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Posts for October, 2007
Mbakwe cleared
Freshman forward Trevor Mbakwe was declared academically eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse on Tuesday afternoon, just three days before the official open of practice.
"Thrilled for the program, but really excited for him because it's been wearing on him," said coach Tom Crean. "He's done, in my opinion and I think in everyone else's, an incredible job of staying focused, going through the daily process of being a college student and not knowing what was next when it comes to something that he loves."
The 6-foot-7, 240-pound Mbakwe is expected to step in and play a large role for MU immediately. His academic record had been undergoing scrutiny and he had been barred from any organized team activities as a result, much like Lazar Hayward a season ago.
"It was real tough, but my teammates did a good job of keeping me in a good mood," Mbakwe said. "Lazar went through the same thing last year, so I figured if he could do it I had no excuses not to. It was hard not being able to do training table and certain things with my teammates, but everything wound up being worthwhile."
Hayward's case was different in that he was cleared to practice with the Golden Eagles just prior to the team's annual "Marquette Madness" event, but had to wait an additional three weeks before being fully cleared to play in the regular season. Mbakwe, meanwhile, wound up missing roughly five weeks, including MU's Labor Day trip to Vancouver, British Columbia for a series of four exhibition games.
And Hayward, while a highly touted recruit, also wasn't being counted upon as heavily early as Mbakwe will be. Assuming he's able to catch up with his conditioning, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Mbakwe playing upwards of 20 minutes per night right off the bat because of his ability to rebound, block shots and get to the free-throw line.
Crean, however, isn't jumping the gun just yet.
"I do have to caution all of our fans and supporters; like Lazar a year ago, when you miss a day as a freshman, it's almost a week for a freshman," he said. "That becomes really hard. He's missed a lot of the teaching that we've done in our team workouts and individual workouts. But we'll get him up to speed as quickly as we can.
"I think we have to keep it simple for him in the sense of, 'Go out and get used to what you do,' which is get to the rim, rebound the ball, run the floor, block shots and defend. Then he'll get all the nuances that come with it."
Said Mbakwe: "I'm just going to do my role: rebound, play defense, score when I have to, and have a good season."$
In the house
Here's a list of recruits expected to be in attandance to Saturday's 'Marquette Madness' festivities, starting with a few of the usual suspects:
Nick Williams (committed)
Iman Shumpert (final vist before he'll choose between MU, North Carolina and Georgia Tech)
Jared Swopshire (likely down to MU and Louisville)
Diamond Taylor (Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph's, Class of 2009)
Evan Anderson (Eau Claire North, Class of 2010)
Here's a couple newer names:
Erik Williams (6-foot-6 forward from Cypress Springs, Tex., Class of 2009)
Joey Brooks (6-5 guard from Strake Jesuit in Houston, Class of 2009)
Two local standouts who were originally scheduled to attend - junior Jamil Wilson of Racine Horlick and sophomore Flavian Davis of Wisconsin Lutheran - won't be able to because of prior commitments.
As far as upcoming visits, guard Tyshawn Taylor of St. Anthony's in Jersey City, N.J., will be in Milwaukee next week.
Chris Otule, a 6-10 senior center from Fort Bend Bush High School in Richmond, Tex., is working on scheduling a visit within the next few weeks.$
MU gains commitment
It didn't take long for 'Marquette Madness' to make an impression on at least one recruit.
Erik Williams, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound junior forward from Cypress Springs (Tex.) High School gave MU an oral commitment on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first player from the 2009 class to do so for the Golden Eagles.
"Just the environment and the school itself," said Williams when asked what prompted his commitment. "Coach Crean and Coach Buzz (Williams), the whole coaching staff. Marquette is just unbelievable, and I was really impressed overall with what I saw."
Williams said he'd also received scholarship offers from Alabama, Texas A&M and Baylor, all of whom he'd also visited unofficially, but that he was sold on MU and convinced that was where he'd fare best.
"I just don't want to pass up an opportunity to play in a big-time conference and a big-time school," he said. "If I was holding out, I wouldn't get anything better. This is the best place for me."
Williams was accompanied on his visit by his high-school coach, John Harmatuk, who said Williams' best is yet to come.
"He has the potential to probably be a guard," he said. "Unbelievable offensive skills, can really get to the basket. Left-hand, right-hand finishing, very athletic. With some more work he has the chance to be a special player. He's the tallest kid on my team by four inches and he's still a wing. That's just his natural position. He runs the floor well, can catch and get to the rim."
Williams averaged 11.1 points and around 8.5 rebounds last season en route to earning second team all-district honors. Also notable were his 102 blocked shots, which shattered the previous school record.
"Right now, I think he's only 38 blocks away from the career record," Harmatuk said. "Defensively he doesn't guard the ball very well yet, but most of that's intensity. As a shot-blocker, he's amazing. He blocks shots with his left hand, gets his body out of the way and starts running the floor. It's special to watch."
Williams, who projected himself as a wing for the Golden Eagles, is the second player in as many years to commit to MU either prior to or shortly into his junior year. Nick Williams, a guard from Mobile, Ala., committed to MU last summer as he headed into his junior year.$
Upcoming scrimmages
Even though Bob Huggins left Kansas State for West Virginia in the off-season, the Wildcats will still be fulfilling their end of the home-and-home scrimmage set that opened last year.
Kansas State will travel to Milwaukee for a pair of two-hour games on Oct. 27 - one at the Bradley Center in the morning and the other at the Al McGuire Center in the afternoon.
And while the Wildcats boast two of the top young talents in college basketball in big man Michael Beasley and wing Bill Walker, unfortunately this set of workouts - just like last year in Manhattan, Kan. - will be closed to all non-team personnel.
I'll have a recap of both sometime afterward, just like last year.
Also, MU will hold its annual Fish Fry the night before on Oct. 26, and cap it with a practice/scrimmage at the Al.$
MU pulls out all the stops
If Iman Shumpert didn't already know how much Tom Crean wants him at MU next season, the message must have come through loud and clear Saturday night.
The 6-foot-4, 185-pound senior guard from Oak Park-River Forest (Ill.) High School, on campus for his official visit, got his first up-close-and-personal look at his favorite National Basketball Association player, Dwyane Wade, who made a surprise visit to 'Marquette Madness'.
"That was a big shock, man," Shumpert said. "Coach Crean's always got something crazy planned. Always."
Shumpert would know. Rated as high as 15th by Scout.com and among the top 25 players in the country by nearly every other recruiting service, Shumpert saw Crean open the fall recruiting period a few weeks back at the first possible moment - 12:01 a.m. - by hopping out of a stretch Hummer limousine and onto his doorstep.
As memorable as that must have been, Crean is undoubtedly hoping Wade's appearance will leave a final, indelible mark on the brain of a player that some feel could be the next big thing to come out of MU should he choose to cast his lot with the Golden Eagles.
