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July 6, 1999 - Number 32
By Danny Sullivan
Editor, Search Engine Watch
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In This Issue
Search Engine News
+ Netscape Search Gets Rebuilt
+ Google Goes Forward
+ Many Changes At AltaVista
+ Snap Gets Popularity Results
+ "Invisible Web" Revealed
Search Engine Briefs
+ Inktomi To Power AOL Search Sites
+ Direct Hit Deals Soon
+ Inktomi Launches "Directory Engine"
+ LookSmart Gets New Look, Direct Hit
+ Fee-Free Searching At Gov.Search For Schools, Libraries
+ Does Yahoo Own You?
+ New Position Checker Extends Coverage
+ RealNames Coming To MSN
+ New Search Engine Performance Study Out
Search Engine Articles
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General Notes
Hello Everyone--
I'm happy to say that my new system for managing links is nearly ready. I've been transitioning everything from static HTML pages into -- dare I say it -- a Yahoo-like directory system. It will make it much easier for me to add new search sites and resources related to searching. The new system uses software called Hyperseek, and I'd encourage anyone with many link resources to check it out at http://www.hyperseek.com.
Everything should go live by next Monday, if not earlier. When it does, it will contain all the various search engines links that currently reside in the Search Engines Facts section, plus a large number of new sites. Any bookmarks you have to the old pages will automatically go to the right category in the new system, when it goes live.
My next step will be to begin transitioning pages within the Search Engine Resources section into the new system. This will happen slowly over the next two months.
Watch the What's New page to know when the new system goes live -- the location will be posted there. I've also updated a variety of pages within Search Engine Watch, which are listed on What's New. These are:
+ The Search Engine Alliances Chart
+ The Search Engine Features For Webmasters
+ Search Engine Reviews
+ Search Engine Reviews Chart
+ Media Metrix Search Engine Ratings
+ NetRatings Search Engine Ratings
Both the ratings pages are current through April 1999, and May 1999 data should be added in a week or so. The Search Engine Sizes page will also be updated shortly.
I'd planned to do an update of the Search Engine EKGs, which are meant to track freshness and coverage, but I've decided to retire them instead. When I began them, crawling was closely related to freshness and web coverage. In recent months, the relationship to what's spidered and what gets listed is less direct. There are better ways to reflect freshness and coverage, and I'll be looking at posting new types of reports on these topics in the future.
I will try to give the SpiderSpotting Chart a much needed update sometime later this month. I'm also looking forward to doing a new series of relevancy tests on a regular basis. More news as this develops.
What's New
Search Engine News
Netscape released a new version of its Netscape Search service in June. Previously powered by Excite, the new service now draws on the Open Directory and Google for its listings. It's a powerful combination that makes Netscape Search worth considering among your top search choices.
Netscape Search also integrates information from Netscape's Smart Browsing index. Smart Browsing connects Netscape browser users to web sites when they enter ordinary words into the Location box, where you normally enter a web address.
"We've been building out this database of official web sites and other related content. We've now taken that dataset and made it a core set of search," said Dariusz Paczuski, senior program manager for Netscape Search.
I've always been very impressed with the quality of Smart Browsing results, and integrating the information into Netscape Search makes the service even better. I wish Netscape would finally set up a formal mechanism for site owners to suggest sites for Smart Browsing, however. Netscape says it is working on this, but that's exactly what it said a year ago, when Smart Browsing debuted. How much more time is needed?
You can begin using Netscape Search in three main ways. First, you can go directly to the Netscape site and chose "Netscape Search" as your search option at the top of the home page. Second, those using Netscape's browser can just push the Search button. When the Net Search page appears, select the "Netscape" tab, if it is not already selected. Third, you can go straight to the Netscape Search home page, http://search.netscape.com.
When you do a search, you'll be presented with information from one of several different data sources. First will be "Official Sites," if any relevant matches from the Smart Browsing database are found. For instance, search for "hotmail," and a link to the HotMail web site appears right at the top of the page. Search for "united," and you are shown several "official" web sites that use that word, such as United Airlines and the United Nations.
Next, "Netcenter Pages" may be listed. This is content within the Netscape Netcenter portal site that seems related to your search. For example, a search for "horoscopes" brings up a link to the daily horoscopes page within Netcenter.
"Web Site Categories" shows you any matching categories from the Open Directory that match your query. Search for "star wars," and you'll see links to topics such as Star Wars trading cards and Star Wars action figures. Clicking on a category link displays a list of sites relevant to that category.
For those unfamiliar with the Open Directory, it is essentially a Yahoo run by volunteer editors. These editors, over 12,000 of them now, organize web sites into categories. Netscape owns the Open Directory, but it runs it as an ad-free independent site that also offers its data for anyone to use. That's what Lycos did in April -- it began powering its primary results using the Open Directory. Now Netscape Search is also Open Directory-powered.
After categories are displayed, a "Reviewed Web Sites" section of the results page shows selected web sites from within the Open Directory that seem to match your query. So while the example above listed Star Wars-related categories, the Reviewed Web Sites section displays individual Star Wars sites, such as fan sites.
At the very bottom of the results page, you'll see an option to get "Additional Results" from the Google search engine. Just click on the link, and your query will be sent to Google. Netscape will also do this automatically if it fails to find any matches from within its Smart Browsing or Open Directory information.
Google, unlike the other major crawler-based search engines, makes extremely heavy use of link popularity to rank web sites. Many users rave about Google's relevancy, and I've also continued to be impressed with how on target it can be.
An odd thing is that earlier in June, Netscape-owner AOL announced an agreement for Inktomi to power its various search services. So why wasn't Inktomi chosen for AOL-owned Netscape Search? There was no clear answer on this from Netscape, other than Inktomi would be involved in AOL-related search elsewhere.
"I think you'll see a number of announcements coming up where Inktomi will be involved," said David Beckwith, senior director of search for Netscape.
As for why Google was selected, Netscape was foremost impressed with its results. "We are interested in their technology. We are interested in seeing how they play out as a partners and how that could impact other things we want to do, Beckwith said. "Netscape seemed a place where we could start with them and see how it goes."
Users can also browse listings at Netscape Search by starting out at one of the top level categories listed on the home page The home page also lists "Hot Topics" along the right-hand side of the page, which take you directly to popular categories such as "MP3" and "Britney Spears." Topics are changed from week-to-week, Netscape says.
The Netcenter portal itself has also changed. Previously, its channels were mostly filled with content provided by Excite. Now Netscape says it has replaced this with content from other partners and from AOL. Within the channels, you'll also see a "Search Categories" section that will take you into relevant portions of Netscape Search.
FYI, if you compare a category in Netscape Search to the identical one at the Open Directory, you may notice some slight differences. This is because the Open Directory will always be slightly more up-to-date than Netscape Search.
In other changes, the line-up on the Netscape Net Search page has changed. Gone are AltaVista and Infoseek, though the latter remains a search option from the home page. Yahoo is also gone, and a "Where's Yahoo" link has appeared in its place. That takes you to a long page that explains how Netscape Search now has categorized results like Yahoo.
The page does eventually link to Yahoo, but it would seem more user friendly just to keep Yahoo on the Net Search page in a secondary position, whether they pay for it or not, if that's what users are expecting. It's similar to what happens when you search at Lycos for Yahoo -- a page promoting Lycos appears, instead. These things feel a bit too much like a marketing intrusion into the editorial for my taste, though to Netscape's credit, if you actually search for Yahoo using Netscape Search, the Yahoo site appears at the top of the list.
