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The 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Call
January 9, 2013 7:30 PM ET
Chris Garabedian – President and CEO
Matt Lowe – JP Morgan
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Previous Statements by SRPT
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» Sarepta Therapeutics' CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Chris Garabedian
Thank you Matt, thank you JP Morgan for the invitation. I'm really excited to present what will be going on with Sarepta Therapeutics for 2013. I will be making some forward-looking statements so please refer to your SEC filings on Sarepta to understand the risk factors associated with the company.
I wanted to provide a company overview on Sarepta, Sarepta was the highest performing stock in BioTech last year. And we have a lot going on this year that we hope will drive value for investors and really make progress in the company in 2013. We are headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with about 120 employees. We are very well capitalized we have approximately $187 million in cash as of the end of the year. And our current market evaluation has been around $900 million on the current outstanding shares.
We've been focused on building a strong management team as you see here with recent hires at the CFO level, and General Counsel and the VP of Regulatory. These are all individuals who have experience helping build a global biopharmaceutical companies that are independent and continue to create value for shareholders. So, we really are building an organization that understands drug development and commercialization and we expect that this will drive a lot of value for years to come.
We have a pipeline in both the rear disease and infectious disease area, I'm going to be focusing primarily in our Duchenne muscular dystrophy program. And the status of that program and what we have going on in 2013, I will just highlight that we do have two active programs in the infectious disease space that is being funded by our government, both the Department of Defense and the NIH NIID respectively on our Marburg hemorrhagic fever virus program and our Influenza program. We have a lot of compelling proof of concept data that I won't be talking about here, but that is also proof of concept for our technology and value drivers for the organization.
Our Duchenne muscular dystrophy program is very exciting in terms of what we believe can deliver a disease modifying affects to this population that has this devastating disease. This is a disease that's characterized by these patients basically inability to produce the essential protein Dystrophin. And because of this lack of Dystrophin they end up on a progressive track toward losing the ability to walk by their pre-teen years and they have a life expectancy into their 20s, are rarely living beyond the age of 30.
The reason for this disease as I mentioned is simply their inability to produce the essential protein dystrophin which is really the shock absorber of the muscles and allows us all to maintain good muscle function into our adult lives and throughout our live.
Our drug Eteplirsen, which is a anti-sense Oligonucleotide with a very different backbone structure than we see with any other RNA therapeutics which we define as morpholinos, they are phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers, and we're able to use our technology to direct alternative splicing or in essence we're repairing the RNA mutation, the genetic mutation that exists and restoring the translation to produce the protein.
This drug is delivered systemically through IV infusion weekly. It has unique drug like characteristics, it has a short plasma half life, but once it gets uptake into the cell and produces the protein the protein has a longer half life. It's cleared through the kidney intact, we see no metabolites, so it's a very hearty compound that's cleared very efficiently. And we've tested now this drug in patients up to 50 mgs per kg for over a year in duration currently, I'll be talking more about the efficacy and safety profile of this drug.
The mechanism of action is what we describe as Exxon skipping, the Duchenne genotype is defined as a out of frame deletion in the dystrophin gene. This renders them unable to translate to the protein. We know from a natural phenotype that exists called Becker muscular dystrophy which is characterized by an in-frame deletion if we can simply restore translation by turning this out of frame deletion into an in-frame deletion then we can restore the ideas that we can restore the translation of the protein.
We know what the bad actor, this is an example of a patient in our study who has a deletion at 49.50. The bad actor here is Exxon 51. So, if we can silence or hybridize 51 out of the reading frame, we convert a 49.50 deletion to a 49.51 deletion which is in frame and akin to a Becker genotype and what we hope is a phenotype.
We showed this in previous studies with systemic delivery that we're able to produce the protein in dose escalation studies, looking at 10 to 20 mgs per kg but we didn't see the high level of dystrophin that we were hoping to see so we did a phase 2b study looking at higher doses over longer duration of treatment to see if we could actually produce dystrophin levels that we believe would be meaningful for this patient population to produce a functional benefit.
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Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and family members participated in the run that serves as one of Kadena Special Olympics committee's biggest events. Chip Steitz, senior advisor, Kadena Special Olympics, said that Army units donated more than $2,000.
"This year marks our fifth 24 Hour Jog-A-Thon designed to raise awareness and funds for our Special Olympics program on Okinawa. Truly an amazing out pouring of humanity as all services join together along with civilians and family members in support of this initiative.
The Special Olympics movement has a great story to tell. A story of victory and triumph that is more than forty years old and now includes over three million athletes from every corner of the world. Through their determination, their spirit, and their achievement, Special Olympics athletes have created a legacy that inspires us all.
Special Olympics deliver an important message, regardless of the country its athletes reside from. The message is that people with disabilities have talents and should be afforded the same opportunity to display their abilities and celebrate their successes", explained Steitz.
Steitz added the athletes of the Kadena Okinawa Special Olympics Games not only demonstrate their talent and abilities, but also bring together the American and OKINAWA communities as partners.
"Together we recognize the "best of the best," helping foster mutual understanding and respect between the people of the United States and citizens of Japan. This year we celebrate our 13th year as an organization recognizing the achievements and successes of over 1,300 Japanese and American special needs athletes and artists." said Steitz.
The Special Olympics will be held at Kadena's Risner Fitness Center Field and more than 2,500 service and family members will join together in support of the Special Olympics community outreach initiative. Last year over 300 Soldiers from the 10th Regional Support Group and the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery volunteered for the event.
