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Despite 10 hits, the Canisius baseball team could only muster a ninth-inning run and lost 6-1 to the University at Buffalo at Amherst Audubon Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Griffins drop to 32-12 on the season.
Sophomore Connor Panas was 2-for-4 with a triple while senior Brooklyn Foster was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored. Junior Jimmy Luppens also reached base twice with a single and hit by pitch.
Sophomore Rohn Pierce started and went 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits, walking one and striking out four.
Canisius received back-to-back singles from Panas and sophomore Jesse Puscheck to start the second innings and had two runners in scoring position after a sacrifice bunt from junior Jose Torralba. Buffalo starter Dan Ginader was able strike out freshman Anthony Massicci and get sophomore Mike Booth to line out to end the inning. Foster had a one-out double in fourth but was thrown out trying to steal third base after a walk to Torralba.
Sophomore Mike Krische was hit by a pitch to lead off the fifth and went to third on a single from pinch hitter Shane Zimmer. Zach Stephens struck out Luppens and got junior Jesse Kelso to ground out to end the inning. Panas led off the sixth with a triple but was stranded at third after Foster flew out to shallow center, Torralba lined out to second and Massicci struck out.
The Griffs scored their only run in the ninth inning as Foster led off with a double and eventually scored on a single from senior Christian Segar, the fourth hit of the inning for the Griffs. River McWilliams struck out Luppens to end the game.
Buffalo (24-17) scored once in the sixth, twice in the seventh and three times in the eighth. A sacrifice fly from Mike Burke got the Bulls on the board in the sixth. A two-out, two-RBI single from Jon Mestas gave the Bulls two insurance runs in the seventh. A two-RBI single from Ryan Tulloch in the eighth made it 5-0, and Tulloch scored the sixth run of the day for Buffalo later in the inning on a wild pitch.
Canisius used four relievers after Pierce, with sophomore Eric Stolzenburg (1-2) taking the loss by allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning. Sophomore Aaron Casper, senior Scott Whitehead and junior Tyler Soucie also pitched for the Griffs.
Canisius returns to conference play for its final MAAC series away from the Demske Sports Complex this season. The Golden Griffins have a three-game series at Siena College this weekend, with first pitch for the doubleheader on Saturday set for noon.
Notes: Canisius lost to Buffalo for the first time in four meetings this season and lost to the Bulls for the fourth time in the last 16 meetings… Canisius was 0-for-5 in the game with a runner on third and less than two outs… Canisius has eight errors in the last three games after posting eight errors in the previous 16 games combined… Canisius has been hit by a pitch 94 times this season, five away from tying the program record set in 2010… The Griffs now have 21 triples on the season, the most triples by a MAAC school since Niagara had 22 triples in 2004, a team also coached by Mike McRae.


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Re: More strange behavior by ComplexExpand
Raul Martinez wrote:
> To Mathgroup,
> I use Mathematica 5.2 with Mac OS X (Tiger).
> Add the following to a recent thread on the sometimes strange
> behavior of ComplexExpand.
> I used ComplexExpand with an argument in which all the variables in
> the argument of the function are real. Since ComplexExpand is
> supposed to assume that all variables are real by default, one would
> expect ComplexExpand to return the expression without change, but it
> doesn't. Instead, here is what it does:
> In[1]:=
> ComplexExpand[ (a / Pi)^(1/4) Exp[ (-(a t^2)/2 ] ]
> Out[2]:=
> (Exp[-a t^2] Sqrt[Exp[a t^2]] (a^2)^(1/8) Cos[Arg[a] / 4]) / Pi^
> (1/4) + i (Exp[-a t^2] Sqrt[Exp[a t^2]] (a^2)^(1/8) Sin[Arg[a] /
> 4]) / Pi^(1/4).
> I have inserted parentheses in a few places to improve the legibility
> of the expressions.
> ComplexExpand treats the variable "a" as complex, but "t" as real.
> This is puzzling to say the least. Moreover, it renders a^(1/4) as
> (a^2)^(1/8), which seems bizarre.
> My interest is not in obtaining the correct result, which is easy to
> do. Rather, I bring this up as yet another example of the
> unreliability of ComplexExpand. In case anyone is wondering why I
> would use ComplexExpand on an expression I know to be real, the
> reason is that the expression in question is a factor in a larger
> expression that contains complex variables. Applied to the larger
> expression, ComplexExpand returned an obviously incorrect expansion
> that I traced to the treatment of the example shown above.
> I welcome comments and suggestions.
> Thanks in advance,
> Raul Martinez
The problem is that a could be negative and still real, in which case
raising it to a fractional power results in a complex number. I don't
think there is an error, you are just assuming a is positive.


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The Final Fantasy series may have a future on PC, series producer Yoshinori Kitase has revealed.
Speaking in a recent interview with Eurogamer, Kitase stated that the early stages of development for the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy saw the team working on PC, before porting the game to consoles.
The producer revealed that while it was an option for Square Enix to make a PC version, the team ultimately "decided against it". Kitase cited the "market situation" and "complex issues like security" as reasons why a PC version of the game did not go ahead.
However, the recent release of Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 8 on digital platform Steam proved to be successful, renewing the company's interest in the platform.
"It's an early stage for us," Kitase said. "We haven't got an awful lot of experience in this field. So when we have more know-how and experience in this market, we would be very interested."
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was released earlier this month. The game marks the final instalment in the Final Fantasy XIII universe, and concludes the story of protagonist Lightning.
The newest entry into the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XV, was announced last year. The game has been confirmed for a PS4 and Xbox One release, but Square Enix is reportedly undecided on releasing a PC version.


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We field hunt for canadians and would like the opportunity to shoot a few snows if it presents it self.
1. Can snows be called into a group of canadian dekes?
2. Will only a few white dekes due in a seperate family group?
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need breeder recommendation for Washington, DC area (MD, VA, PA, DC)
Hello Everyone,
This is a first post from a new member. I have done a bunch of research but it is starting to make my head spin so I thought I would ask the helpful members on this site.
I thought I would give some background information and a description of my "perfect dog" and see which breeders in the Washington DC area you suggest. I am willing to travel up to about 300 miles. A site visit and meeting the breeders are musts for me.
Background: dedicated GSD owner who recently lost his 16 year old GSD rescue. We love the breed and want to get the best GSD that is most suited to our lifestyle and needs. So, we are going the breeder route this time.
