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Apr 27, 2012
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Well let's bring in Scott Horowitz a guy who knows a lot more than about more lot more than I do about flying is a former.
NASA astronaut -- I think is able to see enterprise that she sets up for I think what's going to be the final landing here at JFK.
So Scott just imagine that you are the pilot of that 747.
With ninety tons of space shuttle on board.
What do you do on what do you think of well what you're -- is everybody in the world's watching you right now I'm sure I don't wanna -- this one up at the that's -- that's for sure you mentioned the drag of the just the aeronautical drag of having the shuttle on board that big seven.
It's it's a pretty fine touch on the throttles I imagines you try to bring this thing in for the last time.
Play and the pilots of course they've they've they've done this a few times and I'll get to do -- very often because we have -- -- the shuttles around.
The country like.
Like we used to in the program was active.
Com but you know they've.
They know the right power settings to used it to keep their air speed just where they want it so they can go you know fly the approach.
But when they do pull the throttles back with -- all that extra drag aircraft will slow down significantly faster than a clean 747.
You've got 141500.
Feet of runway ahead so.
Plenty of time for a nice slow approach and and roll out.
It just looks almost like it's hovering there this.
This thing it's gonna be of a fairly slow approach there it is there with the -- treason for foreground you a little better idea.
How quickly or how slowly this thing is moving it's been a slow fly by in a very inspiring one.
For all kinds of New Yorkers I mean people who.
People -- rushing office building windows and so forth to catch this thing fly -- and now it appears.
It's setting up for its final approach to JFK airport runway 31 -- our.
And it's really.
Kind of the end of an -- for not only enterprise but really for the shuttle program right now.
Yes it's them in the shuttle program has been phenomenal if you think about where it's come from for the last thirty years.
-- it's it's a beautiful -- it reminds us what.
People can do.
When they have challenges I mean all the people that supported the shuttle over the years thousand people that made this possible.
Are really.
Put allotted to this this program it sits sits a -- -- Com.
You know indication of American ingenuity if you will and it's it's bittersweet I mean it's beautiful to see this amazing thing that we we have in the space shuttles.
But of course it's sad that the follow on programs and now.
Canceled in and -- you know to get on to do the exploration and Americans you know would like us to do.
Here it is on final approach it appears that the 747.
Bringing enterprise to New York's JFK airport.
It's going to be touching down momentarily let's just take it -- And Maingear has touchdown.
And the nose -- is going to be touching down any moment now probably has already.
Our camera position takes you behind that -- It looks like enterprise.
And -- us come into its final hole.
New York City.
Beautiful landing.
The reverse -- I -- on the big jet engines there and at 747 is just about stopped and enterprises home.
And -- home for now for a couple weeks is going now has its temporary home at JFK airport.
And then its journey continues.
It's going to be loaded onto a barge and -- -- Two Hudson River where it will be lifted from that barge onto the aircraft carrier intrepid that's gonna happen in a couple weeks time.
And thick of the symbol of symbolism you know the Hudson River named after Henry Hudson who did so much exploring of this Conn continent.
Really before the nation was here before.
Well before we had an America Henry Hudson was.
Look around poke around in his -- the half moon and now enterprise.
A craft that didn't as Dennis said make it into space but but provided so much information.
About the shuttles that followed on.
Enterprise is going to be sitting.
On board at the the carrier there.
In the intrepid in the Hudson River.
Any amazing to see I just like -- and -- John we have a -- different space -- going a few different -- -- in the country.
And I misspoke a few moments ago -- I said that the space shuttle endeavor is now on the Smithsonian that's not the case the space shuttle discovery's in the Smithsonian the enterprise is in New York.
And all of you out on the West Coast we'll get a look at the space shuttle endeavor.
In a couple weeks when it goes out to the West Coast to Los Angeles so.
I certainly a lot of different space -- going around the country so we all can get a look at an up close look really.
At our space program and a vantage point obviously we don't get to see every day now -- -- American flag -- it to be top of the plane right.
What else I probably are right out of the cockpit I'm I'm guessing that the -- pilots have.
