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Those taxes would help fund a proposed 10-year, $1.3 billion plan that calls for a commuter rail line from Noblesville to downtown Indianapolis and doubling bus service in the Indianapolis area.
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other members of the Regional Council of Elected Officials began meeting informally four years ago. Cook said it took time to decide on mass transit as a priority issue.
The transit bill died in the last legislative session, but another local group, the Central Indiana Transit Task Force, believes it has a stronger chance in the session that begins Monday as more Republican lawmakers come aboard.
Ron Gifford, the executive director of the Central Indiana Transit Task Force, told the Indianapolis Business Journal (http://www.ibj.com ) it's important to show the bill has support beyond Indianapolis and the Hamilton County town that would see the immediate benefits.
"All the planning we're doing today in building out the backbone of the system will be critical to those communities," he said. "I think they will be very public and very vocal about this," he said of the mayors' group.
The Regional Council of Elected Officials' members have all endorsed the transit plan, including communities outside of the transit plan's scope.
Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun said that even though his city is about 20 miles southeast of Indianapolis he agreed to advocate for the bill because he thinks it will make central Indiana more attractive to employers.
The bill could face a roadblock in the Senate, where Sen. Mike Young, R-Speedway, said he's not won over by the local officials' push. Young said he thinks the referendum approach on local income taxes is a method for them to avoid voting for a tax increase.
"When we pass a tax, we don't put it on the ballot and let voters decide. We either do it or don't do it," he said. "They're the elected official, and they've got to be on record for voting for or voting against it."
Local government leaders often work together on regional topics, such as methamphetamine abuse in southwestern Indiana, but the Regional Council's effort is the most visible right now, said Matt Greller, executive director of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns.
Cook said that if any regional coalition is going to exert influence at the Statehouse, it should be central Indiana. He noted that the Regional Council's member communities represent 26 percent of the state's population, contribute 33 percent of tax revenue, and receive 27 percent of that revenue in return.
The Regional Council includes any community with at least 10,000 residents in Marion County and its seven surrounding counties.
The group, which is receiving financial and professional support from the Urban Land Institute Indiana, is moving forward on another complex issue — central Indiana's regional water supply. That issue was pushed to the forefront by last summer's drought that forced local water-use restrictions.
"Water is going to be the oil, if you will, in 20 years," Cook said, adding that currently, "Whatever company or municipality can stick the most straws in the ground wins."


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Here's the lineup from Marc's blog...Stinnett batting 3rd for the Yanks???
Jaywalkers' Row
SARASOTA -- Honestly, what follows is the actual Yankees starting lineup for today's game. They don't even have a split-squad. So much for bringing four regulars to spring training games. WBC or not, this is pretty ridiculous.
Kevin Reese LF
Miguel Cairo 2B
Kelly Stinnett C
Mitch Jones DH
Melky Cabrera CF
Eric Duncan 1B
Russ Johnson 3B
Felix Escalona SS
Kevin Thompson RF
Mike Mussina P
Ryan Freel 2B
Felipe Lopez SS
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Adam Dunn LF
Rich Aurilia 3B
Tuffy Rhodes DH
Austin Kearns RF
Jason LaRue C
Chris Denorfia CF
Phil Dumatrait P
Quote of the day honors go to Dunn, upon seeing the Reds' lineup card.
"How are we gonna score? Eddie's not in there..."

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Ponatinib in Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) (EPIC)
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|Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
|Drug: ponatinib Drug: imatinib (Gleevec/ Glivec)
|Phase 3
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase 3 Randomized,Open-Label Study of Ponatinib Versus Imatinib in Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase
- Major Molecular Response (MMR) Rate at 12 Months [ Time Frame: 12 months after first dose ]A ratio of reverse transcribed transcript of BCR-ABL to ABL ≤ 0.1% on the international scale, measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
- MMR Rate [ Time Frame: 5 years after first dose ]To compare the efficacy of ponatinib with imatinib, as measured by MMR rate, at 5 years
- <10% BCR-ABL^IS Rate [ Time Frame: 3 months after first dose ]To compare the proportion of patients achieving a ratio of <10% BCR-ABL to ABL transcript levels at 3 months, as measured by the international scale (<10% BCR-ABL^IS), in patients administered ponatinib versus those administered imatinib
- Complete Cytogenetic Response (CCyR) Rate [ Time Frame: 12 months after first dose ]The percentage of Ph+ metaphases in bone marrow (peripheral blood may not be used), with a review of a minimum of 20 metaphases. Responses are defined as follows: Complete (CCyR): 0% Ph+ metaphases.
- Progression-free Survival [ Time Frame: Up to 8 years after the last patient's first dose ]To compare, according to treatment with ponatinib versus imatinib, progression-free survival
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Up to 8 years after the last patient's first dose ]To compare, according to treatment with ponatinib versus imatinib, overall survival
|Study Start Date:
|June 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: ponatinib
Drug: ponatinib
45 mg tablet, taken orally once daily
|Active Comparator: imatinib
Drug: imatinib (Gleevec/ Glivec)
400 mg tablet, taken orally once daily
Detailed Description:
This multicenter, international, phase 3 trial will test the hypothesis that ponatinib is an effective treatment for newly diagnosed CP-CML patients when compared with standard imatinib.
Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion, stratified by Sokal risk score at diagnosis (low, intermediate, high), to receive once daily oral administration of either ponatinib or imatinib. Efficacy measures include molecular, cytogenetic, and hematologic response rates at various timepoints; time to, duration of, and durability of responses; and survival follow-up. Safety measures include clinical laboratory testing, adverse event monitoring, vital signs, physical exams, ECGs, and ECHOs. Other measures include two patient-reported health outcomes questionnaires (FACT-Leu and EQ-5D-5L), determination of mutation status, and, for ponatinib only, measurement of steady-state plasma concentration. Accrual is expected to take approximately 2 years, and patients will be followed for survival for up to 8 years after the last patient's first dose; therefore, patient participation may last up to 10 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
CP CML within 6 months of diagnosis
- CP-CML will be defined by (i) <15% blasts in bone marrow; (ii) <30% blasts plus promyelocytes in bone marrow; (iii) <20% basophils in peripheral blood; (iv) ≥100 × 10^9/L platelets (≥100,000/mm^3); (v) No evidence of extramedullary disease except hepatosplenomegaly; AND (vi) No prior diagnosis of AP-CML or BP-CML
Cytogenetic assessment must demonstrate the BCR-ABL fusion by presence of the t(9;22) Philadelphia chromosome
- (a)Variant translocations are only allowed provided they are assessable for cytogenetic response utilizing conventional cytogenetic techniques; (b) Conventional chromosome banding must be performed; AND (c) A minimum of 20 metaphases must be assessable at entry
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2
Adequate hepatic function as defined by the following criteria:
(a) Total serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), unless due to Gilbert's syndrome; (b) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 × ULN; AND (c) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5 × ULN
- Adequate renal function as defined as defined by serum creatinine <1.5 x ULN
- Adequate pancreatic function as defined by serum lipase and amylase ≤1.5 × ULN
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received prior imatinib therapy
- Received prior dasatinib therapy
- Received prior nilotinib therapy
- Received, for CML, any other systemic anticancer therapy, experimental therapy, or radiation therapy with the exception of anagrelide or hydroxyurea
- Major surgery within 28 days prior to initiating therapy
- History of bleeding disorder unrelated to CML
- History of acute pancreatitis within 1 year of study or history of chronic pancreatitis
- History of alcohol abuse
- Have uncontrolled hypertriglyceridemia (triglycerides >450 mg/dL)
Clinically significant, uncontrolled, or active cardiovascular disease, specifically including, but not restricted to:
- Myocardial infarction, within 6 months prior to randomization
- Unstable angina within 6 months prior to randomization
- Congestive heart failure within 6 months prior to randomization
- History of clinically significant (as determined by the treating physician) atrial arrhythmia or any ventricular arrhythmia
- Any history of ventricular arrhythmia
- Cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to randomization
- Any history of peripheral arterial occlusive disease requiring revascularization
- Any history of venous thromboembolism including deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
- Uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg; systolic >140 mm Hg). Patients with hypertension should be under treatment on study entry to effect blood pressure control
- Taking medications that are known to be associated with Torsades de Pointes
- Ongoing or active infection. The requirement for intravenous (IV) antibiotics is considered active infection
- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Testing is not required in the absence of history
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal illness that could affect oral absorption of study drugs
- Diagnosed with or received anticancer therapy for another primary malignancy within 3 years prior to entry (except for non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ)
- Any condition or illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise patient safety or interfere with the evaluation of the drug
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01650805
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|Responsible Party:
|Ariad Pharmaceuticals
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01650805 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 18, 2012
|Results First Received:
|October 15, 2014
|Last Updated:
|November 5, 2014
Keywords provided by Ariad Pharmaceuticals:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Imatinib Mesylate
Antineoplastic Agents
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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MERCIA Neville can't quite believe she has been crowned the 2012 Queanbeyan Showgirl.
