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These tax scams are getting crazy and the scammers are becoming incredibly aggressive. Just the other day I spoke to an accountant who's client happened to owe money to the Internal Revenue Service. So when this client got a call from someone claiming he was an IRS agent demanding money, it really threw him for a loop!
The caller said to the client, "I know you owe the IRS money," and tried to shake him down using incredibly aggressive collection tactics. The caller even threatened to send police officers to his home to arrest him if he didn't pay. Then some red flags started popping up: This "agent" didn't know the exact dollar amount the client owed, and the payment instructions weren't how you'd usually pay the IRS.
When the client asked this "agent" for his IRS identification number and other information the scammer changed his stories a few times, gave a few different numbers, and the scheme started to fall apart. Eventually the client realized this was some sort of tax scam and hung up. But the client remained freaked out thinking, "How do these schemers know I owe money to Uncle Sam?!"
I don't think the scammers have an inside list of of people who owe the Feds money. I do think the con artists know that millions of Americans owe back taxes. So they randomly dial and odds are they're going to reach some poor scared soul indebted to the tax man. Sometimes the schemers are going to succeed using their scare tactics to get some money from the people who fall from it. It's a numbers game and unfortunately it must be working because these thieves still keep dialing for dollars.
The IRS says, "Tax scams can take many forms, with perpetrators posing as the IRS in everything from e-mail refund schemes to phone impersonators." The Feds want to set the record straight:
The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for personal identification numbers (PINs), passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
The IRS says some of these scam callers even try to convince people they OWE Uncle Sam money when they don't. For more about this tax scam and others out there click here.


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7 predictions for 2007
I love predicting outcomes. Whether it's the outcome of a movie or a fight, I get a thrill when I'm right. Any of you who've ever read my newsletter at www.aztecchronicles.com know that my record as a prognosticator is an excellent one. I usually end up with a winning percentage that hovers somewhere in the eighty percent area. In the interest of making the year a more interesting one, I'd like to put forth seven predictions for 2007.
Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
A battle between two of Mexico's greatest fighters is set to take place on March 17th in Las Vegas. Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4, 42 KO's) has transformed himself from a boxer/puncher to more of a boxer as his career comes to a close. The boxing lesson he applied to Rocky Juarez is evidence that his skills are still at a master level. Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3, 35 KO's) is a step up from Juarez. Marquez is a brilliant counterpuncher with power and heart. Although some are predicting this fight will be a purely tactical battle, I expect this will turn into a war. The stakes are high for the winner. This one is for the history books. This is for Mexico City bragging rights and Mexican pride. This will also determine who'll possibly get a second shot at Manny Pacquiao. I'm leaning towards a Juan Manuel Marquez victory by a close decision. I feel that Marquez is the less battle-weary of the two and will ultimately dictate the pace of the fight.
Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez on March 3rd
This is must see TV. Simply put, as a real boxing fan, this is the fight I'm most excited about. This is a confrontation that renders memories of Alfonso Zamora vs. Carlos Zarate and Lupe Pintor vs. Wilfredo Gomez. Any time you have two unforgiving pound for pound fighters in their prime, facing each other, it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. This is the toughest fight to pick of all. I'm going with Vazquez (41-3, 30 KO's) to win this by TKO. Marquez (36-3, 32 KO's) can get a little "chinny" as he demonstrated against Tim Austin. Vazquez can crack harder than the former champ out of Cincinnati and is relentless. Expect Vazquez, the WBC Super bantamweight champion, to come forward and eventually catch Marquez, the IBF Bantamweight champion, with clean shots that will down Nacho Beristain's pupil. Currently there is no venue set for the fight. Personally, I feel that the former Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California (now the Honda center) would be the perfect location. The Home Depot Center is also a great location but let's remember that it's an outdoor venue. California weather in March is very unpredictable.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th
This is 2007's mega-fight. Expect Charles Barkley, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicholson to be in attendance. But will the fight live up to the hype? I believe that ultimately it will. I also believe that De La Hoya is too big and just as good a technician as Lil' Floyd. De La Hoya wins this via a twelve round Unanimous Decision by a 116-112 margin. Mayweather will have his moments but not enough of them. "The Golden Boy" will end up spanking the "Pretty Boy."
Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto on June 9, 2007
After watching Miguel Cotto dismantle the very capable Carlos Quintana, it's hard to bet against the Puerto Rican champ in this battle. My theory is that Cotto (28-0, 23 KO's) managed to look spectacular against Quintana because he knew his countryman didn't have the power to hurt him. This won't be the case against the granite-chinned Margarito. Margarito (34-4, 24 KO's) is a hard puncher who will punish Cotto and stop him within ten rounds. Let's remember that Cotto's chin is questionable at 140 lbs. It will definitely be a factor at 147 against the Tijuana native. I know Margarito didn't have a spectacular showing against Joshua Clottey but Cotto has a very different style. One that will agree with Margarito's aggressive nature.
HBO vs. Showtime
What can I say? Showtime stepped up to the plate big time in snatching up Vazquez vs. Marquez. They reportedly put up a million dollars to make the fight a reality. Although HBO still rules cable television boxing, Showtime is making a play for their share of the market. HBO concentrates on putting on popular fighters while Showtime is seemingly more interested in putting on great fights. HBO's access to marquee names will give it a huge advantage over Showtime in the meantime. Ultimately it's going to take more money on the part of Showtime to be able to compete with and overtake HBO. They seem to be on the right track.
Mikkel Kessler vs. Librado Andrade in late March
Mikkel Kessler (38-0, 29 KO's) will finally be taking on Southern California's Librado Andrade for Kessler's WBC Super Middleweight belt. Andrade (24-0, 18 KO's) is a rough and tough fighter who's spent time in the ring with the Dane as a sparring partner. Reports indicate that Andrade had little problems dealing with Kessler's offense which consists of predictable one and twos. Expect Andrade to gobble up Kessler in eight rounds or less. Notice how I resisted the temptation to call Kessler a "Danish pastry."
Boxing vs. MMA
Guess what folks? As exciting as MMA can be, you can still expect boxing to have its place. Don't get me wrong. I love watching Chuck Liddell, Diego Sanchez, Fedor, Crocop, Wanderlei Silva and Dan Henderson ply their trade. But I find that boxing is a sport that requires more artistry and is more aesthetically pleasing to watch. After attending several M.M.A. events, I've come to the conclusion that a boxing event is bound to be more entertaining overall. M.M.A. will not choke out boxing this year. There are plenty of huge and exciting fights coming in 2007 as outlined above. Boxing will co-exist with M.M.A. M.M.A.'s popularity will slip but it will ultimately thrive due to brilliant marketing efforts by people like Dana White who runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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When Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, everyone was surprised that it was only compatible with the Galaxy Note 3 that launched the same day. Everyone expected it to be fully compatible with the company's flagship smartphone the Galaxy S4. Today Samsung announced that it is released an update to the Galaxy Gear that brings in the next wave of Galaxy Devices.
According to Samsung, the Galaxy S4 and its variants along with the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.4 will now be compatible with the Galaxy Gear once Samsung pushes out an Android 4.3 to those devices. Samsung said that the 4.3 update will begin rolling out to US devices at the end of this month and will take a few days to fully populate to all devices.


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Welcome to the Virtual Learning Garden
Start the Tour or select a chapter:
This photo gallery contains images collected from before the initial groundbreaking ceremony until the present time. It shows all areas and aspects of the garden, documents many of the events that have occurred here, and introduces the people who have played important roles in the garden's growth and evolution.
