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Opportunities with CES Ontario
Request for Qualifications
Essential Skills Series Instructors
[Download as PDF: Request for Quotations CES ON ESS]
The Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES-ON) CES-ON is seeking facilitators for the Essential Skills Series (ESS) course, to expand the roster of instructors who have considerable experience in program evaluation, knowledge of the most current theory and practice, and experience as a professional learning instructor.
- Currently CES-ON offers courses that are developed by CES National Council (Essential Skills Series, Survey Methods, Logic Models), as well as courses based on members' needs, that are developed by qualified instructors (Performance Measurement and Qualitative Methods in Program Evaluation).
- The Essential Skills Series (ESS) consists of fifteen foundational modules, taught over four days. The curriculum and content of ESS is developed by CES National Council. An overview of the Series content appears below. ESS is typically offered as a single continuous block of 4 days.
- Currently, sessions are held approximately 4 times a year.
- Organizations of both the private and public sectors can request an ESS for their staff. These sessions occur in addition to those that are regularly scheduled.
Submission Requirements
We would like to invite you to submit your qualifications for facilitating one or more of the session topics. In your submission, which should be a maximum of ten (10) pages, we request that you provide us with the following information:
- A personal statement telling us about yourself and your approach to facilitating a professional learning environment
- A résumé (including qualifications in the field of program evaluation)
- Highlights of projects completed in the past 5 years that serve to demonstrate your understanding and application of a variety of program evaluation concepts, approaches and methodologies
- Highlights of training and facilitation related activities in the past 5 years that serve to demonstrate your competencies as a professional learning instructor
- Four names of references for organizations: 2 that contracted or engaged you to undertake training, facilitation; and 2 for which you conducted evaluation projects and/or activities within the past three years
- Your daily fee as a professional learning instructor, excluding taxes, but inclusive of all other costs. Travel and accommodation for training 100 km outside your area of residence will be covered by CES-ON.
Please submit your cover letter and the ten (10) page submission electronically to the CES-ON Professional Development Committee at: firstname.lastname@example.com. Applications are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview, including a demonstration of teaching skills.
Please note: successful candidates may be required to attend the ESS modules they expect to teach as a form of "job shadowing" with experienced instructors
Selection Criteria
Proposals must achieve at least 80% to be placed on the roster.
|Experience with program evaluation
|The equivalent of at least seven years fulltime experience in program evaluation in non-profit and/or government sectors. Must have played a lead role in designing and conducting a wide range of evaluations. Experience across several areas within non-profit and/or government sectors is preferred in order to be able to draw on examples for an audience representing a wide range of organizations.
|Instructional experience
|Experience and qualifications in professional learning instruction. Experience with instruction in the subject areas of program evaluation and research methods is preferred.
|Instructional approach
|Detailed description of approach to leading the module(s). (Note: Each module has a standard PPT presentation and handouts with accompanying materials and exercises.)
|Knowledge of research methods and PE theory
|Postgraduate degree or certificate with applied social research methods content. Possessing CE designation and/or further training, and attendance at CES courses and conferences are assets.
|Communication skills
|The writing skills and language proficiency will be rated. Submissions must be in English.
|Knowledge of CES
|Understanding of CES purpose and activity. History of membership and volunteer activity is an asset.
About the ESS Modules
The ESS modules are designed by the Canadian Evaluation Society to introduce and enhance program evaluation skills and promote the professional practice of evaluation across Canada. Participant workbooks are provided for each module, as well as other materials. Refreshments and lunch is included is included in the registration fee. The ESS is targeted for:
- Individuals looking for an introduction to the main concepts in program evaluation
- Individuals new to evaluating programs and projects both as staff or consultants
- Program & Project Managers – responsible for designing and implementing programs, monitoring performance & assessing results
The modules use an interactive, participatory approach involving group exercises, case studies and discussion opportunities of relevance to especially the government and non-profit sectors.
Module 1: Foundations of Evaluation
Module 2: Evaluation Objectives and Roles
Module 3: Describing the Program
Module 4: EIP: Real World Challenges
Module 5: Evaluation Questions
Module 6: EIP Standards and Ethics
Module 7: Evaluation Indicators
Module 8: Common Research Methods: Part 1
Module 9: EIP Evaluation as a Profession
Module 10: Common Research Methods: Part 2
Module 11: Research Design
Module 12: Data Collection, Management and Analysis
Module 13: EIP: Project Management
Module 14: Synthesizing Evidence and Communicating Evaluation Findings
Module 15: EIP: Models and Special Topics in Evaluation
External Opportunities
Keep up to date on job opportunities by following the Canadian Evaluation Society National website: Employment, Contract, and Collaboration Opportunities. Please note that this page is only accessible to CES Members and requires a login.
If you have a job opportunity you would like to post, please follow this link: CES Posting Guidelines.


text: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1765331,00.asp By Ryan Naraine February 15, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO - After months of hemming and hawing on plans for a standalone Internet Explorer upgrade before Longhorn, Microsoft Corp. now plans to push out a browser refresh by July or August this year. But the news that IE 7.0 will be available only to Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) customers isn't likely to sit well with security experts who argue that the threat from the Firefox browser is at the center of Microsoft's aggressive anti-spyware and anti-virus plans. The percentage of Web surfers using Firefox has risen steadily since June, but Microsoft officials are sidestepping the issue altogether. "When you run a business and you worry only about what your competitors are doing, that's not a long-term business proposition. You really need to be listening to your customers and that's what we're doing," said Gytis Barzdukas, director of product management in Microsoft's security business technology unit. "Yes, Firefox has come out with technologies that customers are evaluating. But, at our end, we can't worry too much about that. Customers have told us they want us to take a leadership position in security and they want us to make sure we secure the browsing experience," Barzdukas said in an interview with eWEEK.com. Like Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who announced the new version of IE at the RSA Conference here, Barzdukas stressed that IE 7.0 will build on and expand the progress made with SP2 and put in place defenses against malware, spyware and phishing attacks. Asked to explain the rationale for limiting IE 7.0 to XP SP2 users when the majority of businesses are still running Windows 2000, Barzdukas left the door open slightly. "Windows XP SP2 is the scope of the project at the moment. That's what we feel comfortable committing to. We haven't closed the door on potentially providing it to other platforms," he said. However, Barzdukas argued that it was much easier for a company to consider migration to a new operating system than testing and deploying significant product upgrades. "When you do a certain amount of engineering, it gets to a tipping point. Customers have to decide whether to spend a lot of resources making sure their existing applications work properly. Or, they can decide that it's much more feasible to move to a new operating system," he said. "When we do all this engineering work, the architecture is changed significantly. In some cases, it's more expedient for customers to just move to a new operating system where the enhancements are easier to deploy," Barzdukas said. Last year, when Microsoft rolled out XP SP2 and declined to offer the security enhancements to Windows 2000 users, analysts grumbled that the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant was using security as a carrot to get businesses to upgrade. "Will customers be migrating [to XP] because they're trying to get the security benefits? Or are they spending money because Microsoft isn't shoring up Windows 2000 adequately? That's a legitimate question to ask," security analyst Michael Silver said at the time. Those criticisms are bound to resurface this time around as details of the security goodies in IE 7.0 start to dribble out. On the Internet Explorer blog, Dean Hachamovitch, head of the IE team, said the company would compare Windows 2000 customers' needs with the "engineering and logistical complexity" of back-porting the enhancements. "That's all I can say on that topic," he said. It's not yet clear if IE 7.0 will include nonsecurity enhancements that Web developers have been demanding. Those include fixed positioning in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and improved support for PNG (Portable Network Graphic). "We're not yet prepared to go into details about what will or won't be included in IE 7.0," Barzdukas said. The company has been using its Channel 9 Wiki to solicit feature ideas and feedback from IE users.

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An event every month that begins at 5:00 am on day Third of the month, repeating indefinitely
Come join us at Fit 4 Moms for Fit Fridays on the 3rd Friday of every month. This is a free 20-30 minute class, and no equipment is needed. Kids are welcome! Classes start at 11:00 AM.


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Yes, It's Exactly What It Looks Like
If you guessed squid guts, squid guts and squid guts, you win the trifecta! But very tasty ones, apparently, since they sell a mountain of these at the Hokkaido store in Sugamo.
I've occasionally been faced with these at the Japanese restaurants called izakaya, where you're served a small snack with your drink order whether you need one or not. Most of these appetizers are monstrously salty, so you down your beer extra fast, but I think the squid guts category is more of the "chug your beer for courage before downing them like a goldfish that's still wiggling" variety.
