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Huskers Look for Series Sweep against Penn State
Game 24: vs. Penn State
Game Date: Feb. 9, 2013
Tipoff Time: 8:05 p.m.
Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center
Capacity: 13,595
2012-13 Record: 11-12, 2-8 Big Ten
Head coach: Tim Miles
Record at Nebraska: 11-12 (1st year)
Career Record: 294-232 (18th year)
2012-13 Record: 8-14, 0-10 Big Ten
Head coach: Patrick Chambers
Record at Penn State: 20-34 (2nd year)
Career Record: 62-62 (4th year)
Television: ESPNU and also on WatchESPN
Television: ESPNU (DirecTV Ch. 208, Dish Ch. 141, Ch. 235 on Time Warner Cable; Ch. 220 on Cox Cable) Play-by-play: Dan Gutowsky
Color: Sean Harrington
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
Color: Matt Davison
Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 113, XM Ch. 193
Huskers Look for Series Sweep against Penn State
The Nebraska men's basketball team looks to snap a two-game losing streak Saturday night, as the Huskers welcome Penn State to the Devaney Center. Tip-off is set for 8:05 p.m. (central) and tickets can be purchased for as little as $10 by visiting Huskers.com, by calling 800-8-BIGRED or at the Devaney Center Ticket Office beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The game with the Nittany Lions will be carried nationally on BTN with Dan Gutowsky and Sean Harrington on the call, as every remaining Husker game in 2012-13 will be televised nationally. The game will also be available on the WatchESPN app for iOS or android devices.
Saturday'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 (11-12, 2-8 Big Ten) come off their longest break in Big Ten play, as Nebraska has been off since a 63-56 setback to No. 11 Ohio State last Saturday. In that game, the Huskers used a spirited comeback, nearly erasing a 15-point second-half deficit before the Buckeyes held on in the final minutes.
Despite the loss, the Huskers received a strong performance from sophomore David Rivers, who led NU with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and six rebounds. In addition, Andre Almeida and Benny Parker gave the Huskers solid work from the bench, combining for eight points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists in 21 minutes of work. Almeida had Big Ten highs in both blocked shots (three) and rebounds (eight), while Parker hit both of the shots he attempted.
Penn State (8-14, 0-10 Big Ten) had a chance to pick up its first Big Ten win against Purdue, as the Nittany Lions led at halftime and were within two possessions in the final minutes of a 58-49 loss to Purdue. D.J. Newbill led PSU with 17 points and 17 assists in the losing effort.
The first matchup between NU and Penn State went down to the final seconds as the Huskers got a 68-64 win. Shavon Shields scored a career-high 29 points for the Huskers, hitting 10-of-11 shots from the field.
3-0 - The Huskers will be making their fourth and final regular-season appearance on ESPNU Saturday night and will look to remain unbeaten on the channel. NU is 3-0 this season with wins over Wake Forest, Penn State and Northwestern.
+5 - The Huskers' rebounding differential against Ohio State on Saturday, as NU enjoyed a 38-33 advantage on the glass. It marked only the second time in Big Ten action (also Northwestern) that the Huskers had out-rebounded its opponent.
58- Number of 3-pointers by Ray Gallegos, which ties Michigan's Nik Stauskas for the Big Ten lead entering this weekend's action. Gallegos is five 3-pointers away from moving into 10th place on NU's single-season chart. Prior to this year, Gallegos had 21 3-pointers in 55 career games.
45%- The Huskers' shooting percentage in the last three games, which has raised NU's field goal percentage in Big Ten play to 38 percent.
Penn State comes into Saturday's game looking to snap a 10-game losing streak, as the Nittany Lions are 8-14 on the season. PSU, under second-year coach Pat Chambers, was dealt with one of the biggest injuries during non-conference play, as senior guard Tim Frazier suffered a season-ending achilles injury in November. Frazier was a first-team All-Big Ten pick by the media, leading Penn State in scoring, rebounding and assists in 2011-12. PSU split its first eight games of the season before closing non-conference play with four straight wins, scoring 70 or more points in all four contests. In Big Ten play, Penn State has struggled offensively like Nebraska, cracking 60 points only three times in 10 Big Ten games, including a high of 72 against Michigan State.
Despite the loss of Frazier, Penn State still features two of the Big Ten's top scoring guards in junior Jermaine Marshall and sophomore D.J. Newbill. Marshall is seventh in the conference in both scoring and steals (1.5 spg), while Newbill, who transferred from Southern Miss, is sixth in the Big Ten in both scoring and assists (4.2 apg).
Saturday's game is only the seventh meeting between the Huskers and Nittany Lions - the two most recent members of the Big Ten - and the teams have split the six previous meetings. Prior to the Huskers' joining the Big Ten, the teams played a home-and-home series in the early 1980s with Nebraska winning 75-50 at the Devaney Center on Dec. 9, 1980, before the Nittany Lions won 60-58 in State College in Dec. 21, 1981. The other meeting before last season came in the second round of the 1995 NIT at the Devaney Center in a 65-59 PSU win. Last year, the teams held serve at home with Nebraska posting its first-ever Big Ten win with a 70-58 victory in Lincoln on Jan. 11 before Penn State earned the split with a 16-point win in State College on Feb. 11.
Nebraska earned its first win away from Lincoln in the first matchup of the season on Jan. 16. In that matchup, Shavon Shields scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Huskers to a 68-64 win over the Nittany Lions. Shields connected on 10-of-11 shots from the field and going 8-for-8 from the foul line, while his 29 points was one shy of the Huskers' school record for a freshman. Shields was one of three Huskers in double figures, as Ray Gallegos had 15 points while Brandon Ubel had 12 points and six rebounds.
A strong second-half effort wasn't quite enough to lift the Nebraska basketball team to an upset of 11th-ranked Ohio State, as the Huskers dropped a 63-56 decision to the Buckeyes Saturday night in front of a crowd of 11,478 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Huskers made the Buckeyes work for the win, as Nebraska whittled down a 15 point deficit to five and had a chance to make it a one-possession game. Nebraska was down 58-53 with 1:40 left, and the Huskers had a pair of good looks but were unable to convert, the last being on a 3-point attempt from Brandon Ubel.
Ohio State held the Huskers at bay from the foul line, going 5-of-6 in the final minute to thwart Nebraska's upset bid, as part of a 23-of-28 day for the Buckeyes from the charity stripe. Nebraska, despite out-rebounding OSU 38-33, was able to get to the line just five times in falling to 11-12 on the year and 2-8 in Big Ten play.
David Rivers led three Huskers in double figures with 13 points, including 11 in the second half, while Dylan Talley and Ray Gallegos chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. led Ohio State with a season-high 21 points, going a perfect 6-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-3 from long range. NU held Deshaun Thomas, who was the Big Ten's leading scorer, in check with 15 points while Aaron Craft added 14 points, six rebounds and six assists.
- David Rivers led Nebraska with 13 points, the second time he has led the Huskers in scoring this season (also at MSU). It also marked his fourth game in double figures this season, all coming within the last 12 contests.
- Nebraska held Ohio State to 39.1 percent shooting, the 10th time the Huskers have held an opponent under 40 percent shooting this season.
- Nebraska out-rebounded Ohio State 38-33, marking only the second time in conference play NU has out-rebounded its opponent. The Huskers were out-rebounded by 11 in the first meeting on Jan. 2
- Andre Almeida set conference highs in rebounds (eight), blocked shots (three) and minutes (21).
- Nebraska has shot under 40 percent in 11 of its 12 losses this season.
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 third in the Big Ten and 16th nationally with 11.1 turnovers per game - two fewer per game than last season - and has committed 10 turnovers or less nine times this season. The only two teams the Huskers trail in that category are Wisconsin and Michigan, the teams who are No. 1 and No. 2 nationally in that category.
The Huskers had a school-record two turnovers against Purdue on Jan. 16, breaking the mark of three set on the three previous occasions. The Huskers had just 10 turnovers in the loss to No. 11 Ohio State on Saturday.
The Huskers could match their entire 2011-12 win total on Saturday night, as they go for their 12th win of the season. Nebraska went just 12-18 during last season.
What makes it more impressive is that Nebraska has played one of the nation's toughest schedules. According to RealtimeRPI.com, Nebraska's strength of schedule is 14th nationally and fourth among Big Ten schools entering Wednesday's games.