As you wander through the virtual garden, you will find both images and stories. These stories are told by the people who originally created the garden, those who now care for the garden, and those whose lives have been touched and transformed by the garden.
The images and quotations in this photo gallery come from the following people:
- Julie Mann and David Crow are the founders of The Learning Garden.
- Julie Mann is the treasurer and chief administrator.
- David Crow is the publicist and writer for the garden.
- The Garden Master is David King.
- The Horticulture Program at Venice High School is taught by Diane Pollock.
- Jan Davis was the principal of the school when the Garden began.
- Jackie Domac is the former chair of the Health Education Department.
- Robert Newman is the expert consultant for the Chinese herb garden.
- Keiko Cronin was the Academic Dean of Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
- Brian Bailey is a long-term volunteer. Brian is also funded by the Environmental Protection Agency to teach composting to the high school students.
- Emily Snider is a long-time volunteer who played a major role in the building of the garden's infrastructure.
- Christine Walker is the creator of the California native plant and cacti garden.
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Let me paint a picture in your mind. Your team has had a terrible first half. Against a team in the league who you ought to be beating, you find yourselves behind. The half-time whistle is just about to sound and you have two choices: offer your team encouragement by clapping, or do you boo?
What about this instead. You're team have played fantastically in the second half, they are dominating the opposition and have got themselves back level. With almost the final kick of the game, the opposition grabs a late winner. The team have given it a good go, but the result leaves you fearing relegation when the final whistle goes. Do you clap and offer encouragement, or do you boo?
One last one for you. The manager is lining up a substitute, and he's about to be introduced. The board goes up with the player's number, but the other number isn't one you expect and you just cannot fathom why he's being taken off, I mean, he's had a great game right? What do you do: cheer the player for his efforts and the oncoming player, or do you boo the manager's choice to remove the player?
Alongside about 10 other teams in the Premier League this season, being a fan of a team who is part of one of the most open relegation scraps for seasons isn't an easy experience. All of the above scenarios I have witnessed as a Norwich fan this season, and i'm sure you've guessed my stance on this subject by now. But taking a step back and looking around at fellow clubs in a similar situation this season, I have found that it has been a very tough and critical one for a lot of clubs.
As I write this, five of these teams have changed their manager at some point this season, whilst another four, including my own, have seen their manager's come under heavy criticism and the bookies shortening their odds as the next Premier League manager to be sacked. But, where does all the negativity really get you? Fulham changed their manager in November, and Rene Meulensteen hasn't done any better than Martin Jol within a similar time frame. And what of Swansea manager Michael Laudrup, he guided Swansea to silverware and European football last season, but now they are slipping into a relegation battle, his future has come into question? Of course, the media are known to hype up such troubling times, which doesn't help. But what about you as fans, what is your stance on this? Do you boo your team to vent your dissatisfaction? After all, you do spend your money and entitled to your own opinion. Or do you take a different view, that getting behind the team showing your appreciation for their efforts will ultimately be rewarded?
Returning to my earlier examples. I've seen Norwich get nervy half-time reactions when we suffered to Villa and Fulham, and from where I was sitting, the nervous vibrations put the players heads down, and scared to make a mistake. I recall Cardiff at home, when Hooper was taken off in favour of Elmander and the fans booed. It looked to me at that point Elmander could have thought we were booing his introduction rather than Hooper's withdrawal. We've had incidents of late where fans have been asking for Hughton's head, and Snodgrass and Bennett respectively speaking out that it hasn't helped matters. Snodgrass against Newcastle even had an altercation with some fans getting on his back (which has thankfully now been put to bed). But my point still stands, do negative vibes really help?
At the end of the day, picking a football team to the majority of fans is like getting a tattoo. Once chosen, you stick with it through to the end. And that's what we do as football fans, we keep spending our money and returning to the stands of our favourite teams because we are passionate, and that football team is our tattoo. I'm a firm believer that if a club has chosen its manager, and he's chosen the players, it's better to speak out in support rather than speak out in criticism. In the most part, pulling together as a cohesive unit reverberates through to the players. I've heard so many managers and players commenting how much they depend on us, their 12th man. Justifiably, there comes a point where things become unbearably bad. Some teams will thrive off the negative vibes, but the majority will most likely fall under them.


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UCLA -- In three seasons, Justin has established himself as one of the top place kickers in the nation and a candidate for post-season honors ... Entering his senior year, Medlock is already in fourth place (tied) on UCLA's career field goal list with 42 ... Medlock's career percentage of .750 is third among Bruins with at least 21 career field goals ... Ranks eighth on the school's career scoring list with 244 points ... Has also handled the kickoff chores for the past three seasons ... He is the first UCLA player to kick two field goals of at least 50 yards in the same game (at Oregon, 2004) ... He is also the first Bruin to kick three field goals of 50 or more yards in a season (2004 - 52 v. Oklahoma State, 50 at Oregon, 52 at Oregon and 2005 - 51 v. Oklahoma) and the second to kick four field goals of 50 or more yards in a career ... Only John Lee made as many field goals (four) of at least 50 yards in a career ... Against San Diego State in 2004, Medlock set a career high with four field goals (22, 40, 43, 44) on four attempts, the most by a Bruin since Nate Fikse kicked five against Stanford in 2002 ... Enters his senior year with a streak of 84 straight successful PATs (last 34 of 2004 and all 50 last season) and is 118 of 119 for his career.
2005 -- Medlock was on the 2005 pre-season list for the Lou Groza Award after being one of 20 semifinalists for the Award the previous season ... Selected first-team All-Pac-10 by the league's coaches ... In the opener at San Diego State, he converted three of four field goal attempts (missed from 48 and made from 23, 48 and 40) and added five PATs ... Against Rice, he tied school records for PATs made (nine) and attempted (nine) ... Zenon Andrusyshyn (1968 vs. Pittsburgh) and Efren Herrera (1973 vs. Utah) held the record for PATs made and attempts ... Herrera also attempted nine versus Washington in 1973 ... Medlock missed a 52-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter ... Against Oklahoma, he made two of three field goals and all five PATs ... Late in the second quarter, he made a 51-yard field goal, the fourth field goal of his career of over 50 yards, tying John Lee's school record ... Versus Washington, he made all three PATs; did not attempt a field goal ... Against California, he converted all five PATs and did not attempt a field goal ... At Washington State, he made a 36-yard field goal, his only attempt, and converted all five PATs ... Against Oregon State, Medlock kicked three field goals -- 27, 47 and 37 yards -- and made all six PATs ... He was named Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts ... At Stanford, he made one of two field goals (made from 32, missed from 32) and all three PATs ... At Arizona, he made both PAT attempts ... Against Arizona State, he made a 27-yard field goal and all six PATs ... Against USC, he made both field goal attempts (43, 43) and his only PAT try ... He was suspended from the team prior to the Sun Bowl for violation of team rules ... On the year, Medlock made 13 of 17 field goals (.765) and all 50 PATs for 89 points, second on the squad ... He ranked fourth in the Pac-10 in field goals (1.18), 33rd in the NCAA and seventh in the league in scoring (8.09) and third in kick scoring (8.09) ... In addition, 33 of his 76 kickoffs were touchbacks.
