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A few weeks ago I posted my displeasure for the trends that we've been seeing and my loss of pride in our team. I mentioned my distaste for Pacman Jones and everything he represents. However, I'd like to lend some personal experience to refute just how bad this gambling debt issue is.
Some background...I work at a casino and, while I'm no expert, I see some things related to oustanding markers (let's leave it at that). Given that information, let me give my take on the situation.
First, $20,000 in oustanding markers is NOTHING to a place like Caesar's Palace. When they have meetings to discuss outstanding markers, I doubt they even discuss anything less than $50,000. I'll bet there are 100 athletes and celebrities with larger debts in Vegas (well, 99 after Barkely pays his balance). I'll even bet there are 10-15 NFL players with larger outstanding markers.
Second, this balance was from September 2007. Unless Pacman's lawyer/agent was a complete jerk to the collections guys at Caesars, they wouldn't take legal action on a marker that's been oustanding for less than a year. Everyone around can see that Pacman's going to be reinstated to the league sometime this summer and will begin collecting checks during the season. That's when Caesars would be putting the full-court-press on Pacman for the money knowing he could be suspended again at any time. If he hadn't paid it up after a month or two of regular checks, then I can see legal action, but not before.
My guess? The DA sees he's not going to be able to put Pacman in jail for the club shooting. He's pissed (and rightly so). So, he's using Barkley's situation as an excuse to stick it to Pacman. This whole thing is nothing more than a bad P.R. situation.
If Roger Goodell was looking for an excuse not to reinstate Pacman, this could be it. Most people will see this as being a big issue and he won't take any heat for it.. But really, if this was anyone other than Pacman Jones, it would never have come up.
Ok, that's my take. Now, Deke, Terry and Zak...play nice.


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According to Stone on the Times blog. Anger has swallowed the rest of my 300 words but I will do the best I can.
Hey M's FO: you're retarded and you're stupid and you learn at the pace of natural evolution. No one likes you. We like the team. Now quit being so damn nice and congenial so you're easier to dislike as people too!

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ING Vysya Bank has begun expanding its private banking operations into tier two cities in a bid to expand the portfolio of assets.
Speaking to Business Line, ING Vysya Bank's Country Head (private banking), Mr Steven Billiet, said that a dedicated branch would start functioning in Pune soon. This would be further expanded to Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi as well, he added. Private banking branches are currently operational only in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
Private banking involves wealth management and portfolio management services and focussed on high networth individuals (HNI) where the minimum asset size would be in the region of about Rs 2 crore.
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He said the number of exclusive branches would not limit the growth in customer acquisition for private banking.
"We will leverage on the bank's branch advantage to expand the customer base.Most branches of ING Vysya Bank would be equipped to provide this service," he added. This expansion would allow for a quantum increase in the assets under management.
At present, ING Vysya Bank has about Rs 1,000 crore of assets under management. Mr Billiet said that the bank hoped to grow the assets under management upwards by at least 60 per cent during the next two years. By 2006-end, the bank hoped to have at least Rs 1,700 crore assets under management and Rs 2,300 crore by 2007, he said.
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The portfolio management services, he said, had generated returns close to 15 per cent for its customers. ING Vysya's investments were made cautiously with the purpose of offering steady returns. Most investments were on long-term, Mr Billiet said. At least 60 per cent of the assets were in debt securities. These included bonds, fixed deposits and other fixed income securities. The remaining 40 per cent was in a combination of mutual funds, equity and insurance sectors, he added.
While the returns on the portfolio management services had outperformed the stock market, they were lower than some of its competitors.
Mr Billiet said that this was because ING Vysya preferred to insulate customers from high risks and excessive volatility. For these same reasons, ING Vysya's private banking also preferred to avoid the commodities and derivatives markets, he added.
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Category — Cape Wind project
Cape Wind: The Air Traffic Safety Issue of a Government-enabled Project
"While of course the wind farm may be one of those projects with such overwhelming policy benefits (and political support) as to trump all other considerations, even as they relate to safety, the record expresses no such proposition."
- Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts v. Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Court of Appeals (DC Circuit), October 28, 2011.
Earlier this year, Industrial Wind Action Group (home) wrote how turbines sited within fifty miles of U.S. radar installations are now disrupting our navigation aids and impairing U.S. national security.
FAA and military radar experts in the field are well aware of the compromises to radar resolution caused by poorly sited turbines. But with the debate surrounding energy policy dominated by politics and money, they've bowed to the pressure.
Last week we learned of another project that poses safety risks.
The D.C. Circuit found that the FAA failed to adequately analyze whether Cape Wind, the controversial proposal to erect 130 utility-scale turbines offshore in Nantucket Sound, would pose a hazard to air navigation. The project's proponent vigorously defended the agency's review claiming that for over eight years the FAA repeatedly found the project would pose no hazard. But the record clearly shows otherwise.
In May 2010, the FAA issued identical Determinations of No Hazard for each of the Cape Wind turbines. These determinations were conditioned on implementing a tiered mitigation plan that incrementally upgraded nearby radar systems to correct for any interference the turbines would produce. While the upgrades would limit the impact of the spinning blades, the FAA acknowledged that the "fixes" would reduce the resolution of the radar, and might not work. Like Travis Air Force Base which we previously wrote about, aircraft flying in the area would go undetected or false objects could appear. If, after the turbines go online, the interference was found to be a safety risk, the FAA recommended revising airspace procedures to restrict air traffic to transponder only — also like Travis.
Transponder-only airspace is an unacceptable mitigation option since it relies on pilots complying with the rules. Not all aircraft are adequately equipped and not all pilots may want to be seen. We remind readers that the first thing the 9/11 hijackers did after seizing control of our passenger planes was to turn off the transponders. [Read more →]
November 8, 2011 4 Comments
Windpower Emissions: Kleekamp Critique (Part III – Cost of Wind and Nuclear Plants)
Parts I and II dealt with most of the issues in a recent paper by Chuck Kleekamp and showed the weaknesses of his analysis. This post addresses in detail the question of the costs of electricity generation for nuclear and wind.
Kleekamp says, "If you think wind power is expensive, wait till you have to pay for electricity from a new nuclear plant." This suggests that nuclear plant electricity is more expensive than that of wind. This is remarkably incorrect. The costs of each according to the EIA along with my adjustments, are shown in Tables 2 and 3 below, which clearly demonstrates the high costs of wind compared to nuclear. As will be seen, the EIA costs are just starting points.
These costs are shown on separate tables for wind and nuclear because they are not really comparable. The reason for this is that nuclear plants produce power, which can be depended upon, a critical factor in the successful use of electricity, and wind plants do not.
The EIA shows capital costs and levelized costs. Levelized costs, expressed in $/MWh are important to understand, because this is the basis on which we use and pay for electricity. However, and as already stated, but repeated for emphasis, comparing the EIA reported levelized costs of wind with conventional electricity generation technologies is not an "apples to apples" comparison, because of the unreliability of wind. Stated another way to the previous paragraph, this is because wind has no capacity value, the details of capacity value are too extensive to deal with in this post. Interested readers can see more information on this important consideration here.