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 Saturday's game with Penn State ranked 10th (.415), 10th (.301) and ninth (.672), in those respective categories. When Nebraska has put up points, they have enjoyed success, going 9-2 when scoring at least 60 points.
One adjustment the Huskers have made recently is going to a bigger lineup and moving senior Dylan Talley to the point guard spot. Over the last seven games, Talley and the Huskers have responded well, averaging 12.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while posting a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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. In the next five games after OSU, NU made it a two-possession game in the last seven minutes of each of the last five games, including a chance to tie or take the lead against Wisconsin and at Michigan State.
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. 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 Illinois, NU trailed by nine with eight minutes left, but did not make a field goal the remainder of the contest. The situation was reversed against Northwestern, as Nebraska held a double-figure lead for the final 9:53 against the Wildcats. Last Saturday against No. 11 Ohio State, 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.
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 9-4 following Saturday's loss to No. 11 Ohio State, but are just 2-8 when not putting at least three players in double figures.
While Nebraska's offense has been in transition, the Huskers have done a good job slowing tempo and controlling things on the defensive end.
- The Huskers are eighth in the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing just 62.3 points per game.
- NU has held 18 of its first 23 foes under their 2012-13 scoring averages, including season lows by Creighton and Valparaiso. 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 21 of 23 teams to under 50 percent shooting from the field, including 10 teams to under 40 percent. Northwestern was held to 32.1 percent on Jan.26, the Huskers' best defensive effort of the year.
- Nebraska is sixth in Big Ten games in scoring defense, allowing 64.2 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.
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.
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.
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.
- 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.
- The 29 points matched the highest scoring effort in a conference game this year until D.J. Richardson's 30-point effort against the Huskers on Jan. 22.
- 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.
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 11.8 points and a team-high 6.8 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 came back to the lineup against Penn State on Jan. 19, and put together four straight double-figure scoring games before it was snapped against Ohio State last 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 16 of the 21 games he has played. Entering the season, he had one double-double, but already has four this season for the Huskers (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, the fourth time this year he has grabbed double figures in rebounds, 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 91 percent (41-of-45) 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.
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 Saturday's game with Penn State averaging 13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He is 14th in the league in scoring and third in minutes played with 35.4 per game.
Talley has been in double figures in 17 contests and has topped the Huskers in scoring nine times this season, including 16 points against Illinois on Jan. 22 and 20 points against Northwestern on Feb. 26. In that game, Talley hit 8-of-15 shots and also grabbed eight rebounds to help the Huskers pick up their first home win since Dec. 29. It was Talley's fourth 20-point effort of the season after not having one all of 2011-12. Talley was one of three Huskers in double figures against Ohio State with 12 points.
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 seven games, he is averaging 12.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game while posting a 1.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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.
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 58 3-pointers. He has been in double figures 17 times this season after accomplishing the feat just three times in his first two years 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. Against Northwestern, Gallegos had 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 37.2 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 10 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.
Nebraska has enjoyed a pair of efforts with multiple 20-point games this season. Against Central Michigan, Dylan Talley (21) and David Rivers (20) both had at least 20 points in Nebraska's 89-74 win. Earlier this season, Andre Almeida and Ray Gallegos enjoyed 20-point efforts against Wake Forest on Nov. 27, marking the first time since March 5, 2007, that the Huskers had multiple players with 20-point nights. In that game, Marcus Perry (25); Aleks Maric (23) and Paul Velander (20) all eclipsed the 20-point mark.
For nearly the first month of the year, Nebraska relied on a shortened bench, as Shavon Shields missed five of NU's first six games with an elbow injury. A layoff following the win at Wake Forest helped Shields get back into game action, and the freshman has provided a much-needed boost.
On the season, Shields is averaging 7.4 points and 4.9 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 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per outing. He is challenging to be 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 vs. Kansas). 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' 10 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.
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 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while playing in all 23 contests.
He has been at his best in the last 13 games, reaching double figures for the first four times of his career, as he averages 7.5 points per game on 55 percent shooting dating back to Dec. 22. He led the Huskers in scoring for the second time this season against No. 11 Ohio State with 13 points, as he hit five of seven shots from the floor and added six rebounds.
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. Against Nicholls State on Dec. 29, Rivers cracked double figures for the second time in three games, totaling 12 points, six rebounds and a pair of steals in 28 minutes.
- Nebraska is 4-1 when it shoots above 50 percent from the field, but has struggled in its 10 losses, being held under 40 percent in 11 of its 12 losses.
- The Huskers have held 21 of 23 opponents under 50 percent shooting this year, as Kent State and Minnesota are the only foes to shoot better than 50 percent. The Huskers have also held 10 opponents to under 40 percent shooting, most recently Ohio State last Saturday.
- Balance has been key for the Huskers, as Nebraska is 9-4 when three players reach double figures and just 2-8 when two players or less reach double digits.
- Nebraska's 89 points against Central Michigan on Dec. 22, was the Huskers' highest total since scoring 94 on Southern Utah on Dec. 29, 2009. It was also NU's highest total in a road or neutral site since scoring 89 in a 101-89 loss at TCU on March 15, 1999.
- Husker coach Tim Miles became just the sixth coach in the 117-year history of Nebraska basketball to win his first four games. In fact, only two Husker basketball coaches had won their first four games since 1920.
- Earlier this season, Miles becomes the first Nebraska Head Coach to win his first road game at Nebraska since Paul Schlisser in 1919-20, a 47-9 win over Hastings College on Jan. 13, 1920. Prior to Miles' win, the previous 14 Nebraska basketball head coaches had lost their first road game as Husker head coach.
- Nebraska's 16-point victory at Wake Forest was its largest road margin since a 77-60 win at Minnesota on Nov. 29, 2003, and the seventh-largest win over the past quarter century.
- Nebraska's win over Wake Forest marked the first time the Demon Deacons had lost at home in seven ACC/Big Ten Challenge games and was just their third loss in the series history.
- Nebraska's 51-point second half at Wake Forest was its highest scoring half since scoring 55 against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 15, 2010, a span of 67 games.
- Nebraska held Horizon League favorite Valparaiso to just 48 points in a 50-48 win, the Crusaders' lowest point total in 29 games dating back to Nov. 25, 2011. Over the last three-plus seasons, Valparaiso has been held to 50 points or less just four times.
- Nebraska's 50 points in the win over the Crusaders equaled the fewest the Huskers have scored in a win since a 50-44 win over Oregon State on Dec. 12, 2009.
- Nebraska held Southern to 55 points and Valparaiso to 48 points, marking only the fifth time in the last 60 years that the Huskers had held its first two opponents of the season to 55 points or less (1958-59, 1985-86, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2012-13).
- The Huskers defeated Jacksonville State while going 0-of-5 from 3-point range. It marked the first time since Feb. 14, 1998, that NU won a game without making a 3-pointer.
- Nebraska held Wisconsin to 47 points on Jan. 3, the fewest points allowed by Nebraska in conference action since giving up 46 in a win over Oklahoma on Jan. 30, 2010.
Nebraska has been strong on its home court since the Bob Devaney Center opened in 1976. Nebraska has a 444-147 (.751) record in 37 seasons. Nebraska has enjoyed 36 consecutive winning seasons in the building, as the Huskers are celebrating their final season in the Devaney Center in 2012-13. The Huskers are 8-5 at the Devaney Center in 2012-13 and have been solid defensively, holding eight of its 13 foes to under 60 points this season.
The Nebraska men's and women's basketball teams will celebrate their final season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center throughout the 2012-13 campaign. The Huskers will move into the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln in October of 2013. The arena, which is set for completion next fall, will become the new home of Husker men's and women's basketball in 2013-14.
As part of the festivities at the Devaney Center during 2012-13, the Huskers plan to highlight the greatest moments and greatest players in the 37-year history of the Devaney Center. At each men's and women's basketball home game during the season, HuskerVision will produce a big screen feature showcasing one of the most memorable moments in men's and women's basketball history.
On the men's side, the memorable Devaney Center moments were compiled by Husker Sports Network radio play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka and long-time Nebraska men's basketball beat writer Mike Babcock from Hail Varsity magazine. The men's basketball moments include Jamar Johnson's historic buzzer-beater in a win over Kansas, along with outstanding individual performances by legends such as Jack Moore, Andre Smith and Eric Piatkowski. The moments also include dramatic Husker wins over such teams as Michigan State, Oklahoma State and Texas.
