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Feb. 20, 2013
STANFORD, Calif. - Chris Miltenberg, Stanford's Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field, has announced the signing of 13 athletes to letters of intent to his first recruiting class, including nine men and four women.
Each of the 11 Americans in the class have won state championships, six are state record-holders, and three are state track and field athletes of the year. Canada and Estonia also are represented among a group that consists of four distance runners, three middle-distance runners, two discus throwers, two horizontal jumpers, one javelin thrower, and one pole vaulter.
The Stanford men's track and field class of 2017 is Scott Buttinger (Waterloo, Ontario), Tom Coyle (Lansdale, Pa.), Brendan Duncan (Waterloo, Ill.), Dylan Duvio (River Ridge, La.), Patrick Gibson (Squalicum, Wash.), Jack Keelan (La Grange Park, Ill.), Sean McGorty (Fairfax, Va.), Jaak Uudmae (Tallinn, Estonia), and Sam Wharton (Tipp City, Ohio).
The women's class is Valarie Allman (Longmont, Colo.), Sophia Chase (Burke, Va.), Carla Forbes (Newton, Mass.), and Megan Glasmann (Park City, Utah).
The class will strengthen a program coming off strong seasons in indoor and outdoor track and field, and in cross country.
In 2012 conference competition, the Cardinal women won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation indoor track title, were second in the Pac-12 outdoors, and third in Pac-12 cross country. In women's nationals, Stanford was third in cross country, sixth in outdoor track, and 13th in indoor track.
The Stanford men were first in NCAA West Regional cross country, second in Pac-12 cross country, second in the MPSF indoor track championships, and fifth in the Pac-12 outdoors. In men's nationals, Stanford was 11th in indoor track, 13th outdoors, and 16th in cross country.
This year, the Cardinal returns nine 2012 All-America women and five men, spanning all disciplines. Among them are NCAA javelin runner-up Brianna Bain, reigning Pac-12 cross-country champ Kathy Kroeger, and defending Pac-12 100-meter hurdles champ Kori Carter. Expecting to make his collegiate debut during the outdoor season is 2012 Olympic 400-meter finalist Steven Solomon, a freshman from Australia.
Stanford competes in the MPSF indoor championships Friday and Saturday in Seattle and opens the outdoor season March 2 at the Outdoor Opener at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
Scott Buttinger (Ressurection Catholic Secondary School); Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Buttinger ran 3:47.91 for the 1,500 meters in June to become the fastest Canadian high school runner of 2012 at that distance. He went on to finish sixth in the Canadian junior nationals in the 800, clocking 1:52.70. Buttinger's sister Maddie was a track All-America in the multi-events at Notre Dame and two other sisters play NCAA Division I field hockey.
Tom Coyle (La Salle College HS); Lansdale, Pa.: The Pennsylvania state AAA champion at 1,600 meters, Coyle has bests of 1:51.78 in the 800 – among the nation's top 10 times for a high school junior -- and 4:11.97 in the 1,600. Coyle has won multiple all-state honors in both track and cross country.
Brendan Duncan (Waterloo HS); Waterloo, Ill.: One of the top discus recruits in the nation, Duncan has the fourth-best throw in the nation (192-7) among returning high school throwers. He also has potential to throw the hammer at a high level. Duncan burst onto the scene as a sophomore, setting the Illinois Class 2A meet record of 170-9 and repeated as champ in 2012. He finished fifth in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the discus and eighth in the shot put.
Dylan Duvio (John Curtis Christian School); River Ridge, La.: One of the top young pole vaulters in the world, Duvio ranked No. 5 in the pole vault on the 2012 world youth list with a best of 16-6½. He improved upon that with a state indoor record clearance of 16-7 on Feb. 9 – the second-highest high school jump in the nation in 2013. He has cleared 16-0 in all five meets this season. Duvio, the defending Louisiana Class 2A outdoor champion and state indoor champ, will join his brother, sophomore pole vaulter Dalton Duvio, on the Stanford team.
Patrick Gibson (Squalicum HS); Squalicum, Wash.: Gibson set the Washington 2A record for 3,200 meters with his championship-winning time of 9:01.86. The time was among the top 15 in the nation among juniors for 2012. Gibson also was second in the state in the 1,600, in 4:11.29. Gibson set a Nike BorderClash record in winning the cross-country dual between top runners from Washington and Oregon in 13:44 for 2.73 miles, and was 24th at the FootLocker national championships.
Jack Keelan (St. Ignatius College Prep); La Grange Park, Ill.: Keelan ran one of the top five fastest 3,200-meter times for a junior in 2012 with an 8:55.86 at Arcadia. In cross country, Keelan ran away from the field at the Illinois 3A championship meet while clocking 14:05 for three miles – the 10th-fastest time in state history – and went on to place 26th at the Nike Cross Nationals.
Sean McGorty (Chantilly HS); Fairfax, Va.: One of the top recruits in the country, McGorty won every one of his cross-country races in 2012, except for a runner-up finish in the FootLocker nationals in San Diego. Among his victories was a state-meet record 14:47 over 5K to win the Virginia Group AAA title. This year, McGorty has run the fastest 1,600 (4:11.55) and second-fastest 3,200 (9:07.50) indoor times in the nation. McGorty is the defending Virginia AAA champion in the 3,200 (9:05.51) and ran a 4:11.95 mile during a special Nike Elite camp high school race at the Olympic trials. He also has a 1,600 best of 4:09.19.
Jaak Uudmae (Tallinn Secondary Science School); Tallinn, Estonia: One of the top young horizontal jumpers in Europe, Uudmae comes from a distinguished family of triple jumpers. His father, Jaak, was the 1980 Olympic gold medal winner while competing for the Soviet Union. Brother Jaanus won the 2005 NCAA indoor title while competing for Arkansas, and sister Merilyn jumps for Alabama. Uudmae has a best of 49-11¾ and could make an immediate impact for the Cardinal.
Sam Wharton (Tippecanoe HS); Tipp City, Ohio: Wharton won the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore., to complete an impressive senior cross-country season in which he won the Ohio Division 1 title and was sixth at the FootLocker nationals. In track, Wharton was second in the Ohio Division 1 3,200 final last spring, but his time of 9:01.24 is the 14th-best returning time in the country. Wharton was fifth in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 5,000 with a time of 14:46 – the third-best returning time in the nation.
Valarie Allman (Silver Creek HS): Longmont, Colo.: Allman is the Colorado state record-holder in the discus despite only two years of training in the event. Her potential for improvement is high and Allman could make a big impact at Stanford in the years to come. Allman recorded her best of 164-0 on her final throw at the state Class 4A meet, breaking an 18-year-old state mark. Allman, who carries a perfect 4.0 GPA, was named Gatorade Colorado Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year and finished the season ranked No. 4 among all high school throwers.
Sophia Chase (Lake Braddock HS); Burke, Va.: Chase is a three-time FootLocker nationals finalist and two-time FootLocker All-American. The Gatorade Virginia Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year is a two-time Virginia Group AAA state cross-country champion and a two-time defending state 3,200-meter champ in track. Chase went undefeated in cross country until placing sixth at the FootLocker nationals in San Diego. Chase ran a 4:51.30 in the 1,600 on Saturday to break a Virginia AAA Northern Region indoor record that had stood since 1998. On the same day, she competed in the state swimming championships, finishing 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Her best track times are 2:10.81 (800), 4:50.81 (1,600), and 10:27.13 (3,200).
Carla Forbes (Newton North HS); Newton, Mass.: One of the top athletes in the nation, Forbes has won nine national championships, including indoors and outdoors in the long and triple jumps. In addition, Forbes has won six Massachusetts All-State titles, including three outdoor and three indoor. She is the Gatorade Massachusetts Athlete of the Year and owns the state and New England record in the triple jump at 42-9½, and set a New Balance Indoor National meet record of 42-5¼. Forbes also has a best of 20-3 in the long jump.
