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After defining a relevant market area around a selected geographical point, a map is generated using stored geographical map information around a selected geographical point and a geographical area is selected around that point. Multiple bands are formed on the map around the geographical point and market information is gathered from a database for the defined geographical area. The bands are weighted based according to empirical data drawn from within the market area, if available, or from data from a demographically matched location. A net demand model is constructed to perform point studies, comparison studies, area studies, and multi-unit simulations for the selected geographical area.
1. A method for analyzing a market area, the method comprising:
defining the market area using a plurality of bands;
weighting the plurality of bands according to a market-related factor including weighting the data within the market area and applying individual weights to the plurality of bands;
applying a net demand model to the plurality of weighted bands;
generating a result corresponding to the net demand model; and
storing the result,
wherein the result is an indicator of the market.
2. The method of
clustering the plurality of bands to form a smaller number of bands, and wherein weighting the plurality of bands includes weighting the smaller number of bands using weights that are empirically derived from data within the market area.
3. The method of
generating at least one of a demand, supply, net demand, breakeven, maximum initial daily rate, and price elasticity of demand result.
4. The method of
validating the result.
5. The method of
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/095,802 filed Jun. 11, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,604,083, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein, which in turn is based on a U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/049,448 filed Jun. 12, 1997, which is also incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention generally relates to a system for use in market analysis. More particularly, the system relates to use of geographical map databases to determine a demand and supply for a market area.
2. Description of Related Art
Before setting up a new business or buying an existing business, an entrepreneur wants to know the potential profitability of the business. To determine profitability, the net demand for the product or service must be determined. One important factor in determining net demand is the location of the business and the defined market area. Using the defined market area, supply and demand are determined. The net demand is found by subtracting existing supply from demand in the defined market area.
Market studies are performed in order to identify the supply and demand for a site in an area. This process may be carried out in many different ways because of differing definitions of the market area of interest. The market area of interest is the area in which customers reside and the area in which competitors are likely to be located.
Market analysts determine supply information by researching an area and finding out information such as the number and types of competitor sites. Generally, market analysts look at many different demographic components to determine demand. For example, one component of demographic demand for an assisted living home may be that a certain percentage of those aged 65 to 75 in the area who have incomes more than $25,000 will enter the proposed assisted living home. Based on the number of people in the age group 65-75, one may estimate the number of people and dollars that will be spent at the assisted living home by this age group. An accumulation of these data for each age group estimates gross revenue for the assisted living home.
One source of information about the characteristics of people in an area is the U.S. Bureau of Census, which counts people and keeps records of the number of people living in a defined area along with other identification data. The Census Bureau accumulates this information by house and by individual but for privacy reasons only releases information in groups. The smallest group normally released is a block group. A block group is about 200 households. A group of four to six block groups is called a census tract. A census tract tends to be smaller than a zip code and is commonly used to aggregate information about an area. The census bureau maintains this information in databases that may be purchased or accessed by the public. These databases include lists of block groups and demographic information associated with the block groups.
Another source of information needed is geographical information that links an area to the census information. Geographic information systems exist that include typical map data such as geographical features, roads, and landmarks as well as the boundaries for block groups. The geographical linear features, such as roads or geographic boundaries, are stored as polylines. The geographical area features, such as block groups, census tracts, and counties, are stored as polygons enclosed by polylines. The two are stored in a table together with census identifying data, which allows the geographical areas to be tied to demographic characteristics in the census databases.
One type of study performed by a market analyst is a point study. A point study is performed when an investor wishes to know the demand for a business at a particular site. To calculate demand for a business at a geographical point, an analyst must define a market area surrounding that point for the given business. Typically an analyst will define more than one market area, such as a primary and secondary market area. One simple method an analyst may use is to plot the site on a map and draw a circle around of the site of a given radius. The first radius selection of, for example, ten miles could be the primary market area, and a second selection of, for example, the next ten miles could be the secondary market area.
Previously, a market analyst would select some section of the map and assume that this is the market area. Often, a junior member of the analyst's firm goes out into a community and talks to the people of interest and uses the gathered information to define a market area. Then, to determine demand, a market analyst would calculate the number of potential purchasers in that area and the amount that these potential purchasers are expected to spend using the census information, to determine supply, the analyst would look at other suppliers in the market area. Using both the supply and demand information, a net demand can be determined. There are no set standards of how the initial market area is selected or which census tracts or block groups are included in that market area. The results may be easily manipulated by simply redefining the market area, thus greatly reducing the legitimacy of such studies because the results are not replicable by another analyst with the same skills and background.
A system is needed that standardizes the selection of a market area and allows for reproducible studies.
Systems and methods consistent with the principles of the present invention address the need for standardization of market selection by defining a market area based on travel time from the site.
A system or method consistent with the principles of the present invention selects a primary and a secondary market area based on travel time. More than two market areas may also be selected. In addition, block groups are accepted as within the market area based on certain rules, thereby standardizing their selection.
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention generate a map using stored geographical information. A geographical point or area is selected from the map for analysis. A travel time around the geographical point is selected. The geographical area around the geographical point within the travel time is defined using data holding travel time information. Market information stored in a database is gathered for the defined geographical area from a memory location. Demand is computed from the demographic groups in each travel-time-defined area and weighted according to the model used by the analyst. Supply of competition is computed by surveying the competition and plotting each on the map, weighing the results by travel time and other factors according to the model used by the analyst. The final result, net demand, is the difference between demand and supply.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, explain the objects, advantages, and principles of the invention. In the drawings:
The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same reference numbers in different drawings identify the same or similar elements. However, the following description does not limit the invention. Instead, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents.
