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As a Sophomore in 2011-12:
Totaled 19 wins for the Bobcats … Tied for first on the team with 14 wins in singles competition … Triumphant in nine out of his first 12 matches in singles competition, including three, three-match winning streaks … Defeated opponents from UConn, Bryant and Boston University to capture the Flight "C" Consolation Bracket at the Quinnipiac Invitational on Oct. 9 … Advanced to the Semifinals of Connecticut State Championships Consolation Bracket on Oct. 29 … Paired with Alex Lazerowich to win back-to-back matches in doubles play, defeating Boston and Bryant … Defeated Robert Morris' Tarun Kishan, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7), in the Quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Championships on April 20.
As a Freshman in 2010-11:
Named to the All-NEC Second Team at No. 6 Singles after posting a 5-2 record in NEC play as a freshman … Totaled 13 singles victories and six doubles wins for a total of 19 … Got hot when it mattered most, winning five of his last seven matches, all against NEC competition … Helped the Bobcats clinch the No. 3 seed in the NEC Tournament with a three-set victory against Monmouth's Stephen Suboleski … Won in straight sets against Mount St. Mary's Andrew Marinucci and Fairleigh Dickinson's Andrew Denny in the NEC Tournament Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively … Earned NEC Rookie of the Week on March 8 and March 22.
Before Quinnipiac:
Went undefeated in his final season at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy (POBJFK) to earn all-state and all-county honors in leading his team to the conference championship ... also earned all-state as a junior ... compiled a 44-4 record in his four years of high school tennis ... Ranked as highly as No. 149 nationally and No. 16 in New York by tennisrecruiting.net, and was named a four-star recruit by the website ... Ranked as highly as No. 23 in the USTA Eastern Section 18's ... 2009 runner-up at the Nassau County Doubles Tournament and won the 2007 state doubles tournament consolation draw.
The son of Randi and Jeff Morgenstern ... Born in Old Bethpage, N.Y. ... Has an older brother, Jason, who played collegiate tennis at Wake Forest.


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It's not easy to find the right diet when you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Eating certain foods can cause major discomfort for people with IBS, but figuring out which foods cause the symptoms is a highly individual process.
WebMD consulted gastrointestinal nutrition expert Patsy Catsos, MS, RD, author of IBS -- Free at Last!, for answers to your questions about diet and irritable bowel syndrome.
What is irritable bowel syndrome and what are the symptoms?
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is often defined as abdominal pain and discomfort with altered bowel habits, in the absence of any other medical explanation for the symptoms. Patients with IBS often report gas, bloating, diarrhea, or constipation.
How can you distinguish normal digestive problems from those needing medical evaluation?
Certain foods, like beans and prunes, can cause gastrointestinal effects in most people. A certain amount of gas is normal and healthy. The average person produces 1-4 pints a day and passes gas 14 times! It's also normal for the consistency and frequency of your bowel movements to vary somewhat.
However, if you are experiencing abdominal pain, a change in your bowel habits, or if your gas, diarrhea or constipation is interfering with your normal activities, you should see a doctor. It's important for your health care provider to help you rule out other problems, especially if you have any of the following:
- Blood or pus in stools
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Can IBS be controlled by diet alone?
In the diarrhea-prominent type of IBS, the primary form of treatment is diet. Constipation can be more challenging to treat with diet alone. Other forms of noninvasive therapy that are routinely used are physical therapy and stress management, because studies show the mind-gut connection is very real.
Are there certain foods that aggravate the digestive system?
Each person is unique. But in general, foods that are high in fat, fried foods, spicy foods, alcohol, and caffeinated coffee and tea can be problematic. Some foods, such as beans, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, peas, onions, and bagels, that can cause minor discomfort in a normal GI tract can cause significant bloating, gas, and abdominal pain in IBS sufferers.
What is the best diet for people with IBS symptoms?
There is no one-size-fits-all diet. A proper diet for IBS is highly individualized.
A high-fiber diet was thought to be the best diet for almost everyone with IBS, but recent studies have shown that this isn't true for everyone.
For people with constipation, it's common to try a high-fiber diet of 25 grams daily for women and 38 grams for men to see if that helps. People should eat as much dietary fiber as they can tolerate, and understand that a certain amount of gas production is a sign of healthy gut microbes at work.
The challenge is finding an acceptable fiber intake without experiencing debilitating abdominal pain and bloating, and frantic dashes to the toilet. And sometimes focusing on fiber alone doesn't address the removal of potential trigger foods from the diet.
What's the best diet approach if you suspect you have IBS?
Eating smaller, more frequent meals spread throughout the day instead of larger meals can lead to less discomfort for some people. What is really important is to identify the foods that are causing the symptoms.
For individuals with diarrhea, gas, or bloating, or if a high-fiber diet fails, I suggest a two-week trial FODMAPS elimination diet. (FODMAPS stands for fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols.)
What is the FODMAPS approach?
You'll work with your physician and registered dietitian to eliminate all foods that contain the five forms of carbohydrates (lactose, fructose, fructans, sugar alcohols, and galactans) for a trial period of 1-2 weeks. If FODMAPS carbs are causing the symptoms, relief can occur in just a few days.
You follow the elimination period with a challenge of reintroducing one of the FODMAP carbs and observe symptoms. Additional FODMAP carbs are slowly added back, one at a time. At the end of the reintroduction phase, a final diet emerges with only those FODMAP carbs that are fairly well tolerated.
The goal is to find the most liberal and varied diet possible that still keeps symptoms under control. Most people find they can still include their favorite foods if they exercise care. For example, a person who discovers that fructans (found in wheat) cause a lot of distress might find they can't tolerate wheat at every meal, but may be able to tolerate one portion of wheat without a problem.
Is the FODMAPS approach accepted in the medical community?
Health care providers have known for years about the GI impact of select FODMAPS, such as lactose and sugar alcohols. Fructose and galactan intolerance are a bit newer. Although it is very well accepted and widely practiced in Australia, it is a new idea for most health care providers in the U.S.
