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Bishop Michael Olson (middle left) and Bishop-elect Stephen J. Berg (middle right) pose with Catholic Schools award recipients at the 27th Annual Celebration of Catholic Schools held January 27.
Catholic school employees and supporters gathered together for the 27th Annual Celebration of Catholic Schools Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Fort Worth Convention Center Ballroom. The event brought together representatives from all 20 schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth with the theme "Thresholds of Faith."
The evening began with entertainment and a social hour. Various schools across the diocese provided entertainment, including the choir and orchestra from Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, St. Peter the Apostle Show Choir from White Settlement, the junior high choir from St. Andrew School in Fort Worth, and the Mercy Dancers from Our Mother of Mercy School in Fort Worth.
After the entertainment and social hour, Fox Sports Network Anchor John Rhadigan welcomed participants as the evening's master of ceremonies.
"I am who I am in part because of Catholic schools, and that's why I'm back here again tonight," said Rhadigan, who has served as master of ceremonies several times before. "That's why you're here too. We're all here to celebrate Catholic schools."
All Saints Church pastor Father Stephen Jasso, TOR, then led the invocation and opening prayer, followed by the presentation of colors and Pledge of Allegiance led by the Cpt. Claude Platte Cadet Corps from Our Mother of Mercy.
Following dinner, keynote speaker Dr. Mary C. McDonald took the stage. McDonald is the CEO and founder of MCD Partners, which provides a variety of educational consulting services. She was the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Memphis for 14 years and has a total of 36 years of educational experience.
McDonald centered her address on finding Jesus Christ inside the Catholic school, with a particular emphasis on the power of prayer and making Christ visible to the students daily. Through humor, personal testimonies, and inspirational information, McDonald entertained and educated participants about the value of Catholic schools in young people's lives.
"What is it that makes Catholic education so different and valuable in our country and in our world?" asked McDonald. "That Christ is present in our Catholic schools. Making Christ present to the children we serve is what Catholic education is all about."
McDonald concluded her presentation with words of encouragement to the Catholic school employees of the Diocese of Fort Worth. She said that they are "God's arms in the world."
"[I'm here tonight] to tell you that what you do matters," she said. "Most importantly, it matters to God. You are God's arms in the world, and I'm here to thank you for the great work that you do."
Other key aspects of the banquet included a Catholic Schools Video, which featured positive statements from students regarding the schools' influence on their daily lives. The Outstanding Service Awards were also presented to individual honorees from each school. Don Miller, the Superintendent of Schools for Diocese of Fort Worth, announced the award-winners, and then Bishop-elect Michael Olson and then Diocesan Administrator Monsignor Stephen Berg gave the awards to each of the winners.
Math teacher Cathy Buckingham who has served at Nolan Catholic High School for 13 years received the Outstanding Service Award for the school. "I feel very honored and blessed," she said, "and I know that I would not have received this award without the wonderful people who surround me every day. Thank you for being a part of my life."
Holy Trinity Catholic School parent volunteers Joe and Michelle Steining were also recipients of the Outstanding Service Award. They were granted this honor in appreciation for their years of support and service at Holy Trinity. The couple was very grateful for the award, and encouraged parents to become involved within their own Catholic schools.
"Little things mean a lot to the teachers and staff," said Joe. "Find things that you're interested in. There are so many different opportunities, and they need a lot of help from parent volunteers."
Michelle Steining added that every moment they volunteer is worthwhile. "Everything you do is appreciated," she said. "You can't get back the time that you spend with [your children] in the school…you'll never look back and regret it."
Immediately after presenting the awards, Miller presented the Diocesan Leadership Award to Lon C. Kile. Miller said that this award recognizes "those who by their lives and service have made significant contributions to the Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth." Miller also stated that Kile is a generous contributor to the Bishop's Scholars Fund, St. George and Our Mother of Mercy Schools, and "has invested countless hours offering his personal and professional expertise to support Catholic schools…"
Kile said the award is a great honor, but that he tends to focus primarily on the work the teachers do for the students. He added that this type of leadership allows him to help children in the inner-city schools.
"I'm really a supporter of education…and providing [under-resourced kids] with the foundation of a good education so that their lives will be improved down the road," said Kile. I've been very blessed with the things I have, and I want to give back to people who are under-resourced, especially the kids, and especially those who go to Catholic schools here in the Diocese of Fort Worth."
Closing remarks were given after the announcement of the Diocesan Leadership Award. Msgr. Berg, the soon-to-be bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado, and himself an alumnus of Catholic schools, gave his own closing testimony. He said that his and Bishop Olson's appointments did not happen right away, but happened gradually over their many years of priesthood and the with prayerful support of those around them.
"It happens through the generosity, support, and sacrifice of families, and especially of the work of people like you. You do not know what may happen in the future with these young people that you are working with," he said. "If it wasn't for Catholic schools, it would have been very difficult for me to find my way in the world."
In his remarks, Bishop Olson encouraged everyone to continue their Catholic education throughout their lives.
"Catholic education…is really about (in a sense) giving yourself away, but in a direct and ordered way — first to God, and then to our neighbor," he said. "It is precisely an on-going process, and we have to renew ourselves and ask God to renew each of us in this on-going mission of spreading the Gospel."
Catholic school employees and supporters gathered together for the 27th Annual Celebration of Catholic Schools Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Fort Worth Convention Center Ballroom. The event brought together representatives from all 20 schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth with the theme "Thresholds of Faith."


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DailyTech previously covered how monkeys had been wired with brain probes to a mechanical arm, which they learned to control. Now another experiment has taken such concepts, much farther, reversing paralysis in monkeys through neuron implantation.
Eberhard Fetz, a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Washington, led the research. The researchers began by paralyzing the nerves leading to the monkeys' arms. They then placed a single wire on a neuron in the monkeys' neural cortexes. From there they routed the signal to a single neuron implanted in the monkeys' arm muscles. The computer detected a specific firing pattern in the brain neuron and would then signal the neuron in the arm.
