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Political analysis: Jobs report boosts Obama
The Labor Department's report that unemployment has fallen below 8% for the first time since January 2009 is sure to provide a needed political boost for President Obama.
For President Obama, the first national unemployment rate to fall below 8% during his presidency couldn't come at a better time.
The Labor Department's announcement this morning that the economy gained 114,000 jobs in September and the jobless rate fell from 8.1% to 7.8% represents a big, if temporary, political boost for a president suddenly struggling to overcome a poor performance in the first nationally televised debate.
What's more, Obama can even boast that jobs numbers for July and August were better than previously announced. In August, for instance, 142,000 jobs were created, not the 96,000 announced last month.
At a rally in Fairfax, Va., this morning, Obama said the new figures are evidence the nation is moving forward, and he warned Republicans not to "talk down the economy to score a few political points."
JOBS REPORT: More stories, analysis, video on employment
"This month's jobs report shows the economy is finally beginning to build some momentum, and this news could not come at a better time for the president," said Thea Lee, deputy chief of staff at the AFL-CIO. "People are coming back into the labor force, and employers are showing some confidence."
The White House was customarily cautious in heralding the new jobs figures.
"While there is more work that remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal from the wounds inflicted by the worst downturn since the Great Depression," said Alan Krueger, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. "It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class."
Conservatives immediately sought to throw cold water on the upbeat report. Republican nominee Mitt Romney, coming off a strong debate performance and seeking to keep the momentum on his side, noted the number of new jobs got smaller each month during the summer, signifying a downward trend.
"This is not what a real recovery looks like," Romney said in a statement. "We created fewer jobs in September than in August,and fewer jobs in August than in July, and we've lost over 600,000 manufacturing jobs since President Obama took office. If not for all the people who have simply dropped out of the labor force, the real unemployment rate would be closer to 11%."
GOP REACTION: Republicans see no reason to cheer jobs report
The latest numbers are sure to produce a new spate of TV ads. Obama can claim 31 consecutive months of private-sector job growth and an unemployment rate that has dropped to levels not seen since he came into office in January 2009. Romney can say 12.1 million Americans remain out of work -- nearly twice that if those who are underemployed or have stopped looking for jobs are included.
The jobs numbers can make or break a presidential campaign -- or, at least, a candidate's momentum. A stagnant unemployment rate in the 7.5% range helped doom Gerald Ford in 1976, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Obama's numbers have been worse since his first full month in office, ranging from 8.1% to 10%. He is likely to say on the campaign trail that the latest report continues a pattern of job growth following his first year in office, a period that has seen more than 5 million private-sector jobs created.
The president will have one last chance to get further below 8% on Nov. 2, four days before the election, when figures for October and revisions for earlier months are released. By then, however, most voters' minds will have been made up, in part based on their own employment or financial situation.
In fact, some economists and political analysts say voters' minds generally aren't swayed by reports or statistics, but by how they feel about the economy and how it affects their families. That sentiment usually gets firmed up by early summer, says Jared Bernstein, former top economist for Vice President Biden, who's now at the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Still, Bernstein said, the latest report offers insight back to the important summer months through its revisions: The economy was growing by an average of 67,000 jobs a month in the second quarter, but 146,000 per month in the third quarter. That "should boost the incumbent's 'We're moving in the right direction' narrative," he said.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former Congressional Budget Office director and top economic adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008, said the 7.8% jobless rate is based on a "statistical anomaly" -- an unusually high estimate of new jobs from the Labor Department's household survey.
"The White House will pounce on this," he said. "Being lucky is better than being good."
The Labor Department also revised its jobs figures for the previous two months. In all, it said 86,000 more jobs were created in those two months than previously stated.
The report comes less than 36 hours after Romney's strong performance and Obama's lackluster one in the first presidential debate.
During the debate, Romney pledged again to create 12 million new jobs in the next four years, saying, "My priority is putting people back to work in America." He followed that up with a new TV ad Thursday morning that claimed his energy plan would reap more than 3 million, his tax plan another 7 million, and the remainder from trade policies and job training.
Obama acknowledged in the debate that the nation had been through a painful period but said, "We've begun to fight our way back." On the campaign trail Thursday, he vowed to create 1 million new manufacturing jobs and hundreds of thousands in the green energy business.


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It has long been the bane of cricket fans to be asked in the middle of a game who is winning.
Now thanks to University of Canterbury (UC) research, Sky Sport are able to provide an answer to the `who's winning' question.
In the one day internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 games shown on Sky Sport this summer, statistical information will include answers from the WASP—the `winning and score predictor'.
In the first innings, the WASP gives a predicted score. In the second innings, it gives a probability of the batting team winning the match. This is based on models developed by UC PhD graduate Dr Scott Brooker and his supervisor Dr Seamus Hogan.
"It is really pleasing to be able to turn on the TV and see one's research being put to use," Dr Hogan said today.
"The WASP is not a forecast that could be used to set TAB betting odds. Rather they are estimates about how well the average batting team would go against the average bowling team in the conditions under which the game is being played given the current state of the game.
"It is a measure of how well the teams have done to that point, rather than forecasts of how well they will do from that point on.
"The models are based on a database of all non-shortened ODI and Twenty20 games played between the top eight countries since late 2006. The first-innings model estimates the additional runs likely to be scored as a function of the number of balls and wickets remaining. The second innings model estimates the probability of winning as a function of balls and wickets remaining, runs scored to date and the target score.''
Dr Hogan said the estimates were constructed from a dynamic programme rather than just fitting curves through the data. Using a novel technique Dr Hogan and Dr Brooker developed, they have been able to estimate ground conditions from historical games and so control for that confounding effect in their estimated models.
In the games on Sky, a judgement is made on what the average first innings score would be for the average batting team playing the average bowling team in those conditions, and the models' predictions are normalised around that information.
"At this stage, I believe this judgement is just a recent historical average for that ground, but the method of determining par may evolve.
"More graphics around the use of WASP throughout the season are expected on Sky, with the system fully up and running by the time of the international matches against England later this summer.''
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Cisco is planning to reduce headcount by up to 10,000 people, but some employees are complaining that the squeeze is already on.