Netscape Search
Open Directory
Lycos Transforms Into Directory
The Search Engine Report, May 1999
Background about Lycos using the Open Directory and the Open Directory itself.
Counting Clicks and Looking at Links
The Search Engine Report, Aug. 1998
Background about Google.
Netscape's Smart Browsing Matures
The Search Engine Report, April 5, 1999
How Netscape's Smart Browsing works.
Netscape Net Search Page
Where's Yahoo Page
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While I've considered Google a "major player" in the search space for some time, the deal with Netscape gives it a mass audience for the first time, along with its first business deal.
So what's next? Is Google planning to follow an Inktomi-style model and power other services, or was Netscape a one-off, with future efforts focused on finally taking the Google.com site itself out of "beta" mode and into prime time? Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page doesn't see the two as necessarily exclusive.
"We'd like to provide services to people where there's an opportunity to do that," Page said. "I don't see that there's a conflict."
In particular, he feels that way because the Google site itself will stay focused mainly around search. There's no intention to build a full-fledged portal property meant to take on the likes of Yahoo and gang. "That reduces the competition we have with people we might work with," Page said.
That doesn't mean Google.com will feature search and only search, however.
"I won't say we won't add services, but we wouldn't put free email on our site unless we thought we could do a much better job," Page said. "Google is about high quality products. If we add random services, we don't think that adds value."
As for what and when things will happen at Google.com, Page is staying quiet. "You're likely to see some changes soon, but I can't say when or what they are going to be," he said.
Whatever happens, search will remain the top priority. "Our goal is to produce no holds barred, the best search available," Page said.
Google's well on its way toward that goal. I've spent more time at the service recently, trying a variety of queries from the simple to complex. It performs extremely well on all of them. There's a lot of hype on the Internet, but Google lives up to its buzz.
Of course, much is made about Google's use of link popularity to rank results, but another thing to like about it is the fact that it may return results for pages it can't visit due to robots.txt bans or other crawling problems.
How can Google do this? It comes back to links. One of the things Google does is look at the text in and around hyperlinks, which it can then use to help define the pages the links point at. If it sees many pages point at the same site and using particular words, then it can tell that site may be relevant for those words -- even if it has never visited the actual site.
This naturally improves Google's comprehensiveness. Page says Google has indexed about 70 to 100 million web pages, but through link analysis, he estimates searches cover up to 300 million pages on the web. No other major search service comes close to that number. True, it's not the same as full-text indexing of 300 million pages, but the point is that Google has a pretty broad reach.
As for freshness, Page said Google tries to update the bulk of its index each month, though some pages may be refreshed on a daily basis.
Counting Clicks and Looking at Links
The Search Engine Report, Aug. 1998
Background about Google.
Do You Google?
About Web Search Guide, June 29, 1999
Nice, recent profile on Google, with some search tips.
Can Google's search engine find profits?
MSNBC, June 14, 1999
Lots of speculation on how Google plans to make money, in lieu of real details.
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It was a busy month for AltaVista -- a new owner, a new direction, new paid links auction and a freshness guarantee were among the major developments for the service. Here's a wrap up:
CMGI, an Internet investment company, has agreed to acquire 83 percent of AltaVista in cash and stock swap valued at US $2.3 billon. AltaVista-parent Compaq will retain the remaining shares. The announcement came on June 30.
This is good news for the service. AltaVista's fate has always been second to the fate of its parents, first Digital, then Compaq. Every time it has seemed ready to move forward as a major online property, some problem with its parent has put things on hold. The CMGI sale cuts the apron strings and lets AltaVista finally have a chance of succeeding properly on its own.
A big question remains as to how the sale will affect Lycos. CMGI is a 20 percent shareholder there, and so now it has links to three major portals: Lycos, Lycos-owned HotBot and AltaVista. Will it push for AltaVista over the Lycos properties? The article below has CMGI's chief executive saying he thinks all the sites can coexist, but analysts seem to think AltaVista will become the favored child. That's especially because CMGI helped scupper the Lycos-USA Networks deal that was proposed earlier this year.
Just two days before the CMGI deal, AltaVista had a press conference to announce new services and a direction for the service. In particular, AltaVista President Rod Schrock said the service would be targeting web savvy users as its audience of choice. "We will focus on the most experienced, most prolific users on the net," Schrock said.
We've not had any major search service say that it was going after a particular type of audience since Infoseek tried for the business crowd in 1997. It quickly pulled back from that attempt and since then, the various portals have essentially competed for the same audience.
One of AltaVista's initiatives is a new "Search Freshness Guarantee" that I feel has gone largely overlooked. That's too bad, because it's important. AltaVista is pledging that its index will be refreshed at least once a month, if not sooner.
I'd like to see all the major services offer a similar pledge and live up to it. We went through Lycos last year getting away with a stale index for months, a situation that's been corrected now. HotBot is now saying it may take up to two months to add new pages. These are both examples of freshness issues which aren't immediately apparent to users. With freshness guarantees, the search engines would be publicly accountable for an important criteria of indexing for the first time.
A monthly update may not sound very fresh, but this is the worst case scenario for pages at AltaVista. It updates some portions of its index on a daily basis, plus new pages are also added daily. AltaVista also expects to begin a new crawling system later this year where each page would be revisited as often as seems necessary. It does some of this today, but the new system would be much more comprehensive.
AltaVista also plans to continue expanding its index. "Our long term goal is to be able to crawl the entire web," Schrock said. How big is that? Barry Rubinson, AltaVista's VP of Engineering, estimated the service would be at 400 to 500 million pages indexed within a year. It's currently at 150 million pages, just behind size-leader Northern Light, which is in the 160 million page range.
In other news, AltaVista opened its paid placement program to the general public last Friday. An automated ordering system is now online that allows anyone to bid on terms. By the way, Lycos has introduced new "Start Here" links that appear to be paid placements, in many cases. To see them in action, just search for "cars" and look for the first link in the category section. Unlike AltaVista's links, these placements are not identified as advertisements.
Now some miscellaneous housecleaning:
Some readers have reported problems with pages going missing or strange results at AltaVista over the past month. Rubinson said this is related to engineering works that have gone on, and the problems should be over now. It probably is worthwhile to do a check on any pages you've submitted recently, just to see that they are still listed.
A few readers have commented on the disappearance of AltaVista's Refine feature. Yes, it is gone, and it's not coming back soon. "We are looking at a replacement for it, and stay tuned," Rubinson said.
AltaVista has also debuted a new form for those that find offensive material slipping past its Family Filter (to enable this, choose the link under the search box, on the home page). AltaVista says that the form can also be used to report spam. Pages are not immediately removed. Instead, they are placed on a list for review.
AltaVista is to begin powering MSN Search in the third quarter of this year, AltaVista President Rod Schrock said. He also said its likely that Microsoft-powered email and instant messaging options will appear on AltaVista at the same time.
What can CMGI do with two portals?
News.com, June 29, 1999
An excellent article looking at how CMGI may deal with its ownership in both Lycos and AltaVista.
AltaVista Paid Relevant Links
AltaVista Launches Paid Listings
The Search Engine Report, May 1999
Background on the program.
