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Huskers Host Wildcats Saturday Afternoon
Game 21: vs. Northwestern
Game Date: Jan. 26, 2013
Tipoff Time: 2:05 p.m.
Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center
Capacity: 13,595
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2012-13 Record: 10-10, 1-6 Big Ten
Head coach: Tim Miles
Record at Nebraska: 10-10 (1st year)
Career Record: 293-230 (18th year)
Northwestern Wildcats
2012-13 Record: 12-8, 3-4 Big Ten
Head coach: Bill Carmody
Record at Northwestern: 191-200 (13th year)
Career Record: 283-225 (17th year)
Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet
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: Adam Amin
Color: Brooke Weisbrod
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. 85, XM Ch. 85
Huskers Host Wildcats on Saturday
The Nebraska men's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track Saturday afternoon, as the Huskers play host to Northwestern at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Tip-off is set for 2:05 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 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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 matchup between the Huskers and Wildcats will be televised nationally on ESPNU with Adam Amin and Brooke Weisbrod, 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.
The Huskers (10-10, 1-6 B1G) were unable to get untracked against Illinois on Tuesday, as the Illini never trailed and out-rebounded the Huskers, 40-28. Dylan Talley was one of the lone bright spots for the Huskers, as the senior led the Huskers with 16 points, including a 7-of-7 effort from the foul line.
After going to the foul line just 40 times in the first five conference games, the Huskers got to the line 46 times in the last two games, including a 21-of-30 effort from the charity stripe on Tuesday. More importantly for a Husker team that has struggled at times on the offensive end, Nebraska has converted at an 80 percent clip in the last two contests.
The Huskers will need a strong effort against a Northwestern team that may be playing its best basketball of the season. The Wildcats, who are making their first trip to Lincoln since 1975, come off an impressive 55-48 win over No. 12 Minnesota on Wednesday. In that game, Jared Swopshire led the Wildcats (12-8, 3-4 Big Ten) with 16 points and eight rebounds to pace three Wildcats in double figures. Northwestern held the Gophers to 33 percent shooting, including 5-of-19 from 3-point range.
By The Numbers
10.1 - Scoring average of Shavon Shields in Big Ten games even after being held to two points against Illinois on Tuesday. The last Husker freshman to average double figures in conference games was Jamel White in 2005-06.
11 - Points that Brandon Ubel needs to crack the top 50 scoring list at Nebraska. Ubel has 751 points to rank 55th. Nate Johnson (2003-04) and Fred Sager (1952-54) share the No. 50 spot with 762 career points.
40% - Nebraska is 9-0 on the season when they shoot at least 40 percent from the floor and 1-10 in games where they don't meet that mark.
23 - Consecutive free throws made by the Huskers before David Rivers missed with 4:48 left in the first half. The school record was 34 set during the 1985-86 season.
30 - Free throws attempted by the Huskers on Tuesday against Illinois, the most by Nebraska in a conference game since joining the Big Ten.
Scouting Northwestern
Northwestern comes into Saturday's game with a 12-8 record following a 55-48 upset of No. 12 Minnesota Wednesday evening. The Wildcats have faced a difficult slate early on, playing five of their first seven games against ranked foes. Northwestern went on the road and topped No. 23 Illinois on Jan. 17 before knocking off the Gophers in Evanston on Wednesday.
Under the direction of 13th-year coach Bill Carmody, Northwestern has won at least 19 games in each of the past three seasons, including consecutive 20-win campaigns in 2009-10 and 2010-11. This year, the Wildcats opened the season with six straight wins before falling to Maryland in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Northwestern also picked up an impressive road win at Baylor and played both Butler and Stanford tough before losing in non-conference play.
The Wildcats were dealt a tough blow in December, as senior guard Drew Crawford underwent season-ending surgery. Crawford was second on the team in both scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (4.6 rpg). Northwestern's backcourt of Reggie Hearn and Dave Sobolewski has been solid for the Wildcats. Hearn leads Northwestern in scoring with 14.4 ppg and is second in rebounding with 4.6 rpg. Sobolewski chips in 11.0 ppg and is among the Big Ten leaders in assists with 4.5 apg. The Wildcats frontcourt has been retooled with the transfer of senior Jared Swopshire (9.6 ppg and a team-best 6.1 rpg) who spent the previous four seasons at Louisville, as well as freshmen Alex Olah.
Nebraska-Northwestern Series History
Nebraska and Northwestern meet for only the sixth time ever on Saturday afternoon, as the Huskers hold a 3-2 lead in a series that dates back to 1933. This is only the second time that the Wildcats have visited Lincoln and the first time since a 79-68 win on Nov. 29, 1975.
Nebraska saw its three-game win streak in the series snapped last year in an 84-74 loss in Evanston. In that game, Nebraska cut a 15-point second-half deficit to one behind the shooting of Bo Spencer, who scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half. The Wildcats went 14-of-31 from beyond the arc, as John Shurna and Drew Crawford combined for 49 points. Shurna was 9-of-13 from the floor, including a trio of 3-pointers, while Crawford finished with 21 points.
The Huskers' last win in the series came with a 61-52 win in the 1999 Hoop and Quill Classic in St. Charles, Mo. In that game, current Nebraska assistant coach Ben Johnson scored 18 points for Northwestern, including 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. Johnson spent two years at Northwestern, where he teamed with current Northwestern Associate Head Coach Tavaras Hardy.
Suits and Sneakers Weekend
The Nebraska and Northwestern coaching staffs are participating in the Suits and Sneakers Weekend. Suits and Sneakers is a national Coaches vs. Cancer event that is designed to raise awareness about the fight against cancer and the American Cancer Society by encouraging member coaches and their coaching staffs to wear sneakers with their suits at games held that weekend to show support for the Coaches vs. Cancer program. For more on the Suits and Sneakers Weekend and other Coaches vs. Cancer Programs, visit cancer.org.
Last Time Out
Behind a career-high 30 points from D.J. Richardson, Illinois posted a 71-51 win over Nebraska in a physical Big Ten contest at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Tuesday night. Richardson hit a career-high six three-pointers, while nearly doubling his previous season high of 16 points. The senior scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half, as Illinois (15-5, 2-4 Big Ten) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Despite his hot shooting, Nebraska (10-10. 1-6 Big Ten) was in position to make it a game down the stretch, cutting a 12-point halftime deficit to 51-44 with 8:11 left, but Richardson's 3-pointer highlighted a 7-0 Illini run that pushed the lead to 14, and NU was unable to cut the deficit back into single digits.
Nebraska was held without a field goal for the last eight minutes and shot just 31.8 percent from the field and just 2-of-14 from 3-point range. It was one of two extended field goal droughts to end the halves for the Huskers.