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By: Todd Mordhorst Journal Sports Editor
Hillmen make major strides in summer sessions as talented newcomers get up to speed
It's been a few years since Koal Swisley last put on a helmet and pads at Placer High. Thanks to a cram session of workouts and drills this summer, you can hardly tell. The 6-1 wide receiver looks polished and ready to go after spending the last few weeks hauling in bombs from quarterback Collin Burnett in passing league scrimmages. He's hoping the hard work this summer will pay dividends this fall when the games are for real. "I want to get a ring — a section title," Swisley said. "And I like all these guys out here. They're all my best friends. It was frustrating at first because I had to learn all the plays and all that. But then as I got used to it, it started to get a lot more fun. I got a lot more comfortable with everything." Swisley was one of several Placer newcomers to make major strides during summer workouts, which included five passing league scrimmages against squads from across the region. Thursday's morning practice was the final time the team will get together with its coaches until August 4, when fall practice gets underway. Swisley played freshman football at Placer, but an injury cost him most of his junior varsity season and he opted not to play last fall. He wasn't alone in playing catch-up this summer. Senior Darren Centi is back on the gridiron after playing soccer last year. He'll make an immediate impact at cornerback and also see time as a tailback on offense. "Darren and Koal are going to be playmakers, definitely," said Burnett, who threw for 14 touchdowns last season. The summer sessions, which began with a team camp at Pitman High in Turlock in early June, were invaluable for the new varsity players, including a fresh crop of juniors who showed plenty of promise. The passing league gave the Hillmen a chance to see how they stacked up against teams like Nevada Union, Sutter, Yuba City and Capital Christian. "I look for a couple things: if we compete at a high level, how our athletes compare and how fast we are," said coach Joey Montoya, who has guided Placer to back-to-back section championship games. "I really think we shined in those areas. We have a long ways to go and some little things to fix, but I'm happy with the progress we've made." Montoya received yet another nice gift in the offseason when Brad Spangler moved to Auburn from Grass Valley, where he was a standout for the Nevada Union junior varsity team last fall. Spangler is an excellent athlete with good size who will see time in the backfield. "Brad's going to be good," Burnett said. "He's fast, he can catch the ball, and he can run. He's going to be a big addition to the team." Senior fullback Josh Turney has added speed and size after a junior season in which he rushed for 870 yards and 15 touchdowns. Speedy junior Joe Mangino looked very sharp in drills this summer and sophomore Mike Robinson is living up to his billing as a future star for the Hillmen. Junior tight end Alec Burnett — Collin's brother — is a big target (6-4, 220 pounds) with soft hands at tight end. The Hillmen won't be in pads until Aug. 11, giving them 18 days to prepare before the season opener at home against Vallejo. "We've got one less week this summer," Montoya said. "We had one less week of practice and our first game is two weeks earlier than it was last year. So we've got a lot to get done in a short period of time, but the good news is, so does the team we're playing." The Hillmen were impressive Wednesday night in their final passing league test as Yuba City and Sutter visited Placer. And the Placer players are confident they can carry the success onto the field this fall. "It's a learning thing," Burnett said. "It's game-like without the linemen, obviously. But if we do well out here it definitely brings confidence for the regular season and we've been doing a good job. "Finish it — that's our motto this year, so it's pretty straight forward. We want to go to the section title game again, and win it."


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|Device and method for responding to influences of mind - Mental influence detectors and corresponding methods are useful for detecting an influence of mind and hidden or classically non-inferable information. An anomalous effect detector includes a source of non-deterministic random numbers, a converter to convert a property of numbers, a processor to accept converter output and to produce an output signal representative of an influence of mind. The processor output signal contains fewer numbers than the input. A quantum computer includes a physical source of entropy to generate output numbers; a source of test numbers; a measurement processor to accept output numbers and to measure a relationship between process numbers and at least one test number to produce an output representative of an influence of mind.
|Integrated true random number generator - A true random number generator (TRNG) in an integrated circuit comprises a plurality of independent ring oscillators with multiple output taps combined into enhanced outputs, a plurality of delay lines, a combiner-sampler and a source of a clock signal. Some embodiments provide a TRNG that is resettable, allowing one or more independent random numbers to be generated in response to a trigger signal.
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This is my new comic book, the trial manuscript
I look at this and think of Valhalla, with entertainment by Marylin Manson.
I cant see it, how did u make the shading? photoshop?
Love the designs of the people, weapons, and architecture. I like how you combined the old Soviet flag with an Islamic crescent.
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For a couple of months I've had a problem with my screen scrolling or jumping by itself when I've been using Outlook Express, Word, Excel or when I've been web browsing.
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The Anime Boston Artists' Alley is where artists and crafters sell their own works and creations. Whether you are looking for original pieces or fan-art, this is the place to go.
Anime Boston would like to welcome back all the fine artists out there interested in our Artists' Alley as well as welcome new artists. The Artists' Alley location will remain in Hall C on the second floor of the Hynes. Our FAQ is lengthy, but a must-read as it covers questions regarding sign ups, policies, consequences for failures to abide by Artists' Alley policies, hours and more.
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Applications are available at the Artists' Alley Application.
