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13/13 K-State Opens March at Baylor Saturday
13/13 K-State Opens March at Baylor Saturday
March 1, 2013
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Game 29
13/13 Kansas State (23-5, 12-3 Big 12) at Baylor (17-11, 8-7 Big 12)
Saturday, March 2, 2013 * 6:02 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas * Ferrell Center (10,284)
Television: ESPN2
Mark Neely (play-by-play); Bob Knight (analyst)
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Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play); Stan Weber (analyst)
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vs. Big 12: K-State trails 448-452 (154-235 on the road)
vs. Baylor: K-State leads 15-12 (4-5 on the road)
Last Meeting: K-State won 81-61 (2/16/2013 in Manhattan)
13/13 Kansas State (23-5, 12-3 Big 12)
Head coach: Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee '78)
School Record: 23-5 (1st season) * Career Record: 336-160 (15th season) * vs. Baylor: 1-0
Baylor (17-11, 8-7 Big 12)
Head coach: Scott Drew (Butler '93)
School Record: 174-135 (10th season) * Career Record: 194-146 (11th season) * vs. K-State: 5-8
No. 13/13 Kansas State (23-5, 12-3 Big 12) begins the month of March on the road, as the Wildcats travel to Waco, Texas to face Baylor (17-11, 8-7 Big 12) at the Ferrell Center on Saturday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 with Mark Neely (play-by-play) and Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight (analyst) on the call. The squad finishes the regular season with two of their last three games on the road, including a tilt at Oklahoma State on March 9. After its 75-55 win over Texas Tech on Monday, K-State remains in a tie for first place with No. 6/5 Kansas (24-4) with a 12-3 league record, just one game ahead of No. 15/18 OSU (21-6), which sits in third place with an 11-4 mark. All three teams have clinched a bye to the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (March 13-16, Kansas City, Mo.). The win over the Red Raiders not only kept the Wildcats in the Big 12 title race, it gave Bruce Weber a tie for the most wins by a first-year head coach in school history (Bob Huggins, 2006-07) and helped the school post 12 league victories for the first time in the Big 12 era and the first time since the 1972-73 season. The victory, which gave the team a 7-1 mark in February (tied with OSU for best in the Big 12), also made the three-man senior class of Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and Rodney McGruder the winningest in school history with its 97th victory.
K-State owns an 8-0 record against Texas-based schools (Baylor, Lamar, TCU, Texas, Texas Southern, Texas Tech) in 2012-13 with at least two more tries in the regular season, including Saturday's game at Baylor and Tuesday's home finale vs. TCU. The Wildcats have won these eight games by an average of 16.6 points, including sweeps of Texas and Texas Tech. In its six Big 12 games, K-State has won games by 13, 26, 9, 20, 12 and 20 points over Texas schools, including an 81-61 win over Baylor on Feb. 16.
K-State remained at No. 13 in both The Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll on Monday. It marked the 10th straight week that the Wildcats have been ranked in the AP poll and eighth consecutive week the team has been ranked in both polls. The No. 10 ranking on Feb. 11 was the highest in the AP poll since placing No. 6 on Dec. 13, 2010. The program has now been ranked in the AP poll at least one week in each of the last four seasons. K-State is 252-94 (.728) all-time as a ranked team.
Baylor (17-11, 8-7 Big 12) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 65-62 win at West Virginia on Wednesday night to sweep the season series from the Mountaineers. The Bears are averaging 74.9 points on 45.3 percent shooting, including 34.3 percent from 3-point range, while holding opponents to 65.6 points on 40.7 percent shooting, including 30.6 percent from beyond the arc. The squad ranks among the leaders in several statistical categories, including second in scoring offense, 3-point field goals made (7.0) and 3-point field goal percentage defense and third in field goal percentage, rebounding (38.2) and assists (15.3). Big 12 Player of the Year candidate Pierre Jackson paces three players in double figures with a league-best 19.1 points per game with a team-best 66 3-pointers, while dishing out a league-high 6.4 assists per game. Freshman of the Year candidate Isaiah Austin (13.7 ppg. and 8.8 rpg.) and junior Cory Jefferson (11.8 ppg. and 8.3 rpg.) average near double-doubles. Head coach Scott Drew has a 194-146 record in his 11th season as a head coach, including a 174-135 mark in 10 seasons at Baylor.
Four Wildcats scored in double figures, as No. 10/11 K-State eclipsed the 20-win barrier for the seventh consecutive season with an 81-61 win over Baylor in the teams' last meeting on Feb. 16 at Bramlage Coliseum. Angel Rodriguez tallied his first career double-double with career-bests in both points (22) and assists (10), while Jordan Henriquez tallied his first double-double of the year with 10 points and game-high 10 rebounds and Shane Southwell tied his career-high with 19 points on 6 3-pointers.
This will be 28th meeting between K-State and Baylor with the Wildcats holding a 15-12 lead in a series that dates back to the 1948 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats won five of the first six meetings, but the Bears hold a slight 11-10 edge in the series since the start of Big 12 play with the teams splitting the last 18 meetings since 2000. Baylor is 5-4 at home, but K-State has won back-to-back games (2010 and 2012) at the Ferrell Center for the first time. Each of the last seven games in Waco have been decided by a combined 17 points, including three Bear wins by three points or less and three Wildcat victory by two points or less.
--Kansas State's 23 wins tie five other teams for the sixth-most in a single-season in school history, only five other teams have 24 or more wins. The 23-5 start ties the 1972-73 squad for the third-best start in school history after 28 games and the best since the 2009-10 team went 24-4 (which ties 1950-51 for best start). It is the 26th 20-win season in school history, including a school-record seventh consecutive 20-win season. The 12 wins in Big 12 play are the most since the league's inception and just the seventh time in school history (1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1971-72 and 1972-73) that a team has posted at least 12 league wins and the first time in 40 years. The Wildcats now have 10+ wins in conference play six times in the last seven seasons. Four of the five losses are to current Top 10 teams in No. 2/2 Gonzaga, No. 4/4 Michigan and No. 6/5 Kansas (twice), while the squad faced three Top 15 teams in non-conference play for the first time. The team won double-digit non-conference games for the seventh straight season, including its first regular-season Top 10 non-conference win (No. 8 Florida) since 1981.
--Bruce Weber's 23-5 record is the second-best start by a first-year K-State head coach in its 109-year history with only Zora Clevenger (15-2, 1916-17) posting a mark. Weber's 23 wins tie Bob Huggins (2006-07) for the most by a first-year coach, while he is just the fourth to win 20 games in his first year, joining Huggins, Frank Martin (21, 2007-08) and Lon Kruger (20, 1986-87). His eight-game winning streak (Dec. 18, 2012-Jan. 19, 2013) was the second-longest by a first-year head coach and the longest since Clevenger's 1916-17 squad ended the year with 13 straight wins. His 12 Big 12 wins are also the most by first-year head coach.
--K-State is enjoying an outstanding 2012-13 athletics season, as the Wildcats have one of the best records (47-22, .681) among BCS schools when combining its football and men's and women's basketball teams. The school, which won the Big 12 title in football in 2012 for just the second time, is one of 20 (along with the Big 12's Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State) with 45+ combined wins among its three major sports. Only twice in Big 12 history (Oklahoma, 2004-05 and Texas, 2005-06) has a school won the conference title in both football and men's basketball in the same academic year, while K-State is one of three schools (Florida and Louisville) to finish in the Top 15 in football (12th) and currently rank in Top 15 in men's basketball.
--K-State has built a solid resume, as the Wildcats boast a No. 21 RPI in the latest ESPN rankings. The squad is one of six Big 12 schools in the Top 60 of the ESPN RPI, including Kansas (4), Oklahoma State (28), Oklahoma (29), Iowa State (53) and Baylor (58). K-State is one of 17 teams with five wins over Top 50 RPI teams, which includes eight of the nation's Top 10 teams.
--K-State concluded February with a 7-1 mark, tying Oklahoma State for the best record in the Big 12, and continued its trend of playing well in the month in the last five years, where the Wildcats are 32-7 (.821) since 2008-09, including 17-3 at home.
--The three-man senior class of Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and Rodney McGruder became the winningest class in school history on Monday vs. Texas Tech, earning its 97th victory. The trio currently boasts a 97-35 (.735) record during their careers, which is one more than the 2011-12 class (Victor Ojeleye and Jamar Samuels) for the most wins by a class. They are the fourth straight class to tally 90 or more wins in their career, while they are attempting to become just the second in school history (1989-90) to advance to the NCAA Tournament in four straight seasons. The three seniors will all finish in Top 10 of the career games played list, as McGruder (128) is third, Irving (123) is sixth and Henriquez (119) is tied for 10th.