Senior Dylan Talley led Nebraska with 16 points, while Brandon Ubel had 10 points and six rebounds in a losing effort. The Illini did a great job on Shavon Shields, who averaged 23.5 points in two games last week, holding the freshman to just two points before he fouled out.
Quick Notes From the Illinois Game
- D.J. Richardson's 30 points were a season high against Nebraska (previous high was 27) and the most by a Husker opponent since Tim Frazier of Penn State scored 30 on Jan. 11, 2012.
- Nebraska was held to 31 percent shooting and has been held under 40 percent shooting in all 10 losses.
- Nebraska had just two players in double figures and falls to 2-8 when less than three player reach double figures.
- Kye Kurkowski and Max Ritchie saw their first action of the season tonight. Ritchie had two free throws and a rebound in three minutes, while Kurkowski had two reounds in three. Trevor Menke also scored the first point of his career tonight.
- Illinois became the fourth team to score 70 points against Nebraska in 20 games and the first since Ohio State had 70 on Jan. 2.
Value the Basketball
Under Tim Miles, one thing the Huskers have done well is cut down on the number of turnovers. Despite losing its top three point guards from last year and losing its backup point guard to a season-ending injury, Nebraska is tied for third in the Big Ten and in the top 15 nationally with 11.0 turnovers per game - two fewer per game than last season - and has committed 10 turnovers or less eight times this season. The Huskers had a school-record two turnovers against Purdue on Jan. 16, breaking the mark of three set on the three previous occasions. In Big Ten action, the Huskers are tied for second in the conference with 9.6 turnovers per game, trailing only Wisconsin, which has led the country in fewest turnovers in recent seasons.
Shields Erupts Against Penn State
Freshman Shavon Shields enjoyed one of the finest efforts by a Husker freshman with his 29-point effort at Penn State on Jan. 19.
- Shields 29-point effort tied for the second-highest scoring effort by a freshman in school history. Only Tyronn Lue, who had 30 points against Oregon in 1995, had more.
- 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 Tuesday night.
- 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 Monday after averaging 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in two games last week.
Creep, Crawl, Walk, Run
With four new starters from last season and an eight-player rotation which includes only three players who saw action last season, there have been some bumps along the way, as the Huskers install a new offensive system and the headline has been a common mantra of Coach Miles during his first season on the job.
Last year, his Colorado State team led the Mountain West Conference in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage, ranking in the top-10 nationally in both free throw and 3-point percentage. The 2012-13 Huskers come into Saturday's game with Northwestern ranked 11th (.410), 11th (.290) and eighth (.689), in those respective categories. When Nebraska has put up points, they have enjoyed success, going 8-1 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. Talley and the Huskers have responded well, averaging 60.0 ppg over the last four games, while Talley is averaging 3.8 assists per game and has a 3.8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in that stretch.
Learning to Win the Close Ones
After getting blown out in its Big Ten opener at No. 8 Ohio State, Nebraska has had opportunities in nearly every other Big Ten game. In the next five games, NU has 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 contests.
With the win at Penn State, Nebraska now improves to 4-0 on the season in games decided by five points or less after going 4-3 in games decided by five points or less last season.
Huskers Look for Balanced Scoring
One of the biggest keys to success for the Huskers has been finding multiple scoring options. Nebraska has three players averaging in double figures on the season, while six players (Brandon Ubel, Dylan Talley, Ray Gallegos, Andre Almeida, David Rivers and Shavon Shields) have all scored at least 20 points at least once this season.
Nebraska has three players averaging at least 11.5 points per game, which would mark the first time that the Huskers have had three players average double figures in a season since 2005-06.
When Nebraska has three or more players in double figures, the Huskers are 8-2, but are just 2-8 when not putting at least three players in double figures following Tuesday's loss to Illinois.
Husker Defense Has been Solid
While Nebraska's offense has been in transition, the Huskers have done a good job slowing tempo and controlling things on the defensive end.
- The Huskers are eighth in the Big Ten in scoring defense and 66th nationally, allowing just 61.8 points per game.
- NU has held 16 of its first 20 foes under their 2012-13 scoring averages, while four teams have been held to season lows. Only four teams have scored 70 against the Huskers this season.
- The Huskers have held 19 of 20 teams to under 50 percent shooting from the field, including eight teams to under 40 percent.
- Nebraska is seventh in Big Ten games in scoring defense, allowing 63.6 points per game. Nebraska held Wisconsin nearly 25 points below its season average on Jan. 6, and limited Michigan to 62 points on Jan. 9 after the Wolverines averaged 94.5 points per game in their first two Big Ten games.
Developing Talent; Looking for Depth
While having to replace four starters and seven of the top nine scorers from last year, Tim Miles has had the challenge of putting players in new roles this year. The Huskers had five returning scholarship players in 2012-13, and all five are integral members of NU's rotation.
All five players have seen significant jumps in their averages from their last season of competition and are all enjoying personal bests in both scoring and rebounding. Prior to this season, the Huskers had only one player on the roster with a 20-point game as a Husker (Andre Almeida in 2010-11) and no returning player had averaged more than nine points per game.
One of the problems has been a lack of depth, as Coach Miles signed four players after arriving in late March (the three redshirts and 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.
Ubel Proving Offense, Leadership
Senior Brandon Ubel came into the 2012-13 season as the Huskers' most known quantity and NU's most experienced player - by a wide margin. Ubel entered the season with 59 career starts at Nebraska, while the remaining seven returnees on the roster had combined for seven career starts for the Scarlet and Cream.
While most known for his rebounding, Ubel has picked up some of the scoring slack, averaging 11.9 points and 6.7 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 returned against Penn State to score 12 points and grab six rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench and had 10 points and six rebounds against Illinois.
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 14 of the 18 games he has played.
Ubel, who had one double-double in his first three seasons at Nebraska, has three this season, a 21-point, 12-rebound effort against Southern on Nov. 11, a 17-point, 13-rebound outing in the loss to Kent State on Nov. 24, and a 15-point, 10-rebound effort against Jacksonville State on Dec. 18. He enters the week ranked third in the Big Ten in double-doubles. Ubel nearly had his fourth double-double of 2012-13 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 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 at 80.7 percent. Last year, Ubel shot 82.5 percent from the foul line. Ubel is shooting 94 percent (33-of-35) from the line dating back to Dec. 15.
Ubel closed out his junior season by playing some of the best basketball of his career, averaging 9.3 points on 68 percent shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the Huskers' final six contests. He reached double figures in scoring seven times in 2011-12, including a season-high 17 points against Iowa on Feb. 28, on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the floor.