We will first look at actual experience with wind capacity factors in the United Kingdom (UK), an important issue in determining levelized costs, and then at an analysis of the levelized costs for nuclear and wind plants as published by the EIA. Even without consideration of the reliability factor, it will be seen that wind is substantially more expensive compared to nuclear than the EIA reports, and contrary to what Kleekamp appears to suggest. [Read more →]
January 26, 2011 11 Comments
Windpower Emissions: The Kleekamp Critique (Part II – Capacity Considerations)
Part I of this series critiquing an article by Chuck Kleekamp dealt with the more general issues of examples used, one of the major references and electricity markets. There is a lot found to question his analysis. This post focuses on capacity considerations and other miscellaneous issues raised by Kleekamp. Finally, Part III addresses his remarkably inappropriate warning, "If you think wind power is expensive, wait till you have to pay for electricity from a new nuclear plant."
Availability of Other Generation Capacity
Kleekamp cites the extensive unused capacity in the total electricity system that he claims is available to balance wind. He is incorrect in this notion. This capacity provision is normal, and it is there for a purpose. One of the reasons is the need for reserves as described in Part I and represents about 20% of total capacity.
Another reason is the nature of electricity demand. A large number of plants are used only to meet daily demand rises and peaks, at which point they are all committed, albeit some to reserves. The "excess capacity" is therefore not available for other purposes, which would make it unavailable for its primary, important purpose. It would be "robbing Peter to save Paul".
Contrary to Kleekamp's view, the introduction of wind capacity results in additional capacity that would not otherwise be required. [Read more →]
January 25, 2011 6 Comments
Windpower Emissions: Kleekamp Critique (Part I – Introduction)
This post is the first in a three part series that critiques the recently published article "Wind Power Always Replaces Fossil Fuels" by Chuck Kleekamp, which provides material for another in the series of my critiques of wind proponents' claims. Previously analyzed were papers by Milligan, Komanoff and Gross. My understanding is that this author has previously made notable contributions to environmental matters. Let's see how he does with respect to wind.
To begin, I cannot help commenting on the inclusion of "Always" in the title. The apparent certainty in this term immediately alerts me to a questionable analysis. Perhaps the author meant to be provocative, and was not serious in the use of this word. If so, this does not give due consideration to the importance of the matter.
This leads to another general comment. In a circulation of a draft of these posts to a panel of reviewers, one commented on the nature of Kleekamp's article as that of not having sufficient knowledge of the subject, but attempting to appear so. He provides descriptions, but makes errors in the process. Cases in point are his (1) example of the Mirant Canal oil-fired plants and (2) description of electricity system markets and activities of the System Operator of New England (ISO NE). [Read more →]
January 24, 2011 23 Comments
Cape Wind: Spreading the Pain
The headlines were abuzz last month following Energy Secretary Steven Chu's talk at the National Press Club where he dubbed the global race for clean energy our new "Sputnik Moment" and warned that the U.S. risked falling behind other countries. In this imaginary race, our competition is no longer the Soviet Union, but China, which now leads in the manufacture of wind turbines and solar panels.
The Sputnik analogy is inappropriately applied for obvious reasons. The U.S. space program of the mid-twentieth century was an outgrowth of our military at a time when the United States and Soviet Russia were researching long-range ballistic missiles. The program was a high-cost, high-risk venture that never achieved economies of scale, nor was it intended to. There's no question the race advanced us technologically and the productization of its research benefited generations of Americans. But, contrary to Chu's message, it was not a jobs program, its objectives were not imposed on private industry, and its work did not interfere with the lives of everyday Americans.
In the case of energy, we already have a competent and competitive energy market run by the private sector. Its role in not to innovate, but to keep this country reliably powered at a reasonable price so that others can.
Chu's problem is with the fuels used to power the U.S. and that's what he wants to change.
He doesn't hide his agenda to boost wind energy in the United States and he will do what's necessary to shift the economics in wind's favor, including sponsoring policies meant to drive up the price of fossil fuels. By teaming up with Interior secretary Ken Salazar, Chu expects to fast-track building hundreds of thousands of megawatts of wind nationwide including the shallow waters just off our eastern seaboard.
The problem for the rest of us is that Chu is an ideologue who, like the department he rules, refuses to publicly acknowledge the cost of his ideas or engage in a fundamental discussion about whether his vision is realistic.
Cape Wind: The Uneconomic Gets More So
While Chu delivered his sermon in Washington, electricity ratepayers in the State of Massachusetts experienced a glimpse of his vision in action. Enter Cape Wind. [Read more →]
December 13, 2010 8 Comments
Cape Wind's $0.21/kWh: Bad News for Buyers, as for U.S. Taxpayers
The Boston Globe recently reported that National Grid will pay 20.7 cents per kilowatt-hour for Cape Wind electricity production starting in 2013, with increases of about 3.5% a year for 15 years. This radically uneconomic cost figure challenges the pro-wind studies of the project–and confirms the analyses of authors at MasterResoource.
A Charles River Associates (CRA) report previously indicated that the Cape Wind projects would save electricity customers billions of dollars. This expectation was immediately challenged in a MasterResource post by Glenn Schleede, who documented the study's out-of-date data, doubtful assumptions, and missing costs. His conclusion was that the electric customers in New England – as well as the taxpayers – deserve a far more complete and objective analysis of the potential cost impacts on them of the proposed Cape Wind project than was provided by CRA and released by Cape Wind. [Read more →]
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The Cape Wind Approval: It's Not Over Yet
Editor's note: Notwithstanding some recent gains, e.g. Cape Wind's Interior Department permit, the projected U.K. Thames Array, and the politically motivated Danish pronouncement of renewed offshore installations, global offshore wind has progressed very slowly, especially in Germany. This article by Ms. Linowes, founder of the Industrial Wind Action Group, provides some of the reasons why offshore wind is such an environmental and economic troublemaker.
After nine years of debate and millions of public and private dollars, the decision to permit America's first offshore wind project fell on the shoulders of one man, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar. Hindsight notwithstanding, there was no chance Salazar could disapprove the Cape Wind application. Does anyone doubt the Obama administration would dare to ignore the tsunami of political favoritism already bestowed on the project, no matter how unjustified? And given the administration's stated goal to nurse the U.S. economy back to health through the green movement, a denial of the permit would have unleashed a public firestorm virtually impossible to contain.
Let's face it, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound had an uphill battle in the message war from the beginning. As early as 2003, even before Windaction.org was organized, everyone knew about the wealthy 'NIMBYs' ("Not in my backyard") on the Cape waging war against the one opportunity in the region to see renewables built in a substantial way.
At the time, New England had less than ten megawatts of wind installed, and most people were convinced Cape Wind represented an environmentally safe, low cost, economically beneficial development that could lead the nation in eliminating our reliance on fossil fuel. The NIMBYs, even those with the Kennedy name, were discredited in the press as little more than self-serving hypocrites unwilling to take one in the view for the betterment of the whole.
This attitude still prevails today in some quarters but the realities of wind energy's flaws are beginning to take hold and we believe the Alliance and its supporters will ultimately be vindicated.
