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The President represents the IOC and presides over all its activities. He is elected by the Session. The members vote in a secret ballot. In the past unlimited, the length of the President's term of office is now fixed at eight years (entered into force 12 December 1999), renewable once for four years. Rule 20 of the Olympic Charter defines the role of the President, particularly his or her representation function.
Thomas Bach was born on 29 December 1953 in Würzburg, Germany. Married and a lawyer by profession, he has had a successful career in sports both on and off the field of play. He became an Olympic champion when he won a gold medal in fencing (team foil) at the Games of the XXI Olympiad in Montreal in 1976 and in 2006, he was named as the founding President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).Thomas Bach was an athletes' representative at the XI Olympic Congress in Baden-Baden (1981) and a founding member of the IOC's Athletes' Commission. He became an IOC member in 1991, was elected as a member of the IOC Executive Board in 1996 and served as an IOC Vice-President for more than 10 years. He has also chaired several IOC Commissions. On 10 September 2013, Thomas Bach was elected as the ninth President of the IOC.
From the time he took up office, he tried to give a new direction to the Olympic Movement which was badly shaken by the political difficulties of the XXII Olympiad, and undertook a long voyage around the world to establish numerous contacts with Heads of State and sports leaders and to defend the Olympic cause. He secured the IOC's status as an international non-governmental organisation and restructured its finances (television rights, sponsorship programmes). He kept the Olympic flame alive during the crisis years of boycotts (Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984). It was through his efforts that the Olympic Museum was built in Lausanne (1993).
When the IOC found itself in crisis, because of abuses of trust by some of its members, he undertook major reforms to the structure of the institution. Mr Samaranch's mandate ended on 16 July 2001, in Moscow, where he was elected Honorary President. Juan Antonio Samaranch died on April 21st, 2010.
At the same time, he became not only the producer but also the chief adviser of many successful films, including "The Quiet Man", on which he worked with his long-standing friend, John Ford. For eight years, he acted as President of the International Olympic Committee during an extremely difficult period, and was later unanimously elected Honorary Life President. Lord Killanin died in April 1999.
Born in Detroit, Michigan (USA), on 28 September 1887, Mr Avery Brundage graduated from the University of Illinois in 1909 with a degree in civil engineering, magna cum laude. In addition to being a brilliant student, he distinguished himself in athletics. Without neglecting his sports career, he then went into business and in 1915 founded the Avery Brundage Company Builders (1915-1947) which constructed a number of big buildings and skyscrapers around Chicago.
He represented his country at the Games of the V Olympiad in Stockholm in 1912, and was three times amateur all-round champion of the United States, a speciality similar to the decathlon. After retiring from active competition, he became interested in the administrative side of sport, occupying the posts of President of the Amateur Athletics Union of the United States (seven terms of office), President of the United States Olympic Committee for 25 years (1929-1953), President of the Pan-American Games Organisation (PASO), etc. After becoming a member of the IOC in 1936, and Vice-President in 1945, in 1952 he was elected President and watched over the destiny of the Olympic Movement until 1972 becoming Life Honorary President from 1972 to 1975. A great advocate of amateurism, he was the author of many articles on amateur sport and the Olympic Movement.
During his frequent journeys all over the world, Mr Avery Brundage amassed one of the finest and largest collections of Asian art in the world. Estimated to be worth 50 million dollars, this collection was donated to the City of San Francisco, which built a museum to house it in the famous Golden Gate Park.
Down through the years, Mr Avery Brundage received countless decorations and awards from different countries, towns and organisations wishing to express their appreciation and gratitude. Avery Brundage died on 8 May 1975, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
J. Sigfrid Edström, born on 21 November 1870, was one of the best known personalities in the world of sport. While a student in Gothenburg (Sweden), Mr Edström went in for athletics and ran the 100m in 11 seconds. After some years in Zurich, where he attended the Federal Institute of Technology, he was entrusted with important tasks in the sports movement in Sweden.
In the international field, he was one of the organisers of the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, and also participated in the 1908, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Games as head of the Swedish delegation. At the 1912 Olympic Games he took the lead in founding the International Amateur Athletics Federation and was elected its first President (1913), an office which he held until 1946.
In 1920 he was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in Sweden. One year later he was elected to the Executive Board of the IOC and then as Vice-President (1931-1946). In his capacity as Vice-President he became head of the International Olympic Committee in 1942, on the death of the President, Count de Baillet-Latour. All through the hostilities of the Second World War, since he lived in a neutral country, he managed to keep in contact with the members of the International Olympic Committee, and in 1945 convened the first post-war meeting of the Executive Board, which accepted the invitation from London and selected this city to stage the Games of the XIV Olympiad.
In 1946 he was elected President by acclamation at the first post-war meeting of the IOC in Lausanne. He retired in 1952 at the age of 82 with the title of Life Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee.
Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, born on 1 March 1876, was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in Belgium in 1903. One year later he founded the Belgian Olympic Committee which organised Belgian participation in the 1908 and 1912 Games.
After World War I he obtained the celebration of the Games of the VII Olympiad for Antwerp. Although he had only one year in which to prepare these Games, and in spite of the fact that Belgium had suffered badly from the war, Count de Baillet-Latour shouldered all the responsibilities and with great energy took up the management of this huge enterprise.
Among other qualities, the ability he demonstrated at the time of the Games in Antwerp led members of the International Olympic Committee to elect him President when the founder of the Games resigned in 1925. During his presidency, which lasted seventeen years, Count de Baillet-Latour devoted himself untiringly to maintaining the Olympic ideals and aims. He endeavoured continually to keep sport free from all commercialism, and to preserve its nobility and beauty, its "raison d'être". He aimed to acquire an informed personal opinion on all difficult questions and travelled widely throughout the world in order to achieve this object. He was determined, yet diplomatic, and led the Committee with great distinction.
He died on the night of 6 January 1942. A worthy successor to Baron de Coubertin, he will be remembered as a man of noble character, wholeheartedly devoted to the Olympic cause.