--17 of K-State's 28 games have been at home (including a home game vs. No. 8/9 Florida in Kansas City's Sprint Center), where the Wildcats have won 17 of their last 18 home games, including 16 of 17 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Texas Tech win gave the school 300 victories in the arena's 25-year history, while a win against TCU in the home finale would tie the 2008-09 and 2010-11 teams for the most home wins (16) and the 2010-11 squad for the highest home winning percentage (16-1, .941) in school history. The team's 12-game home winning streak and 11-game streak at Bramlage ended in a loss to No. 3/2 Kansas on Jan. 22.
--K-State is 6-2 in road games this season, winning at George Washington (65-62), West Virginia (65-64), TCU (67-54), Oklahoma (52-50), Texas Tech (68-59) and Texas (81-69) to go with losses at Iowa State (73-67) and Kansas (83-62). The loss at ISU snapped the Wildcats' six-game winning streak in road games, including five-game streak in Big 12 play, which dated back to last season and was the longest since 2010. The Wildcats have improved their play on the road in the Big 12, posting a 29-26 record over the past seven seasons (which began in 2006-07) after winning just 10 of 80 road games in the league's first 10 years (1997-2006).
--K-State received its first national ranking of the season on Dec. 24, appearing at No. 25 in the AP Top 25, and earned its best ranking at No. 10 on Feb. 11. The No. 10 ranking was the highest since checking in at No. 6 on Dec. 13, 2010. The Wildcats remained at No. 13 in the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls on Monday, which marked the eighth straight week the team has been ranked in both polls. The Wildcats have a 252-94 (.728) record as a ranked team since first being ranked in 1949-50.
--K-State ranks in the Top 50 in seven categories, including 13th in assists, 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio, 30th in scoring defense, 32nd in offensive rebounds, 37th in scoring margin, 43rd in 3-point field goal percentage defense and 48th in turnover margin. The team places first in the Big 12 in scoring defense, assist-to-turnover ratio and rebounding defense and second in 3-point field goal percentage, assists, turnover margin and offensive rebounds. In Big 12-only games, they rank first in scoring defense, field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage, rebounding defense, assists, turnover margin and assist-to-turnover ratio.
--The Feb. 18 meeting with West Virginia marked the 12th time K-State has faced a former head coach (Tex Winter, Lon Kruger and Bob Huggins) with the Wildcats winning five (including four this season) of those occurrences. Prior to 2013, the last victory over a former coach came in a 95-80 win over Kruger's UNLV squad on Dec. 12, 2009. K-State lost twice to Winter (Washington in 1971 and LBSU in 1978), while the Wildcats are now 4-4 vs. Kruger and 2-1 vs. Huggins (2011, 2013). Interestingly enough, the Wildcats are 6-0 vs. coaches prior to them coming to K-State, going 1-0 vs. Winter at Marquette (1953), 3-0 vs. Jack Hartman at Southern Illinois (1964, 1968 and 1969), 1-0 vs. Kruger at Texas-Pan American (1986) and 1-0 vs. Huggins at Akron (1988).
--The 67-61 win over No. 8/9 Florida in the Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic on Dec. 22 was the first regular-season, non-conference Top 10 victory since knocking off No. 8 Minnesota at home, 62-52, on Dec. 21, 1981. Overall, it was the 12th non-conference Top 10 win (and first since defeating No. 3 Purdue, 73-70, in the 1988 NCAA Tournament), including the seventh in the regular season.
--K-State had a tremendous semester in the classroom, as the team had a cumulative 2.839 GPA (the highest in 12 years) during the Fall 2012 semester. A program-best eight players - Adrian Diaz, Rodney McGruder, Angel Rodriguez, Brian Rohleder, Ryan Schultz, Shane Southwell, Will Spradling and Nino Williams - were named to the Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll on Jan. 9. McGruder (first team) and Spradling (second team) were selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Teams.
K-State has proven to be a balanced team across the board with eight players averaging four or more points, including just two in double figures, and five averaging three or more rebounds per game. Senior Rodney McGruder (14.8 ppg., 6th in Big 12) and sophomore Angel Rodriguez (11.1 ppg., 19th in Big 12) are the only Wildcats averaging in double figures, while three others - Will Spradling (8.6 ppg.), Shane Southwell (8.2 ppg.) and Thomas Gipson (8.1 ppg.) - are averaging better than eight points per contest. The team has seen 10 players collect 84 double-digit scoring games with McGruder (22) leading the way, while the squad has seven players with 50 or more field goals made with McGruder's 155 the second-most of any player in the Big 12. The 10 players with double-digit scoring efforts ties Baylor the most in the Big 12, while K-State joins Iowa State as the only league schools with seven players with 50+ made field goals and five players with 20+ 3-pointers. In all, the Wildcats have had six players lead or share the lead in scoring led by McGruder (13). McGruder also leads in rebounding at 5.4 per game, while Gipson(5.3 rpg.) and Jordan Henriquez (4.7 rpg.) also average better than four rebounds per game. The team has seen eight players either lead or share the lead in rebounding with McGruder and Gipson leading the way in seven games apiece.
The Wildcats have also been diverse in other categories, including seven players with 10+ assists and eight with 10+ steals.
Rodriguez has dished out a team-best 135 assists (88 in Big 12 play) with six players either leading or sharing the lead in assists. Rodriguez also has a team-high 40 steals (30 in Big 12 play), while eight have either led or shared the lead in steals. Four players -- McGruder (32.2 mpg.), Spradling (29.7), Rodriguez (26.5) and Southwell (24.2) -- are averaging more than 20 minutes, while five others are averaging 10+ minutes. Seven players have at least one start with McGruder and Spradling starting all 28.
The switch to a four-guard lineup has proved to be a pivotal decision by Bruce Weber, as the Wildcats are averaging 69.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting, including 37.5 percent from 3-point range, since making the change 19 games ago. The squad has posted a 16-3 mark in those 19 games, including victories over No. 8/9 Florida, No. 22/21 Oklahoma State, Oklahoma (twice), Iowa State and Baylor. Although the team scored nearly 71 points in their first nine games (before the switch), they are shooting nearly five percent higher from the field (45.7 from 40.8), four percent higher from 3-point range (37.5 from 33.3) and posting more 3-pointers (6.9 from 6.0), while dishing out more assists (16.6 from 15.6) and producing fewer turnovers (11.5 from 12.8) in the last 19 games. The Wildcats have connected on better than 45 percent from the field in 12 of those games, including 50 percent or better on seven occasions, while shooting better than 40 percent from 3-point range in nine games. Rodney McGruder is averaging four more points per game (16.2 from 11.9) on nearly 10 percent higher field goal percentage (47.3 from 37.8) in the last 19 games, while Shane Southwell has improved his average from 6.3 points in first nine to 8.8 points in the same span.
K-State has found more of an offensive rhythm in Big 12 play, where the Wildcats lead the league in field goal percentage (45.8), 3-point field goal percentage (38.8) and assists (16.5) and second in 3-point field goals made (7.5). The squad has connected on 45 percent or better from the field in 10 league games, including better than 50 percent against West Virginia (twice), Iowa State (twice) and Texas Tech. The team has shot better than 40 percent from 3-point range in eight league games with 9+ 3-point makes in six contests, including 11 vs. Baylor on Feb. 16. Rodney McGruder ranks sixth in Big 12 games in scoring (15.7 ppg.), seventh in free throw percentage (75.9), eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.1), ninth in field goal percentage (47.5), and 11th in 3-point field goals made (1.8), while Angel Rodriguez is second in league-only contests in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5) and steals (2.0), third in assists (5.9) and free throw percentage (84.5) and 16th in scoring (11.9 ppg.). Shane Southwell ranks in the Top 15 in 3-point field goal percentage (44.6, 1st) and makes (1.9, 8th), while Will Spradling is 15th in 3-pointers (1.5).
K-State has been solid protecting the ball, as the Wildcats rank first in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and second in turnover margin (+2.5). Thus far, the squad has produced a Big 12-low 11.9 turnovers per game, while forcing its foes into an average of 14.4 turnovers (tied for third-most in the Big 12). The team has 14 or fewer miscues in 21 games, including a season-low six on three occasions, while they have forced their foes into 18+ turnovers seven times, including a season-high 26 by Lamar.