The announcement of Salazar's decision opened an emotional relief valve and pressure built-up over nine years was volcanically released. Stories about Cape Wind's approval flooded the web with words like 'Finally!' splashed across the screen. The public was informed in no uncertain terms that Cape Wind would be built, offshore wind in the U.S. was on the upswing, and the country had officially established itself as a player in the offshore arena.
From my perspective, Salazar's action was significant, but not for the reasons stated above. Rather, from this point forward, politics and public opinion will no longer drive the discourse. The Cape Wind decision and the public record on which it's based will be challenged on the facts to determine whether the project is commercially reasonable and whether it will operate in compliance with existing laws. To be frank, there is no assurance Cape Wind will survive the scrutiny. [Read more →]
May 2, 2010 13 Comments
Will Cape Wind Save Billions? Challenging a Study by Charles River Associates
[Editor note: Glenn Schleede wrote this letter-to-the-editor in response to a news report published in the Cape Cod Times, "Cape Wind Savings Pegged in Billions".]
Dear Editor:
Thanks for the article in your February 11, 2010, edition, but electric customers in New England should not believe the claim that the Cape Wind project will save them "Billions" on their electric bills.
Frankly, the numbers in the slick 9-page "consultant" study released by the developer of the Cape Wind project of $4.6 billion in savings over 25 years just don't add up for at least four major reasons:
1. Huge Cost of Cape Wind electricity. The true cost of electricity from wind – particularly offshore wind — is huge. No one who is paying attention expects the price that Cape Wind charges for its electricity to be cheap. In fact, over 25 years, the wholesale cost to New England utilities for electricity from Cape Wind apparently will be well over $5.75 billion and probably much more.
The arithmetic is simple: The CRA "study" (table 1, page 6), shows that the developer expects to produce about 1,150,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per year. If utilities are forced to pay even $0.20 per kWh, the utilities cost over 25 years would be $5.75 billion. [1] The cost would be $6.9 billion if utilities have to pay the $0.24 per kWh that NatGrid apparently agreed to pay for electricity from the planned Rhode Island offshore "wind farm."
Does anyone in New England seriously expect that the WHOLESALE price of non-Cape Wind electricity in New England will average $0.20 or $0.24 per kWh over the next 25 years (up from about $0.08 per kWh in 2008. [2]
You would have to believe that it would be well above $0.20 to $0.24 per kWh to believe that electric customers would SAVE $4.6 billion if Cape Wind is built.
2. The CRA "study" used old data. For some reason not explained in the "study," CRA used the Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) 2009 energy forecast (AEO2009 revised) rather than its 2010 forecast (AEO 2010) that has been available since last December. The fact is that a lot has changed since EIA's 2009 report, particularly on US natural gas resources. As a result, the prices now expected by EIA for natural gas, electricity, and oil are dramatically lower than the outdated forecast used by CRA. [3] Using current data would lower significantly the CRA-Cape Wind claim for savings.
3. Doubtful Assumptions. The "savings" shown by the CRA report are driven by assumptions, including the assumption that Federal legislation will impose a $30 to $60 per ton charge for carbon emissions. Because of the high uncertainty, an objective analysis would have shown results both with and without this dramatic assumption.
4. Missing Costs. The CRA report is silent on who would bear the cost of the transmission capacity that would be needed to bring the electricity from the Cape Wind project to New England customers. Unless Cape Wind is going to absorb those costs within the price it charges, those costs undoubtedly will be passed along to New England's electric customers and hidden in their monthly bills. [Read more →]
February 13, 2010 4 Comments
Cape Cod's (Offshore) Wind Economics: Schleede Responds to Clean Power Now
[MasterResource editor] Clean Power Now VP Charles Kleekamp argued in favor of the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind project on economic grounds in guest editorials in the March 6 Cape Cod Times and March 15 Cape Cod Today. In letters-to-the-editor to the same papers (not published), Glenn Schleede challenges Kleekamp's analysis and describes what information the developer of Cape Wind would need to provide to help determine what the ensuing cost of per kilowatt-hour is likely to be. Still, Massachusetts electric users can be expected to be paying more because such power is bring driven by state's Renewable Portfolio Standard and the fact that electricity from wind is intermittent.
Mr. Schleede's analysis follows.
Dear Editors:
Unfortunately, Mr. Kleekamp's Opinion column in the March 6 issue of Cape Cod Times and March 15 issue of Cape Cod Today presents highly misleading information about the true cost of electricity that would be produced by the proposed Cape Wind project.
Your readers deserve better information about the full potential cost of electricity from Cape Wind, including what is now known and unknown, and who has the most complete information about the potential cost. [Read more →]
April 4, 2009 4 Comments


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Area of interest is applied Tree Ecophysiology: including tree photosynthesis, pigment and antioxidant chemistry, tree water relations, tree nutrition and plant-herbivore interactions. This has led to 57 refereed scientific journal articles, 4 book chapters, and 34 technical publications, over $9M in competitive grant funding and a UTas Rising Star award for 2011. Current research activity includes: the ecophysiology of native tree establishment on farms and native recruitment of eucalypts in managed ecosystems, apple, cherry and grape vine canopy and crop physiology; orchard soil carbon and biochar amendments and their effects on tree nutrition; cherry fruit nutrition and; cherry postharvest science. Previously on the Editorial Board of Tree Physiology (2006-2008) and currently Associate Editor of New Forests and Editorial Board Member of Environmental and Experimental Botany and ISRN Ecology.
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Average Won't Do: Performance Trends in California Higher Education as a Foundation for Action
January 2014
This report is the fifth in a series analyzing California's postsecondary performance in the areas of preparation, affordability, participation, completion, benefits and finance. The report provides a summary of trends in each performance area over the past decade and offers a breakdown of performance by region and race/ethnicity. This report, sponsored by the Campaign for College Opportunity, is the first installment of a three-part project to address postsecondary performance in California, with the later installments to include a model public agenda for stakeholder discussion and case studies of state-level leadership in public postsecondary education.
Metrics, Dollars, and Systems Change: Learning From Washington State's Student Achievement Initiative to Design Effective Postsecondary Performance Funding Policies
March 2013
This brief, jointly produced by IHELP and the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University, examines the development and implementation of the Washington State Student Achievement Initiative (SAI), a policy adopted by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges that draws on intermediate measures of student progress to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement. This brief, based on findings from a three-year evaluation, offers lessons for leaders in states looking to design performance funding policies for community colleges. The brief offers recommendations for several design principles for an effective performance funding system including designing a useful and relevant system of performance metrics, linking performance to budgets (baseline funding rather piecemeal funding from allocated funds), and supporting college environmental conditions through more strategic communication and emphasis on institutional research to produce systemic institutional change.
