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About Sam Hilliard
I was born in the Midwest in 1973. I was three weeks late and my mother had begun threatening to name me Valentine if I wasn't born before February 14th. I made it under the wire with just minutes to spare.
I was baptized on five different occasions—once in the back of a speeding Dodge Satellite—before reaching the age of six months. The last was the official ceremony in a quiet Midwestern church. Those who had taken matters into their own hands had feared my father's procrastination and daredevil driving would lead to my demise in a fiery car crash before he ever got around to dressing me in white and taking me to church.
My childhood after the first six months was somewhat more normal. Our brand of normal meant combining a mother who served books like they were warm cookies with a kid who had abysmal eyesight and even less athletic ability. The result was a slightly introverted boy who spent a lot of time inside reading, looking terribly pasty. Not saying that was me. Only that it was someone who looked a lot like me. But that did not last forever, and cleared up around age twenty-seven. I still avoid the sun, though.
My parents had the sort of jobs that required frequent moves. Those relocations happened often enough that I thought saying good-bye forever to friends was just something one did for fun.
Along the way we lived in Hannibal, MO, where Mark Twain wrote some of his finest work, plus a collection of towns in Missouri, Kansas, Southern California, Utah, New York, Maryland and New Jersey. Looking back, maybe we were actually in the witness protection program. Sorry, Mom and Dad, if I just blew your cover after all these years.
In high school, I earned the distinction of being the student who cared the least about being there, yet had the most anxiety ever recorded about doing well. That skill continues to work for me in life. Now I care so little about ever having attended that particular high school, I notified the alumni office of my death. To my knowledge, no one has ever convinced an alumni office to stop contacting them—or their parents—as quickly as I did.
Fortunately there was life after age eighteen. I played bass and drank a lot of beer. Changed majors in college a few times. Drank some more beer. Learned to take black and white photographs. Then one day, as a sophomore in college, I locked myself in the study lounge and came out with a ten page story. I hadn't felt that alive in a very long time. I promptly drank some more beer and forgot about that for several more years.
About a year before finishing college, my family moved to Red Bank, New Jersey, which at the time was rated the hippest town in the Garden State. I worked in a convenience store and sold cigarettes to Kevin Smith. He wanted a carton of Marlboro Lights, and we only had six packs. At that moment I knew what kind of writer I wanted to be: the sort who never admitted he lived in New Jersey.
I graduated. I worked a bunch of jobs, got married and divorced. Suddenly I was back in that dorm study lounge, (OK, it was really an apartment) and somehow a book came out of it. Roughly one out of every four waking hours for the next two years was spent writing The Last Track. The feeling from college came back. That and a lot more empty beer bottles.
Now I live outside New York City with my girlfriend and an army of four cats—one feline under the legal limit. When I'm not jumping out of airplanes, I'm the Director of IT at an all-girl boarding school so I know about world class drama first-hand. It's also the reason I study Krav Maga and Tai Chi.
About The Last Track
Imagine if being late meant a child disappeared forever. That is the fear that drives Mike Brody—the man you want when the one you love is missing.
In The Last Track, a police detective recruits Mike to help find an asthmatic boy lost in the dense woods surrounding a dude ranch in Montana. An unwitting murder witness, the boy burrows ever deeper into the rugged terrain, fearful of being found. As Mike and a local officer search for the boy, the killer follows them.
While the investigation expands, Mike's ex-wife, a well-connected journalist, uses her contacts to unravel the truth behind the murder.
Her discoveries threaten to snare them all in a treacherous conspiracy . . .
Read an Excerpt
"What are we looking at?" he asked with his right eyebrow raised.
"And here I was hoping you could tell me." She grinned.
His face flushed, the color more disappointment than anger. Maybe we're not peers, but a trace of respect would be nice, he thought. "Why does this all feel like a test?"
"Perhaps it is," Lisbeth said.
Mike Brody was in no mood for such things, especially not after that road trip and the heat from Jessica waiting for him. He turned away from the clearing for a second.
"I should get back. This has been an extremely tiring day and my patience is shot. It was nice to meet you. Whatever it is you're searching for, hope you find it." He turned his back on her.
"Mr. Brody," Lisbeth said bluntly.
He had almost decided that Jessica had been right, and he should stay out of this one. Not every situation was the right fit. Besides, it had been a long day and a half in the car. Maybe his judgment had declined along with his energy levels. Then, turning back, he noticed an unusual depression in the soil toward the center of the clearing. The track bothered him.
"Mr. Brody, don't pretend you don't want to know what this is about. Or think for a second that I can't see that."
Looking up from the depression, he faced her again, finding her expression considerably less reserved.
"Let me walk you through some background and you can decide," Lisbeth said. "I got a call today about a possible missing child from the ranch. A fourteen-year-old boy with asthma, from Brooklyn. Only child."
"You want my help with the search?" Mike asked, talking to Lisbeth, his eyes on the clearing.
"I'd like you to take a look at what we have, and give me some scenarios," Lisbeth said. "Abduction, runaway . . . or something else. I want to cover every angle. We'll start here because an officer recovered some personal effects that the parents identified as Sean's. Part of a watchband."
"If I pick up a promising trail, do you want me to track it?"
"Just the scenarios for now." Lisbeth tilted her head to the left, put her hand on the nape of her neck, then smoothed back a few loose strands of hair. "Can I count on you?"
He looked past her, again focusing on the depression. Something about the clearing looks wrong, Mike thought. Definitely need lights for this. After their short discussion, he doubted what the tracks suggested. Still, there was little choice but to believe them. People lied. Tracks did not.
"Something the matter?" Lisbeth prompted him.
Answering after a long silence, Mike said what he suspected Lisbeth wanted to hear. "I'll be back in a few minutes with my equipment." Then he added, every single word clear and distinct, "We can discuss the murder then."
What Reviewers Are Saying
"A captivating and fast-paced thriller!"