Offensive Page Block Form
AltaVista MicroPortal
I haven't tried it, but another recent announcement was the availability of AltaVista MicroPortal. This is apparently a desktop toolbar that lets you search via AltaVista, receive stock and news updates, and other features. For Internet Explorer 4/5 users only, and not available until the end of July.
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Snap is now using GlobalBrain technology to refine its results and make the most popular sites appear first. As with Direct Hit, the technology monitors what sites people are clicking on and moves the top choices higher.
"A clear example that the technology is working is that the number one answer when you search for WWF is Sable," said Sam Parker, Snap's Vice President of Product Development. Sable is an extremely popular WWF player. "The users have spoken, and that's what they are looking for, so that site rises to the top," he said.
Similarly, while Snap thought the official Pokemon site would be a top choice among users, the popularity ranking shows that personal fan sites are the draw. "Pokemon.com keeps getting pushed down. That was quite a surprise," said Snap producer Paul Wood.
Within categories, sites are still arranged alphabetically. But Snap expects that this may change in the future. Sites would be listed by popularity, or an option to order them this way might be offered.
GlobalBrain also has the ability to produce personalized results, so that results are formatted based on a person's age, sex or geographical location, among other factors. There are no immediate plans to introduce this type of refinement.
Snap has an exclusive, multiyear license to GlobalBrain's technology and has gained a equity stake in the company, as part of the deal.
GlobalBrain To Offer Profile Searching
The Search Engine Report, Nov. 1998
More information about GlobalBrain.
Direct Hit Debuts Personalized Search
The Search Engine Report, Feb. 1999
Direct Hit has been doing popularity results for over a year. The company also has a personalized results system waiting in the wings.
Lycos and IntelliSeek, maker of the BullsEye desktop search utility, have teamed up to produce an index of search databases to help users find information that is invisible to search engines. The "Invisible Web Catalog" provides links to more than 7,000 specialty search resources. Users can browse listings, or Lycos will suggest appropriate databases within its own search results.
This is a great new tool because there's lots of helpful information locked away in databases that can never be indexed by search engines. No, Lycos isn't automatically searching these databases when you perform a search, which some people have mistakenly assumed. That's no simple task, though IntelliSeek says it is something that could possible happen in the future. Instead, the goal is to make these search resources more visible as alternative sources of information.
For instance, say you searched for "cancer." You'll notice in the search results that there's a link to "Reference > Searchable Databases > Health > Diseases > Cancer." If you click through, you'll discover some important cancer-related sites listed, with links that lead straight to their search pages. You can then select a resource and try a specific search there.
So to get the most out of the Invisible Web catalog, change your search strategy at Lycos. If you see a searchable database link in the results, consider clicking through to explore the resources there.
You can also browse the Invisible Web Catalog's listings by going to its home page. Follow the link below or just search for "invisible web" to find it. Once there, you can also choose to search just within the catalog for databases of interest.
Lycos Invisible Web Catalog
This takes you straight to the catalog. Those using non-US versions of Lycos should also go here to access the catalog, as listings are not being integrated into your search results.
Direct Search
My co-panelist Nora Paul pointed this resource out at a recent search presentation we gave, and a great find it is. Like the Invisible Web Catalog, Direct Search takes you to all types of helpful specialty databases that may have the information you are looking for.
Another comprehensive guide to searchable databases. Browse or search through listings.
The Invisible Web
About Web Search Guide, June 11, 1999
A longer introduction to searching where search engines can't go, featuring some of the resources above and some additional ones.
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Search Engine Briefs
Inktomi To Power AOL Search Sites
Inktomi has been selected to take over from Excite in powering AOL NetFind and AOL's other search properties, including international versions of AOL NetFind. No changeover date for AOL NetFind has been announced, but Inktomi says the switch is likely to happen later this summer. For the time being, AOL NetFind continues to be powered by Excite. AOL is also apparently testing a new AOL Search service that will integrate results from across the web and from its own content.
AOL, Inktomi Expand Search Engine Collaboration
InternetNews.com, June 14, 1999
AOL developing search engine
News.com, June 21, 1999
AOL beats Netizen in domain spat
News.com, June 25, 1999
With all the effort AOL went through to gain control of aolsearch.com, it seems likely that's the address the new search service will use.
Direct Hit Deals Soon
Expect to see Direct Hit appear on two new search services later this week. It will become the default data source at one service, as it is at HotBot, and will appear in the more common "Top 10" button model at the other. An appearance on a European search service is also imminent. I'll post more details on the Search Engine News page when they become public. Meanwhile, Direct Hit is also completely powering a new search service for Zap.com. That means that Direct Hit is both spidering the web and refining results, rather than working in conjunction with other people's databases, which has been its usual model.
Direct Hit
Search Engine News
Inktomi Launches "Directory Engine"
Inktomi has announced a new "Directory Engine" product that automatically classifies web sites into categories. An important component of the Inktomi directory engine is that it makes use of link and caching data, among other things, to determine which documents are most popular. Inktomi also says that more use of popularity technology like link analysis has now been integrated into its search results.
Inktomi Directory Engine
More about the product.
Inktomi Introduces Directory Engine
InternetNews.com, June 15, 1999
LookSmart Gets New Look, Direct Hit
LookSmart has unveiled a new look that it has been beta testing for the past few months. A notable addition is the inclusion of Direct Hit results. To access them, click on the "Top 10 Most Visited Websites" link that appears above the search results, in the "site matches" section.
Fee-Free Searching At Gov.Search For Schools, Libraries
Northern Light's new Gov.Search government search engine shifted to a pay basis on June 14. In changes since my last report, Northern Light has lowered the daily search pass to US $5. Northern Light is also offering free search accounts to US public libraries and schools. To apply, just send a short message to Northern Light customer service at email@example.com, saying you'd like to be part of the free pass program. Everyone that emails will get more details in the near-future on how to apply when a formal system is in place. Finally, the NTIS is still involved with the site as a joint venture, despite any reports you may have heard about a pullout, Northern Light says.
US Government Search Engine Launched
The Search Engine Report, June 1999
More about the service and other government search options, such as via Google.
Does Yahoo Own You?
GeoCities members got a rude surprise when parent-company Yahoo revised the terms of using the free web page service. Under the revisions, Yahoo was granted the right to use a member's content without having to get permission or pay royalties. Yahoo has since revised its terms, but not all critics are happy. The stories below will bring you up to speed on the dispute:
Warner Bros. targets Yahoo's backlash
News.com, July 1, 1999
Yahoo relents on GeoCities terms
News.com, June 30, 1999
Yahoo's Lawyers Take Over the Asylum
WebDeveloper.com, June 29, 1999
Yahoo Angers Homesteaders
InternetNews.com, June 29, 1999
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New Position Checker Extends Coverage
TopDog is a relatively new position checker that's just come out with a new release. I haven't tested it yet, but a big plus to the software is that it apparently covers about 150 search services, including many international ones. It also provides submission support to about 80 of them. The software is for Windows platforms and costs US $149.
RealNames Coming To MSN
MSN will be adding RealNames information to its search results, and they'll also be incorporated into the AutoSearch feature of Internet Explorer 5. Expect the changes to happen in the fall of this year.
