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Wildcats Open Football Season Saturday
Aug. 26, 2002
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The Game - Arizona (0-0) renews football acquaintance with Northern Arizona (0-0), in both teams' season opener Saturday, Aug. 31, in Tucson. Kickoff at 56,002-seat Arizona Stadium is set for 7:07 p.m. The game will be cablecast live in Arizona markets by Fox Sports Net, with Dave Sitton and Glenn Parker describing the action.
Some Game Themes - The two teams have not played in 57 years, since September 1945. That's the month President Harry S. Truman declared VJ Day at the close of World War II... It's Arizona's first game against a Division I-AA team since the NCAA established the designation for championship play in 1978, although UA has played some new I-A teams in the past decade shortly after they left I-AA (Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana-Monroe, UAB)... It's a playoff team ranked No. 15 in the final 2001 polls (NAU) against a team looking for some renewed respect after a few years' hiatus in national appeal... NAU is ranked No. 20 in the ESPN/USA Today poll and 21 in The Sports Network preseason I-AA SID/Media poll...
The Series - Arizona holds a 5-1 record in the series, which dates to 1931 when UA won the first meeting, 19-12, in Flagstaff... The Lumberjacks' lone victory came in 1932 in Phoenix, 7-6... The last meeting was a 52-6 Wildcat victory in Tucson in 1945... UA is 9-2 against Big Sky schools all time...
The Coaches - Arizona: John Mackovic (Wake Forest '65), second year at Arizona (5-6) and 15th season as a collegiate head coach (90-70-3). He has not coached against Northern Arizona. Northern Arizona: Jerome Souers (Oregon '83), fifth year at NAU (21-25) and fifth year overall. He has not coached against Arizona and is 0-1 against Pac-10 schools after a 45-10 loss at Oregon State a year ago.
Arizona Training Camp - The team completed training camp Aug. 23, with 22 practices spread over 14 days. If anything, the preseason was a smoothly run, businesslike affair. When plans called for 24 plays in a skeleton passing drill, 24 plays were run in the allotted time. Arizona solved some questions about depth but had some injuries to key starters throw some untested players into potential roles, perhaps a bit ahead of time. Head coach John Mackovic said in February he expected the 2002 signing class to have a number of guys who would play, and that appears likely along the lines, in both backfields and at the punting position, at least. Some off-field summer distractions left a few unanswered questions about personnel, too. Those could be dealt with this week. No matter what, Arizona's players are eager to build on their season-ending victory last November and move the Mackovic program into new territory. The Cats are bigger, stronger, more in tune with their leader's style and dedicated to the proposition that Arizona football can return to the topof the Pac-10 heap.
Lumberjack, Match-up Notes...
Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff. Enrollment: 20,000. Colors: Blue & Gold; Conference: Big Sky. 2001 Record: 8-4
The Lumberjacks posted the third-best turnaround in I-AA last season, with a five-game improvement to 8-4... A reward: the fourth NCAA playoff appearance in the program's history... Fifteen players earned All-Big Sky honors... Two All-Big Sky performers at wide receiver - Clarence Moore and Johnny Marshall - should help junior college transfer quarterback Clint Womack (injured in the third game last year, medical redshirt) keep the NAU offense rolling. They each caught 43 balls last year. Marshall's an accomplished 400m sprinter and hurdler for NAU's solid track program... Linebacker Keith O'Neil was an all-conference first-team pick, leading the club with 83 tackles. The linebacker corps is expected to be a strong point for the Lumberjacks, with Kaaina Keawe, Mike Sands and George Asalele joining O'Neil for a strong nucleus in the 4-3 defense... Freshman RB Philo Sanchez, a Tucson Sunnyside High School star with more than 4,800 career yards, had 47 yards on five carries in a recent scrimmage and is contending for a tailback spot, plus listed as a top kickoff returner... NAU reserve offensive lineman Andy Nuessle, a sophomore, was on Arizona's roster the past two years and logged time in the Oregon game last year as a defensive end... UA offensive line coach Charlie Dickey was an NAU assistant for two years from 1990-91 under another former Wildcat staffer, then head coach Steve Axman... NAU sports information director Steve Shaff is a Tucson prep product and Arizona grad who worked in UA's SID office from 1988-92...
Arizona Head Coach John Mackovic
UA's 26th head coach enters his 18th year as a collegiate head coach, athletics director or professional head coach, plus adds another dozen years in the game as a coordinator or assistant to give the Wildcats a mentor with more than three decades of established leadership and organization. The Wildcats are that - a well organized program - and it starts at the top under a head coach with a proven record as a football strategist. UA's 2001 team unveiled a sophisticated attack which produced a 2,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and a near 1,000-yard receiver - those an untested junior quarterback, a sophomore halfback and a junior receiver. Mackovic served notice that under his tutelage Arizona will be a productive team that can score points. Mackovic's first year in Tucson opened with the team snapping a program five-game losing streak, and opened the year 3-0 to complete only the third perfect non-conference campaign in the past 11 seasons. Pacific-10 Conference play ushered in some difficult going as the club extended its league losing streak to 10 games before a breakthrough. This year he's emphasized the mental readiness the team must have at the same juncture. Mackovic's second-year legacy at several previous coaching stops gives Arizona partisans optimism. At Wake Forest his second club improved by seven games. His second Kansas City Chiefs team went from 6-10 to 8-8. His Fighting Illini improved from 6-5-1 to 10-2 in his second season. Anticipation is clearly a theme in UA's camp. As the District 9 representative on the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association, Mackovic, 59, has a voice heard nationally. His focus on the total student-athlete has been underscored by eight national academic/citizenship honor winners during his collegiate career including another member (Eli Wnek) selected last year to the AFCA 'Good Works Team.' Arizona recorded a program-high four first-team Academic All-Pac-10 selections in 2001.
Mackovic at a Glance:
Injury Report
Offensive guard Makoa Freitas (wrist surgery Aug. 24) is out for several weeks. Defensive end Andre Torrey (hip) is out for NAU. Offensive tackle Darren Safranek (knee) is doubtful. LB Pat Howard (knee) is questionable. OL John Vorsheck (concussion) is questionable. True freshman wide receiver Mike Jefferson (knee) and sophomore transfer quarterback Matt Belshe (knee) had surgery last week and will miss several weeks. Safety Justin Jochum had ankle surgery after an early August weight-room injury and is out indefinitely. Frosh DE Paul Philipp has been slowed by off-season shoulder surgery and has not yet been able to fully participate.
Status of Three Players In Question
Four players were involved in off-the-field incidents during the summer and have pending court appearances. Coach John Mackovic said he would announce any decision regarding their status sometime during the week of the NAU game. All reportedly at least violated implicit team curfew guidelines. They are: starting wide receiver Bobby Wade, nominal starting defensive end Andre Torrey and defensive end Javier Martinez, who worked himself into the rotation during camp.One other player involved in the incidents, defensive back Danny Perry, quit the team before camp.
Game Captains
The team will elect permanent team captains near the close of the season. Each week prior to that honor, game captains are selected by head coach John Mackovic. The game captains for the Northern Arizona game will be announced shortly.
Arizona In Season Openers
Arizona is 53-23-3 in season openers played against four-year university opponents. UA opened the season against Northern Arizona in 1940 and 1945, winning 41-0 and 52-6, respectively.
