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It took some nudging from her mom, but Como Park's newborn giraffe -- all 5-foot-8 of her -- made her public debut Sunday.
"It took over an hour of coaxing from her mother, Clover, but the baby giraffe ... stepped out from her bedroom and into the outdoor yard for the first time to the cheers of visitors and zoo staff," according to a news release.
The calf, who was 130 pounds at her Sept. 1 birth, has yet to be named.
She is the fifth born to mom Clover and the zoo's 17th the past 20 years. Como Park now has four giraffes -- the newborn; her father, Skeeter; Clover and Daisy.
If you think the baby is big now, just wait. The sub-Saharan African natives tend to double in height in their first two years and can grow as tall as 18 feet, the zoo said.
The zoo, in St. Paul's sprawling Como Park, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and admission is free, though donations are appreciated.

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|Sodium-23 magnetic resonance imaging during and after transient cerebral ischemia: multinuclear stroke protocols for double-tuned (23)Na/(1)H resonator systems.
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|A double-tuned (23)Na/(1)H resonator system was developed to record multinuclear MR image data during and after transient cerebral ischemia. (1)H-diffusion-, (1)H perfusion, (1)H T(2)-, (1)H arterial blood flow- and (23)Na spin density-weighted images were then acquired at three time points in a rodent stroke model: (I) during 90 min artery occlusion, (II) directly after arterial reperfusion and (III) one day after arterial reperfusion. Normal (23)Na was detected in hypoperfused stroke tissue which exhibited a low (1)H apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and no changes in (1)H T(2) relaxation time during transient ischemia, while (23)Na increased and ADC values recovered to normal values directly after arterial reperfusion. For the first time, a similar imaging protocol was set-up on a clinical 3T MRI site in conjunction with a commercial double-tuned (1)H/(23)Na birdcage resonator avoiding a time-consuming exchange of resonators or MRI systems. Multinuclear (23)Na/(1)H MRI data sets were obtained from one stroke patient during both the acute and non-acute stroke phases with an aquisition time of 22 min. The lesion exhibiting low ADC was found to be larger compared to the lesion with high (23)Na at 9 h after symptom onset. It is hoped that the presented pilot data demonstrate that fast multinuclear (23)Na/(1)H MRI preclinical and clinical protocols can enable a better understanding of how temporal and regional MRI parameter changes link to pathophysiological variations in ischemic stroke tissue.
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The legislation would authorize the Navy secretary to establish a "surface danger zone" -- a safety buffer -- over a portion of the refuge when the range complex is in use. The Navy also would have the power to close any part of the refuge for safety or national security reasons.
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PORT ORCHARD — County Prosecutor Russ Hauge, elected in 1994, said Tuesday that he is running for re-election.
The 62-year-old Democrat is the only candidate in the race, but he is prepared for a hard campaign.
"I'm planning on it," he said.
His campaign co-chairs are the county's four police chiefs, his family is behind him, and he said he does not see an end in sight to an elected career that might be heading into its third decade if he wins another four-year term.
"As long as I can do the job," he said. "Plus I don't know what I would do if I retired."
Although the prosecutor represents all of the county's departments and elected officials, it is best known for representing the state in criminal cases.
What he enjoys most, he said, is bringing order out of disorder.
"We represent the community," said Hauge, who was born in Bremerton. "It's our job to help fashion the community's response to the tragedy that is every kind of criminal act."
When Hauge started the job in 1995, the office had 26 attorneys. The office now has about 100 employees, 46 of them deputy prosecuting attorneys, and an annual budget of about $9 million.
Managing that growth, and ensuring it remains professional and transparent has been a priority, he said.
Although Hauge originally set out to become a police officer and even joined the Coast Guard to gain military experience to make him a better candidate, it was studying law and justice as an undergrad at the University of Washington that led him to first consider a career as a lawyer. Although he maintained a private practice taking civil and defense cases before running for prosecutor, he said the position he has now has been his career goal.
"I went to law school to have this job," he said.
Bruce Danielson, a Port Orchard attorney who has a practice in Seattle, was the first to challenge Hauge since the longtime prosecutor was first elected. Hauge beat incumbent C. Danny Clem in 1994 with 69 percent of the vote.
Reached Tuesday, Danielson said he is weighing whether to run again but has yet to commit either way.
"I'm still making that decision," he said.
Danielson finished in the 2010 general election with 47 percent. It was a strong showing for a candidate without a major party backing, especially considering Hauge spent about $45,000 and Danielson choose a campaign finance reporting plan that limited him to spending less than $5,000, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. He ran for the state Supreme Court in 2012 and for Kitsap Superior Court in 2004 and 2008.
Before the 2010 election, Hauge filed a lawsuit on behalf of the county alleging the Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club had violated a number of rules. The issue became a centerpiece of the campaign and the club handed out buttons with Hauge's name crossed out.
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Chris Tibbs, chairman of the Kitsap County Republicans, said he is "95 percent" sure the party will run a viable candidate for prosecuting attorney but declined to give a name.
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Scheduling? We talking scheduling?
You may have heard Rick Adelman's rant about the Houston schedule so far this season. The coach was peeved that the Rockets played eight games in 13 days, all in the form of back-to-back sets.
To that, we should all get on the phone and call Adelman a "WAAAA- mbulance."
The Mavericks, remember, played eight games in 12 days, ending with a back-to-back against Memphis and Atlanta, the only time this season they've lost two in a row.
Another Rick, Carlisle, brought up a great point at shootaround this morning and it's something that Adelman should take to heart.
"At some point, the schedule is going to come around to our side," he said. "If it's really tough right now, then it should be a little softer later on."
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Parliament, Cape Town - The Protection of State Information Bill will again come before the National Assembly after the House agreed on Tuesday to re-establish the ad hoc committee that dealt with the controversial legislation over the past few years.
The committee was dissolved after it completed its work on the bill on November 8, 2011. The bill then went to the National Council of Provinces for consideration.
The NCOP made a number of changes to the bill originally passed by the Assembly before approving it on November 29 last year. Thus, the bill and changes made by the NCOP now have to be approved by the Assembly.
ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga proposed a motion on Tuesday to re-establish the ad hoc committee on the bill with the same composition and powers as its predecessor.
A deadline of June 20 this year was set for the committee to report to the Assembly.
The NCOP changes to the bill include the re-insertion of a clause offering protection against prosecution for those who reveal classified information to expose a crime.
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CHICAGO — Top outfield prospect Josh Bell is slightly behind schedule in his return from knee surgery but still is making what assistant general manager Kyle Stark called "a slow and steady" recovery.
His return has been slowed by frequent swelling in his left knee.
"He continues to advance his activities, including baseball activities, but we haven't quite gotten over the hump yet," Stark said.
Bell is able to run and make cuts, which signals he's getting close to starting a rehab assignment.