Shumpert, who had made the trip up to MU for unofficial visits a few times previously, is expected to choose between MU, North Carolina and Georgia Tech sometime this coming week - possibly Thursday.
Based on what he had to say regarding his most recent stay in Milwaukee, Shumpert appeared to be impressed with what he'd seen.
"It's a real nice group of guys, a good mixture of guys. I feel like I can fit in real well with those guys," he said. "I felt like I fit in with a lot of the guys from Georgia Tech and North Carolina, and Marquette's another place I think I can fit in real well. It's just a good environment to be around."
When asked for what he was looking for in a school specifically, Shumpert didn't have an answer.
"Really, I couldn't even tell you what I'm looking for," he said. "With these three schools, I feel like I've got it down to three schools that I feel comfortable with on every level. So with going on these visits I was just hoping to get a gut feeling and hopefully be able to announce my decision next week like I planned."
One factor that might work to MU's advantage is its close proximity to Shumpert's home, and the fact that his parents, who have taken an active interest in his recruitment, would be able to watch him play on a regular basis.
"After this visit, it's starting to weigh in a little more," he said of the 90-mile or so drive to his home. "I'm starting to consider it a lot more than I was in the past."
When asked what position he'd prefer to play in college, Shumpert didn't hesitate.
"Point guard," he said. "I'll play some off-guard, but as far as being developed and playing the position I want to play, I want to play point guard."
Whatever he decides, Shumpert said he'd looking forward to a return to a somewhat normal life as a high-schooler once the process is finished.
"It's going to be a breath of fresh air to be able to just say where I'm going, like it or not," he said. "It'll just be good to not have everybody chasing you down, hounding you, asking where you're going to do. It'll just be, 'Congratulations on your decision,' and be able to just play my high-school season without having to worry about it."
In fact, Shumpert pointed out that he hadn't spoken with a reporter since his visit to North Carolina in late September.
It was following that weekend that some comments attributed to Shumpert led to an inquiry into whether UNC had broken NCAA rules, which, not surprisingly, left a sour taste in Shumpert's mouth.
"This is actually the first interview I've done since the North Carolina thing because somebody just took my words and then took bits and pieces and made it seem like something else, and they blew it out of proportion," he said. "There were no violations. I didn't even feel like talking to them in the first place, so after that I just told myself I wasn't going to talk to any more media. It was actually good not to have people calling my phone. I just wouldn't pick it up."
Next week, Crean will be hoping Shumpert is singing a much different tune, and that the lengths to which he went to land him will pay off.$
Interview with Jared Swopshire
Much of the hoopla surrounding last Saturday's 'Marquette Madness' had to do with the official visit of Chicago-area star Iman Shumpert, considered one of the top 25 players in the nation.
Aside from he and Mobile, Ala. guard Nick Williams - who committed to MU in the Summer of 2006 - there was one other player making an official visit that, while maybe not as hyped, could fill another major need for the Golden Eagles on the wing: Jared Swopshire.
The 6-foot-8, 200-pound native of St. Louis is entering his second season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and has narrowed his college choices down to MU, Clemson and Louisville. He's already visited Clemson and will head to Louisville this weekend.
Here's what he had to say about his visit to MU:
How did your visit go?
Great visit. I really enjoyed it, had a lot of fun hanging out with the guys, hanging out with the coaches and just getting to know everybody better.
How surprised were you by the appearance of Dwyane Wade?
That was real special. It was really nice.
What did you like specifically about MU?
The atmosphere is real good, everybody is like a big family. That's the kind of atmosphere I'm looking for.
What were your impressions of the MU players?
The team works really good together. Everyone is out there trying to work hard. It's a real good atmosphere.
IMG Academy is different from most high schools and prep schools in the country. How is it working out for you so far?
It's real good. We wake up in the morning, train every day, go to school in the afternoon, come back at night and work out again. It's like a college schedule, kind of.
How has IMG helped you improve your game?
Just getting stronger, faster, quicker, all that stuff. It's really helped develop me.
You're taking your final official visit to Louisville this weekend. Do you have a timetable for a decision?
Probably like right after I go to Louisville I'm going to sit down with my parents and coaches and discuss it and make my decision.
What will weigh most heavily in your decision?
I'm looking for a place where I can go first to get a great education, play for a coach that's going to help develop me so I can get to the next level, the NBA, and going to a place where we can win a national title.
What position(s) are you most comfortable playing?
The 2, 3, 4. Whatever the coach needs me to play. Whatever the mismatches are. That's what I feel like I can play.
How would you describe your game?
I like to run. Very skilled player. I've got length, I can shoot the ball, handle the ball. So it's an all-around game.
Has the recruiting process been pretty crazy?
At first it was. Now, because I've narrowed my choices down, it's starting to die down a little bit. But it's been fun for me.$
And the winner of the Iman Shumpert sweepstakes is...
...Georgia Tech.
Shumpert revealed his choice a short time ago on the Comcast Sports Channel in Chicago.
"I believe that Georgia Tech is a place, basketball-wise, I feel like I can produce there, and I feel like it's a good opportunity for me," Shumpert said. "Right now they're short on guards and I think it's a great opportunity for me to come in and be able to play."
Shumpert's decision no doubt came as a shock to both MU and North Carolina fans, as it had been widely speculated that he would choose between one of those two schools. It is also a big blow to MU and coach Tom Crean, who invested a great deal in recruiting the 6-foot-4 combination guard from Oak Park, Ill.
Shumpert, ranked as the No. 15 overall senior prospect in the nation by Scout.com, phoned all three coaches just prior to announcing his decision.
"Extremely difficult," he said about addressing Crean and UNC coach Roy Williams. "I established a real good relationship with all three coaches. Really, all the coaches that recruited me. Everybody recruited me in a good way. I feel like when you develop those relationships it's hard to let them go. It was extremely difficult for me as a person to get on the phone and actually tell them no, even though I knew I had to tell somebody no."
So now it's back to the drawing board for MU, which suffered another recruiting hit a few weeks back when 6-10 Frank Ben-Eze chose to commit to Harvard.
Crean and the Golden Eagles will next turn their attention early next week to 6-7 wing Jared Swopshire, who is expected to choose between MU, Clemson and Louisville after taking a visit to Louisville over the weekend.
MU is also working hard on securing an official visit with fast-rising 6-10 Chris Otule of Fort Bend Bush High School in Richmond, Tex.$
Who is Joseph Fulce?
That's probably what a lot of MU fans are asking themselves right now, not long after learning that Iman Shumpert chose the Ramblin' Wreck of Georgia Tech instead of the Golden Eagles.
Well, he's a 6-foot-6, 210-pound wing from Plano, Tex. who's been on MU's radar for some time thanks in large part to the Golden Eagles' new Texas connection, Buzz Williams.
And yes, he is MU's newest commitment.