The FODMAPS approach is unique because it views all of these carbohydrates as one big system, looking at the forest instead of the trees. Some providers are concerned that the FODMAPS is too complicated, but many patients are very motivated and willing to do anything to feel better.
Is a gluten-free diet a good option for IBS sufferers?
Gluten-free diets are very popular right now for a wide variety of conditions. When you eliminate gluten, you also eliminate wheat products that contain fructans, one of the FODMAPS carbohydrates.
Why are some carbohydrates more problematic than others?
Eating certain carbohydrates can cause gas, bloating, and watery diarrhea for some IBS sufferers. Lactose, or milk sugar, is one example many people are familiar with. If your bowel has difficulty tolerating lactose, when you eat it -- especially in high doses or when you eat it alone -- bacteria in the large intestine ferment it, and it can result in gas and painful bloating as well as excess flatulence.
Can probiotics or digestive enzymes help reduce symptoms?
The use of probiotic supplements may help reduce symptoms in the long run, but I would encourage using a FODMAPS approach before introducing probiotics into the diet.
Lactase is the name of the enzyme that breaks lactose (milk sugar) down to simpler sugars during digestion. Using milk products that have been pre-treated with this enzyme, or taking an enzyme, are good strategies for reducing symptoms. Naturally fermented foods, such as yogurt and kefir and hard cheeses, contain less lactose than milk and may be better tolerated.
In a nutshell, what are recommended foods for IBS sufferers?
Use lactose-free or reduced-lactose dairy products; small servings of berries and citrus fruits; potatoes, rice, oats and corn products; lean meats, fish and poultry; salad vegetables; and plant-based oils. When it comes to sweeteners, small servings of granulated sugar and maple syrup are usually well-tolerated.
Keep your diet as varied and colorful as you can tolerate. Remember, you can probably tolerate small servings of your favorite high-FODMAPS foods. Even if a whole bowl of grandma's baked beans is out of the question, a little bite won't hurt you.
Are people with IBS at risk for nutrient deficiencies?
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
A Slice of Information About Corporate Law Firms and Legal Academia
Brian Tamanaha
The National Law Journal recently (Jan. 15, 2007) listed the ten law schools with the highest percentage of graduates hired by the top 250 firms in 2006:
I suspect you'd find a similar trend in other fields of academia (especially high-ranking business schools) vis-a-vis consulting firms. Consultants work long hours, make great pay (but not as much as executives, of course), and have a relatively high incidence of burnout. Meanwhile, the average accountant from a non-leading university is more likely to serve individual clients or take government positions.
I think that this is a very important posting about what is happening within legal education (and beyond). And I generally agree with Brian as to who are the "winners" and "losers." But I'm still not sure why we automatically say that "judges are big losers," unless we automatically compare judges with large-firm partners rather than other lawyers, including, of course, other lawyers who work for government (at any level).
One may be averse to applying Marxist analysis these days, but I think the relationship between young associates and their partners is precisely what Marx analyzed as expropriation by bosses of the surplus value generated by their workers. It's hard to feel much sympathy for a "working class" making $160,000/year, but, presumably, they're generating much more than that in fees that are appropriated by the partners, since, even at $800/hour, the partners can't generate enough billable hours
to add up to their million dollar income.
Secondly, large-firm lawyers may spend a far greater percentage of their time doing alienated labor than is the case for judges (as is the case with law professors). Law professors have to grade papers, but otherwise we have the greatest job in the world. I don't know what judges find really unattractive about what they do, but I assume that most of them really enjoy the work. The best proof is that almost no "senior judges" actually retire and take their full-salary pensions. They would rather work "for free" (or for cost-of-living adjustments) than retire. I'm sure the same wouldn't be true of most large-firm lawyers, save for those partners who have complete autonomy over their workday and choice of clients.
"Almost 80% of associates—4 out of 5—leave their firm within the first five years."
What is the likely career path of this class of lawyers? Do they have a chance to get on a partnerhsip track at other top firms, or do most have to settle for significantly less average annual income over the course of their careers?
One more set of losers: public-interest minded students at elite law schools. They choose the best education--who wouldn't choose one of those schools over a third-tier one?--and remain on the knife's edge, financially speaking, until they pay off the stunning amount of debt they've accumulated.
What's odd to me about the situation is that it seems ripe for market exploitation. A large firm could go out and hire more experienced attorneys -- many from these top rank schools -- who haven't managed to make the same income it pays to 1-5 year associates. Those older lawyers might work fewer hours, but they'd be much more efficient. I'd be surprised if the trade-off weren't worth it.
Wow. The last half of that piece describes my situation pretty well. I'm in the top 10% of my class at a lower tier law school, and found offers for summer associate positions to be impossible to find. I expect the situation to remain about the same when I graduate, as I find many students who have graduated already are attempting to opening their own practices for want of other opportunities.
In truth I was led to believe, just like everyone else here, that if you worked hard and were in the upper-tiers of your class, the opportunities would present themselves to you. I did not realize that applied most accurately to top law schools, and is considerably less realistic at lower tier law schools. The fault is mine of course; I should have done better research.
The irony is that my goal all along has been to secure a position at a top law firm and accept the grueling work in exchange for the pay (I have a family to feed after all) and the experience, but I'm going to lose out on such an opportunity to someone who probably has no intention of sticking around for more than few years.
Heh. Yesterday, one of my professors said almost the exact same thing as Prof. Levinson.
I would love the simple life of some state DA, but the loans... oh the loans. On the other hand, thanks to Simpson, I get a raise before I even start hooray! -- one less year that I'll have to be my bank's bitch.
I second pennbryd, and I also want to add that the foreseeable future financial problems of public-interest minded students at top-tier schools can sometimes weigh heavily on those students psychologically and adversely affect their performance in (and out) of the classroom. I went through a sort of identity crisis myself during the first semester of my 2L year when the recruiting of the large firms was at its peak; I all but resigned myself to taking the large firm path for *just a few years, at least*, but I came to my senses before it was too late. (I don't mean to disparage those who do choose that career path; I just entirely decided to not follow it myself before I even chose to apply for law school but then almost lost sight of my reasons for studying law in the first place).
