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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, May 22, 2013.
This is when Joe will be ready to pounce.
We're Detroit. The rusty midwestern city that's known more for crime than prime time. We have hatred for all "NBA darlings". ...hated Jordan ...hated Shaq ...hate LeBron Please keep in mind that it IS possible to respect someone's game and still hate 'em. I hope LeBron James loses every game he plays!
Wade, Bosh, and James all have 2014 player options for $20 million. If all three of them were to take them, the only cap space that Miami would have left would be if Wade retires, and even then you're looking at James, Bosh, whatever other scraps they manage to collect this year and next, and maybe another max FA (problem is, as it stands the 2014 free agency class kinda sucks). It won't be the same team. They might be able to lure an aging no-championship veteran, but at that point they won't have developed any young talent and they'll be a three-headed monster with no team to back it up. Meanwhile, James can pretty much go wherever he wants, including to a team that HAS developed their young talent, has one of the best young point guards in the league, and actually would have the cap space to bring in another max FA. I mean, which is a better trio - Irving/James/Gasol, or Wade/James/Bosh?
Noel's gonna be one of the better post-defending and rebounding big men in the game. And imagine him running a court with LeBron and finishing all those dunks.. Behind LeBron, Durant, CP3, I'm not sure there's a better perimeter player in the league right now than Irving. He's good. Remember that another max FA will most likely join him wherever he goes..
I think some of us long time posters still remember the 4 game sweep (after the Pistons won the first two at home) that the Cavs laid on the Pistons in 2007 ECF when our lack of passion crowned James the king. He scored the last 25 points in double OT game 5 at the Palace as Tay, Sheed, C-Webb and Dice proceeded to open a clear lane for James to waltz to the hoop ala last nights Pacer-Heat game. I don't have any hate for him...anymore, in fact I like him better than Jordan or Kobe and was happy that he won the ring last year...but enough is enough, I don't want to see Wade win anymore rings, so lets go Pacers!!
What you are saying is the next big Collusion of superstar FA's will be in Cleveland? Cleveland? By 2014 anything can happen. I think its more likely that 2013 draft pick #1 will be leaving in 2016 rather than attracting the next big dynasty in Cleveland.
I think the next Big Collusion will be wherever Lebron wants it to be.
I like James/Monroe/Drummond myself.
Give me a break. I'd take Curry, Harden, Westbrook, D-Will, George, Parker, etc etc over him any day of the week.
Noel needs TOOO much work on his body and his inside game.. IF the "wrong" team draft's him, he won't develop nothing. He has potential but he has to prove the potencial in action. I didn't said Irving wasn't good, he is great, but the injuries are real man. Rose is great but he hasn't played in a year, Rondo is great, but Boston lost to NY in this years playoffs. What am I trying to say? 1st season --- out of 66 games, he played 51. 2nd season --- 84 games, he played 59. And have in mind the ENTIRE year he lost at Duke. Like it or not, you can't have a STAR and RELY on HIM if he is injury prone. Just Look at this playoffs, the injured "big names"... Again, I'm not saying Irving is bad, he an all-star, but It has no use if he is going to miss THAT much games due injuries.
I always blamed Sheed for the dive the players for those losses. Shame Knight wasn't on the team. He'd have stepped in front of LeBron a few times.
That would clog the lane pretty badly. If you had Curry + Thompson on that team. Then there would be serious damage.
Knight would not have ducked out of the way. But then again that clip would still be shown every year for as long as leBron makes the playoffs.
I defy anybody to have read this ESPN the Mag insert and not develop a pretty healthy dislike of LeBron.
I also dislike that LeBron thinks he's fooling us with his extra wide head band. It's OK LeBron, we all know that you're balding. Time to shave that head and get it over with.
Neither of those two things are good reasons to hate Lebron. I don't dislike you because The Simpsons has gotten stale and you have Milhouse as your avatar.
Milhouse may not be as funny as he was 15 years ago, but he also never took his talents to South Beach. And even if he decided that he was going to leave Springfield, I'm pretty sure he would handle his exit interview better than LeBron.
We hate lebron because we love the Pistons. He's THAT Guy that we have to beat. If he said one day on ESPN3 that he was going to take his talents to Detroit, I'd take down my James dart board and buy a jersey. I hated Jordan. I hated Bird. They were against us. But after it was over, I simply love what they did on the court. One day I'll admire what he did and on some theoretical level, I respect his skills. Fans, anti-fans...its all part of the same tapestry. Its because he is great.
Truth is that its hard to hate any of the stars anymore cause the Pistons don't belong in their league. The stars are who I have to appreciate these days. I certainly like Lebron more than Stuckey............
Me too but if Stuckey went to the Spurs and super collided his way to 2 titles while we missed the playoffs, I'd still be happy. Happy he went someplace else.
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Celebrate Black History Month and the legacy of a profound figure of the Civil Rights Movement: Whitney Young. We're screening The Powerbroker
The Powerbroker tells the story of Whitney Young, "the inside man of the black revolution." By challenging America's business and political communities directly, Young was able to make in-roads where other civil rights leaders couldn't. His efforts to open the doors of equal opportunity were often attacked by the very people he was trying to help. The Powerbroker chronicles the public and private trials of a man navigating a divided society in an explosive time.
Unique among black leaders, he took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, including three presidents. He was the man working behind the scenes, shaking the right hands, making the right deals, and opening the doors of opportunity for all Americans.
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- University Distinguished Service Professor
- Former Director, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Former Physician-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Former Director of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Professor of Medicine
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- Medicine - Cardiovascular
Centers & Institutes
- B.A., Johns Hopkins University (Year I/Human Biology Pgm) (Maryland) (1962)
- M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland) (1965)
Research & Publications
Selected Publications
- Weisfeldt ML, Wright JR, Shreiner DP, Lakatta EG, Shock NW: Coronary flow and oxygen extraction in perfused hearts of senescent male rats. J. Appl. Physiol. 30:44‑49, 1971.
- Lakatta EG, Gerstenblith G, Angell CS, Shock NW, Weisfeldt ML: Diminished inotropic response to aged myocardium to catecholamines. Circ. Res. 36:262‑269, 1975.