Fulce is playing this season at Tyler (Tex.) Junior College, and will have three years of eligibility left when he arrives at MU.
He originally committed to Texas A&M out of high school - where Williams was lead recruiting coordinator at the time under then-coach Billy Gillispie - but instead wound up enrolling at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va. because of academic concerns.
Fulce averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in helping lead Massanutten to a 20-9 record. He ultimately re-opened his recruitment and wound up signing in April of this year with the University of New Orleans, where Williams had just completed his first year as head coach.
He was released from his letter over the summer when Williams resigned in order to accept an assistant's position at MU, but clearly Williams kept an eye on Fulce despite his change in locale.
Fulce is the second Texas recruit in the past five days to commit to MU; on Sunday, Class of 2009 wing Erik Williams of Cypress Springs High School gave an oral commitment. Fulce is the second member of MU's 2008 class, joining guard Nick Williams of Mobile, Ala.
MU has one scholarship for 2008 remaining and remains involved with a couple of intriguing prospects, including point guard Tyshawn Taylor of St. Anthony's in Jersey City, N.J. (who's supposed to be visiting this week) and forward-center Chris Otule of Fort Bend Bush High School in Richmond, Tex.
The Golden Eagles are also awaiting word from 6-7 wing Jared Swopshire of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Swopshire visited MU over the weekend with Shumpert and Nick Williams, and is expected to choose between the Golden Eagles, Clemson and Louisville after making one final visit to Louisville this weekend.
And don't think that just because Fulce has already committed that Swopshire is automatically eliminated from consideration. Coach Tom Crean oversigned by one player heading into this season, and the possibility remains strong he could do so again.
I'll have more on the Fulce situation on Friday.$
Interview with Joseph Fulce
It's been a long, interesting ride for Joseph Fulce, MU's newest addition.
He's gone from a Texas A&M recruit out of Plano Senior High to a military school just outside of Washington D.C., signed with and released from the University of New Orleans, and finally back to Texas this season to play at Tyler Junior College.
News of his commitment to MU broke last week. But in reality the Golden Eagles and coach Tom Crean had the 6-6 1/2, 205-pound Fulce on their radar screen some time before that thanks in large part to Fulce's prior relationship with Crean's newest assistant, Buzz Williams.
I had a chance to speak with Fulce early Sunday afternoon. Here's what he had to say:
How long had Marquette been involved with you, and how big a hand did Buzz Williams play in the situation? Actually me and Coach Williams, right after he had left New Orleans, we had kept in contact a little bit. We had talked a few times by the time I came here (to Tyler). After that he said he was at Marquette, and we had kept in touch. It was nothing talking about Marquette or whatever. Position-wise, I don't know what they were looking for, but Coach Crean said he wanted to take a look at me. I guess (Williams) had mentioned his name to him or whatever so (Crean) was like, 'OK, I'm going to go take a look at him. So they came down here. We had a late practice, probably 7 or 8 o'clock on a Sunday night, he came down here and said he liked everything he saw in that period of time. He sat down and talked with me and asked how I would feel with him recruiting me and everything, and I said that'd be fine. I was excited.
Then next thing you know I get a phone call another 2-3 days later saying they're coming back the next week. So they came back that next week during a weekday. We kept in contact before he came, and he was telling me, 'This is where I see you in our program, this is where I see you contributing,' and it just kind of went from there. Buzz talked to me a little bit more about it, and then I decided that was what I really wanted to do. So I went ahead and made that commitment.
How long ago did MU offer you a scholarship? Probably right about a month ago. By the same time (Crean) had come back, I had told him.
Why do you think it took so long for word to get out that you had committed? I really don't know. It was more of a situation where it was like, 'Alright, you made that commitment.' They had asked me, 'Are you sure this is what you want to do? It's a long way from home.' I had told them I was just in military school just outside of D.C. in Virginia. I really don't get that homesick after all the traveling I've done, so it was more of a situation where I was more sure about doing this than any...how can I put it? I knew I was real sure about the situation, I knew what I was getting into, I knew this was what I wanted to do. I wanted to contribute to MU basketball. Coach Crean sat down with me and we talked and it was, 'This is what I wanted to do.'
Had any other Division I school offered you a scholarship while you've been at Tyler prior to MU? They were the first ones. There were others there that were there to try to recruit, but they knew that I probably wasn't going to...I had two mid-majors (looking), and that was New Orleans still and North Texas, and they knew right off the bat that they probably weren't going to be able to get me. It was more of a situation where all the other bigger schools, they would talk to (Tyler) Coach (Mike Marquis), but he really didn't say anything to me about it because he knew what I was looking for in a team and a school. It wasn't bad or nothing like that; he knew what I was looking for.
You've had a long journey since leaving high school,. What have you learned throughout this whole process? To be honest, what I've really learned is regardless, there's always going to be a time where you've got to grow up and handle your business - for real. You see the business aspect to basketball. I've seen that and I've seen how it works on the court at a different level. To be honest, it really opened my eyes because it shows that a coach can be there one minute, and you've got to be prepared for the business part of it, that he can leave at any time. So how I'm looking at it going into this is I have trust in Coach Crean and Buzz and the team knowing that we're all going to be on the same page in making it to the tournament. I'm trying to contribute to winning games. I'm doing whatever it takes. I'm a big person on teamwork and chemistry, therefore I'm going to do whatever it takes to bust my butt and put in work - on the court and off the court. Because you won't be able to be on the court if you don't handle your business off the court.
What made you decide to go to military school after committing to Texas A&M? The situation with A&M, I didn't qualify. I didn't have all my credits I needed. I had no other choice but to go to Massanutten, to prep school.
Were you disappointed with not being able to play at A&M? To be honest I really was because my sister went to play Division I ball right out of high school (at Arkansas-Pine Bluff), my cousin Jimmy (King) went to college, he went to play with the Fab Five right out of high school. It was kind of a situation where I wanted to do the same thing, too. But sometimes everything doesn't fall the way you want it, and I feel the Lord had a different path for me. Therefore, I went to Massanutten, had a season there, did my thing there, went to New Orleans, Buzz left, so I got released, and now I'm here (at Tyler). I'm tired of just moving around. I feel like this is it for me.
Being a Texas native, are you prepared for Wisconsin winters? (laughs) To be honest, I actually like the cold. I'd never really seen snow until I went to D.C. But I actually really liked it. It really doesn't bother me. And all my family stays in South Bend, Ind., so I've seen cold and everything. It's cool.
So you've got one year of junior-college ball before finally making the jump to Division I. What would you like to accomplish personally? I've actually gotten a lot stronger, a lot faster. So right now I'm really going to concentrate a lot on continuously rebounding, getting a lot stronger and putting on a little more weight and still maintain the same type of cardiovascular fitness that I have. I don't want to put on too much weight and have it slow me down, so I'm trying to put on that weight and still be able to run the way I am now.