Rank order of priorities
1. health
2. temperament
3. intelligence
4. trainability/drive (medium)
5. conformation
Relationship with new dog:
Perfect Dog: My wife and I are seeking a family companion. We had health issues with our GSD rescue so a very healthy dog is a top priority.
We socialize with other people and dogs on a daily basis in a variety of situations. If we can take the dog with us, we generally do so. Thus, a very even temperament is a top priority. While I can handle dominant dogs I prefer not to own them.
I do lots of obedience training and will go for Companion Dog title at minimum. If things go really well I might even shoot for Utility Dog title but frankly I need to up my own game to make it that far. We exercise with the dog (long walks, hikes, etc) at least twice per day. We interact and talk with our dogs all the time. Thus, we prize highly intelligent dogs.
For drive I think a medium level drive is best. I won't be competing at high levels, will not be doing protection work and we are generally laid back people in our mid 40s. So a highly driven dog doesn't seem right for us.
Our last GSD was very aloof--even with me who she favored--and we would prefer a more affectionate dog. Perhaps part of her issues was her rough start in life--she grew more affectionate over time after we rescued her. But part of that is likely genetics.
Conformation and gender are last on our list. From my research it seems the West German Show lines are the best choice in terms of temperament and drive. We like sables, black & tans, red and tans but dislike black or white. Coloration is way down the list of priorities. Nevertheless, a pretty, black-faced female dog would be our choice all other things being equal.
Timing: we would like to start with the new puppy in late May/June/early July time frame.
Which breeders would you recommend to me and why? Also, do you have any personal experience with the breeder(s) you are recommending? And does anyone know of any particular litters that look promising and consistent with my priorities.
Thanks in advance,
I would check with Dean at Diamond kennels. He's got some nice dogs and is located near D.C.
I would recommend taking a look at Christine's Blackthorn Kennel (Barboursville, VA). I have two from her and love the dogs! Her emphasis is on a medium drive litter whom will be easy to live with, good citizens, and versatile in many dog sports. My two do AKC rally and agility, herding, and have started with PSA. Very, very versatile dogs who love to work with and for their family!
Thanks SpookyShepherd. There seems to be lots of Blackthorn fans on this board. Glad to hear from someone with personal experience with their dogs. I checked out their planned litters and it seems they are now planning some rather serious working dogs--maybe a bit of a departure from the medium drive litters that they usually emphasize. From my research I think I am more interested in the German show lines. Nevertheless, I will reach out to them to start a discussion.
Blackthorn Working German Shepherds -- Available Puppies
Steve Lavalle - Real k9 solutions has a nice male pup available. Call him at 908-399-2551. He owns and titled both the sire and dam. He is in nj.
Definitely give Christine a call. My girl is a pretty high-drive type but she had littermates that are super chill, almost couch potatoes. Xita is an import, hence the ScH1 title, but she imparts a lot of clarity and a great off switch in her pups. If you like what you see at Blackthorn Christine will provide a LOT of fantastic guidance to match the best pup to your family. And she is always up for a phone call if you run into a question. I still call her when I need another set of ideas!
Thanks for all of the replies and PMs.
After a ton of research we finally selected Haus Juris. We spent a few hours visiting their facility on Saturday meeting the people and the dogs. We also met some customers and their Haus Juris dogs including several of Kloud's progeny. Kloud is the total dog IMHO and his progeny are testaments to the breeding program at Haus Juris.
We came away very impressed and are now putting down a deposit. The wait until May/June for a puppy is going to be tortuous.
Great Choice! We love Megan's dogs. we have a son of Kloud and a daughter of Liedo. They are amazing dogs there. We just had a litter from the Liedo daughter who bred with Mailo. Truly a top notch service and professional kennel there.
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New Nukes! Southern Company given green light on nuclear plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted four to one to give Southern Company the green light to construct the nation's first new nuclear power plant in 30 years in Georgia. The approval came less than one year after the nuclear disaster atFukushima in Japan, and with doubts lingering about the safety of the new reactors Southern Company plans to build.
NRC Chairman, Gregory Jaczko was the sole vote against the reactor. He voted against approval due to the fact that Southern Company has not agreed to make changes to the plant's designs that would help protect against the catastrophic failures that occurred in Japan. In general, Chairman Jaczko is at odds with the other commissioners at the NRC, who have called for his ouster. Chairman Jaczko states, in return, that the other four Commissioners are giving safety short shrift at the NRC.
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Brown, Sykes Named to 2014 Lou Henson All-American Team
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Green Bay is the only men's basketball team in the country with two players named to the 2014 Lou Henson All-American Team, CollegeInsider.com announced on Thursday. Senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) and junior Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) are among the 30 players on the team and are finalists for the Lou Henson Player of the Year Award, handed out annually to the country's top mid-major player.
The Lou Henson Award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com awards banquet on April 4 during Final Four weekend in North Texas. Head coach Brian Wardle has already been named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which will be named at the same banquet.
Wardle, Sykes and Brown led the Phoenix to a 24-7 record and a 14-2 mark in conference play to claim the program's first Horizon League regular season title in 18 years. Sykes (6 times) and Brown (4 times) combined to win 10 of the conference's 17 player of the week awards. Read a complete season recap here.
Brown, a 7-foot-1 senior from Winona, Minn., wrapped up his Phoenix career with his best season. He was named to the All-Horizon League team for the third-straight season and to the league's all-defensive team. Brown also claimed Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year honors after swatting a single-season school record 94 shots.
The Minnesota averaged 15.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game. In addition to points and blocks, Brown posted career-best numbers in three-point field goal percentage (.420).
In his storied career, Brown accumulated 1678 points, 800 rebounds and 309 blocked shots. Brown's 309 blocks mark a school record and tied the Horizon League career record.
Sykes, who is one of just 10 non-seniors among the Henson Award finalists, adds to a long list of accomplishments garnered after an incredible junior season. The 5-foot-11 junior has also been tabbed the Horizon League Player of the Year, All-Horizon League First-Team and an All-District pick by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The Chicagoan averaged 20.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. Sykes reached double figures in 29 of 30 games and his 608 points scored in 2013-14 were the fourth-most in Green Bay history.
The two-time All-Horizon League First-Team selection has scored 1,482 points and dished out 394 assists in his three-year Phoenix career, ranking in the top-10 in program history in each category. He won six Player of the Week awards in 2013-14 and 10 in his career, both league records.