Off the court, Ubel is a broadcasting major who will graduate in May. He has done some women's basketball play-by-by for the campus radio station and interned at a local ABC affiliate over the summer.
Talley Takes Offensive Role
Senior Dylan Talley came into the 2012-13 season as the Huskers' most proven scorer and has shouldered a significant role in NU's offense. The 6-foot-5 senior enters Saturday's game with Northwestern averaging 13.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He is 16th in the league in scoring and third in minutes played with 35.5 per game.
Talley has been in double figures in 15 contests and has topped the Huskers in scoring eight times this season, including 16 points in Tuesday's loss to Illinois. 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. It was one of three 20-point efforts for the senior, who did not score more than 18 points in any game during 2011-12. 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 five games, he has a 2.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while averaging 11.8 points, 4.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
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. In Wednesday's loss to Purdue, he had just six points, but led the Huskers in rebounds (eight), steals (four) and assists (three). At Penn State last Saturday, he dished out a season-high six assists and added eight points and four rebounds.
In his first season at Nebraska, Talley tied for the Big Ten lead in scoring by a reserve, averaging 8.9 points per game, as he was in double figures 11 times. Talley has been a prolific scorer throughout his collegiate career, earning America East Conference Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 2009-10, averaging 11.8 points per game at Binghamton University. At Blinn (Texas) College, he was sixth nationally in scoring at 23.0 points per game.
Gallegos Provides Ray of Light for Offense
One of the biggest surprises for the Huskers has been the emergence of Ray Gallegos. The fourth-year junior from Salt Lake City redshirted last year and spent the year adding strength and improving his shooting range. The work has paid off for Gallegos, who may be one of the Big Ten's biggest surprises in 2012-13.
Gallegos, who averaged 2.6 points per game in 2010-11, is second on the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg and ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 2.3 3-pointers per game. He has been in double figures 14 times this season after accomplishing the feat just three times in his first two years at Nebraska.
Gallegos has led the Huskers in scoring three times in conference play, including a 19-point night at No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 9. Gallegos had been in double figures in each of the last seven games, the longest stretch in his career before being held to nine points against Purdue. Gallegos came back with 15 points at Penn State, including eight points in a 13-3 first-half run. He was held to just five points on 2-of-8 shooting against Illinois on Tuesday.
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 sixth nationally with 37.0 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 last Saturday.
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.
20-20 Vision
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.
Almeida Looks to Provide Inside Presence
As Nebraska hits the grind of the schedule, the Huskers will need a strong interior presence and are hoping Andre Almeida can fill the role. The 6-foot-11 senior averages 5.8 points on 51 percent shooting, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.
Almeida sprained his right ankle in the first half of the Big Ten opener at Ohio State on Jan. 2 and missed the Wisconsin contest before returning to action. His best effort since his return was eight points and four rebounds against Penn State on Jan. 16. Almeida came off the bench against Illinois and had four points and four rebounds in just 13 minutes of work.
Almeida put together the best game of his career at Wake Forest on Nov. 27, when he had 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and a career-high 11 rebounds to earn Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors. His effort at Wake Forest marked the first time since 2009 that a Big Ten player had 20 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 90 percent from the field.
Almeida put together a dominant effort against UNO on Nov. 18, when he had 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and seven rebounds. Against Tulane on Nov. 21, the 6-foot-11 center keyed Nebraska's second-half effort with 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks, as he scored nine of his 10 points in the second half. Almeida had eight points and three blocked shots against USC and added six points, five rebounds and a season-high four blocked shots in the loss to Creighton. He made the most of his opportunities against Nicholls State with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and six rebounds in his last game before the injury.
In 2010-11, he averaged 5.2 points on 56 percent shooting, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game as the Huskers' top reserve in the post. Almeida reached double figures on five occasions, including a 20-point, seven-rebound effort in his debut against South Dakota. Two of Almeida's best efforts of 2010-11 came against a pair of top-five teams, as he had 10 points and seven rebounds at No. 3 Kansas and 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench in Nebraska's win over No. 3 Texas. Almeida was a force on the defensive end, ranking sixth in the Big 12 in blocked shots.
Shields Makes Name For Himself
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 7.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while averaging 25.8 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 10.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per outing. He is on pace to be the first Husker freshman since the 2005-06 season to average double figures in conference games despite being held to two points in Tuesday's loss to Illinois.
Shields set career highs in both of the Huskers' games last week, highlighted by a 29-point effort at Penn State. 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 this year. He also had team bests in both rebounds (six) and steals (three). 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.
Among Big Ten freshmen, he is second in rebounding in Big Ten games, third in field goal percentage (.510) and fourth in scoring (10.1). Shields has also grabbed at least six rebounds in six of the Huskers' seven Big Ten games, including a season-best nine rebounds at No. 8 Ohio State on Jan. 2.
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 career-high 14 points, hitting 6-of-7 shots from the field and also added three rebounds and two steals to help NU snap a two-game losing streak.
His return helps the Huskers depth, as NU has only nine scholarship players available for the 2012-13 season, a total which includes former walk-on Trevor Menke. Of NU's nine scholarship players, only four (Dylan Talley, Brandon Ubel, David Rivers and Menke) saw action for the Huskers during the 2011-12 season.
Rivers Looks to Get into Offensive Flow
Throughout the summer and the preseason, one Husker returnee who was flying under the radar was sophomore David Rivers. The 6-foot-7 wing totaled only 20 points and 16 rebounds in 19 contests as a freshman, but has added nearly 20 pounds since last year and has made significant strides.
Rivers' improvement has been evident, as he is averaging 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while playing in all 20 contests. He has been at his best in the last 10 games, reaching double figures for the first three times of his career.
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 was held to five points in 39 minutes against Purdue on Wednesday and had four points in the win over Penn State.
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 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. He came off the bench to add seven points and four rebounds at No. 8 Ohio State on Jan. 2 after not scoring in Big Ten play as a freshman.
Parker Makes A Point
One of two freshmen who have started for the Huskers this season, Benny Parker became only the 10th freshman to start a season opener since 1995. Parker averages 3.0 points, 2.4 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game. Parker has a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio and has committed one turnover or less in 10 of NU's first 20 games. The Kansas City, Kan., native has shown his toughness during the season, overcoming foot and knee injuries without missing any playing time. He originally suffered the knee sprain in practice on Dec. 10, but played 27 minutes in the Huskers' loss at Oregon five days later.