- Weiss JL, Frederiksen JW, Weisfeldt ML: Hemodynamic determinants of the time course of fall in canine left ventricular response. J. Clin. Invest. 58:751‑760, 1976.
- Gerstenblith G, Lakatta EG, Weisfeldt ML: Age change in myocardial function and exercise response. Prog. Cardiovasc. Dis. 19:1‑21, 1976.
- Templeton GH, Platt MR, Willerson JT, Weisfeldt ML: Influence of aging left ventricular hemodynamic and stiffness in beagles. Circ. Res. 44(2):189‑194, 1977.
- Taylor GJ, Tucker WM, Greene HL, Rudikoff MT, Weisfeldt ML: Importance of prolonged compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in man. New Engl. J. Med. 296:1515‑1517, 1977.
- Gerstenblith G, Frederiksen J, Yin FCP, Fortuin NJ, Lakatta EG, Weisfeldt ML: Echocardiographic assessment of a normal adult aging population. Circulation 56:273‑278, 1977.
- Spurgeon HA, Thorne PA, Yin FCP, Shock NW, Weisfeldt ML: Increased dynamic stiffness of trabeculae carneae from the senescent rat. Am. J. Physiol. 1:H373‑H378, 1977.
- Yin FCP, Raizes GS, Guarnieri T, Spurgeon HA, Lakatta EG, Fortuin NJ, Weisfeldt ML: Age associated decrease in ventricular response to hemodynamic stress during beta‑adrenergic blockade. Brit. Heart J. 40:1349‑1355, 1978.
- Mirowski M, Reid PR, Mower MM, Watkins L, Gott VL, Schauble J, Langer A, Heilman MS, Fischell RE, Weisfeldt ML: Termination of malignant ventricular arrhythmias with an implanted automatic defibrillator in human beings. New Engl. J. Med. 303:322‑324, 1980.
- Yin FCP, Weisfeldt ML, Milnor WR: The role of aortic input impedance in the decreased cardiovascular response to exercise with aging in the dog. J. Clin. Invest. 68:28‑38, 1981.
- Weisfeldt ML, Becker L: Resuscitation after cardiac arrest - A 3-phase time-sensitive model. Commentary: JAMA. 288:23, 3035-3038, 2002.
- The Public Access Defibrillation Trial Investigators (Weisfeldt ML as a member of the steering committee and writing group): Public-access defibrillation and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. NEJM. 351:637-646, 2004
- Weisfeldt ML, Sitlani CM, Ornato JP, Rea T, Aufderheide TP, Davis D, Dreyer J, Hess EP, Jui J, Maloney J, Sopko G, Powell J, Nichol G, Morrison LJ, and the ROC Investigators: Survival after application of automatic external defibrillators before arrival of the emergency medical system: evaluation in the resuscitation outcomes consortium population of 21 million. JACC.; 55:1713-20, PMID: 20394876, 2010
- Weisfeldt ML, Everson-Stewart S, Sitlani C, Rea T, Aufderheide TP, Atkins DL, Bigham B, Brooks SC, Foerster C, Gray R, Ornato JP, Powell J, Morrison LJ and the ROC Investigators: Ventricular tachyarrythmias after cardiac arrest in public versus at home. NEJM. 364:313-321, PMID: 21268723, 2011
- Stiell IG, Nichol G, Leroux BG, Rea TD, Ornat JP, Powell J, Christenso J, Callaway CW, Kudenchuk PJ, Aufderheide TP, Idris AH, Daya M, Wang HE, Morrison LJ, Davis D, Andrusiek D,Stephens S, Cheskes S, Schmicker RH, Fowler R, Vaillancourt C, Hostler D, Zive D,Pirrallo RG,Vilke G, Sopko G, Weisfeldt ML, and the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortim (ROC) Investigators. Early versus later rhythm in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. NEJM. 365:9, 787-797, 2011
Integrated system for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and circulation support
Patent # 4397306 | 09/09/1983
An integrated system for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and circulation support comprising chest compression means adapted to be positioned over the patient's sternum and operable to compress the sternum at desired intervals and to a desired degree, lung ventilating means including (1) a high pressure ventilator for ventilating simultaneously with chest compression; (2) a low pressure ventilator for inflating the lungs at low pressure between a selected number of compression cycles; and (3) a negative pressure ventilator for deflating the lungs between chest compressions; valve means for selectively operating only one of the indicated ventilators at any one time; means for restricting the abdomen to exert pressure on the abdominal wall; and control means for selectively operating the chest compression means, the lung ventilating means, valve means and abdomen restriction means in a selected sequence and for the period of time desired.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Assisted Circulation System
Patent # 4928674 | 05/29/1990
A vest system for generating cyclic fluctuations in intrathoracic pressure for use in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and non-invasive circulatory assistance. The vest is preferably provided with a two bladder inflation system. A high pressure bladder contacts the chest wall while a bias bladder is disposed between the high pressure bladder and the vest material. The bias bladder is pressurized to press the high-pressure bladder tightly against the chest wall so that cyclic inflation of the high-pressure bladder can generate large changes in intrathoracic pressure. The bias bladder is released periodically to allow the chest to expand for adequate ventilation. Air flow into and out of each bladder is controlled by sequencing large bore 3-way and 2-way solenoid valves and the rate of air flow into the high-pressure bladder is controlled by a variable resistor.
ECG Amplifier and Cardiac Pacemaker for Use during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (NMR insensitive pacemaker)
Patent # 5217010 A | 08/02/1993
A device for monitoring a patient or pacing a patient is disclosed which can safely operate in a MRI system. The device uses unique RF filtering and shielding to attenuate voltages on the leads resulting from the high frequency RF signals produced in the MRI. The device is uniquely shielded to prevent induced currents from disrupting the amplifying and processing electronics. The device uses an optional secondary low pass or band reject filter to eliminate interference from the MRI's gradient magnetic field. The device uses optional inductors placed close to electrodes to limit RF currents through the electrodes. Several embodiments of the RF filter are taught which depend on the number of sensing leads, whether the leads are shielded, whether the RF filter is contained in the electronic shielded housing or whether single or multistage filtering is employed. The device may operate as an extended ECG monitor or may be an implantable MRI safe pacemaker.