The 5-foot-11 Sykes excels at getting to the rim, leading to 26 dunks and numerous trips to the free-throw line in 2013-14. With 188 free throws made this season, Sykes broke his own single-season school record. Totaling 415 in three seasons, Sykes also broke Tony Bennett's Division I record for career made free throws.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by TheeTFD, Jan 29, 2012.
nahhh price is too high besides, he'd just take touches from Tron
So who'll run the ball this year.............. Our choices don't look so good. Tron don't need those touches.................unless we're inside the 20............
Screw it- just pass the ball.
i don't know some fullback, that only cost league minimum.
Won't work this season...........not like it did last year........anyways.
Nems, what makes you think that ?
1. I think that Stafford played a bit over his head last season........I see him having less yards this year.....1,000 yds less........... 2. Stafford to Calvin is no longer gonna take teams by surprise...like it did last year. 3. Teams don't need to plan for our running attack..........so they'll gear up more for our passing. 4. I see the Lions going 8-8 this year............no better.
My views and 10 cents would get you a cup of coffee years ago, now... not much :D
1. I think that Stafford played a bit over his head last season........I see him having less yards this year.....1,000 yds less........... I don't know if he'll be better or worse, but if I had to bet I'd say close to last year's results would be my guess. That's the hope.......Calvin proved to be the only decent weapon last season.......Teams will take him away much more effectively this year. 2. Stafford to Calvin is no longer gonna take teams by surprise...like it did last year. Really don't think they suprised anybody last year.... That has been the 1st thing you defend against when game planning for us. Last year was Stafford's coming out party........to a lesser extent.......same with Calvin. Teams were caught off guard as Stafford put up HUGE numbers his last 9 games...........versus previous 7. 3. Teams don't need to plan for our running attack..........so they'll gear up more for our passing. We have not has a running game in years, really no different this year. Other teams saw the potential for our running attack last season..........this season.........NO worries...so planning is different. 4. I see the Lions going 8-8 this year............no better. .Our offense will pull its weight, if we don't improve over last year which I think could go either way.... the Def will be to blame I see chemistry issues as coach's leadership seems to give permission to sloppy...agressive play. Our defense SCARES me as we've done nothing to help there. If Stafford regresses, then we're in trouble............and 8-8 will look good come year's end.
Here's an opposing view of my Lion's prediction.............I think he's really...out there. Five single-season NFL records that could be broken in 2012 | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports
Speaking of our running game..............I've got a lineman for us........... 6'11" tall and 500 pounds. His nickname is HOUSE............ We could run a play called the 'slob sweep'............ Say hello to 'House,' who's too big for the NFL | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports
****Sad truth is Staff and Tron could put equal numbers like last year and there's no record improvement. But the propensity for improvement on O and D is better this year as we kept all our good people. Thanks Rnd, Nems has been hanging out at that loser Mike Vick site.
Tron won the Biletnikoff Award for best receiver in his last year at GT and was ACC player of the year. He was drafted #2. He set an NFL record in the broad jump at 11'7" (very near world record). He was 5th in the league in receiving yards in 2008 as a 22 year old as the team went 0-16 and he was named an alternate for the pro bowl. He made his first pro bowl in 2009. He was tied for second in the league in TD's in 2010 with Sean Hill throwing to him. That's not exactly stealthy. Nobody signs you to a $135,000,000 contract after one breakout season. In looking at his stats, I'm amazed by his lack of fumbling. He turns it over by fumble once out of every 1,200 yards gained... or about once a season on average.
He breaks out every year.
When playing college......projections had him as a potential elite NFL WR. Last year was his 1st season as a top 3 NFL wideout.....IMHO. I remember we had a question a while back that pondered the Lions top all time WRs. Several of us followers of the NFL, and BillLaimbeer considered the question. At that time, if I remember right, nobody had Tron at the elite status as of then. Interesting how he's quickly vaulted. Your stats paint a picyure of a NFL Superstar in waiting, but I think he had his coming out party last season.
Nems you have very high standards
Maybe............but I think I've been jaded since Millen picked 3 WRs in a row...........and they all flopped. One Druggie.........One BOT, and one who went to Dallas so he could fail there. I just never expected so much (from Tron) since we've been trickbagged before.
Lions at Da Raiders : Leshoure makes his debut. Hasn't hit anything in anger since college. Look for Lions to blow Black Holers out of the universe. Say 150 yd rushing. * Streater my be Raiders only reliable reciever. Palmer my only complete 50% of passes. 27-12 Lion
Since game is important, Streater is on the bench............. Denarius Moore burns weak Lions' secondary for 120 yards............ Raider running game takes advantage of the Lions' wide nine................ Raider revamped defense chokes the Life out of the Lions offense........... Moog hurries to pick up Raider "D" for his fantasy team........ Palmer completes 56% of his passes......... Da Raiders Win..........31-17...........
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Justin and Gavin Hoyte have been named in the squad for Arsenal's Carling Cup tie with Newcastle this evening.
Should they both appear on the pitch at the same time, it is believed they are only the fourth pair of brothers to play in the same first-team game while at the Club.
Here are the others:
Leslie Compton (1931-52) and Denis Compton (1932-50)
They played regularly together in the years surrounding World War Two. Denis was an outside-left who only featured in 64 games for Arsenal but combined his football career by being the most dashing cricketer of his day. Leslie was a tough centre half/right back who played 279 games became the oldest post-war England debutant at 38 years and 64 days. Both won the League in 1947 and the FA Cup in 1950. He played professional cricket in the same Middlesex CCC side as his brother.
Denis Compton
Leslie Compton
Charles Satterthwaite (1904-10) and Joe Satterthwaite (1906-08)
They only played two League games together: Manchester United (h) on March 21 1908 and Bolton (h) on April 4 the same year. In the latter game Joe got Arsenal's goal in a 1-1 his only goal in his five appearances. Charles ended up with over 50 strikes in more than 150 games.
Danny Clapton (1953-62) and Denis Clapton (1957-61)
Their only appearance together was in the 1-1 draw at Blackpool on November 19, 1960. It was the last game in the first team for Denis, a forward. Winger Danny would go on to have a record of 233 games and 30 goals.
Danny Clapton
Denis Clapton
The following pairs of brothers represented Arsenal but, as far as we are aware, did not play a first-team game together.
