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Oscars 2013 :: Go-Go 'Argo'
This past year, 2012, was a record year at the box office, something that surprised analysts after a dip in attendance over the past few years. Domestic movie sales took in 10.8 billion with some 29 films breaking the $100 million mark. What's interesting is how many of those films have turned out to be Oscar nominated for Best Picture: "Lincoln," "Argo," "Les Miserables," "Django Unchained" and "Life of Pi" - five out of nine, which is something of an anomaly in the Award Season. Usually nominees get a boost from the honor - this year, the majority of films didn't need one.
This may be saying something about audiences embracing more adventurous fare. No one expected "Lincoln" to be such a blockbuster; or the political thriller "Argo" or even the arty exploitation flick "Django Unchained." The biggest surprise of all is "Life of Pi" amassing an extraordinary $600 million dollars worldwide. Even the other nominees are box office hits, which may suggest that Hollywood may be beginning a period like the 1970s when adventurous movies were more mainstream.
This is, though, an odd year for Oscar. With nine titles competing for Best Picture, there was, for the longest time, no clear favorite. "Lincoln" was the top choice amongst Oscar pundits when the nominations were announced; and with twelve nods it appeared to be the film to beat.
But then "Argo" won the Golden Globe, both for Best Drama and Best Director for Ben Affleck. And the tide turned. Perhaps if Affleck had received a Best Director nomination with the Academy, the scenario would have been different. His snub has proven to be the film's greatest strength. In the ensuing weeks it won every major award: the Critic Choice Awards and British Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director; the Producers Guild of America for Best Picture; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast; and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Chris Terrio.
The pundits have largely switched camps to "Argo" as "Lincoln" lost its edge in major categories but one (Best Actor). What happened? Could it be that though "Lincoln" is this year's movie Academy voters were suppose to love for its politics, acting, craft and timeliness, many were just, well, bored by it? I certainly was. It is a bit like one of those museum exhibits featuring animatronics likenesses of historical figures acting out great moments in American history, in this case the passing of the 13th Amendment eliminating slavery. For all its passion, it feels more like a civics lesson. "Argo" may fictionalize some of its events (such as the final escape), but it has a taut, contemporary edge; "Lincoln" feels very last century.
But will this year's Oscars be the last gasp of Old Hollywood (which it might be because the membership skews older) or a sign that the industry is reflecting the changing demographics that so impacted this past election? A nod to New Hollywood was the smart move to give the hosting duties to Seth MacFarlane, the boyish industry wunderkind behind the sleeper summer hit "Ted," as well as the hit series "Family Guy." His irreverent humor was already in ample display at the early morning nomination announcement last month when he made a crack about Hitler. ("I read' Amour' was co-produced by Austria and Germany," MacFarlane remarked to co-host Emma Stone. "The last time Austria and Germany co-produced something it was Hitler, but this was much better.") Whether it will work at the big bash this Sunday night remains to be seen.
As for the nominees, it was encouraging to see "Beasts of a Southern Wild," a critically-lauded, but little-seen art film, receive a Best Picture nomination. The other wild card is the surprising strength of "Amour," the rigorously grim Austrian entry cited in both the Best Foreign Film category, as well as Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Then there's "Silver Linings Playbook," David O. Russell's rom-com about an emotionally-challenged couple starting out on a relationship. It is the first movie in some 30 years to receive nominations in all major categories. Can that be viewed as a sign of a sleeper win?
So here are predictions in major categories:
Best Picture
Nominees: "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty"
The biggest influence for Best Picture this year is the snubs in the Best Director category. In other words, will the oversight of Ben Affleck not getting a Directing nomination push "Argo" to Oscar gold? History suggests otherwise: only three times in Oscar's 84-year history has a film won the Best Picture without its director being nominated. The last time was in 1990 when "Driving Miss Daisy" won; prior to that, you have to go back to Oscars' early day when "Grand Hotel "took the award in 1932. Yet since sweeping the Golden Globes, "Argo" has been unstoppable. A Best Picture award would be the sweetest revenge for Affleck, who has gone from pretty-boy actor to A-list director with just three films. And, as one of the film's producers, he'll get an Oscar of his own.
Initially "Lincoln" with twelve nominations and the embrace of the Beltway/NYC cultural elite was the front-runner. It marks Steven Spielberg's return to greatness after last year's less-than-stellar "War Horse." It also expresses a liberal sentiment (courtesy of out screenwriter Tony Kushner) that is in perfect pitch with the zeitgeist of post-election America. Still, it polls poorly amongst regular viewers, making it this year's coffee table movie. "Les Miserables" had a bump after its first screenings, but that quickly evaporated, with many finding its in-your-face directorial style and live (and sometimes raw) singing to its determent. "Django Unchained" is popular - it is Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit to date - but Hollywood isn't still ready to embrace his digressive talents.
With ten nominations, "Life of Pi" is a huge international hit, but most pundits are delegating it to win technical awards. Though worthy, both "Amour" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild" are the art house films for whom getting a nomination is the ultimate award. This leaves "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty." Both films have their partisans; though "Zero Dark Thirty's" chances are mitigated by Kathryn Bigelow also being snubbed in the Best Director category and the backlash for its depiction of torture. An early front-runner, it will likely not bring the talented director her second Best Picture award. (Her "The Hurt Locker" won in 2009.)
If there's a sleeper in the nine, it is "Silver Linings Playbook," an unusual feel-good rom com about mental illness. It may be the film that rises to the top as "Lincoln" and "Argo" cancel each other out.
What will win: "Argo"
What should win: "Life of Pi"
Best Actor
Nominees: Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook;"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"; Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"; Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"; Denzel Washington, "Flight"
A category of four decent performances up against a towering one. Bradley Cooper shows that he's much more than a pretty face; Joaquin Phoenix is terrifying and haunting in a film largely ignored by the Academy; Denzel Washington again proves why he is one of the movie's most appealing actors, elevating the otherwise predictable "Flight;" and Hugh Jackman not only sings and saves souls, but he dropped twenty pounds to play Jean Valjean - in any other year, that would have been enough to win. But, then there's Daniel Day-Lewis, who captures the eloquence, humor and mystery of Abraham Lincoln in an exacting performance. It should win him his third Best Actor award.
Who will win: Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"
Who should win: Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"
Best Actress:
Nominees: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"; Quvenzhane Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
With the oldest nominee (Emmanuelle Riva) in Oscar history and the youngest (Quvenzhane Wallis), this is the year's most interesting category. It is also the toughest to predict because there are no front-runners. Naomi Watts' physically-challenging performance as a woman caught in the 2004 tsunami is daunting; but the movie has been little-seen and may be too wrenching for some viewers. Film buffs remember Emmanuelle Riva fondly from her appearances in the seminal French New Wave film, "Hiroshima mon amour;" but whether that will translate to votes for her devastating performance as a woman nearing death remains to be seen. The 9-year old Quvenzhane Wallis is a wonder, though it is hard to gauge a child's performance competing with her adult counterparts. (Her nomination is the best argument for the reinstatement of the Academy Juvenile Award, last awarded in 1960.) This leaves the race between Jessica Chastain, so forceful as the CIA agent in pursuit of Osama Bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty," and Jennifer Lawrence, candid and touching as the troubled widow in love with Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." Chastain was the early favorite, but Lawrence - Hollywood's latest "It Girl" most spectacular in her first adult role - looks to be actress to beat.
Who will win: Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Who should win: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees: Alan Arkin, "Argo"; Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"; Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"; Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"
This year's Supporting Actor nominees feature actors that have all won Oscars in the past - four in this category. It is also another tough one to call. Alan Arkin, despite his spot-on performance as a Hollywood producer in "Argo," is the least likely to win; followed by Philip Seymour Hoffman as the messianic cult leader in "The Master," a film a bit too esoteric for the Academy. Christoph Waltz is drolly funny as the well-mannered vigilante in "Django Unchained." His winning of the Golden Globe is a plus, though his role isn't that much different than the role he won for in "Inglourious Basterds." Robert DeNiro is the dark horse here, since he hasn't been nominated since 1991, and his film is popular. But the likely winner is Tommy Lee Jones as abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens in "Lincoln."
Who will win: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"
Who should win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Best Supporting Actress
Nominees: Amy Adams, "The Master"; Sally Field, "Lincoln"; Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"; Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"; Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
The surprise nominee is Jacki Weaver, the Australian actress who should have won for her amazing turn as the mob matriarch in "Animal Kingdom" last year. That she was nominated at all only looks to the hidden strength of "Silver Linings Playbook." Perennial nominee Amy Adams will again need to wait until next year, partly because she plays such an unlikeable character in "The Master." (Likeability is always a factor.) Helen Hunt was an early favorite for her fine sex surrogate in "The Sessions," though the film was otherwise ignored. This leaves the race between Sally Field as the abrasive Mary Todd Lincoln in "Lincoln" and Anne Hathaway as the pathetic Fantine in "Les Miserables." Hathaway is due, and she nails "I Dreamed A Dream."
Who will win: Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
Who should win: Amy Adams, "The Master"
Best Director:
Nominees: Michael Haneke, "Amour"; Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"; Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"; David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Though the award is voted on by the entire academy membership, it is the directors that pick the nominees, which may be why Austrian Michael Haneke and first-time director Benh Zeitlin were nominated over Affleck, Bigelow and Tom Hooper ("Les Miserables"). Both Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee have won this award before - not that it makes a difference, but sometimes this award, especially in a year where the Best Picture may go to a film where the Best Director is not nominated, is given to someone in appreciation for his or her body of work. This is why David O. Russell - the dark horse - may just win. "Silver Linings Playbook" is very much loved and this could be its biggest win.
Who will win: David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Who should win: Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
Some other categories:
Foreign Language Film: "Amour," Austria
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, "Argo"
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"
Animated Feature Film: "Brave"
Production Design: "Anna Karenina"
Cinematography: "Life of Pi"
Sound Mixing: "Skyfall"
Sound Editing: "Zero Dark Thirty"
Original Score: Mychael Danna, "Life of Pi"
Original Song: "Skyfall" from "Skyfall," Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Costumes: Anna Karenina
Documentary Feature: "How to Survive a Plague"
Film Editing: "Zero Dark Thirty"
Makeup and Hairstyling: "Les Miserables"
Visual Effects: "Life of Pi"


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WAYNESBORO — It could have been closer — but it wasn't.