The present invention provides a way of defining the market area that may be repeated by another analyst which allows for a standard in the industry. Instead of using miles around a point which ignores barriers like a river or using psychological boundaries, which are not replicable, the present invention uses travel time. A database contains the travel time traces from the proposed site in the geographical area under study.
The analyst selects travel times based on empirical research that relates travel time to use of the proposed facility. Travel time is objective unlike other methods used such as basing market area on psychological characteristics of the population. This latter method has no rules about where the market will begin and end.
Using travel time to define a market area is most reliable when the business or service draws local patronage. For example, assisted living facilities are typically selected to be either close to the disabled person's home if the spouse remains active, or close to the home of a relative.
Data in the geographical information database 124, includes political boundaries, census unit boundaries, natural topographical boundaries including rivers and roads. The database of demographic information 130 includes supply data 132, demand data 134, and a census database 136. Supply data 132 is data related to competition such as other stores in an area. Demand data are demographic information providing information on the population in an area. Census database 136 includes information relating the census units to demand data 134 and supply data 132.
An area analysis study is used to try to determine the best site locations in a general area. An analyst performs an area study when an investor wishes to find what point within a geographical area is best for business. In the prior art, only a few points were processed as it was time consuming to analyze each point. An area study using the present invention, involves analyzing every possible point in an area using the point analysis. In one implementation, some points on the map, such as those where bodies of water lay or a large factory exists, will not be analyzed. Generally, in the present invention, an area analysis allows the analyst to select a geographical area and to iterate a point analysis for almost every point within that area equal to the number of demographic units (e.g., block groups, census tracts), covering the area completely.
If a point feasibility is selected, the analyst must select a specific geographical point (step 230). For an area analysis the analyst must select a geographical area and processing continues at B in
If point analysis is selected processing continues as shown in steps 300 in
The analyst selects constraints to define the supply model module 129 and demand model module 128 (step 330). The analyst uses a model that defines the weight that will be given to different information. For example, based on available empirical evidence for a certain service, the customer base may exclude anyone younger than 20 and give no weight to data on those younger than 20. On the other hand, the most likely customers for a certain business may be aged 30 to 40, in which case the demand model will weigh more highly people in that age group and a greater percentage of those in the age group of 30 to 40 will be presumed to be customers. Similarly, a smaller percentage of those in the age group 40 to 50 will be presumed to be customers. Another constraint in the models may be assigning different percentages for each travel time trace around the site based on the closeness of the trace to the site.
One example of a demand model is for assisted living homes. One component of the demand model is the percentage of people in given age groups that require care.
Another criterion for the demand model may be related to housing values. Population groups may be weighted differently based on the median home values in the block group.
Processing module 127 prompts the analyst to select a maximum travel time that encompasses the traced area (step 340).
The travel time program module 128 uses available travel time databases and generally operates as follows. A database of street networks, such as the Bureau of the Census' Tiger Street Files, has information on travel rates on different roads. The street file is converted into a network of nodes (intersections) and connections between the nodes (streets). Each line segment (street) has associated data about the class of road and other information such as one-way street or no left turns. The class of road determines the average speed or rate (R) to be used and the length of the line segment defines a distance (D). The time to travel over a line segment is found by dividing distance (D) by the rate (R). The program 128 solves the network by following every possible path from the geographical point selected and sums the travel times for each segment until the travel time selected is reached at a point on the map. The resulting points around the selected point form an irregular trace of the market area.
Processing continues in
Processing module 127 creates a market area table with an entry for each census unit displayed (step 640). Columns are included for each variable in the supply and demand models and data corresponding to the variables is copied from the demographic information database 130.
Entry point G shown above step 830 is where processing begins for additional traces of market area to be studied. Each travel time area trace may be successively processed. Therefore, after summing the columns for a particular market area, if results for shorter travel time traces exist, the current summed results are added to the previously obtained summed results (step 860). The demand or supply model may require that before summing results from different iterations, each iteration's trace be provided a different weighted value, the weights being empirically based when possible. Therefore, the summed value of the supply or demand components for a trace may first be multiplied by a weighting factor reflecting that trace's closeness to the business site.
Referring back to
One rule to select a block group is discussed earlier. Other rules may be used. Also, as discussed earlier, having obtained the bands of block groups, weights need to be assigned to each band to weight both the supply and demand from each of the bands. Additionally, as discussed earlier, the weights are empirically based.
In order to weight the bands, research may be conducted within the market area to determine the location of the existing facilities located in the defined market area. As part of the supply and demand research, the address of each resident at entry may be coded and the code for the resident may be plotted using the system described in
As discussed with respect to step 860 (
In another method consistent with the present invention once customers residing in homes located within the market area are separated from those that were transferred and once customers from outside the market area are separated from those from inside the market area, step-wise regression may be used to cluster the data, dropping out bands and clustering their contents where the band does not contribute to increasing the correlation coefficient. One skilled in the art will appreciate that other methods may also be used to arrive at contribution weights for each travel band.
