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It doesn't seem that long ago that Janica Kostelic was weighed down with medals, Picaboo Street announced her retirement, Alisa Camplin flew from a leach-filled pond in Australia to the hearts of the world, Sarah Hughes set the figure-skating world on its rear, Apollo Anton Ohno had to crawl for a medal and Jim Shea recited the same Athlete's Oath his grandfather Jack Shea, killed in a traffic accident, had done 70 years earlier.
But it was 10 years ago that world attention was focused on Salt Lake City and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
After a somewhat shaky start, with the scandal and all, the Games were a resounding success. Seventeen days of non-stop activities, beginning well before sunrise and extending long past the bewitching hour.
Celebrations began 65 days before with the running of the Olympic flame: 13,500 miles, 11,500 torch carriers running through 46 states to arrive in time for the official start of the Winter Olympics and the lighting of the Olympic flame on Feb. 8, 2002, at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Every event carried its own special story, its own splendor, its own heartbreaks and its own special honors, starting, of course, with the opening ceremonies. Tickets were $885 and all 55,000 had been sold. And all arrived to see the tattered American flag from the Sept. 11 site that was carried into the stadium by New York firemen, policemen and Olympians.
The big story from the alpine events centered on Janica Kostelic of Croatia. She underwent major knee surgery 10 months before the Games, skied with tremendous pain two months before, then came through with four medals in four events.
Bode Miller won America's only medals (two silvers) in the alpine events. There were also a number of disappointing results from medal hopefuls, including Street, Caroline Lavine and Daron Rahlves.
Camplin, a 5-foot-2 blonde from Australia who practiced her freestyle aerial maneuvers off a self-made ramp on the edge of a muddy, smelly pond, bettered a field on international aerialists to win a gold.
Some of the biggest news focused on another scandal. First, Russian pair skaters Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya were awarded gold medals much to the disbelief of everyone. Then French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne admitted she was pressured to vote for the pair over clear-winners Canadian's Jamie Sale and Dave Pelletier, who were given silver. Once exposed, skating officials chose to award both pairs gold.
In contrast, the unknown Hughes was a clear winner, bettering favorites Michelle Kwan, Russian Irina Slutskaya and Sasha Cohen, in women's singles.
The United States showed, at the time, it was the driving force in snowboarding by winning five of the available 12 medals. In the men's halfpipe Americans claimed all three medals.
The Olympic Oval would become known as the world's fastest ice. In the 10 long-track events there were eight world records, 10 Olympic records, 66 national records and 193 personal-best records set. In short track, Ohno would become the top story. He won two medals, the second coming after a crash just before the finish that involved the three leaders, leaving the last skater to win gold. Ohno had the presence of mind to crawl to the finish for a silver.
It was Shea who faced the biggest challenge. He dedicated those Olympics to his 91-year-old grandfather, himself a former Olympian, who was killed three weeks before the Games in an auto accident. Jim Shea used this personal drive to win gold in the skeleton.
Throughout the 17 days Salt Lake City never slept. There was always something going on, something to do, some place to go: 10 couples renewed their wedding vows during the Games, fans were entertained nightly by such acts as a fire-thrower in Olympic Square, there was wall-to-wall people celebrating on Park City's Main Street each evening and large crowds nightly at the Medals Plaza. Pin trading became a popular activity, and several books were written to document the Games. The closing ceremonies were held on Feb. 24, 2002.
For those whose responsibility it was to report these events to the world, the Games were somewhat confined to a particular sport. Spare time was limited to event off days, which were few. Days began before sunup, involved long bus rides, lines at security stations, waiting for events to begin, then the actual completion followed by long press conferences. Then came the return bus rides, hours sitting before computers writing, attending medal ceremonies, more time with the computers followed by the ride home well after sundown.
It was, however, for all involved an unforgettable experience. It was, and is, the world's greatest sporting event.
2002 Medal Count
Germany - 35
United States - 34
Norway - 24
Canada -- 17
Russia - 16
Austria - 16
Italy - 12
France -11
Switzerland - 11
Netherlands - 8
China - 8
Finland - 7
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THE FDA can regulate a pill's ingredients and dosage, but no government agency can control the other side of the medication equation: you. The effectiveness and safety of many widely used drugs are influenced by your age, weight, health, body fat and, especially, your gender, says Marianne J. Legato, MD, a professor of clinical medicine and head of the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University. For instance, women metabolize several drugs, such as the steroid prednisolone, faster than men; for that reason, women may need to take higher doses of them than men do.
Women also experience more side effects than men when taking the same medications. The antianxiety medicine diazepam (better known by its brand name, Valium) impairs psycho-motor skills more in women than in men; anti-histamines are more likely to make women want to take a nap. And fertile women have higher odds of experiencing skin reactions, especially rashes, to various antiseizure medications. Add up all the effects, and it turns out that women have a 50 to 70 percent higher risk of developing an adverse reaction to a drug than men do, according to an estimate from the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR).
While it's hard to pinpoint why the sexes differ in their reactions to specific drugs, some general mechanisms are known. Women have a more active version of CYP3A4 enzymes, which are crucial for the metabolism of drugs by the liver; that's one reason women process and clear some drugs comparatively quickly, explains Legato. Alternatively, women's higher percentage of body fat means that drugs stored in fat tissue may have a longer-lasting effect in women than in men.
The bottom line: Women need to be especially vigilant about taking drugs, whether over the counter or prescription. Here are the most important nuances that your doctor or pharmacist may not take the time to spell out—and that you may not notice on the information sheet that comes with the product.
If you do encounter unusual symptoms that you think are drug related, tell your health care provider right away. "Your doctor should know if these are normal side effects or something potentially worrisome," says Jennifer Wider, MD, medical adviser to SWHR and coeditor of The Savvy Woman Patient. Always consult your physician before you change your medications.
Cardiac arrhythmia, aka irregular heartbeat, resulting from drugs is probably the most studied side effect in women. "Since females tend to have a longer QT interval—the time it takes for the heart to relax between beats—drugs that further lengthen the interval could lead some women to have fatal arrhythmias," says Legato. Medications with this potential include some commonly used antibiotics (like erythromycin, clarithromycin and sparfloxacin), anti-fungal drugs (fluconazole and others in the azole class), antipsychotics (such as thioridazine and pimozide) and antidepressants (particularly the older tricyclics, now used more often for migraine, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain than for mood elevation). Ironically, several anti-arrhythmia medications (such as disopyramide and sotalol) can contribute to irregular heart rates. At particular risk for developing drug-induced arrhythmia are people with heart disease or an electrolyte imbalance due to abnormal levels of minerals in the body, according to a 2008 review by researchers at Brown University.
PROTECT YOURSELF Make sure your physician knows if you have a heart-rhythm abnormality or a family history of heart problems. If she prescribes a new medication for you, ask whether it has been associated with any rhythm disturbances. Also, inquire if there are other drugs you should avoid while using a particular medication, because sometimes a combination of drugs can prolong the QT interval, Legato advises. When taking a new med, be on the lookout for any cardiovascular symptoms, such as heart palpitations and an out-of-breath feeling.
The hormonal changes that occur around menstruation can affect how quickly your body processes drugs, Legato says. During the second half of your menstrual cycle, progesterone levels rise, possibly inhibiting the stomach's absorption of medications. "You may need to tailor the dose of your medication to the phase of your cycle," notes Legato. For example, the anticonvulsant Dilantin is metabolized more rapidly at the beginning of the menstrual cycle than at any other time.
In addition, right before or at the very beginning of your period, shifts in the levels of estrogen and progesterone as well as cyclical changes in your immune function can also cause flare-ups in symptoms of asthma, depression, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine or seizure disorders, among other conditions. As a result, at certain times of the month, the dose of medication that's normally used to treat these conditions may not control your symptoms or prevent flare-ups.
