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TORONTO - When the Toronto Raptors gathered in a timeout huddle with just under six minutes to play Tuesday night, DeMar DeRozan sat forlorn and frustrated at the end of the bench.
He gazed at the floor, and fought to regain his composure.
It could have spelled disaster. Instead, DeRozan — calm restored — grabbed the game by the throat in the final three minutes to lead Toronto to a 100-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 of their playoff series Tuesday.
"It's just my competitive spirit," DeRozan explained. "Just calmed myself down. I was a little frustrated that I couldn't be out there with my team at that critical moment. It was just me keeping myself together, not being so frustrated, just staying focused."
The Raptors top scorer had just picked up his fifth foul and Dwane Casey had taken him out of the game, despite DeRozan pleading with his coach to keep him in.
DeRozan scored 10 of his 30 points in the game's final three minutes, hitting two big buckets right after he returned to the game, his second a fadeaway jumper from 18 feet that had him flexing his chest and growling in celebration.
The first-game jitters that haunted him in Game 1? Gone.
Winning the game for his team down the stretch was "everything you dream about."
"Especially when you become a professional athlete at the highest level, and have that trust from your coaching staff and your teammates to have the ball in your hands, and win the game for them," the 24-year-old DeRozan said. "That's big, and I appreciate all 14 guys in that locker-room and the coaching staff to have that trust in me to take those shots in the fourth quarter."
The best-of-seven Eastern Conference series is tied at one game apiece and heads to Brooklyn for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday.
Amir Johnson had 16 points and nine rebounds, Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 14 boards for his second double-double of the series, while Kyle Lowry had 14 points, nine boards and six assists. Patrick Patterson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Atlantic Division champions.
Joe Johnson topped the Nets with 18 points, while Deron Williams had 15, Mirza Teletovic added 14, and Kevin Garnett finished with 13.
Toronto outrebounded Brooklyn 52-30.
Casey had predicted a completely different group of players — especially DeRozan — would show up for Game 2 after the majority of them looked overwhelmed by the bright lights of the playoffs in Game 1.
"The game is about adjustments," DeRozan said. "I'm a student of the game. I went back and watched the whole game (Saturday's loss) two or three times, to understand where I could get my shots, opportunities, where I could score and get easy buckets."
The Raptors led by as much as 11 in the first half but the Nets got hot in the third quarter and took a 66-64 advantage into the fourth.
DeRozan poured in seven points early in the fourth — including a massive left-handed dunk that had capacity crowd of 20,382 fans at the Air Canada Centre — that included Mayor Rob Ford, Drake and multimillionaire NBA superfan Jimmy Goldstein — roaring.
DeRozan's 17 fourth-quarter points, alone, were two points better than his entire output in Saturday's 94-87 Game 1 loss. The Raptors outscored the Nets 36-29 in the final 12 minutes.
The Raptors went up by five with 1:10 to play after Lowry drained a shot then stole the ball, leading to a Patterson free throw. Lowry raised his hands to the crowd like a conductor directs an orchestra, encouraging the fans to cheer louder.
"Earlier in the year we wanted to be the Freddy Krueger of the NBA. Not give up, not give in," Casey said. "I think our guys have done that. We won against a very veteran team like Brooklyn, and that is very difficult to do because they seem to find a way to challenge you and keep you on your toes."
Paul Pierce, who scorched the Raptors down the stretch in Game 1, missed on a three-point attempt that would have tied the game with about 30 seconds to play.
"Yeah, I got some looks," Pierce said. "Sometimes they fall, sometimes they don't. I think tonight it really wasn't about the offence again, we put ourselves in that position. We have to be better in the fourth quarter defensively.
"When you go on the road and you are trying to steal two on the other team's home court, you have to be better in the fourth quarter defensively."
DeRozan drained two free throws with 20.6 seconds left to seal the victory for Toronto. Johnson then took flight for a massive dunk to the delight of the delirious fans — the perfect punctuation mark on a solid game by the entire Raptors team.
"Just for me and DeMar, we've been through the ups and downs of this team," Johnson said. "This year we broke so many records, and we finally made it to this level. . . it just means a lot to be here for five years and to finally get to this stage.
"We were here when people thought you could just come to Toronto and get a win," added DeRozan, seated beside Johnson at the post-game press conference. "We've been through all that, frustrating seasons.
"And we want everybody to know when you play against the Toronto Raptors you're going to have to fight, you're going to have to bring your game, and that's the passion every single guy on this team has."
If there was one glaring negative, it was turnovers — again. The Raptors coughed up 17 points on 21 turnovers. Saturday, they gave up 17 points on 19 turnovers and vowed to clean up the giveaways.
Now the series heads to the unfriendly confines of Brooklyn's Barclays Center — likely made more unfriendly by the F-bomb Raptors GM Masai Ujiri dropped in relation to Brooklyn when addressing fans Saturday.
"I think we always play well on the road in hostile environments. I think we proved it this year," DeRozan said. "It's really no pressure when we play on the road. It's just us, we don't pay attention to the crowd, the odds being stacked against us, we understand everything's on us and that's how we play."
The players at least didn't have to put up with the distraction of Saturday's shot-clock fiasco. The power sources to the clocks were replaced after they were fried in the third quarter of Game 1, leaving announcer Herbie Kuhn to count down the 24 seconds on each possession.
As in Game 1, hundreds of fans jammed Maple Leaf Square outside the ACC to watch the game on the giant screen.
Valanciunas led the way with eight points in the first quarter punctuated by a circus play that led to a Ross basket — Valanciunas took a shot and missed while falling down, and grabbed his own rebound while still on his backside, chucking a pass from the seated position. The play was part of a 15-3 run that put the Raptors up by five with about three minutes left in the quarter. Toronto took a 21-19 lead into the second.
The Raptors opened the second with a 14-7 run to take an 11-point lead but the Nets fought back to cut Toronto's lead to 45-39 heading into the dressing room at halftime.
Johnson ran amok for 12 points in the third, and the Nets outscored the Raptors 27-19 in the quarter to lead by two points with a quarter left to play.
NOTES: Casey finished fifth in voting for NBA coach of the year announced earlier Tuesday. He received five first-place votes.


