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In-wall wiring guide for home A/V
How to hide the wires for your speakers, TVs, and other A/V gear
I edit the home A/V and pro audio articles on Crutchfield.com. It's a cool gig for a guy who's been seriously into audio since way before 1974. I started buying records, guitars, and gear with the money I made mowing lawns and delivering newspapers. Now the way I earn my money has changed for the better, but where it goes hasn't changed too much. Just give me the proverbial three chords and the truth. I'll do my best to help you feel it, too.
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Crutchfield advisor Norm has worked on hundreds of whole-house wiring jobs.
This guide will help you save money by doing your own small-scale in-wall wiring projects in both finished and unfinished rooms. If you decide to hire a professional, the knowledge you gain will help you work through the process with your contractor.
Can you do the in-wall wiring yourself?
Is it legal?
In most locales, a homeowner is allowed to install low-voltage wiring. However, each state has its own code, as do some cities and counties, so check with your local authorities to be sure.
Are you capable?
If you're new to this sort of work, look to tackle a relatively small project, like hiding the wires going to the rear speakers in your home theater.
The easiest scenarios for a do-it-yourself installer are those in which you can run wires in the attic, unfinished basement, or crawlspace. Use these spaces as much as possible, even if it means longer runs of wire.
Consider wireless options first?
Before you start drilling holes in studs or cutting holes in your walls, consider today's wireless music solutions. There are a variety of wireless speakers, as well as some receiver/transmitter combos that work with regular amps and speakers. A lot of people ask us about wireless surround sound systems. For years there was no good answer. Now there are several.
Request a system design
Before you begin, you'll need a plan. Do yourself a favor and submit a system design request to Crutchfield's A/V Design team. You can upload a floor plan and pictures of your room and then chat with a designer about your goals. You'll receive a system plan and a link to a shopping cart filled with all the items you need to complete your project.
Things you'll need
Always use wire that's rated for in-wall installation. Look for speaker wire with a CL2 or CL3 rating (CL2P or CL3P if you're placing it in heating ducts). You'll want cable rated for direct burial if you're running it through the ground to outdoor speakers.
Speaker wire gauge and conductors
In-wall speaker wire is identified in shorthand that indicates its gauge (thickness) and its number of strands (or conductors, as they're known in the trade):
- 16/2 is 16-gauge wire with 2 conductors
- 14/4 is 14-gauge wire with 4 conductors
The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire. For runs of less than 50 feet, 16-gauge wire will suffice. For longer runs, use thicker 14 gauge wire.
Why pull two wires when you can pull one instead? Four-conductor wire has positive and negative wires for both left and right speakers inside a single jacket. It's often used between an amplifier and an in-wall volume control or a stereo-input speaker.
How much wire should you buy?
After planning where you're going to route your wire, you'll need to figure out how much you'll need. Ask your system designer for help with this. He or she can provide you with a wiring "map" — a plot that shows what you're installing in each room, including all of the speakers, cables, brackets, and other items you'll be installing.
Your designer can look at your floor plan and give you a solid recommendation of how much wire to buy. If you're mapping out your own plan, think through where each wire will have to go. Pace off or measure each pathway. Tips:
- Allow extra wire for the connections. For example, if you intend to install ceiling speakers by yourself, allow 2-3 feet of extra wire so you can set the speakers on your ladder while you hook them up.
- Allow 10 to 15 percent extra: Your planned wire route might be thrown off by an unexpected obstacle. To be safe, buy at least 10 percent more wire than you think you need.
Audio/video cables
Most audio and video patch cables are not suitable for in-wall installation. Some HDMI cables that are rated for in-wall use don't support 4K or HDR video.
Fortunately there are some clever solutions, such as baluns, that use in-wall-rated network cable, coax cable (RG-6), or even fiber optic cable to pass audio and video signals over long distances.
Celerity fiber optic HDMI cables keep the signal strong over long runs, and they're immune to interference.
Wall plates and brackets
Your system designer can also help you determine how many and what kind of wall-mounted receptacles and in-wall volume controls you'll need. You'll also need mounting brackets to support the receptacles and volume controls. Your designer can add all of these parts to your system plan and a pre-filled shopping cart.
This receptacle accommodates the speaker and subwoofer connections for a surround sound system.
This universal wall plate gives you an entry or exit point for any kind of in-wall wire.
These plates are part of a kit that hides both signal and power connections for a wall-mounted TV.
"Rough-in" or "hole-saving" brackets
These brackets for in-wall and in-ceiling speakers save a lot of time. The drywall installer will cut holes for the brackets before hanging the drywall (as they do for light switches and electrical sockets). You may have to order these separately — they may not be included with your speakers.
"Hole-saving" or "rough-in" brackets make it easy to install ceiling and in-wall speakers after the drywall is installed.
Outlet boxes
The hardware used to mount volume controls, wire outlets, and other in-wall devices are called junction boxes or "J-boxes." Look for a J-box that's deep enough to fit your in-wall devices (usually 2-3/4").
Backless brackets provide the minimum support you'll need to attach a wall plate. The one at left is for a finished wall. It clamps itself to the hole you cut for it. The one at right gets nailed to a stud before your drywall goes up.
For a wall-mounted volume control, you need the structural strength and protection afforded by a standard junction box (available at home improvement stores). When you're simply terminating wires at a wall plate, backless brackets will do.
A standard junction box protects your in-wall volume controls.
Mount your outlets at the same height as AC outlets for a clean, uniform look. In-wall controls look best if you match the height of your light switches (usually located 44-48" off the floor). Don't attach low-voltage boxes to light switch boxes.
Nail plates
Whenever you drill a hole 1-1/4" or less from the surface of any wooden part of your house (a stud, joist, plate, block, or brace), or notch any wooden part, you must protect the cable with a nail plate. The nail plate prevents a nail from ever piercing the cable.
Nail plates protect your wires from nails, screws, and drill bits.
Wire labels
Label both ends of the wire before you start pulling, or before cutting another wire. You can use Crutchfield CableLabels™, or simply use masking tape and a marker.
Crutchfield's self-adhesive, color-coded labels keep your audio, video, and speaker cables clearly marked.
Wire ties and attachments
Wire must be supported every 4-1/2 feet and within 1 foot of a junction box. Use wire ties and wire-tie clamps. The staples electricians use for regular AC wiring may damage low-voltage cables if they're nailed down too tightly.
For bundling cables at the back of a component, a reusable wire wrap comes in handy.
Component racks
If you're going to hide your speakers in your ceilings or walls, why not hide the components, too? We offer a variety of equipment racks designed for installation in a utility room or closet.
Sanus CFR-series open racks can be wall- or floor-mounted.
A closed racks usually include casters, so you can roll it out for easy access to your connections.
This tool strips 12- to 22-gauge wire with one pull of the trigger. You can adjust it to strip off the exact amount of insulation you want.
Wire cutter/strippers
A good wire stripper is a must if you're installing a lot of speakers. We also offer a variety of tools for attaching connectors to coax and network cable.
You'll want to invest in a good studfinder before you begin an installation in a finished room. Some studfinders, like this one, can differentiate between metal pipes, AC wires, and other obstacles hidden behind your walls. Here's a link to some great video tips about how to use a studfinder.
Slide a studfinder along a wall or ceiling to locate studs or joists. (Photo courtesy of Zircon Corp.)
Fish tape
A fish tape is a tool that helps you pull cable behind finished walls, floors, and ceilings. Think of it as a fishing reel spooled with semi-rigid "tape." The idea is to push or "fish" the tape from one end of the wire pathway through to the other end. Then you attach the wire to the hook at the end of the tape and pull it back through.
