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SleepMed Announces Sole Source Contracted Vendor Agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance
Columbia, SC June 1, 2011: SleepMed, Incorporated today announced that the company has been awarded a new sole source agreement for sleep diagnostic services with Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance.
Columbia, SC (PRWEB) June 03, 2011
Due to the increase in awareness about the importance of quality sleep to each individual's health along with the well-documented negative impact that untreated sleep disorders can have in the general population, Premier is now contracting for a sleep services option that will help hospitals initiate new services or expand and improve services already being offered.
"SleepMed is extremely excited about this new relationship" said David Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of SleepMed. "We know that Premier is dedicated to providing its membership with priority access to well-vetted, high quality products and services. With almost 20 years of experience in the rapidly expanding field of sleep medicine, SleepMed brings to Premier a superior resume and an unmatched track record with its hospital clients over those years. The expertise that SleepMed has developed will provide Premier members with access to both excellent on-site testing services as well as unique insights into the business of sleep medicine that will help each hospital properly position their total sleep program as the healthcare landscape continues to evolve."
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 73,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier has worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Premier also has an office in Washington.
Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., SleepMed is the nation's largest provider of sleep diagnostics, currently operating over 185 sleep laboratories across the nation. Founded in 1993, SleepMed operates 5 distinct business divisions: SleepMed "" sleep diagnostic services; SleepMed Therapy Services "" sleep treatment products and services for obstructive sleep apnea patients; DigiTrace "" EEG diagnostic services; SleepMed CRS "" clinical research support services; and SleepMed University "" physician/technician education. SleepMed operates in over 30 states.
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Property Details
Cottage, 1 Bedrooms, 1 Baths, 4 Sleeps
The Crescent Moon, in Butler Beach, FL east of A-1A, is a charming 1 bedroom, 1 bath cottage unit, just right for a family, couple or couples (up to four people) who love quiet and privacy, beach soothing mornings and great evenings to love, walk, dance, relax, or party. This is real beach livin', not a condo scene, nestled in a really cool little neighborhood. The cottage has linoleum floors, a small bar-like kitchen, and a living area with eclectic furnishings including a Victorian fainting couch in the bedroom!
There is also a very comfortable pull out sofa if needed. The separate sleeping area with the pull out has a nice privacy curtain now. The carpeted bedroom has a queen size bed and its own private covered/fenced courtyard with patio furniture and gas grill. The bathroom has a large shower. The front porch is a covered sitting area with privacy and nice landscaping. Wifi, internet, Direct TV, and a HE washer and dryer.There is a covered single carport. Nearby boat ramp entering the intercoastal.
Recent Review
Loved It!
About the Owner
I'm 66 years old and I live in Ocala, Florida. I have rented the front of the property for 6 years and have had fantastic reviews through other vacation websites. I have just begun to advertise through Flip Key. I also have a rental at Dekle Beach Florida that keeps me busy during scalloping season. I take great pride in my beautiful places and am very responsive to any of our guests' needs. I do not live locally but can be there in 2 hours. I have a team of folks that help me with any issues you may encounter. I am available by phone but especially by email. The lovely apartment is tastefully decorated and fully furnished. I want nothing more than for you to have a wonderful time at Ooo Laa Laaah and the Crescent Moon.
Guestbook comments from the owner
We had a wonderful time during our stay. The cottage was great. Very clean, cozy and well supplied. One of the cutest places we've stayed at and in a really good location. The beach was great and St. Augustine was amazing. We will definately be back and hopefully soon.
Jason & Lucy, Ormond Beach, FL
22 Reviews
5 based on 22 traveler reviews
Loved It!
Fabulous Beach Cottage!
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Memorial Weekend at the Crescent Moon
Perfect little getaway!
From the Owner
"Butler Beach is one of the nicest beaches in Florida. I wanted a place in this quaint little neighborhood."
Activity and Interests
THE BEACH: ten miles long; wide, fabulous soft as silk white sand , walk or drive car on beach, 1 minute walk and no road to cross. It is east side A1A. Drive on the beach (entrance from 'The Crescent Moon is 1/2 block away) and you DO NOT cross any roads to get there.Lifeguards in summer, great surfing, swimming, fishing, boating, windsurfing, kite flying, snorkeling, etc.; Historical St. Augustine 10 minutes; St. Augustine Alligator farm 10 minutes; St. Augustine Beach fishing pier five minutes; unbelievable antique, modern and whimsical shopping. Marineland theme park 10 minutes; restaurants; night life; shopping; museums; movie theatres, and more. If you want to go ahead and take in Disney World, that is a few hours drive away and return to the sweet quiet of the the
beach life at 'The Crescent Moon'. Environmentally protected beach front with quiet dark nights.
Rental rates
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Spring and Summer 2015
Mar 1 2015 - Sep 7 2015
3 night minimum stay
Fall & Winter 2015, 2016
Sep 8 2015 - Feb 28 2016
3 night minimum stay
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable damage deposit $150.00
- cleaning fee $80.00
- Pet Fee $100.00
- Tax Rate 6.0%
Nightly Rate: $79 - $100
Weekly Rate: $550 - $700
Monthly Rate: $2000 - $2200
3 night minimum. RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
March 1st thru LABOR DAY: (3 night minimum)($100 a night)
$700 one week ($100 a night) $1300 for two weeks ($93 a night)
$1800 for 3 weeks ($86 a night)
Cancellation Policy
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From the Owner
"Private, quiet, and inexpensive. It is not a condo scene with stairs and noise from other guests. Pets are welcome. The house has no steps to get into the home. All amenities are there. I take care of it as it is my home away from home when I need it."
Property Type
- cottage
- Adventure
- Budget
- Family
- Romantic
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Hair Dryer
- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Living Room
- Parking ...
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Pantry Items
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Dining ...
- Dining Area
- Books
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Television
- Video Library
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters ...
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets considered ...
- wheelchair accessible
- botanical garden
- churches
- festivals
- live theater
- marina
- museums
- restaurants
Leisure Activities
- antiquing
- beachcombing
- bird watching
- outlet shopping
- photography
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- groceries
- hospital
- massage therapist
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- deepsea fishing
- fishing
- jet skiing
- paragliding
- pier fishing
- sailing
- skiing
- surf fishing
- swimming
- wind-surfing
- 1 Bathroom
- Bathroom 1
- One easy to walk in shower. Grab bars in shower and sturdy sitting shower chair.
- 1 Bedroom, Sleeps 4
- Bedroom 1
- The bedroom has the one and only bathroom in the cottage. The bedroom has an armoire, vanity, closet, and antique fainting couch.
- Deck / Patio
- Outdoor Grill
- Guests provide their own meals
- Central air conditioning and heating, cable tv, 40' Vizio with Direct TV, dvd player, wireless high speed internet, linens provided, laundry room with high end washer and dryer, coffee maker, microwave, toaster oven, super blender (The Magic Bullet), hairdryer, refrigerator, electric stove, kitchen utensils, full kitchen, gas bbq grill, covered parking. Owner accepts PayPal, checks, bank drafts or money orders.

