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They didn't discount steroids or character or count Negro League stats, only what players did in the field. These are the top 100.
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125. Roy Campanella...3 MVPS should have him ranked higher even though he missed out alot of years due to integration.
124. Arky Vaughan....He's deff a top 100 player, I have him as 2nd or 3rd best shortstop of alltime.
123. Don Drysdale......Carl Hubbell and Ed Walsh are top 100. Drysdale is with Catfish Hunter, Jim Bunning and Early Wynn
122. Edgar Martinez...One of the ESPN voters felt he deserved top 100 and that voter is probably why this list is off.
121. Ed Delahanty.....19th century guys are gonna get snubbed no matter what. He should be higher though.
120. Billy Williams
119. Rube Waddell
118. Lou Boureau
117. Sam Crawford
116. Dennis Eckersley
115. Tim Keefe
114. Goerge Sisler...always liked him but I really can't argue.
113. Bill Dickey
112. Ryne Sandberg.....Same voter who wanted Edgar Martinez in top 100 wanted Sandberg as top 100 too.
111. Pud Galvin......for 19th century pitchers John Clarkson is usually regarded as a top 5 so Pud Galvin shouldn't be on this list.
110. Harry Heilmann
109. Don Sutton
108. Rafael Palmeiro....Honestly if theyr'e not discounting steroids I would think he would be higher.
107. Johnny Mize.....Huge snub, he's at least top 75 maybe top 60.
106. Whitey Ford
105. Curt Schilling
104. Dave Winfield
103. Eddie Plank.....He's a pretty big snub for top 100 too.
102. Joe Jackson....He's deff deserving of top 100 but short career and obvious reasons probably hurt him. I would have him top between 80 and 90.
101. Luke Appling
100. Phil Niekro
99. Al Simmons
98. Joe Cronin
97. Ron Santo....He is a top 6 thirdbaseman but I don't think he makes my top 100.
96. Tim Raines....He's deff a saber god but he wouldn't make my list either.
95. Sammy Sosa.....There is no way he makes my list even without discounting peds.
94. Jim Thome
93. Tom Glavine
92. Roy Halladay....I like him but its hard to include him since he's not finished yet.
91. Paul Waner
90. Craig Biggio......a bit of a compiler, he's ranked a little high.
89. Jim Palmer
88. Cap Anson
87. Frankie Frisch
86. Gary Carter
85. Manny Ramirez
84. Willie Stargell
83. Mark McGwire
82. Kid Nichols
81. Duke Snider
80. Charlie Gehringer
79. Robin Roberts....ranked a little high
78. Mike Piazza.....I would take him over Fisk.
77. Paul Molitor
76. Carlton Fisk....I think both Carter and Piazza were better.
75. John Smoltz....He's deff ranked too high.
74. Barry Larkin....overrated
73. Roberto Alomar.....overrated
72. Bert Blyleven
71. Ivan Rodriguez
70. Juan Marichal
69. Frank Thomas....not trying to be biased but he should be a little higher.
68. Jeff Bagwell
67. Mariano Rivera
66. Gaylord Perry
65. Eddie Murray
64. Harmon Killebrew
63. Hank Greenberg
62. Fergie Jenkins
61. Tony Gwynn
60. Ozzie Smith....I'm starting to like his career more but he's probably a little high.
59. Bob Feller
58. Robin Yount
57. Willie McCovey
56. Yogi Berra
55. Reggie Jackson
54. Wade Boggs
53. Rod Carew......Boggs was better.
52. Jackie Robinson.....He deff would have been a top player but discounting Mize and Campanella isn't really fair.
51. Ernie Banks
50. Pete Alexander......Ridiculous, one of the best pitchers of all time.
49. Chipper Jones
48. Nap Lajoie.....underrated, third best 2ndbasema of alltime.
47. Lefty Grove.....another strange pick...hands down the best lefty ever.
46. Al Kaline
45. Warren Spahn
44. Sandy Koufax...good peak but no way better than Grove or Spahn careerwise.
43. Brooks Robinson....no way should he be in the top 50 let alone top 43.
42. Eddie Collins..he's a top 20-25 player for me.
41. Pedro Martinez
40. Carl Yastrzemski
39. Eddie Mathews
38. Derek Jeter....I'm surprised ESPN didn't put him in the top 20. overrated.
37. Pete Rose....he should be in the 70-80 range.
36. Mel Ott
35. Nolan Ryan....same with Pete Rose, 70-80 range.
34. Ken Griffey Jr. he's a little high for me.
33. Roberto Clemente...he should be where Kaline is ranked but since he's the saint of baseball he's gonna be ranked alot higher.
32. Bob Gibson
31. Cal Ripken Jr....I wouldn't put him this high
30. Goerge Brett
29. Christy Mathewson
28. Jimmy Foxx.....He would make my top 20.
27. Johnny Bench
26. Steve Carlton....does ESPN really feel he's the 2nd best lefty of alltime..Big mistake here.
25. Tris Speaker
24. Tom Seaver
23. Randy Johnson....he's ranked a little high, i'd have Speaker over him.
22. Frank Robinson
21. Joe DiMaggio....he's somewhat glorified but he's top 25.
20. Joe Morgan.....I don't think so but these saber guys love him.
19. Albert Pujols....Its still too early to put him in the top 20.
18. Alex Rodriguez
17. Cy Young...I don't really agree but its not a horrible choice.
16. Mike Schmidt
15. Roger Hornsby
14. Rickey Henderson
13. Greg Maddux
12. Walter Johnson...I would pick him over Clemens
11. Lou Gehrig
10. Honus Wagner
9. Mickey Mantle....I'd switch Gehrig and him
8. Stan Musial
7. Roger Clemens
6. Ty Cobb...he's better than Aaron
5. Hank Aaron
4. Ted Williams
3. Barry Bonds...I would take him over Mays but Mays is still a good choice.
2. Willie Mays
1. Babe Ruth
Great point about Arky Vaughan; I think he should be ranked higher than Jeter. I'm also a little surprised about Berra not being given a better ranking.
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Over the last few days, I've heard more iterations of "Ben Gordon has finally figured out the Pistons zone", "The Bulls are one of the best home teams in the league", "The Bulls are back...I'm callin' a game seven" than I care to mention. That made tonight's game quite possibly the most heavily
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Although the Bulls stayed competitive, things went wrong immediately. Kirk Hinrich suddenly turned into Randy Brown. At one point Tyrus Thomas had more fouls than minutes. It took a career night from PJ Brown to keep it close; he was the only Bull in double figures well into the 3rd quarter. Even 'Sheed's imminent meltdown (which was awesome; he nearly swallowed his mouthpiece on an obvious traveling call) didn't get him booted! Murphy's Law in full effect.