New Search Engine Performance Study Out
A new study of how search engines cover the web will be released tomorrow in Nature magazine. It was conducted by researchers at the NEC Research Institute, who did the landmark study of coverage that appeared in Science magazine last year. I can't provide specific findings until the public release tomorrow, but there's lots of interesting data. Look for details at the URL below, or watch the Search Engine News page.
Accessibility and Distribution of Information on the Web
Search Engine News
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Q&A: Ask Jeeves CEO Robert Wrubel
ZD Interactive Investor, July 2, 1999
Ask Jeeves went public, then its stock went on a nearly-record setting climb. Ask Jeeves CEO comments on the rise.
Ask Jeeves quadruples in debut
Redherring, July 2, 1999
More about the business side of Ask Jeeves.
Infoseek jumps on talk of buyout by Disney
News.com, June 15, 1999
Disney may purchase the rest of Infoseek that it does not already own.
Search Engine Secrets
PC Computing, June 9, 1999
Easy-to-read guide with tips on searching better, ranking well and specialty search services.
How the Portals Build Their Brands
Industry Standard, June 7, 1999
At-a-glance look at the TV campaigns being waged by the major portal sites.
Search Engine Torture Test
About Web Search Guide, June 4, 19999
Chris Sherman tries some common queries on the major search engines to see how they perform. He found Infoseek did best, AltaVista and Excite worst (though Excite got a thumbs-up for its movie results), and Lycos to be good -- as long as you don't mind being rerouted to content within its own site.
Google's search results: Kleiner and Sequoia
Red Herring, June 3, 1999
Google gets $25 million mostly from two major venture capital firms, and unusually, from firms with investments in other competing search engines.
Find It on the Web
PC World, June 1999
Comprehensive summary of major search services and a wide-variety of specialty search tools, plus search utilities and general tips.
Focused crawling: a new approach to topic-specific Web resource discovery
IBM Almaden Research Center, May 1999
Winner of the Best Paper Prize at last month's WWW8 conference, this technical document from the organization behind CLEVER covers the use of custom crawling and link analysis to create lists of relevant web sites.
Search Engine Shoot-Out
Cnet, 4/7/99
Cnet tested five major search engines with 20 test queries, then evaluated them by accuracy, along with comments about duplicate and broken links. HotBot took top accuracy honors, followed by Excite. AltaVista and Infoseek tied for third, while pre-Open Directory-powered Lycos came in last.
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Subdivision: Paul Nor Estates
Property Type: Single Family
Year Built: 1974
HOA Fee: None Listed
Lot Size: 27,791
Acres: 0.64
County: Boulder
Zoning: RES
Property Tax: $3,655
Tax Year: 2012
Terms: Cash,Conventional
Total Square Feet: 3,643
Finished Square Feet: 3,067
Upper Level Square Feet: 1,481
Main Level Square Feet: 1,586
Listing broker representing seller: Colorado Landmark-Boulder
Car Spaces: 2
Garage Type: Attached
Beds: 4
Baths: 4
Full Baths: 3
1/2 Baths: 1
Master Bedroom: 15x18
Bedroom 2: 14x19
Bedroom 3: 18x11
Bedroom 4: 15x13
Kitchen: 16x13
Family Room: 18x13
Laundry Room: 7x8
Den: 9x25
Description: Wooded Lot,Evergreen Trees,Deciduous Trees,Level Lot,Abuts Ditch
Primary Style: Two Story
Inclusions: Window Coverings,Gas Range/Oven,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Clothes Washer,Clothes Dryer,Microwave
Design Features:Eat-in Kitchen,Pantry,Washer/Dryer Hookups,Skylights,Wood Floors,Kitchen Island
Outdoor Features:Storage Buildings,Balcony,Patio,Tennis Court
Laundry Location: Main
Disabled Access: Level Lot
Elementary School: Douglass
Middle School: Platt
High School: Fairview
School District: Bldr Valley Dist RE2
Construction: Wood/Frame
Basement Foundation: No Basement
Cooling: Attic Fan
Heating: Baseboard Heat
Fireplaces: Gas Fireplace
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|4,450,000 (2005)
|291 / km2 (754 / sq mi)
Toshkent Province (Uzbek: Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти) is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan, locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra, atween the Syr Darya River an the Tien Shan Muntains. It borders wi Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Sirdaryo Province an Namangan Province. It covers an aurie o 15,300 km². The population is estimatit tae be aroond 4,450,000.
Toshkent Province is dividit intae 15 administrative districts. The caipital is Toshkent (Tashkent) (pop est 2,000,000 inhabitants), which is an aa the caipital o the kintra, an is governed separately frae the province as an independent ceety. Ither major ceeties include Angren, Olmaliq, Ohangaron, Bekobod, Chirchiq, G'azalkent, Keles, Parkent, To'ytepa, Yangiobod an Yangiyo'l,
The climate is a typically continental climate wi mild wet winters an hot dry simmers.
Natural resources include copper, broun coal, molybdenum, zinc, gold, silver, rare earths, natural gas, petroleum, sulfur, [table salt], limestone, an granite.
Toshkent Province is the maist economically developed in the kintra. Industry includes energy production, minin, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals, electronics, textiles, cotton purification, fuid processin an fuitwear.
Toshkent Province an aa haes a heichlie developed agricultural industry, based primarily on irrigation. The main crops are cotton an hemp, but cereals, melons an gourds, fruit an vegetables an citrus fruits are increasin. Livestock is an aa important.
The province haes a well-developed transportation infrastructure, wi ower 360 km o railways an 3771 km o surfaced roads. Tashkent haes a lairge internaitional airport, which is the main air gateway tae the kintra.
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It Could Be A Fun Weekend, Vancouver Sports Fan…
Written on August 11, 2011 at 07:42, by headtothenet
Swaggerville. Sounds like a pretty cool place, doesn't it? Too bad it's from Winnipeg. You know, that little village that resides somewhere between B.C. and Ontario; the one that's said to have mosquitos the size of helicopters – not that any of us have ever visited to verify their claim to fame.
Either way, now that their Blue Bombers have amassed a stellar 5-1 record, the team's defense has anointed itself Swaggerville.
Let's get this straight: we're 6 games into an 18 game schedule, the Bombers had a record of 4-14 last season, they haven't won a Grey Cup since 1990, and they're walking around with a $1000 chip on their shoulder all of a sudden?
This week, the 5-1 team from Winnipeg comes to Vancouver to face the 1-5 B.C. Lions. The Lions' 0-5 record prior to the past week's win did not show that 4 of those losses were extremely close and that the team was not nearly as inept as a record like that would suggest. With the addition of receiver Arland Bruce, who plays his first game for his new team this week, the outcome is anything but preordained, despite the lopsided records.
So here's the question: what happens if Swaggerville fails to stop the offense of the 1-5 B.C. Lions this week? This loss alone would force an abrubt name change, wouldn't it? After all, I don't know how much swagger a defense can have after handing a team only it's 2nd win of the season.
In short, the main reason the Lions have to win this game is so that they have to burn all those silly T-shirts and Winnipeg can go back to being plain old Winnipeg, the town that Gary Bettman prayed he'd never have to visit again.
Oh, and speaking of unearned swagger…
Steve Williams
First, how depressing is it that this is now a name and face that all sports fans know? Sadder still, is the fact that the poor man thinks it's because he's a great caddie.
