation for being outspoken, for complaining, and for drawing too much attention to himself. He wears on a team, with his talent keeping him around for a second year or third year.
More specifically, were now getting the clear impression that last years incident that, as reported by Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports, was practically a mutiny, has contributed to the departure of Pollard and could result in more players being purged.
And hes where it gets really interesting. (Or at least less uninteresting.) Silver specifically mentioned Pollard and Ed Reed as instigators of the mutiny.
Coincidentally, were now getting indications that the Ravens dont want Reed back.
So while coach John Harbaugh handled a difficult situation very well at the time (as evidenced by the teams Super Bowl trophy), it looks like Harbaugh may have decided that, at the appropriate time, hell make sure it doesnt happen again.


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Maybe the folks from Orange County, California, aren't sick of winter, but I'm pretty sure the rest of us are. The good news, aside from spring's arrival on March 20, is that winter restaurant weeks are still happening across the nation.
Denver Restaurant Week runs through Friday, March 5 as does Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Restaurant Week. Orange County Restaurant Week continues until Saturday, March 6 — along with Atlantic City Restaurant Week. Washington, D.C.'s Restaurants Unleashed Week began today and goes through Sunday, March 7. And over in Atlanta's Buckhead district, their first restaurant week starts on Saturday and ends on March 14.
Don't miss your chance to take advantage of some of the tastiest days of a long winter. And keep checking back for news on upcoming restaurant weeks in the months to come.


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Former UBS AG managing director Peter Ghavami was sentenced to 18 months in prison for rigging what should have been competitive bids for municipal bond investment deals.
Ghavami, 45, and former UBS colleagues Gary Heinz and Michael Welty were sentenced today in Manhattan by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood for their roles in the scheme. Heinz, 40, was sentenced to 27 months in prison as the judge weighed failed charges against him of witness tampering. Welty, 49, received a 16-month sentence.
"The offenses for which these three are being sentenced are very serious," Wood said today in court. "They were part of a corrupt corporate culture that spanned years."
The case stemmed from a five-year federal antitrust probe into the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market. Zurich-based UBS, Bank of America Corp. and other banks have paid more than $700 million to settle U.S. claims over the scheme.
Prosecutors alleged that the three men conspired with competitors and brokers to manipulate bidding for dozens of deals from about 2001 to 2004, costing municipalities, school districts and other bond issuers, as well as the U.S. Treasury, millions of dollars in losses.
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In addition to their prison sentences, Heinz and Welty were each ordered to serve 500 hours of community service and to pay fines of $400,000 and $300,000, respectively. Ghavami, who was accused of leading the scheme, was ordered to pay $1 million.
"They casually violated the regulations expecting that they would never be caught," Kalina Tulley, an attorney with the Justice Department's antitrust division, argued at the sentencing hearing.
The government sought far stiffer punishments than Wood imposed, requesting a combined total of at least 48 years for all three men. Wood found that prosecutors' financial loss calculations, which formed much of the basis of their sentencing requests, were "theoretical." She opted not to use most of them in making her decision.
The judge also said she took factors into account such as the defendants' charitable efforts and Ghavami's success overcoming of an abusive family life.
Ghavami, a Belgian citizen, will probably be deported after he finishes his sentence.
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The former executive "suffered a childhood marked by almost unbearable, constant cruelty that would have crushed a weaker person," Wood said. His "admirable history and character argue for some leniency," she said.
All three were convicted by a jury in August of wire-fraud conspiracy for rigging bids. Ghavami and Heinz were also found guilty of wire fraud.
Issuers of tax-exempt municipal bonds must use competitive bidding when selecting firms to handle deals to invest the proceeds of a bond sale, according to the government. Rather than submitting competitive offers, Ghavami and co-conspirators reached out to other financial firms and engineered bids that were most beneficial to their companies, prosecutors alleged.
"They got to name their price," Tulley said today.
While working for the bank's municipal bond reinvestment and derivatives desk in New York, the defendants handled as many as 38 investment deals where they rigged bids, prosecutors alleged.
Bond Proceeds
The deals involved proceeds of bond offerings by entities such as Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, the Mississippi Development Bank and the New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation, according to court documents.
Prosecutors had sought a sentence of at least 17 1/2 years for Ghavami, 19 1/2 years for Heinz and at least 11 1/4 years for Welty.
"We are thankful that the court forcefully rejected the government's over-the-top, draconian sentencing request," Marc Mukasey, a lawyer for Heinz, said in an e-mail after the hearing.
Lawyers for Ghavami, Charles Stillman and James Mitchell, said outside the courtroom that their client's sentence was fair.
"We are very pleased at the outcome today and we feel that justice was done," Stillman said.
