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RICHMOND — Alarmed wasn't the right word, Virginia Commonwealth Coach Shaka Smart said. When he first got wind of NCAA rules changes aimed at increasing scoring and freedom of movement for offenses, Smart wondered how it would affect "Havoc," the nickname for the Rams' signature full-court pressure defense.
"Havoc" means aggression, and Smart was known for ignoring fouls in practice to encourage his team to create chaos on the court. That philosophy propelled the Rams to the 2011 Final Four, but last May, the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee enacted rules to boost offenses after the national scoring average dropped to 67.5 points last season, the lowest since 1981-82.
The new rules — cracking down on hand-checking and more rigidly defining the block-charge call and how a player can defend in the post — have been met with a variety of opinions following the opening weekend of play. When Smart, who used officials in practice to acclimate his players to the new enforcement, was told Monday the 43 fouls called in No. 14 VCU's season-opening win over Illinois State were actually lower than the Atlantic 10 average so far, he shook his head.
"Didn't feel it," he said. "We just have to adjust. Everyone has to adjust."
Many coaches worry the rules changes could change the game for the worse and slow play to a snail's pace. Virginia Tech's James Johnson predicted last week, "The game's going to be long, and [there's] going to be a lot of free throws."
But as ESPN analyst Jay Bilas noted on Twitter on Monday: "These are fouls, and always have been."
And officials show no sign of wavering in their conviction.
"We're not gonna go through four or five games, and because we're getting screamed at, backpedal to where we were," said John Clougherty, the ACC's supervisor of officials. "There's gonna be coaches that blister us. There's gonna be fans that are screaming and hollering, and the easy thing to do is to resort back to where we were and that's not what's been handed down. That's not what's been told to us."
Clougherty likes to point out the National Association of Basketball Coaches endorsed these rules changes once they were recommended, and the early returns suggest the difference in style of play through Sunday's games was minimal overall.
According to KPI Analytics, a Web site managed by Kevin Pauga, a former data analyst for the Big Ten Conference and currently Michigan State's director of basketball operations, scoring is up 4.5 points per game compared to the first three days of last season, and teams have been called for an average of 21.1 fouls per game, up 2.6 from last year. Clougherty said feedback he has received suggests fewer fouls were called involving the new rules in the second halves of games.
But Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany revealed at the conference's media day last month that a study of every Final Four team since 1950 showed the average number of fouls per team per game was around 19 and "whenever you start getting up to 25 or 30 fouls a game, media turns off, fans turn off, coaches get upset."
So naturally, some of the ugly box scores around the country this weekend raised eyebrows, such as the Seton Hall-Niagara game that featured 73 fouls, 102 free throws and took 2 hours 28 minutes to complete, or Oregon's 82-75 win against Georgetown in South Korea that had 59 fouls and 74 free throws.
No. 25 Virginia, which was fifth in the country in scoring defense last year, was on the other end of that spectrum as an ACC-low 27 fouls were called in its season-opening win over James Madison on Friday. Coach Tony Bennett said he has been emphasizing body position in his trademark pack-line defense and calling more fouls in practice to prepare this preseason.
But the Cavaliers will face No. 14 VCU on Tuesday night in a highly anticipated nonconference matchup at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, and Bennett remains concerned about how the game will be officiated.
"When you play teams like VCU that are really attacking you off the dribble, getting down the floor fast, it creates more situations where the officials have to look and say, 'What's going on?' " Bennett said. "It's the team you're playing and the style that will dictate how the refs call it. And what refs you have, because everybody looks at things a little differently."
The adjustment process is ongoing for many teams.
Virginia Tech, which will host West Virginia on Tuesday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum after being upset by South Carolina Upstate to start the season, wanted to use a full-court press extensively this year. But Johnson has dialed back those plans because of all the fouls called during preseason scrimmages.
Senior forward Cadarian Raines went one step further, telling reporters last week, "You can't really play too much defense now."
"It's frustrating," he added. "They're trying to ref in the NCAA [tournament], so they got to do what their bosses ask them to do. They're calling a lot of fouls. A lot of fouls."
Note: Virginia announced freshman point guard Devon Hall will redshirt this season.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 4, 2013) – The current U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly update released on Nov. 4 includes briefs on U.S. players.
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LOGAN TOM HONORED BY STANFORD, FINISHING COLLEGE DEGREE: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) has taken a break from volleyball this summer and fall as she pursues the completion of her international business degree from Stanford University. Earlier this month Tom was honored with induction into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a four-time AVCA All-America First-Team and two-time AVCA Player of the Year. She went on to be the youngest U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team member at the age of 19 in the 2000 Sydney Games and played in three additional Olympic Games in Athens, Beijing and London to become a four-time Olympian. Tom has earned two Olympic Games silver medals in Beijing and London, earning the Best Scorer award in Beijing. To hear more about what Tom is doing these days since the 2012 Olympic Games, click here.
COURTNEY THOMPSON UNIQUELY HONORED BY WASHINGTON: Courtney Thompson, a setter on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team that won the silver medal in London, became the first University of Washington female athlete to have her jersey retired in a ceremony held on Nov. 3 during the Huskies' match with University of Colorado. She was a three-time AVCA All-America First-Team selection and led Washington to three straight NCAA semifinal round appearances, including the 2005 NCAA Division I National Championship title. Thompson still holds the NCAA Division I record for career assists per set at 14.56. For more details on her career at Washington, read the article by clicking here.
U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN TRYOUTS: The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will hold its annual open tryout Feb. 21-23, 2014, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The tryout process will be used primarily to identify prospective athletes for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Athletes not invited to participate with the National Team may be invited to attend a second tryout as part of the U.S. Collegiate National Teams program (formerly U.S. Women's Senior A2 Teams). To be eligible for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team through this tryout, athletes must have concluded their collegiate eligibility. This program could begin as early as the spring of 2014, or when the athlete's academic year or professional club season has concluded. Athletes with remaining collegiate eligibility will be eligible for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, as well as the U.S. Collegiate National Teams program, which consists of two different options if selected. For the complete press release, click here.
U.S. WOMEN'S PRESS KIT FOR FIVB GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP: The 128-page U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team press kit for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup can be found by clicking here. The document is loaded with photos, player bios, tournament preview information, match and season recaps and much more.
LARSON-BURBACH WITH DINAMO KAZAN IN RUSSIA: Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing once again for Dinamo Kazan in the Russia Super League. Kazan improved to 2-0 in the CEV Champions League with a 29-27, 22-25, 25-15, 25-13 victory over Poland's Tauron MKS Dabrowa Gornicza on Oct. 31 in a Pool F first-round match. Larson Burbach contributed 19 points with 13 kills on 34 attacks, three aces and three blocks. She added a 57 positive reception percent on a match-high 37 chances. For a photo gallery of the match, click here. Kazan takes on Stiinta Bacau in the third leg of Pool F on Nov. 26. Kazan is 5-0 in the Russia Super League, which resumes from hiatus on Nov. 23 with Kazan facing Tyumen (2-3).
MIYASHIRO, HAGGLUND WITH VILSBIBURG IN GERMANY: Libero Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii), a libero on the 2012 U.S. Olympic silver-medal team, and setter Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) are playing for Rote Raben Vilsbiburg in the German league this winter. In addition, Americans Dominique Lamb and Michelle Bartsch are competing on the squad. Vilsbiburg rallied to defeat VolleyStars Thuringen 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-11 on Nov. 2. Hagglund set Vilsbiburg to 40 kill percent and .239 hitting efficiency (62-25-155). She added two kills on five errorless attacks and three aces for five points. Miyashiro did not play in the match. Lamb, who was named most valuable player of the match, tallied 18 points with 13 kills on 21 attacks, three blocks and two aces. Bartsch added 11 kills, two blocks and an ace for 14 points. Both Hagglund and Miyashiro will miss matches on Nov. 9 against SC Potsdam, Nov. 13 versus USC Munster and on Nov. 16 versus Allianz MTV Stuttgart due to competing with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team in the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup Nov. 12-17 in Japan. Vilsbiburg advanced to the CEV Cup 8th Final Round after defeating ZOK Jedinstvo BRCKO 25-16, 25-10, 25-17 in the second match of the 16th Final Round home-and-home. Vilsbiburg will challenge LP Salo in the 8th Final Round home-and-home series with dates to be determined.