The Bulls offseason should be an interesting one. Back in the Jerry Krause days I'd be worried Luol Deng would be dealt to Utah for Rafael Araujo and a conditional second rounder. But John Paxson is smarter than that. Unless he resigns Mike Sweetney, then I'll have to edit this post.
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The Dodge Nitro is a five-passenger small SUV produced from 2007 to 2011. Based on the body of the Jeep Liberty, the Nitro features a rear-drive system, optional four-wheel drive, and a large-displacement V-6 engine.
Like the Liberty, the Dodge Nitro has a retro-inspired unibody design with a boxy silhouette, flared fenders, and a truck-like front end. However, the Nitro offers distinguishing features such as performance suspension, a longer body, and a Ram-inspired grille.
Early Nitro models come in SXT, SLT, and R/T trim levels. The SXT and SLT come equipped with a 3.7-liter V-6 engine, while the R/T boasts a 4.0-liter V-6. The SXT comes with a standard six-speed manual transmission or optional four-speed automatic. The SLT comes standard with the four-speed automatic, while the R/T offers a standard five-speed automatic gearbox.
By 2011, Dodge replaced the previous trims with Heat, Detonator, and Shock trim levels. The Heat offers the 3.7-liter V-6, while the Detonator contains the same 4.0-liter V-6 powering the retired R/T trim. All later Nitro models come standard with automatic transmissions.
The Dodge Nitro is best known for its muscular styling and available four-wheel-drive system.
The Nitro owes its boxy shape and stance to the Jeep Liberty, with which it shares a chassis. However, the Nitro offers a more rugged, truck-like appearance and an extended body. Similar midsize SUVs include the Toyota FJ Cruiser and Nissan Xterra.
An available part-time four-wheel-drive system and a powerful V-6 engine make the vehicle suitable for light off-road recreation. When properly equipped, the Nitro can tow up to 5,000 pounds. In exchange for its abilities, however, the Nitro suffers from below-average EPA ratings of 16/21 mpg city/highway with rear drive and 15/21 mpg city/highway with four-wheel drive.
Chrysler ceased production of the Dodge Nitro after 2011. The 2011 Dodge Nitro comes in Heat, Detonator, and Shock trim levels. The base Heat contains a 3.7-liter, 210 horsepower V-6 engine, while the Detonator and Shock trims come standard with a 4.0-liter V-6 that produces 260 horsepower and 265 lb-ft of torque. A four-speed automatic transmission comes standard on the base trim, while the Detonator and Shock offer a standard five-speed automatic gearbox. All models have rear drive and offer a part-time four-wheel-drive system.
Standard exterior equipment on the base rear-drive Heat includes 20-inch chrome-clad alloy wheels, roof rails, fog lights, heated exterior mirrors, a body-color grille, deep-tinted privacy windows, and a rear window wiper. Interior features include cloth seats, a fold-flat passenger seat, reclining rear seats, a split-folding rear seatback, a tilt-adjustable steering wheel, air-conditioning, an air filtration system, satellite radio availability, and a six-speaker audio system with in-dash CD player and MP3 playback.
Standard safety equipment includes anti-lock brakes, front and rear head airbags, a whiplash protection system, child seat anchors, a rear-center three-point seat belt, stability and traction control, a post-collision notification system, and tire pressure monitoring.
A Popular Equipment Group package adds a compass, cruise control, and an outside temperature gauge. The Heat 4.0 package upgrades the 3.7-liter V-6 to the 4.0-liter V-6 and tacks on Bluetooth and a premium nine-speaker sound system.
The Detonator trim adds the Popular Equipment Group package, 20-inch wheels, unique trim, a leather-trimmed steering wheel with audio controls, a six-way power-adjustable driver's seat, remote start, rear parking sensors, and a nine-speaker audio system with six-disc CD changer. The Shock trim includes unique 20-inch wheels, leather upholstery, heated seats, and a sunroof. The sunroof is also optional on the lower two trims.
The Dodge Nitro measures 178.9 inches in length, 70.5 inches in height, and 73.1 inches in width. It has a 108.8-inch wheelbase and a ground clearance of 8.1 inches. Inside the vehicle, front passengers receive 40.6 inches of headroom, 40.8 inches of legroom, and 56.8 inches of hip room, while rear passengers have 40.8 inches of headroom, 37.7 inches of legroom, and 47.4 inches of hip room.
The Dodge Nitro debuted in 2007 as a rear-drive midsize SUV with optional four-wheel drive. Early Nitro models featured 3.7-liter V-6 and 4.0-liter V-6 engines.
In 2008, Dodge added an anti-roll system and available rear parking sensors. New options for 2008 included body-color trim on the SXT model and available orange, red, and blue two-tone seats for the R/T trim.
In 2009, engineers added a new suspension and brakes in an attempt to improve the Nitro's handling, which sometimes faced criticism for being unrefined. Dodge also eliminated the once-standard six-speed manual transmission. Future Nitro SE and SXT models included a standard four-speed automatic transmission, while R/T models featured a five-speed automatic.
The Dodge Nitro received a remodel in 2010 with the Heat, Detonator, and Shock trim options. Dodge eliminated a sliding trunk floor feature, upgraded the base audio system to include six speakers, and made power-heated mirrors standard.
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So I purchased a V4 12m awhile back. Just curious how people have or would deal with only having a single kite. I guess I jumped the gun on getting a new kite, was originally planning on buying used when people dumped their kites for this seasons. I guess I misjudged the situation. ANYWAY no regrets, pretty happy with my purchase.
One of the things that I was a little dissapointed with was that the V4 package contents tags on the outside of the bag said that there were 20m + 7m extension lines. I was hoping that this would give me the option of a larger wind range. As a beginner, maybe having to lessen line length to 20m on a 12m means I shouldn't be on the water anyway?
Anyway, what do you guys think? With a single board (size to be determined), and a single 12m kite, at 180lbs, will I be missing out on a bunch of sessions waiting for the wind to pick up or die down, or should I be able to get a fair amount of time in this summer? I plan on spending most of my time at Alameda because it seems to be the most beginer friendly site? From what I've read, the wind is not as strong at Alameda and generally people are on larger kites? With that in mind, was the 12m a bad choice?


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amazincc wrote:S-T-I-C-K-Y!