Robert Buist (1891-94) and George Buist (1896-97)
David Neave (1904-12) and Andrew Neave (1908-09)
Willis Rippon (1910-11) and Thomas Rippon (1911)
William Bradshaw (1900-04) and Joseph Bradshaw (1910-23)
Michael Black (1992-99) and Tommy Black (1995-200)
Valur Gislason 1996-98) and Stefan Gislason (1996-97)
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Express lane for frequent fliers should speed screening for all in Manchester
By MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader | October 22. 2013 10:08PM
Travelers wait in line to be screened Tuesday at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
"That removes them from the larger queue, thus shortening the screening experience for the non-Pre-Check passengers," Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Ann Davis said Tuesday.
Once a passenger opts in, the airlines identifies that customer as a participant when submitting the passenger reservation information to TSA's secure flight system.
"I don't think it makes as much difference here as in Chicago," Landy said. "It would speed up the lines at other airports."
"If I traveled more, I would," the Manchester woman said.
TSA said 17 million passengers have been logged using Pre-Check since it launched in October 2011.
Current members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry, SENTRI or NEXUS programs already are eligible to participate in the TSA Pre-Check.
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Utah mom toilet trains her tots at a table in a restaurant
posted at 2:25 pm on September 5, 2012 by Howard Portnoy
Those looking for the upside to the story could argue that the mother was the very picture of efficiency, killing two birds with one stone. Unfortunately, only one of those birds—eating lunch in a restaurant with your toddlers—is socially acceptable. The other—potty training them right at the table—is widely frowned upon.
CBS Las Vegas reports that Kimberly Decker, a customer at the Thanksgiving Point Deli in the town of Lehi, Utah, was enjoying her own lunch until she happened to catch a glimpse (or was it a whiff?) of the goings-on at a nearby table. Decker posted on her blog:
While we sat down to have lunch, I noticed this young Mother was potty training her two twin daughters at the table. It didn't quite register at first what was happening, but when I took a second glance I realized this is NOT OK! I decided to snap a picture of the whole incident and then later that afternoon as a 'joke' I decided to post it on Facebook. I couldn't believe the response I got.
Decker, who has three small children of her own, one of whom just finished potty training, initially assumed the twins were sitting on booster seats. Then she caught a glimpse of a naked baby butt.
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"She had to undo the jumpsuits, and take them all the way down so they were completely nude, with the jumpsuits down to their ankles just eating their chicken nuggets, sitting on little toddler potties," Decker told station KSL-TV, which picked up the story (video report here).
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Just wondering how you guys rig your decoys. i got a ton of bricks for my ducks and gonna use 2 bricks on my geese. just wondering how i should rig em up.
tarred line but whats the best size?
also do you tie em or crimp them.
what do you use on the brick to tie or crimp the line too?
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|He is gorgeous!! It sounds like it was just fate that he ended up with you. I am very sorry to hear about the heart arrhythmia. Hopefully it is something he will just outgrow or can be easily maintained on meds.
forget about being Alpha when it comes to your marriage.
we're not Alpha in a marriage. if you think your Alpha in a
marriage you're not. forget about being Alpha when it
comes to your dog. you train him, socialize him, love
him, spent a lot time with him, care for him and everything
is going to be find. make sure you and your wife take care
of your dog equally concerning all aspects of the dog.
nice looking pup. good luck. (dogs have paws not hooves and
the front paws are larger).
I hope your puppy will be ok, he's handsome fellow Sounds like he's settling in well already too
You can get health issues in puppies from registered breeders as well, and yeah you have health guarantee and can give them back - but even then not many people will do that once they are attached to the puppy!
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Your wife did wrong. You certainly should have had a say over your choice of pup. And from the Amish? I hope she has learned her lesson.
Yeah his wife made a mistake, it happens.
Yes they should have gone and picked a puppy together but I think if his wife read the above comment she'd be very hurt and upset.
The dog had already been bred, it was in need of a home and she decided to give him one. Is that so much different from getting a dog from a dog rescue where this dog (and so many other BYB dogs) likely would have ended up anyway?
Backyarders will ALWAYS breed and make money off selling pups if they sell them for a few $100 instead of a few $1000 like "reputable" breeders charge.
To most people that want a pet dog it doesn't matter if that dog has papers or not (often they don't understand about the health issues, they just think it's papers they are paying for)- "it's cheap, it's a (insert breed), it'll do".
I think the only way you would ever stamp out BYBs is by the "proper" breeders selling pups for the same price as a BYB would. (Which I realise is unrealistic due to the cost of "proper" breeding)
To the OP - the main thing is that you don't use this dog for breeding Give him a good life, neuter him, work him and love him
Thanks for the feedback Lee, and especially the information on the club, much appreciated!
Sorry to hear that your pup has a medical issue...hopefully it can be treated and he can be maintained on meds....perhaps that is why he is with you, because you can make the commitment to maintain his health....but that is also the biggest reason to avoid BYB/Puppy mills......and the Amish are not noted for being responsible, concerned breeders...I hope that Guinness has a long and happy life with you!
IPO/Schutzhund is a sport that can be very competitive and even many dogs whose paperwork is full of Sch3 ancestors are often not suitable for competition, or while the dog can be titled with tons and tons of work and only on club fields, it is a learning experience for those whose interest is piqued and want to get another dog.....many of these dogs still enjoy doing obedience and tracking and fulfill their need to "have a job"... The club you mention is one whose members are sucessful in the sport, and if you want to pursue some obedience work, I think the Training Director does give lessons...he is accomplished and from what I know, a good guy!
|Yeah. It serves as a good lesson. If I returned him, I'm sure they would either re-adopt him out or just put him down. It wouldn't teach the breeder a thing, it wouldn't change anything other than losing a very sweet dog that my family loves. For now, I feed him well (Blue Buffalo), exercise him all he wants, work with him on obedience training, and we love him to death. Hopefully he'll grow out of it, or at the least not be held back too much by it. He's going to have some excitement pretty soon, we're moving to a new house (only 5 blocks away, and he's already been through the house a few times LOL) next weekend that'll have more room for him and a bigger yard as well.
|I'm sorry to hear that. Really is the luck of the draw with Amish breeders, and unfortunately even if you did return him he would most likely not be given great care if any at all. Hopefully it's something he grows out of, really is a good looking pup.