Some posters claiming to be Cisco employees are complaining about slow-rolling layoffs on Glassdoor.com, a message board that lets tech employees rate their companies.
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Myth #5: Keeping a gun at home makes you safer.
Fact-check: Owning a gun has been linked to higher risks of homicide, suicide, and accidental death by gun.
For every time a gun is used in self-defense in the home, there are 7 assaults or murders, 11 suicide attempts, and 4 accidents involving guns in or around a home.
43% of homes with guns and kids have at least one unlocked firearm.
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Americans, by and large, are fat. I'm an American, and I'm fat. Together with 64% of my fellow citizens, we're taking over the country, one chocolate-covered bacon maple donut bar at a time. Rather than get all down and out about it, though, I like the bakeries' approach: simply upsize all of our childhood icons to fit the times!
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ONU Law presents the 37th Annual Law Review Symposium, "Who's Afraid of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Legal and Ethical Issues in Anticorruption Law," in the Pettit College of Law's Celebrezze Moot Court Room on Friday, March 28. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. This symposium is open to the public.
Speakers at the symposium will discuss the various areas of dealing with business, political, and legal corruption, with a specific focus on combating corruption both domestically and internationally.
Kathleen M. Hamman's topic is "Trouble Abroad: The Internationalization of Corruption Prosecution," and her presentation will focus on the internationalization of corruption prosecutions, both in terms of transnational bribery and efforts to combat kleptocracy. It will address issues related to multijurisdictional prosecution, international transfer of evidence, ne bis in idem, and sovereign asset repatriation. Hamann is a partner in the White Collar Practice at White & Case in Washington, D.C., focusing on white-collar enforcement and compliance matters, with substantial experience regarding enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and multijurisdictional government investigations. Prior to joining White & Case, Hamann provided almost two decades of federal service to the United States Government, working for both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of State.
Jan Handzlik, who will speak on "Against All Odds: Representing Targets and Defendants in FCPA Investigations and Prosecutions," is a litigation partner in Venable's Securities Enforcement and White-Collar Defense Practice Group and co-chair of the firm's Anti-Corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Group. He represents companies and individuals in investigations, prosecutions and regulatory matters nationwide and specializes in complex civil business litigation. Earlier, Handzlik served as a federal prosecutor in the Major Fraud and Special Prosecutions Section of the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. A nationally recognized authority on business crime and foreign bribery matters, Handzlik defends white-collar criminal cases, civil and criminal securities enforcement proceedings, and matters involving financial fraud and international commerce.
Elena Helmer will discuss the legal risks and real consequences of corruption in NGO projects abroad. International NGOs now incur many of the same corruption-related risks as traditional business organizations, including liability for FCPA and UK Bribery Act violations, as well as unique risks related to corruption and fraud in their programs abroad. To reduce exposure, implementation of rigorous compliance programs is a necessity. However, the conditions in which many international development NGOs operate make anticorruption compliance a very challenging task while, as recent actions demonstrate, the lack of compliance can be very costly. Helmer is a professor at ONU and serves as assistant director of the university's LLM program in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law. Prior to ONU, she taught at the University of Michigan Law School, Capital University Law School, St. Petersburg Institute of Law in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Kazakh State University School of Law in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Helmer currently serves as the co-chair of the International Anticorruption Committee of the American Bar Association Section on International Law.
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Jonathan Shapiro, the integrity compliance officer (ICO) for the World Bank Group, will discuss the World Bank's anticorruption efforts. He will describe the ways in which the World Bank deals with entities found to have engaged in misconduct. Specifically, he will talk about the Bank's Integrity Compliance Office and its efforts to ensure that entities that have been mandated to adopt and implement Integrity Compliance Programs are actually doing so. Prior to becoming the ICO, Shapiro spent more than 18 years conducting and managing investigations at the state, national and international levels. His experience includes more than a decade at the Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency, most recently as the deputy manager of external investigations.
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Kraton and Shell Process Oils have combined their expertise by working together to develop a new generation of optical cable gels that offer gel and cable manufacturers enhanced process efficiency and product quality.
Optical cable manufacturers use an oil-based gel to flood rigid tubes containing optical fibres. These tubes are packed together, flooded with gel again and enclosed in an outer jacket to form the optical cable. The gel needs to display thixotropic behaviour: to flow easily into place under shear but to become viscous once in place to protect the fibres. It must also be free from impurities that could compromise the optical cable's performance and continue performing by remaining stable and avoiding oil bleed.
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Tooling Update
Parting Tool for CNC Punch-Press Applications
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Wilson Tool, White Bear Lake, MN, introduces the Dura-Die parting tool, which uses replaceable die inserts to offer sheetmetal
fabricators a quick and cost-effective alternative to replacing the entire die in parting applications. Combine Dura-Die with Wilson Tool's Dura-Blade parting tool to optimize tool life and parting productivity. The firm manufactures the replaceable inserts from its Ultima premium tool steel for optimum wear resistance and grind life; the die base is of shock-resistant steel.
Wilson Tool offers Dura-Die parting tools for standard parting in C, D, and E stations; close-to-clamp tools are available in D and E stations.
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SAN JOSE — Developers are placing big bets that north San Jose will boom in the near future, with a major land deal and a big building purchase that together are valued at more than $25 million.
A partnership controlled by Trammel Crow has paid an estimated $14 million for 57 acres of land that the developer bought from San Jose-based Cisco Systems (CSCO). The buyer and the seller wouldn't discuss the financial terms on the record. However, industry sources with knowledge of the deal pegged the transaction as being in the $12.5 million to $14 million range.
The developers are expected to build a large office campus that would be offered to technology companies seeking new sites for their operations.
Separately, a realty partnership of Ridge Capital Investors and Contrarian Capital Management has bought a 100,000-square-foot building on Orchard Parkway in north San Jose. Ridge and Contrarian said their partnership, CREFII RCI Orchard paid $13.5 million. The purchase occurred April 11, according to Santa Clara County property records.
The new owners also plan to spend several million more to renovate the building, which once was the headquarters of famed tech firm Fairchild Semiconductor.
