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- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP HouseAt the 2011 Solar Decathlon student design competition currently on in Washington DC., SCI-Arc and Caltech's CHIP Solar Decathlon house is turning a lot of heads with what is, without a doubt, the most uniquely shaped prefabricated house currently sitting in West Potomac Park. The lozenge-shaped, solar home defies every engineering and architectural preconception you might have about green building: it wears its puffy insulation on its proverbial sleeve and features a multi-level, open space interior which is structured more like a mini amphitheater than a home. But don't let the crazy space-age aesthetic deceive you - CHIP House packs a punch with a custom iPad app for energy management and the ability to hold up to 45 solar photovoltaic panels on its puffy white roof.1
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP HouseCurrently ranking in at number 8, the net zero prefab heralds a new generation of affordable energy-efficient housing.2
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP HouseThe CHIP (which stands for "Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype") impressed us with its compact, puzzle-like interior, which allows for maximum flexibility within the 750 square foot home.3
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP House BedroomThe living spaces are built on a series of five platforms that become more private as one ascends into the space - the top floor holds the bedroom.4
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP House Wall FurnitureIn a feat of organization, soft modular chairs fit together to be tucked away in custom wall holsters, and a removable table saves space.5
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP House KitchenThe kitchen even holds a snowboard, which doubles as a decorative element above the sink.6
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP HouseCHIP's boxy shape and slanted roof were designed to maximize solar collection. The unique outer insulation reminds us of a winter coat in appearance as well as in function - it keeps the inside protected from the elements while providing an uncomplicated waterproofing system. It also allows more living space in the interior than would be possible with insulated walls.
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- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP House Kinect SystemThe element of the CHIP House that is generating the most buzz with visitors at the Solar Decathlon is its personal energy management technology, including the iPad app eGauge which allows residents to monitor, and therefore maintain or decrease their energy usage, and the XBox Kinect system which is hooked up to the lights and home entertainment, allowing users to control these devices with hand gestures.8
- 2011 Solar Decathlon SCI-Arc & Caltech's CHIP HouseIt provides detailed information on the energy consumption of the house and the effects of all the home's energy saving features, which include a holistic heating and cooling system, wastewater recycling, low-flush toilets, and a 7.8 kW photovoltaicsystem.9
- SCI-Arc/Caltech Solar Decathlon 2011 Construction DrawingsThe house is also outfitted with a Control4 system that turns off lights when no one is home, runs the drip irrigation system during dry weather, and even closes blinds to shade the home.10
- SCI-Arc/Caltech Solar Decathlon 2011 Construction DrawingsCHIP is a comfortable, well-organized house that utilizes a bevy of high-tech systems to maintain a high degree of energy efficiency and teach residents about their power use.11


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Last look: Iowa at UW
Madison – Some thoughts from Wisconsin's 74-70 double-overtime victory over Iowa Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.
I lost track of the momentum shifts in the two overtime periods but in my view the critical stretch of the game unfolded over the final 5 minutes 57 seconds of regulation.
Iowa held a 51-42 lead; the Kohl Center was dead and UW appeared lifeless, having scored two points in a span of more than six minutes.
When Eric May scored to give the Hawkeyes the nine-point lead with 6 minutes 28 seconds left, I tweeted:
"#Badgers toast. Iowa scores again for 51-42 lead with 6:28 left. UW disjointed…lifeless."
Then Ben Brust got free in the left corner on an in-bounds play and hit a three-pointer. Then after an Iowa miss, Ryan Evans fired a pass through the lane to Jared Berggren, who scored and was fouled by Melsahn Basabe and converted the three-point play to cut the deficit to 51-48 with 5:11 left.
Game on.
"We had two breakdowns immediately," Iowa coach Frank McCaffery said. "A breakdown on the inbounds play. Brust hits a three-pointer and then a breakdown on the back cut, and Basabe fouls. You can't give them an and-one there. You have to foul them…
"So that was unfortunate because that changed everything because that made it a one-possession game very quickly."
UW had one more deficit to overcome before forcing the first overtime.
Evans played tremendous defense on Mike Gesell and blocked the freshman's jumper from the right corner. Evans then came down with the loose ball in the lane but then tried to fire a diagonal pass to guard Traevon Jackson.
Iowa's Aaron White baited Evans by appearing to head back down the court to play defense but turned back, intercepted the pass, scored and was fouled by Evans. White hit the free throw to give Iowa a 58-55 lead with 45.4 seconds left.
UW coach Bo Ryan joked that he had no idea why Evans passed the ball to White.
"Now I could see it if we were playing Indiana or a team that was red and white," Ryan said. "OK? But not Iowa. Not a dark jersey.
"But if he threw it to a red jersey, I'd have to give him the benefit of the doubt."
Brust took some playful heat from his teammates earlier this season after he posted three double-doubles.
He entered Wednesday third on the team in rebounds at 5.5 per game and grabbed a huge rebound late in regulation.
Evans missed a jumper from the left side the with UW trailing, 53-51. Brust, on the opposite side of the lane, went up between two Iowa players to snare the rebound and then scored in the lane on a finger roll to forge a 53-53 tie with 1:40 left.
Huge play.
Jackson had two turnovers in the first 1:10 of the game and took a seat on the UW bench. He finished with five turnovers but contributed 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Perhaps most important, Jackson displayed confidence and poise when he hit a three-pointer with 20.5 seconds left in regulation to forge a 58-58 tie.
Jackson isn't a natural point guard but his willingness to take and ability to make big shots continue to impress.
Iowa should have beaten UW in regulation and probably would have if guard Josh Oglesby had seen White unguarded in the lane on the Hawkeyes final possession of regulation.
Mike Bruesewitz came off White, who set a baseline screen for Oglesby, to defend the three-pointer.
However, guard Ben Brust continued trailing Oglesby around the screen, leaving no one on White.
Oglesby, who hit 3 of 11 three-pointers, apparently didn't see White and launched a three-pointer that missed with about three seconds left.
"They had White wide open," Big Ten Network analyst Mike Kelley said. "I thought they would look for him. I don't know how they missed him. Watch Aaron White right at the hoop. He is all by himself. How do you miss him there?"
Oglesby did and UW caught a break.
Are UW's free-throw woes finally over?
The Badgers hit 28 of 42 attempts Sunday at Illinois (66.7%) and hit 19 of 26 Wednesday (73.1%).
Jared Berggren, 6 of 8 from the line Wednesday noted that just as the pressure built with all the misses the made shots have become contagious in the last two games.
"They should be automatic," Berggren said. "Just just kind of take the mental aspect out of it and don't make it harder than it is and knock them down."