The electric "re-routing" working surprisingly well and the monkeys regained control of their wrists. Their new capability was assessed by a simple video game. The game was controlled by the monkeys' wrist motions. By moving their wrists, they could move a cursor onscreen and by moving it to a box on the side, they could earn a reward. With the incentive of the reward the monkeys soon learned to move their wrists, even though the motor cortex neuron was selected at random.
Chet Moritz, a senior research fellow at the University of Washington and coauthor of the researchers' paper states, "We found, remarkably, that nearly every neuron that we tested in the brain could be used to control this type of stimulation. Even neurons which were unrelated to the movement of the wrist before the nerve block could be brought under control and co-opted."
The research is published in the latest online version of the journal Nature.
Most previous research had focused on complex firing patterns. This is because typically even moving one arm muscle results from the firing of multiple neurons in a coordinated pattern. The success of the single neuron approach raises new questions about how exactly the primate nervous system processes signals.
Regardless of the mechanics, the approach works, and Moritz says that it will be very useful as it requires less computing power. In order to apply the new research to paralyzed patients, more work remains to be done. Most importantly, the researchers will have to learn to make multiple rerouted muscles fire coordinately as they would in the body in a complex motion such as walking, or picking up an object.
For this reason, Andrew Schwartz, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh, remains a skeptic of the new efforts. He states, "If your intention is to generate a movement, you have to somehow calculate the effect of all these forces across the arm. It's not just, 'Activate a muscle and the arm goes where you want.' There's a lot of math involved."
Still, the University of Washington Researchers have moved forward to where one neuron controls two different wrists motions with different firing patterns mapped to each motion and another scenario in which two rerouted neurons each controlled a single muscle (direction of motion) and worked together. Also they say one spinal cord cell, rerouted, can activate multiple arm muscles. Moritz states, "Stimulating a single location in the spinal cord will often activate 10 to 15 different muscles in a precise balance."
The risks are also significant. The electrodes wear down over time. Also if they protrude out of the skin, there's major risk of infection and disruption in a normal daily environment. The ultimate goal, the University of Washington researchers say, is miniaturization. Says Moritz, "We think we may be one step closer to low-power, fully implantable systems."

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Bogaerts, Bradley knocking on big league door
Red Sox's system headed by pair of position players closing in on Majors
By Evan Drellich / MLB.com
The future success of every Major League team lies largely in its Minor League pipeline. With that in mind, MLB.com is looking at each team's farm system, from the Top 20 Prospects to under-the-radar types.
BOSTON -- One is 20 years old, the other turns 23 in April, and they're both a phone call away.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr., MLB.com's top two Red Sox prospects entering the year, aren't too close in age, but both could make their Major League debut in 2013.
Bogaerts, the 20-year-old who signed out of Aruba when he was just 16, has actually spent more time in the Sox's system than Bradley, the almost 23-year-old who was the 40th overall pick in the 2011 Draft.
Their paths to the Majors will be clearer in 2014, as incumbent center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury could leave next offseason via free agency, as could shortstop Stephen Drew, who's on a one-year deal.
Just because Bradley is older doesn't mean he's necessarily closer, and neither player is on the 40-man roster.
"Their progression will kind of determine things, along with the Major League need," said director of player development Ben Crockett. "I think both guys are at the upper levels now. If they continue to perform, certainly they're guys we like a lot. We need to try to do what we determine is best for each of those guys and their development, and kind of see how that plays out with more and more exposure at the upper levels."
Both players ended the 2012 season at Double-A. Bradley had a .315/.430/.482 line between there and Class A Salem, while Bogaerts posted a .307/.373/.523 line between the same two stops. Bogaerts hit 20 home runs and Bradley went deep nine times.
"They've had similar amount of professional experience," said Crockett. "Xander has actually had a little bit more than Jackie has had. Jackie obviously kind of got it on the big stage in college [at the University of South Carolina]. I think it's really personalized to how mature the person is and how adept they are at handling challenges and handling these situations. I don't necessarily think that age is a factor that's going to make an absolute determination."
First up for Bogaerts is the World Baseball Classic, where he could be asked to play a position other than shortstop. Crockett said the team still looks at Bogaerts, who is on the taller end for a middle infielder at 6-foot-3, as a shortstop going forward.
"We'll see how the outcome shakes out," Crockett said of the possible temporary switch.
Having two prospects like Bradley and Bogaerts at the upper levels could present a dilemma come midseason. Say the Sox are doing well, perhaps exceeding expectations and look to be in the thick of things in the American League East. Would they consider dealing either player? Ultimately, that's general manager Ben Cherington's decision, but the organization doesn't appear to have made any "untouchable" designations for either player.
"That's a lot of hypotheticals," Crockett said. "I think the short answer is, on the development side of things, you want every prospect to come up and perform for you. That isn't always going to happen, and certainly it's always a balance with things at the Major League level. I don't think I can answer that in terms of this year, per se."
Since Cherington's taken over, there's been an impression that the Sox have refocused their efforts on prospects. For Crockett, who is in year two of his job, the gig remains the same: get the kids ready.
"It's always going to be key for player development getting the most out of players and getting those players up to the big leagues," Crockett said. "That's certainly always the goal. It isn't going to significantly change, whatever the needs are or whatever else."
Top 20 prospects
Three starting pitchers fall into the Red Sox's top five behind Bogaerts and Bradley: two right-handers, in Matt Barnes and Allen Webster, and left-hander Henry Owens. Webster, who turns 23 in February and came over in August's blockbuster deal with the Dodgers, is already on the 40-man roster. He had a 3.55 ERA with Double-A Chattanooga last season.