Have -- that right outside their cockpit window which some of the cockpit windows are able to open and that's probably where that American flag is coming.
Do you think they had that window open the entire -- I don't think it's I don't know I don't immense fresh air now back -- our guys value convertible.
Quite -- gained quite a sight we'll take a little bit of time by the -- did this now this plane.
Because it takes little time just get it up on the 747.
It's really remarkable John just to see what attaches it -- that's him for a seven you would imagine it would be more than that but.
-- -- go anywhere throughout that flight.
I am always amazed that the engineering.
What do you think about it you know we went from the Mercury and Gemini and Apollo programs with.
Cone shaped capsule.
On top of those Big Apple's rock -- well and in the case of the Apollo program it was the atlas rocket.
And we went from that to this.
Sometimes ungainly looking.
Ship attached to a couple of solid rock abuse boosters.
And that external fuel tank if if Scott Horwitz is is still with -- maybe -- can comment on that.
But the engineering and the thinking that went into.
This go wider really into space and then back to -- that was a radical departure.
From what we had seen to that point in the Mercury Gemini and Apollo programs writes -- -- that that that is correct the the one thing that made it possible for us to use a winged vehicle like the shuttle's we are going to low earth orbit.
Where the reentry speeds are about 181000 miles an hour and so they could build a vehicle.
With a thermal protection system that would actually protect the wings during reentry.
And it was a pretty big technological step -- you think about doing this in the seventies in fact he talked about the shuttle being faulted on top of the 747.
After remember the approach and landing tested actually released from those attach points.
And glided back to earth.
After separate from that 747 during the test flights so that was pretty phenomenal to watch -- it's just absolutely amazing again the engineering Scott Horowitz.
Thanks so much for your expertise -- your --
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Wednesday, Oct 167:15 PM
- The U.S. has passed Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest oil producer, thanks to the fastest oil production expansion over a four-year period since the 1970-74 Saudi output surge, energy analysis firm PIRA says.
- The U.S. growth rate is greater than the sum of the growth of the next nine fastest growing countries combined and has covered most of the world's net demand growth over the past two years, according to PIRA.
- Total liquids produced by the U.S., defined broadly to include supplies such as crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids and biofuels, should average 12.1M bbl/day in 2013, a 3.2M bbl/day jump from 2009.
- ETFs: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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Tuesday, Oct 156:58 PM
- The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review the EPA's approach to regulating greenhouse gas emissions from refineries, power plants and other stationary sources, throwing the Obama administration's landmark rules into a state of uncertainty.
- The move was applauded by the American Petroleum Institute, which said "the Clean Air Act clearly only requires pre-construction permits for six specific emissions that impact national air quality - not greenhouse gases."
- The news breathes new life into lawsuits by industry groups and several states that challenged the EPA's regulations; last year, the D.C. federal appeals court sided with the EPA on nearly every issue in the case.
- ETFs: GRN, IDU, PUI, XLU, VPU, RYU, FXU, PSCU, UPW, SDP, UTLT, IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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Monday, Oct 142:49 PM
- The U.S. may be set to surpass Russia as the world's largest oil and natural gas producer, but it ranks fifth out of 13 countries in overall energy security, says a report from Roubini Global Economics (yes, that Roubini) and Securing America's Future Energy.
- The U.S. ranks high because of its relatively high levels of domestic oil production, but its fuel consumption per capita was higher than everyone except Saudi Arabia; the more fuel a country consumes, the more susceptible it is to supply disruptions and price volatility.
- Saudi Arabia and Russia, which derive ~90% and ~50% respectively of export revenues from oil, are lowest ranked, while Japan and the U.K. are the top two because they rank lowest on the oil intensity scale; Japan consumes 0.3 barrels of oil per $1,000 of its GDP, but the U.S. consumes nearly twice as much.
- ETFs: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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Friday, Oct 116:50 PM
- The EPA seeks to calm a furor over its apparent proposal to reduce ethanol use in gasoline next year (I, II), saying no final decisions have been made and the Obama administration remains committed to developing biofuels as a part of the plan to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil.
