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Note: if you're looking for practical information on where abortion is available in Queensland, visit our Queensland clinics page. For clinics and abortion provider information interstate, click here.
Abortion is the subject of criminal law in all Australian states and territories, except the Australian Capital Territory. Each state and territory has legislation prohibiting unlawful abortion. Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have legislation in place that provides a statutory explanation of when an abortion is not unlawful. In the other states, common law interpretations of the Crimes Act or Criminal Code have had the effect of making lawful abortion available to a large number of women. Download a summary of state abortion laws here.
Children by Choice believe abortion is an issue concerning women's health and women's rights, and any legislation covering the procedure should not be contained within a Criminal Code or Crimes Act.
Queensland & New South Wales: Abortion a crime for women and doctors. Legal when doctor believes a woman's physical and/or mental health is in serious danger. In NSW social, economic and medical factors maybe taken into account.
Australian Capital Territory: Legal, must be provided by medical doctor.
Victoria: Legal to 24 weeks. Legal post-24 weeks with two doctors' approval.
South Australia: Legal if two doctors agree that a woman's physical and/or mental health endangered by pregnancy, or for serious foetal abnormality. Unlawful abortion a crime.
Tasmania: Legal to 16 weeks on request, and after that point with the approval of two doctors.
Western Australia: Legal up to 20 weeks, some restrictions particularly for under 16s. Very restricted after 20 weeks.
Northern Territory: Legal to 14 weeks if 2 doctors agree that woman's physical and/or mental health endangered by pregnancy, or for serious foetal abnormality. Up to 23 weeks in an emergency.
In Queensland, abortion is a crime under the Criminal Code, although case law means abortion is generally regarded as lawful if performed to prevent serious danger to the woman's physical or mental health.
Abortion is defined as unlawful in the Queensland Criminal Code under sections 224, 225 and 226. Women can be criminally prosecuted for accessing abortion.
Section 224. Any person who, with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, unlawfully administers to her or causes her to take any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means whatever, is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
Section 225. Any woman who, with intent to procure her own miscarriage, whether she is or is not with child, unlawfully administers to herself any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means whatever, or permits any such thing or means to be administered or used to her, is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
Section 226. Any person who unlawfully supplies to or procures for any person anything whatever, knowing that it is intended to be unlawfully used to procure the miscarriage of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for 3 years.
However, Section 282 of the Criminal Code attempts to define a lawful medical procedure, and while not relating specifically to abortion, would be used as a defence for doctors were they to be charged with unlawful abortion.
R v Bayliss and Cullen: A doctor and anaesthetist from Brisbane's Greenslopes clinic were charged with providing unlawful abortion in 1985 following police raids on the clinic. They were both acquitted when the case came to trial in early 1986. Due to the ruling by Justice Maguire in the case, an abortion is considered lawful in Queensland if carried out to prevent serious danger to the woman's physical and mental health from the continuance of the pregnancy. Unlike the 1971 Levine ruling in NSW, economic and social issues are not able to be considered when determining legality.
R v Leach and Brennan: The only other court case in recent times regarding Queensland's abortion law was that involving a couple in Cairns who were tried and acquitted of procuring an abortion in 2010. The result has increased uncertainty over the legality of abortion for both women and doctors.
Further details of both these cases can be found on our Queensland abortion law page.
The Cairns prosecution which began in 2009 concerned doctors to such an extent that those providing abortion in Queensland's public health system suspended services. The public outcry following this led to the Queensland Government introducing changes to section 282 of the Criminal Code in September 2009. As stated above, section 282 of the Code does not relate specifically to abortion, but is the defence on which doctors would rely, were they charged over providing abortion. The old text of s282 is as follows:
A person is not criminally responsible for performing in good faith and with reasonable care and skill a surgical operation upon any person for the patient's benefit, or upon an unborn child for the preservation of the mother's life, if the performance of the operation is reasonable, having regard to the patient's state at the time and to all circumstances of the case.
The concern of providers was that 'surgical operation' was specified, and that medical abortion could not really be defined as a surgical operation. This grey area existed for many years and was repeatedly raised as a concern by doctors.
To resolve this issue, the Government amended this section of the Code in September 2009 to allow for the provision of medication. The revised section now reads:
A person is not criminally responsible for performing or providing, in good faith and with reasonable care and skill a surgical operation on or medical treatment of:
a) a person or unborn child for the patient's benefit; or
b) a person or unborn child to preserve the mother's life;
if performing the operation or providing the medical treatment is reasonable, having regard to the patient's state at the time and to all circumstances of the case.
For detailed information of Queensland abortion law, and more info on the above-mentioned cases and legislative amendments, see our Queensland abortion law page.
Free-standing private clinics in Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns. See our clinic locations page for more information.
Medical abortion access is still patchy, however some of the clinics mentioned above are currently providing this service. Please call Children by Choice for more information.
Further information: Children by Choice: 07 3357 5377 or 1800 177 725 (Queensland region only)
In NSW, abortion is generally regarded as lawful if performed to prevent serious danger to the woman's mental and physical health, which includes economic and social pressures.
In NSW abortion is contained in sections 82, 83 and 84 of the NSW Crimes Act, with penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment for women, doctors and anyone who assists:
Section 82. Whosoever, being a woman with child, unlawfully administers to herself any drug or noxious thing; or unlawfully uses any instrument to procure her miscarriage, shall be liable to penal servitude for ten years.
Section 83. Whosoever unlawfully administers to, or causes to be taken by, any woman, whether with child or not, any drug or noxious thing; or unlawfully uses any instrument or other means, with intent in such cases to procure her miscarriage, shall be liable to penal servitude for ten years.
Section 84. Whosoever unlawfully supplies or procures any drug or noxious thing, or any instrument or thing whatsoever, knowing that the same is intended to be unlawfully used with intent to procure the miscarriage of any woman whether with child or not, shall be liable to penal servitude for life.
The Crimes Act specifies that abortion is a crime only if it is performed unlawfully. However, it does not define when an abortion would be considered lawful or unlawful.
Judge Levine established a legal precedent on the definition of lawful in his ruling on the case of R v Wald in 1971. He allowed that an abortion should be considered to be lawful if the doctor honestly believed on reasonable grounds that "the operation was necessary to preserve the woman involved from serious danger to her life or physical or mental health which the continuance of the pregnancy would entail" and that in regard to mental health the doctor may take into account "the effects of economic or social stress that may be pertaining to the time". Levine also specified that two doctors' opinions are not necessary and that the abortion does not have to be performed in a public hospital.
The Levine judgement has been affirmed in other NSW court cases, and expanded to include a threat to the woman's mental health that may occur following birth if the pregnancy continues. A more detailed examination of NSW case law is available here.
Mostly in private clinics in Sydney and some regional areas, with limited public provision. No referral necessary. See our clinic locations page for more info.
More info: Family Planning NSW, telephone 1300 658 886.
There are no laws making specific reference to abortion within the ACT Crimes Act.
• Only a registered medical practitioner may carry out abortion (maximum penalty: 5 years imprisonment)
• Abortion is to carried out in a medical facility, or part of a medical facility (maximum penalty: 50 penalty points, 6 months imprisonment or both)
• Ministerial approval is required for the medical facility, or part of, for abortions to be performed.
• No person is required to assist or perform in the carrying out of abortion.
See our clinic locations page for more info.
Further information: Sexual Health & Family Planning ACT. Telephone 02 6247 3077.
The Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 allows for the provision of abortion on request by a qualified medical practitioner, nurse or pharmacist if a woman is less than 24 weeks pregnant; after 24 weeks a second practitioner must agree the termination is in the patient's best interest for an abortion to be lawfully performed. Abortion by an unqualified person remains a crime.
Prior to 2008, abortion was governed by provisions in the Victorian Crimes Act and, after 1969, by case law. Under the Crimes Act 1958, ss 65 and 66, only unlawful abortions were defined. As in New South Wales and Queensland, it was left to the courts to decide under what circumstances an abortion would be lawful.
In the Victorian case R v Davidson (1969), Justice Menhennitt defined the circumstances in which an abortion could be lawfully performed. The accused must have honestly believed on reasonable grounds that the act done by him was:
• necessary to preserve the woman from a serious danger to her life or physical or mental health (not being merely the normal dangers of pregnancy and childbirth) which the continuance of pregnancy would entail
• in the circumstances not out of proportion to the danger to be averted.
For abortion to be unlawful the prosecution had to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the medical practitioner lacked this honest belief.
The Menhennitt judgement was important because it included, for the first time in Australia, both mental and physical health risks as grounds for an abortion.
Mostly private clinics, however some public services are available. Most of these are located in Melbourne. See our clinic locations page for more info.
Further information: Family Planning Victoria, telephone: 03 9257 0100 or Pregnancy Advisory Service (Royal Women's Hospital), telephone: 03 8345 3063.
South Australia was the first Australian state to liberalise access to abortion through legislation. Abortion is legally available under some circumstances in South Australia, although restrictions remain and there are still penalties prescribed by law for unlawful abortion.
Section 82 (A) outlines the circumstances in which a lawful abortion may be obtained. For an abortion to be legal, it must be carried out within 28 weeks of conception in a prescribed hospital by a legally qualified medical practitioner, provided he or she is of the opinion, formed in good faith, that either the "maternal health" ground or the "fetal disability" ground is satisfied.
The "maternal health" ground permits abortion if more risk to the pregnant woman's life, or to her physical or mental health (taking into account her actual or reasonably foreseeable environment), would be posed by continuing rather than terminating the pregnancy. The "fetal disability" ground permits abortion if there is a substantial risk that the child would be seriously physically or mentally handicapped.
A second qualified medical practitioner must share the medical practitioner's opinion that either of these grounds is satisfied.
The wording of the "maternal health" ground suggests a liberality of access to abortion in early pregnancy. A conscience clause enables medical practitioners to elect not to participate in an abortion.
The pregnant woman must have been resident in South Australia for at least two months before the abortion.
Pregnancy Advisory Centre in Adelaide and prescribed hospitals. Pregnancy Advisory Centre provides termination of pregnancy services at no cost. No freestanding private clinics. See our clinic locations page for more info.
Further information: Pregnancy Advisory Centre. Telephone (08) 8243 3999.
Abortion was decriminalised in Tasmania in November 2013. Under the new law, abortion is lawful on request up to 16 weeks gestation, and beyond that point with the agreement of two doctors.
As well as stipulating that abortion is no longer a crime for women in Tasmania, the reforms of 2013 include provisions around conscientious objection and access zones.
Section 6 of the Bill states that medical practitioners with a conscientious objection to abortion are not obliged to participate in termination of pregnancy procedures except in an emergency to save the woman's life or prevent serious physical injury.
Doctors and counsellors are liable to be fined if they hold a conscientious objection to abortion and do not refer pregnant women seeking information about pregnancy options to another doctor or counsellor without a conscientious objection.
Section 9 of the Bill prohibits threatening or harrassing behaviour, protesting, footpath interference, and the recording of persons entering an abortion facility, within 150m of a premises providing abortion, known as 'access zone' legislation.
There are only two private medical clinics providing termination of pregnancy services in Tasmania, both located in Hobart. See our clinic locations page for more info.
Further information: Hobart Women's Health Centre, telephone 03 6231 3212; Family Planning Tasmania – Hobart, telephone 03 6228 5244.
In Western Australia, provisions relating to abortion are found in the Criminal Code and the Health Act. Abortion is legal if performed before 20 weeks gestation, with further limitations for women under 16.
The Acts Amendment (Abortion) Act 1998 repealed four sections of the Criminal Code and enacted a new section 199, as well as placed regulations in the Health Act.
Criminal Code S199 stipulates:
• Abortion must be performed by a medical practitioner in good faith and with reasonable care and skill.
• Abortion must be justified under section 334 of the Health Act 1911.
• Where an abortion is unlawfully performed by a medical practitioner he or she is liable to a fine of $50000.
• Where an abortion is unlawfully performed by someone other than a medical practitioner, the penalty is a maximum of five years imprisonment.
The offence of 'unlawful' abortion may only be committed by the persons involved in performing the abortion. The patient herself is not subject to any legal sanction in Western Australia.
Section 259 is a defence for unlawful abortion:
A person is not criminally responsible for administering, in good faith and with reasonable care and skill, surgical or medical treatment –
(a) to another person for that other person's benefit; or
(b) to an unborn child for the preservation of the mother's life,
if the administration of the treatment is reasonable, having regards to the patient's state at the time and to all the circumstances of the case.
The Health Act (Abortion) Amendment Act 1998 details when the performance of abortion is justified, under Section 334 (3), as:
(a) the woman concerned has given informed consent; or
(b) the woman concerned will suffer serious personal, family or social consequences if the abortion is not performed; or
(c) serious danger to the physical or mental health of the woman concerned will result if the abortion is not performed; or
(d) the pregnancy of the woman concerned is causing serious danger to her physical or mental health.
Informed consent is defined under the WA legislation as whether a medical practitioner other than one performing or assisting with the abortion has provided counselling to the woman about medical risk of continuing the pregnancy, and offered opportunity of referral for counselling prior to and following a pregnancy termination or carrying a pregnancy to term.
After 20 weeks of pregnancy, two medical practitioners from a panel of six appointed by the Minister have to agree that the mother or unborn baby has a severe medical condition. These abortions can only be performed at a facility approved by the Minister.
No person, hospital, health institution, or other institution or service is under a duty where by contract or by statutory or other legal requirement to participate in the performance of an abortion.
A parental notification clause means women under 16 years of age need to have one parent informed, and given the opportunity to participate in counselling before an abortion can be performed. However, young women may apply to the Children's Court for an order to proceed with an abortion if it is not considered suitable to involve her parent(s).
Section 335 of the Health Act was amended to ensure data collection on abortion procedures, and to ensure patients' identities are not able to be ascertained from this data collection.
The majority of services are located in the Perth area. Freestanding private clinics charge a gap/theatre fee to patients. Very limited availability of services in rural and regional areas of the state. See our clinic locations page for more info.
Further information: Family Planning Association of Western Australia. Telephone (08) 9227 6177.
Services for termination of pregnancy are legally available in the Northern Territory up to 14 weeks gestation if either the "maternal health ground" or the "fetal disability ground" is satisfied.
The Northern Territory's Medical Services Act (section 11) states that abortion is lawful:
(a) up to 14 weeks gestation, when performed in a hospital by an obstetrician or gynaecologist, where that practitioner and another practitioner are both of the opinion that
(i) the continuance of the pregnancy would involve greater risk to a woman's life or greater risk of injury to her physical or mental health than if the pregnancy were terminated; or
(ii) there is a substantial risk that, if the pregnancy were not terminated and the child were to be born, the child would have or suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped;
(b) up to 23 weeks gestation, when a medical practitioner is of the opinion that termination of the pregnancy is immediately necessary to prevent grave injury to a woman's physical or mental health; or
(c) at any stage of a pregnancy if the treatment is given in good faith for the purpose only of preserving her life.
