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I'm a highly distractible person. I get lost in thought, diverted, distracted, sidetracked, preoccupied or whatever term you want to label it. I recently read a blog post about this topic that called this behavior drifting. I thought that was a good term for it because I do most certainly drift from one thing to another in my house. I get started on one task and then have to go to another room for something else, forget the first task, see something else that has to be done, start on that, wander back to the room I started from and realize I never finished the first task, then realize I don't have time to finish the first task because I have to get ready to go somewhere. This sort of thing goes on all the time. My mind is always wandering, day dreaming, planning, analyzing, writing blog posts, etc. I usually have multiple screens open on my computer each concerning a different topic or thought I had about something; sometimes there's a basket of clean clothes, half-folded; the bills are out to be paid, but I haven't actually done anything with them yet. You get the idea. I'm also like this when I go shopping, despite having a detailed list I bounce around the store, and many times forget something on the list. It's a lot like the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…." I think this is one of the causes of my perpetual tardiness, and an effect of my perpetual lack of sleep.
Despite all of this, I do manage to stay focused long enough to do my work, care for my kids, cook without burning the house down, drive reasonably safe and without getting lost. In fact, I have an intense focus much of time, especially when it has to do with my kids' safety. This is why I think it's important to try to drive with as few distractions as possible. I mean, honestly, I can't drive totally without distraction if the kids are in the car and awake. They provide much of the distraction: they are loud; sometimes crying; sometimes hitting or kicking each other, or my seat; trying to hand me cups, toys, books, items of clothing, half-eaten granola bars, etc; singing, shrieking or talking; pointing out cars that look like Lightning McQueen, Mater, Mack or Luigi; asking about cranes; asphalt making machines, construction workers; the distractions provided by my Darling Boys are never-ending. Based on the distractions that can't be quieted, I really should be focusing on cutting out as many other diversions as possible, including using my phone while on the road.
Driving Distractions
Distracted driving is a non-driving activity that a person engages in while driving that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary focus of driving. There are several types of distractions:
Visual: taking your eyes off the road, i.e. reading a text message; looking back at your squabbling kids;
Manual: taking your hands off the wheel, i.e. reaching for your child's sippy cup that has fallen (or more likely been thrown) on the floor; changing the radio or putting a CD in the player;
Cognitive: taking your mind off what you are doing, i.e. listening to and engaging in a conversation; daydreaming
We have all seen someone reading a book, texting, applying makeup, shaving (Dear Husband saw a man shaving in the car during his morning commute just last week), totally jamming out to the music, etc., and have been shocked that someone would actually attempt to do these things while driving. How terribly unsafe! Yet almost all of us would not think twice about answering our cell phones and/or making a phone call while driving. Here are some tips I found that are both sensible and simple. I think these tips are a good reminder of what we should not be doing while operating a massively heavy metal, glass, gas-filled object, capable of going tremendous speeds, yet potential deadly at any speed:
Avoid talking on your cell phone;
Never multi-task while driving, such as adjusting the radio, CD player or GPS unit;
Do not read while driving. When you need to read or use a map, pull off the road;
Avoid taking your coat off or changing clothes while driving.
Do not put makeup on, comb your hair, brush your teeth and/or shave while driving;
Avoid eating or drinking while driving;
Keep music at a reasonable level. Listening to music that is too loud or using headphones or earplugs while driving can be distracting and can prevent you from hearing emergency vehicles sharing the road with you;
Avoid lighting up or putting out cigarettes, or dealing with falling ashes while driving (and my opinion on this one is just don't smoke ever).
The Statistics
Based on the comments and discussion that Monday's post, Driving to Distraction Part II, elicited and the statistics recorded by nationwide studies, most people feel that texting is more dangerous than using a cell phone, and most people do use cell phones while driving. However, many drivers are now using hands-free devices, which are mandated by law in some states, as the only option available for talking on the phone while driving, in an effort to be "safer." But is that the safer choice? Is a driver less distracted when using a hands-free device?
Research indicates that whether it's a hands-free or hand-held device, the cognitive distraction is significant enough to degrade a driver's performance. The driver is more likely to miss key visual and audio cues needed to avoid a crash. So, the argument goes: isn't using a cell phone or hands-free device just like having a conversation with a passenger? Well, some research findings show both activities to be equally risky, while others show cell phone use to be more risky. A significant difference between the two is the fact that a passenger can monitor the driving situation along with the driver and pause for, or alert the driver to, potential hazards, whereas a person on the other end of the phone line is unaware of the roadway situation.
Research on distracted driving reveals some surprising facts:
Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent. (Source: Carnegie Mellon)
Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted driver, and more than half a million were injured. (NHTSA)
The younger, inexperienced drivers under 20 years old have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes.
Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
Using a cell phone while driving, whether it's hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. (Source: University of Utah)
In the end, it is up to each driver to decide (unless the law decides for you) how necessary is it that you use your cell phone, hands-free or hand-held, based on a variety of factors: how many other distractions do you have at the time; what are the road conditions; how rested are you; what is your mental status or mood; how heavy is traffic; are you near a school or park; are you driving in residential areas or on a highway, etc. Regardless of what you decide or whether you agree with these statistics, the bare-bones truth is that talking while driving is one more distraction to add to a list of many.
I'm sure you have heard that Oprah has begun an initiative to get drivers to stop using cell phones and texting while driving. It's called "Oprah's No Phone Zone." Oprah is asking drivers to pledge not to text and/or use cell phones while driving. You can add your name to the pledge by going to this site: http://www.oprah.com/packages/no-phone-zone.html.
Another very helpful website with all kinds of statistics and compiled research findings is: www.distraction.gov, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
And lastly, http://www.ghsa.org/, the Governors Highway Safety Association website. It has great up-to-date information about state laws concerning texting and cell phone usage while driving.
The Scoop
So, based on the statistics and research findings, do you still feel safe using your phone, whether hands-free or hand-held while driving? Are you going to change your ways? Or do you feel it's one of the least distractions you have in the car? Are there other distractions you can eliminate? On Friday, I will post a bit of Motherly Advice. Next week, I am going to post about the laws related to booster car seats. Over and out…


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SALT LAKE CITY - The No. 12 University of Oregon volleyball team (7-0) flashed its moxie Tuesday night and overcome various challenges en route to a 3-1 win at the University of Utah (6-5).
After losing the first set, 22-25 and facing its first 0-1 deficit of the season, the Ducks responded by winning the next three games 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 and quieted the once boisterous Ute crowd.
The night opened inauspiciously as starting outside hitter and junior Heather Meyers injured her ankle in the warm-ups and ultimately did not play. However, the retooled Duck lineup gained rhythm as the night went on, and was partly spurred on by freshman outside hitter Jocelyn Levig who came up with a career high 11 kills - nine more than her previous collegiate best.
Topping the kills chart on the evening, senior outside hitter Sonja Newcombe racked up a Duck season-high 21 kills, and also led the team in service aces (2) and just missed her second double-double of the season (and 36th over her career) with nine digs. The Lake Arrowhead, Calif., native also almost tied her kill career high (24) that came her sophomore season at UCLA.
All-American and senior middle blocker Neticia Enesi's 17 kills Tuesday - UO's second-highest tally of the year - marked her second double-digit kill tally of the season in as many matches after she had a previous team season high 15 vs. Portland State last week.
Setting up the Ducks' season high in kills - senior setter Nevena Djordjevic had her +50-assist tally of the year (55) - and the Lazarevac, Serbia native added seven digs and three blocks. Entering the match, her previous seaso high was 39 in the four-set win over PSU, and Tuesday's total was also the third-highest of her career for a match of four sets or less and only four behind her best in the setting vs. North Carolina in last year's NCAA Second Round contest.
On defense for the first time this season, three Ducks came up with +10 digs - freshman defensive specialist Haley Jacob (11), freshman outside hitter Katherine Fischer (11) and senior libero Amanda Westrick (10) - and were also personal season highs.
The Duck blocking attack was equally balanced as six players registered at least one block, led by sophomore Dana Stephenson (4), Enesi (3) and Levig (3).
"This was a great win for us," Oregon head coach Jim Moore said. "I knew that Utah would come out fired up, and they passed to perfection early and jumped on us in the first set. Losing Heather tonight was scary, and we came out tentative which also gave them momentum. However, I was very pleased how everybody stayed calm and played one point at a time and methodically work our way back. Jocelyn stepped up big time and had a great match. To throw her in a situation against a good team that was playing at home, she responded really well. Sonja and Teesh showed what they're made of - they didn't get out of control and stayed within themselves and showed why their All-America players. Amanda played really well at libero and passed really well in serve receive. Nev also did her part by playing conservatively when she needed to and moving it around to various players when the situation called for it."
