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Welcome back, TAR fans. The drama of last weeks left-behind backpacks and Mark and Michaels little rule-breaking selves pales in comparison to this weeks mat meltdown, which Phil promised us earlier in the season. This will be The most memorable Pit Stop EVAH, says the Eyebrowed One. What started it, you may ask? Did somebody tamper with things at a Detour and put other teams behind? Did another sports bra get pushed to its doom off a ledge? Nope. It all started over a cluebox, and escalated from there. Who needs animal tasks when the humans provide so much silliness?
Let's Split
Margie and Luke are the first to come on down at 9:36am, tearing open their clue to find the next destination: Guilin, China. There, they will travel by taxi to a hair salon where they will receive further instruction. Ill bet you dinner that Mark and Michael wont be breaking any rules this week. Not that it would help much, because they leave about three days behind the others. Well, only six and a half hours, but it may as well be a couple weeks. We dont see much of our mischievous munchkins this episode, which never bodes well.
Already, Jaime is eye-rolling at the thought of traveling to heavily populated, non-English speaking China. I dont know how many countries this woman has to travel to before she realizes that the entire world does not speak English. Cara admits that shes not always pleased with Jaimes bad attitude, but stops short of actually doing anything about it, thinking it would just make her worse. Is that even possible?
Tammy is delighted to be going to the mother land, having been there for spring break once and speaking the language quite well, thank you. I hope she at least got to go to the beach on that trip. Luke jokes that he wants to go to a country where everyone is deaf so he can have the advantage for once.
The teams get split up on different flights: Margie and Luke on plane #1, Tammy/Victor and Jaime/Cara on plane #2, and Kisha/Jen on flight #3. Mark and Michael end up on a plane, too. Sometime later. Way later. It doesnt really matter when, does it?
Somehow the teams on the second flight catch up to Margie and Luke and they all get stuck with a delayed connecting flight, letting Kisha and Jen pass them all up. Their lead doesnt last long, as they cant find the hair salon when they land and the redheads pass them by as they wander around. Tammy and Vic are right behind them.
Crash Into Me
I must have blinked when I was taking notes, because all of a sudden Kisha/Jen and Margie/Luke arrive at the salon together. The clearly marked freaking cluebox is standing right there, plain as day, but they all bumble around it, wondering where it is. I wait for one of them to actually lean on the damn thing. Finally, both Luke and Jen spot it - and rush toward it at the same time.
And heres where all the commotion starts. Luke gets there a second before Jen does, but she comes up behind him and puts her arms on his back and tries to reach around to grab a clue - and he throws his elbow up, almost whacking her in the face. She takes offense and calls him a bitch. Luke says that she pushed him (which, honestly, I saw no pushing) and Jen says it was a bitch move, hence the name calling.
Off they go to the Roadblock, which consists of some old fashioned fishing using specially trained birds, cormorants. Fling a fish in the water, the bird goes in after it and brings it back to the boat. Well, theyre supposed to, anyway. Teams need to bring back ten fish to get the next clue.
That is, if they can stop the shoving matches at the clueboxes. Luke and Jen get into it again, this time with Jen plowing into the box first and Luke flying up behind her, unable to stop. She puts her arm up to push him away and he puts his hands up like he may not have meant to run into her (thats my take on it, anyway), but this just makes the both of them that more ill with each other. Margie yells Cut it out! at Jen while Kisha claims that Luke pushed her.
And the editors just eat it up, switching back and forth between their two cabs to catch bits of the griping: Margie fills Luke in on the bitch stuff and he says that Calling the deaf guy a bitch isnt nice. Luke, dude - you cant say you dont want special treatment and then play the deaf card. Just sayin.
Gone Fishin'
Ugh. Enough of Bitchfest 2009. Back to the Roadblock! Everyone takes their turn playing fetch with the birds, flinging the dead fish into the water and pulling them out of the birds mouths when they bring it back. Except for poor Tammy, whose birds decide to fly the coop and take off into the sunset. I think Victor told her something about speaking Chinese to them, but, yeah - the birds arent having any of it. The others pass them by as Tammy floats on her little raft, trying to get the birds back. They eventually do.
But not before one of the birds nips Luke on his hand, drawing a little blood. He complains about his boo-boo to mom Margie while Jen snickers and says it was karma.
Meanwhile, Mark and Michael have actually landed in China and tackle their Speedbump, which consists of washing and drying two little old ladies hair in front of the salon. They go at it with gusto, using more shampoo than I would use in a week and trying not to get suds in grandmas eyes. One of the guys seems to think massagi is Chinese for massage and keeps on repeating it, asking if they like their massagi. I want to pop him with one of those wet towels.
Off to Ancient South Gate the teams go, where the Detour awaits. They can choose either Calligraphy or Choreography. Everyone picks Calligraphy except for Cara and Jaime because, as you know, they were cheerleaders and dancing is their thang. Or so they think.
Drawn Together
The others head off to Calligraphy, where they must copy a series of Chinese characters correctly before getting directions to the next station. They have to do this four times. Tammy laughs that she and Vic didnt pay much attention in Chinese school, as their calligraphy sucks. Their Mandarin does not, however, and they try their best to get special treatment from the natives. ''We are foreign-born Chinese from America. If we don't win, our parents will cry themselves to death! says Victor.
It doesnt really help, as Margie, Luke, Kisha and Jen smartly stay stuck like glue to Tammy and Victor. The others know that the brother and sister can speak the language and have a huge advantage over them, and come hell or high water, theyre not going to let them out of their sight. And they dont. Everyone finishes at basically the same time, getting the picture clue to the Pit Stop and running off in a group. At least Luke and Jen refrain from smashing into each other.
Oh, look - heres Mark and Michael arriving at the Roadblock, talking all optimistically. Yeah, theyre so screwed.
Jaime and Cara have received their dance training (some kind of waltz?) and proceed to get failed by the judge. The other dancers smile. Or laugh, depending on how you look at it. The girls try a second time, and fail once again. Jaime asks what theyre doing wrong, but - you guessed it - nobody speaks English and Jaime is left clueless. They run back, about to give up, when one of them wonders aloud if they were stopping too soon. *ding* They go back and dance until the music actually stops, and finally get passed.
Fast and Furious
One furious footrace to the finish later, Kisha and Jen step onto the mat in first place. This probably didnt help Margie and Lukes mood, and Phils prompting set them off again. Margie claimed that Jen bashed into Luke, Kisha says it didnt happen like that, and Luke stomps off in a snit. Phil doesnt look too pleased as I wonder why there is an older Chinese couple sitting at a table on the mat, calmly eating their food as the Americans rant and rave.
I now have a strange craving for Kung Pao chicken and spring rolls.
Anyway, after calling Jen a bitch, Luke storms back to the mat, furiously signing. The sisters stand there and smile, which causes Margie to flip out, yelling Hes signing and theyre laughing at him! Hes lived with this his whole life and he doesnt need it from people like you - you should understand because youre black and youve lived with it! Luke chimes in with My whole life, hearing people put deaf people down.
Well then. By now, Phils looking really uncomfortable. Tammy and Victor stand there quietly, doing their best to stay out of the line of fire.
Kisha says that she always smiles in tense situations and apologizes if they took it wrong, but Margie isnt buying it. Even Phil tells Margie that he doesnt think the girls were laughing at Luke, but Margie is in full-on mother hen mode and thinks Kisha and Jen got away with being ugly.
The couple is still eating. And heres how they ended up:
1st - Kisha and Jen, winning a trip to Barbados.
2nd - Tammy and Victor
3rd - Margie and Luke
4th - Jaime and Cara
Philiminated, no shocker - Mark and Michael
The M&Ms are out of the Race, never coming close to making up all those crazy penalties they incurred. They speak kindly of each other and the fun times they had on the Race, but their boot is overshadowed by the meltdown on the mat. The steam that came from Margies ears can still be seen lingering behind the brothers, hours later.
Next week: the teams get foot massages from hell, Jens afraid of the water, and Luke and Jen both get restraining orders against each other.