In another embodiment consistent with the present invention, the market area may be defined based on the distance of the facility from points around the facility. Thus, for example, the market area may be a circle with a five-mile radius and its center at the facility. As discussed earlier, the market area may be of other shapes, such as it may be rectangular. One skilled in the art will appreciate that regression or other statistical techniques described with respect to
Having determined the contribution weight for each band, one may use the contribution weight as a factor to adjust the supply and demand associated with each band. For example, using the processing module 127, one may reduce the supply of 100 beds in the outermost travel band to five by multiplying the contribution weight of that travel band, i.e., 5%, with the supply of beds. Similarly, one may adjust the demand for each band by factoring in the contribution weight associated with each band; but, the methods to adjust the contribution weights should not just be guesses or arbitrary. The methodology consistent with the invention uses reproducible techniques to define a market area and bands, and draw empirical data from within the market area to validate the band weights and the demand and supply models used in the computations.
Several different types of demand models may be used consistent with the present invention. One type of demand model is explained with respect to
The data associated with the demand model as depicted in the Venn diagrams in
Having incorporated various aspects that may have an effect on supply or demand in a particular market area in a demand model, processing module 127 and the other system components may generate a set of variables corresponding to a net demand model as shown in
Processing module 127 then weights the bands (step 1420) based, for example, on travel time to or distance from the facility, as discussed earlier. The processing module next is used to generate and aggregate supply and demand data associated with the weighted bands. (step 1430). As part of this step, demand curve 1540 and supply curve 1530 may be generated. As discussed earlier, the demand curve or demand is generated by applying the demand model, for example, the model discussed with respect to
Breakeven may be calculated by noting that it represents the point at which an assisted living facility at a standard level of occupancy (for example, 93%) will cover only its costs (fixed and variable), where the variable income is the income at a particular price point.
Next, using processing module 127 one may generate the variables corresponding to the net demand model (step 1440). As
Demand curve 1540 indicates demand at a particular price. Supply curve 1530 indicates supply at different price points. As one might expect, demand diminishes as price increases. The supply of beds increases as price increases. Net demand is the vertical distance (e.g., in beds) between the two curves at any price point. As shown in
As discussed above, another variable associated with the net demand model is the price elasticity of demand that corresponds to the rate at which the supply curve separates from the demand curve. The rate at which the curves separate provides the rate of expected response of the market to changes and price. Thus, once the values for the supply and demand curves are established, they are then band-weighted according to empirical research from within the market area and other variables associated with the net demand model are generated.
Consistent with the present invention, demand curve 1540 in
Other aspects of the demand model may also be verified similarly. Additionally, one may use known hypothesis testing methods to test the hypothesis generated from the above data. In other words, one may confirm or disconfirm a variable's distribution, for example, using statistical methods, such as Box-Jenkins, ANOVA, Factor Analysis, or Multiple Regression.
Having generated the six variables discussed above with respect to a net demand model, a comparison analysis may be performed. A comparison analysis may be used to compare two sites, for example, A and B, with a comparable third site, C that has already been completed and staffed, and that is operating at full occupancy. One can then use triangulation techniques on facility C for a reality check. Because comparison can include triangulation against existing facilities, which have already been filled, the absolute value of demand can be estimated more effectively than is possible with existing methods. Moreover, when comparing facilities using the net demand model, it may not be necessary to compute a confidence interval for the comparison because the model's assumptions for each site are the same.
Even with rigorous empirical techniques for defining the market area and for weighting the supply and demand within the market area, the task of determining total demand (the vertical height of the demand curve) is difficult. Traditional practice has been to estimate or guess at the value of total demand based on assumptions drawn from national or regional research, i.e., data from outside the market area. The use of the net demand model allows triangulation against a known existing facility that is fully leased and operating, and thus provides data from within the market area. To perform a comparison analysis one can either compare the net demand at each facility or one can compare the MIDR. In general, however, the comparison analysis discussed in this part of the description relates to comparing two sites A and B once the maximum initial daily rate corresponding to each one of the sites has been determined. As discussed earlier, however, sites may be compared based on net demand. In other words, comparing MIDR is a special case of comparing net demand, which can provide special insights that may not be available by simply comparing the net demand. Thus, assume that site A is offered for sale for $1 million and has a MIDR of $75 per day, and site B is offered for sale for $500,000 and has a MIDR of $65 per day. The MIDR associated with each one of the two sites allows a comparison that is much more rigorous than just a comparison of the sale prices of the two facilities. Thus, processing module 127 allows one to compute the capitalized value of a one dollar difference in the MIDR of the two using certain assumptions. For example, assuming for each site (1) a 93% occupancy rate; (2) 100 beds; and (3) a capitalization rate of 13%, one may use the following formula to arrive at the capitalized value of a one dollar difference in the MIDR of the two sites: ($1.00�365 days*93% occupancy�100 beds)/(13% capitalization rate). This formula reveals a capitalization value of $261,115, or approximately $250,000. Because, site A has a MIDR of $75 and site B has a MIDR of $65, site A is a better value despite being more expensive based on the net advantage. In this example, the net advantage is $2 million (taking into account the difference in the capitalized value of the two sites, i.e., $2.5 million and the difference between the asking price of the two sites, i.e., $0.5 million).
In another aspect consistent with the present invention, the system of
Then, an internal rate of return ("IRR"), a modified internal rate of return ("modified IRR"), or a Net Present Value ("NPV") may be calculated for the multi-unit chain (step 1650). As part of this function, processing module 127 calculates a cumulative or summed financial pro form a for the entire chain or group of assisted living facilities that are part of the multi-unit simulation. Cash flows into and out of each one of the facilities may be stored, for example, in a table that processing module 127 can access. Using known techniques for calculating an internal rate of return, a modified rate of return, or a net present value, may be used for analyzing the facilities as an investment. For example, one may plot cash flows for the entire chain and then calculate the internal rate of return for the chain. By using processing module 127 and the aforementioned table or spreadsheet containing the cash flows, one may analyze the various permutations and combinations of the facilities. Also, one may change the values of factors, such as enrollment, and price associated with each facility to perform "what if" analysis (step 1660). Specifically, as part of this step, for example, one may try a series of ideas and compare the outcomes for each idea. For example, one may tie cash inflow from the sale of facility A to improvement of facility B (which would result in cash out for improvements and cash in from the higher rates); but the higher rates may result in lower demand at facility B and perhaps higher demand at nearby competing facilities, all of which may be captured in the net discounted cash flow.
