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It comes after Christmas and before the new year, so it may not be so odd that the program for the Sunday afternoon music teachers concert in the Classics at the Merc series has a little of this and a little of that.
The concert is one of two the teachers stage during the year to raise money for scholarships for their students.
Five of those teachers will perform: pianists Yiyi Ku, Tahnia Lund, and Susan Miyamoto, and flutists Kate Prestia-Schuab and Kara Wuchner. The performances will be a mix of piano solo, piano duet, flute duet, and piano with flute.
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When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Where: The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula
Tickets: $12 general; $5 students with I.D.
Phone: (866) 653-8696
Online: temeculatheater.org
One of the lesser-known and seldom-performed Christmas pieces for this concert is "The Huron Carol," written in 1643 by Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie in Canada. It is Canada's oldest Christmas song.
Brébeuf picked up the rhythm of the Huron people among whom he worked for his carol, though the song is based on a French folk piece, and has lyrics in Huron and French, as well as modern English lyrics written in 1926. Lund will perform it as a piano solo.
Among the more familiar Christmas pieces will be a variation on "Jingle Bells," arranged by contemporary composer and arranger Robert Vandall, performed as a piano duet by Lund and Ku.
The other Christmas numbers are "Appalachian Christmas Carols" by Vincent Persichetti, an early- to mid-20th-century composer who based his works on folk melodies from the Appalachian hills that will be performed as a piano duet by Miyamoto and Lund; "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," a Christmas standard that made its debut in 18th-century England that will be performed as a piano solo by Lund; and a Vandall trio, "Deck the Halls," "Silent Night," and "Carol of the Bells," also piano duets by Ku and Lund.
The rest of the concert mixes greater and lesser works from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as modern compositions.
In fact, one was written by a living composer, Gary Schoker. It is "Two Flutes (on the Loose) in Fujian," a flute-and-piano trio by Prestia-Schaub, Wuchner, and Miiyamoto.
A much less-known entry on the program will be "Golden Robin Polka," written sometime in the early 1900s by Narcisse Bousquet, and performed by Prestia-Schuab, Wuchner, and Miyamoto as a flute-and-piano trio.
The rest of the program includes an assortment of famous and not-so-famous pieces by well-known composers, among them Maurice Ravel and Georg Philipp Telemann.
The Ravel piece will not be his most popular work — that's "Bolero" — but "Fugue and Menuet" from "Le Tombeau de Couperin," another piano solo, this one by Ku.
Prestia-Schaub and Wuchner will perform a flute duet on Telemann's Canonic Sonata No. 1. Wuchner and Miyamoto will team up on flute and piano for Cristoph von Gluck's 18th-century composition "Minuet" and "Dance of the Blessed Spirits," from the French opera "Orpheus et Eurydice."
The opera is the most popular of Gluck's works and represents his attempt to establish a "noble simplicity" in opera music to replace the more complex opera popular at the time.
Two late 19th-century/early 20th-century composers will be represented in flute-piano trios performed by Prestia-Schaub, Wuchner, and Miamoto. They are Joachim Anderson, represented by Scherzino and Benjamin Godard represented by his Suite, Op. 116. The remaining piece is Giulio Briccialdi's "Allegro," a flute duo by Prestia-Schuab and Wuchner.
The music teachers award six scholarships, two $200 scholarships in the fall and spring, and two $100 scholarships for the summer term from the funds generated by the two concerts.


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OAKLAND -- It's pretty much a trend now. The Warriors get up big, get comfortable and let the team back in before closing it out.
Saturday night, the Boston Celtics were the team given false hope. The Warriors saw their 20-point third-quarter lead cut to single digits in the fourth quarter. But backup point guard Jarrett Jack took over and powered the Warriors to a 101-83 victory.
Golden State (21-10), off to its best start since the 1991-92 season, has won five of its past seven games.
The Warriors' drubbing of the Celtics (14-15) marks the fifth time in the West Coast Era of the franchise that they've won 12 games in a month.
The Warriors are 13-2 against Eastern Conference teams.
"I will not be satisfied, and we will not be satisfied as a team," coach Mark Jackson said. "We will enjoy the success we have had, but we will not fall in love with what we have been able to do thus far. Situations like that are setups to let your guard down and get knocked out."
For the second consecutive game, the Warriors seemed to let their guard down late and nearly squandered a 20-point lead. In Friday's win over the Philadelphia 76ers, they saw 20-point lead trimmed to five before they buckled down and pulled it out.
Against the Celtics, they saw their 20-point lead trimmed to eight in the fourth quarter.
Boston had the lead down to 78-70 when Jack hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key. After the Celtics' Paul Pierce missed a floater (he was 4 of 20 with 13 points), Jack converted a driving layup.
The Celtics' Jason Terry hit a 3 to get the Warriors' advantage back down to 10. But Jack answered by setting up a Charles Jenkins jumper to start a 9-1 run. Jack's drive-and-dish to Stephen Curry for a 3-pointer put the Warriors up 92-74 and effectively ended any hopes Boston had of winning.