Following Adam Scott's win this past weekend, Williams said the following:
"I'm a very confident front-runner. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous. Obviously, Adam was leading the tournament… I'm a great believer in myself."
But of course he was nervous! After all, he had to calculate distances, carry a golf bag, and hand clubs to his sidekick Scott. Really, it's incredible that he survived the ordeal and put on such an incredible peformance of caddie-ing dominance.
In fact, with 13 Majors to his name, Williams is one of the greatest caddies of all time!
…actually, I'm not sure anyone cares to keep stats for caddies so there's no real way to verify this.
Perhaps Williams should step back for a second and realize that he'd be a nobody had not Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer of our generation, allowed him to stand by his side during those years of domination.
Williams' blatant need for attention is nothing new. Most golf fans can remember the shot of him high fiving Woods in 2005 at the 16th hole at Augusta when he holed the chip.
The caddie made sure he was in the picture for any and every incredible Tiger moment. In the end, he got ditched, but instead of appreciating what he was given, he chose the bitter and vengeful route.
This weekend, The PGA Championship, golf's final Major of the year takes place, and there will be far too much attention on Williams once again. And though it seems a long shot that Tiger will win, you can rest assured that if he does, he won't have a single harsh word for his ex-caddie – he'll take the high road.
That's what makes Tiger who he is – he always does the right thing. Oh crap…
Okay, outside his love life.
Looks like a good weekend for sports fans, Vancouver, so make sure the couch is reserved and the nachos are ready. Oh yeah, and the Whitecaps are playing on Saturday as well. Come back for our preview of that match on Friday.


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This is highly responsible administrative and supervisory work in planning, organizing and directing all waterfront and terminal maintenance activities within the overall boundaries of Port Everglades - including Parcel "A".
Work involves responsibility for developing and implementing maintenance policies and procedures for the maintenance of all facilities, including office buildings, cruise terminals, warehouses, roadways, container yards, dock aprons and marine fendering systems. Position incumbent maintains all roofing, water lines, sewer lines, exterior lighting, air conditioning, elevators, escalators, loading bridges and electrical systems in accordance with building codes and County policies. Work also includes providing motor pool support for all vehicles in the Port Everglades Department; and maintaining drainage systems and exterior landscaping. Assignments are received in the form of general verbal and written instructions. Work is performed independently with general supervision by an administrative superior. Performance is reviewed periodically through conferences and written reports and observation of areas maintained.
Administers the Port Everglades Department's waterfront and cruise terminal maintenance activities for the County's seaport system through the direction of subordinate personnel.
Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure that all port facilities are functioning properly at all times through maintenance of elevators, escalators, air-conditioning systems, jetway loading bridges, automatic doors, fire alarm systems and computer controls.
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Establishes and maintains a program for installation, inspection and repair of the marine fendering system throughout the Port.
Provides motor pool support for all Departmental vehicles and construction equipment.
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[1389] CD30 Expression in Non-Hodgkin B-Cell Lymphoma
Maria Hintzke, Timothy Fenske, Steven H Kroft, Horatiu Olteanu, Alexandra M Harrington. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background: Anti-CD30 therapy, recently approved for use in refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) and anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL), has shown response rates of 75-86% and complete remission rates of 34-53%. By definition, CD30 expression is present in cHL and ALCL, but its expression in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) has not been well characterized. Given the potential therapeutic implications, we sought to analyze a large cohort of NHLs for CD30 expression.
Design: Diagnostic tissue cases of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and limited cases of follicular (FL), mantle cell (MCL), and Burkitt lymphomas (BL) were collected. All diagnoses were made according to 2008 WHO classification. CD30 staining (clone Ber-H2, Dako Cat # IS602, FLEX Ready to Use) was performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue; expression in any tumor cells was defined as positive. Marrows (BM) were excluded. Expression of CD5, CD10, CD20, and EBER were recorded if available. Charts were reviewed for clinical data.
Results: Biopsies from 146 DLBCLs (64F:82M, 18-82 yrs, median 63), 10 FLs (6F:4M, 30-89yrs), 7 MCLs (2F:5M, 56-71yrs), and 8 BLs (4F:4M, 27-58yrs) were collected. DLBCL biopsy sites included: lymph nodes (33), soft tissue (25), bone (17), retroperitoneum (5), gastrointestinal (15), brain (12), other (39). CD30 expression was positive in 63/146 (43%; 31F: 32M; 18-86 yrs, median 61) DLBCLs and 1 case of FL and negative in 83/146 DLBCLs (57%; 33F:50M; 18-89 yrs, median 66); no cases of MCL or BL showed CD30 expression. BM and blood involvement were present in 13/53 (25%) and 3/51 (5.9%) CD30(-) DLBCLs vs. 5/39 (13%; p=0.19) and 0% (p=0.26) in CD30(+) DLBCLs, respectively. Advanced clinical stage was observed in 56% CD30(-) and 53% CD30(+) DLBCLs (p=1.0). Elevated LDHs were seen in 61% CD30(-) and 53% CD30(+) DLBCLs (p=0.45). 8/15 CD30(+) DLBCLs were EBER(+); all CD30(-) DLBCLs tested (n=20) were EBER(-) (p=0.003). CD5 and CD10 expression were (+) in 7/24 (29%) and 9/26 (35%) of CD30(+) DLBCLs and 5/32 (16%; p=0.41) and 14/36 (39%; p=0.26) CD30(-) DLBCLs, respectively. The t(14;18) was present in 3/22 (14%) CD30(+) DLBCLs and 2/28 (7%) CD30(-) DLBCLs. 1 CD30(+) DLBCL was CD20(-); all remaining DLBCLs were CD20(+). There was no statistically significant association between CD30 expression and tissue site, age, or sex.
Conclusions: Approximately 40% of DLBCLs are CD30(+), rendering these patients potential candidates for anti-CD30 therapy. CD30 expression was largely absent in other NHLs. CD30(+) DLBCLs were more likely to be EBER(+), though no association with other established prognostic indicators was identified.
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This exercise requires high energy output, lots of stamina and a physique free of weaknesses in the knees or spine. And because of its repetitive nature, it's not suited for people who want plenty of variety in their workouts. Serious long-distance running for the aspiring athlete demands good heart/lung power and an ectomorphic (thin and tall) frame with low body weight for height.
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This is a true "soft exercise" that puts a minimum of stress on muscles and joints. People with excellent heart/lung power, well-developed upper body muscles and a tall, lean frame are naturals at competitive swimming. But if you like long, slow "no-sweat" workouts, swimming is for you.
3. Cycling
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The only people who believe in moral victories are the ones who sit in the stands.
Saturday night's 17-16 win by No. 25-ranked Washington over the University of Hawaii will sting for a while for the Warriors, who had their chances to win this season-opening football game for both teams.
An Aloha Stadium crowd of 32,197 saw a much-improved defense and an offense that pushed the Huskies around in the first half. It was almost good enough for a major upset of a Pac-12 team for UH. The key word being, almost.
"We had our chances, both offensively and defensively," UH head coach Norm Chow said. "We played with a lot of intensity, which I thought we would. We need to cut down on making mistakes. You can't make mistakes against a good football team like this."
When the Huskies needed it most, their defense held and their offense moved the football well enough to keep the Warriors from mounting one last charge in a nonconference football game that was a wild one in the first half, and equally sedate in the second.