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was born on 1 January 1863 at 20, rue Oudinot in Paris (France). Very early in life he showed a liking for literature, history and the problems of education and sociology. Giving up the army, abandoning too the political career that was open to him at the age of 24, Pierre de Coubertin decided to launch a vast movement of educational reform, and at 25 his life work was started.
It is also to him that we owe all the organisation of the Olympic Games, which have benefited from his methodical and precise mind, and from his wide understanding of the aspirations and needs of young people. The Olympic Charter and Protocol, as well as the athletes' oath are his work, together with the ceremonial for the opening and closing of the Games. Furthermore, until 1925 he personally presided over the International Olympic Committee.
The title of Honorary President of the Olympic Games was bestowed on him in 1925 until his death in 1937. It was decided that no other President would ever be granted this honour again. The revival of the Olympic Games represents only a small part of Baron de Coubertin's work. Apart from numerous publications devoted to the technique and teaching of sport, he was the author of important historial, political and sociological studies. His works total over 60,000 pages.
He died on 2 September 1937 in Geneva (Switzerland) having spent his entire fortune on his ideals. He is considered one of the great men of the 20th century. In accordance with his last wishes, his heart was interred at Olympia (Greece), in the marble monument commemorating the revival of the Olympic Games.
The first President was Greek. He was born in Ermoupolis, on the island of Syros, on 15 February 1835. The Regulations drawn up by Pierre de Coubertin stipulated that the President of the International Olympic Committee should be chosen from the country where the next Games were to be held.
Mr Vikelas was thus President from 1894 to 1896. He had no particular connection with sport when he came from Greece to represent the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastic Club at the Congress in Paris in 1894. The original idea was to stage the first Games in Paris in 1900, but Mr Vikelas was able to convince the Committee that they should be held in Athens in May 1896.
After the conclusion of the first Games, he devoted himself to the promotion and popularisation of general education, which he claimed was urgently needed in Greece.
With his erudition to which we owe a scholarly work on "Byzantine and Modern Greece", he combined a fertile and whimsical imagination which gave us "Louki Laras" and "Tales from the Aegean". He died in Athens on 20 July 1908.
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Supervisors Approve New Air Conditioner
(LeMars) -- The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors approved a measure to install a new air conditioning unit for the courthouse. The accepted bid was $82,746. Supervisor Don Kass says the new unit was needed since the old air conditioning unit was more than 15 years old and was consistently breaking down and costing the county several thousand dollars each time it needed repairs.
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Kass says the new cooling system will be more efficient and can be controlled through the services of the internet.
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Kass said the supervisors found one other problem with the older cooling system two years ago after a heavy snowfall.
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(LeMars) --Portions of LeMars were without power for approximately 45 minutes this afternoon. Still no word from Mid-American Energy, or other officials as to the reason for the power outage. Much of the southern portion of LeMars and Business Highway 75 were without power beginning at about 1:00 p.m.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Environmental officials in western Iowa are working to return an endangered fish back to the Missouri River after it was displaced by this summer's flooding. Workers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were rescuing paddlefish Monday at Snyder Bend Park in Woodbury County.
Paddlefish live in the deep waters of the Missouri River but the flooding left them in a shallow lake after the floodwaters receded.
Officials with the DNR say there could be hundreds of paddlefish trapped in the lake. Crews have been using nets to catch the fish and return them to the river.
The fish are measured and tagged before they are returned to their natural habitat.
(Des Moines) -- Dry and unseasonably warm temperatures have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a warning for fire danger in 19 western Iowa counties. In addition, winds are expected to reach 30 mph. Add all those factors together and you have the recipe for what could be a fire disaster. The state fire marshall's office has placed several northwest Iowa counties under a burn ban order until conditions improve. Those counties include: Plymouth...O'Brien...Sioux...Cherokee...Clay...Dickinson...Osceola...Buena Vista...and Ida. Open burning is forbidden in those counties unless a permit has been issued.
LeMars Fire Chief Dave Schipper explains why a burn ban for Plymouth County was issued.
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Schipper says farmers can be a big help in controlling the fires, particularly during these extremely dry times. He suggests farmers to keep their equipment clean and to purchase a five pound fire extinguisher. The LeMars fire official says farmers can also have their tillage equipment nearby.
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The penalty for disobeying the burn ban order could result in 30 days in jail and at least a $600 fine. Schipper says an abundant rainfall would be needed in order to lift the burn ban.
(Undated) -- Texas Governor and Republican Presidential hopeful, Rick Perry is coming to northwest Iowa. On Saturday, Governor Perry is scheduled to hold a meet and greet at the McCarthy and Bailey's Irish Pub located at 423 Pearl Street in Sioux City. Perry is scheduled to be in Sioux City at 9:30 a.m. Following his Sioux City visit, Perry will hold a second meet and greet session at Orange City beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Blue Mountain Culinary Emporium and The Barn. From there, he has scheduled his third meet and greet at Spencer at the Pizza Ranch restaurant located at 528 Grand Avenue. The Spencer meet and greet is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.
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Now that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a health care reform bill by a 219-212 vote and the Senate appears likely to follow suit, the political wagons are circling in what's sure to be some nasty congressional races this fall.
Republicans, however, shouldn't expect to cruise to victory, and here's why.
With Congress preparing for a long-awaited vote on a healthcare reform bill Sunday, some Democrats are calling the concerns of U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) about abortion-related wording misplaced and just plain wrong.
Never one to mince words or hold back his opinions, Gore Vidal says he regrets voting for President Barack Obama last year and calls Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, "the stupidest man in the country" in a wide-ranging interview with The Times of London.
UPDATE: March organizers called to clarify that although Organizing for America and the AFL-CIO are helping publicize the event and distribute literature, they aren't official sponsors.
ORIGINAL ITEM: A march to support Democratic led efforts to reform the U.S. health care system is scheduled downtown on Oct. 18. The event is sponsored by Organizing for America, a group affiliated with President Barack Obama.
The "Highway to Health Care" tour rolls into town Saturday, stopping in Bond Hill to help local people contact their members of Congress to demand real health care reform. Sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the tour features an RV outfitted as a mobile activism center, complete with on-board laptop computers, cell phones and postcards for participants to contact their Senators and Representatives.


