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JImmy Johnson says he sees a lot of himself in Chip Kelly.
As someone who covered Jimmy in Dallas, and has admired Kelly's work at Oregon and with the Eagles, I agree. They're both cocky-yet-likeable mavericks.
Here's the difference:
Most in the NFL wrongly saw Jimmy as a rube, a guy who won in college mainly because he cheated, and because his rah-rah act worked on 20-year-olds.
NFL people are not underestimating Kelly.
Jimmy went 1-15 his first year, laying in the weeds. That's why Mike Lynn thought he could pull a fast one on him with the Herschel Walker deal.
Kelly has had two 10-win seasons. The NFL will not overlook him.
As for Kelly's wild offseason, I can't believe the ridicule Kelly is receiving.
Jeremy Maclin is an above-average recekver made to look like a star by Kelly's system. Kelly didnt' ditch Maclin; he just refused to overpay him.
Anyone who watched Nick Foles play full games instead of just on highlights knows that he was another beneficiary of the system. He was not an accurate passer. Sam Bradford should be better than Foles, if Bradford can stay healthy. That's a risk, but so is counting on Foles to get better. He regressed last year.
As for LeSean McCoy, he is more spectacular than reliable. Again, Kelly didn't so much ditch McCoy as seek better return on his financial investment. By trading McCoy, he got back a very good linebacker and cleared space to bring in DeMarco Murray, who is a better every-down back than McCoy, and better equipped to punish defenses that try to go small to deal with the Eagles' spread offense.
Kelly is doing what shrewd managers do - looking past name recognition to true value.
Radio on demand: My podcast will be at Kieran's Irish Pub (across from Target Center) at 5 p.m. tonight with former Gopher star and NBA analyst Quincy Lewis. Stop by, or listen live or later at SouhanUnfiltered.com.
Wednesday, MIchael Russo and I will be at Liffey's Irish Pub by the XCel Energy Center at 4:30. We will be giving away a gift at that one.
The NFL held its Pro Bowl and the NHL held its All-Star game on Sunday.
Part of my job is to consume as much of newsworthy, noteworthy sports on television as I can. I didn't watch a minute of either.
Judging from today's reports, I didn't miss anything.
Here's how I would ``fix'' the All-Star events, or at least make them more watchable:
NHL: Hockey without defense is a bad idea. Goals in and of themselves are rarely pretty. They're exciting because they occured against a bunch of defensive players trying to stop the puck, or crush the shooter. Hockey requires intensity to be entertaining. So instead of paying each player a nice fee for making the All-Star game, throw all of that money into a pot, add a few million to make it enticing, and give all of the money to the participating players on the winning team.
Wouldn't you love to see the best players in the game playing hard for that last goal?
Basketball: Again, make it a winner-takes-all game, and tweak the rules. Install a four-point line to reward extra-long shots. And make dunks worth four points. Nobody wants to see mid-range jump shots in an All-Sar game, Reward the spectacular.
Baseball: This remains the best of the All-Star games, because it is the only one in which the defense is performing to the best of its abilities. One tweak: Allow players to reenter the game. The flaw of the baseball All-Star game is that the subs are in the game for the deciding innings, and it's possible for both teams to run out of players. If the bases are loaded with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, with the home team trailing by one, would you rather see the manager forced to use the player scheduled to bat...or would you like to see him call Miguel Cabrera off the bench, even though Cabrera left the game in the third inning?
NFL: Football without fully-engaged defenses might be even less entertaining than hockey without defense. My longstanding suggestion: Scrap the Pro Bowl and make the NFC and AFC battle in an old Superstars-style competition.
For the younger generation, Superstars would take star athletes and have them compete in events like sprinting, tug of war and the obstacle course. With the winners taking home loot
This format created one of the great moments in non-tradiational sports history. Here's a recap of it by ESPN and former St. Paul Pioneer Press writer Jim Caple:
``The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings met in Super Bowl IX in New Orleans in January 1975, a game that included 16 future Hall of Famers (counting coaches Bud Grant and Chuck Noll), Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain defense, Minnesota's Purple People Eaters and legendary quarterbacks Fran Tarkenton and Terry Bradshaw. That game, which the Steelers won 16-6, was not the most dramatic or memorable showdown between the two teams, however. That distinction goes to an epic, 16-minute tug-of-war on the sands of Waikiki held two weeks later as part of ABC's "Superteams" competition. After it was all over and the two teams lay moaning and exhausted in the sand, Dick Button -- yes, that Dick Button, the figure skating guy -- told a Sports Illustrated writer, "Nothing -- nothing, not even my own Olympic victories -- has ever moved me like that."
JEFF SIEMON, former Vikings linebacker: "It was the worst physical strain I've ever been under. It was the most intense, brutal abuse I've ever gone through -- and maybe by far."
