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Close to 2,000 parents and community members have attended meetings around Oakland County called by education leaders who are critical of legislation being pushed in the lame duck session.
Yet another meeting has been added to the series that started last week. A meeting is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. today�at Coolidge Intermediate School., 2521 Bermuda, Ferndale.
Vickie Markavitch, Oakland Schools superintendent, said despite opposition, legislators still hope to pass the bills before the session ends.
Markavitch and other educators fear that current proposed reform may create a separate state-wide school system under the Education Achievement Authority that would accept any student in Michigan; a step that could dismantle the existing public school system.
They also are concerned that the legislation will open the door to allow a myriad of new privately run public charter schools that could select specific students, thereby discriminating against students who don't fit their criteria.
Markavitch said parents and community members who have turned out for the series of meetings have been "very alarmed at the direction Lansing is taking around public education reform.
"They are very concerned about losing local control of their schools and losing community focus for their schools," Markavitch said.
"The other concern I hear from people is the degree to which the for-profit corporate world seems to be entering the for-profit education in charter schools, not just here but everywhere."
However, state Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester, former chairman of the House Education Committee, said there is no conspiracy to create a separate system for all Michigan students. He said the bill proposing the creation of selective charter schools that would be run only for certain students and discriminate against others "is not on the agenda at all," in this lame duck session. However, he thinks the so-called "parent trigger bill" that allows parents and teachers to create a charter school from a failing school, will pass. And he hopes the EAA bill will pass during this lame duck session.
McMillin doesn't deny the bill to create the Education Achievement Authority has become controversial, but he said the new statewide system would only operate the lowest performing 5 percent of schools.
He said there was some language that could have allowed more than that, but "We took it out and made it only the bottom 5 percent."
"The bottom 5 percent of schools would get into a reform office with the state superintendent; but for two years he's done nothing," McMillin said.
"We need to do something," McMillin said, noting the ACLU is suing the state because the Constitution requires the state to provide and educate children, "and these kids aren't getting that."
"Anything is better than these options of just give it more time or throw more money at it."
However, in a press release from the Michigan Department of Education, officials point out that there have been many reforms in education approved in the past couple of years that are still being implemented.
"We need to let the system stabilize and decompress," said State Superintendent Mike Flanagan, before adding more.�
Flanagan has been opposed to the automatic transfer of schools into the EAA if they are in the lowest-achieving five percent for three consecutive years, regardless of whether they are making academic progress.
Flanagan also maintains that the appointment of the State Redesign Officer should remain with the state superintendent, not under the governor. He argues that the EAA should not be exempted from any school laws, and said vacant school buildings should not be automatically available for sale or lease.
�"I believe there is merit in codifying the EAA and providing a mechanism for our most struggling schools in Michigan that persistently are unable to help their students achieve," Flanagan said. "However, this legislation includes several provisions that are of deep concern to me and will impact schools across Michigan."
On Monday, Markavitch spoke to about 500 people in the first of two sessions at Rochester High School. She was joined by the superintendents of the Rochester, Troy and Avondale school districts, who agreed with her that it's time for residents to contact their legislators.
Markavitch said there has been an effort to get public money for private education for at least 20 years.�
"Their agenda has been to denounce and then defund public education," she said. "It's a well-financed agenda and it is succeeding in our state."
The superintendents all urged residents to contact their legislators.
According to capwiz.com, a system being used to track emails regarding the opposition to state officials, Markavitch said the governor has received more than 2,500 emails; and every representative in the state has received a different number, the lowest being 40 to 60 in areas outside of Oakland County.
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Warming Coles
I have to express my excitement about the show we have scheduled for podcast release on New Year's Day. Back in 2000, Krista sat with the wonderfully insightful and heartwarmingly endearing child psychiatrist Robert Coles.
A small part of this 60-minute interview was incorporated into the show "Children and God." This show single-handedly made a SOF superfan out of me. And, it wasn't until recently that Krista mentioned that she spoke with him for a full hour. Hearing that was a revelation, and thank goodness Rob listened to it and recommended him for a new show, a fresh production.
Eight years later, his ideas about children's curiosity about understanding the world and their innate spiritual sensibilities — and that they are witnesses to events and behaviors and ideas — resound so much more loudly now than when I originally heard him. Not only because I'm a father now, but more so because I'm a working witness to the economic downturn who's asking himself basic questions about trust and need and responsibility.
We'll be posting some preview clips from the program. I can't wait for you to hear it.