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A guy blows a save in the eighth inning, nobody looks at him. You blow a save in the ninth inning, you're the one who lost the game. I think that's why some guys can handle it and some guys can't. They can't handle the pressure.
I don't want to say any names, but we can probably think of a few guys that throw 95 to 100 m.p.h. that are still setup guys because they don't have the ability to pitch in the ninth inning.
People say the Wrigley fans are brutal, but I love them. They know how to have fun, they don't get personal, they rag on you as baseball players. You have to learn to accept that.
After I gave up back-to-back homers to (Sammy) Sosa and (Moises) Alou to lose the game, the next day, they just wore me out. They hammered me. I just kept telling them, "Thanks." "Graves, you're terrible." I'm like, "Thanks, guys, I appreciate it. At least you know my name." I think if you just play along, they like to have fun with you. Once you start getting upset, that's when they start getting personal.
Me, I think you have to have fun to play this game, regardless of what position you play, what your role is.
I think you have to be strange or unique in a way to be a reliever, because you have a chance to be out there every day and you have a lot of down time during the game, so you have to have some kind of craziness or weirdness to you.
I just buy all kinds of gadgets. I'm into electronics. I'm a nerd.
I still have the remote-control cars, but we're not allowed to bring them into the clubhouse. They're too dangerous because they go fast and they're big, and if you run into somebody, it's not going to feel too good. I'm not going to be the one blamed for putting some guy on the DL.
I've lost track because I've covered some up and added some(Tattoos). I'd say around 13 or 14. When I moved out of the house and went to college at Miami, it was my way of rebelling. Not that I needed to rebel, because I had a very good childhood growing up. But you're on your own and you can go make your own decisions.
The first one has been covered up. It was a baseball with a lightning bolt and said "Strikeout." Back then when I got it, I used to be able to strike people out. Now I don't strike many people out, so I had to get rid of it.
We still make the rookies do certain things. I make somebody carry my Xbox for me. That's pretty heavy.
Their whole starting rotation(The Cubs),even when they're not healthy, is better than just about anybody in the game. And they're going to be great for a long time. They've got a lot of young arms. Greg Maddux is the only one who's older.
Kerry Wood, (Carlos) Zambrano, (Mark) Prior. It's amazing.
It's almost scary how good they are.
It's unbelievable(Eric Gagne's save streak of 84).Nobody will ever, ever do that. I don't care how good somebody might think they'll be, that record will never be broken.
I'm good friends with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. I've known him for a while. He's a huge Reds fan.
They've always loved their baseball here. Unfortunately, we've had bad teams the last few years.
When I first got traded to the Reds, I met the team in Colorado. Lenny Harris thought I was the batboy. He wanted me to make him a sandwich.


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Dynamic DNS with a virtual web server
Apache on the Horizon
If your host system is wired to a router that uses DHCP to assign IP addresses, the new virtual system will pick up an IP address from the DHCP server. When you type ping www.linux-magazine.com, 100 percent of the packets should reach their target.
If they don't, check to see whether the host machine can access the Internet, and make sure the computer is using a network cable rather than a WLAN connection.
On openSUSE, you can run YaST to re-initialize the network card – sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart does the same thing on Ubuntu. On both systems, the /sbin/ifconfig commands will tell you which IP address the computer is using. Make a note of the address because you will need it soon.
The next step is to install the Apache server. For Ubuntu users, sudo apt-get install apache2 will take care of this. The package manager picks the required packages off the Internet and configures the server with standard settings that should be fine initially. On openSUSE 10.3, launch YaST and install apache2 via the Software management module. Then start up a console, become root, and enter /etc/init.d/apache2 start.
To find out whether your server is already accessible on your internal network, exit VMware and, in your browser, enter the guest system's IP address. Although the host and guest operating systems are physically located on the same machine, they use different IP addresses and appear as two separate machines on the LAN. If you type the IP address in your browser's address box, Ubuntu should show you the available website (Figure 4). OpenSUSE 10.3 returns a page with Error 403, which proves that the server is running – it just doesn't have a web page to display in its /svr/www/htdocs directory.
If you are unable to access the server, the guest system might be protected by a firewall (e.g., this is the case on openSUSE), so go back to the guest system, select Security and Users | Firewall in YaST, and add HTTP Server to the list of Allowed services. This allows incoming connections to port 80.
Assigning a Static IP
Most home and small-office networks are protected with a router/firewall device that performs Network Address Translation (NAT). In this configuration, only the router actually participates in the Internet address space, and the computers on the local network receive private, non-routable addresses through DHCP. If you plan to set up your virtual web server on the internal network, you'll need to configure the router to forward incoming http requests to the web server system.
One easy solution is to make sure the router sends any requests for port 80 (the Apache server's standard port) to the address of the virtual server. If you want the router to forward incoming port 80 traffic to your virtual web server, you'll need to give the virtual server a static IP address on the internal network. Most routers let you configure static IP addresses for the hosts on local networks through a browser interface.
For instructions on accessing the configuration interface, see the manual for your router. Each router handles this differently, but the usual procedure is to type the router's internal IP address in the browser's address box. The configuration interface will let you set up the DHCP server to give the virtual machine a static IP address (see the box titled "Assigning a Static IP Address").
After assigning a static IP address, log on to the router interface. New routers make life very easy for users: The DI-624 by D-Link, for example, has a separate section, Virtual Server, in which you can simply enable port 80 for the virtual server with the internal IP address of the virtual web server. After rebooting the router, the virtual server should be accessible from the Internet.
To check this, enter the web server's address in your browser. Your Apache server's front page should appear. Every router works differently, and not all routers have a convenient interface, so you might need to read the router manual or go to a support forum to find out how to forward port 80 to your virtual server's IP address. Also, you will need to forward other ports for other services. For example, you will need to forward ports 20 and 21 to run an ftp server.
DynDNS.com [1], and the other providers I mentioned earlier, assign domain names to servers with dynamic IP addresses. To set up an account, you need a valid email address. After logging on at the website, select My Services and then Add New Hostname. Start by typing a hostname that other users will use to access your server – select the domain from the list. As the Service Type, select Host with IP address. In IP Address , click on the link that automatically discovers and enters your current IP address (Figure 5). A couple of minutes after you click Create Host, you should be able to access your server.