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Management Team
Darrin Uecker — President, COO
Darrin is Auxogyn's President and Chief Operating Officer and brings more than 20 years of medical device development experience. Prior to Auxogyn Darrin was the CEO/President at Gynesonics, a venture backed women's health care company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids, where he led the company from an early development stage to a mature clinical stage while raising more than $40M in venture investment. Previously Darrin was the Executive Vice President of R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs and Operations at Conceptus Inc., a publicly held women's health care company. He also served as the Chief Technology Officer of RITA Medical Systems where he was responsible for R&D, operations, and business development functions. RITA was a publicly traded oncology device company specializing in radiofrequency ablation of solid tumors and was acquired in 2007 by AngioDynamics Inc. Prior to RITA Darrin served in roles of increasing responsibility with Computer Motion Inc., a pioneer in surgical robotic systems. He was Chief Technology Officer when the company was acquired by Intuitive Surgical Inc. in 2003. Darrin has extensive experience in product development, R&D, operations and business development in a variety of medical device markets. He is a named inventor on 57 U.S. patents and has led the development and launch of more than a dozen medical devices during his career.
Darrin received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Kristen Honl — Vice President, Regulatory and Clinical
Kristen is Vice President, Regulatory and Clinical for Auxogyn. Prior to joining Auxogyn, Kristen was VP of Regulatory, Clinical and Quality for Vibrynt, a bariatrics company. Previously, Kristen held a variety of roles at Boston Scientific/Guidant in both the Endovascular Solutions medical device division and in the Corporate Division. While in her corporate role at Boston Scientific, she was the Director of Global Compliance where she was responsible for the implementation of the company's Corporate Integrity Agreement and for International Compliance and Quality matters. She also held a position as Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Endovascular Solutions Division of Guidant, where she had global responsibility for the carotid and peripheral stent product lines. Earlier in her career, she held regulatory positions of increasing responsibility at Medtronic and Cardiometrics as well as both quality and regulatory positions at Pacific Biotech.
Kristen holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Minnesota.
Sherree Lucas — Vice President of Marketing
Sherree joined Auxogyn as Vice President of Marketing in September 2013. Prior to joining Auxogyn, Sherree served in Marketing leadership roles in women's health medical device companies. Most recently, she was Global Vice President of Marketing for Syneron, the largest medical device company in the aesthetic market. Before joining Syneron, Sherree was Sr. Vice President of Marketing for Viveve, a start-up, venture backed company. Prior to Viveve, she was Global Marketing Vice President for Solta Medical, a publically held aesthetic medical device company. Prior to her medical device experience, Sherree worked on Oral-B, a Gillette (now P & G) brand for 7 years in consumer brand management positions. In total, Sherree brings over 20 years of marketing leadership to Auxogyn.
Sherree holds an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in Business from Marshall University.
Louis Villalba — Vice President of Sales
Lou joined Auxogyn as Vice President of Sales in April 2013. Prior to joining Auxogyn, Lou served in a variety of pharmaceutical and medical technology sales and sales management positions focused on both the US and international market places. Most recently he served as General Manager of Europe for Conceptus. Previously, Lou held various Marketing, Sales Management, and Corporate Development positions at VIVUS, Inc. Earlier in his career, Lou served as Product Manager at Collagen Corp., and in various International Sales Management positions with Osbon Medical Systems.
Lou earned a BA in Business Management at Menlo College.
Mika Nishimura — Vice President of Commercial Development
Mika joined Auxogyn in April 2011 and serves as Vice President of Commercial Development. Prior to joining Auxogyn, Mika founded and built The BLG Group, a successful consulting practice advising both investors and device companies on critical strategic initiatives. Prior to The BLG Group, Mika served as Vice President of International Sales, Operations and Marketing at ev3 and Director of Global Marketing at Guidant Vascular, where she started and built franchises contributing significant, consistent revenue and profit growth with operations in over 30 markets. Mika is a seasoned senior executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the medical device industry.
Mika holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. summa cum laude in Economics with distinction from Yale University.
Shehua Shen, M.D. — Vice President of Medical and Scientific Affairs
Shehua joined Auxogyn in September 2010 and serves as Vice President of Medical and Scientific Affairs. Prior to joining Auxogyn, Shehua was an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and Director of the Embryology Laboratory at University of California, San Francisco from 2000 to 2010. Shehua has 18 years of experience in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and has worked with IVF Programs at the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University Medical School, the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the University of Washington.
Shehua received her M.D. at Second Military Medical University in Shanghai and is an active member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), and the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB).
Alice A. Chen, Ph.D — Director, BioMedical Research
Alice joined Auxogyn in September 2011 and is currently the Director, BioMedical Research. Prior to Auxogyn, Alice was CSO and co-founder of Sienna Labs, a startup focused on developing medical pigments for laser medicine. Prior to Sienna Labs, Alice worked in Research Strategy & Planning at MIT and was a Biomedical Research Scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Alice brings over a decade of combined research & innovation experience in the areas of regenerative medicine, cell and tissue biology, mouse models, drug development, and micro/nano devices.
Alice received a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, an S.M. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics from MIT and Harvard Medical School.


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The University of New Orleans is putting its name everywhere from social media outlets to highway billboards and trailers at local movie theaters.
New Orleans CityBusiness reports that the extensive marketing and branding campaign is an attempt to boost student enrollment, which has declined steadily over the past three years.
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Muppets-as-ballplayers? Yes, Muppets-as-ballplayers
Nov 23, 2011, 10:29 AM EDT
It's 10:30 and I can already tell it's going to be one of those days. Stick around until this afternoon and I might upload a video of me singing the national anthem or something.
Anyway: Larry Granillo cast various Muppets as their ballplayer counterparts. Derek Jeter as Kermit. A-Rod as Miss Piggy. You get the idea.
In other news: I'm way more excited to see the new Muppet movie than either of my kids. Don't judge me.
- southpaw2k - Nov 23, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Craig, I am just as excited to see the Muppets this weekend as you are. I don't have any kids, but I am strongly considering taking a date to see the movie after starting Christmas shopping. No hate here.
- acheron2112 - Nov 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Lew Zealand is either Tim Wakefield or Mariano Rivera: known for throwing just one thing over and over. Depends on whether you consider a knuckleball or cutter as closer to a boomerang fish.
- bleedgreen - Nov 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Yup, we don't put a star or an angel on top of our tree. We put a Kermit hand puppet. Seriously.
- bozosforall - Nov 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- sdelmonte - Nov 23, 2011 at 11:43 AM
The kid in me wants to see The Muppets, but I suspect it's all nostalgia and will not resonate one whit with today's kids (unless their parents have been buying the Muppet DVDs).
The adult in me thinks that Hugo will be amazing, but that it's going to be over the heads of a lot of kids. Sort of a Prof. Frink "I enjoy this on more levels than you" thing.
And the film kids will actually like the most is Arthur Christmas, because Ardman makes really good kids' films that everyone enjoys.
And yes, this has nothing to do with baseball, but there are no baseball movies coming out now.
- cur68 - Nov 23, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Adam Dunn can = Sweetums
- qcubed3 - Nov 23, 2011 at 12:06 PM
A-rod as Ms. Piggy, no.
John Kruk as Ms. Piggy, yes!
- Old Gator - Nov 24, 2011 at 8:07 AM
Scrooge McLoria as Ms. Piggy. he's already Mister Piggy.
- rickset - Nov 23, 2011 at 12:41 PM
qcubed3 I disagree
C.C. Sabathia = Ms. Piggy
- meteor32 - Nov 23, 2011 at 4:37 PM
I think Prince Fielder is a better fit for Rowlph. I also don't think that Brian Wilson is a good fit for Fozzie. Where Fozzie quirks are lovable, Brian Wilson's make terrible taco bell commercials. He reminds me more of Animal.
Also, I think Carlos Zambrano's multiple explosions make him the perfect match for Crazy Harry.