What position are you playing at Tyler right now? Everything from the 2 to the 4.
What are you being projected as playing once you get to MU? More of a 3-4. Still be able to score outside and defensively I'm down low most of the time. That's why I want to get a little bigger.
What are your strengths? You better box me out, because I'm going for every rebound - offensive, defensive. A lot of people with my size and at the position that I play can't shoot that outside shot consistently. I can shoot it consistently. I have a lot of energy and it takes a while for me to get tired. I'm going to run you to death. That's where I usually get a lot of people - I run them to death.
On the flip side, what do you need to work on? Foot speed and strength.
After committing to Texas A&M, did you get to spend any time in the school's off-season program? I had made my decision (to go to Massanutten) closer to February. But I was around them so much, it was real hard to really swallow and look at myself in the mirror and say, 'This is what you've got to do. You've got to go a different route.' I really did want to go (to A&M).
Looking at A&M now, though, Billy Gillispie is now coaching at Kentucky and Buzz Williams is at his second school. Do you think you would be happy if you were still there, knowing all that? To be honest, I really don't think I would be as happy, just because I feel the relationship I had with Coach Gillispie and Buzz, it was totally different than what I've had with any other coach. It's just funny how the Lord's blessed me to still be able to be coached by Buzz after all this time, you know?
Did you really even know where MU was prior to learning Buzz had taken a job there? Yeah, I knew where it was because I watched a few Big East games and Notre Dame is in the conference and everything. It was more of, 'Do you think you could see yourself playing at Marquette?' I was just like, 'I really don't know that much about Marquette, but I heard they were a pretty good program.' It's just funny how it all just kind of fell into place and now here I am, going to Marquette.
You mentioned your cousin, Jimmy King. He was obviously a highly successful college player and went on to play quite a while professionally. Do you keep in contact with him today? Oh yeah, we always keep in contact. He's always busy doing his thing, and I'm always busy with school and basketball. But we probably talk to each other about once or twice every two weeks. He was in my life a lot growing up and everything. I remember him holding me when I was younger, and meeting Chris Webber and Juwan (Howard) and everybody, going to the tournaments. So we're real close. He only stays probably five minutes away from my house. We keep in contact as much as possible.
How has Jimmy influenced you as a basketball player? To be honest, he told me, 'Shoot for the stars. You've got to work hard every day. You can't slack, and there's no room for error.' He taught me that there's certain things that you have to realize playing college ball at that level. It's a lot different, it's a lot harder, the coach is going to stay on you all the time. They expect a lot out of you. That's everybody on the team. And that's why you have to put in that much more work if you want to be successful.
Do you have a visit to MU set up at this point? I'm trying to come up there as soon as possible, but we're about to start the season and everything. So I'm trying to come up there one of these weekends when we don't have a game. But I'm going to be up there very soon.$ (1)
James included on elite list of guards
Dominic James was rated the No. 16 player in the country by Collegehoops.net. However, James' top-20 ranking is a bit misleading.
Ten guards are ranked ahead of James on the list. Six of those players are point guards. If James is currently considered the seventh-best point guard in next season's draft, it shouldn't be a surprise that the Marquette junior tested the NBA waters in the offseason.
James' backcourt mate Jerel McNeal is ranked No. 50.$ (5)
Tyshawn Taylor interview
While the bevy of cute kids dressed in Halloween costumes was certainly a highlight of MU's open practice on Friday night, it was the teenager sporting jeans and a warmup jacket on the sidelines that was getting the majority of the attention from the Golden Eagles' coaching staff.
His name? Tyshawn Taylor, a 6-foot-2 combination guard from St. Anthony's in Jersey City, N.J. With Iman Shumpert having committed to Georgia Tech, Taylor is considered a must-get recruit for MU, which is still looking to fill a spot in its backcourt for its 2008-'09 recruiting class.
Here's what Taylor had to say about his official visit:
What was the vibe like during your visit? I liked it a lot. I had a good time.
What's the biggest priority for you in choosing a school? I want to play. I want to play. That's definitely one of the most important things to me. Just where I'm going to be comfortable and have a good time, and have a coach I know I can talk to when I need to and things like that.
The guard depth at MU has apparently concerned some potential recruits, most notably Iman Shumpert. Do you think you could work your way into the rotation there? Definitely. Because if Dominic (James) leaves, that's a spot I could walk right into almost. Maurice (Acker), I think me and him could play together because he can shoot it real well. I think we could play together, and I should be OK.
Would you prefer to play point guard? I like playing point guard. I've been playing the 2 since I've been in sixth grade, and I just recently started playing at the 1 over the last couple of summers. I can play both 1 and 2 pretty much equal.
As a New Jersey native, how big an influence would playing in the Big East have on your decision? That'd be cool because my mom, she loves to come to all my games. That'd be cool for her to to be able to see me at least 5-6 times a season or whatever. Plus a couple of the guys I play with in high school are going to the Big East, so that'd be fun to be able to play against them too. I like the situation they have for me. I'm not saying anything yet, but I like (MU).
Where else have you visited officially? Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.
Word has it Kansas has an interest in you. Are you trying to work out a visit to Lawrence? I'm not sure what I want to do with that situation yet. I'm not positive. I'm going to talk to my coach, my friends and my family and probably make a decision some time after that.
So you'll make a final decision sometime over the next week or two? Yeah.
You play for a legendary high-school coach in Bob Hurley at St. Anthony's. Do you see any similarities between his coaching style and Tom Crean's? Yeah. They're both the type of guys that when you do something wrong they get on you, but when you do something good they'll pat you on your back and let you know you did a good job. I'm used to playing for somebody like that, and if I can live with Coach Hurley for four years I can deal with anybody. I can deal with anybody.
What's your impression of the players at MU? They're real cool and they work hard. I'm used to working hard. I come from a school of guys who work hard, and we play at a basketball school with tradition, so I'm sure that I could fit right in (at MU).$
Tyshawn Taylor commits to MU
Tyshawn Taylor, a 6-foot-3 1/2-inch combination guard from St. Anthony's in Jersey City, N.J., has given an oral commitment to play at MU next season, he said on Monday night.
Taylor committed just a day after returning from an official visit to MU over the weekend.
"I felt like I've been knowing where I've wanted to go like since Saturday, Sunday night," he said. "I just wanted to come home and get my coach's blessings and my family's blessings, and I got that. So I feel refreshed and comfortable now, and I know I made the right choice."
A native of Hoboken, N.J. who now lives in Jersey City, Taylor had scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Kansas, and had been offered a scholarship by North Carolina last Thursday. Prior to visiting MU, he had also visited Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.
Ultimately, though, he said he felt most at home at MU for a number of reasons.
