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=== When do my roads show up in the Livemap? ===
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Generation of the Livemap should take place daily, but the queue of changes is lengthy, so most map edits should appear in the LiveMap
Generation of the Livemap should take place daily, but the queue of changes is lengthy, so most map edits should appear in the LiveMap days. The visual part of LiveMap isn't updated regularly or at all, but changes are there, which you can see by clicking. Clicking a location where a road is will show the most recently updated data. Updates to the map on the Waze client app happen at the same time.
From the Waze web application you can look at the Live Map tab and at the lower left of the screen below the map you will see the last update of that map information.
From the Waze web application you can look at the Live Map tab and at the lower left of the screen below the map you will see the last update of that map information.
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This FAQ should be read together with the Official FAQ and the Technical FAQ. The glossary explains words and phrases which are often used with special meanings.
- 1 What are those dots on some of the roads?
- 2 What is Waze Map Editor?
- 3 What is Cartouche?
- 4 What is Papyrus?
- 5 What is Dashboard?
- 6 What are My Drives?
- 7 When do my Drives show up in the Waze Map Editor?
- 8 What happens when I drive on an unknown (unmapped) road?
- 9 I recorded new roads in the client - what now?
- 10 When do my roads show up in the Livemap?
- 11 When do my edits show up in the Waze app?
- 12 What web browser do you recommend for editing roads?
- 13 Why do I get to see traffic reports hundreds of miles away in the client?
- 14 How do I turn off the pop-up reports when not moving?
- 15 What is a locked road?
- 16 Why are aerials not available or are low resolution?
- 17 On My Dashboard all my points have gone, and the date of last update is very old. What's wrong?
- 18 How are points calculated?
- 19 How do I change my home state or country?
- 20 How can I remove or delete a group that I've created in Waze?
- 21 How can I delete my account and all info from waze?
- 22 How can I change my username?
- 23 When are weekly points calculated?
- 24 Do I get points/credit for driving without navigation mode on?
- 25 Why isn't the location of other Wazers in the app accurate?
- 26 Does Waze support time-based turn restrictions where turns are allowed or restricted during certain times of day?
- 27 What do I do when Waze has my destination or address at the wrong location?
- 28 Can I add a road hazard or accident to the map from home or the office?
- 29 Can I search for an intersection of streets and not by address?
- 30 Can I navigate to latitude and longitude or GPS coordinates?
- 31 Why doesn't Waze learn my routes?
- 32 How does Waze work, and do I get points for, driving with no or flaky data network connection?
- 33 How do I submit a Support ticket/request to Waze?
What are those dots on some of the roads?
These are roads that have not been confirmed by being driven over since either being imported from another mapping source, or since being created in the map editor. It is more likely that the road layout or junctions are incorrect so treat them with caution. When you drive over such roads your Waze icon changes to a Pacman-type character and "munches the dots". This earns you points and confirms the road as valid. These roads are also known as Pacman-roads.
What is Waze Map Editor?
Waze Map Editor is the official name of the current, web-based map editor. It is often abbreviated WME. You can access WME:
- http://www.waze.com/editor (USA and Canada users)
- http://world.waze.com/editor (The rest of the World (ROTW) / countries other than the USA and Canada)
What is Cartouche?
Cartouche is the name of the previous map editor. As of November 5, 2012, it has been discontinued worldwide. The new Waze Map Editor is now the primary map editing tool.
What is Papyrus?
Papyrus is the internal code name used for Waze Map Editor (WME) prior to beta release in January 2012. The use of 'Papyrus' is discouraged in favor of Waze Map Editor or WME.
What is Dashboard?
Dashboard is the name of your personal information console. You can find various information about your Waze account here, including most recent driven routes. You can access it through: http://www.waze.com/dashboard (Northern America users) http://world.waze.com/dashboard (International/other users)
What are My Drives?
Drives are journeys that you have driven with the Waze client running. While you drive Waze monitors your journey (recording details like location, time & speed) and transfers this information to the servers. This data is used to validate the existing mapping (roads, turns etc) and to learn average journey times. Other Waze users and Area Managers can also view the anonymous GPS tracks of many users when editing the map in the Waze Map Editor. This helps with map accuracy.
When do my Drives show up in the Waze Map Editor?
Drives are typically processed and available for viewing in the Waze Map Editor with an hour of completing the drive. For most short drives such as commutes to work and back under 50km or so, you will likely find them in the editor in under 15 minutes. If the servers are bogged down, or if your drive is significantly longer, such as 150km+, drives may take up to a week to appear. If you don't see your drive after seven (7) days, open a ticket from the Support page, Quick Help box. Use the Email link and fill out the form and submit.
What happens when I drive on an unknown (unmapped) road?
If you simply drive on an unknown road, Waze simply records your route information as usual, but will not create them with as new roads in the Editor, Livemap or the app. When viewing a Drive in the Waze Map Editor, you can look for sections of your drive which are colored red. These indicate an area your phone reported you driving which Waze was not able to associate to an existing road. If this road should exist here, you can select the red section of the route and create a new segment from it.
You can help to build the maps by adding unknown roads. Simply switch on road building mode in your Waze client and it will record the route as a series of new road segments adding junctions (also known as nodes) where it detects your turns. When Waze detects that you are back on a known road, road building mode is automatically paused.
Please turn off road building mode when it is not needed as it can lead to duplicate roads being recorded due to the existing maps being slightly inaccurate or due to GPS errors on your client. Remember that the Waze client is dependent on having a good GPS fix for accurate recording. Also the Waze client might falsely record new roads if it hasn't been able to download the map tiles for your location due to poor cellular phone coverage etc.
When recording new roads, wait until the road turns red on your client before turning off road building mode otherwise the final segment is not recorded. This behaviour is useful if you forgot to turn it off earlier and have accidentally started to record a road in error.
Updates of the map are made based on your recording, but you have to wait at least 24-48h before changes show up.
I recorded new roads in the client - what now?
Your newly recorded roads will not appear in Livemap until they have been edited in the Waze Map Editor. WME will show unknown roads in red, however Livemap will only show small arrows if you zoom right in to indicate that it knows of an street/road with no name. The Cartouche update will need to be done by either you or the appropriate Area Manager, or another user who has also driven close to this road previously.