The case is U.S. v. Ghavami, 10-cr-1217, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
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2013 (Senior): Tregoning cemented her place in Pacific history with a dominant season, starting all 19 games for the Tigers and tallying a team-leading 20 points (8 goals and four assists). Tregoning recorded goals in five straight games from September 29 to October 18, a stretch that included three NorPac games. She was named NorPac West Offensive Player of the Week following a two goal performance against division foe UC Davis on October 18, including the game winning goal that gave Pacific a crucial tournament seeding tiebreaker over the Aggies. Capped her career with a goal against Davidson in her final game at the NorPac Championships consolation game. In addition to a third straight selection to the All-NorPac West Division team, Tregoning was also named to the Longstreth/NFHCA All-West Region Second Team, the first time a Pacific player has earned that honor since Kedibone Leubane following the 2007 season.
2012 (Junior): For the second consecutive season, Tregoning was selected to the NorPac West Division All-Conference team. Tregoning led the Orange and Black with six assists, she also collected four goals, totaling 14 points. Tregoning had arguably the best game of her career in the season opening victory over Saint Louis. With the score tied against the Billikens and just over eight minutes remaining in regulation, Tregoning took over scoring back-to-back unanswered goals to propel Pacific to a 5-3 victory. Tregoning also add a score and two assists in the Tigers' 4-1 rout of Siena. She also added an assist in Pacific's upset of No. 22 Michigan State on the first of October.
2011 (Sophomore): Tregoning was selected to the NorPac West Division All-Conference team in 2011 after playing and starting in all of the Tigers contests. She added four shots on goal and one defensive save for Pacific. Tregoning was named the team's MVP for her outstanding play.
2010 (Freshman): Tregoning was the only freshman to start every game for the Tigers in 2010. She added two assists and four shots on goal. She also collected two defensive saves. She was selected to represent California in the Field Hockey Senior Women's National Championship in Washington DC. The one week showcase included only the top field hockey athletes in the United States, including collegiate all-stars, current National Team members and members of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team. It is the only only opportunity for athletes to gain selection to the National Team. Academically she was named to the NFHCA Division I Academic squad at the end of the year.
High School: Emily Tregoning graduated from Leigh High School in 2010. She helped lead the Longhorns to a league championship during the 2008-09 season. As a four-year varsity player, she amassed 54 goals and 22 assists. Tregoning was a First Team Blossom Valley Athletic League selection three times (2007-09) and was named MVP of the Santa Teresa Division in 2009, when she racked up a career-high 25 goals to go along with six assists. The Longhorns also named her team MVP. Tregoning was also a four-year varsity soccer defender, earning All-League First Team honors twice (2006-07 and 2009-10).
Personal: Emily Tregoning was born in Santa Clara, Calif. She is the daughter of Mike and Lori Tregoning. She has two brothers, Ryan and Mason. Tregoning is majoring in sport sciences with plans to become a physical therapist. Her hobbies include playing soccer and spending time with friends and family.


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The long-rumored Apple "iTV" is back, and this time the info is coming from someone other than market analyst Gene Munster. According to CultofMac, a "well-placed" source, who chose to remain anonymous, says that he or she has seen the Apple-made television, and that it includes both the Siri virtual assistant currently found exclusively in the iPhone 4S, as well as FaceTime video chat functionality.
In addition, the source says that the Apple television will look similar to Apple's LED backlight Cinema Display monitors, but is "much larger" in size. The source claims that Apple "used Siri to make a FaceTime call."
The source also said that Apple is preparing to unleash its HDTV to the public, though some analysts believe the mythical television won't land in stores until next year.
Siri integration, of course, comes as no surprise. In Walter Isaacson's recent biography of the late Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs is quoted as saying that he finally "cracked" the problem of how to offer an industry-changing television, and many assume that Siri — or some version of voice-controlled navigation — was the answer. CultofMac's source says that the device he or she saw was exactly the same device Jobs was referring to in that quote.
Obviously, we have no way of knowing the authenticity of CultofMac's source. But so what? If Apple really is planning to release a full-blown television — and industry consensus says it will — then Siri and FaceTime integration really aren't that surprising. Nor is the fact that it could look like an Apple Cinema Display monitor. (Of course that's what it would look like!) At this point, we just wish Apple would release the dang thing, so we can stop speculating about it.
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Leana Willaford, assistant to winning trainer Bill Mott, of Starformer (No. 6): "She ran great. I think the ground was a little too soft for her the other day, so we were pretty confident going into this race. She had a beautiful work last weekend and she certainly fits with these horses. Edgar [Prado] rode her perfect; he always does. He knows her well and he's a very smart jockey."
Edgar Prado, winning jockey aboard Starformer (No. 6): "Well, you know, the last time she had an excuse; the ground was very soft and I don't think she was very happy. Today was firm ground, she broke running out of there and I was able to sit behind the leaders most of the first part of the race. When I called on her, she fought hard and kicked in strong."
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NEW YORK — After months of negotiations, American Airlines and US Airways appear likely to announce a merger this week, which would create the nation's biggest airline and concentrate even further a once-fragmented industry.
A merger would expand American's domestic network, particularly in the Northeast and Southwest, and create a more formidable competitor internationally. The combined airline would jump ahead of United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both of which have grown through mergers of their own in recent years.