"It's definitely a basketball school. You don't find too many colleges without a football team," he said. "That's cool to me. The coaching staff is unbelievable. I love the coaching staff. I love them a lot. The basketball at the school is at a high level, and I'm used to playing at a high level at my high school. Marquette plays just like my high school, so I feel like it's not that big of a transition from high school to college playing ball because I'm used to playing that style."
The fact Taylor would be able to play in front of his family and friends at least a few times each season in the Big East was also a factor in his decision.
"Before it wasn't a big factor, but when you think about it, it's always good," he said. "My mother's my biggest cheerleader, so she's going to want to be at all my games. And the more games she comes to, the more comfortable I will feel. It's a definite plus."
Taylor informed Buzz Williams of his commitment in person Monday at St. Anthony's, news that prompted a hug from MU's newest assistant. Taylor then called coach Tom Crean shortly thereafter and left him a message on his cell phone.
Taylor said he believes he'll be primarily a point guard at MU. He hadn't played the position until a few summers ago, when he made the switch from off-guard over the summer.
"I think my strength is being a team player. I love feeding my teammates and I love winning. I'm a winner," he said when asked to list his strengths. "I play every game no matter what it is. I play every game to win. I need some work on my shooting; I can get better at that. It has gotten better, but I can get even better. That's what I'm going to work on a lot before I go to school there. Coach Crean said he's going to work on it a lot with me."
Once he arrives at MU, Taylor could encounter a crowded spot at point guard. Dominic James could decide to return for his senior season, while Maurice Acker, David Cubillan and even Scott Christopherson could also be in the mix.
"I'm a competitor. I compete. I'm definitely going to earn my playing time. Anything I get is going to be earned," he said. "I'm definitely confident that my playing time is going to be there. If I didn't think I could play, we wouldn't be having this conversation. I definitely do think I can play and be a contributor."
Taylor is the highest-profile East Coast recruit to commit to MU during Crean's tenure, and he comes from a school in St. Anthony's and a coach in Bob Hurley that turn out Division I players with regularity.
"Coach Hurley just wanted what was best for me," said Taylor. "He told me all the places I had, I couldn't really go wrong. Some teams are better than others but you can't really have a bad one out of the bunch. He just wanted me to be happy. I told him I wanted to go to Marquette and that I knew that was where I wanted to be, and he gave me his blessing."
Junior forward Dwight Burke and sophomore guard David Cubillan both played for Hurley's son, Danny, at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J.$
Kansas State practice/scrimmage
The parameters are already well-known to MU and Kansas State fans.
For the second straight year the teams took part in a joint practice session/scrimmage, this time at held at the Bradley Center and the Al McGuire Center.
No scores could be kept, no media or fans were allowed in. Basically it was an intense Saturday morning-afternoon affair that featured two highly-thought-of teams from different conferences coming together to try and better themselves heading into the start of the regular season.
MU coach Tom Crean was also limited in what he could recap. Here's what he had to say on Monday about the affair, which featured more situational work in the morning session and a 40-minute scrimmage in the afternoon:
Are you glad you were able to do this again with Kansas State? It's hard to describe how valuable it is to your team. You want your fans to be able to see as much as possible, and that's why we're very conscious of doing open scrimmages and the fish-fry scrimmage and things like that where our fans can see us. But to get an opportunity to go behind closed doors against a team that is...I know they're ranked 26th in the coaches' poll, but I'd probably have to cut that in half and put them in the top 15 just based on what I know about college basketball going into the season. I think they've got great opportunities to be really, really good. I think any time you can match up like that it's an invaluable experience.
What were the positives and negatives you saw as far as your team was concerned? I think it was great to see the young guys grow inside of the possessions because it was a chance to go against different people and get more comfortable. I think there's certain things we do offensively with our drive-and-kick and spacing, moving the ball and getting the ball inside-out a little bit that I would say are better, maybe, than where I thought we might be. But we're not as good on the defensive end, we're not nearly as good at keeping the ball out of the post, we're not nearly as good at denying catches. Our blockouts are still an aberration; they're not where they need to be at all. We've just got to continue to address those things on a daily basis because we're playing hard enough. I think we have tough enough people. But we're not playing with a hardened mentality and we're not playing as physical as we need to play. On the offensive side of it we took a step back with our screening. But again, to do that against Kansas State is a lot more valuable to them mentally than to just to do that against each other. I think there's a lot to learn from it, and we will.
Were things set up the same way as last year? It was, and I think that's the way to do it. We were able to use two facilities. We had to speed up our afternoon session faster than we would have wanted due to some technicalities with the rules but we got that handled with the Big East office and we played through it. It was good in the sense of we learned a lot about where we're at, we learned a lot about what we're not doing as well and it's another experience - just like Vancouver was - for our guys to understand how much better they have to get individually and as a team. I think for me it's incredibly valuable because you can have guys start to understand, 'OK, for us to be successful at this we've got to do A, B, C and D. For you to be successful you've got to do A, B, C and D and maybe eliminate E, F and G.' And I think that's crucial.
What were your impressions of Kansas State's Bill Walker and Michael Beasley, both of whom are being mentioned as future NBA lottery picks? I would say that if they continue to listen to their coaches, which it certainly appears that they do, and buy into the improvement part of it, those two - along with their teammates - are going to have great years. Because of their talent and because of their work ethic, their leadership has got to be high because throughout every season adversity hits a team at some point in time. And how you deal with that really is a direct correlation not only to your senior leadership, but your young guys' ability to play through it. And when you have two players as good as that, if they can work through that, that's going to really speed the progress up for the Kansas State team. But I think they're extremely well-coached. Obviously Bob Huggins is a great coach and did a great job, and I think Frank Martin, who worked with him for many years, really has a great understanding of how to play the way they want to play.
Crean added that junior guard Wesley Matthews hit his head on the floor early in the first session and sat out for the remainder, but returned to play in the afternoon session. He hasn't missed any practice time since.$ (1)
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Skip to comments.Deputies: Man critically burned trying to set estranged wife ablaze
Posted on 02/07/2012 9:21:51 AM PST by atomic conspiracy
No one knows how long he sat inside the green rental car and waited.
Authorities say Matthew Wong, 50, watched the door of his wife's apartment early Monday, waiting for her to step outside.
Thick, black garbage bags shrouded the backseat windows. A quilt covered the rear window.
"It appears it was all planned," said Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman Larry McKinnon. "He was waiting out there to ambush her."
What Wong hadn't planned on, deputies said, was getting caught in the flames that he had hoped would kill his wife, Gloria Davis, 47.
After residents of the Countrywood Apartments, 12401 Orange Grove Drive, helped extinguish the fire, Wong was taken to Tampa General Hospital just after 7 a.m. in critical condition, with third-degree burns over his upper body, McKinnon said.
The episode was still under investigation, and no charges had been filed Monday.
Davis was unharmed.
Wong's motives for attacking his wife were not immediately clear, McKinnon said.
