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A 29-year-old Townsend man was charged with shoplifting Tuesday after police reportedly found a stolen television in his vehicle.
A 29-year-old Townsend man was charged with shoplifting Tuesday after reportedly stealing a television from the Walmart in Middletown.
Paul J. Markland, a resident of the 100 block of Ebenezer Church Road, is accused of taking the 32-inch Vizio television valued at $248 from the Walmart Supercenter at 705 Middletown-Road about 12:45 p.m.
Witnesses at the Walmart provided Middletown police with a description of both the suspect and the vehicle he was driving, according to Police Chief Henry Tobin.
Within minutes, an officer arrested Markland near Caldwell Corner Road after determining that both he and his vehicle matched the descriptions given by witnesses.
The television was recovered and returned to the store, Tobin said.
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Here at Performance, we really do like to ride bikes (but maybe that part was obvious). Don't believe us? Our head of technical product support (that knowledgeable crew of experts who answer tech questions by phone, email & instant chat), Gaynor, decided to spend his summer vacation on 2 wheels taking part in the 2010 Denver Post Ride The Rockies ride! And, helpful guy that he is, Gaynor has been so kind as to share some pictures with us from the road. Here he is looking stoic on the plane flight out to Colorado (perhaps thinking about the some of the epic climbs in his future during the 7 days of the Ride the Rockies route this year):
But of course Gaynor was ready to hit the road when he landed in the Centennial State. Here he is stretching his legs while looking sharp in our Performance HQ club team kit:
From what he's told us so far, the scenery has been truly jaw-dropping (or maybe that's just from the altitude). From the pictures he's sent back, we're inclined to agree:
Pictured below is the road passing over Grand Mesa, the first of 5 passes in the tour that crest at over 10,000 feet!
When Gaynor returns from his adventure in the mountains (and catches his breath), he'll share a recap of his trip and maybe offer a few pointers on planning for and riding in a multi-day bike tour like this one. But if you are out in the mountains of Colorado this week, be sure to say hello to Gaynor if you pass him on the road… although you'll have to catch him first!


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For thousands of years the soybean has been a valuable food source in China and Japan. Although America is the world's leading producer (35 percent) of this nutrient-rich legume, most domestic consumers have yet to fully discover the "joy of soy." Delicious alternatives to a myriad of milk products found in the supermarket—ice cream, yogurt, milk and margarine, all derived from a simple bean—lose nothing in the translation from cow to plant in terms of taste and nutrition. Indeed, extensive research conducted by Cornell University confirms the role of a plant-based diet as being healthier for humans and their environment as opposed to literally eating "high on the hog."
Almost a virtual unknown in the West, edamame is winning stomachs and minds with its convenience, long list of essential nutrients and adaptability. In a nutshell, edamame is an immature soybean harvested while it is still tender, green and in the pod.
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First mentioned in the year 1275 by the notable Japanese monk, Nichiren, edamame is low in fat and calories, and yet high in protein, fiber and most essential nutrients. In fact, one cup of edamame yields 6 percent of ALL nutrients except vitamin D. As a complete protein, this young soybean provides the full essential amino acid spectrum to assure a successful transition to a vegetarian diet. That same cup of edamame provides heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, helping reduce inflammation as well as the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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In Japanese, "eda" means "twig," while "mame" translates to "bean." Edamame is so named because it is harvested off the bush while still in the pod. Soybeans reaped at just the right time of the growing season bring edamame into a prominent role for human survival. Our numbers bursting at the seams, high protein plant foods can reduce our dependence on oil, diminishing soil resources and dangerously high saturated fats from animal sources.
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Edamame serves as a tasty snack or a powerhouse addition to any dish. Since the inedible pod serves as the medium for cooking, boiling or steaming the immature bean within, the best and simplest method for snacking is to squeeze the green gems into a cup followed by a light sprinkle with mineral-rich sea salt.//


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Nokia ran a poll on its blog last week, asking consumers which of the different lock screen features they valued most. Whether it's the notifications, the background images or locking the Windows Phone with a passcode, visitors had the selection of three to choose from. The team has now published the results, which aren't entirely surprising.
The on-screen notifications (whether it be the icons at the bottom, or the detailed alert mid-way up) won over 56 percent of the vote, with background images in third (with 27 percent) and locking the device with passcodes in last place on 16 percent. What would be interesting is if we were to run a similar poll after Microsoft eventually introduces gesture-based screen unlocking on Windows Phone. Would we then see a bump in popularity for lock screen security?
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UC-Berkeley anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes has been investigating the illicit trade of organs for the past decade. Her informants have helped her identify key figures involved in this trade, including Levy-Izhak Rosenbaum, a kidney trafficker who was one of 44 people arrested on July 23, 2009 for involvement in an international money-laundering scheme. Scheper-Hughes informed the FBI of Rosenbaum's activities back in 2002, and has named several prominent East Coast hospitals where illegal transplants allegedly took place.
Learn more at the following links:
- WNYC Public Radio interview (audio)
- New York Academy of Sciences Presentation (video)
- Somatosphere anthro-blog post
- Anthropologist's 'Dick Tracy moment' plays role in arrest of suspected kidney trafficker (NYdailynews)
- Brooklyn Man Accused of Buying and Selling Kidneys (NY Times)
- Prof says she told FBI about organ trafficking (JTA)
- Nobody Cares About Organ Trafficking (Newsweek blog)
- Not Just Urban Legend (Newsweek)
Stay tuned for Scheper-Hughes' commentary in the September '09 issue of Anthropology News.


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Proposal would add dino quarries to Garden Park
October 4, 2012
CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The public is getting time to comment on a proposal to expand the Garden Park Fossil Area north of Cañon City and designate it a national natural landmark.
The National Park Service says the existing boundaries of the 40-acre area don't include five significant dinosaur quarries, including ones where some of the most complete Stegosaurus skeletons have ever been found. Some of the first known remains of dinosaurs like Camarasaurus, Ceratosaurus and Diplodocus also have been found there.
Expanding the fossil area to include the quarries would increase its size to around 3,200 acres.
The Bureau of Land Management owns the areas that the National Park Service is considering adding.
The deadline for the public to comment on the proposal is Nov. 26.


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Maybe Phil Mickelson got too much rest, or maybe the course got too hard.
Mickelson had a much better run at Merion Golf Club when he jetted in at 4 a.m. on Thursday and shot a three-under-par 67 on two hours sleep.
The second round featured Mickelson frittering away his first-round lead and then, on the difficult par-four finishing hole, making his only birdie of the day to reclaim a share of the lead.
It was so Phil-like. His finishing birdie was only the ninth on No. 18 in two days. It is the toughest hole on course playing to average of 4.7 strokes.
With second-round play halted because of darkness, Mickelson got into the clubhouse with a second-round 72 to join Billy Horschel as co-leaders at one-under 139 through 36 holes.
Sixty-eight golfers out of 156 have yet to complete their second rounds.
Horschel and Mickelson lead a pack of what seems like dozens who could still win the 113th U.S. Open.
Horschel shot three-under 67 earlier in the day and looked like he would be the solo eader Friday until Mickelson sank his putt in a setting sun.
Among those one-shot back at even par include Luke Donald, Steve Stricker, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter and 21-year--old amateur Cheng-Tsung Pan, playing not for a sponsor but in the colors of his school: the University of Washington.
Nineteen players, including Tiger Woods, are only four shots back at three over. Woods bounced back from his three-over 73 in the opening round with an even-par 70 to find himself in contention for his 15th major, but first since the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
Horschel played a brilliant round on a torturous course, hitting all 18 greens in regulation.
"It was a great day," said Horschel, who played college golf at Florida. "Four birdies at a U.S. Open, I'll take it."
He should take it and run.
Merion has proven to be a beast of a set-up after predictions that wet weather and soft conditions would turn the championship into a dart board.
Oh, really?
