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Burning-Tree Emissary
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When Burning-Tree Emissary enters the battlefield, add to your mana pool.
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sonnet666 on [List - Multiplayer] EDH Generals by Tier
10 hours ago
yavimaya_eldred, That doesn't work. All the creatures being searched by Hulk need to have their CMC add up to 6. My first thought was Kiki-Jiki too, but so far there's no 1 CMC creature that combos with him. The bigger problem is that there are very few ways to recur Hulk's trigger in Green or Red without returning it to hand and recasting.
Here's the best I can come up with:
With a sac outlet: first Hulk grabs Feldon of the Third Path + Quirion Ranger + Crimson Mage, to get a second Hulk, return a forest to untap Feldon, sac Hulk to grab Burning-Tree Emissary and Treasonous Ogre, use the and 3 life Feldon a third Hulk, grab Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Kiki copies Quirion Ranger, return another Forest to untap Feldon again, 9 life for a fourth Hulk that grabs Zealous Conscripts.
Total cost: , 12 life, 2 forests in play, a sac outlet, Hulk and 7 other card slots devoted to the combo.
Not nearly as elegant as the combos I posted above.
As far as mono-green goes, I think your best bet is to play Hulk in decks that were planning on comboing out with Umbral Mantle, Staff of Domination, or Sword of the Paruns already, and then just use him as a surefire way to grab the creatures you need once you have one of them out.
Liquidbeaver, How exactly does sacing your own lands break stax?
For comparison, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Krenko, Mob Boss, and Zada, Hedron Grinder are all T3 generals, and all of them are capable of combo-ing out by turn five or six. Hell even Grenzo, Havoc Raiser, Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient, and Feldon of the Third Path are T3, ad they're just value generals. I think Ib is fine where he is.
Snap157 on Put on your masks and animal skins!
1 week ago
I feel like Tajuru Preserver, Loaming Shaman, Vexing Shusher are very specific for the main deck and should probably be used in the sideboard against mill, stax, and counters. I also think that Kumano, Master Yamabushi is a drain on your mana that doesnt fit with the fast pace. Eternal Witness is mostly better suited for decks playing more spells and 3 mana for a 2/1 is weak compared to the other creatures.
With that being said, red decks run Lightning Bolt almost as an auto-include. Burning-Tree Emissary fits persectly with your ramp and I feel like having some more cheaper creatures would be great for early game. Shaman also is not the cheapest tribe, so while you do have Bosk Banneret, I feel like Urza's Incubator would do very well. Rakka Mar adds a faster aspect for the deck, and Signal the Clans is always some fun. Hope this helps! I could see this struggling with turbo fog, and if you run into board wipes you're not gonna have a fun time.
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Fipsomat on 4 Colour Humans
1 week ago
xyr0s I think Aegis of the Gods will not help me too much in this deck. It dies to pretty much everything and doesn't produce a high enough threat to substitute other 2-drops such as Burning-Tree Emissary combined with Lightning Mauler or Mayor of Avabruck Flip. I really have hard times against removal-heavy decks, strategies targeting myself are usually not that big of a problem. For that matter Leyline of Sanctity is too costly with CMCs of four and to use its first ability I'd have to board a playset which would disrupt my game plan too much.
I might really try a 2-of Collected Company since after turn four the additional two creatures could seal the deal. Sometimes I got my opponent down to 2-3 life but was not able to go for the fatal swing. CoCo might actually help me with that.
xyr0s on 4 Colour Humans
1 week ago
Aegis of the Gods or Leyline of Sanctity helps a lot against match-ups with a lot of discard (like grixis control and deaths shadow).
Other than that, I also think you should try Collected Company. Mana base seems good, and Burning-Tree Emissary also helps getting non-creature specific mana.
xyr0s on GR Ramp
2 weeks ago
Looks a lot more solid. The only thing I can see possibly could be exchanged, is the Burning-Tree Emissarys. They don't ramp, and as far as i can tell don't combo with anything. Could be turned into Khalni Heart Expedition or into sweepers.
Otherwise the deck seems good.