Please log into WME and edit the details of the road you recorded. You can set the road category, it's name, city and direction(s). You should also check it's connectivity to other roads to allow Waze to use it correctly for routing. At the very least you should confirm the driving direction and connect the road to another road.
This is an important part of Wazing as it helps our community build the maps for eveyone to use.
It is planned to implement functionality in the Waze servers to countdown from the road creation so that they disappear from WME unless they have been edited (something like 30 days) to prevent roads incorrectly recorded from remaining on the Livemap.
When do my roads show up in the Livemap?
Generation of the Livemap should take place daily, but the queue of changes is lengthy, so most map edits should appear in the LiveMap within 2 days. The visual part of LiveMap isn't updated regularly or at all, but changes are there, which you can see by clicking. Clicking a location where a road is will show the most recently updated data. Updates to the map on the Waze client app happen at the same time.
From the Waze web application you can look at the Live Map tab and at the lower left of the screen below the map you will see the last update of that map information.
Newly recorded roads will not appear in Livemap until they have been edited in the map editor. This will need to be done by either you or the appropriate Area Manager.
When do my edits show up in the Waze app?
The normal process, is that on a regular basis, the map tiles update process runs on the servers. When it starts, any edits which are complete by that time will be included in the current map update cycle. The map tile updating process can take several days or even weeks on the World server, and are currently happening approximately once a week on the North American server. (The NA servers are currently using an upgraded infrastructure which has significantly reduced the amount of time it takes for the map update cycle to execute, this new infrastructure is currently being ported to the World server.)
Once the map update cycle is complete, the tiles are loaded into the client map and the live map. The date that the update process is complete is referred to as the Update Date, though this can be confusing because the edits which made it into that cycle may be weeks old. The http://status.waze.com website is usually updated with the latest map update cycle information, which includes the "with updates through x date" information.
Tiles on the app are cached, and only refreshed when one of the following conditions is met:
- You are showing a specific location on the map from the address search.
- You are navigating to or through the tile.
- The tile is over one week old.
- You use the manual option to Refresh map of my area under Settings >> Advanced >> Data Transfer
Note that the Waze app tends to get the updated tiles before the Livemap on the website.
From the Waze website you can look at the Livemap and at the lower left of the screen below the map you will see the last update of that map information.
What web browser do you recommend for editing roads?
Waze recommends using the Google Chrome browser or Google Chrome Frame plugin with Internet Explorer for map editing in Waze Map Editor (WME).
Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) is limited and some editing functions may not work properly.
The following browsers are acceptable for use with Waze Map Editor:
Why do I get to see traffic reports hundreds of miles away in the client?
The traffic reports on the client show traffic alerts and user-posted hazards within the Event Radius you have set in the Waze app. This event radius includes your route if you are in navigation mode. Waze only actively shows you the traffic reports within a certain radius of your location (using a pop-up). At this time, the minimum distance from your location or route for alerts is 5mi/km.
How do I turn off the pop-up reports when not moving?
There is no setting to just turn off the reports which pop-up when not moving. See answer above on how to minimize the report count.
To turn off these popups, you need to turn off the "Download traffic data" Advanced option.
BE WARNED: This also turns off all speed data which shows the speed of roads around you.
What is a locked road?
A locked segment cannot be edited by an editor with a lower editing rank than the lock's current level (defined by the level of the segment's most recent editor, not by the first locking user.)
Segments that are locked will affect the turn restrictions for all other segments connected to either end of the locked segment at those junctions. Therefore when changing turn restrictions for another segment you find the turn restriction is not changing, check the other segments at that junction. It is possible another segment is locked at a level higher than your current editing level. You will need to post a request to the Unlock Request Forum to get it unlocked to enable making the change to the other segment's turn restrictions. Please see the Unlock Request Instruction Summary post for information on how to format your request.
Why are aerials not available or are low resolution?
Due to Waze's business model (which keeps the product free to us users) they are limited in what sources they can use for aerial maps. Normally this means using free sources which will of course be of lower resolution or availability then aerials available from commercial sources. If you know of a source that the licensing appears to be free for commercial use and in particular has no strings on derivative use, then send that source to Waze using the Quick Help support form found at Waze Support and they will look into it, and see if it will work.
On My Dashboard all my points have gone, and the date of last update is very old. What's wrong?
You are probably logged in to the wrong server
USA/Canada users:
Israeli-an users:
All other 'international' users:
How are points calculated?
How do I change my home state or country?
The scoreboard allows you to compete for points against other wazers in your state or country. Waze automatically matches you to the state or country based on where you have earned the most points in the last week. If you travel several states a lot, send in a support ticket via the Quick Help form at Waze Support to have them lock your home state.
How can I remove or delete a group that I've created in Waze?
Send in a support ticket via the Quick Help at Waze Support.
How can I delete my account and all info from waze?
Send in a support ticket via the Quick Help form at Waze Support. Enter "Delete Waze account" as the subject/question, then click the Email link. Complete filling out the form with your Waze username and registered email address.
How can I change my username?
At this time, changing your username is not possible.
When are weekly points calculated?
Points are added up from Monday through Sunday. Alerts usually appear on your client on Monday morning.
Yes. All driving when Waze is running, whether in navigation mode or not, is tracked and can give you points. There are reasons why you may not see all your drives or get points for driving. See this question below for more information about those situations.
Why isn't the location of other Wazers in the app accurate?
Other Wazers shown on the map in the app are delayed by between 2-5 minutes. This is both for security concerns, server capacity, and network data capacity. It would be a huge amount of data required to update every Wazer's location every 2 seconds.
Does Waze support time-based turn restrictions where turns are allowed or restricted during certain times of day?
No. This feature is on the roadmap, and should be available. ETA is unknown. For these intersections, consider a "majority-rules" turn restriction scheme. If the turns are allowed during the majority of a day or week, leave it open, but also consider volume and if most of the weekly traffic would be restricted from turning there, then set the turn as restricted. Every intersection is different and should be considered individually.
Additional information can be found in this article.
What do I do when Waze has my destination or address at the wrong location?
If Waze is routing you to the wrong location for your destination, and the street the location should be on appears in Waze, it likely is due to Waze getting the wrong GPS coordinates for the destination. In most parts of the world, Waze relies exclusively on 3rd party content providers for address and POI locations. Waze sends your address or POI search to these 3rd parties, and they then return to Waze GPS coordinates for that destination. Waze then routes to the closest location on the Waze map for the GPS coordinates. For example, if Waze routes to the street behind the location, that is because the GPS coordinates for that location are closer to that street than the street you actually access the location from.