"This is a real vote of confidence in North San Jose," said Jim Beeger, a senior vice president with commercial realty firm Colliers International. "When you see a land transaction like this, when you know they will be constructing new buildings on the site, that shows developers like this market."
And supporting the optimism suggested by the investments, Nimble Storage says it is planning an expansion of its operations in North San Jose because of its rapid growth and need to hire new employees.
On Tuesday, a Trammel Crow partnership called North First Developers bought a 57-acre site near the corner of North First Street and Nortech Parkway, just east of the Alviso Branch Library.
Trammel executives couldn't be reached for comment. Cisco officials didn't want to comment about the site.
However, Cisco has decided to focus its growth at its existing North San Jose headquarters complex. That meant, according to people with direct knowledge of Cisco's plans, that the parcel that was sold was no longer needed for the networking giant's future growth plans.
The involvement of Trammel in what would be a large development suggests the project could be successful, Beeger said.
"Trammel is one of the largest development companies," Beeger said. "They know what they are doing."
North San Jose is potentially one of the next Silicon Valley boom towns because of brisk leasing to the north by firms such as Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL) in Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Santa Clara.
"Seven of the 10 largest leases that occurred during the first quarter in Santa Clara County occurred in north San Jose," said Nancy Klein, deputy director of San Jose's city Economic Development Department.
Builders are taking an array of approaches to muscle into the North San Jose market. Some are buying existing buildings that are ready for use, others are buying properties that need renovation or even bulldozing, and still others are snapping up chunks of land.
In the case of the Fairchild site on Orchard Parkway, the new owners believe the site could attract a single large tech company that would occupy the entire building, said Trevor Wilson, managing director of Ridge Capital Investors.
The land that Cisco sold could have multiple uses. The buildings could be offices of two or three stories, research and development space, warehouses or a site for advanced manufacturing, Klein said.
"This is an important site," Klein said ."It's a great opportunity for San Jose."
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Global Innovation in Education – an International Roundtable using Cisco TelePresence
At a conference on developing sustainable, connected and scalable cities, Cisco hosted an international roundtable using Cisco TelePresence, a high definition, life-sized video meeting solution, with education thought leaders from Amsterdam, Brisbane, Hong Kong, London and Lisbon.
Some participants joined via a Dialogue Cafe. Under the auspices of the United Nations, the Dialogue Cafe Association is building a network of publically available, video-enabled spaces that make it easier for innovators, students, public leaders and businesses to connect and collaborate across geographical, cultural and sometimes political divides.
The group came together to discuss the barriers facing education innovators, ideas to help accelerate learning and practice as well as new approaches to learning for students in K–12 and higher education.
Visit and download the full discussion from the roundtable.
Ideas to help accelerate learning and practice
Professional development for teachers and educators
Brett Wigdortz, CEO and Founder of Teach First (London) outlined how the charity has placed more than 2,500 teachers in disadvantaged schools to work with students and raise their achievement levels. Each graduate teacher receives an intensive six-week training course with ongoing support from a network of tutors, mentors and development officers. Wigdortz emphasised that the success of Teach First lay in the extent and quality of its partnerships with a wide range of organisations including schools, teachers' unions, universities, businesses and other charities.
Graham Keys, Director of Technology and eLearning from Brisbane Boys' College, noted that a structured approach to professional development like the Teach First model would work well in Australia, where most independent schools tend to build their own professional development programs internally, but lack coherent guidelines and external support.
Miguel Alves Martins based at the Social Entrepreneurship Institute, INSEAD, echoed Key's views and found that the main issue facing the Portuguese education system was a lack of insight into innovative pedagogy from around the world. He stated that Portugal's education system was highly centralised and could benefit from global benchmarks for innovative education processes and development.
Helping teachers to think differently
Several roundtable participants described their experiences in helping teachers and educators think and deliver programs in new ways.
In Australia, Nathan Pilgrim, Former Director, Information and Communication Technologies from Brisbane Girls Grammar School talked about his school's internal program – Passions, Provocations and Learning.
Within this program, Passion sessions provide the opportunity for teachers to share any topic of interest they are passionate about. Provocation sessions bring outside mentors to the school to provoke debate among teachers and get them thinking differently about social, political or academic topics. Learning Innovation sessions focus on pedagogy and how to reconcile the pressure between teaching a nationally mandated curriculum and subjects or topics that fall outside its scope.
David Jackson, Partner of the Innovation Unit, a UK-based not-for-profit social enterprise, also discussed his work with the Coalition of Essential Schools in the United States. This organisation is collaborating on a one-year study program named Transformational Leadership Coalition (TLC), which is funding 90 education thought leaders to study the management difficulties and best practice around implementing new education designs and models. The definition of transformational leadership is when school leaders intentionally become critically aware of their own tacit assumptions and expectations, and assess their significance and consequence in decision making.
Partnerships and new perspectives are important for innovation
A common theme emerged of schools and educational organisations working with partners to introduce new initiatives for the benefit of teachers and students.
Simon Tucker, Chair for Studio Schools Trust outlined how a new kind of school model is being introduced in the UK for 14–19 year olds of all abilities. The Studio Schools model aims to provide students with skills and knowledge by connecting them with local employers and a personal coach. At the same time, students follow a curriculum designed to give them employability skills and qualifications they need at work or to take up higher education. While different from the traditional education model in the UK, Studio Schools do not aim to replace other secondary schools, but to complement them by providing an alternative approach suitable for young people looking for a more entrepreneurial option or alienated by traditional pedagogy.
Chris Sigaloff, Vice Chair for Kennisland in Amsterdam, a non-for-profit think tank working with government, companies and social organisations to develop programs aimed at improving the Dutch education system shared her perspectives on how to create change. So often, education structures and curricula were devised outside the country and then "forced down people's throats" said Ms. Sigaloff. In a recent example of a Kennisland program, "SchoolSupporters", parents were encouraged to create a supporter's network for their school and provide input for innovative, creative school activities alongside more traditional bureaucratic school structures.
Conclusions on innovative education
Traditional approaches to education must be supplemented with innovative approaches to learning. This requires governments to think differently about educators' accreditation, curricula and classroom structures. It requires flexibility to tailor education to individual students, rather than forcing students to conform to set curricula. Greater access to technology and ICT advances such as the internet, social media and TelePresence makes this possible by giving educators and students access to a global pool of information and knowledge. Visit our report for the full discussion.