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K-State Travels To George Washington Saturday
K-State Travels To George Washington Saturday
Dec. 6, 2012
Game Notes | Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 8
Kansas State (6-1, 0-0 Big 12 ) at George Washington (4-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Saturday, December 8, 2012 * 1:36 p.m. CT
Washington, D.C. * Charles E. Smith Center (4,338)
Television: CBS Sports Network
Dave Ryan (play-by-play); Pete Gillen (analyst)
Channel Directory: DirecTV 613, Dish 152, AT&T U-verse 643
HD Channel Directory: DirecTV 613-1, Dish 152-1, AT&T 1643
Radio: K-State Sports Network
Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play); Stan Weber (analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 123/XM 194
Live Stats: http://www.kstatesports.com/multimedia/ksu-gt-live-stats.html
Live Audio: www.k-statesports.com/allaccess (free)
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/kstate_gameday
K-State vs. George Washington: Tied 1-1 (W, 69-56, 12/1/11)
K-State vs. Atlantic 10: 21-18 (7-9 on the road)
Weber vs. George Washington: First meeting
--/rv Kansas State (6-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Head coach: Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee `78)
School Record: 6-1 (1st season) * Career Record: 319-156 (15th season) * vs. George Washington: 0-0
George Washington (4-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Head coach: Mike Lonergan (Catholic `88)
School Record: 14-25 (2nd season) * Career Record: 391-181 (20th season) * vs. K-State: 0-2
The Game
Kansas State (6-1) will play its first true road game of the season on Saturday, as the Wildcats bring senior Rodney McGruder back to his hometown of Washington, D.C. to play Atlantic 10 opponent George Washington (4-4) at the Charles E. Smith Center. The game will tip off at 1:36 p.m. CT on the CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and former Xavier and Virginia coach Pete Gillen (analyst) on the call. The contest is a return of a home-and-home series started last season in Manhattan with the Wildcats posting a 69-56 win over the Colonials on Dec. 1, 2011, while it will be the first at George Washington in more than 70 years since the Colonials won 48-25 in the teams' first meeting on Dec. 28, 1940.
Overall, it will be just the 17th true road game in non-conference play for the Wildcats in the past 10 seasons, including the seventh in the last five years. Since losing nine consecutive road non-conference games from 2003-06, the squad has won six of their last seven (five wins in a row) away from home in non-league play, including victories at Cleveland State (2008), UNLV (2009), Loyola Chicago (2010), Washington State (2010) and Virginia Tech (2011).
The game will also serve as a homecoming for McGruder, who grew up in the Washington, D.C. area playing AAU for the D.C. Assault and as a prep for Archbishop Carroll High School (2005-08) before finishing at Arlington Country Day in Jacksonville, Fla. A unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection as well as a candidate for the Naismith and Wooden Awards, McGruder recently became the eighth Wildcat with 1,100 points and 500 rebounds in a career. His 1,117 points currently rank 14th on the school's all-time scoring list, while his 74 consecutive starts tie Ed Nealy (1978-82) for the fourth-most in school history. He expects around 65 family and friends at Saturday's game, including his parents Rodney and Rudine McGruder.
The Opponent
George Washington (4-4) has won three of its last five games since opening the season at 1-2. The Colonials have faced a daunting schedule with four true road games (Boston U, Notre Dame, James Madison and Bradley) and just three true home games through the first month of the season. The squad is a mix of newcomers and veterans (three freshmen and two senior in starting line-up), as they return seven lettermen from a team that posted a 10-21 record in 2011-12. For the season, George Washington is averaging 64.8 points on 45.4 percent shooting, including 32.4 percent from 3-point range, while allowing opponents 63.1 points on a 40.9 percent clip. Senior Isaiah Armwood is one of three players in double figures with a 13.0 points per game average on 54.5 percent shooting, while adding a team-best 9.0 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Fellow senior Lasan Kromah and freshman Patricio Garino are both averaging 10.5 points per game. Of note, senior Bryan Bynes (2.0 ppg., 2.3 rpg.) is a close friend and high school teammate of K-State senior Martavious Irving (4.6 ppg., 2.7 apg.). The squad is led by veteran head coach Mike Lonergan, who has won nearly 400 games in his career, which includes stints at Catholic (1992-2004) and Vermont (2005-11).
Last Meeting: K-State 69, George Washington 56 (Dec. 1, 2011)
K-State used a pivotal 20-5 run early in the second half to pull away from George Washington, 69-56, on Dec. 1, 2011. It was the first meeting between the two program since 1940. Leading 39-37 with 16:11 remaining, the Wildcats ran off 10 straight points, which included 3-pointers by sophomore Shane Southwell and senior Jamar Samuels and four points from sophomore Will Spradling, over a two-minute span to push the lead to double figures. Freshman Thomas Gipson was one of three players with double-digit rebounding and one of two with double-doubles, posting a team-high 17 points and a career-best 13 rebounds. Samuels added 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Spradling tallied 14, including 12 in the second half.
Saturday's game will mark the third meeting between the two schools on the hardwood with the series knotted at 1-1. The Wildcats are 21-18 all-time against teams from the Atlantic 10 Conference, including a 7-9 mark on the road. The last road win against an Atlantic 10 foe came at Saint Louis, a 67-63 victory on Dec. 28, 1998.
Quickly on Kansas State
--K-State has played five of its seven games at home this season, where the Wildcats have won 26 consecutive non-conference home games in the month of December and boast a 37-1 mark in the month at Bramlage Coliseum the past 10 seasons with the last loss coming to Rutgers on Dec. 28, 2004. The squad is a combined 92-21 (.814) in November and December since 2003-04.
--The Wildcats have posted a .500 or better record in true road games in the past four seasons, including a composite 23-16 (.590) road record since the 2008-09 season. The team has won six of its last seven non-conference road games, including five straight wins (Cleveland State, UNLV, Loyola Chicago, Washington State and Virginia Tech). The squad had lost nine straight non-league road games until an 83-81 win at North Dakota State on Dec. 9, 2006. Last year, K-State had an equal or better road record in Big 12 play for the second time in three years (5-4 at home and away), while the 2009-10 team was a program-best 6-2 on the road.
--K-State ranks in the Top 30 nationally in 10 categories, including first in 3-point field goal percentage defense (21.2) and offensive rebounds (18.6), eighth in rebounding (44.4), ninth in scoring margin (+20.7), 11th in scoring defense (53.6), 14th in rebounding margin (+10.4), 21st in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.37), 24th in assists (17.0) and turnover margin (4.6) and 28th in field goal percentage defense (36.8). The squad also ranks among the Top 5 in 13 categories in the Big 12, including first in scoring margin, 3-point field goal percentage defense, assists (17.0), turnover margin, assist-to-turnover ratioand offensive rebounds.
Balanced Attack
K-State has proven to be a balanced team across the board with eight players averaging five or more points, including just one in double figures, and seven averaging three or more rebounds per game. Senior Rodney McGruder (12.6 ppg.) is the only Wildcat to average in double figures, while three other players - Angel Rodriguez (9.6 ppg.), Will Spradling (8.7 ppg.) and Thomas Gipson (8.4 ppg.) are averaging better than eight points per contest. The team has seen nine different players collect 22 double-digit scoring games with Rodriguez leading the way with five. In all, the Wildcats have had five players lead or share the scoring lead in seven games. Gipson (6.1 rpg.) paces the squad in rebounding despite leading in a game just once, while three others - D.J. Johnson (5.9 rpg.), Jordan Henriquez (5.3 rpg.) and McGruder (4.9 rpg.) - average better than 4.5 rebounds per game. The team has had nine players either lead or share the lead in rebounding with Johnson doing it twice.
The Wildcats have also been diverse in other categories, including five players with double-digit assists and seven with at least five steals. Rodriguez has dished out a team-best 31 assists with six players either leading or sharing the lead in assists in seven games. Spradling paces all players with 10 steals, while seven have either led or shared the lead in steals. Weber has played at least 12 in five of seven games with players posting more than 20 minutes of action 21 times, including 30+ on five occasions. Only Spradling (26.3), McGruder (25.9 mpg.) and Rodriguez (20.4) - are averaging more than 20 minutes for the season.
On the Defensive
K-State has continued to be one of the best defensive teams not only in the Big 12 Conference, but nationally, where the squad ranks first nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense (21.2), 11th in scoring defense (53.6 ppg.), 14th in rebound margin (+10.4) and 28th in field goal percentage defense (36.8). In all, the Wildcats rank either first or second in six Big 12 categories, including first in 3-point field goal percentage defense, turnover margin (+4.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and second in scoring defense (53.6 ppg.), rebounding (44.4) and rebounding margin (+10.4).
The 375 points surrendered through the first seven games are the fewest in the shot clock era (1985-86) and the fewest since the 1982-83 squad allowed just 367 points (52.4 ppg.) through the first seven games. The defensive effort was nearly historic in the 87-26 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 13, as the 26 points allowed were one shy of the Bramlage Coliseum record of 25 set against Savannah State on Jan. 7, 2008. The Chargers' 16.4 field goal percentage (9-of-55) was only surpassed by Savannah State's 15.5 percentage. The Wildcats have held five of seven opponents to 55 points or less.
Rebounding Prowess
K-State continues to be one of the best rebounding squads in the country, as the Wildcats rank eighth nationally in rebounding, including first in offensive rebounds, and 14th in rebounding margin (+10.4). The squad rank second in the Big 12 with an average of 44.4 rebounds per game, including a league-best 18.6 on the offensive end, and have out-rebounded their foes by a 311-238 margin, including 130-81 on the offensive end. The team has collected 40 or more rebounds in five of its first seven games, including a season-best 55 vs. Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 13, which included 42 defensive boards, which ties for the second-most in school history and the most since also posting 42 against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 16, 1998. The team has had players grabbed at least five rebounds in a game 27 times this season, including five posting at least five boards vs. USC Upstate.