The Waynesboro Indians varsity wrestling team looked like a team that lost before it even wrestled, and wrestlers not used to losing not only lost, but lost big to visiting Big Spring.
"They're always one of the top teams in the district," said Waynesboro head coach of the Bulldogs, which dominated the Indians virtually from start to finish en route to a 47-21 Mid-Penn Colonial Division win. "They're vulnerable this year because they're young like us. They have a few seniors.
"The big difference was our lack of effort, our lack of taking advantage of opportunities, our desire to win at times. There's no reason for us to look like we don't know what we're doing. Our effort was embarrassing, and I don't have words for it. I don't know what the rest of the season will be like. Our kids can decide to give 100 percent effort or take the easy road and stop trying to win and doing what it takes to win."
How bad was it? Mowen pointed out that for the first time this season, Waynesboro wrestlers were called for stalling. Seniors Colby Mowen (126 pounds) and Jesse Smith (145) both lost by technical fall in their matches. Kenyon Cuka (138) lost by major decision.
"The urgency wasn't there," Mowen said. "We weren't trying to improve our position on the mat. It was the first time all year I have seen Waynesboro wrestlers get called for stalling. It's definitely not how we coach or how we practice.
"I'm not going to give up. The coaches aren't going to give up. We're going to have to go back to the drawing board."
Things started well for Waynesboro when sophomre 120-pounder Aaron Layman shook off a slow start and pinned Dylon Failor in 1:39. Layman gave up an early takedown but parlayed a takedown into a tight cradle for the fall.
"Aaron is going to give 110 percent," Mowen said. "He's never going to quit. Aaron's problem at the moment is he gets reckless on his feet and gets behind. He's done it time and time again, so it doesn't get him rattled. When he did take control of the match, he put the kid in a cradle and pinned him."
Waynesboro's Andrew Paterno earned a 6-3 decision in the 220-pound match. Ryan Neff outlasted Josh Paisley, 3-2 at 106 pounds. John Atkinson ended the meet with a 6-2 decision at 113 pounds.
Big Spring was deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct resulting from a dispute about time remaining in the 106-pound match.
Waynesboro travels to compete in the Garden Spot Duals on Saturday. The Indians will wrestle Pennridge, Downingtown East, Wilson and Avon Grove in Pool B.
Pool A teams are Garden Spot, Central Dauphin, North Penn, Red Lion and Perkiomen Valley.
Waynesboro's next dual meet is Thursday, Jan. 24 at home against Boiling Springs.
120—Aaron Layman, W, p. Dylon Failor, 1:39
126—Greg Warner, BS, maj. dec. Colby Mowen, 14-1
132—Wyatt Keck, BS, tech. fall Cody Frey, 4:00 (17-2)
138—Dustin Rook, BS, maj. dec. Kenyon Cuka, 17-4
145—Chad Wickard, BS, tech. fall Jesse Smith, 4:58 (15-0)
152—Brad Lay, BS, p. Wes Cline, 2:39
160—Tim Hair, BS, p. Aiden Smith, 1:10
170—Patrick Wade, W, won by forfeit
182—Danny Hockensmith, BS, p. Steven Egolf, :18
195—Tommy Rayhart, BS, won by forfeit
220—Andrew Paterno, W, dec. Micah Weaver, 6-3
285—Noah Rife, BS, p. Shawn Robinson, 2:53
106—Ryan Neff, W, dec. Josh Paisley, 3-2
113—John Atkinson, W, dec. Josh Fauver, 6-2
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Waynesboro falls to Big Spring
WAYNESBORO — It could have been closer — but it wasn't.

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Software application development testing company Coverity has produced another salvo of reports designed to garner press headlines alluding to its code scanning capabilities.
The most recent report found that Python has a markedly low "defect density" when compared to the industry average defect density for good quality software and types of defects identified.
NOTE: Python software has been in use and development for over two decades by organizations including CERN, Google, Mozilla, and YouTube.
The scanning service behind this report analysis is intended to help projects such as Python (and the open source community at large) to find and fix critical quality and security defects in production code.
Coverity gauges that since 2006, Python has achieved a defect density of .005 (or .005 defects per 1,000 lines of code) and has eliminated all high-risk defects in its codebase.
The Coverity Scan Project found an average defect density of .69 for open source software projects that happen to leverage the firm's own code scan service — this is compared to the accepted industry standard defect density for good quality software of 1.0.
"Python's defect density of .005 significantly surpasses this standard, and introduces a new level of quality for open source software. To date, the Coverity Scan service has analyzed nearly 400,000 lines of Python code and identified 996 new defects — 860 of which have been fixed by the Python community," said the company.


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White Sox - 044 100 000 - 9 14 0A comeback seemed possible all night, but the real excitement, as it turned out, began after NESN showed Nick Green warming up in the bullpen as the Red Sox came up in the bottom of the seventh.
Red Sox - 000 020 021 - 5 9 1
Green ended up pitching the final two innings, walking three but allowing no hits and no runs. Twenty-two of his 35 pitches were balls. The Fenway crowd was completely behind him, cheering like crazy as he ended the eighth inning. Even as the Red Sox cut the lead to 9-4, Terry Francona stayed with Green (although it looked like Hideki Okajima would have pitched the ninth had the Sox scored a couple more runs).
Green hit 90 with his four-seam fastball and had a consistent release point. He may not have won the #3 starter spot in the playoffs with tonight's performance, but he's got to be part of the discussion. Dude was painting with easy cheese!
J.D. Drew and Alex Gonzalez hit back-to-back homers in the fifth; Drew hit a second dong to began the bottom of the ninth. A two-out rally in the eighth -- a Kevin Youkilis walk and doubles from David Ortiz and Jason Bay -- accounted for the other Boston runs.
After an easy first inning, Tazawa (4-10-9-1-2, 85) was hit hard for the rest of his time on the hill. He could not keep his fastballs down in the zone and his curve had no bite.
Jacoby Ellsbury sustained a mild left ankle sprain on a play at the plate in the fifth inning. He was replaced by Rocco Baldelli.
Tazawa has been allowing a lot of base traffic (26 hits, seven walks and two HBP in 17.2 innings), but has been able to houdini his way out of trouble. Opposing batters are hitting .091 (2-for-22) with runners in scoring position.
Here is an odd fact: In his last start, Tazawa "became the first Red Sox pitcher since 1988 to log six or more scoreless innings while allowing at least one hit in every frame". ... Also, on 1-0, 2-0 and 3-0 counts this season, opposing batters are 9-for-10 against Tazawa.
Billy Wagner will be in the pen tonight. He last pitched on Monday, so he should be available. [UPDATE: Wagner said this afternoon that he will throw a bullpen session before tonight's game. That may mean he's unavailable. Or not.]


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quote:Originally posted by The DukeNuxfan, you say you wouldn't touch kessel in a playoff pool. He did have 6 points against Boston in 7 games during last years playoff round . ( 4 goals ). No easy feat playing the whole series against Chara In memory serves me correctly, the last 7 game series the Canucks played Boston ....1 sedin had 1 point and the other had 3 points.....now that's a lack of production.
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanI would not touch him in a playoff pool though.
quote:Originally posted by Alex116If you think that nuxfan pointing out Kessel's lack of production when it counted most is bad, just be thankful the Leafs never got Luongo!!! It's all I ever hear about him and he not only won gold (twice, but once as a starter) but came within 1 win of a Stanley Cup.
quote:Originally posted by The DukeAlex, please don't turn what I wrote into a Sidney Crosby debate.....did u read what I wrote ???.....the part where I wrote....Sidney Crosby is the greatest player in the world ???....guess u missed that part heh ?As usual, I was just responding to another shot at kessel by a poster here, nothing new.....same ole, same ole.....no respect for kessel again
quote:Originally posted by The DukeSome could ask, where was Sidney Crosby ?...but I wouldn't ask that because he is the best player in the world, even though he didn't score.......
quote:Originally posted by Leafs81All credit to team Canada. As for the bronze medal game, come on that doesn't count, nobody from the american team wanted to play that game. Remember 98 in Nagano, Canada did the same, they didn't care for bronze after losing a heartbreaker in the semi. Those powerhouse teams are not built to fight for bronze, they only play for gold.
quote:As for Finland would have gave a tough challenge for Canada, I agree, but the way Canada was playing in the semi and in the final, it would have not mattered. They were clearly the strongest team there and like many great teams of the past, they only got better and better every game. Man did they ever shut down the opposition, 3 goals against in 6 games. Unreal.
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanquote:Originally posted by Alex116Wow....The US was clearly uninterested in fighting for a bronze today. Obviously a very emotional let down after yesterday's loss to Canada. I can imagine it's difficult to get up for a game like this where you're playing for 3rd though. It would be difficult, but I think CAN would get up for it more than the US did, they looked very uninterested in the game. Where was the offensive powerhouse when it mattered the most? Where was Phil the Thrill? Boatloads of goals against "powerhouses" Slovenia and Slovakia, then nothing when it counted the most. Back to back shutouts, who would have predicted?quote:Nice to see Teemu get another medal! Finland would have been a tough final for Canada I'm sure especially with Rask back in net.
quote:Originally posted by Alex116Wow....The US was clearly uninterested in fighting for a bronze today. Obviously a very emotional let down after yesterday's loss to Canada. I can imagine it's difficult to get up for a game like this where you're playing for 3rd though.
quote:Nice to see Teemu get another medal! Finland would have been a tough final for Canada I'm sure especially with Rask back in net.
quote:Lastly, I wonder if the US is regretting any of their decisions such as Orpik / Martin over Yandle, either/both Johnson's? Even Trouba would have looked good out there, albeit very young! Watch for him in Korea if the NHL ends up sending their players which looks doubtful at this time. He's one of the better young dmen, along with the obvious, Seth Jones.
quote:Originally posted by Guest3792Us women's beat Canada's women's 4x in a row before this game. When the pressure is on Canada is at home..