Megan Glasmann (Park City HS); Park City, Utah: Glasmann broke her own Utah record in the javelin when she unleashed a toss of 149-0¼ to win the state 3A title last spring. Glasmann, who doubled as the state javelin and discus champ (129-3¼) for the second consecutive year, is the No. 4 returning javelin thrower in the country. Glasmann was fifth at the 2012 U.S. junior nationals. Her mother is the former Niki Nye, a javelin All-American who continues to hold the school record at Texas.


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Jan. 3, 2013
Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery 1 | Photo Gallery 2
Arizona Head Coach Sean Miller
Opening thoughts:
"I thought our crowd especially in the last twelve minutes didn't give up. Sometimes with crowds people leave the game or are disenchanted that we could lose a home game and leave. One of the great things about the McKale crowd is that they stay until the finish. There was also some good fortune to this. Last year we were at the hands of fortune, not always at the good end including two games against Colorado where they were able to win at the very end. I give Colorado a lot of credit. If we would have lost tonight it would not have been about us it would have been about playing against a team that made ten three-point shots and had a number of guys that made plays. Their freshmen did an unbelievable job. When you're a good team like Colorado, you can do well on the road in conference play. We were very fortunate to leave this game with a win. If we would have lost, we would have been very proud of our effort although we did not play well."
On Colorado's successful defense:
"Sometimes a score comes after the seventh pass and not the fourth. We've been spoiled during the first 12 games of the season. We've scored a lot of points in the first three passes of a play. Tonight Colorado was a tremendous defensive team and they defended us very well. All of a sudden we were taking fast shots and turning the ball over. It was an issue. That is a lesson we have learned. If we play that way going forward, it's not going to look good. At the end of the day our offense rallied. We shot 43 percent. One thing we did do is make our free throws. As a team, we need to adjust and share the ball."
On senior Kevin Parrom:
"Kevin Parrom is outstanding. It's hard for us to keep him off the floor. He had 16 points and eight rebounds. He was the one guy that played an excellent game from start to finish even in the first half. It was great to see."
On outrebounding Colorado:
"We did rebound well. At times it didn't feel that way. We started off playing small and that's the thing with playing small, sometimes it looks better than it is. We have a delicate balance between playing small and big. We are able to match up better when we adjust and look at the big picture."
On three-point shot reviewed by officials at end of regulation:
"I was going to be good with either call. Obviously, I wanted to win. Colorado outplayed us for most of the game. Sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn't. Because it banked in and knowing they didn't call it, I felt like the basketball Gods weigh in on something like that."
Arizona Players' Postgame Quotes
Sophomore Guard Nick Johnson
On the outcome of the game:
"It was a rough game all night but we stuck with it and people made plays at the end."
On Colorado's defense:
"We missed some good looks but they game planned for us and there is a little more familiarity there since we are in conference play now. They know our plays and we just have to work through that. But really, we need to play better defense."
On this year's team and the season overall:
"We have a great group of guys but we can get a lot better. We've escaped with some tough wins but we're going to go back to practice and get better.
Senior Guard Mark Lyons
On outcome of the game:
"Credit to them, they are a great team but we stuck with it."
On confidence once the game reached overtime:
"Everybody in the gym knew we were going to win. When the home team comes back, they usually win."
On free throws at the end of regulation:
"I wasn't nervous; Kevin came up to me and said `you already know you're making both of these.' I mean, I can be nervous but if my teammates have confidence in me, then I'll get it done. I thought I lost the game for us when I turned the ball over late, but I stuck with it and my teammates stuck with it. Good players make adjustments."
On Nick Johnson's defense:
"I think Nick Johnson is the best defender in the country."
Senior Forward Kevin Parrom
On team never giving up:
"We have a bunch of guys that want to win and will do anything to win. I love these guys, these guys are my family, I love going to war with them. I love that I can look into each of their eyes and know that they expect to win. Even the young guys, they know we're going to win."
On making it to overtime:
"I knew once we got to overtime the game was over."
On team's "luck" thus far:
"We're getting lucky right now but it won't be there forever. We can't get in deep holes, we have to start better."

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Komissarov, Andrey, Ph.D.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
M.S., Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 1980, Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR.
Ph.D., Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 1988, Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR.
Research Interest:
- Modulation of the serpin/proteinase interaction.
- Molecular mechanisms of fibrinolysis in vivo.
- Increasing the efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy.
- Bio-analytic approaches to personalized therapy.
- Novel anti-thrombotic drugs.
Lay Summary:
Vascular occlusion due to the pathological accumulation of blood components(platelets, fibrinogen, etc.) in the circulation, results in thrombotic disease, which is the number one killer in the industrialized world. Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is a serpin that plays an important role in the control of normal and pathological thrombosis (clotting) and fibrinolysis (clot breakdown). PAI-1 is a mechanism based inhibitor of urokinase (uPA) and tissue type (tPA) plasminogen activators. PAI-1 prevents the formation of plasmin, thus inhibitingthe fibrinolytic system and promoting thrombosis in the vasculature and extravascular fibrin deposition seen in acute lung and pleural injury, lung, and cystic fibrosis, etc. High levels of PAI-1 are associated with a number of life threatening conditions such as myocardial infarction, sepsis, atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, pleural and acute lung injury and correlate with unfavorable outcomes in disseminated intravascular coagulation (sepsis), acute lung and pleural injury, and in a number of malignancies. Evaluation of the serpin reaction and mechanisms of PAI-1 neutralization, and the search for new PAI-1 inhibitors results in the improvement of fibrinolytic therapy. Understanding the molecular mechanisms governing fibrinolysis is an approach to personalizing fibrinolytic therapy and predicting its outcome based on the analysis of the bio-samples from a patient.
Current Projects/Lay Summaries:
I. Study of serpin/proteinase interactions and intermolecular mechanisms of modulation of serpin activity and stability. Current studies include understanding the mechanisms that control (i) the specificity of the serpin reaction; (ii) the modulation of PAI-1 activity via intermolecular interactions; (iii) the contribution of exosite interactions to serpin/proteinase reactions; (iv) thespontaneous inactivation of PAI-1. Recent results can be found in the references below: Papers 2, 6, 7, and Abstract 6.
II. Targeting PAI-1 in vivo to increase the efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy. Recently, we have validated active PAI-1 as a molecular target for fibrinolytic therapy in an animal model of pleural fibrosis (Paper 3, Abstract 8). A mechanism that controls the efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy with prourokinase (scuPA) has been proposed and evaluated (Paper 1; Abstract 7). Several intermolecular mechanisms of PAI-1 neutralization previously characterized in vitro were tested in vivo to determine the contribution of active PAI-1 to the efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy (Abstracts 2, 5). Targeting PAI-1 significantly improves the outcomes of fibrinolytic therapy with both scuPA and sctPA.
III. Bio-analytic approaches to personalized fibrinolytic therapy. Fibrinolytic therapy is focused on the activation of endogenous plasminogen to plasmin, providing sustained fibrinolytic activity. Accumulating data demonstrate that while the basic mechanisms governing endogenous fibrinolytic activity could be similar even between different species (Papers 1, 4; Abstracts 1, 4), their different manifestation in individuals could dramatically affect the outcome of fibrinolytic therapy. This project aims to develop an algorithm that would allow us to predict the results of fibrinolytic therapy for an individual, based on the analysis of a pattern of molecular signatures in bio-samples.