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Ames, IA (Sports Network) - Kansas' run at nine consecutive Big 12 titles was
about to take a hit Monday at Hilton Coliseum, but Elijah Johnson made sure
the Jayhawks escaped with a critical win.
Johnson scored eight points in the final 30 seconds of regulation -- including
a pair of controversial free throws with 4.9 seconds left -- to force
overtime, then capped his incredible 39-point effort with 12 in the extra
session as No. 6 Kansas pulled out a 108-96 thriller over Iowa State.
Travis Releford added 19 points, while Kevin Young and Jeff Withey chipped in
13 points apiece for the Jayhawks (24-4, 12-3 Big 12), whose fifth straight
win kept them tied atop the Big 12 standings with Kansas State.
The victory also marked the 500th of Bill Self's career as a head coach.
Iowa State (19-9, 9-6) squandered a school-record 17 3-pointers and saw its
22-game home winning streak fall by the wayside. Tyrus McGee made six from
long range in a 22-point effort, while Korie Lucious netted 23 points in
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What is this all about?
Save My NJ Library is a movement to save all libraries in the state of New Jersey from being decommissioned, torn down, and sold. The state government has been trying to cut the library budget for over a decade, saying that people and students are able to get more information from the internet. We are out to prove the libraries still serve a large purpose in our communities! They are the backbone of how certain individuals learn. We provide so much more than books these days. Our conference rooms are used to teach and for group activities. If budgets are cut (or worse, the libraries are torn down), where are these people going to go?
How you can help!
SaveMyNJLibrary.org is a grass-roots movement led by people just like you. We hold monthly meetings to discuss the future of the libraries in NJ and ways for us to raise money on their behalf. To get involved, please scroll down and view our calendar to learn more about upcoming events.
We also accept donations at almost all NJ libraries. Our sponsors are the ones who keep this movement alive and we greatly appreciate that!
Soon we will have implemented an online donation page where you can donate from the comfort of your own home and even set up recurring donations!
Why community involvement is important.
Unfortunately, politicians do not see the big picture when it comes to libraries. They look at a library and see a way to cut spending by getting rid of it. For over a decade we have banded together to fight off these politicians and raise money to keep our libraries going strong. New Jersey community involvement is key for keeping this organization going. Please stop by and support your local library by donating and calling your local government official and letting them know you appreciate the services that your local library provides.
Message From Our Board Members
Government programs have long been languished by the citizens of NJ. However, the state library system has been the one program that has managed to come away from each and every town hall meeting unscathed. What does this say about the value that libraries provide individuals?
Actions speak louder than words.
Now that the NJ budget is being slashed again, lawmakers are trying to shut down many of the beloved libraries across the state. Some libraries cost nearly fractions of percentage points to operate (when judging the entire state budget).
"The damage of removing state libraries goes far beyond the education of our citizens, it will effect many businesses as well," says Stella Reynolds of Digitalux Digital Marketing and SEO Company. Stella represents Digitalux when running intro training courses for small to mid-sized businesses to learn how to best market themselves online (via Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and more). "We use libraries as more than just a place to read books, they are community centers for many people."
While we understand not everyone can afford to donate hundreds to this cause, if you choose to we will be eternally grateful. Your money will go directly to helping fund to keep the libraries open and maintained. None of our funds go to pay big executives (even our website was donated by the fine folks at Digitalux).
If you choose to donate, will will add you to our list of sponsors here.
Let's work together to keep libraries in New Jersey!


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I've implemented an "ZmAutocompleteListView" which work well but I'd like to change the value of my list.
By default, it's the shell list => my contacts list.
I think that I have to change the "parent" param.Code:
var params = {
parent: appCtxt.getShell(),
dataClass: appCtxt.getAutocompleter(),
matchValue: ZmAutocomplete.AC_VALUE_NAME,
compCallback: (new AjxCallback(this, this._acCompHandler))
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1. John Travolta
5 John Wayne
4 John Cusack
3 John F Kennedy
2. John Krasinki
Then my partner would do the same. Then we earned points based on our answers. If we both have John Travolta as #1 then we get 2pts, if we both have JFK but not the same rank we get just 1pt. It is a fairly fast-paced game.We had a lot of FUN playing several different times.
My only complaint about the game is it uses a lot of paper. It comes with writing pads for each player and they do utilize front and back sides of the paper which is GREAT, but I wish there was a way to eliminate the waste.
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - In a season where so little has gone right for the Washington Redskins, receiver Pierre Garcon is having a record-setting year.
If Garcon maintains his seven catches per game pace, he'll finish the season with 114, a total exceeded by only 12 receivers in NFL history.
He says he's just "enjoying the moment, trying to get wins."
Garcon's numbers are impressive.
He has been targeted a league-leading 174 times, tops the NFL with a Redskins-record 107 catches, including a league-best 30 on third down. He's third in the league with 586 yards after the catch. He's on pace for 1,376 receiving yards, which would be fifth in Washington history.
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(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers finally picked up their first road
victory of the season.
Up next is a return to the Staples Center, where Los Angeles hopes to find
some lost magic against the Indiana Pacers, who try to win their third
straight on the Lakers' home floor.
The Lakers dropped their first four road games of the 2012-13 campaign,
including setbacks at Sacramento and Memphis on Nov. 21 and 23, respectively,
in the club's first road tests under head coach Mike D'Antoni.
D'Antoni had captured a win over Brooklyn in his official debut as Los
Angeles' head coach last Tuesday and his new system finally paid off on the
road with a 115-89 win over the hosting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
The Lakers scored 36 points in the first quarter -- 16 by Metta World Peace --
and had six players in double figures by game's end. World Peace, Antawn
Jamison and Kobe Bryant all posted 19 points, with Jamison adding 15 rebounds
off the bench.
Los Angeles owned a lopsided 61-39 rebounding advantage, limited the Mavericks
to 37-percent shooting and led by as many as 37 points.
"We came out with a lot of energy tonight on both ends. Everybody was active
and we really ran the floor well tonight. We played great defense and were
able to score," said Dwight Howard, who finished with 15 points, seven
rebounds and five steals in the victory.