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What's odd to me about the situation is that it seems ripe for market exploitation. A large firm could go out and hire more experienced attorneys -- many from these top rank schools -- who haven't managed to make the same income it pays to 1-5 year associates. Those older lawyers might work fewer hours, but they'd be much more efficient. I'd be surprised if the trade-off weren't worth it.
I can recall reading an article in the NYT about 15 years ago, when I was in law school, reporting on how big NYC firms were employing staff attorneys, some of whom fit the criterion you outlined, that were hired despite not being on a partnership track.
I left the practice of law several years ago to work for a family investment firm (better hours which enabled me to help care for my elderly parents, more than sufficient money), so I don't know if that practice is still in existence.
Law firm associates are indeed good examples of Marx's alienated labor--there is a twisted irony in that. And you are right that most judges enjoy what they do (and enjoy the power that comes with it). These benefits make up for the relatively low compensation. I label them "losers in the system" out of a sense of fairness. My sense is that their pay, which has lagged for political reasons, should keep up with professors, but maybe that's just because I'm embarassed that I earn more than they do and feel unworthy.
I should have added public interest lawyers in the "loser" category. They indeed pay a price. My debt was $15,000 when I graduated from law school 20 years ago, and I thought that was a lot. I nonetheless worked as a public defender because the monthly payments were small. But if I had graduated with $100,000 in debt, I would have gone to a large firm to pay it off. Graduates who choose public interest career today are courageous and committed.
I share your question about the career path of lawyers who leave. My guess is that a fair number move from one corporate firm to another (perhaps smaller one); other join the in-house legal staff of corporations; others work in government; others go into academia; some leave the practice of law. But I'm just guessing. If anyone knows about any studies of this, please let me know.
One qualification. At least some elite law schools pay for a portion, or for all, of the monthly loan payments of an alumnus/a, provided that the alum is making below a certain wage. In that sense, while public interest minded students at elite law schools will make nowhere near as much money as their peers who work for corporate law firms, they are not in an absolutely hopeless situation. (I'm working for a public interest organization and am taking advantage of a loan payoff program at the moment, so I thought I'd give my two cents.)
As a current student at a law school known for its specialty, I can vouch that everything is stated above is true and more. God knows I wish Vermont Law School wasn't so prohibitively expensive but then as the commentary suggests, those elite schools can charge the higehr rates for the education. For example my school, Vermont Law, is ranked as a perennial top 2 school for environmental studies, with this 'superior' education costing in the end close to $150,000. Yes I am concurrently knocking out a Masters here which accounts for much of my cost, but the point stands that the increased pressure upon schools to 'get' the best and brightest means that students like myself subsidize those 'smarter' students' education. I sure wish someone would subsidize my education other than the federal gov't.
I count myself fortunate in that while I feel a compunction to pay my loans in an expedient fashion, I also realize that working in a cubicle, no matter how much I can be paid, isn't worth it. For persons such as myself being able to control your life and do what you want, when you want, and work at something you are passionate about, even if paying ONLY $75,000 year is enough. Let's all remember that much of middle America makes around 50,000 year and thats for a family.
I don't have any poignant conclusion, however kudos are in order for the effort, research, and time the author spent on this post. Gracias for making us all take a step back and think about the costs of our run-away, inflated legal education system.
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Alcoholic liver disease is damage to the liver and its function due to alcohol abuse.
Liver disease due to alcohol; Cirrhosis or hepatitis - alcoholic; Laennec's cirrhosis
Alcoholic liver disease occurs after years of heavy drinking. Alcohol can cause inflammation in the liver. Over time, scarring and cirrhosis can occur. Cirrhosis is the final phase of alcoholic liver disease.
Alcoholic liver disease does not occur in all heavy drinkers. The chances of getting liver disease go up the longer you have been drinking and more alcohol you consume. You do not have to get drunk for the disease to happen.
The disease seems to be more common in some families. Women may be more likely to have this problem than men.
Symptoms vary, based on how bad the disease is. You may not have symptoms in the early stages. Symptoms tend to be worse after a period of heavy drinking.
Digestive symptoms include:
Skin problems such as:
Brain and nervous system symptoms include:
Tests to rule out other diseases include:
The most important part of treatment is to stop using alcohol completely. If liver cirrhosis has not yet occurred, the liver can heal if you stop drinking alcohol.
An alcohol rehabilitation program or counseling may be necessary to break the alcohol addiction. Vitamins, especially B-complex and folic acid, can help reverse malnutrition.
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IOWA CITY — Kevonte Martin-Manley led Iowa with 52 receptions last season, but he averaged just 10.8 yards a catch.
How does that compare with past Iowa teams? It's the lowest average yards per catch for any leading receiver in the Kirk Ferentz era. In 1999, Kevin Kasper caught 60 passes and averaged 11.1 per. In 2011, Marvin McNutt averaged 16.04 yards on 82 catches.
So, what does this say? You know what it says about Iowa's passing game in '12. It was bad. Nothing more needs to be said.
What does it say about Martin-Manley (a 6-0, 205-pound junior)? Last season didn't offer much of a sample size for Martin-Manley in his first season in offensive coordinator Greg Davis' system. Martin-Manley had five receptions of 20-plus yards, including a 51-yarder against Northern Iowa that ended up being the offense's longest play from scrimmage in '12.
The bigger question for Martin-Manley is where his strength lies. Is he a slot receiver? Is he a split end? Davis mentioned inside wide receiver a few times with KMM last season. He's built for traffic. It'll be interesting to see where Davis goes with Martin-Manley this fall.
"There are some things we do in the slot according to certain coverages that we're starting to look for," Martin-Manley said, "and we're starting to hit more, too."
Martin-Manley has eased into a leadership position among his wide receiver peers, a young, inexperienced group that will need to come through.
"I like this group," Martin-Manley said. "When one of us says, 'Let's go catch more balls,' they're on it. They haven't played much. They want to prove themselves, day in and day out. They want to prove themselves to the fans, they want to prove it to themselves and to their teammates. They're really working hard."
