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Here's the final result of the logo we will be making today:
And here is my Halloween version:
First off, you need to find a font that you would like to use. I generally use the font known as "Tondo" because it resembles the actual font of the twitter logo very closely.
You can download Tondo here: http://www.dafont.com/tondo.font
Install it (or whatever font) on Windows XP by opening up Control Panel -> Fonts, and then dragging the font over into the Fonts folder. On vista, simply right-click the font and select "Install."
Once you have your font ready, open up Photoshop. Your document should be properly sized to fit the logo but not too big as to leave empty space. I will be using the size 350x125 pixels. Resolution 72 pixels per inch. Color mode RGB, 8 bit. Background contents white (we will change this later). Just the default settings pretty much.
Now that we have our open document, let's start off by unlocking the background layer (just in case). To do this, ALT+Double Click the name of the layer.
Now, let's create a new layer using the New Layer icon or by pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+N.
Go ahead and select the text tool, select the Tondo font (or whatever font you are using), set the size to about 72 points, and type out the word "twitter" (or whatever text you wish to type). Yes, leave the 't' lowercase.
Your stage should now look like this:
There is a small adjustment we need to make to the text's character spacing. I've noticed the twitter logo seems to have the characters pretty close together. After some experimentation, I find that -60 character tracking works best for the font size 72 points.
To change this, go to Window -> Character. On the window that pops up, find Character Tracking, and set it to -60. Character tracking is the text highlighted in the screenshot below. While your in the character panel, go ahead and change the text color to whatever you like. I will be using the twitter logo's exact color which is hex code #33ccff.
Now, select the background layer (the layer we unlocked earlier), set your foreground color to solid black by pressing the "D" key on your keyboard to restore default colors, or just clicking the foreground icon and changing it in the color panel. Now, press ALT+Backspace to fill the layer with black. We are doing this right now so that we can see the white stroke we are about to apply to the text.
Your stage should now look like this:
Alright, now select the layer with our text on it, and go to Layer->Layer Style->Blending Options. Check the box next to "Stroke". Now, we need to find a decent size for our stroke. I find that for font size 72 point, the stroke size of 8 works perfectly. Change the fill color to solid white (#FFFFFF).
Now, your logo is almost done. This last step is optional, but I think it adds a bit more style to the logo.
First, CTRL+Click the icon of the text layer. This will make a complete selection around the next. Next, create a new layer above the text layer. Select the elliptical marquee (you may have to click and hold down the rectangular marquee tool until a list pops up and the select the elliptical from the list). Hold SHIFT+ALT, click a bit off the stage in the top left hand corner, then hold and drag to off the stage a bit in the right hand corner. Let go of the mouse and you should have created a new, oval like selection at the top of the text.
Select the gradient tool by clicking down and holding on the fill tool (the bucket) until a last comes down, then selecting the gradient. Change your foreground color to solid white (#FFFFFF) and change the gradient settings to Foreground to Transparent by clicking on the gradient in the upper left hand corner of the screen under the "Edit" and "Image" drop-down buttons, then selecting Foreground to Transparent from the list (the second icon on the list).
Hold down SHIFT and click and hold a bit above the text. Drag your mouse down to a bit below the text and let go of the mouse. This will make a nice highlight on the text. You may need to experiment around with where you click and where you let go for best results. Now, if needed, drop the opacity of the new layer with the highlight on it down a bit. Sometimes I find 60% opcaity best, sometimes 40%, and sometimes I don't change the opacity at all. It really depends on where you clicked and let go of the mouse during the gradient stage on how intense the gradient is and where it fades out.
Here is what the stage should look like:
Now, if you wish to have a transparent background, click the eyeball next to the background layer to turn it off. Thank you for reading my tutorial. I hope it gave you new insight into photoshop and helped you create a cool logo. You can change the text of the logo to whatever you like and experiment around with the colors and settings to create new and cool logos (like the Halloween version I created).
Again, here is the final result of the logo:
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Twitter Logo Remake In Photoshop [Regular + Halloween]
Posted 20 October 2009 - 05:40 PM
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Posted 20 January 2010 - 04:00 AM
Twitter's font is called Arista, but you will need to have Arista and Arista [bold] (for the letter 'e').
Posted 26 December 2010 - 01:09 AM
nice tutorial thank you for posting.
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Sarah Johnson
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 01:38 AM
I like your tutorial. Thank you for information. I am web developer, but I also create web design. I will try to use to use your tutorial
Posted 15 November 2011 - 07:44 AM
This is nice. I remember when I was browsing for such tutorials back in the days. Keep going!
Posted 19 February 2012 - 07:26 PM
Very nice and comprehensive tutorial. The interface may be different with Windows 7 now, though, and you could try updating this for newer OS and photo editing software. Making this into a video will be simpler and more interesting to readers as well.
Posted 30 April 2012 - 03:13 AM
very good job
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Offensive outburst carries USA into WJC semifinalsby Mike G. Morreale
The United States National Junior Team continued its offensive assault on the competition for the second straight game Wednesday on the way to a 7-0 victory against the Czech Republic in quarterfinal-round action of the 2013 World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.
The win enabled the United States to advance into the semifinal round against rival Canada on Thursday at Ufa Arena at 4 a.m. ET (NHL.com, NHLN-US, TSN). Canada, which beat the Americans 2-1 in preliminary round action, won Group B to earn a bye into the semifinals of the medal round.
In victories against Slovakia on Monday and the Czech Republic on Wednesday, the United States has totaled 16 goals.
"We'll enjoy this victory [over the Czech Republic] a little bit, but know Canada is a very good hockey team," U.S. coach Phil Housley said. "They're undefeated in this tournament for a reason, and we'll have our hands full but our guys will be ready."
John Gaudreau notched the hat trick -- the first for an American at the WJC since Austin Watson's natural hat trick last year. Gaudreau, who was named the U.S. player of the game, has five goals in the past two games after going scoreless in the first three preliminary round contests for the United States.
Additionally, Riley Barber scored twice, Seth Jones and Jacob Trouba each had four assists, J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists and goalie John Gibson made 31 saves in the triumph. Gibson, who sports a 1.51 goals-against average in five appearances at the WJC, made 15 saves in the second when the Americans scored five times to open a commanding 6-0 advantage.
The United States finished the game with five power-play goals, picking up where it left off in the final preliminary round victory against Slovakia on Monday when they struck for four goals with the man advantage.
"The difference in the last two games is that I feel we're getting more challenging shots at the net than usual," Jones told NHL.com. "The goalie doesn't see a lot of the shots that are going in and guys are doing a good job of standing in front of his face.
"But the power play has been going well too. We've been moving the puck around nicely and everyone is rotating and getting shots to the net. Gaudreau has really stepped it up the last few games, putting in pucks when we really need it. We're going to need that from here on out."
U.S. coach Phil Housley seems to have found the right combination on the power play with Gaudreau and Vince Trocheck working the wings for Miller on the top unit.
The victory certainly wiped out any memory of the 2012 WJC, when the Americans suffered a 5-2 preliminary round loss to the Czechs behind Petr Mrazek's 52-save performance. That loss knocked the United States from participation in the medal round.
The United States tied a tournament high for goals in a period with five in the second against the Czech Republic. The team connected for five against Slovakia in the opening period of a 9-3 triumph on Monday.