The Nebraska Athletic Department has created a special "Devaney Center Final Season" logo that is displayed on giant banners draped outside above the north and south entrances of the Devaney Center.


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Any news on Dover's body???
Any news on Dover's body???
Originally Posted by TOTShadowCompany
BPS - Baller's Pro Shop - firstname.lastname@example.com
- "Hellspawn" WDP Angel LED 99
- "Foxwood" WGP Autococker Bob Long Ironmen RF 97
- "Kenobi" WGP Autococker E-Blade blue VF 2k2
- "Raider Nation" AGD AutoMag CF ULE Hyperframe LX Hurricane
- "Gray Ghost" AGD ReTro Mag CF High Rise LX
Total Freak - Tips: 12" AA black, 10" Boomstick black
Bidness with Dover - Feedback
how much lighter are they than the aluminium ule?
I will take some before and after weight measurements on a ULE body I'm going to modify this week and post the results.
While I'm at it, I'll go ahead and see if I can knock out Dover's body and see if we can get something going on for all of us stainless lovers.
Very interested and see how everything went???
I'd be interested in having my body modified. I'm getting a carbon fiber barrel and fore grip. May as well have my body part carbon fiber as well.
Are you still doing these?
Originally Posted by TOTShadowCompany
what ^he^ said
Got my body back on saturday... love it.. thanks for offering this service man!
any word or pics on a stainless steel body?Originally Posted by warpedmephisto
Bahh, I wasn't notified that so many people had responded to this thread.
Yes, I am still doing body mods - send 'em on in!
And yes, I can no officially say that I can do stainless steel bodies. I have Dover's completed and it came out beautiful. I also have some weight measurements that I will post up tomorrow along with pictures of the stainless body mod.
Originally Posted by warpedmephisto
Eagerly awaiting the stainless body mod pics. I will get mine sent off to you Soon. I'll be back in the states in August.
Me too!Originally Posted by p8ntbrawler70
Still holding breath...getting real dark...I think my face is turning blue...Originally Posted by Dover
I was digging through an old box lastnight and found an old polished stainless body! I can't wait to see your stainless pics and weight measurements!
Have you considered doing this to a minimag body? I have a friend that has one that he might be willing to donate to the carbon cause! Could you do before and after the powerfeed on a minimag body? that would be awesome!!!!!
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Alright, I've teased you all long enough. I forgot to get a before weight measurement, but overall, the mod drops about 60 grams off of the mainbody, if I'm recalling correctly. The next one I do (yes, implying that I am going to be doing these) I will get before and after weight measurements for sure . Right now I can't come up with a way to make a sleeve for the front half of the body, but its something I want to work on.
Enough with the talky, on with the picky.
Happy Friday, ya'll!
Same price for the stainless mod??? ^^^
Yep! Same price!
I glanced through the older posts on this, but didnt see the answer. Is the CF sleeve permanently attached or is it pressure fit? I have a body that I am interested in having this done on, but it needs to be reanodized and need to know if it is better to send in before or after anodizing.
It is a "pressure" fit and more slips on than anything. I have one of these and once the valve is aired up it will not move.Originally Posted by OPBN
Cool, thanks. I am not really concerned about the body coming off as much as still having the ability to send the body out for anodizing afterwards.Originally Posted by SSP REAPER
I would get it cut and mod'd BEFORE anno just because the anno hardens and protects the AL a bit more than leaving it raw.... and since it's not an issue then I'd go that route.Originally Posted by OPBN
Just my .02
I think that's what I saidOriginally Posted by DevilMan
im sending mine out for ano with no problems.. i tell you what though, it makes it a lot easier to take out the ring inside the body....Originally Posted by OPBN
Yes, it does make removing the ring inside the body a LOT easier.
Looks like this has already been beaten into the ground, but just to confirm - yes, I would have the CF mod done before anodizing. Anodizing shouldn't affect the fit between the CF sleeve and the breech. Just make sure you line up the sear slot in line with frame screw hole on the underside of the breech when you put the CF sleeve back on.
Oh, and just another note - when removing the CF sleeve, pull straight back on the sleeve. It also might help to give it a little twist as you go. If you tilt the sleeve at all while you're pulling back on it, there's a chance you might crack the sleeve.
So is this body still on the back burner?Originally Posted by zondo
Unfortunately, yes. Unless there's a fairly large interest, and I could get some pre-orders, I can't justify the time and expense to do a run of them.
How many pre-orders do you need? I'm interested in having this mod done.
WM still doing this mod???
wonder why your asking

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Looking to finish this build, it might be my last...
looking to sell some stuff to pay XMT http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...Micromag-f-s-t
i'll update as it progresses
Looking to finish this build, it might be my last...
looking to sell some stuff to pay XMT http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...Micromag-f-s-t
i'll update as it progresses
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wow i love that! BL grip frames and triggers are very comfortable!
consider my mind blown!
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Does that foregrip have a built in reg?
Thank you, I've drooled over both you guy's mags.
I'm donating all my project idea's after this is done for open source. I've been diagnosed with stage 2 myeloma at 26, i won't be playing to much longer as i bruise and bleed excessively... this will eventually turn into a wall hanger and i'll most likely sell it here for treatment moneys (I hope KNM is still around )
that is the foregrip off my vic, it is just a outer shell... however i have drawings to make a reg just like that of a vic to thread into a normal vasa.
I'm going to put HP steel line inside to have internal air (Ala Flatliner / Kwik)
Sadly i don't know any history on my biological fathers side, but it might have also been the radiation from being a Navy nuke
this is where my spare cash goes
I've got other ideas posted in my photobucket as well, linky at the top for a peak
Sweet build man.
The frame looks like it was meant to go with the body! I am loving it a lot. I might have to keep my eyes open on the BST as well!!!!
God speed my friend. I hope and trust that 2013 brings a miracle your way. Just continue to keep your head up and pray.
I'm staying positive, initially i was angry at the world and the Navy, but i'm doing better now (mentally)
I play at CSP in Chesapeake VA if anyone wants to hang out and play a game for some mral support, i know a few AOer's are "close"
I know the owner here (use to work here) great field, great people
WOW WOW WOW, just hot damn. i am really liking that set up, specially with that valve cap. and why the hell have we not seen or heard more about that xmag????
http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...RKM-3D-Designs"You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes." RU
Wait, so am I understanding this clearly. I may be able to own one of these? yap, my mind is blown also. Hopefully it turns out that you recover quickly so you can use this beast again.
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Awesome build. It's a shame that it may be your last.
I hope you find treatment that will allow you to continue playing. Best of luck dude.
the internal airline will be SS instrument line for industrial pneumatic valves rated to 5000 PSI, the frame can fit a MPA and sleeper LPR as well as electronics. I'm also working
on this
HP air will run thru the asa via LPR sleeper style running up teeing of to the bottom of the valve and to the top of the LPR foregrip.
the LPR is a schreuder style (tire valve) like the bob long regs almost a direct copy of the vic design
Looks great. Hope to see this finished. You should try make it into a reverse mag like hill did a while back. http://www.techpb.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=145522 <- here's one of the many build threads he had about it. Would be quite awesome if you could do that. He did say it was temperamental though. Maybe you can refine it a bit more?
Man that is beautiful and compact and the body goes perfect with that grip frame. Is there a way to run it without a rail just like it sits? If not maybe a wave rail or something...either way that thing is smokin. Sorry to hear of your illness we will all be praying for you.
parts are with XMT, lets see what happens!!!
yes... updates
XMT is currently cutting the rail (as of Mon.)
Pics up when I get them from XMT... maybe he could just drop them here...
Im tingling with anticipation, hopefully I can sell some stuff to pay for the anno
XMT is working on the v2 of the rail
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There are not many actors worse than this guy. Not in acting talent, but in the truly awful way he treats women. There are some days when I hear for the 20th time about what he has done to some woman I sincerely hope the former A list mostly television actor got the gift that keeps on giving when he cheated on his wife with that former reality star everyone hated. Apparently our actor is cheating on his new girlfriend. That is not shocking. What is shocking is that it took him a few months to actually get around to it. He would probably say they have an open relationship. His idea of an open relationship though is to make his girlfriend watch him have sex with another woman and dump them if they refuse. In the past he has had sex with teens below the age of consent. He has forced women who got pregnant to get abortions by threats and promises. He absolutely destroyed one girlfriend. I'm honestly shocked that she didn't end up on meds because of the way he treated her. She is amazing for being able to fight through what she did. His current girlfriend should just jump ship but she won't because he preys on people who won't leave. A truly horrible guy.