Many thanks to the following for their participation in this event:
Chair, Martin Stewart-Weeks, Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco (Brisbane), Brett Wigdortz, CEO and Founder, Teach First (London), Chris Sigaloff, Vice-Chair, Kennisland (Amsterdam), Simon Tucker, Chair, Studio Schools Trust (London), David Jackson, Partner, Innovation Unit (London), Graham Keys, Director of Technology and eLearning, Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane), Miguel Alves Martins, Social Entrepreneurship Institute/INSEAD (Lisbon), Nathan Pilgrim, Director Information & Communication Technologies, Brisbane Girls Grammar School and Ada Wong, Supervisor of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity (Hong Kong).
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This is really an innovative method of teaching and the universities and schools should adopt this kind of technological advancement in their teaching methodologies to improve the teaching experience of the students.


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Posted 12 October 2016 - 07:26 PM
Lillian has had an iPad for a few years and (God help me) I have supported her even though I don't have one myself. I always told her though if it's a major issue she has to contact Apple or the ISP - I won't spend a lot of time on something of limited value to anyone else.
Anyway Lillian's iPad had (she says) developed some strange problems with connectivity and crashes. She contacted the ISP and they told her maybe a new tablet should be in her future. So she bought the absolutely top of the line iPad Pro - 12.9 inch screen. This is the technical equivalent of the Little Old Lady from Pasadena and her Shiny Red Super Stock Dodge.
I spent a couple of hours setting it up for her. It really is a beautiful piece of kit. Got her online, email and browsers working, Facebook and all the Crappware she had previously downloaded installed.
Today she called and said she had already totally borked the iPad. I was ready to tell her to take it back to Apple.
Turns out she accepted an update which started iCloud - Apple's new backup and restore service. As part of the install it asked her for credit card info in case she actually wanted to BUY an app someday. Lillian freaked out because she isn't allowed to do any financial stuff online. So naturally the whole iPad went pear-shaped as far as she was concerned.
I dismissed a couple of screens, the iPad started normally and within 20 seconds Lillian was happily playing Mindless Mountain Slots or whatever her favorite gambling game is. No money involved of course.
I told her iCloud was OK - it has replaced iTunes as Apple's way to restore lost data. "But I didn't have it on my old iPad." "Yes but this isn't your old iPad."
So now you know the rest of the Lillian story. For the moment.
Posted 12 October 2016 - 08:04 PM
I'm not sure Lillian could give them a length and shut them down though--but with you in the backseat, who knows.
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Posted 13 October 2016 - 07:37 PM
RAY!!! It's good to see you. We've been wondering where you'd run off to this past couple months. I even posted an AWOL thread about you around here somewhere. Good to see all is well in your world.
Posted 14 October 2016 - 11:35 AM
As far as tv, when boxes started being required and remotes with more buttons, my mom who had poor eyesight would end up pressing a wrong button and lose the tv. We were at least an hour away (on a good drive day) so she'd have to wait for our weekly visit then my husband would call the cable company and find out what we had to do to get the tv working again. We don't have the same cable company, set top box or same type tv. Once we figured out what was needed, I'd try and write a note in very large dark print for my mom so she could try and fix it herself. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't.
When we moved her at age 92 to assisted living, she ended up with a different cable company and this one, at that time, still didn't require set top boxes. We bought her a new larger flat screen tv but then I had to shop for a remote with large buttons so she could operate the new tv. I did find one. Phew. One problem solved.
Manufacturers need to realize that older people can't see light gray print on black hardware devices!
We had a terrible time trying to find a big button phone and answering machine combo in white.
Posted 20 October 2016 - 02:00 PM
- My neighbor across the way (age 85) could not get his wife's laptop connected to the Internet. I checked and found that the laptop's wifi adapter was switched off. One touch on the keyboard fixed it.
- My wife's friend clicked on one of those "Diane Sawyer is dead" posts on Facebook and got a lovely annoying fake virus site that she couldn't escape - looping audio track blasting away. I had to kill the browser in Task Manager and then I ran CCleaner to get rid of the browser history. I installed the Web Of Trust browser extension to avoid such problems in future - assuming she pays attention to the warnings.
Posted 03 February 2017 - 11:16 AM
I told her she can't really get hacked or get a virus on an iPad so this is mostly just annoying. She's freaked out and has no knowledge of how to go into the iPad task manager and kill a process. Also she goes to bad websites so I can see this happening again. I don't think there's anything you can do to put anti-malware anti-phishing software on an iPad.
I shouldn't be supporting iPads but the alternative is to drive into Ottawa and pay some dweeb at the Apple Store to fix it. My plan is to kill wifi with Airplane Mode. Stop the browser (Chrome) and then figure out how to clear the History and Cache.
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She had managed to infect two different browsers with bad webpages - Chrome and Puffn. I got them both cleared and the iPad functioning again and she's happy. I also spent some time cleaning up her laptop with cCleaner. She keeps complaining it's slow,
Not much I can do really. It never was the fastest machine anyway but she's running so much startup crap - Skype, HP bloatware, and a complete Norton Security suite - it's a wonder the laptop can even function.
She was also complaining that Facebook wouldn't allow her to clean it up with her Norton Utilities app. I have no idea what she means.
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Stefan Edberg was back on court at Melbourne Park as he took part in his first training session with Roger Federer.
The Swede, a six-time grand slam champion, has agreed to work with Federer for 10 weeks this season alongside the world number six's regular coach Severin Luthi.
Edberg will lock horns once again with his 1980s rivals Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl, now coaching Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray respectively.
Federer begins his campaign on Tuesday against Australian wild card James Duckworth in the second match on Rod Laver Arena.
Third seed Ferrer, who reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park last year, defeated Colombian Alejandro Gonzalez 6-3 6-4 6-4 in his first-round match.
There were 13 breaks of serve and Ferrer had to come from behind in both the second and third sets.
The Spaniard also has a new coach having split from Javier Piles, his mentor of 15 years, and hired Jose Altur.