Arizona's Coaching Staff During Games
UA will spot head coach John Mackovic, defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff, offensive line coach Charlie Dickey, special teams coordinator Scott Pelluer, wide receivers coach Rob Ianello and defensive line coach Marty on the sideline this year. The high view in the coaches booth will be used by offensive coordinator Rick Dykes, defensive ends coach Charlie Camp, secondary coach Steve Bernstein, running backs coach Jay Boulware and graduate assistants Jeff Rodgers and Terry Samuel.
New Faces in the Mix
A number of players are expected to see their first action in an Arizona uniform this year. Redshirt freshmen who should debut against Northern Arizona include: halfbacks Mike Bell and Gainus Scott, fullback Sean Jones, quarterback Nic Costa, defensive tackle Brad Brittain and cornerback Darrell Brooks. Others could be defensive end Copeland Bryan and linebacker Pedro Limon. Junior college transfers on the depth chart include wide receiver Juan Valentine, cornerback Luis Nunez, defensive tackle Carl Tuitavuki, defensive end Javier Martinez and offensive lineman Matt Lamatsch. (DE Andre Torrey hurt his hip a few days into camp. He was penciled in as the starter on one side after a strong showing in spring ball. He's doubtful for NAU). Among true freshmen in the mix are WR Biren Ealy, FB Gilbert Harris, DE Marcus Smith, FS Lamon Means, OG John Parada, OT Tanner Bell, C Kili Lefotu. LB Spencer Larsen and punter Danny Baugher. Smith is listed as the starter at DE with Torrey out. Senior fullback Joey Willrodt joined the team as a non-scholarship player in spring ball. He just received a scholarship from coach John Mackovic and is the listed starter following a solid camp.
The Farmer and the Bell
Arizona's situation at halfback is among the most promising developments on the team. Junior Clarence Farmer, the first-team All-Pac-10 pick in 2001, and redshirt freshmen Mike Bell and Gainus Scott should give the program as good a three-back punch as it's had in the Wildcats' Pac-10 years. Farmer rushed for more yards (1,229) than any runner in the league a year ago and was named a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award Aug. 20. Farmer has 1,895 career rushing yards and needs 88 more to hit UA's all-time chart, where Gary Taylor sits at No. 10 with 1,982. With 128 more he'd move into the No. 9 spot, passing Eddie Wolgast (1945-50) who toted for 2,022. Bell's an explosive player whose open-field talent is superlative and has coaches eager to see his game skills, while Scott is a rugged, slashing runner with speed. Any combination of the two should make focusing on one a dangerous proposition for opponents. Those three plus redshirt freshman fullback Sean Jones, senior fullback Joe Wilrodt, true freshman fullback Gilbert Harris and junior halfback Chris Harris give Arizona a nice stable of runners. Catching the ball out of the backfield is critical in UA's offense, too.
Senior inside linebacker Lance Briggs brings two-time All-Pac-10 credentials to UA's defense and it hasn't been done with mirrors. His total of 206 tackles in those two seasons came on the move. With 210 career hits (4 as a true freshman fullback on special teams in 1999), a big year could move him close to former UA All-American and NFL draftee Sean Harris (1991-94), a swift and rugged linebacker like Briggs who recorded 320 tackles. Briggs is a preseason All-American and clearly the top physical presence behind the line for the Wildcats. Beside him, senior Ray Wells and sophomore Kirk Johnson have solid Pac-10 experience. Johnson drew raves playing as a true freshman a year ago. Soph Pat Howard is the fourth inside linebacker and lettered a year ago as a redshirt freshman. On the outside, junior Joe Siofele is the returning starter at whip linebacker and brings speed and size to the position.
Cogito Ergo Sum
'I think, therefore I am' wrote Rene Descartes nearly four centuries ago. With all apologies to the French philosopher, Arizona senior quarterback Jason Johnson has seemingly willed - and worked -- himself into contention as a Pac-10 quarterback of notoriety. It took four years -- one as a redshirt, two as a holder and one solid year last season - to demonstrate his aptitude and ability measure up to his work ethic. Last year he eagerly devoured the offensive strategies of John Mackovic and coordinator Rick Dykes and completed 169 passes for 57 percent , 2,347 yards and 19 touchdowns, all in Arizona's top 10 for single-season marks. That he was previously untested... was demonstrated by 13 interceptions. But he had three 300-yard games and capped the year with 18 throws in 29 attempts (62%) for 225 yards and two scores against Arizona State. He's capable of that each time out. He's not terrifically fast and he doesn't possess a rocket arm, but he's the quarterback and field general, and Arizona coaches intend to determine just how much he's digested of a complex and attacking offense. Based on spring ball and fall camp - plenty. He looks for the open man and finds him, practice after practice. It's said by Mackovic that 'we play that way and practice that way' - with multiple threats. Johnson's familiar with them. A graduate student, Johnson's the reigning first-team Academic All-Pac-10 quarterback and a candidate for the AFCA 'Good Works Team' which cites athletic, scholastic and civic responsibility. Behind Johnson, redshirt freshman Nic Costa had a good camp and the lefty, despite no game experience, should see some early action. True freshman Ryan O'Hara came on strong at the end of camp and despite a wiry 190-pound, 6-foot-6 frame, could see action this year, according to Mackovic. Costa throws the deepest ball and is the fastest, but O'Hara has some wheels, too.
The Little Streak
It's a very modest winning streak, but Arizona's football program has been upbeat since its victory at Arizona State to close last season. The one-game winning streak is something to build on. Enthusiasm and a foundation of success for the program have been evident since that contest. 'You're only as good as your last game' is one coaching adage. The Wildcats played an outstanding game in the finale, in all aspects, and worked hard to continue to do so.
'Youth Now Flees on Feathered Foot'
...So wrote Robert Louis Stevenson more than a century ago. Arizona's Robert Louis Wade - Bobby - has shown plenty of fleetness of foot in his career as a Wildcat wide receiver. He's No. 3 on the school career chart with 137 catches and 17 touchdowns, and No. 4 with 1,962 yards. His 62 receptions a year ago were the No. 4 single-season figure. He has a live streak of three 100-yard games entering the season and a streak of 31 consecutive games with a reception - No. 12 nationally and 11 short of UA's record of 41 by Dennis Northcutt (1996-99). He and junior Andre Thurman (30 receptions, 470 yards in 2001) could make it tough for opponents to double-team, plus junior Lance Relford brings solid game experience to the mix. Juco transfer Juan Valentine and freshman Biren Ealy were impressive in camp and are expected to contend for substantial rotation play. Wade, also, has 2,836 all-purpose yards and is a quality kick returner.
Offensive Line Deep and Big - and Jumbled Somewhat
Recruiting efforts in the off season centered in part on height and size across the lines. On offense, coaches attracted five recruits with the attributes - 6-foot-8, 326-pound John Parada, Tanner Bell (6-8, 324), Kili Lefotu (6-5, 298), Keith Jackson (6-5, 312) and Matt Padron (6-5, 259, TE). Meantime, the guys on the varsity heard the dimensions and got busy. Returning regulars Makoa Freitas (6-4, 295), Chris Johnson (6-3, 295), Keoki Fraser (6-3, 300), Brandon Phillips (6-8, 330), Darren Safranek (6-7, 290), Reggie Sampay (6-3, 285), John Vorsheck (6-4, 305) and Aaron Higginbotham (6-5, 295) didn't slip through slats in the fence reporting to camp. The lettermen tight ends - James Hugo (6-6, 266), Justin Levasseur (6-4, 245) and Steve Fleming (6-6, 250) also ate well and worked hard in the summer. What fall camp has shown is that coaches have a nucleus of veterans, young and old, to help bring along the newcomers, some position flexibility by key people like Freitas and Johnson, and some immediate problems with injuries - Freitas and Safranek. But Arizona appears to have the people for a sizeable and proficient front. The group was responsible for helping UA record some solid offensive output in 2001 and there's no reason those numbers won't climb in 2002. A 2,000-yard passer (Jason Johnson) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Clarence Farmer) required skill in the trenches, so building on that foundation would not be a surprise.