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Leavenworth city commissioners were asked to consider this week an offer of $1 for city-owned land that's considered surplus property but paying a surveyor $750 to prepare a property description.
Leavenworth city commissioners were asked to consider this week an offer of $1 for city-owned land that's considered surplus property but paying a surveyor $750 to prepare a property description.
In the end, commissioners decided to ask the potential buyer, James Wiseman, if he would be willing to pay half of the $750 surveyor fee with the city picking up the rest of the cost.
Commissioners took up the issue during a meeting Tuesday.
City Clerk Karen Logan said Wiseman is offering to purchase city-owned land that is behind property he owns at 906 Ottawa St. But
Wiseman is offering to purchase only about a third of about 0.2 acres the city has put up for sale in that area. The city-owned property has a North Ninth Street address.
Logan said city officials believe the only way the property can be transferred is to have it surveyed. She said Wiseman could purchase the entire parcel without the need for a surveyor because the parcel is already platted.
Mayor Larry Dedeke said he felt the surveyor fee should be the purchaser's responsibility.
"I'm not going to eat $749," he said.
City Manager Scott Miller said Wiseman is looking at purchasing a piece of the city-owned property to use as part of the yard for his property.
Miller said under normal spring and summer conditions, the city would mow the land behind Wiseman's property two to three times per year. He said this would cost $40 for each mowing.
"You're really talking about this paying for itself in seven and a half years or earlier," he said.
City Commissioner Mark Preisinger asked why Wiseman can't be talked into taking the entire piece of the city-owned property.
City Commissioner Phil Urban said Wiseman would have to go behind someone else's property in order to maintain the entire parcel.
Urban said a legal description could be written for the property without a survey being needed.
Preisinger said he would defer to City Attorney Thomas Dawson, who indicated a property description by a certified surveyor is needed.
Dedeke said he could support splitting the cost with Wiseman.
Urban said he's already talked with Wiseman about splitting the cost. And Urban said Wiseman won't split the cost.
A motion requesting that Wiseman pay half of the surveyor's fee passed unanimously.
Urban said he was voting for it, but "I think it's a dead horse."


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These two individuals will work through the auspices of AmeriCorps, a national program that engages adults of all ages in a year-long commitment to volunteer service to address the needs of local communities.
St James Public Schools was awarded a partnership with AmeriCorps to hire both a full-time Math and Reading tutor for the 2013-2014 academic year.
These two individuals will work through the auspices of AmeriCorps, a national program that engages adults of all ages in a year-long commitment to volunteer service to address the needs of local communities.
Minnesota Math Corps is a statewide initiative to help every Minnesota student become proficient in algebra in eight grade. AmeriCorps members provide targeted tutoring interventions from 4th through 8th grade students who are partially proficient in math. Minnesota Reading Corps is also a statewide program; however, it targets literacy in primary students.
By becoming a tutor you are joining a service program, not entering into permanent employment. In exchange for your service, you receive a biweekly living allowance (every two weeks) of approximately $500 for full-time members.
After successful completion of the year, tutors receive a $5,500 education award for college use or to pay student loans. If the tutor is over 55 years of age, the award can be transferred to child or grandchild but must be used within seven years of the award.
To be eligible for either the Math or Reading Corps positions, applicants must be 18 years of age by August 1, must be either a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, and must be able to pass a basic reading or math skills test.
If accepted into the program, tutors will be required to attend trainings. The initial training, called Member Institute, takes place in early August and covers math and reading instruction techniques and the curriculum. Additional required and optional trainings throughout the year cover topics such as tutoring refreshers, civic engagement and other topics to enhance your own professional development.
More information about both programs can be found at www.minnesotamathcorps.org or www.minnesotareadingcorps.org. Information about the local positions in St. James can be obtained at Northside Elementary by contacting Karla Beck, Principal at 375-3325. Deadline for applying for the tutor positions is the end of June.


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Ok all, slightly intoxicated, but I think I am thinking of this correctly...
I want to replicate my Dye clear grip panels with a twist. I have had them for 10 years, they are yellowing and I would like to make a variant of them.
I was thinking, If I made a mold, for just a simple suggestion to myself using plaster of paris, or whaterver it is... dries like ceramic. do you think i could successfully make a mold of the grips? Using a wax release and a product at a local shop (epoxy resin, I have made an entire bar top out of this, 30"x60'+ using 2 gallon kits and 5 gallon buckets, it had vendor pieces inlayed in 1/4" of resin and is in use today at a local bar... crystal clear, I know how to get it glass clear and mix etc...). I wanted to make a mold out of something durable, say something I could produce 20-30 sets (IF they turned out well and people had interest)
Here is the twist, I want to inlay real carbon fiber in the grip, colored, original... whatever. I was thinking if I fill the mold 3/4 of the way and let it dry, I could cut out a piece of carbon fiber from a template and inlay it just short around the edges, then fill the last 1/4 of the mold and have the CF encased in the resin.
I have never worked with CF before... will it soak up the resin uniformly? will it float in the resin? I had to inlay some pictures and coasters in the bar top i did, i had the luxury of being able to glue them down before hand but I wont with this .
Any suggestions are welcome, Id like suggestions on a material to use for a mold (relatively cheap and avaiable to buy same day) and maybe a method or other material to use other than resin to accomplish a clear finish and have the ability to inlay colors or CF.
Sorry for misspellings, Im a little toasty
Also, Id most likely use a shallow tupperware for the mold, fill with whatever medium to make the mold, press the grips in, release the entire thing and have a nice block mold to work with...
EDIT: I also know the resin will yellow after time, but in working with it before, I know that mixing it "hot" (more hardener than resin) it combats the yellowing quite well


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New London tries to help EB, L&M find space to park
New London - With Electric Boat expanding its workforce and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital offering more and more services, parking space has become a prized commodity in this densely populated city.
EB has maxed out its parking facilities on Pequot Avenue and workers are taking shuttle buses from Groton to New London, or parking on public streets surrounding its New London offices.
At L&M, in an effort to provide more parking for patients and visitors on its campus, and to encourage employees not to park in residential areas, a 225-space lot is under construction off Ocean Avenue.
"We recognize EB is our largest taxpayer and the hospital is the largest employer of New London residents and we remain ready, willing and able to assist them however we can,'' Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said Friday. "We want them to be successful."
But economic growth and development bring more demand on limited resources - like parking spaces, he said.
City officials have met with EB representatives and have discussed several options to address parking needs, such as expanding its parking garage on Pequot Avenue and offering parking on vacant lots. But each option has had problems, Finizio said, and EB elected to shuttle its workers from Groton, he said.
EB provides on-site parking at its garage and adjacent parking lots, and a regular shuttle service from the Groton campus, according to Robert Hamilton, director of communications.
In addition, EB promotes van-pooling through the Connecticut RideShare program, as well as car-pooling at both its Groton and New London sites, Hamilton said.
"Those options would accommodate all New London employees,'' he said in a statement sent to The Day. "Some employees have chosen to utilize on-street parking rather than carpool, as some Groton employees have for decades."
Since 2010, when Electric Boat purchased Pfizer Inc. world research headquarters, it brought about 2,750 workers into the city, hundreds more than those who worked at Pfizer.
Lawrence & Memorial, which employs about 2,500 workers, is back before the Planning & Zoning Commission to address drainage issues for its lot under construction behind the Recovery Room restaurant and Dunkin Donuts on Ocean Avenue. The Conservation Commission is also reviewing the plans, which were first approved last year.
The lot, which was scheduled to open Nov.1, will be open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. when it receives a certificate of occupancy. It will accommodate first shift workers, said hospital spokesman Mike O'Farrell.
"It will open up local streets and will make it easier for those coming into the hospital,'' O'Farrell said. "It's also improved the situation for Recovery Room and Dunkin Donuts, making that whole area easier to navigate."