Key 2012 factor: Martin-Manley had a nice wade into the water during his freshman season, a 30 catches, 323 yards and three TDs. Then last year, he assumed a top role in the passing game. If he keeps ascending, he should be one of the top targets this season.
Iowa's passing game doesn't approach an outing with an intent to get one guy the ball an inordinate amount of times. OK, in 2011, McNutt kind of demanded touches out of pure talent. He was the best punch the O could throw in a lot of games. Martin-Manley had a streak of 6, 4, 7, 7 and 4 catches beginning with the Michigan State game last season. He also had games of 1, 2, 2 and 3.
He showed enough last season to know what it feels like to be a top option in a passing offense. If Martin-Manley took anything out of '12, it should be that. He had his best season when the passing game had one of its worst in the Ferentz era.
Offseason factor: The Iowa staff didn't like what it saw in the passing game, particularly the wide receivers, and so the Hawkeyes signed dive wide receivers in February. Junior-college transfer Damond Powell has drawn raves from coaches on his speed. Davis already has talked about specific plays for Powell.
So, does this come out of KMM's share? You know the players don't think that way. Or, more likely, they might think that way, but they'll never say publicly. And who knows? The more likely scenario, if Powell is the real deal, is he looks at No. 2 WR workload, which can be in the 50-reception range.
Are they both slot receivers? First-year receivers coach Bobby Kennedy — oh yeah, as a junior, Martin-Manley has a new position coach and an OC who's entering his second season — said he thought Powell had tunnel screen and deep route potential.
Competition: Maybe Powell. So far, it's easier to pick who's not going to play in the slot. Let's see, there's KMM (at least a little), Powell (maybe) and then all the running backs not named Mark Weisman.
Let's try to remember the "slot" talk is media/messageboard driven. Ferentz and staff haven't said much of anything about who's going to do what and where. And when has Iowa truly used a slot position player extensively? If you count the inside receiver as a slot, then, sure, extensively.
It's probably time to chill on "slot" talk until we see it become something in a game against another team.
Why No. 6?: If you had to put a bet down on Iowa's No. 1 WR going into 2013, who else would you put your money on?
Let's give some historical context (recent historical context) to KMM's first two seasons. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa's career receptions leader with 173, caught 38 and 44 (82) passes his first two seasons. McNutt, No. 2 to DJK with 170, caught 34 and 53 (87). KMM is right there with 82 so far in his career.
"Our No.1 wide receiver, Kevonte is our most experienced guy certainly outside and then Tevaun [Smith] moves up at the other position, and C.J. Fiedorowicz is part of the passing attack, too, certainly," Ferentz said. "Good to have he and Kevonte back, and we'll build from there."
Outlook: To keep pass with DJK and McNutt, Martin-Manley would need around 50 receptions this season. But yeah, that's an empty stat if the Hawkeyes' passing game doesn't find its legs for a second consecutive season.
This is Martin-Manley's third season. What's his greatest strength? He'll catch a lot of passes and he'll work in traffic. He seems comfortable underneath and in front of linebackers. It'd be easy to write him off as a downfield threat, but you can't write off anyone for anything after last season.
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Sculptor Jon Hair has been selected to create bronze busts of James Sidney Hinton and Julia Carson for the Indiana State House permanent historic sculpture collection. James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) was the first African American elected to the Indiana General Assembly (1880). Julia Carson (1938-2007) had a long career of public service, which culminated in her tenure as a U.S. Congresswoman for Indiana (1997-2007).
"I very much admire these two individuals who accomplished so much. It is an honor for me to capture their likenesses, which I hope will inspire people to make their own contributions to Indiana history," said Hair in accepting the commissions.
Among his body of work, Hair has fulfilled commissions for several of the historically black colleges and universities, including Livingston College, North Carolina A&T State University, and Fayetteville State University. He also has created life sized bronzes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. Hair has completed many other major public art commissions since he began his career as a sculptor in 2000, including "The Boilermaker " at Purdue University and the "Olympic Strength" monument at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Jon Hair Studio of Fine Art is located in Cornelius, N.C.; Hair's website documents his extensive body of work.
The Indiana General Assembly has mandated a black history display in the Indiana State House. The Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) and its partners, with the concurrence of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, determined that this public art legacy project should be created and installed in the Indiana State House.
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Fairfax City, Va., has a place where 13-year-old students go to become adults for a day.
They choose what kind of car they would drive if they made $65,000 per year and had three children, or what kind of clothes they would buy if they made $30,000.
The students can only leave if they figure out how to balance their monthly budget.
The Junior Achievement Finance Park, which opened in October 2010 on the property of Frost Middle School, teaches eighth-grade students personal finance by simulating them in the real world, according to Steve Longley, vice president of development and marketing of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.
�They say after, I didn�t realize how hard my parents have to work,� Longley said. �... Many children think that their parents are ATMs.�
Standing in the middle of 150 students in the $4.375 million building last year, Montgomery schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr said he wanted Montgomery students to have the same experience, said Ed Grenier, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.
The two shook hands.
The �park,� which might cost between $3 million and $6 million, could be built within Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring as the school is rebuilt for the 2017-18 school year.
The school system will be asking for extra staff and community input before a final decision is made about adding the program, according to a school system memo.
The program would include about 20 hours of financial literacy to middle school curriculum, with the day at the park as the culminating event, said Erick Lang, associate superintendent for curriculum and instructional programs.
Junior Achievement programs, which teach basic financial concepts such as budgeting, stocks and taxes, have been in Montgomery County Public Schools for years, Lang said.
Maryland law mandates students complete units in financial literacy, and adding this new program would expand the curriculum and make it more focused, he said.
Details of how the program would be run or funded still are being talked through, he said. The school system is looking at Fairfax�s program as a model; there are 15 financial parks throughout the nation.
In Fairfax, all 14,000 eighth-grade students spend one day at the park — a �mini-city� that has several �storefronts� that correlate with personal budget lines such as home and car ownership, bills, insurance, clothing, shopping, schooling and more. Students are given a life situation card that includes salary, age and children. They must visit each room and make decisions to balance their budget with the help of about 20 volunteers, most of whom are parents, Longley said.