- Growth Energy, a pro-ethanol group, calls for an investigation of the leak of what it says are unverified draft documents that were still under review.
- Ethanol groups fear any wavering on the use of ethanol could undermine their future, while oil refiners say the law is forcing them to spend billions of dollars to buy ethanol credits and driving up gasoline prices.
- Top ethanol/biofuels stocks: GPRE, REGI, PEIX.
- ETFs: FUE, IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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Wednesday, Oct 26:45 PM
- The increase of U.S. energy output in recent years has been widely discussed, but a WSJ analysis of global data shows the U.S. is on track to pass Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas this year - if it hasn't already.
- The U.S. last year tapped more natural gas than Russia for the first time since 1982, and it's catching up in pumping crude; Russia produced an average 10.8M bbl/day in H1 2013, 900K/day more than the U.S. but down from a difference of 3M bbl/day a few years ago.
- The amount of crude from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota and the Eagle Ford shale in Texas continues to rise rapidly, while Russian output is expected to remain flat through 2016; that's a big problem for Russia, whose oil exports could fall 25%-30% after 2015, reducing GDP more than $100B. (also)
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Wednesday, Oct 23:26 PM
- It's a pretty good day for refiners, even as most energy stocks slip, as Phillips 66 (PSX +2.1%), Valero (VLO +1.2%), Tesoro (TSO +0.2%), Western Refining (WNR +1.2%), Marathon Petroleum (MPC +1.2%) and HollyFrontier (HFC +0.4%) all post gains.
- PSX rises the most among energy companies in the S&P 500 after announcing a 25% increase in its quarterly dividend, VLO and TSO are upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup (I, II), and WNR rolls out a 12.5M-share IPO of its logistics unit.
- Refiners generally have come in for criticism recently; Barclays, for one, believes most refiners will miss consensus earnings expectations by a wide margin, with VLO the exception.
- ETFs: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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Monday, Sep 304:59 PM
- In the event of a federal government shutdown, the energy industry would keep on drilling but approval of new plans would pause, WSJ's Tom Fowler reports.
- New oil and gas permitting on public lands as well as the review of new offshore drilling plans would come to a halt, but most safety inspections and the review of ongoing offshore drilling would continue, according to contingency plans prepared by the Interior Department.
- ETFs: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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- North America will become "energy independent" by 2020 on the strength of the shale revolution and then become a net energy exporter, consultant Wood Mackenzie says in a new report.
- North America's energy independence will introduce a new dynamic to coal, oil and gas prices; coal and gas exports will establish a price cap on their respective markets during periods of high demand, and weak oil demand growth will see U.S. tight oil provide a price floor under crude markets.
- The report says energy independence does not imply a North America entirely detached from global markets; the region as a whole will be dependent on others to clear excess production, and the U.S. will need to import oil for the foreseeable future.
- ETFs: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG, IXC, IOIL, AXEN, IPW, GNAT, FILL.
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Tuesday, Sep 177:15 PM
- The national U.S. average gasoline price chalked up its 1,000th consecutive day above $3/gallon today, with no break in sight, according to AAA.
- The numbers offer some good news for drivers and bad news for oil companies: Monday's price of $3.52 was $0.35 less than a year ago despite crude oil prices having risen ~$10/bbl in that time, and gas prices have stayed in a fairly narrow range of $3.40-$4 since the start of 2011.
- Gas prices could moderate but they won't fall below $3/gallon, says Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy.com; paying less than $3 may have gone the way of using eight-track tapes or going to a drive-in movie, AAA's Bob Darbelnet says.
- ETFs: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
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Monday, Sep 98:02 AM
- Baker Hughes says the average number of drilling rigs in service in the U.S. increased last month to 1,781, up 15 from the July count but down 113 from Aug. 2012.
- Internationally, the rig count was down 38 from 1,305 reported in July and up six from the 1,261 reported in Aug. 2012.
- ETFs: OIH, IEZ, PXJ, XES.
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Wednesday, Aug 2811:59 AM
- Energy stocks (XLE +1.9%) lead the way this session as West Texas crude tests $110, with tensions over Syria continuing to feed Middle East supply concerns; Syria concerns and Libyan export cuts are trumping the bearish influence from a surprise gain for U.S. crude supplies.