ESPN Stats & Info reported at one point late Friday that the field was a collective 1,286 over par. The wicker-basket pins weren't very accessible and it showed all day on scorecards and players' faces.
Merion is not very long at 6,901 yards but the second round played to an average of five over 75.
Phil Mickelson has back-to-back bogeys to lose the lead | 4:21 p.m.
It had been looking like Phil Mickelson's U.S. Open to lose and, as we all know, he's lost plenty of them.
Mickelson has yet to record a second-round birdie at Merion Golf Club and is starting to leak ball-cleaner water. He has fallen out of the lead and to even par after a disastrous three-putt bogey at the par-four 12th hole and a bogey at the par-three No. 13.
Steve Stricker birdied No. 13 to join Billy Horschel (in the clubhouse) and Justin Rose (on the course) as leaders at one under.
In other news ... you half expected Arnold Palmer to burst out of the bushes at No. 9 to tell the encroaching threesome of hackers: "While we're young?"
The United States Golf Assn. has been running commercials all week using Palmer as an advocate for increasing pace of play in the snail-crawling world of golf.
USGA President Glen Nager said at a slow-play news conference earlier this week, "It's now become one of the most significant threats to the health of the game."
Here, here.
The USGA could have used Palmer on Friday after the grouping of Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Nicholas Colsaerts were put on the clock for slow play as they butchered some of Merion's most precious real estate.
Watson, Johnson and Colsaerts took so long at the par-three ninth hole they could have almost been considered homesteaders.
All three hit into the hazard and Johnson and Watson both shot double-bogey fives on the hole, while Colsaerts made a bogey. Watson followed with another double at the par-four 10th.
Not bad for a kid: Gavin Hall, the youngest player in the field at 18, is 11-over 151 through 36 holes and probably won't make the cut. He followed a first-round four-over 74 with a 77 in the second round.
Hall started his college career at UCLA but has enrolled at Texas for the fall.
His highlight was a first-round eagle at the par-four No. 8 hole.
Hall said he wasn't that nervous for his first U.S. Open: "The only different part is there's a lot of spectators," he said.
Phil Mickelson opens round talking to his golf ball | 3:10 p.m.
Ever talk to your golf ball?
"Oh, come on, baby!" is what Phil Mickelson said as his second shot on No. 8 left his club from the fairway.
For good reason.
Mickelson knew his shot was a beauty and watched his ball spin backward on the green and come within a inch of rolling in for an eagle 2.
Then, however, Mickelson blew the four-footer for birdie and walked away with a disappointing par to stay at two under.
Mickelson seems determined to keep this anyone's tournament to win.
The number of golfers who might win can be narrowed to, oh, about the top 60 and ties. Wait, isn't that the cut line?
Yes and yes.
Merion is a tight course at 6,901 yards and also has a very crowded house on the leader board. Approaching 3 p.m. PT there were more than 60 players within seven shots of Mickelson's lead.
Merion is winning the fight as only three players (Mickelson, Justin Rose and Billy Horschel) are under par and only Horschel is safely in the clubhouse at one under.
Oops, make that two players under par as Rose slipped back to even after a bogey at the par-four sixth hole.
Mickelson and Rose still have more than half of their second rounds to complete. Mickelson is holding steady as he has made six straight pars after his opening bogey, but please note he still has the toughest stretch left to play.
Horschel earned fib-of-the-week with his comment after Friday's three-under 67: "It's another tournament," he said of the U.S. Open.
Yeah, right.
It is good to be confident, though. Horschel is in fine position after playing 29 holes Friday. He hit all 18 greens in his second round.
"It's not the first time I've hit all 18 greens," he said. "I've done it plenty of times in my career."
Do it two more times and you'll probably be this year's U.S. Open champion.
Notable: Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, has withdrawn with a hip injury. He said he strained a hip flexor shooting five-over 75 in the first round. He pulled out before the start of his second round. Oosthuizen said he risked further injury if continued playing. His best U.S. Open finish was a tie for ninth in 2011.
This just in from social media: @IanJamesPoulter tweeted this Friday:
Poulter is still hanging tough at one over through four holes of his second round.
Phil Mickelson clinging to U.S. Open lead | 2 p.m.
The leader of the 113th U.S. Open started each of his first two rounds with a bogey.
Yeah, Merion has been that tough (blame it on the rough).
Mickelson is still clinging to his lead at two under though he appears in trouble at the par-four fifth.
He recovered from his bogey at No. 1 with a nice par save at the par-five second, knocking his third shot close from a fairway bunker. Mickelson actually missed a great shot at birdie when his putt slid left of the hole.
The round of the day so far belongs to Billy Horschel, the former Florida Gator, who shot three-under 67 and hit all 18 greens in regulation. He stands at one-under 139.
Things didn't go so well for three former US. Open champions: Angel Cabrera, Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk. These guys, if you can believe it, are a combined 44 shots over par through two rounds.
They won't be playing the weekend, even though the cut right now is projected at nine over. "I putted poorly, I drove the ball poorly, just things you can't do at a U.S. Open," Furyk, who could have been speaking on behalf of the group, said.
Tiger Woods update: He said after his second-round 70 he injured his left elbow at the Players' Championship: "It is what it is," Woods, using one of his most popular responses, said. Does Tiger still like his chances?
"Yes," he said. "Just keep grinding. You just don't ever know what the winning score will be."
Here are the grisly mid-day course statistics: Merion is playing more than five shots over par at 75.50. The only hole playing under par is the short, 123-yard par-three 13th (2.92). Toughest hole is the 219-yard, par-three ninth (3,69), followed by the par-four 18th (4.62). The course played to a first-round average of 74.21.
Tiger Woods wraps up second round | 1 p.m.
Tiger Woods has left the Merion arena so now all eyes focus on Phil Mickelson, who picked up ground on the field while... sleeping.
Mickelson just started his second round at three-under overall. He and Nicholas Colsaerts (one under) were the only players in the field under par. But for how long?
Mickelson made bogey five on No. 1 and brought every one closer to the top.
Tiger Woods recap: Five years ago he won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines limping on a left knee so badly his 14th (and last) major victory would be followed by major surgery.
Woods is dragging another left limb at the 113th Open, only this time it's his arm. Woods is clearly suffering some sort of left elbow ailment that puts his chances in jeopardy.
Woods completed his second round Friday with a series of grunts and grimaces as he fought to stay in contention.
The good news is Merion is playing so tough that no Mickelson lead appears safe.
Woods clearly had one of his "grind it out" rounds. He muscled a third shot out of the rough and ended up with a birdie on the 628-yard par five fourth hole. Most amateurs, citing orders from their doctor, would have picked up after hitting into rough that deep.
The birdie got Woods to two-over, only five shots back. He then made a great par save at No. 5 but gave a shot back after chunking a green-side chip at the par-four seventh.
Woods followed his three-over 73 in the first round with an even-par 70.
It wasn't a good first two rounds for the "Supergroup" of Woods, Rory McILroy and Adam Scott. The world's top three players are a combined 13-over par. McILroy is three-over while Scott, this year's Masters winner, is seven-over.
Luke Donald had the lead at one point Friday at four-under before an awful stretch where he bogeyed five of six holes. He fell to plus one overall but made two terrific shots on the par-three ninth to go to the clubhouse at an even-par 140. He followed his opening-round 68 with a two-over 72 and left the course trailing Mickelson by only three.
"I'm very satisfied to be even par," he told NBC right after his round. Donald scoffed at suggestions Merion would be an easy mark this week.
Said Donald: "I didn't quite believe 15-under was going to win this thing."
Phil Mickelson's lead grows | Noon
The way things are going at the U.S. Open today – i.e.: bogey-fest -- Phil Mickelson might want to stay on the practice range.
Mickelson has opened a lead at Merion Golf Club simply by way of his late tee time for the second round, remaining at three under while the rest of the field disappears.
