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MINNEAPOLIS (Stockpickr) -- The semiconductor industry has been one of the worst-performing sectors in the market of late. Since the end of April, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is down 15%, far worse than the 4% drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Concerns about high unemployment and fiscal crisis across the globe have investors convinced the end is near for this important segment of the economy.
I won't go so far as to say the fears of those selling chip stocks are irrational, but something doesn't make sense. Three of the biggest leaders in technology have recently released earnings that would dispute the argument that technology sales are slipping.
Google (GOOG) started the trend with a blowout quarter fueled by strong Android sales. IBM (IBM) followed with its own solid report that beat estimates. Finally, Apple (AAPL) blew the top of the market with a report that even the most optimistic analyst could not have foreseen.
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From the sounds of it technology is doing just fine. More important, the trickle-down impact from the performance of the leaders is likely to be much better than current expectations. None of this happens without semiconductors. So why are semiconductors down so much?
That is a good question, but given the volatility of stocks in the group, the move down should be no surprise. The industry is quite cyclical and known for boom and busts. From time to time, investors like to guess when the music will stop. This spring was one of those times.
It should be no surprise that I would view the selling as an opportunity to buy chip stocks. Here are five names to consider.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor (FCS) designs, develops, manufactures and sells power analog, power discreet and non-power semiconductor solutions globally. Its products are all over the mobile and computing world. Given the impressive performance of Google and Apple, Fairchild is a likely beneficiary.
Since the end of April, shares of Fairchild are down 21%. The stock enjoyed a very brief pop after it reported earnings last week. On July 14, Fairchild jumped to $17.75 per share after closing the prior day at $16.13 per share. Impressive indeed, but the rally quickly faded as Fairchild closed the day at $16.59. You can buy the stock today for $16.52 per share.
The stock moved higher because operating results in the quarter exceeded estimates by a penny per share, and guidance for the third quarter was in line with expectations. No sign of slowing down here. With shares trading for just 10 times current year estimates, Fairchild is a buy.
Fairchild shows up on a recent list of Earnings Short-Squeeze Plays.
Reflecting the general pessimism regarding semiconductor stocks, shares of Altera (ALTR) were down more than 5% on Wednesday after reporting earnings results that beat expectations. The selling pushed the stock to a loss of 15% since the end of April. The selling makes no sense considering that the company beat estimates by a penny per share.
Instead, investors were focused on the small revenue miss for the period and not the company's revenue outlook for the current quarter, which was higher than Wall Street expected. All in all, it was a very good report, with no signs of pending doom.
Current growth expectations for the company are too low. Analysts expect Altera to improve earnings by 6% from the current year to 2012. With the recent selling, shares trade for just 16 times current-year estimates of $2.58 per share. I would use the discount as a buying opportunity.
Altera is one of the top holdings of Primecap Management and Renaissance Technologies, as of the most recently reported period.
Xilinx (XLNX) is a specialized semiconductor company that produces specialized programmable logic devices offering unique solutions for companies across the globe. When I think of Xilinx I think of a company like IBM that is more consultative in nature. As a result, Xilinx has held up better than other semiconductor stocks during the recent selloff.
Shares of Xilinx are down only 4% since the end of April. Support in value appears to come from two solid quarters of earnings that beat expectation. The company recently announced earnings of 65 cents per share, a penny ahead of expectations. In addition, Xilinx announced that it expects third-quarter revenue ahead of Wall Street estimates.
Shares are lower in the wake of the news, making the stock all the more attractive to buy today. The average Wall Street estimate is for Xilinx to make $2.18 per share for the year ending March 31, 2012. That number increases 15% to $2.58 per share in the following year. You can buy that growth for 15 times current year estimates -- and I would do just that.
Xilinx is one of the top holdings of John Hussman's Hussman Econometrics Advisors.
Advanced Micro Devices
Investors have put shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in the penalty box, for its inability to name a new leader. Going on six months, the diligent search by the company to find the right person for the job has negatively impacted the stock. That overhang is over and above the general pessimism in the sector right now.
Historically, capitalizing on chaos usually works well for investors. Shares of AMD are down a crushing 29% since the end of April and down 22% since the start of the year. Despite the leadership void, AMD is doing fine on an operating basis. The company has exceeded estimates for earnings in each of the last four quarters.
I think the stock is being unfairly punished for its patience in identifying a new CEO. The average Wall Street estimate for earnings in 2011 is 54 cents per share. That number grows by 39% in 2012 to 75 cents per share. Investors should buy that growth at a price of just 12 times current year estimates.
AMD was featured recently in "Heavily Shorted Stocks That Could Pop on Earnings."
Cirrus Logic
If you are hesitant to own shares of superstar Apple, consider owning semiconductor stock Cirrus Logic (CRUS), which makes components for Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad. Cirrus is a specialized semiconductor stock that makes audio sensor chips for these products and more. Shares of Cirrus have actually gained value since the end of April moving 7% higher.
Half of that gain comes on Wednesday after the huge quarter from Apple. Still the stock is undervalued. The company reports earnings for the period ended June 30 before the market opens on Thursday. The estimate is for the company to make 24 cents per share in the period. Based on Apple's report, it is reasonable to expect Cirrus to beat that number by a wide margin.
For the full year ending March 31, 2012, the average Wall Street estimate is for Cirrus to make $1.23 per share. The expectation is for 21% growth the following year to $1.49 per share. You can buy the stock including recent gains for 14 times 2012 earnings estimates. It looks like more gains are in store for Cirrus.
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I am looking to sell the following parts from my 2004 WRX. I just removed the parts from the car to make it inspectable and put the stock parts back on. Car only has 40k miles, parts are in excellent condition.
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Also have Cobb Accessport, in box with all manuals and software. Will sell as soon as I can determine if it is still married to the car and separate it. SOLD
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We're not talking about Tony Montana's beloved multifunctional machine gun/grenade launcher. The "little friend" we are talking about is a futurists wet-dream or cyberethicist's worst nightmare -- a cybernetic implant that could one day improve cognitive function in humans.
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The implant consisted of
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The implant showed the ability to not only restore damaged memory function in the monkey test subject -- it actually improved the monkey's memory above the original baseline.
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The first step was learning.
In this phase monkeys were shown an image and then encourage to move a motion-activated cursor by moving their arms. If the monkeys selected the image on a second screen that they had just seen, they were rewarded with a drop of juice. The monkeys were typically 70-75 percent accurate at the memory test.
During the test a variety of inputs to the L2/3 and outputs to the L5 brain regions were recorded. Lead author,
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, "Inputs to that pattern may be blood flow, temperature, the electrical activity of other neurons, and even the prior electrical activity of the same cell."
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The final phase was replacement with artificial brain signals.
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The impressive results encourage Professor Deadwyler that the system may soon be applicable to humans with brain injuries. He comments, "In the case of brain injury or disease where larger areas are affected, the system would record the inputs to that area from other areas and, when they occur, program the delivery of the appropriate output patterns to brain regions that normally receive signals from the injured area, thereby restoring lost brain function."
But the fact that the study improved neural function over the normal baseline raises an even more intriguing possibility -- someday people may be able to
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What's a book really worth?
Posted by James McQuivey on December 15, 2009
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"Dear book industry, I'm so sorry to tell you this, but your books really aren't worth $25. Just like newspapers weren't really worth what people were paying for them and magazines, either. And CDs, and DVDs."