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VOTE: Star vs. Chopped Appetizer Showdownby Sara Levine in Recipes, Shows, June 9th, 2013
We challenged two prestigious groups — Chopped judges and Food Network Star winners — to a summer recipe showdown. All season long, we'll present head-to-head matchups of mouthwatering summer recipes from each team — from refreshing cocktails to fresh farmers'-market salads to the juiciest backyard burgers. By voting each week here on FN Dish or on our Fan Feed, you'll determine the winning recipes.
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'Rudolph' shines in faithful First Stage show
To every mother's child wondering whether reindeer really know how to fly, I'm offering this simple phrase, applicable to kids from 1 to 92: Head downtown, where the soaring new production of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at First Stage Children's Theater will put all doubts to rest.
Reprising the formula that made First Stage's 2010 production of "Peter Pan and Wendy" a resounding success, director Jeff Frank and his production team achieve liftoff the old-fashioned way: by relying on flesh-and-blood human beings to do what machines cannot. »Read Full Article
Matchbox Twenty keeps the customer satisfied
Rob Thomas made a promise early in Matchbox Twenty's Milwaukee set Saturday, to give the audience "the best tonight you could possibly have."
But for a significant portion of the two-hour set at the Riverside Theater, Thomas, his three Matchbox bandmates and two touring musicians didn't appear to live in the moment as much as in the past, specifically back in the late '90s and early aughts when the band's barely impactful but catchy pop rock were a resounding soundtrack of the era. »Read Full Article(6)
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Russian classical music sounds Russian.
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Game Theory
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As written about earlier this year, one of the biggest issues that the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) has been watching in Washington, D.C., for the last decade has finally come to a head: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially printed their new workplace silica exposure rule in the Federal Register on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, setting in motion the procedure of collecting public comments, holding public hearings on the proposed rule, and moving toward releasing a final rule.
As a result, the MCAA has joined together with more than 20 other construction industry trade associations to form the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) – the goal of which is to work together as a unified construction industry to respond to this proposal and to seek a feasible and cost-effective crystalline silica regulation that improves safety and health protection measures for workers. CISC has held numerous all-day conferences to review the rule and its potential impacts on the construction industry, weekly conference calls, and joint meetings with Members of Congress and federal government officials.
As a part of our initial efforts, CISC, along with each separate member of the coalition, sent official letters to OSHA requesting a 90-day extension to all deadlines related to the proposed rule (public comments, public hearings, etc.) and to request that OSHA hold public hearings throughout the nation and not just in Washington, D.C., as the current rule dictates. This 90-day extension would provide you, the public, the MCAA, and our partners in CISC more time to read through the very complex and extensive rule and gather the necessary data to be able to respond in a comprehensive and detailed manner.
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For clients that have to put images in a specific order, losing the ability to see the actual file name is a huge handicap. I just fielded a call from one of my clients who was frustrated because reordering used to take only a few minutes. Now it's taking three times as long and is frustrating. She's dealing with dozens of photos per post that need to be ordered. She needs those file names to be visible at all time so she can do that.
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Well ^^ I kinda like it Jos is the photographer ~Bloddroppe and I'm the model ^^
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beautiful photo for a beautiful model.
very well pose and as usual gorcious model
You're really a wonderful model!
Beautiful! You are lovely!!
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Thank you! ^^ No it's not ^^ It's painted on by Jos, the photographer =Bloddroppe She has a picture where you can see the whole thing s well Thanks for commenting ^^
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Beautiful can I draw it?
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You are absolutely mesmerizing.
thank you so much ^^
I'm sure you could easily become a pro model if you're not one already.
that would be really great, but I'm too short for it (you have to be 175 cm, I'm 164) so it's really hard to get into the business XD
So you have to be 175 and super thin? God, that is total bullshit, I hope things change.
not superthin anymore! ^^, but 175. on the agencys they say that if you're not 175 it's not worth trying coming to castings...has something to do with the size on the clothes, won't fit if you're too short XD
It sort of reminds me of my friend, who couldn't become a pilot because he was a little too tall and had to use lenses. That was his biggest dream, though. Don't know if modeling is yours...
yeah, they are really hard on that when it comes to piloting, but only when you search for the job, if you have worked long time and get bad sight you can just use "special glasses" and get to fly anyway...kind of unfair would be really fun to model, but it's not that major dream of mine actually, but as I said, would be great fun! ^^
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a brody Oct 31, 2011 5:23 AM
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There may be good ports out there, but any that are distributed on PirateBay should raise a red flag, and ignored. Especially if they aren't officially sanctioned by the developer of the game. Most games like these are not open source. And if the original developer has not sanctioned its further development you are breaking the law regardless of whether or not you own the Windows version of it. It would be one thing if it was open sourced. But I kind of doubt anything found on PirateBay would be anything but a non-sanctioned port. Sorry, but you are playing Russian Roulette with your computer's safety as long as you rely on PirateBay software. The porting site in question should double check any ports are sanctioned by their original developers before posting them, otherwise they could get in trouble too.
misalaram Nov 18, 2011 12:32 PM
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helloo as you said i reinstalled mac os x 10.7 with out any back up....one thing i noticed that if i insert any extranal drive like usb pen drive in my mac which is empty.....then same pen drive with empty data when i inster in windows 7 it showes me floders like
1 .trash
2.dos.trash why it happinglike this? please help me out
eww Nov 18, 2011 2:42 PM
in response to misalaram
1. Never download anything from Piratebay. You are inviting several kinds of trouble if you do.
2. Kaspersky Antivirus has been widely reported to cause problems, including system slowdowns and the inability to shut one's computer down or restart it normally. You should uninstall it completely.