IV. Design and characterization of new inhibitors of PAI-1. At present, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are the most specific and selective inhibitors of PAI-1. However, therapeutic use favors the search for small (LMW) molecules that inhibit PAI-1 with similar efficacy. Our fundamental knowledge of serpin mechanisms builds a foundation for the development of new PAI-1 inhibitors, and their testing in animal models. Known mechanisms of PAI-1 inactivation are employed for (i) combinatorial selection of peptides specific for the epitopes of PAI-1 neutralizing mAbs, (ii) studies of additivity between different intermolecular mechanisms affecting PAI-1 activity, (iii) further minimization of PAI-1-specific ligands mAb (150 KDa) → Fab (40 KDa) → scFv (20 KDa) → peptide (1-2KDa)→ LMW inhibitors (0.5-1.5 KDa), and (iv) the generation and testing of new multivalent modulators of PAI-1.
Published Papers, 2011-2013:
- Komissarov AA, Florova G, Azghani A., Karandashova S, Kurdowska AK., Idell, S. 2013. Active α-macroglobulin is a reservoir for urokinase after fibrinolytic therapy in rabbits with tetracycline-induced pleural injury and in human pleural fluids. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol., in press.
- Florova G, Karandashova S, Declerck PJ, Idell S, Komissarov AA. 2013. Remarkable Stabilization of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 in a "Molecular Sandwich" Complex. Biochemistry. 2013 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print].
- Komissarov A A., Stankowska D, Krupa A, Fudala R, Florova G, Florence J, Fol M, Allen TC, Idell, S, Matthay MA, et al. 2012. Novel aspects of urokinase function in the injured lung: role of alpha2-macroglobulin. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2012 Dec 15;303(12):L1037-45. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00117.2012. Epub 2012 Oct 12.
- Karandashova, S., Florova,G, Azghani, A, Komissarov A,Koenig K, Tucker TA, Allen, TC, Stewart K, Tvinnereim A, Idell S. 2012. Intrapleural Adenoviral Delivery of Human PAI-1 Exacerbates TCN-Induced Pleural Injury in Rabbits. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2013 Jan;48(1):44-52. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0183OC. Epub 2012 Sep 20.
- Tucker, T.A, Williams L, Koenig, K, Kothari H, Komissarov AA, Florova G, Mazar AP, Allen TC, Bdeir K, Rao LVM, et al. 2012. Lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 regulates collagen 1 expression, proteolysis, and migration in human pleural mesothelial cells. Am.J.Respir.Cell Mol.Biol. 46:196-206.
- Komissarov AA, Florova G, Idell S. 2011. Effects of extracellular DNA on plasminogen activation and fibrinolysis. J.Biol.Chem. 286:41949-41962.
- Sen P, Komissarov AA, Florova G, Idell S, Pendurthi UR, Rao LVM. 2011. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 inhibits factor VIIa bound to tissue factor. J.Thromb.Haemost. 9:531-539.
- Midde KK., Batchinsky AI, Cancio LC, Shetty S, Komissarov AA, Florova G, Walker, III KP, Koenig K, Chroneos ZC, Allen T, et al. 2011. Wood bark smoke induces lung and pleural plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 and stabilizes its mRNA in porcine lung cells. Shock 36:128-137.
Published Abstracts 2011-2013:
- Komissarov AA, Florova G, Schaefer C, Rahman NM, Lee YCG, Idell S. 2013. Pleural Fluids Collected During The Second Multicenter Intrapleural Sepsis Trial (MIST2) Demonstrate Highly Variable Fibrinolytic Potential Prior To The Treatment And Endogenous Fibrinolytic Activity Depletion During IntrapleuralFibrinolytic Therapy, Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 187;2013:A4313
- Komissarov AA, Florova G, Azghani A, Karandashova S, Schaefer C, Stewart K, Declerck PJ, Idell S. 2013. NIH CADET 1: Elucidation Of Effective New Strategies For Fibrinolytic Therapy In Tetracycline Induced Pleural Injury In Rabbits, Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 187;2013:A4312
- Florova, G, Komissarov AA, Azghani A, SSchaefer C, Karandashova S, Stewart-Evans K, Hadden WA, Idell S. 2013. Rapid Inactivation Of Intrapleural Tissue Plasminogen Activator In PasteurellaMultocida Induced Empyema In Rabbits, Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 187;2013:A4311
- Komissarov AA, Florova G, Azghani A, Karandashova S, Idell S. 2012. High Levels Of Extracelular DNA In Pleural Fluids Of Animals And Patients With Empyema Suppress Fibrinolysis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 185:A1580.
- Komissarov AA, Florova G, Azghani A, Karandashova S, Stewart K, Tvinnereim A, Declerck PJ, Idell S. 2012. Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Targeting Interventions In The Treatment Of Rabbits With Tetracycline-Induced Pleurodesis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 185:A1571.
- Florova G, Idell S, Komissarov AA. 2012. Remarkable Stabilization Of Active Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1/Vitronectin By An Inactive Urokinase Mutant. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 185:A6789.
- Komissarov AA., Florova G, Azghani A, Karandashova S, Stewart K, Idell S. 2011. Single Chain Urokinase Yields Relatively Low Grade Fibrinolytic Activity And As More Bioavailable Than Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator In Pleural Fluids Of Rabbits With Tetracycline-Induced Pleurodesis. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 183:A2366.
- Karandashova, S, Florova G, Tucker T,Azghani A, Allen T, Stewart K, Komissarov AA, Tvinnereim A, Koenig K, Idell S. 2011. Adenovirus-Mediated Delivery Of High Levels Of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Activity To The Pleural Space Exacerbates Fibrotic Injury In Rabbits With Tetracycline-Induced Pleural Injury. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 183:A2367.
- Tucker, TA, Williams L, Koenig K, Kothari H Komissarov AA, Florova G, Mazar AP, Rao LVM, Idell S. 2011. Lrp1 Regulates Urokinase Receptor-Dependent Pathophysiologic Responses Of Human Pleural Mesothelial Cells. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 183:A3485


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It's year number three for Christian Ponder, kind of hard to believe. Needless to say, it's put up or shut up time for lucky number seven. What does that mean? In layman's terms (or Layne Staley's terms if your passions are geared more toward the music of Alice in Chains), there are 'No Excuses' for another erratic sophomore slump-fest. Namely, because this is not a sophomore campaign. It's time for a rather inconsistent signal caller to prove his worth under center...or there is a guy named Matt Cassel who made people forget about Tom Brady (however briefly) dying to take his place.
And it's not like he doesn't have the weapons to work with. Sure, gone is Percy Harvin. (Crybaby) Percy Harvin; the only attribute outweighing his talent, his exhausting irascibility. Maybe his perpetual tears won't seems so out of place in rainy Seattle. (Weak joke, I know.) In his place comes consistent pro Greg Jennings from rival Green Bay. He'll team with Jerome Simpson, rookie Cordarrelle Patterson, and rising star Tight end Kyle Rudolph to form a formidable receiving corps.
And let's not forget a certain number 28 who only managed to compile 2,097 yards on the ground last year. They do call him 'All Day' for a reason. Any way you look at it, Christian Ponder should have no problem improving on his somewhat underwhelming numbers of last season: 483 Attempts 300 Comp 2,935 Yds 18 TD 12 INT...
One can only hope. Well, I (for one) am doing more than that. I've been in Christian's corner from day one. I'm a believer. He may never become another Fran Tarkenton but I think he'll be a solid quarterback capable of consistently leading this team to the play-offs; possibly, deeper than one could expect.
If not, there's always Matt Cassel.


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Autonomic and cardiovascular reflex responses to central estrogen injection in ovariectomized female rats
The role of estrogen in central autonomic nuclei was examined in ovariectomized female Sprague-Dawley rats supplemented daily for 7 days with either estrogen (5 microg/kg; sc) or saline (0.9%; sc). Animals were subsequently anaesthetized with sodium thiobutabarbital (Inactin; 100 mg/kg; ip) and inst...
