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So last week I have submitted a 11,000 worded novelette to Asimov's Science Fiction and Fact, a science fiction magazine (they have an electronic version too). Hopefully in four weeks I'll know.
Considering the false starts recently I think that trying to go indy with short works is not a good idea, as I do not have enough to show just yet.
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9 Mar 2017
Down for the count . . .
So my first attempt in introducing a new story kind of backfired, the formatting was a bit of a hiccup and the initial feedback strongly recommended revisions. Consequently, the first of the Venture Forth Ganymede series has been taken off Amazon for the time being while I go fix what needs fixing. If you have purchased it already, let me know by email and I will reimburse you by offering the reworked first episode for free.
6 Mar 2017
Venture Forth Ganymede is live
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, may I please gain your attention to my Smashwords and Amazon pages. There you will see Itaque per Mortem, So what is it about, you ask? All going to plan, it's a start to a series or serialisation of short stories novelettes, novellas and (once I get the hanf of it) novels featuring the adventures of one Jack Crowley and his peers in the United States Fleet Forces and later the Joint Space Forces in the mid twenty-second century.
If you enjoyed the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, its spin-off Caprica and computer games like Starlancer, the Killzone franchise and the recent Infinite Warfare from Call of Duty . . . and like a quick read in one or two sittings, than this series is for you.
Please note that if you want to purchase the story from Smashwords, you'll need to sign in and create an account with them.
If you enjoyed the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, its spin-off Caprica and computer games like Starlancer, the Killzone franchise and the recent Infinite Warfare from Call of Duty . . . and like a quick read in one or two sittings, than this series is for you.
Please note that if you want to purchase the story from Smashwords, you'll need to sign in and create an account with them.
5 Mar 2017
Success, but without the death
So some good news, I have uploaded the first of the Venture Forth: Ganymede onto both Smashwords and Amazon.
Personally, am rather excited and will keep you all informed as they go live. In the interim, please check out the link to the left (the one sporting the blue cover with red writing).
And below that you'll see With Prejudice.
26 Feb 2017
A different look and an update
February is a rather short month, and what better way to see the end of it than by fiddling with the layout of my blog, change its name and sign up to Upwork.com . . . and even spend sometime in the sun.
So what did I do? Well, I linked my Amazon and Smashwords pages for easier access. Amazon has one non-fiction book and two fiction shorts and Smashwords is currently empty for now, but that too would change.
Why do all those things? Why not, a change is as good as a holiday, right. 😈 Okay, to be fair, just wanted a change.
Not only that, I do have a bit of an announcement to make . . .
See the poster here . . .
So what is it, you ask? It is essentially something that I have eluded to back in a previous post. The story will be part of a series, whether it be just three books or more will be determined, and it's something that evolved out of my attempt in introducing Olympus Mons a few weeks back (I need to work on it a tad more). I do have more on the subject, but for another post.
Stay tuned . . .
14 Feb 2017
Is patience a virtue?
I'm sure you've all heard the saying "Patience is a virtue" somewhere along the way? According to the English Club, the quote means something along the lines of having the ability to wait for something without getting angry or upset is a valuable quality in a person. For me, it's more a matter of strategy. Think about it. Things do not happen overnight or straight away, whether it be finishing school or finding the perfect path to your career, or get that manuscript done right. It takes time, and for those of us who are impatient hearing someone say that patience is a virtue . . .
Well, this is my reaction:
Let's face it, we all live in a society of instant gratification. We just want things now, now, NOW!
Consequently, being patient is a strategic tactic that I use proactively in my daily life both professionally and personally. Along with each new step forward (and the occasional stumble), I am closer to my goals and my eyes are on that prize.
31 Jan 2017
Introducing Olympus Mons
With Enemy still in the process of going through more spit and polish, I had started to amuse myself with something lighthearted: fanfiction. It's called Olympus Mons, a Star Trek Fanfiction Series and the first of it is available via the link here at The Hounds of Sirius. In addition, Cat and Mouse . . . has commenced there as well.
The series follows the crew of the United Earth Starship Olympus Mons on the dawn of the Romulan War of 2156-2160. The ship is the flying wing we saw in Star Trek Enterprise, and the first few stories are set on the Sirius world of Dunedin.
So why fanfiction you ask? Basic answer, it's a great place to simply practice and have fun, and it's something I've always wanted to do. Not only that it's an extension of what I did when I participated in role-playing games by email when I was younger.
The cover was done by CeJay, you can find him here.
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Associate Professor, Marketing
Neil's research has two strands. The first investigates the measurement of marketing performance and the accounting/marketing interface. The second focuses on the impact of non-standard decision making in commercial and political markets using evolutionary game theory and behavioural economics.
Neil is the Chair of the Marketing Accountability Standards Board advisors. He is co-author of Marketing Metrics: The Manager's Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance (3rd edition) Wharton School Press. Neil blogs weekly on decision-making and management at www.neilbendle.com and is co-author of a cartoon book: Behavioural Economics for Kids.
- Measurable Marketing
- Competition and Competitor Analysis
- Decision Making
Programs Taught
- PhD
- PhD, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
- MBA, Darden School, University of Virginia
- MA, University of Liverpool
- BA, University of Nottingham
Recent Refereed Articles
Ryoo, J., Bendle, N.T.,
(forthcoming), "Understanding the Social Media Strategies of US Primary Candidates", Journal of Political Marketing.
Abstract: This paper examines the social media strategies of candidates seeking their party's nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. We use textual analysis to understand what candidates focused on. We assess eight themes covered in Twitter posts. For example, Clinton focused on GUN CONTROL, while Sanders focused on climate change. Using Facebook data, we introduce a topic modeling approach, latent Dirichlet allocation, to the political marketing literature. This allows us to uncover what topics the candidates focus on without researcher intervention and, using a dynamic model, show how this changes over time. We note that Clinton's focus on Trump increases toward the end of the primary campaign.
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Bendle, N.T., Wang, X.,
2017, "Marketing Accounts", International Journal of Research in Marketing, September 34(3): 604 - 621.
Abstract: Marketing actions frequently create long-term value yet this is often not recorded in financial accounts. The same records are typically used for internal reporting limiting both recognition of the value created by marketing, and accountability for the misuse of market-based assets. Creating comprehensive "marketing accounts" can mitigate the problems caused by financial accounting's omission of market-based assets. We explain current accounting practice, outline the idea of marketing accounts, and contrast this with current accounting practice. Marketing accounts capture the value of market-based assets, applying accounting's matching concept as consistently as possible to treat marketing as an investment where appropriate. These accounts are based upon expected value, and are feasible within accounting rules given they aim only to aid management, not investor, decision making. Marketing accounts vary between, but not within, firms, and are comprehensive and regular. Finally, they are controlled by marketers with assumptions and models recorded and approved by the chief marketing officer. We conclude by illustrating how to implement marketing accounts.
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Bendle, N.T., Bagga, C.,
2017, "The Confusion About CLV In Case-Based Teaching Materials", Marketing Education Review, Spring 27(1): 27 - 38.
Abstract: We review 33 cases and related materials to understand how Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is taught. We examine 1) If CLV is calculated using something other than contribution (e.g., revenue)? 2) If discounting is used? And 3) whether acquisition costs are subtracted before reporting CLV? We show considerable confusion in teaching materials; they contain incorrect formula, erroneous claims, and contradict other materials from the same school. The solutions we offer should improve the teaching of quantitative marketing. We recommend educators always (a) use contribution margin, (b) discount cash flows, and (c) never subtract acquisition costs before reporting CLV.
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Bendle, N.T., Thomson, M.,
2016, "Indirect Prejudice: The Danger in Considering Others' Preferences during a Primary Election", Journal of Customer Behaviour, Autumn 15(3): 239 - 259.
Abstract: In a primary election, the normative advice is for voters to consider a candidate's electability; that is, to incorporate others' preferences into their own choice. We identify an ethical problem with considering electability and investigate indirect prejudice, which is the impact of other voters' prejudice on a non-prejudiced person's vote. We use an analytical model to show that indirect prejudice impacts outcomes in a primary election, where considering others' preferences is normatively superior, but not in a general election, where personal preferences dominate. When strategic voters in a primary over-predict the prejudice of general election voters, they can reject a candidate facing prejudice who the majority of voters prefer. We also present the results of an experiment that shows prompting respondents to think about prejudice reduces support for a female candidate but only in a primary election. We conclude by noting the ethical dilemma tied to indirect prejudice and letting others' prejudice impact our decisions.
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Horne, D., Bendle, N.T.,
2016, "Gift Cards: A Review and Research Agenda", International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, June 26(2): 154 - 170.