"From the very start The Last Track captivates with a frenetic pace, keeping the reader engaged in a series of suspenseful events. The story itself spans across four days and rather than use traditional chapters, the author chronicles each section by the incremental passage of time much like an episode of 24. As time itself is the enemy, every moment proves important and each event becomes crucial in some manner. It's a different and unique approach and serves to push the suspense aspect of the mystery as the reader is often even more aware of the passage of time than the characters. Hilliard's true skill is definitely in the details because even though quite a lot happens in a very short amount of time, none of it feels rushed or forced thanks to a stunning narrative that is easy to follow and richly descriptive.
By extension the characters are easy to empathize with, appearing as three-dimensional and wholly realized entities. As the main protagonist, Brody is primarily focused on and much is learned throughout the novel of him, in particular his specific motivations for the life he has chosen. Hilliard vividly explores the sacrifices Brody has made and how these choices have impacted his family. A good portion of the novel is also given to fleshing out the villains and weaving an intricate network of nefarious subplots. . .
. . . Often the downfall of a mystery is the simplicity with which it is built, making a story so predictable that it's hardly worth the effort of reading. But The Last Track manages to keep the reader guessing right up until the very last page by constantly presenting evidence against one person and simultaneously providing clear proof towards others. I won't spoil the mystery by admitting whether my initial suspect was the Big Bad or not because either way the ending was a delightful surprise; one that most certainly lends itself to a sequel."
~ Cyndy Otty, on goodreads.com and Amazon.com
Sam Hilliard's The Last Track Virtual Book Tour 2010 will start June 1st and end on July 30th. You can visit Sam's blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the months of June and July to find out more about this great book and its talented author. If you would like to host Sam, please contact Jaime at jmfictionscribe(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au.
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Great excitement in our little corner of Suffolk last week. We had planned to take my niece Hannah and her friend Rachel (right) on a mystery tour, which is to say they were not allowed to know where they would end up till the point of departure. Well, the one place on earth guaranteed to knock your socks off if it's your first visit (or even if it's not) is of course, Venice. First the journey from the airport across the lagoon by boat has to be the best airport transit in the world, then when you turn into the city itself under your first canal bridge its unimpaired beauty is a wonder to behold: a city as it was and still is, a city totally preserved where no modern architecture it seems has got anywhere near it. But that's not all. This Year in my Kitchen has had an enormous boost from just dipping in to my favourite cuisine (after British). Though Veneto is not by any means the food capital of Italy, there are always one or two favourites we always head for. This week's recipe is inspired by the famous Liver Veneziana (basically small strips of calves liver and onion cooked in white wine), but because that has already appeared in my books, here I have adapted it for lamb's liver, using mushrooms and Madeira wine. There is some very good New Zealand lamb's liver available now, but if you don't like liver, the whole thing works well made with small strips of fillet steak.
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Start off by rinsing the dried porcini under the cold tap, just in case there's any bit of grit lurking around, then place them in a bowl and pour the Madeira over them. Leave them like that to soak for 20-30 minutes.
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As a fourth generation Texas rancher, Chef Nicole Davenport is dedicated to ensuring the finest quality of dining for guests. At her restaurant, Sugar & Smoke, located in Fredericksburg, Texas, all of the food is prepared daily from scratch without MSG or processed additives and features local meats and produce. Nicole's triumphs in slow cooking are well established stateside and abroad. She is competing in the upcoming season of the Food Network's Chopped Grill Masters, has been featured on TLC's BBQ Pitmasters and is currently working on a Texas Wagyu cookbook. As the only woman guest chef on the USO Kings of BBQ Tour Kuwait 2010, Davenport cooked for 5,000 troops alongside Tuffy Stone, Johnny Trigg, Myron Mixon and Jamie Geer. This adventure is currently being edited into a documentary.
What is your favorite kitchen tool and why?
A food mill – it's obscure and makes the best silky textures for soups and other delicious items.
What or who inspired you to want to cook?
My mom who is Dutch/German and an amazing baker. Also at the age of 8, I had my first cordon bleu chicken at Neiman Marcus in Dallas and was so blown away at how the stuffed the chicken with all that amazing cheese. It started a curiosity that is a blazing culinary fire of curiosity for me today.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana head men's tennis coach Ken Hydinger released the Hoosiers 2005-06 schedule. The docket includes 10 matches against teams that advanced to the 2005 NCAA Tournament and seven conference champions.
"We are looking forward to the 2005-06 season," Hydinger said. "Our players will have many chances to grow as they will face many challenges and opportunities that our schedule presents."
The fall portion of the schedule includes three tournaments. The Hoosiers will open the year at the Cincinnati Collegiate Invitational, which will be played at the ATP Tennis Center. The facility spans 90 acres, has three stadiums and seven other courts. The event runs Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25.
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The following weekend, the Hoosiers will host Toledo and IPFW in a doubleheader at the Tennis Center. The match with the Rockets is set for 9 a.m., followed by IPFW at 3:30 p.m. Last season, the Hoosiers defeated Toledo, 7-0, running their all-time series record to 3-0. The match with IPFW will be the first between the two in-state foes.
After a week off, IU will have a pair of difficult road tilts against Middle Tennessee State and Louisville. MTSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the Sun Belt Conference Champion a season ago and finished the year ranked 36th in the ITA Rankings. The Feb. 11 match will be the ninth between the two schools, with IU holding a 5-3 advantage.
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Indiana opens the conference slate at defending Big Ten champion Illinois. The Hoosiers played the Illini tough in Bloomington last season, falling 4-3. Illinois advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament and finished the year ranked sixth by the ITA. The Illini line-up features three preseason top-20 players, including the ITA's No. 1 preseason player, Ryler DeHeart.
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The spring break trip features an excursion to Florida for a quartet of matches against quality opponents. IU opens the trip with a match in Daytona, Fla., against Colgate on March 13. The Hoosiers will then face South Florida and Army in Tampa, Fla., on March 15 and 16, respectively. The Black Knights are the defending Patriot League champions and represented the conference in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. It will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.
Indiana will conclude its spring break trip against Central Florida in Daytona, Fla., on March 18. The Golden Knights were NCAA Tournament participants last season and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship.