The Act also stipulates that any person with a conscientious objection to abortion is not under a duty to assist in the operation or disposal of an aborted foetus; that a medical practitioner continues to have a duty to obtain the consent of the person undergoing the abortion operation, and it must be done with professional care and in accordance with the law; and that where a girl is under 16 years old, consent must be obtained from "each person having authority in law … to give the consent".
Services are available at the Royal Darwin Hospital or the Alice Springs Hospital. See our clinic locations page for more info.
Further information: Family Planning Northern Territory, telephone 08 8948 1044.


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March 9, 2012
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes | Photo Gallery
Tulane 63, Memphis 44
Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship Semifinals
Memphis, Tenn.
FedEx Forum
With the 63-44 semifinals win over Memphis in the C-USA Women's Basketball Championship, Tulane improves to 22-9 on the year. Despite the loss of four seniors from a year ago and the team taking the court with five freshmen on the active roster, the Green Wave have the exact same record from a year ago.
Tulane's win over Memphis improves the Green Wave's record in C-USA Championship play to 26-10. The Green Wave's win over the Tigers improves the programs record in semifinal contests to 8-2 in semifinal action and marks the Wave's third consecutive trip to the tournament's title game. Tulane will be making its eight appearance in the finals where the Green Wave have gone 5-2. Tulane won the C-USA Championship in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2010.
Tulane is the first team to go to at least three-consecutive C-USA Championship title games twice, doing so previously a league-record four straight times from 1999-2002. The only other teams to make three straight title-game appearances was former C-USA members Cincinnati from 2001-03 and TCU from 2003-05.
The Green Wave remain perfect as the No. 3 seed in the C-USA Women's Basketball Championship at 5-0. Prior to this season, Tulane's only other trip to the C-USA Championship as the third-seeded squad came in 1999 when the Wave swept No. 11 seed Charlotte (69-60), No. 2 seed Louisville (87-74) and top-seeded Cincinnati (58-44) in Fogelman Arena.
Tulane's win over Memphis in the C-USA Championship semifinals marked the Green Wave's first-ever win over the Tigers in conference tournament play. Prior to today's game, Tulane was 0-2 against Memphis in tourney action. Both of those games, however, came when both teams were members of the now-defunct Metro Conference with the Green Wave falling 75-62 on Dec. 18, 1979 in Louisville, Ky., and 88-81 on Feb. 6, 1981, in Fogelman Arena.
The Green Wave's win over Memphis improves Tulane's record on an opponent's home court in Conference USA Championship action to 8-2. Five of those games have come with Tulane serving as the home team in Fogelman Arena as the Wave went 3-0 en route to the title in 1999 and a 1-1 showing in 2009. In addition to Tulane's win today at the FedEx Forum, the Green Wave defeated UAB 72-53 at Bartow Arena in the 1996 quarterfinals, dumped Marquette 59-58 at U.S. Cellular Arena in the 2001 quarterfinals, and downed DePaul 88-83 at the DePaul Athletic Center in the 2002 quarterfinals.
Junior guard Olivia Grayson posted her first double-double of the season and the third of her career with 18 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Memphis. Her previous high-water mark on the boards prior to today's game was 13 against Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 14, 2011, in Fogelman Arena. Her point total was the 24th double-digit scoring outing of the year and her fifth in a row. It also marks the 56th time in her career that she had 10-or-more points.
Freshman guard Danielle Blagg's 14 points was the 12th double-figure scoring contest of her career and the second in as many days after dropping 19 on East Carolina in Thursday's 67-51 quarterfinals win at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Her two 3-pointers on the day gives her eight for the championship tournament and 49 for the season.

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Head Coach Joan Bonvicini: "UCLA is a great basketball team, but we showed a lot of character tonight."
"(Shawntinice) Polk is struggling with an injury and so is Jessica Arnold. Ashley (Whisonant) was great off the bench as one of our top scorers and I really pushed Natalie (Jones) tonight and she ended up having a career high. Everyone put in a great team effort."
"When they were up at the beginning of the first half, the first thing to do was not to panic. We were clearly getting out-rebounded and so we knew we needed to step up. We did that and at halftime we were leading."
"Dee-Dee (Wheeler) was a great leader on the court tonight."
"I am just glad this game is over and I'm really glad that we won. This was a pretty big win and from here we have to take it one game at a time."
Freshman guard Ashley Whisonant: "We just played our game. Our guards and posts came to play hard and did very well."
"When I come in, I just want to work hard and play good defense ?- stepping it up and try to be my best."
"We can play as a team with or without a player."
Senior guard Dee-Dee Wheeler: "I think we know UCLA is a good team and will go on runs. We just wanted to stay ahead at halftime."
"We talked about how our win at UCLA was a turning point in our season. We needed to use this game as another turning point."
"Pokey isn't 100 percent. I don't even think she's 30 percent. But we have other people that are stepping up. Danielle [Adefeso] is coming in a getting rebounds and some good buckets. Shannon isn't 100 percent either, but hopefully by the Pac-10 tournament they can both be healthy."
"Lisa Willis is a great shooter. When you have great guards, the game isn't over."
Junior guard Natalie Jones: "Coach challenged me today. I have had meetings with the coaches and they all said I needed to become a threat. Coach Barney told me when teams are scouting, they will begin to step off of me and that is when I should become a threat. I've been having these meetings and they've said the same thing so I am at the point where I have to step up."
"You need to take that pressure off of them [Polk and Hobson]. I don't know what kind of pain they are in, but I do know how hard it is to play in pain. It's just going to take time."
"This win helped our confidence. That will be great going into the USC game. USC is second in the Pac-10 and beating them would be a good win."


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June 3, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- No. 15 Tennessee took advantage of an erratic outing from Kenzie Fowler and handed Arizona its second straight World Series mercy rule loss in a 9-0 drubbing of the 10-seed Wildcats.
The freshman Fowler (34-7) was called for eight illegal pitches - including three to the first batter, Raven Chavenne - that set the tone for the game.
Tennessee (48-13) did its damage in the third inning, with the help of five illegal pitches. Kelly Grieve drew a leadoff walk, moved over on a sacrifice bunt and scored on two subsequent illegal pitches. Two walks later, Erinn Webb doubled home Tiffany Huff and Lauren Gibson to open a 3-0 lead, and then scored on Fowler's eighth illegal pitch.
The Lady Vols tacked on three unearned runs in the fourth on four hits and a K'Lee Arredondo error.
Jessica Spigner hit a double to left center to plate two runs off reliever Sarah Akamine, bringing the final margin.
Arizona (48-12) wasted a leadoff double from Brittany Lastrapes, as she was stranded at second after Lauren Schutzler lined out, Arredondo grounded out and Stacie Chambers flew out in the first.
Karissa Buchanan and Brigette Del Ponte had the other hits for UA. The Arizona offense was held at bay for most of the game by freshman Ivy Renfroe (30-4), who struck out six.
Wildcat pitchers walked a WCWS record-tying nine batters.
Arizona now has a streak of 33 consecutive innings in the WCWS without scoring an earned run.
UA will play Washington, who lost to Georgia on Thursday night, at 1:30 p.m. local time (11:30 a.m. Tucson time) Saturday. The Huskies swept the season series with the Wildcats in Seattle in early April.