Starting in late 2012, Waze enabled the adding of house numbers, or address data to the Waze Map Editor. The form of this is to select a segment and specify the starting and ending address numbers for that segment. This would allow Waze to figure out the actual address location by spreading the addresses evenly along the segment. This isn't optimal, but does allow Waze to resolve more address lookups internally rather than rely exclusively on external providers. In even later 2012, Waze took this system offline to work on a new system that will use pinpoints for addresses instead of address ranges. Beta testing of the feature started in January 2013 for the NA Server & February 2013 for the ROTW Server.
To solve the errors in external providers' data, you need to update the GPS coordinates with the 3rd party provider who is supplying the bad information to Waze.
- In the US & Canada, address lookups are handled by Bing, with Google used when the address can not be found in Bing (rare).
- For other countries, visit the country specific section of the forum to find out the provider of address coordinates for your area.
- POI lookups (business names) are by a variety of providers. Look to see what tab in the search results you are using for the POI to determine which provider you need to contact to fix the GPS coordinates.
Most providers offer a way to submit corrections to their location data. It is normal for more than one provider to have the same bad information. This is due to their being two primary providers of GPS location data, which other companies then license. After correcting the location information with the correct Waze provider, it is a good idea to update with these two original providers. Instruction on how to do so can be found here.
Can I add a road hazard or accident to the map from home or the office?
No. Waze only allows you to report anything such as Police, Accident, Hazard, Camera, etc., based on your current GPS location only.
Can I search for an intersection of streets and not by address?
Yes. In the Navigate search box, enter "A St and B St" and search. You will likely need to switch the search results to Bing or Google to get an accurate search result.
Yes. In the Navigate search box, enter "longitude, latitude" (without the quotes) where longitude and latitude are in decimal form. For example, for the United States, Disney's Epcot Center in Orland, Florida is located at these coordinates: "-81.54942,28.37529"
The website livemap also accepts the same format in the Search box.
Why doesn't Waze learn my routes?
The setting within the Waze app, "Auto-learn routes to frequent destinations" is misleading. Waze only learns your favorite destinations, but does not learn or store actual routes. It will pop-up with the "Are going home?" or "going to work?" messages for these frequented destinations.
Waze should always pick what it believes is, mathematically, the fastest or shortest route, depending on your settings. If, in your estimation, it doesn't, that means that there could be an error in the map somewhere along your preferred route, or there is a lack of correct speed/traffic data for that route, or lack or correct speed/traffic data on the route it is trying to send you on. If it isn't too far out of your way, take the suggested route a few times and Waze will collect and start to use that data in its routing decisions.
The reason just driving the expected or preferred route won't work automatically is because Waze could have incorrect speed data on the segments it wants you to take. If Waze thinks another road is 2x as fast as your preferred road, no amount of driving on your preferred road can change the data for the other road. Waze needs accurate data for all neighboring segments and routes in order to always compute the fastest (or shortest, depending on your app setting) route.
How does Waze work, and do I get points for, driving with no or flaky data network connection?
For all aspects of Waze to operate, it was built assuming a data network connection pretty much all the time. If you have an intermittent connection, Waze will try to get data from the servers for traffic alerts and hazards, but may not be able to give you reliable information. Additionally, if Waze doesn't have a connection back to the Waze servers, you will not be able to post hazards. Waze does not cache reports or map issues for sending later.
In regards to points or drive integrity, Waze will collect the data in terms of where you have driven even during network outages. In order for you to get credit for and being able to see in the editor your drive data collected during network outages, Waze must be able to upload your drive at the end of your trip. Waze sends this retained information when you shut it down. The Waze app does not cache your drives after shut down. If the Waze app does not have a connection to the servers when you shut down, any drive data not yet uploaded to the waze servers will be lost, and any points associated with it will not be credited.
There is still some debate as to whether Waze will try to upload the most recent drive when you start Waze the next time, but this hasn't been conclusively proven.
How do I submit a Support ticket/request to Waze?
The forums are primarily for community-based support, though some Waze staff do answer questions, mostly around editor and app bugs. If you need direct support, there is a form for this. The form went through some updates in January 2013 which makes it more difficult to get to submitting a ticket. However, the process is longer in order to ensure that the automated system answers as many questions as possible first. The steps below can help you quickly get to submitting a ticket, though you are encouraged to exhaust the self-help first.
- Go to the Support page.
- In the Quick Help section, enter your problem/request/issue into the single text box which is there. Copy your text.
- If your situation isn't addressed in the auto-help which appears, click the Click here link next to "Still can't find what you are looking for?" at the bottom of the box.
- Click appropriate category which best represents your problem/request/issue
- If your situation still isn't addressed by the topics that appear, click the Click here link in the phrase "Still can't find what you're looking for? Click here"
- Fill out the form with the requested information, and include the full text details of your request, including permalinks to the editor, links to app screenshots, etc., in the More Details box as appropriate for your issue.
- Click Submit
You will not receive an email confirmation of your ticket being created. You should receive some kind of response from Waze within a few days.


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Results' Human Rights Statement
The Results Companies (Results) is a global enterprise that does business in many dynamic markets. We rely on our employees to express and replicate our values, ensuring that we conduct business in a way that respects human rights.
In the workplace, we respect human rights primarily by providing safe and healthy working conditions and ensuring non-discrimination in personnel practices. In our communities, we respect human rights by contributing our time and talents to the well-being of the communities in which we operate. We influence the standards of conduct in these communities by living our values.
This is a universal approach and not restricted to developed, or developing, economies. Externally, in those instances where we do have direct influence, we extend the requirements and aspirations expressed within our values, principles, and policies to the business dealings of our suppliers.
We comply with all laws governing our businesses in the communities in which we operate, recognizing that the primary responsibility for human rights lies with the governments of those communities. We also respect all international human rights norms. In addition, we live our corporate values in every community in which we operate, which includes the application of our human rights policy set forth below.
Results' Human Rights Policy
Children and Young Workers
As a fundamental principle, child labor is prohibited. We do encourage the creation of educational, training or apprenticeship programs tied to formal education for young people.