After a March 25 match against Vincennes, the Hoosiers will conclude the regular season with seven matches against conference foes. The stretch opens up with three consecutive home matches. IU will face Wisconsin on March 31, followed by an April 2 tilt with Northwestern. Indiana has won three straight against the Badgers, including a 5-2 win in Madison last season. Northwestern finished the year ranked 47th and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
The homestand ends with an April 7 affair with Ohio State. Over their last 10 matches against one another, the Hoosiers and Buckeyes have traded five-match winning streaks. OSU is currently riding the streak and finished the 2005 campaign ranked 24th by the ITA and in the NCAA Tournament.
The final road matches of the 2006 regular season come against Iowa and Minnesota. Indiana is 20-8 all-time in Iowa City, Iowa, heading into the April 14 affair. The Hoosiers also have won 11 of their last 13 matches against the Hawkeyes. IU will look for its first win over Minnesota since 1997 when the two teams meet on April 15. The Gophers finished the 2005 campaign ranked 53rd by the ITA.
The regular season comes to a close with matches against Michigan State (April 21) and Michigan (April 23). IU has won six of its last seven matches against MSU, including a 6-1 victory in East Lansing, Mich., last season. The Wolverines finished the 2005 season ranked 54th in the nation.
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Judge: No recall of wrongful conviction evidence
GEORGETOWN, Texas A Texas judge whose prosecution led to an innocent man spending 25 years in prison for his wife's death said he couldn't remember if he had evidence that could have cleared the man, including statements from the couple's young son that indicated his father wasn't the killer, according to a videotaped deposition played in court Tuesday.
A special hearing is being held to examine whether Williamson County Judge Ken Anderson acted improperly in 1987 when, as district attorney, he prosecuted Michael Morton. Morton's lawyers have accused Anderson of intentionally hiding evidence, though Anderson has denied any wrongdoing.
Morton, 58, was released from prison in October 2011 after new DNA tests showed that he didn't fatally beat his wife, Christine, in their north Austin home. Another man has been arrested for the murder.
The special prosecutor in the case, Houston defense attorney Rusty Hardin, has focused on whether Anderson failed to give Morton's trial lawyers a transcript and a report about statements made by Morton's then 3-year-old son, Eric. They boy said he witnessed the 1986 slaying and indicated it was a "monster" and not his father who committed the crime.
During the eight-hour deposition, Anderson said he couldn't recall if at the time of the trial he had any documents about statements by Morton's son.
"There's no way in God's green earth that, if that was in my file, I wouldn't have told" Morton's attorneys about the boy's statements, Anderson said in the October 2011 deposition. He was being questioned by Barry Scheck, an attorney with the Innocence Project, a nonprofit that helped secure the new DNA testing.
Anderson, who has apologized to Morton but denied any wrongdoing, said when allegations were made he had suppressed evidence, he wasn't worried because he believed Morton was guilty.
He also said he never had a problem as a prosecutor disclosing evidence that could point to a defendant's innocence, adding: "It's your worst nightmare to have anybody you convicted be innocent," Anderson said.
Scheck repeatedly asked Anderson whether the ex-district attorney had complied with an order by the trial judge to turn over all evidence that could have been favorable to the accused. Morton's attorneys have contended the order included the statements made by Morton's son. Anderson, continuing to say he can't remember if he had any documents related to such statements, believed the judge's order only meant he needed to turn over reports related to interviews investigators had done with Morton.
Later Tuesday, during a break from the playing of the videotaped affidavit, Kimberly Gardner, a former prosecutor who had worked for Anderson, testified that before Morton's trial, she had heard Anderson discuss Eric Morton's claims that a monster had killed his mother.
"It's very hard to do this because I don't want to be here but I know what I heard," said Gardner, who added that she likes Anderson and feels grateful to him.
Gardner said she asked if the boy's statement could be used at trial and was told no because the boy was not a competent witness because of his age.


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Hey well I've been trying to do some daily surveys cause its my New thing now! well its the way i earn most of my points well the surveys always say there are no more surveys available for you today! Come back tomorrow or something like that well its been saying that for like the past 2 weeks now! And each of the surveys seem to be getting worser and worser by the days... The surveys that are messed up that i use are
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the working ones that i use
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Thanks for reporting, any other US members having the same issue?Stijn1234
darkninja said he have prob with 2cents and samplicio! thats y i posted this! its in the UK too!
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WORD! ME TOO! i mean none of them are working. they used to work. i has been 2 days now! i have 2 SSI surveys pending, 2 daily surveys pending, and 2Cents.
surveys that are currently working, that actually credit: mythoughtcounts,
amp surveys. SSI surveys, used to work, but idk what happened. i always usally get credit, but now it wont credit. and i know i finished them! i think im gonna switch browsers.
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The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident involving its military ambulance.
In a statement, UNMIL says it deeply regrets the loss of life resulting from the tragic accident which occurred on November 22, 2012 in Schefflin Town on the Roberts International Airport (RIA) highway.
A UN military ambulance collided with a motorcycle carrying two occupants, the driver and a passenger.
The accident victims were taken to the nearby Firestone plantation hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
The statement quotes the United Nations as extending its deepest sympathy to the families of the deceased and to the communities mourning their loss.
The mission said it is collaborating with the Liberia National Police in the conduct of an investigation to determine circumstances surrounding the accident.


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Code of Conduct
In negotiating the world of youth soccer, it is helpful to the players, the coaches and the parents or guardians to understand what is expected of them. Below is the BVYSA code of conduct that is enforced during the BVYSA season by the Board of Directors.
1. Understand the coach and his/her philosophy. If you don't know the goals of the team or coach then ask them to be spelled out. If you, as the parent or guardian do not agree with the direction of the coach and wish to take it a step further, then contact the BVYSA Board of Directors.
2. Send your child ready to play. They should be properly fed and clothed, and they should arrive on time.
3. Support the team, but do not instruct the player. It confuses your child and others, and it undermines the effort of the coach.
4. Use positive encouragement at all times. This would include such comments as "way to go", "nice effort", or "stay with it", etc.