Miscellaneous tools
- Laser level or chalk line
- 1/2" or larger electric drill. You may want to buy or rent a right-angle drill if you're doing a lot of work in unfinished rooms.
- A set of spade bits from 1/4" to 1-1/2". (Professional installers use costlier auger and hole-saw bits because they make the job easier.)
- Drywall saw
- Step ladder
- Eye protection, work gloves, and dust masks
- Electrical tape
In this video, Crutchfield's Norm Hawes, an experienced installer, shows you how to run wire and "trim" it for a safe and tidy installation.
Installation tips and techniques
An unfinished room that has been prewired for home theater and is ready for drywall installation.
New construction
Be careful not to bite off more work than you can chew. Most do-it-yourselfers don't have the tools, skills, or time to wire an entire new home as it's being built. But say you have an unfinished room you're converting into a home theater. That's a project you can have fun with. Here are some guidelines:
Never use the same holes for both AC wire and low-voltage wire. Try to avoid installing your wires beside AC power lines for more than 5 feet. As much as possible, keep them 1 foot away from the power lines throughout their runs.
You can safely run audio and video in the same bundle as security, phone, data, and other low-voltage wire.
Running low-voltage cables (black) with AC power cable (orange) may result in poor performance or wire damage.
If cables and power cable run parallel, keep them a minimum of 12" apart. If they intersect, keep them at 90-degree angles.
Rules for drilling holes into studs and joists
Hole diameter shouldn't exceed 40% and notches shouldn't exceed 25%.
Drill your holes in the center of each stud. The diameter of the holes shouldn't exceed 40% of the stud's width. A standard 2" x 4" stud is actually about 3.5" wide, which means your holes can't be more than 1-3/8" in diameter.
Keep all holes centered vertically in the joist. Don't drill within 2" of the top or bottom of the joist. The extreme ends and the middle third of the span of the joist carry the load, so avoid making holes there if possible.
You are limited to a hole that is a third of the measured depth of the joist. A 2" x 6" joist actually measures 5-1/2" deep, so you can drill a 1-3/4" hole. You can drill multiple holes rather than one very large hole when many wires need to go one way.
You cannot make any holes in laminated support beams (glue lams) or headers (the supports over doors, windows, or arches).
Tips for pulling wires
For your wires to pull easily, the diameter of a hole should be about twice as big as the total diameter of all the wires you plan to pull through it. Since hole sizes are limited, you may have to use multiple holes. For example, a 1-3/8" hole will accommodate bundle of cables slightly less than 3/4" in diameter.
Dress at least 2 feet of speaker wire in a loop at each J-box or P-ring location, securing it with wire ties.
Dressing wires
Once a wire or bundle of wires has been pulled to its outlet location, you must dress it. That means properly preparing it for the final step (making the connections), which won't happen until you're almost ready to move in. You'll neatly coil the excess wire and temporarily secure it to the junction box.
- Support the wire within 1 foot of a J-box or P-ring. At each bracket, J-box or P-ring, dress at least 2 feet of wire, leaving it looped just inside.
- The drywall will cover up your wire, so photograph or measure the location so that you can find the wire after the drywall is up.
- Wrap the ends of each wire with plastic bags and tape to prevent moisture from entering wires. Wire can rot from paint and plaster moisture. Make sure labels are protected.
Be careful when using plastic wire ties — they should be snug, but not tight enough to pinch the cable.
Running wire through existing walls
Always inspect as much as possible before making a hole. Explore your crawlspace or ceiling in an unfinished segment of your basement. Try to detect which way joists run and where empty wall space between studs might be.
By inspecting from your crawlspace or attic, you can identify which wall locations do not carry water pipes and electrical wires. A high-quality studfinder will help you distinguish between different types of obstacles behind your walls, including studs, AC cables, and pipes.
Of course, you can't know what's behind the wall with absolute certainty. You must be prepared to cut and patch exploratory holes.
To minimize that work, use a studfinder that can locate wood, metal, and live AC wiring. You can also drill small "pilot holes" to explore behind your walls. Use a sturdy piece of wire, like a bent coat hanger, to find nearby obstacles.
Be sure to shut off power in the area where you'll be drilling your pilot hole, and use caution so you don't plunge your bit into a pipe or electrical conduit. Make sure you know where your main water shut-off valve is located, just in case you do puncture a water pipe.
Use a sturdy wire (such as a bent coat hanger) to explore your pilot holes.
Cutting drywall
After you've confirmed that all of your component locations will work, traced the templates, and made any other preparations recommended in the owner's manual for your speakers or brackets, you can begin cutting drywall.
If you're creating a rectangular hole, start by drilling two small holes in opposite corners; if it's round, drill two small holes on opposite sides. Next, using your drywall saw, start from one hole, and work around the outline to the next. Cut the drywall in one piece, on an inward slant, so that it's easier to patch later if necessary. If you don't need to patch the hole, just remove any excess material before installing the speaker.
For more information on choosing and confirming locations for your in-wall gear, see our in-wall speaker installation guide.
Plaster and lath walls
If your house has plaster and lath walls or ceilings, installing your own in-wall wiring will be more complicated. Plaster tends to crack and crumble easily, so you should be prepared to do some touch-up work. We recommend running out-of-wall wire, and using carpets, cabinetry, etc. to hide it. See our article on home A/V cable management for more ideas.
Wiring tips and tricks
You'll probably encounter some in-wall obstacles while routing your cables, such as additional bracing or a fire block. If that happens:
- Remove a rectangular piece of drywall around the obstacle. Cut on an inward slant so that it's easier to patch the drywall when you're done.
- Notch the block or drill a small hole for your wire. If you notch the block, don't forget to cover it with a nail plate.
To route wire through a hidden obstruction: (A) Cut a rectangular piece of drywall around the obstacle. (B) Notch the block or drill a hole for the cables. Use your fish tape to route the wire through the hole.
Routing wire through an unfinished basement
In the example shown here, you cut two holes in the wall – one for a wall plate and another for an in-wall speaker. Next, drill two holes in your wall's bottom plate, which is accessible from the unfinished basement ceiling. One hole goes below the wall plate and the other goes below the in-wall speaker.
How do you know where to drill the bottom plate holes? You can either measure the distance to the wall plate and speaker from an adjoining wall, referencing a copy of your blueprints, or measure the distance from a visible landmark that runs straight through the wall to the floor below, such as a plumbing pipe.
Once the holes are done you can fish the wire from the wall plate hole through to the basement, then up through the other hole to the speaker location.
Here's how you run wire through an unfinished basement.
Routing wire along a baseboard
If you don't have an unfinished basement to run wires through, you can hide wires behind your baseboard.
Pry off the baseboard with a small crowbar. Remove a thin strip of the drywall to expose the studs. Cut a wire channel by scoring and chiseling the studs. Fish your tape from one hole to the other and pull the wire through. Tuck the wire into the channel and install nail plates at each stud. Re-install the baseboard.
Routing wire around a door frame
If you're using your baseboard to conceal a wire pathway, you may have to deal with the door trim, too.
Pry the molding away from the doorway using a chisel, small crowbar, or putty knife. Run the wire between the frame and the jamb. Chisel out channels for the wire in the frame, if necessary. Reattach the molding.
How to attach a wire to a fish tape
In order to pull wire from one location to another, you'll need to attach the wire to the fish tape, as shown here:
(A) Strip the jacket off the cable. Bend the conductors over the fish hook. (B) Wrap the hook and the cable with electrical tape.