D'Antoni's next challenge is getting his club to play that well versus the
Pacers. Indiana had lost 11 in a row at Los Angeles versus the Lakers spanning
the 1999-2000 season through 2009-10, but has won its last two as the guest in
this series.
That includes a win in the lone meeting last season, with Roy Hibbert
recording 18 points in the win -- all after taking an accidental elbow from
Bryant in the first quarter that resulted in a broken nose during that Jan. 22
Indiana, which has won just three times on the road versus the Lakers since
1992, had six players reach double-figures in the win, while Bryant paced
all scorers with 33 points on 14-of-30 shooting.
The Pacers were denied a third straight victory this season due to Friday's
104-97 defeat at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Indiana led by 17 in the
third quarter and was still up by 11 in the fourth, but missed its final 14
shots of the game to fall in defeat.
David West led the Pacers with 22 points and also grabbed eight rebounds,
while Paul George had 15 points. Hibbert ended with 10.
"It just slipped away from us," West said. "Not being able to contain their
three main guns, we didn't make them go to those other guys and force those
other guys to beat us. We allowed their three main guys to beat us."
Tuesday's game begins a four-game road trip for the Pacers, including three
straight on the West Coast. Indiana will also play games at Sacramento and
Golden State before wrapping the trek in Chicago.
Indiana will also have the benefit of playing a Lakers team that is still
without two of its point guards in Steve Nash and Steve Blake. Nash has missed
the past 12 games due to a fractured left fibula, while Blake remains day-to-
day with a strained lower abdominal that will keep him out of his eighth game
in a row on Tuesday night.
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im looking to get into scuba one dayhowever, for now im interested in free diving. do you or other vendors make this same product but for scuba/free diving purposes?
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Surface Breaths* 20
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*Based on 1.6 liters per breath
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*Spare Air Xtreme Sport only works when tank is filled with compressed air to a pressure greater than outside pressure. We recommend filling your tank to 3000 psi before using. Before you inhale from any SCUBA regulator that is underwater, you should exhale into the regulator to clear the passage before inhaling. Please read the owner's manual completely before operating.


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|Wheat harvest gets its start over holiday weekend
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|Thursday, 11 July 2013 16:32
With the hot, dry weather combines are hitting the fields across southwest Nebraska, including these two combines in a field south of Enders. (Diane Stamm | The Wauneta Breeze)
By Sheri Hink-Wagner
The Wauneta Breeze
The 4th of July weekend saw more than fireworks, barbecues and water-sports, around Wauneta. It also featured the beginning of wheat harvest.
Frenchman Valley Coop in Wauneta reported loads of wheat coming in starting the evening of Friday, July 5.
Dennis, Colleen and Billy Goings operate a custom harvest business as well as farm their own ground on the north divide.
Colleen said they began harvesting fields on the south divide on Saturday, July 6.
So far, the fields they've harvested, most of which are on the south divide, have seen an average of 25-30 bushels per acre yield.
As of Sunday, FVC in Wauneta had received 69,230 net bushels of wheat and the entire FVC cooperative had received 588,260 net bushels.
The wheat that's been unloaded in Wauneta has shown an average test weight of 62.37, an average moisture of 11.74 and a protein average of 13.88 said Cindy Fischer at FVC in Wauneta.
Colleen indicated that wheat harvest is just getting its start as of Monday.
She said they've seen a lot of variance within the same field–some fields still have a lot of green in them where the wheat didn't all come up or head out at the same time.
According to Colleen, wheat on the south divide tends to be ready a few days before that on the north divide.
However, nowadays she said that's not always the case, citing the differing varieties as a possible cause for the change in the trend.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA)-- Painkillers: the name itself is self-explanatory. But, could they actually be working against you by causing your headaches?
Taking over-the-counter painkillers like Aspirin and Ibuprofin up to fifteen days a month may be causing you serious distress that could be prevented, said the U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice).
"Patients with frequent tension-type headaches or migraines can get themselves into a vicious cycle, where their headaches are getting increasingly worse, so they take more medication which makes their pain even worse as they take more medication," said Martin Underwood, a GP and professor of primary care research at Warwick Medical School, and helped develop the guideline released by Nice.
The answer to this paradox is in explained in the body. Medicine, or painkillers, must be emptied out by the liver because they contain toxic chemicals. In turn, a headache is a signal of an overworked liver, which gets worse with the more medication that is consumed. One out of fifty adults, mostly women, suffer from these headaches as a result of overuse.
However, taking pain medication will remedy the occasional headache, but taking them for tension headaches and migraines may sharpen the pain.
Only about half of the people who suffer from headaches seek doctor care. For the patients who do, they are often diagnosed with "medication overuse headaches." And because different headaches require various forms of treatment, Nice is issuing this guideline to better inform doctors of other routes they can take when diagnosing their patients.
"I hope this guideline will improve awareness of medication overuse headache both in primary care and among the general public because prevention is simple and treatment is difficult," said Underwood. "Explaining to patients that they should abruptly stop their medication, knowing that their headache will get much worse for several weeks before it will improve, is not an easy consultation."


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I have a co-worker, who recently adopted a kitty. I love kitties, but this kitty got caught in his screen door, which cut off circulation to it's rear extremities for long enough to require $1600 in surgery to "attempt" to repair, plus potentially months of rehabilitation, IF the cat survives.
At what point would you stop treating a pet? I have objections to this, on two levels. First, an adopted cat isn't worth $1600 to me. Second, this cat is pretty much suffering every minute of every day, and I think I would choose euthanasia in a case like this.
What do you good people think about this?
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I think it would all depend on the pet. I would probably spend more than that on my dog if I needed to. But then it will always vary depending on what happened
Cats are wonderful pets and friends. But I would agree with you, I would put it down. If I was guaranteed that the cat would survive AND be able to walk afterwards, I might consider doing the operation. But since its an ATTEMPT, I would put it down.
Don't spend more than it costs to euthanize them is my rule of thumb.
I know someone that spent over $2000 dollars their cat that had cancer than accidentally ran it over and killed it a few weeks later.