Can you put something descriptive in the title...so people know that it's an illustrated post about dog aggression.
Katrina...the stuff about instinct vs. reflex vs. biological predisposition is so very interesting.
Now where is Liz...I want to know how Inara behaves with other dogs that she's playful with...I'm loving this, I find this so very interesting.
and Michelle...if I come to NY this summer...can we test one of mine with Riggs for comparison? I'm absolutely fascinated with dog body language and behavior.


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There's certainly no shortage of storylines surrounding golf's second major of the year.
Ranging from Mother Nature and wicker baskets to a guy named Tiger — the 113th U.S. Open is loaded with intrigue.
So, as our national championship prepares to tee off tomorrow at a historic site located in a small suburb outside of Philadelphia, here are five things to watch for:
Merion's mystic vs. today's game
Opened in 1912, the East Course at Merion Golf Club has withstood the test of time in earning the right to host its fifth U.S. Open.
Still, one burning question looms: Can a traditional setting prove worthy against today's modern style of play?
With endless advancements in equipment, fitness and overall talent, the game has changed dramatically since 1981 — the last time the Open was held at Merion.
Measuring 6,996 yards on the scorecard, the East Course offers the shortest layout for a major championship since 2004, requiring more finesse than power.
Contributing to any doubt has been the substantial rainfall experienced over the past week, with the venue in Ardmore being saturated from five-plus inches of precipitation.
Typically, the USGA prides itself on selecting Open sites that play 'firm and fast'. Unfortunately, that scenario has been washed away.
With soft, receptive conditions now expected, scores will presumably be lower.
Considering the variables at hand, it's going to be very interesting to see if Merion can indeed deliver on the U.S. Open's claim as the 'toughest test in golf'.
No flags, just baskets
Recognized as the signature of Merion and incorporated into the emblem for this year's Open, the wicker baskets residing atop the pins at each hole enhances the mystic of the historic venue.
Contrary to the routine, Merion replaces flags with egg-shaped baskets, painted red on the front nine and a brighter orange on the back.
Aside from serving as a unique visual, the wicker baskets also provide no indication of wind direction around the green, forcing players to use other, non-contemporary methods.
The reasoning for such a trait is basically unknown, with Merion's official website stating, "The wicker baskets' origin is a mystery to this day."
However, it is widely believed that the concept was brought to life by course designer Hugh Wilson back in the 1910s.
The identity of who actually makes the baskets is also a highly-guarded secret, leaving the distinct characteristic open to the imagination.
Anchors away
Three weeks ago, following months of spirited debate regarding anchored putting, golf's governing bodies announced that the method would no longer be deemed legal.
The kicker? The rule doesn't go into effect until 2016.
Thus, no harm, no foul at this weekend's U.S. Open, with four of the last six major championships being won by a player wielding a 'long' or 'belly' putter.
Adam Scott served as the most recent example on his way to winning the Masters in April.
Despite still being completely within the rules, it's hard to imagine those opposed to the method not pressing for a more immediate ban should a non-traditional stroke win on Sunday, or perhaps in one of those epic 18-hole playoffs on Monday.
Power pairings
Let's start with the obvious — Tiger, Rory and Adam.
Enough said.
While the pairing of Woods, McIlroy and Scott — who represent the No. 1, 2 and 3 ranked players in the world — will steal a significant portion of the spotlight through the first two rounds, several other groupings are clearly capable of headlining the leaderboard.
In terms of popularity, no trio is going to boost ratings like the one previously mentioned, combining a polarizing legend with two proven superstars looking to take over the throne.
Woods, McIlroy or Scott are all easy picks to win, yet the entire field shares an unfamiliarity with Merion and the soft conditions should bring numerous contenders into the equation.
On a course expected to reward solid iron and wedge play with distance not necessarily at a premium, here are three additional Thursday-Friday groupings to keep an eye on heading into the weekend: Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose and Brandt Snedeker; Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Keegan Bradley; Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell and Zach Johnson.
Tiger's time?
He's won four PGA Tour events and has shown glimpses of that dominant, unbeatable form through the early stages of 2013.
One of his victories included the Players Championship, considered by many as an unofficial fifth major each season.
He's also coming off one of the worst 72-hole showings of his professional career two weeks ago at the Memorial and hasn't won a major since 2008.
So, which Tiger Woods are we going to see at Merion?
Odds makers have him as the clear-cut favorite, some as low as 4-to-1.
Yet, five years have passed since his last and 14th major title at Torrey Pines, a course where Woods has won eight times in his career.
In contrast, Tiger has never played a professional tournament at Merion.
Even so, it's hard to bet against arguably the greatest golfer of all time, regardless of event or venue.
Whether or not this is the week he closes within three of Jack Nicklaus' mark of 18 remains unknown.
But, as even Tiger himself admits, his success is measured by major championships, with No. 15 seemingly there for the taking.


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Tweaking CSS on sites developed by other people seems to be something that comes up at least weekly in web development. Why isn't my footer displaying properly? Why is this div wrapping? Often it's me asking those questions, but every now and then I can solve someone else's problem with a CSS tweak or two. CSS Pivot, which I discovered via a post from Chris Coyier, is a site that lets you share those tweaks with other people.
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What are your favorite stand-alone and series books of all time? What have been some of your favorite reads from this year?
Amanda: Let's see, my favorite stand-alones would have to be The Giver by Lois Lowry, Mandy by Julie Edwards (I loved it as a kid, probably b/c I was called Mandy when I was little,lol. I still have it too!), and A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. My favorite series are The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey, anything by Richelle Mead, Nightworld by L.J. Smith, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Favorite reads from this year are the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost, Soulless by Gail Carriger, Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler, Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells, Moonshine by Alaya Johnson, and Embers by Laura Bickle.
H: Great picks from this year Amanda - add Tempest Rising and Red-Headed Stepchild to my list too!
Do you prefer vampires/ werewolves/ angels/ demons/ other? What has been your favorite paranormal being you've read in books that you had never heard of before reading that book?
H: So I'm an equal opportunity paranormal reader - I love them all (except perhaps the lessers from J.R. Wards BDB series - they are super creapy!) I think my favorite new to me paranormal are probably the disillusionists from Carolyn Crane's new series.
A: I've always loved vampires and always will. They are very much my favorites. In the past few months I've become very fond of shifters as well, though. Hmmm, something I hadn't heard of before reading that book... Embers had a unique thing or two that I really hadn't heard much about before. I've read a lot of mythology so I don't run across much that I haven't heard of before in some form or another.
What is your favorite type of hero/ heroine?