Tip: how to fish wire through insulation
Insulation is most commonly found on exterior walls, but you might run into it when fishing wire through interior walls too. The key here is not to fish the wire through the insulation, but around it.
Many types of insulation will have a paper or plastic covering. Try to fish your wire between that covering and the drywall. Alternatively, fish the wire along a stud, using the stud as your guide. In this case, if you have fish tape that's wound on a spool, keep the tape curved in towards the surface of the stud, so that it's less likely to stray into the insulation.
You can also check your local hardware store for different kinds of fish tape designed to be more effective with difficult runs like these.
Drywall repair and clean-up
If you cut any holes that didn't work out, you'll need to patch them. Watch this video to see how it's done.
Mark Schoeffmann from MahometPosted on 8/27/2015
Why do you recommend 6 feet of slack wire at the in wall speaker locations? That seems excessive.
BrianPosted on 8/31/2015
In-wall wiring guide for home A/V if I understand this reading correctly it states "Ethernet cable (CAT-5, -5e, -6) There are a number of uses for Ethernet cable - like creating a wired computer network, or carrying audio/video and control signals in a whole-house system." So can I use CATe cable for speaker wire or do I need to use an appropriate gauge wire for speaker wire.
Matt from RoanokePosted on 12/11/2015
Should I install additional blocking for the TV mount when I build the wall ( renovation of a basement ) ?
Press2Esc from ColumbiaPosted on 1/3/2016
If you secure a size/weight appropriate TV mount, using the CORRECT mounting hardware, on to a stud, you should be fine.
Luke from Baton RougePosted on 1/26/2016
What cable would be best for long runs to a rear subwoofer say, 30 feet away? High clarity RCA? Also, could you give an example of another use for an Ethernet cable used outside of networking and the average internet data transference? Thanks!
BrycePosted on 3/23/2016
Thank you for the informative article! I have a question regarding the end of new home pre-wiring. After you wrap the wires in plastic bags and tapes, the drywall will be installed. How do you get the wires out of drywall afterwards? Do you just cut a hold and install a pass-though wall plate and pull out your pre-installed wires? Any info would be appreciated.
Jim from PhiladelphiaPosted on 5/23/2016
On the issue of same length wires to avoid out of sync sound, I have a hard time believing this. Don't signals (i.e. Electricity) travel at the speed of light? Is there really a difference in a signal passing through 10' and 20' of cable of it travels at the speed of light? I thought an electric signal can travel around the world 6x in one second.
Mark from LumbertonPosted on 9/6/2016
Hi. I am interested in seeing the answer to Bryce's question I have copied below: Bryce Posted on 3/23/2016 3:51:55 PM Thank you for the informative article! I have a question regarding the end of new home pre-wiring. After you wrap the wires in plastic bags and tapes, the drywall will be installed. How do you get the wires out of drywall afterwards? Do you just cut a hold and install a pass-though wall plate and pull out your pre-installed wires? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Mark
Darryl from Sun City CenterPosted on 9/18/2016
A PDF of this article would have cool.
Jake from Lewis Center, OHPosted on 9/18/2016
I did my install 10 years ago. I'm not sure this Ed series was around then or not, but I sure could have used it! I wish I had more wiring now! Of course,know it is fishing through drywalled walls. Great article!!
Bill from Austin, TXPosted on 9/18/2016
If possible, running conduit would be best - or at least planning to be able to replace the wiring you run. There hasn't been that much time between CAT-5, CAT-5e, and CAT-6. If you are going to stay in a house very long, you can assume the media type will change.
Tracy Petrus from San AntonioPosted on 11/1/2016
I am blown away by the article I just read. I am not installing speaker wire. I do not have new home construction. I have a 30 year old home and I have been wanting to hide wires for years. I have held off hiring anyone because I just don't trust many people to be professional or have the required experience to truly understand the how's and whys of what they are doing. Now, thanks to your article, I can follow along. I can make certain that they aren't damaging studs or drilling through headers, running parallel and too close to electrical, curving the wire and not bending it, etc. I truly appreciate all the hard work you all have put into writing this (and the pictures and diagrams truly assisted)! Sincerely, Tracy
Rob Phillips from Daytona BeachPosted on 11/2/2016
I just want to update you and this article on the termination of Ethernet Cat5e/6 cables. Using modular plugs or "connectors" is not the correct way to terminate this cable. As it used to fine back in the day, There has been many issues with these crimp on plugs. Low voltage network standards have changed since then and this primitive way of terminating has been deemed unacceptable. Cables should be terminated to a proper patch panel (12/24 port) and then use patch cables to the router, switch or component. Keystone jacks at wall opening should be used and patched in with a patch cord. Lengths of cat5e/6 should not be over 100m including patch cords. If only a few cables are used, Keystone jacks at both ends can be used with either a surface mount box or "biscuit" box near the network or components and then a patch cord used. Do not use staples to attach the cable to studs. Do not bend or crimp the cable at any time. You want the cable to have smooth flowing transitions. IF you have staples, shoot a staple to the stud and use a zip-tie to attach to the staple. Also, Keep as much shielding or "jacket" on the cable when terminating. This can be found online if needing clarification. After termination, a pair tester should be used to make sure of proper termination and for verification. As we see that everything is requiring internet these days, Proper network installation will make your speed transfer as smoothly and efficienly as possible.
Bill from CharlottesvillePosted on 12/9/2016
Very good instructions. A good refresher course for me before I start my whole house (6 zone) system. One comment and one question: You need to add a lead paint warning. I will not work on walls in an older home if children are present and I always use appropriate lead paint mitigation. You can take an expensive course or just download the federal guidelines for safety procedures. Lead is more dangerous than most people believe it to be. I want to put volume controls in a two gang box with a light switch. I have all LED's and one box will have a dimmer. Can I shield the control? Does the LED dimmer make interference a none issue? Do I need to just "bite the bullet" a put a separate box in at least one foot away?
RobTeed from LansingPosted on 1/29/2017
HDMI Cable. It is worth noting that some ( All?) HDMI cables have an input/output end. I buried 50' of HDMI cable behind drywall. When it came time to hook up the A/V equipment we were not receiving signal from the HDMI cable. After a lot of head scratching we found a sticker on the cable labeled " input" at the ceiling projector. Lucky for us we left space between the frame/concrete wall and were able to fish a new cable through. I have built over 20 basement remodels and never noticed this. Never had a problem until the last remodel.
James Berge from GoodrichPosted on 3/12/2017
Do you guys have aNY suggestions on what wires to run while I have no drywall on my Walls
James Berge from GoodrichPosted on 3/12/2017
Do you guys have aNY suggestions on what wires to run while I have no drywall on my Walls
Tom from HemphillPosted on 3/18/2017
A trick to use when drilling a row of studs to pull wire though- drill every-other hole when making the holes, then reverse directions and drill the skipped studs. Now the wire will pull with much less binding.
Tom from HemphillPosted on 3/18/2017
A trick to use when drilling a row of studs to pull wire though- drill every-other hole when making the holes, then reverse directions and drill the skipped studs. Now the wire will pull with much less binding.
Michael P from Seaford, nyPosted on 7/10/2017
I am buying a home that has the entire house, every room as well as outside is set up with speakers. Each room has a volume control knob to shut them off or control volume. The former owner briefly showed me a universal remote that hooked up to a main area downstairs. Each room has an ir plate for the remote. I have no idea what I need to buy to set up this whole house system, he took the whole system but left the speakers. Please help.
Matthew LozyPosted on 7/22/2017
What is the proper way to chisel and notch the bottom of studs to hide wires behind the baseboard?