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Larry the Cable Guy Happy He's Moving East
Randy York's N-Sider
The Official Blog of the Huskers
Sometimes, when August drags its feet and you can't wait to see an expanded football stadium with its biggest sold-out sign ever, plus a renovated Devaney Center rocking and rolling right into your highly predictable life, you stumble onto people who are waiting for the same things you are. Someone, for instance, like Dan Whitney, a.k.a. Larry the Cable Guy. Since he badgered me four months ago about getting bonus money when I raved about the newly expanded East Stadium, I counter-badgered Larry the Cable Guy, especially since it was his wife, Kara, a Wisconsin native, who wondered how much extra I was paid for writing a blog about the spectacular views high up in the East Stadium.
This is the week when all new East Stadium suite owners, including the Whitneys, get a chance to inspect their new digs and see their new views (look for an N-Sider on that this week). That makes it hard not to needle Dan, the sleeveless wonder/Husker diehard/comedian extraordinaire. "Hey," I ask Whitney, "you moved from your North Stadium Suite to the West Stadium. Now you're moving from the West Stadium to the expanded East Stadium. What's your next stop – one of those little video boxes on top of the South Stadium?"
For a guy who thought I went overboard when I told him I'd be perfectly happy sitting in the top row of the expanded East Stadium, Larry the Cable Guy went one step beyond that while answering a legitimate question. "Move?" he said. "I'm thinking of selling the house and having my whole family moved into the East Stadium by next year."
Yes, Dan is always quick on his feet and always on, so I decide to serve him another softball question. Seriously, I said, I know you've checked out the new East Stadium digs. Just how sweeping are those views I raved about? "Awesome," Whitney said, reaffirming what we've both known all summer long, so please join the rest of our conversation with Larry the Cable Guy:
Q: Do you plan your concert schedule around Nebraska football, and if so, how long have you done that and how long will you continue to do that?
A: Yes I do. I never work on any home game. I've actually turned down a couple of TV projects and one movie project because they filmed during football season. Unless I can find a way to film and be in the stadium at the same time, that will continue to be my approach. Who knows? Maybe someday, someone will come up with an app for that!
Q: You once wanted to buy everyone in Memorial Stadium a hot dog. Why not commemorate the East Stadium with a Wimmer moment for 91,000-plus?
A: Still haven't got that one by the wife yet, Randy. As a matter of fact, just bringing that up is kind of a sore subject, so shut up, and let's move on.
Q: You've been so many places in your "Only in America" series on The History Channel. What's your favorite stop and what's your next stop?
A: My favorite stop has to be when I flew onto the USS NIMITZ and got to launch jets off of it. Completely amazing and something I will never forget. I've done a lot of things that I normally would never get to do. My next stop will be psycho analysis!
Q: I've been trying to catch up with you. You have to be the hardest worker in showbiz. Aren't you about due for another Tonight Show gig?
A: Actually there are three harder working people than me … Hugh Hefner's fiancé, Paula Dean's body guard and Michael Moore's underwear. I'm fourth after those three. Seriously, I'm just fortunate enough to have really great fans that like what I do and always support me. I love what I do for a living, and there's no greater thrill than making arenas full of people wipe away tears of laughter. Either that or they're crying because they can't believe they actually spent money on this crap. I'm very blessed and thankful to be able to make a living doing what I love. The Tonight Show's been great to me. In fact, I actually hold a Tonight Show record for the most appearances in a row for a guest. I went on one Monday night, and they invited me back the next three nights. I've had 23 appearances so far and they want to try to get me to 25 before Jay (Leno) leaves. I have a great relationship with all those folks at that show.
Q: Now that you're set for appearance No. 24, isn't it time to share your battle with a snake and where that ranks in the Tonight Show's storied history?
A: Ah yes, the dreaded python. It was my third day in a row on the show and I was on after Joan Embry from the San Diego zoo. She was doing a segment on mating habits of various critters. I had a whole set list prepared and at the last minute they asked if I'd go out with this python and talk about its reproductive organs. Well, I agreed like an idiot and during the commercial Joan tried to fill me in on some facts on the snake, and I was absolutely clueless. So I figured I just take out some notecards of facts and wing it. It turned out to be an ad libbers paradise, and it became my funniest all-time segment. Somehow, I had just adlibbed my way through 15 minutes on national TV with a python snake. Debbie, the stage manager who's been there since the Johnny Carson days, told me afterwards that it was – by far – one of her favorite all-time segments. Since the comment came from someone who worked during that era, it meant a lot to me."
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Escort Jenna Shea Says She Exposed Peyton Siva For Being Hypocrite to Jesus (Video)
"Never look at the names, look at the situation"
That was something a journalism professor told me many years ago, when he thought, an article I wrote while at The Ohio State University was a little too biased.
He said that humans, in general are biased, so you have to eliminate personal feelings and base your opinion just on the situation. Don't make assumptions based on personal knowledge of the individuals, because it would cloud your judgment. By now, everyone knows about escort Jenna Shea exposing Louisville Peyton Siva after the National Championship game. If you aren't up to date on it or don't watch Chelsea Lately (thanks for BSO shoutout), you can read it all here.
Shea took some backlash for it and went on VLADTV to give her side of the story, take a listen.
Now, it is time for our Journalism lesson, free of charge. We are going to eliminate the names, just look at the situation and come up with some conclusions.
We have a basketball player who thanks Jesus and his girlfriend after a big championship game win. We have an escort who takes offense to that, because the basketball player has been trying to be lovey dovey with her for a couple of weeks. The basketball player sends over a few shirtless pics and offers to meet up, even though he is aware of her past. The escort says if it was just a money transaction, no worries. It was the fact, he was trying to get to know her better as a person that was hypocritical on his part and she doesn't like hypocrites.
What is your conclusion?
The first conclusion is the hypocrisy is a valid statement. It is hypocritical to thank your girlfriend and Jesus, while trying to meet up with an escort a couple of days before the game. No way one around that, that is a 100% factual statement.
Your second conclusion, should be that when you are dealing with someone who exposed someone in the past, you can't be shocked when they do it again, for even the smallest reasons.
The last and most important conclusion should be that if someone has sex for money, don't try to be sweet to them. Shea doesn't hide the fact you have to pay for play. Simple rule, you treat women as they are, not how you want them to be. If Siva offered $300 like Nick Young she turns it down, he can keep it moving and there is no exposing.
The lesson is simple, if you want an escort as a side chick, don't treat her like a girlfriend, treat her like an escort. Then you won't have to worry about anything, because she knows what the deal is up front.
Class dismissed.


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The following cases were heard by Judge Linda Armstrong:
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Huskers Look to Take Down No. 1 Hoosiers
Game 25: at Indiana
Game Date: Feb. 13, 2013
Tipoff Time: 6:01 p.m. (CT)
Venue: Assembly Hall
Capacity: 17,357
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2012-13 Record: 12-12, 3-8 Big Ten
Head coach: Tim Miles
Record at Nebraska: 12-12 (1st year)
Career Record: 295-232 (18th year)
Indiana Hoosiers
2012-13 Record: 21-3, 9-2 Big Ten
Head coach: Tom Crean
Record at Indiana: 76-78 (5th year)
Career Record: 266-174 (14th year)
Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet
Television: BTN and BTN2Go
(Ch. 610 on DirecTV; Chs. 439, 9500 on DISH; Chs. 24 and 333-SD, 1333-HD on Time Warner Cable; Chs. 80 SD, 1080-HD on Cox Cable)
Play-by-play: Eric Collins
Analyst: Shon Morris
Sideline: Stephanie White
Radio: Across the state on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM/94.5 FM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington.
Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka
Analyst: Matt Davison
Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com
Satellite Radio (Indiana feed): Sirius Ch. 93, XM Ch. 190
Huskers Look to Take Down No. 1 Hoosiers
The Huskers make their first visit to Assembly Hall since 1974, as Nebraska travels to No. 1 Indiana Wednesday night at 6 p.m. (central).
The game with the Hoosiers will be carried nationally on BTN with Eric Collins, Shon Morris and Stephanie White on the call, as every remaining Husker game in 2012-13 will be televised nationally. Wednesday's matchup with Indiana is also available on BTN2GO on iOS or android devices.
Wednesday's game will be carried across the state on the 29-station Husker Sports Network, including flagship stations KLIN (1400 AM/94.5 FM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington, with Kent Pavelka and Matt Davison calling all of the action. The game can be heard for free at Huskers.com and is also available on the Huskers' app on iOS or android devices.
The Huskers (12-12, 3-8 Big Ten) come into the week looking to play spoiler in the Big Ten race, as Nebraska faces both conference co-leaders this week. In addition to Wednesday's game against the top-ranked Hoosiers, Nebraska faces No. 8 Michigan State Saturday night in Lincoln.
While Wednesday's trip to Indiana is the Huskers' first-ever as a Big Ten member, Nebraska has faced an Indiana team ranked in the top two in its two previous matchups against the Hoosiers in the state of Indiana. In 1974, Nebraska lost to. No. 2 Indiana in Bloomington and in 1982, the Huskers fell to No. 1 Indiana in the Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis.
Nebraska comes off one of its best defensive efforts of the season Saturday night in a 67-53 win over Penn State. The Huskers held the Nittany Lions to 29 percent shooting, the best defensive field goal percentage in conference play since Jan. 11, 2006. Nebraska, which was last in the Big Ten in free throws made and attempted coming into the weekend, went 32-of-41 from the foul line, the Huskers' most free throws since 2005.
Indiana (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) comes into Wednesday's matchup following an 81-68 win over No. 10 Ohio State, the first time the Hoosiers beat a top-10 team on the road since the 2000-01 season. Indiana, which is 14-1 at home this season and has spent two stints at the top of the polls this season, features two of the nation's top players in Cody Zeller (16.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg) and Victor Oladipo (14.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg).
By the Numbers
73 - Number of games since Nebraska held an opponent to a lower shooting percentage than the 29.2 percent that Penn State shot on Saturday (North Dakota, 27.6, Jan. 3, 2011).
12.3.06 - The date of the last meeting between Tim Miles and Tom Crean as head coaches. That night, North Dakota State, in its third year as a Division I program, beat eighth-ranked Marquette, 64-60 in the championship game of the Blue and Gold Classic in Milwaukee.