I caused a bit of a fuss last week when I blogged these words here, or in a mirror post on Paidcontent.org. This has been one of the most commented and tweeted posts I've ever offered and much of the feedback centered on this question: was it fair of me to drag the price of books down?
My answer: Current book prices are a lie
I'm cheating when I say this, of course, because I know full well that most people who buy hardbacks don't pay list price anyway. Even in an airport, you can get 20% off a hardback if you time it right, not to mention the 50% you can get off bestsellers at Barnesandnoble.com (sorry, the sale is over, but yesterday you could get Sue Grafton for $13.97, Ted Kennedy for $17.50, Mitch Albom for $11.99, and the list goes on).
So people pay discount prices, yet bristle when I suggest books should be cheaper. Let's figure out why. To explain where book prices come from, I must first explain where they do not originate. Books are not priced based on:
- Time, effort, or passion the author put into it. This is the saddest news to deliver and the hardest one for authors (or would-be authors) to hear. But it's obvious when you consider it honestly. In fact, the masses of unpublished or self-published authors should rise up and protest anytime someone suggests that the author's hard work -- or "blood, sweat, and tears," as one Twitter commenter put it -- should bear on the price of the book that emerges from this personal crucible. Because there is no relationship between the quantity of effort one puts into a work and the quality of the output. Certainly Stephenie Meyer put a great deal of energy into her books, but not 100x more than her friend Shannon Hale, author of a Newbery Honor book and many other teen fantasy novels. Yet Meyer has reaped 100x the financial reward (at least). Not to mention the many of us whose teen fantasy novels languish in the Kindle store. If effort=reward, then something's been rotten Denmark (or Forks, Washington) for some time now.
- The cost of the author's advance. There is some truth to this one, but it's temporary, and results in painfully circular logic: "We paid millions for this book, therefore, it's worth millions." Nope. You paid millions for the book, because analog-constrained business practices evolved over decades that led you to model future returns based on print distribution opportunities and retail prices. And those outrageous advances will continue to be paid out as long as publishers forget that their analog assumptions are quickly eroding in the marketplace. Yes, I am suggesting that advances will come down in the next decade. It happened in music, in movies, and it will happen in books.
- The exclusivity of the work. One commenter chastised me, suggesting that I would devalue a Jackson Pollack work to a handful of dollars because it was "only paint splashes on canvas and wood." Though not a Pollack fan, I wouldn't diminish the value of his original work because it is exclusive. Art is the most extreme example of a monopolistic good. There can only be one original, therefore the original has value that any copy does not. Books are copies. Copies are worth the value people assign to the content, plus the cost of the copy itself. Unless an author wants to hand print a book on homemade hemp paper, bind it with leather harvested from his or her own steer, and offer that book on auction to the highest bidder, a book is just a bundle of ideas plus the physical means required to replicate and distribute it.
- The personal value a reader places on it. Another argument offered by some was that books - when they change our lives - can give us value that we would pay hundreds for. This is a nice thought, but it's also impossible to achieve. There's a little thing in economics called transparency that prohibits any nonexclusive book from being sold at an extreme value. This is because you don't know whether the book will change your life until it already has. Though Life of Pi elevated me in ways most books cannot, I paid just $15 for it because I didn't know it would have that effect on me until after I read it. Like all books, its value was not transparent, meaning you cannot assign a value to a book without consuming it. And once consumed, there is no economic incentive to pay the author for the overabundance of value delivered. Other than to buy his or her next book (at a discounted price at Costco, most likely, because even then, there's no guarantee that the book will deliver that same value.)
Is all hope lost, then? No, the secret to recouping the value of a book is to make sure you multiply the experience of the book's value as far and wide as possible. An unlikely model emerges here in the form of James Patterson who does this by generating (careful choice of words there) what seems like a book a week. And they're all available in digital format. He evidently understands that reading is an addiction that can be fed quite easily by opening the supply of the drug of choice.
If I were an author or publisher hoping to preserve the value of books -- whether physical or digital -- I would focus on the most convenient book experience possible; make it easy to find, easy to evaluate, easy to consume, and easy to share. The more easily these things can happen, the more people will consume. If we do this right, ten years from now, more people will read books than ten years ago. And they'll each read more titles than they did ten years ago. And though they'll pay less per book, it could actually generate more profit (slightly less revenue against markedly lower costs).
In the process, we'll see a shift in how authors are developed. Yes, authors who have proven themselves in the digital minor leagues, will get picked up by the majors at a handsome price and then they'll have the chance to milk things like exclusives: exclusive interactions with the authors, exclusive content available only to subscribing members, exclusive hardback editions that are printed in limited runs and hand numbered by the author. But the bulk of authors will not achieve this, and instead will find an audience of a few hundred or a few thousand readers they can appeal to and thereby share what caused them to invest so much time, effort, and passion. As an author myself, I'll admit that while I'd love the former, I'll at least take the latter – something I can only do in a digital world.
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from John Ross Harvey (not verified) on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 09:47
As one of many self-publsihed people trying to get recognized. The print on demand nature of my books has prohibited me from dropping my book prices much more than I have. All less than $14 now, but were as high as $17.99. Yes an ebook is still way cheaper to buy, and can be found in my url above, or at Amazon, Barnes&Noble and several other online stores, but due to my name I am page 17-18 of the John Harvey's book listings thanks to a prolific crime book author as my namesake. I have fans on facebook, just no booksales. Dropping prices of established authors just makes my books less desireable because I cannot drop mine without eliminating all of my revenue made from them, as it would be strictly cost/page value of printing them.I'm hoping my next novel under a pen name fares better, this publisher service (iUniverse) prices differently than Lulu. Most likely it will sell for about $8, even though it is very short, at 128 pages in trade paperback size. It's the title that will grab you.
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from John Ross Harvey (not verified) on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 09:48
type too fast, published is what publsihed should say
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from Kate G. (not verified) on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 13:45
Smart post, not that you need any encouragement. I can attest to the opening up the supply method.The truth is that a book isn't worth anything if it's not read by someone. Wait! Unless it's frozen in a block of ice and sold as conceptual art.
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from Susan Quinn (not verified) on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 19:08
Thanks for the insightful post! As a new writer trying to parse the market, I appreciate you taking the time to share your take on book pricing. I suspect you are right, and things are going to change before I'll be able to get any books actually into print - or e-ink.
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from Robert Collings (not verified) on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 21:47
Good stuff - both the original post and this! A book is of course worth what someone will pay for it and until it's bought it's worth nought.Books (and music, etc) are just like sausages: few people actually know what goes into making them :) and therefore the perceived value of the good is not in equilibrium with the actual inputs.I am bemused that publishing execs don't appear to have learnt the important lessons from their music industry counterparts.
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from Cynic (not verified) on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 15:30
>I am bemused that publishing execs don't appear to have learnt the important lessons from their music industry counterpartsI suspect that they have, but that there's still milk in this particular cow. It's unlikely that we'll see a huge rush on Bittorrent for pirated PDFs anytime soon or a BiblioNapster construct. So there's really very little incentive for them to change the behavior. The early digital adopters are getting screwed on price. The reduced cost of printing and distribution have gone straight into profits. The ease of marketing in a connected world has help lower promotion costs. Authors are getting the same or less money for a digital copy and the publishers are laughing all the way to the bank. I keep waiting for one of the big publishing houses to step up and screw their competitors by charging a reasonable cost-based cover price. Unfortunately, I have far too little time to waste on a bunch of crappy $1.99 "bargain bin" books when there are $30 best sellers on the shelf. After all, if they were good books, they wouldn't be so cheap. :)
re: What's a book really worth?