|Yeah, his weight hasn't really grown much in the two weeks, maybe he was just on a growth spurt? lol I did send an email to Joe, hadn't heard back at all though. I dunno if that's going to be a good route to go with Guinness in any case. Last week we had him in to the vets for an exam and shots and found out he has a heart arrhythmia. The vet isn't sure yet how bad or anything and said it could very well be something he grows out of, but is suggesting a round of EKG/blood tests/etc. Returning the dog to the breeder simply isn't an option, my whole family (including myself) has fallen for this dog and we've decided that we'll just have to help him deal with this and give him the best care we can. He's a happy dog, energetic, playful, and doing very well with other people/dogs and is learning well. Hopefully the tests will tell us more about what's going on.
|Good looking Pup! I understand your frustration with not being able to pick the pup but at least it appears she did an excellent job lol. I wouldn't Worry about the weight as all dogs grow at different rates. Mine was 45lbs last week (17weeks) and he's not what I would consider fat at all. Just curious, have you gotten in touch with Joe? I tried emailing him but haven't heard back yet...I'm located in Carlisle.
|Don't know anything about the clubs but he is a sweet looking boy! Cody was the last pup left and was my soulmate and heart for over 11 years! Destiny!
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Chevy 383 - I set my timing to give me a total advance of about 36* at about 2800 rpm. This is with vacuum disconnected, and using aftermarket distributor springs. Once I set total advance, I don't care were initial is.
I know I am getting some centrifugal advance at idle due to the softer springs, but it doesn't matter.
I then check what the maximum vacuum advance @what ". This is best done using an outside vacuum source - MitiVav is what I use. Check your engine vacuum at idle. For performance, vacuum can should bring in all vacuum advance about 2" less than idle vacuum. Total advance from the vacuum can only should be about 14* to give a total of about 50*. Don't believe me, check Vizards books.
With the right can, I hook the vacuum up to manifold vacuum. Initial advance on the timing light is in the 30+* range beause of the full 14* vacuum + the initial = the amount of centrifugal I am pulling in.
Engine is 10.25CR aluminum heads, CC XE274 cam, and runs on 89 octane gas without ping. May even run on 87, but I have no guts to try it.
No problem starting, as starting only sees initial timing + any little centrifugal it sees at cranking speed.
If you had your e/mail address accessable for others here on the board, I would have already sent info for you on the distributor.
If this is a crate 502 using a carb, and the STOCK CRATE HEI DISTRIBUTOR, then please contact me, I have 6 pics of how to make the stock dist work the right way.
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You are using the 'full' vacuum port. This is why the timing and the idle RPM increases when you hook the hose back up and is normal. Just lower the idle speed with the stop screw on the carb throttle linkage to the RPM you want the engine to idle at. If you have an automatic trans, set the idle RPM with the trans in gear. The idle speed will be higher when the trans is in Park.
i.e. My vacuum line is also hooked to the full vacuum port. Idle in Park is 850 RPM. Idle in gear is just under 700 RPM.
Some will suggest that you hook the vacuum line to the 'ported' vacuum fitting. Try it. Then switch it to the full port and try it. Decide which one works best for your combo. What you are looking for is the best take off from a stop.
ignition timing
I set the initial timing at 16 and changed the springs in the dist. to give me a total timing of 34 degrees. now when I hooked the vacume adv. back up it bump up the timing a consider amount.
do I need to adjust the vacume adv. so that it does not pull that much out or what does it have to be so that I can set it corectly.
I'm learning how to do this so please be understanding.
Try setting your initial timing to 16-18 degrees with the vacuum advance line disconnected and plugged. After you have set the timing, hook the vacuum advance line back up.
when you set the timing to to 22 degrees did you have a hard cranking start or did it start easily?
I have the vacume adv hooked up to the frt of carb (which would be intake manifold). I use the the car for just street use but
occasionally use it for the strip.
|I've mentioned this in a few other threads and I got it originally from a thread on this board. Once you modify your engine, the book advance values are useless. The best way I have found to set initial timing on a modified engine (for lowest temp., highest power, no ping, etc.) is with a vacuum gauge. Disconnect your vacuum advance and attach a vacuum gauge to manifold vacuum. Then start and warm your engine and advance the timing @ idle until the vacuum is maximized. Back it down a couple of degrees of advance from this peak and you are set! If you get a little ping, back it down a degree at a time 'til the ping goes away. Works for me every time.
AHA!!! DMMorris we do agree at last!!!
Increasing your initial timing can lower your operating temps. Experiment to see. Increase in 2 degree increments until you get 'ping' under a light to moderate load. Then back off two degrees.
And Yes, I discovered this when breaking in a cam in the past. I set the distibutor at a point where I knew the engine would start immediately. I then increased the RPM to about 2800 RPM and began to go over the engine looking for any leaks. After about ten minutes of run time I noticed the headers were glowing red at the junction of the individual pipes and the collector. The water temp was about 225. I almost panicked. Without lowering the RPM, I hooked up the timing light, dis-connected the vacuum hose and plugged it and set the timing to 36 degrees. It was about 22 degrees to start. Pipes immediately cooled down, water temp slowly went down to 185.
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|I would like to chim in with a further question... my sbc 350 runs hot at idle in traffic, about 230 degrees. Local hot rod supplier is telling me the cure is to advance distributor until rattle and ping under load, back off a little and engine will run a lot cooler??? Have any of you seen this in action?. Right now I am running about 8 degrees BTDC. But this sounds so off the wall to me. Any comments would be appreciated.....THANKS....DAVE
|Unfortunately; while you and I are debating what 'Total Timing' is, BAD502 would like to know what and how to set up his timing. I have stated what I feel is the correct way to do it. What do you have as a suggestion for him?
Well it looks to me like you just confirmed my statement and you even copied it for us. "This "can" also include your vacuum advance". As you even stated, depending on how your system is set up the vacuum advance plays a big role in your engines total advance. I, as well as many others, use ported vacuum as a source for my timing advance. My Ford has no problem handling as much advance as both vacuum+mechanical can provide. Depending on how you hook up your advance, full or ported, obviously as you stated affects the engines total timing under different load conditions. So again I say your original statement that " The vacuum advance is NOT added to these figures" you are incorrect. You even posted this yourself here...
What is Initial Timing and Total Timing?