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Royals have 'crash-course in all things Kiwi'
The Prince of Wales says his wife has been given a "crash-course in all things Kiwi" during her first visit to New Zealand.
Speaking at the Diamond Jubilee Trust cocktail event at Auckland's SkyCity Convention Centre tonight, Prince Charles greeted the audience in Maori.
He said he was delighted to be back in the country, this time with his wife, Camilla.
"She is already engaged in a crash-course in all things Kiwi. From yesterday's mihi whakatau to an encounter earlier today with Hairy Maclary. Sadly, bungee-jumping and zorbing didn't make it into our programme on this occasion."
Dozens gathered in the rain to catch a glimpse of the royal couple outside SkyCity and roared in appreciation when the Prince gave a wave as he got out of one car in a fleet of silver chauffeur-driven BMW. They were given a police escort of cars and motorcycles to the venues.
Students from Auckland's Liston College welcomed the couple with traditional Pacific drumming.
Guests at the function included soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, chef Peter Gordon and the Topp Twins, that the highlight of his trip would be his 64th birthday party at Government House in Wellington.
Prince Charles said the highlight of his trip would be his 64th birthday party at Government House in Wellington on Wednesday. He will celebrate with 64 other Kiwis who share his birthday.
Bronagh Key, the wife of Prime Minister John Key - who was also at the function - and the Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, also share their birthdays with the heir to the throne.
"One group will be of particular interest, namely those who were born on 14th November, an illustrious group which includes the Governor-General, Mrs Key and, er, me," the prince said.
"I look forward very much to our joint birthday party on Wednesday along with sixty-four fellow Scorpios and to discussing our plans for world domination."
The heir to the throne dressed in black tie for the Diamond Jubilee Trust function with a checked lapel and pink flower pinned to his suit.
His wife dressed in a grey gown, by her favourite designer Anna Valentine, with black beaded detailing at the hem, said to be inspired by Maori patterns. She wore a matching coat and wore a diamond necklace and earrings.
Prince Charles said he was looking forward to visiting earthquake-stricken Christchurch.
"By the time my wife and I leave you later this week, we shall have seen much more of this vibrant and innovative New Zealand, both in town and country. We will take with us an impression of a country confident of its own identity and proud of its diverse origins, having strong traditions, but also confident about its future ... That national character has been most sorely tested recently in Christchurch, but in no way found lacking. I am so pleased that we shall be able to join Cantabrians on our last day and to salute their strength and dignity."
The Prince of Wales managed to keep up with the "science chat" to be had at Auckland University's innovation hub.
He observed the brain activity of a digital baby, learned of earthquakes patterns in Christchurch and saw the makings of wind and solar powered cars.
Charles kept the 150 students and staff waiting 40 minutes before being shown around the Owen G Glenn building this afternoon.
"It was actually very easy to talk to him one-on-one," Dr John Rugis from the Institute of Earth Sciences said.
"He had a natural curiosity, we had a science conversation about earthquake events. It was background information for when he visits Christchurch."
Charles quizzed experts about their work, and appeared relieved that they no longer had to study.
"Are you students? Thank God."
Academy Award winner Dr Mark Sagar said it was easy to explain his digital animation work to the Prince.
Sagar showed the Prince the brain activity of a computer-generated baby.
"There's all kinds of apps for technology that explores how the brain functions," Sagar said.
"But he didn't ask anything specific. I think he kept up," he said.
Sagar is in discussions with "big name" companies to explore options for his technology in gaming, interactive kiosks and healthcare robotics.
Prince Charles made sure to shake the hand of every Coastguard and Surf Lifesaving New Zealand volunteer who came up to see him.
He has been the patron of the not-for-profit Coastguard organisation since 1990.
Campbell Hope, who has been a coastguard volunteer since the Wahine disaster of 1968, said the Prince seemed genuinely interested in the work they were doing.
"He loves boats and, with his kids in search and rescue as well, I think it's probably in the family. You can tell that he's a seaman at heart."
The Prince shared a joke with Pete Donaldson when he asked what he did for work outside the Coastguard.
"I told him I was in the police," said Mr Donaldson, who sports an impressive handlebar moustache.
"His response was 'I never would have guessed', obviously sarcastically about my moustache."
Later, hundreds of screaming fans filled Queen St to meet Prince Charles and Camilla on their wet walk through the city this afternoon.
Schoolgirls clutched their hearts, groups of ecstatic royals yelled compliments to the pair and a couple of hecklers managed to get the attention of police.
While two anti-monarch protesters were warned by police, the rest of the excited crowd rejoiced at having a chance to shake hands with their Royal Highnesses.
An afternoon downpour did little to shrink the crowd or the smiles on their faces.
Nine-month-old Mia Trevitt giggled as the Duchess said hello and shook her tiny hand.
''I'm just baffled right now,'' Mia's mother, Tanya, said after the brief encounter with Camilla.
Lan Park, who owns a florist in downtown Auckland, handed a huge bouquet of 64 red roses to Prince Charles as a gift for his 64th birthday on Wednesday.
''I don't want to say how much they cost,'' Ms Park said.
''He said they were amazing.''
Waiheke resident Violet Hollis, who turns 96 on Wednesday, exchanged birthday wishes with the Prince.
''I thought he was going to give me a kiss,'' Ms Hollis said.
Some people in the crowd bowed as the Prince and Duchess walked passed.
''I'm never going to wash my hand,'' one man in the crowd said after shaking Prince Charles' hand.
Sue Britton, who moved from England to New Zealand 11 years ago, wore the Union Jack around her shoulders to meet the royal pair.
She shrieked with excitement at having a brief conversation with Their Royal Highnesses.
Mrs Britton said the Duchess had stopped to say hello to her dogs, fox terrier George and chihuahua Lola.
''She told me they've just taken on a stray chihuahua,'' Mrs Britton said.
''This has been the best day.''
Hundreds of Aucklanders have braved rain to meet the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall as they continue their tour of the city.
Auckland Diocesan school pupils Briar Wilson, Maiko Slocombe, Alana Thomas and Laura Nicholls were among excited groups who interacted with the royal couple in central Auckland.
"He asked us why we're not in school, but we have study leave for exams," one of the group said.
"I shook his hand!" one shouted.
"I'm never washing this hand," another declared.
The royal couple are in New Zealand as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Earlier today they chatted with swimmers and gym goers at the Millennium Institute of Sport & Health on Auckland's North Shore, before attending a reading of the Hairy Maclary book in Takapuna and visiting the Devonport Naval Base.
The Prince was supposed to cross the Waitemata Harbour with the Coastguard but squally showers prevented that. Instead he had a cup of tea and joked with Coastguard and Surf Life Saving staff at the Coastguard communications headquarters.
He stood with his hands in his pockets and asked questions about Coastguard's latest search and rescue technology. More than 100 volunteers and staff were there to greet him.
He also waved to those who could not fit inside the building.
"Thank you for your hard work," he called.
He couldn't finish his cup of tea because it was too hot. Volunteers later joked about auctioning off the unfinished brew for "$150".
The Duchess met osteoporosis researchers at The Langham Hotel before the royal couple met the public in a walk from Lower Queen St to The Cloud.
Molly Dobson, 89, told the Duchess she could not believe she was standing holding her hand.
"She told me 'don't be'," Dobson said.
"She asked if I was keeping well and I said my other problems were self inflicted from things like smoking," she said. "And she said 'oh we all know about that!'."
Hundreds huddled under umbrellas, cheering and clapping as the royal couple make their way down lower Queen St. The couple were under umbrellas, shaking hands with young and old who gathered for a glimpse in the pouring rain.
At The Cloud, the Prince attended a wool exhibition, including a demonstration of its fire retardant properties.
This evening the royal couple will attend a Diamond Jubilee Trust reception and dinner at SkyCity, where the Prince will give his first public speech of the visit.
Earlier in the day at the AUT Millenium Insititute the Prince jokingly brushed off a swimmer's suggestion that he'd suit a pair of budgie smugglers, saying he would have to hit the treadmill first.
Swimmer Rachael Jones of Mairangi Bay wasn't expecting to meet the royals and the first thing she told the Prince was that he would look good in speedos.
Jones apologised to the Duchess, who was wearing a cream jacket, skirt and cape by designer Fiona Clare, for not being able to curtsey in the water.
"I think they're going to think 'gosh these colonials are a little strange'," she said.
"I told [Prince Charles] he would look good in a pair of Speedos. He said he would have to hit the treadmill first.
"He laughed. He thought it was quite funny."
The royal couple then moved into the institute buildings to meet some of New Zealand's top athletes, including members of the Silver Ferns and stars from New Zealand's Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Sevens player Linda Itunu gave the Prince a sweaty hug in the gym.
Her training pals cheered as she wrapped her arms around the future King of England.
"I saw him and he just looked like he needed a hug," she said.
"He said he doesn't mind."
Her teammates captured the royal encounter on their smartphones.
"I'm not going to lie but he's leaning into me," said Itunu as she looked at photos of the hug.
"I told him he better support us in the Rugby Sevens, and not England.''
Silver Ferns defender Anna Harrison gave Prince Charles some shooting tips before he made a couple of failed attempts.
Harrison later said it was perhaps a big unfair because the net he was shooting into was set higher than regulation for training purposes.
"He was cool. The first [attempt] would have gone in [if the net was lower]," Harrison said.
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A SENIOR police chief has called for debate on drink driving limits and penalties, suggesting stricter limits and tougher sentences.
Tim Madgwick, Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire questioned whether the current limits are fit for purpose, after what he called "depressing results" of the latest campaign.
Mr Madgwick said the fact that more than 50 people had been caught drink driving in the first two weeks of the campaign showed "a small number of hard core of drivers are prepared to risk their own lives and the lives of other innocent road users". He said research suggested most people do not know how much they can drink before being over the limit.
He said: "Education is always the most effective route to improve driver behaviour but surely the time must be right to consider lowering the legal limit and reviewing the sentencing options?"
Ed Morrow, campaigns officer for the road safety charity Brake, said he was pleased a senior police figure had echoed the organisation's call to consider changes to the drink drive limit.
He said: "The UK's current drink drive limit is one of the most lenient in the EU; only Malta shares such a high limit. Scotland and Northern Ireland are leading the way in the UK by reducing their limits, from 80mg to 50mg alcohol per 100ml of blood. However, we need the government to go further, by introducing a zero-tolerance limit of 20mg (allowing for naturally occurring blood alcohol).
"Our current drink drive law asks people who have been drinking to guess whether they are over the limit, and whether they are safe to drive. In practice, this is impossible. All the research shows even small amounts of alcohol, less than the legal limit, can severely impact your judgement and reactions and make you more likely to crash. We should not be sending the misleading message that under the limit means safe – we should be absolutely clear: not a drop for the road."
A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: "We have no plans to alter the drink drive limit.
"Tackling drink driving is a priority for the Government and we are taking steps to strengthen enforcement, such as removing the automatic right for drivers who fail a breathalyser test to demand a blood test, and requiring convicted drink-drivers to take medical tests to prove they are no longer alcohol-dependent before being allowed to drive."
Tim Madgwick's comments in full
'The national summer drink drive campaign has now been running for more than three weeks and in North Yorkshire we have seen the depressing results published week-on-week, which demonstrates that a small number of hard core of drivers are prepared to risk their own lives and the lives of other innocent road users.
The offenders cover all age ranges and from different social backgrounds – the one thing they have in common is they are prepared to take a life-changing risk. It seems that for some drivers it is more important to drink and ignore the evidence of thirty years of road safety research.
A Department for Transport report revealed how 30 years (1979 – 2009) of communications around drink driving saved almost 2,000 lives and prevented over 10,000 serious injuries. Four successive periods of communication campaigns tackled drink-drive attitudes, acceptability, denial and decisions.
We have seen several arrests in North Yorkshire where the drivers are over four times the legal limit, or have been identified as driving so dangerously they are a liability to anyone who is unfortunate enough to be sharing the roads with them at the same time.
Scotland are in the process of reducing the legal limit – with the underlying measure that it is far safer just not to drink at all if you intend to drive.
In the British Social Attitudes Survey (2012) – Public Attitudes towards Transport - 75% agree that most people don't know how much they can drink before being over the limit.
It is clearly confusing if a member of the public tries to calculate how much they can drink up to the legal limit, but evidence shows that any amount of alcohol will have an impact on the ability of an individual to drive safely.
We can see that over the last few decades, the general message has landed with the majority of drivers.
The roads in the UK are now all safer than at any point in the last decade with huge decreases in fatalities. But are the sentences proportionate to the risk posed by drink drivers?
In parts of Scandinavia offenders can face an immediate prison sentence – should we consider something similar? Or are there other ways that drivers can be held to account by their communities?
In North Yorkshire, recent surveys have shown that road safety issues remain a top priority for a large number of people. Over fifty people will be, or have been, going through the judicial system for drink driving offences. How would they have felt if one of their relatives had been killed by a drink-driver? Education is always the most effective route to improve driver behaviour but surely the time must be right to consider lowering the legal limit and reviewing the sentencing options?'