Comment from TD (not verified) on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 16:02
Why has no one discussed the overwhelming financial bonuses of e-books? It's not about distribution costs at all. It's about taxes and returns.
The famous Thor Power Tools case in the 1970s had the unintended effect of making "reserve" goods taxable. Thor used to keep parts from old, discontinued models around, so that its customers could call them up 40 years after the fact and still get an old tool fixed. These were not actively being sold, but were still taxable. Unfortunately, this also applied to books, making it doubly expensive (storage costs and taxes) to keep books in print, or even to warehouse old books. Having an ebook file circumvents these costs, as there is no physical inventory to tax.
Secondly, since the 19th century the book trade has worked on returns. A bookstore buys 50 books, say, and tries to sell them. Let's say it sells 22. The other 28 can be returned to the publisher in six months for full (wholesale) credit. Some of these books are later sent back as "remainders." Most are pulped.
Returns make an unattractive business almost unworkable. The effort of pulling and shipping returns, or the costs incurred by keeping old books nobody wants, makes the whole thing a nightmare. With ebooks, there are NO returns. EVERY sale of an ebook is a REAL sale, which is a holy Grail for the publishing industry.
Book publishers are beyond clueless. Most of us who read seriously have accepted this and forgiven them for it. But I'd like the full deets of the publishing business model on the table. It's not about the warehousing and shipping, but the no taxes and no returns. $10 an ebook is starting to look pretty expensive to me.
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Comment from James McQuivey (not verified) on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 16:23
TD, I am really interested in your comments -- I am well aware of the returns issue but the tax issue is new to me. I will pursue that with my publishing clients. I'm betting the marketing and strategy people (who are largely in charge of digital distribution decisions) are not aware of that aspect of their model and what it does to their financials. Thanks for the tip.
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Comment from TD (not verified) on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 13:27
And as a quick followup: Thor devastated the publishing industry because it ruined the midlist, or the portion of the curve after the short head and before the long tail. Many books used to find an audience over time, or would eventually sell out if you gave them a few years. This is no longer workable given the low margins of the biz. In turn, this forced a "blockbuster" business model that essentially removed all but plankton (genre romance and licensed-property science fiction) and apex predators (Stephen King, Dan Brown) from the literary ecosystem. Ebooks could restore the midlist, which would probably end up spurring overall consumption. You could also start pricing experimentation if you had a midlist: another weapon in the arsenal.
Secondly, the real elephant in the room is that publishing revolves around estimating demand, and publishers routinely get this wrong. There are a few overprinting flops--overpuffed celeb bios--but mostly I think it's a matter of regularly leaving money on the table by conservative print runs. Not having to deal with physical costs (returns and taxes, again), would free up money for promotion, which in turn would spur sales and allow titles to find their "legs."
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Comment from Patricia Sierra (not verified) on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 15:54
Another Indie author here -- publishing under my own name and also as Sierra Philpin when I work with my co-author, John Philpin. My/our Indie titles go for 99-cents in the Kindle Store and I/we would give them away free if Amazon would permit it. I suspect they don't because of the Whispernet costs.
Philpin and I also have a couple of Random House books in the Kindle Store. Unaccountably, they're priced the same as best sellers at $9.99. Corporate minds deciding that $9.99 is an acceptable price for ebooks written by unknowns leaves me with nothing to say but "Huh?" But at least that's better than the twenty-some dollars they're charging for our trade paperbacks.
I haven't yet seen any royalties for the digital versions of our Random House books, but I guarantee you the royalties from the paltry sales of our Indie titles will be higher.
Dr. McQuivey, I enjoyed this article and others you've written. Thanks for your thoughtful analysis.
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Comment from James McQuivey (not verified) on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:28
Very sobering comments, Patricia. You show a weakness in the model that publishers are applying: they're only thinking about Grisham, Gilbert, and everyone else who has a guaranteed spot on the NYTimes bestseller list. Yet there are thousands of other writers who could have an impact in digital without the top-down micromanagement the publishers are tempted to exert. Thanks for adding your voice.
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Alternator Issues--Please Help!
So my 85 Deville has just been running great. Idles great, power is great, so I've been driving it around quite a bit (about 800 miles last month--a lot for a college student)...well today, I was just pulling in as I got to my apartment when I smelled something similar to a blown fuse and I noticed my lights got dimmer. Uh oh. I popped the hood and noticed smoke coming out of my alternator and immediately knew what was wrong. I then checked the voltage parameter P.1.0 which normally read 13.8-14.0 and noticed it was now reading 11.5. OK, so a definite issue. I then shut the car off.
I noticed that my "No Charge" light refused to go off after I shut the car off--never happened before (by the way, how is this light tied into the alternator circuit? It wasn't illuminated when the car was running, but only when I shut it off). So, I unplugged the battery.
In any case, it appears that my original alternator has bit the dust. Good news is it looks easy to replace (even easier than my old 91 CDV with the 4.9 and an A/C hose that used to get in the way a bit). My question is, should I try to rebuild it or just buy another? Are they easy to rebuild without any special tools? If so, what likely goes bad on these? Voltage regulators? The only thing I'm worried about it that my stator wiring is fried given the awful electrical smell.
I hate Bosch "lifetime" reman alternators...I went through 3 in 2 months (only 1,500 miles total!) with my last car before I sold it, and these weren't all electrical issues! The pulley literally broke off on one. The bearing bit the dust on the other. The original alternator lasted 70k miles.
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Re: Alternator Issues--Please Help!
Items you mentioned wear out or go bad: bearings, voltage reg.,diode arrays or brushes.
Anything coudl be fried - the regulator, diodes or even the stator or field windings. You would need to crack it open to see what's wrong.
I would think that you might be better off with a quality rebuilt unit. I know that this is an oxymoron...
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Mine went 2 years ago in a manner just like you described. The only difference was I had a week or two of slow blinkers and erratic lights to warn me.
I'd recommend going with an AC/Delco reman. A bit more expensive ($150), but worth every penny. Do the job once.
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Yeah, I wanted a Delco reman...unfortunately, I have one of the first 8,000 cars built in 1985 and I have a 108 amp alternator that was only used for the first 20,000 vehicles according to the FSM, so availability is tough/impossible for a Delco (called several Delco parts dealers).
I think I'll go with a NAPA reman. I've been impressed by their quality on everything that I've bought from them. Anything can be better than Bosch. At least it's an easy job.
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Routine Stack worked great...then I cut my tongue!
VA coach Subzero helped me create a routine stack that was quite two nights ago. I credit him for the most of this field report, I blame crappy glasses for the end of it.
I entered my local bar near my college and found a set of 2 girls and 1 guy.
Jigsaw: Hey guys, quick question! Is kissing cheating?
All three of them agreed.
Jigsaw: Hold on second. (I point at the two girls) Are you two best friends.
Brown Hair Girl: Yeah
Blonde Girl: We're close
(You'll notice here that I cut the thread of the opener to transition to the Best Friend Test. Subzero told me this makes the conversation seem more organic and makes the group more comfortable talking to me.)
Jigsaw: I can tell. You know what, I'm gonna give you the best friend test. Alright, do you two use the same shampoo.
(the two girls look at each other)
Jigsaw: You know what it doesn't matter you passed. It's because best friends always look at each other before they answer a question.