5. Refrain from speaking with the officials, unless it is to say thank you after the game. Derogatory and negative statements directed towards any official of BVYSA is not acceptable and will not be tolerated at any time. If you have any questions or concerns with the official, relay them to the coach at the appropriate time.
6. Speak to the coach at the appropriate time. If you have concerns, use the phone or email. If it's about the game, let the dust settle for a couple of days then address the issue, and remember, "bee's are attracted to honey", not vinegar.
7. Report to the coach all injuries, special medical conditions or extenuating circumstances that may effect the player.
The main foundation of character development for BVYSA is sportsmanship, both for the player and the parent. What you say and how you carry yourself has a tremendous effect upon others. Please cheer on all players, as all players are giving their best effort. This includes the refs. Only positive affirmations are allowed and encouraged. Remember, "It's not if you win or lose, but how you play the game".


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Telemedicine opens doors for rural VermontersBy Emma Lamberton
CORRESPONDENT | July 27,2014Albert J. Marro / Staff Photo
Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland is one of several Vermont hospitals using telemedicine to connect patients with the specialists they need. Marilyn Trepeni, a case manager at RRMC, displays the video telemedicine system.The growing use of telemedicine in Vermont is helping health care providers fill voids in care created by the states rural nature.
With technological innovations having an impact on the health care market, programs like Skype and Facetime are no longer social conveniences, theyre life-saving tools.
Lots of people are paying attention (to telemedicine), said John Olson, chief of rural health and primary care for the Vermont Department of Health. Theyre either excited or frightened.
Essentially, telemedicine allows patients to receive exams, medication and frequent monitoring without requiring the patient and provider to be in the same room.
Telemedicine encompasses a dynamic range of practices and can take many forms, including video calls with a doctor or a machine in the home that automatically transmits data to a health center.
Olson said a chief concern of patients is that they will not understand how to use the technology.
Some of these people dont even understand how to use their cellphone, let alone something that monitors their health, he said. Obviously the patients life is more important and this can be concerning.
Melissa Faignant, community relations manager at the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, said the organizations clients are personally instructed in the use of telemedicine devices.
Theres not a big learning curve, she said of the simple machines.
RAVNAH uses telemedicine to monitor vital information like weight, blood pressure, glucose, oxygen, pulse and heart rhythm. Devices are left in patients homes to allow daily monitoring.
It gives us 24/7 updates, Faignant said. We can see spikes or bad signs that will get us there faster.
She said pre-emptive detection at the beginning of the week can save an emergency room visit by the weekend.
Faignant also stressed that telemedicine was not replacing home visits by nurses, but is being used in conjunction.
Telemedicine is also being used at Rutland Regional Medical Center to connect patients with the specialists they need.
Currently, RRMC has a teleneurology (inpatient) program in partnership with Fletcher Allen Health Care said Dr. Baxter Holland, who works with professional support services at RRMC.
With inpatient telemedicine procedures, a telepresenter, or clinical partner, is usually with the patient to operate equipment while the specialist runs the appointment via video monitor. Typically, one to three teleneurology patients are seen per day at RRMC.
Mark Gorman, a doctor of neurology at Fletcher Allen in Burlington, is just one of the many doctors who treats patients via telemedicine.
It is a unique experience, Gorman said. Despite the technical challenges (of occasional poor video and audio quality), we have been able to make a solid human connection. Humor carries, concerns are communicated and important details of the problems to be investigated are distinguished.
Both patients and providers have been concerned about how remote health will impact the relationship between doctor and patient, but people adapt very well, Olson said.
Holland agreed. The feedback from both patients and physicians about the program has been very positive.
While Gorman agrees that the relationships with his Rutland patients are well established, he believes the clinical partner is an important intermediary between the patient and doctor.
The clinical partners (are) RRMC nurses trained to perform the physical examination together with me. (They) add a bit of zest and help me to interact with the patient and family. Often they will pick up on subtle clues that I am missing, whether its related directly to the neurological examination, or related to the interpersonal contact. Following each examination, we take the time to discuss the findings and answer all questions.
While telemedicine is focused on the convenience of the patient, Gorman said it helps physicians too.
(The program benefits) physicians caring for patients at RRMC. (They) have greater security in their decisions when they have access to specialist opinion.
Gorman says the specialists in Burlington also benefit because the physical findings in neurological conditions often recede or diminish with time, and the telemedicine connections allow us to see what is going on at the time the question arises, rather than at a later clinic visit when (problems) may be absent or have changed.
While the teleneurology program has been successful, the Rutland and Fletcher Allen hospitals have no more collaborative programs planned at this time.
Veterans Affairs clinics statewide are diving headfirst into telemedicine. The Burlington Lakeside Community Based Outpatient Clinic is one of only two VA clinics in the country to use telemedicine for physical therapy.
Initial meetings are done at the clinic, but afterwards, machines are installed in the home. Patients video call with their physical therapist while using the rehabilitation equipment. The equipment feeds data to the therapist during the video call. The patient doesnt even have to get in the car to receive therapy, said Naaman Horn, media liaison at the Burlington VA clinic.
Vermont VA clinics also have a telemental-health program. Some people might think it wouldnt be as personal, said Horn, but vets like it a lot. There are feelings of greater privacy speaking with someone over video rather than face-to-face.
Dermatologists at state clinics are also embracing telemedicine. Our doctors can often see the skin better with the camera scope than they can with the naked eye, said Horn.
While the Burlington VA clinic uses telemedicine for a variety of treatments, Rutland Mental Health Services is focusing on using telemedicine to refill medications. We are very familiar with telepsychiatry, said Daniel Quinn, president and chief executive officer. We could use it for a lot of things, but the biggest need (right now) is medical follow up services.
Psycho-pharmacology is made simpler by telemedicine, said Quinn. Instead of patients having to drive to an office location or have a less-thorough phone conversation to get a prescription refilled, patients can simply conference via video.
A study published in December 2013 in the medical journal Pediatrics found that Medications for patients who received telemedicine consultations had significantly fewer physician-related errors than medications for patients who received telephone consultations.