Well, simply because it's a cat, I would have shot it long ago...
You can't polish a turd.
Whatever Mama says.
If the dog takes $1500 to repair broken legs with rods, you pony up. Once you take in a pet, you are financially committed to maintain the peace at home.
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I am attached to my pets. I would do whatever it takes to help them. Especially my cat from college. She has be with me through all and is extremely loyal. If I knew she was suffering and it couldnt be fixed I would probably put her to sleep, but it would tear me up something awful.
My father in law thinks cats are fine, as long as their tails are docked, at the neck.
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
Well, our cat we put down last year when the vet said they required surgery.
We'd probably get the surgery for our dog.
I would spend what it takes. If my pet was going to suffer I would put it down.
When I was growing up my parent put my pet cat to sleep because he got cancer. Having to say goodbye to him at the vets office can still tear me up if I think about it. It is also one of the few times I have seen my dad cry.
I was at the vets office last year and there was an older gentleman there with his cat. He began telling us about a rare disease that his cat has. He had spent close to $25,000 on medical bills for the cat over a couple years. He had the money and he said as long as his pet was going to stay pain free and loyal he would keep spending the money. Plus the treatments for the cat were being studied to better help other cats with the disease.
They have pet health insurance now. Hearing how much some of you spend or would spend on your pets, it may be worth looking into.
I don't think there's a maximum on my dogs. As long as what they were doing was going to give them a good quality of life afterwards. When we kenneled my beagle for our honeymoon, the vet found that she had heartworms, and the treatment was pretty expensive, but there was never a doubt about what to do.
My wife is a Vet (ISU Grad, Class '89) here in Des Moines & I think over the years I've learned from her that it is an owners choice & based on what means they have to care for the animal.
Some people (such as us) will spend whatever to provide the best for our animals. However, there comes a time where you need to decide if it is physically & financially the right decision.
Therefore, it is not a matter to question what someone spends on their animal, because we would all probably make different decisions.
Normally way too much.
I've had this conversation with family and friends before. I don't know what I would spend. My dog is getting close to her life expectancy and I'm dreading the day I have to start making those choices.
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Comfort and joy greeted 33 Chilean miners rescued more than two months after a tunnel collapse buried the workers nearly 2,300 feet underground. Rescuers spent weeks boring a narrow escape shaft and hauled the miners to the surface one by one on Oct. 13. The elated men emerged surprisingly healthy and happy, as tearful family members embraced them, and onlookers burst into the national anthem.
The oldest miner in the group, Mario Gomez, 63, dropped to his knees in grateful prayer: "I never lost faith that they would find us." Rescue workers had sent miniature Bibles to the men-along with food, water, and medical supplies-through a bore hole the size of a grapefruit. Miner Mario Sepulveda, 40, described a spiritual battle in the dark, humid cave the men inhabited for 70 days: "I was with God and I was with the devil. They fought and God won."
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The stone-faced son of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il somberly watched a massive military parade marking 65 years of Communist rule, and faced the prospect of ruling the reclusive nation on his own: Kim Jong Il-the country's so-called "Dear Leader"-initiated a process in October that will eventually transfer power to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un.
Little is known about Jong Un-even his age is a mystery. (Media reports speculate he is 27.) But the young man will inherit toxic policies from his ailing father: An active nuclear weapons program, a possible routine for funneling weapons to Iran, and a habit of sparking hot conflict with neighbors.
In March, North Korea torpedoed a South Korean submarine, killing 48 sailors. In November, it fired artillery rounds at a South Korean island, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians.
But the nation's ruling party may be doing the most damage to its own people: Amnesty International reported a collapsed healthcare system. And a collapsed monetary system may be inducing the kind of famine that killed massive numbers in the 1990s. A North Korean Christian told Open Doors International that humanitarian conditions were plummeting: "It's downright chaos and utter panic."
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U.S. forces may have left Iraq voluntarily, but Christians fled because they had no choice. On Oct. 31, attacks on a Baghdad church service left 58 dead and more than 70 wounded. The slaughter was the deadliest recorded against the nation's Christian minority since the U.S.-led invasion. Days later a string of bombings hit Christian homes in Baghdad. By mid-November the strikes against Christians, many claimed by an al-Qaeda-backed group, had spread to other cities. And with attackers boldly entering Christian homes to claim their victims, Iraq's dwindling Christian population braced for more exoduses. The Islamic State of Iraq, the al-Qaeda front group, declared that the "killing sword will not be lifted" and said Christians everywhere are "legitimate targets."
Lausanne Congress: Chinese and internet
The Lausanne Movement on World Evangelization, which launched its first congress over 30 years ago under the leadership of evangelist Billy Graham and theologian John Stott, held its third congress in Cape Town, South Africa-an appropriate venue to showcase the growth of Christianity in the "global south." Chinese authorities apparently weren't impressed: In the days leading up to the October event, they blocked all of the Chinese delegation-at over 220 the second largest-from attending.
That move ironically prompted worldwide attention on the event (and China's human-rights record), which sought to reaffirm the church's global commitment to discipleship and obedience to the gospel beyond evangelical media and other outlets. And by Day 3 of the week-long congress, it was obvious that China had retaliated: Without formally naming China, Lausanne leaders acknowledged that their internet system had been under continual cyberattack, threatening not only media coverage but a global link set up to broadcast congress sessions to more than 700 sites in 95 countries. Internet specialists said the system was bombarded with millions of hits coming from 66 locations in China. That's when two delegates to the congress from India stepped forward. Within hours, Vijay Kumar, an employee of Unisys in Bangalore, and his cousin Daniel Singh, a pastor with a doctorate in computational biology, had helped to resolve the problem.
Two foiled terror attempts showed the determination of enemies from without and within: In October, authorities discovered explosives on U.S.-bound cargo planes after Yemen-based terrorists mailed the bombs in packages. A month later, authorities arrested Mohamed Osman Mohamed, a Somali-born U.S. citizen who attempted to detonate explosives at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore. Undercover FBI agents spent months intercepting and dismantling his plan. Agents say Mohamed, 19, said he wanted to destroy "the enemy of Allah."