For the returning NCAA third-round qualifier Utah, various category leaders included Karolina Bartkowiak (13kills, 2 service aces, 7 digs), Sarah Hibbert (13 kills), Abby Simmons (25 assists), Chelsey Sandberg (5 blocks) and Cinthia Silva (7 digs).
In the team comparison, after Utah hit .625 the first set, they Duck 'D' cooled them off and forced them into a match-end .209 total, while UO hit .308. UO also held advantages in assists (58-14), aces (4-2), digs (50-44)and blocks (10.5-9).
Looking ahead, UO continues its Rocky Mountain road trip with a match Wednesday night at Utah Valley that starts at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (7 p.m. MT). The Ducks then play in the Pioneer Classic in Denver vs No. 9 Minnesota Friday at 4 p.m. PT (5 p.m. MT) and against host Denver University Saturday at 10 a.m. PT (11 a.m. MT).
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Harry, No! Don't look at the Light!
After Megan and I moved to the middle of the suburbs, away from our house near the Olentangy River and acres of Olentangy park land, I believe that I went through biotic withdrawal. The challenge at our new house has been to discover new habitats and the animals and dwell in them. I have learned that our lamp post is a magnet for an array of night flying insects.
Aren't these creatures interesting? We all know that nocturnal moths and insects flock to lights at night, but why? After some cursory research, I've concluded that nobody really knows. The most popular theory is that moths navigate using the moon, and therefore are instinctually attracted to light. Others don't buy this theory. I'm just glad that they do, as they provide an interesting naturalizing experience without leaving my sidewalk.
Oh yeah, clicking on each image will reveal a larger, 600 pixel wide image.
For more animal shots, check out the Camera Critters Meme.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Videos as Ike Hits Ohio
Exactly one week ago, Ohio was hit with, according to the words of our power company spokesperson, "an unprecedented" windstorm. Winds were sustained at 40-50 miles per hour with gusts reaching 70 miles per hour. The winds continued over a three to four hour period. As a result, tree limbs fell on power lines all over central and southwestern Ohio, causing numerous power outages. Megan and I waited five days for power to be restored.
From weather underground, the absolute best weather site on the internet, here is the raw data for the storm, as recorded at Ohio State Don Scott Airport, about two miles directly west of us.
The second and third graphs tell the story. Take a look at how quickly and how low the barometric pressure dropped on September 14. And in the third graph, you can see wind speeds. The sustained winds on that day were 40 miles per hour, lasting for several hours, with gusts recorded at Don Scott around 60 miles per hour.
What happens with all that wind? Tree limbs fall.
Here I'm shooting a video from our porch. The most interesting thing about this storm was that there was no rain, so the whole neighborhood was tempted to go outside and watch what was happening. In this video, you'll see our neigbhor's silver maple. The branches lying at the end of our driveway had just fallen, missing our neighbor (not the boy running around in the video) who had walked down our driveway by about a minute. He was lucky, several other Ohioans weren't so and were killed by this storm.
Our resident gray squirrels seemed to take advantage of the windstorm, fetching up newly fallen bur oak acorns. This individual is resting atop one of the limbs we lost from our giant bur oak in the storm. Fortunately, it missed hitting the house by three feet, but it did take out our cheap plastic Adirondack chairs. Take a look at how much debris is in the backyard of our neighbor. Normally, I wouldn't be able to see it, but the wind blew down the privacy fence between our two yards.
This is my contribution to this weeks "Camera Critters" meme.
The winds died down about 8:00 p.m. We thought the power might not come on for a day or two, but we weren't expecting to be in the dark for five hours. The talk of the town was how slow AEP was to restore power. First, crews were out of the state working on Gustav and Ike outages further south, and secondly, multiply the debris that you've seen in this video across a metropolitan area of 2 million people (yes, the Columbus metro area is that big!), you are bound to have thousands of problems that take time to fix.
I'm sure many people around still don't have power. Last evening, our local news reported that approximately 30,000 customers were still dark. Hopefully, the lights will come on for them soon as well.
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Lights are Back On
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Power being restored- just not to us
No power yet. Our neighborhood has some power, but a large block of houses, including ours and a local middle and elementary school are still dark. Our neighbor told us about a huge silver maple limb that fell and brought the power lines down. Megan and I walked last evening to look at the culprit of our local neighborhood power outage.
There is one stoplight still out on my way to work, which is amazing to me. The light is out on Morse Road, one of the busiest streets in Columbus. Watching three lanes of traffic each way navigating the dark intersection like a four way stop is crazy. When I get up to the front, I hold my breath, watch the other cars, and take my turn.
I'm now seeing more and more power crews around the city. Last evening I visited Kenney Park, my old stomping grounds, and there were no less than seven bucket trucks and several pickups parked behind the old Kroger. They were from a company called "midwest electric", which I had never heard of. The shopping center was mostly without power, and while Kroger and Target were open, most stores were dark and had their security grates dropped over the doors.
I've been hearing rumors that some people are spitting on AEP lineman, employees from our local power company. Give them a break, I say, they were out of the state helping people in Texas when our winds hit, and they have been working 16 hours on, 8 hours off now for over a week most likely. The city is slowly getting the lights back on, thank goodness. Megan and I might just have to wait a wee bit longer, but we're patient.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Power on Sunday?
Just learned that we are scheduled to have our power restored by Sunday if everything goes according to plan. Pretty amazing, isn't it? Thank you Ike.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
We Have NO POWER!
Hurrican Ike brought 80 mile per hour wind gusts to Ohio and beyond, and Megan and I have been without power since Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. We here rumors that electric service will be restored by Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m., but other sources are telling us that the lights may not come back on until the weekend.
Fortunately, my camera batteries were fully charged and I've been taking pictures. We had a large limb fall in the backyard, but it missed the house by feet. In the front yard, we had a limb side swipe the garage, and we only have a dent in the gutter. We were lucky.
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Saturday, September 06, 2008
Kelleys Island Collective Naturalizing
Rico G. and I are back from our last botanizing trip to Kelleys Island State Park. A few pics from the island. If you'd like to offer an interpretation, please pick a number and go at it. There are some things that we are going to need help with here, especially those two strange cans. These things are all over the island, and the strangest thing is that they don't have any easy way of being opened, and many of them appear to never have been opened. What are these things?
This weekend, I'm participating for the first time in the "Camera Critters" meme. Welcome new readers.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Off to Kelleys Island
I'm off to Kelleys Island tomorrow, but before I leave, here is a shot of a house centipede that was lurking around the light on our exterior white-painted brick wall. Interesting little fellow (or lady) isn't it? In my brief research I learned these creatures eat other bugs, making them benefical house guests, even though they creep most people out, including me. Also, they aren't native to North America, says Wikipedia. They are native to the Mediterranean region. Who would have thought it.
To me, the head of this thing reminds me of the famous spider Charlotte, from the animated version of Charlotte's Web made way back in 1973. And who was the voice of Charlotte? Well none other than Debbie Reynolds. I learn something new each day. I'm just old enough to have heard of Debbie Reynolds by the way. Its late. I digress. Can you tell I'm tired?
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College Hockey:Bemidji State Left to Wait for NCAA Fate
NIAGARA, N.Y. — In the postseason, things don't always turn out the way they are supposed to.
Bemidji State is the latest classic example of this.
The Beavers came into the final CHA tournament riding high as the eighth-ranked team in the nation — and deservedly so. They dominated and bullied the rest of the CHA and were one of the top teams in the country.
Until this weekend.
With somewhat of a surprising loss to Niagara and a tie with Robert Morris in Dwyer Arena, it could be a whole new ballgame for the Beavers in regards to the NCAA tournament. The Beavers finished a strong 23-9-4, which is the good news. This just in — obviously they have an exceedingly good club.
The bad news — they were a pedestrian 1-2-2 in their last five games. Three days ago many considered them a shoo-in for the NCAA's, but not now.
Throw in the fact that the PairWise Rankings will have a say, combined with potential upsets in league tournaments, nothing can be taken for granted.
"I don't know," Bemidji coach Tom Serratore said when asked if his club was safely in the NCAAs. "We have talked about it and talked about it. With the PairWise, it is very volatile. I don't know. Right now we are taking the approach that we are in. That's what we have to do.
"I just told the guys we are going to come back on Thursday and get ready for a regional. It is the mind-set we have and the approach we have to take."