"I'm in shock," she said. "I still am. It's really exciting."
The 21-year-old completed an application and interview with three judges before she was announced the winner on Saturday.
Miss Neville has worked in Queanbeyan for the past three years and is passionate about representing the local community.
"The people are lovely," she said. "It's a close-knit community."
Miss Neville is currently part of the sales team at Elders Real Estate and entered the competition to get to know more locals.
"I wanted to get more involved in the community as I would like to pursue a career in real estate and eventually set-up my own business," she said. "I'd like to meet more people."
Miss Neville will complete two weeks at an etiquette school prior to representing Queanbeyan in the zone final in Bega on February 23.
"My role is to represent the whole community and particularly women's role in rural NSW," she said.
"I really would like to promote Queanbeyan and I guess be a role model for young girls and encourage more girls to enter the Show Girl title."
For more photos from the 2012 Queanbeyan Show go to: http://www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/1125855/gallery-2012-queanbeyan-show/?cs=12


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Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
vonDrehle wrote:So you don't see he is just making the point that religion is fiction real and science is factual?
Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
vonDrehle wrote:Do you actually think I was saying Religion isn't real?
So we wipe everyone out and start over the Earth will not revolve around the sun, water will not be made of 2 Hydrogen atoms and 1 Oxygen atom, and babies will not be created by a sperm and an egg? Science isn't always correct but it acknowledges that and keeps changing.
Religion = Real
Religious Text = Fiction (For the Bible you need not go farther than the Talking Snake)
Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
jsun3thousand wrote:...science is a contextual and changing system of knowledge production that adapts and attempts to explain previous errors- see karl popper's concept of falsifiability...science is a better knowledge producing system than faith and mysticism but it is not infallible.
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Today, I'd like to talking about knowing when to place a bet on the Dow Jones Industrial Index (INDU) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA).
Before you start thinking "this lady is crazy," I am not suggesting that anyone step in front of a moving freight train ... especially a fast one. The trend in the INDU is currently down on the daily chart and remains in a downtrend unless the Nov. 6 high is taken out on the upside.
I am, however, giving you some key time and price support decisions that should be watched on the way down in this market. These support decisions may not terminate the current decline in the stock indices, but if we do start to see the reversal indications, you will be prepared with a sharp stick to pick up some cash on the floor. If these cycles kick in for a low, we are likely to see a tradable corrective rally unfold.
In Columnist Conversation on Wednesday, I posted a chart of the cash $INDU index. Some timing projections currently suggest a window for a possible low, right here right now. It is simply a 100% projection of two of the prior declines visible on the daily chart below that were 22 and 23 trading days. As of Thursday, the decline from the Oct. 5 high is now 22 trading days down, which is very similar to these two prior declines in time. We are also a bit oversold and extended to the downside. These parameters warn of a corrective rally unfolding within the next few trading days.
As far as price is concerned, we are also close to testing some key support decisions. These come in at 12,741-12,790, 12,553-12,656 and 12,349-12,417. With that being said, I would need to see some clear reversal indications before placing a bet on the buy side. To give you an idea of what I mean by this, let's go look at a prior setup that was similar. This is when the June 4 low was made when there was "time symmetry" (22 days vs. 23 days) in the past. Let's look at what I would have needed to see in order to feel comfortable placing a bet on the buy side against those parameters.
If you take a look at the 30-minute chart below of the Dow Diamonds, this is a snapshot of when the June 4 low was made. Note that the bearish pattern into this low shifted to a bullish one when we both took out a prior swing high and saw a moving-average crossover to the upside.
I like to use the 8 ema above the 34 ema. This was followed by a huge rally. My risk could have been defined right below the June 4 low. If you look at the next chart, which is the current 30-minute chart of the DIA, we are currently nowhere near triggering a buy entry, though I will be watching for one in the next few trading sessions.
If there are no reversal indications, I won't be placing any bullish bets against the current time and price parameters. You may be right ... I may be crazy ... but there is a method to my madness!


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Fritz wrote:jtkustomizer wrote:Fritz wrote:That run of Champ Beast is SICK! When I first started playing 2k5, Those were the only Beasts I would throw! They are the old mold and by far the best run.
This beast feels almost exactly like CE and is super grippy. I wish I threw the old molds but this is the only one that I have and dont feel like getting used to a disc that will be hard to replace if I loose it. I might end up puting it up on ebay but i might end up keeping it in a safe spot for later when they are even harder to find.
Looking at that disc again, it's the same plastic the old molds were in, but it's a new mold beast since it's a 2x beast. The 1x beasts were the best!
But that plastic is the perfect grippy, flexible and most consistent.
Not all 2x Beasts are new mold. I had a sweet sweet 2x old mold Beast that I lost last year. I actually got a call about it, but the guy never followed through with returning it


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Menomonee Falls, Wis. Kohl's Corp. said Wednesday that while it is still behind major rivals in its Internet business volume, it expects to increase online sales in 2008.
"Our Internet business is going to grow hugely this year, particularly in the second half," Kohl's CEO Larry Montgomery said at a Bank of America conference that was broadcast over the Internet.
According to Montgomery, a new Web site and expanded online assortment would help the push.
Kohl's has reported drops in same-store sales for the past three months. Montgomery said lower-end goods were showing the most weakness.


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Ethan Winer from RealTraps grabs a panel of knowledgeable people at AES to show you what you think you hear may not be reality. Ethan makes some respected sound treatment products in Connecticut. You can download the non-YouTube compressed audio files to go along with this video here: www.ethanwiner.com/aes
"This is a video version of my Audio Myths workshop from the October 2009 AES show in New York City. In this video you will hear what phase shift sounds like, compare high- and low-end converters, learn about proper test methods, understand why hearing is not as reliable as test gear, and much more." – EthanWiner
So what do you think? Is it real or is it Memorex?
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This was a popular thread on my Facebook page when I posted that I had Tweeted around the horrors of the products produced at chain pizza places and frozen "food" marketed as pizzas.