Mike Dragon from Snowflake, ArizonaPosted on 8/28/2017
Can I just run flat in wall speaker wire outside the drywall and cover it with paneling, my house has no wood studs, it is all metal studs and concrete.
Wm Woodward from NapervillePosted on 9/17/2017
When I need to drill a hole into the cavity of a wall for a wire run (from a basically unfinished floor below) I find it somewhat difficult to identify where the base stud is and accurately determine the correct area to drill where it will be between the vertical studs in the wall. In this situation, a trick I use is to take a straight piece of wire coat hanger and file a sharp point on one end, then I attach the other end to a drill and then drill this coat hanger wire through the floor into the floor below and then look for the wire below. Then by measuring the distance from the coat hanger wire I can calculate (remember to factor in the depth of the dry wall and any baseboard depth (or drill the wire between the baseboard and drywall) exactly where to drill my hole in the floor beneath that will be pretty precise within the wall space. The coat hanger wire, when removed, will not leave a noticeable defect.


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Tyler never led the nation in rebounding. Faried is a different kind of player.
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Tyler never led the nation in rebounding. Faried is a different kind of player.
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Yes, and at Moorehead he wasn't playing against the greatest competition either. Sorry, the Pacers don't need another undersized PF, they need size up front. Preferably one that can play the 4/5, play "D", help Hibbert in the paint. How is he playing the P&R? I don't see Faried doing any of these things.
I won't deny the Pacers need another big. I am the king of "get another bigman land",I would prefer to get an experienced big now instead of developing one. Nene comes to mind. So if that can be done then use that pick on someone with a singularly unique talent. That is why I like Faried, plus he rebounds relentlessly. Or pick possibly a Jimmer for another unique talent, long range shooting. Or trade down and get Johnson and a Nolan Smith/Travis Leslie/Darius Morris type player.
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To start, your comparing Fredette's number as a senior to Curry's as a junior. Every year they were at the same level Curry obliterated his stats and if you were to throw the Senior version of Curry he would have torn the NCAA a new one. He is at the NBA level getting better every year.
Curry also played against MUCH better competition year round. Davidson was scheduled against Duke, Carolina, UCLA, or whatever a lot. Then in the NCAA tourny absolutely destroyed top teams in the Nation - including the Hibbert lead Hoyas.
I can see Fredette being a nice spark off the bench for short periods of time in the NBA. He will not be able to defend anyone in the NBA though.
The comparison between the two starts and ends at two good college players taking a smaller school to the big stage. Fredette won't make anything close to the same impact Curry has made in the NBA.
ok then compare each's junior stats...
2008-2009 33.7 28.6 4.4 5.6 3.7 1.50 2.5 .2 2.4 .454 .876 .387 1.42
2009-2010 31.1 22.1 3.1 4.7 2.7 1.71 1.2 .1 1.1 .458 .892 .440 1.53
still fairly equal when you consider jimmer was the more efficient shooter as evidenced by the higher fg, ft, 3pt%s and the much higher pps. you also want to talk about competition? understand that the mountain west was ranked as the 4th toughest conference in college basketball this year whereas in curry's junior year at davidson, southern ranked 20th out of 31 conferences. mountain west ranked 7th that year btw. also, all it takes is watching these players play in college to see the similarities in their games. so you can try bashing my post all you'd like, but it's an educated post.
Jimmer is the most frightening aspect of this draft to me. I would be relieved if he is taken before #15. He was an awesome college player, but I don't see how he would be able to guard anyone at the NBA level.
I certainly wouldn't be upset if Tristan Thompson was our pick, but I don't think he'll be available at #15.
MWC was hugely overrated on account of SDSU and BYU's records. The bottom line is that Jimmer didn't play NBA talent until the tourney.
sdsu, byu, utah, unlv, air force, and new mexico have all been ranked or tournament teams in the last 3 years... and also you severely overrate "playing against nba talent". when you look at the actual numbers, mid-major teams like butler, air force, sdsu, utah state consistently rank among the best defensive teams in the country because unlike the "major" schools, the mids play defense as a team. butler didn't make back to back finals because of their offense afterall... if you want the perfect example, go watch steph curry's game against butler in the bracketbuster a few years back.
just because chris kramer, dane fife, ronald nored, jarvis varnado, willie veasley aren't or weren't nba players, doesn't make them bad defenders
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But who's going to be there at 15 that fits that bill? Seemingly no one. That's the problem.
Faried had double-doubles against Louisville (12-17), Ohio State (15-12) and Florida (20-18). Yes, the rest of his competition was watered down. Was he supposed to play 1-on-5 against the big boys on his off days?
I saw enough to think his motor and rebounding tenacity can translate into a solid bench PF. You aren't looking for any more than that at No. 15.
There is no doubt that major schools have more talented players, on average, than the MWC. They put more players in the league.
Butler is a great team with a fantastic coach that played exceptionally well. I don't see how that makes Jimmer play anyone of note during the regular season.
After reading everyone's comments, listening to Wells on the Dan Dakich Show and waking up this morning to the Kravitz one-on-one with Bird, my total and complete hunch is Bird gets his scorer via trade/free agency and his big via the draft. The Pacers' love affair with Mayo is seemingly still going strong, and I think if Faried and/or Thompson drop to 15 they pull the trigger.
I like that Faried has four years under his belt and some eye-popping stats in categories where the Pacers are hurting. His 13.3 rpg led the nation, and even more surprisingly he led his conference in steals at 2.3 per game. That's a very active big man right there. Still, I think his ceiling is lower than Thompson's. Not that it matters, as I'm pretty sure the decision will be out of our hands come 15 and Thompson will already be gone.
Faried will help the team. Heck, would you take an upgrade of Tyler on your team?
He is a better rebounder and shot blocker. I don't think Faried has any less drive than Tyler.
Offensively Tyler is better. I think the Pacers could do much worse at 15.
"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. "
I really, really hope our draft pick is included as part of a trade
15th in what looks to be a real crappy draft
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Like most dairy farmers, Corey Enright will enter 2014 with a degree of uncertainty.
Will dairies start expanding again now that feed prices are dropping and milk prices are relatively high? Will that expansion cause milk prices to drop?
While attending the Vita Plus Dairy Summit earlier this month, Enright heard a number of farmers talking about expansion. "A lot of guys have proposals on the table," he says. "They have plans for the next buildings in the future."
"It's so volatile, I really don't know (what to expect in 2014)," says Enright, 35, who runs a 300-cow dairy with his father near West Bend, Wis.
The fact that feed prices have been going down is "huge," he acknowledges, since he and his father buy all of their corn and commodities rather than raising their own.
Even lower feed prices?
Corn and soybean prices could fall even further next year.
According to Marty Foreman, senior economist with Doane Advisory Services in St. Louis, corn prices face substantial downside risk beginning next spring if planting goes smoothly. The December 2014 corn futures contract could fall to the $3.25-to-$3.50 range by late summer or fall, down more than $1 per bushel from current levels, he adds.
On Dec. 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that corn will average $4.05 to $4.75 per bushel during the 2013/14 crop year that ends on Aug. 31.
Bill Nelson, another senior economist with Doane, says cash soybean and meal prices are expected to be under downward price pressure during much of the year. Under normal weather conditions, late 2014 soybean prices may retreat toward $10 to $11 per bushel, maybe lower, he says. Meal prices would retreat back toward $300 to $325 per ton late in the year.
But weather remains an uncertainty.