The two have been separated since October, when Davis moved out of their Wesley Chapel home and into the Countrywood Apartments. Family members declined to comment.
Deputies would later discover a 21/2-gallon jug of gasoline in Wong's trunk, tape, a pair of gloves and bleach bottles believed to have been filled with an accelerant.
As Wong chased Davis across the apartment complex's front lawn, he pulled a Bic lighter from his pocket, officials said. Davis escaped by ducking into a neighbor's apartment, McKinnon said.
That's when Wong began setting bushes and grass on fire in an attempt to "smoke her out," McKinnon said.
In the process, Wong set himself on fire.
Amy Jo Akert, a 35-year-old dance teacher who lives across the street, said she woke up when she heard yelling and arguing. She didn't think much of it at first, since she lives near a school bus stop, but then, she said, she heard what sounded like a woman screaming "Help me! Help me!"
Akert said she looked across the street and saw a man standing on the ground and someone running upstairs. Someone screamed, "I'm going to kill you!" and suddenly, the man burst into flames.
"It was instantaneous," Akert said. "He just lit on fire. I don't even understand how."
Cristie Gibbons, 26, also called 911.
Gibbons, who lives on the ground floor of Davis' building, said she went to her bedroom
window when she heard screams coming from outside.
"The bushes were on fire. The mulch was on fire, the grass, everything," she said. "I thought my apartment was going to burn down."
She called 911 as her husband, Aurelio Loza, 44, ran outside with a blanket.
"I saw the flames, but, at first, I didn't see the man," he said. "Once I did, I just grabbed the blanket and ran."
Loza was met by a man from across the street. Together, the two snuffed out the flames that engulfed Wong as he rolled on the grass.
Wong and Davis were married in 1985, records show, and have two sons, ages 25 and 18.
Wong was arrested on charges of domestic battery in 2000, but the case was later dismissed, according to court records.
Pasco County deputies most recently responded to the couple's Cross Creek Lane home in November 2010, but no arrests were made.
Im not sure what to say..
Wow. Karma is a harsh mistress.
Does sound like a happy ending, sort of. His poor wife will never a day of peace as long as he is at large.
"When Idiots Attack"
Sometimes the bad guys lose.
"Ha ha." - Nelson Munz.
say what?
That's Wong!
"The bushes were on fire. The mulch was on fire, the grass, everything,"
Build a man a fire, and he is warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he is warm for the rest of his life.
She needs to disappear, and the sooner the better. This guy may actually become even more dangerous now. In his messed up head he's probably going to blame ~her~ for his injuries and disfiguring scars.
Well, he was certainly in the wong.
"I don't want to set the world on fire.....I just want to start a flame in your heart...."
'twas hoist upon his own petard...
Build a man a fire and he stays warm for a day.
Set a man on fire and he stays warm for the rest of his life.
This sounds like the beginning of Alzheimers. It affects people in different ways. After that many years of marriage and grown children, I going with mental problems.
Sick humor.. love it...
That's a good wong!
He's lucky it wasn't a Spare the Air day.
That's just plain wong.
That's just plain wong.
He's going to probably be in the hospital for quite a while, and then at some point he may have to serve time in prison if he doesn't die from his injuries.
Yah, and that gives her something of a head start. But whatever time he gets in jail, it won't be enough.
It's too bad that attempted murder doesn't typically warrant as much time as a successful murder. It should. Just because they failed... the intent and the action was the same. It should be treated as the same level of crime.
I have always agreed with that.
Burned beyond reignition.
No Matthew, you wong....me no love you long time.
Sometimes things happen differently than why we plan especially if we deserve it.
Sometimes things happen differently than what we plan especially if we deserve it.
I guess saying that his plan "backfired" on him is giving the term a somewhat new meaning.
Sometimes karma doesn't wait to come back at you.
What a shock and burden this has placed on their two sons, age 25 and 17.
If the husband recovers and gets out of jail, she'll be looking over her shoulder the rest of her life.
Oh, that's easy! You're doing it all Wong!
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palace is.
It is at the corner of our terrace where the pot of the tulsi
plant stands.
The princess lies sleeping on the far-away shore of the seven
impassable seas.
There is none in the world who can find her but myself.
She has bracelets on her arms and pearl drops in her ears; her
hair sweeps down upon the floor.
She will wake when I touch her with my magic wand and jewels
will fall from her lips when she smiles.
But let me whisper in your ear, mother; she is there in the
corner of our terrace where the pot of the tulsi plant stands.
When it is time for you to go to the river for your bath, step
up to that terrace on the roof.
I sit in the corner where the shadow of the walls meet
Only puss is allowed to come with me, for she know where the
barber in the story lives.
But let me whisper, mother, in your ear where the barber in
the story lives.
It is at the corner of the terrace where the pot of the tulsi
plant stands.
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General Description
- Synonyms: Vinyl trichloride; beta-Trichloroethane
- OSHA IMIS Code Number: 2495
- Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number: 79-00-5
- NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) Identification Number: KJ3150000
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: chemical description, physical properties, potentially hazardous incompatibilities, and more
Exposure Limits
- OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):
- General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.1000 Z-1 Table -- 10 ppm, 45 mg/m3 TWA; Skin
- Construction Industry: 29 CFR 1926.55 Appendix A -- 10 ppm, 45 mg/m3 TWA; Skin
- Maritime: 29 CFR 1915.1000 Table Z-Shipyards -- 10 ppm, 45 mg/m3 TWA; Skin
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 10 ppm, 55 mg/m3 TWA; Skin; Appendix A3 - Confirmed Animal Carcinogen with Unknown Relevance to Humans
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Limit (REL): 10 ppm, 45 mg/m3 TWA; Skin; Appendix A - NIOSH Potential Occupational Carcinogens; Appendix C - Supplementary Exposure Limits (Chloroethanes)
Health Factors
- Carcinogenic Classification:
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Group C, possible human carcinogen
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Group 3, not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans
- NIOSH Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentration (IDLH): 100 ppm
- Potential Symptoms: Irritation of eyes, nose; dermatitis; CNS depression, dizziness, drowsiness, unconsciousness; headache, nausea; shortness of breath; liver, kidney damage; [potential occupational carcinogen]
- Health Effects: Cumulative liver damage (HE3); Narcosis (HE8)
- Affected Organs: Eyes, respiratory system, CNS, liver, kidneys
- Notes:
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane is absorbed through the skin. The percutaneous LD-25 in guinea pigs was 0.25 milliliter, and the LD-100 was 0.5 milliliter.
- The major urinary metabolites of 1,1,2-trichloroethane in rodents are S-carboxy-methylcysteine (free and conjugated), chloroacetic acid, and thiodiacetic acid. Another metabolite, carbon dioxide, is eliminated in expired air, along with unchanged 1,1,2-trichloroethane.
