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"Erectile dysfunction and chronic periodontitis in humans are caused by similar risk factors, such as aging, smoking, diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease," Oguz explained. His study was published Dec. 4 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
The researchers compared 80 men with erectile dysfunction to 82 men without the problem. All were between 30 and 40 years old and were patients of Oguz's urology department.
People were excluded from the study if they had a systemic disease such as diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure, if they had been undergoing therapy for gum disease within the last year, if they were taking oral antibiotics within the last six months and if they smoked. The results of the study were also adjusted for body mass index (a measure of body fat), household income and education level.
All of the patients underwent a periodontal exam by a periodontist who had no knowledge of whether any patient had an erectile dysfunction problem. The researchers found that chronic periodontitis is present more often in patients with erectile dysfunction than in those without the problem.
Some experts questioned the study results.
"Periodontal disease might be associated with other underlying disease, but erectile dysfunction? I would strongly disagree; it's not a causative condition," said Dr. Bruce Gilbert, a professor of urology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, in Lake Success, N.Y. "But I would say that the study results implore us to consider that diseases of the mouth are something to consider when we assess the overall health of the body."
Gilbert was concerned that researchers did not find out enough about the men who reported erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction, he explained, is typically a problem for much older men. "The problem can be neurological, hormonal, psychogenic, especially in men of this age," he noted. "The participants just filled out a form about sexual dysfunction? That was not enough."
Dr. Nancy Newhouse, president of the American Academy of Periodontology, agreed. But she added that the study makes an important contribution because it shows how diseases of the mouth can affect the rest of the body. "Our medical colleagues don't spend much time dealing with the oral cavity," she said. "The mouth is connected."
Newhouse said people with evidence of periodontal disease — a treatable chronic condition — should be wondering about their general health. "If your gums bleed, you're really not healthy."
While the study found an association between severe gum disease and sexual problems for men in their 30s, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Genetic Alliance UK - Views & Policy:
Life with a Genetic Condition
Genetic Alliance UK's work is not just about research and treatments. Patients and families affected by genetic conditions face many issues outside healthcare provision.
Information for Patients
Genetic Alliance UK has produced many information leaflets to help patients and families understand the cause of the condition that affects them, and explain their options both in the health service and in getting on with life.
Our leaflets are found here: A-Z of Patient Leaflets.
Obtaining insurance is one of the main impacts a genetic condition can have upon a patient or families' life apart from direct healthcare related issues.
The Asking Relevant Questions project is a two year research initiative funded by Bupa. The project aims to help patients negotiate the difficult process of obtaining life and holiday insurance when their family is affected by an inherited condition.
Read more about the: Asking Relevant Questions Project.
Over-The-Counter Genetic Testing
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of genetic tests that are available to buy over the counter or on the internet.
Some of the tests offer a diagnosis of single gene inherited disorders. Genetic Alliance UK advises anyone who is at risk of a single gene disorder to obtain a diagnostic test on the NHS by asking their GP for a referral to a Regional Genetics Service. In this context the diagnosis will be delivered by trained professionals who can fully explain the implications for both the patient and their family. Genetic Alliance UK has written a Over-the-counter Genetic Susceptibility Tests leaflet (pdf) explaining this.
You can also read our response to the Nuffield Council of Bioethics consultation on this issue in the 2009 Policy Archive.

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One of the world's largest retailers Walmart (love them or hate them) is gearing up to launch a new cosmetic line geared towards "tweens" (kids as young as eight years old) this February. Is this a joke you might ask? No! This new generation of youngsters is being labeled "Generation Y" aka "Net Generation" according to Wikipedia.com; the makeup line has reportedly named many of their line's 69 beauty products after text and internet lingo. GeoGirl the name of the tween makeup line will offer skin care and makeup products that are reportedly made from natural products and will be packaged in biodegradable materials.
How do parents feel about this "Starter" makeup line? The first general concession from parents I spoke to was that the only makeup appropriate for kids as young as eight years old is as one parent called it "Playkeup" or makeup used for playing dress up with friends. Other parents have concerns that the makeup line is encouraging kids to grow up too fast and possibly promoting the idea to our young that makeup is necessary to look attractive. Although most parents I spoke to thought eight was way too young for a company to market cosmetics to, some did find it acceptable in certain circumstances such as girls involved in beauty pageants, on weekends, or simply allowing some makeup such as lip gloss to be acceptable at school (or to be worn on a daily basis).
Although everyone is going to have their own opinions on the matter, the truth is that with kids getting cell phones at the average age of eight according to "The Telegraph;" makeup doesn't seem that big of deal in comparison to the potential risk of sexting and other cell phone risks for youngsters. Will GeoGirl become the next staple for tweens or will it be a passing fashion? Only time will tell. Personally I cant see me letting an eight year old out of the house with a full face of makeup; which leads to another ongoing question? When should tweens or teens start wearing makeup out of the house? That is a different article, but in the end it is up to parents to make their own decisions.


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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Cipelli, Roberto
Cipelli, Roberto, piano: b. Cremona, 6 August 1958. His father is Cipelli Rubens, born May 24, 1926 in Gazzuolo, MN. His mother Giuseppina Ballarini was born on February 13, 1930 in Guardamiglio, NI and died on September 28, 2002 in Cremona. Roberto studied with Franco D'Andrea (1979-1980).
Roberto Cipelli has studied privately the piano from the age of 11 years at the Conservatory "G.Verdi" of Milan. He discovered jazz music in 1975, founding the "Quartetto Jazz Cremona," with the guitar player Riccardo Bianchi. Frequented later the piano courses run by Franco D'Andrea at Parma and Siena.
In 1982 he met the trumpet player Paolo Fresu with which found a quintet that is active still today after sixteen years of intense activity both in Italy and in foreign countries, and is considered from the European criticism one of the most interesting jazz groups of the last generation.
He has collaborated and often collaborate with many among the most representative jazz musicians (Dave Liebman, Sheila Jordan, Tom Harrell, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Owens, Mark Dresser, Radu Malfatti, Bobby Watson, John Stowell, Erwin Vann, Martin Dietrich, Pierre Favre, Gianluigi Trovesi, Bruno Tommaso, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Mariapia De Vito) both in Italy and in foreign countries (France, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Austria, Jugoslavia, Canada, Australia, Africa, Brasil) often participating to radio and TV broadcasts.
He collaborates with dance groups and on theater and movies soundtracks as a musician and composer. He has experience in jazz teaching of piano, harmony and music ensemble in Nuoro, Milano, Bologna, Cremona. He has taught jazz piano in a seminary organized beside the Jazz Department of the Melbourne Conservatory of Music.
In 1996, he began teaching of Jazz at the Civic School of Music " Monteverdi" of Cremona. In 1997, he collaborated in the realization of the album "WANDERLUST" of the Paolo Fresu Quintet published from the French BMG.
Currently he plays also with the ESP trio with, to the rhythmic section, Attilio Zanchi and Gianni Cazzola. In the March of the '98 the group has held a long Italian tour with the singer Sheila Jordan.
Moona Moore (1988); Market Square (1994); Confluenze (1998); Cipelli Esptrio & Sheila Jordan: Jazz (1998); A Reason To Believe (1999)
As sideperson:
P. Fresu Quintet: Ostinato (1985); Fresu Quintet & D.Liebman: Inner Voices (1986); Attilio Zanchi: Early Spring (1986); Fresu Quintet: Mamut (1986), Live In Montpellier (1988), Quarto (1988); Vari: Top Jazz From Italy (1988); Fresu Quintet: Live In Lugano (1989); F.Turchetti: Foto Di Gruppo (1989); Fresu Quintet: Ossi Di Seppia (1991); Minguell-Fresu: Majakovskij (1991); Fresu Quintet: Ballads (1991), Night On The City (1994); Vari: Onyx Jazz Club 85/95 (1994); Fresu Sextet: Ensalada Mistica (1994); F. Turchetti: Francis Drake (1994); Vari Per Fossati: I Disertori (1994); Vari: Jazz Sampler - The Blue Note 1995 (1995); Orchestra Utopia: 6 X 30 (1996); Free Flow: Free Flow (1996); Vari: Italian Jazz Today (1996); Fresu Sextet: Wanderlust (1997); Ornella Vanoni: Argilla (1997); Tiziana Ghiglioni: My Essential Duke (1998); Tiziana Ghiglioni: Songbook-Iseo Jazz 97 (1998); Vari: A Fleur De Jazz Festival Vol. 4 (1998); Vari: Franco Mussida Musicworld : Jazz Cd-Rom (1998); Sheila Jordan Quartet: Sheila's Back in Town (1999); Fabio Turchetti: Famiglia Turchetti (1999); Paolo Fresu: Berchidda - The Italian Years (1999); Paolo Fresu: Melos (2000)
Works by Cipelli
The first 63 compositions by artists recording for Splasch: Splasch
Course of Education to the Musical Ear" vol.1/2: Carisch
Contact information:
website : www.robertocipelli.it