Routine Stack worked great...then I cut my tongue!
I transitioned back to the opener thread. After that, I began to act like I was going to walk away.
Jigsaw: Wait, before I go I have to ask. I notice your wearing rings. Do you normally wear rings?
Brownhair girl: Just on this finger.
Jigsaw: Interesting, I actually have a friend who a bit of the spiritual type and she taught me that wear you choose to put your ring says something about your personality. I don't know if I buy the whole thing, but she got my personality down pretty accurately. (I take a seat and continue to explain the meaning of each finger, ending with the finger or fingers her ring is on, which was her ring finger)
Routine Stack worked great...then I cut my tongue!
Later in the interaction I asked how they all knew each other. The guy at the table was the boyfriend of the brown haired girl, so I began to try and figure out a way to attract and better know the blonde one. I didn't know exactly how to began doing that though so I just winged it, I didn't get to see how that would turn out though because while taking a sip of my drink...CRACK!
My cup shattered and glass was in my mouth! I went to the bartender to show him what had happened. He took me to the back and put a cloth dipped in vodka in mouth. It healed quickly, but I just wanted to go home after that shit. So that's what happened last Saturday night. If anyone has any suggestions for what should have done before I got glass in my mouth let me know.
Thanks again from Subzero for making me a routine stack (I got your edited version within seconds of writing this) and for the cool bartender for his amateur yet effective medic skills!
Routine Stack worked great...then I cut my tongue!
jigsaw, congratulations for getting a routine stack, there can be loads of theories, but infield, it's only a tight routine stack that matters...
Subzero is a very patient and generous man, it's a wise choice to work with him...
let's talk about game..
Here, I see you opened, multiple thread right away, great. But I didn't see you do any neg, you didn't run DHV stories( did he built some stories for you?), and I didn't see A3 material( qualification routines)....
did you not run those routines because of the set or is it because it was not in your routine stack?
Routine Stack worked great...then I cut my tongue!
Glad to hear things are going well.
This ambition takes A LOT of practice, and determination....
don't let anyone tell you differently.
Just as a background I wanted Mr. Jigsaw to work on the first part of his routine stack up through "how do you guys know each other."
We first had to tweak what he had. I lined up his material in a more attention getting sort of way, then worked on his delivery.
My goal for him was to practice that part perfect before we continued onward.
@Jigsaw, anything Strength adds here would potentially be your next stack forward OK?
First focus on what we went through. Get good at it.
That would be great if you mentor Jigsaw a bit. Give him some qualification and DHV material to experiment with.
Routine Stack worked great...then I cut my tongue!
Hi Jigsaw, so I used Microsoft word to type out the materials for you. I resulted 2 pages =] Here, it would only fit 1000 letters, so it won't fit. Put your email here or PM me your email, I would send you the file=]
2 pages of materials should be good. It goes from opening to comfort building. Work with it. These materials are some guidelines for your routine stack, use it.. but at a certain moment in the set where you thought about something great to say(such as something funny), just say it. Dont stick around the materials like a robot, but if you know the conversation is not going anywhere without materials, come back and stack forward!
Keep up the good work, and let me know the results, if you have any questions, PM me. I do my best to help you=]


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Skrillex & Other Renowned DJs Partner with New Vegas Nightclub LIGHT
After much anticipation, LIGHT--the first-ever nightclub created by the minds behind Cirque Du Soleil--is excited to invite guests to experience the passion and creativity of state-of-the-art production and world-renowned DJs including global electronic music sensation Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia's Sebastian Ingrosso, man of the moment Zedd and rising star Baauer, beginning Friday, April 26. The creative entertainment company, responsible for some of Las Vegas' most successful productions, is partnering with audio/visual live production outfit Moment Factory to produce distinctly different live experiences for each performer.
Redefining a "night out" and creating a unique, memorable experience each evening, LIGHT Nightclub at Mandalay Bay is thrilled to announce the exclusive residency of platinum recording artist, label-head and three-time Grammy award winner Skrillex. The downtown Los Angeles native broke out in 2010 with his platinum-smash EP Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites and has toured the globe since, performing at nearly every conceivable festival in the U.S. and abroad and releasing several critically acclaimed EPs, including "Bangarang" which is nominated for another four Grammys in 2013. His label, OWSLA, is spoken of in the same breath as many of the most reputable indie dance labels despite having only been operational for just over a year. The unique, diverse approach that Skrillex brings to his sets, featuring a broad Spectrum of musical styles and jaw-dropping live production, is reflected in his curatorial approach to signings and collaborations--he'll be bringing friends, label-mates, and up-and-comers to join him on the decks at LIGHT.
"Vegas is an interesting new territory for electronic music, and I'm excited to be trying some new things out there," says Skrillex.
Next up is Sebastian Ingrosso, who has signed up for his first-ever residency in Vegas. Sebastian is one of Swedish House Mafia who've sold more than one million tickets Worldwide on their current tour and won the Government Export Prize in Sweden. He is also the owner of Refune Records--which boasts acts like Alesso and Otto Knows under his direction-and a producer and headliner in his own right. Currently sitting in the USA Top 5 with Swedish House Mafia's "Don't You Worry Child" and behind the hit "Calling" featuring Ryan Tedder and producer on will.i.am's "This is Love" featuring Eva Simons, Sebastian is well known for delivering the very best in music and producing some of the best live shows in the electronic dance music space.
"I met the guys from Cirque du Soleil and Moment Factory and I loved their vision and their creativity," Ingrosso says. "Normally we have to play stadiums or festivals to get to really work on production and this gave me a team who will work with me on trying new concepts in the heart of where this music comes from....the club dance floor. I'm excited!'
Zedd burst onto the scene recently--going from relatively unknown DJ to appearing on David Letterman performing "Clarity," supporting his album of the same name which hit the iTunes Top Ten earlier this year. He's written hits for Justin Bieber and this week finally came out to talk about writing and producing the new Lady Gaga album ARTPOP. He has signed up for his first-ever Vegas residency in the biggest year of his career so far.
"I'm extremely excited to be part of LIGHT," says Zedd. "Besides the incredible line-up, the unique concept is really refreshing and different from any other Vegas project."
Baauer is the final DJ in this phase of the announcement and shows the wide genre of music you can expect at LIGHT. Leader of the fast-growing trap scene, he has sky rocketed with the recent debut of his single "Higher" with Just Blaze on SoundCloud receiving 200,000 hits in one day.
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The club released today some conceptual drawings which give a glimpse of its innovative, state-of-the-art acrobatic LED structure. This massive structure was custom-designed to provide an immersive, flexible and creative playground for the performers and DJs.
Don't think you will turn up and live the same nightlife experience, neatly choreographed and pre-programmed...there are quite literally limitless possibilities to what you will discover at LIGHT, an ever-evolving space designed by New York-based firm Josh Held. Furthermore, the club boasts the largest general admission dance floor in Las Vegas and was carefully designed to provide unparalleled sightlines for everyone.
"The nightclub will serve as a laboratory, very much like our special events and projects have done in the past, for different and new artistic possibilities," said Guy Laliberté, Founder, Cirque du Soleil.