The 19-year-old had surgery April 27 to repair meniscus in his left knee, which he tore while running the bases in a game with Low-A West Virginia. The Pirates remain optimistic Bell will return before the end of the season.
"We will be creative this offseason to get him at-bats in some of the lower-level winter ball leagues, pending his health and needs, to be ready for next spring," Stark said.
In 15 games with West Virginia, Bell hit .274 with one home run and 11 RBI and had a .691 OPS. He also made two errors in the outfield.
• First baseman Gaby Sanchez and right-hander Chad Qualls, who were acquired in trades Tuesday, joined the team Wednesday. Reliever Daniel McCutchen was sent back to Triple-A Indianapolis. Sanchez started at first base and batted fourth Wednesday against the Cubs, going 0 for 2 with a walk. Garrett Jones pinch hit for Sanchez in the eighth.
• Sanchez was on paternity leave, at the hospital with his wife and newborn daughter, when he found out he had been traded. Sky Sanchez was born July 27. "It's been a crazy few days, that's for sure," Sanchez said. "It's one of those good things, too, to become a father and then to be traded to a team that's playing really well. That's all you can ask for."
• Manager Clint Hurdle meets with each arriving player for about 10 minutes. "I give him a quick thumbnail sketch of what's going on, who we are, where we're headed and the importance of him being here," Hurdle said. Before batting practice Wednesday, Hurdle gathered the entire team for a quick meeting. "It's important the players that their jobs haven't changed," Hurdle said. "If there's any manager or general manager in them, they've got to let that go. Let's go play and see where we take it."
• Right-hander Kyle Kaminska, who was acquired from the Miami Marlins in the Sanchez trade, was assigned to Double-A Altoona.
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Lake Erie Monsters win in Charlotte 3-2
CHARLOTTE - Three consecutive goals- one in each period- propelled the Lake Erie Monsters (12-9-1-1) to a 3-2 win in Charlotte over the Checkers (12-8-0-2) at Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday night. Mike Connolly scored for the third straight game, while Mike Sgarbossa and Bill Thomas also scored for Lake Erie. The Monsters and Checkers will meet again Friday night in Charlotte at 7:00 PM.
The Checkers opened the scoring when Jerome Samson took a pass in front and tapped the puck top-shelf past Monsters goalie Sami Aittokallio at the game's 5:18 mark. Just over seven minutes later- at the 12:40 mark- Connolly scored a power play goal from in front of the net off a great centering feed from Geoff Walker, tying the game. The goal was Connolly's third of the season. The first period ended in a 1-1 tie.
With 1:29 left in the second period, Sgarbossa collected a bouncing puck in front of the Charlotte net after Bryan Lerg's initial shot was blocked, and Sgarbossa slipped the puck past the outstretched left pad of Checkers goalie Justin Peters to give the Monsters a 2-1 lead. Sgarbossa's ninth goal of the season vaults him into a tie with Lerg for the team lead.
After a neutral zone turnover, David van der Gulik streaked up the left side and floated a perfect pass to Thomas in front of the Charlotte net, and Thomas redirected the puck past Peters to give the Monsters a 3-1 lead at 10:20 of the final period. The goal was the sixth for Thomas, and was also assisted by Tyson Barrie, who now has 13 assists; a total that ties Mark Olver for the team lead.
Charlotte's Drayson Bowman netted a wrist shot from the right circle on the power play with 5:29 left in the third, but the Monsters held on for the one-goal win.
Aittokallio is 7-5-0 after stopping 28 of 30 Checkers shots. Peters is 7-4-0 after stopping 21 of 24 Monsters shots. Charlotte has dropped five straight games in regulation; all at home.
NOTES: The Monsters are now 4-1-0-0 all-time against the Checkers, and are now 9-5-0-0 on the road this season... The Monsters are 6-2-0-0 when Bill Thomas gets a point, and 4-2-0-0 when he scores a goal; Thomas has goals in back-to-back games... van der Gulik has points in back-to-back games... Mark Olver's four-game point streak came to a close in Thursday's win in Charlotte... Sgarbossa has a goal and two assists over his current three-game point streak... Aittokallio has now won back-to-back starts for the third time this season... The Monsters were 1-6 on the power play, and 3-4 on the penalty kill on Thursday.


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Stunting seems to be the little motorcycle sport that could. Despite its renegade beginnings on public roads the sport has taken strides towards re-branding itself with legitimate moves like a place in the X-Games, sponsors like Red Bull, Ducati, Aprilia and BMW and now its very own TV show. "Inside XDL" will premiere on Versus network on October 12th and offer the first real look into stunting as a competitive sport. The show will introduce some of the best riders in the world as they compete all over the country for money, respect and notoriety in the XDL Championship Series.
With good cause, most people involved in the motorcycle industry dismissed stunting as irresponsible and inconsequential years ago. But since then the sport has been dedicated on working to create a exciting and lawful new sport, despite what anyone thinks. The "Inside XDL" series will re-introduce "stunting" to the world as a competitive sport with entrepreneurial riders making a career out of doing what they love.
The characters and stunt icons on the series have been with it since the beginning and their passion and dedication shows. The group of hard-working, over-traveled and under-paid athletes drip of determination which is sure to produce nail-biting competition and even a bit of personal drama. Maybe you hate stunting, maybe you love it, either way give it a chance to reintroduce itself to you this fall on Versus network. For more information check the Versus website: http://www.versus.com/shows/xdl-sportbike-championship/


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The Wall Street Journal today takes a look at the as more and more companies join the fray. With heavyweights like Microsoft, Sony, and Yahoo! entering the market later this year, smaller players like MusicNow and Europe's OD2 have been left looking for potential suitors. Similarly, a music service initiative formed by Best Buy and Trans World Entertainment was shelved earlier this year as the companies try to figure out how to distinguish themselves. Most interestingly, the article notes that some Apple competitors have challenged the notion that profits are slim for download services, and say that margins tend to be much higher for subscriptions than for a-la-carte downloads. Apple does not offer a subscription service.


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It seems like the Stunned condition is a topic of note lately on the 4e blogosphere, Twitter and on Enworld.
The gist is that the Stunned condition, just isn't much fun. It removes the player from the game effectively for one or more rounds.
This situation was hammered home on me at our last session. I've been playing rather than DMing the last couple of months, as I needed a breather and wanted to see what 4e was like from the other side of the screen.
During this combat, which was against the Big Bad Evil Guy at the end of the adventure, I had managed to have horrible dice luck when attacking (hit twice out of something like 8 rounds, rolling less than a 5 on most of those misses).
But the worst part was when my Sorcerer got slammed unconscious. I made my first death save, and then the Artificer in the party healed me. Unfortunately, the BBEG went next and since she was right next to me, slammed me again unconscious (nearly killing me again). I then failed my death save. The Artificer then succeeded on a Heal check to allow me to use my Second Wind, which I did. However, again the BBEG slammed me unconscious. I then failed my second death save.