- Among sector leaders: MRO +3.3%, EOG +3.1%, CVX +2.5%, TOT +2.4%, WLL +2.4%, APC +2.2%, RDS.A +2.1%, XOM +2.1%, HAL +2%, SLB +2%, COP +1.8%, PSX +1.7%, BP +1.6%, APA +1.6%, HES +1.5%, KOG +1.3%.
- ETFs: ERX, VDE, DIG, IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XOP, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERY, DUG, DDG, FRAK.
- After big losses yesterday, gold miners (GDX +2.4%) are strong today despite only a slight gain in the metal.
- Miners: ABX +3.6%, GG +3.2%, NEM +2.2%, KGC +2%, SLW +2%, GFI +1.2%.
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Monday, Aug 121:14 PM
- Know your ETF. The United States Oil Fund (USO) has returned just 0.6% annualized over the last 3 years even as WTI has gained 30%. The reason is its reliance on the futures market. With the market in its normal state of contango (out prices are higher than near prices), buy and hold gets creamed as contracts are rolled over.
- USO's strong performance this year has much to do with a futures market in "backwardation" - near term contracts are priced higher than longer-term ones. Unless you believe it's going to continue - and Newedge's Robbert van Batenburg says backwardation is extremely rare in WTI oil - it may be best to leave USO to the fast-money crowd.
- Oil funds that might enjoy a return to contango include USL and DBO, but perhaps the best way to play is through oil companies which benefit from a market allowing them to sell forward at better prices. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration ETF (XOP) is an interesting ETF candidate.
- Related energy ETFs: U.S.: IEO, IEZ, IYE, PXE, PXI, XES, XLE, XOP, VDE, RYE, FXN, OIH, PXJ, PSCE, ERX, DIG, ERY, DUG, DDG.
- Related oil ETFs: OIL, USO, DBO, OLO, USL, CRUD, UCO, DTO, SCO, SZO, DNO, UWTI, DWTI.
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Tuesday, Jul 161:13 PMEnergy (XLE -1.1%) is the worst performing S&P sector today with refiners taking the biggest hit following Marathon Petroleum's (MPC -4.9%) profit warning, which came on the heels of Valero's (VLO -2%) warning a few days ago as higher oil prices alongside flattish product pricing isn't a great combination. Others: Phillips 66 (PSX -3.3%), Tesoro (TSO -2.6%). |Tuesday, Jul 161:13 PM| Comment!
Friday, May 38:00 AM"We don't want to sell in May and we continue to prefer cyclicals (XLY, XLI, XLB, XLE) ," says JPMorgan's Tom Lee, fully returned to his normal bullish stance. He notes client positioning is "dramatically different" from the heavily long stance of the last 3 years at this time. More, the downturn in gasoline prices could ad 50 bps to GDP in Q2, and the rally in high-yield suggests the economy is set to get stronger. |Friday, May 38:00 AM| 1 Comment
Thursday, Mar 219:38 AMGoldman Sachs believes the selloff in oil service stocks creates a buying opportunity, as it sees Q1 earnings growing at a faster rate driven by completion work. The firm expects Halliburton (HAL) to report in-line Q1 results and recommends buying on the recent pullback, suggests Basic Energy (BAS) on better utilization, and likes Nabors Industries (NBR) on relative valuation. |Thursday, Mar 219:38 AM| 9 Comments
Wednesday, Feb 203:21 PMWhy the tumbling price of crude matters? The energy sector (XLE) has been the clear leader in 2013's rally, notes ukarlewitz. If it turns, will another sector step up or will energy lead the way down? |Wednesday, Feb 203:21 PM| Comment!
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screamin187:: I saw that as well James. Also noticed the cyclicals are in more pronounced downtrends than the indices. Emerging markets have chart damage.
James A. Kostohryz:: Correct. If you see the charts, retracements in the cyclical sectors are relatively weaker. From a bull perspective you want the opposite.