Seven 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 335 assists to 151 turnovers (2.2 ratio). The current ratio for the quartet is a solid improvement after posting a 1.4 ratio (302 assists to 211 turnovers) as a group in 2011-12. Rodriguez (2.3) ranks first in the Big 12 and 47th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio, while Spradling's team-best ratio (2.6) is outside the minimums to rank. Spradling, who has 75 assists to 30 turnovers, led the squad with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio a season ago, while Rodriguez has made a notable improvement (135 assists to 59 turnovers) in the area after posting a 1.2 ratio (101 assists to 85 turnovers) as a freshman. Irving has also drastically improved his ratio (2.0 from 1.5) with 57 assists to 29 turnovers, while Southwell has a solid 2.1 ratio (68 assists to 33 turnovers) after posting a 1.6 ratio last year.
Adding to the K-State's balanced attack is the production from its bench, where the Wildcats are averaging 21.4 points, including a 599-479 edge over foes. The team has collected at least 20 points from its bench in 15 games, including a season-high 45 points vs. North Dakota on Nov. 9 and Texas on Jan. 30. Reserves have scored nearly half of the team's points five times with Thomas Gipson posting the scoring lead vs. North Dakota (13), Delaware (12) and Texas (17), while Shane Southwell had a game-high 16 points vs. UAH and Nino Willams tallied a career-high 17 points vs. No. 22/21 Oklahoma State. The rebounding leader has come from the bench in 10 games with Gipson posting team-highs vs. Delaware (6), Texas (7) and Iowa State (7). In an eight-game stretch from Jan. 30 to Feb. 23, Gipson averaged 9.8 points on 57.9 percent shooting with 4.6 rebounds in 19.4 minutes per game before starting vs. Texas Tech on Monday. In the last nine games, Martavious Irving has also provided a lift from the bench, averaging 5.1 points on 40 percent, including 52.6 percent from 3-point range, in 18.6 minutes per game. Over 40 percent (400) of the rebounding total and over 30 percent (599) of the scoring total has come from the bench this season.
K-State is averaging 18.1 personal fouls per game this season, including 19.5 per game in its 15 Big 12 games. Opponents have knocked down 339 free throws in 511 attempts, an average of 12.1 makes per game, with the Wildcats countering with 359 makes on 519 attempts for an average of 12.8 makes per game. The 15 Big 12 opponents have combined to shoot 60 more free throws than K-State (306 to 246), while scoring 203 points (13.5 FT/m) to just 181 (12.1 FT/m) for the Wildcats from the line.
K-State has continued to be one of the best defensive teams in the nation, ranking 30th in scoring defense (59.7), 43rd in 3-point field goal percentage defense (30.7) and 48th in turnover margin (+2.5). In all, the Wildcats rank either first, second or third in five Big 12 defensive categories, including first in scoring defense and rebounding defense, second in turnover margin and third in 3-point field goal percentage defense and rebounding margin. The team is sixth in field goal percentage defense.
The 1,671 points surrendered through the first 28 games are the fewest in the shot clock era (1985-86) and the fewest since the 1982-83 squad allowed just 1,635 points (58.4 ppg.) through the first 28 games. The current 59.7 points per game scoring average is the fifth-lowest since 1953 behind the 1981-82 (58.0),1982-83 (58.4),1980-81 (59.4) and 1961-62 (59.8) squads. The team has held 20 opponents to 65 points or less, including 10 to 55 points or less, while eight have been held under 40 percent shooting from the field and nine to 25 percent or less shooting from 3-point range. The defensive effort has been even better in the first half, as the Wildcats are holding its 28 opponents to just 26.3 points on 39.3 percent shooting, including 29 percent from 3-point range. They have held six opponents to 20 points or less in the first half. The team's defense 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 was only surpassed by Savannah State's 15.5 percentage.
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. The Wildcats are out-scoring their opponents, 467-335 (an average of 16.7 points per game), through 28 games in points off of turnovers. The squad has posted 10 or more points off of miscues in 23 of 28 games, including 20 or more points on eight occasions, with a season-best 34 vs. Lamar on Nov. 12. The team has out-scored its 15 Big 12 foes, 264-181 (average of 17.6 points per game), in points off of turnovers, including 20+ points in wins over TCU, Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech and a near season-best 33-point effort vs. Texas on Jan. 30. They are 17-1 when scoring more points off of turnovers. The Wildcats are out-scoring their opponents, 413-261 (average of 18 points per game), in points off of turnovers in their 23 victories, while are being outscored 74-54 (an average of 10.8 points per game) in points off of turnovers in their five losses.
K-State is forcing its opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game (tied for third-most in the Big 12), including a season-high 26 by Lamar, while turning the ball a Big 12-low 11.9 times per game. The 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 18th and first in the Big 12 with Angel Rodriguez boasting the league's best assist-to-turnover ratio and ranking 47th nationally. In Martin's five seasons, the Wildcats averaged 18.2 points per game off of turnovers. Nearly 25 percent of the points scored from 2007-12 came off of
offense generated from miscues. The school has scored 500 or more points off of opponent turnovers in six straight seasons.
Although they have dropped games to No. 3/2 Kansas and Iowa State by a combined 10 points, the Wildcats have been successful in close games this season, posting a 12-2 record in games decided by 10 points or less and a 6-2 mark in games decided by six points or less, including six Big 12 wins. Angel Rodriguez, who knocked down the game-winning free throws in the last five seconds in the win at Oklahoma on Feb. 2 and was 6-of-6 in the last 2:24 in the win over Iowa State on Feb. 9, paces the team in free throws (31), attempted (34) and percentage (91.2) in the last five minutes of games. Will Spradling, who is also impressive from the line in clutch situations (21-of-26 in the last five minutes this season and 79-of-96 for his career), went a combined 10-of-10 from the line in the last 35 seconds in wins over Delaware, George Washington and Texas Southern. Rodney McGruder (14-of-17) and Shane Southwell (8-of-10) have all been solid from the line in the last five minutes of games. In the 65-64 win over West Virginia on Jan. 12, Southwell knocked down two free throws in the last 21 seconds and also blocked the game-winning shot with one second left. With the score tied at 50-all at Oklahoma, Rodriguez knocked down a pair of game-winning free throws with 5.6 seconds left. The team went a combined 9-of-9 from the line in the last five minutes vs. Iowa State on Feb. 9.
Rebounding had been a source of strength earlier in the season, but has now become more of a concern since the start of Big 12 play, where K-State ranks sixth in rebounding margin (+0.7), seventh in offensive boards (10.8) and eighth in rebounding (31.5) and defensive boards (20.7). Since switching to a four-guard line-up 19 games ago, the team is averaging 32.9 rebounds, including 11.3 offensive rebounds, with opponents posting 30.2 rebounds, including 10.2 offensive rebounds. In the first nine games, they averaged 42.6 rebounds, including 18.2 offensive rebounds, while its foes posted 34.1 rebounds, including 11.3 offensive rebounds. The Wildcats out-scored opponents, 153-99 (+54), in second chance points in its first nine games, while they own a 204-198 (+6) edge in second chance points in the last 19 games, including a 19-4 advantage vs. Texas Tech. In its three league losses, K-State has been out-rebounded by 32 (111-79) and allowed 32 more (46-14) second-chance points. In contrast, in its 12 league wins, the squad has posted a +43 rebounding edge (393-350) and posted 37 more (146-109) second-chance points.
K-State still boasts solid overall rebounding numbers, where it ranks second in offensive rebounds (13.5), third in rebounding margin (+4.5) and seventh in rebounds (36.0). Overall, the Wildcats have out-rebounded their opponents by a 1008-881 margin, including 379-295 on the offensive end. The team is 19-0 this year when out-rebounding its opponent, but just 4-5 when it is out-rebounded. K-State has at least 10 offensive rebounds in 23 games with a season-high 29 against North Florida on Nov. 18.
McGRUDER AMONG ELITE COMPANY
Senior Rodney McGruder (1,443 points & 616 rebounds) recently became just the second player in K-State history to rank in the Top 10 in both career scoring (eighth) and rebounding (10th), joining two-time consensus All-American Bob Boozer, whose 824 rebounds rank fourth all-time and his 1,685 points rank fifth. He is just the eighth player to top 1,400 points in a career and one of just three players in school history with at least 1,400 points and 600 rebounds in a career, joining Rolando Blackman (1,844 points & 607 rebounds) and Bob Boozer (1,685 points & 824 rebounds). He became the first Wildcat player in school history to collect 1,400 points, 600 rebounds, 150 assists and 100 steals in a career against West Virginia on Feb. 18.
