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Former Managing Editor, Intelligent Utility Magazine, Energy Central
What is the new ROE?
There's a new ROE in the electric utility field.
We all know about "return on equity." Next week, at the 2012 AGA/EEI Customer Service Conference & Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas, speaker Roy Barnes, of Blue Space Consulting, will talk about a different, customer-focused ROE -- "return on experience."
The business landscape for utilities is shifting rapidly. Many have called it an evolutionary shift. From price pressure and the need to develop new revenue sources to managing growing customer expectations or the threats of disintermediation, it's imperative that utilities create customer relationships that are partnership-focused.
Barnes will discuss with conference attendees the need for what he describes as a clear Customer Experience Intent, and how it is the foundation that improves every customer touch point. He will also explain how to integrate the human factor in enabling and promoting the customer experience. And he will define the new ROE.
The need for good customer segmentation has been discussed in this column, and at conferences across the country, for a couple of years now. Customer types have varied, depending upon the model being discussed and the utility's objectives in initiating segmentation projects. Barnes, too, will be discussing the need to segment experience by customer types and customer values, within the context of building the quality and depth of the utility customer's experience with the utility.
Other general sessions on the agenda include Creating Do It Yourself Customers, The Customer is Always Smart -- And Getting Smarter!, The Generational Imperative and The State of Utility Customer Interactions 2012, dozens of breakout sessions in a number of different utility topic areas, as well as some open forums for utility attendees only. The full agenda can be downloaded here.
Peter Honebein of Customer Performance Group, whose work has been featured in Intelligent Utility magazine, will be delivering a presentation about viewing utility customers in a different light, as co-creators of the value offered by the smart grid and other technologies. What are the benefits associated with customer co-creation of value? How do the principles of "proactive", "mutually beneficial" and "collaborative" guide customer experiences?
I have been writing about the changing customer experience for almost four years now: its ups and downs, examples of progressive utility-customer relationships and examples of those that still need some work. The common thread in all of those pieces has been that the utility-customer relationship of the past needs to stay in the past. The utility industry has entered the era of the "always connected, always on" consumer, who is now comparing his utility experience to the way he engages with other providers, and the choices he is provided.
We all know it is no longer enough to provide customers with a monthly bill by mail or by e-mail. But changing the consumer construct doesn't have a cookie-cutter, out-of-the-box, one-size-fits-all solution, either.
I will be attending next week's conference, and holding discussions with both utility and vendor attendees around the "New Utility Customer Service Experience." In coming weeks, I will be devoting this Friday column to their thoughts.
What works? What doesn't? And how does a utility make the appropriate shift?
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Room with Bunk Beds + Breakfast
Maximální počet hostů2
Počet místností1
Velikost9 m²
Floor No.2
- Internet/WiFi
- Pračka / sušička
- Televize
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It's located 16 minutes from Grove Park Train Station to London Bridge and 24 minutes to Charing Cross.
This is our home and we live here so please treat my home with a lot of care as you would your own home. Help me to make your stay as pleasant as possible. I take a lot of care in keeping my place clean. I do not charge cleaning fees as I do it myself but I do expect you to leave it in a similar state as how you found it and please do take the time to exchange a few emails regarding reason for visit etc to London
You'll have clean and ironed bedding. Bath and Hand Towel is provided, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, hair dryer,( on request) adaptor, house slippers, giving you more space in your luggage for shopping.
********* A continental breakfast 7 a.m -9. 00 a.m *********
(cereal, tea/coffee, hot chocolate, toast with butter and jams.
We have been hosting students / travellers for many many years from all over the world. We are a family of 4 , children are 25 and 21.
We are 3 min walk from Grove Park train station which takes you into London bridge within 16 min. Our local amenities include a Sainsburys ,Tesco, and a Co-OP Supermarkets also 2 post- offices, 3 chemists, newsagents and beauty parlours and plenty of restaurants nearby and good take-away or home delivery services
We have a few beautiful green parks within walking distance to go for a jog or walk. Trains to the South Coast from the train station and excellent bus links. In Lewisham and Bromley which is 10 min by bus either direction they have Shopping malls, Cinema, Leisure Centre, and host weekly markets. We also have a Leisure Centre nearby 5min walk where you can go for a swim, gym , use the library, computer room and a cafe.
Airport Meet and Greet can be arranged through a local Registered Taxi office. We can pick you up at Gatwick for £40.00 plus parking fee. Please feel free to ask if we can be of any assistance to your travel needs or plans.
Domovní řádBreakfast is from 7:30am – 9am.
My children are 27, 25, and 1 Grandson; so guest needs to be child-friendly.
Guest are requested to leave house by 10am to enable me to clean house; also when I do go out I put on my house alarm.
My rooms are more suitable for the traveller/tourist or workers, as guests are not welcome to sit around all day.
Guests may smoke in the garden until 10pm.
On arrival a £20 returnable deposit for keys handover.
Breakfast to be taken between 7.30-9.00.am but if there are special requirements please just ask.
Please let me know what time to expect you. Airport/ train arrival time.
The use of the washing machine is between May - October as i have outside drying facilities only and this is a extra charge of £5.00 per wash .
Parking is at a cost of £5.50 a day payable to the local council and I can arrange this for you.
No overnight visitors allowed. If your intention is to sit around or sleep the days away my accommodation is not for you.
Shower to be taken before 11 PM.
****I work from home so breakfast to be finished by 9.00a.m please and if your intention is to sit around /sleep the day away , My accomodation is not the place for you.
Check-out time is 10 a.m
Please give a little background info on the reason for your visit to our beautiful city.
We are non smoking and pet -free home, please feel free to use the garden to smoke.
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Paula is a friendly, welcoming host & is always happy to help with suggestions & directions.
Paula's home is in a fantastic location just a few minutes walk from Grove Park station- less than 20 minutes from Central London & is quiet,super clean & beautifully warm with the cold London nights.
WiFI was fantastic.
Breakfast was very welcome before setting out on a day of exploring.
Thoroughly recommended
A nice and clean room in a suburb, very well connected to central London. Everything was just perfect.
The family is very lovable, Paula was a well prepared guide to all the dos and don'ts, she is a sweet angel trying to make the stay a great experiance, helping with all kinds of advices. We had a lot of fun, we would love to come over again, and we certainly will book Paulas room.
Lots of love, Domi and Kim
Salim ( july 2017)
The stay was pleasant and friendly. Paula is a very clean and hospitable person.
The house is very close to the train station which reaches the very lovely london sharing cross station in about 25 minutes.
I strogly recommend Paula house for London visitors
Thak you Paula. Very good vacation.
Paula and her family made me feel very welcome in their cosy home. It felt like a home from home and was definitely value for money. Such a great location!
Estamos encantados de nuestra estancia. La anfitriona fue muy amable y en todo momento estaba dispuesta a contestar las dudas que teniamos y además, nos aportó ideas muy interesantes. La casa era muy acogedora y limpia y la combinacón con el centro de Londres resultaba muy cómoda; en 25 minutos estábamos directamente en Trafalgar Square.
Very pleasant stay.
I had a very comfortable 2 week stay, Paula runs a clean warm friendly house. A wide breakfast selection of cereals, toast and preserves, coffee and tea was available every morning.
I was made to feel welcome from the moment I arrived and felt quite sad to leave in the end.
Her house is a short walk from Grove Park station making central London only 20 mins away by train which was perfect for me
I'm sure should I need a room again this would be my first choice
Very lovely house just 20 minutes far from the Centre on London. Just 5 min walk to Grove Park train station.
It's been a pleasure to stay! Paula is just a wonderful person. She can give you any sort of information about travelling aroud London. I'd come back to you next time for sure!
Thank you again!
Daniele & Alessandro.
alles ist sehr sauber,das Gegend ist sehr ruhig wir haben da sehr gut geschlafen,das Frühstück ist OK,Bus und Zug in 3minuten zu Fuss erreichbar.
It was a lovely place to stay! Connections to London was good and room was comfortable, very clean and nice. Paula was perfect host, easy to be with, helpful and very friendly. We had help when needed and privacy as well. Good choice to stay and visit lovely London! Many thanks, Paula! <3
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The CVP-609 is a versatile and modern digital piano from Yamaha's 600 range. The CVP609 is capable of sounding like a natural acoustic grand with Yamaha's Real Grand Expression, Natural Wood Linear Hammer Keyboard and GP Response Damper Pedal. The accompaniment and backing band options add a whole new dimension to piano playing and the mic jack and vocal harmony features mean you can also add singing into the mix!
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The new versatile Yamaha Clavinova 600s
Do you love both playing a traditional piano and experimenting with digital technology? The new Yamaha 600 series pianos are designed to give pianists the best of both words. Thanks to the Real Grand Expression and Piano Room features the CVP-600s can look, feel and sound like a quality grand piano. For those times when you feel like something a little different, the CVP-609 piano also boasts a host of additional voices, several backing tracks, a lesson function and iPad/iPhone connectivity. The CVP-600s are the most modern and versatile digital pianos from Yamaha yet.
Real Grand Expression - Sound, Touch, Pedals
The CVP-609's expressive capabilities have been developed using Yamaha's Real Grand Expression - the integration of acoustic sounds, touch and pedals into a digital piano. This piano also has a high quality natural wood keyboard and synthetic ivory keytops for a tactile, natural touch.
The RGE Sound Engine delivers ultimate expressive capabilities with perfectly sampled tones. The Smooth Release of the keys deliver smooth variation depending on the touch you place on each key whilst the String Resonance gives the mellow sound of other strings resonating.
The keys on the CVP-609 are designed to respond intuitively to your touch. The 88 Linear Graded Hammer keys consistently reproduce the feeling of playing a grand piano with each and every key. The GP Response Damper Pedal also operates and feels exactly like a grand piano.