Read a novel set in Tokyo…


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Raising Your EQ
EQ or emotional intelligence is more important to success in the workplace than IQ or your Intelligent Quotient. It is estimated that within a particular line of work, EQ accounts for 60% of relative success within that line of work and IQ only 20%.
Emotional Intelligence, as defined by the authors of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Drs. Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves is, "Your ability to recognize and understand emotions, and your skills at using this awareness to manage yourself and your relationships with others."
I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Bradberry speak a few weeks ago. At the end of his talk he offered a few ideas on proven ways to raise your EQ. Although he said that each individual is different and in order to make the most improvement on EQ an individual assessment is usually best, he did offer two strategies that just about everyone can do to raise their EQ.
#1 Get control of stress
#2 Get a good night's sleep.
I have written a lot about stress management in the past so let me give you a couple of tips on how to get a good night's sleep that Dr. Bradberry provided and a couple that are taught within many of the Smart Health Wellness and Performance programs. And by good night's sleep I mean not only the recommended length (7-9 hours a night) but also the proper quality of sleep.
Hope these tips help you sleep tight tonight!
Wishing you success in all aspects of life,
Tom Klisiewicz
Founder and President
Smart Health Wellness and Performance
Want to learn more tips on ways to get more restorative shut eye? Join me on Tuesday, July 12th for the fourth session of the Meditations for Life Series.
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Iranian protestors burn Israeli flags during a demonstration in Tehran on July 25, 2014
Tehran (AFP) - Iranians rallied nationwide on Friday in a show of support for Palestinians as archfoe Israel pursued its deadly campaign against the Gaza Strip.
Demonstrations were held in Tehran and more than 700 towns and cities across the country on the last day of prayer and rest of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, state television reported.
In the capital, footage showed demonstrators, carrying placards proclaiming "Death to Israel" and "Death to America", converging from nine different points on Tehran University in the city centre.
Iran holds Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) rallies in support of the Palestinians every year on the last Friday of Ramadan, but this year's demonstrations came on the 18th day of Israel's deadly campaign against rocket-firing militants in Gaza.
More than 800 Palestinian civilians have been killed in the assault on Gaza and the Islamist Hamas movement that dominates it and has long been supported by Iran.
Rockets and mortar rounds fired into Israel have killed three civilians -- two Israelis and a Thai farm worker -- and fighting in and around Gaza has killed 32 Israeli soldiers.
"The Islamic world must in unison declare this day one of anger, hatred, unity and resistance against Israel," President Hassan Rouhani said at the Tehran demonstration.
Rouhani, who has overseen a fledgling rapprochement with the West condemned, "those who stay silent in the face of the Zionist regime's crimes".
"The world demands an end to the Gaza blockade, opening the Rafah crossing and halting attacks on Gaza so its people can live normally," he said.
He was referring to the demands of Hamas for any truce with Israel to end the deadly violence. The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt is the territory's only one not controlled by Israel.
General Hossein Salami, second in command of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, struck a defiant tone in a speech broadcast on state television.
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"Now no place in the occupied territories is safe for the Zionists. The missiles of Palestinian fighters have a range well beyond what the Zionists believe," he said.
"We will continue house by house and avenge the blood of martyrs shed in Palestine."
Salami's sentiments were echoed by demonstrators.
"My message to the Palestinians is this: continue the struggle until your last drop of blood. Islamic countries, especially Iran, are behind you to save you," a young protester called Hassan told AFP.
Iran does not recognise Israel's existence, and supports Palestinian Islamist groups that fight it.
On Thursday, the speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, told state television's Arabic service that Tehran had provided Hamas with the technology it has used to rain down rockets on Israel.
"Today, the fighters in Gaza have good capabilities and can meet their own needs for weapons," he said.
"But once upon a time, they needed the arms manufacture know-how and we gave it to them."
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called on the Palestinians to keep fighting Israel and to expand their resistance from Gaza to the occupied West Bank.
During the last major conflict in and around Gaza in November 2012, Larijani said Iran was "proud" to have provided "both financial and military support" to Hamas.
Israel accused Iran of supplying Gaza militants with its Fajr-5 missile, which has a range of 75 kilometres (45 miles), for use during that conflict.
But the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said at the time it was not the missiles that had been supplied but their technology.


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Not long ago I took my son to visit a friend for a playdate. He had a great time, and as per usual, was mad at me that I made him leave. Well about 5 minutes in to the 30 minute drive he told me that he didn't love me anymore. This isn't the first time he has said this to me and normally I just tell him well that's too bad cause I am going to love him anyway. Well for whatever reason I took a different approach this time. I told him if he didn't love me then he would need to live with a different mommy because it was really important to love your mommy. I listed the names of a few of his friend's mom and he didn't want to live with them and asked me to give him more choices. I kind of ignored it and kept driving. Well the longer we were in the car the more insistent he became that he didn't want to live with me anymore. I decided to make him put his money where his mouth was so I stopped at a random house and said he could live there. I took him out of his car seat and helped him cross the road. He looked at me and just kept walking. He got almost to the door and I realized he was going to knock. I quickly told him I thought they had inside dogs so he would come back to me. I hugged him and told him I needed him to stay with me but his mind was made up. He told me he wanted to find a house with a boat and no inside dogs. We made it home and I unloaded groceries and his sister and tried to get him out, but he yelled at me to have someone come pick him up because he didn't want to live with me anymore. At this point I wasn't really sure what to do. I tried crying and telling him he was making me feel really sad because I wanted him to live with me but he didn't want to. It didn't work. I finally just picked him up and took him into the house. As I carried him in, I could tell he was drained physically and emotionally. He clung to me as I took him to the couch. I explained to him that when we are really sad we can ask Jesus to help us feel better and he will. We said a quick prayer and it helped him calm down a little. I asked him why he was sad and he said because I didn't want him to live with me anymore. When I had told him that he needed to choose a mommy he loved, he thought (and more importantly FELT) that I no longer wanted him. His reaction was one of self preservation. If I didn't want him then he was not going to want me. My heart felt really bad once I realized what I had done to this poor three year old. I apologized so many times that at one point he asked what I was sorry about and when I said the same thing he was flippant, "Oh that? Its ok." He forgave me freely once he knew he was safe and loved. As I have thought of this experience I have found a million different life lessons. Here are just a few:
-Mental warfare is seldom successful in getting the behavior you want. Communication on the other hand is. How many times have you been in a situation and taken the passive aggressive route? How often after an argument have you really thought, "man, the silent treatment really fixed that problem. Now they understand how I feel because I said nothing….." I'm going to guess next to never. We can't try to mentally punish the other person in hopes of them coming around to our point of view. However all this succeeds in doing is putting the other person on the defensive and looking to counter attack. When we communicate we are on an even field, when we punish mentally we jump on a teeter totter of emotional reactions.
-Sometimes a flippant comment causes a reaction that you didn't intend or even understand. If somebody reacts strongly and you don't understand why, don't immediately jump to the defensive position. Ask questions to see if you can understand why the person is hurt and see what you can do to help. Never in a million years did I want my 3 year old to think his mommy didn't love him. But that is how he felt. Take the time to repair damage done, even when it was unintentionally done.
-The value of safety cannot be overstated. Think of all of the times you have felt insecure in your life, whether it was talking to a crush, turning in a big project at work, figuring out parenting, working on a relationship, I could go on and on and on. It is part of the human condition to want the approval of those around us. ESPECIALLY the approval of people whose opinions we regard highly. If you felt like you were going to be made fun of would you ask the crush for a phone number? Absolutely not. You would walk away with your pride in tact and a wish for what might have been. Think about this in relation to the people in your life now. Do you make them feel safe to approach you with their goals, dreams, thoughts, frustrations, and just every day life? The safer they feel the more they are willing to work at communicating with you while working through joy and pain and not resorting to mental warfare to help deal with their misunderstood emotions.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo Da Vinci
I'm certain that as you read this story you could see ways I could have done better and didn't. I'm also certain that you can look at the story and see parallels to things in your life. Look at your relationships and choose to make them filled with love, safety and understanding.


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They have a great lunch menu.The one online is a bit outdated, as the current one has more choices. For starters we decided to share the Black And White Mac' and Cheese With Truffle, Nutmeg, And Marshall Farms Cheddar $9. There was no need to take a vote on this one. Hands down best Mac and Cheese ever. Truffle can be a powerful flavor and is frequently overdone, ruining many a great dish. Not so here. This was rich and creamy decadence. We would go there again and just get that. My main dish was Grilled Portobello and Gruyere with pesto on Focaccia $8.95. It came with a dill pickle slice and a bag of Route 11 chips. Delicious!