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"T[he] jobs report makes clear that, despite improvements this year, the labor market is still not strong enough for policymakers to let emergency federal unemployment insurance (UI) expire as scheduled during Christmas week. In particular, long-term unemployment remains much higher than when any of the emergency federal UI programs that policymakers enacted in each of the previous seven major recessions expired." Read more
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The premature turn towards budget austerity since 2010 has been a drag on economic growth and job creation. Extending EUC would help offset that drag as well as reduce hardship among jobless workers and their families. In contrast, letting EUC expire would increase hardship and cost the economy jobs. Read more
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7'1" Jordan Vandenberg from NC State to the NBA next year? #AskCoachB @PaulBiancardi
— carter sadin (@CarterSadin) December 4, 2013
Jordan Vandenberg is playing as well as ever in his career as a fifth-year senior. His defense is helping NC State to a four game winning streak since he returned to the lineup from a high ankle sprain suffered five minutes into the first exhibition this year. He defends the rim and has helped the defensive rebounding category quite a bit as well, pulling down 6.5 rbg. Vandenberg is running the floor greater than ever before in transition with most of his scores coming from plays at the rim for dunks. He is averaging 8.8 points a game and shooting 70 percent from the floor because most of his baskets come from lob catches at the rim and tip-ins/put backs on missed shots. Occasionally he will make a back to the basket move and end up at the free throw line. Speaking of the free throw line, he is only converting at 50 percent.
He is intriguing because of his size (7-foot-1) but most of his game does not translate to the NBA level as an investment pick in the first round. But the NBA scouts are now attending his games to see if he is someone that they could possibly draft in the second round or invite into a camp as a free agent. If none of the above happens he will have a chance to go overseas and play professionally.
Roundtable: Best event of holiday season
The holiday season is a busy time for college basketball recruiters. About a month into the season, and only a couple of weeks removed from the early signing period, recruiting lists tend to be regenerated as coaches learn new things about their team and move on to new prospects.
Combine that with a variety of holiday events that feature several teams in a single location, coupled with a temporary pause in many college schedules for final exams, the next couple of weeks could very possibly be the busiest recruiting period of the high school season, and those tournaments continue past the holiday season.
With coaches out in full force, we asked our team at RecruitingNation what they were most looking forward to in the coming weeks:
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Best player
Stanley Johnson (Santa Ana,Calif./Mater Dei)
2014, WF, 6-foot-6, 225 pounds
Status: Signed with Arizona
At this level, once Johnson makes up his mind what his intentions are at either end, he's nearly impossible to stop. He manhandles his defenders with strength, skill, and savvy. He has some similarities (strength/skill) to Shabazz Muhammad, but Johnson is much more fluid as a player.
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7-foot junior has rare size and skill
I'll preface my own observations by noting that I'm a thorough believer in multiple evaluations. I've never believed you can truly have a grasp on a prospect until you've seen him multiple times in a variety of different settings, and so clearly I have a long way to go before having this guy pinpointed. Some things, however, were immediately clear.
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@PaulBiancardi Syracuse PG Tyler Ennis should be mentioned as one of the Top Freshman this year. Do you agree? #AskCoachB
— Stephen Payette (@s_payette10) December 7, 2013
I agree, as I absolutely loved Tyler Ennis in the high school ranks. What I respected most about his game was the poise in which he played with and how he led.
As a freshman he is doing an outstanding job leading the Orange to a top-5 national ranking in an unassuming fashion. Over nine games he is playing 31 minutes per game, and he is making the most of those minutes.
He serves as Syracuse's primary ball-handler, making decisions and scoring when needed. His assist to turnover ratio is 5:1, which is tremendous . He is nailing the 3-point shot at a 42 percent clip, which is impressive since the college 3-point line is a foot further than then the high school line (20-foot-9 vs. 19-9).
It's obvious that Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, and Aaron Gordon are elite players and difference makers as freshmen, but Ennis is definitely in the conversation as a top-10 freshman.
Biancardi's Breakdown: Rashad Vaughn
Let's break down the game of one of the top shooting guards in the country:
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Here are a few players who impressed during the event.