The combination would probably end a wave of consolidation. Since 2001, there have been five large mergers, reducing the number of airlines to three main carriers, a handful of low-cost carriers like Southwest Airlines and JetBlue, and regional carriers.
Mergers have led to cuts in service in many smaller cities. But they have created healthier and more profitable airlines able to invest in new planes and products. Faced with rising fuel costs, and losing tens of billions of dollars in the last decade, airlines argued the only way to survive was to consolidate.
American, in bankruptcy since November 2011, is currently the third-largest US airline with domestic and international flights; US Airways is the fourth.
The boards of both carriers are expected to meet this week to approve the combination, which would need to be approved by a bankruptcy judge.
A tie-up would also need approval of federal regulators and antitrust authorities. Analysts expect approval since there is little overlap between the two networks and no hubs in the same cities.
Still, the merged airline would face a host of challenges. Airline mergers are often rocky, involving complex technological systems, big reservation networks, and large labor groups with different corporate cultures. United angered passengers last year after a series of merger-related computer and reservation mistakes and late and delayed flights.
A deal would be a victory for Doug Parker, chairman of US Airways, who began pursuing a merger with the bigger carrier soon after American filed for bankruptcy protection. His argument — that American could succeed against bigger airlines only if it combined networks with US Airways — swayed American's creditors.
The carriers have been discussing a deal for months. In recent days, both sides have moved much closer but were trying to figure out how much the merged carrier would be worth and how management positions would be split.
Tom Horton, American's chairman, was opposed to a merger but was offered a position as nonexecutive chairman, said a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the talks were still under way.
US Airways shareholders could end up with about 28 percent of the new airline, and American's creditors would have 72, this person said.
A merger could be structured to take effect as American exits bankruptcy. The airlines are pushing for a deal before Feb. 15, when some nondisclosure agreements with American bondholders expire. But the timing remains flexible.
The new airline would be called American Airlines. It would have 94,000 employees, 950 planes, 6,500 daily flights, nine major hubs, and sales of nearly $39 billion. It would be the market leader on the East Coast and in the Southwest and South America. But it would remain a smaller player in the Pacific and Europe, where United and Delta are stronger.
Parker outmaneuvered Horton by lobbying American's employees. He won the support of American's three main labor groups. The success of these labor discussions, even before the merger was formally discussed, helped persuade American's creditors to follow Parker's strategy.
Horton and American's management team had argued they should complete the carrier's restructuring and emerge from bankruptcy before considering any mergers. But under pressure from Parker, the management of American Airlines was eventually forced by its creditors to talk about a merger.


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KALAMAZOO—A University of Michigan economist and dean will demonstrate the importance of metrics in governance and economic growth this month when she speaks at Western Michigan University as part of the Sichel Lecture Series.
Dr. Susan Collins, professor of economics and the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Room 2028 Brown Hall. Her presentation, titled "Governance and Economic Growth: Showing that Metrics Matter," is free and open to the public.
Susan Collins
Collins earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and her doctoral degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Before coming to Michigan, she was professor of economics at Georgetown University and a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, where she retains a nonresident affiliation. Her area of expertise is international economics, including issues in both macroeconomics and trade. Her current work explores implications of increasing international economic integration, as well as growth experiences in industrial and developing nations.
Collins recently co-authored studies comparing China and India and examined challenges to growth in Puerto Rico. She is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and vice president of the Association for Professional Schools of International Affairs.
Collins recently served as an elected member of the executive committee of the American Economic Association, having chaired the association's committee on the status of minority groups. She also served as a senior staff economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers.
Sichel Lecture Series
The Sichel Series is organized by the WMU Department of Economics and named in honor of longtime WMU economics professor Dr. Werner Sichel, who retired in 2004. The series is annually cosponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.


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February 11, 2013
All event times are Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise specified.
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Monday, February 11
Sophomore Interviews: Center Hall 115
Sophomore Interviews will be taking place in the Dean of Students' Office beginning January 14 through March 1, 2013. This is the time when Sophomores will declare their major and minor, and/or area of concentration, as well as reflect on their Wabash experience thus far. Please stop by Center Hall 115 and sign up for an appointment with Dean Raters.
Dress for Success: Baxter Hall , 12:00PM - 1:00PM
CJ Menswear will be coming to Wabash to present to students how to dress properly. They will address common questions such as different dress types and also what dress is appropriate for certain events. Come dressed as you would for an interview.
Teacher Ed Committee Mtg: Forest Hall , 12:10PM
Teacher Talk: Center Hall 216, 12:10PM - 1:00PM
Classroom Re-enactments and Experiential Learning by Prof. Tom Cohen (social historian of Renaissance Italy, York University). He will discuss his use of historical re-enactments in the classroom. Lunch Provided. Teacher Talk is sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Committee.