Luke Donald, Russell Knox, Mathew Goggin, K.J. Choi, all of them slipped away with a stretch of mistakes on an unforgiving course that warmed steadily under sunny Pennsylvania skies.
At one point in the afternoon, Tiger Woods showed signs of building momentum. Then came a missed birdie putt at No. 6 and a bogey from the rough just off the green at No. 7. At three over par, he was set to finish his second round with a several favorable holes in the middle of the course.
As for the rest of his star-studded group, Rory McIlroy was also at three over and Adam Scott had fallen to seven over.
Only three players were under par as 3 p.m. EDT approached, Mickelson joined by Nicolas Colsaerts and a hot Billy Horschel, both at one under.
A handful of marquee names –--including Jason Day, Tim Clark, Charl Schwartzel and Rickie Fowler -- stood at even par with their tee times approaching.
Television coverage showed Mickelson warming up, looking relaxed on the range. The tough part is ahead for him.
Golfers continue to have problems with Merion course | 11:04 a.m.
Maybe Lee Westwood and Peter Hedblom shouldn't feel so bad.
Both stood near the top of the leaderboard during the first round of the U.S. Open but fell well off the pace Friday, giving up a handful of strokes. They had some company.
Merion Golf Club continued to play significantly tougher on the Open's second day, even with the track drying beneath relatively sunny skies. The field's scoring average had risen by nearly half a stroke -- to 74.41 -- through midday. Nearing 2 p.m. EDT, only three players had scores under par.
Phil Mickelson held the lead at three under, maybe because he had yet to tee off. Luke Donald was at two under, Nicolas Colsaerts at one under and a pack of eight golfers followed at par.
As was the case on Thursday, players were riding a roller coaster. Donald bogeyed the par-five second hole, rebounded with a birdie on the third and bogeyed the fourth.
The hottest hand on the course belonged to Martin Kaymer, who bounced back from a fairly awful first round to shoot three under through the first 12 holes of his second.
This is a quirky course with only two par-five holes. Measuring less than 7,000 yards, it actually got shorter on Friday.
The tee boxes on two of the longest par-threes were moved up, with No. 3 reduced from 246 yards to 203 and No. 17 cut from 243 to 206. No. 13 also took a chop to 102 yards.
But the rough and pin placements have been treacherous enough to keep scores from dipping down. Russell Knox of Scotland seemed relieved to finish his rain-delayed first round with a 69.
"I'm thrilled," he said, adding: "It's hard, though."
Mathew Goggin a surprise in third place | 10:11 a.m.
No one should be surprised to see Phil Mickelson and Luke Donald atop the leaderboard midway through the second round at the U.S. Open.
But Mathew Goggin? That's an unexpected name.
Goggin has played sporadically on the PGA Tour over the last 13 years. This season, he has been stuck on the smaller Web.com circuit, where he ranks 14th among the money leaders.
On Friday, the 39-year-old Australian stood tied for third place at Merion with a score of 1-under through four holes. He was facing a long day, finishing his rain-delayed first round in the early morning, then coming right back for an additional 18.
"Yeah, actually it's a good thing though," he said. "Because if you play well, you can get into a nice flow because you get to play, finish your round, go straight back out there and play again."
The golf wasn't flowing quite as smoothly for the 1-2-3 group of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott.
The three top-ranked golfers in the world could not find much of a rhythm through the early going at Merion, with Woods at four over, Scott at three over and McIlroy at two over.
Mickelson was not scheduled to tee off for his second round until almost 4 p.m. EDT.
None of the well-known players need a good Open showing as much as Goggin, who has scratched out $122,978 at Web.com tournaments this season, a relative pittance in the world of professional golf.
Asked about his good start after Thursday's play, he said: "Yeah, I'll take it for sure."
Watch Carl Pettersson's ball get hit during backswing | 9:48 a.m.
It's not very often that golf qualifies as a contact sport, but Carl Pettersson had one of those rare moments at the U.S. Open on Friday morning.
Finishing his rain-delayed first round, playing an iron from the No. 5 fairway, Pettersson was in the midst of his backswing when an ill-struck shot from an adjacent hole bounded toward him.
The errant ball hit Pettersson's ball, knocking it right out from under him. The golfer nimbly stepped aside and looked up with a "What the?" expression on his face.
Despite the interruption, Pettersson was able to make par on the par-four, 504-yard hole. He stood at four-over through five holes of the second round.
Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson share the lead | 9:08 a.m.
Staging a U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club required more than just stringing the ropes, setting up tents and plugging in television cameras.
With a footprint of about 111 acres, the smallish course in Ardmore, Pa. – a suburb of Philadelphia – simply wasn't built with a modern-era major in mind.
Some greens do not have enough space to accommodate fans, which on Friday led to golfers sinking long putts to the sound of … silence.
Officials had to build temporary locker rooms and a removable pedestrian bridge. The driving range at Merion's East Course was used for structures, meaning that players must warm up at the West Course range, a mile away.
"I think that there's a number of people who like to go straight off the driving range, hitting that last tee ball and trying to envision them being on the first tee and hitting that -- replicating that same tee shot," Matt Kuchar said earlier in the week. "It's going to be 20 or 30 minutes I think from the range to when you actually tee off."
Friday morning, overhead TV shots showed crowds lining narrow spaces along the fairways as a number of players shifted up and down the leaderboard.
Luke Donald stood at 1-under for the day, putting him in a tie for first with Phil Mickelson at 3-under. John Senden, with a couple of birdies, stood one stroke back.
Rory McIlroy and Geoff Ogilvy also looked strong at the start of the second round, rising to 1-over and 2-over, respectively. But Peter Hedblom was headed the opposite direction, dropping two strokes to fall to 2-over.
Lee Westwood, briefly in contention on Thursday, slipped to 3-over with a bogey on No. 11 and a double-bogey on No. 13.
Tiger Woods was treading water. After a birdie on No. 13, he missed a tricky, downhill putt for par at No. 14 and returned to 3-over.
The rain-delayed first round finally came to an end at 11:35 a.m. EDT.
Luke Donald takes the lead | 8:21 a.m.
If players are looking to make birdies at the U.S. Open this week, their best chance lies in a stretch of holes at the middle of Merion Golf Club.
On Friday morning, Luke Donald took advantage.
Starting second-round play on the No. 11 tee, Donald birdied two of his first three holes to move back into the lead at four under, a stroke ahead of Phil Mickelson.
Among the early tee times, K.J. Choi also showed signs of making a move with a birdie at No. 1, rising into a tie for fourth at one under.
It has been a busy morning at Merion, with nearly half the field teeing off at 7:15 a.m. EDT to finish the rain-delayed first round. Only five players finished under par after 18 holes, with conditions even trickier this morning.
The course is playing longer, the greens speeding up.
"It's unbelievable how much faster they were this morning," said Tiger Woods at three over. "They should slow up a little bit by this afternoon, but there's still quite a bit of moisture in them so I think that the uphill, into-the-grain putts are really slow and then obviously the downhill, down-grain putts are really quick."
Maybe it's better not to putt at all. Amateur Gavin Hall avoided all that drama by holing out his second shot for an eagle on the par-five eighth hole.
Officials were hoping for a calm day but the weather could become a factor again, with forecasts calling for scattered thunderstorms in the late afternoon.
Phil Mickelson moves up while sleeping in | 7:13 a.m.
Phil Mickelson made a bold move up the U.S. Open leaderboard on Friday morning -- presumably from the comfort of his bed.
A stroke off the lead at Merion Golf Club as of Thursday night, Mickelson had the luxury of being able to sleep in because he wasn't scheduled to tee off for the second round until 3:41 p.m. EDT.
But much of the field had to get up early to finish the first round, some makeup play required by Thursday's weather delays.
The first-day leader, Luke Donald, struggled with Merion's tough final stretch, dropping two strokes and settling into second place at two-under. Mickelson is at three-under.
Apparently, with no rain overnight, the greens had gotten faster.