The Beavers came in ranked high nationally and could drop a notch after this weekend. But in their favor — and the NCAA committee will look at this — is the fact Bemidji was highly ranked all season, back when there were still leaves in the trees.
"I hope they get in," Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley said. "They are a good hockey team. It would be great, if in the last year of the CHA, two teams got in."
So for now, all the Beavers can do is rest up from this arduous weekend, then wait and hope.
"I think we are safe, but again, there are so many other games that have to be played … not only tonight and tomorrow but next week," Serratore said. "It is going to have a lot of say about who is going to be in. We have to just watch and just wait. Hopefully, we are high enough. We feel good about it."
Bemidji senior captain Chris McKelvie said his club deserves to be in — unequivocally.
"Definitely," he said. "If you look at our record, it is right up there were the best ones in the country. Our win total is really high. We have been a very consistent team all year. So, I think that is good for us."
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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent in July, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, down from 7.1 percent in June and 9.2 percent one year ago.
The IDES news release went on, "The unemployment rate also is in line with other economic indicators. First time jobless claims have been trending lower for the past four years and in July were about 17 percent lower than one year ago. Numbers from the independent Conference Board's Help Wanted OnLine Index show Illinois employers in July advertised for nearly 204,000 jobs and 85 percent sought full-time work."
But unfortunately we are still below the National average and supposedly have the third worst jobless rate. According to the Chicago Tribune, unemployment stands at 8.1 percent in the city.
What is happening to Illinois?
After driving through a town where my mother grew up in Central Illinois, it was impossible not to notice welcome signs peeling, homes so in need of repair, hometown business, newspapers, factories, farms, all closed. Those that have stayed open hire temporary wages without benefits; barely able to survive. Economists claim that Illinois jobs are growing, but the wages are extremely low. Part time work is higher than ever, some having two part-time jobs again without benefits. That is not included in the unemployment rate as well as those who have dropped out of the job market entirely.The Labor Department defines a part-time work week as fewer than 35 hours.
But regardless if we have to start at the bottom again, we have to keep building, creating, keeping ourselves and the middle class alive. Re-inventing ourselves in a variety of career options that we didn't think possible.
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Look at industries differently in your local area and how you can apply those technology skills or customer service skills, for example, to the accounting and legal services that is hiring. Maybe your are not a construction worker, but your customer service, reception skills may enhance a construction company. Maybe your a web designer that can help that repair and maintenance business that is thriving. Maybe you have retail experience that can be applied at a retail environment that is a better match to the hourly rate you need and offers the option to grow full time.
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- 13-time All-American in two seasons at Arizona
- Won the NCAA title in the 400 medley relay (2013)
- Represented Team USA at the World University Games in Russia
- Pac-12 First-Team All-Acadamic (2013)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America honoree
- Won a national title and broke an American record on the 200 medley relay team at the NCAA Championships (2012)
- Finished eighth in the 100m Fly finals at the 2012 Olympic Trials
2013-14: Was named Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Earned All-America honors in the 100 fly, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay…Also earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 800 free relay and 400 free relay…Won Pac-12 titles in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay…In the regular season, Smith earned six individual first-place finishes and four first-place relay finishes, recording the fasted time in the country in the 100 fly at 44.73.
2012-13: Won 50 Free (20.28), and first in 400 free relay versus Cal…Won 200 medley relay against ASU…Three first-place finishes as he won the 100 butterfly, the 400 free and 200 medley versus UNLV and Denver…Won gold medal in 200 medley race at AT&T Winter National Championships, while setting a meet record...Also took gold in the 400 medley relay in setting the meet record...Took gold in the 200 and 400 free relay events...Third place in 200 medley relay (20.24), third place finish in 100 fly, eighth place in 100 free, and fourth place in 200 free relay (19.48) at Pac-12 Championships…Won Arizona 400 medley, sixth place in 100 fly at the NCAA's…Earned first-team honors on Pac-12 All-Academic Team.
2011-12: Posted a runner-up finish in the 100 Fly and 400 medley relay, a sixth-place finish in the 400 free relay and a 14th-place finish in the 100 free at the NCAA Championships...Named Counsilman Hunsaker Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 15...Posted three NCAA "B" cuts in the 50 free, the 100 free and the 100 fly at the Texas Invite.
2010-11 (Tennessee): Transfer from the University of Tennessee, was an NCAA Qualifier All-American in the 200 and 800 freestyle relays...was named to the All-SEC Freshmen first team.
High School: Five-time All-America ... Four-time McDonogh School record holder ... 14-time Maryland state record holder ... First Baltimore high school swimmer to swim 50 freestyle in less than 21 seconds ... National high school record holder in the 50 freestyle.
Personal: Son of Harold and Marcia Smith...majoring in journalism.
Personal Bests
50 Free - 19.53
100 Free - 42.63
100 Fly - 44.73
200 Fly - 1:47.64
2012 Olympic Trials
100m Free Preliminaries: 50th - 50.75
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SEATTLE - If it wasn't clear already, Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian made it so in advance of this week's game against Stanford.
A battered but unbowed Jake Locker is far better than no Jake Locker.
Sarkisian and Locker both said the indispensible senior quarterback will make his 36th career start on Saturday for Washington (3-4, 2-2 Pac-10) against the No. 13 Cardinal (6-1, 3-1). It will be the fifth consecutive game Locker has played through some ailment.
"He's still got the thigh bruise, which obviously limits some of the running, the explosiveness. He's got some sore ribs that has caused him some issues," Sarkisian said. "Those two things can factor in when it's time to run and time to flush out of the pocket and make your plays."
Yet the coach gave a flat "no" this week when asked if there was a point where it would become better to play anyone else if Locker isn't 100 percent healthy.
The coach says the only way he will rest Locker is "if I don't think Jake gives us the best chance to win."
And that's not going to happen until after Washington's second-leading career passer graduates in a couple of months.
"I don't know if it affects our passing game as much as our running game. It just gives us another option when I'm able to run, and one that I wasn't really able to use a whole lot on Saturday," Locker said of his soreness at Arizona.
"Hopefully, I get to run around a little bit this week and get feeling a little bit better, and then we're able to do what we're accustomed to doing."
Locker got hit in the ribs during the Oregon State game on Oct. 16 - and all he did after that was throw for a UW record-tying five touchdowns in the two-overtime win over the Beavers. Then last week in Tucson, Sarkisian did not call many running plays for Locker or rollout passes because he wanted to limit how much Locker got hit.
"I didn't run quite as much as I had been, but I thought for the most part that was really the only part of my game that was affected," Locker said.
Sarkisian said he was trying to preserve - and protect -- his best player.
"As much as I am a play-caller, I'm the head coach. It's not just Jake Locker. These are my kids, these are my guys. I love everything that they give me," Sarkisian said. "But ultimately, as much as I want them to perform and to play well, I want them to be healthy. I want to make sure that I don't expose them to things that could further injure them.
"I wasn't going to do that last week with Jake. I wasn't going to put him out there and run him between the tackles to take hits that he didn't need to take. That's not the reason we lost the game. Sure, would I have loved to take Jake Locker and run him up inside? Yeah. (But) you know, I wasn't going to do that."
It's a balancing act Sarkisian has been doing all month.
Locker sustained a blow to the head in the fourth quarter and briefly left the game at USC early this month. He returned to lead the Huskies with his passing and his running on the final drive, which ended with UW's first road win in three years.
The following week at home against Arizona State, Locker had a bad head cold that made it tough for him to catch his breath. He also sustained a deep thigh bruise early in that game. Sarkisian called just three quarterback runs and Locker rarely threw on the move. Washington lost 24-14, tying last year's Stanford game for the fewest points in Sarkisian's two seasons at UW.
Then came Locker's wondrous game against Oregon State, which came despite the blow to the ribs.
True to his character and leadership, Locker has refused all month to use his aches as alibis for the Huskies' inconsistency. Washington has alternated wins and losses for eight consecutive games dating to last season.
"It's just that we made mistakes, I feel like it's kind of repetitive when I talk to you guys about this," Locker said. "Just assignment errors and stuff -- if we were a little more sound that game goes a little differently. And it's across the board.''
Sarkisian, a former star passer at Brigham Young, says he had many sore ribs when he played in the mid-1990s. So he knows how much that injury in particular affects a quarterback.
"It hurts a lot during the week," Sarkisian said. "But generally what happens when the game rolls around your adrenaline kicks in and you go play. And you wake up Sunday morning, you kind of roll over and take a deep breath, and (say) `OK, got another week to get right.'
"I think that's the mentality Jake's taken on and will continue to take on. He's a real warrior and a great competitor."