Parker made a major contribution in NU's win at Penn State, as he played exceptional defense with two steals and also had two assists in 18 minutes of work. His best performance in Big Ten action was against Wisconsin on Jan. 6, when he had just one turnover in the Huskers' loss to the Badgers while playing a career-high 31 minutes. He came off the bench at No. 22 Michigan State and had two assists and two steals in 20 minutes of work, as he has come off the bench in the Huskers' last four contests.
Parker dished out a career-high seven assists and had one turnover in Nebraska's 61-57 win over Tulane on Nov. 21, and totaled eight points, four assists and a career-high four steals at Wake Forest on Nov. 27. Against UNO on Nov. 18, he had eight points - all coming in the second half - after sitting most of the first half because of foul trouble. Parker also had seven points, three rebounds and three assists in a two-point win over Valparaiso on Nov. 15.
Parker was a four-year starter at Sumner Academy of Arts and Science, leading the school to an 85-15 mark and a pair of state titles during his high school career. As a senior, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game, winning the 2012 DiRenna Award, representing the top player in the Kansas City metro area.


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Missouri lawmakers are failing K-12 public schools.
During his State of the State address last week, Gov. Jay Nixon announced a "record" $100 million in "new" funding for K-12 education.
While we'd agree any dollar figure that moves public education budgets forward instead of backward is a good thing, it's important to remember these dollars are not new, nor do they come close to erasing the record budget pains felt in districts across the state since about 2009. Schools have been eliminating staff, faculty, student activities, programs. Some districts entered the storm in strong shape and weathered it well. Others remain shadows of what they were.
The largest piece of K-12 state funding, the Foundation Formula that pays out dollars used directly on teacher salaries, is woefully underfunded. Based on factors such as property tax rates, classroom attendance and more, districts this year are expecting to receive a little less than 93 percent of the monies they are owed. And of the $100 million Gov. Nixon committed in "new "education funding, only about $65 million is earmarked to fund the Foundation Formula.
That "record" money must be split more than 500 ways across all Missouri's school districts, and remains more than $600 million short of what the Foundation Formula would require to give all schools, all classrooms, the money that's actually due.
So, while it may be a "record" increase it is truthfully doing nothing more than paying a small piece of what districts are owed, and is far from "new" dollars of any kind.
Gov. Nixon's speech outlined several spending programs that would qualify as "new" and will use increased state tax revenues to establish them. But when Missouri can't pay in full on programs it has already committed to, we have to wonder if branching out at this time is a good idea.
Gov. Nixon says repeatedly that education is the key economic development project for our state's future, yet when what Missouri is going to do in the long-term to address the Foundation Formula problem he is evasive. Asked on the spot by several media outlets, he deftly sidesteps giving a direct answer.
When we attempted to contact Gov. Nixon to ask his plan for the Foundation Formula's future, it was his press secretary, Scott Holste, who offered this reply:
"At a time when many other states have cut funding for public schools, Gov. Nixon is proposing a record increase for K-12 classrooms – a clear demonstration of his continued strong commitment to public education. He will continue to work to make sure Missouri schools have the resources they need to continue the academic gains they've made, and to prepare students for the best jobs in the global economy."
Students across Missouri are asked daily to answer questions they may not know the answer to, and don't have press secretaries to fill in the blanks. We'd ask Gov. Nixon to take the same responsibility and call on him to speak about the Foundation Formula, K-12 funding and his plans for the future.
We agree with Gov. Nixon that education is Missouri's key ongoing economic development project.
It deserves to be treated as such.

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Man credited with saving neighbors from torched Manchester triple-deckerBy TIM BUCKLAND and PAT GROSSMITH
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March 29. 2013 4:51PM
MANCHESTER – The fire that drove nine people from their Rimmon Street apartments Thursday night was intentionally set, a fire official said.
Flames swept through the rear of the three-story building at 658-660 Rimmon St., causing about $177,000 in damage to the building along with three other buildings and power lines, fire officials said Friday.
No one was hurt, though nine residents — including three children — were displaced from the five-unit building, District Fire Chief Michael Gamache said.
The fire started in trash cans outside the building, Gamache said. Investigators seized evidence from the trash bins indicating the fire "was maliciously set," Gamache added.
Police and fire investigators are reviewing if the blaze is related to five to six other arson fires that occurred in the same four-block area during the last two years, Gamache said.
The fire was spotted by Joe Brantley, who saw the flames from his sister's home on nearby Bremer Street. It was first reported at 11:38 p.m.
"I just started pounding and kicking in doors," he said.
The building was evacuated by 11:45 p.m. A police officer and firefighters also assisted.
Firefighters poured water onto the flames, which extended to porches on the back of the structure built in 1910.
Resident Debbie Adams, dressed only in a bathrobe, stood near Brantley on the street outside the building, watching firefighters work.
"He's a hero," she said of Brantley. "He got everybody out."
Adams' son, Matthew, shook Brantley's hand and said: "Thank you for getting my parents out."
Susan Morin was visiting her daughter on nearby Hevey Street when she said she saw flames shooting more than 30 feet into the air.
"I never saw flames just so big and such black, black smoke," said Morin Friday morning, she'd driven through the alley behind the building to get a closer look at what remained.
According to the fire department, the blaze caused $150,000 in damage to the Rimmon Street apartment house and garage, owned by Fern and Linda Vachon; $5,000 in damage to siding on 644 Rimmon St.; $10,000 damage to siding at 666-668 Rimmon St; $2,000 to a garage and fence at 661 Hevey St; and $10,000 damage to power lines.
Owner Fern Vachon said he'd only returned from Florida yesterday. He learned the building he's owned for 30 years was in flames in a phone call around 12:30 a.m. Friday from a fire official.
He said the $177,000 damage estimate does not include his two Jaguars - a 1989 SJ12 with only 13,000 miles on it, which he'd bought brand new, and a 2000 Jaguar. The cars were stored inside a double padlocked, two-story garage in the rear.
The cars are now buried under the charred remains of the garage.
The five-unit apartment building was heavily damaged in the rear. Utilities have been disconnected to the building.
"There's no way they can live there," Vachon said, standing outside the burned-out building Friday morning. "It's a mess."
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Cain was sentenced for one count of malicious destruction of property more than $200 but less than $1,000 and two other charges of domestic violence were dropped as part of a plea bargain. He must also pay restitution of $455 and fines and costs of $625.
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It's a Friday afternoon at B'nai Chaim, and Rabbi Joel Schwartzman is running between the building's two floors, trying to reconcile temperatures between the freezing ground level and the balmy basement.
In about two hours, 200 congregants would pack the small Reform Judaism synagogue for a night of musical devotion, a treat Schwartzman and his wife, Ziva, provided a few weeks before his July 2 retirement.