3. When you have trouble running an application from a third-party developer, contact the developer's tech support for help, instead of seeking help here. These forums support Apple products only. If you are afraid to contact the developer because your copy of the software has been downloaded illegally, buy a legal copy or you're completely on your own.
misalaram Nov 18, 2011 10:24 PM
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i stopped downloading from piratebay. understand my problem i am thinking i havingvirus in my mac...because if i insert usb pen drive in my mac its fine....but same pen drive i insert in windows it showes sum floders like .Trashes, dos.trash .......this problem occurs when i insert pen drive in mac then in windows......if i direct insert in windows it doesnt shows any floder.....please help me i have any virus or what?
eww Nov 19, 2011 4:31 AM
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We have no way of knowing whether you downloaded malware from Piratebay or some other untrustworthy source of illegally-copied software, but downloading stuff from such sites is among the most likely ways to get malware. On your Mac, install and run ClamXav, a free antivirus scanner that does not have the ill effects of Kaspersky and other commercial antivirus software. It should detect any Windows viruses that are on the Mac. Note that if it detects any viruses, they are Windows viruses — there are currently no viruses that can attack OS X. A handful of Mac Trojans exist, all disguised as applications that pretend to be beneficial, so you will willingly install and run them. We can't know whether you've done that, either. ClamXav may also detect those.
But the safest thing you could do now would be to erase everything from your Mac's hard drive, then reinstall the operating system and all your software from original installer discs and trustworthy web sites.
As others have noted, there is no publicly available Mac version of GTA IV. If you want to play GTA IV, buy it legally and play it on your Windows PC, or install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp and play it on the Mac.
Rage Rex Apr 2, 2012 3:21 AM
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Hey, misalarm
I am new here but your post brought me in, I know why you can't play GTA IV on your mac, your mac is the same as mine and I downloaded the same file as you. My friend got a 15 inch Mac Pro and he can play it on his mac but a bit laggy, tell you something but don't be sad: You will never play GTA IV on your mac because it requires intel Core 2.4 at least but our Macs are running on 2.3, and my friend have a 2.5 intel Core so the reason for us playing GTA IV impossible and my friend can is because of the intel Core, so you don't need to bother about the GTA IV anymore on your mac, instead you should either buy a 15 inch Mac or better yet a PC which is what GTA IV is for, cause' I ain't caring bout' the GTA IV anymore...
I hope that helps
Rage Rex
Graveland May 20, 2012 2:39 AM
in response to misalaram
i'am using a (late 2011) macbook pro '13 and gta does not work, but my friend has a macbook white and it's working perfect. so, i think it has something to dow with the videocard or the graphics driver.
p.s. i'am dutch so my english is not so good
Courcoul May 20, 2012 2:48 AM
in response to Graveland
Not compatible with Lion, maybe? Cause a plastic Mac will be somewhat ancient and will be running a much older operating system.
Filipe Sá Nov 21, 2012 2:33 AM
in response to misalaram
Good morning my friend, I'm having the same problem in GTA 4 that installed it on my mac ... you solved your problem?
misalaram Nov 21, 2012 6:27 AM
in response to Filipe Sá
FILIPE SA @You will never play GTA IV on your mac because it requires intel Core 2.4 at least but our Macs are running on 2.3, and my friend have a 2.5 intel Core so the reason for us playing GTA IV impossible and my friend can is because of the intel Core, so you don't need to bother about the GTA IV anymore on your mac, instead you should either buy a 15 inch Mac or better yet a PC which is what GTA IV is for, cause' I ain't caring bout' the GTA IV anymore...
acarlat Nov 23, 2012 8:50 PM
in response to Rage Rex
Your post regarding your mac with intel core 2.4 raises some questions. By intel core 2.4 do you mean that your intel prossesser has a speed of 2.4GHz? If so, I have a macbook pro early 2011 with a 2nd gen intel core i7 upgraded 2.7GHz prossesser. Would that be powerfull enough to run GTA IV on the mac? I am getting the same error messeges misalarm had.That aside, prosessers do not dictate what games/applications your computer can run. It is all about the graphics card. If your friend can run GTA on his macbookpro 15 then it is probably due to the fact that all macbook pros 15 inches or more come with discrete graphics cards such as the NVIDA GeForce GT 650M.
Leoperax Jan 13, 2013 2:51 AM
in response to misalaram
I've tested out and found the solution.
What it meant by the Fatal Error and the Video card driver, is that the games optimizes itself to be compatible on PCs and since the production of Apple's Macbook lineups are all geared up with Intel GPUs
Generally, in a sense of hardware, i installed the GTA IV on my MacBook Pro with Retina 13", and the message was displayed.
Then i headed back to my 2009 15" MPB to install the game, and it worked perfectly well.