ARIZONA HEAD COACH Mike Candrea Opening comment:
"First off I would like to congratulate Tennessee for doing their job. On the other hand, it was a very difficult game to go through for a couple of reasons. I don't know how many illegal pitches there were, but that kind of set the tone for the game and, illegal or not illegal, I think one of the big things that is confusing to us as coaches is you play all year to get to here and what they were calling tonight has never been called. So how does the kid fix it when she thinks she hasn't done anything wrong? Second thing is, I believe that if the rule came from the coaches association, which most things do in our sport, it might be a little easier to understand because the way the interpretations have come this year, they came in February and they started calling all of these illegal pitches. I would think that in most sports, if you're going to make changes on the interpretation of a rule, then do it in August or September and give people warning as to what you're going to call and how you're going to call it.
"All I can say right now, I don't feel sorry for us. Although I think at this arena, this young lady (pitcher Kenzie Fowler) deserved a lot more than what she got tonight and really made it tough. On the other hand, we didn't do much to help ourselves out offensively. But you know, at this time of the year you have to play all parts of the game. You have to pitch, play defense, get some timely hits. You can't have anything that goes on vacation when you get to the College World Series, and tonight we just made it tough on ourselves and they took advantage."
On moving forward:
"We've got our work cut out, and like I told the girls, we can sit around and feel sorry for ourselves -- which we're not going to do. We need to regroup and get ready for the next game with whoever we play. I've seen things happen at the College World Series. You've got to win the first one to win the second one, third one, fourth one and fifth one. I've seen it happen. By no means is this team going to throw in the towel."
On his team's offensive struggles at the WCWS the last few years:
"One of the things you have to have here is short-term memory -- keep doing what you're doing and things will turn around. We're a decent hitting team. We've had our struggles, but I think the more you talk about it the worse it gets. It's over with. We've got 48 hours to put a game together and get back on a roll. That's the big thing."
ARIZONA JUNIOR OUTFIELDER Brittany Lastrapes On how she is handling her illness and how it keeps her from being involved with the team:
"It's hard because I'm a junior now, so I feel like I need to be a leader. But it's been really hard traveling and the weather here is really tough. It's definitely a struggle. I feel like all I can do now is have good at-bats and get on base and sort of lead with my play, knowing that I can't really be cheering as much as I want to. I'm really worn out right now."
ARIZONA SENIOR SHORTSTOP K'Lee Arredondo On Tennessee pitcher Ivy Renfro:
"She threw a little bit faster than we've seen the last few weeks, and we just weren't getting it on time. She was just throwing it by us. I don't think we made the adjustments."
ARIZONA FRESHMAN PITCHER Kenzie Fowler
On the explanation that she was given by umpires on illegal pitches:
"I asked what I was doing wrong. I was leaving the mound when I took off. I've never been called for it in my life, but obviously I need to fix it within 48 hours."
On how the umpires' calls affected her pitching the rest of the game:
"Honestly, I felt like I was really prepared for the game, really focused. I have been preparing for this all week and I don't think I could have prepared better. I thought that I was pitching well, but it's hard to rebound from something that is so dramatic, and something that can change the game when a girl should be out and is safe. Obviously I need to fix it, but it is hard to recover from something that just totally ruins your rhythm."
On how she'll prepare for the next game:
"Just go look at film, and see what I do. If I need to go out and pitch tomorrow and fix it until it looks legal, I'll do that. But with 48 hours I will fix it."


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We are one week deep in the New Year, and everyone is all about their resolutions to lead a happy healthier life, so why not add some beauty resolutions? Let's make 2014 the year we put a stop to those beauty crimes we are all guilty of at one point or another.
Stop sleeping in your makeup!
When you commit this crime skin doesn't get a chance to breath and renew itself. Remember those things called skin cells, they die and clog pores. The makeup acts as shield which stops skin from naturally exfoliating dead cells, bacteria, and oils. Not only does this cause inflammation, but according to Women's Health clogged pores can cause skin to age faster too. When pores are clogged they stretch and as skin ages it's harder for them to return to normal size due to depleted collagen levels.
A simple solution is to leave some makeup wipes in your bedside draw. They will probably see more action than anything else you have in there.
Let go of that old makeup you're holding onto.
You love your makeup, but there comes a time when what you love just isn't right for you anymore. Nothing last forever, and makeup is no exception. Expired makeup is the perfect home for bacteria, fungus, and yeast; do you really want to invite them to your face? Didn't think so.
RealBeauty.com breaks down the life spans of our favorite products:
Liquid Foundation and Concealer- 6 months.
Powdered Blush/Bronzer- 6 to 9 months. Every time a compact goes the brush should too. If you own high quality (i.e. expensive) brushes then it's cool to just wash them.
Lipstick and Lip Gloss – 18 months to 2 years. Notice an unusual taste or smell and it's time to toss it.
Mascara- 3 months. One of dirtiest products because bacteria thrive in its moist environment.
Eye Shadow- If it's creamy then it could last from a year to 18 months. Powdered ones can be kept up to 2 years, but brushes should be cleaned regularly.
Eyeliner- Similar to mascara, liquid eyeliner should only stick around for 3 months. Pencils can last for 2 years if regularly sharped and stored properly to keep them clean.
Take a deep breath and say it: "Out with the old, in with new."
Sharing is caring, just not when it comes to makeup.
You would give your friend the shirt off your back, but that doesn't mean you should give her the eyeliner out of your makeup bag.
If you share makeup with a friend you're also sharing germs, and don't forget it is cold season. Spreading the love with your eye and lip products should especially be avoided since these areas are more susceptible to infections. Discovery Fit & Health reminds us that pink eye, herpes, staph infections and strep throat can all be contracted through use of other people's makeup.


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Adobe Pixel Bender in Flash Player 10 Beta
A long time ago, back in Flash Player 8 days we had the idea of adding a generic way to do bitmap filters. Hard coding bitmap filters like we did for Flash Player 8 is not only not flexible, but has the burden of adding huge amounts of native code into the player and having to optimize it for each and every platform. The issue for us has always been how you would author such generic filters. Various ideas were floating around but in the end there was one sticking point: we had no language and no compiler. After Macromedia's merger with Adobe the Flash Player and the Adobe Pixel Bender team came together and we finally had what we needed: a language and a compiler.
The Pixel Bender runtime in the Flash Player is drastically different from what you find in the Adobe Pixel Bender Toolkit. The only connection the Flash Player has is the byte code which the toolkit does generate, it generates files with the .pbj extension. A .pbj file contains a binary representation of opcodes/instructions of your Pixel Bender kernel, much the same way a .swf contains ActionScript3 byte code. The byte code itself is designed to translate well into a number of different run times, but for this Flash Player release the focus was a software run time.
You heard right, software run time. Pixel Bender kernels do not run using any GPU functionality whatsoever in Flash Player 10.
Take a breath. :-)
Running filters on a GPU has a number of critical limitation. If we would have supported the GPU to render filters in this release we would have had to fall back to software in many cases. Even if you have the right hardware. And then there is the little issue that we only would have enabled this in the 'gpu' wmode. So it is critical to have a well performing software fallback; and I mean one which does not suck like some other frameworks which we have tried first (and which I will not mention by name). A good software implementation also means you can reach more customers which simply do not have the required hardware, which is probably 80-90% of the machines connected to the web out there. Lastly this is the only way we can guarantee somewhat consistent results across platforms. Although I have to point out that that you'll see differences which are the result of compromises to get better performance.