"We'll enjoy this victory [over the Czech Republic] a little bit, but know Canada is a very good hockey team. They're undefeated in this tournament for a reason, and we'll have our hands full but our guys will be ready." -- U.S. coach Phil Housley
Barber and Gaudreau each scored twice and Ryan Hartman also fired in a goal during the offensive outburst in the middle period. Gaudreau's second of the period, a power-play marker off a cross-ice feed from J.T. Miller with 12.8 seconds remaining, was his third of the game.
All three of Gaudreau's goals were scored on the power-play as the United States connected for five power-play goals on 12 attempts in the contest. The AmerIcans have nine man-advantage goals in the past six periods.
"I got a couple bounces my way with three power-play goals," Gaudreau said. "We're moving the puck on the power play and a lot of my goals were easy tap-ins, so I have to thank my teammates for that."
Gaudreau connected for his second power-play goal of the game just 28 seconds into the second after collecting a deflection from Trouba and jamming home a shot at the right post to give the Americans a 2-0 lead.
"Any time you can score the first goal and set the pace, it's important," Housley said. "I liked our start from beginning of the game and our power play was clicking again.
"In the second half [of the game], we were disciplined and we talked about that with the players at the first intermission. We knew there was a lot of hockey to be played and we have a big game against Canada [on Thursday], so we addressed [discipline] and guys did a great job of it."
The United States was whistled for four of its nine minor penalties in the opening 20 minutes of the game.
Hartman gave the United States a 3-0 lead off a big rebound in the left circle after Trouba's initial slapper from the right circle wasn't controlled by Czech goalie Patrik Bartosak. The goal forced Czech Republic coach Miroslav Prerost to pull starter Bartosak 1:08 into the second and insert backup Matej Machovsky.
Barber then hit two straight. His first came on the power play, off a splendid assist from Alex Galchenyuk at the 8:44 mark. Galchenyuk took a pass from Trouba and skated down the slot to draw two defenders before feathering a pass to Barber storming into the right circle. Barber's goal was his second of the tournament.
Barber, a sixth-round (No. 167) draft pick of the Washington Capitals in 2012, then scored off a breakaway just one second after the United States had successfully killed a power-play chance by the Czechs. Jones sprung Barber into the open ice down his right wing before he skated in and put a backhand under Machovsky.
"It's not too often I get four assists in a game," Jones said. "I have to credit to teammates for putting the puck in the net when I give it to them."
Gibson, who was forced to make two big stops for the Americans on Tomas Hyka and Tomas Hertl in the second, had 23 saves through two periods. The shutout was the first complete-game blanking the Anaheim Ducks prospect has produced in the tournament. Gibson split a shutout with backup Jon Gillies in the tournament opener against Germany.
"John Gibson has been the backbone of us in this tournament," Jones said. "When we needed him to make the big saves, he steps up and makes them. Even in a big win [against Czech Republic], this momentum could have easily swayed, but he made some big ones. He was strong in our losses to Canada and Russia, too. He's been outstanding and we need him to continue to do that."
Gaudreau completed the hat trick in the second when he took a feed from Miller at the right post before whipping home his second of the period with 12.8 seconds left. Miller scored the seventh goal for the United States 4:08 into the third when he deflected a big blast from the point by Trouba. Miller took prime position in the slot and before redirecting the puck past Machovsky.
The United States played the game with six defensemen as Shayne Gostisbehere served a suspension for one game for the slashing major and game misconduct he was assessed against Slovakia. Gostisbehere will return to the lineup Thursday against Canada.
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INDIANAPOLIS — What is the status of Black Cards — Pete Wentz's first band since Fall Out Boy split up — now that the group and lead singer Bebe Rexha parted ways last month?
"We just put out a mixtape and have a couple remixes on the way," said Wentz, taking a break from deejaying Rolling Stone's Volkswagen Rock and Roll pre-Super Bowl tailgate Sunday. "And we've been in the studio working on original stuff. This all has been building. Its been like a 10-month gestation of figuring out what this is. I think we've figured out where we fit in."
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"Everybody always says that, but it was a mutual thing," Wentz said. "There's no bad blood. We're homies still."
In addition to the break-up of the successful Fall Out Boy in 2010, Wentz also went through a public divorce last February with pop star Ashlee Simpson. The couple has a three-year old son together.
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Congratulating Cutler: Matt Forte hasn't spoken to teammate Jay Cutler since it was revealed last month that Cutler and fiancee Kristin Cavallari are expecting, but Forte said he did make sure to congratulate the Bears quarterback and father-to-be. "I sent him a text congratulating him and all that stuff," Forte told me at EA Sports' Madden Bowl XVIII in Indianapolis Thursday. How will fatherhood change Cutler? "It'll mature him a little more," Forte said. "He's already a mature guy, but I think it'll mature him a little more. It matures everybody."
Heads up: Billy Eichner is currently in his first season of hosting Funny or Die's "Billy on the Street" on Fuse, but the Northwestern alum and a camera crew were on a separate piece of business when they interviewed celebs at DirecTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl and guests at Rolling Stone's Bacardi Bash Saturday. "I'm actually here at the Super Bowl for 'Conan,'" Eichner said of Conan O'Brien's TBS talk show. "I did segments on his show before and now they sent me to cover the Super Bowl in my own weird way." Eichner said he will be in Chicago in the near future to tape an episode of "The Rosie Show."
Fallen hero: "Stereo Hearts" band Gym Class Heroes said it canceled several of its tour dates last November, including a stop at the House of Blues, because frontman Travie McCoy was sick, but didn't elaborate at the time. Asked about the cancelation before Gym Class performed at Rolling Stone's Bacardi Bash, McCoy told me he came down with Duodenitis, a swelling in the duodenum (the upper segment of the small intestine). "I never heard of it until it actually happened," McCoy said. Gym Class has yet to reschedule the Chicago date but will perform at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb Friday.
Sweet memories: Former Detroit Lions great Barry Sanders has fond memories of playing at Soldier Field during his career — and not just because he gave the Bears' defense and fans nightmares. Sanders said he enjoyed the "crazy passionate" crowd and was especially excited when one Chicagoan in particular was in attendance. "It was made more special when Walter (Payton) would be at the game watching," Sanders said at DirecTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl. "I know he was rooting for the Bears, but just the fact that he was there watching … he's a guy I admire a lot."
Super Bowl sightings: The Bears' Devin Hester and Charles Tillman hung out separately at ESPN The Magazine's "Next" party Friday. Also in attendance was "The View" co-host and Hoffman Estates High School alum Sherri Shepherd … Lupe Fiasco performed a high-energy show at Rolling Stone's Bacardi Bash. The Chicago rapper refused to do any interviews at the event (which is often the case when he isn't promoting an album). "I'm on a press blackout — publicist's orders," Fiasco told me. … Former NFL Pro Bowler and Mount Carmel High School alum Donovan McNabb had a hard time dodging photo requests from guests at EA Sports' Madden Bowl. I also spotted former Bear and current Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera at the party wearing a button-down with what looked like the Panthers' team colors. … Former Bear Jim McMahon hosted his fourth annual Swang 'N' Super Bowl Bash in Indianapolis Thursday. The $260-per-ticket event benefitted Hope For The Warriors and the Lynda McMahon Ferguson Foundation for Literacy. … Chicago area native April Rose co-hosted the Maxim Tailgate: Salute to Heroes outside of Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday.