Music and Marketing Director Amy Thomson explains, "In my opinion, the DJs we have selected are the best in the world. All of them will work on this vision with us for one reason...to give the best night out we all possibly can. The GA experience in this venue is second to none and that was important to everyone involved. The DJs, Cirque du Soleil and Moment Factory will be pushing each other's boundaries in an electric atmosphere where anything can happen and most importantly having a LOT of fun doing it. Choosing artists from Skrillex to Sebastian Ingrosso to Baauer to Zedd shows you a little taste of the music policy where variety is key and repetition is impossible."


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Feb. 23, 2013
Coaching veterans Mike Summers, Tommie Robinson and Mike Ekeler have been hired as assistant coaches at USC, Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin announced today (Feb. 23).
Summers will be the running game coordinator and offensive line coach, Robinson will be the passing game coordinator and running backs coach, and Ekeler will be the linebackers coach.
""I am excited to have completed the reconstruction of our staff,"" said Kiffin. ""It was a very exhaustive and thorough process. Mike Summers, Tommie Robinson and Mike Ekeler bring extensive coaching backgrounds to the Trojan program. They all are looking forward to start working with our players immediately.
""Mike Summers has been an integral part of many high-powered offenses, including one that led the nation in scoring and total offense and others that ranked very high in the various offensive categories. I was particularly impressed by how highly regarded he is by fellow coaches and by the players he has coached.
""Tommie Robinson is a veteran who not only is an effective coach and teacher, but he is known for developing great relationships with his running backs. I know he will do that here and hold our players accountable on and off the field.
""I have followed Mike Ekeler's career and have been very impressed with what he has accomplished on and off the field. He has been on staffs that produced Top 10 defenses, including leading the country in scoring defense. The fact that he is the only player that Bill Snyder ever personally appointed as a team captain at Kansas State speaks to who Mike is and what he is all about. He will bring intensity, energy and command to our linebacker group. He also is a proven recruiter on the national level.""
Additionally, Kiffin announced that James Cregg will remain as offensive line coach, while associate head coach/special teams coordinator John Baxter will add the tight ends to his coaching duties and quarterbacks coach Clay Helton will add the offensive coordinator role.
""With so many young offensive linemen who will be so important to our success, I felt it was critical to have two coaches (Summers and Cregg) working with this group,"" said Kiffin. ""It was a natural step to have John Baxter work with the tight ends because he has coached that position for much of his career. Clay Helton has been vitally involved in our offense in his time here and spent last season as the passing game coordinator.""
Summers has 33 years of coaching experience (all but one season in the college ranks), primarily as an offensive line coach but also some time as an offensive coordinator and run game coordinator. He has helped produce some of the most productive offenses in the history of schools such as Arkansas, Louisville, Kentucky, Oregon State and Ohio.
Robinson has coached running backs at the collegiate and NFL levels, including the past 3 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He has 26 years of coaching experience, including 16 collegiately and with 8 bowl teams, at stops such as Miami (Fla.), Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, TCU and Memphis.
Ekeler has been a coach for 14 years with programs such as Oklahoma, LSU, Nebraska and Indiana, helping turn out defenses that ranked among the nation's finest. He has primarily coached linebackers and even served as a defensive coordinator.
Summers, 56, was hired this past January as Western Kentucky's offensive line coach before coming to USC. Before that, he was the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Kentucky for 3 seasons (2010-12). The 2010 Wildcats' offense averaged 6.1 yards per play behind his line that had only 1 returning starter and the 2012 squad averaged nearly 140 rushing yards despite the line's injury-plagued season. Kentucky played in the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl.
He spent the 2 previous seasons (2008-09) at Arkansas, where he was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach. Arkansas led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in 2009 and won the 2010 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Both center Jonathan Luigs, who was a finalist for the 2008 Rimington Trophy, and guard Mitch Petrus, a 2009 All-SEC first teamer, played in the NFL.
He was the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line coach in 2007 after spending 4 years (2003-06) at Louisville. In 2006, his line helped the Cardinals rank second nationally in total offense (475.3), seventh in passing (290.0) and 12th in rushing (185.3) as 3 of his linemen (Renardo Foster, Kurt Quarterman and George Bussey) were All-Big East first team picks. The 2004 line helped Louisville, which set a school record with 6,468 total yards, 3,005 rushing yards, 597 points and 47 rushing TDs while allowing only 20 sacks, lead the nation in total offense (539.0) and scoring offense (49.8). In 2003, the Cards set a set a then-school rushing record while ranking fifth nationally in total offense (488.9) and 10th in rushing offense (228.2). Two of his other linemen, Jason Spitz and Travis Leffew, were All-Conference USA first team in 2004 and All-Big East first team in 2005. Foster, Quarterman, Bussey, Spitz, Leffew and center Eric Wood all made NFL rosters, with Wood a first round selection. During his tenure, Louisville won the 2004 Conference USA championship and 2006 Big East title, and played in the 2007 Orange Bowl, 2006 Gator Bowl, 2004 Liberty Bowl and 2003 GMAC Bowl. The 2004 and 2006 Cardinal teams both finished ranked No. 6 by AP.
He spent 2 seasons (2001-02) at Ohio as the offensive line coach. The Bobcats were sixth nationally in rushing offense in 2001 (240.1) and eighth in 2002 (239.8).
In 2000, he was the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma State.
The previous 4 years (1996-99), he was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at the University of the South (Sewanee), where he produced Top 5-ranked rushing and total offenses in the conference.
He was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Oregon State for 5 seasons (1991-95) and also recruiting coordinator in his first year. The Beavers led the Pac-10 in rushing his final 4 seasons. He was named the league's top "Offensive Backfield Coach" in 1993.
While offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois for 6 seasons (1985-90), his offense established 51 school records and 7 NCAA marks.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line at Kentucky (1980-81) and Texas A&M (1982-84).
He played defensive back at Georgetown (Kent.) College after prepping at Tates Creek High in Lexington (Kent.).
He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgetown College in 1978 and a postgraduate degree from Kentucky in 1980.
He was born on June 16, 1956. He and his wife, Kathy (the daughter of legendary Kentucky men's basketball coach Joe B. Hall), have a daughter, Amy.
Robinson, 49, handled the Arizona Cardinals' running backs the past 3 years (2010-12). In 2011, he helped Beanie Wells become the first player in franchise history to run for at least 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns. Wells also set a franchise game rushing record with 228 yards against the St. Louis Rams that season. The Cardinals' rushing attack was hampered in 2012 by injuries and the 2010 offense was primarily pass oriented.
He spent the previous 3 seasons (2007-09) as the running backs coach at Miami (Fla.), helping the Hurricanes to the 2008 Emerald Bowl and 2009 Champs Sports Bowl, after working in 2006 with the running back at Memphis.
Before Memphis, he coached 4 seasons (2002-05) at Georgia Tech, coaching wide receivers the first year and then tight ends the next 3 seasons. Tech wideouts Kerry Watkins and Will Glover finished their careers in 2002 among the school's Top 5 all-time receivers. Tight ends John Paul Foschi and Darius Williams played in the NFL. The Yellow Jackets played in the 2002 Silicon Valley Classic, 2004 Humanitarian Bowl and 2004 Champs Sports Bowl.
He spent 2001 as the running backs coach at Oklahoma State, working with future NFLer Tatum Bell.
He was an offensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys for 3 years (1998-2000), working with the wide receivers (including future Hall of Famer Michael Irvin) and special teams. The 1998 and 1999 Cowboys advanced to the NFL playoffs and the 1998 squad won the NFC East title.