The CVP-609 piano boasts a massive 1620 voices (including Mega and Super Articulation 2 special voices) with 566 accompaniment styles. The 128 note polyphony means you can play dense pieces without any notes dropping out.
User Friendly Controls
The controls on the CVP-609 are simple and easy to understand. The TFT Color 8.5 inch Wide LCD display indicates your chosen settings so you always know where you are in the menu and the touch screen interface is easy to operate. New intuitive features like Piano Room allow you to choose your own settings and piano sounds. Vary things such as the piano type, lid position and ambiance and sound as if you are playing in a church or on a huge stage all from the comfort of your own home! Save your favourite sounds and styles to the favourite tab, customise the short cut menu or assign functions to buttons to personalise your piano controls.
Backing Band and Orchestra
Playing with a backing track instantly transforms you to a member of a full orchestra. High quality voices like Super Articulation bring a new dimension to the experience. Choose from a huge variety of accompaniment styles from varying genres using the CVP-609's Mega Voice Technology.
For less experienced players the Chord Fingering can be set to produce a fitting accompaniment using just one finger whilst the Chord Tutor gives a perfect overview of all chords. The Style Recommendation function can help you find the best style for any piece.
Playback and Record
The CVP-609 is perfect for practice, performing and experimentation. You can playback your own pieces - a great tool for lessons or practice - or record them as Audio Files to create your own CDs. Any MIDI Songs you have can also be played or recorded and the screen will show lyrics or scores on the display screen so you can sing or play along!
Use the CVP-609's enhanced audio functions like Time Stretch, Pitch Shift or Vocal Cancel to adapt audio files to suit your needs. The CVP-609 is compatible with iPhone and iPad and can be connected wirelessly to Yamaha's special app which is a fun and efficient way to manage your music files and easily set up performances.
Karaoke Sing-Along!
The CVP-609 is more than just a piano. Connect a microphone and sing along with a piano accompaniment or MIDI, MP3 or WAVE songs. Sing polyphonically recreating the sound of a full choir or explore the additional effects provided by Vocal Harmony. To suit your own practice level you can speed up or slow down the tempo of the song you'd like to sing along to using MIDI or Audio data. You can use the Voice Cancel function to turn off the voice track on a song creating an instant karaoke machine! The piano's microphone guide functions can also help you improve your singing skills.
Learn, Practice, Improve
The CVP-609 is a great tool for beginners or those players looking to improve their skills. Choose one of the preset songs, pick your difficulty level and practice using the scores on the display lamps and guide lamps which will take you through the music and stop you if you play a wrong note. Record your right and left hand separately or transpose your recording to another key to improve your skills. Included with this digital piano is a songbook "50 Greats for the Piano" which is a great tool to get started with.
For more information on the Yamaha CVP-600 Series including a model comparison please download the PDF at the top of this page.
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text: EDIT: I wrote this out once and then had some unpleasantness following so I deleted most of it. Seems it needs to be written up again to correct some errors and try to explain better and more fully. At the same time let me add that if folks couldnt understand it the first time that it dawned on me that maybe it was written for crap and wasnt clearly understandable! I didnt want to take up miles of bandwidth the first time but maybe it was abbreviated too much. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o> <o></o> So because I posted it up in the first place Im going to assume all blame for any difficulty understanding it and apologize for losing my temper over some of the replies. Claude Stanley mentioned that he personally knew a couple of posters who replied, that theyre good people and he doubted they meant to be directly offensive, or if so they were just having a bad day. Good enough for me. Without further ado: <o></o> <o></o> Im working on building an outfit in the near future and have given a lot of thought to 2WD. I hear a bunch of negatives and complications, but most all say the traction is great if it works so it sounds good to me. Possibly this planned design would be of use to others contemplating 2WD. This has been tested with some very high loads and extremes of applied horsepower but not in a sidecar rig. <o></o> <o></o> It is my own original design not based on any other Limited Slip drive system or differential Im aware of. Ive worked and searched around the automotive, truck, bike, kart, race etc. scene for 50 years while looking for a Limited Slip like this and never heard of it yet so I went ahead and designed it myself. It isnt stolen from another application or anyone elses design that Ive ever heard of but it is based on a simple clutch and driven plate, underlining simple. <o></o> <o></o> I have a complete bike rear wheel/sprocket/brake for my hack with bike's original swingarm and shocks. This build will have a PTO at engine. Come off the PTO with a u-joint [maybe not necessary] to a driveshaft with splined connection and spring loaded clutch assembly and across under the chair with a driveshaft. Chain drive from driveshaft to sidecar rear wheel. <o></o> <o></o> For the PTO come off the engines countershaft output sprocket to another sprocket on a jackshaft, with jackshaft of course mounted in bearings. 1st jackshaft sprocket spins shaft and powers the PTO power takeoff at other end. Add another sprocket next to the first on jackshaft, this aligned with a sprocket on a lay shaft mounted in bearings behind it, in front of rear wheel. Add another sprocket to lay shaft, this aligned with bikes rear wheel sprocket and original countershaft sprocket and normal drive system is restored plus you now have the jackshaft PTO. <o></o> <o></o> PTO & layshaft mountings may be simple plates, possibly in a boxed configuration and aluminum should suffice, or plates may be suspended between a few new, small diameter tubes added to frame with shafts in quality roller or thrust bearings as needed. <o></o> <o></o> In order to make system usable in full-time 2WD: a driveshaft is mounted to PTO, possibly by u-joint, with driveshaft split in two. Choice of keyed or splines for mounting u-joint if used on jackshaft. U-joint may not be needed depending on configuration. Mount drive shafts in bearing supports under chair with flanged thrust bearings and thrust collars/washers as needed. <o></o> <o></o> Jackshaft PTO end on chair side should be in a thrust bearing with mounting acting as thrust plate with suitable thrust washer/collar as needed, to withstand force applied by driveshaft. Proper high quality thrust bearings, thrust collars/washers are critical here where non-thrust bearings would be shredded in short order and could possibly lock up bike or chair wheel! <o></o> <o></o> On the two adjoining ends of cut driveshafts attach hubs/plates facing each other. One plate gets clutch-type friction material and the other may be a steel plate, or friction material on both. There are shops that rebuild clutches so it shouldnt be hard or expensive to get a custom hub/plate faced with friction material, or else do it yourself. One steel plate is better so that only one friction material needs replacing in the future.<o></o> <o></o> These hub/plates press against each other face to face, carrying power from jackshaft PTO across under chair through driveshafts to a sprocket on far end to drive chair wheel. Driveshaft should be mounted in thust bearings with thrust collar on shaft as needed. Mount it all up so that it's adjustable for spring pressure between the 2 shaft ends with hub/plates and friction material if desired.<o></o> <o></o> One driveshaft end may be splined with that shafts clutch hub/plate internally splined and then spring-loaded. A coil spring over outside of shaft from a shaft mounted thrust collar to clutch hub applies constant spring pressure to clutch plate against adjoining steel plate on the other shaft as needed, but with options on spring ratings. A thrust collar is required on shaft for spring to press against to maintain pressure on splined hub/plate and multiple springs might be used. A second spring over outside of first might be engaged with an adjustable thrust collar when 100% lockup is required, disengaged for normal riding.<o></o> <o></o> Clutch hubs and plates may be mounted in the open space between tug and chair for the sake of ground clearance. Note: mounting for driveshafts with clutch assembly may be made adjustable for a quick increase or decrease of spring pressure. Also it may be possible to eliminate u-joint and second driveshaft and simply run a steel hub/plate directly on jackshaft end and friction hub/plate on single driven shaft end carrying power to sidecar wheel sprocket, obviously the simplest setup.<o></o> <o></o> The only outside-sourced machining operation required is to have shafts and hub splined, however there are sources for custom splined shafts. Nothing huge needed, just enough to handle your bike engines horsepower. Not that difficult to make your own hubs and plates and some will have leftover machine parts that will do nicely for all needed parts with a little modification. <o></o> <o></o> Some were dubious that a single small clutch/driven plate of 5-6 diameter could withstand pressures and power applied in this way. Same system is used successfully with 800-900, even 1,000+ HP applied to a single 12-13 clutch plate/driven plate in countless drag racing applications. In street machines countless more vehicles running 200-700 HP with single 10-12 clutch and driven plates for about 50,000 miles before even changing clutch frictions in normal use. Even the extreme torque of large diesel-powered trucks is handled by a single 12-13 clutch plate for many thousands of trouble free miles. It works, use whatever clutch/driven plate size you think necessary.<o></o> <o></o> With this setup I can adjust by spring pressure and bearing mounts to have full traction or less, like about 50% of full engine power on hack wheel, give or take. This allows light enough pre-load so that sidecar axle and wheel can slip as needed in turns on hard surfaces, either speeding up or slowing down, but as if free-wheeling. <o></o> <o></o> Of course I'd expect some clutch plate wear over time, maybe not all that much. It would be quite similar to the continuous slip seen 4-5-6 times at every stop light or stop sign in an automotive manual transmission system but here with less applied horsepower, far less mass or weight to move and much less slip than that overall. This slip allows the 2WD to function as a Limited Slip differential where the driveshaft sections are similar to the axles in an L/S setup.<o></o> <o></o> This setup would give a whole lot more extra power on soft surfaces and leave everything drivable on hard surfaces with axle/wheel speed differentiation as needed. For my own use it will not see extreme offroad but still planning to lightly enclose clutching assembly so a bunch of trash and guck doesnt foul it. Something like a light gauge aluminum box to keep things fairly dry and clean.<o></o> <o></o> I hope that explains things better and that some folks can get some good use out of this. There's a further possibility written in between the lines but I'll leave it to you all to discover it. I still cant get it written to be perfectly understandable to all but hopefully this is better. I have no lasting grudge or animosity against anyone here and afterall, it is the Christ-mas season, eh? Have fun! XLerate/JimmieD .<o></o>