So why did we not just integrate what the Adobe Pixel Bender Toolkit does, which does support GPUs? First, we need to run on 99% of all the machines out there, down to a plain Pentium I with MMX support running at 400Mhz. Secondly, I would hate to see the Flash Player installer grow by 2 or 3 megabytes in download size. That's not what the Flash Player is about. The software implementation in Flash Player 10 as it stands now clocks in at about 35KB of compressed code. -- I am perfectly aware that some filters would get faster by an order of two magnitudes(!) on a GPU. We know that too well and for this release you will have to deal with this limitation. The important thing to take away here is: A kernel which runs well in the toolkit might not run well at all in the Flash Player.
But... I have more news you might not like. ;-) If you ever run a Pixel Bender filter on PowerPC based Mac you will see that it runs about 10 times slower than on an Intel based Mac. For this release we only had time to implement a JIT code engine for Intel based CPUs. On a PowerPC Mac Pixel Bender kernels will run in interpreted mode. I leave it up to you to make a judgment of how this will affect you. All I can say: Be careful when deploying content using Pixel Bender filters, know your viewers.
Now for some more technical details: the JIT for Pixel Bender filters in Flash Player 10 support various instructions sets, down to plain x87 floating point math and up to SSE2 for some operations like texture sampling which take the most amount of time usually. Given the nature of these filters working like shaders, i.e. being embarrassingly parallel, running Pixel Bender kernels scales linearly with amount of CPUs/cores you have on your machine. On an 8-core machine you will usually be limited by memory bandwidth. Here is a CPU readout on my MacPro when I run a filter on a large image (3872x2592 pixels):
There are 4 different ways of using Pixel Bender kernels in the Flash Player. Let me start with most obvious one and come down to the more interesting case:
- Filters. Use a Pixel Bender kernel as a filter on any DisplayObject. Obvious.
- Fill. Use a Pixel Bender kernel to define your own fill type. Want a fancy star shaped high quality gradient? A nice UV gradient? Animated fills? No problem.
- Blend mode. Not happy with the built-in blend modes? Simply build your own.
This 4th way of using Pixel Bender kernels runs completely separate from your main ActionScript code. It runs in separate thread which allows you to keep your UI responsive even if a Pixel Bender kernel takes a very long time to complete. This works fairly similar to a URLLoader. You send a request with all the information, including your source data, output objects, parameters etc. and a while later an event is dispatched telling you that it is finished. This will be great for any application which wants to do heavy processing.
In my next post I show some concrete examples of how you would use these Pixel Bender kernels in these different scenarios. For now I'll let this information sink in.
What follows are a few random technical nuggets I noted in my specification when it comes to the implementation in the Flash player, highly technical but important to know if you are pushing the limits of this feature:
- The internal RGB color space of the Flash Player is alpha pre-multiplied and that is what the Pixel Bender kernel gets.
- Output color values are always clamped against the alpha. This is not the case when the output is a ByteArray or Vector.
- The maximum native JIT code buffer size for a kernel is 32KB, if you hit this limit which can happen with complex filters the Flash Player falls back to interpreted mode mode like it does in all cases on PowerPC based machines.
- You can freely mix linear and nearest sampling in your kernel.
- Maximum coordinate range is 24bit, that means for values outside the range of -4194304..4194303 coordinates will wrap when you sample and not clamp correctly anymore.
- The linear sampler does sample up to 8bit of sub pixel information, meaning you'll get a maximum of 256 steps. This is also the case if you sample from a ByteArray with floating point data.
- Math functions apart from simple multiplication, division, addition and subtracting work slightly differently on different platforms, depending on the C-library implementation or CPU.
- In the Flash Player 10 beta vecLib is used on OSX for math functions. Slightly different results on OSX are the result. This might change in the final release as the results could be too different to be acceptable. (This is at least one instance where something will be significantly faster on Mac than on PC)
- The JIT does not do intelligent caching. In the case of fills that means that each new fill will create a new code section and rejit.
- There are usually 4 separate JIT'd code sections which each handle different total pixel counts, from 1 pixel to 4 pixels at a time. This is required for anti-aliasing as the rasterizer works with single pixel buffers in this case.
- When an if-else-endif statement is encountered, the JIT switches to scalar mode, i.e. the if-else-ending section will be expanded up to 4 times as scalar code. Anything outside of a if-else-endif block is still processed as vectors. It's best to move sampling outside of if statements if practical. The final write to the destination is always vectorized.
- The total number of JIT'd code is limited by the virtual address space. Each code section reserves 128Kbytes (4*32KB) of virtual address space.
- The first 4 pixels rendered of every instance of a shader is run in interpreted mode, the native code generation is done during that first run. You might get artifacts if you depend on limit values as the interpreted mode uses different math functions. If you are on a multicore system, every new span rendered will create a new instance of a shader, i.e. the code is JITd 8*4 times on a 8-core system. This way the JIT is completely without any locks.


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Seasonal Japanese at Feng Sushi
Feng Sushi is one of those chains I've known of for years but had never visited until a July invitation to sample their new seasonal specials in the company of co-founder Silla Bjerrum. My loss, as the food they serve is excellent, and I've been missing out all these years!
Founded back in 1999 by Silla and a co-founder, Feng Sushi has always had a very strong focus on seasonality and sustainability. Silla takes the latter more seriously than most, constantly visiting and learning from experts in the field to ensure that the ingredients she uses are genuinely sustainable.
One of the dishes we try is Cornish Sardines Unagi Style Donburi – sardines presented the way that unagi (eel) usually is. Why? Because eels are still endangered. Silla tells us about recent initiatives to farm eels sustainably, and how they've made a positive impact but adds that as there have been no conclusive studies confirming this yet, she will not introduce them to the menu until she is absolutely sure.
As well as the genuine commitment to sustainability (line caught mackerel, hand dived scallops, Cornish sardines (certified by the Marine Stewardship Council) throughout the menu, Silla is also interested in a modern and European-influenced interpretation of traditional Japanese cuisine. Some of this may come from her Danish upbringing, where good quality locally sourced seafood has long been highly prized. But there is also an interest in fusing other European and global elements and ingredients to make something that is very much in the Japanese tradition, but a little different. A good example is the Summer Salad of okra, mange tout, cherry tomatoes and cous cous in a light but creamy sesame dressing.
The seasonal menu is changed 6 times a year, not just four. Makes sense to me as few seasonal ingredients are actually at their peak for 3 whole months.
One of my favourite dishes from the special menu is the Cold Summer Tofu with fresh ginger, spring onions and bonito flakes. Instead of silken tofu, Silla has chosen to use a firmer fresh organic tofu. It's fabulous. And, to my surprise and delight, we learn that it's made right here in London using traditional methods.
What else do we have?
Edamame beans are served two ways, with a hot chilli sauce and with a white miso one that is particularly addictive.
Lotus Root Crisps are another nice nibble to start with.
Salmon Tartar Bites are served in little gem lettuce leaves.
Chilled Ramen Noodles come with sweet tamago omelette, cherry tomatoes, wakame (seaweed) and tempura prawns.
And because Silla went to Billingsgate this morning (Feng Sushi have a delivery and takeaway only restaurant there and Silla also runs specialist Sushi classes for the Billingsgate Seafood School), we are treated to some top grade Yellowfin Tuna Sashimi that is out of this world.
Already full, we somehow make room for the scoop of Silla's black sesame and maple ice cream. Superbly rich in sesame flavour, I could eat this every day. With it, we're served a glass of sweet sharp plum wine.