However, Quinn feels his ability to use telemedicine is limited, citing a geographic restriction in Vermonts health policies. Telemedicine can only be practiced by in-state facilities. Out-of-state health services cannot use telemedicine to fill prescriptions.
Quinn has been collaborating with Frank Reed, deputy commissioner of mental health for the Vermont Department of Health, to feel out potential changes in Vermont policy.
Im open to options that increase psychiatric availability, Reed said.
However, laws that prohibit out-of-state telemedicine protect small health services from being bulldozed by large, out-of state companies. To stop powerful hospitals from expanding their reach into the territory of small-town physicians, some states continue to hold to legislation preventing out-of-state physicians from practicing telemedicine without holding a state license.
Though a relatively new science, telemedicine is covered by both Medicaid and private insurance in Vermont. Telemedicine services delivered to a patient while in a health care facility are treated as though the consultation were done in person. However, telemedicine communications done at home are typically not covered by insurance, though some providers absorb home costs.MORE IN Local & StateRecovery takes time, patience and a desire to change. Full StoryMayor Louras wants the city to have a better idea on what to pay its department heads. Full StoryThe Rutland Town Select Board plans to appoint a new member next week who will serve until a... Full Story
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DUBAI: The ruler of the UAE emirate of Sharjah said authorities will not "harm" arrested activists, whom he accused of plotting to form an organisation abroad, media reported on Friday.
Earlier this week, Amnesty International urged UAE authorities to release 50 activists held since March, many of them Islamists, or to provide them with fair trials.
It also voiced concern that 35 of them, arrested in July and whose whereabouts are still unknown, might be "at risk of torture or other ill-treatment."
But Sharjah's Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed al-Qasimi said: "Every mother whose son is in custody must excuse me personally... We will not cause him harm even though he has committed a mistake," according to Dubai's Al-Bayan daily.
"The measure taken was not a punishment but a treatment," Sharjah-based Al-Khaleej daily quoted him as saying.
"God willing, this Eid will not pass without everything being resolved," he said, referring to Eid al-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan which would fall later this month.
He accused those arrested of plotting to set up an organisation abroad.
"These people were held at airports, or at border crossings with Oman or Qatar. Where were they going? They were running away to establish an outside organisation," he said, according to Gulf News.
On July 15, the UAE announced that it had dismantled a group it said was plotting against state security and challenging the constitution of the Gulf state but did not identify their affiliation or give the number of arrests.
Last month, Dubai police chief General Dahi Khalfan accused the Muslim Brotherhood of plotting against Gulf monarchies, claiming the detainees were linked to the group.
The banned Islamist group Al-Islah, to which many of the detainees are said to belong, called on Monday for the release of the activists and for an end to "all security harassment against citizens."
It condemned "false accusations" of challenging the political system, renewing allegiance to the leadership of the federation of seven hereditary sheikhdoms.
The UAE, a federation of seven emirates led by oil-rich Abu Dhabi, has not seen the kind of pro-reform protests that have swept other Arab countries, including Gulf neighbours Bahrain and Oman, since last year.
But the government has increased its clampdown on voices of dissent and calls for democratic reforms.
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Great work by The Guardian in getting Hugh Grant to star in its new tongue-in-cheek ad as part of its 'Own the Weekend' campaign as reported by Campaign yesterday. In the three-minute spot, which has launched online first, before heading naturally enough to cinema and the big screen, Grant tells us he is a "long time Guardian reader". Maybe he is, but we also know that the star of 'Notting Hill' likes to sample the competition as well as you can see in this picture here.
Is that Grant carrying a rival newspaper? He must have The Guardian delivered. Grant has, of course, of late been very much in the news not for his film work, but for the Hacked Off campaign and its efforts to highlight phone hacking by national newspapers.
The new spot might not quite be in the same league as 'Three Little Pigs', but the ad, created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, is well worth your time.
The spot also highlights the launch of Cook, the Guardian's new 16-page food and drink supplement. Cook will come free with every Saturday Guardian and will also feature in the Guardian and Observer iPad edition and Guardian Kindle edition.
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Chouinard Winery is located in Palomares Canyon between Castro Valley and the Livermore Valley wine country regions on the historic Cook Ranch. A few miles up idyllic Palomares Road, you come to the small canyon where Chouinard Vineyards is located. It's home is a lovely 75-year-old converted barn eclectically crafted by retired architect, owner and winery president George Chouinard. The country setting, with the red barn and friendly family atmosphere, is a real treat. The wines are made by the UC Davis-trained son, offering a wide variety of choices to taste.
Adjacent to the winery and running up the steep hillsides is a small vineyard hemmed in by the surrounding forest. Both Chardonnay and Cabernet are planted here. Much of their fruit, though, is sourced from other California regions, including Paso Robles,Lodi and Monterey They also offer Granny Smith Apple Wine and a sparkling wine.
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Fracking Achilles' heelNovember 20,2013Its not very often that someone starts his career as a geologist and then winds up as governor, but John Hickenlooper, the governor of Colorado, can make that claim.
We had fracking when I was a working geologist in 1981, he told me Monday. It was very primitive. What really changed the world is when we got horizontal drilling. It was a technique that allowed you to recover a lot more natural gas.
But, he added, almost poignantly, its been polarizing.
Thats for sure. During the last election two weeks ago, four Colorado communities voted to ban hydraulic fracturing (to use the proper terminology). A fifth town, Longmont, voted against fracking a year ago, resulting in a lawsuit brought by the oil and gas industry and joined by the state of Colorado. It is a state where the owner of a parcel of land doesnt necessarily own the mineral rights underground, which is a source of enormous tension. Colorado has tens of thousands of wells an economic boon and also some of the most vocal anti-fracking activists in the country.
Which perhaps helps explain why Mondays announcement that Colorado has come up with rules to regulate the leakage of methane from fracked wells has not exactly been greeted with hosannas. But it should be.