I (Alex here) ordered the soup du jour, a Roasted Red Pepper and Smoked Gouda combination. It was the biggest bowl of soup I have ever seen but managed to polish it off. Creamy but not too heavy and the amount of Gouda was just right, not overpowering. For once in this day and age, bread was served at the table. Two heated rolls rolled in a dash of salt and oil, a really nice touch.
As if that wasn't enough food, we decided to top it all off with dessert. A bittersweet chocolate mousse topped with sea salt caramel and peanut brittle $7.95. It was served in the cutest cup with heart handles. This too was delicious. The bittersweet of the chocolate overpowered the caramel and peanut brittle a little but, but it was still amazing. We had a similar dessert recently at California Pizza Kitchen, that blended caramel, sea salt and chocolate. It's a good combination. Service throughout was top notch. The decor is a clean contemporary. A calm, quiet atmosphere that lends itself well to conversation. It is quiet, but not the kind of quiet where you feel like your neighbors are hearing your every word. It is the kind of quiet where you can relax a little and not have to shout over music or racket from the kitchen.
We rolled out of Vintage Kitchen well fed and happy.
_Laine & Alex
Vintage Kitchen (Inside Dominion Tower)
999 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA 23510
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MRL is a unique year long continuous professional development programme designed to help you become a cultural leader for the 21st Century; resilient and entrepreneurial. You get a £7,500 programme for a deposit fee of £795:
a fully funded overseas study visit to a country or countries of your choice
a personal mentor
8 workshops offering an in depth look at leadership with comprehensive support materials
2 residential retreats in a beautiful North Yorkshire location
your travel expenses funded up to the travel bursary limit of £1,350
the friendship and support of a like minded group of cultural professionals
recognition of your development journey
Bursaries are available.
The website
The website contains a wealth of information about the Programme. If you are considering making an application we suggest you thoroughly explore it. If this throws up any questions then get in touch with us. If you feel that you or your organisation could benefit from the MRL method but in a bespoke way, then get in touch.
MRL provides a 360° in depth examination of leadership in the cultural, political and commercial spheres. We provide this using a wide range of thinking, reflecting and learning processes; while there is an 'MRL core' we continually innovate. You can think of MRL as a series of social, emotional, physical and intellectual learning 'spaces', each with a leadership focus and all developed to recognise that everyone experiences, thinks and acts in their own way. Review the current programme to learn more about how this discovery driven, iterative approach to personal development and leadership training is applied.
Each event has its own support material, exercises and briefing notes. These are available at any time via the dedicated MRL server. Every workshop and masterclass is carefully evaluated and because the Programme runs from May to March we have scope to make content adjustments in light of feedback, if required.
You will choose your Mentor at the first residential retreat and they will support your development journey with personal coaching, phone and email support. In March, at the end of your MRL year, you are given all of your your responses to the post workshop completion surveys. These documents provide a record of your development. You will also receive a Certificate of Completion.
You will also benefit form the experience of previous MRL cohorts, which are actively connected through social media.
To make the most of these opportunities, we are looking for the passionately curious, the enquirers; those who are motivated to develop. We like participants who think entrepreneurially, not just about money but about every opportunity to make a difference for themselves, their organisations and communities.
Have you developed a project or programme with limited resources in an imaginative way? Have you worked with volunteers and paid staff, developing innovative teams? Have you run a department but not an organisation? Have you recently taken up a new leadership position? If you have developed a taste for leadership and you have a willingness to find out more about yourself, then we'd like to hear from you. We offer you a series of graduated challenges, ensuring you are supported throughout your MRL year as your leadership capacity and resilience grows. Read the discussion on MRL's development thinking.
Overseas Study Visit
One of the highlights of the MRL year is the Overseas Study Visit, providing an outstanding opportunity to look at museums, galleries or cultural social enterprises in other countries. You can see the range of places visited by the cohorts since 2015 here. Participants find that comparing and contrasting their experience with cultural organisations elsewhere, holds an invaluable mirror up to their own practice and organisations. Knowledge from the study visits is pooled; with valuable lessons drawn from American funding models where philanthropy and earned income predominate, and European ones where public funding is often more important. Sector changes in the UK place many institutions midway between Europe and the USA in terms of their funding and structures.
A mantra on MRL is 'know the numbers to see the patterns', not because we think numbers are intrinsically fascinating, but because good data is critical to resilience. We understand that not everyone is comfortable with numerical analysis, and that we live in a language rich rather than a numerically focused world; we therefore offer a broad range of approaches to the subject. We also know from research and experience that some organisations have numerical and financial reporting which is, at best, opaque. MRL is designed to deal with this; not only to help you find a way through the fog but also to provide tried and tested financial models which work across the sector; for local authority museums, independents, National museums, galleries and other heritage organisations.
These models are not theoretical; MRL is based at the independent Black Country Living Museum, which is a trading charity that charges for entry to the site. It is one of the few UK museums which self-finances its operating costs and the Programme draws on the entrepreneurial focus required to run BCLM as a surplus generating social enterprise. We also provide a number of commercial views on making and understanding money.
Timely, accurate, consistent numerical data is the lifeblood of self-reliance for any enterprise and as an MRL participant, you will find out about financial management systems appropriate to building self reliance in the cultural sector. You'll also undertake site and building development exercises (the 'Enterprise Safari' at up to 3 locations), have explanations of statutory reporting structures and be helped to read Balance Sheets, the Statement of Financial Affairs, the Report and Accounts and to apply cultural and commercial resilience tests.
It's important to say that we don't see numbers as merely measuring something; a well thought out, widely disseminated management information system acts as a source of intelligence, a crucial aspect of a learning organisation. Organisations that operate in this way are much more likely to be resilient, spotting internal and external trends more easily and finding effective adaptations. They are also much easier to lead and much more likely to be entrepreneurial.
The MRL view of good governance is drawn from wide experience and research both in the UK and internationally on the changing relationships between the Director or CEO and his or her Board or Committee. Through case studies, personal research, reading and worked examples you will get an in-depth view of this critical topic. As museums are altering their organisational form, often becoming charitable trusts, understanding the role of the CEO and senior staff in relation to a Board of Trustees is becoming increasingly important. These relationships can be straightforward and well ordered, yet often entail a degree of financial, legal, personal and cultural complexity. This complexity can sometimes overwhelm an organisation and the Programme examines notable governance failures, like the demise of Kids Company.


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Back to Men's Basketball coverage
Originally published June 19, 2013 at 05:46p.m., updated June 19, 2013 at 11:40p.m.
Images from Wednesday's scrimmage between current and former players including the first on-court appearance from highly-touted recruit Andrew Wiggins.
Bill Self's 800 basketball campers, who obviously follow their Kansas Jayhawks closely, knew somebody was missing as the players gathered under Horejsi Center's west goal Wednesday afternoon.
"We want Wiggins ... We want Wiggins," the youths chanted, clapping and stomping their feet — then cheering wildly as 18-year-old Andrew Wiggins, wearing jersey No. 22, walked through a side door into the facility.
The 6-foot-7, 200-pounder, who joins KU's program as the No. 1-ranked prospect in the recruiting Class of 2013, immediately gained the approval of 1,300 fans in the jam-packed gym by downing a few dunks during layup drills.
Once the scrimmage involving current and past Jayhawks started, the Toronto native picked up the intensity, throwing down a vicious one-handed dunk over Cole Aldrich, giving the Blue team a 2-0 lead en route to a 66-61 loss to the Red team.
"It felt good," Wiggins said of the game-opening slam. "I let loose all of my nerves, so it was good after that dunk."
He followed with a steal and two-handed jam and later hit a three in the second of two, 15-minute halves, finishing with seven points off 3-of-7 shooting.
"I just let my game come to me. I think that's what happened," said Wiggins. "I think that's what the fans want to see."
Red team member Tyrel Reed, who led all scorers with 19 points, said it was only fitting Wiggins — who didn't play in last week's campers game, arriving for summer school Sunday — opened with a dunk.
"He shows you how much a freak he is on the first play of the game. It's going to be a special year," Reed said, adding, "He looks like a 26-year-old NBA veteran."
He handled his first local media gathering smoothly, as well.