We have developed a novel rodent animal model of reperfusion injury following stroke. In this model, blood flow through the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is temporarily occluded by placing gentle pressure on sutures behind the artery along three separate branches. The sutures remain in place for a pe...
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The park temporarily canceled tours as a precautionary measure in October 2006 when a researcher found high levels of fecal coliform and E-coli in water dripping from the cave. In mid-November the park operated the tours on a shorter, alternative route while researchers assessed the problem.
Mammoth Cave Superintendent, Patrick Reed, said recent test results have shown the water to be well below federal public health standards.
The park has established a sampling plan to monitor levels of fecal coliform and E-coli along the tour routes.


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March 10, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the second-straight season, Washington State University junior Klay Thompson has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 20 First Team, the organization announced. He is now one of 245 student-athletes eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams which will be announced April 2.
Thompson joins Kyle Weaver and Isaac Fontaine as the only Cougars to earn NABC All-District First Team honors twice in their careers. Last year he became the first Cougar to earn the all-district honor since both Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver were named to the NABC District 14 First Team in 2008. The organization divides all Division I schools into 24 districts. District 20 is made up of all 10 Pacific-10 Conference teams and each district has both a first and second team named by the NABC. Thompson is joined on the first team by Derrick Williams of Arizona, Nikola Vucevic of USC and Isaiah Thomas and Matthew Bryan-Amaning of Washington.
A native of Ladera Ranch, Calif., Thompson earned All-Pac-10 First Team honors for the second-straight year this year after being named to the all-freshman team as a rookie in 2008-09. The Cougars' leading scorer, Thompson ranks third in WSU's record books for career scoring with 1,644 points. He is also just four 3-pointers shy of the school record with 229 career treys. He could become the first Coug to lead the league in scoring since Don Collins averaged 23.1 points per game in 1979-80.
Thompson, the Cougars' leading scorer, is first in the conference and 12th in the nation with a team-best 21.4 points per game. He ranks first in the Pac-10 in 3-point field goals made (2.9 mpg), third in free throw percentage (.829), third in steals (1.8 spg), fifth in assists (4.0 apg), eighth in blocked shots (1.0 bpg) and ninth in steals (1.8 spg), while playing a league fourth-most 34.5 minutes a game.
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.
NABC District 20
Name (School), Pos., Yr., Ht., Wt.
Matthew Bryan-Amaning (WASH), F, Sr., 6-9, 240
Isaiah Thomas (WASH), G, Jr., 5-9, 185
Klay Thompson (WSU), G, Jr., 6-6, 202
Nikola Vucevic (USC), F, Jr., 6-10, 240
Derrick Williams (ARIZ), F., So., 6-8, 240
Name (School), Pos., Yr., Ht., Wt.
Jeremy Green (STAN), G, Jr., 6-4, 198
Malcolm Lee (UCLA), G, Jr., 6-4, 195
Reeves Nelson (UCLA), F, So., 6-8, 235
Joevan Catron (ORE), F, Sr., 6-6, 237
Harper Kamp (CAL), F, Jr., 6-8, 245


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I have a tilted uterus- I know you wanted to know this- so yeah… some cups are better for this anomaly than others. And I love my Lunette. And yes, it is hard to get used to using a cup- you can't be squeamish, you just have to jump in with both feet. And it's pretty darn intriguing, too, when it actually works. You'll have to trust me on this, because I don't want to get too graphic. 😉
Of course there's the environmental reason to use "the cup"- no tampons or disposable pads being wasted. Of course there's the cost thing to keep in mind- not having to buy said pads/tampons every month. But even putting those things aside, I'd pick my cup hands-down for handling that not-so-fun time of the month. But it's truly one of things you have to try to believe- so do it!
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Texas fugitive with local ties caught in Omaha
March 17, 2011
Omaha — A former Darien man who escaped from a Texas prison was arrested Monday night at 8:45 p.m. in Nebraska. Before the arrest, local law enforcement was keeping an eye out for David R. Puckett, 27, because of his local ties. Puckett escaped from the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Stiles unit in Beaumont, Texas, where he was serving a 30-year sentence for aggravated assault.
Turner resigns from CDA
March 17, 2011
Fontana — In a March 2 e-mail, long-time Community Development Authority Chairman Bill Turner announced he was resigning from the group. Turner is a long-time fixture in village politics. He has been elected as a trustee and village president. "As you know, Barbara and I are spending about seven months of the year in Florida. We are also selling our property in Fontana," Turner wrote. "I have served as Chairman of the CDA for the last 10 or more years (who's counting when you're having such fun!), and most of our planned work has been completed. As you know, the CDA will have limited resources going forward. For all of these reasons, I am hereby resigning my position."
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January 20, 2011
Fontana — For many years the building on the corner of Fontana Boulevard and Highway 67 was a place where people had their hair cut and styled. In September 2007, Headquarters, 138 Fontana Blvd., closed its doors. About a year later, the village purchased the building and the adjacent vacant lot for $350,000 with plans to redevelop it in the future. Now the village is working with Brian Pollard, the president of Fairwyn Development Corporation, to develop the site and return it to the tax roll.
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Despite cloudy future, Bay School Board to plan ahead
March 10, 2011
Williams Bay A $600,000 deficit is burning a hole in the districts pocket, and the actual effects of Gov. Walkers budget and repair bills are unknown, but the School Board is still planning.Despite or because of all of the uncertainty surrounding the public schools, now is the time to get options down on paper, said Superintendent Fred Vorlop.None of us know where this is headed, he said in a telephone interview Monday. There are a lot of twists and turns in the road.
Effort to reduce boat slip lease rate falls short
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March 10, 2011
Fontana Two trustees changed their original votes and about a half a dozen angry boat slip owners uttered their displeasure, but in the end the 31 percent increase in boat slip leases will remain intact. In September, the Village Board voted to increase the rate boat slip owners pay to $2,750. Trustee George Spadoni was the only board member to vote against the increase.On Monday night, the board considered reducing that increase to 3.5 percent, but the motion failed on a 3-3 vote. A 3.5 percent increase would have brought the new rate down to about $2,170.
Goodbye Antique Mall?
DOT leans to plan requiring acquisition of building, village eyes alternative
March 03, 2011
Walworth Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials are leaning toward a proposal for the Highway 14 project that would require the acquisition of two village businesses. However, plan commissioners may have put a wrench in those plans which the DOT would fund during the February meeting by asking for more information on another proposal.On Feb. 21 the commissioners requested cost figures for a proposal, which requires the acquisition of a residence and brings the road closer to Walworth Elementary School.
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March 03, 2011
Williams Bay Seven teachers received preliminary notification from the Williams Bay School Board that they may not be rehired by the District for the 2011-12 school year.Phil Sanborn, president of the Williams Bay Teachers Union, said there is little the School Board or the union could have done to avoid this.Those cuts are the result of the failed referendum, and the school district is following the contract, he said.
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Diaz-Hernandez was working at resort under false name
February 24, 2011
Elkhorn After missing a court hearing, a warrant has been issued for an illegal immigrant who was employed at the Abbey Resort under a false name.Francisco A. Diaz-Hernandez, 127 Allen St., No. 11, has been charged with felony identity theft, financial gain. If convicted, he faces up to six years imprisonment and $10,000 in fines.On Nov. 14, a $10,000 signature bond and a $2,000 cash bond was set for Diaz-Hernandez. He posted bond on Nov. 15.