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The Poetry of Parmigianino's "Schiava Turca"
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Francesco Mazzola (1503–1540), called Parmigianino after Parma, the Northern Italian city of his birth, was one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of the sixteenth century. Known as "Raphael reborn," he mastered the arts of painting, drawing, and printmaking and was renowned for his portraits. Today his exquisite portrait of an unknown woman called the Schiava Turca (Turkish Slave) is an icon of Parma.


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Saturday is the much anticipated Pachanga Latino Music Festival in Austin. Now in its seventh year the Pachanga Latino Music Festival is a Latin-themed music, cultural arts and food festival. Colombia based Depeche Mode tribute band DMK was added as the headliners for the HEB Niño's Rock Pachanga kids stage. DMK is made up of a father and his two kids that have taken the Internet by storm with their covers of the electronic English band.
Returning to the festival is the Niños Rock Pachanga Festival. This is a lineup of music performances and activities aimed at young festival goers. It features interactive activities that include a photo booth, piñata party, and face painting by YELP. There will be several craft workshops where kids can learn to make their own floral halos, masks, papel picado and ojos de Dios ('God's eye' yarn weavings). Admission is free of charge for children under 12 with an accompanying adult ticket holder.
There will also be several pre-show and after parties during the festival. Pachanga ticket holders will receive a $5 discount for after party tickets. For more information on the parties and to purchase tickets check the Pachanga Latino Music Festival online.
The schedule for the niños stage is as follows:
- 12:15p.m. - 12:45p.m. - Anthropos Arts
- 12:45p.m. - 1:05p.m. - Songwriting Workshop w/Gina Chavez
- 1:10p.m. - 1:40pm - Tiarra Girls
- 1:40p.m. - 2p.m. - Cupcake Walk
- 2pm. - 2:30p.m - Son Armado
- 2:35p.m. - 2:55pm - Accordion Workshop w/Susan Torres
- 2:55p.m. - 3:25p.m. - Maracatu Austin
- 3:25p.m. - 3:55p.m. - Piñata Party
- 3:55p.m. - 4:25p.m. - DMK
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Austin, TX 78702
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Saturday May 10, 2014
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Most observers would agree that he's the best and most formidable fighter in his division. He's young and strong, possesses two handed power and there seems to be no doubt about that he's willing to meet any fighter in his division qualified to fight him. He's charismatic and has a fan friendly style. I happen to think he's slightly overrated at this stage of his career because of the level of opposition campaigning in today's middleweight division, but there's not one fighter in the pedestrian 160 pound division who I would pick to beat him, not one.
His name is Gennady Golovkin 29-0 (26) and he's the current WBA middleweight title holder.
He is scheduled to fight Daniel Geale 30-2 (16) next month and after that, assuming he wins, who knows what will follow. Matching his name on any marquee with fighters like Floyd Mayweather, Saul Alvarez, Miguel Cotto and perhaps maybe even Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. would guarantee monumental fan interest. However, with the exception of Chavez, the odds of him fighting Mayweather, Alvarez or Cotto are about as good as someone using a Cheerio for a life preserver. It can be said with impunity that as bad as Mayweather would love to win a piece of the middleweight title, he really doesn't want to have to beat the best middleweight in the world to do it. If Floyd ever agreed to fight Gennady, you better believe that it won't be a straight up fight without a gimmick attached during the negotiations in order to hamstring Golovkin.
In regards to Alvarez, who we know kills himself to make the junior middleweight limit of 154 and is destined to move up to middleweight: why should he fight Golovkin for the title when he's the most likely opponent to fight Cotto, who is one of the two or three smallest middleweight title-holders in history, if he doesn't fight Mayweather in his first defense.
And if you are Cotto, sure, unifying the middleweight title would appease the fans, but from a career vantage point, it's without a doubt the stupidest move out there for Miguel. For starters, it's a terrible style match up, he'd also be a huge underdog and lastly, the money wouldn't be that great. At least not compared to fighting Mayweather or Alvarez.
Perhaps Chavez Jr. would fight Golovkin? Granted, that would be an interesting and entertaining fight because Chavez can really take a shot and he can punch. But Golovkin and Chavez are on different levels as fighters and it wouldn't be a PPV bout by any standards.
It's easy to sense that Mayweather, Cotto, Alvarez and perhaps Chavez are going to be lumped into the A list pile, and you'll see Golovkin forced to do meaningless things like unifying the title against fighters like Sam Soliman 44-11 (18) and Peter Quillin 31-0 (22), both of whom he'd probably knock out in his sleep.
I think it's safe to assume that Golovkin is the best fighter in the middleweight division and none of the fighters close to his weight, Mayweather, Cotto and Canelo, aside from their truth deficient words, have any interest in fighting him.
Yet, every one of those guys would love to say they are the middleweight champ. Cotto can say that now but everyone knows he hasn't proved he's the best in the division and I doubt even those around him think he would be successful against Golovkin. If Golovkin is frozen out of the big money fights against those named above, as I believe he will be - what's left for him? Well, that's easy. He'll most likely be pressured to move up to 168 and challenge maybe the most complete fighter in professional boxing, Andre Ward. This would be unfair to a fighter who is clearly the class of his division but may not get a chance to prove it against some of boxing's biggest stars because he's seen as being too strong for them.
Maybe Golovkin will end up fighting Carl Froch in Manchester? But nobody is going to mention the guy's name unless it's to force him into a fight with someone bigger than he is. When a fighter is seen as the alpha fighter in the division like Golovkin is, the only fighters who will loudly lobby to fight him are those like Soliman and Quillin. In other words, fighters who have nothing to lose and everything to gain. On the other hand, fighters with notoriety who already have a title and are usually the A-side of the promotion and take the lions share of the purse when they fight, have nothing to gain when it comes to the risk-reward factor that comes with facing Golovkin. If you're Mayweather, you don't need Gololvkin because he makes 30-40 million when he fights regardless of the opponent. Floyd would love to add the middleweight title to his resume, but the situation has to be favorable to him. Either he fights Cotto for it or he leaves it alone. If he were to fight Golovkin and get pummeled, wrongly, that's the fight he'd be most remembered for.
In the case of Canelo, he has time on his side. Gennady will probably eventually move up to 168, and then Alvarez can seek the middleweight title if he doesn't get to challenge Cotto for it later this year. And if you're Cotto, first you try to fight Mayweather and if that doesn't work out you go for Canelo because they are the two biggest money fights out there. Fighting Golovkin makes no sense.
As you can see Golovkin is going to be out of the picture for some very big PPV paydays because he is perceived as being too good and dangerous for the name fighters who are flirting with the idea of challenging for the middleweight title, unless they can fight Cotto.
Mayweather has the automatic hook and a lot of fans are definitely interested in seeing him lose. Golovkin hasn't been marketed as a celebrity or pop star (Alvarez and Chavez), and hasn't had the high profile wars that Cotto has had. Any one of those four would be a great opportunity for Golovkin to become an over-night sensation against, but the risk is too great and they could very well end up losing their juice in the public's eye if they lost, something that is more than plausible.
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Golovkin is in an odd position. He has shown an eagerness to fight anyone. However, he has been so impressive and destructive in his performances that many of the big names have or will be steered clear of him by their management.
Lets think about it...realistically will a Canelo fight happen any time soon? How about Cotto? No, they will steer towards each other for a big money fight probably in 2015 and afterward still probably avoid GGG. I can't blame them, this is prizefighting and its very smart business. I'd be doing the same thing. I really don't see either of them ever getting in the ring with Golovkin as they can make plenty of money fighting others less dangerous.
How about Quillin? The answer is probably no as Quillin is aligned with Haymon and Golovkin HBO. HBO does not want to do business with Haymon and nothing recently has changed their stance. So that also takes out Jacobs.
How about Chavez Jr.? Well, he had the opportunity and turned it down for a variety of reasons. It sounds like Chavez is also headed toward a date with Froch later this year though of course that fight is not signed and a lot could still change.
Andre Ward is in litigation with his promoter and who knows when that will be settled. My guess is it will be awhile and Ward will need some sort of tune up fight first before stepping in the ring with Golovkin. But I do think Ward would step to the plate it just won't happen anytime soon.
Geale is really the best available opponent at Middleweight for Golovkin at the moment.
After Geale, Golovkin's options at Middleweight will be severely limited. He could I guess go for Martin Murray or even possible the winner of the Korobov-Uzcategui fight (I think one reason HBO is televising this is to attempt to generate an opponent for GGG).