Abstract: Gift cards have received limited study despite being a key element of many retailers' strategies. One reason may be that approaching the study of gift cards from a traditional economic perspective, i.e. ignoring social relationships, leaves little justification for the rapid increase in gift card sales. Failing to see the value of gift cards, many commentators go so far as to argue against the purchase of gift cards, suggesting that consumers would better off using other gift types. This misses the important point that givers voluntarily buy cards and receivers enjoy gaining them. Consumers undoubtedly perceive the value in gift cards. We suggest that taking a broader perspective on consumer behavior and considering consumers involved in social systems that encourage gift giving, allows us to see the value gift cards create while allowing us to address the concerns gift cards raise more effectively. In this article, we detail the benefits created for givers, receivers, and merchants by the use of gift cards. We highlight areas with significant public policy implications. We outline an agenda for some promising areas of research, including seeking to gain a better understanding of the psychology of giving gift cards and the economics of retail strategies dependent upon gift card usage.
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Bendle, N.T., Wang, X., Mai, F.,
2016, "Understanding Co-Authorship among Consumer Behavior Scholars", Journal for Advancement of Marketing Education, Spring 24(1).
Abstract: Purpose of the Study: To understand co-authorship habits among a set of consumer behavior scholars. We analyze the consumer behavior community and shed light on why these scholars co-author. Method/Design and Sample: Our data covers all issues of the Journal of Consumer Psychology and the Journal of Consumer Research to December 2014, totaling 2,698 articles with 5,951 author credits. We describe the data and community characteristics. We advance the literature by using modern social network analysis techniques to map a social network and provide social network metrics across two journals using over 40 years of data. Results: We show the distribution of authorship of papers, highlight co-authorship habits, and illustrate rising coauthorship over time. We reveal the most connected scholars, and those with critical connections. The community is surprisingly coherent; while most only publish one paper, 72% of scholars are connected by co-authorship. We highlight what we term active collaboration between the hyper-productive scholars, and demonstrate how intergenerational collaboration works through a school's network. Value to Marketing Educators: Marketing educators will benefit from the descriptive data we provide to aid administrative and career decisions. We show the network of co-authorship and provide benchmarks for marketing academics. We illustrate that consumer behavior is a meaningful community and provide evidence why scholars collaborate.
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Bendle, N.T., Bagga, C.,
2016, "The Metrics That Marketers Muddle", Sloan Management Review (MIT), Spring 57(3): 73 - 82.
Abstract: Despite their widely acknowledged importance, some popular marketing metrics are regularly misunderstood and misused. Here's how to clear up the confusion that surrounds five common marketing metrics.
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Bendle, N.T., Cotte, J.,
2016, "Assumptions of Rationality in A Political Market: The Case of the Republican Autopsy", Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, March 28(1): 66 - 83.
Abstract: There exists considerable controversy over what voter rationality assumptions underlie political marketing. Some of this controversy derives from the lack of clear definitions of rationality. An examination of seven common assumptions that underlie the concept of rationality shows that only a modest level of information, freedom from errors, and consistency are necessary for the marketing concept to have value in politics. The authors examine the implicit assumptions regarding voter rationality of the experienced Republican political campaign managers who wrote the Growth and Opportunity Project ("The Republican Autopsy"); their assumptions of voter rationality are consistent with those in the theoretical review. We find they appreciate the value of correctly tailoring messages and do not subscribe to a belief that political markets are efficient. We suggest that greater clarity about the various meanings of rationality should better allow marketing theorists to embrace ideas from disparate disciplines.
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Bendle, N.T., Wang, X.,
2016, "Uncovering the Message from the Mess of Big Data", Business Horizons, January/February 59(1): 115 - 124.
Abstract: User-generated content, such as online product reviews, is a valuable source of consumer insight. Such unstructured big data is generated in real-time, easily accessed, and contains messages consumers want managers to hear. Analyzing such data has potential to revolutionize market research and competitive analysis but how to extract the messages? How to condense the vast amount of data into insights to help steer businesses strategy? We describe a non-proprietary technique that can be applied by anyone with statistical training. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) can analyze huge amounts of text and describe the content as focusing on unseen attributes in a specific weighting. For example, a review of a graphic novel might be analyzed to focus 70% on the storyline and 30% on the graphics. Aggregating the content from numerous consumers allows us to understand what is, collectively, on consumers' minds and from this we can infer what consumers care about. We can even highlight which attributes are seen positively or negatively. The value of this technique goes well beyond the CMO's office as LDA can map the relative strategic positions of competitors where they matter most -- in the minds of consumers.
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Wang, X., Bendle, N.T., Mai, F., Cotte, J.,
2015, "The Journal of Consumer Research at Forty: A Historical Analysis", Journal of Consumer Research, June 42(1): 5 - 18.
Abstract: This article reviews forty years of the Journal of Consumer Research. Using text-mining, the authors uncover the key phrases associated with consumer research. The authors use a topic modeling procedure to uncover 16 topics that have featured in the journal since its inception, and to show the trends in topics over time. For example, the authors highlight the decline in Family Decision Making research and the flourishing of Social Identity and Influence research since the journal's inception. A citation analysis shows which JCR articles have had the most impact, and compares the topics in top cited articles with all JCR journal articles. The authors show that Methodological and Consumer Culture papers tend to be heavily cited. Finally, the authors conclude by investigating the scholars that have been the top contributors to the journal across the four decades of its existence. And to better understand which schools have contributed most to the knowledge of consumer research over this history, the authors provide an analysis of where these top performing scholars were trained. Our approach shows that the JCR archives can be an excellent source of data for scholars trying to understand the complicated, challenging, and dynamic field of consumer research.
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Bendle, N.T., Vandenbosch, M.B.,
2014, "Competitor Orientation and the Evolution of Business Markets", Marketing Science, November/December 33(6): 781 - 795.
Abstract: Competitor orientation, the focus on beating the competition rather than maximizing profits, seems to thrive in business situations despite being, by definition, sub-optimal for profit-maximizing firms. Our research explains how a competitor orientation can persist and even thrive in equilibrium in markets that reward only profits. We apply evolutionary game theory to business markets where reputation matters. We use three games that represent classic interactions in business marketing—Chicken (to illustrate competition for product adoption), the Battle of the Sexes (channel negotiations), and the Prisoners' Dilemma (pricing battles). Initial populations are assumed to contain both profit-maximizing managers and competitor-oriented managers (i.e., those who gain additional utility from beating others). We demonstrate that a competitor orientation can survive in equilibrium despite selection that is based solely on profits. Using Chicken, we show that a competitor orientation thrives and can even overrun the population. We use the Battle of the Sexes to show that a competitor orientation will overrun one population in a two-sided negotiation (e.g., all retailers in a retailer/manufacturer dyad). Lastly, using the Prisoners' Dilemma, we show competitor orientation is not selected against. We conclude that evolutionary profit-driven selection pressures cannot be assumed to eliminate non–profit-maximizing behaviour even when selection is based purely on profitability.
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Bendle, N.T.,
2014, "Reference Dependence in Political Primaries", Journal of Political Marketing, November/December 13(4): 307 - 333.
Abstract: This research considers how reference dependence impacts choice in a primary election. The normative advice is to weigh personal political preference against the greater ability of a more electable candidate to win the later general election. Here a behavioral view of primary elections is developed by adding reference dependence to a Hotelling model of political competition. The model details the impact of references on voter choice and generates recommendations as to the reference marketers for any candidate would like primary voters to employ. The advice to a more electable, that is, moderate, candidate is to encourage voters to compare the primary candidates to the extremes of the opposite party. A less electable candidate should encourage voters to compare the candidates to positions within their own party.
Link(s) to publication:
Bendle, N.T., Farris, P., Pfeifer, P., Reibstein, D.,
2010, "Metrics that Matter - to Marketing Managers", Marketing - Journal of Research and Management, March 6(1): 18 - 23.
Abstract: In a sample of 194 senior marketing managers we found that financial metrics are widely regarded as the most useful metrics. Of metrics traditionally thought of as marketing metrics, only Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty make the top ten list of metrics that senior managers found very useful. We also found that relatively new metrics, such as Customer Lifetime Value and Net Promoter Score, have some way to go before they can compete with the traditional financial metrics as the key metrics that managers want to see. Despite some academic discussion over its usefulness, Market Share remains a metric that is highly valued by senior marketing managers, as well. Overall our research gives a better idea of what metrics senior marketing managers value in managing and monitoring their businesses. This allows us to better understand the needs of users of marketing metrics. A better understanding of what marketing managers currently value allows us to identify gaps between current academic thinking and actual management practice with the idea of closing those gaps either through teaching opportunities (where researchers attempt to convince managers of the usefulness of some of the underused metrics) or research opportunities (for academics to better understand, perhaps, why managers find some of the underutilized metrics less useful.)