9- Rebounds that Brandon Ubel needs against Indiana to reach 500 for his career. He would become the 25th Husker to reach 500 career rebounds. He is also two points away from 800 for his career.
61 - 3-pointers by Ray Gallegos this season, a total which leads the Big Ten heading into this week's games. Gallegos needs two 3-pointers to move into a tie for 10th on NU's single-season list.
Scouting Indiana
One of the longtime powers in college basketball, Indiana comes into Wednesday's game with a 21-3 record and is the nation's top team in this week's polls. The Hoosiers, who returned all five starters from a team which won 27 games before losing to Kentucky in the NCAA Sweet 16, began the season as the nation's No. 1 team and spent six weeks in the top spot before losing to Butler, 88-86, on Dec. 13. Indiana won 15 of its first 16 games before falling to Wisconsin, 64-59, at home on Jan. 15. The Hoosiers then rattled off five straight wins, including an 81-73 triumph over then No. 1 Michigan before falling at Illinois in the final seconds last Thursday. IU bounced back with an impressive 81-68 win at No. 10 Ohio State on Sunday.
Tom Crean is in his fifth season at Indiana after spending the previous nine years at Marquette, including a Final Four appearance in 2002-03. A former assistant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State, Crean's first three Indiana teams won a combined 28 games before posting consecutive 20-win seasons in each of the past two years. Crean is 1-2 all-time against Nebraska, splitting a pair of meetings during his tenure at Marquette before losing to the Huskers last year in Lincoln.
Indiana features one of the nation's top offenses, as the Hoosiers rank second nationally in scoring at 83.2 ppg, and lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.502), 3-point percentage (.425) and 3-point percentage (.425), as well as field goal defense (.385). Cody Zeller was the consensus national preseason player of the year as the 7-foot sophomore is fourth in the Big Ten in scoring at 16.5 ppg and second in rebounding at 8.3 rpg. Victor Oladipo is also among the league's top scorers at 14.3 ppg, while pacing all Big Ten players with 2.3 steals per game. Indiana is very balanced offensively with four players averaging double figures and sixth man Will Sheehey just under at 9.8 ppg.
Nebraska-Indiana Series History
Nebraska and Indiana meet for the 11th time Wednesday night, and the Huskers are looking for consecutive wins over the Hoosiers for the first time in school history. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series, 8-2, and had a seven-game win streak dating back to 1937 snapped last season in Lincoln.
The two teams split the first two meetings in Lincoln during the 1919-20 season, including a 38-18 Husker victory. Seven of the 10 matchups were played before the end of World War II. Including Wednesday's game, Indiana has been ranked in the top two in three of the last four meetings.
Nebraska's last trip to Bloomington was in 1974, when the Huskers lost to IU, 97-60, in the championship game of the Hoosier Classic. All-American Scott May led Indiana with 17 points and 15 rebounds in the game, while Ron Taylor paced the Huskers with 20 points.
Last Year's Meeting
Jorge Brian Diaz hit two free throws with 11.0 seconds left to cap Nebraska's comeback, as the Husker stunned No. 11 Indiana, 70-69.
Nebraska trailed 69-68 with 22 seconds remaining when Jordan Hulls missed the front end of a 1-and-1, and Brandon Richardson got the rebound to give the Huskers a final possession. NU gave the ball to Bo Spencer, who drove the lane and found Diaz under the hoop and drew contact. Diaz, who was 4-of-5 from the line and finished with 10 points and four rebounds, then calmly sank both free throws to give Nebraska its first lead since the 14-minute mark of the first half. Indiana had a final possession, but Hulls missed inside on a scoop shot before his long 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark.
Bo Spencer led four Huskers in double figures with a game-high 23 points, while Toney McCray (11 points) and Dylan Talley (10 points and nine rebounds) helped lead Nebraska from an 11-point deficit in the final 6:38. Trailing 63-52, McCray's 3-pointer ignited an 8-0 Husker spurt, as Nebraska pulled to within 63-60 with 4:28 remaining. Hulls, who finished with 12 points, hit a 3-pointer to end the run but Talley, who finished with eight of his 10 points down the stretch, answered with a 3-pointer to pull the Huskers within 65-63.
The game would be a one-possession contest the rest of the way, as Indiana pushed ahead at 69-66 after a pair of Hulls free throws, but Talley's jumper made it a one-point game.
Cody Zeller led Indiana with 18 points and seven rebounds, as the Hoosiers shot 51 percent, but committed 15 turnovers which led to 16 Nebraska points.
Taking on No. 1
Nebraska's game against the Hoosiers will be the Huskers' first against a No. 1 team since Feb. 6, 2010, when the Huskers lost a 75-64 decision at Kansas. In that game, Nebraska led 43-39 with just under 14 minutes left, but Kansas used a 15-1 to regain the lead and the momentum. Brandon Ubel started that afternoon against Kansas and had six points and two rebounds in 14 minutes, while Ray Gallegos grabbed two rebounds but missed his only shot in 10 minutes of action.
The Huskers have lost their last 10 matchups against No. 1 teams, dating back to a matchup with the Hoosiers on Dec. 30, 1982. Nebraska's last win over a No. 1 team was a 67-51 win at Missouri on Feb. 6, 1982.
NU is 0-6 this season against ranked foes, including five of NU's eight losses in Big Ten play. Nebraska is 59-227 all-time against ranked teams, but has knocked off at least one ranked team in 11 of the past 12 seasons.
The Huskers have lost their last 25 games away from home against top-10 teams, including 22 straight road games. Nebraska's last road win against a ranked team was a 65-59 win at No. 22 Texas A&M on Feb. 23, 2008, while the Huskers' last road win over a top-10 team was a 74-69 win at No. 7 Iowa State on Feb. 22, 1997.
Last Time Out
Dylan Talley had 16 points and seven rebounds, as Nebraska put together one of its best defensive efforts of the season in a 67-53 win over Penn State.
Talley led three Huskers in double figures, as the Huskers snapped a two-game losing streak and returned to the .500 mark (12-12, 3-8 Big Ten). Brandon Ubel joined Talley in double figures with 14 points and nine rebounds while Ray Gallegos added 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers.
The Huskers made a living at the foul line, setting season bests in free throws made (32) and attempted (41), while their 32 free throws was its highest total since 2005.
Nebraska clamped down defensively against Penn State, holding the Nittany Lions to 29.2 from the floor en route to its first conference sweep of an opponent since 2009. The Huskers held D.J. Newbill and Jermaine Marshall - Penn State's top two scorers - to a combined 7-of-24 shooting.
The Huskers took control of the game on the defensive end, using a 20-4 first-half run to regain the lead after the first 10 minutes saw the teams trade the lead back and forth. Nebraska held PSU without a field goal for a stretch of 11:26, as the Nittany Lions went just 5-of-25 from the floor in the half.
Nebraska asserted control early in the second half, using a 12-2 spurt behind Talley and Ubel to build its largest lead of the night at 45-28 with 14:11 left and led by double figures the rest of the way.
Quick Notes from the win over Penn State
- Penn State was held to 29.2 percent shooting tonight, the lowest by a Husker opponent this year. The previous low was 32.1 percent by Northwestern on Jan. 26.
- The Huskers picked up their 12th win of the season, matching the entire season total from 2011-12
- Nebraska picked up its ninth home win of the season, the 37th consecutive season finishing at or above .500 in the Devaney Center.
- Nebraska swept both regular-season meetings with Penn State, the first time the Huskers had swept a season series from a conference opponent since the 2008-09 season against Colorado.
- Nebraska's 67 points is its second-highest total in Big Ten play this season, trailing only the 68 scored at Penn State on Jan. 19. The Huskers have scored 60 or more points in three of the last four games.
- Nebraska out-rebounded PSU, 40-39, the second straight game where the Huskers had out-rebounded an opponent.
- David Rivers dished out a career-best five assists after having just 11 assists in the Huskers' first 22 games. His previous season and career best was three in the season opener against Southern on Nov. 11.
Huskers Look to top 2011-12 Win Total
The Huskers will look to eclipse last year's win total beginning Wednesday night, as the Huskers travel to Indiana. Nebraska picked up its 12th win of the season on Saturday against Penn State and is in the top-100 of the RPI following Sunday's games.
Despite losing five of the team's top six scorers from last year, Nebraska has equaled last year's win total against one of the nation's toughest schedules. NU's strength of schedule is 22nd nationally heading into the homestretch of the season and nine of the Huskers' 12 losses are against teams currently in the top 50 of the RPI.
Nebraska's schedule will not get any easier in the final month, as the Huskers seven remaining regular-season games are all against top 100 teams, including five currently in the top 31 nationally in RPI.
Value the Basketball
Under Tim Miles, one thing the Huskers have done well is cut down on the number of turnovers. Despite losing its top three point guards from last year and losing its backup point guard to a season-ending injury, Nebraska is fourth in the Big Ten and 13th nationally with 10.9 turnovers per game - two fewer per game than last season - and has committed 10 turnovers or less 10 times this season, including eight in the win over Penn State. The Huskers are keeping heady company as two of the teams - Wisconsin and Michigan - are second and third nationally in fewest turnovers per game. The Huskers had a school-record two turnovers against Purdue on Jan. 16, breaking the mark of three set on the three previous occasions.
Creep, Crawl, Walk, Run
With four new starters from last season and an eight-player rotation which includes only three players who saw action last season, there have been some bumps along the way, as the Huskers install a new offensive system and the headline has been a common mantra of Coach Miles during his first season on the job.
Last year, his Colorado State team led the Mountain West Conference in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage, ranking in the top-10 nationally in both free throw and 3-point percentage. The 2012-13 Huskers come into Wednesday's game with Indiana ranked 11th (.412), 10th (.300) and ninth (.684), in those respective categories. When Nebraska has put up points, they have enjoyed success, going 10-2 when scoring at least 60 points, following Saturday's win over Penn State.
One adjustment the Huskers have made recently is going to a bigger lineup and moving senior Dylan Talley to the point guard spot prior to the game at Michigan State on Jan. 13. Over the last eight games, Talley and the Huskers have responded well, averaging 12.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while posting a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Learning to win the Close Ones
After getting blown out in its Big Ten opener at No. 8 Ohio State, Nebraska has had opportunities in nearly every other Big Ten game.
