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I don't yell. I'm calm. I slowly and quietly say, if he won't cooperate, I will be forced to switch the fans off. It works.
I do yell atleast once a week, when im gaming and i need to do something real real real fast ingame, and i get lagged out, i yell at it oh dear, im happy computers dont have feelings, because my computer would have left me by now if it had feelings.
P.S I play silkroad online with 8-10 gameclients running at one, for all who know silkroad, the servers laggout alot:)
A few months ago i had an p4 system -_- that was shitty for gaming, so when i had a new system i yelled the crap out of it and threy it out of the window (the windows was open and i cleaned the mess i made =D)
I think everyone has. 183 people are damn liers.
Yell? Heck I've hit the stupid thing, It, made me feel stupid.
omg ive destroyed 1 keyboard.. threw it into the wall <.< tho it came with my old pc kinda shitty keyboard. and ive destroyed one mouse, which also came with my shitty old pc... i just smashed it into the table really hard and then it wouldnt work anymore. feels so good! wish i had more old keyboards n mice... =( atm i can only yell at it >_<. But i dont really get pissed off on my pc cuz its so good <3
When i didnt know jack about computers, i once felt like dumping the chassis in the trash! I had a virus that shutdown my pc. My first ever machine was a 1.4 athalon xp and then i bought a chassis to build my own system. The ironic thing is tho the fiddly removable motherboard tray i always thought was a pain in the ass! Now.... Well my new build will be with a Lian Li armorsuit P80. I did shout at the pc about 2 yrs ago when Stalker shadow of Chernobyl kept crashing with the same engine error! Not tried it as yet with my 980i and 8800gtx sli 4gb ddr3 as yet??? Hmmmm? But computer system, you know i love you! lol :P
nope, not as far as i can recall
I love the apologies to the computer.. *sniffle*
Yes I was browsing the web and suddenly firefox slowed then I noticed why a piece of spyware was being installed and I could not stop it yep I said some nasty words to my pc it took an hour or so to run a some programs to remove the spyware.
Oh God. Yes. Specially to my Pentium II 300...
What a pain in the butt...
I have. Many, many times. Sometimes it has to do with hardware. Like I forgot to plug something in and I realize it after I reassembled the computer and... I get to dissemble it and fix it and reassemble it again. Then there's software. The software just doesn't work. Then I find out the solution to fixing it and.. it was something so simple I didn't even think about it.
Then there are when I play games. If I miss a shot that I should not have, I get ticked off.
78 to 18...
Personally, I usually mutter under my breath and when I get mad enough I'll yell F*** YOU and rage
I've never yelled at anything, just squeezed my mice, but not destroyed :P
I know about many people that are yelling and swearing at their computer because they die too many times in cod x)
I've yelled and finally smashed my things so I must buy new things.........to yell at.
I used to get really annoyed but those were yesteryears when pc was slow and windows 98 crashes. i once had to do my college assignment 6 times bcos everytime b4 i saved, windows crash. man! it will take me 2hours just to print. kids are so lucky.
Haha. I've yelled, threatened, punched, kicked and actually used fireworks on one of my computers. I've also trashed at least 5 or 6 xbox/ xbox 360 controllers
yes i have but only when i really cant some thing to work most of the time i can
60% of the time I would be very happy to smash my Macbook Pro against the wall and jump on it.
The price keeps me from doing that... O.o
well it is a mac lol
I broken a desk several xbox/playstation controllers and a few keyboards/keys and a mouse and hit my monitor with my microsoft keyboard and imprinted the keys on it. but i dont regret any of it
Oh my god. I've fricking beat my computer to death, rather than just saying I "Yelled" at it.
hahha yeah I yelled when my new computer system was running slow as hell and I did not know why I would have to sit there for 15 minuntes for one page to load up until I found out is was because of bullshit vista
This is why Rodney has "Needs Work" on some products.. lol
i hit it
oh most denfenty i think my symstem hates me
Well I haven't yelled, but I kicked it numerouys times :D
#40 Posted: Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:10.Hi Rod I new you were gonna say you had, i can see you now shouting at it. LOL I shouted at mine and called it stupid (lol) but it was running fine and then did windows update had to restart and it said this at post
NO KEYBOARD DETECTED...Press any key to continue..... WTF..
I shouted you stupid xxxxxxxthing how dare you.. this not the first time either.
I posted this b4 but noticed i was not logged in
Yes I have, lots actually, if you also include games (not other players) like Garrys Mod I yelled at my PC today because I couldn't get a brick of E2 code to work. I had some major BSOD problem with an OEM computer like a year ago I yelled alot then, it pissed me off, finally got that working again, after an entire reformat and complete driver update
LOL.. Did you delete my comment since it had too many violent words in it? >_<
haha ive only gotten fustrated but never yelled, unlike that "german gamer playing wow" and wow 78pct said yes, i wonder how many are true and others just for the laughs
I was giving my pc a kick every 5 minutes. Do you know how frustating it is to run crysis on 1.6 Ghz ?
The greatest comment I've ever read,
Though I have gotta say. My worst was recently when my HDD crashed... NOTHING is worse than seeing a screen saying "please insert bootable media".
I've fought my computer before, it was bloody, seriously.
Of course! If I didn't yell at my computer, I'd yell at myself and we all know if you yell at yourself your crazy. lol
Then I'm Crazy. Wakka Wakka.
I have not yelled at my computer but I few times I got really angry at computer, so I smashed table :> Shame to admit
Yeah... I may have raged at my mouse once or twice too. This is why I prefer to not have expensive things lol. It lived for another year then the scroll broke. I really got to get a good mouse.
Seems like there is A LOT of yelling going on ;) lol
All the time man, all the time.
I never yelled at my computer system :)
no i am quiet but i save it for a old computer and then let out my furry rage
What kind of ISP you runnin Nukka? For those speeds.
according to the isp it says hes using Verizon
I didn't really yelled at my computer. More at the company who sold me a broken graphics card. And has been repared for 3 times now i finally get a new one(for crying out loud).:D
Who hasn't LOL
I don't recall ever yelling, but I have been known to give a slow computer a "C'monnnnnnnnnnnnnn" or two.
Yeah or the long stretched. Ohhhh myyyy godd. Been there done that.
I work at a computer repair shop, so Im dealing with broken computers all the time. You get used to it at work so it doesnt really bother me.
But if something goes wring with my computer at home, it is much more annoying, but I have never yelled at it.
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WDEL's Tom Lehman explains:
As officers respond to complaints, you can track them on Twitter during the department's TweetAlong, which begins around 10 p.m.
"The whole goal of the TweetAlong is really is to make people think about their public safety," says University Police Chief Patrick Ogden.
Ogden says an officer will be monitoring the department's complaint load for about four hours and tweet about incidents as the evening develops.
"As things evolve, they're gonna tweet that information out," he says. "Sometimes they'll take pictures and those kinds of things."
However, tweets won't include names or faces of those involved in incidents mentioned by the tweets.
Some officers were initially skeptical about the TweetAlong, but Ogden says that apprehension was similar to when patrol cars began including dashboard cameras.
He says the skepticism has lifted and officers now consider the event a "good thing."
"The college environment that we work in...Our students, this is how they grew up," he says. "We have to adapt to the times."
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WETUMPKA, Alabama - Travis Cheaney, Hydro Superintendent at Jordan Dam in Elmore County thumbed through a stack of historic photos inside the power generation plant at the dam. Most of the black and white photos were from a turbine replacement project in the 1940's , he said, "we have looked over these photos a lot lately". He is currently leading a project to replace one of the cast steel turbines at the power plant used to generate electricity.
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It didn't take long for Crimson Frog Coffeehouse in Lower Allen Twp. to percolate again. The coffee shop closed in September, leaving a void for regulars.
In its place, M&M Coffee Shop and Roasters opens today (Nov. 22) at 1104 Carlisle Road in the Cedar Cliff Mall.
At the helm is Linda Arvey, a former nurse turned coffee roaster who has been roasting coffee under the Linda Jean's Coffee Beans name. Until now, her sales have mainly been to those in the know and online via her website.
She said she's hoping the shop will give her more exposure.
Arvey has been roasting coffee for about five years, and in January purchased a commercial roaster. She said she became interested in coffee roasting via a pastor friend who is a coffee snob and finds the whole process therapeutic.
"It's a very relaxing thing to do. You only think about coffee when you are roasting," she said.