Anyway, I'm ready for the most inspirational, celebrational, muppetational movie since they introduced the Wild Card!
- Old Gator - Nov 24, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Prince Fielder would probably be great as Cookie Monster.
Anyway, the economics of this gambit interest me. Do the Muppets need to be hard slotted? Will their signing bonuses be capped under the new CBA?
And, really, think about it – Bugs Bunny, who played during the dead-pencil era before the advent of computer animation – what would he be worth now? It would make Albert Pujols' forthcoming contract look like day wages and found at Burger King.
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John Power, Japan Correspondent
China Beats Japan in Agon-Kiriyama Play-off: The 16th Agon Kiriyama Cup Japan-China Play-off was held at the Kyoto headquarters of the Agon sect of Buddhism on March 14. Representing China, the 17-year old Ke Jie (right), winner of the Chinese version of this title, beat Iyama Yuta of Japan, so China won this title for the 12th time in a row. Holding white, Ke secured a resignation after 146 moves. Iyama seems to be in the worst slump of his career. Besides this defeat, he lost the two title matches he played at the end of last year and he has just lost three games in a row in the Kisei title match. The seventh Kisei game is going to be extremely important for him.
Hungarian Schoolkids Championship: The Hungarian Schoolkids Championship, a class C tournament, played on 3/7/2015 in Budapest, Hungary, was won by Dominik Boviz 4d (photo), second came Viktor Toth 13k and third was Barnabas Kollner 8k. Result table.
Trigantius: The Trigantius, a class A tournament, played on 3/7/2015 in Cambridge, United Kingdom, was won by Charles Hibbert 3d, second came Andrew Simons 4d ( photo ) and third was Alex Rix 3d. Result table.
In-seong's Spring Go Camp: Set for April 16-19 near Freiburg, Germany. Info/registration here.
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The Manhattan Go Club and Seattle Go Center top the first month of the new AGA Chapter Rewards program, earning 150,000 and 125,000 points, respectively. AGA chapters earn points when they get new or renewing members or when their members play rated games. Small and medium clubs get an extra multiplier to earn points faster. "We got off to a great start in January with new and renewing memberships" says Rewards Coordinator Gurujeet Khalsa. Seventy one chapters earned a total of 2,412,500 points, "almost $2,500 that chapters can get reimbursement for expenses related to go promotion." Click here to see chapter-by-chapter results for January, and details on how points are calculated. Activity by members unaffiliated with a chapter still earn points in an AGA pool (see instructions here on how to affiliate with a chapter). To redeem points, take a picture of a receipt with a smartphone and email it to email@example.com. Put in a one line description of what the go promotional activity was (e.g. "Advertisement for Cherry Blossom tournament"). Also include the chapter name and the name and address for reimbursement. Reimbursement is to the person listed as the chapter organizer or to a club account with the chapter name. Address any questions to email@example.com.
Former Korean insei Mark Lee took home the $700 first-place prize at the 2015 Southern California Go Championship, held the weekend of February 28-March 1 in Monterey Park, California. Seventy two players from Southern California and as far away as the San Francisco Bay area, Arizona, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia participated in the tournament, which featured a total prize purse of $3,000 and was organized and directed by Kevin Chao. Thanks to sponsorship by the World Journal and American Asia Culture Exchange Association, the event took place at the spacious headquarters of the Los Angeles division of the World Journal (http://www.worldjournal.com/page-about_us-e/).
Winner's report:
Open Section: 1st place Mark Lee (5-0), 2nd place Danny Ko (4-1), 3rd place Youwhan Kim (4-1), 4th place Qipeng Luo (3-2), 5th place two-time defending champion Evan Cho (3-2).
Dan Section: 1st place Tyler Oyakawa (5-0), 2nd place Brandon Zhou (4-1), 3rd place AGA president Andy Okun (4-1), 4th place Ted Drange (4-1), 5th place Hanhua Li (4-1)
Upper Kyu Section: 1st place Suttiat Boonchuen (5-0), 2nd place Julie Burrall (4-1), 3rd place Aijun Song, 4th place Alfred Foung (4-1)
Mid Kyu Section: 1st place Ross Secrest (4-1), 2nd place John Bulcher (4-1), 3rd place Michal Lebl (4-1)
Lower Kyu Section: 1st place Dowson Yang (4-1), 2nd place Derek Su (3-2), 3rd place Vivie Truong (3-2)
Photos: (top right) James Guo, president of World Journal L.A., presents the first place trophy to Mark Lee; tournament playing venue. photo by Kevin Chao.
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent
Yamashita Draws Level in Kisei, Forcing Decisive Game 7: The sixth game of the 39th Kisei title match was held at the Gyokushoen Arai inn in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 11 and 12. Taking black, Yamashita Keigo 9P (right) defeated Iyama Yuta 9P by resignation after 189 moves. Yamashita has now won three games in a row, so the title match goes down to the wire. The final game will be played on March 19 and 20.
Xie Defends Women's Meijin Title: The second game of the 27th Women's Meijin title match was played at Heian Jogaku University, a private women's university in Kyoto also known as St. Agnes' University, on 11 March. Xie Yimin, playing black, forced Suzuki Ayumi 6P to resign after 177 moves and so won this title for the eighth year in a row.
Europe's newest professional go players are Mateusz Surma (left) from Poland and Ilya Shikshin from Russia. Surma took first place in the European Pro Qualification tournament, held March 6-8 in Pisa; Shiksin was second. They join Pavol Lisy and Ali Jabarin, who were the EGF's first pros last year. Click here for details on the 2015 tournament, including links to some of the tournament games. The four EGF professionals are now qualified for the Grand Slam Tournament in Berlin coming up April 3-6.
- Martin Stiassny, EGF President
San Diego Go Club members taught go to all interested and played exhibition games at the Tenth Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park in San Diego on March 7 & 8. Thousands came out to the garden in 70 degree weather to see the bursting cherry blossoms on over 150 trees. A new $3,000,000 expansion of the garden, including a tea house next to a water fall and koi pond, is almost compete. Club volunteers were kept busy both days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., teaching go to eager parties ranging in age from 5 to 85. So many people were eager to learn go that they had to queue up for lessons. Many copies of "The Way to Go," donated by the American Go Foundation, were given to those who showed interest in learning the game.
- report/photo by Ted Terpstra, President, San Diego Go Club. Photo: San Diego Go Club member Les Lanphear (right, in hat) explaining the intricacies of go;
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent
Korea Makes Good Start In Women's Tournament: The first round of the 5th Huanglong Shuangdeng Cup World Women's Team Championship was held in the city of Meiyan in Jiangsu Province. It is run along similar lines to the Nong Shim Cup, but is split up into just two stages. Korea made a great start when O Jonga 2P won the first five games, but China won the final two games. The second round starts on April 5. Results are:
Game 1 (March 1). O Jonga (Korea) (W) beat Okuda Aya 3P (Japan) by resig.
Game 2 (March 2). O (B) beat Li He 5P (China) by resig.
Game 3 (March 3). O (W) beat Kibe Natsuki 1P (Japan) by resig.
Game 4 (March 4). O (W) beat Wang Chenxing 5P (China) by resig.
Game 5 (March 5). O (W) beat Fujisawa Rina 2P (Japan) by resig. (photo)
Game 6 (March 6). Song Ronghui 5P (China) beat O by 2.5 points.
Game 7 (March 7). Song (B) beat Hoshiai Shiho 1P (Japan) by resig.