Michael Jolivette
Arizona's off-season work in the secondary centered around stopping the litany of big plays which plagued the defense in 2001. Junior cornerback Michael Jolivette intercepted five passes and set an Arizona single-season record in breaking up 20 passes. Michael's been a fixture of UA's secondary since then quarterback Keith Smith told bystanders in summer 1999 that there was only one guy who was covering wide receiver Dennis Northcutt with any regularity in informal drills - Jolivette. Since, he's intercepted five passes in each of his first two years (after redshirting the '99 season), good enough for national Top 20 rankings. Across from Jolivette, redshirt freshman Darrell Brooks seems to have wrested the top role from senior David Hinton. Mid-year juco transfer Luis Nunez and converted (in spring) wide receiver Gary Love also have roles. At free safety, senior Jarvie Worcester is the dean of the secondary, a fifth-year player with three years' experience. True freshman Lamon Means has raised eyebrows there. Junior Clay Hardt is the starter at strong safety, but sophomore Tony Wingate and junior Anthony Fulcher rotate in various sets. Hardt also has experience at the free safety spot. Arizona's eager to see how some different looks and altered assignments will work in the secondary.
The Double-Eagle Flex
Despite some difficulty in 2001 - surrendering a school-record 34.3 points per game, for one -- Arizona kept its double-eagle flex defensive scheme. But in the off season coordinator Larry Mac Duff and head coach John Mackovic looked at ways to improve and did add some wrinkles to continue the gap-control, pressure style that pushed Arizona to the top of the national statistics in total defense and rushing defense in the 1990s. Look for the Cats to be more disciplined and effective with a variety of pass-defense alignments, but expect stopping the run to be paramount. UA slipped in the department a year ago, dropping from No. 8 nationally (2000) to No. 48.
Defensive Front
Coach John Mackovic's a stickler for details and accountability, and it left UA short four guys on the defensive interior when camp opened and final grades for summer school had not been posted. The only returning starter, senior tackle Young Thompson, was one of those fellows, as were sophomore tackles Carlos Williams and Vince Feula. Williams played sparingly in 2001 after switching from tight end at the start of the year; Feula did not play in 2001. All three joined camp after a week or so, joining redshirt freshman Brad Brittain and juco transfer Carl Tuitavuki inside. The fourth player held out, DE Isaac Watts, was ruled academically ineligible. At defensive end, spring ball elevated Andre Torrey to potential starter. Letterman Fata Avegalio, mid-year juco convert (from TE) Javier Martinez, and newcomer Marcus Smith also figure in the mix on the edge -- Smith should start this week. Redshirt freshman walk-on Copeland Bryan will provide depth at DE. Promising freshman Paul Philipp reported with a shoulder in rehabilitation and has yet to see full-contact practice action. As a group, it's considerably deeper, with more practice reps under each belt than last year's.
Kicking the Ball
The punting and kicking jobs haven't been absolutely nailed down by the incumbents - place kicker Sean Keel, punter Ramey Peru and kickoff specialist Ryan Slack. Competition from freshman punter Danny Baugher, squadman kicker Bobby Gill and Keel (at kickoff specialist) kept things lively in fall camp. Baugher has a deep leg, but Peru stepped up and began getting the depth and hang time coaches expect. Gill did a good job in his camp kicks. The team needs to improve on its figures from last year - 34.7 net punting average and overall 64.3 percent field goal effectiveness. The jobs clearly could be won in game action, starting this week. On the coverage/return end of the kicking game, special teams coordinator Scott Pelluer and the assistants who coach ST units have loaded them up with quick, strong people geared to reducing big plays, blocking a half dozen opponent kicks, not having a kick blocked and taking the ball back all the way. It's not a wishing-and-hoping sort of thing. The staff focused strongly on those aspects since last December.
Wildcats Share Roles
Arizona enters the season opener with some lineup positions not necessarily in contention but spread among several players. On defense, for example, coaches have spoken of a potential for 16 'starters,' based on guys who have earned roles in different alignments and points of emphasis. Rover linebackers Ray Wells and Kirk Johnson could see equal play, for example, while cornerbacks David Hinton and Luis Nunez each have battled against redshirt freshman Darrell Brooks for the starting role opposite Michael Jolivette. (Brooks enters the first game with the nod.) Junior CB Gary Love, who switched from receiver during spring ball, also has some spots in certain formations. No one outside the staff rooms is quite sure how Mackovic and offensive coordinator Rick Dykes might deal with the backup quarterback role, but neither redshirt freshman Nic Costa nor freshman Ryan O'Hara have any experience and the staff needs a step-up guy there, soon.
Returning Team Award Winners
Several players return after winning team awards a year ago. They include junior halfback Clarence Farmer, winner of the Damon Terrell Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Offensive Player awards; senior linebacker Lance Briggs, the Most Valuable Defensive Player; junior safety Clay Hardt, the Most Valuable Special Teams Player; senior quarterback Jason Johnson, the undergraduate academic honoree; senior tackle Darren Safranek, the Martin Gentry Outstanding Offensive Lineman; and scout team Champion Award winners in redshirt freshman linebacker Pedro Limon and redshirt halfback Gainus Scott.
...Halfback Clarence Farmer was No. 22 in a Florida Today Heisman poll of players at 83 universities across the country last week...
...Arizona had 21 players on NFL rosters this past weekend, including 2001 seniors Steven Grace and Kevin Barry, offensive linemen who signed 2002 free agent contracts. Grace (Cardinals) and Barry (Packers) could become the first Arizona players under head coach John Mackovic to make active National Football League rosters... Only recently, the UA player with the longest active tenure in the League - offensive lineman Glenn Parker - retired after 12 years of play. The UA Sports Hall of Fame member is the new color analyst for Fox Sports Net Arizona cable productions of Arizona football games. Other NFL veterans in the Arizona group include kick returner Michael Bates (Panthers, 10 years), linebacker Brant Boyer (Browns, 8 years), punter Josh Miller (Steelers, 7 years), linebacker Tedy Bruschi (Patriots, 6 years) and tackle Frank Middleton (Raiders, 5 years)...
...Two players who switched positions in spring ball aren't going to be idle despite not earning starting roles. Junior Kat safety Anthony Fulcher, switched from fullback during spring ball, and junior cornerback Gary Love (former wide receiver) are the only players on the team who are penciled in as starters on Arizona's five primary special teams units - punt, punt return, kickoff, kickoff return and the 'hands' team. A common denominator: they can run...
...Some players expected to see 2002 action will wear duplicate numbers - quarterback Nic Costa and inside linebacker Ray Wells (7), and halfback Chris Harris and kicker Ryan Slack (34)... When Costa, a left-handed passer, sees his first action, he'll be the first UA lefty quarterback in action for Arizona in a decade. George Malauulu (1989-92), an ambidextrous thrower who had attempts both ways his first two years, was groomed thereafter as a left-hander...