The Wildcats have taken advantage of its rebounding skills this season, averaging 33.3 points in the paint and 17.3 points off of second-chance opportunities. The team has at least 30 points in the paint in five of seven games, including a season-high 44 vs. UAH on Nov. 13, while it has tallied at least 18 second-chance points four times with a season-best 23 vs. USC Upstate.
K-State has finished among the Top 5 in the Big 12 in rebounding in each of the last five seasons, including first in 2007-08 and 2008-09, while the squad has led the league in offensive boards for five consecutive years, including a school-record 559 in 2009-10. The Wildcats have tallied 700 or more defensive rebounds in each of the last six seasons, including 756 in 2011-12.
Points Off Turnovers
A trademark of Frank Martin-coached teams were their ability to score points off of opponent's mistakes and Bruce Weber has continued that legacy in his first season. The Wildcats are out-scoring their opponents, 130-67 (an average of 18.6 points), through the first seven games in points off of turnovers, including a 34-7 edge over Lamar on Nov. 12. The team is forcing their opponents into 17 turnovers per game, including a season-high 26 by Lamar, while only turning the ball over an average of 12.4 times per game. The +4.6 turnover margin (24th) and 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio (21st) are both in the Top 25 nationally. In Martin's five seasons, the Wildcats scored 3,081 points off of 2,763 turnovers in 169 games - an average of 18.2 points per game. Nearly 25 percent of the points scored in that five-year period came off of offense generated from turnovers. The school has scored 500 or more points off of opponent turnovers in six straight seasons, including 577 (17.5 average per game) in 2011-12.
Bench Production
Adding to the K-State's balanced attack is the production it's getting from its bench, where the Wildcats are averaging 31.7 points this season, including a 222-129 edge over opponents. The team has collected at least 20 points from its bench in six of the last seven games, including a season-best 45 points vs. North Dakota on Nov. 9. Reserves have scored nearly half of the team's points four times with Thomas Gipson tying for the scoring lead from the bench against North Dakota and Delaware (before earning his first start vs. USC Upstate) and Shane Southwell leading the way with a career-best 16 points off the bench vs. Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 13. The rebounding leader has come from the bench in five of seven games with D.J. Johnson posting the team-high vs. North Dakota (nine) and Lamar (eight), Southwell recording a career-high nine boards vs. UAH, Adrian Diaz with a career-best 10 vs. North Florida and Gipson tying Will Spradling for the rebounding lead (six) vs. Delaware. Nearly 55 percent (167) of the rebounding total has come from its bench, while 43 percent (222) of the scoring total has come from reserves.
Protecting the Ball
Head coach Bruce Weber made ball security a big emphasis after a turnover-plagued trip to Brazil and so far those efforts are paying off, as K-State ranks first in the Big 12 in both assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and turnover margin (+4.6). The squad ranks in the Top 25 nationally in both categories, including 21st in assist-to-turnover ratio and 24th in turnover margin. Through the first seven games, the Wildcats have produced 12.4 turnovers per game (tied for third in Big 12 with Baylor), while forcing its foes into an average of 17.0 turnovers (second-most in the Big 12 to Texas Tech). The team has 14 or fewer turnovers in five of seven games, including just six against No. 4/4 Michigan on Nov. 23, while they have forced their opponents into 19 or more turnovers three times, including a season-high 26 by Lamar on Nov. 12. K-State has also capitalizing on its opponent's mistakes, averaging 18.6 points off of turnovers, while allowing opponents to score just 9.6 points per game on its miscues.
More on Ball Protection
Six Wildcats have posted an even or positive assist-to-turnover ratio this season, including its four primary ball-handlers (Angel Rodriguez, Martavious Irving, Shane Southwell and Will Spradling) combining for 82 assists to 31 turnovers (2.6 ratio). The current ratio is nearly double for the quartet after posting a 1.4 ratio (302 assists to 211 turnovers) as a group in 2011-12. Spradling (3.5) and Rodriguez (2.2) rank first and second in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio and are two of just three players with a ratio above 2.0 (along with Baylor's Pierre Jackson). Spradling, who has 21 assists to just six turnovers, led the team with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio a season ago, while Rodriguez has made a notable improvement in the area after posting a 1.2 ratio (101 assists to 85 turnovers) as a freshman in 2011-12. Irving has also doubled his ratio (3.8 to 1.5) with 19 assists to just five turnovers, while Southwell has registered a solid 1.8 ratio (11 assists to 6 turnovers) after posting a 1.6 ratio last season.
Quick Starts
K-State has used quick starts in three of their first seven games to jump out to big leads, helping the Wildcats hold a 253-153 edge at halftime. The squad jumped out to 15-0 lead on Lamar on Nov. 12 en route to a 43-15 advantage at halftime, while they broke out to a 19-2 lead on Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 13 en route to a 47-11 advantage at the break. The team led by as many as 17 in the first half against North Florida before leading as many as 30 in the second half. The squad used an 18-2 run in the last 5:46 of the first half against USC Upstate to break an 18-all en route to a 36-20 lead at halftime.
The 36-point halftime lead vs. UAH tied for the largest in Bramlage Coliseum history, tying a 55-19 lead over Kennesaw State on Dec. 17, 2006. The only home game the Wildcats didn't jump out to a big lead - the opener vs. North Dakota - they broke open a one-point game with a 10-2 run right before the half to take a 36-27 advantage at the break. The lead ballooned to as many as 35 in the second half, as the Wildcats outscored UND, 49-25, on 53.1 percent shooting.
Recapping the Big Apple
Kansas State finished as the runner-up in the NIT Season Tip-Off, defeating No. 8 seed Delaware, 66-63, in the semifinals before falling to top-seed and No. 4/4 Michigan, 71-57, in the championship game. The Wildcats were able to hold off the pesky Blue Hens in the first game, as junior Will Spradling knocked down all of his four free throws in the last 22 seconds to cap a stellar game of 12 points, seven assists (and zero turnovers), six rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes. Delaware, which was picked second in the preseason Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) poll, proved tough and never back down from a much-deeper K-State team. The Wildcats built an 11-point lead with just under eight minutes to play before the Blue Hens cut the deficit to two points on three occasions, including 60-58 with 1:23 remaining. Sophomores Angel Rodriguez and Thomas Gipson also finished with 12 points against Delaware. In the title game, the Wolverines broke open a tight game with eight straight points to start the second half. The remarkably efficient Michigan offense was the story, as the team connected on 51.8 percent of its field goals, including 54.5 percent in the second half, while K-State shot just 36. 7 percent from the field, including 22.2 percent from 3-point range. Senior Rodney McGruder scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the second half, while Rodriguez added 10 points and a team-high six assists. Rodriguez was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 11 points and 5.5 assists in two games.
Weber Era Opens with a Win
K-State opened the Bruce Weber Era with a dominate 85-52 victory over North Dakota on Nov. 9. The Wildcats broke open a one-point game with a 10-2 run to end the first half then used stellar shooting (53.1%) in the second half to post its 10th straight season-opening win. Eleven players scored in the contest, including four in double figures, led by 13 points each from sophomores Thomas Gipson and Angel Rodriguez. The squad is now 85-24 all-time in season openers, including a 73-8 mark at home. Overall, the Wildcats have won 19 consecutive openers at home, including a 20-1 record at Bramlage Coliseum. Weber is 14-1 (.933) in his 15-year career as a head coach in season openers (SIU and Illinois), including a 14-0 mark in home openers.
Weber Continues Success by Wildcat Coaches in Debut
Weber continued the success of Wildcat head coaches in their debut with an 85-52 win over North Dakota on Nov. 9. K-State head coaches have now won 17 of 24 debuts, including each of the last four and seven of the last eight. Jim Wooldridge (2000), Bob Huggins (2006) and Frank Martin (2007) each won their coaching debuts, while Tom Asbury (1994) was the last Wildcat coach to lose his debut - a 79-48 setback at Alabama on Nov. 16, 1994. K-State coaches have won their last eight debuts that have occurred at home with the last loss icoming way back on Dec. 4, 1944 when Fritz Knorr's squad lost a 53-35 decision to Fort Riley. Only three coaches - Mike Ahearn (1907), Charles Corsaut (1924) and Knorr - have lost their debut at home.
McGruder Starting To Heat Up
Senior Rodney McGruder is starting to find his stride after a slow start to the season, averaging 19.0 points on 46.7 percent (14-of-30) in the past two games. He began the season with just 50 points (10 ppg.) through the first five games on 38.8 percent shooting (21-of-54) with just two double-figure scoring games. He posted his first 20-point game of the season and 14th of his career against USC Upstate on Dec. 2 with a player-high 22 points on 8-of-16 field goals to go with a 5-of-5 effort from the free throw line. He scored 14 of his game-high 16 points against No. 4/4 Michigan on Nov. 23 in the second half, which means in the last 45 minutes of game action, he has scored 36 points on 53.8 percent (14-of-26) shooting.