2004 -- As a redshirt sophomore, Medlock was one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award ... Selected first-team All-Pac-10 by the league's coaches ... Co-winner of UCLA's Tommy Prothro Award for Outstanding Special Teams Player ... On the year, he made 15 of 20 field goal attempts and 42 of 43 PATs ... Was the team's leading scorer with 87 points (7.25) and ranked second in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (75.0), second in kick scoring (7.25), third in scoring (7.25) and fourth (20th in NCAA) in field goals (1.25) ... He became the first UCLA player to kick two field goals of at least 50 yards in the same game at Oregon ... He is also the first Bruin to kick three field goals of 50 or more yards in a season ... Against Oklahoma State in the season-opener, he kicked two field goals and made both PATs ... In the third quarter, he kicked a 52-yard field goal, the longest of his career to that point ... That kick tied for the fourth longest in school history and was the longest by a Bruin since 1997, when Chris Sailer kicked a school-record 56-yard field goal against Oregon ... Against Illinois, he was five of five on PATs, but did not attempt a field goal ... At Washington, his 20-yard field goal with 10:35 remaining in the game gave UCLA a six-point lead (37-31) ... He also converted four of five PATs, missing an extra point kick for the first time in his career when his second attempt bounced off the left upright ... Against San Diego State, he set a career high with four field goals (22, 40, 43, 44) on four attempts, the most by a Bruin since Nate Fikse kicked five against Stanford in 2002 ... He also converted all three PATs for a career-best 15 points ... He was selected Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts ... Against Arizona, he converted all five PAT attempts and did not try a field goal ... At Cal, he made all four PATs, but did not attempt a field goal ... At Arizona State, he made field goals of 40 and 48 yards, the latter with no time left in the first half, and converted all four PATs ... Against Stanford, he made all three PATs, but missed his first two field goals of the year (51 and 38 yards) ... Against WSU, he made all three of his field goal attempts (27, 47, 47) and both PATs ... At Oregon, he converted two of three field goal attempts and all four PATs ... In the third quarter, he tied his career best with a 52-yard kick ... With 2:08 remaining in the game, he connected from 50 yards out to give the Bruins an eight-point lead (34-26) ... He was named Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week ... In the regular-season finale against USC, he made one of two field goals (made from 43, missed from 39) and all three PATs for six points ... In the Las Vegas Bowl, he made all three PAT attempts, but missed a fourth-quarter field goal attempt from 45 yards.
2003 -- Served as the Bruin place kicker for all 13 games ... Named to The Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... Team's leading scorer with 68 points ... His 5.23 scoring average placed him 11th in the conference ... Ranked fourth in the Pac-10 in field goals per game (1.08) and in field goal percentage (.737) ... Converted all 26 PATs and made 14 of 19 field goals with a long of 48 yards ... His 14 field goals ranked 12th on the all-time single-season list at UCLA ... Made his career debut at Colorado and made both PATs, but was wide on a 35-yard field goal attempt ... Two of his three kickoffs reached the end zone ... Made field goals from 28 and 48 yards in the 6-3 win over Illinois ... Two of his three kickoffs reached the goal line ... Kicked a 48-yard field goal at Oklahoma ... Made field goals of 27 and 24 yards against San Diego State ... Made a 39-yard field goal in the Washington game ... At Arizona, he made a 32-yard field goal in the first quarter to increase his streak to seven in a row, but missed from 35 yards in the fourth quarter ... Against Cal, he kicked what proved to be the game-winning field goal in the first overtime ... He converted both PATs (a third was unsuccessful because of a fumbled snap) ... Against Arizona State, he made field goals of 41 and 44 yards and added two PATs ... At Stanford, he made both PATs, but did not attempt a field goal ... Converted both of his field goal attempts (46 and 32) at Washington State ... Made two (35 and 37 yards) of four field goals against Oregon ... Missed from 44 and 32 yards, hitting the upright with one attempt ... Did not attempt a field goal against USC ... Missed his only field goal attempt, a 47-yarder on a wet field, in the bowl game against Fresno State. 2002 -- Did not see action in his first year in the program and has one season of eligibility remaining.
HIGH SCHOOL -- Earned two letters in football for coach Kevin Lydon at Mission San Jose HS in Fremont, CA ... Rated No. 9 kicker in nation and four-star rating by PacWest Football ... Four-star prospect by Max Emfinger ... No. 9 kicking prospect by Max Emfinger ... PrepStar All-American and No. 4 kicker in West ... Rated No. 94 player in Far West (CA/HI/NV) by SuperPrep ... Member of Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 ... Named all-county and all-league at both kicker and punter as both a senior and junior ... Made four of six field goals as a senior, including a long of 48 yards ... Missed from 47 and 50 yards ... Averaged 43.1 yards per punt with a long of 73 yards ... Eighteen of his 20 kickoffs went for touchbacks ... As a junior, he made seven of 13 field goals with a long of 47 yards (all six of his misses were from at least 50 yards) ... He kicked four field goals of farther than 40 yards and made 29 of 30 PATs ... Also lettered three years in soccer for coach Mike Aylward, earning all-league honors as a sophomore and senior.
PERSONAL -- Full Name: Justin Charles Medlock ... Born: Oct. 23, 1983 in Santa Clara, CA ... Parent: Tammy Medlock ... Has one sister, Tanisha ... Athlete he admires is NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri ... Hobbies include playing sports and computers ... Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2005 ... Sociology major.


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Texting Driver Slams into Cyclist, You Won't Believe What She Tells Police
If you're on a bike, Kimberly Davis is your worst nightmare. She also would not be a very remorseful person if she hit you while she was texting and driving. You won't believe what she told police after she took down a cyclist.


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Released: Mar 01st, 1993
Running Time: 75
Director: Jim Enright
Company: Caballero
Cast: Rebecca Bardoux, Kiss, Shelia Stone, Sierra (I), Joey Silvera, Peter North, Jonathan Morgan
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Feature
Here's Peter North's dilemma: would you stop fooling around, even just looking around, and pledge undying love and faithfulness to Rebecca Bardoux, just in order to plow her butthole? Of course you would, especially if you plan to cheat anyway, and even more so if your chief temptation is the lovely Kiss, and her inviting buns. Peter succumbs in a terrific scene, and of course is caught by Rebecca. The final twist leaves him on the prowl again. Sheila Stone also offers up her ass to Morgan in a kitchen scene that will never let you see your butcher block the same way again. Rebecca's a definite up-and-comer, and this is a cute 'n' hot video, worth featuring in your anal section.


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Show and tell: how Airdex uses Skype to beat the language barrier
Imagine your company has developed ultra-lightweight, recyclable packaging to make shipping safer, more cost effective and green, and you'd like to tell potential partners in China what it looks like, what it's made of, how big it is and how… Read more
Skype Click to Call New User Interface for MAC and PC Gold & Firefox 13 support
I'm pleased to announce that we've just launched a new User Interface for Skype Click to Call for Windows, version 6.0.102 and Firefox 13 support. Additionally we have a new Skype Click to Call product for MAC Safari users which… Read more
Skype Chain Letter
We have received reports of a chain letter circulating around the Internet asking Skype users not to upgrade to the newest version of Skype. This letter is another example of an Internet scam that attempts to trick people into paying… Read more
Call for Entries: Skype, Pete Wentz, Ryan Tedder and Matt Pinfield are Looking for the Next "Say it with Skype" App House Band
Attention unsigned bands: Skype is looking for the next big music act! As a continuation of our Say it with Skype campaign, we're giving unsigned bands a chance at stardom: they can become part of the Say it with Skype app as the new house band. Read more
Six ways to control communications costs with Skype
As a small business owner, you've seen firsthand how communications costs can stack up quickly. Problem is, small businesses need professional communication tools, but without a hefty price tag or the burden of heavy IT involvement. So, what should you… Read more
Armed Forces Members Serving Overseas use Skype to Witness the Birth of their Children
In light of Memorial Day, we've been thinking a lot about how military members and their families – whether they're veterans or those on active duty – have used Skype to communicate across long distances. A recent trend has demonstrated… Read more
What would you see if you video called the world this June?