He said of the Piles decision: "We both broke it off because we were a lot of years together, and we decided to stop. Nothing else. Just that. Nothing personal.
"Javier is very special for me. He's a good friend. I travelled with Jose sometimes so I know him and he knows me."
Eighth seed Wawrinka did not even have to finish his match after Kazakh opponent Andrey Golubev retired with the Swiss leading 6-4 4-1.
Wawrinka was voted Swiss sports personality of the year at the weekend after his great form in 2013, which began with a titanic five-set loss to Djokovic in the fourth round at Melbourne Park.
He said: "I have more confidence in myself. I know that I can play and go well in the grand slams. I already did.
"I started the year well with winning the first title (in Chennai), so that's giving me a lot of confidence. I'm feeling physically strong and mentally there."
Seventh seed Berdych also won in straight sets, beating another Kazakh, Alexandr Nedovyesov, 6-3 6-4 6-3.
The Czech's eye-catching blue and white striped shirt was the main talking point afterwards, and he said: "I think it's very nice, very interesting. All the others look quite the same. So this is something new."
German Tommy Haas was the first seed to go out, a shoulder injury forcing the 35-year-old to withdraw while trailing Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 5-2.
There were wins for ninth seed Richard Gasquet, 23rd seed Ernests Gulbis and 19th seed Kevin Anderson, who fought back from two sets down against 20-year-old Jiri Vesely.
Meanwhile, Australian Matthew Ebden avoided the heartbreak of losing a five-set match for the third straight year, rallying to beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3 7-5 4-6 0-6 6-3.


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Snippies needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
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Reel Insights are video interviews and observations with real people and are used generally for market research. We are dedicated to uncovering the wisdom and emotions of ordinary people, and building a story from it (on video) – a story that helps market researchers companies better understand their customers.
Unlike most market research, we gather insights in natural settings like people's homes, offices, where they work and shop (not in focus group rooms). And understand that we're "qualitative" research not "quantitative", meaning we seek knowledge through interviews and observations, not through numbers (like surveys or other numerical data).
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So there's a second lawsuit against Kevin Clash, formerly the voice of Elmo, alleging that he had sex with an underage teenager. As a result, Clash has resigned from Sesame Street, according to the New York Post, which explains:
Clash's sudden downfall came hours after published reports emerged that a man in his mid-30s filed a lawsuit against Clash, accusing the beloved puppeteer of having underaged sex with him when he was just 15.
The federal civil complaint, filed in New York by Cecil Singleton, alleged that Clash—now 52—picked him up in 1993 on a gay phone chat line.
Singleton said he was 15 at the time, while Clash was 32.
"[Clash] trolled gay telephone chat line rooms to meet and have sex with underage boys," Singleton claimed in his explosive lawsuit.
"[Clash] groomed [the accuser] to gain his trust by, among other things, taking him to nice dinners and giving him money."
Now the first accuser wants to "recant his recantation," again levying his allegation that the sex happened when he was underage. Maybe it was just too lonely, being the only person accusing an icon of wrongdoing. Here's what we know by now: If someone has acted on unhealthy predilections for inexperienced and naïve teenagers (who are still children emotionally), he's usually perpetrated more than once.
Folks, I was ready to withdraw my comment from last week. A number of you chastised me for my post. Some of you told me that I was being "judgmental," which made me smile. That's my job: The columnist or commentator offers facts plus interpretation, which necessarily involves judgment. In my post on Savita's tragic death for lack of an abortion, I judged the public policy of an entire country—albeit in a way that garnered the approval of others who believe in the freedom to choose.
But I understood what my critics meant: In general, when looking at adult sexual relationships, I try to understand rather than condemn. Not, however, when it comes to adults having sex with teens. When I work with interns or talk with college students, I am struck by how young and naïve they are. I was going to conclude that there's a big difference between 15 or 16 and 19 or 20. More than one woman told me stories of how they went after older men at age 19, explaining that their experiences left only happy memories. Others told me that at 19, if you can marry and join the military, you are old enough to make and learn from your own mistakes in sexual relationships. I was ready to post today that I had reluctantly come to agree. Yes, there has to be some moment where society steps back and leaves you on your own. Forty-five and 16: That's just too young. Forty-five and 17 would make me grit my teeth. By 18 or 19, I might think it's generally creepy when someone over 40 takes a sexual interest, but it might be none of my business.
Now that there's a second accuser, I'm not so sure. One teenager is an affair. More than one is a predilection. Trolling teen chatrooms—if true—is predatory. If Clash serially sought out teens, grooming and perhaps even bedding them while they were underage, that's appalling.
But there is a criticism that really stung, and for which I must still apologize. Several of you—including a good friend—took me to task for including this phrase: "In case you missed it, Kevin Clash is a six-foot-tall African American man." Why would I do that, except to evoke (consciously or not) the image of the scary black sexual predator?
I am appalled. I was wrong to include that. Thank you for calling me out.
Let me tell you what I was thinking—consciously, at least—when I put it in there. I had only recently found out that Elmo was played by a big black man and was absolutely thrilled. As I've noted here before, my nine-year-old is African American and is on track to be a very large man. He towers over everyone in his class. He's wearing men's adult shoes and clothes sizes. He will clearly be at least six feet tall, if not more. I try to show him—without talking about it—a wide range of healthy models for how he could grow up as a black man, even beyond those in our family's life or on our street. Those childhood pictures of Barack Obama with his white mom? Those were on our table for awhile. (Little brown-skinned boys with white moms—like you!— can grow up to be president!) Our state's governor giving a rousing speech? The African American principal of a nearby school? Yup, he sees all those pictures. Tall strong black men can do anything: football (like his uncle), president, principal, engineer, whatever they might want to do.
So when I first learned about Kevin Clash, a six-foot-tall African American man, I delightedly clipped a picture to show my little guy. (President! Principal! Engineer! Hockey player! Muppeteer! Lots of possible models!) That phrase—six-foot-tall African American man—was in my head because I was so thrilled with it. But with the allegations, that potential role model became the opposite. I think that's why I was especially upset about Clash: I felt personally let down. Which has no business making its way into my political judgments. I felt a moment of queasiness when I put that in the piece, but I didn't step back and think why. I should have. As a result, I perpetuated precisely the stereotype I had been hoping to dismantle.