Six times in the last 10 games, Nebraska has been within two possessions in the final seven minutes of a game, including four times against ranked teams. While NU was not able to pull out wins in the first four games, the Huskers found a way down the stretch against Penn State for its first Big Ten win on Jan. 19. In the final seven minutes at Penn State, the Huskers hit 60 percent of their field goals and went 9-for-9 from the foul line to earn a four-point win. Against No. 11 Ohio State on Feb. 2, the Huskers were within five points and had the ball with 2:00 left, but were unable to trim the deficit.
Nebraska is 4-0 on the season in games decided by five points or less after going 4-3 in games decided by five points or less last season.
Huskers Look for Balanced Scoring
One of the biggest keys to success for the Huskers has been finding multiple scoring options. Nebraska has three players averaging in double figures on the season, while six players (Brandon Ubel, Dylan Talley, Ray Gallegos, Andre Almeida, David Rivers and Shavon Shields) have all scored at least 20 points at least once this season.
Nebraska has three players averaging at least 11.5 points per game, which would mark the first time that the Huskers have had three players average double figures in a season since 2005-06.
When Nebraska has three or more players in double figures, the Huskers are 10-4 following Saturday's win over Penn State, but are just 2-8 when not putting at least three players in double figures.
Husker Defense Has been Solid
While Nebraska's offense has been in transition, the Huskers have done a good job slowing tempo and controlling things on the defensive end.
- Nebraska is seventh in the Big Ten and 72nd nationally in scoring defense, allowing 61.9 points per game.
- NU has held 19 of its first 24 foes under their 2012-13 scoring averages. Only five teams have scored 70 against the Huskers this season, as Minnesota's 84 points on Jan. 29 were a season high against the Huskers.
- The Huskers have held 22 of 24 teams to under 50 percent shooting from the field, including 11 teams to under 40 percent. The Huskers have held its last two opponents - Ohio State and Penn State - under 40 percent.
- Nebraska held Penn State to 29.3 percent shooting, the Huskers' best defensive effort in a conference game since holding Kansas State to 23.4 percent on Jan. 11, 2006.
•-Nebraska is fifth in Big Ten games in scoring defense, allowing 63.1 points per game. Nebraska held Wisconsin over 20 points below its season average on Jan. 6, and limited Michigan to 62 points on Jan. 9 after the Wolverines averaged 94.5 points per game in their first two Big Ten games.
Developing Talent; Looking for Depth
While having to replace four starters and seven of the top nine scorers from last year, Tim Miles has had the challenge of putting players in new roles this year. The Huskers had five returning scholarship players in 2012-13, and all five are integral members of NU's rotation.
All five players have seen significant jumps in their averages from their last season of competition and are all enjoying personal bests in both scoring and rebounding. Prior to this season, the Huskers had only one player on the roster with a 20-point game as a Husker (Andre Almeida in 2010-11) and no returning player had averaged more than nine points per game.
One of the problems has been a lack of depth, as Coach Miles signed four players after arriving in late March (the three redshirts and freshman Sergej Vucetic) while NU's other two scholarship freshman (Shavon Shields and Benny Parker) have been mainstays in the rotation. NU's depth will be improved next year, as Miles signed three players in the fall and has two scholarships available for the spring signing period.
Gallegos Goes for 30 vs. Gophers
Nebraska junior Ray Gallegos enjoyed the finest offensive performance of his career in the Huskers' loss at Minnesota on Jan. 29.
- His 30-point performance against the Gophers marked the 61st time a Husker had scored 30 points since Feb. 13, 2008, a span of 159 games. It also marked the first time a Husker guard had scored 30 points since Tyronn Lue did so during the 1997-98 season.
- Gallegos became the 24th player in school history to have a 30-point game at Nebraska. Of the 24 players, only 12 have multiple 30-point games in their Husker career.
- His 30 points tied the Big Ten high for a conference game, set two other times this year. In addition, he set Big Ten highs in conference play in field goals made (12) and 3-pointers (six), setting career bests in both categories.
Shields Erupts Against Penn State
Freshman Shavon Shields enjoyed one of the finest efforts by a Husker freshman with his 29-point effort at Penn State on Jan. 19.
- Shields 29-point effort tied for the second-highest scoring effort by a freshman in school history. Only Tyronn Lue, who had 30 points against Oregon in 1995, had more in a single game.
- His 10-of-11 shooting effort against the Nittany Lions is the second-best shooting night by a Big Ten player this season, trailing only David Rivers' 8-of-8 effort at Michigan State on Jan. 13.
- Shields also went 8-of-8 from the foul line, which tied for the second-best effort from the foul line by a Big Ten player this season.
- Te 29 points ties for the fourth-highest total in a Big Ten conference game this season.
- He also tied for team-high honors with six rebounds and added a career-high three steals while playing 38 minutes before fouling out.
- Shields earned Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honors on Jan. 23, after averaging 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game against Purdue and Penn State.
Ubel Proving Offense, Leadership
Senior Brandon Ubel came into the 2012-13 season as the Huskers' most known quantity and NU's most experienced player - by a wide margin. Ubel entered the season with 59 career starts at Nebraska, while the remaining seven returnees on the roster had combined for seven career starts for the Scarlet and Cream.
While most known for his rebounding, Ubel has picked up some of the scoring slack, averaging 11.9 points and a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game, as he ranks among the Big Ten leaders in both categories. Ubel missed two games with an elbow injury, the first games he missed since his freshman year, but has been in double figures in five of the past six games since returning to the lineup on Jan. 19, including 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in the win over Penn State on Saturday. He had 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the loss to No. 23 Minnesota on Jan. 29, and dominated on the interior against Northwestern with 14 points and 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass.
Ubel, who averaged only 5.7 points per game over his first three seasons at Nebraska, has become more offensive-minded as a senior, reaching double figures in 17 of the 22 games he has played. Entering the season, he had one double-double, but already has four this season (21 points & 12 rebounds vs. Southern, 17 points & 13 rebounds vs. Kent State, 15 points & 10 rebounds vs. Jacksonville State and 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. Northwestern).
Ubel nearly had another double-double against Wisconsin on Jan. 6 with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and eight rebounds, along with a career-high three blocked shots. Ubel also had a team-high 10 rebounds at No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 9, before suffering the elbow injury in the final minutes of action. He began the season with a career-high 21 points in the win over Southern, before pacing Nebraska with 17 points in a 50-48 win over Horizon League favorite Valparaiso. Ubel had 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the loss to Kent State and also had 18 points, including 10-of-11 shooting from the foul line, against Nicholls State.
The 6-foot-10 forward is the Huskers' top returning rebounder (5.3 rpg) and second-leading scorer (6.7 ppg) while being one of the Huskers' most consistent performers at the free throw line. Ubel is fourth on Nebraska's career free throw percentage list at 80.7 percent. Last year, Ubel shot 82.5 percent from the foul line. Ubel is shooting 84 percent (49-of-58) from the foul line dating back to Dec. 15.
Off the court, Ubel is a broadcasting major who will graduate in May. He has done some women's basketball play-by-by for the campus radio station and interned at a local ABC affiliate over the summer.
Talley Takes Offensive Role
Senior Dylan Talley came into the 2012-13 season as the Huskers' most proven scorer and has shouldered a significant role in NU's offense. The 6-foot-5 senior enters the Indiana game averaging 13.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He is 15th in the league in scoring and third in minutes played with 35.6 per game.
Talley has been in double figures in 18 contests and has topped the Huskers in scoring 10 times this season, including a 16-point, seven-rebound effort against Penn State and 20 points against Northwestern on Feb. 26. In the win over the Wildcats, Talley hit 8-of-15 shots and also grabbed eight rebounds. It marked Talley's fourth 20-point effort of the season after not having one all of 2011-12.
He put on a display against Kent State on Nov. 24, scoring a career-high 27 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out three assists. Talley also had 22 points against Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 18 and 21 points, including a career-best six 3-pointers, against Central Michigan on Dec. 22.
Talley's role has changed in recent games, serving as one of the Huskers' primary point guards and helping to run the offense. Over the last eight games, he is averaging 12.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game while posting a 1.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in that span. Talley's move has also benefitted the Huskers' offense, as they are averaging over 60 points per game in that stretch, a jump of over 16 points per game in the first three conference games.
He handled much of the point guard duties at No. 2 Michigan as Benny Parker battled foul trouble, and finished with 12 points and a then-career-high five assists. Talley started at point guard against No. 22 Michigan State on Jan. 13 and had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes. Against Purdue on Jan. 16, he had just six points, but led the Huskers in rebounds (eight), steals (four) and assists (three). He dished out a season-high six assists and added eight points and four rebounds in the win at Penn State on Jan. 19.
In his first season at Nebraska, Talley tied for the Big Ten lead in scoring by a reserve, averaging 8.9 points per game, as he was in double figures 11 times. Talley has been a prolific scorer throughout his collegiate career, earning America East Conference Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 2009-10, averaging 11.8 points per game at Binghamton University. At Blinn (Texas) College, he was sixth nationally in scoring at 23.0 points per game.
Gallegos Provides Ray of Light for Offense
One of the biggest surprises for the Huskers has been the emergence of Ray Gallegos. The fourth-year junior from Salt Lake City redshirted last year and spent the year adding strength and improving his shooting range. The work has paid off for Gallegos, who may be one of the Big Ten's biggest surprises in 2012-13.
Gallegos, who averaged 2.6 points per game in 2010-11, leads the Huskers in scoring at 13.3 ppg and tops all Big Ten players with 61 3-pointers, which is two shy of 10th place on NU's single-season list. Gallegos has been in double figures 18 times this season after accomplishing the feat just three times in his first two seasons at Nebraska.
Gallegos has led the Huskers in scoring four times in conference play, highlighted by a 30-point effort at Minnesota on Jan. 29. In that game, he tied or set career bests in 3-pointers (six) and field goals (12) while becoming the first Husker since 2008 to have a 30-point game. His previous Big Ten high was a 19-point night at No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 9, which was part of a seven-game stretch where he was in double figures. Gallegos had 11 points in the Huskers' win over Penn State, and keyed Nebraska's win over Northwestern with 11 second-half points, including a trio of 3-pointers in an 11-2 run to put the game away.