He went to the Cowboys after a 3-month stop as the running backs coach at UNLV early in 1998. Before that, he coached running backs at Utah State for 2 years (1992-93), helping the Aggies to the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl, and wide receivers at TCU for 4 seasons (1994-97), as the Horned Frogs played in the 1994 Independence Bowl.
He began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas in 1991, as the Razorbacks played in the 1991 Independence Bowl.
He started coaching at the high school level, guiding Woodham High in Pensacola (Fla.) in 1986 and 1987 and Central High in Phenix City (Ala.), his alma mater, from 1988 to 1990.
During his various college stops, he also served minority coaching internships with the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins.
He was a 3-year starter at strong safety and team captain as a senior at Troy State, where he was a member of the 1984 Division II national championship team. He received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Troy State in 1985.
He was born on April 4, 1963. He and his wife, Lartonyar, have 3 children: sons Dantrell and Trey and daughter Tawanda.
Ekeler, 41, was Indiana's co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach the past 2 years (2011-12).
Before that, he spent 3 years (2008-10) as Nebraska's linebackers coach, where he was involved with some of the nation's most successful defenses. In 2010, Nebraska was third nationally in pass efficiency defense, fifth in pass defense, ninth in scoring defense and 11th in total defense. In 2009, the Cornhuskers led the country in scoring defense and pass efficiency defense, and were seventh in total defense and ninth in rushing defense. He coached NFL draft picks Lavonte David, a 2010 All-American first teamer when he set the school season tackles record, Phillip Dillard and Cody Glenn. Nebraska won the Big 12 North Division title each year he was on staff and played in the 2009 Gator Bowl and 2009 and 2010 Holiday Bowls.
He was at LSU for 3 seasons (2005-07), the first 2 years as a defensive graduate assistant and the last year as an intern. Each season, the Tigers were third nationally in total defense (the 242.8 average in 2006 was the school's fewest yards allowed in 30 years). LSU won the BCS championship in 2007, and also captured the 2007 Sugar Bowl and the 2005 Peach Bowl (as the SEC West champion). He worked with All-American first teamers Glenn Dorsey, LaRon Landry, Kyle Williams and Claude Wroten.
He was a defensive graduate assistant at Oklahoma for 2 years (2003-04) as the Sooners played in the BCS championship game both seasons (they lost to USC in the 2005 game). In 2003, Oklahoma was second nationally in pass defense, third in both total defense and pass efficiency defense and fifth in scoring defense.
After spending time in private business as the owner of an Omaha (Neb.)-based sales company, he began his coaching career as an assistant at Omaha's Skutt High for 3 years (1999-2001) and then at Manhattan (Kan.) High in 2002.
He played linebacker and on special teams for 4 years (1991-94) at Kansas State as the Wildcats played in the 1993 Copper Bowl and 1994 Aloha Bowl squads. As a senior in 1994, he became the only Wildcat ever appointed captain specifically by longtime head coach Bill Snyder.
A Big 12 All-Academic selection, he earned his bachelor's degree in social science from Kansas State in 1995.
He was a member of the 1988 Nebraska Class B state championship team as a linebacker and wide receiver at Blair (Neb.) High.
He was born on Oct. 4, 1971. He and his wife, Barbie, have a son, J.J., 11, and daughters Cameryn, 10, Abigail, 8, and Bella, 4.


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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:16pm
What a week in the world of lacrosse, a new top at the top, Northwestern suffers their first loss in nearly two years, and conference tournaments will begin this week, meaning we will have our first team locked into the NCAA Tournament.
After nearly two years, we have a new #1 squad, and it is the North Carolina Tar Heels. They had to earn it the hard but most effective way, taking down #2 and #1 in Maryland and Northwestern. In the last four years, North Carolina has beaten Northwestern twice, everyone else combined has beaten the Wildcats once, that being Penn in the 2008 regular season.
You can check out the in-game blog by Robbie Levin here.
In their matchup this past weekend, both offenses were on their game. Northwestern started out strong with a 4-0 run to take a 6-2 lead. Carolina responded with a 6-0 run in just over four minutes to go up 8-6. The Wildcats got their own 6-0 run to take a 12-8 lead with just under 3:30 to go. The score was tied at 12 after the first half with four goals rolled off in a row by Carolina. The difference would come by the defense after halftime. Northwestern got off more shots in the second half, 15-12, but Logan Ripley got more saves for UNC, with seven in the final 30 minutes, than Brianne LoManto's two (granted in the game LoManto got eight and Ripley nine). Only Katrina Dowd found the back of the net for Northwestern in the first 29 minutes after the break, where six different UNC players scored goals in the second half. North Carolina's 18-16 win over Northwestern is the first loss for the Wildcats in 42 contests.
Talking to Coach Levy the day after the win, she commented that there are things she will want to work on after the game but that the resilience of the team when down by four during the first half and the improvement of the defense in the second half was key to the win. She also said she was "impressed and inspired" by her team's performance against the difficult stretch of Maryland, Duke and Northwestern in a span of nine days.
North Carolina's balanced offense and clutch defense is what gave them the win and what gives them their #1 ranking.
For Northwestern, it is a setback but not a critical loss. The Wildcats will need to figure out how to win if their big three all don't get production. Katrina Dowd put seven goals on the board and Shannon Smith got five points, but Danielle Spencer was held to just an assist with Kristen Carr matching up with her to keep her off the board. Even with this, the Wildcats only lost by two, but if an opposing defense can handle these three to an extent, Northwestern will need production from the rest of their team.
This week marks the entrance of conference tournaments and the placing of teams into the NCAA Tournament via the automatic qualifier. For some, these tournaments will be nothing more than a chance to improve their NCAA stock. For most, this tournament will decide whether or not they play in the second half of May. For this segment I will break down the tournaments this week that will have an impact on an automatic qualifier: What teams are already locks (in my mind) before the tournament and which teams that are in the hunt will need to perform well or win to get in. (record, conference record)
--ACC Tournament (College Park, MD, automatic qualifier to winner)----Six-team tournament, top two seeds receive byes into second round
----Locked in the NCAA: 1-seed North Carolina (13-1, 4-1), 2-seed Maryland (14-1, 4-1), 3-seed Virginia (12-3, 4-1), 4-seed Duke (11-4, 2-3)----Will need help: 5-seed Boston College (10-4, 1-4)
The ACC Tournament includes all six conference teams, giving byes to the first and second seeds. The top four seeds, UNC, Maryland, Virginia and Duke are all locked into the tournament and will be playing for seeding. Duke and Boston College, the 4 vs. 5-seed, will be an important game in the first round. Boston College has had a great year, but needs to make an impact in this tournament to have a chance at the NCAA, and probably needs to make the finals at the minimum if not win it outright. Duke probably needs a win over BC to secure a seed. Virginia should be fine for an NCAA seed as long as they defeat 6-seed Virginia Tech (6-10, 0-5) in the first round even with a second round game plus a contest against Northwestern the week after.
--Atlantic-10 Tournament (Pittsburgh, PA, play-in game berth vs. MPSF to winner)----Four-team tournament
With the current status of the Atlantic-10, only the winner will have a chance at the NCAA and will need to win the play-in game to get in. 1-seed Richmond (9-8, 6-1) looks to be the favorite will their loss conference loss coming to UMass. The other three teams include 2-seed La Salle (9-6, 5-2), defending champion 3-seed UMass (8-8, 5-2), and 4-seed Temple (7-7, 4-3).