Holding a 10-7 advantage, Hawaii was in position to score again when it all changed for good on back-to-back plays. The Warriors failed to convert a fourth-and-2 from the UW 9, opting to go for it, instead of settling for three with a chip-shot field goal.
Washington made Hawaii pay for it dearly on the next play, a 91-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Jeff Lindquist to speedy John Ross to complete a potential 14-point swing and take the lead for good with nearly 13 minutes left in the half.
The Warriors ran an amazing 54 plays before intermission, but didn't capitalize on their good fortune often enough, despite scoring the first 10 points of the game. Washington added a field goal to hold a 17-10 advantage. UH place-kicker Tyler Hadden tried to stop the bleeding just before the half, but his 40-yard attempt hit the left upright square and dropped harmlessly to the turf with 2 seconds left in the second quarter.
Hadden knocked two through in the second half as the Warriors drew to within 1 in the fourth, but could get no closer as the Huskies escaped town with the win.
After the wild first half, the second was a sleeper by comparison. Hawaii forced a three-and-out on defense that resulted in the Warriors getting the ball at UW's 41 on their second offensive series.
It led to a 38-yard field goal by Hadden, his second three-pointer of the game to cut Washington's lead to 17-13 with 9:45 left in the third quarter. Hawaii forced five three-and-outs on UW's first six possessions of the second half, but the Huskies were equally stingy. Hawaii couldn't put together a sustained drive, despite having better field position.
The Warriors cut the margin to 17-16 on a 27-yard field goal by Hadden with 12:42 left in the game. Once again, Hawaii got excellent field position, starting at the Huskies' 36, but like UH's defense, Washington refused to yield as the Huskies held on a third-down pass play.
It was a little more lively in the first half where Hawaii took the opening kickoff and marched 58 yards on 10 plays, the last one a 1-yard scoring run by Joey Iosefa as Hadden added the PAT to make it 7-0 Hawaii with 11:32 left in the first quarter.
The drive was set up on a nice 40-yard kickoff return by Diocemy Saint Juste. Hawaii starting quarterback Ikaika Woolsey completed several passes in the drive to set up the 1-yard plunge by Iosefa, who carried the ball 30 times for 143 yards.
The UH offense was crisp early on, marching methodically against a confused Huskies defense. Hawaii's second series began on its own 11 and appeared to have stalled on the Washington 28, but Woolsey converted a fourth-down play to Scott Harding for 7 yards to keep the drive alive.
From there, Hawaii moved to the Washington 18 on a tipped pass that was caught by Marcus Kemp for 13 yards that made it first and 10. The Huskies held at that point, forcing a 28-yard field-goal attempt by Harding that was good to make it 10-0 with 3:22 left in the first. The drive was 18 plays for 79 yards with an elapsed time of 6:19 off the clock.
Washington came right back and cut the lead to three, helped by a huge roughing-the-passer penalty by UH defensive back Ne'Quan Phillips that kept the drive alive after UH appeared to have held the Huskies. On the next play, Ross scored from 20 yards out on a nifty reverse as Cameron Van Winkle added the PAT to cut UH's margin to 10-7 with 34 seconds left in the first quarter.
UH quarterback Ikaika Woolsey, who hit 23 of 47 passes for 207 yards, got Hawaii in scoring position again, only to fail to convert on the fourth-and-2 pass play off a reverse by wide receiver Kemp. Under heavy pressure, his pass fell harmlessly to the turf.
The 91-yard touchdown pass from Lindquist to Ross followed in what proved to be the difference in the game.
Washington extended the margin to 17-10 on a 36-yard field goal by Van WInkle that culminated a 16-play, 56-yard drive. The Huskies appeared to be headed to the end zone, but the UH defense held on a third-and-10 play at its own 20.
Lindquist hit 10 of 26 for 162 yards. Lavone Coleman rushed for 78 yards on 17 carries.
"Our guys played hard," UW coach Chris Petersen said. "I think there were some good individual plays. Certainly as a team we didn't play nearly like I think we can play. I think it's going to be a big wake-up call. It's just hard to win games against anybody."


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After dropping their last two Big Sky games, the Eagles will look to rebound on the road at Montana State on Thursday and at Montana on Saturday
Upcoming Schedule
Date - Opponent - Time/Pacific
Feb. 11 - at Montana State - 6:05 p.m.
Feb. 13 - at Montana - 6:05 p.m.
Eagle Webcasts . . .
All of Eastern Washington's women's basketball games at home, as well as all Big Sky Conference games, will be available to view, free of charge, at www.bigskytv.org.
By Keenan Bowen, EWU Sports Information
The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team is hitting the road this week to try to extend its first-place lead in the Big Sky Conference. After winning their first seven conference games, the Eagles have lost their last two and will look to get back on track Thursday (Feb. 11) at Montana State and Saturday (Feb. 13) at Montana. Both contests are set to begin at 6:05 p.m. Pacific time.
"This week is a big one for us on the road against two very good teams in Montana State and Montana," said head coach Wendy Schuller.
The Bobcats of Montana State are currently fifth in the conference standings, and are winners of three-straight conference games. The Bobcats are led in scoring by Katie Bussey, who is averaging 14.3 points per game. Sarah Strand averages a team-high 6.8 rebounds and pours in 12.9 points per game. The Eagles defeated the Bobcats 69-63 on Jan. 9 at Reese Court in the first meeting of the season.
"Montana State is coming off of a great weekend where they went on the road and got a sweep," said Schuller. "They are dangerous because of their ability to score points in a hurry. Our main focus these next few days will be on us and working towards getting back to defending well as a team."
The match-up with Montana could end up being another battle of the league's No. 1 and No. 2 teams, as Eastern has already played in two games this season against the second-place team in the conference. The Grizzlies are currently in second in the conference with a 7-3 record. The Eagles defeated the Grizzlies 67-64 in an overtime thriller on Jan. 8 in Reese Court.
The Grizzlies are coming off of a road split, losing 59-55 at Weber State and winning 67-53 at Idaho State. Montana is led by junior forward Sarah Ena, who is averaging 12.3 points per game and a team-high 5.5 rebounds. Her brother, Paul Ena, played as a true freshman for the Eagle football team in 2009 and finished with 63 tackles.
"The last few weeks I haven't felt like we defended with the same level of intensity that we did early in conference play," said Schuller. "We have to get back to playing with the toughness and grit that got us to the top spot in the Big Sky. Every team will be making adjustments the second time around in Big Sky play and it'll be important for us not only to make adjustments but find ways to counter what a team might be trying to do."
Evans Repeats: For the second-straight year, Kyla Evans from the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII squad as selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA). The junior was selected to the second team after earning first team honors a year ago.
A 2007 graduate of Brewster (Wash.) High School, Evans has a 3.97 grade point average as a communication studies major with minors in government and leadership. She has previously been named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team as a freshman and sophomore, and was honored as an Eastern Washington Scholar-Athlete of the Month for December 2008 and January 2010.
She also helped the Eagles to a fourth-place spot on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Honor Roll Top 25 as a freshman, and a No. 8 ranking as a sophomore. Eastern has been honored by the WBCA for eight-straight seasons.