Then comes one of the Red Sox's prospects on the bubble: shortstop Jose Iglesias. The 23-year-old has seen Major League time, and he likely will again in 2013, but with Bogaerts right behind him, this is an important year for Iglesias to show his bat can keep his outstanding glove in the Majors.
"With Iglesias, we saw progress, but certainly as a young player at the upper levels, we need to continue to see that development," Crockett said. "Obviously he's on the Major League radar, so wherever he ends up to start the year or during the year, there's still development to be had at whatever level that's taking place."
Right-hander Anthony Ranaudo, Boston's No. 5 overall prospect entering last year and the 39th overall pick in the 2010 Draft, fell to No. 17 this year. He still has a world of talent, but his health is a question mark after he was shut down with shoulder fatigue in early July.
"It's just getting him healthy and getting him on the mound," Crockett said. "Just a tough year when he was out there. I don't think he felt 100 percent right -- not necessarily unhealthy -- but he wasn't able to find that rhythm in the short time he was out there. And then he got hurt."
Outfielder Bryce Brentz, No. 7 on the list, could well debut this year too. He's headed for Triple-A Pawtucket.
"If an injury comes up or we need a right fielder, this is a guy that physically profiles to the position," manager John Farrell recently said on WEEI.
Brentz struck out 136 times between Double-A and Triple-A last season, but the K's are not a standalone issue for the Sox.
"We've never really talked to him about strikeouts," Crockett said. "That's not really a focus of ours. For us, I think it's just making him a more complete hitter and being able to use the field consistently like he does, like he has done quite a bit when he's performing well. Continuing, maybe [the strikeouts are] a side effect of that ... but that's not really a focal point for us."
red sox's top prospects
|Xander Bogaerts
|Jackie Bradley
|Matt Barnes
|Allen Webster
|Henry Owens
Under the radar
At 28, Steven Wright is not a spring chicken in baseball years, but the knuckleball could keep him young for a long time. The right-hander, who came over to the Sox for Lars Anderson at last year's non-waiver Trade Deadline, is already on Farrell's mind.
"There's a guy who's starting to really gain some -- I don't want to say momentum, but gain a lot of notoriety within the organization, a guy that we traded for from the Indians," said Farrell. "And I don't throw this out there lightly. … Whether or not he realizes the success of [Tim Wakefield] or R.A. Dickey, in a manner of about a two- to three-year period, he's gotten a very good feel for the pitch. [He] throws it harder than Wake, more like R.A. Dickey."
Right-hander Jose De La Torre, 27, may well join Bogaerts at the World Baseball Classic, although he hasn't decided yet. De La Torre, who's from Puerto Rico, came to the Sox for Brent Lillibridge in July, and the Sox re-signed him this winter and gave him an invite to big league camp.
In 97 2/3 innings at Triple-A lifetime, De La Torre has a 2.49 ERA. In 97 1/3 innings at Double-A, he has a 2.59 ERA.
Hitter of the Year
Assuming Drew and Iglesias hold down the Major League shortstop responsibilities this year, Bogaerts should build on his 20-homer season from a year ago. But if he doesn't reach quite that total, it's not a knock on a kid who doesn't turn 21 until Oct. 1.
Pitcher of the Year
Barnes is the highest-profile pitching prospect the Red Sox have. The No. 19 pick in 2011, he tore through low Class A Greenville last season. If he can make strong work of Double-A Portland in 2013, the 22-year-old should be knocking on the door in 2014, if not sooner.
Evan Drellich is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @EvanDrellich. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Came across this on NBA.COM - this is the most ridiculous preview I've seen so far; I'm a big Barkley fan and think he is hilarious to watch in between NBA games. This is stupid - he has no reasoning behind his points, and he bashes them by stating they have absolutely no chance of finishing better than last in their division. I expect a little more from Charles......thoughts?
Apologies if this was posted somewhere else, but I saw this and had to put this up - didn't see it anywhere else. I guess if I'm playing devil's advocate, my point would be they need to start winning to gain the respect of US media....same story every year


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Jay Phelps November Dates: 8/10/16/22/29
"We haven't had anything like this in New York for over twenty years". Wynton Marsalis
The Ronnie Scott's Late Late Show!
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£10 Entry, £5 Students (with ID), FREE entry to MU, Club members and main show ticket holders
In 1959, saxophonist Ronnie Scott opened the door to a small basement club in London's west end where local musicians could jam. Today, it is one of the world's most famous jazz clubs attracting packed houses and the biggest names in jazz and popular music and Ronnie Scott's welcoming, stylish setting is also home to London's coolest late night hang.
Each night Monday to Saturday, after the main act, Ronnie Scott's presents the Late Late Show, where some of the UK's finest jazz talents take to the stage for a late night blowing session.
Trumpeter Jay Phelps is at the forefront of the young and creative generation of jazz musicians in the UK, with an instantly recognizable warm and projecting tone. A Vancouver-born Canadian, Jay was tutored by the city's top jazz and classical trumpeters and distinguished himself early on as the youngest band-leader in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival's history.
In 1999 aged 17, Jay moved to London, determined to immerse himself in the jazz scene and immediately attracted the notice of Gary Crosby who offered him work with Jazz Jamaica in 2002, the opportunity to be a Tomorrow's Warriors. Citing Louis Armstrong, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown and Miles Davis as his main influences, Jay went on to create and co-lead the young and hip jazz sensation Empirical, where he spent two years touring major festivals and events with their self titled debut album, while garnering worldwide media attention that UK jazz musicians haven't enjoyed for years.
Jay has performed and recorded with a veritable who's who of both UK and international jazz artists such as; Courtney Pine, Andrew Hill, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Brown, John Hendricks, Nasheet Waits, George Benson, Jamie Cullum, Sir John Dankworth, Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Amy Winehouse, Charlotte Church, Hugh Masakela and Jazz Jamaica.