Mri interference-filtered monitor, stimulator and pacemaker
Patent # WO1992021286 A1 | 04/08/1994
A device for monitoring, stimulating or pacing a patient to safely operate in an MRI system, uses RF filtering (104-110) to eliminate interference from the MRI gradient magnetic field and shielding (122) to attenuate voltages on the leads resulting from the high frequency RF signals produced in the MRI to prevent induced currents from disrupting the amplifying and processing electronics (124).
Cardiac assist method using an inflatable vest
Patent # 6752771 B2 | 01/14/1998
A method and device are disclosed for inflating an inflatable vest to assist the heart in patients suffering from heart failure. The inflation of the vest is synchronized with on-set of the systole phase of the heart, when the left ventricular compresses to force blood out of the heart and through the aorta. The inflated vest compresses the patient's chest and increases the intrathoracic pressure. This increase in pressure assists the heart in moving blood out of the heart and through the aorta. In addition, the vest is arranged to leave the patient's abdomen free of restraint so that the increase in intrathoracic pressure due to the vest moves blood into the abdomen, and to allow the abdomen to dynamically recoil in response to the vest inflation. In addition, ECG signals from electrodes applied to the patient are processed to trigger the vest inflation in real time with the current heartbeat cycle, such that the vest inflation is triggered when the heart begins to contract.
Cardiac assist method using an inflatable vest
Patent # 6179793 B1 | 01/14/1998
A method is disclosed for inflating an inflatable vest to assist the heart in patients suffering from heart failure. The inflation of the vest is synchronized with on-set of the systole phase of the heart, when the left ventricular compresses to force blood out of the heart and through the aorta. The inflated vest compresses the patient's chest and increases the intrathoracic pressure. This increase in pressure assists the heart in moving blood out of the heart and through the aorta. In addition, the vest is arranged to leave the patient's abdomen free of restraint so that the increase in intrathoracic pressure due to the vest moves blood into the abdomen, and to allow the abdomen to dynamically recoil in response to the vest inflation. In addition, ECG signals from electrodes applied to the patient are processed to trigger the vest inflation in real time with the current heartbeat cycle, such that the vest inflation is triggered when the heart begins to contract. A controller provides an adjustable signal blanking period to avoid noise components following the QRS complex.
Portable negative pressure ventilation device and methods and software related thereto
Patent # 8571663 B2 | 10/29/2013
Featured is an apparatus an apparatus including a monitoring and sensing means, an electrode patch and a control device operably coupled to each of the sensing means and the electrodes and outputs signals to the electrodes for purposes of stimulating the phrenic nerve to thereby cause breathing by natural contraction of the diaphragm. The control device is configured and arranged to initially localize the phrenic nerve with respect to a given set of electrodes that is effective, when appropriately energized, for stimulating the phrenic nerve to establish negative pressure induced respiration in the body, based on the output signal(s) from the monitoring and sensing means. After such initially localizing; the control device thereafter repetitively outputs stimulation signals via the given set of electrodes so as to thereby continuously stimulate negative pressure induced respiration. Also featured are methods related thereto.
Activities & Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins, 1962
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Johns Hopkins, 1965
- American Physiological Society, 1974
- American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1977
- Interurban Clinical Club, 1982
- Association of American Physicians, 1988
- Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science, 1991
- Award of Merit recipient, American Heart Association, 1992
- Elected member, Institute of Medicine, 1996
- Gold Heart Award, American Heart Association, 1998
- Member, American Clinical and Climatological Association, 2003
- Recipient Herrick Award of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association, 2004
- John Phillips Memorial Award, American College of Physicians, 2006
- Diversity Award, Association of Professors of Medicine, 2008
Professional Activities
- Cardiology Advisory Board, NHBLI, 1986 - 1990
- Chairman, Cardiology Advisory Board, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1987 - 1990
- President, AHA (National), 1989 - 1990
- Study Chair, Executive Committee Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2003


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Frequently Asked Questions
Some Frequently Asked Questions About the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) or The Nation's Report Card
What NAEP Covers
NAEP Design
Federal and State Context
The Governing Board
Comparisons to Common Core
What NAEP Covers
What subjects does NAEP measure and how many grade levels are covered?
NAEP conducts assessments periodically in mathematics, reading, writing, science, geography, U.S. history, civics, economics, and the arts. The Governing Board has also adopted a framework for a future foreign language assessment. The main NAEP assessments are conducted in grades 4, 8, and 12, although each subject does not necessarily involve all three grades. The long term trend NAEP—which is based on older frameworks and reports trends back to 1969-70—assesses students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in reading and mathematics. The NAEP Assessment Schedule contains a complete list of recent and upcoming NAEP assessments.
What is TUDA and will more districts be included in the future?
The Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) was initiated in 2002 as a study to determine the feasibility of including urban districts as a regular component of NAEP. It looks specifically at performance results of large urban school districts in reading, mathematics, science, and writing. As of 2015, the cities currently in TUDA include: Albuquerque, N.M.; Atlanta; Austin; Baltimore; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Cleveland; Dallas; Detroit; Fresno, Calif.; Houston; Jacksonville, Fla. (Duval County); Los Angeles; Louisville, Ky. (Jefferson County); Miami (Dade County); New York; Philadelphia; San Diego; Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County); and Washington, D.C. See a list of both current and eligible districts.
What are the NAEP achievement levels?
Achievement levels are the standards that the Governing Board adopts, used to report what students should know and be able to do for basic, proficient, and advanced performance in each grade and subject tested. For each level there is a written description of performance, a set of illustrative sample questions, and a minimum score on the NAEP scale.
The general policy definitions for achievement levels were adopted by the Governing Board in 1990 and revised slightly in 1993. To set the levels for each subject, preliminary descriptions are adopted after wide public consultation. Broadly representative panels are then convened to make final recommendations to the Board. The panels are composed of classroom teachers, other educators, and knowledgeable members of the public. They examine the questions and student performance data in a tightly structured process, conducted by a contractor with extensive experience in the field of standard-setting.
What are the policy definitions for achievement levels?
Basic—Denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.
Proficient—Represents solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
Advanced—Signifies superior performance.