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How many
 tags can you have on a web page?
Is there only supposed to be one "supreme almighty
", or can you have a few?
My personal website is like an online newspaper. As such it has several content sections on the Home Page. One section (i.e. "Headlines") is in the Left Column, two more content sections (i.e. "Featured Article" and "Small Business") are in the main Center Column, and a fourth content section (i.e. "Upcoming Events") is in the RightColumn.
Can each content area start off with an
 tag?
I don't see why you can't have as many as you like. Why would having more than one be a concern?
Well, Headings are supposed to be descendants, right?
I'm not sure - in database terms - if it is a "One-to-Many" or "Many-to-Many" relationship. (Where is r937?!)
I was thinking you'd have only one
 per page, but could have multiple
,
,...
Opinions are divided.
Some people say that logically you can only have one
 on a page.
Some people say that the site name and branding should be in an
, others say it should not.
If you take the view that the site name and branding should not be in an
, it is perfectly possible to have a page that has no single top-level heading, but several equally important headings ... in which case, it would make sense to have them all as
.
Well, here is the Header code that I am "including" in each web page...

<a href="<?php echo WEB_ROOT ?>index.php">
<img class="logo" src="<?php echo SECURE_WEB_ROOT ?>images/MyLogo.png" width="220" alt="My Logo" />

Helping small businesses get off to a good start!!

<a href="<?php echo WEB_ROOT ?>index.php">Home

<a href="<?php echo WEB_ROOT ?>articles/a_index.php">Articles

<a href="<?php echo WEB_ROOT ?>casestudies/cs_index.php">Case Studies

and so on...

Did I just create a semantic nightmare?? :shifty:
I'd be curious to see what DeathShadow thinks, since he seems to be an expert on Semantics (among other things)...
First question is what the heck you need  there for, given that (a) it's a daft name to give a class, and (b) it is the sole content of a paragraph with an ID ... why not just slap the style onto #welcome?
I created that class so that when I want to highlight a few words I can do exactly what I did. (It just so happens that this case was the entire sentence.)
Yeah, I could fix that one thing, but back to my larger question...
it should be one-to-one
one page should have one main heading, as well as one title
the heading and title should be extremely similar, if not identical
the situation you describe is that you have one page (the home page) consisting of multiple sections, so these sections should have H2s, not H1s
your H1 should say Home Page or however you choose to name it
My Home Page has a Top Menu, Left Column, Middle Column with two sub-sections, and a Right Column. (The HTML and CSS are fairly complex.)
Nothing personal, but what you describe sounds like the first web pages out there where the content was linear and conveniently fit into a structure like...

Our Vacation across the U.S.

Month #1

New York

New Jersey

Month #3

I don't think my Home Page has an all-inclusive
 per se, unless it it my company name?!
(It looks like Yahoo's or CNN's home pages - very busy with lots of sections.)
And even other pages (e.g. article on "Using QuickBooks to manage your Small Business") don't necessarily have an
 for the entire page.
In this example, I would have...

Using QuickBooks to manage your Small Business

But I would NOT wrap the entire web page in an
 - that is so 1990s... :lol:
My personal opinion is I believe the h1 is sacred and there should only ever be one. I use the h1 to define the main content, focal point in a way. Everything else, sidebars, mastheads, footers, etc that wrap the main content use other heading levels based on the contents structure. Normally though headings inside sidebars are always marked up in a way that makes them less dominant than headings for the pages main content. h1 should be used to tell the user and machine the most important thing on the page. So the more h1s you use the less meaningful the h1 becomes, to human and machine. Taking that into consideration I do not mark-up branding with a h1. I mean… think about is practically. Pretend the h1 is the only thing you see on a page. So if you mark-up a logo as the h1 that gives no information about the pages content, what really matters. In regards to the standard news site home page the most logical h1 would probably be the featured story title I would think. Also, considering heading level in terms of human readers is tightly coupled to some type of visual property, generally size – emphasis that can be used as a way to determine a proper heading. I mean… would it really make sense to mark-up an content as a h1 yet make it the smallest thing on the page – I would think not, unless there where some other form of design emphasis in use.
Makes sense, but particularly with my Home Page, that's a tough one...
Using Paul O's 3-Column Blah Blah layout with a fair amount of "wrapper"
 tags makes it tougher, and I will not create some God-
 for the sake of having a supreme element.
If push comes to shove, do I hear you saying, "Pick whichever sub-section is most important and give it an
"??
I think part of my confusion with
's is that if you can have only one like you are saying, then to me, that implies everything else needs to map up to that
?! :-/
The sections on my Home Page do map to the page itself, but the page itself doesn't have any logical semantic like my earlier vacation example, and since I'm using a more modern - read complex - layout using
's there isn't a practical way to have an
 for the entire Home Page as r937 suggests.
Also, can you have
's,
's, etc on a web page without an
?? :scratch:
The best thing to do is pick the most important content and use a h1 for that. Logically, things in the center would seem more important than everything else. Than logically the item at the top in the center would seem more important to the one below it. Visually, I would expect the story in the center column at the top to the focal point. So to me it would make sense to follow through with that precedence with a h1. Speaking visually the most appropriate h1 is generally the heading accompanying or in close proximity to the focal point. oh… and by visually I mean the path the user should follow, which is directly related to how and when the user should experience the information.
Below is an example of what my Home Page might look like...
(I'll mark it up and see if I'm following your advice?!)
Left Column:
Latest News
News Link #1News Link #2:News Link #n
Center Column:
Featured Stories

Fire Your Accountant and Try Quickbooks

Learn how take charge of your books...

College Interns: Friend or Foe?

Bringing on an unpaid college intern may not make the most business sense...

Right Column:
Ask The Expert

Dear Debbie...

Business Workshops

The BBB will be holding the following Small Business workshops...

Tip of the Week

Voice-Over IP is more affordable than ever...

What throws me off is that logically all of the
's don't map back to my one
 in the example above. And that is why I was putting each section at the same level - whether that be
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you asked (hinted for) my opinion, so i gave it to you
then you shouted and laughed at me
that wasn't very nice and i'm a bit miffed
one H1 per page is a very good convention, and that's not just my opinion, others hold it too for good reason, and if you don't understand why, then you know what? i'm not going to attempt to explain it to you because i've got a really low tolerance for abuse
I was not shouting.
I just bold things that are important in my endless paragraphs of babble.
It is a chuckle, and meant to be light-hearted.
(You're reading too much into this.)
one H1 per page is a very good convention,
I don't disagree.
and that's not just my opinion, others hold it too for good reason, and if you don't understand why, then you know what? i'm not going to attempt to explain it to you because i've got a really low tolerance for abuse
Abuse is disagreeing with you?
Must not have been a very good nap...
One H1 per page when you can logically assign one, sure.
One H1 per page that is contrived for the sake of having on H1 per page, no.
If there was one logical H1 for my current Home Page I wouldn't be asking for help!
Not sure what all of the crabbiness is about, but I was NOT being mean or rude. I just bolded some sentences that I wanted to stand out, and I added some laughter to lighten things up. Not to be called "abusive"... :rolleyes:
I think DoubleDee is getting bogged down in "rules" that simply aren't cut and dried. For god's sake, use
 however you like. The HTML Police aren't going to break down your door if you're violating some arbitrary rule. There isn't only one "right" way to code a page.
I realize that, but I'm trying use a "best practices" approach as much as possible so I can grow up to be a superstar someday like Paul O or Rayzur or Stomme and lots of others on SitePoint!
Besides, nobody likes sloppy implementations!
notice: what does the first line say? –
The h1 element is used to indicate the most important (or highest-level) heading on the page. – note that is singular not plural. Again, that means one, not two, three, eight or hundred – one per page.
But there's no agreement about what "best practices" are, so you're chasing a phantom. You'll encounter some strongly, even vehemently, held opinions here, but they're just that - opinions.