Roasting will take place inside the coffee shop. In addition to coffee and coffee drinks such as cappuccino and espresso, M&M will sell a light menu of sandwiches such as tuna and chicken salad along with sub sandwiches. Arvey used to run Sisters' Subs in Lemoyne.
She will carry bagels from Ressler's Bagel & Deli in Lower Allen Twp. and baked goods from Anthony's Bakery in New Jersey.
Arvey is joined by her son, Matthew Salisbury. The inspiration for the shop's name, M&M, comes from the combination of Matthew and mom, she said.
M&M will open 6:30 a.m. Monday-Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Arvey said she is still figuring out the closing hours and is leaning toward 6 p.m. It will be closed Sundays.


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The plan, conceived over several months this year, shies away from grand ambitions like a publicly sponsored fiber network to residents' homes. Instead, the city promotes collaboration with industry leaders and suggest Portland use existing resources to extend broadband's reach.
"This is a prudent plan for tough times," Commissioner Amanda Fritz said, acknowledging that community and tech activists sought more ambitious goals.
"We don't have the money for that right now," she said.
After Portland-based Integra Telecom testified today that it's at a disadvantage because it pays a Portland franchise fee that cell wireless carriers don't, Commissioner Randy Leonard suggested that levying the tax on cell phone companies could provide the money to fund Portland's broadband goals.
"Cell phone companies don't pay the franchise fees that landline companies do," Leonard said.
Seven years ago, Leonard proposed levying a tax on cell phone companies the way cities do in many other states. At the time, city officials estimated the tax could provide $6 million in additional revenue each year, while raising monthly cell phone bills by about $2.
But Portland residents and the cell phone industry spoke out against the plan, and Leonard shelved the idea when it failed to attract support of other city commissioners.
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Larry Groom retires from law enforcement
TULALIP — During his nearly 40-year career in law enforcement, Larry Groom made friends whenever he went.
As he officially retired from that career on Aug. 26, enough of those friends joined him to fill the old gym on the Tulalip Tribal Reservation.
Although Groom isn't Native American, he's felt so welcomed by the Tribes during his time as the school resource officer for the Tulalip Police Department that he considers them part of his extended family.
Judging by the packed crowds at his retirement dinner, that feeling is mutual.
Tulalip Police Chief Jay Goss served as the emcee for the evening, summing up Groom as a man who's always cared about children and found strength and direction in his deep Christian faith. His faith has helped Groom keep going after being diagnosed more than a year ago with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease."
"He'll offer you counsel as a chaplain or as a friend," said Goss, who added that, in spite of the variety of law enforcement ranks and titles Groom has held over the years, "Some of you probably don't know him through any law enforcement capacity at all. He's just dedicated to loving his fellow man and looking for the best in everyone."
Idaho State Trooper Kevin Bennett was just a little boy when he first met Groom, who inspired his own law enforcement career.
"He made me my first badge 30 years ago," said Bennett, who held up the handmade badge for the audience to see, before he drew laughter from the crowd by telling them that Groom had advised him to become an attorney instead.
Tulalip Tribal Vice Chair Glen Gobin recalled how Groom was accepted "almost overnight" by the Tribal community. He then recounted how Groom, who made a point of sharing encouraging words and pieces of scripture with Tribal members who had lost loved ones, momentarily lost his composure when he tried to speak after the passing of Gobin's mother.
"The next day, I got a letter on my desk from him, apologizing for not being able to be strong during a difficult time," Gobin said. "What I saw instead was a man with so much love and compassion and sincerity that he was overwhelmed."
Former Heritage High School Principal Martha Fulton and former Tulalip Elementary Principal Teresa Iyall-Williams both praised Groom for supporting them when they needed it, while Marysville-Pilchuck High School student Brad Althoff shared the lessons he'd learned from Groom as a Police Explorer.
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Steve Baltazar is old enough to have gray hair now, but he still remembers when Groom served as his foster parent.
"I consider him my father," Baltazar said. "He turned my life around. When I was a teenager, he would take me camping and I'd say, 'Where's the McDonald's?' Now I love going camping with my own family."
Terrence Charles, a former gang member who stepped up to the podium in crutches, is an ex-gang member who had no interest in being befriended by a police officer when he first met Groom in Seattle.
"What I did and what he did were two different things," said Charles, whose tongue-in-cheek remarks were frequently met with laughter from the audience. "He asked me for my phone number, like I was going to give that to a cop. The next time we met, he said, 'Hey, you gave me a fake phone number.' We found out that we did have something in common, though, because he's a Christian man. He got me to tell my story to young people. I never thought I'd have a cop as a friend, but he's been like a father figure to me."
When Groom himself finally spoke, he quoted football coach Lou Holtz and urged those listening to "always do what is right" and to maintain a winning attitude in order to succeed.
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A word on Time Trained and Ranking
Before you go at me, I'll first say: I haven't started practicing Aikido yet, still finding my dojo. Second, I'm not overly concerned with getting any particular ranks, this is merely my thoughts on this subject. Third, this applies to practically all Martial Arts, not just Aikido. Fourth, and last, but important: this isn't meant at a stab at anyone, an offense to anyone, or trying to single any person out, again, just my thoughts on this.
So with that said, lets get going!
A natural question that you see pop in almost all Martial Arts discussion forums, is the question "how fast can I get a black belt?". For some, this may seem like a superficial question, and in some cases it is. However, considering that many "newbies" to MA consider a black belt "a master/expert", it's truly a fair enough question: how long will it take me to master this art? It's a valid question, as different martial arts take different amounts of time to learn, to a profeccient level. Some are more difficult, some are easier. For instance, Krav Maga is said to be fairly easy to become profeccient at, it is made to be straight forward and practical, whereas older styles of Kung Fu requires years of training to build up flexibility, "chi/ki", weapon techniques, and so forth.
So it annoys me when I see people getting instantly attacked, on any martial arts forum or discussion, simply for asking this question. It's not nescesarily that they are superficial, and just want that cool black belt (though granted, some surely are), it can be a valid question on the intricacy of the art form.
Second, it's frustrating to often read that "the belt/rank doesn't matter", yet those very same people hold higher ranks in high esteem, lots of respect, can often teach, and so forth. You need to decide: either the rank means nothing, and then treat people the same regardless of their rank (and purely on personal relations or thoughts on their performance), or accept that the rank is a valid way of determining some sort of profeciency level.
Last thing though is my pet peeve in all of this.
If anyone actually gives an answer to this quite valid question, they'll often give a year range. Around 4-7 years seems to be the average in pretty much all MA's. If anyone got it faster, they'll often accuse them (accused by the same people who said the rank didn't matter, then why the rage bro?!) of getting it at a McDojo. In a recent thread here, for example, I remember one person being somewhat appauled / laughing at the idea of a 1-year Shodan.
So why does this annoy me? Because people assume everyone trains with the same intensity, the same amount of hours a week.
The easiest example with this, the 1-year Shodan, is the Senshusei course in Yoshinkan aikido, where complete newbies get their Shodan AND teachers license in 1 years training (if they pass, of course). Why? Because they train a lot more than the average joe.
A simple calculation:
Person A: Lets say that 1 class is 1½ hours, and the average joe trains 2 times a week, never taking a vacation. After 7 years, they take their test, and become Shodan (or whatever). That's roughly 1092 hours of training. That's an important number here.
Person B: Now, another person also trains, but does 2 classes a day, 6 days a week. In just a bit over a year, about 13 months, they have trained the same amount as the person above.
Person C: Or in the case of the Senshusei course, which is roughly 6 hours a day, 5 days a week: in a single year, they have practiced 468 hours MORE than the person (Person A) that trained for 7 years. Or put in another way: what would equate to 156 weeks (about 37 months / 3 years) for Person A has been trained EXTRA in in just a year.
The difference? Intensity.
Of course this is a very black and white comparison, set in extremes, but it illustrates the point I want to make (and have made): intensity of training.
This is an aspect I see 100% forgotten in practically every single discussion so far, I have ever read, on this topic.
Now, of course some might add in a (valid) point, about coming to grips with the mentality of the art form, which some might argue (again, a valid point) takes longer. However, to my understanding and from my research in various MA's, such things do not play a role until considerably higher Dan grades.
For instance, in Denmark, a Bachelors degree generally takes 3 years. If someone asks me how long it's going to take to get one, I'd say "the normal time is 3 years", but if someone else says "I took mine in 2 years" (or even a single year), I wouldn't assume they went to a University that just dishes out easy degrees, instead I'd assume they studied their asses off and did multiple classes at the same time, and put in much more effort than the average person.