"I know college is a big step from high school, so I just wanted to make sure I was ready for it," Wiggins said of the reason he declined an invitation to play for Canada's Under 19 national team, instead electing to attend KU summer school. "Coming here early would (make) higher my chances of being ready for college.
"It feels good to be here," added Wiggins, who is rooming with senior Niko Roberts. "Everywhere I went, no matter where I went, everyone asks where I'm going to school. Now everybody knows I'm going to Kansas so it's like a big relief, a big weight off my shoulders. It's an experience I can enjoy. A lot of former players always say college was their greatest basketball experience. Being on campus is a great vibe. It's what I'm looking forward to."
Of course, barring some freak occurrence, he'll be at KU just one season.
He's considered a lock to be taken No. 1 in the 2014 NBA Draft.
"I just take my life day by day," said Wiggins, who averaged 23.4 points and 11.1 rebounds a game for Huntington (W.Va.) Prep last season. "I just try to stay grounded, keep my circle tight, always stay close to my family and friends. When that day comes where hopefully God will bless me to go to the next level, hopefully I'll be there."
KU coach Bill Self, who couldn't watch the scrimmage in accordance with NCAA rules, says the rock-star status of Wiggins, while exciting, could become "ridiculous" if it gets out of hand.
Self said professional autograph-seekers have been "waiting for him every time he steps out of his apartment. He has to be able to be a kid and tell people no. We have to help him do that and make it easier for him.
"The whole thing is, he's just a kid. I told him the other night he hasn't made a basket yet. The attention he's received is based on potential, not based on anything he's done. I think he should welcome the expectations. I don't think there's any reason to try to run from them. He's going to have them no matter what. We'll talk more as we get closer (to regular school year), the best way to have a strategy on handling things."
BLUE TEAM (61): Perry Ellis 12, Brannen Greene 9, Naadir Tharpe 9, Landen Lucas 8, Andrew Wiggins 7, Wayne Selden 7, Frank Mason 3, Niko Roberts 3, Joel Embiid 2, Jamari Traylor 1, Tyler Self 0, Conner Frankamp 0.
RED TEAM (66): Tyrel Reed 19, Justin Wesley 14, Cole Aldrich 10, Tarik Black 9, Aaron Miles 6, Sherron Collins 5, Jeff Hawkins 3, Hunter Mickelson 0, Brady Morningstar 0, Christian Garrett 0. Andrew White, sprained knee, did not play.
Self said it might be a good idea for Wiggins to talk to former KU phenom Danny Manning about handling the limelight in Lawrence.
"I'm sure Danny had this type of exposure when he was coming in. Danny found a way to handle it," Self said of Tulsa's head coach. "Probably other than Danny, you'd have to go back to Wilt (Chamberlain) that would have the type of fanfare. I'm not saying the same type player but the same type fanfare coming in as he's had."
Wiggins has no complaints.
"It's been a great vibe since I've been here. All the people of Lawrence have shown me nothing but love. I've been following the other players, seeing where to go, seeing how Lawrence is," Wiggins said. "Everyone is loving, friendly. I've been pretty comfortable here."
Wiggins — who said it's great that his brother Nick, a Wichita State player, is so close to Lawrence — indicated he senses a family atmosphere with the KU fans. He attended KU's Senior Day victory over Texas Tech.
"The whole, whole whole place was going crazy. The fans are so loving to all the players," Wiggins said. "I can tell they are loyal fans because after the game, the players were talking for maybe 30, 45 minutes, and no one left the building at all. I know the fans are loyal. That's what I like to see."
Perry Ellis scored 12 points to lead the Blue team, while Brannen Greene and Naadir Tharpe had nine apiece. Reed had 19 points, Justin Wesley 14 and Cole Aldrich 10 for the Red team.
Scrimmage highlights: Wesley had 14 points for the winning team. ... Landen Lucas (eight points) blocked an Aaron Miles shot. ... Joel Embiid dunked following a lob from Wayne Selden. ... Frank Mason lobbed to Selden for a slam. ... Tarik Black hit a three-pointer. ... Black had a one-hand dunk off a lob from Brady Morningstar. ... Ellis hit a three from the corner. ... Jeff Hawkins lobbed to Aldrich for a slam. ... Jamari Traylor, who was going to try to lob the basketball off the glass to a trailing Tharpe, instead tossed the ball over the backboard.
Draft talk: Of Ben McLemore's NBA Draft stock, Self said: "I think Ben's been a little bit up and down. He's on an uptick now based on what everybody is telling us and based on conversations we've had with general managers. I think he'll have a happy end result next Thursday."
Of Jeff Withey, Self said: "I read today where Chad (Ford, ESPN) said Withey on his board may have fallen out (of first round). I talk to everybody picking between 20 and 30. I think he has a great chance to go in the first round."
Pride of Canada: Wiggins was asked about being one of the most popular athletes in Canada right now. "Yes, it's a great feeling to know I've got a whole country on my back. Whatever I do, I know I have millions of people always supporting me through thick and thin," Wiggins said.
Tonight's game: Asked who he thought would win Game Seven of the NBA Finals tonight, Wiggins picked the Spurs.
Self's take: "My heart says Spurs. My head I think says Heat (he is good friends with Spurs' general manager R.C. Buford). I don't see the Heat losing now. I think it'll be a great game. How the Spurs lost that game (six) or how the Heat won it last night obviously will pump energy in one team and suck it out of another. It was a tough way to lose. It was a great basketball game."
It sure seems likely to me that all the attention Wiggins is getting can only help the other freshman this season. Seems like it would take a lot of pressure off of each of them!
Nice News of Lucas. Cheers!
There's always a chance that Perry could slide down to the "3" though.
That's his best position!
Summer math: Ellis (30) + Black (20) + Traylor-Lucas-Embiid (30) = 80
I think it looks more like 'desirable competition' rather than 'log-jam creating a transfer'. For non-conference there are plenty of minutes in games for 5 guys to get a look and compete for conference rotation minutes. With Mickelson already in camp the depth has diversity and talent for healthy competition in practice, plus an incentive to go out and play really hard when you do get game minutes. Getting KU into foul trouble does not seem like an issue.
Ellis = 30 minutes which could be less at times to offer the third tier more opportunity minutes, could be more against a team like Duke. Ellis has as much of a chance to play the 3 as Marcus Morris did during his time at KU. I'm expecting a lot from Ellis from the perspective of team continuity-chemistry-fluidity-stability on the floor.
Black = 20-25 minutes sounds like a fair early estimate looking at his Memphis minutes over the last 2 years, especially for a Senior playing in front of two Freshmen. Bill likes a big, developed Senior body to bang and ware down the opposition which is a great fit pairing with Ellis next year. It might end up being less minutes for Black if he gets beat out by a couple of the guys in the next tier though I would be surprised due to the physical presence that Black offers on the boards. Could be more if the Senior seizes the opportunity with an eye on the NBA.
Traylor, Lucas, Embiid = all seem like 7-15 minute guys right now with an opportunity to earn more. For years the bench Bigs under Self will clock in this zone. Traylor of course has the experience from last year of playing in the rotation though he might still be an energy guy off the bench next year if his offense numbers don't improve, like developing a consistent mid-range jumper. Lucas red-shirted instead of competing for minutes in the rotation last year with Traylor though with Withey gone there are a feast of minutes at center if Embiid is slow to develop a college game. Embiid has so much talent it really is all about how steady he can become as his skill set and court awareness takes in the college game.
Why did this embiggen? It didn't look embiggened when I typed it.
You typed "#33 is Lucas, right?" and the "#" to start a paragraph off will trigger the CMS to style your content big and bold. It would be nice if a developer changed this style because this happens consistently to people posting.
What? Wiggins didn't go off for 50+ points? Say it ain't so! : )
Just kidding...great to know he is out there with the guys and getting some game action.
Wish I could have seen the game!
So very happy Andrew is settling in in Lawrence. I've thought all along that picking a college, for him, was going to be about relationships and comfort in his surroundings. He sounds like a really nice young man.
So excited to hear he likes Lawrence! That fits perfectly with the type of player we want. If a kid needs to have a hat ceremony and wear Nike's he can and should go elsewhere.
Draw some the adidas stripes on those Wings and he's good to go.
No,wait, how about Blackstone buys a big stake in Red Wing and the whole team can finally get serious about footwear. :-)
Steel toed basketball tennies.
They are faaaaantastic.
How did Justin Wesely score 14 points?
With his vast arsenal of scoring moves, of course!!! Nifty footwork in the paint? Check Deft touch from the perimeter? Bingo.