The discussion didn't involve the politics of chains (such as Dominos), the focus was on the levels of pizza sucktitude (taste). It's assumed that you can make better pizza on your own, or find it at a local joint.
Of course there are cities where it's hard to find a good slice. One commenter on Facebook said he was in the Midwest and he knew the pizza was bad in one place when they asked him if he "wanted ranch with that." LOL.
I stay clear of pizza most of the time since it can spike my blood sugar something awful. So it's a treat to just have one slice so it better be good. I prefer plain cheese with spinach on it, NY style. Anyway, here are my assessments of a few:
- Little Caesars: tastes like a sandy doormat with rubber cheese.
- Old Dominos (haven't had "improved" version) Craptastic prefab, awful sauce.
- Papa Johns: Shoe leather crust, too doughy, sauce too sweet.
- Pizza Hut: Drywall chew. The chain needs to stop focusing on BS like cheese in the crust and all these variations on the pie and just make a good one.
It must be hand-tossed, no prefab . That's why frozen pizza is ass. If someone can actually think of anything out of a freezer section that is passable, I'd love to hear it.
My personal local favorite – it actually has good NY style pizza: I'll take Randy's any day.
Share your opinions, and tell us where the best local pizza is (or mourn that your town lacks good pizza).
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'"We didn't do anything different," said Miroslav Satan, who scored to give Buffalo a 2-1 lead early in the second period. "We were treating it like any other game." The Red Wings knew that wasn't the case for Hasek. "This was special for him," Detroit's Kris Draper said. "He certainly wanted to win this one and he made some big saves."'
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A day after Monterey Peninsula Unified School District trustees postponed their decision to name a new superintendent, teachers and other employees went back to their workdays with conflicting emotions.
On the one hand, many were relieved trustees heard community concerns and decided to wait on naming Alain Guevara as the district's top leader.
On the other hand, many were sad it took a community uprising for their concerns to be heard.
"People spoke very clearly last night," said Allyson Schweifler, president of the Monterey Bay Teachers Association. "People are discouraged that the board did not think this would be an issue for people in the community to be concerned about."
Guevara, assistant superintendent for instructional support services at Lake Elsinore Unified School District, is one of three defendants in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed last year, and community members let trustees know they would not feel comfortable under the leadership of a man carrying this type of baggage.
At a packed board meeting late Monday, 19 people spoke against naming Guevara as superintendent, and when asked how many present were against his appointment, nearly the entire room rose.
Guevara, who came from Riverside for the meeting, left before trustees announced they would put off voting on a contract for him. How the board proceeds with the naming of a superintendent will be discussed at an upcoming board meeting, still to be scheduled for Monday or Tuesday.
Having learned about Guevara and his strengths as administrator from his colleagues, MPUSD trustees did not expect the community reaction they encountered, newly appointed board President Jon Hill said Tuesday.
"We did a lot of research, we talked to a lot of people, people who know Dr. Guevara. They liked him, they trust him, they respect him and they did not put a lot of stock in the lawsuit. They did not think it was a big issue," he said.
But for people who have no idea who Guevara is, who could only get knowledge of him from unfavorable newspaper clips, the perspective was entirely different.
"If you get a speeding ticket, people who support you will be sympathetic of you," Hill said. "If nobody knew you, people would just say 'Yeah, this woman is speeding.'"
Beyond looking at how to pick a new superintendent, trustees need to have a conversation about how to move forward in a more proactive way, Hill said.
"How do we create a positive (atmosphere) and build strength?" he said. "That's going to be the challenge for the board."
Trustees will proceed with the process of nominating a replacement for former board President Curt Parker, who resigned Monday at the end of the emotional meeting. His wife has been ill for awhile, which is one of the causes contributing to his resignation, he said in a letter to the board.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Jan. 31) Research on a decade of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. shows 46% were caused by produce, with produce accounting for 23% of food-related deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Data from 1998-2008 is included in a paper written by CDC officials and published in the journal "Emerging Infectious Diseases" online at tinyurl.com/CDC-foodborne-report.
However, another recent report from CDC included good news about food-related illnesses. It says the number of foodborne disease outbreaks reported in 2009 and 2010 declined 32% compared with the mean of the preceding five years.
The information in the CDC's so-called illness attribution report needs to be considered in context, said David Gombas, senior vice president of food safety and technology for the United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C.
"It is important to get this information out," Gombas said, "but consumers need to remember that the industry has put a lot of new provisions in place since 2008 to improve food safety."
Gombas also said the research demonstrates how much work is left to be done, especially in the area of education for those in the industry, as well as consumers.
"A lot of produce-related illnesses result from mishandling by consumers — the so-called church supper symdrome," Gombas said, referring to foods being left at room temperature too long.
Kathy Means, vice president for government relations and public affairs for the Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del., agreed with Gombas about the context of the CDC information.
"This isn't news news," Means said. "It's just packaged differently.
"Outbreaks linked to produce have spurred us to make food safety a top priority and to put that commitment into action. In the intervening five years, we've made great strides in food safety."
Means pointed to the founding of Center for Produce Safety (CPS) at the University of California-Davis and millions of dollars the industry has invested to discover practical solutions to food safety.
The executive director of the CPS, Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli, said the timing of the CDC's information is fortuitous.
"We use these types of reports as a tool to help identify research that needs to be done," she said. "We are issuing our annual call for research proposals Friday (Feb. 1) so this timing works well."
The CDC researchers estimate 9.6 million annual illnesses related to foods. For analysis purposes, they split produce into subgroups of:
- fruits-nuts;
- fungi;
- leafy vegetables;
- root vegetables;
- sprouts; and
- vine-stalk vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.)
The data shows leafy vegetables were associated with more illnesses than any other single commodity with 2.1 million cases estimated annually. That represents 23% of the annual foodborne illnesses the CDC estimates are caused by food.
Means pointed to the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement as an example of how that segment of the industry has aggressively addressed food safety. She also cited the Produce Traceability Initiative as another move by industry to enhance food safety.
Chief executive officer of the LGMA Scott Horsfall posted a statement on the organization's website in response to the CDC's report. He said that 99% of leafy greens grown in California are covered by the agreement and that many foodborne illness outbreaks come from contamination introduced after fresh produce has left the farm.
"According to this report, Norovirus is responsible for 57% of foodborne illness cases; this particular pathogen is almost always spread via food handling after the produce leaves the farm," Horsfall's statement says.
After leafy vegetables, the commodities linked to the most illnesses were dairy with an estimated 1.3 million illnesses representing 14% of the total, and fruits/nuts with 1.2 million illnesses representing 12% of the total.
The CDC researchers concluded that an estimated 629 food-related deaths annually, or 43%, are linked to land animals. All plants, which includes the produce subgroups and grains, beans, sugars and oils, accounted for 363 deaths, or 25%. About 94 deaths, or 6%, were linked to aquatic commodities.
Meat-poultry commodities accounted for 29% of deaths and produce accounted for 23%, the CDC reported. Poultry accounted for the most deaths at 19%, followed by dairy at 10%, vine-stalk vegetables at 7%, fruits/nuts at 6%, and leafy vegetables at 6%.


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Rochelle Nieman, co-founder of Abundant Living Faith Center, considered El Paso's first mega-church, died Sunday, the church announced.
Nieman, 61, died of an undisclosed illness, church spokeswoman Elena Delman said.
Saturday was Nieman's birthday.
The church has had a big impact on both El Paso and churches and ministries throughout the world, its members said.