So perhaps, something to keep in mind next time someone asks you this question. If you decide still to answer with "7 years", perhaps add in a little extra to your answer, and go with "Usually about 7 years, for people taking around 2 classes a week".
And next time, perhaps look into the case a little bit more, before assuming that someone who get a certain grade considerably faster than you, must have gotten it at a place that slacks with their tests - they could just be practicing a lot more than you.
And that's not even taking natural talent and skill into the equation.
That's my little rant here, take from it what you want, or disregard it completely, but I hope you keep it in mind next time.
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your indignant is noticed. please keep in mind that folks on this forum might have a lot more experienced than you. please keep in mind that these same folks might had gone through various intensive trainings as well. please keep in mind that these folks might actually been there and done it vs folks who have not. please keep in mind that some of these folks are actually head of a system.
since we are speaking in a personal tone, i thought i just throw out my personal opinion. shodan is when you just learned that you actually have a left foot and a right foot, and you actually turn to the right when your teacher told you to go right. i'd admit that my standard is a bit high.
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" However, considering that many "newbies" to MA consider a black belt "a master/expert", it's truly a fair enough question: how long will it take me to master this art?"
I think there are two basic false assumptions here that lead people to get frustrated by the question (and people ask it a LOT). Anyone who's spent any time in any martial art will usually realize pretty quickly that this is an entirely false assumption (first degree black belt = expert). And secondly, they will also realize that it's a pretty arbitrary scale and anyone giving out belts gets to decide for themselves what level it means (and there are very wide ranging opinions on what's optimal or what it 'should' mean), so there's no reason it can't mean entirely different things in different martial arts/dojos/organizations/countries, which it does.
BTW the literal translation of 'shodan' (aka first degree black belt) is something like 'first step', i.e., it was originally a beginner rank, and generally still is in most arts that I'm aware of, though there's often debate about precisely how beginner it should be (is it enough to not trip over your own feet anymore or should it mean you've got the basics in place or should you be able to start a dojo under supervision, etc). Consider also that many martial arts have sometimes as much as ten different 'black belt' ranks, so the first one often comes pretty early on.
As far as difference in time and intensity of training, of course that makes a difference too, and is another reason why asking people how long they've trained is not usually that helpful (and yet another reason why 'how long does it take to get a black belt' is not easily or meaningfully answerable). But it's also equally common that giving a rank more quickly primarily means that they give it earlier (at a lower 'objective' level), which is perfectly fine, but tends to make it relatively meaningless to use it as any kind of standard or comparison, particularly between different organizations or different martial arts.
I.e., martial arts have very very very little in common with universities.
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"Second, it's frustrating to often read that "the belt/rank doesn't matter", yet those very same people hold higher ranks in high esteem, lots of respect, can often teach, and so forth."
If you respect someone who has a high rank, it does not necessarily mean it's the rank that you respect, nor that you will respect every person of that rank equally.
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Thank you for the replies, though some seem to have misunderstood me a little, and I apologize for not being more clear:
@Phi Truong
You seem to have skipped vital points in my post. I do for instance start off with saying that this is something I see accross all discussions in this, no matter style, no matter place/person. I'm not referring spesifically to people on this forum, which you seem to think.
Second, I'm also quoting the Senshusei program. If you are unfamiliar with it, it is an intense program offered at Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo.
I am a little unsure what exactly you are disagreeing with - you are pretty much just saying "Other people have more experience than you. My standards are high." None of that has anything to do with the point I'm making in this thread.
@Basia Halliop
I should have made it clear that I understand that Shodan is rather a matter of "understanding and proffeciency in all basic parts of the MA", rather than being an expert/master. I was instead trying to point out that since people THINK it means that you mastered the art, it's a valid question from that viewpoint - is it a difficult or easy form to master.
To your second point:
Of course it's completely fine to respect someone who merely happens to have a higher rank - I do mention this in my post. I'm referring to people who on one side says it means nothing, and in another post makes a great deal out of having trained under a 6th Dan (with no other referrence), for instance. Either the rank means nothing, or it does.
Last, I do want to point out, in regards to varying degrees of graduation/testing, that in Aikido, there is actually fairly straight forward rules to the testing. Head over to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo website, and they have a quite detailed list for the amount of training and time needed to take the different tests. The American Aikido Foundation (think it's called that?) also has a similar list, detailed hours of training needed, and skills that need testing for each graduation.
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None of it really matters though if the teachers are not just abiding by the time period/hours trained and are not allowing a student to test until he reaches the appropriate skill level to merit advancement. And that is a bit harder to weigh and measure I think.
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I understand that answering this question is much harder than asking it. One reason is indeed that the actual training hours would give a more accurate indication than the number of years. Another is that different people learn at different rates. Another is that the criteria for a particular rank vary.
Even in the game of go, where rank criteria don't vary much because they are based on competition results only, this question would be hard to answer. Very few become shodan in a year (training dozens of hours a week for a total of about 1000 - 1500 hours). Many never become shodan, even after training a couple of hours a week for 30 years (for a total of 2000 - 4000 hours).
There's just no way to predict how long it will take for a particular person. Probably he won't become shodan at all.
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As some may recall I coach rowing. One fellow I coach puts in 90 minutes/day sculling (he's 16) as well as 2 weights sessions/week plus usually 3 other non-rowing workouts per week. He's not going to go as fast as the national team guy who, at age 24, is training 3 times/day for between 60 and 90 minutes per session, 6 days/week. The 24 year old who's only training as much as the kid I coach will probably go faster than the 16 year old because of physical maturity, but not as fast as the national team type. (the 16 year-old I coach would do more training but he's not allowed on the water unless a power-boat is on the water for safety cover, and I work at two different rowing clubs, so I'm only available for 1/2 training, and he can't go on the water more often)
Similarly, a shodan candidate who trains an hour a day 6 days a week may be able to do all the techniques called for and survive whatever randori/jiu-waza requirements are part of a shodan "test", but the shodan candidate with 6 hours/day 6 days a week (36 actual training hours/week) is going to be much less stressed by the test and should have a much easier time of it. (and would probably make mincemeat of the one-hour/day person) They'll both have the same number of official hours - which suggests that the ASU system needs some review...
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About people outside of martial arts thinking that shodan = master. Indeed the numbers don't support that.
According to the 10000 hours rule, it takes about 10000 of study/training to become a master in some field. Translating that to education in some subject of higher learning, that would be like a PhD or assistant professor. Translating it to the game of chess, I think it would correspond to USCF Master. Translating it to the game of go, I think it would correspond to EGF 4th dan. In aikido it may correspond to 4th dan as well.
If shodan would require about 1500 hours of training as a guideline, it would be more like a sophomore (a student that has completed the first year of a higher education) than a master. I think in chess it corresponds to USCF class A and in go it would correspond to EGF shodan.
And 10000 is not the end of the scale. In education, you have full professors. In chess and go you have grandmasters. I estimate those people have invested about twice the effort of masters. With that kind of investment, it's just about one's life's work. I think in aikido it corresponds to shihan.
I think these numbers are reasonable guidelines, but talent, youth and teaching quality are important factors. A best case scenario (highly talented young students taught well) can halve these guideline training hours. A worst case scenario (untalented old students taught badly) can multiply them indefinitely.
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... just some thoughts - not the "truth" ...
This answer may be a frustrating. But it reflects the process of learning. If this answer is hard to bear, practice will be.
You mention krav maga: Someone who pracitices for some years will smile about what he thought to be proficient after his first one or two years of practice ... Just like someone does who practices "kung fu".
Using a pc is nothing - except you don't know how to.
Binding a bow-knot is nothing - except you don't know how to.
shodan is nothing - except you don't wear one.
Nearly everyone who started aikidô at the same time, I did, got shodan since then. (So when I teach my friday classes there are about 6-8 people. Nearly everybody of them practices about 15-20 years. Nearly everyone is shodan.)
Not everyone of my dohai but still a lot of us got nidan then. sandan there are only few. No one of us got yondan until now. These are the ranks you can reach as a student. And you can reach them by yourself: Practicing, doing a test, becoming next-dan.
Godan you cannot reach by your own efforts. Becoming this first teacher grade will be given to you - or will not. You like or dislike this, nevertheless, becoming godan is different.
So there is a pyramide. Becoming shodan is kind of natural in my context after maybe ten - fiftenn years of practice. Becoming yondan is something special. Only very few reach this aim. Becoming godan is kind of an award.