Not to mention, he has a mid-range game that would make Kobe and MJ blush. Mark my words, Justin Wesley will be the driving force behind the juggernauts known as the 2013-14 Kansas Jayhawks.
Is there a sarcasm font?
lmao..,i think its Comic Sans MS o maybe Jester
You're crazy. Make MJ blush? That's never happened and...times up: #3 NEVER WILL. But I do think his midrange game already makes LeBron blush. The guy is the most overrated shooter in the history of the NBA. He can drive but that's it. And he can pass, but his shooting stroke is not better than Kawhi Leonard.
LJW, many people use iPads which won't play Adobe Flash videos. How about posting videos for Apple users? Thanks.
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My takes from this video: Perry looks bigger. At the very least Landon Lucas looks like a big body that can provide production (as he is going against an NBA body in Aldrich- a direct testimont to Hudy). Wiggins does look very smooth.
Also I think that a practice game doesn't Create a possibility for the Killer instinct type game that you can't teach... The one that LeBron doesn't have and doesn't know exists. The one that separates Jordan from everyone else. I can't imagine Wiggins to have it in this game, but would have liked to see it.
Good post, but you have to admit... Lebron isn't that bad. At times I think he's a bit too nice. I like him for it.
LeBron has a killer instinct. You'll see it tonight.
Thanks for the info Jesse.
OMG you can't play flash videos on your iPad, your life must be totally sucking right now, I mean I literally cannot think of something worse to complain about. #1stWorldProblems
What's an iPad ?
Who Channinged all over your Tatum?
Wow wow wow bro that's my mom! You don't wanna Channing all over my mom!
Brooksmd... Exactly. Why ljworld hasn't made it possible for people with iPhones to watch videos is dumb, considering most people use them...
Only old people who don't understand technology use iPhones, don't you watch the commercials
What's an IPhone?
That's a personal communication device utilized by narcisists that can't get a "MePhone".
IPhones are never used by team players...
We need an App for that..preferably for Android.
Come into the future iStuff users!
We missed the beginning of the scrimmage. But Perry Ellis looked very good out there shooting threes and being aggressive to the rim, and Justin Wesley had a 5 minute spurt where he scored probably 10 points. He was very active. Seldon was flying around, often far above the rim. And man is Mason fast. Wiggin's three pointer was sweet. Tyrel looked like he is still ready to suit up and play. Tariq and Landon should provide plenty of muscle inside.
No Frankamp? Or did I miss something?
I noticed that too. He either didn't play or they forgot to include his points. Either way I'd like to know.
Looks like they fixed it. Thanks team.
Conner was hitting the back of the rim with his shot. The stroke looked good; I just think he was a little overzealous that caused him to be too strong with the shot. He had a crossover step back move on play that was killer. I am not worried about him. He will settle down and be one of the deadliest shooters we have seen here at KU. That's my prediction anyway.
Justin Wesley doubled his scoring w/ 14. I'm excited about the guy but c'mon!
I keep wondering about Justin. Everyone has written him off. But I keep recalling Self say he is one of the most athletic guys on the team. An athletic guy who keeps working and hanging on has to be getting better. What if Jamari's pop doesn't come back? Then it is 5th year senior Justin against a footer who couldn't hang in with Cole Aldrich, or out score Justin, or Tarik, in a game of summer grab. Remember Joel and Tarik are new guys with steep learning curves for Self Ball. Tarik was a great talent coming out of high school and Justin was a lesser talent. But five years of work by an athletic play has to accrue to something. It seems like a million to one shot that Justin will break out now, but it seemed a million to one shot Conner Teahan would become a sixth starting rotation player on a team that won over 30 games and took second in March Madness.
HEM WILL SHOOT ME with logic and probability, but I still wonder sometimes if something wonderous and unexpected is still "possible" with Justin.
You seem to be forgetting about defense. Justin fouls at a rate of 9.4 fouls per 40 minutes of play, if I'm not mistaken.
He's always been athletic. Today when Self introduced the team, he even said Justin has the highest vertical on the team. Also, from what I noticed today, Jamari's pop is still all there.
He averaged, like, 1.7 ppg at Lamar. LAMAR...
Not getting my hopes up.
Damn, and I was hoping you would be afraid.
I think Justin may be able to play some minutes at the same time as a banger (Tarik, Landon) who can guard without fouling as much. Justin was wanting to shoot the ball; something I don't remember from previous years. I think he could earn productive minutes, and be a spark in the game.
Good points..this is a player w/experience. I hope he busted his butt working on his game.
He seems to be a well liked player, if he could bring some energy off the bench, how good would that be?
The probability of 'possible' with Justin withered hard when Black stepped into camp. Black's physical thumping will trump Justin's athleticism when Bill looks down the bench for a sub. T Teahan had a much higher probability because the depth in front of him that year was so much thinner. I like this perspective on Justin quite a lot, it shows how much practice depth there is if you include Mickelson, though there is too much talent now stacked between Justin and floor time.
Wow, Sherron Collins is just out of shape. There is no way he is making an NBA team with that kind of self discipline.
Self has stated several times that Lucas will be a "load" for teams to deal with this year! Kinda the hidden gem in a big man for the Hawks!
Let's flashback to last week, and the scrimmage, and the comments.
Scrimmages mean nothing. Zero. Zilch.
The best evidence of that is that Justin Wesley just scored 14 points. The same Justin Wesley that barely played behind Jamari Traylor last season. If Justin Wesley scores 14 points, you know the contest is irrelevant. Isn't that an undeniable truth?
Frankamp drills threes from NBA range and is the toast of the town last week, and now he scores 0. Neither result matters. The former doesn't mean he's Kirk Hinrich, and the latter doesn't mean he's Jeff Hawkins. It has nothing to do with what will happen on the court this coming season. There are too many other moving parts.
We should give jb a complete pass on his Wesley post above. It's like the guy who shows up on time to work every day for 2 years, and then he's late one day. It's an aberration. It doesn't discredit the resume. Plus, he was noncommittal. He was just tossing out thoughts, right? Anyway, that's the story and we're sticking to it.
ku_chap, though? He said "I think Justin may be able to play some minutes at the same time as a banger (Tarik, Landon) who can guard without fouling as much ... I think he could earn productive minutes, and be a spark in the game."
One has to wonder what planet he is on. Is it in some theoretical parallel universe? We are talking about Justin Wesley here -- and with all the talent on this team, that simple fact is amazing to me.
Oooh, ahhh, deft. :-)
I agree with Jaybate. Based on what I watched of Tarik Black in the past three years at Memphis (lived in TN), I would not be shocked at all if Wesley ends up a more reliable player for KU down the stretch next year. This isn't based on high school Rivals rankings, innate skills, NBA bulky body, or pure athleticism...just effort, consistency, dedication to a program and performance on the court. We'll see. It'd be great if Tarik could reach his potential at KU and be a positive factor, but if Justin is the guy off the bench, then that's just fine with me.
T.Black hit a 3?!?!?!
I'm not sure that's a highlight
1] At the risk of being branded a HERETIC amidst all this Jayhawk euphoria, may I add a little caution to our expectations.
2] KU vs Duke, the Tourney in Nassau, KU @ Florida, home against Georgetown and San Diego State, @ Iowa State, @ Baylor, @ Kansas State [you never know!!], both OSU games.......they all look potential speed bumps to me.
3] Black, Wiggins, Frankamp, Lucas, Selden, Greene, Mason......almost half the team first time game players as Jayhawks.
4] Injuries.........never mentioned but always lurking in the background.
5] Don't get me wrong..I am excited as anyone about this upcoming season but through life's hard experience I have learned to not count my chickens even before the eggs are laid, much less hatched!!
It's starting to seem like it will be an Andrew White Red Shirt season. It looks like the Red Shirt has done wonders for Landon. 3-1/2 months of practice and pick up games. The loving Coach Wiggins speaks about will seem different when Self is allowed to start coaching this team on the floor.
3-1/2 months of practice and pick up games.
It seems like the NCAA policy that penalized Tarkanian for having early practices has changed all the rules about coach involvement. Yes, coach could not be in the gym while the game was played, but he will watch the film and the coaching process has already begun. Pick up game or practice - just get better.
Surprised there's no mention in LJW of Ben's AAU coach and KU officials meeting with the NCAA yesterday. Was it somewhere else and I missed it? Seems newsworthy.
This just in from another planet...
Justin was one of the most active guys in the paint at the scrimmage. I can't figure out why you would be so worried about him helping the team this year. He would have played more last year if he didn't foul so much. I think he can play some productive minutes as a backup. If he can give 5 minutes of rest to our other bigs, that would be awesome.