The central language of proficient, "competency over challenging subject matter," was taken from the National Education Goals, announced by the president and the nation's governors in 1989.
NAEP Design
How are students selected for NAEP and how many of them are assessed for each exam?
NAEP is a representative-sample assessment. It reports on the achievement of large groups of students, and does not give results for individuals or schools. Participating schools are selected by the National Center for Education Statistics and its contractor according to a sampling frame in order to produce results that are nationally representative and also representative of participating states and urban districts. Within each school students are selected randomly from a list of all those enrolled at the target grade. Individual schools and students cannot volunteer for NAEP, and state, district, and local officials cannot choose the students or schools that become involved. Information about students and schools are kept confidential.
In national-only samples there usually are about 8,000 to 12,000 students assessed per subject per grade in about 400 to 650 public and private schools. For a particular subject, each state sample has about 2,500 to 3,000 students per grade in about 100 public schools. Each district sample has about 1,000 to 2,000 students per grade and subject in about 20 to 100 public schools.
In 2007, which included national, state, and district samples in three subjects, approximately 870,000 students were assessed. In 2008, which has only national samples for long-term trends and the arts, about 75,000 students are expected to participate.
When are NAEP assessments given?
The main NAEP assessments are given in winter from the last week in January through the first week of March.
Based on procedures used since their inception, the long-term trend assessments are administered at three different times of the year: in the fall for 13-year-olds, winter for 9-year-olds, and spring for 17-year-olds.
What is the lag time between when students take the test and when the results are reported?
It varies. The reading and math assessments for grades 4 and 8 are reported 6 months after the exam is administered. These are the subjects and grades required under No Child Left Behind. Other NAEP results are usually reported in about a year, but sometimes it has taken longer to collect, analyze, and report data.
When exams in subjects like reading and math are administered over the years, are you testing the same students over time?
There is no effort made to track individual students. Since students are selected randomly, it is possible in rare instances for a student to be selected a second time. In general though, the eighth-graders who took the math exam in 2007, for example, were not the same as the fourth grade students who were assessed in 2003. In all cases, however, the samples—national, state, or district—are designed to be representative of the groups assessed.
Can I use NAEP results to find out how a participating school or student did?
No, NAEP is a representative-sample assessment, designed to report group results, and cannot provide accurate data on individual students and schools. By law, the assessment is required to make sure that all personally identifiable information about students and schools remains confidential.
Federal and State Context
Is NAEP part of the No Child Left Behind Act?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress began in 1969, decades before the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was passed in 2001. Under NCLB, all states are required to participate in NAEP's reading and mathematics assessments in the fourth and eighth grades every 2 years as a condition for receiving federal aid. But no sanctions or rewards are tied to NAEP results. State participation in all other NAEP subjects and grades is completely voluntary.
Is NAEP related to the standardized tests mandated by my state?
No, NAEP is conducted and reported separately from any state-conducted tests. State tests are designed to provide information on individual students and schools. They are tied to the curriculum and academic standards of each state.
In most cases, there are differences in test content, standards, test administration, and preparation between NAEP and state tests.
Since NAEP is designed to produce group scores, not individual student results, it tests only a relatively small number of students in each state. Also, each student in the NAEP sample takes only part of the full assessment, which is far longer than any particular state exam. By law, NAEP is forbidden to report individual student or school results.
State tests are designed to provide information on individual students and schools. They are tied to the curriculum and academic standards of each state, rather than to a national model.
Why are there different rates of exclusions and accommodations for NAEP in each state?
Accommodation and exclusion rates on NAEP vary because of state-to-state differences in demography, school policies, and testing practices.
For students designated by their schools as disabled, NAEP generally provides the same testing accommodations or non-standard administration procedures as state exams. Where NAEP does not allow a particular accommodation, such as having the reading exam read aloud to students or permitting calculators on all parts of the math exam, students may be excused from participation in NAEP.
For students designated by their schools as English language learners, NAEP offers math and science exams in Spanish to students tested in that language by their states. For most other subjects, NAEP allows bilingual dictionaries in whatever language a student needs. However, students may be excluded from the assessment when NAEP does not offer an accommodation or translation, such as in reading, which NAEP tests in English only.
Thus, differences in NAEP exclusion and accommodation rates reflect 4 factors: demographic differences; different state policies on identifying students as disabled or limited English; the proportion of students in a state who are tested under non-standard conditions; and whether those accommodations are permitted on NAEP.
The Governing Board
How long do members of the Governing Board serve and how are they selected?
Governing Board members serve 4-year terms that are staggered. They are appointed by the Secretary of Education in categories determined by law to ensure that the Governing Board includes a wide range of viewpoints and interests. The annual process starts with the Governing Board's Nominations Committee, which does a broad-based search including a call for nominations sent to more than 1,400 organizations. A notice is also posted on the Governing Board's Web site. Members of the Nominations Committee independently rate each candidate's resume. Ultimately, there is a slate of six candidates that the Governing Board forwards to the Secretary of Education for each open position. Each fall, the Secretary announces the new Governing Board appointments. Members may serve a maximum of two consecutive 4-year terms.
Are Governing Board members usually of the same political party as the current presidential administration?
No, the Governing Board is independent and bipartisan, and is not under the direction of administration officials. In fact, Congress established the Governing Board to ensure that decisions on the content, standards, and reporting of NAEP are made independently of Department of Education officials. The law states that the Board shall exercise "its independent judgment free from inappropriate influences and special interests" and "be independent of the Secretary and other offices and officers of the Department." Its membership is balanced, and must, by law, include two state governors, who may not be members of the same political party, and two state legislators, who must also belong to different parties. The other Board members are selected on a non-partisan basis.
Comparisons to Common Core
Will NAEP be matched to the Common Core curriculum standards?
The groups that prepared the Common Core state standards and are developing the Common Core tests have drawn many of their approaches and ideas from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Many of the same people have been involved in both programs, including several members of the National Assessment Governing Board. Cooperation is ongoing, but there are no plans for NAEP and the Common Core to become wholly similar or matched. The Governing Board believes strongly that NAEP should continue to play an important role as an independent measure of student achievement under whatever education policies [or reforms] that states adopt.