So my conclusion to that is the game work perfectly well with NVIDIA video Cards but not Intel's
Dexter101 Jan 15, 2013 8:18 PM
in response to misalaram
Here's what you do,
1. Get Windows XP or Vista and istal it using Boot Camp
2. When you have installed Windows on your Mac go to Safari and download Steam.
3. Once you've downloaded steam open it and search up Grand Theft Auto IV.
4. Click on the result Grand Theft Auto IV and buy it, $30.00AU.
5. Open the game and play.
Xakshayo Feb 4, 2013 4:38 AM
in response to misalaram
I don't know If you noticed this misalaram, but the problem happens to me too, and you should replace the video card driver
jamesfoldenauer Jun 22, 2013 2:15 PM
in response to misalaram
Alright im going to explain this here, the GTA IV for Mac OS X will not work on Intel Based Graphics! It is because intel graphics is a integrated graphics that the graphics won't work well or crash in some sort of Mac OS X games. If you looking a solution for a other way to play GTA IV is too install Windows 7 to your mac using bootcamp and install GTA IV (full or crack) and play. Note: I know this cause I also have a Macbook Pro 13" Early 2011 and Macbook Pro 15" Late 2011 (I own 2 Macbook Pro).


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In his first two games this season, Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka shot a combined 5 for 18 (. 278) from the field.
In his last two postseason games, Ibaka has shot a combined 5 for 23 (. 217) from the field.
These bookend performances are not Ibaka's true identity. The man who made 475 of 831 (. 572) shots in between is a far more accurate gauge of the consistently deadly shooter Ibaka has become.
Sports are about what you have done lately, and lately Ibaka inexplicably has struggled to make shots.
Just before the final buzzer sounded in Game 4 against Houston last week, Ibaka missed a put-back bunny off a Reggie Jackson miss that would have sent the game into overtime.
A devastated Ibaka crumbled to the Toyota Center floor as though he had just cost his team Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
"Serge don't get over stuff like that until after the next game," teammate Kendrick Perkins explained. "One thing you've got to know about him, he's going to come out and be aggressive. You could tell it was still on his mind, it (losing Game 4) was on all of our minds."
Thunder sixth man Kevin Martin said whenever a teammate is struggling to make shots, moral support quickly follows.
"You want to tell them to just keep on doing what they've been doing all year," Martin said. "You come in today and work hard and have a better outing tomorrow night."
Martin was on the receiving end of such treatment after shooting just 1 for 10 from the field in Game 5 against the Rockets, which stung even more because it came in a potential series-clincher that OKC lost in its home arena.
Coincidentally, Ibaka also shot 1 for 10 in Game 1 against Memphis on Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena, a game the Thunder was still able to win 93-91. That followed a 4-for-13 shooting night from Ibaka in Game 6 at Houston, another game OKC was able to win.
Therein is the silver lining. In the two games Ibaka has struggled mightily to hit shots, the Thunder has still been victorious.
But how much longer will Ibaka continue to struggle offensively? Does that Game 4 miss still linger in the mind of a 23-year-old from the Republic of Congo?
"No, I don't think it is," Perkins said. "I think Serge is probably the best mid-range post shooter in the league, so I'm pretty sure he's confident in his abilities and I'm sure we'll see more shots go in (Tuesday) night."
To be fair, the Thunder's second-round opponent is the NBA's most physical team and Ibaka certainly could have been distracted with the awesome responsibility of defending Memphis power forward Zach Randolph (18 points, 10 rebounds).
"He just missed shots," OKC coach Scott Brooks said of Ibaka after Monday's practice. "He missed some shots that he works on every day and he's working on it right now."
As Brooks spoke, Ibaka was at the opposite end of the court, working feverishly on his jumper, as he does after every practice.
Perhaps Sunday was something the Grizzlies did defensively against Ibaka.
"It was great defense by us," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said sarcastically. "The guy was wide open. He missed nine shots wide open. He made one jump shot on the baseline and didn't make another jump shot. We can't count on him going 1 for 10 every game."
Martin has recovered magnificently from his 1 for 10 outing, shooting a combined 15 for 27 (. 556) from the field and 6 for 10 (. 600) from 3-point range while averaging 25.0 points in the last two games.
What awaits Ibaka in Game 2 against Memphis on Tuesday at 8:30 p. m.?
"I believe in what he does," Brooks said. "I believe he can make shots and we have to continue to look for him because he's an important part of what we do offensively. … That put-back, that was a tough miss, but I think it's behind him. He's just missing some shots right now."


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A four-star recruit on both Scout.com and Rivals.com a three-year starter for Aloha HS that posted triple-digit pancakes and zero sacks allowed in three years An All-State performer all four years of high school rated No. 3 prospect in state of Oregon No. 25 offensive tackle by Rivals.com and No. 16 guard by Scout.com played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Game helped Aloha to state title in 2010 also recruited by Arizona State, Arkansas, Oregon State, Washington, Colorado, Hawai'i, Kansas, UCLA, USC and Utah.
Garrett England: Defensive Back 6-4, 190, Salt Lake City Skyline HS
A 4A first-team All-State selection from the DesNews and second-team honoree from by the Salt Lake Tribune Logged 43 tackles and one interception as a senior and rushed for 292 yards and five touchdowns in Skyline's option attack also recorded 34 receptions for 382 yards and five more scores had two interceptions in 2011 also played basketball at Skyline.
Merrill Taliauli: Defensive line 6-2, 305, Salt Lake City East HS
A three-star prospect from 247Sports rated No. 40 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 10 overall prospect in the state of Utah participated at the All-Poly camp and was a force on the inside named 4A first-team All-State on offensive line by Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune totaled 41 tackles and 2.5 sacks in prep career also recruited by Arizona, Boise State, Hawai'i, Idaho, Utah State and Utah.