UW did a better job over the final 30 minutes of keeping Iowa off the offensive glass.
The Hawkeyes had 10 offensive rebounds and 12 second-chance points in the first half. UW limited Iowa eight offensive rebounds and five second-chance points over the final 30 minutes.
Ryan noted Iowa was credited with five dead-ball rebounds in the first half – the Hawkeyes were awarded possession after the loose ball went out of bounds on a miss – and just one the rest of the way.
"I think our guys did a pretty good job of corralling the ball," Ryan said.
Who says the Badgers like to run the shot clock down? The three-pointer freshman Sam Dekker hit with 1:36 left in the second overtime came with 33 seconds left on the shot clock.
"There are certain players that are just made for the big moments," Kelley said. "And Sam Dekker is one of them."
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The polls are open today in Kirsten Gillibrand's former upstate congressional district, as no more than a handful of particularly civic-minded voters choose either Republican assemblyman Jim Tedisco or Democratic businessman Scott Murphy for her old seat. For Democrats, it's a chance to pick up a completely nonpivotal 255th seat in Congress and demonstrate that voters still like the party of Obama even though, a whole two months later, it has yet to fix the economy, while Republicans hope to prove that they're still capable of winning elections if they focus all their attention on one heavily favorable district. [CQ Politics]


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With 120 extraordinary photographs by Gerd Ludwig and incisive essays by Fen Montaigne, Broken Empire captures Russia in all its complexity. The book examines not only the fledgling country's notorious corruption and povertythe only aspects of Russia covered by most Western mediabut many lesser known facets, including the rise of a new urban generation committed to building a prosperous society. Taking us into the daily lives of Russians, from entrepreneurs to pensioners, Broken Empire's images and words come together to capture as no book ever has the poignant resilience of a country endeavoring to find a workable middle road between capitalism and state control.
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The aim of Oil Baron is to have the most cash and shares in the companies by the end of the game, which is when all the squares are filled.
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I am always happy to hear from readers, mainly because it proves that there is one soul out there actually reading my blog. I got the list of products used on Diya Mirza for this photo from Saniya, who, for this reason alone, is on my list of people whom I want to construct a lip gloss-like shrine to. All products used are from MAC and I added instructions below to take the guess-work out.
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Not mentioned, but Diya seems to be wearing a soft black eyeliner.
Not mentioned, but a volumizing formula will give you thick lashes.
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The brows for this look are very defined and neat so pluck any stray hairs so that your eyebrows.
With a make-up sponge or foundation brush, apply the foundation as evenly as possible. If necessary, cover up any problematic areas with concealer. Thoroughly blend the foundation into your skin
I am not going to break out of the mold this time and as always am going to recommend using a primer to make the colours last and stand out.
This look doesn't have a crease and lid colour per se, but a blended mix of two colours. Apply Meadowland from lash line to slightly above the crease. Top it off with applying Freshwater over Meadowland and blend the two colours together.
Although there was no highlight colour mentioned, apply soft shimmery champagne coloured eyeshadow from crease to brow bone.
This look requires a thin, soft line. With a soft black pencil, dot along the upper and lower lash line to create a thin but defined line around the eyes. With a q-tip, gently smudge the liner.
Curl your lashes to really open up your eyes and apply a volumizing mascara generously on upper and lower lashes. To get rid of clumps, comb through the lashes with a lash comb.
Apply the Coppertone blush with a very light hand right under the cheekbones all the way to the temple, decreasing intensity as you go towards the temple. This look doesn't require intense blush, rather it is soft and natural looking.
Line lips with the Plum lip liner. Apply the Beaux Lustreglass and the C-Thru to blend in both colours on the lips.
I am always happy to hear from readers, mainly because it proves that there is one soul out there actually reading my blog. I got the list of products used on Diya Mirza for this photo from Saniya, who, for this reason alone, is on my list of people whom I want to construct a lip gloss-like shrine to. All products used are from MAC and I added instructions below to take the guess-work out.
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U r too sweet for words!!!!11:00 AM
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Hon mention that the studio stick is in NC30. It would be better. Girls who think they have similar coloring to Dia would actually go out and buy it in NC30:D:D12:25 PM
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- If you take the train into New York City you'll now be greeted by a 70-foot-tall digital billboard outside Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. Last Thursday, Deutsche Bank unveiled the world's first real-time carbon counter, displaying the running total of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere; via Red Green and Blue.
- Experts at the United Nations insist a green economy and green industry should be the goal of all countries to help combat climate change and the overcome the economic crisis, saying "business as usual" is not an option and the $100 billion spent every year on renewable energy must be increased three-fold; the AFP reports.
- The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the world faces an ever-growing risk of "abrupt and irreversible climatic shifts" due to global warming, with carbon dioxide emissions having already compromised the natural ability of oceans and forests to absorb CO2 created by burning fossil fuels; from the AFP.
- Bananas are a healthy food packaged in their own wrapper, which we normally throw away, but researchers have now developed a system of mashing banana peels and mixing them with sawdust to make briquettes. Then, after they're dried in the sun for two weeks, the bricks can be burned as fuel. No word on their carbon-footprint though; BBC News reports.
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We All AreNature makes every living thing selfish ,we do every thing to make our self happy. help the children,go on holiday ect. So its no good trying to change
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yo! its me ,,,,u sure about this,,,as i do stuf that makes me sad,,,,but if it helps others?????
It is called survival! When seen from this viewpoint I agree ... we all take what we need to get by.


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The story of our Catholic family: 1 tired mom, 1 hard working dad and 3 wonderful sons. Throw food allergies into the mix just to keep it extra interesting.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Mid Week Check In
Today I've been working on one of the activities I'd like to use with the boys during Lent (Ash Wednesday is February 22, 2012 so Lent is right around the corner). This year I want to use resurrection eggs. I found a really cute resurrection tree at Secrets Of A Super Mom. I'm not sure that I'm that crafty or creative so you can still do this activity without the tree. You can find more examples of Resurrection Eggs at catholicicing.com.
I also need to clean both upstairs bathrooms today. If I get all that done, I will feel like I actually accomplished something.
One thing I think I'm not going to do anymore (maybe I'll give it up for Lent...) is read the news. The news lately is completely depressing and leaves me with a heavy heart. I have real concerns for the state of our country. At least one headline shocks me every day. I know that no great civilization can stay on top forever but I feel like we are just nose diving to the bottom as quickly as we can and laughing all the way there because we are too ignorant to see it coming (stepping off soap box).