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By Alfafan1 on Wednesday, June 28, 2017What an amazing car. I have owned it for a month now, 1,000 miles, (Ti RWD), and gives me a smile everytime I get on the wheel. Top handling, top power, smooth even with the 19 wheels, the torque however is the real deal showing up from very low rpms giving real power on demand. Nothing has broken either.
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By bmw critic on Friday, February 23, 2018The 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia has exceeded all my expectations. I have over 6,000 miles on this car, with no issues. This vehicle is the absolute best in its class, hands down. It is true this car has had some issues in the initial model year, but all the bugs have been addressed in the 2018 model. There is too much bias with so called experts in rating the BMW models against this car. It is about time consumers wake up and test drive the Alpha Romeo Giulia , they will not be disappointed.


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The All-Day Energy Guide
Laura Doss
Wake-Up Call
Good start — you managed to peel away from your comforter with only minor separation anxiety. Now it's time to snap to it. First order of business? Eat! Or risk going into energy debt later in the day. "A balanced breakfast raises blood sugar, which perks you up, and it also stokes your metabolism — your body's chemical 'on' switch, which helps you burn calories throughout the morning," says Molly Kimball, RD., sports dietitian at Oschner's Elmwood Fitness Center in New Orleans. To get the biggest bang, build your breakfast from these foods and drinks.
Peanut or Almond Butter on Whole-Grain Toast
Protein and heart-healthy unsaturated fat are digested more slowly than carbs, releasing a steady stream of energy.
Smoked Salmon with a Scrambled Egg
The fat fills you up and prevents an energy crash before your next meal; omega-3 fatty acids minimize minor inflammation in muscles after exercise (sore calves can certainly slow your roll!).
Oatmeal or Oat-Bran Cereal with Nonfat Milk
Soluble fiber keeps blood-sugar levels even so your energy output stays constant.
Whole-Grain Bagel and a Glass of O.J.
B vitamins help your body convert protein and carbs into energy.
Cup of Coffee
Women who drank 12 ounces of joe (about 140 milligrams of caffeine) showed improved mental alertness in one study.
Dori Thies
Bust a Move!
The right exercise stimulates your metabolism — and the more active yours is, the more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed you'll feel. "Muscle is the most metabolically active tissue in the body. Research shows that about 30 minutes of interval strength training keeps your metabolism raised for up to 38 hours after you've worked out," says Jim Karas, weight-loss expert and author of The 7-Day Energy Surge. Why churn away on the elliptical machine for 45 minutes? Use this circuit to get stoked.
- Do 10 push-ups (count "one one-thousand, two one-thousand," etc., as you press down and up).
- Using heavy weights (12 to 15 pounds), hold dumbbells at your sides and perform 10 forward lunges and 10 backward lunges.
- Starting on elbows, hold the plank position for 1 minute. Straighten arms into full push-up position; hold 1 minute. Lift right leg 6 inches off floor for 30 seconds. Repeat with left leg. Rest 30 seconds.
- Repeat the circuit 3 times.
Bonus Tip: The Other A.M. Secret
If you really want to top out on energy, have sex. It releases the stimulatory brain chemicals dopamine and PEA (short for phenylethylamine), which make you feel alert and playful.
Chris Gallo
Mid-Morning Snack Attack
Release your vise grip on the Twizzlers. The 10 foods here will insta-jolt you into the fast lane. Munch on one to three of these daily, says Kimball.
- 1 ounce low-fat cheese 50-90 calories
- 8 ounces Greek yogurt (0% or 2% fat) 120-150 calories
- 1 ounce any nuts approx. 175 calories
- 1/2 cup wasabi peas 120 calories
- 1 small banana with 1 tablespoon peanut or almond butter 188 calories
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced 53 calories
- 15 Triscuit Thin Crisps 130 calories
- 17 Genisoy Soy Crisps, real cheddar cheese flavor 110 calories
- 1 South Beach Living High-Protein Cereal bar, peanut butter flavor 140 calories
- 16-ounce Berry Filling smoothie from Jamba Juice 160 calories
Bonus Tip: Mid-Morning Refresher
Wet your whistle! Water is an oomph-inducing essential. "Because the human body is made up of 60 to 75 percent water, when you're dehydrated you also become fatigued," says Jim Karas. How much H2O do you need? Many experts recommend 64 ounces daily. Both Karas and Kimball suggest drinking half your body weight in ounces, because water intake should be relative to your body mass (e.g., a 140-pound woman requires 70 ounces of water daily).
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The Real Power Lunch
Dig in to these fueling fast feasts from Nicole Quartuccio, RD, director of nutrition for HealthyDiningFinder.com, a Web site that features healthy menu options at about 60,000 restaurants nationwide.
Burger King: BK Veggie Burger
"The patty is made up of a blend of garden vegetables and whole grains, which are great for energy."
Nutrition info (with the fixings): 420 calories, 16 grams fat (2.5 grams saturated)
Lighten it up: Don't add mayo; it tacks 80 more calories onto your sandwich.
Quiznos: Tuscan Turkey Sub
"Pile on the tomatoes and red onions — both are full of cell-repairing antioxidants."
Nutrition info (with the fixings): 410 calories, 17 grams fat (3.5 grams saturated)
Lighten it up: Hold the cheese and dressing and you'll subtract 120 calories.
Qdoba: Naked Chicken Taco Salad
"The protein and beans keep you feeling full, and that offsets the dreaded late-in-the-day energy crash." Also, you're less likely to book it for the vending machine an hour after you've eaten. That's money, calories, and a Doritos binge — saved!
Nutrition info: 310 calories, 10 grams fat (3 grams saturated)
Lighten it up: No need; it's already skinny!
Bonus Tip: Freshen Up
Sniffing peppermint improves alertness. Snag a body lotion, lipgloss, or body spray in a minty scent for a cool pick-me-up.
What Afternoon Slump?
People who go for a brisk 10-minute stroll feel more awake and experience a surge in energy that lasts up to two hours after they walk, says a study in the Journal of Personal and Social Psychology. Need an excuse to stray from your cubicle? Three FITNESS staffers share how they break free:
"I tell my boss I'm picking up a prescription. It's just shy of being TMI, so she doesn't ask questions. But the real Rx is for a little exercise. (Oops! I guess she knows now!)" — Bethany Gumper, Senior Editor
"Once a week, I make it a point not to bring my lunch to work, so I have an excuse to go outside and meander, searching for the perfect low-budget meal." — Lindsey Emery, Senior Fitness Editor
"I usually have books I need to return to the library a few blocks away, just far enough for a nice little walk." — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Associate Beauty Editor
Bonus Tip: Eyes Wide Shut
Scheduled naps aren't just for kindergartners. Air-traffic controllers who took a 20-minute snooze during their break showed improved alertness on job-performance tasks compared with workers who didn't sleep. If a nooner isn't in the cards (we can hear the boss now...), try grabbing some zzz's after work to stay sharp during your dinner date.
Jay Sullivan
At-Home Energizer
Another successful workday is in the books (go, you!). Now it's time to tackle the home front.
"Vinyasa yoga, commonly known as power yoga, focuses on constantly flowing from one pose to the next; it's like swimming on land," says certified yoga and Pilates instructor Kristin McGee. "By synchronizing your breath with each movement, you bring blood flow and oxygen to the lungs and muscles, making you feel refreshed and invigorated." No time to take a class? "Whenever you get the blood rushing toward your head, it definitely wakes you up!" says McGee.