Jay Phelps over the years has toured with his quartet and is featured in a diverse range of bands such as Soweto Kinch The New Emancipation project and new project The Legend of Mike Smith, Skatroniks, Ska Cubano, Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors project, and leads his own Jay Phelps Big Band project featuring BBC Radio 2's Clare Teal.
Jay had an amazing 2012 whilst continually touring with his quartet he also expanded his wings into TV where he is featured in an 1930s band on BBC's Dancing on The Edge. In the summer he was a guest with Wynton Marsali's Jazz at Linclon Centre Orchestra for Marsalis' epic, Congo Square. In the autumn he proceeded to have two sell out nights featuring the Jay Phelps Big Band at the world renowed Ronnie Scott's jazz venue in London. Then capping off the year playing in the London Jazz Festival with David Murray Big Band featuring Macy Gray and supporting the performance with his own quartet.
Jay will be performing in spring 2013 tour around the UK and is writing his new album to record in New York, US at the end of the year.
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anticipation surrounding the iPad in the months leading up to its
official announcement was intense. Once the product was officially
announced, many competitors started saying that the iPad might be
Apple's worst product ever.Despite what competitors and
analysts thought, the iPad has sold very well for Apple – over
a million
of the devices have been sold so far. The iPad is selling so
well that analyst Katy Huberty reports the iPad is cannibalizing
the notebook and netbook market.Huberty said, "U.S.
consumer PC, and especially notebook growth decelerated in January
when Apple introduced the iPad and again in April when the iPad
launched. Given the corresponding increase in [average selling
prices] in the market, we believe much of the demand shortfall came
from netbooks and low-cost notebooks."The products
according to Huberty that are most at risk for cannibalization by the
iPad for those who already owned Apple products were the iPod touch
and notebooks. Consumers not wanting Apple products were most likely
to see the iPad cannibalize the eReaders and notebooks.The
netbook market may be shrinking according to analysts thanks to the
iPad, but there is still a market for netbooks in 2010. eWeek reports
that Acer, HP, and ASUS will lead
netbook growth in 2010. Netbooks are on target to post
double-digit growth this year (down from previous years of
triple-digit growth) while notebook shipments overall are expected to
grow 25.5 percent according to numbers from research firm iSuppli.
The rebound in the global economy will help growth in all areas of
the computer market as consumers and businesses start to upgrade
machines.The standard notebook market is expected to post
growth of 21 percent this year with 160.5 million notebooks shipped.
One of the biggest growth categories this year is expected to be CULV
notebooks with 93 percent growth. ISuppli also
expects Acer to hold onto the top netbook maker spot for 2010 with
ASUS in second, HP in third, Samsung in fourth, and Dell in fifth.


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insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors strange. guess he do not want to call Barg out.
insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors strange. guess he do not want to call Barg out.
no way he's going to name a player still on the roster, though it'd be gut busting hilarious if he did.
"Bargs, no question. That guy sucks."
*looks at camera, drops head*
"Please don't publish that"
What did Colangelo say? (no insider access for me).
Casey Jacobsen and PJ Tucker.
interesting that he mentions regretting passing on Millsap. You know what to do BC!
Don't have insider access, so can't see the article, but drafting Bargnani was not a mistake. The mistake was not trading him.
The biggest regret was getting the #1 pick that year... although it could have been much worse. We could have drafted Adam Morrison or Sheldon Williams.
I am no longer a Bryan supporter, however the one thing he has always done well was draft well.
there you goDuring a Q&A discussing how teams prepare for the draft, Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star asked Toronto Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo who he would pick as his worst selection.
"I had a draft selection in Phoenix, No. 22 [in 2002]. I picked a kid named Casey Jacobsen from Stanford and Tayshaun Prince went 23rd. I missed because we had Shawn Marion and felt Prince was more or less a duplication. But I made it up by taking Amar'e Stoudemire at No 9. And then a kid Paul Millsap went 47th [in 2006]. And at 35, we took P.J. Tucker. That was a mistake."
Ironically, Tucker currently plays for the Suns and he's part of their rotation this season.
Colangelo has been in charge of the Raptors since 2006 and his first round picks include Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan, Ed Davis, Jonas Valanciunas and Terrence Ross. Those five players are still with the Raptors.
i remember the year andrea was drafted i wanted the raps to trade down and take rudy gay or just take him outright. at the same time, i get why BC took bargs.
hindsight is 20/20
for anyone who still believes Colangelo drafts BPA, yet more evidence that he does not.....missed because we had Shawn Marion and felt Prince was more or less a duplication
I posted this twice by accident. can someone please delete the other post? Thank you very much and sorry about. Hard to do these things on a phone. ARG!
I don't blame Colangelo for drafting Bargnani. In the summer of 2006, there was no clear cut first pick. Each of Bargnani, Aldridge, Thomas, Morrison, Gay, etc. came with risk. But like planetmars said, the biggest mistake was holding onto him for 7 years.
The bright side is that it's not too late to correct that mistake. If Colangelo can turn Turkoglu into Barbosa, he's more than capable of turning Bargnani into a serviceable rotation player. Who that player is, though? I have no idea.
As for the OP, passing up Millsap was definitely regretful in hindsight, but this isn't a case of Colangelo admitting he was wrong. There was 30 other GMs who passed on Millsap, half of them passing him up twice.
Figured out how to remove duplicate post. Sorry all!
Letter N,
Demar at 9, Ed at 13, Ross at 8, Val at 5
I think for someone who hasnt had a chance to draft top 5 since Bargnani (which imo isnt a bad draft pick), the likely hood of drafting a superstar is slim. Though, Im a big fan of his eye. To pull out JV was so counter-intuitive, but now he is looking more and more like a real pro. Demar, Ross, and Ed are all later first round picks, and I think with what was on the board, each one of those picks are going to deem results for their positions. Demar already is looking to be an utter STEAL at 9. Ross, I think has the potential to be better. Ed is getting there, and for the 13th pick is very solid.