I may be proven wrong but at least I am basing it off of what I have seen this summer rather than what somebody saw last year.
Chap, it's nice to hear a candid report from someone who saw the game in person. Wesley looked good enough on the highlight video that I had to rewind at least once to make sure that's who the player was.
I don't see Withey going in the first round. I know that you can't teach 7 feet but without any vertical jump, I'm just hoping he gets drafted. Some GM must have noticed how he has progressed from when he first came on campus till how he played his senior year.
Selden + Wiggins + Ellis = team continuity-chemistry-fluidity-stability on the floor. I can't help but think about next years team being built around getting these three on the floor together a ton.
The Tharpe v Mason question, if there is a question, is all about Tharpe falling in love with the long, guarded jumper instead of getting into the paint and creating havoc. Tharpe has shown his ability to get into the paint though if his strength remains being an undersized 2 who's best trait is chucking up guarded 3's then I see Mason and Frankamp getting opportunities for big minutes. If Mason has a Freshman year presence at point guard approaching what Sherron Collins was able to step in and provide his first year at KU, we'll have less to worry about at the 1 next year than we did at the point last year. Still tons of questions remain at the point and my general lack of confidence in Tharpe's consistency and composure makes this the murkiest aspect for me in imagining how great this team can be next year. Tharpe was talking about being a coach someday in the press so it's time for him to grow into that and play like it on each and every possession.
White + Greene + Frankamp = depth and competition in the back court. The three point shooting off the bench is simply incredible here though there is the clear lack of experience playing in the Self system. Out of the three, who will develop the best lateral quickness and learn to be a serious defensive presence.
The wildest probability that seems intriguing to me is Selden developing into a primary ball handler with White/Greene/Frankamp stepping into that 3 bomb Boschee role which in and of itself can take over a game, open up the floor for a guy like Wiggins to destroy you, opens up Ellis's mid-range game and bigs like Black or Embiid to relentlessly clean offensive glass for bunnies.
With respect to your last paragraph, this team is so loaded, it's impossible to list all the combinations. I mean, it gets into permutations! Permutations, man!
Indeed! That last paragraph is my favorite permutation :-) Selden and Frankamp tag teaming the 1/2 might be more string theory than physics in relationship to our best 5 though it could very well be discovered as our most devastating offensive punch. I think Ellis at the 3 is pure string theory.
The Selden + Wiggins + Ellis as a young core with role playing, platoon depth supporting them reminds me too much of the Chalmers + Rush + Wright trio that won a Big XII Championship their Freshmen year to not strongly believe that this is the blueprint. It seems like competition and plugging into roles every where else.
Tharpe is the guy and he proved last year he can be and will be. He won't need to score much, last year we had problems scoring so he took too many shots. The kid is ice cold, not sure why people think mason has a chance to start or even play more then 10 mpg
"Inversion Time"
Part I
Bob Dylan said in Chronicles somewhere that the way he learned to write songs was by taking old songs and inverting the music and lyrics into something opposite.
It is fun to do with any form of media.
Currently, we are all experiencing something regarding this coming year's team that is the basketball equivalent of pre-tumescent, anticipatory sexual arousal, if you know what I mean. :-)
So: in the spirit of the now old kid from Hibbings, let's invert this love fest into something akin to a Visions of Joanna.
Let's see what comes up when we look at the coming season with the ghost of electricity howling in the bones of its face, i.e., at a worst case scenarios.
Point guard--Naa turns out to be unable to guard without the XTReme help he got last season, and finds himself still a 35% or so trifectate. Teams lay off him and deny his penetrate and dish. Frank Mason gets a baptism of fire and though he regularly gets into the paint, and is muscular enough to stay in front of and bump opponents, opponents discover his trey is no better than Naa's, and because they are laying off him, too, Mason spends the first three quarters of the season coughing it up because he has trouble adjusting to the turn and burn recovery speed of D1 guards that he gets by, only to find them cramming the ball down his throat from behind. Self finds himself waaaay short at point guard, struggling with penetration and enduring lots of TOs. Skinny little dead eye dick trifectate Conner Frankamp, who has been subbing in for Selden and occasionally even for Wiggins to try to keep a serious defense stretcher on the floor, suddenly gets thrown to the Marcus Smart dogs and gives it his best shot for a few games, but he just isn't ready yet for how physical things are on the perimeter in D1 yet, plus he enters a shooting slump. Self soul searches between Selden and Wiggins, both of whom are shooting barely 37% from trey, and just beginning to get the hang of guarding, though still not yet able to help on D and feed the post reliably. Self considers Niko and Tyler and Christian, then roles his eyes for even considering such madness for a split second, then remembers he's got a lot of big lugs inside that could at least guard there positions some. And he asks himself in a whisper, "Which inexperience guy would you rather let the season ride on outside: a once in five years guy in Selden, or a once in 10 years guy in Wiggins? Self moves Wiggins to the point and tells Keegan: If we are going to suck at the point, I want to suck with the best guy we have. Self tells Wiggins the team is his on offense, and on defense, too. On offense, Self says, we're going to ball screen for you on offense everywhich way from Sunday, and the only person you pass up a shot for is an open Perry Ellis, capice? Wigs coughs the ball up a lot of the time, but he also scores at will, whenever he doesn't turn it over.
Part 2
Shooting guard--Selden starts at the 2, but when the bottom falls out of the point, and Self rolls his furry dice on Wigs, Self moves Selden to 3 and brings Conner Frankamp in as the starting 2. Self tells Selden and Wiggins that it is up to them to provide all the help defense skinny Conner will need against the likes of Markell Brown. They do and with the help of Conner's sneaky speed, he learns some up and under defense and only suffers 2rd degree burns most of the time.
Small Forward--first Wig, then Selden. Selden actually flourishes at the 3 and over the course of the season gets to 38% shooting only as frequently as Brady and Travis did.
Tall Forward--The Designer, bulked way up, lives up to expectations until a knee injury forces him into a quick scope "to clean up some stuff" and a 10 day recovery a la Tyshawn Taylor. Ellis comes back slowly, but does get back to 85%. While Ellis is out, it is revealed that Self's rumored zoysia plugged hair is falling out and Self has to have some emergency transplants done. After the procedure, Self resorts to wearing an Indiana Jones-style, Poet model fedora from Herbert Johnson Hat Company of Saville Row, London, during games. Tarik Black moves over from his starting job at the 5 and not only fouls out the three games he starts at the 4, but also shoots 44% from the FT line. Opponents begin taping rolls of buffalo nickels to their palms and braining Tarik each time he gets a touch. Fortunately, The Designer returns and Tarik returns to the 5 where his Sumo defense on 5s is tolerated and his FT shooting improves to 52% the rest of the season.
Center--As just noted, Black plays the 5 except for the brief stretch in which the Fedora wearing Self has to move him to the Tall forward. While Tarik is at tall forward, Jamari and Jo-ELL committee the center (note: yes, Dr. Bremner, I really did just convert that noun into a verb just to make you spin once more in the grave, so as to let you enjoy yet again the feeling of well-aged scotch seeping back down through your half embalmed, half pickled tissues). However, in keeping with this worst case fantasy, Jamari's pop has never returned, and Jo-ELL continues to say wel into February in four different languages that he does not understand Self's needling and once tells ESPN's Holly Rowe, whose nose he accidentally breaks in a post game interview after becoming the first player to double double by scoring 20 points and making 20 turnovers: "...yah, excuse me, Holly, I didn't meant to hit you with my razor sharp elbows, but uh, where was I, yes, now I remember, you know, Holly, Coach Self, he really knows how to push players belly buttons. And he is so funny wearing that fetaldora, mahn. Just between you an me, Holly, I think he may be as bald as Conner was before I shaved his head with Gillette foamy and a Stihl gasoline powered machete given me by Cameroonian legend, Sameul Eto'o, a football player, who is my idol."
Part 3
Sixth man--after AWIII goes 0 for 18 from three and Brannen Green goes -2 for 24 from three (forgetting which end of the court he is on--the defensive end, not once, but twice, Brannen actually throws up and makes two wrong-way threes swishing them in the opponents basket for six opposing points afterwhich, Self, now with fedora pulled fully down to his eyebrows and ears, decides to come with Justin on the perimeter. Justin becomes an absolute demon on defense, but becomes the first KU rotation player in history not to score a single point, or grab a single rebound, or make a single free throw.