McGruder ranks in the Top 10 of 13 career categories, including consecutive starts (95, 3rd), games (128, 3rd), 3-point field goals attempted (455, 4th), minutes played (3,439, 4th), 3-point field goals (175, 5th), double-digit scoring games (79, 5th), 3-point field goal percentage (38.5%, 6th), starts (95, 6th), consecutive games (104, 7th), field goals (519, 7th), steals (106, 8th) and field goal attempts (1,145, 8th). He ranks in the Top 20 in six Big 12 categories, including field goals (2nd), scoring (6th), minutes (8th), steals (12th), field goal percentage (15th) and rebounding (20th). He ranks sixth in scoring and minutes in Big 12-only games, while he is seventh in free throw percentage, eighth in 3-point field goal percentage and ninth in field goal percentage.
McGRUDER NAMED TOP 30 CANDIDATE FOR NAISMITH AWARD
Senior Rodney McGruder was named one of 30 candidates for the 2013 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award on Feb. 26 presented by AT&T and the Atlanta Tipoff Club. McGruder becomes third Wildcat to be selected as a Top 30 candidate for the Naismith Award, joining Michael Beasley (2008) and Jacob Pullen (2010). The candidates were selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances to this point in the 2012-13 season. In late March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will narrow down the list to four finalists. The Naismith Player of the Year will be awarded on April 7 in Atlanta. McGruder leads the Wildcats in six categories, including scoring (14.8 ppg.), double-digit scoring games (21), 20-point games (eight), field goals (155), rebounding (5.4 rpg.) and minutes (32.2 mpg.). Four times he has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week, winning the honor on Dec. 10 and 24, 2012 and Jan. 7 and 21. McGruder's four Big 12 Player of the Week awards break his tie with Michael Beasley (three, 2007-08) for the most by a Wildcat in a single-season, while his five overall weekly awards (won first one as a junior) are the most-ever by a K-State player in the Big 12 era.
Junior Shane Southwell has made quite the jump in his productivity in year three, as he is averaging 8.2 points on 44.8 percent shooting, including a 44.8 percent from 3-point range, with 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 24.2 minutes per game with 19 starts in 26 games played. That production has been even more of factor during the team's last 19 games (of which the team is 16-3), as he is averaging 8.8 points on 42.4 percent shooting, including 43.2 percent from 3-point range, with 4.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.3 minutes per game in 19 starts. He ranks first on the team in 3-point field goals (32) and second in field goals (61) and assists (55) during this stretch, while he is third in scoring and steals. Southwell had a huge game in the win against West Virginia on Jan. 12, as he knocked down two free throws in the last 21 seconds to give the Wildcats the lead then blocked the game-winning shot with just one second left. He first set his career-high for points (19) against No. 3/2 Kansas on Jan. 22 then matched it against Baylor on Feb. 16 on a career-best six 3-pointers. He has now posted double-digit points 12 times in his career (10 K-State wins), including eight times this season. He entered the 2012-13 campaign averaging just 2.5 points on 36.1 percent shooting with 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 14.8 minutes per game with 62 games played and 19 starts.
Sophomore Angel Rodriguez has made steady improvement from his freshman to his sophomore season, as he ranks first or second on the team in six categories, including first in assists (135) and steals (40) and second in scoring (11.1 ppg.) and double-figure scoring games (17). He has helped the Wildcats rank first in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio and second in assists and turnover margin, while he places in the league's Top 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3, 1st), assists (5.2, 3rd) and steals (1.5, 4th) and ranks second in conference-only assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5) and steals (2.0) and third in assists (5.9) and free throw percentage (84.5). He has scored in double figures 17 times, including 20-point games vs. Iowa State (20) and Baylor (22), to go with game-highs vs. Lamar (19), George Washington (17) and Gonzaga (14). He tallied his first career double-double in Feb. 16 win over Baylor with career-bests in points (22) and assists (10). In Big 12 play, he is averaging 11.9 points, 5.8 assists and 2.0 steals in 29.1 minutes per game. He earned Phillips 66 Big 12 co-Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career on Feb. 18 after averaging 19.5 points, 8.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in helping K-State split games with Kansas and Baylor.
Junior Will Spradling has been a model of consistency from the free throw line, knocking down 51-of-58 opportunities, including going 10-of-10 in the last 35 seconds in wins over Delaware, George Washington and Texas Southern. His effort has raised his career free throw percentage to 83.8 (176-of-210), which is the second-highest in school history behind Steve Henson (90.0; 361-of-401; 1986-90). Spradling has not only been stellar on the free throw line, but he ranks first on the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). He also places ninth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (37.1) and 10th in 3-point field goals (1.5). He ranks first on the team in 3-point field goals (43), second in assists (75) and third in scoring (8.6 ppg.) and double-digit scoring games (12), while he matched his career-high with 19 points vs. West Virginia on Feb. 18. Since going scoreless against Kansas on Jan. 22, he has posted double-digit efforts at Iowa State (15), Oklahoma (12), Kansas (10) and West Virginia (19).
Sophomore Thomas Gipson has become a big presence in the paint in the last nine games, as he is averaging 10.9 points on 60.6 percent shooting with 5.0 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per game. His field goals (40) and rebounds are second and his scoring average third in that span behind only Rodney McGruder and Angel Rodriguez. He has scored in double figures in six of the nine games, including a game-high 20 points against Texas Tech on Monday to go with a team-high eight rebounds in 28 minutes. Gipson, who had come off the bench in eight straight games before earning the start, posted his individual high in a Big 12 game vs. the Red Raiders, eclipsing his 17 points vs. Texas on Jan. 30. For the season, Gipson is tops in field goal percentage (51.8), second in rebounding (5.3 rpg.) and third in field goals (85) and double-digit scoring games (12). Before the start of the nine-game streak, he was averaging 4.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting and 2.8 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game in Big 12 play.
Senior Martavious Irving has provided a scoring lift from the bench of late, posting double figures in three consecutive games (Feb. 2-9) for the first time in his career. He scored 10 points each in the two road wins at Oklahoma and Texas Tech to go with another 10 vs. Iowa State on Feb. 9. In the last nine games, he is averaging 5.1 points on 40 percent shooting, including a team-best 52.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc with 10 3-pointers, in 18.6 minutes per game. Although his numbers aren't high enough for Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year mention, he has still been one of the major factors for the team's success with averages of 4.4 points, 2.2 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game. He is one of five players with 20+ 3-pointers.
After playing in just 15 games his first season (including a medical redshirt in 2010-11), sophomore Nino Williams has emerged as an impact player for K-State. He has played in 27 of 28 games with 11 starts, averaging 5.0 points on 47.9 percent shooting with 3.6 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game. He had career week in wins vs. South Dakota and No. 22/21 Oklahoma State in January, in which, he averaged 16.5 points on 66.7 percent shooting with 6.0 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game. With the emergence of Shane Southwell in the four-guard offense, Williams playing time has diminished, where he is averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game. However, he has come through in a big way in recent wins over West Virginia and Texas Tech. He scored 13 points against the Mountaineers on 6-of-8 field goals with five rebounds in 23 minutes before scoring 11 points against the Red Raiders on 5-of-8 field goals and seven rebounds. He scored all 11 of his points vs. Texas Tech in a near four-minute span in the second half, in which, the Wildcats went from being down two points to taking a six-point lead.
UP NEXT: TCU (10-18, 1-14 Big 12)
K-State celebrates Senior Night on Tuesday, as the Wildcats play host to TCU (10-18, 1-14 Big 12) at 7 p.m. on the Big 12 Network.


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On this home page, I need to make the 3 posts in the desserts section (on the left side) float so they are a row of 3. I've been all through the CSS, but I'm just not seeing what's preventing them from floating. I'm using this code:
.home-bottom .featuredpost {
clear: none;
float: left;
width: 300px;
What am I missing?
Those styles are targeting the container div, so the whole thing is set to a max-width of 300px, meaning you just get one narrow column. You need instead to target the individual boxes inside that, something like this:
.featuredpost .entry {
width: 300px;
float: left;
Oh my gosh. :/ Something so silly. Thank you so much for taking a look!
No problem! Glad that helped. I see you've tweaked things a bit, which is good. I figured you'd want three per row.