Fear the Reese: The Eagles are 9-2 when playing at Reese Court this season. Eastern's home opener against Idaho on Nov. 19 turned into a thrilling, 54-51 overtime victory for Eastern. Eastern also turned in another overtime thriller against Big Sky rival Montana on Jan. 8, defeating the Grizzlies 67-64.
The only two losses for the Eagles at Reese Court this season came at the hands of Cal Poly on Dec. 16 and Sacramento State on Feb. 6.
"Defending our home court will continue to be vital heading into the second half of league play," said Schuller. "Our players seem to be energized when we play home and the great crowds we have had lately have really fired us up to another level."
Breakin' Records: With their 77-65 victory over Weber State on Jan. 23, the Eagles surpassed the school record for best conference start in history.
"We are quite happy with our 7-0 start," said Schuller. "We weren't aware of the school record until that night and anything we can do to positively represent Eastern Washington University is something our team is proud to accomplish."
The Eagles tied the previous record of 6-0 with a victory over Idaho State on Friday (Jan. 22). The previous record of 6-0 was set during the 1984-85 season when the Eagles competed in the Mountain West Conference.
"This group of young women has worked extremely hard and continued to believe in themselves, each other and this program even when things didn't always go our way," said Schuller. "They are a true example of what perseverance and faith can do in your life."
Team Ball: Part of the Eagles success this season can be attributed to the team basketball Eastern has been playing. The Eagles have just one player, Julie Piper, who is averaging more than 10 points a game -- despite the fact that the Eagles feature one of the top scoring offenses in the conference.
By comparison, every other team in the top half of the conference has at least two players averaging 10 points or more a game.
"Our team talks a lot about winning as a team and one thing we really enjoy is sharing the credit," said Schuller. "Individual accolades aren't what this team is about. Everyone has a job and I think a huge part of our start can be attributed to players understanding their job and getting it done for the sake of the team."
Seven different Eagles have led the team in scoring in single games this season, and six different Eagles have led the team in rebounds. Also, seven different players are averaging at least six points per game.
Evans Shines: Junior Kyla Evans from Brewster, Wash., had quite the week from Jan. 18 though Jan. 24. The three-point ace started off her week with a solid performance against Idaho State on Jan. 22 with 11 points and four steals. Evans then had the top scoring performance of her career, scoring a career-high 24 points against Weber State one night later.
Her performances didn't go unnoticed by the Big Sky Conference, which named her the Big Sky Player of the Week. The award was the first for any EWU player this season and was the first in the three-year career for Evans.
She currently owns the school record with a .391 career three-point shooting percentage. She is fourth all-time at EWU in three-pointers made with 156 and fourth with 398 attempts. Evans is just 40 treys from the school record of 196 held by Stephanie Ulmer (2002-05).
Work to be Done: Coach Wendy Schuller is happy with Eastern's start in conference, but still says there are several things they need to work on to continue their success.
"Our start is exciting, but as a team we have talked about several ways we need to improve, especially on the offensive end of the floor," said Schuller. "We have had a variety of players step up on the offensive end of the floor for us but we need more consistency from individual players and we have some more specific areas offensively where we know we can improve as a team."
"A lot of basketball lies in front of us so the best we can do is just play together and work together daily to continue to improve," said Schuller. "We want to approach each game with the same businesslike attitude that we have to this point."
Back-to-Back Games: In a league-wide cost-cutting measure, schools will be playing more back-to-back games. The Eagles are 4-0 on the season in back-to-back games.
"We have great depth and that will help us with back-to-back games, especially as we get deeper into conference play," said Schuller.
Losing Streak Broken: Eastern's 67-64 overtime victory over Montana on Jan. 8 was its first win in the series since the 2005-06 season, when the Eagles edged the Lady Griz 58-56 at Reese Court. The win on Jan. 8 broke a seven-game losing streak to the Lady Griz, who are the reigning Big Sky Conference champions.
"We knew coming in that Montana played a tough zone defense," said head coach Wendy Schuller. "That gave us trouble especially early in the game and we were not attacking it the way we needed to be attacking. We made some adjustments and I thought our team did a nice job of making some key stops down the stretch."
Those key stops came in the way of turnovers by Montana down the stretch when Eastern held a one-point lead. Sarah Ena, who led Montana in scoring with 19 points, turned the ball over with 15 seconds remaining and Lauren Beck turned the ball over with five seconds remaining to put the game on ice for the Eagles.
Senior Leadership: Head coach Wendy Schuller has been impressed with the progression and leadership of senior starting point guard Jessica Huntington. She is averaging 6.3 points a game along with a team-high 4.2 assists.
"Huntington is as solid as a point guard gets," said head coach Wendy Schuller. "She takes great care of the ball and has a great understanding of our system of play. Her greatest attribute is her work ethic - she has put a lot of time into making herself into such a solid player and as a coach it's reassuring to know that we will get everything she has every time she steps on the court."
Second-Year Players Making Strides: Second-year players have been a bright spot early on for the Eagles, with true sophomore guards Brianne Ryan and Chene Cooper taking their game to another level.
"Cooper has really matured this season in terms of taking care of the ball and decision-making," said Schuller. "She still does a great job of pushing the tempo for us and creating things as she did last season, but this year she is doing that a little more under control and making good choices."
Cooper is averaging 7.2 points a game off the bench, including back-to-back games in which she scored a team-high 17 in a win against Memphis and 14 against Gonzaga. She also averages 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
"Ryan has really rounded out nicely this season -- she is a good rebounder and is turning into our defensive stopper," said Schuller. "We know we can put her on the opponent's perimeter shooter, and with her speed, length and hard play, that she'll do a great job."
Ryan has started all 22 games this season and is averaging 9.1 points per game, along with 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.
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Recent EWU Women's Basketball Headlines . .
February 6, 2010 - Hornets Sting Eagles 78-69
February 5, 2010 - Kersee Lind and Kyla Evans are Scholar-Athletes of the Month
February 4, 2010 - Evans Repeats on Academic All-District Squad
February 3, 2010 - Eagles Fly Over Redhawks 67-50
January 30, 2010 - Eagles Fall At Portland State 67-60
January 25, 2010 - Evans Named Big Sky Player of the Week
January 23, 2010 - Eagles Earn Historic Victory Over Weber State 77-65
January 22, 2010 - Eagles Tame Bengals 70-60 To Remain Unbeaten In Big Sky
January 16, 2010 - Eagles Sneak Past Bears 51-49
January 14, 2010 - Eagles Cut Down Lumberjacks 66-52
January 9, 2010 - Eagles Victorious Over Bobcats 69-63
January 8, 2010 - Eagles Best Lady Griz in Overtime Thriller 67-64
EWU Basketball Highlights . . .
- The Eagles have advanced to the Big Sky Conference semifinals three of the past eight years.
- For the last eight years, Eastern has ranked among the top 10 teams nationally in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. In 2003-04, Eastern had the top grade point average in the country, 3.63. In 2008-09 EWU ranked ninth (3.42).
- Two Eagles have attained ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team honors - Joanna Chadd in 2006-07 and Kathleen Nygaard in 2003-04.
- The past eight seasons, 67 players have earned Big Sky All-Academic honors, the most in the league.
Eagle Returning Letter Winners . . .