Jack finished with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists.
"Every single game we just try to get better and better," David Lee said after totaling 20 points on 10-of-15 shooting. "I thought our defense played a big role tonight by holding them under 40 percent and made up for the fact that we didn't have our best night offensively."
The Warriors controlled most of the game as Boston struggled to score. The Celtics, though, had to play without point guard Rajon Rondo -- who's averaging a league-leading 11.7 assists per game. He sat out with a bruised hip.
With Avery Bradley also out after shoulder surgery and Leandro Barbosa not with the team for personal reasons, the Celtics were sorely depleted at guard.
Golden State's defense took advantage, holding the Celtics to 36 percent shooting. The Warriors really clamped down in the second quarter, holding Boston to 6-of-27 shooting and 17 points.
The Warriors pushed their six-point lead after the first quarter to a 57-40 halftime advantage.
The lead got as high as 73-53 after a Curry floater in the lane with 4:59 left in the third quarter.
But the Warriors missed their next five shots and Boston ran off six quick points to cut the deficit to 14.
A Curry 3-pointer seemed to settle things, but a fit of turnovers sparked another Celtics spurt. Curry committed two of the four straight turnovers by the Warriors -- both on risky, one-handed passes. The latter led to a breakaway dunk by Boston's Brandon Bass, cutting the Warriors' advantage to 11. Celtics rookie Jared Sullinger closed the quarter with a jump hook to send the Warriors into the fourth quarter with a single-digit lead, 76-67.
"We have to take care of the ball," said Curry, who had five of the Warriors' 19 turnovers, tainting an otherwise productive night: 22 points, nine assists, four rebounds and three steals. "Guys were making plays at the other end.
"The only thing we have to do is cut out turnovers and we'll be all right."
Golden State finished 12-4 in December. The last time it had won at least 10 games in a month was March 2008.
The Warriors have already put together the best long trip in team history, and at 11-6 away from home, they are off to their best road start since the 1991-92 season.
"We're really proud," Lee said. "We're trying to establish our own history.—
"Doc is a guy that I talked to during the process of becoming a head coach," Jackson said. "I value him. He's a great coach, a heck of a basketball mind and has been very helpful during the process.
"He's a guy I have a tremendous amount of respect for and I'm thankful."
Jackson credits Rivers for paving the way for him getting into the coaching profession.
"I value the fact that he did it by not being an assistant coach and understood the question marks," Jackson said. "He was successful. He's a championship coach and in the discussion for best in the business.
"I do not take it for granted how that paved the way and made it easier for somebody to give me an opportunity."

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President Obama hasn't changed his mind: He still thinks Kanye West is a jackass.
Asked by The Atlantic contributor David Samuels recently to pick a fave — Kanye or Jay-Z — the President responded "Jay-Z" with little hesitation. He went on to admit he liked Kanye as well, calling him "smart" and "very talented."
When reminded by Samuels that he once labeled Kanye a "jackass" over the infamous Taylor Swift incident at the 2009 MTV VMAs, the President doubled down on the salty qualifier.
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The Capulets and Montagues? The Trojans and the Greeks? Those were mere spats compared to the epic rivalry that consumes the Bay Area each fall.
We're referring, of course, to the Big Game.
This year's Cal-Stanford game will be Nov. 23 at Stanford Stadium, but there are still a few more games to be played before then. When Cal reopened its Memorial Stadium last fall, football fans found the concession menu had been massively renovated, too. So it seemed only fitting to engage the assistance of two diehard fans -- TV columnist Chuck "Go Bears" Barney and science and research writer Lisa "Stanford Rocks" Krieger -- to evaluate the stadium offerings in a football fare smackdown.


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Planners recommend rezoning for new store in Horse Shoe
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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The Henderson County Planning Board paved the way Thursday for a new retail store, recommending to county commissioners that they rezone a 1.71-acre parcel next to Horse Shoe Baptist Church from rural residential to community commercial conditional.
If approved by commissioners, the new 9,100-square-foot retail store on Brevard Road in Horse Shoe will break ground in June and should be open by August or September, said Melissa Ballard of The Broadway Group, a Huntsville, Ala.-based real estate development firm used by Dollar General.
Ballard said the free-standing store would employ between eight and 10 full-time employees, "and some number of part-time floaters." A map of the retailer's plans shows the store will have 30 parking spaces and be landscaped with trees and holly bushes.
In their 5-0 vote, the planning board also recommended that commissioners ask the retailer to adhere to design standards set out in the Etowah-Horse Shoe Community Plan.
Those standards discourage unfinished steel or aluminum roofing and vinyl siding; require at least 30 percent masonry fronts; restrict sign height to 8 feet; and mitigate light pollution. Ballard said the company will meet or exceed all of those standards.