I wouldn't be surprised either to see Golovkin go to 168 and try to lure Mikkel Kessler into a fight. Kessler is going to fight again but he will also have other options other than Golovkin.
Edwin Rodriguez may be an option as well. HBO owes him another fight per the Andre Ward contract and this would kind of kill tow birds with one stone. Rodriguez though is advised by Al Haymon and Haymon may not agree to this and want his charge in with more of a showcase fight.
Golovkin is really in an odd position as his skill level and massive punching power along with the Haymon/HBO feud have really limited the potential world class opponents available to him at the moment. Eventually, he is going to force himself into a big fight but that's probably still a bit down the road from happening.
Nice post Oubob.
I think GGG's position in the middleweights is somewhat similar to Kovalev's at light heavy. Both non-US fighters, who may not guarantee that much of a PPV pull on their own, and thus are not big money fights.
This makes fighters such as Golovkin high risk, relatively low reward, when compared to domestic draws such as Cotto. If you fight Golovkin you simply wont get paid much, and you run the risk of destroying your career by getting emphatically knocked out. He'll struggle to secure big opponents for a while yet, though his Geale fight at MSG is certainly the beginning of his emergence to popular stardom.
Plenty of guys want to fight this guy. Don't believe the Loeffler hype.
I can rattle off five doable fights with guys that eagerly want to fight him without even thinking too hard about it. Jeez, power's a helluva drug.
And when you have public opinion on your side, you can do no wrong. And vice versa.
For the record, with the exception of Mundine and obviously Geale since they have signed to fight after Geale called him out, all of those fights to me are higher profile fights than the guys he's been fighting.
Ward's litigation excuse is a weak-a$$ cop out. Just keep it real. He has no reason to fight him; he's on the cusp of PPV with either Froch or Chavez. He doesn't need Ward. But don't go saying (Tom!) no one will fight him. Because there are plenty who will.
And shortly after both Lara and his manager went on the record with it, Loeffler dragged out one of his many, excuse my language, b*tch a** excuses -- his most favorite proclivity -- to try to kill any buzz for that fight, knowing full well that his client may not look as destructive against a Cuban slickster (I really can't blame him for that either; gotta protect that investment. It's just annoying people eat it up) and said:
"He [Lara] is not approved by HBO and never on our radar, he should be calling out Quillin, if he wins, he becomes interesting," Golovkin's promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions said. "Lara fights on Showtime and had draws with Vanes and Molina, GGG vs Stevens=high ratings, who watches Lara? Lara fights on Showtime and is Jr Middle, why would he be on our radar?"
Well, Tom, you freakin' deceiver, for one because you claim your fighter will fight ANYONE from 154-168, and two, you always maintain you have such a hard time landing fights.
Why the heck not? It took a so-called hype job, who's 10x the draw, who was advised not to and never needed to, to fight a guy in a similar position as your horse!
Best fighting the best? Well they need to take some notes from Canelo! And stop manipulating the public. Bbt then again, that's the public's fault at the end of the day...
Oh! Add Bernard Hopkins to that list also! He's been "calling him out" since before he beat Tavoris Cloud.
Good list Shadow.
It would seem that the middleweight division would be the most populated division in all of boxing. I bet at least 50% of the people on this forum alone weighed 160 lbs at one point in their lives.
What with all the alphabet sanctioning bodies (comprised of least 4 champs each not including the champions Emeritus, platinum, gold, silver, jade, bronze, diamond, and copper, and super champs etc) there should be no end to the fighters lining up to earn a decent payday with GGG and K2 promotions.
But in truth .... Most of the challenges that await GGG are currently on a paltry list at best.
Felix Sturm just lost and has never really been a fighter prone to leave his comfort zone.
N'Dam N'Jkim was floored at least five times defending against Quillin...and while having excellent mobility his low punch resistance is a definite liability against someone with GGG's power.
Sam Soliman, Martin Murray, and Marco Rubio are veteran mercenaries would fight if the price is right but neither have the skills to avoid the inevitable stoppage.
David Lemieu the hard hitting Canadian has just been refurbished and rebuilt to deliver maximum concussive power since his Ko loss to Rubio. David is Canada's equivalent to Steven Curtis and could possibly make things interesting until GGG timed his limited arsenal.
Daniel Jacobs and Peter Quillin are on a collision course to embark on their own private war which makes either one unavailable for at least 8-12 months.
Dimitri Pirog has been injured and avoided for so long we should probably petition Interpol to add his face to a cardboard lactose free milk carton.
Matt Korobov ...another eastern bloc protoge still has training wheels on and is following a strict path to the title by his management.
Caleb Truax and Khoren Gevor aren't anywhere near being ready for the challenge.
Miguel Cotto will only be available for a limited time and only for the likes of fellow high profile main stream talent ....preferably from smaller weight classes like Timothy Bradley ( yes its being discussed)
Froch is waiting on Chavez Junior.
But I hear Sakio Bike will fight him any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Personally I'd love to see it.
But coach Able says GGG will stay until he's cleaned out the division and moving up becomes part of the natural progression of his career.
GGG may only weight 160 lbs and stand about 5'10".
But his reputation is the proportional size of Godzilla.
Unfortunately he's too good for his own good.
But eventually he will become the focal point of the entire division.
When the sanctioning body tried to schedule a mandatory with someone they dredged up down under named Jarrod Fletcher. Able said GGG told him he couldn't find the motivation to even start camp against a fighter of that calibur.
I saw a video where GGG said he wanted epic, legendary fights where he gets challenged and has to dig down deep to win. GGG said he feeds off challenges like going into bouts that he isn't favored to win.
Its rare to hear a fighter say that... Then again, They don't get any more rare than GGG.
Shadow I agree with you about not listening I the Loefler BS, but where did you come up with this list?
Andre Dirrell, is he still fighting?
Andre Ward - nobody is going to get in the ring with him. He's a ridiculously good boxer. But he over values himself as far as drawing fans and he refuses to change weights while calling people out to change weight to fight him.
Sergio Mora - the guy lost to Bryan Vera twice and only said he'd fight GGG if he got what Chavez Jr was offered and he isn't going to get that money.
Peter Quillin - he's been calling out everybody. His team won't put him in the ring with big names.
Carl Froch - I quote "we'll avoid him like the plague"
Mikkel Kessler - Loefler wanted this fight but Kessler was considering retiring.
Lara - would fight anybody and put up a fight.
Mundine - lost his last fight to Clottey
Soliman - just called out GGG three weeks ago
Geale - they fight next month
The real question is if Lara beats Canelo, does Cotto fight GGG in December? Assuming GGG wins.
And hell no, Cotto ain't fighting him. He better go straight to Canelo and Floyd if he knows what's good for him. His fan base is shrinking.
That works if Canelo beats Lara. But if Canelo loses that fight doesn't have the same draw. Arum and Roach have already said they want Cotto to fight in December. So they're going to miss the Floyd fight in September and possibly the cinco de mayo floyd fight as well. Roach already said Lara brings nothing to the table even if he beats Canelo. So that leaves Cotto with GGG it Quillin at 160. Unless he's going back down for Bradley which is ehhh.
OF course these fighters are gonna say they would fight GGG.
What do you expect them to decline when asked?
I think Froch would fight him, he is narcissistic enough to take the fight.
Lara has been talking up a storm which he had to do to get Canelo. He would prob take it.
Mora is a bore.
Dirrel, wait, where the hell is Dirrel? he hasnt fought in years, no?
Cotto dont want none, neither does Floyd or Canelo.
Ward is stuck in court and losing fans by the day unfortunately.
I have said it before and I say it again, Ward is the only guy who would be 50/50 to beat GGG at a healthy and fair weight. No one else stands a chance.
Oh yeah Froch would fight him, after his to vindictive wins if they put the devil in front of him he would scrap it out. He's riding a real mental high right now and it'll take getting in the ring with Gennady to wake him up.
If Andre Ward aka Mr Inactivity doesn't fight in 2014, then good luck to him. A fighter is like any other machine, when it's not working it will rust, and Ward is rusting by the day in court and elsewhere.
When Golovkin moves up, he will make a bee line for Ward and if Ward can't bring the numbers or crowd he will be the B side, and then get a further beating when Golovkin get's his hands on him in the ring. Ward's chin is questionable and Golovkin's power is not. Both are highly talented and but one guy is fighting and the other is not. There are no excuses for sitting on the sideline, a court battle doesn't (and shouldn't) consume 100% of your time - there are professionals who's job it is to allow you to get on with your life whilst they fight your court battles for you..