Methane leakage is the Achilles heel of hydraulic fracturing. For all the fears that it might contaminate the water supply a possibility, yes, but not likely it is methane leakage that can moot the advantage of natural gas as a cleaner fuel than coal. It is well established that when natural gas is combusted, it has both environmental and climate change benefits starting with the fact that natural gas emits half the carbon of coal.
But that advantage disappears when too much methane leaks during any part of the production process. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, Methane is at least 28 times more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas over the longer term and at least 84 times more potent in the near term. (Methane gradually loses its potency as a greenhouse gas over time.) Our interest in natural gas as a bridge fuel is undermined when methane leaks, says Dan Grossman, the environmental funds Rocky Mountain regional director.
A bridge fuel is precisely what many in the environmental movement dont want, of course. After all, natural gas may be cleaner, but it is still a fossil fuel and thus, in their view, part of the problem because they believe that an abundance of natural gas could delay their long-sought nirvana of a world powered by alternative energy sources.
Meanwhile, here in the real world, new wells are being drilled every day, natural gas is becoming more abundant and the country is coming to depend on it. There is simply no way America is going to turn its back on natural gas.
Which is why the EDF approach makes so much more sense: Rather than calling, Don Quixote-like, for an end to fracking, it is working with states like Colorado to make it safer, more transparent and cleaner.
In 2011, for instance, it helped negotiate rules governing the disclosure of the chemicals in fracking compounds a deal that was sealed with Hickenlooper, the industry and EDF representatives sharing a stage. In Wyoming, it has negotiated rules to require groundwater testing near wells to detect any possible contamination. In Texas, it was involved in coming up with regulations for well integrity. And, on Monday, along with Hickenlooper and some industry players in Colorado, it announced a set of proposed rules that would govern and reduce methane leakage.
In each case, EDF is pushing other states to adopt these rules, which, taken together, would help ensure that natural gas will live up to its promise of being a better, cleaner fuel.
The rules proposed on Monday in Colorado are both tough and sensible. Producers will have to test for leakage on a regular basis, monthly in some cases. They will have to avoid methane venting from wells. They will have to retrofit the valves on wells to minimize leakage.
Why would industry go along with tougher regulations? Precisely because so many people are skeptical about fracking. It needs to be able to show that it is going about it in a manner that is safe and environmentally sound.
Shortly after Hickenlooper announced the proposed rules in a news conference, I called Sam Schabacker, the Mountain West regional director for a group called Food and Water Watch. He hadnt yet read the proposed rules, but that didnt stop him. These new rules were just a smoke screen, he said, designed to fool the public. EDF was giving industry a veneer of respectability. Then he added, We believe that fracking is inherently unsafe and should be banned.
Dream on.
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- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1249 AD, ANDRE of LONGJUMEAU is dispatched by LOUIS IX of France to meet the KHAGAN, ruler of the Mongol Empire; in 1804, during 1st Barbary War, STEPHEN DECATUR scuttles the pirate-held USS Philadelphia in Tripoli.


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My research efforts are focused on investigating protein interactions and signaling pathways involving the CD44 cell surface transmembrane type 1 glycoprotein and its interaction with hyaluronan (HA), a critical component of the extracellular matrix. Interestingly, both CD44 and HA are found in articular chondrocytes and are involved in the joint cartilage degenerating disease, osteoarthritis.
Taken as a whole, I would like to understand the biological relevance and consequences of the interaction between CD44, hyaluronan and the cellular microenvironment. This knowledge will not only improve our basic understanding of the mechanism of actions underlying extracellular matrix homeostasis and degeneration, but also hopefully provide a platform for developing novel anti-osteoarthritic therapies with the potential to improve the clinical outcome of arthritis sufferers.
Askew, E.B., R.T. Gampe, Jr., T.B. Stanley, J.L. Faggart, and E.M. Wilson. 2007. Modulation of androgen receptor activation function 2 by testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. J. Biol. Chem. 282: 25801-25816.
Askew, E.B., S. Bai, A.T. Hnat, J.T. Minges, and E.M. Wilson. 2009. MAGE-11 F-box links the androgen receptor NH2-terminal transactivation domain to p160 coactivators. J. Biol. Chem. 284: 34793-34808.
Askew, E.B., S. Bai, A.J. Blackwelder, and E.M. Wilson. 2010. Transcriptional synergy between melanoma antigen protein-A11 (MAGE-11) and p300 in androgen receptor signaling. J. Biol. Chem. 285: 21824-21836.
Askew, E.B., J.T. Minges, A.T. Hnat, and E.M. Wilson. 2011. Structural features discriminate androgen receptor N/C terminal and coactivator interactions. Mol. Cell Endocrinol. PMID: 21664945.
Mellor, L., C.B. Knudson, D. Hida, E.B. Askew, and W. Knudson. 2013. Intracellular domain fragment of CD44 alters CD44 function in chondrocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 288: 25838-25850.


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Family wants apology for killer's wedding
Judge performed ceremony in court after sentencing
After the sentence was imposed she said she and other Santos family members were quickly escorted out of the courtroom, then escorted to courthouse elevators and all the way outside the building. She said she remembered thinking it was odd at the time.
"I knew something was weird," she said.
Conducting the ceremony was disrespectful of the family, she added.
"Why does he get a chance to get married, and have happiness, when my brother didn't get that chance?" she said.
A hearing to determine how much restitution Desbrow should pay for damaging jail property while in custody is set for Tuesday. He is not expected to attend.
Even if Cookson apologizes, Kamenar said the family will file the formal complaint with the state commission.


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Burgess Cellars Description
Tom Burgess of Burgess Cellars arrived in the Napa Valley in 1972, when Napa was only beginning to bud in the wine industry. Tom saw great potential and beauty in the land and knew this was the place to live his dream and open a family winery. He bought a small mountainside winery located on the western side of Howell Mountain; the winery itself was originally established in the 1870's. This little winery developed into Burgess Cellars. Since 1972, Tom and his family have worked very hard to create the best estate grown grapes and produce unique handcrafted wines that deliciously compliment food.