Of course, you can't visit the DynDNS website each time your provider gives you a new IP address. To remove the need to do so, simply install Ddclient, which takes care of this task for you.
If your virtual machine is running on Ubuntu, enter sudo apt-get install ddclient to install the software. The system will ask you to name your dynamic DNS provider during the installation (http://www.dyndns.com in this case), and then your complete Internet address (kris.dyndns.com), along with your user name and password for the DynDNS website. Finally, the software will ask you about the interface for the dynamic DNS service; specify your active Ethernet interface, say, eth0. By entering sudo /etc/init.d/ddclient start you can then call Ddclient and modify the details of the configuration via sudo dpkg-reconfigure ddclient.
If you run openSUSE, first launch YaST and install the ddclient package. Add the entries shown in Listing 1 to the /etc/ddclient.conf configuration file (you need to be root to modify it). The login, password lines are for your dynamic DNS service credentials, and the selected Internet address is down at the bottom. The other entries you can use as is. Launch the utility by becoming root and typing ddclient.
Listing 1
Add to ddclient.conf
daemon=600 pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com/, web-skip='IP Address' login=kkissling password=my_secret_password protocol=dyndns2 server=members.dyndns.com wildcard=YES kris.dyndns.com
To see whether ddclient is doing a good job, type tail -f /var/log/messages at the console. If the log contains the word SUCCESS, you know that the tool is advertising the IP address correctly; if not, you will need to check the configuration file syntax.
The virtual web server is now a fixed component of your system, and it will launch whenever you boot the server. Just try this out to be sure: Boot the router and the virtual server and then access the web address you just set up. You should see your own virtual web server. As a web server operator, you can now offer a variety of web services. But remember, unless you take additional steps to configure a secure interface, the whole world will be able to access any resources you make available through the web server system.
Assigning a Static IP
The router identifies the guest system by reading the virtual network card's MAC address. To discover the MAC address, you can pop up a console on the guest system and type /sbin/ifconfig. Then, return to the router configuration interface and assign a static IP address to the virtual server's MAC address. Of course, the static address must be a legal address for the internal network segment.
After making these changes, reboot the virtual machine. To see the IP address you assigned, type /sbin/ifconfig. Alternatively, you can use YaST (openSUSE) or the network settings in the Ubuntu system management tool to assign a static IP address.
- DynDNS.com: https://www.dyndns.com
- EasyDNS: http://www.easydns.com
- ZoneEdit.com: http://www.zoneedit.com
- VMware server download: http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
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Kansas State Visit Data
Laura McClure, former State Legislator
1. What is your state's vision for highspeed broadband connectivity in the state? How are you defining high speed?
627 incorporated communities.
75% of people live in small communities
Former legislator from 92 to 02. Served rural counties.
On KanEd committee, also on Utilities Committee
Special telecom committee
Telecom act 96 and KanEd was to give access to people in small towns access to the Internet. Make dial-up available through rural Kansas.
Schools a big part.
Libraries big for adults who don't have computers.
KanEd was to help do this.
Also to allow distance ed.
Statewide "ubiquitous" seamless, affordable service.
Tried to get up to 56K.
Kansas Corporation Commission that regulates all utilities called that "rural welfare".
Was funding to help get 56K throughout the state.
Real tension between urban and rural. Urban didn't care if rural got any service. Anything that gave rural subsidies.
Got it passed but didn't happen.
Many of the schools and libraries couldn't afford what a teleco was "touting" as their package
Fiber to the doorstep in some areas now.
BlueSkies satellite.
"Can't expect dial=up to every farmhouse in the country"
Look for a document on the telecom act of 96 and it would have the statute. Look for Rainey Gilian could find it.
Lynn Holt was the research person who worked on it.
2. What steps are you taking (have you taken) to make this vision a reality?
KanEd was created.
Tried to bring in all the players.
Good documentation on this.
Summer interim document
Cities and counties??
Got it passed. Took several years.
Argued over where funding would come from.
Two other legislators
Carl Holmes, House Rep
Sen. Jay Emler, owns a telecom operation
General idea of KanED was because did not see a lot of progress from the telecom act.
KanEd came out of this.
Wanted interconnectedness and opportunity at a reasonable price across the whole state.
Talked to some who were not real pleased with how it turned out.
Original purpose of KAnEd was local providers would work with KAnEd to provide at a reasonable cost, partially through KUSF funding. Just give grants, not broker prices.
Does KUSF $$ go to library or to teleco?
Didn't even think of asking KanED to negotiate.
Not sure how all the details were actually implemented.
Not familiar with I2.
Talk to Ft. Hayes about distance education. Have students in China and Istanbul. Use a lot of technology.
Cindy Eliot is in charge of China program.
3. What is taking (has taken) the lead in bringing this about?
Laura was the ranking democrat.
A lot of "drivenness" came out of this committee.
Combination of legislative initiative and someone bringing it to them.
Can't remember.
After telecom 96 that didn't work, wanted to find something that would.
4. How successful have you been so far?
Look at website to see who has signed on.
Only a few public libraries.
Nex tec rural telco provides BB.
In her town, Osborn, public library only has 3or 4 computers and they are old.
Librarians are overwhelmed with everything they are doing.
Previous librarian was not a computer person.
In many of smaller communities that have older librarians, the training piece is huge.
If nobody know how to run them.
Why so few libraries
Age of computers
Librarians overwhelmed
Should KAnEd reach out to these libraries?
Assumed they would since they had the money.
Could have provided training.
Looks like from the list they have reached out to the schools.
5. What barriers are you encountering in your efforts to establish a successful broadband network?
Age of computers local libraries
Lack of trained librarians, many are unpaid volunteers
General public, if don't know what KAnEd or high speed network is and does, then they don't push for it.
Where the libraries are connected, there was a champion at the library who went after KanEd connection.
Her library is a hotspot so people bring their own.
Frustration a barrier. Librarians got excited and then it didn't happen. Hit a brick wall and gave up.
6. What role do you see for public libraries in your state's broadband vision?
If they are connected and part of KanEd,
They library has to let the community know what it has to offer.
Trying to bring economic development back to the community. Need a broadband connection to do that.