Washington State Student Achievement Initiative Policy Study: Final Report
December 2012
This report, jointly produced by IHELP and the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University, analyzes the impact of the Washington State Student Achievement Initiative (SAI) on college efforts to improve student outcomes and on student outcomes. SAI, a policy adopted by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, draws on intermediate measures of student progress to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this three-year evaluation includes both data analysis and extensive interviewing of faculty and staff and is intended in part to draw lessons for leaders in other states who are considering adopting performance incentive policies for community colleges. Report findings include that SAI is viewed by the colleges as one force among others pushing them to improve student success, and its intermediate milestone framework as helpful in focusing collective efforts on student progression and in publicly accounting for college performance. The funding mechanism has proved unpopular, however, as SAI funding has come from reallocated base funds rather than as additional funds as originally intended. While larger colleges earn more awards than smaller colleges, there is little evidence that colleges serving more at-risk, low-income students are penalized by the SAI awards method. Consistent with the SAI's goals, the basic skills metric appears to have encouraged enrollment from traditionally underserved groups.
On Balance: Lessons in Effective Coordination from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges – An Organizational Perspective
July 2012
This report examines the importance of effective coordination of postsecondary education in boosting educational attainment and economic competitiveness. This report is a case study of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), and analyzes the key strategies and conditions that have led to the effectiveness of the Board as a coordinating agency over locally governed colleges. The study, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, found that three sets of factors -- state political and economic context, institutional design, and organization and leadership strategies -- explain the success of the Board. The report includes a self-assessment instrument intended for use by other states that seek to improve the effectiveness of their own postsecondary education coordination to better serve students and meet state needs. Click here for the self-assessment instrument.
Measuring Institutional Conditions that Support Student Success in the California Community Colleges
May 2012
This report, prepared by IHELP for the University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC/ACCORD), looks at the opportunities and challenges in measuring institutional conditions that support student success. The report, part of the Pathways to Postsecondary Success project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, draws from the literature and ongoing research to develop a set of indicators and metrics to assess the institutional conditions related to student success in the California community colleges. The report describes the significant challenges in identifying, defining and measuring indicators of supportive institutional conditions in the community colleges, but offers a list of possible indicators and existing sources of data that could be used as a "starting point" in defining a set that could fairly and accurately capture the conditions at a particular institution.
Dollars and Sense: Analysis of Spending and Revenue Patterns to Inform Fiscal Planning for California Higher Education
September 2011
This report uses data from the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability to analyze revenue and spending patterns across California higher education. The report compares patterns across California's three public higher education systems (University of California, California State University and the California Community Colleges), documents changes over a seven-year period for which data are available (2002-2009), and compares California to the rest of the nation. The report documents several unique characteristics of California higher education including the largest disparity in the nation in educational expenditures per student between the research university sector and the community college sector and a very low share (one-tenth) of educational costs covered through community college tuition compared to the national average of one-third. Documented trends within California higher education include steep declines in state subsidies for UC and CSU and large tuition increases, such that students at those two segments are paying a much larger share of their educational costs, and incremental gains in degree productivity at all three segments that fall well short of state needs. Researchers conclude that policymakers' traditional approach to fiscal planning is inadequate for today's challenges and recommend greater transparency in spending and revenues and a more strategic and state-wide approach to financing higher education.
Sense of Direction: The Importance of Helping Community College Students Select and Enter a Program of Study
August 2011
This report examines the importance of declaring and entering an academic program of study for community college student success and completion. Researchers studied an entering cohort of more than 430,000 community college students and followed their progress over a six-year period through programs of study to completion of a certificate, associate degree or transfer to a university. The study used student course patterns to identify those who entered a program of study in 21 program areas across the liberal arts and sciences and career technical education. Researchers found that entering a program of study is an important milestone on the path to college completion that only half of entering community colleges students reach, and that students who enter a program of study in their first year are twice as likely to complete a certificate, degree, or transfer as those who enter a program of study in the second year or later. (Click here for the appendix) Click here for the brief.
Concerns About Performance-based Funding and Ways that States are Addressing the Concerns
May 2011
As the nation's colleges and universities struggle with limited budgets and demands for increased degree completion, states are once again looking at performance-based funding as a way to increase efficiency and reward institutions for access and success. This IHELP brief examines concerns that have arisen about performance-based funding and summarizes the ways that states are addressing, or could address, the concerns. This four-page brief was written by IHELP Director Nancy Shulock as part of her work with the California Community Colleges' Student Success Task Force and is intended to inform discussions for states that are considering changes to postsecondary education funding models.
Consequences of Neglect: Performance Trends in California Higher Education
July 2011
This report uses national data to take an in-depth look at California higher education performance in relation to other states and by region and by race/ethnicity. Researchers analyzed California's postsecondary performance in the categories of preparation, participation, affordability, completion, benefits and finance, and found that the state's performance is average, at best, and trending downward. This report is the fourth in a series of reports previously titled The Grades are In, which followed the publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's bi-annual Measuring Up reports that graded the 50 states on their higher education performance.
Performance Incentives to Improve Community College Completion: Learning from Washington State's Student Achievement Initiative
March 2011
A policy brief, jointly produced by IHELP and the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University, offers lessons to date about the Student Achievement Initiative (SAI), a policy adopted by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges that draws on intermediate measures of student progress to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement. The policy brief examines policy choices that Washington faced in designing and implementing SAI, the choices that leaders in other states will confront when considering adopting performance incentive policies as a means to improve student outcomes. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the three-year evaluation will include an examination of the impact of SAI on college efforts to improve student outcomes and on student outcomes.
Taking the Next Step: The Promise of Intermediate Measures for Meeting Postsecondary Completion Goals
September 2010
This report, sponsored by Jobs for the Future and written by IHELP Research Specialist Jeremy Offenstein and IHELP Director Nancy Shulock, examines system, state and multi-state efforts and multi-institution initiatives to develop and use intermediate measures of student success as a tool to improve accountability and guide institutional efforts to improve student success. The report distinguishes between milestones that must be attained in order to get to completion and success indicators that increase a student's chances of completion. The report analyzes the differences in approach, definitions and uses of the data on intermediate measures and offers recommendations on the collection, reporting and effective use of the data and the need for common practices and definitions.
Prerequisite Policy in the California Community Colleges
July 2010
This two-page brief written by IHELP Director Nancy Shulock examines proposed changes to prerequisite policy in the California Community Colleges. The brief discusses the challenges faced by the CCC regarding under-prepared students and the current trends in other states to increase the success of under-prepared students. A written statement containing this information was presented to the CCC Board of Governors
Beyond the Rhetoric: Improving College Readiness Through Coherent State Policy
June 2010
This policy brief, jointly produced by the Southern Regional Education Board and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, examines the college readiness problem and offers recommendations to help government and educational leaders strengthen their efforts to lessen the college readiness gap. IHELP Director Nancy Shulock participated in the workgroup that produced the report, which analyzes the causes of the college readiness gap and discusses how states could better address the problem. The brief recommends specific policy changes and offers state leaders a model college readiness agenda consisting of state-wide college readiness standards developed and adopted jointly by P-12 and postsecondary education. It describes assessment, placement, curricular, teacher development, and accountability practices carefully designed to reflect and implement the standards.