All the vineyards in Napa have evolved into growing and creating very stylistic wines due to each vineyard's location and climates. What makes Burgess wines so reputable is the fact that they are always perfect harmony with the terroir, aiming to make a "total impression" with their consideration on what grape varietals get planted in what soil and climate.
The Burgess Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from grapes grown in Burgess' Howell Mountain, Napa Valley Estate vineyards. Originally planted in the 1880s, these vineyards have been replanted several times since, most recently in 1978. The soil here contains compressed volcanic ash called "tuff." The slope, western exposure, and relative scarcity of ground water stress the vines, producing a smaller berry packed with intense flavor, color and aroma. All of the grapes are hand selected and harvested. Burgess Cellars practice sustainable agriculture and currently are in the process of gaining organic certification.
Located on the western side of Howell Mountain, the tasting room offers one of the best views of the Napa Valley. The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable, happy to educate guests about the history of the vineyard and the winery. From the open-air, mountainside porch you can see all the way from Saint Helena to Calistoga and to the west the valley is lined by the Mayacamas Mountains. The barrel room serves as the ideal place to taste their wines, it being the very picture of rustic ambiance. Dogs are welcome as well.
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"A Gift by the Hand," the annual holiday sale of handmade items by local and regional artists, will be held through Dec. 31 in the Gift Gallery of The Phipps Center for the Arts. This sale features unique and affordable holiday gifts handmade by over 40 area artists. Work includes clay vessels and cookware, purses and bags, jewelry, turned wood, photography, and much more. Continue Reading


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Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 cups green onions, ham, and bell pepper. Sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes, thyme, and Cajun seasoning; stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 8 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking until potatoes are tender and crusty, occasionally scraping up browned bits, adding more oil by tablespoonfuls if potatoes are sticking, about 7 minutes longer. Mix in remaining 1/2 cup green onions. Season with salt and pepper.


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WMS student headed to National History BeeWoodbury Middle School seventh grader Peter Blanchfield will be competing Friday at the National History Bee's 2013 National Champions in Atlanta, Ga.
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Wedding venues, wineries get closer look in AftonAfton City City Council continued the city's discussion of agritourism during a workshop on May 23.
Woodbury Bulletin, 05/29/2013
District 833 to stop reporting class rank to students, collegesStarting next year District 833 has decided not to report class rank any longer.
Woodbury Bulletin, 05/29/2013
Science eruption in WoodburyParents and teachers might hear it time and time again from their elementary students – science is boring.
Woodbury Bulletin, 05/29/2013
Totally talentedWoodbury Elementary students showed off their talent last week. Woodbury Elementary held its annual school talent show on Friday. A variety of talents were showcased including dance, singing, comedy, violin, piano and even beat boxing.
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Morning message: Don't drink and driveEast Ridge High School students saw a mock crash Friday, May 24 where two people were dead, including a young child, and others were injured because a student was driving drunk after a graduation party.
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A billboard-sized accomplishmentWoodbury student's artwork to be featured onn electronic billboard around Twin Cities.
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All-school artWoodbury High School art students showcased their talents May 15 during the annual All School Art Show in the school's cafetorium A variety of art was on display including ceramics, painting, photography, drawing and multi-media art.
Woodbury Bulletin, 05/23/2013
'Grease' is the wordMath and Science Academy's spring musical, "Grase," will open May 31 at the Maplewood Performing Arts Center.
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Food shelf looks to the futureChristian Cupboard has hired its new executive director.
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Routledge Hindu Studies Series
This series, in association with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, intends primarily the publication of constructive Hindu theological, philosophical and ethical projects aimed at bringing Hindu traditions into dialogue with contemporary trends in scholarship and contemporary society. The series invites original, high quality, research level work on religion, culture and society of Hindus living in India and abroad. Proposals for annotated translations of important primary sources and studies in the history of the Hindu religious traditions will also be considered.


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In August, Sony announced it was increasing the capacity of the PlayStation 3's hard drive by releasing 160GB and 320GB models of the console. But while the former was available solo for the same $300 price point as the discontinued 120GB model, the latter was only available as party of a $400 bundle, which included the PlayStation Eye camera, Move controller, and minigame compilation Sports Champions.
Today, Sony announced that the 320GB PS3 will soon be available on its own for $350. Stand-alone units of the console (pictured) will begin shipping today and will arrive in stores in the near future.
The 320GB and 160GB models are just the latest in a long line of reconfigurations of the PlayStation 3, which debuted in 2006 with 60GB and 20GB of hard drive space. Since then, 40GB, 80GB, 120GB, and 250GB HDD-equipped versions have been released. Along the way, the console both lost and gained functionalities, with the backward compatibility of early models disappearing and the console recently receiving native Netflix playback.


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UFC 122 on Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Germany was headlined by a title contender fight between Nate "The Great" Marquardt versus Yushin "Thunder" Okami. With a 30 – 10 MMA record and numerous King of Pancrase honors to his credit, Marquardt is a very well – rounded fighter with exceptional stand up skills and a well versed ground game. With victories over experienced UFC competitors, including Demian Maia, Martin Kampmann and Jeremy Horn, "The Great" is a formidable Middleweight challenger and deserving of a title fight.
Conversely, in fighting styles, Yushin Oakami has a world class judo background and a tremendous ground game with excellent submissions. With limits in his stand up ability, Okami makes up for his lack of striking skills with a tight defense and limited holes in his fight game.
A clash of fighting styles should have made for a dynamic battle, especially considering the guaranteed title shot against the Middleweight champion that hung in the balance. Unfortunately, the disparity in the fighter's games resulted in a lackluster performance by both Marquardt and Okami.
Fighting not to lose rather than pulling out all of the stops to win resulted in a boo filled split decision win for Yushin Okami. The tentative performances by both fighters brought tough criticism by UFC's Dana White. "When we come and we put these guys on a headliner to go after the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, and the main event looks like that? It's very disappointing,[i]" White said.
Dana then went on to berate Nate Marquardt by calling him a "choker" and slammed Greg Jackson and his camp for not relaying a sense of urgency to Marquardt during the fight. In the end, regardless of his lack of "Thunder," Okami is still guaranteed a title shot against the winner of current middleweight champion, Anderson "The Spider" Silva versus the number one contender, Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort at UFC 126 on February 5, 2011.