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Yeah...he had melo open for an alley-oop
Yeah...he had melo open for an alley-oop
Good thing D antoni realizes Stat is sucking on D and brought Jeffries in quickly
I hope we see Novak drill some 3s tonight...
If he misses the first one, we know where thats headed.
Melo playing pretty badly but he is trying on D which is more than can be said for STAT. Melo will be fine. He knew that playing in NY means lots of pressure.
I want to see Melo take it hard to the hoop. Use his dribbling skills. Cmon Melo. We need the real Melo!
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Melo coming back just let him get a few buckets and catch fire
Look at JR SMITH playing D. He looks good on the ball, he has a couple steals already. who said he cant play D?
Fields. That was. The worst shot. I've ever. seen.
worst airball I have ever seen.
@ smokes nobody wants to see Stat fail, but he's just not hitting his Jumper and you can tell his Knees limit him on defense he can barely move lateral, i like that he at least tries though. You see soon as jeffries came in the Defense turned up and he's keeping up with his defenders.
I think the extra muscle stat put on is really holding him back, even with his shooting to, he's usually a very consistent player.


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Sand Hill Property Co. is under contract to buy Casa de Peninsula, a 125-unit senior residential property at 555 Glenwood Ave., and convert it to a 138-room hotel, according to Sand Hill Property representative Reed Moulds.
Branded as a Marriott Residence Inn, the hotel would provide extended-stay accommodations, with about one-quarter of the guests projected to stay more than a month. Analyses by the city and the applicant estimate the hotel would add an estimated $669,000 to Menlo Park's annual revenue, with approximately $616,000 to $656,000 contributed by the 12 percent transient occupancy tax approved by voters in November.
Should the tax revenue fall short — defined in the staff report as not providing the city with "a minimum amount of 50 percent of total room occupancy operating revenue for two consecutive years" — Menlo Park can require the hotel to pay the difference or provide another public benefit, decrease the size of the project, or revert the site to a senior living facility, under the terms of the proposed contract.
The city's new downtown specific plan requires 173 off-street parking spaces for a hotel of this size. However, the applicant proposes 113 spaces — 74 on site and 39 spaces on Garwood Way currently used by the senior home, but within the public right-of-way.
Hotel representatives told the Planning Commission that they will discuss whether a nearby new development proposed for 1300 El Camino Real might have space to lease for parking when that project gets closer to fruition.
While Mr. Kadvany and colleague Katie Ferrick viewed the Garwood Way spaces as an exchange for the tax revenue, Commissioner Vincent Bressler disagreed.
"Why would Menlo Park give away land to make this happen?" he said during the meeting, and noted that he'd like to see sufficient parking built into the project. Or, he said, charging for the hotel's use of the Garwood Way spaces could generate revenue to be used for building the parking garages the specific plan envisioned.
"Where are we going to get that revenue? ... The logical place is to charge for parking on Garwood Way ... obviously it's worth something."
The commission voted 6-1 to recommend that the hotel should be charged market rate for using the parking spaces on Garwood Way after five years if it hasn't found space elsewhere.
Commissioner John Onken told the Almanac his dissenting vote was based on believing that the parking should conform to the new downtown specific plan requirements. "As much as I'd like to see the hotel there and additional income for the city, I don't think the parking works and am keen to work to our specific plan in that respect."
The project will now go before the City Council for approval.
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Economic theories of legal compliance emphasize legal sanctions, whereas psychological and sociological theories stress the perceived legitimacy of law. Without disputing the importance of either mechanism, this study tests a third way that law affects behavior, an expressive theory that claims law influences behavior by creating a focal point around which individuals coordinate. The study examined how various forms of third-party "cheap talk" influence the behavior of subjects in a Hawk/Dove or Chicken game. Despite the players' conflicting interests, it was found that messages highlighting an equilibrium tend to produce that outcome. Most striking, this result emerged even when the message was selected by an overtly random, mechanical process. A similar result was obtained when the message was delivered by a third-party subject; the latter effect was significantly stronger than the former only when the subject speaker was selected by a merit-based process. These results suggest that, in certain circumstances, law generates compliance not only by sanctions and legitimacy, but also by facilitating coordination around a focal outcome.
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ATU (2-3 overall, 2-2 Great American Conference) will play its first home football game in nearly a month when it hosts Southern Arkansas University (3-2, 3-2) for a 6 p.m. league contest.
"We're excited about playing at home again," Wonder Boys first-year head coach Raymond Monica said. "It's been a long road so far this year, but we knew it would be when the season started. We're looking forward to seeing the excitement in the crowd as they come out to support us this week."
Saturday will mark Family Day on the ATU campus. Party at the Plaza, the pre-game tailgating celebration outside the stadium on Centennial Plaza, will begin at 3 p.m. Game tickets will be available at the stadium ticket office during Party at the Plaza.
The Wonder Boys have played four of their first five games on the road, and they have not played at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field since a 28-17 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Sept. 14.
ATU bounced back a week later with a 49-7 win at Southern Nazarene University, but consecutive losses to Nicholls State University (44-34 on Sept. 28) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (34-0 on Oct. 5) dropped the Wonder Boys' overall record below the .500 mark.
"The guys have come out and practiced very well this week," Monica said. "After a loss like we had at Monticello, you like to see how the guys will respond and how hard they will work to get better."
Southern Arkansas last played on Oct. 3 and suffered a 28-14 home loss to Harding University in a game that was nationally televised on the CBS Sports Network.
The Muleriders are led by a pair of record-setting seniors.
Quarterback Tyler Sykora is the SAU all-time leader in career passing yardage (8,936 yards) and career touchdown passes (80), while running back Mark Johnson owns the Muleriders' career records for rushing yardage (3,620 yards) and rushing touchdowns (41).
"SAU has a great quarterback and a great running back," Monica said. "(Sykora) is averaging 16 yards per completion. He does a great job of throwing the football vertically. We know it's going to be a challenge for our defense, and their defense is very sound."
The top producers for ATU in 2013 have included senior running back Ketrich Harmon, who ranks third in the GAC in rushing yardage (97.4 yards per game); senior wide receiver Jonathan Keener, who leads the conference in kickoff return average (26.8 yards per return); and sophomore linebacker Logan Genz, who leads the GAC in tackles (9.6 per game).
Radio station KWKK 100.9 FM will air Saturday's ATU-SAU game. Live audio, live video and live statistics will be available at www.arkansastechsports.com.


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Dairy products must be 'clean': NZ Greens
New Zealand's dairy products should be "100 per cent clean" and the government shouldn't expect other countries to accept anything less, the Green Party says.
Small levels of the chemical dicyandiamide (DCD), used in fertilisers, have been found in some milk powder products and safety concerns have been reported by foreign media.
Primary Industries Minister David Carter says officials are talking to consumers in China and Taiwan to assure them the products are safe.
Farmers have stopped using the fertilisers and dairy industry officials say the amount of DCD was so small that a 60kg person would have to drink 130 litres of milk or 60kg of powder to reach European limit guidelines.
Mr Carter says farmers could go back to using the fertilisers if acceptable guidelines are established.
"Ultimately we are hopeful that countries like China and Taiwan will establish a limit that is acceptable to them which will probably be well above any threshold which New Zealand products might meet," he said on Monday.
Green Party agriculture spokesman Steffan Browning says that's not good enough.
"The minister is relying on other countries accepting higher levels of chemicals in the food we sell them," he said.
"We should be providing them with the clean products they want instead of crossing our fingers that they won't mind having chemicals in their food."
Mr Browning says New Zealand "100 per cent pure" marketing advantage is crucially important to farmers and should be protected.
Prime Minister John Key says there is no health risk and he hopes consumers don't react to "misinformation" in some international media reports.
The chemical was discovered in the milk products in September and Mr Carter says he first knew about it in October.
He is denying there was any cover-up.
"There was never any attempt by the New Zealand industry or government to hide that fact," he said.
Fonterra Shareholders Fund units took a small hit as trading opened on Monday.
Units dropped 0.41 per cent, or three cents, to $7.20.
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The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force arrested 30-year-old Rhamel Matthews, of Vestal, Wednesday following the execution of a search warrant of Matthews's car & residence. Police confiscated more than 100 grams of heroin, more than 1,100 wax envelopes of heroin packaged for sale, marijuana plants, a pistol and more than $4,000 in cash. Matthews was charged with 2 counts of 3rd degree Criminal possession of a controlled substance, 2 counts of Criminal possession of a weapon, plus 2nd degree Criminal use of drug paraphernalia, & 3 counts of Unlawfully growing cannabis, he faces arraignment shortly
Sidney village police arrested 31 year old Brett Romano of Otego on a variety of charges, including felony DWI, Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test and driving with switched license plates. Romano was remanded to the Delaware county jail on $1000 cash bail or $2000 bond pending future court action.
Catskill area hospice has lined up "Chicago" to be part of their fundraising celebrity party this summer. Bob Escher of Catskill area hospice explains:
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Escher said that this year's show would be held at the Wright Soccer campus in Oneonta, on July 1st, the tickets go on sale tomorrow at 9:00 AM at CAHPC.ORG, at 432-6773 or at ticketmaster.com
Sidney village police arrested 23-year-old Jessica Reynolds of Sidney for criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument and a probation violation. Reynolds was remanded to the Delaware county jail without bail pending future court action.
Former Binghamton director of Parks and Recreation, John Whalen, was arraigned Thursday morning for felony 2nd degree grand larceny. City police accuse Whalen of stealing more than $50,000 from the city between 2008 and last year. Whalen pleaded innocent during arraignment this morning, he was released and faces court action at a later date.
New York State Police issued a warning to regarding a telephone scam. Residents of Delaware and Chenango Counties have been receiving calls soliciting funds for either new uniforms for the troopers or for officers killed or injured in the line of duty. The New York State Police does not solicit funds; they receive funding from the state budget and from federal grants. Citizens are reminded to be cautious about telephone solicitations of any kind and to never give out personal information to unsolicited callers.
Governor Cuomo today announced that more than 360 electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid charging stations will be installed across the state in support of his Charge NY initiative. The initiative is expected to create a statewide network of up to 3,000 public and workplace charging stations over the next 5 years and to put up to 40,000 plug-in vehicles on the road during that period. The new York Power Authority issued a Request for Proposals for the installation of 100 electric vehicle charging stations equipped at 36 locations, they are expected to be in operation by 2014.