DAVE OSBORN, former Vikings running back: "The tug-of-war was the toughest, most physical thing I've ever done, bar none. As far as being tired, I have never been more fatigued. I was always in great shape as a player. Practice was always a breeze. But when you have got to do something for a length of time and don't dare let up, it drains you. It was 16 minutes, but it seemed like 16 hours."
BEV OSBORN, Dave's wife: "You just wanted them to win the Super Bowl, but this was wondering if everyone was going to still be alive when it was over."
I love that incoming baseball commissioner Rob Manfred had the guts to suggest that baseball's defensive shift might be outlawed.
I liked the shift when it was a novelty that rewarded progressive thinking. Now it's a common stratagem that takes away hits. I no longer like it. Make fielders stay in a rough semblance of order. Let's see good hitting rewarded.
Latest podcasts at SouhanUnfiltered.com: 105.1 The Ticket's Bob Sansevere and I telling stories about the best characters in Vikings history; Strib hockey writer Michael Russo on the Wild; Twins GM Terry Ryan on his health, past and future; USA Today football writer Tom Pelissero on the Patriots, Seahawks, and the reaction he's received from scientists about the Deflatriots.
Next podcast: Today, 5 p.m. at The Local with Twins president Dave St. Peter.
My podcast network, The Alive&Social Network, now has a house containing a studio, and we're going to start doing live music shows as well as talking about music and sports. Follow @Aliveandsocial on Twitter to keep up to date.
Also, I'll be appearing on 105.1 The Ticket with Bob Sansevere every afternoon at 3:30.
Between the NFL playoffs and the college football final four, I've picked winners in all but two games.
I missed on the Colts beating the Broncos, and I picked Alabama over Ohio State.
I'm not picking against the line, because that's fundamentally crazy. You're going to pick a team to cover a point spread that means nothing to that team? In other words, the team might blow it by taking a meaningless safety or pulling its starters late in the game? Not for me.
My picks for the title game weekend are admittedly boring. I'm taking New England and Seattle.
I would consider taking Green Bay if Aaron Rodgers and Eddie Lacy were 100 percent healthy, but they're not. I don't like an immobile quarterback, even the great Rodgers, at Seattle.
I think the Patriots could win by even more than the Seahawks. The Colts won last week because Peyton Manning couldn't get the ball down the field. That won't be a problem with Tom Brady. I think Brady will have a big game and then lose another Super Bowl. I think the Seahawks will be the rare team to repeat.
Think about that: Seattle will win it one year in part because they had Percy Harvin on the field, and may win another in part because they got rid of him.
Tonight's live podcast: Myself and Strib hockey writer Michael Russo from O'Gara's Bar and Grill on Snelling, just off 94;
Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Kieran's Irish Pub downtown (right across from Target Center, ignore the construction), I'll have great local rocker G.B. Leighton on stage. He'll play a few songs and we'll talk about sports and music. Next Friday, 5 p.m. at O'Gara's, locally-based USA Today football writer Tom Pelissero will join me to set up Super Bowl week and talk Vikings.
You can listen to any podcasts live or later at SouhanUnfiltered.com.
Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was named to the NFL's all-rookie team by the Pro Football Writers Association.
He may not have earned that honor if not for the final five games of the season, when his lowest completion percentage was 68.0.
There are two complementary reasons Bridgewater surged:
1. He got better. He adapted to the speed of NFL pass rushes, he corrected his mechanics, he built strength during the season, and he better learned how to read NFL defenses.
2. Charles Johnson started playing more. When Bridgewater's most athletic receiver was Cordarelle Patterson, he was doomed to mediocrity. Patterson wasn't a reliable route runner, and young quarterbacks have enough worries without having to coach a receiver during the game.
When Johnson became a big part of the weekly game plan, Bridgewater suddenly had an athletic No. 1 receiver who could threaten defenses deep and run after the catch, allowing Greg Jennings to play his normal role, that of a veteran possesion receiver.
When Patterson was Bridgewater's most athletic receiver, his game-by-game passer ratings ranged from 41.3 to 98.9. When Johnson was his primary target, Bridgewater's game-by-game passer ratings ranged from 76.2 to 120.7.
While the defensive side of the ball could use a few upgrades, I think the Vikings' primary targets in the draft should be offensive line and receiver. Give Bridgewater time and an open receiver, and he'll do well.
Next podcast: 5 p.m. Wednesday at The Local with former Vikings receiver and current North High AD Leo Lewis. Also, 5 p.m. Friday at O'Garas, it'll be me and Strib hockey writer Michael Russo.
Urban Meyer won the national title with a third-string quarterback.
This ranks as one of the great coaching performances in football history.
Here are three others that compare:
-The Giants were dramatic underdogs against the Bills in Super Bowl XXV. Giants star quarterback Phil Simms was injured, leaving backup Jeff Hostetler to lead the team. The Giants had upset joe Montana and San Francisco at Candlestick Park, 15-13, in the NFC title game. The Bills had beaten Oakland 51-3. That's right, 51-3 in the AFC title game.