--Northeast Conference (Fairfield, CT, play-in game berth vs. Patriot League to winner)----Four-team tournament, 1-seed hosts
The NEC is another conference that will need to win its play-in game in order to make the NCAA Tournament. Sacred Heart (12-4, 9-0) is on a 10-game win streak and has the 1-seed. Their competition will include 2-seed Quinnipiac (9-6, 8-1), which was up 4-2 with 19 minutes to go against Sacred Heart over the weekend (lost 9-5), 3-seed Monmouth (9-8, 7-2) and 4-seed Mt. St. Mary's (8-8, 6-3).
This game went how many expected, Rutgers coming out fast and strong but Georgetown's offensive depth ultimately prevailing. Rutgers came into this game needing a win to have a realistic chance at the conference tournament, and Georgetown needed to win to stay in the top-15 and secure a berth in the Big East tournament. Rutgers came out firing, scoring four goals in the first four minutes, two of them plus an assist from their leading scorer Brooke Cantwell. The Hoyas got their offense going and eventually tied the game at seven. Rutgers's cause was not helped when Cantwell fell hard in the arc on contact from Emily Bock and hit her head, getting a large knot on her head that possibly could have been a slight concussion. It was not flagrant contact, just a scrum for the ball inside the arc. Cantwell would not score again in the game. Up 11-9 one minute into the second half, Georgetown sealed the game with a 6-1 run with two goals and two assists from Molly Ford, four of her five points in the contest.
Georgetown is locked into the Big East tournament with their NCAA hopes still alive in a very competitive Big East, improving to 8-5 including winning their last four. Coach Ricky Fried said after the game that his offense has been the big improvement as the season has gone along; the confidence had been there, but it took time for the pieces to fit. There are still questions on defense with four new defenders in this season. One of their big players on the defensive end was Logan McGraw, who twice stripped Kristen Anderson's stick from behind her as she went around the cage and grabbed the ground ball.
Right now the Big East and its automatic qualifier is completely up for grabs. Likely the tournament will consist of, in no particular order, Syracuse, Georgetown, Notre Dame and Loyola. I don't consider any those teams stone cold locks for the NCAA as of right now, and they have beaten each other up some. All of them are ranked in the #10-14 range, and figuring with automatic qualifiers in other conferences, this could be the most competitive conference tournament in terms of what each game will bring, because a loss could take destiny out of their own hands. But a lot needs to be done first, Georgetown has yet to play Loyola and Syracuse.
At the beginning, Rutgers looked like a team that would compete for the NCAAs with wins over Cornell and Princeton, but this loss will likely keep them out of the Big East Championship (which is being hosted by Rutgers), and the fall of Cornell and Princeton from the rankings will keep Rutgers from being in the NCAA discussion. With eight starters returning for next year, including four of their six leading scorers and starting keeper Lily Kalata, look for them to be in the tournament discussion.
Big win for the Quakers as they add a top-10 victory over Dartmouth to the tournament resume. Even if they win out, Penn may not have a strong case for a top-4 seed, but at least this win gives them a chance to sweep the Ivy League and put themselves in good position for the conference tournament.
--Ohio State
With their loss to Penn State, the Buckeyes will need to win out the regular season, including a game with Notre Dame this week, and defeat either Northwestern and/or Vanderbilt in the ALC Tournament to have a chance at the NCAA. It will help that they will host the tournament.
--Boston College vs. Duke, April 22nd at 2:30 PM
--Notre Dame at Ohio State, April 22nd at 5:00 PM--ACC Tournament 2nd Round, April 23rd at 2:30 PM (Game 1) and 5:00 PM (Game 2)
--Vanderbilt at Northwestern, April 24th at 8:00 PM ET, 7:00 PM CT--ACC Tournament Final, April 25th at 1:00 PM
--Hofstra at Towson, April 25th at 1:00 PM--Atlantic-10 Tournament Final, April 25th at 3:00 PM
--Northeast Conference Final, April 25th at TBA


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Assistive technology (AT)
is a hypernym that includes
assistive, adaptive, and
rehabilitation devices for people
with disabilities. What are
the differences between low-,
mid-, and high-technology?
What's "hot" in 2013? Special
education expert and T&L
blogger Vicki Windman shares
her insights and interviews
other experts to answer these
questions and more.
In 1996 I "touched" my
first desktop computer.
After I completed
graduate school, I
became enamored
with technology. I wrote
an article for T&L in 2005
titled "Case Study: Special
Education." It coincided
with my fascination with
the Palm Pilot. We were all
busy beaming each other and learning how
these assistive technology "gadgets" could
enhance learning. But more importantly,
we began to reach students with
disabilities who were either locked in their heads
or unable to write a word.
Turn the clocks forward to 2013, and we
now have many more choices to meet the
needs of these children. I had the opportunity
to interview two education professionals,
Mark Giufre, the curriculum and instructional
technology specialist at the Wildwood Programs
in Albany, NY, and Brian Koffler, general counsel
and director of operations and instructional
technology of Metaschools in New York, NY.
How has the field of AT changed in the past
few years?
Koffler: AT in schools wasn't really being
used effectively until about three years ago. In
the past, school districts would have to spend
upwards of $10,000 for devices like those by
DynaVox, a widely-used communication device.
Now, the same result is garnered through the
use of more affordable tablets like the iPad,
which has many functions beyond a simple
communication device, and a $200 program
like Proloquo2Go. Because of the specificity
of today's applications, there is definitely an
app that matches the curricular goals of most
schools. In the event that there is not a matching
app, most districts can create their own app
designed just for their students.
Vicki Windman: I have been writing about
apps aligning to Common Core standards
that make it easy for teachers to match both
curriculum and standards, as well as meet
IEP goals. Districts can also save money
creating personal portfolios for students using
GoogleDocs and DropBox.
What assistive technology programs are you
using and how are you using them?
Giufre: We are no longer sitting in our
offices. We are out in the classrooms
teaching teachers how to use this new
technology. In our school, we use iPads
and their built-in accessibility
features, SMARTboards,
text-to-speech features,
and augmentative
and alternative
solutions. We also use
apps such as Pictello
($18.99) and First-
Then Visual Schedule
($9.99) to increase
independence. We also
use many personalized and
individual solutions including
read-aloud options in literacy programs and
different styli for input on I-devices. These
programs provide opportunities for students to
simultaneously engage in the same tasks with
other students.
Koffler: We use SMART Boards and
Epson interactive projectors for our interactive
whiteboard needs. We have begun to attach
Apple TVs to most in-class displays to allow
mirroring of a number of devices. Our students
have access to Mac and PC devices, along with
iPads, iPods, Android devices, and Chromebooks.
Why did you choose these technologies?
Koffler: We believe that with the rapid change of
technology it is important to make sure that we
are not married to one brand or type of device.
We want to ensure that our students know how
to operate a variety of platforms. While we
have brought Macs into some of our schools,
we have significantly more PC devices because
they are better for operating in large enterprise
What best practices do you recommend for
assistive technology?
Koffler: I like to ensure that we have hardware
available that teachers can use where
appropriate for each child. It is important
that those students who will benefit from the
technology have it available to them and those
students who will be distracted are taught using
more traditional means. If there is one thing our
teachers should know, it is that technology is
there to be a tool to help them deliver THEIR
curriculum. It is not there to entertain students
or to change what they would teach if the
technology were not there.
What are your short- and long-term goals?