- For more publications please see our Research Database
Honours & Awards
- Ivey Business School, Research Merit Award, 2016, 2017
- JAME - 2016 Outstanding Review of the Year
- David G. Burgoyne Faculty Fellowship (2014-17)
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Marketing, Ivey Business School, Western University (2010-present)
- Finance Manager Labour Party (UK) (1996-2002)

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'Failure to Launch' Takes Off on DVD7 Jul, 2006 By: Thomas K. Arnold
Failure to Launch didn't live up to its name. The Paramount Home Entertainment comedy rocketed to the top of both the national DVD sales and rental charts the week ended July 2, staving off a strong challenge from Lionsgate's two latest Tyler Perry releases, the theatrical hit Madea's Family Reunion and the stage production Madea Goes to Jail.
Failure to Launch generated nearly $35 million in combined sellthrough and rental revenue its first week in stores, according to industry sources, making it the top-selling title ever over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
The film's first-week video earnings are nearly 40% of its entire theatrical gross of $88.7 million.
Madea's Family Reunion and Madea Goes to Jail finished second and third, respectively, on VideoScan's First Alert chart for the week, with a third release, the play Why Did I Get Married?, coming in at No. 7. Combined, the three titles sold 3.6 million DVDs, according to Lionsgate — the latest big score in a nine-title franchise with collective home video sales of more than 11 million units.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Ultraviolet debuted on the sales chart at No. 4, after a disappointing box office run that netted only $18.5 million.
On Home Media Retailing's rental chart for the week ended July 2, Failure to Launch bumped last week's chart topper, Warner's Syriana, to No. 2.
Ultraviolet bowed at No. 5, with estimated rental earnings of $7.2 million, nearly 40% of its box office gross.


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2014 College Basketball Coach Changes
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Updated on 9/02/14:
Who's out? Who's in? It's that time of the year again when college basketball assistants get their big shot at a head coaching position while other schools begin the poaching process. As positions are made available, potential candidates will be included on the list.
"Hirings" will appear at the bottom of the page, followed by the coaching change "Timeline" at the bottom of the page. Have something to add that has been missed? Comment below.
9/02/14: HIRING: Charleston Hires Grant
8/04/14: College of Charleston Fires Wojcik
7/29/14: HIRING: Grambling Hires Shawn Walker
7/03/14: Price Fired at Grambling
6/17/14: HIRING: Mike Maker to Marist
6/11/14: HIRING: Samuels to Florida A&M
6/07/14: HIRING: Scott Padgett Promoted at Samford
6/06/14: Seltzer Out at Stamford
6/03/14: HIRING: Andre Payne to Mississippi Valley St.
6/01/14: Bower Leaves Marist for NBA
Appalachian State:
Former Coach: Jason Capel (fired)
New Coach: Jim Fox (Davidson assistant)
Potential Appalachian St. coach candidates: Jim Fox (Davidson assistant), Matt McMahon (Murray St. assistant), Ritchie McKay (UVA assistant), Duggar Baucom (VMI coach), Derrick Clark (Metro State coach), Lavelle Moton (NC Central coach)
No Longer a Candidate: Bobby Lutz (NC State assistant)
Former Coach: Tony Barbee (fired)
New Coach: Bruce Pearl (former Tennessee coach)
Potential Auburn coach candidates: Donnie Tyndall (USM coach), Michael White (LA Tech coach), Bruce Pearl (former Tennessee coach), Rick Stansbury (former Mississippi St. coach)
Boston College:
Former Coach: Steve Donahue (fired)
New Coach: Jim Christian (Ohio coach)
Potential Boston College coach candidates: Jim Dooley (FGCU coach), Jim Christian (Ohio coach), Tommy Amaker (Harvard coach), Walter McCarty (Boston NBA assistant), Jim Calhoun (former UConn coach), Mike Lonergan (George Washington coach), Pat Skerry (Towson coach), Bill Coen (Northeastern coach), Mike Hopkins (Syracuse assistant), Mark Schmidt (St. Bonaventure coach), Tom Moore (Quinnipiac coach)
Bowling Green:
Former Coach: Louis Orr (fired)
New Coach: Chris Jans (Wichita St. assistant)
Potential Bowling Green coach candidates: Chris Jans (Wichita St. assistant)
Former Coach: Mike Montgomery (retired)
New Coach: Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee coach)
Potential Cal Basketball Coach Candidates: Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee coach), Chris Mooney (Richmond coach), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's coach), Mike Brey (Notre Dame coach), Ben Howland (former UCLA coach), Travis DeCuire (Cal assistant), Russell Turner (UC Irvine coach), Joe Pasternack (Arizona assistant), Archie Miller (Dayton coach)
California – Riverside:
Former Coach: Jim Woolridge (resigned)
Interim Coach: Dennis Cutts
New Coach: Dennis Cutts (Interim coach)
Potential UC Riverside Basketball Coach Candidates: Dennis Cutts (interim coach)
Central Arkansas:
Former Coach: Corliss Williamson (resigned)
Interim Coach: Clarence Finley
New Coach: Russ Pennell (former Grand Canyon coach)
College of Charleston:
Former Coach: Doug Wojcik (fired)
New Coach: Earl Grant (Clemson assistant)
Potential Charleston Coach Candidates: Anthony Johnson (NBA New Orleans assistant), Earl Grant (Clemson assistant), Shammond Williams (Tulane assistant), Ritchie McKay (Virginia assistant), Bobby Lutz (NC State assistant), Rob Jeter (Milwaukee coach), Al Skinner (former Boston College coach)
Coppin State:
Former Coach: Fang Mitchell (fired)
New Coach: Michael Grant (Stillman coach)
Potential Coppin State Basketball Coach Candidates: Orlando Ranson (Maryland assistant), Larry Stewart (Bowie St. assistant), Clifford Reed (Savannah St. assistant), Eric Skeeters (George Mason assistant), Michael Grant (Stillman College coach), Keith Johnson (Coppin St. assistant)
Delaware St.:
Former Coach: Greg Jackson (fired)
Interim Coach: Keith Walker
New Coach: Keith Walker (Delaware St. interim coach)
Potential Delaware St. Basketball Coach Candidates: Derrick Clark (Metro St. coach), Keith Walker (Delaware St. interim coach), Chris Cheeks (Delaware assistant), Clifford Reed (Savannah St. assistant)
Florida Atlantic:
Former Coach: Mike Jarvis (resigned)
New Coach: Michael Curry (former NBA coach)
Potential Florida Atlantic Basketball Coach Candidates: Michael Curry (former NBA coach), LaVelle Moton (NC Central coach), Dave Dickerson (Ohio St. assistant), Matt McCall (Florida assistant), Mike Balado (Louisville assistant)
Florida A&M:
Former Coach: Clemon Johnson (fired)
New Coach: Byron Samuels (Georgia assistant)
Potential Florida A&M Basketball Coach Candidates: Byron Samuels (Georgia assistant), Aki Collins (Memphis assistant), Tim Fuller (Missouri interim coach)
Former Coach: Joseph Price (fired)
New Coach: Shawn Walker (Elizabeth City St. coach)
Potential Grambling Basketball Coach Candidates: Shawn Walker (Elizabeth City St. coach)
Former Coach: James Dickey (resigned)
New Coach: Kelvin Sampson (Houston NBA assistant)
Potential Houston Basketball Coach Candidates: Kelvin Sampson (former Indiana coach), John Lucas (former Houston NBA coach), Mike Davis (Texas Southern)
Former Coach: Tony Jasick (resigned)
New Coach: Jon Coffman (IPFW assistant)
Potential IPFW Basketball Coach Candidates: Jon Coffman (IPFW assistant), Jeff Rekeweg (Northwood coach), Michael Lewis (Butler assistant), Calbert Chaney (St. Louis assistant)
Former Coach: Todd Howard (fired)