- A single dose of radiolabeled 1,1,2-trichloroethane in rodents caused covalent labeling of DNA, RNA and protein in the organs tested (liver, kidney, lung, stomach), indicating the formation of reactive metabolites.
- EPA's oral reference dose (daily oral exposure likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime) for 1,1,2-trichloroethane is 0.004 mg/kg/day.
- Literature Basis:
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: 1,1,2-Trichloroethane.
- International Chemical Safety Cards (WHO/IPCS/ILO): 1,1,2-Trichloroethane.
- EPA Air Toxics Website: 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Technology Transfer Network.
- Mazzullo, M., Colacci, A., Grilli, S., Prodi, G. and Arfellini, G.: 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: evidence of genotoxicity from short-term tests. Jpn. J. Cancer Res. 77(6): 532-539, 1986.
- Mitoma, C., Steeger, T., Jackson, S.E., Wheeler, K.P., Rogers, J.H. and Milman, H.A.: Metabolic disposition study of chlorinated hydrocarbons in rats and mice. Drug Chem. Toxicol. 8(3): 183-194, 1985.
- No authors listed: 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. IARC Monogr. Eval. Carcinog. Risks Hum. 52: 337-359, 1991.
- Pohanish, R.P. (editor): 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. In, Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, Fourth Ed., Vol. 2. Norwich, NY: Noyes Publications, William Andrew Publishing, 2002, pp. 2248-2250.
- Date Last Revised: 11/04/2005
Monitoring Methods used by OSHA
Laboratory Sampling/Analytical Method:
- Charcoal Tube (100/50 mg sections, 20/40 mesh)
- maximum volume: 10 Liters
- maximum flow rate: 0.2 L/min
- current analytical method: Gas Chromatography; GC/FID
- analytical solvent: Carbon Disulfide
- alternate solvent: (99:1) Carbon Disulfide:Dimethylformamide
- method reference: OSHA Analytical Method (OSHA 11)
- method classification: Fully Validated
Wipe Sampling Method:
- Charcoal pad
- note: Seal in glass vial for shipment.
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With a stay at Dong Du Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Ho Chi Minh City, steps from Ton Duc Thang Museum and minutes from Opera House. This hotel is within close proximity of Lucky Plaza and Vincom Center Shopping Mall.
Make yourself at home in one of the 95 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
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Two-year-old crashes dad's Mercedes in Berlin
The Local · 12 May 2014, 08:49
Published: 12 May 2014 08:49 GMT+02:00
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Two-year-old Mirancan crashed the car at around 10am on Sunday in the Lichtenrade area of Berlin.
He not only took the keys while his father was sleeping, but took a stool with him to the lift - so he could reach the buttons.
Unlocking his father's Mercedes with the remote control key fob was no problem, and he soon started up the vehicle, which had been left in first gear.
Witnesses reported seeing the silver Mercedes estate shoot out from its parking space and hit a post.
A police spokesman told the BZ newspaper: "Only when witnesses looked into the car did they saw the little boy squatting on the driver's seat."
Nobody was injured in the crash.
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Gobsmacked is how I would describe my reaction to seeing the colourful mountains that make up the Rainbow Range in British Columbia's Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
I'd had a small taste of them on one of the best one day hikes John and I have ever done.
But then we had a chance to see the Rainbow Range from the air.
We flew on a float plane out of Laidman Lake Lodge through the Rainbow Range, past Hunlen Falls and landed on Anahim Lake. All John and I could say (actually mouth since it's so loud inside the plane) to each other was wow, wow and wow again. They are like no other mountains I have seen on the planet.
If you're in the Cariboo Chilcotin area between Williams Lake and Bella Coola then you're between two and five hours away from these mountains. Hiking gives you a taste of them, a few days of backpacking would be even better and for the horse lovers out there, multi-day pack trips are an option. The only other way to see the Rainbow Range is via float plane.
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The hand shower did not work, but I bought a cheap bath spout and made it work. Im sure LITB would have replaced but I was too busy with construction. I may replace later, but for now it looks great!
Considering I am a woman and a senior at that you may be amazed when I tell you I had a major problem with my bathroom and it flooded and my plumber dug a hole in the middle of the shower to try to find the problem, the shower pan had to be completely redone. I didn't even know the term shower pan; much less that tiled showers had one. All I do is turn the water on and off when I take a shower and little did I know how a shower is made or that is has a shower pan that has to be sealed.
I went to the internet and I read a lot of information and saw some videos and proceeded to repair my own shower. I had people @ Home Depot and AZ Tile and other places tell me to hire a professional. I proceeded to fix it myself.
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UPDATE: 2 YEARS LATER. This set looks STUNNING and is way cheaper than anything similar available in stores.. however, buyer beware- you get what you pay for! since installing this two years ago, so far ive had to replace the shower head TWICE (and at my cost) due to poor product quality... and now it's squirting water from the top onto my ceiling. would not recommend any of these products if you are looking for lasting quality.
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Whew. Note to self: do not EVER quit your job. It's no fun for anyone. However, I must say that I made up a new sound yesterday after hopping off my last commuter rail trip to the southern tier of Boston."I don't have to work there anyyyyymoooooreeee"
Repeat, say, 1,000 times and you get the feeling that's pulsing through my blood right now.
A quiz:
Which one of these things doesn't look like the other?
The pattern is Kate Gilbert's Gifted pattern.
It's lovely to knit. My boyfriend Caleb picked the colors and I miraculously turned the yarn into a single mitten before his eyes. I made a few modifications and/or forgot to do some things in the pattern. In spite of that it all looked pretty good. The one exception was the thumb. The thumb was super long. This kid could have picked up a ride from the Polar Express with that thumb sticking out. Sorry, no picture…use your imagination!What is a knitter pressed for time to do? Cut the thumb. Green Eyed Girl recently did this with a silly looking sock. It was one of the coolest things I've ever done. Totally liberating. I highly recommend it.
I left sweet boyfriend Caleb's side and went off to finish the second mitten. I got the thumb right this time. But I forgot what kind of modifications were made. Alas…two mittens made for someone who is very confused…
Seeing as he's two and likely to loose them in the first millisecond of wearing them – they're getting sent off to him mama tomorrow.
I leave you with this:
Our cat futureman…who has no shame.


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Metasearch engines crawl the airline sites for their lowest fares, then let you book directly with the airlines for no additional fee. Some metasearchers, like Kayak, can also do a simultaneous search on all the OTAs, saving you the trouble of searching those sites yourself. And if you have a price in mind, click over to Yapta.com, which can search for your price and alert you if and when that fare is found. At this time of year, though, you may not have the benefit of waiting time. So if you see a reasonable fare, pounce on it.
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The toy screenings are from 4-7 p.m. in front of the Trade Secret store.
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Heh, the thing was to build the OSD as soon as possible, really I spend 4 hours to design a PCB, make it, and solder everything together. It is my first experience in osd and gps, that's why the idea was just to try it. And it works great!