APC Meeting: Baxter Hall 212, 4:15PM
Student/Faculty Dinner: Detchon Center International Hall, 7:00PM - 9:00PM
The Faculty/Student Dinner presented by Wabash Career Services aims to provide better connections between the students and faculty. Student asking faculty questions about their experiences and different ways to use their majors. Career Services during the event will help provide students and faculty with tools and advice during a short presentation.
John Charles Lecture: Thomas Cohen: Baxter Hall 101 (Lovell Lecture Room), 8:00PM
2013 John Charles Lecture. Thomas Cohen will present "How did a Soldier talk to a Renaissance Bandit? : Historians' ears, Historians' voices." Free and open to the public; a reception will follow.
AMC Classic Cinema 8 Show Schedule: 205 Dry Branch Drive
Questions? Comments? E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com


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Ben Watson suffered a broken leg during Wigan's defeat at Liverpool
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed Ben Watson suffered a broken leg during his side's 3-0 defeat at Liverpool.
By Pete O'Rourke - Follow me: @skysportspeteo
Last Updated: 20/11/12 11:29am
Watson sustained the injury in a collision with Raheem Sterling in the first half of the game at Anfield.
The midfielder received lengthy treatment on the pitch before hobbling off and being replaced by David Jones.
Martinez has now confirmed Wigan's worst fears that Watson sustained a serious injury in the incident, but he excused Sterling of any blame.
"I haven't seen the challenge back, but I don't think any of the players were looking at each other," said Martinez.
"Both were looking at the ball - it's a real accident. It's a nasty collision.
"He has a fracture and we are going to assess him now because maybe he will require surgery. We will see what the extent of the breakage is and what treatment he needs.
"We are really disappointed because he was at a good level. We will keep our fingers crossed we can treat the breakage in a more conservative way."


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The special police officers who patrol Boston's schools depend mainly on their wits to defuse situations. That's all the unarmed force has to fall back on. Even their aging radio system is incapable of communicating directly with the Boston Police or city's emergency medical services.
The recent mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., has stimulated a lot of discussion on how best to secure schools from armed intruders. Some of the proposals are overheated, but the Menino administration shouldn't categorically dismiss the idea of arming school-police officers, who are trained at police academies.
No matter what, Boston's 75-member school police force should be provided with state-of-the-art communication equipment linked to the city's emergency services. Police departments from Boston's major colleges and universities already enjoy such access. It's absurd that Boston's public schools have been left behind in the vital area of communications.
Next, Boston's school police should be issued non-lethal weapons, such as mace. Maintaining communication with troubled students will always be the best line of defense. But on the rare occasion when physical force is required, these officers need tools to protect themselves and the students in their care.


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*[[Jay Norris]] (on orders from [[Lester Crest]])
*[[Tahir Javan]] (on orders from [[Steve Haines]] and [[Dave Norton]])
*[[Tahir Javan]] (on orders from [[Steve Haines]] and [[Dave Norton]])
*[[Walton O'Neil]] (killed for attempting to [[Crystal Maze|exact revenge]] on Trevor Philips)
*[[Walton O'Neil]] (killed for attempting to [[Crystal Maze|exact revenge]] on Trevor Philips)
*[[Wynn O'Neil]] (killed for attempting to [[Crystal Maze|exact revenge]] on Trevor Philips)
*[[Wynn O'Neil]] (killed for attempting to [[Crystal Maze|exact revenge]] on Trevor Philips)
*[[Gianni]] (killed for attempting to stop Solomon Richards completing Meltdown)
*[[Gianni]] (killed for attempting to stop Solomon Richards completing Meltdown)
*[[Rocco Pelosi]] (killed for attempting to stop Solomon Richards from completing Meltdown)
*[[Rocco Pelosi]] (killed for attempting to stop Solomon Richards from completing Meltdown)
;Accidental death
;Accidental death
*[[Molly Schultz]] (accidentally dies while Michael attempts to recover the ''[[Meltdown (film)|Meltdown]]'' print)
*[[Molly Schultz]] (accidentally dies while Michael attempts to recover the ''[[Meltdown (film)|Meltdown]]'' print)
;Optional murders
;Optional murders
*[[Simeon Yetarian]] (can be killed during a [[Random Event - Simeon|random event]])
*[[Simeon Yetarian]] (can be killed during a [[Random Event - Simeon|random event]])
*[[United Liberty Paper Contact]] (can be killed during [[The Wrap Up]])
*[[United Liberty Paper Contact]] (can be killed during [[The Wrap Up]])
*Tracey's stalker (can be killed during [[Doting Dad]])
*Tracey's stalker (can be killed during [[Doting Dad]])
*[[Isiah Friedlander]] (can be killed during his final visit
*[[Isiah Friedlander]] (can be killed during his final visit; however, if spared, Dr. Friedlander is later killed)
*[[Abigail Mathers]] (can be killed during [[Death at Sea]])
*[[Abigail Mathers]] (can be killed during [[Death at Sea]])
==Special ability==
==Special ability==
Revision as of 01:20, 10 April 2014
|Michael De Santa
Michael De Santa during Reuniting the Family.