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Defensive back 6-0, 180, Brandywine, Md., College of the Canyons
A big physical corner with size and speed posted one interception which he returned 67 yards to go along with 22 tackles in 2012 part of a defensive secondary that allowed a completion percentage of just 54 percent and gave up just 193 yards in the air per game Served an LDS mission to Atlanta also recruited by Maryland, New Mexico and Texas State.
Talon Shumway: Wide Receiver 6-3, 200 , Highland, Lone Peak HS
A three star athlete by Scout.com, 247Sports and Rivals.com rated No. 4 overall prospect in Utah by 247Sports and No. 47 wide receiver in the country ranked No. 9 overall state prospect by Rivals.com a first-team All-State selection caught 72 passes for 1,049 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior helped Lone Peak to a 5A state title in 2011 with 33 receptions for 459 yards also plays basketball for Lone Peak also recruited by Boise State, Oregon, UCLA, Utah State and Utah.
Rylee Gautavai : Linebacker 6-1, 200, Bountiful, Utah, Bountiful HS
A two-time first-team All-State honoree led Bountiful with 117 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 2012 had 122 tackles as a junior to go along with 2.5 sacks and two interceptions posted 63 tackles and an interception as a sophomore led Bountiful to 25 wins in three years.
Addison Pulsipher : Offensive line 6-6, 260, Temecula, Calf., Temecula Valley HS
Totaled 15 tackles on the defensive line as a senior named first-team All-Southwestern on offensive line and second-team All-Southwestern on defensive line a three-star recruit by 247Sports and rated the No. 147 prospect in the state of California brother, Adam, signed with BYU's 2011 recruiting class also recruited by Oregon, Colorado State, Missouri, Nebraska and Utah.
Chasen Andersen : Linebacker 6-0, 218, Logan, Utah, Logan HS
The son of former Utah State and current Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen a 4-A All-State honoree named All-Valley MVP and All-Region MVP led the state of Utah in tackles with 160 in 2012 and had three pass deflections and two fumble recoveries rated No. 96 linebacker on Scout.com also recruited by Utah State and Wisconsin.
Josh Carter : Offensive line 6-5, 290, Tucson, Ariz., Eastern Arizona College
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I've been working on these guys for a long time. When I saw them pop up on an episode of Batman Brave and the Bold a couple of weeks ago, I was "re-inspired" by how cool these guys are, and finished them up. I was going to put them up one at a time, but it's quicker to do them as a team.
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i love the metal men and you did one fuckin kickass grouping....prefer seeing team players together than separately anyways,jay!
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who are they?
They're DC Comics characters...Gold, Iron, Tin, Mercury, Lead and Platinum, with their creator, Dr. Magnus. Look up info on them at www.comicvine.com, if you like!
Pretty nicely done! Say, what do you think of the portrayal of Doc Magnus in the episode where they were introduced? I found him dissatisfactory, myself.
I didn't think they did a bad job, necessarily. I'm not sure how he's characterized in the comics, as I haven't read any of their books. There is a bit of a cheese factor in Batman Brave and the Bold, so it was probably in-keeping with the tone of the show...
Why didn't you care for his portrayal?
Why didn't you care for his portrayal?
Well, his name's supposed to be Will Magnus, and in every Metal Men comic I've read, he was this slender and kind of nervous insecure fellow. And Platinum is supposed to be in love with him, which makes him uncomfortable. So, I'm hoping there's another episode that introduced Milton's brother Will, who Platinum likes WAY BETTER than she likes Batman. All in all, not a bad episode, but I don't understand why they would change Doc like that.
I see your point. It's difficult when animated shows and movies mess with what "how things are in the comic world"...sometimes with crappy results. It's probably a some clown in a suit who thinks his/her idea is better, or sometimes your at the mercy of just how much exposition you can cram into a half hour cartoon.
They've messed with a lot of things, usually with amazing results. Their Aquaman is the best Aquaman in all history. But this is one of two cases where I truly disapprove of the changes.
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Thanks, George! Not familiar with the Metal Men? There's Gold, Iron, Tin Lead, Mercury, Platinum and their creator, Dr. Magnus. DC Comics characters. Google them if you'd like...I think they're kinda fun-looking characters!
Yeah they're fun looking characters but couldn't they come up with any better names for them?!? Seems a bit o' a cop out but at least it's straight to the point and you know what they're made of.
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I loved their appearance in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
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When will we get to vote on Mayor Greg Nickels' sensible four-foot rule for strippers? It looks like at the general election of Tuesday, Nov. 7, not, as I had hoped, in September's primary. Two wealthy strip-club owners, Roger Forbes, who owns the Deja Vu chain, and the Colacurcio clan that owns Rick's in Lake City, have bought their way onto the ballot to force a referendum on the law that requires strippers to stay four feet away from customers, essentially banning lap dances and taking a lot of money out of the pockets of the strip-club moguls.
Most strip clubs are lousy neighbors. Lots of illegal drugs, prostitution, violence, and public drunkenness surround them. A little regulation will help to keep them pacified.
The best time for the supporters of such nanny-state legislation would be on the September ballot, when turnout is smaller and the voters are more conservative. Since the strip-club kingpins have around $200,000 in the bank (they've already spent around $300,000) and no organized opposition, it looks like the law could use all the help it could get. Seattle City Clerk Judith Pippin says, however, that the best advice she is getting from the city attorney's department indicates that referenda are supposed to be on the general election ballot.