Multiple Tie In Meijin League: One game was played in the 40th Meijin League on March 5. Yamashita Keigo 9P (B) beat Cho U 9P by 5.5 points. Yamashita improved his score to 2-1 and Cho dropped to 1-2. Yamashita shares the lead with four other players: Kono Rin, Takao Shinji, Murakawa Daisuke, and Ko Iso.
Two Young Players Make NHK Cup Final: Probably not many fans predicted the finalists in the 62nd NHK cup. In the first semifinal, telecast on March 1, the 17-year-old Ichiriki Ryo (W) defeated quadruple title-holder Iyama Yuta by resignation. Ichiriki played brilliantly in the middle-game fighting. Ichiriki made his debut in the NHK Cup this year and so far has won five games in a row, all with white. In his last two games before the semifinal, he beat Kono Rin 9P and Takao Shinji 9P. The second semifinal was telecast on March 8. Playing black, the 20-year-old Ida Atsushi 8P (he turns 21 on March 15) beat Hane Naoki 9P by 6.5 points. In the third round, Ida eliminated the winner of the last three NHK cups, Yuki Satoshi 9P.
To 9-dan: Hoshino Masaki (200 wins)
To 3-dan: Tsuruta Kazushi (40 wins)
Obituary: Okubo Ichigen
Okubo Ichigen 9P (right) died of pneumonia on March 2. Born on March 15, 1929, Okubo became a disciple of (Ms) Masubuchi Tatsuko 8P. He made 1-dan in 1944 and reached 9-dan in 1968. He retired in 1999. He won the rating tournament in 1948 and 1950. In 1965, he played in the final of the Oza tournament, but lost 0-2 to Handa Dogen. He won a number of Kido Prizes during his career. In the late 60s or early 70s, he made a long instruction tour of North America that was a bit of a landmark at the time.
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Tuo Wins New Year's Cup: The CCTV New Year's Cup is a TV tournament held to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Last year it was upgraded to an international tournament, with a player each being invited from Japan and Korea. Last year it was won by Shi Yue 9P of China. Murakawa Daisuke 7P, who participated because the original invitee from Japan, Iyama Yuta, was too busy with the Kisei title match, took second place after scoring a win over Yi Sedol. Murakawa took part again this year. In the first round, he lost to Tuo Jiaxi 9P (right) of China by half a point. In this irregular knock-out tournament, Tuo advanced to the final, and Murakawa played Kim Jiseok 9P of Korea, who drew a bye in the first round. Kim won this game but lost to Tuo in the final. The prizes are 800,000, 400,000, and 200,000 yuan. Although he lost both games, Murakawa played well (his loss to Tuo was an upset late in the game), and a team in the Chinese B League made him an offer to play on their top board. Click here for Go Game Guru's report, which includes game records.
Yamashita Catching Up In Kisei Title Match: The fifth game of the 39th Kisei title match was held at the Tokiwa Hotel in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, on February 25 and 26. Playing white, Yamashita won by resignation after 194 moves. This is his second wins after three losses, so he needs just one more win to even the score. The sixth game will be played on March 11 and 12. After both sides set up moyos, Yamashita made a shallow reduction of Black's bottom moyo with White 16. Iyama made a sharp attack, so Yamashita plunged further into Black's moyo. After White settled his group, the focus of the game became Black's attempt to reduce White's moyo. In the extensive fighting that followed, White broke into Black's top right moyo and took the lead. Yamashita: 'Last year I lost the match in the sixth game, so I hope to go further this year.' Iyama: 'I made lots of simple mistakes. I hope to play a little more solidly.'
Xie Wins First Game Of Women's Meijin: The first game of the 27th Women's Meijin best-of-five title match was held at the Osaka University of Commerce in Higashi (East) Osaka City on March 4. Xie Yimin made a good start in her quest for eight titles in a row; playing white, she beat Suzuki Ayumi 6P by resignation after 248 moves. The second game will be played on March 11.
Takao Makes Good Start In Judan Defense: The first game of the Mori Building 53rd Judan tournament title match, to give it its full name, was played at the same venue as the first Women's Meijin game though on the following day. The defending champion Takao Shinji, playing white, beat Ida Atsushi 8P (left) by resignation after 198 moves. Takao seized the initiative and avoided letting Ida drag the game into the kind of confused fighting that is Ida's forte. The second game will be played on March 26. This is the fifth year that the first games of the Women's Meijin and Judan titles have been played in tandem
China Wins Nong Shim Cup: The third round of the Nong Shim Cup was held in Shanghai at the beginning of
this month. Lian Xiao, the fourth batter for China, finished off the opposition in the third game of this round, so Shi Yue of China didn't have to play. At the start of the round, Iyama Yuta briefly raised Japan's hopes with his second win, following his win at the end of the second round, but he fell to Kim Jiseok in his next game.
Results in this round:
Game 11 (March 3). Iyama Yuta 9P (Japan) (B) beat Mi Yuting 9P (China) by resig.
Game 12 (March 4). Kim Jiseok 9P (Korea) (B) beat Iyama by 4.5 points.
Game 13 (March 5). Lian Xiao 7P (China) (W) beat Kim by resig.
Tomorrow: Korea Makes Good Start In Women's Tournament; Multiple Tie In Meijin League; Two Young Players Make NHK Cup Final; Promotions; Obituary: Okubo Ichigen
China Wins Nongshim Cup: Lian Xiao (left) defeated Kim Jiseok in the final round of the 16th Nongshim Cup on March 5. With this victory, Team China takes the Cup back home for another year. Captain Iyama Yuta, who was the last man standing for Team Japan, played against Mi Yuting in the first game of the final round…
- Go Game Guru
New Osaka Camp Website: Maeda Ryo 6P's 3-week intensive go camp in Osaka, Japan has a new website http://www.osakago.com/; the camp runs June through July 18.
CGA League Registration Deadline Tuesday: Registration for the second session of the Canadian Go Association's online league play is now open, and will close Tuesday, March 10. Click here for more details and click the "league" tab.
There is still time to sign up for two of the major youth events of the year: the Redmond Cup and the School Teams Tournament. Registration for the Redmond is due by March 15th, School Teams by March 20th.In the Redmond, preliminary games will be played online and the four finalists will be invited to the 2015 US Go Congress to play the final games. There are two divisions in the Cup; the Junior league for kids 12 and under, and the Senior league for 17 and under. Competitors in both leagues must have an AGA or CGA rank of 1 dan or higher. Players who complete the tournament will be eligible for $400 scholarships to the AGA Go Camp, or $200 scholarships to the US Go Congress, on a first come first served basis, courtesy of the AGF. For more information on the event, read the rules document here. To register click here.
The 2015 School Team Tournament (STT) will be held March 28 and April 4. All matches will be played online, and schools from Canada, the US, and Mexico are all invited. As a new top prize this year, the American Go Foundation is offering full scholarships (tuition + room/board) to the AGA Summer Go Camp. All three members of the top dan and top kyu team will win the scholarships. Prizes will also be awarded in the other divisions, including $75 cash for first place, $50 for 2nd, and $25 for 3rd, as well as medals, and the stylish new AGHS T-Shirt. To register, fill out the form here, by March 20. More information may be found on the AGHS website. -Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Photo by Siddhartha Avila: Mexican youth compete in a team tourney.