H: I totally have a Mr. Darcy complex - I love those heroes that are stand-offish and don't want to fall in love with the heroine but when they do they fall hard!
A: I like all kinds. It gets boring to read the same kinds of books all the time, so I like having different kinds of people to read about. With that said, I don't like reading about whiny, pitiful girls that can't do anything without the hero. Bleh!
A: It's more of an urban fantasy, but Night Huntress's Cat and Bones! You all know what Chapter if you've read it! :D
H:See great minds think alike :)
First paranormal you read?
H: I was a big fantasy reader when I was younger (David Eddings, Robin McKinley, Terry Goodkind) then I went through a literary fiction phase, and then I read Twilight and the Sookie Stackhouse series and I've been reading paranormals ever since.
A: Umm, Does a Wrinkle in Time count or is that more fantasy,sci-fi? I guess Twilight.
A: Anne of Green Gables I think.
H: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris...ohh Eric!
A: Hmmm. Maybe one of Christine Feehan's Dark books? Not sure, something from the library. Oh wait no it was some awful romance book that I've tried to block from my memory.
A: I posted a few before this, but I really wanted to post reviews for the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost.
First author to do a guest post/interview on your blog?
H: Leanna Renee Heiber interview - it was lots of fun and she had some great pictures.
A: David Naill Wilson guest post.
Thanks Amanda for stopping by and you can find Amanda here:
Blog: Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick
Twitter: @NRSVampChick
Now onto Amanda's giveaway - she has offered to buy one of my lovely readers a book present (under $10 from book depository-so international!) of any of the books we mentioned in the interview (and we mentioned alot). All you have to do to enter is answer one of the questions in the interview in the comments section. And since she is such a wonderful person make sure to visit her blog and follow her on twitter!
Don't forget to enter my Favorite Firsts Birthday Bash if you haven't yet!


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What the hell did Brandi Glanville say about Adrienne Maloof and Paul Nassif on tonight's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? I can't believe Bravo left us hanging like this.
There all the ladies were -- minus Adrienne -- tasting appetizers at Lisa Vanderpump's restaurant. The talk quickly turned to Adrienne and her book deal, which no one seemed to believe could possibly be true. Then Brandi started going off about her. "I feel like she lies a lot," she said.
She reiterated some of what she said in Ojai about them trying to get her to Tweet things against Lisa, and how things have escalated and escalated. Then she dropped the HUGE bombshell ...
... only we have no clue what it was because it was bleeped out. Whatever it was, it was a big one, because everyone was speechless. No one stood up to defend Adrienne, as shocked as they were that Brandi would go THAT far below the belt.
When Adrienne and Paul walked into Mauricio's big agency event, Brandi wasn't worried about anything going down. "I don't think these are the kind of girls that go and tattle," she said. Oh how wrong she was about that.
Kim Richards couldn't wait to pounce and break the news to Paul and Adrienne. She so should have known better than to do it then and there at Mauricio's event, but she did it anyway. And oh boy is she going to have to answer to Kyle for that one later.
She said it was something "private and deep" about their family, but once again, what "it" was exactly was kept from us (Andy Cohen, how could you?!). Whatever it was, it caused them to explode. Adrienne started talking about slapping her with a lawsuit, and Paul could barely contain himself.
As they were storming out, Brandi overheard him calling her a bitch, and then it all hit the fan. There were accusations of character defamation, more name calling, and finger pointing. "You're a piece of sh*t," Paul told Brandi. Adrienne suggested Brandi was a drug addict, and said she sleeps until 3 p.m. and leaves her kids alone. Brandi kept calling them liars.
It was ugly to say the least, and Kyle Richards was freaking out that it was all going down and ruining her husband's event. "Things have gotten so bad I don't even know where we go from here," she said.
It's hard to tell, especially because we don't know what the hell Brandi said. Via tweets before this episode aired, it seems like at least Paul and Brandi have been able to move on since. It doesn't seem like Adrienne and Brandi have ... or ever will. Brandi tweeted, "@DrPaulNassif & I are friends & fine! Obviously he now has been on the other side of AM's lies. He called & apologized 4 coocks accusations RT!"
On her blog Brandi states that she regrets what she said about Adrienne, even if her words were warranted. "We all make mistakes, and if I could take this back I would. Trust me! I can't, so now I just have to deal. Boy is it going to be expensive!"
So WHAT was it? I suppose it could be about their divorce, but they seem way too united at this point in the show for that to be it. There are the allegations about Adrienne using a surrogate to have her children that have come up, which I think is probably most likely. And there are allegations about Paul abusing his kids and Adrienne. But somehow I didn't get a sense that it was any of these things. I got the sense it was something even bigger ... or maybe that's just what Bravo wants us to think.
Any guesses as to what Brandi's big bombshell about Adrienne was?
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So what should be our theme of the week? Maybe how the White House is still passing Benghazi all the time? Or how the media is still (fill in the blank)? Or perhaps the story about the heroism of apparently the first-ever person to come out publicly as gay?
Why don't we start with the unintentionally revealing photo that the Wall Street Journal ran yesterday about the annual shareholder meeting of UBS, where a protestor wore a shirt that reads "Always Give 100% at Work." But blow up the picture and notice the subtitles on the shirt: "12% Monday, 32% Tuesday," etc, adding up to 100 percent by the end of the week. That really does express the effectual truth of the Occupy mentality doesn't it?
Good to see this Alex Jones guy, of the preposterous Infowars site, coming in for some smack. He and Piers Morgan really do deserve one another.
And since we're closing on a music theme, take in this short video of BowSmack (Mike Block and Tupic Mantilla), offering not simply the best cover of a Jackson Five tune ever, but the most imaginative setting:


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Artist Spotlight: Jef Palumbo
Continuously pushing tattoo art beyond its traditional tenets is Jef Palumbo, a French-born tattooist who, for almost 20 years, has created a style that he describes as "just something in between 'pop' and 'street art'." Jef has inspired countless artists, particular those in the "art brut" collective largely concentrated in France, Belgium and Montreal.
Jef humbly explains how he came to develop his signature portfolio:
I'm not the best about Japanese style or realistic, so I had to find my own way -- what I really enjoy doing and not what I can do to make money or bla-bla-bla. [I'm] inspired mostly by pop art, and every time I'm walking in the street, I find brand new ideas, especially in Berlin -- there are so many pictures everywhere. And also the "Muppet Show's drummer" [Animal]! Haha!He also says he enjoys working with "maximum freedom" from clients, not limited to a specifically defined subject matter, but having the ability to work together with many ideas.