"When 200 people get in there, it's going to go to 75 F like that, and I'm not keen to be uncomfortable tonight. My wife and I are sponsoring this program tonight as a gift to the congregation. It's called Shabbat Unplugged. This is a wonderful singing group," Schwartzman said of the event, a departure from the usual Friday night routine of Torah reading. "It is really very exciting and spiritually, for me, uplifting. I expect a lot of people to be here tonight."
And the rabbi, a former Air Force chaplain who has delivered invocations for two presidents, is a bit of a musician himself, just one trait that has made him an adored holy man among his congregants. At holiday services, he's known to pick up his acoustic guitar, crooning and strumming simple chords.
"I loved folk music as a child; I still do," he said, commenting on his modest musical chops. "I can accompany myself to some degree."
Schwartzman, 64, came to B'nai Chaim in 2000, five years before the congregation, the only one to serve South Jeffco, landed its permanent location in Morrison. Schwartzman had recently finished 23 years of service in the Air Force, from which he retired as a colonel.
Though opposed to infantry service, Schwartzman, a social liberal and staunch defender of Israel, had no qualms about joining the military during a time when many his age were burning draft cards.
"Those were Vietnam days, and I had no interest in being a ground-pounder, not in Vietnam, not in a war I wasn't very sure of. But I was happy to serve the country and the military. … After the Holocaust, some of us recognized that you really wanted your country to be the strongest bulldog on the block," said Schwartzman, who was ordained during his service in 1975. "I met some very bright people in the military who weren't Jewish, and I met some people who knew a lot more than I did about technological things than I'll never know. But in terms of the chaplaincy I can hold my own with anybody who was in it."
While stationed in Germany in 1981, Schwartzman was called to the Rhein-Main Air Base near Frankfurt, where 52 Americans had been flown after being released from 444 days in captivity during the Iranian hostage crisis at the beginning of that country's Islamic revolution.
"There were three Jews, of the 52 hostages," he said. "I called upon everything I knew to try to help them. I brought my whole congregation from Ramstein Air Base for a Shabbat service."
Despite the many differences between B'nai Chaim and the sterile, orderly atmosphere of the military, Schwartzman feels at home at the suburban synagogue.
"This building doesn't feel very different to me than what I used to hold services in, in the Air Force," he said of the relatively humble structure, a modular-looking edifice with simple décor.
"But what we lack in aesthetics we make up in warmth."
By warmth, Schwartzman means the 121-family congregation's dedication to both B'nai Chaim and the larger community, an involvement that gives him pride.
"This is a congregation who will bring out 17 units of blood on a blood drive," he said. "That's impressive, and Bonfils knows it. They understand that we're not huge, but the people show up. That's something I'm very proud of."
And when an anonymous donor pledged a $250,000 matching-donation challenge for a permanent home for the synagogue in 2005, congregants reached into their pockets and came up with the money.
"I haven't got a Bill Gates in this congregation," Schwartzman said. "You've got people who are hardworking people who saw the importance of having their own place — being able to call something home."
For those families, the part-time rabbi's departure will be difficult, congregants said.
"Oy," said Beverly Stromberg, who has attended the synagogue for seven years along with 19 of her family members. "He's too young to retire from us. … His sermons are wonderful. They're inspiring. They're thought-provoking."
Schwartzman delivers Torah and Bible teachings in a practical, concise way, Stromberg said, a refreshing method that gives people food for thought and keeps listeners' eyelids from getting heavy.
"He speaks in a way that's easy to understand. He relates to today's topics, what's relevant and what's going on in the world," she said. "I don't nod off. … They're to the point."
Ten-year congregant Sheree Dormann echoed the sentiment.
"Personally, we're devastated," she said. "I don't want him to go."
Outside of B'nai Chaim, Schwartzman has worked on numerous community projects and causes, ranging from youth suicide prevention with the Second Wind Fund to battling homelessness with Denver's Road Home.
"I like what I do. I'm in a job that I love," he said. "There are things that I get passionate about. I put what we call lovingly my kishkas — I put my guts into them."
But with his passion, he admitted, comes a fault — a short fuse to a temper he learned to keep largely under control while in the Air Force.
"I don't live in the world of emotions. I live in the world of doing," he said. "I still fire off. You cut me off when I'm driving, and I'm going to respond."
Regardless, a life spent teaching Jewish values and guiding communities through various crises has given him insight that arguably transcends religion.
"I think people need to have in their lives some vehicle or institution which represents and teaches values. I think if you lack a rudder in life, you're going to fall victim … to the first charlatan or demagogue who comes along," Schwartzman said. "I think you need to find people you that care about and care about you, who can tell you when you're sane, and when you've lost it," he added with a laugh.
So respected is Schwartzman that he was asked to deliver President Barack Obama's invocation in February 2009, during the ceremony for the second, $787 billion stimulus package at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Schwartzman also delivered an invocation more than a decade earlier for President Bill Clinton during a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery.
Aside from traveling and spending more time with his family, Schwartzman said he plans to take up a new project: pine beetle mitigation.
"I am one of those people who needs a cause. And one of my causes is the lodgepole pine beetle," said Schwartzman, who plans to work to have Summit County declared an emergency zone. "My expertise in the military was really logistics. I was very good at organization, and so I can be of benefit to groups that need to reach certain goals."
Despite Schwartzman's years in the military, his favorite biblical passage evokes a message of peace, one by which destructive forces are reversed.
" 'You shall beat your swords into plowshares and your spears into pruning hooks,' " he quoted of Micah, for whom he named his son.
"We're raising a generation of Jews and trying to educate them and their children. And I'm very proud of what I've been able to accomplish and what the congregation has been able to accomplish. We've done it together."
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A bill to expand state sex-education standards won initial approval in the Colorado Senate on Friday in a debate that touched on topics ranging from abstinence to sexually transmitted warts.
Under House Bill 1081, parents would have to opt their children out of sex-education curriculum rather than opting in as under current law. The bill also expands sex-education definitions to include "culturally sensitive" standards that take into account immigrants, people of color, gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people.
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A Republican amendment that would have returned the law to an opt-in for parents failed.
Socially conservative opponents such as Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, said the bill ignored abstinence in place of new standards that could offend many parents.
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"Once again we have government telling the parents, 'You have to do this, even if you don't want to,' " Harvey said. "We know better than you do because the statistics just aren't on your side."
The "statistics aren't on your side" comment was dig at Hudak over a comment she made to a rape victim this month during a hearing on a gun bill. Hudak told the woman that, despite wanting to have a gun to defend herself, "statistics are not on your side even if you had a gun."