But another important aspect simply is time. Everybodie's body needs a certain time to integrate what has been learned. This time depends on the person, on the things to be learned, on the aims to reach.
I only teach basic movements in my class. And I very often say: "Don't care about the outer movement! Everyone of you knows ikkyo omote. ..." But I teach things like using the shoulder blades in a certain way. Or having "the head reaching into heaven and the feet reaching into earth". ... Or to "not do ikkyo with the arms but with the legs". Or whatever.
I takes time to just understand what I mean. Even for me - while teaching it - I takes time to understand. It takes time to test what is meant, to adjust one's body only here and now to what is meant. I takes time to learn it and to be able to reproduce it every time one wants to. I takes time to make it one's own and to naturally use this movement without thinking about it. ...
I read that fascia need at least (!) half a year to grow and to "adjust" to a certain thing that should be learned. The growing time of muscles most people knwo by experience. ...
Whatever the body has to learn inside needs time, a lot of time. No matter how intense your training is. Your body needs time to develop.
So I think the question how long it takes to get a black belt can be not more than the starting point of a conversation about the learning process of an art.
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How fast one gets to a proficient level at aikido has probably very low correlation with how hard or how long one has been training.
IMHO, attaining higher rank should be based on a person's increasing ability to understand, recognize and demonstrate the principles and concept of Aiki. The difficult thing is nobody really can describe to you what aiki really is. Training long and hard can only increase the chances of a person understanding aiki but doesn't guarantee it.
Some people are gifted that they recognize it in a few years, some people may be training for several decades and still not understand what it is. Only a highly trained person can recognize and say yes that's aiki or no that's pure muscle.
Another thing is that aiki is not only specific to aikido but in other martial arts as well imo. Other martial artists maybe strongly demonstrating some aiki principles in their art but don't know it. Even these people are deserving to be awarded dan ranking in aikido even though they're not practicing the art.
These are probably some of the reasons why belt doesn't matter because only you can recognize if you are being true to yourself that what you are actually doing is true aikido. Or even starting to recognize/understand aiki is totally beyond measure that it can't be justified by a mere belt color. All of us are white belts in aiki imho.
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"Last, I do want to point out, in regards to varying degrees of graduation/testing, that in Aikido, there is actually fairly straight forward rules to the testing. Head over to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo website, and they have a quite detailed list for the amount of training and time needed to take the different tests. The American Aikido Foundation (think it's called that?) also has a similar list, detailed hours of training needed, and skills that need testing for each graduation."
If you've looked at both of these (I presume you mean the US Aikido Federation? Unless you meant another one) then you have presumably also noticed that the two are completely different. The techniques are tested at different ranks, and one has less than half the training day requirements as the other (not a small difference), while also requiring people to submit essays.
And I would argue that neither says much at all about what skills or level of proficiency are needed. It's just lists of techniques, and most of those techniques can be done (awkwardly) by a student who has been training for a couple of months. It's up to the examiners to judge if the technique demonstrated in the particular test is being performed at a level they believe to be appropriate for the rank.
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FWIW, the organizations I know don't even mention or pay attention to hours. They only ever talk about 'days'. If I only go to one 1 hr class, I check off one day in the attendance. If I'm at summer camp and train for eight 1 hr classes, I check off one day in the attendance. It's simply -- did I train that day, or didn't I. Nothing whatsoever to do with hours.
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I don't think hours are even registered in hour dojo. If the head teacher thinks your're ready for a test he'll let you know. But you probably won't know on which date you will be tested and in which format. That goes for tests up to 3k. After that it becomes more formal. But even then, hours don't seem to matter. Skill is what counts.
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Rank means diddly squat and belts are only good for keeping your gi top from flapping open.
Ability comes with a lot of practice and not in the dojo but on your own outside the dojo.
Dojos are for demonstrating what you have been practicing and what more you need to practice on.
Respect is earned by the ability to apply what you have been practicing in a real life situation and not a choreographed practice in a dojo.
O'sensei did not chose Takeda to be his Sensei because of the color of Takeda's belt.
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No one is going to deny the obvious, that on the physical aspect, someone that does extremely compact and intensive training is going to be much better than the average joe. Yet its unhealthy to keep working in your peak zone for too long. But the other thing we are missing here is understanding. That takes enlightenment and mostly time and experience.
Nevertheless, train more and shut up is a good way to start.
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I think up to sandan hours/days trained are important.
Put simply 0 - sandan is almost purely technical i.e. how well can you perform the standard techniques. Thereafter the Aikidoka should begin to show some depth of understanding - then it makes sense to impose a number of years between eligilibity for promotion and a much looser (in some ways more subjective) grading system.
So if we are to apply the above provisos and follow generally accepted sports science guidelines we get around 10,000 hours up to sandan (technical proficiency) and an open-ended time qualification for "higher" ranks
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This question arises on a regular basis in varying forms. We always have to realise that the concept of shodan is not a well defined term across all styles, dojos or persons. Not in terms of hours on the mat, not in amount of techniques practiced, not in level of proficiency (how ever you expect to measure that) etc etc.
Shodan is simply an marker - a concept empty of value until you yourself put into it what you think is right. It will have meaning in the social and organisational context where you are training - and with relevance in other settings varying from zero to something close to your own conceptual idea.
Phillip: you've been asking a lot of questions. I would recommend you leave you computer and go practice. I am a web-junkie myself, but in my point of view all the research and all the thoughts and well formulated posts have no value unless they reflect actual physical training. Get some mat time and start developing your own understanding instead of approaching Aikido from a purely theoretical point of view. It will surely be much more rewarding and better for your mind, body and understanding of this martial art with its many interpretations.
Have fun.
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That said, I would if I could my man! Sadly, the Yoshinkan dojo (well... only Yoshinkan dojo within 1 hour distance from me) I plan on starting in, is closed for the summer, and starts again September. I'm looking forward to bouncing around looking at different styles and Dojo's in Tokyo, when I head there again in August, which I suppose in the end will end up deciding which is for me.
But I'm a (finishing up) Masters student, I can't help but attack everything theoretically! :p
This thread, however, as I started out saying, isn't necessarily about Aikido, but Martial Arts in general, in which I do have experience :)
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I do remember though, that on the Aikikai Hombu website, it's all listed in days, not hours. Though I wonder, if they bother enough to keep track of things like this, why not keep track of lessons, instead of days? Surely that would be a more valid marker for, whether or not someone has had sufficient training or not?
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Philip (this time with one l)
some dojos: 1 lesson is 2 hours with no warmup
other dojos: 1 lesson is 1 hour including warmup.
There is no complete system - just a guideline, and most people tend to have far more hours of practice before a yudansha grading than the minimum requirement (guideline) of for example the hombu dojo.
If you have prior experience from other MA's (as you write) and this goes beyond the first couple of kyu grades, then you must have learned by now that it always vary. Each dojo has its own interpretation of the guidelines, and each sensei have their own reasons for pushing some student ahead and keeping other on a specific grade. Any MA is about personal and technical progression in a varying mix. It is impossible to say exactly how many hours/sessions/days/weeks/months YOU need to practice in order to grow enough in the right ways.
Like getting a drivers license. At least in our country there is a minimum of hours you need to have behind a wheel, but if you are still far away from being able to drive a car, then your driving instructor would surely suggest you postpone the test a while - or you are likely to fail.
I know people who had their body in the dojo for thousands of hours - never really progressing because their head was somewhere else - and i have seen people paying intense attention to every little detail and progressing really fast because they just loved every minute. Good and bad teachers is also a factor. so....
It dosen't really matter. Someone will let you know - or you will know yourself when the time is right. but waiting for having enough hours of training instead of just enjoying the ride would likely kill you enthusiasm.
Now go write you paper ;)
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Jørgen, this seems to have really sidetracked from what I originally posted and wanted to point out: that people should stop giving out blanket answers like "if you got it in less than 2 years, must be a mcdojo" or "takes around 7 years", and also to point out, that for a newcomer, it can be a very valid question to ask. Apart from that, I generally agree with everything you said :)
I have 3rd kyu in Shotokan Karate, though it's been quite some years since I trained... always a bit sad I didn't just go with it 1½ more years or so, and get Shodan, just to sorta round it off, 3rd kyu is such a weird place to stop. I also trained a bit Jujutsu, though not a whole lot, and was quite decent at a bow and arrow at one point (though not Kyudo, the western type). Looking forward to starting a MA again, my interest never really stopped, just never got around to trying and starting up something new!