As it turned out, we won in the end (though we had a lengthy conversation afterwards regarding difficulties with Level + 3 Solos, which get healing... 90 hp through the combat). Admittedly a large part of our problem was also that we were under-manned with only 4 PCs and no Defender.
However, the fact was that after having a lengthy combat where my luck was crap, I then had to endure three rounds of doing nothing (I do wish our DM had spread the pain around a bit).
Doing nothing is not fun, especially when rounds can take 10-20 minutes to complete. Theoretically I could have been out of the game for an hour. In earlier editions rounds were (usually) much quicker, so if you didn't get your turn (if you were say, Held), it wasn't so much of a big deal.
Now, this problem was demonstrated to me with the Unconscious condition rather than Stunned, but it was similar enough.
This problem with Stunned has actually resulted in me changing up what monsters I want to run. Which is unfortunate, since a lot of cool monsters have powers that inflict the Stunned condition. One shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
So I have been thinking about how to change the Stunned condition. Here's what I'm thinking at the moment:
Stunned: You are Dazed.
You have a -4 to all defenses.
You have a -2 to all attack and skill rolls.
You cannot sustain powers.
This makes the Stunned condition an uber-Dazed condition. In addition, it should make combats a bit faster since both monsters and PCs would be easier to hit, and while the offensive abilities of whoever is stunned are reduced, they are not eliminated.
Best of all, the player is not taken out of the game.
DM Samuel on RPG Musings also mentioned dealing with the Dominated condition.
I'm not as prepared to change that up at the moment. First, it hasn't come up very much in my game. Second, as DM Samuel mentioned, the player isn't taken out of the game as he gets to still inflict some pain on his own teammates and gets a roleplaying opportunity to boot.
So what do you think? What have you done to alleviate the problems caused by Stunning?
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On Leadership
A comment from reader Barry Klein, in response to Seth Godin's post about the way we evaluate leaders got me thinking: we really do judge the quality of our leaders only in hindsight, and that's more than a little bit silly.
Seth Godin mentioned several 'great leaders' in his original post: Abe Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, among others. Why are they great? Probably because they won, or came out on top, in the great challenges of their day. Lincoln held the Union together and abolished slavery; Churchill held fast and presided over victory in WWII; Truman helped rebuild Europe with his sweeping nation-building plan in the war's wake.
The caliber of each of these men, before their victory, was a matter of hot debate. As our reader Barry Klein mentions: "Every one of the leaders mentioned were very polarizing in their days. For every person that loved them, you could point to someone who hated them with equal passion."
Had Churchill's side not won the war, perhaps he'd be remembered now as a raving madman, not an inspiring orator of unflagging courage. Had Lincoln not succeeded in holding together the North and South, he would simply have been that crazy president who started the war that killed more Americans than any other in the country's history. Had Truman not presided over passage of the Marshall Plan, he might have been best remembered as the lame-duck president whose party actually asked him not to help with a Congressional campaign because his public standing was so low...Yet in a recent C-SPAN survey of more than 80 historians, Lincoln now ranks 3rd and Truman ranks 12th on the list of all-time greatest presidents, largely on the strength of their scores in the "crisis leadership" category.
The point is this: Shouldn't we get to work figuring out how to better evaluate our prospective leaders before they take office? If crisis management is the differentiator, could we require an accounting of their performance in all previous crises to see how they handled the pressure? Are there qualities that can be sussed out prior to ascending to positions of great power that indicate how a leader will react while on the hot seat? Something beyond "energy" and "edge"?
Tell us what you think...maybe it will help us all make a better choice going into this next Presidential election. Or at the very least, maybe we could circulate it at board meetings around the country before the next generation of CEOs are chosen.
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Result are everything. Maybe we shouldn't use resulst to say someone is or isn't a leader but rather to determine whether someone is good versus bad leader.
Jim's insights are very important, and suggest this question: Do any of our current candidates (includng Bush) fit these pathological traits?
I can think of one and he's not a factor. They're all glib, none have superficial charm, all are manipulative and a bit conning and all have big egoes. Three have a grandiose sense of self---Clark, Kucinich, Sharpton.
We all know who on the Dem side is considered by many as a pathological liar without shame or remorse, and, again, he's not a real challenger.
Well, I think a leader is a leader. By that I mean that they have traits like the 4 E's discussed by Jack Welch which they use to become and ultimately lead people.
I do not believe that leadership require ethics or a strong sense of morality. Some leaders (ex. cult leaders) can even be sociopaths. According to a Profile of a Sociopath, these people have traits that include:
*Glibness/Superficial Charm
*Manipulative and Conning
*Grandiose Sense of Self
*Pathological Lying
*Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
Unfortunately, these are traits that I believe a number of the recently fallen business leaders have in common.
A leader can use his skills for good, or for bad. It is up to the followers to determine if a leader has the ethical and moral foundation that they seek. During my business career, I have run into leaders (managers and executives) that had a number of the sociopathic traits that I've noted above and I've done everything I could to get away from them. In politics, however, it seems to me that a lot of marketing and "branding" techniques are used by the people running the candidates campaigns since for the vast majority of the voting public, electing new leaders is nothing more then a superficial popularity contest. This scares me. Just think of the presidential candidate portrayed by Martin Sheen not in "The West Wing," but in the original movie "The Dead Zone." If Johnny (Christopher Walkin's character) wasn't willing to sacrifice his life for the good of the world, we would have been under the control of a very "evil" leader indeed.
The bottom line is, whether in business, politics or any other organized group, it's up to the "people" to thoroughly educate themselves about their current and potential leaders, to not follow these folks blindly and to exercise their right of free speech, etc. to make sure that leaders with poor moral or ethical backbones or who have any of the above sociopathic traits are not put in power and if they are, they are removed as quickly as possible.
Lincoln, Grant, T. Roosevelt, Truman, George W. Bush.
What do they have in common?
Lincoln, Grant, T. Roosevelt, Churchill. Truman. Strong writers. Clear thinkers. Courage. Determination. Creative. Focused. Integrity. Risk takers.
Lincoln, Grant, TR, Churchill, HST, GWB. Wars. Tough decisions. Clear thinkers. Focused. Courage. Integrity.
The only characteristic GWB doesn't seem to have that the others do is a record of great writing. He's certainly in a big war on terroism, taking big personal career risks and as single minded about winning this war as his predecessors were focused on winning theirs. None of these guys made a big deal of their religions. None of them were spellbinding speakers, or used their speeches to motivate. They led by example, getting things done, succeeding where success was unexpected. Offending the establishment.
Each was a terrific politician. They all thought for themselves as well as listening to their constituents. That they polarized their countries showed they had the courage of their convictions and that they won their wars showed they were good at executing their plans.