New Coach: Jason Gardner (Memphis assistant)
Potential IUPUI Basketball Coach Candidates: Michael Lewis (Butler assistant), Calbert Chaney (St. Louis assistant), Jason Gardner (Memphis assistant)
Former Coach: Cliff Warren (fired)
New Coach: Tony Jasik (IPFW coach)
Potential Jacksonville Basketball Coach Candidates: Tony Jasik (IPFW coach), Mike Davis (Texas Southern coach), Spencer Wright (Mercer assistant), Ryan Odom (Charlotte assistant), Darrin Horn (former South Caorlina coach), Greg Helar (Wichita St. assistant)
Kennesaw State:
Former Coach: Lewis Preston (resigned)
New Coach: Jimmy Lallathin (Kennesaw St. interim coach)
Loyola Marymount:
Former Coach: Max Good (fired)
New Coach: Mike Dunlap (former NBA Charlotte coach)
Former Coach: Pat Knight (fired)
Interim Coach: Tic Price
New Coach: Tic Price (Lamar interim coach)
Potential Lamar Basketball Coach Candidates: Tic Price (Lamar interim coach)
Former Coach: Ted Woodward (fired)
New Coach: Bob Walsh (Rhode Island College coach)
Potential Maine Basketball Coach Candidates: Bob Walsh (Rhode Island College coach), Dave McLaughlin (Northeastern assistant), TJ Sorrentine (Brown assistant), Glen Miller (UConn assistant), Max Good (former LMU coach), Paul Weir (NMSU assistant)
Former Coach: Jeff Bower (resigned)
New Coach: Mike Maker (Williams coach)
Potential Marist Basketball Coach Candidates: Steve Donahue (former Boston College coach), Bill Carmody (former Northwestern coach), Brett Reed (Lehigh coach), Mike Maker (Williams coach), Matt Langel (Colgate coach), John Dunne (St. Peter's coach), Al Skinner (Sryant assistant), Dan McHale (Minnesota assistant), David Grace (UCLA assistant), Dan Eart (Navy assistant), Brian Adams (Marist assistant), Paul Lee (Marist assistant), Mark Prosser (Winthrop assistant), Jay Young (Stony Brook assistant), Jim Engles (NJIT coach), Darren Savino (Cincinnati assistant), Ulric Maligi (SMU assistant)
Former Coach: Buzz Williams (resigned)
New Coach: Steve Wojciechowski (Duke assistant)
Potential Marquette Basketball Coach Candidates: Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee coach), Ben Howland (former UCLA coach), Steve Wojciechowski (Duke assistant), Brian Wardle (Green Bay coach), Mike Hopkins (Syracuse assistant), Archie Miller (Dayton coach)
No Longer a Candidate: Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee coach), Shaka Smart (VCU coach)
Former Coach: Tom Herrion (fired)
New Coach: Dan D'Antoni (NBA Lakers assistant)
Potential Marshall Basketball Coach Candidates: Jeff Neubauer (EKU coach), Murray Bartow (ETSU coach), LaVelle Moton (NC Central coach), Bobby Lutz (NC State assistant), Jeff Capel (Duke assistant), John Pelphrey (Florida assistant), Jeff Boals (Ohio St. assistant), Steve Henson (Oklahoma assistant)
No Longer a Candidate: Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin coach), Mike D'Antoni (NBA Lakers coach)
Maryland – Eastern Shore:
Former Coach: Frankie Allen (fired)
New Coach Bobby Collins (Winston-Salem St. coach)
Potential UMES Basketball Coach Candidates: Bobby Collins (WSSU coach), Cliff Warren (former Jacksonville coach), Robert Jones (Norfolk State), Bobby Collins (Winston Salem State), Greg Jackson (former Delaware State coach), Clifford Reed (Savannah State assistant)
Mississippi Valley St.:
Former Coach: Chico Potts (fired)
New Coach: Andre Payne (Wiley College coach)
Potential Mississippi Valley State Basketball Coach Candidates: Marcus Thomas (MVSC interim coach), Andre Payne (Wiley College coach)
Former Coach: Frank Haith (resigned)
New Coach: Kim Anderson (Central Missouri coach)
Potential Missouri Basketball Coach Candidates: Tim Floyd (UTEP coach), Matt Painter (Purdue coach), Archie Miller (Dayton coach), Mike White (LA Tech coach), Craig Neal (New Mexico coach), Tim Miles (Nebraska coach), Kim Anderson (Central Missouri coach), Pat Kelsey (Winthrop coach)
Former Coach: Wayne Tinkle (resigned)
New Coach: Travis DeCuire (former Cal assistant)
Potential Montana Basketball Coach Candidates: Travis DeCuire (former Cal assistant), T .J. Otzelberger (Washington assistant), Steve McClain (Indiana assistant)
Montana State:
Former Coach: Brad Huse (resigned)
New Coach: Brian Fish (Oregon assistant)
Potential Montana State Basketball Coach Candidates: T .J. Otzelberger (Washington assistant), Steve McClain (Indiana assistant), Larry Davis (Cincinnati assistant), Louis Wilson (Adams St. coach), Brian Fish (Oregon assistant)
Former Coach: Buzz Peterson (fired)
New Coach: Kevin Keatts (Louisville assistant)
Potential UNCW Basketball Coach Candidates: Eddie Biedenbach (UNCW assistant), Mike Winiecki (Clemson assistant), Dino Gaudio (former Wake Forest coach), Bobby Lutz (NC State assistant)
North Dakota St.
Former Coach: Saul Phillips (resigned)
New Coach: Dave Richman (NDSU assistant)
Potential NDSU Basketball Coach Candidates: Dave Richman (NDSU assistant)
Former Coach: Jim Christian (resigned)
New Coach: Saul Phillips (NDSU coach)
Potential Ohio Basketball Coach Candidates: Saul Phillips (NDSU coach), Jeff Boals (Ohio St. assistant), Greg Gard (Wisconsin assistant), Dustin Ford (Ohio assistant), Bill Wuczynski (Ohio assistant), John Rhodes (Duquesne assistant), Darren Savino (Cincinnati assistant), Andrew Toole (RMU coach)
Oregon St.:
Former Coach: Craig Robinson (fired)
New Coach: Wayne Tinkle (Montana coach)
Potential Oregon State Basketball Coach Candidates: Wayne Tinkle (Montana coach), Travis DeCuire (former Cal assistant), Mike Hopkins (Syracuse coach), Damon Stoudamire (Arizona assistant), Steve McClain (Indiana assistant), Leon Rice (Boise St. coach), Gary Close (Wisconsin assistant), David Grace (UCLA assistant), Ryan Looney (Seattle Pacific coach), Ben Howland (former UCLA coach)
Former Coach: Ben Braun (resigned)
New Coach: Mike Rhodes (VCU assistant)
Potential Rice Basketball Coach Candidates: Mike Rhodes (VCU assistant)
Former Coach: Bennie Seltzer (fired)
New Coach: Scott Padgett (Samford assistant)
Potential Samford Basketball Coach Candidates: Scott Padgett (Samford assistant), Murray Bartow (ETSU coach), Rob Eshan (UAB assistant)
South Florida:
Former Coach: Stan Heath (fired)
New Coach: Orlando Antigua (Kentucky assistant)
Potential USF Basketball Coach Candidates: Orlando Antigua (Kentucky assistant), Eric Musselman (Arizona St. assistant), Bob Hoffman (Mercer coach), John Pelphrey (Florida assistant), Derek Kellogg (UMass coach), Mike White (LA Tech coach), Stan Jones (FSU assistant)
No Longer a Candidate: Steve Masiello (Manhattan coach), Dave Rice (UNLV coach)
South Carolina State:
Interim Coach: Murray Garvin
Potential South Carolina St. Basketball Coach Candidates: Murray Garvin (SC State interim coach)
South Dakota:
Former Coach/Interim Coach: Joey James (fired)
New Coach: Craig Smith (Nebraska assistant)
Potential South Dakota Basketball Coach Candidates: Craig Smith (Nebraska assistant)
Southeast Louisiana:
Former Coach: Jim Yarbrough (fired)
New Coach: Jay Ladner (Jones County JC coach)
Potential SE Louisiana Basketball Coach Candidates: Jay Ladner (Jones County JC coach), Jeff Moore (Northwestern St. assistant)
Southeast Mississippi:
Former Coach: Donnie Tyndall (resigned)
New Coach: Doc Sadler (Iowa St. assistant)
Potential USM Basketball Coach Candidates: Doc Sadler (Iowa St. assistant), Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin head coach), Steve Prohm (Murray St. coach), Stan Heath (former South Florida coach), Jareem Dowling (USM coach), Jay Ladner (SE Louisiana coach), Steve Barnes (Colorado St. assistant), Chris Shumate (USM assistant), Greg Heiar (Wichita St. assistant), Rob Senderoff (Kent St. assistant).