Absolutely. Now I'm having trouble getting everything spaced correctly. I need about 35-40px between each circle while keeping the circles at around 200px wide. Everything I try makes the circles shrink in size. Do you see the problem?
If you remove the padding from those boxes, the large .entry padding takes over. An alternative would be something like this:
.home-bottom .featuredpost .entry {
clear: none;
float: left;
padding: 0 10px; /* REMOVE */
padding: 0 1rem; /* REMOVE */
text-align: center;
max-width: 220px;
padding: 0 40px 0 0; /* ADD */
I forgot that I needed to remove the padding from the larger .entry section, so I did that. I also increased the width of .home-bottom .featuredpost .entry to 230px. Then I added the 40px right padding and although they are now spaced correctly, the images are only 190px wide instead of the required 200px.
If I increase the width of .home-bottom .featuredpost .entry to 240px, the images are correctly sized, but obviously, they won't fit in a row of 3.
Is the designer's math off?
What about if you remove the right padding from the last item.
.home-bottom .featuredpost .entry:last-child{padding-right:0}
.home-bottom .featuredpost .entry { max-width: 240px;}
Older browsers will need a class instead of last-child.
Thanks so much, Paul. That works. How old do you think the browsers are that will need the class? More than 2 versions back?
This will give you an indication: http://caniuse.com/css-sel3
Basically, IE8 and under are the problem children, and the only one worth considering nowadays is IE8.
Oh, thank you for that link. That's very helpful.
Can I ask one more question while I'm here? It's about a different section of this site. In the right sidebar, there's a subscribe form that's supposed to overlap the right side of the container. It should look like a ribbon like the ones on the left but for some reason, I can't get it to overlap unless I take the padding off the sides of .site-inner. But I need that padding.....
Absolutely not. <joke>
One thing you could do is this:
.sidebar .enews-widget {
right: -40px;
Might need to adjust those px a bit.
I have the right margin set to -50px/-5rem right now and it's not quite working. For some reason, it won't extend past the page container. I'm so confused since it's working on the left side just fine.
The problem is that your ribbon is 376px wide but it's inside a column that is only 330px wide. Anything outside the 330px is basically overflow and the margin won't really work.
Try this instead.
.sidebar .enews-widget{
Thank you, Paul. And thanks for explaining why it wasn't working for me. I appreciate you!

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From the Rangers:
November 29, 2010 – New York Rangers 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (Game No. 26, Home No. 13)
• The Rangers were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, tonight at Madison Square Garden, and are now 14-11-1 overall with a 5-7-1 mark at home. New York is now 4-2-0 in their last six games.
• The Blueshirts wrapped up their November schedule with a 9-7-0 record in 16 games, the most for New York in a month this season. The month included four back-to-back sets, in which the Rangers posted a 6-2-0 mark overall with a 4-0-0 record in the second game of the back-to-backs. Last season, the Rangers played 16 games in January, and posted a 6-7-3 record during the stretch.
• Brandon Dubinsky led the Rangers in scoring with 11 points and seven goals during November, while Dan Girardi tallied a team-high, seven assists. Henrik Lundqvist posted a record of 5-6-0 with a 2.54 goals against average, a .915 save percentage and two shutouts in 11 November appearances. Martin Biron was 4-1-0 with a 1.83 goals against average and a .930 save percentage in six games during the month.
• New York held Pittsburgh scoreless in one power play opportunity (2:00), and has now yielded just four goals in their last 14 games for a 91.3% success rate (42-46).
• Marian Gaborik notched the Rangers' only goal at 16:19 of the second period in his return to the lineup after missing Saturday's 2-1 shootout win at Nashville with the flu. He has now registered nine points (five goals, four assists) in his last nine games.
• Michal Rozsival registered an assist and was credited with four hits in 24:54 of ice time. He now ranks second among team defensemen with seven assists and nine points on the season.
• The Blueshirts tallied 39 hits in the contest, led by Ryan Callahan (five), and had five players credited with four hits apiece – Michael Del Zotto, Brandon Prust, Sean Avery, Brian Boyle, and Michal Rozsival. Callahan entered the contest ranked second in the NHL with 97 hits. The Rangers lead the NHL with 776 hits on the season, including a league-high, 469 hits at home.
• Erik Christensen led the team with 10 faceoff wins in 16 attempts (63%) while skating in his 300th career NHL game. Now in his sixth NHL season, Christensen has registered 53 goals and 80 assists for 133 career points.
• Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots in net for the Rangers and is now 9-9-1 on the season. Lundqvist has posted a career record of 17-13-4 in 34 career regular season appearances vs. the Penguins.
• After an off-day tomorrow, the Blueshirts' practice schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 1, is 11:00 a.m. at the MSG Training Center.
• The Rangers will return to action on Thursday, Dec. 2, when they will face-off against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum (7:00 p.m.), in the first game of the Rangers' only home-and-home set of the season. The contest will be televised live on MSG Network, and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio or at MSG.com.
John Tortorella on tonight's game… "I thought we played a really good first period – unlucky goal. Probably with eight, 10 minutes left in the first is where we struggled. They are good enough to capitalize in those situations. We gave up some odd man rushes. Other than that, I thought we put in some good minutes there."
Henrik Lundqvist on tonight's game… "We talked about it this morning – he (Sidney Crosby) is a good player. He will draw a lot of attention. We had a stretch in the second period where they came hard. I thought in the first and especially in the third period that we played really, really well."
Ryan Callahan on tonight's game… "I thought we had a strong first period. It was unfortunate they got one (goal). Other than six minutes we played a pretty good first period. Obviously we need to capitalize on our power play late in the game in the third, but overall we just had to finish those six minutes in the first."


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Teatro de los Muertos (Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket)
Life, Death & Love
de Russell J. Young
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Día de muertos theatre celebrated through the fine lens of photographer Russell J. Young who has captured six years of muertos' theatre created by Milagro, the Pacific Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization. Every year Milagro produces a brand new Día de los muertos show. Since 2008, Young has captured the essence of these productions and the spirit of the holiday with his keen eye for drama, color and heart. Edited by Milagro Artistic Director Olga Sanchez, the book is "an emotional read and a feast for the eyes."
Características y detalles
- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
50 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación nov. 13, 2013
- Idioma English
- Etiquetas Dia de los muertos, Day of the dead, Russell Young, Olga Sanchez, theatre, teatro, Milagro, Miracle
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Milagro's mission is to provide extraordinary Latino theatre, culture and arts education experiences for the enrichment of all communities. Its vision: a community-centered Latino arts epicenter inspiring a new generation of art, artists and patrons from around the world. For nearly 30 years it has been the center of Latino theatre, arts and culture for the Pacific Northwest, creating authentic and accessible arts experiences for and about the diverse Latino community. Recognizing that the Latino experience is diverse and evolving, Milagro seeks to present the freshest currents in Latino arts and culture and actively seeks to work with artists who bring to the work an enthusiasm for risk, shared learning and collaborative creation. Among Milagro's most significant contributions to the field is the creation of work that transcends its culture to attain universal relevance.
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Milagro This gorgeous book beautifully captures the sentiment, drama and glamour of Teatro de los Muertos through 50 stunning color photos by Russell J. Young. The book brings the art of the theater that celebrates the Day of the Dead alive through colorful, dramatic images taken of Day of the Dead productions at the Milagro Theater over the last 6 years. With a heartfelt forward written by the Milagro's Artistic Director, this captivating book tells the story of this emotional and spiritual celebration by pictorially exposing the process of creating authentic and inspirational theater as seen only at the Milagro and only through the eyes of Russell J. Young. (Christy Drogosch, Theatre artist & educator)


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The San Tan Campus Library, located in San Tan Valley, provides an array of services for its students.
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Computer terminals are available for use by students, faculty, staff, and community members, complete with Internet access and Microsoft Office Programs.
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Our electronic periodical databases can be accessed online to find magazine and journal articles. Students and Faculty can also access the databases from home by logging in to their Blackboard page and clicking on CAC Library Resources listed under their My Courses section. This will take you to the library Blackboard page, click on Articles & Books to access the library's databases, eBooks and streaming video resources.
These are full-text reference books available online that will help you get a jump-start on your research. The ebooks have comprehensive entries across a variety of subjects and topics, including the health sciences, current events, general sciences, philosophy, psychology, and literature.