Look at the Dem candidates. Kerry has a record of trying to play both sides. I think he'd be another Clinton, unable to make decisions. But he's proved he has personal courage, but whether he has political courage remains to be seen. I seriously doubt his political integrity and judgment.
Dean has been flip flopping all year and playing the opportunist's game. He doesn't have personal or political courage. Clark is the John McClellan of the campaign, the reluctant warrior, unable to move, paralysis through analysis, a staffer, not a general, inept. Fired for personal integrity reasons.
Edwards is the mystery guy who shows promise, willing to stand apart from the crowd, take on the establishment, think for himself, a good communicator who probably writes better than anyone else in the field and therefore, one of the clearist thinkers and best decision makers. He has made a career of being a fighter.
Lieberman shows courage. He's articulate, focused and has more integrity than his competitors, but is as opportunistic as any modern presidential candidate.
In our own way, the American people will try to sort these things out. In 2000, we elected a real president, a leader. But more often than not, Americans have elected weenies to the White House. I think we will keep our war president, but who knows. It's hard to predict because so many world events can happen to influence voters between now and November.
I was faced with this problem over the past year. For years my partner and I have wanted to gather together emerging leaders in First Nations communities across British Columbia and connect them up. Our first task was to define what constituted the kind of leadership we were looking for.
In the end we decided upon a criteria that included things like:
* a passion for working locally, committed to community
* an ability to make real change, keeping the focus on key levers rather than titling at windmills
* fresh ideas and a demonstrated willingness to learn and engage with innovation.
* an ability to transcend day-to-day politics and keep the big picture in mind.
Not surprisingly it was difficult to find these folks, because by definition they were all working away in their communities and rarely got a chance to meet each other.
In the end we pulled together 70 people representing what we felt were significant emerging leaders in our province and we put them in an Open Space Technology meeting for a day and a half to look at the leadership challenges facing their communities over the next 20 years.
The results were amazing, the most important of which was that these people actually met. Several began projects together which will ripen over time. Fostering connections and bringing new leadership styles and energy to the process was really eye opening for a lot of folks.
You can read more at http://www.bcafn.com where you find a link to the .pdf of the conference proceedings.
Bottom line: we looked at defining leadership by CAPACITY and POTENTIAL rather than results.


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|Chronic bradykinin infusion and receptor blockade in angiotensin II hypertension in rats.
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|The influence of endogenous bradykinin(BK) on the control of arterial pressure and the development of cardiac hypertrophy was assessed in chronically angiotensin II(Ang II)-infused rats (200 ng. kg-1. min-1) through the effects of concomitant infusion of 3 doses of BK (15 ng. kg-1. d-1, 100 ng. kg-1. d-1 and 100 ng. kg-1. min-1 ie, 144 000 ng. kg-1. d-1) or BK-blockade by Hoe140 (300 microg. kg-1. d-1) for 10 days. In Ang II-infused rats, tail-cuff pressure increased from 124+/-3 to 174+/-6 mm Hg (P<0.001). The pressor effect of Ang II was not affected by simultaneous infusion of BK or Hoe140. At the end of the experiments, cardiac mass was higher in rats infused with Ang II alone (3.56+/-0.10 versus 2.89+/-0.05 mg/g in untreated controls, P<0.01) and the development of cardiac hypertrophy was not modified by administration of the 3 doses of BK or Hoe140. In addition, the fall in cardiac output associated with Ang II was prevented only by the moderate and high doses of BK, mainly through an increase in stroke volume and a decrease in total peripheral resistance. In the same way, the renal vasoconstrictor effect of Ang II was abolished by the medium and high dose of BK. Hoe140 did not affect cardiac output or renal blood flow in this model. No influence of BK or Hoe140 on the increase in albuminuria induced by Ang II was detected. In conclusion, exogenous BK may oppose the effect of Ang II on vascular tone, but it cannot prevent hypertension and target-organ damage associated with this experimental model of hypertension, even at a very high dose.
|J L Pasquié; A Herizi; B Jover; A Mimran
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SLC cops try to unravel store 'robbery' that may not have been
Salt Lake City police were on the lookout Thursday for two male suspects who threatened a store clerk.
The men one Latino, one white and both about 5-foot-8, 35-40 years old, 160 pounds and wearing dark clothing entered the 7-Eleven store at 109 S. 300 East about 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Salt Lake City police Detective Veronica Montoya said investigators Thursday were still trying to nail down details of the incident, and if it truly was a robbery. Apparently it began when with the female clerk's suspicions that the men had stolen some prepaid telephone cards.
When she followed them outside and confronted them, one of the men allegedly revealed he had a weapon police would not say what kind and made verbal threats before leaving the scene.
Police said the Latino suspect had an acne-scarred face, short hair and a tattoo on his left cheek. He was wearing a black sweat suit and black tennis shoes.
The white suspect wore a black leather jacket over a gray hooded sweat shirt and blue jeans.
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Linda Angello loves people and she loves to laugh. Humor and interaction with others were key components of her successful treatment for breast cancer. Her journey, which began in 2004, has enriched her life beyond measure. In turn, she has passionately dedicated herself to helping others facing the same diagnosis.
In October of 2004, Linda had her annual routine mammogram and was asked to return for a "re-test." The request did not surprise her, as this had happened before and each time it had been nothing - just a precaution. This time, however, was different because in addition to the mammogram, they scheduled Linda for an ultrasound.
After the ultrasound, the radiologist explained that Linda needed a biopsy of the suspicious area (about 6mm). "By the time I got home, my gynecologist had already left me a message, so I knew it was more serious this time," recalled Linda. The biopsy revealed an early stage breast cancer, and so her journey began.
Linda was comforted by the fact that Dr. Sigurdson provided the most sophisticated treatment.
The doctors at her regional hospital offered her several treatment options. Although Linda was inclined to move forward with a lumpectomy, her daughter encouraged her to go to Fox Chase Cancer Center for a second opinion. After meeting with surgical oncologist Dr. Elin Sigurdson to discuss the best course of action, there was no doubt in her mind that she was going to receive the most sophisticated treatment available from Dr. Sigurdson and Fox Chase.
"The truth is, I really didn't have time for all of this," recalled Linda. "I was the primary caregiver to my 94 year old mother, I had 2 children, a job, a husband, and a home to take care of. I remember telling Dr. Sigurdson that my biggest concern about the treatment of my cancer was not about me, but about how I was going to take care of my mother. I had always put my needs on the back burner, so this was a real wake-up call."
"At Fox Chase I felt a connection and genuine concern for my well being."
"Not only did I feel like I was in the best hands professionally, I also felt comforted by the personal touch provided by everyone at Fox Chase. They truly encouraged me and reminded me how important it was to take care of myself. From the nurse practitioners, to the social workers, to the pre-admissions gal and Dr. Sigurdson's secretary, I felt a connection and genuine concern for my wellbeing."