Nieman, a native of Raton, N.M., founded Abundant Living with her husband Charles in 1977.
It started as a bible study in a home with just a handful of people, moved to a railroad union hall and has steadily grown over the years. It now has an estimated 25,000 members.
"She loved life," Delman said. "You never saw her down, no matter what was going on. She just enjoyed every single day. She was a very spiritual person but at the same time, she was just a regular down-to-earth, loving, fun person."
Both husband Charles Nieman and son Jared Nieman tweeted their thoughts.
"It's w/sadness that I inform u that my beautiful wife Rochelle went to be w/the Lord this morning. Thank you for your prayers. God Bless," tweeted Charles Nieman.
Jared Nieman followed with a similar message.
"My beautiful mom went to be with The Lord this morning. Our family truly appreciates your love & support. God Bless You!" he tweeted.
Rochelle Nieman grew up in northern New Mexico and attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where she met her husband.
She served as co-pastor of the church. According to the church website, she directed the church administration, led the women's ministry, acted as superintendent for the fully accredited Faith Christian Academy and regularly taught the church congregation in their weekly service.
"She was also a great innovator for other churches," Delman said. "She was such a believer in women being able to pastor churches. She helped so many other churches in our city and other cities."
Four years ago, the Niemans built a new building on the longtime church property at 1000 Valley Crest in the Lower Valley. It has a main auditorium that can seat more 3,500 people. It also has separate children's and youth facilities and auditoriums.
Brian Kessel has been a church member since 1986 and a volunteer ministry director since 1992.
"There were so many aspects to who Rochelle was," Kessel said. "The trait I'd point out: She was steadfast. She knew what she believed and acted on it at all times. She was unwavering in a good way. She was not going to be deterred from what God wanted her to do, which was reach out to and make a difference in people's lives."
The Niemans have had a huge impact in El Paso and with ministries all over the world, Kessel said.
"The Niemans are known all over the world for their ministry, their teaching," he said. "There are a lot of pastors all over the world who look to Charles and Rochelle as their mentors."
An example of their spirit was the recent Christmas for Kids event which was held at the El Paso County Coliseum about a week before Christmas, Kessel said.
About 20,000 toys were given out to 10,000 children.
The church had been doing the event for years, but had it at the Coliseum for the first time to reach more kids, Kessel said.
"The Niemans had a vision to have a bigger impact and bring Christmas to more kids," he said.
Rochelle and Charles Nieman had been married for 42 years. They have two children, Shannon Nieman Elias and Jared Nieman. They also have two grandchildren, Caleb and Emory Rochelle.
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The Citadel has over 130 multimedia-equipped rooms on campus, with about 110 of these rooms being academic classrooms and computer labs. The ITS Department works closely with the other departments on campus to determine academic technology needs and to assist with installation and support.
2011-2012 Computer Lab Renovations
Over the 2011-2012 Winter Break, the four computer labs in Bond Hall were completely renovated. The rooms were repainted, new carpet was laid down, and new furniture was installed. The computers were upgraded and new short-distance projectors were installed.
During the summer of 2012, several more labs were renovated. This includes four barracks labs, two labs and one classroom in Capers Hall, one computer lab in Grimsley Hall, and one computer lab in Letellier Hall.
The new short-distance projectors are an exciting addition to the labs. Not only do they allow the presenter to face the audience without being blinded by the projector, they also prevent the presenter's shadow from blocking the screen.
Another new ability provided by these projectors is the ability to project wirelessly from a laptop, or from any other computer, without having to connect with bulky cabling. This feature allows up to four different computers to be viewed at one time. This feature also allows presentations from mobile devices, such as iPhones or iPads, to be displayed.
The new projectors also come with interactive pens. When these pens are used in conjunction with the special whiteboard software, the presenters are able to "write" on the board and then save the notes as a file that can be sent to the students for further review.
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Where global warming meets the faucet
Boulder, CO - No matter where you live, climate change is going to affect your water supply. In some places it could mean tearing out a lawn. In others it might mean channeling torrential rain away from your house and local infrastructures. Projecting what exactly will happen to municipal water supplies � city by city � and how to plan for it is what keeps researchers like at Richard Palmer of the University of Washington busy.
Palmer and his colleagues specialize in taking the broad strokes of global climate models and refining and customizing them to foresee what climate change is likely to do in particular specific water-supply basins. The closer look is just what local and state governments and water planners need to make sure taps don't go dry.
Palmer is scheduled to present his methods and what they reveal on Tuesday, 19 September, at the Geological Society of America conference on Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments: Creating a Roadmap for Change in the United States. The meeting takes place 18-20 September at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Longmont, Colorado.
Seattle and Portland have already been studied in this way, and even cities in wetter climes like Atlanta may benefit from the same treatment soon, as water supplies get tighter.
"In the Pacific Northwest most of the cities are served by water supplies which are transient," said Palmer. "They rely specifically on spring run-off." That run-off is from mountain snow packs that are changing as climate warms.
"You can see decrease in snow pack over the past 50 years already," said Palmer. "So what this is saying is that the natural (snow pack) reservoir is getting smaller and smaller. In the winter of 2005 we had the smallest snow pack on record. That's a real wake up call for us that something is changing."
To determine more precisely how the changes in the snow pack are likely to change the water supplies of Seattle and Portland, Palmer and his team first gathered up climate data forecasting the years 2020, 2040, and 2060 from the latest, most advanced global climate models � those which are already being used to create the 2007 climate report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Then, because the IPCC models are very geographically coarse, with even states like Washington, for instance, covered by only four to eight boxes in a global grid, Palmer and his colleagues downscale the models so they make sense on a local level.
Downscaling, in this case, means adding in local digital elevation map data to account for the local topography, the distributions of vegetation types, soil types, as well as adding all sorts of local hydrological data. When they are done, the local water basin models "see" the regions as arrays of boxes, each box about the size of a football field. That sort of resolution provides a far more realistic view of what global changes will do locally.
Next, they calibrate the model by applying it to the past. When the new model can reproduce what has happened in the past, it's a fairly safe bet the local models will produce reasonable predictions of what will happen in the future, given various scenarios.
Finally, Palmer's team adds in the actual water supply operations, which is where the rubber meets the road. "At the end of this they are trying to replicate how people operate water supply systems," he said.
Under the IPCC's "Business As Usual" scenario, in which greenhouse gases continue to increase, Palmers group found that both Portland and Seattle will see higher peak stream flows in the winter and lower summer flows. That's basically because global warming will continue to move the snowline higher and more water will fall as rain.
"The quantity of water for June through September decreases by six percent per decade, therefore 24 percent by 2040," Palmer reports. The good news is that part of that water is lost into the ground, so it can be recovered via wells. But it still effects what's called a "safe yield" of water. "How much water can you supply at a reliable level will change three to four percent per decade," said Palmer. "That's the bad news."
Fortunately, people and city governments are ahead of the game. They have already taken action and changed their water consumption.
"Even though the population has grown, in Seattle area the water demand is the same as in the late 1970s," said Palmer. "The average per capita water consumption has decreased significantly."
The Seattle and Portland studies could be replicated in places like Atlanta, Washington D.C., or Boston, where droughts and water crises have lead to worries in recent decades.
"Atlanta wants more water from the Chattahoochee River," said Palmer. But that water is shared with many users, including hydropower plants and all the way down in the Florida Panhandle for oyster farming.
"Climate change is heightening the sensitivity of these issues," Palmer said. "On the Potomac River they are seeing the same thing we are seeing in Seattle. Water is being used much more wisely."