Try this move: Start on all fours with your knees under your hips and your hands under your shoulders. Place your forearms on the floor, keeping your elbows below your shoulders. Interlace fingers. Put the top of your head on the floor between your arms. Shift your weight onto your head and straighten your legs behind you, pressing heels into the floor and lifting your butt toward the ceiling (as in downward dog). Make it easier: Keep one knee on the floor.
Bonus Tip: Tune Up
Rock On! People who listen to fast songs (about 140 beats per minute) as they exercise may work out more intensely, research shows. Need to make a deadline? Download rousing grooves at motiontraxx.com, a free (legal) music Web site.
Blaine Moats
Super Supper
What's for dinner? Black beans, baby! "They're a perfect blend of protein, good carbs, and fiber, as well as iron, which helps ward off anemia, a condition that can make you feel sluggish," says Kimball. Whip up this tasty, easy meal in a flash.
Black Bean Chili
Makes 1 serving
3 ounces extra-lean ground beef
1/2 cup rinsed and drained canned black beans
2 diced bell peppers (red or yellow)
2 diced tomatoes
1/2 cup shredded 2 percent cheddar cheese
1. Brown the beef in a skillet.
2. Add the beans, peppers, and tomatoes and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
3. Sprinkle cheese on top. Serve immediately.


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Scioscia places more value in on-field chemistry
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- All summer long and now into winter, we've heard the Boston Red Sox and their nation rave on about the power of upbeat, uplifting chemistry in transforming a dismal 2012 operation into a World Series champion one year later.
With all sincere respect to the Red Sox and all the other teams that have carried vibrant vibes to October celebrations, Angels manager Mike Scioscia is of the view that clubhouse chemistry can be vastly overrated in relation to the brand found on the field.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- All summer long and now into winter, we've heard the Boston Red Sox and their nation rave on about the power of upbeat, uplifting chemistry in transforming a dismal 2012 operation into a World Series champion one year later.
With all sincere respect to the Red Sox and all the other teams that have carried vibrant vibes to October celebrations, Angels manager Mike Scioscia is of the view that clubhouse chemistry can be vastly overrated in relation to the brand found on the field.
"I've been part of it as a player," Scioscia said on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings. "I've been part of totally dysfunctional clubhouses that win championships.
"There are a lot of examples of different variations of things in the clubhouses that are really neither here nor there as to what [goes into] the on-field chemistry -- the pitcher-catcher relationship, the defensive chemistry. That's what wins games, and that's what you want to put your heart and soul into."
As a young catcher in the Dodgers' organization in the late 1970s and into the '80s, Scioscia was part of clubs that managed to win -- and win big -- amid untold internal strife. There were stars with undisguised disdain for each other, and yet, when it was time to function between the lines, they formed a seamless unit.
Chemistry in all forms is a relevant issue as the Angels continue to change the faces and heartbeat of a franchise looking to end a four-year postseason drought.
Already this offseason, third baseman David Freese, relievers Joe Smith and Fernando Salas, and starters Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs have been imported. The acquisition of another starting pitcher via free agency is a distinct possibility, giving the 22-year-old Skaggs a little more time to develop.
Two more familiar names have been detached this offseason, with Mark Trumbo heading to Arizona and Peter Bourjos moving to St. Louis in deals designed to fill voids in the rotation and at third base. Randal Grichuk, taken a pick ahead of Mike Trout in the Angels' brilliant 2009 First-Year Player Draft, joins Bourjos with the Cardinals.
Only four players -- pitchers Jered Weaver and Kevin Jepsen, shortstop Erick Aybar and second baseman Howie Kendrick -- remain from the super 2009 outfit that claimed a third consecutive American League West title.
For five years, the emotional force and most prominent clubhouse figure was Torii Hunter, now encamped for a second season in Detroit. But he wasn't alone is driving the club; strong, vocal leadership came from a number of lockers. Trumbo was evolving into that kind of presence.
By virtue of stature, leadership roles fall to Albert Pujols, coming back from a debilitating foot injury, and Josh Hamilton, looking to rebound from a disappointing debut season in Southern California.
Freese, who enjoyed an October in 2011 for his hometown Cardinals that stands among the best in history, has the profile to take on an active clubhouse role.
"You never go into a season not paying attention, not wanting good clubhouse chemistry," Scioscia said. "For the most part we have that. That pales in comparison to the on-field chemistry that wins you games. You need mentoring, you need leadership, a lot of things in the clubhouse.
"There's the exception where you have the bad clubhouse chemistry and still win. Usually that's a cure-all for any rough edges that might happen in the clubhouse, but I don't think it's critical, I really don't."
What he does consider critical is top-shelf pitching, something the Angels did not have in 2013. Their rotation wasn't good, and the bullpen was a little worse.
Weaver and C.J. Wilson are proven starters of championship quality. Garrett Richards, Santiago and Skaggs have the potential to fill out the rotation nicely, but general manager Jerry Dipoto has made it clear he's investigating all avenues leading to established arms.
"Our deficiencies, I think, were very evident, probably for the last couple of years on the pitching side," Scioscia said.
Angels starters were 17th in the Majors in total innings pitched, placing severe stress on a bullpen that yielded the fourth-highest ERA (4.12) in baseball.
Closer Ernesto Frieri will welcome the arrival of Smith, who allowed only five of 23 inherited runners to score for the Indians and had 25 holds in 70 appearances. Salas, hoping at 28 to regain his fine 2011 form, joins holdovers Sean Burnett, Dane De La Rosa, Michael Kohn and Jepsen in a bullpen that figures to be improved.
Scioscia is optimistic that Pujols and Hamilton will return to All-Star levels and needs no convincing that Trout will continue to show why he's the game's best all-around player -- whether he bats first, second or third.
Of Pujols, Scioscia said, "I'm going to be really surprised if he's not the healthiest he's been in a number of years." And Hamilton? "Josh is going to have a big year for us."
About Trout there is no doubt. The only question: How much higher he can fly?
Scioscia is taking heart in how the Red Sox strong-armed their way past 2012 to a glorious 2013.
"I think what Boston did is a great indication," Scioscia said. "I think we have the same potential to hopefully do what they did."
Nothing promotes great chemistry, the man submits with a smile, like winning.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com.


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It's been quite a year for Mickey Mantle bats. Earlier, we had the corked-bat auction and now we have this: a bat allegedly signed by The Mick with the note "Merry Christmas cocksucker."
It's always important, though, to look at these things with a healthy bit of skepticism and ask: is this bat really signed by Mickey Mantle? With sports memorabilia, it's almost impossible to tell absent personal knowledge. This particular seller notes that he doesn't have a certificate of authenticity—which is likely worth less than the paper it's printed on—and sufficiently alerts the seller to the possibility that it may not be a bona fide Mantle-signed bat.
But we do have plenty of examples of Mantle's fondness for working blue, especially with oral sex references. Given this history, one could reasonably assume that Mickey Mantle signed at least one bat "Merry Christmas cocksucker" and that this is such a bat. It's currently priced at $650.00 which is a pretty good deal, especially if you have the matching ball.


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We hope to have decisions by early to mid April.
The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is pleased to invite applications from early-career researchers for a 3-week intensive training workshop in ecological analysis and synthesis, to take place at NCEAS in Santa Barbara CA June 19-July 10, 2013.