In November of 2004, Dr. Sigurdson performed Linda's first lumpectomy, which did not produce clean margins (surrounding area of tissue that is clear of cancer cells after surgery). A second surgery was performed, and again, the results showed the margins were still not cancer-free. Linda was then diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), considered a Stage 0 pre-cancer. Since the DCIS did not show up on any tests, other than the pathology results of the breast tissue removed, Linda was not comfortable ending her treatment there. After her doctors explained all of her options, Linda scheduled a double mastectomy in January of 2005.
On January 21, 2005, two days before her 50th birthday, Linda underwent a double mastectomy - surgical removal of both breasts. Linda opted for reconstructive surgery at the same time as the mastectomy. Her plastic surgeon inserted a temporary expander that was used to slowly allow saline implants to be expanded over the course of the next several months. The surgery was performed on a Thursday, and she went home two days later. Within two weeks, Linda was back to an abbreviated work schedule and began her support efforts for others who were facing breast cancer. "I was so fortunate to have a dear breast cancer survivor friend support me through my experience, and I wanted to be able to do the same for others," said Linda.
"Cancer made my whole outlook on life change for the better."
"I tell people all the time that breast cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me - except of course for the cancer part," laughed Linda. "I never would have met all of the wonderful people who changed my life. Doctors, medical professionals, members of non-profit organizations, other marvelous survivors - none of these people would have entered my life without my cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Cancer made my whole outlook on life change for the better."
"Dr. Goldstein is committed to identifying the best and most appropriate treatment plan for me."
After the surgery, Linda sought out other medical oncologists for different treatment plans. Although each doctor recommended the same treatment plan, Linda chose to stay at Fox Chase with her medical oncologist, Dr. Lori Goldstein, to continue her treatment. In 2005, Linda began taking a daily dose of Tamoxifen (an adjunct hormone therapy), and has been working with Dr. Goldstein to monitor hormone levels and continue to determine appropriate forms of on-going treatment options. In 2010, Linda and Dr. Goldstein determined that she no longer needed follow-up treatment and has not needed to take Tamoxifen since then. "Dr. Goldstein and I are in this thing for the long haul," said Linda. "I will be working with her for the rest of my life. I feel comfortable with her and I believe Dr. Goldstein is committed to identifying the best and most appropriate treatment plan for me."
During her long journey Linda has committed herself to helping others. "Women being treated for breast cancer may have a great support system with their family and friends, but it is nothing compared to talking to someone who has personally experienced a cancer diagnosis," said Linda. She has been active for many years in several breast cancer organizations including Living Beyond Breast Cancer and the American Cancer Society—both of whom offer support to women going through their cancer journeys.
When she realized the need for a breast cancer support group at her local church, Linda started one. "Even after active treatment ends, women need to adjust to a new lifestyle – being a cancer survivor," emphasized Linda. Perhaps the greatest testament to Linda's tireless efforts was an honor she received in 2010 for her work with Living Beyond Breast Cancer at the Susan G. Komen Celebrate Life luncheon.
"Every day is a gift - make it special."
"Life is too short. Every day is a gift - make it special," concludes Linda. "My new mantra is 'If it feels good, and it doesn't hurt anyone I'm going to do it,' and I hope my experience and my words of encouragement will inspire other women battling breast cancer to feel the same way."


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Phil Huddleston, a Belli Ranch resident, said he's not surprised Union Pacific expects up to 40 trains a day on its rail line through Reno once more work is done on the tracks over Donner Pass.
"I know it's coming," he said, of the central rail line near his home in the west Truckee Meadows.
"The biggest change is those double-stacked trains. I can feel them," he said of the vibrations. "I can tell how loaded they are and which ball bearings are going out."
Behind his home, he said train horn blasts at a new railroad crossing wake him up two to six times a night.
"It used to be so peaceful," he said.
Since double-stacked trains from the Port of Oakland began crossing Donner Pass since last November, the number of daily trains running through Reno has increased from 15 to 18 to 20 to 25, Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Wesley Lujan told Washoe County commissioners earlier this week.
And Lujan said that could be 40 trains daily after more work is completed on the pass.
Last year, Union Pacific enlarged tunnels so double-stacked trains could use Donner Pass rather than the Feather River canyon route, which is 73 miles longer. Lujan said Union Pacific plans to rebuild a 7-mile stretch of track that was ripped out by Southern Pacific Railroad. Once rebuilt, that will result in a double set of tracks all the way across Donner Pass, eliminating delays and allowing more trains to cross.
The work would come after the economy recovers and freight volume picks up at the Port of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area, said Aaron Hunt, another railroad spokesman.
Lujan said the route through Reno will continue to add trains until it can add no more by 2035.
Trains now sound their horns at about 20 private and public grade crossings in west Truckee Meadows, said Lynne Savinski, a Belli Ranch resident who leads a group of residents who want some crossings closed.
They also want the commission to create a "quiet zone." With more sophisticated controls, such as four guard arms to block traffic at crossings and warning sirens at crossings, federal rules allow for zones where train engineers do not have to blow their horns.
Currently, no quiet zones exist in Nevada, but 15 exist in California, said Adrian Freund, county community development director.
In Huddleston's particular case, he said he believes all the horn blasting is so unnecessary. The railroad crossing was built last summer so Truckee Meadows Water Authority officials could get to an irrigation ditch and repair damage from the Mogul earthquakes. After all the work was done, the crossing was gated and big boulders put in front of that so no one can cross.
"But they still honk the horn behind my house," he said.
Lujan said the company has been aggressive about educating engineers to blow horns at every crossing, as required by law and for the sake of safety. He said the company does not want any further liability exposure for its railroad crossings and would lobby against any changes in state law that could make crossings more dangerous.
Lee Ann Dickson, a Federal Railroad Administration official, said asking the railroad to take away its warning devices is a big issue. Her father was an engineer.
"My dad's train struck two 14-year-old girls (and killed them)," she said. "My dad died six months later."
A special tax assessment district could be formed by residents who would benefit by the silence and agree to pay more for installing more sophisitcated equipment to block cars and blast sirens at crossings, Freund said.
Dickson said Washoe County would not have to pay for a cost estimate on upgrading crossings for a quiet zone.
But the commission did not go that far in asking for steps to deal with the noise problem.
The commission told staff to determine whether some private crossings could be combined into one crossing with willing property owners as well as whether some crossings could be closed. Under interpretation of Nevada's laws, those horns have to be blown at private crossings.
County lawyers were asked to research the county's liability if anyone were to be injured or killed at a quiet zone crossing.
A 1911 Nevada law says a train engineer can be charged with a misdemeanor if failing to "ring a bell or blow a whistle" at railroad crossings.
Savinski said her group will be lobbying to carve out an exemption for quiet zones in that law in the Nevada Legislature next year .