Asked by planning board member Tommy Laughter whether she had reached out to the church next door "as a courtesy," Ballard said her firm had attempted to "see if they would do a shared access... but when I couldn't reach anyone, DOT has already granted us access off of 64."
While acknowledging the property has commercial uses nearby, board member Rick Livingston expressed reservations about changing the zoning since it's surrounded by rural 2 residential zoning. He asked if any neighbors had commented on the proposed rezoning.
"My feeling is if the property owners around this tract are good with it, I'm good with it," he said. "If they're not, being what it is, where do we draw the line?"
Although signs indicating the rezoning request were posted on the site Feb. 11, adjacent property owners won't be notified by mail until county commissioners advertise a public hearing on the matter, planners said. That hearing is expected in March.
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I shopped for groceries and supplies today. I picked up this _beautiful_ blue/green batik cloth which I am definitely looking forward to turning into a malong. I bought three yards of it, and I hope there'll be some left over to make a sarong or a bag.
1. Backlog: Grilled again: 01:35
It turned out to be a terrific potluck. I prepared vegetable kebabs and Caesar salad (store-bought dressing, but I made the bacon bits and croutons myself!). Keynyn brought mashed potatoes and cookies. James brought lots and lots of chicken legs. Mike and Calum helped with cooking and washing up. (Don't worry, they'll host some other time...)
The chicken legs were slightly dodgy as parts weren't completely cooked, so I think we'll do beef next time. At least, until we get the hang of this. Note to self: figure out how to properly grill vegetables so that they're nice and juicy. Also, buy a basting brush. Hmm, next Wednesday or Thursday seems like a good time to have another potluck party. (Psst! Kathy! I need tips!)
_And_ we even got to study afterwards! I much prefer studying with other people around. Today proved an interesting point. I'm a fraud of a computer person, really. I'm definitely not as geeky as Calum and Mike are. I find myself less into writing code than I'm into explaining things to other people, and sometimes I really do have to explain things to either people, stuffed toys, or my blog in order to get things straight in my head. Aiyah. How embarrassing.
(I say that now, sure, but when I'm in coding mode I can't pry my fingers off the keyboard...)
Anyway, it was a very good day.
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According to the Federal Trade Commission, funerals rank among the most expensive purchases many consumers will ever make. A traditional funeral, including a casket and vault, with additional expenses such as flowers, notices, hearses and so forth, can cost more than $10,000. When plans and arrangements are not made in advance, survivors are uncomfortable negotiating costs; as a result, they often spend much more than they would otherwise.
If you want to spare your relatives the burden of making those decisions at such a stressful time, you should document your wishes in advance. Attorney Denis Clifford, in his book "Plan Your Estate," points out that written burial instructions left by a deceased person are legally binding in most states as long as they don't violate state laws regarding body disposition. Even in states that do not require a deceased person's instructions to be followed, they almost always are.
Clifford recommends preparing printed burial instructions in a distinct document separate from wills and other estate-planning documents. The instructions should be in a safe and accessible location known by the persons responsible for implementing them.
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Whiteoak High School Principal Michael Roades said the 14-year-old eighth-grade student was transported to Children's Hospital Monday after the girl's thumb was cut off by a saw blade in a woodworking area shortly before 11 a.m.
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ALAMEDA -- When the Raiders visit the Green Bay Packers on Friday night, fullback Marcel Reece expects to put his best foot forward. And the other one, too.
Coach Dennis Allen might think better of it by game time at Lambeau Field but saw enough out of Reece on Wednesday to consider playing him in the Raiders' third exhibition game.
"He looked good out there running around, so he should be good to go for the game," Allen said.
Reece, a two-time Pro Bowl player and one of the Raiders most versatile offensive weapons, is wearing a protective boot on his right foot -- similar to the ones worn at times by Darren McFadden (Lisfranc injury) and DJ Hayden (stress fracture).
Reece's injury occurred in a 27-26 win over the Detroit Lions on Friday night. He did not complete practice Sunday, then sat out Monday. In the meantime, there were X-rays and an MRI.
"It's always kind of scary when you're not used to being hurt and you don't really feel right," Reece said. "Anything below the waist is the worst, because that's where we make our living, running.
"(It's) still not completely right. ... The deal is right now I'll stay in the boot until I step on the field. I won't aggravate it any more, and hopefully it will maybe make it feel a little better."
Allen will go no further than identifying Reece's injury as a "foot," and Reece said "I haven't told anybody. There are probably three people in this world that know what's going on. If I'm able to be on the field, I'm going to be on the field. That's all anyone needs to know."
With the improvement Reece has felt in the last two days, he doesn't believe his foot will need to be managed throughout the course of the season.
"I don't think it will be a thing like that," Reece said. "I feel that after this week's game maybe just get a little rest before New York (on Sept. 7) and it will be 100 percent. It's feeling better every day."
Said Allen: "Obviously if it becomes a hindrance we'll have to manage it, but if not, we'll let him go out there and play."