In other places, like New England, climate change may bring more water, which could be just as much trouble to plan for as less water, says Palmer. "The impact on some of these places will be storm flow, which will still require multibillion dollar projects."
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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in South Portland with free breakfast and restaurant
Popular property highlights
Situated in South Portland, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Maine Military Museum, Maine Mall, and Sable Oaks Golf Course. Victoria Mansion and Portland Museum of Art are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a spa tub are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 153 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus coffee makers and cable TV. Free local calls, hair dryers, and ironing boards are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, Best Western Merry Manor Inn provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 6000 square feet (540 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a children's pool, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Best Western Merry Manor Inn is a smoke-free property.
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 6000
- Conference space size (meters) - 540
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Conference space
- Express check-out
- Total number of rooms - 153
- Number of floors - 4
- Shopping on site
- Laundry facilities
- Fireplace in lobby
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Television in common areas
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Elevator/lift
- Year Built 1968
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Wedding services
- Free breakfast
- Computer station
- ATM/banking
- One meeting room
- Luggage storage
- Number of meeting rooms - 7
- Free self parking
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- Indoor pool
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Smoke-free property
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- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
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Long-term parking (surcharge), Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free wired Internet
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Premium TV channels
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Coffee/tea maker
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free local calls
- Free toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- Partially open bathroom
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
A complimentary breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
The Maine Table - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 10.00 per pet, per night
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 10.00 per pet, per night
- Late check-out fee: USD 20.00
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per night
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- South Portland Best Western
- Best Western Merry Manor
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When Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN) lost his bid for reelection in November, it brought to an end a congressional career that spanned nearly a half century. As a former chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Oberstar's faith in the ability of the federal government to turn taxpayer water into wine was typical for a politician ensconced in the Washington Beltway bubble.
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Abolish the NLRB (and the NLRA)
The National Labor Relations Board is in the news for meddling in Boeing's decision to build some aircraft in South Carolina rather than in Washington state. To most economists, the idea that a small regulatory board in D.C. should try to centrally plan $1 billion of private business investment is crackers.
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Debt Limit Deal: Will Cuts be Phony?
Behind closed doors, congressional leaders and the White House are discussing budget savings to tie to the upcoming vote on the federal debt limit. Republicans have promised that spending cuts must be at least as large as the debt-increase amount. Thus, if the debt limit is increased by $2 trillion to get the government through the end of 2012, policymakers need to agree on $2 trillion in cuts, probably measured over 10 years.
Sen. DeMint on the EDA
Last week, I wrote about reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration, which is currently being debated on the Senate floor. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) wrote an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal that cites Cato's work on the EDA.
Will GOP Finally Cut Farm Subsidies?
With trillion dollar deficits and mounting federal debt, will Congress finally get serious about cutting farm subsidies? We've been disappointed before, but there are a few hopeful signs—like the front-page story in this morning's Washington Post—that this Congress may be serious about cutting billions in payments to farmers. As the Post reports:
Weak Defense of Homeland Security Grants
Last week, the House passed a homeland security appropriations bill slashing funding for grants to states and localities. The New York Times has now noticed and unleashed an indignant editorial:
Downsizing the Department of Labor
The Department of Labor has been added to Cato's Downsizing Government website. Proposed spending cuts are $143 billion.
Stamp Out the Postal Service
In a speech he delivered on Tuesday at the University of Chicago, presidential aspirant and former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty said he would apply a "Google test" to the federal government:
Real Cuts for Debt Vote
The House's overwhelming rejection of a clean debt-limit increase means that the two parties must now find major spending cuts. House Republicans say that they will not support a debt increase unless the Democrats agree to equal-sized spending cuts. If Congress raises the debt limit by $1 trillion, then it must also find budget savings of at least $1 trillion, over either five or ten years.


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Karstens' productive session has Bucs pleased
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Jeff Karstens took a shot at the perception that he is likely to open the regular season on the disabled list. The Pirates right-hander actually took 30 shots at that -- the 30 pitches he threw in facing his spring's first batters in a Tuesday morning workout at Pirate City.
The two-inning exercise -- first straight batting practice, second simulated game -- was a significant step away from the right biceps tendinitis that derailed his training.
"The second inning was better -- he settled in and just threw strikes," said pitching coach Ray Searage, who made the commute from McKechnie Field to oversee Karstens' drill. "The first inning, he was jumpy; the competitiveness came out in him, and he was trying to make perfect pitches."
"I felt good in the first, too, but was just a little too amped up. It was great to finally face some batters," said Karstens.
Karstens threw to catcher Miguel Perez, with Minor Leaguers Barrett Barnes and Jeremy Farrell taking turns facing him in the batting cage.
Karstens won't throw for two days, then he'll repeat the same drill on Friday. On that occasion, according to Searage, the right-hander will pitch a more realistic simulated inning, without the cage around batters or the protective L-screen in front of the mound.
Karstens remained optimistic about being ready for the start of the season. With an off-day following the April 1 opener and A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez and James McDonald penciled into the top of the rotation, ideally, Karstens' season would not start until April 5, still 4 1/2 weeks away.
Still, manager Clint Hurdle kept that possibility open-ended.
"Jeff had a good day today," Hurdle said. "We'll evaluate him more after his next time out, and after that, we can map out a competitive schedule for him."
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57 Super Sport — By Capt. Ken Kreisler
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|An innovative hull design makes Ocean's latest battlewagon ready to tackle hatever sea conditions come her way.
In the waning hours of a mid-November day, several piers of Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas City Marina are all abuzz in preparation for a fishing tournament that will begin the next day. All the finger slips have fish-rigged boats tied stern-to. Reels are being spooled, leaders carefully measured, and hooks tied.
I have been invited to fish with Ocean Yachts' president John Leek on opening day of the three-day 2002 Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament aboard his newest convertible, the 57 Super Sport.
As Ocean captain Gene Hawn and mate Mike Scheimreif get our fishing gear together, and with Leek not due at the boat from his New Jersey-based flight for at least another hour, I take the opportunity to have a look around.
I've reviewed many sportfishing boats and have found some to possess rather tight quarters in the engine room, so I start there. Because I'm hands-on, I look for the kind of space I'd be comfortable working in. So as I enter from the door from the cockpit, I take particular note of not only the headroom--I'm 5'9" and have room to spare while standing straight up--but also the access I have to the outboard side of the powerplants, which on this boat are a pair of 1,300-hp 12-cylinder MAN diesels.
I also find it easy to get to the rest of the equipment, battery boxes, engine room wiring, genset, and other gear. Little wonder. This roominess is the first of two surprises courtesy of Dave Martin, the man who has designed all of Ocean's boats. "I was able to design the kind of space you found in the engine room after I removed the fuel tanks, usually located on the outboard side of the engines, and placed them elsewhere," Martin told me in a subsequent telephone conversation.
By positioning one tank under the cockpit, another under the master stateroom, and a third beneath the steps leading down from the galley/dining area, and using data derived from model testing, Martin was also able to give the 57 a better attitude for meeting big water head-on. While the two-to-fours on my fishing day gave little indication of this, I did notice that when we moved up and down the coast several times in search of our next catch, it felt as if the ocean was dead-flat calm. Plus, Hawn told me that prior to my arrival, he had the boat out in 12-footers and was able to maintain a steady 27 knots in any direction.
"What I wanted to do with this design was to obtain a much smoother ride without losing the speed and efficiency of my previous designs," says Martin. "After all, if our guys want to go to sleep on their way out to the canyons, they should be able to get a few hours in and not know they've arrived until the captain throttles down and has his lines out."