Milk prices relatively strong
Bob Cropp, market analyst and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, predicts that the all-milk price will average $19.40 per hundredweight in 2014, which will be down from $19.85 or so this year, but still pretty good from a historical perspective. (The record was set in 2011 when the all-milk price averaged $20.14.)
Milk prices have been helped by a booming export market. This year will set another record, with more than 15 percent of U.S. milk production (on a milk-solids basis) exported to other countries.
Low interest rates and a weak dollar have helped facilitate exports, since they make U.S. products cheaper for foreign buyers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it would continue to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future. But if the Fed's "cheap money" policy ever changes, it will create some headwinds for exports since foreigners will have to pay more.
Despite the uncertainty that Enright and other farmers have going into 2014, there are plenty of opportunities.
For one thing, the dairy industry is undergoing rapid technological change. In talking to others at the Vita Plus Dairy Summit, Enright noted there is a lot of interest in robotic milking stations, since labor continues to be a concern. "I think that (robots) will really take off," he says.
Other technologies are making it easier to spot health problems in animals, get them bred, and improve overall farm efficiency.
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"Illinois and China are each leading global sources for biotechnology, life sciences and medical innovation," Governor Quinn said. "This agreement provides a framework for Illinois and China to enhance business and education partnerships and collaborate on the scientific breakthroughs that will accelerate company growth and foster the creation of jobs."
The agreement, which was signed during a breakfast ceremony in Shanghai today, will create an important line of communication between the organizations, allow for collaboration among researchers and industry, and open the lines of communication amongst technology parks to increase exports and investment.
As the home of more than 200 institutions of higher education, as well as several prestigious national labs, the state of Illinois is uniquely positioned as a Midwestern and national leader in science and technology research and development. In Illinois, academic research expenditures in the biosciences totaled $1.3 billion in 2008, according to the Battelle Memorial Institute. Illinois has 58,000 workers directly employed in the biosciences sector at more than 2,000 biotech establishments (with an average wage of nearly $90,000). Indirectly, this sector supports more than 330,000 Illinois jobs. Six of the top 20 pharma and life sciences firms also have their North American HQ's headquarters in Illinois.
"Collaboration and partnership strengthen our ability to tackle tough scientific and technological problems," said ISTC President Matthew Summy. "We look forward to working with the SBIA to identify and produce solutions that not only offer the potential to improve medical treatment, but also offer the promise of increased investment and new jobs."
The mission of the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition is to cultivate economic development in Illinois by working with public and private partners to attract and retain research, development and innovation resources and talent to the state.
SBIA is a non-profit organization that represents biopharmaceutical companies and research institutions in Shanghai by participating in policy-making and creating industry networks to improve the competitiveness of the bio-pharmaceutical industry. With six bio-pharmaceutics parks, Shanghai has become one of the main platforms for bio-tech innovation and development in the world.
The mission of iBio is to make Illinois and the surrounding Midwest one of the world's top life sciences centers, a great place to do business and grow new technology ventures. The national BIO organization selected Governor Quinn as the 2011 BIO "Governor of the Year" at the recent BIO International Convention in Washington D.C.
For updates on Governor Quinn's trip, visit www.Illinois.gov or follow him on Twitter at @GovernorQuinn. More information about Illinois trade and business opportunities can be found on the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's website at http://www.illinoisbiz.biz.


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MOODY – Mother Neff State Park, the first official Texas state park, will undergo an extreme makeover in coming months that will include a new headquarters, new campground and other amenities.
The public is invited to attend a 10 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday to be attended by state and local dignitaries, including Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith, Texas State Parks Director Brent Leisure, former state Sen. Kip Averitt and representatives of state Sen. Brian Birdwell's and state Sen. Troy Fraser's offices.
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The event marks the beginning of the $6.5 million redevelopment project at the park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s in Coryell County 15 miles northwest of Temple. The improvements will help address the recurring flooding of the Leon River that has occurred along the park's lower reaches, inundating the recreation hall, headquarters and park entrance.
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The 400-acre park, which opened in 1937, draws many of its visitors from Fort Hood, Killeen, Temple and Waco, who come to camp, hike, picnic and fish from the riverside.
Mother Neff State Park is named for Mrs. Isabella Eleanor (Mother) Neff, who donated six acres of land for a park along the Leon River in 1916. After her death in 1921, her son, Texas Gov. Pat M. Neff created the Mother Neff Memorial Park, which later became an early unit of the Texas State Park System. In 1934, former Gov. Neff deeded 250 acres and Frank Smith added three acres to the existing memorial park. The state park opened to the public in 1937.
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Clint Bowyer isn't worried about a runner-up jinx.
While he did finish second to Brad Keselowski in the final Sprint Cup standings, it wasn't as if Bowyer saw the championship slip away like many of the other recent second-place finishers.
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Bowyer was fourth in the Chase going into the final race of the season and a second-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, combined with Jimmie Johnson's mechanical failure, resulted in Bowyer vaulting to second.
So Bowyer won't look at Denny Hamlin's struggles in 2011 — after finishing second in 2010 — nor Carl Edwards' struggles in 2012 and worry that the same could happen to him.
"I'm about positive stuff," Bowyer said after his speech at the postseason awards banquet. "The good news is it paid a hell of a lot more (to finish second) than fourth, which is where I was at at the start of Homestead.
"I'm happy to be second. I hope it's not a jinx. If it is, I guess I won't have to answer this awkward question next year."
How happy was Bowyer to finish second? After the banquet, he raised his second-place trophy over his head and turned toward five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, yelling, "I beat Jimmie Johnson!"
Finishing 39 points behind Keselowski (and one point ahead of Johnson), Bowyer looks back at the start of 2012 and can't believe he finished second.
He had never driven for another Cup team other than Richard Childress Racing before the start of the season. And now he was at Michael Waltrip Racing, an organization that had won just two races and never had a driver make the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
For some reason, Bowyer had found a "fit factor" at MWR.
"I knew from the very first test we had (it)," Bowyer said. "I was very, very nervous going into it. I didn't know a face I was working with other than a casual conversation, I truly didn't know anybody on my race team."
It didn't take him long to figure out that he and crew chief Brian Pattie fit well together. That's why he isn't worried about a second-place jinx in 2013.
Both Pattie and Bowyer have their roots in short-track racing and both don't have many interests besides the outdoors and racing.
"The key was having a good leader and that guy was Brian Pattie," Bowyer said. "I needed somebody to keep me calm, keep me focused in the game.
"It has been a great relationship. Our backgrounds are a lot the same, the way we go about things. We both enjoy what we do. We love racing and we have a blast doing it. When it's time to get your hands dirty and get to work, we're both plenty capable of doing that."
So while the events of Phoenix, where Jeff Gordon's retaliation knocked him out of championship contention and started a brawl between their teams, will remain in his mind, Bowyer has confidence that his team can still perform and build on 2012 rather than see a rapid decline.
If they performed well without knowing each other, they expect to do even better after having worked together for a season — even if the bodies of the cars are changing for 2013.
"Look at how we ran in the Chase," Bowyer said. "A bad race was sixth. We were bummed out. When you're running like that, it's pretty rare. … We were building a notebook and learning form each other and learning from the mistakes we learned the first couple of times around those racetracks.
"That's when you get a sense of what you've got for a race team and understand what you're up against. It gives me a lot of confidence and a lot of pride knowing what is in store."


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Rounding up all the Baylor Christmas 2013 cheer
Baylor fans got an early Christmas present on Dec. 7 when the Bears clinched their first Big 12 Conference football title and first BCS bowl game appearance. Perhaps you, like me, have already received some related early Christmas gifts — for me, it was this mini Baylor helmet, a Big 12 champs t-shirt and a Baylor/Fiesta Bowl ornament.