The foregoing description provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practice of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
For example, although systems and methods consistent with the present invention are described as using block groups as the defined unit of measurement, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be practiced using other units of measurement or definitions of map areas. Also, although systems and methods consistent with the present invention are described as using a primary, secondary, and tertiary market travel trace time, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be practiced using fewer or greater numbers of travel time traces.
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Algiers — Dancers from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas on Thursday (November 22nd) wrapped up a week of performances in Algiers that highlighted tolerance and acceptance of others.
Held under the banner "Freedom Movements", the 4th International Festival of Contemporary Dance was a dual celebration of Algeria's independence anniversary and the Arab Spring.
The arts event "confirms the trend of openness to the world, a changing world, a world that celebrates life, hence the presence this year of troops from four continents, Africa", Festival Commissioner Mébarka Kaddouri said.
Performers from 19 countries offered six days of memorable shows with an underlying message of peace and unity.
Inspired by on-going events in northern Mali, a six-member troupe from Bamako sent a strong message of hope for the future.
The "Mali Debout Danse" company put on a show, "Our Independence", that reflected the distress and anguish felt by many in Mali and other African countries. But it also revealed their dreams and aspirations, Malian dancer and choreographer Alou Cissé told Magharebia.
"It was very important for us to be in Algiers and paint a different picture of Mali," Cissé said. "Despite what's happening in the north, dance troupes must continue being creative. That's the message we want to send out," he said.
Their show received an enthusiastic response from the large audience.
Algiers resident Malik Lebib, who was among the crowd watching the Malian dancers, voiced surprise that they had even made the trip.
"There is talk of Mali being on the brink of war, with Islamists determined to introduce Sharia law. So you wouldn't expect choreographers to come here freely, engaging in dance. It's a message of tolerance and hope which makes me believe that a brighter future is possible," he said.
Dancers of the "Brotha From Another Motha" troupe from Tunisia were also determined to use their art to send a message. Led by choreographer and dancer Seïf Eddine Manai, they put on a performance designed to highlight the hopes and sorrows of their country's youth in the wake of the revolution.
Manai said he had encountered many difficulties at the start of his career in Tunisia, "due to people's prejudices".
Algerian Sabrina Mili described a similar situation in her country: "Being a dancer and choreographer in Algeria is a daily struggle, a way of resisting social taboos, fundamentalism and backward thinking."
There is cause for optimism, however. According to Mili, attitudes are gradually changing.
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Where to begin? A lot has happened over the past week. The thesis projects for the visual arts department were due last Monday, and I somehow managed to get mine finished, quite an accomplishment considering I ended up having less than half the school year to work on it due to circumstances beyond my control. The thesis opening show on Saturday night was awesome. There were so many great projects, and a lot of work went into making each project. I was especially happy because I got to see my parents, who woke up at four in the morning to drive up here just to see the opening! I'd been excited all week, just because I would get to see them again. It really felt good to have the weight of my thesis project off my chest. All that's left is wondering what grade I'm going to get.
A finished thesis means more time for my classes, which is good, as I'd been struggling to find time to get everything done. More time means I can now get to work writing the time-capsule project paper for Adventist Heritage, which, by the way, is a great class for learning about the history and heritage behind the Seventh-day Adventist Church. If that isn't interesting enough, Professor McGraw teaches it, which means interesting little detours from the lecture nearly every day. Also, it's the only four-credit religion class offered at PUC, which for some, just might be important.
I've been short of sleep, as usual. Though, I must say it is unusual, given the rest of my college career I'd had adequate sleep almost every night; it must be the fact that it's the final quarter of my senior year. As I am awake late into the night writing this, I am reminded how blessed I've been to have attended PUC. There have been so many friends that I never would have made if I had gone elsewhere, so many different lives that made a positive impact in my life. As I look back over the four years I've been here, I cannot help but see how much I've changed. I've grown so much in these past four years that sometimes I find it quite surprising.
If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I don't think there would be many things I'd change. I'd still come to PUC. I'd still choose to major in graphic design. I doubt anything major would change, only a few little things, and I'm not too sure how many of the little things would end up changing.
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Study Links Improved Fetal Health to Reduction in Toxic Releases
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A new study by a Columbia economist definitively links a decline in fetal harm in the 1990s to stricter environmental controls. It proves, according to its authors, that living near a toxic manufacturing plant poses a significant risk to fetal health.
The study, by Professor Janet Currie and graduate student Johannes Schmieder, will be published in the May edition of the American Economic Association's Papers and Proceedings. Currie's research specializes in the relationship between economic policy and children's health.
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The data on toxic releases are collected as a result of a 1986 federal law requiring many U.S. plants to file annual emissions reports with the Environmental Protection Agency—a law created in response to the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India, where more than 10,000 people were killed after a Union Carbide pesticide plant released 42 tons of toxic gas.
Currie has since capitalized on those emissions reports to produce research that is "revolutionary," says Michael Greenstone, an environmental economist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "This paper has taken a giant step forward in improving our understanding of the relationship between toxic emissions and infant health," he says.