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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Velton Jones scored 20 points and Robert Morris erupted for a huge second-half run in an 89-46 thrashing of Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday night in Northeast Conference play.
The conference-leading Colonials (20-9, 12-4), leading 44-25 at halftime, more than doubled the score in the second half.
Robert Morris exploded for a 40-12 run to lead 84-37 with 5:52 left. It ended with one of Jones' four 3-pointers.
Fairleigh Dickinson (7-22, 2-14) lost its 13th straight game. The Knights were no match for Jones and his teammates. The Colonials' Mike McFadden scored 15 points. Russell Johnson recorded a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double and Karvel Anderson scored 10.
Kyle Pearson came off the FDU bench to score 14 points. Melquan Bolding added 12.
The Knights shot 15 of 52 (28.8 percent) from the field, 3 of 18 on treys. Robert Morris shot 43.8 percent (32 of 73), made 11 3-pointers and out-rebounded FDU 54-24.


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Editor's note: Jean Chatzky, the financial editor for NBC's "TODAY" show, is an award-winning personal finance journalist, AARP's personal finance ambassador, and a contributing editor for Fortune magazine. Her eighth and most recent book is "Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security." Jean blogs at www.jeanchatzky.com and tweets @JeanChatzky. You can find her on LinkedIn and Facebook, too.
Is August the sweetest month? When it comes to car buying, new data from TrueCar.com say yes. According to the site, the average transaction price (i.e., the price shoppers actually pay) for vehicles this month is about $29,296, which is 2.4 percent lower (or $716 less) than the average price the rest of the year.
You're going to see lower transaction prices this month because dealerships are trying to clear out their lots for the newer models rolling in, says Scott Painter, TrueCar's founder and CEO. August tends to be the last part of this "model-year changeover," so they're really pushing inventory with incentives, he says.
If you're shaking your head because you were told December is the month to get the best bargain, don't worry -- you're not nuts. It depends on what you're looking for: the best bargain on any car, or the best bargain on a certain car.
"The caveat here is that the inventory slowly decreases towards December," says Philip Reed, Edmunds.com senior consumer advice editor. "So if you're a bargain shopper and really don't care about having options (models, colors, etc.), then wait as long as you can (until December). But if you want a reasonable selection at a good price, then start shopping (as the new models roll in)."
If you are heading out into the market, here's how to make sure the deal you snag is one of the best:
Do your research. The prices provided by sites like TrueCar.com (which focuses on new cars) and CarGurus.com (which specializes in used) are guides. Keep them in mind, but understand that in order to snag the best deal you also need to be aware of current incentives available and know how to apply them. You can find lists of incentives at Edmunds.com. The importance of incentives is also why, whether you're shopping in August or any other month, you want to try to get to the dealer in the first two days of the month. Why? At the beginning of the month, which is also the beginning of the sales cycle, Painter notes, all of the incentives are in the pipeline, and dealers are looking to use them to get their sales rolling.
Work with the Internet department. Once you zero in on a good dealership, consider working with its Internet department to buy your car instead of negotiating on the lot, says Carroll Lachnit, features editor at Edmunds.com. These departments can set up test drives and info meetings, but they're paid to move volumes of cars rather than maximize their commissions. "They're more interested in doing good deals -- and a lot of them -- rather than trying to make a big score on an individual car sale," Lachnit says. And because the Internet department will likely know the deals you're seeing online, they'll be more willing to price-match.
Focus on maintenance. Car buyers often spend so much time negotiating the price of a car they forget about the cost of ownership. That means insurance, gas and maintenance. These days, the latter can be a particularly important differentiator. More cars are being marketed with the first three to five years of maintenance included. If you're comparing one vehicle with another, understand that can be a savings of about $750 per year, according to data from AAA.
What do you think? What's your best tip for getting a great deal on a car?
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The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it. --Brian Koslow
The market continues to chug higher as optimism about a fiscal cliff deal builds. The fear of missing out on a market rally when a deal is announced is sucking in more and more buyers. Although the politicians are making some pessimistic comments in public, the fact that both sides have already compromised to some degree creates the impression that they want a deal.
Rating agency Fitch is putting a little additional pressure on the politicians by putting out a note stating that it would likely cut the U.S.'s AAA bond status if no deal is made to stop the $600 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes. Fitch fears that it will push the economy into a recession. When the ratings agencies opine that austerity measures are a negative and will cause a debt downgrade, there sure isn't much motivation for the politicians to worry about spending.
The pressures to make a deal are tremendous and the market is acting like it is inevitable. There just isn't much else to do right now but to embrace that assumption and enjoy the ride. Once the deal is out, the market action is going to get very tricky very quickly.
The bulls are hopeful that a fiscal cliff deal is going to be the catalyst that puts this market into a sustained uptrend. The thinking is that we will finally put this major uncertainty behind us and with the economy show some feeble signs of recovery it will be clear sailing.
The bears' response is that the market is overlooking a slew of negatives as it focuses on the fiscal cliff issue. Once that deal is done, the market will realize that it has to contend with a poor economy, weak corporate growth and a Fed that is running out of ammunition.
The bears are ready for a major 'sell the news' opportunity once the fiscal cliff deal is done and the more frothy the market action is in front of the news, the more aggressive they will be in selling it when it hits. Further complicating matters is that we are at the end of the year when tax selling and portfolio adjustments are occurring as well. Once we have some clarity on tax law changes (as far as dividends and capital gains), that will likely drive some last-minute market movement.
What we have to watch for right now is some nervousness as the deadline for a deal approaches. It is still a few days away, so no one is going to panic over negative comments right now. However, the closer we get to the deadline, the more those comments will matter -- especially if they come from key players. The Wall Street Journal Op-Ed page this morning is arguing that it is better to go over the cliff than to take a bad deal. The closer we move to the deadline, the more the market will worry about that actually occurring.
For now, all that matters is that the market is optimistic about a deal, but we have to stay extra vigilant and watch for signs of nervousness or doubt. The potential for an ugly downside spike is high if the negotiations start to unravel, but the politicians are acting like they want to get this done and that is keeping the market happy.


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Turner joins Wright on injury list with ankle sprain
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets' third base depth chart is suddenly not so deep.
With David Wright already uncertain for Opening Day, Justin Turner sprained his right ankle Saturday while filling in at third base for the Mets. Catching his spike on the lip of the infield grass as he attempted to corral Marlins outfielder Justin Ruggiano's infield single, Turner stumbled to the ground and remained there several moments. He eventually limped off under his own power.
An initial examination at Tradition Field revealed a right ankle sprain, which Turner classified as "not too bad." His limp had largely disappeared by the middle innings, even before Turner left the complex for precautionary X-rays at a local hospital.
With Wright shut down from physical activity for the next 3-5 days, Turner had been the leading candidate to replace him at third base. Manager Terry Collins said earlier that he planned to give Turner significant playing time at the position because second base had been his primary defensive home this spring.
But now that Wright and Turner are both sidelined, Zach Lutz and Brandon Hicks are the main candidates to take over at third.
"You can't get discouraged," Collins said. "You can't get down. You've got to get yourself playing for the next day. If [Turner] can't play tomorrow, we've got to find somebody else."
Wright, who strained a left intercostal muscle during the World Baseball Classic, was scheduled to return to Mets camp Saturday evening. But he will not attempt any physical activity until at least early next week, putting his Opening Day availability in doubt.
The primary third baseman when Wright missed two months with a stress fracture in his lower back in 2011, Turner hit .264 with one home run during Wright's absence. Given far less playing time a year ago, he hit .269 with two home runs in 171 plate appearances all season.
Turner appeared at third base just 11 times last year, but earned significant experience at the position during Spring Training and winter ball. Asked earlier Saturday how he felt about potentially replacing Wright, Turner shrugged.
"Someone's got to do it if he's not there," he said.
But if Wright and Turner are both absent, as Collins noted, someone else must man the position. That may be Lutz, who is batting .344 this spring and will start at the hot corner Sunday. A third baseman throughout most of his time in the Minors, Lutz has recently played more first base and outfield in an attempt to increase his versatility; with Wright under contract through 2020, Lutz understands that his future in the organization may depend upon his ability to play other positions.
"It's hard having someone like David Wright go down due to injury," Lutz said. "I just prepare every day to go out there. If [Collins] calls my name to go out there and play third base, I've got to feel prepared that I can go out there and do the job right."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A body fat measurement is in order I think. Then, another one every 3 months or so.
I got ahold of a scale that purports to measure body fat percentage electrically. Its reliability is horrendous, however. It varies extremely based on the moistness of the bottom of my feet, in addition to other factors I can't fathom. I figure it's better than nothing, though, and I track and trend my body fat percentage daily with the same calculations I use for body weight (from the Hacker's Diet). I figure eventually it would be nice to get a real measurement done, with caliper or even better, with submersion.
You should make sure your feet and the unit are dry.
Actually the instructions for this unit say your feet should be somewhat moist. That's kind of annoying, as "somewhat" moist is nowhere near precise. I usually don't worry much about it, but I usually weigh right after my morning shower, so my feet are in some varying stage between dry and sopping.
You're right, you can't get too hung up on the numbers. I keep the info, but if I ever got really serious about it, I'd have to find a more accurate met