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I understand where you're coming from (since the whole Bachelor's degree thing really hit home.) I think it depends both on individual skill level, intensity of training, and the dedication to the actual art.
Also, making a note of the difference between training 1 hour a week for 5 years, and 5 hours a week for 5 years--both are 5 years, but there will obviously be skill differences. (I think that is most definitely why some organizations have minimum amount of hours until certain rankings.)
I tested for 2nd kyu at a year and a half, at the same time someone who had been there for over 4 years. But I went every day, he was once, maybe twice a week.
We have a 1st kyu (just tested for that rank this year) who has been with our dojo for over 20 years... but he practices on average maybe once a month. Have no idea how long it will take him to reach black belt.
I think it's also about how well you fare in comparison to your peers. You can be surrounded by mediocre shodan and be a 1st kyu that blows them all out of the water, but you don't have enough hours and that would be the only difference. That's why I think it's important also to go to seminars and see where you are at your training on a larger scale than it is to go by the black and white of hours.
Hagihara-sensei always says how proud he is that at seminars, whether we're hosting it or we're visiting other dojos, that our students often get used for ukemi. Being recognized outside of your dojo is, I think, a better gauge than just what your numerical rank is.
(On another note, our dojo-cho and Hagihara-sensei's closest student--been with him for 17 years--and last uchi-deshi reached shodan in a little more than 2 and a half years. So it's possible.)
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"Crash programs always fail because they are based on theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby a month."
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I think we all understand about newbie questions; we don't need to be lectured about them. You see them in every possible field: they're the questions that newbies always ask, and that can't be answered in terms that the average newbie can understand (or has the patience to accept). Gear questions are some of the most frequent: Photography: "What's the best digital camera for me?" Backpacking: "What's the best pack for me?" Kayaking: "What's the best kayak for me?" Newbies want a simple answer that doesn't exist, i.e., they want someone to magically tell them (without any of the information needed to make a recommendation) what is going to work for them. They don't want to answer a lot of tiresome questions -- for example, "where and how are you going to use this camera?" or "how much time are you willing to spend developing your kayaking skills?". And they definitely don't want to hear that there isn't a product that provides the optimal solution to many diverse problems (and at a low price, too -- with free shipping!).
So what are the options when faced with a question like that? You can
1)Ignore it...you'd probably consider that rude.
2)Answer it honestly and completely...you seem to consider that rude, too, since someone who does this isn't providing the answer that the questioner wants.
3)Answer it with something that isn't really a complete answer, and could be very wrong in some situations, but that isn't completely off the beam either ("takes about 7 years"). You don't seem to like that one either.
So -- please, I'm truly curious -- in your opinion, what does a "good answer" to such a question look like?
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Caroline is mostly retired and working part-time. Rental income helps her pay the bills. Still, her financial status is an unusual one.
"I am 70 years old and legally married, however, my husband and I have lived separately for 17 years," she says.
Caroline, whose name has been changed, has set aside $122,976 in IRAs, $63,617 in mutual funds, $4,608 in savings and $3,484 in checking. She owns half of two properties mortgage-free: The home in which she lives and the home where her husband lives.
The Star-Ledger asked Jerry Lynch, a certified financial planner with JFL Consulting in Fairfield, to help Caroline determine what money moves she needs to make.
Caroline, 70, is independent and she likes it that way. She and her husband have been separated for 17 years, but aspects of their finances are interlocked. She's wondering if her money will work for her for the rest of her retirement or if there's something more she needs to do.
Checking: $3,484
Savings: $4,608
IRAs: $122,976
Mutual funds: $63,617
Property 1: $200,000
Property 2: $250,000
Personal property: $50,000
Total assets: $694,685
Total liabilities: $0
Total net worth: $694,685
Part-time job: $18,396; Social Security: $14,700; Rental Income: $9,600
Income taxes: $100
Housing $933
Utilities: $420
Food: $400
Personal care: $190
Transportation: $240
Medical: $117
Entertainment: $30
Vacations: $300
Gifts: $200
Charity: $270
The Bergen County woman may appear to have a solid plan on paper, but the reality is quite different. She and her husband need to change the titling on the two properties they own together so they can limit each other's liability and each have access to equity in the homes without needing each other's permission. Additionally, she needs to review all her estate planning documents for updates and to make sure they address her wishes today.
Caroline calls herself a conservative investor, but her current asset allocation doesn't match that description. About 66 percent of her money is invested in stocks, which makes her a moderate investor on the way to an aggressive allocation. To bring her investments in line, certified financial planner Jerry Lynch recommends she put more of her portfolio into cash and fixed income investments.at her current asset allocation and the moves Lynch recommends.
"The main reason they are staying together is that as long as they are married, she gets medical benefits, but this creates a whole lot of issues that need to be addressed," Lynch says.
Most people think that if they have a will, all their estate planning issues will be addressed properly when they die. Lynch says that thinking is far from the reality.
Most major assets, such as property, IRAs, life insurance and annuities will be distributed based on the beneficiary designation or the titling of an asset regardless of what a will states.
This is a big deal for Caroline and her husband. They have two properties that are owned "Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship," or JTWROS. This means that when the first person dies, the second person gets the property. This, Lynch says, is not what Caroline and her husband want to happen when they die.
Instead, Lynch says, the properties should be titled "Tenants in Common," which means each person owns half and has a right to distribute their property through their will provisions. He says because the homes are Caroline's largest assets, it's critical they are titled correctly.
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Caroline describes herself as a conservative investor, which Lynch says generally means about 40 percent of a portfolio should be in stocks. Right now, Caroline has about 66 percent of her investments in stock, which is a moderate portfolio, heading towards an aggressive one.
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Set for Jan. 26, third annual winter woodlot tour bigger and better
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Organizers inspect the site of the third annual Winter Woodlot Tour in Ebenezer. The event will take place Jan. 26 from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. From left is Stephen Lowe, WRIG treasurer; Chris Newell, event coordinator: Stewart MacRae, landowner and Steve DeWolfe, P.E.I. Model Forest Network Partnership.
For city dwellers, getting to take a walk in the woods or listen to the sound of a bubbling brook is a welcomed respite from everyday life.
Even if only for a few hours.
Prince Edward Islanders will get a chance to do both in a big way during the third annual Winter Woodlot Tour in Ebenezer.
Hosted by the Wheatley River Improvement Group (WRIG), the Model Forest Network Partnership and the Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group, the event will take place Jan. 26 at 501 Millboro Rd., Route 243, just off Highway 2, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
"It's a fantastic opportunity for people to get out and explore nature," says event co-ordinator Chris Newell, adding the event has two goals.
The first is to raise consciousness about ecology.
"We want to raise awareness about the natural resources that people might have on their property that they are not adequately using or taking care of," says Newell.
The second is to celebrate the season.
"There is so much to do during the winter. And there's so much wildlife that you can see. Besides all the birds, you can still see skunks, raccoons and rabbits. And, of course, foxes and coyotes are always around," he says.
As part of the day, a wildlife display will be set up and a falconer will be on site to give a demonstration.
"People will also learn how to identify animal tracks," he says.
WRIG treasurer Steven Lowe says his organization is pleased to support this important community event.
"We're very much involved in the management of the watershed, the natural habitat and various other things. But one of the main challenges is getting the community involved, getting them to feel a commitment, investment in what we do," says Lowe.
Third annual Winter Woodlot Tour 501 Millboro Rd., Rt. 243, Ebenezer, just off Highway 2. Families and dogs are welcome. Hot cider will be served. Admission is free. For the snowshoeing activity, people are invited to bring their own equipment. For those who don't have snowshoes, some will be available on loan from program partner Go!P.E.I. Sponsors: The Wheatley River Improvement Group, P.E.I. Model Forest Network Partnership and Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group.
The event will unfold this way:
"The first thing people will notice (when they arrive) is a large tent set up at the site. It's heated so people can go inside and get warmed up if they feel chilly," says Newell.
After parking their cars in the large lot, visitors will follow a short path that will take them into the entrance of the woods and a walking trail.
When they reach a canopy of trees, they will catch a glimpse of a footbridge that will take them across the gurgling brook.
On the other side, one path will lead to a snowshoeing activity while the other will lead to a horse logging demonstration.
"Booths will be set up along the walking trail. So people will be able to stop and see what different people and organizations have to offer," says Newell.
For example, there will be a display of aerial photos from 1930 to the present day.