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Butler gives up three runs in rehab start
DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Eddie Butler pitched four innings and gave up three runs in his first rehab start with Class A Advanced Modesto Saturday as he works his way back from right rotator cuff inflammation.
Butler threw 40 of his 58 pitches for strikes but threw 28 of those in the first inning when Bakersfield got to him for all three runs.
"Sounds like he was a little rusty," manager Walt Weiss said. "He had a tough first inning but it looks like he settled in after that."
"I was a little antsy and was overthrowing in the first inning," Butler told the Modesto Bee. "About halfway through the second inning, I dialed it back and through the fourth I was able to maintain that level of intensity and actually hit some spots."
Overall, Butler surrendered two hits, two walks and struck out two but Weiss was more concerned with the fact that Butler felt fine physically after the outing.
"With the rehab guys, the most important thing is that they come out of it healthy and they get their work in," Weiss said.
Butler is expected to make his next rehab start with Triple-A Colorado Springs on Thursday. Weiss has confirmed Butler is "absolutely" an option to rejoin the Rockies on July 22 when the team first requires a fifth starter out of the All-Star break.
Cody Ulm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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One thing I also have that may provide some guidance is an oximeter made from a Ford fuel injection oximeter. The thing works pretty well and is easy to makeHow about giving us the build details on this?Mark
I read about plans for the same thing on an Roger Grahm's web site from Australia. All you need is a 2 lead type oxygen sensor and an Ohm/Voltmeter. Apparently you can buy used oxygen sensors fairly cheap from junk yards if you remove them yourself, but I priced new Bosch sensors with an extended probe at around 100.00USD.
There is a thread about this on clayart but the original (as far as I know) discussion and link to the PDF with the how to set up and "calibrate" is found here:
The Main page that is filled with Ooodles of good stuff is here;
I deleted a hobby and used the proceeds from the sale of the stuff related to said hobby to buy a fireball Oxyprobe, but was in the planning stages of using an oxygen sensor in the kiln exhaust when I remembered the RC airplane kits gathering dust in the attic...


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Women often are told that they "don't have enough amniotic fluid," so they have to have a c-section. This kind of thinking was recently challenged by a study by Johns Hopkins Hospital obstetricians. That study found no significant differences in the babies' birth weights, levels of acid in the umbilical cord blood or lengths of stay in the hospital. The babies were of normal size and had no other physical problems.
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Q: I am writing from Indonesia, the country that got GMO soy first, to share what I am seeing, and to ask if you too are seeing the same. In 2008 Bumi Sehat Bali received 573 babies. We saw an increase in retained placentas. I also am seeing an increase in velamentous cord insertion. In 2008 and so far in 2009 we have seen many too many "sticky" placentas; two even had to be transported (we do manual removal on site when absolutely necessary) one for a hysterectomy and one with one liter of blood loss. In the last six weeks of 2008 I had to go after four placentas! It was not pretty, and I do not take it lightly (usually never more than one per year).
Also most shocking is the empirical experience (I have no research to prove it) of an increase of velamentous umbilical cord insertion and short cords. I also am seeing a decrease in Wharton's jelly among all our babies. Cords are also shorter. We don't cut them for a minimum of three hours at Bumi Sehat and many families choose lotus birth. Last week our midwife Ayu had to cut a cord after birth of the head, as the body would not follow, it was that short a nuchal cord—she had never had to do this before in her life as a midwife.
What are you midwives seeing?
The study I read concerning M16 genetically modified corn showed that when fed to pregnant mice, ALL OF THE OFFSPRING, in one generation, had alterations of ALL the cells in ALL their organs! Can you see why I am worried about our precious placentas? I did not make this connection, until I began to see an increase in abnormalities and pathology due to placenta and cord troubles. The fact that so many Indonesian women depend upon genetically modified soy products (tempeh and tofu) for their day-to-day protein, and the early introduction of GMO soy here got me wondering.
— Ibu Robin Lim
A: I am not practicing these days and hardly have time to read MT, but I think this is really important and I hope you don't let go of it.
I am a farmer and these days the only babies I watch over are my calves—the moms handle everything just fine on their own, no birthing problems. This is considered unusual for cows. If you read about calving a lot, you will learn that people are always pulling the calves out. I am aware of food issues in a way many people are not.
I sincerely hope you can help Robin Lim find a way to a) survey the women's diets (all women who come to the clinic); b) see if there is a correlation in the data; and c) design and implement a control where non GMO soy is made available to see if there is a difference. How do these numbers compare to surrounding regions? Is there a change in the environment? Exposure to different gases in the home from different cooking fuels? What is new in these women's lives?
There is so much concern in the world regarding the safety of GMOs, and if any risk at all can be shown by doing a survey, it will be a red flag to all the nations and groups that oppose GMO foods. We are taking huge risks in the environment as well. Monsanto, a chemical company, is buying up all large seed companies and trying to make the varieties resistant to their chemicals and genetically altered to resist pests, diseases and even reproduction of the plant. They are attempting to pass laws making seed-saving illegal—even if there is genetic drift from another farm they will own the rights to your crops and even push for criminal charges. This is a large scale threat and a global environmental threat. It is very well funded. Is anyone in the area using GMO seed and is it drifting to even small gardens?
I strongly urge you to contact some scientists and concerned, informed people who will know what to look for and design a study (with a control) and make non-GMO foods available to all of the women who visit the clinic. If this threat is already out in the environment it is much harder to pinpoint as it may be caused by genetic drift and/or pesticides/herbicides and not by eating the GMO soy directly; or perhaps it is linked. Someone needs to follow this up—there is no population of women unimportant enough to let us pass this by and wait for another warning signal. Please don't let go of this.
Thanks and I hope to read soon about how it is being followed up. Maybe a pilot project could be linked to it—a community farm where soy is grown and processed into healthy foods. I think the hands-on approach I learned from midwives is best—take some steps to empower people and feed them, and do the science and show everyone else what is going on.
You might like reading www.fedcoseeds.com for info on safe seed, groups that support and work for biosafe foods (like the Union of Concerned Scientists) and more about Monsanto, as well as lots of amusing anecdotes on growing safe food in a time of increasing pressure on small farmers to give up. "Climate ready" genes anyone? Roundup ready, terminator genes, lawsuits, drift—all point to securing our food safety ourselves.
I hope it all works out for you and will keep you in my thoughts and send light.
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Q: I am a 28-year-old woman and I've just been told that I have uterine didelphys—with two of everything (cervix, uterus and vaginal canal). According to the gynecologist I saw, I can become pregnant but she said there is a higher risk of premature birth and of a caesarean. Other than this I am perfectly healthy and have had no illnesses or anything.
While I am not planning to get pregnant in the next two years, I would really like to think about my options, to prepare myself when the time is right. I have always planned on having a homebirth with a midwife to assist. I really want the opinion of someone who is not solely from the medical side of things. I know the doctors tell me what they think is the right thing to do but I have always felt that birth is a more natural occurrence than what the majority of the medical society seems to believe.
— Deborah
A: I was recently a doula for a mom who had uterine didelphys. She didn't know until an ultrasound at 6 weeks. Her pregnancy was without any complications and she delivered vaginally. The doctor told her everything that is not being used just gets pushed to the side and there is no need for concern.
— Anonymous
A: I have had only one case of didelphys in my midwifery practice of 17 years. It was a friend of mine who, when she was pregnant for the first time, opted to have a homebirth with a CNM, because she was told she was "high risk."
The homebirth went fine, but she tore badly and had reconstructive surgery. She had no severe postpartum hemorrhage and no other complications; she has always had a very healthy lifestyle.
Then she got pregnant again and chose to have a homebirth with me. Since she had had reconstructive surgery, everything looked "normal," with only one vagina but still two uteruses. As is the case with many second babies, she went into labor so fast that I actually missed the birth, her husband caught the baby and I arrived on time for the placenta. It was a very empowering experience for the couple. She didn't tear or bleed with the second baby and had a normal postpartum period.
— Chinmayo Forro, CDM
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There is no genetic predisposition to Down syndrome. It is a chromosomal error that can occur any time a sperm and egg join. It is more common in older parents, but more prevalent in younger parents because they have more babies. Everyone carries this genetic code. Down syndrome occurs in all races equally. By the way, my child with Down syndrome brought joy to our home because of her patience and ability to forgive completely and quickly. She does have normal emotional range and isn't always happy, like when she wants cookies for dinner.