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I see it a different way. I think he did it in the trust of his teammates... He wouldn't have made that pass to Earl Watson.
Woah woah woah, lets not bounce the other way so quickly on this PD roller coaster everyone seems to be on. This is a good hard-fought win. I'm proud of the players to bounce back with some fight after such a humiliating loss. But lets not get ahead of ourselves with this "passing of the torch" thing. There's still a lot of improvement to be made. This sort of thing is just as bad as the sky-is-falling mentality after the Heat loss.
That said, GO PACERS!
I enjoy watching Jermaine O'neal play defense he hasn't lost it.
Who was guarding Paul Pierce?
Danny Granger the entire game. And he played him almost perfectly.
Well that's your right and if people disagrees with you that's also their right, this is a free blog after all.
Pierce had some great looks they just didn't drop.
I saw Danny and Dahntay on him.
Poor PG guarding Ray. PG played decent defense..Ray was just on, and there's nothing you can do about it.
This is why he'd be a perfect guy to have on our bench.
Also, does anyone think the Danny Granger and David West we have seen the past 7 games will be the same ones we see in February? I have a feeling they both just need to get more games under their belt and get comfortable.
I didn't get to watch the game, but the box score indicates Danny Granger busted out of his slump in a big way tonight!
I don't think that it was Danny lacking confidence as much as it was a great display of trust in DC. He made the smart play.
Despite their struggles offensively, this team is still together. The chemistry is still there. It speaks volumes about the character on this team. A team full of young guys could very easily go south when things get tough --Wizards, anyone? But this team won't fold. And it will be a joy to watch them when they really click. We only saw a glimpse of that tonight.
I think Danny was smart to pass the ball to DC if he thought DC had higher chance to make this open shot.
Gotta give credit for Danny, staying active and involved even when his shot isn't falling.
Danny under JOB would just drift and get uninterested when he wasn't playing well offensively.
It represents a shift in priorities and philosophy on his part. Once the offense comes around he will be much more well rounded for it.
Massive win and really happy.We also have a game tomorrow against the Bobcats,right?
D.West might have had his worst offensive game for the Pacers but he was solid in the defense picking 10 boards.
edit: not saying that he didn't do a lot of things, but if you are looking at the box score you would think he was horrible.
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Tonight makes me even more excited for the near courtside seats I bought for tomorrows game. I will be literally 2 rows from the floor. I generally sit in the lower bowl anytime I go, but it's usually near the top of it. Tomorrow I could spit on a player as they run by.
Just from watching recoveries, I expect West will have a bit of a dip in his play, and then probably turn it around at some point and play well.
If I had to guess, he'll be about 80% (and play like it...which is pretty good..) in March..and that's about where he'll be until next season.
Which gets me excited. There's no way that this is a fully recovered David West, and he's been pretty decent so far. I'll fully admit I was wrong with not wanting him at all. I just hope..when he struggles..(and it'll be a miracle if he doesn't) fans will be patient.
Lets not ruin this great win with an egg in charlotte tomorrow.
5-2 baby!
Awesome considering most of our games have been on the road.
Wait, what? In Charlotte? I thought our only game in Charlotte was Feb?
Damn, I was planning on making the trip to see them.
edit: I missed your edit, lol
"George's athleticism is bananas!" - Marc J. Spears
It is in Indy tomorrow.
"George's athleticism is bananas!" - Marc J. Spears
No, the Pacers are home tomorrow.


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MORGANTOWN — All year, West Virginia University officials said the new University Place apartment complex in Sunnyside would be ready in time for fall classes. All year, Sam Richardson's friends warned him that it wouldn't. His friends were right.
On July 14, WVU officials sent out an email blast to students saying that the complex wouldn't be completed in time for the fall semester. Students would have to find other places to stay, with a little more than a month left before classes begin on Aug. 18.
"I was just . . . I was shocked," said Richardson, a 21-year-old multidisciplinary studies major. "I felt stupid. I felt like the dumb guy that trusted someone who I shouldn't have."
University officials said they first began to realize that the complex wouldn't be ready sometime in late June. Soon after, the university started making calls to other apartment complexes--Beech View Place, WVU-operated Medical Center Apartments and Campus Park at The Ridge*--asking if there was any room for extra students on a temporary basis.
Only one of the complexes university officials made arrangements with, Beech View Place, is within walking distance of campus — a major reason students chose to sign up with University Place in the first place, students say.
"The developers could have been more forthright and proactive in letting the university know about the potential delay to the opening," said Chris Nyden, WVU's student body president. "Unfortunately, as a result, we have many students who were planning on living within walking distance to campus who just don't have that convenience now."
Corey Farris, WVU's dean of students, said university officials are "just as disappointed" as the students, and said the university has worked hard to smooth things over as best it can.
"We weren't going to leave our students high and dry like that," Farris said, referring to the university's effort to make temporary arrangements with other complexes. "We're committed to them and they're committed to us."
Farris said if rent at students' temporary housing exceeds what they would've paid at University Place, WVU and the developer would make up the difference. If it's less expensive, WVU officials would give students a refund.
University Place is a partnership between WVU and private owners, where students sign leases through the university instead of with landlords. After the project — which includes stores and housing — was announced in fall 2012, students who lived in Sunnyside were forced to move in the middle of the school year.
Farris said nearly every one of the approximately 600 students affected by the delay have found temporary housing elsewhere. No new move-in date has been set for students to move into University Place, but students said moving in the middle of the semester is an added, and unnecessary, burden.
However, WVU officials said students can opt out of their leases at University Place or choose to move in later. They do not have to move in as soon as the complex opens.
"How am I going to find time to switch apartments in the middle of the semester?" asked Amanda Hutchison, 20, an exercise psychology major.
Hutchison, who uses a manual wheelchair, was looking forward to moving into a place she knew would be accessible. Not a lot of places in Morgantown are, she said.
Now, she's planning on moving to Campus Park at The Ridge, but since she doesn't know where staff will place her and her roommate, she doesn't know how handicap-accessible her room will be.
"I've been to The Ridge before, and I know there are apartments at ground level without steep inclines," she said, "but I'm not sure where they're placing us."
On Monday, developer Ryan Lynch, with WV Campus Housing, said that, once University Place is finished, the complex will be a fine addition to the Sunnyside neighborhood, long known for its dilapidated and aging student housing.
During a tour of the 10-story tower, he showed off the granite countertops, ceiling-to-floor windows and spacious lounges that will cost students between $635 and $725 per month.
"It's delayed by factors out of our control," Lynch said, citing an unusually brutal winter. "Units could be lived in, but WVU, especially, thought it was the best thing to wait until it was 100 percent ready."
It is clear the complex is far from done. Lynch had trouble finding a completed room to show a reporter, and cement was yet to be laid in some areas on the ground floor.
Lynch said work is being done around the clock, with about 350 workers on site each day.
With WVU and WV Campus Housing playing catch-up, Nyden said he wishes the situation had been handled differently.
"The university reacted swiftly and helped accommodate all affected students," he said. "However, this is something that could have been entirely avoided at such a late stage."
Reach Jack Suntrup at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5100.
CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this story should have included the fact that students could choose not to move to the complex, University Place, upon its completion.
Because the University Place complex is university-operated, rent is charged to student accounts. If a student's temporary housing is more expensive than what the student expects to pay for University Place, then WVU and the developer, WV Campus Housing, will pay the difference. If a housing arrangement is less expensive, students will receive a refund for charges applied to their accounts.