|Full Name
|Michael De Santa
Michael Townley (birth name, until 2004)
|Date of Birth
|Date of Death
|2013 (optional)
|Age at Death
|De Santa House in Rockford Hills, Los Santos
Amanda De Santa (wife)
Jimmy De Santa (son)
Tracey De Santa (daughter)
|Main Affiliations
Trevor Philips (until 2004, again in 2013)
Bradley Snider (until 2004)
Lester Crest (until 2004, again in 2013)
Dave Norton (2004 - 2013)
Isiah Friedlander (2013)
Hayden Dubose
Melinda Dubose
Franklin Clinton (2013)
Solomon Richards (2013)
Black Tailgater
White Marquis (stolen)
Player's Choice
|Richards Majestic (associate producer)
Bank robber (until 2004, again in 2013)
Movie producer (2013, onwards)
|Voiced by
|Ned Luke
{{infobox character|
|image = MichaelDeSanta-GTAV.jpg
|caption = Michael De Santa during [[Reuniting the Family]].
|game_1 = GTA V
|name = Michael De Santa
|aka = Michael Townley (birth name, until [[2004]])
Michael De Santa (born in 1965 as Michael Townley) is a character in the HD Universe who appears as one of the three protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V. He is a retired bank robber forced to return to his criminal activity due to a lack of money while remaining under the protection of FIB agent Dave Norton. He is the husband of Amanda and father of both Jimmy and Tracey. He is voiced by Ned Luke.
Character history
Michael De Santa, born Michael Townley in 1965, was born into a tough life, telling Isiah Friedlander that crime was his only opportunity in life after his early promise as a high school footballer ended, the reason for which is unknown. He performed his first robbery in 1988 and took $10,000 from a small franchise in Carcer City. He continued in this vain throughout the 1990s, eventually teaming up with the likes of Trevor Philips and Bradley Snider along the American-Canadian border. At some point between 1988 and 1993, he meets his future wife Amanda and has two children: Jimmy and Tracey.
In 2004 Michael, Trevor and Bradley team up to perform a bank robbery in Ludendorff, North Yankton. Michael, however, decides to turn states evidence after finding out that the FIB discovered their plans. The robbery goes ahead as planned, however, during the getaway, their vehicle is hit by a train. While on foot, Bradley and Michael are shot by FIB Agent Dave Norton, who later claims the credit for stopping the robbery. Bradley dies but Michael is saved, entering into an off the books witness protection program, while Trevor flees the area and evades the police. Norton plans a funeral for Michael, attended by his wife Amanda.
Michael, Amanda and their two children are subsequently moved into a large house in Rockford Hills, Los Santos with a substantial sum of money some time after 2006. The family continues to live under the protection of Agent Norton, paying him a five figure sum each month in return for his help. Over the next seven years, the De Santa family unit deteriorates due to constant arguing amongst all four family members, Amanda's heavy spending habits and marital infidelity, and the kids' at-risk lifestyle choices. She also rents out their home to pornographic film star Freddy Slade in 2012, without Michael's knowledge.
In 2013 Michael, enjoying his retirement, is treated by psychologist Isiah Friedlander from his office in Vespucci Beach where he briefly meets repossession agents Franklin Clinton and Lamar Davis. Franklin later breaks into the De Santa house to repossess a vehicle bought by Jimmy. Michael, hiding in the back seat, forces Franklin to drive into the salesroom of Premium Deluxe Motorsport resulting in Franklin and Lamar being fired.
Franklin, a gang affiliate, returns to the De Santa house in the hope of finding some employment. Michael, however, discovers Amanda's affair with her tennis coach. Michael and Franklin then destroy Natalia Zverovna's house, believing it to be Chavis', and are confronted by Mexican-American 'legitimate businessman' Martin Madrazo. The two are 'convinced' to repay the money, $2.5 million, and Michael agrees to teach Franklin the basics of his trade. The two work together almost immediately after, rescuing Jimmy from Michael's boat, which Jimmy had attempted to sell in a deal that turned into a robbery.
The two, alongside a hired driver, gunman and hacker, pull off a robbery at Vangelico's Fine Jewelry. While leaving, however, Michael uses a phrase he had used nine years prior, which is recognized by Trevor Philips in his trailer in Sandy Shores, Blaine County, just north of Los Santos. Agent Norton visits Michael to warn him against getting back into the criminal underworld. Michael and his family are later watched by Wade Hebert, who joins Trevor in his trip to Los Santos to confront Michael. Trevor later visits Michael at his home and the two rescue Michael's daughter Tracey from humiliating herself on reality television show Fame or Shame.
Agent Norton and fellow corrupt agents Steve Haines and Andreas Sanchez then force Michael into infiltrating a morgue to retrieve the body of Ferdinand Kerimov and later, along with Franklin and Trevor, to kidnap Kerimov from the IAA Building in the middle of interrogation. Kerimov is later tortured by Trevor while Michael, using the information, kills terror suspect Tahir Javan. Despite his return to criminal activity, much to the disgust of his wife, he attempts to repair their relationship by taking part in a yoga lesson with Fabien LaRouche and later takes Jimmy to a fast food restaurant. Jimmy adds drugs to his drink and convinces his father to drink some causing his driving to become erratic. Amanda, upon learning this, leaves Michael and moves in with Fabien with Jimmy and Tracey.