LLOYD WITH CONEGLIANO IN ITALY: Setter Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) is competing for Imoco Volley Conegliano in the Italian Serie A league for this winter season. In CEV Champions League action Conegliano stopped Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio 25-13, 25-22, 22-25, 25-17 on Oct. 29. Lloyd, who was part of the Busto Arsizio the previous two seasons, led Conegliano to a 42 kill percent and .318 hitting efficiency (55-13-132) while chipping in two individual kills on four errorless attacks, two blocks and an ace for five points. Conegliano (2-0) will face Azerbaijan's Azeryol Baku on Nov. 28 in the third leg of Pool E. In the Italian Serie A1 regular season, Conegliano (2-0) returns to action on Nov. 24 against Robur Tiboni Urbino after a bye week in the third round. In the meantime, Conegliano starts the Italian Serie A1 Cup on Nov. 10 against Ihf Volley Frosinone.
HARMOTTO WITH ECZACIBASI IN TURKEY: Middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.), a 2012 Olympic Games silver medalist, is competing for Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul in the Turkish professional league. Eczacibasi defeated Schweriner SC 25-21, 25-18, 25-23 on Oct. 30 in the second leg of CEV Champions League Pool D. Harmotto did not play in the match. Eczacibasi (2-0) is off in CEV Champions League action until Nov. 28 when it faces France's RC Cannes. In the Turkish League, Eczacibasi defeated Bakirkoy Bld. Yesilyurt 25-6, 25-11, 25-10 on Nov. 3 to remain undefeated at 3-0. Stats are unavailable at this time.
HOOD WITH ILBANK IN TURKEY: Outside hitter Regan Hood (Dallas) is playing for Ilbank of the Turkish League this winter. Ilbank lost to Galatasaray 25-21, 25-18, 25-18 on Nov. 3 for its first loss of the regular season in three contests. Stats are not available at this time.
ALISHA GLASS WITH FENERBAHCE IN TURKEY: Setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) is competing this winter with Fenerbahce in Turkey. In a battle of undefeated teams in the Turkish League, Fenerbahce lost to VakifBank 25-10, 25-19, 25-21 on Nov. 3 Glass scored one kill on one attempt while aiding Fenerbahce to a 29 kill percent for the match. Fenerbahce completed its home-and-home series sweep over Bursa BBSK in the CEV Cup 16th Final Round by winning the second match 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 on Oct. 29 in Istanbul. Fenerbahce advances to the 8th Final Round and will play Orbita-ZTMC-ZNU ZAPOROZHYE in a home-and-home series with dates to be determined.
ADAMS WITH TAURON MKS DABROWA IN POLAND: Rachael Adams (Cincinnati, Ohio), a middle blocker on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is playing in Poland this winter with Tauron MKS Dabrowa Gornicza. Tauron MKS Dabrowa Gornicza edged BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biala 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 on Nov. 3 in Bielsko-Biala. Adams secured 13 points in the victory with eight kills on 13 attacks, four blocks and one ace. Adams' squad returns to the Orlen Liga on Nov. 11 against Impel Wroclaw. In CEV Champions League, Tauron MKS Dabrowa lost to Dinamo Kazan 29-27, 22-25, 25-15, 25-13 on Oct. 31 in the second leg of Pool F first round in Russia. Adams did not play in the match. Tauron MKS Dabrowa (1-1) returns to CEV Champions League action on Nov. 28 against Switzerland's Volero Zurich. Adams is maintaining a blog during her travels, and is open to the public at rachadams.com.
HILL WITH ATOM TREFL SOPOT IN POLAND: Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing this winter with Atom Trefl Sopot in the Polish Oren Liga. Atom Trefl Sopot lost its first match of the Orlen Liga to Impel Wroclaw 25-16, 28-26, 25-18 on Nov. 3 as Hill started and played in just the opening set compiling one kill on seven attacks. Atom Trefl Sopot, now 2-1 in the Polish League, will miss Hill in the next regular season matches on Nov. 9 against PGNIG Nafta Pila and on Nov. 17 against Beef Master Budowlani Lodz. She will be competing for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team in the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup held Nov. 12-17 in Japan. Sopot resumes Champions League action Pool C on Nov. 26 against Turkey's VakifBank Istanbul.
KIM GLASS WITH BANANA BOAT/PRAIA CLUBE IN BRAZIL: Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), a 2008 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, is playing in the Brazilian Super League this winter with Banana Boat/Praia Clube. Banana Boat/Praia Clube beat Sesi Sao Paulo 18-21, 21-15, 22-20, 21-12 on Oct. 28. Glass turned in 15 points with 11 kills on 27 attacks, two blocks and two aces. She added 11 digs on 18 chances in the victory. To follow her blog, visit thekimglassblog.blogspot.com.
HILDEBRAND WITH AMIL IN BRAZIL: Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is playing this winter with Volei Amil in the Brazil Super League. Amil dropped a heart-breaking 16-21, 12-21, 21-17, 24-22, 15-11 match to Pinheiros on Oct. 28. Hildebrand notched 13 kills on 43 attacks in the loss.
SCOTT WITH BRASILIA IN BRAZIL: Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La.), a five-time U.S. Olympian playing middle blocker and two-time Olympic silver medalist, is competing in Brazil this club season with Brasilia Volei. Brasilia was edged 21-16, 21-16, 19-21, 19-21, 16-14 in a fight-set battle against Sao Caetano on Oct. 29. Scott tallied seven kills, three blocks and the squad's only ace for 11 points. Brasilia recovered in its next match on Nov. 1 to defeat Rio Do Sul 21-16, 21-17, 17-21, 21-16. Scott charted nine kills on 22 attacks and four blocks for 13 points.
BERGSMA WITH MINAS IN BRAZIL: Alaina Bergsma (Chandler, Ariz.), who trained with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team in the summer of 2013 after winning the 2012 AVCA Division I National Player of the Year, is playing for Minas Tenis Clube in Brazil this season. Minas lost to Molico/Nestle 21-12, 21-9, 21-17 on Oct. 28. Bergsma contributed seven kills on 15 attacks and a block for a team-high eight points.
DONAHUE WITH SM'AESCH PFEFFINGEN IN SWITZERLAND: Caitlyn Donahue (Kansas City, Kan.), who trained with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team this past summer, is playing for Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen I in the first division of the Swiss League. Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen I was edged by FC Luzern Volleyball 28-26, 13-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-7 on Nov. 3 in Aesch, Switzerland. As the starting setter, Donahue led her team to a 35 kill percent and .239 hitting efficiency (64-20-184) with 62 assists. She added two kills on seven errorless attacks and two aces for four points. Fellow American Kayla Neto scored a match-high 24 points in the loss and moved into a tie for the league's top scorer for the season with 59 points (tied with American Katie Fuller). Sm'Aesch Pfeffingin, now 1-2 in the top Swiss League and in fifth place, returns to action on Nov. 10 against third-place Schaffhausen.
AKINRADEWO, BANWARTH, JACKSON WITH RABITA IN AZERBAIJAN: Middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), a 2012 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, libero Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa), Cursty Jackson (Los Angeles) and Brittnee Cooper are part of Rabita Baku for the 2013-14 club season. Rabita Baku handled Beziers Volley 25-23, 25-20, 25-16 on Oct. 29 in the second leg of the CEV Champions League Pool A. Jackson scored three kills on three attacks as a sub in the third set. Cooper started the first two sets and scored three kills on three attacks. Banwarth did not play and Akinradewo did not suit. After a short hiatus, Rabita Baku (2-0) resumes CEV Champions League action on Nov. 27 against Germany's Dresdner SC.
WILSON, WILLOUGHBY WITH IGTISADCHI IN AZERBAIJAN: Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for Igtisadchi of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2013-14, along with 2008 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.). Igtisadchi edged Russian power Dinamo Moscow 23-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 15-13 on Oct. 29 in the second leg of CEV Champions League Pool B. Willoughby subbed into the match during the fourth set and started the fifth en route to scoring three kills and providing a 56 positive reception percent on nine chances. Wilson did not play in the match. Igtisadchi resumes Pool B action against Rebecchi Meccanica Piacenza on Nov. 27 in the third leg.
GIBBEMEYER WITH LOKOMOTIV BAKU: Middle blocker Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) is playing for Lokomotiv Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League. Lokomotiv Baku completed its CEV Cup 16th Final Round home-and-home series sweep with a 25-21, 25-22, 25-20 victory over Kralovo Pole BRNO on Oct. 29. Lokomotiv Baku now faces Hapoel KFAR SABA in the 8th Final Round home-and-home series with dates to be announced. To follow her blog throughout the year, visit laurengibby.blogspot.com.