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I like Linux too, especially Puppy, but also like Lubuntu. Unfortunately have found Flash doesn't
work too well under Linux and is sluggish, and if you need the latest and greatest version of
Java then you're out of luck. Also there are too many scanners that Linux drivers are not available
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If you're committed to using Linux, there are usually wrappers you can install that allow you to use Windows drivers on the OS. It doesn't help with the plug and play users, but it's always an option.
Apart from the recorded problem with the reply and double posting, I also don't get to see some pics posted on here and the majority of emoticons. Anyone else?
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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So there are a few kinks with board everyone is facing right? Double posts seem to be happening for me, images/youtube not being shown at all times, and a strange error message when I reply to messages. Nothing to crazy, just seeing if anyone else is having issues.
This is the warning I get:
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Obviously nothing crazy.
This is starting to drive me crazy. Shut it down for a day if thats what its going to take to figure out what all is going on.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
It is a known issue, able knows how to fix it, but for obvious reasons his paying business has to take precedence. He will get it fixed as soon as he has some time.
We apologize for the inconvenience but hopefully it won't be for much longer.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
This space for rent.
Heh, I just figured out the Avast thing. I thought the site was down because downforeveryoneorjustme.com has been reporting it down for the last two weeks (and continues to do so)
I've thought about dual-booting, but I think what would happen is I would just keep booting to Windows and then ignore Linux.
I can't access the site on my laptop, yet I can on the home computer. It doesn't matter which connection I use or browser on the laptop, never works.
I have to access the site via anonymouse which is ok but you have to log in every few minutes.
Anyone have any solutions?
Change is neither good or bad, it simply is.
clear cache remove cookies reboot and go
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
Same problem with Avast here.
The only thing I'm noticing that's still a bit 'off' is the quick reply sometimes doesn't display my response after I click to post it; I have to refresh the page to see it. But I'm not seeing double posts anymore.
Sometimes it's working fine, though; it did in this post's case.
The site pops up OK on my work computer, although the Trend Micro OfficeScan installed on this machine pops up immediately with a warning
If I try to connect via Tapatalk on my iphone, I get the error message "Tapatalk API is expired. Please contact your forum administrator..." Any fix for this? Apologies if I posted this in the wrong place.
No particular reason for that to happen. As long as everything is good on the disk before you install, there's no reason why a dual boot would have any performance problems.
Sure, there are ways to mess it up (bad fragmenting, poor choices for partition sizes, etc.) but the only reason that would be attributed to dual boot is because you have twice as much stuff on the disk.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Either way I ended up only booting up my linux distro, so I didn't need the dual boot anyways.
Dual booting is kind of a pain, but thankfully there are other hybrid solutions. Wine/Crossover on Linux, or Cygwin on Windows, lets you get a bit from both worlds. Or play with Virtualbox, if you have a beefy enough machine. That pretty much lets you have your cake and eat it too.
One more thing I've noticed. For the last month or so, typing in www.pacersdigest.com redirects to the Activity page, rather than the main forum listing like it used to.


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Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Followed By Infusion of White Blood Cells in Treating Patients With AIDS-Related Lymphoma
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RATIONALE: Donor peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Sometimes the transplanted cells are rejected by the body's normal tissues. Treatment with donor white blood cells may prevent this from happening.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of donor peripheral stem cell transplantation followed by infusions of donor white blood cells in treating patients who have AIDS-related lymphoma.
|Biological: anti-thymocyte globulin Biological: therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: cyclosporine Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Radiation: radiation therapy
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Delayed Donor Leukocyte Infusions in Patients Receiving Allogeneic PBSC Following Conditioning With Non-myeloablative Regimen for AIDS-Related Lymphoma (NHL and HD)
|Study Start Date:
|August 2001
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2003
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
- Determine the response rate of patients with AIDS-related lymphoma treated with allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation followed by delayed donor leukocyte infusion.
- Determine the complication rate of these patients treated with PBSC transplantation.
- Determine the immune dysfunction and recovery of patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 60 minutes on days -5 to -3. Patients who have not received prior mediastinal radiotherapy receive thymic radiotherapy on day -1. Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells are infused on day 0. Patients also receive anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 10-12 hours on days -1, 1, 3, and 5 and cyclosporine IV beginning on day -1, switching to oral when possible, and tapering until day 35.
In the absence of active acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and at least 2 weeks after completion of cyclosporine, patients receive an infusion of donor leukocytes on or before day 49. Patients may receive a second donor leukocyte infusion if there is evidence of persistent malignancy and no GVHD.
Patients are followed through day 100, on days 120, 180, 270, and 365, and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 3-4 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 65 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Failed to achieve a complete remission with initial therapy OR
- Relapsed after initial therapy
- HIV-1 seropositive by Western Blot
- Measurable or evaluable (e.g., pleural fluid involvement) disease
- No leptomeningeal or parenchymal CNS involvement or active CNS leukemia
- HLA-A, B, or DR antigen matched or 1 antigen mismatched related donor available
- CD4 cell count greater than 100/mm3 (initial 12 patients) OR greater than 50/mm3 (subsequent patients)*
- HIV RNA less than 110,000 copies/mL* NOTE: *Unless not receiving optimal anti-retroviral therapy as defined by current clinical standards
- Physiologic 65 and under
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 70-100%
Life expectancy:
- Estimated disease-free survival less than 1 year
- See Disease Characteristics
- Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL
- Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)*
- SGOT or SGPT no greater than 3 times ULN*
- Hepatitis B surface antigen negative NOTE: *Unless receiving indinavir
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
- Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min
- No symptomatic congestive heart failure
- No angina pectoris
- No uncontrolled hypertension
- LVEF at least 45% by radionuclide ventriculography
- No severe chronic obstructive lung disease
- No symptomatic restrictive lung disease
- DLCO greater than 50% predicted
- No active uncontrolled infection
- No history of cytomegalovirus retinitis or pneumonitis, even if treated
- No other disease that would limit life expectancy
- No symptomatic leukoencephalopathy
- No neuropsychiatric abnormalities that would preclude transplantation
- Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV-1) antibody negative
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
- At least 1 week since prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Not specified
- No concurrent chronic suppressive therapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00024128
|Study Chair:
|David T. Scadden, MD
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|AIDS Malignancy Consortium
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00024128 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDR0000068894 ( Other Identifier: NCI )
|Study First Received:
|September 13, 2001
|Last Updated:
|February 1, 2016
Keywords provided by AIDS Malignancy Consortium:
AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma
HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Antilymphocyte Serum
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists
Enzyme Inhibitors
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Dermatologic Agents
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1995 AFC Championship game still haunts Harbaugh
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 12, 2011, 5:09 PM EDT
Each day, PFT Live producer Matt Casey sends out a wide assortment of possible clips from the show we can choose from to post on the rumor mill.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh gave a lot of interesting, newsy answers about his squad that are relevant to todays NFL. And Im not going to pick any of them.
The segment that interested me most was Harbaughs recollection of the 1995 AFC Championship against the Steelers, and the near-catch by Aaron Bailey that almost sent an upstart Colts team to the Super Bowl.
Coming that close to your dream of participating in the Super Bowl, and then seeing it brush by your face in an instant, and you walk off the field and you go there will be other days, Harbaugh said. And then you realize it was the only day.
I remember the play well. Its a reminder how lives can change on one snap, and how random winning can be.
It haunts you in a lot of ways to come that close to your dream and not get to touch it, Harbaugh said.