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NLDS Game 5: San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game 1: Reds 5, Giants 2
Game 2: Reds 9, Giants 0
Game 3: Giants 2, Reds 1, 10 inn.
Game 4: Giants 8, Reds 3
Game 5: Giants 6, Reds 4
The San Francisco Giants made history Thursday, and I have only one thing to say about that.
Only the Giants can make a 6-0 a heart-thumping affair.
That's where the Giants were since stinging Mat Latos for six runs in the fifth, the killer blow being Buster Posey's grand slam that made it 6-0.
Well, we thought it was a killer blow. It was just a wounding blow. The Reds did not go down with a fight.
BOTTOM OF FIFTH: But the Giants didn't get a shutout inning from Matt Cain. Ryan Hanigan was hit by a pitch and Drew Stubbs singles. One out later, Brandon Phillips doubles both home. But Cain ended it there. GIANTS 6, REDS 2.
BOTTOM OF SIXTH: Ryan Ludwick leads off with a home run to right. Jay Bruce walks and Scott Rolen singles. Nobody out, and it looked like Bruce Bochy was going to get Cain. But pitching coach Dave Righetti stops him. Hanigan strikes out on a 3-2 pitch with the runners moving, and Posey throws out Bruce at third. Cain is relieved, and George Kontos gets Stubbs to ground out to end inning. GIANTS 6, REDS 3
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH: Jeremy Affeldt comes into pitch. With one out, Phillips singles. Another out later, Votto singles. Then Affeldt gets Ludwick to hit a comebacker. GIANTS 6, REDS 3
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH: Javier Lopez comes in to get Bruce to groundout. Santiago Casilla comes in and gives up a bloop single to Scott Rolen. Hanigan hits a laser that is snagged by Brandon Crawford at short. Todd Frazier serves the ball into center for a single. Casilla comes out, Sergio Romo comes in. Dioner Navarro hits a looper to center that Angel Pagan makes a nice rolling catch. GIANTS 6, REDS 3
BOTTOM OF THE NINTH: Romo gets Phillips to pop out. Then Zach Cozart walks and Votto singles to right. Ludwick singles to left, scoring Cozart. Runners at first and second at one out. Bruce comes up and hits so many foul balls you had to runner if they would run out of balls. Finally, Romo gets Bruce to fly to left. Romo gets ahead of Scott Rolen 1-2 before a slider — that actually missed on its location — gets Rolen to strike out. GAME OVER. GIANTS 6, REDS 4.
It was a great game. A great comeback effort by the Reds. Great pitches, great plays by the Giants to preserve the lead.
Bring on the Cardinals or Nationals!!!


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Heathcott has look, makeup of old-time ballplayer
Yankees prospect can play all three outfield positions, developing well at plate
By Bernie Pleskoff / MLB.com
The New York Yankees are in the midst of an interesting prospect position competition. They have two outstanding outfielders with very similar skill sets. Both currently play center field.
Mason Williams was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. The left-handed-hitting 21-year-old has a composite .317 batting average in parts of three seasons in the Yankees' system.
Zachary Slade Heathcott was selected out of Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas. He was the 29th overall selection in the first round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft.
I watched Heathcott during this past Arizona Fall League.
Slade Heathcott. His name has the sound of an old-time, rootin', tootin', gun-totin' cowboy movie star. From what I've seen of him, Heathcott has the same energy and aggressive approach to playing baseball as a top-flight, long-range riding cowboy on the Silver Screen. Slade Heathcott. What a perfect name for a baseball player.
An accomplished athlete, Heathcott caught the attention of scouts when he played the outfield and pitched in high school. His offensive numbers were staggering. Heathcott was pretty good on the mound as well.
At Texas High, Heathcott played football and baseball. He had seasons hitting .456, .489, .530 and .472. His abilities earned him a baseball scholarship to Louisiana State University. Instead of playing college baseball, Heathcott signed his contract and began his career by playing only three games in the Gulf Coast League.
Heathcott's first full season came in 2010, when he got 351 plate appearances for Charleston in the low Class A South Atlantic League. He hit .258 and stole 15 bases. Heathcott struck out 101 times.
The purpose of a Minor League development program is to prepare players and refine their skills. Exposing players to increasingly better competition allows the player to become more consistent and confident. Heathcott has shown improvement every year of his career. The trend will likely continue if he can remain healthy.
In 2011, Heathcott played most of the season repeating his Charleston experience. He hit .271 in 237 trips to the plate. It was a nice improvement. Last year, Heathcott spent most of the year at high Class A Tampa, where he improved again. This time, he hit .307 in 243 plate appearances.
Heathcott carried a high school football knee injury and a baseball shoulder injury into his professional career. He has had two recent shoulder surgeries that have cost him playing time and repetition.
Playing this past fall in Arizona, Heathcott made up for lost time and opened a number of eyes with his outstanding and complete play on both sides of the ball. Known as a multiple-tool player at the time he was selected by the Yanks, Heathcott displayed all the skills in Arizona, playing 18 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
While I have been trained to profile offense first in my reports, it was Heathcott's defense and speed that initially caught my attention. His offense was really solid, but his play at all three outfield positions was equally outstanding.
Heathcott showed speed as the focal point of his toolbox. Reading the ball quickly and accurately off the bat in the high Arizona sky, Heathcott ran down fly balls that many other outfielders might chase as base hits. His arm strength and accuracy told the tale of a former pitcher. Heathcott easily showed enough strength and carry on his throws to play right field in the future. But that may not be his best position.
A lack of power may be the only tool lacking in Heathcott's statistical history. However, he did hit six doubles, three triples and a home run in Arizona. Again, his speed was on display while running the bases with intensity.
For me, Heathcott profiles best as a center fielder. And a very good one, at that. I have no doubt about his ability to take charge in the outfield and hustle after every ball he thinks he can catch. I think Heathcott's power will emerge. If it does, he may very well fit as a right fielder. I say that because Heathcott has a proportioned physique with a broad back and shoulders, strong legs and strong, muscular arms. At 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, the 22-year-old Heathcott likely doesn't have much physical growth remaining. But he may add even more strength.
Heathcott uses his speed by bunting on occasion, but I think it's a skill that requires more repetition.
In the Fall League, Heathcott showed patience at the plate, walking 12 times. He struck out 14 times but had an excellent on-base percentage of .494. Heathcott hit .388 for the season in 67 at-bats.
During the course of the fall, I saw Heathcott reduce his aggressive approach at the plate by using much more measured and tempered mechanics. That's important for his future.
At this stage of his development, it is crucial that Heathcott concentrates on seeing pitches well, recognizing what those pitches are and remaining patient. The home runs will come. For now, he has to get on base and learn how to use his speed to steal bases with a more fluid and fundamentally sound approach.
Heathcott will leave everything on the field. He will give a total effort and at times overplay the situation. That is far superior to having to motivate a player.
MLB.com ranks the left-handed-hitting Heathcott the Yankees' fourth-best prospect. He has been invited to Spring Training.
The Yanks will watch both Heathcott and Williams as they continue to vie for positions in the outfield. Competition among similar players at the same position has a tendency to accentuate the best. The depth Williams and Heathcott provide should be more than welcome in the future.
Bernie Pleskoff has served as a professional scout for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. Follow @BerniePleskoff on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It started innocently enough, with a hungover Tweet from the Wanted's Jay McGuinness while the guys were on the road in America. He was simply wondering what beer pong was. A few fans chimed in to explain.
@JayTheWanted beer pong is throwing balls into a couple of cups full of beer & if ur opponent makes one in, you gotta drink it. #wildnights
— Beatriz Bonilla (@beatrizzzx3) May 21, 2012
When B96/Chicago asked the guys to tell them about learning to play beer pong, the question was met with a room full of "Ooooh"s from the audience.
Tom Parker indicated there might be more to the inquiry than Twitter gave away when he excitedly asked, "Are we gonna tell the real story?"
And while Nathan Sykes urged McGuinness and Siva Kaneswaran to divulge what really happened, McGuinness stayed reserved while Kaneswaran claimed to have misplaced his memories.
OK me & @SivaTheWanted just laughed out loud at the concept of beer pong & how crazy de-runk it would/will make us. God Bless America
— Jay McGuiness (@JayTheWanted) May 21, 2012
"Me and Siva had never played beer pong and we put it out to Twitter about that."
Sykes interjected to ask, "Can I smell sweat?" As he and Parker laughed.
McGuinness explained that the crew taught them how to play beer pong and asked Kaneswaran, "Did we win?"
"I don't remember," Kaneswaran replied. "It was the greatest game ever."
And apparently it was.
"Anyone who was there in the beer pong game, you know how good it was and hopefully we'll play many more times."
Ye Olde Gayme of Beer Ponge did happen – it rocked my world. mypict.me/n1tLv
— Jay McGuiness (@JayTheWanted) May 22, 2012
-Courtney E. Smith, CBS Local