The city has not received any complaints about on-street parking around EB, but has taken steps to ease traffic flow there eliminating two parking spaces near the roundabout at Pequot Avenue and shifting traffic to accommodate the parked cars.
"We've been in constant discussion with EB to address parking and we continue to remain open,'' Finizio said.
There has been some concerns about parking on streets in Fort Trumbull, where River Bank Construction is expected to break ground in the spring for its 99-unit Village on Thames housing development which has 217 parking spots.
Finizio said the city is monitoring parking throughout the city.
"We'll adjust accordingly,'' Finizio said.
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Huskers Travel to Nashville for Season Finale
The Nebraska bowling team will conclude its 2012-13 season this weekend at the Music City Classic, held in Nashville, Tenn. The tournament will be hosted by Vanderbilt University and will feature a 28-team field, 17 of which are ranked in the top 20 in the country. The tournament begins Friday at 9 a.m. and will conclude Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (CT)
With such a large field competing this weekend, Head Coach Bill Straub hopes the team will be prepared for the long days of competition, and noted there will be plenty of time for the team to rest before the NCAA Championship on April 11-14.
"There are a lot of great teams that are going to be there. Friday and Saturday will be long days of competition. "Straub said, "I believe we have had good preparation for the long days. Spring break is next week so the team can rest then."
Check back on Huskers.com for updates after each day of competition. Below is the schedule for the entire weekend of competition, as well as the teams competing at the Music City Classic.
Travelers: Elise Bolton, Beth Hedley, Amanda Burau, Kristi Mickelson, Liz Kuhlkin, Yan Ling, Andrea Ruiz
Participating Teams (29): Adelphi, Alabama A&M, Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama State, Arkansas State, Bethune Cookman, Central Missouri, Delaware State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida A&M, Hampton, Louisiana Tech, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Monmouth, Nebraska, New Jersey City, North Carolina A&T, Prairie View A&M, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis Brooklyn College (NY), Saint Francis University (Pa), Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas Southern, Tulane, Valparaiso, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Southern.
Tourney Format: Friday: Six, 4-game Baker matches (practice at 9 a.m. CDT)
Saturday: Six team games (practice at 11 a.m.)
Sunday: Three best-of-seven Bakers (practice at 8:30)
Last Time Out
The Huskers went 12-0 in competition at the Central Missouri Women's Collegiate Invitational held in North Kansas City, Mo. NU used a strong team effort in beating Arkansas State 4-0 on March 4 to take the tournament title.
Sophomore Liz Kuhlkin added to her already impressive 2012-13 campaign by winning the individual tournament title. Kuhlkin averaged a staggering 238 average throughout the weekend.
"Liz's performance throughout the year has been the most pleasant thing to watch this year." Straub said, "She thrives under pressure, she does her best when it comes down to the wire. Liz has been tremendous."
Also making the all-tournament team was senior Kristi Mickelson. Mickelson recorded an average of 218, placing her fourth overall in the individual standings. Mickelson bowled a high score of 267.
Other individual performances to note were Sophomores Elise Bolton and Andrea Ruiz. Bolton posted a 208.8 average placing her eighth overall in individual standings while Ruiz averaged 202.6 throughout the weekend, placing her 13th.


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Mr. Needle: "Nope. Everybody is healthy. I mean, unless you count diabetes. Or cancer. Or heart stuff."
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Yes, those count
Mr. Needle: "Nope. Everybody is healthy. I mean, unless you count diabetes. Or cancer. Or heart stuff."
36 comments:
- Vesalius said...
No, only real diseases like fibromyalgia and CFS...
- February 22, 2011 at 7:30 AM
- rnraquel said...
That's kind of like when a patient denies that they have any health problems, but then they are on Lisinopril, Lipitor, and Glucophage.
- February 22, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Albinoblackbear said...
And I've had no surgeries.
Oh but I have donated a kidney, my appendix out, and a mitral valve replaced.
- February 22, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
Raquel- that happens so damn often it's not even worth blogging about anymore. Drives me nuts. Add Coumadin to the list.
- February 22, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- StudentDoc said...
They actually tell our patient actors to do this so we get in the habit of asking in different ways to get all the patient history. So I ask about prior histories, and then when I do the abdominal exam I ask again about any surgeries (especially if I see a scar).
- February 22, 2011 at 9:22 AM
In all fairness, lots of pts don't know how to respond. I often hear of those who spend the better part of a day filling out the form sent to them ahead of time and the doc spending 7 seconds leafing through it before walking into the exam room.
- February 22, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Raquel - you don't understand! You see, when they are on lisinopril, Lipitor and Glucophage, their BP, lipids and glucose are normal, so They.Don't.Have.Hypertension/dyslipidemia/diabetes! Or so my patients also seem to reason (and yes, coumadin is always the last one to be mentioned as they are getting up to leave!) Not to mention previous malignancies...
- February 22, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Packer said...
I think it is either a TRIFECTA or a HAT TRICK. Diabetes, Cancer , Heart Disease are the big three, but I am pretty sure.
- February 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- ERP said...
"The drummer was suspected of suffering from death"
- February 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Sarah Glenn said...
When I worked an NCIC terminal, we had to flag missing people if they were violent. Person was missing from local 'home' for mentally ill. He was described as nonviolent, but he was on 3 sedating meds. I asked what happened when he wasn't taking them. "Oh, well then he gets right hard to handle, evil cuss..." Thank you for clarifying that.
- February 22, 2011 at 10:40 AM
I have a crazy family history of heart disease (heart attacks before age 40, diabetes, heart transplant relative, etc.), cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis. Honestly, I usually don't mention it to doctors.
- February 22, 2011 at 10:43 AM
I am wondering what the Dr does with the information he wants anyway.
- February 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
We submit it to the secret database for the REAL government to view. So then they don't have to try and get radio signals past people's aluminum hats at Walmart.
- February 22, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Packer said...
I knew it !!!
- February 22, 2011 at 11:38 AM
With an answer like that, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some psych history in the family also.
- February 22, 2011 at 12:06 PM
"It's just a flesh wound!"
- February 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM
I come across similar situations in transcription. "ALLERGIES: The patient has no known drug allergies, except penicillin, codeine and adhesive tape." Go figure.
- February 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Watercolor said...
But, really, no one has a cold or anything so we're good.
- February 22, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- Watercolor said...
I agree Greg. I fill out for form. Then the nurse asks me the same questions. Then the doc asks me again. Why did I waste all that time filling out the form if no one was going to use it???
- February 22, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- lovinmyjob said...
It always amazes me the people who say they don't have hypertension because the medication they take keeps it normal. That's crazy talk
- February 22, 2011 at 12:56 PM
"Which my HMO doesn't."
- February 22, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- vicki said...
i agree with a lot of you. i fill out the forms, answer the nurses questions then the doc asks the same damn questions.
READ THE BLASTED FORM i just filled out with all the meds, surgeries, hospitalizations on it. i made a "fact" sheet with all that info on it so i could remember with dates and they don't read it.
next time i'll just say "read first then ask?" but they'll probably boot me out because i've got an attitude. oh, well. what else is new
- February 22, 2011 at 3:35 PM
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Major illnesses in the family?
Nah, nobody in our family ever got past private first class!
- February 22, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Mrs A said...
yep every time! Typical in ED even when there is a major scar down their chest from heart surgery - oh what is this then? A slight scratch??? "Oh yes but its all fixed now", sigh...
- February 22, 2011 at 4:44 PM
I think what Mr Needle is saying that is all the survivors in his family are healthy. The ones with diabetes, cancer or heart disease? Well, they're dead, so they don't count, y'see.
- February 22, 2011 at 5:06 PM
- Stacey said...
Lovinmyjob - It's not just the patients. I am on a beta blocker because of sinus tachycardia and my last visit my cardiologist told me I could cut my dose in half because I didn't need it anymore because my heart rate was normal. No lie and he was serious. He is no longer my cardiologist (and in the end I needed to double my dose to keep other symptoms under control)
- February 22, 2011 at 6:30 PM
We/they re-ask everything on the sheets because "that is everything I take" except for your herbals, over the counters, the psych meds prescribed by a different doctor, etc. I can get an extra 3-4 medications in most patients I talk to, even after they have written down what they take. I'm assuming it is the same for disease states.
- February 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Ragged Soul said...