The Fairfax County Public School system is in a 15-year agreement with Junior Achievement.
To pay for the program, Junior Achievement must raise about $500,000 annually, Longley said. Businesses could rent out storefronts for about $24,000 per year, and the school system contributes $20 per student annually, he said. There also are other sponsoring opportunities, private donors and grants.
Before students get to the park, they spend one hour per day for five or six weeks in their civics or math classes learning about concepts that will help them once they get there.
�What it is doing is giving our students real life experiences,� said Patti Winch, middle school social studies specialist at Fairfax County Public Schools. �... I think practical application is important. Teachers can say you are going to see why you need to learn this and you are going to understand that the choices you make are going to impact what you are able to do with your life, and maybe even what your kids are going to do with their lives.�
Winch, who has volunteered at the park, said students leave knowing more about the tough decisions their parents make daily.
�This one student decided that they would shop at Goodwill, but their child would wear designer clothes,� Winch said, laughing.
She remembers another student who said he would give up the Internet to meet his budget. When a volunteer questioned him, the student agreed he couldn�t live without it.
�But then he said, my wife isn�t going to be able to have a cell phone,� she said.
The day ends in a career room, where students begin to think about the career they want, and need to live the lifestyle they would like, Longley said.
�It may even help the dropout rate,� he said. �It shows them that you can stay in school, get a job and the money you have can help you succeed. If we can teach kids how to do that, we can show them that their dreams can be financed.�
Parents love the program, he said.
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As one of North America's more intriguing and unusual man-made monuments, land artist Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty constitutes an earthwork spiral that extends from one corner of Utah's Great Salt Lake. Created in 1970, it boasts dimensions of approximately 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide. Intriguingly, the Jetty serves as a barometer for surrounding environmental shifts - from changes in the weather, to the shifting angle of the sun's rays as the day rolls forward, to the amount of salt and algae in the water - changes that can render the water purple, blue or gold. With his nonfiction film Casting a Glance, director and conceptual artist James Benning pays tribute to Smithson's creation by visiting and filming the Jetty repeatedly over a period of 1 1/2 years, from May 2005 through January 2007, and cinematographically documenting its shifting aesthetic appearance.~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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Mogao Caves
Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.
Grottes de Mogao
Situées en un point stratégique de la Route de la soie, à un carrefour de la circulation des richesses et des influences religieuses, intellectuelles et culturelles, les 492 cellules et sanctuaires rupestres de Mogao sont célèbres pour leurs statues et leurs peintures murales, qui reflètent un millénaire d'art bouddhique.
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تقع خلايا موغاو ومعابدها الصخريّة التي يبلغ عددها 492، عند نقطةٍ استراتيجيّةٍ من طريق الحرير على ملتقى بين الثروات والتأثيرات الدينيّة والفكريّة والثقافيّة، وهي معروفة بتماثيلها وجدرانيّاتها التي تسرد تاريخ ألف عام من الفنّ البوذي.
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Пещеры Могао
Пещерные святилища Могао (которых всего 492) расположены в стратегически важной точке Великого Шелкового Пути, на перекрестке торговых дорог, а также религиозных, культурных и духовных взаимовлияний. Кельи известны своими скульптурами и настенной живописью, создававшимися на протяжении тысячи лет развития буддийского искусства.
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Grutas de Mogao
Las 429 celdas y santuarios rupestres de Mogao se hallan en un antiguo lugar estratégico de la Ruta de la Seda, que fue la encrucijada de un comercio próspero y el punto de intersección de diversas corrientes religiosas, culturales e intelectuales. Las grutas son famosas por sus estatuas y pinturas murales representativas de un milenio de arte búdico.
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Mogao grotten
In het woestijnlandschap van het uiterste noordwesten van de provincie Gansu, bevinden zich de Mogao kliffen, die de oostelijke rand vormen van de berg Mingsha. De kliffen stijgen boven de Dachuan rivier uit, 25 kilometer ten zuidoosten van de Dunhuang oase. In de kliffen bevinden zich de beroemde Grotten van duizend Boeddha's (Qianfodong) met daarin 492 natuurlijke cellen en rotsheiligdommen. De grotten bevinden zich op een strategisch punt van de Zijderoute, op kruispunten van handel en van religieuze, culturele en intellectuele invloeden. De meeste cellen en tempels zijn gebouwd in de 5e eeuw tot aan de 14e eeuw, waarna de regio in verval raakte.
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Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves south-east of the Dunhuang oasis, Gansu Province, comprise the largest, most richly endowed, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It was first constructed in 366AD and represents the great achievement of Buddhist art from the 4th to the 14th century. 492 caves are presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. Cave 302 of the Sui dynasty contains one of the oldest and most vivid scenes of cultural exchanges along the Silk Road, depicting a camel pulling a cart typical of trade missions of that period. Caves 23 and 156 of the Tang dynasty show workers in the fields and a line of warriors respectively and in the Song dynasty Cave 61, the celebrated landscape of Mount Wutai is an early example of artistic Chinese cartography, where nothing has been left out – mountains, rivers, cities, temples, roads and caravans are all depicted.
As evidence of the evolution of Buddhist art in the northwest region of China, the Mogao Caves are of unmatched historical value. These works provide an abundance of vivid materials depicting various aspects of medieval politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China. The unique artistic style of Dunhuang art is not only the amalgamation of Han Chinese artistic tradition and styles assimilated from ancient Indian and Gandharan customs, but also an integration of the arts of the Turks, ancient Tibetans and other Chinese ethnic minorities. Many of these masterpieces are creations of an unparalleled aesthetic talent.
The discovery of the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in 1990, together with the tens of thousands of manuscripts and relics it contained, has been acclaimed as the world's greatest discovery of ancient Oriental culture. This significant heritage provides invaluable reference for studying the complex history of ancient China and Central Asia.