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#AskCoachB: Ranking the best frontcourts
@PaulBiancardi Love your work.. give me your top 4 front courts?? Player of the yr?
— frank (@Frank_UkCats) December 4, 2013
1. Kentucky
Dakari Johnson, Julius Randle, Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress make up the most powerful frontcourt in the game. They can score, block shots and rebound with anyone.
2. Arizona
Brandon Ashley, Kaleb Tarczewski, Aaron Gordon.
This threesome is strong, long and explosive, and they use those gifts on both ends of the floor.
3. Syracuse
C.J. Fair, Rakeem Christmas, DaJuan Coleman, Baye Keita.
This bunch has both length and girth while protecting the basket and finishing inside.
4. Florida
Patric Young, transfer Dorian Finney-Smith (Virginia Tech) and Will Yeguete.
If Freshman Chris Walker becomes eligible in December this group could do serious damage together. They are extremely productive and could be dominant on the inside if Walker is playing.
Player of the Year
Marcus Smart. Nothing seems to faze this All-American. When you easily could have walked away from the college game and you come back, that means you are extremely confident in your ability. He has put up terrific numbers across the board, dominated the action at times and makes his team win -- that's what a POY does.
Grading top mid-major recruiting classes
Annual powerhouses like Xavier, Memphis, Butler, Temple and several others have now been elevated to "high-major" conferences, leaving a void for other mid-major programs to establish their recruiting superiority at their own level.
So after grading the ACC, American, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, and SEC last week, it's now time to examine the best of the rest. Grading mid-major classes can be subjective, meaning there's a little bit of a curve in order to account for the fact that recruiting at this level is tougher than ever before given the unprecedented number of competing programs who can now leverage their high-major conference affiliation.
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#AskCoachB: Kentucky in mix for Vaughn?
@PaulBiancardi #AskCoachB heard that UK visited Rashad Vaughn...any chance they could get back in the hunt?
— DD (@BBN_UK_WILDCAT) December 4, 2013
Good timing on your question as I just spoke with Rashad Vaughn last night. Vaughn, who said he has no timetable for a final decision, is one of the few difference makers left on the board and he has been playing not only at a high level but efficiently as well. In November, he visited Iowa State and UNLV and enjoyed both visits. He recently set up a visit to North Carolina for the weekend of February 15 when the Tar Heels host Pittsburgh and that would be his third official visit. Kentucky has jumped back in the race and the Wildcats are trying to get him on an official visit. He told me he plans on visiting Kentucky, but has not set up anything yet. If he visits there, that would leave him with one remaining visit with four schools left on his list. Arizona, Baylor, Kansas and Minnesota all pushing for that last visit.
Miller's 2014 recruiting class is no different.
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From @Josh_Suchon: @PaulBiancardi What do you think of SDSU's recruiting class -- Fab Five 2.0?
Josh, so good to hear from you! San Diego State's class is outstanding -- in fact, it's ranked No. 14 in our class rankings.
This is the type of class that can leave a real mark on the program if it develops and grows together as a unit. The Aztecs have four bona fide prospects who can help immediately. Power forward Zylan Cheatham (Phoenix/South Mountain) is a defender and shot-blocker. Malik Pope (Elk Grove, Calif./Laguna Creek) has been under the radar on the recruiting trail because of injuries; he would have possibly been in our top 30 if healthy. The prospect that I am most high on is Trey Kell (San Diego/St. Augustine), as he makes shots and plays under control. Point guard Kevin Zabo (Gatineau, Quebec/Brewster Academy) should help maintain the Aztecs' uptempo style of play.
Not Fab Five 5 2.0, but besides Stanford's group, it's the best-assembled class out west in 2014. Plenty of promising years ahead for the Aztecs under Steve Fisher.
Roundtable: Which '15 recruit will shine?
With an eye on recent late bloomers like Joel Embiid in the 2012 class and Myles Turner in 2013, we asked our team of RecruitingNation experts which ESPN 60 prospect will everyone be talking about a year from now.