PROTECT YOURSELF If you have any of those chronic health conditions, track your symptoms throughout your menstrual cycle so you can tell your doctor about cyclical flare-ups and describe how well your medication manages them. "You may need a higher dose of medicine at certain times of the month," Legato says. Or you may need to take an additional drug at certain points in your cycle. Another tactic: Talk to your doctor about the possibility of using a hormonal contraceptive that will even out your monthly internal chemistry and thus reduce your flare-up potential.
It's well known that drugs can interact negatively with other medications or supplements, which is why the labels or package inserts caution against taking those products simultaneously. But in a little-recognized phenomenon, certain medications can also interact with nutrients such as calcium, iron and magnesium that are found in fortified foods, boosting the chances that the treatment will either fail or produce nonoptimal results. "For example, the added minerals in iron-fortified cereal and calcium-fortified orange juice can bind with certain drugs and inhibit their absorption by the body," explains Bethanne Brown, PharmD, RPh, a clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at the Winkle College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati. The list of drugs that interact with these foods includes commonly used antibiotics such as tetracycline, doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, and the thyroid medication levothyroxine. Also, the effectiveness of antihistamines such as fexofenadine declines if you take one around the same time you eat an energy bar that's fortified with magnesium.
PROTECT YOURSELF If a package insert warns you not to take the drug with sources of calcium (such as supplements, antacids or dairy foods) or iron (such as supplements), you're on notice that there could be an interaction with a fortified food, Brown says. In that case, your best bet is to put some time between the drug and calcium-fortified orange juice, fortified cereal or nutrient-charged energy bars or drinks: Take the pill an hour before the food or beverage or three hours after, which will allow your body to clear out the calcium- or iron-related ingredients.
Has your mind been playing scary movies while you're asleep? That could be due to certain drugs you're taking: sedatives (for anxiety or insomnia), beta-blockers (for hypertension, anxiety or migraine prevention), dopamine agonists (for Parkinson's or restless-leg syndrome) and amphetamines (for weight loss or attention deficit disorder). What's the connection? Because these drugs can affect the brain chemicals norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine, they can also trigger nightmares by disrupting REM sleep, the stage during which most dreams occur, speculates Dennis F. Thompson, PharmD, a professor of pharmacy practice at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.
PROTECT YOURSELF If you're bothered by bad dreams that started with a new drug regimen, mention the situation to your doctor or pharmacist to see if there's a likely link. If there is, ask your doctor to switch you to a different drug that will adequately treat your condition without disturbing your slumber.
If you use a nasal decongestant spray or pain reliever (OTC or prescription) for five or more days in a row, or an antacid almost daily for several weeks or months, you may experience a rebound—meaning that once you stop taking the drug, your symptoms come back even stronger. Take the case of antacids, which neutralize the hydrochloric acid that can cause heartburn. "After the medicine wears off, acid-production cells in the stomach respond by producing more acid, potentially leading to increased pain," says Jack Fincham, PhD, RPh, a professor of pharmacy practice and administration at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. What's more, you can build up a tolerance to nasal decongestants, painkillers and antacids. "The more often you take some of these medications, the more of them you need to take to get the same effect," Fincham explains.
PROTECT YOURSELF Use the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible period of time when you're taking drugs known to produce rebound effects, Fincham advises. To avoid strong symptoms appearing after you stop using analgesics, nasal decongestant sprays and antacids, "taper off the medication gradually rather than stopping cold turkey," suggests Darrell Hulisz, PharmD, RPh, a clinical pharmacist and associate professor of family medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. This gives the relevant drug receptors a chance to return to normal rather than remain hyperactive. And talk to your doctor about alternative medications. For instance, if you need continuous relief from heartburn, look into taking an H2 blocker or a proton pump inhibitor; these don't produce rebound effects. Finally, if you want long-lasting relief from nasal congestion, check with your doctor about whether you'd benefit from a nasal steroid spray.
Certain medications can make your exercise life more complicated. Beta-blockers (used for hypertension, anxiety and migraine prevention) can cause lethargy and reduced coordination during a workout because they slow down your heart rate and blood pressure. "When you run, your heart rate normally goes up because the heart pumps faster to get more blood into the muscles," explains Elsa-Grace Giardina, MD, a professor of medicine and director of the Center for Women's Health at Columbia University Medical Center. "But beta-blockers stifle that effect, making it harder to get an aerobic workout." In addition, diuretics (used to treat hypertension and PMS) and anti-cholinergic drugs (for bladder control) can lead to dehydration, fatigue and muscle cramps during exercise. "Plus, cholesterol-lowering statins can make you tired by interfering with your body's synthesis of coenzyme Q10, which is involved in energy production," says Ronald Hoffman, MD, medical director of the Hoffman Center, a New York City practice that specializes in integrative medicine.
PROTECT YOURSELF If you're using a beta-blocker, forget about aiming for a target heart rate during your workout; there isn't one, because your heart rate is being slowed by the drug, explains Danine Fruge, MD, associate medical director of the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami. Instead, use the RPE (rating of perceived exertion) scale, which measures how hard you think your body is working on a scale from 6 (no exertion at all) to 20 (maximal exertion). If you're healthy, aim for the 13-to-15 zone ("somewhat hard"); if you're new to exercise or have health problems, try for the 10-to-12 zone ("moderate"). If you're following a diuretic regimen, drink more fluids than usual before, during and after exercise to prevent dehydration. And if you've been prescribed a statin drug, ask your doctor if a coenzyme Q10 supplement could counteract the drug's energy-sapping effects, Hoffman suggests.
If a medication seems to be taking a serious toll on your workouts, see whether your doctor can change the dose or the time of day you take it, or whether you can switch to another drug, Fincham advises. The life-prolonging benefits of exercise are too important to miss out on.
Are You Expecting Too Much from Your Drugs?
If you have diabetes or high blood pressure and you take the requisite medications, you may assume you're preventing the harm often brought on by these conditions, such as damage to your arteries. Not exactly. "These medications slow down a disease and buy you time—but they don't completely stop the process," notes Danine Fruge, MD, of the PritikinLongevity Center in Miami. Damage may not build up as rapidly as it would if you weren't on medication, but some continues to occur, so you're still at risk for developing complications and heart disease, explains Robert O. Bonow, MD, past president of the American Heart Association.
If you're prescribed medication for diabetes or hypertension, you can improve your health further by doing what you can to help your body repair itself. The Rx: Upgrade your diet so it includes more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and low-fat protein; do 30 minutes of moderate exercise (such as walking) every day and stay at a healthy weight. "If you take medications and also make healthy lifestyle changes, it's likely your condition will cause less damage than it would if you just took drugs," Bonow says.
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Height: 6-5 Weight: 250 lbs.
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Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 3rd round (18th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
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Understanding the roles of Extracellular Matrix Molecules and Cell-Surface Glycoproteins in Brain Development and DiseaseThe extracellular environment in the central nervous system plays critical roles in all stages of development and in learning and memory in the adult nervous system. Alteration or disruption of this neural extracellular environment can have devastating functional consequences and is implicated in a vast array of neural pathologies and in neural injury. Research in the Matthews laboratory is focused on identifying the cell-surface glycoconjugates and extracellular matrix molecules that comprise the neural extracellular space and understanding their roles in the developing nervous system and in neural pathologies and neural trauma. Work from my lab has uncovered the roles of a family of glycoproteins in the establishment and maintenance of the precise connectivity in the central nervous system and we continue to work towards understanding the functional roles of these molecules in learning and memory. Our work has demonstrated the heterogeneous nature of the molecules in the brain and the disruption of these structures with sensory deprivation. In addition, our work has demonstrated that some of the same molecules that are important for central nervous system development, are also disrupted and modified in neuropathologies such as glioma and play an important role in the progression of these diseases. The overarching goal of the work in my laboratory is to identify the molecular substrates of development and disease in the mammalian CNS.