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Children of the Corn: VeraSun, POET Talk Up Ethanol Deals
Is consolidation finally coming to the U.S. ethanol industry?
Bankrupt VeraSun, the biggest U.S. ethanol producer, said it has received an offer from an unnamed third party. POET, another big ethanol producer also based in Sioux Falls, S.D., says it's in the market to buy, and is looking for "whole company opportunities."
Consolidation would be a natural step for the ethanol industry, which has passed from a heady growth phase into maturity. But the financial meltdown and the credit crunch have made natural consolidation more difficult.
The upside to fewer, bigger ethanol makers? With little room left to increase production (and little incentive with plummeting gasoline prices right now) the focus is shifting to managing costs.
Economies of scale—such as bigger plants, better capital management, and savvier commodities purchasing—could improve ethanol's dismal economics of late, says Todd Alexander, a partner with Chadbourne and Parke, a law firm specializing in renewable energy. He expects the pace of consolidation to pick up over the next 12 months.
Longer term, though, ethanol and the wider biofuel industry still face a special set of challenges. More even than other areas of the energy business, ethanol depends on government policy for everything from biofuel production mandates to subsidies to tariffs that keep out foreign competitors.
For U.S. corn ethanol producers in particular, the challenges are acute. Rival biofuels, such as Brazilian sugarcane ethanol, offer more economic and environmental benefits. Next-generation biofuels, made from inedible feedstocks like switchgrass, promise to side-step one of ethanol's biggest headaches this year—the food versus fuel debate.
The biggest question of all might come out of Detroit and the reshaping of the U.S. auto industry. Will a leaner, greener Detroit lean more toward electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as many Congressmen want, or will alternative liquid fuels be the way to lower dependence on oil for transportation?


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Let's get our angpao and love. Share them to everyone..
My family. The best gank ever.
Place : Central Restaurant Bulungan and My ipo's house.
Please do forgive me about the quality of the pictures, just took them with my sister's phone camera.
love the vest and jeanss!
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lovely photos! lovely fam!beatiful as usual :) Happy CNY!!
woww..first round??? hahaha. ok! will wait for the second one than!
Cute pictures :)
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you seem to have so much fun, sil. and love the vest too!
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The little ones are too cute to be true!!
ah what a very adorable familyyou've got :)
Happy Chinese New Year..
I'm guessing you got a lot of angpao :)
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woohooo angpaos :D
you look pretty for CNY ! i love ur blue vestt
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love your outerwear! =))
pretty sure you got tons of lil red envelope. hahaa..
anyway, happy belated CNY and Vday.
cute long vest, sil..
anyway u and ur sisters gag begitu mirip yah?
too bad kt gag ketemu lg, i'm back in LA now :(
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i always love your outfit, simple but yet so cute :)
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Fernandinho scores on finals debut as hosts clinch top spot
- 23 June 2014 22:53
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Brazil will face Chile in the second round of the FIFA World Cup after a convincing 4-1 win over Cameroon in Brasilia.
Fernandinho became the first City player to score at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, striking on his finals debut after coming on as a second half substitute.
Neymar scored twice in the first-half, either side of a Joel Matip equaliser, Fred added a third goal at the start of the second half, before Fernandinho netted a sublime solo goal to round off the scoring.
The Londrina-born 28-year old has had to be patient for his first minutes at the tournament but he grasped this opportunity with both hands, providing the previously missing drive from midfield to steer Brazil into the round of 16.
He had a hand in the third goal, was a constant outlet for his teammates, providing the link between defence and attack with a number of positive, forward passes into the forward line and broke up a number of Cameroon attacks at their source with intelligent interceptions and well-timed tackles.
He capped a remarkable 45 minute showing with the final goal after 84 minutes and surely secured a starting berth for Saturday's Round of 16 meeting with their fellow South Americans.
"Big Phil" made just one change from the team that started the draw with Mexico last time out, bringing Hulk back into the line-up in place of Ramires.
They faced a Cameroon side with nothing to play for, following defeats to Croatia and Cameroon, knowing that a draw would be enough to see them through.
However, results in this and the night's other game between Croatia and Mexico would determine whether the five-time champions would take on Group B winners, the Netherlands or runners-up, Chile.
The hosts were taking part in their 100th World Cup match and they eased any lingering nerves in a hyped-up, expectant Estádio Nacional de Brasilia in the 17th minute when the crowd witnessed exactly what they had turned up to see.
Luiz Gustavo won the ball in midfield, charged down the left flank and delivered a perfect cross for Neymar and Brazil's talisman opened up his right foot to divert the ball into the far corner, leaving Charles Itandje with no chance.
Brazil were only ahead for eight minutes as Joel Matip silenced the stadium when he escaped the attentions of Marcelo and David Luiz before finishing from close range to make it 1-1 with 25 minutes on the clock.
With the half-time break rapidly approaching, the hosts' golden boy struck again, this time carrying the ball in from the left flank and trashing it past the wrong-footed Cameroonian keeper.
"Despite the narrow half-time lead, there was a sense that the Brazil midfield could be doing more to dictate the tempo of the game and perhaps that's why Scolari introduced Fernandinho for the second half."
...Brazil v Cameroon: Match report...
There had been a widespread clamour for the City midfielder to come into the side and when he did finally get his chance to shine; his impact from the bench could hardly have been more immediate.
His first touch in a World Cup finals was nearly an assist for Fred but the Seleção no.9 got the ball caught under his feet and the chance was gone but Cameroon's reprieve was short-lived.
Fernandinho flicked the ball over a defender's head to find Marcelo on the left and the Real Madrid full-back's cross fell invitingly into the path of Fred for his first goal of the tournament.
The City midfielder wasn't finished there and he saved his most decisive contribution to last – the fourth goal to tie up top spot.
He exchanged passes with Oscar and Fred, before running clear and toe-poking the ball into the far corner beyond Itandje's out-stretched hand.
The joy writ large all over Fernandinho's face as he galloped off to celebrate told you just how much it had meant.
To celebrate, we'll be kicking off an exclusive five-part Fernandinho documentary "A Dream in my Heart" on Tuesday morning here on mcfc.co.uk.
Elsewhere in Group A, Mexico set up a meeting with the Netherlands, thanks to a 3-1 win over Croatia.