Earlier this season, Gallegos put on a show in El Paso, as he earned a spot on the Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament team. He averaged 20.5 ppg, including a career-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting in Nebraska's loss to UTEP. In the semifinals against Central Michigan, he scored 11 of Nebraska's first 16 points to help the Huskers get out to an early lead and finished with 19 points.
Gallegos put together the best two-game stretch of his career, posting consecutive 20-point efforts at Wake Forest and USC, a stretch where he shot 56 percent from 3-point range. Against USC on Dec. 3, Gallegos had a career-high six 3-pointers and scored the Huskers' final 11 points of the first half to break open a tie game. At Wake Forest on Nov. 27, he finished with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, as he made his first seven shots of the second half and totaled 17 of his 20 points after halftime.
Gallegos, who never played more than 27 minutes in any game during his first two seasons, leads the Big Ten and is 10th nationally with 37.3 minutes per game. He played every minute of the Huskers' first five Big Ten games and saw his streak of consecutive minutes end at 218:39 when he exited the game midway through the first half at Penn State on Jan. 19. He has sat just eight minutes in the Huskers' first 11 Big Ten contests.
His minutes per game are the most since Dave Hoppen averaged 38.5 minutes per game in 1984-85. In the last 25 years, Charles Richardson Jr. is the only Husker to average more than 35 minutes per game for a full season when he averaged 36.3 minutes per game in 2006-07.
As a sophomore, Gallegos played in 25 games, including a start in the season opener, and averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebound per game. The Salt Lake City native's best game of 2010-11 came against Grambling, when he came off the bench for 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
Shields Makes Name For Himself
After missing most of the first month of the season, Shavon Shields has become a mainstay in the Husker lineup.
On the season, Shields is averaging 7.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while averaging 26.3 minutes per game. In Big Ten play, he has continued to make strides, raising his scoring and rebounding numbers from his non-conference totals, averaging 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per outing. He is making a bid to become the first Husker freshman since the 2005-06 season to average double figures in conference games. Shields has reached double figures three times in Big Ten play, most recently a 10-point effort at No. 23 Minnesota on Jan. 29.
Shields set career highs in consecutive games last month, highlighted by a 29-point effort at Penn State on Jan. 19. Shields hit 10-of-11 shots from the field and went 8-of-8 from the line in posting the highest scoring effort by a Husker freshman since 2007 (Ryan Anderson at Hawaii). He also had team bests in both rebounds (six) and steals (three) to help NU to its first Big Ten win. On Jan. 16 against Purdue, Shields became the first Husker freshmen to lead the team in scoring in three seasons with 18 points and eight rebounds. Shields was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Jan. 21, the first time since 2009 that a Husker freshman was honored by the league.
Shields has also grabbed at least six rebounds in seven of the Huskers' 11 Big Ten games, including a season-best nine rebounds at No. 8 Ohio State on Jan. 2, and is third among Big Ten freshman in rebounding in conference play.
At the Sun Bowl Invitational, he averaged 5.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, as he grabbed seven rebounds in each game. Against Jacksonville State on Dec. 18, Shields came off the bench to score a then-career-high 14 points, hitting 6-of-7 shots from the field.
Rivers Looks to Get into Offensive Flow
Throughout the summer and the preseason, one Husker returnee who was flying under the radar was sophomore David Rivers. The 6-foot-7 wing totaled only 20 points and 16 rebounds in 19 contests as a freshman, but has added nearly 20 pounds since last year and has made significant strides.
Rivers' improvement has been evident, as he is averaging 6.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while playing in all 24 contests.
He has been at his best in the last 14 games, reaching double figures for the first four times of his career, as he averages 7.6 points per game on 53 percent shooting dating back to Dec. 22. He led the Huskers in scoring for the second time this season against No. 11 Ohio State on Feb. 2, with 13 points, as he hit five of seven shots from the floor and added six rebounds. Against Penn State, Rivers had nine points, six rebounds and a career-best five assists. He made his first career start at No. 22 Michigan State on Jan. 13, leading the Huskers with 18 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting from the field. His eight field goals without a miss was one off Nebraska's single-game record, and he also chipped in six rebounds while playing all 40 minutes.
Rivers put on a show in Nebraska's win over Central Michigan on Dec. 22, scoring a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and matching his personal best with seven rebounds. His effort against CMU matched his entire season output as a freshman. Prior to that game, Rivers turned an ankle against Oregon on Dec. 15 and played just 11 minutes in NU's previous two contests.
Parker Makes A Point
Benny Parker has been a solid contributor in his first season in the Husker program. The 5-foot-9 guard became only the 10th freshman to start a season opener since 1995 and is one of four Huskers who has played in every game this season. Parker averages 3.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game and has a team-high 1.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. He has committed one turnover or less in 12 of the Huskers 24 games this year.
Parker, who has come off the bench over the last month, has been a spark for the Huskers. He scored just two points in NU's first six Big Ten games, but has scored 14 points over the last five contests, while also averaging 2.4 assists per game in that span. He dished out a team-high six assists and grabbed three rebounds in 30 minutes of work against Minnesota on Jan. 29, and had four points and an assist in nine minutes against No. 11 Ohio State on Feb. 2. Parker had four points and two assists without a turnover in 21 minutes against Penn State Saturday night.
Parker had a career-high seven assists and had one turnover in Nebraska's 61-57 win over Tulane on Nov. 21, and totaled eight points, four assists and a career-high four steals at Wake Forest on Nov. 27. Against UNO on Nov. 18, he had eight points - all coming in the second half - after sitting most of the first half because of foul trouble. Parker also had seven points, three rebounds and three assists in a two-point win over Valparaiso on Nov. 15.
Parker was a four-year starter at Sumner Academy of Arts and Science, leading the school to an 85-15 mark and a pair of state titles during his high school career. As a senior, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game, winning the 2012 DiRenna Award, representing the top player in the Kansas City metro area.
Almeida Looks to Provide Inside Presence
As Nebraska hits the grind of the schedule, the Huskers will need a strong interior presence and are hoping Andre Almeida can fill the role. The 6-foot-11 senior averages 5.6 points on 50 percent shooting, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
He has been slowed by injuries at times in Big Ten play, missing two whole games and a half of another over the last month. The injury bug began against Ohio State in the Big Ten opener when he sprained his ankle. His best effort since his return to action was eight points and four rebounds against Purdue on Jan. 19. Almeida has provided strong efforts in the last two games, grabbing a team-high eight rebounds and blocking three shots in just 21 minutes of work against Ohio State on Feb. 2, and adding six points, three rebounds and three blocked shots in 12 minutes against Penn State last Saturday.
Earlier this season, he put together the best game of his career at Wake Forest on Nov. 27, when he had 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and a career-high 11 rebounds to earn Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors. His effort at Wake Forest marked the first time since 2009 that a Big Ten player had 20 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 90 percent from the field.
Almeida put together a dominant effort against UNO on Nov. 18, when he had 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and seven rebounds. Against Tulane on Nov. 21, the 6-foot-11 center keyed Nebraska's second-half effort with 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks, as he scored nine of his 10 points in the second half. Almeida had eight points and three blocked shots against USC and added six points, five rebounds and a season-high four blocked shots in the loss to Creighton.
In 2010-11, he averaged 5.2 points on 56 percent shooting, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game as the Huskers' top reserve in the post. Almeida reached double figures on five occasions, including a 20-point, seven-rebound effort in his debut against South Dakota. Two of Almeida's best efforts of 2010-11 came against a pair of top-five teams, as he had 10 points and seven rebounds at No. 3 Kansas and 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench in Nebraska's win over No. 3 Texas. Almeida was a force on the defensive end, ranking sixth in the Big 12 in blocked shots.


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Don't Forget Yellowstone's "Other" Season
Essential travel tips for a magical winter visit
Have you ever heard a tree "pop" because it was so cold? Have you watched bald eagles or a herd of bison as your skis crunch and squeak across the snow? Have you taken in a geyser eruption surrounded by glazed trees and hot springs billowing with steam? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then perhaps you have spent time in Yellowstone during winter. If not, maybe it's time to consider visiting during Yellowstone's "other" season.
Wildlife viewing is at its best during the wintertime, as elk and bison are restricted by the deep snow and congregate in the Park's thermal areas. Other common sights for the winter visitor are bald eagles, coyotes, wolves, and river otters.
If you've considered visiting in the winter you may wonder: how does one access Yellowstone in the winter and, more importantly, how does one get around once there?
Yellowstone's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, which connects to the Park's Northeast Entrance Road, is open year-round to wheeled vehicles. Five miles from the entrance, the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel makes a perfect base camp for wildlife watching in the Lamar Valley or skiing along Terrace Loop Drive and connecting trails near the Mammoth Hot Springs terraces.
Nearby Tower Junction is the perfect spot for a mid-day ski or snowshoe to the Tower Falls overlook. At the end of your day, head to dinner in the full-service Mammoth Dining Room. If you reserve one of Mammoth Hotel's rustic hot-tub cabins, you'll be able to top off your day with a warm soak.
If you have a bit more time to invest in a winter trip, take an extra day (or three) to explore Yellowstone's vast interior. In terms of remoteness, the Old Faithful Snow Lodge offers an experience that few places in the lower 48 states can match. You won't be able to drive your car there. Visiting Old Faithful in the winter requires a trip aboard a snowcoach (a van of sorts on tracks) or taking part in a guided snowmobile tour to reach the Lodge.
Once the winter sun sets, curl up by the fireplace in one of the oversized comfy chairs in the Snow Lodge lobby or wander outside to catch a moonlit eruption of Old Faithful in the crisp winter air. Need to warm up? Grab a hot beverage by the fireplace in the Firehole Lounge, then enjoy dinner in the Snow Lodge's Obsidian Dining Room. With sustainable menu options like Wild Alaska Salmon with a Citrus Beurre Blanc, to the Piedmontese Prime Rib of Beef, the Snow Lodge's menu is sure to satisfy after a long day playing in Yellowstone's winter wilderness.