"There was a complete switch in wind and obviously a big drop in temperature," Donald said. "So those holes are playing long."
The morning session was equally tough on Adam Scott, who slipped from two under to two over, playing in the marquee group with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, both of whom finished at three over. Woods mused about several missed putts.
"Round could easily have been under par," he said.
The world's top-ranked golfer also talked -- albeit briefly -- about the obvious pain in his left arm, which caused him to wince as he hit out of the rough on several occasions Thursday.
"It is what it is," he said. "You move on."
With the first round finally drawing to a close, only five players stood under par at Merion. Mathew Goggin was at two under with Donald, while Nicolas Colsaerts and Russell Knox were at one under.
"One, it's colder," defending champion Webb Simpson said. "And, two, the wind is blowing a different direction."
The second round was scheduled to begin around 9:45 EDT.
Merion challenges despite short length | 6:00 a.m.
If anyone expected Merion Golf Club to roll over and play dead for the U.S. Open, they know better heading into a new day of golf on Friday.
The site of this year's championship may be short by modern standards -- just under 7,000 yards -- and it may be soft from a week's worth of rain, but it proved far from easy during a truncated first round in which only 15 players broke par.
"Everyone on TV was saying we're going to rip this course," Jason Day said after his even-par 70. "I can't see it. You still have to hit balls in the fairway. It's not as easy as everyone thinks."
Though some of the par-fours seemed downright diminutive, there were several long par threes and enough twists and turns to test the world's greatest golfers Thursday. Marshals reported that at least eight balls were hit out of bounds on No. 15 by late in the day.
"It's a lot tougher than they say," former Masters champ Charl Schwartzel said after shooting 70. "There's nothing short about it."
Pin placement nullified the advantage that golfers usually enjoy in damp conditions. Jerry Kelly explained: "Every single one of them was in the back. You can't get to them on soft greens."
Two weather delays prevented nearly half of the field from completing 18 holes, so the first round will resume at 7:15 a.m. EDT on Friday. Luke Donald, currently leading at four under, knows he has a tough stretch of holes waiting for him along the back nine before he reaches the second round.
And the rest of the players suspect that Merion's layout will continue to challenge.
"Plus you add a U.S. Open, the name and trophy," Day said. "There's a lot of pressure to play well."


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Routing Basics
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This article introduces the underlying concepts widely used in routing protocols. Topics summarized here include routing protocol components and algorithms. In addition, the role of routing protocols is briefly contrasted with the role of routed or network protocols.
What Is Routing?
Routing is the act of moving information across an internetwork from a source to a destination. Along the way, at least one intermediate node typically is encountered. Routing is often contrasted with bridging, which might seem to accomplish precisely the same thing to the casual observer. The primary difference between the two is that bridging occurs at Layer 2 (the link layer) of the OSI reference model, whereas routing occurs at Layer 3 (the network layer). This distinction provides routing and bridging with different information to use in the process of moving information from source to destination, so the two functions accomplish their tasks in different ways.
The topic of routing has been covered in computer science literature for more than two decades, but routing achieved commercial popularity as late as the mid-1980s. The primary reason for this time lag is that networks in the 1970s were simple, homogeneous environments. Only relatively recently has large-scale internetworking become popular.
Routing Components
Routing involves two basic activities: determining optimal routing paths and transporting information groups (typically called packets) through an internetwork. In the context of the routing process, the latter of these is referred to as packet switching. Although packet switching is relatively straightforward, path determination can be very complex.
Path Determination
Routing protocols use metrics to evaluate what path will be the best for a packet to travel. A metric is a standard of measurement, such as path bandwidth, that is used by routing algorithms to determine the optimal path to a destination. To aid the process of path determination, routing algorithms initialize and maintain routing tables, which contain route information. Route information varies depending on the routing algorithm used.
Routing algorithms fill routing tables with a variety of information. Destination/next hop associations tell a router that a particular destination can be reached optimally by sending the packet to a particular router representing the "next hop" on the way to the final destination. When a router receives an incoming packet, it checks the destination address and attempts to associate this address with a next hop.
Figure: Destination/Next Hop Associations Determine the Data's Optimal Path depicts a sample destination/next hop routing table.
Figure: Destination/Next Hop Associations Determine the Data's Optimal Path
Routing tables also can contain other information, such as data about the desirability of a path. Routers compare metrics to determine optimal routes, and these metrics differ depending on the design of the routing algorithm used. A variety of common metrics will be introduced and described later in this article.
Routers communicate with one another and maintain their routing tables through the transmission of a variety of messages. The routing update message is one such message that generally consists of all or a portion of a routing table. By analyzing routing updates from all other routers, a router can build a detailed picture of network topology. A link-state advertisement, another example of a message sent between routers, informs other routers of the state of the sender's links. Link information also can be used to build a complete picture of network topology to enable routers to determine optimal routes to network destinations.
Switching algorithms is relatively simple; it is the same for most routing protocols. In most cases, a host determines that it must send a packet to another host. Having acquired a router's address by some means, the source host sends a packet addressed specifically to a router's physical (Media Access Control [MAC]-layer) address, this time with the protocol (network layer) address of the destination host.
As it examines the packet's destination protocol address, the router determines that it either knows or does not know how to forward the packet to the next hop. If the router does not know how to forward the packet, it typically drops the packet. If the router knows how to forward the packet, however, it changes the destination physical address to that of the next hop and transmits the packet.
The next hop may be the ultimate destination host. If not, the next hop is usually another router, which executes the same switching decision process. As the packet moves through the internetwork, its physical address changes, but its protocol address remains constant, as illustrated in Figure: Numerous Routers May Come into Play During the Switching Process.
The preceding discussion describes switching between a source and a destination end system. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed a hierarchical terminology that is useful in describing this process. Using this terminology, network devices without the capability to forward packets between subnetworks are called end systems (ESs), whereas network devices with these capabilities are called intermediate systems (ISs). ISs are further divided into those that can communicate within routing domains (intradomain ISs) and those that communicate both within and between routing domains (interdomain ISs). A routing domain generally is considered a portion of an internetwork under common administrative authority that is regulated by a particular set of administrative guidelines. Routing domains are also called autonomous systems. With certain protocols, routing domains can be divided into routing areas, but intradomain routing protocols are still used for switching both within and between areas.
Figure: Numerous Routers May Come into Play During the Switching Process
Routing Algorithms
Routing algorithms can be differentiated based on several key characteristics. First, the particular goals of the algorithm designer affect the operation of the resulting routing protocol. Second, various types of routing algorithms exist, and each algorithm has a different impact on network and router resources. Finally, routing algorithms use a variety of metrics that affect calculation of optimal routes. The following sections analyze these routing algorithm attributes.
Design Goals
Routing algorithms often have one or more of the following design goals:
- Optimality
- Simplicity and low overhead
- Robustness and stability
- Rapid convergence
- Flexibility
Optimality refers to the capability of the routing algorithm to select the best route, which depends on the metrics and metric weightings used to make the calculation. For example, one routing algorithm may use a number of hops and delays, but it may weigh delay more heavily in the calculation. Naturally, routing protocols must define their metric calculation algorithms strictly.
Routing algorithms also are designed to be as simple as possible. In other words, the routing algorithm must offer its functionality efficiently, with a minimum of software and utilization overhead. Efficiency is particularly important when the software implementing the routing algorithm must run on a computer with limited physical resources.
Routing algorithms must be robust, which means that they should perform correctly in the face of unusual or unforeseen circumstances, such as hardware failures, high load conditions, and incorrect implementations. Because routers are located at network junction points, they can cause considerable problems when they fail. The best routing algorithms are often those that have withstood the test of time and that have proven stable under a variety of network conditions.
In addition, routing algorithms must converge rapidly. Convergence is the process of agreement, by all routers, on optimal routes. When a network event causes routes to either go down or become available, routers distribute routing update messages that permeate networks, stimulating recalculation of optimal routes and eventually causing all routers to agree on these routes. Routing algorithms that converge slowly can cause routing loops or network outages.