text: The Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation presented a "thank you" plaque to the Godmans, owners of the Buoy Motel, for the donation of the Route 50 Bridge billboard. The "please leave only your footprints" sign was installed just before Memorial Day. Pictured are Terry Steimer, Shelly Dawson and Christy, Ray and Dallas Godman. Submitted Photos


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Bill O'Reilly Compares Transgender People to Ewoks
This is sadly predictable. Discussing a lawsuit against American Eagle alleging the retailer discriminated against transgender employees, Billo compared trans people to "ewoks," saying they would "scare the customers."
To their credit, his guests—Gavin Newsom ex-wife Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl—defend the employees. But not before Kimberly makes a wisecrack about trannies prancing around in sequin bandeaus. It's OK, she used to live in San Francisco!


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SOUTH JAMAICA, NY - The iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic playoffs were in full swing on Saturday as six Sweet 16 games were scheduled to occur at Intermediate School 8.
No one wanted to seek their entertainment elsewhere as spectators were treated to an action-packed day saturated with hardwood heat.
Let's take a look at the first installment of three contests, where the Classic's toughest squads advanced to Quarterfinal Sunday.
Our Saviour Uses 4th Quarter Surge to put Primetime Prep Away, 62-54
Our Saviour New American (OSNA) and Primetime Prep kicked off Saturday's second-round schedule by engaging in a heavy-hitting head-to-to-head battle. Though the two squads would fight back and forth for three quarters, the final phase would determine the winner as Our Saviour New American pulled away from the competition with a 62-54 victory.
Primetime led 6-4 in the first quarter. OSNA's Nick Lewis (team-high 15 points) and Christopher Obekpa (10 points) scored on back-to-back buckets to later lift OSNA 10-6. As the teams exchanged baskets, Primetime was able to creep ahead to take a 28-25 lead at halftime.
Primetime Prep's Gio Ellis (game-high 18 points), who was very instrumental in the team's first-half grind, continued his athleticism in the third phase.
Primetime pushed its advantage up to six points, 36-30, early in the third quarter on a midrange jumper by Ellis. However, that margin would not last for long as OSNA's Lewis scored on a lay-in to the rack. Our Savior New American continued its steady pace in the next few minutes of the period, tying the contest at 40.
OSNA took a brief three-point advantage, 43-40, but Ellis sprang back into action with some buckets for a one-possession lead, 46-43, for Primetime. A bucket by Our Saviour's Lebrent Walker off of a Primetime Prep turnover cut the deficit to one point, 46-45.
The bucket by Walker in transition at the close of the third quarter sparked a OSNA run at the start of the fourth period.
OSNA staged a 7-0 surge, capped by Lewis, which resulted in a 53-46 advantage. Primetime's Ellis and teammate Adam Oyefesu (10 points) tried to generate some offense at the charity stripe, going a combined 3-of-4 from the stripe by the 3:45 mark of the fourth phase. The free throws brought the squad within four points, 53-49.
OSNA's Felix Balamou (10 points) netted a bucket to dig Primetime Prep deeper - regaining a six-point advantage for his squad, 55-49. Primetime struggled to come back in the final three minutes. In fact, in the final 2:49 of the contest, Primetime Prep was only able to chop the deficit to three points, 57-54, on a 3-pointer by Oyefesu. Meanwhile, OSNA used the remaining time to garner a margin of as much as the final score, 62-54.
Primetime Prep's Anthony Matthews had nine points in the loss.
Our Saviour New American will play Sports University (N.J.) on Sunday, Oct. 16, in the iS8/Nike Quarterfinal at Intermediate School 8 (South Jamaica, N.Y.). Tip-off is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
Ben Gordon All-Stars Easily Ground Shooting Stars, 82-60
In one of the few contests of the day that contained a margin of blowout proportions, Ben Gordon All-Stars (Mount Vernon High School) took down a usually strong Shooting Stars quickly. The game that seemed over before it began ended with a 22-point margin between the squads, 82-60.
Ben Gordon shot off to an unbelievable 15-0 start in the opening minutes of the first quarter.
Ben Gordon's Isaiah Cousins (game-high 27 points, 15 in the first half, 11 in the first quarter) and Jarrel Marshall (18 points, 16 in the first half, 14 in the first quarter) were like lit pieces of dynamite. The explosive duo's offensive momentum seemed unstoppable to the Shooting Stars' defense and the fluidity of their offensive production was hard to match by Shooting Stars' usual scorers.
Although some people say that scores are not always indicative to what happened in a game, the warm-up phase's final score of 35-7 said it all for what type of quarter it was and what kind of game it was going to be.
With the help of Shooting Stars' Jaquan Brown (15 points, 10 in the second quarter), the squad staged a 14-4 run in the second phase. Shooting Stars' spurt brought the team within 18 points, 39-21.
On a 3-pointer by Ben Gordon's Randy Stephens (nine points), the squad from Mount Vernon, N.Y. brought its advantage back to the twenties, 44-23.
Shooting Stars trailed 46-29 at halftime.
In the third quarter, with the continual grinding of Cousins, Ben Gordon All-Stars increased its point margin to as much as 24 points, 62-38. Though that differential was repeated once more in the final minutes of the tertiary period - when the score was 65-41 on the completion of a conventional three-point play by Cousins - Shooting Stars was not done.
Shooting Stars slashed the deficit to as low as 15 points, 65-50, on a basket by Elisha Boone (14 points) midway through the fourth period. However, with Ben Gordon's power dial turned all the way up, there was no stopping them.
Ben Gordon All-Stars (Mount Vernon H.S.) will play Juice All-Stars on Sunday, Oct. 16, in the iS8/Nike Quarterfinal at Intermediate School 8 (South Jamaica, N.Y.). Tip-off is scheduled for 10:15 a.m.
Sports University Trounces Positive Direction, 71-52
In yet another contest where the losing opponent was trounced and bounced from the second round of the playoffs, Sports University (N.J.) seemed to dismantle Positive Direction quarter by quarter. Ultimately, the New Jersey team defeated its New York competition 71-52.
The first quarter started off with Sports U. and Positive Direction going toe-to-toe, fighting between ties and one-possession leads. But, the tide quickly turned, as Sports U's Quenton DeCosey (game-high 21 points, 13 in the first half) lit up the hardwood with acrobatic lay-ups and dunks. DeCosey's strength, energy and athleticism when attacking the rim was hard to contain without fouling. As a result, he propelled his squad to a 13-point lead, 32-19, by the 1:45 mark of the second quarter.
On the defensive end, Sports U. received much help from Spencer Weisz (10 points), who put in second and third efforts in rebounding and chasing down 50/50 balls to gain opportunities for his teammates.
Positive Direction was able to bring the score only as close as 11 points, 36-25, on a 2-of-2 performance at the foul line by Positive Direction's Ivan Nelson (six points) by halftime.
In the second half, Positive Direction's George Davis (team-high 19 points) tried to create a momentum shift by driving to the middle for some assists or buckets. However, even with his attempts at patching things, the damage was already done because Positive Direction was plagued with turnover woes.
Sports U. just continued a flurry of offense precipitated from its many scoring options on the floor. That, coupled with its intense defensive pressure, made the deficit widen in the fourth quarter to as much as 21 points, 68-47.
Sports University's Tariq Carey and Josh Brown added 13 and 11 points, respectively, in the victory.
Sports University (N.J.) will play Our Saviour New American on Sunday, Oct. 16, in the iS8/Nike Quarterfinal at Intermediate School 8 (South Jamaica, N.Y.). Tip-off is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
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According to preliminary listings the border war between fans of the Patriots and Giants in Connecticut continues, with Big Blue winning another battle. WTIC in Hartford is opting to air the 0-2 Giants at Carolina rather than the 2-0 Patriots versus Tampa Bay.
Here is an initial look at the stations that will be broadcasting the Pats game. Local stations do have the option of requesting a different game, so some of these local listings may change between now and Sunday. Kevin Burkhardt will call the play by play, John Lynch is the analyst, and Erin Andrews has the sideline duties. This marks the third straight week that the Patriots will be televised on a different network.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots
1:00 pm ET on FOX
Boston, MA — WFXT, ch 25
Springfield, MA — WGGB, ch 6
Bangor, ME — WFVX, ch 22