Selected Publications:1. Matthews, R. T., G. M. Kelly, C. Zerillo, G. Gray, M. Tiemeyer and S. Hockfield. 2002. Aggrecan gycoforms contribute to the heterogeneity of perineuronal nets. Journal of Neuroscience. 2002. 22: 7536-7547.
2. Matthews, R.T., C. Lander and S. Hockfield. The Extracellular matrix of the peripheral and central nervous system. In: The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, 3rd Edition. Adelman, G. and Smith, B. H. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. 2004.
3. Viapiano M. S., Matthews R. T., From barriers to bridges: chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in neuropathology. Trends Mol Med. 2006 Oct;12(10):488-496.
4. Dino M. R., Harroch S., Hockfield S., Matthews R. T. Monoclonal antibody Cat-315 detects a glycoform of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase beta/phosphacan early in CNS development that localizes to extrasynaptic sites prior to synapse formation. Neuroscience. 2006. 142(4):1055-69.
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Thomasville man charged in Saturday assault
Published: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 1:22 p.m.
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A Thomasville man is charged with assaulting a man early Saturday morning after an investigation by the Thomasville Police Department.
At 2:28 a.m., Thomasville Police responded to 214 Carolina Ave. in reference to an assault. Upon arrival, officers found a man with two lacerations and a stab wound to the back.
According to a news release from the TPD, the suspect, Kareem Anderson, 28, of 57 Hunter St., was taken into custody at the scene and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill.
Stephen McClure, 35, was transported to High Point Regional Health System where he was treated and released, police said. The assault occurred after a verbal dispute between the parties, the news release stated.
An arrest warrant stated a knife was used in the incident.
Anderson is incarcerated in the Davidson County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond, police said in the news release issued Monday afternoon. He has a court date of Feb. 10.
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Some area veterans are being honored in a very special way by receiving their high school diplomas. More than 40 veterans received a diploma at Ohio County High School Sunday afternoon.
Many veterans missed the chance to graduate because they were called to serve their country. In addition two Pearl Harbor and a World War I draftee were also recognized at the ceremony.
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For longevity alone, the Kinks deserve a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The heart and soul of the Kinks - brothers Ray and Dave Davies - have been performing together since 1963, at which time Ray joined his younger brother's band, the Ravens (soon renamed the Kinks). The original lineup consisted of Ray (guitar, vocals), Dave (lead guitar, vocals), Mick Avory (drums) and Pete Quaife (bass). Ray Davies is almost indisputably rock's most literate, witty and insightful songwriter. Dave Davies, on the other hand, is renowned for his guitar playing. His pioneering hard-rock style was evident as far back as "You Really Got Me" in 1964 and is today considered a forerunner of heavy metal.
Though the Kinks were at the vanguard of the British Invasion during the years 1964-66, they were also very much not a part of any bandwagon. To be sure, they had a stack of rocking hits from the British Invasion era: "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All of the Night" and "Tired of Waiting for You" among them. But another side of the Kinks began to emerge with such keenly observed satires as "A Well Respected Man" and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" - trenchant social commentary that lampooned characters drawn from the heyday of Carnaby Street.
As the popularity of beat-group music faded, Davies' creativity flowered and his songwriting matured. Always a band of anti-trendsetters (and beloved by their cult following for that very reason), the Kinks ignored the countercultural gestalt of the late Sixties in order to reflect brilliantly on the life and times of the British Empire. The gallery of characters and musical settings - a quaint marriage of understated pop and British music hall, with occasional detours into aggressive rock and even Indian music - came to life on such classic albums as Face to Face, Something Else and Arthur. The group savored the past and the personal in such masterpieces as "Waterloo Sunset," "Days," "Village Green Preservation Society" and "Sunny Afternoon." With no false modesty, Ray Davies once said: "I've only written about 200 good songs. The rest are B sides."
Though the Kinks struggled commercially and performed unevenly, even as they were writing and recording some of their most timeless music, their drought on the charts came to an end with the left-field success of "Lola" (#9, 1970). It may be the only song about an encounter with a transvestite to make the Top Ten, and it became a staple of their increasingly popular live shows. Ray Davies spent the early Seventies composing a series of concept albums (Preservation, Soap Opera and Schoolboys in Disgrace) that made for entertaining stage theater. As the decade wore on, however, the group turned its attention - both in terms of songwriting subjects and touring agendas - to America. A series of popular albums with a more updated, hard-hitting sound translated into sold-out tours and the Kinks' first gold albums (Low Budget, One for the Road and Give the People What They Want). All the while, Ray Davies' wry and keenly observant eye as a songwriter, informed by his compassion for the average guy and his reverence for "the immense smallness of life," shone through even the most (by Kinks standards) bombastic moments.
While the Kinks carried on, a new generation of rockers found inspiration in the band's early sound and songs. Mod-minded New Wavers like the Jam and Madness embraced aspects of the Kinks' early music, style of dress and focus on British culture. The Pretenders' career, for instance, was launched with a cover of the Kinks' "Stop Your Sobbing" - and a real-life liaison between Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders occurred in the Eighties. All the while, the Kinks as a group and brothers Ray and Dave as solo artists have continued their productive ways, producing albums, autobiographies, a BBC film (Ray's Return to Waterloo, 1985), a one-man show, and more.
Having gone from British Invasion hitmakers to late Sixties cult heroes to bonafide arena-filling rock stars in the Seventies and Eighties, the Kinks are, it would seem, cult heroes again for the time being - a position that their bright and sometimes discomfited leader no doubt savors. On the eve of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, Ray Davies had this to say: "The Kinks have always been outsiders. I'm an outsider. To be accepted is unique for us. I'm pleased for the people who believed in me all along. It's nice for them to know that their faith wasn't misplaced." To quote a slogan popular with those who love the band, "God Save the Kinks."
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Rated 5 out of 5 by BurgeR Beautiful shade Beautiful product, high quality. Very large size. Light is soft but still bright. February 17, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by dot66 Very modern I had to buy this lamp shade after purchasing the Lodin Arc Lamp which DOES NOT come with a shade. It's perfect. Looks super posh and adds great flavor to my room. August 24, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by MT4822 It's REALLY big Okay I know, the listing has dimensions and it was true to them, however it's very imposing in reality, much more so than I expected. That said, it works. I bought it to go with the Loden Arc floor lamp, and I"m really pleased with it. Of note is that the "natural" color is a bit darker than I expected it to be/than it looks in the picture. April 7, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by misshedeghog Great quality The shade was bigger than I expected, I just should have read the measurements better. It sheds a great circle of light at night for me to knit and sew which is what I wanted. I also added some vintage white crochet doilies so that it looked a little more Anthropologetic! Lots of compliments. March 6, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by heed Great Value and Quality for the Size This lampshade is huge. We use it with our Loden Arc lamp base and it looks great. When the lamp is on, you can see the shadow of the support bars, but that might be less of an issue with a darker colored shade. (Ours is the natural cotton linen.) The shade could be improved by the inclusion of a diffuser on the bottom (or at least the option of one sold separately). Sometimes when you sit under it you feel like you're being interrogated! November 29, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Roadrunner21 Unsatisfactory This is a nice enough shade, unfortunately the website doesn't show how the lampshade attaches to the lamp, and instead of a hole where the finial attaches to the lampshade it attaches around a singular lightbulb, so it is useless for my lamp which has two horizontal oriented lightbulbs. February 6, 2013
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SPD Sgt. Keith Smith took a report from a woman who said her husband's work truck had been broken into. The woman said at the time of the report the only thing she knew to be missing was a laptop computer.
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SPD Ptl. George Bethell took a report from a man who said his wife kicked him out of his home. He said they got into an arguemnt and it turned physical. He said he did not return home that day because he was afraid his wife would try to start a fight with him again. When he returned his wife informed him none of his belongings were in the home that they had all been moved out. He said he was still missing some medications from the home, an oxygen machine and a safe with personal belongings in it.