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DOVER, Del. (May 15, 2011) – Weather outlooks are very similar to those for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Sometimes what you think will be the result, is actually far from the actual one. While the forecast called for rain to wash out all on-track activities throughout the weekend at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team battled all 400 miles at The Monster Mile on Sunday afternoon. During the FedEx 400, Mears faced challenges on the track but in the end, the No. 13 Toyota Camry crossed the finish line in the 23rd position to solidify their spot inside the Top-35 in the point standings.
On Friday afternoon, Mears took to the concrete oval for two practice sessions, where the GEICO Camry finished the final session 14th on the speed charts. Optimism was in the air for the Germain Racing crew heading into qualifying on Saturday. Unfortunately, rain showers plagued the Dover area, forcing the field to be set off a combination of practice speeds. This placed Mears in the 30th position for the start of the main show on Sunday.
Even with the rain percentages reaching as high as 80%, the 11th race of 2011 season started on time at the track known for fast-paced action. With a lack of rubber laid on the racing surface, Mears completed laps conservatively in the beginning. The first caution slowed the field on lap 21 for a spin on the backstretch. Crew chief Bootie Barker called Mears to pit road for four tires, air pressure, and track bar adjustments to help the tight handling condition. Teams weren't allowed to take fuel until after the competition caution, displayed by NASCAR, around lap 40.
Mears worked his way into 28th-place by the time the aforementioned competition caution came on lap 42. The previous adjustments significantly helped the GEICO Toyota, so Mears came to the attention of his pit crew for just four tires and fuel. The California native restarted on lap 46 from the 30th position to start a long, but expected green flag run that lasted for over 100 laps.
Clocking consistent lap times, Mears held his own as the GEICO Toyota became tighter through the center and exit as the run went on. Barker radioed for his driver to pit on lap 109 for four tires, fuel, and an air pressure adjustment. The concrete monster began to rear its ugly head as Mears reported that the front end wasn't turning as well as it needed to. The team made plans to help the Camry on the next stop, which came on lap 163 as the caution was brought out for a slight rain shower that popped up over the track.
After the brief shower passed and a solid stop completed by the GEICO team for four tires, fuel, and adjustments, Mears returned to green flag conditions on lap 170 from 29th-place. By the halfway mark of the event, the Gecko was scored in the 26th position. The fourth caution of the afternoon slowed the pace on lap 217, as Mears continued to run inside the top-30. The No. 13 Camry returned to pit road for another stop for tires, fuel, and track bar adjustments to help the stability of the back end.
Another 100 lap green flag run ensued forcing Mears to make up ground the tough way on the high banks. With 300 laps in the books, the GEICO Toyota was handling well in the rear but still needed to turn better in the front for Mears to gain additional positions. The fifth caution came on lap 333 for an accident in turn one. Once again, the No. 13 machine came to the attention of its crew for four fresh tires, fuel, and a minor air pressure adjustment.
Mears restarted on lap 338 from the 27th position and continued his assault to leave Dover with a top-25 finish. With the track laying rubber marbles in the bottom groove, the majority of drivers were running strictly the high line, hindering the ability to pass. Despite the obstacle, Mears found a way in his GEICO Toyota as he broke into the top-25 by lap 355.
The sixth and final caution came a handful of laps later on lap 362, allowing Mears to make one last set of changes to his GEICO entry. Barker brought Mears in for four tires, fuel, wedge, and air pressure adjustments. Gaining one spot on pit road allowed Mears to restart on lap 367 from the 24th position. Over the final 30 laps, the veteran driver picked up one more position to cross the finish line in 23rd-place.
"We had a decent day, but it probably could've been better," Mears said. "We got behind a little bit early, but the GEICO pit crew did a great job of getting me on and off of pit road as the race wore on. Today's finish was of great help in the point standings and now we are just one point out of 33rd. We are moving in the right direction and I think we have shown that we are a contender out here. Days like this make you feel good about the progress you're making."
Mears and the No. 13 Germain Racing Toyota team sit 34th in the owner point standings, only one point behind 33rd-place.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads home to Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway for the running of the Sprint All-Star Challenge on Saturday, May 21st. Mears and the GEICO Racing team will attempt to transfer to the main show via winning the 60-lap Showdown. All of the action can be seen live on SPEED Channel, as well as heard on PRN Radio and Sirius XM Radio.
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Museum Lounge to Lose Liquor License
It's a favorite spot to grab a drink, have dinner and people-watch for Baltimore's urban professional set, but on April 30, if not sooner, the Museum Restaurant and Lounge will serve its last drink. The owners were denied renewal of the facility's liquor license during a Baltimore City Liquor Board hearing on April 18 after a homeowners group in the vicinity of the restaurant complained about live entertainment playing there.
The venue will serve its last drink on April 30, according to Douglas Paige, spokesperson for the Baltimore City Liquor Board.
"It's not the worse bar to come down to the liquor board," said liquor board Chairman Stephen W. Foogleman. "The community clearly had a stake, and a say, and a claim last year that they wanted a restaurant there. They don't want a bar there."
The Museum, located at 924 N. Charles Street in the Mt. Vernon community, was formerly the home of the Brass Elephant, a highly praised restaurant that remained in business for more than 20 years. The Brass Elephant changed management in May 2012 and became the Museum. It had not been in business for six weeks before some local residents began to complain that it was operating as a "club," though it was not licensed for live entertainment, an official said.
Fierce debated marked the three-hour hearing, in which 10 witnesses were scheduled to testify. The restaurant, considered by many to be the latest go-to eatery and lounge for young, urban professionals, drew fire from the leadership of the Mt. Vernon-Belvedere Neighborhood Association, who claimed that the Museum created noise and massive loitering. The group complained that the lounge frequently provided live entertainment, though it operated under a Class B restaurant license.
Deborah Morrison, who has lived in an apartment that shared a common wall with the establishment for 13 years—first with the Brass Elephant and then the Museum—said she broke her lease in December 2012 after what she called a "nightmare." She said she never went to the restaurant/lounge.