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In a recent press release, it was announced that the still rocking cool Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will come to the Valley to play the intimate OVATIONS! Live Showroom at Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Friday, September 19, 2014.
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As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, who dominated in the early '80s, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top-40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover."
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ARES expands upon Viking, Mars Global
Surveyor, Odyssey, Mars Express,
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ARES has three science goals:
Primary Science Objectives
Science Implementation
From its unique vantage point 1.5 km above the surface of Mars, ARES will target and explore up to 610 km of diverse terrain in the Southern Highlands. Science data will be returned to Earth on the day of flight for immediate scientific review and public dissemination.
ARES' airplane has been developed to autonomously complete a pre-planned science survey. It accommodates Mars environment uncertainty through its robust stability and control performance.
The ARES mission implementation strategy includes flight-proven systems, large margins, and a successful, ongoing airplane deployment assurance program to achieve both mission flexibility and low risk.


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Mechanical Engineering is the broadest discipline in engineering and uses a combination of human, material and economic resources to provide solutions to problems faced in society. As an applied science, Mechanical Engineering is focused on the design, development, manufacture, management and control of engineering systems.
At St. Ambrose, our emphasis is on the people and designing and adapting environments to best suit personal needs, such as planning efficient heating and cooling systems for new facilities or developing equipment to help the disabled become more self-sufficient.
The mission of the Mechanical Engineering program is to develop graduates who analyze, design, communicate, and integrate humans in thermal and mechanical engineering solutions.
See the report from Institutional Research.
The St. Ambrose Mechanical Engineering Program is not yet accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). Once we have our first graduate of the program, we will begin the accreditation process. Accreditation will be retroactive for graduates of the program under which Mechanical Engineering is evaluated by ABET.


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Last Wednesday and still running, Northern Ballet revived their splendid production of Madame Butterfly, Puccini's adored operatic masterwork.
It was enterprisingly framed within two mimed Japanese sequences which pointed to the tragic conclusion of the drama.
Guest artist Kiko Amemori made an exquisite Butterfly, regularly presented with her swirling handmaidens and intensely moving in her later torment.
Kenneth Tindall's dastardly US naval Lieutenant Pinkerton treacherously deserted his bride at the very moment of the music's orgasmic climax -- perfidy indeed!
After the interval came Butterfly's cruel wait, though in the ballet, unlike the opera, we witnessed her husband but yes other life in America, courtesy of another Puccini piece: Crisantemi. Finally he reappears, only to go off with their child. Butterfly kills herself, the honourable Japanese way.
All this was delivered to an immensely impressed but scandalously thin first night audience. The opera-going hordes in Leeds had turned their back on the cash-starved ballet, something which would not have happened at Covent Garden where no invidious distinction is made between, say, the Royal Ballet's Manon and the Royal Opera's.
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Utility boxes and street signs are the most popular targets of graffitists in Georgia's' Gwinnett County. Source: Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful
Graffiti is best controlled when residents are encouraged to report it and volunteers help public works remove it. Though highly effective at removing just about any type of paint, pressure-washing should be limited to tough surfaces such as concrete and hard woods.
To keep taggers from making public surfaces such as viaducts (above) into a canvas, former St. Alberta, Canada, city engineer Dwayne Kalynchuk championed efforts both there and in Victoria, British Columbia (below), to create skate board parks that encourage graffiti. Photo below: Dwayne Kalynchuk
"We wanted people to do graffiti prevention and abatement on a regular, frequent basis, not just a one-day feel-good thing," he explains. "You're not going to change the minds of elementary students when you're in the classroom for just 40 minutes. They see their peers all day every day, and their peers might be doing graffiti."
Stanton attended neighborhood meetings to recruit volunteers and hand out graffiti removal kits of solvent, sponges, mask, goggles, rags, and paint.
"We made it simple for them to sign up and gave them free materials," he says. "If they could remove graffiti in front of their house and that's all they did, that's one less light pole we'd have to deal with. There was no reporting they had to do, no commitment, and they could do it whenever they wanted and wherever they wanted."
The 124 volunteers Stanton recruited in the program's first year nearly halved the number of tags citywide, to about 35,000. The program now has 6,500 volunteers, and just a hundred or so incidents of graffiti remain. The city also increased its full-time abatement staff to seven.
Stanton commends the volunteers for keeping costs down. "Supplies are a fraction of the cost of labor. That's where the savings come in," he says.
Edmonton also gives residents removal kits, available on a first-come, first-served basis, that include a 25% discount certificate that may be used to buy paint.
But not everyone labels graffiti as vandalism.
"When it's not gang-related, it can be a form of art," says Dwayne Kalynchuk, general manager of environmental services for the Capital Region District in Victoria, British Columbia.
A former city engineer in the Edmonton, Alberta, suburb of St. Albert, Kalynchuk helped create a program in the mid-1990s that encourages taggers to paint at a concrete skate-board park. At the time, two-person public works crews were being pulled from other projects to remediate graffiti, taxing department resources. "We couldn't dedicate part of our work-force to graffiti removal, so we pulled crews from elsewhere, and those projects suffered," he says.
The city reported a 45% reduction in graffiti just one year later. "You have to have an outlet that's an expression of that creativity," Kalynchuk says.
But for the most part, graffiti remains a crime, and only persistence breaks the cycle.
"You have to be relentless," says Wiggins, whose efforts have paid off: Since 2000 she claims a 90% reduction in graffiti countywide. "When government continues to remove it, there's no sense of ownership. City departments need to work with property owners to take steps to keep it from reoccurring. Governments need to give the general public a sense of ownership for common areas."
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George Monbiot on Peak Oil and Transition Towns.
At [last week's event in Lampeter](http://transitionculture.org/2007/04/06/preparing-west-wales-for-a-future-without-oil-the-beginning-of-transition-town-lampeter/"L") writer and activist George Monbiot was asked to give a 5 minute reflection on the presentation I had just given. His response focused on the concerns he has with the concept of peak oil, and why he feels climate change to be the more important driver. Much of what he said about the dangers of synfuels and biofuels I very much agree with, but his optimism about peak oil isn't, as regular readers will know, something I share. Indeed I struggle to see what it might be based on. Here is the transcript, I'd love to hear your thoughts…
"There's some supplementary stuff which I'd just like to run through quickly. Over the past two or three years or so, I've become pretty sure that peak oil isn't as imminent as I first thought. There are a couple of reasons for this. First off, there are some very large unexplored areas, north-west Saudi Arabia, most of Siberia, we can go into that in greater depth if you like during the discussion.
Secondly, quite recently there have been various innovations for enhancing the amount of oil removed from existing oil fields, particularly something called "Enhanced Oil Recovery