Compliance with National Laws
We adhere strictly to labor laws in the geographies where we are present. Our employees are required to have rest days, with no employees being required to work excessive schedules.
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Compliance Measures
Communication of Policy
Our Human Rights Policy is available on our external website and internal intranet. These sites are the primary means within the company to find information about Results and our policies.
One of our key challenges in the human rights area is ensuring this policy is integrated throughout our global operations. Ensuring compliance is difficult, but several methods are available to help detect and address any noncompliance.
By publicly posting our policy on TheResultsCompanies.com, employees and stakeholders worldwide can alert us to potential issues regarding this policy. Our internal systems also support compliance with this policy. For example, we have internal mechanisms that permit employees to report alleged violations of law and policy, or differences of opinion.
We also have a rigorous internal audit system that includes, as part of the audit process, interviews with all key location managers on compliance with local laws.
Human Rights Training
We have developed a human rights training course for key Results managers. Managers will complete the mandatory course as part of their standard curriculum.
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Results' Health and Safety Policy
It is policy of The Results Companies (Results) to operate worldwide in a safe, responsible manner which respects the environment and the health of our employees, our client and the communities where we operate and to abide by all laws and regulations governing our industry. To this end, we must rely upon employees to ensure that work areas are kept safe and free of hazardous conditions. Employees are required to be conscientious about workplace safety, including proper operating methods, and recognize dangerous conditions or hazards. Any unsafe conditions or potential hazards should be reported to management immediately, even if the problem appears to be corrected. Any suspicion of a concealed danger present on the Company's premises, or in a product, facility, piece of equipment, process or business practice for which the Company is responsible should be brought to the attention of management immediately. We will not compromise environmental, health or safety values for profit or production.
All Result employees are expected to understand, promote and assist in the implementation of this Policy and the accompanying Principles.
Results' Health and Safety Principles
- We value human life above all else and manage risks accordingly.
- We relentlessly pursue and continually improve health and safety processes to achieve an incident-free workplace.
- We do not compromise our health or safety values for profit or production.
- We comply with all laws and set higher standards for ourselves where unacceptable risks are identified.
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- We measure and assess our performance and are open and transparent in our communications.
- We supply and use safe and reliable products and services.
- We use our knowledge to enhance the safety and well-being of our communities.
- We are all accountable for conforming with and deploying our health and safety value and principles.
Compliance Measures
Our Health and Safety policy is available on our external website and internal intranet. These sites are the primary means within the company to find information about Results and our policies.
Health and Safety Training
All Results employees receive health and safety training as part of the new hire on-boarding process. Refresher training is required annually for the employee's full tenure at the Company. Training includes instruction of procedures during emergency situations and hazard prevention. Results' Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans also address the safety of our employees and are tested annually to ensure compliance for the well-being of our employees and our business.
Environmental Policy Statement
The Results Companies' (Results') management is committed to protecting human health and natural resources, promoting environmental stewardship, and implementing innovative environmental technologies and practices. Through management leadership and employee participation, Results is committed to:
- Developing environmental management plans with objectives and targets to minimize adverse environmental impacts and measure our progress toward these goals;
- Complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and other requirements;
- Providing all Results staff with the knowledge and tools needed to prevent negative environmental impacts;
- Implementing effective pollution prevention and waste minimization programs to reduce, reuse, and recycle materials;
- Ensuring that energy and water are used responsibly and conserved through innovative practices and procedures; and
- Responding to all incidents immediately to minimize any environmental impacts.
This commitment demands that:
- We each take personal responsibility to protect the environment as we conduct our work.
- We ensure that we have the knowledge, skills, and equipment to conduct our work in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
- We are aware of and use care to minimize the negative environmental consequences of our activities.
- We each take personal responsibility to use resources wisely.
- We use only what we need and look for opportunities to minimize waste.
- We respectfully challenge each other to be efficient in the use of natural resources.
- We each take personal responsibility to protect and enhance our local communities.
- We promptly report all incidents and unsafe conditions to our Security and Compliance Office.
- We encourage proactive environmental efforts onsite and within our local communities to ensure that we are a positive influence where we work and live.
Environmental stewardship is and must be an integral part of every Results business practice, operation, job, and task. It is incumbent on each of us to assess our own roles and responsibilities and to help fulfill, to the utmost of our abilities, the commitments set forth in this statement.

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Unless you have a lot of money, it's often impossible to find a suitable spot for your business in New York, with office lease prices through the roof—and if you're a cash-strapped startup, well, don't bother getting out of bed. Shared offices are increasingly the norm, and it's a good business to be in.
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Adam Neumann, the founder of collaborative workspace provider WeWork, has a new transaction to add to his repertoire, but this time it's not for office space. Neumann, along with his actress and filmmaker wife Rebekah Paltrow Neumann (a cousin of Gwyneth), bought a townhouse at 41 West 11th Street for $10.5 million, according to city records filed today.
The home is located between Fifth and Sixth avenues in the Greenwich Village...built in 1847 in the Greek Revival style, according to the listing. It boasts seven wood-burning fireplaces and original hardwood flooring. The parlor alone has full-height windows and plaster rosettes. There are six bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, and the home is configured as an owners' triplex topped with a guest suite.
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An unassuming Sky News Arabia reporter was doing his standup outside Old Trafford last week, never suspecting that an English soccer fan was lurking behind him with some brown sugar on her mind. The Olympic village spirit of free love appears to have infected everyone.
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text: Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard, was the most notorious pirate of his day. At the height of his rein, he commanded a fleet of four ships and a crew of 400 men. They were ruthless seafaring raiders who terrorizing vessels in American waters. In 1717, Blackbeard even blockaded the city of Charleston, crippling its economy. Eventually he was caught and beheaded by a posse from the Royal Navy. Now, 300 years later, a marine archaeology team believes they have found his sunken flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, off the North Carolina coast. The remains of the shipwreck are helping solve the most enduring mystery surrounding the infamous pirate captain - did he accidentally run his ship aground, or was it a deliberate plot to betray his crew and cheat them out of their share of the plunder?


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Toffees rally rocks Red Devils
Manchester United threw away a two-goal lead in the final seven minutes as Everton blew the Barclays Premier League title race wide open by forcing an incredible 4-4 draw at Old Trafford.
Instead of setting the scene for an ultimate revenge act at the Etihad Stadium on April 30, United will meet Manchester City knowing they cannot afford to lose if a calamity even greater than the one that unfolded here is not to take place.