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On Sunday, October 9, the universal language of music takes center stage during the 13th annual World Festival at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. "The World Festival celebrates the wonderful cultures in our community," says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Vice President of Planning and External Affairs Dr. Jacklyn Chisholm. "We get to enjoy music from around the world in a world-renowned Museum. What could be better!"
The celebration of culture will fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's main lobby from noon to 4 pm, as the greater Cleveland area's diverse ethnic communities come together to share traditions and musical legacies. The region's rich cultural mosaic will be complemented by musicians that include African Soul International, R&B vocal group Artistree, Brazilian jazz artist Moises Borges (pictured below), the Puerto Rican tropical band stylings of Nano Cabrera, Native American rockers Native Reign, lively Ancient South Indian dance by Mahima Venkatesh, traditional Greek dance by Sts. Constantine and Helenic Senior Hellenic Dancers, Middle Eastern dance by Wind and Sand Dance Company, and the sounds of Cleveland-based The Vernon Jones Blues Cartel. The 2011 World Festival will be hosted by Washington Party, Neo Encendio and Martin Leija of 89.1 FM Maxima. A variety of arts and crafts vendors will showcase their designs at the festival, including Puerto Rican artist Wanda Cordero and Matthew Richards, who creates Asian-inspired pottery and abstracts at his Ryu No Sakebi studio in Cleveland.
"We're excited to again host the World Festival, as it celebrates the cultures and traditions that help give Northeast Ohio its unique character," says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum President and CEO Terry Stewart. "Bringing diverse groups of people together through song and dance is exactly what our museum is about. World music has been echoed in popular music through the ages, with legacies and roots that continue to shape and define genres, including rock and roll."
The World Festival is part of an ongoing community festival series at the Rock Hall that offers the opportunity for Cleveland's diverse communities to learn more about the variety of music genres and cultures the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates. The series also includes the Martin Luther King Jr. festival in January, Rock Your World Festival in partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in May, Rock and Soul Festival in June and Latino Heritage Festival in August. This year's World Festival is also part of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's World Music Days, which uses the power of music to reaffirm commitment to peace around the globe. "We wanted to celebrate this wonderful melting pot of ethnicities in Cleveland," says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Director of Community Programs Ruthie Brown. "We wanted everyone to take ownership of the Museum."
The World Festival is a free event, however paid admission is necessary to tour the Rock Hall's exhibits. The community festivals series is proudly sponsored by Amtrak, KeyBank and Ohio Natural Gas. For more information, click here.


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Or I should say we were... Thanks, Chelsea for fixing it and getting the white background back up! Sorry if you visited while the background was gone!
I have much to write about, and zero time! I'll be back...
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Or I should say we were... Thanks, Chelsea for fixing it and getting the white background back up! Sorry if you visited while the background was gone!
Posted by Lila Tueller at 9:30 AM
6 comments:
- Pink Lemonade Bags said...
Sounds like your day is going like mine! Wish us both luck!
- November 6, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- Kerri said...
Hope things get better soon.
- November 6, 2008 at 3:06 PM
I am so excited to have discovered your blog. I live in Australia and have bought your Woodlands fabric- love it so much that I haven't cut it up yet! Thanks for sharing your life, it's really great and interesting to see you doing the 'mum' stuff and running a household and mixing it well with the 'fun stuff'.
My very best wishes to you.
- November 6, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Hi Lila,
This is Talita. I am so happy to have come upon your blog. I looked for something on etsy, saw your name and thought, better check it out :) Great blog, beautiful stuff, you are just so talented!!! Always loved your style. Missed you on the 4th this year, meant to write you a note, but you know how that goes... Anyhow, glad I found you.
I have a question for you, is there any way, you could write me an email? email@example.com
P.S. Your granddaugther is sooooooo cute! Can't believe how fast these kids are growing up, what happened?
- November 8, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- Hot Wheels Paul said...
Hi, Lila:
My name is Terri Watson. I am a good friend of Christine Lockhart of All My Bags. I love your Woodland Bloom line of fabrics! I made a skirt for my little granddaughter out of that line, and Christine suggested that I send you a picture of it. By the way, your new ittle granddaughter, Halle, is darling!! Terri
- November 15, 2008 at 4:42 PM
I dont know if you would even remeber me. But you were my young wemons advisor. I used to babysit for you. And both my sister and I named our first borns after one of your children. I named my Daughter Allison Paige and my siter named her son Caden after Cade. I loved getting to know you and Hal. I moved to SlC and my sister is still in Utah County. Glad to see you are all still doing well. I will check in on you again later.
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Stephen Kaler's Section on Translational Neuroscience studies human disorders of copper transport, including Menkes and occipital horn syndrome (OHS), and their murine counterparts. Kaler previously defined the molecular basis for OHS and is P.I. on the lead protocol in the United States for treatment of Menkes disease. Taking a "bedside to bench" approach, we seek to identify and characterize under-appreciated cellular and genetic phenomena suggested by patients' phenotypes or their responses to treatment, and use animal models to test novel therapeutic approaches.
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Menkes Disease
Menkes disease is an X-linked recessive disorder of copper transport caused by defects in a gene that encodes an evolutionarily conserved copper-transporting ATPase. In mammals, this gene product functions as an intracellular pump to transport copper into trans-Golgi spaces for incorporation into copper-requiring enzymes, and also mediates copper exodus from cells. The disorder presents in infancy with delayed development, failure to thrive, neurodegeneration, and premature death (typically by three years of age). Our work on this disorder includes development of rapid and reliable neurochemical and molecular techniques for very early diagnosis, efforts which dovetail with a clinical trial of very early copper histidine treatment for affected infants. We employ cell biological, molecular, and biochemical approaches to characterize enrolled patients and correlate with neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Animal Studies of Novel Brain-directed Therapies
The blood-brain barrier poses a challenging treatment obstacle in many Menkes disease patients, i.e., those with ATP7A mutations not associated with residual copper transport. Consequently, we are developing alternative therapeutic approaches that bypass the blood-brain barrier, including intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of copper and adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer via ICV administration in a murine model of Menkes disease, mottled-brindled. Efficacy is evaluated by examination of life span as well as biochemical parameters that are abnormal in both mottled-brindled mice and Menkes disease patients. If successful, these experiments will lay the groundwork for clinical trials of brain-directed therapies in Menkes disease patients with complete loss-of-function mutations for whom clinical responses to conventional therapy are typically suboptimal.


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I am real newby with lejos, I notice two things; one when I open the samples I get lots of errors "package does not exist".
Second it stills build fine when i go to run(download) I get a window that pops up entitled "Input Handler" it asks for a "please enter the identifier of the sample to build/upload/run" I have entered the name but not go. Any help is greatly appreciated


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We know two ways to get rid of that stress while with the kids this weekend: Find zen at thenew Zen Living Yoga in Sugar House, which offers kid, adult and joint classes. And you can escape your responsibilities by letting your (and your kid's) imagination run while with The Bridge to Terabithia at The Children's Theatre.
Zen Living Yoga
Salt Lake mag staffers are still catching up from falling behind on work during the Sundance Film Fest. It's stressful, and we can really, reallly use a place to de-stress. Luckily, we also just got word that Zen Living Yoga moved in to Sugar House.
And if you can't get away from the kids (a major cause of your stress), they have classes for them, too:
Kids' Yoga
Weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m., along with special weekend hours, kids can get their dose of yoga therapy while you get yours.
Prenatal and Mommy & Me Yoga
Practicing yoga will help you maintain your health before (and after) a birth; and if the kids are too young to be on their own (three and under), join Mommy & Me.
Prenatal: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Mommy & Me: Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Adult classes are $12 for dop-ins or $68 for monthly unlimited
Child classes (ages five to 12) are $6 for drop-ins, $34 for monthly unlimited.
2012 S. Windsor St., Suite D, SLC, 801-467-6909
Click here for more info
Bridge to Terabithia at The Children's Theatre
Plays at The Children's Theatre are great even if you don't have kids, but that's definitely the crowd they cater to.