DAVIS WITH DINAMO ROMPREST IN ROMANIA: Libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), a two-time Olympic Games silver medalist with the U.S., is playing for Dinamo Romprest Bucharest in Romania this winter. Dinamo Romprest had its work cut out on Nov. 3 as it needed five sets to rally from two sets down to defeat third-place CSV Alba Blaj 16-25, 12-25, 26-24, 26-24, 15-10 to improve to 5-0 on the season. Dinamo Romprest dropped its second CEV Champions League Pool C match on Oct. 31, falling to VakifBank Istanbul 25-20, 25-7, 25-11. Davis was credited with 12 service receptions and a 42 positive percent as the libero. Dinamo Romprest will look for its first CEV Champions League win on Nov. 27 as it faces Gent Dames.
HODGE, FAUCETTE WITH EVERGRANDE IN CHINA: Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), a 2012 Olympic silver medalist, and Juliann Faucette (San Diego) are playing in China this winter with Guangdong Evergrande, which is under the direction of 2008 U.S. Olympic head coach "Jenny" Lang Ping. Evergrande, which finished with the bronze medal at the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship on Oct. 12, does not start its China National League regular season until Nov. 30. Evergrande is in Pool II with Beijing BAIC Motors, Shanghai Guohua Life, Jiangsu ECE, Shandong Laishang Bank and Henan.
USA VOLLEYBALL PROCESSES 173 FEMALE INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS: USA Volleyball has processed 251 international transfer certificates, which allows 173 female and 78 male United States citizens to compete in foreign professional volleyball leagues for the 2013-2014 season, as of Oct. 31, an increase of 66 transfers since the updated list from Oct. 11. Additional transfers are expected to be processed over the course of the next few months as professional leagues begin. On the women's side, 24 transfers have been processed for athletes playing in Switzerland, while another 23 transfers have been processed for athletes heading to compete in Germany. USA Volleyball has also processed 18 transfers for players going to play in France and 14 in Azerbaijan this season. As of Oct. 31, USA Volley has processed transfers for female athletes to 30 different countries. For a complete list of athletes and their professional clubs, click here.
U.S. PRELIM ROSTER SET FOR FIVB WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP: The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team has set its 14-player roster for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup, which is a uniquely challenging six country event taking place Nov. 12-17 in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan. U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly mentioned that the FIVB Grand Champions Cup presents a unique challenge to all six teams participating in the event as it is well after the normal National Team season. For most athletes in the competition, they have been in their professional club leagues around the world since late September. "We have to quickly re-assemble and hope the teamwork that we were working so hard to build in this summer season of 2013, that we can remember all that quickly and get back to playing USA Volleyball," Kiraly said. He went on to say that most teams will have just 7-10 days of training prior to the first match on Nov. 12. For this season-ending event, Kiraly has selected four outside hitters, four middle blockers, two setters, two opposites and two liberos to fill out the 14-player roster for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. Outside hitters are Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah), Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.), Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.). The middle blockers on the roster are Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.), Cursty Jackson (Los Angeles) and Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.). The opposites are Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) and Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.). The setters are Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio). The liberos are Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii). All but Larson-Burbach and Jackson were part of the FIVB World Grand Champions Final Round squad that competed in Sapporo, Japan, and finished in sixth place. For the complete press release, click here.
FOLLOW THE USA PLAYERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Have you ever wondered what it is like for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to compete overseas in the club season where they may be the only American on the team and away from family and friends for months at a time? You can get that inside peek into the players' lives by checking out the USA Volleyball's social media page by clicking here.


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Dinner-and-a-movie (literally at the same time) isn't exactly a new concept, but it's certainly not common these days. Movie theaters have pretty much become crowded, expensive venues where you pay to have people kick you in the head and step on your toes.
AMC, headquartered a block away from my office, is trying to change that... well, the part about being crowded, getting your head kicked and your toes stepped on anyways. I was invited to come out to a pre-opening tour of AMC's Fork & Screen concept venue at the AMC 30 in Olathe. Many other local bloggers and social media gurus formed the group of tourists I was in. I saw a few familiar faces and plenty of new ones as well. I'm betting they were hoping we'd all come back and write about it. I guess it's working.
Then, there's the Cinema Suites. These lavish accommodations include swivel trays, huge reclining seats, and more room than you know what to do with. There's even a place under each table to store your coat or purse.
It's worth noting that despite being within half a mile of residential areas, AMC 30 still doesn't have dedicated bicycle parking. There are plenty of light posts, gas meters and other suburban pavement furniture to lock up to, but I'd think that an entertainment establishment such as this would have finally gotten around to installing a few bicycle racks.


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Listing Date06/25/20
Year Built1973
Lot Size0.03 Acres (1,350 SqFt)
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A great value presents itself in this fully furnished 2 bedroom ski condo at Vail International. Walk or have the free TOV bus system whisk you away to the ski slopes, restaurants and shops of both Lionshead and Vail Village from a centralized location. Features include granite countertops, gas fireplace, 2 private patios, and HOA amenities including pool and hot-tub, front desk to handle rentals, fitness center, and easy, covered parking. All this at a fraction of the cost of other village properties in Vail. No. 202 was Vail International's top grossing rental in 2019
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Web Applications
In the Java 2 platform, web components provide the dynamic extension capabilities for a web server. Web components are either Java servlets, JSP pages, or web service endpoints. The interaction between a web client and a web application is illustrated in Figure 3-1. The client sends an HTTP request to the web server. A web server that implements Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technology converts the request into an HTTPServletRequest object. This object is delivered to a web component, which can interact with JavaBeans components or a database to generate dynamic content. The web component can then generate an HTTPServletResponse or it can pass the request to another web component. Eventually a web component generates a HTTPServletResponse object. The web server converts this object to an HTTP response and returns it to the client.
Servlets are Java programming language classes that dynamically process requests and construct responses. JSP pages are text-based documents that execute as servlets but allow a more natural approach to creating static content. Although servlets and JSP pages can be used interchangeably, each has its own strengths. Servlets are best suited for service-oriented applications (web service endpoints are implemented as servlets) and the control functions of a presentation-oriented application, such as dispatching requests and handling nontextual data. JSP pages are more appropriate for generating text-based markup such as HTML, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), Wireless Markup Language (WML), and XML.
Since the introduction of Java Servlet and JSP technology, additional Java technologies and frameworks for building interactive web applications have been developed. Figure 3-2 illustrates these technologies and their relationships.
Notice that Java Servlet technology is the foundation of all the web application technologies, so you should familiarize yourself with the material in Chapter 4, Java Servlet Technology even if you do not intend to write servlets. Each technology adds a level of abstraction that makes web application prototyping and development faster and the web applications themselves more maintainable, scalable, and robust.
Web components are supported by the services of a runtime platform called a web container. A web container provides services such as request dispatching, security, concurrency, and life-cycle management. It also gives web components access to APIs such as naming, transactions, and email.
Certain aspects of web application behavior can be configured when the application is installed, or deployed, to the web container. The configuration information is maintained in a text file in XML format called a web application deployment descriptor (DD). A DD must conform to the schema described in the Java Servlet Specification.
This chapter gives a brief overview of the activities involved in developing web applications. First it summarizes the web application life cycle. Then it describes how to package and deploy very simple web applications on the Application Server. It moves on to configuring web applications and discusses how to specify the most commonly used configuration parameters. It then introduces an example, Duke's Bookstore, which illustrates all the Java EE web-tier technologies, and describes how to set up the shared components of this example. Finally it discusses how to access databases from web applications and set up the database resources needed to run Duke's Bookstore.


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Modernist cuisine at home available for pre-orderTuesday, May 29th, 2012
What a surprise to see tweets about the new Modernist cuisine at home which will be available for sale in October and is available for pre-order already! Interestingly this book is not an extract for food enthusiasts of the 2400-page Modernist cuisine. Rather, it's a new book focusing on equipment available to enthusiasts (sous vide is included, but no rotary evaporators or centrifuges), techniques and recipes. There are more than 400 recipes, all of which are new. The printing quality is the same as in Modernist cuisine, so while you'll think twice before turning the pages with greasy fingers it's a good thing that the single volume is accompanied by a spiral bound kitchen manual on washable paper!


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame wants to slug it out with Stanford.
The seventh-ranked Fighting Irish (5-0) were pushed around by the Cardinal (4-1) the past two seasons, and Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is challenging his players to go toe-to-toe with No. 17 Stanford on Saturday.
"The theme all week has been, we're going to be in for a physical, hard-nosed, four quarters, of just one of those good old-fashioned backyard brawls. It's going to be that kind of game," Kelly said. "We got our guys thinking about that on Monday and kept building through the week. That's really been the theme this week for our football team."
Asked about Stanford trying to intimidate opponents, Kelly cut off the questioner.
"They don't try. They do," he said.
Notre Dame is off to its best start in a decade, but Stanford has dominated the long-running series of late. The Cardinal have won three straight for their first winning streak against the Irish, the last two by at least two touchdowns.