Former Coach: Cuonzo Martin (resigned)
New Coach: Donnie Tyndall (USM coach)
Potential Tennessee Basketball Coach Candidates: Donnie Tyndall (USM coach), Shaka Smart (VCU coach), Gregg Marshall (Wichita St. coach), Ben Howland (former UCLA coach)
Tennessee – Martin:
Former Coach: Jason James (fired)
New Coach: Heath Schroyer (UNLV assistant)
Potential UT-Martin Basketball Coach Candidates: Heath Schroyer (UNLV assistant)
Tennessee State:
Former Coach: Travis Williams (fired)
New Coach: Dana Ford (Illinois St. assistant)
Potential Tennessee State Basketball Coach Candidates: Dana Ford (Illinois St. assistant), Ricardo Patton (former Colorado coach), Dana Ford (Illinois St. coach), James Strong (Belmont assistant), Brian Collins (Columbia St. CC coach), Horace Broadnax (Savannah St. coach)
Former Coach: Danny Manning (resigned)
New Coach: Frank Haith (Missouri coach)
Potential Tulsa Basketball Coach Candidates: Frank Haith (Missouri coach), Marvin Menzies (New Mexico St. coach), Bryce Drew (Valparaiso coach), Donnie Tyndall (USM coach), Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin coach), Bob Hoffman (Mercer coach), Barry Hinson (SIU coach), Norm Roberts (Kansas assistant), Joe Dooley (FGCU coach), Mike White (LA Tech), Brett Ballard (Tulsa assistant), Pooh Williamson (Texas Tech assistant)
Virginia Tech:
Former Coach: James Johnson (fired)
New Coach: Buzz Williams (Marquette coach)
Potential Virginia Tech Basketball Coach Candidates: Buzz Williams (Marquette coach)
Wake Forest:
Former Coach: Jeff Bzdelik (resigned)
New Coach: Dany Manning (Tulsa coach)
Potential Wake Forest Basketball Coach Candidates: Danny Manning (Tulsa coach), Ben Howland (former UCLA coach), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State coach), Shaka Smart (VCU coach), Pat Kelsey (Winthrop coach), Kelvin Sampson (former Oklahoma coach), Chris Mack (Xavier coach), Archie Miller (Dayton coach), Tommy Amaker (Harvard coach)
Washington State:
Former Coach: Ken Bone (fired)
New Coach: Ernie Kent (former Oregon coach)
Potential WSU Basketball Coach Candidates: Ernie Kent (former Oregon coach), Wayne Tinkle (Montana coach), Kelvin Sampson (former WSU coach), Marvin Menzies (NMSU coach)
No Longer a Candidate: Leon Rice (Boise St. coach)
Western Illinois:
Former coach: Jim Molinari (resigned)
New Coach: Billy Wright (Ball St. assistant)
Potential WIU Basketball Coach Candidates: Matt Margenthaler (Minnesota St. coach), Billy Wright (Ball St. assistant), Wade Hokenson (WIU assistant)
5/31/14: HIRING: Montana Hires Travis DeCuire
5/17/14: HIRING: Oregon St. to Hire Montana Coach Tinkle
5/07/14: HIRING: Coppin State Hires Stillman Coach
5/05/5/14: Robinson Let Go at Oregon State
5/03/14: HIRING: Maine Hires Bob Walsh
4/30/14: HIRING: Southern Miss Hires Doc Sadler
4/27/14: HIRING: Kim Anderson Hired at Missouri
4/24/14: HIRING: Marshall Hires Dan D'Antoni
4/21/14: HIRING: Tennessee Hires USM Coach Tyndall
4/21/14: HIRING: Dana Ford to Tennessee State
4/18/14: Johnson Out at Florida A&M
4/17/14: HIRING: Missouri Coach Haith to Tulsa
4/15-14: HIRING: Delaware St. Promotes Interim Coach Walker
4/15/14: HIRING: Cal Hires Cuonzo Martin
4/14/14: HIRING: WIU Hires Ball St. assistant Wright
4/14/14: Maine Fires Coach Woodward
4/09/14: HIRING: Jay Ladner Named SE Louisiana Coach
4/09/14: Molinari Resigns at WIU
4/08/14: HIRING: IPFW Promotes Coffman
4/08/14: HIRING: Maryland – Eastern Shore Tabs WSSU Coach Bobby Collins
4/08/14: HIRING: NDSU Promotes Richman
4/07/14: HIRING: Appalachian St. Selects Davidson Assistant Fox
4/07/14: HIRING: IPFW Coach Jasick to Jacksonville
4/07/14: HIRING: FAU Hires Michael Curry
4/05/14: HIRING: Ohio Hires Saul Phillips from NDSU
4/04/14: HIRING: Danny Manning to Take Over Wake Forest
4/03/14: HIRING: Jim Christian to Boston College
4/02/14: HIRING: Houston Hires Kelvin Sampson
4/02/14: HIRING: UC Riverside Promoted from Interim Coach
4/01/14: HIRING: Steve Wojciechowski to Marquette
3/31/13: HIRING: Brian Fish to Montana State
3/31/14: HIRING: Ernie Kent to Washington State
3/31/14: Mike Montgomery Retires at Cal
3/31/14: HIRING: USF Hires Orlando Antigua
3/29/13: HIRING: Memphis Assistant Gardner to IUPUI
3/28/14: Fang Mitchell Out at Coppin St. After 28 Years
3/27/14: HIRING: Kevin Keatts to UNCW
3/26/14: USF Rescinds Offer to Masiello
3/25/14: HIRING: USF Hires Manhattan Coach Masiello
3/25/14: HIRING: Rice Hires VCU Assistant Rhodes
3/24/14: Dickey Resigns at Houston
3/24/14: HIRING: Nebraska Assistant to South Dakota
3/24/14: HIRING: Bowling Green Hires Wichita St. assistant
3/21/14: HIRING: Buzz Williams to VA Tech
3/20/14: HIRING: Lallathin Promoted at Kennessaw State
3/20/14: Bzdelik Resigns at Wake Forest
3/20/14: Preston Resigns at Kennesaw State
3/18/14: HIRING: Tennessee-Martin Hires Schroyer
3/18/14: Bone Fired at Washington State
3/18/14: Donahue Fired at Boston College
3/18/14: Huse Resigns at Montana State
3/18/13: HIRING: Auburn Hires Bruce Pearl
3/18/14: HIRING: Lamar Removes Interim Tab from Price
3/17/14: Jim Yarbrough out at Southeastern Louisiana
3/17/14: Virginia Tech Fires Johnson After 2 Seasons
3/16/14: Tennessee St. to Replace Martin
3/14/14: Cliff Warren Fired at Jacksonville
3/14/14: USF Fires Stan Heath
3/14/14: Herrion Out at Marshall
3/13/14: Braun Out at Rice
3/13/14: Auburn Fires Tony Barbee
3/12/14: UMES Opts Not To Retain Coach Allen
3/12/13: HIRING: Loyola Marymount Hires Mike Dunlap
3/11/14: Loyola Marymount Fires Max Good
3/11/14: Peterson Out at UNCW
3/11/14: South Dakota Lets James Go
3/11/14: Orr Fired at Bowling Green
3/10/14: Capel Out at Appalachian St.
3/09/14: Howard Fired at IUPUI
3/05/14: HIRING: Russ Pennell to Central Arkansas
3/02/14: UT-Martin Fires Jason James
2/28/14: Jarvis Out at FAU at the End of the Season
2/16/14: Pat Knight Fired at Lamar
1/30/14: Jackson Out at Delaware St.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces travel ban, declares state of emergency amid blizzard warning on Long Island
A powerful nor'easter pummeled Long Island throughout Saturday, forcing an emergency travel ban, flooding some coastal areas and burying the region under wind-whipped snowdrifts.
A blizzard warning remained in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday, when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo planned to reopen highways and local roads. Forecasts called for an end to snow showers in the morning, followed by welcome sunshine and above-freezing temperatures by midday.
"This has been a storm worse than predicted," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said late Saturday afternoon. "It is a really significant storm."
The storm dropped more than 20 inches of snow in areas of Long Island and New York City, and packed sustained winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
Despite the ferocity of the storm, power outages on the Island were relatively modest and there were few major traffic wrecks reported in Suffolk and Nassau counties.
Snowfall was expected to slacken after midnight, said Faye Barthold, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Upton.
Lingering winds at 10 to 15 mph could blow drifts around Sunday morning, creating the illusion of more snowfall, but "by the time people wake up . . . the snow should have moved out," she said.
With snow still falling at about 8 p.m. Saturday, there were 23.7 inches in Islip and 22.9 inches in Wantagh, according to the Weather Service.
Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip reported 22 inches at 7 p.m. The record of 27.8 inches was set in February 2013. The Weather Service began keeping records there in 1984.
Cuomo declared a state of emergency for Long Island, New York City and downstate counties Saturday morning, including a ban on travel on all state and local roads on Long Island and in the city.
Gary Puetzer, 54, a heavy-equipment operator for the city of Glen Cove, said the storm is among the most treacherous he's experienced in 15 years of driving snowplows.
"As far as visibility, it's the worst I've ever seen," he said. "This morning, I couldn't see anything."
The travel ban was largely successful, local officials said, with motorists mostly heeding the call to stay off the roads.
Five area storm-related deaths were reported by police, with two on Long Island.
A 94-year-old Smithtown man died after being found collapsed outside at about noon next to a snowblower. The other victim was a 61-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest while shoveling snow in West Hempstead at 4 p.m.