The second European Pro Qualification tournament will be held this weekend in Pisa, Italy. Two games each round will be broadcast on KGS starting March 6 and running through March 8; look for EGFPro1 and EGFPro2. Top European players will compete; click here for the player field and bios. Last year's first tournament resulted in the EGF's two first home grown pros, Ali Jabarin and Pavol Lisy. The tournament is organized by the European Go Federation and supported by CEGO and the Ge Yuhong Go Academy in Beijing. Simultaneously, an open tournament will be held in Pisa; click here for details.
The Sharon Go Club, which usually meets Monday nights at the Barnes and Noble in Walpole, Massachusetts, met this week at the Panda Express, where local organizer William Luff 4D works. "We had a nice small gathering," says Luff. Shai Simonson 3D, Julian Sirkin 6K and Joe Chaves 6K joined Luff, and Chun Sun 5D made a surprise appearance as well. "A few games were played and good conversations were shared," says Luff. "I was working so I could only play a quick blitz game during my 30 minute break. But I was happy to host the club. Everyone enjoyed the food."
Britain Go Clear Top of European C League: On February 24th, the UK team won against the Hungarian team, the only other team in the Pandanet Go European Team Championship with six wins. Congratulations to the team for winning all four games to take the top place in the league.
- compiled/edited by Amy Su, based on reports on the BGA website
Romania: The 6th Radu Baciu Grand Prix, played 2/28-3/1 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, was won by George Chirila 1d (right), in second was Sergiu Dan Iugulescu 3d and third was George Ginguta 3d. Result table.
Germany: The Harburger Mausefalle, played 2/28-3/1 in Hamburg, Germany, was won by Marlon Welter 4d, in second was Malte Gerhold 3d (left) and third was Jonas Welticke 4d. Result table
Turkey: The Istanbul City Tournament, played on 2/28 in Istanbul, Turkey, was won by Ertug Akkol 1d, in second was Gozde Taskin 5k and third was Ozgur Degirmenci 3d. Result table .
- edited from reports on EuroGoTV. The EJ is seeking a volunteer EuroGo news editor; if interested email email@example.com.
Andy Liu 1P won the 2015 New Jersey Open last weekend, with Mengchen Zhang 7d taking 2nd place, Michael Zhaonian Chen 7d in 3rd and Eric Lui 7d in 4th. First place prize was $700, second $500, and third and fourth $200 each. Click here for complete results and rating and pairing details.
Although some of the players pre-registered for Sunday didn't show up, "probably due to weather concerns," tournament organizer Rick Mott reports that the final turnout for the 2-day tournament was 170, "still about 40 players above our previous record."
Five game winners ($90 prize) are Meng Zhiyong (5d), Adam Connell (2k), Kasidet Hiranniramol (3k), Monsoon Shrestha (4k), Wan Shen (5k), Richard Cronin (8k) and Eric Swain (16k).
photo: Liu (r) and Zhang review their Round 5 game; photo by Rick Mott. For more photos check out Yingzhi Qian's album on Facebook.
Daniel Chou 6D took top honors at the NOVA Chinese Lunar New Year tournament held on Saturday, February 28, at George Mason Law School in Arlington VA. Twenty-nine players participated in the eighth edition of this annual event. "As usual, the Chinese community provided trophies and prizes for all winners," reports organizer Allan Abramson. "Ching-Sung Chin, Yeena Liu, and Hank Chau were thanked for their outstanding support of this event."
The winners were: First place: Daniel Chou, 6D, 3-1; Yunlong Zhang, 1D, 4-0; Zhao Zhao, 5K, 3-1; Gary Smith, 9K, 3-1; Marion Edey, 10K, 3-0; Sean Lin, 23K, 4-0. Second place: Yuan Wang, 3D, 2-2; Mohan Sud, 1D, 2-2; Zongying Qiu, 3K, 3-1; Mike Lash, 6K, 3-1; Steven Manning, 10K, 2-2; Ethan Tung, 30K, 2-2.
The Nihon Ki-in Summer Go Camp will run August 21 through September 3 at the The Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo. The camp features pro lectures and workshops, pro teaching games and reviews, and, this year, a special 2-day training program. "You will stay overnight at a Ryokan, 'Sugino Yado' (left) on August 27-28 and will be trained for a full day from morning to night: pro teaching games, lectures, in-depth commentaries, quiz and problems" says the Nihon Ki-in's Tom Urasoe. The legendary Fujisawa hosted a go camp at Sugino Yado every year attended by promising young pros."We want many American players to participate in our go camp this year!" Urasoe adds. Participants can choose a full term camp, semi-full or a one week course. Register before April 1 and get a 10% discount. photo: (right) Michael Redmond 9P lectures


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BBC football pundit Steve Claridge to retire... definitely, maybe
BBC pundit Steve Claridge says he may now play one more season after scoring two goals in Monday's Southern League Division One South play-off final.
Claridge, 46, has played over 1,000 professional matches in a career spanning more than two decades.
His stoppage-time leveller for Gosport paved the way for a 3-1 extra-time play-off win.
"Before the game it was the end but now I don't know. I probably will call it a day but it's been an absolute pleasure, " Claridge told BBC Solent.
Claridge's previous clubs
Bournemouth Dec, 06-01 Jan, 07
Walsall 23 Mar, 06-07 May, 06
Bradford 26 Aug, 05-08 May, 06
Gillingham Aug, 05-26 Aug, 05
Millwall 01 Jul, 05-19 Aug, 05
Wycombe 10 Feb, 05-01 Jul, 05
Wycombe 13 Jan, 05-09 Feb, 05
Brentford 17 Dec, 04-10 Feb, 05
Brighton 12 Nov, 04-17 Dec, 04
Weymouth Jun, 03-12 Nov, 04
Millwall 30 Jul, 01-04 Jun, 03
Millwall 20 Mar, 01-08 May, 01
Portsmouth Aug, 98-30 Jul, 01
Wolves 26 Mar, 98-10 Aug, 98
Portsmouth Jan, 98-13 Mar, 98
Leicester 01 Mar, 96-26 Mar, 98
Birmingham Jan, 94-29 Feb, 96
Cambridge U Nov, 92-07 Jan, 94
Luton 17 Jul, 92-20 Nov, 92
Cambridge U Feb, 90-17 Jul, 92
Aldershot 13 Oct, 88-08 Feb, 90
C Palace 11 Oct, 88-13 Oct, 88
Weymouth 01 Oct, 85-11 Oct, 88
Bournemouth Nov, 84-01 Oct, 85
Claridge came on with just 14 minutes remaining against Poole at Tatnam Farm and helped turn the game around.
His two goals, along with a fine finish from Justin Bennett, sent Gosport in to the Southern League Premier division.
"It's great, it's a fantastic way to end, what a way to finish," added Claridge.
"I will think about it now. I don't know, I was going to finish up."
Claridge began his professional career at Bournemouth in 1984 where he later returned in 2006, marking his 1,000th game as a professional with a 4-0 defeat by Port Vale.
He went on to have spells at Aldershot, Cambridge United, Birmingham City, Leicester City, Wolves and Millwall.
While at Leicester, Claridge won the League Cup in 1997 and also won the old First Division (Championship) title in 1996.
But he is perhaps best known for the time he spent at Fratton Park, where he scored 34 goals for Portsmouth between 1998 and 2001 and also had a spell there as manager.
Claridge also had two other managerial appointments with Weymouth and a brief period at Millwall which lasted only 36 days.
More recently Claridge made appearances at non-league sides Worthing, Harrow Borough and Weymouth, while also carving out a career as a football pundit for the BBC.