The Irish are winless in five career games against ranked Stanford teams, including the past two seasons. Stanford's 37-14 victory in 2010 is Notre Dame's most lopsided loss under Kelly.
The Cardinal also have a history of ruining undefeated runs by the Irish. Stanford beat top-ranked Notre Dame 36-31 in 1990, and the 18th-ranked Cardinal downed the No. 6 Irish 33-16 in 1992 for Notre Dame's only loss that season.
Stanford coach David Shaw was a receiver on that Cardinal team in 1992. He remembers coach Bill Walsh being serious all week leading up to that game.
"He knew we had a chance to win. At the same time, we had to play well and we had to make all the plays we did to win," he said.
Shaw sees similarities between the Irish and the Cardinal.
"A big physical defense and a running game they want to stick to no matter who they play," he said. "The styles may be a little different, but I also think we're pretty similar as far as our philosophies on playing the game of football."
Each school also has tough academic standards that can make it harder to recruit top athletes. But it's also what attracts some top players, such as Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, who also considered going to Stanford.
"You want to get the best educational experience, and what better place to do that at than Notre Dame and Stanford?" he said.
Te'o has had two of his best games against Stanford. He had 12 tackles in a 28-14 loss last season and a career-high 21 tackles in the 37-14 loss during his sophomore season.
"I love playing against this type of team," Te'o said. "It's just football, and they're going to keep running, running, running until you stop them."
One of Te'o's big responsibilities on Saturday will be stopping Stanford tailback Stepfan Taylor, who is 14th in the nation in rushing at 111 yards a game. Overshadowed the past three years by Andrew Luck and Toby Gerhart, Taylor is on pace for his third straight 1,000-yard season.
"He's fast, he's strong, he's a powerful runner, and he keeps his legs moving, which makes it hard for opponents to bring him down," Te'o said.
This is Stanford's second road game of the season, following a 17-13 loss at Washington on Sept. 27. The Cardinal are 3-10 at Notre Dame Stadium.
"That's going to be the big test. That's our gauntlet. Can we play our best game on the road?" Shaw said.
For the Irish, the test will be matching up physically with Stanford.
"They know ultimately that they can't win this playing a finesse game," Kelly said. "They've got to win it by beating them at what they do well."


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If folk music is about life experience, Tom Rush has a lot to say, with songs and reflections collected throughout his journey in music, which spans more than four decades.
If folk music is about life experience, Tom Rush has a lot to say, with songs and reflections collected throughout his journey in music, which spans more than four decades.
For all that, he remains close to his roots, playing many area gigs, including an upcoming benefit in Concord for The Nature Connection.
"I wouldn't have come across it except for Dick Pleasance," said Rush, a New Hampshire native who still lives in the region, referring to a long-time personality in folk radio circles in the Boston area.
Rush said Pleasance, a friend for many years, told him about The Nature Connection. "He asked me if I would do it. I went to The Groton School, [a private school in Groton] and his father was a teacher there and valiantly tried to teach me French," Rush recalled with a chuckle.
The concert is perhaps serendipitous, as Rush promotes his first studio CD in 35 years, entitled, "What I Know," recorded in Nashville and released in February through Appleseed Recordings.
Among Rush's favorite cuts from the CD is "Fall Into The Night," by Eliza Gilkyson, a renowned singer and songwriter in her own right.
"I usually do a mix of old and new things these days. I have colleagues who don't like to do the old stuff. But people like to hear the songs they are familiar with," Rush said. "They come to hear the familiar stuff. It is kind of a challenge, but they respond very nicely to the new songs."
Helping an organization that works with animals agrees with him as well.
"My wife [author Renee Askins] spent 15 years getting wolves restored at Yellowstone Park. I was chief cook and bottle washer for that effort. She took a 15-year detour into wildlife activism."
If the timing is a happy one for Rush, it's a critical one for The Nature Connection, which for the past several years has enlisted the talents of major folk acts, including Janis Ian and Cheryl Wheeler, to raise funds for staffing and programming.Fundraising is fundamental
The Nature Connection — formerly known as Animals as Intermediaries — brings plants and animals to populations that normally have little or no access to nature or the outside world, such as elders in nursing homes, and residential schools for children and teens with learning and behavioral disabilities.
The Concord-based nonprofit organization has provided this service for more than 25 years.
Like many nonprofit organizations, The Nature Connection is enduring a revenue decline that has left a budget deficit and forced the cuts and reductions of some programs, said Sandy Campbell, executive director.
In recent years, The Nature Connection's operating budget has ranged between $175,000 and $200,000.
With a budget gap of about $20,000, Campbell said she hopes the concert — which will be held at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts — will draw in a capacity crowd of about 430 and will raise between $5,000 and $10,000.
Funds come from a variety of sources, including grants, direct mailings, donations and fundraisers such as the concerts.
With a small staff including Campbell (the only full-time employee), an administrative assistant, two program coordinators and a development director, The Nature Connection relies heavily on volunteers, Campbell said.
The challenge is further complicated by the fact that most of the Nature Connection's clients are by definition nonprofit organizations as well. The Nature Connection can support some programs through scholarships, Campbell said.'Healing and teaching'
And, she said she understands that in tight economic times, those who give to various causes and organizations may have to make harder choices about giving.
"As a former United Way executive, I certainly recognize the challenge … we are not a fundamental, basic need, like a food pantry," Campbell said.
However, she said she sees the benefits of bringing plants or animals to someone who normally can't see or touch other living things in this way.
She cited the Walden Street School, a residential facility for adolescent girls with severe behavior and emotional problems.
In a place where emotions can run high, The Nature Connection, a frequent visitor to the school, brought a cat. "The girls calmed down and cooperated when the animal was in the room," Campbell said.
Depending on the program and the population being served, Campbell said The Nature Connection might bring a cat, or a rabbit, or chinchillas, or even farm animals — such as newly hatched chicks — on loan from a local farm, such as Codman Farm in Lincoln.
Or, the instrument of healing might be a bouquet of flowers.
"We all go about our life, living day to day, walking through the neighborhood with our dog, and we take it for granted," Campbell said.
For an Alzheimer's patient, however, seeing and holding a gourd might open a door of memories that disease has shut, seemingly for good.
"It just reinforces the idea that nature has a healing and teaching element that can carry over into a client's life," Campbell said.
She's hoping Tom Rush will draw a sell-out crowd, and said sales have been slow, but steady — and heartening. Even as she discussed the organization's financial concerns, someone stopped in the office to buy tickets.Margaret Smith is Arts and Calendar editor at GateHouse Media New England's Northwest Unit. E-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you go
Tom Rush will perform in a benefit for The Nature Connection at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, 40 Stow St., Concord, Saturday, May 30, 8 p.m.; reception 7 p.m. Tickets $35 general admission; $125 for Premium seating and a pre-show reception. For tickets and more information, visit www.nature-connection.org or call 978-369-2585.


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Julia Roberts stars in "Eat Pray Love," the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir about her year stuffing her face in Italy, finding her spirituality in India and finding Mr. Right in Bali.
Watching this second trailer we are still left wondering why it is that when a man has a midlife crisis, we all feel a little embarrassed for him, but when a woman does, it's spiritual journey to the center of her self?
Hey, if Gilbert's happy, we're happy -- it just seems like there's an ugly double-standard at work here.
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Ryan Murphy, who made his bones writing and directing episodes of "Glee" and "Nip/Tick," directed the film and co-wrote the script with Jennifer Salt, best known as Eunice Tate-Leitner from the seminal sitcom "Soap." The cast includes James Franco, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, Viola Davis (someone please surrender this woman) and Richard Jenkins.
"Eat Pray Love" hits theaters Aug. 13.


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May 2, 2013
A recent Los Angeles Times poll reveals that most Americans would oppose expanding California's gun confiscation program for the rest of the nation.
On Wednesday, the governor of California, Jerry Brown, signed a law that will confiscate guns from residents who legally purchased firearms but were later convicted of a crime or determined to have a serious mental illness.
The law allocates $24 million in "surplus funds" to hire special agents to address a backlog of 40,000 weapons owned by people the state has decided should be denied their right to own a firearm under the Second Amendment.
California suffers from a $16 billion budget deficit. Budget cuts have prevented the state Department of Justice from updating a database that cross-references a list of gun owners and adding to the list of people who will have their firearms confiscated.
Democrats have devised a novel approach to this problem. State Senator Mark Leno from San Francisco introduced legislation that will make gun owners pay for confiscation.
"We know for the safety of our communities that these people should not possess guns, and our reinvestment in this tracking program gives us the opportunity to confiscate them," Leno said in a statement, according to the Times.