Initial timing is that setting you make while your engine is idling with a timing light. This is typically between 4° ATDC (After Top Dead Center) to 16° BTDC (Before Top Dead Center). For performance applications "in most cases" you want as much initial timing as the starter can handle (the more timing the more cylinder pressure that the starter must overcome to crank the engine). Too much initial timing, besides the starter load, can also run the HC (Hydrocarbon) emission levels beyond legal or breathable levels <hint to the smog machine as a tuning tool above>.
Total timing is the calculation of the combined initial and mechanical advance timing settings (max). This "can" also include your vacuum advance though, I like to describe it as "total timing plus vacuum advance". Since vacuum advance is a nearly inconsistent value I like to use it after I have set up the correct mechanical values in the distributor. At times I must use the vacuum advance to generate the timing values I require, but I try to only use it as an "economy" tool to give a street driven vehicle more efficiency and throttle response by this addition.
There are two types of vacuum advance functions available:
One uses a PORTED vacuum source that as RPM increases, so does
the vacuum to the port .... this is a BAD connection in Racing, especially
since we typically retard our timing at the upper RPM levels. But it can be
used as a tuning tool so long as you do not exceed the MAX total timing
figure you need. In this case you will be using the vacuum advance as part
of your total timing.
The second uses FULL MANIFOLD vacuum, which is how I prefer to
use vacuum advance (street cars only). Some may disagree, but it works for
me! To do full manifold mandates an adjustable vacuum canister on the
distributor. The way this system works is when you smash the throttle and
vacuum levels go to atmospheric the vacuum advance is stopped. No ping, no
excess unneeded timing that is only good for street car efficiency anyway.
The above is from the article you linked to.
so your saying that I should leave the vac adv. hooked up
when I set the initial timing? Should I leave it at 15 deg.
or should I change it.
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Vivian Hamer of Durham enjoyed a slice of cheese pizza during last year's PizzaFest at the Children's Museum of N.H. Participants can once again chose the best pizza for adults and kids at the annual fundraiser, which is set for tonight in Dover. (COURTESY)
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Mar 05, 2013 , 2:39 PM by Vicki Kerrigan
You have until the 18th of March to cash in your cans for 10 cents. Coca Cola Amatil says you can get a refund on bottles and cans at the Envirobank recycling depot for the next 2 weeks.
Coke has also said they will reduce the wholesale price of soft drinks by 12 cents a container from today. The company increased the price of drinks by 15 cents each after the cash for container scheme was introduced.
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Coca Cola is a joke. They want to put the price up 5 cents more then what they were prepared to give back as a deposit on their product return and now by challenging the programme in the federal court they won't take responsibility for the recycling of all their products so we can keep our planet clean and green. Australia is becoming a joke.
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At what depot can you still return them ?
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Shame on Coke. The people want more recycling and less litter, Coke doesn't care. It's time for a national container deposit.
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I can say almost had a pump failing.
Few months ago, my power steering pump was almost to give up. Making noises and already started to affect steering. Loosing power at certain times and not having a smooth turning, kind on clicking.
I got the the BMW Stealership and because there was a callback they replaced the pump and pump fan under warranty. The warranty was just 6 months or 10 000km short, so lucky.
I knew about the common failure about the pumps and asked if this will happen again and the guy in Stealership sayd that it's completely different part number so probably (hopefully) the pump will not break down.
When I asked at the end from this guy if there is anything else I need to do (like signature of job received etc), he made a joke that I can pay for the job if I like.... wow
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|I was booked in for the diagnostics with a mini dealer today, only when I started the car this morning the power steering was working again !, so I've had to cancel and just see how the it goes for the next few days, will go easy on the bends just in case.
|Jun 29th, 2016 07:57 PM
|Evening all, well Mini UK & Coopers Mini Norwich handled my pump failure very amicably and very easily, total cost £185, I can now return the pump I bought to Eurocarparts :-)
|Jun 26th, 2016 10:08 PM
|Just had the dreaded pump running all the time hit my 2005 MCS Conv, will be calling the Local Norwich Stealership and asking about the goodwill, will see if I get "never heard of the issue sir", will post back, have just ordered a repalcement pump ready to fit which I will return if this works out same sort of cash. Fan was very much a mess too trying to find a UK source of the SPAL fan's to replace it if I can. Otherwise with the MOT due on Sat nothing too much to worry about really ;-)
|Jun 21st, 2016 03:37 PM
|my power steering has just failed on a 2003 r53 73k miles , do bmw still offer goodwill gesture on the pumps? or should I source my own part and repair?
|Apr 20th, 2016 08:38 PM
|Cactus Ed
I'm concerned my dealer ripped me off. I have a 2006 Cooper S with 47,000 miles, garage kept. My steering developed hard spots when turning the steering wheel. I checked online and found it sounded like the lower steering shaft so I told the dealer service department that. They checked it out and said it was the pump. I argued, they insisted, so I told them if they changed the pump and it didn't fix the problem I wasn't paying and they agreed. So I sat in the lounge for a couple of hours then went to check on the car and saw the tech had removed the steering shaft and was working on it. When he started to put it back in I asked the service manager what was up with taking the steering shaft out and he said when the tech had the pump out he heard the steering shaft making noise so he took it out and lubricated it, no charge.
For one thing how would he have heard the shaft making noise when the pump was out? I think he replaced the pump and it didn't fix it so he worked on the steering shaft. I did speak with the general manager of the dealership and she stood behind her tech. What do you guys think? Any recourse?
|Apr 11th, 2016 10:31 AM
Just signed up to this forum as I found the advice on the power stearing problems excellent. My power stearing failed on Saturday 9th April 2016 in morrisons car park!!
The other members on this site gave me enough information to enable me to call mini uk who where very helpful and told me to call my local mini dealer in Hull. I have called them this morning and they told me to bring it in asap so they an assess what the problem is (as if I don't know) .
They have not mentioned any cost so far which find interesting, I am sure that will come.
I am going to the dealership today. They said they may be able to look at it today and forward the request of a 'good will gesture ' of fixing the stearing to mini uk.
The chap at mini uk did say they are aware of the 'failure' in some models of Mini!
Hope this goes well!!!
|Apr 10th, 2016 02:15 AM
|Jimmy Jamblez
Originally Posted by SALLYmini2016 View Post
My lovely Mini has been whining more and more and louder and louder - I'm told this may be the power steering pump? Or motor?
Is it dangerous to keep driving? I've been quoted £600-700 by Halfords to mend it.!!!