Listen, the fact that he doesnt have Adam Morrison, Kwame Brown, Araujo, etc on his record. That in itself is a remarkable accomplishment for a GM.
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Goran Dragic anyone over Nathan Jawai? 2008 draft
I don't really have a problem with BC's drafting -- everyone misses guys and the data on foreign and college hoops are sparse.
The real issue I have with BC is his management of free agency and restricted free agency. He overbids for players for no good reason, jumping the gun instead of looking at the big picture and evaluating his options. Bargs getting drafted, I totally understand. At the time I wanted him too. But when the time came to extend his contract, that's when he should have balked. At that point it was easy to tell that Bargs was never going to live up to his potential.
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These questions — all real ones from Gainesville teenagers — might seem silly, but they reflect a serious situation: Alachua County has the fourth-highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases out of the state's 67 counties — and STDs are most prevalent among 15- to 19-year-olds. The two more common diseases are chlamydia and gonorrhea.
The data were released last month by the Florida Department of Health and served as a wake-up call to the Alachua County Health Department.
"We are in a crisis situation in Alachua County," said Teresa Mercado-White, health education program consultant at the county health department.
In response to the data, Mercado-White and her colleagues quickly organized a campaign to reach out to teens — and college students, since STDs were prevalent among 20- to 24-year-olds as well.
She recruited high school students at Gainesville High School and Eastside High School to send text "blasts" to their friends about sexual health and STDs every morning for 30 days. They started on April 1, which began STD awareness month.
The texts are chock full of information about how you can get STDs, test for them and treat them. They contain websites, phone numbers and area facilities that test for free.
The teens in turn can text back all sorts of questions about sex, such as the ones at the beginning of this article, and Mercado-White and her team respond within minutes.
University of Florida junior Sara Ardila, a volunteer at the health department who is part of the team, also sends the texts to 15-20 of her close friends and is posting them on her Facebook page, where she has about 800 friends.
"When you post a status, you have 10 people who like it ... posting these every day, nobody likes them," Ardila said. "One of my close friends texted me: 'Sara, you're freaking me out with these messages. I don't know anything.' "
But Ardila added, "She's getting tested because of them."
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One recent weekday night, Mercado-White spoke to about 25 students in the lobby of Pugh Hall on the UF campus. Known for her no-nonsense presentations on campus and around town — where she has handed out condoms to audience members — Mercado-White changed her tactic slightly that night.
Instead of simply telling people to play it safe with their sexuality, she wanted to instill fear about what can happen if you don't.
She gave five volunteers at the front of the room a glass of water each and asked them to take a sip and then spit it back into their glass. Then they exchanged glasses and were asked to drink again. Those who would drink would get to take the cash collected from the audience, which was about $30.
No one bit. The reason?
"You all have values," Mercado-White announced. And that's what they need to have in their sex lives too, she added.
That starts with basic knowledge about STDs, she said, adding that sexual health "is one thing schools don't teach that's important."
Mercado-White has been invited to various organizations such as churches to talk about abstinence, but abstinence doesn't strike as much of a chord with students, she said. "They tell me 'That's not realistic,' " Mercado-White said. "These kids are being exposed."
For that reason, not discussing sex is not an option, she said.
"It's like giving a kid the keys to a car and not talking to them about how to drive it."
She tells concerned parents, "I'm in the business of slowing it down. 'Do you want them to get that information from a friend who knows nothing?' These kids just want resources."
However, Rebecca Tanner, a health educator at the county health department, added that part of the underlying problem is that "we live in an over-sexualized culture," to which teens are perhaps most vulnerable.
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Tanner added that the "hot spots" for STDs in Gainesville by ZIP code are 32608 and 32641 — the southwest and east sides of town.
While reaching out to poor areas with limited resources and health care access like these is vital, STDs also encompass a more basic and universal issue, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender or race: simply breaching the subject in a relationship, no matter how loving it is and how well informed the partners are about STDs.
"You're not gonna say in the heat of the moment, 'Hey, have you been tested?' " said Michelle Plitnikas, a member of the women's student association at UF who attended Mercado-White's recent presentation. "It's hard to go from knowing (about STDs) to talking about them."
So how do you have that conversation?
"Probably along the lines of, 'I want our relationship to be healthy. I want to make sure we're both safe and enjoying this,' " Ardila said. "If you start by saying, 'For both of us.' "
Talking about STDs with physicians also can still pose something of an obstacle, especially with the younger age group, said Stacy Shiver, the manager of the STD program at the Florida Department of Health.
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Will the Raptors have their own version of a BIG 3 someday and if so who would that be? Based on our current roster, who would be part of that 3 and who might we actually be able to bring in that would make it a BIG 3 or will it be a FAKE 3?
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Here's what Casey is doing wrong:
He's not fulfilling expectations of a fan-base who thought this team would make the playoffs.
Here's what Casey is doing wrong:
He's not fulfilling expectations of a fan-base who thought this team would make the playoffs.
your pal,
it has gotten to the point where i have no faith in this team whatsoever
Casey's isolation heavy offense bails out the opposition by allowing them to rest on that end of the floor. We are not a threat scoring inside, we take way too many low percentage shots & we take too long to get into the offense.
Some of this is the make up of the personnel. We are composed of individual scorers, low IQ basketball players & quite frankly, we lack the overall skill level in order to be competitive. This includes the lack of good screeners, the lack of play makers, the lack of individuals who can make the simple pass.
To summarize, Casey's shortcomings is a result of a tremendously faulty roster that our brilliant general manager has blessed us with. Although I have been critical of Casey, I have also had the opportunity to coach a team (youth team, albeit). From experience, I can pretty much guarantee that a coach can only do so much & the players are left to execute on the court.