With repair bill looming, teachers settle contracts
February 24, 2011
Walworth Just the proposal of Gov. Scott Walkers Budget Repair Bill has already had a major impact on the contracts of local teachers.Last week, the school boards and teachers unions at Big Foot High School and Walworth Elementary School settled contracts for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years.These agreements were made despite recent comments from local union leaders that they werent happy with aspects of the contract.
Village hires four part-time police officers
February 17, 2011
Walworth There will be four new cops patrolling village streets. On Monday night, the Village Board approved hiring four part-time police officers, all of whom will work less than 600 hours annually and wont receive benefits.For training purposes, Walworth Police Chief Chris Severt said the officers start dates will be staggered. However, he expects two of the officers to be on patrol by March. The other two should be on the roads by May.
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February 17, 2011
Fontana It could be a sign the economy is improving, or the result of good marketing and sales techniques. Or maybe it is a combination of the two.But, anyway you look at it, the Abbey Resort saw an increase in room occupancy in 2010, collecting more than $5 million in room rental revenue alone.The increase means the municipality collected more money in room taxes, which eases the tax burden on property owners.
Fate of schools left to district residents
February 10, 2011
In the end, voters in the Williams Bay School District will have to approve increasing the school districts revenue cap.Or the School Board will have to cut programs and teachers until the school district is unrecognizable, and perhaps unsupportable.Those basic choices came out of a special public hearing Monday at the Williams Bay High School. Nearly 200 parents, students and voters crowded into the school assembly hall to hear about 70 written questions answered by the School Board and to add their own questions and comments later. The meeting started 7 p.m. and didnt wrap up until 9:30 p.m.
Blizzard brings out best in emergency services
February 10, 2011
Walworth During last weeks blizzard, emergency service volunteers expected calls for car accidents and stranded vehicles.Then there was a call for a woman whose water had broken. She was in labor and an ambulance had to drive through the storm into rural Walworth.Rescue Chief Jim Schwartz, Capt. Rhonda Schwartz and volunteer Austin Schwartz jumped into the ambulance and traveled roughly three miles to a home in Walworth Township.
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One easy way would be to use a disposable email address via DisposeMail.com as the alternative email address Google registartion asks. That way you don't have to register to any other site, and you could even use the disposable address to recover your account just by writing down the address somewhere - no expiration.
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Are you ready to "put your best foot forward" and find a job at WSU? Begin your search at Career Services. Winona State University maintains on online job posting site called Warrior Jobs, and students can create an account to search for positions both on and off campus.If you look for a job on Warrior Jobs, please carefully read the instructions for each position for which you wish to apply. Individual supervisors may have different job qualifications listed and preferred ways for you to apply.
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One of the biggest challenges currently facing wireless operators is the increasing demand for capacity.
Data intensive devices are driving wireless throughput requirements upwards at an alarming rate, consequently putting a massive strain on networks that don't have the ability to cope with this increase in data traffic.
With traditional network infrastructure suited for less intense 2G services, wireless operators are constantly looking for ways to increase the spectral efficiency of their networks.
Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO) technology is now gaining substantial momentum in wide area mobile wireless networks with the launch of 4G services and is a key technology that substantially improves network capacity and user throughput in 4G networks.
MIMO has proven itself in the Wi-Fi world with the introduction of 802.11n. Using multiple antennas at each end of the wireless connection, 802.11n exploits multipath diversity that improves the quality and reliability of the signal and typically increases throughput by 50% or more.
MIMO is especially important for improving in-building cellular coverage, which can often present challenges that traditional methods of providing coverage simply cannot address.
In order for MIMO to deliver 70% to 100% throughput and capacity gains versus a Single Input/Single Output (SISO) deployment, a rich RF scattering environment with a high signal-to-noise ratio is required. The rich scattering environment describes most in-building environments and in-building distributed antenna systems (DAS) can provide the high signal-to-noise ratio.
How MIMO works
MIMO is a method of using more than one antenna on radio transmitters and receivers to improve communications performance.
With the first large scale commercial MIMO applications implemented for Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n), this smart antenna technique has become interesting to mobile operators because it offers the potential to either increase the capacity of networks or to enlarge the footprint of a given cell without the need for additional frequency spectrum.
For our purposes, we will assume each transmitter and receiver has two antennas (known as 2×2 MIMO), which will be the most common MIMO configuration.
MIMO operates in two basic modes: diversity space time coding (shown in Figure 1) and spatial multiplexing (shown in Figure 2).
In diversity space time coding, 2×2 MIMO transmits the same data stream from two antennas but codes them differently, to improve coverage within a cell using Tx/Rx diversity processing.
Essentially, the overall signal being exchanged is nearly twice as strong as it would be in SISO mode, so the cell coverage area is correspondingly larger.
When spatial multiplexing is used, a different data stream is sent (or received) by each antenna, which has the effect of doubling the amount of data that can be exchanged at a given time.
These methods are important for mobile operators because 4G protocols such as LTE are expected to provide both better cell coverage and higher capacity for a given cell.
However, MIMO's performance improvements depend on the type of environment where it is used.
In order to gain the maximum benefit from MIMO, each of the two transmit signals must bounce off of objects so that they are received with two distinctly different profiles at the receive antennas.
Interior offices with lots of walls and furniture will be better venues for MIMO than will large convention centres or other facilities that consist mainly of continuous open space without such obstructions.
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Given the realities of 4G service demands, carriers will need all the help they can get to ensure a high quality experience for every in-building user, and MIMO will be a critical part of making that happen.
Carriers face two problems with LTE:
- Ensuring that every subscriber who wants it can get multiple megabits of network throughput
- Maximising spectral efficiency so they can deliver LTE to as many customers as possible with the spectrum allocation they have paid for.
Traditionally there have been several ways for operators to increase capacity. For example, they can buy or use more spectrum, split cells, use higher-order modulation schemes, or use higher-efficiency protocols.
MIMO allows operators to increase capacity without requiring new spectrum or new sites – both of which can be extremely costly.
It can be used either to increase the size of a cell or to increase the capacity within a cell. In either case, it's a benefit to mobile operators, particularly at a time when 4G network bandwidth is a key advantage in a service offering.
As the use of smartphones and tablets continues to rise, it has become crucial, perhaps now more than ever, for mobile operators to address their capacity needs.
As such, any technology that could improve network capacity is better than one that won't, and MIMO definitely will improve capacity in the right environments.
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Builders Fighting Over Land in Surprising Places
It's well known that home builders have struggled through the last few years, as the crash forced them to sell houses for a song and land for pennies on the dollar. But, land is back. And it's apparently worth fighting for: Bidding wars have also returned.
"There's been an absolute land rush," said Gregor Watson, a partner with McKinley Partners, a California-based real-estate fund that works with builders.
As we write in today's Journal, builders are battling to acquire land lots in preparation for ramping up home construction. While volume is tough to track, analysts report that land deals have been rising rapidly in recent months, causing some prices in some of the nation's weakest housing markets to rise for the first time since 2006.
You read that right. Weakest. Nationally, finished-lot prices, which saw low-single digit increases in the first quarter, are up nearly 20% from the trough, largely considered early 2009, according to a land survey released this week by housing-research firm Zelman & Associates. Lot prices in Phoenix and Southern California's Inland Empire have soared more than 60%. Sacramento, Orlando and Los Angeles are up between 30% and 40%.
If that doesn't leave you scratching your head, consider this: Nationally, the best-located lots are commanding double what they would have a year earlier, said Greg Vogel, chief executive of Land Advisors Organization, a national land brokerage firm based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Builders used to joke they couldn't give land away!
The reason is simple. Even at current prices, land is far cheaper than it was during the boom. Lower-priced land, especially when the lot already includes streets and other infrastructure, gives them more profit on homes. Plus, builders are convinced that buyers will flock to the closing table once employment picks up and the foreclosure crisis ends. They want to be prepared.