It's not comfortable but it's pretty easy especially when the car is at speed.
Look online for a second hand unit off Ebay or a new unit from Amazon.com. Plus there's a video on Youtube by Mod Mini on how to change it yourself. It's pretty easy.
Don't pay 700 quid!
|Apr 6th, 2016 10:19 AM
My lovely Mini has been whining more and more and louder and louder - I'm told this may be the power steering pump? Or motor?
Is it dangerous to keep driving? I've been quoted £600-700 by Halfords to mend it.!!!
|Feb 23rd, 2016 03:37 PM
Originally Posted by RDMac View Post
Thanks. I was actually recommended a company literally around the corner from me for a refurb called ECU testing. Local BMW/Mini Specialist quoted 2 hours labour and got it in immediately.
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|Feb 23rd, 2016 07:56 AM
|Jimmy Jamblez
Count me in. My power steering died on me this morning then it revived itself a few hours later. So I took the small pump fan off and found out that was siezed so it looks like the power steering pump "shut" itself down as a safety measure until it cooled. Great. After I went on Ebay and bought a grimey second hand pump and fan from UK!
All good, I'll clean the old one out and keep it as a spare or in case any Sydney Mini owners need a hand.
|Jan 7th, 2016 12:27 PM
|Thanks. I was actually recommended a company literally around the corner from me for a refurb called ECU testing. Local BMW/Mini Specialist quoted 2 hours labour and got it in immediately.
|Jan 6th, 2016 05:21 PM
Get one of these and DIY. Overall cost similar to getting it done at the dealers but with the added lifetime warranty on the unit.
Win win.
|Jan 5th, 2016 02:51 PM
Feel I should post here for reference.
2003 MCS with 75k on the clock. Power steering failed a couple of miles from home so limped back with the Christmas turkey in the boot!
Left it on drive untouched over Christmas. Started it up and there was no power steering, reversed in and out a couple of times and pump kicked into action.
Turned the engine off and the pump continued. Disconnected the battery and shut the boot .... DOH! boot wouldn't re-open to re-connect battery as it's electric.
Connected jump leads to battery + terminal under bonnet to power up the car and open the boot (no rear access through rear seats). Left the rear seats collapsed for next time!
Phoned Mini UK customer service and was told that there was no guarantee of a good will gesture and would need to pay £150+ for non-refundable diagnostics and also pay to get the car transported to nearest dealer (no home relay with AA).
Local dealer said earliest to get the car in is in 3 weeks.
|Nov 22nd, 2015 07:47 AM
|Green Turtle
|I had my electric power steering unit on my 2003 mini cooper get so hot the cabling coming from it caught fire. Luckily it was replaced under insurance and I put it out before anything else caught fire too.
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The Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) is one of Nmap's most
powerful and flexible features. It allows users to write (and
share) simple scripts to automate a wide variety of networking
tasks. Those scripts are then executed in parallel with the speed
and efficiency you expect from Nmap. Users can rely on the
growing and diverse set of scripts distributed with Nmap, or write
their own to meet custom needs.
We designed NSE to be versatile, with the following tasks in mind:
This is Nmap's bread and butter. Examples include
looking up whois data based on the target domain,
querying ARIN, RIPE, or APNIC for the target IP to determine ownership,
performing identd lookups on open ports, SNMP queries, and
listing available NFS/SMB/RPC shares and services.
The Nmap version detection system (Chapter 7, Service and Application Version Detection)
is able to recognize thousands of different services through
its probe and regular expression signature based matching system, but it
cannot recognize everything. For example, identifying the Skype v2 service requires two
independent probes, which version detection isn't flexible enough to handle. Nmap could also recognize more SNMP services
if it tried a few hundred different community names by brute
force. Neither of these tasks are well suited to traditional
Nmap version detection, but both are easily accomplished with
NSE. For these reasons, version detection now calls NSE by
default to handle some tricky services. This is described in
the section called "Version Detection Using NSE".
When a new vulnerability is discovered, you often want
to scan your networks quickly to identify vulnerable systems
before the bad guys do. While Nmap isn't a
comprehensive vulnerability scanner,
NSE is powerful enough to handle even demanding vulnerability
checks. Many vulnerability detection scripts are already available and we plan to distribute more as they are written.
Many attackers and some automated worms leave backdoors to
enable later reentry. Some of these can be detected by
Nmap's regular expression based version detection. For
example, within hours of the MyDoom worm hitting the
Internet, Jay Moran posted an Nmap version detection
probe and signature so that others could quickly scan their
networks for MyDoom infections. NSE is needed to reliably
detect more complex worms and backdoors.
As a general scripting language, NSE can even
be used to exploit vulnerabilities rather than just find them.
The capability to add custom exploit scripts may be valuable
for some people (particularly
penetration testers),
though we aren't
planning to turn Nmap into an exploitation framework such as
These listed items were our initial goals, and we expect Nmap
users to come up with even more inventive uses for NSE.
Scripts are written in the
Lua programming language, version 5.2.
The language itself is well documented in the books
in Lua, Second Edition and
5.1 Reference Manual.
The reference manual, updated for Lua 5.2, is also
freely available
online, as is the
first edition of Programming in
Lua. Given the availability of these excellent general
Lua programming references, this document only covers aspects and
extensions specific to Nmap's scripting engine.
NSE is activated with the -sC option (or
--script if you wish to specify a custom set of
scripts) and results are integrated into Nmap
and XML output.
A typical script scan is shown in the
Example 9.1.
Service scripts producing output in this example are
ssh-hostkey, which provides the system's RSA and DSA SSH keys, and rpcinfo, which queries
portmapper to enumerate available services. The only host
script producing output in this example
is smb-os-discovery, which collects a variety of
information from SMB servers. Nmap discovered all of this information in a third of a second.