Behind to Nikica Jelavic's header, United twice established winning positions as Danny Welbeck and Nani sandwiched a Wayne Rooney double.
But Everton refused to surrender to what seemed like the inevitable defeat.
Marouane Fellaini had already offered a warning before Rooney struck the 180th goal of his United career and 33rd of the season, just one short of his highest haul.
But when Jelavic grabbed another, the hosts allowed Steven Pienaar far too much space inside the United box a couple of minutes later and the midfielder duly buried the goal that could provide the turning point in a season filled with so many amazing results.
Though it had been almost 20 years since Everton's last success on this ground, this was always viewed as a key game
With 10 points from their last 12, the Toffeemen represented a formidable obstacle and the return of Pienaar merely offered more reason for optimism amongst the Manchester City faithful.
And the Merseysiders certainly did City proud, starting on the front foot, defending stoutly and thoroughly deserving their lead when it eventually came.
Jelavic had already sprung the United defence once, early on, when Pienaar sent him through, but David de Gea was equal to the shot.
Leon Osman had a couple of opportunities, Sylvain Distin guided a header wide and United old boy Darron Gibson chanced his arm with a trademark thunderbolt, which flashed wide.
However, United had no answer when Tony Hibbert crossed deep from the right touchline.
Jelavic won the aerial duel with Rafael at the far post, lifting his header over De Gea and just inside the goal.
It was the #5.5million man's seventh Everton goal and sixth in six games, emphasising his status as one of the bargain buys of the season.
A wave of anxiety swept around Old Trafford as United fans feared another sizeable chunk was in danger of being carved off what, just a fortnight ago, seemed an impregnable lead.
After a couple of decidedly dodgy penalty awards involving Ashley Young over the past fortnight, it was perhaps no surprise referee Mike Jones was unimpressed when Rafael went down under Osman's challenge, although it did appear to be a foul.
United needed to come up with something fast.
And, restored to the starting line-up after a nine-match absence in place of Young, whom Ferguson insisted had not been dropped for disciplinary reasons, Nani provided it.
The Portugal winger curled over a brilliant cross from the left which dropped just over Phil Neville and perfectly for Rooney to head in.
In a sense though, an equaliser was neither here nor there. The difference between a two or three point lead largely irrelevant considering City had a better goal difference.
United needed three points. And, in the space of two minutes just before the hour, it seemed they had been secured.
Everton complained that Osman was down and in pain when the hosts went in front.
However, they had many chances to nullify any potential danger before Nani showed admirable desire to out-jump Neville on the edge of the area and nod down for Welbeck.
After side-stepping John Heitinga's rash challenge, the youngster calmly curled a superb shot into the top corner.
Old Trafford had not stopped celebrating when Welbeck fed Nani, whose chip sailed over Howard and bounced into the empty net.
It should have been all over and still seemed that way despite Fellaini smashing home a brilliant volley and Rooney had soon struck again to restore their two-goal cushion.
In truth, the drama was only just starting.
With seven minutes left Jelavic capitalised on unusual hesitancy inside the United penalty area and drove a precise shot into the bottom corner.
Even then, what happened afterwards came with jaw-dropping surprise, Fellaini creating space for himself inside the penalty area before sliding a pass through to an unmarked Pienaar, who planted a first-time shot beyond De Gea.
The bedlam of earlier had been replaced by a different kind of mayhem as United tried to get a grip on the calamity that had just unfolded.
Phil Jones and Javier Hernandez were thrown on in a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.
But even in five heart-stopping minutes of injury time there was to be no final twist as Tim Howard tipped over Rio Ferdinand's goalbound effort.
Source: PA
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This isn't rocket science. For anyone wondering why Austerity doesn't produce Prosperity, the answer lies in this simple formula. We measure our economic growth in terms of the gross domestic product, the GDP.
"GDP is commonly used as an indicator of the economic health of a country, as well as to gauge a country's standard of living. Critics of using GDP as an economic measure say the statistic does not take into account the underground economy – transactions that, for whatever reason, are not reported to the government. Others say that GDP is not intended to gauge material well-being, but serves as a measure of a nation's productivity, which is unrelated."
In short, we can critique the use of the GDP as a measure of our economic well being for not including bartered transactions, or private sales in which sales taxes aren't applied, or we can note that the notions of productivity and economic health aren't necessarily related. However, what we can't do is dismiss the utility of the formula, nor can we argue it isn't one of the most commonly used (and understood) metrics applied as an economic description.
So, why is this formula plastered on this blog for the umpteenth time? Because when Uncle Fester brashly opines that "We've got to cut government spending and get the economy back on track," he's offering up a classic demonstration of his ignorance about how we measure our economic situation.
Consumers buy things. That's the C in the formula. Companies and corporations buy things. That's the I in the formula. Governments buy things. That's the G in the formula. We sell things to other countries, and we buy things from other countries. Those are the X and the M in the formula. The greater the DEMAND for goods and services (aggregate demand in some explanations) the more wealth is generated.
Now let's bring this down to Uncle Fester's level by considering the life of the lowly paper clip. Consumers buy paper clips, which are mostly used to hold sheets of paper together, or may find themselves altered to perform other tasks like being poked in the little hole in the electronic gadget to "reset" the thing, or to hang Christmas ornaments, or whatever a person might think to do with a piece of bent wire. Businesses buy paper clips. And, yes, various levels of government purchase paper clips. In fact, there are about 11 billion paper clips sold in the U.S. every year. [WSJ]
Now, imagine the impact of taking one part of the formula out of the whole. What if government cut backs caused agencies to scale back on the purchase of office supplies? This is the point at which the artificial demarcation between enterprise and government breaks down. If the government manufactured it's own paper clips there would be no need to put the G in the formula, but it doesn't. The federal government, like the consumers and the companies, gets its paper clips from one of two domestic producers of bent wire clips. [WSJ]
Here comes the obvious. When the government scales back purchase orders for office supplies (like our lowly paper clip) that represents a decline in demand. And, guess what! The formula for Aggregate Demand is exactly like the formula for the GDP. [Investopedia]
"The total amount of goods and services demanded in the economy at a given overall price level and in a given time period. It is represented by the aggregate-demand curve, which describes the relationship between price levels and the quantity of output that firms are willing to provide. Normally there is a negative relationship between aggregate demand and the price level. Also known as "total spending". [Investopedia]
To see an example of the classic aggregate demand (AD) curve click here. The FRED graph for our GDP to date looks like this:
The gray area shown on the chart is the recent Recession. The blue line graphs the trajectory of our GDP to date, and the thinner red line is more technical. It's the "Nominal potential gross domestic product," [CBO 2001 pdf] which assumes that the line would show what happens if everyone who wanted a job had one, and all resources were being used efficiently. [See also: KCFED, pdf] Frankly, this one is a bit technical for Uncle Fester, so let's keep it simple.