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C and G Trophy Round One
May 4
Wales Minor Counties 119 (Ealham 4-28, Harris 3-31)
Notts 121 for 4 (Warren 48*, Hussey 26)
Notts won by six wickets
After failing to secure any victories so far this year ? including the pre-season programme ? Warren says the squad was delighted to break their duck.
?We?ve actually not been playing too badly and should have won at Lancashire last weekend and knocked off the runs against Glamorgan on Monday,? he said.
?This was a game we were expected to win but we went out and did a thoroughly professional job and it was good to get off the mark.
?The bowlers did their job and knocked them over cheaply and we managed to knock off the total to give us a day-off to prepare for the Championship match against Surrey.
?Let?s hope this win can kick start some momentum in our one-day season because we?ve seen before how quickly things can turn around once you start winning.?
The victory sets up a second round clash with Sussex.
?They are a good side and it will be an attractive fixture,? added Warren.
?We?ll be confident we can get past them after a good victory against them in the four-day game. It doesn?t take many wins in this competition before you are looking at a Lord?s final and that would be fantastic.?


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THE Bristol Academy Flyers suffered a heart-breaking loss on Sunday at Ponds Forge as Leeds Carnegie produced an incredible late comeback to claim the 2013 Sportcover National Cup, defeating the Bristol side 66-64 in the final.
Carnegie scored the final 14 points of the game inside the last two-and-a-half minutes as they erased a 12 point deficit. In the closing seconds of the game, Flyers captain Greg Streete drove the length of the court and put up a runner from the middle of the lane that rimmed out.
Enrique Garcia could only tip the ball straight up in the air on the rebound and as the ball rolled away the final buzzer sounded, sparking huge celebrations on the Leeds bench and big disappointment on the Bristol side. The Flyers started well and showed their intentions early by securing a 17-14 lead at the end of the first period.
They extended the lead further at the start of the second quarter with triples from Fran Robles and Jack Griffiths. It was a three pointer from the eventual Leeds hero and game MVP Henry Wilkins that ended the scoring at the first half and brought the scores level at 30-30 going into the locker rooms.
Another big run for Bristol spanning the third quarter break looked to have clinched the game.
The Flyers outscored Leeds 21-2 from the midpoint of the third quarter until there were eight minutes left in the game.
In the end this just set the scene for Carnegie's amazing comeback.
Streete was simply inspirational, producing one of his all-time best Flyers performances with 19 points, while Fran Robles and Doug McLaughlin-Williams added 12 and 9 points respectively.
England Basketball under-16 player of the year Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, who is also an SGS college AASE student, collected his award at the half-time of the women's National Cup Final and showed that his future is bright helping the Flyers with seven points and four assists performance in 25 minutes of action.
Flyers Head Coach Andreas Kapoulas was clearly sad but took the opportunity to talk about the character of his team.
He said: "This was probably one of our toughest losses ever. "We played a great game and I am so proud of my players.
"I really feel we deserved to win this game. We controlled the rhythm of the game for 36 minutes, but in the last four minutes the whole game turned upside down.
"Our captain Greg Streete was truly amazing today. He led the team and demonstrated that he is one of the best players of his generation."
Bristol will need to put their third consecutive Cup Final loss behind them very quickly as the Flyers face one of their most crucial weekends in the Vcars.co.uk Division One. Saturday's away game to Medway and Sunday's home game to Tees Valley could bring Bristol one step closer to a top four finish and a home play-off spot.


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Looking for a Chris Birch Fish 5'10 - 6'0, quad or twin OK. Located in NJ.
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Looking for a Chris Birch Fish 5'10 - 6'0, quad or twin OK. Located in NJ.
I only have a suggestion, try to inquire at these NY surf shops: Maritime and Air & Speed, he visited those and had demos, so there may be a chance that they carry his stock.
Great shaper, my go to board (7' egg) is shaped by Chris Birch.
I bought a 6'2" Chris Birch accelerator last summer and shortly realized that it was too much of a step down from a long board.
It's in mint condition. Glassed in blue and green glossy finish. Not a single ding since I only attempted to surf it twice.
I paid $700 for it and $125 for the bag so all in Im about $900 invested w the tax.
I have it in NYC and would be happy to sell it to you for $650 with the bag. It's basically brand new.
The only reason I want to sell it is to get more of a mid length board like a 7'6"
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Are you still trying to get rid of the 6'2 Birch? I have a 7'6 Takayama egg that I might consider trading. Any interest?
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1. Avatar at High Performance Rodeo (Tuesday, Jan. 8 to Saturday, Jan. 12)
It's an accepted (un?)reality of the Internet: the way people appear online may have no connection to how they are in real life. In Avatar, Winnipeg's Freya Björg Olafson combines technology with live dance to explore this concept. Of course that's not the only thing going on at the Rodeo. Visit the High Performance Rodeo website for a complete schedule.
2. Steve Pineo's Annual Elvis Presley Birthday Bash at The Ironwood (Tuesday, Jan. 8)
Elvis Presley would've been 78 on Tuesday. Steve Pineo marks the occasion with his annual tribute to the King at the Ironwood.
3. Brooklyn Castle presented by Doc Soup at the Plaza Theatre (Wednesday, Jan. 9)
The chess team at Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn has been called the New York Yankees of chess, after they won more national high school championships than any other school in the United States over the last decade. But budget cuts threaten the chess program at the school where 70 per cent of the students live below poverty level. Learn about the inspiring students of the school in Doc Soup's January documentary.
4. The Mount Royal Jazz Faculty at Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community Centre (Wednesday, Jan. 9)
The Cliff Bungalow-Mission Jazz Concert Series hosts the faculty of Mount Royal University's Jazz program: Sheldon Zandboer on piano, Rubim de Toledo on bass, Ralph Buschmeyer on guitar, Tyler Hornby on drums, Jim Brenan on saxophone, Jon Day on trumpet and Carsten Rubeling on trombone. You should probably go, in case they're marking you for attendance.
5. The Harlem Globetrotters at the Scotiabank Saddledome (Thursday, Jan. 10)
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Play time fun just skyrocketed with this play set
Imaginative play rockets into overdrive with this out-of-this-world set in 3…2…1…blastoff!
Press the button to fire up the engine lights, start the countdown and
lift off. The sturdy carrying handle lets kids zoom the rocket around the
galaxy in search of new worlds to discover. Upon landing, the sleek red
fuselage opens up to reveal three compartments, plus two astronauts, a
space dog and moon buggy. Plus, there's even room for a stowaway alien. Ah! This toy rocket is endlessly intriguing with light-up boosters,
and awesome sound effects — like a countdown that helps kids learn their
numbers! Features a control room, living room, kitchen and cargo hold.
Requires 2 AA batteries (not included). For ages 18 months and up. Rocket Play Set Includes: rocket, two astronauts, space dog, moon buggy, and alien in a crate Toy Rocket Dimensions: 8.2" x 9.5" x 13"
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The Dakine Pipe Snowboard Bag is a no-frills solution to getting your board from one airport to the next or keeping your gear together for those weekend pow-hunting trips. Tough 600D polyester main body fabric resists tears and abrasions so your gear stays put. A removable shoulder strap makes for a comfortable carry, and a full-length zipper gives you easy access to your board.
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This bag fits my board and I have a 161, so fairly big and still have a little more room to work with. Great for storage and puts up with the wear and tear. Sweet handle to carry it with too. I love it!!
Nice board bag!
I ordered this bag with the color "glacier".It's really a nice bag!I love the professional look it has.
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I got the townsman bag 65cm with red and black.. i Love the look! Fits my 60cm board good and could fit a 65cm board even better. fits nicely into my car and i don't have to worry about my car getting wet from left over snow on my board. This bag was even big enough to put my boots and googles in there, while still no being to clunky. Nice bag! like it lots
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bought this bag as more of a protection bag/car travel bag. Not padded and would not be a good bag for air travel, but for what I am using it for it works, fits my Lib Tech, Travis Rice 157 perfectly(with bindings). Travel to and from resorts and backcountry with my buddies and we use either a thule cargo box or just fold the seats down and stack our boards and skis. I use this bag to protect my board from scratches more so than anything. Before I would just use sheets or blankets, but this bag is my upgrade and works perfect. I do maybe wish I would have got a padded one, but this bag is great for the money.
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Can I put my boots, jacket and pants in there along with a board with bindings?
Made to hold just the board with bindings, but there is however room to throw in a couple of things, maybe your jacket and pants, but not enough room for boots.
I fit my boots in there
Can i fit two boards with bindings in it??