TheVectornaut on
2 weeks ago
I'm not sure I'd classify this as burn, and moreover, I'm not sure that I'd want to mix ramp and burn in the first place. Because burn tends to want to close out the game as quickly as possible with an onslaught of spells and ramp tends to want to accelerate to bombs as quickly as possible, the potential for interference between the strategies is high. Every turn you spend burning your opponent is a turn you didn't spend ramping, and vice versa. Given the list you have, I'd focus on the ramp. Goblin Shortcutter, Skitter of Lizards, and Akoum Firebird are aggressive plays that could probably be stronger as additional ramp consistency. Lightning Bolt is the only aggressive card that might have merit as a splash due to its flexibility.
Furthermore, it may be worth dropping red altogether. Soulbright Flamekin and Vessel of Volatility pack a punch, but the preponderance of red mana makes it difficult to cast a bomb like Pelakka Wurm. Unless you intend to include only red and colorless beaters, I see the red-centric strategy posing a serious risk to the game-plan. There are some advantages to red, I will admit. If you run a large suite of mana dorks like Cobra hinted at, Xenagos, the Reveler becomes a very strong follow-up play. Some of my favorite dorks in Gruul are Arbor Elf, Voyaging Satyr, Garruk Wildspeaker, Magus of the Candelabra, and Burning-Tree Emissary. These cards work well with multi-mana sources: Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Gruul Turf, Utopia Sprawl, and so on. I also appreciate that red gives access to solid haste options, although I'm not certain Goblin War Paint is the strongest of said options. I've personally been using Cyclops of Eternal Fury since he, like most bombs, can be fetched by a Fierce Empath. Xenagos, God of Revels is also really strong off of Tooth and Nail. Finally, there's always R/G's classic strategy of building up serious mana just to Banefire your opponent to death.
Back on the green side of things, I would recommend having a few more big plays at your disposal. It's pretty common for ramp to have bombs countered, so unless you are rocking a set of Vexing Shusher, having a little redundancy could be a big help. When I'm not making use of the original eldrazi titans, I like using Primeval Titan, Regal Force, Engulfing Slagwurm, Worldspine Wurm, Pathbreaker Ibex, and Archetype of Endurance. Primal Surge and Genesis Wave are also a joy to play. Anyway, those are just some of my musings on ramp after years of my own homebrewing. Staying in the casual format offers enormous opportunity for the archetype, so don't take anything I say as gospel and always be on the lookout for new options.
NyanNijet on This Zoo is Revolting
2 weeks ago
Talara's Battalion might have a nice fit in here with the Burning-Tree Emissary andHidden Herbalists
QuantumSkies on rg aggro help plz
3 weeks ago
Burning-Tree Emissary and Manamorphose are great with Talara's Battalion. Eidolon of the Great Revel burns both players, but they are losing life faster so it usually does not matter. Thunderbolt is not very good and 4x Manamorphose would be good. Wooded Foothills and Stomping Ground are worth playing especially in an aggressive deck.


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This application is a continuation application and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/676,364, filed Sep. 29, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,100 entitled "Normalized Rotation on a Web Site of Display Items from Multiple Sources", which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the United States Patent & Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
The present invention relates to the display of items on a Web page, and more particularly, to methods for balancing the allocation of display slots on a Web page among a number of different sources of display items.
The Internet comprises a vast number of computers and computer networks that are interconnected through communication links. The interconnected computers exchange information using various services, such as electronic mail, Gopher, and the World Wide Web ("WWW" or "the Web"). The Web allows a server computer system (i.e., Web server or Web site) to send so-called Web pages of information to a remote client computer system. The remote client computer system can then display the Web pages. Each resource (e.g., computer or Web page) of the Web is uniquely identifiable by a Uniform Resource Locator ("URL"). To view a specific Web page, a client computer system specifies the URL for that Web page in a request (e.g., a HyperText Transfer Protocol ("HTTP") request). The request is forwarded to the Web server that supports that Web page. When that Web server receives the request, it sends that Web page to the client computer system. When the client computer system receives that Web page, it typically displays the Web page using a Web browser. A Web browser is a special-purpose application program that effects the requesting of Web pages and the displaying of Web pages.
Web pages are typically defined using the HyperText Markup Language ("HTML"). HTML provides a standard set of tags that define how a Web page is to be displayed. When a user indicates to a Web browser to display a Web page, the Web browser sends a request to the server computer system to transfer to the client computer system an HTML document that defines the Web page. When the requested HTML document is received by the client computer system, the Web browser displays the Web page as defined by the HTML document.