Library has to let community know they have high speed. Library is in the middle of everything if connected.
Techie generation is in the schools. If connectivity not in schools than have to have it in the libraries to give equal opportunity.
7. Is the state librarian involved in your work to implement high speed broadband access? (Ask if it seems appropriate)
Duane was involved.
Duane testified.
Most of the drive came from the legislators.
8. What might the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation do to help local public libraries get high speed connectivity?
Endowment fund to put some money in and encourage other foundations to invest. Use income from endowment fund to pay telecom costs. Would help KanEd in the future.
Kansas DISC
Denies Moore, the Chief Information Technology Officer (Executive Branch) who heads the Division of Information Systems and Communications met with us during our visit.
- Kan-Win Network Description
- Kansas Wide Information Network (Kan-Win) is a network for state agencies
- Department of information Systems oversee the network
- Through the Bureau of Telecommunications
- Network that supports 625 sites
- Backbone runs between Topeka, Kansas City and Wichetaw
- Centered in Topeka—where it connects the entities to the Internet
- Has negotiated a postalized rate for T1s, with most running back to Topeka
- Topeka is connected via fiber-optic Metro Area Network (using Ethernet)
- Recently moved from a 40 Mbps backbone to OC3
- Funding
- Fee for service—each agency pays DISC for the services it receives over Kan-Win
- That way, the agencies that receive federal funding can use the money to pay for connection
- This also forces Kan-Win to be run efficiently, otherwise agencies would go elsewhere for cheaper service
- Governance
- Governance lies at the secretary of administration
- But in actuality is given to DISC
- Best Practices
- Aggregate demand
- Allows for maximization of funding and efficiency
- Centralized service also cuts down on overhead (each agency doesn't have to have WAN expert)
- Centralized agency to negotiate w/ telcos (they are experts at it and individual agencies don't have to have this expertise on staff)
- Manage all the local loops
- Aggregate demand
- Challenges
- Diversity of customers makes it difficult to keep them satisfied
- Building the infrastructure to keep up with the demand
- Keeping in touch with customers to etermine what they are doing that will require increasing the bandwidth
- Adequate Bandwidth
- In Topeka, not too much to worry about because of fiber network
- For others they monitor the throughput
- Determines what is available
- Bumps up as necessary
- But also aggregates as possible
- E.g. instead of getting fractional T1s in an office buildings w/ multiple agencies, they will get a full T1 and charge for utilization
- B&M Gates Interventions
- Increase funding to public libraries to help pay for connections
- Increase their ability to work w/ local providers
- State-wide plan to help libraries get connected & understand what is available to them
- Need help defining and developing a plan of action
- Understand where they fit in their communities
- Support for E-Rate
- Help libraries make use of the services available to them
Interview With Kansas State Library Staff
Rhonda Machlin – resource sharing specialist
Patti Butcher - Statewide Resource Sharing
Roy Bird - LSTA coordinator
Eric Gustafson – techn
Marc Galbraith = Deputy state library
1. What is your state's vision for highspeed broadband connectivity in the state? How are you defining high speed?
T-1 for every library including branches
Still have many libraries on dial-up
Ability to use more virtual content instead of having physical content in the library
Be able to take advantage of digital resources.
Many projects directly impacted by less bandwidth
Moving toward a hybrid catalog. Database of records plus actual live catalogs. Real time connections with local catalogs. As they make changes in catalog, happens automatically.
Overdrive audio books and more.
Customers can't get these at local libraries.
Business titles
Language studies
Heaviest use is fiction but also non-fiction.
Homework Kansas, kids can't get homework help.
Videos – sign language instruction
Video-conferencing – not enough bandwidth.
Self-initiated ILL. Can be done without high speed but takes quite the work to verify patrons.
Access to databases.
Most just want to get to Heritage Quest
2. Barriers to high speed connectivity in Kansas
Lobby against KanEd providing last mile
Turf wars between cable and telcos
More cooperation between public library and school district or public library and community college
Like to see aggregation
Different government structureare a barrier
Some have made an effort to.
Librarians and library boards who don't see the need
Don't understand what's out there – education issue
Some libraries get free internet from cable. Just take what they can get, not what they need.
Operate same way they budget. – see what they get and then use rather than this is what we need and then get it.
NO vision
Number of small rural libraries
3. How can these barriers be overcome
A statewide training initiative
But many training initiatives are based on BB access
"They" Need a statewide vision
But bigger than libraries.
In library community, library leadership
Regional systems
School libraries
Need an individual standard bearer. This is where I would like to see the state go. Should be Christie.
Just study and study issues and by the time make a decision, the moment has past.
Part of problem is inertia.
When KanEd first passed, thought it would be answer.
4. Why did KanEd fail?
Vision of the person who headed it up, was different than what proposed.
Partnership was with schools, higher ed, and hospitals. Each needs something a little bit different.
They are not getting high speed either.
Have 800 members but less than 300 are connected. Most are academic and school districts.
Some of these have high speed networking through KanREn.
5. Who at the table in planning for high speed broadband
In local communities, groups that could work together
Hospitals ?? but they are problematic
Trustees – have to be involved to share vision.
Need some carrots and sticks
Have had standards for libraries but more suggestions than standards.
Regional cooperatives would cooperate.
Problem is there is nothing to get behind. No vision.
Means switching priorities among systems. They have the money.
Vision is important because they don't see what's coming next.
6. What might the Gates Foundation do to help?
Help develop the vision
Help libraries with erate – lot of libraries that don't apply because of paperwork.
A lot of small libraries.


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With the conference title and No. 1 seed already out of reach, UCLA did the next-best thing on Sunday: clinch a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament.
With a 74-69 win over Oregon State on Sunday, Steve Alford and company ensured themselves no worse than a top-four finish in conference. Still, the Bruins might hope for the bracket opposite the Beavers in Las Vegas.
After upsetting UCLA in Corvallis last month, OSU hung around all night at Pauley Pavilion — keeping all 9,873 fans in their seats until the final buzzer. The Beavers' athletic big men measure up well against the Bruins' middling post defense, and they exploited the matchup almost immediately.