Reece does not question the wisdom of playing in the exhibition season when he could be held out and heal more fully for the regular-season opener. If Reece were to sit out against the Packers and Seattle Seahawks, Jamize Olawale and Karl Wilson would assume the work at fullback.
"My job is just to go out there and play," Reece said. "If Coach tells me they don't want me to play in a preseason game I'll respect their decision."
"We haven't made that determination yet," Allen said. "We're going to be cautious with that to make sure he's good to go before we put him back out there."
Last season, Allen sat Terrelle Pryor in favor of Matt Flynn for a regular-season game against Washington even though Pryor had passed all the NFL concussion tests.
If Carr doesn't play, Matt McGloin would get time with the second unit, and Allen didn't rule out the possibility of Trent Edwards getting his first game action.
Defensive tackle Justin Ellis, offensive tackle Matt McCants and wide receiver Brice Butler have not been cleared to play and are working through the NFL concussion protocol.
Ellis remains working with the training staff 12 days after his concussion. Butler, who is on the field although limited, is the furthest along of the three.
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Everyone's favourite punching bag in Ottawa until he was dealt to Tampa this summer, Andrej Meszaros is starting to make an impression on his teammates and his coaches by playing a game after getting 64 stitches in his face the night before. The gruesome injury happened on Saturday night when he took a slapshot directly in the face.
"Wearing a full-cage mask and on mild pain medication, Meszaros played 25:38 against the Thrashers, blocked a shot and was plus-1. It was his 285th consecutive game since the start of his four-year career.
"I wanted to help the team," Meszaros, 23, said. "I knew we had a couple of guys banged up. I said I wanted to play every game if it's possible. It's not like it's a broken arm or leg. You have to suck it up and go."
Meszaros received stitches outside and inside his top lip, in his gum line and on the roof of his mouth. Thanks to his mouth guard, Mulligan said, he lost zero teeth.
"He played really well," coach Rick Tocchet said. "Here's a 23-year-old kid who told me he wanted to play (Saturday) night. That's leadership to me. That's a big step for Mez on the leadership ladder."
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For one Camdenton native, a dream has come true. Camdenton R-III School District recently announced that Ryan Neal will take over as Assistant Superintendent in charge of academic services effective July 1, 2013.
"This is a chance to come home and serve my community and the school that I'm so proud of," Neal said.
Neal is a Camdenton graduate and taught in the district for ten years from 1997 to 2007 before going on to lead Iberia and Eldon as principal.
Neal is back in the district this school year currently serving as the Assistant Director of the Lake Career and Technical Center. He hopes to bring his experience from LCTC to his new position. LCTC taught him what practical application of the curriculum looks like. Neal hopes to use that in other parts of the district.
"Every experience I had is going to help me here," Neal said. "I'm excited about converting and moving forward with common core curriculum."
Camdenton has always held a special place in Neal's heart. For him, this position is more than a job.
"To be a part of the process to make it [the district] go, is a real honor and a real responsibility," he said. "It's a lot bigger than a job, it's more like a calling because it's home. I'm looking forward to doing this for a long time."
Neal added that he is also looking forwarded to working with Superintendent Tim Hadfield, other administrators, the school board, principals and everyone within the district.
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KATY, Texas — Shamir Davis scored 19 points, DeQuan Hicks added 13 points and made the last-second steal that clinched Northwestern State's 68-66 win over Stephen F. Austin in the Southland Conference championship game on Saturday night.
The Demons (23-8) earned their first automatic NCAA tournament berth since 2006 and the third overall. Davis was named the tournament's most valuable player.
Desmond Haymon scored 23 points and Taylor Smith had 16 points and 14 rebounds for Stephen F. Austin (27-4).
The Demons were the nation's highest scoring team in the regular season (82.4 points per game) and Stephen F. Austin boasted the nation's top scoring defense (50.2 points per game). Fittingly, the game came down to the final seconds.
The Demons' Jalan West briefly left the game late after twisting his left ankle, but returned for the final minute. He missed a deep 3, but Hicks corralled the offensive rebound and West got it again.
West let the clock wind down and then missed a mid-range jumper with about 10 seconds left. The ball bounced out of bounds and Stephen F. Austin called a timeout with 5.3 seconds remaining to set up the potentially game-tying play.
But Hicks stole a long pass and heaved the ball at the backboard as the final seconds ticked off.
The buzzer sounded and multi-colored confetti showered the court as the Demons ran into each other's arms to celebrate. One consolation for the Lumberjacks was extending their streak of holding opponents under 70 points to 63 games.
The Demons trailed early, then outscored Stephen F. Austin 26-11 over an 11-minute span that also included Lumberjacks' assists leader Hal Bateman going to the bench with his third foul. Davis scored seven straight points during the stretch and West sank a straight-on 3-pointer with 5:29 left in the half for a 29-22 lead.