Seventh Man--Landen Lucas becomes the seventh man and plays extraordinarily well (he finishes the season 4 for 9 in sky hooks from three), but then it is discovered that Landen is 1/3 Vulcan (his ears were bobbed as a small child to keep his extra terrestrial origins a secret) and he is entering Pon Farr. Lucas takes a medical red shirt after erupting in a rage during a Jay Bilas interview in which he grabs Jay by the lapels and shouts,"Don't...you...understand!!! I...must...return... to Vulcan...for Kalifee!!!!"
But now here is the most amazing discovery of this little exercise in inversion of expectations. Despite all of the above, Self still figures out a way to win 30!!!!!!!!!
Rock Chalk!!!
(Note: All fiction. No malice.)
Remember, the number of possible combinations are always n2-n divided by 2. If there are ten players there are 45 possible combinations.
Basketball Formalization Hall of Fame!
How'd he get his nickname Sasha?
dylans: From his mother.
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That's right. I now have the power to update our blog. You know I really wanted a break from the daily blogging I got myself into but next time I can do without the power being out for almost 5 days. I guess I'll be careful what I wish for.
P.S. Does anyone know what show that phrase is from?


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FARGO - Old bleachers from the Bison Sports Arena will get a new life, and could soon be available for North Dakota State University fans to purchase as benches, coffee tables or custom-designed products.
Last weekend, ICSS Design and Supply began salvaging the 20,000 or so square feet of wood bleachers made with southern yellow pine and Douglas fir that have offered a place to sit since the arena opened in 1970. The arena recently started a $41 million, two-year renovation project.
Seth Carlson, ICSS owner and founder, at first said he would sell about 90 percent of the lumber to a national company that would remill it and sell it as flooring to customers across the country.
But an article about the salvage process in Monday's Forum that prompted dozens of phone calls and emails changed his mind, and Carlson agreed to instead sell the lumber to Fargo-based reclaimed wood company Grain Designs to keep it in the community.
"He realized there's a huge demand for people who want individual boards or some type of Bison memorabilia from the wood," said Blain Mikkonen, a co-founder of Grain Designs.
The company has a few ideas for unique furniture pieces that could be made out of the lumber, including coffee tables, benches or simple wall hangings, he said.
Mikkonen said Grain Designs is still determining how exactly it will use the lumber, and a lot will depend on what the local customers want.
The company is working with NDSU to secure licensing agreements that would allow it to market the memorabilia with NDSU's official approval, he said.
But Grain Designs also prides itself on building custom orders, and Mikkonen said some of this lumber could be reserved for special orders from customers who want a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture, wall paneling or even a complete bar.
Some of the bleachers could still be sold for use as flooring in a Fargo building, he said, though that detail is being handled by Carlson and ICSS Design and Supply.
"We have offered to buy the remainder just so that we can keep as much of it local as possible," Mikkonen said.
Even though he's not sure yet how all of the wood will be used, he said there's no doubt there will be high demand for getting a piece - or several planks - of this part of local history.
"The Bison are loud and proud, and the herd is really thundering," Mikkonen said. "It's a great time for a significant piece of Bison history that really tells a story of not only what went on in the Bison Sports Arena but in this era of Bison sports."
For more information or to inquire about purchasing some of the reclaimed wood, visit www.graindesignsfargo.com or call (701) 730-5821.
Readers can reach Forum reporter Ryan Johnson at (701) 241-5587


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E3 2009 / What we want!
We're going to E3 and as such we like to think we're big and important and people will want to read what we believe is going to happen at the convention. Not only that we also think people will find it interesting if people knew what we wanted to happen at E3. Yes, for the first time That VideoGame Blog is bringing everyone our E3 predictions. We've divided them up into two sections: What we want to happen and what we think is actually going to happen. Hopefully you're just as interested in learning our predictions and telling us how wrong we are as we are in expressing them to you.
We'll start off with the wants and then tear them all down with the actual beliefs of what is going to happen tomorrow. See we've got some high hopes for E3 and we're pretty sure most of them are going to come crashing to the ground like so many Boom Blox.
We'll start with the big boys and what we dare to dream about them. We divided these up so that if a game was platform exclusive (excluding PC) it went under that platform's "want list." What are the biggest drams of all? Come learn.
Denis: I'd love to see a Mario Galaxy 2 for this holiday season and a new Zelda trailer. It would also be cool if there was an MGS game for Wii that uses the remote to break the fourth wall in every way imaginable.
Kristen: I want a Professor Layton movie trailer, along with localization deets on the Diabolical Box and The Final Time Journey.
Dennis: I wish Nintendo would show a new Wii Zelda trailer set in the future with laser swords and then invite out Atari to apologize for Ghostbusters Wii not utilizing the balance board to activate ghost traps.
Chad: MGS4 for Wii using Wii MotionPlus.
Evan: I'd like to see some games that use Wii MotionPlus in ways I never considered and downloadable Gameboy games on DSiWare.
Chris: Nintendo announces a new Eternal Darkness (or similar horror) for the Wii.
Tommy: A brand spankin' new Nintendo IP in the vein of Metroid and/or Zelda.
Jordan: Nintendo needs to have a new non-casual Nintendo game.
Matthew: I'd love to see Miyamoto come out with an entirely new game that no one would expect.
Denis: Let's get some Alan Wake details and have it released this holiday. I also want to find out that Peter Molyneux's next game is not Fable related. Epic should get the Warhammer 40k license and then announce and show the trailer for Gears of WAAAGH!!!
Lee: Anything new from Valve, be it Half-Life 2: Episode 3, or something shiny and new. (Ed. Note: This was popular with many writers, of course, with Nick hoping that Ep. 3 would be released for 800 MSP the day of the announcement. How these kids love to dream.).
Chad: There must be a Zune phone from Microsoft.
Butner: Portal 2. That is all.
Jamie: There should be a new Halo game in some form.
Jordan: MGS4 for 360 (PLEASE!!!!).
Emmanuel: I have multiple wants from Microsoft: anything about Games for Windows Live that's positive, playable Mass Effect 2 and much more BioShock 2 stuff.
Matthew: Something that really makes me sit-up and pay attention. I'm tired of FPS on my 360.
Rain: Second, huge Mass Effect DLC revealed and available for immediate download.
Kristen: Heavy Rain, I Am Alive — any info on these detail-deprived titles, any info at all for the love of God! PSP Go! gets dual thumbsticks too.
Lee: Sony introduce new PSFree initiative for all journalists/contributors/podcasters.
Dennis: I seriously need Sucker Punch to announce Sly Cooper 4 for PS3. Uncharted 3: The Legend of Curly's Gold may also be announced but is not as necessary.
Evan: PS3 version of Left 4 Dead announced.
Jamie: I demand much of Sony. Ratchet and Clank blow out (which there will be I guess). This time with online, a little co-op dragged in. Metal Gear Solid 5 revealed, new story, entirely new characters involved. Hideo Kojima revealing something that isn't MGS5. Team ICO, for the love of god show us your game. Twisted Metal revealed. Mass Effect… multiplatform? Square shows a little PS3 love, with previous 360 exclusives making their way over to PS3. Criterion show off something new… Black 2 perhaps? Sony Bend Studios back on with a 3rd Syphon Filter PSP or Resistance: Retribution 2.
Chris: Sony announces the new PSP does actually have dual analogue sticks, as well as an OLED screen and two needles that inject caffeine directly into your palms.
Jeremy: PS3 price drop. It has to happen at some point! Also I want to see David Jaffe revealing he IS working on a new Twisted Metal.
Matthew: Price drop, price drop, price drop.
All the Rest
Kristen: Beyond Good & Evil 2 gets release date, Deus Ex 3 gets gameplay footage and Zone of the Enders 3 officially announced.
John: I want deets on Elder Scrolls V and for the Army of Two: The 40th Day details to not look gimmicky.
Lee: Square Enix announce entire Final Fantasy back catalogue is available to download on PSN and XBLA now. Teaser Trailer for new Elder Scrolls game that just has the logo with some awesome actor saying something over the top. Dead Space 2 stuff.
Dennis and Butner (in unison): D3 bursts through a wall like the Kool-Aid Man and throws Earth Defense Force 2018 at us, featuring online co-op.
Evan: Harmonix announces a subscription-based tool that lets you import songs from your own music collection into Rock Band.
Chris: Crytek announces that Timesplitters 4 is to be released summer next year, with massive multiplayer battles and more on-screen monkeys than any other videogame ever before.