Practice Policies
Arizona football practices are closed to the public. Media may attend, though access by out-of-town outlets is subject to approval by head coach John Mackovic. Media attendance at practice presupposes that reporters will not report on specific plays, strategy or unusual personnel usage without speaking to Mackovic beforehand. Video may be taken of individual unit work during the first part of practice only. Media must stay in designated areas during practice. Photographers may not use tripods within seven yards of the edges of fields. The team locker room, medical treatment areas and strength training rooms are closed to the media unless accompanied by ICA personnel. Players are not to be contacted at their residences.
2002 Arizona Football Depth ChartNorthern Arizona week, Aug. 25-30WR 4 Andrae Thurman, 6-0, 185, *Jr., 2L, Avondale, Ariz. (Westview)18 Lance Relford, 6-0, 200, *Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington)84 Ricky Williams, 6-3, 210, *So., SQ, Los Angeles, Calif. (Verbum Dei) or 81 Juan Valentine, 6-1, 200, Jr., JC, Houston, Texas (Clear Lake/Tyler JC)LT 59 Chris Johnson, 6-3, 295, *So., SQ, Houston, Texas (North Shore)78 Darren Safranek, 6-7, 290, *Sr., 3L, Tucson, Ariz. (Catalina Foothills)76 Matt Lamatsch, 6-7, 315, Jr., JC, Clafkin, Kan. (Clafkin HS/Butler County CC)LG 77 Makoa Freitas, 6-4, 295, Sr., 3L, Manoa, Hawaii (Kamehameha) 73 Aaron Higginbotham, 6-5, 295, *Sr., 2L, Calimesa, Calif. (Yucaipa)C 67 Keoki Fraser, 6-3, 300, *So., 1L, Kailua, Hawaii (Kailua) 66 Kili Lefotu, 6-5, 298, Fr., HS, Riverside, Calif. (Arlington)RG 75 Reggie Sampay, 6-3, 285, Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (North Shore) 70 John Parada, 6-8, 326, Fr., HS, Alta Loma, Calif. (Alta Loma)RT 68 Brandon Phillips, 6-8, 330, *Jr., 1L, Chandler, Ariz. (Corona del Sol)76 Matt Lamatsch, 6-7, 315, Jr., JC, Clafkin, Kan. (Clafkin HS/Butler County CC) 72 Tanner Bell, 6-8, 324, Fr., HS, Castroville, Calif. (North Monterrey)TE 89 James Hugo, 6-6, 266, *Sr., 3L, The Woodlands, Texas (Oak Ridge) 88 Justin Levasseur, 6-4, 245, *Jr., 1L, Antioch, Calif. (Antioch)87 Steve Fleming, 6-6, 250, *So., 1L, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral)WR 1 Bobby Wade, 5-11, 185, Sr., 3L, Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista)18 Lance Relford, 6-0, 200, *Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington) 82 Biren Ealy, 6-2, 175, Fr., HS, Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls)QB 10 Jason Johnson, 6-2, 215, *Sr., 3L, Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers)7 Nic Costa, 5-11, 200, *Fr., RS, Aloha, Ore. (Aloha)15 Ryan O'Hara, 6-6, 195, Fr., HS, Pasadena, Calif. (Muir)HB 32 Clarence Farmer, 6-0, 224, Jr., 3L, Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington)26 Mike Bell, 6-0, 210, *Fr., RS, Phoenix, Ariz. (Tolleson) 23 Gainus Scott, 5-10, 195, *Fr., RS, La Porte, Texas (La Porte)FB 37 Joey Willrodt, 6-1, 240, *Sr., SQ, Salinas, Calif. (Palma/Moorpark JC)36 Gilbert Harris, 6-1, 211, Fr., HS, San Antonio, Texas (Churchill)35 Sean Jones, 5-11, 230, *Fr., RS, Houston, Texas (North Shore)
DE 98 Fata Avegalio, 6-3, 255, *So., 1L, Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone)85 Javier Martinez, 6-4, 260, *Jr., JC, Pico Rivera, Calif. (St. Paul/Cerritos CC)DT 92 Carlos Williams, 6-4, 291, So., 1L, Denver, Colo. (Montbello)99 Vince Feula, 6-0, 300, *So., SQ, La Mirada, Calif. ((La Mirada) or 90 Carl Tuitavuki, 6-3, 350, Jr., JC, Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro/Ricks CC)DT 93 Young Thompson, 6-2, 305, Sr., 3L, Aloa, American Samoa (Samoana)91 Brad Brittain, 6-5, 280, *Fr., RS, Encinitas, Calif. (Torrey Pines)DE 55 Marcus Smith, 6-5, 220, Fr., HS, San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay)56 Andre Torrey, 6-4, 250, Jr., JC, Alameda, Calif. (Alameda/Laney CC)ROV 7 Ray Wells, 6-0, 220, *Sr., 1L, San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Miguel/Mesa JC) or 25 Kirk Johnson, 6-1, 215, So., 1L, Oakland, Calif. (Skyline)MLB 27 Lance Briggs, 6-2, 245, Sr., 3L, Sacramento, Calif. (Elk Grove) 44 Pat Howard, 5-11, 220, *So., 1L, La Marque, Texas, (La Marque)WLB 42 Joe Siofele, 6-2, 255, *Jr., 2L, Waipahu, Hawaii (St. Louis)49 Matt Molina, 6-2, 240, *Jr., 1L, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral)KAT 33 Clay Hardt, 6-2, 200, *Jr., 2L, Marana, Ariz. (Marana) 30 Tony Wingate, 6-1, 200, *So., SQ, Tucson, Ariz. (Sahuaro) or 36 Anthony Fulcher, 5-11, 195, Jr., 2L, Scottsdale, Ariz., (Horizon)CB 8 Michael Jolivette, 5-10, 180, *Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (North Shore)2 David Hinton, 6-1, 175, *Sr., 2L, San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln Prep)FS 47 Jarvie Worcester, 6-0, 204, *Sr., 3L, La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla).33 Clay Hardt, 6-2, 200, *Jr., 2L, Marana, Ariz. (Marana) or 19 Lamon Means, 6-3, 190, Fr., HS, Galena Park, Texax (Galena Park)CB 6 Darrell Brooks, 6-0, 191, *Fr., RS, Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley) 13 Luis Nunez, 5-11, 190, Jr., JC, Chula Vista, Calif. (Hilltop/Southwestern CC) or 9 Gary Love, 5-10, 180, Jr., 2L, Los Angeles, Calif. (Jefferson)
PK 3 Sean Keel, 6-0, 187, Jr., 2L, Littleton, Colo. (Mullen)28 Bobby Gill, 5-11, 190, *So., SQ, Littleton, Colo. (Mullen)(KO) 34 Ryan Slack, 6-1, 195, So., 1L, Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic)P 12 Ramey Peru, 6-1, 205, *So, 1L, Chandler, Ariz. (Dobson) or 43 Danny Baugher, 5-10, 185, Fr., HS, Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe)Hold 10 Jason Johnson, 6-2, 215, *Sr., 3L, Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers)Snaps LS 50 Ben DalMolin, , 6-0, 210, So., 1L, Globe, Ariz. (Globe) PK 65 John Vorsheck, 6-4, 305, *Sr., 1L, Laguna Hills, Calif. (Laguna Hills/Saddleback CC)Returns 1 Bobby Wade (P/KO), 4 Andrae Thurman (P), 9 Gary Love (KO), 81 Juan Valentine (KO)
The Last Time Arizona...