Without his family and house staff, Michael's house becomes increasingly unkempt while he steals a piece of military technology, steals IAA bonds and steals two exotic cars with Trevor and Franklin while posing as a police officer. Devin, as he promised Michael, results in Michael meeting his idol Solomon Richards, a film director. He then destroys a private plane owned by Javier Madrazo on orders from his cousin Martin. While killing Javier Madrazo, Trevor returns to the Madrazo house and kidnaps Martin's wife Patricia. The two, along with Patricia, are then forced into hiding at Trevor's trailer in Sandy Shores. The Triads, looking for Trevor, locate the two while they are in hiding.
Michael, Trevor and Franklin, with help from Lester Crest, perform a heist at the Blaine County Savings Bank in Paleto Bay and acquire funds for a planned raid on an IAA black site. Their feud with Merryweather Security Consulting, who had been guarding a piece of military equipment they had stolen, continued when Michael and Trevor steal numerous pieces of art being guarded by Merryweather mercenaries while being transported. Michael convinces Trevor to give up their spoils, an Aztec fertility statue, so Michael can have Lester give it to Martin Madrazo as a peace offering to end his vendetta against Michael and Trevor. Agents Haines and Norton then return to demand Michael's help to infiltrate the Humane Labs and Research factory where they are supposedly manufacturing a powerful neurotoxin. After Trevor returns Patrica to Madrazo, Michael returns to his house in Los Santos.
Trevor, during his time with Michael, had slowly begun to piece together the events of nine years ago, and flies back to Ludendorff, North Yankton to dig up Michael's official grave. Michael follows him to try and prevent him discovering the truth but fails with Trevor discovering Bradley Snider's corpse. He flees the area, promising to kill Michael at a later date, and the Triads move in. Michael is eventually kidnapped and returned to Los Santos, with Triad boss Wei Cheng threatening to kill Michael if Trevor does not give up his business, not realising they were now feuding. Franklin manages to rescue Michael before he is killed. Agent Haines wants Michael to infiltrate the FIB Building to recover sensitive data on Haines as the FIB is threatening an internal investigation on Haines' actions. Michael, along with Franklin and a hired crew, either remotely wipes the data or steals the hard drive containing Haines' files.
Shortly before he performs the raid on the FIB Building, he helps Solomon complete his latest film by convincing the lead actors to return to the set and retrieving an analogue film reel copy being taken to a remote offshore location by Molly Schultz to make an insurance claim; however, Molly is accidentally killed as Michael attempts to retrieve the reel. Michael meets with Agent Norton at the Kortz Center for a debrief, and Agents Haines and Sanchez arrive to attempt to arrest the two; however, Agent Sanchez reveals he is undercover and gathering evidence against the two corrupt agents. During the standoff, the IAA and Merryweather show up to further escalate the situation. Michael, with help from Trevor Philips, helps Agent Norton escape while Agent Haines escapes on his own despite being shot in the leg.
He then helps Franklin and Trevor to rescue Lamar Davis, despite his ongoing feud with Trevor, and then reunites his family. He and Jimmy attend Meltdown premiere. While in attendance, Devin Weston, who had taken a disliking to Michael, warns him that Merryweather mercenaries had been sent to his house to kill his wife and daughter. Michael and Jimmy return home, and Michael protects his family against the attacking Merryweather mercenaries. Michael sends his family into hiding and performs one last job by robbing the Union Depository. Michael receives a substantial cut and his family returns home.
The player can then decide on how to finish the game by either: killing Trevor, killing Michael or saving both. If the player decides to kill Trevor, Michael helps Franklin by ramming Trevor's truck into an oil tanker allowing Franklin to set it and Trevor on fire. If the player kills Michael, then Franklin chases him to a factory and half way up one of the chimney stacks, pushing him over a small barrier with an angry Trevor telling Franklin he is dead to him now. If the player decides to save Michael and Trevor, the three systematically take out each of their enemies: Steve Haines, Stretch, Wei Cheng, Devin Weston, and numerous Merryweather mercenaries and FIB agents. Michael is sent to kill Stretch and later meets Franklin and Trevor, pushing Devin's car, with Devin in the boot, off a small cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. The three then agree to remain friends but end their professional relationship.
Mission appearances
- Prologue
- Franklin and Lamar
- Complications (Boss)
- Father/Son (Boss)
- Marriage Counseling (Boss)
- Daddy's Little Girl (Boss)
- The Good Husband
- Doting Dad
- Parenting 101
- Friend Request
- Casing the Jewel Store
- Carbine Rifles (if choosing the loud option for robbing Vangelico's Fine Jewelry)
- BZ Gas Grenades (if choosing the smart option for robbing Vangelico's Fine Jewelry)
- The Jewel Store Job
- Mr. Philips (Boss)
- Fame or Shame (Boss)
- Did Somebody Say Yoga?