The Bills were loaded witih Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed in their prime. They had not yet developed a stigma about losing Super Bowls.
The Giants relied on old, limited running back Ottis Anderson, Hostetler, and a bruising defense.
The Giants won that Super Bowl, 20-19, in what might be the biggest upset in Super Bowl history other than the Jets beating the Colts in Super Bowl III, which was a surprise because of the lack of esteem with which the old AFC was regarded.
Giants coach Bill Parcells used Anderson to play a ball-control game, frustrated the Bills' offense with his defensive game plan (devised by Bill Belichick), and thoroughly outcoached Marv Levy.
-The Washington team that lost only once during the 1991 season played like a powerhouse. Now we know it won more because of coaching than because of raw talent.
Joe Gibbs won Super Bowl XXVI with a quarterback, Mark Rypien, who would never play well again anywhere. LIke Parcells, he relied on a veteran castoff running back - Ernest Byner. Gibbs would win three Super Bowls with three different non-Hall of Fame quarterbacks and lead running backs. That's why I argue he's the greatest NFL coach in the modern era.
-In Super Bowl XXXVI, Belichick again faced a renowned offense, this time as head coach of the New England Patriots.
Belichick beat the Rams with a physical defense that confused the Rams, and with an unproven quarterback named Tom Brady leading the game-winning drive.
Urban Meyer's work this year places him in the same realm as these NFL coaches.
When a coach wins a championship without the benefit of a great or experienced quarterback, he deserves far more credit than those who put their fates in the hands of a great quarterback.
In the last few months, the Big Ten has gotten much tougher for the Gophers. Meyer may be the best coach in college football. Jim Harbaugh will make Michigan a powerhouse. Penn State is improving. Mike Reilly figures to do well at Nebraska. And Paul Chryst is a great fit for Wisconsin.
This week's podcast schedule: Former Viking and current North High AD Leo Lewis, 5 p.m. on Wednesday at The Local; Strib hockey writer Michael Russo at 5 p.m. on Friday at O'Gara's.
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2003 Honda Odyssey Question: The wires burned on the condenser fan of my 2003 Honda Odyssey.
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The compressor won't work unless the PCM and /or the climate control module see specific input signals from all involved components , so yes the condensor fan being inoperative would cause the A/C not to work. It runs through a relay controlled by the climate control module. The burned wires and the CAUSE of why they burned needs to be fixed. If the A/C is still inoperative , further diagnosis will be necessary.DO NOT TRY TO RUN JUMPERS TO THE FAN(S) TO BYPASS THE BURNED WIRES!! This will cause unwanted feedback through the system causing more problems.(not that you would do that , I just know someone out there would , and I've seen it to many times) Good luck.
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It looks like the skiers' communications systems from Buhel and Recon could soon be in for some solar-powered competition. Working with German tech company TEXSYS and the Technische Universität Berlin, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration have developed a communications module that can be integrated directly into a ski helmet. That module is powered by nothing but sunlight, and can be linked with the user's mobile devices via a Bluetooth-enabled glove-based control unit. Read More
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Pity the poor industrial robot. It spends countless hours toiling away at mindless manual labor, never getting a chance to explore its creative side. Well, next month at the CeBIT digital technology trade show, one such robot will get the opportunity. When visitors to the Fraunhofer display take a seat on a provided stool, one of the company's industrial robots will create a pencil sketch of them, then hold up the finished product for everyone to see. Read More
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While great works of art should be exhibited so the public can enjoy them, putting those pieces on display also puts them at risk. If environmental factors such as lighting intensity, temperature or humidity aren't in the optimal range, for instance, works can prematurely deteriorate as a result. In order to minimize the risks, three of Germany's Fraunhofer research institutes have collaborated to develop Artguardian, a system that monitors the conditions under which artworks are displayed. Read More
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Daisyduckworth how are you doing?
Just jumping over from the Cooking Forum to see how you are doing in this awful heat wave in Australia. It was 125ð in some parts of your country.
We miss you and your wonderful recipes.
Please take care.
Thank you so much for your concern. I rarely visit the Cooking forum these days, and only occasionally pop in to Herbs. I cannot cook for myself these days, and while I still have a few herbs in pots, I've transformed my garden by covering it in its entirety with concrete pavers! All because of continuing ill health.
I'm surviving the heat with the help of air-conditioning, but it has been very enervating. I'm lucky that I don't live further inland where temps have soared so much that they've had to increase the map codes!
Here is a link that might be useful: Australia heats up
Good to hear from you, Daisy. I noticed you were here only on rare occasions and hoped all was well. I wish you all the best with your health and for some cooler temperatures to head your way. Perhaps this photo of sunrise earlier this week will help. I did no photoshopping of the colors - the photo is this blue. It is a winter view from my place with the snow and colors giving it a cold and perhaps for yourself, refreshing look.