Of course, these gifts weren't that early — Christmas is just two days away, which means campus is quiet. After today, this blog will be quiet as well until we get closer to the bowl game). While we're away, enjoy this round-up of Christmas at Baylor, 2013:
- This year's video Christmas card from President Ken Starr
- Baylor Proud Christmas cards from years past (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012)
- Christmas at Baylor 2013, in photos
- Christmas gift ideas for your Baylor Bear
- Remembering the PBS special "Christmas at Baylor," a decade later
- Top 10 Baylor Christmas ideas from Pinterest
- New Christmas album signifies alum's recovery from serious injury
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I'm very new to the buddhist philosophy but just a couple weeks of study, meditation and contemplation has already begun a transformation within (and without!).
The Anattā doctrine is what initially caught my interest. The concept resonated with truth as I read it...impermanence...every conditioned thing on this planet is subject to the law of impermanence...every living thing, every thought, every feeling, every sensation, every life situation...everything...is temporary.
This revelation tied in perfectly with the concept of Dukkha. I began to see that one's suffering doesn't just "come from nowhere." I realized that all of the suffering i have experienced recently has been an entirely self-created "illusion" of sorts ..caused primarily by clinging to certain sensations, feelings, material things, and thoughts which were completely and totally temporary and transitory.
In that moment i began to realize the cause-effect nature of addiction/attachment and its subsequent pain. It can be an addiction to anything in life, and it always starts the same way...something gives us a pleasurable experience...because it feels good we repeat it...though it feels good, its temporal nature can never truly bring us fulfillment...the more we do it, the more attached we become to it...the more attached we become the more we feel we "need" it in order to be whole...the more we crave it, the more we ultimately suffer, drifting through an endless cycle of "needing" transient pleasures.
I've read more than just that but i'll stop here for brevity's sake. These two concepts alone have already helped me become more aware of the nature of things, including the mind, thoughts, feelings, desires, compulsions and addictions...as such, i look forward to learning more and applying Buddhist knowledge as much as possible.


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Troy Aikman turns 45 on Monday. The former Dallas Cowboy quarterback still makes headlines, whether for his divorce this year or the continued rumors that he's gay. In September, he threatened to assault the man behind the rumor, Skip Bayless, on a local radio show and the comments went viral. Let's not forget, he also has three Super Bowl rings.
Mercury is turning retrograde and there's a solar eclipse, all in Sagittarius. Be open-minded and patient. New information will make you change your mind about important matters, though it may take weeks to figure out.
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Arguments at work easily get out of hand and cost you big time. Keep conversations calm and open-minded while focused on finding solutions. Take time for fun with friends to stay in balance.
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Birthday plans are sure to go awry. Roll with the punches. With Mercury turning retrograde in your sign it seems you do nothing right. Keep a sense of humor while cleaning up mistakes.
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Being generous to those in need boosts your reputation and even your career. Feeling beautiful and confident can start a row at home. Clear the air, try a daring, new solution and move on.
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Your future plans need revision. Those changes challenge your associations. Be ready to change some of those. Don't commit to those revisions, but take time to think them through.
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Professional advice helps you clear up snafus. More mix-ups make success look further away than ever. Balancing humor with responsibility, you can solve them and advance.
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While you are feeling energetic, the rest of the world seems to be gumming up. Beware of rash outbursts. You will be heard more than you know, so think carefully about what you want to say.
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A person can get enough flirtation and sexual adventures. A sudden realization about what you really want in that department can bring focus as you turn to more serious matters.
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These next three weeks will have you backtracking and cleaning up. You'll be reminded of neglected promises. Take complaints seriously and make no excuses or retorts.
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Sudden changes in your health are for the better, but consult a professional and review your exercise regimens. Focus on what you enjoy most about work. Colleagues will pick up on it
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Your playfulness and creative efforts make huge impacts on your work. That's not a good thing. Are they a constructive focus or a frivolous distraction? Channel that energy productively to go far.
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Neglected problems at home will blow up in your face. Think carefully and deal. Flawed efforts are better than none. Consider carefully any corrections offered by roommates or family.
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A homecoming offers some rude surprises. Take them in good humor and learn from them. An opportunity to heal a wounded relationship may require some changes in your routines.
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LAKE COUNTY -- The boards of Mendo Lake Credit Union (MLCU) and Fort Bragg Community Federal Credit Union (FBCFCU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for FBCFCU to consider a merger with MLCU.
"As the costs of providing the myriad of financial services that members want and need grows -- and as the low interest rate environment continues to challenge earnings -- a larger but still moderately sized local institution will be better positioned to provide a higher level of ongoing service," MLCU President and CEO, Richard Cooper, said.
According to Cooper, should the merger be finalized, the combined organization will have more than $160 million in total assets and serve more than 23,000 members.?Of that total, the proposed combined Fort Bragg branch of MLCU will have more than $50 million in deposits, more than $26 million in loans and will serve more than 7,000 members.?
MLCU has offices in Fort Bragg, Ukiah, Lakeport and Clearlake.?Should the merger be completed, MLCU will assume FBCFCU's assets and liabilities and the continuing credit union will maintain the MLCU name and brand.
The memorandum of understanding between FBCFCU and MLCU includes a provision for two of the volunteer board members of FBCFCU to join the volunteer MLCU board of directors.
According to Cooper, "The combination of our two organizations makes sense from the standpoint of both member service and long term financial stability and helps preserve a truly local cooperative option for financial services in Fort Bragg."
The proposed expanded Fort Bragg operation of MLCU will maintain branch service and back office positions in Fort Bragg.?Cooper will be the CEO of the continuing credit union.?FBCFCU CEO Pam Merritt will retire at the conclusion of the merger.
Jill Lydick, the assistant manager of FBCFCU, will stay on with MLCU in a senior management position as will Tracy McDaniel, MLCU Fort Bragg branch manager.
According to Cooper, the location of the Fort Bragg office will be reviewed during the merger exploration process.?A branch location will be chosen from the two existing credit union locations on Main Street and on Franklin Street and will be specified in any final agreement.
For more information, visit?www.mlcu.org or call 468-0161.
Jamey Gill is drector of marketing for Mendo Lake Credit Union.


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News of Ray Briem's death Dec. 11 at age 82 spread fast throughout the broadcast community. "Reasonable, informative, compassionate, great communicator" were used over and over again to describe a man who was a pioneer in Los Angeles talk radio.
Briem loved big band music, but when KLAC went talk in the '60s, he told an interviewer, "I went into it kicking and screaming. I liked playing the music. I realized what a dumb-head I was. I knew very little about politics or the workings of government, and the first year I was an embarrassment."
That would all change on July 4, 1967, when KABC/790 AM hired him for the all-night show. His program delivered high ratings and became so popular it was carried on the ABC Radio Network for eight years. For a time, he also received a percentage of the advertising revenue.
When he retired in 1994, more than 1,000 listeners attended his retirement party, including this writer and my father. Big band music and interviews were always part of the Briem show, and the party featured performances by Frankie Laine, Tony Martin, and the Mills Brothers.
KABC morning drive Doug McIntyre posted on my Facebook page, "Ray Briem was the first broadcaster to put me on the air. I owe my career to him. It was an honor to inherit overnights at KABC from the man who owned overnights. Ray was a great broadcaster and a man of great personal integrity. I miss him already."