In March, a poll conducted by the public-opinion research and media consulting company Wenzel Strategies found that only 1 in 5 gun owners would comply with a government confiscation of firearms.
"In other words, the government has a huge fight on its hands if it tries to implement a gun confiscation program," said pollster Fritz Wenzel of Wenzel Strategies.
In early April, before anti-Second Amendment legislation supported by Obama and Democrats in Congress failed to pass, a survey revealed that forty-eight percent of American voters believe the government would use information from a universal background check system to confiscate legally-owned firearms.
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From detecting pathogens in blood samples to the study of protein synthesis, Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensors have many uses in modern biology. In this technique, antibodies anchored to gold electrodes on a piece of quartz crystal act like the "hooks" on the sticky side of a Velcro strap, grabbing molecules of interest as they pass by. The more molecule-sensing antibodies on the surface of the sensor, the more sensitive the QCM device's detection capabilities.
Unfortunately, some of the antibodies typically anchor themselves to the gold plate "hook"-side-down, rendering them useless as bio-receptors and dampening the sensor's sensitivity. Now researchers from the University of Naples "Federico II" and the Second University of Naples in Italy have found a way to increase the number of right-side-up antibodies in this well-established molecule detection process using light.
In a paper recently published in the Optical Society's open-access journal Biomedical Optics Express, the team of scientists irradiated antibodies with ultra-short pulses of ultraviolet (UV) light. The UV light is absorbed by the amino acid tryptophan, which breaks the disulfide bridges holding parts of the antibody together and causes a particular part of the amino acid cysteine, called a thiol group, to become exposed at the tail end of the antibody.
Because thiol groups are more strongly attracted to the gold electrodes than other parts of the antibody, the bottom sides of these irradiated antibodies become much more likely to adhere to the gold electrodes than the "hook" ends. Using this method, the researchers were able to more than double the sensitivity of the QCM device, opening up new possibilities for research using this type of sensor, the researchers say.
More information: "Light assisted antibody immobilization for bio-sensing," Biomedical Optics Express, Della Ventura et al., Vol. 2, Issue 11, pp. 3223-3231 (2011).
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>There are three major classes of scientific research in scuba diving: experimental, observational studies and trials (interventional studies).
>Defining a Dive Study
- Experimental studies involve divers or human cells that are exposed to known and controlled factors. These studies help researchers gain insight to the human physiological responses to various stimuli that mimic natural diving conditions; they require great precision and advanced setups. One example of an experimental study is the Flying After Diving Calibration Study. This study is designed to evaluate the effect of altitude exposure following diving in a hyperbaric chamber based on circulating bubble production and/or development of decompression sickness.
- Observational studies involve collecting data through observations, interviews and surveys. An example of an observational study is Project Dive Exploration, which entails collecting and analyzing dive profile data from real dives as well as diver behavioral and health trends. The Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Study is another observational study involving data collection on incidences of DCS and comparing divers with a PFO who undergo PFO closures to those who continue diving without closure.
- Trials or interventional studies are essentially a combination of experimental studies and observational studies. As the name suggests, an intervention (a measure that is expected to improve diving or reduce dive related injuries) is introduced. One group of divers would apply the intervention while the other group would continue diving without it. Then, the health and well-being of these two groups would be evaluated and compared.
>The intent of scuba diving research is to gain more knowledge on the effects of diving on divers' health and safety. In any research involving humans, the ultimate goal is to pursue knowledge while ensuring the basic rights of the participants are protected. It is also essential to consider the feasibility of the study. To make sure these goals are met, the United States Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) requires every institution involved in research in the United States to be affiliated with an Institutional Review Board (IRB). Each IRB adopts the regulations put forth by the OHRP according to the needs of their primary field of research. For example, DAN has an IRB, so the DAN IRB's regulations are tailored to scuba diving. IRBs require all researchers to undergo specialized ethics training before being permitted to conduct or be a part of any research. An IRB ensures the following in each research study:
>IRB: Ensuring Research Participant Safety
- Risks to the involved participants are minimized.
- The benefits of the research to the population exceed the risks to the involved participants.
- The selection of the study participants is equitable.
- If human subjects are involved in the study, their informed consent is taken
- Data is monitored and secured.
- Proper confidentiality and safety of the participants is maintained.
- Educationally disadvantaged and vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, prisoners, disabled, etc., are protected.
>Observational studies and trials/interventional studies are primarily epidemiological studies, which for our purposes takes a look at health events and patterns in divers. These studies collect real-life data from divers; this process can be retrospective or prospective data. There are multiple ways to accomplish this form of data collection. For example, to collect retrospective data researchers can analyze health insurance claims data. Such studies generally provide the incidence of any injury, disease or a medical condition. For instance, DAN researchers used this data to calculate the death rates attributable to diving accidents among insured DAN members from 2000-2006; the average rate was 16.4 per 100,000. Current examples of prospective data collection studies that DAN is conducting include Project Dive Exploration and the PFO study.
>Epidemiological Studies: Observing and Analyzing Trends
>Another way of collecting data is through surveys, which effectively gather both retrospective and prospective data. At DAN, most of the data collected through surveys is participant-reported data. Survey creation and validation is a complex process that involves many steps to ensure the survey complements the goals and objectives of the study.
Case Study: Survey Creation Process
We recently finished working on a survey at DAN, titled the DAN Membership Health Survey. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current health status, use of preventive medical services, diving practices and prevalence of reported and unreported injuries in insured DAN members in the past year.
The questionnaire was primarily created by conducting a literature review of previous diving studies, which allowed us to determine how different study questions were previously answered. Based on these reviews and the goals of our study, a first draft of the questionnaire was prepared. The survey then went through a thorough validation process. The initial draft was reviewed by the DAN training staff to ensure that we included commonly used recreational and professional diving terminology. The corrected questionnaire was further reviewed by the DAN medical information team, dive medicine physicians and researchers. The final revised questionnaire was then sent to 15 scuba divers for pretesting to determine the usability of the survey. The next step will be to convert the questionnaire into an online survey, and collect the data through our protected servers. The collected digital data will be readily available for statistical analysis.
The participants for this study will be a randomly selected sample of 30,000 subjects from about 150,000 DAN members, irrespective of their age and sex. The preselected members will be sent a link to an online survey via email. Prior to answering any questions, each participant will review and sign a digital informed consent form.
This study will help us to establish the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, asthma, heart diseases, risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, common diving-related injuries and use of preventive medical services among insured DAN scuba diving population, thus giving clues to reduce and mitigate such risks. The knowledge gained from this study may be used in future interventional studies that will advance the scuba diving safety among divers.>Depending on the type of the epidemiological study, the number of participants, the data collection method (retrospective or prospective) and financial considerations, research studies in scuba diving can take from just a few months up to decades to complete. Each study strives to provide greater insight into dive safety. Above all, it's the participation of scuba divers that drives the continuance and credibility of our research.
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Mountain climbing time
Well, we've got a mountain to climb in Game 5. No getting around it. We've just got to get there, get to the top somehow. It is a mountain, though, no question about it. A big one.
If they win, it's over. Yankees go to the World Series, we go home. Simple as that. Down 3-1 in the ALCS, I wouldn't say I'm frustrated. Mad is more like it. We know baseball. It can turn around any time. We've got to go out there and try to climb that mountain.
Everybody is asking me how they've shut down our offense. They've go CC Sabathia and Mariano Rivera. And A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte, and a good bullpen. CC and Mariano, need I say more? But that doesn't mean we can't get something going, get our offense rolling again. Sure we can. We need to take it one at-bat at a time, play the way we have all season, and get this thing back to New York.
They had their big man going last night, and we've got our big man going tomorrow night. John Lackey, man, I'm comfortable with him out there. He pounds the strike zone, like CC did last night. We didn't play good defense behind Lackey in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, and we can't let that happen again. We've got to be on top of our game. We've got to play better than that.
People talk about pressure, but we don't have any pressure down 3-1. We're just going to go out and play the game the right way, and hopefully that'll take us back to New York for Game 6. The pressure's not on us. I don't buy that at all.
We've been trying to get back to our game since the start of the series. We know we can do it. You don't sweep Boston without being good. We have to get that aggressive mindset and play free but also smart.
It's been rough offensively. We just haven't been getting the big hit when we need it. Smooth Bobby Abreu was saying that we're trying to do too much with runners in scoring position, that we've got to relax and hit the way we did during the season.
Bobby knows best. I think he's on the money. We can't force things. We have to be disciplined and get pitches in good spots and drive them. We need to be aggressive but play with intelligence at the same time.