Stephen F. Austin held the Demons to only one field goal for the rest of the first half. Antonio Bostic just beat the shot clock with a fallaway 3-pointer to put Stephen F. Austin up 35-34 at the break, the 28th time in 31 games this season that the Lumberjacks have been up at halftime.
The Demons speeded up the pace after the break. West scored on a drive, James Hulbin made a 3-pointer and the Demons built a four-point lead. Smith continued to pull down rebounds and keep Stephen F. Austin close.
Bateman played the first nine minutes of the second half, but smacked Davis underneath with 10:38 remaining and left with his fourth foul. Brison White stole the ball and finished a fast break with a behind-the-back dribble and layup to stretch the Demons' lead to 54-45 with just over nine minutes left.
The Lumberjacks had one more rally left to make. Smith finished another three-point play and Haymon sank a pullup jumper as the Lumberjacks trimmed the deficit to 62-61 with just under four minutes remaining. Hicks scored twice inside and the Demons pushed the lead to four with two minutes to go.
West twisted his left ankle and left the game to get a quick re-taping. Haymon's floater with 1:31 left cut it to 68-66 and Northwestern State coach Mike McConathy called a timeout to get West back in the game.
Northwestern State won for the 20th time in 25 games and also improved to 18-0 when leading at the midpoint of the second half.
Stephen F. Austin was seeking its second NCAA tournament berth and first since 2009.
At Garland, Texas, Derick Beltran had 13 points with a late steal and breakaway layup, and Southern University got its first NCAA tournament berth since 2006 with a 45-44 victory over Prairie View in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship game Saturday.
Beltran's play with 1:41 left made it 45-38. The Jaguars (23-9) held on despite some late turnovers.
Jules Montgomery's putback for Prairie View came before before Southern's Jameel Grace stepped out of bounds. Carl Blair then hit a floating hook shot before another backcourt turnover led to Montrael Scott's floater to get the Panthers (15-19) within a point with 42 seconds left.
Grace missed a 3-pointer as the shot clock ran out, and Jourdan DeMuynck got the rebound and drove the length of the court.
DeMuynck was out of control when the ball came loose near the basket. He was on the floor along with Beltran when the game ended.
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By this time next week, along with a contingent of our clients who run medical device companies, we'll be on Capitol Hill sharing the perspective of innovative life science startups that are facing increasing headwinds in starting, funding and growing their businesses.
It's a big issue, so this trip is focused on eliminating just one artificial barrier to our clients' success: the medical device tax.
Unless Congress takes action, a 2.3% excise tax on the U.S. revenues of medical device companies will take effect on January 1, 2013. We believe this tax will have a dramatic, unintended and adverse effect on the medical device industry and, in particular, on high-growth medical device manufacturers - the very companies our country needs to innovate to improve patient care and reduce health care costs. We urge Congress to repeal the tax or, at a minimum, delay its effective date until they have time to address a comprehensive solution in 2013.
If unresolved, the device tax won't just penalize device companies, it will pose the following risks to our economy and our country:
Device start-ups need to invest heavily over many years to develop new technologies, obtain regulatory approvals, and commercialize their products. Since the device tax is a tax on top-line revenues (not on profits), it will place an enormous burden on smaller companies. Even with revenues of up to $100MM, many device companies are only reaching the stage at which they are profitable.
For companies whose revenues do not exceed their expenses, there are only two ways to pay the device tax. Neither is good for the company or for the country:
The structure of the device tax will add new compliance costs, which smaller companies will struggle to absorb. The fact that the IRS has not yet issued final regulations only increases the cost and uncertainty facing smaller companies.
The device tax will act as one more reason for companies to focus their development and commercialization efforts overseas - adding to the risk that the United States will increasingly lose the "spoils of innovation" such as job creation, GDP growth, R&D reinvestment, taxes, and access to cutting edge medical innovations.
In recent years, device companies have seen a sharp increase in regulatory costs, delays and uncertainty. At the same time, the number of companies that succeed or "exit" successfully has remained largely flat, and even down in some years. Together, this has stifled the amount of capital available to fund device startups.
Venture capital investments in medical device companies declined every quarter in 2012. In Q3, they hit their lowest quarterly level (by dollars) since 2004. For the full year 2012, we expect device investments will reach an eleven-year low.
The number of venture funds actively investing in life science start-ups is also shrinking. The industry contracted by about 40% from the 2005-2008 period compared to the 2009-2012 period. We expect another 25% decline in the number of active life science investors during the next four years.
The shortage of capital hurts both existing companies and new start-ups. Since 2000, approximately $38B has been invested in more than 1,600 life science companies. These companies are still working to overcome the regulatory and funding challenges to reach a successful exit. However, the increasing regulatory and costs have left many of them cash and capital-strapped.
Looking forward, the picture is even more alarming. Life science venture funds have been investing more capital than they have raised for a number of years, which means that even today's level of investment isn't sustainable.