To do this, he gave the 57 a new bottom by first removing the inboard pair of the four lifting strakes found on previous designs. He placed the remaining pair farther apart at the bow than at the stern and down-angled them at 33 degrees. Why? "There is a suction in the bottom of planing hulls that occurs between two-thirds and three-quarters of the waterline length aft of the bow," Martin explains. "The down-angle lifting strakes feed water to the suction area, reducing resistance and feeding water to the props." This feeding of water to the props also improves efficiency at lower cruising speeds due to reduced slippage. "The removal of the inboard lift strake also moves the center of lift outboard and increases high-speed stability," he adds.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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As Corresponding
Secretary for Good Neighbors Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, my colleagues and I wish to send a heartfelt "Thank You" to all who have supported the Cuyahoga Falls unit of Good Neighbors during 2012. This unit serves Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Munroe Falls, Hudson, Peninsula and Silver Lake.
We are grateful for the community's many contributions.
Good Neighbors wishes to share some of the things we were able to accomplish with the community's help:
During the year, $58,000 was spent on 3,192 emergency food orders;
School clothes and supplies were provided to 447 children. Also, a shoe voucher was given to each child for a sum total of $4,470.
At Christmas, we served 510 families representing 1,437 adults, seniors and children with a food basket, gloves and three or four gifts per person.
Our total clientele during the 2012 year was 962 families (1,384 adults and 972 children). Due to the community's generosity, we were able to help with various needs including clothing, household items and food.
Good Neighbors would like everyone to know that since we are served totally by volunteers, 85 percent of the donations we receive go directly to our clients.
On behalf of the people we serve, we would like to say, thank you for caring.
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Conner Frankamp received some unexpected news on Thursday. While on an unofficial visit to Kansas, the four-star point guard from Wichita (KS) North High School received a scholarship offer from head coach Bill Self.
"Everything was amazing," said Frankamp, the No. 65 ranked player in the 2013 class. "The first time I visited Kansas, I didn't get to see the whole place. When I went up yesterday, I got to see Coach Self's office, the locker room, the gym and everything. The facilities at Kansas just amaze me.
"It's just first-class," he added. "Both of my parents went with me on the visit. We had planned to visit earlier, but something came up. I was already up in Kansas City for practice with Pump 'N Run, so we just decided to go up this week."
Coming off a sophomore season in which he averaged 27.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, Frankamp, prior to Thursdays visit to Kansas, had received just one scholarship offer. C
entral Michigan was the first Division I program to extend an offer to the native of Wichita, Kan.
However, that all changed following a meeting with Bill Self on Thursday.
"We just went up to Coach Self's office and talked," said Frankamp. "That's when Coach Self offered me a scholarship. I was pretty surprised when he offered and I was in awe, because it's pretty cool to be offered by Kansas. I was pretty happy when Coach Self offered. Yes, I was trying to hold back my emotions on the inside.
"I think my dad might have had a little idea of what was going to happen during the visit, but once Kansas offered, I think he was a little surprised," he added. "On the drive home, we (family) were still in awe with what happened. It really was a great day for us."
Frankamp, having recently returned to the states following a trip to Cancan with the USA 16U team, isn't ready to close the book on his recruitment just yet. With offers from Kansas and Central Michigan, along with interest from Boston College, Creighton, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, UCLA and Wichita State, Frankamp, with more offers coming, will have plenty of options to consider.
Still, saying no to Self and the Jayhawks might not be an option for Frankamp. The No. 13 ranked point guard in the class might not be ready to decide at this time, but a decision might come sooner than originally expected.
Clearly, Frankamp left Lawrence with not only a scholarship offer from Kansas, but something to think about. Until the time comes for a decision to be made, Frankamp will continue to focus all of his attention on basketball.
While in Cancan, Team USA (16U) finished with a perfect 5-0 record, and captured a Gold Medal. Frankamp, against Costa Rica, scored a team-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field. In 19 minutes of action, he connected on 2-of-5 shots from downtown, dished out nine assists, had two steals and just two turnovers.
According to Frankamp, he's playing the best ball of his career.
"I feel that I'm probably playing the best I've played," he said. "I feel like I'm getting a lot stronger, a lot faster and I think that's helping me out a lot. I also think that I'm growing a little bit, too. I've been shooting the ball really well, but I think most people see me as a two guard.
"I think that I'm mostly a point guard," he added. "I think that I pass just as good as I shoot. I mostly play point, but I think that I've been shooting pretty good lately."
More from JayhawkSlant.com
-Kansas co-defensive coordinator Buddy Wyatt gives his thoughts on the defensive line here
--Christian Sanders, a shooting guard from Texas, breaks down his visit to Lawrence here


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My top three are the 1999-2000, 97-98, and 03-04 teams.
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My top three are the 1999-2000, 97-98, and 03-04 teams.
Smothered Chicken!
97-98 was probably the best from top to bottom, but 99-00 got further than any other team. Those two are above all else, IMO.
here is my order and I always just use the year in which the season ends.
1998 - Bird's first year.
2000 - Finals team
1995 - Brown's second year
1999 - lockout shortened season
2004 - we know what happened here
1994 - Brown's first year
2012 - probably so
I think the '98 team was better than the 2000 team for several reasons. The 2000 team did not have AD, Smits was really slowing down, McKey was slowing down. Only player that was better in 2000 than in 1998 was Jalen. Cro replaced AD in 2000
Last edited by Unclebuck; 12-11-2012 at 02:30 PM.
1) 97-98 - Almost beat the bulls...SHOULD have beat them. Team was full of veterans and just clicking on all cylinders. DEEP bench.
2) 99-00 - Made it to the finals...although this was the beginning of the east decline so 97-98 is more impressive. Nearly lost to MIL in 1st round too.
3) 93-94 - Had a 3-2 lead in the ECF against the Knicks. Really blew game 7. Year of the choke sign.
4) 94-95 - Finally beat the Knicks ... only to lose to the Magic in the ECF in 7
5) 03-04 - Best Record in the league of 61 wins. One of the weakest years in league history for the East though and we still couldn't take advantage.
6) 98-99 - Disappointing year coming off of the 97-98 season, but still made it to the ECF losing in a big upset to the Knicks
7) 11-12 - Took the league by surprise with the 5th best record - lost to the eventual champions Miami heat in 2nd round after a 2-1 lead
I'd say '98 and '04 were two best hands down. As far as which one was better I like to take Reggie out of the equation and then consider the matchups. '04 bench led by baby Al and Anthony Johnson probably trumps Travis Best and Jalen Rose but Tony Davis puts '98 bench pretty far ahead of '04. Sorry Scott Pollard and Kenny Anderson. Starters you have to give a big advantage to Mark Jackson over Tinjury. Artest would straight beast Chris Mullin. JO has a fairly large advantage over DD but Smits would have the advantage over Foster. If I put them in a game of two on two, I think JO and Jeff would probably get the slight edge over Smits and DD. So Just at this stage I'd give a comfortable edge to '98. Now factor in '98 Reggie vs '04 Reggie and I think '98 is the clear winner.
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They could've beaten the Lakers in that series
Smothered Chicken!
I suppose they had a shot. But the Lakers were never really in any danger ... they were in danger of us tying the series a couple of times but we couldn't even do that. LA was up 3-1 on us we didn't really have a realistic chance of coming back. In '98 we had the lead going into the 4th quarter of game 7 and I was watching the game with Bulls fans they really thought they were going to lose. And the '98 Bulls were more impressive than the '00 Lakers IMO. They had Michael Jordan - the unquestionable greatest player to ever play the game on his way to his second three-peat. We were only the second team to take that Bulls team to a game 7 during their 6 rings and we were the only team to have a competetive game 7.