Currently working in a private atelier in Berlin, Jef still travels back to Belgium, where he was for many years in Brussels at La Boucherie Moderne. There's a chance he'll be coming stateside soon, as he's looking for a guest spot in NYC. Hope to see him here!
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by Gabriela Navarro, SCH Academy Class of 2012
The town of Chestnut Hill will be treated to an energy-packed fashion show, "Rock the Runway," sponsored by Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's 60-member Fashion Club on Saturday, March 17, 7 to 9 p.m. Eighteen models will be "styling" creative attire to the theme of Earth, Wind & Fire: "Earth" will encompass browns, tans, greens and the bohemian look; "Wind" will be flowing whites, blues, and cool colors; and "Fire" will represent the standout pieces.
This student-run event, which raised over $8,000 in 2011 for the Batonga Foundation (benefitting African female education), will aim to raise more for this year's event for the American Cancer Society. Co-chair Kendyl Spearing and I have personal reasons for raising money for this charity, as both her father and my mother are cancer survivors. In their honor, and in honor of the many members of the SCH Academy community who have been touched by this disease, we have chosen to donate the proceeds to a specific fund that helps people in the Philadelphia area pay for their treatments.
Rock the Runway has been a very successful event these past two years where students, faculty, parents, grandparents and many more gather to watch a fun and lively show. Aside from the catwalk, it features exclusive dance and musical performances from talented students. You can also purchase our very stylish, very popular RTR shirts and bracelets.
The best way to help us reach our goals will be through monetary donations, so we urge you to contribute, Chestnut Hill! Look for the students to "strut their stuff" with hairstyles from local salons which are kindly donating their work. The models will also show off jewelry donated by Anne Espenshade and menswear donated by Barbara Olson. If you, too, are interested in making a donation for this extraordinary event, please contact Kendyl Spearing at firstname.lastname@example.com. In addition, if you own or work for a company that would be interested in sponsoring us, our program will be featuring quarter, half and full-page ads.
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Hi guys,
I had manually installed a plugin by doing this in the /Packages folder:
git clone github.com/maltize/sublime-text ... -tests.git
However I didn't like the plugin, so I removed that directory that it was cloned into.
Now, whenever I startup ST2, I always get a dialog popping up that says:
Package Control: the package specified, sublime-text-2-ruby-tests, is not available.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Remove it from your Packages/User/Package Control.sublime-settings file.
That worked -- muchísimas gracias, amigo!
Thanks! had this message too every time my computer starts (Sublime is so awesome that it's the first app I start when I use my computer)
ctrl/command+p + package control settings - user
This works, thank you very much.
Always remove installed packages via the Package Control menu:
cmd+shift+p to access Command Pallete
type "package' and select "Package Control: Remove Package", or use the fuzzy searching to find it faster. Then just select the package you want removed.
Even if you git cloned it into your packages dir to install it, it will usually show up in this menu.
Great thanks! annoying message now exterminated.
I had two packages - JADE and Jade installed, then JADE was removed. Package Control shows only one of this. Only editing file directly works in this case.


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Ontario SPCA investigators may enforce any law pertaining to the prevention of cruelty to, and the welfare of, animals. This includes legislation pertaining to animals within the Criminal Code of Canada, the principal tool used by investigators to bring cases of extreme cruelty and neglect to court; the Ontario SPCA Act, the provincial legislation that gives Ontario SPCA investigators their policing powers to act on reported instances of animal cruelty.
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Criminal Code of Canada - Cruelty to Animals
In the Criminal Code of Canada, under Cruelty to Animals, Section 445.1(1) states 445.1(1) Every one commits an offence who
- wilfully causes or, being the owner, wilfully permits to be caused unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal or a bird;
- in any manner encourages, aids or assists at the fighting or baiting of animals or birds;
- wilfully, without reasonable excuse, administers a poisonous or an injurious drug or substance to a domestic animal or bird or an animal or a bird wild by nature that is kept in captivity or, being the owner of such an animal or a bird, wilfully permits a poisonous or an injurious drug or substance to be administered to it;
- promotes, arranges, conducts, assists in, receives money for or takes part in any meeting, competition, exhibition, pastime, practice, display or event at or in the course of which captive birds are liberated by hand, trap, contrivance or any other means for the purpose of being shot when they are liberated; or
- being the owner, occupier or person in charge of any premises, permits the premises or any part thereof to be used for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (d).
Provincial Legislation
Ontario SPCA Act http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o36_e.htm.
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1. In the latest Gallup poll, a majority (52 percent) now describe the Bush presidency as a failure. Contrast this to ratings of Clinton, who, from September, 1996 onward, never had less than 64 percent describing his presidency as a success and was usually at 70 percent and above.
2. Remember that classic question of presidential debates, are you better off today than you were [insert number] years ago? In the same poll, Gallup asked whether "things have gotten better or worse in this country in the last five years". By 64-28, the public said that things have gotten worse, including a 70-21 margin among independents.
3. In the new LA Times poll, by 2:1 (62-31), the public says that the country is not better off because of Bush's policies and needs to move in a new direction (67-25 among independents and 71-21 among moderates).
4. In the same poll, by 60-32, the public says Bush has not fulfilled his promise to "restore honesty and integrity to the White House".
5. In the new Washington Post/ABC News poll, the Democrats in Congress are favored by 16 points (51-35) over Bush on the direction for the country, Democrats are favored over Republicans by 16 points (51-35) on having better ideas and Democrats are favored over the Republicans by 14 points (51-37) on which party can best handle the main problems facing the nation in the next few years. The latter measure is the first time since 1992 that the Democrats have broken 50 percent on this measure and had a lead over the Republicans of this magnitude.
6. In the same poll, an astonishing 50 percent–half the country!–strongly disapproves of Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq.
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Sarah Palin Blames Sammy Hagar for Her Speeding Ticket
Sarah Palin may live in Alaska, but her heart is in Cabo Wabo. The former vice-presidential candidate was pulled over for speeding on July 16, and later told reporters that she'd had the pedal to the metal partly because of what was on the radio: Sammy Hagar's 1984 hit 'I Can't Drive 55.'
TMZ reports that on July 16, Palin was caught going 63 in a 45 MPH zone on the streets of Wasilla, the Alaska town where she served two terms as mayor. The fine for her infraction, which includes a $10 surcharge for local police training, amounts to $154, which sounds like a drop in the bucket for the host of the Sportsman Channel series 'Amazing America with Sarah Palin' -- and it sounds like she's taking the incident in stride, joking with the gossip network that "I wasn't speeding, I was qualifying."