Advancing by Degrees - A Framework for Increasing College Completion
April 2010
This report, produced by IHELP for The Education Trust, offers higher education leaders guidance on using data to monitor student progress and applying the results to inform changes in policy and practice to help more students earn degrees. The report describes a framework of milestones, or intermediate educational achievements that students reach along the path to degree completion, and on-track indicators, or academic and enrollment patterns that are related to a greater likelihood of graduation. The report uses data from the State University System of Florida and the California Community Colleges to demonstrate how the framework can be used in two-year and four-year institutions to diagnose where and why students fall off the path to success and to make changes in policy and practice to increase degree completion. The Education Trust, working with the National Association of System Heads, will distribute the report to leaders of higher education systems across the country.
Strategies for Improving Higher Education in California: Some Lessons from Florida for California's Higher Education Policy
March 2010
This policy brief, sponsored by the Campaign for College Opportunity, examines the public higher education policies and practices of the state of Florida in order to determine possible lessons for California in its efforts to increase student success and degree completion. Florida was chosen for evaluation due to its large and diverse higher education system, the importance of community colleges in its higher education system, and its participation in national projects and education reform efforts. While Florida still faces significant challenges, some of the state's policy approaches for public higher education warrant consideration in California's quest for improvement, specifically the comprehensive student data system, policies related to student transfer from community colleges, statewide Career Technical Education program standards, and standardized policies for assessment, placement and remediation.
Student Flow Analysis: CSU Student Progress Toward Graduation
September 2009
The above is a linked excerpt of the report to the California State University as part of its one-year planning grant from the Lumina Foundation's Making Opportunity Affordable project. The report studies the 23-campus system's efforts to improve graduation rates, analyzes systemwide data on student progress toward degrees, and makes recommendations for future steps. IHELP researchers drew on their previous work on student success in Steps to Success in order to use the "milestone" framework to analyze student patterns of progress toward completion.
Steps to Success: Analyzing Milestone Achievement to Improve Community College Student Outcomes
October, 2009
This report offers a framework, based on the research literature, for guiding educators in using available knowledge and tools to improve student outcomes. Using data for the California Community Colleges, the report illustrates the framework, which consists of milestones, or intermediate educational achievements that students reach along the path to degree completion, and indicators of success, or academic patterns students follow including remediation, gateway courses, and credit accumulation. The report shows how the framework can be used to diagnose where and why students fall off the path to success, to suggest appropriate interventions, and to improve accountability in community colleges.
Student Progress Toward Degree Completion: Lessons from the Research Literature
September, 2009
This report reviews the research literature on student success to identify intermediate outcomes, sometimes called "milestones," along the college pathway that give students momentum toward degree completion. It points to academic behaviors and patterns that have been found to predict student progress and success that can, therefore, be tracked to identify where and why student progress stalls and how changes to policies and practices might increase degree completion. The report was prepared as background for upcoming reports on milestone achievement among community college and university students.
Community College Student Outcomes: Limitations of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and Recommendations for Improvement.
August 2009
This report on the IPEDS analyzes the value and effectiveness of the system for understanding student outcomes in community colleges. The report discusses the system's shortcomings such as the limitation of the graduation rate data to full-time students, the difficulty in discerning student intent in order to report on the appropriate outcomes, and the limitations for using the data to make comparisons across colleges. Recommendations are made for improving the data collected and for better use of the data.
The Grades are In - 2008: Is California Higher Education Measuring Up? February, 2009
This report is the third in a series of reports analyzing the performance of California higher education in the areas of preparation, participation, completion, affordability, and benefits. It presents data related to these categories of performance by region and by race/ethnicity, and discusses key issues and policy recommendations for each category. It also describes California's performance relative to other states as presented in the National Center's Measuring Up 2008 report card. See the regional performance profiles.
The Grades are In - 2006: Is California Higher Education Measuring Up? October, 2006
This report is the second in a series of reports analyzing the performance of California higher education in the areas of preparation, participation, completion, affordability and benefits. It presents data related to these categories of performance by region and by race/ethnicity.
The Grades are In - 2004: Is California Higher Education Measuring Up? June, 2005
This report analyzes California's performance on the 50-state report card called Measuring Up. It includes discussion of the state's score in each of the five categories of performance, and presents a breakdown of related data by region and by race/ethnicity.
A Framework for Incorporating Public Trust Issues in States' Higher Education Accountability Plans
April, 2005
This report explores the relationship between public trust and public accountability. It offers a framework for incorporating the concept of public trust into state accountability initiatives in higher education.
Facing Reality: California Needs a Statewide Agenda to Improve Higher Education Outcomes
October, 2004
This report examines seven states that share California's high rates of growth and demographic change to see what California can learn about how to improve access to and success in postsecondary education.
A Fundamentally New Approach to Accountability: Putting State Policy Issues First
October, 2003
This report was prepared for the Forum on Public Policy of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
California Community College Transfer Rates: Policy Implications and a Future Research Agenda
February, 2003
This statistical study identifies factors that explain observed differences in transfer rates among California's community colleges.
An Accountability Framework for California Higher Education: Informing Public Policy and Improving Outcomes
November, 2002
This report responded to a request by the state Senate to begin developing an accountability system for higher education to measure progress toward definable state policy goals. The report formed the foundation for legislative efforts still underway to establish a state accountability system.


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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater iPhone 'Dropping Soon'Once again, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk has let some news slip via Twitter.
This time around, he's spilled the beans on an iPhone and iPod touch rendition of Neversoft's classic Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series.
"In the PR world, this is considered 'going rogue,' but I'm too excited to contain it," said Hawk. "This is real & dropping soon."
That's definitely the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater user interface and layout in the screenshot there. And if memory serves correctly--it's been an awfully long time--that's the Hangar from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. Thanks for the heads up, Mr. Gummy Joe.
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It's wrong to rely on theory. But it does no harm to know some.
The point is, anything you play that you think sounds good will be obeying some theoretical rule or other. You just (probably) don't know what it is (yet).
Theory is written AFTER musicians decide on what sounds good. This principle goes way back to Ancient Greece and probably before. Musicians always worked out what they liked by trial and error, and then theorists came along later and worked out what the underlying rules were - purely in order to save subsequent beginner musicians the same trial and error process.
What then happens is that following those rules proves boring in the end. Music depends on a mix of the familiar with the fresh or surprising. You have to follow SOME rules. But the trial and error process is also crucial - we always need to refresh things, break boundaries. So the theory gets re-written, eventually - but always lags behind what musicians are doing.
We play guitars, right? With frets? That means equal tempered tuning. It sounds wrong if we don't - because we're breaking fundamental rules. OK, we bend notes sometimes. But only certain notes, to certain amounts, or only at certain times.
Many of these rules we follow are intuitive. They're no less rules for that. They could be written down and learned. (Rock music is FULL of rules; it's an extremely conservative genre. It was rebellious and new in the 1960s, but has barely changed in 30 years... but hey, if it ain't broke...
But within those basic rules, things are more flexible - and were always designed to be. (Chords don't HAVE to go in a certain order - unless you want to make a certain recognisable form of music...)
At the same time, all forms of popular music have depended for their vibrancy and constant development on musicians who have learned purely by ear - by copying their heroes. This applies to jazz as much as it does to rock, blues, folk, country, whatever. We learn the rules the same way we learn to speak - by copying those who already can. A child learning to speak doesn't need to learn grammar from a book - he/she learns it from listening to how others use words.