In a typical NBA game, you have a certain # of possessions which I believe ranges around 90 - 100 per game. You can't expect to run a play every single possession because there are breakdowns, fast breaks, etc. What you can control is the offensive philosophy & I find that our team takes long range jumpers more often than scoring inside as well as substitution patterns.
What I can criticize Casey on is the lack of creativity in terms of offensive sets. I feel that the plays take way too long to formulate & the lack of counter options when teams take away the obvious first & second options from our plays. But again, that is a direct result of the lack of choices in terms of personnel. We simply have too many like-minded players with similar skill sets & therefore, makes for a terrible combination.
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What BC(not Casey) claimed was that they believed they had a chance to make the play-offs. Not only did BC claim that but the Media, Experts, Analysts etc, thought so as well. Not a definite play-off team but a team that will, if not barely make it, at least be close. The question is - did BC have reason to say that? Based on his off-season acquisitions and LAST YEARS SUCCESSFUL CULTURE CHANGE the answer is 'yes'.
This is where Casey has failed. From a defensive team last year they went to a run and gun team and then back to a defensive team and then neither to no identity whatsoever. This is not to say that he's not trying.
Attitude Is A Choice.
This is a bottom third team. With, or without, Rudy Gay.
EDIT: Sorry, misread the series of posts..... my bad.
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"Can someone explain to me what Casey is doing wrong?"
He took a job working for Brian Colangelo.
Oh yes, and actually believed he could actually do something with Bargnani.
its updated through overall team but you cant just neglect the fact that with Calderon the offense was hovering around 18th-22nd weeks since Gay it climbed 8 spots... brought us to 10th recently without or with him playing injured Gay due to Back problems its 14th.... stats are stats I dont care if you dont agree with them, Im just bringing them to the forums attention.
Conclusion: I didn't need to look at what other people thought, all I needed was to see the roster and have the knowledge that Bryan Colangelo was still running the team.
your pal,
Seriously, I feel like "do you think Bargnani is/can be an all-star?" would've been one of the first, if not the first, questions to candidates.
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But I also think, and this is pure speculation, that Casey was changing his approach after he was forced to use Ed more. That he accepted he couldn't get more out of Bargnani (hell came with that high water) and that Ed was a more effective player. (his statement that "it would be tough to get Ed off the floor"(paraphrased) could be an indication of this).
So the reason he took the job (Bargnani) was what he initially did wrong, but the reason he's had problems since is his bosses decisions and/or abiltity to give him players has been whats 'wrong' since.
The first game with Gay was on the first of February. Since that game we are 23th in OffRtg and 21th in DefRtg. Source
What you were doing is looking at the season stats and yes, before acquiring Gay we were 11th in OffRtg and 26th in DefRtg. Source
Stats are stats, and these are the stats. They pretty much confirm about our offense what anyone can see happening on the court: it sucks.
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After reading some forum posts of late, there's no denying that frustration is spreading throughout the fan base. Perhaps the NHL lockout or news of the Jays upgrading has the core die-hard Raptor fan more worked up as the losses continue to pile up. Upon reading Raptorblog's Scott Carefoot's final post as he bid farewell to his long-time followers, I was surprised to read his super frank feelings about the team he covered for the past 10 years (given his role as a supposedly objective member of the media). Please read his final post here.
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The American League Golden Glove winners were announced today – Congratulations to the winners! I think that the coaches and managers who voted this year really got it right. Longoria? Teixeira? Ichiro? Mauer? These, and the others, are players who took my breath away with seemingly impossible plays time and time again this season.
Yes, I am disappointed for Torii Hunter. I would have liked to see him win his tenth Golden Glove in a row, but I also would have liked to see a performance worthy of that honor this year. Sadly, his performance was not, especially with Crawford, Ichiro and Gutierrez in the running. But, I don't think this is the beginning of the end for Torii at all. I think the issues this year were less age related than trying to be everything for everyone at once. Until the outfield changes he was trying to cover more ground than ever before to make up for weaknesses in the corners and expending more energy than any other player on the team to try and prop up morale and light up a spark in the clubhouse. Torii's move to right field was as generous and team spirited as anyone could ask for, but it was not without its challenges, namely a shorter distance to the warning track and that tricky corner between the right field pavilion and the beginning of the visitor's side field seats to learn.
Fortunately these are all issues that can be remedied in the 2011 season by starting with the new outfield structure and with practice, practice, practice…and if Carl Crawford just happens to show up in the Angels Christmas stocking, so much the better ;). I think Torii still has that 10th Golden Glove season in him, and maybe more. Who knows, maybe next year there will be two AL right fielders winning Golden Glove honors (because I don't think for a second that Ichiro is going to deliver anything less than a Golden Glove winning performance next year)? And we have our up and comer Peter Bourjos as well. With the 2nd most assists (10) and the highest Total Zone Runs (17) in center field this year…as a rookie…playing only 51 games…I am certain there is gold somewhere in his future, if not in 2011, then soon. So, one way or the other, I have reason to hope there will be an Angel worthy of this list next year.
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Hot off the heels of news indicating that widespread civic CCTV deployment has little meaningful impact on crime, new reports indicate that local UK governments are using CCTV to prosecute petty crimes, including cases of littering, the misuse of a disabled parking passes, and dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets in public.
According to the BBC, local authorities have abused the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) more than 100 times in the past 12 months, based off of interviews with 46 out of the 468 local governments in the UK.
In one of the more infamous examples, a government council admitted that it invoked RIPA in order to track a family that it suspected was living outside of a school's admissions area. James Welch, legal director for rights group Liberty, called the abuse a "ridiculously disproportionate use of RIPA," noting that it would "undermine public trust in necessary and lawful surveillance."
RIPA was passed in 2000, in response to a rapidly-growing usage of the internet and strong encryption. The law both allowed and governed the use of surveillance, interception, and "covert human intelligence sources" in efforts to combat crime and terrorism.
Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti compared the government's current scandal with CCTV to using a sledgehammer to crack nuts. Her group, as well as others such as Privacy International, called for a complete, "root and branch" review of the country's surveillance and privacy laws.
Accusations against local governments are compounded by a number of recently-arising facts, including one that found that only 3% of street robberies in London are solved with CCTV-gathered images – despite the UK's highest per-capita deployment of surveillance cameras in the world. One such report, published in The Guardian, attributes their lack of use to police investigator laziness and citizens' lack of fear due to the fact that they think that the "cameras are not working." Police departments attributed it to a lack of meaningful collaboration, and have since called on work to produce a national database of offenders.
"There are strict rules to protect people from unnecessary intrusion," said Local Government Association chairman Sir Simon Milton. "Whenever a council applies to use these powers they must prove that it is both necessary and proportionate to the crime being investigated."
Chakrabarti was not satisfied, however: "There are better ways to achieve the objectives without using counter-terrorism laws," she said.
"You can care about serious crime and terrorism without throwing away our personal privacy with a snoopers' charter."


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AEA FCU Back From the Brink: Print Preview
Two years ago, AEA Federal Credit Union's future looked bleak as it nearly succumbed to the greed of a lending officer who took the cooperative to the brink of collapse.
It was in December 2010 when the NCUA stepped in to place the $231 million Yuma, Ariz., credit union into conservatorship after an 11-month FBI investigation revealed that William Liddle, who worked as vice president of business services, was the mastermind behind the approval of business loans in an apparent kickback scheme.
During his time at the credit union, Liddle approved more than $25 million in business loans, according to an indictment from a Phoenix federal grand jury. Liddle, along with his wife Rhonda, and Frank Ruiz, an Arizona businessman, were arrested Dec. 2, 2010 for their roles in approving questionable AEA business loans in exchange for nearly $1 million, according to the Arizona Office of the United States Attorney.
Ruiz used the loans to fund his businesses, many of which are now bankrupt. He testified against Liddle last year, was ordered to pay more than $6 million restitution to AEA and was sentenced to two years in prison. On Jan. 31, the NCUA officially banned Liddle from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.
AEA said Liddle was hired in November 2004 to develop and manage a business services program based on his formal education and professional expertise in commercial lending and international business. Liddle resigned from his position in December 2009 to manage his business, Desert Capital Advisors LLC, according to the credit union.
AEA said inconsistencies were detected following Liddle's departure prompted an audit of business lending activities conducted by an executive committee appointed by AEA officials.
The credit union's business loan losses caused a drop in capital, prompting the NCUA to require preparation of a five-year net worth restoration plan. To keep afloat, the credit union also had to close one branch and reduce staff by more than 35%. Back then AEA had $22 million in delinquent business and construction development loans and $45 million in delinquent member business loans excluding agricultural loans. Total outstanding loan balances subject to bankruptcy were $37.7 million. All loans charged off due to bankruptcy to date total $6.9 million.
In the end, Liddle was convicted in 2012 of conspiracy, fraud, wire fraud and transactional money laundering. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of more than $25 million.
After two years of righting the ship, it appears AEA is finally emerging from the dregs of financial losses. In January, the NCUA said several new services and more efficient operations helped AEA improve its financial conditions last year.
The credit union posted 2012 year-end net income of $3.15 million, according to the agency. Total assets at the end of the fourth quarter stood at $231 million, and the net worth ratio improved by 137 basis points from year-end 2011, ending the fourth quarter at 4.02%, the NCUA said.
"We reduced expenses, streamlined operations, retooled infrastructure, introduced an array of new services and continued the process of returning AEA to the core credit union business model," said Elizabeth Whitehead, NCUA Region V director and agent for the conservator. "We see significant progress in all of these areas, and we are very pleased with the credit union's positive performance in 2012."
Indeed, when AEA was placed in conservatorship at the end of 2010, the NCUA's top priorities back then were to reduce loan losses by aggressive collection efforts and prudent lending practices, control expenses and build net worth, said John Fairbanks, NCUA public affairs specialist.
"The decision to conserve AEA enabled us to continue normal credit union service to members with experienced management in place correcting previous service and operational weaknesses," Fairbanks said.
The financial institution also joined the shared branching and CO-OP ATM networks in 2012, creating 36,800 additional service sites for members.
It is the goal to release AEA from conservatorship this year, the NCUA said. Whitehead said when the time comes, management of the credit union will be returned to a highly capable local board of directors. Fairbanks said that release date decision will be made by the NCUA board. A specific month or quarter is not known at this time, he added.
In a letter to members posted on the AEA website, Brian Mendivil wrote that he is the interim CEO. He previously served as AEA's executive vice president for the past two years and said he has been actively involved in AEA's re-emergence as a strong financial organization serving residents of Yuma and La Paz counties.
Mendivil succeeds Tom Martin, who held the position since December 2010. At press time, the NCUA had not confirmed Mendivil's appointment. "As your interim CEO, I will put over 21 years of financial management experience to work for you. My commitment is to continue steering AEA Federal Credit Union on its positive course, while maintaining a members-first philosophy," Mendivil wrote.
Established in 1942, AEA operates five branches. Membership is open to individuals and their family members who live, work, worship or attend school in Yuma or La Paz counties in Arizona.
The Mountain West Credit Union Association, which represents 154 credit unions in Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming, is optimistic about AEA's future.
"The progress that AEA Federal Credit Union has shown over the last year is very encouraging. We are both excited and hopeful about their continued growth and success," said Joy Audet, MWCUA director of corporate communications.


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fair enough. do you see Jose as top-calibre?
I dont get your last point. Isnt it a good thing that we now have a good, young core moving forward with, even if its a product of past mistakes?
Its the one advantage this team has right now is they can figure out what Jose thinks he's worth and then use that as a starting point.