Julie Piper attained the most impressive recognition for the Eagles during her sophomore season in 2008-09, as she earned All-Big Sky honorable mention accolades. She also ranked highly in the league's statistical rankings, placing fifth in free throw shooting (78.3 percent), sixth in rebounds per game (6.8) and 18th in points per game (11.1). Her shooting from the charity stripe also placed her 130th among NCAA Division I players and was the eighth-best in Eastern history. She will enter her junior campaign second in EWU history for career free throw shooting percentage (76.0). She had the best scoring output by an Eagle in the 2008-09 season, scoring 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting in Eastern's battle with Big Sky runner-up Portland State on Jan. 24. Piper also set the team pace in rebounds in 18 different contests.
Kyla Evans continued her attack on the Eastern record books as a sophomore. She made 60 three-point baskets, the fifth-highest single-season total ever recorded by an Eagle, and moved her career sum to 112, good for fifth place. In fact, the sophomore's current career three-point shooting percentage of 38.4 is on pace to set the school record. Evans placed 82nd nationally in three-point shooting percentage (36.1) and 100th in three-point baskets per game (2.07). She was third and eighth in those respective categories in the Big Sky ranks. She made 6-of-10 in a 90-75 win over Montana State on Jan. 29 to help the Eagles to within one of the school record of three-point makes in a game (EWU shot 13-of-27 from beyond the arc in that contest). Evans showed her prowess in the classroom, as well, earning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 first team accolades. She was also the EWU Scholar-Athlete of the Month for December.
Nicole Scott had an outstanding junior season, as well, and the best display of her skills came on Dec. 13 against Pacific that helped her earn Co-Big Sky Player of the Week honors. In that contest, Scott nailed all six of her shots, including three treys, in the best shooting performance by an Eagle since Felice Moore also went 6-of-6 at Montana State on March 6, 2004. Additionally, Scott crafted an impressive streak of consecutive free throws made with 29 straight from Nov. 25-Feb. 7, just two shy of being one of the 22 longest such streaks in Division I history. She led the league in free throw shooting in Big Sky games by converting on 86.5 percent of her attempts (32-of-37). She was also an intimidating force inside, placing sixth in the conference in blocks per game (0.97).
Jessica Huntington was one of the steadiest point guards in the country in her junior season, as her assist-turnover ratio of 1.85 (94-to-50) was the tops in the Big Sky and 23rd best among Division I players. She also averaged 3.24 assists per game, placing seventh in that category among league players. She converted 40.7 of her three-point attempts (22-of-54), the sixth-best average in Eastern Washington history.
Tatjana Sparavalo also had some impressive performances during her sophomore season. She scored 15 in a challenging road game versus UNLV and shot at a high level against Portland on Dec. 15, making 5-of-9 attempts from the floor. In addition, Sparavalo had six of Eastern's points during a game-changing 18-3 run in a victory over Weber State on Jan. 10.
Brianne Ryan started 19 games as a freshman and saw her shooting percentages rise once league play commenced, markedly in the three-point category. She shot 27.3 percent from the arc in non-conference games (9-of-33) and 45.2 percent in league contests (14-of-31).
Chene Cooper also played well as a freshman in 2008-09. Her aggressive nature showed in her steals per game average of 1.62, seventh-best in the Big Sky. She also placed 12th in assists per contest with 2.41. In addition, she improved her shot-selection and shot-conversion skills throughout the season, making just 28.3 percent of her attempts through the first 22 games before converting on 41.3 percent over the last seven games.
Breauna Russell played in 16 games as an Eastern freshman in 2008-09, finishing the year with 16 points and 11 steals.
About Head Coach Wendy Schuller . . .
Under head coach Wendy Schuller, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team has reached heights unseen in Cheney in decades, both on and off the basketball court.
Over the past eight campaigns, the team has been ranked amongst the top 10 squads on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Honor Roll, something only achieved by one other team (Indiana State). The Eagle squad of 2003-04 placed first nationally with a 3.63 grade point average.
Schuller led Eastern to back-to-back .500-or-better regular-season Big Sky Conference records for the first time in school history (2004-05 and 2005-06) as well as tournament appearances in five of her eight seasons at EWU. To put that achievement into perspective, Eastern Washington played in just five BSC Tournaments in its first 13 years of Big Sky play.
Since the Big Sky began sponsoring women's sports in 1988-89, the Eagles have compiled two overall winning seasons and five trips to the Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinals. Both of those winning marks came during Schuller's time on the Eastern campus, as did three of the five conference semifinal appearances.
Schuller and the Eagles have made Reese Court a challenging place for visitors to play, as Eastern has compiled a commanding 38-29 mark (.567 winning percentage) in its last 67 games played there. Eastern went 8-6 at home last year en route to recording 2.5 times as many overall wins as was attained the previous year, 10.
In 2005-06, Eastern Washington qualified for the Big Sky Conference Championship for the seventh consecutive season and was the fourth seed at the event for the second straight season, its highest seeding since the 1994-95 campaign.
She led Eastern to a winning campaign in 2004-05 (16-12) to start just the team's second set of consecutive winning seasons for the Eagles since the 1986-87 and 1987-88 campaigns.
The 2003-04 season saw Eastern Washington qualify for the BSC Tournament semifinal round for the third straight season.
In 2002-03, Eastern had its first winning campaign in 16 years at 17-12 and came the closest to making the Big Sky championship game in school history, falling in the semifinal round to top seed and host Weber State by just nine points, 64-55.
In Schuller's first season of 2001-02, Eastern Washington claimed a tournament quarterfinal contest as the fifth seed for the first of two straight seasons. The Eagles topped No. 4 Northern Arizona 70-57 to mark its furthest advancement in the tournament in seven years.
Prior to arriving at Eastern, Schuller began her coaching career at Northwestern State University. In 1993, she started coaching as a graduate assistant for the Lady Demons while earning a master's degree in sports administration.
Following graduation, she became a full-time assistant, and her duties included acting as defensive coordinator and primary recruiter and working with opponent preparation and general operations.
In 1997, she was promoted to associate head coach.
Her last six years at the Natchitoches, La., school saw her also serve as the senior woman administrator.
In total, Schuller coached for nine seasons at NSU under head coach James Smith, the most successful coach in Southland Conference history.
In that time span, the team won 185 games and two conference titles and earned a pair of wins over top-25 teams as one of the top-30 winningest NCAA Division I programs of the 1990s.
Schuller earned her bachelor's degree in business in 1992 from Fresno Pacific University after playing for the Sunbirds as a shooting guard.
Her senior season, she helped lead FPU to a 25-6 record, a No. 14 national ranking in the NAIA ranks and advancement to the NAIA Tournament's Round of 16. She was also selected as an NAIA Academic All-American that season.
A native of Redlands, Calif., Schuller and her husband, Mark, have an 9-year-old son, Rory (born Oct. 16, 2000), and a 6-year-old daughter, Megan (born July 15, 2003). The family resides in Cheney.


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Angus Fairhurst (1966-2008) was one of the most influential members of the group of artists associated with London's Goldsmiths College in the late 1980s. He participated in the seminal exhibition, Freeze, which introduced the world to a generation who became known as the Young British Artists, setting the tone for contemporary art in the UK over the next two decades. In contrast to the brash shock tactics of many of his contemporaries, however, he himself was an artist whose work was always a subtle combination of conceptual rigour and fine formal qualities, interrogated with an irreverent wit.
Fairhurst exhibited at Sadie Coles HQ in London.