What amazes me, Daisy, is the astonishing amount of information in your little head. Besides being a nice, generous lady with a wicked sense of humor, kind of "Daisy Duckworth's Herbal Compendium". I hope you have a little energy each day to do something that pleases you.
And Fata, what the heck were you doing up at that hour?!
Batya, *grin* - it wasn't that hard to be up. Sunrise on the morning the picture was taken was at 7:42 am and I think I snapped the picture around 7:15. We have a lot of darkness and lack of sun here at this time of the year. The day (sunrise to sunset) is currently only a little over 9 hours with most days being overcast and cloudy - no sun to be seen. It can get people pretty cranky and depressed.
So seeing a clear sky and sunrise like this was exceptional and especially beautiful.
I hope all is still well for you, Daisy. We just started winter here - snow last night and temps in the low 20's (F) tonight. It's always a little sad for me when the days get shorter, and here in the Pacific Northwest it stays cloudy and wet all winter whether we have snow or not. I just got my dahlia tubers put away in peat moss for the winter, and I'm ready to start working on next spring's garden in my cold frame. Stay well and let us know occasionally how your life is going - at least you're getting sunny and warm now!
So nice to be thought of, and not forgotten! I'm ploddin' along OK. I look in here from time to time, but I keep a low profile these days.
We've just been through another heatwave - hottest November on record. Thank goodness for air-conditioning! Summer started yesterday, so it should be a scorcher. I don't mind the heat - it's the sub-tropical humidity that knocks me out.
Weather has gotten crazy. You have the hottest November on record, Buffalo (a city only about 2 hours from where I live) got 7-8 feet of snow in a 2 day period in November. Buffalo and the rest of the region get snow pretty regularly in the winter season but not like this. It was crippling and some people died. But after all the snow, temperatures were warm enough in just a couple of days to melt the snow. Wild, wild, wild.
Good to hear from you, Daisy! Hope all is well!


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The pill I found has a tiny piece missing, so I can't tell if it's 473 or not, but that's what it looks like. It's very small, about the size of a pencil eraser and it is scored on the back. Can anybody identify this pill? Thanks!
Small White Round West-ward 473 (?)
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A white, round, scored pill with imprint West-ward 473 is
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Freedom sounds like fighter-jets
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The truth is that Macs don't currently suffer much from malicious software, and DRM-esque lockouts are always circumvented. So what's the point of a DRM-esque system for malware prevention?
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EFF has an open letter to Google, asking them to make amends for this:
It's time for a new chapter in Google's policy regarding privacy. It's time to commit to giving users a voice about tracking and then respecting those wishes.
For a long time, we've hoped to see Google respect Do Not Track requests when it acts as a third party on the Web, and implement Do Not Track in the Chrome browser. This privacy setting, available in every other major browser, lets users express their choice about whether they want to be tracked by mysterious third parties with whom they have no relationship. And even if a user deleted her cookies, the setting would still be there.
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Google Circumvents Safari Privacy Protections - This is Why We Need Do Not Track
John Scalzi's Big Idea introduces Bruce Schneier's excellent new book Liars and Outliers, and interviews Schneier on the work that went into it. I read an early draft of the book and supplied a quote: "Brilliantly dissects, classifies, and orders the social dimension of security-a spectacularly palatable tonic against today's incoherent and dangerous flailing in the face of threats from terrorism to financial fraud." Now that the book is out, I heartily recommend it to you.
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which components on main logic board fails the most
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i have some dead logic boards for ipod video 5th gen 30gb 820-1975-A and 820-1763-A
just wondering if anybody ever manually tested the components on these logic board and found which smd parts have caused there boards to fail... no sign of life ..dead.
was it a fuse or a resistor or those km coils any pointers for me to start with would be great ?
as i sooner repair them than buy new boards.
also while we on this subject which components on hard drive logic boards are prone to fail to cause the clicking noise
please dont say replace them as i'm trying to repair the ones i already have.and it be a learning curve too.
thanks david


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Picea abies 'Red Devil'
I saw these for sale at a local garden center, the wholesaler was I believe Russell's. The description read "Like 'Acrocona' but with red cones." The plants themselves looked more like P. abies "Pumila" but with a slight bluish cast to their green needles. They were very very attractive plants with 2 inches of new growth a year. Does anybody have P. abies "Red Devil" and if so do these plants sound like the cultivar I described? Sorry, I didn't think to take a picture.
I've never seen or heard of this plant either. I know 'Acracona' has red cones for about two months here before they turn brownish in color. Perhaps they are stating the cones on this new introduction stay red, though I am in the disbeliever camp. Many conifer cultivars, I am finding, are accidentally(or perhaps intentionally), renamed, for the shiny new label. Then silly fools like me end up buying them.