Portland, ME — WPFO, ch 23
Presque Isle, ME — WAGM, ch 8
Providence, RI — WNAC, ch 12
Burlington, VT — WFFF, ch 44
Gainesville, FL — WOGX, ch 51
Jacksonville, FL — WAWS, ch 30
Orlando, FL — WOFL, ch 35
Panama City, FL — WPGX, ch 28
Tampa, FL — WTVT, ch 13
Buffalo, NY — WUTV, ch 29
Cincinnati, OH — WXIX, ch 19
Dayton, OH — WRGT, ch 45
Other games on Fox are as follows; all are early kickoffs with the exception of Atlanta at Miami:
Falcons at Dolphins (Chris Myers, Tim Ryan) – most of New England and Florida
Giants at Panthers (Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick) – most of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina
Lions at Redskins (Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber) – Michigan, DC, Maryland
Rams at Cowboys (Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston) – Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, most of Arkansas, Missouri and southern IL
Cardinals at Saints (Sam Rosen, Heath Evans) – Arizona, most of Louisiana and Mississippi
Packers at Bengals (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman) – most everywhere not listed above: western PA, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and most everything further west except for the areas getting the Cowboys or Saints games.
CBS has the doubleheader this week. Most of the nation will get the Texans at Ravens (Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf) early. California and Tennessee have the Chargers at Titans (Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts), while the upper midwest will get the Browns at Vikings (Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots).
The primary late game on CBS will be the Colts at 49ers (Jim Nantz, Phil Simms). The only areas of the United States not getting that broadcast are the pacific northwest and northern Florida (Jaguars at Seahawks, with Bill McAtee and Steve Tasker) and New York, New Jersey, western CT, western MA and VT (Bills at Jets with Marv Albert and Rich Gannon).
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A fungus poses a serious threat to Florida's commercial avocado industry, which is worth $55 million to the state economy.
The laurel wilt fungus was first detected in northeast Florida's Duval County in 2005. It moved rapidly through the state, striking Florida's commercial production area in south Miami-Dade County in March 2012.
Officials say since then, more than 3,000 trees found to be infested have been destroyed. That represents only a small fraction of the state's 650,000-tree commercial stock.
The Lakeland Ledger reports that the only way to halt the disease is to destroy a tree once the fungus is detected. It's a process that's costly in terms of sampling, testing and disposal.
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Thread: Audio setup advice for Outback
KG, sounds like a heck of a deal! I think I'm going to stick with the Polk speakers that came with the tower though. Probably keep with Polk inside boat as well. What kind of Jl amps are you trying to sell off, and would you separate from the Krypts?
I'm looking for enough thump out of the sub that I can at least hear some low's while underway, I had an older 10" JL sub in the enclosed bow of my American Skier but it wasn't powerful enough to hear once planed out.
Last edited by keehr22; 11-07-2011 at 01:38 PM.Brandon
2000 Moomba Outback LS
2001 American Skier LazAir Edition
1991 Ski Tastic Inboard
I'd be selling JL G1300's but right now I'd like to keep them in reserve to sell with the Krypts.2016 Moomba Mojo
2006 Supra 24SSV - Traded
David, thanks for the advice, it's much appreciated. Right now I'm just feeling out a good combination that isn't going to put a big dent in the boat budget. Once I figure out a plan for components I'll probably try to re-purpose as much as I can by buying used, or refurbished equipment.
KG, I gotcha. Right now none of us are good enough behind our boat to justify HLCD's, we're too focused on staying right side up on the board to pay attention to tunes!
Just looking for a good setup for cruising and jamming at the sand bar.Brandon
2000 Moomba Outback LS
2001 American Skier LazAir Edition
1991 Ski Tastic Inboard
I have the 6.5" Polks in Monster Tower Double Barrel cans on my tower. Although the RMS rating is 60W, they will need more if you want to hear them. I have a two channel amp run in parallel powering mine, so each speaker is getting aroung 110 watts RMS. At riding speed and length, the rider can barely hear the music and the folks in the boat are complaining about the music being too loud, and you can't talk to the person sitting next to you. Its kind of a catch 22 situation with these type of speakers. If you want to hear the music while riding, HLCD speaker are the only way to go, but that is significantly more expensive. Also, you will be blasting everyone on the lake with your music and you become "that guy". I have decided that on my next boat, I am skipping the tower speakers.
My 2001 Outback has (6) 6.5" speakers inside the boat. For a sub, I built a sealed enclosure under the drivers side dash with a 10" Infinity Perfect sub (very tiny enclosure requirements, 0.6 cu. ft.) and am running about 275 watts RMS to it and it thumps quite a bit. You can hear it quite well when the boat is underway.
I hope some of this helps.Brian Roberts
2001 Outback DD
11-08-2011, 12:51 PM #15Also, you will be blasting everyone on the lake with your music and you become "that guy". I have decided that on my next boat, I am skipping the tower speakers.
Doesn't do much for party cove and projecting up onto the beach when you're anchored. All depends on what's important to you...The years have been kind, it's the weekends that have done the damage.
2001 MobiusV - Loaded with Ballast, Exile, Blood, Sweat & Tears
Awesome, thanks for the heads up. I also had that issue with my last boat, it was a direct drive closed bow so there was no escaping the tower speakers for the passengers in the back seat. I had 4 6x9's on the tower with 250W RMS to each, never really used them for anyone on the rope because the passengers in the back seat would get blown out. We're on a pretty small lake anyhow, can't be "that guy" when you're in the home owners association! This upgrade is more or less just for cruising and jammin at the sand bar.
I'm thinking the MB Quart amp will do the job, with 60W RMS going to all four tower speakers, and four of the six cabin speakers. Along with 250W RMS to a sub.
Do the HLCD speakers remedy that issue with the way they project, or is it the same deal for back seat passengers getting blasted?Brandon
2000 Moomba Outback LS
2001 American Skier LazAir Edition
1991 Ski Tastic Inboard
I went from coaxials to HLCD and thought the coaxials were louder in the boat. HLCD does more sound projection. I originally had decided the 6.5" HLCD was the answer for me as I was concerned what friends would be blasting while I was riding. Since then, I've decided I want LOUD. Ha.2016 Moomba Mojo
2006 Supra 24SSV - Traded
All midrange and high frequency speakers have a few common behaviors. The polar pattern will be such that you will get a lot of off-axis radiation in very close proximity that will narrow considerably as you raise the frequency and also as you increase the distance. So when the speakers are just a few feet overhead, regardless of type, you can't avoid the in-boat impact. An HLCD will have somewhat of a narrower dispersion pattern versus a dome tweeter for example. But in the final analysis, an HLCD is simply much louder, which is essentially why it projects farther, and will just be louder in the boat when played louder for the rider. There are a few things you can do like raising the height of the speakers if you have those options, mount the speakers on the rear crossbar so they are closer to the rear and tilt the tower speakers up slightly so that they project out versus down when the boat is squated and pulling. Past that the best way to make loud tower speakers more tolerable in the boat is to go with a larger tower speaker/pod that has a much warmer balance. Its often the overly aggressive high frequency stridency that is more taxing in the boat than the amplitude.
Earmark Marine
Sorry to thread jack... but I am thinking of adding tower speakers and another amp to run them and my 12" sub. Am I gonna run the battery down after 30 min? Is a second battery needed for just one additional amp?'08 Mobius LS
There are quite a few variables.
The amount of actual power you have, how loud you play it as a percentage of the maximum potential, the amplifier topology (whether Class AB, G/H or D), the inherent efficiency of your system design and installation execution, type of program material, EQ settings, the amp/hour capacity of your battery(s), how you charge your batteries when the boat is in storage and the condition of your batteries. Results may easily vary by +/- 100 percent with seemingly the same equipment. With an honest 1000 watts of Class AB power with a single group 24 battery in good shape you could assume the average play time at rest at close to max volume to be an hour.
Earmark Marine