Claridge signed for Gosport in October but continued with his media commitments for the BBC, which include appearing as a pundit on the Football League show and Football Focus.


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Suffolk, Va.- August 1, 2008 - TowneBank (NASDAQ symbol: TOWN) reported overwhelming shareholder and member response to the bank's new $30 Million Preferred Stock Offering. As of 4:00 p.m. August 1, 2008, the bank has received confirmed subscriptions totaling $43.4 million.
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Top-25 Celebrities Who Are Huge Sports Fans
Top 25 Celebrities Who Are Huge Sports Fans
There are a lot of celebrities who wanted to also be professional athletes. These celebrities, just like us, couldn't reach their dreams, but they use their celebrity to allow them exclusive access into the world of sports and the biggest athletes in today's game. Not to mention, whenever they attend a sporting event you are going to hear it every time there is an awkward pause in a sports telecast.
Some of these celebrities are the shallow type of fan who move around on the bandwagon and are not as much fans of teams as much as individuals on the team. Some of these celebrities are lifelong dedicated fans to one team and have become more associated with the team than most of the actual team is. Some have even managed to combine their celebrity and their rooting interest into songs that have reached global levels.
Whatever the type of fan there is, never any question that celebrities and sports are always going to be intertwined for the rest of time. Most athletes want to be celebrities and most celebrities want to be athletes, so it is only natural for both sides to want to get as much access as they can into the other's lifestyle. Meanwhile, we can all just sit back jealous at all of the perks associated with those lifestyles and the great sporting events these celebrities get front row seats to daily.
Without further ado, here is the 25 biggest celebrities who are always around sporting events and representing their favorite teams. It's OK to cry midway through at the jealousy of not being able to do the things these celebrities do, but just remember, you are just as important as all of these celebs. Sure, I'm not making a slideshow about you, but that doesn't mean you are any less valuable. Yeah, we will go with that.
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#25 Justin Beiber
Yes, we know Justin Beiber is hated, and yes, he is the biggest bandwagon fan alive which is why he is dropped to 25th, but he does go to a whole host of sporting events like the NBA Finals or walking with Floyd Mayweather. Unfortunate, Stanley Cup pictures aside, Beiber clearly has a big passion for sports and it shows.
#24 Drake
Drake is a huge Miami Heat fan and even if security denied him a chance to hangout with Lebron James during the Finals, he eventually got to later. What came first, the Miami Heat fan or the bandwagon?
#23 Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby is always going to sporting events and never has an interview where he isn't discussing his deep love affair with the college he went to long ago, Temple University. Cosby has been a one-man recruiting tool for Temple athletics.
#22 Condolezza Rice
Condolezza Rice enjoys going to Wimbledon when she is not at any big Stanford sporting event as their President. Rice has traveled far and wide to support the athletic programs and has a soft spot for sports.
#21 George W. Bush
Sticking with politics for the last time before a get a whole comment section accusing me of picking the entire cabinet of George W. Bush's presidency (where will Colin Powell show up?), the former President of the United States previously owned the Texas Rangers and is a mainstay at Rangers Ballpark.
#20 Usher
Usher is one of the biggest sports fans around and most importantly, he is loyal. Any Atlanta team has received Usher's support including even the WNBA, which shows dedication or a massive need for sleep.
#19 Kid Rock
When he is not dressed as a giant alien baked potato for Thanksgiving concerts, Kid Rock is representing Detroit in every way possible. Songs, attendance, interviews, chives, butter, the whole works.
#18 Jon Bon Jovi
I picked the worst picture I could find of Jon Bon Jovi for some reason. Bon Jovi once owned the Philadelphia Soul, which is an Arena Football League while also being a massive NFL fan on top of it.
#17 Nelly
Nelly, who was a former athlete himself back in his high school days, has never lost touch with his roots (mostly because his hair is pretty sure). The St. Louis native has always been a giant supporter of all things St. Louis, including its sports teams.
#16 Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld is the biggest New York Mets fan there is, and that is not just because he may be the only New York Mets fan in existence.
#15 Drew Carey
Drew Carey loves sports, but his spreading of Cleveland sports and soccer loses him spots in the countdown. Also losing the weight means a drop, as he is no longer in the fat club. Still, his ownership in the MLS has been the most successful ownership in U.S Soccer. Yes, U.S Soccer exists.
#14 Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin lands at 14, but you aren't going to find a more loyal sports fan in the world. Notre Dame through and through, Philbin lasted 100 years on ABC discussing who Notre Dame played next week. Now he makes a living doing it on Fox Sports 1.
#13 Ice Cube
The only logical person to follow Regis Philbin is Ice Cube. Ice Cube somehow still supports the Oakland Raiders and that deserves the utmost respect. His songs involving them are big parts of the Raiders culture of eating small animals and scaring children.
#12 Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa made one of the most successful sports songs ever with Black & Yellow. It's a song even a nerdy white guy like me can embarrassingly sing in the supermarket. Pittsburgh should be thankful for that song, but it may be time to tune it down a bit and find something new to sing to.
#11 Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion
Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion, Snoopy. I'm not sure what we are going by today, but you can't argue his passion for sports. A huge USC fan, he has been outspoken about the now fired Lane Kiffin, and while he didn't cause that firing, he is the cause of a lot of other firings if you know what I mean. I don't.
#10 Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne always is rapping for Floyd Mayweather; he is also always trying to attend basketball games even when he is not allowed to be. Anyone who is good enough to even cause controversies in the sports world while not being in the sports world deserves a top-10 spot.
#9 Jay-Z
Yeah, Jay-Z owned a piece of an NBA team and is now a sports agent, but I just wanted a picture of Beyoncé.
#8 Bill Murray
Bill Murray is still a Chicago Cubs fan and that is a perfect marriage for two entities that were relevant 20 years ago. Too harsh?
#7 Billy Crystal
How many celebs get to actually play in a Spring Training game? Billy Crystal got that chance with his beloved New York Yankees, and while the at-bat was uglier than a Miley Cyrus twerking session, it's still a huge thing to be able to say.
#6 Ashley Judd
Yes, her marriage has robbed us of ever seeing her run onto a race track barefooted, but that doesn't mean Ashley Judd is done being a sports fan. Judd is the biggest supporter of Kentucky ever, sorry Zachary Taylor.
#5 Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is the biggest celeb you will find representing the city of Dallas ,even apparently fighting the Hornets mascot in defense of his city. The fight was so bad the Hornets moved back to Charlotte.
#4 Larry King
Larry King, or as he is known to CNN "The guy who will never die," is in at No. 4 and still the biggest Los Angeles Dodgers supporter around.
#3 Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba is a huge sports fan, but I mainly needed to wash that picture of Larry King out of my memory.
#2 Spike Lee
Everyone knew Spike Lee was going to be on this list. He might as well be the New York Knicks mascot at this point.
#1 Jack Nicholson
You can't handle the truth about the No. 1 biggest sports celebrity. I'm so sorry.
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Johnny Burke
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Johnny Burke (1851–1930) was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician from St. John's, where he lived all his life. He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street', and wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released.
Popular songs by Burke include:
- The Night Paddy Murphy Died
- Cod Liver Oil
- Murphy Broke The Pledge
- Who Shipped The Moonshine To St. John's
- The Spring Maurice Crotty Fought The Old Dog-hood
- The Kelligrews Soiree
- The Trinity Cake
- Never Been There Before
- Betsy Brennan's Blue Hen
- Excursion Around The Bay
- Little Boneen
- The Flemings Of Torbay
- The Hat My Father Wore
- The Landfall Of Cabot
- The Sealers Gained The Strike
- The Valley Of Kilbride
Some[who?] contend that he also wrote I's the B'y
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Andy Murray's Head MG
Well you never know what's in the mail, this week it was Mr.Murray's personal Head MG :), it is used in the clay season strung with Alu and VS gut. Strange thing is the racket is not that heavy, at least don't feel so heavy.