Thanks to generous support from the Packard Foundation, all travel and living expenses of participants will be covered during the workshop.
Applicants should be early-career researchers – here defined as roughly within 5 years post-Ph.D., although exceptional candidates in the final stages of graduate work will be considered. We will consider applications from any country.
Please complete the online application. Once you register you will receive an email token that will take you to the application.
The application includes a series of short essays. The questions can be found below to facilitate preparing answers that can be pasted into the online form.
Applications must be received no later than 5 PM PST on March 1, 2013.
For inquiries, please contact aukema [at] nceas.ucsb.edu (Juliann Aukema).
Essay questions for application:
- Research Interests (450 characters/75 words)
- Career Goals (300 characters/50 words)
- What would you hope to achieve by participating in this training workshop? (900 characters/150 words)
- Describe your proficiencies in statistical analysis of ecological data (450 characters/75 words)
- One part of the training workshop will be hands-on, small-group projects. Please suggest a topic for a small-group synthesis project. Include, briefly: 1) topic, 2) data sets (and their availability), and 3) possible analytical approaches. (900 characters/150 words)


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The Tokyo Auto Salon held over the past few days is essentially Japan's version of our SEMA show for auto customizers. Being Japan, no car could appear without a tricked-out or cosplayed booth professional. Here are the best.
In fact, the organizers of the Tokyo Auto Salon knew there would be enough interest that they relied on Twitter users to post their favorites. We've edited them down to a digestible gallery, removing a few shots that got lost in translation. [Tokyo Auto Salon]


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Poetry Ideas for Journaling
April is National Poetry Month in the United States, so why not celebrate the great literary works by adding a little poetry on your layouts? Wonderful sentiments are expressed in poetry, and it's the perfect way to add a little something extra to your layout. Here are a few ideas to get you started!
Incorporate a Line of Poetry in Your Title
If you're struggling to come up with a title, turn to your closest poetry anthology. Many poems have one line perfect for titles in your layouts. For example, for a layout about a romantic relationship, you could use "If ever two were one, then surely we" (by Anne Bradstreet). If you're putting together a layout that reminisces of home, you could use "God send us a little home to come back to, when we roam" (by Florence Bone).
Use Poetry in Addition to Your Journaling
Sometimes a poem helps convey a story in your layout. When I was young, my brothers and sisters and I loved swinging in our backyard. Another part of my childhood was a poem my mother taught me by Robert Louis Stevenson. No layout about a favorite childhood pastime would be complete without it:
The Swing
How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
River and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside—
Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown—
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!
Use Poetry in Place of Journaling
Sometimes sentiments have been expressed on a layout on the same topic and you feel there's nothing left to say. This may be a good time to incorporate a poem on your layout. But remember—it's important to tell your story in your own words, so don't let a poem replace your journaling on all or most of your layouts.
Finding Poetry to Use on Your Layouts
There are so many wonderful poems out there, but how do you find them? Here are few resources to start with:
* The Internet. The web has a wealth of sources where you can find poems on many different topics. Try searching for a specific topic such as "home poetry" and see what comes up. You can also easily search for a specific poet's works this way. Plus, check for forums and websites dedicated to poetry, such as Poets.org, PoetryFoundation.org or Bartleby.com/verse.
* Poetry anthologies. If you're not quite sure what poem or poet you're looking for, try a poetry anthology from your local library. Anthologies often have poems organized by topic and are easier to peruse than a book by a specific poet.
For more information on National Poetry Month, go to Poets.com/npm.
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Juggling tacair needs is a daunting task for USAF
New fighters, missiles and missions are the hallmarks of the U.S. Air Force. While these still percolate in long-term plans, near-term fiscal constraints are forcing the service to craft a delicate balance between upgrading existing forces and husbanding funds for new equipment.
Whether even hoping for equipment such as an eventual Lockheed Martin F-22 replacement is delusional or merely prudent is in the eye of the beholder, given the urgency behind debt-reduction talks coming to a head this month in Congress. The reality is that work on the concept, referred to as F-X, is in its infancy. It involves exploring what technologies might be necessary to assure air superiority 20 years from now and 30 years beyond that, says USAF Col. Edward Corcoran, the air superiority core function team leader at Air Combat Command.
Perhaps slightly earlier out of the gate will be a next-generation missile, a notional follow-on to the Raytheon AIM-120D air-to-air missile for internal carriage in the compact weapons bays of the F-22 and F-35 stealthy fighters.
The service also is in talks with the Missile Defense Agency about adding an airborne weapons layer to the country's missile defense architecture. The goal is to determine the launch platform and interceptor, and whether this is a cost-effective proposition. The jury is still out, but "it certainly looks promising," Corcoran told the IQPC International Fighter conference in London.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz first inquired about a so-called air-launched hit-to-kill concept in June 2009, when he kicked off an exploratory study. Since then, the service is said to be interested but would like the MDA to cover the development portion. How those interests will be prioritized is part of an Air Force exercise to draw up a master plan intended to be the foundational document for budget decisions from fiscal 2014 and beyond. The finished version is expected in January, allowing time for it to reflect more precisely the scope of budget cuts now being debated that will take effect over the next decade. An example of the financial pressure for the Air Force is its proposal in the forthcoming budget to trim some F-16 and A-10 squadrons from the National Guard, a move to save money but that also adds risk to the service's ability to conduct missions.
Some spending decisions are mandatory. For instance, the anticipated delay in the operational debut of the F-35A, now not expected until 2018, is forcing the service to upgrade 300-350 Block 40/50 F-16s with service-life extensions and avionics upgrades costing almost $10 million per aircraft, Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle, deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, tells Congress.
The service also is grappling with aging issues on the F-15 fleet. Detailed fatigue trials, ordered after a right-side longeron fatigue-related failure downed an F-15C in 2008, recently unearthed additional cracking in this structure. The situation was deemed non-critical—a fix can be addressed for most aircraft during depot maintenance, says Lt. Col. Kevin Riordan, operational adviser for the system program office. But, the review underscores the fragility of an aging fleet. Some high-time airframes must be repaired more rapidly, he notes, but there is no indication the fleet cannot meet its current service-life projection: 2030 for F-15Cs and 2035 for F-15Es.
Air Force officials say that while F-15s and F-16s are gaining hours supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the missions are not placing high structural demands on the airframes owing to the permissive airspace. Thus, the hours gained are less harsh on the structures than if these missions required high-g air-to-air combat maneuvers.
Another question is where scarce money can best be used to keep the aircraft operationally viable into the future. Software and processor upgrades are likely candidates, as is the active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar upgrade—the APG63(V)3 for the F-15C and APG-82(V)1 for the F-15E. The F-16 will probably receive a small AESA radar.
Still under review is whether to put the Sniper targeting pod already used on F-15Es on the C-model; the move would come after $345 million for an infrared search-and-track system was pulled in the fiscal 2012 budget to save money.
Corcoran notes that for any upgrade now being proposed, program officials must offer an offset to control spending.
Also being considered are long-term upgrades for the newest fighter, the F-22. Near-term upgrades to be fielded in the next five years are already under way, but the service soon expects to define the content of the next package—Increment 3.2C. Potential elements include multi-spectral capabilities to expand the offensive and defensive frequency potential of the fighter, required upgrades such as Mode 5 integration friend or foe, or automatic ground collision and terrain avoidance. Officials are examining how best to share F-22 data, collected by an unprecedented onboard sensor suite, with legacy fighters. Eventually a data-sharing network with F-35s is planned, but delays in the latter's development have made passing F-22 data to fourth-generation fighters a higher priority.