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Just months after a proposed initiative legalizing marijuana failed to qualify for the fall ballot, pot is back again on the political agenda. This time, the ball is in the legislature's court. With a new session beginning January, several legislators are poised to introduce bills that would liberalize pot laws, whether by legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries or by legalizing pot altogether.
Sen Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle), who is considering a companion bill in the Senate, argues that there's more momentum now given the national attention focused on the issue (such as the pot legalization initiative currently on the ballot in California). We'll see.
Kohl-Welles also intends to introduce a bill focused just on medical marijuana. That might be more winnable given that both patients and law enforcement officers have griped for years about the vague wording in the state's current medical marijuana law.
Although the law sanctions the use of medical pot, it does not protect patients from arrest. Rather, it says that if patients are arrested and prosecuted, they can present an "affirmative defense" at trial based on their medical need for pot. Medical marijuana advocates complain that numerous legitimate and ailing users have therefore been dragged needlessly through the courts. That would be prevented by Kohl-Welles' bill, which says definitively that medical marijuana patients would not be arrested.
Patients as well as law enforcement also point out that the law makes it exceedingly difficult for qualified users to actually get their hands on pot. Dispensaries--that is operations that distribute large quantities of pot to numerous patients--are not legal, according to most people's interpretation of the law. They have nonetheless proliferated--the most high-profile example being the dispensary run by Steve Sarich, the gun-toting provocateur who fought off armed robbers at his Kirkland home last year.
Kohl-Welles says her bill would not simply legalize dispensaries, it would require them to be non-profits and to be licensed through the Department of Health. Growers would be licensed separately through the Department of Agriculture.
Meanwhile, Senator Jerome Delvin (R-Richland) says he is considering a medical marijuana bill. His would create a statewide registry of medical marijuana patients that law enforcement could use to confirm that someone has a valid doctor's recommendation for pot. He says he has not worked out the details--the biggest question being whether the state or some other organization would run the system-- but that it would have to be one that both patients and police officers felt comfortable using, a tall order.
Sarich is himself unveiling what he calls a "voluntary" registry. He's got mock up of identification cards (pictured above) that he intends to sell to patients who want to use the system and can supply a doctor's recommendation for pot. He also has created a prototype of a website that both law enforcement and dispensaries could use to authenticate patients. Given his controversial profile, though, the big question is whether patients, law enforcement and doctors will buy into it.


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Dish up the Skyline and start scooping the Graeter's. Trey Grayson is coming home.
The Northern Kentucky native on Wednesday was named the new president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. He starts the job July 1.
"This is kind of a perfect job for me," said Grayson, who confessed to missing his hometown chili and ice cream in previous interviews. "The job is to essentially improve the quality of life."
Grayson, 42, is well known in the region. He grew up in Edgewood and graduated from Dixie Heights High School in 1990 as valedictorian. He got his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and then went to University of Kentucky on scholarship to get an MBA and law degree.
Grayson was elected Kentucky Secretary of State in 2003 in his first run for public office. He was re-elected handily four years later.
He and his wife and two daughters moved to Massachusetts in early 2011 after he was named director of Harvard's Institute of Politics. The move came after he lost to Rand Paul in the 2010 GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat that was open after Sen. Jim Bunning retired.
Grayson spoke with WCPO about his plans for the chamber, what lessons from his unsuccessful senate campaign he plans to apply to the job and whether he wants to run for political office again someday. Excerpts follow.
Q: The region is facing plenty of challenges. I'd like to get your thoughts on a few. What's your first order of business when it comes to the Brent Spence Bridge project?
A: The first order of business – really on anything – for me is to get up to speed. I'm from Northern Kentucky. I've been following what's going on. And I have some opinions. But I need to know a lot more.
One of the things that's pretty clear is that we have to engage in a conversation that starts from the premise that the bridge needs to be upgraded. It's not safe, there's too much traffic, it's getting worse. Then walk through what are the solutions, how do you find funding for the solutions. I think we're selling the community on the need for a replacement and pay for it in whatever way we need to pay for it.
It's pretty clear that the community's not there yet. They're not ready to say we need a bridge, we need tolls to get them done, and that's the reality.
The first order of business is to have those conversations and identify the facts.
It's a lot of talking and listening, but it's important for the region so it's going to be one of the first conversations we start.
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FORT MITCHELL, Ky. – Dish up the Skyline and start scooping the Graeter's. Trey Grayson is coming home.
"This is kind of a perfect job for me," said Grayson, who has confessed to missing his hometown chili and ice cream in previous interviews. "The job is to essentially improve the quality of life."
One of the things that's pretty clear is that we have to engage in a conversation that starts from the premise that the bridge needs to be upgraded. It's not safe, there's too much traffic, it's getting worse. Then walk through what are the solutions, how do you find funding for the solutions. I think we're selling the community on the need for a replacement and to pay for it in whatever way we need to pay for it.
Q: How about the airport?
A: On the one hand, the airport, even with Delta's realignment with its hub system, still offers more nonstops than any other airport in the region. So that's good. But we have the highest fares in the country so we're paying for that. We've seen an increase in nonstop flights from other airlines. Frontier, Allegiant – I know there are some efforts to recruit some of the other carriers, such as Jet Blue. Those kinds of efforts need to continue. Candace McGraw seems to be a good leader for the airport. It can be a regional asset.
It's exciting to see the success of Frontier. That's a great sign for all of us in the region.
Q: How about recovering from Toyota's announcement?