- Dead Man Walking
- Three's Company
- By the Book
- The Merryweather Heist
- Trash Truck (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Boiler Suits (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Masks (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Tow Truck (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- I Fought the Law
- Mr. Richards
- Caida Libre
- Minor Turbulence (Boss)
- Derailed
- Paleto Score Setup
- Military Hardware (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Monkey Business
- The Paleto Score
- Surveying the Score
- Stingers (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Gauntlet (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Driller (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Sidetracked (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Bury the Hatchet (Boss)
- Reuniting the Family (Boss)
- Cleaning Out the Bureau
- Fresh Meat
- Lamar Down
- The Wrap Up
- The Ballad of Rocco
- Legal Trouble
- Meltdown
- The Bureau Raid
- The Big Score
- Something Sensible (one of the ending options)
- The Time's Come (one of the ending options, killed)
- The Third Way (one of the ending options)
- GTA V Strangers and Freaks
- A Starlet in Vinewood (can be completed by Michael, Franklin or Trevor)
- Grass Roots - Michael
- Exercising Demons - Michael
- Seeking the Truth
- Accepting the Truth
- Assuming the Truth
- Chasing the Truth
- Bearing the Truth
- Delivering the Truth
- Exercising the Truth
- Unknowing the Truth
Murders committed
- Jay Norris (assassinated on orders from Lester Crest)
- Tahir Javan (assassinated on orders from Steve Haines and Dave Norton)
- Walton O'Neil (killed for attempting to exact revenge on Trevor Philips)
- Wynn O'Neil (killed for attempting to exact revenge on Trevor Philips)
- Gianni (killed for attempting to stop Solomon Richards completing Meltdown)
- Rocco Pelosi (killed for attempting to stop Solomon Richards from completing Meltdown)
- Accidental death
- Molly Schultz (accidentally dies while Michael attempts to recover the Meltdown print)
- Endgame murders
- Trevor Philips (killed if the player chooses to kill Trevor but does not do so as Franklin)
- Stretch (killed for repeatedly attempting to have Franklin and Lamar Davis killed, if the player chooses to save Michael and Trevor)
- Devin Weston (killed for trying to kill his family as well as crossing him, Trevor, and Franklin, if the player chooses to save Michael and Trevor)
- Optional murders
- Blake (can be killed during Daddy's Little Girl)
- Freddy Slade (can be killed during Daddy's Little Girl)
- Simeon Yetarian (can be killed during a random event)
- United Liberty Paper Contact (can be killed during The Wrap Up)
- Tracey's stalker (can be killed during Doting Dad)
- Isiah Friedlander (can be killed during his final therapy visit; however, if spared, Dr. Friedlander is later killed)
- Abigail Mathers (can be killed during Death at Sea)
Special ability
Michael's special ability is the ability to slow down time allowing him to become more accurate while shooting enemies. It is an ability known as BulletTime as stated by Rockstar Games and the official Guidebook. Another Rockstar Games character is famous for this trademarked ability: Max Payne. This ability is also very similar to "Dead-Eye", the state of mind that characters Red Harlow and John Marston can enter while shooting in Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption.
- Michael is the only GTA protagonist to have a wife and children during their respective appearances in GTA.
- Until the release of the Game Informer issue on GTA V, his name was rumored to be Albert De Silva, due to a leaked casting list.
- In The Paleto Score, Michael states that his first robbery was $10,000 from a small franchise in Carcer City in 1988.
- Michael is the second protagonist to be unlocked after Franklin.
- Michael and Trevor are the oldest protagonists of the series.
- Michael is a fan of older Vinewood films and paraphrases a quote from Arthur Penny's Sanitorium while performing a robbery in Ludendorff and again while robbing a jewellers in Los Santos.
- Michael's special ability is similar to one in Max Payne called "Bullet time" and one from Red Dead Redemption called "Dead-eye".
- An antagonist in Read Dead Redemption (Vicente De Santa) shares the same last name as Michael.
- If Franklin (the player) chooses not to kill Michael in The Time's Come, Michael will headbutt Franklin and fall to his death.
- Trevor, Lester and Jimmy all state that he is 45 years old during the events of GTA V despite the date of birth on his tombstone reading 1965, making him 48 years old.
- There is a real person called Michael Townley in the witness protection scheme in the United States.
- Michael appeared in the first trailer as the narrator, which was released two years prior to the game. Franklin Clinton also appeared in the trailer.
- As Franklin, if the player chooses to kill Trevor, but doesn't pull the trigger in the end, Michael will shoot Trevor instead, becoming only the second protagonist to kill another protagonist after Trevor himself killed Johnny Klebitz weeks earlier.
- It is implied through dialogue with Amanda that De Santa wasn't their first fake last name, and they may have lived in a few other states before settling in Los Santos.
Michael (right) with Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips.