In the routing loop displayed in Figure: Slow Convergence and Routing Loops Can Hinder Progress, a packet arrives at Router 1 at time t1. Router 1 already has been updated and thus knows that the optimal route to the destination calls for Router 2 to be the next stop. Router 1 therefore forwards the packet to Router 2, but because this router has not yet been updated, it believes that the optimal next hop is Router 1. Router 2 therefore forwards the packet back to Router 1, and the packet continues to bounce back and forth between the two routers until Router 2 receives its routing update or until the packet has been switched the maximum number of times allowed.
Figure: Slow Convergence and Routing Loops Can Hinder Progress
Routing algorithms should also be flexible, which means that they should quickly and accurately adapt to a variety of network circumstances. Assume, for example, that a network segment has gone down. As many routing algorithms become aware of the problem, they will quickly select the next-best path for all routes normally using that segment. Routing algorithms can be programmed to adapt to changes in network bandwidth, router queue size, and network delay, among other variables.
Algorithm Types
Routing algorithms can be classified by type. Key differentiators include these:
- Static versus dynamic
- Single-path versus multipath
- Flat versus hierarchical
- Host-intelligent versus router-intelligent
- Intradomain versus interdomain
- Link-state versus distance vector
Static Versus Dynamic
Static routing algorithms are hardly algorithms at all, but are table mappings established by the network administrator before the beginning of routing. These mappings do not change unless the network administrator alters them. Algorithms that use static routes are simple to design and work well in environments where network traffic is relatively predictable and where network design is relatively simple.
Because static routing systems cannot react to network changes, they generally are considered unsuitable for today's large, constantly changing networks. Most of the dominant routing algorithms today are dynamic routing algorithms, which adjust to changing network circumstances by analyzing incoming routing update messages. If the message indicates that a network change has occurred, the routing software recalculates routes and sends out new routing update messages. These messages permeate the network, stimulating routers to rerun their algorithms and change their routing tables accordingly.
Dynamic routing algorithms can be supplemented with static routes where appropriate. A router of last resort (a router to which all unroutable packets are sent), for example, can be designated to act as a repository for all unroutable packets, ensuring that all messages are at least handled in some way.
Single-Path Versus Multipath
Some sophisticated routing protocols support multiple paths to the same destination. Unlike single-path algorithms, these multipath algorithms permit traffic multiplexing over multiple lines. The advantages of multipath algorithms are obvious: They can provide substantially better throughput and reliability. This is generally called load sharing.
Flat Versus Hierarchical
Some routing algorithms operate in a flat space, while others use routing hierarchies. In a flat routing system, the routers are peers of all others. In a hierarchical routing system, some routers form what amounts to a routing backbone. Packets from nonbackbone routers travel to the backbone routers, where they are sent through the backbone until they reach the general area of the destination. At this point, they travel from the last backbone router through one or more nonbackbone routers to the final destination.
Routing systems often designate logical groups of nodes, called domains, autonomous systems, or areas. In hierarchical systems, some routers in a domain can communicate with routers in other domains, while others can communicate only with routers within their domain. In very large networks, additional hierarchical levels may exist, with routers at the highest hierarchical level forming the routing backbone.
The primary advantage of hierarchical routing is that it mimics the organization of most companies and therefore supports their traffic patterns well. Most network communication occurs within small company groups (domains). Because intradomain routers need to know only about other routers within their domain, their routing algorithms can be simplified, and, depending on the routing algorithm being used, routing update traffic can be reduced accordingly.
Host-Intelligent Versus Router-Intelligent
Some routing algorithms assume that the source end node will determine the entire route. This is usually referred to as source routing. In source-routing systems, routers merely act as store-and-forward devices, mindlessly sending the packet to the next stop.
Other algorithms assume that hosts know nothing about routes. In these algorithms, routers determine the path through the internetwork based on their own calculations. In the first system, the hosts have the routing intelligence. In the latter system, routers have the routing intelligence.
Intradomain Versus Interdomain
Some routing algorithms work only within domains; others work within and between domains. The nature of these two algorithm types is different. It stands to reason, therefore, that an optimal intradomain-routing algorithm would not necessarily be an optimal interdomain-routing algorithm.
Link-State Versus Distance Vector
Link-state algorithms (also known as shortest path first algorithms) flood routing information to all nodes in the internetwork. Each router, however, sends only the portion of the routing table that describes the state of its own links. In link-state algorithms, each router builds a picture of the entire network in its routing tables. Distance vector algorithms (also known as Bellman-Ford algorithms) call for each router to send all or some portion of its routing table, but only to its neighbors. In essence, link-state algorithms send small updates everywhere, while distance vector algorithms send larger updates only to neighboring routers. Distance vector algorithms know only about their neighbors.
Because they converge more quickly, link-state algorithms are somewhat less prone to routing loops than distance vector algorithms. On the other hand, link-state algorithms require more CPU power and memory than distance vector algorithms. Link-state algorithms, therefore, can be more expensive to implement and support. Link-state protocols are generally more scalable than distance vector protocols.
Routing Metrics
Routing tables contain information used by switching software to select the best route. But how, specifically, are routing tables built? What is the specific nature of the information that they contain? How do routing algorithms determine that one route is preferable to others?
Routing algorithms have used many different metrics to determine the best route. Sophisticated routing algorithms can base route selection on multiple metrics, combining them in a single (hybrid) metric. All the following metrics have been used:
- Path length
- Reliability
- Delay
- Bandwidth
- Load
- Communication cost
Path length is the most common routing metric. Some routing protocols allow network administrators to assign arbitrary costs to each network link. In this case, path length is the sum of the costs associated with each link traversed. Other routing protocols define hop count, a metric that specifies the number of passes through internetworking products, such as routers, that a packet must take en route from a source to a destination.
Reliability, in the context of routing algorithms, refers to the dependability (usually described in terms of the bit-error rate) of each network link. Some network links might go down more often than others. After a network fails, certain network links might be repaired more easily or more quickly than other links. Any reliability factors can be taken into account in the assignment of the reliability ratings, which are arbitrary numeric values usually assigned to network links by network administrators.
Routing delay refers to the length of time required to move a packet from source to destination through the internetwork. Delay depends on many factors, including the bandwidth of intermediate network links, the port queues at each router along the way, network congestion on all intermediate network links, and the physical distance to be traveled. Because delay is a conglomeration of several important variables, it is a common and useful metric.
Bandwidth refers to the available traffic capacity of a link. All other things being equal, a 10-Mbps Ethernet link would be preferable to a 64-kbps leased line. Although bandwidth is a rating of the maximum attainable throughput on a link, routes through links with greater bandwidth do not necessarily provide better routes than routes through slower links. For example, if a faster link is busier, the actual time required to send a packet to the destination could be greater.
Load refers to the degree to which a network resource, such as a router, is busy. Load can be calculated in a variety of ways, including CPU utilization and packets processed per second. Monitoring these parameters on a continual basis can be resource-intensive itself.
Communication cost is another important metric, especially because some companies may not care about performance as much as they care about operating expenditures. Although line delay may be longer, they will send packets over their own lines rather than through the public lines that cost money for usage time.
Network Protocols
Routed protocols are transported by routing protocols across an internetwork. In general, routed protocols in this context also are referred to as network protocols. These network protocols perform a variety of functions required for communication between user applications in source and destination devices, and these functions can differ widely among protocol suites. Network protocols occur at the upper five layers of the OSI reference model: the network layer, the transport layer, the session layer, the presentation layer, and the application layer.
Confusion about the terms routed protocol and routing protocol is common. Routed protocols are protocols that are routed over an internetwork. Examples of such protocols are the Internet Protocol (IP), DECnet, AppleTalk, Novell NetWare, OSI, Banyan VINES, and Xerox Network System (XNS). Routing protocols, on the other hand, are protocols that implement routing algorithms. Put simply, routing protocols are used by intermediate systems to build tables used in determining path selection of routed protocols. Examples of these protocols include Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (Enhanced IGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Routed and routing protocols are discussed in detail later in this book.