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#AskCoachB: Explaining class rankings
@PaulBiancardi how is Ohio state class is rated 3 & UNC is rated 4 when we have 3 in the top 15 and they have 3 in top 25(12,20,25)???
— Rich Bwoi (@Lbucketz24) November 30, 2013
Great question! When it comes to ranking recruiting classes, it's a simple numerical formula based on the more highly ranked players a school lands, the higher the class ranks.
The formula we use awards points to each player ranked in the ESPN 100. Schools that land multiple ranked prospects receive bonus points. In the event two schools end up with the same number of points, the class with the higher ranked player gets the nod. Players not ranked in the ESPN 100 are also awarded points based on their evaluation grades.
The Tar Heels have three players in the top 15 who are outstanding and the Buckeyes have a total of four players, three in the top 25 and with David Bell as the fourth, it gives Ohio State a slight edge.


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When Amy Arden joined Eagle Mountain International Church in 1997, her 11-month-old daughter had received all the recommended vaccinations, Arden says.
Her child didn't get another shot until Arden left the church in 2003.
"There was a belief permeating throughout the church that there is only faith and fear," Arden said. "If you were afraid of the illness enough to get vaccinated, it showed a lack of faith that God would protect and heal you."
Members of Eagle Mountain International Church also believed that childhood vaccinations could lead to autism, Arden said.
"I didn't know a single mother who was vaccinating her children."
Eagle Mountain's teachings on health, including disparaging remarks about vaccinations, have been called into question since an outbreak of measles in Texas -- an outbreak that state officials tie to the church.
As a Word of Faith church, Eagle Mountain is part of the booming prosperity gospel movement, which holds that God wants to reward believers with riches, health and happiness, if they will just recite certain Scriptures, pray and trust in divine providence.
The church is also part of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, a vast and profitable multimedia ministry led by its namesake, a longtime prosperity preacher and television evangelist. Based in Newark, Texas, a rural community 25 miles north of Fort Worth, Eagle Mountain is co-pastored by Copeland's daughter, Terri Copeland Pearsons, and son-in-law, George Pearsons.
In the prosperity gospel world, Copeland, 76, and his wife, Gloria, are considered royalty, said Kate Bowler, author of "Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel."
"He is a major grandfather of the movement, starting to age out but still incredibly influential," Bowler said. "They've been on the air forever and stayed largely scandal-free. That's partly why they are so trusted by lots of people."
According to Kenneth Copeland Ministries, the Copelands' daily program on the Trinity Broadcasting Network reaches millions of viewers, their magazine more than 500,000 readers.
Twenty-one people in Tarrant County and nearby Denton County have contracted measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The victims include nine children and range from 4 to 44 years old, according to Tarrant County.
Tarrant County epidemiologist Russell Jones said the confirmed cases can be traced back to a person who attended Eagle Mountain International Church after visiting Asia, which has higher rates of measles infections than the United States.
Health officials are not releasing the name of that person or the particular country.
Jones said he doesn't know exactly how many of the infected people are members of Eagle Mountain. At least 11 of the 21 did not have any measles vaccinations, he said. (Doctors usually recommend two shots.)
"Our concern would be that if you have a pocket of people who associate and think alike, if they don't believe in immunization there's going to be some other vulnerable people," Jones said.
Eagle Mountain Pastor Terri Copeland Pearsons has said that while some people may believe she is against immunizations, that is not true.
"I believe it is wrong to be against vaccinations," she said in a statement.
Since the measles outbreak, Eagle Mountain has held two free immunization clinics, where about 220 church members received vaccinations, according to Jones, who said the county assisted with the clinics.
Jones also said that he is working to ascertain how many of the church's 1,500 members have not yet been immunized.
Eagle Mountain and Kenneth Copeland Ministries disinfected their shared 25-acre campus, including the nursery and day care center, Pearsons said at an Aug. 14 church service titled "Taking Our Stand of Faith Over Measles." The church also runs schools for children through the sixth grade.
Jones praised the church's efforts thus far -- but other health experts have been critical.
In an Aug. 15 statement, Copeland Pearsons drew a link between vaccinations and autism, saying, "The concerns we have had are primarily with very young children who have family history of autism and with bundling too many immunizations at one time."