McGruder Joins Elite Company
Senior Rodney McGruder joined elite company against USC Upstate, as he became just the eight Wildcat in school history with 1,100 points and 500 rebounds in a career. He joins Rolando Blackman (1,844 points and 607 rebounds), Bob Boozer (1,685 points and 824 rebounds), Cartier Martin (1,546 points and 546 rebounds), Willie Murrell (1,121 points and 576 rebounds), Ed Nealy (1,304 points and 1,069 rebounds), Jack Parr (1,184 points and 889 rebounds) and Jamar Samuels (1,259 points and 716 rebounds). McGruder currently ranks 14th all-time in scoring with 1,117 points (just 67 points from tying Parr for 13th and 187 points from tying Nealy and cracking the Top 10), while he is just the 25th player with 500 or more rebounds in a career.
McGruder Named Preseason Candidate for Naismith, Wooden Awards
Senior Rodney McGruder has been selected as a preseason candidate for two of the most prestigious awards in college basketball, as he was named one of 50 preseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Nov. 8 before he was selected to the early season watch list for the Naismith Trophy by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Nov. 12. The preseason lists, which reflects the early frontrunners for two of basketball's Premier Player of the Year awards, is based on last year's individual performance and team records. McGruder becomes the first Wildcat named to the preseason list for both awards since teammate Jacob Pullen was selected in 2010. He led the Wildcats in 11 categories, including scoring (15.8 ppg.), double-figure scoring (28), field goals (188), 3-point field goals (50) and free throws (97). He was one of six Big 12 players selected to the Wooden list, which included Baylor's Pierre Jackson, Kansas' Elijah Johnson and Jeff Withey and OSU's Le'Bryan Nash, while he was one of five Big 12 players on the Naismith list, including Jackson, Withey, Kansas' Ben McLemore and OSU's Marcus Smart.
McGruder Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Senior Rodney McGruder was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big 12 team released by the conference office on Oct. 4. McGruder, who was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection in 2011-12, was one of three unanimous picks by the league's head coaches, joining Kansas' Jeff Withey and Oklahoma State's Le'Bryan Nash. The final two spots on the team went to Baylor's Pierre Jackson and Texas' Myck Kabongo. Jackson was voted as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year by the coaches, while Oklahoma's Amath M'Baye and Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart were the Preseason Newcomer and Freshman of the Year.
McGruder is the first player named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team since Jacob Pullen was named to the squad along with garnering Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year honors in 2010-11. It marks just the third time that a Wildcat student-athlete (Manny Dies in 1998-99, Pullen and Curtis Kelly in 2010-11) has been selected to the preseason team. McGruder is of only three returning Big 12 players to have ranked in the Top 20 in both scoring and rebounding in 2011-12.
Rodriguez's Improved Play
Sophomore Angel Rodriguez has really stepped up his play in 2012-13, as he paces K-State in 3-point field goals (11) and assists (4.4 apg.), while he is second in scoring (9.6 ppg.), field goals (21) and free throw percentage (82.4). He has helped the Wildcats rank first in the Big 12 in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio, while he places second individually in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) and sixth in assists. He has scored in double figures a team-best five times in seven games, including a career-best 19 points vs. Lamar on Nov. 12. He has nearly doubled his assist-to-turnover ratio, going from 1.2 as a freshman to his current tally.
Spradling A Constant From Free Throw Line
Junior Will Spradling has been a model of consistency from the free throw line, knocking down 12-of-12 opportunities, including 4-of-4 in the last 22 seconds to preserve the Wildcats' 66-63 win over Delaware in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Nov. 21. His perfect 12-of-12 attempts has raised his career free throw percentage to 83.5 (137-of-164), which is the second-highest in school history behind Steve Henson's 90 percent (361-of-401; 1986-90). He has not only been stellar on the free throw line, but Spradling ranks first in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5), ninth in assists (3.0), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (36.7), 11th in 3-point field goals made (1.6) and 12th in steals (1.4). He ranks third on the team in scoring at 8.7 points per game and has registered four double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 14 vs. Lamar on Nov. 12.
K-State Selected To Play in 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-Off
K-State has been selected to participate in the 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-Off, which is set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21, 22 and 24, 2013 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, in the Hato Rey district of San Juan. The field for the seventh annual event includes Auburn, Charlotte, Florida State, Georgetown, Long Beach State, Michigan and VCU. Six of eight schools advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2012, while five are either ranked or receiving votes in the current Associated Press/USA Today Coaches polls.
`Cats Enjoy Memorable Trip to Brazil
K-State got a jump start on its preparations for the 2012-13 men's basketball season with its 10-day trip to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 8-17, 2012. The NCAA allows teams to make a foreign trip once every four years, but this was the first by the program since playing four games in and around Vancouver, British Columbia in October 2004. Overall, it was the program's fourth trip outside the country, which includes excursions to Japan in 1981 and Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden in 1993. K-State played four games, posting a 2-2 record as the squad had to adjust to international rules (four, eight-minute quarters among other differences). The Wildcats averaged 70 points on 41.9 percent shooting, including 31.4 percent from the 3-point range, while connecting on 75.9 percent from the free throw line. Angel Rodriguez paced all scorers with a 10.3 points per game average on 40 percent shooting with a team-best 4.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Three others - Nino Williams, Rodney McGruder and Adrian Diaz - all averaged 9.0 points per game, while Will Spradling and Jordan Henriquez added 8.5 points and 7.3 points per game averages. Williams led in rebounding (6.0 rpg.), 3-point field goal percentage (40.0) and free throw percentage (83.3), while Diaz was tops in field goals (14), field goal percentage (58.3) and blocks (2.5 bpg.).
Up Next: vs. 10/10 Gonzaga (9-0)
K-State will make its first appearance in the State Farm Battle in Seattle event on Saturday, Dec. 15, as the Wildcats face No. 10/10 Gonzaga (9-0) at KeyArena at 8 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs will be the Wildcats' third Top 10 foe (No. 3 Michigan and No. 6 Florida).


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THE Clarets have received royal approval for players to wear special shirts for the final home game of the season.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Burnley's historic FA Cup triumph of 1914, the team will turn out in strips emblazoned with a royal coat of arms badge, instead of the usual club crest, when they face Ipswich Town, on April 26.
The regal stamp is the same one worn during the 1914 final 1-0 win over Liverpool, and was worn in honour of King George V, who presented the famous old trophy to Burnley captain Tommy Boyle.
The match, at the Crystal Palace Grounds, was the first occasion the reigning monarch attended professional football's most prestigious fixture.
Special permission has been granted by Buckingham Palace to allow the club to use the emblem in the April fixture, meaning the shirts will probably not go on general sale.
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He said: "There will be a limited edition run of the shirts, and we will do a charity auction at a later stage to allow the supporters to have a piece of history.
"The club is privileged to have obtained special permission from the Palace for the shirts to carry this crest."
Also as part of the centenary celebrations, the club is finalising a 1914 FA Cup exhibition, featuring a range of artefacts. The club already owns, or has on long-term loan, souvenir publications, documents, and photos, relating to the success.
And, for the first time, the actual shirt worn by centre forward and scorer of the winning goal, Bert Freeman, will go on display after it was recently purchased by Clarets' co-chairman, Mike Garlick.
Among other notable exhibits is a royal box edition of the official 1914 final programme. It was donated by Andrew Morris after the club appealed to fans for items for the exhibition.


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Auburn, Ala. - The SummerNight Committee is now accepting artist, cupcake contest, merchant, and volunteer applications as well as sponsorships for the 8th Annual SummerNight Downtown Art Walk on Friday, June 13 from 6 - 9:30 p.m. This event is perfect for local artists to display their talents while offering the community a chance to enjoy an evening in beautiful, downtown Auburn. Applications are available online at www.auburnalabama.org/arts and are due by Friday, June 6.
SummerNight features children's activities, musical entertainment by John and the Conners, and late night shopping and dining with downtown businesses. This year, amateur bakers can take part in the cupcake contest! Cupcakes will be judged on criteria such as appearance, taste, creativity, use of local ingredients, and flavor originality. Artists are encouraged to exhibit and sell their work and merchants and restaurants are encouraged to offer late night shopping and dining hours and sidewalk sales. Volunteers are needed to make SummerNight a success. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to apply and be part of this block party with an artistic flair!
Looking to get more involved in Auburn's largest summer event? Consider becoming a sponsor of the 8th Annual SummerNight Downtown Art Walk. Sponsorships are available for all budgets. Contact the SummerNight Committee at 334-501-2963 for more information or visit www.auburnalabama.org/arts.
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 13 from 6 - 9:30 p.m. for the SummerNight Downtown Art Walk. SummerNight is a downtown entertainment district event. In case of rain, join us Saturday, June 14 from 6 - 9:30 p.m.