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We understand that hospital visits are rarely planned. When you need medical attention, you have more important things to worry about than policies and procedures. That's why we're here to help you through the admissions and discharge process – from the time you arrive, and even after you leave.
At St. Luke's Hospital, we provide you with expert care, a comfortable environment and ready access to information so that you can focus on one thing: Getting better.
Our staff will check in with you often to see if we can do anything to improve your stay, and we will take all appropriate steps to ensure your safety and confidentiality. We also care about your health after your visit. When you're ready to return home, our hospital staff can work with you to develop a plan for any further care that you may need on your road to recovery.
Information about admission and discharge is listed below for your convenience.
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Hospital pricing and payment can be topics of concern for many patients. Here at St. Luke's, we are committed to communicating with you in advance so that you know what to expect when it comes to the cost of services. Our pricing specialist can review your insurance benefits for the services your doctor has ordered to provide you with an estimate of your final bill. Because what you owe can vary due to your insurance and other factors, we encourage you to call Patient Accounts Customer Services at 419-893-5937 so we can help determine what your costs may be. You can also view our hospital pricing sheet for information about the cost of common procedures.
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- Discourage friends and family from visiting if they have colds or other infectious diseases. If you're not sure, talk with a nurse before visiting.
- Visitors may be asked to leave the room when the patient receives treatment from a doctor or nurse.
- Most patients are on special diets while in the hospital. Outside food is not always good for them. They should only eat food prepared for them by the hospital. Always check with the nurse or the registered dietitian before bringing special foods from home.
- Children 12 and older are considered adults for visiting purposes.
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It's tough to play on the road and against the Heat, but now the refs??? SMH...
FREETHROWS MIAMI 20 NY 5 ...another foul 22 ny 5 !!!
****ing refs and JR are killing us....Melo aint helping either..****....
They should make flopping a technical
oh my
now Bron gets rewarded for a blatant flop
i cant take this **** anymore smh
King of flop!!!
oh **** me! this is ridiculous! bunch of ****ing b grade porn acting from Lames.
Lord, bring on Phil Jackson please. This is our offense? Throwing the ball to Melo every time with someone fronting him?
Woodson can't even tell our guys to set an offball screen for Melo??? Come on that is simple stuff. Brutal offense right now is killing the Knicks. Just no schemes or anything.
**** this **** man. Told ya'll it was fixed!!!!!!!!
Are you ****ing serious thats some ****in bull****
We will not win this series, the NBA is straight ****in bull****
Just let Melo bring the damn ball up, instead of wasting the possessions and sucking up the shot clock
oh there ya go! we got a piss weak call.


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Millions of commuters ride the Long Island Railroad into New York City each day, either for work or for play.
For a few years now, the Long Island Railroad has faced a great deal of scandal due to former employees of the railroad falsifying disability applications to cheat the system and get disability pay without actually being disabled.
Earlier this week, one former employee of the railroad was sentenced to a jail term for her role in the scandal. The woman was sentenced for allegedly helping other employees of the organization figure out how to fool the system by filing false claims of disability.
The fallout from the investigation of disability claims off former LIRR workers has been widespread, since it first became publicly known several years ago. In addition to the woman who was recently sentenced, several other former railroad workers, as well as doctors who claimed the workers were disabled, have already been sentenced for their roles.
Now that several years have gone by since the scandal came into public knowledge, it remains to be seen what else will become known about the scandal.


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What Louisiana Science Teachers Are Required to Do Under the LA Science Education Act (updated)
By Barbara Forrest
Many teachers and administrators in Louisiana public schools — and probably some students and parents, too — may be wondering what science teachers are required to do under the terms of the creationist Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA), which became law with Bobby Jindal's signature in June 2008. The law and the implementation policy adopted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) allow teachers to bring creationist materials into their classrooms and use them until they get caught doing it. We know that the law permits this because (a) Sen. Ben Nevers, the bill's sponsor, said so, and (b) the Louisiana Family Forum (LFF) successfully lobbied BESE to delete the prohibitions against teaching creationism from the policy that implements the law. So evolution, the "origins of life," global warming, and human cloning are all fair game in science classrooms. So now, with the law on the books, what do teachers have to do as a result? Here, after three years, is the definitive answer:


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Really glad we dropped Turiaf. He was embarrassing.
Really glad we dropped Turiaf. He was embarrassing.
I don't know which was better the block or the dunk. I think I'll go with the dunk. Just sick...thanks for the clip metro.
Wow. That kid has HOPS. Wasn't he the guy who won the dunk contest? The dunk had everything. Style, hangtime, posterization, intensity.
Awesome vid. Thanks for sharing. Probably wouldn't have seen this if it weren't for KO.
This guys is going to be a fantasy monster. Like a Sege Ibaka with a better offensive game. I can't remember the last time Utah has actually had an electrifying player like that.
I was watching that game on NBA TV when it happened. I broke out laughing at Turiaf but i felt bad for him too. Evans is a young dude but he sonned the sh*t outta Turiaf, i would be so embarrassed if that ever happened to me. I would probably just retire
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Okay, I bought Sapphire last month and it's the first Pokemon game I've played since Red. lol. I know.
Anyway, I beat the game and enjoyed the heck out of myself, but I realized the retard Day Care Lady, which was my fault, deleted Dig from my Aron to give him a different move. Of course I need Dig for the "Cave of Wonders". So here's the question.
1) Is this the only time I get Dig, is once in the game or can I buy it somewhere else?
I found my way to Bagon last night, and I caught five, cause I'm greedy and love Dragon-Mons. Problem is all of them are level 35 and according to the Pokedex for Sapphire/Emerald/Ruby it evolves to the next stage at level 30.
2) Are they going to evolve anyway, or am I stuck with 5 little Bagons?
And, I'm collecting all my Pokemon to fill my Hoenn Poke'dex, and I am going for a Pichu, the baby Azumarill, and Igglybuff if possible and I was wondering...
3) Can I drop a female of each to the Daycare Lady in the hopes of the young versions of these Pokemon or is there another route I have to take to get to those 3?
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The Fields-Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship program is a new initiative
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MEDINA — Medina High School will offer fewer courses next year, the result of cost-cutting measures in light of a projected $5.9 million deficit by June 2012.
"We're trying to find other ways for kids to have opportunities that may not look traditional — whether online learning or shared courses," board President Susan Vlcek said.
Vlcek said the board relied heavily on high school administrators when choosing courses to cut. Administrators work closely with course schedules and recognize which courses are requested the most, and which have lower enrollments and "couldn't be an option anymore," she said.
Superintendent Randy Stepp said the district is exploring post-secondary opportunities to keep some advanced placement courses.
"We shifted kids in higher-level courses down in the elementary school and put them on a track so that they could have advanced placement calculus … and for us to pull the rug out from under them at the moment they reach that pinnacle isn't fair to them," Stepp said at a recent school board meeting.
The district was able to maintain AP Calculus next year through a partnership with the University of Akron. Similarly, it was able to keep language courses by offering them as post-secondary credit through the university.
Sharing courses with other school districts in Medina County also is an option, he said, and three districts have expressed interest.
"For example, they may be offering AP Chemistry next year … and they allow our students who need AP Chemistry and are seniors to come to their school to get the AP course they need; and if we offer something they don't offer in advanced placement courses, we'll trade with them so it doesn't cost any district any money," Stepp said.
Shared courses could be accomplished on-site or through a distance learning lab, Vlcek said.
Enrollment policy varies by district, so she said on-site courses could be "the exception."
"It's all in the discussion phase," she said. "It's still very early in the process."
Medina Schools has cut more than 120 certified and support staff in the last year. Stepp said the district may cut up to 50 more jobs to meet budget demands.
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In South Africa, a 384Kb ADSL connection is considered speedy and despite not being considered on the scale of broadband internationally, it is considered a luxury locally.
The simple fact of the matter is that due to geographic distance, there is only a finite amount of bandwidth available to reach international servers. What this means is that South African's have had little satisfaction with Internet connectivity due to speed and pricing issues. SEACOM, a new cable connecting Africa to the rest of the world aims to change that.
We travel to Mtunzini to see the landing site and to ask the tough questions of when the cable will be bringing faster speeds to our homes and how much these speeds will cost us. We'll also be speaking to Anthony Brooks from the ISPA to get his view on whether SEACOM will change the South African Internet landscape. If you want to know the answer to the all important questions of price and availability then listen to The Digital Edge to find out.
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I dont think so, It was supposed to bring down prices by 90%, now some of the operators are saying it will bring down the price by 45-40% , and we(the public) will only see the result in 2 years time. So business as usual..rip Joe Public off as much as you can for as long as you can. That is the way Telkom, MTN, Vodacom Neotel worked before and why change when you are onto a good thing?
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When I visited Argentina a few years ago, my trip was a mix of vacation and wine investigation, and, like so many great trips, left me feeling like I had done too little of both. In the wine department, I left with two main regrets. The first was the lack of a visit to Salta, which is the first place I'll head in South America next time I get down that way. And while I did get down to Bariloche in Patagonia for a little while to hike and fish, and generally relax, I really wish I had taken a little jog north to the province of Neuquén to see what was going on in the vineyards at the end of the world.
The province of Neuquén is one of Argentina's hottest new (though actually grapes have been grown there for decades) wine growing regions, and one of the most southerly places in the world that people are trying to grow grapes. The phrase "extreme viticulture" is bandied about far too cavalierly these days, but with the lack of rainfall, extreme temperature swings, incessant winds, and searing un-ozone-filtered sunlight, Patagonia lays claim to the phrase more than most places.
Wine grape production in Patagonia peaked (as it did in many places in Argentina) in the 70s, and then fell off a cliff a while after that, only to be rediscovered in the last decade or so by enterprising winemakers seeking out terroirs beyond Mendoza. Along with the region to the east known as Rio Negro, the province of Neuquén has become one of the most talked about sources for Pinot Noir in Argentina, and indeed, in the whole of South America.
One of the earliest pioneers of the modern incarnation of wine growing in the area, Julio Viola can reasonably lay claim to being the father of Neuquén viticulture. A real estate mogul, with a penchant for doing things big or not doing them at all, Viola's efforts to establish a winery in Neuquén were nothing short of herculean.
After extensive computer modeling to determine what he believed was the idea area for viticulture on an arid plateau about 1200 feet above sea level, Viola convinced the government of Argentina to loan him enough money to purchase more than three thousand acres of land.
Having accomplished that, Viola then needed to figure out how to irrigate his piece of high desert. So he went to find some people who knew a little bit about greening very dry places, and studied irrigation in Israel. Returning to Patagonia, he proceeded to build a 12-mile canal to carry water from the Nequen river to his land, build and install several pumping stations, and lay down literally thousands of miles of irrigation pipes to irrigate his lands.
Knowing that 3500 acres would be too much to farm for even a man of his ambition, Viola craftily built several wineries on his property, and easily found willing buyers for his turn-key offerings.
After buying a meager 12 acres of Malbec in 1998, Viola began planting his own vines starting in 1999 across much of his property, and after selling off parcels along with the seven different wineries that he built, Viola retained a staggering 2,100 acres of grapevines from which he makes wines at his winery named Bodega del Fin del Mundo, "the winery at the end of the world."
His low slung winery, stuck in the heard of a checkerboard of vineyards, has a capacity of about 660,000 cases per year, and is pretty close to using it. The winery produces an ocean of wine, easily making it the largest producer in the region. While the winery is aggressively pursuing Pinot Noir (250 acres of it, making them one of the biggest growers of the variety in Argentina) the winery began its plantings and production with the Bordeaux varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot).
Since 2005 the (in)famous enologist Michel Rolland has been consulting at the winery with resident enologist Marcelo Miras. Together they manage the dizzying array of more than two hundred steel fermentation tanks, more than two thousand of oak barrels, and 100 concrete holding tanks to produce the estate's 11 million bottles of wine each year.
This particular wine is a blend of 40% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot aged for 15 months in 100% new French oak before bottling.
I don't know the full details of the winemaking, except to infer that fermentation takes place in oak vats after a long cool maceration period. The wine most likely uses commercial yeasts for primary fermentation, and perhaps for secondary (malolactic) fermentation as well.
While the wine doesn't exactly sing of the unique place it comes from, this is a well-made and tasty wine that is worth seeking out for those interested in, if not going to, then just tasting a little bit of the ends of the earth.
Full disclosure: I received this wine as a press sample.
Tasting Notes:
Deep ruby in color, this wine smells of sweet candied cherries and oak. In the mouth the wine is bright and juicy, with cherry and cola flavors that burst with bright acidity. Notes of cocoa powder and sweet french oak linger with the bright fruit through the finish. Faint tannins wrap the mouth, emerging through the finish. The wine comes in an obnoxiously heavy bottle, weighed down further with a big metal embossed badge on the front. I shudder to think of the cost (in dollars and carbon) of moving cases of this wine around the world. Overkill on packaging, but thankfully less so in the wine, which is tasty. 14.5% alcohol.
Food Pairing:
Like many of Argentina's bold red wines, this one is crying out for some grilled meat to dance with. Charred beef brochettes anyone?
Overall Score: between 8.5 and 9
How Much?: $35
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Drama Actors: Worst Jobs
Boss star Kelsey Grammer reveals his two worst jobs were being a security guard and ditch digger. He shares with the roundtable group that he just remembers his manager saying, "I just want to see asses and elbows", which he felt was a really good motto for working hard.
Jon Hamm recalls being a set dresser on a soft core porn movie shoot.
Kelsey also goes on to share an entertaining story of why he had to wear a wig to high school.