A Web page typically comprises one or more display items, such as text, graphics, animations, videos, applets, controls, pictures, logos, photographs, images, and the like. A given Web page can comprise a single, static file containing all of the display items and the structural encoding for displaying them (e.g., HTML code), or alternatively, a given Web page can be generated dynamically from a definition file or data structure that identifies the display items and the structural encoding necessary to assemble the Web page for sending to a requesting client browser. A location on a Web page at which a display item is displayed may be referred to as a display slot.
A Web site that is required to display on a Web page a selected number of display items received from multiple sources, often must attempt to fairly allocate the available display space among the various sources so as not to favor display items from any one source. For example, a Web site that provides online merchandising of products for sale (product offers) from a variety of merchants will often build Web pages that display a selected number of product offers from multiple merchants in a given product category. For example, a page may require the display of only offers for flowers on a "flower offers" page. The Web page may be updated periodically to display a new mix of offers from those merchants. Typically, the number of display slots on the Web page will be limited, and the number of product offers from each merchant in that product category may be much greater than the number of available display slots on the page. Additionally, some merchants may have a much greater number of product offerings in a given product category than other merchants, and some less. A process that merely randomly selects offers from the pool of all merchant offers until the display slots on a page are filled will result in unfair treatment of smaller merchants, as the likelihood of a given merchant's offers being selected for display will be greater for those merchants that have the most product offerings in the product category. Accordingly, there is a need for methods for balancing the allocation of available display slots on a page among a plurality of different sources of display items. The present invention satisfies this need.
The present invention is directed to methods for balancing the allocation of available display slots on a page among a plurality of different sources of display items, by normalizing the probability that the display items from any given source will be selected for display on that page. In the context of a Web site that provides online merchandizing of products from multiple merchants, wherein the number of product offerings in a given product category may vary widely from merchant to merchant, the present invention ensures a balanced allocation of display slots on a Web page among the different merchants.
The method of the present invention may comprise (a) defining for each source a set of candidate items to be displayed on the Web page, (b) weighting the display items in each set of candidate items to normalize the probability that items from any one candidate set will be selected from the pool of all candidate sets, thereby providing a normalized pool of candidate sets, (c) randomly selecting items from the normalized pool of candidate sets, and (d) inserting the selected items into the Web page.
Alternatively, the method of the present invention may comprises (a) defining for each source a set of candidate items to be displayed on the Web page, (b) randomly selecting one of the candidate sets, (c) randomly selecting one item from the selected candidate set, (d) reducing a count of the display items of the selected candidate set by one and removing that candidate set from further consideration when the count reaches zero; and (e) repeating (b) through (d) until a desired number of display items have been selected for insertion into the Web page. The method may also allow the different sources of display items to provide a degree of weighting to the selection of items from their respective candidate sets without affecting the balancing of display slots between the different sources.
Other features of the invention include (i) incorporating the above methods into a system in which there are different levels of source participation, wherein sources at higher levels receive preference over sources at lower levels in the allocation of display slots, (ii) defining subsets of display items within a candidate set and providing preference to some subsets relative to others, and (iii) the handling of situations in which there are not enough items to fill the available display slots on a given page.
Additional features and advantages of the present invention will become evident hereinafter.
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of the invention, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, various embodiments are shown in the drawings, it being understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed. In the drawings:
Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals represent like elements throughout,
By way of example only, the Web page 100 may be part of an exemplary Web site that provides online merchandising of products from a variety of merchants. In this example, the Web page 100 may be used to display a selected number of product offers from multiple merchants in a given product category. For example, this particular page may be used to display offers for digital "scanners," which may be considered a subcategory of "electronics." Each product offer represents one display item, and each merchant represents a different source of display items.
The exemplary Web page 100 provides a menu 110 of links to other features of the Web site, as well as a search capability shown at 120. The particular category of offers being displayed (e.g., "ELECTRONICS: SCANNERS") maybe shown at 130. Each offer (i.e., display item) from a given merchant will occupy one of the twelve display slots shown on the page 100. The Web page 100 may be updated periodically to display a new mix of offers from the various merchants, or may be updated every time a web browser requests the web page. The Web page 100 may be created as a static file containing all of the display items and the structural encoding for displaying them at selected display slots, or alternatively, a given Web page can be generated dynamically from a definition file or data structure that identifies the display items and the structural encoding necessary to assemble the Web page and to locate the display items in the appropriate display slots.