And as a diehard fan I watched both those seasons very closely the 2000 team was just a lot weaker in many ways. Smits was a LOT better in '98 as was Mullin and Jackson. It really was a surprise 2000 was the year they ended up finally getting to the finals they looked pretty over the hill at times during the season, especially Smits, Mullin, and Perkins. If Travis Best wouldn't have hit that 3 in game 5 of the Milwaukee series that team wouldn't even be in this discussion. The Pacers were a lot older and slower in 2000 that team was on its last leg ... The east was also obviously weaker in 2000 vs 1998.
As far as the 2003-04 team I'm not as big of a fan as some of that team. I never bought into JO being a franchise player and Artest was too unpredictable. Miller was really old and Tinsley wasn't playing like he was as a rookie. Keep in mind how weak the east was that year. There were only FOUR teams in the conference with a winning record...FOUR. And one of those four was 42-40. The Pacers played a 36 win celtic team in the 1st round and a 41 win team in the second round. The east was a joke that year. Don't get me wrong they were good, but not as good as their record indicates.
Last edited by pacers_heath; 12-11-2012 at 03:55 PM.
Talent wise 03-04 is probably the best. 97-98 though is not that far behind, and had a huge mental edge which is what makes them superior.
93-94. That team had great size and physical toughness. They defended, rebounded the basketball and out toughed/worked people. Team was just too inexperienced at playoff basketball and a veteran Knick's squad snuck past them. The next year was almost as good but the P's were unlucky and caught Penny Hardaway at the peak of his 3-year relevancy.
When they brought in Mark Jackson in 95 and later Eddie Johnson, Pierce, Mullin etc. to beef up the offense the paradigm changed and not in a good way. Throw in the injuries that started to happen with Workman, Smits, McKey etc and that team got way softer than most Pacer fans want to admit. I loved the 98 -2000 version of the team but they got slapped around in big playoff series way too often. The fourth quarter collapse on the defensive boards against the bulls in game 7 or the last two games against the Knicks in 99 were very hard to take when you think about it in the context of how the 94-95 team would have handled those situations.
Last edited by Downtown Bang!; 12-11-2012 at 04:10 PM.
Umm .. OK. So losing game 4 by 2 points in overtime essentially proved the Lakers owned the Pacers.
Yeah, that was a must win given the history of teams down 3-1, but I don't buy the whole "never really in any danger" thing. Why do other teams get credit for playing hard and losing close games but whenever the Pacers do it their opponents were somehow just toying with them?
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...
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In 2000, they could have won game 4 in OT when Shaq fouled out and they only lost by 2 because Kobe scored every point for the Lakers in OT. They could have gone to LA in game 6 with a 3-2 lead. I agree with the fact Smits was better in 98 than '00. Jackson was equal in both years as Best was starting to emerge as a better guard than him. Mullin was better in 98, but you could see Jalen Rose's potential especially in the series vs the Bulls. The east was weaker in 2000, but the Sixers were strong with Iverson and the Knicks still had Houston and Springwell.
The 2003-2004 team was a great team. I never really liked JO either, but they had solid play at every position and they had a chance to go up 2-0 if it wasn't for "The Block" aka "The Goaltend" by Prince and if that's a made basket, the Pacers win the series and get a chance at revenge vs Kobe, Shaq, and the Lakers.
Smothered Chicken!
Pacers got done in on the offensive glass by the Lakers guards in 2000 just like the Bulls series in 98.
I don't necesarily agree we'd go back to LA up 3-2 even if we won that game. It appeared as if the Lakers just didn't care in game 5 because they wanted to close out the series in LA. If we won game 4 they would have played a lot harder in game 5. Also, game 3 was pretty close and Kobe wasn't even playing - kind of hard to pretend that didn't matter. You could also argue if Kobe played game 3 they would have swept us.
That play was most definitely a block, and one of the best individual defensive efforts I have ever seen on a play.
I think the biggest reason we lost game 7 in 98 was because Kukoc went nuts. He was hitting every 3 he jacked up. If Kukoc had an average game we took the series.
Pacers took 56 shots compared to 76 by the Bulls. Had they won it would have set a record for the least shot attempts by a winning team in a playoff game.
Kukoc had a nice game but it wasn't the deciding factor.
Personally, I believe our 2003-2004 team was built better for taking on all comers than any other team in our NBA history. It was not my favorite team, but it was an extremely good team.
You have mentioned twice now in this thread for all of us to remember that the East was very weak that year. But, I think I need to remind you of one very important FACT. The Pacers had a better winning percentage against Western Division teams than any team in the West had against its own conference. We weren't just a powerhouse in our own conference, we were Kings of the entire league, no matter how you chose to break down the W-L records.
That was the year of "Rasheed Wallace" being the "X factor". I felt like the Pacers would win it all, even though there was not much distance between the Pistons and the Pacers. The minute that Detroit was basically gifted Wallace before the trade deadline, the Pacers were going to have a tough time getting out of the EC. And that proved to be the case.
But make no mistake. For the entire regular season, the Pacers were the class of the league, regardless of whether the EC was a relatively weak conference.
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Last edited by pacers_heath; 12-11-2012 at 05:45 PM.
i am in the camp that says the 97-98 squad is the best ever. i'd say without a doubt they were better than the finals team. like others have mentioned, rik had slowed down significantly by the finals year as his feet were killing him. 97-98 (his all-star season) was the last year before they got him and it really showed in the 98-99 season. throw in the fact we also had A.D. who was a really great guy to have. he could play the pf/c spots quite well. kind of like dale but he could hit a 10-17 foot jumper too.
mullin was slow but not as slow as he got before he left and was still a deadly shooter and jackson gets my vote as the best pg we have had in the nba.
that squad was well balanced it just lacked a truly premier individual capable scorer. rose was good but not an elite level.
1998. That team didn't have a bench! It basically had two starting units! So deep and so balanced!
That 1998 series vs Bulls in the ECF is one of the greatest series I've ever seen. Probably the two best teams that year in the league went back and forth after each other for 7 games and the series had many hall of famers in it as well. I can say the 1998 team would probably match up better against the other teams
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"Favorite" conversations with students
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Instead of clogging up the email thread with non-email anecdotes, I figured I'd start a new thread for our (not-so-)favorite face-to-face interactions.
Setting: 10:25 AM in my classroom. Class started at 9:35. Most students showed up on time with their hard-copy paper drafts in tow for a graded self-evaluation and peer-review exercise that they've known about since the first day of class and were also reminded about in class and by email within the last five days. About a quarter of them are still in the room finishing up (but even they'll all be gone in the next ten minutes); most have already finished and moved on. Perpetual No-Show (hereinafter PNS) enters the room calmly and slowly makes his way up to my desk.
PNS: So I'm here.
Me: Yes, you are. Class started nearly an hour ago.
PNS: So I can't do the peer review?
Me: No, all of your peers' drafts have already been assigned to reviewers.
PNS: So I can't do it?
Me: That's right, you can't do it.
PNS: But it's worth points.
Me: Yes it is.
PNS: Oh. Well, what should I do?
Me: Nothing now.
PNS: Oh.
PNS shrugs and exits.
Ah yes, the astonished that the rules of attendance apply to me PNS student.