Same with learning music. The rules (grammar) are already there in the music. We know what's correct, without having to read about it.
We also discover (later) how far we can bend the rules (to be creative) before the whole thing stops making sense.
But learning theory is not a bad thing, if you're curious. If you know how a car engine works, does that make you drive worse? Nope. It won't make you drive better either, of course. You can drive perfectly well without knowing anything about the engine. But if you do, and something goes wrong, maybe you can fix it...
The mistake people make is to imagine that theory is "laws" that we have to follow. It isn't. If you let theory inhibit your playing or your creativity, that's your fault, not theory's fault.
There's no Theory Police. YOU are the law, because your ears are the judges. And your ears have been trained, whether you know it or not. (Of course, some ears are better trained than others...
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On Monday, The New Movement comedy-theater troupe will bring its ambitious "Tourceratops" through Louisville to Comedy Caravan. It's ambitious because they have taken the best improvisers from their three theaters located in New Orleans, Austin and Houston, and put them on two separate tours that are traveling the South and Midwest simultaneously. This tour of long-form improv is aiming to build a cross-country community of performers and audience. And as with all shows of this nature, you never know who you might see on stage; one of these improvisers could be the next (insert your favorite "Saturday Night Live" cast member here). Alumni of The New Movement have gone on to appear on "Conan O'Brien," Comedy Central and countless other well-known credits. —Brent Owen


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A Franklin man was arrested after he allegedly set his $250,000 house on fire following an argument in his household Wednesday night.The incident was reported just before 8 p.m. in the 400 block of Eastover Drive, in the Rogershire Subdivision."It was easy to turn around and see the fire, you know, right behind us, a couple houses behind us," said Eric Hurt, a neighbor whose home is on the backside of the house that was set on fire.He shot cell phone video from his backyard and shared it with Nashville's News 2. "The back porch was on fire, coming out through the windows," Hurt said. "Within a matter of a minute, it just went up the back part of it. The blaze got really big and smoke was really high."Luther Still, Jr., 40, was arrested in connection with starting the fire. Two juveniles and a 19-year-old were home at the time of the incident. They were able to escape unharmed. Still's wife was not home at the time the fire was allegedly set. She went to a neighbor's home after the argument.Responding officers learned that Still remained inside and was possibly armed. Officers had to forcibly remove him from the home. He was not armed when they arrested him.Firefighters were quick to battle the blaze as soon as Still was taken into custody.Responders battled the blaze for approximately two hours. The home received significant damage, estimated at $200,000.Still was taken to the Franklin Police Headquarters and was eventually booked into the Williamson County Jail and the other residents were taken to a safe location.Still is charged with aggravated Arson.The Fire Marshal began digging through debris just after 6 a.m. Thursday. He said he plans to continue the investigation through the afternoon. Officials were not immediately sure how Still started the fire.Parts of the roof collapsed in the fire. The home received significant damage. Still is charged with aggravated arson and is being held in the Williamson County Jail on a $300,000 bond. He is set to appear in court on May 2.
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Known as Colorado's easiest 14er, Quandary Peak is the state's 15th highest peak at 14,265ft. Though you will see plenty of dogs and children, 'easiest' may be misleading – the summit remains three grueling miles from the trailhead.
Known as Colorado's easiest 14er, Quandary Peak is the state's 15th highest peak at 14,265ft. Though you will see plenty of dogs and children, 'easiest' may be misleading – the summit remains three grueling miles from the trailhead.
Summit County's tremendous system of paved bike paths connects Breckenridge to the system's hub in Frisco 11 miles away via a smooth rolling trail that parallels the Blue River. From Frisco you can hump the gorgeous Ten-Mile Canyon Trail through auto-free road-bike heaven over Vail Pass to Vail Village and Lionshead.
This 2.8-mile round-trip hike is short enough for families, though huffing up the 1000ft of elevation gain will require some perseverance. Luckily you'll have plenty of scenery along the way: the meandering streams that you follow from the trailhead eventually turn into thundering falls and, after that, a glacial lake The trail splits below the falls.
Breckenridge spans five mountains (Peaks 6 to 10), covering 2900 acres and featuring some of the best beginner and intermediate terrain in the state, as well as plenty of exhilarating high-alpine runs and hike-to bowls.
Deep-green Lower Mohawk is tucked onto a tundra shelf with the ruins of a miner's cabin and mining works just below. An outstanding, if slightly exposed, campsite is just south of the cabin. Upper Lake views are an even more spectacular moonscape: marbled rocks, stunted trees, inky lake views. That clear buzz is the quiet roar of the cosmos.
There are 250 historic structures in Breckenridge, making it one of the oldest surviving cities in the Central Rockies. On this tour, which meets 10 minutes ahead at the Welcome Center, you'll visit old miners' cabins, a saloon boarding house and a few museums too Other walking tours include the Haunted Breck Tour, Saloon Tour and the Preston Ghost Town Hike.
Voted Summit County's best white-water outfitter three straight years, Arkansas Valley Adventures runs rafting trips down the legendary Arkansas and Colorado Rivers, as well as the mellower Clear Creek and Blue River (June and July only). The Arkansas and Colorado put-ins are over an hour's drive from Breckenridge. Children must be six and weigh at least 50lb.
Not your average mountain massage joint, this healing center was started by Wangkho, a Buddhist monk, born in Amdo (northern Tibet). In 2000 he walked for 26 days over Himalayan passes out of China and into exile. He opened his first center in Dharamsala and now offers astrology readings, yoga classes and deep bodywork at his Main St studio.
The resort's ski and snowboard school operates out of three locations. One on Peak 8 and two different locations on Peak 9 (the Village and Beaver Run). Most people learn on Peak 9 because the green runs there are so flat and easy. Group classes are practical and affordable, but you can book private lessons too.
A scenic drive or rewarding ride up a beautiful winding road toward the ski resort. It's lined with condos and cabins for rent through the town's several rental agencies. There's a turnout about halfway up the mountain with outstanding views of Breckenridge and the eastern range. The mountains look pink at dusk.
A terrific indie bike and ski shop. It has a bit of everything including high-end bikes, boards, skis, boots, camelbacks and disc golf sets (not joking). It does overnight repairs, is just a short walk from the gondola, and offers a better selection than the big conglomerates.
Some day spas have an immediately relaxing ambiance. This is one of them. Let the tension melt away further with one of their six varieties of massage including deep tissue, shiatsu and hot stone. They do facials and mani-pedis too.


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Targeting Accuracy of the NREG: Evidence from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
AbstractThis paper focuses on the targeting accuracy of NREG in two Indian states, Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Tamil Nadu (TN), based on household data for 2008–09. In order to overcome the difficulties arising from the use of a headcount index and a specific poverty threshold, stochastic dominance tests are used. Madhya Pradesh demonstrated much better targeting than Tamil Nadu in terms of the FGT class of poverty indices over a wide range of poverty thresholds. This finding is significant as the proportion of poor is twice as high in the former as in the latter. It raises doubts about prevailing views that there is greater underprovision of jobs under NREG in the poorer states. That the selfselection of the poor was undermined and (relatively) affluent crowded in because of the high NREG wage (relative to the agricultural wage) raises a serious concern. Another serious concern is that the transfer benefits in the form of additional income to the poor were small mainly due to short spells of work, considerably lower than the maximum number of days permitted under this scheme.