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For the season, the Fighting Irish (6-0, 3-0) are outscoring opponents by more than 25 points per game. After the first quarter on Friday, Central Catholic held a commanding 17-4 lead.
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Menelaion Hotel-Laconia
A hotel with a vast background invites you to the most historic of all cities of Peloponnese. MENELAION opened its gates in 1935 and has been more than just a hotel ever since. It has in fact been a point of reference for the city of Sparta. The hotel is located at the central Constantine Paleologos Avenue, next to all the museums and important venues of the city.
Whether you decide to stay at the hotel for a weekend or use it as your base for a longer period of time, MENELAION is a hotel addressing those who seek more than just a good night's sleep. The restaurant is situated on the ground floor of the hotel and is open to the hotel's clients - and other guests - every day apart from Sunday.
The restaurant 'extends' to the swimming pool's open-air area during the summer. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the restaurant.
The rooms are equipped with specially designed bathrooms with hair dryers, whereas each room's facilities include a TV, radio, air conditioner and, of course, the possibility of direct telephone calls. The windows have double-glazing for sound insulation purposes, whereas the floors have been covered with specially designed fitted carpets.
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Menelaion Hotel is in the central Avenue of the historic city of Sparta next to museums and important venues, and 6 km from the world famous Byzantine monuments including the Byzantine castle of Mystras.
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-from kalamata airport-head south.Turn left towards e65 and follow that route. continue to follow the e65 following signs for sparta.The hotel is located at the central constantine paleologos avenue-next to all the museums and important venues of the city.
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Moth Worlds 2011.
Charlie McKee tries the solid wing - Zhik Moth Australian Championships 2011
The sailing world has been abuzz since it was discovered that 2009 World Champion Bora Gulari (USA) was going to arrive at Lake Macquarie, Australia with a solid wing sail on his Mach 2.
The now measured sail has been designed and built by Canadian C- Class wing builders Object 2 Skiff Works.
But Bora is not going to use the rigid wing sail.
However prior to the Australian titles, dual Olympic medallist, America's Cup tactician and Moth sailor, 48 year old US sailor Charlie McKee began sailing his Mach 2 with the rigid wing.
In the six race Australian titles, McKee sailed with the rigid wing placing 42nd in the 102 boat fleet.
Not a promising start you think? But Charlie is over the moon and on the eve of the Worlds. In this Sail-World.com exclusive we discovered why.
'Over my sailing career I have had a predisposition to this sort of thing, the high performance sailing, and honestly I throw all of the skiffs or moths or cats it is all that same high speed high angle different sort of constraints on tactics and things, into this basket.
'18 footers, 49ers, moths, I do the extremes. While I have done six years of intense analysis of the tactical match racing on the big boats in the cup, my natural predisposition is tactics on high speed small sailing craft. This has been pretty cool for me.
'Bora Gulari and George Peet worked with the designers and builders (of the rigid wing) Object 2 Skiff Works led by Ron Caldwell. They helped build it and sailed it and just ran out of time to figure it out and get to the point where they could race and feel like they would have a chance to win with it.
'Bora is a contender to win the Worlds and I don't put nearly that amount of time into the Moths.
'I sail the Moths for fun and to keep my hand in the aspect of this sport that I really love. I just thought it is such a cool thing and such a positive thing that it is good for everyone and it is good for the class that the wing gets sailed.
'Bora and George ran out of time to use it and feel like they could be competitive to win the Worlds and I guess I am just a good enough sailor that they entrusted me to sail it and they felt I would be someone who could help figure it out technically.
'I am not a threat to anyone in the top ten. We are all going to know a lot more by the end of the regatta than previously.
'I do this for fun, I sail Moths for fun. It's a credit to all the people who have designed and built it and made it work, that someone like me can come in and can get on and say 'right I have five days to learn to use a wing on this platform that is obviously very difficult to sai'.' Moths are extremely finicky beasts.
Charlie McKee in action with the Moth solid wing - Zhik Moth Worlds 2011- Lake Macquarie Australia
'I am just incredibly happy and excited to be doing this and be part of it. I have learned so much about the whole thing. I ran into Rohan Veal, (the foiling pioneer, the 2005 Moth World champion) earlier in the week and we were talking about the early days, when they were just trying to get moths up on foils.
'We know this rigid wing can't win at this very early stage of its development; we are on this incredibly steep part of the learning curve where you just know there is so much left to do but there is also so much potential.
'Every day that I come in from sailing with the rigid wing, I know I am so much better than when I went out.
'You go out and you think about it and you come in and think 'I am going to try this tomorrow' and it´s invigorating to have the intellectual exercise trying to figure out how it works on this platform.
'There are some things about Moths that make them quite different from other boats. One of the main things is heeling to windward rather than the leeward.
'That in itself, makes a lot of subtle differences in techniques and trimming and probably angles of attack and twists and all those sorts of things. Then you are trying to do this on an incredibly small, unstable platform.
'It has just been great, I am like a kid in a candy store.
'I've heard my Luna Rossa teammate James Spithill is coming up to watch the Moth Worlds. We have done a lot of sailing together and he is someone who, when there is a new aspect of the game, takes it on and throws himself into it. That type of attitude is inspirational to me and that is what I have tried to do with this wing. I knew that it was too late and I said from the very beginning there is no way that the first time out that a wing is going to go win the world championships but it is the future of the sport. It is the direction that it's going.
'What a great the opportunity for me to learn and be a part of the development and get re-energised about the cool parts of sailing. I feel very fortunate.
'There are three wings here (Lake Macquarie). There's the prototype that was built and two more that were built in an extremely compressed timeframe.
'The developers built wing two and three just in time to put them into the container and send down to Australia. What should have been an 18 month project was a six week project. From my outside perspective I felt ' no way.'
'The fact that they have come so far and that the thing works is amazing. It would be one thing if you were putting it on some two dimensional platform where you bolt the sail on, put the shrouds on and go but you are trying to integrate it with this foiling moth that has all these other things going on. It is amazing that it works so early on in its development.
Solid Wing - Zhik Moth Worlds 2011- Lake Macquarie Australia
'The Moth has always been at the forefront of development and I felt it was a really good thing for the class to have the rigid wing out there and racing. I didn't want to be in a position where I said 'I will use it if it is faster but switch back to my soft sail if it is light wind or if I can´t get foiling'. I just said 'if I am going to do this, I am just going to go for it and do it'.
'I am measuring in the other two wings. I am going to race with the wing and whether I get 30th or 80th I am just going to keep persisting and keep going for it.
'So far I've mostly been in the middle of the 100+ fleet, but I've had a few flashes.
'I did round one weather mark about tenth, I had a good beat.
'The marginal foiling is very difficult at this stage. It is very hard for me as I haven't yet figured out how to get up on the foils as quickly, in the marginal stuff.
'That makes it very tough on the starting line and very tough when the wind is unstable, when you tack and you might not have enough wind to get back up on the foils.