"It will give people a chance to see how the area has changed over the past 80 years."
There will also be presentation from Scouts Canada, who will have a winter survival site set up.
"This will be handy for people to know if they get stuck in the woods," he says.
Taking a break clearing the snow off the field adjacent to woodlot, the landowner says it's a natural thing to do.
"I've been involved with the local watershed group for a number of years. I attended the two previous events. One of the directors indicated that this might be a nice location. And I have no problem with it," says Stewart MacRae.


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OCU Conference to Feature Leading Businesswomen
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University's Fifth Annual Women in Leadership Conference will feature some of the state's leading business women for a powerhouse workshop and panel from 8 a.m. to noon March 25 at the Meinders School of Business.
Speakers include Susan Barber, Oklahoma City University provost; Linda Kissler, vice president for J.P. Morgan Private Bank; Teresa Rose, senior director of community relations and events for Chesapeake Energy Corporation; and Christy VanCleave, president of Muddy Paws/Pets Helping People. Former Lt. Gov. Jari Askins will moderate the panel discussion and Jenee Naifeh Lister, senior vice president of wealth management for Merrill Lynch, will serve as master of ceremonies..
Composer and Author David Friedman will give the keynote address and lead a workshop. With multi-platinum recordings, Broadway shows, Disney animated films, television scores and a teaching and lecturing career that spans the nation, Friedman has made his mark in all areas of show business.After conducting musicals on Broadway, including "Grease," "Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," and "Song and Dance," Friedman went to Hollywood where he conducted and vocal arranged Disney classics including "Beauty & The Beast," "Aladdin," "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." His songs have been sung and recorded by luminaries such as Diana Ross, Barry Manilow, Allison Krauss, Petula Clark, Laura Branigan, and many others. He appears regularly on "The Today Show," writing new songs for the Everyone Has a Story segment. Friedman spends part of his time teaching workshops and coaching privately across the U.S. in schools, theaters, churches and Fortune 500 Companies.
Askins served as the lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 2007 to 2011 and has the rare distinction of serving in all three branches of government. She served as a special district judge, executive director of the Pardon and Parole Board, deputy general counsel to the governor and as a state representative.
Lister has been in the financial services industry since 1988, all with Merrill Lynch in Oklahoma City. Her focus is on developing strategies and solutions for high net worth individuals, their families and their businesses.
Barber served as an OCU faculty member for 20 years before joining the administration and later becoming provost. She was chair of the biology department for 17 years.
Kissler was a founding partner of Marlin Capital prior to becoming a banker with J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Her team is dedicated to providing high net worth individuals and families with a full range of wealth services as part of an overall wealth management strategy.
Rose joined Chesapeake Energy in 2008 and was later promoted to senior director of community relations and events. Her responsibilities include developing the company's corporate responsibility goals, overseeing corporate philanthropy, developing relationships with community partners and employee engagement and volunteerism. Rose previously was an attorney for The Center for Education Law.
VanCleave began her career in the pet grooming industry in 1978 at a veterinary clinic. She has traveled across the country and worked in many salons enriching her knowledge and technical skills as a pet stylist. She now operates Muddy Paws and started a non-profit organization, Pets Helping People, which trains incarcerated women and felons for careers in the pet industry.
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On Big East Hoops: Let's Not Get Crazy About Marquette YetFebruary 4, 2009 – 1:46 am by admin
I'm betting there's some people around the water cooler (I'm betting because I don't partake in water coolers or those conversations) who fancy themselves college basketball experts and are thinking that, after Connecticut of course, Marquette might be the class of the Big East.
They might be right. But jumping to rash conclusions is frowned upon here at Rumors and Rants (just kidding), so let's take a step back and look at this Marquette team to see what we have on our hands.
The Golden Eagles are 20-2 overall, 9-0 in the Big East, have a 12-game winning streak going and are ranked No. 8 in both polls. Very nice.
How? They have perhaps the best group of guards in the country. Our boy Tom Crean left the cupboard stocked for Buzz Williams with Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews and Dominic James. And Lazar Hayward is a pretty good big.
Aside: One can make a very strong argument for McNeal as Big East Player of the Year, although Luke Harangody is doing his best to repeat right now.
Anyway, Marquette is no doubt very good. Problem is, the worst part of its league schedule hasn't come up yet.
For Marquette's sake I gotta hope the Selection Committee takes this into consideration: The Golden Eagles close with probably its four hardest games all in a row: Connecticut, at Louisville, at Pitt and back home against Syracuse.
It's not dissimilar to what Notre Dame just marched through (and we all saw how that's worked out, although Marquette is definitely a better team), but the timing of those games is bad. Closing strong has traditionally been something the Committee looks for.
But right now that's neither here nor there. That stretch at the end of its schedule will tell us more about Marquette, much more than beating DePaul or struggling teams like Notre Dame and Georgetown.
Until we have that knowledge, we can't really know whether Marquette can play at the top of the Big East. By the second week of March, of course, that will all be out in the open.


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Patrick Kelley, of 159 Kappesser St., Syracuse, was charged with first-degree arson.
Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at 927 Butternut St. just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. Beverly Palmteer was sleeping in her apartment inside the three-story, three-family house when firefighters arrived.
Firefighters rescued Palmteer from the fire. She was taken to Upstate University Hospital. Authorities said Friday that she was in critical condition.
Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler said Friday at a news conference at police headquarters that at least one of the department's security cameras along Butternut Street captured Kelley walking up to the house, setting the fire and then walking away. Reporters were shown several clips of the surveillance footage.
Fowler declined to talk about any connection between Kelley and the victim or a possible motive, citing a continuing investigation.
Detectives arrested Kelley Friday morning. He later admitted to starting the fire to detectives, Fowler said.
Kelley has been charged with arson by Syracuse police several times in the past, Sgt. Tom Connellan said. In August 1992 Kelley was charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree arson and second-degree mischief in connection with a fire at 1010 Turtle St. In 1993 Kelley pleaded guilty to third-degree arson and was sentenced to five to 10 years, Connellan said.
Kelley was taken to the Onondaga County jail and is being held awaiting arraignment.


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I have made my vehement disgust known in the matter of exchanging future Jew killers for body parts back in June: FECKLESS OLMURDERER EXCHANGES BARBARIC BABY KILLER FOR DEAD BODIES and here Golda Meir Weeps as Israel Descends into Madness. Israel "peace partner" Abbas congratulates Kuntar's family; Haniyeh: Israel will pay more (VIDEO)
It is obvious now to Isalmic jihad if they want their murderers released they must kidnap and kill Jews. It works.
This is a sad day, a tragic day for Israel and the Jewish diaspora.
The evil New York Times doesn't know
Child Killer or Brave Anti-Israel Fighter? Times Leaves It Open for Debate "Samir Kuntar will return to a hero's welcome when he crosses into Lebanon this week, 29 years after he left its shores in a rubber dinghy to kidnap Israelis....That raid went horribly wrong, leaving five people dead, a community terrorized and a nation traumatized." How would such a raid have gone "right," in the Times' eyes?
Blue Star wrote, I am boiling over, but put my anger aside and left a calm and collected voicemail for Israel's Ambassador to the U.S.
My comment: As a staunch supporter of Israel, today I am ashamed of its government. Trading live terrorists for dead soldiers works contrary to the safety of every Israeli soldier and citizen. It is also a deep wound to all those who love freedom. Moves like this will encourage more kidnappings and murders.
If you've got the chutzpah and the time, their phone number is (202)364-5500.
Samir Quntar who crushed the head of four-year-old Eynat
Haran with his rifle, was a serving four life sentences for murder in an Israeli
prison is released to a hero's welcome.
Besides bludgeoning Eynat Haran to death with rocks and his rifle, Quntar killed her father and was responsible for the death of her infant sister. He also killed two policemen in the 1979 attack in Naharia. The Israeli cabinet today approved a prisoner exchange that would free Quntar and several other prisoners in exchange for dead Israeli soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, who were kidnapped by Hizbullah in 2006. (More here at PMW).
Blue Star bemoans,
.... terrorists for dead soldiers works contrary to the safety of every Israeli soldier and citizen. It is also a deep wound to all those who love freedom. Moves like this will encourage more kidnappings and murders. To be honest now that the families are mourning for their dead, the only thing to say is the traditional greeting to mourners
"HaMakom Yenachem EtChem,
B'Toch Sh'Ar Avelei Zion V'Yerushaliyim"
Kuntar: My release completes war victory YNET
Samir Kuntar freed at Lebanon border Wednesday afternoon; Hizbullah celebrations underway
Child-killer freed: A short while after the bodies of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were identified, murderer Samir Kuntar and the four Hizbullah prisoners headed to the Lebanese border.