Here's mine:
PNS (perhaps it is the same student, wait no, this ones a girl) : I missed class last week.
Me: Yes (internal thought - the past several weeks actually)
PNS: you sent me an email that I have been reassigned to a new project team.
Me: Yes, did you contact the student I told you was leading that team?
PNS: Uh, no.
Me: You need to speak with them, look there he is now.
PNS: Uh, so ...
Me: right over there, see he just waved.
PNS: Uh, OK.
walks over to speak to team leader. He hands her a script. She returns to me.
PNS: I have a question for you.
Me: Ok.
PNS: using really whiney voice They are making me do the XXdesign and I wanted to do the Xdesign and I don't think its fair that you moved me to a new team.
Me: Your team never met by the deadline. All of you have been moved to new teams because I want there to be a chance that you actually do this project. You were not here last week when that deadline went into effect and this is the result. No options left now.
PNS: But I don't know anything about XX Design. I wasn't here when you covered it.
Me: You weren't here when I covered the other two design areas either.
PNS: Oh. she sadly walks away looking confused.
Here's a conversation I had today during an exam with a Chronic Text Messager (CTM).
(Context: the essay question they have to answer is "Using the events of September 11th, 2001 as an example, explain the five steps of Kenneth Burke's dramatistic cycle. Be sure to clearly label and explain each stage.")
CTM: I'm confused about this quesiton.
Me: What's confusing?
CTM: So are you asking us to write about September 11th or Burke?
Me: Both.
CTM: So we only need to write about September 11th?
Me: I want you to list the five steps in the dramatistic process according to Kenneth Burke using it as an example.
CTM: So we don't need to write about September 11th?
Me: You need to do both.
CTM: Oh.
Why would I include "using September 11th as an example" in the question prompt if I didn't mean it? Argh.
My office is near someone who meets with a lot of students. It's gotten to the point that I have a sign instructing them that I do not know where she is. It's not that they are frequently late, it's that they don't even understand that they are late.
Student: Hi, where is Prof Fancy Pants?
Me: Do you have an appointment with her?
Student: Yeah at 3 and she's not here [looks slightly peeved]
Me: [notes that time is currently 3:21] Were you here on time? Maybe she gave up and left.
Student: [shocked look on face]
That always blows their mind.
CTM just had an angry meltdown as she was leaving the test room that she didn't think one of the e-reserve articles would be on the exam, because she "couldn't find it anywhere" on Blackboard. Why would I list it on the study guide then, Snowflake? And I've gone over on Blackboard at least six times how to access the e-reserves.
File this one in the "not my problem" category.
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Navarro drives in Trout to end standoff in 16th
Angels use entire seven-man bullpen in sixth straight victory
ANAHEIM -- Friday night belonged to the Angels bullpen -- past, present and future.
On a night when the Angels acquired closer Huston Street from the Padres, the Angels bullpen delivered 10 scoreless innings of relief as Los Angeles beat Seattle, 3-2, on Efren Navarro's walk-off double in the 16th inning at Angel Stadium.
"We kept grinding tonight," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's just a tough grind-out game against a really good pitching staff. Those guys do a great job on the mound, especially their bullpen. For us to stay with them when we had to pitch, I think everybody who took the ball did a great job for us on the mound."
The win was the sixth straight victory for the Angels (58-37) and a franchise-record 12th consecutive win over an American League West opponent. The Halos are now 6-4 in extra-inning games and 13-12 in one-run contests.
Los Angeles remains 1 1/2 games behind AL West-leading Oakland, which beat the Orioles, 5-4, on Josh Donaldson's walk-off, three-run home run.
For Seattle (51-45), the loss was the fifth in its last seven games.
With Mike Trout on second base after a one-out double and Josh Hamilton on first after an intentional walk, Navarro stepped in to pinch hit for John McDonald and ripped a first-pitch Dominic Leone (2-2) fastball up the middle, scoring Trout.
Scioscia said the decision to use Navarro in that situation was two-fold.
"I think Efren has a good eye and maybe he can pass the baton and a chance to get Howie up there," Scioscia said. "If not, he's going to put the ball in play and hopefully find a hole and he did. He hit it sharply up the middle."
For Navarro, it was his first career walk-off RBI and the first pinch-hit walk-off by an Angel since Sept. 7, 2012. It was just the second pinch-hit walk-off in the 16th inning or later in Angels franchise history.
But without the Angels bullpen, Navarro's heroics may not have happened.
The Angels used their entire seven-man bullpen -- Mike Morin, Joe Thatcher, Kevin Jepsen, Joe Smith, Jason Grilli, Fernando Salas and Cory Rasmus -- and No. 5 starter Hector Santiago in relief of ace Jered Weaver to make it through the five-hour, 14-minute affair.
Santiago (2-7), who has moved from the rotation to the bullpen throughout the season, picked up his second win of the season in his fourth relief appearance. He threw the final 2 2/3 innings and allowed two Seattle hits.
"I think the bullpen showed a lot of balls doing what they did today," Weaver said. "That was a long game and having to keep us in it. Both bullpens did a hell of a job. … Obviously, the bullpen was the story of the night, for sure."
The bullpen has improved dramatically in the last month, posting a 2.37 ERA in their last 27 outings and just two blown saves. In the first 66 games, Angels relievers had a 4.36 ERA with 10 blown saves.
The Mariners had a baserunner in each of the last 13 innings but were only able to push across two runs in the seventh inning off Weaver.
Seattle had its opportunities, though.
They threatened in the 16th after a leadoff single but a failed sacrifice bunt and a caught stealing quelled the rally. They threatened in the 13th when they put runners on the corners with two outs but Brad Miller struck out looking to end the inning. They threatened in the 11th with a man on second with one out but Salas snared a Miller liner and doubled off Willie Bloomquist at second.
And they threatened in the ninth when Robinson Cano was called out at second when he took his foot off the bag after an apparent leadoff double.
"That was a big out to get in that situation," Scioscia said. "That was important."
The Mariners left 14 guys on base, five in extra innings. The Angels meanwhile, stranded just one runner prior to Navarro's game-ending hit.
Angels shortstop Erick Aybar left the game in the ninth inning after singling to lead off the frame. He was removed because of a sore right groin and John McDonald pinch ran for Aybar and remained in the game at shortstop before Navarro replaced him.
Scioscia said the Angels would monitor Aybar but the injury does not appear serious.
"Obviously, that's one guy we're not going to take any chances with," Scioscia said. "We're going to evaluate it and it doesn't look bad right now but I would imagine we're going to hold him out tomorrow."
Weaver went six innings and was charged with two runs on six hits while he struck out eight and walked two and did not factor in the decision.
He tiptoed out of trouble in both the fifth and sixth, holding the Mariners scoreless. In the fifth, Justin Smoak doubled to lead off the inning but was stranded at third when Miller struck out and Mike Zunino popped out to end the frame. In the sixth, Weaver worked around a pair of walks to leave the bases loaded by striking out Smoak to end the threat.
After the Angels scored two in the fifth, Seattle tied the game in the seventh inning with two runs. Dustin Ackley smacked a leadoff double to center and Miller lined a single that drove in Ackley and forced Weaver out of the game. Miller scored on Endy Chavez's single off Mike Morin.
"Scioscia wanted to take me out after that sixth inning, I think I was riding a high wave and had a lot of confidence and wanted to go back out there for the seventh but obviously didn't prevail," Weaver said. "If I had to do it all over again, probably would've just let Morin come in and have a fresh inning there in the seventh."
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