Returned a punt for a TD: Bobby Wade (60 yards) at Washington, 2000Returned a blocked punt for a TD: Andrae Thurman vs. SDSU, 2000 (34 yards, B. Nash block)Returned a kickoff for TD: Chris McAlister (100 yards) at Hawaii 1998Returned an interception for a TD Brandon Nash (13 yards) at Arizona State, 2001Returned a fumble for a TD: DE Austin Uku (2 yards) vs. WSU, 2001Blocked a punt for a safety: Andrae Thurman at San Diego State, 2001Scored a safety: Blocked punt (Andrae Thurman), at San Diego State, 2001Did not score: at Washington, 1991 (UW 54?0)Did not score a touchdown: vs. Oregon State, 2001 (OSU 38-3)A back ran for 200 yards: Trung Canidate (33?221) at OSU, 1999A back ran for 100 yards: Clarence Farmer (32-158 - 1 TD) at Arizona State, 2001A quarterback ran for 100 yards Ortege Jenkins (11?104) vs. UCLA, 2000A quarterback passed for 300 yards Jason Johnson (18-29-315-0-4) at California, 2001Team 400 yards passing Stanford, 2001 (50-25-415-1-2)Two players rushed for 100 yards: C. Farmer (33?107) and O. Jenkins (11?104) vs. UCLA, 2000A player intercepted two passes Michael Jolivette (CB) vs. Southern California, 2001Blocked a punt : Malosi Leonard vs. Stanford, 2001Blocked a field goal: Peter Hansen at Utah, 2000Blocked a PAT kick : Peter Hansen at USC, 2000; Antonio Pierce at USC, 2000Scored a 2?pt. conversion: Jason Johnson to Andrae Thurman pass at San Diego State, 2001Missed a PAT kick: Sean Keel at Arizona State, 2001Made a field goal: Sean Keel (43 yards) vs. Stanford, 2001 (3-for-3)Missed a field goal: Sean Keel at California, 2001 (29-yard attempt, blocked)Beat a ranked team: 31?15 at USC (No.18), 2000Lost to a ranked team: 37-51 vs. Stanford (No. 16), 2001Beat an unranked team: 34-21 at Arizona State, 2001Lost to an unranked team: 34-41 vs. USC, 2001Won as a ranked team: 53?47 vs. Washington State (Arizona No. 22), 2000Won as an unranked team: 34-21 at Arizona State, 2001Lost as a ranked team: 24?27 vs. UCLA, 2000 (Arizona No. 23)Lost as an unranked team: 37-51 vs. Stanford, 2001Played in tie?breaker game: 53?47 vs. Washington State, 2000 (3 OT)
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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, New Jersey --A driver recorded a shocking sight on a South Jersey highway that has now sparked a police investigation.
The person who recorded the incident, a viewer of sister station WPVI in Philadelphia, said he was riding through Egg Harbor Tuesday afternoon when he spotted a young man hanging almost completely out of a car window as it sped down the Atlantic City Expressway.
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Sunday, 1 December 2013
the secret life of these stone women and men
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another touristy post!!! it seems that i am absorbed in past summer musings as the the year around me is slowly declining... and i haven't even posted photos of the first snow of the year! :-)ReplyDelete
Phew, muscular streaks and anatomy in black and white and grainy grays...awe, the antithesis of snow!ReplyDeleteReplies
yes, i imagine them as drawings and love that :-)Delete
I enjoyed the pics...my son went to school there...but I've never been myself....ReplyDeleteReplies
it was the first time for me as well, and unfortunately only had one day there...Delete
- Anonymous2 December 2013 at 04:44
...and how you have frozen us, with your look, MedusaReplyDeleteReplies
have i indeed? it doesn't seem like that to me :-)Delete
La dernière est vraiment magique!ReplyDeleteReplies
merci, Chrys!Delete
Naturally, there are some advantages to being made of stone. As you know, many people today suffer from high blood pressure. Not a problem with marble or bronze figures. Blood pressure is zero. Now some of you may conjecture that it's a tad low, but you can't knock it for steadiness. Another thing, mosquitoes won't bother you.ReplyDelete
As to secret lives, i refer you to jlg's Contempt.Replies
if only high blood pressure were the only problem with us living humans :-)Delete
(i refer you to jlg's Contempt as well :-)
Your pics are of course, wonderful. But it is so interesting how mankind adores itself, like Narcissus staring down into the water. Meanwhile the pigeons don't give a shit. Well, actually they do...but its not intentional...they could care less....pigeons just don't get humans and their art. Sometimes I would rather be a pigeon than an artist.ReplyDeleteReplies
yes, how often have i wondered and wished for that, secretly, that i might know what it is to be a bird - a bird or a flower - beyond wish. i think you have inspired my next post, myth :-)Delete
hi beautiful Roxana ah this is another awesome masterpeice.I looked it up so I could explore it with more depth.it only took a second to look it up. well you have probably also explored this sculpture.ReplyDelete
so it is the Neptune Fountain Piazza.it was commissioned fro the wedding of medici and the duchess of Johanna of austria.the artist is ammanati a student of Michelangelo.he used medici's face as a model. this is a copy of the 19th century the original is in a museum.
the sea horses are drawing neptune on a seashell.there's a satyr on the left and neptune's wife on the right.
well my dream for today is that it is the artists attempt to render man as a god with this muscular powerful frame of neptune's as michelangelo would do.
also I loooooooooooooooooove your photo- the jubilation of the bubbles of water-the champage of life. bravo.
ah so the snow has arrived in your world
sending you snowflake kisses.
ah also to respond to your titles yes these statues are always representing a myth and actually this modern artist that I know still sculpts in bronze mythical creaturesReplies
yes the snow has arrived but now it is completely gone :-(Delete
and i wanted to give the exact title and location for this but then i thought it was just too easy to find out, if one wanted to, thank you for confirming that :-)
the champagne of life, now that made me smile :-)
a huge hug.
All 4 of my grandparents are from Italy who immigrated to the USA. My parents were born here and have visited Italy, and my brother and his wife went 2 years ago and are going back next year. So, I have seen a lot of tourist photos from there. Believe me, these are not your typical touristy photos. I love the black and white for the subject, how you treated the spraying water in the fountains, and the pigeons are so amusing.ReplyDelete
All this nudity! Thoba!! Where are the Taleban when you need them?ReplyDeleteReplies
this is a funny joke but actually it is sad. and we seem to be not terribly far away from that, there was a recent protest here in Craiova because of some nudes which were brought to decorate a new street in the center - people were outraged: and the children who pass by, going to school? then the mayor decided to cover the statues with some white sheets, but they finally understood how ridiculous this all was.
nu cred ca a mai reusit cineva sa ma poata opri asa de adanc in fata unor statui-poate doar cartarescu,stii,cu insurgenta statuilor lui ( cred ca ti-am mai spus ca eu nu am ,instincitiv,o aplecare prea mare pentru statui,dar e adevarat ca nici nu am vazut vreodata asa ceva:) ma gandesc la ele mai mult ca un fel de concept,in general). dar este absolut incredibila aceasta lume careia tu i-ai dat viata! parca zeii,cu totii,pietrificatii, ar fi fost surprinsi in ipostazele lor cele mai intime,adica acelea in care ei stau langa noi si noi nu ii recunoastem-nu iti este teama,draga,ca se vor simti deconspirati,ca, acum,prin caeste imagini,cu totii vom putea spue ca am cunoscut zeii?...:)ReplyDelete
nu am mai multe cuvinte, cumva,cred ca am incremenit:)Replies
daaaa si eu m-am gandit la cartarescu, am cautat un citat din el in engleza, cu viata statuilor, speram sa gasesc tradus, dar nu am gasit :-(Delete
si ce extaz atunci, daca am putea spune ca asa am cunoscut zeii!!! :-)
Florence is a place in my dreams. Until I am able to visit someday I will keep these images in my mind. So exquisite, Roxana. This gallery would not have been the same at all if you had shown them in color. In b&w they exhibit their true essence.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 December 2013 at 08:21
what country girl seduces your witsReplyDelete
wearing a country dress
not knowing how to pull the cloth to her ankles?