Remember that I wrote that our brains are racist? That means mine is too. I flunked the Elmo test. I apologize. In my brain, there's more work to be done.
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RTC Live: Alabama vs. Wichita State (NIT Championship)Posted by rtmsf on March 31st, 2011
The NIT concludes Thursday night at Madison Square Garden with the championship game featuring Alabama and Wichita State. The Crimson Tide got by Colorado on Tuesday thanks to Trevor Releford's game winning layup in the final seconds. As for Wichita State, they had no trouble with Washington State and cruised to a 31-point victory. Center Garrett Stutz posted career highs in points and rebounds against the Cougars and could play a major role again tonight opposite Alabama's JaMychal Green. The Crimson Tide forward made 11 of his 16 shots against Colorado but will have to do a better job on the boards against Stutz and the taller Wichita State team. The Shockers destroyed Washington State on the boards, outrebounding the Cougars 52-25. Alabama usually does a good job on the offensive glass but will have to contend with a Shockers team allowing opponents to grab only 25.7% of their misses, third in the nation. Alabama will have to go right at the Wichita big men given their strengths as a team. Anthony Grant's club gets the vast majority of their points inside and that's likely where the outcome of this game will be determined. Be sure to follow along with RTC Live as we bring you what should be an exciting late March game between two teams that easily could have been in the NCAA Tournament if just a few more things had gone their way.


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EDUCATION: A New Choice in Day School Leadershipby Alanna Berman January 1, 2014
By Alanna Berman
The San Diego Jewish Academy is known for academic excellence, both in their general subject and Hebrew curriculum, but this year, classrooms at the exclusive local institution got a boost from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's (HUC-JIR) DeLeT program. Dedicated to fostering teaching excellence in Jewish day schools in North America, DeLeT (Day School Leadership through Teaching) is a program of the HUC-JIR Rhea Hirsch School of Education at the Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles.
"DeLeT is a proven leadership program that has had great success in Los Angeles and the Bay Area," SDJA Executive Director Chaim Heller, said. "Having seen the impact of DeLeT at my previous school [in San Francisco] for more than ten years, we welcomed the opportunity to bring the vision and expertise of Hebrew Union College into our school."
A unique 13-month teacher education program, DeLeT aims to foster core knowledge, skills, and professional development needed for effective day school teaching by partnering student interns with day school teachers. Five teachers and two fellows at SDJA are involved in the program this year. Interns, including Lauren Mangel, will earn their teaching credential after graduating from the program and will be able to teach in any educational setting, although many chose to stay within the day school framework.
"The previous model of Jewish day schools was school and Hebrew school combined; but the Judaica and Hebrew classes were very separate [from the general education classes], so the goal of DeLeT is to integrate Judaism and Judaic education into the general curriculum," she says.
Teachers and fellows for this year are working with 2nd-4th grade students at the Academy to increase levels of Jewish education across the academic spectrum. DeLeT participants are taxed with bringing new ideas to the table and integrating Jewish learning into all subjects. For example, one recent math lesson was based on genealogy in the Torah, and another asked students to examine the weekly Parsha in a lesson on writing and storytelling.
"Teachers who graduate from DeLeT are highly sought after," Heller says, "as they understand the Jewish dimensions of Jewish day schools along with being well-prepared for their teaching assignments … there is a virtuous cycle of improved teaching and learning in the classroom."
By integrating opportunities for Jewish learning into the general curriculum, students at SDJA benefit from the DeLeT program by learning how to lead a fully Jewish life. The goal in bringing DeLeT to SDJA is to help move the academy in that direction.
"As fellows, we are encouraged to always be learning and thinking, and therefore, inspiring others to do the same; so this is just the next step in the integration process; to bring in new ideas and to always be on the forefront of education," Mangel says.
Heller echoes her view when he says that the greatest beneficiaries of the DeLeT program are the students themselves.
"DeLeT is a difference maker for the fellows and mentor teachers, but it is also a force for positive change in the life of a school," he says. "I am thrilled that we are a DeLeT school.
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WINDER - Dorothy Eugenia Borders Shirley, 81, formerly of Stone Mountain, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.
She was born in Commerce, the daughter of the late Brandon and Rilla Borders. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker. She was also a licensed cosmetologist and volunteered at DeKalb Medical Center for many years. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Stone Mountain. Mrs. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Clayton Shirley; and brothers, Thurmond Borders, Lamartine Borders and Larry Borders.
Survivors include a son, David C. Shirley, Atlanta; daughters, Lisa M. Shirley, Winder, Terri J. Shirley, Winder, and Pamela J. Ferebee, Athens; sister, Joann Wallis, Cumming; grandchildren, Heather Johnson and Natalie Topham; and a great-grandchild, Ashley Topham.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 21, at 11 a.m., at the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Barrett officiating. The burial will follow in the Apple Valley Baptist Church Cemetery with Kyran Murnane, Robin Lord, Wayne Wallis, and Philip Merk honored as pallbearers. The visitation will be held on Thursday, September 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attn: Donor Services, PO Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Online Condolences at www.evansfuneralhomeinc.com
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Vikki Vanderpool is a PGA Professional and president of Approaching the Green, a golf consulting company in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She was the recipient of the 2009 PGA Junior Golf Leader Award. Below, Vanderpool shares her experiences about creating successful family and junior golf programs. There are currently more than 3,500 family programs to choose from nationwide on www.PlayGolfAmerica.com.
PGA Family Golf Month
July is PGA Family Golf Month. It's time to get the entire family involved in this wonderful game of golf. By providing free opportunities to each family member, you will create more sales, more rounds of golf and future lesson income. And, it will be a blast for you, your staff and the families. Partner with local food places and area businesses to help promote your event, such as pizza shops, delis, the YMCA and local schools.