Giufre: Our short-term goals would include
having all staff members participating and
understanding the need for assistive technology
as a link to a student's learning plan, in addition
to creating a way to integrate support goals
and outcomes for the professional learning
community. Specialists with subgroups would be
created at each level, working together to achieve
common goals with constant communication
regarding potential instructive technology
solutions and benefits. This PLC would analyze
what we have versus what we need, as well as
make decisions that are backed by research and
data that allow us to make intelligent choices for
the long term.
Long-term goals would include constant
analysis of what is offered globally to everyone,
including very specific items, making sure
constant professional development occurs so
that technology isn't "another thing" but rather
fully integrated as part the daily routine. Most
important, we continually analyze cost versus
effectiveness and don't purchase items without
knowing what we already own or looking at more
cost-effective alternatives that could provide the
same results.
How do schools budget their assistive
Vicki Windman: Schools now have technology
budgets, which are divided up between
schools. In classrooms such as mine, we
require assistive technology in addition to
SMARTboards and computers. We need
to present our needs and validate why they
are needed. Our school chose iPads as one
of the major assistive technology pieces of
equipment. We also use document cameras
to enhance the ability to see objects. We are
also given a budget from the special education
department to help purchase some of the more
costly assistive technology items. This changes
yearly based on the student population. We
added large keyboards for visually impaired
students and larger mice for students who have
fine motor needs. It is not like a list of needs
for mainstream students where the same books
are ordered year after year. We have gone from
using Daisy Readers, Neo-Direct (AlphaSmart),
and Kurzweil to Dragon Naturally Speaking.
The age of assistive technology is just
beginning as the cost of tools drops and access to
these tools rises. Most important, these tools are
accessible right out of the box, making them fully
accessible for all.
STYLUSES: Styluses are great for cleanliness and access.
• Geekery Styluses for the Disabled ($22-$48): Ivo Becker from
Norway has made styluses for any disability fro mouth sticks
to Chewy Tubes.
CASES: With the hundreds of cases
to choose from it is difficult to make
a choice. The criteria for students
with disabilities include shock-proof,
impact-resistant, waterproof, comfortable
to hold, easy to grip, nontoxic,
and latex-free.
GoNow Case for the iPad ($59)
and the iPad mini ($49): This
case is easy to hold with a separate
handle. It is designed so the volume
can be increased. Another great feature is
the magnetic switch on the case to lock/
unlock the iPad.
• Ballistic New iPad and iPad 2 Tough Jacket
Series Case ($69.99): This case is made
of three layers of strong protection. The
Tough Jacket Series has ballistic corners,
which means all four corners have extra
shock absorption.
KEYBOARDS: Keyboards are recommended
for students who are unable
to use either a stylus or finger to
"write" on a tablet.
• iKeyboard ($35): This keyboard
comes in white or black and sticks
right to your iPad keyboard. The keys
are slightly raised on the iKeyboard
giving the user the feeling
of touching a key. There's no
heavy case to carry, and it gets
the job done just as efficiently
at one-third of the cost of a hard
case iPad case and keyboard.
• Touchfire ($49.95): Weighing
in at 3/8 of an ounce, this transparent
silicone rubber keyboard
has magnets that slide onto the iPad keyboard.
HEADPHONES: Headphones are recommended
for students who have sensory processing
• Kidz Gear ($19.99): These colorful headphones
feature volume control.
• Califone headphones ($256-$293): These headphones
are sold in a variety of cute designs.
• Logitech Ultra Thin Keyboard ($99): The
only wire needed for this keyboard is for
charging the keyboard to sync with your
Bluetooth. This keyboard is thin and
fits the iPad quite easily.
• Boogie Board Rip LCD Writer ($129.95):
This tablet can connect with your computer
and save your notes in Evernote
and other programs. Boogie Board 8.5
($39.95) is a smaller version but cannot
save notes.
Livescribe Sky wifi smartpen (2GB Sky,
$149.95; 4GB Sky, $199.95;
8 GB Sky, $249.95): This
smartpen uses Evernote to
sync notes. It is easy to use and
a great tool for students with dyslexia
and Attention Deficit Disorder. The
pen records a lesson while the
student uses the Livescribe notebooks.
• HIMS Low Vision Products (749.99):
These products are ideal for the
blind. These tools include desktop
video magnifiers, the Candy Grip
visual held magnifier, and a 5.0″ LCD
handheld video magnifier.
• Nexus 10 ($399, 16 GB, WiFi only): This
system is an Android operating system tablet. It is quite fast for
a tablet but its battery drains 50% faster than many consumers
would like. If you are looking to enter the tablet world and like
Android apps, this tablet is the one to get. Nexus claims you can
load Flash using the Firefox browser from the playstore.
• Kindle Fire HD ($299, 8.9" 16GB, WiFi): Some of the perks of
the Kindle Fire are good audio and a solid display. On the flip
side, the Google apps are missing and replaced with Microsoft's
Bing. Furthermore, there are complaints that the apps take
you to the Amazon Appstore making it difficult to download
Android apps.
• iPad 2 ($399, 16GB, WiFi only): The iPad 2 price point is the
same as the above tablets. The iPad 2 introduced retina display
and still is the lightest iPad making it a favorite for iPad users.
The only drawback is that the iPad can only be used with iTunes
apps and is not compatible with Flash.
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We've seen a gazillion one shouldered dresses since we wrote about the trend back in 2008. The same can be said for cutaway clothing, which has also become supremely popular. So it takes a bit of thought to work these two trends into something that still feels fresh, and the simple elegance of Pucci's black maxi-dress with sheer mesh and lace detailing – part of the Pre-Fall 2010 collections – narrowly but cleanly his the mark.
The label's Pre-Fall 2010 collection also includes warm winter coats and mildly futuristic minidresses with black and white graphic prints. You can view more pictures of the collection below.


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previous thread didn't much response so i went to the LGS and saw a Rock Island 45
very nice price for an entry level 1911
anybody have any experience with one?
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previous thread didn't much response so i went to the LGS and saw a Rock Island 45
very nice price for an entry level 1911
anybody have any experience with one?
If I were to get a RIA I would look for one that you can change the sights on. I think it's the GI model that has the true "fixed" (welded on) sights and I would avoid it.
You might send VAMarine a PM. He could help you narrow it down based on your needs/wants.
I and several friends have the RIAs and have had very good service out of them.
Several years ago I bought a RIA GI. Very reliable and no problems thru about 2000rds but sights were giving old eyes a fit so traded it for Tactical version. I was so impressed with it I bought a Compact Tactical. It needed some extractor tuning but other than that it's been fine. All my other 1911s have either been Colt(3) or WW2 vintage 1911a1s and the RIA Tac versions shoot as well or better for me as them. If you have a problem, they have good service reputation. Hope this helps.
i am not really worried about the sights as i have a laser on one of my guns and it is so great
i am sure i will add crimson trace grips on this one
want it for HD and target range so 230g FMJ is what i will use the most
I've got a RIA GI, and it's a great gun. It was a little finicky for the first 100 rounds but after that it settled down and will now feed everything I run through it without any problem. Also, RIA has great customer support. If something goes wrong their guys in Vegas will fix it. From all accounts I've read, they have the most courteous and friendly customer support staff.
great guns for the money, and customer service is top of the line my compact is flawless and me everyday carry gun!
We have four in the family now all the compact model. After a little fine tuning they all are running just fine. All seem to be very accurate within 30' range. Fact I got one setting beside me as I type this.


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