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Lorie Ann Hill, a 49-year-old Oklahoma school teacher, allegedly went to her school inappropriately on the first day of the new school year. Authorities arrested Hill as she was allegedly drunk, pantless, and shoeless, according to ABC News on Thursday afternoon. She was arrested on Monday for having shown up to Wagoner High School in an intoxicated state with not pants or shoes on, says the Wagoner Police Department.
As the story goes, the Wagoner Police Department's police chief, Bob Haley, asserts that Hill was found slumped over a desk in an empty classroom by two teachers at Wagoner High School. He said that the assistant principal – who claims he had never seen her before - came on the scene and found her with no pants on. Hill was in the principal's office wearing a pair of shorts that someone had found for her when a police officer showed up at the school to investigate the allegations. The officer said that he could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her breath.
Hill admitted at the scene that she had been drinking before entering the building. According to the report, Hill – who is a newly hired teacher at Wagoner High School – told the police officer that she had been drinking orange juice and vodka on her way to the school. The police officer asked Hill if she had any more vodka left. To that, she told the officer that she had more in her car. In her car, which was parked in the school's parking lot, police found an empty cup that smelled of vodka.
There was more than enough evidence for the police officer to take action. According to the Daily Mail, Hill was booked on a charge of public intoxication following the incident. Though she has been charged for the public intoxication, there is no charge of driving under the influence because there are no credible witnesses to prove that the teacher drove to school under the influence of alcohol.
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I have a wall of shame at my house…being that I live in all of 761 sq feet, there's not a lot of wall space. When I got the painting for my living room, my photo collage had to be moved. I love the spot I've found for my favorite family and friend photos, but I walk by it several times a day, sometimes actually brushing them as I go. As a result, the frames always look a skosh cattywampus. (FYI – spell check neither recognizes skosh or cattywampus but imma use em anyway!)
I'm typically not bothered by the tiltowhirl of frames on my wall because 1) I'm usually not paying attention, but when I am I'm 2) too lazy to do anything about it.
Last weekend, on a whim, I ran to Target for a couple of goodies and I decided to stop into the home improvement aisle for something else entirely. I spotted these mounting squares and realized my crooked frame issues could be solved very easily, by just adhering these to one corner of each frame!
Presto change-o! Such a cheap and easy solution for keeping those pesky wall photos in line!
Have you ever used something simple like this for keeping your frames from sliding off kilter?
PS – How many synonyms can I possibly use for crooked? And yes, that's totally a picture of my parents at their wedding. It's too flippin cute not to have on my wall!