Because the number of available display slots on a Web page is typically limited, in environments in which there are multiple sources of display items each desiring use of the limited number of available display slots, a problem arises with respect to how to allocate the available display slots among the different sources. For example, in the on-line merchandizing example illustrated in
In accordance with step 410 of the method of
The heading "Weighting" of
As shown in step 430, once the normalized pool of candidate sets has been created, twelve display items are then randomly selected from the normalized pool. Those twelve display items may then be used to fill the twelve display slots on the Web page. In other examples, more or less than twelve display items may be selected as desired. Some algorithm may then be applied to assign the selected items to the available display slots on the page.
Referring again to
If in step 630, the count of the selected set is greater than zero, then in step 640, a single display item is randomly selected and removed from that candidate set once selected. In step 650, the count for that set is then accordingly reduced by one and the element removed from consideration in the future.
Steps 620 through 640 will then be repeated until a desired number of display items have been selected, as is determined in step 650. Once the desired number of items have been selected, those items can be inserted into the available display slots on the Web page, as shown at step 660. Again, this process may optionally be repeated (step 670), as desired, to create a new mix of display items on the page either on demand or at a periodic interval.
Referring again to
If in step 830, it is instead determined that the count associated with the first subset is zero (i.e., the first subset is empty), then control passes to step 840 where the count of the second subset is examined. If the count associated with the second subset is greater than zero, then in step 860, one display item is randomly selected and removed from the second subset and its count is accordingly reduced by one. If both the first and second subsets are determined to be empty (i.e., both counts are equal to zero), then control passes from step 840 back to step 820 where one of the candidate sets is again randomly selected. Thus, if both subsets are empty, the candidate set is effectively removed from further consideration.
Once a display item has been selected either from the first subset (step 850) or the second subset (step 860), control passes to step 870. Steps 820 through 860 are then repeated until the desired number of display items have been selected. When the selection of the items is completed, they may be inserted into the available display slots on the Web page (step 880). Again, the entire process may optionally be repeated (step 890), as desired, to create a new mix of display items on the Web page.
In an on-line merchandizing application, in which different merchants (i.e., sources) wish to display their product offers (i.e., display items) in the available display slots of a Web page (e.g., Web page 100 of
While this embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in
According to another feature of the present invention, the method of the present invention can be implemented in an environment in which there are different levels of source participation, wherein sources at higher levels are given preference over sources at lower levels in terms of allocation of display slots. By way of example, consider again the on-line merchandizing environment discussed above, wherein merchants (i.e., sources) desire to display product offers (i.e., display items) on a Web page (e.g., Web page 100) of an on-line merchandising Web site. According to this feature of the present invention, each merchant can choose one of a number of different levels of participation.
By way of example, consider an on-line merchandising Web site that provides three levels of participation designated "Premier," "Anchor," and "Tenant," respectively. Participation as a "Premier" merchant provides the most preferential treatment and participation as a "Tenant" the least. Entry by a merchant into a given participation level can be based on a payment level ("Premier" participation being the most expensive), or it could be based on other factors such as the volume of transactions conducted by the merchant where each transaction generates revenue for the Web site; merchants that achieve the most transactions generate the most income for the Web site and are entitled to a higher level of participation.
In this environment, the embodiments of the present invention described above can be used to perform the selection of display items separately for each level of participation. That is, the methods described above are used to select some number of display items at each level of participation. This results, for example, in a number of display items from the merchants at the Premier level, a number of display items from the merchants at the Anchor level, and a number of display items from the merchants at the Tenant level. Further according to this aspect of the present invention, the available display slots on the Web page can then be allocated amongst the different levels in a manner that gives preferential treatment to the higher levels. For example, the higher levels may be allocated display slots closer to the top of the Web page, which generally is more preferable. Alternatively, the higher levels may be allocated more of the display slots than the lower levels. Other forms of preferential treatment are also possible.