The first major F-22 enhancement—Increment 3.1—is now entering service, with an initial pair of upgraded stealth fighters recently delivered to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Fleet retrofits will continue through 2016 and include the hardware and software modifications needed to drop eight Small-Diameter Bombs, take synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pictures and provide precision location and electronic attack capabilities.
Full operational test and evaluation is still being completed, but Maj. Richard Foster, Air Combat Command requirements officer, says the results are positive. SAR accuracy is 55% better than specified and geolocation accuracy is 15% better. Also, electronic attacks have proven 100% successful in testing.
The F-22 also will get a rudimentary AIM-120D firing capability next year (through the so-called Update 4), although full integration is not planned until Increment 3.2B in 2017. An initial capability to fire the Raytheon AIM-9X dogfight missile also has been accelerated to 2015 (under Update 5), with full integration also to come with Increment 3.2B.
Next on the upgrade path is Increment 3.2A, a software enhancement that includes expanded Link 16 data-link functionality, combat identification and electronic protection. It should emerge around 2014.
Besides the full integration of the latest air-to-air missiles, Increment 3.2B also expands geolocation by 88% beyond what is now being introduced.
In addition, around 2016 USAF expects to have moved to two F-22 configurations, the Block 20 aircraft to be used for training and development and Block 30/35s for the operational fleet. Foster says 36 aircraft will be in the Block 20 standard with 149 to settle on the Block 30/35 configuration.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.—UMass Dartmouth jumped out to a 17-point first-half lead and never relented en route to a 76-59 victory over women's basketball Tuesday evening at the Tripp Athletic Center.
With the victory, the Corsairs improved to 13-9 and 6-5 in Little East Conference play. UMass Boston falls to 12-10 and 3-8 Little East Conference, after dropping their fourth-straight Little East Conference contest.
Sophomore Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) paced the Beacons with a team-high 19 points and eight rebounds. While she struggled from the field, shooting just 6-for-17, Murphy knocked down 7-of-8 free throws and added two steals.
Junior Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) pitched in with 12 points and seven rebounds, while freshman Mallory Nelson (Topsham, Maine) reached double-digit points for the fourth-straight game, with 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
UMass Dartmouth senior Erika Bornemann led all players with 21 points and a season-high eight blocks. Bornemann knocked down 7-of-9 of her field goal attempts, while hitting all three of her 3-pointers and going 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
Kelsey Garrity pitched in with 16 points, five rebounds and five assists and Ashley Brown finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and a game-high four steals.
The Corsairs managed to build a huge lead in the first half by shooting 57.6 percent (19-for-33) from the field and 5-for-9 (55.6 percent) from behind the arc. At the same time, the Corsairs held UMass Boston to 38.7 percent (12-for-31) shooting from the field and a 2-for-7 (28.6 percent) mark from behind the 3-point line in the first half.
Bornemann, Garrity and Colleen Kane, who scored all eight of her points in the first half, combined to outscore UMass Boston 32-31 in the first half. After the Beacons grabbed a 14-13 lead at the 12:32 mark, UMass Dartmouth proceeded to go on a 30-12 run, capped off by eight-straight points from Kane to cap the run.
UMass Dartmouth headed into the break with a 45-31 lead and would hold onto a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Nelson managed to cut the deficit to as few as 12 with 10:17 to play when she converted an and-one, but the Corsairs quickly answered with a 19-10 flurry to push the lead to a game-high 21 points.
UMass Boston will return to action Saturday at 1 p.m. when they travel to take on Plymouth State University.


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When a team goes on a streak, it's always the loss to end it that people remember. But for the Heat and Blackhawks, it's enjoy the ride as long as possible — and cheer for each other.
Jakie Sandefer has a message for the Miami Heat and the Chicago Blackhawks: Enjoy your streaks now, because when they're over, you'll always think more about the loss that ended them than you will all those wins.
Sandefer, 76, is a retired oilman who was a halfback on the Oklahoma Sooners football teams that won 47 consecutive games straddling five seasons in the 1950s. He'll tell you it was a great ride, but ask what he remembers most and he'll tell about a bitter 7-0 loss to Notre Dame.
"Just remember that the only ones that never lose are the ones that never play," he recalls coach Bud Wilkinson telling the vanquished Sooners.
"I have thought about that through the years," Sandefer says. "If you don't want to lose, don't compete, because you are going to lose at some point."
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So true, and yet it seems an ethereal, faraway truth to teams in the midst of mind-bending, odds-defying win streaks — or, in hockey's case, point streaks — of the kind that somehow seem as if they might never end, when a team of surpassing talent is hotter than heat, such as the Heat.
Miami has won 16 consecutive games, nearly halfway to the NBA record of 33. It's the talk of the league, and much of the land, but not of their locker room. Just as a baseball team never speaks in the dugout of a no-hitter in progress, Heat players don't talk about The Streak among themselves, though they'll offer comment to the media, when asked.
For all of that, LeBron James will freely speak of others' streaks. He scored on a driving left-handed layup in the closing seconds of Wednesday night's 97-96 squeaker against the Orlando Magic. Afterward, James (@KingJames) and Blackhawks star Patrick Kane (@88PKane) tweeted at each other.
The Blackhawks also won in nail-biting fashion Wednesday, coming from behind to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. They are 21-0-3, with all three overtime losses coming in shootouts.
They are riding a point streak of 24 consecutive games since opening day, halfway to the 48 games of this lockout-shortened NHL season. Is it really possible the Blackhawks could go through an entire regular season, even a truncated one, without a regulation loss?
Bentley University math professor Richard J. Cleary figures that at one chance in 1,000. He thinks the Heat have a much better chance of winning their remaining regular season games, which he figures at around one chance in 170 (when viewing each game as an independent event) or closer to one in 200 when factoring in tough road games.
What are the chances both streaks could make it to their respective season's end? Cleary pegs that at one in 250,000. "Better than the chances of winning the lottery," he says, "but not very likely."
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BLACKHAWKS: Kane goes from basement to stardom
The Blackhawks' point streak is now at 30 games, going back to last season, approaching the record 35-game point streak set by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1979-80.
"In the dressing room, we don't talk about the streak that much," Blackhawks center Dave Bolland says, "but we have it in the back of our heads."
PHOTOS: The longest winning streaks in sports history
It's front of mind for many sports fans, and beginning to be even for some nonfans. Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman is getting "Holy Cow" texts from college pals.
"Sometimes things can transcend the sports world and move into human interest stories," Bowman says, "and I think that's what this streak has done."
WHAT ARE THE ODDS? More insight into Blackhawks' streak
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By now, it almost feels as if the fortunes of the 'Hawks and the Heat are intertwined, with each side following the fortunes of the other from afar.
"It's a hot topic, us and the Blackhawks," says Heat guard Dwyane Wade, a Chicago native.
"I've heard the comments about which streak is better or more impressive," Bowman says.
Anaheim Ducks consultant Brian Burke thinks such comparisons are beyond foolish.
"This is like looking up and seeing two Halley's Comets," he says. "It annoys me that people have to turn this into a debate about which streak is better. Just enjoy, because you are seeing something you won't see again."