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Let's make one thing perfectly clear. Regardless of how some people scored the fight, Floyd Mayweather did a masterful job in dethroning Miguel Cotto on Saturday night, in what I consider one of his best ever nights. Yes, there have been better performances in the past from Mayweather - his ring artistry in the Corrales and Gatti fights remain his signature performances - but this may have been his most complete performance in showing both his offensive and defensive brilliance. However, despite Mayweather chalking up his 43rd career win, against zero losses, you could say May 5th was the night that finally ended any and all hope of this generation's defining fight involving boxing's biggest and boxing's best, between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacqiuao.
Prior to Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather was in pole position so to speak, with regards to the ongoing saga that is Mayweather versus Pacquiao and in particular, how the fight would actually turn out. Boxing has always been full of triangle theories - if fighter A beats fighter B and B beats C, then surely fighter A beats fighter C. Of course, as any boxing enthusiast will tell you, there is a styles dynamic to boxing that doesn't always allow the sport to work in this manner. Nonetheless, before Saturday night, Mayweather would have been a clear favourite over Manny Pacquiao, based on his dominance - and Manny's lack of - in besting Juan Manuel Marquez.
As we all know, Floyd prides himself on how he managed to master Marquez with relative ease, whereas Pacquiao somewhat struggled with the very same Marquez across three fights. Agree or disagree, I believe it's Mayweather's way of establishing dominance over Pacquiao, without actually having to climb into the ring with him. To further my point, I believe that Miguel Cotto was specifically chosen as Mayweather's opponent on Saturday night to further enhance his percieved domination over Pacquiao - if Mayweather fared better against Cotto than Pacquiao did, then he would have even more reason to claim superiority over his Filipino rival. Bragging rights would well and truly belong to Mayweather.
As we all know by now, things did not quite go according to plan. Like I said earlier, I thought Floyd was brilliant on Saturday, especially in taking the fight to Cotto. However, because Mayweather put on one of his most aggressive displays in recent memory, you could say he may have won the Cotto battle on Saturday night, but he may have lost the Pacquiao bragging rights war. More importantly, events on Saturday night could result in never seeing Mayweather and Pacquiao in the ring together in a competitive way.
Mayweather's wish list.
Make no mistake, Mayweather would have loved nothing more than to top Manny Pacquiao's -12th round stoppage - winning effort over Miguel Cotto. This is why we saw a Floyd Mayweather who threw nearly 400 power punches - almost more than the average number of total punches Mayweather usually throws in a 12 round fight - against Cotto. Mayweather also nearly threw in excess of 700 total punches, a huge output for the normally conservative Floyd Mayweather. Undoubtedly, Mayweather was going for the knockout on Saturday night. The fact that he didn't get it may have resulted in irreversible damage to the ego of maybe the most egotistical sportsman currently walking the planet. As good as I thought Mayweather was on Saturday night, apart from a brief moment late in the 12th round, Mayweather never really looked close to stopping Cotto. Manny Pacquiao on the other hand, managed to hurt Cotto on numerous occasions. Against Mayweather, Miguel Cotto fought as if the trophy at the end of the fight would be his life. Against Pacquiao, Cotto appeared to run for his life.
On Saturday, Mayweather hit Cotto with some really spiteful punches, particularly his overhand right and left uppercut combination. Yet Cotto remained undeterred. On the other hand, Pacquiao inflicted damage upon Cotto even with glancing blows. It's not hard to imagine what Floyd Mayweather must be thinking right now is it?
I consider Saul Alvarez to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing - nobody knocks out the ever durable Carlos Baldomir with a single shot without possessing some serious fire power. Saul Alvarez - who must have weighed around 165 pounds on fight night - hit Shane Mosley with some truly terrible shots on Saturday night. Alvarez was throwing bombs, and I mean...bombs. Shane Mosley's response? He walked right through them. Let's go back to Shane Mosley's fight with Manny Pacquiao. Early in that fight, Pacquiao landed a left hand on Mosley that did not appear to be that big of a punch. Mosley went down. His response upon beating the count? Mosley fought the rest of the fight in survival mode, and then claimed Pacquiao was the hardest puncher he ever faced. Mayweather, who was hurt big time himself in round two against Mosley, didn't really come close to stopping Sugar Shane throughout their bout.
Again, if Floyd believed there was something suspicious with regards to Manny Pacquiao's punching power before May 5th, one can only imagine what he maybe thinking now.
Suddenly, it's Manny Pacquiao who now appears to be in the driving seat. A quick glance at their respective results against common opponents suggests this;
Pacquiao TKO 8 De La Hoya Mayweather SD De La Hoya
Pacquiao TKO 2 Hatton Mayweather TKO 10 Hatton
Pacquiao TKO 12 Cotto Mayweather UD Cotto
Pacquiao UD Mosley Mayweather UD Mosley *
Pacquiao UD/SD/D Marquez Mayweather UD Marquez
* Pacquiao was more dominant over Mosley than Mayweather was. Unlike Mayweather, Pacquiao scored a knockdown and was never hurt himself.
We know Floyd Mayweather thrives on his own perceptions - there is no doubting, he believes his own words. When he says he is the greatest of all time based on the notion that he has never lost a fight, whereas fighters like Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali have, rest assured he believes it. Before Saturday, Mayweather believed he was superior to Pacquiao because of what he was able to do to Marquez in contrast with what Pacquiao was unable to do to Marquez.
It is no secret that before May 5th, one of the biggest stumbling blocks that stood in the way of making the mega-fight a reality was Mayweather's obsessive allegations that Pacquiao's weight jumping exploits were not legit. Now ask yourself, are we really any closer to the fight becoming a reality? During the post fight interview, Mayweather again mentioned Pacquiao's name, claiming that Pacquiao is refusing to take the test. So we are back on the testing protocol are we? Last week it was the purse split, the week before it was the arena, the week before that it was the lawsuit.
The point is, we are probably now further away from the fight becoming a reality than ever before. The fact that Mayweather could not stop Cotto, and Pacquiao could and that Alvarez, a huge junior middleweight could not put Mosley on his keester and Pacquiao could, will further enhance his beliefs that something is awry. On a personal note, I believe Mosley saw every one of Alvarez' shots coming and was able to take the mustard out of a lot of them, whereas Pacquiao caught Mosley on the blindside - it's the punches you don't see that hurt, remember.
Nevertheless, Floyd Mayweather truly believes that something is amiss with regards to Manny's freakish power as he likes to say. In reality, Pacquiao hasn't scored a knockout over anyone weighing 147 pounds or over, yet we have heard Mayweather boast about how unnatural it is for a featherweight to be knocking out junior middleweights.
I've always felt Pacquiao's style, not power, would be very problematic for Mayweather. Yet after Saturday night, I think Mayweather's strength could be more of a deciding factor than I first thought - Mayweather was like a venus flytrap in tying up and man handling Cotto at close quarters. After Saturday night, I now view the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight a lot closer, after originally believing Manny would have the upper hand.
None of this really matters though, Floyd had already, it is quite possible, made up his mind before May 5th that the fight was never going to happen. The events of May 5th have only but enhanced this notion. The fantasy fight that we all crave, will forever remain just that, a fantasy.
Let's remember that Pacman fought a weight drained Cotto who was still recovering from the criminal assault at the hands of Cheaterito. Against Mayweather we saw a healthy Cotto. But what we did learn about Mayweather is that it's a stetch for him to fight at junior middle, he simply doesn't have the punch against bigger men. So Money May has few options if he wants to continue his ring career. Alot depends on what happens with Pac/Bradley, Ortiz/Berto. Money May knows he needs to fight again before year end as his meter is running down. He needs a dance partner for Nov 2012, its gonna be the best performing welter who calls him out.
I also think Compubox didn't count much of Cotto's body attacks, and his small hooks, jabs, and uppercuts inside. All good. The system, the HBO crew, and many viewers are biased. imo. I had Cotto winning 7 or 8 rounds to 5 or 4 for May. Cotto pushed him on the ropes, and when Floyd tried to push his way back to the center of the ring he was wrestled and pushed and sometimes thrown/grappled back there. I like Cotto's hard jab, his sustained body attack, and sudden flurries that worked with Oscar.
PacMan fought a Miguel Cotto, PERIOD! And KAYOED him! No darn excuses for Mayweather's weak-a$$ performance against Cotto. What was wrong with Redcoat Ricky Hatton, who Da Manny kayoed faster than Lil' Floyd. OOPS! I musta' fo'got! Pops Joy May conducted a Bluecoat comspiracy against the man he called Slicky Ricky.
Da Manny kayos Money May, and Money May's groupies and flunkies cannot imagine that. Enough spit for now. Holla!
The Cotto-Mayweather fight-contrary to Oscar dela Hoya's statements prior to May 5th- exposed MoneyMay more than it did Pacman. This article clearly put it in detail. It's unfortunate we're not going to see the mega fist fight happen.
Compubox is a bunch of incompetent bullsh*t that misleads naive fans and fanfaronades. You have darn prejudice and bias human beings pushing buttons.
There is no need for this. Especially when you can put nano computer chips in the pugilists' gloves, so you can get a perfect count every time that a blow is struck in the counting area with the correct amount of punching power from the chips sending the true-blue proper contact to the computers. The human clown-_sses are counting air punches for their favorite fighter. And, as MisterLee spitted, no punches for whom the counters don't like or are bias against.
It is time to step up the technology and throw away ancient-a$$ Compubox and its dumba$$, cheating a$$ counters. Holla!
Weight drained? When a fighter agrees to a fight, catch weight or not, he knows what his options are and the risks involved. In Cotto's case it's the training and preparation that mattered. When he fought Manny he gambled at the thought that Pacman, going up in weight, would considerably be slower than he thought.
If "the fight" ever takes place, the referee will be critical. If Floyd is allowed to hold like he did Saturday night, then I think he'll have the edge. But if the referee decides to enforce the rules (imagine that) and disallow or penalize holding, Pac will be all over him. (btw..I wonder how much better Cotto would have performed against PBF if he hadn't been held all night.)
Word up compubox sucks. I also feel Pedro Diaz was one of the important factors in Cotto's success and the game plan/defense, and also getting over the Marg fight, and more importantly not having Jo(k)e Santiago in the corner, tho no excuses, Pac beat cotto fair and square and would it again, styles make fights. Cotto could never use the same game plan on Pac b/c he's way too hard of a puncher and fast. I do think this Cotto would be more game agst Pacquiao. I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch IF pacquiao gets past Bradley, but I think Bradley will outbox him. pc!
This article has it totally wrong. Mayweather is more firmly in the driver seat than he was before. He beat a strong, resurgent Cotto who was bigger and weighed significantly more than him on fight night. He beat him clean. He showed more heart, grit and determination than we've ever seen from him and on a night when Cotto seemed to want it as badly as a man can want something, Floyd wanted it more. Pac is an easier fight for Mayweather than Cotto. Once he fends off the initial barrage of punches and he will, Pac will become the basically one-dimensional, extremely hittable fighter he is--Jab, jab left. And lets remember he hasn't beat Tim Bradley yet, which feels like its going to be harder for Pac than anybody expects. Little fast guy just like him who wants it bad. Floyd didn't stop Cotto (didn't really have to) but he could very well stop Manny (IF they ever fight). Big If.
Compubox may as well be counted by monkeys because that **** is never right
@bongC, vjoe, and gpike. First of all welcome to TSS. Good comments, good to see some new people in here. One thing. If you're gonna make an impact around here, you gotta have better names. Let the Roast suggest these changes. bongC becomes Bong Hit. vjoe becomes Violent Joe. gpike...gpike...hmmm....Godspike! Or just take Manboobs the Great. That name hasnt been used for awhile.
Thank you gpike!! I'm glad someone else saw the same fight, and pushing someone into the ropes and leaning on them equates to the same thing as holding, stopping your apponent from punching you. I also agree on Mayweather being in control. The problem is that Arum knows once Manny, who's defense is average at best (Marquez fights), I say average because he was hit over and over by Margarito, who throws a slow but consistant power punch, and "ANYONE" that can be hit period by these type fighters, will be destroyed by Floyd. Manny is Arums cash cow so when Floyd makes him look ordinary and he will, that will be the end of the so called legend, then they will say Floyd waited until Manny got old.
saguire760 - I guess you'll say Deladummy was'nt weight drained either! If Manny truelly wants to fight Floyd, let him step to him, not his manager or trainer. Let him step up and tell his promoter to make the fight, otherwise your right the fight will never happen!!! Manny "the catch weight champion" Pacquiao will be an easy target for Floyd (who has a great chin). So, he's the one that needs to start talking like he wants to fight, because unlike his other fights, the pre-fight interviews wont be a love fest with a lot of hugging and compliments. "Step up Manny".
Oscar was weight drained but that is his fault for fighting at WW; you can't diminish Manny's accomplishment especially because he was the underdog going into that fight and he still beat the pulp out of Oscar in a much more convincing manner than Floyd. Manny doesn't talk madness like Floyd,he fights; Manny wiped out the WW division years ago. Floyd just fought Cotto last week; remember Cotto, Pacquiao's leftovers? So I guess your right and Manny has no skills; has no speed, no power, no chin and gets lucky in most of his fights,...lol. Man give props to Manny; I don't like Floyd cuz he has avoided most of this eras WW while in their prime but he is the best defensive fighter of this era and second best fighter of the decade. Manny's southpaw stance would expose that shoulder roll defense of Floyds; that is why Floyd has avoided the fight and defamed Pacquiao with no proof.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Lupa Loses Some Asimov Love
It wasn't so perfect this time around.
It hasn't been the best few weeks for Mario Batali, and now, his sweet little angel, Lupa, has been beat up a bit by the New York Times. Not much, but enough to include in the disheartened one-star review that sardines were "fishy and salty," that several antipasti were "one-note," and a round of acorn squash was "dull." [NYT]