The boys school also started a rosary prayer group every Wednesday before pick up. I'm planning on going there today too. Saying the rosary more is one of the things that I chose to work on in the new year and this fits right into my plan. Plus last week it was just me and the man running it, so I don't want to let him down.
We had a small "just the four of us" party for the Older Boys birthday last Sunday and this Sunday is his "extended family" party. I have most of what I need bought already but there are a few last minute items that need to be picked up. So the rest of the week I will be getting that together (I'm only doing appetizers and cupcakes so it's not that difficult).
I'm also doing things for both boys Valentine's Day school parties next week. I already have the treat bags put together for Older Boys class. I just need to come up with a few more games for the Little Man's class. I didn't sign up for games but no one else did either. I opted to do it because then I get to be in the class room and make sure that everything is kept safe allergy-wise. So far I have Sweet Shoppe Bingo but I need a few other ideas. I'm rolling around a hot potato type of game but I'm working with 14 boys and 2 girls and not too sure how well that will work. I did a hot potato game with a blow up ginger man for Christmas one year and they ended up beating each other with it and eventually popped him. I'll take any suggestions that you can give me for safe, boy friendly games PLEASE!
Well that's all for now for the mid-week check in. Hope you are having a wonderful week too!
4 comments:
- Barbara H. said...
I've seen various version of the Resurrection Eggs in Christian bookstores.
I agree about the headlines. Usually I just listen to the radio news once a day or so. This country definitely needs help, but as you said, most people don't see the need or realize the way things in general are going.
The hot potato game does sound like it could get dangerous with people throwing them hard instead of tossing or passing them. You could have a version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey -- maybe pin the heart on....something. The figure of a man, maybe. Or a Valentine's version of Pictionary if you don't think that would be too hard for that age.
You know, when my kids were small sometimes I felt beleaguered with their classroom parties and activities, but I kind of miss them now.
- Barbara H. said...
Found a list of Valentine-themed classroom party games at the bottom of this:
- ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen) said...
Thanks Barbara! I think I'll use the valentine Pictionary. It's too risky to do hot potato with all those boys even if I was going to use a stuffed animal. I fear for the stuffed animal:)
- Bailey's Leaf said...
I bought my resurrection eggs at Berean many years ago. K- loves them and I do them with the kids at our family Easter egg hunt.
I would have eaten your soup and I wouldn't have complained.
News? I've stopped watching it. I'll pick up the paper, but my life is so much more upbeat without it. I know that it is important to stay informed and all, but geeze oh Pete.
Super Mom to the rescue with the Valentine's parties, eh? Bless your heart. I need to think of some boy games. I'll get back to you should I think of some.
BTW, we have stuffed potatoes that sing at work. Of course I have stuffed singing potatoes at work. Who else would?


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Dancing With the Stars teams are going to be different when the couples hit the ballroom to dance on Monday night. The "Switch Up" segment will reveal who is changing partners and fans are desperate to find out which dancer might be switching with a star. There are several theories on the switch ups and fans have been watching for clue. According to Just Jared on Friday, they believe that Mark Ballas will be working with Amy Purdy.
So how do fans predict what team might be paired up? Several serious fan bases of Dancing With the Stars has kept track of the social media aspect of the voting. Then there is the leaked details of the pairs and that is followed up by the tidbits of information that is found from the contestants sharing details. As fans listen to interviews, the details are slowing being pieced together.
The report from WetPaint on Friday revealed the same picks by Just Jared and a few other outlets. It won't be surprising to the loyal fans of the reality show if these couples graced the stage to perform:
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- Meryl Davis and Val Chmerkovskiy
- Charlie White and Peta Murgatroyd
- Cody Simpson and Sharna Burgess
- James Maslow and Cheryl Burke
- Amy Purdy and Mark Ballas
- Candace Cameron Bure and Tony Dovolani
- NeNe Leakes and Derek Hough
- Drew Carey and Witney Carson
The new Dancing With the Stars Season 18 Switch Up partnerships won't be officially announced until the Monday, April 7 on the week 4 live show. Until then fans will speculate on the match ups, but with people who watch the show coming to the conclusion that these should be the final teams there is less speculation than ever.


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The Cats faced a rough non-conference schedule that featured three teams which spent most of the season among the top four in the national rankings. Arizona went 5-4 against those non-conference opponents, with quality losses to Purdue, Louisiana Tech and Colorado State and a big road win over UC Santa Barbara.
That tough early slate prepared the Cats for a season of Pac-10 play which showed more parity than it has in years. After getting off to a rocky 1-3 start in league play, the Cats rebounded to finish the season 11-3, with wins over Pac-10 co-champion Oregon and over perennial power Stanford.
The Wildcats then received their third consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament, earning a #6 seed in the Midwest Region. The Cats travelled to Piscataway, N.J., for the first- and second-round games, hosted by #3 seed and ninth-ranked Rutgers.
Arizona faced NCAA tourney veteran Florida in the first round of play and defeated the Gators, 87-84, in overtime to move on to the second round for the third straight year. The Cats then took on host Rutgers, only to end the season on a sour note, falling to the Scarlet Knights, 90-47.
Arizona had its most balanced offense in five years, with four players averaging in double digits in scoring, and ended its season by winning 12 of its final 16 contests. The Cats broke or tied 13 school records this year, including setting new marks in single season free throws made (520) and blocked shots (88). The Wildcats finished the year as the Pac-10 leader in free throw percentage (.721) and in assist/turnover ratio (0.86). The Cats were second in offense (74.2 ppg), assists (16.59 apg) and turnover margin (+3.79 tpg).
ON THE INDIVIDUAL FRONT: With 14.4 points per game, junior forward Angela Lackey led four Wildcats averaging in double digits in scoring. Junior guard Felecity Willis came in second with her 12.1 ppg scoring average, followed closely by freshman forward Elizabeth Pickney at 11.4 ppg. Pickney was the team's top rebounder with 5.8 per game, while Willis was the team's assists leader, averaging 5.5 apg.
Lackey was second in rebounding with 5.4 rpg,and sophomore guard Reshea Bristol posted 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, followed by junior guard Lisa Griffith with 9.7 points and 4.8 assists per game.
Several Wildcats finished the year among the Pac-10 statistical leaders. Bristol was third in the Pac-10 in steals (2.71 spg), and Willis was third in both assists (5.52 apg) and in field goal percentage (.546). Lackey was fifth in scoring (14.4 ppg), Pickney was fifth in blocked shots (1.21 bpg), and Griffith was fifth in assists (4.79 apg).
Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini made her 13th career trip to the NCAA tournament. She has a 22-13 career record in NCAA play and has never lost an NCAA first-round game. Bonvicini is 134-98 in her eighth year at the helm of Arizona's program and holds a 459-169 mark in 20 years as a head coach.
ARIZONA'S LAST TIME OUT: In the second round of the NCAA tournament on Mar. 14, Arizona was dominated by #3 seed and ninth-ranked Rutgers, 90-47, in Piscataway, N.J. The Scarlet Knights opened the contest with a 29-7 run and never looked back as they ran their way to a 19-point (41-22) lead by halftime. Rutgers kicked off the second half with a 17-2 spurt, and the Wildcats, shooting a miserable 30 percent for the period, never had a chance as Rutgers went on to push the lead to as great as 45 points (82-37) at the 2:39 mark. Angela Lackey was the only Wildcat to reach double digits in scoring, nabbing 12 points to go with six rebounds and two steals. Felecity Willis had eight points, four steals and two assists before going down with a severe muscle spasm in her right shoulder late in the game. Elizabeth Pickney added seven points and six rebounds, and Lisa Griffith was credited with a game-high-tying seven assists.
HEAD COACH JOAN BONVICINI: In her eight years at the helm of the University of Arizona's women's basketball program, head coach Joan Bonvicini has collected an unparalleled list of accomplishments, both for the university and for her career. Now with a career win total of 459, Bonvicini is still steering the Wildcat program at full steam ahead. With a season that saw her playing five freshmen on a regular basis, Bonvicini guided the 1999 Cats to yet another NCAA tournament appearance, its third in as many years. In her eight years with the Cats, Bonvicini has posted a 134-98 (.578) mark. Prior to taking over at the UA, Bonvicini led Long Beach State to 10 consecutive NCAA appearances, including two trips to the Final Four. She registered a 325-71 mark in 12 seasons with the 49ers. Bonvicini is 459-169 (.731) in 20 years as a collegiate head coach. She also has a 22-13 record in NCAA tournament play and has never lost a first-round game in 13 appearances.
RACKING UP THE WINS: Joan Bonvicini needs only 25 more victories at the UA to collect as many wins as the six previous Wildcat coaches combined.
BONVICINI HITS 450: Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini picked up career win number 450 with the victory over Oregon State on Jan. 23. That was also her 125th win at Arizona.
THE REST OF THE STAFF: Recently awarded the title of associate head coach, Denise Dove (Northern Illinois, 1991) just wrapped up her seventh year at the UA, functioning primarily as the team's recruiting coordinator and also working with the perimeter players. In his first year at the UA, assistant coach Sam Dixon (Wooster, 1979) is involved with recruiting, scouting, academics and coaching post players. Coming to the UA from Oregon State, first-year assistant coach Karen Caires (Cal State Northridge, 1990) works with the perimeter players, assists with scouting and recruiting and directs the Joan Bonvicini Hoop Camp.
UA HONORED WITH PLAY OF THE WEEK: Reshea Bristol's buzzer-beater layup to force overtime against Florida in the first round of the NCAA tournament was chosen the Compaq Play of the Week for Mar. 15. This is the first such honor for the Wildcat women.
THE CATS AND THE NCAA TOURNEY: Arizona made its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 1997, receiving a No. 7 seed in the West Region. The Cats defeated 25th-ranked Western Kentucky in the first round, then went on to scare host and sixth-ranked Georgia (80-74) in the second game. Last season saw the Cats enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East Region. The UA swept through the first two games, picking up wins over Santa Clara and Virginia, and made it into the Sweet Sixteen, only to fall to then-third-ranked Connecticut. This year, the Cats earned a #6 seed in the Midwest Region, defeating 11th-seeded Florida, 87-84, in overtime to nab yet another first-round win. Arizona fell to #3 seed and ninth-ranked Rutgers, 90-47, in the second round of the tourney. Arizona has now been placed in a different region in each of its three years of NCAA tournament competition.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE EXTRA TIME: Arizona played in two overtime contests this season, the first time ever under head coach Joan Bonvicini that the Cats have had more than one OT game in a year. The UA is 4-1 in overtime games under Bonvicini. The Cats last played two overtime games during the 1990-91 season, gaining a win and a loss. Arizona has not had two overtime wins in the same year since the 1989-90 team won a pair of its season's four overtime games.
GONE DANCIN': Ten of Arizona's regular season opponents this year earned NCAA Tournament berths, by virtue either of winning a conference title or earning at-large bids. Purdue, Louisiana Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Nebraska, UCLA, Wisconsin-Green Bay, UC Santa Barbara, Colorado State, Stanford and Oregon all made the "Big Dance" this year. The UA went 5-8 against these opponents this season, including victories over Oregon, Stanford and UC Santa Barbara.
PLAYING WITH THE BEST: During the regular season, Arizona may have earned only a 1-6 record against ranked teams, but take a closer look at those games. The Cats lost to ranked teams by an average of only 6.6 points per game during regular season play. They lost by no more than 13 (85-72 to #2 Louisiana Tech on Dec. 6) and were as close as six points (82-76 to #18 Oregon on Feb. 21).
UA TEAM HONORS: At the team banquet on Mar. 7, the UA announced its annual team awards. Felecity Willis and Angela Lackey were named co-Most Valuable Player, and Willis received the team's Hustle Award. Reshea Bristol was selected Defensive Player of the Year, and Elizabeth Pickney was chosen Freshman of the Year. LaKeisha Taylor was named Most Improved Player.
WEDDING BELLS AND BASKETBALLS: The annual team banquet on Mar. 7 held quite a surprise for junior guard Lisa Griffith. Her long-time boyfriend, former UA football player Yusuf Scott, proposed to her in front of the entire banquet crowd. Griffith, of course, accepted.
CAN'T GET RID OF US: The Wildcats are not ones to take tournament competition of any kind lightly -- no "one-and-out" here. The Wildcats have made it past the first round of play in each of the last 11 straight tournaments (including post-season) in which they have competed. In their last six regular-season tourneys, the Cats have made it to the championship game in each, and in each of their four straight post-season appearances, the Wildcats have gotten past the first round of play.
PAC-10 HONORS: Junior guard Felecity Willis and junior forward Angela Lackey were both chosen first team All-Pac-10 this year, and freshman forward Elizabeth Pickney was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. Junior guard Lisa Griffith earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as well. This is the first time since the 1995-96 season that the UA has had two first team All-Pac-10 picks, and it's the first time in the program's history that the Cats have had two first teamers and an All-Freshman honoree. Arizona has had at least one first team All-Pac-10 selection every year since 1995-96.