Center Angus Brandt scored the team's first seven points. Oregon State scored 16 of its first 26 points in the paint. By halftime, Brandt, Devon Collier and Eric Moreland — all of whom stand at least 6-foot-8 — had combined for 16 points.
The roster shot 56 percent from the field.
"They really try to pound it inside," UCLA forward Travis Wear said. "There's not a lot of teams in our league that try to consistently go in the post as much as we do. … That gets tiring sometimes."
Coupled with a big game from senior guard Roberto Nelson, the Beavers did enough to lead for nearly half the contest. The conference's leading scorer scored just 12 points the last time he saw the Bruins, but matched that total at the break.
By game's end, he had 23 points, five rebounds and five assists. The performance marked the end of a mini-slump; Nelson had failed to hit 20 points in his last five outings, and was only 3 of 17 from the arc through that stretch.
He was 4 of 6 from downtown on Sunday, and 6 of 10 overall. He also helped spur the Beavers' 10-2 run to close the first half, starting off the stretch with a 3-pointer and closing with a jumper. Oregon State walked into the locker room with a commanding 38-29 lead.
Alford was so incensed with his players' effort that he shed his jacket in the locker room. He didn't throw it, opting instead to hang it nicely on a chair, but the talk worked.
The Bruins shot 50 percent from the 3-point line in the second half, and attempted 17 free throws. They held Oregon State to 38.5-percent shooting. Brandt only scored two points in the second half.
"I thought the guys adjusted well to post play," Alford said. "Early in the game, we were getting really hurt."
Returning to the starting lineup after one-game suspensions, guards Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson scored 24 and 14 points, respectively. The pair also combined for six of the team's 11 steals. The Bruins turned Oregon State's 16 turnovers into 20 points.
"I thought we defended well," said Oregon State coach Craig Robinson. "But between the 50-50 balls we did not get, and our turnovers, and the missed foul shots, this game was an opportunity lost."
Notes >> Walk-on Aubrey Williams was honored alongside the Wear twins in a pregame "Senior Night" ceremony. The 5-8 guard played in the final 13.5 seconds, drawing cheers in his last game at Pauley Pavilion. … Members of UCLA's 1973 championship team, including Bill Walton, were honored at halftime. Walton's then-backup Swen Nater also sang the national anthem before tipoff. … The football program's all-time leading rusher Johnathan Franklin sat in the stands, as did former point guard Baron Davis.


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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, which allowed Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr to be transferred to a prison in his homeland months earlier than expected, did so after pressure from the United States, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Sunday.
Baird declined to comment on reports an angry Washington had insisted on Khadr's quick return after someone in Canada leaked a secret U.S. report on him.
Khadr, 26, the youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the Guantanamo military base, was sent back to Canada on Saturday to finish his sentence. He was 15 years old when captured in Afghanistan and later confessed to killing a U.S. soldier and conspiring with al Qaeda.
Khadr's arrival in Canada was a major surprise since Public Safety Minister Vic Toews indicated as recently as September 14 that Khadr was unlikely to return before January.
Asked whether the United States had put pressure on Canada to accept Khadr now, Baird told CTV: "Yes ... obviously the Americans are closing down the prison and wanted to send him back and under law, Canadian law, we're pretty obliged to take him."
Khadr, who pleaded guilty in 2010 to murdering a U.S. army medic with a grenade in a Afghan firefight in 2002, applied for a transfer to Canada in April.
Toews, who was responsible for handling the application, requested a copy of a videotaped interview a U.S. psychiatrist had done with Khadr in Guantanamo.
Shortly after the video was delivered to Ottawa, a Canadian news magazine published extensive excerpts. U.S. officials expressed anger, with an aide to President Barack Obama telling the Toronto Star the leak was "a breach of trust."
Toews said he had no idea who had leaked the transcript. Baird did not answer directly when asked about U.S. anger over the incident.
"We have strong relation(s). They won't be deeply affected by anything of the sort," he said.
Canada's ruling right-of-center Conservatives have little time for Khadr and regularly dismissed critics who said he had been a child soldier in Afghanistan and therefore needed to be rehabilitated rather than punished.
Khadr, who complained he had been tortured in Guantanamo, was taken to Afghanistan by his father, a senior al Qaeda member, who died in 2003 in a clash with Pakistani forces.
Toews said on Saturday he was worried that Khadr had become radicalized by his experiences and still idealized his father.
A U.S. war crimes tribunal in 2010 sentenced Khadr to 40 years in prison, although he was expected to serve just a few more years under a deal that included his admission he was an al Qaeda conspirator.
He is now in the Millhaven maximum-security prison in the central province of Ontario and can apply for parole next year.
John Norris, one of Khadr's lawyers, said his client would not pose Canadian authorities any problems.
"He has been a model inmate in Guantanamo. And I'm pretty I would not have been a model inmate in Guantanamo. It's a desperately horrible place, yet he has managed there and has impressed many people there," Norris told CTV on Sunday.
"The government has propagated a real stereotype of Omar. It's a caricature. It is not the real Omar Khadr," said Norris, who has yet to see Khadr.
The Khadr case was an irritant to Canada and the United States, who share a long border and have the world's largest trading relationship.
Bilateral ties cooled in January when Obama put off a decision on approving an oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was "profoundly disappointed" by the move and later announced Canada needed to sell more of its crude to Asian markets. (Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Bill Trott)


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PLEASE NOTE: This programme is undergoing change. From the academic year of 2020-2021 onward, this programme will be part of the Master's Curating Arts and Culture. More information on this will be published soon. If you are planning on visiting the upcoming Master's Day on 9 November and are interested in specialising in Arts of the Netherlands, please visit the information session for the programme Curating Arts and Culture.
During the period covered by Arts of the Netherlands, the arts flourished in cities such as Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Haarlem, Delft and Amsterdam, while the Netherlandish tradition was shaped by world-renowned artists such as Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, Jheronimus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel, Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck, Frans Hals, Rembrandt and Vermeer, and Vincent van Gogh and Piet Mondrian.
The programme combines a historical and object-oriented perspective that gears students toward cutting-edge insights and a research-driven approach, and is taught by leading experts from the University of Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum and other participating museums and institutions. Arts of the Netherlands is committed to the integrated study of various media and forms of artistic expression, such as painting, prints, drawings, sculpture and architecture, and will facilitate the opportunity to engage in more specialised fields of study in the applied and decorative arts.