Family Golf Clinics
You must be creative at all times while working with kids in order to keep their interest. Keep in mind the parents and their level of ability. If the kids are involved, the parents will be happy. Start with a putting clinic, setting up different stations with a teaching aid. Have the junior show the parent how to use the putting aid. Take the time to lay out a fun 6-hole putting contest complete with trees, sand, rocks, leaves and other obstacles. Depending on the ages of the kids, do an alternate-shot format. As for prizes, hand out hats, golf balls, divot tools, ball markers or coupons. You can also set up the green with a big grid, placing a number in each quadrant (like the Big Break). Each player receives two chances to stop their ball on a number in the grid. The winner will be determined by the person that is closest to a total of 10. Playoffs are fun!
Set up a clinic on the range for a family group. It's important to provide clubs for juniors and adults, since many participating may be trying golf for the first time. This is also a good time to review the clubs in your bag and also a great way to fit kids for clubs. Find a volunteer from the group. This will most likely get everyone interested. Change up the clinic to include several aspects of golf and use a volunteer from the group to keep everyone interested.
Practice Time
Take your family to the range to practice. Have a designated time for families and juniors to come practice once or twice during the month. Welcome each customer on the range and assist in giving out range balls, and talk to juniors and parents about other programs or clinics that are available at your facility. This can also be a good time to orientate new customers to your facility, show off a clubfitting system, demo clubs or even demonstrate a new video system. Everyone likes to be treated special and get something for free.
Take Your Daughter to the Course
More and more girls are playing golf today. Take advantage of this time to bring in new customers and benefit your regular customers. Call each member of a group prior to an event/lesson to see what they might need upon arrival. Make sure they know the facility dress code and offer to give them directions. Once they arrive, let the kids play free and give everyone a sleeve of balls of their choice along with a coupon to use on their next visit. In addition, give them a schedule of upcoming events and clinics, including a girls only clinic and play day.
Play Days
July is a great time to have some fun with family play days. Parents and their children will have a great time. Have a Family Day twice a month, allowing the juniors to play free when accompanied by an adult. Change up for the formats - parents can be caddies, or the kids can caddie for their parents. Parents can also help keep score, while staff members are available for rule and etiquette questions. Don't make it too hard or complicated, just make it fun! Play an alternate shot format so the juniors will be included. Use fun activities on each hole, like wearing a crazy hat when you tee off, or putting around different obstacles on the greens. Try a Parent-Child Team League. The juniors will have a chance to meet new play mates, along with the adults. If you are on a regulation golf course try to make a set of Family golf tees, or juniors tees including a specially designed scorecard with yardage. Hand out balloons and cookies when your families arrive or when they are finished with their activity.
PGA Professionals and facilities may have a difficult time raising memberships, rounds of golf, sales and lesson income. Getting the entire family involved with golf will help stimulate and promote all products that you and your facility offer. Get to know each family member personally – being able to address someone by their name is vital. Offer birthday discounts to the juniors and encourage them continue to play golf.
You never know when you will change the life of a child. And when you do, it will be the most rewarding experience of your life.


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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is greeted by his wife Janna and his son Charlie, holding a sign, after his campaign speech at the Gradall Industries plant in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (AP) — Starting a two-day bus tour of Ohio's small towns and cities, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan told voters Saturday that President Barack Obama hasn't made the case he deserves a second term.
Ryan planned stops at a factory and a bakery, a couple of high schools and a dairy on his first day of this campaign swing through Ohio, a state that has become the lynchpin of Republican Mitt Romney's presidential bid. Romney and Ryan appeared together on Friday night at a high school sports field and, after weather threatened Romney's schedule on Sunday in Virginia, the campaign announced the pair would continue their schedule together in Ohio instead.
Their goal: Try to connect with working class voters the GOP needs if it is to deny Obama a second term on Nov. 6.
"We cannot afford four more years like these last four years," Ryan told 1,000 supporters who huddled on the cold factory floor of Gradall Industries in eastern Ohio. "And we don't have to."
Ryan set out on his 400-mile tour of Ohio under gray skies and rain, beginning a swing where he would lay the blame for the nation's struggling economy solely at Obama's doorstep. While Ohio has an unemployment rate lower than the national average, Ryan has argued that the state's relative fortunes are despite Obama, not because of him.
"He can't run on his record. The Obama economic agenda failed not because it was stopped; it failed because it was passed," Ryan said.
Ryan, a congressman from Wisconsin and the top Republican budget writer in the House, said voters need to consider how they want to feel when they wake up the day after the election.
"Think about Nov. 7. Think about how you will feel the next morning when you wake up and turn on the TV," Ryan said. "Are we going to have four more years like the last four years? Are we going to wait four years before we have real change?"
Time, for sure, is ticking for Romney and Ryan. Polls show the race close here and both campaigns' internal polls show Romney's uptick slowing or stalled. The GOP ticket needs another boost if it is to overtake Obama, who has an advantage in the number of staffers in this state and his efforts to bank thousands of votes early.
"As Ohio goes, so goes America. I think you know that," Ryan said in Zanesville, repeating the reminder that no Republican has ever won the presidency without Ohio.
To that end, Ryan is appealing in purely parochial terms, promising a revived economy if the GOP ticket prevails.
"Thank you for making the American manufacturing sector proud," he said in a region that once was a hub but has struggled in recent years.
He blamed Obama for losses in the manufacturing sector, ignoring the larger economic slowdown that had reduced demand for goods and China's rising role in that area.
"We have lost over 600,000 manufacturing jobs just in the last four years, 38,000 in just the last two months," Ryan said.
He also sought to connect personally with the local voters, comparing this Appalachian region to his hometown of Janesville, Wis.
"Where I come from is so similar to here in New Philadelphia," he said. "We were kind of a one-factory town."
Then, the General Motors plant there closed and residents who counted on good-paying jobs to always be available had to take lower-paying jobs.
He cited a friend who went from making $25 an hour with benefits to $9 an hour without.
"That's the story of the American economy right now," Ryan said. "That's the story that will end on Nov. 6 when we turn this thing around."
Ryan even employed sports to win over voters.
"We come from Big Ten country," he said to applause before turning to the University of Wisconsin-Ohio State rivalry. "I'm just happy the Badgers and Buckeyes play after the election."