Review Questions
Q - Describe the process of routing packets.
A - Routing is the act of moving information across an internetwork from a source to a destination.
Q - What are some routing algorithm types?
A - Static, dynamic, flat, hierarchical, host-intelligent, router-intelligent, intradomain, interdomain, link-state, and distance vector.
Q - Describe the difference between static and dynamic routing.
A - Static routing is configured by the network administrator and is not capable of adjusting to changes in the network without network administrator intervention. Dynamic routing adjusts to changing network circumstances by analyzing incoming routing update messages without administrator intervention.
Q - What are some of the metrics used by routing protocols?
A - Path length, reliability, delay, bandwidth, load, and communication cost.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 12, 2005) - The East Tennessee State University men's tennis team (20-3, 10-0 SoCon) prepares for their fourth appearance in the NCAA team tournament in which they will face interstate rival the 14th-ranked Tennessee (14-8, 6-5 SEC) in the opening round. The two teams will face each other in regional action on Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m. at UT's Varsity Outdoor Courts in Knoxville, Tenn.
Earlier in the season, the two teams faced each. ETSU fell to UT in a tough 6-1 decision on Feb. 8 and lead the Vols lead the all-time series 16-0. However, since the loss to UT, ETSU has won 18 straight matches and claimed the regular season and championship Southern Conference titles.
The Bucs are led by nationally ranked Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela). Posada, who is currently ranked No. 70 in the ITA poll, is 15-3 this season at the No. 1 singles position. Sophomore Felix Insaurralde (Asunci�n, Paraguay) playing at No. 2 has also been a strong force this season for the Bucs, as he is 18-4 in singles including a win against UT's Ockie Oosthuizen in the spring. Seniors Fernando Fiuri (Villa Maria, Argentina) and Mois�s Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) will provide added stability and guidance for the Bucs at the No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions respectively. Freshman Lisandro Picardo (Mar del Plata, Argentina) is 19-4 at the No. 5 singles position and freshman Sebastian Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) is 14-1 at the No. 6 singles position and will also play crucial roles in Saturday's contest. In doubles, ETSU has been dominant in throughout the season and look for that trend to continue. Its three doubles tandems to appear in the tournament are a combined 43-7 (.860).
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Hawaii adjunct leads many to God through Bible classes
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AIEA, HAWAII – Rob Lockridge is familiar with spiritual transformation. In his six years of serving as adjunct instructor in religion at Wayland Baptist University's campus in Hawaii, Lockridge has seen plenty of students go from a total disinterest and disdain for the Bible to accepting Jesus as their savior.
"On the first night of class, most people, quite frankly, don't want to be in a Bible class, and they don't know why they have to take a religion class to get their degree," Lockridge said. "But by the last night of class, many of them realize there is something different about this book. It's so interesting to watch the transformation."
Like many Christian universities, Wayland requires all students to take Old Testament History and New Testament History as core courses. On many of Wayland's external campuses (Hawaii is one of 12) this requirement is difficult for some to swallow.
The primarily adult students at these campuses come from varied backgrounds and many attend Wayland out of convenience or for its affordability. Military personnel especially like Wayland's programs because they help them pull their diverse credits into a degree and campuses are located on many military bases. Hawaii is a perfect example.
"Many of our students are not churched, many grew up in a Buddhist background and have never heard the Gospel message," Lockridge said. "They begin to find out that the preconceived notions about church and Christianity that they have are just not true."
Lockridge's evangelism of his students is not what many might expect. He doesn't preach, but simply presents the Word of God in the context of his classes and lets the Holy Spirit do the rest.
"I'm there to go through the Bible with them and the history. In the process of doing that, and looking over the historical accuracy of the document and relating it to today's events, the students themselves will start to wonder," he said.
Sometimes during the term, students will approach Lockridge for answers to more questions about the Bible or about Christianity, and he said he makes himself available by phone and email for that purpose. One man accepted Christ after a class period where the Ten Commandments were discussed, and he was convicted by the spirit about an adulterous relationship. But the biggest harvest comes when the class is wrapping up.
"On the last night of class, I talk about what it means to be a Christian, using the Baptist Hymnal. I talk about how a Christian is someone that trusts in the Lord and tries to follow Him and talk to Him," he said. "I also give my testimony about being a former military person who was pretty anti-Christian, and a lot of them can relate to my story."
Through the instruction, many have been exposed to Christian principles and have embraced the truth.
In his six years of teaching, Lockridge said he's always had at least one person accept Christ.
"We have this university in Texas, on a military base in Hawaii, and people are coming to Jesus," he said, marveling. "To me it's just an awesome thing to me that things are coming together and that God is working in that way. We talk about the Great Commission, about going and making disciples, and that's happening! God's word is just as effective and convincing and convicting out here as it was in Jerusalem and there in Plainview."
Lockridge said he feels the keys are staying true to the Bible and letting God speak through it and being real and, at times, vulnerable to sharing personal experiences with students. Though he minimizes that in the classroom, he is open to sharing if anyone asks. He also bathes each term in prayer, praying for the roster of students by name before he ever meets the first class.
By day, Lockridge is campus minister at Hawaii Baptist Academy, a K-12 school with 1,100 enrollment and a strong Christian heritage. Wayland's Hawaii campus offers bachelor's and master's degrees on several military installations in Hawaii, with an enrollment of nearly 500.


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After singing opera throughout his college years, his first 'professional' opera was "Die Fledermaus" at New Haven Opera. Lyric Opera Kansas City hired Thomas in 1981 for the chorus of "Fidelio" and the rest is history! One hundred plus shows, and counting!
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I am a laid back teacher with a great sense of humor. You will also learn a lot of music theory and music history from me! My lessons begin with some training in reading music (Music Theory) and I suggest that you purchase Alfred's Music Theory Volume One or Two depending on your level of understanding.
After refreshing your music reading and rhythm skills, we will listen to you sing and begin to vocalize. I will develop exercises just for you, to help you develop your voice, making it stronger and more flexible.
When you have warmed up your voice with vocal exercises, we will work together on the music you wish to learn. It could be a song, an aria, a Broadway or Opera aria, or a religious piece.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Large 30 foot living room with two pianos, music stands, keyboard, couches, seating area.
Mac computer, multiple cameras and great sound system.
*** Specialties ***
Classical Bel Canto (beautiful voice) style, operatic singing, Broadway style, Art Songs (Lieder in French, German and Italian.)
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· Singing · In home
· Singing · In studio
Thomas G.
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About David
David picked up the guitar when he moved from his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona in 2001 at the age of 19 and hasn't looked back since. 7 years and countless hours of practicing, performing and teaching later, David plays at multiple venues in the Kansas City area while teaching from his studio at Guitar Source in Overland Park,, Southland Conservatory in Raymore, and in home tutoring service Mobile Music Teachers. David also teaches and records from his home studio in Raytown, MO where he offers lessons for home schoolers during the daytime hours.
As a guitarist David is motivated primarily by his passion for music. Growing up he was influenced by classical, jazz, and film scores. Since picking up the guitar he has been inspired by guitarists from such diverse backgrounds as Eric Johnson,
David started to play the piano after years of playing the guitar. Although a second instrument, it in many ways it was the first as everything David has aspired to on the guitar is pianistic, and he draws much of his inspiration on the instrument from piano players. Correspondingly, it wasn't long before David picked up the piano itself, studying privately first with Tatev Amir and later with Karen, Kushner, Professor of Piano Studies at UMKC. David applies many of the same principles to the piano that he does the guitar including stressing a comprehensive knowledge of music theory, self transcription, ear training and classical technique as well as the more traditional facets of piano pedagogy such as sight reading and rhythm work. Students learn music theory as applied to the keyboard, sight-reading, improvisation and the application of classical technique to modern styles.