DID YOU KNOW: Since Bonvicini took over the Arizona program in 1991, the Wildcats have gone 72-72 against Pac-10 teams, although they have a 38-16 league mark over the last three seasons combined.
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: The 1999 Wildcats ended the season with an average of only 19.3 turnovers per game. That is the lowest turnover average ever for a Bonvicini-coached team at the UA and is the lowest since the 1986 team committed only 17.3 turnovers per game. The Wildcats had a mere nine turnovers in their win over Stanford on Feb. 27, the lowest turnover total since committing only eight against USC on Feb. 17, 1996.
"TOEING" THE LINE: Over the final 11 games of the year, Arizona averaged 5.2 more free throws made per game than its opponents. In their last 15 games, the Cats shot 75.8 percent (291-384) from the line, including 10 performances of 77 percent of better. On the season, Arizona hit 72.1 percent from the line, making this squad the first since the 1993-94 team to shoot better than 70 percent from the stripe. That squad also shot 72.1 percent for the year.
AND THE RECORDS FALL: With 520 free throws made this year, the Wildcats have set a new school record in that category, surpassing the previous total of 508 by the 1991 team. The Cats' season total of 88 blocked shots is also a new school record. The old mark was 83, set by the 1998 team.
SQUEAKERS: The outcome of 11 of the UA's 18 Pac-10 contests this season was settled by a spread of 10 points or less. For the year, Arizona had a total of 16 out of 28 games decided by 10 points or less.
MUSICAL LINEUPS: Arizona used six different starting lineups this season. The most frequently used, and most recent, lineup was Bristol, Lackey, Pickney, Griffith and Willis, used for 13 games. Switching around of the starting lineups is no new thing for the UA, though. The Wildcats used 10 different lineups in the 1997-98 season.
LACKEY TAKES OVER: Junior forward Angela Lackey became the "big gun" for the Wildcats in the latter part of the season, especially over the last 13 contests. Lackey averaged 12.4 ppg against non-conference opponents during the regular season and lifted that average to 14.7 ppg against Pac-10 teams. Lackey also lifted her free throw percentage from .605 in non-conference play to .777 against Pac-10 opponents. However, over the final 13 games of the year, she averaged 16.5 ppg, including her season high of 29 points against Florida in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Mar. 12, and grabbed 6.3 rebounds per game. During that stretch, Lackey also hit .818 (63-77) from the free throw line. Lackey ended the season on a string of 17 straight free throws made, and over the final five games of the year, she hit .912 (31-34) from the line.
WHAT A RELIEF: Freshman guard Julie Brase seemed on the verge of breaking out for the Cats when she suffered a broken nose in practice on Dec. 17. For five games from Dec. 27-Jan. 9, Brase had to wear a protective face mask, and it obviously hampered her play, as she averaged only 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 assists per game during that stretch. She also hit a paltry .286 (8-28) from the floor. Brase was able to return to play without the mask against Arizona State on Jan. 16, and in the 16 games from that point on, she put up averages of 8.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.0 apg. She also hit 48.5 percent (48-99) from the floor.
GOTTA CRASH THE BOARDS: Arizona was outrebounded by an average of 7.1 boards per game over the last 17 contests of the year. Pac-10 opponents grabbed an average of 5.4 rebounds per game more than the Cats. The UA outrebounded its opponent in only seven games this year.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: Maybe the Cats should have played all of their Pac-10 games on Saturdays this year... Arizona posted a 6-3 record in Saturday Pac-10 games this season. During those contests, the UA outscored its opponents by an average of 8.6 ppg and shot 44.6 percent from the floor. On the other hand, Arizona went 4-2 in Thursday Pac-10 games, outscoring opponents only by 3.4 ppg. The Cats shot only 42.8 percent from the floor on Thursday nights.
COMING INTO HER OWN: Freshman center LaKeisha Taylor began to have an impact for the Cats over her last 14 games of the season. During that span, she averaged 5.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game and shot .557 (34-61) from the floor. That's quite an improvement over 2.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg and .344 field goal percentage during her first 13 games. Taylor nailed her season high of 12 points, including a crucial layup during the overtime period, against Florida on Mar. 12 to help the Cats to a victory in the first round of the NCAA tourney.
JUST LIKE DAYS OF OLD: The 1998-99 Wildcats may have been practically a new team, but they still resembled the UA teams of recent past in one respect -- they forced turnovers like crazy. Pac-10 opponents averaged 24.8 turnovers per game against the UA this season, while the Cats committed only 17.9 in league games. On the season, opponents averaged 23.2 turnovers per contest, and Arizona averaged a 13-year low of only 19.3 turnovers to go with 11.1 steals per game.
80 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: Seems that the 80-point mark almost always means adding another to the "win" column for the Wildcats. In the 27-year history of Arizona women's basketball, the Cats have posted a 109-15 record when scoring 80 points or more in a game. Under Joan Bonvicini, the Wildcats have gone 69-8 when topping that 80-point plateau.
BALANCED ATTACK: Arizona had five regular players average better than nine points in scoring this year. Angela Lackey led with 14.4 ppg, followed by Felecity Willis (12.1 ppg), Elizabeth Pickney (11.4 ppg), Reshea Bristol (11.4ppg) and Lisa Griffith (9.7 ppg). The Cats finished the season with four players in double digits, the most well-balanced scoring for the UA since the 1993-94 team had six players with double figure averages.
BENCH CONTRIBUTIONS: The UA bench was rather productive this season, averaging 15.2 ppg for the year.
LONG RANGE BOMBING: After struggling from three-point range through the first 14 games of the season, the Wildcats broke loose for a 5-of-7 performance from long range against Oregon on Jan. 21. In the 15 games after that time, Arizona shot 36.7 percent (62-169) from three-point range, averaging 4.1 made per game. The Cats also did a better job of defending the perimeter, allowing opponents to shoot 34.7 percent (70-202) from out there. During that early 14-game stretch, the Cats hit only 27.8 percent (42-151) from beyond the arc, an average of only 3.0 made per game. In those 14 games, the Wildcat opponents shot 39.1 percent (109-279) from three-point range.
KEYS TO THE WIN: This season, Arizona was... 13-0 when leading at the half... 6-1 when outrebounding the opponent... 13-4 when four or more players reached the double-digit mark in scoring... 16-3 when shooting better from the floor than the opponent... 18-6 when hitting over 40% from the field... 13-4 when shooting better from the free throw line than the opponent... 16-6 when hitting the 70-point mark or higher.