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Lennon, a flinchy, wet eyed boy was told that his daddy was a very sick and dangerous man and that mommy needed to take him to grandma's house in upstateNew York.
It's Cavalli, of course, who is the King of Wince as far as I'm concerned, but I'm sure I would be just as flinchy if it were Calvin Klein.
I'm getting very flinchy about canned soups in general, though, because so many of them have MSG in them.
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker 's flinchy answer to Chris Kattan, made Midsummer Night's Dream jokes about how "Kevin's Bottom [i.e., his performance as the character by that name] was cleft, divided," and then channeled his inner Mango to "demand … demand [Mr. Kline's] Lear!"
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New Year's resolutions can often fill people with a sense of hope and expectation however for some it can be somewhat of an anti climax. People may find themselves a tad depressed or under stress, particularly if the festive season was spent visiting friends and family. Going back to the old routine can prove hard. Perhaps you might feel overwhelmed by other problems. You may be worrying about money and the hefty credit card bill is weighing you down. Perhaps you have put on a few extra pounds and the trousers that used to fit you perfectly are now feeling slightly less roomy. Or you may be feeling like you have been missing out on me time. If you have a new born baby, 24-7 childcare may be feeling overwhelming.
When your body hurts it means that your suffering from a physical problem, feeling depressed is a sign that there is something wrong emotionally. Firstly it is really important that you avoid giving yourself a hard time for feeling down. Here are a few tried and tested tips that might help and never forget that there will always be a counsellor in your area to offer some well needed support.
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Another week, another leak. This time it's BMW, and the upcoming 2011 BMW 5 Series Touring M Sport package, spied testing in Europe just days ago.
The all-new 5 Series Touring is still some months away from its local debut, and in Europe it's been on the market for only a few weeks.
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No, my story has not yet come to an end.
On the way to the Airport, we were chanting, "Serapi, Serapi, Serapi!"
Now, you must be wondering what on earth Serapi is. Well, it's a shop we went to on the way back from the Serikin-Fairy-Annah Rais trip. Encik Malik, our tour guide was kind enough to stop at the shop to let us grab some grub.
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"I don't know who his father is." The tears are slowly rolling down Mtongoli Nenga's cheeks as she cradles her one-month-old son, Youssouf, in the squalid ten-square-meter room she shares with her six children. The first four are from her deceased husband; the youngest two from "clients." When the sweet-faced 30-year-old works the streets of Mugumu, a small agrarian town in northern Tanzania, her oldest child, 18, watches the others. "They don't know I sell my body. I tell them I go out at night to look for money, but I don't tell where it comes from," she whispers.
Her life unraveled on October 14, 2001. That day, the police torched her home to the ground in the village of Nyamuma, which sits on the northeastern edge of the Serengeti National Park, one of the world's most pristine wildlife preservation areas. The hilly hamlet was the home of poor millet farmers and small-game hunters from the Kurya, an ethnic group that is also present across the nearby border with Kenya. The security forces accused the villagers of being unlawful residents, criminals and foreigners from Kenya. But Nyamuma also happens to be located very close to an ambitious ecotourism project driven by Paul Tudor Jones, a legendary American hedge fund manager, fueling speculation that the hamlet had been cleared to promote animal viewing for wealthy tourists. After their expulsion, most of the villagers moved to nearby Mugumu, where they now live in dire poverty, relying on temporary manual jobs if they are lucky—and, in Nenga's case, sleeping with men who pay a premium for unprotected sex.
Nenga is a collateral victim of Tanzania's eager embrace of luxury safaris, an industry that draws around half a million visitors each year and is by far the main contributor to the country's annual tourism earnings (which totaled $1.26 billion in 2009, according to a report from the Tanzanian central bank). In recent years, there have been a number of government-orchestrated forcible dispossessions related to high-end safari ventures in northern Tanzania—first and foremost around the Serengeti National Park, where endless herds of elephants, zebras and wildebeests, followed by packs of predators, migrate every year.
What happened in Nenga's village is neither an isolated case nor an incident harking back to a bygone era. While the traces of the evictions in Nyamuma have long since disappeared, a strikingly similar set of events is unfolding on the other side of the Serengeti National Park, in a remote area called Loliondo. After years of peaceful coexistence with hunters from the Persian Gulf, the legendary Maasai pastoralists are under assault, accused of trespassing, destroying the environment and, just like the Nyamuma villagers, of being illegal immigrants from neighboring Kenya. Starting in July 2009, the police began burning their bomas—their traditional mud-and-wood homesteads—in the grazing areas of eight villages bordering grounds owned by the safari hunting company Ortello Business Corporation (OBC). Since then, the Maasais, who could be seen shepherding their cattle, sheep and goats all over those greenish hills with their trademark red-and-blue garb, intricately beaded necklaces, and bows and arrows, have gone into hiding.


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A Master ManipulatorWhat drives BLUE CAPRICE is not a simple accounting of vicious, senseless killings, but the study of the deadly chemistry between the two killers, John and Lee. Let there be no doubt it, Tequan Richmond states: "Lee is insane. How he got there is that his mother left it up to Lee to raise himself. Lee has nobody. He thinks the reason his mother left him is that he wasn't able to make her happy. So he's in desperate need of finding somebody to please."
"It's a primal need," Moors states. "It's a basic need, especially for a boy, to be fathered, to get that kind of guidance. And that's a part of the story that is just heartbreaking, that Lee has never had that." Once he finds it, in John, he'll do anything to keep it. "That need is so big in him, he'll do anything -- even embrace this 'career' -- thinking it will fix it so he'll be able to keep his dad."
All of the mentoring and fathering John gives Lee is no different than that of any father -- it's just warped. "It could easily have ended up that, after all this, they take a fishing trip together. But they don't -- they go off killing. It's the same, in a lot of strange ways, except the stakes are much higher."
The same goes for John's insatiable need to lead someone. "That's also a very primal need," Moors says. "A little family cell is a microcosm of the entire world. And it satisfies your desire to be admired, to be 'in charge, and to be a hero to your kid. People are drawn to the natural position parenthood puts you in -- you're a god to your children. It's an itch that gets scratched, in a way."
But John is anything but modest. "Being a parent requires you to provide for your family and to be responsible. John has none of that. He was like a child himself. His whole world collapsed when he lost his family, and he had nobody to talk to or mold. He was like a prophet in need of an audience -- and if you don't have somebody to listen to you, then you don't exist."
John and Lee aren't too different in some ways -- almost two sides of the same coin. "John was an orphan, too," says Washington. "He understood that kind of loneliness that Lee has, of being a complete loner. It's the very thing that caused him to gravitate to Lee -- and the very thing he used against him," to manipulate him into doing his bidding.