The 'form' reporting issue is interesting. I have spent hours filling out copious amounts of paperwork that was rarely referred to.
Reporting the same information verbally makes sense too, since watching and hearing is more revealing.
My question is:
Are the forms used to dictate various reports? Something to refer to later?
Why does the doctor only glance at it?
I know there is a good reason....I just don't know what it is.
- February 22, 2011 at 6:49 PM
the form is to satisfy the administrators who think that forms are important. the conversation is what determines the quality of your care. but i do check allergy lists and med lists. that pesky coumadin, plavix, asa, dabigatrin. and trickster practice patients are worse than worthless.
- February 23, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Good job that Mr. Needle's family don't suffer from any serious stuff........e.g. an ingrowing toenail.
- February 23, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- Tracy said...
I can understand the answer sometimes. Heart disease and cancer? Well, yeah, I've had relatives die of those. The relatives were all over 86 years old and it was probably more likely they were going to die of heart attacks or cancers than automobile accidents, though...
- February 23, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Crazed Nitwit said...
Adore those accurate medical HXs!!!
- February 23, 2011 at 7:57 AM
Sounds like my husband, had 2 sisters die of cancer but they were dead so it didn't count.
- February 23, 2011 at 9:53 AM
- Wayne Conrad said...
Worse than the day-long forms are the offices which insist that the day-long forms must be filled out again once a year. Even if nothing has changed. I'm not allowed to take the existing form, cross out the medication I'm not taking anymore, initial and date the edit, and move on. Nope. I'm required to fill out the WHOLE THING again. I want to be a patient, not a clerk.
Now that I think of it, I might have this problem with my hand that flares up when I'm presented with long forms to be filled out for no good reason other than to satisfy some administrator. I'm so sorry, my hand hurts too much to write.
- February 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM
When performing admissions to home health, my telephone instuctions changed over the years from "Please get all of your medications together in one place so we can review them" to "I want you to bring everything from your bathroom and bedroom that you ever swallow, insert rectally, rub on your body, insert vaginally, inject into any part of your body, drop in your eyes, nose, or ears, gargle with, put on as a patch,or make tea or beverages out of."
"AND in their original packaging if you can!"
Amazing what folks, especially the geriatric set, do and do not consider "medications".
(and I won't even go into those on Lasix and furosemide with a dx of syncope...)
Pattie, RN
- February 24, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- Kat's Kats said...
I don't mind filling out everything (although I do have problems sometimes remembering the surgeries other than the 9 knee ones) and I keep a list of my meds along with all of my doctors in my wallet & purse. My biggest problem is with doctors who don't have a clue about taking a medical history. It doesn't happen often now that I'm back with my pcp, have a good pain doc & all of my other specialists are at Vanderbilt (or associated therewith). I just occasionally have to report the baby docs to their mentors. "You might suggest to BabyDoc that they ask about thus & so when taking a medical history" etcetera.
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Lebron James doesn't care if it is in the States or overseas if you are a little kid challenging his skills he is going to take you to the hold.
If you recall this video from the summer where Lebron frustrated with his outside shooting just totally destroy this kid.
While that seemed like an innocent accident (maybe) this one was a little more personal. Lebron was in London talking to some kids when a little guy got some confidence and decided to try to defend Lebron 1 on 1.
Lebron either had a flashback to the Finals or he just gets a kick out of it proceeded to do this….
The funny thing is that the kids asked Lebron to show off his jumper, but I guess once he missed a couple of shots he had enough of that. I will admit I laughed at the little kid.
Good learning lesson for him, don't step on the court if you don't want to be dunked on by a NBA player who could be a NFL Tight End. He could also point to the Lebron Ringless photoshops above as a comeback.
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As deeply as the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., shocked the national conscience, they also quickly affected the U.S. political scene, with both major party presidential campaigns ripping up their scripts for Friday, and the mayor of the nation's largest city using the issue to put the candidates on the spot on gun control.
Following news reports of the deaths of at least 12 people attending a Denver-area midnight movie theater showing of The Dark Knight Rises, both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney revised their campaign schedules.
The president had planned to hold Florida campaign rallies in Fort Myers and Orlando. Instead, Obama canceled the Orlando event and turned the Fort Myers appearance — which had been planned as a rollicking rally to fire up supporters — into a brief and somber affair as the president channeled the national mood.
"There are going to be other days for politics. This is a day for prayer and reflection," Obama said, before he asked the audience to join him in a moment of silence for the victims and their families.
Obama underscored that it wasn't the time for political applause lines or zingers aimed at Romney and congressional Republicans by saying:
"If there's anything to take away from this tragedy, it's the reminder that life is very fragile. Our time here is limited and it is precious. And what matters at the end of the day is not the small things, not the trivial things which so often consume us in our daily lives. Ultimately, it's how we choose to treat each other and how we love one another."
The president canceled the planned Orlando event to return to Washington and monitor the situation in Aurora, Colo.
The White House also issued a statement from the president and first lady Michelle Obama, who canceled two Friday campaign stops in Virginia. Vice President Biden canceled a scheduled campaign appearance in Houston, a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Striking a tone similar to the president's, Romney, the all-but-official Republican presidential nominee, told a crowd at what was supposed to have been a campaign event in Bow, N.H.:
"Today is a moment to grieve and remember, and to reach out and to help, to appreciate our blessings in life. Each one of us will hold our kids a little closer, linger a bit longer with a colleague or a neighbor, reach out to a family member or friend.
"We'll all spend a little less time thinking about the worries of our day and more time wondering about how to help those who are in need of compassion most. The answer is that we can come together. We will show our fellow citizens the good heart of the America we know and love."
Romney's campaign also issued a statement on behalf of himself and his wife, Ann. Mrs. Romney also canceled political appearances scheduled for Friday.
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns scrambled in the hours following the shootings to pull down their political ads in Colorado out of respect for the victims and the desire to avoid the appearance of crassness in a key battleground state.
Obama's campaign initially said it would stop airing "contrast" ads, which also are known as negative ads, but later said it asked Colorado station affiliates to pull all campaign ads. Romney's campaign also said it was suspending all TV ads in the state.
With so many killed and wounded by a gunman, it was inevitable that the issue of gun control, which has played little role in the campaign, would emerge.
Early Friday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted to the shootings by calling on both Obama and Romney to provide specific details on how they wound combat gun violence in the nation.
During a WOR Radio interview, Bloomberg said:
"You know, soothing words are nice, but maybe it's time that the two people who want to be president of the United States stand up and tell us what they are going to do about it, because this is obviously a problem across the country. And everybody always says, 'Isn't it tragic?' And, you know, we look for, was the guy, as you said, maybe trying to re-create Batman.
"I mean, there are so many murders with guns every day, it's just got to stop. And instead of the two people — President Obama and Gov. Romney — talking in broad things about, they want to make the world a better place, OK, tell us how. And this is a real problem. No matter where you stand on the Second Amendment, no matter where you stand on guns, we have a right to hear from both of them concretely, not just in generalities — specifically what are they going to do about guns?"
Both President Obama and Mitt Romney paused their campaigning today after hearing about the shooting, and their campaigns asked for TV ads to be pulled in Colorado.
Romney and President Obama used scheduled appearances to talk about the tragedy and extend condolences. In Florida, Mr. Obama said he, like many parents, thought of his own daughters upon hearing the news.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Michelle and I will be fortunate enough to hug our girls a little tighter tonight, and I'm sure you will do the same with your children. But for those parents who may not be so lucky, we have to embrace them and let them know we will be there for them as a nation.
CORNISH: And in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney said today is a day for prayer and compassion, not a day for politics.
MITT ROMNEY: I stand before you today not as a man running for office but as a father and grandfather, a husband, an American. This is a time for each of us to look into our hearts and remember how much we love one another and how much we love and how much we care for our great country.
SIEGEL: Mitt Romney speaking in New Hampshire. Across the country, by the president's order, American flags are flying at half-staff. President Obama said it is a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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If you have hopper left, can you still have the warp on the lefthand side? I'm right-handed BTW. And can you adjust the angles so the warp is almost in the back of the gun?
If you have hopper left, can you still have the warp on the lefthand side? I'm right-handed BTW. And can you adjust the angles so the warp is almost in the back of the gun?
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yes, just put the 90* adapter on top of the p/f. and yes you can position the plate so the warp sitds farther back.