Starting tonight, you can catch Bridge to Terabithia, the story of two kids who are transformed by a remarkable friendship. The show will excite your kids imagination. Tickets are $8.
Here is the run:
Feb. 10, 7 p.m. (SOLD OUT); Feb. 11, 1 p.m.; Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 17, 7 p.m.; Feb. 18, 1 p.m.; Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m.
237 S. State Street, SLC, 801-532-6000
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Mayor Williams and the City of Wilmington Mourn the Death of Father Roberto Balducelli
Posted on 08/11/2013 10:47 am
"The City of Wilmington truly mourns the death of Father Roberto Balducelli. Father Roberto, who had a significant role in building St. Anthony of Padua Parish, has served as a transformational religious leader and tremendous ambassador for Wilmington with his dedicated outreach to all corners of the community. Father Roberto was deeply involved in the construction of Padua Academy and St. Anthony in the Hills, in addition to serving as a driving force in the development of the St. Anthony's Italian Festival.
We join with many others, who have been touched by his words and deeds, in remembering all he has done for so many in our community and throughout Delaware. He has stood as a remarkable example of selflessness, charity and humility and he will be greatly missed by all.
We extend our deepest of sympathies to the family and the community who loved Father Roberto. May we all be comforted in the knowledge of his beloved positive outlook on life."


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Our handy Winterizing Chemical kits are everything you need to close your pool this fall. All kits are formulated for specific pool sizes - just order the kit to fit your pool. We offer two types of kits, a chlorine based kit and a non-chlorine based kit. Close your pool properly this fall and ensure a sparkling clean pool next spring with Arctic Armor's Winterizing Kit, featuring Blue Wave chemicals. All kits include free pool closing instructions.
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Born in England in 1643, Isaac Newton grew up in the age when Renaissance thinkers were challenging accepted ideas throughout Europe. Fascinated by all earthly science, Newton developed laws of motion and universal gravitation that also furthered our understanding of the movement of celestial bodies. This vibrant biography profiles the famed physicist as an acclaimed mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, philosopher, and inventor as well. Readers will discover the genius who inspired Alexander Pope to write, "Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night;/God said 'Let Newton be' and all was light."


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Most young boys grow up playing with toy trucks. Not the kids in the England family—for generations, the boys of this Utah family have worked on the real things.
In the years since Chester Rodney England bought his first Model T truck in 1920 and began hauling milk for dairy farmers, the England family has been a force in the trucking industry.
A One-Truck Operation
Chester had no idea that his little one vehicle company would become a four-generation success story for his sons, grandsons and great-grandsons. "He was a little bit of a rambunctious entrepreneur," says Dan England, his grandson and chairman of the board for England. "He was always looking for opportunities. He was a farmer, like all of his ancestors, and he saw a need for transporting milk to the Weber Dairy. So that break in tradition—from farmer to farmer's helper—was a real turning point in the England family."
Today, C.R. England Global Transportation, based in West Valley City, is among the top over-the-road trucking companies in the industry. Commercial Carrier Journal ranks England as the No. 1 refrigerated trucking company in the nation, and it ranks among the top 40 in annual revenue as part of an industry with an estimated 1.9 million tracker-trailers and 3.3 million drivers on the road. In December, England Trucking was named FAC International Carrier of the Year by the Food Logistics company, which serves the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Passing the Baton
In the years before and during the Great Depression and in the early '40s, Chester's company remained small, transporting farm goods in Weber County and Cache Valley. The vision of what it could grow into was not lost on his sons, Gene and Bill. They worked with their dad as teenagers, often riding with C.R. on his routes. They served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and when they returned to Utah in 1946, Chester turned company operations over to them. "Dad was a potato farmer, and once we got fully involved, he was happy to return to his potatoes," says Gene, who is now 93.
He teamed with Bill, now 89, to take C.R. England to the next level, adding trucks to the fleet as profits allowed. Under their tutelage, England Trucking expanded into a regional and, eventually, a national entity. By 1957, the company offered coast-to-coast delivery service. An East Coast terminal opened in 1959 in New Jersey. In the 1970s, company revenue had grown to $18 million.
By 1982, the Salt Lake terminal became the company's transportation hub. C. R. England added a division in Mexico and a separate division just for refrigeration intermodal operation. Terminals were also operating in New Jersey, California, Indiana and Texas. And the third generation of sons began to assert themselves.
A New Generation
It's been an unwritten "requirement" for each of Gene and Bill's sons, and the fourth generation that followed, to work for the company in entry-level jobs earn college degrees and then work for a couple of years elsewhere.
"We wanted them to be a part of the company if they wanted to," Gene says. "But we wanted them to experience something else as well, just so they could be sure."
Dan worked as an attorney in private practice before returning to England in 1977. He became the company's general manager in the mid-8os, then CEO in 1988. Dean earned his degree and came up through the executive ranks, as did his brother.
When Gene and Bill helped transition leadership to them in 2005, Dan became chairman and Dean became the company president. Both Gene and Bill continued to serve in executive posts, and Gene continued to drive trucks on occasion until he was 80 years old. They still come into the headquarters regularly.
"To this day, Gene and Bill remain the best of friends," Dan says. "They are a tribute to the harmony and deference to one another. That feeling has continued between me and my brothers."
There are 25 members of the executive committee—nine are Englands. One who isn't is CEO Wayne Cedarholm, who has been at C.R. England for nearly 30 years. He's seen the creation and growth of two more entities within the firm: the truck driving schools, which operate in five states, and England Logistics, which works as a third-party transportation company with other carriers. In 2012, company revenues exceeded $1.3 billion.
"I came on with Gene and Bill before Dan and Dean were involved," Cedarholm says. "I've been very fortunate long term to be with those two gentlemen—and I do mean gentlemen. It's been quite the relationship, watching Gene and Bill kind of exit the business and bring it to Dan and Dean. The fun part is that we've all meshed well.
Every leader has been fair about his objectiveness with decisions that have been made. It's felt very inclusive in the years I've been here."
Family First
The Englands have stated, and Cedarholm has witnessed, that in this business, family relationships are the priority. "I have three sons who are full-time employees here," Dean says. "They see camaraderie. They see that we do good things and fill a need for the country. We were taught by the great examples of the [early] generations."
"We have differences of opinions at times," Dan adds. "But there's no arguing. We make the best decisions for the company. That's how our grandfather and fathers grew it, and that's how we expect our sons and grandsons to work as well."
Josh England, 36, who is president of England Logistics, says being the great-grandson, grandson and son of the business' owners hasn't made his career easier. And that's been just fine with him.
"The first impression some people have when they meet one of us is, 'He's spoiled and is there just because of his dad,"' he says. "It makes me work that much harder. We follow all of the same rules, and there's no different set of standards. They see that we're here to work as well, and we don't feel entitled to anything."
Cedarholm attributes the company's success to the England's strong ethics. "They've each worked as hard as they've asked people to work," he says. "That's meant long hours, committed to doing whatever had to be done. They believe in doing the right thing. They're business people—not pushovers, but you can sit down and say, 'Let's hammer this out.' You can sit across the table and have a respectful conversation."


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Welcome to Native Student Services
Our mission is to provide quality support services to Native and rural students which promotes their scholastic achievement, student retention, and personal success. We foster academic excellence, career development, leadership skills, personal growth, college-transitioning, a sense of belonging, and the attainment of one's scholastic and life goals.
Our Center provides a safe, affirming space on campus. It is a gathering place where students can find support, access resources, connect with community representatives, study with classmates, meet new friends, and interact with people who share similar experiences as indigenous peoples. We target the unique needs of Native students by:
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Published: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 10:33 p.m.
Today: Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 57F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Clear. Low of 36F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Gardening Articles: Landscaping :: Trees, Shrubs, & Vines
Garden Guru: Whitney Cranshaw (page 2 of 2)
by Cathy Cromell
Cranshaw is researching plant varieties resistant to this pest, the potato (tomato) psyllid, which injects a toxin that has insidious effects on plants. It's what inspired him to write Pests of the West.