Currie's work is an outgrowth of her research interest in children's welfare, where she has used economic approaches and data to study such topics as pollution, school absenteeism and the effects of school breakfast programs on child nutrition. Her 2006 book, The Invisible Safety Net: Protecting Poor Children and Families, looks at social welfare programs and determines that—contrary to much political rhetoric—many social welfare programs are effective.
A few years ago, Currie noticed that the emissions data collected by the EPA hadn't been fully explored since 1986. While there had been plenty of research on the effects of chemical emissions following the Bhopal disaster, none of it focused on the health of infants born near manufacturing plants, she recalled. Fetal health, she reasoned, would be an ideal way to measure the effects of toxic emissions because of the known timeframe of pregnancy, a restriction that would allow for tighter control of variables such as place of residence.
Currie relied on vital statistics data, including birth certificates, as well as the mandatory emissions reports from plants in the top 75 percent of U.S. counties by population from 1988 to 1999. She considered only the births from January to March of each year and matched that data with emissions reports from the previous year. (Babies born in the first three months of the year are more than 50 percent likely to have been exposed to the previous year's emissions while in the womb, she explains.)
Currie's previous work has helped shape policy for federal children's programs, like State Children's Health Insurance Program and Head Start. She hopes her newest research will encourage environmental change in the coming years as well.
"The ultimate goal of this work on toxic exposure is to understand the vulnerabilities of children and how we can protect them," she says. "Children with low birth weight are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to have attention deficit disorder. It's not true that everyone starts on a level playing field."
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Charlottesville, Va. - Four players reached double figures to help propel the Holy Cross women's basketball team to a convincing 80-62 non-conference win over Boston University on Wednesday afternoon at University Hall on the campus of the University of Virginia in the first round of the Marriott Cavalier Classic. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 4-6 overall, while handing the Terriers (6-4) their second straight loss and the third in their last four games.
Junior center Katilin Foley pumped in a game-high 19 points and senior guard Jessica Conte nailed four treys on her way to 18 points, while senior guard Shannon Bush grabbed a game-high seven rebounds to go along with 16 points, three assists and two steals to lead the Crusaders. Junior guard Brittany Keil added 14 points, four rebounds, and three assists, while senior guard Sarah Placek recorded seven points, five rebounds and four assists.
Keil nailed a three pointer to start the game and the Crusaders led in the early going until Boston University fought back to take an 11-8 lead after a 3-pointer by Cheri Raffo. But a Conte three-ball tied the game at 11-11 with 13:37 to go and the Crusaders did not trail the rest of the game.
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Discussion in 'Special Production' started by marcus95, Apr 6, 2006.
When are they going to just ban that car from ebay! Plus the person who placed the auction doesn't understand the english language!
Well marcus I guess you beet me to it. that car is always on ebay every few weeks.
I did beat you this time.
Scott, I agree the guy probably does not even speak English. Tell tale "USD" in the listing like a corn fed American boy is going to put that in his ad.
Does this car even exist?!?
The fact that it is perennially auctioned on eBay would lead me to doubt it is even owned by anyone.
Damn it you guys.....I keep coming so close to buying that car for $10K and you keep *uckin it up by reporting it to ebay. I could make a killing on that car......
Yes that car REALLY does exist. A member of the SCOA owns it and I believe he lives in CO. I think "SaleenMike" has a few pictures of it that don't appear on the ebay scam auction.........
......a stop getting the auction ended. I want that car for $10K
Oh, I didn't doubt that the car itself actually existed, Robert. I was being facetious.
I just doubted that whoever actually owned it was the person who was perpetually auctioning it on eBay & why that person couldn't take some kind of action to prevent scammers from using his/her images to auction their car.
I don't know how eBay works, but it would seem to me that there is some kind of mechanism to identify scammers & take the necessary legal action against them.
this car is about as bad as the 3 piece Sterns posted every few weeks. i have taken on the job of ball busting the guy w/ the Sterns ;-) & any other stupid F??K trying to pull one over on us! they just dont learn or realize how connected we all are!!
I agree Jay.
Let them have it! This car in particular is like
thats too funny LOL
I still have nightmares about the altezza taillights on that car.
Another ebay looser (er, I mean loser . . . )
no coment... btw, does anyone have the url for that "award winning saleen clone"? lol cause that guy is a tool...
I'm just a little offended by that statement there. Probably 95% of the STERNS sold on Ebay the last 4 years have been offered by me...and I have NEVER run a scam auction...as a matter of fact, there is a set up there now. So, if I've offered 95% of the STERNS available on Ebay during the last 4 years, I hope you are talking about the miniscule other 5%. Although I agree about this SALEEN showing up on Ebay......if it's too good to be true, then it probably is......and the sellers commanding knowledge of the English language is the biggest hint of a scam I have ever seen!!
Yo, He wasn't talking about you. we all know you are legit. George is proof.
While you were away, there has been a foreigner over sea's or in Canada that has been listing Saleen parts with ridiculous buy it now prices on parts where he/she had stolen the pictures and used them for their own. I don't believe they used any of your pictures but they did list some Sterns for a Saleen more than once. That's who he was talking about.
I was pretty sure he wasn't talking about me which is why I chose my words to be "slightly offended".......because a gross over reaction toward a comment not intended for me would be embarrassing. I was just hardening my integrity with the folks on this site. Yeah...I forget....George always has my back on the site. Hey George!!! Anyhow......See ya!
nah he's not referring to you. I'm your #1 fan anyway!!