I emailed Don Howse as he lists "Red Devil" in his database with no info. Here is his response:
"I only have a very small plant in my collection. It is a low mound, looking nothing like 'Acrocona'. My plant is about 6" in diameter, and I do not see any cones having been produced. The texture of the plant appears similar to Picea abies 'Pusch', which of course is a dwarf form of 'Acrocona', growing into a low mound. At this point I would say my plant appears more like 'Pumila' than 'Acrocona', but then it may be too early to make the assesment. I do not have any other information about the plant. Sorry!!"
His "Red Devil" sounds just like the cultivar I saw. The plants are quite attractive, plus they're 25% off so I think that I'll buy one and give it a shot.


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Epichlorohydrin Prices, markets & analysis
ICIS provides independent and unbiased pricing information, news and market analysis for the global Epichlorohydrin market. Our network of price reporters, based in Asia, Europe and the US, deliver local insight for each of these markets, which is published in our individual weekly and daily price reports.
If you buy or sell Epichlorohydrin or related products, our reports, news and market intelligence will give you the prices and analysis of the factors driving the prices that you need to make confident commercial decisions.
Epichlorohydrin Overview Transcript
Epichlorohydrin or ECH is an extremely versatile chemical intermediate.
There are two different ECH production processes one is propylene based, and the other is glycerine based. Most ECH producers use the propylene route.
ECH is used to produce a wide variety of products including epoxy resins, textiles, paper, inks and dyes.
Approximately three-quarters of the world's consumption of ECH is used for epoxy resins, making demand from this sector the key to ECH prices.
ECH in Asia is mainly traded on a spot basis between producers and long-term end-users. Trade activity within Asia has become thinner in recent years, due to limited export availability from Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China where there is strong domestic growth in epoxy resin demand.
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The European epichlorohydrin (ECH) market is expected to see prices fall in the first quarter of 2015 as buyers hope to benefit from falling upstream prices. However, producers look to limit ECH price reductions as they attempt to improve their own margins.
China's domestic ECH spot prices may trend sideways in January as a result of reduced output from a few major local producers since December due to technical issues at their facilities. However, prices are expected to decline once these facilities resume usual production, although any declines are likely to be constrained and gradual on the back of rebounding prices of feedstock propylene after declines in the fourth quarter last year. China's import prices are expected to continue to track domestic prices amid subdued trade.
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Epichlorohydrin (ECH) is a clear, colourless liquid with a sweet, pungent odour. The main production process is based on the chlorination of propylene to make allyl chloride as the intermediate step to ECH.
Around three-quarters of global ECH demand is used to make epoxy resins which offer corrosion resistance, solvent and chemical resistance, hardness and adhesion. They are used in the manufacture of adhesives, coatings and structural parts for the automotive, aerospace, electronics and construction industries. The electronics industry uses epoxy resins to encapsulate electronic components and protect them from damage.
Other uses for ECH include preparation of fibres in textile manufacture, improving the performance of paper products, and ion exchange resins.
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Senate passes crossbow bill
The Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to increase crossbow hunting opportunities in Wisconsin.
The measure, AB 194, passed on a voice vote. It would allow hunters of all legal ages and physical abilities to use a crossbow to hunt deer. It would create a crossbow hunting season and a crossbow hunting license.
The crossbow season would run concurrent to the archery deer hunting season. Under an amendment added last month, the crossbow season would run for two years.
Officials with the Department of Natural Resources would then evaluate data collected over the two years and consider whether to make changes in season dates or other regulations for the following seasons.
The measure would take effect in Sept. 2014.
The Assembly had passed a version of the bill on a 95-0 vote in June.
Since the bill was amended in the Senate, it must return to the Assembly for a vote. The Assembly will return to session Oct. 8. A vote on the bill is expected soon thereafter, according to legislative staffers.
The amended version of the bill received broad support, including from the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, Wisconsin Bowhunters Association and the National Rifle Association.
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Most of us will be hunkered down at home over the next 24 hours, as a blizzard bears down on the state. But police, firefighters, hospital staff and workers at hundreds of nursing homes will be working. Listen above to a report from WBUR's Martha Bebinger about how hospitals and senior care facilities are preparing to ride out the storm.
The latest cool stuff out of some of the nation's best labs; news on medical research and what it may mean for patients.
Colleagues Mourn Surgeon Fatally Shot At The Brigham
Staff at Brigham and Women's hospital Wednesday were mourning the surgeon who was shot and killed Tuesday by the son of a former patient. As WBUR's Fred Bever reports, Dr. Michael Davidson was remembered both for his skills as a surgeon and his rich personal life. Listen to his full report above.
In Wake Of Brigham And Women's Shooting, A Look At Area Hospitals' Safety Protocols
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said it'll review its safety measures and protocols Wednesday after the fatal shooting of a doctor there Tuesday. The doctor, Michael Davidson, 44, was pronounced dead late Tuesday.