It's a mountain, for sure, but you've got to take it one step at a time. We don't want this to end, and we don't want to see the Yankees celebrate on our field. No team wants to watch that. Let's get after it. Crank up the volume, fans, and get the Rally Monkey warmed up.
It's time to get busy, time to go to work. Time to put on the mountain-climbing boots.
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Really?? You say you have no pressure? Did you consult this with the rest of the team b4 you went out and wrote this. Exactly what have you done in this series Torii????????? No pressure, do something b4 you say the rest of the team doesnt feel pressured, because right now you appear to be a pretty good definition of being pressured is. Good Luck, and don't get nervous, oh thats right you won't.
Don't listen to the naysayers. Don't even listen to the ones in your head. October is where the impossible can happen. Even if the odds are against you, if you and the guys around you rally and play with your heart and soul out there, anything can happen. I am not an Angels fan (sorry to say I'm a Dodger fan!) but watching you play has really drawn me towards you and your team. I am rooting for you.
I still have faith this team can win. They are too good to roll over. It's time to put up or shut up.
All I can say is remember this: Mark 11:23 ("I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.") Doubt not!! Just believe!!
I'd say the pressure's on the Yankees to not blow it.
You guys can do this. We all know you can. And we can't wait to watch you shut up those Fox announcers.
Torii just remeber that numbers do not win battles in the sense of how many homers so and so has or how many RBI's so and so gots or how many strike outs so and so has. Take one game at a time and remeber…"if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." -Matthew 17:20…GO ANGELS!!!!
Torii — WE KNOW you guys can DO it!!! You've done it before, you can do it again. Just remember our Forever Angel, Nick. We need to win this for him. He's looking down on you right now saying "Heh, guys, let's get with it!!!" We will be there tomorrow night banging our sticks & waving our monkeys (if necessary!)…….We CANNOT let THEM celebrate on our field …. no WAY!!!
Its tough to be down 3-1 Mr Hunter but the fans are with you till the end! No matter what happens we're with ya.
So do the improbable! What the hey this is baseball! We either go down with a fight or not go down at all lol I don't know if i'm making sense but its a complicated way of saying good luck!
I know this team is capable of coming back, that's what we've done all year. Come back. This is a resilient team and i have faith. Best of luck on thursday!!
Torii, I use to be a twins fan, but when you left Minnesota you took my heart with you to L.A. and ever since then I've been a big Angels fan. Eventhough we miss you here in Minnesota we are still cheering for you and the Angels! Go after that ring Torii. KEEP THE FAITH!!!
Torii, BE THE BALL!
I am, have been, and always be a huge Angels fan. I know that you guys have what it takes to win.
I am currently finishing up my last year at Boston University, so you can imagine my excitement when you guys swept. I proudly wore my jersey to class the following Monday, and a Red Sox fan actually spit on me! (They're so lame- and just jealous of Angels' awesomeness. It's understandable :))
This isn't just a good team, but a great team with incredible talent. I believe in you guys- let's show the Yanks tomorrow and bring this back to New York!
It would also be awesome if Bobby could beat his old team…then proceed to dominate his older team!
Torii- I am a HUGE fan 🙂 Even when you were on the Twins, but it's WAY better now that you're with us.
Good luck and GO ANGELS!!
One last thing- that first comment was douchey, unnecessary and not even true. Torii's the ****!
Torii – The look on your face in these pictures… you almost look defeated. I don't ever want to see that look on your face again! We are ALL pulling for you guys and as of right now, even all my Dodger friends are now pulling for the Angels! Do what you do Torii, you got this!
Like someone once said, if you have to get through the forest and you don't see a light at the end, you betta chop them MF trees down! Chop down those Yankees Torii, you guys got this!!!! I'll be there again tomorrow yelling as loud as I possibly can for all of you!
Fan Faithful!!!!
The Red Sox had to take 4 in a row in 2004. They did it!, you can take 3. You just have to Believe!!
Good Luck in tonights game!
just don't forget to have fun. you guys played the season 1 game at a time, having a good time doing it and that brought you all success, and will help you get over that mountain now 🙂
I am a dedicated Twins fan, but honestly when we lost that last ALCS game…on the way out of the Metrodome all the Twins fans started chanting…"Let's go Angels" "Let's Go Torii, we love you!" So good luck with the series…show them that you can win. Us Twins fans have a lot of faith in you guys and we are supporting you!! -steph
I have been a fan for more years than you are old Torii. Halo players have always had heart. I can still remember "Yes we can" chant I believe it more this year than ever.I am asking you to flash that great smile of yours and Bobby and Chone. It's was missing in the game. Chill and relax play your game and you will beat those pinstriped uniforms.
Well put on the last comment. We just need to chill and relax and play the game. I've been at the home games from the start of the season and up to the last game (season ticket holder). Big difference in the demeanor and swagger we've had since the error at short in game 1. We need not be intimidated by this team…we can play with them. We have done it before and beat this team during the regular season. No reason why we cannot beat them 3 straight. With runners in scoring position, big difference in the approach we have had in this series versus the regular season. Just remember boys, pressure on the pitcher, crush that ball with a nice easy swing. Let's not try to do to much.
I have confidence we can get it done and make history, 3 straight and let's take on Philly. It's been done before and this year it can be done again. If we win, pressure is back on the Yanks as they will start thinking it might be 2004 all over again! Let's go boys, give us fans something to cheer about tonight!
I have faith that the Angels are going to turn it around and
win tonight !! I have seen the Angels sweep the Yanks at
yankee stadium so I know we can do it now!! Go HALO'S !!
Hi Torii! I hope you get to read this prior to gametime, but you guys did an amazing thing – you got every other team's fans cheering for you to win this. Forget the rude Yankee fans in the stadium starting fights. Dust Ya' shoulders off, and go out there and play one game at a time, forgetting who you are playing, just like you guys have done all season. It isn't any different. Your goals were always to win one game at a time. Don't change that. You all know what you can do. Look at all the scripture on here, man. You have God's own people rooting for you. Its an amazing thing happening right here. "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed." Psalm 34:4-5 Seek the Lord, and He will hear you!! God Bless you guys. Keep doing what you're doing. You have no idea what awesomeness God has planned for you and by following Jesus Christ, you are an example to all of us that no one is beyond salvation and in every place we can proclaim His Mighty Name. We love you guys and will be continually in prayer for ALL of you!
Pi$$ on them dang Yankees 'cause I believe in the Power of the Monkey! I said I BELIEVE in the Power of the Monkey! I BELIEVE in the Power of The Angels! For Nick, for my Connie, and for all the kids tragically taken from us by drunks, who will never again see an Angels game, go out and to this for them. Now go out there and kick some YankMee b*tt! We love you Torii!
In our lives there are things we may never understand, no matter how hard we try. Still…we must do our best, and know we'll always get by. In our lives are desires we may never realize, regardless of how much we hope. Still…we must go on, believing that the things meant to be…will be, and that all things are possible. In our lives there are many things that we can change and control as we choose; other things are less affected by us. It is up to THE ANGELS to set the stage for good things to come THEIR way. For in our lives, in the course of our days, no matter how sunny or gray, there is a wonderful opportunity given to each…If only we can believe and remember that…even though our dreams may sometimes seem far away…they're never out of reach. GO ANGELS!!
Hi Angles fans in L.A.
You guys are awsome! Like I said in my other post when Torii left Minnesota he took my heart with him. I only wish I could be there with you guys at the game tonigt cheering with you. I was a season ticket holder here and I really miss thoses days. I just wanted to say thank you for loving Torii the way we did here in Minnesota. KEEP THE FAITH everybody I'm sure Nick Adenhart and Kruby Puckett have their cheering section up in heaven too. God Bless.
This was my Facebook status comment earlier today. The Angels dedicated this season the memory of Nick Adenhart, and stated they would stop nothing short of winning a World Championship. This entire season has been this team going out there and overcoming adversity, while coming out on top. I hope they remember this tonight. I hope they remember this when they head to New York. Time to forget where you are. It's time to remember the cause. It's time to remember why you are here and what it took to get here. it's time to remember Nick and remember the promise you made to yourselves. It's time to rally around each other and do what it is you do best…. and that is win. You guys are better than the Yankees in so many ways. This team represents the spirit of sport, the spirit of commitment. Step outside of the moment, step outside the adversity, and win. Tap into that area of your hearts that never says quit. Remember Nick.
Mr Hunter,
the team is battling back and i love it! Ya gotta give those tough Yankees a scare. No way are they gonna be let off easy that's for sure. We'll be right there in NY with you in spirit… hey maybe some angel fans will be there cheering you on too 🙂


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Bearing a bouquet of white roses and a cherished athletic trophy, the family of 7-year-old Harrison Orosco — the second child to die after a school bus collided with a garbage truck April 18 — made a slow procession into a Falls Church funeral home Sunday. Outside, his schoolyard friend Maura Gonzales remembered the boy she'd played with since first grade.