Hagar, of course, can sympathize; as he told In the Studio, he was inspired to write 'I Can't Drive 55' after being pulled over himself. "I was driving from Albany, New York at 2:00 in the morning," he recalled. "Cop stopped me for doing 62 on a four-lane road when there was no one else in sight. Then the guy gave me a ticket. I was doing 62. And he said, 'We give tickets around here for over 60.' I said, 'I can't drive 55.' I grabbed a paper and a pen, and I swear the guy was writing the ticket and I was writing the lyrics."
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A Phase II Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blinded Clinical Study of KD018 as a Modulator of Irinotecan Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00730158
Recruitment Status : Suspended (Temporary suspension for data analysis.)
First Posted : August 8, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 1, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Colorectal Neoplasms
|Drug: KD018 Drug: Irinotecan Drug: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|165 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blinded Clinical Study of KD018 as a Modulator of Irinotecan Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
|Study Start Date :
|December 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|June 2018
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|June 2018
Experimental: Arm A
irinotecan+ KD018
Drug: KD018
Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation administered orally twice a day for 4 days on days 1-4 every 2 weeks from the second cycle, beginning at a dose of 1,800 mg twice a day, and escalating to 2,400 mg twice a day in dose level 2-4.
Drug: Irinotecan
Irinotecan will be administered intravenously once every 2 weeks from the first cycle, beginning at a dose of 180 mg/m², and escalating to 215 mg/m²in dose level 3 and 250 mg/m² in dose level 4.
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Experimental: Arm B
irinotecan + placebo
Drug: Irinotecan
Irinotecan will be administered intravenously once every 2 weeks from the first cycle, beginning at a dose of 180 mg/m², and escalating to 215 mg/m²in dose level 3 and 250 mg/m² in dose level 4.
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo capsules will be administered orally twice a day for 4 days on days 1-4 every 2 weeks.
- The effect of KD018 on irinotecan toxicity with the goal of achieving a 30% reduction in the overall incidence of grade 2-4 toxicity during the first 3 months of the study treatment [ Time Frame: Maximum tolerated dose will be available at end of Phase I while response rate will be available upon completion of study. ]
- The effect of KD018 on irinotecan overall response rate (RR). [ Time Frame: Upon completion of study ]
- The effect of KD018 on irinotecan progression-free survival (PFS). [ Time Frame: Upon completion of study ]
- The effect of KD018 on irinotecan overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Upon completion of study ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), who have received and/or progressed on a prior oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen.
- Patients must have been off of chemotherapy for at least 4 weeks prior to signing the informed consent/start of screening.
- Patients with wild-type or mutant KRAS mCRC.
- At least one measurable lesion by RECIST 1.1.
- ECOG PS Performance Status 0-2.
- Must be >/=18 years of age.
- Expected survival of at least 6 months.
- Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must use acceptable contraceptive methods (abstinence, intrauterine device [IUD], oral contraceptive or double barrier device), and must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week prior to beginning treatment on this trial. Nursing patients are excluded. Sexually active men must also use acceptable contraceptive methods. Pregnant and nursing patients are excluded because the effects of the combination of KD018 and irinotecan on a fetus or nursing child are unknown.
- Must be able and willing to give written informed consent.
Patients must have the following clinical laboratory values:
- ANC count >/= 1,500/ mm3.
- Platelets >/= 100,000/ mm3.
- Hemoglobin >/= 9 gm/dL (may be corrected by transfusion).
- Evidence of adequate hepatic function, Bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) AST </= 2.5 x ULN or ALT </= 2.5 x ULN (Note, if both AST and ALT are done, both must be </= 2.5 x ULN) OR AST </= 5.0 x ULN or ALT </= 5.0 x ULN is acceptable if liver has tumor involvement. (Note, if both AST and ALT are done, both must be </= 5.0 x ULN)
- Serum creatinine </=2 x ULN
- Serum potassium within institutional limits of normal (may be corrected with potassium repletion).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Continued treatment with bevacizumab with documented evidence of disease progression on a bevacizumab-containing regimen.
- Uncontrolled or symptomatic brain metastasis.
- Serious concomitant systemic disorders (e.g., active infection) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or compromise the patient's ability to complete the study.
- Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements or to give informed consent.
- No treatment with cytotoxic or biologic agents within the 4 weeks prior to beginning treatment on this study (6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas). At least 4 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery, radiation, hormonal or other drug therapy for their cancer.
- Known HIV positivity, as safety in this patient population has not been assessed.
- Presence of metastatic disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would require palliative treatment within 4 weeks of enrollment.
- Altered mental status precluding understanding of the informed consent process and/or completion of the necessary studies.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
- Men and women of childbearing age and potential, who are not willing to use effective contraception.
- Major surgery within the previous 4 weeks.
- Patients taking concurrent medications of any kind which are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4.
- Patients previously treated with an irinotecan-containing regimen.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00730158
|United States, Connecticut
|Yale University Comprehensive Cancer Center
|New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Hillman CancerCenters
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
|Principal Investigator:
|Edward Chu, MD
|Hillman Cancer Center
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Edward Chu, MD, Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00730158 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|August 8, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 1, 2017
|Last Verified:
|February 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Fans unable to attend the game can watch live video streaming via ASun.TV or they can listen live at ETSUBucs.com. For more on the game, click on the game notes link located above or read the notes below.
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A seven-time NCAA Tournament and two-time NIT participant, the ETSU Buccaneers enter the 2007-08 season coming off a regular season Atlantic Sun Conference championship with a 24-10 overall record, and a 16-2 league mark a year ago ... The Bucs return the 2006-07 A-Sun Player of the Year in junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis), as well as the A-Sun Coach of the Year Murry Bartow and All A-Sun Freshman team pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) ... Along with returning players like Pigram and Smith, the Bucs also return significant contributors to last season's success such as senior post Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.), senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna), and senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) ... Newcomers for the Bucs that are expected to contribute early and often include junior college transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), who was the JuCo Division II National Player of the Year last season, and lightning quick JuCo point guard Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) ... Several Bucs are currently leading A-Sun statistical categories, see page 6 of this notebook for more information on those players and their rank ... In addition, see where the Bucs ranks as a team and individually on the national charts on Page 4.
The series against Stetson
The Bucs and Hatters have met eight times, with ETSU holding a 6-2 advantage in the all-time series ... Since joining the A-Sun in 2005-06, the Bucs are 3-1 against Stetson ... ETSU's only loss to the Hatters came at home in Memorial Center during the 2005-06 season.