'My big weakness is on starting; downwind we don´t have it figured out yet so it's not as fast, so I usually lose about five boats each downwind if I am sailing reasonably well.
'That is something, that in the long run, is clearly solvable but we just ran out of time on that aspect.
'When the breeze is up and I am doing things right and I get it dialled in, it feels great.
'In the lead up to the regatta I had times where upwind I was right on the pace with people who sail Moths a hundred days a year, and I sail twenty.
'I know that they are on the right track with the wing and there are aspects of it that are pretty cool. It balances really nicely the main sheet load ... it works.
'My goal is to make the it into the gold fleet somehow, keep up on the foils, and if the normal Lake Macquarie sea breeze comes in I am hoping to show some flashes of brilliance and show what the wing can do.
'So far the most we've have had the wing out in is about 18 knots.
'It was very pleasant to sail in that breeze and the wing functioned really nicely and was a joy. I was a little worried coming this late into the project, that I was going to be able to figure out how to control the wing.
'The work that has gone before by Bora and George; we have a pretty good open spirit in the Moths class and they have all been helping me out knowing that this it's ridiculously late to be having a new test pilot come in.
'People have been asking what the squeak is they hear when I sail by. It is just a very minor thing. The mast stump which has the stainless pin that comes out of the nylon bush just sits low enough so that it rides on the top of the nylon bushing, rather than sitting on the pin. One of the wings does make the squeak and the other one doesn't and we are changing it so it will be quieter.
'How fragile is the wing?
'The skins are very light weight so if you went flying into the wing you would go through the skins. The skins are like ceran wrap. I have been through some big wipe-outs with the wing and it has not been a problem at all and I know the other guys have been through some big crashes too.
'I broke one of them today out sailing (the day before the Worlds)... one of the three. In 16 knots of breeze I stacked it in a jibe and was probably going 23 or 24 knots and went from 24 to zero in a hurry and it cracked the carbon on the front element, it crumpled.
'It was the one that had been suspect and had broken before and been repaired. We knew that that was the questionable one but we wanted to give it one more run knowing full well that we were taking our chances.
'We thought we would do it before the regatta and see because it had actually felt quite nice. I had sailed it once before and George had sailed it and it was responding well and it felt good but we knew it was questionable structurally because of the previous problem. And sure enough that proved to be the case.
'The other day in the bay I hit 27 knots just fooling around and that´s the cool part.
'The thing about sailing is that it is so complex and there are so many different aspects of it. There is so much to learn and there is cross pollination, I have tried very hard to keep doing difference aspects of the sport and challenging myself.
'This opportunity came along to be a part of the wing development. My ego is not wrapped up in this project and I knew well I was signing up for something that was a little bit crazy.
'No question that it was going to harm my results. But it is going to push the wing forward and hopefully it will help push the sport and the class forward too and certainly in my personal sailing having a challenge like this, well I am just really happy right now.
'The skinny is that there has been a lot going around about the wing, the mast, everything. The bottom line really is that is just takes a longer timeframe than we've had to develop something such as this properly.
'It is going to get attention and the class is going to see what the wings are all about and the rest of the world is going to see what positives come from a development class like the Moths.
'The expectations for how I am actually going to do results wise in the Worlds? I will tell you bluntly that I am not going to go finish in the top 20.
'We are going to rip around the track and I can sheet in and go fifteen and a half knots upwind like Nathan and Bora and Tom Slingsby and those guys do sometimes.
'For Bora and George just building something for the first time and putting it in a box and putting it up here and ripping it around, is quite an accomplishment.
'My background in small boat sailing is mostly on the one designs but we all very much respect the traditions of the classes such as the Moth class, where so much innovation comes from.
'The wing is just becoming mainstream and the world is just waking up to this high performance sailing aspect, so for the Moth class once again to be at the forefront of it all, is just a great thing.
'From my perspective if it is marginal foiling conditions here (lake Macquarie) then I am going to struggle to make it into the gold fleet the first time out with the wing and with only a few days sailing it.
'If the breeze comes up then I hope people will see it and say, 'wow this thing has real potential and they have got it locked in upwind and that is pretty cool.'
'Most of the Mothies think it is pretty darn cool already!'
Charlie McKee (USA) won Moth gold in 2008 at Sail Sydney - www harvpix com
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Let's take a break from Kim's endorsement deals and G-rated fitness DVDs to discuss how this socialite really got her start. It was her relationship with Brandy's little brother, Ray J, that spawned a sex tape which hit the Web and launched this starlet into the spotlight. She also doesn't seem to disagree with this fact. She told Oprah, "You know, I think that's how I was definitely introduced to the world."
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No. 8 Ohio State Faces No. 3 Notre Dame on the Road
March 19, 2013
Gametracker | Ohio State Lacrosse Gameday
Follow Along
Matchup information, as well as links to follow each game, both home and away, through available live stats, audio and video, are updated prior to each contest on the Buckeye Lacrosse Gameday page (go.osu.edu/mlaxgameday).
Busy Week
Looking Ahead
In the Polls
Five opponents on Ohio State's regular-season schedule are also currently ranked (IL/USILA): Loyola (9/6), Notre Dame (3/3), Denver (5/5), Virginia (13/14) and Penn State (19/17), with ECAC school Bellarmine receiving votes. Ohio State's preseason slate included ranked teams in Johns Hopkins (9/6) and Syracuse (4/4) in the spring and North Carolina (13/14) and Lehigh (15/16) in the fall.
Ohio State is in a stretch of four-consecutive games vs. ranked opponents (in an 18-day span). After beating then-No. 8/8 Penn State March 2, the squad fell to then-No. 7/7 Denver last Saturday. It won at No. 11/9 Virginia Saturday and will now take on No. 3/3 Notre Dame Wednesday. Three of the four games will be on the road, with the Pioneers coming to Columbus.
Buckeyes Online
Buckeye Bio
Senior Logan Schuss has a team-best 16 goals and 23 points, while freshman Carter Brown is first with 11 assists and tied with Jesse King for second with 21 points each. King ranks second with 14 goals and Schuss and King are tied for second with seven assists each. In goal, junior Greg Dutton has started all six games and has an 8.31 goals-against average, ranking 11th nationally. Senior Trey Wilkes has won 64-of-108 faceoffs (.593) to lead the ECAC and rank 11th in the NCAA. Wilkes is first with 24 groundballs, followed by junior Darius Bowling with 22. Bowling leads the squad with 10 caused turnovers and junior Joe Meurer has eight.
Ohio State Vs. Notre Dame
Irish Items
The Irish average 10.6 goals a game while allowing 8.6 a contest. The squad is 3-for-13 (.231) on man-up chances and 10-for-13 (.769) on man-down. The squad averages 39.2 shots a contest, giving up 31.0 a game.