For more than 40 years the National Assessment has provided the public with reliable, representative-sample information on what students know and can do in a wide range of academic subjects. Because of NAEP's sampling methodology, designed to produce sound results for large groups of students, the NAEP assessments are much broader-in content, item types, and levels of difficulty-than any exams designed to produce individual results, including those being developed for the Common Core.
Once the two sets of Common Core assessments are available in 2014-2015, there surely will be comparisons between their content and NAEP's. We expect these will show some differences as well as substantial similarities. The Board believes it will be important to maintain NAEP's distinctiveness and its trends in order to provide the nation and the states with a stable, independent measure of whether educational progress is indeed being made.


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Our daily video feature will bring you all the latest news, interviews and behind-the-scenes access from the Club's trip to Malaysia and China.
In today's edition:
- focus turns to Wednesday's game against a Malaysia XI
- thousands of supporters watch an open training session
- Theo Walcott on Arsenal's fans in Malaysia
- Alex Song on the open training session
- the players go for a pre-match walk around Kuala Lumpur
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Glad to have the show back! In the meantime, I've been having to actually focus on work while I'm at work, which has been a bummer.
i've never heard of this book. sounds awesome. i love it when there's a focus on the girl part of the zine world.
i have question for her: why didn't she write about girl zine distros, like riot grrrl press & pander distro? & when she DID write about distros (to tell people where to find zines now), why did she focus so much on microcosm, which does not specialize in girl zines & actually has a pretty sorry selection of girl perzines? (to say nothing of other issues with microcosm...). i know the archive where she did her research had old pander catalogues available for perusal, & pretty much every single person she interviewed worked with pander at some point. seems like an oversight...a big one.
other than that, the book pleasantly surprised me in how much it got right.
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The following statement was released by Plus Markets this morning:
On 4th November 2009, Arsenal Holdings plc (the "Company") received notification that on 4th November 2009 KSE, UK, Inc ("KSE"), a company controlled by Stan Kroenke, a Director of the Company, acquired 200 ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the Company ("Shares"), at a price of £8,500 per Share.
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Former P&G executive to speak at Ozarks on Jan. 25
Release Date: 1/22/2013
Thomas Verdery, executive in residence for the Soderquist Center for Leadership in Ethics at John Brown University, will speak as part of the 2012-2013 PBL-Enactus Distinguished Speakers Series at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 25, in the Boreham Business Building at University of the Ozarks.
Thomas Verdery will be the first guest speaker for the spring semester of the 2012-2013 PBL-Enactus Distinguished Speakers Series.
Verdery, who is also a professor in the graduate business program at JBU in Siloam Springs, Ark., will speak on "Top Habits of Successful People." The lecture, which will be held in Baldor Auditorium, is free and open to the public.
Verdery, who earned an MBA from the University of Dallas in 1990, spent 34 years in sales management with Proctor & Gamble before retiring in 2009. He was part of P&G's original customer business development team partnership with Wal-Mart in 1988. When he retired he was global training and development manager for the Fortune 500 company.
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Call your representatives and voice your opposition to any infringements upon your Second Amendment rights. Be polite, be nice, be firm, and be short.
I just read up on Feinsteins guns ban proposal, and the ways the polititions use horrible trageties to push their own agendas. With the momentem these idiots are gaining off the simple minded population, is anyone else as frightened as I am about this new bill? If you haven't seen it yet, you need to look it up. Also any ideas what somebody like me could do to help stop this BS from actually going through?
Call your representatives and voice your opposition to any infringements upon your Second Amendment rights. Be polite, be nice, be firm, and be short.
+1 be vocal.
Exercise your 1st and 2nd amendment rights. Loudly voice your opposition and buy as many 'soon to be banned' guns as you can.
Remember, that witch Feinstein has been proposing these bills for years. I unfortunately believe they will get some form of ban in the books, but I don't think these morons will get all they want. Just my personal thoughts.
I heard Feinstein has a concealed carry
Feinstein does have carry conceal and has been deputized by the U.S. Marshall so she can take it where she wants to.
I personally don't think the bill will pass the House and the Senate can still filibuster it too. The House doesn't have the votes for it to pass and they can kill it in committee without it coming to the floor for a vote even if they have the votes to pass a new bill if the Speaker decides it dies then it dies. So we have at least two years to make more Mags and AR's. Remember the Supreme Court said they can't ban guns the public generally has. Feinstein has drafted the new bill to ban Semi-Autos that can hold more than 10 rounds. I wrote my Congressman but he has remained silent on a reply. I suggest everyone writes their House of Representatives soon.


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Emanuel, Moran Named All-America
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The North Carolina junior duo of Colin Moran and Kent Emanuel was named to All-America squads on Wednesday.
Moran earned Baseball America All-America honors as the first team designated hittter, while also garnering second team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Emanuel joined Moran on the NCBWA All-America squads as he earned third team honors.
Moran currently leads the country in RBIs with 88 on the year and is two shy of being the first ACC player to reach the 90-RBI plateau since Buster Posey accomplished the feat in 2002 for Florida State.
Emanuel is tied for the eighth-most wins in a single season with 11 and has posted the most career wins (28) by a junior in school history.
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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience.
The 2010/11 campaign is no different and eighteen young Gunners have already linked up with their loan clubs.
Arsenal.com will be tracking their progress throughout the season. Our 'Arsenal's Loanees' page provides an overview of all the relevant players and below is the latest instalment of our regular 'Loan Watch' feature, which brings you brief reports from their latest fixtures.
Ryo Miyaichi
Feyenoord 2-1 Heracles
Saturday, February 12
Ryo Miyaichi scored his first goal for Feyenoord to help them to a 2-1 win over Heracles on Saturday. The Arsenal loanee opened the scoring after 18 minutes before Diego Bisewar doubled the lead 12 minutes before half time.
Henri Lansbury
Norwich 2-1 Reading
Saturday, February 12
Henri Lansbury was on the scoresheet for Norwich to help the Canaries to a 2-1 win over Reading on Saturday. The Arsenal midfielder opened the scoring after 16 minutes before Reading equalised ten minutes later. Grant Holt won the game four minutes into injury time.