"Harrison was my friend," said Maura, whose father drove her to school that morning instead of putting her on the bus. She heard about the accident only moments after arriving at school.
"I played ball with him and we went to the park together a lot to play tag," she said. "He was really a nice boy."
Harrison's memorial was Monday.
"Harrison Orosco was a happy, warm and loving son, friend and brother," said family friend Laurie Granger. "He loved soccer, science and learning. Harrison will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him."
Meanwhile, the investigation into just how the accident occurred is ongoing. Nine-year-old Lilibeth Gomez, who died in the crash, was buried Friday in Silver Spring, Md.
Early Sunday morning, Arlington County Police and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reconstructed the accident at the scene, the corner of Colombia Pike and South Courthouse Road, driving a school bus and a truck up and down the stretch of residential street to take measurements with laser equipment. Those measurements, according to State Police Sgt. Terry Licklider, will be plugged into a software program to create a computer model of the crash. At a state Department of Transportation facility only blocks from the scene where the wreckage of both vehicles is being stored, Licklider evaluated preliminary findings. Early investigation indicates much of the damage to the bus was done by the steel forklift on the front end of the garbage truck, used to empty dumpsters into its rear compartment, Licklider said.
"It is amazing that the bus driver survived at all," said Licklider, pointing to the crumpled window and bent steering wheel by the driver's seat. Although it sustained less damage than the bus, the truck's lifting fork was bent outward from the impact.
Licklider added that after the investigation is complete, a report will be filed with Arlington's Commonwealth's Attorney's office, which will decide whether to pursue charges against either or both of the drivers.
THE CHILDREN ABOARD THE BUS ranged from kindergartners to fifth-graders. Gomez's younger sister was among them.
"This is a very hard time for all of us," said Christina Portuondo, a friend of the Gomez family.
The driver of the bus, Pam Smith, 37, underwent surgery at a nearby hospital following the crash and was later released. The truck driver, James Wallace, remained in the hospital as of the Connection's press time. Wallace is employed by AAA Recycling and Trash Removal Services. According to Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Robert Smith, Pam Smith has maintained a clean driving record since she began driving children to school as a school bus driver in 1994. Witnesses said Smith, who was thrown from the bus, refused medical attention at the scene until she had helped to pull children from the wreckage. Bystanders and passengers on a nearby Metrobus also stopped to get them to safety. Police said witnesses reported the bus was turning left when it collided with the truck, which was going in the opposite direction. The bus came to rest in the road's left turn lane. Arlington Police Chief Doug Scott said it appears neither driver had much time to react
"There is very little skid mark evidence," Scott said. "The impact was probably at the speed both vehicles were traveling. I've been a police officer for years and I've never seen a bus accident with damage like this."
A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL for both students was held at the scene Monday night.
"This has been a very difficult week for Arlingtonians," said County Board member Walter Tejada, at Harrison's wake. "This is something that effects the whole community. In our hearts, I think we recognize that this is a time for us to come together as a community to show our support and to be with the family."
The families of both children have seen outpourings of sympathy from all directions. Local businessman Michael Griffin agreed to pay for Gomez's funeral and the Hoffman-Boston PTA has established a fund to aid the families, who are also receiving cards from throughout the country.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families," said School Board Chairwoman Libby Garvey. "I'm impressed by the way our community has come together. I think it shows just what kind of place Arlington is."
SEVENTEEN COUNSELORS and psychologists were deployed to Hoffman-Bostson after the crash, meaning one for every classroom. Many remain at the school to help students recover from the psychological scars of losing their classmates.
"It's been really hard for them," said Wendy Korria, school psychologist. "It will take them some time to get to a place where they can express what they are feeling."
Korria said parents should look for signs of trauma, often regressive behaviors such as bed-wetting or thumb-sucking, as well as other signs of distress.
"They need to look for expressions of anxiety and insecurity," she said. "They'll need reassurance. We really want to get the word out to parents that they should call the school if they see these things."
The NTSB, according to investigator Debbie Hersman, is assisting police and studying the accident to make recommendations to the federal government on the future safety of school buses. According to Hersman, the United States has seen 18 fatal school bus accidents in last 15 years. Police said the intersection where the accident occurred has seen 15 traffic accidents between 2003 and 2005.


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Wayne State University Law School and the Wayne Law Alumni Association will host the 2011 Wayne Law Alumni Reunion Weekend on Sept. 23-24. This year's reunion weekend honors graduates of the classes of 1961, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991 and 2001.
The weekend will kick off with an alumni reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, at the Detroit Athletic Club. On Saturday, Sept. 24, attendees will enjoy breakfast with Dean Robert M. Ackerman, faculty and student presentations, and building tours at the Law School from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The weekend concludes with individual class dinners on Saturday evening.
"These reunions provide a remarkable opportunity for our alumni to connect with each other, as well as with Wayne Law faculty members and students," said Wayne Law Alumni Officer Kathryn Koehler. "We are thrilled to host this year's Alumni Reunion Weekend and look forward to catching up with many of our outstanding alumni."
To register for the general Alumni Reunion Weekend events, visit http://www.wsualumnicommunity.com/event.html?eid=296&month=06&year=2011&etype=. To register for individual class dinners, visit http://law.wayne.edu/alumni/2011reunion.php and click on your class year.
Contact Koehler with questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or (313) 577-6199.
Wayne Law Class of 1961 Host Committee:
Christ A. Anagnost, Allan Bloom, Harvey Covensky, Eugene Driker, Allen J. Kovinsky, Robert F. Liss, Judge Richard D. McLean, Russell Nahat, Erwin A. Rubenstein, Morton E. Schneider, Gary A. Taback, Richard Tripp, Ernest Weiner, and Adrian S. Williams.
Wayne Law Class of 1971 Host Committee:
Michael Dettmer, Joseph Galvin, Marie Garian, Justice Marilyn Kelly, John McSorley, William Morrow, William Sankbeil, Jon Shefferly, and Judge Vesta Svenson.
Wayne Law Class of 1976 Host Committee:
John Collins, Howard Hertz, Dawn Van Hoek, and Peter Van Hoek.
Wayne Law Class of 1981 Host Committee:
Brian Figot, Lee Pizzimenti, Kathryn Rogers, Judge Deborah Tyner, Louann Van Der Wiele, and Timothy Van Dusen.
Wayne Law Class of 1986 Host Committee:
Mark L. Brown, Mary DuFour Morrow, Diane Hutcherson, Audrey Montgomery Harvey, and Brian Morrow.
Wayne Law Class of 1991 Host Committee:
Judge E. Lynise Bryant-Weekes, Michael Fayz, Seth Gould, Teri Jordan, and Steven Ribiat.
Wayne Law Class of 2001 Host Committee:
Carolyn Almassian, Michael Almassian, Ryan Deel, Carlos A. Escurel, Homayune Ghaussi, Rep. Andrew Kandrevas, June Lee, James McGrail, Megan Murphy Dooley, George Netschke, Sherry D. O'Neal Taylor, Kara Tertzag Lividini, and Rebekah Tiefenbach.
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#Hashtags coming to Facebook has been a source of intense debate within the Search & Social circles for the past week.
Their arrival on the 12th June brought with it flurries of Tweets, status updates and Google+ noise. The roll out has been the fastest I have ever seen from Facebook (I'm still waiting on Graph Search, hint hint Facebook) with a promise to allow the feature to be accessed by everyone within the next few weeks so says
Many digital marketers may well be asking themselves the question:
Should I tell my Clients they must now utilise this new feature in their Social strategies!?
To help answer this, and many other questions, here are the top 4 main pros and cons of using Facebook hashtags commercially; I hope I can ease your mind and your strategy documents somewhat.
Campaign Amplification
If you're a brand, you will benefit from this change. Sort of.
Let's say you're launching something pretty amazing or running an event that will result in a huge social media buzz; the hashtag feature will allow you to essentially place yourself directly in front of your target audience without having to use Graph Search to assist in your Facebook demographic research.
For example:
The British and Irish Lions tour is all over the Twitter-sphere when a match is on; it's a highly 'trendable' topic, with lots of discussion, advocacy and opinion.
I could type a status update with #Lions:
Or simply search for the hashtag:
Essentially, you can see the discussion your hashtag is instigating across a closed network. Create 'public' advocacy campaigns campaigns to encourage public status updates etc.
You place your brand right under your customers' noses.