The other three deaths were in New York City and linked to shoveling snow, the NYPD said.
The Long Island Rail Road, exterior subway lines in New York and bus service in the region also halted service.
Cuomo said Saturday night that he planned to lift the travel ban at 7 a.m. Sunday, and added he would make a decision on mass transit, including the LIRR, at 6 a.m.
During the storm, the highest snowfall rate came between 7 and 8 a.m. in Islip, which saw 3 inches per hour come down, according to Barthold. Rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour in other areas were common, she said.
Wind gusts throughout the storm were above 35 mph, although it was still too early Saturday night to officially declare the storm a blizzard, Barthold said.
There must be sustained or frequent gusts above 35 mph for three or more hours, with "considerable falling and/or blowing snow," for a blizzard to be declared, according to the agency.
"Some areas of Long Island will approach totals that we had in the blizzard of 2015," said News 12 Long Island meteorologist Rich Hoffman.
The Weather Service said a snow band that tracked north with a developing low brought the heaviest precipitation to the area. The snow also started falling earlier than originally anticipated, boosting the totals.
Late Saturday night, local officials were bracing for the storm's final punch: a potential for additional coastal flooding during high tide.
The combination of the storm's fury and a full moon caused flooding along the Atlantic Ocean shorelines, with high winds driving higher-than-usual tides and swells onto land, meteorologists said.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano had issued a call for residents in flood-prone areas to leave the area before the travel ban took effect Saturday afternoon.
John Murray, meteorologist with the Weather Service in Upton, said it was likely Saturday night's flooding would be the same minor-to-moderate coastal flooding that occurred Saturday morning.
On Saturday, police closed Asharoken Avenue, the only access road in the Village of Asharoken, after water washed over it — a common occurrence during storms, according to Huntington Town spokesman A.J. Carter.
Parts of Bayville Road and Bayville Avenue were closed in the afternoon, Bayville Mayor Paul Rupp said.
"There's flooding on the street," he said. "We're waiting for the tide to drain it out."
Flooding was as deep as 6 inches, although there were no reports of damage, Rupp said just before 1 p.m.
"The most dangerous hit from Mother Nature is the flooding," Cuomo said at a news conference in Melville Saturday afternoon.
Long Island towns had difficulty keeping pace with the heavy snowfall.
Huntington Town Highway Superintendent Peter Gunther said whiteout conditions and drifting snow proved a challenge to road crews.
Strong winds were blowing snow back onto already plowed streets, forcing workers to repeatedly clear the same roads, he said.
"Definitely a problem with the drifting and stuff, and just trying to plow with the whiteout conditions," Gunther said Saturday night. "You know how the wipers are. They get iced, it presents a visibility problem. You can't go as fast as you like. You really have to go slow."
Gilbert Hanse, director of emergency management for the Town of Babylon, said while the main roads were mostly passable, smaller cars with a lower clearance were getting stuck.
"That's the problem — there's a lot of snow, and people think they can drive their Prius out here, and it doesn't work," he said.
There were 62 motor-vehicle crashes in Suffolk — five of those with relatively minor injuries, Deputy Police Commissioner Tim Sini said Saturday evening.
Nassau police reported 74 crashes by Saturday afternoon, with icy roads and high winds causing "minor accidents and spinouts."
Hospitals on Long Island saw some snow-related injuries, including Stony Brook University Hospital, where a man was treated for injuries after he fell off a ladder while trying to stormproof his house.
"We set up for it but fortunately, I think after all the bad weather we've had . . . people have really started to listen to news advisories, and we haven't had as much bad stuff," said Dr. James A. Vosswinkel, the hospital's chief of trauma surgery.
Most flights out of Kennedy and LaGuardia airports were canceled, Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye said. Southwest Airlines canceled its flights at MacArthur until Monday morning, while American Airlines canceled its flights until 5:59 p.m. Sunday.
In New York City, all Broadway shows were canceled Saturday, while Mayor Bill de Blasio urged stores and restaurants to close and send employees home lest they get stranded in the snow.
He also requested that anyone traveling to the city earlier in the day return home.
"Anybody who's come into the city from the suburbs should turn around and go back," de Blasio said at a news conference.
Thousands of people and trucks, from the National Guard to Suffolk police in high-axle vehicles, waited in the wings to zoom to any trouble spots, authorities said. PSEG Long Island faced sporadic outages throughout the storm but largely avoided the widespread outages feared.
The company will have about 340 off-Island workers joining about 1,000 PSEG field workers and on-Island contractors to respond to any outages, he said.
Power outages were relatively modest, peaking in the morning with nearly 14,000 customers affected.
The Coast Guard, noting that seas could swell as high as 18 feet, urged boaters to seek safe harbor until the storm passes. A high-surf advisory was in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday.


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Symposium: Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Disease and Science 16 articles
Are Changes in Composition in Response to Treatment of a Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Sex-dependent?
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disease characterized by skeletal fragility and deformity. There is extensive debate regarding treatment options in adults with OI. Antiresorptive treatment reduces the number of fractures in growingmice, an animal model that reproducibly mimics the moderate-to-severe form of OI in humans. Effects of long-term treatments with antiresorptive agents, considered for treatment of older patients with OI with similar presentation (moderate-to-severe OI) are, to date, unknown.
Do Sex Differences Exist in Rates of Falls and Fractures in Hutterite, Rural, and Nonrural Populations, Aged 20 to 66 Years?
Falls and fractures are a major public health concern with an economic impact of more than USD 19 billion per year. Extensive research into the risk of falls and fractures in elderly populations has been performed; however, little is known about fall or fracture risk in younger populations. Additionally, sex- and population-specific (rural versus nonrural) fall and fracture risk may be important in identifying groups most at risk in an effort to develop preventive measures.
β-Ecdysone Augments Peak Bone Mass in Mice of Both Sexes
One of the strongest predictors for osteoporosis is peak bone mass. Interventions to augment peak bone mass have yet to be developed. β-Ecdysone (βEcd), a natural steroid-like compound produced by arthropods to initiate metamorphosis, is believed to have androgenic effects and so may be used to augment bone mass.
How Does Bone Strength Compare Across Sex, Site, and Ethnicity?
The risk of fragility fractures in the United States is approximately 2.5 times greater among black and white women compared with their male counterparts. On average, men of both ethnicities have wider bones of greater cortical mass compared with the narrower bones of lower cortical mass among women. However, it remains uncertain whether the low cortical area observed in the long bones of women is consistent with their narrower bone diameter or if their cortical area is reduced beyond that which is expected for the sex differences in body size and external bone size.
Do Complication Rates Differ by Gender After Metal-on-metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review
Although metal-on-metal (MoM) bearing surfaces provide low rates of volumetric wear and increased stability, evidence suggests that certain MoM hip arthroplasties have high rates of complication and failure. Some evidence indicates that women have higher rates of failure compared with men; however, the orthopaedic literature as a whole has poorly reported such complications stratified by gender.
Biomechanical Outcomes of Bridge-enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Are Influenced by Sex in a Preclinical Model
Despite the well-established role of sex on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk, its effects on ACL surgical outcomes remain controversial. This is particularly critical when developing novel surgical techniques to treat the injury because there are limited data existing on how these procedures will respond in each sex. One such approach is bridge-enhanced ACL repair, in which primary suture repair of the ACL is augmented with a bioactive scaffold saturated with autologous blood. It has shown comparable biomechanical outcomes to ACL reconstruction in preclinical models.
Femoroacetabular Impingement: Prevalent and Often Asymptomatic in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study
The epidemiology of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is important but incompletely understood, because most reports arise from symptomatic populations. Investigating the prevalence of FAI in a community-based cohort could help us better understand its epidemiology and in particular the degree to which it might or might not be associated with hip pain.
Do Secular Trends in Skeletal Maturity Occur Equally in Both Sexes?
Skeletal maturity assessment provides information on a child's physical development and expectations based on chronological age. Given recently recognized trends for earlier maturity in a variety of systems, most notably puberty, examination of sex-specific secular trends in skeletal maturation is important. For the orthopaedist, recent trends and changes in developmental timing can affect clinical management (eg, treatment timing) if they are currently based on outdated sources.
Are There Sex Differences in Knee Cartilage Composition and Walking Mechanics in Healthy and Osteoarthritis Populations?
Women are at a greater risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA), but reasons for this greater risk in women are not well understood. It may be possible that differences in cartilage composition and walking mechanics are related to greater OA risk in women.
Functional Impairment Is a Risk Factor for Knee Replacement in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Debilitating pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) often leads patients to seek and complete total knee arthroplasty (TKA). To date, few studies have evaluated the relation of functional impairment to the risk of TKA, despite the fact that OA is associated with functional impairment.