Kyle Bartley
Rangers 6-0 Motherwell
Saturday, February 12
Kyle Bartley made his debut for Rangers and helped the side from Ibrox to a 6-0 win over Motherwell on Saturday. The young defender played 70 minutes before being replaced.
Aaron Ramsey and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Cardiff 1-0 Scunthorpe
Saturday, February 12
Aaron Ramsey and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas both featured for Cardiff to help them to a 1-0 win over Scunthorpe on Saturday. Ramsey played the full 90 minutes and Emmanuel-Thomas was replaced after 59 minutes.
Mark Randall
Oxford Utd 2-1 Rotherham
Saturday, February 12
Mark Randall played the full 90 minutes for Rotherham as they went down 2-1 at Oxford United on Saturday.
Pedro Botelho
Barcelona II 3-0 Cartagena
Saturday, February 12
Pedro Botelho played the full 90 minutes for Cartagena as they went down 3-0 at Barcelona II on Saturday.
Benik Afobe
Huddersfield 0-0 Oldham
Saturday, February 12
Benik Afobe was an 87th-minute substitute for Huddersfield as they drew 0-0 with Oldham on Saturday.
Francis Coquelin and Gilles Sunu
Monaco 3-1 Lorient
Saturday, February 12
Gilles Sunu was a 52nd-minute substitute for Lorient as they went down 3-1 at Monaco on Saturday. Francis Coquelin didn't feature.
Craig Eastmond
Sheff Utd 1-1 Millwall
Saturday, February 12
Craig Eastmond was an unused substitute for Millwall as they drew 1-1 with Sheffield United on Saturday.
Sanchez Watt
Bristol City 0-2 Leeds
Saturday, February 12
Sanchez Watt didn't feature for Leeds as they beat Bristol City 2-0 on Saturday.
Carlos Vela
West Brom 3-3 West Ham
Saturday, February 12
Carlos Vela was an unused substitute for West Brom as they drew 3-3 with West Ham on Saturday.
Gavin Hoyte
Lincoln City 2-0 Morecambe
Saturday, February 12
Gavin Hoyte didn't feature for Lincoln City as they beat Morecambe 2-0 on Saturday.
Vito Mannone
Hull 1-0 Preston
Saturday, February 12
Vito Mannone didn't feature for Hull as they beat Preston 1-0 on Saturday.
Levante 1-0 Almería
Sunday, February 13
Wellington didn't feature for Levante as they beat Almeria 1-0 on Sunday.
Armand Traore
Juventus 1-0 Inter Milan
Sunday, February 13
Armand Traore didn't feature for Juventus as they beat Inter Milan 1-0 on Sunday.
Samuel Galindo
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona 2-0 Salamanca
Sunday, February 13
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And now for something completely different.
One of my hobbies is building guitar effect pedals. I just finished this one for my cousin. It is a light, bluesy overdrive pedal. The Boba Fett design idea came to me after the case was already drilled, hence the design is upside-down. I think it is kind of cool. The visor part is acid etched and has no clearcoat over it; it should darken slightly over time. Doing this actually gave me some other ideas for future builds :)


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• After starting the season with a 1-8 mark, Canisius has won each of its last two games to improve to 3-8 on the year. The Griffs are 2-2 in the MAAC.
• Sophomore Tim Edwards leads the team with 32 points and 16 assists this season, while freshman Vince Gravino ranks second with 24 points, scoring a team-best 17 goals.
• Sophomore netminder Alex Govenettio has started 10-of-11 games in goal for Canisius, posting an 11.63 goals against average and .444 save percentage.
• Coming off a school-record performance on Monday, senior Mike Moran leads the Griffs in faceoffs, winning 60.7 percent of restarts (119-of-196).
• Prior to Saturday's final home regular-season game against Jacksonville, the Griffs will honor 10 seniors for their contributions to the program.
• Nick Anderson, Kyle Bell, Steve Berntson, Nick Caldiero, Nick Carrasco, Brendan Fox, Kevin Lalley, Mike Moran, Joe Rautenstrauch and Hugh Weir will all appear in their final home regular-season contest on Saturday.
• The 10 seniors have combined to appear in 197 career games with 48 points, 26 goals, 22 assists, 283 ground balls, 233 faceoff wins and 46 saves.
• One player that is taking advantage of the new rules that puts an emphasis on two-way midfielders is senior Joe Rautenstrauch.
• Primarily a defensive midfielder during his first three seasons at Canisius, Rautenstrauch now ranks second on the team with 16 goals as a senior and third with 19 points. He set career highs in Monday's 12-11 win, recording six points and five goals against Binghamton.
• Rautenstrauch went scoreless during the first 26 games of his career prior to the season.
• In addition to his 16 goals this season, Rautenstrauch ranks second on the team (and first among non face-off players) with 30 ground balls in 2013.
• The biggest strength for the Griffs this year has come at the faceoff X with senior Mike Moran.
• Moran ranks first in the MAAC and eighth nationally by winning 60.7 percent of his restarts (119-of-196) this season. His 60.7 winning percentage currently is the second-best mark in school history.
• The senior has been at his best in the Griffs' three wins this season, claiming 73.0 percent of his faceoffs (46-of-63) in the three victories.
• The Griffs and Dolphins are meeting for the third time. Jacksonville won each of the first two contests.
• Last season, the Griffs raced out to an 8-4 lead at Jacksonville but the Dolphins held Canisius scoreless for the final 40:53 of the game to squeak out a 9-8 victory.
• Jacksonville is 6-4 on the season and is second in the MAAC with a 4-1 conference record.
• The Dolphins are coming off their first MAAC loss of the season, falling to Marist, 14-11, last Saturday. The loss ended the team's four-game winning streak.
• Cameron Mann and TJ Kenary lead the Dolphins with 21 points on 13 goals and eight assists this season. Ari Waffle has scored a team-best 14 goals.
• Pete DeLuca has started 9-of-10 games in net, posting a 9.04 goals against average to go along with a .577 save percentage.
• Dan McNulty has led the Dolphins in faceoffs, winning 52.4 percent of restarts (118-of-225).