There is a lot of lead under the caps though. More to follow...
RDC!!! RDC!!! RDC!!! Yeah I know... I'm like a broken record :)
Do you customize racquets for pros?
Do you work for P1?
If so, that's pretty cool.
that would be okay.
BTW: the racket weighs 345 grams strung! 21mm beam constant.
i don't work for P1 or customize for pro's (although i do customize for friends ;-)
He CANNOT work for P1...reassure me Ericsson...you haven't betrayed the small red triangle for the big red W :D
Wow, 345 strung? That's quite light ( for a pro)
Nice! Thanks for taking the time to post ---
At 345 g, seems practically like a stock MGPP, depending on the balance point...
I'm sure you're saving the TGK code pic... :twisted:
Hope you have the chance to balance it out!
Nice pics... Thanks for sharing Ericsson!
so for sure its a prestige pro eh? would love to know what balance he uses.
Is "andy murray" the only thing printed on the throat or is there a TGK code on the other side?
Thanks for the pics, I was just curious as to if Murray is playing with the same version as Wawrinka.
My MGPP's are about 354 strung with Wilson pro overgrip on them so this may be just a little lighter these are normal retail versions.
That said I have a couple that came from the Head Pro room that have no TGK code on them at all. They are perfectly matched and weigh in at 346 strung with pro overgrip. This includes about 16g of lead under the caps in the top of the hoop and what I would estimate to be about 20g of weight in Silicon in the handle. These would probably be only about 290g unstrung with no overgrip and without the lead and Silicon. Interesting how much less weight is in them as a stock frame before customization. It really allows to get the racquet to a wonderful weight and balance without it getting too heavy. When I have tried to get the balance of my retail frames close to the balance on these the static weight ends up getting up around 365g strung. 20g even in the handle makes a pretty huge difference in how they play even at the same balance.
I'm not surprised at all at the weight of Murray's frame. The ones I have are so solid feeling even with this relatively low weight.
^^Spot on Blade, that's one reason I considered trying out the MP version as it's a bit lighter stock than the Pro, giving me more room to customize to my specs. Does your Pro at 354g include leather?
As I mentioned above mine are 345, but I'd love to see how the MP would play at 340g with some lead at 3 & 9.
Do your ones from the Head Pro room play any different than your retail ones and what's the SW?
his rkets nice tough
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Thanks to SteveI for sending me a couple of sets of this string.
On it initial examination, and comparing to 3 other black shaped polys, I'd comment as follows:
- in terms of shape, the string looks virtually identical to Dunlop Black Widow (another 7 sided poly). It's pretty thin with very prounounced edges which you can easily feel when rolling it through your fingers. Under a halogen lamp the surface texture and markings during the extrusion process also look very similar though the Black Widow looks slightly more marked. The strings also seem as bendy as each other. Is it made at the same factory or using the same tooling? If they are, I don't think they're the same chemical composition of string. Again, under a halogen lamp, the BHB7 looks like a yellowy black, whereas the black widow is more of a bluey black, so it doesn't appear to simply be a rebranded string.
- definitely a different string to Pro's Pro's Blackout, which is much rounder.
- definitely a different string to Weiscannon B5E which agains is much rounder and also noticeably stiffer.
Will string it up at the weekend and see how it plays.
How does Black Widow play btw? i've been thinking bout buying me a set. my cousin's coach uses it i beleive. my cousin said that it was nice strings to use.
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Visit the Saitobaru burial grounds
This is an ancient burial site. In an area approximately 2kmx4km there are approximately 311 burial mounds (Rofun) some round and some keyhole shaped and varying in size.These date back to the 3rd century AD. Pottery,armour and jelwellery recovered from them are displayed in the nearby museum. The similarity to other ancient burial sites is amazing!
There is a retaurant connected with the musuem is also very interesting as it serves foods from the past eg., wild rice.
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Sample the local produce
Mizu-no-sato-Aya Shusen-no-Mori
This is a cultural facility with glassworks, handicrafts various local foods with a wine making facility and brewery for Shochu. Shochu is a popular locally made spirit made from sweet potato that tastes something between a vodka and whisky.
This place is well worth a visit just to sample the various locally made foodstuffs and to see some impressive, expensive glassware.
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Udo-Jingu Shrine
Udo-Jingu Shrine is very close to Ninchinan City. It is located in a cave facing the sea and reached after climbing lots of steps passing through a tunnel and descending down a cliff face. It is believed that the baby God Jimmu(first Emperor)came to Japan from the sea at this point. Another story is that Jimmu's mother gave birth to him in the cave and hence a visit here is thought to bring a happy marriage and a safe childbirth.
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Aoshima is an island about 1.5km in diameter and covered with Betel palms and subtropical plants.The rocks around the island are referred to as the "ogres washboard". It was on Aoshima Island ythat Jimmis father was conceived and hence the island is regarded as important in helping relationships prosper.There is a small Shinto shrine on the island which is quite exposed to the elements. Aoshima -Jinja is dedicated to Yamasachi Hiko- a God of Mt products and each year this God is honoured with several festivals-one in January sees naked people rushing into the sea to welcome their God!
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Peace Memorial Park
The Heiwadai Park or Peace Memorial Park was built in 1941 to celebrate peace in the Japanese Empire. Ironically, the central monument in the Park actually represents the countries that formed the Japanese Empire at the time. The four pillars represent Korea, ...(sorry have to research this bit..)
Next to the monument is a park which contains hundreds of replicas of clay figurines that were found in ancient burial sites.The gardens are quite lush and there are a number of interesting walks you can take.
The restaurant and souvenier shop connected to the site is well worth a visit. The restaurant serves a very nice afternoon tea and has a great view over Miyazaki.
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Visit an onsen
Onsens are places that Japanese go to for relaxation, reinvigoration and often just to socialise. Onsens are places you go to enjoy a natural hot water bath. At these places as a Japanese friend remarked, "everyone is equal". This is because you strip naked with only a small towel to "cover" yourself and so everyone is on a par.
The procedure is that you first wash yourself thoroughly before soaking in various natural hot water baths(springs). Some onsens will also have a natural cold water bath.
The cost varies. Some onsens are quite large and run by a company wheras other are small run by private individuals. The one in the photograph was in a beautiful national park -Kirishima and was very small . This onsen cost about 500 yen. We had a meal in the restaurant connected with it beforehand.
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Walk along the longest single span bridge
The bridge is located in Aya town and is known as the Aya Teruha Suspension Bridge. The day we were there it swayed considerably as a typhoon was approaching.
There are a number of souvenier shops and a small museum connected with the bridge.
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Have a swim at the largest indoor pool!
Seagaia is the name of the largest indoor pool in the world. It is a fantasy world of plastic palms,snowstone pebble beach, painted rocks and sky all under a giant dome.The main beach is about 100 metres long with water slides,paddling pools at each end and a board walk with restaurants and viewing areas. The day we were there (a Sunday) there was a surfing demonstration with large enough waves generated for some fairly competent surfers showing their style.