Investigators say the gunman, identified by police as 55-year-old Stephen Pasceri, of Millbury, deliberately targeted Davidson. Police say Pasceri died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
It's the type of situation the hospital's chief operating officer, Dr. Ron Walls, says all hospital staff have been carefully trained to address.
"There is no amount of preparation anyone can do that completely eliminates the prospect of this kind of tragic event happening," Walls said. "But we do believe we have a responsibility, and we're working hard to meet that responsibility to have all of our people completely prepared in the best way we can so that when something like this happens — if it happens, and whatever happens– our staff is able to respond."
John Erwin, the executive director of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, joins Morning Edition to discuss safety measures at area hospitals.
To hear the full interview with Erwin, click on the audio player above.
Listen: Sacra To Return To Liberia As UMass Medical Ups Efforts There
The doctor from Holden who's affiliated with UMass Medical School and contracted Ebola while working with a missionary organization in Liberia is now returning to that country for the first time since being cured of the disease.
Meanwhile, the medical school is ramping up efforts to train doctors and nurses in Liberia, to build a viable health care system there. Listen to Lynn Jolicoeur's full report above.
Could Tsarnaev Argue, 'My Immature, Pot-Impaired Brain Made Me Do It'?
By Judith G. Edersheim, JD, MD
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This week marked the start of what promises to be a four-month public reckoning: the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. If the press reports about the evidence against him are accurate, most of the trial will not be about guilt or innocence; it will be about sentencing. Not a who-done-it, but a why-done-it.
If Tsarnaev is found guilty, the death penalty will be on the table, and the proceedings will turn to a grave question, part jurisprudence and part moral philosophy: Is this defendant the most evil and culpable of all? A human being who deserves the most severe of all punishments?
One thing, I believe, is certain: If this case proceeds to the sentencing phase, the black box everyone will be talking about will be the cranium, and how the brain drives behavior will be the central story.
In these protracted sentencing hearings, the scales of justice balance lists of aggravators and mitigators, all outlined by law.
Aggravating factors in this case might include the political motive for the bombings, the risk posed to others during the course of the Tsarnaev brothers' dramatic attempt to flee, the "heinous", "cruel" or "depraved" manner of the crime's execution, and the substantial planning and premeditation that might have preceded the bombings.
In the end, behavior trumps brain scans.
Mitigating factors — factors that weigh in favor of life in prison rather than a death sentence — cast the broadest net. Any aspect of a defendant's background, record, character or circumstance is fair game for the defense team. It could try to demonstrate that Tsarnaev had some kind of impaired capacity to appreciate that his acts were wrong or illegal, or that he was under some kind of demonstrable duress. It could also bring to light hardships during his upbringing that limited his opportunities or narrowed his ability to choose wisely.
The defense team has already given public hints as to the central themes of its mitigators. They will feature life within the Tsarnaev family, including Dzhokhar's relationship with his parents, his brother Tamerlan, and his sisters. Will anything in these family dynamics rise to the level of psychological duress or impaired capacity? There will likely be plenty of traditional testimony from forensic psychologists and psychiatrists regarding whether or not Tsarnaev was under the sway of his radicalized and perhaps dominant older brother, particularly after the Tsarnaev parents left the country. The prosecution will likely counter with a line of evidence regarding Dzohokar's relative independence and his network of friends and activities outside of the family structure.
Then comes the brain.
Judy Clarke, lead defense attorney and one of the nation's premier death penalty litigators, will surely not overlook the new body of neuroscientific evidence regarding the immaturity of adolescent brains. In a recent trilogy of cases (known as Roper, Graham, and Miller ) the U.S. Supreme Court was influenced by neuroscientific evidence about the juvenile brain when making sweeping changes in how adolescents are tried and sentenced. The court concluded that adolescent brains were less mature than those of adults in ways which warranted differential treatment under our criminal laws.
Although Tsarnaev was 19 at the time of the bombings, his lawyers might argue that much of this brain research applies, as it outlines a period of relative immaturity that stretches from mid-adolescence all the way into the early 20s. Generally speaking, this research shows that adolescents are less mature, and they are more likely to make ill-considered decisions. They bow to peer influences and respond excessively to thrill seeking and immediate rewards. Think money, sex, drugs and friends.
Beginning in the teens, there are major changes in brain architecture and function that temper these qualities — among them, synaptic pruning of the prefrontal cortex, improved connectivity and changes in dopamine receptors — all of which support self control, delayed gratification and the development of a moral compass.
Here's the rub. What the research doesn't show makes it problematic for defense attorneys. The research does not show that adolescents are incapable of making well-considered choices. Quite the contrary. Continue reading
First Dispensary Cleared To Grow Marijuana In Massachusetts
It looks like the first medical marijuana dispensary will open in Salem. But Alternative Therapies Group, Inc. (ATG) must clear several hurdles before it rings up a sale of marijuana for medical use. The certificate announced Wednesday allows ATG to plant seeds at its cultivation site in Amesbury.