Criteria (i): The group of caves at Mogao represents a unique artistic achievement both by the organization of space into 492 caves built on five levels and by the production of more than 2,000 painted sculptures, and approximately 45,000 square meters of murals, among which are many masterpieces of Chinese art.
Criteria (ii): For 1,000 years, from the period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty (1276-1386), the caves of Mogao played a decisive role in artistic exchanges between China, Central Asia and India.
Criteria (iii): The paintings at Mogao bear exceptional witness to the civilizations of ancient China during the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties.
Criteria (iv): The Thousand-Buddha Caves constitute an outstanding example of a Buddhist rock art sanctuary.
Criteria (v): Occupied by Buddhist monks from the end of the 19th century up to 1930, the rock art ensemble at Mogao, administered by the Dunhuang Cultural Relics Research Institute, preserves the example of a traditional monastic settlement.
Criteria (vi): The caves are strongly linked to the history of transcontinental relations and of the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia. For centuries the Dunhuang oasis, near which the two branches of the Silk Road forked, enjoyed the privilege of being a relay station where not only merchandise was traded, but ideas as well, exemplified by the Chinese, Tibetan, Sogdian, Khotan, Uighur and even Hebrew manuscripts found within the caves.
Mogao Caves encompass caves, wall paintings, painted sculptures, ancient architecture, movable cultural relics and their settings. The property area and buffer zone contain all the attributes that demonstrating the values of the Mogao Caves and thus ensure the integrity of both the heritage site and its environment. Documents of Western Xia, Central Asian and Phags-pa scripts had been discovered through archaeological investigations in the 243 caves in the northern area of Mogao Caves, which was the area for monks to live and meditate and also served as the graveyard in the past. The Mogao Caves comprise the Northern Area and Southern Area caves together.
The location of the Mogao Caves and its settings are faithful to the authentic historical context in which they were created. The design, materials, traditions, techniques, spirit, and impression of the caves, wall paintings, painted sculptures and movable cultural relics still exhibit the characteristics of the periods in which they were created. The continued utilization of the Mogao Caves for tourism has indeed promoted its historic significance. Conservation plans have established the guidelines for the caves' utilization and conservation and therefore will ensure the authenticity of the site and its settings.
Protection and management requirements
The Mogao Caves were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987. As a State Party, China has put all World Heritage sites under top-level protection. In 1961, the Mogao Caves was listed as one of the State Priority Protected Sites by the State Council and was put under the protection of national laws including the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics. The Regulations for the Conservation of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province (2002) has confirmed the boundaries of the conservation area, and the Master Plan for the Conservation of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang (2006-2025), which has been reported to the Gansu Provincial Government and will be issued soon, adds the area for the control of construction, which overlaps with the buffer zone. The two directives are the most important measures taken for preserving the authenticity and integrity of the Mogao Caves. The Administrative Institution of the Mogao Caves has been cooperating with international counterparts to study conservation and site management and looks forward to continuing its work in preserving the heritage of the site.
The goal in the future is to implement the measures set out in the management plan by the scheduled time, to learn from advanced experiences in heritage site conservation and management at home and abroad, to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the heritage site and its setting, and to make its full historical information and value available to future generations.
Long Description
The group of caves at Mogao represents a unique artistic achievement as much by the organization of space into cells and temples built on five levels as by the production of more than 2000 sculptures carved out of the rock walls, then covered with clay and painted, and the approximately 45,000 m2 of murals, among which are many masterpieces of Chinese art.
In the desert landscape of the extreme north-west of Gansu Province are the cliffs of Mogao, which form the eastern edge of Mount Mingsha. The cliffs rise above the Dachuan River, which is 25 km south-east of the Dunhuang oasis. Within the cliffs are the 492 natural cells and rock sanctuaries extending over 1,600 m that make up the famous Caves of a Thousand Buddhas (Qianfodong). The history of these caves is inseparably linked with that of the first Chinese expeditions against the nomads of the Mongolian steppes and Central Asia.
After the almost complete failure of the expedition of Zhang Qian in the ancient country of Bactria in 139-126 BC, a long section of great walls was built to protect the northern frontier. In 117 BC, military posts, like that of Dunhuang, were established. Two years later, the number of these command posts was doubled. Control of the Hexi pass and the oases route, which was the central segment of the Silk Route that connected China with the Mediterranean world, was the motivating factor in the incessant conflicts between the Chinese sovereigns and the nomads.
Dunhuang would remain cut off from the Middle Empire for long periods at a time, and so constituted a cosmopolitan enclave where all the peoples of Asia mingled together. Many foreign religions were represented, and devotees of Buddhism, Nestorianism and Islam could be found in this caravan oasis. According to an inscription, Buddhist monks first began work on the caves of Mogao in AD 366, whereas the state officially recognized Buddhism as a religion only in 444.
The majority of the cells and temples were constructed, however, from the 5th century up through the 14th century, when the region began to decline. Several great moments of the history of Central Asia are illustrated in the caves and frescos that illustrate doctrinal themes, reflecting transcendental teaching, correspond to the period in the 7th century when the Tang dynasty tightened its control of the Silk Route.
The first Tantric themes appear at the time of the occupation of Dunhuang by the Tibetans, from 790 to 851. Following the conquest of Gansu by the Tanguts, these themes multiplied, encouraged by the proliferation of lama sects under the Western Xia (1036-1227). With this same invasion in 1036 correspond the 45,000 manuscripts discovered in 1900 by the Taoist monk Wang Yuan-lu (Wang Guolu) in a cave where they had been hidden at the approach of the Tanguts. Although dispersed, this fabulous collection is one of the essential sources of Asian history.
The Mogao caves are closely associated with the history of transcontinental relations and that of the propagation of Buddhism in Asia. Being so strongly linked with the history of China, they constitute an anthology of Buddhist art with paintings and sculptures spanning a period of a thousand years. Moreover, since they were still occupied by Buddhist monks from the end of the 19th century until 1930, the rock-art ensemble at Mogao, administered by the Dunhuang Cultural Relics Research Institute, preserves the example of a traditional monastic settlement.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC


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|Old French
|Latin servitium 'condition of being a slave', from servus; SERVE1
ser‧vice1 S1 W1
the official system for providing something, especially something that everyone in a country needs to have, or the official organization that provides it: ➔ civil service, fire service, Internal Revenue Service, Diplomatic Service, National Health Service, secret service, security service
official system/organization[countable]SS
the health service
the postal service
the police service
the prison service
Workers in the emergency services (=police, hospital, and the fire service) are forbidden from striking.