If you went with the larger size and removed the bindings from one board and rested them between the others. yes. Tightly.
Hi, can I put my 159cm borad to a 157cm bag? thanks!
Might be a stretch... I could easily fit a 164 into the 160 bag but another brand in a wide at 162 was tight
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up to how many boards with no bindings I can fit in that case?
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Living in the Big Apple means easy access to all of the best museums (OK, Louvre fans, some of the best museums!). An all-time kid fave is the American Museum of Natural History, especially awesome for its cool event line up year round! Holiday time is no exception. OK you've seen a bunch of trees out there, but have you seen an origami tree? Standing at 13 feet, the origami tree proudly stands on display from now until January 11th 2015. An annual tradition for more than forty years, the tree is delightfully decorated with more than 800 hand-folded paper models created by local, national and international origami artists.
Each holiday season, the traditional origami tree follows a different theme, and this year's is Night at the Museum. Enjoy origami models of Theodore Roosevelt, the Tyrannosaurs rex, the Rapa Nui Moai (Easter Island figure), and many more. Connecting the tree, the museum and one of every kids' favorite fantasy flicks is a surefire winner.
How the tree is made
Ros Joyce and Talo Kawasaki, volunteers from OrigamiUSA and the designers of the Museum's Origami Holiday Tree, seek inspiration in many ways. "Often," says Joyce, "we see something in the Museum that we want on the tree that has never been folded, so we have to design a model and find a way to fold it." The duo solicits origami masters from all over the globe and from every age group to make the ornaments adorning the tree. Any more needed is not a problem, as their archives are bursting with designs used over the 40 year history.
After amassing the ornaments, Joyce and Marshall start designing the completed work. "Ultimately we look at the color, size, and texture," Joyce explains. "We sketch to see how the models are going to fit together to give the tree depth and shape." The decorating takes less than a week, and then voila, it is revealed to the world. "It's a long process but it's a labor of love," Joyce says. "In the end it's all worth it to see the kids and adults light up when they see the tree year after year." – Quotes via The American Museum of Natural History
Learn how to origami
Think you have what it takes? OK, if you're not quite there yet, OrigamiUSA runs many classes at the American Museum of Natural History throughout the year, ranging from beginners classes to advanced workshops.
Upcoming events in the month of December include:
Special Folding Fun Session – December 7th
Origami For Members – December 14th
So gather the family for some fun, creative time!
Visit the museums website for an online application to be a part of the origami extravaganza!
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'Whee! We're All Hippies. Rich, Millionaire Hippies Dressed Like An Abercromie Ad. Wheeee!'
So it's Coachella again. That magical time of the year when B-list celebrities and down pretend to be groovy, music-loving flower children of the earth while staying in luxury hotels complete with catered pool parties. Although, in their defense, David Hasselhoff shows up each year like clockwork and eats a vegan cheeseburger he dropped in the grass, so yes, that's a tang of jealousy you detect.
In more important news, apparently robot pedophiles from the future have perfected time travel, so good luck with that because, surprise, they're race car drivers, too. You must was as well just set your kids out on the curb.
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A friend want to open a small online store, allowing one card payments.I once worked with Prestashop and when, there was no free way for it, it was complicated problem.I need some suggestions for scripts online shop, where you can easily integrate payment card for Romania, from one to watch through them to see what else I know does.
"scripts online shop" looking to create an online shop that sells scripts, plugins? Why dont you use Magento, there is a free plugin that supports 1 Card payments,<snip/>
Magento has way more benefits and featurs than PrestaShop, You can use any free template for your online store. If you do not want to use magento, there are some free Presta templates that you can use to build your website with free plugins.
I read somewhere that Magento is a software that spend more resources, especially in terms of hosting services..
You can try other alternatives of PrestaShop such as ZenCart or OpenCart. These are fast growing ecommerce platforms that are generally used in creating small to medium sized online stores. If you have around 100-200 products or less, then just go for zencart or opencart. This will solve your purpose. As Magento is best for ecommerce websites having large number of products.
I would tell magento to make your store look professional.
Magento is the best alternative. Features Of Magento
Yes that is a negative aspect of Magento, it is resource intensive, but thing about long term strategy. In future, the release of Magento 2 will eliminate its resource intensive DB and coding structure. Its better to stay on right path for long term.
Other alternatives do not offer much customization and features.
first time i used e-commerce in this moment i made my bussinet with prestashop and i like it. Is most easier.
I would also recommend ZenCart and Opencart. They have credit cards options for sure. As for Mgento, it is a leader, right, but it has a great learning curve and it is not cheap. There is point to use Magento, if you are going to add thousands of products at once.
Magento will be a good alternative for your requirement.
can someone tell the sistem requirements and hardware, CPU load of the lastest version of Magento (installed on major hosting services)?
Woocommerce is definitely a good robust, and secure ecommerce system
As mentioned by some users above, I would def. recommend OpenCart as a very good PrestaShop alternative. I've used OpenCart a few times on some of the stores I have built, and I must say that its a pretty decent software to use. Give it a shot, its free and easy to install so you have nothing to lose.
Prestashop actually has a lot of free payment gateways. There is Authorize.net, Paypal, Stripe, Bluepay, NMI, Firstdata, Merchant Warehouse, Moneybooks, ect.. What gateway are you looking for?
We have built 20+ online stores / ecommerce sites on platforms like Magento, Prestashop, OpneCart. I can suggest you with authority that Prestashop is the best option. OpenCart is becoming outdated. Magento is BEST cart software but the cost of hosting Magento site is very high. It is because Magento requires VPS hosting for good performance. Also the cost of development and maintenance in case of Magento is very high. In case of Prestashop, it runs well even on shared Linux hosting and it has almost all the features that Magento has.


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And while we're at it — Bill Gates can't you invent a GPS machine for aging?
-Harvey Helms
Girls, I've been crazy getting my book ready for publication! The book, which is the first in three, chronicles my journey to the top of the lipstick pyramid and all the life drama that accompanied me on the way up! I'm 19-years-old on page one, ending with me at age 39. If you ever want intensive therapy, writing a book about yourself should be a definite option. The number of Beauty Witches trying to keep me down and the incredible number of "Mr. Rights" I sent packing caused some major reflection last night, while I was using my Clarisonic cleansing brush (www.clarisonic.com) with Lancome's Absolue Premium Bx foamcleanser.
I stopped and looked at my face. With the book fresh on my mind, I thought, "I look pretty good to be almost 50, with all I've been through in my life."
Would I want to be 30 again? No! Would I like to have the 28 inch waist again? Yes!
While I'm on the subject, I must get something off my chest! Sex and the City 2! I love those girls who are now full fledged women! Since I am the new up and coming gay Carrie Bradshaw, I took offense to the age jokes that dominated all the film reviews. Now the plot was a little crazy, but the main emphasis of the reviews was on how girls are ready for assisted living. And Ricky Gervais used his time hosting the Golden Globes to poke even more fun of them. What? Just like you, I didn't miss an episode with advice on how to handle dating, careers and relationships. These fabulous beauties have gotten older. So what?! What's wrong with us?
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Now don't get me wrong, my column focuses on how to be your best including keeping father time at bay. Does that mean I should make Kim Kardashian my new hero because she's young? That would be a polite, "No."


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New Albany, Ohio -- Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled on strong sales overseas and better U.S. results. The retailer reported net income of $92.6 million, up from $47.5 million a year ago.
Revenue for the period ended Jan. 29 rose 23% to $1.15 billion, from $936 million. Domestic revenue rose 13%, while international revenue jumped 61%.
Same-store sales rose 13%.
"We finished the year with strong domestic sales growth and continued to see very strong results in Europe," CEO and chairman Mike Jeffries said in a statement.
Same-store sales at Abercrombie & Fitch rose 13%, while Abercrombie kids stores had a 9% increase. Hollister Co.'s same-store sales also gained 13%.
Abercrombie said that its full-year earnings surged to $150.3 million in the prior year.
Annual revenue increased 18% to $3.47 billion from $2.93 billion, while same-store sales rose 7%.
The retailer continues to push forward with its overseas expansion. It plans to open Abercrombie & Fitch flagship stores in Paris; Madrid; Dusseldorf, Germany; Brussels; Dublin; and Singapore in fiscal 2011. It also expects to open 30 to 40 Hollister stores in overseas malls.
The company anticipates a "minimal number" of stores opening in the United States, with about 50 domestic locations likely to close during the fiscal year.