One of the best reasons to stay at Old Faithful is the access to world-class cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. From the front door of the Snow Lodge, you can head out into the Upper Geyser Basin or explore any number of local trails which head off into Yellowstone's backcountry. As with Mammoth, the Snow Lodge has a full-service ski shop offering rentals, lessons, and guided excursions. Of course, no visit to Old Faithful would be complete without waving to your friends and family back home while standing in front of the Old Faithful webcam.
Feeling energetic? Take one of the all-day ski tours offered from both Mammoth and Old Faithful to the Canyon area of Yellowstone. Imagine skiing along the Canyon rim hearing only the soft crunch of snow, seeing the nearly frozen 308-foot Lower Falls, or even carving deep powder turns in the Dunraven hills. For those seeking a less strenuous way to experience Yellowstone in the winter, snowcoach or snowmobile sightseeing tours are also available from both locations.
Families traveling with children should take advantage of the free, ranger-led activities for all ages offered throughout the winter season at both Mammoth and Old Faithful: snowshoe tours, wolf watching, and evening programs are just a few of the no-cost options provided by the National Park Service.
While not as busy as the summer season, reservations for lodging, transportation, and activities are still required, especially during the peak holiday weekends of Christmas, New Year's, and President's Day.
Deep snow and the lack of crowds transform Yellowstone into an otherworldly winter wonderland. While planning a winter visit to Yellowstone requires a bit more effort than a typical summer experience, those adventurous folks who do plan ahead are rewarded with unparalleled scenery, recreation, and tranquility.
WHEN TO GO: Yellowstone's winter season is late December through early March. Visit the official Yellowstone National Park website for specific road and facility opening and closing dates.
WHERE TO STAY: Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel or Old Faithful Snow Lodge. Visit Xanterra Parks & Resorts website to make your reservation online or call 1-866-GEYSERLAND.
WHERE TO DINE: For dinner, the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel Dining Room or Old Faithful Snow Lodge Obsidian Dining Room. If you are staying in Mammoth, there are also several restaurants a short drive away in Gardiner, MT. For quick-service food on-the-go, there's the Geyser Grill at the Snow Lodge and the Mammoth General Store in the heart of Mammoth.
THINGS TO DO: Wildlife viewing, sightseeing, photography, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, geyser gazing, snowcoach or snowmobile touring. Learn more>>
HOW TO GET THERE: By car, take US Highway 89 from Livingston, Montana to Yellowstone's North Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs. Snowcoach or snowmobile transportation is available from Mammoth Hot Springs, West Yellowstone, MT or Flagg Ranch at Yellowstone's South Entrance. Year-round air service is available to Bozeman, Montana and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Check out the Park's winter use road map to see which roads are open to wheeled vehicles and oversnow vehicles.
BEFORE YOU GO: Be sure to check on current weather and travel conditions before you depart for your trip. Up-to-date road condition reports are available online for Yellowstone National Park, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
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Harrington Raceway is offering youth ages 11-14 a one day camp experience on July 7.
Harrington Raceway is offering youth ages 11-14 a one day camp experience on July 7.
The camp program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harrington Raceway, 154 Road 316, Harrington. Participants will learn about safety, grooming, harness racing equipment and harnessing racing ponies. Campers will have the opportunity to jog one of the youth foundation ponies with an experienced driver on the track at Harrington Raceway and interact with industry professionals. A tour of the raceway's facilities and training center are also planned.
Campers should wear long pants, solid toed work shoes or heavy sneakers and T-shirts. No tank tops or shorts will be permitted while working in the barn. Participants should bring a brown bag lunch and a water bottle. The camp registration fee is $10.
Registration forms will be available at extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/2013-HHYF-Day-Camp-at-HRI-application1.pdf and will be accepted through June 21.
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Skiing and Snowboarding Ability Levels
The Powderhorn Ski and Ride Center is committed to helping you get the most out of your lesson or clinic. To ensure that you get in the right class, please review the following skiing and snowboarding ability levels. While we are excited to work with skiers and riders of all levels, some of our clinics, especially for children, are limited to certain abilities.
If you have any questions, please call the Ski Powderhorn Ski and Ride Center at 970-268-5700, ext. 2080 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Level OneFirst time on skis
Level TwoYou ski in a wedge stance on easy terrain and can stop
Level ThreeYou can make a round wedge turn on easy terrain
Level FourYou can make a round wedge turn with your skis matching at the finish of a turn
Level FiveYour skis are parallel most of the time on easy intermediate terrain
Level SixYour skis are parallel throughout the turn with a pole touch. You ski intermediate terrain comfortably
Level SevenYour skis are parallel throughout the turn and you are comfortable in small bumps
Level EightYou ski parallel on steeper terrain and feel comfortable in moguls on intermediate to advanced runs
Level NineYou ski aggressively on all types of terrain and want to master a variety of skiing situations on advanced runs
Introduction to SnowboardingFirst time ever on a snowboard
Snowboarder can perform a skidded traverse in both directions and stop
Beginning Snowboarding
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Intermediate SnowboardingThe rider can turn in both directions with speed control and is working towards linking turns and is beginning to exhibit vertical motion
The rider is linking skidded turns with good speed control and shape, and is seeking more challenging terrain. Rhythm is evident in the riding
Advanced SnowboardingThe rider is confident on most blue terrain under good conditions and is beginning to carve turns
The rider is comfortable on all intermediate terrain under good conditions. He or she is fine tuning carved turns and is seeking more challenging terrain, including bumps, as well as varying snow conditions.
The rider is confident performing carved turns and is refining technique in all snow conditions and terrain
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The snowboarder can ride the entire mountain with confidence and ease, enjoys non-stop runs, and is working on the fine points; efficiency, turn shape, exploring the extremes of riding
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sdownin wrote:
Another recommendation to keep in mind, given that your parent company, Amazon, offers free shipping to it's Prime members and to folks ordering more that $25 worth of merchandise at one time, you're going to need to make sure that your prices (including shipping) are still more attractive than Amazon. We've had quite a number of Woots where the Woot price was the same as or even higher than the Amazon price. So, especially for woot-offs, most of us will be looking for prices at least $5 less than Amazon. If they aren't, it makes more financial sense to buy at Amazon, instead, just to save on shipping.
I'd think the prices need to be a LOT LOWER than Amazon-plus-$5 -- otherwise, you remove the "urgency" that is the cornerstone to Woot-Off purchases. If I know I can get the same product elsewhere for about the same price, I will probably put it off for another time. Let's face it: most of the products sold on Woot (and elsewhere) are not necessities.
mamajamerson wrote:How are you seeing this as "designed to save me money"? Clearly I am missing something here and I'd love to understand.
because even when woot had $5 ships all you want till midnight central time they had trouble getting some prices lower than amazon or other sites. with this new policy even more of their prices will be higher.
and of course there's the woot offs. $5 to ship a $4 monkey? not even close to happening.
so my only guess is that they figured people wre spending too much money here. and this will curb a good portion of my spending.
lichme wrote:Doesn't this mean that the cost to woot to ship will probably be lower? I would think that $5 all you could ship would be more beneficial to woot with the shopping cart then it was without. The cart and the cheap shipping doesn't HAVE to be mutually exclusive. We wantz our cake, and we wanna eat it too!
[Good work on the cart, it seems really easy to use. I like it]
This is what I was thinking. Bundled orders should make processing and shipping cheaper for woot. I guess when we asked for a shopping cart we should have said we wanted to keep the 24 hour all you can ship for $5...
This is your site so do what you wish with your policies, but people who use the site are here to save money and probably don't really care about saving a few seconds at the expense of $5 shipping on multiple items.
You may be at the point where you'll sell all the items regardless, but I'm sure it will take more time than previously.
Personally, I hope it backfires in your face.
This makes me so sad I loved the $5 all day shipping!
My husband will be happy- less shopping.
Well, I agree with what most of the others are saying----not a good thing and certainly not designed to save wooters money!
I have bought things I might not otherwise have bought if it weren't for the essentially free shipping on all purchases after the first of the day.
I have now retired and will have much more time to check back throughout the day and was looking forward to finally being able to monitor woot-offs all day long instead of just early morning and evening.
Since the $5 all day shipping won't be available anymore, I don't think I'll bother. Especially since there really aren't "crazy low prices" on woot anymore anyway.
Those coffin nails just keep coming and before long people will be saying "Hey, remember when there USED TO BE a website called Woot where you could get some cool things at great prices and have fun while you were obsessively shopping?"
Is it too late to put this to a vote?
ThunderThighs wrote:As far as the woot-off, we know this is a change. The $5 all day shipping was always stated to be a temporary thing. We did that to make up for the fact that we didn't have a cart.
The other advantage now is that you should see fewer boxes when ordering multiple items (if they'll fit in the same box and they're coming from the same warehouse).
Wooters have come to love this system. Instead of the shopping cart which frankly at this point complicates things since items can sell out or the 'deadline' to buy might be reached, you guys should rather have optimized the logistics for Wooters and put a 'virtual shopping cart' out there to hold the orders before you submit it to Amazon's logistics. Just hold the further order processing until e.g. Midnight - and problem solved - less boxes, less overhead - and maintaining the benefits of $5 for impulse buyers/multiple purchase shoppers.
Essentially this would have the effect on logistics/shipping cost and everybody would be happy instead of this solution that is rather a step back factually for most shoppers no matter how you might phrase it.
Or let me be even more innovative - how about if everybody could set their own 'Shipping deadline' time that would cause new shipping cost?
donslin wrote:Well, I agree with what most of the others are saying----not a good thing and certainly not designed to save wooters money!
sarcasm is a form of expression.
I see the good side, here, especially trying to swing fewer packages shipped (less work for me, less money out the door for you).
However, the free shipping after the first item is about the only thing that got me to look at the "Plus" deals, and I haven't really looked at them again. Figure, might as well make the shipping stretch, basically.
Also, an "I Want One" button wouldn't be out of place for time-sensitive purchases. I'm not sure how it's more fun (or egalitarian) for us or profitable for you to have us hustle through a shopping cart whenever stock starts declining.