RECORD WATCH: Junior guard Lisa Griffith has surpassed former Stanford player Vanessa Nygaard to become the Pac-10 career leader in three-pointers made, with 212. Griffith became Arizona's all-time leader in three-pointers made on Feb. 6. She is also the UA leader in career three-pointers attempted, with 573. Griffith has moved up to #14 on the UA's top-20 all-time leading scorers' list. With 915 career points, she needs only 10 more points to move into the #13 spot. Griffith has also joined the career top-10 list for games started, coming in at #4 with 86 career starts. She recently moved up to sixth on the career assists list, with 349. Felecity Willis stands in eighth in career three-pointers attempted (141) and in 3FG made (38). She stands in fifth place on the all-time assists chart, with her 372 career dishes putting her 47 out of fourth place.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: During Joan Bonvicini's tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have posted an 80-38 mark in McKale Center, including a 49-10 record over the last four seasons combined. Arizona has a record of 147-146 on its home court since the 1976-77 season.
SPREADING THE WEALTH: Arizona had three or more players score in double digits in 26 of the season's 29 games.
BLOCK PARTY: The Wildcats swatted eight shots twice this season, most recently against Florida on Mar. 12. That's the highest block total since collecting eight at Arizona State on Feb. 8, 1997. As a team, Arizona averaged 3.0 blocks per game for the season, and the year's 88 blocked shots is a new UA school record.
ON LOCATION: Arizona posted an 11-3 mark at home, was 5-8 on the road and notched a 2-0 record in neutral contests this season. The Cats went 14-1 at home last year, were 7-4 on the road and were 2-2 in neutral games.
CAT SCRATCHES: Under head coach Joan Bonvicini, the Cats have gone 23-16 in games settled by five points or less, including a 7-4 mark in games settled by one or two points... The Arizona women's basketball program has a 293-389 (.430) all-time record, however it is 97-53 (.647) from 1994 to present... Joan Bonvicini has a 162-86 career record against Pac-10 teams... Over the last eight seasons, Bonvicini's Arizona teams have won 46 games by spreads of 20 points or more.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME: Arizona's win at Arizona State on Feb. 13 marked the Cats' first overtime game since an 85-79 win at San Francisco on Nov. 15, 1996, during the first round of the Preseason WNIT. It was also only the second overtime game for the Cats in the last five years.
CATS LOSE TATUM BROWN: In mid-January, junior forward Tatum Brown was ruled ineligible for the remainder of the 1998-99 season. Brown played in 13 games for the Wildcats, averaging 9.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. She was permitted to continue practicing with the team but was not allowed to play or to travel. Brown will be returning to play next season.
FEELING CHARITABLE: Arizona set a new school record with 37 free throws made and tied a school record with 46 free throws attempted against Oregon State on Jan. 23. The Cats' shooting percentage for that game was 80.4, giving the UA back-to-back 80 percent free throw shooting performances, after hitting 80.8 percent against Oregon on Jan. 21. That has not happened since the Cats hit 80 percent against Cal on Jan. 26, 1991, then hit 83.3 percent against Oregon on Jan. 31, 1991.
FEELING CHARITABLE, PART DEUX: The Wildcats had a very good night from the charity stripe during a contest against Washington on Feb. 4. Arizona hit 89.7 percent (26-29) from the line, by far their best performance of the season to date and their top performance since hitting 90.6 percent (29-32) at San Francisco in the first round of the Preseason NIT on Nov. 15, 1997.
GROWING PAINS: This was Arizona's roughest start (8-7) since the Wildcats started at 7-8 in the 1994-95 season. That 1995 squad played eight freshmen and sophomores and only one senior and finished the year at 11-19 overall. Compare to this season's team, which was fielding six freshmen and sophomores and no seniors at all.
BRISTOL NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reshea Bristol was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Jan. 25 after leading the Cats to the sweep of the Oregon schools on Jan. 21 and 23. Bristol averaged 17.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.0 assists per game and shot 14-for-16 (.875) from the free throw line in the two games. The honor is the first of Bristol's career and the 15th all-time for Arizona.
YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME: After averaging barely three treys a game this year, the Cats broke out for a 5-of-7 performance from beyond the arc against Oregon on Jan. 21. Percentage-wise (.714), it was the UA's best performance since hitting a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range at USC on Jan. 4, 1998. On Feb. 6, Arizona ran off 7-of-10 three-pointers, its most treys of the season to date and most since knocking down eight against UConn in the Sweet Sixteen on Mar. 21, 1998.
LACKEY NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior forward Angela Lackey was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Dec. 21 after leading the Wildcats to a 78-71 come-from-behind win at UC Santa Barbara the weekend before. Lackey snagged 19 points, including 11 in the second half, the lead the UA to the win. The honor was a first for Lackey, who is a junior college transfer, and was the first for an Arizona player this season.
HONORED, I'M SURE: Freshman guard Julie Brase and junior guard Lisa Griffith were named to the Insight.com Bowl Basketball Classic All-Tournament Team last weekend after averaging 13.5 ppg and 12.0 ppg, respectively. This is the second all-tournament team honor of the season for Griffith, who was previously named to the Nebraska CableVision Classic All-Tournament Team.
IT'S A FIRST: The Wildcats faced #2 Louisiana Tech in the championship game of the Insight.com Bowl Basketball Classic on Dec. 6. The contest marked the first time in school history that the UA hosted both the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the same season. Arizona played host to Purdue on Nov. 19 when it was ranked #1.
SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT: Arizona's 60.7 percent shooting performance from the floor against Sam Houston on Dec. 4 was its best in nearly three years. The last time the Cats shot that well from the floor was a 61.8 percent performance in an 89-85 loss at UCLA on Jan. 20, 1996.
CLEANING THE GLASS: On Dec. 4, Arizona outrebounded Sam Houston State by 23, the largest rebounding margin the Cats have had since setting the school record with a +37 margin against Cal State Fullerton in 1996.
"NEWBIES": The Wildcats showed their age -- or maybe lack thereof this year. Of the nine active players on the 1998-99 roster, six were freshmen and sophomores, however six of the nine were first-year players in the Arizona program. Also, neither of the team's two seniors was active this season, with Shontey Hambrick out for the year due to an upper respiratory infection and Monika Crank out with an ACL injury.
GOOD BEGINNINGS: Under head coach Joan Bonvicini, the Wildcats have won four straight season openers and a total of six in the eight years she has been at the UA.
WHAT COLOR WAS THAT SHIRT?: Three Wildcats redshirted this year. Senior guard Monika Crank sat out the season because of a knee injury, and freshman guard Tysell Bozeman redshirted as well. Senior forward Shontey Hambrick was added to that redshirt list, as she was attempting to fight a bout of Valley Fever.