Arts of the Netherlands is targeted toward students of the history of art and architecture who are aspiring to a museum or academic career – as curator, researcher or professor – or to a comparable position in a cultural or heritage institution, and provides a solid foundation for advanced graduate research in a PhD programme.
Learn more about the study programme
Arts of the Netherlands is an active collaboration of the University of Amsterdam with the Rijksmuseum and other museums and cultural institutions in the Netherlands and Belgium, such as the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, the Mauritshuis, the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, the Catharijneconvent Museum, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, the Groeninge Museum and the Memling Museum in Bruges, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Rubenianum in Antwerp, and leading institutions in the field of architectural heritage. This commitment to the complementary practices of scholarship and curatorship is essential to the programme's mission to train future custodians of Netherlandish art.
Academic research offers a broad historical and theoretical horizon that exceeds the practical boundaries imposed by any museum's collection, while the museum's take on research provides unmatched opportunities for examining and investigating the physical objects of our studies.
The programme's curriculum embraces both perspectives and combines them to stimulate intellectual freedom and a deep knowledge of singular works of art. In practice, this means that excursions and on-site training are integral components of the programme's courses; that the study of objects is always motivated by and approached with an intellectual drive; that the student's time will be divided equally between the seminar room and the museum gallery; and that academics and curators will be involved at all stages of the programme.
The programme is taught in English, but students who are not familiar with Dutch are expected to learn the language, and should be proficient before entering their second year of studies. Arts of the Netherlands is a selective programme aimed at outstanding Dutch and international students, of which a maximum of 15 per year can be accepted. A BA degree in art history will be beneficial but is not required formally. Applicants with other BA degrees in the humanities will be considered based on their merit.
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City of Lincoln
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for April to Daniel Huse of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. The monthly award recognizes City employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the City. The award was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting.
Huse was nominated in the category of loss prevention, by Ron Eriksen, Senior Environmental Health Specialist. Huse has coordinated the City's Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) for more than two years. Many of the communities that have undertaken this project found that a majority of drugs they had purchased and stored in the event of a public health emergency were getting close to expiring or had already expired. These communities also had not budgeted for the replacement of these drugs, which can be expensive.
Eriksen said Huse came up with a solution that is unique in the country. He convinced a major pharmaceutical manufacturer to enter into a legally binding agreement with the City of Lincoln for the next five years. The company will provide the City with a supply of three drugs, and when these items are within 12 months of their expiration date, the company will replace them at no cost.
"This is what one might call an out of the box solution to a problem that has plagued many communities in the country since the MMRS program was started," wrote Eriksen. "Dan should be commended for his ability to create a legally binding, defensible, and above all, a very creative solution to a common problem."
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are customer relations, productivity, safety and valor. All City employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected officials and some managers. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public. Nomination forms are available from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program.
All nominations are reviewed by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor. Award winners receive a $100 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. Monthly winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.


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MARQUETTE, Mich. – Dean Ellis, coach of the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team for the past 24 years, has resigned, according to NMU Athletic Director Ken Godfrey.
Godfrey said Ellis, is leaving the position for "a number of reasons, including some health issues." The basketball coaching resignation is effective immediately, but Ellis will continue his current duties as the coach of the Wildcat golf team.
"There are so many moments of my time with NMU basketball that I wouldn't have missed for anything, but right now, it's time for me to make some changes," said Ellis. "I would like to thank all of the players, parents, fans, administrators and colleagues who have been instrumental to me over the years. It has been a privilege for me, and my wife Lois, to have raised our sons during my basketball coaching career at NMU."
Ellis became coach of the team in 1986-87 after serving the three previous seasons as an assistant to Glenn Brown. During his tenure, he posted a 369-303 record. In January 2005, he became the winningest coach in the program's history, surpassing Brown's 300-188 mark. He was also the longest-serving coach with two more years than C.B. Hedgcock's 22 campaigns. Ellis became a dual sport coach in 1993 when he took over the reins of golf team.
Under Ellis' leadership, the basketball Wildcats made 13 appearances in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) post-season tournament and won the 1999-2000 title. His 1993, 1999 and 2000 squads won GLIAC regular-season titles and also qualified for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament. He had four 20-win seasons (1993, '94, '99, '00). Ellis was selected 1993 GLIAC Coach of the Year.
This past year, Northern went 11-15 and was 8-14 in GLIAC action for fifth place in the North Division.
A native of Negaunee, Ellis played collegiately at Southwest Missouri State University. He transferred to NMU and completed his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1983.
"We wish Dean well as he moves onto a new chapter in his life, and we thank him for his dedication over two and a half decades to Wildcat basketball," said Godfrey.
Godfrey said that a national search will begin immediately to replace Ellis.


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Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns cellphone users about a new scam that can result in unauthorized charges appearing on their monthly wireless statement
Consumers in several states report receiving calls on their mobile phones in which an unknown caller hangs up after one ring. When the cell owner returns the call, they are billed $19.95 for the international call fee. They may hear music, then advertising while they are unknowingly connected to a caller-paid toll service or chat line located outside the country. At $9 per minute, these calls can add up quickly.
The Caribbean area codes that appear on the caller ID often have been reported to be from the Dominican Republic (809), Jamaica (876), British Virgin Islands (284), Grenada (473) and Dominica (767).
The practice of third parties placing unauthorized charges on wireless accounts is called "cramming." If you have fallen for this scam, be sure to alert your cell phone carrier immediately and keep an eye on you cell phone bill. The earlier you document the fraud, the better your chances of having some or all of the charges removed.
To protect yourself from unauthorized charges on your cellphone bill, BBB offers the following tips:
- When in doubt, don't pick up or call back. If you don't recognize an out-of-state telephone number on your caller ID, ignore it.
- Understand your mobile bill. Be sure to keep track of what services you pay for, that way you will be able to determine if any charges are unauthorized.
- Keep a close eye on monthly statements. Anyone can become a victim of bill cramming. Monitoring your bill is the best way to determine whether or not you've been affected. The sooner you spot any unexpected charges, the sooner you can stop them.