As far as I know, there were some tries to connect a GPS module based on MediaTek MT3329. So, yesterday I succeeded in this.
I was able to use two speeds - 4800 or 9600. But the gps's refresh rate should be set to 1Hz
The algorithm is:
1. Recompile the firmware with a desired baudrate.
2. Connect the GPS module to a computer and run MiniGPS.
3. Open a port and under setup section set baudrate to that was used in firmware. Set Fix update rate to 1Hz. Close the port and exit MiniGPS. As my gps module has backup battery onboard all setting are saved.
4. Connect your module to OSD system. That's all.
I want to thank you very much callelj.
I am in the process to tune all my E-OSDs. (5x )
I finished already three of them.
I bought the GPS from Dealextreme and it works.
I build a voltage follower with an LM358N OPV directly onto the OSD to have a buffered RSSI input.
Had the problem with flickering GPS data too and the memory setting change did help for me too.
I use a mySmartUSB light programmer from here:
cheap and works very good.
I use their software to flash the OSDs, works really good and is quite easy.
Its for free and in english too, if anybody will try:
works without problems with the Mega88 and the Mega88PA.
here is, how one of my E-OSD-GPS looks like:
just for the record,
stock GOSDII as we know comes with 4800 baud rate 1Hz gps...
I was connecting it to multiwii flight controller, and hooked it to FTDI programator & miniGPS program...
and found out that by DEFAULT (as it comes from HK)
it works over the bandwith?!
By drtomcro at 2012-04-16
maybe that causes some lockups and irregularities in DIST or TRIP stats at the end of the flight?
(that sometimes occur even if gps antenna is not turned upside down in acro aeroplane loops, but in stable flight like on multirotor use)
I deactivated unecessary modes and left only 2 needed ones.
By drtomcro at 2012-04-16
now the bandwith is OK, even at default 4800 baud rate...
(i know that it can be set greater, and then modified in config file of CL-OSD to make it work with OSD)
by the way, i activated WAAS just to see if it makes any difference, if it works, maybe the location/alt/speed will be more precise
Hi all
After getting the camera and G-OSD on a scope it seems the video output from the OSD is greater than the camera.
Originally Posted by IBCrazy
"Actually it was Hugo and Old Man Mike that figured it out. My OSD has slightly elevated video level which causes the black color to be mistaken for a sync pulse. This is why I am the only one with the issue. The 100 Ohm resistor knocks this level down to allow the RX to decipher the sync pulses."
I can put a 100 ohm resistor to ground on the video out from the OSD but as it is in parallel with the camera I don't want to effect my camera input.
Is there anything in the software that will allow the video from the OSD to be brought down a bit to mitigate this problem ?
I have flashed now all of my 6 E-OSDs and they work great except one, but its more a problem with the cam and video sync as a hardware problem.
The OSD does work normally with my other 540TVL cams. (all of my Cams are PAL)
But with an older 420TVL Cam it does not work 100% as it should work.
I have tried different settings, like max_chars...
Fuses are too correct.
Same problem with E-OSD and E-OSD-GPS firmware.
So, i don't know what to do.
I made a video, so you can better see the problem.
United States, TX
Joined Oct 2010
331 Posts
I had a crash and lost my stock OSDII gps module in a swamp somewhere
I bought a Fastrax UP501 GPS module to replace it but I am having issues with teh OSD talking to it. The sat symbol blinks and I never get any GPS data. I changed the baud rate in the code to match that of the gps module (9600) and it still just blinks. I am pretty sure this GPS module has a default update rate of 10Hz, could that be causing the issues? This particular module does not have a backup cap or batt so any changes I make to the GPS module settings will revert. I could add a super cap or batt but dont like that idea, It seems silly to run @1Hz when my module can go faster. How can I change the osd code to accomodate a faster gps update rate (go from 1Hz to 10Hz)?
The OSD was outputting a larger signal than is standard.This was causing the sync pulse to be confused by the RX and squashing the sync pulse down to nothing. I had crazy problems with dropout and Colour especially with the FS 490 cam.
Some have suggested with success a 100 ohm resistor to ground from the OSD video to bring its level into line a bit.
Okay, thx. Have read over your post.
Will test that.
problem is 98% solved.
used a 1kOhm potentiometer.
resistor is about 150-200 Ohm
sometimes i see still some distortion, but its not that bad. Maybe its improve able by the software. (black white values of text and background)
I tried again with another 420TVL Cam and the problem is less bad.
with a 540TVL OSD Cam or a Pixim 690TVL Cam, no problems at all.
ive got a problem. getting 30.68 voltage reading on osd main power, pot does nothing, voltage 2 works fine anyone else have this problem , ?
Joined Apr 2012
70 Posts
omg 30v get the fire extinguisher
and the video camera
United States, TX
Joined Oct 2010
331 Posts
After reading through the diy-osd code I think Ive got it figured out. Looks like its running at 4Hz update now. More testing to do....
its not running at 30 volts, it just stays locked at that voltage, i had to comment out the sensor bat 1 and run bat 1 and bat 2 in parallel so i have bat 2 , rssi and gps functions, but i cant figure out why it displays over double voltage and the pot does nothing to adjust it, can it be in the config file ,or sensor file >>?? or is it poss my osd , .. every other function is working fine , any help trouble shooting this would be greatly appreciated
Argentina, BA, Martínez
Joined Apr 2010
107 Posts
Hello, Is it normal when no gps signal (inside house) to see only the arrow circle and no other info in the screen? I have Hobbyking G-OSD II Mini OSD System w/GPS Module, and updated to last G-OSD with xtreme burner, all ok, but only see a circle! thanks for advice, (i could see coords in 00 and voltage before upg)
tried r84 and also last version!!
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I simply love it. It's great for digging out a fire pit and spreading dirt over the fire when you are ready to leave camp. It's worked great for the #2 calls in the woods. I've never had issues with it not being sharp enough to cut through tougher soil, but it could be a lot sharper for those conditions. Full review
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I didn't really expect much from such a low-cost item but it has been durable during camping trips as well as working in the garden. It seems to be about the same weight as other trowels that I have seen. I like the orange color, it makes it easy to find. Full review
U-Dig-It Folding Hand Shovel and Trowel
Ditto to the first review. Western desert and mountains don't like the orange plastic shovel that is so popular in camping stores. One metal shovel per group is a must. Full review
U-Dig-It Folding Hand Shovel and Trowel
The Cordura sheath is beefy, eliminating any worries of the point damaging any of my gear. It folds easily, and the blade is sharp and durable. Field tested personally and it works very well, much better in fact than my previous plastic one. The hard ground in SoCal doesn't care how badly you have to go, and having a strong Stainless Steel blade has been a relief in certain situations (no pun intended). Full review
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