Jim Marlatt and Matt Kavanagh lead the team with 10 goals each and join Conor Doyle as the team's leading scorers with 14 points each. Doyle is third with nine goals and first with five assists. Liam O'Connor has won 57-of-110 (.518) faceoffs and is first with 26 groundballs. In goal, John Kemp is 10th in the NCAA with an 8.27 goals-against average.
The Last Time - Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in 2012
Last Time Out - Buckeyes Top Cavaliers, 11-10, Saturday in Charlottesville
The Buckeyes held a 10-8 lead after three quarters before the game was delayed for an hour and 43 minutes because of weather. After the delay, the Cavaliers scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter, tying the game with 1:48 remaining but the Buckeyes caused a turnover after the ensuing faceoff and senior Dominique Alexander was able to score to put Ohio State back ahead, 11-10, 17 seconds later. Ohio State held Virginia scoreless the rest the way, including on a 30-second EMO chance in the final minute. Junior goalie Greg Dutton made three saves in the fourth quarter to preserve the win.
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The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the Alps in Switzerland. With a length of 57 km (35.4 mi) and a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and passages, it is the world's longest rail tunnel, surpassing the undersea Seikan Tunnel in Japan.
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The News Journal/JENNIFER CORBETT
Who: Melanie Kasey, 17, of Hockessin is a high school fashion blogger with dreams of becoming a stylist in New York.
Why: Kasey's mother, Jeanne, has watched her daughter's love for fashion grow from Barbie dolls to New York street chic.
"At the age of 12, all Melanie wanted for her birthday was a mannequin," Jeanne Kasey said. "Melanie will put outfits and accessories together on the mannequin, take pictures of it and then tweak the look."
First outfit -- Pearl necklaces from H&M, blue skirt from H&M, dress from Marshalls, thrifted jacket, shoes from H&M.
Second outfit -- long pink tunic from H&M, thrifted shoes, vintage jacket, thrifted ruffle top.
Third outfit -- Skirt from Forever 21, shoes from Goodwill, T-shirt from New York street vendor, hat from a Florida beach shop.
Style: "I will dress completely preppy one day, then kind of edgy one day, trendy another day, classic another day. I never stick with a certain type of style, ever.
"Usually I get inspiration from current magazines I'm reading, TV shows, music. It's what I see and my closet and I'm like, 'Oh, I like that today.' "
First thing she grabs from her closet: "I wear a lot of skirts, I rarely wear jeans. I feel like jeans are overrated. They're the all-American staple, but the only pair of jeans I usually ever wear are my jeggings that I got at H&M."
Fashion or function: "Definitely fashion, definitely. I feel like the nicer I dress, the better I feel during the day, the better I do my work for school."
She will never wear: Sweatpants. "One day I ended up wearing sweatpants to school for the first time all school year and everyone still brings it up to me, 'March 13th, Melanie! The day you wore sweatpants to school!' which is funny because everyone always wears sweatpants to school."
Fashion don't: "Just wearing yoga pants and Uggs and North Face jackets and everything the same consistently everyday to be comfortable because you don't feel like trying. I feel like everyone should try to look their best all the time."
Fashion rule: "I've never followed the rules! I will pair leopard print, zebra print, plaid, polka dots, mixed everything. You never know, anything goes together as long as you can pull it off; then there's no rules."
Trends she likes: "I've definitely noticed the oxford shoes, they're probably one of my favorite trends so far. I've noticed a lot of mixed patterns and they're showing a lot of surfer, California-ish, bright colors. I know Roxy has paired up with a designer and made surfing clothes more fashionable. I really like that; I wish I knew how to surf so I could wear them."
Trends she does not like: "Blazers that have the big, broad shoulders with all the crazy gems, I don't like those at all."
Where she shops: "I am a fan of thrift stores. I like to go to Goodwill, the family thrift center. I also like to grab a really cute piece from Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, Topshop, H&M."
Shopping tip: Kasey recommends shopping online at Forever 21. "You definitely find more stuff online than in the store. It's overwhelming. I always check the size charts, just to make sure I have the correct size."
Dressing for the prom: "The first thing I think about when shopping is where can I go so I don't have a duplicate dress with someone, because when you go to a huge school and prom is you and 500 others duplicate dresses tend to appear all the time. So when I shop I go out of state, even if it's just to King of Prussia or a boutique in Philly. When it comes to the actual dress, I try to avoid trendy print patterns. I like solid classy dresses that make you feel elegant. In my eyes, print dresses take away from your hair and makeup."
Her fashion blog: Dare To Be Different at http://d2bdmelrose.blogspot.com/. "It's mainly about fashion that you would not normally see a Delaware teenager wearing. My blog is just a way for me to express myself openly about what I've been buying recently, what I think looks good together and inspire other teenagers to actually take time and care about how they look like and how they present themselves because it can actually take you a long way."
Reactions to her style: "My friends like to say I'm like Lady Gaga because I dress so weird compared to everyone else at my school. I'm just trying to switch it up a bit and you get positive comments, negative comments but I've learned to accept them all and evolve my style from there."
Any fashion regrets?: "No. Because everything that I've wore has definitely made me who I am in school and who I am every day.
"There was one pair of pants that my friends call the Aladdin pants. They're denim parachute pants and they probably got me the most negative comments of anything I've worn, but I don't care -- I still wear them."
Fashion inspirations: The characters on "Gossip Girl," other fashion blogs and WWD.
Favorite designers: "I really like Marc Jacobs; how he reinvented the grunge look. Probably my favorite way out there designer is definitely Alexander McQueen. I'm really upset that he died, but he was definitely the best. Also Chanel, I like the black and the pearls and the classiness of the whole Chanel era."
Favorite fashion era: "I am definitely a big '60s/'70s fan. Music, culture, everything about it, Woodstock, everything, I love that whole era. I always try to throw a little bohemian style into anything I'm wearing.
"I own a lot of tie-dye, beaded stuff, so I try to throw that in there. I also have a lot of woven bracelets, sometimes I'll even weave a hemp wrap in my hair and put beads in it."
Accessories: "Recently I've been really big into hats. When I went to Florida that's all I saw; people in their 20s wearing fedoras. I guess it's to block the sun, but I took it as inspiration and brought it back to Delaware."
Favorite piece in her wardrobe: "I have this kind of loose tank top with an open back that says 'craziness is like heaven.' I can dress it up, dress it down. I wear it with blazers and a pencil skirt, I'll wear it with jeans and over-the-knee boots."
Styling tip: "When I got into doing photo shoots, I've learned that layering is a really really good thing. You get contrast for a bunch of different backgrounds and I like masculine pieces with maybe a feminine piece."
Style Files runs weekly in Sundaylife. To suggest someone stylish to feature -- your co-worker, teacher, daughter or even yourself -- please send information to stylefiles@delaware online.com and include daytime contact information. Follow Kristen's fashion blog at www.delawareonline.com/delawears.