If the demand for paper clips is reduced, when consumers, businesses, and governments stop purchasing, the micro-graph for the subcategory of office supplies and the sub-classification of paper clips, would mirror the overall aggregate demand. And, the bottom line? That which reduces the aggregate demand also reduces the GDP.
This simple, but basic, proposition from classical economics is precisely why austerity measures never produce prosperity — which we measure by using the gross domestic product.
If we can hold Uncle Fester's attention this long, perhaps we can introduce Okun's Law. Okun's Law observes that for every 1% decline in unemployment there's a 3% increase in the GDP. There are some issues with the "law" the first of which is that it's not really a law, but an observable component of the United States' economy; and, it's a bit funky when we add in some other variables like productivity. That said, for all its imperfections, when we reduce unemployment in the United States the GDP moves up. This isn't just common sense — it's an observable and quantifiable fact.
Now we get to the meaty part. If Uncle Fester is adamant about reducing federal spending because it's a drag on the U.S. economy, then we can respond by saying if we lose 700,000 jobs as a result of the sequestration austerity measures, then according to Okun's Law we will see a reduction in the U.S. gross national product.
A reduction in federal purchasing means a reduction in demand for goods and services. Each decrease in demand means layoffs or reduction in production or offering of services and in turn means a reduction in the gross national product. This is probably the point at which Uncle Fester will want to change the subject to something like "wasteful government spending."
This recitation doesn't assume that all government spending is productive. The Pentagon has already said it doesn't want some items Congress is enthusiastic about procuring.
"In February, the Pentagon released a budget that began the process to cut at least $487 billion in defense spending over the next 10 years. This included terminating the Global Hawk, which the military estimated would save $2.5 billion over five years; the C-27J, at a savings of $400 million; M1 Abrams updates, saving hundreds of millions of dollars; and cutting roughly 5,000 positions from the Air National Guard and reducing that agency's budget about $300 million." [Military.com]
Since the cutbacks in these examples would come from Ohio, it's predictable that Ohio representatives in Congress would revert to Okun's Law and decry the loss of jobs in their districts.
"The budget is expected to be finalized after the November election, though the struggle over continued funding could extend long beyond that. Grant Neeley, professor of political science at University of Dayton, called this a "collective action problem."
"(Legislators) need to cut the budget but (won't) take those jobs in our state. Especially in an election year in a battleground state," he said. "They're going to provide rationale, but at the end of the day, it's about protecting jobs in their district. If they have the choice between making a cut in their district and making a cut somewhere else, which one do you think they're going to choose?" [Military.com]
What we can't do is proclaim austerity begets prosperity calling for wider and deeper cuts in government spending — which turns the aggregate demand, the GDP measurements, and Okun's Law upside down — while at the same time demanding that jobs not be cut from corporations and businesses within Congressional districts because of what will happen to aggregate demand and the local GDP and assuming Okun's Law is still applicable.
Let's guess that this is the point at which Uncle Fester pontificates that 25% of our federal budget goes to foreign aid. In the fact based universe this isn't the case: "Since the 1970s, aid spending has hovered around 1 percent of the federal budget. International assistance programs were close to 5 percent of the budget under Lyndon B. Johnson during the war in Vietnam, but have dropped since." [WaPo] OK, it's not foreign aid, then it has to be "welfare."
The total spending for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program uses up a grand total of o.7% of our entire federal budget. [Klein] "But, but, but," squeals Uncle Fester, "There are more Takers than Makers…" whatever that means. What it doesn't mean is that there is an upward trend in the number of people participating in the TANF program.
Nor does it mean there's an upward trend in Food Stamp program participation and costs. (SNAP)
In our factually based universe, all federal programs for those in poverty comprise about 7% of the total federal budget. [MJ] Yes, this is where Uncle Fester breaks in with the anecdote that he saw someone at the Food Bank who was driving a newer pickup than his.
However, all the mis-information, mis-conceptions, and anecdotal observations don't repeal the basic rules of capitalism, and its basic understanding of Supply and Demand. Nor, do they discredit the veracity of Okun's Law.
We do need to reduce unnecessary spending, and we do need to increase revenue by closing loopholes which only serve to place more of the taxation burden on the middle class for the benefit of the top 0.1%. What we do not need to do is torture the rules of American capitalism into a contortion which renders them risible and unrecognizable. Okun's Law is still functional, and as we see from the unfortunate examples in the Eurozone, austerity doth not begat prosperity.


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The promise of this new electric motorcycle is clear and simple: a top speed over 100 mph and a range in excess of 100 miles.
Achieving either would give Brammo's Empulse R a marked advantage over any other production electric motorcycle to date. Doing both holds the potential to rocket the nascent form of transportation into the mainstream, creating a product that's not just environmentally friendly and cheap to run, but also real-world, everyday practical and fun to ride.
Can the Empulse hit those magical numbers? Testing it on the roads around Brammo's Ashland, Oregon, factory last week, it absolutely did. But, it achieved so much more that those numbers didn't end up feeling like the real story. This thing doesn't just serve as practical, fun transportation; it uses the benefits of electric propulsion to achieve real performance benefits over internal-combustion-engine sportbikes as well.
This thing doesn't just serve as practical, fun transportation, it uses the benefits of electric propulsion to achieve real performance benefits over internal-combustion-engine sportbikes as well.But why would you want an electric motorcycle when ICE bikes are cheap, fast and efficient? In America at least, motorcycles are frequently objects of leisure. Reducing the guilt of ownership and use while enhancing the image is a proven driver of desire. With the Brammo Empulse, you can have your performance and enjoy it safe in the knowledge that you're not damaging the environment, too.