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- Raghbendra Jha & Raghav Gaiha & Shylashri Shankar & Manoj K Pandey, 2013. "Targeting Accuracy of the NREG: Evidence from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 25(5), pages 758-777, December.
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- Galasso, Emanuela & Ravallion, Martin, 2005. "Decentralized targeting of an antipoverty program," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(4), pages 705-727, April.
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0908, Economics, The University of Manchester.
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Understanding the Patient-Centered Medical Home
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How is the PCMH care model defined and what is the evidence behind it?
Who Supports the PCMH Care Model?
List of organizations that currently support and promote the model.
Relationship of the PCMH to Specialty Physicians
Responses to several important questions about the role of specialty and subspecialty practices in the PCMH care model.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Anthony Fasano - TE
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|Glen Ridge, NJ
|Notre Dame
|Years played
|2006, 2nd round, 21st pick by Cowboys
Report: Chiefs land former Jets RB Jones
The Chiefs have found the big, powerful back they were searching for, signing Thomas Jones to a two-year, $5 million contract on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Report: Chiefs re-sign WR Chambers
The Chiefs re-signed WR Chris Chambers, an unrestricted free agent, to a three-year contract on Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal is reportedly worth $15 million, with $5.9 million guaranteed.
Pioli, Haley both looking for improvement from Bowe
While speaking to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Todd Haley each addressed a host of topics, but both were asked about one player in particular: WR Dwayne Bowe.
Chiefs re-sign WR Copper
The Chiefs have re-signed WR Terrance Copper, the team announced Saturday.
Chiefs sign Vrabel to extension
The Chiefs announced Thursday that they have signed OLB Mike Vrabel to a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
AFC West team needs
The trade of Brandon Marshall has left the Broncos with a huge hole to fill at wide receiver. PFW continues its series examining the needs of each team with a look at the AFC West.
Chiefs pick up Palko
The Chiefs further bolstered their quarterback stable on Wednesday, signing free-agent Tyler Palko.
Chiefs cut WR Darling, RB Savage
The Chiefs announced on Wednesday that they have released WR Devard Darling and RB Dantrell Savage.
Haley: Weis will run 'our' playbook
Charlie Weis is coming to Kansas City, but he won't be bringing his playbook with him.
Pioli: Coaching chemistry critical to Chiefs' success
Before the Chiefs embark on free agency or the draft process in 2010, they are already well ahead of where they were a year ago in the mind of general manager Scott Pioli.
Chiefs hire new strength coach and director of football administration
The Chiefs announced Thursday that they have hired Mike Clark as their strength and conditioning coach and Trip MacCracken as the team's director of football administration.
Chiefs release Goff, re-sign Gutierrez, Smith
The Chiefs announced on Wednesday that the club has released veteran OG Mike Goff. The Chiefs also re-signed QB Matt Gutierrez and RB Kolby Smith.
Chiefs finalize coaching staff with three hires
The Chiefs announced Monday that they have finalized their coaching staff for the 2010 season, hiring Bernie Parmalee, Emmitt Thomas and Otis Smith.
Chiefs further shake up coaching staff
The Chiefs have officially let go of defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and also announced other changes to their coaching staff late Thursday.
Age aside, Chiefs may push to keep WR Chambers
While it was thought a couple of months back that there wasn't much chance the Chiefs would retain 31-year-old WR Chris Chambers in 2010, the stretch run of the '09 season might have changed their mind.
Kansas City agreed Tuesday to a four-year, $16 million deal with Fasano, a three-year, $12.6 million contract with defensive tackle Mike DeVito, and a three-year deal with former Saints backup quarterback Chase Daniel.||||||| Fasano had been with the Dolphins.
Fasano is active for the Miami Dolphins' game Sunday against Seattle.||||||| Fasano had been listed as questionable with a hip injury.
Fasano has been ruled out of Saturday's game at New England because of a concussion.||||||| Fasano has missed only three games in the past four seasons. He'll be replaced by Jeron Mastrud and Will Yeatman, who have one career reception between them.
Fasano is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills.||||||| Fasano, nursing a sore right ankle, was limited in Friday's workout.
Fasano had three catches for 47 yards - including two touchdowns - in the Dolphins' 38-31 win over Kansas City on Sunday.||||||| The Dolphins haven't looked to Fasano consistently this season, but he does have six touchdowns, making him somewhat of an option in a weak tight end field.


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Erick Thohir is at RFK right now
#DCU just introduced at end of practice to Erick Thohir and others who are here at RFK. Status of potential investment in team? Not sure.— Craig Stouffer (@CraigStouffer) May 25, 2012
Erick Thohir, Indonesian media magnate and part owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, was introduced to D.C. United at the end of practice today, according to Craig Stouffer. For more information about Thohir, his businesses, and his interest in soccer and D.C. United, you can read my piece on him from last month. Also possibly notable is the fact that Will Chang was not seen at RFK today. While this is certainly exciting and big news, heed the words of our very own Chest Rockwell: "As tempting as it is to say "ALL OUR PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED!" & start burning $100s, remember: We've been closer than this before. Until we're all standing inside the stadium, it's not over."


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With an alumni list that includes Da'Quan Bowers, Aaron Kelly, James Davis, C.J. Spiller, and Sammy Watkins, Clemson has had its fair share of household names. This year's team boasts a...
Every year we try to really caution people who watch the spring game to take very little in the way of conclusive statements about players from it. I'm not taking anything conclusive from what I...
Reviewing the tape of Boston College at Clemson
Florida State opponent review: Clemson at N.C. State
Clemson comes into this contest on a roll...cruising each week since the thrilling opening week against UGa. Boston College has had its moments this season--particularly two weeks ago when they...
Finally a game where we looked something like what we should today in Tigertown. Clemson jumped up quickly and aside from a set of drives in the late 1st/early 2nd we looked good on offense. The...
The Tigers could be down a potential starter on the offensive line headed into a date with Auburn in the Georgia Dome.
Tigers Finish First Week of Spring Practice
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Statesmen send a statement
PETERSBURG - No. 2 Louisburg (N.C.) College entered Statesmen Hall undefeated in NJCAA Region X play. Tavon Mealy and his hot-shooting Richard Bland teammates changed that.
Mealy had a team-high 15 points on 7 of 8 shooting from the field and the No. 7-ranked Statesmen claimed a 71-68 victory over the Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
Richard Bland shot 67.6 percent (25 of 37) from the field. The Statesmen are 17-1 overall and 8-1 in Region X play. Impressive stuff - especially for a program playing its first season since 1993-94.
Micah Thomas scored 13 points and Melvin Gregory added nine points and team-high totals in rebounds (seven) and blocks (three) for Richard Bland. Trayvonte Brown scored eight points for the Statesmen, who led 37-32 at halftime. Louisburg falls to 16-2 overall and 7-1 in Region X play.