McIntyre later e-mailed more thoughts on Briem: "Ray owned overnights in Southern California. His midnight-5 a.m. show was mandatory listening for the night people. Ray was one of the principle architects of the Prop. 13 movement in California, providing Howard Jarvis a regular platform to pitch his historic tax reform measure.
"Years before anyone was talking about immigration, Ray did a broadcast from a helicopter over the Mexican border to report on the then rarely discussed but emerging issue. He was a passionate supporter of the Great American Songbook and regularly featured interviews with music legends. He was invited to Sinatra recording sessions and was in the studio when Sinatra recorded 'Come Fly With Me.'
"While this might seem like nothing today, in the pre-Internet days, Ray had an AP wire service machine installed in his house. He was always on top of the latest breaking news. A ham radio enthusiast, Ray regularly monitored North Korean radio and played propaganda broadcasts from behind the Iron Curtain and he was the first American broadcaster to simulcast with the Soviet Union doing regular features with (Soviet spokesman) Vladimir Posner, who eventually dropped the segment under pressure from the KGB.
"Ray was so beloved a spinster listener left him her house in her will. His career at KABC earned him a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His first broadcast was on VJ Day in 1945 when the local newsman ran out of the studio and got drunk and the news director told 15-year old Ray Briem to read the news.
"On a personal note, Ray had me on his show as a guest to talk about a piece I had written about the Wright Brothers. It was that appearance that led to my own radio career and, amazingly, inheriting overnights on KABC after Ray retired. A lot of what I did on Red Eye Radio (including using 'Come Fly With Me' as the theme song) came from Ray Briem."
McIntyre kept in contact with Briem over the years. A lot of us did, including this writer. He always had a good story to tell, or dispensed good advice. McIntyre described him as a "man of impeccable integrity. "
Do you have special memories of Ray Briem? Email us, and we will share them here next week. Include your hometown.
December is the month the Grinch arrived from Clear Channel Media and Entertainment to deliver layoff notices to on-air and off-air staffers at its Los Angeles stations, most notably KOST/103.5 FM.
Losing their KOST jobs were Christine Martindale, "swing" talent" working various shifts; Stella Prado, program director for eight years and a 20-plus year veteran at the station; Robert Lyles, marketing director who also oversaw sister station hot adult contemporary KBIG (MY/fm); Lindsay Sopp Kovar, "Love Songs" producer; Monica Medina, programming assistant; Doc Bailey, production, KOST and KBIG.
Also out: Trevor Trent, who did mid-days at alternative KYSR/98.7 FM, and Joel Elliott, a board operator for urban oldies KHHT, KBIG, KYSR, and talk KTLK-AM.
As soon as the layoffs were posted, hiring notices went up, but this time some positions were changed to oversee two stations, not one. It's all part of corporate radio these days. No one at Clear Channel responded to a request for comment.
The shocker to me was Prado losing her job. She loved KOST, and the folks at KOST adored her. Shortly before Prado learned her fate, she was interviewed by RadioInfoTV. Prado offered her take on programming and publisher Michael Harrison called her a "bright programming executive." No one knew what was to happen later that week. You can view the interview in the RadioInfo TV box on the RadioInfo.com main page.
Prado took the high road, choosing on her Facebook page to reflect on her three-year wedding anniversary to Brian Kuipers. She wrote, in part, "Amazing how time goes by so fast, when you are happy….Brian, thank you for being my every thing! I love how honest you are, how caring and sensitive you are, you have the most amazing shoulder to cry on and as I cry you still make me laugh. Babe, thank YOU for coming back into my life! You are the greatest gift I have ever received!"
Late word is that syndicated talk host Laura Ingraham has reached a deal with Norm Pattiz at Courtside Entertainment to return to the air with a new program. She left TRN recently at the end of her contract and was courting new partnerships. Her three-hour show D.C.-based show will return Jan. 2, 9 a.m.-noon Eastern time. No word yet on a local L.A. station.
Dec. 16, 1936: Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy Charlie McCarthy made their radio debut on Rudy Vallee's NBC program, "The Royal Gelatin Hour." Bergen would soon have his own series.
Dec. 17, 1954: Mutual Network broadcast the final episode of "The Shadow," which featured Lamont Cranston, a crime fighter with "the mysterious power to cloud men's minds so they cannot see him." The series had begun in 1937.
Dec. 18, 2004: KFI was knocked off the air for an hour when a single-engine Cessna 182 crashed into the station's transmitting tower in La Mirada, killing the pilot and his wife. KFI went back on the air with an auxiliary tower until the other tower could be rebuilt.
Dec. 19, 1958: President Dwight Eisenhower's voice was heard via the first radio broadcast to be made from space. His pre-recorded Christmas greeting was broadcast from a tape player aboard the Score communications satellite.
Dec. 20, 2002: WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, became the first radio station to broadcast on a second channel in HD (high definition) audio.
Dec. 21, 1977: KPFK in North Hollywood broadcast a radio adaptation of Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" movie.
Dec. 22, 1920: WEAF in New York aired the first ringside broadcast of a prize fight. Joe Lynch retained the bantamweight title by defeating Peter Herman at Madison Square Garden.
Bob Goodman's "Whole 'Nuther Thing" at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 unties the ribbon on his sixth annual holiday special featuring the music of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Dean Martin. More info: www.ksbr.org. Previous shows are available for download at bobksbr.podomatic.com.
If you love the music of Dean Martin, join Jeff Gehringer on "Jazz at the Spa" at 4 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 16) on KSPA/1510 AM for a Dean Martin family Christmas, including an interview with his daughter Deana Martin.
Also check out Manny Pacheco's "Forgotten Hollywood" weekly at 3 p.m. Saturdays. More information: www.forgottenhollywood.com, www.thesparadio.com.
KKLA-FM program host Frank Pastore, injured in a Nov. . 19 motorcycle accident, remains in "stable" condition as of Dec. 13.. A message posted at www.kkla.com said, "We have received numerous cards and gifts for Frank, which have been passed along to Gina and her family. Every card is read to Frank and they cannot thank everyone enough for taking the time to send the prayers and well wishes. It means a great deal!"
For latest updates, go to www.kkla.com.
Orange County Register business writer Jonathan Lansner is on KFWB/980 AM at 8:12 a.m. Fridays.
"The Pet Place Radio Show" airs 7:30 a.m. Sundays on K-Mozart 1260 AM. The Dec. 16 show with Orange County host-producer Marie Hulett spotlights Orange County Register columnist Maryanne Dell on the topic of whether it is a good idea to give a pet as a holiday gift. More info: www.kmozart.com, www.petplace.org, and www.facebook.com/PetPlaceRadio.
The 1967 Beatles Magical Mystery Tour is featured on Pat Matthews" 10 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 16) show at www.Beatlesarama.com.
Talaya Trigueros will be at Spaghettini in Seal Beach Sunday (Dec. 16) for KTWV/94.7 FM's "Wave" Sunday Brunch. KTWV is also at The Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel. More info on the OC brunch: www.spaghettini.com.
Mari Frank hosts two Monday morning shows on Irvine-based KUCI/889.9 FM starting at 8 a.m. One is "Privacy Policy" and is followed by "Prescriptions for Healing Conflict." "Private Policy" topic Monday (Dec. 17) is "child identity theft."
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Pam's Ride, a short motorcycle ride from Frankfort to the Owen County Relay for Life event, will be held June 15.
This ride, to honor Pam Brock, a breast-cancer survivor, as well as all cancer survivors, has become an annual event.