Glove -No.fair enough. do you see Jose as top-calibre?
? Reinholt claimed resigning/starting Jose would be the same mentality as what Colangelo did with Bargnani and Demar. With which I responded with :1. How do you know which player is better?
he took that as I was comparing Lowry and Calderon. But thats not what I was getting at. (I was saying Calderon's numbers show Calderon is productive, efficient and consistent - something they never have with Demar or Bargnani. Demar/Bargnani situations were based on potential, Jose's would be based on results)its the exact opposite mentality than overpaying Demar and keeping Bargnani. Jose is a good quality player that has proved it through consistency over the years. The advanced metrics you speak of regarding Lowry say that about Jose. He HAS produced. Demar and Bargnani not only have not produced, but have been rewarded for being net negative players whose entire role was based on 'potential' . The world of difference between those two ideas (ie. net productivity vs net liability and consistency/reliability vs potential) is enourmous.
If you are asking who do I think is a better player, I think its Lowry. But the marginal difference between Lowry and Jose isn't that big. And with both their contracts ending in the near future, both to be on new ones (Jose's likely to be much much lower than Lowry's), and the need to rebuild (and therefore both should be seen as assets to that end) keeping Lowry just because he's a 'better player' is fools gold.
None of this means I'm against trading Jose or keeping Lowry.
Talking point guards, I do like Trey Burke in the draft. Actually reminds me of Lowry but better shape and better passer in college (comparing assist and turnover stats of both in college).
Trade Jose in February - get mid 1st pick
Draft Burke
Trade Lowry in February '14
Start Burke in '14-15
How about that loyalty? lol
I'm reading this thread and I just don't understand Craiger's position
What is your argument exactly? That everyone is mediocre so we should keep them?
Keeping Jose is a short term mentality anyway you slice it. It has nothing to do with who is better (although you seem to be one of the only people who thinks they are at the same level), it is simply a matter of us having a good trade chip in Jose, and a talented pg in Lowry.
Why keep two players who are productive when we are so unproductive at other positions? Why keep a player in his 30's when we have a better one in his 20's?
I just don't understand your plan here? Is there some context that I am missing?
$12M a year for Lowry is overpaying; he has not done anything yet to justify such a salary. Some people on these boards call him a winner and I just don't see what this is based upon. He's a good player and I would prefer we keep him instead of Jose due to being younger, but at $12M at year, he better improve a lot or this is just another overpaid player on the roster.
really great article, especially the bit about Lowry and Calderon's defense
Pretty sure I agreed $12M was an overpayment. That is what I meant by a tough pill to swallow. In other words, I would not pay Lowry $12M per season. My apologies if I was clear on that. The sequence I laid out (in jest) would also not see the Raptors pay KL$12M. He is under contract at a team option of $6.2M next season.
Jose is a good trade chip - but so is Lowry. Arguably a better one.
Lowry is a talented PG - but so is Jose. And I do think Lowry is 'better', I just don't that gap is a large as some think.
I don't think the team should keep 2 productive players at the same position - I think they should trade one, if not possibly both in the right circumstance (ie. the right return)
Jose is in his 30s, but he also plays a game that lends itself to a long shelf life mitigating some of the concerns about his age. Also Lowry's injury history combined with his style of play shouldn't be ignored as an additional risk
Then there is contractual considerations.
There is alot more to considering which direction this team should be heading (in regards to their PGs) than Lowry is 26 and 'better' than Jose, therefore trade Jose. If this team wasn't in a position that they should rebuild and/or Lowry was on a long term contract I'd say the above makes total sense and wouldn't question it. But since neither of the above are true (in my opinion) alot changes. There are alot of ways to 'slice' resigning Jose as not being short term thinking when you start looking at the risk vs reward of the long term potential of multiple opporunities.
If and when we trade Jose I hope we get a quality back up PG in return because Lowry has not shown that he can stay healthy for long streches of an NBA season.
I am not one of the people who thinks Jose is the long term answer at point guard for the Raptors. If he is brought back on a reduced salary for 2-3 years after this one, with the plan for him to be backup, I would be okay with it. I would also be fine with him moving on, and using the cap space to fill other holes on the roster.
However I have to agree with a lot of what Craiger is saying. Prior to getting himself hurt in the Portland game, Lowry was not playing very well and the team was rapidly spiralling out of control. Define it however you like; hero ball, selfish, or whatever, Lowry was still able to post decent numbers for himself but was not playing in a way that was conducive to winning basketball. Their terrible record and the fact that he was called out by his teammates and lumped into the same category as Bargnani following the Denver game speaks volumes.
When Calderon took over after that, the team enjoyed a dramatic shift for the better. They scored more and with an efficiency that put them in the top tier of the entire league. They allowed less points to be scored on them. For the first time all season, they enjoyed ANY type of sustained success and appeared to be gaining traction. Yes, I understand the schedule was soft, but the team lost plenty of winnable contests early on in the season with Lowry leading the way. Besides, I think when a young team like the Raptors begin to take care of business in the games that they should, it's a good start.
I think Calderon has earned the right to start for the time being, and I'm not sure why the fans are so against that idea. The concept that players should be given minutes and starting roles based on what they should be doing, their NBA live rating, etc. instead of how they are contributing to a winning basketball situation is what got the Raptors so deeply into the Bargnani fiasco. If the team goes back into the tank and Lowry is outplaying Calderon again then I am all for switching it up and giving the most deserving of the two the starters role. However sometimes I feel like the narrative surrounding each player - Lowry is the pitbull from Philly while Calderon is the soft, European loser - becomes more important to the fans than what is actually happening on the court.
Yes, it sucks that Colangelo gave up a lottery pick for a player that is currently a backup. That is just another case of terrible asset management from one of the worst GMs in the league. But it is not Calderon's fault, nor is it Lowry's, so trying to allocate playing time based on that is only going to compact the original error.
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