Just outside of Phoenix, PulteGroup this month beat out six other bidders to purchase 88 lots from an investor group for a reported $5.7 million. Pulte, the nation's largest builder, aims to start building model homes in the community, named Lyon's Gate, this fall.
Things are also picking up at nearby Estrella, a 12,000-acre master-planned project in Goodyear, Ariz., being developed by Newland Communities. This year, it has four signed land contracts and two more deals in the works, said Chief Executive Bob McLeod. The price for the two latest deals, covering some 140 lots, is up 33% from a year ago.
It's not just the desert. "There's been a strong renewed interest in every area we're in, whether it's Tampa, Atlanta, or Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill or Phoenix," Mr. McLeod says.
Readers, what do you think? Should be builders be reloading on land?
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Man and Robot Have Earnest but Unconvincing Pizza Debate
Not completely sure what to make of this one. For pizza franchise Mr. Jim's, AdWise put together this weird ad where founder Mr. Jim goes head-to-head with "Doughby," his dough-making robot.
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In which American Idol took the trail to Portland, Oregon with choleric recappers behind it (a joke the show did not make); in which no birds were conspicuously put on anything (we checked; the show didn't make that joke either); in which everyone was named a derivative of Brittany and every male voice was either falsetto or basso, in which the producers did indeed manage to get somefone to utter the word "hipster," in which the post-production team made a typo and in which, somehow, nothing pissed us off more than it could have.
(Oh, and a logistical note before anyone else mentions it: Yes, we've seen the alleged top 24 list. We choose to disregard it, because there's always a chance one hopeful will spontaneously contract a prior record label or go on a guns-and-streaking spree. Even if they don't, you can't trust everything that washes up on the Internet. And even if you can trust this bit o' news, believing it would make recapping very boring, and we're pretty sure 50% of the girls had a variation on the same name.)
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Man on Fire
By jsolof on Jan 29, 2005
There's an old joke about two old ladies in a nursing home. "The food here stinks," gripes the one. "Yeah," says her neighbor, "and the portions are so small!"
My complaints about this movie are along the same lines.
On the one hand, this flick is totally formulaic and predictable. Gruff, tormented ex-spook loner, hooked on Jack Daniels and water, signs on as a bargain basement bodyguard to a cute little kid who captures his heart before the bad guys capture her. He spends the rest of the movie trying to get her (and himself) back.
But that's not what happens here. Twisting the formula, the girl is dead a third of the way into the two and a half hour movie, and thus Denzel Washington's motivation throughout the over-long remainder is revenge, not rescue. And, the girl being beyond redemption, so therefore is he.
I would have expected to see Steven Seagal in this, or Jean-Claude Van Damme. Denzel, despite his over-the-top creepiness in Training Day, is too nuanced and thoughtful a guy to carry out this bloody vendetta. And the reverse twist, at the end of the movie, is just plain bizarre. Not to mention the fact that he takes bullets to the chest better than I take splinters. That JD and water must have medicinal properties even I never suspected.
Redeeming things, somewhat, are some great supporting performances by Dakota Fanning (adorable as the kidnappee), Radha Mitchell and Marc Anthony as her parents (note to J. Lo: your new hubby might not make the best dad -- just saying...), and Christopher Walken as I've never seen him before: likeable. Good turns, too, from Rachel Ticotin and Giancarlo Giannini. Mickey Rourke plays himself.
Oh, and the most bizzare thing of all: a caption, before the closing credits -- Tony Scott must have gotten himself a new caption machine or something, the way he over-uses it -- dedicating the film "to Mexico City, a very special place." After 146 minutes of kidnappings, corruption, and an exploding Rave club (cheered on by the Ravers, of course), this is not where I want to spend my next vacation.
I'm going to Disney World!


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Is Your Boss a Poor Communicator?
by Georgia Adamson - Mar, 2013
Good communication skills should be a minimum requirement for promotion to management, but too often that doesn't seem to be the case. Instead, you might find that your boss is a poor communicator, and you have to cope with that unsatisfactory situation. Unless you find a way to deal with it successfully, you might find yourself heading out the door sooner than expected–either voluntarily or involuntarily. In view of that...
Performance Management–Yours or Your Team's
by Georgia Adamson - Mar, 2013
Performance management through open-minded learning has always made good sense to me. Along those lines, I always enjoy reading insightful communications from professionals I've had the pleasure of interacting with and getting to know at least a little. One of those is Saeed al Muntafiq, a senior executive in Dubai who has a view of the business world that transcends geographical boundaries. Performance Management and Deve...
A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Careerist Self About What Really Matters
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It's a classic Catch-22—with a careerist twist. When facing big decisions early in your career, you don't have tons of real-world experience to draw upon. And by the time you've actually racked up a decent supply of workplace wisdom, you may feel like you no longer need career advice. If only career tracks came with fast-forward and rewind buttons. (Or a blue police call box, for those who like to time travel in style.) Wh...
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Mercutio and Benvolio are discussing the hot day and the possibility of a quarrel. Tybalt enters looking for Romeo and rudely addresses them. Mercutio and Tybalt are about to fight when Romeo enters. Romeo tries to avoid the conflict because he is now married to a Capulet. Mercutio cannot stand Romeo submitting to Tybalt's cruelty and draws his sword to fight. Romeo and Benvolio try to stop the fight. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm and leaves. Mercutio ends up dying. Romeo realizes his love for Juliet has made him soft and now seeks revenge. Tybalt returns and they fight. Romeo kills Tybalt and then flees after reflecting on what he has done. The citizens, the Prince, the Montague's, and the Capulet's all come to survey the scene. Benvolio tells the story of what happened. Immediately, the Prince exiles Romeo.
This action packed scene incurs the first instance of tragedy for the young lovers. Romeo is forced to deal with the reality of his marriage. He has married a Capulethis lifetime enemy. He also chooses to avenge a friend's death rather than spare Juliet's sorrow. A dying Mercutio sets up the action for the rest of the play when he repeatedly exclaims, "A plague o' both your houses!" This reminds the audience of the tragedy that will soon occur and propels Romeo. Tybalt's untimely return drives Romeo, acting on emotion, to kill him. Romeo contrasts his earlier effort to avoid confrontation increasing the dramatic tension in the scene. He struggles with resisting the urge to fight and then acting on impulse.
Juliet is waiting for the nighttime when she and Romeo will consummate their marriage. The Nurse brings the ladder but also has news of Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment. Juliet is upset about Tybalt's death but thinks Romeo's banishment is even worse than had he also been dead. The Nurse tells her that Romeo is hiding at Friar Laurence's cell. Juliet asks her to go find Romeo so that they can say goodbye. She also gives the Nurse a ring to give to Romeo.
The consequences of Juliet's speedy actions earlier in the play are now catching up with her. Juliet is first mad at Romeo for killing Tybalt but then takes her role as a wife and shows support for him. Her age is reflected in this conflict. She impulsively gets mad at Romeo but tries to behave as an adult by supporting Romeo's duty to avengs his friends death. The action is completely driven by the Nurse who delivers the bad news to Juliet and agrees to go find Romeo.
Romeo is at the Friar's cell awaiting his punishment. The Friar tells him he has been exiled. Romeo says exile is worse then death and the Friar tries to comfort him. The Nurse arrives and mentions the grieving state of Juliet. Misunderstanding the Nurse, Romeo attempts to kill himself. The Nurse explains that Juliet is sad because she may never see her beloved Romeo. She was not crying because of Tybalt. The Friar gives Romeo hope by proposing a plan. Romeo will go see Juliet that night to say farewell and then go to Mantua until it is safe for him to return to Verona. The lovers can then be safely reunited. The Nurse also gives Romeo the ring and he is revived.