Jordan: Assassin's Creed II stuff and some awesome indie announcements like The Behemoth demoing that third game.
Emmanuel: Borderlands demo, not just screenshots. And Star Trek Online game play.
So do we dream too big? Do you think any of our "wants" are going to come true? I think we all know one that will come true and that is Nick's wish for E3: "Something I can't think of but that will be awesome." Awesome, indeed. Tune in tomorrow when we crush all your hopes and dreams with what is really going to go down at this year's E3.


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The recent debate over the deep tunnel is largely being waged between people who are committed to a particular view, not because of an assessment of the merits of the system, but because they want to use it as an example of either government competence or fecklessness.
Thus Milwaukee Magazine's Bruce Murphy calls the debate over the tunnel "phony" and he and other commentators on the left claim that the tunnel has "worked as planned."
Commentators on the right suggest that it has been a complete failure.
I used to know a lot about the deep tunnel. I represented MMSD in its battle with the FLOW communities over how the deep tunnel was to be paid for. We wound up trying the matter before the Public Service Commission in winter of 1996 (I think I spent the better part of January in Madison) and won.
Trying the case required paying a lot of attention to the process by which the deep tunnel was approved. The FLOW communities (suburbs who receive service from the district but who are not part of it - generally the closest suburbs outside Milwaukee County) argued that they had been promised that the cost of the tunnel would be paid on the basis of volume generated rather than the value of the property served. The difference cost them approximately $ 140 million. At a celebratory dinner, one of our clients asked the waitress if she could cash (a facsimile) of the check. (Adult beverages had been consumed.)
That was the right outcome. In legal terms, one cannot assert estoppel against the government and the FLOW communities, in any event, had little recourse. State and federal regulators would never have let them make other service arrangements.
But it has created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion. The FLOW communities argued that the deep tunnel was an bad alternative to separating the combined sewers which, and this is important, would have been the responsibility of the cities of Milwaukee and Shorewood who "own" those sewers. The suburbs believed that Milwaukee had shifted the cost of its problem to the them.
I haven't gone back to those records (they are voluminous and anyone who hasn't spent days with them hasn't really studied them) but, suffice it to say, that the public was told a number of things and one of the things they were not told is that there could still be billions of gallons of untreated sewage released into the lake on an annual basis. Although Murphy and others emphasize that certain documents projected 1.4 annual overflows and there has actually been 2.6 - down from 50 or 60 before the tunnel's construction.
That is indeed a significant reduction. While MMSD's own figures show that the reduction is less dramatic in terms of volume released into the lake, it is still very substantial. The tunnel is not a complete failure.
On the other hand, no one really thinks that it works "as planned" either. 2.6 overflow events is almost twice as high as projected and the actual volume of sewage released into the lake may be even higher versus projections.
What people disagree about is why the tunnel hasn't been as effective as planned. MMSD wants to blame something called "infiltration" and "inflow" (there is actually a difference between these two that I used to understand far better than I do today), - the fact that sanitary sewers develop leaks and take on ground and storm water.
The problem is that these concepts were not invented in 2010. The deep tunnel's planners were well aware of infiltration and inflow (I spent hours reading about it) and purported to take into account in planning the project.
The debate today over who is at fault for overflows matches the earlier controversy between the city and suburbs. Both sides are pointing the finger at the other when, actually, water is fungible. The district manages the system to try and ensure that whatever overflows occur are from the combined sewer area (you can't blame it for doing so; it's what their permit requires)but the truth is that the capacity of the tunnel is taxed by both sources of "excess" water.
So partisans of government tend to blame the suburbs and absolve MMSD. As Patrick McIlheran points out, they adopt a forgiving attitude toward the "inevitable" overflows that they generally don't show in other contexts. Imagine, for example, an argument that - given the enormous volume of oil extracted from the Gulf of Mexico - an occasional spill such as we saw with BP really reflects an admirable environmental record.
But those disposed to distrust the government overemphasize the tunnel's shortcomings. I think it's a step too far to say that it has worked as planned, but it's also wrong to suggest that it is a complete failure.
4 comments:
- Nick said...
One thing that I haven't seen in an article about the flooding of several weeks ago now, was whether there was an effect from construction on the sewage system.
When I43 closed down due to standing water, it was because they had covered sewer grates to prevent construction debris from falling. Some of that water stood on the freeway, but how much flowed somewhere else?
Likewise, there is also a significant construction project on Capitol Drive on the east side. I doubt the sewer systems around the construction was operating efficiently, if at all, for similar reasons.
Does anyone know if this has been studied at all? Does sewer capacity need to be taken into better consideration when planning construction? Was it the fault of those planners for not creating adequate protections, or emergency plans to unclog sewer grates?
- Dad29 said...
Of COURSE it's not "a complete failure."
The suburbs are paying for it.
Inasmuch as Wisconsin has become such a gay unfriendly state perhaps the tunnel can be used as a storage place for all the homophobia
This is a measured and reasonable post.
Unlike the pledge of a certain mayoral candidate in 2004.


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Here are the points we made in regard to the proposed development at 1055 Secord. The owners want to sever the lot, which currently has a small bungalow on it, and build semi-detached units. The lot is about 2.5 m too narrow to do so without a minor variance from the Committee of Adjustment. The hearing for this will occur at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 15 at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive.
1. The scale of the building is out of character with the surrounding single family homes on Secord.
2. The lot is too narrow to be severed. There are no comparable cases in Heron Park – severed lots that have been suggested as comparators are either corner lots or abut high density housing.
3. Secord does not have semi-detached houses in this area, so the development is inappropriate for this location.
4. The large, tall building proposed will overshadow and overwhelm the neighbouring small bungalows. The line of sight of neighbouring buildings will be cut off, both from the front and the back of the buildings.
5. The frontage of the proposed building, with its garages, looks much more like a townhouse development than the semi-detached buildings that are characteristic elsewhere in Heron Park where the density is higher and the lots are wider. Design guidelines preclude the predominance of garages at the front of the house. Townhouse style development might be appropriate in a full block, for example at Bavlie Crescent, but it is not appropriate next door to small single family bungalows.
6. The townhouse style development will encourage similar developments at abutting properties in the event that they are sold, which is an inappropriate usage of Secord in view of the housing that currently exists.
7. The soil type at this location is poorly permeable, which currently causes significant flooding problems. Addition of a building with a very large footprint relative to the lot size will render that land much less permeable to moisture, thus exacerbating flooding problems for the neighbouring properties.
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When I got my PhD, and that was 12 years ago, my family gave me a set of Mont Blanc pens. I have been using them since – at least one of them gets to travel with me, no matter where I go. I use them to scribble down notes, play Sudoko or do my accounting; basically from the profane to the profound – I do not believe we should only use the 'good and expensive' stuff for special occasions.
At any rate, just a few days ago I was in Prague with a group. As it is a large group, I was running up and down between the rooms and the reception area quite often, not to mention all the running around we did in the city. When we got home the second day, I had to realize that I had lost my Mont Blanc pen – it was not in its usual place, my left front pocket. As you can imagine I went though all of my stuff, thinking, or rather hoping, I had placed it somewhere else, or had it dropped under the bed. Neither was the case. The pen was gone. Shit! Of course I got angry at myself and thought what an idiot I was losing my pen.
But then I remembered a technique I had learned many years ago: asking my subconsciousness for help. And this is how I did it:
At night, before going to bed, I centered myself by taking 10 deep belly breaths with my eyes closed. Once totally relaxed I thanked my mind in advance for helping me remember consciously where I had left my pen. I told myself that upon waking up I will know where I had dropped my pen. The next morning, the day of my departure to another city and basically last chance to find my pen, if indeed I had lost it in Prague, I woke up and thanked myself for helping me remember where my pen was. Nothing happened for a while. Though while I was under the shower, focusing on washing my hair, all of a sudden, a thought went through my mind giving me a clue where my pen might be. I remembered that I was sitting on a couch in the lobby of my hotel the afternoon before while working on my laptop. Because the couch was so comfortable, I sled down the cushion and had put my legs on the table while balancing my laptop on my lap. My hope was that my pen had slid out of my pocket while sitting there. I finished up getting dressed and rushed down to the lobby, hoping that my pen would be there and that no one had taken it.
Incredible but true, my pen was there, stuck deep between the cushions, waiting for me to find it again. Wow! A big smile appeared on my face. I immediately said 'Thank You' – when I show appreciation I know it creates more reasons to be appreciative – picked up my pen and walked back to my room.
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