It's a light meal of lots of small bites and I leave feeling satisfied rather than uncomfortably full.
When it comes to the kind of simple dishes served here, quality of ingredients is paramount, and it's clear that this is at the heart of the Feng Sushi business. I look forward to visiting again for the next set of seasonal dishes.
Kavey Eats dined as a guest of Feng Sushi.
3 Responses to "Seasonal Japanese at Feng Sushi"
I still have to try Feng Sushi! One day!
Hope you like it. For me, the way Silla brings in European / local influences into ingredients and menu works very well. The food is still what one would consider Japanese, but not constrained by trying to create sterile copies of exact dishes. Works for me!
Sounds lovely. I like Unagi, but knowing that there's a sustainably alternative is great. Being dim, are they all endangered or are there some sources that are ok?
Where in London do they make the tofu?
Also, I'm not sure about the okra…just can't make myself like it!


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Just Asking For It. Clog Me.
Can't do it, can't do it, cant do. Getting on the clog bandwagon has been a back and forth dilemma for almost a year now. I like to stay ahead of the trends, and wearing clogs before the masses was my initial plan, but unfortunately the selection at the time would of done me more harm than good. Why should I put on plain black clogs? The same black clogs that were in style almost a decade ago? Have we not evolved in our designing abilities?
Then Proenza Schouler proved me wrong, with their version of the clogs and I was back on along with everyone else it seemed..
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These cute cut-offs show off the latest craze in acid washed, destroyed denim. The Siwy Camille Tie Dye Short ($160) may seem a little out there for our tastes but it looks surprisingly hip with a baggy tee and messenger bag. These shorts are one of the major ways we achieved the "we're trying to look like we don't care but really do" look and we can't get over how comfortable they are. We may not appear like we have made an effort to look put together but that's quite alright because we just can't get over how much more comfortable these are than those old thrift store Levi cut-offs we have.
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Whether or not a change in diet can affect ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) behaviors has been debated since the 1970s. The first controlled study was completed in 1976 based on a medical doctor's claim that he began noticing an improvement in his patients' behaviors when placed on a diet free of food dyes and artificial additives. The side effects and risk factors involved in medicating children have brought on the debate for an alternative solution to minimizing ADHD behaviors for decades.
Although the National Institute of Health has dismissed restricted diet as a scientific means to control ADHD, some parents involved in the controlled studies over the past decades have noticed an improvement in ADHD behaviors when a diet restricted of food additives and dyes are managed with their child. Studies have shown that not all children will benefit from this form of restricted diet. To what percentage of children can be helped with these types of restrictions is unclear but doctors and parents do know that some children benefit from the altered diet. In addition to food dyes some parents found eliminating milk and wheat products improved behaviors. Some studies have shown that children with asthma, eczema, and other allergy problems will be more likely to benefit from a diet restricted of food dyes, artificial colors and flavorings and dairy products than children without these allergy conditions.
Dr. Mathew Crouch, a local child psychiatrist, has been known to encourage parents to try a diet restriction as a test to see if the parents can identify a noticeable difference in behavior. Changing your child's diet can be a simple test and worse case scenario the parents won't see a change. At best, the parents may notice an improvement in behaviors based on certain foods.
For more information on the research mentioned here, you can view the Diet, ADHD, & Behavior published report updated in 2008 through Center for Science in Public Interest out of Washington D.C. The Center for Science in Public Interest is a nonprofit health-advocacy organization.


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Nice apartment in the HH-Zentrum (nk_10)
Size20 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
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The 1-bedroom apartment has a spacious twin with balcony to the courtyard, a fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, oven cooker, coffee maker, toaster and kettle. A flat-screen TV with DVB reception is also available. The room is equipped with twin beds that can be pushed together Complimentary wireless Internet access is provided free of charge. Smoking is permitted with the window open.
Attention: the apartment building is under construction, therefore might be some noise disturbance.
Additional tourist tax per person per night depending on rent (to be paid at arrival):
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Unterkunft war sauber, alles da, was wir für einen Wochenendtrip brauchten. Schlüsselübergabe unkompliziert. Gerne wieder.
Das Zimmer war ok, zum schlafen völlig ausreichend. Auch zum selbst verpflegen war alles nötige an geräten vorhanden. die Lage ist super. Vor allem die Abwicklung lief völlig problemlos. Super Service.
Stedet er i sig selv okay til prisen.. Men billederne snyder, wifi'en fungere kun halvt og sengene er slet ikke i top. Udover det var den en dejlig tur til Hamborg
Aufenthalt war so wie auf den Bildern. Alles sehr sauber und super zentral. Zu den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten waren es nur wenige Stationen mit der U-Bahn.
Die Lage der Wohnung ist top. 5 Min zur Haltestelle, von der aus man überall hinkommt (1 Station vom HBF). Zimmer waren sauber und sind für einen Kurztrip perfekt. Kleiner Balkon, den man sich mit seinen Nachbarn rechts und links teilen muss. Von außen ist das Gebäude nicht das schönste, was uns jedoch nicht gestört hat. Kostenpflichtiges parken vor der Tür von Mo-Fr, am Wochenende frei.
Das Apartment befindet sich in einer guten Lage. S-Bahn nahe gelegen und auch mit dem Taxi nach St. Pauli rein, Reeperbahn nur 15€ ca. .
Sehr nettes Personal, Ansprechpartner waren immer zu erreichen und haben sich um alles gekümmert!
Klein, aber ausreichend für 4 Personen und definitiv sauber!
Gerne wieder!
We've had an excellent stay in Hamburg at this accomodation. The beautiful staircase and historic outlook make this place a treat for the eye. An adequate offer of two bathrooms and one separate toilet is more than suited to make your stay pleasant. Our hosts were very professional, and in my opinion worked quite well with havings guests in their home. Although you are all in the same (huge!) apartment, you're not at all bothered in any way by each others presence.
The apartment was located very conveniently, only a stone's throw away from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and nice shops and restaurants. A quick stroll to the center took no less than 10 minutes, with lovely sights and shops on the way. We've had a great stay here and would stay here again the next time we visit Hamburg!
thank you Fritz, the appart was very clean and calm. We enjoyed our stay in Hambourg. We will come again with pleasure.
We had a very nice stay in Hansaplatz 2, 4th floor.
Very nice apartment with all equipment, nice bed, fully equiped kitchen and nice clean bathrooms (3 of them!!).
And very kind owners. We had a lovely weekend:-)
I loved this apartment, it is spacious, comfortable, clean, and it is blissfully quiet! It is also in a great location on historic Deichstrasse which was a real surprise with its restaurants and a great Irish pub with lovely friendly staff. You can walk almost everywhere from here as it sits about half way between the Town Hall and Alster Lake and St Pauli and the Reeperbahn. It is also very close to the new Hafen City area and the many attractions there. If you want to use the U-bahn it is only a couple of hundred yards away. The booking, communication and check-in were very easy, and the Agent's office is just a few feet away so there is always someone if you need help. I liked Hamburg a lot, and found everyone very friendly. It is a very easy and rewarding city to visit and spend time in. I would love to return and will return to and recommend this apartment!
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A photography book that captures Paris in it's very natural picturesque form, using bicycles as an excuse to do so!
Every photograph is a timeless snap-shot of the city - with bikes gracing every single shot carrying the viewer to the next page...
This is an unconventional "travel" book to make one fall in love with Paris.
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michaelalvis says I enjoyed your book preview. I just published a similar book about bicycles in Japan.