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DARPA awards contract to create "smart suit" to improve soldiers' endurance
By David Szondy
July 26, 2012
The Pentagon has long had a fascination with machines that turn soldiers into supermen. Back in the 1960s, it funded General Electric's work on Hardiman, an exoskeleton that was intended to allow its operator to lift loads of 1,500 lbs (680 kg). Almost half a century later, it's still pouring money into all sorts of exoskeletons, assisted lifting devices (think robotrousers) and similar aids. Now Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has been selected by DARPA to spearhead the effort to develop a new "smart suit" intended to improve the endurance of soldiers in the field.
The reason behind this desire to augment human capabilities isn't some demented science fiction obsession. It's that modern soldiers face a very real problem. As technology becomes more and more advanced, the average infantryman is lumbered down with more and more gear, until at times he's going into battle with the equivalent of a small person on his back. Try that in heavy body armor in the heat of the desert and you'll understand why the American military is keen on finding some way to boost the load.
While efforts such as Raytheon's XOS 2 and Lockheed Martin's HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier) robotic exoskeletons are an indication of just how far things have come, there are still a few hurdles that need to be overcome. The most obvious is power, with an exoskeleton quickly becoming a hindrance rather than a help once the batteries run down - although Lockheed Martin is investigating the use of fuel cells to extend the range of its HULC. Another downside is the bulk and rigidity of these devices.
The smart suit is an attempt to get away from the Iron Man school and work on assisting soldiers to do more with their natural muscles. The smart suit is still in the early stages, so not many details have been nailed down, but it looks like a set of high-tech long johns. Unlike the exoskeletons, the smart suit is made out of soft components. It's meant to be lightweight, efficient and non-restrictive, while fitting snugly enough to be worn under a regular uniform. It features a series of stretchable braces, panels and harnesses combined with sensors and interactive systems designed to help delay the onset of fatigue, enabling soldiers to march further and improving resistance to injuries due to toting heavy loads.
The smart suit also incorporates a stretchable sensor system to monitor the wearer. The stretchable bit is important here because the Wyss team wants to get away from rigid versions that might rub and chafe. These sensors could do things like noticing when the wearer is fatigued and take action to alleviate this by, for example, causing the suit to emit low-level mechanical vibrations. In other words, automatic massage pants.
The US$2.6 million contract awarded by DARPA will fund a team led by Conor Walsh, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), as they work on developing the smart suit. Though it is intended for military applications, the team already envisions civilian applications, such as aiding the endurance of the elderly or helping people with disabilities.
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I'd like something like that when I'm hiking uphill at 10,000 feet.DemonDuck
The Human Body of Anatomy is totally amazing. Yet, we are able to augment the physical attributes for soldiers with great inventions as exoskelton support system suits. Just imagine the relief the military will benefit from with the heavy loads they must carry, just in case this or that situation arises. A bullet proof vest in the high temperatures of the middle east would be stifling, let alone carry packs up to 60 or more pounds. I hope these guys at Harvard can come up with with a weight supporting system, but maybe also throw in some heating and cooling devices for extreme weather situations.Body of Anatomy


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Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who also served as director of the CIA, visited Claremont McKenna College on Wednesday evening, April 4, and addressed members of the Res Publica Society and other invited guests during a luncheon in Orange County that same day. His visit was sponsored by the Pacesetters Fellowship Program, which is funded by CMC's first graduates, representing the Classes of 1948, 1949, and 1950.
In her introduction of Gates at the Res Publica luncheon, CMC President Pamela Gann noted how fitting it was to have Gates as a guest on campus, as CMC was founded out of the G.I Billmany of its first students returning from World War II. In fact, as part of his visit to Claremont on Wednesday, Gates met with the College's ROTC cadets, a number of whom later attended his Athenaeum dinner address, wearing their fatigues.
Gates, who serves as chancellor of his alma mater, The College of William & Mary in Virginia, said he also appreciated being at a fellow liberal arts collegeone that impressively requires a senior thesis and, like his alma mater, provides undergrads the solid grounding they'll need for later success. "The questions I get from students are always more thoughtful than the ones I received from Congress," Gates joked. He also credited students for "knowing the difference between a question and a speech," which drew additional laughs from the audience.
Gates served as Secretary of Defense from 2006-2011, for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and worked 27 years as an intelligence professional. He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama. (*Read more of his bio, below.) Gates' afternoon address to Res Publica members focused on the Middle East, with perspectives on Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan and Afghanistan. "In political terms," he said, the "tectonic plate of the Middle East has been shattered," and, "Iraq is, today, the only real Arab democracy," he said. He also spoke about North Korea's nuclear program.
Questions from the audience included one about what it was like to serve for two very different presidentsto which Gates offered that, throughout his career, he had worked for eight different presidents, including Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, and that "each had a dramatically different style than the others." Of Presidents Bush and Obama, Gates said the two United States leaders actually shared some "continuity in policies, including the campaign against al-Qaeda with President Obama even being more aggressive.
"This continuity minimized any seriousness discontinuities, if you will, for me," he added.
Gates' Athenaeum dinner remarks followed the same international territory, but this time touched on 9/11 and his thoughts on China's growth, as well as its social and economic problems and its emerging middle class. One thing he said is for certain is that, "if we treat China as an enemy, it surely will become one."
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Gates has been awarded the National Security Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal, has three times received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, and has three times received CIA's highest award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal. He is the author of the memoir, From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insiders Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War.
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There are allegations that though you were an MP for the last 35 years, you didn't take any major developmental projects that can generate employment?
To bring industry to the state is not my sole responsibility. All party people should come together and do the developmental work. As an MP, I was very busy and had a lot responsibilities so could not give that much time to my constituency. However, I am confident about my victory this time. I am the senior most MP in parliament today.
Which are the big ticket projects you have done?
I have constructed the biggest jail in Nandurbar. Besides, I helped the state government get 300 acres of forest land from the central government to set up the Asia's biggest solar power project in Shahada taluka in Dhule district which is also part of my Lok Sabha constituency. As a central minister, I had started pension for 2,000 freedom fighters. Moreover, I had pursued the railway ministry to convert the Surat-Bhusawal railway line to double-track electric line.
You have been an MP for almost 30 years now, but still 60% of the population of Nandurbar migrates to Gujarat for work. Don't you think it is a failure for you as an MP?
Not at all. I am not telling them to go to Gujarat. They are only going there. And, I have no power to stop the migration. My party should do something. Other party leaders should help me in bringing projects here.
Are Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Sigh coming to campaign for you this time in Nandurbar?
I am not calling them, if they want to come, they are welcome.
The Congress party used to start their campaign from Nandurbar only. But this time, no so such development, why?
I do not want to speak on this subject. It is the party's decision.
How do you see your opponent Dr Heena Gavit as a Lok Sabha candidate?
She is the daughter of a rich man – former minister and expelled NCP MLA Dr Vijay Kumar Gavit. They have earned a lot of money and now using against me. The people will speak about them on the polling day by voting against them.
Nandurbar has the highest malnourishment deaths. What is the reason?
I do not want to comment on this issue.
Is there any Modi factor in Nandurbar?
I do not see any Modi factor in our areas. People like to vote for the Congress party. This time also they will vote for me.
If you get elected this time, what sort of industry you bring to Nandurbar?
My party will take a decision on this.
Besides Dr Heena Gavit, there are many young and educated tribal candidates in the fray. What's your comment?
These so called young people stay in Pune and Mumbai. Election is here, so they have come to Nandurbar to contest polls. It is not good for them to contest the election at such a young age. They should do government jobs only. Now, the voters will decide their fate as well.