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UMass Chancellor Subbaswamy Excited For Upcoming Spring Football Events
Jan. 9, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. - With a full slate of events and progress planned for the upcoming spring, University of Massachusetts Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy shared his excitement as the football program embarks on the next chapter of the Football Bowl Subdivision era.
"As the college football post-season concludes, the University of Massachusetts community is looking forward to preparing for a second season of competition in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Having successfully concluded our transitional first season, the Minutemen look forward to their first bowl eligible season at the FBS level next fall," said Chancellor Subbaswamy. "I am fully committed to working with Athletic Director John McCutcheon and Coach Molnar to ensure that our participation at the premier level of college football continues to be a source of pride for years to come for everyone associated with our great university. I look forward to seeing all of our old and new UMass fans next season as we build an outstanding football program together. GO UMASS!"
Highlighting the spring will be the announcement of the 2013 recruiting class by second-year head coach Charley Molnar and his coaching staff on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.
Molnar and his staff will introduce fans to the newest additions to the program as the Minutemen embark on their first season as full members of the Mid-American Conference following the two-year Football Bowl Subdivision transition period. The 2013 campaign will mark the first season of UMass being eligible for the MAC Championship and bowl games affiliated with the MAC.
The signing day event for fans will take place at the Amherst Brewing Company at 6 PM. Additionally, information on Spring Training Camp and the annual Spring Game will be available soon.
Season ticket information for 2013 along with construction updates on the McGuirk Stadium Press Box renovation and construction of the new UMass Football Fieldhouse will also come in the upcoming weeks.
UMass will open the 2013 season at Wisconsin on August 31. Home games at Gillette Stadium include Maine, Vanderbilt, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron, and Miami (Ohio).
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A New York City correction captain faced a judge Tuesday in a Nassau County courtroom after being indicted on attempted murder and other charges for allegedly shooting his wife in the face, according to court records.
Brian Martin, 36, of Roosevelt, was arraigned Jan. 21 at the Nassau County Court in Mineola on charges that include attempted murder, assault, criminal use of a firearm, menacing, and criminal obstruction of breathing. He pleaded not guilty during the brief court appearance before Judge Helene Gugerty.
Assistant District Attorney Amanda Burke said there was a history of domestic violence that preceded the Dec. 21 shooting, adding that prosecutors have obtained photographs and witness statements that document at least four prior incidents, including one last month. In all of the alleged incidents, the police were never called to the home and no reports were filed.
Martin's wife underwent surgery after last month's shooting at their home on William Street in Roosevelt. She now has "multiple plates completely holding her face together," as well as bullet fragments embedded in her neck, Burke told the judge. The victim was in court Tuesday, but declined comment as she left the courtroom crying.
Prosecutors said they have provided Martin's attorney with copies of statements he allegedly gave to investigators. His lawyer, Edward Hammock, said his client's statements indicated that the shooting was accidental.
"He doesn't make any statements at all to indicate he intentionally shot her," the defense attorney said in court. He also speculated that prosecutors added the additional domestic violence-related charges "to support the notional that this was part an ongoing pattern."
Prosecutors also said Martin has a prior disciplinary history at the city correction department that includes allegations of excessive force against an inmate. A correction department spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Gugerty ordered Martin's bail increased to $150,000 cash or $350,000 bond. He was previously being held in custody on $50,000 bail.
Martin is due back in court on Feb. 27.


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13.2% US solar job growth in the last year - New PV installations in 2012 will grow by around 11% on 2011 to 31GW worldwide
The Solar Foundation (TSF) announced statistics that show despite recent setbacks and reports of layoffs, the U.S. solar industry is expanding at nearly six times that of the overall economy. The report, National Solar Jobs Census 2012, states that 13,872 new jobs have been added by the solar industry in the U.S., bringing the total number 119,016. Compare that with an overall U.S. economy rate of 2.3% and -3.77% for fossil fuel electric generation industry, which lost 3,857 jobs in the same period (coal industry is relatively small, employing just 86,000 people in 2011 - that is less than 0.06% of all US jobs). The report states that manufacturing compromises just under 14% of total jobs, while sales and EPC services rounds up most of the remaining positions. These are distributed clean-energy jobs all over the country.
The U.S. now has enough installed solar capacity to power nearly a million households. Currently, total installed solar capacity in the U.S. adds up to 5.7 gigawatts (5,700 megawatts). By the end of 2012, it is expected that another 3.2 gigawatts will be added, nearly doubling last year's growth. Estimates indicate that 2013 will see the addition of another 3.9 gigawatts of solar capacity in the U.S.
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