- Add restrictions to your account. Contact your service provider to see if you can restrict third-party billing on your account.
- Inform other users on your mobile phone plan. It's important to let other friends and family members on your cellphone plan know about this scam, and to ignore phone numbers they do not recognize.
For more about scams visit BBB Scam Stopper and BBB.org.


text: Gorjana is a popular Californian label known for its whimsical, delicate and ultra-wearable fashion jewellery. Husband/wife duo Gorjana Reidel and Jason Griffin Reidel are the creative minds behind the brand, showcasing a modern, boho-chic design approach through their collections of stackable rings, featherlight necklaces and cute, crystal-scattered bangles. The Gorjana necklaces collection features everything from unusual, structured collars to featherlight gold-plated chains with tiny, alphabet pendants. Glittering discs, charming details and rose gold accents make these the perfect girly accents to any jewellery box.


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Anthony has lived in Mio for 11 years. He has been employed with the Oscoda County Herald for about two years. He said he enjoys his position as media representative, and working for the Herald has allowed him to meet many new people and to assimilate into the community.
During his time at the Herald he has been attending college. He earned an Associate of the Arts degree in fundamentals of business in January 2012. He is continuing his education with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and should graduate in the spring of 2014. He said working at the Herald has allowed him to gain experience in his desired field of employment and to test the knowledge he is learning in a real-world environment.
Anthony said he enjoys the beauty of Oscoda County and enjoys all the opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation activities and attend community events.
"I think the people of Oscoda County are what makes this community great, and I'm proud to live, work and play here," he said. "I look forward to the opportunity to help our advertisers market and grow their business, and you may contact me any time to learn how I can help."


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By Andreas Cremer
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen's (VOW3.DE) flagship luxury car brands Audi and Porsche aim to keep sales growing this year helped by overseas demand and new models, after posting record deliveries in 2013.
Double-digit volume growth in the United States and China, which Audi and Porsche both list among their top three markets, gave a boost to the VW-owned divisions ahead of the Detroit auto show next week.
Porsche increased sales of models such as the iconic 911 sports car and the top-selling Cayenne SUV 14.9 percent last year to 162,145 autos. The brand is awaiting another boost from the new Macan compact SUV, to hit German showrooms in April.
"We're entering the new year with a great deal of confidence," Porsche sales chief Bernhard Maier said on Thursday during a conference call.
"We did anything but terminate our product offensive in 2013."
Porsche's goal to boost worldwide deliveries to more than 200,000 cars - originally set for 2018 - may be reached this year, market researcher IHS Automotive said, citing demand for the Macan. Porsche plans to produce 50,000 Macans per year.
Audi, the world's second-largest maker of premium cars, pushed up global deliveries 8.3 percent last year to 1.57 million, after December deliveries alone surged 18.4 percent.
The Ingolstadt-based carmaker, which together with Porsche accounts for almost two thirds of VW's 8.56 billion-euro ($11.64 billion) nine-month operating profit, has a goal of replacing BMW (BMWG.DE) as luxury-sales champion by about 2020, when it targets 2 million deliveries.
"We have comfortably surpassed our mid-term goal of 1.5 million deliveries," Chief Executive Rupert Stadler said in a statement on Thursday.
The advance of Audi and Porsche is proving a boon to parent VW which aims to surpass Toyota <7203.T> and General Motors (GM.N) as the world's largest carmaker no later than 2018.
But three years after surpassing rival Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) as runner-up on premium sales, Audi may return to third place this year, IHS Automotive said.
Audi's global sales may grow only 4.4 percent in 2014 to 1.66 million cars and SUVs, narrowly behind Mercedes which is seen posting a 7.7 percent gain to 1.67 million autos, the market researcher said.
BMW sales may grow 7.4 percent to 1.77 million cars, keeping the Munich-based company in the top luxury slot.
"Audi and Porsche are clearly poised for further growth but the market environment isn't getting any more comfortable," said Stefan Bratzel, head of the Center of Automotive Management think-tank near Cologne. ($1 = 0.7353 euros)
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Dinosaur Jungle School Backpack & Lunchbox Set for Boys, Girls, Kids
Recommended For Kids 6 to 14 Years Old.
- Backpack Dimensions: 17" Tall x 12" Wide x 7" Deep.
- Spacious Main Storage Compartment.
- Padded Interior Pocket For A Small Laptop Or Large Tablet. (11" Tall x 9 Wide x 1.5" Deep)
- Thick Padded Back For Comfort.
- Adjustable Comfortable Shoulder Straps.
- Small Money Pocket On The Right Shoulder Strap.
- Two Large Zippered Side Pockets.
- One Netted Side Pockets For Drinks.
- One Open Side Pocket
- Large Dual Latch Pocket On Front.
- Large Zippered Pocket On Front.
- Four Rings For Attaching Keepsakes, Keychains Or Other Latchable Items.
- Four Durable Feet On The Base.
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- Made Of High Quality 600D Polyester Material.
- Lunchbox Dimensions: 8.5" Tall x 10" Wide x 3.5" Deep
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Sometimes I discover interesting and mysterious facts on census records. For instance, it appears that my 3rd great grandparents Valentin and Josefa Torres had a servant by the name of Refugia Chaves (1860 census) and later had two wards: Nestor and Josefa Abeyta (1880 census.) Valentin's son, my 2nd great grandfather Jose Epitacio Torres, also had a servant: an 11 girl by the name of Antonia Escamios (1900 census.) There is no indication who these servants and wards were. In addition, these censuses list children of Valentin and Jose Epitacio that I did not discover through other types of records.
As with any other type of record, I'll need to do further research to verify the information that I found here. If you have any other information about this family that may help me with my research, please add a comment to this blog or send me an E-mail.
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1860 United States Census: Town of Socorro, County of Socorro, Territory of New Mexico, page 13, dwelling # 107, family #105.
The household of Valentin and Josefa (Ortiz) Torres may be found on the bottom of the page. Twenty-four year old Valentin Torres was a laborer who had $250 in real property and $100 in personal property. No occupation was indicated for his wife. Their children included a daughter Dolores, a son Jose, and another daughter whose name is undecipherable. The Jose Torres listed on this record is most likely Jose Epitacio Torres. The record for this family continues on the next page....