Regulatory and market headwinds are also affecting the pattern of innovation. In order to create an effective, affordable health care sector for the long term, we need to address serious issues like diabetes, obesity, and vascular disease. But investments in these and other capital-intensive sectors are particularly scarce. Since 2005, significantly fewer device companies in these and other capital-intensive sectors have been funded - meaning critical health care issues for the most costly chronic conditions are not being addressed.
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It's a big week for the LPGA Tour and Cobra Golf as the Kia Classic kicks off at the Industry Hills Golf Club, just outside of Los Angeles, CA. The 72-hole tournament starts this Thursday, March 24th and features one of the strongest fields of the year. The top 11 players from the current Rolex rankings and 77 of the top-80 from the 2010 LPGA Official Money List will be represented.
Cobra Golf Staff Pros Anna Nordqvist, Blair O'Neal, Lee-Anne Pace and Jeehae Lee are all in the field this week and look to join the 2011 winners circle. Anna recently caught up with LPGA.com to discuss her goals for the 2011 season and her offseason preparation. Be sure to check out the interview. O'Neal, one of the longest hitters in women's golf, is playing this week on a sponsor's exemption she received from winning the MVP award on Golf Channel's Big Break: Dominican Republic. You may also have seen her recently in Cobra's ad run in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.


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The first major pop history of the Japanese stealth assassins, John Man's Ninja is a meticulously researched, entertaining blend of mythology, anthropology, travelogue, and history of the legendary shadow warriors.
Spies, assassins, saboteurs, and secret agents, Ninja have become the subject of countless legends that continue to enthrall us in modern movies, video games, and comics—and their arts are still practiced in our time by dedicated acolytes who study the ancient techniques.
Ninja: 1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior, by British historian John Man, is as colorful and intriguing as the warriors it so vividly brings to life.
Out of the violent chaos of medieval Japan, a remarkable band of peasants rose to become the world's most feared warriors—trained to perfect the art of ninjutsu, the deadly union of martial arts and deception. Today, however, these real life ninjas are overshadowed by legend and pop culture caricatures. Could they fly? Climb walls? Make themselves invisible?
Drawing on a wealth of historical texts, local Japanese sources, and his own comprehensive treks across Asia, acclaimed author John Man takes us back to the ninjas' origins in China, through to their heyday in the bloody civil wars that ended with the unification of Japan in 1600. Man also illuminates the twentieth-century reemergence of the Japanese tradition of shadow warfare through the Nakano Spy School—the elite military-intelligence academy that operated as an extensive spy network during World War II—and reveals one former Nakano soldier, Onoda Hiroo, who may be the last surviving ninja.
Compelling and absorbing, Ninja reveals at last the fascinating true history behind one of the world's most enduring legends.
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Even with a growing reputation as some of the most difficult birds to hunt, light geese – snows, blues and Ross' – are pursued by more and more hunters every year. Armed with the latest in blinds, decoys and e-callers, some might think that hunters have the cards stacked in their favor. Those that chase the giant flocks know their jobs are cut out for them every time they hit the field. The following tips will help you gain the edge this year when you launch into another spring edition of the wild goose chase.
This year marks the 12th consecutive spring conservation season for light geese, and South Dakota waterfowl hunter and Avery Pro-staffer Ben Fujan has seen many changes since hunters were first enrolled in an effort to reduce the pressure that light geese put on their fragile summer nesting grounds in the tundra. However, there is one aspect to the hunting that hasn't changed much: when it comes time to find snow geese in the spring, it all comes down to food and water. "In the spring, snow geese are constantly trying to push their way north," Fujan says. "But when they reach the ice-line or snow-line, their northward momentum is stopped. Find that line and you'll find the geese." Fujan adds that while snow geese will spend time on the ice, they seldom venture into an area where the food sources are still covered with any snow. "That snow-line really is a great place to start when searching for snow geese. Use weather reports to stay on top of the changes in temperature that are necessary to melt ice and clear snow."
Much like the fall, window-time is a reality for the spring snow goose hunter, but Fujan stresses that hunters can save time if they focus on an area that historically holds large snow goose numbers. "You have won half the battle if you position yourself in an area that sees good goose traffic," Fujan says. "Unless the snow-line has completely pushed birds off-track, they will typically return through the same areas year after year." By concentrating on high-traffic areas, you place the odds in your favor that you are going to be hunting fresh birds. "Your best bet in the spring is to hunt birds that are new to an area and are looking for places to rest and eat," Fujan says. "If you are in the right location, you will likely shoot birds in the morning that are coming to the field to feed, and as the day progresses you will pick up birds that are migrating overhead. New birds are much more likely to respond to your decoys and calling."
If your scouting time is limited or you are not able to secure permission on a field that is holding birds, Fujan suggests that you try setting up on the south side of a large body of water or refuge. Birds are naturally drawn to those areas, and by setting up on the south side, you are, in essence, short-stopping the birds before they reach their usual destination. Fujan warns, however, that you should not set up too close to a large concentration of real birds.