The ride departs from the parking lot of the Thornhill Baptist Church on Holmes Street at 5 p.m., and travels north on HWY 127 to the Itron Field in Owenton. All bikers are welcome to join this ride and to participate in Relay for Life. For more information, call Teresa at 502-484-2726, or 502-750-0953.
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Category: names starting with V
Happy Valentine's Day, dear Berries!
And beyond celebrating Valentine's Day baby names, let's get expansive and salute the whole wide-ranging rise of its initial letter, 'V.'
If consonants can be said to have personalities, then it wasn't so long ago that the letter V was seen as more venerable—even fusty– than vivacious. Velma, Vera and Verna; Vernon, Victor and Vincent, all made our original 'So Far Out They'll Always Be Out' list. But as Pam and I have learned all too well since then—never say the words never or always.
The changes have been gradual since we wrote that, but there were two celebrity events that had a significant effect on V-baby names: the naming of Violet Affleck in 2005, and then of one of the Jolie–Pitt twins Vivienne three years later. Now there are a myriad of V-starting names popping both in and out of the celebrisphere.


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Named one of the most collectible living artists by Robb Report's Best of the Best, Tomasz Rut continues to expand the realm of contemporary figurative painting to the limits achieved only by the greatest art masters in history.
Evoking the passion of Michelangelo, the subtlety of Caravaggio and the flamboyance of Rubens, his artwork resurrects the dormant classical tradition of painting in a XXI century tribute to the perseverance of the human ability and spirit, which transcends the ebbs and flows of modern fashions.
Inherent in all of Tomasz Rut's original oils on canvas, ranging from large scale dramatic allegories to small, sensuous studies, is the artificial patina he adds on surface to create an illusion of an old fresco and accentuate the timeless subject matter. "By this juxtaposition of spiritual versus physical, I hope to convey the quality that transcends time and suggests the eternal nature of our ethical struggle between right and wrong", says Tomasz, "Hence, beauty and decay, creation and destruction as the woof and warp of my canvases".
Conceived during the XVII Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, at the Olympic village by Tadeusz Rut, an Olympic athlete and medalist, and his wife, Wanda, an artist and art teacher, Tomasz was born in Poland in 1961 and displayed his extraordinary talent since early childhood.
While drawing and painting in search of a definitive form of expression, upon returning to settle in the U.S., Tomasz briefly employed his skills working for Biltmore House in Asheville, NC and on several mural conservation projects throughout the Eastern U.S., which included the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the State Capitol in Trenton, N.J., Vizcaya Museum in Miami, FL and the Society of Four Arts Library in Palm Beach, FL.
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The instructions says mix the next (5) ingredients however there's only four (4) after mixing the initial four (4). Are eggs the missing ingredient? I want to make these for the Superbowl.
A Different Kind of Sutter Home Recipe: Cupcakes!
Usually we spoil you with cocktail recipes, but today we're going the food route with Sutter Home Moscato Vanilla Cupcakes! Try these out for your friends with a glass of chilled Sutter Home Moscato - we know they'll be sweet on you!
-2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
-1 tsp. baking soda
-3/4 tsp. salt
-1 1/4 cups sugar
-1 cup oil
-1/3 cup Sutter Home Moscato
-3/4 cup buttermilk
-2 large eggs
-1 tsp. white vinegar
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 cupcake pans with liners. Combine first 4 ingredients and sift. Combine next 5 ingredients and mix until blended. Mix wet ingredients into dry and mix until just blended. Scoop into prepared cupcake page, filling each 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until done. Should make 12-18 cupcakes.
-4 oz. cream cheese - room temperature
-4 oz. butter - room temperature
-2 tbsp. Sutter Home Moscato
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Combine cream cheese and butter, mixing well. Add Moscato and vanilla, mix together. Add powdered sugar and whip until smooth and light. Frost your cooled cupcakes.
I made these and they turned out fantastic! The wine flavor is subtle and you probably wouldn't even know it was there if you weren't looking for it. But that being said this is just a fabulous cupcake recipe.
Hi Danielle - You are so correct! Boy is our face red. Thank you for the catch! We fixed the recipe.
I'm going to try and make these with the Pink Mascato and add cocoa powder for a chocolatey Valentine's Day treat.
Do you have any suggestions, if I want the Moscato flavor to be slightly more noticable but still have balanced cupcakes that aren't runny?
My cupcakes didnt turn out very sweet, although I thought they were delicious anyway. Are they suppose to be super sweet?
Hi S - We haven't tried any other version of this recipe, but we will have to now! We were thinking maybe about bumping up the Moscato flavor in the frosting...thoughts on that?
Hi Desiree - These cupcakes lean to the less sweet side. Did you alter the recipe at all to make them sweeter? Let us know if you did and we'll do a follow up blog post on it!
sounds delish!!! i will be trying this!
I will be trying these very soon!
Going to make these for my sister for our reunion. Haven't seen her since 2000!! Very excited.
I CANNOT wait to try this!! yummmmmmy!!!
These turned out pretty well for me even tho I added too much buttermilk and got a full two dozen cupcakes. Kind of taste like cornbread and the frosting is addicting!
Making them right now, I'm so excited!! Made a moscato, strawberry glaze to put on them too!
Just took my first batch out of the oven, I used the Pink Moscato. Hope all my friends like them.
Awesome recipe! I used the Red Moscato to give it a little bit of a different flavor!
Can you specify the type of oil used? Thanks.
i LOVE Moscato-- cant wait to
i LOVE Moscato-- cant wait to make these!!!!!!!!
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Trialing New Medical Products Gets Faster and More Secure
Longmont, Colorado, December 13, 2011
Data security and accuracy is vital to all industries, particularly in the health field. The process by which a pharmaceutical company compiles and analyzes information from clinical trials can significantly affect the timing and viability of a new product. nSpire Health is changing this process, by providing its domestic and international pharmaceutical customers with faster, more accurate, and more reliable information.
nSpire Health, a company which develops and manufactures respiratory care tools and services, has selected AT&T* to provide wireless connectivity for an nSpire Health mobile data services application that collects and analyzes information from patients and delivers it directly to pharmaceutical companies trialing a new product. nSpire Health utilizes a wireless device and AT&T's Enterprise On-Demand platform – a custom web portal that helps control and manage wireless device inventory – to capture data measuring a patient's intake of and response to new respiratory products. This data is then sent to nSpire Health's customers – pharmaceutical companies. The companies can use this information to evaluate the new product and help them support their case in advancing a new drug through the FDA's approval processes.
Benefits to nSpire Health
As the healthcare industry moves toward electronic files for patients and companies, nSpire Health recognized increasing competition not only in price points, but also in accuracy and security of information.
- Previously, nSpire Health had no single way of monitoring usage of its wireless device. Patients would take an nSpire Health device home for the purpose of trialing new medical products, but would then often misuse it. With AT&T EOD service, nSpire Health can monitor usage, restrict or disable certain features, as well as deliver the data compiled from patients.
- This capability allows nSpire Health to conduct medical monitoring, with proper controls, at a managed cost.
- With AT&T's wireless network and EOD platform, nSpire Health is better positioned to provide its customers data integrity and offer a more efficient solution for capturing and transmitting that information.
"Patient trials of new drugs are a very important part of research and development processes for international pharmaceutical companies, as this helps them to create and market new drugs," said Chip Owen, Global Director of Clinical Trial Information Services for nSpire Health. "We knew we needed a cost-effective solution that moved as quickly as our customers do and maintained a high level of data accuracy and security – AT&T answered our call for flexibility in machine-to-machine services."
To view how nSpire Health is utilizing AT&T's EOD platform, check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM__wW9gM6Y.


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