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team saw its 10-match win streak come to an end as the Blue Devils fell 3-1 (25-22, 15-25, 21-25, 21-25) to NC State Sunday afternoon in Reynolds Coliseum.
Duke (14-3, 5-1 ACC) struggled to slow an aggressive NC State (14-4, 5-1 ACC) offensive attack, which posted a .317 hitting percentage including a .432 clip in the final frame. Four Wolfpack players reached double-digit kills, led by outside hitter Dariyan Hopper's 18. Hopper committed just three attack errors on the day, good for a match-high .484 hitting percentage.
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Duke limited its errors in the third set, but was unable to slow NC State. The Wolfpack knocked down 18 kills in the frame, taking the game 25-21 to stake a 2-1 advantage overall. The Blue Devils cut the Wolfpack lead to one, 22-21, on an Alyse Whitaker kill, but NC State put down back-to-back kills to regain momentum.
A back-and-forth battle ensued in the fourth set, which saw the two teams tied at 20-all following an NC State service error. Duke was ultimately unable to swing the momentum in its favor as NC State finished the match on a 5-1 run.
NC State outside Nikki Glass finished with 11 kills, while middles Meredith Richardson and Brie Merriwether added 11 and 10 kills, respectively. NC State's quartet of Hopper, Glass, Richardson and Merriwether amassed 50 kills and combined to hit .392.
Senior Ali McCurdy picked up 15 digs, bringing her within eight of the school career record.
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The 2013 McPherson College Summer Basketball League Championship Nights and All-Star Games will be held next week at the Sport Center on the campus of McPherson College.
The 2013 McPherson College Summer Basketball League Championship Nights and All-Star Games will be held next week at the Sport Center on the campus of McPherson College.
This summer, 36 teams competed in three different divisions. The champions will be crowned in the varsity boys on Monday and in the junior varsity boys on Wednesday.
"We have had a great summer of basketball at the college," Bulldog head coach Tim Swartzendruber, who directs the league along with Dave Barrett, said. "I believe we will have great games in the championships of each division and we look forward to the all-star games."
In the varsity boys division, the two teams with the best records throughout the summer, McPherson and Hesston will battle for the title.
In an earlier game this summer, Hesston defeated the Bullpups. This game will tip-off at approximately 7 p.m. following the third place game which will feature the Berean Academy Warriors and the Hutchinson Salt Hawks.
In the finals of the "B" bracket, Inman and Moundridge will face off. This game will be held at 7 p.m. in the Auxiliary Gym following the third place game between Smoky Valley and the Hutchinson Gold squad.
The Junior Varsity division will feature McPherson battling the Wichita Homeschool Warriors at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
This game will follow the third place game between Hesston and Hutchinson Trinity. In the "B" bracket, Berean Academy will face Nickerson for title.
And in the third place game in the "B" bracket, Moundridge will meet Lyons.
On Monday night following the championship game, the second annual All-Star game will be held.
The Red Squad roster includes: Jezel Parra, Hutchinson; Kalen Hilst, Hutchinson; Brett Weinbrenner, Hillsboro; Grant Raleigh, Hesston; Loren Pearce, Berean Academy; Ryan Schadler, Hesston; and Zack Konen, Little River.
The White Squad features: Justin Friesen, Inman; Tyler Cottam, Inman; Kyler Kinnaman, McPherson; Wyatt McKinney, Hesston; Peter Horton, McPherson; Joey Stockinger, Nickerson; Tevin Rankin, Little River; and Tyler McCartney.
The second annual "Futures" All-Star Game will be held on Wednesday at approximately 8 p.m. following the Junior Varsity Championship Game.
The Red Squad is as follows: Zach Vogt, Hesston; Jon Weber, Hesston; Ben Roth, Berean Academy; Noah Roberts, Wichita Warriors; Preston Loewen, Hillsboro; Jacob Loecker, McPherson; Joel Holloway, Moundridge; and Isaac McClure, Wichita Warriors.
The White Squad will feature: Kolby Reed, McPherson; Caden Byers, Smoky Valley; Chris Bell, Sterling; Coleman Jordan, Nickrson; Greyson Wood, Inman; Jordan Lehman, Nickerson; and Zach Esau, Hesston.


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Gerard Way will be one of 10 special guest at MorrisonCon in Las Vegas, a comic convention curated by Grant Morrison. The event will take place Sept. 28-30, 2012 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Tickets go on sale on May 9 at 3PM ET / Noon PT Details can be found at MorrisonCon.com
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Oratio Obliqua
section 659. Unreal Conditions in Oratio Obliqua
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sample 3.
Caes., B.C.,3-101-3Nisi eo ipso tempore nuntii de Caesaris victoria essent allati existimabant plerique futurum fuisse ut (oppidum) amitteretur,
Had not the news of caesar's victory been brought at that very time, most persons thought the city would have been lost. (in Oratio Recta : nisi nuntii allati essent, oppidum amissum esset.)
I'm confused about the relation of tenses between allti essent and existimabant and futurum fuisse.
It looks like allati essent is determining the tense of existimabant.
But then it seems fit rather in the form futurum esse than futurum fuisse.
So I guess existimabant futurum fuisse might have been first composed, and then the tense of allati essent was adjusted to make the sentence "the sentence of Unreal Condition".
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Kanye West is saying funny stuff again.
In case you've been living under a rock the past year, you should know that West and Kim Kardashian have an infant daughter named North. Apparently West has big plans for her.
"I want to figure out a way to do my work and be my daughter's soccer coach," West told People.com. "I'm going to be a soccer coach and redesign their uniforms. I'll redesign the mini van."
If I die trying, I swear I will sit down and talk with this man some day.
Meanwhile, the Huffington Post reported Wednesday that West has postponed his Anaheim show, scheduled for Friday night, approximately one week after pushing back his Vancouver, Canada, tour stop. The Anaheim show was reportedly delayed "due to production logistics."


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Reading, watching, or hearing from the post-election Republican Party indicates to me that they actually thought they could win the presidency.
Something to think about. Folks, reading, watching, or hearing from the post-election Republican Party indicates to me that they actually thought they could win the presidency. The results are in and boy are they mad. Let's see — their presidential nominee absolutely trashed 47 percent of Americans as "TAKERS." And some of their congressional candidates made and continue to make some of the meanest and dumbest statements I've come across in my lifetime. They do not attempt to hide their anger and contempt for those folks who possess the audacity to have a different point of view.
My recommendation (if asked) would be for them to put down their bone china long enough to recognize the changes going on with the American electorate. The Republicans appear to be now operating with a medical condition known as shock and are very slow in realizing that their control of the plantation is ebbing away.