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WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition will run an ad in this Sunday's New York Times urging President Clinton to strongly support measures moving through Congress that would raise monthly Medicare premiums for the affluent elderly and gradually raise the Medicare eligibility age for workers retiring in the next century.
The ad is signed by Concord Co-Chairs and former Senators Warren Rudman (R-N.H.) and Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), and Concord President Pete Peterson, former Secretary of Commerce.
"At this important moment, Mr. President, it's up to you to take the lead," the ad states. "After last year's bitter political battles over Medicare, the House is skittish about voting to touch senior benefits without receiving a signal that you are on board. We urge you to send that signal, loudly and clearly."
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Three GCHS senior art students had five separate works juried into the 2013 regional Scholastic Art Award exhibition at SKyPAC in Bowling Green. Theirs were among 115 pieces of art featured in the show, out of almost 600 entries. All works submitted by GCHS students were featured in the exhibit.
Honorable Mentions in Drawing went to Melissa Garrison for her pencil, "Joshua", and to Aspen Geheber for both her pastel, "Green Footprint", and charcoal, "Skeletal Bouquet". Miranda Henderson received a Photography Honorable Mention with "Waiting for a Chance", as well as a Gold Key for the photograph "Someday". Regional Gold Key recipients are automatically included in judging for national level recognition. Finalists will be announced March 15.
Currently marking its 90th Anniversary, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were founded to recognize the exceptional artistic and literary talent of teens. It is the longest-running, most prestigious arts recognition program for creative teens in the US, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. Submissions in the past five years alone, have topped 700,000 works, and students have been eligible for over $25 million in awards and scholarships.
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India's second largest city, Mumbai, previously known as Bombay, is home to a few hundred captivating contrasts and creeds. Mumbai is bursting with frenetic bazaars, shaded avenues thronged by commuters and roads brimming with traffic. The dynamic Maharashtrian metropolis is also a powerhouse of India's business and trade sectors. But regardless, the city's ethos lies in its biggest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in people-watching and eating bhelpuri by the iconic arch of the Gateway of India and in the exquisite Taj Mahal Palace, that holds a decade worth of stories about both Bombay and Mumbai. A few other places to visit in Mumbai are Nariman Point - a legion of office blocks in the heart of the city and the Prince of Wales Museum for its eclectic architecture. Watching the sunset with a plate of vada pav at Marine Drive and experiencing the vibrant festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at Juhu Beach are few of the best things to do in Mumbai. One must also travel to Mumbai to be dazzled by the country's biggest, and most prolific film and media industry, wherein if you're lucky, you might stumble upon a Bollywood star or two.
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Called the Oxford of the East, Pune is a bubbling cosmopolitan city. A large student hub, this city loves art, culture and theatre. The Sahyadri hill range of the Western Ghats makes this destination ideal for hiking and wildlife spotting. A shower of rain brings the city alive. The Agha Khan Palace of Pune is a sprawling complex with emerald green gardens and sprawling lawns, perfect for a casual stroll. The Shaniwarwada is an ancient structure built by the Peshwas and the ruins of this marvellous architecture can still be seen in the city. Dedicated to the brave hearts of the Indian Army, the National War Museum is a popular tourist destination and houses militia paraphernalia. Those interested in meditation can get day passes from the Osho International Meditation Resort, which is very popular with tourists. Handcrafted beer, baked goodies at the Kayani Bakery on East Street and eateries such as Touche the Sizzler, Malaka Spice and Dario's will complete your trip here.
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The city of Thane is a great getaway from Mumbai. Its beautiful lakes, lovely locales, boat rides and old forts makes it a popular weekend spot for tourists. The most popular lake here is the Upwan Talao, which is also famous for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival. This sparkling lake also houses a Ganesha temple near its confines. Enjoy the thrill of water rides at the Suraj Water Park, which also doubles up as a picnic spot here. The Masunda Lake is another famous lake, which offers boating and water scooter facilities as well. Don't forget to try out the delicious local snacks that are sold here! Thane offers a chance to discover the unique flavours of Maharashtrian cuisine. Lodging here is not a problem with numerous hotels and guest houses available as per the tourist's requirement. If nature is something that you wish to explore, Thane is the place to be!
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Famous for its many temples and ghats, Nashik is one of the holiest cities in India. And for those looking for something more, there are the Sula Vineyards to explore. The eventful history of Nasik is evident in its various forts, including Harihar Fort and Ramshej Fort, that are sprinkled all over the city. The Sita Gufa or the Cave of Sita is believed to be the spot from where Goddess Sita was abducted by Ravana, while Panchvati is believed to be the asylum of Lord Rama during his exile. The Timbakeshwar Temple of Nasik is as much an architectural masterpiece as it is a religious centre. Carved intricately, this much-celebrated temple is perched on top of the Brahmagiri hills. Indulge your senses at the Sula Vineyards, which offer an insightful and entertaining tour that offers information on wine manufacturing and a chance for wine tasting. Nasik offers an impressive assortment of Maharashtrian food that is lightly influenced by the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Popular restaurants include Barbeque Ville Veg Aroma and Aster The Coffee Shop. For accommodation, Nashik has options in all segments – budget, mid-range and luxury hotels.
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Popularly known as Baroda, Vadodara is great travel destination for history buffs and art enthusiasts. The town is known for the grand Laxmi Vilas Palace and the Fatehsingh Museum (both located in the same premises). Do keep aside an entire day if you are fond or art and culture since the palace is huge and deserves that kind of time. You can also visit Sayaji Baug, a lush, refreshing garden in the middle of the city. It is the perfect place to visit if you are travelling with children since it has a small kid's zone, a cafeteria, a small museum and a zoo. If you are in the city for more than a day, do visit Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum since it houses numerous rare and beautiful paintings, sculptures and murals from all over the world, collected by the royal family. Vadodara may not be a traveller's perfect destination, but it does have its fair share of history, culture and art.
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Surrounded by lush green valleys and numerous caves, Lonavala is a hill station set in the Sahyadri ranges. Its various treks, such as the Lonavala-Bhimashankar trek and the climb to Lohagad Fort and Duke's Nose make it a favourite spots for trekkers and hikers. Lonavala gleams beautifully green during the monsoon months, with waterfalls oozing out of everywhere. Besides the hikes, there are the the Karla and Bhaja caves, Tiger's Leap, Lonavala Lake and Bhushi Dam to visit. Apart from its boundless scenic beauty, Lonavala now boasts of a private adventure park as well. With endless shops in a row selling chikkis of all flavours, Lonavala is a paradise for all chikki lovers. The trademark chocolate walnut fudge is another scrumptious sweet treat. By virtue of connecting the prominent cities of Mumbai and Pune by both road and rail, Lonavala serves as a quick escape resort town having accommodation of all kinds and for all budgets.
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The destination of the World Heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves where you find a new meaning of beauty, Aurangabad was named after the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The city is located at the banks of the Kham River and known as one of the most historically significant cities of Maharshtra. You will also find the best museums out here which include the three most important ones. These are the Sunehri Mahal Museum, University Museum and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Museum. apart from recieving all other modern facilities and amenities during your trip, you can laze away the afternoons in the beauty of the Bani Begum Gardens too.
120 Kms from Dudhani
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An integration of historic monuments and modern skyscrapers, Surat is a quaint town located along the banks of river Tapi. The ISKCON temple here, standing on an area of around 13,000 km, is frequented by devotees from all across the world. The Dutch Cemetery, Shahjahan's Fort, Parsi neighbourhood and colonial building are beautiful symbols of the history of this city. Dandi is a popular destination among tourists visiting Surat and is a place made famous by the Indian independence movement. When it comes to food, Surat offers lip-smacking Gujarati flavours, albeit only vegetarian. Popular eateries here include the Leonardo Ristorante Italiano, Jalaram Khichadi and Kansar Gujarati Thali. Accommodation here is easily available and sits well within in your budget. If you want more, travel to the Dumas Beach, which is located about 18km from the city.


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Android 4.3 update for Nexus 10 and 4 removes unofficial OpenCL driversby Rahul Garg on 8/1/2013 6:15 PM EST
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SetiroN - Thursday, August 01, 2013 - linkThat's a shame... I was really looking forward to apps leveraging OpenCL for certain specific tasks, such as video and picture editing. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, August 01, 2013 - linkThe OpenCL 2.0 spec specifically adds an extension for Android so presumably support is coming sooner or later. Seemingly later in this case.
Gokhan Avkarogullari: "No OpenCL driver. SGX does not natively support OpenCL."