But what Washington truly portrays so well in the film is John's complete sense of outrage and betrayal. "When I stepped into his world, I had to ask myself, 'What would happen to you if you felt you had been completely betrayed?' John feels like he's been betrayed by everyone and everything. He trained himself in military tactics, but when it came down to it, he wasn't allowed to become a Special Forces candidate. That was the thing that set him off. Something broke. Then he was, like, 'Now I'm gonna show the world.' He was going to have his own jihad."
That said, the source of his pain only goes so far, says Moors. "His anger has very little to do with America or the military or religion, or race. This is somebody that just cannot accept the cards life dealt to him. And nothing can alleviate the pain or anger he feels -- and he doesn't know it."
The flip side of that is John's unfortunately childish response to life. "He's like a five year old. He comes to the house of his best friend, finds his wife, and has no qualms about having sex with her. He's completely morally broken. He doesn't understand the difference between desire and knowing how to behave."
John is the classic big-headed loser who portrays himself as a winner -- an egomanic with an inferiority complex. "That's something Alexandre was very clear about, that John was the ultimate loser," says Washington. "He wasn't good at anything. Probably had failed at every single thing in his entire life. But even losers have egos. Even losers think they're the greatest at everything, even though they are horribly inept."
The manipulative mastermind sees himself as a great military leader, not the guy from the motor pool, as Ray reveals to Lee. Even as he finds himself tossed out on the street by his girlfriend, he declares to Lee -- while pointing to a filthy street next to a bridge abutment -- "I gave you all this!"
"That was another sad, tragic day," Washington recalls of shooting the scene. "I was, like, 'Ohh, my fricking God. You can't be serious. You have nothing, dude! This is below rock bottom. Are you serious? You just got thrown out!' I was talking out loud to my character, John -- Tequan was going, 'Man, you're talking to yourself again.' I had to figure out how this guy could become a king in his own mind. And to make that work onscreen."
Portraying someone who is deluded isn't as simple as it seems. "That's the hardest part, as an actor -- how do you play delusion? You can't act delusion. If you do, you're playing a caricature of a psychopath. You have to listen to the director, trust the writing, and trust your other actors, to pull you through. I'm sure I did a lot of takes, but we got it right."
As Lee begins to buy into his "dad's" way of thinking, he slowly begins to harden. "He reads that sniper manual, and it just fits the bill, as far as pleasing John goes," explains Richmond. "His father wants him to be a sniper? Then he'll be the best sniper he can be."
The script didn't originally call for Lee to read it aloud, Moors reveals. "It just said, 'Lee reads a military manual on the porch.' It was interesting, when our prop master found that book, I was reading it -- it described our entire movie, how he was to behave and not be susceptible to any emotion. It fit perfectly -- it became his bible, his guide to how to be a person -- except it was how to be a sniper person."
With each killing, Lee becomes less and less of the sad young lad he was in Antigua. "With each killing, he peels another off another layer of his humanity," Moors explains. Adds Richmond, "Each time he does something that John responds to -- like handling an arms dealer in an authoritative way, as he does in one scene -- he continues."
By the end, when Lee declares that "This is no longer about them," as John grumbles about his missing family, he thinks to himself fondly, "I've created a monster." "When I first read that line in the script, I didn't know why I would say that," Washington notes. "But by the time we got there, I knew why. That's the tragedy of this story -- one human being turned another into a monster."
But was it out love, as Lee hopes, or was it John using his best manipulative skills to create that monster in order to fill a need an insatiable need? "That's up to the audience to figure out," Washington says. "When I tied him to that tree, on that cold night, I knew I only had one or two takes in me. I'm walking away through the woods, and Tequan is calling John's name, I just started to cry. Who could do this to a child? And why?? He's trying to mature a child soldier by breaking him down psychologically. But what's really driving his is anybody's guess."
Moors agrees. "I can't tell you what's going on John's mind -- I have no clue. We don't exactly understand how they go from point A to point B -- we don't have all the pieces of the puzzle, and no one ever will. I don't know how to become a murderer. The film isn't explicit about that. It's up to each member of the audience to figure that out for themselves."
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914PCBOTS.com Community Site Goes Live!
Community tools and resources now available for enthusiasts and developers of the PC-BOTs revolution
26 July 2005 914PCBOTS.com today announced the launch of a new robotics enthusiast website, targeted at audiences interested in creating PC-BOTs and exchanging ideas, support tips, photographs and more.
914 PC-BOTs combine the standards, functionality, connectivity and development environment of PC architecture with the advanced navigation and sensing technologies of the mobile robotics industry. 914 PC-BOTs, shipping in limited quantities this fall and available in volume early next year from White Box Robotics, are perceived by many as the next big thing in consumer and educational robots.
What the Sony PSP community has done for mobile media and gaming I see the 914 PC-BOTs community doing for robotics, said Timothy Brown, 914PCBOTS.com Managing Editor. 914PCBOTS.com was launched to facilitate that creative process of development and exchange for robotics and PC enthusiasts.
Were obviously pleased to see a site like 914PCBOTS.com rally behind our product, commented Thomas Burick, Founder of White Box Robotics. The 9-Series PC-BOTs were designed from the beginning to be hacked and built upon, and well encourage and support the community to be creative pioneers in this new industry.
As a community tool, 914PCBOTS.com will endeavor to cover several bases including keeping up-to-date on the latest developments of the 9-Series product and White Box Robotics the company, while highlighting the efforts and achievements of the public community. Site visitors will be able to view news, updates, and an ever expanding 914 PC-BOTs FAQ as well as discussion forums. Registered members (registration is free) will be able to have a more participatory role by posting questions to the FAQ, participating in the discussion forums, sharing info about their own projects, submitting news, accessing a shared file repository and much more.
About White Box Robotics White Box Robotics is setting the standard for an entirely new category within the mobile robotics industry. The company will deliver unprecedented value to enthusiasts, educators and OEM's through its PC-BOT platform. Their mission is to develop mobile robotic platforms that empower people by eliminating the difficult learning curve typically associated with building robots. For more information please visit: www.whiteboxrobotics.com
About 914PCBOTS.com A community site to support robotic developments around the 914 PC-BOTs from White Box Robotics, 914PCBOTS.com is a sister site to MobileRobitcs.org, the popular robotics community news and information site. To participate in this exciting new community please be sure to visit: www.914pcbots.com
As a community member grateful for the First Amendment rights of free speech in this prestigious, influential forum at robots.net, today for the sake of "the robotic nutters who want to write their own software," while coding and updating Mind.Forth artificial intelligence I have added a link to the 914 PC BOTS Community website and I wish them every success in promoting mobile robotics. -Arthur (Mentifex/AI4U)
The following currently have certified AI4U.
Please, if you've certified one of those above, please remove certification back to observer so that we can kick AI4U off of this board!
Certifications only work when YOU actively participate in it.
Wow, remind me not to make the Swirling Brain mad... ;-)
Looks like enough certs changed to drop his level back to observer, but just barely. Spoon's cert was removed which carried a lot of trust. The sleve cert carries no trust since sleve is himself an observer. Any remaining trust flows from evilrobots and rudybrian, both of which have certified so many users that their certs aren't worth enough even together to reach the apprentice level. Looks like they both lost some certs from this as well though. AI4U appears to be hovering just slighly below the observer/apprentice threshhold. A single cert will probably be enough to push him over it again, so I suspect he'll be back.
Sorry, my bad... I just dropped this nutter's certification back to Observer.
Thanks everyone! Also, thanks to rudybrian & I've put your certification from me back up (I hope others do also). Hope it didn't cost you too many certs. Sorry to have to get that drastic.