He's making a mistake of all this business with Goossen too in my mind, the man has done a lot for him and should he have kept active he would have been getting the 7-8 figures he believes he's entitled too.. When you're out of sight you're out of mind. We've gone through half of 2014 and we've seen nothing of Ward bar a few commentaries on the box...
The more and more this situation goes on, the more I read about what Ward says and his feelings of entitlement.. The more I believe him to be an egomaniac. His SOG doesn't do much to help.. After he oils his gears in the gym and get's himself back up to scratch, and he enters the ring to work off the rust it will be in a tune up fight. Then he will have to get a big name on board and who knows how long that will take.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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NetBeans Quick Tip #30 - When GroupLayout Fails
By Roman Strobl on VIII 19, 2006
Usually you'll do pretty well for most of the GUIs with GroupLayout (the default layout manager used in Matisse). But there are some GUIs for which it's not really suitable. I learned that today after several hours of fighting with Matisse. An example of a GUI you don't want to create with GroupLayout is the one I created today.
The problem is that with GroupLayout components group together and if you want to position them really freely, they snap even if you don't want them to snap. And then if you add one more component, it just moves all the other ones and you're screwed.
So, a solution which I found for this type of complex GUIs with background and exact 1-pixel position requirements is to use AbsoluteLayout:
With AbsoluteLayout you can place things quite precisely. The GUI won't resize properly, but that doesn't matter in my case. Now comes the Big HackTM: when you are ready with the form you can convert the GUI from AbsoluteLayout to GroupLayout (actually it's called Free Design in the menu). Then you don't need the AbsoluteLayout library, because the GUI is back in GroupLayout. Now you can fine tune things (move them by 1px etc.) And if you're lucky, you can even add a component without breaking the rest of the form :)
I also realized that it's possible to design multi-layered GUIs with Matisse by using jLayeredPane. The trick when designing each of the panels is to choose "Design this container" and then you can move the components easily in the panel (without disturbing the rest of the form or the background). So by dividing your form into many layers with jPanels you can actually create very complex and very good looking GUIs. It would be great to have better support for such design though, e.g. moving components by arrow keys would be really awsome!


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Merrill Lynch Fined for Overcharging
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) said today it had fined Bank of America unit Merrill Lynch $2.8 million for overcharging customers and ordered the brokerage to pay $32 million in remediation to affected customers.
The fines stemmed from a series of unrelated mistakes that occurred between April 2003 and December 2011, according to Finra, both before and after Bank of America said it would purchase the company in 2008.
Among the mistakes: computer programming errors that caused customer fees to be miscalculated and other errors that prevented trade confirmations from being sent out on time.
In all, Finra says the firm overcharged 94,577 customer accounts for a total of at least $32,174,369.
Merrill Lynch consented to the entry of Finra's findings without admitting nor denying the charges. The Finra complaint said that Merrill Lynch's internal review "self-identified" the mistakes.
In a statement, Bank of America Merrill Lynch spokesman William Halldin said that the problems were found by Bank of America after it purchased Merrill Lynch and were primarily the result of accounts being improperly coded.
"We have improved our systems to address these issues, and we have reimbursed affected clients," he said.


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Huge "Dancing With the Stars" 2014 spoilers are out. Fans have wanted to know who would be dancing together on the new show this Monday night when their partners are switched up. On April 4, Pure DWTS was able to spoil this big news.
"DWTS" decided to switch up the partners this week but didn't want anyone to find out who was dancing with who until Monday. Obviously they are practicing together so the spoilers are out and now everyone knows what they will get to see. Everyone will have a different style of dance than the other dancers this week.
Cody Simpson is dancing with Sharna and they are doing the foxtrot. NeNe Leakes is with Derek Hough doing the jazz to a Beyonce song. Charlie and Peta will have a rumba. Danica and Maks are doing the jive and also not getting along great. James and Cheryl have a tango together this week. Amy and Mark Ballas will do a salsa. Drew and Whitney are dancing together and so are Candace and Tony but their dances haven't been confirmed. Meryl and Val will do an Argentine tango.
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Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum have tweaked their ongoing partnership for the development of recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein (rFVIIIFc) and recombinant factor IX Fc fusion protein (rFIXFc) for hemophilia A and B, respectively. Both products are in clinical development. The amended agreement means that Biogen Idec now has full responsibility for the development and costs associated with both products as well as manufacturing rights.
While Swedish Orphan Biovitrum retains commercial rights in Europe, Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East, the new deal gives Biogen Idec marketing licenses and responsibilities for rest-of-world territories that were previously shared between the two companies. Biogen Idec's existing rights to North America are unaffected.
"The updated agreement fits with Biogen Idec's recognition of the potential of these innovative products to make a significant difference in the lives of people with hemophilia A and B and with our own strengths in manufacturing, development, and the global commercialization of products," remarks James C. Mullen, Biogen Idec's president and CEO.
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum says its partner's experience and infrastructure make it an ideal fit for the hemophilia program. "Additionally, we will now be able to focus on delivering value in the rest of our exciting and promising development pipeline and current commercial product portfolio while improving our near-term cost-base," comments Martin Nicklasson, CEO.
A registrational, open-label, multicenter trial with rFIXFc in hemophilia B patients was initiated in January 2010. The trial, called the B-LONG study, will determine the efficacy of rFIXFc in the prevention and treatment of bleeding in approximately 75 previously treated patients with severe hemophilia B. rFVIIIFc is currently being evaluated in a Phase I/IIa, open-label dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of rFVIIIFc in hemophilia A patients.
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The scene is all too familiar. You are dealing with a guy that seems perfect for you on paper. He has the good looks, the charm, a good job, and maybe even great sex. He'd be a great guy to bring home to mom and dad. Everything is perfect......except that nothing is. This guy is emotionally unavailable, but you can't seem to let him go. Maybe it's because you fear the loneliness that will come afterwards. Maybe it's because you feel that having a piece of a man is better than having no man at all to spend time with. So you hang on to what you can get out of this guy, and vow to ride it until the wheels fall off. Here are just a few signs that you would be better off moving on and finding someone that appreciates and respects you more.
When you're always talking about how things used to be. It's easy to stay fixated on someone based off of how they treated you in the beginning of the relationship. Everyone is usually on their best behavior, and a lot of people even go above and beyond to make sure they solidify what they're going after. If you find yourself thinking back to the qualities he no longer possesses, it may be time to make moves.
When the relationship brings you more stress and headaches than happiness. While the world has turned into a social network-fueled place where everyone brags excessively about their partners, many of these people conveniently leave out the stress and headaches that sometimes come with the territory. If being with someone means constantly having to defend yourself or your partner to others, having to justify behavior and decisions in fear of embarrassment, or just dealing with a lot of bickering, it may be time to reevaluate what makes you want this person in the first place.
When the effort you put in is not being reciprocated. It may seem like common sense, but you'd be surprised how many people deal with lack of reciprocity on a daily basis but still hang on to the person they're dating. If you are making most or all of the effort to keep the relationship you have with your partner afloat, it may not be worth the time and effort you're putting in. If they are not meeting you halfway with doing what is needed for a healthy situation, why waste time trying your hardest to keep that person happy? One sided relationships are never healthy, and never fulfilling, no matter how much people try to pretend that they are. If you find yourself justifying why your partner doesn't do certain things, not just to others but to yourself as well, take a step back and get back familiar with loving yourself. Know your own worth, and you will no longer tolerate partial attempts at happiness.
When you want something different than your partner wants. You may not admit it to your partner for fear that you may push them away or turn them off, but you want something more. That "more" may be more than just a physical relationship. It may be a title, kids, or even marriage. Whatever it is, you want more of it, and he has made it clear (whether through words or his behavior) that he's not with that idea. If you aren't on the same page about what you want for the future, there is no point in continuing to waste your time with that person. Sure, there are people out there that convinced their partners to get into relationships and marriages, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they've tamed the cheating ways or other undesirable qualities. Just because you can manipulate someone into doing what you want, does not mean they they want to do it, nor does it mean they will act right while doing it. Avoid this headache by moving on when you find out you two aren't on the same page.
When he's hurting you, whether emotionally, physically,verbally, or financially. Any form of abuse is wrong, and should be grounds for termination of the relationship. Your self respect should deter you from engaging in anything that will hurt you. If you find yourself with someone that doesn't seem to care about hurting your feelings, putting his hands on you, using up your money instead of making his own, it's best to book it out of the situation fast before things get serious. You don't want someone in your life that will hurt you more than enhance and make you happy.


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San Diego Restaurant Laugh's in Obesity's Face, Introduces Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe
Remember when the low carb diet was a thing? This is the complete opposite of that.