FUTURE WILDCAT: During the early signing period last November, Arizona inked a very promising recruit--Krista Warren from Cloverdale (Calif.) High School. The 6-2 guard was the Northern California Player of the Year in both basketball and volleyball as a junior last year and was a Scholastic All-CIF selection in both sports as well.


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Middle blocker Caitlin Rance (Kingwood, Texas) and outside hitter Faith Steinwedell (La Jolla, Calif.), earned head up MSU volleyball's academic all-conference honorees, earning their SEC Academic Honor Roll plaudits for the fourth time. Juniors Chanelle Baker (Carrollton, Texas) and Hillary Parker (College Station, Texas), were honored for the third time while sophomore setter Paris Perret (Frisco, Texas) joined the honor group for the second time.
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Brave words Waterbury Mayor Neil M. O'Leary got his new administration off on the right foot Thursday, calling upon his department heads to present budgets that will spare residents a tax increase in 2012. Under his predecessor, Michael J. Jarjura, taxes were treated as political instruments, typically rising during off years when there were no electoral consequences, and holding steady when an election was impending. The bigger question for Mayor O'Leary, however, is not should he avoid a tax increase in 2012, but can he? If he doesn't know already, he'll soon find out that spending increases are all but but built into a system of public-employee-union contracts and state mandates, making it extremely difficult to avoid raising taxes, selling off assets or making deep cuts in municipal services on the way to a balanced budget.
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Pat Metheny: The First Circle
The First Circle
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First Circle (ECM 25008)
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Recorded: Power Station, New York. February 15-19, 1984
Rating: 98/100 (learn more)
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Written By: - Date published: 9:52 am, November 3rd, 2015 - 5 comments
People have just four days left to tell the Chief Ombudsman about their experiences of making requests to government agencies under the Official Information Act if they are to inform her enquiry into government agencies' OIA practices.
Written By: - Date published: 5:00 pm, March 10th, 2015 - 41 comments
John Key and his MPs were acting like they'd scored a real hit on Andrew Little in Question Time. The reality is … not so impressive.
Written By: - Date published: 2:30 pm, March 8th, 2015 - 30 comments
A National government which loves to cut taxs + workers and business being overcharged ACC levies = levy cuts, right? Wrong!
Written By: - Date published: 9:18 am, December 11th, 2014 - 31 comments
The lied about surplus in the run up to the 2014 National Election is looking like matching Penn and Teller for magical skills. It's the ultimate disappearing act. Unlike bad economic figures when Labour is in Government, this isn't National's fault. Bill English says so. It's all down to a whole lot of unusual and […]
Written By: - Date published: 4:31 pm, February 28th, 2014 - 14 comments
Sadly those that don't want workers to be trained in health and safety are attacking the courses the CTU runs for health and safety rep training, ironically including the Minister of ACC. This blog is a rather boring "on the record" blog setting out how the contract is run in preparation for any further attacks. They might not happen over night, but they will happen!
Written By: - Date published: 10:13 am, December 7th, 2013 - 247 comments
Just when you begin to think Labour are looking like a Government, one of the has-beens from the Rogernomics era, again! shows that they have NFI how to get elected and they are still clinging desperately to the Neo-liberal paradigm.
Written By: - Date published: 7:45 am, December 5th, 2013 - 30 comments
The Government are lowering their lowest estimate for how much they'll raise from asset sales. They've done a terrible job implementing a stupid policy – if you're going to put your ideological blinkers on and do it, at least do it right. Now it must stop.
Written By: - Date published: 8:50 am, November 12th, 2013 - 38 comments
A recent Massey University study found that that those with a spinal cord injury who are covered by ACC are more likely to get back to work while those who don't receive assistance start a downward spiral into poverty. Who would have thunk it?
Written By: - Date published: 10:43 am, May 24th, 2013 - 31 comments
Nick Smith has a long history of slippery dealings. He apologises but accepts no blame, then is resurrected: contempt of court, a defamation case, the Pullar-ACC "conflict of interest", bad faith negotiations with Auckland Council, the Denniston Plateau deal. Yesterday on RNZ, Smith exposed the government's agenda on mining conservation land.
Written By: - Date published: 10:41 am, March 27th, 2013 - 55 comments
Opposition MPs (e.g. Ardern & Mathers) and Sue Bradford highlight that the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill destroys lives, furthers NAct's elitist agenda, & is more propaganda than social security or job creation.
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 pm, February 20th, 2013 - 10 comments
An accidentally-mis-addressed email from ACC's HR department reveals much-needed changes are going to be made to their sensitive claims unit.
Written By: - Date published: 7:35 am, September 15th, 2012 - 41 comments
The government recently released a figure of $78 billion as the 'lifetime cost' of the benefit system. That number is the estimated answer to the question: 'how much would we have to have put aside now to pay for the expected future cost of benefit payments to all current beneficiaries'. But the really question is: why would you want to know that?
Written By: - Date published: 11:37 am, August 3rd, 2012 - 27 comments
Anyone else taking a perverse pleasure in the Pullar-Collins-Boag-Judge affair? They're all Tory villains. And they're eating each other alive. Judge was handpicked to privatise ACC. Now, Collins is trying to stick the Boag email leak to him, Did he do it? Who knows. The other most likely option is Collins. So implicating Judge serves Collins' purpose.
Written By: - Date published: 8:25 am, June 25th, 2012 - 54 comments
There is a sociopathic policy of the leadership at ACC, which sees staff financially incentivised to push long-term claimants off ACC leading to many of them going on the benefit rather than getting rehabilitation. Now, we have proof that this policy came right from the top. National ministers set arbitrary targets for the number of long-term claimants to be booted.
Written By: - Date published: 8:55 am, June 22nd, 2012 - 90 comments
Kevin Hague has discovered ACC managers are getting bonuses for kicking people off the scheme.
That's not surprising – this government beats up on the weak almost as much as it sucks up to the powerful.
Written By: - Date published: 10:07 am, June 21st, 2012 - 20 comments
To paraphrase Mr Wilde, losing 1 board member looks unfortunate, but losing 4 & a CEO looks like a minister losing control of her portfolio. As much as the botox allows, Collins didn't look happy when board member number 4 quit. But mama said never trust a tory. Expect the Nats to try to turn events to their advantage. Privatisation isn't off the table.