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CERV-I among this weekend's Bloomington Gold Great Hall inductees
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Unlike most auto-centric halls of fame, Bloomington Gold's Great Hall inducts both the people and the cars that contributed to the history of the Chevrolet Corvette. The cars don't even have to be Corvettes, as we see from this year's induction of the CERV-I into the Great Hall.
Despite GM's participation in the AMA ban on racing in the late 1950s, Zora Arkus-Duntov in 1959 began development of an open-wheel, open-cockpit single-seat racer, ostensibly built to compete at Indianapolis and Pikes Peak, but dubbed the Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle to get it past the General Motors brass. With an all-aluminum and fuel-injected 353hp 283-cu.in. small-block V-8 – one of the first aluminum small-blocks that Chevrolet cast – and extensive use of magnesium and aluminum throughout the rest of the car, Duntov was able to reduce overall weight to about 1,450 pounds dry. A truss-like chrome-molybdenum tube chassis cradled the engine, four-speed transmission, and independent front and rear suspensions while a streamlined fiberglass body (designed by Larry Shinoda and Tony Lapine) weighing just 80 pounds enclosed just about everything except for the wheels.
Duntov explained that the wheels needed to be visible and the car needed an extremely high power-to-weight ratio to monitor "handling behavior under amplified conditions." As he told Esquire for a full-color spread on the car in its November 1961 issue, "It is an admirable tool. It tells us, for example, what to put in Corvette, for the highest margin of safety to the driver." While CERV-I did indeed serve as a technology testbed for the Corvette and even for the development of wider racing tires, Duntov's intention to take it racing was clear: Its 96-inch wheelbase was chosen due to it being the minimum allowed for cars to run at Indy; much of its mid-engine layout was specified with Pikes Peak in mind; and Duntov publicly debuted the car at the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix in Riverside, California, where he, Stirling Moss, and Dan Gurney made a few demonstration laps around the track. For the next four years, Duntov continued to tinker with CERV-I, developing a 500hp twin-turbocharged small-block and, later, a Hilborn-injected 377-cu.in. small-block that powered the car to a 206-MPH lap at the Milford Proving Ground.
Chevrolet officially retired CERV-I in 1972 and followed it up with three other CERV cars, all except for the last of them mid-engined. After spending time in Briggs Cunningham's auto museum and in the Miles Collier auto museum, CERV-I today resides in the collection of Mike Yager of Mid America Motorworks.
Along with CERV-I, this year the Bloomington Gold Great Hall will induct the oldest known Corvette, #003; the 1956 Corvette that John Fitch and Walt Hansgen drove to a class victory at Sebring; the 1959 Corvette Stingray concept; the 1961 Mako Shark XP-755 show car; the 1967 Corvette that David Burroughs used to illustrate the Survivor concept in 1989; the 1967 Corvette L88 that Dick Guldstrand, Bob Bondurant, and Don Yenko raced at Le Mans; the 1969 "stars and stripes" Corvette L88; a 1970 Corvette LT-1; and a 1990 Corvette ZR1.
Among the people that the Great Hall will honor this weekend will be John Fitch; Dave McLellan, the Corvette's second chief engineer; and John Amgwert, a founding member of the National Corvette Restorers Society.
Initiated in 2010, the Great Hall was conceived to recognize the top 50 people and cars in the Corvette's history with a plan to select 10 people and 10 cars every year for five years. This year's Great Hall induction ceremony will take place this weekend. For more information, visit BloomingtonGold.com.


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It tasted great where the cheese was but for some reason my cheese would not melt properly. It led to disappointment with my family.
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I loved how quick and easy this was, but also thought it was bland. I assume the recipe didn't call for salt or any other seasoning because the ham should be salty enough. Instead of Swiss I would try some sort of bagged shredded cheese to save the step of dicing the Swiss. I would also add some sort of veggie, like chopped broccoli. In this case I had to add some milk because it looked so dry and dumped a bunch of different seasonings, like salt, pepper, Mrs. Dash and garlic powder.
Simple and tasty! I used whole wheat penne. I chopped leftover ham and grated extra sharp cheddar (also a leftover). I added finely chopped onion to the ham and cooked both in a little oil. I served it with a green salad. A simple, post-holidays meal!
We all loved this - the melted stringy swiss cheese is great. I added bite size steamed asparagus to make it a one dish meal. Delicious!
QUICK! Great way to use up some leftover ham! Hubby said its a keeper and surprizingly "Filling". I had some leftover Green beans to add for color....did add diced onions, used the cellaphane swiss but added some fresh picarino parmesan into it...It smelled so great cooking!
This sounds good. I think provolone cheese would be good if you switch it with the swiss
VERY EASY. As a mother of a 6 month old I'm always looking for quick meals.
I put milk and swiss cheese in with the ham after I cooked the meat, let it melt, then added some pepper and rosemary and then the mixture in with the noodles. Served with Asparagus.
Will make again.
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Overall i believe it''s a very strong squad, it''s well balanced and has the players to deliver down under. I''m quite hyappy Tremlett''s in the squad because he performed well at International level against India in the test series at home in 2007. Since then he has never played a test match and i think he was very unfortunate to not get a game against Sri Lanaka that same year because the injured players returned, the likes of Hoggard. Monty is the only question for me, i would have played Rashid or Tredwell, but Monty''s got good experience against the Aussies, so a good choice. Also i think Shahzad is quite unlucky because he''s got pace and he can swing it as he did against Bangladesh this summer. But overall very happy with the squad. "Come on England!!"
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Kai Everill says...