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10 Fitness Tips for March
Conditioning, why you are stretching incorrectly, the squat set-up, improving your shoulder pressing, and much more.
Conditioning is a great way to burn fat and concurrently add muscle, but it is a term that is thrown around way too much without any real understanding or background information. CrossFit has gained a lot of popularity with its focus on conditioning – you will get results if you work your butt off in a gym. It isn't rocket science.
However, conditioning needs to be programmed properly, just like strength and power training (unless you are fine with burning out, overtraining, and the resulting injuries).
There are many ways to program conditioning. Some put it in at the end of their strength training (like me). Others have an entire day dedicated to only conditioning. The key with it is to work hard, but more importantly, to work smart. 10-15 minutes of tough conditioning is infinitely more impactful than a 30 or 40 minutes of medium intensity output.
Here is an example of a full body kettlebell circuit.
2. Hormones are a vital piece of the fitness puzzle. And here are a few you should learn about:
When you feel that your metabolism slows or that you have been in a deficit for too long, you may periodically include a cheat meal, or refeed day. When prepping for a show, bodybuilders periodically will have a refeed day. Usually, a refeed day consists of a day with a 20-50% increase above maintenance calorie level. A good rule of thumb for a refeed day is to increase carbohydrates 100-150% than normal, keep protein at about 1g/lb. of bodyweight, and keep fat intake as low as possible. A refeed, or "cheat" day is a sure way to jumpstart your metabolism and to normalize leptin levels.
You have been training hard, eating nothing but high quality foods, and staying as active as possible, and yet, your body isn't changing quite as much as you hoped. Sound familiar? This is the case for many people. So, what could be keeping you from losing that last five pounds of bodyfat? The answer is probably stress.
The full effects of melatonin are often overlooked, however. People often think of melatonin only as a means for better sleep, but in reality it has many other functions in the body. Much like human growth hormone, melatonin occurs while we sleep (although unlike growth hormone, melatonin is not released during exercise). It's probably obvious that one of its effects is drowsiness, but melatonin is also critical for recovery from exercise. As a very important antioxidant, melatonin is central to human health. In fact, in 2007 the World Health Organization listed night shift work as a probable carcinogen. Yes, just like the chemicals that pour out of an exhaust pipe and radiation, not sleeping at night seems to be deadly. And the most likely cause of this is chronic melatonin deficiency. It really is that important.
At least the static stretching that most people do.
While many people think foam rolling is a method of stretching, it's not. The length of the muscle or tissue isn't undergoing any kind of length change, but rather a neural down-regulation that reduces resting tone in prime movers, meaning you can move more easily and with a better chance of having balanced tension around the joint.
It's a testament to how resetting the neural tone of a tissue can help increase range of motion faster than simply stretching.
If you sit for most of the day, stretching isn't as important as gaining mobility is. And that is more efficiently acquired through self myofascial release, either with a foam roller or another tool (I'd recommend a softball or a hard road hockey ball).
Don't skimp out on mobility/warm up work – it may take 10-15 minutes, but you will be able to lift heaver, for longer, and with less aches and pains. And here are 15 stretching mistakes from Eric Cressey.
4. One way to make gains in the gym is to overreach.
If you want to make big gains, you need to dial in your sleep, nutrition, and of course training (with a particular focus on rest periods between sets and exercises). There is a solid program to follow at the end of the above link, too.
5. Here are six important training discoveries from Charles Staley.
On Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 program (probably the easiest strength program to follow – I can't recommend it enough):
In the 5/3/1 manual, Jim also presents several recommended layouts for assistance exercises so again, there's a lot of potential improvisation available. I've heard that Jim has just released a second edition of the manual, which is next on my list.
I should mention that 5/3/1 is not exclusively a powerlifting program – it's really designed to promote overall strength, hypertrophy, and athleticism. Powerlifters, Olympic lifters, strongman competitors, and even bodybuilders can successfully use it. I can't recommend 5/3/1 highly enough – Jim Wendler is a genius.
6. Here are some yoga-inspired stretches to try, especially if you are a hockey player.
So next time you're feeling the burn out after a tough game or practice, try out this sequence to help your body and mind recover. There is no set amount of time that each pose needs to be held – but to get the full restorative benefits try to dedicate at least 15-20 minutes to going through the sequence. If something feels good, try holding it longer!
Yoga still caries a bit of a stigma with it. I don't think athletes need to do full hour long yoga classes multiple times each week, but it is important to find some stretches and mobility work that works for you. Hockey players in particular end up with really tight hips, and it is important to make sure your hips are mobile. I'd wager that 99.9999% of weekend warriors don't allocate enough time to this kind of stuff.
7. Seven tweaks to make your exercises more evil, because… why not?
The Bulgarian Split Squat (a phenomenal exercise and probably the best bang-for-your-buck with leg training, but it is brutally difficult):
Bulgarians are seemingly evil people, at least the ones in the weight lifting community. Some Bulgarian took the already challenging split squat, elevated the back leg and, voila, a movement that has your glutes, quads, and hip flexors screaming for mercy with every rep.
So how do you make an already Draconian exercise even more evil? By elevating the front foot as well. This allows you to increase the range of motion and get your front leg below parallel, something that's tough to achieve with a typical Bulgarian split squat.
8. Here are some tips to clean up your overhead pressing.
Overhead pressing is a great way to gain strength and size through the chest, neck, upper back, and shoulders, but it is also an easy way to sustain an injury if not done correctly.
And that means you, guy who is doing behind-the-neck shoulder presses.
Overhead pressing can be tricky, but by following a simple step-by-step plan focusing on building shoulder stability before building shoulder strength, you can have years of pain-free pressing.
If you're currently pressing like a demon, throw some of these movements into the mix and see if your strength goes up as a result of improved stability and control.
Plus, countless studies never conducted show that chicks dig guys who lift heavy stuff off the floor and then press it overhead.
Dean Somerset, the author of the above post, is a fantastic trainer and a great writer, too. I'd highly recommend trying out some of the exercises he prescribes above. Often times it is a stability issue and not a mobility issue, and that means that all of the stretching you are doing is largely a waste of time.
9. The squat is a great exercise. We all know that. But the set-up gets overlooked.
If you are lifting heavy, it is very important to make sure you grab the bar and unrack it properly. From Tony Gentilcore:
10. A really interesting study done on the benefits of aerobic exercise.
A recent study in the Journal of Applied Physiology went to battle with this myth. Does aerobic work really hinder your progress while lifting? Specifically, in muscle hypertrophy? I'm guessing you read the title of the article, so you already know the answer, but it's exciting for an exercise geek like me nonetheless. Not only doesn't aerobic work slow down your lean mass gains, it actually improves them.
Consider my interest piqued.
Aerobic exercise has a plethora of benefits, but many people have viewed it as detrimental to some goals that may seem more important, like strength or size. However, we can now feel free to reap the health benefits of aerobic work and the hypertrophy benefits as well.
Outside of playing sports, I typically don't do much aerobic training at the gym. I do conditioning/intervals once or twice a week. I may add in an aerobic session and see how it goes.
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