This summer Cranshaw is helping gardeners with myriad insect problems brought on by the drought. Trees and shrubs are stressed, and as a result they are more susceptible to attack by borers and bark beetles. Thrips are usually controlled by rain, which traps nonfeeding pupa stages of the insect in the soil, but the drought has allowed them to thrive. Spider mites also are frolicking in the dusty soil, and dry lawns are more welcoming to chinch bugs, largely because their natural enemies are inhibited by the arid conditions. Honeydew from aphids and soft scales is building up in tremendous amounts on some plants because there's no rainfall to wash it off.
"Also, in isolated areas we are seeing a bit of an 'oasis effect' where the irrigated landscapes concentrate the activity of insects," says Cranshaw. In these areas flea beetles and leafcutter bees are having a heyday.
He also forecasts a big yellow jacket year. The lack of rainfall has allowed good nesting sites, and the high temperatures have accelerated population growth. "They'll run out of food in August and get grumpy," he predicts. "I'll be receiving a lot of calls."
When Cranshaw isn't conducting pest management research, teaching, or working with the public through the Cooperative Extension Service, he squeezes in time for writing. He's now working on a new book, Garden Insects of North America, to be published by Princeton University.


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Julia Hippisley-Cox, professor of clinical epidemiology and general practice1, Carol Coupland, senior lecturer in medical statistics1, Richard Logan, professor of clinical epidemiology2 Why bother with Cox-2 inhibitors as NSAIDs
BMJ 2005;330 (11 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7504.0-c Conclusion No consistent evidence was found of enhanced safety against gastrointestinal events with any of the new cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors compared with non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The use of ulcer healing drugs reduced the increased risk of adverse gastrointestinal outcomes with all groups of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but for diclofenac the increased risk remained significant.


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VOLOS, Greece -- Behind a strong defensive first half, the USA Women's Junior National Team topped Italy 8-5 on day two of the 2013 FINA Women's Junior World Championships. Rachel Fattal scored four goals in the victory and Ashleigh Johnson went the distance in net, stopping eight shots.
Five Bruins are on the team including incoming freshman Mackenzie Barr, sophomores Kodi Hill, Fattal and Alys Williams and junior Emily Donohoe.
Team USA moves on to play New Zealand tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. (PT) to close out group play. For a complete tournament schedule, click here.
Both teams were slow to get started in the first period until Italy broke through with a goal with 3:58 to go in the quarter. While Italy went up 1-0 it would also be the only goal they would score in the first half. Fattal came back with a goal for the United States moments later and the match was tied at 1-1 heading into the second.
In the second period, the Americans' defense stood tall while Ashley Grossman scored a goal (4:11) to take a 2-1 lead at halftime.
The offense picked up in the third period and the United States got it started with two straight goals from Kiley Neushul and UCLA's Williams. Italy cut its deficit to 4-2 with a goal at the 4:57 mark of the third period. The United States came right back on its next posession when Fattal completed her hat trick to give the USA a 5-2 lead. Italy would score two out of the next three goals to close out the period, trailing 6-4 through three quarters.
Italy continued its comeback charge in the fourth period with a goal in the opening minute to close the gap to 6-5. They would get no closer as the USA defense recorded a shutout the rest of the way. Monica Vavic and Fattal added goals to rebuild the USA lead to 8-5 as the Americans would go on to take the match.
"Defensive intensity set the tone for the game," said USA Head Coach Dan Klatt. "The players had great focus on 5 on 6 and 6 on 5 which ultimately led to our success. We are satisfied with today's result, but we must begin planning for tomorrow's game."
Italy vs. USA
Italy Goals: Alessia Millo 3, Sara Dario, Laura Repetto
USA Goals: Rachel Fattal 4, Alys Williams, Kiley Neushul, Ashley Grossman, Monica Vavic
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Story Courtesy of Mercyhurst Sports Information
Pittsburgh, Pa. - #2 Mercyhurst won its fifth straight College Hockey America crown Saturday with a 4-1 win over Wayne State. A partisan Mercyhurst crowd watched the Lakers from an early 1-0 deficit to claim the decision. The Lakers, unbeaten in their last 24 games (22-0-2), improved to 32-1-3 overall while Wayne State ended its season at 15-18-1.
Although Mercyhurst dominated the early going, Wayne State scored on its first attempt when sophomore forward Melissa Boal intercepted a clearing pass and fired a 40-foot slap shot passed Mercyhurst junior netminder Laura Hosier for a 1-0 Warrior advantage at 2:35. It was Boal's third goal of the playoffs. The Lakers tied the game seven minutes later when sophomore Melissa Dianoski, who broke a 14-game goal-scoring drought in yesterday's 5-2 semifinal win over Robert Morris, scored unassisted directly off a face-ff deep in the Wayne State zone. It was Dianoski's fourth of the season. Freshman sensation Meghan Agosta put Mercyhurst ahead when, with the Lakers down a skater, she took a feed from senior defender Jill Nugent at center ice and bear Wayne State junior goalie Valery Turcotte. It was Agosta's 37th goal of the season, third of the playoffs, and 6th shorthanded tally of the season. Mercyhurst outshot Wayne State 15-5 in the first twenty minutes. The Warriors had a two-skater advantage for 31 seconds with about five minutes left in the period, but failed to score and eventually allowed Agosta's shorthanded lamplighter. Wayne State suffered another blow when sophomore forward Sam Poyton was hurt with about five minutes left in the period after colliding with Mercyhurst senior defender Ashley Pendleton. She never returned.
The Warriors had an early two-skater 33-second advantage in the middle period, but again failed to capitalize. Later in the period, Boal took a minor penalty and, with just eight seconds left on the infraction, sophomore forward Valerie Chouinard cashed her 27th goal of the season, and second power play goal in as many games, to give Mercyhurst a 3-1 lead. Senior Julia Colizza and Agosta assisted. The helper moved Colizza into third-place all-time in scoring with 126 points. The Lakers enjoyed a 13-7 shot advantage in the middle frame.
The third period was scoreless until Chouinard collected her second of the game into an empty net at 19:54. Agosta and Dianoski assisted. The Lakers outshot Wayne State 15-5 in the third and 43-17 for the game.
The Lakers finished 1 of 5 with the skater advantage while the Warriors ended 0 for 7.
Mercyhurst won the CHA Tournament for the fifth straight season and improved to 31-0-2 lifetime against Wayne State.
Agosta picked up the tournament MVP award with three goals in the two games, including both tournament game-winners, and four assists. Chouinard (3 goals), Dianoski (2 goals, 1 assist), and defender Michelle Bonello made the All-Tournament team.
Junior goalie Laura Hosier won for the 27th time this season (27-1-2) and surpassed the prior one-season mark of 26 set by Desirae Clark in 2003-04.


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Spearfish, S.D. – The Black Hills State University Athletic Department will be holding the first "Swarm Session" at Buffalo Wild Wings in Rapid City on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The events are being held in communities surrounding Spearfish as a way of reaching out and gathering Yellow Jacket fans together.
"We decided to start these 'Swarm Sessions' after talking to alumni, boosters, and fans around the region that wanted to know more about what was happening in Yellow Jacket Athletics," said athletic director Jhett Albers. "Anyone who is interested in, or wants to know more about Black Hills State athletics is welcome to attend."
Each social will feature coaches from the sports that are in season talking about what is happening in their respective programs.
All Swarm Sessions will begin at 7 p.m. locally. There is no cost to attend the social. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. The dates and sites are as follows:
Tuesday, September 28 - Buffalo Wild Wings (Rapid City, S.D.)
Tuesday, October 26 - Buffalo Wild Wings (Rapid City, S.D.)
Tuesday, November 23 - Buffalo Wild Wings (Rapid City, S.D.)