The experience and wisdom of the Friar save Romeo and Juliet's love. The Friar has a hard time relating to Romeo's intense situation but comes up with a proposal. This scene parallels the despair of Juliet in the previous scene. Both Romeo and Juliet, driven by emotion, need the help of elders to intellectually plan their action.
The Capulet's are discussing with Paris his marriage to Juliet. They decide that because of Tybalt's death they can not have a celebration too soon. However, Capulet decides that Thursday would be good and sends Lady Capulet to tell Juliet the news. Paris leaves happily.
The focus of the action changes from Romeo and Juliet's struggle to the Capulet family. This is one of the few scenes where either Romeo or Juliet is not present. However, Old Capulet's rash, secretive decision is like Romeo and Juliet's courtship. Thus, predicting another tragedy as a result of haste. The scene is short, quick and to the point, suggesting Old Capulet's authority and power.
Romeo and Juliet are in Juliet's chamber after their consummation arguing over whether it is still night or if it is the morning. The Nurse warns them that Lady Capulet is coming. Romeo and Juliet part wondering if they will ever see each other again. Lady Capulet sees that Juliet is upset and mistakes it for grievance of Tybalt. She tries to cheer Juliet by telling her that she will marry Paris on Thursday. Juliet abhors the idea of marrying so soon. When Old Capulet finds out that Juliet does not want to marry Paris he feels unappreciated and his temper rages. He tells Juliet that she better marry Paris or he never wants to see her again. Juliet seeks comfort in her mother but she is refused. The Nurse even suggests that Juliet forget about Romeo and try to live a normal life with Paris. Juliet, seeking a way out, goes to visit the Friar.
The beginning action of this scene is in sharp contrast to the latter
parts. It begins with the two youth lovers peacefully parting but
ends with anger and demands from the elders. There are forwards that
suggest when Romeo and Juliet meet again they will be in a tomb.
I see thee, now thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb."
The harsh actions of Old Capulet drive Juliet to feel hopeless. Old
Capulet is upset that he will not be able to host another celebration and
that his daughter doesn't like the suitor he has picked out. However,
the outrage of Juliet's father justifies the secretive marriage and fuels
the power of the feud.


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Release Date: 2002-05-23 (Seattle Int'l Film Festiv)
Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 29min
A World War II veteran, following the shooting death of his daughter, sets out to find the killer of the yet unsolved crime. Using the serial number of the handgun used in the murder, he traces the gun's 20-year history across the US -- from the factory where it was made to the hand that pulled the trigger.
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How to Identify and Get Rid of Crabgrass
I have often wondered why I can't get my grass to grow like crabgrass. Crabgrass does well in the heat, it doesn't need a lot of water to grow, it fills in all the bare spots in my lawn, and it's always a bright lime green color year round. For these reasons, it's hard to get rid of crabgrass unless you prepare for it year round. When first trying to get rid of crabgrass the process tends to destroy your yard by leaving large brown spots. This is normal if you use a spray or a granulated fertilizer with a crabgrass killer. The other alternative is to dig the crabgrass out of your lawn, but this approach still leaves brown bare spots in your yard. Having dealt with many lawn issues here are some tips on identifying and eradicating crabgrass from your lawn.
How to Identify Crabgrass
There are over 300 species of crabgrass (Digitaria) that can be found throughout the world. The species of crabgrass I have the most experience getting rid of are the Hairy Crabgrass (Sanguinalis) and the Smooth Crabgrass (Ischaemum) mainly found in North America. Crabgrass has a long germination period and to make matters worse crabgrass spreads by seed and rooting from the joints called culm nodes which lie on top of the soil. Another example (maybe not the best example, but easy to relate too) of this type of growth is how the everbearing strawberry grows/spreads by off shoots. Crabgrass seeds have been known to be viable up to 3 years in the soil. Some sources have also reported crabgrass producing up to 150,000 seeds.
How to Get Rid of Crabgrass
I wish there was a quick and simple way to get rid of crabgrass. Given the seeds can last up to three years and the volume of seeds crabgrass produces it takes awhile to get it under control. The key word here is "under control".
Step 1: Start off your lawn growing season with a turf builder fertilizer with a crabgrass preventer. This will help prevent a majority of crabgrass growth before it happens. For an added extra measure apply this once yourself (in granular form) and then have a company like Scotts or TruGreen apply their liquid crabgrass preventer.
Step 2: For the small patches of crabgrass that pop up around your yard try sprays that target only crabgrass. I like to use Ortho Weed B Gon Max Plus Crabgrass Control which is a weed preventer including crab grass that is formulated not to kill your lawn.
Step 3: During the height of the crabgrass season don't edge around your sidewalk and driveway as well as weed-eat around your gardens. This causes the ground to be void of grass growth which crabgrass will be the first to take this empty space over.
Step 4: Let your grass grow longer during the crabgrass season. A thicker and longer lawn will help to suffocate any other growth including crabgrass.
Step 5: Water your lawn so that is doesn't dry out and die.
Step 6: If you have thinning grass or any bare spots in your lawn be sure to over seed those areas. This will help to crowed out possible crabgrass growth.
Step 7: Spread a granulated turf builder with crabgrass prevention using a broadcast or drop spreader at the end of the growing season. This will help the spread of crabgrass before the start of the growing season and will lessen the burden if you forget to fertilize for the next year.
Step 8: Repeat and be aggressive for the next 3 to 4 years. Remember crabgrass seeds can remain viable for around 3 years.
Crabgrass can be tough to get rid of especially if you have neighbors who don't take as much time as you to make their lawns look nice. It's not a losing battle, but it's a battle that takes a little time to win. Give yourself the extra boost by using the steps above as well as trying different lawn techniques like, aerating, dethatching, grub kill, etc.
What are some of your tips and tricks for winning the war against crabgrass? Our readers would like to know!


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No less than 26 senators are calling on the Obama administration to drop plans to cut the nuclear nonproliferation Department of Energy budget by $400 million in a letter published Wednesday. Preventing nuclear proliferation was a top priority for the administration in 2009, however, in a letter to Mr. Obama, the senators said his current budget marked a "major retreat" on the issue.
Twenty-two Democrats, two Republicans and two Independents are not only condemning the president's shift of priorities regarding nuclear proliferation in his 2015 budget, but are calling for an increase in the 2016 DOE nonproliferation budget.
Increasingly, Mr. Obama is bypassing Congress and the Senate in favor of issuing executive orders on a plethora of foreign and domestic issues like illegal immigration and the new Iraqi war.
Exposing a dramatic rift in the Democratic Party-controlled Senate, Dianne Feinstein of California and Jeff Merkley of Oregon are leading the charge against nonproliferation budget cuts planned by the administration.
"The recent spate of terrorism in Iraq, Pakistan, and Kenya is a harrowing reminder of the importance of ensuring that terrorist groups and rogue states cannot get their hands on the world's most dangerous weapons and materials," the senators wrote.
The split between Senate Democrats and Mr. Obama arose when the 2015 Senate Appropriations Committee's Energy and Water bill increased spending on several nonproliferation programs, including the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, by $219 million more than the president's budget proposal. Feinstein is chairwoman of the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittee.
President Obama's vow to use Executive Orders to make and runs around Congress on highly charged political issues like illegal immigration and mission creep in Iraq has proved more politically troubling for Democrats than Republicans.
With Mr. Obama's approval ratings in the tank, key Democrats in the House of Representatives are wondering why the president is not talking to them either. With most polls showing Republicans poised to pick up seats in the House and Senate, the president has been accused by Democrats of not communicating with members of his own political party.