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News Release
Election Commissioner
Date: September 28, 2012
For more information contact
David J. Shively at (402) 441-7311
Voter Registration Sites for October 1st – 7th
LINCOLN -- The Lancaster County Election Commissioner will conduct voter registration at several sites from Monday, October 1st through Sunday, October 7th. Any Nebraska resident who will be 18 on or before November 6, 2012, has moved, changed his or her name, or would like to change their political party affiliation, may register to vote at the following times and locations:
Monday, October 1st -- 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Walt Branch Library
6701 South 14th Street
Tuesday, October 2nd -- 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Bethany Branch Library
1810 North Cotner
Tuesday, October 2nd --5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Doane College (Lincoln Campus)
303 North 52nd Street
Wednesday, October 3rd -- 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Anderson Branch Library
3635 Touzalin Avenue
Thursday, October 4th -- 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Williams Branch Library
5000 Mike Scholl Street
Thursday, October 4th -- 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Jack and Jill Grocery
217 Locust Street
Saturday, October 6th -- 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Eiseley Branch Library
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Gere Branch Library
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Individuals may also register to vote through the mail. Mail-in registration forms are available at most post offices, banks, and libraries. A voter registration form is also available on the Election Commissioner's web site which may be downloaded, printed and mailed to the Election Commissioner's office. Mail-in voter registration applications must be post marked no later than Friday, October 19th in order to be effective for the November 6th General Election.
Citizens may also register to vote at the Election Commissioner's Office, 601 North 46th Street, through Friday, October 26th. The office will be open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Individuals who have questions regarding voter registration should contact the Election Commissioner's Office at (402) 441-7311.


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Checking in on … the Horizon LeaguePosted by Deepak Jayanti on January 25th, 2012
Deepak Jayanti is the RTC correspondent for the Horizon League. Follow him on Twitter (@10thYearSeniors) for his thoughts on college basketball.
Reader's Take
Halfway Checkpoint
- Don't Bet On It: Parity has been a common term used to describe certain conference races such as the Big Ten, CAA or Pac-12 so far this season. Add the Horizon League to that list after the games this past weekend. Cleveland State and a surprising Valparaiso team sit on top of the standings at the halfway point of conference play. Fans of this league with a gambling itch might want to stay away because there are three teams (Butler, Milwaukee and Youngstown State) right up there, only a game behind the leaders in the standings. Milwaukee and Cleveland State were expected to be the front-runners but few expected Valpo and Youngstown to challenge them for the title. There is only one aspect of this conference that is certain at the halfway point – unpredictability.
- International Love: No, this is not a reference to the Pitbull/Chris Brown song that is overplayed on the radio nowadays. But Bryce Drew has two great foreign-born players that form an efficient inside-outside tandem. One of the lingering questions about the Crusaders before the season started was around a reliable second scoring option outside of Ryan Broekhoff (Australia). Kevin Van Wijk (Netherlands) is averaging 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game as he compliments Broekhoff's outside game by patrolling the paint without attempting a single three-point shot all season. Drew must be paying close attention to the shooting form of his players because the Crusaders are shooting a league best 58% inside the arc. They aren't stacked with three-point gunners but their offensive sets are designed to maximize the player's strengths, hence less reliant on the long-range shot.
- Senior Backcourt Leads the Way: Cleveland State is fortunate to have three seniors controlling the game during key stretches. The three Vikings – Trevon Harmon (12.1 PPG), D'Aundray Brown (11.6 PPG) and Jeremy Montgomery (10.7 PPG) provide a great foundation along with a balanced scoring attack. Gary Waters' guards have already proved that they can win at tough venues on the road – Vanderbilt, Kent State and Butler. Their experience and composure might just be enough to win pivotal games such as the one this past weekend when they steamrolled through Milwaukee at home, 83-57. They do more than just score – the Three Amigos also limited each of Milwaukee's guards to single digit scoring on Sunday.
- D in Detroit doesn't stand for Defense: All of the offensive talent means nothing if you can't (or won't) defend. Sure, everybody around the league is well aware of the potential NBA players on the Titans' squad – Ray McCallum Jr. (15.2 PPG, 4.7 APG) and Eli Holman (11 PPG, 6.6 RPG). Without a consistent defensive effort, though, they have no chance at contending for the conference title. Detroit ranks last in defensive field goal percentage across the Horizon and are giving up about one point per possession* to their opponents during conference action. They will continue to lose key games against the top squads with their lackadaisical defense – for example, they gave up 84 points to Milwaukee, which is a team that only averages about 63.6 points per game. (*All tempo free statistics are courtesy of kenpom.com)
- Disney on ice: Huh? That's not a typo. This event could impact where the conference tournament is held. If the teams continue to beat up on each other, the overall record of the top teams won't be enticing enough for the NCAA committee to consider selecting two teams for the Big Dance. So despite the regular season outcome, the conference tournament's result might easily drive the decision on Selection Sunday. If Milwaukee ends up winning the regular season (only one game behind first place), they will not be able to host the first two rounds of the conference tournament because Disney On Ice has already booked the U.S. Cellular arena from March 1-4. Now, this will only impact Milwaukee negatively IF they win the regular season title because in such a case, the tournament will be held on the home court of the second place team from the regular season. Based on the parity of the league so far, a home court advantage might be extremely crucial during the conference tourney so the Panthers fans won't be too happy come early March if they are forced to play on the road.
Power Rankings
- Cleveland State (7-2, 17-4) – In addition to an experienced backcourt, the Vikings can pull their weight in the paint. They lead the league in grabbing offensive rebounds. They clean the offensive glass at a league best 36.6%. Most of this is due to the upcoming freshman Anton Grady who grabs about 5.4 rebounds per game. Another senior forward, Aaron Pogue adds to the mix as he averages 4.1 boards per game. A balanced scoring attack combined with experience means that the Vikings are well positioned to take the conference title.
- Valparaiso (7-2, 14-7) – Well-coached players know their strengths. The Crusaders' shot selection during their recent stretch exemplifies Drew's coaching abilities. This team won't shoot lights out like their former coach but have been running most of the plays through the paint. Capitalizing on Van Wijk's post game is the best strategy because it opens up the outside shot for Broekhoff towards the end of the games. Van Wijk is very savvy with his moves in the paint and has a fairly high free throw rate of 83.6 this season. Read the rest of this entry »