Last time against the Hatters
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 22, 2007)- With a dominating defensive effort and one of its best offensive nights of the season, the ETSU men's basketball team wrapped up the regular season Atlantic Sun Conference championship and the No. 1 seed in next week's league tournament, dropping Stetson in an impressive 84-49 victory inside Memorial Center. It is the first A-Sun men's basketball championship for the Bucs since joining the league in 2005-06 ... The regional television audience on CSS witnessed the Buccaneers improve to 21-8 overall, 15-2 in A-Sun play, thanks mainly to a double-double performance from senior Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.), who posted a 19-point, 11-rebound effort. He was joined in double figures by freshman guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) with 14 points, while sophomore guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) netted 12, but the story of the night was the Bucs' defense, which held Stetson to just 26 percent shooting from the floor ... ETSU forced the issue in the first half, turning up the defensive pressure and not allowing the Hatters a chance to even think about an upset. The Bucs forced 10 turnovers and picked up nine steals in the opening 20 minutes, holding Stetson (11-18, 6-11) to a dismal 16 percent shooting percentage. Meanwhile, the Bucs scorched the nets for a 52 percent shooting clip, hitting on 3-of-8 from beyond the 3-point arc and 9-of-11 from the foul line. In the end, those numbers led to a sizeable 38-16 lead for the Bucs as the two teams headed into the intermission ... In the second half, the Hatters - who led only once by two points at the 18:23 mark of the first half - used a pair of five-point runs to cut the ETSU lead to 16 at 42-26 with 13:45 left. However, from there the Bucs rolled away, outscoring the Hatters 31-13 over the next 10 minutes to take a 73-40 advantage and empty the bench in the final minutes ... The Bucs ended the game with a highly unselfish 26 assists on the night, out-rebounding Stetson 40-29, forcing 17 Stetson turnovers and grabbing 10 steals. ETSU shot 55 percent from the floor, 38 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and 85 percent from the foul line. Nuckles' double-double was his 12th on the season and his 17th all-time, and he is now just 33 points shy of reaching 1,000 for his career ... For Stetson, Garfield Blair was the only player to reach double figures in scoring with 11 points.
Last time out
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2008)- A night after Belmont opened the door with a win over Jacksonville, the ETSU men's basketball team sprang to the top of the Atlantic Sun Conference standings with a 95-71 win over Florida Gulf Coast in the first ever meeting between the schools Friday night at Alico Arena ... With the win, ETSU (14-9 overall, 8-2 A-Sun) moves into a three-way tie with both Belmont and Jacksonville at the top of the league standings. Meanwhile, FGCU drops to 8-16, 4-6 ... For the game, five ETSU players reached double figures, with junior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) leading the way with a game high 28 points, while junior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) pitched in 19, senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) and senior forward Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.) netted 14 each, and sophomore guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) added 10. The Bucs shot 55 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc, overwhelming the Eagles with their offensive efficiency, while defensively forcing 25 FGCU turnovers on 12 steals ... The offensive onslaught by the Bucs highlighted the first half, as ETSU scored a season best 54 points in the initial 20 minutes and led 54-32 at the break. With the score 16-11 in favor of the Bucs at the 11:53 mark, Swader slammed home a basket on an inbounds pass and ignited a 25-9 run that made it 41-20 with 6:16 left before the intermission. In all, the Bucs shot 65 percent from the field (20-of-31) and 47 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (7-of-15), with Pigram scoring 21 points and Tiggs tossing in 10 ... The Eagles battled in the second half, cutting the lead to 13 points at 82-69 with 5:36 remaining. But fortunately for the Bucs, a 3-pointer by Strong squelched the Eagles momentum and from there ETSU outscored FGCU 10-2 the rest of the way to win by 24 ... For FGCU, Delvin Franklin scored a game high 16 points, while Landon Adler pitched in 14 and Casey Wohlleb netted 11. The Eagles shot 48 percent from the field, but just 50 percent from the foul line.
Tiggs wins second A-Sun POTW honor
MACON, Ga. (Feb. 4, 2008)- ETSU junior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) became the first player this season to win multiple Atlantic Sun Player of the Week awards after averaging a double-double, 22.0 points per game and 10.0 rebounds, in leading the Buccaneers to a pair of home wins ... Tiggs kept the Buccaneers in a tie with Belmont, one game behind Jacksonville in the A-Sun by shooting 60 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from the 3-point arc and 85.7 percent at the line ... In Friday night's CSS Game of the Week, Tiggs, a business major, turned in one of the best performances of the season, scoring 26 points and grabbing 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, in leading ETSU past Mercer for the sixth time in as many meetings. Seven of his 12 rebounds came at the offensive end. He connected on 11-of-16 shooting and on both of his 3-point attempts. Two days later, he scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as ETSU won for the fifth straight game, defeating the upset-minded Kennesaw State Owls, 72-66. Tiggs did most of his damage from the charity stripe, making 10-of -12, 8-10 in the second half ... Tiggs, the 2007 NJCAA Coaches Association Division II National Player of the Year, has thrived in his first year in the A-Sun, averaging 15.7 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. He ranks second in the A-Sun in field goal percentage at 56.0. He increased his stats across the board over his last six games, averaging 19.0 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game while shooting 60.0 percent from the floor.
Tiggs taking over
With his second A-Sun Player of the Week honor now in his possession, junior forwardKevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) is certainly making an impression on the ETSU basketball program and the Atlantic Sun Conference in his first season wearing the Blue and Gold ... After several strong performances, Tiggs is second in scoring (15.9 ppg), and first in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and steals (1.6) on the team ... In the league, he ranks second in field goal percentage (56 percent) and is sixth in free throw percentage (80 percent) ... This season, he has already posted three double-doubles, and has reached double figures in scoring 14 times this season.
Bucs to play Tennessee Tech in ESPN BracketBusters
The ETSU men's basketball team will play host to former Ohio Valley Conference rival and in-state foe Tennessee Tech as part of the annual ESPN BracketBuster Saturday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. inside Memorial Center ... The Buccanneers and the Golden Eagles have met 66 times in a series that dates back to 1923. The two teams are tied in the series 33-33, but the Bucs have enjoyed three straight wins, with the last meeting coming in 2004 ... "This will be a good late season test for our team as we prepare for our conference tournament," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team is currently enjoying a five-game winning streak. "We have a long tradition against Tennessee Tech, and this will be a fun matchup for our fans that remember the days in the OVC. Having a return trip next year to Tennessee Tech will also give our fans a non-conference game they can travel to easily." For more on Tennessee Tech, visitwww.ttusports.com.