There has been a decline in public services in recent years.
the essential services (=the police, hospitals, fire service, and organizations that provide basic things such as water, gas, or electricity)
a particular type of help or work that is provided by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods:
something provided by a company[countable]
A wide range of financial services are available.
provide/offer a service➔ service industry
Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries.
Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price.
the supply of goods and services
the help that people who work in a shop, restaurant, bar etc give you ➔ room service, self-service, service charge
in a shop/restaurant/hotel[uncountable]BBT
good/bad/slow etc service
The service was terrible and so was the food.
customer service
At our bank we insist on high standards of customer service.
Service is included in your bill (=the charge for paying the people who serve you is included).
the work that someone does for a person or organization, especially over a long period
work[uncountable] also services
20/30 years etc of service
Brian retired after 25 years of service to the company.
a long service award
a career in public service (=work done for the public or the government)
services to somebody/something (=all the good work you have done for someone or something)
He received an award for services to sport.
skilled work or advice from a particular type of worker who you use to help you do something
work done for somebody
somebody's services/the services of somebody
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somebody's services as something
Why don't you offer your services as a tennis coach?
something that ordinary people can be asked to do as a public duty or as a punishment:
jury/military/community etc serviceSCL
Her attacker was sentenced to 120 hours community service.
used to talk about whether a piece of equipment, a vehicle etc is available to be used, or how long it can be used
being used[uncountable]
in service (=being used or available to be used)
These trains have been in service for many years.
out of service (=not being used or not available to be used)
The escalator is out of service.
give good/excellent etc service (=work well and last a long time)
Steel tools give good service for years.
a formal religious ceremony, especially in church
religious ceremony[countable]RR
hold/conduct a service
The service was held in the chapel.
marriage/funeral/christening etc service
a memorial service for the disaster victims
a country's military forces, especially considered as a job
the servicesBritish English
; the serviceAmerican EnglishPM
join/go into the services
Maybe you should join the services.
Her son is in the services.
help that you give to someone
help[singular, uncountable] formal
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do somebody a service (=do something that will help someone)
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check a car/machine[countable]D
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tennis/ball game[countable]DS
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a place near a motorway where you can stop and have a meal or drink, or buy food, petrol etc [↪ service station]:
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Edward R Shapiro, MD
Clinical Professor in the Child Study Center
Dr. Shapiro is the Former Medical Director/CEO of the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, MA. A board certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, family researcher, and organizational consultant, he is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. A Founding Member of the Psychoanalytic Society and Institute of the Berkshires, Dr. Shapiro is a Training and Supervising Analyst. An organizational consultant for over twenty-five years, Dr. Shapiro has consulted with hospitals, mental health clinics, law firms, and family businesses. Dr. Shapiro has published over fifty articles and book chapters on human development, organizational and family functioning, and personality disorders, presenting papers in the country and abroad. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is also a Fellow of the A.K. Rice Institute and the American College of Psychoanalysis. Dr. Shapiro has received the Felix and Helene Deutsch Scientific Award from the Boston Psychoanalytic Society, the Research Prize from the Society for Family Therapy and Research, and the Philip Isenberg Teaching Award from McLean Hospital. In 2007, he was named Outstanding Psychiatrist for Advancement of the Profession by the Massachusetts Psychiatric Association and in 2011 was named in US News & World Report's list of "Top Doctors".
Education & Training
|Harvard Medical School (1968)
|Stanford University, Anthropology (1966)
|Yale University, Russian Language and Literature (1962)
Honors & Recognition
1962 A.B., magna cum laude with High Honors in Russian Language and Literature, Yale 1980 Felix and Helene Deutsch Scientific Prize, Boston Psychoanalytic Society 1981 Fellow, American Psychiatric Association 1984 Research Prize, Society for Family Therapy and Research 1985 Isenberg Teaching Award, McLean Hospital 1992 Fellow, American College of Psychoanalysis 1993 Fellow, A.K. Rice Institute 2003 Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association 2004 Advisory Board, The Mind of America, NAMI 2007 Outstanding Psychiatrist for Advancement of the Profession, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 2011 "Top Doctor", US News & World Report


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|Men's Basketball » News » Schedule » Roster » Coaches » Statistics
About Mike: A solid athlete with a quality work ethic who has been a major contributor for the Bucs the past four seasons... accurate shooter with a hard-nosed style of play ... participated in two sports at the prep level, earning all-state honors on the football field and basketball floor. 2009-10: Received a medical redshirt after playingin just four of the team's 35 games due to a knee injury ... matched his season high with 14 points against UAB (12/4) ... had six points and three boards in the loss to Tennessee (12/2) ... returned from a knee injury to score 14 points in the win over North Florida (11/29), scoring his first field goal of the season on a steal and dunk ... missed the Chattanooga, Morgan State, Louisville, Charleston and Arkansas games with a knee injury, ending a string of 37 straight starts ... played sparingly in the season opener against Appalachian State (11/14), and his status for the UTC game was questionable with a left knee injury. 