Use Skype to video call friends and family in June. Download Skype now and enjoy free video calls to other Skype users across the world. Read more
Monthly Round-Up: Celebrities Using Skype
Skype is everywhere! While we often talk about the great stories of how every-day users and businesses are connecting using Skype, it's also frequently used by another key set of people – celebrities and pop-culture figures. This month, we wanted… Read more
Studying for finals via video call
Did you know that almost 40% of internet users aged twelve through seventeen now use video chat services such as Skype? That's what the findings of a new study by the Pew Research Center uncovered. With K-12 schools across the… Read more
Tax professionals using Skype to connect for consultations
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I thought it was called the Supervisory Capital Asset Memo, or SCAM.
Also, it's helpful that the gubbmint explained in the memo that the minus sign indicates a negative value. I was confused for a second there.
Your brilliance is brutally honest, appreciated, necessary, and I thank you for the stress test reminder.
If another round of stress tests do come around (yeah, i know, snowball in hell and all that), they will make "All in the Family" look like a drama.
Please, please, please....bring on the stress tests again.
I'm wondering if this was all out of the play book. Now they can come to congress with yet another round of bail outs. I realize that isn't a popular move, but perhaps this will be used to leverage that?
Is it possible that they will use this as an excuse for yet anther bail out? Perhaps it was designed in such a way
Yes, they invested in a political capital insurance policy. If they needed another stimulus, engineer expectations so that one comes when it's perceived to be necessary. Heros all around. This is good politics, too bad it's bad math.
As of 946am, with the stock indices all in green, once again apparently nothing matters and we have to prepare for a lot of geniuses explaining today that the market is climbing a wall of worry and blah, blah, blah.
This is about as crazy as someone who believes everything is crazy could ever have imagined.
Our present government is nothing short of an incompetent bullshit factory...incompetent because the quality of their bullshit is so poor and yet they arrogantly persist in spewing it in a fashion that shows they believe the public is flatout stupid and will believe any drivel they choose to spew out...average people in the street know this now and routinely say so...in the initimable words of Richard Pryor: "how long, how long, how long can this bullshit go on?"
market is up today on 10.2 % unemployment... green shoots
Unemployment is a lagging indicator, and worthless.
Or something.
It's also worth noting the household survey of unemployment reported 558,000 jobs lost last month. 190,000 jobs lost doesn't jibe with 500,000 weekly intial claims.
We need an Oblame-assessment-program that measures adverse, more adverse. One that weighs the negative factors Bernanke, Geithner, Pelosi, Frank...oh throw in the Biden variable for kicks.
November 2000 was the start of the long decline
But that was before the monopoly of GS took over the market
Gubmint is too busy trying to blow a trillion borrowed bucks on the HealthScare scam to be involved in Stress Test II.
Besides, no depositor has ever lost a dime in the history of the formerly solvent FDIC.
Reminder : There is no plan, no backup plan and no backup plan for the backup plan. There is only trust in the short term attention span of the sheeple.
Chunky and Rainman...I know you think you are somehow being witty or folksy in writing "gubmint" instead of "government" However, I think most on this site would agree it makes your sound more like idiots. If you are too lazy to write government, just abbreviate to gov't...thank you for your attention
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- At its high point, the federal government was guaranteeing or insuring $4.3 trillion in face value of financial assets, according to a report released Friday by the Congressional Oversight Panel. "The Panel found that Treasury took an aggressive stance in protecting taxpayer interests, and the Panel did not identify any major flaws with their implementation of the guarantee programs. Even so, these programs carried significant risk. In many cases, the American taxpayer stood behind guarantees of high-risk assets held by potentially insolvent institutions," the report said.
and a comment to that article was....
"Assuming about 300 million Americans, this means the government insured a little more than $14 billion per person."


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This movie takes place in 1936, a time when no one cared about the Nazi's, so Indiana wouldn't be fighting them, if it was 1943, then yes he would fight them. And if my knowledge of the bible is correct whoever touches the ark, dies! SO Indy would have died and so would the Nazi's but Spielberg changed it for dramatic and entertainment reasons.
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Over a year ago, Cecil Bethea, 84, watched nursing home attendants hold back his longtime partner, Carl Shepherd, 72, as Cecil turned to go home, where the couple lived together for nearly 39 years. The two talked about getting married three decades ago, but as gay marriage wasn't an option, they concluded they were content to continue living together. Cecil said, "signing that lease was our marriage certificate I suppose... Then when we bought the house, we both signed on for that and a house does bring you close together, stretching out into the future." (continued below) Carl, a Blackfoot Native American from Helena, Montana, and Cecil, a southern gentleman from Birmingham, Alabama, met in a Denver bar 44 years ago. "There is a dispute we've never settled about where we met. I say it was in Mary's Bar and Carl says it was the Backdoor," Cecil recalled. "He came up and asked me a silly question. We got to talking, and we spent the night together. We decided to see each other again." Now, Cecil bathes and shaves Carl's face every other day when he visits him at Juniper Village - The Spearly Center, a nursing home specializing in caring for people with mental illness, brain injuries and neurological disorders. Carl suffers from dementia. "You see, he's not Carl anymore," Cecil said. "As I remember in the old time wedding vows, there was a phrase in there; 'in sickness and in health,'" Cecil continued. "Well this is certainly sickness. And if I didn't do it, who would?" Cecil often takes Carl on outings. The couple frequents museums, restaurants and the 16th Street Mall. The outings are important to Carl, says Cecil. "I think he just likes the idea of getting out of the home." Though marriage was never an option for the pair, Cecil said he believes others should have the right. "It's sort of like the blacks in the South in the 60s and the sit-ins at the five & dime," Cecil said. "I don't think they wanted to eat there, they wanted the right to eat there and I think that's the way so many gays feel. They aren't particularly interested in marriage, but they want the right to be married." Since Carl moved to the center, Cecil lives alone in their large home. He talks seriously about selling the house and has started to sort through things to begin the process. "Well, the first thing about having a house with 12 rooms is you never have to throw anything out," he said. "We bought the house in '74 – that's 39 years of stuff." He hopes to find a smaller house that needs less attention, a place where Carl could stay with him comfortably on the weekends. Many times, Cecil sits at home in his chair next to Carl's empty one, recalling their times together. "Wordsworth said this; 'to be young was very heaven,' and we were young in those days. It was sort of like not having enough money. It was an inconvenience being gay and having to work around the system, but you could still have a damn good time."
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The Linux version of MiKTeX was always declared as provisional, and is meanwhile not anymore available for download from MiKTeX.org. Therefore you are forced anyhow to use TeX Live, but apparently you used the pre-installed version of Ubuntu. For this issue we have a good Q & A here on TeX.SX: How to install "vanilla" TeXLive on Debian or Ubuntu? (and judging from comments this seems indeed to have helped you).
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Regarding TeXstudio: This is a multi-platform program, there is a version for Linux as well as one for Windows.
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1994-95 32-1 (NCAA & Pac-10 Champ)
1991-92 28-5(NCAA Elite 8/Pac-10 Champ)
Totals 126-32 (79.7, 158 games)
UCLA Totals 218-72 (75.2, 290 games)
UCLA Head Coach Steve Lavin - Entering his fifth season as UCLA-s head coach and 10th on the Bruin staff, with a school and career record of 92-40 (69.7, 132 games).