As a pianist David is motivated primarily by his passion for music. Growing up he was influenced by classical, jazz, and film scores. Since picking up the piano he has been inspired by pianists from such diverse backgrounds as Art Tatum, Nicolai Lugansky, Oscar Peterson, and Bill Evans among others. Today David plays and teaches a variety of different styles, ranging from rock and blues to classical and jazz.
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I have extensive experience with all ages and skill levels. I use a curriculum specifically geared towards the guitar, as opposed to more traditional (and inferior) methods that emphasize note reading and piano pedagogy, my method will teach you music theory as it relates to the neck of the guitar and the music that the student are interested in. I am a fairly laid back teacher; we will go at your pace, but I do expect you to work hard.
With piano I use classical literature to develop technique but emphasize the development of a comprehensive understanding of music theory as applied to the keyboard. This includes but is not limited to studies in pop, rock, jazz and other style of contemporary piano.
*** Studio Equipment ***
#1) Dedicated music room seating for parents
#2) Practice/rehearsal room seating for parents
#3) Amplification provided and music stand.
#4) Keyboard/Piano for student use
#5) Broadband network, dual camera, file sharing and the latest technology utilized for online lessons.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I provide a music stand, my instrument, curriculum materials, music paper materials and amplification (if needed). I expect the student to have their own instrument and potentially amplification. I provide a piano for instruction but I expect my students to have a piano or keyboard for practice at home.
*** Specialties ***
I specialize in classical and jazz guitar, however I am fluent in most styles, including rock, blues, fingerstyle, and miscellaneous. I teach from Jay EuDaly's "Vertical Truth: Chordal Mechanisms for the Guitar" but I also supplement this with a variety of other curriculum.
In piano I specialize in classical piano as well as jazz and pop.
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· Piano · In studio
· Piano · In studio
David E.
David E.
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About Karla
Karla also received her Music Educators license in Instrumental Music from William Jewell Co
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The methods I use for teaching primarily depends on the students' style of learning and the level that they are at musically. For beginning students I use a lot of visual and aural techniques and for more advanced students I build on what they already know and challenge them to go further. I am also familiar with the Suzuki method and pop music styles.
*** Studio Equipment ***
- Home studio with keyboard, 1 violin, 1 viola, music stand, music cabinet, seating for parents, wi-fi
- Downtown studio with 1 viola, music stand, seating for parents, and wi-fi
*** Specialties ***
I use the Essential Elements book for beginners so they can learn to read music. I use Suzuki Books for my student's solos. I also use Wolfhart Books to teach technique and Essentials For Strings Scale Book.
· Viola · In studio
Karla N.
Karla N.
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About Victor
*** Lesson Details ***
Lessons are given in my studio. Lessons are tailored to your interests and musical goals, and can change and evolve as your own musical expertise improves. Call today to start your musical journey.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Fully equipped recording and teaching studio
Logic Pro X, Digital Performer, Ableton Live, Reason, and any other DAW you'd like to learn.
24-track recording capability, treated mixing environment.
*** Specialties ***
Guitar, bass, viola da gamba and other Early Music instruction (Medieval through 18th-century), specialties in Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, and other popular genres. Lessons also available in piano, banjo, mandolin, recorder.
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Victor P.
Victor P.
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About Michael
· Trumpet · In home
Michael C.
Michael C.
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About Kaia
· Ukulele · Online
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Kaia N.
Kaia N.
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About Mark
majoring in Opera/Voice.
Mr. S. is offering Acting Lessons and Singing Lessons with focus on many Techniques such as sensory awareness, Physical Awareness, Role/ Monolgue Preparation,
Characterization and Methods for effective storytelling.
Additionally Exercises in Breath Control, Vocal presence and Diction will be worked on.
Coaching on Monologues and Roles As well as scene work to prepare you for Auditions and Shows.
Emphasis will be on improving your abilities as performer so you can reach your highest potential
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· Acting · In home
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Mark S.
Mark S.
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About Jason
I believe that playing the piano should be a fun and enjoyable experience. I have experience in many styles of music including classical, music theatre, jazz, blues, rock n' roll, latin, and many other styles of music.
I have music directed and played shows mainly in Tennesee and Missouri but have performed in many other various states. I also spent time on the river on the American Queen Steamboat as co-music director and pianist.
I believe in a strong technique but also having the experience to play multiple styles of music. If you are an experienced player and am wanting to learn better sight reading skills or how to play from a piano conductor score, I have much experience in th
Hope to be able to make great music together with you!
Jason B.
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When Martino Linares opened the doors to his new restaurant in 1992, he was 61 years old with a young family and a dream to bring his passion for Cuba to the people of Somerville. More than 15 years late, Martino's Cuban Restaurant is a beloved fixture of the Somerville Culinary scene. His four sons, exposed to the restaurant during their youth, are now involved in running the business and ensure that each dish that comes out of the kitchen retains the same level of quality that has been a hallmark of this community favorite.
With day-to-day operations now passed to his sons, the Linares family tradition of preparing flavorful and hearty pre-Castro style Cuban cuisine continues – with a modern twist added to some of the daily specials to keep it interesting. Everything is made from scratch and you'll often be greeted by a member of the Linares clan when you enter the restaurant.
Your favorite entrees remain on the menu – Cuban Sandwiches (sliced pork, ham, Swiss cheese and pickles on French bread), Arroz con Pollo (chicken with rice), Mariscos a lo Martino (a house specialty with clams, mussels, shrimp, bay scallops and pieces of cod fish sautéed with garlic in a light, creamy lemon sauce with cilantro) and Ropa Vieja (pulled flank steak simmered with garlic onions, peppers and olives in a homemade tomato sauce).
Appetizers such as ham croquettes, meatpies, chicharrones and tostones can be ordered separately or as Sampler Plates for your entire party to enjoy. Soups are made daily, While the Black Bean soup is a perennial favorite, you might want to take a chance on their Chicken and Vegetable Soup or the Cuban Style Tripe Soup.
Every meal comes with rich, black beans and plantains. You have a choice of white rice, yellow rice, or congri. Leave room for one of their delicious desserts such as Tres Leches Cake or Flan Caramel Custard.
For the newcomer, the Executive Luncheon Buffet, available Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., is a fabulous in introduction to the many traditional dishes of this flavorful cuisine. Entrees, soup and dessert are rotated daily – so there's always variety. The buffet menu usually consists of: chicken, pork and/or beef entrée, two rice selections, appetizer and a homemade dessert. You'll always find their incredible house salad with avocado dressing and of course, black beans and plantains. The $10.00 price includes the attentive service of friendly staff that are happy to tell you about the foods and served at the restaurant.
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5 Easy Gifts to Make for Pet-Owning Friends
Even if you don't have any pets in your own home, it's hard not to bring a surprise for the four-legged loved one that means so much to your friends and family. Instead of hitting up pricey boutiques, try getting your craft on and making something extra fabulous — for a whole lot less.
1. Sock Cat Nip Fish Toy: This is a perfect way to use up all those stray socks floating around your dresser, just stuff them up, tie off their little tails and you're good to go. Package them with a few milk jug rings and you'll be the hit of the party.
2. Menswear Mouse Toy: Even if you don't sew, this is a super simple project that transforms thrift store clothes (or the dinosaur hanging in the back of your closet) into a fun little toy. Beginner sewers will have no problem taking on this project and just think about how many mice you can make from a whole sports coat!
3. Pet Portrait: Even though this gift won't exactly bring any added joy into the life of your friend's pet, it will bring great happiness to their owner. You can have oversized artwork printed for less than $50 and in combination with an on sale frame from a local craft store, you'll be in business…and Fido will be lifesize!
4. Collapsible Dog Bowl: For pet owners on the move, collapsible bowls are fabulous things. Make a friend or family member a set and they're bound to be elated as store bought versions can be ridiculously pricey and not near as convenient.