"I had to endure a nightmare living there, with loud music at 2 a.m., so loud I could hear the words to the songs," said Morrison. "The bass shook the apartment. My bed would shake from the vibrations while I tried to sleep at night… I got a white noise machine and fans. I was forced to move because I could not live next to it anymore."
Morrison played for the three-member board audio recordings she made where a man she identified as a deejay could be heard talking and playing music. She said she made numerous 3-1-1 calls and spoke to the neighborhood association about the noise levels.
George Panos, president of Thornhill Properties, who owns the apartment unit occupied by Morrison, and units occupied by three other tenants on the second and third floors in the building, said he has lost $12,000 from the early departure of Morrison and stands to lose as much as $60,000 if his other tenants move out. He said tenants have threatened to move because of the noise.
"I would not have invested in this building…if it was going to be next to a nightclub," he said.
But the Museum's manager, Walter Webb, said the lounge does not provide live music. He said the restaurant plays music from Pandora's Box with pre-recorded deejay tracks to create a lounge atmosphere for its clientele. He said he spent more than $42,000 in state-of-the-art audio equipment that is designed to provide a quality sound without over-the-top bass.
He said the health department came out twice to measure the sound level and both times found the noise levels within an acceptable range. The attorney who represented the Museum at the hearing, Leanne M. Schrecengost, did not return three telephone calls or respond to emails.
Paige said that while the Museum did get permission to have live entertainment from the Baltimore City Zoning Board, the owners and management failed to follow through to get permission from the liquor board. He said once the liquor license expires, the liquor board would have no jurisdiction. Any additional concerns would be handled by the city zoning board and the health department.
"We will no longer have enforcement," Paige said.
The liquor board took more than 50 signatures into evidence from residents in the neighborhood urging the members to deny the renewal of the license. Nearly 270 signatures from supporters of the venue, including local residents and patrons, were also submitted.
Paige said no action can take place for 10 days after the trial. The lounge's owners and management can appeal the finding from the 10th to 40th day after the trial to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.
The finding does not preclude the restaurant from continuing, but no alcohol—not even beer and wine—can be served, Paige said. The Museum is known for its downtown vibe and Happy Hour, featuring reduced-price drinks.
Frequent patron A.J. Foster, 25, an Ashburton resident and a board member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Metropolitan Baltimore, said he had no idea the Museum was facing the loss of its liquor license. He said his organization hosted its second monthly happy hour fundraiser there on April 17.
"I was really taken by surprise when I found out that the Museum was in that situation," he said. "I feel the Museum is unlike any other venue Baltimore has to offer the young professional crowd."
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This lever can replace stock levers on Avid's Juicy and Code brakes, on Formula the Oro and Puro series, on Hayes Mag, Nine, and El Camino Trail, and on all Shimano hydraulic disc brakes 2008 and before (except Dual Control.) Remove the pivot bolt, unscrew the reach adjustment and pull the old lever out. Installing the Dualie is as easy as threading in the reach adjustment screw to the nut, install the pivot bolt and adjust reach. It's pretty simple.
The result is a better-performing brake system and a look that screams custom. Available in eight colors: Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow. Weight per lever is 24g.
Please note: if you'd like to replace your Juicy Carbon levers, you'll need to install or swap out the push rod barrels with a set from a Juicy 7. We can special order these for you.
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Researching Potential Employers
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Employers are looking for candidates who genuinely want to work for them. Researching employers will help you determine if they are a good fit with your interests. You will want to know the organization's size, location, branches, practice areas, hiring criteria, and how the organization describes itself. Begin by searching for the organization's website. Additionally, be sure to check press releases to learn about recent cases, awards, and publications, and review news articles on legal news sites. Alumni, faculty and fellow students who have worked for an employer are also good sources of information.
The Moritz Career Services Useful Job/Resources Links is helpful to students looking nationwide.
Not knowing an employers profile, practice and other details makes you a less effective interviewee and may cost you an offer.
To watch a video with insight from practicing attorneys regarding researching employers, visit this video page.
Researching Large and Medium Law Firms
Researching large law firms takes time. Statistically, many of the firms look alike. Differentiating among them requires research.
Martindale-Hubbell (accessible through Lexis-Nexis) is the most comprehensive directory of large law firms. This resource provides information on the areas of practice of a firm and attorneys' biographical information. You can use this resource to learn more about the attorney(s) who will be interviewing you and you can identify Moritz alumni working at the firm.
Another comprehensive resource is nalpdirectory.com. The National Association for Law Placement is an organization of hundreds of law firms and virtually every ABA accredited law schools. This resource contains statistical information about law firms, lists major areas of practice, firm demographics, employment data and contact information. The narrative section is important as it describes the values of the organization through what it chooses to emphasize. The directory allows for searches of member employers by city, state, office size and/or practice areas. However, the NALP directory is not a comprehensive listing of law firms; most mid-size and smaller firms are not NALP members and are not included.
An internet search by firm name will give you access to relevant articles in major newspapers. If you are looking in a particular city, you should also review the local legal newspaper, bar association directory, local law schools' websites, or other resources specific to practice in that city or region. Other sources you may wish to look at include:
- American Lawyer - The American Lawyer Midlevel Associate Survey and the Summer Associate Survey are good resources. A hard copy of the American Lawyer is available in Moritz Law Library.
- Avery Index
- Chambers and Partners
- FindLaw
- Law.com
- Legal 500
- Lexis
- Martindale
- National Law Journal
- The Lawyer
- Vault
The Career Services Office maintains a list of students who volunteer to talk about their previous summer experiences. In addition to hearing their first-hand impressions of where they worked, you can get some "tips" if you are planning to interview with the same employers.
Talk to faculty members as well. They often keep in touch with former students who are working in different parts of the country. Many have worked in some of the country's largest firms.
Researching Small Law Firms
Unlike large firms, which typically report an abundance of hiring and salary information, most small firms do not participate in such reporting mechanisms. Sometimes even confirming the name of a small firm, who to contact within the firm, and discovering the areas of practice can be difficult. If you cannot find information about a small firm from some of the resources above, become a member of NALP, or pay to be included in Martindale-Hubbell, which offer additional research tools.