Swader, Strong power resurgent offense
During their present six game winning streak, the Buccaneers have found their rythm on offense thanks in great part to the shooting of senior forwardKenyona Swader (Smyrna) and senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) ... In going 6-0, the Bucs are averaging 85.5 points a game ... Individually, Swader is averaging 13.2 points and 6.3 rebounds a game, while Strong is averaging 13.7 points a game ... As for percentage shooting, Strong is 25-of-27 from the foul line (93 percent) and is hitting 40 percent from beyond 3-point range ... Meanwhile, Swader is connecting on 59 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range.
Bucs' RPI, Strength of Schedule rank among best in nation
Though the Bucs are now 14-9 on the year, the team's slow start is understandable when considering ETSU played an exceptionally tough early season schedule ... As of Jan. 21 the Buccaneers' strength of schedule (SOS) ranked 74th in the country according to RealtimeRPI.com ... That SOS rank is obvious when looking at the RPI of ETSU's opponents in the early season schedule, which included -- at the time -- St. Mary's (4th), Dayton (7th) and Syracuse (11th) ... In fact, until just recently the Bucs SOS was as high at 18th in the country, before entering conference play ... As for RPI, the Bucs rank a respectable 137th out of 342 Division I teams.
Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 116-37 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 76 percent ... The Bucs had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor that season, but fell to Belmont in the final game of the year in the championship of the A-Sun Tournament ... This year, the Bucs are 9-1 at Memorial Center.
The Bucs at the Rainbow Classic
Spending a week in Hawaii during the winter months is always enjoyable, but ETSU's second trip ever to the Rainbow Classic was a bittersweet experience ... While the Bucs picked up their first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent since 1991-92 with a 76-58 victory over Georgia in the first round, the team finished the trip 1-2 after falling in back-to-back games to St. Mary's and Louisiana-Lafayette ... While the St. Mary's game was expected to be difficult -- considering the Gaels were ranked No. 2 in the RPI -- the 82-80 overtime loss to a 3-7 Lafayette team kept the Bucs from evening their season record to 6-6 coming home from the islands ... In two trips to the Rainbow, the Bucs are now 2-4 all time.
Another championship banner
With a win against Stetson (2/22), the Bucs wrapped up an outright 2006-07 A-Sun regular season title and garnered the No. 1 seed in the week's league championship tournament ... For ETSU, it was the continuation of a recent string of success that dates back to the 2000-2001 season ... In all, the Bucs have captured championships in five of the last seven seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and a trip to the NIT in 2006-07 ... Here is the championship breakdown:
2000-2001-- Southern Conference North Division Championship
2001-2002 -- SoCon North Division championship
2002-2003 -- SoCon North Division championship; SoCon Tournament Championship
2003-2004 -- SoCon North Division championship, SoCon Regular Season Championship, SoCon Tournament Championship
2006-2007 -- Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship
Non-conference home win streak at 16
Over the last three seasons, the Bucs have fared well against non-conference opponents within the confines of Memorial Center ... In fact, the Bucs have won 16 straight non-conference homes games since losing a 90-73 contest to Fresno State back on Nov. 27, 2004 ... ETSU has enjoyed wins over teams such as Marshall (2), Chattanooga, Central Michigan, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech, UNC Asheville, Eastern Kentucky, Radford and Appalachian State in that time frame ... Against conference opponents, the Bucs have won 10 straight regular season conference games.
Pigram eclipses 1,000 points
Beginning just his third season at ETSU, junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis) has already eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with a jump shot from the right corner at the 17:52 mark against Chattanooga (11/28) ... That basket gave Pigram 1,000 for his career and following the contest with the Mocs ... The junior now stands at 1,308 for his career and ranks for 10th on the all-time program scoring list ... The 6-1 shooting guard scored 325 points as a freshman and then netted a remarkable 614 as a sophomore ... His 614 points a year ago ranks 6th on the single season list.
1,123 wins and counting
With a win Jan. 25, 2007 against Belmont, the Bucs collected the program's 1,100th win all-time ... In over 80 years of basketball, the Bucs are 1,123-903.
Bucs on the Tube
Along with the new ASun.TV package which will video stream all ETSU men's and women's home games on the Internet, the Bucs will again have a significant presence on the television screen as well this year ... In fact, ETSU's trips to Oklahoma State (Dec. 8) and Syracuse (Dec. 15) both aired live locally, with the Oklahoma State game showing on WKPT (ABC) and the Syracuse contest aired on WJHL (CBS) ... The Bucs will also appear on regional cable through the Friday night CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week with the Jan. 25th trip to Jacksonville and the Feb. 1 home game against Mercer scheduled for air on CSS ... In addition, Charter Main Street will air its weekly ETSU replay on Charter 13 and Comcast 14 Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., with the weekly games beginning on Dec. 4th with the Tennessee-Wesleyan game ... For a complete schedule, visit ETSUBucs.com.
Chilton's No. 42 comes out of retirement
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2007)- For many years, Tom Chilton's No. 42 has held a special place in ETSU basketball's history. Next season, fans will see that special number on the floor once again ... Chilton, who ranks first all-time with 26.1 points per game and fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,801, has agreed to allow junior transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) to wear his No. 42 jersey for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 season. Chilton, who now makes his home in Madison, Ind., said he was honored a current player would want to wear his number ... "I wish him the best and I'm honored he wants to wear No. 42," said Chilton, whose 42 is the only retired number in ETSU's program history. "I hope he always considers that the number doesn't make the player, but the player makes the number. A lot of hard work and effort went into that number during my time there, but ETSU gave a lot back to me and I wouldn't be where I am today without that university, so I'm happy to allow the number to be worn again." ... ETSU head coach Murry Bartow said he was appreciative Chilton would allow the number to come out of retirement, and he reiterated that the number will go back into retirement two years from now ... "Tom Chilton was one of the finest players to ever wear an ETSU uniform, and his willingness to allow Kevin to wear the number shows he is still proud to be a part of our program's tradition," Bartow said. "It's our expectation that Kevin understand the importance of the number and the responsibility that goes with wearing it." ... Tiggs, the 2007 National Junior College Division II Player of the Year, said he certainly understood the history behind the number ... "Mr. Chilton was and is a legend here, so wearing his number comes with a great deal of responsibility," Tiggs said. "I just want to play in a way that would make him proud."