PHOTOS: Looking at Blackhawks' streak, game-by-game
Appreciation comes later
The intertwining streaks carry sweet echoes of history. Heat President Pat Riley played on the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers team that holds that NBA record of 33 consecutive wins. And Bowman's father Scotty coached the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens, who held the NHL's second-longest point streak of 28 games until the Blackhawks passed it.
Scotty Bowman, a consultant for his son's Blackhawks, thinks Chicago's streak is more impressive than Montreal's because of the increased parity in the NHL and this season's compressed schedule.
"To me the most amazing thing of their streak is the schedule," he says. Wednesday "was their eighth game in 13 nights," meaning it's much harder to take them one game at a time.
That's a sports cliché for the ages, but check out the way James artfully turns it inside-out.
"We want to keep winning each game by itself," he says. "We don't really talk about the streak. We really don't get involved in it. We just go to the next game and play it out the way we've been playing the last games."
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Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook calls their streak "one of those cool things you never think will happen," but he knows it gives other teams a chance at glory, too.
"We don't have easy nights because every team knows about the streak and wants to end it," Seabrook says. "We get every team's best, but I think that makes us better."
The Oakland Athletics won an American League-record 20 consecutive games in 2002. General manager Billy Beane will never forget the bottom-of-the-ninth, pinch-hit homer that won the last one.
"Heck, you make movies out of that," Beane says, a sly reference to Moneyball.
"I didn't really enjoy (the streak) while it was going on," Beane admits. "When you're in the middle of it, you don't understand the magnitude. You don't appreciate it until late. … It starts to become a little bit of a burden, too. It interrupts the ebbs and flow of the season."
Heat forward Shane Battier played on a Duke team that won 32 consecutive games and a Houston Rockets team that won 22 in a row. Like the 2002 Athletics, neither of those teams won championships.
"Our ultimate goal is to win another championship," Battier says of the Heat. "It's not to win a bunch of games in a row. It's a nice ride to be on, but we have bigger goals."
The variety of ways in which they've won, Battier says, bodes well for the playoffs: "We've been able to win shootouts. We've been able to win slugfests. We've been able to do it with good defense. We've been able to do it with good offense."
PHOTOS: Miami Heat's streak, game-by-game
'Talent in the team'
Big names win big games. The Heat have James and Wade. The Blackhawks have Kane and Jonathan Toews.
Sunday, Kane scored with 2:02 left in regulation and then scored the game-winner in a shootout to give Chicago a come-from-behind 2-1 win at the Detroit Red Wings.
"Patrick is a pressure player," Bowman says. "He had to make a perfect shot, and the puck was rolling. A lot of other guys would have fumbled it or shot it over the net."
Streaks are built on plays like that. Take Wednesday, when the Blackhawks were trailing 2-1 to Colorado until Toews scored a pretty shorthanded goal to tie and Daniel Carcillo scored his first goal of the season with 49.3 seconds left to give Chicago a 3-2 victory, their 13th one-goal win this season.
"When it comes down a critical moment in the game, that's when we have had the composure and the calm to be able to execute," Bowman says. "All NHL players are talented, but when the pressure cranks up, the people who can manage that and let their talents take over are the ones who will execute."
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Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End, agrees that talent is not the most important attribute of winning teams, whether in business or in sports.
"It's not the talent alone, it's the talent in the team," she says, "people who either play above their level of talent, or below their level of talent, depending on who is surrounding them," and on the culture, and chemistry, of the team.
Battier fondly recalls the 2008 Houston streak. "It was mostly a collection of non-All-Stars doing it. Obviously in Miami, we have LeBron, Dwyane and Chris (Bosh)," he says.
"Once you win, it's easier to keep winning," Kanter says. "Momentum builds and even athletes don't think of it as being on a winning streak until there is an accumulation of some games. But then it motivates the team to work harder and … people will put in extra effort at those moments when it could fall apart.
"No one wins forever. Even those who ultimately win the game are behind or they stumble, but it's the ability to recover from fumbles, mistakes, setbacks, and that's where confidence matters. When you start winning, confidence increases."
Jerry West, who played on that Lakers team that won 33 consecutive games, thinks that is exactly the point. "Winning breeds winning," he says. "And winning breeds confidence. Teams like that expect to win. They believe in what they're doing."
The Lakers' average margin of victory during their win streak was 17 points. "Oh, my gosh," West says. "We were murdering teams."
And then came a 120-104 loss in Milwaukee that still stings. The Sooners' Sandefer is right. West doesn't think much about the 33 wins. He thinks often about how badly the Lakers shot in Milwaukee that day.
"Like a death in the family," West says. "We didn't think we were going to lose, period."
PHOTOS: LeBron James through his ups and downs
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Shabazz Napier scored 19 points as Connecticut beat Rutgers 66-54 on Sunday, snapping a two-game losing streak and sending the Scarlet Knights to their third consecutive loss.
Napier, still nursing a bruised left shoulder, also had six assists and pulled down five rebounds for the Huskies (13-5, 3-3 Big East). Ryan Boatright added 15 points and DeAndre Daniels added 13 for UConn.
Jerome Seagears, who averages just 4.5 points per game, scored a career-high 21 points for Rutgers (12-7, 3-5). Eli Carter added 13.
UConn hasn't lost at home to Rutgers in 36 years, and is 18-2 against the Scarlet Knights in Big East play.
The Huskies led by seven points at halftime, but made just two of their first 15 shots after intermission.
That allowed Rutgers to go on a 10-1 run, holding UConn without a field goal for the first 5:42 of the second half. A 3-pointer from Seagears gave Rutgers a 30-28 lead.
But a steal and three-point play by Niels Giffey put the Huskies back on top 35-32 midway through the half, and Napier followed that with a long 3-pointer.
Rutgers came right back. Two free throws by Eli Carter cut the deficit to 46-43.
But a tip-in from Daniels, followed by his steal and a dunk put the Huskies up by nine at 52-43, and the Huskies cruised from there.
The Huskies outrebounded Rutgers 37-33.
Connecticut fell behind 13-8 at the start, thanks to seven early points from Seagears. The Huskies responded with a 10-0 run, holding the Scarlet Knights scoreless for almost 6 minutes.
Connecticut stretched the lead to eight, despite having Boatright on the bench for all but 8 minutes of the half with two fouls.
Napier had nine first-half points for UConn and Daniels added seven as the Huskies went into the break leading 27-20.
Napier hasn't missed any time, but his effectiveness had been limited by a bruised left shoulder suffered early in the Huskies' Jan. 14 loss to Louisville. He seemed to be back to full strength in this one, hitting four of his first six shots and grabbing five first-half rebounds.
Boatright and Napier came into the game averaging 32.6 points as a combo. Rutgers' backcourt of Myles Mack and Eli Carter had combined for 28.8.
Eli Carter, who came in averaging more than 16 points a game, scored most of his points late. He hit just one shot in the first half and was 5 of 14 from the floor. He was just 1 for 14 in Rutgers' 72-60 home loss to St. John's.
Connecticut had lost back-to-back game to Louisville at home and at Pittsburgh a week ago. Rutgers was coming off losses at Notre Dame and to St. John's at home on Wednesday.


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HOLLYWOOD - In a small gym at the Los Feliz Jewish Community Center wrestling fans said "so long but not goodbye" to one of their own. Frankie Kazarian made his final two appearances April 1st and 2nd at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's "All Star Weekend," allowing SoCal friends and fans to bid farewell as he embarks on a career with the WWE.