Sex Differences in Arm Muscle Fatigability With Cognitive Demand in Older Adults
Muscle fatigability can increase when a stressful, cognitively demanding task is imposed during a low-force fatiguing contraction with the arm muscles, especially in women. Whether this occurs among older adults (> 60 years) is currently unknown.
Women Build Long Bones With Less Cortical Mass Relative to Body Size and Bone Size Compared With Men
The twofold greater lifetime risk of fracturing a bone for white women compared with white men and black women has been attributed in part to differences in how the skeletal system accumulates bone mass during growth. On average, women build more slender long bones with less cortical area compared with men. Although slender bones are known to have a naturally lower cortical area compared with wider bones, it remains unclear whether the relatively lower cortical area of women is consistent with their increased slenderness or is reduced beyond that expected for the sex-specific differences in bone size and body size. Whether this sexual dimorphism is consistent with ethnic background and is recapitulated in the widely used mouse model also remains unclear.
Disability After Deployment Injury: Are Women and Men Service Members Different?
Civilian trauma literature suggests sexual dimorphism in outcomes after trauma. Because women represent an increasing demographic among veterans, the question remains if war trauma outcomes, like civilian trauma outcomes, differ between genders.
Sex Differences in Cartilage Topography and Orientation of the Developing Acetabulum: Implications for Hip Preservation Surgery
Increased attention is being placed on hip preservation surgery in the early adolescent. An understanding of three-dimensional (3-D) acetabular development as children approach maturity is essential. Changes in acetabular orientation and cartilage topography have not previously been quantified as the adolescent acetabulum completes development.
Does Patient Sex Affect the Rate of Mortality and Complications After Spine Surgery? A Systematic Review
Available studies disagree regarding the influence of patient sex on mortality and complications after spine surgery. We sought to conduct a systematic review and pool the results of existing research to better understand this issue.


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SportsDay experts pick key Zero Week Dallas-area high school football games
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High school football is back. It's Zero Week.
Allen vs. Southlake Carroll. DeSoto vs. Arlington Martin. Plano West vs. Flower Mound Marcus. Arlington Bowie vs. Mansfield.
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Heineken cup: Guide to the other games
Pool 4
Biarritz v Bath,
Parc des Sports Aguilera, today, 2.30. Sky Sports Red Button
Team news: Biarritz, who need to match or better Ulster's result in Italy to finish top of the pool, have shifted Damien Traille from fly-half to centre as Julien Peyrelongue comes into the team at No 10. Pelu Taele also comes into the starting side in place of Jerome Thion.
Bath can give themselves a chance of nicking a best runners-up spot should they win in France. Butch James is at 10, with four-try hero from the last day, Matt Banahan, on the wing.
Stat: Michael Claassens makes his 100th appearance for Bath.
One to watch: Biarritz's Iain Balshaw always relishes the visit of English sides.
Verdict: Biarritz are too experienced to slip up.
Pool 3
Ospreys v Toulon,
Liberty Stadium, today, 3.30. Sky Sports 1
Team news: After their win over Munster, Toulon have made a host of changes, even though they need a win to make sure of a home quarter-final. Jonny Wilkinson is the only survivor from last weekend as Philippe Saint Andre makes 14 changes, though former All Black Carl Hayman does return.
The Ospreys are battling it out with Munster for a possible Challenge Cup spot after their defeat to London Irish, but Shane Williams and Mike Phillips are left on the bench.
Stat: Ospreys have won exactly half of their 50 matches in the competition.
One to watch: Carl Hayman turned down a chance to feature for New Zealand in this year's World Cup to stay in Europe.
Verdict: Ospreys to bite back.
Pool 1
Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues, Murrayfield, today, 5.45. sky Sports Red Button
Team news: Cardiff have to win and need other results to go their way if they are to have any chance of reaching the Challenge Cup and the visitors have named an unchanged side from the one that beat Castres.
Edinburgh have made five changes to their line-up, with Lee Jones, Simon Webster, Allan Jacobsen, Lewis Niven and David Denton all handed starts, though they are without the injured Tim Visser and the ill David Blair for clash in Scotland.
Stat: No Cardiff player has scored more than one try in the competition so far this season.
One to watch: Jamie Roberts is edging back towards full match fitness.
Verdict: Edinburgh have little to play for, so Cardiff should prevail.
Pool 1
Castres v Northampton Saints, Stade Pierre Antoine, today, 6.45. Sky Sports 1
Team news: Northampton are already through to the last eight, but a home quarter-final is far from certain and Jim Mallinder has made no secret of his desire to secure a favourable draw in the last eight. Former Ulster man Roger Wilson starts at No 8, while James Downey is in midfield.
Castres are looking to bounce back from defeat in Scotland and seem keen on the Challenge Cup as they have called in the likes of Chris Masoe, Benjamin Kayser, Scott Murray and Sebastien Tillous-Borde in a bid to secure further European rugby this season.
Stat: Castres have yet to lose at home this season in either the Heineken Cup or Top 14.
One to watch: Wing Paul Diggin touched down for four tries last weekend.
Verdict: Castres' home record to stay intact.
Pool 5
Leicester Tigers v Treviso, Welford Road, tomorrow, 1.0. Sky Sports 3
Team news: Leicester, who have to win this game to keep their Heineken Cup chances alive, have kept the same 23-man squad that beat Scarlets, with the only change in the line-up seeing England's Dan Cole starting at tight-head, with Martin Castrogiovanni named among the replacements.
Leicester's Italian visitors Treviso have made eight changes in all. Kristopher Burton and Fabio Semenzato replace Willem de Waal and Tobias Botes as the half-back pairing, while Joe Maddock returns to the wing.
Stat: Louis Deacon captains the Tigers in his 200th start.
One to watch: Manu Tuilagi did much to rescue the Tigers in Wales last weekend.
Verdict: Leicester's bonus point.
Pool 5
Perpignan v Scarlets,
Stade Aime Giral, tomorrow, 2.0. Sky sports 2
Team news: Perpignan will expect Leicester Tigers to run in a bonus point against Treviso and will look to do the same to give themselves a chance of having a home tie in the last eight.
Florian Cazenave comes into the starting line-up at scrum-half for David Mele, but Perpignan -- like all of the French sides -- must also consider the round of domestic fixtures in France which take place on Wednesday night.
Stat: Perpignan average three tries a game against the Scarlets in the Heineken Cup.
One to watch: Perpignan's top Heineken Cup try-scorer Julien Candelon
Verdict: Perpignan to win, but a bonus point is too much to ask.
Pool 6
Wasps v Toulouse, Adams Park, tomorrow, 3.0. Sky sports 2
Team news: As ever, Toulouse are in a strong position, needing just a point to secure a home quarter-final. They have made nine changes but they still boast an impressive side. Clement Poitrenaud shifts from inside centre to full-back with Maxime Medard on the wing and Cedric Heymans on the bench. Florian Fritz joins Yannick Jauzion in midfield.
Andy Powell, Serge Betsen and Joe Worsley make up an experienced back-row for Wasps with Zak Taulafo, Tom Lindsay and Tim Payne lining up in the front-row.
Stat: Toulouse and Wasps have won the Heineken Cup six times between them.
One to watch: Jean-Marc Doussain is a big prospect at scrum-half.
Verdict: Wasps' pride should be enough to see them home.
Pool 6
Newport Gwent Dragons v Glasgow Warriors, Rodney Parade, tomorrow, 3.0. Sky Sports Red Button
Team news: This is the only game where nothing is at stake as neither side can reach either the Heineken Cup or Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Warriors have made two changes for the trip to Rodney Parade, with DTH van der Merwe and Jon Welsh coming into the side.
Canada winger Van der Merwe replaces Hefin O'Hare, while Welsh gets the nod ahead of Ryan Grant at loose-head. The Dragons have named Rob Sidoli and Luke Charteris in the second-row, while Thomas Willis skippers the side from hooker.
Stat: The Dragons have averaged just 16 points a game in this competition.
One to watch: Will Harries at full-back for the Dragons.
Verdict: Dragons.
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Obama also is scheduled to speak Tuesday at the annual NAACP convention in Philadelphia and discuss the criminal justice system, focusing on what he considers the excessive incarceration of African-American men, an Obama adviser said.
President Barack Obama on Monday commuted the sentences of 46 prisoners serving lengthy terms for nonviolent drug offenses, doubling the number granted such clemency in his first six years in office.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015, PHILADELPHIA: President Barack Obama said he wanted to work with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on new prison sentencing reform legislation by the end of the year to reduce sentences for low-level drug dealers and parole violations.
Although the president's soaring, singing eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney was a clear precursor to Tuesday's speech, Obama maintained a tone more politician than preacher. "We have to make sure that as they do their time and pay back their debt to society that we are increasing the possibility that they can turn their lives around".