Can't someone at the mothership loan you the (expletives omitted) "One-Click" patent for an afternoon?
I'll be sad to see the $5 per day shipping go away, but more importantly, it seems like woot missed out.
How did they not make it a shopping bag (of_crap) instead of a cart?
luke975 wrote:sarcasm is a form of expression.
"sarcasm is a form of expression"???
this kills the woot-off. i'd rather have woot-offs than the sections of the site where things are or sale for several days.
there isn't TIME to add things to a shopping cart, you have to be quick, that's why this site is fun.
andreaserben wrote:Bah-humbug.
Wooters have come to love this system. Instead of the shopping cart which frankly at this point complicates things since items can sell out or the 'deadline' to buy might be reached, you guys should rather have optimized the logistics for Wooters and put a 'virtual shopping cart' out there to hold the orders before you submit it to Amazon's logistics. Just hold the further order processing until e.g. Midnight - and problem solved - less boxes, less overhead - and maintaining the benefits of $5 for impulse buyers/multiple purchase shoppers.
Essentially this would have the effect on logistics/shipping cost and everybody would be happy instead of this solution that is rather a step back factually for most shoppers no matter how you might phrase it.
That's actually pretty brilliant. Although, that doesn't address the real reason they did this... to milk more money out of us.
FrostByte wrote:I'll be sad to see the $5 per day shipping go away, but more importantly, it seems like woot missed out.
How did they not make it a shopping bag (of_crap) instead of a cart?
Have to agree with Frostbyte. The bag seems more "Wootish". Although, since it has been quite some time since the bag has made an appearance, maybe Woot is trying to make people forget about it.
I can't tell you how many things I've bought in woot offs and other times thinking, "why not? I unlocked the free shipping... another few dollars won't kill me." But if that few dollars is now with more shipping costs. .. all that is gone.
Bad move Woot.
donslin wrote:"sarcasm is a form of expression"???
oh sorry. just figured you were commenting on my post saying this will save me money.
only because I won't shop here as much.
Dumb $5 shipping per order. Woot just lost an order. I was going to order something I don't need, but not happening anymore if I have to pay $5 shipping for it.
Thank the folks at Amazon. This is a page from their playbook. They have watered down Prime by "add on items" and monthly "subscibe and save".
Speak with your pocket books. If this policy adversly affects the bottom line, don't buy the item. This will hurt woot offs.
Bye, Woot. I will miss you. My husband and I have placed 218 orders over the years. We will not take the time to go over all the deals and woot plus deals at ONE time in order to place it in the cart and check out once. You have lost a frequent shopper.
I like the cart, in principle. Is there any way you guys could offer $5 "All you can ship" just for woot-offs? Win-win-win!
(Now, how about some gift cards? I'd love to introduce more of my family to the wonderful world of Woot!)
Woot! Woot! Woot!
As far as I am concerned you have just shot yourselves in the foot!
$5 all day shipping was/is an important buy decision factor to me. Very important. Just like the presence or absence of sales tax. Shopping carts are not important at all.
I look at my total out of pocket cost for anything I purchase whether on-line or local, not just the advertised price, and I am not much of an impulse buyer -- even in a Woot-Off. As such reinstating a $5/cart order shipping fee will definitely affect my on-line future purchases - negatively.
One step forward for Woot! Two steps backward for me.
Boy, is there a lot of bitterness. Everyone wanted a cart and so they created one. You had to know this was coming -- they are making it more of a "real" commercial enterprise to fit in with Amazon's other holdings. The cheap shipping was just something to keep us coming back while they re-designed the business model.
I am sure that they will be very successful in attracting a steady stream of new customers to replace the old-timers who trickle away. The only thing left here is the community forums and those will probably be eliminated to help streamline the site.
It is sad but it is not a surprise. At least I will be saving a lot of money.
Now if only they would offer to leave off receipts and whatnot for gift shipments.... Not that it is really worth trying to keep it a secret anymore but still.
TomDavidson wrote:Yeah, this is pretty much the nail in the coffin of the Woot-Off, as every item has effectively become $5 more expensive.
I don't criticize Woot often, mostly because there is not much to criticize. And most of my criticisms have been "hey - this is not as good as it could be, and maybe this might be better...", but I have to say about this one "this one sucks" (to try to get around the Woot translator, that was "t-h-1-s...won...5-u-k-5").
I've been a Wooter for many a year - I have that little black box that says I'm better than most (maybe not better, but at least more prolific), and at last tally spent over $8k with Woot, so I think I have an idea as to what I am talking about....
The idea of the shopping cart is not a bad idea. However, replacing the $5 all day shipping with it trashes the Woot-off spur-of-the-moment sales. Many, many times I have purchased the $1-5 items only after the all-day-shipping has kicked in. Not anymore.
When Woot instituted the $5 all day shipping, it opened up deals that would otherwise have been prohibitively expensive ($6 for 36 NASCAR glow sticks? DEAL! $11 for NASCAR 36 glow sticks? Bah, humbug).
Sure, the cart will open up buying multiple items from the various Woot Plus selections, but so did the $5 all day shipping. Now, if I want to consider something for later, I take the risk of losing the first item just to save $5 on the second. Most likely (just as in the reinstated penalty for Woot-Offs) I will pass on that second item.
Since their purchase by Amazon (not a bad thing overall), Woot has picked up a number of Amazon-like characteristics and products. One thing I would really like Woot to do is to ride on the Prime coat tails and either institute their own Prime-like feature using something like an annual membership fee or purchase amount/quantity over a period, or even simply granting Prime members free shipping.
Given the fact that Woot-Offs have been not-as-exciting as they have been in the past, combined with the replication of Woot-Plus items on Woot-Offs (at the same price), and now no free shipping, I'll be watching Woot-Offs a whole lot less intently unless things change. Darn shame.
We should have known the end was coming when even I managed to get a Bag of Cowardliness. It only took 3102 days. : )
This would have been great when I bought ~10 flavors of Bacon Salt and got a fraud alert on my credit card from all the $3 charges.
And then I got ~10 individual packages of one jar of Bacon Salt.
For now, I don't think the cart will affect me much.
One step farther away from woot! and closer to Amazon. You make me sad woot!.
Fail.. So if I want to ship to 2 addreses, I now have to delete items from cart, then add back in? Really? The mothership has "save for later", pretty sure that's not patented. On the bright side, this will definitely cut down on woot purchases by me.
Woot will also lose site traffic as well, therefore affecting revenue. For example, I often check back because normal items do sell out some times and new ones replace them. Also woot rotates the woot plus items and I check back periodically for those. If I order something in the morning to ensure I get an item before it sells out, I won't be checking woot plus or other sites until the following day.
I'll still shop woot and look for deals, but I won't be here near as often.
This will be a tough one for me. Lately I have been buying 10-15 (or 23) items from the woot-off because of the shipping. I really thought that the $5 all you can buy shipping was a fantastic thing.
Damn. I hated those "three clicks to buy" soooo much, after the first purchase of the day, I pay someone $4/order to click for me.
I better rethink this business plan.
Proposed Solution: Simply don't ship my purchases until the following day. I'm perfectly fine waiting an extra day and woot getting the benefit of batching up all my orders for the day into as few of boxes as possible. If I need it faster, I'll choose an upgraded shipping option.
YeS! Woot has lost MUCH business b/c of this. I want a lil somehting from HOME, a lil somehting from TECH, but then it's all separated. I would try now and again to see if they fixed it, but I couldn't bring myself to pay $5 to every woot - on principle! Good move WOOT!!!
Just wanted to drop in and let you folks know we're reading your posts and really do appreciate the feedback.
We understand this is a big change for a lot of you, but hope you'll give it a shot and, most importantly, continue to talk with us about it.
natedogg828 wrote:As one who was not asking for a cart, I will really miss the $5 all day shipping this could reduce my impulse buys, especially during woot offs
that was one of the final draws of the woot-offs.
This will save me money in the long run, since I won't be impulse buying during woot offs (Oh, I already have paid for shipping, why not buy this!)
Thanks, Woot! My bank account will appreciate my not buying so much from you all.
Here's the issue with that (for me at least) - take today, for instance. Saw something I really wanted for my daughter on Kids Woot, and I knew it would sell out pretty fast, so I had to buy it quickly. Didn't have time to get through all of the other items/sites on here. Ordered it. Now I want to order something else, but I'm going to get charged another $5 for shipping, so I'm now not going to order the next item. Same thing will happen for me in a Wootoff; I will not be making impulse buys because of the shipping.
SDG75006 wrote:One step farther away from woot! and closer to Amazon. You make me sad woot!.
Actually, Amazon has a better shipping policy.
One thing I really liked about the old system was that I could lock in what I wanted to on impulse, then when my hubby came home from work, he could see if there was anything he wanted. I really do not like having to look at everything all at once and making a decision right then.
Speed has always been key. So before, I would quick click something to make sure I have it before it sells out, then I could take my time time browsing at all the other stuff.
Free shipping is a huge mental bright light! Whether you are only saving a couple of bucks, or even breaking even, it is a huge draw-in for me, personally.
And the Woot Offs, forget those anymore. Before, the whole house was on lock-down, even our college son knew when it was Woot Off Day!
It's almost like hey, we want you as our customer and to stay with us, we will ship to you for free.
I am really sad about this. I feel like it is Woot's funeral!
The lack of $5 "all day" shipping is gonna be tougher during woot-offs, because like someone else mentioned, there might be some marginal purchase on a cheaper item (say, $20 to $30 items) where if you've already paid shipping once, it puts you over the hurdle if you're debating whether or not to buy.
Maybe do something special during Woot-Offs like, buy anything during a Woot-Off and have an option on the first checkout to pay $10 or $15 for all-you-can-ship during the rest of the Woot-Off (meaning even multiple days). So all the more encouragement to buy tons of the crap you guys shovel at us over a 48-72 hour Woot-Off.
For the everyday, I like the cart idea better, although there are times where I buy something during the day, then my wife sees something at night and justifies buying it because we already have the shipping. Obviously that won't happen now unless it's something she really wants. Again, this really only matters on smaller/cheaper items where $5 shipping is a much bigger percentage of the cost of any given item.
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