After teaming with Chris Sabin and being narrowly defeated by Chris Bosh and Scott Lost, Kazarian stood in the center of the ring, genuine emotion on his face as fans chanted "Thank you Frankie." He was stunned as the PWG locker room came to the ring to pay tribute. Partner Sabin spoke about Kazarian being a class act and traveling up and down the road with him before others took the microphone to pay tribute.
"When I started in this business, Frankie Kazarian was there, taking bumps he didn't need to in order to show me how to be a wrestler," PWG regular Joey Ryan said, stating that Kazarian is responsible for helping make him the wrestler he is.
"If anyone is going to talk about Frankie Kazarian, it should be me," Christopher Daniels said. "I was in the house the first day that Frankie Kazarian walked in the training center door. I saw you from the beginning to now, and you have earned everything that you have got and achieved everything the right way and you are going to earn the rewards of all your hard work in front of these fans and fans all around the world. Not only are you one of the hardest working men in sports entertainment, but you are also the coolest."
After Excalibur offered Kazarian a lifetime spot on the PWG roster, the wrestlers filed to the back and allowed "The Future" Kazarian a final moment in the spotlight.
"It has been a fun run in SoCal in the last eight years and you guys have been there since day one. Each and every one of you are the reason why myself and everyone in the back are here. Everyone in the back from the opening match to the main event, I thank each and every one of you I have had the pleasure of wrestling. I hope that you continue to support PWG the best federation in California. I will put a PWG show up against any show in the world. I am still the future... and the future looks good," he said as fans chanted his name.
Backstage, Kazarian admitted surprise at the locker room farewell.
"It was awesome, one of those moments where you realize that all your hard work wasn't for nothing and that people appreciate me," he told SLAM! Wrestling. "The boys coming out means a lot to me, as did the standing ovation. I was without words it meant so much. It is great to see the support for what we do."
Although backstage warming up and unable to come out for the ceremony, AJ Styles told SLAM! Wrestling that he was honored to be on Kazarian's final shows and made sure to share his feelings on Kazarian.
"We have never had a bad match. It is a shame that TNA dropped the ball on Frankie," said Styles. "I am thankful that I get to be on the same show. I hope the best for him and that he makes a billion kazillion dollars. He is a very talented guy and I am glad I got to know him."
The night was emotional and brought about closure to a part of Kazarian's career that began in California in 1998.
"I feel good. It was sad being my last one but I am proud of what I have done, and what has been done in California. I will continue to support California indies, a lot of my friends are still here," Kazarian said. "It was emotional being my last one but we move on. It's moving on to the next chapter. Being a career independent wrestler, that part is over but I am moving on to the next level. I haven't been told what I am doing either way but hopefully will start right on the roster."
Like a lot of wrestlers, Kazarian is very proud of his long hair. Recent years has seen many of the WWE's stars trim their locks, and Kazarian hopes he won't have to. "If they asked me to cut my hair I would reluctantly because it is my job. As soon as I could grow it back I would."
While the fans in California had their chance to say goodbye, Kazarian wanted to take the opportunity to thank the fans around the world who have supported him and the wrestling business. His final message to fans was of heartfelt thanks.
"The fans are the reason we are here. I have met so many of you around the world and the one common thing fans and wrestlers have in common is that we love pro wrestling. I can't thank everyone enough for supporting what we do, fans are the reason I am in the position I am in. Keep supporting wrestling, whether it's ROH, TNA, WWE, PWG, any independents. Thanks for everything and God bless."
Jason "Not as cool as Kazarian but still pretty cool" Clevett is from Calgary, Alberta. He can be emailed at email@example.com.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The Birmingham-Southern defense picked off seven Rhodes passes and turned
five of them into 31 points en route to a 41-19 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football victory today in Memphis.
The Panthers moved to 6-3 on the year, and ensured its first winning season since reinstating football in 2007. BSC, which is not eligible to compete for the SCAC title until 2011, improved to 3-3 in league play.
Rhodes dropped to 3-6 on the season and 2-4 in SCAC play.
The Lynx first three offensive drives of the game ended with BSC interceptions, and the Panthers converted the turnovers into an early 17-0 lead.
Birmingham-Southern senior defensive lineman Justin Ray picked off a pass from sophomore quarterback Tyler Perkins early in the first quarter and returned it to the Rhodes 33. The Panthers settled for a 35-yeard field goal by freshman kicker Ryan Laughlin and a 3-0 lead.
Just moments later, junior defensive back Andrew Shannon picked off another Perkins pass and returned it 38 yards to the end zone to push the lead to 10-0.
On Rhodes next possession, Shannon again picked off Perkins and returned it 40 years to the Lynx 40. Eight plays later, sophomore quarterback Jimmy Stainback scored from the seven on the keeper and the Panthers were up 17-0 with 4:42 still remaining in the first quarter.
Rhodes got on the scoreboard early in the second period on a one-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Brett Stoots to sophomore wide receiver Brett Lartigue to pull within 17-7.
The Panthers picked off two more passes on the Lynx's next two possession, both off of Stoots. Shannon picked off his third pass of the first half, followed by an interception by junior defensive back Micah Baker. After Baker's interception, BSC drove 55 yards in nine plays to go up 24-7 on a five-yard touchdown pass from Stainback to freshman wide receiver Evin Smith with 19 seconds to go in the first half.
Rhodes got the second half scoring started on a 56-yard pass from junior wide receiver Buddy Legens to Lartigue. The point after failed and BSC led 24-13.
The Panthers got the points right back on the ensuing kickoff, driving 62 yards in nine plays for the touchdown. The one-yard rush by junior running back Shawn Morris put the Panthers back up by 18 at 31-13.
Rhodes then drove 76 yards in 12 plays to close the gap again. Perkins hit sophomore tight end John White on a one-yard scoring toss to pull the Lynx within 31-19 of Birmingham-Southern. The try for two failed.
The Panthers then ran more than five minutes off the clock on a 13-play drive that resulted in a 31-yard Laughlin field goal and a 34-19 lead.
BSC got its sixth interception of the game midway through the fourth quarter, when junior linebacker Dustin Massey picked off a Perkins pass.
The Panthers final score of the game came courtesy of the seventh intercepted pass. Baker nabbed his second pick of the day and his second off Rhodes quarterback Stoots. On the next play, senior tailback Walter Arrington rambled 36 yards to the end zone to put Birmingham-Southern up by the final score of 41-19.
Birmingham-Southern, the SCAC's top rushing team, piled up 308 yards on the ground, led by Arrington's 132 yards on 21 carries. The league's leading rusher, Arrington went over the 1,000 yard mark for the season.
In addition to the seven interceptions, the BSC defense was led by Massey and sophomore linebacker Nick Gordon with eight tackles a piece. The Panthers held Rhodes to 297 yards total offense.
Shannon has now picked off four passes in the last two games, returning two of them for scores. BSC now has 21 interceptions as a team this season.
Birmingham-Southern closes its 2010 season at home Nov. 13 as the Panthers face SCAC foe Millsaps College at 1 p.m. on Senior Day in Panther Stadium.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The Birmingham-Southern defense picked off seven Rhodes passes and turned
five of them into 31 points en route to a 41-19 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football victory today in Memphis.