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10/02/2008 I just got AppleHDA.kext (from 10.5.2) working... finally!
04/02/2008 STAC9228_0x083847616 (tested by user ryhoo2 with a Dell Vostro 1400, it may need some tweaking for other models)
28/12/2007 2 Installers for ALC862 (test them both an see if it works for you)
27/12/2007 Just started adding some Installers instead of kext´s (Reason: noobs)
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17/12/2007 Realtek ALC861 kext Click to Download
07/12/2007 AppleHDA Patcher v1.20 (too many changes to remember, hope I did not mess up this one)
06/12/2007 AppleHDA Patcher v1.19 (changes on some realtek codecs)
05/12/2007 New thread to post patcher results
02/12/2007 stac9271D 0x83847627 for testing available, report results.
02/12/2007 Send codec dumps to: email@example.com with subject as vendor id
Ex. if you have a codec dump for Realtek ALC882, the vendor is: 0x10ec0882 (that will be the subject) - Thanx
02/12/2007 Thanks to OcciJano, I got all (or most of) my files back
hum...I think it´s missing some sigmatel kext I had before, anything else ?!
01/12/2007 Just restored some files I had, need to search for the rest. I don´t know if I have them or not
01/12/2007 AppleHDA Patcher v1.18 - Just minor changes
new AppleHDA Patcher v1.17 and v1.18 are meant to use with leopard.
new Thanks to vipersporthp for his fast testing, after 2 attempts inputs are working for stac9227 0x83847618
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new alc262 testing kext´s available for download
new Beta .kext available for download - beta4some861_880models.zip
It will not work for ex. with alc861 with Subsystem Id: 0x10430000 that one is being tested
But for sure it works with Asus P5GD1-VM with ALC861 'cause I´ve tested myself and user
Frappe051 reported it also works with his alc880
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A Raptastic 2011
(For a complete list of 54th GRAMMY Awards nominees, click here.)
Rap music has long been a movement of cultural expression that has gained momentum over the years. As those years turn into decades and pioneers become forefathers, rap transcends age, gender, socioeconomic status, and even our own mental boundaries of what a genre should reflect. This unique blend of enthusiasm, hunger and innovation caused rap to reach a new zenith of creativity in 2011.
We witnessed the musical ascendance of Kanye West and were rewarded with the lyrical consistencies of Busta Rhymes and Lupe Fiasco. These veterans took rap to new heights in 2011, alongside a new breed of rappers including Wiz Khalifa and Nicki Minaj.
Each year rap fans look for that new anthem to shout in the club and bump in their cars. In 2011 that craving was satisfied with Wiz Khalifa's GRAMMY-nominated single, "Black And Yellow," which riled up rap and sports fans alike. "All Of The Lights" emerged as a 2011 club favorite as West teamed with Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie to deliver an infectious, horn-tooting frenzy of beats and rhymes.
One of rap's strongest partnerships got even stronger in 2011 when Jay-Z and West dropped Watch The Throne, which earned the duo a nomination for Best Rap Album as well as Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Otis." We also witnessed the ongoing evolution of rap's conscious revolutionary, Lupe Fiasco, whose Lasers LP is also up for Best Rap Album.
It was definitely Minaj's time to shine in 2011. In addition to Best New Artist, rap's darling is competing for the Best Rap Album GRAMMY with Pink Friday as well as Best Rap Performance for her duet with Drake, "Moment 4 Life." Speaking of duets, we can't ignore the presence of André 3000 and Beyoncé for the GRAMMY-nominated single, "Party."
If I had to describe rap in 2011 in one word, it would be "powerful." The heat generated from all corners of the rap world set the music industry on fire. Both seasoned and new, conscious and carefree, men and women, and eccentric and classic contributors gave us a wondrously pure, unadulterated representation of life in the 21st century.


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HAMPTON, Va.- Friday night, the Boo Williams Invitational - which also doubles as the first leg of Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League - kicked off in style at the Boo Williams Sportsplex. 2012 shooting guard Ricardo Ledo showed up as a pleasant addition to the Albany City Rocks roster and lit up the scoreboard. The five-star wasn't the only one putting in work.
Friday night standouts at Boo
Ricardo Ledo, SG, Albany City Rocks- Already ranked as the number two shooting guard in the class of 2012, Ledo could be staking a claim as the top wing scorer in his class before it's all said and done. A one on one creator off of the dribble, Ledo is proficient in creating his own offense and is deadly at the rim, from 15 feet and has range that extends beyond the three point line. Offensively, he did pretty much whatever he wanted, whenever he needed to, during an impressive 29 point outing during his first run with his new squad.
Rodney Purvis, PG/SG, CP3- The debate this Spring is going to center around whether or not the powerful and athletic Louisville commitment is more of a point guard or two. He's an athletic driver with supreme body control but seems to have his head down while running the offense. Away from the ball, he looks more comfortable when he can catch and make decisions within a dribble two. Either way, Rick Pitino will find a way to put the five-star talent on the floor. He was good for 32 points and seven rebounds in a loss.
Steve Taylor, PF/SF, Mac Irvin Fire- Previoulsy considered more of a power forward, the 6-foot-7 junior from Chicago (Ill.) Simeon is showing a much improved perimeter game. Looking very comfortable with his jumper, the slender forward was draining threes from all-around the arc during a 23 point and seven rebound outing. Currently sitting just outside the top 100 at #102 in 2012, he's looking like he's on the move up and may be the best prospect the state of Illinois has to offer from that class.
Arnaud Adala Moto, SF, Team Takeover- Few players were as impressive on Friday night as the powerfully built 6-foot-6 wing. Most comfortable using his strength to get into the lane or bowl over opponents in transition, Adalo Moto showed surprisingly soft touch out to the three point line. He rebounds, plays defense and rattled off a list of Virginia Tech, Georgetown, Wake Forest, UNLV, Maryland, Xavier and George Mason.
Lorenzo Cugini, SF, King James- Although he's probably not quite his listed 6-foot-7, the junior wing is a big time shooter with deep range. In catch and shoot situations on the perimeter, you can pretty much count it once he locks in on the rim and lets it fly. Not a bad athlete either, he's one to watch as the Spring drags on.
Willie Cauley, C, MoKan Elite- Each time the 6-foot-10 Cauley takes the floor you can see his game developing. Cut out of the mold of a Tyson Chandler type big man, he's a lengthy center who runs the floor, blocks shots and causes troubles with his length. While his offense isn't quite as developed as his defense and rebounding, he's coming around on that end of the floor and is an outstanding passer for a kid his size. He was good for 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to go along with three blocks and many more altered shots.
Kethan Savage, SG, Team Takeover- A strong 6-foot-2 off guard who is comfortable attacking the rim, Savage made a living by getting into the paint and drawing fouls. He did mix in a couple of jump shots, but the bulk of his 21 points came from the free-throw line where he was 13-13. For good measure he added seven rebounds and three assists.
Anthony Bennett, PF, CIA Bounce- A strong, 6-foot-7 four man who has some face-up skills, Bennett spent some time patrolling the perimeter and hoisting up three-point jumpers. However, in transition and around the rim was where he did the vast majority of his damage during a 23 point and seven rebound effort. Perhaps a tad short as a four, he makes up for it with his length, activity and physicality. A four-star prospect who ranks #91 in the class of 2012, he's positioning himself for a move up the rankings.
Wayne Selden, SG/SF, BABC- The way the powerful, near 6-foot-5 freshman dominated the Fairfax Stars in a 15 and under game was borderline comical. Drive to the rim, monstrous dunks in transition, deep threes it didn't really matter because he did what he wanted when he wanted to. He was playing a man's game and there wasn't a thing anybody could do to stop him while dropping an effortless 32.
More notes and notables from Friday night
Playing alongside Wayne Selden on BABC's 15 and under team, Johnnie Vassar is an entertaining six-foot tall point guard. The Groton (Mass.) Lawrence Academy product has massive hops, is quick to the lane and the lefty is clever once he gets around the basket. … Even though he's only a member of the class of 2014, Theo Pinson has already gotten plenty of pub, and deservedly so. The skinny 6-foot-5 wing is an electric athlete, passes the ball extremely well and despite a somewhat unorthodox shot, he has to be respected out to the three point line. Gets to the rim, slashes for dunks and oozes with elite potential. … Semi Ojeleye is a well built wing from the class of 2013 who had a nice opening night for MoKan Elite. The well built 6-foot-5 wing was aggressive to the rim, knocked down some open looks and appears to be tracking as a high major prospect. … A teammate of Ojeleye and Willie Cauley on MoKan Elite, 2013 shooting guard Austin Ruder is a dangerous catch and shoot guy. At one point during MoKan's win over King James, the 6-foot-2 Ruder knocked down four straight threes during a four minute span while racking up 18 points. …
Last Fall, Zach Auguste looked like an intriguing big man despite being limited by foul trouble. Playing in Hampton with the Albany City Rocks, the 6-foot-8 power forward was efficient on Friday night. He ran the floor, cleaned up around the rim and showed some ability facing the rim while scoring 13 points. … Small forward or power forward? That's the long term question with Jarmal Reid. What's not under dispute is the 6-foot-6 athlete's production and willingness to play with physicality and toughness. Though he had some finishes crawl off the rim, he was still able to put together an impressive double double of 17 points and 10 rebounds. … He's not the biggest guy around. Actually, he's not even close. But, 5-foot-6 point guard Derrick Randolph of the Mac Irvin Fire really makes things happen. He only scored eight points, but he also contributed seven assists, had five steals and generally wreaked havoc during the Fire's win over Nike Team Florida. … Skinny and lacking in strength, freshman Justin Jackson of the Houston Hoops is at a little bit of a disadvantage physically on the 17 and under level. However, the 6-foot-4 wing lacks little for skill and feel for the game. It's still very early, but he's already establishing himself as one of the top players in his class. …