Example 9.1. Typical NSE output
# nmap -sC -p22,111,139 -T4 localhost
Starting Nmap ( https://nmap.org )
Nmap scan report for flog (127.0.0.1)
22/tcp open ssh
| ssh-hostkey: 1024 b1:36:0d:3f:50:dc:13:96:b2:6e:34:39:0d:9b:1a:38 (DSA)
|_2048 77:d0:20:1c:44:1f:87:a0:30:aa:85:cf:e8:ca:4c:11 (RSA)
111/tcp open rpcbind
| rpcinfo:
| 100000 2,3,4 111/udp rpcbind
| 100024 1 56454/udp status
|_100000 2,3,4 111/tcp rpcbind
139/tcp open netbios-ssn
Host script results:
| smb-os-discovery: Unix
| LAN Manager: Samba 3.0.31-0.fc8
|_Name: WORKGROUP
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.33 seconds
nmap -sC -p22,111,139 -T4 localhost
A 38-minute video introduction to NSE is available at
https://nmap.org/presentations/BHDC10/. This
presentation was given by Fyodor and David Fifield at Defcon and the
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'The educational system could be considered as a victim of this qwerty phenomenon. Our educational system was designed for a time when the classroom was richer in information than the world outside the classroom. Teachers, trained within this system, teach as they were taught and thus perpetuate the traditional system …'W. Lambert Gardiner 1999
It's interesting to think that, as you sit there reading this article and enjoying the benefits of 21st century technology in the form of the World Wide Web, you are more than likely using a piece of equipment based on 19th century technology – the QWERTY keyboard.
the term QWERTY phenomenon encompasses the idea of 'locking on' to a particular design solution
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The QWERTY keyboard was designed to deliberately mix up frequently-used pairs of letters and therefore prevent the jamming of keys which could occur if a typist worked too quickly. Though keys no longer 'stick', the keyboard layout has. There may now be much more practical ways of organising keyboards but the QWERTY standard is so established that any benefits would be considerably outweighed by the effort and cost involved in introducing a new system. The term QWERTY phenomenon encompasses this idea of 'locking on' to a particular design solution.
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The expression QWERTY phenomenon was coined in 1980 by the South African-born mathematician Seymour Papert in a book called Mindstorms.
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Green Bay Tabbed Preseason Horizon League Favorite
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
CHICAGO, Ill. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's basketball team has been tabbed as the Horizon League preseason favorite, and senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) and junior Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) have both been named to the 2013-14 Preseason All-Horizon League First-Team, the league office announced on Wednesday morning at its annual media day in Chicago.
In voting by head coaches, sports information directors and media members from around the League, teams received 9 points for a first-place vote, 8 points for a second-place vote, 7 points for a third-place vote, etc. Green Bay received 21 first-place votes and 390 points overall. Wright State (22) totaled one more first-place vote than the Phoenix but one less point overall as the Raiders were picked second with 389 points.
Cleveland State (2 first-place votes), Oakland (1), Youngstown State (1), Valparaiso, UIC, Detroit and Milwaukee rounded out the preseason poll.
The 2013-14 season marks the first time since 1995-96 that Green Bay has been picked to win the Horizon League. It is also the first time since joining the Horizon League that the Phoenix has had two players voted on the preseason first-team.
On the strength of great seasons from Sykes and Brown, Green Bay was tied for third in the Horizon League standings a season ago with a 10-6 conference record. The Phoenix finished at 18-16 overall and advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship. Head coach Brian Wardle's team returns four starters, including sophomore Jordan Fouse (Racine, Wis.) and junior Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.).
Youngstown State's Kendrick Perry was named the Preseason Player of the Year and was the lone player in the conference to receive more votes than Sykes. Oakland's Travis Bader and Wright State's Cole Darling rounded out the first team.
As a sophomore in 2012-13, Sykes averaged 15.9 points and 4.3 assists per game while starting all 34 games at point guard en route to being named to the All-Horizon League First-Team. Sykes reached double figures in 31 of 34 games and his 539 points broke the program record for points scored by a sophomore.
Sykes reached 20 points or more eight times as a sophomore, including a career-high 31 points on two occasions. The Chicago native scored 31 points in the Horizon League Championship semifinals at Valparaiso, almost leading the Phoenix to an upset win over the host Crusaders.
An All-Newcomer Team selection as a freshman, Sykes' improvement last season stemmed in large part to staggering increases in his shooting percentages. Sykes raised his three-point percentage from 23.3 to 42.3 percent and upped his free-throw percentage from 66.7 to 81.5 percent. Making more free throws than any other player in the conference, Sykes broke the Green Bay record with 159 makes from the charity stripe.
Sykes has been named Horizon League Player of the Week four times in his career, including three times in 2012-13. With 874 points, the 5-foot-11 guard enters the season just 126 points from becoming the program's 26th member of the 1,000-points club.
Brown was voted onto a preseason all-league team for the third consecutive season. As a sophomore, Brown was on the preseason second-team, and he was picked to the preseason first-team in 2012-13.
The 7-foot-1 Brown is the only player in the country to enter the 203-14 season with 1,200-plus career points (1,218), 600-plus career rebounds (629) and 200-plus career blocked shots (215). He is the only the second player in Horizon League history to accumulate those numbers and is on pace to be the first league player to finish his career with 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 250 blocked shots.
As a junior in 2012-13, Brown averaged 14.1 points and six rebounds per game while swatting 59 shots. Entering the year with only six career three-pointers, Brown made 30 from long range as a junior. The versatile post player shot 42.9 percent from long range for the season, ranking fourth in Horizon League play at 44.4 percent.
Brown was a 2011-12 All-Horizon League first-team selection and was named to the second team as a junior in 2012-13. Starting 95 of 96 games in his Phoenix career, Brown has reached double figures 65 times. Brown ranks 15th in program history in points and 11th all-time in rebounds. Brown is the program's all-time leader in blocked shots in a career, season (89) and game (11).
Despite leading the Horizon League in rebounding as a freshman and being tabbed to both the all-newcomer and all-defensive squads, Fouse was left off the Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team. The team consisted of Cleveland State's Anton Grady and Bryn Forbes, Milwaukee's Jordan Aaron, UIC's Kelsey Barlow and Youngstown State's Kamren Belin.
Horizon League Preseason Poll
1. Green Bay (21 first-place votes), 390
2. Wright State (22), 389
3. Cleveland State (2), 338
4. Oakland (1), 258
5. Youngstown State (1), 219
6. Valparaiso, 205
8. Detroit, 141
9. Milwaukee, 69
All-Horizon League First-Team
Kendrick Perry, Youngstown State
Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
Alec Brown, Green Bay
Travis Bader, Oakland
Cole Darling, Wright State
All-Horizon League Second-Team
Anton Grady, Cleveland State
Bryn Forbes, Cleveland State
Jordan Aaron, Milwaukee
Kelsey Barlow, UIC
Kamren Belin, Youngstown State
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