Triumphant return â Kuntar in his new outfit (Photo: AFP)
Hizbullah's al-Manar network reported that Kuntar and the four prisoners were received by masses of supporters, cries of joy, and lively music. Following a short ceremony, the freed prisoners were set to head to Beirut for a mass rally to celebrate their release.
In his first statement after being released, Kuntar told al-Manar: "I want to congratulate all those who sacrificed for the sake of this new victory. This is the true supplement to the July victory (Second Lebanon War.) I won't say much now, I will make do with sending well-wishes to the man responsible for the promise that was fulfilled, Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, and to the heroic fighters of the Islamic resistance (Hizbullah)."
Happy day in Lebanon (Photo: AFP)
While families of Israeli soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were mourning their loved ones, Hizbullah launched its celebrations Wednesday afternoon with a festive ceremony marking the arrival of the first caskets containing terrorists handed over by Israel earlier in the day.
Prisoner Swap
(VIDEO) Palestinian president welcomes swap deal between Israel, Hizbullah. Hamas' prime minister in Gaza says, 'The resistance's victory proved the rightness of our way.' Spokesman for Popular Resistance Committees says kidnapping soldiers is ideal way to release Palestinian prisoners Full Story Senior Hizbullah figures and Shiite leaders took part in the ceremony, near the border with Israel. The first truck to enter Lebanon carried the bodies of 19 Hizbullah fighters.
'Huge achievement'
< Earlier Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hizbullah. Abbas congratulated Kuntar's family and sent his condolences to the Lebanese families receiving their loved ones' bodies as part of the deal.
Samir Kuntar's mother joined the cries of joy on Wednesday afternoon, praising Hizbullah leader Nasrallah for "the huge achievement."
< In an interview with the al-Manar network, Kuntar's mother, also known as Um Jabar, said that "there is no limit to my joy today. I cannot express my feelings. This is complete liberty. For three days I have been getting phone calls from residents of Palestine, Yemen, Morocco and other countries, who congratulate me and I congratulate them."
Check out my interview EXACTLY one year to the day, July 17, 2007, with Karnit Goldwasser. She had faith in Nassrallah "understanding". I said he's an animal -- listen
Atlas Shrugs Asks Karnit Goldwasser FREE THE SOLDIERS RALLY
PG Can I ask you with Olmert releasing Fatah terrorists ....
Karnit Goldwasser: Excused me?
PG: Olmert is releasing these terrorists from prisons with no conditions, what do you think of that?
Karnit Goldwasser : The Prime Minister
PG: Yes, Olmerde. Doesn't that make you crazy? releasing these terorists from prison?
Karnit Goldwasser : That's not quite true. I hope that Fatah .... I hope that Hamas will understand that if that want to get their people to their home, people that they wish to have at home, I hope they will see that Olmert can release people and Olmert can bring people back home in returning of Gilad Shalit.
PG: You have faith in Fatah?
KG: Fatah?
PG: It's a question. I am just asking you because I don't. Everything that I have seen over the past few ....
KG: My problem is with the Hezballah. I am dealing with Hezballah, I'm not [intelligible] ... from the country. I don't know I am hoping Nasrallah will understand and if he wants to release his prisoners he has to do much more but it seems he doesn't want to release the prisoners.
PG: He's an animal
KG: What can I do? ...... What can I do?
UPDATE: Hezb'Allah circling:
Hizballah has marked the conclusion of the prisoner exchange with Israel by launching new tactics consisting of anti-air missile ambushes against Israeli Air Force flights over Lebanon and anti-ship missiles against Israel naval craft cruising off its shores.
DEBKAfile¢s military sources report that Hizballah has taken charge of the missile campaign while handing the Lebanese national army the task of attacking Israeli outposts at the Shaaba Farms enclave and the Mt. Dov slopes of the Hermon range.
It was clear Wednesday, July 16, that Hizballah was now calling the shots in Beirut when the president and government were forced to honor the spectacular heroes¢ welcome the Shiite group organized for the five imprisoned terrorists released by Israel.
Hezbollah practice nazi salute for the return child murderer (hat tip Kasper)
"Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were handing out sweets to celebrate the handover of the two coffins. Dozens of Palestinians, holding Palestinian and Lebanese flags, rejoiced at the prospect that Samir Kuntar would be freed."
"Today is a great victory for the resistance movements and to Hezbollah, said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri. "It shows that the only successful way to free the prisoners is by kidnapping soldiers."
A former cellmate of Samir Kuntar, Jaber Weshah, who is now deputy director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza, said: "Today is a true day of joy for all Palestinians and all freedom lovers across the world."
UPDATE: Evil on holiday:
This is the animal (Sami Kuntar) Olmert set free today to receive a "hero's welcome" in Lebanon. This is a dark day for Israel:
"After drowning Danny [the father] in the sea in front of Einat (as Ahmed Al-Brass, Mhanna Salim Al-Muayed, and Abdel Majeed Asslan served as look outs and backup cover for Kuntar), Kuntar turned his attention towards the 4 year-old. He took his rifle and then swung it across the toddler's head, knocking her to the ground. Kuntar then dragged the toddler a couple of feet to the closest rock he could find and laid her head down on a rock, with the intention of crushing it with the butt of his rifle. Einat, instinctively covered her head with her arms, Kuntar struggled with the toddler until he finally managed to clear her arms out of the way. Once her arms were out of the way, Kuntar repeatedly beat her on the head with the butt of his rifle and stomping on her body, until blood rushed out of her ears and mouth. Then, to ensure she was dead, Kuntar continued beating her over the head until her skull was crushed and she was dead." (more here is you can stand it)
The Olmert government has known that Regav and Goldwasser have been dead for 2 years.
Wolf, "Olmert deflecting attention from his own corruption has he lets monsters with blood on their hands free!"


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Helen T. McMullen
Helen T. McMullen, 85, Loretto, died Tuesday. She was born in Loretto, daughter of Michael and Annie Driskel. Surviving are children: Dian Smith, Kathy Sherry, Mary Frances Miladinovich, Phoebe Rosensteel, Gerald, Karen Boland, Terry and Susan Fitzsimmons; and a sister, Louise Smithbower. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; and five siblings. At the request of the deceased, there will be no viewing or visitation. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto. Arrangements are by Gibbons Funeral Home, Ashville.


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FRANKLIN — Parts of Easton Avenue are shut down due to an investigation of a serious motor vehicle crash, police said.
At about 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Easton Avenue in Franklin Township in the area of Lakeside Road was shut down, according to Sgt. Philip Rizzo of the Franklin Township Police Department.
Police are investigating a "serious" motor vehicle crash, Rizzo said.
NJ.com will update this story when more information becomes available.
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Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man admitted his guilt today in connection with allegations he ran down a Syracuse police detective while fleeing the scene of a larceny.
Gavin Ballog, 22, of 1140 Wolf St., pleaded guilty before state Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti to a single felony count of second-degree assault in the July 24 incident.
He is to be sentenced Jan. 28 to four years in state prison.
Authorities said Detective Matthew Arduini was struck by the vehicle Ballog was driving as Ballog fled from Driver's Village where tires and rims had just been stolen from a vehicle.
Arduini was investigating similar thefts in the city and had used a court-authorized global positioning system device to track the suspects to the Cicero car dealership.
Ballog's guilty plea was entered moments after Brunetti explained he had received a letter from the mother of two of Ballog's co-defendants in which she claimed her sons had falsely implicated Ballog in the incident under police pressure.
Brunetti said he doubted the accuracy of that letter since he'd just been informed by defense lawyer Paul Carey that Ballog was planning to plead guilty.
The judge said it appeared someone was trying to manipulate the criminal justice system to exonerate Ballog and shift the blame to a juvenile. There was no evidence Ballog was behind that effort, Brunetti noted, and Carey said the letter to the judge had not been solicited by his client.
Assistant District Attorney Michael Kasmarek said he was confident Ballog was the guilty party because Arduini positively identified Ballog as the driver of the vehicle that ran him down at Driver's Village. The prosecutor also said all three of Ballog's accomplices had implicated him.
Edwin Rodriguez, 39, of Otisco Street, was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to third-degree grand larceny for the theft of more than $10,000 worth of tires and rims from the Driver's Village dealership.