Further according to the present invention, in the event that there are not enough display items generated at a given level to fill the number of display slots normally allocated to that level, the unfilled display slots at that level are filled with display items from the next highest level. This aspect of the present invention is illustrated in
While the foregoing aspects of the present invention have been illustrated in the context of an environment that provides three levels of source participation, it is understood that these techniques may be extended to a fewer or greater number of levels, as desired. Also, while a Web page having twelve display slots has been used for purposes of illustration herein, it is understood that the present invention is by no means limited to that number of display slots, but rather can be employed in connection with a Web page of any number of available display slots.
Although not required, the methods of the present invention may be embodied in the form of program code (i.e., instructions) stored on a computer-readable medium, such as a magnetic, electrical, or optical storage medium, including without limitation a floppy diskette, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magnetic tape, flash memory, hard disk drive, or any other machine-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program code is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention. The present invention may also be embodied in the form of program code that is transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, over a network, including the Internet or an intranet, or via any other form of transmission, wherein, when the program code is received and loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention. When implemented on a general-purpose processor, the program code combines with the processor to provide a unique apparatus that operates analogously to specific logic circuits.
With reference to
A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk, magnetic disk 1129, optical disk 1131, ROM 1124 or RAM 1125, including an operating system 1135, one or more application programs 1136, other program modules 1137, and program data 1138. A user may enter commands and information into the computer 1120 through input devices such as a keyboard 1140 and pointing device 1142. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 1121 through a serial port interface 1146 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB). A monitor 1147 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 1123 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1148. In addition to the monitor, computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers.
The computer 1120 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 1149. The remote computer 1149 may be another computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 1120, although only a memory storage device 1150 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1120 is connected to the local network 1151 through a network interface or adapter 1153. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1120 typically includes a modem 1154 or other means for establishing communications over the wide area network 1152, such as the Internet. The modem 1154, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 1123 via the serial port interface 1146. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 1120, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.
As the foregoing illustrates, the present invention is directed to methods for balancing the allocation of available display slots on a page among a plurality of different sources of display items. It is understood that changes may be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concepts thereof. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but is intended to cover all modifications that are within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Several years ago, 6-foot-5 guard Peter Kiss and 6-foot-9 forward/center Jon Nwankwo were key one-year additions at Victory Rock Prep (FL).
Plucked from obscurity out of New York City, Kiss discovered hoops during the later stages of an athletic upbringing.
Having never before played organized basketball, Kiss altered his focus the summer leading into his sophomore year of high school.
Emulating the dunks he witnessed on YouTube and showing flashes of wowing athleticism, the promise was there.
In developing a diversified scoring tool set, Kiss would eventually show Division-1 potential at Victory Rock.
During a statement 24-point performance against Kisky at a tournament hosted by Elev8 Prep Academy in Delray Beach, Fla., Kiss put his entire arsenal on full display.
It was an awakening for Kiss.
This particular game proved the then-junior can impact a game on both sides of the floor.
It showed his all-around talent, enabling many (including himself) to see his contributions with or without the rock in his hands.
Kiss attacked with a ferocity that afternoon, before a number of Division-1 coaches who never before had heard his name.
He showcased a pull-up game. When wedged between 7-footers, it was Kiss who would snare a rebound and dive for a loose ball.
He connected from beyond the arc. The high-octane off guard was active all across 94 feet on defense. He jolted fans out of their seats with an electric two-handed dunk in traffic.
Soon enough, Kiss developed into a primary threat capable of piloting the offense at opportune times.
Nwankwo, at a sinewy 235 pounds, possessed a unique blend of length and upside.
He played a supplementary role at Victory Rock Prep, where the shot-manipulating Nigerian import was a rebounding presence off the bench.
Kiss and Nwankwo were each relatively new to the advanced level of high-caliber prep basketball.
The tandem developed an accurate feel for each other's game as teammates at Monsignor Scanlan High School.
The duo aspired to create an inside-outside punch. Both players pushed each other's quick evolution --often putting in the extra, unrequired work hours in the gym.
Initially investing more focus into soccer and baseball, Kiss finally made the call to flip his focus solely on basketball.
Nwankwo, then a neophyte adjusting to the integral components of the true Center role, progressed significantly from his junior to senior year.
Flashing a feathery hook from both hands and suddenly finishing with authority, the soft-spoken big soon found his niche.