Assuming a three-month growing cycle, the storefront in Salem could begin selling marijuana in April. But the plants must be tested for mold, heavy metals, pesticides and potency. State officials say they will review dispensary labeling and transportation plans, as well as conduct unannounced inspections, before the dispensary is allowed to open for business.
Some patients have criticized the state for a slow roll-out of the medical marijuana law voters approved in 2012.
"While this process has taken some time, we wanted to make sure that we got it right, this is a brand new industry," Secretary of Health and Human Services John Polanowicz said.
Fourteen dispensaries are still under review for certification.
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll said in a statement she's pleased that a dispensary in her city has received the state's first medical marijuana certificate.
"Salem has long been a progressive, forward-thinking, and open-minded community and we look forward to ATC starting operation and providing yet another critical medical choice to patients for the entire North Shore," Driscoll said.
And in Amesbury, "I am happy to see them [ATG] reach this milestone," said Mayor Ken Gray. "I look forward to seeing ATG develop as a positive contributor to the Amesbury community."
WBUR's Martha Bebinger contributed reporting.
Partners In Health: In Ebola-Stricken Nations, People Are Dying — But From Other Illnesses Too
Among the groups on the forefront in the international effort to address the Ebola crisis in West Africa is Boston-based Partners in Health (PIH). The group is promising to keep staff and volunteers in Liberia and Sierra Leone for several more years to fight Ebola and address other public health concerns in those countries.
Helping to lead the PIH initiative is chief nursing officer Sheila Davis, who returned to Boston earlier this month and remains largely confined to her home in Roslindale.
She joins Morning Edition Wednesday to talk about how the ongoing crisis reveals how vital public health infrastructures are.
Interview Highlights
Sheila Davis: Many times more people are dying, not because of Ebola, but because of this weakened health system. So even the facilities that have been open to provide care for other things — such as malaria, safe child birth — those in most counties are closed. So more people are dying, because they're not being able to get health care for other, non-Ebola reasons.
A lot of the attention to both countries has been just treating the acute Ebola. But, if we don't work at the same time to build up this system, we're going to see these acute outbreaks or hotspots for quite a long time.
On whether PIH had any idea how serious the Ebola outbreak would become:
SD: I don't think we did. The first cases we heard about in probably March, April or May. Like all of the other previous Ebola outbreaks, the thought was it would show up and it would be quickly gone and a few hundred cases would be there worldwide, and we would stop hearing about it very quickly.
And then, during the summer, when we were hearing more and more about cases being found in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, we had two smaller nonprofits that we worked with in those areas, and we had been in contact with them. And they, as well as the governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone, asked us to come in and help.
Quincy Medical Center's Closure Set For Friday
The Department of Public Health on Tuesday signed off on the proposed closure of Quincy Medical Center, set for midnight on Friday.
Steward Health Care, the owner of the hospital, said Quincy Medical will halt operations on Dec. 26, at 11:59 p.m., with a satellite emergency facility set to open in the same location at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27.
"Because of significant declines in patient volume, the Department has determined that this closure timeline is necessary and appropriate to protect the health and safety of patients served by QMC and the Department waives the remainder of the 90 day closure notice period," Department of Public Health official Sherman Lohnes wrote in a Tuesday letter to Steward.
In a release, Steward said that Quincy Medical as of Tuesday no longer has any inpatients.
"We are appreciative of the thoughtful review of our transition plan and the guidance we received from the Department of Public Health," Mark Girard, president of Steward Hospitals, said in a statement.
Local elected officials have criticized Steward for the speed with which the for-profit company has moved to close the hospital after it claimed in November that it suffered financial losses and a decreasing number of patients at the Quincy hospital. Attorney General Martha Coakley's office has also raised the prospect of legal action in response to the closure.
The closure was originally set for Dec. 31, and then Steward said it would be willing to keep it open up to Feb. 4, 2015.
Doctors In Massachusetts Now Required To Offer End-Of-Life Counseling
About nine months ago, John Polanowicz was in a hospital room at Brigham and Women's watching his 44-year-old brother-in-law Bobby struggle to breathe. Bobby had advanced lung cancer. Now, with a tube down his throat, he was trying to respond to questions about his end-of-life wishes using a marker on a white board.
"We were all trying to decide," Polanowicz recalled, "would we keep him trached and vented, and hope against hope that there would be some change in the disease process?"
Bobby was losing the battle with cancer. He had wanted to fight to the end, but no one had talked to Bobby about how to deal with the end.
"It would have been much easier for the family to have had some of these conversations before 4 in the afternoon on the day that he passed," Polanowicz said.