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http://hoops.sports.ws is open again so I'm posting this here and at IFP to fill out our league. Whether or not you've ever played on sports.ws before you're welcome to join, just post here or pm me. I'll explain further if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Here's the list of owners so far, there are six spots left:
1. Pig Nash Bridges (pig_nash)
2. Young Turks (Bellisimo)
3. Hounds of Hell (pacertom)
4. Strangers With Candy (bmore_bulldog)
5. groningen geezers (pacersgroningen)
6. Hoopstown Hoopsters (DIAMONDDAVE00)
7. Indy Hoosiers (indyhoosier)
8. Noblesville Giants (docpaul)
9. Indianapolis Magic Rats (MagicRat)
10. Jeffersonville Day Man (BSparkman)
11. 900 Pound Gorilla (Skaut_Ech)
12. Belfast Banshees (Jose)
13. Crystal Lake Slashers (Shade)
14. Sudden Valley Zuckercorns (avoidingtheclowns)
15. Trader Joe's team
16. infuse's team
17. IIIBishopIII's team
18. Dr Badd's team
19. Hibbert Laugh's team
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SISTER WYNONA CARR: (Singing) Life is a ball game being played each day...
It's Sunday morning, so that means NPR's Mike Pesca is with us for our weekly chat about sports - and frankly, whatever else strikes our fancy. He's up in New York. Hey, Mike.
MIKE PESCA, BYLINE: Hey. Maybe woodworking.
MARTIN: Who knows?
PESCA: Scrapbooking.
MARTIN: Yes! OK, so Thanksgiving Day, my family and I ran this little race - this little 5K, in Washington - and while I was running, I was catching snippets of conversations; I eavesdrop, from time to time. And I passed this group of guys; and they were going on and on about this kid at Grinnell College, this basketball player who set this crazy record - 138 points in a single game. I mean, everyone's still talking about this. Is this kid some kind of basketball golden child?
PESCA: Yeah, and he benefited from the system. But I think the most important thing, in that anecdote, is if you're going to be talking about basketball in a race, you will get passed by a very swift NPR host.
MARTIN: (Laughter) Right, pushing a stroller. Mm-hmm.
PESCA: Noticed passed; you - yes, you passed them. So Jack Taylor of Grinnell benefits from a very interesting system. His coach - you know, Grinnell's a really good school. You have to have high math SAT scores to get in. You have to know that three is more than two. And his coach said, hey, if we shoot and make all these three-pointers, and we let the other team shoot a lot of two-pointers, we'll probably win. And that's sort of the cornerstone of his system; where the coach of Grinnell subs in player after player after player - 20 guys play in the game - and everyone in this game - against Faith Baptist - funneled the ball to Jack Taylor, who shot and shot and shot his way into the NCAA record book.
Now, this was great for Grinnell. You maybe never hear of Grinnell; no one had ever heard of Jack Taylor. But - you know, there was, of course, a backlash; Deadspin calling it a sham; Gregg Doyel, of CBS, said kid scores 138, nobody wins - actually Grinnell won by 75. So there's always this sort of, oh, we can't experience pleasure, sports, athletic anhedonia going on.
MARTIN: How come? I mean, what's the deal?
PESCA: OK. I mean, I think that there are some general rules, like don't run up the score - that, alone, is bad sportsmanship. But you have to take context into effect. Sports are, of course, an analogy for battle; and so we like to have some chivalry during our battles. But look at what was going on. This was a game where Jack Taylor was trying to set a record. And set a record, he did. And as far as the running-up-the-score argument, I think some context is important. Like, first of all, if I told you two teams were playing - right? - and one team beat the other by seven, would you call that a blowout, or running up the score?
MARTIN: I mean, no. I mean, it depends on the game, right? Like in soccer...
PESCA: That's right.
MARTIN: ...it would be a big win.
PESCA: Yes.
MARTIN: But in basketball, no.
PESCA: That's right. It depends on the game. In football, you know, seven points is just one touchdown. In soccer, it's ridiculous. And I submit that what Grinnell was doing, is actually playing a different game than the basketball that we know. It's not walking the ball up the court, and getting it to the guy who happens to be open. It's a concerted effort; waves and waves of players. And because there were so many possessions - Grinnell possessed the ball 123 times - there are big swings in the score. So you look at the final score and you say, oh my God, what a huge number. But then other games, where the score might be - you know, routinely, teams lose by 30 or 40 points; actually, those are bigger blowouts because there are so many fewer possessions of a game. The way Grinnell plays, the score could change dramatically. So I would excuse Grinnell on that point.
MARTIN: But - I mean, I don't get what the controversy is. This team still won, I mean, by more than 70 points.
PESCA: Oh, but the controversy is - you know, you should have shut the kid down; and he should have maybe only scored 99 points. But, you know, I would say a couple things. It's not 12-year-olds playing - this is called men's basketball. It's not a sport like football; no one's going to get hurt. And if you asked Faith Baptist, as some coaches - as some reporters did, they weren't at all annoyed by it. You know, no one likes to lose by that much. But they lost by 50 points a week earlier; they're not a very good team. And so they weren't upset to be part of history.
MARTIN: Just seconds left - it's Thanksgiving weekend. You want to say anything about football?
PESCA: I do. In the Lions game, the coach, Jim Schwartz, challenged a play where the Texans scored. And he would have won his challenge, if he had only kept his flag in his pocket. Because he challenged, he lost the ability to challenge. I surveyed a bunch of legal experts - like Gabe Feldman,of the Tulane Sports Law Center; Emily Bazelon, of Slate - and they could find no legal precedent to explain losing a right just by asking for your right. The only thing I could think of is when my kids ask, Daddy, can I have a ring pop? I say yes. Daddy, can I have a ring pop? I say yes. Daddy - if you ask for another ring pop, you're not going to have a ring pop. And I think that was...
MARTIN: That's the big lesson.
PESCA: ...the principle at stake. Yes.
MARTIN: NPR's Mike Pesca. Thanks so much.
PESCA: You're welcome.
MARTIN: You're listening to WEEKEND EDITION, from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.


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I'm counting down our Top 10 Book Club Girl on Air shows every Tuesday this summer. These are the shows that have gotten the most live listens and subsequent downloads since they first aired!
We started it off at #10 with Mary Kay Andrews' show on which we discussed Deep Dish and then Thrity Umrigar came in at #9 for her show on The Space Between Us. Clocking in at #8 was Adriana Trigiani for her show on Very Valentine and at #7 was Debra Dean discussing The Madonnas of Leningrad. The 6th most popular show featured Elizabeth Noble discussing Things I Want My Daughters to Know and #5 in the countdown was Jessica Anya Blau discussing her newest novel, Drinking Closer to Home. And last week we revealed that Wally Lamb's show on The Hour I First Believed was the 4th most popular show. Each week readers just need to give the show a listen and post a comment and they are entered to win that week's discussed book (US and Canadian entrants only please). To that end, I'm pleased to announce that the winner of Wally Lamb's The Hour I First Believed and I Know This Much is True, and a totebag is Kelly from My Utopia! Thanks for entering and congratulations!
So which author's show comes in at #3 on the countdown? Well, she's the only author who appears TWICE in the Top Ten - as she should given her massive popularity with book clubs. Our third most popular show featured book club maven Adriana Trigiani, who joined us to discuss her first YA novel, Viola in Reel Life! Listen in to the show now and leave a comment about something you learned or liked from the show and you'll be entered to win a copy of Viola in Reel Life as well the follow-up novel, Viola in the Spotlight, plus a totebag in which you can take them both to the beach!
Listen in to the show now and leave a comment about what you've learned or liked from it to be entered to win (US and Canada residents only). I'll pick one random winner from all comments posted by midnight, Friday August 19th.


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WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids director of cricket Steve Rhodes admitted that Jason Roy's explosive half-century "was the difference between the two teams" as Surrey Lions edged to a three-wicket win in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final at the Kia Oval.
Rhodes felt that the Rapids were capable of defending a 141-9 total on a sluggish pitch after his side had been put into bat.
But Roy raced to his 50 off just 20 balls and, although Worcestershire fought back after his dismissal, the Lions were able to reach their target comfortably.
Rhodes said: "I think it wasn't a bad score, we could win with that total, but if you look back at the whole day, most batters struggled to score on that Oval wicket apart from Jason Roy.
"You take away his 50 off 20-odd balls on a wicket that was difficult to score on .... it was a major match-winning innings for Surrey.
"A couple of nicks from him early on went for four but he did hit some great shots and that's the reason he has been called up by the England Lions.
"His innings was the difference between the two teams."
Rhodes was pleased with the way his side stuck to their guns in the field and gave the Lions a fright before they reached a sixth finals day in 12 years.
He said: "It was always going to be tough but, as you saw, we were desperate to make life as difficult as possible.
"Just one more wicket and we'd have been through to Jade Dernbach and Matt Dunn and a real opportunity to wrap things up.
"We tried hard, we couldn't fault the Worcestershire lads for effort, they've tried hard the whole campaign and I'm proud of what they've done.
"Sadly it just wasn't quite good enough because of that innings from Roy. That innings has changed the game."
The Rapids struggled to build any momentum in their innings in the conditions.
Rhodes said: "We were quite happy where we were at the end of the powerplay in many ways on a difficult wicket.
"But we couldn't accelerate in any way and we did lose wickets in the middle period. That makes life difficult.
"Richard Oliver is one of the sweetest strikers of a ball but he struggled to hit the ball on that wicket and manfully tried to bat through the innings for us.
"But it was difficult going and we found the seamers hard work.
"Similarly, when we bowled, I thought Joe Leach and Jack Shantry bowled well and Mitchell McClenaghan has obviously gone for a few runs but he was very whole-hearted and tried hard, as did all the other bowlers.
"If we had got rid of Roy early, then we would have had a real chance of progressing."