Lavin is 7-4 (63.6) in NCAA Tournament play. Since the NCAA Tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1985, he is the first UCLA head coach to lead UCLA to three NCAA -Sweet 16- appearances in a four-year stretch. In his four+ seasons, the Bruins have averaged almost 23 wins a year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament all four seasons, including the -Elite Eight- (1997) and -Sweet 16- twice (1998 and 2000) and also won the 1997 Pacific-10 title. Lavin is one of just four coaches in the nation to lead his school to three Sweet 16-s in the last four years. The others are Purdue-s Gene Keady, Michigan State-s Tom Izzo and Duke-s Mike Krzyzewski
Pauley Pavilion - In non-conference games in Pauley Pavilion since 1989-90, UCLA is 67-6 (91.8, 73 games). UCLA-s 78-74 loss to CS Northridge on Nov. 21 in Pauley was just the sixth nonconference loss the Bruins have suffered at home since the 1989-90 season. The losses were against - CS Northridge, 78-74, season home opener of 2000-01, Gonzaga, 59-43, fourth game of 1999-2000, Kansas, 96-83, third game of 1996-97, Tulsa, 77-76 OT, first game of 1996-97, Louisville, 78-76, 1995-96 and Duke, 75-65, 1991-92.
The Bruins- 20-game nonconference home winning streak was snapped by the loss to Gonzaga last season. Prior to losing to CS Northridge, the Bruins had won three consecutive nonleague games in Pauley.
UC Santa Barbara Starting Lineup (0-2)
|Mark Hull
|Mike Vukovich
|Juliano Jordani
|LaRon Bryant
|B. J. Ward
The Gauchos - Play at Brigham Young on Saturday. UCSB is 0-2 after its first two games, losing at Pepperdine, 64-53 and losing in overtime in its home opener to San Francisco, 77-74. Former Bruin head coach (1977-79) Gary Cunningham is the Gaucho athletic director.
Series History - UCLA leads it 17-0. The last meeting was during the 1979-80 season, with UCLA winning in Pauley, 102-58.
Nov. 21- CS Northridge 78, at UCLA 74
On Nov. 21 in Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins were upset by CS Northridge 78-74 in a nonconference contest. UCLA led 39-32 at halftime but were outscored 46-35 in the second half. In the first 10 minutes of the second half, CSUN outscored UCLA 21-9. With 3:28 left to play, the Bruins closed within two, at 62-60, on two free throws by Matt Barnes. But with four seconds left to play, CSUN led 78-71 before Earl Watson-s three-pointer with one second remaining, made the final score CSUN 78-UCLA 74.
Four of five UCLA starters scored in double figures, along with Dan Gadzuric, who came off the bench (he had the flu) and added 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots for the Bruins. UCLA was led by 15 points each from Earl Watson and Ray Young.
UCLA shot 45.0 (27-60) from the field, 40.0 (8-20) from three-point range and 75.0 (12-16) from the foul line, with 36 rebounds and a season-high 24 rebounds. CSUN shot 44.1 (26-59) from the field, 31.6 (6-19) from three-point range and 60.6 (20-33) from the foul line, with 35 rebounds and 19 turnovers. The Matadors were led by Jeff Parris- 27 points.
Bruin Headlines
UCLA In The Polls
|USA Today/ESPN
|Week One (Nov. 13)
|14th - -
|Week Two (Nov. 20)
Local prep standouts, Cedric Bozeman, from Mater Dei HS and Dijon Thompson, from Redondo Union HS, along with Michael Fey, from Capital HS in Olympia, WA have signed National Letters of Intent to attend UCLA, Bruin head coach Steve Lavin announced Nov. 8 The trio will be incoming Bruin freshmen next fall.
"Our coaching staff is very excited to have Cedric, Dijon and Michael join our basketball program," Lavin said. These three young men come from good families and sound high school programs. They are prime examples of the excellent student-athletes UCLA is able to attract because of the quality of our institution. We expect this recruiting class to impact our program as freshmen and allow us to continue a tradition of excellence."
Bozeman, a 6-5, 183-pounder, is one of the top prep point guards in the U. S. Playing for coach Gary McKnight at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Bozeman enters his senior season as The Sporting News- No. 9 off-guard in the U. S. and Hoop Scoop-s No. 10 player in the U. S. As a junior last season, Bozeman helped lead Mater Dei to the CIF Southern Section Division IA title. In 1999-00, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals, while shooting 50.5 from the field, 35.4 (17-48) from three-point range and 69.5 from the foul line. At the end of his junior prep season, Bozeman earned USA Today honorable mention All-America. Bozeman selected UCLA over Florida, Kansas and Arizona. Thompson, a 6-6, 180-pounder, is one of the top high school shooters in the U.S.
At Redondo Union HS in Redondo Beach under coach Jim Nielsen, Thompson enters the 2000-01 season rated as the No. 1 shooting guard in the West and The Sporting News- No. 8 small forward in the U. S. As a junior last season, Thompson helped lead Redondo Union to a 25-5 record and averaged 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game. He selected UCLA over Arizona and Connecticut.
Fey, a 6-11, 245-pounder, is one of the top prep centers on the west coast. Under coach Bob Dickson last season at Capital HS, Fey averaged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots a game, while earning first-team All-League selection. A Top 50 national high school prospect by Fox Student Sports.com, Fey selected UCLA over Washington, Oregon and Gonzaga.
On Nov. 9-10, the Bruins played in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City. No. 17 UCLA placed third, losing to No. 7 Kansas 99-98 and beating No. 12 Kentucky 97-92 in overtime. Kansas defeated St. John-s 82-74 for the title. UCLA senior guard Earl Watson earned All-Classic honors and Bruin freshman T. J. Cummings was named Sixth Man.
UCLA played two exhibition games to start the 2000-01 season. On Nov. 15, the Bruins beat EA Sports/CS SW All-Stars 81-78. The Bruins had three players score in double figures, led by Earl Watson-s 26 and Dan Gadzuric-s 22 points and 10 rebounds.
On Nov. 1 in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA opened the exhibition season with a 118-64 win over Team Concept. The Bruins used 14 players and led 25-0 to start the game. UCLA was led by Earl Watson-s 21 points, 11 assists and four steals and Jason Kapono-s 20 points and seven rebounds. All five of UCLA-s starters scored in double figures (six players in all).
Jason Kapono, 6-8 Bruin sophomore forward, is on the Wooden (Top 25) and Naismith (Top 30) Awards preseason Player of the Year lists. Last year as a true frosh, Kapono led the Bruins in scoring (16.0), was named the CBS SportsLine National Freshman of the Year and earned All-Pac-10 (first-team) and co-Freshman of the Year honors.
Here-s a list of some of the Bruin team and individual preseason honors: Athlon
- Team, No. 4 in Pac-10, Individual, Earl Watson, second-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, second-team All-Pac-10, Jason Kapono, third-team All-Pac-10, Basketball News - Team, No. 24 in U. S., No. 4 in Pac-10, Individual, Jason Kapono, second-team All-America, first-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, second-team
All-Pac-10, Basketball Times - No. 4 in the Pac-10, Blue Ribbon - Team, No. 16 in U. S., Individual, Jason Kapono, fourth-team All-America, CBS SportsLine - Team, No. 13 in U. S., ESPN.com - Team, No. 15 in the U. S. , Fox Sports.com - Team, No. 21 in U. S., Lindy-s - Team, No. 12 in U. S., No. 3 in Pac-10, Individual, Jason Kapono, No. 8 small forward in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, No. 8 center in the U. S., Earl Watson, third-team All-Pac-10, Los Angeles Times - No. 13 in the U. S., Preview Sports - Team, No. 25 in U. S., No. 3 in Pac-10, Slam - Team, No. 7 in the U. S., Street & Smith-s
- Team, No. 17 in U. S., No. 3 in Pac-10, Individual, T. J. Cummings, All-Midwest incoming freshman, Sports Illustrated - Team, No. 13 in the U. S., The Sporting News - Team, No. 18 in U. S, No. 3 in the Pac-10, Individual, Earl Watson, No. 14 point guard in the U. S., Jason, Kapono, No. 2 small forward in the U. S., second-team preseason All-America, first-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, No. 17center in the U. S., USBWA - No. 21 in the U. S., Individual, Jason Kapono, Top 25 preseason All-America, Vitale - Team, No. 19 in the U. S., No. 3 in the Pac-10, Individual, Earl Watson, third-team All-Rolls-Roycer, No. 3 point guard in U. S., first-team All-Pac-10, Jason Kapono, No. 6 swing forward in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10, Dan Gadzuric, No. 6 center in the U. S., second-team All-Pac-10.