"You'd be amazed at how a large group of snows on the ground within two or three miles of your set-up can affect your hunt. Try and set up in a highly visible field several miles south of a large staging area. I don't care what decoys you use or how many e-callers you have running; you simply cannot compete with thousands of real birds."
An area that is often over-looked by spring snow goose hunters but can be highly effective is a large, snow-free pasture. "Pastures can provide lights-out hunting," Fujan says. "The short grass offers the geese a perfect place to feed and loaf, which is exactly what many birds are looking for on their way back north." Often, pasture hunts are not an early morning ordeal; instead, hunters should target birds that have already fed or are moving and looking to settle in to a day-roost set-up.
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Congrats on winning a race, KS!
Sept 15 - 8 easy
Sept 16
6:02 AM 2 minute warmup, 50 minutes progression, 54F and windy
10 minute drive
Indoor 200 track - 20 minutes progression, 2 hours basketball, 15 minute jog,
25 minutes weights.
Sept 17 - 7 easy, 54F
Sept 18
6:25 AM 5 minute warmup, 10 miles @ "tempo", 52F
13 minute drive, 3 hours and 10 min. basketball
Sept 19
6:33 AM 15 miles easy, 50F, HR 93.
Geb versus Kibet for the world marathon record tomorrow if conditions are right at Berlin.
Way to go, KS!
They had 178 runners in the 5K I ran this morning in a small nearby town. I thought it would be a flat course, but it turned out to be surprisingly hilly and a bit warm and humid. Still in all, I felt pretty good during it, much better than last week. I ran 24:12, (7:48's) 15 seconds faster than last week and on a harder course so I was pretty happy. 20th OA and 1st AG.
When they called my name to come up as the winner the race announcer said, "You won't believe this guy is racing just one year after open heart surgery," and there was a lot of applause which really moved me, so I imagine the picture they took of me looks like I just bit into a lemon. So little by little I am making progress. This whole comeback is taking so much longer than I thought it would. I could write a book on this subject, about fitness, expectations about perfomance after heart surgery and so on. At the races, I don't talk about it, but for some reason I am comfortable sharing it all here.
One cool thing happened today. Before the race a guy introduced himself to me. He must have figured I am an old guy too. His name was James Hill and he is from Auston, TX, 69 years old. At 60 he ran 19 minutes for the fiveK, and I knew from talking to him even before he mentioned that, that he was a good runner. He ran 23 minutes and of course won his AG. We cooled down together for a mile or so and compared workouts. It was a lot of fun for me to meet a guy closer to my age who trains well and takes the sport seriously. A good time for me today. Spareribs
Nice racing Ribs. Congratulations to you.
Hi Fred. You've been busy as usual
Hi Bob
Thought I would be tired today after yesterday's race, but as you know, quite often that's when you have your most energetic runs. I did 8 miles in 73 minutes, trying to take it slow and felt great the whole way. Off to the airport. have a good week everyone. Spareribs
Nice racing Ribs.
Sunday - 22 miles on willpower, 53F.
Good race Ribs and KS. Hi all.
I didn't have a chance before I left two weeks ago to say that I would be away for a while. I went on a 9-day backpack in the Sierra the week of September 7--a 38-mile loop from the Mammoth Mountain area on the east side of the Sierra. It was great trip. We spent two days above treeline and the rest was in the forest. Though it was only 6-8 miles a day, with a couple of layover days, my legs were fairly tired when I got home and I didn't run for two days. (We did have a fair amount of elevation gain, and that, combined with the pack weight, almost always guarantees that I'll feel like I've had a long workout, which I did.) We didn't see many people, and visited two hot springs. Our dog came along, and though he was limping a bit on the 4th day, he seemed to get a second wind and did just fine the last few days.
The day after we returned, I left on a week-long work trip in Lake Tahoe and just returned yesterday. I only ran every other day last week and they were nice runs along a bike path in the forest. I didn't feel the elevation at all but I still didn't have the chance to run every day since I was attending a work conference. I'll get back into the swing of things soon but I'm not sure I'll run the Santa Clarita half marathon in November. I haven't run long (10 miles or more) since early August. Today was 5.7 miles after yesterday's 3.5, and the day before, 4 miles. So just trotting along
-I've slowed further after the backpack10:30 miles in general.
I hope everyone is doing well.
Great racing, KS and Ribs! Sometimes the unexpected meetings with people with whom we share an interest are very enjoyable; I usually am a bit anti social and awkward so I generally do not look forward to meeting new people, but when it just happens it often works out quite well..perhaps that has something to do with feeling comfortable here and not in person.
Sierra, nice to hear from you- sounds like a great hiking trip! I was at a place called "Blue Mountain" but to anyone who lives near real mountains this would barely be a hill, all soft and rounded instead of jagged peaks, and about 700 feet high, I would guess. I didn't do as much running as I had hoped/expected, but did some decent hill work. My best run was 18.5kms, about 11.7 miles, outbound took 59 minutes, back down the hill was 46 minutes!