Formerly a maker of high-end, boutique performance cars like the open-wheeled, open-cockpit Ariel Atom and road-legal replicas of '60s Lola race cars, it makes sense that Brammo wouldn't stop at just making a practical motorcycle. The bike's designer, Brian Wismann, rides what's currently the fastest motorcycle in the world – BMW's S1000RR – as everyday transportation and the company won the fledgling TTXGP North American Championship last year with its Empulse RR race bike, adapting lessons learned on the track to this production motorcycle.
When developing the Empulse, however, Brammo benchmarked the much more practical, but still fun Triumph Street Triple. This is intended to be a motorcycle that's equally at home on city streets or carving up a mountain road. The Empulse's riding position and chassis geometry are both based on Triumph's bike, and Brammo targeted its outright performance too – a decision that might sound overly ambitious given the Empulse weighs 470 pounds and that its proprietary, liquid-cooled electric motor makes just 54 hp and 46.5 pound-feet of torque to the 416-pound Triumph's 105 hp and 50 pound-feet.
Riding the two motorcycles head-to-head on Ashland's twisty, technical Green Springs Highway, it was the Triumph that had to work hard, using its extra power to keep up. That's because the Brammo steers faster, holds a line with more stability and inspires considerably more confidence in its rider.
It achieves that through higher quality, fully adjustable suspension and lightweight forged-aluminum wheels, of course, but also the inherent benefits of an electric drivetrain.
On a traditional bike, heavy components like the gas tank, gearbox and cylinders are spread out over a larger area as defined by their necessary mechanical relationship. But electrics can keep their heavy batteries virtually anywhere and mount their engine and gearbox in the optimal location.
Brammo has maximized this advantage, squashing the drivetrain's area into as centralized a position as possible, limiting the effect its weight has on handling. That's a trick ICE race bikes and their road-going replicas are increasingly employing as well, but what the Empulse does that no ICE bike ever could is remove the impact reciprocating inertia and vibration have on handling and feel.
Multiple pistons flying up and down at incredibly high speeds can limit a bike's willingness to turn, and the Empulse has none of that. Where the vibration and noise of thousands of tiny explosions per minute can interrupt communication between rider and road, the Empulse R simply makes smooth progress. The result is a bike that's free to be incredibly stable, even with high g-forces loading its suspension in corners, but will also drop into that corner with unbelievable speed. It does both while channeling feedback from the tires, suspension, throttle and brakes directly to the rider without any interruption.
The Empulse uses a trick no other electric motorcycle has before to make the most of what power it has: a conventional six-speed gearbox and clutch lever.The result is a motorcycle that might be slower than that 675cc Triumph in a straight line, but one whose easy pace along a tight mountain road is equal to the ICE bike's maximum possible speed through the same stretch.
And the Empulse isn't exactly slow, either. Its straight-line pace feels just a touch behind middleweight naked bikes like the Suzuki SV650 or Kawasaki Ninja 650. Also, it uses a trick no other electric motorcycle has before to make the most of what power it has: a conventional six-speed gearbox and clutch lever.
That technology, licensed from Italian firm IET, enables the Brammo to maximize both efficiency and power at any speed range while building a level of man/machine interaction back into the bike. Other electric motorcycles have lacked that involvement.
The Empulse's motor maximizes both power and efficiency at 7,000 rpm, redlining at 9,000. Using the gearbox to keep revs between 6,000 and 8,000 keeps the bike in its powerband while also minimizing its power draw and maximizing range. That's a neat trick, since you don't need to drop the revs on the highway in order to save battery capacity.
And in another electric motorcycle first, the Empulse is practical for highway use too. It pulled strongly to an indicated 105 mph tested top speed and, over a route that included suburban and rural surface streets, plus a stretch of 55 mph divided highway where riding speeds averaged 70 mph, we saw a realistic range of 75 miles. That included no attempts whatsoever at maximizing efficiency other than frequently neglected efforts to keep it in that 2,000 rpm-wide range. That matches Brammo's claimed 77-mile combined range using the SAE Test for Electric Motorcycles. Drop that average speed to a city-like 19 mph (which includes frequent stops) and that test delivers 121 miles. Riding the Empulse fast up a mountain while dragging knee and using a lot of full throttle returns a practical 50 miles of fun.
The Empulse locates its charging port on top of the "tank" in the same location as the gas cap on most ICE motorcycles, making charging easy. The 9.3 kWh battery pack takes eight hours to charge from empty using a standard 110-volt outlet, or 3.5 hours using a J1772 Level 2 quick charger, the same type that fits electric cars like the Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf. Topping up a partially empty battery takes much less time using that Level 2 charger, and it adds five miles of range for every 10 minutes of charge.
The Empulse R falls behind that benchmarked Triumph in one important metric: price. Where Brammo's bike will retail for about $19,000 when it goes on sale in the next couple months, that Triumph is just $8,900. That's a price differential that should decrease in coming years; Brammo has benchmarked Triumph in another important metric: production volume. The British manufacturer made 48,000 motorcycles last year at plants in both England and Indonesia. Brammo intends to use the $45 million Series C funding it just secured to scale its volume to 50,000 bikes a year.
That figure would make Brammo the eighth largest bike manufacturer in the world. Products like the Empulse that tick both the head and heart boxes should be more than capable of creating that level of demand.
WIRED 50 miles of knee-down fun for just $1.25 of "fuel." One of the best-handling bikes ever, regardless of power source. Visible batteries and electric motor connect electricity to lust. Gearbox re-instills rider involvement.
TIRED Clunky gearbox can be reluctant to shift. Heavy clutch could make city riding tiring. Ambient temperatures in excess of 105 degrees can limit performance. Low pegs limit lean angles.


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JANUARY 30, 2013 — All efforts to tow the minesweeper USS Guardian off a reef in the Philippines having failed, the Navy has decided that the only way remove the ship without causing further damage to the reef is in pieces. Meantime, investigators are looking into whether faulty digital chart data might have been a factor in the grounding.
U.S. Navy salvage assessment team members board the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5)
ABC News reports Capt. Darryn James, spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, as saying that the Navy now plans to cut the ship into pieces to get it off the reef. Two heavy lift ship-borne cranes will arrive at the scene by Friday to begin to salvage the ship. The process is expected to take a month
USS Guardian ran aground on Tubbataha Reef the night of January 17. The 23 year old Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship had just completed a port call in Subic Bay and was en route to Indonesia and then on to Timor-Leste to participate in a training exercise when the grounding occurred.