Since you bring up Imagination and Apple do you have any details on why Gokhan Avkarogullari from the iOS GPU driver team is saying that the PowerVR SGX does not natively support OpenCL? Imagination has demoed OpenCL running on SGX devices before. Was this done via some sort of emulation or are there certain limitations in the implementation? Or is Apple just not convinced of the usefulness of Embedded Profile? Current mobile GPUs may check the OpenCL support checkbox, but perhaps there are still limitations in hardware that make Apple and Google reluctant to enable support at this time. Reply
rahulgarg - Thursday, August 01, 2013 - linkMy hypothesis (not based on actual data) is that the PowerVR 5XT performance on OpenCL is not that great. 5XT was designed before OpenCL was even ratified. Likely Apple will introduce OpenCL on iOS once Series 6 based iOS devices start shipping. Reply
xdrol - Thursday, August 01, 2013 - link"At a very high level, Renderscript is to OpenCL as Java is to C+Assembly"
I rather say, as Java 2 from 1998 is to a modern C/C++ from 2011.
A lot of news about the OpenCL 2.0 announcement had a few words about an "Installable Client Driver for Android", but there is zero information available about that. I hope it is what it sounds to be... Reply
djscrew - Friday, August 02, 2013 - linkApple, who (corporations as people) doesn't need to worry about hardware variation can simply adopt a very strong hardware solution say... a Nvidia GPU+ARM big.LITTLE SOC that's somehow HUMA enabled and natively optimize the hell out of the code. Such a solution seems like it would pee and poo all over the Renderscript alternative from a generic Android device. I would like to be able to livestream 4K video from my smartphone in the next 5 years or less please, thx tech industry. Reply
R3MF - Friday, August 02, 2013 - linkhopefully SoC vendors like Qualcomm will continue to ship OpenCL capability in their Android drivers, for even if Google isn't interested there are other platforms that can use Android SoC drivers via libhybis, like Jolla and Ubuntu, and possibly even Tizen. Reply
roberto.tomas - Sunday, August 04, 2013 - linkthere is coverage of this over at CHW.net, where they are claiming that Google not only removed openCL from 4.3, but changed LLVM so that software like drivers can't be written to leverage openCL and include it on their own, leaving some GPU manufacturers without this tool to differentiate their product. Reply
rahulgarg - Sunday, August 04, 2013 - linkTo clarify, the clang frontend has been disabled but that does not affect non-Nexus devices in any way. Whether or not to ship proper OpenCL drivers with the full frontend enabled is still up to the device vendor. Reply
rahulgarg - Sunday, August 04, 2013 - linkI meant to say, clang frontend has been disabled *on Nexus 10*, but that does not affect non-Nexus devices in any way. Reply
twtech - Monday, August 05, 2013 - linkThe net effect is probably that most developers end up using neither.
A performance-oriented library only accessible through java? Really? Reply


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From time to time in science and engineering somebody develops an idea that seems to have legs, but with time the legs go away, and all that remains is the interesting idea. Such was, for example, Nikola Tesla. I don't mean to imply that Tesla accomplished nothing, but rather that much of what he did has turned out not to be very useful, at least within the path technology has taken.
Tesla Coil in action
Another candidate for this category is the asymmetric capacitor. Say what? Examine the following photo:
Asymmetric Capacitor "Lifter" built by J.L. Naudin
This device, the Lifter, is about two feet across, is constructed of balsa wood, aluminum foil, and thin copper wire, weighs just a few grams, and is doing exactly what it appears to be doing: floating in mid-air with absolutely no external supports. It uses the Biefeld-Brown effect discovered by Thomas Townsend Brown in 1928. The basic design of the Lifter is fully described in the Townsend Brown US Patent 2949550 filed on Aug 16, 1960 titled Elektrokinetic Apparatus.
It turns out that one of these devices can be built weighing about 250 grams, with a payload capacity of about 60 grams. At this stage, the energy is externally applied trough thin copper wires attached at two points of the device, but there is no apparent theoretical reason why the power could not be generated onboard or stored onboard, making the device completely autonomous. If the 4:1 ratio of total weight to payload can be maintained, and if the internal generator can be kept within these limits, then it's only a matter of engineering and time before one of these devices built to human scale finds it way into commercial use.
Here is a detailed breakdown of what a basic Lifter consists of:
Basic "Lifter" components
(Click for larger picture)
Here is an actual photo of a hovering Basic Lifter with components labeled:
Hovering Basic Lifter
(Click for larger picture)
These devices use specially tuned power supplies producing about 30 KVolts (30,000 volts). An experimenter can easily get one of these at an electronic store, even from an old TV or PC. You can get specific directions at this website. Naudin's experimental setup was simplicity itself:
J.L. Naudin's experimental set-up
The generator with a couple of inexpensive enhancements is attached to the Lifter by two thin copper wires. When you close the switch, the Lifter jumps into the air. In his experiments, Naudin restrained the Lifter with four thin nylon threads, since otherwise it would lift up and crash into the ceiling (or rip off the thin copper wires, if they aren't long enough).
Naudin has also constructed a maneuverable Lifter Craft using this technique, where he has set up differing voltages for the front, left, and right sides of the craft. Appropriately applying voltage this way causes the craft to dip forward, left, or right, and slid down the "slope". The effect seems to be completely controllable, so that, in principle, by scaling up you could construct a maneuverable craft with sufficient payload for power supply, controls, and pilot, etc.
J.L. Naudin's Lifter-Craft in level flight
J.L. Naudin's Lifter-Craft in a right-hand turn
Here is a short video of the basic Lifter being powered up, and two more short videos illustrating the Lifter-Craft in level flight and maneuvering. (You'll need RealPlayer for this. Download a free copy here.) These obviously are very primitive and basic experiments, but they definitely show an effect at work that can, in principle, be scaled up to accommodate human passengers. Along the way are, of course, smaller passengers, like Orville, the mouse:
Orville, awaiting lift-off in Maximus I
Orville – the world's first Electronaut
This means, possibly, that before too long, we may be using an entirely different kind of aircraft, one that has:
Then again, it might be that all this will result in nothing more than a fun Science Fair experiment with no practical application, like the Tesla Coil illustrated at the beginning of this article. Only time will tell.


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Surat at-Tin
"By the fig and the oliveand Mount Sinaiand this safe land,We created
man in the finest mold. Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low"
Allah swears on the fig and olive. The first meaning is clear. But it is not all; there is a lesson that relates to life here. I mention that wisdom and the signs that the Qur'an shows. For instance, "By the fig and the olive"; the mountain of Olive; it is a place where Prophet Jesus (as) carried out his activities in Israel. Then there is a mention of Mount Sinai. This means that something will happen in that region; there is something in the region of Sinai, the region of olives. Attention is also drawn to the fact that some of the beneficial features of figs and olives are spoken of. For instance, olives, and olive oil are the most beneficial oil for the human body. It is the most ideal oil. It is perfect in terms of the ratio of saturated and unsaturated oil acids and its content of Omega 3. It is perfect in terms of other Omega acids, and it is the oil that is created with the most perfect balance. There is also mention of it. For instance, the fig is also a very beneficial fruit. Some of them are known while some of them are still unknown. But there is also reference to a certain area and Mount Sinai.
"and this safe land"
When we say the "safe land", we can consider it to refer to Medina when we think in terms of the time of our Prophet (saas). Mecca and Medina. But when we think in terms of the End Times, the "safe land", with respect to faith, is Istanbul and Turkey. It refers to it. This is an interpretation, a sign. And in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) lands will be safe. How do we understand that? From the hadith. All lands will be safe. The lands of Islam will be safe. This is how the verse is interpreted in terms of the End Times.
"We created man in the finest mold"
With the golden ratio. Allah draws attention to the golden ratio. Human beings are created in the most beautiful form. This is a miracle. The placement of the of eyes, forehead, lips are perfect. Shifting their places to the right or left a few millimeters ruins it. Because Allah creates them with golden ratio and that is a miracle of aesthetics.
"Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low"
The fact that human beings can become prone to dajjal. Allah relates that while he (man) was healthy in his soul and body, he can also turn to dajjal and satan and fall into a very abject situation and come to the level of satan. What is "lowest of the low"? It is the well of Gayya in Hell. The lowest degree. It is the region where hypocrites and satan is thrown. The verse also refers to it.
"except for those who have faith and do right actions:they will have a wage which never fails"
So we understand that the most important thing is to have "faith". The signs leading to faith. That is to say, having faith comes before having knowledge of Islamic law. So we need to first be mindful of one having faith. The signs leading to faith, faith based on knowledge. Then for a Muslim, it is primarily of importance to have faith. "Except for those who have faith"; he will first have faith, he will see the signs leading to faith, observe the artistry of Allah, see for himself the fallacy of darwinism and materialism, and examine all the wonders Allah creates in the universe. He will examine the structure of atoms, electrons, protons, the structure of the atom, chromosomes, the golden ratio, plants, flowers, the structure of the brain, the miracles of the Qur'an and have a profound faith. So faith comes first; after having faith, engaging in good deeds. Because he has faith, he become sincere. The second stage is to be sincere. After sincerity comes the good deeds. In this phase, one can start to have the knowledge of Islamic law. First faith, then sincerity, to be very sincere and then the Islamic law. That is to say, the lawful and the unlawful deeds. "they will have a wage which never fails" Allah states that He will give everlasting rewards.