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Reigning Champ Men's Squash Edges Harvard Again To Stay Perfect In Ivy Race
Princeton, the reigning Ivy League and CSA national champion, moved to 6-0 on the season with a thrilling 5-4 victory over the third-ranked Crimson. The Tigers are now 2-0 in Ivy League competition, and they already have a pair of victories over Top 5 opponents.
While the 2012 national championship win over Trinity will be long remembered as the standard for drama at the Jadwin Squash Courts, this day could stand with any other from the past decade. Only hours after the Tiger women knocked off top-ranked Harvard by the same score, Ward defeated Tyler Olson 3-1 at the No. 4 position to give the Princeton men a hard-fought victory.
"I thought it was a remarkable match this afternoon," said head coach Bob Callahan. "The two teams are as closely matched as they could be. It was a thrilling match, and I thought we were incredibly fortunate to win it. It was another great afternoon of squash at Jadwin Gym."
Princeton got at least one victory from every class, including freshman Vivek Dinodia, who won the biggest match of his young career over Matt Roberts at No. 9. That was followed by a 3-1 win for Princeton sophomore Tyler Osborne; the 2012 All-America topped former Harvard No. 1 Gary Power to open a 2-1 lead for the Tigers after the first shift.
The Crimson made it 2-2 at No. 8, but senior co-captain Steve Harrington overcame an ankle injury suffered a day earlier and fought off Harvard veteran Nigel Koh to win at No. 5. Koh played three spots above Harrington last season, but the Tiger veteran came up with one of the best efforts of his career to score the win; after dropping the first game, he swept the next three.
"I knew he was really a player, somebody who gets to every ball," Harrington said. "I was tired after the first game, so I changed up my plan and started holding ball more to misdirect him. I caught a second wind and started feeding off the crowd. It was one of the best moments of my sports career. I played some of the best squash of my whole life."
While Harrington was earning his win, there was drama ongoing on the main court. Princeton sophomore Samuel Kang looked to be cruising to a 3-0 win over Brandon McLaughlin, but five match balls disappeared in the third game and McLaughlin ended up fighting Kang into the fifth. The Tiger sophomore overcame cramping and the disappointment of the third game to battle back for an 11-9 victory in the fifth.
Harvard got to within one with a victory at No. 7, leaving two matches to decide the winner. The last two national champions would take Court 1, but Ward's goal was to minimize the drama. He raced out to a 2-0 lead on Tyler Olson, but Olson battled back for a win in game three. Ward took control early in the fourth and raced away for the win.
The win completed a dream day for Princeton, and Harrington felt that the women's win in the early afternoon played a part in the nightcap.
"It really did. I knew the Harvard team was number one, and from all I heard, our team was supposed to get smoked," said Harrington, whose freshman sister Tara scored a key win at No. 9. "We went down at noon to support them. We got wins from my sister, then Nicole, and then Hallie wins in five. When the team won, we were warming up and we looked at each other and said that it was our turn. They were definitely an inspiration for us. It quieted the Harvard fans a bit and changed the momentum of the day for us."
Princeton is now off until Jan. 30, when it will perfect season on the line against Penn at 7:30 pm at the Jadwin Courts.
#1 Princeton 5, #3 Harvard 4
1) Ali Farag (H) d. Todd Harrity (5),2,7,6
2) Samuel Kang (P) d. Brandon McLaughlin 5,6,(12),(8),9
3) Tyler Osborne (P) d. Gary Power (12),6,6,2
4) Dylan Ward (P) d. Tyler Olson 5,6,(3),2
5) Steve Harrington (P) d. Nigel Koh (8),6,9,9
6) Tom Mullaney (H) d. Taylor Tutrone 9,4,6
7) Zeke Scherl (H) d. Michael LeBlanc (5),9,7,0
8) Jason Michas (H) d. David Hoffman 9,6,11
9) Vivek Dinodia (P) d. Matt Roberts 11,5,7


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Lens Optical Element, UV Spectrograph
This is one of two identical quartz lenses from a small Cornu-prism ultraviolet spectrograph designed and built about 1943 to be flown from Peenemuende aboard a rocket. The German physicist Erich Regener had arranged to construct an instrument package for the A-4 ballistic missile, later renamed V-2, to measure temperature, pressure and density of the atmosphere at rocket heights. The instruments included an ultraviolet spectrometer that would determine the distribution of ozone at high altitude by measuring its absorption using the sun as background illumination. Data were to be recorded photographically and recovered after landing. Regener was probably picked for this contract work because he was the most prominent German physicist exploring the upper atmosphere with balloon-borne instruments. The war ended before the instrument package could be flown. These spectrometer parts were donated to NASM by Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, a participant in the V-2 program, who brought them to this country when he was recruited by the U.S. Army in 1945.
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man im not even sweatin lasers. farenheit 1/15 kept me til F&L. It Was Written n the other mashups kept me till The Coolest. Enemy of The State is still live n will continue to be such until Lasers. Lu's music is timeless, as real now as it is when it first drops. Its good he's selective with his releases, u can only shake up the scene so violently so often...
I was kind of turned off by Lu's desire to be recognized as one of the greats, but then again, what rapper isn't driven to be recognized. Especially when you know your on top of your game. MTV had a good point not to include him as he hadn't really dropped anything current, but everyone knows as soon as L.A.S.E.R.S. drops MTV is going to have a lot of explaining to do and its going to be classic for them to eat up their bad judgement when Lu warps their minds. Can't wait...
I swear Lu you are one of the many reasons I stay spitting a mixture of similies, metaphors, punchlines, and etc. Genius bro.
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Selfless, adaptable Mercedes Wetmore played her UW-record 126th and final game for the Huskies Monday night. That was after being their remarkably efficient point guard for three consecutive 20-win seasons – for three head coaches. Now, it's directly to softball. "I'm very lucky," she says. So are the Huskies.
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SEATTLE – The Huskies' record holder for women's basketball games played in a career is disappointed. But she's not inconsolable that Washington's season and her remarkable hoops career is over.
No way. Mercedes Wetmore is too driven, too selfless, too adaptable, to pause and pity herself.
"I'm going right into softball. I'll be a practice tomorrow with the softball team," the soul of UW women's basketball told me over the phone from the Phoenix airport Tuesday.
"I'm so excited."
Softball coach Heather Tarr is so impressed with Wetmore's leadership, her winner's mentality, she is having Wetmore join that team midway through the season for the second consecutive spring. In 2013 Wetmore was mostly a pinch-runner, yet she instantly became a softball favorite and helped motivate her new teammates all the way into the Women's College World Series.
"That was one of my dreams as a little kid," the native of Lake Tapps, Wash., about 45 minutes southeast of Seattle, said.
We were speaking as Wetmore and the basketball team were returning home about 15 hours after UW's point guard finished that career in typical fashion – overlooked game highs of six assists and 38 minutes. But the Huskies (20-14) lost at Texas-El Paso in the quarterfinals of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
"We were disappointed. But in the locker room we all looked at each other knowing we can be proud with the way we came together this season," she said of the Huskies' third consecutive 20-win season.
Wetmore has been the starting point guard for all three of those 20-win seasons, setting the school record with 126 games played while making sure Jazmine Davis and Kelsey Plum got the ball enough and in the right spots to be two of the last three Pac-12 freshmen of the year.
This is the first time UW has 20 victories in three straight years since it won 20 in seven consecutive seasons from 1984-85 to '90-91. Wetmore has been the starting point guard for all three of those 20-win seasons, setting the school record with 126 games played while making sure Jazmine Davis and Kelsey Plum got the ball enough and in the right spots to be two of the last three Pac-12 freshmen of the year.
"It's sad for it to come to an end. But I'm also glad to know I was one of the last seniors to be playing in college basketball this season," Wetmore said. "In the game today everything is so focused on scoring, I get that. But it takes teammates relying on each other, whether you are scoring or not, for a team to be as successful as it can be."