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Attachment 65204Attachment 65205Attachment 65206Attachment 65152After over 3 years and roughly $2-3 grand (I stopped counting for fear of crying like a baby), countless worthwhile,well enjoyed hours, and a lot of both frustration and sense of accomplishment, I am mere hours away from finishing my Fett...By hours, I mean actual working hours. I spent my last bonus check on upgrades for my ROTJ Fett (approved long ago for the 501st). He is now going to officially be a Special Edition fett with the addition of my new ESB bucket and 12 pouch ammo belt. I have a new vest/neckseal, jumpsuit, wookie braids, cape, some new gaunts I need to modify, and new gloves. I also have a nifty new (to me) foam ee-3 for trooping. Pictures will follow once I get a few more pieces in, and weather them, fit my armor on them, and take em for a test drive. That being said, after I purchased all these upgrades, I noticed my wallet still had $150 bucks in it...What did I do, you ask? I bought a partially painted Pre Pro 2 (AFettFullof$$...YOU ARE A SUPER TALENTED DUDE!!!) ASOK cold cast...A man has to have a hobby...so, I guess I need to start on my next build.
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Restoration and rememberance
Vandalized monument to fallen officers restored
By BENJAMIN C. KLEIN
Union Leader Correspondent | October 16. 2013 9:27PM
Despite the damage done by vandals to a monument honoring two slain police officers, members of the Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club were able to make it seem like nothing happened. (BENJAMIN C. KLEIN)
"It's depressing to hear that it was tipped over, but the response to it is very good and greatly appreciated, not only by our family, but I suspect by people who go around that traffic circle every day," said Jeremy Charron's father Bob.
Along with fixing and resetting the broken monument, the NKA also cleaned up any litter around the site, mowed the lawn and trimmed the trees.
"With it being the anniversary of her husband's death she said she needed something to do, and that it would be therapeutic to help out. I said come on down and bring a rake and a smile," Dempsey said.
"I take her boys hunting; a bunch of us that were friends with Mike still look out for his kids," Dempsey said.
"Even politicians honor it by not planting any signs on the circle. The area all around is loaded election time. but not here," Dempsey said.
"They probably didn't even know what they were doing, the monument has no writing on it of any kind."
Some of the NKA members who helped out, like Justin Dirito, weren't even members of the White Mountain chapter, but still felt compelled to help out.
This is not the first time Dempsey and his motorcycle club have had to repair and remount the monument. In 2011, a motorist crashed into it after driving up the small hill in the middle of the traffic circle.
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Herniated Disc Pain Relief and Treatments Guide
Herniated discs are a major cause of disability in people under 45.
I am one of those people.
For the past 3 years I suffer L5S1 disc hernia, the most common type of hernia.
But each case is slightly different and that makes it very difficult to treat.
In my case I also have hyperlordosis, scoliosis and spina bifida.
I have been trying countless treatments and supposed cures. I was often left in disappointment but fortunately found some sources of relief.
I'm not a doctor, just a student with lots of experience with a mother which is a doctor.
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|Hate to even suggest this but everyone I know who has had major back issues has moved over to Skiing , good luck hope some PT can square things away for you.
|Not lower but I have some pinched nerves in my upper back/low neck likely from herniated discs.....kinda sucks cause can affect the feeling in my arms and my ability to turn my upper body at times. I use lidocaine patches sometimes when I feel like I need them, and they do seem to help. Plus I can keep a lot under control which exercise and taking care of myself, this is a problem I've had since child hood... My biggest issue when riding and dealing with this problem is dealing with other disrespectful riders not following any etiquette, most even minor fall impact can affect my neck negatively so I have to be careful. I'm very controlled and calculated when I ride, I can still go off smaller jumps and kickers, hit some boxes, do some 180's, ride switch. But I speed check, check out the snow on the other landing areas before I try the jump, I like to carve, I normally don't ride straight and just gain speed unless I need it to get through a section or I'm certain I have the ability to dump quickly it if need be in the conditions I'm riding in. I also listen to my body and when I need a break, I go off to the side and rest a minute, I know that if I feel pain I tighten up and it affects my riding which can be dangerous to me and other people around me. What I'm dealing with right now has to do with people coming from behind..... no longer do many care to yield to people in front of them (around where I ride a lot) or they ride too fast and out of control then get way too close to people. Someone clipped my board the other day and made me fall, another kid squeezed into a super tight spot between my backside and the edge of the trail while I was mid carve, without warning he got so close to me he wound up grabbing my waist with both his hands. That's the crap I get hurt from and it's incredibly frustrating, other peoples ignorance is affecting me and my problem and I don't appreciate that. If I knew I could trust at least 50% of the people I'm riding on the mountain with I'd have so much more fun, but since I have this back problem it makes it tough for me to have a nice enjoyable run from top to bottom. Yesterday, it was so slushy and choppy where I was, I saw a bunch of kids riding fast and straight at times and then start skipping on some clumps and bam they're down and possibly taking someone out with them. It just seems so useless to me.... I take my time, lay down some nice carves, ollie the clumps, sometimes I wonder if some of these kids can even carve, especially on steep spots, I only ever see them bomb down on a single edge. I can carve with my eyes closed and my hands behind my back, it's an amazing feeling.... Sorry, have had a terrible east coast season if I sound like I'm ranting, cause I kinda am....
This older thread might be of some help to you http://www.snowboardingforum.com/sla...ated-disc.html
This season I'm completely fine disc-wise. But I'm still a little spooked by tweaking it again..that pain is excruciating.
Like Efilnikufesin said, stretch your hip flexors, the psoas group of muscles. A lunge stretch really helps and is easy enough to do on-hill when needed and before riding.
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I had constant pain it was terrible. I could barely walk let alone go boarding haha they gave me a pretty much unlimited supply of oxy's to get through the day. It started off just a nagging ache then it just got worse and worse.
I went to PT and chiropractors but nothing helped. After about 4 months of real bad pain I got to see a surgeon and luckily went under a couple weeks after that. 3.5 years later I'm deadlifting 315 no problem at all
I had constant pain it was terrible. I could barely walk let alone go boarding haha they gave me a pretty much unlimited supply of oxy's to get through the day. It started off just a nagging ache then it just got worse and worse.