WESTLAW has developed a database of law firms which contains a comprehensive list of small firms.
A city's bar directory will give you the names of most firms in the area, their practice areas, number of employers and address and phone. You will have to call the firm to get the name of the person to whom you address job related correspondence. This is an excellent resource for both medium and small firms. If the Moritz Library does not have the bar directory for the city you want, your career advisor will try to get the directory for you. If you know attorneys in the region, they may be able to get a copy for you. Additionally, some cities post bar directories online. In Columbus, cbalaw.org is a free resource for the public.
Intercollegiate Job Bank will give you the job postings from law schools throughout the county and can be searched by state. Once on the site, click on "intercollegiate job bank." Then enter the username and the password and you can search current job postings by school in the state you are targeting. For example, the job postings for ten California schools can be found through this site.
Researching Government Opportunities
Before applying to a government agency or public interest organization, you should know its mission statement as well as what the agency does. An excellent resource for researching both federal and state employers is a database maintained and updated by the University of Arizona to which the Moritz College of Law subscribes. To use this site, enter the username and the password. You will find information about various hiring programs and their respective deadlines which usually fall in August and September.
To search for specific jobs with the federal government, go to USAJOBS to find jobs searchable by title, keyword, city and state.
The Moritz Career Services Useful Job/Resource web page lists both multi-state and by state, including state government job postings.
Researching Public Interest Organizations
Moritz subscribes to PSJD. It is a network of more than 180 law schools and more than 13,000 law-related public interest organizations in the U.S. and around the world. Through its online database, Moritz students can access a comprehensive clearinghouse of public interest organizations and opportunities for lawyers and law students. The database is password protected and Moritz students can log on and create a personal password.
Another web-based compendium of public interest job sites is posted on the University of Virginia Law School web site. The site contains information about public interest initiatives in the U.S. and abroad, many with related job postings.
Another great resource for law and non-law positions in public interest is Idealist.com. It is a free job posting resource for the public.
Researching Judicial Clerkships
Information for Moritz students interested in judicial clerkships is available and contains information about application procedures, checklists, and deadlines for applying to federal judges. For off-cycle judicial clerkship postings, go to the Federal Law Clerk Information System web site. The site can be searched by circuit and by latest positions posted. It includes positions for judges, magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges. You can also monitor judicial nominations, where you can find the names of individuals nominated and not yet confirmed to whom you can send materials in advance of confirmation. Note that not all judges are confirmed and many will not actually conduct interview until confirmed. Others may interview in advance of confirmation and make contingent offers. The University of Michigan maintains an on-line database of judicial nominations and current status.
Don't overlook state judicial clerkships as potential employers. State clerkships are an effective way to relocate and are often a springboard to private practice in another state. Note that many state clerkships deadlines fall in the summer between second and third years of law school. Moritz subscribes to the Vermont Guide to State Judicial Clerkships. To access the state-by-state guide, click on "Career Opportunities" then click on "Judicial Clerkship Guide," then click on "Access the Guide," then click on "Complete Guide or a Specific State." Enter the username and the password.
Researching Alternative Careers
The Career Services Office of The Arizona University, Rogers College of Law has produced an excellent resource for those pursuing alternative careers. The Alternative Careers Handbook provides useful information on a broad range of related topics. Many thanks to them for sharing it with us. A Career Services counselor can help you explore alternative career options that fit your interests. To search for specific alternative career jobs, click here.


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Bruins host USC on Wednesday and honor Norton, Aquino, Reeves and Smith on Friday versus Utah.
The Bruins saved eight set points during the first two sets on Sunday in a sweep of Arizona.
Senior Kelly Reeves nearly had another 20-20 match on Friday, posting 18 kills and 21 digs.
Kelly Reeves takes you inside her home in this very special Cribs Edition of The Reeves Report.
UCLA hosts Arizona State on Friday and Arizona on Sunday at the John Wooden Center.
Mariana Aquino tied career highs in kills and digs and set a personal best in hitting on Friday.
Head coach Michael Sealy has announced the signing of Reily Buechler to a National Letter of Intent.
Kelly Reeves had her fifth straight double-double, while Karsta Lowe added 16 kills on Wednesday.
Senior Kelly Reeves gives a shoutout to her high school coach in this week's Reeves Report.
UCLA heads out on the road for the last time in Pac-12 play at Washington and Washington State.
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With Christmas only a few days away, a recap of our November activities is long overdue!
A major theme of the month: getting ready for Audrey's baby brother! My due date was yesterday and I honestly thought he would be born weeks ago, since the second child often comes early. So we've been ready for his arrival for a while now. The freezer is stocked, the tiny newborn onesies are clean and in the dresser, diapers are at the ready, and the hospital bag is packed.
Most exciting for Audrey: baby beds/bouncy seats and toys abound throughout the house. She's been "testing" them for baby brother.
The low point of the month: Audrey's first (and perhaps only? I can hope at least…) bout with head lice.
She was a trooper, letting us "play hairdresser" after dinner each night. We opted for an herbal spray that made her hair smell like a citronella candle, followed by lots and lots of fine combing and nitpicking. It helped that she got to eat ice cream while we worked on her hair.
(I had lice too — no fun!) Thankfully we didn't have a recurrence, so it only meant a few days of gross bug encounters, frequent laundry, and missed preschool.
Between the lice and a fever/cold, however, we were home a lot during the month. During a healthy period we made it to the zoo for some intense animal watching.
Thanksgiving was fun and pretty low key. Audrey made paper turkeys for Claire, Henry, Nana, and Grandpa, then we headed to Kenji's parents's house for Thanksgiving dinner.
Over the holiday weekend, we made our first trip to the National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, where Audrey enjoyed chasing James and Arlo (and even rode a space simulator with Kenji!).
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(10-03-2012 10:47 AM)Magnifico21 Wrote: [ -> ]Well, I screwed the pooch guys, someone else offered him Jamaal Charles and Desean Jackson for RG3 and Steven Jackson.
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Andre Roberts dropped Randall Cobb
Ben Tate dropped Shonn Greene
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