The Bruins vs. Kansas hit 13 three-pointers, one shy of tying the school record (14), set last season vs. Maryland in the NCAA Tournament second round. Last year, the Bruins set a single-season school-record with 205 threes, breaking the old mark of 173, 1992. The 552 attempts in 1999-00 were the most in school history and the percentage of 37.1 ranks fifth all-time and is the highest since 1996, when the Bruins shot 37.6.
In 2000-01, the Bruins have used three different starting lineups - CS Northridge (forwards, Matt Barnes/Jason Kapono, center, T. J. Cummings, guards, Ray Young/Earl Watson), Kentucky (forwards, Matt Barnes/Jason Kapono, center, Dan Gadzuric, guards, Ray Young/Earl Watson), Kansas (forwards, Matt Barnes /Jason Kapono, center, Dan Gadzuric, guards, Billy Knight/Earl Watson). In 1999-2000, the Bruins used 12 different starting lineups (in 33 games). In 1998-99, UCLA used 22 different starting lineups (in 31 games).
UCLA senior Rico Hines suffered a torn lateral meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee and had successful surgery on Nov. 1. The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Bruin team physician Dr. Gerald Finerman at the UCLA Medical Center.
Hines, a 6-5, 210-pound senior from Greenville, NC, injured his right knee on Oct. 27 during practice. After a re-evaluation of the knee on Oct. 28, an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) was ordered for Oct. 30, revealing the cartilage tear. The estimated rehabilitation time is approximately four-to-six weeks. On Oct. 12, Bruin head coach Steve Lavin announced Hines will miss UCLA-s first two games of this season for a violation of team rules. He was to miss the Bruins- exhibition home opener vs. Team Concept on Nov. 1 and UCLA-s Nov. 9 season-opener vs. Kansas in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at New York City-s Madison Square Garden. Hines will now serve his two-game suspension when he is cleared to play following his rehabilitation stint, Lavin said. Hines has appeared in 72 games during his three-year Bruin career, starting 15 contests and averaging a career 12.8 minutes. As a junior last season, he appeared in 29 games with seven starts, averaging 14.7 minutes, 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds.
UCLA true freshman Josiah Johnson has a stress fracture in his left foot and will be sidelined for the next four-to-six weeks, UCLA head coach Steve Lavin announced Oct. 27. Because of chronic pain in his left foot, Johnson had x-rays taken Oct. 26, revealing the stress fracture. Placed in a walking boot, he will be on crutches for about a week and reevaluated after the first four weeks in the walking boot.
Johnson, a 6-7, 237-pound forward, last season was a senior high school standout at Montclair Prep. He averaged 24.2 points and 12.5 rebounds, earning USA Today honorable mention All-America.
Josiah is the son of Bruin great Marques Johnson and the younger brother of Kris Johnson, who was a UCLA standout from 1995-98.
UCLA has several eligible walkons on their 2000-01 roster - Ryan Mollins, 6-4 freshman from Redondo Union who last year averaged 18.0ppg, Sam Nelson, 6-4 sophomore who has a true freshman last season was on the UCLA men-s volleyball roster. Nelson prepped at Estancia HS in Costa Mesa and was a two-year All-CIF basketball selection , Janou (ja-now) Rubin, 6-3 freshman who prepped last year at Logan HS in Union City, averaging 28.2ppg.
The Bruins- also have two ineligible newcomers - Spencer Gloger, 6-7 sophomore who last year started 28 games at Princeton, tying the Ivy League record for three-pointers (10) in a game and freshman school records for points in a game (34) and three-pointers (65) in a season. Gloger prepped at Santa Margarita HS and is from Mission Viejo, John Hoffart, 6-10 sophomore who attended Cal Poly-SLO last year, appearing in 26 games and averaging 11.8 minutes, 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds. Hoffart attended Davis, CA HS.
On Nov. 1 at Pac-10 Media Day in Los Angeles, the Bruins were selected to finish fourth in the media preseason poll - 1. Arizona (290), 2. Stanford (255), 3. USC (206), 4. UCLA (205), 5. California (160), 6. Oregon (138), 7. Oregon State (133), 8. Arizona State (109), 9. Washington (58), 10. Washington State (41).
In the preseason national polls, UCLA was No. 17 in AP and No. 19 in USA Today.
On Oct. 23, the Pac-10 Chief Executive Officers approved the establishment of men-s and women-s postseason basketball tournaments. The men-s tournament will be an eight-team event to be staged at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The women-s tournament will be a 10-team event hosted on campus by one of the Pac-10 members. Both tournaments will begin in March 2002. The Conference previously conducted a men-s tournament following the 1987-1990 seasons. It has never sponsored a similar event for women. In each case, the winner of the Tournament will earn the Conference-s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
Academic update: For the spring quarter of 2000, UCLA had five players on the Athletic Director-s Honor Roll (a 3.0gpg or higher) - (3.0-3.49gpa) - Brandon Brooks, at the time, Brooks was a two-sport participant (water polo/basketball), he is no longer on the basketball team, Sean Farnham (graduated in June 2000 and is now an assistant coach at Pepperdine), Jason Flowers and Earl Watson, (3.5-4.0gpa) - Todd Ramasar.
During the summer of 2000, eight of the nine players who were in summer school took classes to continue their advancement toward a degree (were not taking classes to remain eligible for the coming season).
UCLA-s four seniors (Ryan Bailey, Jason Flowers, Rico Hines and Earl Watson), along with junior Billy Knight, who redshirted in 1998-99 because of an injury, are all on track to graduate in June 2001.
The 2000 NCAA Tournament was UCLA-s 36th appearance in the "Big Dance," including bids the last 12 consecutive years. Currently, only three schools have advanced to the NCAA Tournament more consecutive times-North Carolina 26, Arizona 16 and Indiana 15. The Bruins hold the record for most NCAA titles (11), last winning in 1995, and are second in victories (81).
UCLA (1997, 1998, 2000) is one of just six schools to reach the NCAA Sweet 16 three times in the last four years. The others are Duke (1998, 1999, 2000), Kentucky (1997, 1998, 1999), Michigan State (1998, 1999, 2000), North Carolina (1997, 1998, 2000) and Purdue (1998, 1999, 2000).
UCLA has won multiple NCAA Tournament games in three of the last four years for the first times since 1995-97-98. The last time prior to that was 1973-74-75-76.
UCLA-s victory over No. 1 Stanford last year on March 4, 2000 was the school-s first over a No. 1 team since Dec. 1, 1986, when the Bruins defeated No. 1 North Carolina, 89-84 at Pauley Pavilion. The last time UCLA defeated a No. 1 team that late in the season was in 1980, when the Bruins upset DePaul in the second round of the NCAA Tournament en route to the title game against Louisville.