Okami is currently ranked the sixth best Middleweight in the world by Sherdog.com.[ii] By 2006, Okami had amassed a record of 16–3 and was the third-ranked Pancrase Middleweight fighter. He signed with the UFC and made his debut in the organization on the undercard of UFC 62, defeating Alan Belcher by unanimous decision.
Following up his victory against Belcher, less than two months later with a bout against Kalib Starnes at UFC 64, Okami defeated Starnes by TKO due to strikes in the third round. After three victories in the UFC, Okami made his main card and broadcast debut at UFC 69 against Mike Swick, who was riding a five fight win streak in the UFC at the time. Okami won the bout by unanimous decision.
Yushin would then go on to fight former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin and top Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen. Losing to both, "Thunder" has refocused his training and has improved his stand up skills to match his legendary judo abilities and ground game.
Yushin Okami's attempt at the Middleweight championship will be against either Silva or Belfort sometime in 2011. Anderson Silva is 27 – 4 with 15 knockouts. At 6'2" 185 pounds, Anderson is the current UFC Middleweight champion. Silva fought Rich "Ace" Franklin at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006 and defeated him by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Anderson attacked Rich with knees to the body from the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a bone crushing knee to the face.
Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was then crowned the new UFC Middleweight champion.
With 13 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history. Currently ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by Sherdog.com,[iii] Silva is also the top pound-for-pound fighter amongst all promotions.
Since 2006, he has been the UFC Middleweight Champion, the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock.
Silva's title defense will be against Vitor Belfort on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126. "The Phenom" owns a 19 – 8 MMA record with 13 knockouts and is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Belfort is ranked the number five middleweight in the world by Sherdog.com.[iv] Some of Vitor Belfort's biggest victories include TKO stoppages of Tank Abbott and Wanderlei Silva, both while fighting for the UFC. Outside of the United States, "The Phenom" has posted victories against PRIDE'S Gilbert Yvel, Heath Herring and Bobby Southworth.
The main event between Silva and Belfort at UFC 126 will provide the fans with a matchup of the ages. Anderson is known for his stand up striking abilities and devastating knee strikes within the clinch. Favoring the knockout, Silva has made some of UFC's most gifted strikers look amateur, including Dan Henderson, Chris Leben and Rich Franklin.
Varying his striking angles and his innate ability to avoid damage, "The Spider's" talent is unmatched to date within the octagon. Recently criticized for his arrogance and questionable fighting tactics in his previous title defenses versus Chael Sonnen and Demian Maia, Anderson will need to be on top of his game to combat the explosively, quick hands of Vitor Belfort.
Justly named "The Phenom," Vitor's hand speed is legendary within MMA communities. Storming on to the UFC scene in UFC 12's Heavyweight tournament, Belfort's pinpoint striking demolished street legend Tank Abbott, making Belfort a household MMA name at the age of 19. Following his impressive arrival, Belfort would engage in three epic battles with current UFC hall of famer, Randy Couture.
Bouncing between various mixed martial arts promotions including PRIDE Fighting Championship, Cage Rage and Affliction, Vitor was re-signed to the UFC matching up against former Middleweight champion Rich Franklin at UFC 103 in September of 2009. Knocking out Franklin in just three minutes and two seconds into the first round. "The Phenom" had re-established himself as a valid threat against "The Spider's" current undefeated reign as middleweight champion.
Regardless of the winner between Silva versus Belfort, either fighter will be an overwhelming matchup for Yushin Okami. Both Anderson and Vitor possess dominant stand up skills that will haunt Yushin. Tactical precision combined with knockout power and speed will thwart any of Okami's improved stand up skills.
If Okami is successful in taking either fighter to the ground, both Silva and Belfort possess black belts in jiu-jitsu and are master practitioners off of their backs. With submission victories over jiu-jitsu black belt Travis Lutter and Greco – Roman wrestling sensation Chael Sonnen, Anderson has proven himself a worthy adversary on the mat. Likewise, Vitor Belfort's jiu-jitsu skills enable him to take the fight back to his feet where he is most comfortable.
In the end, Yushin Okami's fighting abilities will peril in comparison to the champion. Okami does not possess the striking talent necessary to stand up and exchange with either competitor. Additionally, Yushin's ground game will not provide him any additional advantage over either black belt. When the blood is clotted and the bruises are iced, the current middleweight champion will not be tested by the number one competitor, Yushin Okami. The fight should provide for a one sided fireworks for the champion with the defeated Okami placed back into the pool of middleweight contenders.
Todd Seyler
November 15, 2010
[I] http://mmajunkie.com/news/21403/the-...14-edition.mma, November 15, 2010.
[ii] http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...Rankings-27767, November 15, 2010.
[iii] http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...Rankings-27767, November 15, 2010.
[iv] http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...Rankings-27767, November 15, 2010.


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finding a great vintage item (especially t-shirts for me) is like stumbling upon your own personal treasure. it's unique and personal and immediately special.
these photographs were brought in by our marketing manager, who recently discovered them at her grandmother's house. she's trying to come up with a cool way to display them at home…they're of her grandparents in their younger years, and not only are they awesome because they're vintage, but they're simply great photos too. check 'em out… as you can see the sizes are different than your typical 3×5 or 5×7. if you have any great ideas, i'm sure she'd love suggestions :)
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Mass Money Makers Review
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The first section is the preparation stage and you're going to be introduced with how Mass Money Makers works. The main focus will be on free traffic, selecting the right niche, choosing the right keywords and some SEO concepts.
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The Twilight Saga: Sparking a Trend or Continuing a Legacy?
Lilly Hetson, Jr. Staff Writer & Jr. Editor
December 23, 2011
Since the Twilight Saga debuted in 2006, young adults all over the world have been obsessed with immortal creatures who suck blood and fall into forbidden love with mortals. These individuals are commonly known as vampires, and are perfectly exemplified in the series by Stephanie Meyer. The success of... Read more »