1860 United States Census, Town of Socorro, County of Socorro, Territory of New Mexico, page 14.
On the next page of the same census record, one final name is listed for the Valentin Torres household: an 11 year old female servant by the name of Refugia Chavez. The only other information for this young lady was that she was born in New Mexico. There is no indication to her relationship to the family, if any.
1880 United States Census, Precinct #1 Town of Socorro, County of Socorro, Territory of Socorro, sheet 19, dwelling # 209, household #239.
This record shows Valentin and Josefa Torres, who were 44 and 41 years old respectively, and their son Jose Epitacio, who was 22. Two wards are also listed: Nestor Abeyta, 12, and Josefa Abeyta, 16. I do not know what was the relationship between the Abeyta children and the Torreses. It is possible that they may be related to the next family listed on the page: Jesus and Maria Abeyta.
1900 United States Census, City of Socorro, County of Socorro, Territory of New Mexico, Sheet # 12, Dwelling # 288, Family #288.
Jose Epitacio's family is enumerated as: head Jose E. Torres, 41; wife Guadalupe P., 41; daughter Josefina, 8; daughter Delfina (my great-grandmother), 7; son Valentin, 5; son Esteban, 3; and daughter Marienila (?) 1 year old. There was also a female servant listed: Antonia Escamios, 11 years old.
1910 United States Census, Precinct # 1, City of Socorro, County of Socorro, Territory of New Mexico, Sheet 22 A, Dwelling #20, Family #21.
Jose Epitacio's family is listed as follows: head Jose E. Torres, 51; wife Guadalupe 41; daughter Josefita, 18; son Valentin, 14; son Estevan, 12; daughter Mariana 10; son Felipe, 9; daughter Juana Maria, 7; and daughter Guadalupe Jr., 4. By this time, my great-grandmother Delfina was married and living in a different household.
1920 United States Census, Precinct # 1, City of Socorro, County of Socorro, State of New Mexico, p. 2A
Jose Epitacio's family is listed in dwelling #19, family # 26 on page 2A. The family is enumerated as such: head Jose E. Torres, 60; wife Lupe P, 49; son Valentin, 24; son Estevan, 22; son Felipe, 19; daughter Jennie, 17; daughter Lupe, 13; son Jose E, Jr., 7.
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With centerfielder Willy Taveras likely out for the season after re-injuring his right quadriceps Saturday night, Ryan Spillborghs will get the bulk of the starts as the beat-up Rockies try to stay in the playoff chase. Spilborghs has just three hits in his last 29 at-bats, his average plunging from .322 to .291. Over the last 23 games he's hitting just .125 (3-for-24) with runners in scoring position.
Spilborghs insists he hasn't lost his swing or his confidence. True or not, the Rockies need him to get hot, starting today against San Diego's Chris Young.
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Coors Field
Padres lineup
RF Brian Giles .293
2B Marcus Giles .229
CG Mike Cameron .249
1B Adrian Gonzalez .281
SS Khalil Green .253
3B Morgan Ensberg .227
C Michael Barrett .247
LF Terrmel Sledge .212
RHP Chris Young 9-6, 2.63
Rockies lineup
2B Jamey Carroll .218
SS Troy Tulowitzki .292
LF Matt Holliday .331
1B Todd Helton .309
3B Garrett Atkins .285
RF Brad Hawpe .286
CF Ryan Spilborghs .291
C Chris Iannetta .211
RHP Josh Fogg 8-9, 5.01
By the numbers: After hitting 33 homers in August, the Rockies have just three in the first seven games in September. The team is 2-7 in its last nine games when it fails to hit a longball.


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Now that we've taken a look at magazine circulation of the news stand scrapbook publications, it is time to look at the second piece of the puzzle of their health: advertising. [Note that for reasons of comparison, the analysis in part one and part two of this series only includes the publications that have historically been widely available on news stands at places like grocery stores. The reason for this will be made clear in part three of the series when other scrapbook publications will be added in and discussed.]
Advertising content is an important part of the business model of the news stand magazines. A typical news stand magazine in any market needs to contain about 40% advertising to be profitable. Three or four years ago, scrapbook magazines were reaching this mark easily, and at longer issue lengths than they are now producing. Here's how they've been stacking up recently:
|Scrapbooks Etc.
(Nov/Dec 2008)
|Creating Keepsakes
(Dec 2008)
|Paper Crafts
(Mar/Apr 2009)
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|Percent Advertising
|Scrapbooks Etc
(Nov/Dec 2009)
|Creating Keepsakes
(Dec 2009)
|Paper Crafts
(Dec 2009)
|Percentage Advertising Content
So, what do all of these numbers mean?
- All of the magazines are shorter today than they were in the earlier set of data. None of the three except Paper Crafts has been able to maintain their advertising content percentage over the past year, even by shortening their relative length.
- Creating Keepsakes, in particular, has lost the most advertising in the past year. It is now in the very low 20's where a year ago it was managing almost healthy stats in the high 30's.
- Scrapbooks Etc. has cut the most length (11%) in the past year. Paper Crafts and Creating Keepsakes have cut 8% and 6%, respectively.
- Advertising percentages under 20% in a news stand publication indicate a title is likely in serious jeopardy. Simple Scrapbooks was at 15% when it was shut down. Memory Makers ranged between 15-19% in its last few issues. Digital Scrapbooking was at 11% by its next-to-last issue, and 5% in its last one.
While it is tempting to look at the above statistics and declare it to be a sign that the entire scrapbook industry is on life support, there is a bigger picture that needs to be considered here. That picture is the health of various business models in the publishing industry as a whole…and how that relates to scrapbook publishing.
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Tribune buying 19 TV stations including KDVR Fox31 Denver
Tribune Co. is purchasing 19 TV stations owned by Local TV, including Fox31 in Denver, for $2.7 billion, the companies announced Monday. The deal makes Tribune the largest Local TV LLC station owner in the country and the owner of the most Fox affiliates.
In Denver, the consolidation is expected to bring KWGN and KDVR, which already share a building and resources, into full alignment. The two local stations are the prime example of how closely Tribune and Local TV have worked in recent years.