Cramming loud two-handed dunks with ease, the once-raw project drew the attention of Richard Pitino at Minnesota and a plethora of other high-major coaches.
Nurturing Nwankwo's development on a day-to-day basis was AAU coach Andy Borman.
Borman cultivated an interior game in Nwankwo, in whom he saw a quick-learner who was coachable and expanding with a progressing back to the basket game.
Kai Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 240-pound forward who guarded multiple positions and even played some point forward, helped Nwankwo with interior manpower during that summer on the AAU circuit.
Several years later, Kiss and Nwankwo are two major priorities on the high-major transfer market.
Typically when players transfer out of Quinnipiac, a floundering MAAC program formerly of the low-Division 1 NEC, a slew of high-majors are not waiting in the wings.
Rarely, if ever, has a transfer from Quinnipiac generated this level of intrigue and number of high-major offers plunked down at his doorstep.
The known hockey school has struggled mightily in men's hoops these past two seasons, registering an abysmal 19-42 record.
Kiss, who credits mentor Derek Riullano for propelling his meteroic development, was one of the few pieces of promise with a memorable freshman season.
Though the Bobcats again fell below mediocrity, Kiss registered his presence in averaging 13.8 points, 5.6 boards, and 2.8 assists.
It soon became apparent that Kiss, who originally chose Quinnipiac over Fairfield, Stony Brook, Fordham, High Point and other mid-majors, was a late bloomer.
The fact that he was undervalued on the recruiting market became more and more and more evident with his performances.
Eric Eaton, the former Quinnipiac assistant and tireless recruiter (Eaton was instrumental in penning one of the program's all-time greats in 6-foot-7 forward Justin Rutty) had discovered an unsung, fiercely competitive guard with a tremendous vertical and a motor which never seems to shut off.
The Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) graduate scored 18 points, tore down 12 boards, and scored the game-winning runner with 1.9 seconds as the Bobcats pulled off a 73-71 victory over Fairfield.
During a dismal 95-76 trouncing at the hands of Monmouth, Kiss scored 22 points (on 9-for-18 FG), grabbed nine boards, and doled out three assists in 36 minutes.
During an eyeball to eyeball battle with Manhattan's Zavier Turner (23 points, six assists) Kiss submitted 20 points (8-for-13 FG), 10 boards, and four assists during an 81-72 win.
Steadily mirroring Kiss' emergence as one of the MAAC's prized freshmen was the stellar play of fellow fearless freshman guard Mikey Dixon.
A gifted scorer who also fell through the cracks recruiting-wise, Dixon averaged 16.5 points and generated buzz throughout the country with his scoring acumen.
Dixon entertained the idea of playing on a bigger stage late in the season.
Following the firing of Tom Moore in March and shortly after Baker Dunleavy's recent introduction as Quinnipiac's new head, the 6-foot-2, 162-pound Dixon transferred to St. John's.
The MAAC Rookie of the Year pieced together 10 games of 20+ points this season.
In fleeing the ailing program at Quinnipiac, Dixon was sold on a Big East program which wasn't exactly better in terms of recent history.
The high-motored Dixon clearly sees the direction of the Big East program. SJU is moving aggressively on the recruiting front in effort to revitalize a once prosperous, national brand name basketball school.
St. John's currently features decorated guards Shamorie Ponds and Marcus Lovett.
Madison Square Garden is the massive, unrivaled proving ground of a stage which every kid who went as under-recruited and under-appreciated as Dixon longs to play on.
Kiss absolutely loved playing alongside Dixon in the backcourt, with the two feeding off each other's energetic and hyperactive style.
The lifestyle and athlete support at Quinnipiac is tough to say goodbye to, as Kiss indicated.
Witnessing the firing of Moore, a Jim Calhoun disciple eager to restore credibility with the troika of Kiss, Dixon, and bruising 6-foot-8 forward Chaise Daniels was a difficult moment for Kiss.
The opportunity to weigh a more appealing, high-profile Division-1 market and the chance to routinely play top-shelf opponents suddenly presented itself.
Kiss never envisioned high major basketball programs would be pursuing him until the predictable change of direction at Quinnipiac and unpredictable hiring of Dunleavy.
Kiss shied away from divulging his thoughts on the interviews and hiring process.