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Florida Marlins: One game into major league career, Mike Stanton looks like he belongs
The best thing about Mike Stanton's performance in his major league debut Tuesday: It looked like he belonged.
Stanton went 3 for 5 with a pair of infield hits and two runs scored. He didn't look overmatched at the plate, save for his second at-bat when Kyle Kendrick struck him out on three pitches, and he looked fine in the outfield. The occasion didn't overwhelm the 20-year-old Stanton, and that's a great sign. The Marlins rave about his maturity and makeup at every opportunity and he keeps giving them more reason to do so.
At the plate, Stanton saw a lot of pitches. He didn't try to do too much, especially in the ninth inning when he came up representing the go-ahead run with two out and Brad Lidge on the hill. Stanton got ahead 2-0 and made decent contact on a chopper over the middle. If any other second baseman besides Chase Utley is out there the ball probably goes into center and Stanton has his first career RBI.
What I found most impressive about Stanton was his arm. I'd heard he'd made some strides and it really showed. In the fifth, Utley lined a pitch off the fence atop the right-field scoreboard. Stanton fielded the ball cleanly and almost took Dan Uggla's glove off with his relay throw. In the next inning, Placido Polanco singled into the right field corner and Stanton alertly threw behind the runner to first. That same inning, another strong Stanton throw from the warning track on the fly to second held Ryan Howard to a single.
"Stanton looked good," manager Fredi Gonzalez said, after the 10-8 loss. "It's too bad we couldn't get him a good night and also to shake hands at the end of the game. You saw him make some nice turns in the outfield defensively in a place he's never played. He also made some nice throws and ran pretty good. It was a good night for him, not so good for the Fish overall."


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April 6, 2011
LOS ANGELES - Sophomore B.B. Bates posted her second-career, four-hit contest and scored three times, including the game-winning run on a walk-off RBI single by freshman Kellie Fox in the bottom of the seventh, as the sixth-ranked Bruins came back to defeat Loyola Marymount 5-4 on Wednesday at Easton Stadium.
The Bruins improve to 27-5 overall, while the Lions fall to 16-20.
Bates was a double shy of hitting for the cycle, while Fox, senior GiOnna DiSalvatore and junior Andrea Harrison all had two hits. UCLA had 13 hits as a team, with seven of the nine starters posting at least one. Junior Samantha Camuso (hip injury) made her season debut and singled in three at-bats.
Freshman Jessica Hall started and was outstanding, allowing only one hit on a two-out single in the fourth, while striking out five. She retired the first 11 batters of the game before Sam Fischer singled up the middle. Hall fanned one in each of the first three frames and two in the fourth. Junior Aleah Macon picked up the win in relief to move to 2-0 on the season, striking out four and giving up four runs, two hits and three walks in three innings.
The Bruins struck first with a run in the bottom of the first. With one out, Bates tripled to right-center, and one out later, Harrison singled up the middle to put UCLA up 1-0.
UCLA added one more in the third. Bates, DiSalvatore and Harrison each had successive, one-out singles, but on the last one, Bates was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning. Fox followed with a double to right though to bring home DiSalvatore and give the Bruins their second run.
In the bottom of the fifth, Bates crushed a 1-0 pitch out to left-center, her seventh homer of the season to put the Bruins on top 3-0.
Loyola Marymount would come back though in a big way in the top of the sixth on one swing of the bat. With one out, Jennifer Nayudu singled to left, and one out later, Kylie Ahlo and Fischer drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Kelly Sarginson then hit her 10th homer of the season to left on an 0-1 pitch to give the Lions a 4-3 lead.
The Bruins came through though with their 10th-comeback victory of the season and their third walk-off, non-mercy rule win. Junior Katie Schroeder led off the seventh with a single to left and Bates followed with a single up the middle. DiSalvatore then singled up the middle, which allowed Schroeder to score the game-tying run and Bates and DiSalvatore to move up to third and second, respectively, on the throw home. After the Lions walked Harrison intentionally to load the bases, Fox blistered one that just snuck underneath the glove of Fischer at short, allowing Bates to score the winning run.
The Bruins finish up their homestand with a three-game Pac-10 series against 13th-ranked Stanford on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m. Gametracker and free live audio will be available at UCLABruins.com.


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This was terrible and a waste of shrimp. So very bland. Will not make again.
Shrimp & Pesto Pasta
From EatingWell: March/April 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook (2008)
The spring flavors of asparagus and pesto combine beautifully with fettuccine and shrimp in a light and simple pasta dish that works for family or casual entertaining. Make it a meal: Serve with a tomato-and-arugula salad tossed with mustard-balsamic vinaigrette and fruit sorbet for dessert.
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Instead of overcooking the shrimp, sear them quickly over medium-high heat and remove from non-stick fry pan before proceeding with wine reduction. Make a stock out of the shrimp shells, an onion, and a couple of carrots, bring to boil and simmer for about an hour, then cook the noodles and asparagus in that. add a little stock to the pan when reducing the wine. This REALLY boosts the flavor.
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I thought this was OK. It was missing something so I added a squeeze of lemon juice to it on the plate which improved the flavor greatly. I actually thought it was better as leftovers and enjoyed it for lunch for a couple of days.
The only changes I made to the recipe were that I doubled the roasted pepper and added some garlic in with the shrimp. It was a bit bland and needed something so I finished it with a squeeze of lemon juice which helped tremendously. Also, it was better for lunch the next day.
My family and I enjoyed the dish so much that I made two batches of the pasta dish. However I substituted whole grain thin spaghetti for the linguine because my family doesn't like thick pasta. Next time I'm going to try the recipe substitution I saw and replace the roasted red peppers with sun dried tomatoes.


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Rihanna to Oprah on Chris Brown: "It Was Embarrassing… I Lost My Best Friend"
Oprah Winfrey sits down with Rihanna in her native Barbados for an emotional, wide-ranging interview set to air on an upcoming "Oprah's Next Chapter."
And, yes, she talks about Chris Brown.
"It was embarrassing. It was humiliating. I lost my best friend," Rihanna tells Oprah through tears at one point, although the context for the singer's remarks are not entirely clear in the preview.
Rihanna adds, "I was resentful. I held a grudge. I was dark."
In an extended preview, the host says she was surprised by her visit with Rihanna, assuming the singer would be "kind of a badass… hard-edged rocker pop woman."
"Nothing could have been farther from the truth," says Oprah, calling Rihanna "thoughtful… very emotional… [and] vulnerable."
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College Hockey:BU Gets Two From Miller In Win
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Third-string goalie Frank McLaughlin steadied Merrimack's listing ship for the second straight weekend. Only this time, a determined Boston University club refused to let him steal the spotlight.
Named Hockey East defensive player of the week for his 41-save performance in a 5-2 win over Massachusetts last Saturday, McLaughlin again impressed by turning aside 30 Terrier shots, but fell victim to versatile BU senior Bryan Miller's first two-goal game since his freshman year.
Miller broke a 1-1 tie with a 40-foot blast from the blue line with 13:04 left as both teams skated a man down, and the Terriers held on to complete the weekend series sweep, 3-1, Saturday night in front of a season-high 2,611 at Lawler Arena. The back-to-back victories vault BU (5-3-0, 4-1-0) ahead of idle Massachusetts into first in the Hockey East standings, while Merrimack falls to 1-5-0 in league play.