Lenore Anderson, who co-authored Proposition 47 and serves as the executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice, said voter attitudes had shifted decisively on the issue, and the goal of the proposition was "We could finally put the nail in the coffin that the only way to talk about criminal justice was with a "tough on crime" lens". Yet Obama's ability to address the problem unilaterally is limited, as the White House readily concedes.
"Mass incarceration makes our country worse off", Obama said.
"There's momentum building for reform", Obama said, pointing to growing interest from both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and around the country.
"The statistics can not be ignored". The nonprofit coalition effort was criticized by Iowa Senator Charles E. Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who is concerned that the Justice Department has essentially outsourced a government function to the Project. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island proposed a plan that would allow for prisoners to reduce their sentences by participating in jobs and other programs. It would be much more effective if Congress would change the laws. Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., planned to give a speech Thursday in the troubled city of Camden focusing on nonviolent drug offenders.
"You've got the NAACP and the Koch brothers", Obama joked to NAACP members, referring to the billionaire Republican political donors.
Since Congress enacted mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes in the 1980s, the federal prison population has grown from 24,000 to more than 214,000, according to Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a group seeking sentencing changes. And the U.S. Sentencing Commission has revised guidelines for drug offenders, so far retroactively reducing sentences for more than 9,500 inmates, almost three-quarters of them black or Hispanic.
President Obama announced yesterday he has granted clemency to dozens of federal inmates, the vast majority of them sentenced under draconian crack cocaine laws.


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On October 23, 2015, a motion for authority to reject collective bargaining agreements was filed in the bankruptcy case of Coyne International Enterprises Corp. and its affiliates.
The filing was assigned docket number 296 and is described on the court's official docket as follows:
Motion for an Order (I) Modifying and Terminating Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements, or, in the Alternative; (II) Authorizing the Debtor to Reject Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements and Related Contribution Agreements Pursuant to Section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (III) Approving Severance Proposal and Authorizing Debtor to Make Severance Payments Thereunder Filed by COYNE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES CORP.. (Huynh, Hanh)
Coyne International Enterprises Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection, or had an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against it, on July 31, 2015. The bankruptcy case is pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York . The case number for the lead bankruptcy case is 15-31160. The bankruptcy case is currently assigned to United States Bankruptcy Judge Margaret Cangilos-Ruiz. The law firm of Herrick, Feinstein LLP is acting as lead bankruptcy counsel to Coyne International Enterprises Corp. in the bankruptcy case.


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DocumentationMathematicaThe Mathematica BookPrinciples of MathematicaTransformation Rules and Definitions
2.5.8 Immediate and Delayed Definitions
You may have noticed that there are two different ways to make assignments in Mathematica: lhs = rhs and lhs := rhs. The basic difference between these forms is when the expression rhs is evaluated. lhs = rhs is an immediate assignment, in which rhs is evaluated at the time when the assignment is made. lhs := rhs, on the other hand, is a delayed assignment, in which rhs is not evaluated when the assignment is made, but is instead evaluated each time the value of lhs is requested.
The two types of assignments in Mathematica.
This uses the := operator to define the function ex.
In[1]:= ex[x_] := Expand[(1 + x)^2]
Because := was used, the definition is maintained in an unevaluated form.
In[2]:= ?ex
When you make an assignment with the = operator, the right-hand side is evaluated immediately.
In[3]:= iex[x_] = Expand[(1 + x)^2]
The definition now stored is the result of the Expand command.
In[4]:= ?iex
When you execute ex, the Expand is performed.
In[5]:= ex[y + 2]
iex simply substitutes its argument into the already expanded form, giving a different answer.
In[6]:= iex[y + 2]
As you can see from the example above, both = and := can be useful in defining functions, but they have different meanings, and you must be careful about which one to use in a particular case.
One rule of thumb is the following. If you think of an assignment as giving the final "value" of an expression, use the = operator. If instead you think of the assignment as specifying a "command" for finding the value, use the := operator. If in doubt, it is usually better to use the := operator than the = one.
Interpretations of assignments with the = and := operators.
Although := is probably used more often than = in defining functions, there is one important case in which you must use = to define a function. If you do a calculation, and get an answer in terms of a symbolic parameter x, you often want to go on and find results for various specific values of x. One way to do this is to use the /. operator to apply appropriate rules for x in each case. It is usually more convenient however, to use = to define a function whose argument is x.
Here is an expression involving x.
In[7]:= D[Log[Sin[x]]^2, x]
This defines a function whose argument is the value to be taken for x.
In[8]:= dlog[x_] = %
Here is the result when x is taken to be 1 + a.
In[9]:= dlog[1 + a]
An important point to notice in the example above is that there is nothing special about the name x that appears in the x_ pattern. It is just a symbol, indistinguishable from an x that appears in any other expression.
Defining functions for evaluating expressions.
You can use = and := not only to define functions, but also to assign values to variables. If you type x = value, then value is immediately evaluated, and the result is assigned to x. On the other hand, if you type x := value, then value is not immediately evaluated. Instead, it is maintained in an unevaluated form, and is evaluated afresh each time x is used.
This evaluates Random[ ] to find a pseudorandom number, then assigns this number to r1.
In[10]:= r1 = Random[ ]
Here Random[ ] is maintained in an unevaluated form, to be evaluated afresh each time r2 is used.
In[11]:= r2 := Random[ ]
Here are values for r1 and r2.
In[12]:= {r1, r2}
The value of r1 never changes. Every time r2 is used, however, a new pseudorandom number is generated.
In[13]:= {r1, r2}
The distinction between immediate and delayed assignments is particularly important when you set up chains of assignments.
This defines a to be 1.
In[14]:= a = 1
Here a + 2 is evaluated to give 3, and the result is assigned to be the value of ri.
In[15]:= ri = a + 2
Here a + 2 is maintained in an unevaluated form, to be evaluated every time the value of rd is requested.
In[16]:= rd := a + 2
In this case, ri and rd give the same values.
In[17]:= {ri, rd}
Now the value of a is changed.
In[18]:= a = 2
Now rd uses the new value for a, while ri keeps its original value.
In[19]:= {ri, rd}
You can use delayed assignments such as t := rhs to set up variables whose values you can find in a variety of different "environments". Every time you ask for t, the expression rhs is evaluated using the current values of the objects on which it depends.
The right-hand side of the delayed assignment is maintained in an unevaluated form.
In[20]:= t := {a, Factor[x^a - 1]}
This sets a to 4, then finds the value of t.
In[21]:= a = 4; t
Here a is 6.
In[22]:= a = 6; t
In the example above, the symbol a acts as a "global variable", whose value affects the value of t. When you have a large number of parameters, many of which change only occasionally, you may find this kind of setup convenient. However, you should realize that implicit or hidden dependence of one variable on others can often become quite confusing. When possible, you should make all dependencies explicit, by defining functions which take all necessary parameters as arguments.
Two types of transformation rules in Mathematica.
Just as you can make immediate and delayed assignments in Mathematica, so you can also set up immediate and delayed transformation rules.
The right-hand side of this rule is evaluated when you give the rule.
In[23]:= f[x_] -> Expand[(1 + x)^2]
A rule like this is probably not particularly useful.
In[24]:= f[x_] -> Expand[x]
Here the right-hand side of the rule is maintained in an unevaluated form, to be evaluated every time the rule is used.
In[25]:= f[x_] :> Expand[x]
Applying the rule causes the expansion to be done.
In[26]:= f[(1 + p)^2] /. f[x_] :> Expand[x]
In analogy with assignments, you should typically use -> when you want to replace an expression with a definite value, and you should use :> when you want to give a command for finding the value.


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The Georgetown-based Chance to Play charitable organization continues to grow in its fourth year of operations with partnerships in communities across Canada and around the world.

In just the past six months alone, Chance to Play has distributed donations of new and gently used soccer uniforms and equipment to places such as Iqualit, Nunavut, Kenya, Madagascar, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Philippines, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Local resident and Chance to Play founder Anita Bergsma noted that along with original partner, the Georgetown Soccer Club, new organizations have jumped on board, including Welland, Ayr, London, Burlington, Ottawa and Weyburn, Sask.

"As we increase our awareness on environmental sustainability throughout our community and across Canada, impacting communities across Canada and developing countries, we continue to look for volunteers in various roles and responsibilities, as well as financial support to offset the cost of shipping through fundraising and sponsorship," said Bergsma.

This Saturday, the GSC is scheduled to host its Closing Day at Trafalgar Sports Park and Chance to Play will be there to collect donations of soccer jerseys, shorts, socks, shin guards and cleats from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more info, visit www.chancetoplay.ca or check out its Facebook page. Bergsma can be reached at email@example.com or by calling 416-270-9127.