"What could make you deny the Reckoning after this?
Darwinism, materialism, the system of dajjal. Allah draws attention to this. That means that there will be those dajjals who will make people deny the religion. In the End Times what is the greatest blasphemy of the history of the world? What is the unprecedented blasphemy? According to the hadith related by Muslim and other authentic hadith books, it is Darwinism and materialism, that is to say, the system of dajjal that has rendered all the world irreligious.
"What could make you deny the Reckoning?"
Darwinism makes one deny the Reckoning. Let's say by 99.99 percent; This is what His Highness Muhammed Rashid Erol tells, it is Darwinism, materialism that makes 999 people out of 1,000 irreligious.
"Is Allah not the Justest of Judges?"
There are many people and states commanding the world. But Allah says," I am over them all." Thus the real dominion is the dominion of Allah. This means that the entire world must act in compliance with the Qur'an, and the provisions and morality of Allah must prevail all over the world. When we refer to Surat at-Tin, we see this point while considering its interpretation that relates to its application to real life. Its denotation is already apparent; when we read the Qur'an we already understand it. But what I speak of is the one aspect that applies to real life. I interpret it in a manner that has not been done before. All these are true; these are the firsthand interpretations. I do not make any preliminary study for it. I say whatever Allah inspires to my heart at that moment. This is my general method. I make unprecedented interpretations. And they are all true.


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First Steps Toward Simplifying the FAFSA
Mark Kantrowitz
July 05, 2009
Student aid policy experts have argued for years that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is too long and too complicated. The FAFSA form is a source of confusion and frustration for many families. The policy experts have proven that the current process of applying for financial aid is itself a problem that prevents millions of students from applying for student financial aid and ultimately graduating with a college degree.
The federal government listened, and is finally taking steps to simplify the FAFSA. Congress passed legislation to enable and encourage simplification of the financial aid application form. During his campaign, President Obama pledged to "simplify the financial aid application process so that we don't have a million students who aren't applying for aid because it's too difficult." On June 24, 2009, the US Department of Education announced three steps toward a simpler application form.
These first steps toward simplification are welcome and are headed in the right direction. They will reduce the time and anxiety associated with applying for financial aid. However, these efforts don't go far enough along the path to simplification. Much more simplification is necessary in order to have a meaningful impact on application rates by low and moderate income students. The FAFSA form should be able to fit on the back of a postcard and to be completed in less than fifteen minutes. This will require simplifying not just the form but also the formula for determining financial aid eligibility.
Complexity as a Barrier to Access
The goal of federal student aid is to make it possible for all students, regardless of ability to pay, to pursue a college education. Two years after the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote in his "Fifth Freedom" speech on February 5, 1968 that "[E]very man, everywhere, should be free to develop his talents to their full potential – unhampered by arbitrary barriers of race or birth or income." The Higher Education Act of 1965 provides generous grants and guarantees low-interest loans to open the doors to educational opportunity to even citizen. Unfortunately, the process of applying for student financial aid is so complicated that it has become a barrier to access to a higher education.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is long, intrusive and time-consuming. The FAFSA form is six pages long and contains 153 numbered and unnumbered questions, more than twice as many questions as the federal income tax return. The Paperwork Reduction Act notice on the form estimates that it takes an hour to complete the form. But the reality is that it takes most people several hours or even days to complete the FAFSA.
The FAFSA is so complicated that many students don't apply for financial aid even though they would qualify for grants and low-cost loans. A public policy analysis paper by Mark Kantrowitz in April 2009 estimated that 2.3 million students would have qualified for the Pell Grant in 2007-08 but did not submit the FAFSA and that 1.1 million of them would have received a full Pell Grant. More than a quarter of students who do not submit the FAFSA would qualify for a Pell Grant. Another public policy paper by Mark Kantrowitz in June 2009 found that three-fifths of students who borrowed private student loans instead of the less expensive federal Stafford loan in 2007-08 did not submit the FAFSA.
The current FAFSA is long because it chases after a false sense of precision. It needlessly requires more than 95% of financial aid applicants to answer scores of extra questions just to tweak the assessments of a small minority of applicants.
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I got Acer Aspireone(110) laptop and i want to install bt3(my orginal plans was to install XP on it but the XP runs too slow) into it in near future(actually i've not got the installing tutorial work) but i'm too new with linux operating systems to do that.
I'm having a problem that i can't solve by myself so i'm asking help at here.
The problem i'm having now is that i cannot get the laptop's wlan work. In the acer aspire one there's a small button which allows you put the wlan on & off and it's not working. And i've tried to find the solution by myself but everytime I try to install the drivers they don't work. And probably i should be restarting the laptop and load the OS again to make the drivers work but the problem is that the drivers aren't saved to anywhere so when i boot the laptop every change i made disappears and the OS is at same condition as it was before.
SO - What should do? Should i install the BT3 to the laptop first so that it boots off from the laptop's flash memory or should i somehow put the drivers into the flash stick and then install the BT3 to the laptop(I think i'm also missing soundcard drivers)? Someone help me. THis is really confusing for me.


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Quote:I despise fanaticism of any kind.
Quote:I'm tired of negativity.
Quote:I hate it when you date a girl just before the exams and then realise you'd better cool it down for a bit till they're over. That's really p*$$ing me off right now. Oh, and why the f**k is it that cinema's make 'great' dates but then you can't talk because then you'd talk through the movie?!! WTF is the point in that then?!!?!! And why is it that there's never a good movie on when you take a girl out?!! Never a ruddy romcom when you need it, but then when you want something actually intellectualy stimulating, suddenly you can't move without bumping into a poster of that smirking git Hugh Grant?!!!?!!!?!??!?!?!!! *starts tearing clumps of hair out*
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I am finally getting around to trying my wok spider, a month or so ago purchased a spider, I was searching google and I found Griffin's Grub blog and his blog post on a stir fry he did which looked awesome. We do a fair amount of woking in the house so a chance to move it outside? Even better.
As with any stir fry getting everything ready is the key. Because you will be moving fast..
I had the wife cook up some rice before I got home, so just need to heat that up:
Now that the rice is warm let's get the beef a cooking.. Beef was marinated in veggie oil, Sesame Oil, Garlic, and ginger
Let it sear a bit then finish it off
Now that the meat is ready, toss in the peppers and onions
a quick minute or two on the veggies and we are ready to toss in the sauce and let it thicken up. Beef Broth, Cornstarch, Soy Sauce, Oyster sauce, Red Pepper flake, and Sesame Oil
The above took about 5 minutes, it take twice as long bringing the egg to temperature then cooking the actually stir fry.


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Hi Friends,I've recently started a facebook page for my client and page has been indexed by Google. While i'm checking in google, i can see facebook description like this "Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends" how do i change above facebook description from google serp?
Awaiting for your kind reply.....
I'm not sure if you have the ability to do that. It's Facebook's description meta tag and it seems they have it the same on every page on the site.
I'm pretty sure you can't. I think it's a good thing that you can't edit the source of someone else's domain.
Hi, Some this happen while Google cache the face book page. try to wait for cache again.
What "something" do you imagined happened? It has never been possible for a member of any website to edit the domain's web pages. It's no different with Facebook. If you have evidence to the contrary, let's see it. View the source of any Facebook page and you will see the description that Facebook has chosen for that page. It's simple enough -- Meta information is not part of the membership package.
I'd be pretty scared if my meta description suddenly changes on the search results without me knowing. I'm pretty sure that you can't change the meta description of somebody else's site. It would have been pretty messy if you can.
Is there any tools to change facebook meta description for my FB page?
I think you're beating a dead horse here, as your previous answers have suggested, the answer is no. No need to repeat the same question.
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Uncyclopedia:Pee Review/Star Wars (Japanese Opera)
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
edit Star Wars (Japanese Opera)
Well, I wrote another Star Wars thing, and I think it's okay, but short. Is there anything you would add? Does it suck? Is it okay? If you don't want to review this, check out Uncyclopedia:Pee Review/Evil which is, as of now, not reviewed. • <3:29, 25 May 2008>
Though TheLedBalloon reserved this Pee Review, he/she/it/Abominable Snowman has not yet completed it.
You may claim the review by replacing his/her/its/Abominable Snowman's name with yours.