According to Associated Press, UCLA has defeated the nation-s No. 1 team seven times to rank third on that list behind Notre Dame (nine) and Duke (eight). North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Ohio State have also recorded seven wins versus a No. 1 team.
With the win at California last season on March 2, 2000, UCLA stretched its NCAA-record streak of consecutive winning seasons to 52 (1948-49 to 1999-2000).
In the decade of the 1990s, UCLA ranked No. 10 in the U.S. in victories (241) and winning percentage (75.5, 241-78). In other college basketball historical categories from the last decade, UCLA was fourth in All-America rankings (28 different individuals, 43 total selections), second in most consecutive final wire-service Top 20 rankings (13, 1967-79) and third in most final wire-service Top 20 rankings (35).
UCLA has recruited the nation-s No. 1 (1998) and No. 2 (1997) recruiting classes the last four seasons. The 1998 freshman class-guard Ray Young, forwards, Matt Barnes, JaRon Rush (declared for 2000 NBA Draft) and Jerome Moiso (now with Boston Celtics), along with center Dan Gadzuric, was judged No. 1 in the nation by The Sporting News, Hoop Scoop, PrepStar and Basketball News. The frosh class of 1997, forward Travis Reed (now at Long Beach State), guard-forward Rico Hines, guard Earl Watson, guard Baron Davis (now with Charlotte in the NBA), forward Billy Knight and guard Todd Ramasar, was voted No. 2 in the nation.
During the 1998-99 year, the Bruins McDonald-s HS All-America Jason Kapono. In this season-s early signing period, the Bruins have inked Cedric Bozeman, from Mater Dei HS, Dijon Thompson, from Redondo Union HS and Michael Fey, from Capital HS in Olympia, WA.
UCLA has led the NCAA in field goal percentage shooting two of the last five years -1997, 52.0 (932-1791) and 1996, 52.8 (897-1698). Entering the 1998 NCAA Tournament, the Bruins ranked sixth (49.8) in the NCAA. In 1999, the Bruins shot 45.4 to rank third in the Pac-10. In 33 games in 1999-2000, UCLA shot 48.0 from the field to lead the Pacifc-10 Conference and rank 16th in the NCAA.
After three games this year, UCLA is shooting 487.4 from the field.
The Feb. 23, 1997 contest with Duke in Pauley Pavilion was UCLA-s 2,000th game in the school-s history. The Bruins have an overall record of 1,472-636 (69.8, 2,108 games) in 81+ years of college basketball. UCLA-s winning percentage is No. 4 in the nation all-time behind Kentucky, North Carolina and UNLV. Kansas is fifth.
Pauley Pavilion (12,819) has been the home of Bruin basketball for 35+ seasons. UCLA-s all-time Pauley Pavilion record is 500-59 (559 games, 89.4, Jackson State was the 500th game in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 17, 1996 and the win over Washington on March 11, 2000 was UCLA-s 500th on its homecourt).
On Feb. 19, 1997 in UCLA-s 82-60 win over USC, the largest crowd in Pauley Pavilion history watched that game (13,382, previous high was 13,037 vs. Oregon, 3/11/95). Then, four days later (Feb. 23, 1997) in the 73-69 win over Duke, UCLA set a new attendance record 13,478, breaking the old one by 96.
The last time the Bruins were unbeaten at home for a regular season was in 1994-95 (15-0, California did beat UCLA at home that season but later forfeited the game). The Bruins finished 1998-99 15-1 at Pauley (losing only to Stanford).
The Bruins finished Pac-10 play unbeaten at home in 1996 (9-0).
Pauley Pavilion got a new roof this summer and while working on it, the roofing company offered (and UCLA accepted) to put the UCLA script logo on the Pauley roof (for free). It (the letters are blue with a gold outline on top of a tan color roof) is located on the south side of the Pauley roof in letters large enough to identify UCLA from LAX.
The scoreboard in Pauley Pavilion is in its second season (the previous one was 14 years old). The scoreboard had been in the planning for three years. UCLA Athletics teamed with a marketing firm to package eight corporate sponsorship opportunities on a center-hung scoreboard and two statistical boards in Pauley Pavilion. The design of the eight-sided board includes four sides that house the speaker clusters and four sides that have team scoring, game time and period, possession indicator (all in LED digits) and video screen incorporated into each. Each video screen is 7- X 9- and is the best LED technology the market offers today. The board was sized to "fit the house" and given excellent visibility to patrons in all seating locations. The board is 27- wide, 17- tall (manufactured by Daktronics Corp.). The total weight is 14,000 lbs. and it-s attached to a 20,000-lb. hoist that can lower and/or raise the board for maintenance. The centerboard, statistic board and production room cost is about $1.4 million. T he board is being paid for entirely by the corporate sponsorship that is displayed on the advertising panels over a 10-year financing plan.
Bruins in the 2000-01 NBA: UCLA in the NBA - Twelve former Bruins were listed on NBA preseason team rosters and eight remain for the current regular season. They are: Toby Bailey, Chicago Bulls (waived), Mitchell Butler, Indiana Pacers (waived), Baron Davis, Charlotte Hornets, Tyus Edney, Indiana Pacers, J. R. Henderson, Sacramento Kings (waived), Don MacLean, Miami Heat, Darrick Martin, Sacramento Kings, Jelani McCoy, Seattle Supersonics, Jerome Moiso, Boston Celtics, Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers, Tracy Murray, Denver Nuggets, Ed O-Bannon, Orlando Magic (waived). Three Pac-10 players were selected in the 2000 NBA Draft and Bruin sophomore Jerome Moiso (first round, 11th, Boston Celtics) was the first league player chosen.
In 1999-00, UCLA had 11 players on preseason rosters and six played during the regular season. They were-Charlotte, Baron Davis, Indiana, Reggie Miller, Washington, Tracy Murray, Phoenix, Toby Bailey, Sacramento, Darrick Martin and Seattle, Jelani McCoy. In the 1999 NBA Draft, six Pacific-10 Conference standouts were among the 58 players selected. The six selections were the second-highest total of all conferences (tied with the Western Athletic Conference). The first Pac-10 player taken was UCLA sophomore guard Baron Davis, the No. 3 pick by the Charlotte Hornets.
UCLA and the Pac-10 Conference led the way in the 1998 NBA Draft. The Bruins tied with Arizona and North Carolina for the most players drafted (the Bruins had three second-round selections-Jelani McCoy, Seattle, Toby Bailey, Phoenix (traded from the Lakers) and J. R. Henderson, Vancouver). The Pac-10 had a total of eight players drafted in 1998, the highest of any conference in the U. S.
From 1986-87 through 1995-96, UCLA sent more players (26) into the NBA than any school in the country. In 1995-96, UCLA-s 11 former players on NBA rosters ranked second to North Carolina.
1999-00 NCAA Stats (Final)
3-Pt Field Goal Percentage - Jason Kapono, 8th, 47.7, Team stats: Field Goal Percentage, 16th, 48.0.