Callum John, you have missed my point.Yes Panesar did come in for Giles and was the best performer, but the important thing that has been missed is that we LOST to Australia 5-0!!Yes he saved a test match.He was dropped for the rest of the series mind. Has he ever won a test match against Australia when it really matters?NO..He is not a player that would in any way improve the present side,unlike Adil Rashid. Someone like Stuart Broad who can, with all aspects of his game,(bowling,fielding and batting) help to win games! Also i noticed Dave B saying Bell has had some bad series???? Its funny how quite a few of those bad series have been against the bigger and better teams. My point being is that one of his best series averages have been against Bangledesh!!which has boosted his average greatly. I guarantee he will be no where to be seen against Australia.A couple of fifties is not match winning by the way!!
Posted 20:49 25th September 2010
John Sinnett says...
"O ye of little faith". As an England supporter living in Australia, I''m happy to see a successful team given the opportunity to carry on where they left off. They are now an experienced squad, which is paramount down under. There is a good mix of young and not so old and it''s a team that is currently confident in its ability. You can take it from me that the Aussies know they have a challenge on their hands and will be wary of what is coming their way. I can assure you they will definitely not be taking this series lightly. I''ll enjoy my visits to the MCG and the SCG where a great series will resolve itself. Bring it on; I can''t wait.
Posted 16:28 25th September 2010
Aman Arora says...
CALLUM JOHN u dont have a clue!!panesar isnt the player everyone thought he would be! he hasnt erformed for 2 years! and england will probably lose as there is a bad habbit in england of floating there own boats when they win a series! it happens everytime where they think they are the best when they have a good series but hey never seem to be able to carry on from there! Aussies will win the earn again and it will be dissapointing for england again! u seriously need to be realistic! its almost as if newcastle should win the league now cause they beat chelsea in the league cup!
Posted 12:19 25th September 2010
Dave B says...
Henry Maclure - do you know much about cricket? The difference between T20/ODIs & Tests is massive; nor has Kieswetter shone, he''s done okay. And Bell hasnt failed time & again. He has had some bad series, as have most players in their careers but he has also had some great series. Averaging in the 40s, 11 centuries & over 20 fifties isnt too bad. Decent squad, some out of form players but tried & trusted ahead of a series which needs experience not new blood.
Posted 10:50 25th September 2010
Andy Gyle says...
Why is everyone surprised that keiswetter didnt make the squad yes hes very exciting but i think davies can change his game to suit test cricket where as kieswetter cant at the moment. I think tremlett is also a good choice as aussie pitches offer bounce and if he gets it right he could be a handful and shahzad yes he can swing the ball but we already have anderson who when the conditions are right can make the ball talk when he wants. I agree with bell over bopara i think bell is one of these players who is techniq wise is awesome its his concentration that lets him down
Posted 00:41 25th September 2010
Stuart Lampitt says...
A good solid squad. Starting XI; Strauss, Cook, Trott, Pieterson, Collingwood, Prior, Broad, Bresnan, Swann, Anderson, Finn We need to take 20 wickets to win! We need a genuine all rounder at 7. Prior is good enough at 6 therefore this gives Broad an opportunity to become that man at 7 - its time. The key bowler for me in this series is Anderson. Not many have mentioned him..........He is a must for the squad but the ball will not swing for him much, especially after the shine and hardness has gone off it. He is a class bowler in UK type conditions but, at present, i don''t think he has developed his bowling like Hoggard did in the past on flat wickets when it doesn''t swing (with cutters and pace variations) - i hope he is able to take wickets early on as once the shine & hardness goes off the ball he will need help. If we don''t get early wickets then Swann will be defending more than attacking (doesn''t suit his game to be defensive), Broad, Finn & Tremlett are all similar bowlers (high, bounce bowlers) who also have little experience bowling in Australia. This is why we need to play Bresnan and bat him at 8. He has the ability to swing the ball away naturally at good pace, reverse the ball and bowled well in Bangladesh on unresponsive sub-continent pitches. He also has the ability to score valuable runs at 8. He can offer alot and fields well too. The top 5 need to score hundreds and get runs on the board. If they don''t change it, bring in Bell or Morgan. The top 5''s job is to score runs (and in Test Matches hundreds) full stop. All of them have got hundreds in Australia before except Trott and we saw what he did at the Oval on an Aussie type wicket. They need to repeat this if we are to win. Come on England!!
Posted 21:36 24th September 2010
Hal Hainsworth says...
It''s that time of year again where everyone gets the knives out for poor old colly, what on earth does the guy have to do? He''s done enough by now to be considered a ruddy hero, the number of tests he''s saved is simply ridiculous and he is the only player in our lineup who is capable of such feats. Put it this way, in the middle of a batting collapse, the ashes decider hanging in the balance, there isn''t one batsman in england i''d rather have walking to the crease that Paul Collingwood. On the Panesar front, yes Rashid is the more promising player but young legspinners have a tendency to fall apart on the big stage - their action is less forgiving - and it''s clear that the selectors don''t want his first test to be an ashes cauldron of pressure, noise and drunk aussies, they want someone with international experience to come in and do the job straight away. Rashid will play tests, but only a fool would throw him straight into the most intense series in the world first up, he''ll have to grow into the role. It is however utterly ridiculous that he isn''t on the plane with the performance squad. Finally, Ian Bell is not the Ian Bell of two years ago; since his recall he has done everything right: churned out buckets of runs in all forms for Warwickshire and played beautifully for England, he was our best batsman in South Africa, hit a matchwinning hundred and, proving that he can also hunker down and fight, hit an epic 157 hour 80-odd to save the following test, no arguments there. Well done Geoff.