Written By: - Date published: 3:56 pm, June 12th, 2012 - 39 comments
Announced this morning before Question Time in Parliament that John Judge will be replaced as Chair of ACC on a temporary basis by Paula Rebstock. Judge is going to chair the ANZNational Bank; Rebstock has been chairing the advisory body to WINZ. It will be interesting to see which bits of the culture get changed and if there is any benefit to ACC claimants.
Written By: - Date published: 7:06 am, April 30th, 2012 - 47 comments
Another secret taping, another political scandal. A recording of Pullar and Boag's meeting with ACC by Pullar appears to show that Pullar did not "blackmail" ACC as alleged. This raises serious questions about how Pullar's name got into the public arena. And why hasn't Collins ordered ACC to correct its version of events since its had the transcript for weeks?
Written By: - Date published: 4:03 pm, March 31st, 2012 - 77 comments
The ever-growing list of letters, emails, and leaks in the National Party Civil War, that started off as an apparently apolitical privacy breach by ACC, is getting hard to follow. Here's a summary of the various documents and their ramifications – so far.
Written By: - Date published: 7:22 pm, March 29th, 2012 - 153 comments
Close Up tonight led with the allegation, based on a leaked document, that John Key (and other prominent Nats) were listed as supporting a $14 million dollar insurance claim by Bronwyn Pullar.
Written By: - Date published: 10:28 am, March 29th, 2012 - 162 comments
You know that bookies sense when there is blood in the water and they'll create contracts. I don't gamble but the interesting contracts today in my mind are "Judith Collins to cease being a Minister before 1 June 2012", "An ACC official ….to be found to have leaked Boag email", "Beehive staffer to be found to have leaked Boag email", etc. And a politician is definitely in trouble in NZ when they start talking about defamation 🙂
Written By: - Date published: 8:45 am, March 29th, 2012 - 96 comments
Why did Collins print a copy of the Boag email? Who else saw it or was informed of its contents? If she didn't give the information to Lusk or Slater, how did it get to the Herald? If they weren't involved, why did they run hard on the Pullar issue with an anti-Boag angle from Day 1? Does Collins want us to believe ACC leaked to the Herald? How long does Collins thinks she can hold out?
Written By: - Date published: 2:18 pm, March 28th, 2012 - 96 comments
ACC denies leaking Bronwyn Pullar's name. It's not credible that they would act so high risk and so politically. Boag and Pullar clearly didn't leak it. So, that leaves Collins and her office. Collins denied leaking the email to the media … but leaves a fair bit of wiggle room, doesn't it? The tipline is, as they say, running hot – and the name on everyone's lips is Lusk. More soon.
Written By: - Date published: 8:23 am, March 28th, 2012 - 48 comments
Judith Collins has twice told the Prime Minister that she didn't leak Bronwyn Pullar's information. But who else could have? The internecine fighting within National is heating up with Michelle Boag saying "When you can't send a communication to a Government minister without fearing that the privacy of that communication is going to be breached, that's very, very dangerous." This is going to end badly for someone.
Written By: - Date published: 8:53 am, March 26th, 2012 - 58 comments
It's strange watching National's factions fight it out in the media- the Herald on Sunday running the Collins/Slater faction stuff and the Dompost running material from Boag/Pullar. Both sides are scum. Pullar received (somehow) the largest leak in ACC and passed to the media. Collins has imitated her fellow ministers by leaking Pullar's private details in revenge.
Written By: - Date published: 11:45 am, March 23rd, 2012 - 77 comments
Nick Smith's handpicked chair of ACC, John Judge, denies that ACC leaked Bronwyn Pullar's name to the media after she made public the biggest leak of private data in history from the organisation. So, who did? Given the government's track-record – Bennett vs the solo mums, Brownlee publicising Dalziel's redzone offer – I'm betting it was Judith Collins.
Written By: - Date published: 3:54 pm, March 22nd, 2012 - 4 comments
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here.
The demise of Nick Smith has been spectacular, but it is not an end to the ACC privacy story, and the story continues to develop by the hour.
Written By: - Date published: 8:29 pm, March 21st, 2012 - 83 comments
Why did Key express confidence in Smith after reading the 2nd letter that is the supposed reason for him going? Why did he really resign, what are they trying to distract us from? How did it happen that the woman who Smith resigned over also is the person who got the largest ACC leak in history? What deal did Smith get to stay in Parliament avoiding a risky by-election?
Written By: - Date published: 7:45 am, March 21st, 2012 - 218 comments
Even 1 year ago, there would be no doubt what would happen next. He would have sacked Smith without hesitation. Has Key lost those instincts already?
Updates: won't comment now but will this afternoon. Needs time to make some backroom deals so that skeletons stay in closets? Smith was been summoned to Wellington. Press conference at 1.45. And He's gone. They're trying to downplay the reasons. What a disgrace. Full video of Key offloading Nick Smith
Written By: - Date published: 9:08 am, March 20th, 2012 - 88 comments
Nick Smith, while Minister for ACC wrote a letter in support of the claims of, um, close personal contact Bronwyn Pullar last year after Pullar threatened to embarrass him and ACC. He says, this was in his personal capacity, even though it was on
parliamentary ministerial letterhead. And what kind of coincidence is it that the largest accidental leak by ACC in history went to Pullar?
Written By: - Date published: 10:56 am, March 16th, 2012 - 16 comments
National has backed down from privatising ACC's work account. To make it work, they were going to have to pump up ACC levies and make it pay a dividend to the Crown to make prices high enough for the private sector to compete. A sign of how weak the government is that they couldn't push this through. Problem is, the same logic applies to asset sales.


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Al Horford (hamstring) will dress for Friday's game against the Nets, but he is not expected to play.
Hassan Whiteside announced on his Snapchat that he will re-sign with the Miami Heat.
Andre Drummond and the Pistons are nearing an agreement on a five-year max deal in the $130 million range.
Nicolas Batum has reached an agreement with the Hornets on a five-year, $120 million deal.
Jordan Clarkson has reached an agreement on a four-year, $50 million deal to stay with the Lakers.
D.J. Augustin has reached an agreement on a deal with the Magic.
The Pistons have agreed to a three-year deal with Ish Smith.
Unrestricted free agent Chandler Parsons was "really impressed" with Portland's presentation, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com.
Unrestricted free agent Eric Gordon "has emerged as Knicks' top perimeter target," according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
The Kings, Hawks, Mavericks and Bucks have all reached out to the camp of restricted free agent Matthew Dellavedova.
DeMar DeRozan has decided to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors on a reported five-year contract worth at least $139 million.
The Lakers and Timofey Mozgov have agreed to four-year, $65 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.


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