Tubbataha Reef, approximately 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island and located about 400 miles south of Manila, is both a Philippines natural park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A U.S. Navy investigation to assess the circumstances surrounding the grounding that occurred in Philippine waters will include information on faulty digital navigation chart data that misplaced the location of Tubbataha Reef.
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has provided the Navy preliminary findings of a review on Digital Nautical Charts (DNC) that contain inaccurate navigation data and may have been a factor in the grounding.
This action followed up on initial contact made by NGA when the mapping organization first realized there might be a potential inaccuracy regarding the Tubbataha Reef digital chart. NGA has reviewed data from more than 150,000 square nautical miles in the surrounding area and found no additional errors.
Since DNC mapping is used for safe navigation by Guardian and other U.S. Navy ships, Navigator of the Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan White has released precautionary guidance to all Fleet and ship commanders. White's message states, "initial review of navigation data indicates an error in the location of Tubbataha Reef" on the digital map.
"While the erroneous navigation chart data is important information, no one should jump to conclusions," said U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. Darryn James. "It is critical that the U.S. Navy conduct a comprehensive investigation that assesses all the facts surrounding the Guardian grounding."


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Update: Mississippi Family Found Dead
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A second suspect was arrested and charged in the abduction and killing of a Mississippi couple and their 7-year-old son, authorities said Thursday.
Cedric D. Mason, 30, of Jackson, was arrested late Wednesday on two counts of capital murder and two counts of kidnapping, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said in a news release. Authorities said they are still trying to piece together exactly what happened.
Police responded to the family's wrecked and burned vehicle Saturday in a remote area southwest of Jackson. They later questioned Timothy Ladell Burns and authorities said he led them early Tuesday to the bodies at an abandoned home about a mile from the vehicle.
Burns has been charged with two counts of murder and arson. His court-appointed attorney couldn't immediately be reached Wednesday. Mason does not yet have an attorney.
Authorities have not released a motive for the killings or said whether Burns and Mason knew the family.
All three victims had gunshot wounds. Slain were 7-year-old Jaidon Hill, 30-year-old Atira Hughes-Smith and 34-year-old Laterry Smith. Hughes-Smith is the boy's mother. Relatives said the couple was recently married.
MBI spokesman Warren Strain said Thursday in a statement Mason was arrested about 9:30 p.m. in Jackson by MBI agents, the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Jackson police and others.
"The preliminary investigation indicates Laterry Smith was murdered in a house in southwest Jackson. The crimes were committed in Hinds and Copiah counties and the district attorneys in those jurisdictions are conferring on the best manner to move forward with the prosecution of Mason and Burns," Strain said.
Strain said investigators continue to gather evidence.
"We have theories, but the investigation will ferret out the facts," Strain said Wednesday.
Sheriff Jones has said he believed Burns was driving at the time of the wreck and then tried to burn the vehicle. It's unclear whether the victims were in the vehicle when it crashed.
On Monday, police recovered items linked to the family in a trash bin at a gasoline station in south Jackson, including clothing and Hughes-Smith's work identification card from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Strain said authorities began watching Burns at a south Jackson motel Monday and arrested him around 11:30 p.m. when he went to a gas station.


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Big Ten Weekly Five: 06.28.12 EditionPosted by Deepak Jayanti on June 28th, 2012
- Tom Izzo seems to be on a mission to have the Spartans play in a unique non-conference game ever year. Michigan State and North Carolina faced off on a live aircraft carrier last November but the matchup this year will is heading overseas. MSU and Connecticut will kick off the college basketball season on November 9 at the Ramstein air base in Germany. According to reports, the game will be in played in front of approximately 3,000 enlisted men and women at the base. Over the years, college hoops hasn't necessarily had one single tip-off event that is a highlight on TV similar to Opening Day of Major League Baseball or even the first weekend of college football action. But unique match-ups such as this one and the Carrier Classic game from last year are slowly beginning to build the hype for the first week of hoops to satisfy the college basketball faithful.
- Matt Painter recruited Robbie Hummel, E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson together and the core group has helped to instill Painter's legacy at Purdue so far. Moore and Johnson were drafted last year by the Boston Celtics and the third of the once known as "baby Boilers" might join them in the NBA very soon. Hummel performed very well at the NBA Draft combine and may be drafted in the second round tonight. Overall, Hummel has been extremely positive about the upcoming draft because of his comeback from an ACL injury last year. Just the mere fact that he is considered as a potential selection after multiple knee injuries in college is a tremendous accomplishment for one of the best Big Ten players over the last decade. Hummel averaged 16.4 PPG in his redshirt senior season after missing over a year due to the injuries. His intangibles and shooting touch on the court should earn him a chance to play in the NBA even if he isn't drafted this evening.
- One of the major prerequisites for the open Illinois head coaching job this offseason was the ability to recruit in the Chicago area. The Windy City, which is considered one of the top recruiting pipelines in the country, has not always sent notable alumni to Champaign. But new head coach John Groce is attempting to change that trend, and the last piece of his new staff may help him in that effort. Former Illinois State assistant Paris Parham was hired by Groce to help him recruit the Chicago area. Parham has coached in the Chicago Public League and Illini fans hope that his past connections can help jump start the recruiting process.
- Speaking of Chicago, Bulls' forward Luol Deng will have a member of his family joining him in the area. Bill Carmody and the Northwestern coaching staff are adding Deng's cousin, Chier Ajou, to the roster next season. Ajou is a 7'2″, 235-lb center who chose the Wildcats over Butler. The Wildcats lost their starting center Luka Mirkovic from last season, so Ajou will join a team with a chance to earn time immediately. Northwestern will be led by Drew Crawford who hopes to build on a great junior season where he averaged 16.1 PPG.
- What's the best way to reward your coaching staff after a Big Ten regular season championship? Give them extensions. Michigan's assistant coaches recently received multiyear extensions after a great 2011-12 season. John Beilein is signed through 2015-16 and the extensions include several incentives for Big Ten championships and NCAA Tournament wins. One of the assistants, Jeff Meyer, has been in Ann Arbor for five years, three of those as an assistant. Keeping the assistant coaches happy is extremely essential to solidify a consistent recruiting pipeline and Michigan AD Dave Brandon definitely wants to keep this staff intact for the long term.