In 2010, during a broadcast about health, Kenneth Copeland -- whose followers consider him a prophet -- voiced alarm about the number of shots given to his grandchild.
"All of this stuff they wanted to put into his body," Copeland said. "Some of it is criminal!"


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This procedure is done to treat obesity . Small incisions are made in the abdomen. An adjustable band is placed around the stomach with the aid of a tiny tool with a camera on it. The tube is called a laparoscope. The surgery causes weight loss by decreasing the amount of food that can pass into your stomach.
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This surgery treats severe obesity. Body mass index (BMI) calculations are used to determine how overweight or obese you are. A normal BMI is 18.5-25.
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As the roster of doctors has been slowly rebuilt in Estevan, so too has the restoration of services at St. Joseph's Hospital.
For a period the hospital was unable to deliver babies as it was without an obstetrician and an anesthetist following the departure of Dr. Di Naidu to Saskatoon.
However, the South East Community Health Committee was able to recruit Dr. Yusuf Kasim, who is an obstetrician and gynecologist, to fill part of the void. To help cover the anesthetist gap, the committee brought in Dr. Medhi Horri from Ontario.
Kasim said he and his family, which includes his wife and three daughters, are enjoying Estevan and all the community has to offer.
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On a professional level, Kasim said after a slow start to his tenure in Estevan — he was initially seeing five to six patients a day — he is now up to an average of 15 per day.
"One of the initial problems was because we didn't have an anesthetist," said Kasim, whose clinic is located in the St. Joseph's Foundation Clinic. "People felt there is no need to come and see me. Seventy-five per cent of the bulk of our work has to do with pregnant ladies and deliveries. (During a delivery) the best form of pain relief is an epidural. (Without an anesthetist in Estevan) they preferred to go to Regina. Now that we've had one the last one month … people are coming to see us now. They are quite happy that we have something locally."
Asked if he was happy to see the addition of an anesthetist to the local physician roster, Kasim smiled and let out a sigh of relief that spoke volumes.
"It is painful to tell a lady 'sorry I cannot (handle) your delivery, you have to go to Regina,'" he said. "It breaks the doctor–patient relationship. It's somebody you have been looking after and have established a kind of relationship with.
"With an anesthetist on the ground now, it cements the relationship between the doctor and patient in terms of looking after them through pregnancy and delivery."
Since his arrival, Kasim estimates that he has completed roughly 20 regular and 20 C-section deliveries.
"The staff here is fantastic and I have enjoyed working here. It's just you want to do more and we are getting more equipment that will (add) some services here in Estevan and they won't have to go to Regina."
In Estevan for roughly one month, Horri, who is both a general practitioner and anesthetist, said he is also enjoying his new surroundings at the hospital and Estevan Medical Group clinic.
"It's busy, quite busy. But the community has been deprived of doctors for years and they have been coming and going. They need follow-up, they need a family physician and that is what we are doing, providing services that are way overdue," said Horri.
"It's such a headache to go find a doctor. To sit there for hours for a refill of medication, they just give up. I am hoping with this new situation we are carrying part of the weight and helping them in that aspect."
Both men credited the work of the local committee with helping them get settled in Estevan and making the transition to the community a smooth one.
Along with Horri and Dr. Andre Grobler, the Estevan Medical Group clinic also recently added Dr. Jimi Akinset, a general practitioner who is ready to accept patients.


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I watched my friend as she interacted with these families. Her role was to facilitate communication and understanding. How could you possibly prepare someone for the unknown, much less an unknown that involved life and death? How do you make a person understand that their son may never wake up, that he may wake up and be normal, or that he may only draw in coloring books the rest of his life? I cannot even fathom what it is to face such a decree.
She started from day one. She continued to repeat a phrase to them, and she would start and end every conversation with it. It is important to repeat simple phrases to people when they are under so much stress, because the reality is they are not always able to process everything that is being said to them. For this reason, she continued to repeat the phrase, because she wanted them in a mindset where they could hold on to hope, yet still be ready to face reality.
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