You can't yet search for trending topics or filter your results by the hashtag function. Hashtags are in their very early stages so I'm sure this will change.
Also, the privacy settings on Facebook will mean that the 'traditional' hashtag campaigns that work so well on Twitter may not translate onto Facebook.
Conversation 'Driving'
Facebook's privacy settings mean that if you don't want a post to be public, it won't be. Which means of course that your average, run of the mill, super-boring activities won't show on within a Facebook hashtag stream:
Therefore, the only conversations you'll see on Facebook hashtag searches are those from public pages or public status updates.
This means that your public posts aren't competing with the volume of other sources a Tweet withhashtag is; you're simply competing with a percentage of public updates and other brand feeds. This makes competitor research a LOT more informative.
The privacy settings make targeting your actual customers a bit more challenging; the reason people use Facebook is totally different to the reason people use Twitter.
In a very quick survey of theReceptional HQ, I asked the question:
Why do you use Facebook?
The majority answered to keep in touch with family and friends, to update everyone who cares about their lives, to nose on other's profiles, to keep up to date with birthdays and to generally stalk people.
I also asked:
Why do you use Twitter?
To which the majority replied that they used it to keep on top of current affairs, learn from Influencers, share knowledge, read news stories and to keep on top of the latest celebrity gossip.
Trying to take one network and turn it into another has never been done successfully; ever. Many have triedand they have all failed (*cough* Google+Pinterest *cough*). As digital marketers, our demographic research is pivotal; we have to remember that hashtags on Facebook must never be as invasive or emotive as they may be on Twitter.
Commenting on a random person's status update that happens to share the same hashtag as you may result in some very raised eyebrows:
Morale of the story, if you don't know someone personally, engaging with them on this network is currently a faux pas.
Multi-Network Compatibility
Facebook is suddenly trying to get on with other Social Networks! Facebook Studio stated:
'Any hashtags that you use on other platforms that are connected to your Facebook Page will be automatically clickable and searchable on Facebook.' Which essentially means that whenever you upload your Instagram shots or link your Twitter and Facebook together, the hashtags are now hyperlinked.
This can make scheduling your bulk multi-campaign updates pretty easy if you're pushed for time.
If you use Facebook like Twitter or Instagram, you WILL lose customers. Think about the function Facebook hashtags currently provide; there is currently no way to search for trending topicsand if my previous con to point number 2 is anything to go by, you will know by now that emotive updates may not work here the way they do on Twitter or Instagram.
Instead, think of new ways to use this function in a manner that is not intrusive.
Suddenly your current audience is met with something they can interact with on their timelines that stretches past the dreaded 'link'. Curiosity may mean they engage with your brand directly from their timeline; if it's a competition you may get a higher click through rate to your bespoke application. Huzzah!
Using a hashtag won't mean your post is boosted within a timeline setting; that will still be all down to its content. Pictures and videos still reign supreme on Facebook – simply adjusting your Tweets and pushing them out on Facebook will not be enough to boost the viral Reach.
Utilised and made famous by Twitter, hashtags are a 'conversation stream' – a way to take a particular thought, opinion, event or name and turn it into an online trend. Longevity in this case, is not something the hashtag looks for, as an addition to your Facebook engagement strategy I would advise to view the hashtag as the garnish. Take ASOS and the #BeACreator as an example:
While their hashtag hasn't been engaged with publically on Facebook, the post works because of heavy image content and target market appeal – don't forget this when formulating a Facebook strategy that incorporates a hashtag.
The content MUST be strong to succeed within this network; the hashtag is the parsley, the text and image are the steak. Too much parsley and you're going to have a very unhappy customer on your hand. Unless they are vegetarian, in which case swop steak for a butternut squash.


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Ah, the thrill of the grill! Now that the weather is warming up, we're heading into prime grilling season. Here are two new skewer recipes that are INSANELY good...
1/4th of recipe (1 kebab): 191 calories, 1.5g total fat (0.5g sat fat), 764mg sodium, 14.5g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 6g sugars, 27.5g protein Green Plan SmartPoints® value 3* Blue Plan (Freestyle™) SmartPoints® value 1* Purple Plan SmartPoints® value 1* No need for a deep-fried coating -- this wing-inspired chicken is SO delicious! Dunk it in the guilt-free dip and DEVOUR...
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fat-free plain yogurt 2 1/2 tbsp. Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce 1 lb. raw boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 large carrots, peeled 1 medium onion 1/2 cup fat-free ranch or blue cheese dressing Directions: In a medium sealable container, thoroughly mix yogurt with 1/2 tbsp. hot sauce. Add chicken and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Meanwhile, if using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 20 minutes to prevent burning. (You'll need four.) Cut carrots and onion into 1-inch chunks. Place carrot chunks in a microwave-safe bowl with 2 tbsp. water. Cover and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, or until slightly softened. Alternately thread saucy chicken and veggies onto four skewers, tightly packing the pieces together. Bring a grill sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Grill kebabs for 5 minutes with the grill cover down. Flip kebabs. With the grill cover down, grill for 6 - 8 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. In a small bowl, thoroughly mix dressing with remaining 2 tbsp. hot sauce. Serve kebabs with dressing mixture for dunking! MAKES 4 SERVINGS
HG Alternative! Cook your kebabs on a grill pan, and adjust cook times as needed. If the pan doesn't have a lid, just loosely cover it with a skillet lid.
1/4 of recipe (1 kebab): 155 calories, 5.5g total fat (0.5g sat fat), 539mg sodium, 16.5g carbs, 2g fiber, 10g sugars, 11g protein Green Plan SmartPoints® value 4* Blue Plan (Freestyle™) SmartPoints® value 2* Purple Plan SmartPoints® value 2* Your days of avoiding tofu are OVER, people. This recipe will win over even die-hard skeptics! Ingredients: 12 oz. block-style extra-firm tofu (like the kind by House Foods) 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1 red bell pepper 1 medium zucchini 4 scallions 1/4 cup thick teriyaki marinade or sauce 2 tbsp. sweet Asian chili sauce
Directions: If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 20 minutes to prevent burning. (You'll need four.) Pat tofu block dry. Lay it on a dry surface with the shorter sides on the left and right. Vertically cut into 4 even pieces. Horizontally cut each piece into 4 even pieces, for a total of 16 pieces. Transfer to a plate, sprinkle with seasonings, and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cut bell pepper into pieces similar in size to tofu, discarding the stem and seeds. Remove and discard ends of zucchini, and cut in half lengthwise. Cut zucchini halves into pieces similar in size to the tofu. Slice off and discard root ends of scallions. Cut the solid part of each scallion into 3 even pieces. (Save the hollow ends for another use.) In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix teriyaki marinade or sauce with chili sauce. Alternately thread tofu and veggies onto four skewers, tightly packing the pieces together. Bring a grill sprayed generously with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Lay kebabs on the grill and brush with about 1/3rd of the sauce mixture. Grill for 5 minutes with the grill cover down. Gently flip kebabs. Brush with another 1/3rd of the sauce mixture. With the grill cover down, grill for 5 - 7 minutes, until veggies and tofu have slightly charred. Serve brushed with remaining sauce mixture! MAKES 4 SERVINGS
HG Alternative! Cook your kebabs on a grill pan, and adjust cook times as needed. If the pan doesn't have a lid, just loosely cover it with a skillet lid.
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Where Are They Now?: College of Commerce
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A Glimpse of the Baltimore College of Commerce
- The Baltimore College of Commerce opened in 1909 and merged with the University of Baltimore in 1973.
- The college was originally located on the corner of Cathedral and Franklin streets in the central building of the Young Men's Christian Association of Baltimore. This building is now the Mount Vernon Hotel, located across the street from the Enoch Pratt Library.
- The college was a charter member of the Baltimore branch of YMCA schools.
- The college boasted a coffee shop and restaurant, library and recreational facilities, including a gymnasium and a swimming pool.
- In 1955, the college offered three degrees: accounting, business management and marketing. Ten years later, all three merged into a Bachelor of Science degree.
- Over the next decade, the college added a certificate in accounting and associate degrees in business administration and management, executive secretarial (skills), general education, marketing, business organization and secretarial accounting.
- There were 39 faculty members; the faculty comprised "business and professional men and women who [were] engaged in the practical work of their occupations."
- The faculty taught small classes with the "problem-project method" of instruction, which focused on getting the student to think in real-world terms.
- The college's mission involved providing a "thorough, practical and usable education for young people who have entered, or who plan to enter, the field of business. … It is a further purpose of the college to give students as wide an understanding of life as is possible in addition to a thorough training for business."
information taken from the 1955-56 Baltimore College of Commerce program guide, courtesy of Langsdale Library


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