Artwork of Michael (right) with Trevor Philips and Franklin Clinton.
Michael's trailer
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My first venture into rawness was Chocolate Covered Katie's Fudge Babies which you can read about here. They were so yummy I decided to try something else in the Raw World – enter Averie of Love Veggies and Yoga – and her Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles! It was destiny because she and I have the same spiralizer… oh, I do so love gadgets…. uhhhhh and food.. I do love food.
I followed her recipe almost exactly…
- 1 zucchini
- 1 red bell pepper (I used a mini size)
- 1 yellow bell pepper (I used a mini size)
- 1/2 cuke (again, I used a mini)
The spiralizer made quick work of turning the zucchini into noodles.
The Dressing was what drew me to this:
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp agave syrup
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (only had sugar free)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger (didn't have any, darn it!)
- 1-2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar (I used 1 tbsp of uhmm regular apple cider vinegar)
I blended using my submersion blender – there just wasn't enough there for my vita mix to handle (gots to get me a smaller wet container … maybe Christmas??)
Combined all this loveliness and it looked scrumptious!
Averie mentioned she didn't like onions and garlic. Me? I love me.. the more the merrier. This was really good as is but next time I make it (and there will be a next time) I'll add some chopped onion or maybe a chopped shallot instead.
I was curious about the nutrition of this little dandy… The serving size is HUGE and if you eat the entire thing it's a bit more than 400 calories, 21.5 grams fat, 52.5 carbs, 9.2 fiber and 13.2 protein. Not bad? It gets better… it's got 1600mg of Potassium.. that is 2/3 of what you need for the day.. and wait for it.. waaaait for it… 1100mg of Vitamin C!! Wow. (Estimates courtesy of Sparkpeople.com)
Check out Averie's site – She's got a giveaway going on for The Amazing Grass Chocolate Green Superfood Combo. I've never tried it but am entering and if I win.. I promise to report back!
Merry Christmas!


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DeKalb-Sycamore co-op gymnastics coach Andy Morreale knew senior Anita Bell had what it takes to be the best gymnast on uneven bars in the state.
He could see the raw talent and athleticism, even though she didn't qualify for the state meet in the event last year.
"You have to be strong, flexible, have great endurance," Morreale said. "She's a great athlete. She did well in all sports. … Her consistency wasn't quite on par."
This year, it all came together for Bell on the bars.
When she heads to Palatine High School for the state meet today, Bell will have one of the top start values in the uneven bars, and Morreale expects her to compete for a state championship.
"I expect her to do really well on bars," Morreale said of Bell, who also will compete in the floor exercise. "I expect her to be in the finals, and I expect her to make it far."
Coming off an ACL tear, Bell steadily improved and qualified for the state meet in the vault and the floor exercise last season. While she didn't make it past the preliminary rounds in either, she was relatively content with her finish.
After sitting out club season to work on improving some of her skills, she came back this year expecting more.
"I think [the improvement] has come from coming back from my knee injury and holding off to compete for club," Bell said, "instead of just working hard to compete in high school season the next year."
The senior pushed through injuries to both ankles to take fourth in the all-around in the conference meet and second in the regional. Her goal was to qualify in the all-around at the state meet, but a slip-up on the bars stymied that goal.
The disappointment of her team not qualifying also will linger, no doubt, but as soon as the high school season ends, the club season starts anew.
"Obviously, she wanted to do a little better at sectionals," Morreale said. "But by the time you're at the next practice, you're pretty much refocused. It's kind of the life of a gymnast, really."
Bell would love to represent Illinois in the national championships, and the state meet weighs heavily into the selection process.
But first things first, Bell is just looking to make it past today's preliminaries.
"I would like to go to [nationals], but I don't know if that's actually going to happen," Bell said. "I want to make top five in both events so I qualify on Saturday, and then hopefully get higher up in the rank so I can place individually."


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545-Person Programming War Declares a Winner 57
An anonymous reader writes: A while back we discussed Code Combat, a multiplayer game that lets players program their way to victory. They recently launched a tournament called Greed, where coders had to write algorithms for competitively collecting coins. 545 programmers participated, submitting over 126,000 lines of code, which resulted in 390 billion statements being executed on a 673-core supercomputer. The winner, going by the name of "Wizard Dude," won 363 matches, tied 14, and lost none! He explains his strategy: "My coin-collecting algorithm uses a novel forces-based mechanism to control movement. Each coin on the map applies an attractive force on collectors (peasants/peons) proportional to its value over distance squared. Allied collectors and the arena edges apply a repulsive force, pushing other collectors away. The sum of these forces produces a vector indicating the direction in which the collector should move this turn. The result is that: 1) collectors naturally move towards clusters of coins that give the greatest overall payoff, 2) collectors spread out evenly to cover territory. Additionally, the value of each coin is scaled depending on its distance from the nearest enemy collector, weighting in favor of coins with an almost even distance. This encourages collectors not to chase lost coins, but to deprive the enemy of contested coins first and leave safer coins for later."