"We've just got to keep our spirits up and keep playing hard," said Warriors head coach Chris Serino, left dumbfounded by more injuries to his already thin corps of forwards. "When we get everybody back (from injury) at Christmas, I think we're going to be a very good team.
"(The sweep) is not the end of the world," added Serino, whose club may have to face New Hampshire Tuesday night without linemates Jordan Black and Matt Byrnes, who both suffered shoulder injuries. "We've just got to convince our players of that. It's not how you're playing now, it's how who finish."
BU head coach Jack Parker took a much different view on his club's first regular-season series sweep since February 2003.
"It's huge in a whole lot of ways, mostly because it can give us a little separation from other teams in the standings," said Parker after his team's first road win of the season. "In the long run, this sweep might be important, but we've still got a long way to go."
Playing right wing in Friday night's 6-4 home win, Miller began last night's game on defense but was soon moved back up front when teammate Matt Radoslovich was penalized with a game misconduct for a five-minute hit-from-behind major early in the first period. He scored his first goal of the night on the power play in the first period as a forward and his second as defenseman again during the 4-on-4 situation.
"I think we're going to have to come up with a new name for the position I play," Miller joked. "But I was just fortunate to be at the right place at the right time, especially for the first goal."
McLaughlin stood out in a first period completely lacking any type of sustained tempo thanks to 25 minutes worth of penalties in addition to the game misconduct. Had Miller not done his best David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox impression with a hockey stick, the game would have remained scoreless through 40 minutes of play.
Merrimack failed to capitalize on a pair of two-man advantages in the opening period, the first coming when Radoslovich was whistled for the major hitting from behind penalty at 6:10. The BU senior drilled Warriors junior Nick Pomponio head first into the boards from behind while teammate Brad Zancanaro was already serving two minutes for an obstruction interference call.
Just 30 seconds after killing off Radoslovich's five-minute penalty and the Terriers on a power play of their own, Miller batted a midair rebound of a blistering Brian McConnell shot from the slot into the top left corner over McLaughlin's catching glove at 11:40. It was BU's third man-advantage goal of the weekend against the Warriors, who had killed 36 straight short-handed situations entering the home-and-home set.
After a scoreless second period, Bryan Schmidt's 20th career goal and team-high fifth of the season tied the game 5:19 into the third period. The junior defenseman lofted a wrist shot over the glove of BU goalie Stephan Siwiec (23 saves) off a perfect feed from Jeff Caron for a power-play goal.
But Miller untied it just 1:37 later with the game-winner as both teams skated short-handed after Merrimack freshman Jarrett Sousa cost the hosts a power-play opportunity for a hit after the whistle with Zancanaro already headed to the penalty box for tripping.
"That was an undisciplined penalty that really cost us," Serino said. "We had the momentum on our side and were really starting to get things going."
With the Warriors pressing for the equalizer late, BU caught them on a line change as Zancanaro, with Schmidt on his back, dished a nice pass off to John Laliberte, who zipped a shot over McLaughlin's shoulder with just 53.9 seconds remaining to cement the win.
"I thought I played well in the first two periods and I thought we took it to them in the third period," said McLaughlin, the game's No. 2 star. "I thought we deserved to win. I just had two mental letdowns in the third period that cost us."
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SEATTLE – Game times and ticket prices for the Seattle Regional of the 2014 NCAA Tournament have been announced.
The 12th-seeded Huskies (33-13) will open regional play vs. the Iona Gaels (24-22) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Husky Softball Stadium.
BYU (33-21) and Northwestern (33-16) will open the tournament in a 4:30 p.m. matchup on Thursday.
The regional continues Friday with games at 1:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. The regional will conclude with the championship Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. (if necessary).
Thursday, May 15th
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All-session tickets are on sale now. Single-session tickets will go on sale Wednesday, May 14 at 8:30 a.m. There will be free admission for the first 50 UW students to arrive at Husky Softball Stadium for each game and present a valid HuskyCard.
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Tom Brady: 'We've won 10 straight. Hopefully we can make it 11′
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Here is a transcript of the remarks by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady following his team's 23-20 victory over the Ravens that propelled New England to its seventh Super Bowl, and its fifth with Brady as quarterback:
On the game-winning quarterback sneak:
It looked soft in there, so try to take advantage of us getting an easy touchdown. I don't do that very often. I'm glad we had a chance to score there on fourth down. That was important.
On the play by defensive back Sterling Moore to break up a potential go-ahead touchdown by the Ravens:
It was a great play by Sterling. These games come down to one or two plays. Our defense made some huge plays there, some very critical plays. It went down to the end. It was a hell of a game.
On whether the Patriots proved they could win a tough, physical game:
It was two very physical teams I thought. … I thought we ran the ball great. It's a great team. The Ravens, they're in this position for a reason. They're a great team. … Their offense played well. Our defense, I thought, played extremely well. Offensively, I wish we'd done a little better in the red area, certainly not thrown any interceptions. But I'm glad we won. I'm glad we're moving on. We've won 10 straight. Hopefully we can make it 11.
On his suggestion immediately after the game that he 'sucked,' and whether he still felt that assessment was accurate:
As a quarterback, you don't ever want to turn the ball over. You want to hit the open guys. You want to capitalize when you have open receivers. I wish I'd have done a better job of that today. In some ways, you beat yourself up. I've been doing this for quite a while. I'm glad we won. I'm glad we're moving on. Hopefully I can go out there and do better in a few weeks. Offensively, I think we can do better. That's what it's going to take.
On what has allowed this Patriots team to advance to the Super Bowl where others came up short:
We won 10 straight games, and they haven't all been pretty. We've started slow, we've started fast, the offense has played really well at times, the defense has played really well at times. It's a pretty mentally tough team. There's some resiliency. I think we've shown that all season. Even in the games we've lost, the three games we lost, we fought to the end. We're always going to fight to the game. It's great to be a part of a team like this. It's tough to get here, man. It's hard to win games. It's hard to win games in the NFL, because every team is very talented. We did enough here the last 10 weeks to win these games. I'm sure this next game is going to come down to the end. Hopefully we have enough plays.
On what it means to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2007:
It's incredible. You watch this game as a kid growing up. I was a 49er fan, so I got to watch a lot of Super Bowls. You pinch yourself. To get this opportunity, I'm privileged to be a part of an incredible organization, to play with a great group of teammates. It's really a privilege to play quarterback on this team.
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I don't care who we play.
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Super Italian Chopped Salad RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 3 cups torn romaine
- 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 jar (6-1/2 ounces) marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 5 slices deli ham, chopped
- 5 thin slices hard salami, chopped
- 5 slices pepperoni, chopped
- 3 slices provolone cheese, chopped
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- Pepperoncini, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with pepperoncini, if desired. Yield: 10 servings.
Reviews for Super Italian Chopped Salad
"This is the best ever salad. With each bite chucked full of Italian goodness."
"My husband loves this. Never knew he was such a fan of garbanzo beans. I added some garlic to the dressing and substitutes Swiss for the Provolone."
"This salad was perfect for a busy night! I prepared everything the day before so that I just had to assemble and eat :) The dressing was so good and light! Definitely a hearty filling salad."
"My son wanted a pizza party for his birthday and I made this salad to go on the side for the adults. So so good. Many compliments, many recipe requests, salad bowl was licked clean. Only difference, instead of mixing dressing ingredients I just used kraft Tuscan House Italian dressing. I measured it out according to ingredients in this recipe and just added a tad more after mixing. Everything else stayed the same."
"Made this for super bowl party. Delicious combination of goodness. Try it!??"