I went to PT and chiropractors but nothing helped. After about 4 months of real bad pain I got to see a surgeon and luckily went under a couple weeks after that. 3.5 years later I'm deadlifting 315 no problem at all
Wouldn't hurt to see a PT, sometime muscle imbalances can add pain by twisting your normal spine curvature or hip alignment out of place adding to the pain you are already having. Worth a try before going under a knife I would say.
Edit: Also look up some stretches for your Psoas (hip flexor) muscles, you'd be surprised how much lower back pain can be caused by tight hip flexors.
I actually have the same ones. When you said you had pain, were you feeling it all times? Or do you mean you would feel it by the end of the day after boarding?
I haven't gotten to the point where it's a constant pain. I just need to be mindful of how long I do certain activities. Hoping that with the therapist it gets better
Did you see a physical therapist at all? How long did you deal with the pain before you decided to go ahead with surgery. My doctor seems to think that it will just go away with time and physical therapy but I'm not aware of anyone where that was the case
I had 2 herniated discs in my lower back (L5 S1, L4 S1) the pain was so bad I had to quit snowboarding this was about 5 years ago. Had microdiscectomy surgery to fix the issue. This was my first year back snowboarding and I've probably gone about 12 times without any pain at all and after taking a few spills off kickers.
Surgery helped a TON!! but I was afraid to go for a long time afterwards thinking I would damage something.
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Game No. 24
Canisius (15-8, 8-4 MAAC) at Manhattan (7-15, 5-7 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Draddy Gymnasium (3,200) - Riverdale, N.Y.
Live Broadcast: ESPN3
Talent: Bob Heussler (p-x-p) and Rob Kennedy (color)
Radio: AM-1400 (Buffalo)
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Talent: Jay Moran (p-x-p) and Dave Schofield (color)
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- The Canisius College men's basketball team starts a five-game road stretch tonight at Manhattan in Riverdale, N.Y. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
- The Golden Griffins are 15-8 overall and 8-4 in MAAC play after the team defeated Iona 77-74 on Feb. 2, in the Koessler Athletic Center.
- The win over Iona gives Canisius 10 victories at home this season, which leads the MAAC.
- Manhattan is 7-15 overall this season and 5-7 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play.
- Canisius' 15 wins by Feb. 2 are the most for the program since the 1985-86 team had 15 wins at the start of February.
- The Griffs' eight MAAC wins are the most for the team by Feb. 2, since the conference moved to its current 10-team format before the 1997-98 season.
- The Blue and Gold starts tonight's game at Manhattan ranked fourth nationally with 9.6 3-point field goals per game. Canisius has drained 37 3-pointers in its last three contests.
- As a team, Canisius ranks 12th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage at 40.0 percent. The Griffs are shooting 40.9 percent from long-range in MAAC games this season.
- The Griffs have had all five starters score in double figures in three games this season and in each of the last two outings (against Loyola (Md.) and Iona).
- Junior guard Billy Baron scored a game-high 23 points in the Griffs' win over Iona Feb. 2. That marks the sixth time this season and the 11th time in his college career where he's scored 20 or more points in a game.
- Senior Isaac Sosa is averaging 15.5 points per game in the Griffs' last 15 contests, where he's been good for double figures in the scoring column 13 times. He scored a season-high 25 points in the team's win over Manhattan Jan. 25 in Buffalo.
- Junior Chris Manhertz is averaging 12.4 points and 10 rebounds per game in Canisius' last five games. He ranks second in the MAAC in rebounding average with 9.0 boards per game.
- Manhattan comes into tonight's game with a 7-15 overall record and a 5-7 mark in MAAC play after the team defeated Saint Peter's at home Feb. 3 by a score of 57-49.
- The Jaspers rank 10th in the MAAC in scoring average at 57.9 points per game, but defensively, the team ranks second in the league by allowing 62.6 points per game.
- As a team, the Jaspers are shooting 40.3 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-point land.
- Junior center Rhamel Brown is the team's top scoring threat with his 11.9 points per game, and he's also pulling down a team-high 6.9 rebounds per outing. He leads the MAAC and ranks 12th nationally with his 2.9 blocks per contest.
- Junior Michael Alvarado is chipping in 8.7 points and freshman Shane Richards is good for 7.3 points per game. Richards leads the team with his 45 makes from 3-point land this season.
- Manhattan has been without senior guard George Beamon this season. Beamon, who led the MAAC in scoring average during the 2011-12 season, played just four games this year before being sidelined with an ankle injury.
- Tonight's meeting between Canisius and Manhattan is the 82nd contest between these two schools, with the Jaspers holding a 48-33 lead in the all-time series.
- The Jaspers swept the regular-season series from the Griffs last year, but Canisius has won four of the last six games between the two schools overall.
- Canisius is 6-20 all-time in Manhattan's Draddy Gymnasium, with two of those victories coming in the Griffs' last three trips to Riverdale, N.Y.


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Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Fond memories of helping 'Gramp' search for Grandmother Cole's Christmas tree
December 20. 2013 7:16PM
In winter evenings after darkness has settled into our valley and the bustle of the day has ceased, I like to spend some quiet moments sitting before the big kitchen fireplace.
How pleasant it is to watch the bluish, white-tipped flames curl upward from under a good-sized rock maple log to join the yellow-orange blaze from the soft wood kindling. The faint wisps of wood smoke, spilled surreptitiously into the room, lend a delicate tang to the evening air. Mesmerized by the flames and their crackling sounds, my mind frequently wanders to days gone by. And, when Christmas eve arrives, reminiscences of going to Oak Hill with my Grandfather Cole in search of "a Christmas tree for Grandmother" frequently come to mind.
Oak Hill is mine now, and has been since Grandfather's passing. Currently, the old pasture is now managed by a professional forester. Early harvested hardwoods begat sprouts that are now nearly full-grown trees, many close to harvest. There remains an occasional trace of a first-growth oak stump hidden beneath the forest canopy. The pasture spring's sweet water, still is a delight to the taste.
And, as Dickens' Tiny Tim said: "God Bless us, everyone."
Stacey Cole's address is 529 W. Swanzey Road, Swanzey, 03446.
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