Based on the choices we have during the annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival on Franklin Street every October, the sight of a Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe shouldn't be too shocking. Created by San Diego-based restaurant, "Chicken Charlies", the heart-stopping concoction features traditional sloppy joe filling topped with shredded cheese, and nestled between two halves of a glazed donut.
While I'm all for eating food that may not be considered "healthy", this does nothing for me. Don't get me wrong, I love making sloppy joe's, and I love glazed donuts, but the thought of the two together doesn't sound even remotely appetizing. I can't imagine the tangy taste of the sloppy joe mixes all that well with the sugary flavor of the glazed donut. But maybe I'm wrong. Based on the response the sandwich has received on Twitter, I may be in the minority.
I appreciate the offer, but if I'm going to give myself a heart attack, I'd rather it be from something I created in my own kitchen.
(From top to bottom; beer battered, deep fried jalapeno slices, bacon, caramelized onions, and cheese on top of a hand-formed burger patty made from 1/2 ground beef, 1/2 ground pork.)
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APPLICANTS: Consult the I2S Student Information and Student FAQ pages for application advice and more information about the program.
You should receive an email with your application responses.
You may apply for up to 3 internships during this application period. However, each internship will require a completing a SEPARATE application form. When you have completed and submitted your first application, you may log in again and complete the next one. A word of advice: Be sure to tailor each application to the specific activities and expectations described for that position.
All communications or questions regarding these I2S internships, including the responsibilities, requirements, timeline, applications, and selection processes, should be directed to the Undergraduate Research Coordinator.
The Internship ID number is shown to the left of the title (e.g., Sp16.001)
Description of the project that the student intern
will support:
Student intern will help me revise and expand my bibliography for this project,
and will help me organize the research bibliography for this manuscript.
Student will also watch at least four of the films that I have written about or
will write about for this project, the better to understand the idea at play.
What the student will DO and LEARN:
The student will help me search for articles, books, film reviews, and
additional materials relevant to my research project, which is about film form
and film history. I am interested in the ways that films-within-films operate
like "objective correlatives" for the frame film: that is, films-within-films
allow for affective or emotional experiences and ideas to take place that the
frame film can only gesture toward. Students will learn the basics of online
and library scholarly research, and learn the basics of formal film analysis
and film history.Other benefits to the student:
My hope is that whomever requests or secures this internship would be
interested in internships in film/media studies or film/media not-for-profit
organizations. I am currently the Coordinator for the Cinema Studies Minor. In
Spring 2016, I would like to develop a series of internships for CCS Majors,
English Majors, and Cinema Studies Minors in film/media. Should this I2S
internship work and the student be interested, I would be able to point that
student in the direction of other internships which the student would then be
well-qualified to take on. And of course, if this student is interested in
graduate study, any and all opportunities to be a research intern or research
assistant can be invaluable.Additional qualifications:
Must like film.
Time commitment:
5 hours/week for 12 weeks
Faculty mentor: Rebecca Gordon,
Description of the project that the student intern
will support:
This book-length environmental writing project will utilize data from climate
researchers throughout the country—specifically measurements of sea level and
projected sea-level rise—in order to tell the human story of climate change.
Writers from AOSIS (the Alliance of Small Island States), an ad hoc lobby
within the United Nations, will be solicited to write essays about their home
country. For example, a Maldivian author will write a micro essay (creative
nonfiction) about her country, and the prose will be transformed into the
current (and projected) shapes of her home country. Like "concrete
poetry" popularized by Noigrandes in the mid-20th century, these
"concrete essays" will be the product of a true collaboration between
climate researchers and people who live in the world's lowest-lying forty-three
countries. It will chart the vanishing land in tandem with the literary and
cultural heritages of the land.
What the student will DO and LEARN:
The student intern will draft professional emails to scholars and writers from
across the world, soliciting nominations for this anthology. Upon collecting
their responses, the nominations will be added to a database, and the
student—with the help of a research librarian at Cline Library—will research
works (including novels, collections, and anthologies) in which these writers
have appeared. After compiling a digital folder of the high-priority authors'
work, the student and I will read through the texts; create annotated
bibliographies for each story, essay, or poem; and discuss each nominee's
fitfulness for the project using a rubric we will mutually develop. Finally, as
representative authors are selected (e.g., X from Kiribati, X from Tuvalu, X
from Vanuatu), the student will draft solicitation emails to those authors and
translators, formally inviting them to participate in this project. The student
will acquire and hone skills in professional communication, database
management, research inquiry, portfolio assembly, annotated bibliography
writing, anthology editing, and he/she will participate regularly in critical
reading and discussion.Other benefits to the student:
The student will have an understanding and appreciation of interdisciplinary
scholastic activity. I would welcome the opportunity to help the student plan
for a likeminded project and connect him/her to the appropriate campus
resources, if he/she has the sense that such a project is on the horizon.Additional qualifications:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; impeccable organizational
Time commitment:
4 hours/week for 12 weeks
Faculty mentor: Lawrence Lenhart,
Description of the project that the student intern
will support:
Microalgae (and cyanobacteria) are used to enhance the reclamation of waters
having elevated dissolved minerals. One aspect of this project is to quantify
the influence that these waters have on microalgae lipid accumulation. Although
there are several methods for conducting either qualitative or quantitative
lipid analysis, this project aims to be able to determine potential changes in
the distribution different lipid types (polar and neutral) that may be influenced
by different salinity conditions during growth. In this regard, a method
capable of determining minimally these two different types of lipids is
desired.What the student will DO and LEARN:
The student will perform 1) a literature search on solvent fractionation of
lipids and to include a written literature review, 2) analytical trials for
developing a laboratory method using solvent fractionation to quantify
different lipid types and to include a written method procedure, and 3) the
method's application to quantify lipid content in association with experiments
intended to determine the influence that various levels of dissolved minerals
have on the lipid content in microalgae.Other benefits to the student:
This internship will provide the student with an opportunity to be heavily
involved in the research that intends to lead toward the development of a
general method for measuring total lipids in two or more fractions. Having the
experience of applying the knowledge gained from previous investigators (i.e.,
from the literature review) to work leading to a method that can be tested will
be a tremendous benefit to the growth of the student's capacity for future
scholarly work.Additional qualifications:Demonstrated experience in a laboratory setting (classroom laboratory class experience acceptable) and at least currently enrolled in an organic chemistry course.
Time commitment: 6
hours/week for 12 weeksFaculty mentor: Terry Baxter, CECMEE
Description of the project that the student intern
will support.
Monarch butterfly populations have declined dramatically in recent years
despite broad and intense conservation efforts. Professor Hofstetter in
collaboration with Regents Professor Emeritus Mike Wagner are starting a new
project to help save Monarch butterflies and restore habitat resources (i.e.
milkweeds) to improve Monarch migration survival through Arizona. The student
will help build a project to use citizen volunteer gardeners in Flagstaff and
Sedona to assess the suitability of a range of milkweeds (Asclepias spp) for addition to home gardens and determine their
utilization by monarch butterflies (Danaus
plexippus) at these two elevations in Arizona. A common garden experimental
design will be used to evaluate the best milkweed species to plant for Monarch
recovery. The design is pretty simple and involves selecting species for a
proposed location based on the known elevational distribution of that species
and planting those species in multiple common gardens.What the student will DO and LEARN:
The student, faculty advisor (Hofstetter) and emeritus faculty (Mike Wagner)
will develop an online open data reporting system where citizen volunteers can
enter information at any time and in any format. The online site will prompt
the entry of specific information on three occasions at about 1 month after
planting (April). These monthly reports will ask specific questions about how
well the plants are growing, evidence of flowering, pest insects and whether
monarchs are present, how many insects, what size, etc. for each of the four
milkweed species. The goal of this data collection is to ask the coarse scale
ecological questions of whether the plants are doing well and do the monarchs
utilize them. This coarse scale approach will help formulate testable alternative
hypotheses for future projects. The student will communicate with online users,
visit garden sites with Hofstetter and Wagner, learn to give presentation on
Monarch conservation, and help develop further methods for Monarch conservation
and science.Other benefits to the student:
The student will learn much about Monarch biology and conservation, have hands
on experience working with a high-profile citizen science project, and benefit
from the time and 40 years of experience with emeritus faculty Mike Wagner,
former Forest Entomology professor at NAU. The student will be able to
co-author reports, grants, outreach documents, presentations, and scientific
publications related to the project.Additional qualifications:The intern must be willing to work with the public. The intern should be comfortable working online and with websites. Some experience (courses or research) in biology, conservation or entomology required.