1999-00 Pac-10 Stats (Final)
Team-Scoring Offense-6th, 75.5, Scoring Defense-5th, 70.3, Scoring Margin-5th, +5.2, FT %-10th, 58.7, FG %-1st, 48.0, FG % Def.-3rd, 42.6, 3-Pt. FG %-2nd, 37.1, 3-Pt. FGs Made-4th, 6.21, 3-Pt. FG % Def.-2nd, 33.2, Reb. Off.- 4th, 37.9, Reb. Def.- 3rd, 34.2, Reb. Margin- 2nd, +3.8, Bkd. Shots- 3rd, 4.39, Asst.- 3rd, 16.52, Stls.- 3rd, 8.55, TO Margin- 6th, -0.45, Asst./TO Ratio- 6th, 0.99, Off. Reb.- 2nd, 13.55, Def. Reb.-3rd, 24.39. UCLA Individual Leaders (Top 6) - Scoring -- Jason Kapono, 5th, 16.0, Rebounds - Jerome Moiso, 4th, 7.6, Blocks - Jerome Moiso, 2nd, 1.67, Dan Gadzuric, 3rd, 1.58, Field Goal Percentage - Dan Gadzuric, 3rd, 56.5, 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage - Jason Kapono, 1st, 47.4, Assists- Earl Watson, 2nd, 5.91.
2000-01 Special Team Stats
The Bruins have trailed once at halftime this season, to Kansas, 57-51. UCLA is 0-1 when trailing at half and 1-1 when leading (lost to CS Northridge after leading 39-32 at halftime).
UCLA has been outrebounded two of three games this year (the Bruins outrebounded CS Northridge, 36-35), after getting outrebounded by Kansas (K41-U29) and Kentucky (K49-U43).
The Bruins outshot CSUN from the field (U45.0-CSUN 44.1). At the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, UCLA was outshot from the field by Kansas (K54.7-U50.8), but the Bruins outshot Kentucky (U46.5-K43.7). After three games, UCLA is shooting 47.4 and opponents are also shooting 47.4 from the field.
In three games, the Bruins have outshot all three opponents from three-point range this season - CSUN (UCLA 40.0-CSUN 31.6), Kansas (U54.2-K43.8) and Kentucky (U38.1-K36.1). Against Kansas, the Bruins hit 13 (one shy of tying the school record, 14 vs. Maryland, 2000 NCAA)-24 from three. After three games, UCLA is shooting 44.6 (29-65) from three-point range and opponents 36.6 (26-71).
The Bruins had a season-high 24 turnovers vs. CS Northridge, after getting 11 turnovers vs. Kentucky and 14 vs. Kansas at the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic. UCLA is averaging 16.3 turnovers a game and forcing its opponents into 15.7. Last season, the Bruins high turnover game was 26 vs. Arizona in Pauley Pavilion (1/20/00) and 24 at Arizona State (2/17/00).
Career Highlights-Chosen UCLA-s head coach, the 11th in school history, on Feb. 11, 1997.
-On March 30, 1999, he was awarded a new six-year contract through the 2004-2005 season.
-In his fifth year as UCLA-s head coach of the and 10th on the UCLA staff, he currently owns a school and career record of 92-40 (69.7, 132 games) as a head coach.
-Owns a 7-4 record in the NCAA Tournament as UCLA-s head coach, leading UCLA to the Elite Eight in 1997 and the Sweet 16 in 2000 and 1998. He has led the Bruins to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. During his nine years as a Bruin assistant and head coach, UCLA-s record is 17-9 (65.4) in the NCAA Tournament.
-He is one of just four coaches in the nation to lead his school to three Sweet 16-s in the last four years. The others are Purdue-s Gene Keady, Michigan State-s Tom Izzo and Duke-s Mike Krzyzewski.
-During his four+ years as head coach, UCLA owns a record of 16-7 (69.6) in March, including 6-1 in 1997, 3-3 in 1998, 1-2 in 1999 and 6-1 in 2000.
-He is the only coach in school history to win at least 22 games in each of his first three seasons at UCLA.
-He is the only coach in school history to win at least 70.0% of his games in each of his first three years at UCLA.
-First UCLA coach to lead the Bruins to three Sweet 16 appearances in a four-year span since the NCAA Tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
-First UCLA head coach since John Wooden in 1974 (three) and -75 (five games, UCLA-s 10th NCAA title) to lead the Bruins to at least five total NCAA Tournament victories in two consecutive seasons (1997 and -98).
-First Bruin head coach since Gary Cunningham in 1978 (25-3) and -79 (25-5) to record consecutive seasons of at least 24 victories (in both 1997 and -98). The last time a Bruin first-year coach won more games than Steve Lavin in 1997 (24) was in 1978, when Gary Cunningham won 25.
-UCLA-s win over Maine in the first round of The 1999 Pearl Harbor Classic was Lavin-s 75th victory as UCLA-s head coach. He reached the 75-win plateau faster than any UCLA coach in modern history (post WWII), including John Wooden (Steve Lavin, 102nd game, 75-27, 73.5, Jim Harrick, 105th game, 75-30, 71.4, John Wooden, 106th game, 75-31, 70.8, Walt Hazzard, 121st game, 75-46, 62.0).
-UCLA-s win over DePaul on Dec. 18, 1999 was Lavin-s 200th as a member of the Bruin staff (ninth season).
-Won the 50th game of his career on Nov. 26, 1998 beating USF 69-62 in the first round of the 1998 Puerto Rico Shootout. His overall record after the win was 50-17 (67 games). Ironically, John Wooden-s record after his first 67 games as the Bruin coach was also 50-17.
-- In overtime games under Steve Lavin, the Bruins are 7-2 during his four+ years as head coach. In 2000-01, the Bruins are 1-0, beating Kentucky 97-92 for third-place in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, 2-0 in 1999-00, including a 94-93 win over No. 1 Stanford at Maples Pavilion and a 103-98 win over South Florida in the third-place game at The Pearl Harbor Classic. The Bruins have won six consecutive overtime games (2000-01, UCLA 97-Kentucky 92, 1999-2000, UCLA 94, at Stanford 93, UCLA 103, South Florida 98, 1998-99, at UCLA 88, Arizona State 85, 1997-98, UCLA 82, at USC 75, 1996-97, UCLA 74, Iowa State 73-NCAA Sweet 16) dating back to 1996-97, last losing at Oregon 87-85 during the 1997 Pac-10 season.
-During his four+ years as UCLA-s head coach, the Bruins have signed the nation-s No. 1 (1998) and No. 2 (1997) recruiting classes.
-In 1998-99, with the second-youngest team in the nation, Lavin, a candidate for the 1999 Naismith Coach of the Year Award, led the Bruins to their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and 11th straight 20+ (22-9) game winning season.
-In 1997-98, he led the Bruins to a 24-9 overall record, 12-6 in the Pac-10 (third place) and to the school-s 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament and 20+ game winning season. Lavin was again candidate for the 1998 Naismith Coach of the Year Award. In the -98 NCAA Tournament, he led the No. 6 seed Bruins to the Sweet 16, before losing to No. 2 seed and eventual champion Kentucky.
-In 1996-97, Lavin directed UCLA to a 24-8 overall record, the NCAA Midwest Regional final and third consecutive Pac-10 crown. He was named the Basketball Times National Rookie Coach of the Year.
-During his nine+ years on the Bruin staff, UCLA has won the 1995 NCAA Championship, four Pac-10 titles (1997, -96, -95 and -92) and participated in three NCAA Elite Eights (1997, -95, -92) and two Sweet 16 (2000, 1998) appearances.
-11 consecutive NCAA Tournaments at UCLA and Purdue, including 1999-00.
Lavin Press Conference Dates - On most Tuesdays, Lavin will have his press conference (12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.) in the Chancellor-s Room (upper NE corner of Pauley Pavilion). All Tuesdays unless noted: Dates -- Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, no scheduled press conferences during Christmas and New Year-s, there will be plenty of opportunities after practices during that time frame to meet with Lavin and the players (UCLA Sports Information will keep everyone informed of the holiday schedule), Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6.