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Lowestoft Town chief Craig Fleming wants more points on the board
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Lowestoft Town director of football Craig Fleming admitted the Blues are playing fixture catch-up once again this season – the exact situation the management team were determined to avoid at the start of the season.
The Blues slipped to seventh in the league following defeat at Carshalton last weekend and find themselves in an all too familiar situation to their last two seasons in the Ryman League Premier.
Other teams' involvement in the FA Trophy saw two of the Trawlerboys' fixtures postponed before Saturday, allowing their promotion rivals to gain the initiative at the top.
Lowestoft would get themselves right back in the championship mix if they win their two games in hand but Fleming admitted he would much rather have the points on the board.
"We looked at it at the start of the season and we decided we didn't want to be playing catch-up," he said. "In the last couple of seasons it has perhaps been a mistake to get so behind in the league whilst other teams have been racking up points.
"We knew this season that our main focus would be on the league but it's worked out that other teams have advanced in the cup competitions and we're still lagging behind as a result.
"If we win our games in hand then we're right back in it but we've been here before – that seems to be a recurring theme for us.
"That's not the situation that we want to be in – we would much rather have the points. But that's the situation we find ourselves in and we've got to deal with it – and we will."
Lowestoft's squad has been beset by injuries in recent weeks but Fleming insisted the Blues still should have had enough to beat Carshalton last weekend.
Fleming's men paid the price for missing a hatful of chances before being undone by two late goals and the former Norwich City defender rued his side's profligacy in front of goal.
"It was just one of those days for us – it was an awful result," he said. "We didn't play anywhere near as well as we can although we still managed to create a lot of chances.
"We know that if you don't take your chances then it will come back to bite you – we missed some pretty gilt-edged chances."
Lowestoft travel to Hendon tomorrow with striker Jack Defty still suspended after his sending off against Braintree in the FA Cup. Adam Smith and Dan Gleeson remain sidelined while Dale Cockrill is still struggling with a knee injury.


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MOTORISTS in Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch are being urged to take care on the roads this week, due to icy conditions.
Fire crews from across the two counties attended seven road traffic collisions across Worcestershire in recent days, including one in Redditch.
The other areas affected included two in Worcester, two in Stourport on Severn, one in Broadway, and one in Hereford.
Road traffic conditions account for a significant proportion of the incidents the service gets called to each year, and the winter months are always busy.
Icy conditions present an extra hazard for motorists using the many rural roads and motorways in the two counties.
Alan Haley, from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service's (HWFRS) community safety department, said: "While we've had flooded roads to contend with this winter there's been only a handful of icy mornings and no snow as yet.
"However, we do tend to see an increase in collisions when the roads are icy and so we are keen to encourage motorists, particularly younger drivers who may not have driven on the ice before, to keep an eye on the weather and take extra care when freezing temperatures are forecast."
HWFRS has issued key safety advice for icy weather that includes keeping a regular check on weather forecasts and travel information, and avoiding unnecessary journeys if the roads are known to be icy.
HWFRS also remind drivers that it can take considerably longer to stop in icy conditions, so they should reduce their speed and keep their distance.
It is also advised to ensure windows, mirrors and lights are free from ice before starting a journey, and that vehicles are well-maintained, serviced and ready for winter.


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Cards ticket plan aims to keep Cowboys fans out
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The Cardinals are trying to "protect the nest."
This means they'd like University of Phoenix Stadium to continue to sell out, and to do so with as few opposing fans as possible.
In the past two seasons, there was little concern about this since the team sold out every home game.
But with ticket sales a bit slower as the third season approaches, the Cardinals are requiring fans who want to buy tickets to the Dallas game on Oct. 12 to also buy tickets for the Aug. 7 exhibition opener vs. New Orleans.
Cardinals fans have "created a decisive home-field advantage" the past two years, and the team wants to keep it that way by discouraging single-game ticket sales to Cowboys fans, team spokesman Mark Dalton said.
"Our goal is to have as many Cardinal fans in the stadium as possible," Dalton said.
In terms of overall ticket sales, "We're a little slower than we were at this point" last year, Dalton said, citing the slowing economy.
Dalton estimated about 58,000 season tickets have been sold.
Ideally, the Cardinals would like to sell about 60,000 season tickets and hold back 3,000 or so to sell for individual games.
"If we don't get to that threshold, then there will be a few more individual single-game tickets available," Dalton said.


text: Jefferson track dynasty makes return visit to Laidley Field By Rick Ryan April 25, 2013 Story Share Kenny Kemp St. Albans sprinter-hurdler Anacia Hines is one of the Kanawha Valley's top athletes competing in this weekend's Gazette/Friends of Coal Relays. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Whatever approach Jefferson's track team has taken the last few years, it appears to be working.The Cougars, who have captured three straight boys Class AAA championships, will be on display in the Kanawha Valley again this weekend as they compete in the 78th Gazette/Friends of Coal Relays.The two-day meet, patterned after the state meet, starts at 4 p.m. today at Laidley Field. A total of 49 schools and just over 1,000 athletes are scheduled to participate.No one can argue with Jefferson's traditional jaunt from the Eastern Panhandle to the Capital City for the Gazette/FOC Relays, owing to its recent run of success come state meet time. And the Cougars appear to be toting another powerhouse to town this weekend, as they own eight of the top marks statewide (according to RunWV.com) in the 18 events staged at the meet.The Cougars will bring one of the state's most decorated track athletes, as senior sprinter Dante Price makes a triumphant return to Laidley, where he's accounted for seven state championships (four individual, three relays). He's already signed with Virginia Tech.Jefferson comes in ranked No. 1 by RunWV.com among AAA boys teams, fueled by the efforts of Price, hurdler Warren Gray, high jumper Jordan Hardiman (who has cleared 6 feet, 9 inches) and long jumpers Martinez Grant and Dante McCarroll, two of the state's three members of the 22-foot club).Other ranked boys AAA teams scheduled to compete are No. 2 Cabell Midland, No. 7 Point Pleasant, No. 9 Huntington and No. 10 Greenbrier East.However, Midland distance running ace Jacob Burcham, a seven-time state champion and Oklahoma signee, will pass on the Gazette Relays for a second straight year as he's set to run in the Eastern Relays in Louisville this weekend.The weather forecast couldn't be much better, with highs of 68 today, 71 on Saturday, light winds and sunny skies.Other teams and athletes to keep an eye on this weekend:Girls AAABuckhannon-Upshur, the top-ranked team in West Virginia, is back again and that means another stellar show from versatile senior Emily Godwin, a nine-time individual state champ. Godwin won four events at last year's state meet, three as a sophomore and two as a freshman.A North Carolina recruit, she owns the state's best efforts this year in four events - the high jump, long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles. In the 100 hurdles, Godwin will be challenged by St. Albans' Anacia Hines, whose top time this season of 15.18 seconds is a shade behind Godwin (15.09).Hines is also a threat in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Others to watch in this meet are University distance runner Amelia Paladino, who has turned in the state's top times in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200, and B-U weight thrower Mackenzie Leigh, currently the state's best in the shot put and discus. Besides B-U, other ranked teams on hand are No. 4 University, No. 5 Winfield, No. 8 St. Albans and No. 10 Hurricane.Boys AAThis figures to be one of the best meets of the bunch, with six state-ranked teams competing and several intriguing individual showdowns.The distance events pit Abe Merinar of Bridgeport against Will Shaffer of Scott, who rank 1-2 statewide in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Merinar has the edge in this year's times in the 800 and 1,600 and Shaffer in the 3,200, but Shaffer is the defending AA state champ in the two longer runs. Nick Trefz of Fairmont Senior placed third in the AAA 3,200 last year.In the pole vault, Sam Hadjis of Bridgeport (14-0) and Kyle Raines of Roane County (13-7) are far and away the class of the field and could threaten the meet mark of 14-6.Poca's Christian Buckley should dominate in the shot put (49-11) and discus (162-81/2), as his yearly bests are significantly farther than everyone else. The ranked teams in town are No. 1 Roane, No. 4 Bridgeport, No. 6 Fairmont Senior, No. 7 Poca, No. 8 Grafton and No. 9 Scott.Girls AAFour ranked teams are scheduled to compete in this division, led by No. 3 Bridgeport. The others are Webster County (sixth), Berkeley Springs (eighth) and Fairmont Senior (ninth).Two of the top individuals in the meet figure to be Bridgeport's Kayla Haywood in the 100 and long jump and Wayne's Lexy Beckett in the shot and discus.Boys ADoddridge County, the No. 1 team in the RunWV.com rankings and the defending state and Gazette Relays champ, leads a solid field that also includes No. 4 Tyler Consolidated, No. 5 Buffalo, No. 6 Gilmer County, No. 7 Charleston Catholic, No. 9 South Harrison and co-No. 10s Clay-Battelle and Valley Wetzel.Anthony Aviles of Gilmer takes aim at his own Relays record of 6-81/4 in the high jump, and South Harrison's Zain Creamer (22-1/4) is the only other 22-foot long jumper in the state in any class.Dylan Rich of Buffalo is poised for a big meet, as his yearly best times in the 800 (1:55.99) and 1,600 (4:19.29) lead the state by a wide margin.Girls APerhaps D'Andra Swiger of Doddridge can use the Gazette Relays to help decide what four events to run at the state meet, which looms three weeks from now.Swiger enters the Relays ranked first in the state in five different events - the 200, 400, 300 hurdles, high jump and long jump, and stands third in the 100.The Bulldogs should battle Clay-Battelle atop the team standings, as Doddridge enters with a No. 2 state ranking and the Cee-Bees are fourth. Also competing are No. 5 Tyler Consolidated, No. 7 Richwood and No. 10 Charleston Catholic.Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or email@example.com participating in the Gazette/Friends of Coal RelaysClass AAA (21)Buckhannon-Upshur, Cabell Midland, Capital, Elkins, Gahanna Lincoln (Ohio), George Washington, Greenbrier East, Huntington, Hurricane, Jefferson, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Logan, Marietta (Ohio), Nitro, Point Pleasant, Riverside, St. Albans, Spring Valley, University, WinfieldClass AA (12)Berkeley Springs, Bridgeport, Chapmanville, Fairmont Senior, Grafton, Poca, Roane County, Scott, Sissonville, Wayne, Webster County, WestsideClass A (16)Buffalo, Calhoun County, Charleston Catholic, Clay-Battelle, Doddridge County, Fairview (Ky.), Gilmer County, Ironton (Ohio), Midland Trail, Richwood, Sherman, South Harrison, Tug Valley, Tyler Consolidated, Valley Fayette, Valley Wetzel Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday 2 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 3 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 4 Preston County delegate Tony Lewis dies 5 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world WVU baseball team to face Kansas in Beckley Previous Story The scoop before MU's first shovel of dirt Next Story