He did, however, reveal that if one candidate (Iona associate head coach Jared Grasso) inherited the keys to the sparkling TD BankNorth kingdom, he
would have definitely stayed put.
The incoming sophomore, who will have to sit out a year per NCAA transfer rules, is embracing the challenge of the new opportunity on an elevated stage.
Seton Hall, Auburn, Rutgers, and Rhode Island are the four programs most heavily involved with Kiss.
Cal, Fordham, UMass, and Oklahoma have also inquired.
Kiss said he had a "great visit" to Auburn this past weekend, where he was impressed with a young core featuring deftly skilled 6-foot-10 freshman forward Austin Wiley.
Wiley, the cousin of former NBA players Chuck Person (now an Auburn assistant) and Wesley Person, showed major promise in 2016-17.
During a win over rival Alabama, Wiley erupted with 20 points and several pivotal second half buckets.
"Austin Wiley has big hands, big athleticism, he has a great skill-set, I would say he's a future pro," Kiss said.
"BP (head coach Bruce Pearl) is a great guy. The coaching staff really seemed like family and that intrigues me about that place."
Kiss is slated to visit Rutgers next. He is anticipating an important sit down with head coach Steve Pikiell and Scarlet Knights assistant Jay Young.
During his days in the talent-rich SIAA high school conference Kiss played against flashy, uber-talented Rutgers guard Corey Sanders. He could have the opportunity for a prominent and immediate role there, especially if Sanders bolts for the NBA this Nune or in 2018.
Also high on Kiss' recently shortened list is Seton Hall.
The Pirates are in the running for electrifying IMG Academy guard and top-profile recruit Trevon Duval. Kiss could fill an immediate void following the departure of 6-foot-6 guard and Lincoln High product Desi Rodriguez.
Rhode Island is also a serious possibility.
"Rhode Island is appealing to me because it is a good program and they have a history of producing good guards," Kiss said.
While Kiss was visiting Auburn, Nwankwo was just a two-hour trek on Alabama's I-85 S over at UAB.
Nwankwo, a one-time Minnesota commit who had a brief stay at Virginia Commonwealth, averaged 9.8 points and 7.7 boards on the JUCO scene at Southern Idaho this season.
Nwanko shot 13-for-17 during a pair of back to back performances as the featured piece in the post, scoring 16 points and then 12 respectively.
Kiss still keeps tabs on his friend's stats and peruses his highlights.
"Big Jon is definitely my favorite player to play with," Kiss said during a November 2015 interview.
"He's just so confident and physical out there. He just makes playing the game so much easier."
Kiss' career can best be described as well-traveled and unpredictable, with one stop after another.
After growing up in New York, he went on to play high school and AAU basketball in Sarasota, Fla.
After one season at Victory Rock Prep, Kiss transferred to Notre Dame Prep to play for head coach Ryan Hurd.
Under Hurd, who coached White Plains product Sean Kilpatrick and has groomed countless Division-1 players at the potent NEPSAC program, Kiss developed effective handle and became more adept at dishing.
After a year in Florida, a year in Massachusetts and of course the one-year stay in Hamden, Conn., Kiss will find yet another hardwood home.
Despite rapidly changing locations, there has been one constant Kiss cites over the past several seasons.
That constant is the steady support and guidance of Riullano, a devout hoops junkie.
"He was the one to get me to play basketball seriously and put more focus into the game," said Kiss of Riullano.
"He helped me through all the ups and downs and helped me however he could. He's really someone I can talk to for anything."


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Spiritualizing Your Meditation
Instructor: Mike Limauro
Chanting is one of the major elements in what is called "bhakti yoga" or the yoga of the heart. Integrating chanting into your meditation practice is a wonderful way to awaken the love, devotion, and concentration of the heart and mind that is needed for deep inner experience. The advanced stages of yoga meditation ultimately lead to union with divine consciousness - a stage known as samadhi. As we meditate with sincere, persistent, concentrated devotion, firm determination, and faith, we move divine consciousness to hear our devotional demands as children of the one infinite spirit that gave birth to us all.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014, 3:00-5:00pm Suggested donation of $20
Mike Limauro is owner of Renewal Road in Charlotte, MI, which provides leadership development and coaching services for business owners and executives. He has been practicing meditation for over 25 years and teaches seminars on meditation, stress management, yoga philosophy, and more.
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