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Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.—Hosea 10:12
It will require a determined heart and more than a little courage to wrench ourselves loose from the grip of our times and return to biblical ways. But it can be done. Every now and then in the past Christians have had to do it. History has recorded several large-scale returns led by such men as St. Francis, Martin Luther and George Fox. Unfortunately, there seems to be no Luther or Fox on the horizon at present. Whether or not another such return may be expected before the coming of Christ is a question upon which Christians are not fully agreed, but that is not of too great importance to us now.
What God in His sovereignty may yet do on a world-scale I do not claim to know. But what He will do for the plain man or woman who seeks His face I believe I do know and can tell others. Let any man turn to God in earnest, let him begin to exercise himself unto godliness, let him seek to develop his powers of spiritual receptivity by trust and obedience and humility, and the results will exceed anything he may have hoped in his leaner and weaker days. The Pursuit of God, 70-71.
"Lord, today I commit myself to 'turn to God in earnest,' to 'begin to exercise [myself] unto godliness,' and to 'seek to develop [my] powers of spiritual receptivity by trust and obedience and humility.' You determine the results. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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One of the more ambitious ideas for Windows 8 was that it would work equally well across a wide variety of screen sizes. Not just the 13-inch, 15-inch, and 17-inch laptops that previous versions of Windows were mostly found on, but also 8- and 11-inch systems, with a few stragglers (12.5-inch, 14-inch) in there for good measure.
What we've found over the past year is that the tile interface in Windows 8 does indeed scale well on smaller screens, although the experience inside actual apps and programs is more varied, especially if you're using a touch screen as your main interface.
Something with a 10- or 11-inch display feels like the most natural size floor for effective use by Windows 8, and we've seen a good number of products hit that mark, either as standard clamshell laptops, standalone tablets with optional keyboards, or hybrids that straddle the line between the two.
That's why Microsoft's flagship Surface Pro 2 has a 10.6-inch screen, and why we liked the recent Asus TransformerBook T100. Dell's 8-inch tablet, the Venue 8 Pro, was fine but finicky to use, and therefore the Venue 11 Pro (it's actually an 10.8-inch screen) comes off as more impressive -- still portable, but better configured for actually getting things done.
In one sense, its a direct competitor to the Surface Pro, but with more configuration flexibility -- our review unit is the $499 Intel Atom CPU version, while both Core i3 and Core i5 versions are available for up to $849.
In everyday use, the Venue 11 Pro works as well as any comparable product, and also has a few distinct advantages, including a solidly built chassis and an add-on keyboard that makes it feel much more like a laptop than the Surface does. Most importantly, it has a default full-HD 1,920x1,080-pixel display, which is something very rarely found in a screen this size.
But your $499 initial investment covers only the tablet itself, and adding the keyboard is an astounding additional $160 (it was as a little as $140 as of last week) -- although the keyboard also has an extra built-in battery. $660 for an 11-inch Intel Atom PC sounds a bit crazy, especially as the 10-inch Asus T100 includes the keyboard (while skimping on a few other specs) for under $400. Worse, while the keyboard feels great, it lacked the responsiveness we expected.
With the Venue 11 Pro, you're paying a premium for the excellent design and the full-HD display. If you don't need 1080p, there are less-expensive alternatives out there.
|Dell Venue 8 Pro
|Asus Transformer Book T100
|Acer Iconia W3
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|10.8-inch, 1,920x1,800 touch screen
|10.1-inch, 1,366x768 touch screen
|8.1-inch, 1,280x800 touch screen
|1.46GHz Intel Atom Z3770
|1.3GHz Intel Atom Z3740
|1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760
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When in its laptop form, connected to its chunky keyboard base, the Venue 11 Pro looks and feels a lot like other recent ultraportables, and even echoes the classic netbook design that sold so many Atom-powered subnotebooks years ago. Picked up, however, the weight and balance feels off, as the top-heavy clamshell feels likely to tip over at any moment. In real-world use, the system actually stayed upright most of the time, thanks in part to a small kickstand-like lip at the intersection of keyboard and screen.
Taken apart, by a pill-like plastic button in the center of the hinge, the 11.6-inch tablet screen is substantial. Unlike some of the more plastic-feeling 10- and 11-inch Windows 8 tablets we've tested, the Venue 11 Pro could likely stand up to some rugged travel, and the soft-touch finish on the back was not especially prone to smudges or scratches. One problem with the hinge/connection is that pulling the screen away from the keyboard dock almost always caused me to accidentally press the power button, which sits along the top edge of the tablet.
As a standalone tablet, the Venue 11 Pro delivered, with good on-screen typing, an accelerometer that wasn't too sensitive. Volume controls on the side edge, along with Micro-USB and SD card slots make it reasonably easy to use this as a standalone device.
Of course, for a more all-day experience, you'll want to add a keyboard and touch pad or mouse. Dell makes it easy, with a snap-on keyboard dock that transforms the combined system into a traditional clamshell laptop. The dock also has its own internal battery, which in our testing, more than doubled battery life.
However, for about $160, on top of the base tablet price of $499, it makes the full system cost as much as a budget-minded Intel Core i-series laptop. On the positive side, the keyboard is well-built, with solid, chunky island-style keys that feel great to type on. Despite its small size, important keys such as Shift, Tab, and Enter are not short-changed
But the story is not all positive. When using the keyboard, I encountered occasional lag or missed keystrokes. The keyboard physically connects to the tablet rather than using a Bluetooth connection, so it's even more surprising, although we have run into similar issues with other hybrids in the past.
The touch pad on the keyboard dock is too small to do much more than basic on-screen navigation. And while it felt more responsive than the keyboard, two-finger scrolling on Web pages was difficult, as was selecting blocks of text. But, on a small tablet-based system such as this, one might be expected to use on-screen touch controls for much of your navigation.


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Thunder holds off Mallards
WICHITA — Ryan Flanigan and R.G. Flath each scored a goal with an assist to lead the Wichita Thunder to a 4-3 win over the Quad City Mallards Friday in Central Hockey League play at the Intrust Bank Arena. Wichita led 3-0 late in the second period, but Quad City outscored Wichita 3-1 the rest of the way. Flath posted his 100th pro assist. He is seven goals away from 100 and seven points away from 200 career points. Ian Lowe and Les Reaney each added a goal for Wichita. Kevin Young had two assists. Chad Painchaud, Andrew Martins and Aaron Boogaard each had an assist. Mike Stinziani and Mickey Lang each scored a goal with an assist for Quad City. Brett Robinson added a goal. Bob Preece, Matt Boyd and Matt Duffy each had an assist for the Mallards. Wichita goalie Kevin Regan stopped 17 of 20 shots in goal for the win. Quad City's John Murray stopped 33 of 37 shots. Wichita improves to 9-5-2, moving into second place in the CHL standings, three points behind Allen. Quad City falls to 5-5-3. Wichita hosts Fort Worth at 7:05 p.m. today.
Wings fall to Baltimore
PARK CITY — The Wichita Wings fell to the Baltimore Blast 15-8 Friday in Major Indoor Soccer League play Friday at Hartman Arena. Machel Millwood scored two goals with an assist for Baltimore. Jean Max Ferdinand scored a goal with three assists. Aduato Neto-Calheira scored a goal with an assist. Tony Donatelli, Michael Lookingland and Patrick Healey each added a goal. For Wichita, Frederico Moojen scored two goals. Andrew Hoxie and Bryan Perez each added a goal. Chris Lemons had two assists. William Vanzela had 11 saves in goal for the Blast. Sanaldo Freitas de Carvalho had six saves for Wichita. Baltimore led 8-2 at the half and 8-4 after three quarters, but outscored Wichita 15-8 in the fourth quarter. Wichita was outshot 29-18. Wichita falls to 1-4. Baltimore improves to 6-0. The two teams meet again Dec. 7 in Baltimore.
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Thunder holds off Mallards