Fred, I look forward to reading about the Berlin race tomorrow, mens and womens. (Your workouts continue to be impressive.)
Bob, let us know how things are going- and whether you are working towards a specific goal etc. I am now doing more faster running to get ready for my half on October 18th., but am finding it causes me to mis-estimate my pace on my easy runs so I end up going too fast. I still have reasonable confidence I can breal 1:40 for the half- it is a fairly fast course.
My 4th day without recovering.
6:40 AM 50 minutes with 8 times 200 meters and a 20 second jog recovery indoors.
2 hours basketball the opposite hand.
10 minute jog.
6:25 AM Outdoors 25 minute warmup
8 minute drive
Indoors - 10 minute warmup
10 times 350 meters hard, 110 meter jog recovery
Basketball 2 hours and 45 minutes
Run - 15 minutes forwards and backwards
Simon, I'm iintroverted as well so I know what you mean. I like the pace of correspondece, and a few good friends. I don't underestimate the hills of the east coast of the US. Though they may not be high in elevation, they are still rigorous to climb or run, no doubt about it. What they lack in height, they make up for in the density of forest, which is just a different kind of wilderness (and one which I love as well).
It's hot here (100 ), and work hasn't been kind to running. I've been swamped since I got aback and haven't been able to get away at lunch like I usually do. I always feel like running but this week, no. I attribute it to the backpack trip . I usually feel like taking several days off from running after a backpack, and so it's been this week. Well, I've never taken a serious break from running in 30 years, so I try not to sweat it too much. Figure there must be a reason. I'll probably go a few miles tonight after it cools down.
Take care all.
Morning all. I'm introverted too! But we can be anything we want to be in the cyber world.
Sierra - good to see you posting again.
Wed. 5 miles with dw around 8:45 pace. 4.5 miles with the boys around 7:20 avg pace with last 2 miles about 6:30 ea.
This morning 5.75 miles in 7:13 avg pace. last 4.5 at MP
Nice and cool this morning at 63° and a crisp N wind. Kids at school across in the neighborhood wearing sweatshirts and coats going home at 69°. Silly southerners.
The conversation on hills is a timely one for me, since I recently set myself the challenge of conquering the hills around my neighborhood. They are pretty mild as far as Austin hills are concerned, but even so they seem to be uncompromising. In fact I'm sure when these hills saw me coming they said to themselves "hm, a newbie. Ha! we will take no prisoners". But no matter; steady progress is being made. I'll be around 23 miles on asphalt or pavement this week, the eventual goal is 30 miles. Any tips would be appreciated.
Congrats on your win SpareRibs!
Finally getting some cool weather here also -- I actually had to wear sweats (the bottom anyway) this morning. A nice change.
Hi Bob,
good form and good attitude is what conquers the hills.
9 miles this morning at comfortable 7:40 pace. 66 degrees but still almost 90% humidity. Tomorrow schedule calls for 14 with some quality miles in the middle. Next week this time I'll be on a plane to Portland!! I'm ready in more ways than one.
good day all
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—Anthony B. Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of
Humanities at Rice University, will lecture on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy
and the Changing Nature of U.S. Religiosity on February 4—
Princeton, NJ, January 17, 2013–Dr. Anthony B. Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of
Humanities, professor of religious studies, and director of graduate studies at
Rice University, will give Princeton Theological Seminary's annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Lecture on Monday, February 4 at 8:00 p.m. His lecture is
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Princeton Seminary faculty established the annual King Lecture as a way of
honoring the man who, according to Peter Paris, Elmer G. Homrighausen Professor
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study black religion and what is actually being studied. Pinn's recent work
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of black religion. He recent research projects have attempted to explore the "quest
for complex subjectivity" as the fundamental nature of black religion. His most
substantive presentation of this research interest is Terror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion (Fortress Press,
He is also the
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1998); The Black Church in the Post-Civil
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(Continuum, 1995); and African American
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Macmillan, 2004). He is currently working on a book dealing with the aesthetics
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A man walked through an open apartment door in Cut Off and beat and robbed the resident inside, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said.
Kane Collins, 23, 108 W. 100th St., Cut Off, walked into the South Lafourche substation and turned himself less than four hours later, deputy Brennan Matherne said.
Matherne said Collins struck a 59-year-old in the head with an object while the man was sitting in his apartment in the 100 block of E. 85th St. The man was able to crawl to a door and shout for help.
The victim has since been treated and released from a hospital for cuts on his head and face, deputies said. The Sheriff's Office got a call from the hospital about the beating about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The victim isn't sure what he was hit with, and Collins has not told deputies, Matherne said. Deputies have also accused Collins of stealing the resident's wallet, which was found behind a shopping center in Cut Off.
Collins is charged with aggravated second-degree battery, armed robbery, home invasion and resisting an officer, deputies said. He is in the Lafourche Parish jail on bonds totaling $127,000.
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