Rodriguez's 17-year-old nephew, Marcus Rodriguez, was sentenced to probation and time served - with youthful offender treatment - after pleading guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny, Kasmarek said.
A juvenile had his case referred to Family Court.
According to Kasmarek, the prosecution satisfied possible other charges from a number of similar tire and rim thefts the defendants admitted committing before the Driver's Village incident.


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FOLEY, Ala. -- A group of opponents to a Baldwin County stormwater management amendment that could result in new fees for landowners heckled, badgered and interrupted supporters of the measure during a public forum Tuesday evening.
Roberta Swann, deputy director of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, gave a 20-minute presentation to a crowd of about 70 at the Foley Civic Center.
Just prior to the meeting, much of the crowd gathered in the parking lot along with Dean Young, a former aide to former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore who early this year led the unsuccessful opposition to the 1-cent school tax.
That effort was called "Axe the Tax." Dean said he is now leading a "Smash the Tax" campaign against the stormwater amendment, and handed out free yard signs bearing the words "Vote No Amendment One Rain Tax."
"I think the support for this is falling apart. Between now and the November election, candidates will start to distance themselves from the 'rain tax' amendment," Young said during an interview.
During Swann's presentation, several people interrupted her with questions, a few of which she tried to answer. She finally said that further queries would have to wait until a question-and-answer period that would follow her talk.
"Well, hurry up! You're long-winded," one woman shouted.
Swann explained that Amendment One set for a public vote on the Nov. 2 ballot would give the Alabama Legislature the power to create a corporation that could levy a fee to pay for stormwater projects in Baldwin County.
According to a proposed fee schedule, the annual rate would be about $12 to $24 per parcel for 80 percent of county landowners. The base rate is $12, and some would pay more based on the amount of impervious surface like rooftops or driveways that divert water from soil.
Commercial property with 200,000 square feet of rooftop or parking lot, for example, would generate a fee of about $1,200 annually, according to Swann.
All farmland would be excluded from the fees.
Several people spoke against the proposed amendment, saying it only creates another layer of government and a new "rain tax" on people already suffering in tough economic times. Only a few stood up and spoke at the microphone designated for public comments. Most shouted from their seats.
Some said their main complaint was that the amendment would create a stormwater corporation that would have the power to establish any fee structure at all without any limits.
"This is worse than a tax, it's a blank check," said James Long, a Robertsdale resident who spoke against the amendment.
Long said he would not support the measure unless it was amended to set limits on the stormwater panel's fee-setting power.
State Rep. Steve McMillan, R-Gulf Shores, one of the bill's sponsors, was the only state legislator who spoke at Tuesday's meeting. State Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, who has been an advocate of the amendment, was absent.
"We would have to start again from scratch. And we may have to do that" if the amendment fails in November, McMillan told Long.
The conversation was interrupted by a woman shouting: "We don't control the rain that comes down from heaven. That's God. Why don't you send the bill to him?"
Also absent from Tuesday evening's meeting was state Rep. Harry Shiver, R-Bay Minette, who earlier that day had urged the Baldwin County Commission not to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Baldwin County Watershed Coalition.
Shiver argued that to do so would be seen as an endorsement of the Nov. 2 amendment. The commissioners agreed to table the measure until after the November vote.
Several municipalities and the Baldwin County Soil and Water Conservation District have already signed memoranda and joined the coalition.
At Tuesday's meeting in Foley, members of the "no rain tax" group also accused the watershed coalition — primarily made up of volunteers — of being a collection of "elites" who cooked up the "rain tax" as a scheme to enrich local engineering firms and contractors.
Swann and others explained that the Baldwin County Watershed Coalition was only a study group formed when county residents and municipal officials complained to legislators following flooding in 2004. The coalition is completely separate from the corporation that the legislation would create, Swann said.
Some people also complained Tuesday that they had only recently learned about the amendment that would appear on the November ballot.
McMillan said that a planned public education program had been delayed by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
"That's no excuse. They could have been educating the public during the oil spill," David Peterson, another of the amendment's opponents, said during an interview.
"And why should we be the ones to do this when all the places north of Baldwin County in the watershed aren't doing anything?" Peterson asked.


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"Through the Skin Cancer Institute, we are endeavoring to reverse the growing incidence of all forms of skin cancer by contributing breakthroughs and innovations to help patients today and in the future. Based on our excellence in research, Northwestern is one of only six Skin Disease Research Centers as designated by the National Institutes of Health."
Joan Guitart, MD
Skin cancer — the most common form of cancer in the United States — impacts all of our lives. It is estimated that at least one in five Americans will develop skin cancer during a lifetime. Unlike many common cancers that are becoming less widespread, the incidence of all forms of skin cancer continues to rise as shown in epidemiologic studies over the last few decades.
At Northwestern Medicine, we are deeply committed to reversing the growing prevalence of all forms of skin cancer. Through our Skin Cancer Institute within the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, we are providing expert patient care and spearheading high-impact research, education, and training. With director Joan Guitart, MD, and esteemed co-directors Timothy Kuzel, MD, and Jeffrey Wayne, MD, we offer multidisciplinary leadership and care from leading figures in dermatology, surgical oncology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology. The work and vision of our leaders are based on cutting-edge laboratory and clinical research. We are the Chicago area's leading site for the care of patients with skin cancers (including melanomas, cutaneous lymphomas, and carcinomas) and are proud to offer a comprehensive and patient-centered clinical program. As a premier teaching institution, we are training the next generation of skin cancer specialists and researchers.
Prevention and Early Detection
The Skin Cancer Institute is a trailblazer in education and research that focuses on preventing and detecting skin cancer. We are performing research on how people learn and can be motivated to change their behavior, leading to out-of-the-box thinking about early detection and changing behavior to prevent skin cancer. Project Skin Watch is an educational research study that teaches melanoma patients and their partners to perform accurate skin checks and detect skin cancer early. When melanoma is detected in its early stages, the five-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent. Since only 16 percent of melanomas are found by physicians, direct patient education is crucial.
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. Promising breakthroughs are on the horizon, but much work needs to be done. At the Skin Cancer Institute, we are studying and developing new detection techniques and markers, as well as novel therapies that will help patients receive care that is personalized and more effective in treating their particular melanoma diagnosis. In our Melanoma Multidisciplinary Clinic, we conduct mole mapping and total body photography to monitor high-risk patients, and work closely with them to coordinate their dermatologic, medical, and surgical oncologic care. Northwestern is the region's largest center for the surgical treatment of melanoma and a research center for testing new systemic interventions for metastatic melanoma. We also offer a vast expertise in histology and molecular diagnostics. The Northwestern Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory is one of only four laboratories in the nation to perform fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) as a diagnostic tool for distinguishing between benign and malignant melanocytic neoplasms. We are developing a promising molecular technique to test the prognosis of melanoma with a simple scraping of the skin.
These and other offerings make Northwestern a world referral center for helping patients and their doctors determine a tumor's nature and prognosis. In addition,our institution has obtained funds to create the first multi-center melanoma frozen tissue bank to enhance future research options.
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Cutaneous lymphomas are rare, yet the incidence has doubled over the past 25 years (4,500 new patients per year). Patients with cutaneous lymphomas, the cause or risk factors of which are unknown, often suffer from intractable itchiness, skin pain, ulcers, and infections, which greatly impair quality of life at many levels including one's ability to sleep. Many of the currently utilized medical and phototherapeutic approaches to treat cutaneous lymphoma were originally developed and/or tested at Northwestern, and we continue to develop and review new methods. Current therapies include biologic treatments, chemotherapy, phototherapy, photopheresis, and allogenic stem cell transplantation, a promising technique for which Northwestern was the first and remains one of the largest bases of experience. This kind of stem cell transplant is the only treatment that provides a state of being disease-free for more than 12 years for patients with advanced disease and possibly a definitive cure. Our Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic is recognized internationally as a model for patient care, with experts in hematology/oncology, dermatology, and dermatopathology who consult with radiation oncologists, surgeons, and psychologists as needed.
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Here's an interesting website I came across yesterday: Brightly Beaming Resources. I'm particularly interested in the preschool curriculum, which includes entire lesson plans for letter of the week, sound of the week, and more. There are weekly schedules, daily schedules, and a lesson plan for each letter.
I'm tempted to give this a try. It might be nice to have a little structure to the time we spend at home. Of course, it all depends on whether Belle is interested, because this isn't something I would ever try to force.