Ok, I think I'll try this in your patented section-by-section style... I've never done it this way before, but let's see how it goes... - Don Leddy the Crunch (Nyah, see, nyah!) 04:49, May 25
|Ok, let's see...
|I enjoyed this concept. The idea of a mistranslation/reinterpretation of the Star Wars flicks by another culture generally appeals to me, and paves the way for loads of general zaniness.
|Prose and formatting:
|No problems at all here. Spelling was fine, and the translation parody seemed spot-on.
|Again, no complaints. Pictures were relevant, and had funny captions to back them up. Nice work.
|Ok, here's where I have to mark you down. My main problem with this page is that it's too short. I'm a greedy bastard, and I need more unscript. I think you could get away with introducing a Han Solo-esque character, perhaps have a Mos Eisly scene, or even do something with Hoth or Endor. Heck, devoting half an act to having mighty Vader crush the dishonorable traitors to the empire could be hilarious. May I recommend having Vader or Palpatine ravage the inferior rebel women? Basically, just pick few famous Star Wars scenes, and run with it. Let your fanatical devotion to the Glorious Emperor of the Sun do the rest. Don't feel too limited by making sense, in this case, since you don't really need to for this UnScript.
|Final Score:
|So... yeah. Pretty much all you need to do for this is add some more stuff, like the stuff you have. Maybe another act, or even two if you're feeling daring or industrious. Anyways, I hope this review helps, and good luck!
|- Don Leddy the Crunch (Nyah, see, nyah!) 05:21, May 25


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The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a multi-part professional exam sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Medical doctors with an M.D. degree are required to pass this examination before being permitted to practice medicine in the United States of America.[1]
The USMLE assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to determine fundamental patient-centered skills that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care.[2] Examination committees composed of medical educators and clinicians from across the United States and its territories prepare the examination materials each year.
Students and graduates of U.S. or Canadian medical school programs accredited by either the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, leading to the M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) degree, or by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), leading to the D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degree, register for Step 1 and Step 2 of the USMLE with the NBME. Students and graduates of medical schools outside the United States or Canada register for Step 1 and Step 2 with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Graduates of medical schools in and outside the United States and Canada register for Step 3 with the FSMB or with a medical licensing authority in the United States. Each of the three steps of the USMLE examination complements the other; no step stands alone in the assessment of readiness for medical licensure. The USMLE program recommends that for Step 3 eligibility, licensure authorities require the completion, or near completion, of at least one postgraduate training year in a program of graduate medical education accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
All three steps of the USMLE exam must be passed before a physician with an M.D. degree is eligible to apply for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States. U.S. osteopathic medical school graduates are permitted to take the USMLE for medical licensure, which they can also obtain by passing the multi-part Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) professional exam. Students who have graduated from medical schools outside the US and Canada must pass all three steps of the USMLE to be licensed to practice in the US, regardless of the title of their degree. Overall pass rates for first time USMLE Step 1 test takers are: 92% for U.S. M.D. medical school graduates, 81% for U.S. D.O. osteopathic medical school graduates, and 73% for international medical school graduates.[3] Overall pass rates for first time USMLE Step 3 test takers are: 95% for U.S. M.D. medical school graduates, 95% for U.S. D.O. medical school graduates, and 78% for international medical school graduates. (In these statistics, "U.S. M.D. medical school graduates" includes graduates of Canadian M.D. programs.)
- Further information: Comparison of MD and DO in the United States
Step 1 Edit
USMLE Step 1 assesses whether medical school students or graduates understand and can apply important concepts of the basic sciences to the practice of medicine. As of 2007, it covers the following subjects, in both systemic (general and individual anatomical characteristics) and procedural (functional, therapeutic, environmental, and abnormality) themes:
US medical students usually take Step 1 at the end of the second year of medical school. It is an eight-hour computer-based exam consisting of 322 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) divided into seven blocks each consisting of 46 questions. As of summer 2008, some questions include audio and video. Each block must be finished within an hour. The remaining hour is break time. An optional tutorial about how to use the computer program of the exam is offered at the beginning of the exam and takes 15 minutes. This time is deducted from the hour of allotted break time. A quality assurance survey is presented at the end, provided some of the original eight hours is left over.
The scores are reported with a three digit score and a two digit score. As of January 1, 2010, the passing score has been raised to 188 from a previous score of 185.[5] The average score is approximately 221 and the standard deviation is 23.[6] If the student passes the exam, he or she may not repeat the exam to achieve a higher score.
While not recommended by the creators of the USMLE, the Step 1 score is frequently used in medical residency applications as a measure of a candidate's likelihood to succeed in that particular residency (and on that specialty's board exams). More competitive residency programs such as Radiology, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Dermatology usually only accept applicants with high Step 1 scores. The Step 1 exam is arguably the hardest and most important examination a medical student will take during his/her career.
The USMLE score is among the most important of several factors considered by residency programs in selecting applicants. The median USMLE Step 1 scores for graduates of U.S. Medical Schools for various residencies are available in Chart 6 on page 9 of "Charting Outcomes in the Match" available at http://www.aamc.org/programs/cim/chartingoutcomes.pdf
Step 2 Edit
- Main article: USMLE step 2- what they test on
USMLE Step 2 is designed to assess whether medical school students or graduates can apply medical knowledge, skills and understanding of clinical science essential for provision of patient care under supervision. US medical students typically take Step 2 during the fourth year of medical school. Step 2 is further divided into two separate exams.
Step 2-CK Edit
USMLE Step 2 CK is designed to assess clinical knowledge through a traditional, multiple-choice examination. It is a 9 hour exam consisting of 8 blocks of 44 questions each. One hour is given for each block of questions. The subjects included in this exam are clinical sciences like Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Step 2-CS Edit
USMLE Step 2 CS is designed to assess clinical skills through simulated patient interactions, in which the examinee interacts with standardized patients portrayed by actors. Each examinee faces 12 Standardized Patients (SPs) and has 15 minutes to complete history taking and clinical examination for each patient, and then 10 more minutes to write a patient note describing the findings, initial differential diagnosis list and a list of initial tests. Administration of the Step 2-CS began in 2004. The examination is only offered in five cities across the country:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Chicago, Illinois
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles, California
Before 2004, a similar exam, the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) was used to assess the clinical skills of foreign medical graduates.
Step 3 Edit
USMLE Step 3 is the final exam in the USMLE series designed to assess whether a medical school graduate can apply medical knowledge and understanding of biomedical and clinical science essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine. Graduates of US medical schools typically take this exam at the end of the first year of residency. Foreign medical graduates can take Step 3 before starting residency in about ten U.S. states. Connecticut is frequently chosen for such purpose because it does not require simultaneous application for licensure, unlike New York.
Step 3 is 16 hour examination divided over two-days. Each day of testing must be completed within eight hours. The first day of testing includes 336 multiple-choice items divided into 7 blocks, each consisting of 48 items. Examinees must complete each block within sixty minutes.
The second day of testing includes 144 multiple-choice items, divided into 4 blocks of 36 items. Examinees are required to complete each block within forty-five minutes. Approximately 3 hours are allowed for these multiple-choice item blocks. Also on the second day are nine Clinical Case Simulations, where the examinees are required to 'manage' patients in real-time case simulations. Examinees enter orders for medications and/or investigations into the simulation software, and the condition of the patient changes accordingly. Each case must be managed in a maximum of 25 minutes of actual time.
Approximately forty-five minutes to one hour is available for break time on each of the two days of testing.
Exam Format Edit
- The USMLE first started out as a paper examination, converting to a computer based multiple choice examination. The test can be taken at Prometric test centers worldwide. However, the Step 2 CS and the Step 3 can only be taken in the USA. The software used to administer the test, the NBME FREDtm, was upgraded in 2008 to a new version, FREDtm V2. The implementation of this changeover continues.
Performance Edit
Grade point average in undergraduate science courses and performance on the MCAT, particularly the biological sciences and physical sciences sections, are strong predictors of performance on the USMLE step 1 and step 2 exams, though it is unclear whether the verbal reasoning portion of the MCAT has any predictive value.[7] The selectivity of undergraduate institution is also a predictor of step 1 and step 2 performance, even when controlling for undergraduate GPA and MCAT score.[7]
Similar examsEdit
- The "Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination" (COMLEX-USA) is required for osteopathic physicians in the United States
In other countriesEdit
- Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination, in Canada
- Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test (similar exam used in United Kingdom)
- Australian Medical Council (AMC) in Australia.
- Examen Nacional de Aspirantes a Residencias Medicas (ENARM) in Mexico
- Saudi Licensing Examination (SLE) in Saudi Arabia
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. 1605859. John Doe v. National Board of Medical Examiners, appellant, D.C. Civ. No. 99-cv-04532. AltLaw
- ↑ 2010 Bulletin of Information: USMLE. A publication of the FSMB and the NBME. 2009.
- ↑ USMLE Pass Rates. United States Medical Licensure Exam (2008). Rates based on performance on the prerequisite USMLE Step 1 exam..
- ↑ USMLE web site, 2007 bulletin
- ↑ USMLE.org.
- ↑ usmle.org
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kleshinski, James, Sadik A. Khuder, Joseph I. Shapiro, Jeffrey P. Gold (7 November 2007). Impact of preadmission variables on USMLE step 1 and step 2 performance. Advances in Health Science Education 14: 69–78.
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