I think you can put the long power feed tube in the top and make it a bottom feeder.
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he could cgi, but he has hopper left, and wants the warp on left side of teh gun. the most compact way he can have it setup is to pop the 90* adapter on the p/f tube and run it straight to the warp. but,
woogie, if you want, i have a p/f right body that i can sell you that would give you a really tight warp setup. lmk
Oh okay. I thought he had hopper left and wanted warp right. That would work if he wanted the warp on the right.
You can adjust the warp in and out. Its level with the grip frame to help balance it
I have read and reread all the sections dealing with installation of the warp feed. I have a standard p/f automag, I bought a clear warpfeed from AGD a few weeks ago, and I have been attempting to install it all day today. I checked the vibration adjuster, bought fresh batteries, and look for any loose conenctions - everything looks liek it is in perfect working order. Although it all "looks" good the dern motor won't turn. ANy clue to what the heck is wrong with it?...Thank you MsDolls
first with teh batt plugged in, press the white prime button, spin?
Im right handed shooter (shoot out the right side of a bunker 70% of the time)but i want a warp mod but i dont know if it is the right feed or left feed that will have the warp/hopper on the RIGHT hand side.
no matter what feed you have, you can put the warp on either side. so i am guessing you want the warp on the left side of your gun? well for the tightest setup you would want to have a warp left body or a power feed hopper right body
i need a quick fix...
im setting up a RT with a warp for my friend.
i have the right jumper on the warp set up accross the bottom two rows (to use the pizo sensor)
the potentiometer (blue tower) turns but doesnt seem to adjust the sensitiviy enough... if i turn i clock wise too much the warp runs constantly... as soon as i back it off just a bit the warp wont spin at all unless i REALLY hit it. am i missing something... i cant figure out how to set the sensitivity so the warp will spin when the gun is fired.
skirts - is it a new warp, has it been broken in? Make sure the mounting plate is nice n tight so it transfers the vibrations properly. Check to see that the warp board is in securely and the springs are making good contact. You may have to swap out vib sensors.
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Havoc-I just got my AGD warp in. I originally ordered a pro-team, but found out that I could get the AGD one and still be able to mount it to my Spyder AMG. Now...here comes my problem. I don't want to wait two weeks for Doobie to come back from school and mount it on. I want to mount it on now.
Really wish AGD had step by step instructions with pictures (gotta have pics) so anyone can hook this up themselves. The manual is horrible and I don't know if it's just me, but it all went right over my head. I'm guessing it's not just me bcuz this thread is now 15 pgs long. Do you think AGD will come out with some better instructions for people like me who are electronically challenged?
it really isnt that hard bro. plug in batteries, screw platte to gun, turn blue knob all teh way clockwise, then turn counterclockwise untill spinnign stops, but then starts again when the warp is tapped by yoru hand or something. that simple enough?
Thanks...but I'm not a bro In desperation, I asked my husband Doobie and he has started talking me through it. Now it sounds a little easier. It was just kinda overwhelming at first and this is the first time I've done anything to my marker, so I'm still learning. But still think step by step pics would be a good idea, for some of us who like to do things on our own and hate to ask...
woops sorry :o
its just like men not wanting to ask for directions. we have a superior sense of direction, better than any on board in car gps system to boot!Originally posted by Trina
for some of us who like to do things on our own and hate to ask...
No problem!Originally posted by JT2002
woops sorry :o
its just like men not wanting to ask for directions. we have a superior sense of direction, better than any on board in car gps system to boot!
EXACTLY!!! We just don't want to ask...that just really sucks!! If there are pics and good directions no one knows that you don't know...
But now it's too late....you all know that I don't know It's out in the open...AUGGGHHHHHH!!!!
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woops sorry :o
its just like men not wanting to ask for directions. we have a superior sense of direction, better than any on board in car gps system to boot!
That is exactly why AGD does not include installation instructions with the warp, they know we will not read them anyway
My wife just laughs at me when I open something new to assembly and first thing toss the directions away and say: "Well, don't need those!".
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lol. i like to do taht too , unless i really have no clue what the F im doing, then i "refer" to them
But the sad thing is...guys can figure it out, they look, try, look at the parts, try again...and they got it.
As for me, I just know there's this thingy and it should maybe go into the other thingy, unless that thingy doesn't work...then I reread the directions....
go figure, women.
Yup...evrything is a "thingy". The velocity "thingy". The loader attachment "thingy".
I got her going the right direction now though.
The gun is 1/8" of a game that is a FOOT long!
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big cell ups the amperes so that you still get great battery long lasing ness ( ) and it keeps the warp spinning nice and consistant. 12v mod spins warp even faster, but batterys dont last as long, and itns not needed, bigcell is all u need. and i think on/off switch is self explanitory
DONE!! I'm quite proud of my accomplishment!! Doobie talked me through it and this weekend I will go test it. I think I may still need to shorten the hose a little...but I LOVE IT!!!!!! It feels so nice and tight...no more hopper hits...no more hopper hits...
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Well i have a couple of qustions first, were can i get a used warp cheep, looked around at e-bay nothing there i was also wondering if i could get a I-Frame used or cheep.
LOL asking alot but if someone would sell me those 2 and hooked up with the I-Frame and warp thing so whenever i pull the triger....yea u already know that, i would like those 2 and that already made if possible but just for now the warp and Iframe.
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i had a question about the vibration sensor. how does that plate with the two springs touching the board cause the warp to spin when i shake it? the warp i got doesn't work when i shake it, even after adjusting the sensitivity. i was also wondering how do i install a new vibration sensor plate if this is the part which is broken (it needs to be pinned in or something).
it just sensed vibration. go look at the manual for warps and make sure your jumpers are in the right position for vibration sensor
hey it seems that my warp does not have much power in spinning the paintballs now. when i get it filled it will just spin and on spin the the whells though. i think it is the oring by the black plate. also i am running a 9 v wiht led and on/off.
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SACRAMENTO — The closure of more than 300 California dairy farms in recent years has caused a herd reduction resulting in the loss of about 15,000 jobs statewide, a university economist told a state panel here.
The Golden State also saw a 1 percent decrease in market share relative to other states in 2012 and will lose more unless pricing issues are resolved, said Richard Sexton, a professor and chairman of the University of California-Davis' Agriculture and Resource Economics department.
On average, California dairy producers are working with "substantial" negative margins while most producers in other major dairy states are making money, Sexton told a California Department of Food and Agriculture administrative panel on Sept. 12.
"If you incur losses, you can hang in there in the short run," he said. "If they persist in the long run, you go out of business. That's what's been happening to California dairy farms. The losses have been unabated."
Sexton conducted an independent study at the request of Western United Dairymen, which is petitioning the state to raise the state's minimum price of milk used for making cheese.
Sexton's remarks came amid nearly seven hours of testimony at the CDFA's headquarters here, as the WUD and other producer groups sought changes in the pricing formula for Class 4b milk while processors argued the changes are unnecessary because conditions for farmers are improving.
"This year's (corn and grain) crops are in much better condition" than when feed costs spiked in late 2012, asserted Renee Peets, the Illinois-based Kraft Foods' senior director for cheese and dairy procurement. "Therefore, they're provided much-needed relief to farmers' input costs."
The hearing was called following a negotiated agreement between dairymen and cheese manufactures, represented by the Dairy Institute of California, to bring the value of whey in California's pricing formula more in line with the whey value in Class III formulas in federal milk marketing orders.
The agreement was sought by Assemblyman Richard Pan, who introduced legislation earlier this year that would have established prices more favorable to producers.
As part of the pact, the Dairy Institute supported a hearing, a temporary price increase to 4b and a permanent increase to the cap on whey value if economic conditions warranted.
As a result of the deal reached this summer, four producer organizations petitioned CDFA Secretary Karen Ross to hold the hearing to implement the agreed-upon changes.
Producer groups hoped the deal might bring price relief after repeated petitions to CDFA over the last three years brought disappointing results. But that last provision – if economic conditions warranted – has proven to be a sticking point in recent days.
Greg Dryer, a senior vice president of the Illinois-based Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., said CDFA data showed the 4b price through August to be $1.70 per hundredweight higher than last year. Production costs early this year were $1.06 higher than a year earlier, but did decline by 86 cents per hundredweight from late 2012, he said.