It's good to see that people around here care enough to moderate down disruptive spammers like that. For now, it looks like AI4U has left the building. We'll have to watch to see what incarnation he will come back as? I figure it's just a matter of time with a person like that. It's simply awful that sometimes people go so far as to have to be moderated. I believe he was given sufficient warning by plenty of people. It's sad that it had to come to this.
Steve, I'm really harmless! :-) But, don't make me mad anyways because it might make me cry. ;'-(
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The international publisher De Gruyter just published the new book of András Kovács, professor at Nationalism Studies/Jewish Studies under the title Communism's Jewish Question. In the last two decades a trove of previously secret documents on Jewish issues emerged from the newly opened Communist archives. The volume brings a selection of these papers, primarily from Hungarian archives, which shed light on a period of Jewish history that is largely ignored because the Shoah is often considered the end of
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The Jewish Studies Program and the Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Research Group are happy to announce the first event in a series of screenings of films on East European Jewry. All students, faculty, and staff members are welcome to attend.
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Speech by the Chief Guest, Robert Gabor at the ANC University College Official Launch of University of Missouri and Northwood University Bachelor Degree Programs – July 11, 2007
[Economic Officer Robert Gabor, delivers his speech]
Mr. Jagath Alwis, honorable deans, CEOs, colleagues and friends,
It is an honor to be here today to launch the Northwood and University of Missouri degree programs at American National College. I am proud to represent the U.S. Embassy to applaud ANC University College and its partners for providing these valuable new management, psychology, and information-technology programs.
These programs will enhance career prospects for Sri Lankan students. They will strengthen the human resources base that is essential for the Sri Lankan economy. And they will improve the educational and economic ties between the U.S. and Sri Lanka. So they are really a great addition to the local educational landscape.
Why are such programs so important? Because knowledge means economic power.
In today's global economy, a country's competitiveness depends on its citizens' capacity to use knowledge and technology to create efficiency. CEOs of Fortune 500 companies say that to compete in the global marketplace they need college graduates who know math, science, and languages, and who have strong problem-solving skills. Basic credentials like the O-level and A-level are not enough to ensure success in the workplace. Fully 90% of the fastest-growing jobs require post-secondary education or training.
So, to prosper, a country needs a great higher education system. Investment in education yields a tremendous return. Educated graduates get better jobs. Trained workers enable companies to compete successfully in regional and global markets. And creative, empowered individuals become entrepreneurs who create new jobs.
So, let's consider for a moment how the ANC-University College augments post-secondary education in Sri Lanka.
All of us here today believe that Sri Lanka has the potential to play a leading role in the Asian 21st century. Northwood and UMR certainly believe that, and are doing their part to make it happen. Every nation, including Sri Lanka, faces the challenge of how to adapt its educational system to the evolving needs of both the local and global economy. The presence of Northwood and UMR show that Sri Lanka is starting to adapt. But it needs to keep on adapting so it doesn't get left behind.
Most of you have heard the alarming statistic that 85% of Sri Lankan youth who qualify for university are not admitted because the university system lacks capacity to accept them. That is a tragic loss for the 100,000 A-level graduates a year who miss out on higher education. But it is also a crippling loss for Sri Lanka.
Despite this, Sri Lanka is a rapidly modernizing economy. Services account for half of Sri Lanka's gross domestic product. That means its people are Sri Lanka's critical asset. Not surprisingly, in a service economy, one of the most promising sectors for growth is Information Technology, along with IT-enabled Business Process Outsourcing.
Yet, Sri Lanka's IT leaders report they are constrained by the short supply of qualified employees. Staffing the nascent IT sector will be one of Sri Lanka's most important challenges over the coming decade. IT firms here such as h Senid and Zone 24×7 are developing globally-competitive software solutions and providing high-end back office services. But to grow and compete, they need a steady stream of graduates equipped with relevant management and IT skills.
I can think of three ways the ANC program helps ensure that the education system here produces those graduates: Through public-private partnerships, international exchanges, and private institutions.
Public-private partnerships
Partnerships among the government, the university system, labor and industry can make enormous advances are the surest way to create a more relevant and flexible education system in Sri Lanka.
How? Take the case of students here who graduate with degrees from the Faculty of Arts. A large percentage of them subsequently struggle to find a job. To remedy that problem, universities should partner with businesses to establish fellowship programs, internships, and on-the-job training to turn out the trained labor that Sri Lankan companies want to hire. Programs that integrate work and training can serve the needs both of students embarking on their initial course of study and of experienced workers in mid-career.
Efforts like this have already begun to prove their value here. For example Virtusa, a dynamic American IT company with offices in Colombo, collaborates closely with the prestigious Peradeniya and Moratuwa Universities. Virtusa invites university staff to attend its in-house IT and management courses. Virtusa also sends some of its best technical experts to teach courses at the universities. Further, the company sponsors and supervises research projects that provide real world challenges for students to tackle. As a result, the grads Virtusa hires are ready to be productive right from the start.
Likewise, UMR embraces this concept. Nearly 2/3 of UMR students complete a co-op, internship or personal research project before they graduate. UMR's emphasis on students gaining practical work experience as part of their studies is a major reason why over 95% are either enrolled in graduate school or have accepted a job within three months of graduation. UMR grads can expect to be hired by America's top employers, with starting salaries well above the national average.
International Exchanges
Another way ANC improves the relevance of higher education in Sri Lanka is by increasing the number of international study-exchanges for both students and professors. International business majors need to understand the complex forces of globalization, and a good way to enhance that understanding is by studying abroad. Business and IT skills are not constrained by physical borders. Just look at Northwood, which has over 825 international students from 70 countries benefiting from over 100 international articulation agreements and studying at 5 overseas sites. Northwood's overseas programs provide its students with exposure to a wide range of international business — from marketing in France, to manufacturing in Thailand, to managing natural resources in Costa Rica.
Private institutions
A final way ANC strengthens higher education in Sri Lanka is by leading the way for foreign universities to come here and partner with local institutions or even operate on their own. I understand that the concept of private or semi-private education at the university level is controversial here, but I think that over time the ANC model will show that competition raises the level of all public and private sector schools.
ANC is a perfect example of how a local, private firm like Ceylinco can make an investment that creates a first-class educational degree program at no cost to the government and no threat to the public universities. That is the power of private investment in the education sector.
What makes ANC's programs unique among educational options here is that ANC offers the only fully accredited American degrees in Sri Lanka. Those American degrees are recognized and respected around the world. ANC offers a career-focused program that ensures its students are taught and mentored by internationally-educated professors and business leaders. Along the way, ANC students gain meaningful work experience; give back to the community, and learn how to lead. ANC is investing in Sri Lanka's future by investing in its people today.
To conclude, the United States' diverse and extensive higher education system gives Americans the skills to compete and succeed at home and abroad. American universities are a pre-eminent factor in the competitiveness of our economy. Sri Lankan students deserve the same opportunities. With ANC and its programs, that is just what they will get, through the private sector-led model that has been so successful in the U.S. and other countries.
So, looking forward, in four years, when the new batch of ANC University College students get their degrees from Northwood and UMR, they will be among the most qualified students of their generation. I am confident that their skills and experience will demonstrate the value of the innovative approach to international business education that ANC, Northwood, and UMR are bringing to Sri Lanka.
I congratulate you and wish you every success with this great program.
[Courtesy: Embassy News, U.S. Embassy Sri Lanka, Colombo]