2008-09: Finished third on the team with 15.3 points and first with 7.7 boards a contest ... scored 521 points on the year, which ranks just outside the Top 10 scoring seasons individually in school history … earned Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament team honors … posted 10 double-doubles on the year, including a stretch of eight double-doubles during the team's final 14 games of the year … played 37 minutes, scoring eight points and grabbing eight boards against No. 1 seeded Pittsburgh (3/20) in the NCAA Tournament first round … eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career with a free throw at the 2:06 mark of the second half against USC Upstate (2/19) ... went on to post his seventh career double-double with 20 points and 11 boards against the Spartans (2/19) … collected his 10th career double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in the A-Sun title win over Jacksonville (3/7) ... scored 19 points and grabbed seven boards in the win over Belmont (3/6) ... posted his ninth career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Stetson (3/4) … matched his career high with five assists and posted his sixth career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Lipscomb (2/16) ... had 20 points in the loss to Belmont (2/14) ... posted a third straight double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the win over FGCU (2/7) ... had his second straight double-double by posting 14 rebounds and matching his career high with 24 points on a season-best nine field goals in the win over North Florida (2/1) ... posted career bests for rebounds (18) and minutes (45), while posting a double-double with 16 points against Jacksonville (1/30) ... scored a season-high 22 points for the second straight game, helping the Bucs to a win over Upstate (1/26) ... had a season-high 22 points in the win over Campbell (1/22) ... scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in the win over Stetson (1/10) ... banked in the game-winning basket with 4.5 seconds left in the Bucs win over Jacksonville (1/3) ... scored a team-high 19 points and dished out a team-best four assists in the win over Kennesaw State (12/23) ... played a career-high 40 minutes and posted a season-best four assists to go with 10 points in the win over Chattanooga (12/17) ... had a career-high nine free throws and season-high three assists to go along with 15 points in the win over Appalachian State (12/13) ... scored a season-high 20 points and matched his personal best for 3-pointers with four against Mercer (12/5) ... had 16 points in the win at Marshall (12/2) ... had a career-high 11 rebounds and posted his second career double-double with 10 points against Tennessee Tech (11/24) ... collected his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Temple. 2007-08: Finished fourth on the team with 4.8 rpg ... reached double figures scoring 10 times during the season … enjoyed two of his best games of the year during the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, scoring 10 points and grabbing four rebounds in the win over Lipscomb (3/6), and playing a season-high 32 minutes en route to scoring 13 points in the loss to Belmont (3/7) … had a strong performance against Campbell (2/25), scoring 11 points and not missing a shot on the night, as well as grabbing seven rebounds ... collected a team-high six rebounds and scored 10 points in the win over FGCU (2/8) ... netted 14 points and grabbed seven assists in a strong effort against Gardner-Webb (1/12) ... scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists in the win over Campbell (1/10) ... had a career-high three blocks and scored 13 points in the win over USC Upstate (1/5) ... returned to his freshman jersey No. 1 and rekindled his game, posting season highs for points (15), 3-pointers (3) and free throws (6) in the win over Appalachian State ... scored seven, dished out four assists and grabbed four rebounds in a solid effort against Georgia (12/21) ... had a career-high four assists in the win over Marshall (12/4) ... set a new career high with 10 rebounds in the win over UNCA (11/24) ... enjoyed his best game of the year so far at Marshall (11/20), matching career highs for rebounds (8) and steals (3), while pitching in 13 points. 2006-07: Was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team ... was also an All-Tournament Selection ... finished tied for second on the team with 11.0 points per contest ... netted double figures scoring in 21 games this season ... fifth in the A-Sun in free throw percentage at 80 percent ... netted nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss to Clemson (3/14) in the NIT ... scored 17, 14 and 11 points, respectively, against Stetson, Lipscomb and Belmont in the A-Sun Tournament ... netted a career-high 24 points and 10 field goals in the win over Mercer (2/24) ... scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting against Stetson (2/22) ... matched his career high with 20 points in the loss to Jacksonville (2/8) ... picked a great time for his second career block, stopping the possible game-winning shot by Thomas Sanders as the Bucs held on for a win over Gardner-Webb (2/2) ... scored a team-high 14 points against GW ... netted 13 points and matched his career high for rebounds with eight in the win over UNF (1/13) ... scored 14 points in the win over Campbell (1/9) ... matched his career high with three steals against Gardner-Webb (1/7), including two late in the game that helped seal the ETSU win ... set career highs for free throws (7), free throws attempted (7), rebounds (8) and minutes (39) in the dramatic win over Lipscomb (1/4), scoring a team-high 17 points ... had then career highs for free throws (5), free throws attempted (6) and assists (5) in the loss to Tennessee (12/30), scoring 11 points ... posted a career high for rebounds with seven and matched career highs for minutes (32) and 3-point field goals (4), scoring a team-high 16 points in the win over Radford (12/21) ... set new career highs for points (20), field goals (7), 3-point goals (4) and rebounds (6) in the win over Milligan (12/9) ... one of only two Bucs to score in double figures against Vanderbilt (12/5), posting 10 points ... had a career-high four assists in the win over Stetson (12/2) ... reached his previous career high with 13 points and set a new career high with six field goals in the win over Mercer (11/30), scoring four points in the final two minutes to give the Bucs the win ... matched his career high for field goals (4) and assists (2), and scored eight points in the win over Southern (11/25) at the South Padre Island Invitational ... scored double figures in four of his first five collegiate games ... had a career-high 13 points and 32 minutes of floor time in the loss to Auburn (11/19) ... posted new career highs for minutes (29) and rebounds (3), and matched previous marks for 3-point field goals attempted (5) and free throws attempted (4) in the win over Chattanooga (11/15) ... made his collegiate debut against UVa.-Wise (11/10), earning a spot in the starting lineup and scoring 11 points in 18 minutes of action. High school: Ranks as one of Missouri's most prolific scorers ever, netting a total of 2,627 points in his career and ranking 14th all-time in MSHSAA history … his career stats also include 1,508 rebounds (4th all-time), 588 assists (11th all-time) and 427 steals (2nd all-time), and he helped his high school to four straight district titles, three sectional appearances and one state championship … in his four-year career, Van-Far enjoyed four 20-win seasons for an overall 94-25 record … as a senior, Smith scored 777 points (26.8 ppg), grabbed 414 rebounds (14.2 rpg), dished out 163 assists (5.6 apg) and collected 100 steals (3.45 spg) … he earned all-state honors in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and was one of three finalists for Mr. Show Me Basketball. Personal: Majoring in Business … son of Dale and Kelly Smith … born
July 17, 1987.
2007-08 Men's Basketball