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Born in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan on December 10th 1951, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor has come a long way from her home in the suburbs and her secondary schooling at the Tunku Kurshiah College, a prestigious boarding school for bright Malay girls in Malaysia.
After completing her tertiary and higher education at University Malaya and Louisiana State University in 1974 and 1978 respectively, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor returned to launch her corporate career, putting to good use her Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology and her Master's degree in Sociology and Agriculture Extension. She served at Agriculture Bank Malaysia until 1983, and then took on the position of Business Development Manager at Island and Peninsular Berhad where she served until 1987.
Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor left Island and Peninsular to become a full time politician's wife to Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abd Razak, knowing that the demands of her husband's work dictates that she gives her home and family life as much care and attention as possible. Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor was also keenly aware that she would have to gradually take on more public roles as she continued to give pivotal support to her husband's political rise.
Today, as the wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor wears many hats. She is the President of the Welfare Association of Minister's Wives (BAKTI). She holds the position of Patron for various associations, among others, are Children in Hope Foundation, Malaysian Nature Society, Society of the Orthopedically Handicapped Malaysia, Malaysia Aids Council, National Heart Institute Foundation, Thalasemia Association, National Athletes' Welfare Association, the Foundation for the Development of Underprivileged Children and many more. She is also on the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) as their patron, as well as the President of the Girl Guides Association of Malaysia.
Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor strongly believes that human capital development begins with children and it is an important investment for the nation. This will lay a firm foundation for national growth, productivity, social cohesion and peace. She has thus been active in driving this initiative through the PERMATA programmes starting with nationwide establishment of early childhood education and care centres or Permata Negara that focuses on children below 5 years. Through her effort, to date, more than 650 Permata Negara Centres have been set up throughout the country.
This programme has since been widened to the intellectually gifted children under the banner of PERMATA Pintar, aimed at providing appropriate enriched learning environment to challenge them to the fullest potential. This programme offers two approaches, the annual school camp for children aged 9-15 and a school for gifted children aged 16-17 at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). As for PERMATA Seni, the objective is to further refine the talents of children in performing arts i.e: music, choir and dance. Whilst for PERMATA Insan, the gifted children are provided with an early exposure to the understanding of al-Quran and as-Sunnah in order to groom them to be future Islamic intellectuals.
As a means to reach out to the youth especially those at risk she initiated the Perkasa Remaja via camp intervention and Community based programmes. These two programmes are aimed at empowering youth to be into the mainstream development. She is now embarking on two new projects; the PEMATA Kurnia, a programme for children with autism and Children Specialist Hospital. Both projects are in the process of implementation.
Other than her involvement in the welfare of children, she is also passionate in advancing women related issues, such as empowerment of women, gender equality and uplifting the economic status of women. She has been invited on numerous occasions to speak on these issues at conferences both locally and internationally.
In recognition for her many contribution to the country and its people, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor has been conferred various high awards from the States of Pahang, Kedah, Melaka, Selangor, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah and Sarawak. She was also awarded the Honorary Doctorate in Education by University Technology MARA Malaysia, the Honorary Doctorate of Innovation in Human Capacity Development by Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and the Honorary Doctorate in Early Childhood Education by Sultan Idris University Education, Malaysia. Globally, she has been conferred with the Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Australia's Curtin University and Professorship by the International Information Technology University, Kazakhstan. Her contribution was further acknowledged by the city of Ankara, Turkey with the award for Social Responsibility, and her recent international accomplishments include the Global Inspirational Leadership and the STEM Hero awards.


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21st Annual Scholarship Classic Set for August 28
Bolingbrook Golf Club will once again serve as host
UIC Athletics closes busy year for donors and fans with successful golf outing
UIC Athletics Hosts Annual Golf Outing to Benefit Scholarship Fund
Event will be held on Thursday, June 26
Limited Space Still Available for Annual Athletics Golf Outing
Event will be held on Wednesday, June 5
SAAC Presents Local Mission With Supplies
Men's basketball member Anthony Kelley presented the donations
A 2007 graduate of UIC and four-time letterwinner in volleyball, Piszczor returns to her alma mater to serve as the Assistant Director of Development and Special Events. A position she began in August of 2011. Prior to the 2014 academic year, Piszczor was promoted to Associate Director of Development.
Prior to UIC, Piszczor was a sales associate and party planner at Bar1 Events in Chicago, Ill. During her two years at Bar1 Events, Piszczor planned and organized events and fundraisers, while attending events to ensure client satisfaction. Piszczor utilized advertising through social networking sites to promote her events.
From November 2007 to November 2008, Kozak worked as a community relations intern with the Chicago White Sox. While there, Piszczor assisted with execution and planning of White Sox Charities fundraisers. She also served as manager of the Scoreboard Message Program and coordinated the complimentary ticket program for local non-for-profit organizations.
Piszczor had a one-year stint with the Windy City Thunderbolts as a community relations intern from 2007-2008. She conducted promotional game-day activities to increase fan involvement, while also planning and attending community relations-sponsored events at local hospitals, schools and festivals.
Piszczor began her work experience as a marketing and advertising intern in the UIC Athletic Department. During her time as an intern, she coordinated the advertising for radio broadcasts to be used during UIC men's home basketball games. She also planned fan participation strategies to be used during UIC athletic competitions.
Piszczor received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 2007 from UIC and was a member of the volleyball team from 2002 through 2007. She served as team captain from 2003 until 2006. She was voted to the all-Horizon League Team during the 2003 and 2004 seasons and Horizon League all-tournament team during the 2006 campaign. Kozak is currently the Flames all-time assists record holder.
Piszczor currently resides in a suburb of Chicago, Ill., and is married to Jim Piszczor. The couple has one son named Tommy.


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Actually Luke uses a jedi mind trick, not Han.
You said Han in the piece, Not Luke
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Luke is not an ordinary Jedi. He is thw son of Anakin. Also he was trained by both Ben and Starkiller.
Who his father is wlould be incidental. Just because a top gunfighter has a son does not automatically give the boy the same skills. Reflexes, hand eye coordination, certainly, but a fast draw, or using a sword is muscle memory, and that has to be trained over years, not weeks.
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Luke was trained by Ben and Starkiller. Okay about Ben, but Starkiller is the Jedi. have you ever seen TFU 1 or 2?
I do not know what TFU is in reference to.
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If it made sense with Lucas, why i cant use it? Also, i needed a scene where the pirates idroduced themselves.
You misread my reply. I said it didn't work logically for Lucas. He did it, but it would have been stupid for someone to announce what the thug did in that loud a voice. You didn't have to have them say out loud 'Hey we're pirates! Join the crew!' You could have had the leader ask if Luke knows his name, but in an intentionally lowered voice. If Luke doesn't know he is a pirate, he can say it again in a soft tone.
In the kind of cantina pirates would hang out in, you have to worry about informewrs, because the police have an idea which bars those are as well. Not to mention listening devices, etc. If you get a chance, see a movie called I Love You to Death, where a pair of unprofessional 'professional killers' leave after bungling their assignment, and are caught within hours because they boasted about it in a bar.
The Dread Pirate Roberts: You have heard of me, haven't you?
Luke Skywalker, head cocked to the side, then shakes it no.
Roberts (Leaning forward and lowering his voice): My crew and I assure that money flows in all directions, from the rich to the poor, or from corporations to the little man.
Luke (As if light is dawning): Ah, you're a smuggler?
Roberts laughs: No, a pirate.
"Luke (almost shouting): A Pirate!
Roberts dives for the floor as blaster fire rips through where he was.Glares at Luke: Great, why not post a bloody billboard?
'To argue with those who have renounced the use and authority of reason is as futile as to administer medicine to the dead.' Now who said that?
From the one who brought you;
What we die for...
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