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It also appears that the Republicans are struggling to take yes for an answer. A newly re-elected Democratic president nominates a former Republican Senator from the Midwest (Nebraska) for Secretary of Defense. Do I hear cheers from the Republicans? Loud cheers maybe? Of course not. According to Republicans, the nominee. Chuck Hagel evidently said some bad things about Israel, Iran and neoconservatives in general.
We can obviously look to the usual suspects to hear them whine about Hagel – Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), among others. It certainly comforts me to know that the senator who picked that noted foreign policy and defense expert, Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential nominee, has severe reservations about Hagel.
It has been kinda rough sledding for the neocons since President George W. Bush retired to cut brush at the ranch in Houston and President Barack Obama assumed the role as Commander-In-Chief. The phase down of two years has left them with little to do but pout and sulk at their various camps and think tanks.
The following comment from an Arkansas Democrat-Gazelle story (1-13-13) is illustrative: "One critic is Elliott Abrams, a national security advisor to Bush during the Iraq war who pleaded guilty in the Iran-Contra scandal to withholding information from Congress. He called Hagel an anti-Semite who has " 'some kind of problem with Jews'" in an interview on National Public Radio last week. (The Council on Foreign Relations, where Abrams is a senior fellow, distanced itself from his comments.)"
Incidentally, Senator Hagel participated in the Vietnam conflict and was awarded two Purple Hearts and still carries around some shrapnel for his efforts.
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Perhaps some of you have heard or read about the Royal Dutch Shell oil rig problem in the Gulf of Alaska. The "Kulluk" oil rig broke free from a tow ship in rough, stormy seas and became beached on an island in the Gulf of Alaska. Thankfully, so far there have been no leaks.
Shell stopped drilling in December of 2012, because of, among other things, equipment failure, unexpected ice floes and operational problems. In addition, containment systems that were designed to collect oil in case of a well accident failed during the testing phase.
I'm not an oil/gas man in any sense of the word — nor an environmental expert - but I believe that the recent evidence (e.g., the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf) says we are not technologically ready for drilling for oil in the Arctic or the Antarctic regions. The weather alone is formidable enough but the lack of readily available support equipment/resources in that area for a real oil spill could realistically go beyond disastrous.
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BREAKING NEWS. The insanity continues. CNN reported (1-15-13) that freshman Representative Steve Stockmnn (R-TX), says that President Obama could be impeached depending on his actions over the gun control issue. Could it be possible that the Republican Party may need to be put on suicide watch?
(Pete Jackson of Heber Springs is one of two local contributors to Progressive Voice, a "progressive viewpoint" column)


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TWO WAY MIRROR: Two One Acts by Arthur Miller,
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Some Kind of Love Story & Elegy for a Lady
January 4th, 2013- January 27th, 2013
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Two-Way Mirror is a sexually charged, semi-autobiographical play about Miller's relationship with his one-time wife, the legendary Marilyn Monroe and consists of two parts – Elegy for a Lady and Some Kind of Love Story.
Two compelling man-woman relationships presented in the unique style of one of America's greatest writers!
A private eye finds himself bound to the prostitute whom he believes holds the vital information he desperately requires to resolve the case that has preoccupied him for years.
A wealthy man wanders into a classy boutique, looking for a gift for his mistress, a woman with only a short time to live. Gradually the shop's proprietress assumes the persona of the dying woman.
Two Way Mirror is part of the Southwest Rural Theatre Project's second season: "A Season of Love". Southwest Rural Theatre Project is non-profit organization. A theatrical, performance based endeavor- dedicated to bringing the live theatre experience to rural areas of the American Southwest; educating and enriching lives by providing an outlet for creative community and professional involvement.


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A plan to expand and restructure a state business tax incentive program is advancing in the General Assembly.
A House committee voted 8-2 Wednesday to approve House Speaker Michael Madigan�s plan to expand the EDGE tax credit program to smaller companies that create at least five new jobs, and to reward businesses that create jobs in high-poverty areas.
More than 700 companies across the state claim the EDGE credit, according to the state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The program provides a credit against corporate income taxes, provided companies make capital investments that create jobs. But many companies can�t use the credit because they don�t pay enough corporate income tax.
Madigan told committee members that as many as two-thirds of the state�s companies don�t pay any corporate income tax.
�That�s what got my attention,� he said.
Under the legislation, a business with fewer than 100 employees would be eligible for the credit if it creates at least five new jobs. It would remove a $1 million capital investment requirement for businesses with less than 100 employees.
The speaker�s staff said a higher percentage credit would be offered to companies creating jobs in an area of high poverty, meaning in a census tract where more than 20 percent of residents live below the poverty level, or in an area of high unemployment, where the jobless rate is more than 3 percentage points above the state�s average. Illinois had the third-highest unemployment rate among U.S. states at 8.4 percent in March, below only Rhode Island and Nevada.
The legislation would require companies to sign a legal document stating they would have conducted business out of state without the tax credit.
A business must agree to disclose income tax information during the term of its EDGE agreement, including gross income, the amount of income allocated to Illinois, and net income. That information would be publicly available on the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity�s website.
Some business groups say Madigan�s changes are too narrow.
Doug Whitley, president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, told lawmakers the legislation �sends the wrong signal� to those considering doing business in Illinois. He said lawmakers should address the state�s corporate tax incentive policy in a more comprehensive way.
Illinois temporarily raised the corporate tax rate to 7 percent in 2011 and that increase is scheduled to expire in January. Gov. Pat Quinn and majority Democrats, including Madigan, want to make the higher rate permanent.
Madigan said reform of incentives is part of a larger conversation about reforming the tax code.
�Our plan today is to present a plan on EDGE,� Madigan said. �But keep open the discussion and dialogue as (related) to the tax code.�
The measure now heads to the full House.
The bill is HB3890.


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As there will be no Glastonbury Festival in 2012, Michael Eavis has agreed to let Barnardo's South West have temporary use of the Festival's office in Glastonbury during the fallow year.
Michael Eavis says: "We are very pleased to be able to offer the Glastonbury Festival Office premises to Barnardos for the wonderful work they do in this country."
Heather Colbeck, South West Director (Children's Services) Barnardo's says: "Barnardo's is extremely grateful to Michael and his team, for helping us with a base here in the town of Glastonbury, from which we can effectively co-ordinate our work to support families across Somerset. By working together in this way, we can all achieve more and make a real difference to the lives of many children and young people.
"With the help of Glastonbury Festival Staff and other willing volunteers from the community, who were keen to help Barnardo's, the ground floor of the Glastonbury Festival office has been transformed into a fresh new office for Barnardo's Somerset Family Outreach Team. The team of paid staff and volunteers offer help, advice and support for families experiencing a wide variety of challenges and difficulties."