"Further alterations of the 4b whey factor cannot be justified given the scarcity of relevant California data and the inherent unfairness of such a factor given the myriad practices employed across the industry," Dryer said.
Processor groups repeatedly called for a new pricing formula to be developed by a dairy task force set up by Ross to achieve long-term stability in the industry.
But the same CDFA data showed the average cost of production in the first quarter of 2013 was $1.71 per hundredweight higher than the average mailbox milk price, countered Bob Vandenheuvel, general manager of the Milk Producers Council.
Sexton and producer groups' representatives told the administrative panel members that even if the CDFA grants a temporary 46 cents per hundredweight increase in the price of 4b milk and an increase in the cap of the whey value from 75 cents to $1 per hundredweight of milk, not all dairy farmers will be made whole.
"However, dairy farmers and their organizations have stepped up to support this modification in the interest of providing much needed revenue for dairy farmers in a form that our processor representatives can support," Vandenheuvel said. "The process of coming to this proposal was an exercise in balance, with political concessions made by both sides of the industry."
The panel has 62 days to make a recommendation to Ross, who will make the final decision on whether to change the pricing.


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For the first time in many seasons, the boys cross country team advanced two runners to Sections.
For the first time in many seasons, the boys cross country team advanced two runners to Sections. Jacob Carroll finished in second place, qualifying for the second year in a row, getting edged out by Kurt TeBeest by a mere seven seconds. Austin Thomas was the other YME runner to qualify, coming in the last qualifying spot, as only the top 11 runners can run individually at Sections. The boys came in fifth place overall in a very close competition, missing second place by 12 points. The girls team did not have enough runners to qualify for team placing, but were led by Cassie Weir with a time of 17:52. Head Coach Jim Ford was very pleased with the results and already had coaching strategies in place for Thursday's Sections meet at Adrian. "We have a point of emphasis for Sections. We have got to slow [Carroll and Thomas] down in the first mile," Ford said. "They get too hyped up." Ford commented that Carroll's time was "probably his best time of the year," adding praise that the teams were able to accomplish what they did with missing kids due to injuries. At Sections, the teams are only able to run seven people. The top two teams qualify for State, and the top eight individuals not on those two teams advance as well. Ford said the goal was to get someone to State, unfazed by threats of weather similar what had delayed the conference match from Tuesday to Wednesday. "So long as it isn't snowing, we will be in good shape – rain or shine." Boys Team Scoring (1) Montevideo 30 (2) Benson/KMS 80 (3) Morris Area 81 (4) BOLD 84 (5) Yellow Medicine East 92 (6) Sauk Centre 143 … Paynesville incomplete Boys Individual Top 10 (1) Kurt TeBeest, Mon, 17:17 (2) Jacob Carroll, YME, 17:24 (3) Aaron Goulet, MA, 17:42 (4) Zaccary Enevoldsen, Mon, 18:03 (5) Joe Varpness, Mon, 18:07 (6) Josh Bailey, BKMS, 18:27 (7) Ryan Gray, MA, 18:37 (8) Tristan Weber, Mon, 18:38 (9) Wayne Kosak, BOLD, 18:39 (10) Joseph Gerhartz, SC, 18:40 YME Boys Results (2) Carroll (11) Austin Thomas 18:42 (21) Clint Thomas 19:24 (29) Blake Helgeson 20:13 (32) Isaac Rillo 20:29 Girls Team Scoring (1) Benson/KMS 39 (2) Montevideo 54 (3) Sauk Centre 67 (4) Morris Area 94 (5) Paynesville 120 … incomplete teams: BOLD, Yellow Medicine East Girls Individual Top 10 (1) Claire Sulflow, Mon, 15:21 (2) Bethany Rosemeier, BKMS, 15:31 (3) Promise Butler, Pay, 16:03 (4) Kelli Lewis, SC, 16:17 (5) Savannah Aanerud, MA, 16:29 (6) Jessica Goff, BKMS, 16:33 (7) Jessica Senkyr, BOLD, 16:38 (8) Madison Greenwaldt, SC, 17:09 (9) Libby Peters, BKMS, 17:12 (10) Leah Tessem, BKMS, 17:14 YME Girls Results (17) Cassie Weir 17:52 (29) Morgan Field 19:15 (31) Kaitlyn Ladwig 19:17 (38) Allison Carmany 21:06


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It has not taken long for Jamee Swan to realize that basketball in college is nothing like it was in high school.
"It's like driving a slow car and then driving a race car," she said. "It's completely different."
So far, the Colorado women's basketball freshman has enjoyed the ride. Yet, she knows that in order to stay in the fast lane, she's got to get one of her tires fixed.
Rated as the top player from Arizona by HoopGurlz.com, Swan is a 6-foot-2 forward from Marana High School in Tucson. Coached by her mother, Diane, Swan averaged 20.8 points and 12.8 rebounds per game last season. She also posted more than three blocks and three steals per game.
She has the ability to help the Buffs in two areas where they really need help: rebounding and post defense.
"Everything else is kind of falling into place and I'm still trying to get used to it," she said as the Buffs were wrapping up summer workouts, "but I definitely feel like rebounding and defense are my strong points right now."
What's not strong is Swan's left ankle. She has injured it three years in a row. As a sophomore in high school, she broke her ankle playing volleyball. She sprained it as a junior and again before the opener of her senior season. After returning from that injury, she played a few games before re-injuring her ankle in January.
"I've been not so hot on my ankle since," she said.
The good news is that her ankle does not cause her pain at this point.
"It's just weak," she said.
There's time to fix that -- hopefully -- before her first season as a Buffalo begins.
"We're going to do stuff to make it stronger and from there, we'll see what we have to do," she said. "For now, it's going to be taped and ankle braced and rehabbed all the time."
Swan is intent on not only strengthening her ankle, but also on making an impact for the Buffs as a freshman. Her initial goal is a modest one.
"I would like not to miss a game this year," she said.
She appears to have the mental makeup and physical tools to be a valuable asset when she does play. Swan said that during pickup games with her CU teammates this summer, she felt "pretty comfortable" with the team.
Already, Swan has learned that college courses are a bit tougher and time management is critical. Now it's time to make sure she can be the player that head coach Linda Lappe wants her to be. CU coaches have told her they want Swan to work on her face-up and high-post games, while also polishing her ball-handling skills and studying the playbook.
With the help of her mother, Swan said she plans to be in the gym "all the time" during her final weeks in Tucson before returning to Boulder. She also plans to utilize two friends -- a team trainer and a personal trainer -- to get her ankle, and her overall body, stronger for the rigors of college basketball.
By the time the season rolls around, Swan hopes her tire is mended and that she'll be ready for the high speed of college basketball.
"By the time fall comes around, (the ankle will) definitely be a lot stronger than it is now," she said.
"I just want to get stronger and better and make more of an impact on the team, as much as I can."
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Considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, "Much Ado About Nothing" will be presented by Luther College's Department of Visual & Performing Arts.
'Much Ado About Nothing' combines elements of robust hilarity with serious meditations on honor, shame and court policies.
The comedy tells a story involving various layers of love with particular attention to the relationship of Beatrice and Benedick who are trapped in a battle of wits keeping their true feelings for each other at a distance.
Performers include Elisabeth Athas playing Beatrice, Sarah Brandt as the Sexton & messenger, Lucas Chase as Conrad, John Dimit as Don John, Emily Ebertz as the watch, Michael Ehrecke as Leonato, Holly Fusco as Hero, Tyler Hagy as Don Pedro, Josh Harper as Dogberry, Miriam Harries as the watch & messenger, Kelly Harris as Ursula, Tim Komatsu as Claudio, Adrienne Kulzer as the watch, Max Lafontant as Verges, Bryce Muenchow as Benedick, Anna Murray as Borachio, Maggie Sulentic as Margaret, Abigail Wacholz as a priest and John Werner as Antonio.
Mark Muggli, Kristen Underwood and Robert Larson are co-directing. Tom Berger, technical director of the theatre, is designing the set and Lisa Lantz, an assistant professor of theatre, is working on costume design. Jeff Dintaman, professor of theatre, is in charge of lighting.
Students assisting include Alex Klyn as stage manager, Brett Steelman as rehearsal assistant, Ashley Wright as production manager, and Sydney Kjerstad, music coordinator.
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