Posted 17:19 24th September 2010
Henry Maclure says...
Why Ian Bell...Time and again he is useless...Kieswetter is proven (yes at 20/20 & 1 day) for England and has the talent to take on the best bowlers in the world which Australia will deliver...A MASSIVE MISTAKE!
Posted 16:30 24th September 2010
Callum John says...
Kai Everill - i have only ready your comment, cant be bothered to read anyone elses. infact, i didnt even read all of your comment as it was such a bad argument. your saying" Bell, Panesar, Tremlett and Davies all good players in their own right but are they really up to playing Australia and performing?" but i remember Panesar coming in for Giles last time we played in australia and being our best player. He also only played 1 match in the last ashes and saves us a game. get your facts right!
Posted 16:28 24th September 2010
Kai Everill says...
Bell, Panesar, Tremlett and Davies all good players in their own right but are they really up to playing Australia and performing? I say this because not one of them has. Bell has had so many chances I''ve lost count. Bell has never perfomed when it really matters. For example, who was it that got a hundred in the one day series against Pakistan, when it mattered? Morgan.. Bell was no where to be seen. Fact... So all the doubters out there look at the facts, not what you prefer. Then there''s Davies .Davies over Kieswetter, What? Who performed in the World Cup Final against Australia and also who performed in the County Twenty 20 final? Fact.. Against Australia you need players who perform when it matters!!! Australia will win 3-1!!!
Posted 14:34 24th September 2010
Des Richards says...
If these are what the selectors deem to be the finest players in England then God help us. I bet the Aussies are lining up to send thankyou messages to the England selectors. With this set-up we stand no chance at all,let''s stop kidding ourselves otherwise.
Posted 12:43 24th September 2010
Mohammed Ibrahim says...
I am really disappointed that Ajmal Shahzad and Adil Rashid have not been chosen for the Ashes tour. I think the selectors have made a big mistake not to choose them. Adil Rashid can bat and very good fielder and bowl well so why choose him over Monty Panesar. Ajmal Shazad has also bowled well so I would prefer to have him over Tremlett.
Posted 12:09 24th September 2010
James Green says...
Pains me to say it but get your money on Australia, Tremlett , Panesar and Englands dodgy batting line up make them certainties. Much talked about experience but what good is that if you are not up to the mark. The selectors need to understand there is a substantila differnece between 2nd division and Ist division championship cricket. Also performance against poor Bangladesh and Pakistan teams do not amount to much.
Posted 11:49 24th September 2010
Richard Moore says...
Years back England travelled to defend the Ashes by boat well this time I think they have missed it.To not take Rashid, who can bowl, bat and field (take note Monty) and Shazhad,reverse swing in your face type who would get right up the Aussies noses beggars belief !The Aussies will be laughing their heads off what an opportunity missed.Rashid bowled brilliant all summer in Division 1 cannot even get picked with the also rans.
Posted 08:10 24th September 2010
Mitchell Putland says...
The only way the aussie are going to be worried about montys recall is if he has to block out the last ten overs of a match, why not throw in the leggy for something different, plus with the middle order struggerling for runs his extra batting might useful. I don''t want to sound cocky but it might be an easy summer for the aussies,
Posted 03:17 24th September 2010
Hashim Wadiwalla says...
i think selectors have done the selection well.it is well balanced side.i think this side is much balanced then the side which won 2-1 ashes series last time.I hope they beat them this time with bigger margin.
Posted 01:37 24th September 2010
Mark St clair says...
Almost perfect squad selection. Those who criticise Colly have short memories. Swann is the best we''ve ever had. Bresnan has got great potential as an all rounder and Monty can take wickets at any level. Just wish Tresco was in the mix as he makes Cook look like an amateur. Hope they give Bell a chance to shine, he is great to watch. Can''t wait for the first test now.
Posted 00:19 24th September 2010
Steve H says...
Selectors will never satisfy everyone and this time around is no different. Rashid and Shahzad are being widely touted as having better credentials than some of those chosen but they lack one thing.. experience at the highest level. Monty may play in Div 2 now, but thats not exactly his fault is it...he''s a proven test wicket taken and thats what England will need to come home with the Ashes still theirs. For my money I''d have taken the public hit by leaving Cook and Petersen behind as neither are in any sort of form and it would do the latters'' ego good to see he''s not the Gods gift to English cricket that he thinks he is. Equally, you can''t take Bopara for the same reason... too many failures when attempting to look cool... and he can''t catch to save his life. Ricky Pontings lads would have blown him out in bubbles. Collingwood will consider himself lucky to be going as he''s also on a lean spell at the moment, but he has the ability to drop anchor for weeks on end and if he and Trott are at the crease together they could well bore the Aussies into submission as they each grind out four hour fifties. Good luck to all the chosen and lets hope the Aussies can''t figure out how to play Swann.... if they do, the Ashes are gone.
Posted 23:34 23rd September 2010
David Dawes says...
lot of division 2 cricketers in there...a lot
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Macfarlane is aware of the health hazards inherent in a race involving high speeds and precarious automobiles but says, "It's good for the soul to take dangerous risks every once in a while." And besides, his wife is supportive — nervous, but supportive.
He pops the trunk, revealing his supply of RealTouch dildos and tongue-vibrator kits that he plans to hand out during the prerace festivities. His wife, a schoolteacher, is "totally cool" with his job at Red Square LLC, the adult-toy company where he's a partner.
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