On Friday, Polanowicz, Massachusetts' secretary for health and human services, posts regulations designed to help patients like his brother-in-law avoid describing their final medical wishes with an erasable marker. Doctors, hospitals, nursing homes and other health providers in Massachusetts are now required to offer end-of-life counseling to terminally ill patients. The requirement, part of a 2012 law, takes effect Friday with the posting of rules about how it will work.
Where Does Fat Go When You Lose Weight? Mostly Into Thin Air
By Richard Knox
A couple of years ago, Ruben Meerman took off 40 pounds. And that got him wondering: What exactly happened to all that fat?
Conventional wisdom was that he "burned" it off. Or sweated it off. Or excreted it. None of that satisfied Meerman, who has a physics degree and makes his living explaining science to schoolkids and for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
So Meerman tackled the problem and eventually came up with a surprising answer: Most of the lost fat disappears into thin air.
More specifically, 84 percent of those fat molecules get exhaled as colorless, odorless carbon dioxide. The other 16 percent departs the body as H-2-O — plain old water.
Meerman says the discovery "got me really excited because I'd stumbled onto a gap in the knowledge. It struck me as remarkable that no one had thought this was interesting enough to pursue."
The British Medical Journal thought so too. It has published a paper, co-authored by biochemist Andrew Brown of the University of South Wales, in its annual Christmas issue, which features off-beat (but peer-reviewed) research.
Weight Loss Realism
Meerman hopes the work will dispel misconceptions held by health professionals as well as the general public. And, he hopes it will provide a helpful dose of realism to counter the impossible expectations millions have about weight loss.
If people understand where the fat goes (and how), they'll get "why there's a limit to how quickly you can lose weight," Meerman said in a Skype interview from Sydney. "And if you understand the limit, you won't be so quickly depressed if you don't lose 20 pounds in the first two weeks."
First, the misconceptions. Meerman and Brown surveyed 150 professionals — split equally among family doctors, dietitians and personal trainers — about where they think the fat goes during weight loss.
By far the most common answer was that the fat was transformed into energy or heat — that is, "burned off." About two-thirds of doctors thought so. A slightly higher proportion of dietitians did too, and about 55 percent of personal trainers.
But that would violate the Law of Conservation of Mass. It's a basic precept of chemistry, formulated in 1789 by the French scientist Antoine Lavoisier, which holds that mass is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions. The total mass at the end must equal the mass at the starting point — even if matter is quite transformed in the process, from solid to liquid or gas.
The Energy Of A Bomb
Meerman points out that if fat were transformed into pure energy during weight loss, the results would be cataclysmic. Continue reading


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Aubrey Huff hasn't made much of an impact in his first season with the Baltimore Orioles. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays probably think otherwise.
Huff looks to continue his outstanding hitting against his former team on Wednesday night when the worst teams in the AL East close a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
The Orioles signed Huff to a $20 million, three-year contract on Jan. 4 with the hope he could provide some power, as well as protection in the lineup for Miguel Tejada and Nick Markakis.
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"(Huff has) hit the ball very well against us," Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Right now, you can see that he's locked in. He's not taking bad swings."
Huff hit a two-run homer in the seventh, and Ramon Hernandez added a three-run double an inning later, leading the Orioles to an 8-4 victory Tuesday.
Markakis matched a career high with four hits as Baltimore (60-77) won for only the second time in 14 games overall, and improved to 11-6 this season against Tampa Bay.
"(Scoring runs late in the game) has been a long time coming," Baltimore manager Dave Trembley said. "These are the kind of things that get you going back in the direction we should be going."
Hernandez drove in three runs for the second straight game, and is batting .345 (10-for-29) with three homers and nine RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak.
"I have that good feeling when I'm swinging at the ball," Hernandez said. "It's a good feeling through my swing that I've never had before."
Radhames Liz (0-1, 7.00 ERA) makes his third major league start for Baltimore. The 24-year-old right-hander lasted only three innings Friday at Boston, yielding two runs, four hits and three walks in the Orioles' 9-8 victory.
Liz has struggled with high pitch counts in each of his first two starts, totaling 164 pitches in only nine innings.
Tampa Bay (57-82) lost for the third time in 12 games and had a season-high four-game home win streak snapped Tuesday.
Andy Sonnanstine (4-9, 5.88 ERA) looks to build on the best start of his rookie season. The right-hander limited the New York Yankees to one unearned run and two hits in a season-best eight innings Friday in a 9-1 road victory. He did not issue a walk, struck out five and did not allow a home run for the third start in a row.
"I was really using the fastball a lot tonight, and the off-speed pitches were breaking a lot and I was down in the zone," said Sonnanstine, who has won three of his last four starts after losing eight consecutive decisions.
Sonnanstine has struggled in two starts against the Orioles, losing both while allowing 12 runs and 15 hits in 9 2-3 innings.


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