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Ken Rosenthal says the same thing and adds:
So: do the deal and hope something can get hammered out next season?
I'm very curious what the sticking point was: did Theo wanted to avoid the luxury tax hit, was AG holding firm on a Teixesque 8/180 contract, was Boston resistant to go higher than something like 6/110-120, or what? (Gotta believe Theo knew he'd have to pay at least 20 per, though ...)


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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Ikechukwu's Brother, Uzikwendu Onunaku Shows Off His Long Hair
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Are those abs? OMg! The dude is hot. Hmmm!ReplyDelete
GISTville reports that a police man shot a conductor at Ikeja over N500Replies
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 01:20
what is he overcompensating for? Men should not be known for their long hair.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 01:23
Nna mehn mozulz are in the family o. Odikwa highly dangerful.ReplyDelete
Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) are claim that he is finding wife o. I reading it on naijaPOSEReplies
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 11:57
are u for real? this ya english fit wound person ohDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 21:04
Common cant you see its play play?!Delete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 01:31
He's obviously imitating Zeburudaya (not sure I spelt that right)Delete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 01:37
I don't like dear LadunReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 15:15
Na wa o! Gbagaun of life. I'm sure dat link of urs wud be full of oral explosives. I'l be fine without opening it..Delete
Wow! that is a lot of hair healthy looking one at thatReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 01:46
Firstly are u gay?ReplyDelete
secondly i dt wana share hair tips wit my bf.
Thirdly i dt want share my hair shampoo/condition wit my bf.
I will like u to be dat man nothing to unman u. Keeping long hair like some kind of teenager or dum ass.
I date men not boys. angry faceReplies
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 12:07
Did he ask you to date him?? Btw am 100% sure that you don't exist in his world. So keep your anger to yourself.Delete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 15:18
See ya big mouth! Open ya mouth dey give yeye laws. I'm sure u're soo single. Did he ask u out? I'm sure d nigga does nt knw u exist sef...soo hush ur trap cos u'l luk better with ur lips sealed.Delete
- Anonymous24 January, 2014 11:00
First of all...Delete
YES tight abs are naturally in his family!
So is the thich long hair.
Ignorant and very 'bush', to assume that he's GAY!
Is Snoop Dogg GAY?
James Brown, Future, Chris Rock...
Oh! Sorry I forgot... They're from the 'West'! So let's worship them...and insult our own artists... 3rd World is NOT GOOD ENOUGH...! Abi?!
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 02:16
Nope! I'l pass. Next!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 02:30
No no no no.ReplyDelete
Heck no. We can't both be competing for hair products and appliances.
I don't like it!!!!!
- Laduns biggest fan13 January, 2013 03:10
Steroids at work. They will make your hair grow too.ReplyDelete
When a certain level of sucess is guaranteed, the frivolous becomes the most sought-afterReplyDelete
PLEASE READ. COMMENT AND SHARE IN HOW I SURVIVED CHILD ABUSE..http://efemenaoreoluwa.blogspot.com/2013/01/real-lives-real-as-you-and-i-part-2-i.html
It irks me when I see men with long hair. So unfair. My own hair is short and scraggly. :(ReplyDeleteReplies
- Fatimah13 January, 2013 11:57
Happy new hair :-)
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 16:08
lmao @ happy new hairDelete
Hahahahaha Happy new hair to you too babe.Delete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 05:24
Is this supposed to be cool or what biko?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 05:54
Joblessness of the highest orderReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 06:45
Yeah like d second pic.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous13 January, 2013 07:33
Dis guy does absolutely noffn 4 me!
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- Anonymous13 January, 2013 08:54
What is this, the hair looks disgusting for a man...but wait ooo!! Is he a dwarf??? Just asking.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 09:35
Johnny bravo *one word*ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 10:52
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 12:01
He looks like Mighty Joe Young in the second picReplyDelete
Every time I take off my weave,I stand in front of d mirror like Sunita after her accident,hoping dat a miracle has taken place on my scalp...and looking at ds dude,I think he stole my miracle cos my scalp almost looks as smooth as a calabash in front..LOL!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 12:51
@ NEKS try t444z if you live in the UK. It works miracles. Just Google for sales agents in your area. Not available in shops.Delete
- Anonymous09 February, 2013 00:32
Lwkmd @ Sunita after her accidentDelete
What is bad about keeping hair? u naija self una too dey take something wey no reach anything personal....na wa ooo i fear una dieReplyDelete
What is bad about keeping hair? u naija self una too dey take something wey no reach anything personal....na wa ooo i fear una dieReplyDeleteReplies
- Deekay13 January, 2013 19:44
I tire for some Nigerians and their mentality. It's not like the hair is unkempt. Most are jealous he got better hair than them....with their chop chop hair. Who send them to be fixing weave and braiding hair that will expire and they won't even change it?! Mchew! His hair is nice and if it's not their cuppa tea they can jst say pass rather than insult the guy that did nothing to them. Smh! Some people know how to give themselves headache sha. No wonder naija was voted one of the saddest countries. Too much bitterness.Delete
what is bad about keeping hair? naija i hail una. you guys always stressed on matters that doesn't count... stop ur traditional metalityReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 18:21
Don't worry,we will stop our traditional mentality. When you stop your gbagaun!Delete
I only like long hair on male thespians. In real life, it does nothing for me. I like my men like Banky W, minus the bald patch. All that muzcule, wetin e wan take am do? Abi nah agbero him be?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 16:23
Yeee I cnt stop laffn... Abeg stop d bif nd face ur own ....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 16:49
Were o o o o o!!....yinka florensReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 17:18
see this guy in brazilian hairReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 17:23
not too worry @ neks,i was once in your shoes.just google 'relaxed hair blogs' or natural hair blogs' they would guide you on your journey to a long and healthy hair.check out naijahaircangrow.blogspot.com,thesizzlingmommy.com and justgrowalready.com.....to mention a few.God bless you! Aunty ladun,please ,tori olorun post this.lets help a sister out. God bless you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Awww,thanx love..:-)Delete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 12:51
@ NEKS try t444z if you live in the UK. It works miracles. Just Google for sales agents in your area. Not available in shops.Delete
- tiny voice13 January, 2013 17:44
Long hair on a guy when my own hair neva even reach dis ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ )ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 21:02
why is he carrying chest like a signboard..he should go and audition for the next bourne ultimatum or mission impossible instead of displaying steroids riddled chest .ReplyDelete
btw brazillian hair will go beautifully with the chest lol


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