A: My sister's a contractor for Toyota. Her first job was at Toyota in Erlanger, and she was in one of the first group of hires. She may have to move to Dallas. On a personal level, this is impactful. The good thing is Toyota's been a great corporate citizen, paid a lot of taxes, given a lot of money to charity. And we still have a couple more years of that.
It's the time and maybe an opportunity to look at our business climate – look at the state, the region. What are our strengths? What are our weaknesses? That's still a great building. How can we fill it? What are the laws we need to change to make our community a better place? And let's focus on our existing companies. Let's help them grow more. Out of this, often comes an opportunity to improve.
I know those conversations are going on right now.
Q: You've talked about the importance of education and economic development. Education has been a focus of the chamber for a long time now. What should the chamber do differently in that regard?
A: One is, I'm a believer in the common core. One of the things that seems to be going on is that there is a concerted effort to undermine it. That framework that was adopted by states and based in the best practices of education is something we need to continue to focus on. About 20 years ago, Massachusetts adopted standards that were very strong. They held the schools accountable, and they held the students accountable. Over the last 20 years the schools in Massachusetts are better than in most states. It's not just, oh, they've got Harvard and MIT and a bunch of smart graduates who live in the region. Across the state, they're better. I think it's become a bit of a bogeyman for anything that's wrong with a school. Some of the criticisms are not factually
based or are not common core. I think that's something where we're going to have to be vigilant over the last couple of years because it's just starting and we need it to succeed.
The other thing that's interesting is to hear people up here talking about Strive. Just a couple of weeks ago, the Kennedy school had an exercise for new graduates. I was struck by the number of teams that talked about Strive as a national model and something that Boston ought to learn from. So I think the message there is let's keep doing it. Let's continue to push Strive and take pride in the fact that other regions in the country are wanting to model after our efforts there.
Q: You have deep local roots and good relationships with business and political leaders. How important is that going to be in this job?
A: It allows me to hit the ground jogging. I do know people and have pretty good relationships. At the same time, I've been away. In some respects, I'm going to try to act like I don't know anybody so I don't make assumptions that something that was true four years ago or 10 years ago is true today.
One of the things we were able to do in Frankfort is even when there wasn't agreement between legislators and our office, we could respectfully disagree. I'm hoping that reputation and those relationships at the local, state and federal level will be helpful.
Q: What are the things you'd like to accomplish in your first 100 days as chamber president?
A: One is a reintroduction. Already people are wanting to schedule appointments and meet. I need to figure out where the chamber is from a staff standpoint. Meeting investors, community leaders on both side of the river.
The second thing would be to send the message to everybody, and I mean this with all respect to all the former leaders of the organization, that it's a new day. And we're going to do things differently. We're going to do things better. And one is to develop those advocacy pieces.
Something I've observed in Boston and on campus is the role that startups are playing. I know with UpTech and ezone we've got a good start. Let's try to help them. When I graduated from college if I'd told my parents, I'm going to go work for a startup, they would have freaked out. Having the mindset shift where parents would say, 'That's great," that's great for the economy. We have some institutions that are working on that. Even if you're not a startup, thinking like a startup is beneficial. I'd kind of like the chamber to think a little that way, too.
The other thing is, what can we learn from other organizations? Any job I've ever had, I've really learned from others' best practices. I think having a new president gives you that opportunity to have that fresh start. Hey, what would you like to do if you could?
I think the conversations about Toyota will really continues so I think that will be something – the post-Toyota future – what does that look like – that will probably start to crystallize.
The last thing is to have a conversation and to do a lot of listening.
Q: What lessons did you take from your Senate campaign and can any of them be applied to this job?
A: One would be just in the aftermath of it. I lost. I worked really hard, wanted to win and thought we had a good strategy and thought I was a good candidate, but the voters disagreed. But rather than dwelling on that failure for a long time, I dusted myself off, and thought what's next. What am I good at? Who do I know?
With the post-Toyota – it's a blow. The tax loss for the city of Erlanger – it's a huge part of their tax base and extends way beyond the services that Toyota needed. Another piece of that is don't hold any grudges. One of the things that was really meaningful to me during the search was getting the support of Sen. Paul and Congressman (Thomas Massie) and others who were on the other side. The reason for that was, we moved on. I endorsed Rand on that election night. We did some unity rallies. Congressman Massie – back then was helping out Rand. When he (Massie) won the primary, I remember talking to him for 90 minutes about how he could develop relationships in Northern Kentucky.
You reach out to everybody. And as a Republican, keeping up relationships with the Democrats. Making sure we're all focusing on what's in the region's best interests rather than a competitive business deal where you're on the other side. That's how you move forward.
Q: You told me in 2012 that you wanted to run for political office again someday. Do you still want to do that?
A: Way, way – way several times – down the road, sure. If the opportunity presented itself. But one of the things that's exciting about this position is that my desire to serve, which motivated my interest in politics, I'm going to do that. I don't need to look for a time on a personal level or political level to run for office.
The selection committee asked me that. It was one of the first questions. I told them, "I'm not going to run the chamber with an eye toward that." Besides,
I think my wife and daughters would kill me.
I look forward to a great run as the head of the chamber and working with a lot of elected officials, and they don't have to fear that their next opponent is across the table from them. Because that's not going to be the case.
For more stories by Lucy May, go to www.wcpo.com/may . Follow her on Twitter @LucyMayCincy.


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