Richard Hofstetter, Forestry
of the project that the student intern will support:
Both plant and animal species have been listed for protection under the
Endangered Species Act since 1974, but active steps to "recover" species have
been limited, especially for plants. We will review the Recovery Plans on
record for endangered US plants and search the published literature as well as
government records to explore factors related to actual conservation actions.
Important outcomes from this project will include increased public
understanding of rare plant status and the identification of plant species in
our region that are most deserving of future research.What the student will DO and LEARN:
The research intern will be introduced to the Endangered Species Act and its
requirements, including the preparation and adoption of "recovery plans" for
species formally listed as threatened or endangered. The intern will work with
me in accessing approved recovery plans for endangered plant species in the US,
and will collect data on the biological status of those plants. Together we
will learn more about the biological characteristics that make some plants more
truly endangered (from a conservation perspective) than others.
Other benefits to the student:
The student will gain familiarity with plant diversity, plant identification
and taxonomy. The student will also improve understanding of the political,
economic, and scientific bases for action or inaction regarding endangered
species.Additional qualifications:
The intern must be comfortable with searching for information on the web. It is
desirable to have acquaintance with, or willingness to learn, systematic
recording of data in a spreadsheet. It is also desirable to have an interest in
plants, botany, and/or conservation.
commitment: 5 hours/week for 12 weeksFaculty mentor: Laura Huenneke, SESES
Description of the project that the student intern
will support.
The ash erupted from volcanoes serves as an invaluable time marker in
geological deposits. The location and analysis of even trace quantities of
microscopic volcanic ash grains (cryptotephras) provides important control on
the age of the deposits, which is necessary to develop climate histories from
frozen sediment (permafrost) and cores taken from multiple Alaskan lakes.What the student will DO and LEARN:
The intern will collect samples from existing Alaskan lake cores and use a
heavy liquid separation method to remove cryptotephra grains from the sediment.
The grains will be fixed in resin and submitted for chemical analysis by
electron microprobe. This will be a great introduction to lab methods for students
interested in a science research career.Other benefits to the student:
This project will provide experience in aspects of scientific research, from
sample collection through data analysis. The intern will gain experience in
Geology, Chemistry, and lab protocol.Additional qualifications:
Knowledge of general chemistry or basic lab safety is recommended.
Time commitment:
6 hours/week for 12 weeks
Faculty mentors: Darrell Kaufman
& Katherine Whitacre, SESES
Description of the project that the student intern
will support.
I use climate fiction to teach climate change. Climate fiction is a new mode of
communication on climate change. I would like to write a paper on climate change
communication and education.
What the student will DO and LEARN:
The intern will perform a literature review on climate change communication in
education and communication journals. The intern will help to summarize and
synthesize findings of the literature review. The intern will learn to perform
academic research, write in a scholarly fashion, and summarize and synthesize
Other benefits to the student:
The student will benefit from creative and scholarly dialogue with a faculty
member. The student will also benefit from working in the honors environment.
Weekly meetings will increase the responsibility of the student as well.
Additional qualifications:Interest in science, education or humanities.
Theodore Martinez, Honors
of the project that the student intern will support:
This is a research/creative project that builds upon the researcher's
experience developing the Historic Southside Mural at the Murdoch Center
(2010-2011), and creating online learning tools for residents and visitors to
Flagstaff's Southside neighborhoods. Using oral histories, original videos and
audio clips, GIS mapping, transcripts and lesson plans, the student intern will
assist the principal researcher in preparing materials for an interactive
webpage, linked to sites and historic individuals associated with the Murdoch
Community Center mural (e.g, Wilson Riles's house, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Church, South Beaver School, Southwest Lumber Mill, NAU's Code Talker Statue,
Route 66 Train Station). The student will help transcribe videos, upload
pictures and audio, and help research historic issues related to Southside's
development, the impact of the Rio de Flag relocation, and shifting
demographics within the neighborhoods.
What the student will DO and LEARN:
The student intern will help assemble audio-visual materials, transcripts, maps
and learning tools for uploading to a dedicated webpage; assist the faculty
member in reviewing and researching new and existing oral histories; and assist
in developing learning communities and walking tour "docents" who can engage
learning online or in person at the Murdoch Community Center. The student
intern will learn ethnography and audio-video techniques, the history of
"segregation and congregation" in the Southside, and how a virtual walking tour
can contribute to campus and community engagement.Other benefits to the student:
The intern may be able to receive academic credit for their work, and perhaps
contribute to a paper or presentation reflecting the ongoing history of the
Southside. The experience working with neighborhood residents, participating in
research activities at a community center, and helping develop a
campus/community walking tour will enrich the student's grasp of community
building and the significance of Ethnic Studies to their own personal and
professional development.Time commitment: 6 hours/week for 12 weeksAdditional qualifications:
Any experience or interest in audio-visual technologies, Web design, GIS
mapping, or community work in the arts or education would be helpful.Additional comments that are relevant.
Students from all academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as they will
learn ethnographic techniques, video transcription, and lesson plan development.
Course credit and classroom training through the Ethnic Studies Program are
available. Enrolled students from other Ethnic Studies courses will provide
resources for the intern and possibly help participate as "digital docents" to
conduct real and virtual walking tours as the project unfolds. Other Ethnic
Studies faculty and community residents can help implement the project at the
end of the internship.
mentor: Ricardo Guthrie, Ethnic Studies
Description of the project that the student intern
will support:
This is a creative multimedia (transmedia) project. The project consists of an
animation, and graphics for a fictional world (virtual reality). The fictional
world already exists, in the form of an illustrated book created by Prof. De
Toledo, "Chronicles of Entanglement". This project would take the
setting and narrative established in the book to produce an animation and
digital assets for a virtual reality representation of those settings. The
animation and virtual world will be exhibited in galleries and festivals, as
well as online.
What the student will DO and LEARN:
Under the direction and mentorship of Prof. De Toledo, the student will create
graphic assets to be animated (digital and non-digital), as well as contribute
to the digital animating process. The student will gain practical experience in
working in a fiction animation project, its workflow and technical, conceptual,
and creative aspects. Professor De Toledo is an artist, designer, and animator,
and teaches motion design/animation and world design at NAU.Other benefits to the student:
The knowledge and experience acquired in the project will benefit a student
interested in a career in animation, game design, broadcast design, or
independent film-making. Engaging early in their academic career in a
professional project as this will enable the student to take better advantage
from future class projects in this area, enhancing the student's ability to
produce projects for a portfolio with a competitive edge.Additional qualifications:
Basic visual arts or visual communication skills. Basic Adobe Photoshop and
Adobe Illustrator experience.
Basic 3D modeling experience desirable, but not required.
Faculty mentor:
Rodrigo de Toledo, School of Communication
Description of the project that the student intern
will support.
2015 was a year of elections in Spain with local, regional and national
elections taking place. I am interested in monitoring dynamics of the various
elections, with an eye toward understanding the breakdown of bi-partisan
politics in Spain and the evolution of a multi-party political system.
What the student will DO and LEARN:
Students will become thoroughly acquainted with political dynamics in Spain.
Students will review stories from the popular media and identify important
issues, dynamics and trends that emerged in the various elections. This
research will improve students' ability to think critically about international
affairs, and will expose students to diverse methods for organizing political
systems.Other benefits to the student:
Students will develop excellent research, writing, and presentation skills.Additional qualifications:
* Fluency in Spanish
* Interest in International Affairs
* Careful reader
* Computer skills
* Diligent and hard working
commitment: 6 hours/week for 12 weeks
Faculty mentor: Fred Solop, Politics
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On Thursday, Municipal County Judge Robin Wernik barred convicted animal abuser Dathan Thompson of Neptune, N.J. from owning any animals during his lifetime reported the Asbury Park Press.
Thompson was found guilty of animal cruelty and failing to provide veterinary care for a ten-month-old puppy and a two-year-old female dog. The dogs, named "Petie" and "Baby Girl" were near death when rescued last November from Thompson's Oxonia Ave. home.
Read the details of the dogs' rescue by clicking here.
According to Victor 'Buddy' Amato, chief humane officer for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), both dogs were extremely emaciated when discovered and required extensive veterinary treatment. A collar was embedded in the older dog's neck.
Thompson, 23, was fined $2,250.
"I'm angry that Thompson didn't get any jail time," stated MaryAnn Salzmann of Seaside Heights, N.J. "At least he is banned from doing this to another pet. I just wonder who is going to enforce the ban in the future? What was he thinking when he got to eat everyday? I think someone should starve him for awhile so he knows how awful it is to be hungry like these dogs were."
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