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The offer is available at all Barnes & Noble stores, Barnes & Noble College Bookstores and online. It also is being offered through other retailers that sell Nook products, including Walmart.com, Target and Best Buy.
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Visitors to Mountain View's Ala Carte & Art festival on Castro Street this weekend will find a wide selection of fine art.
Mountain View's 17th annual A La Carte & Art event is scheduled 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on Castro Street, between Church Street and Evelyn Avenue. This year's festival honors Cinco de Mayo.
West Coast artists and craftmakers will offer original works in glass, ceramics, metals, fiber, leather, wood, jewelry and fine art.
"We have many emerging new artists this year joining longtime event favorites," said Dana Hale-Mounier, coordinator of Pacific Fine Arts, organizer of the artisans. "Festivalgoers will find unique, original art and fine crafts with a variety of price points for personal purchases, gifts or additions to private collections. It's a great opportunity to meet the artists."
Vases, flatware, clocks, dishes, wall and table decorations, paperweights, stained and beveled glass, etchings, sculptures, photography, oil and watercolor paintings, beadwork, gold and silver jewelry, vests, handbags, hats, wallets, footwear, wind chimes, and waterfalls will be among the items available for purchase.
A lineup of 10 bands will play two days of Latin, classic rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues, jazz, dance and party music on stages and the street. Performers include the Mariachi Trio Estrellas De Oro, The Garage Band, Zebop, The Retro Rockets, The Bell Brothers, The Road Dogs, Bob Culbertson, Oscar Reynolds, Ancient Winds and Emerson & The Growiser Band.
Vendors will dish up an array of food, including chicken tikka masala, veggie samosas, spiced lamb and chicken pita sandwiches, salads, falafel, tri-tip, pulled pork and beef brisket sandwiches, teriyaki chicken plates, sweet-and-spicy Peking chicken wraps, deep-fried catfish nuggets, jambalaya, baked beans, Cajun-smoked andouille and Portuguese linguica sausages. Wines, microbrewed beers, margaritas, sangria and mimosas are also on the menu.
More than a dozen producers of artisan specialty foods will offer samples of and sell olive oil, barrel-aged vinegars, salad dressings, mustard blends, preserves, marinades, honey products, pepper, spices, nuts and Kona coffee.
Growers from the Mountain View Certified Farmers' Market will be on hand with strawberries, cherries, apricots, asparagus, flavored almonds, pistachios, walnuts and honey.
The Kids' Ton of Fun Zone will include rides, hula hooping, a 24-foot climbing wall, bungee jumping, inflatables and bounce houses, a remote-controlled NASCAR racetrack, feather hair extensions, face painting and temporary henna tattoos.
The A La Carte & Art classic-car show, sponsored by Hot San Jose Nights, will return this year with muscle cars. Admission and parking are free.
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Discussion in 'Fox 5.0 Mustang Tech' started by MRaburn, Jan 27, 2010.
Talked to them this morning, they hope to start shipping next week. I will post when I know more.
Wow! Thanks for the fast response too! I didn't see it listed on their website so i figured i'd ask. I'm assuming it may be a special order piece so i'll have to contact their customer staff i'd assume.
I'm glad to see the positive response to the part! Thanks for the kind words- we hope everyone likes it. We all have Mike to thank for this one! Keep your fingers crossed- we're hoping to start shipping these by the end of next week in full kit form. We'll make the official launch announcement right here on Stangnet!
Look for the re-launch of the Fox Lightbar soon as well!
Awesome! I am actually holding up painting my car until you guys release this. I have always wanted to do something semi unique with the front, and didn't really want to go cobra insert. This reminds me so much of a Mach1 delete. I'll be patiently waiting for the announcement and i'll be one of the first to purchase
I love reading the progress on this project. I'm glad I finally got a free minute to review everything.
Cant wait for someone to do a 3.5 EcoBoost/Fox Body conversion.
Any updates?
What are the options for brakes (under hood) for this swap?
We plan to use a late model hydraboost setup. This should allow for clearance of the engine, we have yet to confirm BUT the top of this motor is a tad narrower than the 4.6L so we should be good to go.
We picked up the booster, master and lines from PrestigeMustang.com. We plan to run a Brembo Big Brake kit up front and rear Cobra calipers.
This will be all detailed out once we start assembly, which we hope is soon! Just a lot of parts we are waiting on from several sources to make this engine work.
Only thing left is the pump..... Any word on what pump? Or is it TBD by ford which pump will fit/work?
Yep, we are waiting for Ford Racing to come out with their pump and pulley.
Also be warned, late model stock K-members and some aftermarket K's we tested will not fit, they changed the oil pan on this sucker... not sure if any current K-members will work, we will post when we come up with our solution.
This is a swap that I am very interested in. I appreciate your effort in documenting/paving the way.
These coyote/fox conversions will become legend.
Anything new on the return or return-less fuel system requirements?
We are setting up a remote return system, as the engine is returnless but for ease of management of the fuel system with the computer, it will need to be a return system, which also allows use of the stock fuel tank and lines. We will be upgrading the fuel pump and up front will be a regulator. Parts are as follows.
BBK Internal 255Lph Fuel Pump BBK-1607 http://goo.gl/lyi9
Professional Products Fuel Regulator PP-10671 url=http://goo.gl/ia0m]http://goo.gl/ia0m[/url]
Motorcraft Fuel Filter FG800A http://goo.gl/X1SK
LMR Gas Tank Kit LRS-9002BK http://goo.gl/iuLt
You can find all the parts we have gotten for the project here.
Which ones didn't fit?
And did you find one that did work?
Well we know that a stock late model K-member and the Griggs K will not work for sure. We suspect almost all of them will not... if anyone tried to move the engine down at all there will be no room for the rack OR the oil pan for that matter... there is a new part of the pan that was in the half moon curve of the pan, so what was clearance is no longer there. The rack would need to come down just a little (which is not ideal) or the engine would need to go up some. We had to hack and cut on the factory K-member just to see how much clearance it really wanted, then the rack in stock location was touching the oil pan.
J&M is working with us on a K-member for these engines. It will allow for stock control arms if you want to use them (2 locations) and should fit early FOX and the Late Models. We should have test out in about 2 weeks... will report then.
I know these engines are about ready to start being sold to the public. IF you think that you can get this new engine and bolt it in to a Late Model SN95 with stock K-member... it's NOT going to happen.
Also, this motor DOES accept 4.6L engine mounts.
The Flywheel can be a 4.6L flywheel and clutch setup as well, bolt pattern on the crank is the same.
The BOLT pattern on the heads are new, no version of headers out there is going to work. We are working with Kooks to get a set designed, which should happen next month.
Do you know if the water pump is the same as 4.6 or 5.4 engines? Just wandering if you'd be able to use an electric water pump like a Meziere? Or is it a totally new design?
Great build.
To be honest I do not know at this point. The hoses and fittings on the engine are different though than the 3v.
Gosh, body work takes to long IMO! We are close, expect to have the build back in the shop next week so we can start assembly.
Check out the Grill Delete from CDC, think its gonna be a nice addition!