Where does she get all this philosophy and perspective? Well, Wetmore played for four coaches in four years at UW.
That's three in basketball, including the unique and great Mike Neighbors, who just finished his first season as a college hoops head man, plus Tarr in softball.
"Yeah, I'm pretty easy to adapt," she said with a laugh. "I had three high-school coaches, too."
Wait ... six coaches in the last eight years of basketball?
"That's crazy, huh?" she said. "I have enough philosophy, I'll tell you that.
"I've seen everything."
Oh, one other, not-so-small thing she's seen a lot of: Her books.
Last week the Pac-12 recognized how good Wetmore is off the floor, too. The league gave her a second team all-academic honor. Wetmore has a cool 3.46 grade-point average. She will earn a communications degree upon graduation this spring. She wants to pursue a career in real estate -- and as an entrepreneur.
She says immediately after she graduates in June "I am going to go on a rampage of investing and entrepreneurship" with the financial backing of her father Dave. He wrestled at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma.
His daughter says she wants to scour Pierce County and "buy up rental houses, apartments.
"Basically, I just want to play Monopoly," she said. "You ever see the show 'Shark Tank'? I'm going to be one of those (investor) sharks.
"My dad calls me 'Mrs. Trump.'"
With her initiative and restlessness, I'm guessing she'll make one heck of a "shark."
There is a picture from last month's immediate aftermath of the Huskies upsetting No. 3 Stanford at Alaska Airlines Arena, with Wetmore in UW's special, pink uniform roaring among giddy teammates. She says it is her best day in four years as a Husky.
The photo perfectly captures not only that Sunday celebration but the spirit of one of the more remarkable players Washington women's basketball has had in a while.
"Something that stands out about that is, we were sitting in the locker room before the game and Coach 'Neighbs' says to us, 'I want you to think about where you are going to go celebrating after we go win this game,'" Wetmore said.
So what that Stanford was coming into Alaska Airlines Arena having won 62 consecutive road conference games.
"It was the same thing at halftime (when UW led by seven points)," Wetmore said. "He said, 'So where are y'all going to be celebrating?' It wasn't about Stanford. It was about what we were going to do to celebrate winning."
Wetmore? She exalted. The 5-foot-8 point guard played her finest game as a Husky that afternoon on national television: careers highs of 18 points and eight rebounds, plus four assists and no turnovers while playing all 40 minutes of the Huskies' stunning, 87-82 win over a Cardinal team now back in the Final Four.
Last week the dynamo teammates have called "our engine" passed Giuliana Mendiola for the Huskies' record in games played. She scored 10 points and again provided many of the key plays that don't jump out of the box score in Washington's 62-55, WNIT win over San Diego.
That was Wetmore's final UW home game. Sure, she's been overshadowed by Plum, this season's record-setting freshman scorer, and Davis, the all-Pac-12 slasher and shooter, in the Huskies' prolific backcourt. But Wetmore is not unappreciated -- at least not by her teammates, coaches and anyone who has followed her career since she came out of Auburn Riverside High School in 2010 as an all-state point guard and Washington state champion.
Again, that was three Huskies head coaches ago.
Tia Jackson recruited Wetmore and coached her through her freshman season. Kevin McGuff then came from Xavier in April 2011 and changed everything Wetmore and the Huskies knew -- from grueling practices to how they ate. McGuff also made Wetmore his team's trigger, beginning a string of her starting 66 times in 67 games over two seasons.
Then last spring McGuff abruptly bolted back to his home state after two seasons leading UW, to accept a lucrative offer to coach Ohio State.
"I wasn't expecting a third college coach," Wetmore deadpanned.
Neighbors got the promotion off McGuff's staff into his first head-coaching job at UW -- and made some more changes to practices and schemes.
Meanwhile, McGuff and Neighbors signed Davis, Plum and Katie Collier. Davis was the Pac-12's freshman of the year two seasons ago and also considers herself a point guard. Plum, another headstrong guard, and low-post Collier are the first two McDonald's High School All-Americans to play women's basketball at Washington.
Yet through it all, Wetmore dutifully adapted. She led, supported and soldiered on. She started 100 of her last 101 games for the Huskies. Her only miss was when she was knocked out last season by a bad flu.
Must have been an awful one to keep her out of a game.
"I love how much I've grown, and I've learned there's so much more than meets the eye when a team is out on the floor."
When the Huskies needed her to drive and score, Wetmore did that. When Davis and then Plum arrived, they needed her to defer and feed to thrive. Plum broke the school's scoring record this season, and Davis made UW's one of the two highest-scoring backcourts in the country.
Someone had to ensure they got the ball. That was Wetmore -- and Washington won 44 games over two seasons.
Before Wetmore got to UW, it took the Huskies the previous four seasons to win 44 games.
The starter with the highest 3-point shooting percentage this season for UW? That was Wetmore, at 37.7 percent.
The only player on either team to play all 40 minutes last week while Washington outlasted tiring San Diego in the WNIT? Yep, Wetmore. This season she ranked second in the Pac-12 in minutes played. She played all 40 minutes in 14 of 18 conference games.
Wetmore ranked second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio and fourth in assists.
As usual, she did far more than score 10 points in her final home game last week. She consistently fed Plum, Davis and Talia Walton for open looks. Despite being one of the shorter players on the floor – again -- she pulled down more rebounds; she averaged 3.6 of those per game this season. Wetmore even blocked a shot, her fourth block this season, then converted a pass from Davis for a layup in the first half that gave the Huskies their largest lead on San Diego, 25-16.
After USD tied the game for the sixth time, at 49 with 6 minutes left, Wetmore came up with a huge steal. UW stayed ahead from there, aided by Wetmore's two free throws with 2:42 remaining. Those put the Huskies up 53-49. San Diego never got closer after that, and UW advanced to the quarterfinals.
Wetmore finished with 144 assists to 70 turnovers in 34 games, better than the 2:1 ratio that coaches consider very good. Her 105 assists to 56 turnovers in her junior regular season of 2012-13 led the Pac-12.
"She's our engine," then-senior leader Kristi Kingma said last spring of Wetmore.
"Mercedes is immensely important to us. She can score; she knows that. But for the good of the team she makes Jaz and myself and others look good."
Wetmore entered UW with a scorer's mentality, after starring at Auburn Riverside south of Seattle. Then became the Huskies' indispensable assists leader. Generally, the Huskies won when Wetmore succeeded in pushing the ball into the lane then kicking passes outside to Kingma, Plum, Davis and Walton.
The ever-pressing Wetmore said she has studied statistical trends among the top scorers in women's college and professional basketball. She has found the percentage of points scored in one-on-one, isolation matchups is surprisingly low. Most of the points are scored by kick-out passes or other assists created off dribble penetration.
The research reinforced to Wetmore the importance of handling the ball into the lane as if to score, then passing to the Huskies' shooters.
"I do pride myself on giving this team a lot of chances to score," she told me last season. "I can score if I need to, but it's more about getting everyone else going."
Now, however, to say goodbye to the basketball Wetmore and hello to the softball – and yes, "shark" Mercedes -- it's finally about giving No. 1 her due.
She's been the consummate teammate and student, a leader in both saying and doing. Never complaining. Always striving.
Those are traits that will serve her far beyond UW just as splendidly as they did while she was here.
"Personally, looking back just on the whole experience, I wouldn't change anything," Wetmore said. "I love how much I've grown, and I've learned there's so much more than meets the eye when a team is out on the floor.
"A lot gets talked about my selflessness. Yeah, OK, I try to be selfless. But it's not just me. I think that's something this team will carry on without me.
"I'm so lucky. I'm lucky to have had this experience. And I'm already thinking about getting back to that (softball) World Series.
"Let's go!"
Gregg Bell is an award-winning sports writer who joined the University of Washington's staff in September 2010 as the Director of Writing. Previously, Bell served as the senior national sports writer in Seattle for the Associated Press. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He received a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000.
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